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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12

Montezuma alighted from his reoa1 na1ann,,in
blazing with Furnished gold and oversbad
owed by canopy of gaudy featherwork pow
dered wish Jewels and fringed with silver" to
grant audience to Cortez. his cloak and golden
soled sandals were sprinkled with pearls and
other precious jewels
The pampered fayorites of the rulers of
Egypt and Rome valued their precious pearls
from the Indies no more highly than did the
Indian women of the Aztecs of Mexico or the
meas Oh Peru. When the king of Spain made
fernando de Soto governor of Cuba with com
mission to conquer Florida the latter penetra-
ted into the country of the Yuckees along the
Savannah river in Florida to their chief vii
lage, Cuftatchiqui, where he found their queen
wearing great strings of pearls. The queen
in welcoming the Spanish explorer to the hos
FATALITIES of her nation even removed one of
the most beautiful of her pearl necklaces and
threw it around his neck
Thus the Spaniards were not disappointed
In their expectations of finding pearls among
other treasure they sought to obtain from the
natives of the new world. and such adventur-
ers as Ponce de Leon Panfilo de Navarez Ca
beca de Vaca, fernando de Soto Coronado.
and numerous others were lured on by this
hope.
member of Sir Walter Raleigh's expedi-
ton collected from the natives of Virginia
as made a fayre chaine," and the Indians of
the Mississippi wore bracelets and earrings of
fine pearls. which. Father Louis Hennepin
wrote, they gave us to understand they re-
ceiyed In exchange for their calumets from
natives inhabiting the coast of the great lake
to the southwark. which | take to be the Gulph
CT Florida"
For the sake of comparison of the principal
pearl fisheries of the Americas with those of
the old world. both to wealth of production
and methods employed. short description of
the oldest and richest fisheries In the world,
those of Ceylon, is given. These are located
In the Gulf of Manar off the western shore of
Ceylon and to the south of the island of Manar
and on the Madras side near Tinnevey. The
Macedonians Of Greece obtained pearls from
the Persian Gulf and the Ptolemies' slaves
worked the fisheries of the Red sea from
where, undoubtedly, the famous pearl came
that Cleopatra is supposed to have ground up
and drunk In wine to her lover
The old methods employed on the Ceylon
fisheries and which continued up until few
years ago are the most interesting The pearl
oyster beds are under the supervision or gov
eminent inspectors. who regulate the fishing
When bed is to be fished over announcement
of the fact Is published beforehand the season
usually beginning the first part of March and
continuing from four to six weeks, according
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12
Wronq Anqle.

There's a bright side to every
thing"
"a bright side! BAH"
well, there IT,"
do you mean to tell me, doctor
that there is a bright side to my hav-
ing had my leg amputated?"
Indeed, there is: and If you could
put yourself in my place you could
really see IT,"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12
Historical Relics of Value

found in various parts of upper Man
haitian will be placed on exhibition in
the old Jumel mansion The relics
shot, buttons, bayonets and various
pieces of rusted metal. which at one
time formed part of the equipment of
the soldiers of King George III-were
collected by Messrs. r. P. Bolton and
w, l.. Calver, amateur antiQsarians,
who live in the vicinity of the Wash
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12
Deterioration in Old Faith

where hot cakes were being sold. my
men rested. There was temple here
and went across to see It The
priest politely invited me into the
guest room. He probably did no. sx-
peet me to enter. but did so. and
found in a small noon some 20 men
smoking opium or browsing after the
debauch. And IL was the priest who
had supplied the opian an8 TIA opium
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12

a rag or brush, preferably rag. and
should be well rubbed in. II one coat
does not make the floor dark enough
give II another.
Twenty-four hours later the waxing
may be done. Shave pound OF bees
wax into thin strips and let II soak
over night In a gallon of t1rpentine
and apply to the floor with a rag, be
ing careful to spread IT evenly. Add
tional coats of wax from time to time
viii add 70 the polish.
II an oak finish is desired, after
cleaning the floor with caustic potash,
make solution OF lye obtained from
wood ashes to which sufficient cop
peras has been added to give the wood
the desired shade. This solution must
be applied with mop and serves the
same purpose as does the burnt lumber
stain for a walnut finish. Yarnish
when dry-BeautifuI Homes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12
Kansas Society.

Society may suit some people. but
of nothing but an uncomfortable chair
TO sit on and dab of something IN
digestible TO eat.-Atchison Globe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12
of the Great Traditions of
the Past

Buddhism in modern China has
fallen into shocking state of degra-
dalton and decay. according TO the
correspondent of the London Times,
who is travelling across the. Celestial
empire. He writes: AT the first inn,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12

method employed in gath
ering pearls, and the Brit
ish government of India
derived a revenue of from
100000 to $750,000 annu-
ally from the product of
these fisheries, but for the
last few years they have
hnorn nnnratnd hv an En- o.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12
Numerous Souvenirs of the Great
Revolution Recently unearthed
In New York.

Dating back to the days when the
British and Hessians camped on Wash
ington Heights in New York. a large
collection OF relics which have been
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12
Nn. an

Il iike to see q pretty woman with
her hat tied beneath her chin" so
do l. but that doesn't keep her from
talking"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12

Mrs. Hare-Old Snail got his boy a
position last week and he only held
1t one day.
Mr. Hare-What was It?
MS. Hare-A messenger boy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12
Faster.

Teacher-Children nature is supe
rior to man In everything. For In
stance, there is nothing that travels
so fast as the unseen wind.
Willie-Huh, You ought TO hear
what my pa says about sight draft!
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12

woman can stand lot Of suffer
ing If she doesn't have TO keep quiet.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12
NI2/ZE DO7S snow ZzE
.OC47ICN or The P2lyI101L PE4R

and air pumps. and is carried on in from 40 to
100 feet of water an average depth being 60 to
so feet The work can only be continued from TO
S1b hours at a time, due to the tide, which along
this coast has a maximum variation of over 20
feet creating currents that make 1t impossible
to work for more than u hours before and
one-half to two hours after the turn of the tide.
One of the great dangers of working at the
bottom when strong current is running is the
risk of being carried far from the boat on
rising In an exhausted condition, In the case
of the head diver, of injury by being driven
against some sharp jutting rock or coral for
nation on which the life line might catch fast
The divers take little or no food into their stom-
achs before commencing work, this would
hinder deep breathing and make them more
liable to cramps. A diver wearing 25 pounds of
lead on each shoe, rubber garments and brass
helmet to which are attached air tubes, signal
cord and life line can remain at the bottom from
one-half to three hours, according to the depth
at which he is working. The pressure is so
great at 120 feet that he usually remains under
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12

arms-w h / c b they in
formed me were to be
procured in their own
neighborhood." AS evi-
dence of the truthfulness
OF his statements he sent
the queen an immense
pearl of exquisite orient,
weighing over 300 grains,
taken from these waters.
When Vasco Nunez de
Balboa crossed the 18th.
mus of Panama in 1913.
he found the Indians
along the shores of the
Gulf of st. Michael (now
the Bay Of Panama) col
lecting pearls from oys-
terS washed ashore dur.
ing violent storms. as
well as diving for them a
short distance from the
shore.
When fernando Cor
tez in 1926 discovered
Lower California he found
the natives wearing many
beautiful pearls taken
from the waters of the
Gulf of California. His
tory tells US that when
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12

pipes. Could the Buddhist faith as
exemplifed in its degraded ministers
In China sink much lower7
''On the fourth day out we reached
the Kuan Yin Tang. the hall of the
goddess of mercy, fine temple. which
Is. however, in a filthy state. Its two
hexagonal towers ara used as COM
nt-n lodging house In this degraded
temple the goddess herself and all her
female attendants are represented
sses OF considerable force and even Of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12

We show here a useful style for
school wear. Cherry red linen would
look very nice made In this way A
panel is taken down center of front
and back; the sides are slightly
shaped in at the waist A linen collar
and singlet are worn. The sleeves
are plated in to fit the wrists.
Hat OF straw swathed in lawn.
Material required: yards linen a
inches wide.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12
ngton Heights hattlefeld.

lngton Heights battIeneId.
Although 1t is now more than 100
years since the alien troops occupied
the heights. all the relics found are in
an excellent state of preservation. The
various buttons used by the excava-
tors, WREN cleaned, show the coats of
arms and other insignia of the regi-
ments to which those who wore them
belonged
Most OF the relics which have re-
Gently been unearthed by the excava-
tors have been in the vicinity of Fort
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12

Tryon and Marble Hill and the Wash
ington Heights blockhouse.
The equipment of the excavators is
most simple. consisting solely of two
shovels, garden fork and large
sieve. From old maps made by the
American spies during the early days
OF the Revolution. and from those
made by the British themselves, the
two men located the sites where the
various regiments were csmped on the
upper end of Manhattan island. These
regiments included the various Hes
sgfszsAI
Kss:xsx::sxssx..ssx.ssxs.sx ssssxsSxssxssxs
beauty adorn the walls of this decay
ing building. which the expenditure OF
a few hundred dollars would restore
to its pristine glory. A few cents
would make it clean, but the cents
are not spent II is no ones bust
ness. Opium is smoked in the dirty
rooms.
Again: Next day We reached Hu
Yin Mao. one OF the finest temples
have seen in China II lies within
an enclosure comparable with that OF
the Temple OF Heaven In Picking and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12

sian companies. the Welsh Fusileers,
the Third Scots Guards and the Sew
enty-sixth Macdonald Highlanders.
Besides the many one-pound cannon
balls used In the Hessians field guns,
then known as the amusette. the ex-
cavators have found many of large
caliber. One of them weighed forty
eight pounds, and another thirty-twO
pounds.
The bayonets, which are the most
recent finds, were dug up two feet be-
low the ground. near Inwood.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12

has splendid halls and courts and pa
vilions. Yet what a ruins The roofs
have decayed or fallen in, the tri-
umphal archways are tottering. Ma
nure is dried in courtyards fit for
palace | have seen no more striking
evidence OF decay. Truly Buddhism
In China is sadly deteriorating.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12

yves came to the ship in countless numbers. MANY
Vi .nem wearing pieces Of gold on their breasts
and some with bracelets of pearls on tbar
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12

he HISTORY of the pearl AID pearl
hsheries in America begins with the
discovery of the western world by
columbus, who wrote glowing ac-
counts to Queen Isabella of the beau
tiful necklaces and bracelets of
pearls which he found the Indians
Of the Gulf of Paria and Cariaco in
venezuela wearing and which they
so eagerly exchanged for broken
bits Of gaudily decorated valencian
plate. In the account Of his third
voyage in 1923 he wrote that on en-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-18
Wh B. sTOCKAAN,
SeetiOn Director.
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD

r., Ensfy sunday Morning by the /.
Local Ofice, e. s. Weather Pnrasn
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-02

mercial paper is ascri5ed to a lessenine
Of supply rather than 10 an increase In
the demand from buyers,
FRIOAY-The shipments of cash dur.
ing the week by express seem to
have taken a comparatively small sum
OF balance from the banks. but the S9.-
$4,000 loss on Sub-treasury operations
reflects Interior money demands TO n large
extent Drafts on New York banks have
been on larger scale. Discounts IN
foreign money markets held firm on the
last day of the quarter but demand for
remittance from New York relaxed at the
ment In London and foreign exchange
rates receded. The absence cf disturb
ance in the call money market left the
speculative movement in stocks free from
constrafDt Advantage was taken OF the
situation to push forward into active
strength large number Of stocks which
have had little part In the market doings
for some time. II was a market of spe-
cialties.
ATURDAY-Business was very light
at the opening OF the stock market and
prices We're practically unchanged from
Fridays closing. There was a very slim
Prices eased off Il trihe and recovered
Reading and Amalgamated Copper were
the most active and also covered the
widest fractional range Utah Copper
rose II and Wisconsin Central I. Dis
tillers Securities fell !, The market
closed strong. Prices hardened slowly
but the advances were limited to frac-
tions In the representative stocks Amer
lean Steel Foundries yielded point
The feature OF the final transactions was
the strength OF Union Pacific, which ad-
yanccd 10 1854
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-02

Elements, The private discount rate was
higher In London, Berlin and Paris and
the resulting demand for remittance from
New York caused a responsive advance IN
the foreign exchange rate here. The rise
In London discount rate was sharp. II
is evident that interior demand for crop
moving purposes is not yet filed. To-
from the sub-treasury for shipment "a
Canada The sub-treasury account shows
balance against the banks for the week
already OF S5,464 900. and that institution
bad credit balance at the clearing house
today Of Ss3i, zoe, foreshado wing n con-
siderably larger cash loss by the banks
tomorrow. The actual surplus reserve
Of the banks on Saturday having stood
at but SIT ,577, 600 the necessity follows OF
shifting the credits.
URSDAY-Speculation in stocks re-
sumcd an extremely llstess tone, when
Reading fell from its excessive pronli-
nence. This change was only by com
parlsou with the last few days. that
cihc retaining their old prominence. with
dealings of more than half the aggregate
for the whole market. y number OF So
called specialtes. including the public
utilities and some low-erJde non-divi-
dend papers, were taken up for eXploita-
tion in a mild way, The principal gains
were established shortly before the clos
ing. which was strong. The course OF
preparations for the October money set
tention In the financial district. to the
exclusion OF stock speculation Another
rise in the call money rate indicated that
a lessening of loanahe funds might be a
positive Influence In the dulness OF the
market, a somewhat easier tone for com
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-02
Financial Currents of the Week

MONDAY-The stock market gave
more signs Of life and took on SEM
blance OF breadth and strength. The in
creased congestion OF the dealings in
Reading as the day progressed. however,
lessencd the appearance OF breadth and
restored that OF narrow professionalism.
which has been the fault OF the market
for some time. Sales OF Reading made
up over 40 per cent OF the days aggre-
gate transactions. London Joined liberal
ly in the buying and there was sub
St9ntial demand also from uncovered
shorts. The conspicuous strength OF
Reading at first was made an argument
in favor Of the general advance but
later became the grounds for some doubt
and hesitation over the general move
ment. as the professional operators do
ngs engrossed an increasing proportion
Of the whole market.
TUESDAY-The congestion OF the
speculation operations in Reading and the
suspicion of artiticiallty In the movement
OF that stock had a repressive effect
rather than n stimulating effect on the
general speculative movement. The news
regarding Reading developments was as
vague and as various as on Monday, In
Guiding a revival OF practically all rumors
which have done duty in connection with
market movements In that stock for sew
eral years. United States Steel surrcn
Reading with a volume less than one
half that of the latter stock. with Union
Pacific q poor third in the amount Of
the dealings Readings proportion to the
whole market reached 81 per cent.
WEDNESOAY-Thc worlds money
markets responded again 10 the strain of
preparations for the coming October set
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-02
MARKET WELL STOCKED
WITH GOOD VEGETABLES

The market. aside from being 1T
tie better stocked than II has been for
several days, had not changed Saturday.
Cauiiflower. Brussels sprouts. celery.
cabbage, lettuce, sweet potatoes and to-
inatoes were OF good quality and plenti-
ful on the market Beans, cucumbers
and egg plant were OF an inferior grade
and were not selling we'll. Among the
fruits, cranbcrrles, apples. peaches,
prunes and cocoanuts are OF first class
quality and all were plentiful except
peaches. which are getting scarce. Other
fruits are gradually dropping off tie mar
lset
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-02
Brief Analysis Of Money Situa-
tion Shown by the Clearing
House Statement.
EXCESS OF LOANS
OVER DEPOSITS SHOWN
Bankers Are Closely Watching
Trend Of Financial Currents
at Present Time.
METALS
WOOL
PRODUCE
BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.

BY Leosed Wire to The Tribune.
NEW YORK, Oct lon the stock ex-
change today prices held generally frm
but with no changes of consequence.
The weekend bank statement showed
surprising large decrease In surplus re-
serves. This was caused by the quite
unexpected loss OF SIS. 200, 900 cash, which
Is nearly double yesterdays expectations.
to counteract this shrinkage in actual
cash holdings. and the surplus reserve
falls no less than s12 SOC. 900 This leaves
an actual surplus OF not quite 1000. 900.
Ihere was a raise of the total outstand-
ing loan account above deposits for the
hrst time since July %. Excess OF loans
Is sl5 zoo, 600. A week ago deposits were
$40 600 above loans; four weeks ago
100000. In this week last year de-
posts exceeded loans by So, 800. 900 and
their excess at the opening OF October.
1908. was $4,000 900.
This is watched by banking interests
chiefly because IL has been a siusularly
accurate reflection OF underlying condi-
tions In the field OF financial credit Last
year II first appeared on October 80. when
the New York position was certainly un-
der considerable strain. The loan excess
rose 10 SIS, 900 900 on December last: re-
laxed with the inflow of new reserve
money which followed; disappeared with
the statement OF January 10: reappearcd
on March 10: rose as high as s27, 900. 600 on
April 30 and was not removed until the
statement of July % when Wall streets
forced liquidation was virtually COM
pleted.
This week marks the beginning OF the
autumn rise In money rates. It started
on the other side OF the Atlantic. with
rise in the Bank OF Germany discount
rates TO per cent followed by an ad-
vance on the part Of the Bank of Eng
land TO per cent. Open market dis
count rates rose 10 81 per cent at London.
AZ per cent at Berlin and q per cent at
Paris There was q slight change for
the better at all centers except Berlin
at the close OF the week New York
call loan figures moved UP to per cent.
which was regarded as a very moderate
rate, considering that preparations had to
be made for sl70. .000. 900 OF October inter-
Continued on Page Twelve.
Additional Market News on
Following Page.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-02
TONE
GOOD
4 Feeling in ALI Lines
Isspt Iron and Steel
Industry.
|GDS FOR OCTOBER
MISE TO BE ENORMOUS
Attempt to Put Brave
on Situation That
Is Uncertain.
PRESTON o. ADAMS.
U,re 10 The Tribune.

n Wire 10 Inc iiiou'
voRK Oct. 1.-The general
I, business world is good as the
:. opens. although ii must be
MAJ in some OF the important
outlook Is not as bright as IT
The greatest disappointment
.>rent relates 10 the iron and
.rr. The steel business Is
! the railways and the rail-
x,ltInr on the decision OF the
,,mmerce commission In re-
4, important question OF an ad-
height rates. which decision
. n sight. The hearing in Chi
n be followed by another at
\, and then probably the ar
NO and con, will be closed.
news OF opinion in railway and
sroles Is that the commission
= a decision as promptly as
4 the men who are finally TO
|, in the premises undoubtedly
!, importance Of the question
-. In the meantime, the
hasic industry shows a con-
|s;ead OF an expansion in vol
the,s has been some shading
kere and there. On the other
s!,ustion In the dry goods
distinctly good. Despite the
! of cotton, the distribution OF
his ahead steadily. and in the
M staples business appears TO
esnA and satisfactory basis.
ttrre Of the trade situation
ausine comment II not con-
b course OF our foreign trade.
!. eight elapsed months OF 1910
rs oi merchandise have eX-
4 Imports by almost $1,000. On
tss balance Of exports during
psfiod last year was nearly
! IN 1908. fully 23sO. OOO, 600; in
EE0, 900: in 1905, S25i 900. 900,
4, 1875. 900. 900 August brought
enent in tho tendency. there
n an excess OF more than
d Imports OF course the ship
~ Of our new grain and cotton
irade In our favor during the
months Of the year. but II is
|ihe balance Will fall very far