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I . BURIED TREASURESBT MART 8HAW. Gone Is summer's rare vivid glory, The roses of Juno died long ere its noon; Yet they live in my heart's throbbed story, With "pansies for thouchts"?sacred to hold? And May's cheery Duti?rcup.s 01 guiu. But, ah. 'tis time iu cool, calm September, Which hints offrosty winter's chill. To bid that yearning heart be still; That hope-blooms may haunt me not with past hallowed hours, And perfumes may taunt mc not with Junepathered flowers, Radiant blossoms, just to remember, Now, when soberer autumn-blooms Spring from sweet summer flowers' tombs. Autumn's Just autumn, nor will I bring Into its days the manner of spring; ?l V* ?,V tnnnfc 1 inform!? VGt. 0Ut wujr UO.UXTHJ waiuij ? Or sadly name remembrance, regret. Deeming autumn days lack all blithesome scope, Because nigh gene is the nectar of hope? I cannot let my galbered treasures go; Hearts will stay warm through stern winter, I trow. Deep In mine's depths?eternally bright. Bafely sheltered from curious sight? I will keep roses to recall The joys of summer's sweetest thralL Sooth Kaukacna. Wis. WeMeislssii 5 Remarkable Romance. BY EMILY THORNTON. CB A PTER XV. ?Con tinned. ?, ?"/??/! WOO urvrvlron V*v pit.hpt. a.] XlUb Qt WU1U n?v7 U|A/?VU ?/ J 7 W though, to her dismay, Ethel found that he kept perseveringly by her side. As they emergecf from the woods, Robert grasped her arm firmly with one hand, while with the other he produced from his pocket a pistol, which he Instantly pointed at her. "Now, Miss Nevergail," he said, "you stand still and hear what 1 have to say, or take the consequences." Then, seeing that she turned deadly | , pale, he added, quickly: "I do not intend to harm you, if yon keep perfectly quiet, but I do intend to show you that I am master of the situation at this time. You need not look round for assistance, for I assure you no soul comes this way at this hour." "Robert Glendenning," at last issued from the girl's pale lips, "put up that pistol instantly, and allow me to pursue my way unmolested. Sir Reginald requires my presence immediately." "So do i, and, what is more, I intend to have it, so he must wait. Do you see that horse ana pnacion dcdidu ilium: trees? They arc thero expressly to take J'ou riding. 1 ask you, therefore, poitely, will you favor me with your company ?" "No, sir." "Yes, sir, you mean. If you do not mean it, it makes no difference, as ride with me you will. Go forward now at once to that conveyance, and let me assist you in. 1 assure you I will bring you back to the Hall in good season. Go on; I am determined you shall obey me!" These words he enforced by planting the cold mouth of the weapon against her forehead. Now this pistol, though it looked formidable, was not loaded, and he knew It, but for the sake of carrying h?s point he intended to fully frighten her into complying with his strange wish. But Ethel was a brave girl, and though pale, she never even shuddered. Fixing her eyes fearlessly on his, she said in a firm, stern voice: "If you think it manly or wise to shoot, shoot away! But 1 will not stir one step toward that phaeton." Thrusting the pistol quickly in his pocket, the young man sprang toward her so suddenly that she could not defend herself, and clasping her slight form tightly in his strong arins. he lifted her at once to the waiting conveyance, placed her in it, then leaping to her side, -seized the reins and drove rapidly off. while the poor girl was in almost a fainting condition from displeasure and fright. Alter a few moments of intense stillness, broken only by tho clatter of the horse's hoofs, as he bounded on, Robert turned to her with laughing triumph in his eyes, and exultingly exclaimed: "You see, my charming young friend, that when 1 say ] will do a thing I intend to d</ it. Now I decided this afternoon to have you for a companion on a little drive, and here you are, seated cozily by my side, while we are dashing away in grunu M<yiu. isimiuso uvn, uw this just splendid?" "It is not. Sir, I think your conduct iongentlcmauly and cruel in the extreme !" "Not at all! I assure you, I regard you as the cruel one, when you declined to favor me with your company. Why you treat me so strangely is an enigma. You ought to feel honored to bo allowod to ride with so wcil-known, wealthy and kind-hearted a man." "It is no honor, sir, but a deep insult, to be thus forced to do what is disagreeable. " . "I suppose it would be very disagreeable also to have me kiss ycu." "Sir!" was the indignant exclamation that fell upon his ear. "Well, disagreeable or not 10 you, n would be extremely agreeable to me. I tell you candidly, 1 would like to do it, you are so sweet and beautiful, but 1 will refrain and deny myself that pleasure, if you keep perfectly cjuiet aud just try to enjoy this ride while you have the chance. If you do not?if you make the least fuss, I vow 1 will do it!" "You vow you will kiss me, sir," queried Ethel, looking sternly in his laughlug, saucy eyes as he spoke. "Yes! And you know me well enough to believe 1 mean what 1 say. 1 see pistols make no impression upon your mind, so I will see what threatened kisses can da Let us understand each other, Miss Kevergail. 1 will not touch you,, oj make myself offensive in the least, if you Keep quiei unu jusi eujuy lui? hub. You may as well do so, for this horse goes like lightning, and you could not possibly escape. If you scream, as I see you are inclined to do. no one will bear you, as this road is seldom' used, and there are no houses on it for miles. If you do not wish to talk, 1 will not even speak, but rest assured, if ynu make the least movement, you shall instantly pay the penalty by being kissed. Do you under* stand?" Ethel made no reply. She realized fully that the eccentric individual beside her had her in his power, therefore acknowledging tc herself that it was best under tue circumstances lo make no further resistance, she sunk back in hei seat and remained silent and motionless. Away they flew over the long and lonely road, passing brooks, ponds, trees, rocks?indeed, everything but houses and Inhabitants. lvurjug mt: wiiuih unvu uui> one woru more was spoken by cither victor or van quished. Ethel's face was deadly pale, however, during the bour that ensued before the lead "oT t'h5" norso was-turhefl fibTEe ward, while Robert's was illuminated by & glow of intense satisfaction and triumph. When at length the shades of evening began to gather, they once uiore neared Glendenning Hall. . . . E?' t K\ . u. , . Stopping the horse before they reached the place, in a sheltered and obscure spot, T?r>hprt inmnpd ont. then turned to assist Ethel from the vehicle. As he did so he remarked: "I really wish you had not obeyed directions so implicitly; it would have beeD so sweet to have " Springing past him to the ground, Etlicl darted away before he couTcI finish tee sentence he had teasingly begun, and with a saucy smile still upon his lips the egotistical and fun-loving young man entered once more and drove toward the stables. Breathing a prayer of fervent thanksgiving to God for her safe return when she had pnee more reached her room, the poor girl brushed away the"tears" that had relieved her excited feelings as soon ? ~ ~^ *> *...4 a?\/) tiT 1 V? ft a> Mm jiau liiucrcu, auu utn. m?u u sinking dread at her heart, at once repaired to the sick man's room. A volley of spiteful, hard words saluted her entrance from the irritable invalid, and it was some time before she could utter one word in her own defense.. When at last he pave her an opportunity to speak, she informed him truthfully of the outrageous conduct of hi9 wife's nephew. "Robert! Do yon say Robert did so insolent a thing? Was he guilty of so unpardonable an act?" exclaimed the aston ished baronet. "Do not believe her, uncle," immediately interposed Belle, who had mafle it her business to be present. "What she says is utterly false. I do not doubt but that she spent the time riding with some beau; but, I assure you, it was not -- -*? i ~ ?uu 4V.a witn my oroiner, ior uuwas wiiu mo uuo entire afternoon. She is a wicked girl to impose such a falsehood upon so sick a man." As Belle uttered this crucl fabrication she glanced spitefully, yet with ill-concealed triumph, towards the amazed Ethel, who was not at all prepared for such an artful and malicious attack. "Sir Reginald, I assure you I speak only the truth. It was Robert Glendenning who forced me into his carriage, and thus detained me against my will." "You lie, you good-for-nothing jade! you know better," roared Sir Reginald* "I will never believe it. Leave the room instantly. I do not wish to see your faco again until morning." With a cold, dignified bow Ethel left at his bidding?left, too, without another word, knowing well that contradictions would only enrage and excite the passionate and unjust person before her. After she had disappeared Belle also at once took her departure, chagrined that her uncle Lad not instantly aismisseu uer rival from his service and house. She did not know that this his lordship would on no account do, as he had intrusted to her keeping a secret which made her services far too valuable to be easily dispensed with. Ho might be enraged, and so dismiss her for a night; but no fault she might be guilty of would induce him to part with her while all went well in the concealed room. CHAPTER XVI. A NARROW ESCAPE. Tho next afternoon Ethel felt that she could safely start to the village to make a few purchases for herself, as at the lunch table Robert had told Lady Constance he should leave homeat two that afternoon to visit a young friend, and should remain av;*y until noon the next day. Longing, as she did, for another hour's freedom irom t,ne sick room, sue mwaru]y rejoic&d at the tidings, and with a lighter heart than usual, passed down the ramble and through the Dorter's gate. As she had not ventured beyond the grounds of the Hall since her arrival, except on this afternoon before, she did not know in which direction the places of business lay; therefore, seeing Sandy Staples, the lodge-keeper's son, just beyond the place, she stopped and inquired of him. "Oh, yes; I can tell you, certainly. Go 3traight forward, pass Dr. Elfenstein's cottage, when you will come to a grove of willows; pass that, and then the railroad track; and about one quarter of a mile beyond you will see a row of houses; that is the commencement of the real village proper, and there you will find several stores." Thanking the boy, Ethel opened once more Iier parasui, lur iuc ai icniuuii mas warm and sultry, and followed the path pointed out. When she reached the cottage her eyes wandered over its small flowerbordered garden, its pretty vine-covered porch and open windows, with their bowed blinds, just revealing the dainty, cool-looking lace curtains within, that waved back and forth gently in the faintest of all breezes. "How differently Dr. Elfenstein impresses mc, with his manly bearing, his oj^en countenance. fyidjdndly eyes, even though bis manners are reserved ana quiet, from that vain, egotistical Robert Glendenning," she thought. "I cannot understand exactly why I detest that person so thoroughly, nor why I admire the yoang physician so much. One thing, perhaps, influences me; I always loved usefulness in a man; Dr. Elfenstein labors for the welfare of others; young Glendenning is an idle spendthrift, living merely to gratify the pleasures of his own handsome self. One, constantly doing good, the other?I should judge by his looks and acts? evilly disposed, and reckless in all his wavs." While thus thinking, she passed the willow grove and the railroad track, and soon reached the stores, where the purchases were made to her entire satisfaction. Then she retraced her steps, walking slowly, in order more fully to enjoy a cooler breeze that was springing up; but as she neared the railroad she quickened her steps, for she knew that a train was nearly due. Soon the place was reached, and in stepping over it to her horror she found the heel of her shoe fastened tightly in one of the frogs. With a desperate haste she strove to loosen it; in vain! Every struggle only made it, as it seemed, more firmly wedged. nark! wnat was mat ruinDnngy With pallid lips and trembling form she heard a distant whistle tell of the swiftly coming train. In despair, she stooped to unbotton the shoe; but it was a new one, and therefore hard to manage, while her trembling fingers sought to undo the fastening, but she found them powerless to accomplish the task. On, on came the engine. She could feel the rails vibrate with their motion, and still her foot was fast, and she could not move. Then, one wild shriek of terror rang out upon the air, and even before it died away a man's feet came running to the spot. "Be calm! I will save you! Do not struggle?stand perfectly still!" said a voice in her ear. On came the cars: even then they could be seen in the distance. Onc'moment "more ana she would bo under the fearful wheels: but a strong hand caught the foot, wrenched open the buttons, then, as the hot breath of the engine was almost, iipon her, she was drawn from the perilous position, and knew no more. When she opened her eyes she was lying on the green grass, a short distance from the spot, while her head reclined upon some gentleman's shoulder, and the same person was gently fanuing her with a folded newspaper. Jjuokiiur ujq. ghe jaei the earnest ejej \ of Dr. Ellen stein Ten!, "upon Hers, and saw that he was thus kindly supporting her. "It Is all right now, Miss Nevergail. You are safe, and will be yourself in one moment," be said, in answer to the inquiring look she gave him. "Oh, but that was terrible, terrible!" she murmured, with a shudder, as her eyes closed again, at the mere rememrance. "It was. truly! While I got to you in time, thank God, there was not a second to spare!" "Oh, Doctor, I can never thank you, for I know now that it was you who saved me!" "Do not try, Miss Nevergail; I will not be thanked. My fright, I assure you, was nearlv eonal to vour own." "How did you get the shoe off?" she asked, at length, as she raised herself from his arm, and glanced at her foot. "I never can tell; it was 60 stiff and tight it took all my strength. But now, since you are better, I will see what has become of that obstinate little boot." In a few moments he smilingly returned with its dilapidated remains in his hand. "You will scarcely know your own property," be remarked, "it is so crushed and torn. The action of the heavy train loosed it, and thus I came off with the spoil." -My poor, poor shoe," said Ethel, a faint smile hovering around her palo lips. "Well, ft may better be crushed than my foot; but, really, though scarcely wearable, I must put it on;" and she reached out her hand for the torn object. "Nay, allow me to restore it to its place," said the Doctor, kneeling beside her. "My poor child, you have scarcely w/if QV? V? Q f.Q_clr " OMCii^UU CUVU^U JKiV A\SA PUVU u vi*uu? With the greatest tenderness and care, he drew the boot over one of the smallest little feet he had ever seen supporting a woman, and as he finished buttoning the very few buttons that remained, he arose, and begged her to keep seated until he brought hither his horse and gig, as he told her he should insist upon carrying her home, as she was, he knew, still weak from fright. Looking around, Ethel saw, for the first time, his horse standing quietly by the roadside, a short distance from tj?e track, where he had left him to rush to her assistance. Bringing the animal and conveyance to her side, Earlo turned, and before she fairly understood his intention, gathered her in his arms from the ground, and, lifting her into the scat, sprang lightly to her side. "You must not be startled at my presumption, Miss Nevergail. Remember physicians have privileges others have not. You are my patient now, and until I see the color re-established on your lips and T am in rlnt.v hnund to care for you. You are not offended?" He bent to gaze into her eyes as he asked the question, and his earnest look brought the tell-tale blood back to her cheeks. "Oh, no, no! That would be ungrateful indeed!" was the low reply. The ride really revived her, and as the Doctor took her quite a roundabout way, in order to prolong it, assuring her it would be beneficial to do so, she was able to give a natural spring as he held out his hands to assist her to the ground, when at length they drove up to the entrance of Glendenning Hall. There was a happy smile still upon her lips, as after thanking and bidding her kind friend adieu, and seeing him lift Tiis hat as he drove off, she ran up the piazza steps to pass to her room. But the smile vanished instantly as Belle came forward from behind tho heavy screen of vines, and with an angry look in her eyes exclaimed: "What does this mean? I wish to know if Sir Reginald pays you a salary to ride around the country with young men? I shall inform him of this ride, again, to-day." "As you please, Miss Glendenning. It certainly is not my intention to keep secret the fact that I have just narrowly escaped death by being crushed by the cars. As Dr. Elfenstein risked his life *J ~ ori/1 fhon nm. IU UltiV' IIJC 11U1LI uail^&l. uiiu VUVM v?. ployed"his skill to bring me from a dreadful swoon, he certainly thought it no harm to restore me safely to your uncle's aid, as I was too weak from fright to walk." i So saying, Ethel passed on, leaving the angry but astonished girl to her own reflections. That these were not of a very pleasant nature the following whisper gave evidence: "It is always the way. Wish to keep one person away from another, and something is sure to happen to bring them together. One thing I am determined, however, he shall never marry Ethel Nevergail, if I can possible prevent it." i [to be continued, j Funds or tne ma ions. A report recently issued at the United I States Treasury Department presents a table showing the monetary systems and approx[ imate stocks of money in the aggregate and per capita in the principal countries of the I world. From this table it appears that France, I with a population ol 38.300,000, has the highest per capita circulation of any of the countries named in the table, it being $36.81. "The straits," 'with a population of 3,800,000 follows, with a per capita circulation of $28.94. Closely following, and having very near the same per capita, are: Belgium. $26.70; Australia, $26.05; the United States, $26.02; the Netherlands, $24.34. In China, a country having a population of 402,700,000. the per capita circulation is but $1.80, all in silver. Countries following China closely in this respect are Roumania, with a circulation pei capita of $4.60 ; Servia, $4.27 ; Sweden. $2.71, Turkey, $2.39, a population of 39,200,000. Central American States, $3.78 ; Japan. $4 : India. $3.44, against a population of 287,200,000; Hayti. $4.90. The money issued by the United Kingdom is sufficient to give each individual $20.44 if equally divided, and that of Germany $18.56 to each person. Portugal, with a population of but 4,700.000, has a per capita ol $21.06, and Egypt a per capita of $19.85. The South American States have a per capita of $19.67: Canada $10; Cuba, $12.81; Italy. $9.59: Switzerland, $14.48: Greece, $12.22 :Spain. $17.14 ;\ustria-Huni:ary.$9.59 ; Norway. $6.60; Denmark, $ 11.72; liussia, $8.17. with a population ot 124,000,000, and Mexico. $5. Since this statement was tabulated, the per capita circulation of the United States has decreased to $25.55. The table puts the stock of gold money at $3,901.900,000; silver, $3.931.100.000. and uncovered paper money at $2,700,000 000. A Deadly List. The Brooklyn trolley enrs killed another f oiv vo-jrv th*? other <1 *,.1. v.. day. This brings the list of trolley killings in that city up to forty-six for twelve months, almost onu a week. It is said that the city is greatiy worked up over the ghastly showing, and the people promise to tlnd some way of demonstrating the popular indignation. Besides the forty-six killed, 1'27 have received serious injuries, and a great many more have been slightly hurt. Women Importuning for Work. New lork has ft tloaung population 01 charwomen who go from house to house in tlie resident quarters offering to do any sort of domestic labor for seventy-five cents and something to eat. For the most pan these housecleaners are the wives of day laborers, mechanics and tradesmen out of employment, and mothers of children in distress. Twenty-year-old Voters. The new Louisiana constitution will give the right ol suffrage to twenty-year-old boys. ALL AEOUT ALASKA, j OUR "COLLECTION OF ICE- J RFRfiS" A RICH POSSESSION. 1 < What the Census Has to Say About the * Territory, Its Population and Resources?Peopled by Queer Races. l c?y N many respects an * important work k ' is the ' 'Report on i the Population and ^ Resources of Alas- < }$r^ ka." just issued by ] J V the Government i from the Census Of- i fice. Alaska, says < the New York Press, 1 ^=*^25^^ has long been t looked on as a semi-unknown country e ?a polar wilderness of ice and savages. Its native population were considered but a degree above the Digger Indians in intelligence?a cross between Greenland Eskimos and Patagonians. When Secretary Seward purchased Alaska from Russia for $7,000,000 twenty-two years ago, the newspapers called it a foolish transaction; a waste of money for a collection of icebergs not worth accepting as a gift. By the census report the great value of Alaska appears, and yet, according to all accounts, the mineral and other resources of that vast domain are scarcely began to be developed. New ideas its vftlne are now seen. According to a special agent's report to the 1 Treasury during the Forty-first Con- t gress the price paid for the Territory, i 87,200,000, woe but a small item of ? its cost to the United States. Pro- ^ vided the public debt be paid within ^ twenty-five years, annual interest on ? the purchase money, at the rate of six I percent., would in thatperiod amount to $23,701,792.14, which added to the t principal would make the total cost of i the Territory $30,901,792.14. To this ^ sum must be added. the expense j of the military and naval estab- 1 iwM i ALASKAN AKCHTTECTUEE?11 lishments, say $500,000 per annum, or < $12,500,000 in twenty-five years, 1 which io a much smaller estimate than 1 oan be predicted on the expenditures ] of the last two years, resulting in a 1 grand total cost on the above basis of i $43,401,792.14. In return for this expenditure we may hope to derive from t the seal fisheries, if properly con- i ducted, from $75,000 to $100,000, and ? from customs $5000 to $10,000 per ? aunum, a sum insufficient to support e the Revenue Department, including s the present expensive cutter service f attached to the district; nor can we c look for any material increase of reve- i nao for many years, except in the ? event of extraordinary circumstances, r Buch as the discovery of so large de- c posits of minerals as would produce s an influx of population. -v Now we are informed that notwith- c standing the above predictions the c management of the seal islands alone paid into the United States Treasury t between $6,000,000 and $7,000,000 in t rental and royalties within twenty n years, independent of the "extra- c ordinary circumstances" referred to a bv this sDecial asrent. It is safe to as- c *t A - w? Bert that since the system of leasing the Prybyloff Islands was inaugurated the revenues turned into our Treasury from Alaska have always exceeded the expenditure. During the period of twenty-two years, from 1868 to 1890, the value of the products?fur, fish, ivory and silver and gold?reached $64,156,511. The whaling industry yielded $11,057,418, making the total value of Alaska products for those years $75,213,418. In commenting, the report says: "This valuable addition to the Nation'6 resources would more than compeni S3 I i dii ftlliliE I a i < A TOTEM, OR ALASKA MASCOT. 1 sate us, even for an expenditure such ( as the special agent quoted above, fig- 1 ured out so ingeniously by means of ( compound iuterest at six per cent, on a cash payment. The decline of the i fur seal industry, owing to the reck- ] le68 encroachments of irresponsible < and foreign sealers, has prevented the 1 further collection of revenue in excess < of expenditures since the year 1890. 1 But even if this valuable factor in Al- i aslta's resources be wiped out of exis tence our vast Northwestern Territory ] will have amply paid for itself and be < well worth preserving and fostering < for good, sound, commercial reasons.< The intervals between the Tenth and ? Eleventh Ceususcs was one of the most ] important periods in the history of the ] far Northwest. In this period Alaska < emerged from a mere customs dietrict i jnto a preliminary phase of local organization. The same period has witleseed the marvelous development of ?i?t?' ; J Tt, IQcn uttttltui b hi in cd auu aoacx xco> jlaa xwv Doth these industries -were insignifi5ant and overshadowed by the fur ;rade, then practically controlled by a single firm; but in 1890 the miDes and lalmbn canneries had shipped prodicts to the value of $15,000,000, or nore than twice the purchase price of Uaska. The water ways of Alaska are in important feature of that country ?vast and nearly inaccessible in alnost all parts except by water. From ;he mouth of the KuBkokwim around Dape Bumiantzof to the numerous nouths of the Yukon River the coast b exceedingly dangerous and almost msurveyed. Shoals make off from the :ast to such an extent that an approaching vessel can find soundings of ihree fathoms before the low land is lighted. The great interior artery )f Alaska ie the Yukon River, -which, ising in foreign territory, trav:rses the width of the continental jortion of Alaska between the 141st md 164th degrees of longitude, describng'in its passage aline over 1200 niles in length. The Yukon is navigable for stern wheel steamers of 250 ions for 1600 miles to iFort Selkirk, it the mouth of Pelly River, in the Dominion of Canada. Only at three joints rapids exist in the Yukon, but jven there the current is easily stemmed )V the powerful boats now used on the iver. The steamer Arctic, belonging 0 the Alaska Commercial Company, s said to average from seven to eight niles an hour, going up stream, between Norton Sound and the head of lavigation. The first attempt to use iteam craft on the waters of the Yukon ras made under the auspices of the Western Union Telegraph Company it the time of their vast and costly ex>eriment in the years 1866-1867. It may be news to many persons hat commerce, both intertribal and ntercontinental, was carried on in rhat is now known as Alaska in times jrior to the explorations of Cabot, Hudson and Raleigh on the Atlantic m, 4? ktki ODEBN THLINGIT HOUSE. joast. The commercial instinct seems ,o be deeply rooted in all our hyperDorean tribes, predominating with the Eskimo, but existing also to a more imited extent among the Athapascans nhabiting the higher latitudes. No sooner had the Cossack adveniurers of Russia, endeavoring to escaperom the tightening yoke of the Czar, sntered Siberia and advanced in their jastern course from one great river ystem to the other than the primitive articles of Muscovite manufacture ound their way to the utmost confines >f Arctic Asia. Here the pieces of netal, the glass beads, rough cutlery, ltob and knives were eacrerlv seized ipon by the ancestors of the present :oast Chnkche and bartered again for kin. boats and products of America rith the Eskimo navigators, who in iach season crossed the narrow strait lividing America from Asia. In time the Asiatics, being'superior o their eastern neighbors, with whom hey intermarried freely, acquired the rt of navigation and took the interontinental traffic into their own hands, ,s they hold it to-day. For several centuries the interchange of commodiies took place on neutral ground, the )iomede Islands, situated in the Strait if Bering. Some idea of the vast extent of the Alaska coast may be had from the folowing figures, showing it to be more han twelve timeB as great as the enire Atlantic coast. The report says hat the length of coast line of Alasta's mainland and islands is nearly tJmoo +1-?o+ of all nth?r r>arts of UU1 ! I "i i <n vuuv V* MM r he United States combined, as exem>)ified in the subjoined statement urnished by the United States coast ind geological survey: California, in:luding islands, 1280 statute miles; )ragon, 382; Washington, including glands, 2028: Alaska, including, islmds, 26,364; Atlantic coast, includng islands, 2043; Gulf coast, 1810;. Dotal, 33,907. The Alaska range of motintains expends along the southern coast of the >eninsula, varying in height between 000 and 8000 feet. Great progress has >een made of late years in ascertainng the geographic outlines and top )graptiic features 01 tne vusr exieni >f country lying within the bondaries >f Alaska. The United States coast and geoletic survey has made a systematic iurvey of the islands. coasts and waters >f the Alexander Archipelago, publishing from time to time revised naps of all Alaska whenever addiional information is obtained by the jffice from reliable sources. The glacier region situated to the lorthward of Cros6 Sound and Icy strait, unknown in its contours ten / ears ago, is now a place of call and me of the greatest attractions for the wlw? vioi+ Knnfh. /UUlintLLiLlD U1 IVIUIOUD uuv T?u<?. r^v*.VM astern Alaska every summer. The Alpine coast region, rising ibruptly from the shores of the North Pacific between Cape Spencer on tbe ;ast and Mount St. Elias on the we6t, ias been the objective point of several jxploring expeditions. It is now cnown definitely that Mount St. Elias ;s more than 18,000 feet high. Much has been printed in the neweaapers regarding the mineral deposits jf Alaska. Rumors of fabulous gold liggings have been circulated, but official reports show only a substantial j md steady increase of production. Elenry Bourskin makes a special re- j port on the mines. Gold was first liBCOvered at Sitka, at Silver Bay, ten I nilee northeast of the town, by Frank J ? : . * " . ' < ?* Mahoney, prospector; Edward Doylo, a discharged soldier, and William Dunlayo. While prospecting for placers, these men fonnd (in June, 1873) a gold bearing quartz vein, and AN ALASKAN TYPE OP BEAUTY. took samples of the ore to Sitka. One of the men to whom they showed the samples was Nicholas Haley, at that time a private in the United <~i' ' i? TT-l V_ V.J mates service. jcuuvy, wuu xiau mined in California and Nevada, thonght the rock good, and, being informed as to the location of the vein, went to Silver Bay, and, aftei prospecting a few days, discovered and located the Stewart claim. Some years after, through Haley's untiring efforts, a company was formed at Portland, Ore., for the purpose of developing the vein, and, in 1879, a ten stamp steam and water power mill was built. The total yield of the mines from 1880 to 1890 is $4,631,840. This is chiefly of gold, there being only $27,340 worth of silver mined. The account of life in Northern Alaska is interesting. At Cape Smythe and along the Ikpikpun and Eugaru Rivers dandelions and butteroups blossom in July and August, to appear but a few hours or a few days at the most. Mosquitoes, however, revel and make a harvest during their short life. No sooner has the snow left the ground than these torments appear in large swarms, disappearing for shelter beneath the blades of grass when a north west or wept wind blows cold. They are the most bloodthirsty insects ol their kind. To understand the Eskimos of Alaska requires years of study in their homes. Mr. Henry D. Woolff, writing of the upper district, says: "The family law of the Eskimo race bears a marked resemblance to the Roman law of paternal succession. ' Children acquire their family rights by either birth or adoption. The desire to possess male children is prominent. By custom, if a son be born he is regarded as the inheritor of the property; should there be no male child borne by the mother adoption either of an orphan by pur-1 i CUW3H or ill BULUe UWCI 1UIU1UU u Uranged, and this child becomes and remains a member of the family and inheritor of the property of his adoption Generally I have found that one wife is maintained among these tribes, but instances have come to my knowledge where worthy individuals have from two to five wives. ' There are instances where the mother's will is paramount in a family: that is, where she is in the position of the superior or first wife. Eskimo home life has many instances of 'henpeoked husbands,' but the Eskimo's remedy when he tires of the continuous tirades and talk of his wife is to administer a thrashing with his hands or a stick. Where a woman is believed to have the powers of a shaman, or medicine woman, she generally possesses control over.a household." The bright side of the life of these no.inlo ifl their invariablv cheerful dis position. No matter how severely hunger or privation may afflict them they still hope for the best. When once a marriage is completed the man 16 the rnler. His word, his fist and his club are law. The demand for soap is growing. f }( RgfeAN ESKIMO BELLE. The report says "there are two or three young men and their wives who invariably wash their faces and hands daily and indulge in entire ablution whenever they have a supply of water. Among the native women living with white men at the stations cleanliness prevails to a marked degree. I have no hesitation in stating that the prim' ? lo/*lr oV?lnfinnarr ary reutjuu iw ia^n. v.* j practices is owing to a want of water and a place where privacy can be obtained for the purpose. "At times of idleness the women avail themselves of the opportunity of visiting from house to house in the village to call upon their female friends, the men doing likewise with their acquaintances. The man who talks the least is thought to be the wisest, but generally he is the greatest rogue in the community. At the women's gatherings scandal and innuendos are vigorously discussed, and as many characters are torn to pieces lvc the Eskimo tattlers as are de molislieil at a civilized afternoon tea." Filtering Water Upward. An Italian inventor in New York has just devised a water filter, the principle of which embodies a theory of his own, that water is best filtered upward instead of from the bottom. The advantage of filtering water upward rather than downward ie obvious. W'ori two for is filrprecl downward it TIUCU n WW A lias to be strained through the accumulation of impurities. In filtering upward the impurities fall to the bottom of the vessel.?Chicago Times. v; ! Sailing on a Bicycle. The expert bicyclist often finds a stiff breeze upon his back tufflcientiy powerful to keep him in motion with- t out his applying any power on the \ pedals, and even enough to carry him up hill. If one may trust a story in the San Francisco Examiner, this force is sometimes utilized by Charles D. White, of San Bernardino, in the manner indicated by our diagram. A light sail, made of sheeting and carried by a bamboo mast, has been placed on his wheel; and when the wind is in the right quarter he uses this instead of muscle, and is said to have thus made a speed of fifteen miles an hour. In several respects such a mode of navigation differs considerably from yachting. You can't beat or even sail with a beam wind on a bicycle. You can only run straight before the wind. And there is room for doubt whether enough is gained, traveling in one direction, to pay for the bother of carrying the furled Bail back home. Mr. White's rigging, however, adds only about seven pounds to the weight of his wheel. The mast, which is set in a hardpine block clamped to the tnbing, is ten feet high, and the boom is eight feet long. If these dimensions were reduced to six and four feet respeo tively, Mr. White's imitators would probably find them adequate to their T i ' needs. It is also to be remembered that the "sheet" or cord controlling the onter end of the boom ought not / to be tied fast to the machine, but / run through a small pulley under the ( seat and kept in the hand. A sudden / gust of -wind iB liable to lift the hind wheel off the ground unless the sheet is promptly eased off.?New York Tribune. Bonnets of SteeL The unique bonnet is the bonnet of the moment. Steel is at present in high favor. It / is used as a glittering crown, framed by a puffing of crepe de Chine, and A STEEL BONNET. , steel brims are also seen, faced with some filmy shirred material. On# of these "late creations" is odd enough to gain it fashionable favor. Wide-spreading hoops of forget-me not blue velvet are arranged to xorm a crown. No actaal brim is visible, bat a lattice-work of cut steel is placed at both sides of the half hat and half bonnet. Toward the front three hoops of steel tower one above the other, showing off to great advantage the curls which rest upon the wearer's forehead. Two small pale blue tips, sprayed with silver tinsel, ourl themselves into a fluffy ball above the steel hoops in front.?New York World. In Elaborate Cradle. The most elaborate cradle of which there is any account is that which was designed for the children of Queen TT" ~A ' * * -3 A! i4} TOO^fl Victoria, jx ucDunpiiuu vt .. ^ like a dream. It is a marvel of fine wood-carving in the Italian style of art, and from the best Turkey boxwood. The shape of the cradle was designed by Her Majesty, and consists of flat head and foot panels, united by a cylinder similar to the Italian and Flemish cradle seen in old paintings. The carving are too numerous to be given in detail. A beautiful female head with closed eyes and supported on bat'6 wing6, and surrounded by seven stars representing night; a bold head of Somnus, designed with a wimple drawn over the chin and surrounded by poppies; carnations tied with ribbons interline, in fine carving, the whole of this part of the cradle. One end represents the arms and National motto of England, and the other crests and insignia of Prince Albert. The arms of England are surrounded by the lion's crest, a bunch of English roses, flying birds, poppies, orna- , ments springing out of acanthns CHADLE OF QUEEN VICTORIA'S CHILDREN. leaves, two angel's heads, a ball and crown, and friezes of arabesque dolphins. The entire work was made to symbolize the union of the royal house of England with that of Saze C?burg and Gotlia.?Detroit Free Presa, / *. * t" k " . -'iuS