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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1897)
THE OMAHA DAILY JJEE : SUNDAY , JAXUATIY 17 , 1807 , IT was Corporal Tanner who rPHE people of our own Sov- made himself famous GETTING RID President Harrison's administration during JL crign State have been helping us get rid of our surplus during tion by showing the people how the Great January Sale now in to get rid of the surplus with PLUS progress at our store , which the treasury seemed to be burdened , On Monday morning we place on sale a Surplus Stock of Fine Damask , Cloths , Etc. , bought from one of the leading Importers of New York City. This great purchase includes Linens from the best Manufacturers of the world Let us quote a . V few items ; so that you may understand what we have to offer burn. In Cloths there nre flvo special mini- At Dress Goods Counter Musi in Underwear At Yarn Counter will sell Ladies * Hosiery Cloak Department Lot 1 arc 8-1 oxtrn heavy blonccd " \Vo will sell all our wide Mohair Last week our sales were.very large- White Zephyr at , lap . . . . . . . . , , Ic and Underwear WAISTS-ALL WINTKll WAISTS. DiinuiHl ; Cloths which hiivo iu- goods , lu colors and black , -IS rush , Indeed , was KO great that we did Domestic Saxony , at , skclu . 21c ' 200 Waists , all lined , satlnes and till It'll at ? U.OO , Monday . 2 18 Children's heavy ribbed Cotton Inches wide full Items , measure , goods not have time to enumerate many plaids 1 00 German Worsted skein Knitting , Hose , remarkable value , 15c and. . lOc Lot 2 8-12 blenched which sold from $1.00 to $1.25 , In our advertisement We make mention . , soft German llamu'l. . . are - extra heavy of one-quarter pound nt. . . . _ . . , lOc Children's ribbed German made $1,00 goods , I 31) ) on .Monday 75c tion of a few for Monday. liamaxk Clotlm which Imvu retailed . . . $1.00 goods , line Imported French llermsdorf dye ! ? 5c Stockings. 25c tailed at $7.75 , on Monday . 4 73 50 Inches wide , full measure , oods Drawers Ombrclla cambric with At Lace Counter lliUinel 3 00 full rnllle of We have placed on the counter all which sold for $1.155 to $1.50 per ; one our customers Lot : J are S-M and S-10 oxtrn. yard ; colors , navy , brown'and who visited Chicago recently reports small lots of children's and $0.00 goods , our best , Corduroys. . . 3 00 One lot Oriental. Plauen and Point heavy Hleached Damask Cloths black , beautiful and brilliant and ports the same goods selling there mlses' line goods , comprising W rappers some worth double , which have retailed at from $10 correct for spring wear , on Mon at special sale at Hoc iwr pair- ; Venise t5c , at Laces . . . , . most . of them worth 15c heavy cotton goods made 111' $ ! . ; ) , OSc and 70s to § 15 , on Monday . 5 4-5) day 1 00 Monday's price _ 25c France and tine yarn German 15 pieces more of niack Goods , with Ombrella Drawers , trimmed with Imitation Torchon , Scvlllu and goods , some have sold as high as Jackets one price $5 Lot ! are 10-1-1 and 10-10 extra bright mohair figures , scrolls embroidery , new goods , excellent Medici Lace , also a lot of Val t)0c ) , none under OOc , your choice. . 39o , , - . - llleached , enciennes at lOc worth doublelOc h--nvy Damask Cloths , - etc. , for Monday /l-5c / value , a beautiful number at 5'Jc We will continue giving the same We have decided to make a llnal which have retailed from $15.00 Three different styles of per pair , at . . 30c values In ladles black Cotton plunge on Jackets and name the popular to $1:0.00 : , on Monday . 0 05 spring goods , all 110 and -10 Inches new Skirts , made from good muslin , Cottons and Sheetings Hose that have kept Hosiery fa- price of $ . " .00 , at which price we offer a Lot 5 are Itlenclied 10-18 and 10-20 extra . wide , at 2oc deep hem and tucks , IWo each In addition to continuing the low ous In our sale 4W/ie , 25c , lOc and2c } selection from seven-eighths of our entire heavy Damask Cloth.s ' . All ladles' ' . tire stock. All of cloth boiiclo don't pay to make . 39c and children's Cashmere. styles , , which have retailed from . Kxeltement still continues at Silk M. prices on our entire line of $20.00 IIoso at the price of cotton. beaver , kersey , worsted , Berlin all counter will not last An Ombrella Skirt with wide rut- lUeached and Unbleached Cottons to $2 1.00 , on Monday. . . : . 7 SO long now Fancy of make box front , styles , tight lilting , Silks almost gone you may still tlnd He at 59c tons and Sheetings , we will offer In Damasks , one proat lot of assorted - . what you want If so , no trouble about Fine Ombrella Skirts , trimmed on Monday two cases of the ele- Men's Furnishings Umpire reefer and English cents ; goods sorted widths and different qual the prices. with embroidery , at . - 75 o brated Mu&comet 4-1 Blenched worth $10,00 , worth $15.00 and worth ities , widths from ( ill Inches to On Monday we will give our atten Let us ask you to bear iu < mind a peer of Lonsdale and Fruit of Men's medium weight Shirts and $1MK ) In this lot. 72 Inches and qualities rangiiiK tion Drawers , each . . . . . ' , . . . . . . . . . . . . Cape stock at two prices $ : iS ! ) to what is left of evening shades of specially a leader at. . . . * . . . . . . . . . . 1 25 the Loom , for 5c t9c and from $1.00 to $1.25 , on Monday tine Fancies. have Wo will also sell 0-4 Unbleached On center table , one case heavyweight 2 50 If you want better , wo some one l > rlcu . MI LUXURY DKPT. which are perfectly exquisite as Sheeting a't , 13Jc weight natural Underwear. . . . . . . 25c All Electric Seal Capes worth $12 , $15 and $18 7 50 No Millinery Department In this section high as StO 9-1 Full Blenched values unprecedented Special In shirts only heavy two- An odd lot of hemstitched linen ' tion has a more enviable reputation. dented . . . . . . . . . : . . . - . . . . - . , 15c thread natural wool mixed ribbed Children's Long Cloaks , entire and dnmask Tray Cloths which The Misses Kahl & Johnson are leaders Corset Covers , a very good quality Underwear suit stock at two prices , less thiin have retailed at f > 0c , on Monday. . 25c in their line. You will therefore at lOc some handsomely trimmed , per 75o half price , $5.00 and 2 50 appreciate Flannels At 50c will sell med as high as 1 50 we a pure Kgyptlan preciate what the few quotations which Closing Infants' Klderdown Clonks J)8c ) A mixed lot of Iluck Krlnpred Tow follow Wo have Just six Silk Skirts left yarn soft lleeced Underwear , reg els. of which mean : We will place on sale tomorrow ular none arc worth In these price OOc 50c number of special , we the ri'KUlnr way less than lee , on On will Monday sell one and lot while of Untrimmed they last will a sell Monday at $2.0S ; you another case of White Flannels Surprising values at 75c , S5c , OSc and Our Entire Stock of Monday . that drew such a crowd to this will they are worth double. . 2 98 upwards. Felt Hats and Bonnets say Wool Shawls , your counter a few weeks ago , at 19c Men's Combination' ' Suits . and at , $1.20 A mixed lot of choice for Gowns Monday we will show a Iluck Towels , 25c At the same lime all 20u Scarlet . . $2.40. frlimt'il , most of which are 21 Walking Hats , Sailors and Caps , lot of Umpire Gowns , high neck , Flannels will be sold at. . . , . , lOc Three Prices Inches byIt Inches , worth lu of which sold trimmed , at 4ic ) many as high as All ; 55o Scarlet at. . . . , . _ . _ . too . for worth to . . the * * f Sox Sale $1.00 goods up $1.50. ivgulnr way 20c each , on Mon- $2.75 , at 50o We will also show a splendid 10c Gown , line tucking , beautiful embroidery All 50c Scarlet at. . . _ . . . . . . 25c $2.00 for goods worth up to $ ( i.0 ( > . One lot nice Trimmed Hats , worth and Your selection from all Fancy Wo will the $11.00 for goods worth up to $0.00. Now listen moderate from $2.00 to $5.00 , take your broidery , long length very place on counter a lot a quantity choice for full , at 79c .Shirting Flannels that have sold of line gray mixed Merino Sox , 1 OS Wo the celebrated Gros Towels of beautiful with hemstitched Iluck And a beautiful lace and embroid at 2tc ) and ; ! 5c a yard. . . . . . . . . . . -.r 24c usually sold at 25c per pair , and Iloman are & showing Cle Organdies. These are damask borders , Domestics ery trimmed Gown , in either sell them by the box only 55c for the of the worth In the regular . printed by leading printers way $1.23 cambric or muslin , Kmplre , Gret- six pairs 55c each , on .Monday . 59c Outing Flannels , new'and dainty Blankets world and at our price , 45 cents , yon patterns 7c chen and other styles , fancy yoke At 25c wo will close out some odd will llnd no such collection elsewhere. Please remember that each lot eon- and sailor collar , at OSc lots of men's Shirts Zephyr Ginghams in 10 and 12- no cents a pair for all our gray Night and Wo guarantee them to be good as any tains mixed qualities , some infinitely Some that are paragons of beauty and Sanitary Cotton Blankets.50c men's white fancy front Shirts. . . . 25c thing shown. better than others none , however , but yard them lengths wo cannot cut 5j as high as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 50 Special One case of white , part We are selling a $1.00 White Shirt are worth what we have stated. Wo ' wool Blankets , heavy and soft , with colored bosom for 50c A Sensation which will wish we could whisper In the ears of We will close out all dark colored Children's Underwear at , per pair 1 39 The best Outing Flannel NightShirt lOc Printed Goods for- friends the - Sc our Importance of an early Sensate visit. The best Percales made Jc ) I9c , 25c and 39c Tlio white wool 11-1 Blankets at Shirt ever made 79c At .same counter , Just to start the There never were such values given $2.08 and 3 95 Wo have received some new Neck 0 n Monday we will place on sale all people talking , we will sell 20 Trimming Counter la Underwear as the children's Wo are selling our better Blankets wear which during this sale wo of our fine full regular made all wool pieces of Turkey lied Damask , On Monday three lots at lie , 5c and wool ribbed goods that we are In grays and white at $5.00. Such will sell with the old at lOc and Vests , Pants , Egyptian Tights and r > 8 Inches wide , worth HOc pel- lOc. No regard paid to cost moving selling at a garment . , 75c beautiful goods never before sold : ! 5c usual 25c and 50c goods Union Suits , made by the Lewis Knit yard , warranted fast color , for. . . 19c the goods quickly Is our object. Others at 39c , 50c and OSc. for . . . . . . . . - 5 00 25c and , . . . 19c ting Co. , at exactly half price. While we have not advertised our upholstery department recently , this does not mean Those who not familiar with that we have made no reductions in this stock. Every item here as elsewhere is methods are again are reminded that every our cut to the quick. Since the commencement of our sale we have been unable to catch article sold by us is guaranteed to give up with the orders. We are just commencing to see daylight , and on Monday morning our satisfaction. business Is The an evidence marvelous that growth the pub of will Imvo some special surprises III store for you In Curtains , Cretoas , Pillows , etc. lic appreciates honest dealing , fair treat The 20 percent discount on linings will continue tills week. Wo bollovo wo assert a truth when wo state that ment and truthful statements. : never in the city's history were so many linings sold within the same period of time. \TurinriM'MO PI XTTI WT 11 TENNESSElvS CLNTtNNIAL famous Classic Models Ohoson for the Exposition Buildings. THEIR DEAUTY , GRACE AND UTILITY iiliiMry , IIlHtory , Art mill Antiquity lllii.ilrntcil DcllK-litful Ioriitl < iii ol' tin ( ii'MiunlM Attractive NASHVILLE , Tenn. , Jan. 15. A new growth In architecture Is usually ushered lu by a return to classic proportions Just as a new school of painting always begins by a royolt against traditional methods and a return to nature. The architecture of Greece has always been Justly regarded as the must perfect irt the world has ever known , due probably to the fact that the Greeks lived clcso to oaturc. Their buildings are simple , and harmonious In proportion ; the means always being kept subordinate to the cud. That the buildings of the Tennessee- Cen tennial and many of the old edifices of the city Itself are founded on Greek models has been the subject of frequent and favorable comment. Of the old buildings , tbo state house on Capitol hill Is a beautiful specimen of architecture of the Ionic order , planned by William Strickland of Philadelphia. It wcs the last work , the crowning effort , of this celebrated man , as he died at Nashville In IS54 while engaged In superintending its construction , and so much Interest had he chown In his work and so much attachment to this , his great masterpiece , that bo built a vault In the wall at the northwest corner of the capltol In which he requested that his remains should bo deposited. His wish was law with the people of Tennessee , to whom ho had warmly attached himself , and his remains wcro accordingly laid to rest In the "narrow house" of his own construction and choice. Thus the capltol of Tennessee Is an en during monument , both to William Strick land and to his genius. The court house , which stands on the public square , Is also Greek , the second etory being modeled after the Ercchtheon. TOLLOWINO GREEK MODELS. The Fine Art and History buildings oC the Tennessee centennial are almost exact re productions of two of tbo most celebrated temples of the ago of Pericles and PhldUa. Strictly speaking , the Parthenon was never used as a temple of worship by the ancients It was the smaller building , the Eroch- thlcum , which was devoted to the rcllglouu rites of the nation. The Parthenon was sim ply designed to bo the central point of the I'nnalhcnale festival and thu storehouse for the sacred treasure. Apart from the significance ono might at tach to the growth of Grecian architecture In the south , It Is peculiarly appropriate that the most beautiful example of ancient ar chitecture should enshrine a collection of the most perfect specimens of modern paintIng - Ing and sculpture. Mr. W. O. Smith , the architect who has undertaken the work of reproducing these two buildings , lina clung to Penroso as his authority , and it Is safe to say that the Fine Arts building will bo as nearly an exact reproduction of the Parthuiion as clrcum- itunces would penult. U Is a fact not gen erally known that the Parthenon was not pure white , the marble being slightly toned with yellow ochre and saffron. On many of the fragments there. nn Indications that go to prove that they were formerly colored , the celebrated frieze of the Panathenalc procession by Phidias having a background of red , while ( lie figures were probably llesh color. It U ( lllllcult lu reconcile this with our Ideas of Gruek art , but wo can ba ns- mred that whatever colors may have been ued , the G reeks never violated good taste. The Krochthlcuiu Ii a building which la not as well known to the general public as the Parthenon , and is , therefore , worthy of more particular description. Opposite to the Parthenon , on the northern edge of the Acropolis , stands this rcmarkabls temple , smaller In size and built in the most graceful forms of the Ionic order. The Erechthleura seems to have been designed expressly to contrast with the severe sublimity of her larger sister. On the side which confronts those mighty Doric shafts the columns of the smaller building are allowed to trans form themselves Into Cancphorl , pillars com posed of female figures. The temple con- sUts of an oblong cellar , from each side of the west end of which projects portico , forming a sort of transept. Mr. Smith has retained all the proportions of the original In his reproduction at Nashville , with the ex ception of tbo cellar , which he has somewhat elongated , in order to glvo room for ex hibits. hibits.AN AN APPROPRIATE REPOSITORY. In designing the History building for the Centennial exposition no attempt has been made to reproduce the Erechthlcum ex actly lu plan , nor. Indeed , altogether In elevation , so far as 1M details are known at the present time , but In the style , details and general dimensions of the building ( exact In many particulars ) it will be an adaptation of the Erechthlcum for this special building. The expression Bought to be obtained In the History building was that of a repository , and as the Erech thlcum contained about the eamc floor area asWM desired for the History buildIng - Ing , and as It was to bo located near the Parthenon , and most of all , as It wau to contain relics sacredly preserved by the Tennessee Historical society , Colonial Dames , Confederate Veterans and Grand Army of the Republic , It seemed peculiarly appropriate to reproduce for this building as far as It was expedient to do GO , that venerated temple of Athens , the Erechthi- eum that stood on the Acropolis near the Parthenon. Whllo no fixed date can be given for either the beginning or the finish ing of the Erechthleum , Itsecmu to be agreed among the best authorities that its erection was contemporaneous with the Parthenon by Ictlnus , and the Propylaea by Inneslclew In the time of Pericles. The older temple was destroyed by the Persian * In 480 U. 0. , and it has been inferred that this wcs one of the first buildings to be replaced on. the return of the Athenians after the war , though no records exist to prove this. Inscriptions have been found , however , on the building , and connoti'd with it , which how that at the close of the fifth century , II. C. , tt was ctlll not complete ; and. In fact , there are evi dences hero as well as In other buildings of the Acropolis , that the original design was never completely carried out. It Is said that the Ercchthloum contains the sacred olive tree of Athena , the well of Poseidon or Neptune , and the ancient statue of Athena , which was said to have fallen from heaven. Athena , among her other attributes , was the special protect ress of the city of Athens , and this temple , sacred to her in this capacity , was the seat of the oldest and ono of the most Impor tant worships devoted to her. The material of the temple throughout , like that of the Parthenon , Is of Pentelllc marble , with the exception of the frieze and foundations ; the former being of black marble , while ths latter Is of I'eralc limestone. The reproduction of these two master pieces of the ageof Pericles has never be fore been attempted In America , and It Is a significant fact that , llko the originals , they are located In the .south , where there. ls plenty of bright sunshine. NATIONAL ANTIQUITIES. The department of history , which will have Its exhibit In the Erechthlcum , Is under the direction of General 0 , P. Thruston , who , during the war was on Gen eral Rosccrnns' staff. General Thruston la lilmself a collector of antiquities of various kinds , and his collection of Mound Ilulld- cru' pottery ami gems will form no mean part of the exhibit. It Is the Intcntkn of this department to bring together the beat and largest collection of iMound Ilulliler and Indian relied that have been at'cn In ono ex hibition , it U expected that Greene , Wash ington and Sullivan counties will contribute largely to this particular department ao they wcro the counties final settled. Prof. Kreil Starr , professor of anthropology unj archeology at the University of Chicago , hai lately vliltoti Mexico , where ho gathered together a vast collection of Mexican arch eology , which ho has kindly offered to the Centennial authorities. Almost In the shadow of the 'Parthenon ' at Nashville Is another antiquity the first pyramid built on American soil since the tlmn of the Azotes. Itla the building erected by tbo city of Memphis and Is des tined not to contain a mummy of the Phara ohs , nor for mystic rites , but to be the place of exhibit of all the Industry , commerce , ag riculture and art of Nashville's sister and rival on the banks of the Mississippi. On each of the four sides of the pyramid is a portico with six lotus pillars , painted In orthodox Egyptian colors blue , red and yel low , and as a perfect representation of Egyp tian architecture it will servo rs a splendid object lesson. Another building which shows plainly the Influence of Greek art U tne machinery hall , the porticoes of which the reproduced from the Propylaeum of Munich , which Is based on the Propylaea of the Acropolis at Athens. Notwithstanding this almcat complete re turn to ancient models , there Is much or iginal work In the buildings of the Tennessee Centennial , as , for Instance , the Transporta tion building , which docs not contain a single pillar , but relics on the contrast of window and spac'i for beauty of proportion ; the Woman's building , which Is essentially south , ern In style , being modeled after the Hermit age , the homo of Andrew Jackson ; the Agri culture building , which U Renaissance In the style of Its architecture , the roof being formed by a series of glass domes. ART SPIRIT IN THE SOUTH. It Is the source of much gratification to artUts and thcso who love beautiful sur roundings , to note the gradual extension of the art spirit towards the south. Var ious causes have combined to prevent pic tures finding a market noutli of Cincinnati up to within a few years ago. With the reawakening of the southern states and the great Increase of wealth , and with the de velopment of the west , all this Is rapidly changing , and it will not bo many years before American and foreign painters will vie with one another to supply the demand for the beat tbo world affords In painting , sculpture and architecture. Already there Is quite a demand for paintings of moderate size In many of the southern cities , and this is especially true of water colors. The larger pictures , tmcli as usually find a lodg ment In en art gallery , are not so apt to find purchasers , as most pictures sent south find their way Into private houses. The success of the Tennessee centennial will do much , however , to secure the Parthenon for a permanent art gallery. In fact , It Is expected , after the close of the exposition , that a way will ba found whereby the beautiful Exposition park may become the property of the munici pality of Nashville , and eo preserve a num ber of the clmnto and classic structures as permanent reminders of Tennessee's first centennial celebration. EXPOSITION GROUNDS. The slto of the exposition Is a magnifi cent tract of highly Improved blue grass land , lying In the Immediate suburbs of ahvlllf. This property Is delightfully elevated and shaded with trees of mature growth. It contains 200 acres , every foot of it available , and experts In such mat ters have pronounced It superior to tbo site of any exposition ever he-Id. The situation of the Tennessee centen nial exposition grounds U singularly for tunate. U Is easily accessible by three elcctilct lints and by ono steam railway , and for those who do not mind a abort walk the grounds are really reached from the heart of the city within fifteen minutes. A stranger starting from any ono of the principal hotels needs only to keep straighten on In a westerly direction through Church street , the principal thoroughfare of the city , and with scarcely a deflection from tro main road , after fifteen minutes walk ho U face to face with the gates of the centennial exposition , The location of tbo Centennial Expoiltlon nark Is admirable also by reason cf Its In teresting and attractive surroundings. North of the park1 are the shops of the Louisville , Chattanooga & St. Louis rail way. These are beautifully laid out "lth walki , flowerbeds and fountains. The stranger arriving at this point will Imagine himself already In the exposition park. : These extensive railroad shops are com paratively new , and iood : taste and fine Judgment was displayed by the manage ment that planned them , and Major J , W. Thomas , president of the road , examined the best shops In the country. It Is said that they are not surpassed anywhere In America. Adjoining the exposition on the west is what is known as West End park , a place laid out at great cost for high- class suburban residences. A stone wall Incloses the charming spot and at points equidistant elegant and artistic lodges have been constructed. To the east there are many stately old houses situated In the center of thickly wooded estates , typical -of the south In the palmy days of ease and luxury , among which may bo mentioned the Elllstons , the Murphys and tbo Dickinsons. North of the Centennial park Is Vander- bllt university , with Us extensive campus , which grows In beauty each succeeding year. This beautiful campus Is to bo en riched next year b'y the addition of a bronze statue of Cornelius Vanderbllt , the generous founder of the university that bears his name. This statue will bo un veiled at the Exposition park on May 27 , 1S97 , the birthday of Mr. Vanderbllt , with appropriate ceremonies , In which Sir. Chauncey Depow will participate as the orator of the occasion. Deyond the Centennial grounds to the southwest lies the famed Belle Mcadc stock farm , once the property of General W. G. Harding , and now owned by his dis tinguished son-in-law. General William II. Jackscn. This vast demesne of1,500 acres unites with Its genial atmosphere of ante bellum times the Improvements and cus toms of today. In all the southland nature could present no more pleasing composite of "past and present , " There Is a beautiful macadamized road leading to the farm , and It may bo reached' In five minutes by the Nashville , Chattanooga & St. Louis railway. Should the visitor fail to see Uello Mcado ho will pluck from Its beautiful setting ono of the richest Jewels In the emerald girdle that encircles the queenly ( Athens of the south. COX.MJIIIAMTIKS. . Rowaro of the girl who Isn't afraid of mice. A husband's authority could never scare ier. Glaus Sprcckcls' daughter , who recently married against his wishes , deeded back to him $2,000,000 of property In order to win the man of her choice. Several young women In Chicago are said to have perfected an organization for the purpose of substituting o five-year marriage contract for the prcsenUiuatrlmonlal regime. "I do not deserve you , " wrote a Now York man to the wife ho wad'ilcsertlng , and then , to prove it , bo looted 'her Jewel box , con- veiled nil his securitiesiu.to cash and fadud Into the perspective. ' Henry Smith of Cniumet , Mich. , an em ploye at the Qulncy' mlho , la a prime favorite with the youyg ladles , so much BO that they vie with caqh , other for his emlles and attention. A few nights ago he was walking with Mlta G rover , ono of the leadIng - Ing aspirants for his favor , As they reached the main corner of the city Miss North , who was MIfs Grpvcr's leading rival , reached out and omnslie'd Mlsa G rover In the face. A pitched bnttlu'resulted. They scratched each otlicr'ij ape-3 , tore clothing , pulled hair and would' "have spoiled each other's countenances had not Smith acted an peacemaker. The defeated girl was BO mad that she had Smith armtcd for assault and battery. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chattel ton , who were married In Poughkeepslo recently , are disposed to believe In the iuperstltlon that It Li unlucky to postpone a wedding. They originally fixed a day tome months ego , but for EOii'O reason the ceremony wau postponed , IScforo the day which was intb- seque-ntly named arrived , Mr. Clmttcrton was knocked down by a cab In Philadelphia and for weeks ho lay at the point of death. HU recovery was due to a skillful sur gical operation , and to the good mining of his alHEnccd and her mother. WcdneoJay of last week wn3 the. third day ect for the wedding and nothing happened to prevent It. Probably the- young couple new fcol ihat their marriage wn < ? made In heaven , for thnre seems to bo nothing on earth which could ztop It. Wine ! Drlnlc Cook's Kxtra Dry Cham pagne. , Wlnol Pun < Juice naturally fermented , Wlnol Of forty years record. Try it. CURIOUS CORKSCREW FOSSILS A Nebraska Pint ! Puzzles the Smithsonian Savants. ANCIENT TV/iSTERS / FROM THE BAD LANDS Are Thry Aiiliniil , Vojjrtnble or Min eral TIiiiiiKht ! > > ' Moiiuo lie Sl'll Wt'lMllt < > f UlC Miocene I'crluil. The geologists who Imvo been In conven tion In Washington during last week wcro interested to tbo polat of excitement In certain giguntlc fossils fetched from Ne braska by I'rof. E. II. Darbour. There arc lota of them In that atato , where they nre popularly known as "devil's corkscrews. " In fact , they are thickly { scattered through dcpcalU vhlch extend over at least COO siiuaro miles , chiefly In Sioux county , writes a correspondent of tbo Globe-Democrat , and over all that region they may bo seen pro jecting from the sides of cliffs and In , other places wheni the rocky formations have been worn away by water and wind. In the ag gregate Hurt * are millions of them , and It Is astonishing that the attention of eclcnco should not have been drawn to them until quite recently. Up to date the learned men are puz/.lcd to know what the strange things are whether they should bo referred to the animal , the vegetable or the mineral king dom. dom.Thcso Thcso freaks are otherwise known as "fos sil twlstcrd. " They are of enormous nlzo , sometimes as much as forty feet long ; but tbo most reicarkahlo thing about them Ix the symmetry of their structure , which la absolutely mathematical. As weathered out from the cliffs , they are always perpendic ular , and often they eom to bo supporting roofa of superposed strata , as If relics of a bygone style of architecture. The wplrals are wonders of perfection and elegance ; some times they are wound about an axis , whllo In other casca the axis Is Imaginary , as It were , the spirals being free. It is dlfllcult to realize that thcso objects are In reality workii of nature and not of art , especially because no animal or plant capable of pro ducing anything like them exists at the present day. What are they ? That Is the question To account for them , several theories have been advanced. One Idea that has found many iiijiportcrs Is that they are foasll gopher IiolM the underground homes of roilrnta related' ' to modern ) gophers , which lived per- liapj a couple of million years ago. This would explain the fact that the corkHorewn are found Invariably In upright positions , never slanting or bent. Naturally , In the courao of HRea. the holes of these extinct Kophors were filled with silica , which was dcpcalted by water , and thus the spirals of ( juartz are found today In the cliffs of tmnd- stone , whirl ) , when thu nnlniaU lived , wai sand1. Aa If to confirm thin theory , the skele ton of exactly the sort of rodent required wan discovered not lout ; ego In the substance - stance of ono of the corkacrows. VARIOUS TIIK01UKS. Some wise men wcro disposed to consider that thli dincovcry settled the question. Unfortunately , the skeleton of a dcnr-HUe animal \\-ea found subtequcntly under con ditions exactly dlmllar. O'jvloualy , a deer- llko animal could not inako a burrow. So aclcnco was again thrown upon its Intel lectual beam rn < ! > i for a theory to nil the fc nll corkscrew bill , It should bo explained ! ) cforo going further that the "twlatcr" Is not all corkscrew ; It consists of two parti , tlio iiymmotrlcal screw and n sort of root , as It may bo termed for convenience , which branched off from the lower end , For exam ple , a given specimen may have a screw ten feet high , end Its real .may bo fifteen or twenty feet long , Tbo advocates of the gopher theory assert that thu rodent inado It * neat In that part which U now distinguished a.3 the root , whllo lu iuad of communication with the mirface of tlio ground was the spiral pardURO. They do not explain how an animal could form a nplrat with such mathematical accuracy. Also , It would have to bo Rstiumed that tbo axa ! about which eomo of the spirals wore wound was a second and directly vertical passage , designed for the Lord knows what use. Another tboory suggested was that the spirals might be ancient geyser channels. If EO , Sioux county. Nebraska , must have been a great country for gojpera In the old days. Yet another Idea > was thai lightning strokes made the spiral passages. Supposing this this to bo true , that region must have been subjected to a very thorough bombardment from tbo skies In ancient times. Gigantic worms have been accuwd of forming the burrows , and some folks believe that the twisters are nothing more nor less than forjll vines. Humorous notions on the sub ject have not been lacking , and the cork screws have been pointed out as petrified well augurH , and also as evidences of a meetIng - Ing of prehistoric prohibitionists. The corkiscrcwa occur In astonishing num bers In the region referred to. Ono fre quently sven hillsides more than 100 feet high studded from bottom to top with tlio great spirals , but more particularly with the so-called roots which project out of them. Some of the roots are as big around as hogsheads , and they were formerly Imag ined to bo fossil logs until their relation to rlio screws was established by digging tbo things out bodily and entire. The cork- ucrowa look strikingly llko the instruments employed for opening bottles , turned with quite as mathematical a precision , though on a scale so enormously magnlfled. Cork screws , however , always turn In ono direc tion , while the fossil twister IB right- bnnded or loft-handed Indiscriminately. About as many go one way a.i the other. The remains of quantities of broken and decayed screws are scattered about lu the neighborhood of the cliffs. NOT OK ANIMAL OIUGIN. It is plain that the screws are not of nnl- mal origin. Prof. Harbour has established the fact pretty ( satisfactorily that they are fossil plants and that 'they grow In water. There was a time , n couple of millions'of years ago , when Nebraska and all the great basin east of the Uocky mountains was cov ered by an Immense lalto an Inland sea of fresh water. In this lake tlio strange plants , wholly different from any now surviving , grew and flourished. There wcro subaque ous forests of them thickly crowded for ests of vast extent. Kach screw , with Its accompanying root , did not represent a single plant , but probably a colony com posed of many plants. The plants were re lated very likely to modern seaweeds. It may he Imagined that they grow at a depth of several ' hundred feet , whllo among their wler'd-laoklng steins swam Hallos of types now long extinct. The waters of the mighty lake received great iiujntltlCH of sediment , brought to It by streams , and thin was deposited on the bottom at a very rapid rule eo rapid , In- dred , that It Is dllilcult 10 wo how plants of any sort could have subsisted under nuch conditions. The steady dopaslt of acdlmcnt gradually raised the level of the bottom , burying the glnnt lnko weeds. In the course of time the waters dried up , and tho. accu mulated sediment containing the corkscrow- shapci' plants became hardened Into ( Mini stone of a very flno and even-grained qual ity. Meanwlillu the plants themselves de cayed and disappeared , the place of each vegetable partlclo being taken by a particle of silica deposited from water. Thus the ' ' forms of the big weads wcro perfectly pre served , even to the cell-structure , and In this way It comes about that the cork- ncrowB have been kept over to excite the \vonder of a new ago. Hundreds of thousands of years passed by , and water pouted In streams through what are now the Dad Lands , cut channels and gullies hither and thither , producing a to pographical effect which makes that part of tbo country today n region of marvo.i ! , Tlio rocks are cut up Into all sorts of fau tistic shape * , the- water having unearthed as It were , great cltlci ] of buttressed walla eplcia , palaces and cathedrals , and , In their winding streets , the aci.ttorcd bonca of their ancient dead , The ruins arc full of fcvull and extinct anlma'.j , not a few of them of gigantic proportion * . lut ! no feature of the landscape la more striking than the fortatt of titanic poles , celled around about with titanic vines all standing In the sandstone as orcct as when the plants which they rep resent nourished there. THE CHOP ABUNDANT. How densely clustered tbo corkscrews were may bo Judged from the fact that Prof. linrbour found fifty specimen. ! in a single bluff. In ono case nix grew almost In contact with each other ; In another Instance - stance ton were counted In a space of eight yards long by three yards wide. Uvcrywhere they were to be seen In numbers , and of all sizes. The professor brought away two car loads of screws as the result of a single trip , though he was obliged to content hlmscli with comparatively small ones , because the biggest were too large and heavy to be transported. They had to bo quarried very carefully out of the soft rock. Only two wholly complete specimens were secured , all of the rest lacking more or less of their original structure. Some particularly flue ones wcro brought to Washington laal week and exhibited to tlio geologists In convention here. The forma differ very con siderably , and already six distinct species have been named. Prof. Darbour found that thcso curious fossils assumed varying forms In different strata. Taking ono clltf , " 00 feet high , It ncemed to h > lm that oma sort of system ol ovolutlc'ii was made apparent from the bottom tom to the top. Near the bottom were fos- slla which looked for all the world llko petri fied pancakes about ono and a halt feet In diameter. There was a layer of thcso. and a few feet above them was a layer of fossil codfish-halls , each ten or twelve Inclicj through. Some distance further up was a layer of petrlfl'd cigars , ono foot to one and a half feet in length , and above thcso again canio the corkscrews. Hut thcso corkscrews wcro not nearly so large , nor so highly de veloped as other ones which appeared at and near the top of the bluff. It seemed as II thu evidence thus offered might bo an ex hibit offered by nature of Urn evolution ol the complete corkscrew ; but the profet'jor ' ii not prepared to makq any such assertion. He admits that the things may pozalbly turn out not to bo of plant origin at all ; the pu.2- zlo Is not wholly solved yet. STUUCTUIII3 OK THE SCREWS. With a view to arriving at a. conclusion on the subject , ho has examined the structure of the screws under the microscope. Thus observed , the surface of the screws Is found to bo covered with an Intricate tangle of very flue tubes. Advocates of the gopher theory account for this by assuming that the gopher lined Its nest with dried grass , but the notion Is not tenable. For ono point , the little tubes become more densely clustered as the core of the ecrew la approached , until finally they are thickened Into a white and solid substance. Kvldcntly they are a part cf the structure of the original plant , and the fossilized tissue Is plant tissue. If a quantity of excelsior were taken and bun dled up Into a rope , a fair Imitation of the structure would bo obtained. So It may fairly bo considered as nettled that these extraordinary freaks are fossil water weeds , which grew In the great lalto that covered Nebraska In Mloccno time. 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