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GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS, CAIRO, GEORGIA.
(MSeSA^eRDE
Pc AT! ON AL.
tourists’ camp
I T APPEARS Btrange that the
greatest of American prehistoric
ruins, those now Inclosed In the
Mesa Verde National park in
southwestern Colorado, should have
escaped discovery until 1888. Years
before, innumerable ancient rulnB left
In several other states by the ances
tors of the Pueblo Indians had been
described and pictured. They had
been the subjects of popular lectures;
they had been treated In bookB of
science and books of travel; they had
become a familiar American specta
cle. Even the ruins in the Mancos
canyon In Colorado were explored as
early as 1874. W. H. Jackson, who
led the government party, found there
many small dwellings broken down by
the weather. The next year he was
followed by Prof. W. H. Holmes, later
chief of the bureau of American eth
nology, who drew attention to the re-
markablo stone towers so character
istic of the region.
But these discoveries attracted little
attention because of their inferiority
to the better-known ruins of Arizona
and New Mexico. Hnd either of the
explorers followed up the side canyon
of the Mancos they would have then
discovered ruins which are, in the
words of Baron Gustav Nordensklold,
the talented Swedish explorer, “so
magnificent that they surpass any
thing of the kind known In the United
States."
This explains why, delvers In li
braries find so little about the Mesa
Verde. Most books and magazine
articles were written when cliff dwell
ings were a novelty.
Monument of Bygone Ages.
Baron Nordensklold thus describes
in his book, “The Cliff Dwellers of the
Mesa Verde," the discovery of the
wonderful dwellings In this Bide can
yon of the Mancos:
"The honor of the discovery of
these remarkable ruins belongs to
Richard and Alfred Wetherill of Man
cos. The family owns large herds of
cattle, which wander about on the
Mesa Verde. The care of these herds
often calls for long rides on the mesa
216 feet, and its greatest width eighty-
nine feet.
In places were rooms original
ly three stories in height, the final
story at present having no roof ex
cept the top of the cave, but most of
the rooms now to be seen are on the
first floor, although in some places a
second Btory is still standing. There
have been traced 114 separate rooms In
this great structure, besides eight sub
terranean ceremonial chambers,
known as klvas. It has been estimat
ed that the building had a population
of about 350 natives.
Cliff palace, the second of these im
portant ruins, 1b nearly three times
the size of Spruce Tree house, and
has over 200 rooms. It was repaired,
in 1900 and now presents a very re
spectable appearance to the visitor.
Like Spruce Tree house, it is in a
cave, the roof of which arches about
seventy-five feet above it, and is lo
cated in Cliff canyon, the floor of
which is several hundred feet above
the level of the canyon. It is ap
proached by means of steps cut in the
rock, and ladders.
Deep under the debris which cov
ered the lower entrance of Cliff pal
ace the excavators found the ancient
entrance to the building, which leads
by a gradual slope to the center of
the village.
These wonderful archeological
ruins present to the visitor unusual
opportunities to see the early type of
dwellings, and offer to the student op
portunity to study early life, construc
tion in, buildings and religious and
secular ceremonies of the ancient cliff
dwellers.
Castle Is Most Wonderful.
Only recently there has been discov
ered, across the canyon from Cliff pal-'
ace, the most remarkable of these re
markable ruins—a cut-and-polished
stone citadel, already known as the
“castle."
The stone edifice is built in the
shape of an enormous “D." The ver
tical line of the “D" measures 132
feet, while the circular wall measures
246 feet, a' mammoth affair covering
IN GRAY AND YELLOW
INDIRECT LIGHTING GIVE3 PRET
TY EFFECT IN ROOM.
Cliff Palace
and in its labyrinth of canyons. Dur
ing these long excursions ruins, the
one more magnificent than the other,
have been discovered. The two larg
est were found by Richard Wetherill
and Charley Mason one December day
in 1888, as they were riding together
through the pinyon wood on tho mesa
in search of a stray herd. They had
penetrated through the dense scrub to
the edge of a deep canyon. In the
opposite cliff, sheltered by a huge
massive vault of .rock, there lay before
their astonished eyes a whole town,
with towers and walls, rising out of a
heap of ruins. This grand monument
of bygone ages seemed to them well
deserving of the name of the Cliff Pal
ace. Not far from thiB place, but in
a different canyon, they discovered,
on the same day, another very large
cliff dwelling. To this they gave the
name of Spruce Tree House, from a
great spruce that Jutted forth from
the ruins.
“During the course of years Richard
and Alfred Wetherill have explored
the mesa and its canyons in all di
rections. They have thus gained a
more thorough knowledge of its ruins
than anyone. Together with their
brotheis, John, Clayton and Wynn,
they have also carried out excavations
during which a number of extremely
interesting finds have been made."
Like Great Apartment House,
Spruce Tree house has a distinct
likeness to a gigantic hotel built in a
cave with a crescent-shaped roof, the
floor of the cave being fifty feet above
the bottom, of the canyon and-the root
eighty feet high. Its total Jongth is
nearly a city block. The architecture
Is perfect, the stones are polished to
marble smoothness and every Btone
Joins its neighbor with, exactness.
Tho walls are hollow and flllod
with tiny rooms, from which doors
open into the main court: So far no
doors have been found through this
outer wall, and it is supposed that en
trance either was made from the top
by way of ladders or through a tunnel
down under the walla.
Inclosed in the walls are circular
stone rooms, called kivas, supposed to
have been meeting places for the men.
Probably twenty such rooms are In
cluded in the main court. >
Pottery of exceptionally beautiful
design and workmanship has been
found in the interior of the walls.
Excavation has not progressed far
enough down to reveal other examples
of the craft of tho extinct cliff-dwell
ing tribes.
The finger prints of the women, who
evidently laid the stones, are in the
clay between the Btones.
No inscriptions have been found, al
though several of the stones bear tri
angular designs and other markings.
The discovery of the “castle” opens
again the question of- whether the toil
ing hordes of tho “cliff dwellers" were
a warlike race. No reason can bo giv
en for the erection of this pretentious
work except that It was intended as
a refuge in time of war. No warlike
vpeapons, however, have been discov
ered in the ruin. Their energies Beem
to have inclined toward pottery male
ing, basket weaving, soil tilling and
garment making.
Silk and l.aoe Bags Inclose Lights
Giving Mollow Glow That Brings
Out the Color 8chemo of
Apartment.
If you walked into a certain room 1
know, you would think It bolongod to
tho lady Alice Meynell must have
mount In her shepherdess poem, she
With the flock of white thoughts.
This room has a pale silvery gray
wall. But It doesn’t shine. Tho wood
work Ib gray, too. And so is the furnt-
turo. But tho furniture has delicate
yellow cone insets. And they give the
keynote fop the color In the room.
^Tho rug 1b Chinese. Do you know
tho lovely color of these rugs? They
always seem to me quite old—and pre
cious. This rug Is gray and gold and
blue.
The windows have curtatns*of the
finest white silk crepe. These are
hung to the sills. The window draper-
les are of tho Chinese cretonne, in yel
low and ivory, lined with gray silk.
The draw curtains, which hide behind
these, and which take the place of the
ordinary window shades, are of corded
blue silk, matching the blue In the
rug.
Two of tho chairs have upholstered
seats, which are covered In the cre
tonne, the backs (by which is meant
the rear upholstery), are covered with
a light old-blue velour.
But Just wait until I come to the
llghtBi On either side of her dressing
table this lady has two bags. In these
bags the lady keeps hor lights—or, at
loast, two of them. Someone made
these bags for her, without so very
much trouble, too.
First of all, the wire frame must bo
made to order. It will cost fifty cents
or seventy-five cents, according to the
size. In this particular case the wire
was.covered with yellow silk. Then
yellow silk was used for the bag’s out-
For a Boudoir Light.
sido. One strip was fulled on the top
rim of wire, then pulled down straight
and fulled on the middle horizontal
wire. Another piece of yellow silk was
fulled on to the middle wire and then
polled back to the bottom on a line
with where the wall would be, when it
1b bunched into quite a small space.
All the.yellow silk is covered with
white lace. The top part Is of lace
edging. The lower part may be tacked
on separately or fulled in with the silk
itself. The upper part of the bag is
garnished with Bmall silk roses in vari
ous shades of blue and yellow. The
lowest point is supplied with a heavy
tarnished gold tassel ornament.
The bag. which, while rounded put
semicircularly in the front, is parallel
CHARM OF FLOUNCED SKIRTS
Fluffy Appearance Is Very Becoming
to Some of the Females of
the Species.
The flounced skirts are charming in
thin black, whether two, three or five
tiered or composed of many rows of
little ruffles. A rival of these models
is the petal pointed skirt which, at
first plain edged, now often has its
points outlined with a narrow frill,
sometimes plaited, sometimes gath
ered. A charming version of this idea
waB seen a few days since. At first
sight it seemed to be composed of
haphazard points and frills, but there
was really a definite plan in the ar
rangement. There were three tulle
skirts, one over the other, cut Into
different Bhapes, the two top ones
edged with ruffles. Their placing is
very clever, and the dainty widening
at the hips was insured by a bit of
haircloth—orin braid it is now called
—which was placed under the tulle.
Chantilly Veils Worn.
Veils this year ha)ve come into their
own. They not only drop from the
top of tho high-crodmed hats and fall
to the shoulders, but on the wide-
brimmed hats, in a number of in
stances, the veil Is finished with a
broad band of black velvet, which may
either be drawn in iround the throat
or allowed to hang, als is found becom
ing. Meshes, as a rule, are very light
over the face with i delicate dotted
design or a border. This is true even
of the Chantilly veils, which will be
worn extensively, as well as the sim
pler net meshes. !
SKATING COSTUME
The coat is an angora texture with
splashes of white resembling snow
flakes. The sleeves are tong and
roomy, fitting snugly at the wrists,
An angora throw-over scarf Is ef
fectively used to keep the cold
away from the throat. A Jaunty
cap of the same material as that of
the coat has a single black feather
as its trimming. Gauntlet gloves of
angora with the white splashes. The
skirt is of a heavy woolen texture
and reaches below the shoe-tops.
with the wall in the back, suspends on
three wires from a brass hook in the
wall. These wires may be, all three,
electric wires, in which case three
bulk lights may be within the bag, or
Just one of the wires need be electric,
resulting in the use of one light. All
wires are covered with tarnished gold
bullion braid. The braid is twisted
into a decorative bow or rosette as a
top finish.
Now, can’t you Imagine how beauti
ful these bag lights are when all
aglow? Some are made more plainly,
without the lace. And of all the col
ors, I think deep rose is the very
prettiest.
Taffeta Trimming.
White taffeta trims some of the
most successful sheer white frocks,
and this silk is often used very lib
erally in such combinations, without
detracting from the simplicity of the
frock. Little pinked frills of white
taffeta are used in profusion on one
model of finest white voile. Another
sheer frock of net is trimmed in grad
uated bands of taffeta from hem to
hip and has an odd sleeveless little
overbasque of taffeta with a full nar
row peplum below the cord that marks
the waist line.
Flowers of Velvet.
Velvet flowers introduced in front of
the dark dresses and coats are to re
deem them from dullness. We are to
place these at the throats of the high
collars of our coats, or just in front of
the bust. They' make a wonderful dif
ference in the sdmberness of the as
pect.
Flannels for .Wool.
Outing and canton flannels are tak
ing the place of woolens to quite an
extent, for it is not the fact of its be
ing wool that gives warmth, but that
the fuzziness of the wool holds the
air, (hat great non-conductor of heat
and cold.
One must not think that because a
material Is a mixture of cotton and
something else it is necessarily a poor
investment. A suiting made of cotton
and a good quality of wool would look
and wear better than a suiting sold
for the same price made entirely of
wool, for the latter would necessarily
be made of such an inferior grade of
Wool that it would soon become shape-
loss.
Scallops.
Scallops are more and more used on
blouses, skirts, sleeves and every oth
er part of the new frock. Deep, square,
round or pointed scallops are much
used on taffeta skirts, sometimes fall
ing over a ruffle of lace, gathered or ac
cordion plaited. A new idea is to use
three or four not very full ruffles
pointed in six or eight points each.
The points are very deep and overlap
each other in most effective manner.
Sleeveless Gowns Passe.
Evening dresses are sleeved! Some
times the sleeves are- mere wisps, ’tie
true, but yet they cover to an oxtenl
milady’s pretty shoulders and makes
them even prettier for the veiling. A
few evening dresses will bo sleeveless
but they will be the exception. Tho
1860 drop shoulder is also forcing It
self upon fashionable notice, and a
few extreme evening gowns show 'ts
charming lines.
Go After
Business
• • •
in a business way—the
advertising way. An ad
in this paper offers the
maximum service at the
minimum cost. It
reaches the people of the
town and vicinity you
want to reach.
Try It—
It Pays
Try this easy way to
clear your skin with
Bathe your lace for several minutes
with Resinoi Soap and warm water,
working the creamy lather into the
skin gently with the finger-tips. Then
wash off with mure Resinoi Soap and
warm water, finishing with a dash of
clear cold water to close the pores.
Do this once or twice a day, and you
will be astonished how quickly the
healing, antiseptic Resinoi medication
soothes and cleanses the pores, re
moves pimples and blackljeads, and
leaves the complexion clear, fresh
and velvety.
If the skin is in bad condition
through neglect or an unwise use of
cosmetics, apply a little Resinoi Oint
ment* and let it remain on ten min
utes before the final washing with
Resinoi Soap.
Resinoi Soap ia rot artificially colored, Its rich
brown being entirely doe to the Restnol balsams
it contains. Sold by all druggists and dealers in
toilet goods. For free sample cake and Inal of
Hestnol Ointment, write Retinol Chernies! Co..
Baltimore. Md.
* Physicians have prescribedResinoi
Oin/mehifor over twenty years tn the
treatment of shin and scalp affections.
Contradiction.
“There are so few suitable mar
riages it seems to me nowadays.”
“How can you say so When the press
chronicled in this one week the mar
riage of Miss Corn to Mr. Cobb and of
Miss Snow to Mr. Blizzard?”
Lady Uses Tetterine for Eczema.
Edgar Springs. Mo.. July 15, 1903.
The Eczema on my face usually appears
in the spring and your salve always helps
1 use . other preparation but Tet
terine and find It superior to any on the
market. Respectfully,
„ ,, , Elsie M. Judvlne.
TeUerine cures Eczema, Tetter, Itching
Piles, Ring Worm' and every form of
Scalp and Skin Disease. Tetterine 50c;
Tetterine Soap 25c. At druggists or by
mall direct from The Shuptrlne Co., Sa
vannah, Ga.
f Wlth every mall order for Tetterlno we
•Ive a box of Shuptrine’s 10c Liver Pills
ree. Adv.
Yes, Yes!
"Doan Miss Smith look cute this
ebening, Mistah Johnsing?”
"Yes, very cuticle, very cuticle!”
IMITATION IS SINCEREST FLATTERY
but like counterfeit money the imita
tion has not the worth of the original,
insist on "La Creole" Hair Dressing—
it’s the original. Darkens your hair in
the natural way, hut contains no dye.
Price $1.00,—Adv.
It’s easy to find reasons why others
don't do the foolish things we do;
He Was Hopeful.
“Henry,” said Mrs. Peck, severely
“I hope I didn't see you wink at tha
young woman we Just passed.’’
"My dear,” answered Henry, meek
ly, “I hope your hope is correct.”
RHEUMATISM—ITS CAUSE AND
TREATMENT.
The cause of Rheumatism is excesi
of uric acid and no real relief can bi
expected until this is eliminated
Many chronic sufferers find perma
nent relief after taking Rheumaclde
on sale at your druggist.—Adv.
Orders It Up.
“Do you pass the' plate at church?’
“No; I go to sleep and let It pasi
me."
WOMAN'S CROWNING GLORY 1
is her hair. If yours is streaked with
ugly, grizzly, gray hairs, use “La Cre
ole" Hair Dressing and change It in
the natural way. Price $1.00.—Adv.
—
It is possible to feel like' a heavy
weight and have your friends regard
you as a feather.
Cuts clear to the bone have, been
healed by Hanford's Balsam. Adv.
It Is easier to carry on a flirtation
than to carry off an heiress. *
WHAT IS URIC ACID?
THE CAUSE OF BACKACHE, RHEUMATISM, LUMBAGO
Ever since the discovery of uric acid
in the blood by Scheele, ln‘l776, and
the bad effect it had upon the. body,
scientists and physicians have striven
to rid the tissues and the blood of
this poison. Because of its over
abundance In the system It causes
backache, pains here and there, rheu
matism, gout, gravel, neuralgia and
sciatica. It was Dr. Pierce who dis
covered a new agent, called “Anurlc,”
which- will throw out and completely
eradicate this uric acid from the sys
tem. “Anuric" is -37 times more po
tent than lithia, and consequently you
need no longer fear muscular or ar
ticular rheumatism or gout, or many
other diseases which are depeni
an accumulation of urlo acid
the body. Send to Dr. Pieroo
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical In
Buffalo, N. Y., for a pamph
Anurlc, ’ or send 10 cents for
package of "Anurlc" Tablets.
If you feel that tired, worn-oi
Ing, backache, neuralgia, or i
sleep is disturbed by too fr
urination, go to your best sto;
ask for Dr. Pierce’s “Anuric."
' P r - Pierce’s reputation Is b
this medicine and you know r
Pleasant Pellets" for the liver
Favorite Prescription” for th
women have had a splendid rd
for tho past fifty years.