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mile or more further on the trai,
comes upon the Nevada Falls. tho
same stream which at this point forms
a sloping falls six hundred feet in
height and in point of beauty rivals
the Yosemite and Bridal Veil, al
though 1t is of an entirely different
type. and Is regarded as one Of the
most remarkable waterfalls In the
world. Its leaps are made by twists
and turns. and it swishes out of pot
holes in Its descent until the water
is so churned that it becomes a mass
OF white foam. Indeed, at distance
the profile view makes the falls APP
pear like a great mass OF snow. The
setting of the Nevada Falls is par
ticularly beautiful with the Liberty
| Cap and Mount Broderick at it's back.
The travellers diSmount there to give
the horses a rest before the climb up
the zig-zag trail begins-an ingenious
path built up against the side of the
mountain. Half an hour later Glacier
Point Is reached and the tired riders
dismount to feast their eyes on the
glories of miles of snow-capped noun
ta!ns. .@ rs 3tss
Standing on the hanging rock at this
point at an altitude of seven thou
sand and thirty-two hundred feet
above the level of the valley beneath.
one gazes outward toward the high
Sierras and beholds a panorama of
natural beauty perhaps unsurpassed
in the world for each peak or series OF
peaks rises higher. terrace-llke. until
the view Is lost in the meet Of the
mountains and the sky. The MERGED
River may be traced for miles almost
l. tI,,x,
Of silver it seems to lay upon the gray
rocks or the green mountain sides or
even lost now and then as 1t appears
to mingle with the perennial snow-
{capped hills, winding it's way by leaps
and bounds from It's small beginning
lin the lofty peaks far beyond Until 1t
reaches the valley, big. rushing river.
IOne looks down on the Yosemite FAILS
and El Captain with It's Widows Tears
scarcely visible from this distance
South Dome looms up in all It's ma
testy; the Liberty Cap lifts its mighty
head toward Its place IN the sum;
the VernaI Falls and the Navada Falls
ARE seen shining in the green gorge,
while the hotel in the valley appears
like a tiny hut Late IN the
afternoon as the sun passes over the
mountains edge its rays bring out the
beauty and grandeur of that eastern
view. First the entire eastern landf
scape is aglow with the soft, even light
of the departing day playing upon the
hills and mountains and streams and
!. snow and ice-a scene OF indescribable
beauty: and as shadows gather one by
one the peaks lose the blaze of the sun
until some lofty spire in the dim dis
lance gives the last kiss to another
day and darkness falls over the land
and this is one of the many charms
of that most delightful spot-the Is-
I. - -.
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trunk. the circumference of which Is
about ninety-six feet. Another tree
known as the Grizzly Giant. is nearly
ninety-four feet in circumference and
twenty-five people can barely encircle
It's girth touching finger-tips. The
first branch Is practically a treo in
itself, being ten feet in diameter and
one hundred and twenty-five feet from
the ground. 1t still ripens its seed
with unfailing regularity although the
botanists declare that 1t has already
reached the ripe old age OF five thou
sand years.
The Yosemite, too. Is a reverend
there Half Dome with its glacier swept
sides and lofty Mount Starr King are
worthy the prowess OF an expert, while
Eagle Rock, Ell Captain, North Dome
and the Three Brothers will keep the
amateur mountain climber busy.
Glacier Point.
The greatest OF all trips in the
Yosemite is the one to Glacier Point.
and anybody who can sit upon the
back of a trail horse may make the
journey in safety. Starting from the
hotel early in the morning the guide
leads one through the hower-covered
meadows and into the woods along
shady trail to what is known as
Mirror Lake--a little body Of water
nestled at the foot of a peak which
lis reflected in its waters with ~u"h per
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Mrs. Alta Williams, Resident Of Beu-
ma Vista, Passed Away at
the Hospital on
Saturday.
BODY AT SISTERS HOME
Will be Taken to Revere, Mo-, This
Evenins-Funera to be Held
on Monday Aft
ernoon.

Mrs. Alta Williams, a resident of
Buena Vista, settlement a short
distance from the Des Moines river
bridge, passed away at 1895 o'clock
on Saturday afternoon at st. Joseph 3
hospital, following an operation for
goiter. Mrs. Williams was rushed tn
the hospital on Friday when it became
evident that quick measures were
necessary to save her life. Her con-
dition was such, however, that she
failed to regain consciousness follow
ing the operation and died in few
hours.
The body was taken to the home Of
Huff, at 316 South Eighth street,
where it will remain until this even
ing. The remains will be shipped to
the old home at Revere, Mo-, at 800
o'clock this evening and the funeral
will be held there Monday afternoon
at 9 o'clock.
Mrs. Williams maiden name was
Alta Painter and she was born at
Peakesville, Mo-, on February 20. 1882.
She was married there on April ~,
1905, to Alonzo Williams, who survives
her with the following three children,
Eston, Raymond and Velmarose VII
liams.
Following their marriage they NOV.
ed to Revere, which remained theis
home until three years ago. at which
time they moved to Buena Vista. Mr..
Williams is farmer. The decedenf
was member of the Christian church
for many years and possesses host
Of friends in this vicinity and in the
Missouri towns where she has resided
Her mother and father, Mrs. and
Mr. S. w. Painter, of Revere, survive
with the following sisters: Mrs. w
A. Price, Revere; Mrs. A. A. Clemens,
Pennington; Mrs. Ernest Williams,
Mrs H. M. Huff and Miss Lenna Paint
er Of this city
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the output of a factory with a mini
mum Of labor Nineteen of these ma.
chimes have been installed in the
factory of the company of which he
is a member. me machine will aver
age 100 gross of button moulds per
day.
Henry Mund of Rocky Run and Geo
'Schildman of Walker, will soon install
private electric plants in their homes
to be operated by gasoline engines
with storage batteries. John c. Mes
bit has wired the two residences for
electric lighting. 1t will not be many
years before the water power company
will supply our farmers with light
heat and power by transmission wire
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The Warsaw Gate CITY
Warsaw, ILL.,, Nov. z, 1915.

is studying designing with Miss Fan.
ME Ehle, the modiste. r
Mrs. c. W. Willis and daughter
Martha Jane, and Mrs. F.. ]. Moser,
her son Wallace and daughter, Belle,
all of St. Louis, are at the home Of
the ladies' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
P. Wallace and will remain sons
time. Mrs. Willis being in the care
, of a physician, that she may recover
her health, the children will be
placed in the schools here.
Mrs. J. M. Kits of Kirkville, Mo-.
has returned home after a pleasant
visit with her sister, Mrs. ]. A. White,
Miss Emily Hill is visiting at the
home of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Hill of Beaver Dam, Wis.
She viii remain for about six weeks.
John. M. Hungate was one OF the
out Of town guests at the reception
and dancing party given by Mr.. and
Mrs. c.. r. Joy Of Keokuk, at the Blks
club, to introduce to society their
daughter, Miss Mildred.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. L. Hay have
gone to New Orleans for month or
So
Mrs. J. P. Ingle of Keokuk, wife
of Superintendent Ingle of the Keo-
kuk Electric Co., entertained Mrs
Arthur Kuse at an afternoon tea on
Wednesday last.
Speaking Of factory payrolls per
week, the Popel-Giller pay roll is no
small item and the money is all
spent in Warsaw. ..,.....
Mrs. A. e. Edwards delightfully."- en-
tertained on Thursday evening last,
the pastor, elders, trustees and their
wives of the Presbyterian church. p.
Henry Dross, for years an invalid.
was on the street the past week in his
wheel chair and shaking hands with
old friends. 1t was good to see him
able to be out. a.
Mrs. H. A. Brinkman returned on
Tuesday from a several weeks visl!
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brinkman
of Berwyn, one of Chicago's suburbs
John M. Hungate is a delegate tc
| the Mississippi River Improvement
association convention which meets IN
| Quincy, December 1 and 2.
| Miss Madeline Web, stenographel
! with the c. B. & Q. railroad, Burling
ton, has returned from trip to Den
| yer, Colo, Omaha and Lincoln Nebr.
and has resumed her duties.
Saturday was a lovely summer day
and our country cousins were IN II
more than usual number.
! John Schram, superintendent Of
the button factory, was in Browning
and Pekin recently loading three cars
OF shells for the Canadian factory o.
the Mississippi Pearl Button Co. The
factory here is full handed and j
looks as IL a second factory would bt
needed or an addition to the presen
one. Button cutters are turned ava,
almost daily.
Warsaw and vicinity has families
who have relatives in both German
and French armies now engaged II
4 the European war.
Edwin Klump who was operated o.
in a. hospital in Quincy some tw
weeks ago, is expected home Sunday
Miss Clara Reichman pleasantly Ell
tertained a few of her young lad!
friends at a Z o'clock dinner last Sat
urday evening.
julius G. Breitenstein Of the indie
pendent Button and Machine Co.
Chicago, has designed new buttol
machine which will greatly increase
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A Short Sketch Of
This Beautiful Ma
tional Playground
of the Sierras.
Copyright. 1915. by The International
Syndicate. -

Copyright. 1915 by The }nternauonai
Syndicate.
~ EW places in the world present
- within such a narrow compass
SO. much natural beauty as the
Yosemite Valley-so much so
that one hardly knows where to begin
or what to say or when to stop revel-
ing about its charm.
The Yosemite was discovered and
named by the Indians. its name signi-
flying big Grizzly Bear" The Red
Men were awed at the sight Of its
glacier marked battlements, Its sheer
precipices and its mighty waterfalls.
and they looked upon 1t with sort
of reverence. Probably the first white
man who saw the wonderful canyon
was DR.. Bunnell, IN the Winter OF
1s49. He was ascending the old Bear
Valley trail from Redley's Ferry on
the MERGED River when IAN Immense
cliff doomed up apparently to the sum-
NIT OF the mountains" This was the
mighty Ell Captain, one Of the great
peaks of the Yosemite.
Made A National Park.
In 1890 the Y Yosemite and surround
ing forests total area Of thirty-six
miles in length by forty-eight in
breadth was granted by Congress to
the State Of California as reserva-
ton, and in 1905 1t was re-ceded to
the Federal Governm ent by that State
and became known as The Yosemite
National4Pa
The climb Ia made by easy stages
to the floor Of the valley four thou
sand feet above the level of the sea.
Then all at once the grim sentinels
which stand like guardians at the
entrance come into view and at least
tour mighty waterfalls are visible
through the shadows of the pines. All
Nature Is alive and the twittering OF
birds and the odor OF flowers soon
reach the ears and nostrils Of the
traveller.
Then the Bridal Veil Fall Is
reached. This stream is fully thirty
feet wide and falls a distance of six
ed feet, then rushes over a pile
OF rocks and makes a leap OF three
hundred feet more. From one point
OF View the break in the stream Is
not visible and 1t appears as an I'M
broken fall OF nine hundred feet. Like
Niagara 1t has its moods. and IN or
der to see its real beauty 1t must be
visited many dmes-not q difficult
thing to do Tor 1t II not over mile
from the hotel It derives its name
from the nlmy, lace-like effect OF the
water as 1t In swayed by the wind
which at times makes 1t resemble
huge lace bridal veil, while at other
-ae Vt waves backwa-s crd forward
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A demonstration of the effective
ness of a fire extinguisher on gaso-
line fires, this afternoon in front OF
the engine house, was highly success
full. A bonfire was made OF boxes
saturated with gasoline; the fire was
instantly extinguished.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fletcher of
Hamilton, visited several days the
past week with Mrs. Fletcher's father,
John Stephens.
George Goetz took his little daugh-
ter to ST. Joseph's hospital at Keokuk
Friday, to have her neck operated on.
She passed through the operation
heroically and will be home Monday.
The Warsaw men interested in the
mems forward movement, have been
invited to take part at banquet in
Keokuk. This, banquet is to be ar
ranged by the Keokuk mems meeting
at St. Paul's hall. The date Is set for
Thursday, November IS.
VIM. Walcott has returned to his
home In Colorado after brief visit
here. He visited Monroe, Iowa, en-
route, where his sister, Mrs. john
Murray resides.
Warsaw Lodge No. 257 A. F. & A.
day, Friday, November II. Quincy Ma
sons will confer the third degree at
$3.50 p. M in the opera house; banquet
at 5: 80 p. m. in Masonic temple. A
large representation of the Warsaw
lodge will be present.
E. A.. Kimber of Hamburg, Ark, has
returned home after several weeks
stay in this part Of the state which
has been pleasant and profitable to
him.
On Monday night, the Warsaw Elks
will be the guests of c. F. Alderman
at the Grand opera house, Keokuk.
when Kibble's Uncle Toms Cabin
troupe, of which he is manager, Will
present that old, but ever popular
drama. Seats have been reserved for
his guests.
On November IA, series of revival
meetings will be inaugurated by the
members of the Baptist church, to be
conducted by Rev. Hafer Of Normal,
ILL.,, state evangelist. The meetings
will be held in the Campbell building
formerly known as the Roesler) on
Main street, two doors west Of Third
street. ..-...... -..#....
John Althor OF Way1and, while on
the levee this morning, was about to
fall from a heart attack, when hap
PLY Marshal Bennett saw and caught
him, saving him from serious injury
and possibly death. He was taken uT
town and a physician called at once
He soon revived and was able to re
turn home.
The infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Paar, Frank Jr., fell while a,
play in the yard at his home, ano
broke his collar bone. He is improv
ing nicely.
Next Monday evening the city coun
Gil will further consider the proposed
white way street lighting contract.
| Walter Gi1ler has returned from
business trip to st. Louis.
F. Fageol had two rfbes broken II
his right side while trimming trees a
Seventh and Webster streets, the
limb of tree breaking and striking
him in the side. --,zz ne.
Mr.. W. P. Hamm ond celebrated hi
eighty-sixth birthday Tuesday, NO
vember 1. He bids fair to live cen
fury. 3. cf,,;sf...,-. ...,-..
Miss Elsie ,.Mattern Of Donnellson
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its white foam down the dark canyon
in a staid. orderly manner and keep
ing the foliage on its sides green by
its incessant baptism. The river at
this point is about eighty feet wide
and the drop is over three hundred
and fifty feet A trail leads to the
top where there is a level plateau
over which the climber may walk in
safety along the river as 1t comes from
Emerald Pool and watch the chang
ing color Of the water as it leaps over
the preciDfca
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fectness that 1t Is extremely difficult
in a photograph to tell which is refiec-
ton and which is the original. The
horses are mounted at this point and
then begins a journey Of scenic grand
eur unexcelled in any land The road
runs beside the restless MERGED River,
past the Happy Isles and over the
bridge near the Silver Apron, a por-
ton of the river which is a miniature
Niagara whirlpool
After a while you catch a glimpse
of +he glorious VarraI F-,1'e pourin r.
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NOTICE..

The Elks' club have made ar
rangements with Miss Harris to con-
duct dancing school In the Elk's
ball room beginning Monday night,
Nov. 8. 1915, on which night the Elks
will give their first Of series Of
dancing parties to be given this sea
son. Invitations having been mailed
prior to making these arrangements,
we take this method Of notifying our
members and friends. Instruction
from s to g.; dancing from to -.
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE.
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FUNERAL NOTICE.

GREENE-The funeral service; for
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Green, widow of ].
Harvey Greene, will be held at $3.50
Sunday morning at Oakland cemetery.
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For Mr.. Hiteheoek's 6enefit.
Omaha Bee: Nebraska never had
but one United States senator who
did not want to be reelected and
never had but one United States SEN
ator who succeeded in being re-e1ec-
ted.
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day, after visit with her sister, Mrs,
SC@T. Miller. s,E8|f'r' sF-s'. e
Mrs Pauline Lynn Of Chicago, who
has been visiting her brother, Mr.. d.
A. Trieber, has left to visit friends in
Pennington, Iowa.
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PERSONALS.

Charles Wiesemann is in Dodge City,
Kansas. for an extended visit with
relatives. az .a Il (" Ess2saosss's
Mrs. Josephine Atterberry OF La
Grange, returned to her home Satur-
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BY the Way
Waterloo Times-Tribupe: What be-
comes of all the second hand saloon
fixtures?
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Rubbing 1t In.
Perry Chief: Just as matter OF
news to the Iowa people who have
moved to California, a Perry lad pick
ed a big bunch of violets yesterday.
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TINY RED P|MPLES
ON DAY old CHILD
Got Larger. Hair All Came Out
H Cried Terribly. Could Not Sleep.
Had to Walk Floor to Quiet Him.
Used Cuticura and Now Well.

." La Crosse: Kansas. When my son was
one day old he began breaking out ON his
face in tiny red pimples that seemed to itch.
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as he was uneasy and couldn't
sleep. The pfmples got larger
and changed to water blisters.
They would break and run and
cause new ones to break out
until he was covered all over
with a thick crust His head
was so bad we were afraid to
wash It almost. All his hair
came ont We kent, him on n
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pillow for fear Of breaking the blisters.
Every time they broke they seemed to
smart and burn. as he would cry terribly.
The eruption dishgured the baby. We had
to walk the floor with him to quiet him.
when he was four weeks old bought
cake of Cuticura Soap and box Of Ointment.
The first time used them he slept better
than he had for long time He Is now. at
the age Of nine months. well" tsigncd)
Mrs. John W. Sutcliffe. June 80. 1914.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With 32-p. Skin Book on request. Adj
dress postcard "Cuticura, Dept. T, Boz
tom, Sold throughout the world.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-02
ONE MILLION BRITISH
 ON WESTERN FRONT
Germans Have Not Gained Foot of Ground Since
 April, Says Asquith

London, Nov. 2, All D. m.-In his address before the house of commons this afternoon Premier Asquith stated that Field Marshal Sir John French, commander of the British forces on the Franco-Belgian front, was now in command of nearly one million men. MT. Asquith said the total casualties in France and Flanders amounted to 77.0OO.
 He asserted the Germans had not made net gain of a foot of ground since April.
 Reviewing the work of British sub- marines in the Turkish campaign, the premier said that in the Sea of Mar mora they had sunk or damaged two battleships, five gunboats, one torpedo boat, eight transports and 197 supply ships.
 The premier asserted the finincial situation of Great Britain was serious, and that the nation must be prepared to make far greater sacrifices than it had yet done to enable it to sustain the burden imposed by the war.
 MT. Asquith said there was full agreement between Great Britain and France to maintain the independence of Serbia and not let her become the Frey of the sinister and nefarious combination of Germany, Austria and Bulgaria"
 Premier Asquith said he strongly believed the recruiting plan of the Earl of Derby would succeed and that compulsion would be unnecessary.
 The premier accepted his full share of responsibility for the first attack on the Dardanelles, which resulted in failure, with the loss of several capital ships. He said this attack was made after full investigation and concentra- tion with navy experts, and that it was sanctioned by the government, not withstanding some doubts in the mind of the governments principal naval adviser.
 MT. Asquith asserted that he was confident as ever that the allies were going to carry their righteous cause to a triumphant issue; and he was not going to shift the burden from his shoulders until satisfied he was unable to bear it. He would not surrender the task so long as he en- joyed health and the confidence of the king and the country.
 The announcement was made by Premier Asquith that former Premier Venizelos of Greece, whose advocacy of intervention in the war on the side of the entente allies led to his resig- nation asked France and Great Britain on Sept. 21 for 15O,0O0 men, with the express understanding that Greece would mobilize.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-02
WALKER HERE TO SEE
 HIS WIPES DEAD BODY
Paroled from State Prison in Custody of
 Guard.

l under special guard from the state prison William F. Walker was brought here today from .Wethersfield
 on Cedar street, there to look upon i the face of his dead wife. The whole matter was conducted with the great I est of secrecy and the visit to the ] house was executed without exciting l the slightest suspicion. In fact near 1 neighbors of the family were unaware l that Walker had been here until he had left. He did not attend the funer- al, which was held from the house at o'clock this afternoon, but came there this morning and was permitted l to spend an hour at the house. The i journey from the prison was made in l closed automobile and all curtains were drawn. Walker was in the cus- tody of a special deputy in whose charge he was placed by Warden Ward A. Garner.
 Walker was granted permission to
 visit the bier of his wife at a special
 meeting of the board of parole yester- day. It is said to be the first time any prisoner was ever allowed outside state prison. #
 Walker wept copiously while he gazed on the face of his dead wife and also when he met his relatives. He knelt at the side of his wife for nearly an hour. He left to take up his prison life again shortly before noon.
 So far as is known, this was Walk
 CTS first visit to New Britain since
 that eventful February day in 1907
 when he departed after having footed
 the Savings Bank of New Britain of
 over half a million dollars. Walkers
 absence, as will be recalled, became
 known when a telegram from New
 -orl< reached here stating that he had
 been killed by the cars. The investiga-
 ton into his accounts which followed
 revealed his staggering defalcations
 and the biggest sensation that ever
 occurred in New Britain followed.
 Despite diligent work upon the part
 of the police and Pinkertons, he was
 not located until the following De-
 cember when his arrest took place in
 mining camp, 100 miles east of En-
 senada, Lower California. United
 States Counsel Bailey at Ensenada gave the clue which led to Walkers arrest and eventually received a por- tion of the reward offered for the bankers capture.
 Walker, however, was not brought back to Connecticut without trouble He fought every attempt to extradite him, but eventually the legal red tape was unwound and the defaulter was brought back. He was taken directly
 to Hartford, and there arraigned on a, l bench warrant being charged on four l counts with embezzlement to which
 he pleaded guilty. On each count, he l was sentenced to serve from one to | i've years, making his possible term | In prison twenty years. Walker was | convicted in July 1908, and has there 1 fore been in prison over seven years. l A movement has recently been inaug- urated by the Connecticut Baptist so- ciety to have him pardoned.