South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 354, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 19 December 1920 — Page 42

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Local Antiquarian Has Rare and Expensive Collection Of Relics

Is lncnncf-ivablr, to the nver.'ifff j 1,000 of his finest pios from a or:, ty at a. '.'' l:n of fo-il- .Michigan man, who had " Je, ou-il

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Gif ts of Leather for Christmas

Serviceable as well as lasting articles in abundance at EBERHARDTS Gifts for Women: Handbags in Leather

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Pocketbooks and Purse3 Traveling Bags Suit Cases Music Rolls Music Portfolios Playing Cards in Cases Manicure Sets Handkerchief Cases Combination Tie and Handkerchief Cases Photo Cases Jewel Boxes Leather Pin Cases Leather Trays Correspondence Cases Drinking Cups Art Medallions Gifts for Men: Auto Gloves Traveling Bags 'j Suit Cases Bill Books Pocketbooks Card Cases Manicure Sets Stick Pin Cases Cigar Cases Drinking Cups Traveling Sets Collar Bags Brush Sets Trunks Playing Cards in Caes Lawyers Brief Case3 Portfolios Auto Accessories Razor Strops Correspondence Cases Thermos Bottle3 Spotlight3 Warner Lenses Auto Tires Auto Robes Horse Blankets Cigaiet Cases Money Belts Flashlights Lunch Kits, Icy Hot Gifts for Children: Velocipedes Bicycles for girls 6; boys Sleds Baseball Goods F cotballs Boxing Gloves Striking Bags Ba-ket" Balls Soccor B.ills Indoor Balls Bicycle Sundries Miniature Trains Flashlights Electrical Christmas Tree Outfits Bicycle Lamps Bicycle Tires

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Manufacturers of and Dealers in Leather Goods 214-216 North Main St. Mishawaka, ind.

s'. i.m; ?, T?. Irin- -!iiM: in alcohol, 'i r. 1 .-ir.rii.-nt fl or u merits, stair, ed by ih iu-'. '.f i:irt':y years, ran hold rn':,;ir'-fs that J t ! pit.'ite with lift'. M I thf stu l'-T't . U.A th arrhivt s . . f tr." pa. In imu o;irr.s and art in- ! a-it u :! u m. Th v.-f.aj' fis and irnple'rp.fnts of a I rhi-:nric race do noi

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v. hr', fr, --( i')r. that hold so much of th int-- mribl romance of human hf jis tiHKf inanimate yet f Ir.-- :T.t rli'. Kr that reason r-v.v- um.i mv fahulous purris for

t i- rn'-thinrr that can pre en nn-i;-Mio, wh t-vf-r its intrinsic value ,riv onc have her-n.

, That Mi-iiawaka has an antiquariiM and u.'ii.atnir s'irr.tist whone col- . -t:on is cxr iitionally rare, i not " r. orally known. II" is August Ganr. 7 1 J lilizaheth street. Most of I l.M lifr. aside from his necessary !';!-ors, has heeri (h-votf-d to the col-

' tin tr or antiiuituy. and ne na a . i ir;: a t u ro rnose-jm in Ii i home, '.! and ras s filled with evvry c-r.rr i al le thin to whlcli age has .r;tr;butod ;i new value and luster. starnji folloction is one of the .'-t vahiahh in existence. Prac- : .11;. evry civil Izm1 country Kineo ! irly 1 Mli century is reprewnt1. In all thre are some 10,000 imps, and at least 1,000 original nvers. or envelopes. Stamj Collection YaluaWo. Tho stamp collection, in point of v.ilue, i-t perhaps the most interest -i'. of Mr. G.i user's entire collec-

j;;on. Hut It Is i.ard to find a 'most tii mo bewildering a hotch-potch of I '"ascir.atinnir things. There are medj K struck in Washington's time. : in.i' 1 ars th !niir-ssion of the Ilbirty Hell. Tip-re are coins of al- ! ' I is-t every realm, some so rare that i 'iey are seized with avid .appetite v i!ie profe. sional collector. And n hi'.l of paper money, is- ' .- ie I slii rt!y after th Revolution , .r.-l in;-. iihed bluntly, "To cointer-

( it is death. One can imagine !.at ther was kss business for a If ral department of justice in

! iir.se day-4 than now. Of equal inj' rest with these are a bit of the i : "ir of Independence hall, and a ! lib of olive wood taken from a ; ree in Jerusalem. Coral from the Mediterranean arid the lied Sea, fossils of shell, I ut. and animal life, marine speci-i-üs in alcohol, poisonous insects ':".(. m th' southwest and Mexico, ser1 enrs of several kinds, also in al-

, ..hoi. cameos of pure asate, miner-i Is of every description, zinc, graph- . ... hemitile, )-'old, iron and coppei I . rlts, .urates In rare and beautiful j ;rs, mexlro red opals, moon-j ;ue, turquoise, onyx, cuban mar- i -, ch ilcydony, crystal amathysts. wel -4 in short, from every corner j !" the world. Alladln's wondrous -iv could not liave glittered more i-rlitly than do the stones tha.t Mr. . :ser held out for the inspection1 i" his lnterviewr-r. j Many Old I)oomnent8. fbsidfS these, he lias a box of old ! rir riy. s.me of them so yellow l. il tb.ty nr.- almost enigmatical, "here is a remarkably well preserv- .! ciipy of the Itoston Independent : hronicle fymi 1797, containing a ; i'l ae-ount of the fourth congres- - M il assembly. There is a lengthy j tire fit the marriage of the King ! Swrdt ti to a Russian princess. ' ! aa narks, there are too, quaint .i Mirations showing plainly the j iM.iTive methods of typesetting! I M in use-. Some of them date c k to 17: ',. others from 115 ami contain accounts, wisely with-' M from history, of a careless habt 1Z'r'.-U o'isins then had of ; 'piii".': our sloop and kidnapping : : ?i ial boys for use in their ow n y. Al-. Cfinser h ! likewise, his i i :' i : h ' n t t or;1 ligation papers-. . I .. i!:l ileloh;a in 1 v 2, aii'l !r i r..'. root h"rs yvissports from 'rr. m states in 1S" i. Ther- . : a M'tnber of cid de" Is and mort- ' - .- s oi e ,' them 1 iteel long l'f- j ! ;!; '. '. v ir, nnd a pass i.-saed Is-'i': Madison to the conimand- ' r f i ' ' i lt darin g the year of 1". The i.; is an elaborately atfiir cf sheepskin bear- - th- eri--!"al I. S. seal. and p. bv Ja-K 5 Monroe as so.'irv of t'tte. I':il-i outfit makes up a shar-1 i f the entire collection. :- certainly, at bnst ro the urii C?c;-,ted. one (,f th TPOSt HMMe ;-! vi- e-n-e. It contains 1700 !, a i.'iet of them p'-rt'eet. of' T'-.r.iM v. eo;ei-.s a t". d implo- .. -s. Mr. a ir-- r secured about

any provi.-jon for their care. The widow disposed of them, evidently without realizing their value. Many of tho pptar heads and arrows v. ere gathered in Missouri. Arkansas, Illinois. Michigan and Colorado. Home of the best of them wert picked up right hero In this locality. Jewelers' 1 Vlnts ILaro. Among the purely ornamental ones are a net of Jewelers' points, tiny arrow heads of topaz. Mint, -t rate and white topaz. They are beautiful, and perfect In workmanship. It is the belief of experts that tho points were used nrimarilv as

'gifts to tribal chieftains, the war-

riorst exerting themselves In their artistry and skill to present perfect pomts. .Skinning- stonet, rubbing stones, axes and war points, the latter with a sinister history, are included In the collection. In almost every Imaginable material. The war points are jagged and dangerous looking, designed to spin as they left the 1jw and tear their way into the flesh of an opponent. Since they were first dipped in rattlesnake poison and then shot from their sheath. It is easy to comprehend why they were deadly in battle. These stones are found in iron ore, blue gTanlte, and ordinary field stone. It is noticeable that the brightly colored and evidently precious stones were the first to catch the eyes of the redmen. Many of the a-row points are exquisite in design, and polished to a brilliant luster. Little can be determined about tho tribes that used the implements found". They were migrating peoples, who camped on one stream -

side one night and found another campinp: ground before the sun had set Agnin. It Is to be supposed that in the course of their contact with other tribe, the atones and fetiches they prized were used for trading purpose, resulting in a distribution of the relics which robs them of individuality. Antiquarians and students of the Indian have accounted for practi

cally all of the irarit-ments found, i the fkulls of vanquished enemies! Thir shape explains them for the! There is little reason to s-jpp-se that moat part. The skummj stones are; it lulled of its original design, knife shape, frequently. with one j That the redman had his sports

sharp edge. They are in hid materials nearly ulwajs, r..nt, aate, or opal. One in Mr. (Jö:..iers collec-

placed in dar. serous hands by the

unscrupulous Spanish settlers, who j hopd to bend the ridmtn to their; wishes, but succeeded only in callin.g : th iron death-dealer down on their j own scalps. I: was found imbedded in the wall of an old lo house that !

formerly stood on the Kelly farm

as well as his tights, is Indicated by

the presence in Mr. Ganser". collec tion of a series of small gan e balls.

tion la of pure opal with a renter of i which pos-ibly served the little in-

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changing coiurs of the di.imond. ivrves young (and old) America.! It Is Impossible to give a detailA set of bird points .s.uali, hard 'i h s- are of quartz. The ceremonial cd description, or even to mention,

stonea used to stun the birds .vith-i r charm stones are also intensely i j-.e numerous articles the collection

; interesting. They exemplify the su- j contains. That they are genuine! ; perstition wo are told was an in-; there can bo no doubt. Mr. C.ar.ser j

Lue part or the Indian char-

out killing them are uinong the most valuable of the entire lot. Tne;. wire diked up on the Hintzbergtr farm near the city, lndi'n rietdl'.s or drill points ar- extremely rare, hut Mr. Clans r iu.s a set. These, it i.i believed, wer used in sewing the skin and pelt garments worn l

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rater. The charm stones or amulets are in the shape of fish, birds, snakes, and numerous animals. They Wvre usel by warriors and n.cdicine rr.-a alike. One of them is a glitterin.: alack stone, punched for a

the red men.

i'oion Cup Interesting. i th ,r..g so that it could b suspended Of peculiar iutuasi in the oullec-i fr rn neck or belt. Most of the

tion is a tiny poison cap. used, no charms are in bright colored stones, J

doubt, to contain the poison in Unoiher evidence that the Indian which the arrow points were clipped j aPI reeiated beauty.

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before 1-attle.

la-en a peculiar natural formation, which was carefully improved by the crafty redmn. who posessed a degree of initiative and inventiveness surprising when the crude customs of their life are considered. There are ilaggt r spears from four to nearly si xiaches in length, pome of them of rose quartz, a remarkably beautiful stone. Collectors, are anxious to get hold of the rose quartz, or milky quartz pieces, as much for their shapeliness as their beauty. Evidently the Indian appreciated the value of the stones, for their best work was lavished on the stones that have since proven most valuable by assayal. In tho collection is a linger ring of stone, decorated with arrows. It has a somewhat pathetic history, and Is said to have belonged to the wife of a chieftain, who committed suicide. It was handed down from one owner to another, and finally out of the tribe altogether. A lip ring-, notched for use, and apparently much worn, attracts the spectator's attention, as do a pair of ear rings, which probably sent some Indian maid into the seventh heaven of delighted vanity. A tomahawk in the same set adds the sinister note that cannot ho disassociated from the Indian history. Fo do the head stones. This is not what one might suppose, at first hearing the name. It Is v. round, hard, blunt stone, with a grooved indentation where a thong fitted it to a stock. And it was used, according to history, to crush

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.-V large tattle axe. found in the

Yellow river near Plymouth calls up visions of terrorized settlers, scampi ring for shelter in the block house, or hiding desperately in their own little log- cabins to evade th merciless hand that wielded the weapon. An iron tomahawk lends detail to the picture, and reminds us of the dangerous implement

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l as never bourht from a profession- rv 'ji' al collector. The art of imitation! r2J f B'H 4 V?. 'f a t .T1

has been developed to an astonish- j ;ng degree. P.ut it is not yet perfect enough to deceive the careful col- j In ter. There was. in the m irua'ac- . lure of the arrow heads and spear head. the multitudinous articles used in the daily life of the Indian, j

a sw'crei. Wim :i .aar necr ueen discovered. The art of spear making has been lost. We are accustomed to regard the rr-dman as a savage. I?ut the evidences which remain to

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loOO years ago. a race of people i with as keen an appreciation of the j artistic and beautiful as our own. ; And it is soberinc to r ttect that 1" j their creations still extant there is J

a subtle artistry which all our modern daring and ingenuity can never counterfeit.

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Is Your Youngster Left Behindl WHEN the others ride off, happy, healthy and pay is. yours the wistful one, denied that glorious possession a bicycle? When you gi-re your children bicycles,

you give them more than happiness You give them health a love of nature the great outdoors a chance to do things worth while Let us show you our new models.

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Wt- arc v.d to announce that on our last sale we vc about disposed of our high priced foods we ck a less and we are p;hd the country is getting ; ack to normal and now we are getting in goods vcty day at the present market prices. V.V arc in a position to offer you many Holiday .t (ul "ills? such as

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Pants, 98c up. English last shoes, brown and black, $2.95 up. Ladies and men's fine shoes, brown and black, 3.95 to $7.95. Four pairs fine men's cashmere 50c sox, $1.00. Ladies' and men's fine holiday comfort slippers, SI. 95 to $2.45. Children's slippers, 75c to $1.75. Fine dress shirts, sweaters, gloves, etc

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Home of the Flörsheim Shoe It will pay you to step in and see our prices after locking around at other stores. Open Every Evening

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The Heart of Every Child Will Beat Faster in the Christmas Charm of E. T. Deyo's Toy Shop 123 Lincoln Way East Here are just a few toys from the endless variety Santa Claus is showing at our shops. For the Baby Rattlers, Rubber Balls, Music Toy. For the Boys Trains on Track, Tinker Toys, Steam Engines. For the Girls Dolls, Books, Games. Bring the youngsters with you when you come to Fairyland so you will know just the toys they have set their hearts on.

Our best wishes are extended to you for a Christmas replete with health, happiness and prosperity.

E. F. HAYES White Palace Shop Mishawaka Trust Bldg.

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