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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
Peculiar Case Gbaf
Has Puzzled Police.

Slowed away in the archives of po-
lice departments under the head OF
mysterious disappearances'' Is many a
tale more weird and interesting than
any penned by writer's of fiction. For
person to suddenly vanish as If
earth had swallowed him up is most
difficult feat. This is the opinion of po-
lice and expert detectives. Yet despite
this dictum, hundreds of persons drop
out of sight every year What becomes
of these people is a mystery few de-
tectives Will attempt to explain.
The most notable and inexplicable
case of mysterious disappearance dur
ing the past year was that of Frank
Ely Rogers, a boy of fourteen, who dis
appeared from his home in Evanston,
Ill. He was accompanied by his aunt.
Miss Florence Ely. Since their disap-
pearance last July all efforts to find
them have been futile.
Until last July Miss Ely had been
piano teacher in Evanston. She is forty
years old, slender and of delicate ply
sique. Her hair is dark brown. Her
large dark eyes are expressive. Alto
gether she is a handsome gentlewoman
of more than usual intelligence and de-
voted to music. For twenty years she
made her home with her sister, the
wife of James C. Rogers, as did also
her mother. who is heartbroken over
the peculiar action of her daughter.
The family lives on Hinman avenue,
one of the most beautiful residence
streets of Evanston, short distance
from the campus of the Northwestern
university. Mr. Rogers is connected
with the mercantile firm of Carson,
Pirie. Scott G Co.. in Chicago. and is
a man OF ability and some means.
When Frank was born. fourteen
years ago, Miss Ely idolized the baby.
She loved him as If she were his moth
er, and it was her delight to care for
and aDuse him. AS he grew into boy
hood her affection kept pace with his
growth. The care of the boy took
precedence of all else in her mind.
As the boy grew older and her alb
sorption in him increased she gave up
nearly all her social duties. She wish
ed to devote her entire time to her
nephew.
On the morning of July 13. Frank
left home ostensibly to attend a picnic
in the woods near town. He said good
by cheerfully to his mother and his
grandmother, the aged Mrs. Ety. and
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His Grateful First Client.

When Henry c. Smith of Michigan
started to practice law he had as his
first client negro. and he won the
case. The hearing was before local
magistrate. and the charge was stealing
a ring. AS his client had employment
on a farm outside the town where
Smith first hung up his shingle. the
young lawyer is said to have taken
the precaution of hiring a carriage and
riuing out to tie farmer. where he Sc
cured promise of the negro's wages for
a few days as his retainer.
II made an eloquent plea" said Mr..
Smith yesterday in recounting the pro-
ceedings of that case. II dio not fail
to ring the changes on the downtrod-
den rnce and all that sort of thing.
with the result that my client went
free. Still, | had sort of lingering
suspicion that the verdict was certain
ly all my man deserved, and when the
case was over | wanted to be rid of
him. He continued to haunt my Of
flee.
why, don't you go out ind chase
around with the boys?' l said finally.
IN some impatience.
Deed, boss, thought yo' fee war
too small, an l want yer to accept
this ere ring
And the negro produced from his
jeans the ring which he had been sup
posed to have stolen"
But Mr.. Smith refused TO accept the
proffer of stolen goods.
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WHY WE RESEMBLE ROCKS.
Points of Similarity Between Human
and Feathered Bipeds.

Points OF similarity Between hu"hn
and Feathered BIpeds.
He was standing in the rear end of
car. where all are friends in the
common misery of having their toes
trod on or hats crushed in.
I'm from England he said. ad-
dressing nobody in particular and
apropos of nothing. 'and | want to
tell you people that we are only a
lot of rocks. Say. did you ever watch
a colony of rocks buiid their nests in
the spring."
Everybody looked reilectively away.
well, I'll tell you. First a rook
picks up a stick and puts 1t in his
nest, then goes away after another
one When he's gone another root
flies to his nest and steals the stick
When he gets back he puts down the
second stick. for still another rook to
steal, and starts after the first stick.
He doesn't find 1t, and when he gets
back to his nest he finds the second
stick gone. and he starts after that.
scolding aind swearing in rook fash
ion
by this time the other thieves have
been robbed. too, and II only takes
about three sticks to go around the
community and get the whole blamed
colony pow-wowing. Say. amt that
human nature?"
Everybody looked away refectively.
New York Press.
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sighted his aunt, as It is now remem-
bered BY persistent search their move
ments for an hour or so after they left
the house have been trf cee.
The boy walked by a circuitous route
to the station of the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad. There Miss
Ely met him in about half an hour.
She had left satchel at the station
the day before. and on this morning
she got the satchel from Station Agent
Lang. She emptied the contents of a
box that she carried into the satchel
and threw the box AVA.
Frank" she called to the boy.
The boy turned quickly, took the
satchel gallantly from his aunt's hand,
and the two walked out of the depot.
They took northbound electric car
which runs from Chicago to Milwau
kee, and that was the last time they
were seen in Evanston.
1t was not until Dec. 20 laIt that
bundle OF clothing belonging to Miss
Ely and Frank Rogers was found un-
der the Central street station Of the
North Evanston.
by tnlS tne ponce surnlSe tnat tne
pair stopped at the station and changed
clothing, the boy possibly Disgusting
himself as a girl-for he left his collar
behind-and Miss Ely Transforming
herself into an older and shabbily
dressed woman.
Since tAen dozens of clews have been
followed but not one has led to re-
liable trace of the couple
Mr.. Rogers has spared neither time
nor money in the search. He has en-
ployed private detectives. and the DO
lice force of every city and town in the
country has been warned to keep on
the alert.
Early in December last Mr.. and Mrs.
Rogers inserted an advertisement in
the newspapers calling upon them
to come home Christmas and all
would be forgiven. All Christmas night
lamp was kept burning brightly in
the window of the house on Hinman
avenue. The family felt sure that the
fugitives would return. Their hopes
were disappointed.
As last resource the parents have
resorted to the chain letter system to
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The discovery of an old old race N
Peru, a race that may have found the
first ways of civilization earlier than
the Egyptians a total revision Of pre-
conceived notions concerning the his
tory of old Peru and the sway of the
Incas, and the revelation of hitherto
unknown races and nations which
sprang up, fiourished and died on the
slopes of the Andes-these are the
most important results of the anthrop-
illogical work undertaken by the Uni
versity of California. For over two
years Dr. Max Uhle. formerly of the
University of Berlin, has secured Peru
and adjacent countries in the search
for the relics and habitations of a
prehistoric race. The result is the ad-
dition of 140 cases of Peruvian relics
10 the coming museum of the Uni
versity of California and the genesis
of a new theory concerning prehistoric
Peru.
The theory. in brief. is that the In
cas-, the absolute rulers of the land
when the Spanish came, were lords of
Peru only from comparatively modern
times. Ancient Peru, according to
the new theory, was the battle grouni
OF many and diverse nations and
tribes, which held dominion in turn
before the Incas conquered the land
AS England since the dawn OF his
tory has been populated by many and
varied races. first Celts, then Britons,
then Danes. then Saxons and finally
Normans, so Peru was under the sway
from time to time of various races anj
tribes in the pure Indian population.
Some centuries before the Spaniards
cane. before Pizarro swept the land
in his bloody conquest, the Incas. Il
brave. hardy race. arose and swept
all before them, so that at the time
of the conquest they held dominion
over all the land with the exception
OF some scattered tribes still keeping
up sturdy opposition in the high
Andes
But underlying these va-ious civi-
lizations was another one, from which
they all proceeded. Some of the later
stages OF civilization can be traced ID
various tribes which existed at the
time of the Spanish conquest. and, FOR
that matter. exist now. Certain Gus
toms. tribal obs rvar ces, ty. es OF body.
can be traced to the living descendants.
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But of the older. mightier civilization
no trace is left. They, in common with
all the other Peruvians before the
coming of the Spaniards. had no sys-
TEN of writing. Their tribal name Is
lost, their language is mystery. All
that remains clear is that at a time
not later than 1000 years ago. and in
all probability much earlier. they con-
trolled all the region which is now
Peru and that they had their main
fortresses and citadels among the up
per valleys of the Peruvian Andes.
From his researches. from excava-
tions made among ruins and cemeter-
les through all Peru. DR.. Uhle is able
to tell something of this people and
their habits. They were idol worship
ers. probably sun worshipers. Among
their ruins are several great pyramids
resembling the sun temples of the
Peruvians of Pizarro's time and many
idols and implements of rather fin-
ished workmanship have been found.
They lived in fortified towns and built
great walls of adobe to guard their
fortresses. One of the largest of these
stretches almost three miles along the
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about feet 3 inches in height, very
thin and weighs from 80 to 100 pounds:
face rather long and very expressive;
dark brown hair; large dark brown
eyes, with an intense expression, are
her most noticeable feature; good mu-
sic teacher; attractive to children.
Frank f. Rogers will be fourteen
years of age in March. 1902. Height
about 5 feet 2 inches; weight about so
pounds; medium brown hair. gray blue
eyes, long. slender hands, is left
handed. writes with either right or
left: draws well. always using left
hand. Only love and glad welcome
await them both. large reward will
be cheerfully given for information
leading directly to the restoration OF
either or both. Printed letters with
pictures will be sent upon request.
Send all information to
JAMES c. ROGERS.
lib Hinman avenue, Evanston, ILL.,"
In many ways the case is one of the
most puzzling known to the police.
How has a woman so striking in ap-
pearance as Miss Ely managed to con
ceal herself and her nephew from the
shrewdest police in the country? Are
they dead? If so. what has become of
their bodies. Have they left the coun-
try? If so. where did they get the
means for so long a trip These prob
lens remain to be solved.
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THIS SNAKE IS A TREASURE.
Rather Plays with the Baby, Catches
Rats, and Repels Tramp..

Rather Plays with the Baby, Catches
Rats. and RepeIs Tramp-.
Dick Branning's pet rattlesnake Is
the chief curiosity of Deep Hollow,
Pa. Last spring, when Branning was
blasting bluestone rocks on the noun
tains, great mass of rattlesnakes
was thrown up high into the air by
the discharge of dynamite. Nearly all
of the serpents were killed outright,
bu. one of the biggest of the lot es-
capped with serious wounds.
Branning, out of curiosity picked up
this rattler, carried it to the house
and placed t in box of cotton. and
was delighted to see it recover. When
the stage of convalescence had passed,
the snake crawled about the yard,
and in a few weeks ventured into the
house, where it soon became a pet. 1t
was named Pete. THE big snake
seemed to be grateful for the care Law
ished upon it, and endeavored to show
it in various ways. 1t will amuse the
baby for hours by shaking its rattlers,
and it will twist itself in many ways
for the edification of the family.
Pete has become a famous rattler,
and not a rodent dare approach the
house. When a tramp or pedoler ap-
proaches he will coil himself up on the
doorstep and prepare to strike. The
intruders invariably retreat.
One night last week Mr.. Branning
and his wife were suddenly awakened
by Pete's loud rattling. The snake
had crawled upon the bed and gave
unmistakable evidence that something
was wrong Mr. Branning Immediate
ly hastened down stairs, where he
found a barrel of rubbish in flames,
threatening the building with destruc-
ton. Pete had discovered the state of
affairs and given the alarm. Mr. Bran
ming has been offered a big price for
his queer pet, but it is not for sale
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Had Good Reasons.

Mr.. Monk told good story at the
Corby demonstration. He said that he
had been accused of favoring the aboli-
ton of the French language. He at
tended political meeting shortly aft
erward. where he was asked If the
story were true. Yes, gentlemen" he
said, Il am in favor of the complete
abolition of the French language; and
If you, like me, had gone home yester-
day morning at 2 o'clock, and found
French Canadian wife waiting for you
believe you would also be in favor
of the abolition of the French Ian
age.''-Toronto Globe.
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antiquity beyond all conjecture, is the
belief of DR.. Uhle, although he is not
yet ready to announce that belief as
a scientific theory. Some of the great
er towns, which show signs of having
been agricultural communities in thei-
time, stand in regions absolutely de-
void of vegetation-barren deserts. In
other words, since they rose and fell
the climate of that region has had
time to change.
Possibly, and even probably. this
civilization was at one time the most
advanced upon the earth. There is
fair reason to believe that 1t was older
than the first civilization of Egypt,
that when the Egyptians, possessors
of the first and earliest civilization of
which we have record. began to leave
off hunting and to till the soii. these
nameless people were already farmers
and irrigators. dwelt in towns and
administered judgment under a tribal
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n Vanished People
Interesting Relics of a Prehistoric [Soce
Recently Found in Peru.

can Indians. But among the skulls
known to belong to this period are
some bored in places and still Others
nave triangular pieces taken out OF
the bone. Examination shows that
these incisions were made during life
and the only poss Bile conclusion is that
it was surgical operation. If they
understood this it is only reasonable
to infer that their medicine men had
more than little knowledge of sur
gerry.
That the disappearance of this race
as the ruling power in Peru antedated
our era by many centuries, and that
their appearance stretches beck to an
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Novel Superstition.

Some time ago. says a conductor.
"I was doing some short runs on the
Midvale avenue branch. A man got in.
and | spotted him by chance, and no
ticed that his eyes glistened as he
gazed up at the register at the front.
1t stood at S,997. His fare ran it up
to S,99S. He gave start when an
other passenger got in and the bell
announced S999. You know we pick
.p but few from here to the Ridge.
watched him. He was awfully nervous
He moved and twitched and once
changed sides. Well. we stopped at
the end of the route. and still the
register said s.999. He came up to me.
handing me a nickel, and said: Ring
that up Why, You paid me- l said.
Finally he coaxed me, telling me it
was for luck. rang up 5000, and he
got Off the car as happy as a big sun
flower. l have learned since that it's
considered lucky to be on a car when
the register shows a combination end
ing in three naughts. It's new
bunch. h."-Philadelphia Record.
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government OF this there is no proof
as yet, and while this may have been
the earliest civilization Egypt was yet
the cradle of modern enlightenment
In Peru progress went slowly. so that
there was little to choose between the
civilization OF the Incastic period and
that of this earliest time. but Egypt
gave her light to other nations. who
carried it on.
The Peruvians have vanished with
out trace. Not one great race, but
many. has come and ruled through
centuries and died out; their heroes
have compelled men and gathered
them for battle; their 70 Is have sung;
their captains conquered; their kings
made laws, and of them all there are
left but skulls and ruins. The merest
babe that was born in one of those
adobe dwellings and died before it
spoke its first word is as well remem-
bered to Immortality as the greatest
king. the mightiest captain. the sweet
est poet, the most puissant hero of all
those races and all those centuries.
Peru in the centuries OF her great
changes had her eras of bloody war
and calm peace. When the curtain
rises with the nameless race in pos
session the times seem to have been
stormy. Men were fighting and build
ing huge walls and fortresses. Among
the succeeding periods there must
have been at least one long time or
peace. The dwellings and towns of
that period are built without regard
to their defense. Most of them stand
with high eminences Just above them.
just where an enemy could reach them
most easily in case of trouble
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snowy submits of the Andes. Within
these fortresses the rooms. all of sun
dried brick, were Joined one to an
other so as TO make each village one
great house. The people had evident
ly tribal government and possessed
a religion OF rather elaborate ritual.
They titled the soil but seemed to have
subsisted mainly from their herds Of
llamas. They were skilled potters and
decorated their wares in elaborate and
high-colored patterns
They understood irrigation-thess
unknown people-and brought water
down through regular channels from
terrace to terrace of their habitations.
They made statues, idols and gods with
skill as great. at least. that OF
the early Egyptians. with whom they
i.iay have been contemporaueous.. And
they were evidently a race of warriors.
One of the most curious facts dis
covered by DIR. Uhle concerning this
unknown people is that they under
stood bow to trepan the skull for dis
eases Of the head and brain. Among
his collections are a number of skulls.
pany of them compressed after the
fashion Of some tribes Of North Amerl-
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find the absent ones. Here is their
plea for help:
Dear Friend-Will you kindly help
heartbroken father and two mothers
in an effort to find their loved ones by
writing three copies of this letter and
sending them, over your own sigma
ture. to three friends. making the same
request of them. and SO on, forming an
endless chain.
Miss Florence A. Ely and nephew.
Frank Ely Rogers, disappeared from
their home. 713 Hinman avenue.
Evanston, Ill, July 13. 1901. Nothing
has been heard of them since.
Miss Ely is forty years of age,
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AMERICA DespolLs THE sRlron.
Lament That Ensland's Art Treasures
Are Now Going Across the Atlantic.


Mr.. Claude Phillips. a well knownI
art critic of London, now curator of
the great Wallace collection at Hertz
ford house, sounds a note of alarm|
in the Nineteenth Century and Afterl
for March on the rapid disappearance|
from Great Britain of the art treas
ures which by fair or other meansl
have been accumulated by British
wealth. He begins his article on "TheI
Increasing Export of England's Art
Treasures" with the statement that
for the last twenty years or more the |
gains of England in masterpieces of /
painting and in works of art generally
have been greatly overbalanced by her
losses" Collectors from all parts Of
Europe, more particularly the Berlin
gallery. have outbid Englishmen at
auctions and at private sales.
Furthermore, a growing and greater
danger threatens the British hold on
its works of art, the competition of
Americans as buyers. IF the flow OF
works of art westward is as yet a
moderate though already a menacing
stream, it threatens soon to become a
cataract. then a mighty river. then an
ocean, SO astonishing is the lust for
pictures. good, bad and Indifferent,
that has developed itself"
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couple of years ago the Union Pa
cific Railroad Company offered prizes
for the best articles on the subject:
Can the Farm and Ranch Products of
Colorado Be Doubled. and If So, What
Would BE the Effect Upon the Busi-
ness of Denver? The three best arti-
cles are published in pamphlet form.
For copy and some account of what
we have done in the vicinity of Ro-
meo, in the sunny San Luis valley, in
the way of practical demonstration
of this subject, write to Zeph Chas.
Felt, 102 Boston building, Denver.
Colorado.
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Long L. fe of Tram ps.

Professor John J. McCook of Trinity
College. who. like Josiah Flynt." is
an expert on the ways and habits of
tramps, has lately called attention to
the interesting fact that the health of
the average hobo is better than that of
the average citizen of conventional
respectability, and that he lives to
greater age in spite of his irregular
habits and not infrequent hardships.
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Writers and Artists.

An EnGlishman has invented a
writer's or artists ring. The ring car
ries small steel ball, so placed as to
revolve freely in any direction. With
the ring on one little finger so that the
ball is at the point of contact with the
paper. almost every bit of friction in
the movement of the hand upon the
writing or drawing material is re-
moved.
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PROMINENT WOMAN AsoLITIoNIsT.
Mr.. EdnRh Cheney Nearing the End of
Long and Useful Life.

Mrs. Ednah Cheney Nearing the End of
Long and Useful Life.
Mrs. Ednah ID. Cheney is a Boston
ian by birth and education. She has
translated the sonnets of Michael An
gelo and has lectured before the Con-
cord school of philosophy. She has been
one of the chief promoters of such Or
ganizations as the Horticultural school
for women, the New England woman's
club. the Woman's Suffrage associa
ton and a director of the New Eng
land hospital for women since it was
founded. She assisted the abolition
lists in the old days, and for ten years
was the secretary of the Freedman's
aid society. She was in the midst of
the transcendental movement. She
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Brought Them to Res on.

Two lawyers began to use some
pretty sharp language toward each
other in court at Charleston. s, G..
but were quickly brought to book by
Magistrate Memminger, who admon-
ished them and told them that 1t "was
not the United States Senate in whica
the case was being tried"
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Highest OF Health Resorts.

The highest of the noted health re-
sorts of California are in the San ia
cinto mountains. at elevations of 5000
and 5000 feet.
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No matter how positive a woman may
he of anything she Is seldom willing 10
bet real money on 1t.
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Successful doctors know how to pro-
long the convalescence of their wealthy
patients.
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