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RAISING BEARS
FOR THE MARKET.
THE BOWMAN FARM IN CALIFORNIA
Is ONE OF THE oUEEREsT
IN THE WORLD.
Those who Operate 1t Have auite
Given Up sheep and Hogs ana
Have Turned Their Attention
to Bruin and His PeIt.

HBoUT sixty miles west of Uktah.
Cal, IN the highest, widest part OF
the Coast Range mountains, is the
cabin where Bog Bowman and his
mother and sister live. They run one Of
the queerest farms In the world, for they
raise bears for the market.
1--WE started out to raise sheep and hogs
the same as other ranchers, but the bears
killed them faster than we could raise
them" said Bowman. THE bears ate up
most Of our stock and all of our profit. and
there was no way Of getting shut of them
with so much waste land about. The bears
were the best crop every year. so ! made
up my mind that they would have to pay
for their keep
Away back In the '40s Mrs. Bowman and
her husband crossed the plains, a young
couple from Missouri. When the gold
hunters came Bowman opened q tavern at
the f0rd OF the Sacramento rfvtr, where
the city stands today, and here nine chill
dren were born. 1t was the first outpost
Of civilization when the returning miner
came upon, and 1t was not unusual for the
Bowmans to take In 500 In the morning
before the children had eaten their break
fast, all in gold dust, at SIS an ounce. 1t
was Mrs. Bowman who answered with the
rowboat the miners summons from the
opposite hank of the "Ho Ferry" and it
was she who cooked the almost priceless
vegetables carried around the Horn In tins,
and sold to the miners for an amount fixed
by the number of tins remaining In the
larder. When Bowman died his wife sold
out the place and moved up into Hum
boldt county's fertile hills and made
home. The Indians came and burned her
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MUMMIEs IN 4 CAVE.
A Prehistoric Find Made by n FARM
err I'm Texas.

A Prehistoric Find Made by a FARM
err I'm Texas.
George Void. of Woca, while hunting
lost cattle In the eastern portion of FL
Paso county, near the boundary line OF
Texas and New Mexico. discovered a cave
which appearances Indicate was the burial
place Of ancient people,
The cave may have been artifcially hol-
lowed out of big rock at the foot Of one
OF the Guadalupe hills, near the state bor-
der. The appearance of the entrance and
the regularity of the interior portion of the
either partially or wholly made by man.
The walls are scratched with something
that may be hieroslyphics made by an
extinct race, and IL some savant acquaint-
ed with those obsolete writings should go
there he might discover that these are the
epitaphs Of the dead persons, whose re-
mains are still to be found scattered ON
the floor and In inches.
When Mr.. Void and his compan mons en-
tered the cavern they found that other
explorers had preceded them and portions
Of the mummified bodies had been re-
moved There were seven thoroughly
dried up. and one of them Is % female.
The latter relic Mr.. Void appropriated,
and he brought portion Of 1t. including
the left hand and a portion Of the arm,
with him. The taperng fingers and SYM
metry Of the hand made the cowboys be-
lieve it might have been person OF aris-
toeratfc lineage. possibly a queen of a
tribe, inferred among the bodies of her
attendants.
Everything indicates that centuries have
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FIGHTING FOR AN OPERA nox.
Choiseuf Family. Maintains Its An
cestraI Claim ON . Theater.

Choiseul Family Maintains Its AM
cestrsI Claim ON . Theater.
For over a century past the Choiseul
family has had the right to a box at the
Opera Comique. Almost every time the
theater has changed hands, or has moved
from one site to another-and the Opera
Comique has had frequent vicissitudes OF
fortune-the attempt has been made to
suppress the privilege, but on each occa-
sion the pretensIons of the Choiseul fam
lily have been confirmed after long litisa-
ton As rs well known. the Opera Conn
iaue has been rebuilt as a result of the
terrible fire Of 1857. N. Albert Carre, the
manager of the new theater, Is as little
satisfied as his predecessors at being
Obliged to concede one Of his best boxes
for nothing. and so far he has refused to
allow the Due de Mariner and the DUO de
Fitx-James. the representatives today Of
the ChoiseuI family, to enjoy possession
of their free seats. In consequence. they
have brought an action against him
The box was originally granted by
Louis XVI in 17s1 to the Due de Choiseul
in consideration of his having built the
original Opera Con1ique at his own ex-
pense. During the Revolution the then
Due de Choiseul returned to Paris after
tine Terrov to find all his property confls-
Gated but his rights to the Opera Comique
box had been left intact, 80 he took up his
residence in It and slept and lived In the
theater for several months. The last oc-
CASTOR on which the rights Of the family
were called In question was in 1880, when
the state which subsidies the Opera
Comtque, asked the courts to decide that
the privilege had become extinct. The
state, however. lost its action, and M. AL
bert Care may not be more Fortunate
Paris Correspondence Of the Pall Mall
Zoft
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RARE BLANKETS
OF THE NAVAJOS.
WORKS OF ART As TURNED OUT
BY ONE OF THE MOST INTEL
LIGENT TRIBES.
IN Cslor. Texture. Design ana Fin
ish They are n Exqsisite n
Some of the Most Expensive
Rugs Of the East.

HERE have been many truly artistic
rooms furnished in Oriental style
- Turkish, Persian, Chinese. Japanese
and East Indian. Now attention is
being turned to the United States and it's
possibilities. One room Is devoted to the
Western Indian and is a truly American
room, furnished by the antique and unique
art OF the most intelligent tribes Of this
country.
The Navatos are the most intelligent and
Industrious OF an the Indian tribes In ex-
istence mt the present time. having ma
turalfy artistic temperament. and their
Keen observation Of nature has been car
ried out in all OF their works. They have
for centuries pursued their art under their
own systems. little unchanged by any etiu-
cation which they might obtain from the
civilized world Soon the Indian will be
gone. and HIS art with him. Soon his
sinew covered bow. his beaded buckskin
jacket. his trappings and wonderful woven
.,lanxet will be things Of the past. The
predominant color OF the Navajo blanket
is red, which Is considered by the Indian
as the life color. giving light and life and
heat. Each piece is the work Of years. and
the coloring, textures and designs are as
exquisite as some Of the most expensive
rugs Of the East.
Every thread il woven and interviewer,
laced and interlaced, twisted and retwfsted
into so many devious and tortuous lines
that 1t is almost impossible for the eye to
follow II. And yet each thread Is put
through the warp by means Of a rough
wooden needle, and separately, 60 that
every color represents a separate bah of
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from India. carnot then was merely min

from India. Carnot then was merely min
lister Of finance. and did not expect to at
tain the presidency. The friend warned
Carnot that the legend connected with the
Idol was that II assured supreme power to
rs owner. and also that the owner would
die a violent death by the knife. 1t had
belonged to the dynasty of the kings Of
Khadturao. and the last ratah, having
arrived at power by its means and fearing
the dagger, sought to conjure death by
giving t away. Interested by this story.
Nine. Carnot accepted the little fetch
with pleasure. NJ. Garnet attained the
presidency and Nine. Carnot wrote at
the time to the friend in India that It was
''all due to the fetch" Carnot died by
tho knife.-New York Press.
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PRACTICE DOES NOT
CONFORM TO THEORY.
10y xoRDAU PRAISES CHRIS
xrArrrY, NUT CRITICIsEs
PINE CHURCH.
.r...> on Earth and Good VIII
= Hens an Appropriate Motto
~ ReIisien-rhe sword
ara che Faithful.

.rnxrfANITY Is indeed the religion
~ 81 ueace. Above the portals OF the
church of Christ. the Christmas
erecting Of the angels. Peace on
I'm and good win to men," CLOVIS as an
rsrriution. This Is theory.
N TTa practfce Of the church Is quite ar
x.re.f She scarcely ever prevented war.
NJ fveauently pressed the sword into the
hss.fs a the faithful In all the CEN
s.,,ss AZ her sway the church. has shed
s,cod NE water. She exterminated the
am because of their Arianism. and she
M That she could to prepare a similar
sssa for the vandals and Lombards. In
~ crusaies she armed the Occident
ss,tnst the Orient and sent hundreds of
,houands. possibly millions, Of pious
rhristisns and brave Mohammedans to
thelr DEATH She unleashed Simon de
Nontfort's assassins like pack OF wolves
srsiust the Alblgenses; she visited the
WaIdenses with fire and sword, she pre-
ssred the Night Of st. Bartholomew for
ia Huguenots; and when she insttgated
neither foreign nor civil wars she catered
b the taste for the drama OF human suf-
iprinr ana TO the habit of bloodshed by
ne Inouhition and her auto-da-fes. In
M, tiay the church has lost the power to
rot withhold her blessing from the BAN
psfp Of war; the hosts that march to the
fyedl are sped by her pious wishes, and
he nrays to God that He grant victory to
IL arms which she has blessed
IN every country does the church render
IN service to the native banners and
arus. and she does not seem to see that
h 1 blasphemy to ask of the God Of Love
IA look with favor upon murder and de-
ayuction; or to ask of the God OF the uni
verse to take sides with one portion of
Hk children against another portion;
especially when she knows that that other
postion is turning to God with exactly the
nme impertinent request. Never yet has
8 clergyman had the common sense to
~: Il refuse to pray for the victory Of
on arms. From the affairs In the enemy's
country this same prayer Is rising to
heaven In this self-same hour. and to
harlem to both prayers. to grant victory
10 both hostile armies. lies beyond the
pale Of even Gods omnipotence." When.
m the dispute over the Carolines, Prince
Bismarck asked the Pope to act as arbi-
traitor between Germany and Spain. Leo
XIII. indeed declared that 1t was part OK
lis ONCE to make peace between Christian
nat.crs But no head of state church
has yet dared to answer the temporal au-
thcrities who asked his blessing upon ban
ner and host: You desire war and our
God teaches peace. cannot bless the
haM armed to MAIN and kill men. If you
must shed blood, do so; but do not mix
God and His religion with your DEVILS
vofk. MAX Nordau in The Nineteenth
ce4ury.
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Our porfioq.
@0SES
TEGGART

The portion of people free; these furrowed fields troad
This Land that H tween Land and sea-how sodi
From lakes Of Gu-washed
Plymouth Rock where the through Goen
O. what glorious land a.! And O, how great 'woud be
If all peoples landa sea.
Bot hundreds in the high and gons in the low,
Bow down Mammon the and only God they know
And hosts wlful murder bent, forth slash s1ay
The helpless and innocent in islands far away.
@, what wofL world It is and J, how lost when
Forget life and death 1she Lord of land
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The Khedive I'm Private Life.

The khedive receives yearly grant OF
about 100000 He is described as a strict
dsciplinarian. but Is just, considerate and
kind. His higbness Is an early riser, being
usually in the saddle before o'clock, when
he visits his stables and gives orders TO
working parties for the day about his
estates. Abbas Pacha never disoheys the
command of the Koran by taking wines
or spirits. and the example to the youth
of his country is carried further, for he Is
a total abstainer from tobacco, which In
a land where nearly everybody smokes
cigarettes from morning until night means
much. But while devout believer in the
religion of the Koran, the khedive has
never taken advantage OF its provision
that one may have four wives. He is a
monogamist. as was his father.-Birming-
ham Post.
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cratic dance. transformed. by the people,
was born the romanesca, which became In
france the gstllard and volte, and In Ger
many, through various stages. emerged nj
last into the waltz, and this last avatar az
inc oid dance OF the eleventh century
seems to be Installed definitelv ana "a
have fixed the fancy Of the world The
waitx has always had. and always win
nave. appreciation and opposition. but ID
mas triumphed over ALL and today its mu-
steal rhythm. so charming and captivating,
which Beethoven and Chopin disdained Of
to immortahze Is to be heard ON every
side. The Invitation to the Waltz" by
Weber. magnincently orchestrated by Ber-
lioz, Is celebrated, but, OF course. n must
be remembered that .lAese waltxes were
composed to be listened to rather than to
be danced.-London Musical Courier.
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THE OLD YEAR AND THE NEW.

The Old Year goes away; her eyes are sad
The eyes Of one who hopes fears no more.
Snow Is upon her hair: gray mists have clad
form the yesture Of tho spring which wore
The new buds QUICKEN nos beneath the clay:
But not for her--the Old Year goes away
The New Year ventures in: happy child.
Who looks for flowers 10 ill her oufstretched hand
And knows not faar although the winds be wild
Soon shall the birds be singing In the land
On the young leaves the patter OF soft rain
And yioiets ope'-the New Year comes again.
So with this mortal LIE: now young now old.
spring which never dreams Of frost and snow,
Summer and autumn--then the tale Is told;
With tired step In wntry DAYS GO
God grant Weakening on some happier shors.
Where the lost youth and joy come hack onoe more,
-AAIJ GorgS " Chamhsss's Journal.
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ESGLIsH SOLDIERS cooK1ooK.


mandcP-in-Chlef.
Occasionally one hears a great deal about
the bad cooking and insufficient food Of
British soldiers. Every now and again
some faddist or other takes the matter up
and tries to lead the public to believe that
our troops are condemned to five entirely
upon unpalatable food.
Here are three recipes from Tommy
cookery book which are sanctioned by no
less person than tho commander-in-chief
himself:
Meat soup.-Ingredients: Sixteen and
one-half pounds meat. pound onions, 1
pound four, ounces salt Y ounce pepper.
ounces sugar. small faggot of herbs. 3is
gallons Of water.
"cut the meat into pieces Of about four
ounces. take eight ounces IL the fat and
chop 1t up; slice the onions. Put the fat
In the boiler; when melted add the onions:
stir them WELL so that they do not get
brown. In five minutes add the meat,
which keep stirring or turning over for
five minutes longer. Then add the boiling
water BY degrees: let II simmer gently for
one hour. Mix the flour with cold water,
very smoothly; add Il to the soup, with
the salt. pepper sugar and herbs. Simmer
gently for thirty minutes; keep stirring TO
prevent the -four from settling at the bot
TOM
No doubt the result Of these careful OBJ
erations is q most sustaining and excel
lent soup, and one wonders how many ar
tisans or laborers get anything better for
dinner.
The recipe for "A hurried dinner' Is
much less elaborate; but If soldiers opin-
ions go for anything. II is by no means a
bad one. 1t is as follows:
''Cut your ration of meat into pieces
about the size of penny, but three or
four times thicker. Skewer them upon Il
piece Of irdn wire or hard stick. A few
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KING CHRISTMAS AND MASTER
NEW YEAR.

King Christmas sat in his house Of ice,
And looked across the snow.
"Hallo, nv little man. he cried,
''Now. whittier dost thou gog'
81 40. my lord. along the way
That all my kin have gone,
Where thou my lord. shalt follow me
Before another dawn
Fright gaily." cried the Christmas King.
"Who ride tonight with thee?'
1.-THE days of grief, the days Of JOY,
Are they who ride with me-
"God keep thee, merry little man;
Go whisper them that mourn
How surely comes again the day
When Christ the Lord was born
sand be not sad. my little man,
But when thou too art DID,
And DER the wintry wastes you come,
A weary man and cold,
Right cheerily. pray thee. then.
To keep this gracious tryst,
And leave thy weary burden here
Where cares grow light, with Christ.
Now. bid thy gallant company
Ride onward without fear.
For I, the King of Christmas
Have blessed the glad New Year"
IS, Weir Mitchell In the CAnta,xA
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IN THE
RAMS HORN

Go thou of the age thy deeds O. Dives
The gifts and Blessings Of the age they for
Harsh naughty these and thine the days
When fcuow-men shall fall hu thee from thy place.
@, what vengefu world is and q, how vain. when
Forget righous judgment the Lord Of land and
Yet spite of all erng and lights that nead
We preach gospel that he who read
gold thousandfod islands crowned with flowers
Dearer than life itself we hold this goodly portion
O, what glorious land it is! And o. how great twill Be
When all the peoples hearts Fhe Lord of land and
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minutes win cook them If hung before the

minutes will cook them II hung before the
fire.
In all probability our soldiers will spend
Christmas far away from the usual Eng
Esh Injuries of that festive season. It Is
a relief, therefore, to find a recipe for plum
pudding in ''Tommy's' cookery book:
Put into basin pound of -four. Y
pound Of raians (stoned, II that can be al
lowed. Y pound of the fat of salt pork
(weil washed, cut into small dice or chop
ped) and two tablespoonfuls of sugar or
treacle. Add half pint Of water mix all
together: put into cloth tied tightly boil
for four hours and serve. If time will not
admit, boil two hours, though four are
preferable
There seems a touch of human nature
about the war office, after all.-London
Mail
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A CAROL OF BIRDS.

Little Christ in the winter
Opened first His eyes;
Saw a star above His bed.
Shining near His mothers head;
Saw the frosty skies
Full Of angels singing slow.
Singing low
Lullabies.
Little Christ in the summer
Made pretty play,
Shaping doves and sparTows
Out nf VOTED clay;
Babe each lift living wing
In the sunshine. preen and sing.
Gladdcning
Soar and fly away.
Little Christ in the autumn.
With the passing birds.
Sang a song Of wondering
Sweet beyond all n,usicking
Hoipcn out with words,
Leading with quiet pace
To the trodden drinking place
The day-weary herds.
Little Christ in the springtime
Found a ruined nest,
And so sweet prayer He prayed
That the gentle Father babe
dead robin live again.
That her cold eggs might be made
Singing creatures free and fain.
Unafrsid.
Little Christ a-sleeping
Fell aud dreamed a dream.
Birds OF feather and OF clay
At the dying of the day
Came and sang TO Him
Sparrows ohirped merry note,
Rut one mother robins throat
Shrilled OF death and holy rood.
Was 1t III or was 1t good
Such dream?
Ea<a Homer in the North American RevisV
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Kent His Head, Then Lost Reason.
A celebrated Scotch physician tells a
story of madhouse doctor whose pres
ence Of mind alone saved his life.
"A great friend Of mine for long time
was the medical superintendent Of a luna
tic asylum near Glasgow. One night In
making his customary rounds ha visited
the patients in the kitchen. who were pre-
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A Rough Riders bicycle.

A cycle designed 10 90 over rough eoun-
try was tried yesterday on the Horse
Guards parade Fer the purposes of the
trial the parade was made into rough
country with slabs Of timber and minia-
ture heaps Of brick. The machine is sad
to have cleared these with ease, and its
rider to have cleared them with comfort.
If this be so. the public will soon be a
better customer for the invention than the
war Office. Half success is better in such
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. contrivancs than none ut all The cycle
is exceptionally sensitive to Instructions,
and anything that tends to brace its nerves
against ordinary difficulties Of that sort
Will be a great boon. That 1t WIN ever be
the ideally best thing for going across
country is perhaps vain hope, but II
might be trained to overcome it's present
Objectionable habit Of shying even at
smooth pebbles from the brook which hap
London News.
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Carnot,s Idol FuIhIIed the Legend

Mystics will be interested In the discov-
ery that Nine. Carnot, the widow of the
assassinated president of France, in her
will has left q request to her children TO
rid themselves of a certain Hindoo idol
which was in her possession. This fdol--a
little one, of stone cur.ously carved, as are
most Of these objects-was presented to
Carnot by learned friend On his return
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why nilI Left the Fence.

II dunno how Bills a-go.n' to vote in
this election" said the campaign worker.
'1ye heard tell he's on the fence
He wux thar" replied his neighbOr,
but one o the canderdates let fall dol
lar on the on side o. the fence, an BsH got
dissy. an fell oyeE"-sAtlanta cene1ltrti1e-
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passed since those people died and were
wrapped in grass cloth and laid away in
this immense grotto. the existence of
which only became known within the last
two years by reason Of the caving in Of
the stones which had been piled up at the
entrance.--Dallas Morning News.