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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-24
CHANGES IN PRICES
WERE VERY MIXED
As Was Case Yesterday Low
priced Stocks Continued TO
Show Strength.
THE STRONG BECAME WEAK.
Western Railroads We're Freely Sold
Market Closed Weak at the
Lowest.

New York, Nov. gL-rhe depression Of
stocks IN London affected only part OF
the list at the opening here and changes
from last night wero mixed in eonse-
quence The low priced stocks continued
to show strength az was the case yester-
day.
Later effective selling OF the high priced
western railroad stocks impaired general
weakness to the market These stocks
thar had displayed hrinness at the outset
fell away In common with the others but
did not yield much below yesterdays clos
Ing The market closed weak at the low
est. There was free speculative liquidation
an through the list The fan In prices
was halted when tbs bank statement APP
ptared but became more rapid afterwards.
Some Of the Conspicuous declines were
Great Northern preferred 5h, Northwest
ern T. st. Paul 3is Northern Pacific ;,
Reading ana Delaware q Hudson 2ls,
Union Pacific preferred, l.. ~ n 3,
Canadian Pacific and New York Central
~ TO 10.
Most of the prominent active stocks re
ccded IN the nelghborhood u point.
LackaWarna dropped TO- Rallies on cover
ing by room short we're but slight
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SALT LAKE BANK cLEARlN9S

For the week ending Nov. "a
1906.
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CAMP IS BOOMING.
\. II. Custer Of salt Lake Decides on
Ely a. His Home.


a. Z. Custer, a well known chemist
ana metallrglst OF this city, returned
yesterday from Ely, New, where he has
been for the paat two weeks looking
over the camp with a view to locating
there lie reports that the town is
on the boom and that ne' companies
are being launched there every day for
the development OF mining interests.
Some Of The best mining talent In the
country IS locating there ana securing
control OF good properties.
teal estate and building are cer-
tainly on the boom there" said Mr..
custer and during the past six months
real estate values have Increased 200
per. cent and are sull increasing.
Buildings are being constructed as fast
as material can be secured. on Main
street lots are selling at from $4,000 10
SluulV and are leasing at 5000 per
month
~ number OF Salt Lake people have
secured some Of the best mining prop
ty IN the camp and win no doubt make
q strike. Senator Kearns and David
Keith are working their property with
n good force OF men ana are now build
Ing houses for the accommodation OF
more men which they VIII nut on as
soon as the houses are completed"
Mr. Custer was formally chief chem
it end metallTgist at the Bingham
Consolidated smelter and has decided 70
locate In Ely where he has formed a
partnership with r. a. Fesler n well
| known mining man Of Ely. The firm
VIII be known as Fesler & Custer. as
savers and chemists. They are now
having building constructed on Main
| street and as soon as II Is completed
I n
balances crushing and compiling mach.
inery Of The most modern make. Their
Office WI no doubt be headquarters
FOR solt Lake Mining men as they are
both wen known among the mining
people OF ths city.
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B. & 0. ACCIDENT.
Coroner Finds Engineer, Conductor
And Brakeman Responsible.

Valparaiso, Ind, Nov, A.-coroner Car
son today rendered his verdict on the
recent wreck OF tho immigrant train on
vile.
A list OF the names and ages OF q
dead IL given. Frank Galnauer, engineer
OF the first section OF tho immigrant train;
Samuel j. Moste, conductor OF the freight
train, and Daniel Woodward head brake
man OF the freight train. which collided
with the second section OF the immigrant
train, are held responsible. The railroad
company was not censured. All three men
have been arrested,
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1 s'1es Gt 6F Of GREECE
0OsS' OF VICTOR EMNAN,l.,

er nS%e, AZ Nqy. gl-KIns !
Siompanied By tSe giGtor Emmanuel !, q
n ~ automobiles today u't o were driven
eSte gsi'ul pine woods near s''0Hs s,d In d,
' yryrd,ng 10 classical legend S' Where ac.
l IrU1an prince founded tba' oA',eneas il,
ilu@ MIA After taking bart ,s IS city q Law
i ,Sa, at The royal hs sne two Eias s'
We" sI,I returned to Rome. lodge ast
Mueh comment has hoo.
at ann OF the reignlns nri,S VINO Is ths
e tenesPo drove to Castle pT Pas, q Mon
SSompanled by the Prlpc 'e sroosFl,lano &C..
serVia and Vera of Non, Helena d,
n nSd az lunch n With the kings ,bSsr and
~ ,ho 'ne Princess Helena con-, , ~ presence
r rae hostile attitude Of StP6, a sIs WITH
representative Of the I pa, alplonatc
towards King Georges vi siSan states
pIanation given was that * The sS.
princess pi was the guest OF on .ae S,e,ryls
ana therefore not absent Sstsa,Hi Helen,
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is built. This was always the belief

is built. This was always the belief
OF the old prQspectors who have
watched Eiys growth, but It was not
untll the McDonald-Ely shaft was sunk
that II was proven az a fact that could
no longer be debated
Copper ore was struck IN the Me-
Donald-Ely shaft at the depth OF rs
feet, The shaft is now down loo feet,
and the value VI the ore Is lmpr0v-
ing as the miners progress with their
work IL was this great strike that
caused many OF the big mining deals
In property adjoining the Mcdonald
Ely holdings during the past few
years.
The showing at the Mcdonald Ely
will cause a great wave of mining ac-
tivity 10 the north of Robinson can
yon and has already caused an eyolu-
ton In the price OF property IN that
direction. as il proves concluslvely that
the great Ely ore body extends unln-
terruptedly In that direction and In as
vast a quantity as on the south side.
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SPIKE AND RAIL.

General Freight Agent j. A. Reeves
Of the Oregon Short Line left for Port
land, Or, to attend meeting of traffic
officials last night.
w. H. Yeo travelling passenger agent
for the Pennsylvania lines, left for
Denver this morning.
F. l.. Tettemer. western freight agent
for the Baltimore x Ohio, Is numbered
among the visiting railroad men hero
today
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SUB.TREASURY SHORTAGE.
Secy. Shaw In st. Louis to Make a
Personal Investigation.

St. Louis, Nov. 2i--Secy. Of the
Treasury Shaw spent n part OF this
forenoon In close consultation with
7. ". Lehman. special counsel for
the government In the prosecution OF
the sub-treaslry S6l,500 shortage
case.
II have had the report OF Asst
United States Treasurer Atkins, and Of
the special commission that we sent
here from Washington TO make an In
vestigation," said the secretary, but
] thought that I could get better
understanding Of the matter II made
personal investigation. shall
spend the day here looking over mat
ters pertaining to the shortage
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THE M0NG0LlA'S CASE.
U. S. Inspector Bolls Recommends Sus-
pension OF Captains License.

San Francisco, Nov. 24.-Capt. John
Birmingham, United States supervising
inspector. gave out for publication yes
terday the decision OF United States
Local Inspector o. S. Bolles In the
matter Of the grounding Of tho Pacific
Mail Steamship company's steamer
Mongolia on a coral reef at Midway is
land on Sept. 10. 1906, and the dissent
recommended the suspension for six
months of the licenses OF Capt. w. p.
sporter and Chief Mate Andew Martin.
Inspector Birmingham will write his
opinion In a day or two and settle the
controversy.
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QUARTER MILLION
SOUVENIR posrArs

JUST RECEIVED FROM eERv,yv
salt Lake Views. Utah Moup,,In =,
Lake Views, Postal Cards speeIsiiv a !. |,
signed FOR Xmas, Comics, Portals y, !,
Actors and other celebrities, in basa.
ful and artistic colors. " 'ssuu'
special discounts to dealers MAN.
ders promptly filled. ~a' VI
DESERET NEWS BOOK sTopr
The Leading Book Concern
Main 81.
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DIVIDEND LOOKED FOR.
Rumurs That Nevada INNS WIN Make
Christmas Distribution,

10 Is said that at this time after de-
yelopmcnt work of hut 1--WE months, the
Nevada Hills mine 40 FGlrvlew has
something IKE quarter OF q million
dollars In the tronebox ana that a
Christmas dividend of generous pro-
portions ls now under consideration.
ore M the property Is exposed at
five different points and some Of the
richest silver ore ever taken from a Ne
y1da mine Is being snrked every day.
This ore comes from the bottom OF an
So-foot winze which is Ia shipping rock
an the way. -Four and half feet OF
the ledge Is said to assay $4,000 a ton
IN gold and silver
Six months ago this mine was a mere
prospect, today II ranks among the
leading producers Of the state.
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MINIMUM RATE HEARING.

st. Louis, Nov. 24.-Richard E. Ber-
ger, freight auditor OF the Wabash rail-
road, was recalled to the witness stand
today IN the maximum freight rate
hearing. His testimony developed the
fact that the percentages used by the
Wabash in the apportionment OF freight
earnings tend to lessen the revenue OF
the Missouri division. 1t was shown
that no part OF tho bridge tolls on
goods routed from Kansas city to Gin
cinnati and points east, or from points
east OF the Mississippi to Kansas City
is allotted to Missouri. These and 9TH
err facts are expected by the state to
disproye the claim of the railroad that
It Is losing money on freight In MIS-
souri,.
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REGULAR CALL.

carlsa-2, 900 at 1.O5; 1000 at
1.02h.
Eagles Nest--100 at a..
Lower Mammoth LOO at 49,
Lou Dillon---l00 al AZ.
Victor Consolidated--5)0 at pa
Yankoe--l00 at a..
OPEN BOARD.
Beck Tunnel--1,lo0 at 1876
Columbus ConsOlidated--5oQ at 625.
Daly--l0 Cat 2.10
Grand Centrol--500 at $40,
Little Chief---50O at II,
Lou Dillor-1. 600 at 40la; lilo az
40.
Lower Mammoth--100 at SO; 100 AT
%.
Mammoth--tO0 at l.42ik.
Nevada FairWew---1 500 at 81.
Nevada Hills--l00 at S.i5.
Sacramento--50O az 10.
REHABILITATION
Sharcas. Value
Regular call..., 5000 A.43t60
open board. 49,. 1i700 1579G00
Totals ..,,. 1900 20.23l.50
Weeks totals. .,,2g2,tl0 26l9i7.S7
same week last
year ,.,....,,1l3.3tIB SI7SE0O
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PASSENGERS HAVE
NARROWING EXPERIENCES,

Fort Worth. Sex. Nov o,
experiences were renortsd IhafroTns
passengers when Fort XVo,,s V1ay BY M
passenger train arrived a." ana anl penyt,
over I'VE days late. The rain Iioi tl Denver
last saturday night and was Ssy Denvi
repeated snowstorms IN snars eyylayed h
sections OF the Texas panSsndl. sttl,t
pabies on the train We're p esri,n EsA
we supply Of milk having bsegn salyst
s gu Ihey were fed on whlskey ~ IAN ssAnaa't
Ihe other passengers suffereS sna waller
VA, wqnt on food it being imposs3blssa , Y y
moderated. ''le weather IA,
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WORKING THREE SHIFTS.
Development OF Emma Mine to be
Pushed as rapidly rs possible.

w. NJ. Mainland general manager OF
the New Emma combination nj Alta.
stated just before President Kirby left
for the west. that three shifts of men
had been put TO work on The property
and that the work OF DEVELOPMENT
would be pushed as rapidly rs possi-
bile.
The property IS SAID to be looking
excellent, ana great things are ex-
pected shortly IN the way Of news from
Alta.
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NEBRASKA WINS RUN.

Chicago, Nov. 1.-The third annual
cross country run OF the western coll
leges was held here today, three uni
vcrsfiles competing. The race was won
by Nebraska, with Wisconsin second
and Chicago third. The race was run
through the parks In the vicinity Of
the University OF Chicago and the dis
lance. about Ave miles, was covered In
% minutes and seconds.
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HoMEsEEKERs' RATES.
Less Than One Fare for Round Trip
To Go Into Eject.

Homeseekers' rates are now being
advertised from eastern Joints TO Titan,
Idaho enc Montana points on a basis
OF the round trip for less than one
way fares. The tickets viii be on sale
on the first ana third Tuesday of each
month, December to April Inclusive,
good for p days. The rates to be put
into effect will be, from Missouri river
points. s26 50; Chicago, &3l so, and other
points in proportion. The regular one
way fare to Chicago Is S42. 80.
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STRIKES GOOD ORE.
Well Known Nevada Company En-.
counters Seven Foot Vein.

o. Weaer superintendent Of the
White Pine Gold Ming company, with
properties located between Ely ard
Cherry Creek, Nevada, sent word yes
terday to the effect that vein OF ore
seven feet In width had been uncovered
which he estimates VIII produce values
OF $50 per ton IN gold
The property according to Mr. Wet
ser Is looking fire and from all indl-
cations will some day become one of the
foremost prodneers Of Tho atate.
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ToDAy'S MONEY MARKET.

New York, Nov. 2i.--NIoncy on call,
nominal; no leans; time loans. very
dull and steady; 90 and 30 days. per
cent bid; SIX months. u per cent bid.
Closes Price mercantile papcr, SO
Va per cent.
Sterling exchange. steady, with ac-
tuRl business In bankers bills at
1855 1873 for demand and ut
i.S0.50 n I so so for so day bills; post
cd rates, 1879 and 1859; commercial
bills, 1907 i9i.S0M.
iiar silver, s0h.
Mexican dollars. jiM.
Government bonds, steady; railroad
bonds, Irregular.
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NEWS FROM THE LOUISIANA.

Washington. Nov. 2i.--The navy de-
partment today received wireless dis
patch from the battleshlp Louisiana
giving its location ut $3.50 this morning,
$50 miles north OF San Juan. This In
dlcates that the ship bringing the pres
ident home from his Panama and Porto
Rican visit Is making about IS knots an
hour, although the message apparent
~ was mixed In sending and is rather
confusing TO naval officials.
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RUY AMERICAN EAGLES.

London, Nov. 24.-Another large ship
ment OF American eagles from Paris.
valued at 10000 was purchased by
the Bank Of England today. These con.
are materially easing the local money
market.
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REAL. ESTATE TRANSFERS.
YESTERDAYS.

Sarah A. Curtis 10 Joseph u. Blaine,
llOXiia feet northwest from south
east corner lot .. block 2 plat H..
Carrie u Larson TO Nellie Camp
bell, part southwest quarter seo-
ton p. township south, range ]
W. ~, Balnbridge - Episcopal
church cooperation, lots 20 to 49,
block 2, Perkins addltion...,...,... L3l
Jasper Fletcher, Jr., 10 sadie John
son. 2xlO rods, southwest from
northeast corner lot 4, block s.
plat Is Observation-Disclosures.
Benjamin +, Terry TO J r., Allen
II acres southwest quarter section
%, township south range I east. LII
w w Markay to Joseph n. Muir,
1909 acres SECTION q. tow ship
south, range 1 east, eto,...,n...
ID. H. Wells to estate II s. A Chase,
part lot ?, block ?, plat B.......
Leonard Illlpert to w. c. Andersen.
half Interest In Ferguson lode, Bic
Cottonwood ..,,.., .......,.....,,.
j. A Kaufman ct al 70 bingham NJ
NJ. Co. Becbe lode, Tooele and
West Mountain district ....,......
Estate q Ellen N, Muir to w. w.
Mackay part section 81, township
! south, range ! east etc..",,. 90
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ELY FIELD EXTENDING.
Discovery OF New Copper Deposits WIN
Probably Mean Fresh Excitement.

A dispatch from Ely to the Denver
Mining Record says: Colossal enter
prises are on foot for development OF
the mines In the hills back OF Ely as
the result OF the revelation OF the fact
that the great ore body stretches east
ward from the big properties at Cop
per Flat and Pilot KNOB. and passes
r-f~~ tNo'~~r '',d MON which the town
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Sl lirOg Rush Mining Company

NOTICE or SPECIAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS
Notice Is hereby given that pursuant
TO written request OF the stockholders n
record of the above named company
owning ore-third ~ the stock Issued and
outstanding. a special meeting OF the
stockholders 81 said company Is hereby
called for, and will be held al the offic,
u said company. Phoenix, Arizona. on
Monday the ard day Of December. 1905
az 70 O'clock a. m, Tor the purpose OF
considering and acting upon the charges
preferred IN writing and filed with the
Secretary, against John Sparks, L. M.
sullivan and J. D. Campbell as directors
Of said company.
GEORGE NJ, BROWN,
secl Bullfrog Rush Mining Co
EMERY II. LATlMER,
Asst secy
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KANAAs CITY.

Kansas City, Nov l-Cattle--ReceIpts,
i,5,O, market steady Native steers, i.2j
$50; native cows and helicrs, 2.V0ao y 4;
stockofs aud feeders, 2.60ai,i5, bulls, 2.2
03.N; calves 3.0olll 90; W. s,ern steers, 3.tO
Q52i, western COWS, 2.41dli,0o.
Hogs Receipts GOO; ma ket cents
lower. Bulk Of sales, .l2lsa6.20, heayy,
6.l5d6 IS; packers, 6log6,22la; pigs aad
lights. 5.15uG,2O.
sheep-ReeeIpts, none; market steady.
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BANK ST ATEsIENT.

New York Nov 2i.--The statement OF
the tearing house banks for the week
shows that the banks hold q 403,ig5 more
than the legal reserve requirements. This
Is an Increase Of S.03l15o as compared
with last week The statement follows.
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Utah Books
for
Holiday Gifts.

! Utah people who desire to send
some absent friend a holiday "a.
hinder OF Salt Lake and Utah
are reminded Of the following ar.
! tistic gems:
First-"Plctures Of an Inland
Sea-" beautifully Illustrated By
! Alfred Lambourne; reduced to
25c paper, 5Oc cloth; formerly 81.
second-"Clty OF the Saints
the latest and best view book 0,
Salt Lake and Utah attractions
profusely Illustrated, with In,
story OF the pioneers. Price 5lc
These books are sent to any ad,
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the Deseret News Book Store
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CONCENTRATES.

c. +. Cownn. Salt Lake representa-
tive Utah-Ncvnda Goldfeld Reduction
company departed for Denver We'd
nesday night on a business trim. He
expects to be away until some time In
January
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SUGAR AND COFFEE

New York, Nov A.-Sugar. raw, quiet,
Fair refining lj-lG, Centrifugal, ,96 test,
3 1915; molasscs sugar, l-l6.
Rehned-Steaay Crushed, 90; powder
ed 40; graduated, $50.
Coffec--Steady. No, I Rio, ZIG
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pEARY STARTS MONDAY.

Sydney, Nov. A.--Commander Robert
e. Peary and Mrs Peary will leave sgd
ney for New York By rail Monday.
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN.

Liverpool Nov. 2i-Ciose Whet--Dec.,
So SD March, IS sd; May, 6s SID.
The weather In Engiand today was
overcast
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WOOL.
ST. LOUIS.

81. Louis. Nov. 2L--Wool. steady. Ter
rltory and western mediums, 3I2. fine
mediums lSu2l; fine, l4ul7.
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CREAM PUFFS.
Nearly "a Hundred Persons Are Pois-
Oned by Eating Them.

100 persons living In various sections OF
Buffalo were poisoned by eating cream
puffs yesterday and today. According to
the reports this morning none will die,
although number are still very Ill.
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OMAHA.

Omaha, Nov "a Cattle Receipts, 100,
market slow 20 jHiO cents lower. Native
steers 3. 75@6.i0. cows and heifers. 2.lO0l
$50; western steers, 3.2jq5,4o; came :, 5.
GAO; stockeTs and feeders. 250n4S 50,
caves, 3,O0qs.0O, bulls and stays, 2.0lQ
400.
lower. Heavy, 5.90n6.i0; mixed, 6.05u6 10
lights, 6. l6l6. 22ia; pigs 52ildOO; bulk OF
sales. 60CGGl0.
Sheep Receipts, 5000, market uuehang-
Cd
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CANNON & CANNON

Buy and sell high class mining stocks.
rs e South Temple 81, TEL Bell 279l;
Ind. 21sl.
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=. X. Snow Is &C., STOCK Rrnkcr-
20 Commercial Six Both Phones 1914
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AZ the Utah mine at Fish Springs.
20 miners, wages So per day Apply
at mine or al Office. All Mccormick
t'rgi- Trr f~fr city
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WANTED

e NJ. WEST & Co. stock brokers
u. f. Walker Blk Tel 1856. res 251o-x
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CANNON PROS. BROKERS, - u
So Temple Tel 91e Ind. 9i0-k He'll
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All printing specially attended to nj
the Deseret News ONCE Estimates
promptly furnished. Rush orders a
Speciality
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Good Furs and satisfactory Prices

Form happy combination We have
both Mehesy thu rurrler.
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BABIES IN ARABIA.
Their Charms rad Perfumes and the
Shaving of Heads.
ITO sg CoHTNuED.l

Their Charms rad Perfumes and the
Shaving of Heads.
Life has exceptional difficulties for
the babies Of Arabia, especially for
those who are of sufficiently high rank
to be brought up according to all the
ancient customs Of their race. \ royal
babys first toilet there consists In
winding Il bandage about its b0ty aft
er it has been carefully bathed anl per-
fumed.
If the child be girl, on the seventh
day Of her birth. holes. usually six in
number. are pricked in her ears, and
when she is two months old heavy gold
rings are attached to them, to be worn
throughout hcr lifetime except during
periods of mourning for relatives. On
the fortIeth day the baby's head Is
shaved, and the disposal Of the hair Is
regarded us very weighty matter. 1t
must not be burned or carelessly
thrown away, but buried, thrown into
the sea or hidden away.
The fortieth day marks turning point
in the child's life. Heretofore ii has
only been sscn by few, but now 1t may
be seen by anybody and is regarded rs
fairly launchel on the tide Of existence.
Several charms are attached to its body
for protection against the "evil eye"
Everything the child uses is perfumed
and covered at night with Jasmine
and before it is used fumigated with
amber and musk and sprinkled with
altar Of roses.