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THE SUNDAY OSEGONI-A&, PORTLAND, KAY 13t 1900. 11 WHO GOT NOME PLACERS? SENATOR. TURNER SAYS IT "WAS JfORTH AMERICAN COMPACT. latent of JLavr Not Observed la. the TaUlBS of Claims by the 3funi- erous Hired 3Iea. "WASHINGTON. May S. The day before the passage of the Alaskan "bill by the Senate, .Senator Turner, ot Washington, took the floor In defense of Senator Car ter's amendment affecting claims at Cape Nome, located by aliens. In defend ing this amendment. Senator Turner said in part: "Most of the people who have been at Cape Nome and who have returned from there to this country come to Seattle, where I happened to be last Fall. When vessels returned there with American miners who had been up to Cape Nome the preceding Winter and Spring, the uni form report they made of the conditions up there was. that there were two or three transportation companies which ab solutely controlled that country. One of them. I believe, was the North Amer.can Transportation Company. That was the company that was especially interested at Cape Nome. Upon the discovery of gold at Cape Nome this company rushed all of Its employes in there, caused them to make entries for its benefit, and when the honest American miners got there, hundreds and thousands of them, in the Spring of 1S99, they found all of these claims for 30 miles in every direction, ex cept out toward the sea, located for the benefit of the North American Trans portation Company. "There 19 a tundra there, a stretch of level country, probably extending 10 miles back from the seabeach to the mountains and for 20 miles up and down the beach, that was located entirely, or almost en tirely, for the benefit of the North Amer ican Trading &. Transportation Company, and. the remarks and criticisms Uhat these returned American miners made upon that state of affairs was that it was a great injustice, that it was a great fraud, that this transportation company had utilized the laws of the United States to monopo lize absolutely all the good claims in that country to the exclusion of the honest Americans miners who had gone there for the purpose of making locations. "There are a few claims in that camp now held, by individuals, no doubt deserv ing individuals. They ought to be pro tected whether they be aliens or other wise. If they have gone there honestly under the belief that they had the right to make locations and are working and holding them, I have no disposition to trespass on their rights simply because technically they may not come under the designation of the mining laws. But those are individual and exceptional cases,, and if I am correctly informed, and I believe I 'am, there are hundreds and thousands of the claims held there today under these fraudulent locations in which aliens and everybody else have been employed for the purpose of making them, not for their own benefit, but for the bene fit of the transportation company, who have undertaken to gobble up everything in that country. 1 was told by reputable gentlemen that on the tundra at Cape Nome there are 500 claims now held by the North American Transportation Company under these fraudulent, locations that have been made. "The American miner and all other miners, I do not care whether he be American or anybody else, are barred out by several thousand Illegal locations up there which can not be questioned., or most of which can not be questioned un less an amendment of this character passes. Certainly it was never the inten tion of the law that this condition of af fairs should arise by reason of this hold ing of the Supreme Court of the United States. The condition having arisen. It seems to me it is a proper subject for legislation by Congress to cure the state of affairs that exists there." Senator Turner read a letter from J. F. Spauldlng. dated at Seattle, Wash., April 20, wherein the history of the original location of the Nome claims was set forth as follows: "I went down to Nome from Dawson, being among the first rush to go after tho river was open, arriving in Nome June 29, 1S99. There we found that, al though about 100 men would have covered the number who wintered there, the whole country was staked out for 50 miles, and the manner in which it was staked was the most interesting part of it. I did not then, and I do not now, think that more than CO claims had been located according to the United States laws. About CO or 70 ot the claims had been located by Lap landers w ho were orklng under contract at the Government reindeer station at Port Clarence. These men quit their Jobs, or were allowed to quit, and took con tracts to locate mining claims from the companies and men located at St. Michael. The majority of them were paid so mjuch for every claim thej staked, and an out fit was furnished them. Some few of them staked on their own account and sold later. Tho usual price paid for stak ing was $2 a claim and found. Each Lap lander carried from 15 to 20 powers of at torney with him, and when at a creek he staked it from one end to the other in claims, consisting of 20 acres each. No prospecting was done whatever; sim ply a little willow stuck in the snow at each end of tho claim marked Its bound aries, "Powers of attorney had been used by every Jone lnSfffiprknd you would run ont claims on ail sftios located by men who w ore known to be In Europe or long slnco dead." Then Senator Turner continued: "My Information Is that a very large proportion of them were made by foreign ers. These companies cmp.ojed anybody who happ'ened to be within their service to make these location, and It so hap pened that a great proportion of the per sons in their service wero foreigners. They caused them to go before these United States Commissioners, knowing that the had no authority to take the declaration of anybody, for the purpose of giving them an apparent status as locators of these lands, and utilized them to stake this entire tundra up there. When the rush of miners got there, they found that there was not anything for them to locate or work on except tho beach, because erj thing else was taken up and held absolutely either in the name or by the agents of the North American Transportation Company, and for their benefit. "Mr. President. I did not rise for the purpose of precipitating a legal discussion on this mining question. I understood that that was thrashed out the other day, and 1 reached the conclusion from the discus sion that I then heard that the statutes of the United States gave an alien no right to locate a mining claim either in Alaska or in any other part of our coun try. I reached tho further conclusion that the law of location was that if an alien dil locate such a mining claim, while It w&s clearly in contravention of the stat utes of the United Statos. there was no pewer in any person other than the Gov ernment of tho United States to ques tion it" COPPER AT PRESTO PEAK. Vein 16 Peet Wide That Is 15 -Per Cent Metal. GRANT'S PASS. Or.. May 1L Reports Just brought In by workmen from the Preston Peak copper mine show that the development work has uncovered an im mense body of rich copper ore. The last tunnel at a depth of HO feet, struck a vein of copper 1C feet wide running 15 Tor cent copper, ana enough In go'd and s lver to pay for the working. Beyond this vein to a depth of 78 feet was found an ore body which assayed 57 par ton in gold, anil . beyond this a richer copper vein 24 feet wide was found which went 30 per cent in copper, making" the ore vein virtually 110 feet wide. A large force ot men have been kept at work all Winter, and plans are now being made for a narrow-gauge railroad to, Crescent City, 35 mile's away. Superin tendent Henry Phillips has Just returned to tho mine. A carload of machinery, comprising a five-stamp mil, has Just arrived for the Rising Star mine, owned by the Champion Gold Mining Company; and is rapidly be ing transported to the mine on Williams Creek about 20 miles from town. This property has developed rapidly In the work done during the last few months, and the owners feel sure they have something valuable. The mill wCl also work the ore from other mines and will be of great benefit f the Williams district. Williams Creek placers have yielded rich returns in the past, and it is possible that the source of some of this gold will be found in the Rising Star mine. SALE OF BIG MEVE PEN'DIHQ. 1 Operations on Searles Property Con tinue However A Lively Camp. CARSON. Or., May 1L The camp is waiting to learn that the big Union-Companion has actually been transferred from the Searles Company's ownership to that of the Toronto Company. It is known that Mr. Searles is anxious to sell, and it is reasonably certain that he will give tho Canadians several weeks yet if they so desire, and it is considered that but for the late -slump in the Toronto money market this $750,000 eale would have been closed ere this. The prospective own ers have expended over 550.000 at the mine, and it is not likely that any unimportant cause will hinder the sale. The present owners are not Idle, how ever, during this time of waiting. They are going ahead much as if no sale had been or was under consideration. Three surveys have been mode for a power plant to be located on Pino Creek, about three miles from the mllL This power will be taken in the form of an electric current to the mine, and will be developed by the rushing waters of this rapidly flowing stream. Twenty stamps are now drop ping, and It Is proposed to add another 20 as soon after the sale matter te dis posed of as possible. With these and the other Improvements that are assured the mill will be crushing something like 20,000 pounds ot rock every 24 hours. The order for the new machinery has al ready been prepared, md the managers are only waiting to learn the result of the negotiations to e11 before sending It to the manufacturers. The-bill for the lot wJU exceed, $230,0M. A large Increase in the working force will be put on at the Last Chance In a few days. Men are fast getting the Toads in condition for heavy hauling. An of ficial says that preparations are belng made for an unusually big season's work at this rich property. Frank J. Davey, manager and one of tho owners of the Robert Emmett, says that the Emmett mill will be crushing ore in a few days, and that it will be run continuously. Th'e mine has been worked under great disadvantages since it was purchased by the Daveys last Fall, and every one In the- district will be glad to see the energetic owners begin to reap the reward they are entitled to. The ore from this m'ne exceeds In value any other ever taken from the district, except that from the famous Bryant An apparently well-founded rumor has It that the Searles Company is negotiating for the purchase of the Robert Emmett. Superintendent Case, of the Searles inter ests, and Davey, of the Emmett, have Just returned from a trip to Baker City. ' C G. Rice, an assayer of the camp and a promoter of mines, went to Snake Riv er last week to examine certain properties near Ballard's Ferry. He is now mak ing assays. One specimen went $G1 28 and another $21 52 to the ton In gold, be sides some silver and traces of copper. Work will begin next week on tho Far rell group on the river. Theso claims are under bond to Montana parties, acting through E. Antz, and the consideration Is $50,000. They adjoin the Iron Dyke, or Vaughan. Mr. Farrell will act as superintendent of the development crew. The Vaughan is to be patented by the owners and a surveyor will soon begin the preliminary work of accurately laying oft the lines. The Pittsburg mill at, Sparta Is to begin operations in a few days. It will be fed by the product of the Pittsburg grop now being worked by George A. Chapman, a mining man of Boise. Idaho. The old Gem mine, located one mile from Sparta, is being worked by the owner. F. J. Perkins, a son of the old landlord of the Perkins Hotel In Portland. Away back in 1872 this mine was mentioned In a report to Congress by a Government official as "a good mine, but very poorly managed." These few words accurately describe the condition ot things .from that day until Mr. Perkins secured the proper ty last FalL Lon Simmons arrived at camp today "from Medical Springs. He is here to do some necessary work on his group, and may remain all Summer. He smiles at the selling of his mines hero for $400,000 by the newspapers of Baker City. He says it would seem better to get a portion of the $400,000 In cash.. Mining Notes From Ashland. ASHLAND, Or., May 12. Two mortars that the Ashland Iron Works, made for tho quartz mill on the Sterling mine have been shipped. The forceof 32 men en gaged , In building the new wagon road from tho Hilt property to the Blue Jay Mine, covering a distance of Ave miles, has about llnlnshed the work. A 60-horso power engine and an SO-horse power boll er have' arrived and are ready to bo hauled out to the Blue Jay. A 10-stamp mil. which has been contracted for in this city will also be placed on the mine at any early date. R. A. Cpok & Sons closed down their hydraulic mine on Foots Creek. Saturday, after a five months' run. and as a partial elean-up, show 120 ounces of coarse gold. They have taken out quite a number of nuggets during the winter, weighing one ounce or more each. Arrangements are now being made by H. Lenthye, the owner of the Gypsle Queen Mine on Althonse Creek, to place a small stamp mill on the property. Tho Golden Wcdgo Mine, nine miles from the mouth of Gallco Creek, has yielded 100 ounces of fine gold In the past six weeks, the rock being worked with an arastra. Ye Collepre Reporter. "Here," said the city editor to tho now reporter, "In describing this shooting af fray you say 'the bullec entered Fergu Eon's body at comer of the courthouse, taking a downward course. That's very bad. Take your copy and see if you can't do better with it." , "Oh, yes," replied the young man Just out of college, "I see, now you mention It, that It might be done better." So he rewrote, it as follows: "The bullet struck Ferguson near the throat and glanced, taking a downward course and coming out Just below the right shoulder blade at the courthouse corner." Chicago Times-Herald. 0 Beware of Hard Cider. Hungry Higgins Wotever you do, don't never let no old Jay coax you Into glttln a hard cider Jag. Weary Watkins Such a headache? Hungry Higgins Headache? You git plumb bughouse. Time I got roped In on the game I Eawed a half a cord of jwooc bafore I knowed what I was doln In dianapolis Press. FOR THE HALL OF FAME HOW THE "FAMOUS AMERICANS ARE . TO BE SELECTED. Xames of Judge Who Have Accepted and. a List of Sasrsested Can-. atdates. May l.waa the date set tor .completion, of the list of Judges who'are to pass upon tho names of those celebrated and deserv ing Americans suggested for the Hall ot Fame in the New York University. In choosing these Judges the effort has been to select representative men from every state in the Union, as -well as men by their associations and learning peculiarly fitted to the work of selecting the 200 Americans upon whom this great honor shall be be stowed. The theory of selection of Judges was" as follows: First They ire apportioned to the fol lowing four classes of citizens In as near-' ly equal numbers as possible: University or college- presidents- and educators, pro fessors of history and scientists, publicists, editors and authors, and Judges of Su preme Court. State or National. Second Each -of the forty-flve states Is included in tho appointments. When no SOUVENIR. BUTTON COUPON. Cut this out and send it in as an order for one or more souvenir buttons made of Spanish bronze cannon surrendered to the Second Oregon Volunteers at the capitulation of Manila. Tho entire proceeds will go to the soldiers' monument fund. Buttons are 25 cents each, in any quantity. In ordering, specify whether you want button-back or pln-baclo The latter is for ladies. Buttons will bo sent, postage paid, to any address ra the United States or Canada. - . Secretary, Souvenir JtJutton Committee. Box 347, Portland, Oregon- Dear Sir: You will find enclosed for which please send Spanish-American War "Bouvenlr" Buttons, with ..... '.. .backs, to the fallowing addresses: ' , e one from tho'first three classes -is named the Chief Justice of the state Is invited to act. Third Only citizens born In America are Invited to act as Judges. No one con nected with New York University Is In vited. Third Only citizens born in America are Invited to act as Judges. No one connect ed with New. York University is Invited. Of the 100 invitations sent out on tho above plan. Chancellor McCracken, of tho New, York University, has reported the acceptance of 47 and tho declination of but three. Two declined because of 111 health, and one becaure of a pressure of business. It is an honor na one would decline if circumstances permitted him to accept. The only Supreme Court Justice who has thus far accepted Is Chief Justice Fuller, but the time is so short since the letters of invitation were sent out that acceptances from tho others could hardly have been accepted at the time the report was made. The acceptances reported are as follows In the various-classes: University or college presidents and ed ucatorsPresident Charles W. Eliot, of Harvard University; President James B. Angell, qf the University of Michigan: Mrs. Allco F. Palmer, jx-presldent of Wellesley Cpllege: Provost C. C. Harrison, of the University of Pennsylvania; Dr. James McAllister, Drexel Institute. Phila delphia; President Henry Wade Rogers, ot Northwestern University; President C. F. Thwlng. of Western Reserve Univer sity; President W. S. Chap'-ln, of -Washington University, St. Louis; President Henry Morton,of Stevens Institute, Ho Tioken: President Arthur T. Hadley, of Yale University; President Seth Low, of Columbia University; Chancellor Anson Judd Upson, of Regents, Glens Falls, N. Y.; President W. J. Tucker, of Dartmouth College; President E. A. Alderman, of the University of North Carolina; Dr. J. H. T. McPherson, University of Georgia; Dr. Richard H. Dabncy. University of -Virginia; President J. H. ICIrkland. of Vanderbllt University; President W. De . Hyde, of Bowdoin College. Professors of history and scientists Pro iessor Charles M. Andrews, Bryn Mawr College: Professor Frank W- Blackmar, University of Kansas; Professor Henry E. Bourne, Western Reserve University; Professor Edward Channlng, Harvard University; Professor Fred M. Fling. Uni versity of Nebraska; Professor Burke A. Hinsdale, University of Michigan; Profes sor John F. Jameson. Brpwn University; Professor Harry P. Judson, University of Chicago' Professor A C. McLaughlin, University of Michigan; Professor David S. Schaff, Lane Theological Seminary, Cin cinnati; Professor Thomas J. Dhahan. Catholic University of America: Professor George F. Swain, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Professor Robert D. Shep ord. Northwestern University. Publicists, editors and authors Ex-Pres-ldont Grover Cleveland, Princeton. N. J.; Governor Theodore Roosevelt, New York; St. Clair McKelwny, editor of the Brook lyn Eagle: Dr. William M. Shane, Colum bia University; Dr. Woodrow Wilson, Princeton, N. J.; Dr. Philip V. Myers, University -of Cincinnati; Dr. John S. Bil lings, Director Now Ybrk Public Library; Rev. Dr. Borden P. Bowne, Boston Uni versity; Rev. Dr. James M. Buckley, ed itor of the Christian Advocate, New York; Dr. Albert B. Hart, Harvard University; Dr. E. C. Stedman, New York City; Dr. Edward Everett Hale. Roxbury, Mass.; Charles Dudley Warner. Hartford. Conn.; Dr. Moses Colt Tyler, Cornell University; Dr. Albert Shaw, editor of Review of Re views. New York. Supreme Court Justice Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller, United States Supreme Cohrt. There will be no meeting of the Judges, but they will mark the names they ap prove on the lists sent to them, and when a majority approve of any name, it will be inscribed on the Hall of Fame. It Is possible' that the 50 names authorized for inscription this year may not all be chosen by a majority of the jacges. and In this case the balance will remain until Ave years hence and be inscribed at the same time as the five additional names author ized by the deed of gift at that time. Speaking of the manner in which the se lections are to be made. Chancellor Mc Cracken says: ."Many people Interested in the matter we have in hand evidently are under the Impression that President Eliot, of Har vard, is the .president ot the Judges. Pres ident Eliot was the first one to accept ap pointment as a Judge, but he is not the president, and it Is causing him unneces sary labor to answer inquiries with refer ence to the Hall of Fame! All such In quiries should "bo sent to the Chancellor of the New York University. "A number of professors In Harvard University have written us suggesting an amendment to the conditions. In order that men living In this country when the Con sjtitutlon was adopted may be eligible to selection for the Hall of Fame. I am not aware that that would not be a good amendment were it not for the fact that as a suggestion it ccmes a little late. Va rious newspapers have offered prizes tor the best lists of noxr.es for tha Hall of. Fame, and they have started these com petitions in accordance with the. original conditions. To make any change now might be an injustice, and therefore it has been decided to adhere to the original stipulations." , The Senate of the University wilL submit to tho Judges a list ot from 508 to 1000 names from which; the 50 immortal ara to be selected, and this list Will be made up from lists received from a multitude of sources. Many newspapers are offering prizes for such lists, and are tabulating them, and will forward the result to the Senate of the University. A great many individuals are also sending lists direct, accompanied by special arguments in sup port of certain Individuals less noted than someot the others, but in their opinion deserving this honor for special reasons. The Judges will not be confined to the ofu clal list submitted by the Senate ot tho University, but will be left entirely un trammeled, and will be at liberty to vote for names oh other lists or names select ed by themselves and not contained in any list submitted, should they deem any such worthy ot the honor. The Judges will not meet in session, but win simply voto by mall upon names submitted. There will bo no undue haste in reaching a de cision, but great deliberation will mark tho proceedings. It is expected that not more than 30 names will be selected this year. These, of course, will be-the names of those pre-eminent Americans whoso selection will be practically unanimous on tho part of the Judges. The great diffi culty will come In the selection ot tie re maining 20 from, several hundred of prac tically equal merit. An effort will, . no .1900. the sum of .....in...-...: Yours Truly, doubt, be made to diversify these as much as possible, so that warriors, statesmen, authors, poets, inventors, philanthropists, artists, educators, etc., may all be prop erly represented. It requires but -a mo ment's thought to realize the difficult and delicate nature of the task before the Judges. Perhaps no better illustration of this could be given than to. present the list submitted by Mrs. William P. Frye to the Bangor Commercial. Probably not one who peruses it will Indorso'lt as a Whole, and many would not desire tQ sub stitute new names for at least one-half of those on Mrs. Frye's list. Certainly, they would differ as to at least the-flnal 20 whose selection Is going to be such a difficult. matter for the Judges to decide. Airs. Jtrye s list and argument are as fol lows: The Temple of Fame should be conse crated to the memory of those whose life work has been the seed that has brought Corth good fruit for the American Nation. The heroes enshrined there should be ex-" amples of virtue, patriotism, and self-sacrificing purpose which have resulted In the moral, material or Intellectual upbuilding of our people. There are many obscure men and women who have accomplished these great things. The world has never heard of them, and so their deeds cannot be recorded in the Imperishable granite. But of those whom the world calls fa mous, I would say that no man or woman should be given a niche In this worthy temple whose work has tended to destroy faith aud trust in the higher life held out by religion. Tho Fathers of the Nation should be given the place of honor in the Temple of Fame. The private soldier, tho learned statesman, the skillful diplomat, and the great Captain aided the Fathers in their immortal building, but to fulfill this filial duty by honoring all these names is im possible. Of the fathers tho men who wrought because of recognized moral ob ligations should precede those who labored for personal ambition. The first 'class re spected the equal rights of their fellows, and the first right of conscience; the sec ond, perhaps, worked good incidentally, but their purposes were selfish. George Washington, for his Intense de votion to the cause of country, his patient endurance ot neglect and bitter criticism, and his sublime faith In the ultimate suc cess of his cause. Martha Washington, for the sympathy and encouragement which she always gave her distinguished husband, and for her noble efforts with her own private means to aid the Continental soldiers during tha horrible Winter at Valley Forge. Thomas Jefferson,, for his Immortal work in framing the Declaration of Independ ence, and in that, as he was the first ex pansionist, he can claim, the honor of being the prophet of our present manifest des tiny among the nations of the earth. Benjamin Franklin, a patriot, states man, diplomat, economist and scientist, greater than whom our race has not pro duced. v John Adams, who aided his' country be fore, during and after her Independence, the first Vice-President of tho United States, a strong and true man in every calling of his varied life. John Jay, an Intellectual giant, who was ono of the master-builders in the work of framing our Constitution. Alexander Hamilton, who did as much for the colonists with his brains as" tho sol diers did with their swords. John Paul Jones, who spread bur starry, banner to the ocean winds and inane us feared and respected on the seas. Betsy Ross, who will live forever in tho hearts of our people because she made tho first United States flag, the sacred emblem otxjur country. James Madison, an honet and scholarly man who served his country ably at a great crisis. James Monroe, who wrote the state pa per which has made us the great 'Nation which we are. Andrew Jackson, the victor in one of the glorious battles of modern times, and because in crushing the nullification act he destroyed a hydra-headed monster which threatened to destroy our Union. Patrick Henry, whose voice was- the trumpet call, for independence in, the American colonies. Mrs. Philip Schuyler, who burned her beautiful home rather than haye It give comfort to the British during the Revolu tionary War. fc ,. William King, the first Governor o'f' Maine,, the man who placed "in the-Constitution of his state the first article for free schools in the United States. . Marcus Whitman, the heroic Presby terian divine who saved the Northwest territory by personal sufferings and en durance almost sublime. James Kent, the legaf light, whose com mentaries are the guide for all who fol low his profession. Benjamin West, who made American art revered In the Old World salons. Winfield Scott, who gave us our West ern empire by the power of hlsswonL Daniel Webster, who was the powerful and unanswerable eacpotrader of eer Con-? stltutional .-wP Henry Clay, a great orator xad, patriot,- strong in his convictions end brave in ex ecuting his public duty. Wendell Phillips, who suffered perse cution, because ho believed in freedom for alL Abraham Lincoln, a great man In great times, who was tho saviour of his coun try as much as Washington was its cre ator. Daniel Boone, who wrested from the wilderness a new sfcar in the constella tion of our states. John Ericsson, who revolutionized na val construction and who changed the shipwright into an iron-molder. Ralph Waldo Emerson, a leader of thought and an ornament to our Na tional school of literature. Margaret Fuller Ossoli, who was the in spiration of the most brilliant literary coterie which our Nation has produced. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who wrote the songsof. the people and who la enshrined forever ( In their heart of hearts. John Greenleaf Whdttler; who lived and strived and wrote that Justice to all men might prevail, the poetic champion of tho slave. William Lloyd Garrison tho apostle ot civil freedom Phoebe Cory, whoso exquisite poem, "One Sweetly Solemn Thought," has comforted thousands' of desponding souls. Maria Mitchell, who reaa tne iieuvcua as an open book and who communed with th stnm. Samuel Houston, thq founder of the Commonwealth of Texas and .a unique type of Americanism. David Crockett, and the brave men who fell in Alamo, Texas, the Thermopylae of America, with the distinction that "Ther mopylae had its messenger of destruction tho Alamo had none." John B. Gough, who bad that greatest of all knowledge he knew himself. Peter Cooper, the friend of the -lowly. -William Wirt, the noted" author and law yer, whoso pure patriotism, ils so deeply cherished by the young people o this country. Helen Hunt Jackson, whose book. "The Century of Dishonor." was a clarion cry for Justice to the Indian. Ell Whitney, whoso Inventions have aid ed the human race anc advanced our prog ress in civilization. Samuel F. B. Morse, who placed a girdle around the world. Washington Irving, whoso books are among our household treasures. , -- Washington Allston, the painter, of whom this Nation may Well be proud. William Cujlen Bryant, for the deep re ligious tbne which pervaded his poetry; a patriot and a scholar, "who has added lus ter to the term "American." Edgar Allan Poe. who. though erratic and blamewjQrtlu'injnany ways, shall be famous so long as the English language remains as one of thein63r Brilliant of Its poes. t 1 Ulysses S. Grant, a klndlyfrlend,-a.great soldier, whose generosity as a victor is unequaled In the recbrds of "time. William Tecumseh Sherman, a strong man, a warrior, a name among our nanva which were not bom to die. - John James Audubon, the lover cf the birds and the greatest naturalist of our age; ' John Maynard, for "greater love than this hath no man than he giveth his life for his friend": the pilot of Niagara, who died to save tho lives mmltted to his Beecher Stowe. for her book. "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which kindled tho flame of sympathy for., the slave Into a roaring fire which swept tho land and burst the fetters. Phillips Brooks, whose name is another term for charity, faith and the true Christian Ideal. The Judges selected for Oregon and Washington, both of whom will, no doubt, accept the honor, are men to whom the people of these states are willing to in trust the task of representing them In this matter. They are Chief Justice Wplver ton, of Oregon, and Chief Justice Gordon, of Washington. KNEW A THING OR TWO. CytHcal Advice Thnt Averted Family Dlicord. "If truth is stronger than fiction," said an amateur cynic of thl3 city, "it Is well for a fellow to fib a little when ho wants to be believed. Not long ago. to give you an illustration, a young friend of mine who works for a certain shipping house here was detained at the office until after midnight, and Just berore leaving at tempted to place a letter file on a high swinging shelf. In so doing he dfslodged a ledger, which struck him on the -bridge of the nose as it fell and knocked oft a good sized section ot skin, besides black lrig one of his eyes. I occupy the adjoin ing- office, and, hearing the racket, went in and helped patch him up. "Now, I happen to know that this young man had a wife who was inclined to be very suspicious, and as ho was going X asked him what he proposed to tell her about the accident. 'Why, I'll tell her exactly wha.t happened, he said; 'It Is perfectly plain and simple.' "That's Just the trouble,' said I, 'it's so plain and sim ple that she'll never believe It in the world. She'll think 'yon made it up to conceal something terrible and will bo very unhappy. It Is your duty In such a case to do a little lying.' 'But what shall I tell her. then?' he asked, looking puzzled. Tell her,' said I, 'that you heard a row In the street, and going to the win dow say the Italian fruit vender on the opposite corner yelling at some boys, who bad Just robbed his stand. While you had your head out, he hurled an apple at the urchins and it flew wild and hit you In tho eye.' 'But, good heavens!- he pro tested, 'that's a most preposterous yarn. Hero we are on the third floor, so how on earth could I be hit by an apple thrown at a boy in the street?' 'You don't pre tend to know,' I repled; 'all that you can say is that It happened.' "I finally got him to promise he would do exaotly as I advised, and next day he came down, all smiles. 'It worked to a charm!' he explained. T told her the ap ple story Just ns you outlined it and re marked casually that I knew it sounded Incredible and might easily enough have Invented some plausible fiction to account for my eye. but I preferred to tell her the exact truth on all occasiors. "Well. Bhe simply beamed. continued my friend. ' "John." she said to me. "don't you ever be afraid to tell your little wife the'truth; no matter how wild It sounds. You can always depend on her common sense.-" "I really believe I averted trouble in that family," said the amateur cynic, thoughtfully. New Orleans Times-Democrat. Done Behind IIIi Bnck. Slmkjn Look here. I told you that no ono was to use my bath while I was away. Housekeeper Yes. sir. Slmkln And now I find tho enamel cracked, clearly showing that some ono lias turned on the hot water, before the cold. Housekeeper I'm very sorry, sir; the fact is, sir, I "had a bath while you were away. sir. SImkin Then you paid no attention to my orders! It's not so much the disobe dience that I -mind It's that you" should havo done a thing behind my back that you wouldn't have done before my f ace. Judy. 'Thfo FIrev to Fortune. The heroine In Mrs. Alexander's .latest novel, ''Thro' Fire to Fortune," in order to drop her old life with an obnoxious stepmother, permits It to be supposed that she has perished In a burning building. Then she becomes an actress, marries the conventional poor but proud lover, dis covers that she is the grand-daughter of an Earl, and spends the remainder of her life jn one of those "ancestral homes" which writers of Mrs. "Alexander's class keep In stock: "tB, F. Fenno'& Co., New York.) - - ' A BIG MAN WITH A BABY'S STOMACH. A SPECTACLE WHICH IS NOT UNCOMMON IN THE AMERICAN HOME. He lives on crackers and milk, baby's food. He has a baby's stomach. Give meat to a baby and it will probably be thrown into convulsions. If this man eats meat he suffers agony. He ean only eat baby foods, "spoon victuals," anil not much at a time of that. This ia tho story pf the man with a baby's stomach. He was once a hearty eater. He could eat anything. And he did. He ate by the clock, regardless of the necessities of nutrition. He rushed through break fast to get to business. He hustled through lunch because of business. He wjent home at night, tired out, to -eat a heavy dinner, which his stomach was en- 1 most half the time, and could hardly tirely unfit to take care of. stand on my feet at times for the pains Then came a time when his stomach 1 through .my whole body and system. My seemed unduly distended after he had husband had to pay many large doctor eaten a meal. There were bitter eructa- t bills for me, but since I have taken four tlons and belchlngs; "a -constant feeling of jbottfes of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical discomfort, and. sometimes a dull pain Discovery, four of 'Favorite Prescrip in the stomach. Somebody told him to ; tlons and three vials of 'Pleasant Pellets' take some sort of1 tablets or drops after 1 we haven't paid any more doctor bills, each meal. He tried It, and It eased him. ' It has been seven months since X stopped The gas didn't trouble-hlm so much and , using Dr. Pierce's medicines and I have his stomach wasn't so uncomfortable. He ' enjoyed good health ever since. I can thought It was all right to mix meals ' never praise these medicines too highly, and medicine, and did It regularly. But for I have received so much benefit. I presently other symptoms appeared. He , pray that many who suffer as X did will grew nervous, sleepless, irritable. His skin 1 take Dr. Pierce's medicines. I am sure was dry and harsh. His liver-didn't act. they will never fail to cure when given His heart troubled him. his kidneys were , a fair trial. Everybody tells me I look out of order. He had miserable head- j better than they ever saw me. I am aches. surQ eel hetter than 1 ever did be- Then he Degan to doctor. He doc- tored for hts liver; for his heart; for his kidneys: for his nerves. Then the aoctors gave him up, and he gave up the doctors. That Is one-half or tbo story. Here's tho other half in THE MAN'S OWN WORDS. "About 10 years ago I began to havo trouble with my stomach," writes Mr. William Conolly, of 535 Walnut street, Lorain, O. "It got so bad that I had to lay oft quite often two and three days In a week, my stomach would bloat, and I would belch up gas, and was In awful distress. at such times. -I have employed and been treated by the, best doctors In this city, but got no help whatever. Some said I had cancer of the stomach, others catarrh, others dyspepsia. I have bought and tried everything I saw advertised for dyspepsia and stomach trouble, .but con tinued to get worse all the time. About 12 months ago I was In such a condition that my friends had some fear about my recovering. I called a doctor and he found me in a very bad shape. Hands and limbs were cold and dripping with cold sweat. He told me that I had a very bad case ot chronic indigestion. I was under his treatment until this Spring (1S5S), but did not Improve any. By some way or other I happened to get hold of a vial of jour 'Pellets,' and I thought they helped me. It was then I wrote to you for advice. You told me that by my symptoms you thought I had liver com plaint, and advised the use of your 'Gol den Medical Discovery and 'Pleasant Pel lets in connection. These med'eines I have taken as directed, and am very happy to state that I commenced to get better from the start, and have not lost a day this Summer on account of my stomach. I feel tip-top, and better than I have for ten years." If that history of one man's suffering and cure teaches anything, It teaches this: There Is no need to suffer with "weak" stomach and the score of ills it causes. Because: Dr.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures diseases of the stomach and organs of digestion and nutrition. It has cured thousands ot men and women whose cases were like that of Mr. Conolly. It has cured '"weak" heart, "weak" liver, "weak" lungs, "weak" nerves, and every other kind ot weakness which can have its origin In a "weak" stomach. It cures through the stomach the ailments which have their origin in a diseased condition of the stomach and organs of digestion and nutrition. A WORD FROM A WOMAN. " "I'had suffered from indigestion, and only those who have suffered from it know what it really Is," writes Mrs. M. J. Fagan, of 1613 East Genesee street, Syracuse, N. Y. "I had had severe at tacks of headache and dizziness, with cold hands and feet; everything I ate distressed me, bowels were constipated and I was growing thin and nervous. I cannot express the bad feelings I had when I commenced taking Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. I took nine bottles of the 'Discovery,' and have taken several bottles of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. I commenced feeling better -With tho first bottle, and kept on improving. Now I am so greatly Improved in health my friends often speak of It. I most heartily recommend these medicines to all suffering as I was. I received more bene tflt from them than any other medicine used." It goes to the root of disease. In that phrase Is summed up the explanation of the wonderful success of "Golden Medi cal Discovery-" A great many people thlnkof the body simply as a whole, without reference to its related parts and separate organs. They speak of a man as starving, and they mean the man as a whole. But If the man is starving, his heartia being starved, his lungs are being starved, his nerves are being starved, every fiber and tissue of his body is being starved, for man Is the total sum of all his parts and organs. When the stomach and organs of di gestion and nutrition are diseased the na tural result Is to cut down the nutrition of the body. Just as much food may b eaten. vbut it's not the food eaten but the food digested and assimilated which keeps the body strong. When the stom ach is "weak" it's like any weak thing; It can only do weak work. The full strength of the stomach equals the full strength of the whole body. Cut down the strength of the stomach, weaken ths powers of digestion and assimilation, and by as much as the stomach Is weakened by so much tho whole body Is weakened. But as this whole body Is made ot parts, so this "weakness" Is distributed over these several parts, heart, lungs, liver, kid neys, nerves, blood, etc When "Golden Medical Discovery" cures the "weak" stomach It necessarily cures tho weakness of other organs which have been dragged down by the weakness or disease of the stomach and the associated organs of digestion and nutrition. That Is why diseases of lungs, liver, heart, kidneys, nerves and blood are cured by "Golden Medical Discovery." MUCH BENEFIT RECEIVED. "It Is with pleasure I recommend Dr. Pierce's medicine," writes Mrs. Nora H. Tipton, of Cropper (Cropper Station), Shel by County. Ky. ,r!Jou remember1 my case was one of weak lungs and female weak ness. I had no appetite and would often spit blood; was confined to my bed al- I lore. Tho remarkable cures effected by the use of "Golden Medical Discovery" war rant "the hope of a. cure in any similar case, Iso matter how many doctors hava' failed, or how many medicines have been taken in vain, there Is hope for everybody who"begins the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It always helps. It al most always cures. There is no alcohol contained in the "Discovery," and It Is altogether free from opium, cocaine and 'all other nar cotics. Sick 'people are Invited to consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, free. As chief con sulting physician to tho Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y.. Dr. Pierce has in the past 30 years and over, with the assistance of his associate staff of nearly a score of physicians, treated and cured hundreds of thousands of sick men and women. The great suc cess of this treatment may be gathered from the fact that of the multitude of those treated by Dr. Pierce 9S per cent have been perfectly and permanently cured. 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