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Show MOST UNCAN'NY SPOT. BLOOD-CURDLIN- G SUPERSTITION FEATURES IN MOUNTAINS. of Bight Kiplnwn- - t'anru Filled with (.hosts Bad Unlit -- Mintage Marrh of Ibo 1'aulhrra Weird tuutlg fciiwrinm ItlghtB. MB moat uncanny spot on the face of the earth la very likely within the bounilarlea of the Superstition moun-taln- a In Arizona, aaya the San Francisco Call. The name waa given i hia range of volcanic rock by the Indiana, and never waa name more appropriate. Of course the educated man of today knows all of the alrange and weird iiiienomenon to be seen there ore the result of natural causes and van lie easily explained, but the poor Indian wlin knows not thete things ran Lordly be Illumed for having a wholesome fear of any part of the range. The stories the Indiana tell of the Superstition mountains would take months to repeat, but the idea of ail of them seems to Impress the fart that who presides over the the arch domain has a hatred of the red man and is eouKlantly laying traps to destroy him. All who enter the res lets of hotror do no at the risk of uoTer coming hark, and all who do come come bark have some new tale to add to the already long list. The moat terrible thinga told of are the swinging atones that turn out fibtn the walls of a eanyon and crush the passer by. Then there are places where the ghosts iloucv; trees that reach out their branches and entangle all who come near I hem. There lire cavern filled with witches and devils and awful birds that iiiukti the ntrangrst sounds. A i lit-l- the banks of the Rhine will appear When near perched on lta summit. enough, a soft muffled sound of footsteps will he heard. What Is itf By looking carefully a procession of panthers can be seen walking around the cons ahaped mountain, as If guarding the castle on the summit. Round and round they go, looking neither to right nor left, and though considerable noise la made they will not notice it. Many old buntera say that it is possible for a man to walk right across the line and the panthers him. will not attsi-Farther up the canyon are numerous gulches Into which the moonlight falls. One of them baa a sort of overhanging ledge and beneath it appears a crowd of men. Surely they are talking, for their arms appear to move, their heads turn from side to side. Some have on white clothes and others appear to colors A peculiar be of different sound like the murmur of voices fills the sir. By climbing a small canyon to the left the must startling aight In the mountain can he seen. Surely It la not The canyon suddenly of this world. terminates in a gulch that crosses it from elite to side. At Unit sight It is only an abyss of Inky blackness Listen! A peculiar rumbling sound ran M heard and from the profound depth a white rolled figure will appear; then another and another, until there Is a whole procession of ghosts passing over the brink. Many of them will wave their arms, as If beckoning the observer. While this le going on clouds will appear to float In from the sides and perhaps thunder will be heard In the distance. moves on and Hut tha procession passes up a canyon and Anally disappear! over a cliff. Silence will follow Thla and the act will be repeated. canyon cannot be traversed farther, but by turning back and entering a small valley on the other side three glanta ran be seen In conference. They are silting close to a tree and their at- - ITALIAN ANTIQUITIES t'ndargroaad InSi IB Than Is pile of Legal iBlerdlctloaa. Sums days ago a well-knodealer in antiquities offered for sale to the Louvre museum. In Paris, a splendid collection of ancient silver vases from Italy or Greek or Italian workmanship, esya the London News. The museum waa unable to pay the price asked 20,000 and declined the bargain. The Italian minister of education, having learned of this, has taken proceedings under the Paces law against Slg. di Prlsco, the owner of theae antiquities. The Jailer. Is a large land owner at Boaco Reale. He secretly made eicava-tlon- s on bis estate and found twenty-eigsliver vaees of remote antiquity. Notwithstanding the Italian law prohibiting owners of antiquities from sending them out of the country without leave, or, rather, on account of this law, which prevents old works of art from commanding anything like their natural price In the Impoverished country, Big. dl Prlsco smuggled his find out of Italy and offered It to a Paris dealer for 5.000. Continuing meanwhile his search, he found other silver vasea, which duly Joined their fellows in Paris, and the whole lot waa offered to the Louvre. The Italian minister of education throws interesting light on the facilities which underpaid officials are supposed to afford illicit exporters of antiquities. He Issues a notification that, should any officials be found to have connived at this latest evasion of the Paces law, they will be criminally prosecuted. A ht BarlaS Thar mom -- tart. Recent observations made by Prof. A. Agassis In the Caluipet and Herla mine, near Lake Superior, to ascertain the rate at which temperature Increases toward the renter of the earth give a slower rate of Increase than has been found in previous recorded observations. The observations were made at various depths by placing registering thermometers in holes drilled ten ever progressive Salvation Irniy has Just added U Its equipment vital many people consider Its most attractive feature. The latest novelty organisation, and the of this to come to New la which shortly one York. Is called the Singing Ilattallon, nnd Is attached to the Western division. which has Its headquarters at Chioffcago. Its members are all women sebeeu have and of the army, icer lected with a special view to their comellneM. As a result the new corps makes a charming appenranee, and. as sob of these pretty girls Is attired In thn costume of her native country, the The effect Is extremely picturesque. Idea of organising this band of singers of all nntlona grew out of a desire on tlw part ot the army commanders in different sections to reneh people of every nationality In the most direct and effective way. There were plenty of fine singem In the army, but they all sang In English, and this language to thousands of was unintelligible lately landed foreigners who came to the meetings. It was not feasible to give songs In all the living tongues, but It was comparatively easy to find members of the army belonging to all the different countries represented In the So pretty girls various audiences. Roumanla. Russia. from Japan, Sweden, France, Scotland. Holland and even Turkey, were pressed Into service and Instructed to provide themselves with becoming costumes, modelled after those common to their uev-reThe result was thut countries. this novel band is creating a furor through Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan and the other Western stairs which It has visited. In the coal and Iron minwhich are scattered ing districts thickly over these states, a large proportion of the workmen are foreigners, and when they discovered that tho Wild animals hy the thousands come right out of the solid rocks. Fishes with legs route from the lakes and drown nil within their reach. Fire nnd smoke and horrible grnuus and howls ill the nir on all sides. To see he weird aspect of this uncanny region Is lxst tu select that time of the month when the moon la full. The most interesting portion is In a an yon that open a on the north side of the range, and if an explorer will manage to get about ten miles Into this during the daytime, und. after selecting a quiet spot, wait for the moon to rise, he cun have tin experience lie v ill never Target. Hut don't go unless your owes are strong. In most parts of the world silence io.iii'h with the night. Just the reverse scents 10 be tin; rase in the Superstition mountains. Or Is this imagination? Hut Midilenly the air is rent with the most unearthly shriek that ever fell on mortal ears. Again ninl again It comes and rolls und echoes through the ranyons, getting weirder with each reverberation. The cry Is taken up on ail sides mull the mountains seem like pandemonium. But nerve jourm If and pass on. Keep to the hotluni of tin canyon und you will be In no dangir of a full. Silence will come again and if you keep on yon will soon come to a cone shaped mountain rising before on. Approach closer and a castle is perfect as any on tltudes show them to lie interested In what one of them Is saying. Farther up the enflyon there Is a large cliff and behind It at Intervals ran be seen Hushes of light. Thunder follows and the earth beneath your feel will shake. Possibly one of the flashes may throw you to the ground, and you can hear the hissing of serpents near by. If you happen to he in the right place you can hear a grinding sound and a rock on top of a cliff will swing outward, lint It won't fall, us the next shake will swing it htirk. those Ikizens of experiences like Just related art likely to befall the In the Superstition night explorer mountains, so that when daylight come he will feel ns if he has been to the Infernal regions or with Alice in Wonderland. al AN To Aug null A PICTURESQUE PHASE OF OUR NATIONAL LIFE. aaaoa When thn Negroes Arm They llrluk the Sap Inlemt hy tha Owner - rtckanlnnlea iiraea Cane. army had girl singers who came from the Fatherland they flocked to the Hy giving meetings In great crowds. their gatherings this International character the army has brought within Its influence many people who would otherwise have remained away. Often when a little family of Swedes or 1olanders, for instance, have oat through ons of the Singing Hnttalion'i concerts one of the men will leave his seat and. stepping up to the young officer who happens to wear the costume of hla country, address her In his own His delight Is touching language. when he hears her kindly response in The diahis own familiar tongue. logue, which Is as much enjoyed by one as the other, usually ends by the army lassie Joining the family group and volunteering to sing for them religious songs with which they have been familiar since childhood. New York Journal. plo-tur- S hrmti Fi OTECI IVE LtAo-- S A Uig Inslllutioa in New l'ork-I- U c Many Olijwl. Protective league has been The CyrllHta tttM-o- HE cane brakes of Georgia and Florida are but little known, as 'tom-parwith tho sugar plantations of Louisiana snd Cubs, but the making of sugar and molasses has long been a favored pursuit in Georgia and is fast becoming a prominent feature In Florida, says the New York Recorder. Tho transient visitor to these' states, however, rarely sees the cane growing or witnesses the crude processes of sugar manufacture here in vogue, for the reason that the cane brakes are usually faraway front the beaten paths of travel nnd accessible by devious anil not altogether attractive byways Before the war almoxt every planter In Southern Georgia had his cane patch and mill, whereby he made hix supply of low grails sugar and molasses for home use or for sale and barter, and It was not infrequent thut an excellent article of rum was produced from the same source. From the wreck of these great plantations after the war the former owners and the erstwhile slaves slowly produced order from chaos. The fact that the tilling of the cane as well as the grinding nml boiling of the Juice had been left entirely to the slaves was the cause which lPd to the now general condition of the Georgia sugar Industry being largely In the hands of negroes. And a picturesque phase of our national life Is this pursuit as followed in the south Atlantic r s u wlu-eJ- a suli-titu- will-el- s . uf-te- lmlii-jte- s c The mode of raising sugar rape In Georgia differs in many respects from the practice of the iaiuixlnna planters. In the latter state the heavy and wet soil often makes necessary the employment of three anil four mules to each plow in breaking the soil for the first planting of the cane, and much valuable ground Is wuxtcil, fur between the rows a deep furrow or ditch must he made for draining. In planting, pieces of sugar cane containing two or more eyes' or Joints are placed In the ground. When fall comes and the cane is cut, the roots throw out new ! branches or suckers, which are known j as ratoons, nnd these form the beginning of the next crop, and so on year by year until the vitality of the stalk Is exhausted. In Loubiuna cane must ba renewed every three or four years, while in Georgia and Florida one planting will last! for seven or nine years. In Louisiana the cane rarely tassels, while it does so regularly along the Atlantic coast. The yield in the cre-ol- t state Is about 1 .000 pounds er acre, but near Savannah the planters get 1.FC0 to 2.01)0 pounds per acre, equal to 15 A to 20 barrels of syrup. goad cane will yield over a gallon of Jui.c and its height varies front six to twelve feet, it Is usual to plant corn between the rows of cane, and aa thn former Is taken in long before November, when cane is ready to cut, the two make good companion crops. When the cane Is ready to cut begins the happy season of the negroes. The ancient cane mill is tinkered up and cleaned for yet another period of usefulness, barrels are coppered, furnaces looked after and the boiling kettles sroured and polished. The single mule on the place is attached to the long sweep of the mill und begins the monotonous tramp around the circle worn deep by many earlier generations of mules at the same task. The cane is fed to the vertical rollers at a speed equal to the pare of the motive power, and as the mule Is usually of venerable age and as the negro Is rather languid in the movements, the effect is very similar to the ancient saw concerning the mills of the gods. However, the Juice quickly makes its appearance in the funnel beneath the rolls and Is led to a barrel, the mouth of which Is covered with course cloth, acting ns a sieve. The color of the sap is gray, foamy ash, and by no means Inviting, hut it la eagerly drunk by the plantation hands, and in consequence a dost' watch is kept upon the precious liquid by the owner. From the mill the Juice Is taken to the boiling kettles or pans, nnd after many boilings and skinunings over tires fetl hy the nfusc cane or trasfh" the sap is red noil to a thick, sticky send-flumuse, which is ladled into hogsheads und set away to cool. The liquid portions of ilie sap drip into receivers and form the ninluxsex so dear to negroes' hearts. The solid residue is sugar, none too rlrnn and none too attractive for others, hut all sufficient to the natives. A general holiday nnd celebration usually follows the close of sugar making, and in the degree n has been satisfactory, that the the fun swells or ebbs. The chewing or sucking of green rane Is a universal habit in the sugar belt and the Juicy sta'.ks take the place of sweetmeats lu many an humble cabin, while fotming a dainty by no means despised in higher clrcl-- s. It Never Needs I'nparklng. There are many useful improvements to chronicle in the way of luggage, and among them a trunk that does not need to he unpacked, but answers the pur-poof a wardrobe and a chest of drawers. It can Ik1 set, on arrival at the Jnurney'a end, against the wall. The Hil will remain open when thus placed, and discovers separate trays for millinery, handkerchiefs, gloves, linen, laces, and boots and shoes, lined with washable waterproof, so that, if thrown in muddy, dirt cun be washed off; some having one long receptacle across for umbrellas, parasols and sticks; the latter women hai'e taken to in the country much of late. Below this upper tray the box Is divided Into a. aeries of drawers holding a few dresses each a wonderful convenience. One of the best Inventions in traveling bags has all the fittings removable as a whole and fitted on the outside toilet requisites, writing, etc., combined; this leaves the interior of the bag free. The best have uquare mouths; and a new kind has all the fittings above the sides of the square, which, opening automatically, adjust themselves on the top and can easily be slipped off and stood on the dressing table ready for use. For the better preservation of check books they can now be fitted Into a long narrow leather covered case, with an accompanying blotting pad. Indeed, every want is forestalled; all that le needed Is to discover the purveyors of such Innumerable aids to comfort In traveling. St. James Gazette. ee Knr tlir Platform. McDowell county. West Virginia, has for?" asked the bright young man In tha nsrtT summer suit of the elderly person lu ni To earry my money In." Hie reply of die elderly jienuni. And the young man be-laui to talk in another direction. Cincinnati Enquirer. Ilso's Cure fur ('onsumplIuB is the only cough medlelne used In nir house. II. O. Albright, Mlfftiuliurg. Fa.. Her. li. 18U& "What made you so lung Inlying that spool of thread?" "Why. I had to wait until some shop indies got llirough telling each other what they dreamed Iasi night. When bllloui or cost It m. en t a ('use ret candy ralhariio. cure guaranteed. Hie, 2or. "Winiirti have more sen- - about than men." "You cant prove It." marring! "Yes. I can. A woman knows wlieu she is old. but as long as a man can totter he considers f marriageable. TO CTKE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative Ilromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund the money If ii fails to cure, xsc "What are you doing with a Turkish lounge In tills nail ollleeir" "Our I uk keener writes poetry and we had to fix up a a plsiee for him to lie down when hla route liaek." ldm-sel- nuuiu-aeript- n rich Your blood at this season hy taking Hood1! Sarsaparilla and you will not need to fear Rcmambe pneumonia, lovers or tbe grip. Is the Sarsaparilla the beit-- ln foot One True Blood Purifier. Hoods Pills fiidESSSL. DONT -- GET QttERs a citizen who has never been known to admit ignorance on any subject, and very few things ever happen that he did not have some part in. Here Is the latest story about him: A group was gathered In a county store discussing politics. George Whalen, the man of wonderful knowledge nnd ochievments, although a staunch democrat, so departed from declaration of principles that one of the WILL KEEP YOU DRY You don't know a thing men said: Hbnut the democratic platform." DI I 111 Habit Cured. Esk lnl!7L VhousaMto Ikm't I? Know the democratic plat- fl U I I Lilli form? Why I built it myself. There '""wieisa lta Miaoa. Vnlnry, Mrh. wasn't a stick of anything but solid FOR poplar. A thousand people were on luftiEg nHiiikI' khwqiiiir REMKDvTaurilirk-lu,.tiMrS- . PILE that platform and it never settled a luHMra. s puuOi.c.r., I ii.uim.mhi ftoe. Pries hundredth part of an inch. Talk to M IHxgiHa sc MU. PIC. BPBANEM. mis. Pa. me about not knowing anything about iENSIONS, PATENTS. CLAIMS. the platform! If you'll conic down to C. JOHN W MORRIS.MMOk.D the cove where they held their barhe-- : lla Prisclpsl gxsataar V. S. rnUn Sanaa. 3 ris in lui v gf, li hjulftcilii clsiw giiiMa cue Hi show you the platform sland-- ! idy, lng yet." Washington Star. THE COMPANY PAY THE PNCICHT WIN wwirm am itwl bans vhinL En thir summon Turk awfortwich shift Is jin safe U Io porksa snyokwro udnliiiblMiiaiuikM Fine B Point. Hrrldlitg a lurk mi ga No con vootli or clatchMto iinmk. Ml mhL Ii In the absence of the regular golf wroanlit iron ind stool aud will tmio boforo hrwtkuijL Oor Kti to oso from a editor tbe following question oomo tunning I yooro without ono dnilors oiiruNh Mo mnko hi'rm In ginner was referred to the turf editor howto ot prion fVt AVKO $!! In a game of golf, is for an answer: Is or it right to fuzzle your pm. it better to fetter on the tec?" The turf editor set his teeth firmly, stared hard at the wall In front of hint a few mond on tip Knd forsn lllnstnirail etrrnlor lo TNI ments. and wrote the following reply: WHIM C0..1SCuvUMlMOfWkUoiOb snnaelcs his Iron It In case a plnyer la permission for him to fuzzle hiz would be for put, but a better him to drop his guppy Into the pringle and suiiodle it out with a niblick. H. I. SMITH, P.I.IK.T Chicago Tribune. fiS FISH WET. BRAND SLICKERS j SURE CURE P PILES J1 ir iil:-ii- i out-tur- ular All FuMI-he- rs They May Hr. CYC-IT- abi-eio- hl us letter. intend to write a story which shall IniiiriHiralnl in New Turk city. Bud rldurt will le lutereslwl lu Its uhlecis. be unlike all other stories ever written; generally Unit A chx in mt wliieii are a fulkiwa: stations ur bins wliiila a and In order that all publishers may from 5m t. New York eliy the of uillea uf fifty hive equal opportunity to secure this militia riders can store Uu-i-r bail,. at any uf wlili-- mere are far. n: lea f.ir ami wtiere prospective marvel of literature, I inA system of oiling and pumping. vite their Lids. Among the startling cleaning, will M umhi. uulvrrKttl touMin cluks comiiianraiice for aa To act ageut Innovations that will he introduced in BinUaa aui'h agents Co supply wliiltf ou their this work of literary art which I in- panies. HffuluM ihrldi'iiif wliii weekly Indemnity and otbi-tend to produce there will te found the win-elset as agents for features. Thlrd-Tfollowing: rouipuuieN. and sa sueli ageuts r uguluat fire sud theft, No male character, on whom the luaiimuce ou while ou storage lu any of the bins of the le Fourth -- To provide duty may devolve to narrate aomethlng couiiiuny. wheels in case of lireuksge in tile vicinity neivxsary to supply a link in the story, of and Hie aistlon during of repair. any will light a fresh cigar, either before Fifth Tu provide plsiea for rcpslrlug r change of iii mmv. Slid he begins or in the courae of his re- A. O. Ualebelder la the president of the It necesmarks. If becomes absolutely lie aaya: "li l our ifUMon that league, a league is necessary when you consary for him to light something, ho will such sider the fad that there are iMi.ikiO wheel-uie- u lu tbe territory we are going to cover." have to light a stub or a pipe. Fresh cigars are burA-dWhen We llrennn . At no stage of the proceedings will Professor Iliellsliu says that lively dreams action. Mufi any female character be represented in ire lu general a sign or irritation uf the a sign or alight a poxitlon where she "reeled and would dreams often in nervous fever announcing the brain, have fallen had not the strong arm" Frightful appnaicli of a favorable crisis.lilood to the are a deferiiiliulion of etc. Any woman who reels in this dreams head. I i ms almul rain nml wnicr are mucous disciined uiemliranea will of to or recover have signs herself, atory dropsy. else keep right on with her falling. amt ltivuiiw f distorted forms are frequently a There will be no strong urni to save nigh of alidoiiiiiMil obstruction ami disorder of llie liver, lireanis lu which the patient her. am any part of the lnwiy. espeetaliy sufdisease in that part. Tha fering, The principal male character will relilglmiiniv. with gro.it semallveness, is a sign fuse, absolutely, io become separated of deieniriiiallon of biikai to the cliLirt. Popfrom the woman he loves, through ular hciiaicr News. the machinations of the villain. L'nder Placing tha Family, no circumstances will he be induced tc with all the tmya. old man?" "What's gone to go. far, far away, forget." uf luw. "Well, flick's There will he no bicycle admitted to "Ami Jim?" er the gus pell." Jim's the story. "Aud Hen?" No new woman" will be permitted lieu's iHilllMaiiln', And llob where's lie?" wilhin the narrative. "Well. Hob ain't now here -- not yK. 1 None of the charactera will converse rnu't boat no laruln' Inter hla head, wo ef lie dou't go tir leachlu' sdnxil, er editin' In dialect. of a newsHtper 1 reckon i'll sea him ter If any female character Is found to Cougreasi" Atlanta Constitution. have a past concealed about her perMind Heading. son shp will be ejected from the story Yna ran rrad a happy mind in a happy summarily. countenance without much penetration. Till Is tile aurt of intiiiloii.im-All realism will be thoroughly disthat the quoii-iin bilious sufferer or relieved by infected and deodorized by means of a Hostetler's Stimuli'll Hitlers wtstrs. You 1111x4 vill sueli. The patent process. many great stomachic Slid alterative for also provides happiness In view of the character of this story, the malarious, the rheumatic, the wink, no hid less than ftl a line will be connnd those troubled with Inaction of tha kidsidered. and I reserve the right to neys sud bladder. make the number of lines aa large aa I Financial llteusslon. please. Tuck. "Whit do yoa wear sueli lllflrtlng clothes Happy Watched Nut-the feet Into the rock and plugged with day. After the thermometers had remained in place three months the holes were opened and the results obtained. The highest temperature recorded at a depth of 4.5SI) feet was T9 degrees Fahrenheit. At a depth of ten feet the rock temperature was 59 degrees. Between these limits there was a column of rock, or 4.475 feet, with a difference of temperature of 20 degrees, or nn average increase of 1 degree for each 223.7 feet. The observations in the Si. Ciothard tunnel gave nn increase of 1 degree Tor each tin feet and those of Lord Kelvin elsewhere made the increase decree for each 51 feet. The thickness of the crust of the earth deduced from laird Kelvin's rate of Increase of temperature downward was twenty miles; from the St. Ciothard miles. Prof. Agassis' rate, twenty-si- x Vmrh Murwulmlis rate would make the crust over eighty lkdlriotig peach marmalade may be miles thick. It la conceded, however, made from very ripe, soft peaches, that the close proximity of the enor-niomass of cold water in Lake Suwiped carefully, but not peeled; cut in halves, remove the stones; allow half a perior Is n possible sonrre of error In pound of sugar to every pound of observation made In the Calumet and Put the penrhos In a pre- Hecla mine.-Poppeaches. Seienre Monthly. serve kettle, add water to cover, and A Chicago Circle of The King's bring slowly to a lio.l; stir and mash the pearlies; add the sugar with a Daughters combines its Bible and art Valuable t:HTimr. handful of peach kernels pounded to a studies. The lutter. as outlined in The That there lw uf ynurn any Hay paste, boll snd stir until thick and Sliver Crews, is bused on photographs almul the farm x nee he roino good not carerul to of smooth, being scripture subjects, and the correscorch; back from drivin truck in the rtty? Apple and sponding Bible text and context are put away In glass Jars. Oates You bet he Is. Hes learned to be marmalade In made studied the at same may the n, time with the pear so well that he Is able to thock euss same way. tha corn JUt by swearin' at it. wood and prN 1 states. PRETTY SALVATION ARMY MAIDS. The IN THE CANE HUKAKS, Denver Public Works, Maile a Male. i The anil fac'd man. with the small, square valise, inspected the woman of tiio house a moment and then turned away iTotn the k'.ichen itiNir, "It ain't no use arskin' you if you've got any come th.it need curin', mum," he wild. "1 can see i,s you're wearln' shoes three sizes loo large." "Co'.'ie in." replied the matron. CJu-ca- o Tribune. ORES SOLD OH THE PUBUC MARKET. Denver, Colo. Voli XIII. Nn. W. N. 1. I on rer. When w riling to idvertlaers. pleura aay that you saw the advertisement la this paper. isos e |