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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-01-11
HOUSE

WASHINGTON. D. c., January II =
immediately after the reading of the
Journal to day, MIR. Moody, IN nc,
cordance with the notice given. moved
that the debate on the civil service
question be closed at s o'clock to-day.
The vote was yeas, 1875; nays, 125
Speaker Rspdssaid: "Oa this ques-
tion, there being tie v,te, the chair
votes ave, and the motion is agreed
to-" Bailey, the democratic leader,
remarked: II am Informed the
-pe ker Voted on the roll call; is that
TsuP'' Speaker Reed smiled quietly
and r. Piled: 'Of course il is not 20,
ur. Bailey; 1t Is a queer insinuation to
make" MIR. B4ilry: "No insinua-
too, at all, merely an inquiry as to a
fact.
The house then entered upon debate,
Mr.. Brossius, of Pennsylvania, ad-
dressed the committee in support OF
the law Members, however, were
greatly interested lnthe reported cleo
tion OF Hanna, which reached the
chamber directly after Brossius took
the a Ior. The republicans congratu
lated each other oa the result, and
democrats admitted they had really
not expected anv 9TH en'"nme.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-01-11

ercised to see that these organs are
carefully preserved, thus promoting
health, prolonging life and preserving
youth and beauty?
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now THEF VOTED


COLUMBUS, Ohio, January II The
iwo bouses Will take joint ballot Tor
senator = ednesdag At noon. In case
tbs anlis win one man, and crsmsr,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-01-11

In all its Numerous and d.
verse branches done 90 II
should be at THH OPTIC Job
Rooms.
= =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-30

See how few of them are free from
#tnIese facial lines, says the New York
herald. Riding uptown in a Broadway
car, l heard two Sorosis women talking
ABOUT it. Sorosis, you know, cultivates
the literary wrinkle, the kind that knits
up the forehead between the eyes and
lImparts the profound expression that
s'l turns Barnard college girls green with
envy. The Sorosis wrinkle is the re-
suit of deep thought and attempts at
memorizing whole encyclopedia pages
preceding the reading of the fortnightly
papers" at the meetings of that body.
Ishese two Sorosis members said some
Interesting things about wrinkles. Said
one: Wrinkles in womans face no
longer speak only of age. There was a
time when they were infallible signs OF
declining years, but that was long ago,
when women were less active in both
body and brain than they are now.
WRINKLES are attendant upon study.
business responsibility and vivacious
manners; in fact, woman can't be in
'teresting without them, and the. lack of
wrinkles in these days indicates indo-
Ileence or stupidity. Smooth-faced beau
ties purchase their. appearance at the
sacrifice of both wit and wisdom" AS
they left the car I observed that each
had a family defined vertical line be-
tween her eyebrows Sorosis wrin-
,kle. I determined to investigate the
man who deals in wrinkles. From him
Ilearned that there are as many diff
ferent kinds Of wrinkles as there are
faces for them to adorn. He showed me
aahas they look. under a strong
magnifying glass. There IS moth
ing dattering about magnifying
glass, and If you want to see the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-30
COCKTAIL WENT WRONG.
Circumspect Man and Superserviceab]

Circumspect Man and Superserviceable
Waiter Pleased the Woman. 80
There is certain young man, who
Is just at present ruminating over the
trulsm that you cans never tell about
women, says the New York Tribune.
He came to New York a few years ago
from "a western city more noted FOR its
piety than anything else and has been
of late living at; an uptown hotel, Odd
~ enough, the early piety instilled in
him was not lasting; he had slipped
from grace at divers times and in a
certain way cultivated taste for the
cup that cheers. There arrived at his
hotel recently little party from his
home city. The party consisted of an
old gentleman, his wife and their
daughter. The old man was a friend
of the young mans father, and the
young man had slight acquaintance
with both father and daughter. The
elderly man asked the younger man to
dine with him in the evening, and the
invitation was accepted. When the
dinner hour rolled around the little
party strolled into the dining-room.
They found the room filled to over
flowing and it was impossible to get
four seats together After some delav
it was arranged that the elderly couple
should sit at one table and the young
man and the daughter sat at another,
This man had acquired habit of pre-
q rxyit
knew well the feeling of his host on
this subject, but he wanted the cocktail
badly. He knew the waiter also. and
calling him over, told him quietly to
bring cocktail in a teacup. The
waiter smiled knowingly and went off.
shortly ne returned with teacup and
the young man alone knew it contained
cheering mixture of whisky and Bit
ters.' The waiter was in his dav and
generation wise man. He had seen
this particular man drink in the house
under all conditions, but never by
stealth. He set his gigantic brain to
work and he evolved the idea that the
secrecy was for. the benefit of the girl,
and so he set the cup down directly in
front of her and smiled with a self
satisfied smirk at the man. The man.
glowered and choked, but could
say nothing. The girl looked suspi-
ciously at the cup, and then picked
it up and smelled it. Then a great
light came into her face and she fairly
beamed. She raised the cup to her rns
and, pausing, smiled across at the
man and said softly. "It was SO kind
of you! Just what wanted. No one
but you would have thought of it. Pos
itively,, you are a genius and while
the mellow liquid flowed down the
girls throat the man sat and blinked
and blinked. Now he thinks that the
younger generation Of that village IS
not SO bad after all, and he is. talking
of making a postponed visit to
home. -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-30
MARTIN HUNTER m NY LEDGER llh.

the same moment the gun belches forth
its death-dealing bullet and the mon
ster falls pierced through the heart.
r That night the Indians squaw and
children feast on berry-fed bear meat,
and the growing boys listen breathless-
ly to their fathers description of how
he killed 'Mus-Kwa."
The foregoing is one way of hunting
bear, and the other is by trapping
either deadfall or steel traps. This
mode of trapping is only practiced in
the spring. Shortly after the bears
come out of their dens they. resort to
creeks and small rivers, where carp
and small trout spawn at that season.
Bruin is an expert fisherman, and will
stand on the low banks and with a
dash of his fore paw land out one or
two fish at stroke.
The Indian hunter knows these
creeks and rivers, and it is on their
banks he sets his traps with some
tempting bait such as musquash meat
or corn with maple syrup mixed to-
gether, neither Of which is it possible
for Mr.. Bear to pass without making a
try for. ~s>,. -. ,~s...- =. : ~. .3A55.s.
Wooden traps, or deadfalls, are made
IN the same shape as the we4l-known
tgure- -of-four trap for marten and 9TH
er small animals, only many times larg-
er, and the crushing weight or load as
much as two strong men could lift.
The bait is tied on to loop of twist
ed roots, and the latter is caught over
the wooden trigger that supports the
loaded cross-bar, and then on the peg
at back of the trap. The bear, after
drawing in strong whiffs of the tempt
ing morsel from the entrance, ventures
boldly in. The depth of the trap is
almost equal to the length of his body
so when he tugs at the bait the middle
of his body is directly under the cross
bar. The loop slips off the peg and the
weight of the logs and stones crash
| down on poor old Mus-Kwa.
The Indian prefers using the steel
trap, as it is more certain, and the bear
keeping alive for several days, the
hunter is not1required to visit his traps
SO often. H.. - :; = ~.
During the hot spring days a bear in
deadfall very soon becomes fly-blown
and rotten, and the meat useless, and
very frequently the skin also.
1t is in the spring of the year Wa
Sa-Kejic takes his twenty-pound new
house trap and makes his way to a
small connecting stream between two
lakes. 1t is the spawning ground of
carp. Here along the bank is a we'll
trodden bear path. Fishing bears have
frequented this trail for years. Here
he builds an obstruction on two sides
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-30

in describing the manner of taking
some OF the fur-bearing animals of
the Hudson Bay territory, the bear
comes first by it's coat being earliest
prime of all other animals of the north
country. D..
81 The Indians, who, since the finishing
Z of their last years hunt in June have
become tired of a fish diet, are anxious
ly looking forward to the 25th OF Sep
tember. On and after this date the bear
skins have market value with the
company, and the Indians go into the
berry patches and swamps in quest of
bruin, who has for the past six weeks
been fattening undisturbed.
Considerable bravery is shown by the
Indian in hunting these strong and fe-
rocious animals at this time Of year.
Few of them have other than single
barrel, muzzle-loading gun, and if they
miss fatal spot when firing, the re-
suit is to them serious, if not death.
l cannot do better in these series Of
hunting stories than to follow the foot
steps. of Wa-Sa-Kejic, who was one of
our most successful all-around hunters.
He had a liking for the whites in gen.
eral and, from his kindness, for me in
particular. At any time when it was
convenient for me to leave the post he
welcomed my company on his shooting
and trapping tours. Still, hunting
the bear in a fiat and dry berry patch
requires the greatest care and precau-
tion to make it day of profit. Wa-Sa-
Kejic lands from his canoe on the lee
ward side of the patch he is going to
reconnoitre and ascends large noun
tain, whose wooded southern side runs
down to the river shore; from the top
OF this he scans the burned lands be-
meath him with great minuteness for
several seconds. At last his face lights
up with satisfaction, for his eye rests
on large black bear feeding to the
WindWard OF a clump of alders. Be-
fore starting, to stalk the game, he
notes the direction of the wind, the
i lay of the country and the number Of
points of concealments between him
Il and his quarry. A u these essentials
mentally impressed on his memory, he
loads his gun carefully and descends
the mountain. Wa-Sa-Kejic makes his
way swiftly from the base for about
quarter of mile; after that he goes
with greater care. At last there is on
ly one intervening stack of willows be-
tween him and the hear. From my
vantage point Of view I notice all his
movements and also that of the bear,
which is lazily feeding on the ripe, full
berries.
At the extreme left-hand point of the
clump stands an immense rock.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-30

out from the trunk of a large spruce
Tor a distance of four feet; the opening
In front is about twenty inches wide.
A tempting bait is placed on forked
stick at the back of the Enclosure near
the base of the tree. He next cuts a
sound, young birch seven or eight feet
long, diameter at small end five inches.
and six or seven at the thickest end.
The weight of such "a stick ii the SAP
Is about seventy-fve pounds. About
one-third up this drag the ring Of the
chain is firmly wedged, and the i'm
mense jaws of the trap is opened. a
hollow in the entrance Of the house is
made, SO that when the trap is placed
the hole is nearly on a level with the
ground. a bent root OF small tree or
shrub about as thick as the little f1n-
ger is placed under the palate to make
tho trap harder to set OF. This is done
SO that small animals. such as marten,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-30

full significance of wrinkle in a wo-
mans face that is good way to satisfy
your curiosity. It will dispel forever
the attractive theory that wrinkles are
any Improvement. Wrinkles are en-
tirely dependent upon temperament.
Nothing induces them more surely. than
worry. The kind produced in this way
appear first on the forehead, and are
made up of many small vertical lines
different from those caused by study
which are fewer and deeper. Take the
wrinkles caused by worry in conjunc-
ton with the harassed look in the eyes
that accompanies them, and the COM
b1nation is disastrous to the express
sion of a, woman's face. Laughter is
responsible for the crows foot wrinkles
about the eyes, and it brings into view
some small and mischievous ones near
the corners of the mouth These wrin-
kles undeniably add to the charm: OF
merriment in woman's face. They
are almost equal to Olive Schreiner's
dimple, which was ;introduced to fame
in ''The Story of an African Farm"
Lines Of care show first in the burrows
On either side of the mouth, and they
become more marked as age advances
The only kind of wrinkles belonging
purely to old age are those caused by
the loss of fatty tissue, leaving the skin
loose upon the face. These appear first
about the lower part of the face, and
the cheeks have a sagging appearance,
where the superfluous skin disposes of
itself in the folds. The newest thing in
wrinkles, however, is the bicycle va
riety, and they are not desirable kind.
They belong to the bicycle face, and
becomes drawn from anxiety or worry
Under the magnifying glass wrinkles
never before suspected are brought in
to view Even the smooth, white sur
face of the skin is found to be full of
an, intricate network of tiny crevices,
and it is only the enlargement of these
small pathways from expression, habit,
care or old age, that makes the face
scanned with the well-marked wrinkles
that are the bane of many womens
lives Viewed from the standpoint of
the magnifying glass, it is safe to wager
that the strongest and most literary
minded woman of them all would be
glad to dispense forever with her cher
ished burrows of thought.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-30

brought there, no doubt, at the glacier
period; toward this the Indian is
sometimes crawling, at others crouch
ing; at last he is safe in it's shelter,
with heart beating with excitement.
When he left the mountain top the
bear was feeding toward this very rock,
and had soscontinued. With gun on the
full cock, Wa-Sa-Kejic carefully adj
vances his head around the base; in an
instant it is brought back to cover, for
he has caught sight Of bruin not thirty
feet away and busy eating the luscious
fruit still toward the rock.
Wa-Sa-Kejic waits five minutes
longer (it appears hours to me as I
watch1 and then, with belt-axe well in
front and gun seized firmly in his
hands, steps boldly out from his hid
Ing place; AS usual with bears when
surprised at close quarters. the ami
NAL assumes an erect position. and at
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-30
DESCENDING THE FACE OF IVORY GLAcIER

Sir Martin w. Conway, the famous
traveller and explorer, gives fine word
picture Of the view from the summit of
the Glacier (646s feet of the Ivory Gate
to the east coast Of spitzb bergen. He
writes: # Il. 4
THE view from the crown of the
dome was indeed superb. The immense
white foreground, curying away to ev-
cry outlook, alone suficed to give it
singularity. In the whiteness were in
finite grades Of tone, for all the sur
face was rippled and broken by
crevasses with blue edges. But 1t was
away to the distance that the eye
chiefly turned, especially to the east,
] 70 Argardh Bay and Wybe Jams Water,
the gem Of the prospect and the goal Of
our toll. There beyond the edge Of the
visible ice lay the mud fat, neither
land nor water. FURNISHED bright over
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-30

fox or fisher, cannot spring the trap.
.shou}d they be drawn to the bait.
A layer Of white moss or that from
about adecayed stumpis then placed in
one sheet carefully over the whole trap
and pulverized rotten wood or earth is
then sprinkled over the moss to take
away the newness, and the trap is
ready. Four or five days have passed,
during which time Wa-Sa-Kejic has
been busy setting other traps at differ
ent points, and now, according to the
signs, it is time he visits the traps we
saw him set. r s.. @5# 81
He emerges from the forest on a
small hill overlooking the trap-house.
One look, he sees the drag-log is off.
Torn-up ground and bitten twigs and
branches mark clearly the way the
beast has gone. Wa-Sa-Kejic rams a
bullet into his gun and follows the
signs. With a twenty pound trap and
drag-log almost as heavy as man
can carry, it is a marvel how far a bear
will travel after, being caught. But in
this case bruin is not far Off: an OBJ
~>~ ~S~AOAA VI kooAAO NOAo4uCA dO1O OCl CAAS,lAA
has caught the drag, and as he hears
the approach of the hunter he rattles
his chain and lets out defiant growl
Wa-Sa-Kejic draws nearer and sees
he is well caught. e., high UP the
foreleg. He is unable to do the trapper
any harm, and the latter calmly looks
on the great beast fora moment or two
before giving him his quietus.
Indians can carry immense weights.
Suspended by leather thong from the
forehead, bears weighing up to three
hundred pounds they can carry in this
way across a portage of half a mile
without resting.
But Wa-Sa-Kejic had one now even
heavier than that, so he opened him up
and removed the paunch and entrails to
tighten his load. The trap was reset
and the successful hunter made his way
| to the canoe and then to his camp to
| bring smiles and laughter to his wife
and family.
Some of the poorer Indians who do
not possess steel traps and are too lazy
to make deadfalls, sometimes set snares
in the bear roads, but this mode CT
hunting is not successful as rule.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-30

half its area, and becoming ever bright
er farther away, till the swamps ceased
and water reigned alone, water smooth
with the utter calm of distance, bright
with the reflection Of the golden over
clouded sky, and speckled with dots
and lines Of ice, with great bergs
stranded on its shores. This entranc-
ing prospect was before us for the re-
mainder Of our way. at the end Of an
avenue of hills, terminating on the left
In Mount Agardh, prominence Of
some dignity Of form, and on the right
in g row Of bluffs, buttressing snowy
area, above which rose group Of col
Jared peaks, SO called by us because Of
the thin yerticle-sided beds OF intrusive
rocks which cut horizontally through
them. near their SUBMITS. and form a
5protruding ring around the neck Of
earth. . .5'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-30
Exa mine the Berry Vines.

?. 81.
The condition OF the berry plant at.
the close Of the growing season is a
certain Indication of the product the
following year. Let us examine: Is
the foliage free from rust and blight?
Is the cane mature and well ripened?
is, 1t stocky and well supplied with
strong vigorous buds? Is it. free from
spot, speck and blemish? Are the
roots light, f1brous and strong? Is the
pith, the vital or essential part of the
plant, bright, fresh and firm. If so,
we are assured that with q fair season
and proper winter protection, full
crop may be expected. In many local
tiles I fear berry canes, now so prom
1slng, are injured by early spring
frosts, severely freezing the young
shoots when but few inches high.
This injury is observed only in the
p1th, the life marrow being dark and
shrunken,. few inches above the
ground. The cane above and below
showing a fine vigorous growth. Canes
so affected are almost certain to ma
ture no fruit the coming season. Ex-
anime them closely. In any event it
Is Important to save all good canes by
most thorough winter protection. This
Is best done by bending bushes to the
ground and covering with fresh earth.
The process has been described many
times, but needs to be repeated again.
1t should be understood that the roots
or plants are very flexible and may be
turned and doubled in any direction.
Now, in laying bushes down for win
ter, the bending must be in the root
and below the surface of the ground.
It is not at all difficult, but simply re-
quires little care and practice. This
method of protection is given at an
expense of seven or eight dollars per
acre. There is no doubt whatever as
to the great advantage of such protec-
tion, and it should be practiced in all
latitudes where the thermometer ever
reaches 10 degrees below zero. Never
attempt to grow berries In northern
climates without winter protection. 1t
may be done any time after frosts and
before the ground freezes. Select a
time when there is no frost in ground
or bush, remove two or three inches of
dirt from base of hill, gather the
canes in close form, with wide fork
or well protected hands, and bend gent
ly in direction to be laid, while second
party inserts fork near opposite base
or with foot: pressed firmly against the
hill, it is forced to the ground bend
ing only in the root and covered with
dirt. The top of succeeding hill rest
ing along the side of preceding hill
M. A. Thayer. -., -..> L..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-30
BaniOs at q Funeral.

Edward J. Mcbride, an expert banjo
player, was cremated in St. Louis the
other day. The music at the funeral
was supplied by banjoists, who played
sMassa's IN The Cold, Cold Ground
and an air from "The Bohemian Girl
McBride's favorite tunes.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-30
To Be Explained.

Smith Funny that woman has "a
much trouble finding her pocket, isn't
it," Robinson Yes, especially when
she finds it 50 easy to find her hus-
band s"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-30
ALL BOUT ES
THERE ARE. MANY CAUSES FOR
@ THEIR APPEARANCE. :.
Said to BE on the Observation-Disclosures
Ssof sorosis, College Girls and Business
Women Don't Worry About Them
5ts As Seen Under the Microscope. -,

HE number of
wrinkles in .wo-
mems faces is in
creasing at a rate
that is fatal to
beauty of the
smooth skinned va
riety. If you doubt
it, Just observe the
number of women
young women-you
meet in q dav- an1