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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-03

was from down White county way"
but refused to tell where ne STsid found
the gems. as he said l1at hc-s ware
more in the same place, and he was &C.
ing back after them.
A man named Dsale in Bald KNOB
sent a dozen pearls to New York. and
mas received an offer of 500. He found
them all in the course of a week.
]. P. Smith of -Four Mile lake has
been gathering pearls for several
months, but has been keeping quiet
about it He says that he has sid
about 81 600 worth, and stin has some
very good stones III his possession
john German found a 800 pearl at the
mouth of a creek that runs into the
Little Red river
Three brothers, negroes, named Hop
lSins, claim TO have taken $1,000 worth
of stones from the river and the ponds
rear It.
Many of the natives in White county
have in their possession pearls of more
or less value taken from the ponds be-
fore the excitement set in. Many of
them decline to say anything about
their finds, as they don't wish to en-
courage a rush to the SPOT.
PEARLS IN NEW YORK.
There are two other places in this
country where pearls have been taken
III CUNSFCit-l dUie iLONlNDeiS. OnE VI i.-l5s'S
is the Wisconsin lake region, Where the
stones have been found for 5=v5ral years
past In these lakes and streams the
water is perfectly clear, and tine shells
are obtained by wadlng and diving
Several New York dealers say Shat they
have had stones of considerable value
from the Wisconsin fields, and scrma
thousands of dollars th2ve bsan taken
out of the lakes and streams cf this re-
gion within the past few years, iilCGlglh
there is no systGnlatizeid effort to carry
on the work such as is to be made in
Arkansas.
The other fields where pearls have
been found recently is in tie Grasse
river in northern New York Three
years ago an Adirondack guide exhibit
ed TO a New Yorker fcr whCn he WAS
working half dozen smooth white
stones that ne had taken from clans
which he hung up for bait. The New
York man was convinced That they
were pearls and took them back to the
city with him. a few weeks later the
guide was considerably startled to fe-
ceiVe $500 for what he had considered a,
worthless find Since then The ratives
along the Grasse have spent Their spare
time in hunting CLAIMS ard have found
a large number of gems. One found last
year weighed over so grains, and
brought $500. NJ. G. Rowe of Rusg-lL a
little town on the Grasse. has devG-ei1
his time to pearl hunting for tire Iai-t
two years and has found $4,000 worth.
His largest gem. the most valuable that
has been taken from this section, weigh
ed 68 grains and sold for $780,
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HOW THE PEARLS ARE HUNTED.

11ON r
In The Grasse river district the pearls
are found under different conditions
from those OF either Arkansas OF Wis
cOnstn, as the CLAIMS are found in the
swift shadows Of the Adirondack
stream. The pearl fisher has a special
outfit consisting of a rubber suit and q
SORT of abbreviated divers mask which
is strapped TO his head. This mask is
simply light wooden box With a glass
in front Of The eyes. When this is i'm
ipsrsed IN the water the hunter can
clearly scan the rocky bottom, and can
find the uTussels which ne could not get
by feeling for them, as they do in the
Arkansas mud. The noviceS open all the
CLAIMS they ind. but the more expert
creed hunters can tell by the appear
ance of a s1en whether it is likely to
contain q stone, and throw back all but
the most promising ones
UNCLE SAM WILL INVESTIGATE
Some pearls have recently been found
in northern Georgia and the whole sub
ject appeals to the government as so
important that Professor Ellsworth
Call of the Smithsonian Institute has
been directed to investigate the
different fields, and to report upon
them.
There is very good prospect that
the American pearl fisheries will de-
velop an industry of considerable i'm
portance, as there is steady and ap-
parently a growing demand for this
gem. Some of the stones found in this
country are excellent in size, quality
and colorings. They do not command
the highest prices. however. as they are
all "Sweetwater" pearls. that is. they
are obtained from shells POUNDS in fresh
water and the finest pearls, the Orien-
tails come from the Persian gulf. and
they have peculiar sheen not found in
the native product. 1t is not always
easy to distinguish the difference, and
it is still harder to describe it. but in
general the Oriental pearl has a creamy
tint rather than the pure white of the
American stones. Still, some of the lat
ter are beautiful gems and they fire.
quentIy bring very good prices
HOW THE CHINAMAN GROWS
HIS GODS.
The theory of the growth of pearls is
that a tiny grain of sand in some way
gets into the shell. In his effort to set
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Alaska for those who are i'm search of
hardship and adventure. There is not
50 much frost and snow, but th'sre is
plenty OF malaria, which is apt to carry
off the unacclinated visitor, and the
swamps and forests which enc has to
traverse in order to reach the lakes
where the treasures lie Will supply the
adveuturer with as many unpleasant
experiences as Chilkooit pass. Besides
the malaria that hangs around the lakes
and swarnps, they contain sulphur and
iron, which gives the water a decidedly
unpleasant, yeNowisdn tinge The places
in which pearls have thus far been dis
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-03
De LAVAL'S LATEST INVENTION,
STEAM BOILER IN WHICH THE
PRESSURE Is 5000 POUNDS.
One of the Great Inventions of the
Ag@The Higher the Pressure,
the Less the Liability to Explode.

Stockholm. Sept. 25.-Sweden has given
to the world many men Of scientific note,
Celsius. Nobel. Sinnens and all the rest,
but in De Laval she has a man who
promises to outcIass them all if his fu-
ture holds a potency corresponding with
his past. He is one of the worlds lead
ing powers in any line of the worlds life,
most modest unassuming. unpreten-
uous man, caring nothing for the Dlaud-
its of the multitude, eager for conquering
new fields. De Laval IS in the prime of
life. having just turned so. He has be~p
gratifying the native tendency of his life
far more in these later years than ne was
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-03
NEW AND CURIOUS INFORMATION.

cent more than the ordinary trolley
road, and this, of course, varies with
local conditions. 1t is considerably less
expensive, however, than the complete
conduit system, as the contact plates
only occur at every 40 yards or SO, in
stead Of being continuous.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-03
SWEDISH WAFER FALLs.
AS 10 DE LAVAL HIMsEI,F.

A word about De Laval may be Of in
terest He WAS born in 1915 in the prov
ince of Dalame al BlOsenborg. After hay
ing bseu educated at home until his 18th
year ne WIS sent 10 the village school,
and later entered and was graduated from
the university of Oprdla. When but d lad
he manifested a strong tendency to-
ward invention. and one writer says of
him:
From very early age his mechanical
tendencies began 10 assert themselves.
and many of his neiShborS were glad of
young De LAvaFs GratuluouS services IN
the repairing of their locks, clocks, exc,
and several of them StiA have among their
most cherished possessions examples of
ingenious small devices executed by the
young inventor
In l666 he graduated from a technical
school. having received the highest marks
w3Gnin the credit of the Institution. After
working some time in the draughting de-
partment of a copper mine office, he was
obliged 10 give up the position on account
of III hea!an. In 1872 ne took his degree at
the university of Uprala. He engaged in
business, but the enterpriSe-thdt of man
ufactur4ng glass bottleS-did not succeed
financially and he left the enterprise sad
ly in debt and laboring under many dis
couragements. In 1875, after great diff
Guilty, he succeeded in placing his milk
separator device on the market and the
way thereafter became free from the
financial thorns that had beset his feet.
Many lines of life are H1ing looked into
by this inventor with the end in view Of
perfecting odd or creating new ways of
tightening the burden of thu worlds toll.
Here IN his nome he seems to have the
unlimited confidence of a nation. both in
his integrity and genuine honesty and in
his ability to accomplish whatever ne de-
cides should be accomplished in the way
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Rucklen,s Arnica. aaIue-

The best Salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum.
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
ChiIb!ains. Corns and all Skin Erup-
tions. and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale by q.
c. NJ l. Drug Dept.
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of invention. He is man of tremendous
caDacity for work and II is quite beyond
the range of speculation to say where
shall be the limits of his power.
W. S. HARDWOOD.
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The Halves. hngraving Co., 72 West
Temple Street.

We are now located at the above
number, with a complete plant for
making half tone engrayings, zinc etch-
inge and all kinds Of color blocks. Write
US for samples and prices before plac-
ans your orders.
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covered are Murphy and Walker lakes
Cross Lake, SULPHUR and Four ME- :
ponds. and the creeks flowing into tlnsT ~
These are all in the Bald Knob country
southwest of Memphis.
Several Memphis citizens have tnvesl-
ed money in leases in White county, and
the concern already referred to WI
make an organized effort to t&svelop tlh;e
industry in the lakes and ponds which Il
controls. This company has already
taken out seY5ral hundred dcl ars' vro tn
Ut pearls. but so far tine work has all
been done by negro digg'ers and divers.
vito are paid 81 per day for their ssrv-
tees. On account of the color of the
water they have to feal for the CLANS,
which are buried in the mud, with their
hands or bare feet, and 50 can work
effectively only in shallow places. As
soon as machinery can be put in how
ever, the bottom of the lakes. including
the deepr parts viii be Thoroughly
dredged, and it is expected that more
saa.raS "a to~v rcv,Itey ''-s1r - clctiei.,I Tt
is rhe theory of the Memphis men who
are backing the enterprise that the
muSSelS occasionally shed tlleir pearls
and that others that have died stiM con-
tain the gems, and viii be found buried
deep down in the mud at the bottom Of
the lakes
1t is possible, too that the manufac-
tu1e of mother of pearl VIII be started
to utilize the shells. as is done in lower
California, from whence most of the
pearl used in buttons for our Waistcoats
and dresses now comes from Mother
of pearl, it may be explained, is Simply
the smooth inside lining of the shell
which is cut up and used for buttons
and ornaments.
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SOME RICE sTRIKEs.

Instances of ric'n nd.5 are reported
every few days from Bald Knob or the
adjoining country A few days ago a
negro. who gave his name as Harris,
walked into a Memphis ieweIry store.
al1d exhibited a small bag of pearls.
Most of the stones were small, and
worth not more than 81 or So each, but
there we're a few of the larger size, in
Guiding ONE or two pink pearls of very
good quality. An offer of 800 was made
for the lot. The negro held out fer
more. and finally accepted $3.50. He said
that the had worked for a month, and
had opened thousands of Shells to get
the stones. He Acknowledged that he
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-03

Orange flavor Tulu Lulu Gum Is
fine. Try it.
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pied to a dynamo without belts OF trans
mission of any kind, having 100-horse
power efficiency, together with a boiler of
sufficient size, including the condenser. oc-
euples, all told, floor space only 1S1ax11
feet in size.
STEAM TURBINE WHEEL.
The steam turbine wheel which is an
other of the inventions of De Laval, is
well known in America, and may not be
mentioned other than ITO say il receives
the. steam direct upon the pockets of the
turbine wheel, much as H. the turbine
wheel for water power. Wnen the steam
from one of these new boilers reaches the
pockets of the turbine it is travelling at
Velocty of 2i4U0 feet per second The
weight of a turbine engine of fiye-horse
power efficiency is $50 pounds. The tur-
hine makes 0,U00 revolutions per minute,
while the average revolutions per minute
produced under The ordinary engine of the
same horse power are 100 per minute. The
average weight of the ordinary steam en-
S!ne OF hYe-horSe power is about one ton.
In 1917, when the he Laval steam turbine
with AN efficiency of 1.1S5 forse-po In
1875, III We're sold with a combined eff
cheney Of 1O,4l5 horsepower
In aqdAt4on TO these inventions De Laval
has urbo-pump, intended for raising
large quantities of water varying in
e-glht from 80 TO SO feet, the smallest size
OF unree-horse power delivering 5000 Htrea
OIL water per hour TO a height of SO feet
ana the 5O-horse power delivering $4,000
litres an hour the same height and the
turbo-tire engine, for delivering water to
a great height. There are two pumps to
these fire engines coupled in series. The
water is drawn by one of the pumps and
afterwards pressed into the other, by
which 1t is delivered with double the pres
sure of the first pump in a continuous
jet without shock. a 50-horse power tur-
oo-hre engine delivers 10000 litres of wa
Ter per nour at a pressure of 40 metres,
about $50 feet high for the Jet.
SWEDISH WATER FALLS
Sweden is particularly rich. speaking
from manufacturing standpoint in wa
ter taalS. Many of the s~gft, short rivers
from the mountains and nils break over
steep precIpices before they reach the sea,
thus aff0rding strong water powers. De
Laval, with keen foresight. has been buy
ing up these water falls III over Sweden,
and / was told the other day that he now
| owns water powers to the extent Of 100000
horsepower. If his invention for The cleo
! trIcaA separation of ores comes to sue
| cessful issue, as is now promised, the I'M
| portauce OF these water powers for fur
! ntSh.ug electrical power will be great.
! While, IN any event, the ownership Of cat
! araots with 100000 horsepower is some
! thing of much significance for maaufac-
| lure from ANY StaudDOiLld
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less space than the boilers now in use.
a combination of a turbo-dynamo, which
consists of a steam turbine directly cou-
pied TO a dynamo without belts OF trans
mission of any kind, having 100-horse
power efficiency, together with a boiler of
sufficient size, including the condenser. oc-
eupies, all told, a floor space only 1S1ax11
feet in size
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The recently invented trolley gets ITS
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11

teal Green and his followers are can
best be proven from the remark made
at their headquarters not long ago.
ana which has also been published by
the News. According to this it is part
of the plan to recommend Gold Dem
ocrats, along with Republicans for
Federal positions, and for what pur-
pose? Hear the astounding sensation
to unite, literal to chain together)
the Gold Democrats to the republican
party!
This may be possible anywhere else.
but not i'll TeXas-When in 1892 I'M
der the leadership of Quincy the party
abstained from putting out a ticket.
and supported the Democratic candi-
date, Geo. Clark, what was the re-
suit! This same Mr.. Clark delivered
himself but few months afterwards
of an unprOvOked TRADE against the
Republicans with a positive and gen
eral condemnation of all their prin-
ciples. This was gratitude to many
white Republicans who had voted
for Clark. The negroes as
matter of course had sold out to
HOgg.
Whenever it should occur from en-
traOrdinary causes which would give
the least hope that the Republican
party would be successful in a state
campaign, then in such a case all Op>
position would unite to prevent this,
Gold and Silver Democrats would have
a regular love feast and embracing.
Why this eXaggeratiOn? Why not
tell the truth? Texas is a Democratic
state and will remain such for an
indefinite time. Mr.. Green and his
followers do not seem TO have been
called to produce the change.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
ABOUT THE CoLoRED FOLKS.

From the Alamo Advance
The cOlOred people of rhis city spend
more money for fake medicines than
any other race.
Major E. o. Bowies and several 9th
er gentlemen are perfecting plans of
organization for new military com
pany Monday night.
What is the matter with the Young
Mems Good Government club? Are
they waiting for another election?
Anybody can come along with lot
of pulverized weeds, aud get every
dollar the average colored man pos
seSSes.
Miss Jennie Hall, of Fannin. Tex,
is in the city on n visit to her brother.
Mr.. John Hall, of North Centre street.
The st. Paul Methodist Sunday
school are preparing an elaborate pro
gram for Easter Sunday.
San Antonio has four licensed col
Ored physicians, to-wit: Drs. Walton.
Brown, Cameron and Starnes: one
dentist, DR.. Barlow.
The San Antonio Lodge of Rebecca
Court, G. Z. o. of o. F., propose To
give a grand entertainment at Con
vention hall on the night of May 9th
Some of the prominent race men Cn
preach race pride, race enterprise.
race patronage and race everything
else. But never throw five cents into
anything the race may establish.
The San Antonio Light Guards un-
der the command of Capt. Robert
BeaSlV will give an exhibition drill
at the Odd Fellows entertainment on
May 9th.
The cOlOred man should learn to
prize more the substantial things of
life. He is too often attracted by
glare and tinsel-is too apt to select
the drOSS instead of the pure mtal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11

two or three more who hold no trOph-
les, but claim to be the champion of
the world. Let us have one champion
live bird shot of America, and let 1t
20 at that. When will the question
be positively settled?
Some one tells us the following story
on Frank Parmelee, of Omaha, 1t
seems that Frank was out with par
ty after ducks. but had no success, re-
turning about dusk they passed a
farm house, and Frank noticed a fine
flock of geese in the barn yard. He
reached in the pocket of his hunting
coat. produced a fish line and hook,
which he baited with kernel of corn,
and threw it into the flock, where it
was mt once gObbled up by big gan
der. Frank started down the road
with the goose following him, tapping
its wings and hOllering with might
and main. The farmer came out to
inquire the cause of the uproar, Par
melee called out: "S-s-say, c-c-call off
your g-g-g-gOOse; it is t-t-trying to b.
b-bite me-" The farmer called to the
goose to return to the flock; but it did
not seem to mind him, and Frank
started on down the road with the
goose in hot pursuit, and you can
make up your mind that those fellows
had roast goose for dinner the next
day.
At the annual election of directors
for the San Antonio Gun club at the
Office of Peter Shields last Tuesday
the following were elected to serve
for the ensuing year:
w. L. Simpson. Peter Shields, G.. B.
Epstein. w. A. Pancoast, A. Thiele,
J. +. France. Fred Kelley, Aug. Gross
man. VIM. VOlbrecht, J. NJ. McCOr-
mack, G.. \. Chabot, S. G. Newton.
The Post Gun club held their regu-
lar weekly shoot last Thursday after
noon.
The high northwest wind which bic
The high northwest wind which
blew over the traps made the targets
difficult to hit and the scores were not
of the best.
MesSrs. George \. ChabOt and Aug.
Thiele returned yesterday from the
North Texas League shoot. While
they were barred from participating
in the prize and sweep events, they
were shown every courtesy, and
great many of the shooters present
-tNN dhNI VI NllNll vi
the big tournament of the San Anto-
Mo Gun club this week.
Now that the North Texas League is
on a sound footing, there is no reason
why South and Southeast Texas
should not organize. In union there
is strength. The state being so large,
we would suggest also northwest
ern league, including FL Paso and the
Panhandle country. When these three
| leagues become a fixture, let them
have tournaments of their own semi
annually, and then organize a grand
state shoot, the expense of such to be
| prorated among the leagues in proper
| ton to their membership, and the
| profits derived therefrom, if any, be
| held in trust for the succeeding annual
! tournament.
Few amateurs go to II shoot with
| the idea of making money, therefore
the separate leagues will enable the
shooters living at no great distance
! to attend his league tournaments with
| very little expense.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
DAYS THIS WEEK.

Sunday. April 11-Battle of Raven
IA. 1912: Fort Sumter bOmbarded,
1861.
Monday, April 12.-French fleet cap
tured, 1882.
Tuesday, April 13.-David Dudley
Field died, 1894; civil war begins,
1861; Thomas Jefferson born, 1874.
Wednesday, April IA. - President
Lincoln assassinated, 1865; battle of
Monko Carriers, 1880.
Thursday, April 15.-Matthew Ar
mold die I, 1888; Andrew Johnson in
auguratpt 1866; Lincoln died, 1860.
Friday April 16-GoOd Friday;
French evacuated Mexico, 1867; Adj
mnal Porter passed Vlcksburg. 1863.
Saturday, April 1T-Death Of Frank
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
7O}KE BROTHER,
'EC|AL DISPLAY OF new MILLINERY FOR EA!

of
appreciated
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Santa Rosa CONSOLIDATE
ed Mining and Smelling company,
will be held at San Antonio. Texas. on
May 0, 1897, Tor the election of n
board of directots and to transact such
other business ds may properly come
before such needing. r. H. Hunstock,
President 4-S-30t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
A PLEASANT PARTY-

Miss Fernando Charlton entertained
some of her friends Thursday night
at her home ON South street, her birth
day anniversary being the occasion
Choice refreshments We're served and
all went hoYA wishing her many hap
Ply returns heN2ay Those present
were: Ida ~ Meyer. Asl-
gela Bodet pe. Pal
and George Srcha
Kate Sci
and Jean
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
Waists and Suits.

Second Floor
Fancy Lawn Waists in new
Designs separate collars
and cuffs of the same ma
terial, equal to any $1.25
waist, ..............
Lawn and Percale Waists in
Stripes and Dresden effects,
new turn back cuffs and
white detachable collars
Eaton Jacket Suits in linen
crash, and white and fancy
duck, this seasons latest cut
Box Front and Blazer Jacket
Suits of linen crash, and
white and fancy cOlOred
duck, regular $3.50 value
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
An Easter Lace Bargain

800 pieces of Cream
and WhiteVandyke
and Guipure Lace,
from 5 to 9 inches
wide, worth from 25
to so cents a yard,
on centre counters
this week, for. .....
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
DoN'h WALK

DON'T WALK
But call on Fred. Small FOR the incest
turnout in the (city when you wish
% take a driv1 He is with u. =.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11

Mothers with boys to clothe. Fathers
with bill to pay and boys with clothes to
wear will all be interested in