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The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15
COCUS ANTIQUITIES.
Ignorant People, Who Who Would be In
Fashion, Deceived.

Ignorant feOple, Nno "ho "ouiu 10 ~
Fashion, Deceived.
The passion for collecting antiques
is widespread, and the number OF old
curiosity shops increase rapidly. The
people who buy in order to be In the
fashion are the best customers; that
is, they are the most ignorant, and
therefore the most readily deceived. In
some of the shops it would be difficult
to find a single article which is what
1t purports to be- he ingenuity OF
the forger is unlimited. Furniture,
prints, china, pictures, plate, armor,
ivory, bronze, tapestry-all are success
fully initiated. Many limitations OF
antiques are clumsy enough, but some
deceive even the initiated. The ex-
perts of national museums have more
than once been imposed upon. The
British museum bought Palissy plate
for two hundred and fifty dollars.
Whilst an attendant was handling IL,
one of the seals attached to its back
attesting its genuineness- became de-
tached, disclosing the mark of Isis
and Osiris, bought by the same insti-
tuition for five thousand dollars, have
been discovered to be composed OF
modern clay The specially of one
forger is old leather jacks at two dol
lars and half each; of another horn
books at dollar and a quarter. The
prices vary, but it may be set down as
a rule that they include about thou
sand per cent of profit. A writer in
Chambers Journal not long since in
spected a specimen of a mummy
servant''-an effigy, in plastic ma
terial, such as the Egyptians buried
with their dead. Close examination
proved it to be made of putty. 1t was
very clever forgery. Count Michael
Tyskieweiz noted collector and judge
of antiquities, gives some interesting
details of the forgeries that have been
attempted from the earliest times. No
metal lent itself SO early to this work
as gold. Etruscan jewelry has been
largely manufactured in Italy, but
Syria has carried on the most extern
sive forgery of gold works of art. For
geries in silver have been less sue
cessful. The count tells an amusing
story of a great silver cup in Rome
that purported to have come from
some secret excavation in Sicily. This
ancient" cup was ornamented with
circular bas-relief representing, of all
things, the frieze of the Parthenon. In
the height of his innocence, the forger
had given the frieze in its present
ruined condition. The cup obtained
an immediate success-shouts of
ughter.-Youths Companion.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15
Emperor.s Sons Severe Education.

1t is well known that the Emperor
William has his sons educated with
Spartan severity. Not only does he
keep them at their lessons for the
greater part of the day, but the regime
Of the school savors of the barrack
All unnecessary titles are dispensed
with, the ordinary form of address be-
ing you" not your royal highness !"
An amusing incident is told of the
Prince Adalbert, who was confirmed
recently. He and his younger brother,
Augustus William, were walking along
together in the Thiergarten, when a
general passed by on horseback. The
younger brother Immediately saluted
him, without waiting for his brother to
first set the example. This displeased
Prince Adalbert, who saw therein a
slight to himself as elder brother; he
therefore sharply rebuked his younger
brother, but was himself Immediately
punished by his father for his arro-
gance by being ordered to treat his
junior for whole week as if he were
older than himself.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15
A HIGH NJ ARK.

The New York Almanac for 1901. Is
sued by Chas. H. Fletcher of New York
City, has set high mark for similar
publications during the new century. and
shows remarkable enterprise on the part
of the publisher when we consider that It
The numerous publications of this char
acter are usually gotten up with the sin.
gle idea of cheapness, while the thougnt
in the case of the New York Almanac;
The artistic colorings of the cover. the
accuracy of it's calendars and its fund OF
Information all go to make it well worthy
of perusal and preservation. 1t has in
Vulnerable hints for mothers as to the
care of children. A unique page Is the
"Baby's Record" page, which is in blank,
to be filed in with baby's name. date
of birth, cut first tooth, etc.
The whole is a very creditable piece OF
work and may be procured at any drug
store or direct on request, free.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15

can kick up their fat little heels in a
sunny back yard and romp with a
small sister worth 100000 times more
in money than they are-which doesn't
trouble them in the least And the
pretty cardboard pictures that she has
made with bright-colored worsteds, and
that are pinned proudly to the wall;
her French and German lessons; and
the way she has learned to spell her
name-the name that will sometime
be signing checks with . row Of six
figures.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15
NOVEL THEORY OF MURDER.
Treatment of Animals an Index to the
Criminal Instint.

Treatment of Animals Index to the
Criminal Instint.
According to an ingenious statistician
who has been at work on the subject
ever since the assassination of King
Humbert of Italy, the greatest num-
Der of murders is likely to be COM
mitted in that country in which ami
mails are treated with the most cruelty.
He claims, too, that comparatively few
murders are committed in those coun-
tries in which societies for the protec-
tisn of animals flourish.
Out of every million inhabitants, he
says, there are in England and Ireland
only six murderers; in Germany,
eleven; in Belgium, fourteen; in
France, sixteen; in Austria, twenty
three; in Hungary. siXty-seven; in
Spain eighty-three, and in Italy ninety
five.
These figures, he maintains, are just
what might be expected In no coun-
try, he says, are animals treated with
more kindness than in Great Britain
and with more cruelty than in Italy,
and the treatment accorded to them in
the other countries may fairly be
gauged according to the number of
murders committed in each
At the same time this statstician,
who is a German and an influential
member of the British Society for the
Protection Of Animals, admits that eli
mate is a considerable factor in this
matter.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15
DOROTHY CREEDE's MOTHER.

It's two city blocks of beautiful garden,
and bring her up as his very own, the
heiress to his silver mines, his horde
of banked gold, and his valuable realty.
the mother shuddered at the thought
and said NO" for never was the
mother instinct stronger in woman
than in Edith Scott Basford. But 1t
troubled her to think that she had
nothing to give her baby excepting a
mothers love and tender care, for
Dorothy's father had forsaken them
both and the young wife was compelled
to earn livelihood for herself and
child upon the stage, with the superb
oontralto with which nature had en-
dowed her, in addition to the gift of
personal charm and hair that in IN
fancy had been like Dorothy's own. So
she said good-by to the rich man and
came with her baby to San Francisco.
Here her health failed. She was
taken to a hospital. The doctors said
she had only a few weeks to live.
There seemed to be but one thing for
her to do, and she did 1t for her baby's
sake. She gave her into Creede's legal
keeping.
The doctors know a great deal, but
thay do not always know what Is going
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15

Mississippi may have another Helen
Kellar in the person of a little girl
from Webster county, who arrived at
the Deaf and Dumb institution about
ten days ago. The child is Maud Scott,
six years of age, and her parents live
at Cataletta She has been deaf and
dumb from birth, and when she was
about a month old she became blind.
She is in charge of one teacher, who
devotes nearly her whole time to her,
and the child is beginning to give some
remarkable signs of dawning intelli-
gence and capacity to receive knowl-
edge. The improvement is noticeable
even for the time she has been there,
and she is much less dependent now
than she was when first brought to the
Institution.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15
PROFITABLE RELIGION.
0berammergau Made Rich by the Passion
Play.

oberammergau Made Rich by the Passion
Play.
Religion may not pay in dollars and
cents elsewhere, but it certainly pays
in Oberammergau. As a result of the
Passion Play the gross receipts of the
state railroads amounted to $1,5OO,00O
more last year than during the CORE
spending time in 1899. The net profit
will be $125,OOO
Lodging-hou keepers in the little
town and vicinity reaped harvest of
$275,OOO The play itself brought a
clear profit of $75O.OOO, and with this
money the town itself will be fur
nished with n new system of drainage
and the famous wood carving institu-
tion at Oberammergau will be put in
to first-rate order.
Now if the town does not lose its
head and its charming individuality by
this tidal wave of prosperity it can
push on to things better still. 1t has
taken the first step in the right direc-
ton and may prove its ability to en-
dure riches as it has endured poverty,
with picturesque grace.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15

Chicago physicians have recently had
the opportunity Of examining several
persons who were treated for consump-
ton by the nitrogen compression
method first promulgated by DR.. j. B.
Murphy at the congress of physicians
in Denver several years ago. The
method consists in injecting nitrogen
gas into the pleural cavity, the theory
being that the pressure Of the gas COM
presses the lung, enabling it to take a
rest and permitting the unhindered
cure of any disease affecting it. DR.
Augustus Lemke, who presented the
cases shown in Chicago, made no
claim that he had effected cure, but
he said: 1.-THE symptoms of tubercu-
losis, which were pronounced in these
cases when they applied for treatment,
have all disappeared. The fever and
coughing have ceased, and the patients
have slept and eaten well. They have
all gained in weight and show no evil
denee Of disease"
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15

A philanthropic Greek, who recently
died at Corfu, has left considerable
sum to be applied to the purposes OF
matrimonial lottery. Every year a
certain number of poor girls, of good
conduct, will receive tickets emitting
them to a chance of winning a sum
sufficient for marriage portion. The
committee entrusted with the admin
istration Of the legacy is presided over
by the Archbishop of Corfu, and the
winning number is published in the
papers. The fortunate candidate pre-
aents herself, and all inquiries being
satisfactorily answered, the money is
paid over.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15
CHINESE FISHERMEN.
aquatic Population of. 100000 Sup
ported Mainly by Fishing.


1t is computed that at least 100000
of China's population pass their entire
lives on the country's waterways, liv-
ing and dying on the boats on which
they have been born. The reason
chiefly responsible for this is that ex-
istence under these conditions entails
a desirable freedom from the atten-
tions of tax-gatherers, police magis-
trates and recruiting officers for the
imperial army and similar drawbacks
to residence ashore. Then, there is no
house rent to be paid either, by these
boat dwellers, for these floating habi-
tations ar in nearly every instance
handed down from father to son, from
one generation to another. This huge
aquatic population is supported main
ly by fishing. In China this form
of employment has been followed
for centuries by people of all grades
of society, including among it's votaries
some of the highest officers of the gov
ernment Thus, the founder of the ia.
nous WengQuang dynasty, which
continued for 800 years without inter-
mission, was celebrated as a celestial
Izaak Walton. Of the extraordinari-
ly plentiful manner in which the Chi
nese waters are stocked with fish it is
difficult for foreigners to form an ade-
quate conception. 1t may be men
toned, however, that, according to
biologists, there are at least 1000 diff
ferent specimens to be found along the
seaboard. At Hong Kong, too, it is
said that one can eat fish every day In
the week for a year without twice be-
ing served with the same sort. To
catch these the usual method is, in
the Canton and Foochow districts, to
employ cormorants. This practice
was noted so far back as the year 1886
by European visitor, who wrote an
account Of it in journal that has been
preserved to this day. At Hong
kong and on the adjoining coast, how
ever, coromorants are but little used,
nets being employed in their place.
| These are suspended from poles driven
into the water at low tide.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15

OF interest to all students of Greek
is the announcement from Athens that
the "Clouds" of Aristophanes, para
phrased into modern Greek by the sa-
tiric poet Souris, has been produced in
the national theater in that city.
Souris, who has been called for 80
years the "Modren Aristophanes,' is
said to have surpassed all expectations
in his metrical rendering of the play.
His work should be especially valuable
to philologists as a basis of compari-
son between ancient and modern
Greek, the language as it is written
today being said to be closer to that OF
Xenophon and Plato than is the Eng
lish of today to the English of Chau-
Ger.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15

The City Club of New YorA has is
sued two small pamphlets which are
useful to New Workers. and suggestive
to residents of other cities. One is a
brief index to the city charter, the
other a brief summary, in chronology
cal order, of the various events pre-
scribed by the charter to occur during
the year. 1t thus comprises list Of
the official acts of the whole city gov
ernment, and from it one can learn the
precise duties of any and all officials.
The ordinary citizen often realizes his
ignorance of the local government, and
his consequent inability either to fulfill
his civic duties properly or to derive all
the benefit he might from the operation
of the government. These little pam
phlets are designed to meet his need.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15

DR.. Llewellyn Jordan, Medical E.,u..
Of U. S. Treasury Department, gradas,.,
Columbia College, and who served ,sl
years at West Point, has the follov;..
say of Peruna:
"Allow me to express nv gratl,.l
to you for the benefit derived ~
your wonderful remedy. One shss
month has brought forth vast ch,s%
and l now consider myseifa wei ny
after months of suffering. Fan
sufferers, Peruna will cure you."
Catarrh is systemic disease cu,,
only by systematic treatment A rm,
that cures catarrh must aim direct,
the depressed nerve centers. This i. N
Peruna does. Peruna Immediately inv;,1
ates the nerve-centers which give yitaNsI
the mucous membranes. Then catanSd
appears. Then catarrh is permanently a1
Peruna cures catarrh wherever foe,1
Peruna is not guess nor an experiment.
is an absolute scientific certainty. Pen
has no substitutes-no rivals. Insir m
having Peruna.
A free book written by DR.. Hartm,
on the subject of catarrh in its AM
ent phases and stages, will be sentf
to any address by The Peruna Md
cine Co.. Columbus, Ohio.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15
Lunatic on his Dignity.

A story is told of an Irish lunatic
who believed himself to be the Deity.
What is known as "a woman of an
inquiring nature" visited the asylum
and asked him if he knew all things.
He answered, Yes, madam, | know all
that has happened, is happening and
will happen" "Then tell me-" said the
visitor, 'shall 1 be saved or damned?"
To her the lunatic with amazing dig
nifty, said: Madam, l never talk
shop"
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15
VISION OF BEAUTY.
When the Sun Glorifies q Glacier the
Prospect Is Enchanting.

Prospect Is Enchanting.
The destinations of a glacier are as
witching as they are dangerous, says
the New York Evening Post. Apostle
lie vision of a crystal city glorified by
light THAT never was on land or sea"
was not more beautiful than these vast
ice rivers, whose ice rivers, whose on
ward course is chronicled, not by years
and centuries, but by geological ages.
With white-domed snow cornices
wreathed fantastic as arabesque, and
with the CLASSY walls of emerald grot-
to rejecting a million sparkling jew
els, one might be in some cavernous
dream world or among the tottering
grandeur of an ancient city. The ice
pillars and silvered pinnacles, which
scientists call seracs stand like the
sculptured marble of temples crumb-
ling to ruin. Glittering pendants hang
from the; rim of blush chasm. Tints
too brilliant for artists brush CLEAN
from the turquoise or crystal walls. Riv-
ers that flow through valleys of ice and
lakes, hemmed in by hills of ice, shine
with an azure depth that is very in
finity's self. In the morning, when all
thaw has been stopped by the nights
cold, there is deathly silence over the
glacial fields; even the mountain cat
aracts fall noiselessly from the preci-
pice to ledge in tenuous, windblown
threads. But with the rising of the
tho ,,rbn r1a oio1 T., tn
life in noisy tumult. Surface rivulets
brawl over the ice with a glee that is
vocal and almost human. The gurgle
Of rivers flowing through subterran-
can tunnels becomes a roar, as of a
rushing, angry sea. Ice grip no long
er holds back rock scree loosened by
the nights frost, and there is the re-
verberating thunder of the falling ava
lanche.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15
Mime. Takahira's Accomplishm

Nine. Takahira, wife of the Japan
ese minister at Washington, is said
to be most charming woman. She is
distinguished in appearance, with a
wealth of shining black hair and a VI
vacity of expression that makes her a
delightful conversationalist. Diplomat
ic life is not new to her, for she has
accompanied her husband on his pre-
vious missions to The Hague, to Rome
and to Vienna.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15
Majority in Union Army.

Parson Helton, an old-time Baptist
preacher of Tennessee, had eighteen
sons sixteen of whom were in the
union army and two in the confeder-
ats When the old minister had
reached his eighty-eighth year some
one who did not know about his sons
views, asked him where his sympa-
thies lay during the war. my sympa-
thiss we're with the union by fourteen
ms1el1y,~ said the old man.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15
Empress Tree of Rapid Growth,

Probably the largest specimen empress
tree-paulownia imperialism America is
in Independence square, Philadelphia. 1t
America about fifty years ago, and was
a gift to the city by the late Robert
BUST, one of Americas famous nursery
men. 1t is now eleven feet in crcum-
ference, equaling in girth some of the
old American elms that were in the plot
before the revolution. The wood is in
great demand in Japan
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15

In Germany a furnace has been In
vented intended for burning low-class
fuels, such as Ignite and peat and in
which the combustion is intensified by
turning into the fire the gaseous mix
tur. obtained by the evaporation OF
liquid air. The nitrogen is first set
free and the residue. containing at
least so per cent of oxygen, is sent into
the furnace.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15
During the recent trip Of the Belgica

During the recent trip Of the Belgica
In the Antarctic more than 60 observa-
tions Of the aurora australis, the
southern counterpart of our northern
lights, were made. The appearance Of
The light resembled that presented in
the Arctic regions. But the maximum
frequency did not occur during the
months Of the long polar night. and
~ phenomenon was most intense at
~ tine Of the equinoxss, when the
~ + perpendicular over the equator
~ knviAsAt y simultaneous .at both
- JQegcA ~ IL soutA 1sIA
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15

John and Rachel Scott Of Randolph
county, West Virginia, and their chill
dren, have been weighed recently The
father and mother are still living In
the house where their eight sons,
whose combined weight is more than
q ton. were born and raised. The COM
bined weight of the family is 2,79o
pounds, an average weight of 276.3-5
pounds.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15
THE MARBLE TIMES
AND
CRYSTAL SILVER LANCE
MARBLE. COLORADO.

Following on his extraordinary &c
tion In prohibiting the use of electri-
city in theaters and the introduction of
bicycles. the sultan of Turkey has for
hidden the use of balloons or carrier
pigeons for army purposes. The rea-
son is not stated, but his great terror
of plots against his life may have
something to do with it.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15

Garfield Tea is an herb medicine; 1t
is of inestimable value in all cases of
stomach, liver, kidney and bowel dis
orders; it promotes healthy action of
all these organs.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15

The French value the Panama canal at
800, ,O0O0 600, and possibly they could get 30
cents for 1t on the open market, consid-
ering the fact that people have plenty of
money.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-02-15
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES do not
spot, streak or give your goods an un-
evenly dyed appearance. -

Its idiomatic English that knocks me
out" said Mr.. st. Clair Parke. Here
is SpillSins, who says he was altogether
put out when he was completely taken