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COUNTLESS millions for AMERICA’S GOOD WORKS An Antidote to the ‘‘Graft” Stories—America Not a “Materialistic and Corrupt Nation,” as European Critics Claim. By William Thorp. If communication could be estab lished with Mars and a big bundle of American newspapers and maga zines sent up there, the intelligent Martians, reading them, might well exclaim: •Why these people must be rotten to the core'” The harsh judgment would be par donable, for the Martians would come across ‘‘graft” stories by the dozen and the score—stories of a,aft” in politics, ‘'graft” in busi ness, “graft” in industry, “graft” everywhere. No doubt the searchlight of publicity is desirable and necessary, but a searchlight blinds the eye to i verything except the object upon which it is directed. And there is a great deal in America besides “graft.” Why not look, for once, upon the bright side of the shield? tailed “Materialistic and Corrupt.’’ “A materialistic and corrupt na tion.” That was how America was summed up the other day by a writer in the "Saturday Review,” most anti- American of all English periodicals. Materialistic? No people on earth do more, or stand ready to do more, for good works that are not material. I.et a man bring forward any scheme for the uplifting of his kind and demonstrate its claim to public sup port, and he will. get the money and help he needs more readily in Amer ica than anywhere else. No people on earth spend anything like so much money as the Americans do for chari ties, education,, hospitals, parks, libra ries, churches and other good works. A Cathedral Without Rival. Materialistic? The most striking protest against materialism in the world to-day is being made in Amer ica. It is the erection of the Cathe dral of St. John the Divine in New York city—“the largest religious edi fice to be started since the middle ages, when thousands of zealots worked their lives away rearing Europe’s famous ca thedrals.” No other modern people has had the splendid audacity to plan and start a work that in time will bear comparison with the mighty fanes of Rouen, Ely and Cologne. So-call ed cathedrals are being run up all over the world, but they are merely glori fied churches. This is to be a real cathedral of the old kind. It will probably take two or three genera tions to build, at a cost of anywhere from fifty to seveny-flve millions; but after every other building in New York has been replaced, it will stand for centuries. Spends Wealth Nobly. The American millionaire may make his money in materialistic ways, but he spends it nobly. During 1903 eighteen Americans gave a total of more than $63,860,000 for educational, benevolent and religious purposes. Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rocke feller gave the most, the former $15,- 878,500 and the latter $11,990,667. The biggest single gift was Mr. Rocke feller's $7,000,000 for a post-graduate medical college and hospital in Chi cago. The total of the gifts and be tiuests of sums above $5,000 during last year exceeded $85,000,000. They were for an infinite variety of educa tional and benevolent institutions throughout the country, and, with few exceptions, the donors bestowed the money wisely and found out some new thing that needed doing. In most cases the charity was confined to America; but, besides Mr. Carnegie’s foreign gifts, John D. Rockefeller gave $500,000 for archaeological re search in Egypt and Babylonia, and Henry Phipps of New York gave large sums for the benefit of the teeming millions of British India. Millions for Rood Works. The vast sums given by the multi millionaires are, however, only a drop in the bucket of money that America spends for great and good works. 3he states and the cities pour out hundreds of millions for schools, parks, playgrounds, hospitals and other beneficient institutions. Since it became “Greater New York” the metropolis has spent the round total of $158,000,000 on education, the beautification of the city, philan thropy and public health. Park prop erty worth about six hundred millions of dollars is owned by the fifteen cities of New York, Chicago, Phila delphia, St. Louis, Boston, Baltimore, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pittsburg, New Orleans, Detroit, Milwaukee and Washington. The maintenance and development of these parks costs over $12,000,000 annually. Lend. the World In Libraries. The American cities are leading the world to-day in expenditure for pub lic libraries. In this work they are, of course, greatly helped by Mr. Car negie. In 1903 he gave $3,788,500 for new libraries in Philadelphia, Wash ington, D. C., and other cities. In addition, fifty Carnegie libraries are being built in New York city at a cost of $5,200,000, while a magnificent new home is being erected for the oew York Public Library at a cost of $5,000,000. The Leland Stanford University received $2,000,000 last year for anew library, and other col leges got large giftß for the improve ment of their libraries. Altogether, it is safe to say that at least $50,000,000 Christmas —^Presents Nice, Clean, New Holiday Stock of Cut Glass, rv • t Watches, Silverware, Clocks, Jewelry. LMaiIIUIIUS. Chains, Rings. Toilet Novelties in Sterling Silver, Gold and Silver Trinkets. No Better Goods are sold anywhere else in Georgia, and No Prices as Low as Ours. This is only a general reference to our stock. Its completeness can only be appreciated by a personal visit OPEN EVENINOS TILL CHRISTHAS. 117 BROUGHTON, WEST. Sternberg &,Co. is being spent at present in America to create new libraries and improve old ones. The cost of maintaining America’s libraries is nearly $12,000,- 000 annually. Ranks With Royal Library. America has not yet got the finest library in the world, but it will be sur prising if she does not have it within a generation. Already the Congressional Library at Washington ties with the Royal Library at Berlin for fourth place among the libraries of the world in number of volumes. The Bibli otheque National, the British Museum and the Imperial Library at St. Pe tersburg surpass it. Harvard Univer sity comes fifth on the list, having more volumes than any other univer sity in the world. The famous Bod leian at Oxford has only 550,000 to Harvard’s 910,000. Four great libraries are available for New York city—the New York Public Library, the New York City Library, Columbia University Library and the Mercantile Library. Together they have over 1,- 700,000 volumes—a total exceeded only by the Bibliotheque National and the British Museum. The World's Finest Hospital. If America has not yet got the best library in the world, she can lay claim to the best hospital. That is the ver dict of Sir Felix Semon, who is one of the best authorities on the subject. He has worked and studied in the best hospitals in London, Berlin, Vienna and Paris, but when he inspected the Mount Sinai Hospital, in New YoTk city, during his recent visit to America, he said: “That is unquestionably the finest hospital in the world. There is none to equal it in London, which prides it self on its hospitals above everything else. The buildings are better adapt ed for hospital purposes than any that I have seen, and the equipment is magnificent. You give to the poor pa tients luxuries and medical comforts which the rich cannot purchase in London. It is all magnificent—wonder ful! There is nothing like it any where." Relief for Homan Suffering. Foreign visitors to America some times say that the struggle for suc cess is keener and more cruel here than anywhere else—that life is a strenuous race with “each man for himself, and the devil take the hind most.” But there is no country on earth where the man who is “down and out” is more carefully and kindly looked after. Paupers dependent upon the municipalities are far better treat ed in America than in any European country, and their cost to the tax payers per head is much higher. They have all the comforts they need to make life endurable, and they are even given a good many luxuries that would make the Old World Bumbles lift up their hands in horror. Yet the number of paupers in the United States is comparatively small when compared with that of European countries. According to the last re turns, they numbered 73,045, of whom 58.44 per cent, were of foreign ex traction. Great Britain, with not much more than half the population, has considerably over 900,000 paupers. Great Systems of Charity. European cities have built up great systems of public and private philan thropy but they cannot compare in the number and variety of their char itable institutions with New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and other great centers of population in this country. The directory of the New York Char ity Organization Society lists no fewer than 3,171 of slch institutions working in Greater New York alone. There is hardly a form of human suffering which is not covered by one or other of these beneficent agencies. There are destitute persons in Ameri can cities, of course; occasionally the newspapers even record a death from starvation or a suicide from the utter despair of poverty. But such cases can occur only from ignorance of where to apply for relief or from pride that refuses to take it when it is freely offered. Will Soon Lead in Art. "Materialistic” America bids fair to lead the world pretty soon In institu tions devoted to science and art. The Smithsonian is one of the finest mu seums In the world, and the American Museum of National History is al ready the largest natural history mu seum in existence, and is to be made four times larger than it is at present. The Metropolitan Museum of Art cannot yet compare with the best galleries of Europe, but it may do so when the late Jacob S. Rogers’ be quest of $6,000,000 has been wisely expended. “Yes, you can buy objects of art, for you have the money; but you can not produce them,” the disgruntled European rrfay say. Such is not, how ever, the opinion of a famous Euro pean sculptor who has done great work in America, Fernando Miranda. Speaking of the growth of taste In art in recent yetars in this country, he said recently: "The time is coming when America will lead in art of all sorts as well as in its vast material achievements. AJid when American art shall be de veloped, it will be broad, virile, as piring in greater degree than the art of any of the older nations. It will SAVANN AH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 11. 1904. WEAK KIDNEYS Cause More Suffering and Deaths Than All Other Diseases Combined. If the kidneys are out of order the whole system is bound to suffer. Headache, backache, rheumatic pains and swellings, torpid liver, constipa tion, indigestion, nervousness, drowsi ness. sleeplessness, skin troubles, ma laria, feverishness, yawning, cloudy urine, sediment in urine when it stands 24 hours, etc., all indicate that your kidneys have been diseased for months, and If not properly treated without delay, Bright’s disease, dia betes, uric acid and blood poison, with convulsions and death, will surely fol low. MADE HEALTHY BY SAFE CURE. Warner's Safe Cure is absolutely the only complete, permanent, safe, home cure for all diseases of the kidneys, liver, bladder and blood. It soothes inflammation, repairs the delicate tis sues and restores energy and vigor to the whole body. Safe Cure is made entirely of herbs, contains no harm ful drugs and is pleasant to take. Prescribed by doctors and used suc cessfully in the leading hospitals for fifty years. Cures where all else fails. At all drug stores, or direct. 50 cents and SI.OO a bottle. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES AND IMI TATIONS. They are worthless and very often exceedingly dangerous. Ask for War ner's Safe Cure; it will cure you. Our doctors will send free advice and council to anyone. Write fully and in confidence. Medical booklet free. Address Warner's Safe Cure Cos., Rochester, N. Y. WARNER'S SAFE PILLS move the bowels gently and aid a speedy cure. be typical of the greatest nation that has ever existed.” Spends Mere Than Any Nation. America spends infinitely more for education, benevolence, libraries, churches, parks, the advancement of science and art, and for all humaniz ing and uplifting agencies than does any European nation. “Money again! You always talk of money!" an Euro pean might protest. But it is the only available means of comparison and there is every reason to believe that the money is as well spent here as on the other side of the water. It is pro ducing results at least as good. Amer ica is turning out professors, scientists, doctors, surgeons and other great and good workers for the benefit of man kind who can compare with any in the Old World. Oxford University was glad to give its leading professorship in medicine to an American physician the other day, and Americans hold several of the highest positions in Ger man universities. Rich Americans Open Givers. There are plenty of rich Americans who are giving themselves, as well as their mqney, to the cause of the poor. A typical case is that of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Huniter, worth over $10,000,- (’OO, who have just left their luxurious mansion on Madison avenue and set tled down in a tiny house in the heart of the worst slum district in New York. They intend to devote their lives to dwelling and working among the peo ple of the tenements. The old sneer at “sordid, materialis tic” America is out of date. It will soon be necessary to “bring in the New World to redress the balance of the Old” in all things that are lovely and of good report. As for the insistent “graft” scandals, there is nothing new in them. They are hardy perennials. There are no more of them than there used to be, but the increasing tender ness of the public conscience makes It worth the while of newspapers and magazines to dig them up. “Who can doubt the secret hid Under Cheops’ pyramid. Is that the contractor did Cheops out of several millions?” Who can doubt that there is plenty of “graft” in Europe without the searchlight of publicity to show it up? ONE OF THE ROTHCHILDS IN WALL STREET. Came to Tills Country to Study Ameriean Bunking. New York, Dec. 10.—Wall street takes considerable interest in anew member of the clerical force of the banking house of August Belmont & Cos. He is Baron de Rothschild, younger son of Baron Albert de Rothschild, head of the Vienna branch of the family of financiers, who is here to study Ameri can banking methods. Attired in a neat dark business suit, Baron de Rothschild, after having breakfasted In his apartments at the Waldorf-Astoria, arrives .in Nassau street promptly at 10 o’clock. Taking possession of his desk, which is in the front office of the banking house, near or.e of the windows looking out on Cetfar street, the new clerk at once applies himself to his duties. After working steadily for two and a half hours he changes his coat ahd goes out to luncheon with a friend. After attending to English corre spondence for a few days, the Baron will try his hand at bookkeeping, and then will gain business experience in every department of the banking house. His duties will extend over a period of three months. A CHURCH IN'PARIS FOR AUTHOR OF “SIMPLE LIFE” Proposed by the Ameriean Admirers of Her. Charles Wagner. New York, Dec. 10.—Friends of the simple life in this country may short ly form a committee for the purpose of raising a fund to build a church in Paris for the Rev. Charles Wagner. The idea was mentioned in a tenta tive way at a dinner last Monday night at the Union League Club by Robert C. Ogden. The proposal was made by John Wanamaker. who had visited Mr. Wagner in Paris. So far nothing definite has been done, although it is understood much inter est has been aroused among the friends of the Alßatlan clergyman in America. The services which Mr. Wagner con ducts the held in a modest house In Paris, and a movement has been start ed In France to provide for him a larger edifice. It Is thought a suitable place can be built tor $150,000. Assurances have been received from Levi P. Morton, who attends the serv ices which the author of the “Simple Life” holds in Paris, that he will be glad to aid in the project. Mr. Wanamaker says that the pres ent house of worship occupied by Mr. Wagner is not large enough to accom modate the many who are eager to hear his teachings. —George Thels, a rich cattleman of Ashland. Kan., has just been married for the third time to the same woman and haa left with his bride to spend the winter in Mexico and Cuba. Divorce speedily followed each of the other unions, the lady securing total alltnony amounting to ICO.OOO, besides a voluntary contribution of 120.W10 fol lowing the second separation. —"Ed” Hoch, governor elect of Kansas, owns and edits the Marion Record, in a late Issue of which ap pears this mixture of hope and doubt; ‘‘We’ve been thinking that among the uwuntleea closet a In Iks governor’s ‘mansion maybe there may tie one, just one. which a mao, a mare man, msy have all of M. yaa, all of R, for his own use Htyyr though W* FAMOUS OLD CHIEF RENEGADE GERONIMO NOW WRINKLED AND BENT. ONCE THE MOST DREADED OF REl> SKINNED OUTLAWS. Thirty Years Ago He W’lelded the Power of a Monarch in Arizona and New Mrilcut Now n Tottering Old Man Who Spends Hla Time Between Ilia Wigwam and Ills Little Garden at Fort Sill, Living on the Chnrity of the Government He Once Detied. Washington, Dec. 10.—Geronlmo ts growing old Geronimo. once the terror of Arizona and New Mexico, once the most dreaded of all redskinned outlaws of the Southwest, is wrinkled and bent with age. His once strong frame now trembles as he totters to and fro be tween his wigwam and his garden. The hearts which once were chilled by the mere mention of his name now pity him. Geronimo, the mighty, has fall en, and with his passing there will be written the final chapter In one of the most vivid of real American dramas. There is something of peculiar inter est in the fading of this old Apache renegade. He is one of the rare and picturesque milestones which mark the evolution and Inevitable domination of the “pale-face.” Thirty years ago he wielded the power of a monarch. His domination at that time was only lim ited by his range of vision. His in fluence was paramount and supreme among the members of that wild Apa che nation. To-day he lives upon the charity of the government he once de fied, robbed of all courage and ambi tion, weak both in body and In spirit. The eyes which once flashed fire in the face of marching thousands, now wander listlessly among the cabbages and the turnips and the peas which owe their being to his handiwork. The hands which were so quick with a rifle, now falter as they guide the hoe. Truly, there is pathos in this picture. Last week a stranger went to Fort Sill, a man about 50, his hair tinged with gray. “Where Is old Geronimo?" he asked of an officer. “There he is, working In his garden," was the reply. The stranger approach ed the garden, and the officer, curi ous, stepped back in the shade to watch them. He saw Geronimo as he looked up at the Intruder. He saw the form of the old chieftain straighten almost to its hight of years ago. He saw the listless eyes brighten, and grow larger and larger In wonderment. The hoe dropped In the furrow. A Memory of Ojo Caliente. “I know you; I know you,” Geroni mo repeated, and then, putting out his trembling hand, he added, "Howdy, Maj. Clum. I no see you for thirty years, at Ojo Caliente. I remember.” The stranger was Mr. Jonn P. Clum, now a postoffice Inspector, but former ly agent at the San Carlos Indian res ervation, New Mexico. He, It was, who effected the only capture of Ge ronimo. The renegade surrendered several times, but was only captured once. Mr. Clum spent the afternoon with the old warrior, and in the even ing told your correspondent the story of that single capture. Asa record of adventure It rivals fantastic fiction: “I first met Geronimo,” said Mr. Clum, “June 4, 1876, at Apache Pass, In the Chlracahua mountains. He and his band of marauders had been killing settlers and pillaging homes along the Rio San Redro, and the entire South west country was perturbed. The band took refuge in the mountains and in May, 1876, I was ordered to proceed to their stronghold and bring the In dians to the San Carlos reservation, of which I had charge. Accompanied by a small bodyguard, I reached the camp of Geronimo without Incident, and had a long talk with tho chiefs. In which they all consented to remove to San Carlos. They asked for a little time In which to bring In their women and children. This was granted. Became a Renegade. “That very night Geronimo had all the dogs In camp killed, abandoned his surplus camp equippage and provi sions, and set out for his old home In Mexico. From that date Geronimo $lB to S4O THE TAIL END of the season finds us with an ex cellent assortment of everything in tailoring. Of course we haven't so much of each kind as we had earlier in the season—but we have enough for YOU—and we wish to have less, by the amount you require. The grand assortment we carry is only one of the Inducements we hold out to prospective buyers. 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They will be priced very low and will prove popular gift purchases. was branded as a renegade. Gen. Kautz, commanding the Department of Arizona, was at Fort Bowie at the time. I informed him of Geronimo’s movements and requested that the col umn of cavalry stationed In the San Simon valley be ordered to take up the trail of the fleeing Indians and ad minister proper chastisement to them. Three troops of cavalry and one com pany of Indian scouts, under Maj. Mor row, started next day in pursuit of Geronimo, but failed to overtake him. From that time —June, 1876—until Ap ril, 1877, this Indian and his followers were constantly depredating through Southeastern Arizona, Southwestern New Mexico, and Sonora, in Old Mex ico. “The troops and scouts failed to cheek his career. Stock stolen on these raids were traded off at the small towns on the Rio Grande, and the renegades were wealthy and happy. Evidently wearied with the military activity, Mr. Smith, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs In Washington, wired me to take my Indian police and effect a capture of Geronimo and his out laws. I was ordered to sieze all stolen property and restore It to the rightful owners and lock the thieving rene gades in the guardhouse at San Carlos on charges of murder and robbery. I was instructed to call upon the mili tary for aid should I need it. Here be gan one of the most exciting and Im portant movements of the Apache cam paign. "In the latter part of March, 1877, I left San Carlos with 120 Indian police, armed with needle-guns and a goodly supply of ammunition. Ojo Caliente, where the Indians were supposed to be camping, was 350 miles from San Car los, and my little army had to make the Journey on foot. In New Mexico, Gen. Hatch, department commander, had ordered eight companies Into the field to co-operate with me in the pro tection of settlements should serious trouble occur. All along the route we were Informed that the main body of the renegades were In the mountains near Ojo Caliente, about 400 strong, well-armed and desperate, and wait ing to greet us In the most enthusiastic manner. This managed to keep up the Interest during the march. “At Fort Bayard I arranged to meet Maj. Wade, commanding the troops In the field, at Ojo Caliente. With my police I marched cautiously to within ten miles of the agency, and then se lecting a bodyguard of twenty-five, I rode Into the agency Itself Just before sundown, on tthe evening of the day agreed upon with Maj. Wade. To my chagrin I received a dispatch from him stating that he was delayed and that he would not be able to reach the agency until three days later. A Finn of Capture. “I determined not to wait for the military and soon learned .that Geron imo was camped about three miles to the westward and that hlB force con sisted of about 700 men and 'a number of boys and old squaws, who, by the way, are much more liable to precipi tate a fight than the men. I decided that I must act at once without rein forcements, if the purpose of my ex pedition was to be accomplished. To effect the arrest of the renegade I adopted a bit of strategy which work ed so perfectly that 1 have been proud of It ever since. The renegades had watched my arrival, having learned that some Indian scouts were coming from Arizona for some purpose. They had not discovered the main body of police which I had left ten miles back In the mountains. That they thought my entire force cohslsted of the body guard of twenty-five who accompanied me to the agency I felt convinced. "Accordingly, soon after dark, the renegades having retired to their camp, I dispatch a messenger to Bdauford, my chief of police, who was in charge of the reserve, with orders to march to the agency before daylight the next day. About 4 o’clock In the morning of April 21, Ilcauford arrived at the agency with the reserve police, about 100 strong. These were safely quarter ed in a large vacant commissary build ing about 100 yards south of the agency building and on a line with It. “Boon after daylight 1 sent word to Geronimo that I would like to have a talk with him nt the agency. He came up at once with his entire force, and a desperate, defiant group they were, adorned with feathers, their feat ures hideous with war paint, arid equip ped to the teeth’ with with needle guns, shotguns, six-shooter*, bow* snd arrows, butcher knives, lances and diver* other kinds of weapons. A *ror* of troublesome squaws were tagging on behind this grotesque procession. I collected the renegades on the pat ode ground, which was directly in front of the vaignt commissary building Every man In my command had hi* gun load ad and forty rout’d* of aanmunltltm in his h*lL 1 stood on (be potcb in This Great Store —A link in a chain of twenty-one great furniture stores*—is In a state of perfect preparedness for the rush that will begin Monday morn ing.. Buyers for the “great chain” have been exceptionally successful in making advantageous purchases and we are able to put new furni ture In your hors© cheaper than ever before. Make your holiday purchases here—our priors are In your favor. Rattan Rockers From 'SZ9 B Up Santa Claus Corner . Purchases made early will be held for delivery on Christmas Eve If desired. Gifts to Patrons. In these Christinas sales ask for a ticket for ever 50-oent cash pur chase. . A Buck Range and a Brass Bed complete will be given aw’ay Christinas, In addition to the Little Buck Range in our Ad. Clipping Contest. front of the agency. The bodyguard of twenty-five 1 had deployed in skir mish line southward from me to the commissary building and northward to a deep gulch. The police In the com missary building were Instructed that upon a given signal the door would open and they were to run out In sin gle file, five p'aces apart, and form a skirmish in the south, east 'and north of the psrude ground, which, with the line already formed by the bodyguard, would completely surround the na tives. Htilldoml the tin ml. ‘'The renegades were gathered in a solid group in front of me, as was their custom on such occasions, their worst men—Just the men I wanted— being pressed so close to me that I cotfld have touched any of them with out moving my [tosltlon. They knew that the Immediate presence of such notoriously desperate characters, fully armed and hideous in warpaint, was anything but reassuring to a ’paleface.’ When all was ready I told Geronimo that I had come a long way to have a talk with him and his people; that I had matters of Importance to speak of, but If my words were observed with caution no serious harm would result to them. To this he replied with a haughty Indifference to the ef fect that if I ’observed proper caution no harm would come to’ me. “The anxious moment had arrived. I wondered what they would do when they saw my reserves file out; whether they would submit peacefully or whether the next moment would wit ness a hand-to-hand struggle to the death between these reckless rene gades and my police, the bravest and best fighters In the whole Apache na tion. On both sides were the most desperate of men; the slightest cause might change the history of the day. “The signal was given; the door of the commissary building was opened; one by one my police appeared on the dead run and took a course that led to the Indicated skirmish line, with arms ready for Instant action. The renegades observed the appearance of the first dozen with an expression which implied that they didn’t care for a dozen more or less. But by the time a score or more had passed the com missary portal they grew nervous and began to move about so as to occupy more space and give room for action. Then a number moved slowly towards the gulch. They were ordered back, but did not heed the command. At that Ynoment my chief of police, who was a large, powerful man an an ex perienced fighter, threw up his gun and drew a bead on the foremost In dian moving towards the gulch. The Apaches Corralled. “Intead of the report of the rifle we heard one of those terrific yells and a heavy squaw sprang upon my chief of police, threw her arms about his shoulders and hung upon him in such a manner aft to draw the muzzle of his gun nearly to the ground. The brawny scout gave one look of amazement and disgust, then with one sweep of his great, right arm he sent the squaw sprawling ten feet from him, and again his gun went up. This time a dozen of the police followed his example, but before a shot was fired one of the leaders of the renegade* called out and the retreating Indians returned. By this time my police were all out of the building, the skirmish line was completed, the renegades were outwitted and outnumbered and were virtually our prisoners. “During the moments thus occu pied, I had not forgotten to observe each expression of Geronimo’s face. A trusty six-shooter, concealed In a large pocket had been held upon the renegade constantly, and In case of open hostilities a shot from the pock et was among the surprloes I had prepared for the wily outlaw. I then insisted that the chiefs lay aside their THE GABLE COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF PIANOS AND ORGANS. Buy your Piano from us and save middle man’s profit. The finest line and largest stock of Pianos at closer prices than ever before. THE CABLE COMPANY, S & SOLLEE, Manager. Some Suggestions: Mode Cabinets. $7.50 to flff. Ladles’ Desks. $0 to $26. Tabonrettus in Many Design*. Combination Book Cases. $22.50 up. Dressing Table Chairs with Oval Mirrors. Library Choirs In leather. Library Pictures. Dressing Tables—beautiful I 1,, Odd Per lor Pieces. J Portieres and Curtains. Chiffoniers in Many Price*, New Line of Couches. Beautiful Leather and Upholstered Couches. The Combination —Leather Couch. Folding Bed and Cedar Chest —is enthusiastically admired by all. Ask to see our new line. arms during our talk. Geronimo ob jected, but we had the advantage. I took his gun, which Is stlli in my possession—a much-prised trophy of that expedition. “I mustered up all the sarcasm I could command under the circum stances, and smiled as I talked to him. I mentioned our former meet ing, when he killed all the dogs in camp and made his escape, after promising to come Into tho reserva tion at San Carlos. He explained that he meant to come back, but got so far away that he dared not return. I told him that this time, In order to prevent a recurrence of that action, I Intended to place him under the watchful care of my police. (Jeronimo's Surrender. "Geronimo was sitting directly In front of me. He looked at me steadi ly, fiercely, but 1 did not move. Watch ing him closely, I Informed him that he would have to go to the gifard house, and to further Impress him I added that he would have to go ‘lm mediately.’ He sprang to his feet at once, and the picture Is one that I shall never forget. He stood six feet In his moccasins, erect as a mountain plno, every outline of his graceful and perfect form Indicative of the strength and endurance for which he was Justly noted. Hlh straight, ebon locks fell to his hips, his high cheek bones, his an gular nose, his keen, flashing, black eyes, his proud and graceful carriage made him a model of his rtice, tho most perfeot type of Apache X have ever seen. I can scarcely realize that this old gardener Is the Geronimo of 1877. There he stood, —Geronimo tho rene gade, a form that commanded atten tion, a name and a character dreaded by all. His eye burned luridly under the excitement of the moment and his form quivered with unsuppressed an ger. He was halting between two pur poses: Either to draw his knife, his sole remaining weapon, cut right and left and die lighting, or to surrender. "My police were not sVow in dis cerning his thoughts, and as quickly as thought Itself one of them sprang forward and snatched the knife from the renegade's belt. At the same In stant a. half-dozen guns were leveled upon him, and the first and only real capture of Geronimo was completed. He was conveyed to the guardhouse and heavily Ironed. Seven other rene gades were also Ironed and the entire band was marched back to San Carlos, where they were still confined when I resigned my oommlsslon in July, 1877. The years have curbed the temper and weakened tho arm of the old chieftain; he is now 84 or 85 years old, and must soon go to the ‘happy hunting grounds.* But Geronimo will live forever as a figure in American history.” —Dr. J. Mackintosh Bell, an In structor in the mining department of Harvard university, has received the appointment of official geologist by the government of New Zeland te suc ceed Sir James Hector. The appointee Is a native of Quebec. He has achiev ed a reputation through his work as a leader of the Great Bear lake expedi tion and by his extensive travels over the barren lands of Canada and La brador. —“Do you know, I’ve heard that all these street pianos that you see and hear around town are owned bjr one company, which merely leases them by the day.” "The Idea! ThAt’s a grinding monopoly, sure enough, Isn't It?"—Philadelphia Press. —“Somebody tells Capitalist H. P. Whitney that he could hire ten good college professors for what his new Jockey costs him.” "Yes, but all the college professors I’ve ever seen would be overweight.”—Cleveland Plain Deal er. 5