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Local newspapers report that Colonel An
drews is going up through some Of the north
ern counties to look for diamonds. He may
matter calls attention to the facts that Cali
fornia produces genuine diamonds and that
no systematic prospecting for diamonds has
ever been made in California by anybody who
could recognize an uncut diamond in gravel
pile.
California has its diamond fields. The term
"California diamonds has sometimes in
popular or rather in a jewelers. way been
given to cheap crystals and limitations, and
comparatively few people know that Califor-
mia diamonds are diam onds, and that the only
trou BILE with them is that they are small and
scarce as far as we have got with them. The
biggest diamond yet found in the State was in
the rough about the size of large pea and
weighed two ana quarter carats. Several of
one and q half carats are on record. When
through large region diamonds OF that size
have been accidentally, incidentally and fre-
quently shown to exist there Is reason
able probability that time and intelligent
search may reveal bigger and more valuable
ones.
Diamonds have been found in this State in
Butte, Amador, Ell Dorado, Nevada and
Trinity counties. The first discovered was in
1850. During the 'SO's quite q number were
found, but no recent discoveries of note have
been reported. Diamond experts acquainted
with the South African fields have advised
that systematic search be undertaken. With
the exception of the microscopic diamonds
found in the platinum sands of the Trinity
River they have in this State been under the
same conditions as in Brazil and South Africa
In beds of cong1omerate or cemented gravel,
and generally close to bedrock, and also in
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covered with ecru embroidery. The
neckband Is of cerise velvet yelled with
ecru embroidery. The skirt has it's upper
part made of the glace Parma, and the
lower of the cashmere. Ecru EN- broidery,
or insertion. with finished edges, conceals
the join. However, l warmly advocate
skirt made entirely of the cashmere with
bias folds of the taffetas glace. unless ecru
insertion OF superior quality can be
used. The waistband is of the cerise vel
vet. With this can be worn effec-
lively hat of fine black straw, trimmed
with three handsome black ostrich
plumes. Next the hair in the back
should rest a cluster of eerise roses or
Martha Washington geraniums A short
cape of black mousseline de sole would
give pretty finish to the costume, which
is lined completely with Parma-colored
surah, Through which runs a cerise stripe.
Equally fetching is a mouse-gray cash.
mere. Steel and silk mingled together is
used to embroider the plain round skirt.
| The blouse bodice has small basque of
pearl-gray taffetas that closes on tho left
side under two small frills. These start
from the shoulder and vanish under the
waistband of dahlia velvet. This should
be studded with imitation jewels, and an
emerald clasp holding it together imparts
certain Partisan touch.
| A small hat of mouse-gray straw
trimmed with rich velvet pansies, having
large white aigrette at the left side, goes
| prettily with the toilette
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ribbon; this also serves as footing to
spreading out row of white lace pleatings,
within cream ones. ''Saule pleureur
plume of white ostrich feathers Cache
peigne in shaded mauvre flowers"
the parasol used is Of pompadour silk,
yelled with white silk lisse and surrounded
with handsome founce of white lace. 1t
has white satin bow and an enameled
mount.
The French are quite crazy over sun
pleating, so Felix has evolved second
lovely CONNECTION also with a sun-pleated
skirt, but this time he uses a transparent
blue barege, round the bottom of which is
some beautiful Eastern EN- Droidery in
gold and silver thread.
The bodice am most enthusiastic over,
although l have but the colored plate to
gaze upon. It frs closely and is mainly
composed of most exquisite bise guipure
over pale blue satin. and this also is used
to make the tabs, one of which extends
down either side, being about eighteen
inches in length. The Oriental en-
broidery that appears on the skirt edges
them as we'll as the lawn-puffed barege
that forms the upper part OF the slee YES.
These are made OF spotted barege OF
lighter shade than the rest OF the gown,
and about them felt rather concerned, as
really I think the effect would be better
were they of the plain fabric. for what with
the guipure over the blue satin and the
EN- broidery, the blue velvet waistband
(Which had small buckle to hold it in
place in front, larger one in the center of
The moderate sized blue velvet bow in the
back) l think quite enough things
have entered into the composition. How
ever, to continue. A blue velvet bow
with outstanding loops and ends. Over
each puffy shoulder cap is bow OF blue
velvet with dropping ends; the entire
lining of this transparent fabric Is of pale
blue satin
The style of the hat is the "Aureole, and
in this case is made of pleated silk lisse;
at one side are two roses, one red the
other pink. from them arise white and
pink aigrette.
The third dress is for a slender young
woman. and can be made out of any light
summery material, but the one under dis
cussion is of the most delicate white silk
muslin, painted with elongated and
treble vandykes, black, violet and mauvre,
and further dotted with sets OF double
raised spots, recalling the four shades"
The round skirt has fifteen graduated
founces. Down tho front of the bodice is
a triangular plastron made of five rows of
smaller ruffles. The sleeves are close
fitting and gauged, at the top of
which are five diminutive rufhes. The
yoke is of white mousseline de sole,
of an exceptionally good quality.
It il adorned with an undulating
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second ought to elapse before the hands
are parted. This will give confidence to
the pupil and will keep her from swim
ming too fast when she makes her first
attempt in the water. So much for learn
ing to swim on dry land.
From swim ming to rowing is natural
step, and so it is that the summer girl
promises to become fairly proficient in
sculling. Now sculling is 10 joke. 1t is
not like sitting down with pair OF oars
which fit snugly into rowlocks and will
not go overheard if you drop them. 1t is
performed by one person, who sits in the
center of the boat and uses pair of short
oars, te technically called sculIs, holding one
in each hand. In holding the sculls. it is
q mere matter of fancy whether the right
hand or the left is 'uppermost, the SOULS
overlapping more or less. The great points
to be borne in mind are to sit upright, to
reach out we'll over the toes, dropping the
body between the knees, which should
open out as the arms stretch forward to
get firm hold of the water at the moment
of contact, and to lift the boat over the
water with the first part OF the stroke.
The sculls when not in use should inva-
riably be nat on the water to preserve the
equilibrium of the boat.
The great art in scuiling is to pull
equally and evenly with both hands in
order to balance the boat and to main
tain straight course, for there being nc
cockswain the scuIler has to do her own
steering. This she accomplishes partly
by keeping the stern of her boat pointed
straight at some fixed object astern and
partly by turning her head, not her shoul-
ders and body, round to the right or left
to enable her to cast her right or left eye
as the case may be as far along the water
front as possible.
All these things must the summer girl
OF 1897 ponder over. Ii she faithfully car
ries out the promise Dame Fashion will
require her to make she will have far less
time to spend in Filtration Glen or En-.
gagement Grove.
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Garden Party Models.

Three emanate from the hands of this
artist and are eminently suitable for the
purpose for which they are designed.
Red taffetas glace is used for one The
skirt is implicated and around it is a
double row of chevrons, made Of
black inch-wide velvet ribbon. The
effect is charming. The velvet is
also used for the odd belt, which
is short in front and in the back, but ex-
tends in deep point almost to the arm
hole on either side. At the left is a
large steel buckle and an erect bow,
made with several loops. The sleeves
are beaded with a draped puff
and are completed with fine taffeta
pleating, which rests on a cream lace
fill, like the outstanding ruff on the chic
fat collar of black silk gauze, relieved
with creamy lace and gold em broidery.
The lace droops as frill down tho front
and is laid quite fatty on the fiuted taffeta
epaulets, the long ends OF which are
pleatsd and carried round under the arm
hole. The sleeves are long and slightly
wrinkled. A ruffle of the ,affeta and one
OF lace completes the wrists.
Virot is responsible for the hat of Cas-
con straw; it has a round brim enclosed
in bouillonne of cream lisse, caught up
round the crown with band of mauvre
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30
MARCELLA'S CHAT

Having alluded to the many charms pos
sessed by cashmere when handled by the
expert tailor or dressmaker, / am not sur
prised at receiving several requests to de-
scribe few model gowns evolved from
this fabric, and am especially glad to do
so having just heard of two designed il
Paris. Tie first would admira bly, suit the
pretty brunette so soon to become bride,
and would be most chic as well. 1t is the
shade of Parma violet; the blouse bodice
has creamy cam brio yoke, with quan.
tity of the tiniest of handmade tucks;
groups of these alternate with real Valen-
ciennes lace insertion; over this is worn
a sort OF bolero OF taffeta glacs Parma,
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30
Park NJ usic To-Day.

Following is the attractive programme ar
ranged for the open-air concert in Golden
Gate Park day:
The celebrated funeral march (Chopin);
American overture, containing the National
airs (Moses); waltz, "Immortel1en" (GungD !;
patrol, "The Blue and the Gray" Dalbey):
war memories or "a Day in Camp Cd. "
Reeves; overture. "Rienzi" (Wagner); grand
selection, 1.-THE Martyrs" (Donizett); para
phrase, Nearer, Ny God, to Thee (Reeves);
march, veteran Warriors (Smith)
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yellow satin ribbon. and gathered to the
neck under a broad one, crossed in the
center with FIVE lines of black baby velvet
ribbon. The same finish used for the
wristbands and the waist. At the back OF
the neck are two accordion. pleated ends
of the mousseline de sole, trimmed with
the yellow satin (narrow) ribbon and
row of the black velvet The entire foun-
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association with platinum and other rare
metals.
The most fruitful field so far discovered is at
cherokee Flat, in Butte County, where during
the course OF many years quite number of
small ones have been found in the gold bear
Ing graVels being worked. Fifteen years ago
one Chris Wisner found about twenty near
volcano, Amador County, in gravel tunreled
from deposit buried under forty feet of lava
One of them he sold for S33 Here =. else.
where no careful, systematic search or the u.e
OF expert skill followed. In 1861 n diamond
was found one and q half miles from Yankee
HILL Butte County, during sluice cleanup
1t was sold to M. II. Wells, who gave IL to Gem
eral John Bidwell of Chico The gem weighed
carat and half, and Mr. Bidwell had it cut
In Boston, For many years it graced finger.
ring worn by Mrs. Bidwel
lew others obtained by California mining
men nave been cut and worn by California
ladies'. In 1867 three diamonds were found
in gravel near White Rock, Ell Dorado County.
ana one OF them was sold in the rough to a
san FRANCISCO dealer for $50. Some time ago
froiessor +. Wehler of Gottingen carefully
anaiyzed platinum sand from the Trinity
River and found minute grains which, after
careful tests, he pronounced genuine dia-
monds. Particles of diamonds have been
found In the product of stamp mills through
which cemented gravel from drift mines had
been run, the diamonds having broken up in
the milling process
The diamond discoveries made so far have
all been made by ordinary gold miners or
others without any expert knowledge of the
gems Those found are, of course, stray speci-
mems from among far greater numbers.
Miners have naturally often paved over the
gravel from drift mines in regions where dia-
monds have been found and have often found
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dation is of soft finished white taffeta
silk.
The hat has circular brim Of yellow
straw that matches the ribbon. 1t is laid
over a deep goffering of silk muslin. The
crown is of mauvre silk muslin, surround
ed with four tabs of white muslin edged
with mauvre frills caught up in the center
under large tuft of variegateu roses and
lilies of the valley. MARCELLA.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-27
ANAYAL SENSATION.
Indications Pointing Towards Uncle
Sans Backing up His Ultimatum.

The New York Journal says: TIE
navy department is preparing to use
every available man of the naval mill
tia. The commanders of this reserve
who have been called to. Washington
during the past few days have had the
importance of getting their divisions in
such shape that sudden call will find
them in readiness impressed upon
them. Among the naval militia COM
manders called upon by the naVy de
Dartment were Comma ders Will:am
II. Stayton and w. Butler Duncan,
commanding respectively the Brooklyn
and New York battslions.
It is believed that at the conference
at the navy department., within the
last few days, the question was put as
20 how many men the comm anders of
would undertake to report as available
for three moths war service. Com
mander Stayton guaranteed 275 men
out OF b 8 battalion. w. Butler Dun
can estimate was 325.
Mr.. Roosevelt then asked Com
mander Stayton his views as to the
most desirable line of duty to give the
naval militia men.
1--WE are prepared" the assistant
secretary said, "to convert a large fleet
of merchantmen INTO warsbips. The
militia would do batter work on the
improvised cruisers or on board the re-
gular ships of-war."
Commander Stayton declared it to be
his belief that the proper place for
the naval militia was on board of the
regular warships. The facilities were
better on the latter craft for new men.
This is the view which has now been
adopted by the navy department., and
the war plans in the Naval Intelligence
Bureau have been changed to accord
with them.
In all there are about s, 900 naval mi
litia men in the, United States. The Or
CARNATIONS are scattered all long the
Atlantic coast from Boston to Charles
ton. New York has three organizations,
one each in Brooklyn, New York and
Rochester.
On the Great Lakes there are organ
izations at Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago
and Milwaukee.
The largest ba :talion in the country
is at San Francisco Organizations on
the Pacific exist at San Diego, Los An
geles, San Francisco, Portland and
The navy departments estimate is
that 7 200 men will be needed for the
twenty-five merchant cruisers. Of this
number 5000 will come from the regu-
lar warships. The places of the regu-
lar men-O!-wars men will be taken by
the naval militia. The proportion OF
naval militia to a regular warship will
be about 25 per cent of the crew. On
the cruiser New York, carrying 500
men, l25 of her complement will be
naval militia men.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-27

panies are out seeking mines in which
to invest.
A number OF "brakies'' on the South
eru Pacific are in trouble. The mana ge-
meat of the railroad found local pas
seuger traffic falling off aud sent out q
tracer to find the reason. 1t WAS found
that so many passengers were being
carried in box cars that the receipts of
the road from local passenger travel
was being materially decrea I'd. The
spOtter worked his s.heme well and
got the uames of a large lumber Of
'brakies" who were not sat SIZED with
good salary, but were using the COM
panies IS de door Pull imans" in COM
pc itiOu with the passenger traffic of
the road. The result was that when
the brakes" got in from their run
| they found a time check awaiting
them in the superintendent Off ;e.
One "brakie" who got his chack re-
marked that he was going to work on
some road where they didn't send out
spoilers on freight trains SD that the
stipendS of the down trOdden brake
man were not cut off.
The Mexican Central road has suf-
fered greatly during the past two
months from washOuts and the road
bed has been left in sad plight that
will take great deal of work to bring
it up to it's usual standard. Round
bout had talk with Superintendent
Hartman this morning and the latter
said: Il cannot say just exactly when
we will get a train through, as great
deal depends on the labor. l have
trouble in keeping the men at work
steadily. They work day or so and
then quit. My intention is to keep the
gangs at work day and night, but 1
of en- find it impossible, because just as
| get started in whole gang viii quit
at once and then L have to get other
men. [ have built a shoe fly track
around the washOut near San Jose and
have that now completed and there are
now only few more small places to
repair and then through trains can
run and I expect that by Wednesday
all will be repaired. That section is a
scene Of de5oIation. A lake has formed
twenty-five miles long and at some
the water is twenty-five feet deep
Many Of the breaks that washed out
when the town of Ahumada washed
away are fifteen feet de p and the water
Is Sill standing there AT Ahumada
the scene is one of ruined town. Not
a house will he lift standing except tn t
Ceotral depot. The houses are of
ADOBE aud tho e that have not already
fallen will fall as the watar stands on
the walls two feet high. The mer-
chants say they will rebu Id, but at
least 300 out Of population of $50 have
been brought TO Juarez By the Central
road and l do not know whether tn "
viii return or not. Messrs. NickersOu
and H ffman were down the road yes
terGay aud viewed the scene of desola-
ton and wreckaee, hui returned to the |
City of Mexico via the Southern Pacific |
y Yesterday afternoon. We are pushing |
work for permanent repairs, but can't |
say when they will be finished - Mr.. |
Il artman left the impression that being |
a raj lroad superin erdent was not such /
soft snap as some people think it is.
n II
Some time during the night an old |
fell into the excavation that !
was made for the foundation of the
new jail in Juarez ard broke his neck
His body was not found until $50 this
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-27
Conditions in KlOndike.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.-(From
Juneau, Alaska, Sept. 49, Col. o. v.
Davis, of Spokane, Washington, has
just arrived at Juneau from trip
down the Yukon river. There he
found a man named Shepard of Daw-
son City, who was on his way out of
Kloodike. Shepard told Davis a worse
story about the condition of things at
Dawson City than any yet published.
He said parties going down the
river were held up, if necessary with
gum, within 200 miles of Da wson City
and their provisions we're taken from
them. Shepard says there is great
exodus by overland route to get Out of
Dawson City before winter. Hundreds
are coming behind him as fast as they
can travel. He says that many will be
caught on the trail by winter.
lie says typhoid and Pneumonia are
raging in Dawson and hundreds are dy-
ing. Misery prevails beyond expl es-
sion.
Reports at Dawson City has been
burned is not confr med.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-27
Factories Behind Their Orders.

A recent dispatch to a western paper
says: wabash manufacturing con-
Germs are experiencing touch of the
general revival in business. The
Wabash paper mill is running with
full force night and day, and is away
behinu its orders. The Underwood
Manufacturing company has 200 en-
ployes at work running extra time, and
with the others now on the books will
be kept busy until January, VIII lie re-
quests for goods are coming in daily
The same Is true of the Pioneer hat
works and the Wabash bridge works.
No man who really desires employ ment
here is out of wOrK.''
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-27

She's the shining precious metal
From humanity's rough ore,
She's the star that beams above US Out
of reach:
She's the everlasting Lighthouse
That i'lumines lies lonely shore,
She's the precious pearl the tide
leaves shining on the beach.
She's the everpaying pay streak
In the assure of the heart;
She's the summer rose that scents tn e
sileat gloom:
She's tc at wOndrOu5 work OF nature,
Like the soul, our better part,
She's our sunlight from the cradle to
the tomb.
-CY. WARMAN.
The yellow fever has reached Texas
and is causing wide spread consterna-
ton in some parts of the state. yellow
Jack has no torrors for Ell Paso o'her
than the sympathy which its citizens
feel FOR its sister cities. This climate
is too high ard dry fer the yellow moa-
ster to fasten is venomOus fangs IN
this city. 1t fat,eps on malaria and
grows strorg on humidity.
The Graphic is authority for Stain g
that Mr.. Web,r gave birth to girl
last week. Brer. Bridaers should
always temper accouchments WITH JUS
tice.
The coming of the tramps is sure
sign of winter. They are m gratOry
birds that seek genial climate in
which TO rest.
FL Paso is the hub and the railroads
are the spokes. The White Oaks rail-
road will make the seventh spoke of
the e. Paso hub.
There is now more activity 10 min
ing circles than there has 'cen for
four years. Prospect h.les y. Icing
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-27
Found S..

A gentleman stepped into the West
Texas Saddlery Co. store at the corner
of Oregon and East Overland streets
yesterday afternoon and after buying a
bill of goods remarked that he bad
found Is by coming in there, as he just
saved that sum by purchasing his goods
of that company. A word to the wise
- sufficient.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-27
Stop Paying Rent!
Own Your Own Home!

For a smaller monthly pay
ment than you are now pay
ing rent. For further infor-
nation call on D. Y. HadIey,
or any of the following Off
GERS and directors of the Ell
PaSO Branch of the National
Guarantee Loan e. Trust Co.,
of Dallas, Texas. (Subscrib-
ed capital $500, OOO.OO.)
S. 81. Newman, Pres; II. P. Noake,
Vice-Pres.; u: Y. Hadley, Sec'y. and
Treas; NJ. w. Stanton, Atty; J.
Kneele, D. Y. Hadley and VIM. Rein
heimer, appraising committee. Geo.
r. Harvey, J. A. Escajeda, Edmund E.
Neff, Thos. O'Keeffe, +. M. Millspaugh
and r. II. Roberts Directors.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-27

"a new giant, born in the department
Of VOsyes, (t'ranCe) and measuring
eight feet and half IN height, visited
the Paris exhibition last week, having
made the juurney TO Paris, principally
with the object Of measuring himself
with the Chinese giant. He at once
proceeded to the establishment wuich
the latter shares with dwarf, AID at
once challenged i'm, mes sure in hand ::
the result OF the trial was that the
Cninsman had TO acknowledge himself
vAnQuished in stature"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-27

An important discovery is reported
from Greece. Near the pat lie field of
Thermopyl lac, while making excava-
tions, workingmen uuearthed a mum.
Der of sarcophagi, which contained
bones. vases, coins and medals. 1t is
believed that the skeletons are the re-
mains of some of the Spar,ans who fell
with Leonldas In the fight against the
Persians uLder Xerxes, 4S0 8. G.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-27
Sunset Limited
will be resumed November LIST.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve,

The best salve in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, selt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles, or no pay re-
Quired. 1t Ia guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction or money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale by
w. A. Irwin & Co., Wholesale AMI Re-
tail Agts
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-27

"A har OF bullion from the Crowned
KING mine was lest last FRIDAY in tso
acciaent which caused ]. P. Bruce we te
lose ms life. At last accounts if h. -
not oeen recovered. Tie value was
ssooV"Jour cus iSI RfSse to be s., COO or