The Corvallis gazette., December 10, 1897, Image 4

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We all thought Pyrites Sam -was a
fool the very day he struck the camp,
but were not absolutely certain 'until
the night he came In with his pockets
full of pyrites of Iron, and taking each
man aside privately Informed bim,
with many Injunctions as to secrecy,
that he had discovered and located a
brass mine. As a rule we had grown
very tired of initiating every tenderfoot
that came along into the mysteries of
quartz mining; showing them the dif
ference between gold-bearing quartz
and country rock; between a true As
sure and contact vein; between gran
ite, porphyry, schist, spar, serpentine,
quartzite, etc.; of trends, dips, spurs.
angles, etc.; of shafts, tunnels, stopes,
winzes, and drifts; of the manipula-
. tion of the horn spoon or gold pan; how
to distinguish the resultant sedlmeut,
If gold, from mica, pyrites or sulphur
ets: in a word, teaching them in an
hour or two all we had learned after
years of toil and privation. We had
reached this stage of the "tired feeling"
when Sam brought In his "brass" speci
mens, and not a man of us would tell
bim what it was. "TJb-huh," we said,
as he carefully exhibited his deceptive
looking find. What did we think of it?
Why, it was a great find and very high
grade ore if It was brass. "If why,
of course it was brass; look at It; any
body could see what It was. We admit
ted that they could; yes, anybody that
knew anything at all. So we permitted
Sam to work away in Ignorance on his
claim for two weeks until he received
returns from the sample sent to Los
Angeles for assay. Then the "Brass
Monkey," as Sam called It, shut down.
and he went to prospecting again. We
there many a time. What's the matter
out of grub?"
"Naw, he ain't out o grub, an' won't
be as long's Sam's got any; but It's
somebody else. I got a letter for him
to-day on the stage an' took It down to
him. After he read it he jest turned
over with his back to me an' laid quiet,
but purty soon I shifted to where I
could see his face, an' I'll be derned If
ne wasn i cryin yes, sir, cryin' like a
baby, he's that weak, you know. I
says to him eas like, 'What's the mat
ter, pard? "
' 'Notuin', he says, "only more hard
luck.
" 'Girl gone back on your I said,
thinkin to be cheerful an makin' up
my mind to Josh him.
" 'No,' he says;, 'it 'ud a-been better
for her If she had long 'go. Kead that,'
he says, an' handed me this," concluded
Sam, as he drew a letter from his pock
et. It was dated from an Ohio village
and read as follows:
"lly Own Dear Husband Your lov
ing letter received yesterday, but it
found us, oh, so down-hearted and
wishing for papa. Dear husband, it
seems that our troubles will never end.
Mr. Rhoades has changed his mind and
will foreclose the mortgage. You know
he said before you went away that if
we paid the interest up he would let It
stand a while longer. Well, when the
mortgage was due I sold the cow an
took some of the money you left me to
live on and paid the six months' back
Interest. Now he says, as the mortgage
is due, he must have his money and
will foreclose. I tried all the companies
and banks to borrow the money to pay
pile on It there's fifty; who's all In on
It?" and be slammed two twenties and
a ten on the bar. It was just like Sam,
and whoever heard an appeal like go
unanswered in a mining camp? There
were fifty men in the room, and every
man saw Sam's' ante, and those that did
not have that amount borrowed It from
their friends.. In a few moments $2,
550 In gold lay piled on the bar. Sam's
eyes glistened as he corntedthe mon
ey. "Everybody's in on the game," he
said; "won't one of you cm : down and
see what he. has to fay?"
"No nonsense, Sam; you take It down,
an' tell us what he soys to-morrow."
"No. I'll be dertied if I do. Some of
you fellers got to come along. I ain't
a-goin' to play this hand alone any
longer." So three or four of us went
with him. Well, there Is no use going
Into details. What would you or any
other man say under the circum
stances? Finally he wanted to give us
a note or send a mortgage back as se
curity, but we laughed at him, and all
of us crawled into our blankets that
night conscious of having done; some
thing that might balance something
eise on the debit side of the recording
angers ledger. He was too ill to travel
alone, and at last, after repeated urg-
lngs, fcam was induced to accompany
mm.
"ion can bet your life," said Sam,
"that I'll give Mr. Rhoades the camp's
respec s.
Not long after that my partner and
I left the gulch and drifted into Cripple
c reeu. one day when court was In ses
sion we dropped in to see how a court
organized under the code operated.
"Well, I'll be d ," muttered my part
ner as he pointed to the prisoner's dock.
There were two men In It, Pyrites Sam
and the tenderfoot.. The air seemed to
grow suddenly close in the court room,
and we went out
"Them fellers?" said an officer In an
swer to our inquiry; "why, they're two
or the slickest all-round con men In the
West. They're on trial now for saltin'
a mine an' doin' a tenderfoot up for
about ten thousan'. Miners? Why,
man, they're experts; raised in the
mines; show 'em a piece of ore from
anywhere between British Columbia
and Mexico, an' they'll tell you what
district it's from. The officers been
J-a-lookin for 'em for months, but
they've been hidin' out some place
down, in Southern Californy. I guess
they thought their last trick had been
forgot, so they come out."
At noon we went down to the jail, ant?
were allowed to see the prisoners.
THE YUKON RUSH the remainder of the rout s me
- i for both passes, consisting of about 550
HOW
THE THOUSANDS WILL
REACH ALASKA."
There Are Many Routes Spoken of, But
aa Tet Only Two Are Advisable for
the Gold Seeker to Attempt Some
of the Difficulties to Be Overcome.
Special Correspondence.!
How many will go to the Klondike
next year, how will tliey be transport- of -timber whipsawed by the Yukoners.
tsA ...... An.. . 1 I I 1 , . nn .Ua -. 1 C T .. 1 T 1 '
miles of lake and river navigation to
Dawson City, at the month of the
Klondike. It ia 60 miles further to
Forty-Mile, and Circle C'ty is 300
miles down the river from Dawson.
The new town of Rampart City is still
about 500 miles further down the Yu
kon, at the mouth of Munook creek.
not far above the point where the'
Tannanali flows into the great river.
inis entire lake and river journey is
made in strong boats, usually built out
no difference.
i
."LOOK HERE, PARTNERS; LET'S r ANSWER BESSIE'S PRAYER." ,
never asked him any questions, but he
volunteered the information .that it
was of good ore, but at that distance
from a railroad it could not be handled
at a profit. One day one of the boys
found his certificate blowing about the
camp. It contained no figures, only a
statement of 'what his find consisted,
and that hereafter to Insure an answer
be had better Inclose a stamp, as the of
fice could not afford to lose the postage
In replying to the queries of alfalfa
miners. The finder tacked this on to
.the postoffice door, but Sam only grin
ned, and said "we all got to learn."
He was so persistent and industrious
In his determination to "strike It rich"
that we finally began to have" a fellow
feeling for him and to appreciate his
pluck; sympathy he did not need. He
was jolly and good-natured, did not
drink to excess and was never known
to turn a card tor money. In a friend
ly game in his tent, the suggestion of
"draw" at only a dollar limit was al
ways met by his quiet statement that
him, but they all say that $2,000 Is too
big a loan on the place; they won't loan
over $1,500, and he won't take a second
mortgage to secure the other $500. Yet
it does seem hard, when the place
ought to be worth three times $1,500.
I've tried every way to sell it, but I can't
get no one to give anything above the
mortgage.' Everybody knows it is
mortgaged and are waiting to buy If at
Sheriff's sale. Rhoades knows this, too,
and now he says it will save us lots of
trouble and costs if we will give him a
quitclaim deed and surrender peace
able possession. I begged him to wait
a while,-but after he had learned you
had gone out to the mines he said he
would not wait a day; that you were on
a wild-goose chase, and, dear husband,
he even Intimated that he believed you
were never coming back to us." That
made me angry, and I may have said
things' to him that I should not,,, but I
could not help It. Now, dear husband. ,
I can not stay here after having sold
tllO MW thlUU la nntMnn n An Vknwn
Mt h. was , you know, except wa8hJng and Jron.n
and house-cleaning, and I . am not
strong enough for that Mrs. Simmons
will take Bessie and let her help with
the housework and go to school, and I
will sell the chickens; pigs and furni
ture and take little Charlie and go to
Cleveland to try to get sewing or some
thing. It will be, oh, so hard, but It
can not be helped. Now, dear husband,
do not worry; we will get along some
way. Remember the words of the
prophet: 'Once I was young, but now
I am old, but never have I seen the
rlghjeons forsaken or their seed beg
ging bread.' Now, dear husband, take
care of your health, and if you do not
find anything out there soon, come
back to us. we miss you, oh, so much.
Every night Bessie prays for her papa,
'way out in the mines, and that he may
find something rich. You may be sure
that I echo her prayers. Write as soon
as you get this, dear husband, for I can
not stay here long. Your loying wife,
"MAGGIE."
This letter was passec around; two
or. three started to read It aloud, but
they broke down, and It was silently
passed from one to another. It was
well for Mr. Rhoades tha' he was not in
camp. ' . ;
"He told me all about it." said Sam. '
I "They was five acres In the home place
; that he got from his father's estate 1
! close to town, an' he bought five more '
' Joinin". mortgagin' the- ten to make up i
the balance of the money. He'd a-made !
it all right, but times got hard, an' first
one, then anotuer of them got sick an
he had to keep on a-mortgagin'.
see he could never pay out, so he come
out here to see if he couldn't strike it,
leavin' nearly all the money they had
with his wife, an' this cuss Rhoades
sayin that lied let the mortgage stan'
anuther year, now dern him. See that
stain there? That's, from a bunch of
apple blossoms that was In the letter;
he 'lowed they must a-been from -the
yellow harvest tree back of the garden,
poor cuss. Take heer cf yehr health,
dead husban',' an 'him a-layin' flat of
his back up there In his tent, without
money enough for. a month's grub.
'Come back soon to us' hum-m. Look
here, pardners, let's answer Bessie's
prayer, an show this feller Rhoades
whether minin' is chasln' wild geese
ur not. Mebbe Sam's a dern fool, an'
t know he ain't got much money, but
be can rustic. I'll go purty nigh my
raised different, and, besides, his mon
ey "came so hard" that he knew he !
would be a bad loser. He was always
ready with his sympathy when anoth
er's ledge "pinched," "petered" or
"broke off," and encouraged him all he
could; always had a song or a story for
a bad night; and in the event of sick
ness or Injury had some simple remedy
in the way of poultices that his mother
"used-to use." In fact, he was one of
those happy-go-lucky, light-hearted fel
lows, handy about camp and a friend
to everybody, but one could not get rid
of the impression that he "didn't have
any more sense than the law- allowed."
Therefore, it was accepted as a matter
of course, when a tenderfoot struck
camp one day In the first stages of des
ert fever, that Sam should take entire
charge of him and dose him with wild
Bago and "squaw" tea and doncoct ap
petizing dishes from bacon, beans, rice
and flour. Some of us dropped in oc
casionally on our way to or from work
to learn the patient's condition and to
offer suggestions, but Sam was" consid
ered head nurse.
As a "stayer," malarial or Chngres
1 r nnt n tin - .3 .
fever. The latter drags along and
hangs on day after day, week after
week, and although the patient may be
able to crawl about he is weak, debili
tated and nerveless and "don't care a
rattle out of the box" whether he lives
: or dies. This was the condition of that
tenderfoot. During the middle of the
day he dragged himself about the camp
Jn the sun, but the remainder of the
time he spent lu his bunk in his teut.
One night, when most of the boys were
assembled in the "Bedrock," Sam came
In, and, going up to the bar, drunk '
alouc, contrary to his usual custom, j
then turned bis back ou the crowd,
leaued his elbow on the bar and gazed
out into the darkness, at the same time
twisting his mustache fiercely, as if
worried over something.
"What's wrong, Sam? Patient dead?"
bod:o ozsff asked.
"No," said Sam, "but he's a-layin' up
there wishlu' he was. I tell you, pard
ners," he continued, turning to the
crowd. "I've been in bard luck myself
so've-all of us, I guess--an seen oth
ers in hard luck, but that poor cuss up
there's in the hardest streak of luck I
ccr see." He's plum down to bedrock
au' i.ary color."
"That's uoibln Sam; we're aD bceu
"Hello, Sam; how's Rhoades V
"Hello, hello; how's the boys down at
Tough Nut?" and Sam and his partner
grinned.
"Look here, Sam, you done the camp
up In good shape, and you know 'we
won't squeal, but tell us about It." ,
"Sure; but then they ain't nothin' to
tell; this is my pardner, an' there was
no fever, no Rhoades, no Maggie, no
Bessie, no Charlie," no ' mortgage, no
form, no cow, no no apple blossoms, no
nothin', but jest me an' him." .
"An fifty d n fools," said my part
ner as we went out He made a brief
mental calculation, then said: "Sam
was there three months an' his pardner
one, an' they cleaned up twelve hun
dred an fifty each; not bad, 'specially
when they was hidin' out from another
trick they'd turned." Across the street
I saw a building with swinging doors
and red windows. I pointed to it and
asked, "What'll you -ke. Jack?"
"I 'low it'll take about four fingers of
hot Scotch t6 settle my Etummick"
and he took ltSt Louis Globe-Democrat
Scbemra of Lire.
It Is much easier to design than to
perform. A man proposes his schemes
of life In a state of abstraction and dis
engagement exempt from the entice
ments of hope, the solicitations of af
fection, the Importunities of appetite,
or the depression of fear, and Is in the
same state as he that teaches upon the
land the art of navigation, to whom
the sea isalways smooth and the wind
always prcisperous. - .
Nothing is more unjust, however
common, than-to charge with hypocrisy
him that expresses zeal for those vir
tues which he neglects to practice;
since he may be sincere, convinced of
the advantages of conquering his pas
sions, without having yet obtained the
victory, as a man may be confident of
the advantages of a voyage or a Jour
ney without having courage or industry
to undertake it, and may honestly rec
ommend to others those attempts
which he himself neglects.
Bones of a Mastodon.
The bones of a prehistoric monster
have been discovered on a large farm
about a mile south of Batavia. - While
Philip and George Baker, dairymen,
were digging a grave for a dead horse,
at a depth of about three feet- the
shovel struck an obstruction which, on
being pried up with a rail, was broken.
It turned out to be an ivnrv t.,o!r i
' a splendid state of preservation A
portion of the tusk is of the consistencv
He of chalk. One end of It however, was
uut lujureu. anu was or soiia ivory. It
is five feet in length, about five Inches
in diameter at the widest end, and at
the point about two and a half .inches
A portion of a rib, about 30 Inches long,
was also found. Dr. E. E. Snow, who
has traveled extensively In Africa, pro
nounced the tusk that of a mastodon.
Scientific American. '
Swallow Faster than Pi eon.
Some time ago the experiment was
made of letting loose at Compeigne a
swallow belonging to Antwerp In com
pany with a' number of pigeons. The
swallow immediately made a bee-line
for home and arrived there in one
hour, while the pigeons requiredthree
hours. Philadelphia Ledger.
The farther a man can look into the
future the fewer creditors lie sees.
ed, are questions now- being asked by
transportation companies and the
thousands interested in one way or an
other in the great movement about to
take place. Even the man going
thither to seek his fortune is vitally in
terested in these matters. If there is
too big a crowd he may not be able to
secure, a passage, or to get a proper
outfit, or be successful in transporting
it into the interior. He would better
not trust too much to luck nor depend
too mucli upon being able to travel in"
the regular way. Certainly, so far as
the regular steamers are concerned,
their berths will all be engaged weeks
in advance, and the man who neglects
to secure passage early may have to
wan a long time lor ins turn to come
around. Even on the overland trains
there is promise of inconvenience, if not
delay. . So great a rush, all in one di
rection,' will tax the rolling .stock of
the railroads to its utmost, since cars
will have to go back empty.
. The lowest estimate of the number of
people who will start for Alaska next
spring is 50,000, while some who have
given the subject much attention place
tlie figure as high us 200,000. At an
average.of 800 to each vessel, it would
require 170 steamers to convey the min
imum number, while 680 would be
necestary to accommodate the maxi
mum. To send 170 steamers in the
months of February, March and April-
would make it necessary for two to
sail each day. There is now advertised
not one-quatrer the steamers necessary.
The others will no doubt be provided,
for there are numerous transportation
projects on foot, but nothing definite
about them can yet be said. This is
sufficient to show that the man who-
i n tend s to join the first great rush by
the way of the passes and lakes would
do well to make sure of bis passage to
Dyea or Skaguay. As to the route by
the way of St Michaels and the river,
that will not be open -. till June,' and
extensive transportation projects now
under way will be sufficiently developed
long before that time to make it well
to postpone any estimates until later.
There are but two well known and
undeniably practical routes to the Yu
kon mines. One is by the mountain
passes from Dyea and Skaguay to the
lakes and thence by boat down the lakes
and rivers, and the other is by ocean
steamer to St Michaels and thence up
the river by light draft steamer. . An
other routes are yet to be proved, "and
all who try them .must expect to meet
with the tribulations and uncertainties
that lay in the , path of the pioneer.
Undoubtedly the great majority of Yu
koners will try the passes, since the
mines can be reached in this way two
or three months earlier than by steam
er, arid, of these the greater number
will go over the regular Yukon trail by
the way of Chilkoot pass, the. next
greater number going from Skaguay over
the White pass,
It is well thoroughly to understand
this route and its variation as to the
two passes. Linn canal, about 100
miles north of- Juneau, penetrates
number of miles northerly into the
coast mountains, the very head of it be-
jng divided into two armsjby a rocky
promontory. Into the easterly arm
flows. Skaguay river and into the west
erly . arm the Dyea river. Both are
rapid, ice-cold mountain streams, nav
igable for canoes only for several miles'.
At the head of these arms are located
the new towns of Skaguay and Dyea,
From these points- it is necessary to
cross the high mountain divide to
Lakes Lindermann and Bennett, where
boats are constructed for the journey
down the river. " Until the past season
the Ynkoners have used the Chilkoot
pass, from Dyea, exclusively, the Chil
kat Indians packing all the supplies at
the usual rate of 15 cents a pound.
The route is 27 miles long, and" the
summit of the pass is 3,200 feet high
The Indians have always refused to
pack by any other route, declaring this
to be the best one. . Last summer, ow
ing to the great rush and the eager
ness of all to get over at any cost, the
Indians raised their price for packing,
until often as high as a dollar a pound
was paid them. This, and the crowded
condition of the trail, led many to try
the Skaguay trail, which, though 41
miles long, was asserted to be better,
oecanse tne summit oi tne pass was
some 600 feet lower. It was, found,
however, that the trail was not so good,
that the river had to be crossed several
times, and that, though the pass was
somewhat lower, -the trail led up ' and
down hill so much that the actual
climbing done was greater than by the
Chilkoot pass, where the ascent was
gradual to the foot of the summit di
vide, when one very steep climb was
necessary. The practical result was
that a very much larger percentage of
those who tried the Chilkoot pass suc
ceeded in reaching the lakes, than of
those who attempted th Skaguay route.
Nevertheless, improvements are now
being made on both trails, and both
will be extensively used in the spring,
it being much easier to go in over the
snow, when the rocks and mud . which
made the trails so difficult last fall are
covered up. .
Theie are projected improvements
for both of those trails, in the nature
of railroads and tramways, ' but as yet
only Chilkoot pass shows anything tan
gible. A combined railroad and tram
way is under construqtion and is prom
sed to be completed by the first of Feb
ruary, for the taking of freight from
Dyea through to Lake Lindermann. The
probabilities are that this convenience
will be provided by that time, or
shortly thereafter. The company oper
ating it purposes to contract to carry
freight from Dyea to the lake at a price
much below what it would cost to pack
it over, and to handle it so promptly
that by the time" the owner can walk
over the trail his freight will get
through. With this tramway in opera
tion, and nothing similar on the Skag
uay trail, the Chilkoot pass would get
all the travel. There are, however,
still other tramways and railroad pro
jects on both trails, but when they will
on the banks of Lakes Lindermann or
Bennett . There is a small saw mill
there, but it is unable to out enough
timber to fill the demand. Doubtless
other mills will be taken in as aoon as
the tramway is completed, but miners
should not rely upon this, but should
take an outfit of tools and material for
building a boat, as well as oars and
rowlocks. Efforts to take in boats over
the pass last fall were unsuccessful,
even in sections. Though it might be
easier to ao so over the . snow, it is
doubtful if it would not consume as
much . extra time and labor as the
building of a boat would require,
When the tramway is at work, special
ly constructed boats could no doubt be
taken in to advantage; and valuable
time be saved.
The route leads through Lake Linder
mann, 6 miles, a portage to Lake Ben
nett, 1 mile; down the lake, 24 miles;
through Cariboo crossing to Lake Tag-
lsh, 2 miles; down the lake 19 miles;
by river to Lake Marsh, 6 miles;
across the lake passing Windy Arm,
i miles, xnose who go in the win
ter and early spring can proceed to -this
point by drawing their boats on sleds.
but there they must wait for the ice to
break np before proceeding down the
river in their boats, unless they intend
to go through light, dragging a sled
over the snow and ice. - Twenty-five
miles below Lake Marsh is the dreaded
Miles canyon, and just below this
place are White Horse rapids. Both
of these places may be safely run in
the boat if the utmost care is exer
cised. Many boats have been wrecked
here and their contents lost, while sev
eral unfortunate men have been
drowned. No one should attempt these
difficult passages without first having
carefully studied the situation. Thirty
miles further down the river is Lake
Le Barge, 30 miles long. Five Finger
rapids are 163 miles below this lake,
and Rink rapids are 3 miles further.
These are" the last of the specially dan
gerous places, though care must be ex
ercised during the entire journey.
As to other routes from the coast.
there are but three that have any
prominence, and none of them is as yet
sufficiently known to make it advisa
ble for the ordinary gold seeker to at
tempt them. - One of them is the Dal-
ton trail, leading noitherly over the
mountains just west of the Chilkoot
pass, and paralleling the lake and
rivertroute for about 300 miles, finally
striking the Yukon below the most
dangerous rapids. It is claimed that
this is'the best route for a railroad, but
it is yet to be shown how practicable
it is for general use. . The government
will probably attempt to send in a re
lief expedition by this ronte early in
the spring.
The Taku and the Stickeen routes,
one starting from Taku , inlet, near Ju
neau, and the other from the Stickeen
river, near Wrangel, converge at Lake
Teslin.. Small river steamers can nav
igate this lake and pass, down the
Hootalinqua river to the Yukon below
the rapids, and thus to Dawson and be
yond. It is claimed that such steam
ers will be built on the lake in the
spring, and that trails will be opened
up to the lake and pack trains put on,
to be followed soon by railroads; but
until this Is actually done - the gold
seeker would do well not to intrust
himself to the uncertainties - of-" those
routes.
Undoubtedly the most comfortable
and easy way to reach the Yukon mines
is by steamer from one of the Pacific
coast ports-to the mouth of .the' Yukon,
at St. Michaels, and theuce by light
river steamers up the stream, the dis
tance up the river being 1,422 miles to
Uircle City, and 1,772 to Dawson City,
The trouble with this route is that the
river is navigable only'three months in
the year, and then only bv small river
steamers, because of frequent bars. The
ice breaks up about the 20th of June
and fo'ms again about the same time
in September. There are now several
steamers on the river belonging to the
Alaska Commercial Company and the
North American Transportation and
Trading Company, both of which have
trading posts on the river, with head
quarters at St. Michaels. Both com
panies are building several new vessels
tor next year's traffic. '
The outlook for this route next sum
mer is that the number of steamers on
the river will be utterly inadequate to
accommodate the persons who will be
landed by thousands at St Michaels by
steamers and sailing vessels, though
there are numerous projects on foot for
building steamers on the river in the
spring or towing them thither. As
every vessel on the river will probably
ran in connection with some regular
ocean line, and as the pobabilities are
that the ocean liners will carry more
passengers and freight than the river
steamers can handle, it would seem as
though the only persons who will stand
any show of getting through to Dawson
by this route will be those who pur
chase through passage from the starting
point to their destination for them
selves and supplies. Those who pay
passage only to St. Michaels, or who
reach that point by independent steam
ers or vessels, will probably be unable
to proceed any further. r Notwithstand
ing, this promises to be" the condition
affairs next summer, there will
doubtless thousands of men take pass
age in all kinds of craft for St. Mich
aels, without providing means for get
ting beyond that point. Much disap
pointment is in store for many on this
score, let it may not be an unmixed
evil, as it may lead to an invasion of
the region of the lower Yukon and the
country around Kotzbue sound, wheie
rich placers are said to exist, and the
opening np of entirely new gold fields.
To sum 'up all that has been said
briefly, is to say that from 50,000 to
30,000 persons will rush to the Yukon
next year; that the only two routes the
majority of them should attempt are
the one by Dyea and Skaguay and the
lakes, and the ocean and -river ronte.
and that no one should attempt either
ithout first making careful provision
Physical troubles of a like nature coming
from different causes are often a puzzle to
those who suffer pain as to their treatment
and cure as in the case of lumbago from
cold or a strain in some way to the same
muscles. The treatment of such need not
differ one with the other. Both are bad
eiiough and should have prompt attention,
as nothing disables so much as a lame back.
The use of St. Jacobs Oil will settle the
question. Its efficacy is so sure in either
case there is no difference m the treatment
aiid no doubt of the cure.
;r Kangaroo tails for soup have been
sent to London from Australia. . A
shipment of 2,500 Weight was sold at
the rate of $3 a dozen tails. In Ans
tralia they are. considered a great
delicacy.
REFUTATIONS MADE IN A BAT
Are precious scarce. Time tries the worth of
a man or medicine, llostetter's Stomach Bit
ters is a torty-nve years' growth, ai:d like th se
hardy lichens that garnish the crevices ot
Alaska's rocks, It fiourishei perennially, and
its reputation hasas firm a base as the' rocks
themselves. No medicine is more highly re
garded as a remedy for lever and ague, bilious
remittent, constipation, liver and kidney dis-
oruers, nervousness ana rneumatism.
The longest straight railroad, line in
America is on the Lake Shore railway,
beginning at a point three miles west
of Toledo, Ohio, and running 69 niiiep
without a curve.
$20002
If you use too much of
Schilling's Best baking powder
it don't spoil the cake.
Dut why not make your
money go as. far as it AyuTby
using just enough of Schilling's
Best baking powder one-third
less than of the brand you are
used to ?
A Schilling & Company
San Fraucisco .
9023
An
old English "Manners Book"
says: A lady should dip only the tips
of her fingers in the sauce bow', and
should not let food fall out of her
mouth on the tablecloth. " -
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.
We are asserting in the courts our right to the
auiuivc use oi xne worn tA&iuKiA, ana
" PITCHER'S CASTOR1A," as our Trade Mark.
I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator of nTCHISR'S CAS rORIA,"
the same that has borne and does now bear the
ac-simile signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This is the original ' PITCHER'S
CASTORIA" which has been used in the homes
of the mothers of America for over thirty years.
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is
the kind yon have always bought,- and has the
signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on the
wrapper. No one has authority from me to use
my name except The Centaur Company of which
Chas. H. Fletcher is President.
March 8, iSoj. SAMUEL PITCHER, M.IX
A New Hartford. Conn., man ona
day set. over 1,000 tobacco plants, and
tne next morning found that the cut
worms had destroyed every plant but
one over night.
HOME 'PRODUCTS AND,FVUE FOOD.
TRUMPET CALLS.
Bam'a Horn Sounds a Warning Note
to the Unredeemed. ,
HE sharper gets
most out of the
man who is get
ting least out of
what he pos
sesses.
People who
are all tongue,
have no ears.
, No good comes
of blaming oth
ers for the mis-
iortuneswe
bring on our-
-" '' selves.
God hides Himself; there lies His un
exhausted charm. , '
A good guide will hot be rejected be
cause he Is bowlegged.
n.very man has his price. Mine Is the
precious blood of Jesus.
we should have a society for doing
jooa among the neglected rich.
Never to make a mistake is the big
gest mistake any man can make.
The world that the bird flies over Is
not the same that the snail crawls on
iivery boy thinks his mother is the
best woman on earth and they are all
f them right,: too. .
aiany a. man who finds his cottaare
large enough would find a palace too
small, if suddenly made rich.
"flat evidence of the patience of
God can be more conclusive than the
bald head of the infidel lecturer? . "
The man who jumps at conclusions
may be recognized by his having his
overcoat half on before the end "of the
benediction.
Many a man thinks he has found a
mistake in the Bible just because he
has run across something he doesn't
want to believe. -
There are two classes of men who
never profit by their mistakes those
who blame it on their wives and those
Tho lay It all to Providence.
AH Eastern Syrup, so-called, usual lv verv
light colored and of heavv bodv, is made from
glucose. "Tea Garden Vrint"' is made from
Sugar Cane and is strictly pure. It is for sale
by first-class irrocers, m cans only. Manufac
tured by the Pacific Coast Syrup" Co. All gen
uine "Tea Garden Drive" have the manufac
turer's name lithographed on every can.
The legislature of Uruguay has con
ferred citizenship and the sum of 10,
000 on Dr. Sanarelli as a recognition of
his discovery of the yellow fever
microbe.
"King Solomon's Treasure," only Aphrodlsiacal
Tonic known. (See Dictionarv.) 5.ut) a box, 3
weeks' treatment. Mason Chemical Co.. P. O. Box
747, Philadelphia, Pa.
An international congress has been
arranged at Paris for the discussion ol
the means of preventing fires in thea
ters and other places of public resort.
We will forfeit $1,000 if any of-our pub
lished testimonials are proven to be not
genuine. The Piso Co., Warren, Pa.
Tr) Schilling's Best tea and baking powder.
The Loneliness of Age.
Be kind to the aged. How few think
of this and treat with due considera
tion those who have outlived their gen
eration, and whose early companions
and friends have been taken from
them. Unable to engage in the,activl:
ties of life, they are no longer brought
Into contact and sympathy with those
around them, and no tie of common in
terest and mutual dependence binds
them together. Their views and tastes
have naturally grown apart. They
share but little in common with others.
The future of this life' has nothing to
Inspire their ambition or excite their
hopes. What calls forth the energies
of others has no inspiration for them.
They necessarily, to a great extent, live
In a world of their own, with which
those around are not familiar. . The
communion of their hearts is with the
scenes of the past, and the companions
of other years who have long ago pass
ed away. Lover and friend have been
taken from them, and their acquaint
ance laid in darkness. . The forms they
admired and loved are gone, and eyes
that looked into theirs with the tender-
est affect ions are sightless, and the
voices that "cheered and stirred their
souls have long been silent. Their
early world of hope and joy has be
come a desolation, and they in silence
contemplate the ruin that has been
wrought. They have but little to inter
est them In the world. . They are pil
grims and strangers here,
; "Only waiting till the shadows
Are a little longer grown,",
to finish their course and rest from
their labors. Who would not do what
he can to cheer the loneliness of :age,
to smooth their pathway, and comfort
them in their declining years?
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mis is one to tne tact that the company con
trols some inventions and A ivAnoa nhi,h
have no equal in the whole realm of medical
science.
So much deception has been nrsctlr'eil In a.
vertising that this trrand old
makes a startling offer.
i uey will send tneir magically effective ap
pliance and a month's pniiriw nf re-atftt-uHvA
remedies positively on trial, without expense,
iu any reiiaoie man.
Aot a dollar need be natd until Tuvltxarp. tnmrm
to and arlcnnwledged hi the patient
The Erie Medical company's .Appliance and
Remedies hive been talked of and written
about till every man has heard of them.
The highest merlinttl fMirhnritife in tho nrirlri
have lately commended them.
They possess marvelous power to vitalize,
develop, restore and sustain.
i ney create vigor, healthv tissue, new life.
They stop drains that saj. the energy.
They cure all effects of evil hahlrx atpi
overwork.
They give full strength, develnnmont. mil
tone to every portion and organ of the body.
'ouc uupuiuie, age no oarrier.
This "Trial Without Kxtmth.' nf!7r la Umltfrt
to a short time, and annlicatinn must. hp. mnri
at once.
No C. O. D. scheme, no deception: no extio-
sure a clean business propi sition bv a com
pany of high financial and profi s ,ion"al stand
ing. Write to the ERIE MEDICAL COMPANY,
Buffalo, N. Y., and refer to their offer in this
paper. ..
At a recent meeting of the Institu
tion of Civil Engineers in London, the
opmon was expressed that the coming
material for ship-building is nickel
steel, but that before it can be exten
sivley used, further deposits of nickel
must De discovered.
The Algerian music is produced from
seven different kinds of instruments,
two being guitars, one a rude violin,
two kinds of drums, a clarinet and a
flute, all of the most primitive forms.
Toronto hotels have been bothered by
man who persists in putting six
names on the register and ordering six
rooms, although no one accompanies
him and he represents nobody bnt himself.
The psaltery of Spain is supposed to
have been introduced into that country
by the Moors. " It is still in common
nso among the peasants.
Russia has the most rapidly increas
ing population of any country in the
world. The growth during the last 100
years has been a fraction less than 1,
000,000 annually.
A Dutchman of Weert has found a
way of spinning thread from peat,
which is woven into clothing." The
fabrics thus made are comparatively
cheap and intended for ordinary use. '
Nine hundred and fifty telegraph
enb-maiine cables are now in opera
tion, most of them in Euiope; their
total length is over 89,000 miles.
It is no unusual thing for a vessel
plying bewteen Japan and London to
carry 1,000,000 fans of all kinds as a
single item of its cargo.
Railways in Holland are so carefully
managed, that the accidental deaths on
tliem average only one a year for the
entire country. ......
In agreeable contrast to the faimliar
no thorough fare" sign is an inscription
at Sabino, Me., whidb reads: "Private
way; welcome."
The ur-heen,' or Chinese violin, in
shape reseinbies an ordinary hammer
with handle. It has two strings and
is played with a bow.
top! Women,
be ready for use is uncertain. At the for the entire journey to his destina-
present time it wouid seem as though tion. .
this Chilkoot tramway will be the only
thing ready early enough to accommo
date the first rush- in February and
Maroh. Until that time, there is ap
parently little choice between the trails
for winter travel, and those who go In
before February may take either, , For
those who go in over the snow a Yu
kon sled is necessary. ' This is a strong
skeleton sled and may be purchased at
any regular outfitting point. Many
take dogs to help, draw sleds, bnt all
can not do this. If it is done, special
provision must be made for food for
the animals.
After the lakes have been reached,
A stout gentleman in Hoi ton, Kan.,
who weighs 320 rounds, has for the
past six weeks been trying to reduce
his avoirdupois by long frequent rides
on horseback. Up to date, it is the
horse that has lost flesh.
A grain of fine sand would cover 100
of the minute scales of the human skin,
and yet each of these scales in turn
covers from 800 to 500 pores.
Steel barrels are being made exten
sively. It is reported that the Standard
Cfil Company and other large con
wmerB soon will use them exclusively.
And consider that in addressing' Mrs.
Pinkham you are confiding your private
ills to a woman a woman -whose ex
perience in treating woman's diseases
is greater than, that of any living phy
sician, male or female.
You can talk freely to a woman when
it is revolting to relate 'your private
troubles to a man; besides, a man does
not understand, simply because he is a
man, ; -
MRS. PINKHAM'S STANDING
INVITATION.
.Women suffering from any form of
female weakness are invited to promptly
communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. All - letters are re
ceived, "opened, read, and answered by
women only. A woman" can freely
talk of her private illness to a woman.
Thus has been established the eternal
confidence between Mrs. Pinkham and
the women of America which has never
been broken. . Out of the vast volume
of experience which she has to draw
from, it is mere than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge that
will help your case. She asks nothing
in return except your good will, and
her advice has relieved thousands.
Surely any woman, rich or poor, is very
foolish if she does not take advantage
of this generous offer of assistance,
Puritanical.
Thinking of the old paths and how
the fathers - and mothers walked in
them, we could not help wishing that
the Christian families of to-day walked
even as they walked. They had fam
ily altars. They catechised their chil
dren. They encouraged and required
them to memorize the Scriptures. They
believed in the Bible, the whole Bible,
as the word of God. A '.'thus saith the
Lord" was to them the end of all con
troversy. They went reverently and
gladly to the house of God, even when
it rained and snowed, and the winter
winds were cold -and cutting. We of
this generation owe inuch of such piety
as we have to the early training which
we sometimes thought was too strict.
and which this' liberal age call "Puri
tanical." But it was good for us, and
ft would be good for our children.
Word and Way. "
Proud of the Capital.
The people of the country are fond
of their capital. : More than the Wash
ingtonians themselves, they have seen
the wonderful progress of Washington,
..for by visits at intervals some of
'them extending over years they have
met with-some contrasts which tell the
story to the spectator more thoroughly
than constant living in the city 'could
.do. In different parts ofthe country
we, have heard people discuss the
growth of Washington with pride anil
relate the comparisons of the various
visits. The man who was there ten or
twenty years ago, and who goes agaiu
this year, takes a tale back home which
he never tires of telling.
And not ouly will Washington have
no rival' in the sense of competition,
but it is destined to be beautiful b?yond
any other .city or any other capital in
the world. What has been done is sim
ply an earnest of what Is to come. It
will be the capital of society, as well
as politics. Art and education will fol
low, and already It is a fact that more
Teamed and authoritative men can be
gathered in an audle'nce to that city
than anywhere else In the country. In
fact, Baltimore is glad to "be so near
Washington. Baltimore American.
Among the numerous superstitions
of the Cossacks there is none stronger
than the belief that they will enter
heaven in a better state if they are per
sonally clean at the time they are killed.
The kanoon is the favorite instru
ment among the ladies in Turkey. Its
shape resembles that of a harp laid flat.
It has 72 strings, in sets of three, and
is played with small plectrum.
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED
By local applications as they cannot reach tha
uiaciuvu pumuii oi tne car. mere is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is bv constitu
tional remedies. Deafness is cai i . -d by an in
flamed condition of.the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tn be. When this tube is inflamed
vou have a rumbling ionnd or imperfect hear
ing, and when it is entirely closed, deafness is
the result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to i Tm iki r in 1
condition, hearing will l e destroyed forever;
nine cases out oi ten are caused t.' Catarrh,
which is nothrng but. an inflamed condition of
the mucous surfaces.'
We will eive One Hundred nnllarn for an
case of deafness, (caused bv catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars; free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 7oc.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
I Cure Varicocle.
No operation
No clamps or ,
compressors
No detention -from
work.
No possible
dang".
No lotion or
medicine. "
Simply gal
vanic electricity.
It is nature's remedy, my Electric Body Bat
tery, in form of a belt, is put on when you go -to
bed, and the mild, exhilarating, continuous
current sent through the congested veins dur
ing the night speedily dissolves the trouble and
cures In a few weeks. My pamphlet, "Three
Classes of Men," has an illustrated treatise on
this complaint, and every such sufferer should
read it. Sent free on application. Address.
SANDEN ELECTRIC BELT CO.
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Millions of 'Em.
Visitor (in search of apartments)
Have you plenty of fresh eggs?
Landlady Thousands of em, mum;
thousands of 'em. . v
"And fresh butter?"
"Tons of It, mum; tons of It."
"Aud pure milk?" -"Oceans
of it, mum."
"And fleas?"
' "Millions' of 'em, mum; h'm er what
did you say, mum?"
"Fleas."
"No, not a flea, mum; not one." Spar
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in tune, sold By arntmta.
Coedncation In France.
In France women are admitted ns
students in the universities on the same
conditions as men, and are eligible for
the ' diplomas ' conferred on male stu
dents. In Belgium there Is a statutory
equality for men and women. It Is the
same in Holland, and statistics show
that the number of women students Is
steadily increasing.
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We carry the most complete line of Grrnnasium
and A thletic tiouiis on the Coast.
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made on a small beginning by trading in fu
tures. Write for full particulars. Best of ref
erence given. Several years' experience on the
Chicago Board of Trade, and a thorough know
ledge of the business. Send for onr free refer
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Chicago Board of Trade Brokers. Offices in
Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Wash. "
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Moore's Revealed Itctneily willdo it. Three
doses will make you feel better. Get It from -your
druggist or any wholesale drug house, or
from Stewart & Holmes Drug Co., Seattle.
When you see an advertisement offer
ing a reward for the return of a lost
article and no questions asked you may
rest assured the advertiser Is not a
woman.
The man with loose habits Is the one
that Is oftenest tight. - , . , ; .
Dentists ....
Get your supplies of us at cnt rates.
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Goods guaranteed. .. -
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Mas. WntsLow's soothhts Syrcp should Vlwan be t
used for children teething. It soothes the child, toft- f , '
thZ nil pain, am wina couc.and Is m
cult a m .
DATiO fbr tncSnS and locating Gold or SIIt
illlli Ore. lost or buried treasures. M. 1.
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WHKN writinc to advertisers,
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