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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1898)
< > THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; TUKSDAY , FEKKUAKY 8 , 1808 , SLEIiWC IN SPLENDOR Magnificent Beds Used bj American Women of Wealth. GORGEOUS TEMPLES OF MORPHEUS Coiniilrlolj- Filled M-llli nirotrlcnl Ap- l > llnni' to l.lKhl , Win-in niul I'roU'i'l lln % ( lociiliniilii I Iturulam. The most oplendld beJroom In all New i'ork City U , by both her feminine friends nml enomles , considered to be that of Mro. Ogden Mills. Her sleeping apartment Is a quite exact copy of an eighteenth century French slate or royal chamber a coucher. The room Itself Is ono of the largest In her spacious Now York home. In that room this leader of fashion performs the ono and only ( unction of sleeping , and the bed li. vvllli the exception erf a couple of oniall gilt chairs and a clock , the single piece of furniture. This Is a long , broad , downy nest , In which four jitreorn cotil'd rest comfortably , and , saving the head board and top of the canopy , no' a scrap of woodwork shows anywhere about It. lively Inch of the bed proper IB hid by magnificent drapcrlw ot blue brocaded satin , further embellished with heavy embroidery of gold thread. Quite complete , this throne-like affair was made In America , because , after examining big beds for sale In the Pirlslan brlc-a-brac shops , Mrs. Mills decided they were all lack ing In the conveniences and comforts the modern American woman demands Cor her nre the freah lavender-scented night first aired and then warmed before an open fire , laid on. Mrs. Cornelius Vftnderbllt , Jr. , POBBOFBCI , also a romarksb6 ! carved English bodstcJd , which , Ilko Mrs. Lclter'a , Is fitted up with electric comforts and standu high from the floor , while Mrs , William C. Whitney , when fho Is going to itcp a lc > ngth ot time In anyone ono of her husband's handsome homes , haa baxcd up and sent on before ' .icr , like Queen Victoria , her favorite bed. It Is a colonial offalr , carved from American oak , and bought out of an old Vliglnla home where George Washington used to be a frequent visitor. The beautiful bed was frequently used by the great general and Mrs. Whitney always keeps It IIIMIK with valances of white dimity , exactly like those that decorated It In Washington' * day. The silk cnveTlet on this bed Is ono he slept under many times and following the fancy of all the rich society women Mrs. Whitney prefers to sleep on miny springy mattresses and as high from the floor as nos- slblc. i.VST CHA.NCI : i"mcis i.v ison. An lllKli DM Tlumciitv Much TnlUeil of In tin * Klondike , Just now when so much Is said about the high prices ot commodities : u the Klondike , It Is Intercst'riK to know tbit there was once a day In Hclen-t when prices wcro received and paid for the same articles that were higher In many instances than the Klondike scheduler that arc attracting so much at tention. Aldermen Marcus Llwnor , who came hero In 1SG , > and whoso memory still retains with .wonderful distinctness the In cidents of thoi&'dajH and who was In busi ness here from the time he came , recalls , through the Helena Independent , some of the cxamplcq of , the prices ot the early days of heat Chance gulch. Mr. Llssnerstarted a restaurant In Helena , at what la now the corner of State and Main stroeW Juie 11. 1SC3. From that YARN'S SPUN IN CLOAK ROOMS How CongKSJmen Wh'lo Away the Idle I Eoun in Washington. CHOICE SPIRITS SPARKLE BETIMES A Cory lllemtorvntiii for Rood Fellow * Who l.nvr n .loke nml a Willy Yarn Some of loliiiny Allcii'x The cloak rooms arc two cozy llttlo nooks adjoining the hall of the house of rcprc- Bentatlvw , writes Amos Cummlngs In the Washington Pest. Ono Is patronized by re publicans and the other by democrats. They are really the private boxes of the legisla tive theater. Their doorways command good views of the chamber and galleries and of the faces and figures of the actora. Within these boxes electric lights elicd a neil radiance , and nofas and ca y chairs Invite weary representatives to sweet re pose. In winter a cbcerftil wood fire Is over a/blazo / on a tiny hearth tulorncd with a mantel of variegated marble. Around thlu Ingleclde gather a few choice spirits , who light their pipes and cigars and rolaco themselves with quaint stories and reminis cences , while the drowsy hum of dreary discussion la heard In tbo houso. The democratic nook was a favorite resort In daj Ions past ot Governor Andy Curtln , Sunset Cox , Charles F. Crisp , Davy Culbcr- son , John II. Fcllo n and scores of states men of more or less renown. Samuel J. Randall , William S. Holtnan , Fernando Wood , and men of that Ilk had no use for iiy j v--ii jt A MA1UE ANTOINETTE DED OLD ENGLISH. K hours. So she came home , and of very plain oak her bed as , built , the loftj canopv frame put up , the embroideries , ordered from an American needlewoman , hung , ' niul then the great curtains and cover lid were edged with forty pounds of bullion fringe. These requisites for a perfect Marie Antoinette bed brought the prco ! of It far tip Into the thousands , but the end was not jet. A wonderful foundation of spiral steel springs first lined the Inside of the couch , on the top of this a thin felt mattress was placed , and then on top a hair bed , slipped In a big 6lll < cn cover , before sheets or blankets could ho laid on. Finally the head board , decorated by the brush of an Ameri can arttat , was put Into place , and , lastly , the electrician was called In to glvo the llnlahlng touches. The good offices of the electrician was not an original Idea on the part of Mrs. Mills , foull the new beds , built for comfort , as well as bounty , have , first of nil , , n tiny button that viny one lying on the pillow can easily reach up , touch and turn on the light In a group of bulba artlsticalb arranged In the headboard. In Mrs. Mills' bed a couple of glided cupldg In thin board hold each a spray of lights that shed their radlnncn down softly over the pillow at the exact anglo needed for comfortable reading. To ni.Ue ! the light iiorfcctly agreeable and easy for the eyes , the globen of glass are first ground and then treated with u vurnith that subdues the hard electric glare. CONVKNIBNCES FOR MADAME , lies ! e this arrangement runs a little row of kfvs along the nod'H panel , and turnlrg liAULY COLONIAL. cue iMinmnno the lady's maid. Another ficU the front door beil a-rlnglng and t > o acts on an > housebreaker as a nuut vffcctu.il alarm , and a third Key seta In movemo..t an I'loetrkal current that warms the bed The bed warmer la really ahlto Lag , In- eased In p'nk llar.ucl nml Attached to the end of n green wire , and curves to perfection all the purposes of a big hot water bottle or an oM-faohloncd wanning pan. Mis. Verkes. the- wife of the wealthy Chlicgnai ) , la another uoman who poraoiiscs a Mg I'riiich bedroom , with the bed set on a fla's. euil the room Itself Is used exclusively for sleeping. After the faUilfci of royal French women of a century ngo , throe fair Amer.loins , who can afford thi > luxury , be- lluvo that a bedroam should have great tir'ico , a lofty celling , and all day long a current of air should 8\\eep over the plllowa , unronUmlnnti'i ! by human lunga. No fur nace heat nor gas lights are burned In these sleeping apirtmcUu. ! A half hour be fore madauio ictlrcfa a fire of dry logs U lighted , to take Iho chill off the atmosphere ; by candleor electric light the woman god/ to lu'.i , ar.d all these precautions are taken In behalf of health , to secure eouad sleep and Rooil complcxtors. A IIOYAU HEMNANT. Mrs. Lcltor of Washington rests from her lat > C8 as the most prominent hostess of the ccpltal ki a womlcrful carved English bed , without onn serai. ) of drcpery about It. Too vreoloua nnd beautiful Is the ancient dee- oratcd wuodnork to hide under even the rich- it t brocades , and Mrs , Loiter slecpa on a sixteenth century utvaugemcnt ot mattrcBBis That 1s , In place of a Coring foundation , elx r.itluir thin nmttrcBscs , made alternately of felt woM , hair , cotton and a dried seaweed , are Ubed. lly a proper disposition of tficse a most cxquUltcly comfortable bed Li secured < ind every day a different mattress Is put on tn. ) . In tlila particular bed , quite nt for the ( ) urpose , It Is wld both Queen Elizabeth and Ixaily Jane Qrey slept , and , according to the EnglUh notion or what constitutes health In bedmaklng , this couch docs not % > ear its shoots and blankets all day. In the morn- iug , after the bed hag been aired and turned , t rich satin coverlid , handsomely embroM- ircd , It luld over U , and not until the evening tlmo his enterprises grow. He enlarged hie establishment tate a hotel later on , and ! > s HIP camp grew became one c' the leading business men. "Llssnor's Corner , " as It was known thirty-three years ago and for a long tlmi ! afterward , was the principal center of the city. "Everytli'ng was pretty high those days , " Mid Mr. Llasacr last evening , "end I re member as an example that I received $1.50 a meal or $24 a week for table board from the time the rcataurant was started. Whisky was sold then , of course , and one of the rarly kegs diank In the camp I had In my place with a little tin cup attached , while the common price of the liquor waa 50 cento a drink , I afterward started a lunch hou/oe , where I remember I sold pies at $1 each , and found the pcoplo glad to get them at tlat price. Mike Helnlg and Charley Can non , who were hero then , also sold pies. 1 remember that they got higher prices than I old part of tbo Unitacl.loj ; them some times as high as $1.25 acid $1.50. "I ( bought the first , load of potatoes that over came hero from Salt I/aho City , for which I paid ? 200. There were two tons. I paid $2.50 fOT Sat ! Lake c gs. I had some 'building to do about that time , and I paid Juntutt Sanders , who ran u saw mill up the gulch , $150 a thousand feet fcr rough pine lumber. I put In a 'billiard ' gome and paid $100 for a et of billiard balls. The charge waj $1 a game and we had to run a board with a list of names registered on It so that mtn could pluy In their turns no great was the demand for cues at the prevailing price. "Staplo groceries were high , of course. Deans wo-e 40 cents a pound , bacon wcs 75 centrt a.jKrtmd , and sugar was $00 for a 100-pouml sack. I once bought a tack of Hour from a man named Stokes , from Den ver , for $110 and It was hard to get at that price. I recall'one time when we wanted 100 pounds of flour to send up the gulch and had to send live men after It bjcnuao they wouldn't soil uioro than twenty pounds to u man. "Whltlach of the Whltlach Union , who will be remembered by many , was here then. Ho completed a pavilion nt Unlonvlllo In tlmo to glvo a dance July 4 , 18C5 , and ho sent nn Invitation to the people of Last Chance to como up and dance. The day opened bright and clear and the whole camp turned out to go up there. Hugglcs wcro scarce nnd every means of conveyance was prea-ed Into nervlco. It cost $2 to ride up In a dead-ax wagon. In the afternoon a snow storm came up. The daneo was broken up and the people had to walk homo through the storm , In live Inches of snow. J. G. San ders , Martin Holler .ind n lot of othe > r old- tlmors who arc still In the city trudged homo through the s.torm. The music was Riven tjy n couple of fiddlers who receive , ! from $1.50 to $2 an hour for playing. That fall I gave the first Masonic dance ever given In the camp up stairs over my place of uuslnesa at the corner of Main nnd State strcits. Tick ets wcro $10 each. After the dance supper was served at $5 n plate. Wo charge-d $10 a pint for wlnu , and they were small pints , too Three cigars were sold for $1. Yes , prices wcro even higher those days than they h-ivo ibeen In tlui Klondike and nothing wan said about , them , cither. "Wages were a * high as they are up north. Miners got from $10 to $15 for working In drifts and from $7 to $ S for working on the surface. Hrlekla\eis' wages were $10 and stonemasons received JS a day. A man named Jim Mason who lives hero still , got $2 a yard for plaster ing that now cost.s 15 cents a > ard. C'ar- pi'iners were paid $10 a day. 1 had to pay my rooks $200 a month each and waiters were- worth JJ.50 a day and uoircl. liartcnders received $200 a month. They sold Kessler's beer for $10 for an eight- gallon keg. "Wearing apparel was high , too , and as n Instance I can remember when I bought a pair of beaver panta for $24 that would oust probably $1 today. Every thing else was Indue * proportion. " Mr. Llssner subsequently acquired the sprint ; that furnished water to the city for domestic purposes. The source.1) of supply from > \hlch Bbmo pf the city water Is now obtained wax then need In mining and It wps too muddy to ilrlnk. The people ple u cd the mineral water now so much In demand that It Is bottled and sold In smaller quantities without knowing that It was as good " 8 afterward It pru.od to be. When the" pity water was taken from other tourers and the mineral character of the LUsner spring w discovered the lat ter became a commercial enterprise and the bottling worke now run In conneetloi with It became established und Its busi ness grew. Some Idea of the "flush times1' ' three days may be obtained from the fact that Mr. LUsner was thrie times burned out , losing f7S.4 < % , and that every lime ho , re covered and went ou as It nothing bad " happened , ( , J ; the cloak room. Life was too serious i matter for them. Whatever of verve an' vivacity watf about them was reserved fo pcsS prandial speeches or club loom seances They tabooed levity whllo In the houno an-1 went so far as to hang their hats am overcoats In their committee rooms in pret crcnce to the cloak room. Thehabitues o these cozy nooks are men whose dliT > osl tlons nro streaked with sunshine and win relieve the strain ot legislative work 1)3 ) opening the safety valve of mirth. T < them an hour In the cloak room Is like re cess to a schoolboy. Figuratively , they rur and Jump and shout , play "red lion , " "pul away" and "snap the whip. " To the now member this dally recers Is a revelation At first he is dazed ; anon Interested , am In many cases captivated. He sees wol known statesmen In a light entirely new nnd If gifted with wit and repartee , winds up with becoming a member of the Innoi circle himself and contributes to the funi of enjoyment. The retailer of obsolete stories or of plthlcsi reminiscences qulcklj goes to seed , iut the unique original Is fer tilized with unrestrained applause and flout- Ishos like a green bay tree. JOHN ALLEN'S REMINISCENCES. Hours In the eloak room vary In saluhrltj like days In winter. The atmosphere Is nol always clear. Cloudy days alternate wltl runny ones , cr the rain falls , and nt tlmei there Is a heavy frost and freezing weather Ono sunny hour occurred during the dehatt on the civil service bill. Silver Dollar llland and David De Armond were of the paity Carmack of Memphis sat nearest the fire and John Allen of Mlfulsslppl wns strug gling with an alleged perfecto. Judge Moon of Tennessee was twiddling hte thumbs Ir unalloyed enjoyment , while the sunny-faced Strait of South Carolina was extracting comfort frcm a clay pipe made toy a Wa- tauga Indian. Them were a dozen or more In the party. John Allen opened a remi niscent campaign ! > y referring to a hot con fab which hail just occurml on the floor ol the house. "It reminded me , " slid John , "of a scene that lai : riancd In my district In a little town elown In Oktlbbeha county. The sun was about on n level with the horbon anil the chickens were thinking about going to roost when a dlrouto awe between two lanks citizens In front of a country store. Their languairc was quaint and Idiomatic , hut pain fully virile. It would have attracted morr than tin ) usual attention In Fancull hall nnd It would have liorrlfled Plymouth church The men wrc-o evidently old acquaintances and on that account wcro dltnosed tn be lenlc-nt toward each e > ther. Hotli were armed , but neither drew a weapon. They had almost reached the border line of passion when the heaviest of the two sprang Into his raddle , pave his horse free rein nnd rode away. As he disappeared at a turn In the road s-mio one turned to the lone man and n ked Wm wh- > his antagonist was. 'He's as good a friend n < nd as square a neighbor oa ) ou'll RCP In a dog's age. ' was the response. 'The only trouble with him Is that when he's drunk his mind won't work at all and when he's sober he's ' " a cusecd fool. John knocked the ashes from the alleged perfecto and looked unconcerned , whllo h ! colleagues roared with laugtiter. Ileforo the merriment has coated Mark Smith of Arizona sprang Into ths melee. "It's a gowl story , " ho said , "and reminds mo of something that learned several years ago In Arizona. Two friends of mine were riding near the Mexican la-dor , when they were startled at seeing the body of a man swinging from the limb of a lree > . It was evident that Judge Lynch had been holding court and that a verdict had been rendered In accordance with the evi dence In file case. Some ono had saved the sheriff of the county much trouble and some expense. A grovu or buzzards wore perched on a limb above the vlctlni , gazing at a paper plnlcned upon his Lack. As my friends approached the buzzards stretched their wings rather reluctantly and flapped away 100 yards or more. The horsemen rode around the body and filially deciphered the Inscrip tion on the paper. Somebody hail written won It tbo words4 'This was a very bad iran In some respects , and a thundering sight worse In others. ' The buzzards were evi dently In a quandary over the Inscription , for the body was untouched. ' " A I'EKI'LEXEO DARKEY. U was almost too ghastly a ctory to be amusing , but Mark's way of telling It cap tured the coterie , It's one thing to tell a story and another thing to write It , The voice tncl accent of the narrator cannot be photographed , nor can his facial expres sion fee given. All these add to the zrat of the narration , and aid materially In making the dc\puement , The laughter over Mark's story hail hardly subsided before the Hon. Ike HillVf Ohio burn Into the cloak room \\lth Important news from Columbus , where a great unjiator'al flgbt was raging. The newo slarti < d John Allen afresh. He said that the matter would probably be fixed up according 0 t ° o logic of a negro down \ In Mississippi , The financial sUuiitlon ni Its relation to the Afrloin race were undoi discussion , "I tell you , Ephrnltn. wha ! nm do trouble wld dc alggAh , an' why hi don't done proepah like do white man. Yt eeo. do nlggah ho don't know how to trans * for. nohow. Now dc white man ho know how to trans-for yrs , Indeedy. Now , yen nm dc milk In do nut. If I dcno gib m ) note to a white nwn to gtt $100 for tc make a crop wld , he done transfer It to d merchant , an' dc merchant he done trans- fcr It to dc commission merchant , and dc commission merchant ho dcno transfer II to dc bank , am' dat bank she done transit ! It to anuddcr bank , and cbery one o" derc Kits $100 on It but mo. 1 has to pay $100 , ' ui o I don't done-undcrstand dls ycr SJR- tern o * transfer , . N'o , sali ; do nlggah aln'l gwlne to prospah ! till ho done learn how tc Of course , thlai-remlnlscencD , to fiay noth ing of Its application , gave rlao to a new stream of merriment. It encouraged ( hi great Mlesieslpptan to < i now effort. It canu In pat when some-toe commented on the prolonged abscr.ico ot a well known habitue of the cloak room.i "Ho used to spend the most of hla time here at the extra r csslon , " remarked Mr , Cochran of Missouri , "but he seems to have deserted us for gooi. " A SAM'1 ' JONES STORY. "His desertion , " broke In Allen , "remind ! mo of a story told 3110 by llev. Sam Jones fomo months ago. < , Aud , by tiio bye , San Jonco Is ono of thcf best story tellers I evei met. This Incident occurred In his carl ) church life , whllo iho was the pastor of country church up In the mountains ol Georgia. His congregation kept up a von- tlnual assault on the outposts of Satan , They had prayer meetings and claw meet ings continually , and wound up once a month \vlth a genuine hlp-and-knee baptismal service. One of the most enthusiastic mem- bora of the church was llrothur Snodgresu. Ho always took the lead at class meetings , and was regarded as the bell wether of t'ie Hock Suddenly ho ceased coming to class meetings ; nor did ho appear at church on Sundays , Three months had passed , and nothing had been seen or Brother SnudgruEs. One night at class meeting Ilrother Uusen- berry got up and told his experience. Itvaa well seasoned with 'ainens' and 'Ixonl bu praised. ' It was so affecting that many of the brethren and all of the sisters were In tears. When Brother Dusi'iilicrry took his seat , Mr. Jones siM , 'Urother Dusenbcrry , Isn't Urother Snodgrass a neighbor o ! yours ? ' " 'Yes , pasture , " said IJrother Duscnbcrry , 'Brother S'tiodgriss Is my neighbor. He Is n mighty good neighbor , ami I reckon a great deal on him. ' " 'I m very glad to hear It , ' the pastor responded. 'But Brother Snodgrass seemn to have entirely dropped his church relations. Can yon tell why it Is ho no longer attends class meetings ? ' " 'Well , pasture , ' replied Brother Dusen- berry , drawing a long breath , 'jou sec , Brother Snodgrass has got to bo a leellc quarrelsome when In liquor , and he thlnlis he had better keep out of < i crowd. ' " THE SNORING REGISTER. Ono of the best stories was told by a New York congressman. It was concerning Colone : Tom Ochtltree. For a year or more thi colonel has been an invalid. He has pleasanl rooms at the Windsor , In New \oik. The New York congressman , having some busi ness with him , found him propped up In bed A negro servant ushered the congies-st-iai Into the room. The colonel was delighted tc sco him , and n lively conservation ensued , It was Interrupted by a pronoimri\l snore. "Hero , Jim , " the colonKIOIIUMI ! , "what' . ' the matter with you. Don't go to tltei here. " "No , Massa Ochlltrco ; no , Indeed , Jim aln'l gwlno to sleep. " The congressmen began to state his busi ness and hid ucd up throe minutes ot his time when the sonorous snore was again it : vibration. A wood eawyer could not nav- : made * more noise. "Jim , you black rascal , " roared the colonel "what In the thunder do you mean Interrupt ing us in * t'jat way ? Step your Infcrciil sno.ro ! " ' " 'Deed , JIassn Ochlltrco and 'deed ' Isn't s'lorli'g. Jim's wide-awake man. He yeans what you say , colonel , 'deed ho does. " "Well , keep awake , " the colonel responded , "or leave the r mj" A third time 'the conversation proceeded and a third time the mualc of a natal bugle was evident. "Jim , jou Infernal black scoundrel , " the colcmel cried , "getout of the roam get out this Instant. Tlilsi'ki ' the third time you've gone to sleep. " "Tain't me at alii massa , 'deed taln't me , " Jim replied. "Don't you know what It am , Mapsa OchlltreeJ It am dls ycre dry steam fcgister a-drawln' , idat's what it am. Taln't no snore at all rdat it ain't. " So much for the c cloak room of t'.ic house. The 'Cloak rooms of the senate are grander and far more royally furnished. They might not Inaptly be termed parlors or even boudncs. ! Lemonade and mineral waters frequently quently flow tSero at the expense of the government and ulpes are unknown. Sena torial wit Is totalled from cane rockers , sur rounded by ottomans , and the cozy at mosphere of the house clcak room is lacking. The senate represents the sovereignty of the pecolo. One savors of the patrician ; the other of the plebeis'n. A. ItCI5 OI * I'VHMIKS. Cniiliiln Mil > iii' llcliI'M lloinniiuliiK ; SiiniiiirliMl. A iDruton man , lately returned from South America , lias brought a stmnge tale of a race of pygmies Inhabiting the valley of the Amazon , says the Brston Transcript. Ho had not only seen them , but stayed In their villages , entered their houses , sat about tlflr camp fires , been with them on the hunt and witnessed some of their religious ceremonies. Mr. Eben J , Sullivan , who w a called to South 'America ' two years ago for commer cial purposes which necessitated his travel ing In little known regions , became an ex- plurer of no common order. For months , accompanied only by natives , ho roueil up tno mighty Amazon enJ Its tributaries In a dug-out canoe. In this w.y ho penetrated to the headwaters of the Rio Negro , which mingles with the tributaries of the Orinoco In southern Guiana. I lore It was that ho came upon a nomadic race of pygmies. Mr. R. G. Hallhurton of Boston , follow of the Royal Geographical society , to H taken a great Interest in Mr. Sullivan's discovery. Mr. Hnllburton Is one of the best author.ties n fie- world on pygmy races. Ho thinks It of the greatest value to anthropologists to mvo the tradition of pygmy races In South America recorded by Humboldt In the first yc-.rs of this century so strikingly verified. Humboldt said these pygmies were supposnl : o Inhabit the country nt the headwaters of the Orinoco , but he dii not visit that region , and suggested that the miners of JilB strange race of men were unfounded. Mr. Hnllburton states that .Martins saw a Ptclal dwarf at I'ara , and that hut llttlo 'urther ' has 'been ' learned on the subject , ; hough Markham gives the names of tv , o eiwarf trltes with the Hat of Indian tribes n the valley of the Amazon , publ.hhed by 'A Government Stamp cer tifying to the Ago and Purity ision every bottle of the BE SURE THEMNrERNAL REVENUE STAMP OVER THE CORK AND CAPSULE IS NOT BROKEN AND THAT ITJDEARS THE NAME W.A.OAINES 8e CO. * ' & 'ItIS AWVIdHfltNT GlIAMWTlf. Sjunr fioes WITH rt/is son UNO. For Sale Everywhere. the Anthropological Institute of Lrndon January , 1S95. In Mr , Hallburton's opinion Mr. Sullivan1 ! observations clear up the subject und leave no doubt as to the existence of numeroui pygmy trlbta In Guiana and Venezuela. "I will < uk you to excuse the limited In formation I possess on the subject ol pjgmy races , " sa'-Ji Mr. Sulllvnn recently , "for my trip to South America was nol for scientific purposes , but merely commer cial. I met while on the Hlo Negro , one of the tributaries of the Upper Anxzon , < i race of remarkably small people , -who were more likely of an Indian than ot a negro origin , Judging f.rom their iialr and peculiar color of the sit In , which was a brllll-int llvlO reddish jcllow. "They are very ugly In shape ; their stomach , wtleh Is distended In the back as well as In front , Is big and out of nil pro portion to their tiny , spindling arms ami legs. I think this Is caused by their ana- conda-llko practice of gorging. After u hunt they will cat like animals , and then lay about listlessly In the hot tropical sun for days , till hunger again Impels them to get more game. "Curiously enough , they appear to be metal workers , and tip their dartB wkh bits of hardened Iron or steel made from native ores. These darts are projected from a blowgun. like a boy's toy , but with deadly effect. They can actually propel a light dart several hundred feet ( by the mere power of their lungs In blowing through a tube. They arc a race of rovlns huntcra and warriors. In conversing iwlth them as to the extent of their tribes they make a gesture to Impress ono with their vast numbers , and point to the west and southwest as their home. This would Indi cate from the point where I WHS the head waters of the Orinoco , or else that part cf Venezuela near the Brazilian ilxmler or Rio Negro river watershed. 1 think they may number 10.000 to 15,000 couls. "Those pcoplo are not over four feet eight Inches In height and the woman are less than this. Clothing Is only worn by adults , and consists of merely a cloth over the loins. Their hair In done up and stuck together by mud In a incut grotesque and repulsive fashion. They have tilb.il marko that cover the upper body and head made by slltt' In the skin. "Tholr huts are sometimes constructed of mud , In which ease they are low and re- ccmble a halt egg with nn opening at one end called matsongos. The same name applies to their huts when made from poles and woven grastj. "They are , I bcllove , all pagans , although I am Informed that porno of thorn have come Idol of n Snpromn Splilt or power. They have many fetish gods or Idols which icprcsent animals and are very ugly speci mens of clay pottery. They huvo fetish dojtore also who dress In the won t fnshlcn pcsslble and 'perfcrm ' cure ? or any thing their ipatlent wishes by applying to a particular god , according to the patient's ability to pay. " .U was my misfortune while going by sea tj itho city of Nlckerl to lose overboard n tiavcllng Iwg containing many photographs and vnluaMo data an to my entire Journey. Were It net for thfc * mishap I should be able to give more definite and undoubtedly valuable Information on this subject. AP to the names ot 'these pygmy people , they were , as I remember them , Makalak , Malaka and Malakrat. I saw them In different parts of Surinam. They all appear to bo of the same race , give the same loca tion for their homes and try to impress one with the greatness of their people. " The object of Mr. Sullivan on his trip wo * the exploration and discovery of new rubber and mahogany regions. In which he was eminently successful. He states that whllo rubber gathering Is now confined largely to the forests of the 1c\\cr Amazon , it can be extended Indefinitely along the vsst valley reaching almost up to the Andes. The nativerutbcr satherers are very indo lent and at present will work only enough to satisfy the crudest wants. But when artificial wants are etlmulited hv trinkets they display unwonted activity In order to corn thorn. They are in ithe main a j > : aco. r.blo . lot and stand In awe of white men. The most valuable mahogany tiacts which he found were on the Rio Nrgro. Mr. Haliburton add. ? some interesting In formation about dwarf races Inarious parts of North and Fouth America. He iajs that there are sometimes i > cen on the streetu of the City of Mexico queer little dwarfish eavageo. clad In coarse woolen garmcnt/3 who have their Hotte-itot-llko habitations within the gates of the city , living In their huts of adobe In settlements often found beh'nd respectable blocks of houbes. The.o stiango dwarf people glide In and out of the crowds In the streets like gnomes. They are often seen at the "Passlcn IMay" near the City of Mexico. Travelers say that at first sight they look like overgrown chil dren. Their men appear more like women and their facro are broad , flat , puffy and wrinkled. These people arc not much over requirements are perfectly met in Wool Soap. 1 litre may be more expensive soaps but non-j bette. . / / < s at. 'soliiterpii [ > \ \ For the bath it is pleasant , sooth IIIK and delight ful. ful.There's There's only one soap that won't shrink woolens. You must choose be- MyMDma I wish Mine Hau tcen no soap and DOYOUKKOW DR. FELIX LE DRUM'S Steel | Pennyroyal Treatment 7 J iBthooriginnlnnclonlyranNCII I | Bntoniid reliable cnru on the mm. S -w-ket. 1'rlco. $ ltOj eoiit by mail. f * Ucnuino cold only by Myorn nillon UriiK Co , S. 15 , Corner Hllli mill Piiriiiini MN , , Oiniilinl > . MollKTNl MdtniTHI IllltlllTNil ! Mrs. Wliiflcnv'B Ht-oUilntr Hyriii | him bctn used 'or o\tr 10 > eari < by millions ot mothers foi liolr children while teething wall IK if ret sue- Hk-8. It foothi's the chllil , foflrna the KUtnt. illayn all pain , cures wlml > < ol | > . ami IK tne bt-ti emeily ( or Mlarrho.'n. gold by riruuslstu In ; vcry part of the woiui. He gun und atk tut "Mrs. Wlnilrw'i Soothlne Byiup" and lake no Jther kin ! X cents a bottle no longer supply our seeds to dealers to sell again. At the same time , any one who lias bought our seeds of their local dealer during either 1896 or 1897 will be sent our Manual of "ivertlilng ] for the Harden" for 1898 nppp provided they apply by letter riXL/C and give the name of the local merchant from whom they bought. To all others , this magnifi cent Manual , every copy c' which costs us 30 cents to place in your hands , will be sent free on receipt of 10 cents ( stamps ) to cover postage. Nothing like this Manual has ever been seen here or abroad ; It Is a book of 200 pages , contains 500 engravings of seeds and plants , mostly ne\v , and these are supplem-nted by 6 full size colored plates af the best novelties of the season , finally , OUR "SOUVENIR" SEED COLLECTION , vlll also be sent without charge to all appll- rants sending 10 cts. for the Manual who will state where they saw this advertisement. Poiltl Cut Applications Will Rccclr < No Attention. four feet In height. M , Charnay has seen * similar race of duar.'s In Urltlsh Honduras , According to Mr. Hnllburton there Is a tradition among the ZunI and 1'iicblo In dians th t the flrat generation of their people ple wore child aticcdtors , called Koko. Amons the Klamsth Indians there Is still a belief that ( hero < ire certain dwarfs whoeo llttlo footprints can be seen In the nno s of the Cascade mountains , hut who are only vlrtlble to the medicine men , whom they Instruct In the mysteries of the mcdlcltio lodge. The MIcmaes have a similar belief In little men who live In the woods , and who , If conciliated by Mlcmac. will Rive him maRlo lore. Among the Choc-tuns there Is a belief that little nun of the wooda catch the young men of their tribe , and often putting them through an ordeal of Kood-naturcd teasing , Initiate them , nopull. i m'sohteMovlng Hobln Cloodfellow , Is the Kokopult of the Pueblo Indians. Hut there are communities of pygmies non living In the United States , according to an other eminent authority , J.Vlcr , Jr. . M. D. These are descendants of black dwarfs Im ported as elives from Africa a century aqo. They are found In colonlrs near Crarlco- ton. S. C. . and Ilayott Oonfii La. Hon. W. T. Kills , a member of congress , who has made a study of 11,1.10 dlminuii.i ) negroes , says they speak a Utiguago Intel ligible to themselves only. Tacy usce'4 to be called glnny niggers by the ea\eholdcn.i. ; end are now generally known tn negretos. They are about four feet , six Inches tall , well proportioned , and very etrong nnd ae- tlve. Convention of Onni < - % Vnritpti , CHICAGO , Feb. 7. Onme wardens , legls- Inters , lawyers niul others Interested In the preservation of mine assembled In conven tion here today to consider uniform Ramo laws In the connecting states of the north- west. The convention Is the first of the kind ever held nnd the Idea originated In the Wisconsin legislature last winter. The result of this convention will bo reported to the legislatures of the states represented nml efforts made to ivies laws In noeoremnca with the conventions findings. Seining Itj the srcat lakes will bo ono of the principal subjects ellscusscel. Many of the > delegates fnvor absolute prohibition of all gamft shooting1 In the spring nml summer , the breeding seafon , am ! It Is probable that recommendations of this nature will bo made , IVlPpntes nre present from Wis consin , Michigan , Minnesota , Iowa ami In- eltnnn. New remedies arc being constantly Intro duced to the public , but Or. Hull's Couglt Syrup still maintains Its pre-uniliicncu. Dolt * Vl-.lt * lliifTnlo. HPPKA1.0. N. Y. , Feb. 7-1'resldent Hols nnd party nrrlvod hero this morning from \\asnlngton In the private car Coronn , over the 1'etinnylvnnln rnllroad. nccompinlcul by Captain J. M. Hrlnker. The president of the I'liimmerlcan Exposition company met the train and escorted the party to their hotel. ( JOLI ) DUST. your thinking cnp or your Which do working cnp ? The woman who .studies to save herself labor ntul expense who strives to have her house look best nt nil times finds nothing so helpful as . DcM for cleaning everything. .urKinl . package gnatust economy. Tlio \ . K. Knlrliank Compiny , Clilcaco. Ht. ixiuli. New York. Iloaton. riulnildpliln. A. SZ3.RJAZ/ $ > v-J & r H. Rider 4& & > * AUTHOR OF "SHE , " "KING SOLOMON'S MINES , " ETC. , ETC. , HAS COMPLETED ANOTHER STORY ENTITLED ; The here ) of tlic story is a ( ranclsoii of King Solomon . . ' , on tin expedition to the Golden Ophir of the Hible. "Jjjf . A Romance of 1're-IUstorl. ; Africa , Daringly Imaginative f ; and Full of Thrilling Action. * * J This Story Will Appeal- ! | ; The Sunday 13 e ® I (19 u Serial , in Ten Instalments , Hsginning Feb. 13. 1L ( WITH IMjUSTKATIONS. ) ' * J ; | N this story Mr. Haggard makes a new demon- { $ H stration of his wonderful power in the field of % fc pure romance. He once more boldly lifts the * & curtain that hides the fate of nations dead and buried 3 ? in the ages of which no record remains , except in the ' . silent ruins of their cities. T t Zimboe , an inland trading city that flourished in - $ the heart of Africa 3,000 years ago , and peopled byJji the Phoenicians , is the scene of the story. To this * * $ city comes Prince Aziel , a grandson of King Solomon , * fr accompanied by Isaachar , a priest of Israel , and Metem , tjf : j ! a Phoenician trader , who brings a caravan of mer- * " * } ! * chandise. J In Elissa , daughter of Sakon , King of Zimboe , the prince meets his fate. King Ithobal , lord of many legions of savage warriors , is already a suitor for her hand. He sues in true barbarian fashion , seeks to carry her off by force , and is foiled in the attempt by Prince Aziel. The story unfolds itself around the feud between the Prince of Israel and the savage King Itho bal. Elissa has already given her heart to Aziel , and * - loaths the barbarian monarch. Isaachar , the priest , is it- determined that no prince of the house of David shall $ Tw wed a heathen maiden , whose people worship Baal. 3ft w As a result of his intrigues , Elissa is elected the high $ priestess of Baal. * This fixes an impassable religious gulf between X her and Aziel. Their passionate love seeks to surJ& mount all barriers. Meantime Ithobal draws his huge ft army of savages around the fated city , and demanding % Elissa in marriage , prepares to destroy it if he is re- * * * fused. How Elissa violates her oath as high priestess * jf Tj ! and prepares to fly with Aziel ; how they are both distjf covered and threatened with death by the priests of ' Baal ; how , to save each other , she , by her right as the ij'i high priestess of Baal , names him her husband , while 4 $ he renounces his faith and offers incense to Baal ; how & Ithobal's horde of savages storms the walls of the city , # * and both Aziel and Elissa fall into his power ; and f'f how , at last , Aziel escapes with his life by Elissa's * | t feigned submission to Ithoba' ' , she , in turn , escaping jfe Ithobal by killing herself , is all told in Mr. Haggard's l most fascinating manner. ft The awful ceremonies in the temple of Baal , the < kf weird rites in the sacred groves of Zimboe , and the & barbarous battle scenes of that far-off time , are * * described with all the author's marvelous wealth of imaginative resource. * It is a story that will surely rank as one of the $ great works of fiction of J898 , i i Tn ThG Sunday J3ee ! * ft Watch for It ! 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