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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
LIGHTHOUSE A WONDER.
New Building on Diamond Shoals
Coast Embodies Very Latest
Ideas in Construction.

The new Diamond Shoals lighthouse
will not only safeguard dangerous
coast, but will be in itself a model in
construction. Livingston Wright, in
the Technical World Magazine, de-
scribes it as follows:
"The lighthouse is to have eight diff
ferent floors, besides the lantern GAL
lery and Watchroom. The first will be
equipped with three lifeboats, with a
crane for hosting or lowering on the
outside. The second floor will be d.
vided into four rooms, and contain the
fog signaling apparatus and two oil
engines. The third floor will contain
the hosting engine for operating the
crane, two large provision rooms, and
bedroom. The fourth and fifth floors
will each have two bedrooms, a
Writing-rOOm, and a bathroom. One
half of the sixth floor will be devoted
to the dining-room, the other half to
the kitchen, pantry and refrigerator.
The seventh floor will have double
sitting-room or library and a laundry.
On this floor also will be placed tank
holding 1000 gallons Of fresh water.
The eighth floor will be properly
equipped for the lighthouse service
room. The ninth floor will contain the
watch room and will have a gallery
extending all the way around it. The
floor above this will contain the light
itself, visible in storm or calm for
about 20 miles,"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30

family is we'll known and there will
be no difficulty in establishing my line
age and right to a share of that great
property"
AS to the amount of brakes for
tune none of the authorities available
presents the figures. He had so much
however, in his day that it was meas
ured in chestfuls. It dated from his
early raids on the Spanish treasure
fleets and caravans On several occa-
sions he secured SO much booty that
his ships could not carry all the gold
and precious stones. He scattered
enough treasures among his roister-
ing friends to a run thousand coun-
try printing Offices and an opera COM
pany.
By 1872 Drake had discovered the
secret sources of the vast wealth pour
ing into Spain by shiploads. 1t came
from the treasure caves of Peru and
other mining countries in South Amer
lea. Temples and storehouses, vaults
and palaces were paved with slabs of
gold and silver and tons of pearls of
monstrous size lay in heaps and piles,
often kicked about as so many oyster
shells.
Heir to s30,00O,000 in her seven
teenth year, with the discovery of the
estate in California, is the cheering
news that makes Mrs. Freda Vein
stock the happiest woman in Ludlow
street, New York. She is nurse and
for more than quarter of a century
has been seeking her share in the es-
tate of her uncle, Solomon Herowitz,
who came to America years ago and
won a fortune in California. gold
mines.
Mrs. Weinstock was born in Wit
tipsky, Russia, of Hebrew parentage
She was brought to this country by
relatives when child. One of her
earliest recollections was of her fa-
theirs youngest brother, Solomon Her
owitz, a wonderful singer in the thriv-
ing Austrian city of Lemberg, where
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30

agency of dreams. The death angel.
towering near, seems especially liable
to cast it's dream shadow over
sleeper.
Real trouble assailed Mrs. Joseph H
Pineau, of Williamsport, Pa, a few
weeks ago when she missed her jewels.
Believing that she had been robbed
during spell of sickness, she had q
servant arrested on suspicion.
That night Mrs. Pineau dreamed
that she saw her jewels at the bot
tom of a basket containing china
ware. In the morning she fastened
to the closet where the basket was,
explored beneath the china and there
found her gems, just as, she had seen
them in her sleep.
While hunting in the woods last
winter William Ward, of Freeland.
Pa., lost watch. 1t was two weeks
before<the dream in this case revealed
the spot where the watch lay, hut
when Mr.. Ward made a search there
he found it.
Warnings of disaster frequently
come to sleeping persons. While tray
cling through Texas a short time ago
a woman living in Upper Sandusky.
O., dreamed that her barn was burned
and two valuable horses lost with it.
She related the dream to several per-
sons. That day she received informa-
ton that her barn had actually burned
and the details tailed with her WIS.,
ion.
Startled from sleep by vivid dream
that his best Attorney cow was chok-
ing to death in the stable, Robert Rick
ards, prominent farmer of Bridge
vile, Del, hurried at dead of night
to his barnyard short time ago. He
found the COW was really choking and
it died before he could effect relief.
Falling from the fifteenth story of
the Chandler building, in course of
erection at Atlanta, Ca, Peter Nc
Geary, an iron worker, was dashed to
death few days ago.
The strange part of the story is that
only the morning of the accident Fore
man Peck, who had charge of the iron
and steel workers, halted his men as
they were about to begin their labors
and warned them very earnestly to be
careful.
II dreamed" he said, chat one of
the men fell from the ton of the huild-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30

product and were probably laid by
some aquatic bird. Two of them are
entire, but one had been broken, and
the escape of its contents appeared to
nave corroded a part of the bottom of
the basket. These eggs were honey
combed all over with shallow indenta-
lions, which would lead one to believe
that they had been originally. blotched
or spotted over with some coloring
matter, and one might conclude that
the iodine or other matter which COL
ors such eggs had eroded the surface,
only that there were similar indenta-
lions in the rim of the basket, though
FEWER in number and less conspicuous
than those of the eggs.
Except these indented marks two of
the eggs seemed perfectly entire, and
the third one was also entire in the
upper part, the fracture being below.
Eggs and basket were now COMPLETELY
soldered into one mass, so that thew
couldn't be separated, and the whole
ike what is usually found in chalk,
was converted, not into black flint,
put into gray flint, or ebert This was
rendered quite plain by a small piece.
which was Clipped out of the side of
the basket, and which is shown at the
place marked by the letter A, where
tne fracture is conchoidal like that of
glass, and the color is gray.-N. Y.
Herald
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
SAVES YEARS OF TIME.
Figures That Will Surprise Even the
Inveterate User Of the
Telephone,

The Intimate association of the tel
ephone with every form of daily liy-
ing is completely, characteristically
American. 1t grows while you watch
1t; for every day it absorbs, at the
smallest possible estimate, more than
5000 new telephone instruments. part
OF them going to replace instruments
already worn out in service. but,
good proportion going to new sub
scrlbers, and the further humiliation
OF time and space between seyenty-odd
millions OF people scattered over the
United States. That it saves time for
these millions goes, of course, without
saying, but in the past years the total
amount saved annually by the average
reduction of four seconds per MESSAGE
affected during that period by the Rel
systems, presents one of the most
startlingly curious examples of fine
economy that the world has vet wit
messed. In a single year these fonr
seconds saved on each telephone call.
count up to a grand total of IA 1888 9e2 :
600 seconds in other words. to AK
years of time-a link in the chain If
eternity that would carry us back 40
years before the discovery Of America
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
WAS MUSIC LOVER.
A PET RATTLESNAKE THAT
LEARNED THE MANDOLIN.
Played Himself to Sleep with the Ex-
quisite Music He Produced
Explanation of the
''Snakeophone."

A few years ago I had a pet rattle
snake which was very fond of music,
says writer in the Chicago Inter
Ocean. In the first place he was at
.tracted to me while was playing the
mandolin one afternoon. He was so
charmed by the music that he went
into trance and was able to secure
him and put him into cage. He after
ward had this habit to quite degree
whenever he heard music.
In a short time let him out of the
cage, for he had grown quite fond of
me and would crawl upon my shoulder
and go to sleep whenever l played. He
seemed to fully appreciate the nature
OF the music, for il it was sad piece
he would droop his head and his body
would be convulsed with fit of Sob
bling. But if, on the other hand, the
music was gay and lively air, he
would keep time by waving his head
back and forth, and it seemed like he
fairly danced to the music.
One day I had been away from
home, and upon returning heard
some most exquisite music proceeding
from the house. Upon entering, mag
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30

Inc my surprise to see my pet snake
playing yankee Doodle upon the
Mandolin. He was using his rattles
for pick and was ''fngering"-which
IN this instance might be called 'head-
1ng'-the instrument with the sharp
part of his head. 1t was quite laugh
able to see his head bobbing back and
forth over the frets: but what was
strangest of all, he never made a mis-
take, even in a most difficult passage.
After a while he played himself to
sleep and l took him and put him in
his den. ..r ~-."s
One day he hit upon quite a novel
way OF making music He went out
into the yard, where there were two
small shrubs growing about a. foot
apart, and, wrapping himself around
one of them, he stretched himself over
TO the other and wrapped himself
around that one also. Then he beck
oned to me with his head, but it was
quite a while before could under
stand what he meant. At length I
mace out what he wanted, and taking
smooth stick from the yard I went
to him and commenced to strike him
gently. He drew himself up tighter
stu and then the vibration of his body
which my stick was making began to
be heard. He seemed to be highly
pleased, for he waved his head with
glee. Finally he found that by con-
tracing and relaxing his body he
could make different sounds.
One morning while was playing nv
snakeophone" he began to experi-
ment in making different sounds. Tn q
short time he had learned how To rim
the scale, and in about an hour he was
able to play blue Bell'' in very
heartrending manner. Such fine LIQUID
sounds cannot be produced by any
thing else in the world that know Of
IT is source of much pleasure to me
that have graphophone record of
the fine work of my snake, which is
now dead.
MY pet met his death in verv me-
cul1ar manner. took him with me IN
near by town to hear an Italian harm
which was to be played by an expert
performer. He enjoyed the music verv
much until the man began to, plav "Il
Irovatore" and then saw that he was
going into trance. tried my best
to keep him from it, but could not.
took him home in that condition and
ne never came out from under the in
fluence. He died a very peaceful death
ana buried E'm in the family lot in
the graveyard.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
SEEK VAST VEAL Til
CLAIMANTS TO FORTUNES OF
MEN LONG DEAD.
Much of Estate of Sir Francis Drake
May Come to America Poor
New York Woman
in Luck.

Of all the wonderful stories Of heirs
IL poverty seeking millions of long-de-
layed wealth none is more interesting
than the announcement that Sir
Francis brakes vast estate of $780,
100000 in England is to be divided
after being held up in the court of
chancery for more. than 200 years.
And Albert J. Drake, a courteous,
good-looking young clerk in a New
York hotel in the SOS, who was
friend of President Arthur and knew
most of the big men of the day, is one
of the claimants to this fortune.
Said Mr.. Drake, in response to ques-
lions: There is no doubt that shall
get a share in the Drake estate of
$3.50, 100000, if it is true that the Eng
lish courts have ordered division of
the property among the heirs, Our
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30

in Japan in 1895. AS is usual with
natural curiosities in Japan, there was
small shrine with stone lanterns,
and across the road a tea house for
pilgrims. The trees were so curious
that we stopped and had cup of tea
and gossip with the voluble old land
lady, while / made the accompanying
sketch from point of view from
which it would have been difficult to
have obtained a photograph on ac-
count of the bad light.
l obtained a photograph from the old
woman, and wrote up the data she
gave me on the back of the photo
graph.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
,APOLIS. MINI. SATURDAY. JUNE 80 1905
PINK POPULAR COLOR.
Is Dressy- Details Of Some Of the Fa-
vored Pink Costumes Now
So Fashionable.

Pink in cool pastelle shades. seen
pest in linen and rajahs, is to be the
seasons favorite. There is a dressy
look about pink that makes I'D for a
great deal OF trimming. One pale pink
linen Elton suit was daintily trimmed
in a narrow embroidery insertion.
Strips OF it were run irom waist down
to different lengths about the hips.
me belt was a deep turned down one.
pointed and fitted and marked off in
Little sections by strips of the en-
broidery that exactly correspondent to
those below.
A cream batiste edge an inch and
half wide was run all around the
little jacket and up the front of each
sleeve to Wneresit struck the arm
seam, and then it turned and glanced
off again down the front of the Jacket
to the edge without being cut. Strips
OF the narrow lace insertion were let
In from the shoulder, and a tiny frill
OF Valenciennes was gathered around
the edge Of the embroidery around the
jacket.
Combination dresses keep coming.
and one young girls suit was of a
pastelle pink, rajah as to the skirt.
with Elton jacket OF exactly matching
pink broadcloth Rows of the broad
cloth were laid about the skirt and
the dress was gathered extra full
about the hips.
&
Pink can be worn by the older COM
piexion in the evening, hence it's prac-
tlcability in tea gowns, but even in
day gowns brilliant shades Of it are
seen. One in pink poplin taffeta had
belt and pipings Of black and white
striped taffeta. There are squares cut
TO turn up and down alternately
where the bottom of the skirt Joins
on the upper part, Each tab buttons
down on to the other part with but
ton and buttonhole, and it is around
the edge Of the tabs that the stripe
is used. It is new fashion to ioin
the two parts of circular skirt in
this way, and the division is some
times made below the knee and some
times well above. Black ribbon is
run under the tabs in this gown and
also under thosel around the edge Of
the waist. Thereiis a lawn chemisette
underneath, and the ribbon is tied in
bow at the bust.-Chicago Tribune.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
beautiful Polish women speak half :

beautiful Polish women speak half a
dozen languages and live in castles.
The great news Of that day, which
made the young Russian singers eyes
sparkle, was the wonderful story Of
gold in California, where the noun
tains sparkled with gold, where the
farmers had to shovel it aside to Gull
tivate their gardens. The young man
took the first ship for the Pacific coast
and from that time he became lost to
his family and friends, except that
now and then they heard far-away ru-
mors that he was doing well and had
became Roman Catholic. He
changed his name to Weiss and Bishop
Weiss was the title he was known by
in California. While making a for
tune in the mines he preached and
he never married This is the sub
stance Of what Mrs. Weinstock and
her attorney have discovered.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
Homemade Cold Cream.

Many people prefer to make their
own cold cream at home, which admits
of the use OF favorite perfume in the
mixing. Following is good plain cold
cream, TO which may be added any one
of number of perfumed waters in
place Of the rose water called for by
the recipe. Half a drachm of tincture
of benzo1n may also be added, ii liked.
This will keep the cold cream from
becoming rancid, besides adding to its
whitening properties: Two ounces of
rosewater, two ounces almond oil, one
half ounce spermacett1, one-half ounce
white wax. Melt the wax and oils in
double boiler, slowly. Pour into an
earth7n basin, stir with clean wood
en- stick until creamy, adding the per-
fumed water drop by drop, as you stir.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
Sectional Petticoat.

The petticoat made with detachahle
founce has many advantages. It al
lows the use Of clinging materials
above the knees, where such are de-
sirable, and of silk or any preferred
fabric below. It makes possible the
snug habit back in combination with
a generously fared flounce. W1thal
it is economical as one upper portion
can be made to serve for several
flounces. so allowing change Of color
and appearance with the minimum Of
cost, or OF several washable flounces
to one SKIRT, the founces always be-
ing the rerishable portion.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
Her Practical Gratitude.

A rare example of discerning graft
tude is given by the late Marchioness
Isabella Lucini, of Pavia, who has left
a legacy of $4,000 to a local comic pa
per to which she had been lifelong
subscriber. Deceased's will also di-
rected that $500 in addition should be
spent on a sumptuous banquet to
which the staff of the paper should be
entertained, Gin recognition" so the
will textually reads, "of the many
pleasant hours spent in perusing its
humorous columns"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
QUEER TREES OF JAPAN.
Phenomenon Proves Possibility Of
One Growing Inside the
Trunk of Another.

Writing in the Scientific American
F. NJ Barber, late United States naval
attache at Toxic, relates the following
fact:
inc1ose herewith a singular proof
OF your opinion as expressed in the
cutting concerning the
possibility of one tree growing inside
another.
My wife and discovered this phe-
nomenon while making a walking tour
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
Famed Lover of Flowers

Anthony Cook, 80 years old, kind
ly old wizard of flowers who said
he introduced the geranium into this
country from his native land, Ger
many, and also propagated the famed
American beauty rose, died the other
day at Baltimore, with the odor of his
beloved roses blowing at his chamber
window.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
T0L. D IN VISIONS
COMEDIES AND TRAGEDIES
THAT BESET DREAMER.
Mystery That Has Always Had Re
markable Fascination for Man
kind - Authentic and
Strange Gases.

From the time of Joseph's interpre-
tations in Egypt-and long before, no
doubt-the mystery of dreams has had
remarkable fascination for mankind
Passing strange are their prophecies
and warnings, and stranger still when
these come true, as is often the case.
BY what mystic power are dreams
enabled to project the visual sense
through space, to lift the curtain that
wells the future?
Quite often dreams foretell disaster,
or deal with some trouble that besets
the dreamer. Still, dreams have their
comedies as we'll as tragedies and not
lnfrequently essay the role of assist
ant to Master Cupid
Missing persons and lost property
are sometimes found through the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30

ing and was killed. have. been I'M
able to get the terrible impression of
my mind and l request that each OF
you exercise more than usual caution
in your work"
Dominic Carmono, Of Mount Wash.
ington, Pa, dreamed that his nephew,
Giuseppe Samazzi, was dead. When
he read in the newspapers that an I'M
known man had been killed by falling
from a car on the Smithfeld street
bridge, Pittsburg, he felt convinced
that the unfortunate was his nephew
Calling at the morgue he made the
identification.
81 guess you will not laugh at my
dreams again, remarked Mrs. Gun.
derson to her husband.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
EGGS 700 YEARS OLD.
Found in London Years Ago, They
Are Believed to Date from the
Twelfth Century.

Workmen excavating in London 81
years ago found a basket Of eggs at a
depth OF 35 feet. It is supposed that
the eggs were deposited in the basket
in the early part of the twelfth CEN
tury. The eggs were three in number,
rather larger than the ordinary hen
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
Queer Pets of Soldiers

The Lancers of New South Wales
have an emu and kangaroo. Peter"
the goose, became pet of the Gren-
adiers while in Canada. The lame
bird limped up to sentry one night
and held up hurt foot for his inspec-
ton. He attended to the wound and
the bird thereafter refused to leave
the camp, so the soldiers adopted it.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
Tucking.

Tucking is indispensable this sea-
son, and it is employed nowhere to
better advantage than in blouse of
striped linen-black and white being
the combination. The waist buttons
at the left side, but has stitched straps
turning back toward the right. These
straps are bound with dark tubable
braid. The tucks are set in at the
shoulders and stitched almost to the
bust line, where they are released to
give the required fullness.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
EMBROIDERY DESIGN.
What Shades to Use IF the Work Is
to Be Done in1Various Colors
About Materials.

Here IS pretty spray OF marguer1tes
that Will comesin for ornament1ng
many fancy articles. The material
selected tor working it with must de-
pend on the article to be ornamented,
and the material it is made Of. Silk
would be used for working on silk,
velvet, or wooden materials, whilst for
cotton or lined fabrics one of the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
Rest When Yn,1 ca.,

When you have any kind Of work to
do that will permit you to sit, bring
rocking chair out into the kitchen.
Lean back and rest yourself. It pays
to give the muscles chance to relax
now and then. Don't keep them keyed
up all the time.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
Still Believe in "Black Art. /,

The astonishing fact has just come
to light that Prof. Richard Garnett,
librarian of the British Museum, who
died recently, Tor years had devoted
much time to the "black art'' Of as
trology. Even more extraordinary is
the circumstance that business men of
New York and other cities regularly
consulted him regarding contemplated
ventures
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
Wet Gloves.

II ones hands are inclined to per-
,spire, it is well to lay the wet gloves
in sheet Of tissue. paper and then
put them under a. heavy book or
weight for several hours. When they
are taken out they will be soft and
pliable again.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
Petitions Sent to Gar

It is said that the car of Russia
receives from his subjects through the
post no fewer than over 100 petitions
every day of his life. The majority
of these documents before reaching
the mQnarch's hands are examined by
confidential secretary.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
The Thin Woman

The thin woman should drink mir
I. viii not cause b1liousness # heat
ed to temperature where it viii have
to be- slipped.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
Indifference.

Visitor-The girl in the next fiat
is rather en- Indifferent performer ON
the piano, should say.
Observation-Disclosures! She's positive
~ allous.-Puck
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-06-30
Inertia.

Mosely Wraggs You used to move
in good society, didn't ye?
Wareham Long, never done any
movin when could help it, in any
kind O. sciety. Chicago Tribune.
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lected.
The petals of the flowers and the
leaves are entirely in satin-stitch, with
knot-stitches in the center. For the
stalks ccrding-stitch is worked. Vel.
low of a pretty light shade should be
used for the flowers, darker shade Of
yellow or brown for the knots, and two
shades green for the leaves. The whole
design might, however, if preferred, be
worked in one color, or shades OF one
color.