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MINES AND MINING.! -L ARE EAGER TO buy.
Klundiki-100i
Output of (in 111 for I lie Year
Will Keurh n Total nt
1125,000,000.
Dawson, Y. T., August 18. The
Klondike output of cold during the
yeai 1900 will reach 125,000,000.
Improved methods of mining, resulting
from the introduction of suitable nm
chinery, together with a better knowl
edge of conditions here, etc., cheapen
ing the cot of production, and ground
that was formerly unprofitable in now
paying. Wages are fairly good, $5 per
day and board being the ruling pay,
iind, while there are many idle men
complaining of dull time, one who
rcaiy wants work can get it.
The action of the Canadian govern
nient in prohibiting relocations on all
the creeks and closing Bonanza and El
dorado to location, is driving out the
prospector and email miner, and re
turd developmment to that extent
Capital is coming in,-however, and
groups and blocks of claims are being
bougut up for large workings. It is
the old story of tho individual miner
giving way to the syndicates, an
hunting new prospects. Hundreds r
these during the lant spring have left
the Klondike and gone to American
territory, where, it is claimed, the poor
matt has a better chance than here
Nome has taken the minority, but
nauv have gone to i)rir points.
An early rush went to the Koyukuk,
ai late reports from there are very
unfavorable, Parties just returned say
that very little gold has been taken out
ill that camp, and the ground Jjis ex
ceedinglv diflicnlt to work on account
of glaciors which overlie the bedrock
The Forty-Mile and Hirch Creek dig'
giiijs, both of which were practically
deserted in the rusu to Dawson in 1897
and later in the Nome stampede last
fall, are again coming into favor, 'or it
las never been disputed that there is
much good ground there that will pay
wages and more.
The latest candidate for popnlar fa
vor is the Tanann district. Hermits
from there are generally good. The
gronnd is three to seven feet deep only,
overlaying a slate anil purphry bed
rock, and there is plenty of water for
sluicing, all of which makes it an ideal
counrty for summer working. It is
said to be easily approached from the
Tanima river. One to four ounces per
day is said to be the usual amount per
man, shoveling into the sluices.
Tho recent action of the United
States government in surveying a rail
road and telegraph route from Valde
to Eagle City, and its promptness in
pushing through a trail with stations,
etc., along the line, is attracting much
attention here. The further fact that
the various civil officers for the eastern
division of Alaska, embracing the Koy
ukuk, Tanann and Yukon water-sheds
are now duly installed at Euglo City,
gives great satisfaction. It is a long
step in the right direction, and. great
developments may be expected in Alas
ha within a few years.
Northwest Notes,
in Yamhill county, Or., hoppickors
are quite generally paid by the pound,
Walla Walla apples have takeu
third prize at the Paris exposition
roini-on to no niorrj mini nr.
oiis in Coos county, Or., than for some
years past.
Spokane's assessed valuation is about
ifl'O.OOO.OOO, and the city's indebted
ness is 1188,159.
l'oineroy. Wash., ia rapidly rebuild
ing. and in several cases substantial
- brick buildings will replace the old
wooden ones destroyed by fire.
An evaporating plant of 20 tons cu
paoity daily is in course of erection at
bpokano. It will handle prunes and
apples, and next year will also engage
in canning.
The barbed wire telephone line, con
necting Condon.Or., with several of
the ranches in the neighborhood, has
been completed, and is pronounced a
great success."
ino walla Walla Watchman hiiB
suUeied from 'Too Much Johnson."
A solicitor of that name made adver
tising contracts for the paper, collocted
on them and suddenly departed.
Work has commenced on the con
struotion of Roseburg's, Or., new water
Bystein. rick and shovol men are ex
cavating for the reservoir on the hill
between the town and Riverside addi
tion.
Country It, Artlvcly Treparlug for the
Full Trail..
R. G. Dun & Co.'i weekly review of
trade says: After a great wave of ad
vancing prices, optimism as tobuBiness
is generally dangeious. Eut the top
was reached the middle oi March, since
which time reaction has tome to every
great industry, so that consumers are
asking whether in some riiiections the
decline may have not been reasonably
large as was the advance, and whether
buying on the present basis of prices is
not fairly suro. There are fresh evi
dences of weakness in raw materials,
notably the break in structural iron,
but each one is availed of to place
heavy contracts. New York is wel
coming buyers from all over the couu- (
try in larger numbers than for many
years at this season, in dry good e, gro
ceries, in jewelry and in hardware,
and if contracts are not placed to as
large a volume as expected, it is be
cause of the conservatism of those who
think they may compel gome further
shading of prices. Reports this week
from other Important points of distri-.
bution show the same eagerness to boy 1
when the time seems right. It is be
coming more apparent that the bottom
has been reached in prices of iion and
steel. The decline was severe and re
covery must be slow, but gradual ad
vance and moderately increasing activ
ity are more healthy than violent
changes. In no singlo division is the
improvement more striking than in any
other. Except steel rails, all forms of
iron from the ore to the finished pro
duct are being sought more eagerly and
with less effort to secure further con
cessions in prices, but when tho secre
tary of agriculture was reported as pre
dicting "dollar wheat" before the end
of the year, the market showed an in
clination to disagree, and the Septem
ber option fell below 80 cents for tin
first time in two months.
sjjjwention
PACIFIC COAST 'TRADE.
Seattle Markets.
Onions, new, I40.
Lettuce, hot house, $1 per crate.
1'otatoes, new. f 15.
Beets, per sack, 83ca.$l,
Turnips, per sack, 70c.
Squash 4c.
Carrots, per sack, $1.00
Parsnips, per sack, $1.25.
Cauliflower, native, 75c.
Cncnnibers 1020o. .,
Cabbage, native and California,
2c per pounds.
Tomatoes 50 CO".
Butter Creamery, 25c: Eastern 22c
dairy, 15 18c; ranoh, Ho pound.
Eggs 24o.
Cheese 12o.
rouury izo; areeseu, I4cj spring,
13(? 15c.
Hay Paget Sound timothy, $11.00
12.00; choice Eastern Washiiigto:
timothy, $16.00.
Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $25
feed meal, $25.
Bailey Rolled or ground, per ton,
$20.
Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.50
Idem led straights, $3.25; California,
$3,25; buckwhoat flour, $6.00; gra
ham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat
flonr, $3.25; rye flour, $3.804.00.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $12.00
shorts, per ton, $14.00.
reed Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton
middlings, per ton, $20; oil cake moul
per ton, $30.00.
Fresh Meats Choice dressed bcel
steers, price 7Kc; cows, 7c; mutton
7,'a; pork, 8c; trimmed, 9c; veal, 9i
11c.
Hams Large,
breakfast bacon,
8,ls'c.
13c;
12c; dry salt
A
sides
The Albany Herald says that people
who are coming home from tlm moun
tains report that numerous parties are
hunting ueuny pheasants. The came
warden and his deputies are doing their
oust 10 stop the unlawful shooting.
Mrs. L. J. Davis, of Jefferson. Or.
met with a singular accident one day
last week. She was canniua Green
beans and a can exploded, the contents
striking her in the face. Fortunately,
her eyes were not seriously injured,
nun sue win soon recover.
A deal was consummated recently in
Baker City, wheruby 8,000 head of
sheep changed hands and a check ior
nearly $20,000 passed inpayment. The
sheep were the property of Gale Bros.
01 isuker, ana the flock was one of the
finest in the country. The purchaser
was Mr. Nealy, of Idaho. The sheep
will be transferred across Snake river
into Idaho as soon as cool weater sets
in.
Pat Shine is the name of the chair
man of the Spokane county Populist
central committee.
The outlook for beef-raisers is pretty
good at present, says The Dalles Times
Mountaineer. Buyers are offeiiug to
contract for cattle at 4 cents fur fall
delivery.
The Bntteville, Or., hop region is
the largest ia the state, and the agree
ment of growers to pay 85 cents a box
is having an important bearing on the
price to be paid pickers generally.
Grass and water are both reported
short in the mountains of Grant eoun
t . Or., and many bauds of sheep will
. bo in poor condition for the winter.
From August 1 to 11 Walla Walla
lent 35 carloads of fiuits and vegeta
bles to the North Central states. The
shipments consisted principally of ap
ples, pears, plums, potatoes and onions.
The fund for work on the road be
tween Eugene and Blue river, Or., has
reached ' tho respectable total of
$5,241.50. Of this sum, Lane county's
commissioners subscribed $2,500 and
the Lucky Boy Miniug Company $500. j
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla. 54 c
Valley, 65c; Bluestem, 57c per bushel
Hour Best grades, $3.10; graham
$2.50; superline, $3.10 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 87c; choice
gray, 800 per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $15.00 15.50
brewing, $17.00 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $13.00 ton; mid
dlings, $20; shorts, $15; chop, $15 pot
ton.
Hay Timothy, $11 12; clover,$7
7.60; Oregon wild hay, $67 per ton
Butter lancy creamery, 45 50c;
store, 27, Ho.
Eggs 17o per dozen.
Cheese Oregon full cream, 13c;
Young America, 14c; new cheese 10c
per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00
8.50 per dozen; hens, $5.00; springs,
$2.604.00; goese, $4.005.00 for old;
$4.606.60; ducks, $3.004.00 per
uozeu; lumeys, uve, io17 per
pound.
Potatoes 40 6O0 per sack; sweets,
88'c per pouna.
vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 75c;
per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab
bage, 2o per pound; parsnips, $1
onions, lJio per pound; carrots, l)0o.
Hops 2 80 per pound.
Wool Valley, 1516o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 15 16c; mohair, 25
per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 8?4o; dressed mutton, 7
7 Ho per pound; lambs, 5o.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5.00:
light and feeders, $4.50; dressed.
$5.00 6.50 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, $4.004.50:
cows, $3. 50 4. 00; dressed beef, 6,H
per pound.
eal Laive, 6.,7.,.ic: small. 8(3
8 Ho per pound.
Ran Frauoiico Market.
Wool Spring Nevada, ll13oper
pound; Eastern Oregon, 1014o; Val
ley, 1018o; Northern, 9 10c.
Hops 18UU crop, ll13o per
pound.
Butter Fancy creamery 2322,,B'o:
lo Beconds, 21 21c; fancy dairy.
19c; do seconds, 16 18o per pound.
Eggs Store, 17o; fauoy ranch.
S2o.
Millstuffs Middlings, $17.00
20.00; bran, $12.50 13.60.
Hay Wheat $S12; wheat and
oat $8.00 11.00; best barley $8.50
alfalfa, $0.00 7.60 per ton; straw,
2587 'so per bale.
Potatoes Early Rose, 3075o; Ore
iron Burbanks, 90c $1; river Bur
banks, 80 60c; new. lH2o.
Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencia,
13.75 3. 25; Mexican limes, $4.00
5.00; California lemons 75c$1.50;
do choice $1.753.00 per box.
Tropical Fruits Bananas, $1.50
8.60 per bunch: Dineamiles. 110111.
Railway authorities of the Mexican
govern men t have been ordered to use
certain safety appliances. All the pas
senger curs must be so equipped before
the end of 1!)04.
Forty-one gas engines using blast-fur-
nu.ee gas ure working In Germany, the
total horse power aggregating 21,050.
Tho 'horse power of such engines In
Belgium Is 3,7uu, France 3,250 and En
gland L'.OUO.
1 A company formed by English and
American capitalists is about to build
the largest wood-pulp plant In the
world at Grand Falls, New Brunswick
The works are to cost $0,000,000, and
they will be capable of turning out
5,."no tons of white newspaper, 225 tons
of ground wood pulp and 175 tons of
sulphite pulp dally.
I A Russian chemist has found that
copper Is (Unsolved by hu alkaline solu
tiou of gelatin, the copper going Into
solution as colloidal copper. The old
rule that the metals aro insoluble In
water is being widely disproved, solu
tions of metallic gold, mercury and sil
ver, and now of copper, having been
prepared quite recently. In all these
the metals are in a very flue condition,
but are true metallic solutious.
In painting or papering the walls of
a loom the question often arises, What
color reflects the most and what the
least light? Recent experiments In Ger
many gave the following results: Dark
blue reflects Ufa per cent, or the light
falling upon It; dark green about 10
per cent.; pale red a little more than 10
per cent.; dark yellow, 20 per cent.;
pale blue, 30 per cent.; pale yellow, 40
per cent.; pule green, 4(J'u P--r cent.;
pale orange, nearly 55 per cent.; pale
white, 70 per cent. Glossiness and var
nish of course Increase the amount of
light reflected.
The play of "Robinson Crusoe" Is
now given in one of the Paris theaters
with four animals in the cast of actors.
These are a goat, a monkey, a paroquet,
and chief of nil, a dog who enacts the
part of Robinson's faithful companion,
"Toby." The dog's real name Is Faro,
and a writer in La Nature says he will
respond to that name only when in the
street or at his master's home, but on
the stage he answers promptly the call,
"Toby." When Robinson shoots a bird,
"Toby" runs and picks It up, climbs up
a ladder Into Robinson's hut, and gives
the bird to "Friday," who acts as cook.
This vapor In the air Is entirely in
visible until the air Is brought lo a tem
perature just below the dewpoint, when
a fog Is formed. How often a dense
fog in the morning is dissipated by the
sun, and we say the sun has "burned
off" the fog. Fog rarely forms except
In a perfectly clear, still air. This per
mits intense radiation from the ground
iind smoke particles, and this cooling
Dually brings the air to its saturation
point, when the vapor either condenses
011 the smoke particles or on moisture
particles, thus becoming visible in fog.
When this fog occurs far above the
earth it Is cloud.
three-quarters of the sardines sold hero
are put up In fifty-one packing-houses
In Maine. These concerns are con
trolled by a trust company, which em
ploys 0,000 workmen, who can turn out
1,500,000 cases of the fish annually.
"In Maine sardines are caught off the
western shores of the St. Croix River
and Passamaquoddy Bay. The fishing
season commences early in May and
lfuts until late In the fall of the year,
The fish are taken In brush weirs, re
sembling ordinary pound nets, Into
which they are led by means of large
leaders and wings, which terminate In
a funnel-shaped entrance. Their escape
Is prevented by the extension of these
wings luto the Inclosure, thereby form
ing a triangular hook at each eud of it,
so that the fish, as they circle inside the
weir, are directed past the entrance.
When the flsli are plentiful in the nets
quantities of scales appear upon the
surface of the water. The nets are then
lifted and their coutents are dumped
by the fishermen luto their boats. The
fish make a little squeak when taken
from the water and die almost Instant
ly. An ordinary catch of sardines gives
to each boat anywhere from 2,000 to
0,000 Ash, the price of which Is from $2
to ?2.50 per 1,000, according to the
quantity of fish that are being caught
"Arriving at the packing-house, the
fish are carefully cleaned. This opera
tion over, they are sorted according to
size and carried Into another part of
the establishment, where they are put
into pickle.
"The length of time required by this
operation varies according to the size
of the fish. After this the fish are
washed and placed with care upon wire
nets, called 'grills,' on which they are
sent to the drying-room, where they
aredriedby means of large funs or veu
tilators run by powerful machinery
When dry . and while still upon the
grills the fish are cooked by plunging
them Into tanks containing boiling
olive oil. After this cookinz the sar-
SET BURGLAR UP IN BUSINESS.
Novel Experience of a Physician Who
Dressed a Housebreaker's Wounda.
"The strangest patient I ever had,"
said a prominent physician of this city
the other evening, "wag a burglar. My
acquaintance with him began In a sin
gular manner.
"After 1 was graduated 1 was en
gaged at night in one of the largest
hospitals In New York, where I saw
many strange sights. Oue night our
ambulance brought In a prisoner pa
tient, accompanied by two policemen.
The officers said that the man hud been
surprised while attempting to rob au
apartment In a large flatbouse. A po
liceman was called, who chased him
Into a room with a window opening on
an airshaft,
"It was warm weather and the shaft
window was open, as wns also the
window In the apartment on the op
posite side. Finding himself closely
pursued, the burglar, who was young
and athletic, jumped from oue window
to the other, Jumped across the airsbaft.
lie landed In the other apartment
all right, but fell plump ou a man who
was asleep In bed close to t he shaft
window. The sleeper so rudely awak
ened gave a yell and attempted to seize
the burglar The latter. In seeking to
elude him and at the same time avoid
the policeman, who was at the opposite
window, threatened to shoot, fell down
the airsbaft and was badly Injured.
1 made an examination and found
that be had broken his tigbt leg at the
ankle, was considerably bruised, and
also suffering from shock from his
fall. 1 fixed him up all right and he
remained e prisoner In the hospital for
several weeks. At first he was morose
and surly, but gradually he began to
show gratitude for the kind treatment
he received. He became a favorite
with all the doctors and we gradually
learned bis story,
another name now.
1 aa flnnciuln osm4.l.
u.i, oi.cuuug a acandai
Aha! I thought that girl would 1
in that. She tlininrlit al.Q
"- n sots,
some, and
Miss Kldder-So did Mr. Mlvu,
That's how she hanuened t v.
Mra Mllvnna " TMln.1.,1.,1.1- Wt
....... uiuut'luili fCSI,
- vnri n ItrPPT . A r-cnndal Fnolvi
HUM OK UJ? Til& HIIV Mis. Gousslp-I haven't heara,
uiiuB ui dnoo x ccuib since 1 eut 1
rrnni Ahrnurl Ul K
stories TOLD BY FUNNY MEN Miss Kldder-No, she's llvlnz
"wnl nnntlipr noma rtnm
OF THE PRtao.
ndd. Curloui mud Langnaoio
' ... ii.M.
H-man Natur. Graphically -
.r.v..d by Eminent Word Arti.t. of
Our Own Day-A Budget of Fun.
. . n n ri fltll'
other virtues you are training Freder-
In (wnnnmv?
1 ..IIu'o nrfttr well UD In
that; you ought to see how careful he
is about wasting stepsl-NashvIlle
American.
Table Talk,
Sue-That Mr. Boorlsch, of Chicago,
J 4 rn Id lltt
Is a man or pronouueeu iaSl, ..Ue toU nie j dl(,u,t
not? because of mv tendencv t wi . '
He-.Monotonously so. He makes the i,
same sounds over ins buup "c
over his meat or pie. ruiiuucij".
rress,
Midsummer Science,
'To. what Is action and reaction1
"Well. Geni'Ep. mv n-lilt j..,.
...... ,lc uucu 14
Auunc uuvj lUUnU!
make me hot."
jr tin,
What lie Paid to Learn.
"I waited three solid hours for ,
imuij ivimci iv ci uluuuu 10 ni
"Well?"
At the Summer Hotel,
"Who Is that good-looking young
waiter who Is tossing the plates across
the room? Is he a student, too I
'Yes. lie holds the record In Harvale
for discus throwing." Cleveland Plain-
dealer.
A Hot-Weather Error.
"Did Wlggs' garden party go off m
right?"
"No; they took us all Into the hoiu,
and made us play euchre."
Diagnosed Uia Case.
He I feel like a fool to-ulgut.
She So glad you'vo recovered,.,
Journal Four Tous.
Family I'ride.
He had been an honest, hnrd. wnrlr.
dines, still upon the grills, are left to ing man In another citv and had -nn
cool, and when cold the work of plac- to New York to better himself. Hav
ing them In halves and quarter cans Ing no friends here, he was unable to
nnea witn olive oil, tomato and mus- obtain work and soon Rnpnt nil Ma in.
tnivl Hanr.a la Irnnim 'ri.ia I .1- ,
. UifcUU. iulo null uuuc, I ue savings, lie KeDt aet line noorer
A PLUCKY YACHTSWOMAN.
Phe
Eteercd a Boat n Long Distance
with a broken Wriat.
The heroine of the Long Island coast
If Miss Auuie R. Tinker, only 10 years
old, and tbe daughter of Henry C.
Tinker, of New York. While out yacht
ing she was steering the boat when she
was struck by the flying spokes of the
wheel aud her wrist fractured. She
made no outcry, however, but remain
ed at the wheel as If nothing had hap
pencil.
Mr. Tinkers -country residence,
"111 iarerof t," Is on the west side of the
bay nt Port Jefferson. Some time ago
he had a yacht built, and when the
boat was finished announced that In
me cans are sealed with solder aud are
ready to be put in cases, holding 100
tins, for the market.
"Like canned goods of every descrlp
tion, sardines are cheaper now than
they formerly were, and American sar
dines are sold for less than the Im
ported. American sardines are now
exported from this country to the West
Indies and South America." Washing
ton Star.
GUIDED BY HIS SON'S GHOST.
Successful Gold-Seeker Was Piloted to
a Find by a Spirit,
There was something uncanny In the
story that Albert Davis told at the
I'nlcn llolmr Allial-f Tlm-lo lu n nine
Mountain prospector, bound for his old sh("ve1 uf gratitude especially to me.
icceiveu mm ana nxeu un his
ana poorer, and while penniless and
almost starving attemDted his first
burglary by breaking into the flat
where he was caught.
We took such an Interest in him
tnat, although he was convicted, the
Judge suspended sentence upon our
proving his previous good character
and that it was his flrst offense. He
was nn expert t!nsmith and we raised
a subscription and set him up In busi
ness in a little shop. We sent all our
friends to him and he prospered aud
now has a large store here. He mar
ried and has several children and 1
uave Deen tils family physician for
years. Although all the doctors at the
hospital helped him at the start, he
home In the village of Arkwright, N. Y.
Not far from his home is Casadugua
Lake, the assembly grounds of the
Spiritualist cult, and from association
with Spiritualists Mr. Davis bet-ame In
time a sort of lukewarm believer in
their teachings. He returns, he says, a
true believer. He also returns with
wealth In prospect. Mr. Davis told his
story In the presence of several fellow
passengers at the depot. It was In sub
stance this:
xuree years ago his only son died.
The father was all but heartbroken; he
would not be comforted by the prom
muueu ieg uie nigin ne was urouirbt a
nrisoner to the hospital."
, fer
K.T7CKT Tdr NO TACHTSWOMAtf.
the near future he would give a lunch
eon party to the men who worked upon
It and their families. It was arranged
that the party should be carried from
the village of Rriarcroft in oue of Mr.
Tluker's launches, aud when the party
got aboard Miss Tinker took her posl
tion at the wheel. Tho minute the
craft got under way tho wheel spun
round and struck Miss Tinker on the
ht arm. But not a word did the
brave girl say of the accident, and
steered the boat for a mile aud a half
with her left hand, to her father's lauding;.
When all were ashore she ordered her
horse hitched aud drove three miles to
doctor's office, where the bone was
set. Returuiug home, she made no
mention of the accident and assisted In
ntertalnlng her father's guests.
iual; Persian
pound.
dates, 6 g6 So pel
SARDINES CANNED IN AMERICA.
ew of the Toothsome Little Pish Are
Krought from Abroad.
"Next to the French the American
people are the largest consumers of
sardines la the world," said a leading
wholesale dealer in such cauued goods
lu New York to the writer recently.
"Last year the consumption of sardines
in the United States amounted to
2,000,000 cases, or 200.000,000 cans. Of
this quautity 1,400,000 cases were the
product of the State of Maine. 150,000
cases were put up la California, and
the remaining 450,000 cases came from
France. Thirty years ago all the sar
diues eaten in this couutry were Im
ported from France. To-Jay nearly
minam rett Kidge. the author of
Mord EmTy"-a story of the East End
lses of his Spiritualist friends that the or London-has had his new novel, "A
jouug man would come back to him. "'uuhtr 01 aws, published in this
nut one night the boy did come, and country by the Macmillan Comnanv
mill HUllin. J rim1 surnrn tlauc Mra I,-t!tlw... D..I o...-,-
- . ... w. .uvv ....a. uoiuci uhwt sMeeie una mint a
nocturnal visits, the sou told of ac- fine public librarv in Klmim mil nf tl.A
qiittlutauces that he had made in the royalties from her own lm,.i.-a o,i
spirit world, among them, he said, being text books of her late husbaud, J. Dor
one whose name was John Fremont, man Steele. This is to be called the
This spirit told of his wonderful life In Steele Memorial Library, In memorv of
.... am, imiuuy omei- iaies, one uer iiusoauu.
of a rich mine that he had discovered,
out which never had been found by
others. On subsequent visits the sou
told more particularly of the mine and
gave detailed descriptions of its situa
tion, until Mr. Davis became so deeply
Interested that he resolved to go in
search of it. Two years ago he tame
to Colorado, and after a long search
found the range of mountains that had
been described to him. They were the
Blue Mountains, near the Utah line.
But his search was not completed.
Weeks and months were spent in pros
pecting and hunting for the marks on
the surface that would disclose the
hiding place of the treasure. He was
on the point of giving up, and also of
i i . ...
lumug iiuiu in cue spirits, when one
evening he came onto the very spot that
he was searching for. He knew it, he
said, as well as if he had been there be
fore.
"The Enslavement and Emanclnn.
tion of the People" Is a little book hv
J. B. Herboldshlmer. in wiitr.ii ni,
of a prominent auestion of
economy are considered. The author
paints the present condition of the In-
dustrlal world, and suggests an original
and practical solution of its problems.
The work Is published by the author'
at Gibson City, 111. ,
An author's manuscript often has
strange experiences before It reaches
its destined publisher If It ever does.
Certain members of the new firm of
Doubleday, Page & Co. received the
other day the "copy" of "The Sea-Far-ers,
a uovel by Mary Gray Morrisou.
t-acn remembered it as a raanuscrint
they had passed favorably on some
years ago, when they occupied the po
sitions of under readers in separate
houses, but, alas, the head readers did
A Good Suit.
Bobbs Clothes do not make the mm.
Dobbs No, but many a lawyer bu
been made by a good suit. Bultiruon
American.
Swelling; the Lost Dog Column,
"Do you keep a dog?"
"Never more than a couple of days."
-Cleveland Plalndealer.
An Explanation.
Mistress Why, Jane, what' In tk
world is the matter with the cream?
Jane I don't see anything ysm.
with it, ma'am.
Mistress But what makes it so pale!
Jane I reckon that's because I nearly
beat the life out of it when you ordered
it whipped, ma'am.-ChIcago News.
Small Child (calling)-'Ere, Billy!
Run and fetch ve bloomln' amber-
lauce!
Billy (from distance) Wot 8 up,
ven ':
Small Child Muvver's met ve lydy
wot pinched ar doormat Sketch.
Is beautiful,
Egrotlntlcal.
She I adore all that
grand and noble.
He Really, you flatter nie.-Chlcam
News.
Her Weakness.
"I don't suppose your wife will care
to go to the lecture ou 'Cannibalism'
to-night?"
"Oh, yes, she will. She never neg
lects to go anywhere where they talk
about things to eat." Cleveland Tlaln-
dealer.
Recovered It,
"Mrs. nighsome did not seem to t
In good voice at that uiusicale the other
evening."
"She was after she got home. I heard
her roasting Highsome for having In.
sisted on her trying to sing." Chicago
Tribune.
Ask for What Yon Want.
There Are Many Pnch.
Mrs. Hoon You can believe very lit
tle that Mrs. Gabbleby says.
Mr. Hoon No; the poor woman Is
sadly afflicted with palpitation of the
Imagination. Puck.
In the Rhetoric Class.
Young Frofessor Give me an exam
ple of sarcasm.
Sweet Junloress The phrase, "Man's
superiority to woman." Somervllle
Journal.
A Heal Vacation.
"You and your wife don't seem to talk
to each other much when you travel."
"No; we agreed before we started
that we'd get rested." Chicago Record.
Bather Ambiguous.
Old Gentlenion How old are vou. mv
uiue man
Newsboy Nearly 7. sir.
Old Gentleman And how lone have
you Deen In the newspaper business?
Aewsboy Oh, ever since I was a kid.
Ghicago News.
"My dear, won't you give me a loci
of your hair?"
"With pleasure, my darling."
"And a nice gold locket to keep it InJ
-Sondags-Nisse.
Parental Deduction.
Mrs. Homestead Our son at Tale
writes that he received our letter and
immediately tukes pains to reply.
Mr. Homestead Thet don't surprise
nie any the fust sight of anythin' re-
n...i.n..i i ....
eeuiuiiu wora nuers cave that hov a
pain somewhar or other. Judge.
Needed No Help.
Mr. Davis lost nn time tn mii.-in,, ml aSree wlttl them, and so the manu-
mineral location, and is now returning scrlpt 8,arted oa 'ts wanderings once
to his old home to get money, when he mole' 11 wil1 now travel no further.
Too Wise to Let Go.
"Why can't you afford a vacation
trip, Billy? You need a rest"
"A rest? When I go away for a week
the other boys in the office nlle un three
weeks' work on me." Chleaeo Record.
Their Deceit.
She Appearances are deceitful.
He Yes; a person can never tell fast
how much it is going to cost to keep
them up. Puck.
Bnilt to Fit the Flat.
"Oh, Isabel, what a queer looking
grandfather's clock!"
"Grandfather's clock! That's our let
chest." Indianapolis Journal.
will return to Colorado to develop the
mine to which the spirit directed him.
He has not yet found ore, but he ex
pressed a firm belief that It was there.
Denver Republican.
for its date of publication has been set up for you?
Sympathetic Friend Won't
dowu to lunch? Shall I bring any thine 'hae' for 'have-' "
Premature.
"W7ell, old man, I am going down t
the seashore to visit my fiancee,"
"Who is she?"
"How do I know?" Life.
The Cheerful Idiot.
'I can't see," said the shoe clerk
boarder, "why a Sctochman should say
for the near future.
Honor to White of Selborne.
uuuert White, the father of all thi
nature lovers aud observers who are so
common since Thoreau, Is to have an
Ideal memorial. The forest of Wool-
mer, oue of the crown properties of
Lnglaud, is to be made into an asylum
for the wild creatures of Eusland. and
Minute Measure for Tfiniwntn,
Prof. S. P. Langley, of the Smith"
sonlan Institution of Washington, has
recently improved his wonderful bol-
uuieier, uu instrument for accurately
Seasick Sufferer Thanks
do all that for myself. Fun.
"It is his economical disposition. He
No, I can 8aves a v every time he does so," said
the UUeerfUl Idiot. Ilirltnnniinlla PivkS.
Wanted a Wlf.
Miss Antique-You ought to get mar-
iit-u, jir. uiacnapp.
Mr. Oldchaim
have
..,,.,,..,,..!.,.. i .. . . w lsiiea mnnv t mac ifi.. 4.i.i .
i.icucuiui6 me uiosi minute variations .. """ i naa a
of temnerature. Hp is m iio t ,i.
tect variations in temperature as slieht ' Mlss Anti(Iue (delighted) Have
a the one eighteen-millionth nf ,io
really?
you,
- Aglnx.
Miss Summit That young Mr. Gallo
way doesn't know nearly as much as I
thought he did.
Miss ralisade You must remember
he has been out of college fully two
years now Life.
gree Fahrenheit. If the temperature I 01dehPP-Yes. If I had a wife
The Reply Unkind.
Leading Lady What did you
of the air were slowly aud steadilv to thea Probably have a sewlne maehin nf mv fnii
surrounded bv defenses tn twn nut oil rise at the rate of but
and the sewing machine U'nn 111 1, n .... I C 1 v ,.,
think
ew
intruders, though the forest will be al- luls instrument could measure the n' ana 1 coula ' e it and oil mv
nj vpvu tu uk'u oi lute s sort. A v ""h nmi'u uuiu tune piace at una v,mu- aqueatvs norrlblv V
siuuie or tne seuiorne parson will ,u vaKU secouu or time. The ap
staud at the main entrance, with hand P"l'atus is kept shaded and fully pro
raised In the act of liberatim? n hh-.i tected In a constaiirtemneratu re rnnm
wiucu is not allowed to vary more
than a fraction of a degree the year
around. .
Soubrette I didn't notice any. Hai
per'8 Bazar.
that has beeu trapped. Gamekeepers
and watchmen will guard the forest
night and day; eat nor dog will be al
lowed to euter the paradise of free life.
This is a wonderful thing to contem
plate in this day of Indiscriminate and
exterminating slaughter, aud It is a
beautiful honor to Gilbert White
Springfield Republican.
No Oysters in the Baltic.
Oysters cannot live in the Baltic Sea
The reason is that It Is not salt enough.
They can only live lb water that con
tains at least thirty-seven parts of salt
In every 1,000 parts of water.
One of China' Superstition.
Black dogs and black cuts are the fa
vorites lu Chiua lu the line of food, be
au se when eaten in midsummer they
will Insure health aid strength.
I have lived nearly eighty years."
an old man said the other day. "and
have seen very little to liv fot."
Southern Moonshiners.
The great majority of moonshiner
are to be found In the mountain fast
nesses of Georgia, Alabama aud Ten
uossee, and here they live In conditio
of civilization as crude as thplr nn,...
York Weekly.
DiffVl-Pnt:.
("DId you ever enjoy a straw ride In
the country?"
"No."
"By George, old man, you ought to go
on oue once!" B
-rl!T'e- 1 Sa!d 1 nev" enJyed one."
Could Speak Feelingly.
miner, you say,
pi-euy Droad hit
that
6e you a
he didn't want
tors, most of whom were English fuel-! '0l,.ccnimS there any more, did he''"
lives from justice who reached this 1 , Aa w' wuth," brefly responded
vuu.it, j mt.iv- ninu a cemury ago. In-' mou. .mcago Tribune
iieeu, m mauy respects these descend
ants have retrograded rather than ad
vanced. Had they been surrounded
for a ceutury by a Chinese wall they
could not have been more destitute or
ignorant of the modern conveniences.
Teemed Fair
He Settled It.
It was in the 'bus.
"Let me pay your fare," the first girl
said.
"No; let me pay yours." said the seo
ond. I
"No; I insist on paying yours."
"No, you don't; I will pay yours."
wo; 1 will." ,
I will!" ( '
I '
There is no telling what miirbt have
happened had not an old meddler, who
was seated opposite, leaned over and
said:
"Listen, young ladies; do not lose
your heads. I think I can settle this
"I'd liL-o t u i 'VU1 "cuus. i iuiuk i can seme
new- man i th ' f Q0Ws" the latter without blood being shed. Each
uew man, w un some mi.M . . .. . "
. ""'i wnetner U1 Jou pay ior the other, neither ror
It doesu't pay to stick your nose Into
other people's business unless you art
a lawyer.
In a quarrel, the one that gets th
worst of tt Is the first t becom raeaa.
my job is to be permanent r
"Well," returned the emplover vou
can stay as long as you please". That's
fair, isn't It?" -mats
"Certainly. Im much ob "
"On the niW V.O t -
i,ht t ; :.:;"ouu' 4 re8 the
.--. u,rge you whenever I
Please. That's equally fair. isn-t ,t? 1
le-es, I suppose Bo."-fh!.
herself; tnat will make it right neither
of you out Do you see?"
"Oh, how nice!" they both exclaim
ed, and when the conductor came round
they did what the old meddler sug
gested. Both then sat nleased and
magnanimoug looking until the end of
the ride.
use.
The more a boy expects the less n
taenia to acquire. - -