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VOL. XXVII. NO 25
THE STORY OK A l'Al’Ell
WEIGHT.
One day when Editor Perry,
of the Cherokee Advance, was
out taking in watermelons and
live stock on subscriptions, a
stranger walked in his office
and handed the ‘devil’ a glitter
ing rock.
“It’s so purty an’ shiny,’ ex
j»vi«ed tlm stranger, “that I
Wrought tin! i liter would like
it for a pape "ight,” and so
saying lie went ins way.
The ‘devil’ was in a hurry to
go to a picnic and suspecting
the presence of dyntlmite in the
rock, he laid it carefully in an
A'liscure corner and said no more
it.
Tiat. a year nr two afterwards
Editor Perry, while looking for
a sledge hammer to nail a rec
ord of a cash subscription to
the wall, stumbled over the
rock
He brought it to the light,
and saw that it was veined with
pure gold. Then he interviewed
tin* ‘devil,’ who explained its
presence.
Then Perry announced that,
as the Fourth of J ily was only
a month off', be would take n
. holiday lor a week, and he and
the ‘devil’ went in search of
the man who had ignorantly
lef > that golden treasure in his
office.
He found him and questioned
him as to w here he got the nug
get-
“ Why,” said tne man “there
is plenty more of 'em where I
got tl># one. .lest come down
hy>£jr I piece an’ I II show you.”
A\f man led him a distance
fa quarter of a mile, and point
out the place to him.
[ Perry saw at a glance that
r the land was rich in gold. He
thanked tne man, returned
home, organized a company, of
which he became a stockholder,
and thus another gold boom was
started which helped to make
Cherokee famous and an editor
moderately rich.
Of course,the man who found
the nugget was not forgotten.
He was made an honorary stock
holder in the new mine, and
Perry gave him a year’s sub
scription to bis papir—Frank
L. Stanton.
FLY’S WERE BAD.
“Fliei is purty bad,” said
the man from Potato creek.
“They ain’t nothin’to what
1 seen ’t m down in Niggeranger’
said the man with the ginger
bread. “Wire screens didn't
do no good at all. ’'
“I’ve stood a heap of your
lies,” said the grocer, waking
up, “hut when you tell mo wne
screens won’t keep out Hies, it
is too durn much. ’ ’
“Wire screens would keep out
the pore demented things that
tries to git a livin, out of the
stuff’ in this here second-hand
green goods an’ codfish empo
rium. 1 don t doubt,’ said the
man with the ginger heard,‘but
not not the Niggeranger (lies.
When 1 put up my screens they
seemed kinder puzzled all' set
tl'd—”
•‘I wish some folks I know
would settle,” said the grocer.
“And s -ttled on that there
screen in clouds.’
“An’ got so thick they plum
broke the wires.”
“No; they didn’t git so thick
they broke the wires. They
held some sort o’ convention,
an’had a lot of Ily talk an’
pnrty soon they all th w away
to the woods an’ come hack
with-what do you suppose they
com H hack with?
“With an axe!,’ the
mini from Potato creek.
“No. They come back with
h swam ot these lieie giant
pinchiu’ hues that do abound
in that country, an’ set .hem
hugs to work an' had them wires
cut oiit’n the frame in less time
th in it would take ole Skinl'iut
there to git, liis hand on the
scale if ole blind Uncle Billy
Hnges come in to git two pounds
of coffee.”
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there con In lie no more cnnclu
mvH evidence of their great raer
j t A-k ahont I hem and give
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Winn A Son’s Drug Store.
w fliere an l about one hundred
grains of iron in the average
human body, and yet so im
portant is this exceedingly
small quantity, that its dimi
nution is attended with very
serious results.
Kigaas T abates curs nausea.
The Gwinnett Hera ld.
LIVE BY QUEER WORK.
men AM) WOMEN WHO (IAIN A
Ml KUHOOl) IN OUIOINAI.
WAYS.
From Chicago Times-llerald.
Some Chicago people earn
their living in queer ways.
There is a man in the city
who makes a good income
monthly by turning out espe
cially artistic sofa pillows. An
other man will clear your kitch
en of rats and mice for a small
sum, working in precisely the
same manner as the sewer rat
catchers of Paris and other
lnrge cities. Kenwood house
wives are well acquainted with
a bright young fellow who
washes dogs and takes regular
care of birds anil other pets,
and Oak park has a masculine
resident who goes from door to
door collecting defective gloves,
which he afterwards carries to
(lie small shanty which is home
to him, cleans, mends and re
turns.
Nor or Chicago women less
enterprising. One south side
woman writes sermons for a
living, another furnishes “orig
inal” papers to be read before
clubs and bright rhymes for
menu cards and quotation par
ties. There is another woman
in town who is a practical mi
ner, managing several western
mines, and another woman con
ducts a commission business on
South Water street.
But. the oddest occupation un
earthed yet is followed and was
invented by a woman. It is
that of a sort of funeral inspec
tor and assistant. When her
services are ret]uired she goes
to the house of mourning,makes
the shroud when desired to do
si*, gives orders for flowers, ar
ranges them, takes messages to
the friends and relatives of the
household, bids people to the
services, buys or hires the
mourning garments, filters them
if necessary, arranges the rooms
for tlie funeral, talks matters
over with the minister and the
undertaker, sees that, the wishes
of the family are carried nut,
and, in a word, stands between
the afflicted people and the
world at large in a thousand
ways and performs a thousand
small hut appreciated services.
When affairs have assumed
somewhat of their natural ap
p >arance anil course site quietly
departs. Another branch of
her work is the assisting at wed
dings or large private gather
ings of any kind.
When a wedding is in course
of preparation she arrives early
in the day, or (>erhaps t wo days
previous to the great event, and
again takes charge of all the
couutless small details so trying
to the mistress of the house.
She it is who sees that the bou
quet. is in readiness for the
bride, thut her mink is proper
ly packed, and that all arrange
ments for the comfort and con
venience of the guests are com
pleted. She it is that inter
views (lie bridegroom and mukes
sure that the ling is forthcom
ing; she it is who critically
superintends the bride's toilet
at the final moment, in order
that her calm attention and un
hurried inspection may insure
perlectiou of detail. She it is
who sees to the serving of re
freshments,the caring for wraps
and top-coats, and the dreaded
clearing up when the festivities
are over. In fact, she looks
after everything which ordina
rily distracts the bride’s mother
and family, and stie finds tier
reward in the hearty thanks
which are invariably bestowed
upon her no less than in the
check which falls to her share.
Two people, a man and u
woman, the former a college
youth, follow in Chicago the
down-east avocation of “pro
fessional entertainer.” The
college boy is in such incessant
demand for “stag” and mixed
parties that his studies suffer
occasionally. The statement
that he is “the life of” every
gathering he attends is his rec
ommendation. He is held re
sponsible for tbe enjoyment and
entertainment of the guests,
and is treated as such himself.
I'lie womau entertainer does
precisely the same thing, add
ing to her other duties that of
superintending the arrangement
id the talde, the making of sal
ad* and other things of the
kind; she plays the piano if
daucuig is desired, starts games
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31 st 1897.
and amusements, and keeps the
hall rolling gayly until the last
guest has departed. Her only
cnpital when she started out
two years ago was a couple of
handsome gowns and a delight
ful manner; now she possesses
an extensive wardrobe, has
money in the Imnk and is mak
ing ready for an extended Eu
ropean tour. The college hoy
is paying his way through col
lege by his work.
There is hut one professional
, “cheerer,” so far as known, in
Chicago, This is a young girl,
who, when plentifully blessed
with the world’s goods, tried to
help others by visiting them in
trouble anil trying to bring sun
shine to them. Later, when
hard times come to her own
family, a friend suggested that
she turn her talent for consola
tion and cheer to monetary ac
count. The experiment has
been a decided success. In New
York iff ore than a dozen men
and women do this'work regu
larly.
In the top of a tall building
on State street is a small office
in which a man works busily
all* day long making plaster
casts of hands, feet, heads, and
so on. For women with pretty
members to have them perpetu
ated in plaster has been a soci
ty fad for some time. This
man seized upon the idea and
has lifted himself well above
want by means of it.
Over in the Bohemian district
lives a man who is growing rich
by painting pictures for the use
of beggars. Day after day he
works on, painting away at ex
plosion scenes, fires, battle
fields, and other gory and start-
ling happenings which have
supposedly reduced the bearers
to beggary and want.
On the west side is a man
who carts bodies from the
morgue to the medical colleges
for a living, asid Chicago lias
the only woman in America to
make colored medical drawings
within her gates.
And so it goes on; the list of
queer avocations followed in
followed in Chicago might well
be indefinitely extended, for
the people who are forced to
think out new ways to purn u
livelihood are exceedingly nu
merous.
WAIF LAID IN A LADY’S
ARMS.
Mavsvii.uk, Ga., Aug. 20. —
Two negroes drove up to the
residence of Representative J.
K. Thompson, of Banks county,
and walking into the house,
found Mrs. Thompson at home,
laid a baby about one year old
in her arms and walked out,
stating that Mr. Thompson,
who was away at the time, had
directed them to leave the child
in her fare.
It was a white girl baby. Mrs.
Thompson was so astonished
that she accepted the gift,scarce
ly knowing what she wus do
ing.
The two negroes, a man ami
a woman, politely took leave of
the premises, and no trace of
them has been found since.
The babe hus evidently been
nursed and cared for by ne
groes, because it seems to be
afraid of white people.
Mr. Thompson wus astonished
beyond measure when he re
turned home and found the lit
tle waif, and at ouce set about
making some inquiries as to the
route the darkies came and
where they went, hut so far his
investigations have been entire
ly fruitless. He has placed the
child with a colored woman,
who will care for it until some
disposition can lie made of it, —
Constitution.
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LIFE.
A child was playing by a rest
less sen, gathering pebbles < n
the beach. Another came and
took her hand and whispered:
“Let us play together.” She
smiled a smile of love, and left
her hand in his; and so they
gathered pebbles on the beach
together.
As they played they grew
closer to each other, until her
heart became a part of his and
his a part of hers. The days
were bright and sunny, the rest
less waves sang always songs of
love, and tho light of her smile
was brighter to him than the
eternal sunshine on the crested
waves.
As they played the time came
when, between their smiles and
looks of love, they whispered to
each other u priceless secret,
and their hearts were glad, oh,
so glad ! For far out on the
ocean they saw a little boat,
white as the sunlight, anil in it
was a beautiful child. The
boat, touched the beach and the
child, beautiful as the m iming,
leaped into their arms, and the
three happy children gathered
pebbles en the beach and listen
ed ta the new love songs of the
ocean.
The days glided by and the
new child was strong and lovely
and true, and she filled their
hearts with unutterable joy,
and with her tiny hands drew
them closer to each oi lier, She
nestled in their bosom and they
loved her with a love less only
to that each felt f or the other.
How happy they were! To
them life was all sunshine and
the bountiful blue of the waves
grew more beantifiil'y Flue, am
S bright plumaged birds came am
joined the ocean in the songs it
sang to them.
And then the two placed the
little child upon a bed o' flowers
and drew apart together, and
whispered again a precious se
cret to each other. And ugum
they saw a white hi at far out
on the waves, a little face shin
ing from it in the sunlight and
smiling on them. The boat
touched tlm beach and a second
child toddled toward them, and
they received him with open
arms, for lie was their v< ry own
And four children played upon
the beach and gathered (edibles
And so the days passed and
the joy in their hearts grew
greater, the sunshine grew
brighter and the song of th<*
waves and the birds gr-w more
beautiful. They whispered to
each other: “This is life!”
And they lifted their faces to
ward heaven and their hearts
breathed gratitude In the O'd
they knew and loved for the i ill
of life and fur each other and
the beautiful new children IT
had sent to play with them.
And they erased to c< uut the
days and were happy.
And so thev lived and played.
But as they stood Ujon the
beach and looked over the end
less expanse of I lue in the early
morning, a cloud rostoutoflhe
ocean and they knew not what
it was. She cainu and placed
her hands in his and the light
of love shown fioui her eyes.
She touched his forehead with
her sweet lips and under the
thrill of that magic touch he
slept.
lie awoke terrified. All na
ture was darkened and the light
of the sun was extinguished.
But the sea was smooth and
glassy, and in the glow of her
own pure soul he *aw her stand
ing in a boat that rested on the
waves. And us he looked, the
boat moved away, always in a
path of light. H ■ lay stunned
and motioiless and watched the
leceding figure until it faded
away on the expanse of waters.
Ttie glowing path whs gone,
and from out his own soul tied
all ligl t and lie was in the
midst of impenetrable gloom.
As lie drew his children to him,
a storm burst over the barren
rocks and he sank down in ut.
terslespair.
But listen: Fsr übove the
voice id' the storm he heard tbe
tonus he loved and they said to
him: “Live for tlnrn. The
parting will not be long,” And
lie rose up and placed a hand
on each childs head, and in
mute agony faced the storm. —
E. H. G in Madison Advertis
er.
The best preachiug is not al
ways done iu the pulpit.
MARGUERITE’S REPLY.
Cleveland Leader.
“Darling!”
The word was spoken with
such fervor and suddenness that
the maiden almost lost her grip
upon the handle bars.
Blushes overspread her beau
tiful features, but Horace Mid
dleton could not see them, ow
ing to the fact that her back
was toward him.
They were mounted upon a
tandem, and for half an hour
had been spinning along be
nenth overhanging branches,
hearing only tho twittering of
the happy birds above them and
the whirling of tho wheels upon
the smooth, lmrd road.
“Darlingl” the young man
said again, and there was a
tremulous, earnestness in his
voice that not bo misunder
stoi id.
But Marguerite Pillsbury did
not reply.
She only gripped the handle
bars more tirmiy and put so
much weight upon the pedals
that, the tandem shot forward
as if some one had given it a
push from behind.
A sickening doubt took pos
session of Horace Middleton,
and for a moment it seemed as
if he would reel and fall by the
way. He would indeed have
done so if the beautiful girl in
front of him had not kept a
Arm trend and steady hand.
For a minute or two, that
seemed an age to Horace Mid
dleton, they sped onward.
A hundred sickening t houghts
flashed through his head. For
months he had loved Marguerite
Pillsbury with all the ardor of
his warm, sunny nature, but
never before had lie dared to
divulge his passion.
Her silence was beyond his
understanding. Did it mean
that she returned his love or
that she spurned him? Fora
moment he thought that per
haps she was too full of emo-
Dn for utterance, but then he
ediced that she was almost
running the wheel herself, and
it occurred t‘> him that she was
hurrying to get home to he rid
<if him.
At last the suspense became
j P>o great to be borne, and lie
decided that he must know his
fate without further delay.
“Darling,” he cried, “why
are you silent ?”
In low, sweet tones the maid
en replied:
“I’m looking for a good place
to stop. It would be useless to
attempt to conclude this trans
action on a wheel.”
TRAINING FOR KLONDIKE.
For those who contemplate
making the trip to round up all
the gold dust that lies concealed
under the arctic circle, a man
versed in hygiene suggests the
following rules of Conduct:
Ride >n the front seat- of the
grip car in winter.
Eschew overcoats and under
clothing
Spend two hours a day in the
“/..•ro” room of a cold storage
warehouse.
Keep your head cool.
If you play cards at all, con
iine yourself to freeze out.
If married, ask your wife to
lei you build the tires on Janu
ary mornings.
If single, seiiJt your sweet
heart u cookbook and rail the
uext evening. Your reception
will be of a temperature low
etc ugh to inure you to most
any climate.
Give your friends a cold stare
w hen they greet you.
As you will have to pack your
grub from Juneau to Dawsou,
you will need some muscle. Ask
the janitor of your building to
call on you when he wants coal
cuiried up to the top flat.
Bathe in water in which ice
is floating. It Culms tne nerves
I‘artake heartily of the fol
lowing menu once every day :
Ice,
Cutlets of dog.
Snow Hake multi ns.
More ice.
Tallow a la mode.
Lard frappe.
Some more ice.
Frosted pine cones.
Fricassee of icicle.
Chipped iceberg,
Sperm candle chilled.
Glacier puffs.
Ice tea.
After a month of this diet
two more months should be
spent in fasting. If at the end
of thut time you still yearn for
sudden wealth, you will lie in
condition to go, barring, of,
course, accidents and sickness.
—Chicago luter-Ooean.
New Orleans, Dec. 12, IXBB.
1 have witnessed the etfects
of Dr. Tichenor’s Antiseptic and
know its value, and can there
fore conscientiously recommend
it.
8. D. Mi Enkry,
Ex-Governor and Associate Jus
tice Supremo Court of
Louisiana.
Historical Notes.
It was on Sunday, February
27th, 1850, when the homicide
of*P. B. Key, district attorney
for the District of Columbia,
by Daniel E. Sickles, a member
of Congress, took place.
The direct cause of this
tragedy was the seduction of
Mrs. Sickles by Mr. Key, and
their criminal intimacy. Mr.
Key rented a house in Washing
ton where he would meet Mrs.
Sickles frequently. He would
pass along by their residence
and signal Mrs. Key by waving
his handkerchief, and she would
disguise herself and meet him
at this vacant lioubc only a few
blocks away.
Some of Mr. Sickles’ friends
informed him of this and he
at once began to watch them.
He then accused his wife of
improper relations with Key
and she broke down and con
fessed it.
One day as Key was passing
by their residence, Mr. Sickles
detected him signaling to bis
wife. He rushed out into the
street, and approaching Key
said, in a loud voice: “Key,
you scoundrel, you havedishou
ored my home —you must die!’ l
He drew his pistol and shot him
dead in his tracks.
Sickles was arrested and
lodged in jail, but he was per
fectly calm and conversed free
ly with his friends, telling them
all the particulars in the case.
He said he done what he thought
was right, and what any other
man would do tinder similar
circumstances. During his in
carceration President James
Buchanan sent him a message
of condolence.
On the fourth of April follow
ing Mr. Sickles was arraigned
before the criminal court of
Washington to answer the
charge of murder. Judge
Crawford presided and gave him
a fair and impartial trial. He
wias defended by most able
counsel. When the evidence
was all in the judge charged the
I jury. And then it was that the
[jury retired and made a verdict
that set Mr. Sickles at liberty.
When the jury filed into the
court room there was a dead si
lence. The clerk then asked
them if they find the prisoner
guilty or not guilty, and the
foreman’s prompt reply was,
“not guilty.”
Instantly there was a wild
burst, of applause that literally
shook the building. The people
crowded around Col. Sickles
eager to shake his 'hand. This
dates one of the most famous
criminal trials in the history of
our government.
Mr. Sickles then went back
anil forgave bis w ife for all her
wrongs and renewed his matri
monial relations with her.
But she lived only a fe/- years
afterwards.
When the civil war broke out
Mr. Sickles enlisted in the Fed
eral army and rose to the rank
of major-general. During this
deadly conflict lie Inst a leg.
When David Bennett Hill, <>f
New York, was u candidate for
the Presidency against Grover
Cleveland, Mr, Sickles came
down South and made some
speeches iu his behalf. He
made a speech m Atlanta during
this political campaign.
Phillip Barton Key’s father
was a prominent man in his
dav and compo ed that national
air “The Star Spangled Ban
ner.”
Tlih name <>f George W.
Clnlils, tin; great publisher, is
familiar to every newspaper
man in America-
He was horn in Baltimore,
Mil., May 12, 18211. His par
ents died when he was young
and he received very litt e
schooling.
When he arrived at the age of
If) he went to Philadelphia, the
(Quaker City, and sought em
ployment. He commence I
working in a book atom. He
saved his money, and after
wards became a member of a
hook publishing firm.
But Mr. Childs desired to be
the sole owner of u lending
newspapaper, and he bought
the Public Ledger, ol Philadel
phia.
Mr. Childs was a philanthro
pist. He gave away thousands
of dollais to the poor. Before
he attained wealth he always
gave something to the needy.
All his printers received a good
salary and a handsome Christ
mas present each year. He
died Feh. 8, IS‘J4.
Lawreuceville. A. P.
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MISSIONARY COL
UMN.
[This column is devoted to
the missionary cause, and is ed
ited by the W. F. M. Society.
Lawrenceville auxiliary. |
HIVE CHUIST THE BEST.
Give Christ the best! O young
men, strong and eager,
And congcious of your own
abounding life,
Ready to throw your soul’s
fresh, glowing powers
Into some noble cause or low
er strife,
Christ Jesus was a young man,
strong brave,
Give him your heart’s allegi
ance, give to him
The best you have.
And you iu whom the same
young life is throbbing,
lint with a steadier pulse aud
gentler flow,
Whose hearts wore made for
sacrifice and loving,
Whose soul’s ideals grow with
you as you grow,
O give to Christ your first most
sacred love,
And of your heart’s devotion
give to him
The best you have.
And is uiir best too much? O
friends, let us remember
How once our Lord poured
out his soul for us,
And in the prime of his myste
rious manhood
Gave up his precious life upon
the cross.
The Lord of lords, by whom the
worlds were made,
Through bitter grief and tears
gave us
The best he had.
—Boston Traveler.
Two little girls were making
their toilet for Sunday school,
and the hour was late.
“Let us kueel down and pray
that wn may not be tardy,” sug
gested one of them.
“O, no,” replied the other,
“let’s run and pray as we run!”
That is the philoaphy of
Christiau life. “Show me your
faith without your works, and I
will show you my faith by my
works. ”
He who sits down and expects
the Lord to answer his prayer
for the needy or for the sinful,
wastes his time and deceives
himself unless he “do with his
might what his hands find to
do” in carrying out his own pe
tition.—Ex.
Missionary work requires zeal
for God und love for souls. It
needs prayer from the senders
and the sent, and firm reliance
on Him who alone is the Author
of conversions. Souls cannot
be converted or manufactured
to order. Great deeds are
wrought iu unconsciousness
from constraining love to
Christ, iu humbly asking
"Lord, what wilt Thou have
me to do?” They effect works
the great greatness of which it
will remain for posterity to dis
cern. The greatest works of
God iu the kingdom of Grace,
like his majestic movements in
nature, are murked by stillness
in the doing of them, aud re
veal themselves by their effect.
They come up like the sun, and
show themselves by their own
light. The kingdom of God
cometh not with observation.
Luther simply followed the
loadings of the Spirit of God in
the st niggles of his own soul.
He wrought out what tho in
ward impulses of his own lueast
prompted him to work, and lie
hold, before he was iu the midst
of the Reformation.
So was it with the Plymouth
Pilgrim Fathers aud their ser
moos three times a day n
board tli)- Mayflower. Without
thinking of founding an empire
they obeyed the sublime teach
mgs of the Spirit, the prompt
ings of duty and of t lie spiritual
life. God working mightily in
the human heart is the spring
of all abiding spiritual power;
and it is only as men follow out
the promptings of the inward
spiritual life that they do great
things for God. —David Living
stone.
One secret of sweet and happy
Christian life is in learning to
live hy the day. It is the long
stretches that tire ns. We
t hink of life as a whole, running
on for years, and it seems too
great for us. We cannot carry
tho load until we are three score
and ten. We cannot tight this
battle continually for a half a
century. But really there are
no long stretches. Life does
not come to us in lifetimes; it
comes only a day at a time.
Even tomorrow is never ou rs
till it comes to-day, uud we
have nothing whatever to do
with it hut to pass down to it a
fair and good inheritance in to
day’s work well doue and to
day’s life well lived,
It is a blessed secret, this, ol
living by the day. Any one
can carry bis burden, however
heavy, till nightfall. Any one
can do his work, however hard,
for one day. Any one can live
sweetly, quietly, patiently, lov
ingly, and purely till the sun
goes down. And this is all that
life ever really means to us —
just one little duy. * * * —F.
H. Miller.
SCIENTII, AND INDL'v.
TKIAI,.
The small British torpedo
ij> at, Turbina attained a speed
of thirty-three knots an hour
near Spithead, England.
In England and Wales the
death-rate from typhoid fever
has declined from 277 per mil
lion in 1870-80 to 186 in lSiil
-94.
A largeDussaud microphono
graph, now being constructed
for the Baris Exhibition of 1900
is expected to make the voice
heard by 10,000 people.
A medical authority asserts
that death caused by a fall frofn
a great height is absolutely
painless. 'The mind acta very
rapidly far a time, then un
consciousness ensues.
At present it is estimated
that there are in the world’s
oceans 7,000,1X10 cubic miles of
salt, and the most astonishing
thing about it is that if all this
salt could be taken out in a
moment the level of the water
would not drop.
Professor Dubard, of Dijon,
contributes to the Province
Medicale an article showing
that tuberculous disease occurs
in cold-blooded animals, fishes
and frogs, and can be commu
nicated to these animals exper
imentally.
The United States Govern*
ir>“"t has been invited to par
ticipate in an international con
ference to be held in Berlin
from October 11 to Id, to dis
cuss the leprosy question. An
hibition appropriate to the con
ference and lectures on leprosy
will I>e given.
The Schenectady, N, Y., Lo
comotive Works has received
an order from Japan for twelve
passenger locomotives for the
Kiusiu Railway Company. The
engines are to be of the Ameri
can type, with Cylinders sixteen
inches in diameter and twenty
four inches stroke. This order
is said to be the first of u series
which will lie placed in this
country.
FAC 18 ABOUT ALASKA.
The eyps of the world are
turned toward Alaska, toward
her gold fields and fabulous
mineral wealth. It was thought
by many that when Mr. Sewaid
pain Russia seven million dol
lars for that distant and inhos
pitable territory, that the bar
gain was nothing to brag about.
But it is likely that more than
seven million dollars in gold
coin will flow into our coffers
this yerr from the Alaska gold
fields.
Any fucts and statistics re
lating to the territory will bo
read with interest by the peo
ple.
The estimated population at
this time including Esquimaux
and Indians is about 40,<XH).
The principal cities are Sitka,
Juneau, Wrangle and Circle
City. The notable rivers are
the Yukon. 2,000 miles in
length, the Kuskokwin and the
Copper. The Yukon is so great
a stream that six hundred miles
front the coust it is more than
a mile wide.
The distance to Klondike
from Chicago, by way of the
Yukon is <i,f)<lo miles, hut by
way of the Chilkat pass is only
about 4,000 miles. '
Winter begins in September.
During June and July there is
continuous daylight, while dur
ing December and January there
is continuous night.
The governor of the territory
James D. Brady, has his resi
dence at Sitka, and a United
States District court is held al
ternately at Sitka and Wrau
gle
To stake a claim is to put up
conspicuous notice of its owner
ship ou the ground. Applica
tion must then be made to gi>v
ermont land office with plat and
description. Publication must
then “e made for sixty days and
fiOO dollars worth of work must
bo expended on it by the claim
ant. If no contest is Hied the
claimant is entitled to a patent
at the expiration of sixty days
on the paymemt of $5 per acre
for a lode claim and 12.50 for u
placer.
A PRINTER’S PECULIARI
TIES
A printer doesn’t rush to the
doctor wheu he is out of ‘‘sorts. ’ ’
Nor to the baker wheu he is out
of “pi.” Nor to hell when he
wants the “devil.” Nor to tho
Bible wheu he want* a good
‘‘rule.” Nor to the gunshop
when he wants a “shooting
stick." Nor to a cabinet shop
wheu he wants “furniture.”
Nor to a bank when he wants
“quoins.” Nor to a girl win U
he wants a *‘press. ” Nor to t
butcher when he wants “phat.”
Nor to a pump wheu he’s dr>
and has ten cents in his pocket.
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Fashionable young ladies in
Japan when they desire to look
very attractive gild their lips,