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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-03
THE FLOWERS
That Bloom in the Spring

Have nothing to do with the case, SO tits
said. Be that as it may, those busy
architects of gentlemen's wearing APP
parel at 146 East Third street continue
busy as bees turning out elegant suits
of clothes in stylish mold at very rea-
sonable prices. Drop in and talk things
over with McGrath.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-03
j. l. HUDSON,

Though the weather too cool yesterday to ex
pee very busy day, from till closing time were
enough having extra statesmen in every Department. hard
y able to attend to customers Many had wait
did so good-natupedly The special that we gave
were the attraction Our customers know that with us
special sale exactly term mpes--an article at
much less than its actual value We've decided the
SIX Specials OF Saturday till Monday night
morrow
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and products of
the furnisher's art,
it will rank as the
most costly and
magnificent pri-
,vate residence in
1.-THE United States.
The visitors to the
Union who see the
palaces on Fifth
avenue in New
York or Common
wealth avenue in
Boston acce p t
them as being dis
$3.50
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-03
PALACE FOR A PRINCE
Magnificent Mansion Nearly
Completed for President
j. j. Hill.
A Sumptuous Abode Almost
Without an Equal in
America.
The Cost Of the Building and
Grounds Complete Run to
Seven Figures.
Brief Description Of the Bar
onial Castle of Summit
Avenue.

Judging from an architectural point
of view of the new residence of James
j. Hill, which is now nearing compile
ton, it will be safe to say that when the
mansion is filled with the various treas
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-03
Fisk, Clark & Flagg.

Clancy, Hotel Ryan. is showing a
magnificent line of the above celebrated
makers; Neckwear in all the nobby
leading styles.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-26
THE DESERT FLOOD.
Opinion of Major Powell, of the
Geological Survey.
NOT THE FIRST OVERFLOW.
The New Lake Is of No Real yalue-How
the Colorado Has Cut Down the
Surface of the Country.

S WASHINGTON CRY, July 20.-TSpeciai
correspondence. Water has burst into
tke desert of Colorado, and you ask me
70 give some account of this strange phe-
pomenon, to which request I am pleased
to reply.
4 balm of zephyr from the Pacific sea
bathes the coast of Southern California.
When the gentle rain comes in its season.
verdure and flowers with many beautiful
and gorgeous colors bourgeon and burst
into beauty. When the dry season comes
the hills turn to gold, and the meadows are
brindled until again the rains come and
the flowers once more burst forth amid the
tawny wreck of the last years greenery.
But this zone of recurrent verdure and
blossom is narrow. A hundred miles
back OF the coast desert is reached, the
most desolate portion of North America.
In the midst of this desert there is a basin
where extreme aridity and torridity COM
bine In almost internal desolation. Here
siroccos sweep the sands in storms of
binding death. From zephyr land to
srocco land the way is short. 1t is but a
mornings ride as speeds the iron horse.
This desolate basin forms portion of
what is known as the Colorado desert.
The Gulf of California is a narrow BODY of
water about 600 miles in length. living
parallel with the Pacific coast. from which
It Is separated by the narrow but noun
famous peninsula of California. This
gull, not long ago, as biologists speak,
out many centuries ago as historians
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VOL strays out into the desert. but horned
loads are common, and a species of lizard
known as the "Giia Monster" is Sometimes
encountered. A little rattlesnake. which
Is rarely more than twelve or fifteen inches
In length, and has curious hood on its
mead, IS sometimes observed crawling on
the sands
The deep basin thus described is subject
to some interesting vicissitudes. as the Col
orado river in flowing over its old delta
during seasons of great floods sometimes
bursts out to the north and empties a part
OF It's contents therein When it happens
that the greater portion of the waters of
the river are thus discharged into the ba-
SIN 1t becomes fresh water lake. and
sometimes this lake is filled up to the level
OF the quite the south, and finds an outlet
INTO the salt water along the western mar
gin OF the delta. Then the ever-shifting
river discharges into the gulf once more
and the waters of the lake are evaporated
and dry land re-appears. During the time
when this lake continuously existed only
small portion of the water flowed south
INTO the Gulf of California; a large part of
1t eyaporate1 and this caused the waters to
be brakish, and to deposit part of the
materials he'd in solution as an in
crustatlon over the rocks all about
the margin of the lake. The outline of
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-26
NYE ON PORCELAIN.
Bill Talks About Sevres and
Madame Pompadour.
HER STYLE OF DOING UP THE HAIR
Ine Successful Squirt of the Mighty
FOUNTAINS of Versailles The
French Vase Foundries.
Copyright, 1891, by Edgar W. Nye.l

lCopyrlgnt, 1881, by Edgar w. Nye.l
Lillian E. D., of Brookline, Mass, writes
as follows:
could you, in your department of the paper
sen me something OF the location of the porce-
IAN WORKS IN Sevres, France, and what the pro-
cess Is OF making those beautiful things which
come from there? How is the name of the town
pronounced? Can YOU tell me ANYTHING of the
Da9pnlnf DID you learn anything of Louis XIV
habits?"
Sevres is small village Just outside
OF ST. Cloud, pronounced st. CIoo. 1t is
givenl up to the manufacturing of por-
ceiain. You go to St. Cloud by rail or
river and then drive over to Sevres by dill
gence or voiture. Some does one wav and
some does the other. / rode up on the
Seine, aboard little, nosiseless, low
pressure steamer, about the size of sewing
machine. 1t was called the Silvoo PLAY. /
think
The fare was thirty confines. or. saw.
three cents. After paying my fair, and
hndlng that l still had money left. /
lunched at st. Cloud in the open air at a
trlfiing expense. / then took bottle of
milk from my pocket and quenched nv
thirst. Travelling through France one
hnds that the water is especipally bad,
tasting of the Dauphin at times and dan
gerous in the extreme. I advise those
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speak, extended about 200 miles further to
the northwest. still parallel to the coast.
But the gulf itself has been shortened to
Us present limitations in comparatively
modern times. The Colorado river heads
In Fremont peak, far TO the north, and is
one of the great streams of the continent.
1t drains vast district of country, much
of which rs comparatively arid, and from
this dry region IL gathers an immense
body OF sand. The mouth of the Colorado
is now at the head of the present Gulf of
California, but when tie gulf extended
farther northward this mouth was fully
200 miles below its head. The river
charged with sand poured an immense load
into the Gulf of California, and
built delta out from its mouth, which, ex-
tending from year to year and century to
century. finally constructed barrier across
the narrow gulf, and thus an iiluvial dam
was formed, by which the waters were di-
vided into two parts. Then the Colorado
found its way into the lower gulf, while
the upper portion was cut off from the salt
water and from constant supply by the
Colorado river. Lying in region of coun-
try of great aridity where there were but
two or three inches of rainfall annually,
no small streams formed about its mar
gin, so il was small sea cut off from
the gulf without tributaries and with
no supply of water other than that
falling from infrequent clouds. This
isolated salt sea extended over
an area of about 1000 square miles
stretched in narrow zone from the
foot of San Bernadino mountain TO the dam
at the head of the Gulf of California; so its
southern extremity was in the territory of
the republic of Mexico. 1t was shallow
body of water, its greatest depth being less
than 800 feet, and as a salt sea il could not
remain long. The fierce furnace of q torrid
zone poured over its surface blasts of dry
air that licked up the waters with great
avidity, the evaporation in this region be-
ing about 100 inches annually. Thus the
dry air would lower the lake more than
eight feet in year. Under these condi-
tons it could not persist as an isolated sea,
for with no supply of water from peren-
NAL streams 1t was soon discharged into
the heavens and the bed of the sea became
dry land
This dry land was thus below the level
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the lake is very plain and can be easily
traced. While we know OF but one ocea-
sion when this basin was thus filled to the
level of the gulf, we know that it has many
times been partly filled. The break of the
Colorado into this upper basin is very
rarely great enough TO carry off the vol
umes of the river; usually it sends out
but small STRAIN, no that only small
portion of the river is carried to the north.
Then the desert sands are slowly saturated
and shallow inundation of the lower
grounds is produced, which later in the
season is all dried up. This may be the
case at the presenu&t time. We have not
sufficient information about the new chan
mel to judge of the amount of water which
will be carried into the basin.
The origin of the delta dam by which
the little saltsea was cut off from the gulf
Is of much interest. The Colorado river
drains region of about $4,000 square
miles; much of the region is a desert
1he country thus drained lies at great
altitude above the sea, rising from 1000
feet up to the SUBMITS of the mountains
which stand on its ridge, some of which
are IA, 900 feet high. This is the great can
yon land where the streams run in deep
gorges hundreds and thousands of feet
below the general level of the country.
The few rains that come here wash the
rocky lands clean of soil and sand, and thus
the river is charged with red mud which it
pours into the Gulf of California. This
gulf was originally known as Vermilion
sea, so named because its waters are dis
colored by the floods of the Colorado. The
delta dam which was built across the gulf
is very broad. In some places its surface
is covered by drifting sands, in other
places it is a marsh, but there are many
great patches of land which are red mud
at food tide, bnt which break and fissure
when the river is low.
A geological survey has been made of
the region drained by the Colorado. The
vast network of canyons and gorges have
been surveyed, and by methods well known
to biologists it has been computed that on
an average the country has been washed
down and carried away by the Colorado to
depth OF one mile from its entire surface.
In some places this waste by erosion has
been much less, in others much greater.
but the estimated general average is as
stated. A long time, centuries of centuries,
have passed while this vast process of degra-
dation has been going on. But during
this long geologic period rock a mile in
thickness and 10000 square miles in
extent has been beaten into sands by the
storms of the region, and the Colorado
river has borne them TO the sea- The little
delta dam at the mouth of the Colorado
retains but a very small part of the ma
terial which that river has transported.
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But it began the work before there was a
gulf of California, and before the penin-
sula of California was upheaved so as to
form gulf distinct from the Pacific ocean.
This little delta, thirty or forty miles
wide, and extending across the old gulf, is
but a late creation of the indefatigable
river, which has been engaged in like
labor for a length of time which cannot be
measured in years.
Since the great depressi in the heart
of the Colorado desert was first discov-
cred, the scheme has been many times
proposed 10 I'll il with fresh water from
the river, on the theory that such body
would ameliorate the desert climate.
The futiiity of such an attempt can be
made very plain. Humidity of the atmos-
phere and eopious supplies of rain do not
depend chiefly upon proximity 10 bodies
of water. There are islands of the sea
which stand far away out in a wilderness
of water that are practically made deserts
by aridity. The coast of California, from
Vancouver bay southwark TO the ex-
tremity of the peninsula of California,
clearly illustrates the statement which
has been made. The great Pacific ocean
beats solemn rhythm against all of
this coast At the north there is more
than eighty inches of rainfall annually,
but the precipitation gradually diminishes
southwark until il becomes less than ten
inches. Notwithstanding the broad stretch
of the Pacific opposite the peninsula of
California, il is A rocky desert although
some portions of it are lifted into mount
ain regions. Thus the peninsula, with the
Pacific on one side and the gulf on the
other, itself but narrow stretch OF land
often lifted into high mountains, is yet
destitute of water, and with rare excep-
tions is uninhabited. Three-quarters of
the earth's surface ia water sur
face, from the evaporation of which
the clouds are formed. To add To this
another region of evaporation, in all
1000 square miles in extent, would be TO
increase evaporation TO such small ex-
tent that it never would be appreciated,
and the water thus added TO the clouds
would drift away into the general circula-
ton and be scattered over so broad an area
as TO make no impression upon the
climate. Whether this small basin is 10
be land or sea matters little TO man as
desert or gulf il is alike valueless. The
track of the Southern Pacific lies dag
onally across the old gulf bottom, but If it
fills up, as IL has done once before at least,
this track would have TO be taken up and
relaid in a detour above the water level.
Along the northwestern margin of the
basin there are few springs and about
these ancient springs q few Indians had
their homes in years gone by. These In
dams living in a region so hot and dry
were wont 10 clothe themselves only for
ornament so that on ordinary occasions
they were nearly naked Ia elder days
they were accustomed make pilgrlmages
down the desert to the peita where, in the
and weeds was found. From these plants
growing on the delta IN rlca profusion
(Coatiaued on Hass -.
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OF the sea IN its deepest portions from 300
TO 800 feet. for that was the depth of the
OLD gulf. There is nowhere in the world
. more desolate desert than this old gulf
bottom. The winds sweep the arid and
desoiate land, piing the sand in dunes
that travel IN Sandstorms when the Winds
blow strong. Much of the bottom of the
Old lake is destitute of sand. but a door of
polished gravel Is found over which the
hne dust blows in the fierce winds which
here rage. polishing the gravels 70 such An
extent that the CULTS bottom seems tn he
noored with mosaic of gems
The region IS utterly treeless. and only
Few desert plants are found. These desert
plants are in the main without foliage
Where moisture is so scarce, they cannot
Afford THIS element of life in such prodigal-
ity as to pour il out from the surface of
leaves, so the stems of the piauts p,ust nar-
form the hrs, 40 function /, -,
humid lane g. ., nj brown stems s,,lr,or,
~. u,aerianee u treen leaves, where the
~. iuhctloe ne plant are carried on,
ss 49, mere tht 5 of the plants must
io.h the A. tatlon for themselves:
present leailes inre tho stan,s So,
selves being gr,- here i slso bnt ~,
- .Aaa nIe - IN. Now and then
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IMPRESSION DE MATIN.

The Thames nocturne of blue and gold,
Changed to harmony in gray;
barge with ochre-colored hay
Dropped from the wharf, and chill and cold.
The yellow fog came creeping down
The bridges, till the houses walls
Were changed % shadows, and ST. Pauls
Loomed like = bubble DER the town.
Then suddenly across the clang
OF waking life, the streets were stirred
with country wagons, and a bind
Flew TO the glistening roofs and sang.
But one pale woman, all alone,
The daylight kissing her wan hair,
Loitered beneath the gas-la np's flare,
With lips of flame aud heart OF stone
Oscar Wide
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days. Then she instituted theatricals,
giving with the aid of the nobility a very
good version of "Peck's Bad Boy" and
LEND Me Five Confines"
She finally lost her influence over
Looey the XIV, and as he got TO be an old
man the thought suddenly occurred TO
him TO reform, and so he had Madame
Pompadour beheaded at the age of AZ
years This little story should teach
US that no matter how gifted we are, or
how high we may wear our hair, our am
billions must be tempered by honor and
integrity. also that pride goeth before de-
struction and naughty spirit before q
plunk
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toAAOAAdo aAAi QdAAAS SD tuS
larger but still not vast
district of the Randi pro-
duces in the same period
some f2,500,oO0 of gold.
This latter production, I'M
like that of Kimberley, is
to be doubled or even
trebled in course of time.
The journey from Kimber-
ley TO Johannesburg, COW
ering q distance of 450
miles, deserves some de-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-26
IN THE GOLD FIELDS,
Lord Randolph Churehill's Trav.
els in South Africa.
AMONG THE DUTCH SETTLERS,
The City OF johannesburg A Mining
Camp That Produces Over a Mnlion
aMonth-oueer Boer Government.
Copyrighted, 1891, by the Author.

j have passed from the region of dia.
monds into the region of gold. The Ara
bian Nights" character of this statement is
largely justified by the fact that as the
small district of Kimberley produces some
60 0l0 900 Of die r,,c,r,da -. -.
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few years ago, has more than doubled in
value. It does business of about SIS, 000.-
600 year on q capital of 81, SOC. 600, and it
has large reserve fund. The president of
this bank is Scotchman, who came to
Mexico poor, and who is now said to be
Don Thomas Braniff, and he is president
of the railroad that runs from Vera Cruz to
the capital, and is a large cotton factor
and an extensive real estate owner.
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No visitor 10 Seattle should fail 10 take q trip
on Lake Washington. Take the 1esleT avenue
cable cars and the steamer Kirkland.
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WAILA WALLA ADDITION.
Houses built and sold on easy terms J. +.
Brewer, COO second street
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POINT OF ROCKS IN ANCIENT LAKE, COLORADO
DESERT
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We ALWAYS HAVE Monty
To loan on city and farm property. u. r. Me-
Connaughey, III Washington building.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-11
Uusatisfed,

A certain young lady of Pittsburg,
who has not yet reached her third birth
day, makes her papa's life burden by
her persistent demand for :" tories"
''Tell me a tory, papa, y she will say.
and papa has to submit
Under the encouragement of his little
daughter papa" is developing into a
Baron Munchausen of no mean cahber.
One day not long ago, In response to
an urgent invitation, the following
=" tory" was told:
"Once there was a mosquito. This
mosquito had family of three young
mosquitoes in nest up big tree. The
little mosquitoes said to their mamma,
Yves very hungry Then the mamma
mosquito went to a house where there
was nice fat baby asleep in crib. The
mamma mosquito carried the baby off
to her nest, and divided it up among her
children.
Two of the little mosquitoes had q
leg apiece, and the mamma mosquito
and the other baby mosquito each ate an
arm. After these were eaten the rest OF
the fat baby was put away for supper.
That's all of that story"
When the narration was concluded
the unsatisied infant remarked, Tel
me a bigger tory than that, papa. -
Harper's Young People.
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In fact it is generally the same person,
only in different moods and with diff
ferent environments. When he is going
to his work in the street car or ferry all
the week he reads the paper, so that he
may intelligently meet with and COM
pete with others VINO read. On Sunday
he also wishes to know where his friends
on the stage or in politics or anywhere
else may be, and what they are doing.
There is a kind of general reception held
on Sunday morning through the papers,
rendered by the readers to every man
or woman of distinction In the world.
You can come there and shake hands
with them for FIVE cents.
The magazine comes in at eventide
each thirty days with an air of elegant
elaboration 1t comes with the gentle
soothe which you cannot get from the
clash and combat and hurrah and death
and destruction told by the types of the
daily paper. So you must write simply
with that idea in view. Your highly
artistic description of the island of Sa-
noa is SO soft and chastened' that when
you strike your Tyre with discordan1
clash and refer to the scandalous cos
tune of the people there you shocA
every magazine writer from Maine tc
Mexico.
The only real good, original thing yor
sent me. Mr.. Harris, was written by
Eugene Field.
Alonzo Dowd. of West St. Paul. writes
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JANUARY

81, 20, would like also to do business in
New York, but am deferred by the ex-
pense of living there. lean get twice as
much salary there as l can here, but am
told by friend who has lived in New
York eight years that he cannot on
double his St. Paul salary keep the wolf
from the door, How is that
Well, possibly your friend has to keep
the wolf from twice as many doors as
he used to. That is often the case in
New York, am told. It is quite often
the case, Mr.. Dowd. that prosperous
man gets into the tolls of pleasing peo-
pie who interest him and obtain control
of him, and some day when he has eaten
hearty meal of victuals and dropped
dead on receipt of the bill his neigh
bors are surprised to see two sets of
tombstones erected by his two sets OF
families.
You will find, no doubt, that too often