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Colorado'A Soda Lake.

One Of the most remarkable discov-
cries ever made in the region is that
of a lake of liquid soda in the inaccessi'
BILE desert between Crestone, Col, ana
Hooper, in the San Luis Valley. The
lake is an acre and a quarter in eX~
tent and lies at the bottom of a little
basin valley in the desert. On its sur
face soda crystals have collected to
depth of eighteen inches. the whole
lake having the appearance of body
of ice with a hard snow covering.
A recent examination by the State
School of Mines shows that these cry
stalls are thirty per cent. pure
soda, purer than most of the CONNER
cial soda offered on the market. A
Denver man, f. NJ. Fake, has secured
and is now installing machinery which
will convert the native crystals into
marketable form There are 1000 tons
in sight.
The School of Mines experts say that
the soda is a creation of feldSrar The
granite masses of the Sangre de Cristd
range stand sentinel on two sides OF
the little valley. The fcldspar in the
granite, undergoing decomposition. col
lects in the lake basin. where it is held
In check by an impPrvious clay. and
proper conditions are furnished for
concentration and evaporation.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
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Mistress Rosemary Allyn
BY MILLICENT E. MANN
Copyrig I3A. by Isl.
By MILLICENT E. MANN

had been struck upon the head and
rendered unconscious. Before the
miscreants had attempted the bastard
ly deed. however, they had made sure
of the identity OF their victim. for
remembered a light being swung be-
fore my face, and an unknown voice
crying 1T Is he." Who had struck
the blow? What was the object? l
had been searched-I saw from the
wall where my clothes hung some Of
the pockets still lay turned out. For
what? Not money, Alice was positive,
for there was plenty in the pockets
which had been left in their original
position. For the paper given me by
my father? l had told no one but the
King of that. I bade Alice bring me
my coat when recollected that had
given the locket with the note still
intact within 1t to Rosemary. For
the other paper. perhaps? Well,
chuckled with satisfaction, II 1t was
a paper they were after, they got not
chat they wished.
Il thank you, Alice" said; but
fC you and Martin I might be by
no food for the worms. Again
tina you. for honestly believe that
O, my life to you"
"l n, SIR" she cried. tears starting
to her eyes-they seemed ever ready
to flow upon the instant-'I am not
worthy to take it. Did not steal
from you-and you SO good to poor
Martin and me?"
THAT is past and done, my girl"
said. And as it happened You did
no harm" grasped her hand.
From now on l am your friend"
added.
While speaking, for Alice, seeing
that it made me more excited not to
talk, had let me have my way, we had
paid slight heed to Martin, who still
spouted Shakespeare. now Hamlet,
now another.
Suddenly he came toward us: he
strobe with the stage glide of the vii
lain. AS he neared us he pointed to
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WEAR GEMS OF PHAaAoHs.
London Society Women Proud Of Jew
els From the Pyramids.

London Society Women Proud Of Jew
els From the Pyramids.
Happy the woman Of today wto
owns some gem worn by princess Of
Egypt when the world was Younger;
joyous is she who adorns herself with
any ornament taken from a mummy,
for such jewels bring the best luck,
women firmly believe at the moment,
and they all yea,h to wear them.
Mrs. Clarence Mackay of New York
possesses weird carnelian necklace
that decked daughter of the Phar-
aohs and Mrs. st. John Broderick re-
joices over some quaint, priceless jew
els that shone by the Nile. Many
fashonables are wearing little pend.
ant or charm made of New Zealand
jade. the Pounamu atone, which al
ways bestows good foatune.
Sarah Bernhmdt's favorite mascot
is necklace Of gold nuggets which
the admiring miners OF California pre-
sented to her. An English actress,
Miss Irene Van Brugh, pins her faith
to girdle OF splendid turquoises.
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heavily laden. Each of us had pack
our little belongings. l was fearful
as we trudged along, cropping our way
from street to street, lest we be set
upon and our few possessions taken
from us. A fog in London's a fear
full thing! Hardly light anywhere
save the few. lanthorns carried by
provdent wayfarers. You shrink from
everyone and everyone shrinks from
you Gentlemen carry their naked
swords in their hands. Men and wo-
men prey upon one another. All is
fear! We had reached the end of
Bow Street when Martin stumbled
over something huddled in the road
and fell lighted q taper-I recog-
nized you!"
thought (my head was clearer
now) of Rosemary and our wild ride
through the fog that night as con-
trasted with this poor woman's wan
derings with her daft mate; of Rose
mary as she stood at the door of the
inn, her cloak half slipped from off
her; Of the petals which lay on her
shoulder, shaken from the roses low
in her hair, nesting against her
neck. All, there was no one more
beautiful than she! And so thinking,
l lost the thread OF her discourse.
When I came back from soaring near
to heaven l heard her say:
81 tied bit or ribbon on one of the
spikes of the gate, so that I should
know the place, and because we had
to hide our bundles beneath the hedge
so as to be free to carry you. When
| went back for them l learned who
owned the place and who lived there
might wish to know. The house is
on Bow street surrounded by large
grounds, inclosed by high brick walls,
ivy grown"
Il know the place" murmured.
I'VE carried you between u.s." she
continued. "Often we had to stop
and I would leave Martin and you-a
madman and corpse-and go to in
quire the way of the first passerby
could meet, my heart humping IN
my breast for fear l should ask some
evil inclined person and be directed
wrong. Thus. after hours Of wander
ing hither and thither within a radius
of few miles. we came to Mag's.
She is a charwoman," she explained,
who used to clean at the old Drury
when | acted there. was once able
% do her a slight service, and for the
sake of those old days she took us in"
Nv brain was not idle-the night
II tie fog after | had left Rosemary
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by some slight additions to the data
already gathered by the soil surveyors
can be made. and adding even more to
the value of the soil maps from mill
tary standpoint. and thus obviatinS all
necessity of the War Department hu-
plicating the WORK of the Department
of Agriculture.
1t is predicted by the experts who
have examined the soil maps that when
their value is brought to the attention
of the General Staff. it will make ar
ranGements whereby the soil maps will
be furnished to post commanders and
other army officers in all parts Of the
country.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
A Wager and What Came Of H.

A sword handle fell heavily upon
the door, welded by no slight hand.
open, it is I-Gu Monte; open
say" cried voice, and again there
was tremendous banging at the
door.
Open" l too cried-"It is Gil"
Eyes, yes" Alice answered, .s she
made haste to unhasp the latch, and
Gil rushed in.
"At last! my lord. at last!" he cried,
as he fastened to my side. From the
break in his voice I understood plain
er than words could have told me
the anxiety he had passed through.
"It is as feared-you have been
hurt?" he questioned.
"Not much, crack on the back of
the head" replied, "and this cut"
ut is enough, from your looks" he
said dryly.
Tell me how you succeeded in find
ing this hiding place?" I asked anx-
iously. For what you have done
others may do-and so Alice's safet,'
be imperiled."
"Ah! pretty Alice Lynson'-more
petticoats," Gil said, laying his hand
upon his breast and bowling low be-
fore her.
"Poof! YOU" Alice cried scornful-
ly, and swung round on her foot, pre-
senting her back to him.
He gave perplexed look at her
back and then turned to me.
when you did not meet US at the
marsh as agreed" he said, II sent
all the men on to Long Haut. except
lorraine and your linkInan, Pat. We
came back to Londof. by separate
ways and ever since have been
searching high and low for you. 1t
did not take us long to find that you
had been hurt or killed, we knew not
which, near the Bow Street mansion.
Then what had become of you was a
mystery could learn nothing In
despair I hung about the Dukes the
ater-"
"a risky thing to do" interrupted
him.
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CHAPTER xIx-Continued.

Il do not know" she said. and
shook her head. 81 am sorry if Mar
tin annoys you. sir; he is restless to-
day. cannot quiet him." she added.
Poor devil | calculated. as hold
ing my heavy head tightly between
my hands l was able to follow what
he was reciting.
"'Oh, God. Oh, God!'-'How weary,
stale and unprofitable-'Get thee to
a nunnery-'Alas. poor Yorick'-'He
poisons him in the garden"
Poor devil" l repeated; "a mad
Hamlet truly"
Turning to Alice said courteous
ly: Il see in some way unaccount-
able to me have intruded upon your
hospitality am waiting to know
why?"
Il will tell you II you promise to
talk no more, only listen" she added.
assured her Of my willingness to
listen. and she began:
ut Is now going on the fifth day
since Martin and found you all un-
conscious-dead. thought-but will
begin at the beginning. You see.
Martin and l were coming into Lon
don-I know, sI. it is risky-but l
did so long to see the town before I
left 1t never to return, for you must
know we are on our way to Bristol to
sail fer America. l thought | could
easily stay hidden here for a few
days"
"You mean to say that you will
burden yourself with daft person in
a new land?' found myself asking.
What else can l do, sir?" she quer-
led; Il could not leave him here alone
he has no one else in the world
save met would be cruel to leave
him alone"
Nothing else" replied, not will
ing to spoil her fine charity.
I'VE had not come into London yet,
when a fog closed in upon us-such
a fog as London had not seen in
many day." she said. I'VE were
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-16
This Elephant n Thief.

A daring theft committed by one of
the elephants at the Geological Gardens
has been reported 10 the authorities,
says the London Express.
While lady was watching the ami
NAL it suddenly extended its trunk,
seized hold of chatelaine bag she was
carrying, and swallowed it.
The contents of the bag included:
A purse.
Three sovereigns.
A quantity of silver.
Pair of scissors.
Knife.
Pocket handkerchief.
As the bag entered the elephants
mouth two-shilling piece dropped to
the ground. and when picked up It was
found to be bitten nearly in half.
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Women Who Value Rest.

The woman that really wants her
husband to be happy, and doesn't find
delight in saving her blackest, most
holeful side for him. rests before it is
time for him to come home. She
doesn't work hard until she hears his
step, and then, worried and nervous,
run to meet him with a complaint upon
her lips. She stops work before it is
time for him to come, bathcs her face,
combs her hair, slips into comfort
able, clean dress and either lies down
or sits doing nothing until he comes.
The woman who wants TO look fresh
and be charming at the evening party
does the same thing. Just to get ready
for 1t. She plans her work so that
she need not jump from the dish pan
into pretty dress. She has her clothes
ready and she takes n nap during the
late afternoon. This is to make her
smile ready and her eyes bright.
Both the husband and the hostess
will be appreciative of the woman who
greets them with that gentle serenity
which comes only from one who is
rested. Too many women fail to make
Others happy simply because they are
always tired.-Kansas City World.
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In Lent.

Henry NJ. Flagler. at a dinner party
at Palm Beach, said, apropos of Lent:
"A clergyman told Cle one day in
Lent how. the Sunday before. he had
preached from the text, All flesh is
grass
1.-The next day he met a parishioner
Of his. lowly laboring man to whom
fasting was anything but congenial
This man said to the clergyman with
a smile:
"I much enjoyed. sir, yesterday, yer
sermon about all flesh bein' grass. and
l wish to know whether, in this Lent
en- season, | couldn't be after havin' q
small piece of pork by way of a ssh
ADJ"
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A law suit between two c: "a n1:"St
families i'll Spain has been in the
courts for 33S years. An announce
ment has just been made by both
parties that the case will be finally set
tied in the highest court i'll Spain in
1907.
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the window and said:

the window and said:
Enter the ghost-he comes, he
comes-make way, ye slaves"
A shadow spread itself upon the
shade of the window and faded away.
Alice put her finger upon her lips to
silence Martin, while she went to the
door without sound and stood listen.
ing.
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The city of Vienna has established n
phyto-pathological institute for the
stlaly of the diseases of plants.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-16

A Watervilc Me.y naturalist says he
once referred the question of the sud
den disappearance of gray squirrels at
different times to the Smithsonian i'll
stitution, and the reply was that near
ly all the gray squirrels are migratory.
The flock may be in Maine this fall
and in Tennessee the next.
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\ large tract of wheat land near Du.
fur has just been sold for $40 an acre,
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den disappearance of gray squirrels at
different times to the Smithsonian i'll
stitution, and the reply was that near
ly all the gray squirrels are migratory.
The flock may be in Maine this fall
and in Tennessee the next.
For the first time in history. it is
said, one of the pyramids has been
struck by lightning. The pyramid
struck has been that of Khephren. and
the fact is another illustration of the
gradual change that is being brought
about in the climate of Egypt by the
great dam at Assouan and the irriga-
ton works made possible since Brit
ish occupation of the Nile valley.
A special to the Chicago 1nter-Ocean
relates that the bitterest school cleo
ton ever known in the town of Shell
Rock, Iowa, resulted in the defeat OF
the young men by the family men. the
issue being whether school teachers
should be permitted to keep COM
pany.' The board had taken posi-
ton against allowing teachers to have
bcaus, on the ground that it inter-
fered with school work. The teach
ers rebelled and each side named their
candidates for directors.
The degreec to which the remaining
senses can be trained when the sight is
lost was illustrated the other morning
by two blind men from the home at
Thirty sixth street and Lancaster ave
nue., Philadelphia. The men came
from opposite directions. and as they
approached each other man stand
ing on the corner was surprised to
hear one of the blind men say, Hello.
Ed: what are you doing out this MORN
ing:" When the blind man was asked
how he had known the other with /
distan.e of five yards between them no
answered.: by the sound Of his cane,
of course can tell at the distance
of half square the tap of the cans
of any man in the home"
A curious question has been stirring
Spanish feeling. and strong agitation
has only been avoided by popular GUS
tom being permitted to have its own
way. The CorteZ recently passed Il
law ordaning general prohibition OF
Sunday labor. This law having been
secured, opponents of the national pas
time promptly sought its applications
to bulfights, which almost always
take place on Sundays. Instantly there
arose an outburst Of popular resent.
ment, so strong that the Council %
State took the matter into its own
hands and by a series of special plead.
ings concluded that the law does noe
apply to tauromachy, which is not Z
labor, but an art. like the drama.
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MAPS OF MILITARY VALUE.
AGRICULTURAL SOIL SURVEYS
IMPORTANT FOR the ARMY.

ASHINGTON. d. C.-The
entire lack OF cooperation
between the several de-
partments of the Govern
ment has frequently been
mnln Tho accn Siou of criti
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WANT COLUMN

WANTED-Salesman and collector.
Inquire at AL Main.
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RUN DOWN BY TRAIN
AND NARROWLY ESCAPES.

Saturday evening about half past
six O'Clock W. F. Weaver, an aged
man, while returning home from the
city, was run down at a crossing east
of town by a Colorado Midland
freight train. He was painfully in
jured and his team was killed and the
wagon demolished.
Mr.. Weaver came into town with
a load of produce early in the after
noon. About six o'clock he left the
city for his ranch which is located
about five miles east of town. He
was driving a span of big mules and
had practically nothing in the big
Farm wagon.
At the crossing near the Smith
and Yelton ranches, about three miles
from town the accident occurred. A
Colorado Midland train made up of
only an engine and caboose was tray
cling eastward at a rapid rate. AS
Mr.. Weaver was driving in the same
direction the train was running and
as it was pretty dark it is presumed
that he did not see the train until
too late to turn back. The wagon
was evidently squarely on the track
when the engine struck it. The team
WAS He'd and the wagon torn to
pieces but fortunately the old man
was pitched into the air and 'Iell dear
of tho track.
Strange to say the train instead of
stopping and investigating the acct
cident kept moving along. II is hard
ly probable that the train could have
struck the team without knowing it,
consequently the action of the train
crew Is not understood. 1t Is not
known whether the train whistled
for the crossing or not. Some parties
passing along found Mr.. Weaver and
a ID. & r. G. freight train en- route to
Grand Junction was tagged. The in
jured man was taken on board and
Charles f. jenkins. who was return
ing to the city from Palisade in bug
gy and who reached the crossing
shortly after the accident occurred
was asked by the trainmen to accom-
pany the injured man to this city.
When found Mr.. Weaver was I'M
conscious but shortly after being plac-
ed on the train he regained conscious
ness. There was a bad cut over his
right eye and the left ear was badly
lacerated. Painful bruises and small
gashes We're found on different parts
of his body.
On reaching the city DR.. H. II. Bull
was summoned and the injured man
was taken to the hospital. 1t was
at first thought that the old gentle
man was suffering from internal in
juries but on examination il was
found that he was not hurt inter
nally.
He passed a fairly good night and
today at noon DIR. Bull stated that
his injuries, while painful, were not
dangerous and that he would recover
Mr.. Weaver has resided in the
valley for a long time and is well
known here. He has a family.
AS the team of mules was valu
able one and the wagon in good condi-
tion Mr. Viewers loss is consider
able, but he is fortunate in coming
out of the accident alive as his es-
cape was indeed a narrow one.
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What a volume could be written
on the subject. In the new play,
which will be presented Mt the Audi
forum on Friday night, December
1, the terrible temptations to which
shop girl may be subjected. are
vividly portrayed by a company of
artists especially selected for the diff
ferent characters. AS a rule in melo-
dramas, there is fortune in waiting
for the heroine which the william is
trying to secure. In "Only Shop
Girl" there is no fortune at stake.
but that which is of far more value.
young girls honor. The shop girl
is employed in a large department
store, the villain, a scoundrel lawyer,
aided by the adventures of the
play succeed in having her discharg-
ed and, by Matchmaking her character
driven from her rooms. She is be-
friended by Josie the Wait" All
ends well and the shop girl is re-
stored to her position and fortune.
The scenic portion of the performance
has not been neglected, The interior
and exterior of Macy Cooper & COM
pany's big department store in New
Yory City is shown. Also the great
elevator scene. where the shop girl
is placed under the descending ele-
vator so her life may be crushed out.
She is rescued in the nick of time by
Josie the Waif.
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Yesterday under the care of DR..
j. w. Williams, of Moab. Utah, VIII
liam Moore, a young man of that
town. was brought to this city for the
purpose of undergoing a serious sur
gical operation. Some time ago Mr..
Moore sustained a compound frac-
ture of the right ankle. The injured
ankle did not improve and 1t was
found that amputation was neces-
sary. The young man was taken to
st. Mary's hospital and this morning
the leg was amputated. Drs. Bull
Hanson and Williams performed the
operation. Mr.. Moore passed through
the ordeal bravely and is getting
along as well as could be expected.
Rain and snow have been the most
important things in sight during the
past eighteen hours. Rain began to
fall at an early hour yesterday even
ing and there was a steady downpour
the greater part of the night. This
morning the rain turned to snow but
after an hour turned back to rain
again. Several efforts were made by
the sun to dispell the clouds but
these were fruitless. Continued disa-
greeable weather is predicted for to-
night and tomorrow
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WANTED-To go out to sew or work
by the day. Inquire at this office.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-11
INTEREST

There IRE 10000 drygoods stores
III the United States! s
The unusual sight % the lion and
lamb lying down ogetherS may now.
be seen IN q menage rle in Paris.
British otficers cannot take a course
In ballooning unless they are good
sailors and mot over 100 pounds in
weight 4, 4; 81 :, y; I. 81
gesugilis unde a mantle Of snow
was one of the curioslties TO be wit.
nesssd at Naples I'm the first week
Of Jinitafy! i
Tourists In ypt are supposed to
be ptesideds with passports. but the
law IS NOT strictly enforced; visit.
Ing card spfices. u NJ 4 III, 7,
Until rseeafly the smallest coin In
circpla ton in South Africa had the
value of cents + new 2.cent pieces
have been introd uced III
Afrisar epictiTes consider the
tongae q young giraffe a great del
icacy The meat % the animal Is
aid g taste somewhat llke3yeal.
hi tsl the free deliyery mail car
rier ssstems of Tie United States en-.
ptoged T6i persons in towns and
cities and 566 rural routes.
One Thousand boxes f$of y imported
sigars bearing stamps dated 1867
were recently found the attic of a
house at Danyers. In spite of their
age they ore said 4 TO! be good to
smoke.
The seals of newfoundland are not
fursbeafing, but are Killed in large
hunters for their skins and fat. The
Skins are used to make patent leather
and skids gloves, the fat for fine
soups.
The ectorsE Of the Great Western
railroad in England are planning te
introduce an American engine OF
their road and sifs IT proves to be /
success they WIN use them for the
express trains which cover the lont
distances. tfa
4 recent statement that the pres
mt ivory consumption Represent.
Tie annual slaughter OF 10000, ele
plants is denied. at least So PEI
cent d markete ivory comes from
tte emeteries to which the elephants
have long resorted, and much of Il
may be hundreds of3years old,
The maintenance Of safety in the
rural districts Of Cuba and alonl
highways IS entrusted to the care o.
Inc Rural Guard of Cuba, a body Of
escellent men. well mounted ant
e1uipped Numbering one chief, 1G;
otIcsrs and 2 SEC men. 1t is intend
ed to Increase the number Of men te
1000
An expe rinenter in India has
shown oils from Sc kinds OF common
plants such as the cucumber, tapio
ca plant etc. Most Of these oils
ttaye ever been put to use, even II
their properties are known, and It i:
& suggested that a wide field for de
clipping new industries is here open