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OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1907.
SINGLE COPY. THREE CENTS.
VOL. XXXVI NO. 221.
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Ladles' Home Journal New Spring Dook
SWEET VIOLETS
Ten Thousand Sweet . Violets Fresh picked, 1
A very handome lithograph-art production, worth 25c of anybody' money,
and worth Infinitely more to the home dressmaker. -.
delicious as long as supply last 25 in bunch, I "p
120 large pages, witn l.BUO Illustrations ana several ps" me.
for.
Plat
Only flfteen renta a copy with a free pattern of your own choice thrown tn.
Sold on, Main Floor, Entrance to Grocery Dept.
Pattern Booth Harney Entrance.
Zf Ordered By Kail, Add 10o Extra for Portage,
The
Omaha
Daily
Children s Spring Coats and
Jackets for
3?7 Sample Jackets
and Coats at
4
$3.95, $2.95
$1.95
Saturday in Crockery
Cut Glass Bon-Bon, 6-in. size, either
handled or plain, a splendid- deep, rich
cut, marked to sell at $1.79, on sale
3 Saturday (pne to a
TheCoronet China,
one of the finest
makes from Limb-
ges, a $25,100- 1H QO
piece set ,for eaVJ
TltE V0LLMER CLOTHING COMPANrS
a CLOSING
New Rain Coats. Snrinff Overcoats Worth and sold up to
4 : ; $30, at $15, $12.50, $10, $7.50
Choice of Any Ulster and Heavy winter uvercoai in xne
rfl "Denartment Brokaw Bros..
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au pncea in. inree lots aiiu.uu, xv.vu aim. . . . .
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Men's Odd Trousers Sold up
Men's and Boys1 Shirt Sale-Worth up, to $lX)0Vas long
as supply lasts, each . X . . '. ; ' .'. . . .39
Men's Cotton $1.50 Union SuiU for. -75d
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"hat you buy in the department.- " "-' ,.
Any Fancy Stiff Bosom Shirt Sold
BLAKE OF THE IRISH BRIGADE
rietnresqud Oaieet of a Coldlsr of Fsrtune
and KUfsrtnne,
SAW FIGHTING , ON
TWO CONTINENTS
'
A Wast Petater Whs Fomarkt AcM
with CrokL Miles Adv
tarn la Baath Afriea As
mslrlma Ess.
A career embracing high soldierly quali
ties, an untamable adventurous spirit and
literary ability above .the average, came to
an Inglorious close In the accidental death
Colonel John F. T. Blake In New York
City a short tiros aao. A picturesque char
acter, a soldier of fortune and misfortune.
ns fought for freedom on two continents
with tho valor and enthusiasm of a war
rior born.
Colonel Blake was known to all readers
of ' newspapers as the commander of the
famous Irish Brigade that was recruited
tn Johannesburg and Pretoria to assist the
Boers in the war with Great Brltlan. but
It was not until after the Boer war had
ended that the majority of his fellow coun
trymen realised that this was tha same
Blake, who, after graduating from West
Point, had served under Crook and Mike
tn tha Apache wars, and had later been In
command of the Apache Indian scouts.
,Two great ' passions appear to have di
rected the main current of the man's life,
relates the New York Evening Post: his
love of adventure and his hatred of Eng
land and Englishmen.. Born In 185 on a
cattle ranch la Denton county, Tex., young
Blak, like many another American of Irish
descent, was mora Intolerant of everything
British than the most earnest worker in
the ranks of tha Land League In the old
country.
When he was 20 years old and a student
111 the Arkansas State university at Fay
tteville. he received an appointment from
Representative Gunter as cadet to the
United States Military academy a-- Weat
, point. At his graduation In 1S80, Blake
vH; assigned as second lieutenant to the
Vath United States cavalry, which was
' stationed at that time In Arlsona. Hla love
of fighting and of adventure was soon in
way of being satisfied, for the Indian cam
paigns kept him busy. In 1H8S he and hla
scouts were called from tha mountains
and he was ordered to Fort Leavenworth.
There ho passed through tha Infantry and
cavalry schools and was promoted to the
rank of Brat lieutenant, and was ordered to
Fort Wlngate, N. M.
But. s he himself has said, "the In
dians remained quiet and peaceful on their
reservations and post life became monot
snoua, ao I resigned In 18S9."
To Africa la Brarrh of Gold.
Next he tried business In Grand Rapids,
Mich. But that also was Urns and mo
notonous to a man of Blake's temperament,
and after a year or two be looked for some
tUng alae to da that would furnish excite
LDRENS
DAY
Saturday
cial
SATURDAY
and
customer), JJg
Glass Fruit Sauc-
era, aecorai
ed with wide
gold dg, a
10c value, ,en pale, y C n
erck5c, or six for
OUT SALE
and . ......... v .. .$5.00
Kohn Bros,, sold up to
c rf ma nn 1 'IP ST tl
. ........... .. U7l.SU
to $7.50: to close, at $2.50
t n ? i . sn noYTA Kfsi An am
up to $2, vbltes Included, at. -85
ment as well as profit In 184 he decided
that he had found what he needed. .To
men who were willing to risk something
and to suffer something. South Africa was
calling, and the cry with which It called
was the single word "Gold!
Blake heard that cry In Grand Rapids
and found It too strong to go unanswered.
By this Urns he had a- wife and children.
His wife Implored him to remain in Amer
ica. Her family, the Aldrlches of Michi
gan, were wealthy and Influential In af
fairs. If business did not appeal to him,
there were other careers that could be
followed In the United States. He could
not explain.. Adventurers, soldiers of for
tune from the four corners of the earth,
were hurrying . to golden Rhodesia, and
John Blake must Join that army even If
It meant , the sacrifice of home and of
wife. And that sacrifice had to be made,
in the end, for Mrs. Blake having threat
ened to bring suit for divorce on the
ground of non-support If her husband left
her, put the threat Into execution. Blake
did not contest the suit.
On Decemebr 6, 18S4, be sailed from New
York, and after spending a short week id
England, embarked at Southampton on De
cember 22 for Cape Town. He) did not re
main long In Cape Town, but pushed on to
Johannesburg, tha big, bustling and pros
perous city of tha Transvaal. One month
In the city and ,he ,set off for Buluwayo,
the gold center, 600 miles away, traveling
with four pack donkeys. Dissatisfied with
the town, which he found generally fever
stricken, he penetrated Into the Jungles
of the Zambesi,' exploring the surrounding
country.
As a miner and prospector Blake appears
not to have been any more successful than
In his former ventures, but when, In Octo
ber, 189s, the British agent at Pretoria an
nounced that his government declined to
discuss the conditions set forth In the Boer
ultimatum, and war became Imminent,
'Blake, soldier,' lover of adventure and
hater of Great Britain, fell at once Into bis
place.
The Irish brigade became an Important
factor In the war from the very beginning,
for the 300 men who called on Blake to lead
them lost no time In getting Into action.
- High Praise for Bailer.
' In his work entitled "A Weat Pointer
with the Boers," Blake has given his idea
of the importance of the work accomplished
by the generals on both' sidea. Of Buller,
he says:
"The Boers generally acknowledge Gen
eral Buller as by far the ablest commander
the English had In the field. True It Is,
hs made mistakes on the Tugela. But It
should be remembered that he had but 3S,
000 or 40,000 men to dislodge some CU0O
Boers Intrenched for a distance of thirty
miles along the river. Had Buller been tn
supreme command, I firmly believe the war
would have been brought to an end within
alx months after the relief of Ladysmlth.
"Lords Roberts and Kitchener had treble
the number of mn, an open country, and
only about 4.000 Boers In front of them;
yet Buller relieved Ladysmlth by the time
they could relieve Klmberley.
In fighting negroes armed with sticks,
both Roberts and Kitchener were enabled
to add a list of Utters to their names al
most equal to the number In the alphabet;
but when confronted with an armed Boer,
Womciv's Taffeta Silk Jumper Waists'
Just the thing for early spring wear, hand
somely tailored and trimmed colors black
brown garnet, champagne and white, reg
ular $5 value, Saturday spe- T CJ) C
CHILDREN'S DAY
In SHOE SECTION
EXTRA GREEN TRADING STAMPS
A Rnw TlftTiartTTient ia a.
It shows Bennett's Children's Shoes IpSBI
"Cobbler's Enemy" Shoes for boys
and girls rarely need repairing.
All sizes 2 Vt to 6, pair, $2.00
11 Vt to 2, pair ...$1.75
8 to 11. pair ...-$1.50
80 Green Trading- Stamps with-each pr.
Misses' and Children's! Children's
Cnte
Patent Leather Shoes
laced styles, with or
without spring heels,
regular 76c kind.. 53
good durable School
Shoes, regular $1.60
value, pair 984
FURNITURE
.i
Carloads of ' New Goods'Quality considered.' We save you
15 to 30 per cent.
on every; article. Several specials for Saturday Buyers:
CARPETSVRUGS. CURTAINS. POJRTIltRES. BR ASS RODS and
FIXTURES. WINDOW SHADES. SKIRT and SHIRTWAIST
BOXES. CHAIR SEATS and UPHOLSTERING MATERIALS
Double Green Trading Stamps SATURDAY, end Price as Low a the Lowest.
HaLfdware
Rug Beaters, made of good, heavy
wire use a rug beater and don't
shake your ruga to pieces, Saturday
? special . n ..... : . -io
SINK ; STRAINER,' nicely
Japanned, for ,
19c
And Twenty Green
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both found themselves practically helpless.
De La Key -Ablest of Boers.
Of the Boer generals, he spoke as fol
lows: The quiet, modest little De la Rey, with
his dancing, hasel eyes, was unquestionably
the ableat of the Boer generals and the
greatest man of the war.
The stalwart, restless, commanding Gen
oral De Wit was the greatest strateglot and
Stonewall Jackson of the war. The hand
some, refined, and polished General Louis
Botha proved a most brilliant commander
and fighter, and another war will mark him
as one of the brightest military stars of
modern times. He is young and cool
headed,' and has In him all the necessary
material to make a great military leader.
May the time soon come for Elm to make
use of his material.'
The attitude assumed by the government
of the United States In permitting the
British government to maintain a recruiting
station for horses and mules at Chalmette,
below ' New Orleans, aroused the resent
ment of Blake and he wrote bitterly about
It In his book. Within the last year,
Colonel . Blake had devoted much of his
time to magazine writing of a general char
acter. His account of how, accompanied by
a young Matebele boy, whom he christened
Fifteen, he penetrated' to tha Zambesi
river and beyond. Is vividly and absolutely
convincing. So are his tales (recently pub
lished in a magaxlne) of adventure as an
Indian' scout In fact on every subject
but the rule of Oreat Britain, he was able
to retain a Just sense of proportion, and to
compel attention. '
Colonel Blake vlslred Omaha aboirt two
years ago and delivered a lecture on the
Boer war.
Troth Before Loyalty.
A Washington man on a recent visit to a
benighted section of a southwestern state
was riding along the hanks of the river
that waters that section, and, although he
had gone some twenty miles or ao, he had
not in all that distance noticed a single
fisherman. Meeting a man lounging near
the stream, he asked:
"Why doesn't some one fish In this
river T"
"Ain't no nsh," was the laconic response
of the native.
"No fish In such a beautiful river as
this!" exclaimed the astonished Waahlng
tonlan. "Why noj?"
The native lasily shitted his position and
answered:
Stranger, ef you could git outer this
country as easy as a Ash can, do you
reckon you'd be herer" Argonaut
Interrtewlag Rockefeller.
Jules Hedeman, Journalist of Franco, was
sent by his paper, the Matin, to Interview
John D. Rockefeller, when the latter was
at Cotnplegne lost, summer. "Mr. Rocke-
filler," aald M. Jules, "1 desire to Inter-
view you." "Ah!" replied Mr. Rockefeller,
"I desire to ask you some Questions about
yourself and receive answers therefor."
"Ah!" said Mr. Rockefeller, "I drslre to
discover If many of the things said about
you are true." Mr. Rockefeller pondered.
At last he aaldv "I have heard It charged
that I am so stingy I will never take a
cabv. This Is not true, for If you will ob
serve closely you will see that I Intend W
take ons now." And ho did.
SI
Gloves
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BUTTON KID GLOVES,
with strap fastenings; tan,
red and gray, $2.50 CC1
value, pair. ... ... . leIeV
Good Sijm
MS. 5"
are in Demand. i,;LdJaSA4
Good Solid Leather Shoes for boys
and girls, made on fopt form lasts,
pair $1.50
And Fifty Green Trading Stamps
' . each pair
Little
Fifty Green Trading
Stamps 'with any Man's
or Woman's 2, 2.50,
S3, $3.50 and $4 Shoes
for Saturday. ' '
and House Furnishings
JAP-A-LAC Gold'enamel and silver
color especially adapted for all- kinds
decorating iry a
can, only -
15c
Good Paint Brash
for
5c
WALKING BEFORE THE FLOOD
Bold Attempt to Travel 1,500 Milei of
Biver Water,
0 4 ' saawawawawaw
PRCGRISS SLOW AND VERY DIFFICULT
Preliminary Trials oa the Ronte from
Claelaaatl to New Orleans
Shoes of the Hardy ,
KsWlsTfttOff r
Never sines back In the early part of the
'80s, when Captain Paul Boynton, attired
In a rubber enlt Inflated like a pneumatic,
tire, floated down tha Ohio river has any
man performing teats on - the water at
tracted half so much attention along that
river as Is now being paid to Prof. Charles
Oldrteve, the wave walker, who Is attempt
ing the novel feat of walking on the water
down the Ohio and UiaslaKippl rivers from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, a distance of
1.61J miles. In forty days, . on a wager of
15,000. Of no less Interest to the public
than the wave walker Is his wife, who
declares she is the champion oarswoman
of the world and who In a skiff is follow
ing her husband on his novel and perilous
trip, keeping near enough that she could
rescue him In case he should fall. In which
event, on account of the buoyant moccasins
he wears he would drown In a few mo
ments. '
Ths mind of man runneth not beyond the
time when daring and haxardous feats on
and In the water failed to attract wide at
tention. Water sports were as popular
with the ancients as they are today. The
sportsman likes the water because It does
not knock his brains out when he falls.
Swimming the English channel. Jumping
from Brooklyn bridge and "shooting" over
Niagara falls are feata which have claimed
hundreds of hapless victims. And still
there are hundreds more who are willing
to risk their lives In such attempts for the
glory of success. To such bold and reck
less souls the water has a peculiar , fas
cination. The "landlubber" cannot under
stand the fearlessness with which these at
tempts are made. Numerous devices, soma
, successful and some death traps, have been
Invented to aid man In these remarkable
efforts at conquesU of rivers,' waterfalls,
lakes and other bodies of water. The solid
cask, built to withstand contact with rocks,
has been tried In "shuoting the Niagara.
Then there la the pneumatic rubber suit
ths swimming Jacket and various other llfe-
saving contrivances.
A tricycle for riding
on ths water haa been successfully used by.
'a woman. Miss Jennie Cannon, and M.
Constantlnls has Invented a motor pro-
.poller to be worn on the back, the wearer
simply treadfng on the water.
While these unfamiliar with water and
water sports are inclined to look upon Old
rieve's feat of wave waikipg as a modern
miracle, the mere walking Is really no won
derful trick. Let one get accustomed to the
devices that he must wear on his feet and
he can soon walk In placid water. The mir
acle la Oldrieve's teat If ho reaches New
Orleans will be, the tact tluU ho bad the
and Handkerchiefs
HANDKERCHIEFS
Ladies' All Linen Hem
stitched Handkerchiefs,
sheer and medium Ol
weightISc value, ea. OjC
Oar First Pyrography Contest Starts
Saturday, March 2nd ,
Twelve Xandsome Prises How on Display, In Inth St
window. This contest la divided Into Tour classes, giving
a new beginner an equal chance with the professional.
Class A Burning only, no color worn. .
(Mm Htirnlnff and rnlnr work combined.
Class C Burning and color work combined. Thl
claaa la (or thoae who have started within the last six
months.
, Class D To school children only. Any kind or ryro
graphlc work, colored or plain burnt.
Note You' may enter one piece In each class A and B.
. For further Information, call for circular tn Pyrography
department Second, floor. Names of priae winners will
be published In dairy papers March 81t.
Specially Priced Bar
gains tor Contestants
90c Necktie Rack for..1. 6D
86c Gibson 2-openlng Picture
frames 65
7 Be 'Photo Boxes for. 50
25c Picture Frames 19
OUTFITS, up from ........ . $1.45
Combination Set, consisting of Apple
Corner, Doughnut Cutter, Cookies
Cutter and Strainer, all for....g
Waffle Iron, No. 8 a lie, the beat alse for
family use, Saturday
...,.,.850
And Thirty Green Trading
Stamps. ,
DECOY DUCKS Sport'-
ing Goods Dept., dozen.
m
Barnes
$3.50
Basement.
courage and the endurance to brave the
rough waters of the Ohio and Mississippi at
this time of the year.
Moccasins Aro Like Canoes.
The moccasins worn by Prof. Oldrleve as
he walks on the water resemble small
canoes. They are made of cedar, are three
and a half feet long by six Inches wide,
and the depth Is the same as the width. At
the bottom, sides and heel they are per
fectly square and are slightly pointed at
ths toe like a canoe or wooden shoe. Near
the center Is the receptacle for the feet
Th nrnftomtr Kfnr Annnlnr t h A mnnrulnfl
r. o
encases his feet In heavy rubber booty
which reach to the thighs, thus protecting
bis legs from the water, and after placing
his feet In the moccasins, which fit tight
he lashes over the boots a rubber bandage
which practically makes the moccasins
water-tight although at times ho says
water gets Into them. By the agreement
of the wsger he Is permitted to go to the
boat and emptor the water from the shoes.
As he walks on the water the moccasins
sink below the surface a distance of three
or four Inches and he propels himself with
a stroking motion something like skating,
although it Is evident that It requires a
great deal more exertion than to skate. The
walker while at work somewhat resembles
a man floundering along in mud from which
he is unable to entirely lift his feet. It Is
evident that the wave walking requires
grjeat exertion and ths walker when hs
passed the falls of the Ohio was already
beginning to show the effects of the fa
tigue, although he had been out on his
novel Journey but five days. He complained
of rheumatism and when on account of the
disabling of the gasoline launch that Is a
part of his equipment and travels a short
dlHtance in advance of ths walker the party
was compelled to lay up In Louisville he
complained of being very tired, but hoped
with practice to overcome this feeling.
The professor walks from daylight until
dark and at night the party oocuples the
launch, which is manned by A. L. faldrn
of Cincinnati, pilot and Arthur James, also
of that city, who Is the engineer of the
launch. E. J. Weatherton of Louisville,
who Is the backer of the expedition, usually
accompanies the party and Is a member
of the gasoline boat family, and Edward
Williams of Boston, who Is the representa
tive of Alfred Wooeda, a Boston sporting
man who haa wagered 16.000 that the feat
of Prot Oldrleve cannot, be successfully
performed, often visits them. Mr. Williams
keeps near the party and la liable to drop
In on them at any time.
On Sunday, January t. Prof. Oldrieve's
trip came near ending seriously for himself
and party, while going over ths falls of the
Ohio near New Albany, Oldrleve walking
and Mrs. Oldrleve In her skiff, snd ths
launch, were all carried by the swift cur
rent over ths falls. Tha members of the
party escaped Injury from the mishap, but
the launch was damaged to the extent that
it had to bo. repaired before It could proceed
and a delay of twenty-four hours was
caused. Every member of the party Is
thoroughly accustomed to the water and
the ' thrilling experience of being carried
over the rapids by the current which
would have struck terror to the hearts of a
novice, was regarded by them as an Inci
dent hardly worthy of mention, although
Prof. Oldrleve admitted that It was a some
what thrilling experience, as at a terrific
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Bennett's Capitol Flour, aack
And One Hundred Green ' Trading Stampa.
Oranulat.d Bnar Double Orean rradlng Btampa.
Bennett'a Beet Coftee, 3 pounua, -; '
And Une Munarea ureen
Bennett'a Beat Coffee, pound. .. J
And Thirty Green Trading- Stamps.
Tm .iuHmI klnd. Ttnlind
And Fifty Green Trading Stamps.
Diamond C Soap, nine bars.
Bennett'a Capitol Mince Meat, I pkgs for lo
' And Twenty Green Trading Btampa. .
Bennett's Capitol Baking Powder, pound can.. So
And Twenty Green Trading Stamps.
Maine Corn, 3 cans 25c; doaen cana 3?o
Diamond S Chill Sauce, bottle
And Twenty Green Trading Stamps.
k ft. C. Catnun. bottle :
And Twenty ureen xraoing oianip.
Diamond S .Preserves, large Jar I So
And Twenty Green Trading Stamps.
California Sultana Raisins, pound ISo
And Twenty Green Trading Stamps.
New York Full Cream Cheese, pound.. 20c
And Twenty Green Trading Stamps.
Domestic Swiss Cheese, pound J6o
And Twenty Green Trading Stamps.
Flower and Vegetable Seeds, pk....SHc
"Best W. Have" Brand aratablaai
Ten Green Trading Stamps with each can:
Tomatoes, large, can ....16c.
Baked Beans, can 12 Ha
Strlngless Beans, can .......15n
Lima Beans, can 16c
Wax Beana, can , 16a
Kldnev Beans, can 12 a
Com. can 12 He
Hominy, can lOo
Petit Pols, can 12'4c
Pumpkin, can i2S4c
Navy Bans, hand picked, 10 pounds for 26c
BDTTEB Direct from the finest dalrlea Fresh
Country Butter, pound i .'...24c
Sour Pickles, quart ' 0o
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
Chow Chow Pickles, quart.. ....ISo
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
Small Sweet Pickles, quart '.,....S0o
And Ten Groen Trading Stamps.
Camp Fire Baked Beans, large can.- ISo
.And Twenty Green Trading Stamps.
rBTTTTB AWD VEGETABLES. '
South Dakota White Potatoes, peck 16c; bushel..,.
'Naval Oranges, dosen, 25o and ,
Ben Davis Apples, peck....
. BEBBTETT'B CABBIES. ,
Mixed Candy, special value, pound
Tiaster Novelties at 26c, 16c, 10c, So and.....
Chocolate Bon Bona, assorted, pound box
Ana xen ureen Trading stamps.
rate of speed he bumped over the rocks
of the falls. Mrs. Oldrleve, who carefully
guided her skiff through the channel, de
clared that she "enjoyed the excitement,
although she confessed that she felt some
uneasiness for the safety of the men In the
gasolme launch. The members of ths life
saving crew on the falls thought that
Oldrleve and his party went over the rapids
of their own aocord. At this stage of
water the steamboats go over the falls
Instead of using the canal and ths life
savers did not think that the party was tn
danger. Prof. Oldrleve said that he did not
signal the life savers because ha knew his
wife was a better oarswoman than any of
tha men at the station and he never
doubted her ability to save him In case he
should lose his balance and fall over In ths
water. ' v-
Makes Three Miles aa Hoar.
In order to win the wager Prof. Oldrleve
must make on his present Journey an aver
age of speed of nearly thirty-eight miles
a day. In still water without any effect
from the 'wind Prof. Oldrleve says his
average speed is two miles an hour, but
going down the stream he'ean Improve on
this, though not to the extent of the ve
locity of ths current, for the wind Is nearly
always mors or less against him and very
seldom of any benefit
At every town or city along ths -river ths
wave walking party Is being, greeted by
crowds which Increase from day to day as
Interest In the feat is awakened, . Shrieks
from steamboat whistles announce their
coming and ths people, especially In the
smaller towns, turn out en masao to "see
the wave walker In hla novel feat : In
smaller towns schools have been adjourned.
factories shut down and business practically
suspended, while the entire population as
sembled -on the river bank to watch the
passing of ths wave walker. t ' ,'
Unlike Captain Boynton, Prof. Oldrleve Is
a stranger ot the people along the river.
Boynton was known to almost every man,
woman and child in the towns 'along tha
Ohio river between Louisville and Evans
vllle. - For a number of years he - was a
steamboat man in the employ of. the Louis
ville,' Evansvllle ft Henderson Packet com
pany. Chicago Chronicle.
A BOOST FOR DEATH VALLEY
Beaotlfnl . la Perspective la Soring,
bat am Awfnl Roast la
ausaaer.
Think, If you will, of a long, low valley,
lying between two lofty ranges of barren
mountains white, glistening sink for a
miserable desert river the whole overlaid
with a thick black pall of wind and sand
and ashes from the dead craters that fringe
Its borders; add all the heot and horrid
fumes of Gehenna, and you have some Idea
of Death Valley In summer.
Wash these mountains ckan with three
months of almost continual cloudbursts and
rain, rim In their feet and the whole edge
of the valley with foot deep grasses, lush
and .green. a any that ever floored Bl-rran
oienga, sprinkle " the whits waste' with
green bunches of mesqulte all aglow with
myriad blossoms, arch over all an Adriatic
sky, cooled with the balmiest of breosos,
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and you have pictured Death Valley at tha
beginning of spring. On the facs of the
green earth, lies no more terrible bit of
world in summer, no more beautiful ons In
spring.
And over tha graves of many Piute and
desert tramp, teamster and lonely pros
pector who have lain down to rise no more
beneath its heartless skies, glows the most
beautiful carpets of wild flowers to bo
found In this bloom-famed land of Cali
fornia. Not half ths plants of Death Val-!
ley aro known to scientists; most of those
that are known aro little mors than names,
and will never be mors until ths prying
arm of ' ths railroad shall have laid bare
some of ths secrets of this vale, of Hinnora.
Most beautiful and most plenty, of
course, of, all these plants that bloom on .
ths desert aro cacti, and tha rapidity with
which their dry and apparently . withered
ataixs put out blossoms under the touch of
the rains Is wonderful. Tha lifo of any one
of the cacti Is the personification of death
and resurrection and as ' they come into
fullest bloom on or about Easter "the whole
desert, as far as the eye can -reach, seems
like ons vast cathedral arched with tur
quoise, - floored with emerald and gayly
garbed In giant Easter lille.
The largest and showiest . blossoms' oc
them all grows on a short, stock stem,
which during the -summer does not seem
to have. life. enough to produce the magnl-'
flcent -waxy flowers-which' aro often as
much as Ova Inches across. A cactus much
larger than this (he barrel cactus has a
very smair snd Insignificant bloom, while
the tiniest of all, a low, creeping, round
summed. Jointed growth, has an Immense
pink flower, beautiful as any orchid, and
rivaling ths fairest toso of Persia In Its
odor.
Unfortunately the" names of .these rare
species are not well known, and the com
moner varieties, which aro also found on
the coast slope,' bear no such gorgeous
array, of blossoms. San Francisco Chronicle.
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An Angel Child.
A certain fond mother was horrified not
long ago when a parrot fully guaranteed
by tho dealer from whom it was purchased
to bo free of any such knowledge begad
to swear vigorously in tho presence of
several callers and her young son.
The bird's vocabulary Increased to a re
markable extent both In amount and
force, within the next week or so, and tho
lady had come to tho' conclusion that tor
the sake of her son's morals shs must get
rid. of it, although It afforded the entire
household no little amusement in Its more
polite moments, when one day she quietly
entered ths room where the cags hung.
Perched upon a .chair was Johnny, and
there was being executed an astonishing
duet of profanity. ,
"Oh, Johnny, are you teaching Poll to
swearT" the mother gaspedr
For an instant only Johnny was panic
stricken, snd then onsumed an expression
of saintly patience.
"No, no, mother," he asserted In a hurt
tone. ' was Just tellin" It alj. (hs awful
things It mustn't say."
"Mamma's darling boy!" she exclaimed,
and gathered him Into ar arms. Mow
York Times. - . -