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Newspaper Page Text. -,y tr n '4 THE NEW AGE, PORTLAND, OREGON If R wwomon, member This Fact That in addressing Mrs. Plnkhaa yon are communicating with a ire-man a woman whose experience in treat las; woman's ills is greater than that f any living person male or female. A woman can talk freely io a wo man when it is revolting to relate her private troubles to a man. Many women suffer in silence and drift along1 from bad to worse, know ing full well that thoy should have immediate assistance, but a natural aaodeaty impels them to shrink from exposing themselves to the questions and prdbable examination of even their family physician. It is unneces sary. Without money or price you can consult a woman, whose knowledge irom actual experience is unequaled. Tyumen nurrenug irom any form of IMNMM Qeorgie's Gab I WW WSJ SJSJSJSJW Pa as nn Old Pea Don. Aunt Harriet's been vlsatlng Us lalt ly and She knows a Holo lot of things paw did when llo was yuug that ho never told us about. Paw says ninw encurridged her to tell them, but maw says it isn't so, Becoz she's Just as ashamed of them as paw. So paw says If they are enny way you could make a buddy from the country Long for the old sccus so hard they would start rite home, without letting on That you meant to hurt their feelings,' he would like to no About it, not But what Auut Harriet Is a kind hartcd old solo and means well, only it's a Bad thing to hnvo country relations that always Want to como Down stairs and talk when you havo cumpuy. After paw thot About It a Good deal ho says to maw ouo Day: "1 uo a skeem. We'll take a trip on tho Hole, and mebby Aunt Harriet mlto get seasick and Bo so dlscurrldged that ihe'll Want to go home. Then I can get her ticket before she Changes her mind and she'll haft to go." "But tho rest of us mlto get sick, too," maw told him, "and I don't be- female weakness are invited to frd J lettVC ,n tnK,uK auvnntldgo of peeplo la communicate with Mrs. Plnkham at. tuat wy enuyhow." "well," paw told her, "you can stay Home If you want to. "I never get seasick. I'm too much of a nold seo Dawg for that. Thcro's nothing makes me so Qlad as being on tho Water when It's ruff." Then he watched tho weather lie- ports till it sold they would bo storms GALVESTON AS IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. AND PROGRESSIVE SOUTHERN CITY. The Greateit Cotton Port and the Fifth Commercial City in the Untied States Uaa HI sen Before from tho Kurjr of btorm, Fire and Flood. Galveston, previous to tho devasta ting storm, was ono of the most beauti ful and progressive cities of the suuny South. Its history Indicates that It has been ono of the most unfortunate. Iu 1872 tho'cntlro eastern portlou of tho city was swept away by a tidal wave which followed a terrific storm that raged along the Gulf coast for three orphans' uouk. Lynn, Mass. All letters are received, opened, read and answered by women only. This is a positive fact not a mere tatement. It is certified to by the mayor and postmaster of Lynn and others whose letters, all in a llttlo book, Mrs. Plnkham has Just published, write for a copy, it is free. Thus rtaa necn established the eternal con 1 days. When tho city had recovered from this calamity and was built up In mora beautiful uuJ substantial style than ever, a devastating lire nearly de stroyed It In November, 1885. Its en . tcrprlslng citizens were not dismayed, I however, and tho city was soon rebuilt In August, 1891), It was Injured com mcrclally to a great extent by tho Bra the next Dny. So ho got tickets, and ton aood Iu whcu rlch rnMUK nnds ildenco between Mrs. Pinkhamandthe to,d us wo wcro 0ln8 ror tt boftt ridu- having an area of 1.380.000 acres were wnman nt AwiamU ut.t.1. 1 ' W it Attn fl a (rth mmi. T ! J . . . . women of Anicrioa which has never oeen broken and has Induced more than 100,000 sufferers to writo her for dvice during tho last few months. Out of tho vast volume of experience which she has to draw from, it is eaore than possible that she has gained the very knowledge that will help ,. .your case, She asks nothing In re- i -turn except your good-will, and her i dvloe has relieved thousands. Here are some of the cases we refer to: Mrm. Plnkhmm Helms Two Wommn Through Ohmnmm of Ufm mm Our mm Another of Sterility. Steam Their Letter. " Dkaii Mrs. Pixkuam I feel that it is owing to Lydia E. Plnkham'a Vege table Compound that I am alive to day. It has taken lue out of a sick feed where I bad lain for six weeks with a good doctor to tend me twice a ay. My trouble was change of life, had frequent hemorrhages. Yourmedl cine checked the flow right away. I ma nuw awe io ao an or work, ana backache is unknown, 'I am forty three years of age and enjoying good kealth." Mae. ANtriaFoexsa, Cascade Xeeks, Oregon. " Dram Mm. Ptxkham When I first wrote to you, I was In a very bad con dition. I was passing through the change of life, and the doctors said I Had bladder and liver trouble. I had muttered for nine years. Doctors failed to'domeauygood. Since I have taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Coin yound my health has improved very much. 1 will gladly recommend your snedlcino to others and am sure that it -win provo as greut a blessing to them as It has to me." Mrs. Gko. II. Junk, 01 Do Kalb Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. "Dkaii Mrs. Pixkuam It was my ardent doslre to havo a child. I had been married tlireo years and could eabt become n mother, so wrote to you to find out tho reason. After follow ing your kind advice and taking Lydla K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, I "became the mother of a beautiful haby boy, the joy of our home. He is a fat, Wealthy baby, thanks, to your medl cine." Mas. Mixua Vimumji, ttoe oe, N. Y. Two More Women Who Acknowledge the Helm they Have Receive from Mr mm Plnkham w "Drab Mrs. Pikkham The doctor eys I have congestion of the womb, and cannot help me. There is aching la the right side of abdomen, hip, leg, nd back. If you can do me any good, xilease write.1' Mm. Nina Cha.sk, Yulton, N. Y., December 30, 1807. "Dkab Mrs. Pixkham I followed your Instructions, and now I want everr woman suffering from female trouble to know how good your advice ad medicine is. The doctor advised an operation. I could not bear to think of that, so followed vour adrle. 2 got better right off. I took six bottles J or uyata E. l'inkham'a Vegetable Corn sound and used three packages of Sanative Wash ; also took your Liver Sills, and am cured." Mm. Nina Chasx, pulton, N. Y., December II, KM. "Dkab Mm. Pixkham Have been euffering for over a year and had three doctors. At time of raenstxuation I suffer terrible' pains in back and variea. I have headache nearly every day, and feel tired all the time. The doctor said my womb was out of place. Weald be so glad if you could holp me." Mm. Carl Voa, Sao City, Iowa, Aagust 1, 1898. " Please accept my mncere thanke for the good your advice and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done mo. I did everything you told aae to do, and used only three bottles, and feel better in every respect." Mm. Carl Voss, Sac City, Iowa, March M, 189. Wo got Aunt Grnco to take caro of Llt-i tie Albert nud the pupji and the Baby. It looked pritty ugly by the time wo Got reddy to start and mnw Wanted to Back out, but paw told her the Boat; was safo and they was no use being ia Caff. After we got out it commenct to Blow some moro and pritty soon maw went In the stnto Boom. submerged for eight days to a depth of two to twenty feet. Tho loss as esti mated bythe United Stntcs Depart ment of Agriculture was 17,414.000. Tho city has triumphed over all these adversities and will doubtless arlsa with Increased strength from tho pres ent appalling disaster, for It fs tho greatest seaport of tho South, belug connected with tho entire railway sys tem of the United States and Mexico hotueey In this same portion are three grain,elevators with an aggregate stor age capacity of 3.250,00 bushels. Tho Island from the north side Is connected with tho mainland by railroad bridges and 'tho longest wagon bridge In tho world, nearly two uilles In length. On the. south side of the city, beginning within tlfty yards of the medium gulf tide, the wealthy resident portion of tho city Is located and this was tho tlrst port to bo struck by tho full force of the recent storm and flood. All of the eastern end of tho city was washed away and some of the handsomest and most expensive residences were hero located. There was ono homo which alono cost tho owner over $1,000,000. Among the principal buildings of tho city arc, or were, the new custom house and postoUlcc, the cotton exchange, the Court House, tho Ball free school, the free public library, tho Uoman Catholic University of St. Mary, the John Sealoy Hospital and tho School of Medicine. of tho State University. All tho build 'v HISTORIC OLD FORT HAYS. Noted Spot In Kauaaa Where Thrill Ins Incident Occurred. One of the noted military posts of the country was Fort Hays, Kan. In 1800 Fort Fletcher wns built at the Junction of tho North Fork and Big Creek. In 1807 a Hood destroyed It drowned sev eral soldiers, and swept away mules, wagons, teutu and bnrracks. Then Gen. I'hll Sheridan chose a higher site, and Major GUIs of the Seventh United Suites Cavalry directed the building of tho new fort which wns begun at once. It was named Hays in honor of Gen. Alexnuder Hays, who commanded a di vision under Hancock In tho Civil War, and was killed In tho Wilderness :ampnlgn. Many noted ofllccrs' havo been sta tioned at Fort Hays. Gen. Phil Sheri dan was In command in 1808, and pre vious to that dnto Gen. Hancock direct ed military affair In that department. Gen. Custer mndo mnny of his remark able Indian enmnntens from there. Intra rt tlin ! m. innalHiinin.l . i ' fciiu VilJ MU1U LUUDUIILIUU UL1 I .. ... . .--. . . substantial and modem Hues. Tho city ie"; 1HT1 l,1B nitnna was had gas and electric light plants, i . "" r ?fi ?"din 1fU water works system valued a t ?IB0.000Kft "' Vth th SI5th,C1ftVftlrJr; and supplied from artesian wes and ffiJJ- r. L "".M!?.th!.E!! a number of first-class hotels. In 1803 msl college is to be established at the old fort, and the reservation land are., about to be turned Into a public park. ' The pictures of the armory and eS ccrs' quarters that accompany this ar ticle ore from photographs takes. short time ago. THE JUNQFRAU RAILWAY.. "It's a bad thing to Keep still when If'o MlIT" t.nnf .nl.1 ill..) lTnnrl,,, I . . . . ..- ..., j. iV. nu..., ........... nQ(I uavinK uirect lines of steamship uomo on, icts wnlK around." communication will, nil tin. emnt nnrt So they walked to tho front End of tho bont and back again, and Every llttlo whllo Sumbuddy would quit tak ing a nlntercst In where tho excursion was going, it didn't seem to encur rldgo paw much when they Would lie Down on tho tlorc nud not try to Con ceal their feelings, but ho kept Aunt Harriet walking pritty fast, till they went Around the boat about four times. Then you could seo that a nold set Dawg about tho sleo of paw had seri- communlcatlon with all the great ports or the world. It Is the largest cotton exporting point In tho United 8tatcs and among tho 127 foreign exporting points In tho country It holds tlfth place. During the year 1808 Its exports lucrensod $10,500,000 and Its export and Import trade Is now fully $100,000,000 a your. . Harbor Improvement. A leading cause of tho city's great commercial progress during tho post fow years Is tho harbor Improvements tho 'gross city valuations were $25,000, 000. Tho city debt was $1,750,000 and the officials had authority to Issue $1, 500,000 In bonds to ralso money for permanent Improvements, nnd It owned property to the vnlno of $1,055,500. The population, according to tho figures giv en by tho census bureau for 1000, Is 37, 780. nutorr or the City. Tho Island of Galveston was occupied by the famous pirate Latltto In 1817 and continued to bo his headquarters until his settlement was broken up In 1821. It Is believed by many that somewhere on tho Island are burled treasures of the pirate and many stories of romance have been woven about tho daring rover nnd his Islnnd home. The city of Galveston wns founded In 1837. It wo.. tho scene of stirring events during the Civil War. Tho Federal forces occupied the city Oct 8, 1802, but It wa rctnken by tho Confederates on Jnn. 1, 18U3. During before Its abandonment was Major John It Yard of the Eighteenth Infan try. Many years before ho had been there with tho Tenth (colored) cavalry. Iu connection with Custer, It may be iffii&3M&kam att" outs thots about Sumthlng. Tho bont made by tho national government, In wouldn't seem to stay straight for more j volvlng un expenditure of over $8,000, Than a quarter of a mlnlt at a time, coo. iu 1805 the depth of tho channel and paw kept his mouth shut tiro and over the bur was only twonty-ono feet got In a corner where they wasn't ( By tho construction of Jottles and other mutch going on except tho boat, . Improvements vhich were finished Iu "You better como ou and Walk some January, 1808, the depth wns Increased more," Aunt Harriot scd, "or you mlto i to twenty-elght feet nnd is still Increas got sick." 4 I inR at the rnto of six luches each year Taw gavo a kind of a grono nnd . owing to the action of tho wind nii ubvKRXMKXT HUII.niKO, OALVKSTOH. Tllk! AHMOUr AT KOBT MAYS. Shook hlu bed Every llttlo whllo sumbuddy would go past looking In a Bucket or mebby llo down on the lloro and not seem to Care whether tho peeplo that owned the tide. This depth of water permits the largest steamers to load nnd unload nt tho wharves. In nddltlou to being tho country's greatest cotton port, immense quantities of grain, lumber, live stock boat liked tho way thoy used It or not nnd dairy products aro scut through Paw shut his eyes and got to Breathing Galveston. Much of tho trraln from pritty hnrd, so Aunt Harriet shook him Kansas, Nebraska, Iown ami tho Da n llttlo nnd scd: kotas, which formerly went to Eastern "Hurry up. Let's walk somo more. J ports for shipment now goes to Gulves You don't look well." i ton becauso tho shippers can save In "Blame It, let mo alone," paw say charges by loading nt that port Tho "Can't you see " , lumber exports In 1898-0 amounted to Then ho shut his mouth quick, like II $1,247,014 nud In 1809, the port handled ho wns trying to hold ou to Sumthlng $200,000 wpith of eggs. Its trndo Iu with his teeth, and Aunt Harriet went llvo stock, dairy products and poultry away. has developed rapidly since tho burbor After whllo bIio camo back with out Improvements. uovkrxmkxt HUiLmxn, oalvkstoh. tho pnbt fow years thu United States has spiat $032,000 In the construction and equipment of coast fortifications near the city, liny of Oalvcaton. Tho bay of Galveston,, the mouth of which Is guarded by tho Island on which tho ely stands us a sentinel, Is a body of water with au area of about 450 square miles. It has nn Irregular coast Hue nud branches out Into various arms. It receives the San Jacinto nud Trlulty rivers and BulTalo Bayou. Ow ing to the Island being b-it llttlo higher than tho bay, Inundations havo often been threatened. The bay Is quite shal low Iu most parts, Ecntrauce to It Is through tho recently constructed deep wnter channel and flanking It on cither sldo are the stono Jottles llvo miles long. noted that tho last survivor of tho mcmornblo massacre on 'tho Little Big Horn In 1870 died Inst April In Chey enne, Wyo., when "Billy," the Gener al's old war horse, died. "Billy" was found wandering about on tho battle field, passed Into tho possession of Mr. Tkoiuns F. Tulbot, of Cheyenne, was kindly cared fur, nnd his body Hod burled In tho garden of tho Talbot resi lience, tho place being marked by a stono slab. After the fort had been built, Hnys City sprang up around It, nnd In early years It was an open question whether HuyH City or Dodgo City wns tho "tougher" place. In 1870 tho llttlo place bad thirty-seven saloons, every one a gambling place, most of them dance halls. Tho cowboy nnd the bluocoat mndo things lively In these resorts, for there wns no lovo lost between them. Ono night tho cowboys lynched thrco colored soldiers. Thoy wcro hung from the railroad bridge west of town, and their dead bodies were found dangling there the next day. For years tho place was the cowboys' trading point The surrounding coun- The lllshcat Hallway Station 1 -rope Cut Out of a Mock. We have only gono about half a telle) when the train stops. We are at Kotb stock Station, tho temporary termtaw) of the line. Gletschur Station was opea cil In tho Bummer of 1803, Kothstock only In August, 1800. It Is the highest railway, station In Ruropc, 7,000 feet above the sea, and 1,000 feet hlgkee than the mountain station of Pllatoav But what n station It 1st From the tun nel two cnvc-llke opeulngs arc cut out t tho faco of the precipice. One of these leads to a rocky platform on tho side of tho bold, tower-like crng of tho Elger Bothstock, which hero Juts out from the mouutaln wall. A small box with glazed windows Is tho ouly building. It stands In tho archway of rock, aad serves as tho station master's otllce, for there Is n station master In blue uni form nud bright red cap, with a stasT ef ono boy to nsslst him. When tho 11m hns progressed further the station will bo larger and better equipped, with dia log and waiting rooms cut out of the rock nud a number of bed-rooms foa travelers who do not caro to go la one Journey up to tho rarefied air of the higher regions. The tunnel Is now betas driven beyond Bothstock. The work of excavation Is done by six boring asa. chines, driven by electricity. These cat out a number of horizontal bore kelee, nnd when they have gono deep enough cartridges of dynamlto are fixed la them, tho hot era and the workmen are withdrawn to a safe dtstanco, and the fuses are fired by means of nn electrie switchboard. Then the debris Is cleared nway, tho sides nnd roof of tho tunaet aro roughly trimmed to shapo with pick and chisel, nud tho borers are brought up for another attack. Tho rock la m hard that even with tho best worketa and tho best appliances tho advance la slow. Thcro nro over six miles of tun nel yet to bo made, besides tho excava tion work nt tho stations nnd the bor Ing of tho (reat vertical shaft for the elevator nt tho top, a shaft about 258 feet deep. Ten yenrs will seo It all lav ished, says Herr Gobat From the Bothstock arches one has a glorloaa view down tho valley of Grludelwald. Tho permanent sintlon about half a mile further on, to bo known as "The Grlndclwnld Gallery," will command even a better prospect The Hue will then curvo through and round the mountain to Elger Station 10,030 feet high. This station will look out aae , the fields of Ice aud snow bctweea the Elger and the Schreckhorn. The rail way will then run under the summit ef tho Monch to the Alotsch Guggl Glaeier Station, In, the rocks above the Jnag- ri Ji. js jnwnaBOnamaaTmQ& r ,, T . "essawesBsBal Bad Caso of Lockjaw. Lunch basket and snt Down besldt paw. Ho didn't seo her, becoz ho wnt holding his faco shut with both bauds. Location nni Description. Galveston Is situated on the northeast extremity of Galveston Island at tho mo sad to look at tho Basket, but you oi of Seen pnw when Aunt Harriet took out a ham sandwich and held II over tords him aud sea: "Here, try to eat this, Mebby It mite ticttio your stummlck." I didn't feel a Bit hungry nnd It made mouth of Gulvestou Bay, tho entrancq iu tvmgu ia luruugu mo cuannei be tween tho city aud tho southwest polut of the peninsula of Bolivar. Tho Island Is twentyeven miles long, runs north fast and southwest, and is from one tnd one-half to three and ouo-hnlf miles Paw got a smell of the sand which i wide. Where tho city Is built It Is ono nrtd then Jumped up and Stnrted to run 1 ono-hnlf miles wide. It Is Intor for tho sldo of tho boat, but fell over n Iected with many small bayous nnd fello that was sitting on tho Flore hold- bordered through Its wholo length on Ing a girl's Bed, and not minding it u,e s'f sIde " amooth, hard beach, much, becoz I guess ho didn't have on t forming a splendid drive and unBur his best suit. i passed bathing. On this beach Is the I got Into the room where Maw wns, ' magnificent Sea Beach Hotel. Tho then, and when It wasn't so ruff enuv streets of the city are but a fow feet more. Aunt Harriet came leading paw nbove lho Iercl ot the bar- They In, aa pall as a goast Maw ast blm It Mrm )Pmkham haeFHty Amove mm Film mt Her Ot f loo-She Makoe mo State mmmtm Shm Oammmt Prmvm We love those whom : defend. we can piotcot Bast CoSb SAp. fuua 0x Cm H . QM latu. Soto r enmuu.JfJM- he thot we would Ever get Home nllve, but he put his hed under tho wash Stand nnd didn't Say eunythlng. , After the boat was back all Bite and we Were on Dry laud again Aunt Har riet says to paw: "I think of you would of Just kept on walking Around you'd of been all rite." "Well," paw told her, "they nro one Thing I've always notust Anamuli don't get see sick, and tno more refined peeple Get tho less their stummlcks'll stand." "Is that so?'1 Aunt Harriet sed. "That saprlses me, becoz I never saw n Stum mlck that stood mpro than yours did tv to-day. It was cnuff to tear It to pieces twenty times." So Aunt Harriet hasn't got dlscur rldged enufl to go homo Yet Chicago , Times-Herald. SE m "(mamW . . lUlinlfB saaa A tMt siEsSRaJffleV- MBA JmWtSfavmmmmMmm a Mh sssmmsmSZZaZmsst y JsweMBM mammml mumr- . J mmmTummaWWmZMmrJlMiMmlMlS' iSisSumsxgrff OFFlOKltH' BOW, FOBT HAYS. Gold, and Lend. ."3 WASOXIO TKMPLK. wide and straight and the residence After keeping a cylinder or gold and I !"arters are beautiful, abounding Iu nf loud tniroiht- for four voir. n , luxuriant gardens shaded with mag- munit kk decrees Fahrenheit-flint Ik. i , "ollas and oleanders. During the sum- comparatively cool temperature-Sir W. I ,ner moab thousands ot pleasure itnLprts-Austen found that the cold had ' seekers from nil parU of the South go f lowly but surely made Its way Into, or mixed with, tho load. The man who borrows trouble doesn't have to pay It back but he never gets done paying Interest to Galveston to enjoy the many attrac tions of the city and Its surroundings On the bay, or north side of the city, is tho commercial section, with wharves stretching along for nearly two miles, lined with sheds aad large storage A "Whistling People. The natives of Goniera. one of tho Canary Isles, converse with one an other by whistling on their lingers. It Is posslblo to understand u message a mile off. Each syllable of a word has its own peculiar souud. Gomeru Is cut up by a number of deep glens, which are not bridged over, and as It would otherwise bo Impossible for tho Inhab itants on separate sides of a glen to talk with one another without going n long way round to meet, they have hit upon the wbUtllug device an tho best, means of communication. Thought He Was Having Money. Hiram Hurry up, Muudy, an' gll away from this bulldlu', Maudy What's yer hurry, ni7 Hiram (chuckling) The feller In the elevutcr forgot ter collect our fares, Truth. Almost every girl of sixteen has her mind made up that some day she will have a sou named Do Mountvllle, or u daughter named Geraldlne. About all some men are willing to do for a living la to breathe regularly. try was a vast cattlo range. Ou Aug. ..'!, 18(19, Wild Bill (William Hlckock) was elected marshal, and whllo ho wns 'u command he killed four men. Ono of them was n soldier of Custer's Seventh Iteglment, and Mr. Hlckock deemed It ludlclous to leave town beforo tho ex piration of his term of ofllce, ho saying that he had no contract to whip thu wholo army. In August, 1872, Bony Donovnn wns arrested on n churgo of horse-stealing, ind was confined tu tho Jail In tho base ment of tho court house. Ono ulght iomo ono shot him dead there, nud II red tho court house. It burned down, aud all thu couuty records wero do itroyed. Tho new court house llkewlso burued down. Then another was built that yet stands. A "placo with a history" Is a small tract of land northwest of Hays City. It coutalns tho graves of forty-five per ions, many of thenl unknown, who met violent deaths In various affrays or by assassination. "Boot Hill Is tho name )f this neglected place, chosen because most of the corpses wero burled with their boots on. In May, 1807, Lookout stngo station, lx miles west of Hays, was raided by Indians, aud four men were killed nud icalped, loiter the same year six rail road section hands met a llko fato near Victoria, fifteen miles east of Hays. Another railroad laborer was killed by Indians, dying with his shovel In his bands. A contractor living near town was shot dead by an arrow which whizzed through a kuotholo In tho sldo 3f bis shanty, His widow became crazy Iu consequence, nud rodo about tho country, seeking revenge, n terror to tho superstitious redskins. She got Into print as the "Wild Huntress of thu Plains.' But In 1870 Hays City began to Im prove, Indians occasionally camo to town, got drunk, aud engaged Iu rows with citizens or soldiers, but nothing serious resulted. In 1889 tho old fort was abnudnucd, and Hays City has de veloped lute one of the most thriving little towns of the West, surrounded by vast wheat fields, tho tenantless bulldlugs of tho fort alone reminding tho visitor of tho stormy days of the past. And oven they will soon bo but ft memory, for an agricultural and nor- frnu Joch. This station will look dowa ou the great Aletsch Glacier, tho largest lu Kurope; and tho giant pyramid of the Juugfruti will rise close in front of It Beyond tho station tho lino will pass through tho sharp, narrow rldgo of rock that supports tho Ice of tho Juag frnu Joch. It will nsceud b,y n steep grado lu tho heart of tho great rocky rib that Juts out eastward from the summit; nud It will then curvo nud zig zag around the coue, always deep In the live rock, ending nt last In a large chamber, from which tho lift will he worked which will carry the traveler up tho last 250 feet, nud from, which be will stop out upon tho summit platform. Cassell. Precious Stones, Many of tho precious stones now owued by Queen Victoria formerly be lougcd to Indian princes, Tho famous Koh-1-Noor cumu Into her possession oa the annexation of tho I'uujab In 18-10. Ouo of tho lurcst gems lu Queen Vic toria's collection hi n green diamond ot marvelous beauty. It has never beea set Sho owns three crowns. Thoinoat nrtlstlc one, which was mado ova forty years ago, Is of gold, literally cev cred with diamonds. It Is composed of 2,073 white diamonds and 523 ruble, besides many smaller stones. Before this crown was mado the Queen were a gold band studded with nreeloua stoues. This baud Is to Imj seen In moat of her earlier portraits. Tho great crown, which rests in the Towor, la over 100 years ohl. Tho Queen is sentimentally attached to pearls, as Is the German Empress, who bus flno specimens In her Jewel cases; but as she did not wear them enough they lost their color, and had to bo Immersed In sea water for several months before they regained their beau ty. This process Is not often resorted to, but It was eutlrely successful iu this case. Peculiar Graves In Zululand. Tho most curiously decorated grave In tho world are tho natives' graves Is .ululaud, Somo of theso mounds are gjirulshed with the bottles of medldn used by tho departed In their final JU ness, and tho duration of the Illness la guessed by the number ot bottle. vie Ml v-;l v 8 tl Av.." j..