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New-York tribune., 1908-04-19

nished their houses, what their occupations were
how they amused themselves. what their religion
like, and to certain extent, the nature OF
their language.
Throughout the whole district these former In
hsbitants necklaces of stone shell beads
arnlets, vristlets and finger rings Of shell, snklets
of shell and pendants OF stone, and in the noun
tans they went far TO decorate themselves
with ornaments of feathers and fur portions OF in
sects. dyed cords and other objects. In the lower
country the clothing consisted of front and back
frinsed skirts OF cords tiny fscsimiles OF which
found offerings TO their gods. Small cot
ton blankets thrown over the shoulders and
larger probably served when there was
occasion to wrap the whole body. Fibre sandals
protected the feet III the mountain districts there
need OF something warmer. Here pelts of
animals used, and even the downy feathers of
the turkey were wound about cords in such a way
be into blankets and jackets. Short
skirts were also worn, probably by the women. and
large robes OF fur cord wrapped the whole body
Sandals and kind Of woven sock covered
their feet.
The interiors Of their houses not differ
from those of the modern pueblo Indians. All
sorts of and clay vessels for cooking, mixing
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the Atlantic City Country Club tho Northfeld
links. The entries to date have been numerous
and the tournament committee is well pleased
with the outlook. The tournament will start on
the last day Of this month and end the after
Of May g.
l. Z. Warren, OF New York City, drove mis- auto
mobile from New York the resort in the early
part Of tho week and will spend Easter here. He
is entertaining William ?. Spemau. Charles a.
7owne and =. NJ Delmas. the last named the we'll
known lawyer who defended Harry X. Thaw at
his hrst trial They are staying at Young's Hotel.
David Conrad, a Boston banker. ran down TO tho
shore last week in his automobile, his two daugh-
ters being with him. The Misses Conrad are still
here staying al the Royal Palace Hotel, but Mr.
Conrad was obliged 10 cut his visit short by the
big fire in Chelsea.
James p. McCrea, Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
and Mrs McCrea are at the resort for over Easter
Lieutenant a, V. Sonzhey. of the British navy
whose ship is at Bermuda, is staying with friends
ar the Hotel Dennis
Miss Olga Nethersoe. ACCOMPANIED bv Miss
1Aaoee Field, Of London. England has been spend
ing part of the week at Haddon Hall. Miss Neither
sole arrived on Sunday and remained until Thurs
day
Bneadier General and Mrs c. ". Raymond, Of
New York City, Haddon Hall
James r Regan. proprietor of the Knickerbocker
Hotel' New York, accompanied by Mrs Resan.
Timothy Sullivan and Mrs. Slack and son or
New York, are spending the end Of Lent al the
shore. Ihey are registered at the Chalfonte Mr.
anu MT D r Itr"lhSer and Miss Terwilliger, of
new YORK. are also visitors at the Chalfonte
Miss 1 H Bruning and Miss Clara l. ConrArI,,
OF New York, have apartments at the wiltshire
for months stay
Mr and Mrs o. Banks and son, Mr.. and Mrs
". F. Banks and Miss A L. Glass of New York
city. have taken apartments at the Monticello for
month. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Baruth Of New
York city, are among the visitors at the Month
cello
Dr- stephen Smith, a New York physician expects
to stay at the Clarendon for two weeks
Colonel and Mrs j. II. Gilman. Of New York city
are spending a fortnight az the ST Charles
DR.. j. G. Cline New York dental surgeon is AZ
the Hotel Boutwell,
r. r. Emmons. Of the Standard Oil Companv 10
spending few days here with his mother, Mrs
~ railIe Eimons' VINO has taken apartments at the
Clarendon for the rest Of the spring
Percy r. Fyne, I'd, and Bruce EoIIister came 20
me shore IN the formers touring car in the eariy
part OF the week.
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WON CONGREGATION AT MARBLES

Many interesting stories are told o. re p
Bishop Wilmer. OF Alabama. Who vas rctso :,
his wit and sharp repartee. One which Is eens
cred characteristic or the man vas told by ~
Sna minister AT a private dinner IN RlchmoHa ."
Gently.
When Bishop Wilmer vas rector O: he
Protestant Episcopal Church at Uppervile' 70
said he. he was much worried BY the ron-a'',
ance AT services on Sundays Of ire ualoFic .
the young men OF the community. On irQH-
found that instead of going 70 church th@ -,
IN the habit or playing marbles Tor stskss-l-s
II those days, il must be remembered. was -
more serious game than IL IS now. occupying (,
the same position in the realm OF sports .
billiards and pool IN these DAYS
Bishop Wilmer. then 'Parson' NOT VEL 81
self had been an expert marble PLAYER IN his -
mood Accordingly one Saturday he came So
q number OF the young men engaged 20 80
The good Bishop asked several questions
nnaliy Challenged the lot to play him toF NV
They readily consented
Much TO their sstcniShment the you1S hl--9
won steadily. and soon they had 10 - -
stores 10 replenish their stock Toward the -,
OF the afternoon Mr Wilmer had won every =
ele In the town Of Upperviue Putting BIS
nings IN a bag. he remarked as he walked a =
Now. gentlemen. since YOU can't Play ulafo-7s :,
morrow hope n see you all AZ church. sA1 -
did
Bishop Wilmer was fond Of the game nuns n-,
and he once challenged The Bishop OF We
20 match, somewhat to the latters aSteA-S--''-
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY
Students Dra5cn from the Log
Cabins of Three States.

The eleventh annual commencement OF the Tin
coin Memorial University, at Cumberland Gap
Tenn will be held from May 10 g. As usual
large crowds viii gather from the mountains near
by and persons of prominence viii be there from
this city ana Boston.
This institution chartered by the state or
Tennessee on February 12. 1897, Lncolns Birthday
and from its beginning has been well attended by
the youth Of the Cumberland Mountains More tnan
five hundred are now IN attendance, most OF Them
coming from the one, two three room log cabins
similar 10 that in which Lincoln was born They
are IN earnst class OF boys and girls eager for an
opportunity 10 work for an education on the uni
veraity farm OF six hundred acres or in the shops
or the domestic department Diversity OF tnst-Uc-
ton Is a feature Of the university.
= IS difficult the people Of the Eastern States
realize that no section OF the country has been
shut from the civiIzinG influences OF the
last hundred years than this region OF me Cum
berland Mountains. Thousands CT the people OF
this mountain range living in Iog cabins, did
the early settlers. They are OF good blood and
brains and Drawn and with the civ4l-ztng influences
OF a Christian education viii ne a strength To- tbs
nation. II the same blood. Scotch. Scotch-Irish
French-EUguenot and English, that has done so
much toward the building W of the lower tier Of
the Western States and the great cities of Chicago
and St Louis. Not only Abraham Lincoln and his
immediate kin but the present Governor OF Ms
souri, and thousands prominent in business affairs
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creatures entered and threw at my feet the head
of a man.
"would to God 1T yoursf he shouted as tne
grewsome object rolled toward me
1t was the head of of my caids. who nad just
been slain i'm the attack on FL hhmes.
Early next morning was removed to my tent.
and once more underwent the ordeal or threats ana
abuse. Happily the men had to go and nght the
n1'halle, and could spare only couple or hours ae
this sport Of batting Christian
When the troops retired people again sho"eo d
disposition to be kindly Arrar, who was In cnsTee
of the guard. reported this to Raisuli ana was
taken into the hills once more
My new prison hut with broken walls ana
the fragments of roof. Pour MOors shared the
room with me. and assigned to me a space SIX
feet by three with a manure heap at one end Out
of these graveke bounds was not allowed 10
move for FIVE weeks. My medicine chest, some
cigars, and paper and pen were my sole posses
sions A thin carpet spread the ground was my
bed / was suffering from severe chill. and asked
RaisuH to let me have one of my mattresses. but
he refused: and lay the floor till my old bones
ached small kettle served the whole party, and
could wash only my hands and face Flies and feas
added to my discomfort but even they were more
welcome than the Moors, who kept me awake until
after midnight and reused me at dawn with their
PRAYERS Their chief amusement was 10 bait and
bully me Come. thou dog OF a Christian do
something to amuse US j took notice OF Them
hut such was the effect Of long confinement, bad
food and sickness that when I left this prison 7
was reduced TO a skeleton and could not stand up
right.
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took pains that should not sleep a night. Tom
toms were beaten 10 keep awake and when
expostuated they added NY tin bath to their in
struments OF torture.
When news came OF the approach OF Meranis on.
petition lsent by the Sultan from FEEL my troubles
broke upon me anew. and in a more violent form
/ was taken TO a garden close to the saint house
and put into soldiers tent. with single thing
in it. slept on the ground. Next morning the
people hocked about me in a fierce state OF excite
, ment, and overwhelmed me- with abuse and reviI-
ing They cursed me for a dog Of a Christian and
declared that II harm befen their saint or anv OF
their possessions from the troops they would do all
sorts Of horrible things 10 me-
The guard saw that losing patience under
these attacks and strove appease the peoDle cry
ing: "Baraka! Baraka"' CEnoughr' Enough ~,
Fearing that might be slain in the night nv This
lnturiated mob, the guard escorted me- n q
wretched, tumbledown hut where slept
AS the punitive force drew the excitement
, increased, and with II the rage OF the tr,hs.
Aalsuh mad collected four hundred armed rufisns
VINO came 10 my and demanded to sea ma
NY guards were afraid, and refused whereupon the
men started TO pull down the walls in order IN get
at me- WORD was sent 10 Raisuli. who hastily dis
patched one OF the shereefs or sons OF the Pronb,
10 expostulate with them. AS they would NOT be
content with less, the shereef agreed that sbould
De placed az the door OF the hut on condition that
''ey olu me no violence. was accordingly taken
@ oul ana placed at the door. while these rufians
crowded IN front and cursed and reviled me
Dog OF a Christiani" they cried drawing +h.r
daggers and nourishing them under nv ewes ..T,os
OF Christian! Let US strip him and Get hin, -
grill in the SUM-" -
rive times 1 was taken out and set befor. than.
ana Gil through the long day I stood without food
While they threatened and revied snd lasbed .hr
selves into frenzy. '''
You nave slain my SOM You have killed NV
"lfei Thou son OF burnt fatherl We viii cut
thee to pieces!' "
through the long. hot hours stood Under This
torrent-a terrible ordeal I thank God tbat 7 Ala
not finch or give them the satisfaction OF know
ing now great was the trial and the torture. At
night they went away. and the guard smusgled
me out OF the nut back to my TINT where 7 s1anI
on the ground without food
was reused very early the following morning
the guard telling must leave the tent harora
the people aWoke' or they Would assuredly kin me
was taken BACK TO tho hut, ana one of RaisuIrs
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READY FOR PARADE
atlantic City's Board1calk a Page
ant of Fashion To-day.

Atlantic City. April 1s--If the weather is clear
and the skies bright tomorrow Will see one OF
the greatest fashion parades ever beheld on At
Iantic Citys famous boardwalk One needed not
to ask whether many people had come INTO the re-
sort during tho week. The baggage sheds OF either
station told the tale. Trunks were piled clear to
the shed roofs and 1t seemed the dozens Of
wagons would never be able 10 clear the platforms
Of luggage
There are more than seventy thousand visitors
in the hotels now and this number will be greatly
augmented tomorrow by thousands who will come
to the resort just to spend the day and watch the
fashion display on the Boardwalk. The two rail-
road companies have been collecting rolling stock
from all their branches in expectation Of the In
creased travel
On the exchange desk at Haddon Hall is dis
play of twenty silver cups, prizes for the winners
Of various events in the coming golS tournament Of
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
NEW FACTS ABOUT
PUEBLO JEWELLERS
DTSCOTERY OF SUBTER-
R4NE4N HOUSES.
Ncsc Light on Life Of Prehistoric
Tribes of Neso Meraco and
.frfxOnd.
frI@Ond,
rrrnnn r-he r1rhune Bureau. J

xrs.b;rr-on April 1S--It is not merely oeCsueo
there we're unearthed in sacred cave OF prei''s
ro-ic people in New Mexico, 4 munnlneo 'uiNeS
and whole eggs Of this bird, or because thete "e'
-,,pbr 70 light large circular subterresnean houses
of = sort never before discovered oy nlooeIh W VIM
mon that a general summary by Ut "9l'el
FFo,,xh of the United States National Museulh' "i
the results Of an expedition 10 the valleys OF ''e
upper C;ila and salt rivers is important Ei'o iel
esting In fact besides these finds. the party WISH
Cd one hundred and seventy-four caves cnn d"eh-
ires pueblos shrines and monuments of these tor
gotten people and brought back t"ur Thousand OF
Eve thousand stone implements, specimens OF POI
;ery. bones and other relics.
But the results Of this expedition are important
because Of The accurate story that may he tuilt
M around these proofs Of certain degree of civil
,zaton and the picture Of the life habits, ants ana
Industries Of prehistoric tribes that all ths ma
1crial outlines to the archerologist and ethnologist
Ir. Houehs account Of this trip has just been is
sued by the bureau OF American ctinologH oi inc
ssrrr hsonan Ireritutiou-
Tie region traycrse1 is I'm Southwestern New
Wczico and Southeastern Arizona. Most Of it for
the government in four forest deserves and an
Mountains ranging over nine thousand feet above
sl:tius parT or the greatest virgin forest remain
IL ju the United States. slope down IN less than
sHr, Eloa to cactus covered plains. The rough
-ss Of the region. rendering communication Z III
,ul- probably had much 10 DO with the many diff
q" eEt va1etie- ~ culture represented ly the rem
i.s.rz ~ dwellings and tle specimens Of hand.vo-k
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
EEF0RE TIE WHITE MEN CANE.

% B.. believed that ,he region was doro-t,d Y its
j. sliaHts long before the middle oC the sixteenth
.'.H-G.. when thc gold zeekinc expedition of Cor
'.''' and his aiV"CtErors passed hy these ancient
's''s and pGenlos Many generations aftcrWa~d
'""f"e hands II Aracae- secured The territory.
3 ""ao'y kre9'rc away many possible settlers. ard
in ia'i il Was not Until 1880 twenty-five years ago
i.@f these renegade tribe were pacidou through
lfa establishment "f military posts.
III rs also "a matto- ~ conjecture rs 10 vvh!r he
''.'' oi al tn ro"rl" whose villages are 90 7u-
h'''G>- Ih" climate IS generally hoaItf,tuI cHceut
JOY occasional fcvers rnat are not serious tyr,lo
ration "f The rims. FAR as tIis has been ..,3r1
iI's ed SHOWS that the pueh}os were not abandyned
"1 account of internal warfare or attacks ;-orl
'Istsiie ,ueuiee
mere is reason 10 believe tha, failures OF food
A-l1| were Jess prevalent Early times than
S'iee m" occupancy 10y whit ueil. but starvation
may have been q factor ia The decline in rot1iIa-
f-pn In certain localities The most potent raue.-
however Is believed have existed in the social
organization "f the people which in that isolated
country may have prohibited marriage within, The
'i@n- as i th' case among the ,xisriI1y P.1eblo
1riacs
=" pueblo on The san Francisco Rjver there
"ss sHeri evidence OF the gradual decline Of toa
lace Tn" exploring party examined the ceneter..
NAicH was built. usual side tho wall. Of t,,.
].A''io village Going INFO In. pueblo. they found
'ulfaIs IN me Quite rooms Penetrating stiII
'''htI. tHeH eains upon cthc, bu!als in inner
l'oH'S. shown 10 have been made at later time
It The LACK of offerings Of potter or t-fnkats
placed with the dead StlM further in other rooms.
the need 81 IEpn gone mad evidently been given
"'e- o." shelteEias- rbe departed members of th.
Gan.
We haze here said Or. Hough "p-hat seems
'Y nee HE life history of llis pueblo from its cul-
iination 70 Us extinction. the gradual eulargir;
7"n" ~ room b1iiais being index OF the de-
crease 81 tie .EhsoitartS The evidence invariabjv
SHOWS Thar lo sudden cataclysn overwhelmed III.
i~t""S' inai no hasu. disorsanized abandonment
look pa e@ that 10 wa1s decimatcd thar but thar
i7'neI. ike iTec they passed through the sue
'@SsIF' stages Of growth decline and decay to final
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
RAISULrS HOSPITALITY
Cmd Sir Harry Maclean Tells of
Many Delicate attentions.
By Csid Sir Harry MCLEAN. In Golfers Weekly.

INot..-Ths author of the following narrative Caid
Sir Harry Maclean, special adviser the Sultan OF
Morocco, was held a prisoner in the mountains OF
Morocco Rsisuli from June 90 1907, until Feb
ruary g of this yearl
Now began a period of misery upon which can
not look back without a shudder. II was bad
enough to feel poweress IN the hands OF ruthless
and ignorant men rttle better than brutes
but to be hectored and bIilied by such creatures
hell.
My letters were stopped and ali communication
with the world suspended. MY servants were
not allowed come me. and I was left 10
tho mercy os RaisuIis bodyguard-a band OF
sturdy rufrans who are well armed and know how
TO shoot.
Not content with threats and abuse by day they
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19

and holding food for containing salt and different
of the meal and for sporting, storing
aud distributing water found Stone knives,
bark riat'er- baskets and nets. torches and gourds
made up part Of tie household furnishings For
beds heaps of sofieued grass held by net Of
leaves and for pillows grass and leaves We're used.
RuncLes Of corn blades folded and tied. and
new corn ears strung cord were hung about the
elf houses, and beans and maize stored in
a MI La sla
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THEIR ANCIENT RESOURCES.

'ne' al had Al hand many different kinds of
stones Win which 10 build their houses-hea,--
volcanic rocks FOR the walls strong crea1ny-vrjte
stone for floors. linfes and fire boxes: many min
Q" ais suitable for axes and other Implements claws
Toy pottery. pigments for its decoration and ma
'+Iiais Tor painting ceremonial paraphernalia and
weapons There is 10 evidence that they knew
I"V TO work metals. There were trees Of many
SORTS 10 furnish hrewood bows arrows basket
SUCKS e'a. The bark served for bedding tying
preserving the fire. cordage and costumes Reeds
were made into arrow shafts and flutes tule was
woven INTO mats and willow grass and other plants
'-Fh'd INTO sandals. baskets and mats Fibre
'"oa drinks, medicine and dyes were derived from
wild plants and corn, beans squashes and gourds
were cultivated for means of subsistence. Cotton
vas grown IN the warmer localities for clothing
ana sacred purposes
81 ne animals of the region at that time includ-
ing ue elk deer, antelope, bear, mountain lion
turkey grouse and pigeon, furnished them with
SKINS p'lnAge- antlers. claws hoofs. horns teeth
homes and slnews for all sorts Of purposes besides
supplying them with the little meat that +be,, 40
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
THE ABORIGINAL DWELLINGS

ne d"elIlngs Of the region were Of different
sorts and II Is principally by the type Of dwelling
'hat the different peoples may be distinguished
I'm the open country, on the plateaus and in the
De river valleys these early Indians il Indians
they were, built puebos Of stone or Of mud These
Tueblos consisted either of collections of lo,,so.
Sno pIazas outlined with walls or, in the higher
colder country, Of more compact masses Of rooms
The various rooms were furnished with eraho..
in the middle. sometimes low benches around III.
walls and very small openings leading into COM
rnunicztng rooms When the puebIos U.r. but
IF mud the walls usually strengthened nv =
Of river stones
Up IN the mountains and along the steep hanks
of the rivers generally the narrow CANYONS near
the headWaters. peoples very similar 10 The pueblo
tribes dug cliff dwellings, which are now blackened
with smoke and hed with implements refuse and
sometimes graves. Single houses were often placed
IN inches or hssures in the rocks. Scarcely any
pocket large enough TO shelter a human being but
show. evidence OF occupation mostly Temporary,
perhaps. though frequently these places too are
hEackened with smoke and contain much refuse
Near Luna n. NJ, in excavating the plaza
~ rectangular stone pueblo, DR.. Hough came unon
series Of ceep circular constructions. They mere
Spoui mtesn feet across with vertical sides a.
square hreber in the centre Of the floor and
of wooden posts. Scattered about were bones of
animals hint chips, roofing clay, and near by va
y grave Here az one time was q village of sub
.ierranean houses occupied by people about whom
al H-@l IL oeHhlbly known is that they made
coarse brown undecorated pottery. Although
either subterranesn structures have been disclosed
by previous explorers in this region and although
Or Hough himself came upon other isolated pits
probably used ceremonial places or lodge rooms
there is no record of any previous discovery of 2
%hole village of underground dwellings such as this
Since over this site had been built stone pueblo
these subsarface houses may have served 20 shelter
tribe even earlier than the prehistoric pueblo
builders The ruin covers many acres and Is evi-
IDENTIFY Of great antiquity.
The great supply Of the material gathered from
The region gives as reliable idea as can be got
of What these ancient peoples wore how they fur
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
HIS CHOICE

bills. 'o NY iace on all the Sn
Hapsgsss6 Hspgss5Td prefer to have my hands on them
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ANOTHER MARTYR.

Mickey-So he made q sacrifice 70 serve de v,bl,ca
Patsey-Yep, he took job as messenger at So n
. week when ne could make twice as much shootin'
cTaps.-Puck, 1''"
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
SEEK THE UNKNOWN
In CRYSTAL GAZING
FAMOUS GLASS BALI, IN
BOSTON MUSEUM
Investigators of PsychicaI Pheuon.
ena Find Interesting Modern Er.
amples of AHcient Practice.

One OF the most famous objects In the ",
Of Fine Arts OF Boston IS a great crystal - -
Oriental settings. Acquired for tha A.. %
lection from East Indian source ard len. =. %
indefinite period to the museum in CouIAv = - a
II perpetually invites 20 the exercise o. -
fashionable fad Of crystal gazing You l,os -
it. or into any other OF a large group oe si--fl
smaller globes under certain favoriug eo-19-,. -
and IL your temperament Is right you MAJ -,
is said. visions projected from out your srl5,is%
Hfe
Seeing things Is very popular Just nov A -.
for example in which so well known an 49, -,
Miss Ethel Barrymore is starring this seaVo, 80 -
sents crystal gazing scenA- This is ,i-,s :.
when along with tle general revival OF f-4s-,
ell topics pertaining 20 psychical research -,
are looking into crystals. glasses Of water poIt.,
stone Or wood or other surfaces capabIs of 80
ing Igh- with the expectation rtat ar17ri-i,. -
halIucinations NAV float before thslr eyes
"SpOoks' seen II glass seem from al se-,,-..
10 be among the easiest 20 coniare Up Fra, -
early times peculiarly constituted persons-,,,
one individual In seveu-have appeared a ro,,
the power OF producing haIIucinatiCns % rs-.,I
kind in themselves by gazing iRten-ly into 2 c-vs,
In recent years. and especially since tae forr,,.
OF societies for scientific study OF psycaicaI rsz.
in this country and abroad. interest il s.c5 -.
nomena has been very keen. ard a coEsids-,s.
body Of facts. apparently wei sCtl5nt.cz-=4 -,
hce