TIII3 OMAHA DAILY BEE : FHIDAY. .TAUUAllY 14. 1898.
FROM THE' FARTHER WEST
STUDYING CLIFF DWELLERS
Photographing the Inscriptions Found on
the Colorado River.
HIEROGLYPHICS SOON TO BE READ
8IrKimr from llalillatloiin Clvcii Dp
to Hie llntn Jinny Tlioiiiiiintl * Ypnm
U\K I.fKC-mln of tin.VnviiJovN
' un the
Colonel Hen H. Illtc , ono of the remark
able characters of the went , 1 a guest of
the St. Jamco hotel , say the Itocky Moun
tain News of Denver. Colonel Illto la n
pioneer settler of the Colorado river , Utah ,
and ls perhaps better Informed concerning
the Grand Canyon ot the Colorado and the
vagaries and moods of the wonderful river
than any other man living. For ten years
ho has made his headquarters at Dandy
Crossing , the only gap In the canyon for a
distance of 350 miles. There ho pitched hla
tent , In the rnUlit of nature's wildcat scenes.
From the front door of his cabin bo looks
over one of the grandest and most pic
turesque panoramas of tbo globe. It la a
spot teeming with the romance ot a race
long since extinct. Within a radius of
twenty-five mites of the homo of Colonel
Jtito was nn Important center for the cliff
dwellers. Their ruined habitation * are tti
bo seen In mimborlcfB places In the main
canyon and arc In many opots covered with
Jileroglyphlcfl of the lost race and furnish
an endless source of wonder and speculation
to the few travelers and adventurers who
penetrate to that distant corner of the con
tinent.
"Persons who have not visited the canyon , "
uald Colonel Hlte In speaking of Ma strange
experiences , "can form no adequate Idea of
the condition * which exist there and the
Htrlklng scenery of the country. I Imagine
4hat one who has lived long on the borders
of the canyon would find all other scenery
tame. The other day In passing through
the Iloyal Gorge I was told that the highest
point In the gorge extends to nn altitude of
-,700 feet. Tourists stand in mute wonder
nt the majestic needle which points forever
toward the clouds. What would bo their
emotions could they stand at the bottom of
the Grand Canyon of the Colorado and look
upon a precipice that stretches to a height
of ono and a half miles ? The mind is over-
whalinod and the little affairs of men ot
earth sink into insignificance when ono looks
up from the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
For ooveral months a scientific nwn from
ono of the societies of the cast has been at
my camp. The object of tils Journey * as to
J make a study of the cliff dwellers' remains
und to photograph the houses and the in
scriptions on the walls of the canyons. I have
studied Uhwo Inscriptions by the hour and
never tire of wondering what they mean end
what was the history of the people who left
these strange writings behind them. The
man of science has taken more than 1,000
photographs , and If ho were to work steadily
lor yeara ho could not take all the pictures
of Inscriptions in the region. Tno world
ivalts for a Camplllon to Interpret the writIng -
Ing of the cliff dwellers , but I am almost
persuaded that the time is at hand when the
Inscriptions will bo read as on open book.
ANTIQUITY OK CLIFF DWELLERS.
"In order to convey an Idea ot Uio length
of time which has elapsed since the cliff
dwcllenj departed from the canyon of the
Colorado , I will give you an Incident. Two
f i'lends of mine spent several weeks digging
Jn the houses of the ancient race. They
spent i day and a half reaching a house
U'hlcii ' evidently had not been entered by man i
elnce Us original Inhabitants withdraw. The I I
place w ia wholly Inaccessible by ordinary I
methods , but having started la the undertaking - I I
taking my friends persevered and at last
wcro rewarded by reaching the stone house. J
Insldo cf the building ' 'hey found the floor '
covered by eighteen Inches of dust finer than
any flour ever ground out of a mill. As the
country la practically dustlcss and dust
ntorma such as are known In Colorado are
wholly unknown on' the banks of the canyon ,
the time required for Uie accumulation of the
Impalpable dust must lave bccu centuries.
Upon removing the dust the men wmo to a
formation wholly now to them , but on close
examination It proved to be the guano of
Tiats. Wl'h pick and shovel they removed
the dcpot'lt , finding that It had contained a
depth of ( Wo feet. Then the natural Moor of
Uho dwelling appeared. On this floor a mis
cellaneous collection of Implements and jars
of the cliff dwcllcra was found. The collec
tion was one of Uiu finest ever discovered In
the canyon , and it was evident that the house ,
hold paraphernalia had been left behind , un
disturbed , when the former inhabitants of
the rude stone dwelling escaped.
" .My opinion Is that these cliff dwellers
left their home and It was given up to bats ,
not less than 100,000 years ago. It Is for
the scientists to determine the period when
the canyon of the Colorado was formerly In-
liablted , but the longer one lives In the re-
Klon and the more ho Investigates , the more
extensive will appear the period of time.
Thousands of dwellings have disappeared
under the corroding hand of time , and whole
villages have been burled In masses of rock
falling from the sides ot the canyon. Moun
tains ot rock have tumbled down and been
ground to powder below since the walls
were the homo of the extinct race. What
wo behold today U only a feeble remnant
of the works left by the cliff dwellers.
LKGI3ND OF THE NAVAJOES.
"My brother Cass , " said Colonel Hlto ,
"lived for three and n half years among
the Navajocs. Ho became a favorite of the
chief and of several of the big muJlcinu
men , and they talked more freely with him
than \\lth any other white man. When he
pointed to the deserted dwellings In the
cliffs and Inquired who lived there , the mud
Iclno man said : 'Thoeo people lived there
before the moon was placed In the sky. One
iilght tbo Great Spirit throw the moon Into
the hoivcns. The now light frightened the
inhabitants of the cllffc and they rushed to
the edge of the precipice and threw themselves -
selves Into the river. ' Slncu that time the
Indian never eats tlah caught In the Colorado
rado river , for evcrv fish contains the soul
of a cliff dweller. ' "
Colonel Hlto has discussed the question
of the ago ot the grand canyon with scien
tific men who visit thu region. Ho says
they have counted 3,300 different geological
formations In the canyon , where It cuts Its
nay through tbo lltickakln mountains , They
estimate that It required 12,000,000 years for
4ho river to cut-Us wny through the different
strata. It Is aluo a theory tint at ono time
a large part of Utah was an Inland salt sea.
Gradually the bed of the sea rose and the
\iulor found Its wny to the ocean through
the Colorado river. The Great Salt lake
Is what now remains of the ancient sea.
Colonel Hlto has made a collection ot
cliff dwellers' relics and has a number of
the hard Hint Instruments with which tbo
artists of the nation carved hieroglyphics In
the walls of tlicr canyon. Ono of the side
canyons la known as Sheep canyon. I ( derived
its name from a picture of a mountain
ehccp which occupied an Inaccessible place
in the middle of a vast cliff.
At the bottom of the canyon are miles ot
ideal flats where the scttlera grow almost
every variety of vegetables and grains ,
Dandy Crossing Is 110 miles from the n ear-
tut railroad and fifty-three miles from the
nearest settlement. Mall Is delivered twice
ft week to Hlto postodlce. The postmaster
is J. W. Wilson , a ' 68er of Denver.
Mineral Output for Montana.
HELENA , Mont. , Jan. 13. ( Special. )
Kugeno n. IlroJen. atsayer In charge of the
United Statesy ofllco la Helena , places
Morittna'ft mineral production for 1897 at
$52,750.000. There was nn Increase In every
branch of mining during the year over 1S96 ,
even silver allowing an Increase , due to tlto
Increased production of the Butte ceyper
mines , which aUn carry silver. There are
aowl only flvo exclunlvely ellvcr mines oper
ating In the state. The Increase la gold pro.
ductlon It icalnly due to river dredging , the
production of placer mines operated by hy
draulics > iiid sluicing .lolng . less than In 1896 ,
owing to a shorter senacti. There wca a
slight advance In gold quartz mining during
the > ear , most notably In M.idUon county.
The most notable Increase to In the copper
output. The big copper mines of Uutte arc
employing more men than they over have be
fore. Knormotis bodies of ore have bsen
blocked out In them , and It U certain that
they can Increase their production the will
of the owners. Less lead was produced In
1837 than In 1896 , but Ita value was greater ,
owing to higher prices.
The following table shows Montana's pro
duction for 1S97 and for 189C :
1& ! > 7. ISM.
Oolil $ 4,430.000 $ 4..1S4.071
Silver 20,550.000 20S2J.SJ7
Copper 27,000,000 2.,3oG,510
Lead 7.10OM G7C.OCO
Totals * 52,750,000 $50.732,003
.SOUTH DAKOTA TfT MtOICINU UP.
Miu-h Inquiry for I.and Coining from
Other Htnlpx.
HOWAIin , S. D. , Jan. 13. ( Special. ) The
now year la opening tip In Howard with a
fair trade by 'tho merchants , although the
mild , open weather affects the demand for
heavy winter goods.
There arc more letters of Inquiry for land
than for several years past , Indicating a
( heavier Immigration next spring. The train
loads of Mt steers going to eastern markets
every day are turning the cyoi of stockmen
In tha ! direction , while the rapid growth and
success of the creamery Interest , and the top
prices paid for Dakota butter , are revolu
tionizing eastern opinion of the state.
The result of tiio 'tests of Dakota sugar
beet ! ) made recently at the state experimental
station at Mrooklngs , showing Dakota beets
to be richer In saccharine properties then
oven thcfio of suce'sful sugar producing
sections , was a revelation to our own people.
Increased Interest In tno subject Is arouaed
by the success of a recent experiment In
making crude beet sugar by the open kettle
prccess In Michigan. Many farmers will
grow n few beeto next season to experiment
with In the fall. The Impression Is gaining
ground that Dakota Is BOOH to become a lead
ing sugar state.
Much interest Is felt hero In the Trans-
ml&ilsslppl Exposition and many Dakota
people will visit Omaha next summer. This
Is especially true of those who did not feel
able to go to the Chicago exposition.
SHTTLES THIS IXIIIAX UDKSTIOX.
llonetiuilH Acrn-c ( Sell I/a ml (11 Hie
l.o\v r limit's.
HOSEHUD , S. I ) . , Jan. 13. ( Special. ) Inspector
specter McLaugblln has Just adjourned a
council with the Rosebud Indlins In regard
to ceding land to the Lower Ilrule Indians.
The Iloaobud Indians agree to sell to the
Lower Brutes land at $1.23 per acre. The
amount required to complete the allotments
of thcFO Indians will bo 120,00tf acres. When
the land Is paid and a. part of their general
fund Is turned over to the Rosebud fund the
Lower Brules are to bo Incorporated with
Rosebud reservation. The agitation of this
qucjtlon has been , going 'Din for seven years.
The UrulcM have 'been ' persistent In earning
south of White River , where they resided
previous to the Crook treaty of 1SS3. Their
present rcsenatlon Is much 'better land , but
they arc not satisfied. The last congress
provided for their removal to the south of
Whlto River and about half of the entlro
enrollment of the Lower Brule reservation
have moved to the new location. They are
about eighty miles from Rosebud agency
and on land unoccupied and unured by the
Rosebud Indians. Inspector McLaughlln has
been very successful In adjusting thU mat
ter and has gone to Washington to report
to the secretary of the Interior.
Stale Pair Hoard Klocllon.
HURON , S. D. , Jan. 13. ( fyoclal. ) Tie
State Beard of Agriculture elected John Arm
strong of De Smet , president ; James Dean of
Yankton , secretary , at a salary of $300 per
year , and S. D. 1'latt of Clark , treasurer , at
J1CO per year salary. September 2C to 30 lu-
cluslvo was fixed as the time for holdlag the
fair In Yankton. George Harris of Pierre was
aopolnted chief marshal , and Edward G. Kd-
gerton of Yankton will be suoerlntcndent of
grormls ; John Fitzgerald of Madison will
have charge oC tickets. The supcrlatendent
of horses is George Durnslde of Sioux Falls ,
and of speed , Charles N. Harris. John Arm
strong of De Smet Is superintendent of the
dairy department , and Edward Bailey of
Clark superintendent of poultry. H. C.
Woods of Fccestburg will look after the agri
cultural department. Management of the
woman's detriment was left with the local
beard at Yankton.
Honor * for a. Yank ton Hoy.
YANKTON , S. D. , Jan. 13. ( Special. )
Prof. E. Dana Durand , who has Just become
a member of the faculty of Stanford univer
sity In California , as assistant professor of
administration and finance in the depart
ment of economics and social science , Is a
native of South Dakota and was born In
Yankton 'twenty-seven ' years ago. He gradu
ated from Obcrlln In 1891 , spent some time
at Cornell university and 'became ' connected
with the New York state library at Albany.
Ho Is also the author of several pamphlets
on economics.
IIIilH Want MureSpace. .
RAPID CITY , S. D. . Jan. 13. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Governor Leo telegraphed to this
city today from Omaha , stating that ho has
engaged l.COO feet at the exposition for a
state oxlilblt. only COO feet being for the
Black Hills. People In the Hills demand six
times as much space. Deadwood. papers nay :
"Lot Governor Loci come on with his pump ,
kin show. The Ulack Hills will paddle its
own canoe. "
AVIII Vote iiu lliuulM.
ELK POINT , S. D. , Jan. 13. ( Special. )
The county commissioners have called a
special election In Union county to vote on
the question of levying a 3-mlll tax for pur
pose of building a new court house and Jail
to cost $25,000. The election will take place
February 8.
(7niUK After Kim.
PIERRE , S. D , , Jan. 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The flrst flow of water In the now
well at this city was reached yesterday1 at a
depth of 875 feet. A'bout ' 200 feet more will
reach the main flow , < \alch will > be shut off
and the well .sent deeper In a search for
gas.
SOUlll DllUotll XlMTMlltCH. .
Yankton has a etarch factory project on
the firing.
Now buildings and Improvements In Brook-
Ings last year coat $50,000.
W. A. Williams will move his Huteblnson
Herald from Olivet to Mcnno.
Sioux Falls business men arc organizing
for a fair In that city next fall.
Mltbinlc may lie lighted * y electricity , the
power to be furnished from the mill.
Ole Oleson of Vermilion has the honor
of being the first white person born In the
Etato of South Dakota ,
The Yankton Federation of Labor U In a
flourishing condition and new members are
being added at every meeting.
Remonstrances against 'the ' proposed aban
donment of Fort Meade are being generally
Blgned by residents of the Black Hills.
Mra. Orphla Tarbox , ouo of the pioneer
women of South Dakota , celebrated her Sjth
birthday anniversary at Yanlttoii a few days
ngo.
ngo.Tho
The state Irrigation convention will tie held
in Aberdeen January 18. Dr. Hester , presi
dent of tbo Agricultural college , will be
present.
State Land Commissioner Lockljart reports
that a large number of farmer * who have
purchased school lands on time are now
coming In and paying up their future notes
year or two before they arc duo , even sub-
milling to the tcrnv ? which requires payment
of Interest to maturity ,
A telephone line from Garretson to Dell
Rapids Is projected , with telephones at ths
homes of n number of enterprising farmers
along the way.
Auditor Mayhcw threatens to cue the
Sioux Falls Argus-Loader for damagea on
account of articles printed In relation to the
charges against him.
A1 Barter , who left the Black Hills several
months ago for a prospecting tour In Mex
ice , has returned and says that there U
no opportunity for miners In that country.
\VnlilnutoM XiMt
Registration of voters for the Tacotru city
election Is In progress thli week.
Seattle now has one policeman to every
1,250 persons and the chief of putlcc wants
the number Increased.
There are 233 pupil. * enrolled In Tckoa'a
public schools , and It Is expected that tiio
number will soon bo Increased to 300.
There arc between 4.000 and B.OOO bales of
unsold hops In Washington an.l the owner *
expect to get from 1C to 20 cents a pound
for them ,
The real estate transfers In Tncoma In
1897 , according to the Ledger , amounted to
$5.CG0.372 , as against $3,039,608 In 18DO , $ V
231GOG In 1S95 , and $7,329,148 In ISO ) .
The Ellcnsburg city council has bought
for the electric light plant a dynamo which
will "coat 5800. laid down In Ellcnsbmg. The
dynamo Is expected to arrive ifrorn Now York
In three weeks.
Seattle voters will bo naked to decide
. on a proposition that each Incoming city
i council shall have the power to fix the pay
i of all city ofllcera for a period of not more
t i than two years.
I The Klondike cssUcmcnt having caused
1 many to neglect their annual assessment
work on their Washington claims , the claim
Jumpers were present the first of the yoir
In largo numbers In every Important mining
district , and availed themselves of the op
portunity of obtaining property without
money und without price. On the Colvlllo
reservation It Is reported that 1,000 clnlma
were thus secured.
Mine Inspector Norton's annual report ,
now being prepared , will show that the
coal mines of Washington pioduccd nearly
2WO.OOO ( toiu of coal last year , and employed
the largest number of miners ever encaged
In that calling Inside the confines of the
state. There were fewer mine accidents
than ever before , and the precautions fet
the safety of the workers were more gen
erally recognized than ever bofoio. The
production of last year wa * 280,000 tonsi
larger than ever before known.
You cannot deny facts , and It is a fact that
Salvation Oil is the greatest pain cure. 23c.
Sl.UMJIIXR IV COX-STAXTIXOI'LK.
How Ilnronesq < Ic Illrseli Stinllnl ( he
Condition < > f ( lie Poor In Turkey.
It may be ot Interest to many who have
road of the charitable works carried on ibj
the philanthropist Baroness do Hlrsch to
know how she received her flrst Impetus In
this direction.
It 'was while sTie was visiting In Constanti
nople some years ago.
Slip l.uil just lost her only son , and seek
ing distraction from her : grief , her thoughts
turned to others. ' and their trials. She spent
days and days and nights also Investigating
the miseries of the poorer classes , "slum
ming , " to use < a popular expression. It wus
all a. revelation to her , and she at once
wont to work with that energy which Is
ono of her marked characteristics to or
ganize committees to Investigate and re
lieve distress.
The first do Hlrsch home for girls who
need a temporary refuge was founded In
Constantinople. Since then other homes
have been established by the barouass In
Belgium. Austria , her native country ; Paris ,
where she resides , and within the last toft
month ; ) ahe has founded a home for Hebrew
emigrant girls la New York. She Is i pendIng -
Ing about $250.000 In 'building ' and equipping
this home , and will then provide an annual
Income ample for Ita maintenance In the
most generous manner.
"Tho Clara do Hlrsch Homo for Working
Girls" is io bo its official title. Baroness
BARONESS DD HIUSCH.
Clara do Hlrsch do Gereuth U her full name.
Gerouth.being the ninie of thu family place
In Austria , Ilaron do Hirsch's name bcforo
ho wes knighted.
The baroness was Clara lilscbofhelm before -
fore her marriage ; ahe was the daughter of
a prosperous banker , who was a ! o a scholar
and a statesman. She was her fathor'a
private secretary for a number of years
and speaks and writes several languages.
When about 20 years of ago she married
Baron da Hlmah. Since his death sta. has
personally managed her vast fortune.
She would 'bo ' very glad to follow the
Jjlblo injunction as to the loft hand's knowl
edge of the right hand's work for two
reasons : Eoro one , she Is a modest woman
and unostentatious ; for the other , whenever
her charities are ( inscribed at length her
mall doubles for 'weeks ' after. With Its
usual thirty or forty letters dally many of
them 'begging ' lettero the year 'round , she
feels that she has quite enough to do to
keep several secretaries 'busy ' , to say noth
ing of herself.
The baroncsi has a superb homo In Paris ,
and , although philanthropic schemes mo
nopolize so much of her time , she Is fond
of social life , and her Sunday evening re
ceptions nra features of llfo in the gay
Frcnoh capital.
XKOK.SSITIUS Al | 13 COSTI.V.
\Vutvr tin- Mont I'rc'C'loim ninl ICx-
clUMlviDrlnlc In 1'iirlx.
"Water Is the most precious anj ( exclu
sive drink you can order In Paris , " writes
Lilian Doll In a letter from the French capl.
tal to the Ladies' Home Journal. "Imagine
that you who let thn water run to cool It !
In Paris they actually pay for water In their
houses < by the quart. Artichokes , and
truffles , and mushroom ? , and silk stockings ,
and kid gloves are so cheap hero that It
makw you blink your eyes. Hut eggs , and
cream and milk are luxuries. Silks and
velvets are bowlldcrlngly Inexpensive , nut
cotton stuffs are from America , and are ex-
trivagances. They make them up Into
'cojtumcs' and trim them with velvet rib
bon , Never by any chance could you bo
supposed to send cotton frocks to bo washe.1
every week. The luxury of fresh , starched
muslin dresses and plenty of shirt waists It
unknown ,
"I never shall overcome the ecstasies of
laughter which nesall mo when I see varie
ties of coal exhibited In tlnyi shop window ,
set forth In high glass dishes , as wo exploit
chocolates at homo. Out well they may
respect It , for It It really very much
cheaper to freeze to death than to Ibuy coal
In P rl . Tbo reason ot all this U the
city tax on every chicken , crcry carrot ,
every egg brought lntoi ; < vri * . Every mouth
ful of food Is taxed , ThKs produces an
enormous revenue , ami tMs Is why the
streets are o clean ; It'ta 'why ' the asphalt
Is aa smooth as a < ball room floor ; It Is
why the whole of Parl , Jp a 'beautiful as a
dream. "
fiOSSIl * AII01/'i4"\VOMift
Helen Keller has completed a most remarkable -
markablo year ot study and progress at the
Cambridge School for OWa , Cambridge , Mass.
Arthur Oilman , M. A. , dfrnctor ot tbo Cam
bridge School for Qlrlsiho examined Miss
Keller and taught her In' several branches ,
( .ays ;
"No man or woman has ever , In my expe
rience , got ready for these examinations In
so brlct a time. How has It been accom
plished ? lly a union of patience , determina
tion and affection , wltn the foundation ot an
uncommon brain. "
This Is Miss Keller's second year In prepa
ration for college.
A Hoston paper tells of a charming boudoir
furnished for a bride In her new home. It
l hung with flowered chintz. The design
Is big tulips on a cream ground. The wood
work Is dark , the polished floor has a rug
ot deep gold and green. In a 'bow window
are window boxes filled with plants , and
ct each side of the embrasure stands a
brass Jardiniere , holding a tall , graceful
palm. A well-appointed desk , hanging book
shelves and a little coffee table speak ot
comfort and ease. A clever arrangement
which gives a luxurious 'touch to the room
and adds much to Its beauty IB directly
opposite the bow window. A long mirror Is
placed lengthwise against the wall , above
It Is a shelf for china , beneath It a long ,
low seat covered with chintz , and heaped
with green , yellow nnd red cushions. The
mirror reflects the ferns and window 'boxes
and gives a charming air of brightness and
spaciousness to the apartment.
Writing In Scrlbner's Magazine on "Women
cad Heforms. " Helen Watterson Moody siys :
"Whatever the Turvoydrops of thp moral
world may have to fay about the necessity
for elevating moral deportment on Hie part
of 'wooman , bewitching wooumn , ' I have
never bon able to see any Indubitable Intent
In nature hero toward binding them over to
Efiy higher moral standards than she docs
mc'n. ' lloth men and women seem to me to
bo compounded of the same average
morality , though with certain unlike mani
festations , largely the result of circumstances
and opportunities. I see no special cause
for believing that the average woman under
IHce temptation would do very differently from
1'ie average man a belief which Is not
lessoned by Hlshcp Potter's recent accusation
before the Woman's auxiliary of the Civil
Service Reform association that they out
their relatives Into office whenever
they get the chance , 'without any
evidence that they are fitted to
flll the pMces they applied for. ' Pos
sibly wemon were Intended by their creator
to stand for the reformatory Interests ot
life , but I think there Is not , ns yet , siiHlclcnt
evidence thereto either In the nature of
things or of women to warrant any special
abrogation of other distinct and more fa
miliar duties In favor ot Interests mainly
moral. "
Judge Blank of well. let us say of a cer
tain county seat of a ccrialn county In the
great and growing state of Michigan , after
ten years ot widowerhood , had taken to tilm-
self a wife , and , says the Detroit Free Press ,
the lady was so mcagerly possessed of per
sonal pulchritude that the Judge's friends of
the first degree took : It upon thenuelvcs to
criticise him for marrying so homely a
woman.
"I don't see bow ho ever could have done
It , " said one friend tp the Judge's old mal(7 (
sister.
"That's what everybody seems to think , "
admitted Miss D. -.j
"Then what in t'le name of gcodncss did
he ever do It for ? " . -
"Oh , well , there was mitigating circum
stances , " said the sjster.ip a juillc'ul tone.
"Mitigating circumstances ? I don't know
what you mean. " j n
"Well , oho waa worth q. half million dollars.
Wouldn't vou sav that wan very mitigating ? "
nnd the friend was forced to admit that It
was.
Earrings aren't fashionable nny more ,
eays the Now York Sun , especially these opt
with diamonds. Bracelets are , though , and
the Jowcloro say they nro kept busy eon-
verting ear ornaments. The now bracelets
are a pleasing combination of simplicity nnd
magnificence. If a woman Is so lortuni'.o '
as to possess a pair of handsome diamond
earrings she has itho two stcncn rot diag
onally across a plain gold v.'iro which fastens
around the 'arm , or she uses only one stone.
Moro elaborate bracelets are set with a
cjibochon 'beryl ' , topaz , garnet , sapphire or
turquoise , surrounded by diamonds. Not
every ono has handsome diamond earrings
to > bo made Into 'bracelets ' , but 'that's ' no ex- .
cuao for a woman 'with ' her arms unadorned , I
for almost every kind of bracelet thzt hsa
over been worn. cxcc > pt 'the broad gold onea
embellished -with leaves and flowers tiaced
In black enamel cf twenty years ago , is now
on the market. There are silver and gold
bangles and kicked 'bracelets ' , extension
bracelets set 'with ' semi-precious stones at
cIcHo Intervals , and bracelot.3 made of rare
Kerns. They vary In price from 25 cents to
thousands of dollars ,
Youm ; MIMI In Oilier.
There is much > oung timber in the hor-ao ,
says the Des Molnes Capital. Seven' ' mem
bers are 30 yeara ofage and under , namely ,
Connor of Clayton , DeWolf of Pocuhontas.
McGinn of Clinton , Nowers of Clarke , Potter
of Hrcrncr , Porter of Appanoose and Prentls
of Illcggold. Then , there are flvo members
who have not yet reached 33. In this list
may be found Itlake of Webster , Hauger of
DIack Hawk , Johnson of Franklin , Merrl-un
of Delaware and Smith of Harrison. The
average age of sec.itona Is greater thso in
the ! -st assembly.
A CM1VI7II d\VIMln.
Viirlntliiii ( in Ii < - Check Sclicmr mill
Itw .Siici'i-Msfiil < 'lliiHT.
A clever swindle wjs described a day or
two ago by u young Cleveland banker. It
Is so simple , and yet no ingenious , that It
In a wonder It hnsn t been tried before , says
the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Not lonp ; n.so a well-drefsed man of line
manners walked Into a , leading local hotiso
and looked nt a certain llnu of valuable
goods. lie inailu hlH selection with care ,
anil when thu bill reached 00 lie diew a
cheek book from his pocket und filled out
u cheek for the amount ,
"There , " ho said , "you don't know me ,
of course , nnd you knov/ nothing about my
financial affairs. Just send that check to
your bank and I will drop In tomorrow
rlBht and get my goods. "
The next mornlnt ; . bright and early , the
stranger dropped In. -i
"Well , " he suld , will ) a confident nlr ,
"everything nil right ? " . . „
" Sony , " said th tfalpsmnn , "but your
cheek has buoii rettirhril. There were no
Junda In " ' '
your name.
"What ! " cried the1 Stranger. "Just let
me sen that cheek , ptenHu. "
Thu document was hnml'd to him and bis
look of grieved o tonlsinent ut onee gave
plicp to a cnecry smile.
"That's one on me , " ho paid. "You B 3
how It happened ? I , gave you u check on
the wrong1 bank , "
Ho drew the llttln 'check bock from hU
pocket and rapidly fll.ed'but another lilunk.
"If at first you I don't Huoceed , " bo
hummed , "try , try again. There , tryi that ,
If you p1enp , nnd we'll again hopefully
nwalt result * . ' '
Ho waved lili nrm In n comical manner
nt th salesman olid Jauntily stepped oft
with the Hrst chock In hit pocket.
Something like n half hour Inter ho
l > rlskly walked up to the payingteller's
window of the bank with which the big
ntercnntllo house docs Ituslnpss. With nn
nlr of the utmost confidence bo pushed It
the cheek wlileh he had brought away In
Itls pocket. It was payable to the big mer
cantile house nnd It borein ? firm's Indorse
ment. The slick operator hml deftly re
moved the clearing home stamp with some
port of ncld.
"Kindly obllgf , " ho slmlllnrsly snld ns he
thrust the check forward. The latter
scanned the slip. Ho turned It over , H
was evidently nil right. Ho looked up nt
the stranger ,
"Just lot us have a hundred In fives , fifty
In small bills nnd the lultnro In sliver. "
the lattei' glibly requested. "We're a little
short of change. " i
If there liatl been nny suspicion In the
mind of he teller It was certainly swept
nway by tbo stranger's frank nnd open
manner. i
The money was counted out nnd shoved
across the glass shelf , nnd and the. pUas-
Ins stranger hasn't been seen since.
If you Ivwe n heavy drooplnp mus
tache , which gets In the way when you
cat EOUP ,
Don't sacrifice personal vanity to
romfort by cutting It off ; a little cob
bler's wax will make It look ornamen
tal and unique
Or n pair of curling-tangs will enabla
you to show your fine teeth ( two EUl-
neas the set ) If you arc mashlngly Incll
ned.
T lit
The Henry eyc 3 adjustable thea
tre hat. For real ladlea.
A good idea
is to keep some Pearline
in a sifter , ready to use for
/ floor-washing , dish-washing , etc. ,
etc. You sprinkle a little over the
floor , for instance , and then just wash
it over with a wet cloth. See how
much more convenient to use than soap ,
to say nothing of the easier work !
If you're buying and using Pearline
simply for washing clothes , and not for
all kinds of washing and cleaning ,
you're cheating yourself out of a great
. deal of comfort an'l economy. GIT
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