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OLD CURTAIN FASHIONS BACK.
TIE CORNECE REVIVED AFTER
LONG DESuSE.
III Return to Favor Marked by lie Appear.
anee in q New M~Otei-Chance TO auH,-
mage Among Discarded Household
Furniture Colonial Cornice.


Furniture The Colonial Cernice.
Never throw anything away" was the
advice OF a decorator 10 a Sun reporter.
However ugly II may be, there is a practi-
cal certainty that IL will come into style
again. 1t would not surprise me to see In
a few years that black walnut was again In
demand, hideous as we thought IL at one
time. A fashion needs only q certain period
OF repose 10 come into vogue again. The
black walnut will be due after a while.'
These observations were made in the
course Of a conversation about the re-
neved favor Of oornioes.
Twenty years ago o cornice filled with
horror persons who followed fashion In
furniture. Cornices were popular long be-
fore the Victorian period, though they
are commonly called a Victorian ornament.
1t was during the second half of the last
century that they were discarded as not
being in keeping with modern taste, and cur
talns began to be hung directly from the
brass or wooden poles still in use.
The returning favor Of the oornice sho wed
itself first last winter. A new hotel which
Is supposed to represent the last word in
tasteful and transformations decoration had
all It's rooms supplied with cornices made
OF the same cloth Used as the window cur
talns.
This form OF ~cornice became very popu-
lar last winter. Even more admired are
the old fashioned brass and gilt c~ornices Of
Colonial days.
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for largo or expensive homes. They are
essentially modest.
For the great houses, the oornioes and
l~ambEequlns are made Of stuifs draped In the
elaborate fashion shown In the picture OF o
boudoir in one Of the Long Island palaces
These cornlces are especially effective In
country houses when the curtains under
them are Of chinta or come fashion Of the
period In which these cofnices were used.
II Is not necessary TO draw back the cur
tains. although thls was undoubtedly the
custom when these cornices wore the fashion,
as the use OF the curtain holders show Wa.
These are also manufactured now 10 60
with the curtains.
They were az common as the cornices al
one time, but, like them, went the way Of
all such decorators.
Under the chintz or stuff curtains the sash
curtains are also used with the cornioes.
Sometimes the lambrequin Ia edged with
gimp Of the same shade as the cloth, but
that should never be Of q contracting tint,
as the curtains are meant to be very simple.
Frequently the lambrequin 10 not edged at
all, nor are the sides Of the curtain finished
with a gimp. Naturally, such simple cur
tains are usually made Of cotton or cotton
and silk, as the design Is not suited to a
costly material.
For bedrooms the brass and gilt ~cornices
may be used without sash curtains, and
simply with the white cotton or muslin
curtain falling directly from the cornice.
This is especially pretty when the white mus
lin curtains are ornamented with O rufile
at the edges. This rufle should not be less
than three inches deem,
In this case, It is better to 60 contrary
to the old traditions of the oornice and let
the curtains fall straight, not drawing them
back, but making them serve also for sash
curtains. For heavy curtains hat are 30
be drawn back there Is q brass prong which
is modelled directly on the old-faehioned
pieces once thought a necessary part OF all
window equipment.
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RARE RIDDLES IN GLASS CASES.
Musicians Unable To Compete with Mich
Collectors In Acquiring Them.

Musicians Unable To Compete with Mich
Collectors In Acquiring Them.
The greater value Of old violins' over
violoncellos was shown at a London auetion
the other day when one Of the larger an
struments by Joseph Guarnerius sold for
only 81 csc. A violin Of the same make
would have brought much more.
The work Of Joseph del Gesu, a cousin
Of Joseph Guarnerius, ia quite as much
valued as that Of the latter, although It IL
probable that . rare cello Of his manu-
facture which came to light the other day
in London will bring very little moro than
was paid for the Guarnerius. Del Gesu
got his title from the fact that the few
genuine labels Of his still in existence are
marked with the sacred emblem Il. H. g."
His violins are among the finest Of the
Cremona makes and he made few violon-
cellos, which gives q greater value to an
instrument discovered by q violin expert
several weeks ago. 1t is not customary
to discover q stradivarius in England
every other day, and the new find Is GEN.
It Is not spurious Instruments, however.
that the musicians fear. They are casting
Jealous eyes on the collections Of musical
Instruments which amateurs are gradually
forming.
40 those who care nothing about It, have
lately turned to musical Instruments as a
field for artistic investment. Naturally,
these collectors are able to pay any price
demanded for tbese things and thus shut
the players out OF all possible competition
with them.
The musicians are usually able to get
the instruments, in one way or another,
for less than the market price. II they
were compelled to bid against the million
the fine makes OF violins, for IL 10 violins
that the collect ors want most.
Il often contemplate the day" Franz
Kneisel Of the Kneisel Quartet said x a
Sun reporter last week, when the violinB
OF the world will ell be in the possession
Of persons who keep them In glass cases
n never use them.
1T would he the easiest thing in the world
for men OF. wealth TO buy up all these instru-
ments inc take them out OF use. It Is q
encouraging thought to the musician,
who feels that the violins Of Stradivarius
and his famous oollea CUES are merely to
become museum pieces after q while.
yet that can readily happen II the wealth
Of the millionaire collectors 10 to be pitted
have several friends who ave beautiful
collections OF volins. ] love to play on
them and always say i is a shame they
make use Of them.'
Several very valuable collections OF
violins are in this country. II. H. Have
meyer owns many valuable Instruments
and a Connecticut collector has gathered
many that are used only for museum pur-
poses. Kept in this way fine violins are
likely to losa In value, since 10 be kent In
their hest estate they must be played on.
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On no account should oilcloth or linoleum
be put over a kitchen floor, unless as a last
resort. The ~crevices around and under
the edges harbor waterbugs and cock
roa ches, while the exclusion of the air from
the floor, together with the wa NTH of the
kitchen soon starts dry rot. which alta cks
first the points between the boards and
then infeots the whole floor.
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Gobbier Deserted Charge.

Honritie correspun itnce indianapolis Nevs.
Samuel Adkins Of Amo has a large turkey
gobbler which q few weeks aRo surprised
its owne by taking possession OF a nestful
Of eggs and sitting on them like . mother
hen,
The sobbler was unfortunate, however,
10 %producins young ,turksys. for when hatch
tho tWentyssts sGua.. After q few days the
old gobbler apparently tired OF hls motherIy
duties, deserving the quarteG.
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Tried and True.

From he Somerp,iis Journal.
Toni haven't seen her before for ten
years, but her complexion ~ 40 fresh 40 ever.
Kate-Yes, she does lt the same way.
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BATTLE AGAINST PLAGUE.
City of New York VIII Care 70,
Consump tives.

City of New York win Care for
Consumptives.
The heaviest gun which the city OF
New York has yet brought to bear on
tuberculosis was trained on the white
plague on Nov. l, when DIR. Darling
ton and Mayor Mcclellan formally
took possession OF the 1900 acres Of
ground purchased in the Catskills,
where the city will form the largest
consumptive camp in the country.
Up in the Shawangunk range Of
hills in Orange County, halfway be-
tween Middletown and Port Jervls,
and 1900 feet above sea level. where
the pure and health giving air OF the
Catskills sweeps down from Lake Mo-
honk and Lake Minnewaska, the con-
sumptive poor OF the city will In a
very short time be able to make the
fight for health and strength under
conditions which a municipality has
never before been able to place at
their disposal. 1t will be the realiza-
ton OF the efforts which Health Com
missioner Darlington has put forward
for some years, and the plan has at
tracted the attention OF scientists and
students OF tuberculosis throughout
the world.
After untiring effort DR.. Darlington
succeeded. with the help OF the mayor,
in having the authorities appropriate
$4,000 as a starter. The deal for the
land. which comprises nine farms, hav-
Ing upon them all the necessary barns
and farm houses, was closed Oct 10,
and 600 acres OF the tract purchased
will be put In shape at once. The en-
tire cost OF the experiment Will ap-
proximate 100000. and no doubt ex.
lists In the mind OF DR.. Darlington that
the city will quickly appropriate the
balance as soon as the need becomes
apparent
According to the statement made by
DR.. Darlington to the board OF esti.
mate, no more Ideal spot for the work
In hand can be imagined. The tract Is
beautifully wooded. springs abound
there is good fishing In season in the
mountain streams. and the farms have
produced garden truck In abundance
for years. There are a number OF
herds Of thoroughbred cattle on These
farms, whose diaries have produced
5000 quarts Of milk day, and as all
the farm appurtenances, cattle and
buildings become the property OF the
city by this purchase. there Will not
only be enough produce and milk
properly to feed the patients. but for
time the farms will continue to be .
source Of revenue to the city.-Ohis
State Iournal
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! MARCIA AND THE PAPERER.



At 8 O'Clock of rainy morning the
paperer's wagon appeared and dis
charged the usual load Ga rolls of paper,
buckets OF paste-set upon the middle
of the hall rug-step ladder and boards.
AS a quarter past the young fellow
who was to do the work rode up
through the mud upon his wheel, a
package OF lunch under one arm and
a draggled white kitten under the other.
Mrs. Thomas, with a gasp Of horror.
saw paper bundle and kitten all dlsap-
pear into her room, where the work was
to be done. Mrs. Thomas hated cats.
Once she went TO the door and spoke
to the young man, but he did not an
swer. AS she was a gentle little wom-
an. she had not the courage to press
the matter-and, after all, what harm
could the kitten do7 Mrs. Thomas had
the feeling that she was monster Of
inhumanity-but cats did give her such
a creepy feeling.
! At noon, when the family returned,
Mrs. Thomas mentioned the kitten.
Marcia started up at once.
II will speak to him." she said. THE
Idea OF bringing stray cats into peoples
houses this wayl"
But 1t can't hurt anything" her
mother protested. I'm ashamed of
myself for thinking OF It."
1T is not the cat alone" Marcia re-
turned ITS his rudeness. There can
be absolutely no excuse for that. You
needn't be afraid, mother | shall say
only what he deserves" and Marclas
erect young figure disappeared, leaving
her mother looking wistfully after her.
Sometimes she was afraid that Marcia
was growing a little-just a llttle-toc
positive.
In ner mothers room the paperer was
working steadily. There was no sign
OF n white kitten However, that did
not affect the principle Of the thing, SC
Marcia spoke:
did you bring kitten into the
house this morning?"
The paperer, apparently not hearing
kept on working. Marcia's voice rose
ibid you bring a kitten in the house
with you"
Still the man did not notice her
Marcia flushed angrlly.
II should very much dislike to report
you" she said, "but | must request an
answer. Did"
Then suddenly the man turned and
saw her. He dropped his brush and
pulled pad and pencil from his pocket
did you ask anything7' he wrote
81 am deaf"
Marcia took the pencil feebly. "Youi
kltten?" she wrote.
81 put 1t In the woodshed." was the
reply. 1T hasn't hurt anything ha,
it?"
Marcia meekly wrote. mo"
That was all. Marca's family kind
ly refralned from abiding to the Incl
dent. But somehow Marcia was no
quite so positive after that-Youthl
Companion.
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graceful girl Of 10, and picking up a
tennis bat, commenced to knock the
balls about.
II beg your pardon" I said, raising
my hat, "can you tell me II the school
is still thereT-pointing to the house.
1T was moved some years ago." she
replied, regarding me with the old
honest gaze.
II was one OF the scholars"
Indeed" She spoke without any
further encouragement for me to go
on.
81 see the wood has not been cut
away" l added, glancing toward It
mo; 1t does not seem to be-"
Were you ever there?"
"Oh. yes; often"
And is that old dam still across the
riverT"
II believe 1t is"
She looked at me curiously. l went
ON without waiting for a reply.
would you mind showing me the
way to til" 1t is long while since
was there"
She drew herself up with a slight
hauteur. Then thinking that, perhaps,
l was unaccustomed to the convention
al ways of civilized life, she said pleas
antly:
lou have only to walk through the
wood straight, at the back OF the
house, and you will come to It,"
THANK you" replied; ''but hoped
you would show me the way"
She looked puzzled.
Miss julia" l said, altering my
tone, 81 once met you when was a
boy here at school,"
Il knew number of scholars" she
said, more interested; whom may you
be7'
dreaded to tell her. IF you will
pilot me to the DAM" l said, II will
inform you"
She thought moment, then turned
and looked out at the wood With the
quick motion with which she had made
the same move as a child she started
forward.
We walked side by side to the wood,
through It out to the river bank. There
was the water and the dam; every
thing as It had been.
Did you ever try to walk out
there?" l asked.
"Once, when l was child, | came
here with a boy. and we walked to
where the water pours over. met
with an accident. l fell In"
''rhe boy overpersuaded you, sup
poser"
1t was difficult for me to conceal a
certain trepldation at the mention OF
my fault.
mo. l went OF my own accord"
HE certainly must have been to
blame. He was older and stronger than
you"
ION the contrary" she said, with @
slight rising irritation, "he jumped af
ter me like the noble little fellow thai
he was"
l turned away on pretense of exam
, ming q boat down the river.
AT any rate, he must have begged
vcur forgiveness on his Bonded knees
for permitting you to go into such dan
ger"
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o Loves star over Eden,
How pale and faint thou arti
Now lost, now seen above,
Thy white rays point and dart
o tender DER her move,
Shine out and take my partl
I have sent her the rose Of love,
And shut In the rose is my heart
The nrehies glitter and rush
In the dark of the summer msao,
Pale on the hawthorn bush,
Bright on the larkspur seed
And long Is heaven ahush
To give my rose godspeed
II she breathe a kiss, 1t will blush;
II she brulse a leaf It will bleed.
D bright star over Eden,
All beautiful thou art;
To-day, in the rose, the rose,
For my love l have periled my heart
Now ere the dying CLOVIS
From the placid isles depart
The rose-bsthed planet knows
1t Is hers. my rose, my hearth
Century.
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Helen Could. Table Roses.

Flower lovers will defy you to nnd
more artistic floral decorations any
where than grace the home OF Miss
Helen Gould. She Is one OF those
who object to elaborate arrangement
o. flowers for table use. No roses
with mangled and twisted stems are
shown upon her board, but erect and
stately, fresh and fragrant, they
stand, their roots embedded in earth,
and nod their blooming buds over
snowy napery and glittering glass. ona
of her favorite decora tons Is the baby
primrose, which gives TO the table that
charm of which wildwood flowers are
supposed to have the monopoly. II
is modest, but its pale lilac and vel
low blossoms are dainty and beautiful.
Across one side OF her dining-room
is a screen covered with ivy. The
glossy green foliage completely covers
the framework and gives almost the
effect of a wall.-New York Press.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-08
NEVADA's DIAMOND DRILL.
Is TO Cut Through Gold Leads {
New Mining District.

Is to Cut Through Gold Leads of
New Mining District.
The curiosity Of Rhyolte, the capi-
tai Of the Bullfrog mining district in
southwestern Nevada, has been aroused
by the workings Of the giant drill In
the Rush mine on Bonanza mountain,
near the town, says the New York
Herald. To see a great steel rod, top
ped with eight lustrous black dia-
monds, bite into the solid rock in search
Of gold is sight with which few but
inhabitants of well-establlshed mining
centers are familiar.
Forced into the earth by a powerful
engine, the drill is twisting Its way into
the rock farther and farther each day.
1t will be driven down about 400 feet,
every fraction OF every inch being slow.
ly worked through by the eight hard
unyieldlng jewels at the end of the
long rod. BY the time It is down Its
full length a new drill, capable Of per.
forating the rock for 1000 feet. will
be ready for operation at the mine.
The diamonds that do the work are
clean-cut, fiawless black diamonds, each
about three carats In weight, and worth
about S225 apiece. They are set In
the tip Of the drill around the hollow
center OF the rod. When brought into
the light by the lifting OF the drill
they CLEAN and twinkle merrily In the
sun as though laughing In triumph oyei
the victory deep among the rocks.
In Il little book kept by Dan Mckee
who went all the way from the Mon
tana mining districts to watch over hi.
pet, the big diamond drill, there ar,
more diamonds-$l0,000 worth OF then
waiting their turns at a rapid de
scent through the tunnel bored by theil
sister gems and a try of their OWL
at the rock wall far beneath the sur
face. Lying there In their case, they
seem to say, smillngly: you've hearC
that 1t takes money to make money
Well, 1t takes diamonds to get gold"
AS the precious gems cut into tn,
rock the hollow Of the drill fills will
the finely shaved cuttings. 1t is a,
tightly filled with the cuttings as Il
the bowl Of an Irishman's pipe aftei
he has crammed ii with tobacco. A
the end Of the days work the drill 4
backed out and this pipeful Of cuttings
called the core, is taken from It. TIL,
core looks like long candle. AS I
comes out 1t breaks into lot of llttl,
cylinders Of rock cuttings. These cyl
inders are sent to an assayer.
The diamond drill thus enables maj
to pierce a mountain to any depth I,
determine whether or not gold lies hid
den beneath the surface. IL saves th
time and much Of the expense OF tun
neling and shaft sinking and is mucl
more satisfactory In Its results.
Great things are expected from tn
new drill that is on Its way to tn
Rush mine to be used In boring NOR
than mile past the earth's surface
1t is 10 be started from the west sid
OF Bonanza mountain. Boring through
1t will strike the rich veins OF the An
mex, Keystone. Rush No. 1. ventur,
Denver and Peerless mines. At lengt
1t will fash into the sunlight on tn
eastern side Of the mountain, above th
town OF Rhyolite.
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CHAPTER XXI

Vial 4 LII @N<N@NA.
Blunt, recognizing the meteoric her
aids of danger, began to regret his OBJ
stinacy. He saw that hurricane was
approaching.
Along the south coast Of the Austria
Ian continent, though the usual ives.
erly winds and gales of the highest latl
tudes prevail during the greater portion
of the year, hurricanes are not infre.
quent Gales commence at n. W. with
a low barometer, increasing at w. and
S. W., and gradually veering TO the
south. True cyclones occur at New
Zealand. II was one Of these rotatory
storms. an escaped tempest Of the trop-
les, which threatened the Lady Franklin.
Rufus Dawes, exhausted with the ex
element through which he had passed
had slept for two or three hours, when
he was awakened by the motion of the
vessel going on the other tack. He rose
to his feet and found himself in com.
plete darkness. Overhead was the noise
Of trampling feet. and he could dlstin.
guish the hoarse tones of Blunt below.
ing orders. Astonished at the absence
Of the moonlight which had so lately
silvered the sea, he flung open the cabin
window and looked out. The cabin Al.
lotted to North was one Of the two stern
cabins. and from il the convict had
a full view of the approaching storm.
The sight was one Of wild grandeur.
The huge black cloud which hung In
the horizon had changed its shape. In.
stead Of a curtain, it was an arch. BE.
meath this vast and magnificent portal
shone a dull phosphoric light. Across
this hvid space pale flashes Of sheet
lightning passed noiselessly. Behind II
was a dull and threatening murmur.
made up Of the grumbling thunder. the
falling Of rain, and the roar Of contend.
ing wind and water. The lights of tho
prison-island had disappeared. so rapid
had been the progress of the schooner
under the steady breeze. and the ocean
stretched around, black and desoIate.
Gazing upon this gloomy expanse. Ru.
fus Dawes observed strange phenom-
enon-lightning appearing to burst up.
ward from the sullen bosom Of the sea.
At intervals, the darkly rolling waves
flashed fire, and streaks of fame shot
upward. The tone of a woman's voice
recalled him to himself Cautiously IN.
locking the cabin door. he peered out.
The cuddy was lighted by a swinging
lamp Whlcn revealed sylvia questioning
one Of the women concerning the storm.
Locking the door. he proceeded hastily
to dress himself in North's clothes. He
would wait until his aid was absolutely
required, and then r1sh out. In the dark.
ness Sylvia would mistake him for the
priest. He could convey her to the boat
IF recourse to the boats should be rem.
dered necessary-and then take the haz
ard Of his fortune. While she was in
danger his place was near her
From the deck Of the vessel the scene
was appalling. The clouds had closed
in. The arch of light had disappeared
and all was a dull. windy blackness. Gil
gantic seas seemed to mount 10 the hori
zon and sweep toward and upon them
1t was as though the ship lay In the
vortex Of q whirlpool so high "a siths,
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THE ROSE.

Detroit Free Press.
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Il never saw him again. He went
away"
| fancied-at least, hoped could
detect a tinge of sadness In her voice.
Il have often wished" abe went on,
that he would come back, as the 9TH
er scholars sometimes do, as you ars
now, and let me tell him how much
thank him for his noble effort"
"JuliaP' l said, suddenly turning and
facing her. This is too much. am
that boy. l led you into the wood. I
forced you to go on the dam with me.
| permitted you to fall In"
"And you more than atoned for all
by risking your life to save mev'
Ali that look OF surprised delight
which accompanied her words. 1t was
worth all my past years OF suffering,
Of fancled blame; for in 1t read how
dearly she held the memory OF the boy
who had at least shared the danger for
which he was responsible.
do not remember II she grasped
my hand or l grasped hers. At any
rate, we stood hand In hand looking
into each others face.
We did not part after that for anoth-
er ten years. Then she left me to go
whence can never recall her.
Yet there is a trysting place in the
woods, through which we once passed
as children and often afterward as low
ers.
There I watch the fecked sunlight
and mark the silence, and 1t seems to
me that l can hear 1t be still"
More than that l know the pure soul
looks at me through the honest eyes
indianapolis Sun.