The Santiam news., December 03, 1897, Image 3

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THE NEW El.lMIRAOO
as low as 60 nr 70 degrewg talow sera
It snows atamt «>nw-lhir*i of the Um* in
winter, but the mow •!«•» s m»t l«e*x»u>f
THE GOLD FIELDS OF ALASKA «•rews»vely deep, th«nigh frequently th*
storm* are very «etere.
AND THE YUKON
The mean lem tarature of the intern«*
«luring Ita summer months is 60 to 70
«legrere, there being many very warm
days. The Yuk>»n region, being ao fat
north, has the long summer days and
h«i*g winti-r nights of that tal i tule,
though, being auuth of the Arctic cir
c|ve it just misse» the continuous «tav
»»" Al < «*r**po>t«4*»e* J
l“ur -ha*ed from Russia in 1H67 for atol continuous night of thv Antic
»in m -r and winter.
0O0. Alaska was a »rtion of the
A vie from g»«id. the chief r*-*‘Urevs
United staUw for 30 years without al­ of Alaska are timta-r, ftah and fur-taar*
treating the attention its rvaoumea and ing animal*, in- ludmg the famous fur
w«wllh merit.
Every where a;*athy •ml seal* which are giving the Ci
dtalew. Great Britain, 11 u«s»s and
igm»rance preaviled in regard to thia
tan »o muc h trouble. Hal mon
latest territorial * quisitiou.
Suddenly plentiful in
the stream* of
this was change»!.
In a single «lay the is!amis ami mai lami, and util bom
«-* of the entire worhi were turned to annually |«a •<* for market. Hai
ar««l o»i. hvrritij an ! smelt, or <
Ki>»nd;kr. and them they remain
chou, at
ml and have bcw^Mne of v
On thv I7th ««f la*t July th*’ **.<.»’. • r •Mntnv«« i*l »»**Th# A m ! and
Fortlaud sail«**! into I«»rtwilh ♦*'00.000 æa otter in the water, and the f”l.
of g»'ld un ta»ard, ami Io the ends <«f I*ear, lynx, otter, hearer, eu-., on lami,
the earth was tvlvgraphrhl the »tury «-f contribute th«Hi*an<l* of their skins an-
nuallv to the world's fur supply. The
the rich placer diggings «!»» •»wr»-«!
fur trade is handled bv the Al»»k*
along the Kiomhke and >1» tributaries. (%>;nm«*n-4al Company ami th* N«»rth-
Theft Iregan that rush to th«* new mines w»-«t Trading ami T<ans|»»itaii«»n < «on
a
h ha* bio*d tlm new« columris of pany. ta»il« of wL»<h lieve Iteadquart****
on Ht. Michaels island« near tin* a» Jh
thr press with it* varied « •jvrn*r. «•♦ f* r
of the Yukon, while
four mouths.
Ten
thoasan '
men Onupaur operates
N khuw am now at the aid«* of the line.
) >mrd in it.
Coal an«l <‘**kl oil have both l***rii
IM neg; others are scattered all along
diseur« rei st. I may ta ««f future value
th- 9 trails from the roast t*> thr Kl«m*
The ti ntar of th-' c»»a*t and ielamis
dike, •!t|| othets are at Juhvau. Dyea gn>ws \ery large
ing to the bti ml
and bk.tguay, aw«iting a more favor
atmosphere,
It la ch hirfly radar, spurns
Il ha* licci» little »•«*!
able time fur li»«* journrr, while not a and hemhw k.
thus tar. though rev eral sailli mills
f w have return«»! to civil’.aaii«*n, not
Thr
have rut li fur local i pur]*«»«*»
tsfl«*d with tbvir esj<arienro or U> make
timber <»f the intenor is tiiíicl» smaller,
a frv*h start under better circurti’ ami i* b»t] und only akmg the lake« am!
hlrfiy
*urres.
It is
•tai «*•
Great an I rv itiug a* w a* water
thi* first rush, H was tail the adv alive aider, itt<mw«Mvd an*! w
»mall mills have tars* •n tak«*ti in fur <
ri; pie of the great wa\«* of g I I haul
tmg this t tin tar.
Agriculture I* A>
er* that will roll in Upon the Ataskau yet an experiment, Ltrt little bav
«oast thr coming *pr‘ng
Probably not been Attcmnird.
< (•»mlltiuns on the
h o than 60,000 men will start f«»r thr islatxta are tavorshle » fur g»a*s and *u *h
veg* tahlre a 1 eras Is a> mature quick*
Yukon next year, •nd J* »«ably four
Even along the Y*uk**n regmo
time* this num tar may g«». For this
immer vegetable» may ta grown and
r«*ason a clear and suotdncl dr» r pt
jM»H«ibly wheat.
Ates years will ht»w
whit can ta done in Agriculture and
<»f Alaska an«! us rvsourc« «•, w
Stuck raising.
brief review <»f it« rout«*» at trairl
at the
The great interwat in A!
t
ta of interest
Yi ikon
preretii time «renter’s in
no inivation
i.iry
pl ree re <»n tiotb sides of t
line. Prae|*-ct »ng on the ’
•’gan
wihlerixuMi.
Ih»
in IRHl.
In the fill <
In tl»e that piare, it tnu«*t ta un l«'f
first gold was brought U» .
stood that the Yuk -n river fl»»w* j •> . y
the tutor lor. The nv«t ye
through ( «a ««la an i ;•«•'. y ’
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Tniied Ktatee* and ti «1 Ihv Kb nd like
region non the («nadtan aid«* of I
ta»un«lary line, tlt»»ug!i g ■»I pl« ’ **, p l**A-
•ibly a* g»**<l as tbow* «.♦( the K!<»»«■!» < *e.
i*ii»< <»n the American »»de of the It me.
Bvginniiig at the Arctic <»or.«n, the
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ta«un«!ary line runs due south al
th**
i»f miners stew Ely (new »•nd each year,
' Th*» first work wras • •n st rwart river ami
In
then Big Salmon. 1 »»th In ( uñada.
j Iss i the F«»rty Mil«t* er«w k pla- »-re, «I m »
in <"rtí;*¡4, wero diamiivvrrd, an«l tta
i next year the faim» u* I Lankhn guh h.
¡»ri the same stream In 1 (*V2 thr M db r
* n-ek ’Itgrflrig* wer«• four »d. al«*1« a tribu-
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and
The nexi yvar
I diah Si«!»* of the In >e.
; ; u-re wa# n largo in flus « «f min««rs, fîiliy
JoO workmg in the Fort y- Mile «iistrii t
1:. !•*’«*J the first 1 mi* »riant «h^-uvar­
1 i«* un the America n ahie ul the litie
itj >
- <ñ B> rch <
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* , now liavlng 600 h g
tau*«*», u .o» »tarta! *»u t h<» Yuh««u m * a
supp«v t«»1 nt.
The n rit Vi-ur o ver
• H»0,(KH> were t-akri» out along Birch
In 1HV6 Eagle
creek and F«»rty-.Mile.
and For opine creeks began to produce
tn tbv Btr h ere* k dtelricl. The total
output < •f that j«.»r ft *■. !•*-! ♦;•»*» •»«»«>.
In August, }hV6, it was rv|w>rle»l at
Forty Mllr and Circle < ity that w««n-
dur billy rich placer« had ta*rri diwcoV-
rrrd <»n 11»« >■ Kl«m hk»*. a small ml J.u v
that river about
• »f the Yukon entering
e
AU mib4* south« iea»t of the international
ta»un tary and on Canadian territory,
rush to the new dig-
There wa* * gr
gmgs, the ol-L’f Qins tai ng nearly de­
setled.
in a taw days fl.oou were
trtkvu out on B*>n ansa cr«*efc. a tributary
By January 1, DiV7,
of th- Kiumlikv
«»' k . •
.1 * --»-a I*- al«*I on B »r»«n».i
ami ELhirado ciecks, an«l 800un Hunker
creek, an ! later many other* on Hear.
I • ■ 1 >m »nt ’ ’•■« ''I ml«-< iol I •
Fully ♦ I.4O0.-
and their tributari««
O» mj were taken (rum the Y'u kun placers
in lHutk
Il WM not •" ium.li tit.* amount of
gold htought out Ly the first ateatuvr to
«•«m»r «loan la»l »ummer, a* th«* n«*w*
that tin* wa* the rvsull of but a httlr
work tn a f« w claim* only, and that
there wool«! have broa many time* a*
much ha«l the hundreds <>f other claims
been work«*! in lime to send the gold
out, w!n«‘h oaurel the •-v at« no-nt. The
uirtho«! of Working these min'M I* to
• mk a shaft into the hogan ground in
, t »king out the rich gravel near
tad-re k al» I piling II up to ta* washed
out when the water runs tn annulier
Fur this rea«*»n the g »Id wa«U»«*d
time
out last summer oouhl rod ta selli
away, ami will not ba br u ught down
until next July, when it i* expected
that several million* of dollars will
Gome out aa the result of the Aral year’s
Th« ouin-
work along the Klondike.
inert ia] |M»mt for the Klondike district
is the urw town of Da »son City, situ-
atvl on the Yukon just below the
mouth of the Klondike ami rvachol by
river ste.imrrs.
Thv Yukon gold Helds ritrml for a
thoosan i iniIre Along thr stream, with
a width of 5<»0miire.
In this vast are»
there are htin«lr«*ds <«f stregms and
gulch«*«, offt-nng ample room (or the
lh»vi«ands of gobi set'krr* to pr<Mq«rct for
new «hgging*
Thr new «lisruvcnre re-
purled this year are on Duminion crvrk
ami oil the trtbutarire of the Stewart
river, on the Cana-han *i«le, ami on
Munn«»«k creek and its tributaries on
the Alaska side. n«sar the mouth of the
lattri thr now town of Rampart City
having »¡»rung up.
Not all of thr thou non !• who go to
Alaska next year will sra-k fortune on
Hie Yukon.
Some will g«» further
north to thr streams flowing into K«»ia
hue s««und. where discover to* are re;»>rt4
ed. Others will go to Cop;«er river,
flowing south into Prince William
soun«l ami tax!mg in tta same region
as the Munnook an*! Birch creeks, an«!
still others will proe)**ct along the
stream* fall ng into Cook’s inlet, where
rich pla«'crs have been w«»rk«*d f»>r
rral years. The region wl»«*rr prospect*
Ing will ta «lone ia at largo a* the en-
I»re PaciAc coaat west of the Rocky
mountains, and abouM many new «1»*-
rovrrics ta male a p»pulatum of half a
million |*«*q»le may ta eipe- ted tn a
fvw vears
141*1 mvrnliin as tar a* Mt St Ki ■ ■»♦,
10 marine Ivagua-w from the Pari 1 ft*\
whenc® jt follows the coa»t li: ri«-, I
•HW
»«•rvmg a distance of !0 tturn»
f?*>m it. in a •owibeaMerly dire
the tat Ju le of 61 dvg»wa a'«d (
utre,which become* the «outhwri
AU vast of that line tahing« t«i < .
a ia. pa?t being in th»* Nortaw» •t T
rilorr and part in the pnivim v < d Bru­
tab Columbia, the dividing lit ne run
long east ami w«*st serosa ta»tl li lake*
i tan net I ai»«l Teslln. The pre»»«' »nt g<»l'l
d:»*’'Yrri<* are nil north «»f the
<
what may ta rev<*aie«l in th« Du ■••
That portion weal of the ta«un la V
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r*«n*t»lUir» Alaska | »» - . .« I
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n total area <»f 61 7,7’>J *q i*rv tn i *. of
which 87,64*6 *q ¡.»rv mile»
-i of
Islam!» aloi.g thr »«».v»t
It is «mly <
the-»«* i*l.«n«l* and a ».»! ••«
.. f
aljaiwtii mainland that m - ii |- ivnts
Lair l>e«’f» in.ilr an! ml -tri— Ie
Vrlop*»l.ri<»*pt ihvg'.t inal drirb»; ".i nt
of gold pla« rt* along th«’ Yuk««n « n-
g
with the re-ent «lartlli g h
i »cover ><•»
The town* of Alaska cumuiH of
< but hall
the
a «iosrn of any pr«»mm« ’■ «*, ta*sidm
I
They are
new places on thr Y ukon.
bilk*, thr capital. Junrait, \Y rang'd.
N* ■* Mvliakaiitla, Ko-hak a I Dm-h
Harbor. Sitka t* on ltata: ff
I.
off the siiUthrasl coast, and ha* a |**.«pu
lalioli of annul 500. Jui.eau I* on the
mainlsml, about
100 mil«** further
north.
It is the chief commercial city
and during the winter aeason it* |a»pu-
tation ••! vods 3.O4KL
New Mettakahtla
1« a trii**!on and trading |»>inl near the
s*»uthvrn eitrrmity, an«l Wrangel • a
tradir g ¡»»mt on the •««»*t at li»»' mouth
o! Htickeen river.
Kasha k is on I lie
i*dan«i of the satiie name south of th*-
Alaskan peninsula, and is tbs * *t «*f
the salm«»n packing industry.
Dill« h
Harbor is on the »»land of I' nalaoka. one
of the Atautian group, where
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I « m from li*e i*a«uA‘’ Into Behring •• i
Alaska in a region of mountains,
there taring no great valleys m»r plan s
Along the coa«t a high range of moan
tain* rises almost abruptly from th«*
water's edge, deeply in lrnt«»l with long
arms of the sea
TLvar present a series
of Alpine peaks of thr most picturv-.ju«-
dewriptlon. the highest bring the Fair*
w«’.<tl»er alp», rt«*v«’.ling |5,0i»‘> f«*vt,
M. Elia* ami ta*gin ri ooling Dl.ooJ
fv«*!, ami Wrangel, further to the n »rlh-
wv*t, aai’l to ta still higher.
D wn
the canyons of three « oast m-«untam*
many tn*mendou» living glacier* fl-»w
• tv.rhly to the ocean. Ailing the bav*
an«l inlets with great masse* of ffoAting
i.*r Beyond this «-oast range the m««un-
tain* are lower, but almost c««nlmi» • ;■*
•• far north as the Arctic, and .»• tar
r.Mil as the great plain* of M.« k< hum
river region.
Yet there arv tnanv Ane
mountain
valleys,
with occasional
•tretches of rolling table land, in sum­
mer time Lrilhant with a carpet of
grass, m>*--’« • an«i fl««wrrs.
The coast mountains divide thr «11-
mate of Atanka into two distinct
classra.
A branch of the warm J qen
current skirts the coast. Us infl :en ‘«*
modifying the climate of thr islands
an«» adjacent mainland« The aw.ig -
temperature for July at Sitka is bat
65 <l«’gr*’ra. while the mean winter tem­
perature ia as iugh a« 38 degrees. Tins
I* the most equable climate in the
Vnitod Htalrs. The same cau«« * pro*
d .< e copiona rains or continuous «Ina-
Sb's, there tai ng but an average of 66
clear days in * year. Acr«*«» the sum­
mit of the coast range conditions are
The rains are cut off
very different,
by the high mountains. an! the
Fn»m No­
w arm ocean air Is not felt-
Firelightart are ma le in Germany
Veinta*r to April the iman ten»}*- rrat uro
remains continuously tad*»* the ft ertlng by twisting wool into a r»q<*, cutting
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nt. often remaining
fur _______
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at a it into short lengths, and «lipping the
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Ume taiuw terv auJ ocvaaiunaliy going , ends of Ux pieiss into nasltaJ resia
WttKLV
MARKET
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LETTER
No drvi«l«'d changes have «»rearred in
Wheat value* durhg tta week. The
market has tavn principally holed for
tta atornce uf grnrral S|«rculation am!
the pr*arn<e of several argument* that
apparriitly warrant an Advance. Crop
»«I (tiers in America, while »bowing an
impravenreni in condition *>t tta grow*
ing crop, most certainly indicate a de-
er« aard atew **>c«tal. Tta new* from
the Argrnlmv crop ba* tarn srnaatMm-
al. General (nets have «»cnrrel, but
ll»e ri’**nt uf the damage, if any, is
t»ly a ms tier of o-*Ajactttrw> Tta ria< t
fa«Ts rannot ta »«pertained for w»n»v
urn* yvt.
R«
la from R«»»»ia **•* rt
tta ry«* crop tu ta very short and th*
►st cv«p pt«»r. The ct)<»rt drsnami non-
liT.u«* unataltHl. an«l in e•<**•• <»f our
weekly sufplwjL
It »* a matter u
t>t h’story that es|»wt ruAnlxir*
haL]> t«» »• 1| m<«re than their aVailatta
• urplus of ! rra-latuffs and ta fur- vd l«>
t*eo«u«e importer*
This ia rv»*i< o^v-d
in the case uf Austrs’la and tta Argen­
tine «luring the ps»t yvar. and si»«ml«I
our rSforl rirarancew rontinue al the
present rale it is entirely possible that
American supplies may ta hkrwiec «*1-
hauste«!. Rflw'vipta at primary pointe
are large, <*«in| are! «it)» last year, ami
visible stock* continue to increase.
Wben the liigh value« are* taken into
ruhsi’lrrathm ttigvther w »th the larg**
crop produced »^t .war, it is a matt« r
of surprise that tta primary rwoaipla
are not mu« h larger. Advice» from
the northwest indicate that the move­
ment from first hands ie decreasing.
Evport cleara»»«'- • of wheat and rt««ur
t<>f the week were 6.633.7WI bushel*,
targ’ im I«» !<«r rX|«»rt have taen made
dur - g tin w«*ek. partly the result ««f
a,-; r« l«ri. • l
U» tta Argentine
crop.
Thr local *)« ulalive condition of the
w heat market is very unasttafsrtory.
»» au sb** nee of general *|«ec»ita-
Tta
live intensst doe partly to high valu* *«,
but mure I «rtleulariy to the small
stuck* and ti»«4 pre «•nee of more or less
n«atiipuIM»li«»n iti tlie nj»tk«’L A large
•i»«»rt i tercel «-sista entirely out of pro-
por »n to «listing sto» ka There >a
nothing in th g«*neral situation to war-
runt any deollne.
Th«* n-sult of the
Argrnlim* « rep w - cim * to ta the «Ictertn-
ui-.i g In« i -r rrv'»nbng future values.
I ntil the result >* «lrfinit*dy known it
se-rn* that pt ►♦ nt values will I»* fully
maintain«*! and probably advanceil
I here has I • cn a «irvnh’d improve­
ment tn the cash «Irmand fur corn,
both fo
¡►»rt.
Ing
bushels, is not credited Ly the
and entirely unwarranted accord
private advhvs.
l*«irttan«t M • • I» rt.
Wheat-Walla Walla. 74c; Val­
ley ami Bluviiitrm, 76i««77c j»vr buwl al.
F« ’.ir — r«-'«t gi.i l« *,
•’»■. graham,
|
• . r" . - rhm 8 Ju I*'1 barrel.
< *;»t»—< hoi«*’ white, 31 «4 36c; choice
gi ,«y , 3/ 44•- jH-r bushel.
Harley—F« •• ! barley, ♦10^180; brew ­
ing, ♦ ?<> p-r ton.
M iltatiffs—Bran, 1 15 |x*r ton; mi l
dlihg*. ♦-•I; shorts. ♦16.60.
H.«y—Timothy, ♦itti* 12 60; clover,
♦ •
11; I'.Jib-iiii* «..»-at, ♦1»i. do
»■»I, ill; (>r»-g««n wild hay, ♦•(«« 10 ;«rr
ton.
Egg-—28 ..-r 25c per doaan.
Butter—Fancy cr»am»?ry, &o«< 5ic;
fsit to g«M»|, 40(«< 46« ; dairy, SO <a 40c
;*vr roll«
I'liK-ar — Oregon,
11 ’^c;
Young
Ameri« a,
1% ,«;
California, UlK |<H!
per poun I.
Poultry—< 'hn-kens, mixed, ♦ 1.76 t
'J 50 |«vr «l«Min; Lroilrts, ♦.' OOwT .'»(i;
g * -
♦'■ '
- -
$1 00« f 4, (Ki
l**r doxrn; turk« \*, live, IO<4lic |»©r
»er i«ound fur new
<< To.
14'4 16c per |N»und;
7« Hie; mohair, 20
M«itton—Hr«»«**. tast bheep, wethers
att-l rw«-s, ♦’J 50 .«1*2.60. tlresse«I mutton,
ta'. spring lamba, 5»^«' ;»rr pound.
11
(«t.-*», ch
«« h«-4»\, fl 0;
light ami feeders, ♦«! 00(4 4.00; dressed,
fl .’ill * ú OU prr I '» p-urids.
Bt««*f—<ir«-*r. l«q> Bt«*ers. ♦8.75(43.00;
cows. 82.25 drvwm-d beef, 4t*5’1«- prr
)M>U|»«i.
V« .»1—I,argvt 4,v<4. 6c; small, 5 »«f
6<* p«-r |«mn«L
Ssalll» Mgrkrl.
Butter — Fancy
native errarmry,
brick, 27c; ranch, I«t4 Ita.
Clierse-—- Native Washington, 12’tc;
California, V c.
Kgga—Fresh ranch, 30c.
Poultry—-Chickens, live, per pound,
h«-»-.», 10c; spring « Io«, kens, ♦• 6u«<>
8 00; ducks. |.t 60<«f 3. 76.
Wheat— F.... I wheat, |23 prr t«»n.
Oat»—< ho: v, |M-r ton. ♦tVfgtO.
Com --Whole, t.’ J, cracked« }>er U*D,
♦32; feed meal ♦'jg per ton.
Barley—R(»lled or groan«I, prr ton,
♦
whoh |.J
Fresh Meat a—-Choice dressed ta*ef,
steers, 6c; cows. 5‘yC. mutton sheep,
6c; |w»rk, 7c; wal, small. 7.
Frrsh Flail—Halibut, 4 rf 5>-. salmon,
3<4 4c; A*lm<»n trout. 7 «rf. 10c; flounder*
and sole, 3 «<<4; ling cod. 4 <6 6, rock cod,
6c; smelt,
Fresh Fruit— Apples, 50(g 76c |-er
tan; |«rarhrs, 76<gtOc; prunes, 36<g40c;
pears, 75« « ♦> per tail.
►•n I r«Hrltro Msrhsl.
Wool—N«-vs In I Dg 13c; Orrg«m. h
«14* . Northern 11 •< 14c prr pound.
Hops—10(4 14e per pound.
Miltatuffs—Midilhng». ♦,’J(rf ¿2; Cal­
ifornia bran, ♦16.00 * 16 50 per ton.
Otjione—New re«l. »UahOc; «Io new
sihrrskin. |1.85(4 1.60 ¡wr rental.
Eggs—Store, I26c; ranch,
43. , Eastern, 87 m *R; duck, 85c |<er
dosrn.
Potatoes—New. In t*»ies, 80(4 ROc.
Citrus Fruit—Orangre, Vatancia*
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♦
3.00; California )vin«»n*. choirs. ♦? o<]
(<3 60 ; do n»i>t»<>n, ?3< -fl |»r G-i
Hay—»Wheat, II«« 14.30; wheat ••.!
o*t, *11«*1S; uat, *IO*I>4 river bar»
4
•
•Ifalfa. 1“
> M>; rl<>var. I» «14 .SO.
Fr«v«h Fruit—Aipl«-*. S.*>e«<|l
|*r
l*njr* boi; <r»4«**. IftUtSSc; I aabr I la,
pM . • . " |*1| pa«Ht lie
|! jwr b<>x. pl un*. «0 J 35c.
Butter—Fancy creamery, t'ntSHe;
do ».»»nd«, I&t43Sc; fanry dairy,
He; *vud to cbvive, i 1 '4 43« par pound. I
I tV IS R
KODAK IDENTIFICATION.
|V*me re- pl*
or**' a a He up till tta
last horn bb»wt. and th*K* lb ey'll a«k tf
that • tta tarn ( *r dinner Pvlav* arv «la*»-
grrous and numm* Tb* •«ateiis rwi say if
they hadn't put off an oppurt unity, they
w«»Ukd hats I mmfu re ii a«»1d ha|
never ktuvw th«-* nave rheum *itsm nmol
rm«i4**l bv it. si»«! a*i tta wl«> le in )*»”’».
Hut M ja*«=o*
Ibniaitig it will pa*s «*ff
Wl4 < hMMtel Minee • » aliar«
The recent «*• pen menta made bv a
wpertal commission to ascertain wheth­
er tbs mine* tan! in ths Dardanelles
gre rapaide of preventing the paassgS
of shi|*S have proved the utter nseleo»*
»,»*•• of the present mine«, and at the
Mme t»»tt^ the eilreme dit!!« nlty of lay.
at all ”fi BM**-«>unt of ths
Ing de
•trona
Ilici I III
SUM»
fl.»« ©f
a Isgri
Ifllj v<
I*r«i(*<*•• 4 t lusting T snm I.
In connection with the railway mm-
n»un»« atinn tatw«w*n Hartland ami Ire-
lami it is proposed to »»nd t reíos
through a tunnel which shall float at a
depth "f 60 feet tata* the surfs«*, and
which snail be kept *ira*hly in its place
by iijf’Ai * of anchoo*.
AN OWfN
LCTTtR TO MOTHfRS.
We ® * *MM«rting la »hr - ..*(• •*»« Og «» » ■th*
et
. r »»r F I he w 1 ». À » I • »M Ì A
•«»«•
riïv MEM .*« Ahl USIA. •• MW» I «••!• Marg.
! bf •Um<i»ll,,t‘ her. oi lly«eni* M<*•«•« ’•«wlU,
w**tbssrigo«*tof of * rm in a
aa rosi a /*
the Mitre that hse !/«■»** eud 4 ** »<■«
the
Is «»Mti.s aijftialttfscd CHAS It rt.Kl« KER « mb
, wiepper Th»«ltthe< • 4 sal I'IT e HI.M S
IA h T«»M:A
» ht» b he» been «»ed «a I hr h-<ruee
erf IM n» 4hrrs
Amerb • h>r ovrr thirty »ear*
1 A Catefv i *t th* «• «* i-rf *i««l
»Mt II »•
Me Stag
Aste
K»«*/»/ *ud he« lbs
•«gastar» oí CHAR H Fl.ETVHffR <*• th*
wrapper No ene ha« authority (r««n* iur to u«s
me n«ine rt rpt Th« Crulaur < «xupaa) «4 »hub
Cha« 11 F rtihn W Prssidest.
KAMI El. riTuHKM. M U
Afar» A 2. /M.
4 •'«!•• I’rrrphrl
The reputation of a certain well-
known ‘ ‘prophet” in Ie»nd«»n, who but
lately announced positively thr rn«l of
the world in I WOO, ha* Iwcn rerionslv
tin¡«tired by th«* fact that a forth.»ht
»if«» it WA« dt»<-««vrred that ha ha«! cm ♦»
paid a lugli preti»turn to sserure the
¡««aso «if businrmi premises for 16 yearn.
Bread can now t»e rut and buttered
by machinery. The machine ha# bwu
invented for o*» In prisons, work-
boil«« * and reforinntori«”*.
A cyht»
drv al shape«! brush lays a thin layer
of butler on the bread a* it cornea from
the cutter.
Berlin. Germany. 1» to have an un­
derground electric railway to conne«'t
the northern and southern sections of
the city. Trani" »>11 run on a In ad-
way of three minutes and carry IBO
p:i“aengvrs at a apci of from 30 to 35
kilometers per hour.
Bmpnnin BÌ!* j »«1I, who live« near
Ballston >p». N. ¥., »ays he h.»« vot«>i
fu I H pr«”*i •lent ini i.ifi h l «t«*, not one
of whom was elected.
FRICK TO Olli
IlKStlKKS.
Our rvaders will be plr;»-«« ! to learn
that the great discovery, Dr. Kilmrr’a
Hwamp-Rootf ha» ta-rn wo universally
surc**H*ful in qui«'kly curing all form*
of kidney and bladder troubles, that
tho«« who w ah to Prove (or Ihemarlv't
ill wonderful merit may have a aampta
ta»ttle an«! a book of valuable Informa­
tion both ►••nt absolutely ft«-r by maih
Nothing could ta* taiirr or more gener­
ous than this Itta«ral offer, and We ad­
vise «>ur readers to write, mentioning
this paper, and send their address to
Dr. Kilmer A C«»., Binghamton, N Y
Dr. Kilmer'» Swamp Root 1» tlie dis­
covery of a gr«*al physn isn, and as
st» 1» is not »«« •mmettded for every­
thing, but will l*e found just what ta
io-« led in ca*’ S of kidney and bladder
disorder«» — or troubles arising from
weak kidneys, such »» gravel, rhruma-
tistn, pain or dull a* he in tbs back, t«»o
frequent «lewire to pass water, scanty
•apply, »»inarting or burning in p.wsing
It.
Nwamp-R«»ot stand» the highest
for its wonderful cures.
The regular
*!/• w ar«« sokl by druggtata, price 60
c«-nt* an I one dollar
Kngliwh I'rrrs.
Of the entire nutntar cd English ¡>rer
age*, only live go lack a* tar a* the
13th century. Of the 63 m t«*fii)M»ral
¡H*er*. 350 have been <r«»ata! «luring the
present century, 126 during the last
century, and only 68 trace their titles
beyond th** year 17O>.
A HEALTHY WIFE
I b n Hnabaud ■ InapLratlon.
k!y, half dead and alive woman.
*•
ally when »he la the mother of
a family, la a damper to all joyoua-
ne-. in the home.
If • woman flnda that her energies
are flagging and that everything Urea
her. her sleep 1» disturbed by horrible
dreams, and that she often wakes
suddenly in th* night with a feeling
of «uffoestion and alarm, she must at
once regain her strength.
The following from Maa F. S B«<t-
irtTT, Westphalia. Ksna, shows thu
power of Lydia E. Pinkham • Vrgw-
tabla Compound, end a latter of advice:
“ISar Mrs Pinkham: 1 have suf-
fered fur over two ysam with falling,
enlargement and ulceration of th«
womb, and this
spring, taiing lu
such a weak-
enrd condition,
catiwd n»a to
flow for nearly
six um »utha
gjr-v
borne time
ago, urged
\ by friends,
r
1 I wrote I aa
' you for »4view
After using
»z-s.»
tre“tl“cnt
which you
, /
ml vised for •
short tlm*. th*t trrribl* flow stopped.
1 *m now gaining strength »nd fL -h
•nd have betterbraith than 1 Uava bad
for the past ten years."
A
Little Camera l«ed to Meeting of Long
Wepnratrd Hrwthere.
Twr.j taut tar* uan»«l Wllcm were
graduated at tnn Ar tar Juat nftw
that event they went hunting In north
rrn Michigan
One «lay W Ulla tn left
their ramp and di«t n«4 return. The
*«»»!« were w*archr«1. »ineiu« dragged
ami lakre aoundevl. but no trace of the
missing man waa found
Wee ka,
m*»ni»M» am! years wmt
am! m»th!ug
a;q»earv<l tu prove that William M il
wa* ye< among the living
Th*
brother I* gan hi* career a* a fra«'b**r
and advan«**| rapidly In his pre (re
Si»m. with «Ally <»ue sorrow. that of a
hwt brother. IntrnalAed Iu tlmr by the
d«*ath of their parrtits
tareut» Tta latter left
ro<l * Id lent
V ralta
de estate,
ralate. but a* tta death
of
illlam <M»uhl m»t tw prut«*«! |t> •«■!
Uemrnt was delayed
A cam|«cr In northern tv tax>u*l h re
coolly returned with sume photo
graph,
One was if a hermit kvd
there. A woman w i » »aw it rwoguris
ed It a.» that <>f Wdltam WUe«>a
The
rjajujw r *mti
r»rn»»n “ r»r
►aid «**
of ipr
the hermit.
He U AJ» A
Aur «•«•ntrr*al!o»iali*t. And through bl*
and all tta outer debasement »»f
a tramp we cuuld detect the g«-nt!« ruau
and mat» of Ivaruing
»»f ti!m*elf h«-
w«»uhl tio< »pvak a w«*ni. rv,r««pt that
hl* name na* Wl|<*»x ami (ta! h *
Uiatimr uf living wn* hi» own «’h«*»*
Ing
II»* tamght »»• ta»rrh» ami li«h.
saying that be cam! ixUbing for mon
ry bryocMl
ta’yoml enough tu «rarry him
through the winter, ami for that i>ur
| m « m ? I J»» w as al! I hr
wa* Neveu «M* fell I in
ramp, and It w*aa
times hr would c
ihr rallroa«! trick
picture uf him
jutihg men w ho
Thr woman wbu n
sent It to a hnvth«
\ «»rk. who then *
r»l to th«* hermit at thr |»M»iorth*v near
rat t«> hl* sup|»o*rd lovably in lin- W !•
ron»hi for«»t. It wa* a letter full ->4
plvH«Ung to return houir. an«! tidling
him uf thr death of tta fatta’r amt
in«»!tar II** was urg**«| i«» «-ome as b •
prcM-not* iu tlie Michigan h»* n when*
the Wd«»*14* lived u.«- n<»'*‘*eM»r> a
»vttlliig th«* vsT.it«
tDrr nmny ««•••k*
the mi»»ing in »n got th** h*u««r ami an
swvrrd it. »ahl thal Io» would g«» to
Ann Ar!*»r, but that nothing cotth)
kwp him iu civilisation 4gain
H*
*ftnt»i| no port of the «-*(«(••, out »•
much H-» would pay hl«» railroad fare
li«* would not ri«lr hum«*, but pref
t«> irr»mp It through Ita vi«»*«l«
thr »tniit* of Murkiiiav. <|own I
they tlralred hl* prrarma*.
sigiteli stray til* aliare of ita «
went tack At oiicp to
huí. (Tih ngo ( 4irot»i« lc
Personal Intrepidity
The bravery »»f taub* ta wur|*a»a«*«l
In thr quality nrxl Úta«r of Its ’ntrepi«I
Ity l»y the courage which fu* •«•«* a * on
flagiHtlon or a wreck, ta-cau»« the bnt
tic fervor I* helped out by patriot'*m
spirit of company, atnl other »-m
which have a dtatinct place in tl
dier * heart. ‘The greet tlrr at
ami particularly the heroic d* :ilh
of the Duel»«*?*.’« d* Ah-ncon. r«-«
brave exploit of this lady'»«
Duke CharlcH of Bavaria, many
•go»
h was In lS’X». and some »ort of «■»
reptional repr*■«•«'ntathm Nt the II. .1
d.’iis TbrtCvr at Munich had attract««!
I >uk«-
a larg«* and brilliant nu«l!rn«r
t^liarlr* wan »vat«-«! in th«* royal I mi I.
Suddenly an ath mlnut rushvd iu and
whtajwrrd excitedly
“Your hlghurio», the th«.*:it»*r ta «»ti Are!
Mak»* y«»ur escape before the panic
breaks out.”
This utarintng Account <lhl
h cliaugv of expression on th
face. Fir«*! satisfying him'»»
word of h»«)Ulry that the »tag«* w«»
really on lire, the prince r«»*v. «tr|q»*‘d
calmly to the front of tbr ta»i, and ».»¡«I
tu tlie audlrm v.
“1 aiu InforiDvd that n fire bn»
brok«*n out on the stage The p I* time
enough for you all to get out ta fore
the
the danger l»eeomes lmlmm*nt.
only thing that you have to fear ta a
panic. I urge you. therefor«, to quii
the hall !u the most jn-rfret order. and
I give you my word that if you do »«
you will all vsvai»«. To prove that I
mean what I say. I shall now »It down
and shall not leave my seat until ths
last our of the audience Is out of th*
bou«*-.”
Puke Charles then
down a* un
moved n* If the performance was lol
The wight of lila ('SImuras
proceed,
reassured the audlrtiir, and the pro
pie BtoVeil «talllívratrly ou! In au <>r«ler
I) mainivr, the Asin*« buret through
the curtain to the pr<»*»<*«• uhim. the p*«-
pie looked nt l*uke Charle», who «idi
«Mit Imper tur Im bly In hta pta«*r; n«> on«
i*ould make a cuwardly ru»b In the face
of such an eiample
In ten ttiluutr« tbr bouse was riitlrr-
ly etnpttad, no otie l»eing hurt; I’ukr
('harlvM was the tasi to go out. In an
other Instant the Interior was •11 on
Are. and the bou»e was completely <le*
•troyiwl,
\«> Mope Whistling
Au old gentleman rv« «-titly remarked
as to b«»w much les* whtaitng 1* now
heard on the str veta than when hr was
a ta»y. “W hy," said hr, “when I was
an apprentice lad we all whistled.
There was whistling, whistling by ev­
ery bright voting lad v«»u met ” Bring
a»k'wl bow he a« count«‘d for the rbangr
In thia fwpect, he rrplhnl “Well, I « til
tell you our reason
<>ur y«»ung lad*
can't whistle now tainu«M* thry have
cigarettes In thrlr mouths/* And there
!• too much truth In that n-mark.
▼ h» » .«Ul I
I
Ths •'•»mu « r. 1
• »■<I sc ientific ASpndt-
•tan to tbs Sonth P»«le. un«lrr Herr
Horrhgrev 1 ck. will start from England
Schilling t f'fft biking pow­
nell Julv,
Inqu rie* are now bring ■
made f*«r a s«utable »hip In SdHlemi der i> such baking powder a*
and Nwrwav r. Tta object Will ta tn J
roneh t'aj» A«ia»rl and procer»! to th«* you would ask us to nuke If
N»nih Pol. on Stiow»h«»rs.
The party ;
you knew the ia.t».
ie »vveral ecientiAv men. I
will m-
a >.
•, » «*e*-r
Herv Bo »rvr.grdwinck will go to Norway (
«Ma
at t hru «tmas, and. with s««tna Nor- |
The man who «li»» •»ver«’»! thè Ameri«
practice snow-shoe run-1
weg i<n friends,
I
ean !**««»y r«««e is wortli ♦'»0.000. all of
ntng.
whi h he ni a« le out of thè jxH«rleas
•i«»w r«» » i\i» «»I r.
Aowrr. whicl» uniti*» all thè quaUties
|M*rhxìt rxKH*
Fd! a Is’itle or commo* glass with
a»li,« and let it «•...ml 24 hours; a sell-
mei»t <»r ••’tiling indi«'atee an unhealthy
On« n i
cumdltion uf the kidney*
When urine
» of kilnev
•tain* linen it is evhta
trouble. Too frequent desire to uruu
<w pain in the !»a« k is al««» oonvilici
pr«x»f that tiie kidney* and bladdar are
out uf ohler.
$200022
W H AT TO I h >.
f<»rt in the knowledge an
• 1 • I, that Dr.
Kilmer**
bwantp R<*»t. the great kidney rritiedv,
f'lUtih every wish in relieving pain in
tta ta« k. ki Iney*. liver. I>l*«lder At
»very t«a»t <»f the urinary pataagt**.
<x»rrr*ts inability to hold urine and
•.aiding pain tn passing it, or I ma . I
«rtwta fwihiwing us«» of liquor, w*.ne or
beer, an«! «‘Ver-.vtnirs that unpleasant
n>«'* ssiiy of ta.ng cumpelled t*« get up
many tin»*’« during tlie night t<» urinate
The mild and the • itraurdinary rff«-« t
of Swamp-Root Is soon realised
•tan<la ths higurst for its woi
ful cure* uf the m<Wt distressing casHL
If v uri
a me» hr me V‘»u *h«»ul«i
have the I s - m . Sold by druggists, price
fiily rent« ¡.»nd one «lollar. So remark­
ably su«<*e«*(ul ha* Swamp4 Root been
that if yon wish to prove K* great
m> rit, v«»u in.»v have a «ample tattle
and pamphlet l*»tti *rnt free by mail,
o» this paper am! semi your ad-
to Pr Kilmer A <\> , Bingham
M
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The proprietors of
guarant**e the genuinem-sa of
There is
A Foot <>f Know.
A foot of n»»wly fallet» « dos changes
luto an Inch of water when melted.
The < nitrii States
poputat»«»n. Eurojiw h
lini thè Hnital Mates
db* stami a* tnu. h tuatl mattar
Eur««ta pul log«*ther.
llt'U k.
t'il«»|i| < i «I
► rn'4tii>n«l I*r•<!Ir H um *.
Munro's sltnanar, which
n«
Pty th« past year by predicting
iti 1*4/1» fire p't’vhcts f*»r I MUR a ter-
ile c>%il war hi the United Matra,
ti.r death of the rt^r and the kidnap
ping of ll.v young king «»f ’"«pain, an«
’.L »*. atauit the m
week of N«»vr»n-
l>rr of that % «-ar mmmuiiicatloa will be
uiw'iivtl up with M ats
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enee, by r reason of its many notable
su< t »••.«♦«••, h ha* w«»n an a**ured a»»d
• niiii.if.dir.g
position.
During the
< «>ming \<-.»r 1; - Century will niairitain
it - «1 ptnaii»] p«’«itt»»n as a magali «’
« « ■ l< - (rtu)nirnl and a * a leader in art
ah t thought.'
h. I,, lictorial taat'ires will le imtabta,
ami T w
-a ! 1 * I ■ . • mao-1 ths **-rv t< «-• of t! <*
futem«»st artLit*. iliustrntora and en-
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Nothing Ilk© rt emir piste Mnnouric««-
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tempted now.
Dr. Weir Mitchell,
wlntae hovel of the American Itevolu*
t‘on, "Hugh Wynne,” »a the great suc-
cess uf the year, has written a new
story fur the prviH*nt volume,
Il bears
the piquant title: “The Adventures
uf Francois: Foundling, Adventurer,
Juggler .m i F«-m’ing Master during th»«
French Revolution.” The tale is full
of rotnah««« an ! adventure.
Mrs Bur
ton llarriMin »-«’htributes a new novel
uf New York life, calle*! **Uood Ameri­
cans.’* in w hi«’h contemporanvous »«>« lai
tvp. ■ k ! ?»-
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There w ill ta a gr«»Hp «»f clever *t«»ries
|s*ople who like
about h««rs«-a an
under th«- general title <»f "Gal-
lope. ” "A Woman’s R«*tnihrs>*encea«»!
the Frv t-m.-h Intervention in Mriax»"
wi Il ta* given in a serie* of graphic an«!
hig hlv picturesque papers by Mrs. C«»r-
neltus Stevenson*
Further cuulribu
t ione to the interesting serie« ol
“Heroes of Pean !*• will ta inAdr bv
Ja ol* A tin*, Gustav K*>bta, Elisabeth
Stuart Ptai pa War»!, ami others.
F»«r the benefit of rra irrs «»f TIi*
Century an unusual combination offer
There has
i* made f*»r tl>i* year
issued “Th«* < rntiirv Gallery of
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An«'»t en^f.i' ing» that have ap|M «red in
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w id«- n»4trgina, like proof*
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