12 TH32 OoMAlIA BATLV JllSli ; : 'MUTES DAY , JANUARY 25 , 18J)8. )
PICTURE FRAME JfOVELTIES
The Newest Designs for Photographs and
Portrait ? .
GREEK AND EGYPTIAN PATTERNS
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GlldeM ibnmls or pasro partout nro Invarl-
Ably In good tisto for any picture setting ,
tout thin season a scries ot charming novel-
tlcj In frames have been put forth , greatly
1o the Kaln In houao decoration. The matter
of prlmo Interest In this regard Is the nrchl.
tcctural frame that la not ( ho gothlc pat
tern olwaya so largely nml discreetly used
In picture upholstery , but the models of
Grecian and Egyptian architecture. These
frames arc beautifully carved In wood ,
lldcd or otnlncd any color desired , mid me
chiefly need to Inclose engravings and pho-
ttogtaphn of great paintings. j
IJy very natural rejection the Greek t
ifr&mcs take the first place , the picture beIng -
Ing sot between two dcllcitc ( luted pilasters
whcso Corinthian capitals support tho' '
frame's top , a ( straight cornice aiid frlczo
prettily decorated with carved beading and
nn egg and anchor pattern , while the bottom
tom of the frame , on which the pilaster j
> uu i i real , li a elrnplo wood molding. In l
Mich graceful frames , stulncd black or.
'treated ' to rcsE-mblo light or dark cnk , pho
tographs from the old misters and from
the dcrorUlons In Hcw'.on's or Washington1. ? ,
famous 1 brnrles. are encased. The frame
maker * , with ( Mual effort , use the Ionic.
Djrlo ard Tuscan capitals on the pllnjtrs
nt the rivli of the framcp , or more grace-
ifully . till bring out the whole of 'the ' fluted
Grc k columns In full , lo support a Hinnll
jcllmeiit tov to the frame , and putting the
columns' ibi..c.s on the ; woudcn step for 1he
frame's bo'.tom. Thin the whole facade of
r. Greek leniplo H cut. out ot wo > l , and Iho
T > i < Huro It frnmtM Is set In n recess half an
inch deep. This rcvult Is something won-
tl'rfully unique and decora'Ivo , especially
v/hcn tlio whole frame is glliltil or cast In
ipla. tcr and polished with oil and ibuint urn-
be. ' , to cxart'y ' represent In tint the color
of these Greek temple * lefl standing.
Almost as alluring nre the frames on the
same order , but representing the facadcu of
Egyptian tenipln- Hero the ends of Iho
frames nre Egyptian columns , with lotus
leaf top.\ and the column * , cornice they
support ami the foot of the frame , nro all
prettily carved with hlcrosLvphlrs. It Is
when gathering several narrow pictures era
a Irlp-tyck un ler one. frame that these
architectural diulgns show to cbpeclil ad
vantage. The. e groups of slcnJer pillars
are eel at Interval ? w'hcro a division be
tween the p'ctures ' Is newssary.
Unlcw very elaborate the o architectural
frames are not expensive , though the obllg-
watcr iv.w It , Next day he Tins passing by
with his Rlrl , and as they were going In to
get tame coda water ho told her to read the
sign. Ho spoke before ho looked , for , to bis
dismay , the Inscription on the blackboard
was : "Have you a baby ? If so , use steril
ized milk. "
A MVSTUHV OK TIIIJ LAKHS.
of Shlpn rockoil .Snllnrx Snnl-
Imicit l'i It ) ' ( InloUtiliulN ,
Many weeks have passed since the
steamer Idaho sunk off Long Point. Lake
Uric , with nineteen members of hw crew on
boird , relates the Huffnlo Kxpress , and eiot
one of the boJlcs of the drowned sallorn has
been found. Some veisolrnon regtrd this OR
strange , while others do not.
When the Idaho sank nearly all the mem
bers of her crew were on t'.ie upper deck
of Iho vcfficl. Two or three null , It Ms
been said , were In the chain hold. The rest
of the craw were scattered about on the up
per deck , according to the stories of Louis
La Force and William Gill , the only mem
bers of the crow who were saved. It will
bo renipmbered that tticso men climbed the
mast of the IiMho and clung to It until
they we.ro takcti off by Captain Root and his
wow ot the steamer Marlposa.
Naturally , when the Idaho went beneath
the waves , the men cm the deck , who were
not In the cabins on tlmt deck , were left
struggling In ihc water , although none of
them was seen by Gill or Lrt Force. But
thta M explained by t'.ie fuel that the boat
went down early In the morning , before
day began to dawn
The theory IE that the men who were In
the cabins on the roper deck of the Idaho
went down ; but when the boat sank Iho
entrance of water to the cublns tore them
off and swept them away. This left the
bodies of the men free from wreckage , to
bo tossed about by the same angry naves
w'.ilch filled the Idaho with water until she
no longer could flcat.
Many perccns Interested , thought the
boolcs would be picked up b > passing vcu-
iels or would be washed ashore. A day or
two after the wreck i member of the cro > v
of the steamer Thomas Cranage , whlcli
passdo the Idaho on her way to tub port ,
claimed that. In the moonlight , on the morn
ing his vessel arrived here , he had osen the
tody of a man be'iig thrown about by the
wavco near the wreck of the Idaho. A few
mill's nearer to thlj port members of tne
crew of the f.une vessel c'-ilm they sav
anrther body floating with a life preserver
aroum' It.
However , many local vcbsclmcn were In
clined to doubt the truth of the stories of
the crew of the Cranage. Inasmuch so It
was near midnight when the steamer pasaecl
the wreck , and the light of the moon upon
the water was decelvkig. Since then noth
ing Ixs been learned that would verlfj o.
strengthen the story of the crew of rti >
Cram a go.
A few dajs later It was reported a fisher
man ot Dunkirk , while entering that p'ac °
In a small bcut , saw a body floating In the
harbor. The fisherman tried to pick It up ,
If reports of the happening are true , but
It slipped from hi' grasp , he claimed , and
sank. Since then nothing has been seen or
heard ot the body. It was thought to be
the body of one of the Idaho's crew.
Relatives ot Alexander Gillies , captain ot
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ARCHirUCTUUU OP FRAMING.
Ing upholsterer of pictures siys there Is < i
iM y for IM se who can only afford to decorate
ate- their walls with unmounted photogrm. hs
and pretty BCOIIOB cut from the magazines ,
to frarro their art selections both securely
and economically. The way Is to buy for an
unmounted photograph a plate of plain glasi
cvictly Its blze , lay on this the picture nnr
over the latter a piece of heavy brown liners
of the srt used for window shades. On this
ccn bo sewed two little brass rings , through
'which to run t'.io wire for hanging. At the
trainers can then be bought a atrip of linen ,
In o.iry color dielred , and pasted on one silo
with the strongest glue. Strips of this linen
nro used to bind together the glass and cloth
backing < wul where It overlaps the edges of
the glass It gives the effect of a simple dark
framo. At something like an outlay of 25
cents m.iloce the meat effective settings can
bo given the slirplciU prints.
Of Interest to pcraons who have costly portraits
traits and valuable works of art to decor-
to for hedging are the * novelties In V.um-
inered brass frarncw. Out of thin sheets of
brass , framiij of the Florentl < no pattern lire
wrought and hammcied In exquisite de-sign.
Mo&t beiutiful round and oval portralta of
men and women are now onwsed lo wreaths
of glided olive , or bay or laurel ribbons and
nt the top with fluttering ribbons , and for a
delicate water color cr pastel partralt of a
woman the tpprcprlate frame , provided the
eltter Is wealthy and a woiran of taste , la
nn oval frame of brass , so cunningly wrought
mill delicate ! } pierced end treated as to re
semble a stiffened llutlng of golden laco.
Yet mtvo costly and fjr very small portraits
traits are framed of silver , but In this ex-
traMiganco cf fashion In framing , beautiful
though It may bo , t'.io work of the painter Is
belittled and artists themsel > es frown on
the fancy.
Itrlullr. Ion.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "That Mrs. Slim-
mers next door ls the meanest woman on
the street. "
"What has she done ? "
"You know how she's nlwa > M running over
hero to use our 'phono ? Well , I got tired
of It and yesterday told Drldgut to say to
licr that the line was busy. "
"This morning I found our clothes line
was broken In two places and I sent Hrldget
over to the Sllmmera to borrow theirs. And
what do you think that wretched woman
Bald to her ? "
"Lino's busy ha , ha , ha ! "
"No. she didn't. She ald they had two
nnd sho'd give me one. Did you ever hear
of anything so contemptibly sarcastic ? "
Children nnd adults tortured by burns ,
scalds , Injuries , eczema or skin disrates may
bccure instant relief by using DeWUt'ii Witch
Hazel Salve. It la the great Pile remedy.
A Dritur SCoriInrlilrnl ,
The New Orleans Times-Democrat says
I that just Inside of ope of the leading drug
stores of the city there Is a blackboard
j \\hlclr Is used very effectively for advertising
, purposes , the "ads" thereon being gotten up
, ' ' in a very catchy manner. For Instance , the
* other day tbo following was written on It
1 to catcfe tbo e > o of young lady customers ;
1 "Have jou a sweetheart ? If so , buy him a
bottle of our "pure " Florida -water. " A young
nun The dropped In to get * glais ot soda
V
the Idaho , offered a reward of $50 for the
reco\ery of the body , but It has not been
found.
1hU is the principal reason , accorJlng tc
some vcEsclmen , why the bodies will not
jo foind : In 1SS4 , thirteen years ago , In
ho early part of the cs&'on of navigation
ho schooner Eddlo Fitzgerald was blown
dhoreor went aground near to the place
where the wreck of the Idaho now lies.
Slowly the vessel , after It had besn on bottom
tom for homo time , beganto dlsai pcar. It
was on a stretch of sand some veaselmen
call It quicksand and gradually It was sink
ing Into thl.y said. After a time nothing
of the vcfecl could bo neen It had been
swallancd up by the quicksand , so called
Vrsielnrcn wore reminded of thin peculiar
'ricl-Jcnt about a week after , when a captain ,
who l.ad just come down the lake , passing
near to the wreck of the Idaho , reported
that , while sailing In three fathoms of
water , his boat struck something. He
thought It was tlio upper worha of the
echoroer Fitzgerald.
And so. In view of this circumstance and
the fact that vcssclmen are aware It Is not
uncommon to find sand much like quicksand
In spots along the shores of the lakes ,
many have corne to the conclusion that the
crew of the Idaho has been swallowed up
by this treacherous sand , of which there Is
a large stretch along the Canadian shore
above Long Point , clearly opposite the place
where the Idaho lies.
The iMJsslblllty of drowned men being
eo\cred forever by this sand Is substan
tiated here : On October 11. lbl ! ) , the
tellooned Hartford foundered In Mexico bay ,
Uako Ontario. On board. It Is said , were
seven persons the captain , his wife and
child and four men who made up the crew.
In the evening of the day cf the wreck the
body of the baby was washed ashore. The
body of thp captain's wife was found on
October 20 , nine days later. The body of tha
captain or any of the crew has not bciti
found , and rnoro than three years liavo
elapjod since the boat was lost. The theory
Is the bOilltB of thp men were swallowed up
by quicksand.
The fact that so much tlmo has elapsed
slnco Iho Idaho rank strengthens this theory.
The stay of a body under water depends on
the temperature of the water ; but , so far
as casi be learned , there Is no Instance on
record where bodies have remained on bottom
tom , free from wreckage or anything else
that might keep them from floating to the
surface of the water , for a month or more.
According to the stories of GUI and ha
Force , the survivors , some of the crow had
oa life preservers , These should have brought
thelc bodies to the surface , and the fact
that none has appeared gives oven more
strength to the almost general opinion that
they are covered by quicksand.
U Is thought , however , that the bodies ot
a few members of the crew still uro In the
chain hold of the wreck.
i'n A-u lea Sim-- .
The bo t salve In the world for Cats ,
Ilruleeu , Sores , Hirers , Salt Rheuur. Fever
Sores. Tettnr , Chapped Hands , Cbllblalus.
Corns and all Sklrr Eruptions , and positively
cures Piles tr no pay required. U Is guar
anteed to glvo perfect satisfaction pr money
refunded. Price 25 cento i > er box. For eala
by Kuhn & Co ,
HAWAII AND SUGAR INDUSTRY
Interest of Am r'can Fnrmtn and tb
Hawaiian Planters.
SUG\R 1RU3T OF Til ; \WAIIAH
Prodi * from tinSnlc of SiiRnr li
AnuTloim Miirkc-lK lr lrr tlml tin-
Mil n 11 Condiim-
mill I'nIrlolNin.
There are 10,000,000 farmers In the Unltei
Slates and 30,000.000 people directly depend
cut upon the pursuits of agriculture , writes
II. W. Snow , statistician of Orange Judt
Farmer , In that paper. They represent 4 (
per cent of our population and a much large :
proportion ot our national wealth-producltiB
cri-aclty. They furnish $700.000,000 of out
annual exports , or seven-tenths of our lota
trade. In direst and Indirect taxation thej
pay well toward one-half of our national
fitato and local taxes. Upon their prosperity
depends the prosperity of the nation.
There are a few hundred sugar planters It
Hawaii. They have grown Inordinately
wealthy through their free access to our mar
ket for their sugar. In twenty years , In ad
dition to the legitimate profits of their busi
ness , Hils country has given them $70,000,000
In the duties It lies remitted on their
products through the operation of the
Hawaiian rccliiroolty treaty of 1875. Our
o\\n people have paid taxes to irako U3 this
deficiency. This gift to Hawaiian planters
ami burden unon American agriculture now
amounts tc $8.000,000 a year and the stake
for which the Hawaiian Sugar trust Is play
ing Is a continuation of this In perpetuity.
The question ot Hawaiian annexation IB an
Is uc between the American farmer , the taxI -
I aycr , and the Hawaiian planter , the tax-
eater Other Issues arc Irrelevant , broutfil
In to becloud the real Issue , and the annexa
tion appeals to patriot Ic sentiment am
frvntlo wavlngs of "Old Glory" are for no
other purpose than to conceal the cloven foot
ot this purse-swollen foreign sugar trust.
TUB AMERICAN FARMERS.
Facilities for production are now such thai
except In years of crcri failures , either nt
home or abroad , wo can produce the staple
crops In greater volume than our markets at
home and abroad demand. As a result prlcei
of staples have declined to a point where
their production Is unproIUable. "wheat , corn
and cotton growers , whatever f.iture In
creases In the world's peculation may have
In store for them , for the present face a
condition where their lnye ot remunerative
labor depends upon crop failure or famine.
Now markets or new products must be found.
Of new markets there are none to which
access can be readily found fee the old
staples. There are opportunities for the ex
ploitation of new products and the golden
opportunity of all Is the cstabllsment of an
American sugar Industry \\hhh shall mo
nopolize the $100,000,000 a year market which
wo now furnUh to the black and yellow sugar
growers of the tropic" ! , and the enterprising
btet growers of France and Germany
This country has every requirement ot sol !
and climate for the production of the sugar
beet It Is lacking only In experience ani
knowledge. So ICCIR as the production of
the staples wsa profitable , rural corservatli-m
operated to postpone experiments In a new
tit-Id of agriculture in which the require
ment. ? were radically different from our
Agriculture as already practiced. The iw t
three years , with Its p'nch of unremunera-
tlve labor , served to Induce thousands ol
nun to make experiments with beets , and
t.'icre are now cata ! for a positive statement
that with the ord'aary encouragement which
it lira been the wise policy of our govern
ment to ghe new Industries , the American
larmer can In a few years supply the Ameri
can consumer with the 2,500,000 tons ot
sugar which he- uses every year. The tests
of 1S9C and 1807 demonstrated tlat our
farmers are ready to do their part toward
opening this new field to American labor ,
ind securing the d stributlon to our own
producers and our own labor of the $100-
JOO.OOO a year , $1,000.000,000 In ten yeua
which now goes to competing agriculture In
other countries.
OUR SUGAR INDUSTRY.
The benefits of an American sugar In
dustry will not be confined to those farmeis
alone who enter upca beet cultivation. It
iffects the whole body alike by reTltffilng the
acreage demoted to other cropj , leaving the
fern grower and the wheat grower with
fewer competitors , and furnishing him an ad
dltlonal home market for bis crops through
the employment of a ast body ot labor In
a nco-competltive flelJ.
W.hat stands In the way of this consum
mation ? Hawaiian sugar only. The pres
ent tariff operates satisfactorily so far as
all other sugar Is concerned , but the very
Icglslat.on Intended to benefit American
farmers is nullified In a large measure by
tlio fact that the Hawaiian planter Is so
situate ! as to secure every advantage In-
tciAled for cur own fanner. The reciprocity
treaty of 1875 , admitting his sugar free ,
gives him , through this remission of the
duty , an absolute bounty of nearly 2
< cnts a pound upon an Industry thoroughly
established. With cheap yellow labor , the
richest sugar land In the world and a busi
ness already puylng us much as & 0 per
cent per annum on the Investment , what
chance Is there to establish our own sugar
Industry If the protective duly of nearly
2 cents a pound stands In favor of his
product as well as our own ? The futility
of trying to Induce American farmers to
enter the field with such competition-
patent , and those Interested in their welfare
Immediately asked congress to repeal the
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty , so that our
own farmers might secure the advantage
of the protection given In the new tariff
law. Right here the present campaign for
annexation began. No sooner was the fact
pointed out that the Dlngley law , with
reciprocity still In force , meant a bounty
for Hawa.lan sugar rather than any en
couragement for homo production , than the
annexation treaty was trotted out to head
' ft any effort to repeal the reciprocity
treaty. This no.v brings us to the point
whore wo can understand
SUGAR TRUST WANTS.
In 1870 there were twenty-six sugar
planters In Hawaii , and their annual sugar
production was aloul 20,000,000 pounds. In
that year a reciprocity treaty was "Jammed"
through congress , the affirmative vote In
each branch being a minority of the whole
rnombcrbhlp , In spite of the protest of such
veteran statesmen as William I ) . ICelley In
the IIOUEO and Senator Morrlll In the
senate , and In the face of an able com
mittee report against the scheme
Hawaiian plantations doubled In value and
the production of sugar went up by leaps
and bounds until In 1S93 the Islands pro
duced 330,000 000 pounds. During the
twenty-one years since passed these planters
have been paid a bounty on every pound of
their bugar equal to the duty thus rem t-
toJ. Their profits have been exorbitant.
They scoured the world for cheap contract
labor , filling the Island with tha very
lowest classes of Japanese and Chlneso
laborers. The United States has had no
revenue from Hawaiian sugqr or rice. It
bis In effect paid these planters a bounty
at the expense of our own taxpayers , be
cause the duty thus remitted created a
vacuum In our revenues which our own bur
dened taxpayers have been called upon to
fill by paying additional taxe' tb make it
To hfoow wliat our people , largely our
farmers , have been OOIK elled to pay In the
way of taxct In order to make goad this
gift to the little circle cf i.ijenters , sea the
following statement from a treasury report
showing what has bccn'remltted IT di'tlcs
for their benffit :
Duties rcmlttcU on sugar and
mohis.se.t . . . . .if
Dutli'H remitted on rice . , . ,
making a tctal transferred from the packet
of the American taxpayer , . to the coffers of
the Hawaiian Sugar trust In twunty-one
years of $ GJ.121.92S ,
This tribute grows yearly and now
iinoufits to gome (8,000,000 each year , above
: he legitimate prrfits of their business. Now
: ornrs this annexation thene : , tlio whole aim
jf wlrlch U to saddle thin \asl and growing
trlbuto i non ua for all time. With such a
stake to be played for , IB It any wonder that
bl trust of taxeatlng mllllonalros maintains
i permanent bureau ot lobbyists at Wath-
UKton , floods the country with literature ,
lubsldlzcs the preui from New York to San
, 'Vauclsco and conducts a campaign In which
the lavish use cf money U beyond nil
precedent.
THIJ ISBUI ! JOINED.
The Istue at stake la simple enough. On
one tide the American farmer demands the
p.lvllcf > of devclcplni ; the sugar resources
of his own cojntry ; nn cpportunlty to cu-
nge In a lucrative branch of production and
\j ilvc up to the national resources , whlcli
Oed hns given him. On the other side stands
a small circle , srnalldr In number than the
average farmers' club In this country ,
porfiMjIcig millions , and with Incomes fabu
lous be-yond the wraith of orlnees , dcnundlnp
that the tribute which they have been levyIng -
Ing upon American toxpayers for twenty-one
years shall be granted them In fee simple
for all time.
On each an Itaue can the result be doubt
ful ? Sugar trust money wrung by unjust
taxation from the overburdened farmers ol
America may buy Individuals , may subsidize
a largo section of Uie press , may maintain a
literary bureau , may even attempt to defile
the law-n.uklng power , but no fund Is large
enough and no agents active enough to
reach the great farming vote of this country.
The American farmer holds In his hands the
political destiny of three-fourths of the mem-
bcrahlp of the national ccirgress. If ho but
demands hn ! rights his voice will be heard
above t'jo whltper ot the tempter. Congress
dara not refuse to listen when the farmers
ot America voice a united demand.
ARGUMENTS AGAINST ANNEXATION.
1. It means failure of the effort to estab
lish a beet-sugar Industry ,
2. It means perpetual taxation of our
over-burdened farmers to pay a bounty tc
an Industry In which exorbitant profits are
already made.
3. It means the addition of another glgan-
tlo trust to the too many we already have ,
neul that , too , a trust which deals In yellow
contract labor , and Is already an expert In
manipulating legislation.
I. It means that as only a very small
minority of the Inhabitants of the Islands
desire annexation , we will be In the posi
tion of using force to Impose n government
upon a people without the consent of the
governed.
5. It means cither that the thousands ol
Japanese and Chinese coolie laborers arc tc
bo kept Iti a condition , of semi-slavery , or
else admitted to the privileges of Ameri
can citizenship. Either condition Is repug
nant to our Institutions.
G. It means two more United States sena
tors from a rotten pocket 'borough ' , who will
represent the Hawaiian Sugar trust.
7. It means that Hawaii will eventually
bo made a state , and that our election ot a
president may depend upon the returns from
the Portuguese , Chinese and Kanaka wards
of Honolulu.
8. It means that our national precedents
ot an hundred years are to be broken , and
wo to begin land-grabbing In competition
with Great IJrltaln , Germany and Russia ,
with all the dangers that Involves.
! ) . It means the necessity of nn cvcr-ln-
crcaclng navy to defend outlying possessions ,
and to hold our own with other robber na
tions.
10. It means the betrayal ot our own tax
payers to further enrich a few planters.
II. In short , It Is the case ot the Ameri
can farmer and taxpayer against the
Hawaiian planter.
.VATUHC'S COMI'VfcS MOXS.
HIMV the Wiiniliiinii Is Alilt * ( o AI > MIJM
'I'i'll Dlrccdniis.
Tlio many different methods to determine
the cardinal points while on the mountains.
In both heavy timber and small bush , or
upon the featureless expanse of n great
marsh , says Forest aad Stream , are exceed
ingly numerous and reliable enough for all
practical purposes during an cvcry-day life
In the bush , unless a very long journey is
to bo made , which would require u number ot
days and would make It necessary to hold
on a vary fine potat while making so long a
distance.
Wo will first take notes on the coniferous
trees , pines , furs , spruce , cedars , hemlocks ,
etc. The bark of these U always lighter
in color , harder and dryer on the south
sldo of the tree ; ' while It Is In color much
darker , Is also damper and often covered
with mold and mess on the north side. The
gum that , oozes out from the wounds , knot
holes , etc. , Is usually hard and often of
beautiful amber color on the south side ,
while on the northern sldo It remains
sticky longer and gets covered with Insects
and dirt , seldom drying out to more than a
dirty gray In color.
On largo trees tliat have rough bark , es
pecially during the fall and winter months ,
the nests and webs of Insects , spiders , etc. ,
will always bo found In the crovlces on the
south side. A preponderance of the large
'branches ' will also be feu ml on the warmest
or bouthern side of the trees. Also the
needles of all the above mentioned trees are
shorter , dryer and of a yellowish green on
the southern side , while they will be found
longer , more blender and pliable , damper
to the touch and darger green In color en
the north side. The cedars and hemlocks ,
as If trying to outdo the others , always
'bend ' their slender tops of now growth
toward a southern sky.
The hardwood trees nre equally as com
municative and have all the characteristics
so far as regards their trunks as the con
Iferous trees , except the absence of gums ;
but thlb Is more than made up by the fun
gus growth of mold and mosses that Is very
noticeable on the north side ot these trees.
The edges of rocks , which may be part of
stupendous mounta'us ' , or merely an occa
sional cropping- out here and there In the
woods , or , perhaps , some great bowlder
alone by Itbclf a silent wltncen of the glacial
pcirloj , all alike testify to the effect of light
tad sbide. The sunny oldo will usually DO
bare , or at most boast of a thin growth
of harsh , dry kinds of mosses , that will cnly
grow when having the light ; whl o the
northern sides will be found damp and
moldy , and often covered with a luxuriant
growth of soft , damp mosses that love the
shado.hllo every crevice will bear alofl
beautiful and gracefully waving fcrno.
The forest floor on the srnny side of bills ,
ridges , clumps of trees , buahes , big rocks ,
etc. . Is more noisy under the footfall than
on the northern side of such places , where
the dead leavco and litter are soft and
damp , holding more molature than In placea
exposed to the light of the sun.
In cci open country nearly void of tim
ber , clumps of small bus he , ? during sum
mer will furnish all the conditions found to
exist among the leaves of the trees , beIng -
Ing equally sensitive to light and shade DJ
are the mor.archs of the woods. Tbo land
scape green , with moving grasses tnd
beautiful to the eye , which feasts on the
countless number of wild flowers , reprc
sontlng every form and hue known In Iho
flowery kingdom , also furnlshca a rellablu
guide for locating the cardinal points , an
most wild ( lowers , especially the long-
lernmed varieties , hide their faces from the
north , > ind , like the -sunflower , turn toward
a southern sky. Largo bowlders , clumps of
small bushcn , rnoundB and small hummocks
all testify , too , for the ground around
inch places exposed to the sun wll ! be
burned marly bare of vegetation , or pircheil
up until of a dead gras.i color ; while on
the shady eldo It will be found quite green ,
and often hero there are growing moE/ies
and ferns of rare beauty , which thrive only
where they have moisture and shade.
It Smt'H ( lie Cllllllrfii ,
From the Industrial World. Lucas , la. : All
of our family have wtak lungs and eldeat
n'Ed sacrificed because of the prejudice of
advisers against patent mejtclnt'S. Little
Vlda has had sevenrl attacks of croup this
winter which has kept her out of school
part of the time , but In every oiso Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy has rel cved her and
prevented more nvrluus complications. We
have at all times' recommended Chamber-
la In'u medicines when opportunity offered
ind have placed carnpio bottles with panics
ivho were Ignorant of their merits.
HllHlll'll Wlll-llH.
Detroit Journal. "You shall cat your
noi.lu ! " cried iMru Constance von Kaltkraut ,
Iho landlady , her eyea glittering ominously.
'N n n n ne\er ! " replied Vladimir do
Montrnorcay , the hull bedroom , fully
iroutcd.
Tlio Infuriated woman hesitated.
"Ho stutters , " she reflected , aside , "and
f I Insist hewill go telling around that I
nuclu him rat bash ! "
With a enort of battled rage , and clutch-
ng as much of the air as sac could -\\lth-
mt removing her gloves , Mrs. von Halt-
craut plunged nway.
Brown's UronchUl Troches are excellent
or the relief of Hcanoeness or Sere Throat ,
'hey are exceedingly effective , Christian
VorlJ , London , England.
OLD IOWA HOTEL TORN DOWi
Formerly the Rontltzvous of a Notor'ou
Gang of Outlaw. ! .
OLDEST BUILDING IN 111 : STAT
Mtinti-rx CiimircU'il ulHi KM Illntory.
of Knrlii ln > In Historic
i--VIIIIIOUM Old Welt
\i-nr ( Inllotfl. .
Workmen have commenced the domolltto
of n dilapidated and tlmcworn relic ot tti
earliest periods of civilization In this scctlo
ot the now gre'at state of Iowa say
a correspondent .of the Chicago Chronlcl
from Dellovue , la. This relic Is nn ol
frame building , the first ono built In Jacl
son county , and against Its wcathcr-bcate
clapboards have ahono the summer's sun
and raged the wintry blasts ot three scor
years. The building , which originally sloe
In Front street , was relegated to the allc
In the rear some score of years ago , sine
which time It has been used as a store
house and for various other purposes. 1
was built by W. W. Drown , who cut n
Inconsiderable figure In the early history <
this section , and whose name Is still
synonym for outlawry among the few n
rnalnlng pioneer settlers who recollect th
circumstances of his remarkable career.
llrown and his party arrived In Ilcllevt
In 1837 and promptly began the erection <
several frame buildings , of which this wti
the first. Previous to that year there ha
been nothing more pretentious than In
dwellings. The building Is constructed i
massive hewn oak studding and butterrni
wcathcrboardlng , flllcxl In between the stud
ding and wcathcrboardlng with solid brlc
masonry , after the fashion ot these days.
As It stands today It still Impresses th
observer as having been designed as
fortess rather than as a dwelling for me
of peace. It Is two stories in height an
about 18x30 feet square , and although I
has at different times received addition
these have In turn been torn down agiilt
leaving the building as It originally was I
1S37.
1S37.There 1s probably no structure In lower
or In adjacent states about which cluster
the weiid Interest that attaches Itself t
this relic of bygone days. Drown designe
the building for the use of a hotel and I
was for many years known as Urown'
hotel. It was the acknowledged hea'tiuar
tcrs of Brown's select gang of banditti
counterfeiters , murderers and horse thieve
and within Its walls took place' that his
torlcal and bloody carnage known as th
"Bcllevue war , " when bravo and hones
citizens laid down their lives In a succcbsfu
pffrrt to rid this section of the open am
shameless brigandage which prevailed a
that time.
The building Is now the property of Mrs
Adam Schwab , It having conio Into he
Tather's posresslon about the year 18 ! > 2. It ha
not bceii used as a dwelling for nearly tblrt :
i ears , the last person to occupy It havlni
been Dr. Charles Kunz , father of Wllllan
Kunz of tills city. Now It Is doomed ti
l > ass Into oblivion , although there are man :
who believed that. Incidental to Its dlsap
[ icaraiice as a landmark of Jackson county1 ;
early history , some of the mystery tha
red clung about It for so many years wouli
lie cleared up.
up.I1ELLEVUE
I1ELL-EVUE WAR.
In this connection It will be necessary t
review to some extent the Incidents of th
"UcIIevue war" and the period Immcdlatcl :
preceding that occurrence.
Shortly after the arrival of Brown and In
crow lu Bcllevuo there commenced and con
tinned up to 1810 a scries of thefts , rob
buries , murders and assassinations nm
crimes of nil kinds. Many reputable citizen :
who desired to locate here ga\e tip the ido.
upon learning ot the existence of the organ
Izcd band which dominated affairs. Ever ;
honest man was afraid for his life and prop
erty. Thus matters stood until 1810. whci
i general revolt took place among the bcttei
class and it was unanimously decided ti
make a heroic effort to rid the country o
the 'banditti. ' In pursuance of this plan 01
April 1 a posse of forty armed citizens un
der the leadership of Captain Cox end b ;
order of Captain William A. Warren , win
was sheriff at the tlmo was mabfcd a
Bellevue while the- outlaws were all con
Kregatcd at Brown's hotel carousing. Thi
latter bad summarily resisted arrest am
flefied capture. They wore armed to tin
teeth and were desperate men , as had beei
liroved upon many previous occasions.
The shooting began as socn ns the partj
arrived In front of the house * and dunandet
the outlaws' surrender. iBrown fiiod the firs
shot and was the first man of the dcspora
docs to be killed
The following graphics account of the ? figh
Is from Captain , Warren's own lips , ai
narrated by him over twenty years ago
Ho said :
"Thoso of Brown's men downstairs tough' '
rt-lth perfect desperation. The fight vai
now a hand-to-hand combat. The bousi
IVBH entered 'by ' our men , compelling tin
sncrny to retreat upstairs , where they defended
fended themselves from any assault will
pitchforks and by firing down the stairway-
Finding It Impossible to ascend the steps '
save orders that tlio houfcc should be flrel
The flro was kindled at the bouth end o
the IIOUEO. While kindling the fire ou :
party was attacked from a building jusl
? oulh of the main building , where a par
lion ot "Brown's " men had been placed. See
ing the house about to be fired they begar
shooting these who were applying the torch
, \s soon as It was ascertained where tin
tmbiiEh was the house was entered and one
> f the men captured.
"Before the flro was fairly under way II
ivas discovered that the enemy were jump
lirg from a ehed at the rear of the hoiiso
Pursuit was given and thirteen of the num
! > er oaptured. Negro llrown and six other
nado their escape. The fight ended. The
Ire was extinguished and the captured rncr
lut under guard for the night.
"Our IOSB was four killed Hudson Palmer
\ndrew Farley , John Brink and J. Maxwell
rt'ounded .William Vaughn , severely ; Col
Miol James Collins , shot through the hand
Tohn G. McDonald , shot in the hip ; Wll
lam Vance , shot In the thigh , and a num
jer of others received slight wounds.
"Ot the enemy there were * klllcj W. W
Brown. Aaron Day a > nd Old Man Burtls
Buckskin Tom , ' allai ) Welch , was badly
ivoundod and several c''hcrs wore slight ! ;
injured. "
The evidence of the bloc'ly ' battle there
an still bo seen , the timbers of the weM
ind of tha ( building , which are rM lied w'tli
slot and bullet bo'e ; many bulleM Tinvo olsc
jt'en found Irnbe.lded In the wood and brlcl
.vork . ,
AT TIIIO OLD WELL.
At the 'tlmo ' of Brown'ty occupancy of the
) K\ hotel there was a well on the prcmlnfa
> it the rear of the building. A''tc.- ' truclear -
ng out of the gang there began to gain
ToJcnco certain uncar.ny etorlea to the cf-
'opt ithst the well had bci"'i used for other
rnd rnoro sinister purposen than that o
'urnlfhlng water to the thirsty In fact , M
requirements are
perfectly met in
Wool Soap.
'llieie may be
"more expensive
' sonps , Lut non ?
i better. It if at > .
tnitl.rpnrt , For
the bath it is
pleasant , sootlv
inn and delight
ful.
ful.There's
There's only
one soap that
won't shrink
woolens. You
Wy Mama I Wish Mine inustnchn OSeJ'.f ' ;
UBO.J HOU soap
and
n rocppUcle for dead mon'n bones , This ,
of course , rmturnlly brought the well Into
disrepute , and It was ftllowcnl to 'become
filled up .with rubbish of various klmJs ,
Another rumor In reganl to the oU well ,
which circulated quite as widely and was
thnn and Is yrt believed by many , Is that
nt the time of their fight and capture the
outlaw * eonflnc'd to Its keeping thousands ot
dollars In gold and other treasure. They
were known to have thla treasure In their
possession at the time and totill ! " day < no
trace of It has ever been discovered. On
account of the superstitious fee-ling regard
ing Iho old well no attempt was made to
solve the mystery of Its depths , nnd as the
years pasced by It continued to accumulate
rubbish ami on ovH reputation.
Finally. In 1870. < hc matter was again re
vived In a rather curious manner by the
appearance at the Schwib ho.no of an old
man , who claimed ) toibo a tramp , nnd asked
for work. Strange to my , the only.vork
ho really seemevl anxious to do wan to dig
j out the old well. This he nskcd permission
i 1o do , nnd upon toeing rofu.rod Irisli-tcd , and
I finally ( became abusive , ns a result of which
lie was driven off the prcmlats. He ne\cr
I roturneil , but there Is little doubt In tire
minds of these who are best Informed on
tSa subject that the tramp wag a remnant
of the old outlaw band , endeavoring after
of th iMt
many years lo regain rxvsscwlon
treasure ) In the wtlt ,
The day following the tramp's tlliappNir-
nnco Mrs. Schwab had the well filled ) to tlia
'brim ' nnd n sidewalk built over h. Thus
It Is today , 'but ' not .for long. In connection
with the work of tearing down the old build-
lr > R the well will bo OUR out and Its secret *
brought to light after nonrly three score
years ot oblivion. That there rcpcwea upon
Ho rocky 'bottom ' ( V hoard of blood-fltnlned
poUl the re-stilts of years of crime , murder
and outlawry la not doubled In the light
ot many circumstances which all lead t < i
that conclusion.
It gives Immediate relief we me.ni Salva
tion Oil , the great luln remedy. I'rlcc 2&e.
n Knlilo.
Detroit Journal : Oneo upon n timea ser
pent wns respectfully nccotlcd by Its off
spring ; n very fnlmloii.t thing , truly , ns olt-
jtpi'lng go.
"I'niKt , " prattled the offspring , "why have
I n forked tongue ? "
"Surely you didn't Imagine , " the serpent
replied , evincing- much p.iln. "that your
nncoMors , or forbears , nto with their flu-
ners ? Why should not your tongue bo
forked ? "
The "orpcnt , you observe , wns Inclined to
bo vcrv Kclrntlllc ; Its wisdom. Indeed ,
proverbial.
GOLD TU.ST.
whose house is conspicuously clean , whose work worries
her least , whose leisure time is greatest , how she manages.
The chances are ten to one she will answer :
" I do nil my cleaning with
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