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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-29

0 MILLER'S FUNERAL PYRE.
for what 1 have done. since it is only what
any reasonable person might do. 1t fre-
ouently happens that a man living on his
w land, as l DO here, chooses his burial
place within the confines of his own acres,
and therefore there ought to be nothing
surprising that / should select the spot
wherein my body shall be ineinerated-
beyond the burning Of my remains !
have little to add in my instructions to
the executors of my estate. 1t would be
unpleasant for me to think that my clay
should be the subject Of curious inspections
by a careless public, by community gos-
sips, who in life neither knew me nor
cared to know me, who would have no
sympathy with me or with my aspirations,
no appreciation of my ideals. I have ask
ed my people, those who will be with me
after I have been called to rest-these l
have asked to see that the hooking crowd
is excluded from the simple rites that may
attend my closing hours.
Mr.. Miller says that, while he had often
read Of the practice of Incarceration among
the ancients, the points in its favor as 8
method of disposing of the bodies OF the
lead never appealed strongly to his mind
until he witnessed tho practical application
Of the plan as shown by b customs OF the
North American Indians with whom he
made his home for some time. The abso-
lutte cleanliness, the perfect publication
by the flames, the ~urdoubted sanitary re-
suits, led him publicly to advocate this
way of disposing of the dead, and he pub
lished a book in London in 1S71-entitled
Life Among the Modocs,' drawing at
tention to the subject.
Ii the eccentric author of "The City
Beautiful, has any definite knowledge as
to who will carry his body up the tortuous
pathway from his queer residence TO the
top of the eminence where stands the
tomb, who will arrange the fagots and
who will apply the torch, he does no say
much about it. He disEnisses the matter
very briefly when questioned on the sub
ject.
s.It is my idea Of the way to be disposed
off, he says. ~ shall DE cremated here
in the surroundings l love when life is
over. I want no burial. ! own these
100 acres, and why should I be buried out
of them? There on that elninence / shall
abide forever and shall make no p~retenses
at keeping my name and story where il
can always be seen.
At different points on his place Mr.. Mill
Ter has erected other monuments. One is
q pyramid-s'a Bit from old Egypt" he
calls it, and still another is a round tower
that is to be surmounted by Old Glory A
third fabric of stone and cement is a ros-
trum that ~urinouEts the Fremont crAgs,
standing on which the Pathfinder look
ed to the west and first named the Golden
Gate.
The funeral pyre is the most unique Of
all. The idea that prompted him to build
it was surely more thar a whim. Mole
likely this pyre IS the realization Of plans
which the poet has had In mind for years.
Undoubtedly the plans for tho cremation
will be carried out, and it may not 10
many months before the torch is lighted,
for the aged poet has crown p~erceptibsy
feebler durin- the ussst year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-29

1 DalnK the gnosu or UnaJ most cousclen-
tious of fashion writers must tremble with
grief at being deprived Of the use of ink
and pen to depict the glories of the "truly
elaborate gowns of today. Out Of kind
ness Of heart and respect for one of the
pioneers in fashion work I will tell of ~
Of the truly beautiful and elaborate"
street gowns seen today. By the way,
that gown in question was for ssthe prom
enade."
This one was of rich black satin duchesse.
Around the bottom were eight narrow
taffeta rufles, each two inches wide and
set two inches apart. Between these ruff
files were two rows of very narrow velvet
ribbon, nj between these two wal a shirr-
ing of black grosgrain ribbon half an
inch wide. Above the rufles there was a
struggling design of loops of ribbon and
velvet ribbon forming true lovers knots
at intervals. The shirred grosgrain rib
bon was always between the lines of velvet.
As to the waist, it simply battles descrip-
ton. 1t was a series of shirrings, puffs,
fine ruff1es of lace and with dots and dashes
of color in the way of headings and span
giles. There was a Swiss belt, a Russian
blouse, a Spanish jacket, to say nothing
Of a medici collar with a little of every
thing on. This is only one example of
one Of the handsome gowns of the season.
In the language of the u~nregenerate, there
are others.
For instance, there was one visiting cos
tune, the dress being of superb black Irish
poplin, embroidered in large pattern of
raised silk threads. The grapes and droop-
ing blossoms were made Of crocheted rings
Of black silk thread. Some of them were
placed in circles to form flowers. and wheel
work was made inside them. and all of
them had cut jet along the lines to pick
out the pattern. This embroidery and
crochet work was over all the front and
Sides, but diminished TOWARD the back.
The waist was tight, save for a gold
colored vest front made postiohe. The
embroidery was carried up the sleeves and
on the waist.
With this was to be worn one of the very
newest Of the new Jackets or coats. This
was Of the finest diagonal in slate gray.
The upper part fitted tight TO the waist
and was carried down to a short point
front and back. This was stretched sew
eral times to form a sort of definition be-
tween skirt and waist portions. The skirt
was rounded of in front and stitched
around, and the back part was laid in sew
eral deep Ilaits. There were revers clos
ing in front and deity stitched. The high
collar was also stitched stifiiy- These high
collars will not 60 out Of style, ! verify
believe, for another generation. They
are tns hacc=ing-
gns ooatee Is ayery stylish garment, and
tho best dressers In the smart set, : when
they can leave off thinking OF golf, are
dreaming Of a coatee suit. One shown in
the picture illustrates the extreme of tho
style. Tho suit in question is made Of
Ono black mohair with silk warp. The
skirt Is made plain, with a short serpen-
ttue nounoe. All the style wa 1aYished
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-29
BUILT HIS W PYRE.
HOW THE "PoET OF THE slERRASs
HAS PREPARED FOR THE END.

yoaqufn miller Sets His Monument
ON a HILTON and Dedicates 1t to
..rne wants His Re-
-
JOAQUIN Miller, the aPoet of the Sier-
rae. . has dome some strange things in his
i;fa ~ .a~hans ~ $500 rn,s,.sl .c4 ~
- 49, 1900
= - ~ - -
q ms Own iuneraa pyre' WHICH 4 haS !~ss
completed.
The pyro is a rough but substantially
built affair which own the crest of the
highest kill of his mountain side farm up
back of Oakland. Cal. It is made Of rocks
which have been collected from the hill
side. On the top oa this strange sepulcher
the poet plans to have his remains Gre
mated. The only that will
mark the spot Isl huge brown bowlder on
a smooth face Of which has been inscribed
the simple epitaph, $40 the Unknown
When Joaquin Miller returned from his
trip to the Alaskan gold mines early IN
the recent hummer, he retired TO his noun
tain estate and began work on the pyre.
None of his neighbors knew what he was
about, and oven the workmen whom he
hired to collect the big stones and build
them into a solid pile were ignorant Of his
purpose. Not until the pyre was finished
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-29

MENT,
has quickly taken root since it was first
proposed a few months ago. With the
sanction Of President Mckinley the vari-
GUS state authorities were invited to APP
point Il Lafayette day and receive such
subscriptions toward the fund as the chill
dren might bring.
In most of the states Oct. 10, the date
of the surrender of CORVALLIS at York
town, was selected, and on that day IN
thousands of schooihouses all over the
country Lafayette, his heroic services to
the cause of liberty and his life story form
ed the principal topics of the day. All the
returns from tho subscriptions have not
yet been received, but it is known that
many thousands Of dollars have been col
lected and that a sum sufficient to erect
a most handsome memorial will soon be
available.
A national committee appointed by the
president has charge of the affair, and q
report will be mado within a week or SO.
1t is proposed to a the unwilling and
dedication exercises take place on United
States day at the Paris exposition, max
ing that day one of the most conspicuous
events Of the big showsof 1900-toA Amer
leans at least.
M. Mauch, the celebrated French sculp-
tor, has already submitted q design for
the statue which is regarded with much
favor. Other designs will also be consid-
cred, however, and the best one will be
picked out by tho members of the Lafayette
memorial commission.
To have In Paris a statue erected by
American school children viii strengthen
the bond Of sympathy between the two
x,,4s1-,n aa-r, <f,an tho cinr1irn nf a dozen
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-29
IN Woman's World.

more ugly lines in a new position. | did
the only sensible thing I could think of,
refrain from both bad habits, and allowed
the skin to become smooth.
In their strife for mental equality with
men, says the Ladies' Home Journal H
a tne reserve of manner which previously
lent them an air of mystery, of superior
ity. in the best sense, than which no ele-
ment is more successful in holding a
mans interest, love and respect. The
young woman who greets a man friend
with Hello, old man.,' or its equivalent
in modern slang, might in return be called
"a peach but she would be a peach with
the bloom dubbed off.
Every day / become more convinced
that at the root Of the increasing eviden-
ces of widespread marital ~unhappiness
would be found the familiarity that
breeds contempt. When a boy climbs a
tree for green apples or cherries, which,
ever he prefers, he constantly sees a belt
ter one higher up beyond his reach, until
he nearly breaks his neck to get the one
out Of his reach, partly hidden by foliage.
And SO mans ideal woman hangs at the
tip-top Of the tree of knowledge. If the
ideal drops into his hands he throws it 70
the ground as worthless and begins to
climb again. Would it be reasonable to
think, after working SO hard for cherries.
that he would value them long if he ate a
surfeit Of them?
The number of female partners in pri-
vate firms has Increased from 1,760 in the
year 1885 to 1858 in the year 1885; in other
words, from 6.22 per cent. to $50 per
cent. Of the entire number, says the
ssWoman's Journal This increase Of
female partners in private firms, although
only S3S in number, constitutes an in
crease since 1885 Of 1851 per cent, while
the number of male partners has in
creased only 4.27 per cent. But in cor
poratiofs women are much more largely
interested. Out of 57.191 stockholders in
1895, 1921 were males. 1859 females, near
" one-third of the stock being held by
women. In 1885 the total number of
stockholders was 42.731, in 1895, 57,1s1. The
total increase in stockholders, male and
female. in ten years. was 1884 per cent;
of these, that of male stockholders was 81
4sS. or 11SS per cent, while that of fe-
male stockholders was 5,997, or 50.16 per
cent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-29

flashed on 20 the hills, armed 20 the teeth
and accompanied by three attendants, ex-
pecting to come back with the bandits
bound. The funeral Of the inspector did
not take place for nearly a week afterward,
although tho one surviving attendant
brought news of the deaths of his chief
and the otheremember of the expedition
two days after 1t had set out.
Barbara Danelia is a Georgian, and her
beauty therefore may be more easily inn
agined than described. She is very popu-
lar among her own people, whom she sell
dom attacks in person. Poor travellers
never haveanything to fear from Barbara,
who is extremely charitable and kind.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-29
Cause of Headaches.

Too little blood in the brain Is O fire.
quent cause OF headache and may be recog-
nized by the ache being on the top Of the
head, By constant dizziness and by noises
in the ears. The best cure Is a slight
~ssiInulant, such as strong tea or coffee or
hot -soup-anything which will increase
the circulation People who suffer with
these headaches should always sleep with
their heads low.-Exchange.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-29
Irclund,s Boy Doctor.

County Kerry and al the south OF Ire
land are excited over the cures wroughtby
tho boy doctor Of. Drhallow. His name
is Timothy Dineep, no is II years Of age,
was born on . Coed Friday and christened
On an Easter Monday, which gives him
his power, and he is curing men and an1-
mails. hut especially children. He Y des
scribed as d very ordinary boy and not
particularly bright
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-29
They no.

what is the magazine article you are
preparing, Miss Elderly?" How to
Manage a Husband" "Bnt you were
never married." ssOf course not. Did you
could manage a husbandg,-Detroit Free
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-29
horn Under a Lucky star.

N bOEA CHAC "a
Mrs. Otis Skinner, The wife Of the tai
ented actor, who is almost equally talent
ed herself, was born under a lucky star.
Her first introduction to stage life came
through Nine. Modjeska and transpired
in this fashion:
During one Of her engagements in q
western city Nine. Modjeska, as usual, re-
ceived many notes from Thespian aspi-
rants, and among them n from Miss
Maud Durbin asking for an audience.
These tho famous actress usually ignored,
but for some reason, probably a desire for
momentary amusement. she granted the
request of Miss Durbin, asking the priv
ilege of Hmadam's criticism.
stWhat can you r~ecite9'' asked Modjeska
on meeting the young woman.
ssAlmost anything replied the latter,
ssbut | am especially fond of doing Jul
liet.
ssWel, do Juliet, = said the condescend-
ing artist, and the young aspirant threw
herself into all the intensity of Juliet IL
her most tragic parts.
When she had finished, Modjeska shrug-
ged her shoulders and murmured some
thing in her foreign accents about 1.-THE
effort being very good; you have some tai
emit"
Miss Durbin was disappointed and had
almost made up her mind to give up her
hope for a stage career, when n day,
about a year after their interview, she re-
eeived a telegram from Modjeska. Come
at once to mo il Boston, . it read, and II
necessary draw on me for travelling ex-
pcnses.
Without waiting to be further advised
Miss Durbin telegraphed her readiness to
go, and then had to go through the har-
rowing experience of leaving home against
the bitterest opposition OF her parents.
Once in Boston she began the study OF
the parts for which Modjeska recognized
her ability N made almost a signal sue
cess her first Observation-Disclosures Constl-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-29

Al little girl, who a tried in vain to
understand her baby brother, said: Man,
ma, what would we do il he should hap
pen TO be French ?"-Youta's Companion.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-29
LAFAYETTE

TO Be Erected In Paris by school
Children of h United States.
The school children of America are to
erect in Paris a monument to the memory
of Lafayette, the gallant Frenchinan who
shared the honors of the Revolution with
Washington. The idea is a novel n and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-29

Dix@"How long has your cook been
with yen p Hicks@ssT11i& Is the second
year of her reign Cosmopolitas:.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-29

woman and, although there Is q Mr.. Nat
Collins living, he doesn't count. It is
Mrs. Nat who runs the ranches. She also
sells the cattle, making a trip to Chicago
once q year. As far as Minneapolis she
accompanies the stock, riding in the ca
boose at the end of the train. From there
on she takes a regular passenger train.
Mrs. Collins has had a romantic career.
She is now about 30 years Of age and is
just as lively and vigorous as any young
woman in the twenties. She is al indus
trious worker and is of that nervous tenn
permanent which must find employment to
keep the mind at rest and the heart salts
fled. She began her E%stern experience
at the age of 10 years and has lived upon
the plains ever since. Long before she
was 20 years old she had made ten trips
across the plains between Omaha and Den
yer, acting in the capacity of cook in the
wagon train of which her brother was
wagon master.
Later on the spirit of adventure which
had begun TO dominate her disposition
impellsd her to remove to the new mining
fields of Montana at the time Of their first
opening. Sbs visited Bannock and many
other points and was the first white wom-
an in Virginia City. She was at Helena
before there was such a place, and it was
at Helena some time later that she welded
Nat Collins, a well known and respected
miner. The marriage occurred about 80
years ago, and shortly after the ceremony
the young couple quit the mining camps
and went into the northern part of Mon
tana and established themselves In the
stock raising business, to which they have
chung persistently and with great success
ever since. They have but one child, a
daughter IS years old.
They began ranching with about $50
head of stock. The animals were turned
loose upon the plains and allowed to in
crease and multiply as rapidly as they
would, and today Mrs. Collins says it
would be utterly impossible for her to give
even an estimate of the number of head OF
cattle upon her various ranches
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-03-19
ms. 1IsaoP a PTSuoP-

HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS AND
a SurReone-O6ice and residence over post
office. Old Telephone ~, New Telephone
10y MT MARION Bishop n, D. ofhse hours.
houre. Ito 10 =. ~. snd I TO 2 and 2 TO 3 u. m,
Take elevator al Whituey's.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-03-19

No man Is better known and liked In
that rich tier Of Illinois counties, Of which
Peoria Is the centre, than genial Chester S.
Harrington, Ct Pnnesville, III.
MIR. Harrington Is a veteran Of the late
war. Like many another brave soldier, he
suffered not only during that service, but
for years afterwards from diseases con-
traeted then.
For years his health was shatteredi his
sufierings increased. He was unable TO
gain relief, bot now he tells a story which
Is Of profit TO manyt
"I served three years In the t24th ILL.,
noiS, existing at Kewanee, Ill.," said he.
81 was In libby Prison and suffered Like
many another Northern soldier.
"The strain Of army life did Its work In
undermining my health, although the col
lapse did not come for sometime after.
"For fifteen years suffered from general
debility and so badly that !
could not sleep. Indigestion resulted and
my misery increased.
"My eyes began to fail, and as my body
lost vitality my mind seemed to give way.
could scarcely remember events that hap
pened but a few weeks before.
For two years ! was untitled for busi-
ness Twas jult able to creep around dur
ing part Of this time, and there were many
times when could not get Tsp.
My brother Is a doctor, bot all his
efforts TO help me failed TO give any relief.
II tiled a number d remedies without
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-03-19

avail. Finally, having read articles re-
garding cures that had been effected by
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, l
decided to try them. That was IN 1895.
bought a box and took the pills accord
ing TO instructions.
"Foor days later | had the happiest
hours | had known for years. That night
went to sleep easily and slept soandly a.
a child and awoks refreshed.
"Aitsr | had taken four boxes Of the
pills, | found that | was cured and had also
increased n pounds In weight
This greatly surprised my friends, who
thought my case was a hopeless one. | be-
gan my work again and have continued
ever since in excellent health.
"Another valuable gain to me was, that
while | was taking these pills | had been
cured Of the smoking habit, which had
formed when | was a boy and had clung
TO me all these year. The craving foF
tobacco left me and have never sxps-
neneed Il since.
81 cannot say enough for these pills and
have recommended them TO many"
To verify this statement Mr.. Harrington
made affidavit 10 Its truthiulneS bGiora
Lincoln N. Coy, Notary Public.
DR.. William Pink Pills for Pale Peopls
strike at the root OF disease BY acting d.
reetly upon the impure blood. Their
power Is marvellous and many wonderful
cures have been made. Druggists eonsidss
them a potent remedy, and al ssll them
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-03-19
OLD TOWN NOTES.

Mrs. George Morris has renovated the
house purchased by her at the northwest
corner Of the plaza. IL now bears quite
by Mrs. Morris and others.
Mrs. Morris Ia TO be congratulated upOn
the sale OF her Fighting Corral" real
estate. PantaleOn Martinez, the old
town barber, bought u portion. The
other portion ha3 been added to the shady
Rivera resort, upon which the old town Is
not TO be congratulated.
There are several places in west Albu-
queTque that should have been called "a
the attention OF the territorial grand
jury. They are the resorts Of lewd per-
son OF both sex, and Of all cOlOrs and
races, who. not content with ahsming
decency indoors, Haunt their PEI sons
and obseenities In tho highways.
The gardens and orchards on the west
side OF Main street, either owned or Oc-
cupied 10y @. W. Lewis, A.. Salazar. II.
II. Sala2ar, II Il. Whiting aud &. Murphy,
are being put In hue shape.
or course, the gardens OF Messrs.
LiyedeO Watts aud G.. ". Wakefield are
being conducted on strictly business
principles. Both OF these gentlemen are
raisers OF fine fruit az we'll AZ market
gardeners.
Hartman Butcher and John Mani n,
the general market gardeners, are en-
plOying many men in preparing for an
UNPRECEDENTED demand from Kansas,
Colorado, Arizona, Texas and California,
aud also New Mexico points, for their I'M
surpassed products. Mr.. Mann. In adj.
ditiOn to vegetables, ships many carloads
of delicious fruits in their easOn
There seems 10 be- no ground for the
rumors of small pOx ia the Old town,
though 1t was said that one of the old
town teachers was yeXed at a bad boy
who had informed her that his sister was
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-03-19
CERHIL.LOs.

From the Rustier.
Allen Quinly has moved his household
goods TO Las Vegas aud will live there
hereafter. Cerrillos has lost a good citi-
zen by his moving.
Messrs. TOrlina and Becker, OF Albu-
querque, were In town the early part OF
the week looking after mining interests
in this district. They will do some work
on the Lucky claim, In the vicinity Of
the Cash Entry.
The Mary smelter people this week
were favored with a visit from NJ Il.
Becker, Of Albuquerque. This gentle
man last Tuesday shipped 20 this point
about 1--we or six tons OF ore from his
property about eighteen miles west Of
Albuquerque.
Andy Anderson, an emplOye at the Ortiz
mine, Dolores. was badly hurt Saturday
by q rock falling on him, which will lay
him up for several weeks. DR.. Dean was
hastily summoned from CerrillOs 10 at
tend his injuries
Joe VergOliO has a ranch within two
miles OF CerrillOs stocked with about 400
Angora goats. The mohair from these
animals netted him % cents per pound
last year IN Cerrillos. A goat will Ordi.
narily produce u pound and a half Of mo-
haif