PKRT TWO , OMAHA ' SUNDAY BEE.PRGES 9-16.
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TWENT V-F1RST Y EA R OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , APRIL 3 , 1892-S1XTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 290.
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GRRND SPRING SALE OF DRY GOODS , NOTIONS , FURNISHING GOODS , ETC ,
/ >
Colored Dress Goods.
Special for Monday ,
Monday wo open to tlio trade the
grandest tllsplny of dress ( joods over
Bhown In the city of Omtiha , Wo buy
our goods direct from the tnnnufhctur-
ers. This omihlcs us to glvo the cus
tomer the very lowest prices. Our line
of Bedford , Cords In plain , stripe nnil
fancy weaves is lurgo und in nil shades.
Lnnsdowno , Honriettii , Sorpc ? , Novelty
Fancy Stripe und Plnitl in till new
lilindcs. Give us u call nnd wo will tnnko
you money.
US inch Lansdowne , a beautiful fabric
In silk nnd wool , fl.2o.
50 inch Hngllbh Tweed , makes a nice
traveling suit , ? ! .38.
38 inch French Bedford Cords 78c.
4 ( ! inch silk finish Gorman Henrietta ,
the finest made , 76c.
10 inch Novelty Suiting , all wool , nlco
patterns , 68c.
40 inch all wool Serges , all col
ors , 50c.
30 inch fancy Plaids 2oe.
30 inch Chevron Suiting 2oc.
. ' ( flinch Hcnrlotta25c.
28 inch Knglish Cashinoro lOc.
Black Dress Goods.
Special prices for Mon
day.
A very fine 40 inch Nuns Veiling Ooc.
An elegant 48 inch Nuns Veiling Soc.
Extra line oualitv 42 inch Albatross
69c.
40 inch Tamise cloth , sublime quality ,
08c.
08c.These
These have a very beautiful silk finish.
48 inch Tamiso cloths , superlative
quality , fine satin finish. SI. 15.
30 inch Crepe clothe , line satin finish.
85c.
CorduroUcs in spring and summer
weigh ts79c.
48 inch silk warp Henrietta $1 2 < > .
The very best quality all wool satin
finish Henrietta 8c. ! ?
43 inch Bedford Cords tor spring jack
ets and wraps SI. 10.
Fine Bedford Cords for spring and
summer suitings 7Hc.
Double width Cashmere 12c. }
Imported Cashmere Soc.
Imported Cashmere 33c.
Pocketbooks and
Hand Bags. .
50 doien fine undressed midget purses
only oc.
75 btyles fine pocketbooks at 5c , lOc ,
i 15c , 25c , up to J2.50.
Linen Department.
Now stock of Linens just opened.
Hemstitched tray cloths 50c.
Hemstitched dresser scarfs 75c and
31.09.
All white fringed lunch cloths 8-4 ,
10-4 and 12-1 si/o , $1.60 , $2.00 , $2.50 ,
* 3.00 , * , ' ! .50 and J3.U3 each.
10-4 sizu fancy bordered , fancy colored
unch cloths , knotted fringe , napkins to
match , S3.SI8 a set. worth $ (5.03. (
A full line all sizes of turkey red ,
turkey red and green , cardinal and
cream colored , with colored borders ,
unch cloths at all prices.Vo show n
argo line of these and can suit you tn
size , quality and price.
Special Bargains.
N ew line plain colored Bedford Cord
loc yard.
New line of colored cotton Bunting all
shades lOc yard.
All colors best dress lining Cambric
3c } yard.
Full standard dress Calico , fist colors ,
3c } yard.
Shirting prints 2jc yard.
Barnsly blenched all linen Crash Sc
yard.
Best oc bleached or unbleached Mus
tin in Omaha.
Lat gest line of dress Ginghams in the
west oc , OJc. 7Jc , 8 c , lOc. 12jc , loc , 17c ,
ISu , 20e and 2oc yard.
lOc grade Outing Flannel Oc yard.
SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK.
Fine Goods at Manu
facturers' Prices.
50 pieces Russian and Fish drapery
net tomorrow at 35c , 4c. ! ) 67c , G7c , S7c.
SI and $1.23 , actually worth 50c to $1.75
per yard.
50 pieces black demi flouncing. 0 to 15
inches wide , Monday 12c } , lie ) , 25c , 37c ,
40c. 57c , actually worth 25c to SI per
yard.
100 pieces black chantilly hice. exquis
ite patterns , at lOo , 16c , lOc , 2oc , 3oc to
S1.2o per yard.
While you are about it get the popular
thing for -dress trimming , comes in
cream , ecru and white. Point D'lr-
lando is the latest spring stylo. Mon
day's introduction prices will bo 12c } ,
loc , Iflc , 25c and 35c per v.iid.
Point d' Paii * , for hat trimming , 39c ,
49c , 57c , up to $1.25 per yard.
50 pieces line embroidered flouncing
at 37c per yard , worth C5c.
oOOO yards fine embroidery , neat and
exquisite patterns , at lc , 3c , oc , 8c , lOc ,
12ic and 15c per yard.
Special in
Silk Department
FOR THIS SPECIAL SALE
We will give you a good value.
Gros grain dress silks in blacks worth
$ l.i5 : , for Monday $1.
China dress silks In the very best of
colors and 21 inches wide , sell at $1 ,
Monday 8Sc.
China dress silks , 21 inches wide , sell
at OOc , Monday 49c.
A few moro pieces of brocaded pongees
gees left , worth $1 , for Monday 80c.
Surah silks in till shades usually sold
at 75c , Monday 05c.
Silk crepes in bluebrown , red , cream ,
black , etc. , worth $1.35. Monday $1.10.
Silk vohcts in all shades , the best in
the city , $1.25.
Cloak Department.
LADIES'WRAPPERS AND TEA
GOWNS.
W have just received a large line of
wrappers and tea gowns , all of the new
est patterns and latest styles , in all wool
Henriettas , cashmeres , nil wool challis ,
ginghams , lawns , and calicos , which wo
will place on sale tomorrow at special
prices.
$1.25 and $1.50 wrapper at S5e.
Outing llannel wrappers , $1.2-3.
$2 gingham wrapper at $1.37.
Zephyr ginglmm wrappers $1.37 , re
duced from 2.50 , in all sizes.
LADIES' REEFERS AXD BLAZERS.
Ladies blazers in black onlytomorrow
$ I.G2J , reduced fiom$2.50 , in all bize * .
Ladies' reefers and blazers in tan and
black $2 , roJuced from ? 4 , in all sizes.
MARGUERITE CAPES.
Ladies' marguerite capes , in tun only ,
40 inches long , 44 tomorrowformer price
$0.50 , in all Sizes.
Ladies' capes,40 inches long , in blnck ,
tan and gray , handsomely embroidered ,
$0.50 , rednced from $10 ; in all sizes.
Ladies' cape newmarkctb with detach
able canes.
All the latest and newest patterns
$8.50 , reduced from $12pnd$15 ; in all
sizes.
sizes.Wo
Wo am showing the largest and most
complete line of ladies' top coats in all
of the newest fabrics , which wo will
plnco en Hile tomorrow at a great re
duction. It will pay you to get our
pricea and exaniino our stock before
buying elsewhere.
editor did and tbo learned linguist gave a
critical dissertation to the Smithsonian In
stitution concerning U and tbis is recorded in
the archives of the institution. In this , paper
ho announced the so-culled Xovak ( i. c. Cow
an spelled backwards ) runes to uo genuine
Scandinavian runrs oud .said that the lan
guage of the inscription was Icelandic of the
eleventh century and that the trsnblation of
the same into the UiiKlisb by Prof. Kafllnn-
son was correctly made. Mr. Coivau tells mo
that Prof. Henry lifter this \\ns linn in the
faith of the genuineness of the- inscription
nnd that ho defended it until ho learned tbat
tbo Scandinavian discoverer was uono other
than one of the boys in Washington and in a
later report ho devoted a page to the unpar
donable sin of perpetrating such a scientific
hoax.
Another queer thing about the hoax was
that boats ran excursions to Great Fulls in
order that the people might tea the in = crip-
tlon nnd the advertisement uf one of these
lies before mo It states that n largo and
commodious packet boat has been chartered
to go up on Wednesday and thut it will take
visitors to sea the great Runic Discovery at
the Great FnlU which Is now the most inter
esting locality in Arociicn.
J\LMI tlio llngllHhVoro Taken In.
Of course visitors to the Great Falls could
find no such inscription , but their icporl of
it went abroad and In spite of repeated ex
posures the story was published again and
agnin as ttuo until It got Into the bosks of
such Eclsutlsts as Do Quatref.ises , professor
of anthropology at thu Museum of Xatur.il
History lu Paris nnd into the "Human
Species , " published in 1SIO by D ; Anpleton
& Co. , New York , and It is spoken of in some
of the boons today. ,
The exposures of the hoax were Interesting
and the Now Orleans Times devoted a num
ber of columns to the Norse discoveries. Its
letter was written oy a Dane and it stated
that bo bed just received a letter from the
University'of Copenhagen which stated that
no I'rof. Kanlnn.son had ever been connected
with that university nnd that thn so-called
Icelandic inscription was probably n fraud.
This man also v.rote to Joseph Henry , who
answered that ' -Tho runic inscription
was nn unmitigated hoax , a Ho with
out the accompaniment , ot wit , con
cocted by n young lawyer of Washington , "
and that "it was done for the purpose of as
sisting tbo sale of a newspaper published in
\Vubhlngton. "
Him tliu Iloiiz Was Imrntril.
I asked Mr. Cowan how ho happened to
think of the scheme , and ho replied thut it
was through the study of Danish books , and
ho told mo bow ho went to the library and
studied for dajs In ordsr to acquire familiar
ity with Danish and Icelandic history ana
with the old Icelandic language and charac
ters of the twelfth centurv. Ho studed up
the old Sagas , und the remit was sum a mix
ture of truth and falsehood that it was hard
to tell H hero history ended and tbo hoax
began. Said be ;
I had to bo rory careful about It. for
you sco I was employed ntthewblta house
and I did not liUo to get President Johnson
mlxej up la this. It was for this reason that
I stopped fl southern member of congress
when bo wanted to offer n resolution to the
house tendering to Prof. lUfllnnson the
thanks of the congress of the United States
for his glorious discovery. TbU congress
man had his resolution written out , and it Is
tfco regret of my life tbat I did not let him
pioposo it. U was all I could do to keep him
from offering it , and 1 had to produce wit
nesses before I could convince him that there
was no such place as Arrowhead Hock and
that the whole thing was a fraud , "
IH-ccHril I1U ( > n Father.
"In this connection"Dr. Cowan continued ,
"I may say tbat on several occasions I was
sorely troubled over tbo serious consequences
of tnv lacotlousuess. Among my victims
was ray father , \\ho a few aionths before
had retired from the United States senate.
Ho was so deluded and 10 enthusiastic in bis
delusion that wbllo I was mortified to hear
of his speeches in public , in explanation of
tbo mysteries involved In the wonderful
lory , I wa afraid to reveal myself to him
as the author of the hoax and bo ever atter-
waras a cause of humiliation to him when
ever the matter should recur to bis
Ribbonsl RibbonsI
Monday.
Ko. 2. All. silk , plcot edge , only lc
per yard.
No. 5. Gros grain , satin cdgo , only 3c
per yard.
No. 0. Gro3 grain , satin edge , only 7c
per yard.
NOB. 12 and 10. Plain and fancy ribbons
bens only Oc per yard.
\Vo uro solo agents in Omaha for the
celebrated Fair anil Square ribbons ,
acknowledged to be the finest ribbon in
America ,
To the Traveling
Public :
Wo have as finon ino of trunks nnd
bugs as any regular trunk house in the
country. Wo can save you money
whether you buy a 82 trunk or tiS30 one.
In valises and bags ol all kind * wo arc
showing a lirst-cln s lino. Whether
you want a cheap bag or something
nlco , como and look over our line before -
fore you buy.
SPECIAL SPRING SALE ON
TRUNKS AND VALISES.
Art Department.
50 dozen fine niomio tidies , drawn
thread and stumped , only 2oc each.
60 dozen extra fine niomio dresser
scarfs , drawn thread and stamped in
beautiful designs , at 4flc , 03c , 7oc , 87c ,
9Sc , well wurth 73c to $1.50.
2o dozen line huujstitched dreser
scarfs , stamped in beautiful designs , at
G7c. Too , S7c , l8c. !
50 dozen fine stamped momie splash
ers at loc , 19c , 23c , 8oc.
100 dozen line all slfkjjlush balls in all
colors only Sc per dozen.
"
We will" continue to sell the finest cm-
roidery silk in the coiiutry at 5"per
o/.en spools.
Bed Spreads.
Large line ofvhitb crochet spreads
from 50e upw irds.
3 ] > ound colored fringed bed spreads
only 81.00 each.
White fringed bed spreads Sl.OO.
While Marseilles spreads Sl.OO , SI.50 ,
S2.-5 : \nd.53-50 each J all of. , which are
bargains. n - . > - , .
"
Soda Fonntain. .
On Monday Svo blarfrour soda fountain.
Pure fruit syrups only' ' , manufacturdo in
our confcotiouf ry department under the
supervision of Mrl Harry Drucc.
Furniture Department.
The tncst successful venture In a suc
cessful business.
The Secret First-class goods at reasonable
enable prices.
For this Wcek-BED-ROOM SUITES
$10.60. S14.50 , $15.50 , $19. good maple
suites , $18.50 solid oak suit ; suites"at
$10 , S.J3. $27. onk line finish.
EXTENSION TABLES-0-fcot , 3.45 ;
8-foot. $1.2-5 and $5 50 : late style pillar
tables , $8.50 , $9 , $9.25 , $9.50 , $10 , good
finish , line work.
SIDE-BOARDS from $15 up to 530.
Wo are headquarters on MAT
TRESSES and SPRINGS. Wo can
save you monov on these.
'
DINING RO'OM CHAIRS-Oak high
back , $1 , SI. 15 , $1.25 , $1.35 , $1.45. 20
per cent saved on all chair and
rockers , .
New spring goods now all In and
prices made to keep up our booming
business.
Carpet Dept.
Monday you can buy an all wool extra
super carpet for 50c per yard. Do not
misj this s'llo. Also a good Brussels for
the same prico.
Wo have cheaper ones and wo have
them better and will guarantee the
prices 'lower tlnn can be found else-
whet o in this city.
Our opaque "hades , with the best
spring roller , are not paper , but the bast
goods , for 25c each.
Smyrna Rugs are still being sold at
half prico. Wo have an elegant assort
ment of them.
Wo have some special prices for lace
curtains and portieres this week.
Linoleum , oil clotlrand matting , in all
grades , at very low prices.
Windsor Ties.
50 dozen sateen Windsor Tics , only 3c
each.
25 dozen all silk Windsor scarfs solid
colors , onlv lOc each.
200 dozen nil silk Wind o' ' Scarfs , in
stripes , plaids , solid colors and hem
stitched , for ladies' and gents' . Monday
only 25c. usually sold at 35c tooOc.
Colored Table Felt for
Fancy Work.
40 shades to select from. All the new
shades out ; also cream white. On
Monday your choice $1.10 a yarJ.
HID - LENTEN FESTIVITIES
Sherry Throws Open His Establishment for
the Orthopedic Hospital.
JOURNEYING FROM MARKET TO TABLE
Siiccosslul Ml-Carome I > to by the I'tiiuout
U'liliicii oT Colliinn's Smart hut St.
( jaudciiB 1'ajs a Double K.iglc Tor
n hiriy of Vallry I.Mica.
NEW YOIIK , March 30. [ Special to' Tuc
BEI.J Of all New York's great charities
none moro truly deserve ? the name than docs
the Orthopedic hospital , whcro crippled
children , without distinction of caste or
cried , are tenderly cared for. From n tiny
"House of lieullng , " which owed Its exist
ence to the sympathies of a philanthropic
few , It has grown to a largo institution ,
whoso surgical staff embraces some of the
mo31 famous names of the faculty and
u i
whoso fortunes nro directoj by u board of
managers composed of some of the best
Ucoivn of McAllUtci's "Ono Hundred and
Fifty. " ,
Of late new rooms have been added and
new appliances introduccJ , necessitating '
largo expenditures , the burden of which the
lady managers have generously ofiered to
shoulder.
A Ml-Carcnifl I'etv.
\
Many wcro the cabinet rcortlnps whcro
wujs and means were discussoJ , and inaay
the brilliant financial schemes advocated and
abandoned before Ibo faitilo brain of ono of
the brightest women of the "srnait set" GJII-
celved the nbjplutely original idea of n mi
en re mo fete , where ono could SPO the Journov
from market to table of n ulnncr hcrvcd by
Sherry prince and patriarch of caterers.
At IIrat thU scheme , luminous and delight
ful though It wac , ccuminl impracticable ,
That Sherry , the autocrat of the dinner
table , could bo Induced to p-rmlt n public
Invasion of bib opicurlan temple on Fifth
avenue , seamed an idea impossible of realiza
tion. Society hud feasted und feted in his
famous rooms , but the inner mysteries of
puntrr and kitchen were quite uiipcnetrated ,
Mi. Shurcy an "I.finl ISuuutlful , "
Curiosity Is quito as much a passion of the
gentler sex on Muriay Hill as among iho
scribbling sisterhood in Nowspupcr How ,
and there was a thrill of Interested antici
pation alone Fifth avenue when It was iin-
nounred that Mr. Sherry bad kindly con .
sented to open his entire establishment to ,
the public for a mid-Lent ben o lit for the
Orthopedic hospital.
With great pleasure I Invite readers of TUB
CK to accompany mo upon a pilgrimage.
"From Market to Titble. "
Of cour.-u. uo rlcht-mlndcd Omuha girl
considers a vUlt to New York complete until
fibo has ( lined or danced ut Sherry's. Manv
of my readers , therefore , will readily recall
the Loult XV. room where neut and natty
damsels sell bon-bons at a price that causes
the purse In your pocket to throb with con
vulsive despair. Also , the "whlte-and-gold" '
room wbcro dinner Is served by a velvet .
fcoted butler and his perfectly trained 03
sUtants , who wait upon you with u manner
that inspires you with the belief that jouaru
a princess in exile ,
But today tbo steward and bis arm ; of 303
assistants are banished , and their plates
tllkd by recruits from tbo radiant ranks of
tbat mysterious element called "tocloty. "
[
Sonic of thu Notable * I'rment.
Eaterin ? by the Fifth avenue door which
opens hospitably next to the equally hospit
able entrance to tbo residence of Colonel
"Hob'1 Ingersoll , we are at once met by a
brlctat-oyed lady , whoso gown bo ri tbo un
mistakable signs of Parisian origin , whose
House Furnishing
Goods.
Lamps , complete with burner nnd
chimney , lOc.
Screw drivers lc.
Can openers lc.
Carpet tacks lc per box.
Clothes pins lc per do/.en.
Butter jars 3c per gallon , everywhere
else lOc.
Crystal salts and poppers 2Jc each.
Picture nails Iccach.
Tea strainers lc each.
2 tea spoons lc.
Wax matches lc per box.
Toothpicks lc per box.
Butter dishes 4c.
Spoon holders 4c.
Sugar bowls 4c.
Creamers 4c.
Just received , a full line of Flemish
ware , consisting of water coolers , beer
mugs , jugs , spittoons and covered
tankards. 50 per cent cheaper than ever
sold in Omaha belorc.
Dinner sets 100 pieces , including 2
covered dishes in 3 dillerent colorsS7.3o ,
a bargain at $15.
Toilet sots $1.95 , 25 different decora
tions.
The Bell safety guard razor SI.25ger.-
orally sold at $2.50.
Copper bottom wash boiler 59c.
Engraved wino decanters lie , worth
$1.
Interlocking tumbler jail padlocks.2
keys , 5c , wortli 50c.
Hair curlers ou.
Heavy hammers lOc and loo.
Best sperm machine oil oc.
I'on fr.uno wringers SI.75.
The Western wubhcr $3.50. Remem
ber this is the crenuino.
( i-foot iron bound step ladder 7oc.
Coffee nnd tea pots Sc each.
Hand saws 3-5c.
All color shelf paper , 24 sheets , oc.
Cups and saucers 2jc each.
Dinner platcg 2Jc each.
Plate handles , the latest novelty IC'c. '
Garden trowels So.
Square and round shouldered shovels
and spades 39c.
ntty chat along the way is delightfully
tamped "New Yoru , " and whoso charming
nunuors were certainly born of heaven !
2ve ybody recognises her as "Julicn Gor-
lon , " a social star of tbo first magnitude
ml the literary lion of the hour. Under her
iracious guidance uo nass first the "maruoi. "
vhero a wbitc-frocUed caterer explains the
nystcries of "rib roasts , " "first cuts ' and
Ion ? joints" to it hew or belle ? und he.iux
vho pnthor eagerly around the aisles where
lang tons of beef and mutton. Further along
it either end arethu game and iish stalls ,
vhero poultry and game ho with scnrco
uflled feathers , where theshmv scales of
bud and snapper pie \m stUo by side with
bo plebeian smelt. Next comes the veceta-
ilcs , n carnival of cross and cabbaso. llore
re preen peat and asparajjm , tomatoes and
trawberries , nnd nil sorts of out-ot-season
ainties , togot her with sufficient every day
egotables to furnish forth a county fair.
A Kitchen I'nir to Look Upon.
At this point we are handed ovcrfto an
ther fjuiiN ? , who conducts , us to the Ui'.chen
iih up against tbo roof. Here are lontr
ablus , where food U prepared for conldns or
ressed for serving- All around this suot-
; sslv clean room , whoso culinary conveni-
ncoj would deliKbt the soul of tbo Omahn
lousewife , are shelves ot .shining tins nnd
opners , wherein your envious imapo shines
uuKcnly down upon a table in the inulbt
hero sit the cook and bis assistants , outing
dinner that brings tears to your very
loutli !
Apain wo turn our stops downward to the
-ino cellar , where amid tiers of bottles , which
ra 'acquiring the orthodox du&t of ages , a
Ittlo frenchman shows us how to decant
'Chateau Lalltte ' 01 " without
, , raising n
TOR from the bottom of the bottlo. Ascend-
nc the stairs , wo visit the dining rooms ,
I'hcra wonderfully ilecor.itcd tables dcltshl
ho oyc nnd Inspire a most un-Lcnton lonp-
\\g \ for the llcsh pots of Kpypt.
lore , If your exchequer prnnlts ( nnno
cosn't ) you may tarry to dine upon the
aiutlci you have just ECUII prepared In the
lichen above. Thcte is the glitter of silver
ud tbO icatn of cut tlasstho ; delicate beauty
f cxquUito china , the brilliant glow of roses
nd over nil countless fairy lamps shedding
heir soft radiance ,
A K'cnn iir Iii7/llnn Sjilondor.
Rntcrini ; the white and gold room , ono is
azzcd ! for n moment by the scone. Under
I'llcato streamers of will to slU , fobtooned
nth lurtib and roses from the ceiling , women
i pretty gowns are drinking endless cnpj of
ca or nlobllng the choicest bon bens , while
ho Hungarian band plays in the palm-
ireenod balcony.
Hobbling through the crowd , a number of
ho hospital's patients Hitlo crippled boys ,
dtb tbo fclump ot suffering on their fucas
ell proarams nnd servo to Uecn bfforo the
uosts the noble object of the cotertalnmcnt.
\Vlii > ( iud ; Unliir to tlio Scuac * .
All New Vorlc Is hero that graceful
oiiuiii just entering the soothsayer's oaotb ,
-lu'io u dauphtcr of tbo Vandcrbilts Is U'll-
ig fortunes , 1 * Ulla Wheeler Witcox. Vou-
cr is Miss Grant , flush from social triumphs
otoad , whcro even royalty h said to have
rorsblpod at her fchrino , t > cillng to Mr. St.
iaudens , Amorlcr.'s greatest sculptor , n
owcr for bU coat. It is only a spray of vnl-
jy lilies , yet the artist of "Dlna" and "Tho
Longshoreman" gladly drops Into the cof-
Brs of charity a shining geld eagle as the
rico of 1m posoy.
The sweet voiced lody who sells you a
IMS of Icmonado Is the granadaughter of
'htlantbroplst I'fltcr Cooper and the ttmcly
omun who touches oloows with you as you
land sipping sldo by side U Mrs. 1'aran
Some ono touches your shoulder arid a soft
nd very EnK'lsU ' voice sajs : "May I bog
ou for ono iuo.ro lump of sugar , pieuscf"
fou murmur. "Certainly. " and amiably turn
hand the silver sugar basin to the darli-
red titrancrr behind you and receive her
mum with a condescending smile that
reczea upon your lips when you learn a
iinment lotor that your neighbor Is her
race the uuchebs of Marlborougb. With a
asp and symptoms of a spinal chill you seek
ho outer air. There's not n dollar left In
our purse aad you are too tired for v.ords ,
iut you have attended the great Ml-Ctuetue
Groceries.
Pall jolly , -lOc.
Strawberry preserve in sugar cyrup ,
12c.
Raspberry preserves , 12lo.
California pitted plums , 12ic.
Evaporated apples , lOc.
California cvaporarcd peaches , lOc.
Salt Lake peaches , Sc.
Pitted cherries , 15c.
Evaporated raspberries , 17jc.
Imported Fronoh prunes. lOc.
Common Turkish paunes , 5c.
Callsornia apricots , 12c. }
Haislns , 2jc , Sc , 31c , 5c , 8lc , lOc , 12c } ,
Soda crackers , 5c.
Oyster crackers , 6c.
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I
HOODWINKED THE WORLD
Etory of the Great Kunio Hoax of Thirty
Years Ago Retold by Its Author.
MOST FAMOUS FRAUD OF THE CENTURY
lion. I'rank Cowan Tolls How Ho JIailo tlio
World lttllc\c tlielccllllul.TK Ilscu\crcil
America Man l'r Niilcnt Johnson's
Secretary at the Time.
Frank G. C
WASIIISC.TOX , 1J.C. , April 1. [ Special Cor
respondence of Tin : BcE.j-Tho author of
ono of tbo most rcmarkublo hoaxes over
perpetrated upon tbo American public was
In Washington last week. This was the
Hon. Prank Cowan of ( jrconsburg , Pa. , tbo
son of Kdwnrd Couan , who in 1SGI was ouo
of the most distinguished United States sen
ntors and who In 1SG7 was appointed by
President Johnson as minister to Austria.
Kiank Cownn vns bis father's secretary
t during a part of the war and In ISGOhobe-
'
came ono of the private secretaries of Presi
dent Johnson. In 1SSO ho maiij a tour of tbo
glebe , during which ho entered tbo western
part of Corcn and tour years later ho made
n second tour of the world. Ho is a man of
line culture , n poet , n lawyer nud a member
of a number of the best known scientific
societies of the world. H was wbllo ho was
In the \vbno house that ho conceived and ex
ecuted this remarkable hoax , which sot the
idealists of this country and Europe to In
vestigating the Icelandic discovery of Amor-
ca , which caused the Washington. , nowjp'i-
.pers to run out extras discussing it , and
which was of BO scientific a nature that It
has even crept Into history and today has a
part In some of tbo stories of the discovery
uf this continent. Just now when the World's
fair Is attracting so much attention to Colum
bus , the story of this attempt to wrest from
him his laurels will bo especially Interesting.
It was , on Mr , Cowan' * part , \ ptaco of
boyish fun and It Is from him and from the
newspaper reports nnd thu scientific- docu
ments of tbo day that I take tbo story ,
Thu Iimrrlitin | at ( Jrr.it I'ulU.
The Great Falls of the Potomac are about
fifteen miles above Washington , The region
bout them is wittily rouiantlo and tbcro ara
many great rocks which rise out of tno river
and which are covered with the mosses of
ges. It was on ono of tbcoo rocks tbat in
ISO" , It was claimed , a Prof. Haftlnnson ,
an explorer of Copenhagen , had discovered a
wonderful runlo Inscription which conclu-
ilvoly proved that tbo Icelanders had been
oero moro than -too year * before Columbus
discovered America and had oa thU rock re
corded tbo death of QUO of thu famous women
of their trloo. This woman's name was
tSuosu , nud the Inscription stated that she
came from ( bo cast part of Iceland and tbat
eho was' buried tbcro la 1051 , The Urn pub
lication concerning the discovery wa * made
t > v the Washington Constitutional Union ,
K copy of which of Monday , July S , 1S07 ,
llus before me. This contains a long article
with the following headlines above It :
KXTIUOIIUIKAllV DlSCOVF.Ilvl
DKI.OWTIIK GIIKAT FALLS or TUB POTOMAC ,
Icelandic \\omuu Hurled In 1051. with TrluW-
Dt . Uomau Coins. Ktc. , KxbuiuoJ ,
A UemurUublo Itunlo Inscription.
America DUcovered by ( be lrl li.
The nrtlclo conilstt of a letter from Prof.
lUnlonson in which ho states tbat bo Ortt
cot the idea tbat this Inscription existed
from the Sk lb61t Sago , which was exhumed In
Iceland In 1663 , and which told the storv of a
no&aorful trip which Icolacileii bad lakea
in the latter part of the twelfth century to ft
mighty unknown country. This Saga , the
professor said , was found under an ancient
Icelandic church ana it described many
things connected with America and among
other things spoke of tbo White Shirt Palls
which ho now believed were the Great Falls
of the Potomac. The professor's Ipttor
stated tbat ho had como from Norway to
study the discovery of America in tbo light
of this Saca and that ho has been rewarded
by finding this "White Shirt Hunic inscrip
tion on the northeast tide of a rock known as
Airowhead rock , thirteen miles ubcrj Wash
ington and two miles below the Great falls. "
Ho stated that the rock was covered with
mosses but that in climbing it ho
bad scraped tbcso away ana had discovered
Icelandic characters cut to the depth of an
eighth of an inch In the rock and each of
these characters was three Inches high. Ho
bad dug under the rock and hud found there
some human bones and u p-cat quantity of
od ! Uomnn coins. Ho stated that bo Intended
to glvo these coins and tbo teeth of the Ice
landic woman with a cast of her remarkable
epitaph to the bmltbsonfan Institution and
ho forwarded a photograph which ho had
taken of the inscription to the editor. His
article is long und full of scientific
terms and It reads as though it was pub
lished In good faith and among other things
It trans ) cscs the runio letters into Horann
characters as follows :
The HclrnlUta nud Die New
This publication created so great a sensa
tion thiit the Kvcning Union ran out extras
containing the news , nnd these stated that
photographi of tbo Inscription would bo
shown at tbo book store * of Washington A
long article was published about the ( lloti-
tloua ) noted explorer which stated that ho
was born In Munich of Danish parents ; that
bo bad graduated at the University of Copen
hagen , and they described the wonderful
discoveries which ho had rcado in the past.
It stated that the czar of Kussla bad given
him a medal , and It described his personal
appearance and told nil about him. For a
number of days reports of this kind were
kept up In the newspapers , anil the press
throughout the country teen up the matter ,
und the New York Evening Post published a
long critical account of the dlscorcitcs of
America In which in sober earnest U gave a
number of voyages of the Irish and tbo Ice
landers to America and showed t.bat Iceland
was discovered and occupied by Irish monk *
as Jar back ns A. D. ? i > r . It showed that a
number of Danes and Norwegians bad bcr-n
in America before A. D. 1000 , and stated
that In the year 100-J Tborvnld had gone from
Greenland to America , and had discovered
It. It described the discoveries about
Martha's Vineyard by tbli man in 1007 nnd
spoke of the tituo the old milt was supposed
to have been built at Newport. It guvo
authorities for nil these dUcorerioj ,
the chronological record of which took
up several columns and cloied by saying tbat
the witter , who was thoroughly posted on
old runlo letters , believes that tbo Potomao
Inscription U gouulno and states that If it is
a forgery ' 'it shows consummate ingenuity on
the part of its unknown author , "
The scientists \Vtubinpton were of
course greatly interested In tt aad Prof. Joseph -
soph Henry , then secretary of thn Smithson
ian Institution and considered as the head
and front of tbo scientific men of the times
was strangely fascinated with tbo story.
The day after it appeared he directed the cd-
itcr of the Evening Express In Washington
to call on Doctor Kochng , the distinguished
linguist who was for many years professor of
languages at Cornell university , and get a
report from tlm on the subject. TbU the
j Had ho been in the senate at the time I am
j sure ho would not h.ivo hesitated n moment
' to offer a simllnr resolution to that which I
prevented coming before the hou < o. At last
I could s'.anu it no longer and I went to his
homo in Pennsylvania nnd told him tbo
whole story , hut bacitwards like a witch's
prayer that ho might not know tbo perpe
trator of the joku until the last words had
teen sfoken. As J feared , the blow was
painfully severe to him nud it was several
3oars lifter that that /tho mention of any
thing Scandinavian caused tbo ghost of
Suasu to rise between father and son , a chill
to Doth. "
ICcmliilncencti of Ilrailiioclc.
"Thcro was ono curious thing about this
inscription , " eontipucd Dr. Cowan , "which
aided In makliiL'it uiitlle more real and in
mystifying iho scientists. This WHS the 'W.
LungleV uih : the aato ' 175.V under it. A
great many of them argued tbat this man
must have belonged tq the Braddoclf expedi
tion and Hint ho had cut bis name here as he
went with General Braddock. Knninnson in
bis letter stated ihBt this inscription was
made by some sharp metallic implements ,
but that oven the oldest residents of
Georgetown could not tell him anything concerning -
corning it. We got letters from pconlo who
pretended to bo descendants of Langlcy , and
ono of the queerest thiyps to mo was a letter
which was received from a lawyer In Kuclt-
vlile , Montgomery county , Marylnnd. who
wrote to Prof. Uafilnnson , demanding in be
half of his clients , tbo owners of the land In
and around Arrowhead rock , which you
know had no exlst nqo outside of my report ,
a settlement for the trespass committed in
removing the bones of this Icelandic woman ,
Sunsu , her trinkets end coins , etc. I have
tills m.in's letter In my scrap-book , and in
consideration of thn kindness with which ho
spvaks o" the learned Cononhugen savant
and the delicacy 'with which bo bioacbcs
tbo subject of damngi'S involved in the great
discovery , 1 withhold his narau. About tbo
tlmo thut the discovery was made u Mr.
Hurncs , a member of iho Maryland i onstltu- *
tional convention , which was held nt An
napolis in l&li" , nrguedjln favor of the ap
pointment of u historiographer for tno state ,
nnd said that such wonderful discoveries as
the < o at the Great. Falls of tbo Potomac
should bo perpetuated/or the glory of Mary
land. "
The Last ofl'rof. Itafllniison.
'Hut did not the pee pi o want to see Prof.
Rafilunboni" I Qsla-d , f
"Of course they did1 ; replied Dr. Cowan ,
"but I stated tbat ho'was ill in the letter
which I wrote tor him , and that bo bad re-
I tired to the mountains , 'of Virginia for his
health. It was great fun to watch the
scientists ticblliiff ovjer the Inscriptions , and
It was a long time b&fpro some of them for-
ga"o me. Among othpi-s who thought I was
verv wicked wan Dr- Toner , the famous
scientist and book collector of Washington ,
and It wes n long tlmo before Prof. Joseph
Henry knew tbat I bad anything to do with
It. 1 know he fortixfeme , however , for the
deception , for bo callcil mo ono day to his in
stitution and asked : too to uiako out the
pipers convoying 89010 land to bis sister ,
This land , ' said ho1 ! * in the state of New
York , and my till * from the Dutch down Is
entangled In the' mass of musty papers
which lies here betoro you , and tbo tltlo Is
In such a cnndittoq that I bcllovo it can bo
aUcntaugled only by ( bo man who made tbo
runio Inscription , I want you to take the
pacers and maKyrao nn abstract and prepare
a deed , and when yon send in tbo eamo with
your bill for services rendered. It will bo
puid. ' I took the papers and in about a fort
night I bad the abstract and deed and put In
my bill for f ID , which iho le.irned scientist
paid and which was the Ijrat fee I ever re
ceived as an attornpy-at-la\v. 1 consider the
temporary deception which , 1 practiced upon
Joseph Hoary fora few flays In making him
bniievo tbat there might be something In the
story as the greatest evidence of my skill In
getting It up , for he was one of the greatest
scientist * the United States has ever had ,
and I don/t suppose he was ever taken In be
fore. " FlUXK G. ClUI'K.NTEH.
Talk about foreign champagnes , try Cook's
Extra Dry ; it Is superior to two-thirds of tbo
imported wine * .
ntcrtalnmsnt land you have spoken to tha
mlstrcjs of Blenheim castle.
Tex BHOUCK.
IMl'IKTIKS.
It Is told by the Detroit Free Press that n
minister of a western church not long ago
priMcho'l a sermon on card-ploying and nt
its close ho remarked :
"Will the brethren now In the house who
know how to plav poker please hold up their
hands I"
Ho waited a minute and not n hand went
up.
up."I nm very much obliged , " ha said then ,
"but I did not tbiul : so inanv of % ou know
ho-.v. "
There was a sensation In the church , but
the preacher concluded the services quietly
and afterwards a committee waited on him.
"We came to nslt what you meant by say
ing that wo nil know how to ploy poker ,
when In response 10 your inquiry not ono of
us responded11 ; said the spokesman holly.
The preacher laughed soothingly.
"Don't lot your tempers got the better of
you , brethren , " ho replied : "anv man who
Knows now to piny poker isn't going to show
hi * hand unless ho Is forced to , and you
know it us well as 1 do. "
Tno commlttoo apologized and reported to
the other members and the preacher's salary
was raised.
*
* *
Boston Courier : Mr Johnson Have you
considered , pardon , this matter of cremation f
Parson Umborllp-As ter dat , boss Ps
seen some days ills yer winter w'en I
wouldn' icyar of I'd hod a homyput'Ic dose ol
it morse'f.
, Mr. J Weather's been too cold for youeh'
\ \ ell , wo huvo had some stingers that's i
fact. Hut revolting to my question , what o
you think of cremation as a moans ot dispos
ing of the dead )
Parson L-Well sob hit's '
, , jus' dis way.
I-ou pusson dat'.s mudo up his rain * whar
he's gwitio lilt's Jus1 do sumo as gottln' out
dsnachUatlon papers ; hit gibs him a sorter
tuscrdj now citizenship , don1 you see ? In
udder wu'ds , hit goes fur to ackiuiato 'Ira tor
der do iroplckum tompychoo. Fo' dot kin1
er folks hll' avryvoo , as do French tayg ,
but fo' fokes dat's had nil do pusporatlon nn'
wnnnf In dis world dat doy kin stan' dls ker-
inatlou bus'nosa am a lectio tno mernotcmuj ,
*
( Ho of tbo hrighfcst physicians of Port
land. Mo. , and ono of tbo ablest theologians
of Hath , says ibo Lowlston Journal , wore m
the physiological room at Bowdoin .Medics !
suhool not long ago , examining , in company
with others , microscopic slides showing cer
tain peculiar glands of the Intestines. The
phytlclan at once launched out Into a bril
liant discussion of the glands and their rela
tion to various diseases. The theologian
grew tired after u tlmo , and finally said :
" \ oj doctors kno-v so much about the un
certainties of this world thut I should think
you would not wont to live. " "You theo
logians , " eamo iho quick reply , "tell us so
much about iho certainties of the next that
wo don't want to dlo. "
Grace Cnurch I want a lizard skin cov
ered prayer book with silver mountings.
Salesman Hero Is a pretty ouo ,
draco Cbuivb Ob , yes , but It does not by
any iscaus match the shades of my drosses.
* *
Now York Herald ; St. Peter I turned
away a man by tbo name of Soak who
claimed to be a friend of your * .
Gabriel-- ! never saw him until ton min
utes before you did. Ho made a strange re
quest.
bt. Peter-What did be want !
Gabriel A clove.
*
Gabriel Why did that sanctimonious look
ing Individual turn away from tbo gate so
sadly !
SU Peter He found out that wo kept open
Sundays ,
1'hlludclpliis llccord : A "ruttllng peed fel
low" Is of ten one vtlio shakes dice.
"I feel it my duly to testify to the efilcacy
of Bradycrotino ns a headache cure"sayr. It.
llersbcr , Washington , D. C ,
