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N BY HUGH WILSON, ABBEVILLE, 8. C.s WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1903. ESTABLISHED 1844 .1
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A Miui'n Bent FrieiMl.
A true and faithful Irlend is a treasurer rare
ludeed?
One upon whom you ctiu depend in your
f hour of need:
' When trouble overtakes you, when your
cro-is is hard to bear.
There Is cue who will befriend you and sustain
you everywhere.
She will never desert you, nor cast you aside.
But is always ready to lend a huud to help
you o'or the tide;
She rejoices In your irlumpu, Rings praises 10
your name,
Weeps with you ? . sorrow, and shares wlih
you your shame.
* For such a noble friend we should thank the
God above,
And try every day to be worthy of her love ;
You may seek the world over?you'll neverj
Hud another.
That will prove so true a friend as your own
dear mother.
CONTKIBOTED LOCALS.
i Picked l'p Here and There ou
Kound* About the City.
Abbeville, S. C., July at, 11)03.
Miss Pearle Martin Is spending a while with
friends In Columbia, be/ore her return she
Will uitiu viBll irinLlvcn 1U uinuupvilic.
Miss .Sara Henry weui to Greenwood last
week to attend the d?uce: while there she
will visit ber aunt Mrs. Sproles.
Mri. Jim Furgerson and children after a
pleasant stay with relatives in the country
came home last Saturday.
Miss Lois Crawiord ana her father were In
town shopping last week.
Miss Kittle Martin leit our clly after .a few
da\asiay with relatives.
The irlendn of Mrs. Fannie Livingston art
glad to koow she is getting well so last.
Miss Nelle Edwards entertalued the Euchre
Club last Thursday night.
Miss Barbee left last wtck for her home in
Chapel Hill, N. C.i Her voice in oneofoui
church choirs will be greatly missed and wthope
she will soon be in our midst again, and
that she may come back to us well.
Mr. Wallace Bailey spent a lew days viewing
his old home once more last week, and
leitSuoday to visit other lands.
Mr. Paul Mima and his mother from Louidate
near Columbia are in the city the guests
of Mrs. Fred Cason.
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Hughes from Columbia
^ sbentlroin Friday until Monday with Mrs.
Taicgart and family ; lrotu here they went lot
a few days stay lu .Ninety Six.
Mlaa MAnlnmn HolltnirKWorlh ?flf>r an px
tended visit to ber friend, Miss Auuie Brown
of Due West, came borne last week.
the fragrant air ol our city was brigbteneu
by the sweet and melodious music oi iiei
band. It played last Friday ai a game of ball
between tbe clerks and the shop loop. Oi
course our clerks teat by a t>core ol twenty i<
five and we feel sure tbe baud of tbelr own
City gave them inspiration to play so well,
i ' Dr. and Mrs. Vlsanska, of Atlanta, are here
on a visit to their father aud other relatives.
? Mr. Hal Taggarl aud Mr. George White
have decided to spend a wnlle at Little Mountain
for tbeir health and pleasure aud art
now enjoying tbe summer breezes aud good
water oi tbe place.
Mtss Maggie Hill, of Greenvlile, is visiting
relatives in tbe city. Miss Maggie use U.
make her home in Abbeville but is now sta>
lng with ber aunt In Greenville.
Mrs. A. L. Derrlng, ol Mexico, is expected in
the city today.
The Iriends of Mr. Billy Wilson will be glad
to learn be Is Improving last and will soon bt
able to come home.
Miss Amy Morns, of Columbia, Is visiting
Miss Nell Edwards.
Miss Edim McFall, after a pleasant visit to
Miss Grace Hemphill, returned to ber burnt
In Charleston.
Mr. Devers Is visiting friends In the city,
Mr. O. Latrobe Coward left yesterday lot
Charleston.
Miss Daisy Wilson and her auat, from
Bfiunoridge, Ga., are visiting Mr. John Harris
and friends.
Miss Lucy Henry left yesterday for a visit
to friends in Greenwood.
Mrs. Henry Moore has just moved in tbt
house with Mrs. Hilt.
Mr. Mansfield Holllugsworth Jr. spent the
day with friends in Due West last week.
IN THE STATE.
The Happening* in VnriouM Sections
of Nouth Carolina Brlcily Told.
Newberry Qbserver.
Judge Gary has appointed Senator J. Quitman
Marshall of Columbia receiver ol the
Alliance Exchange fund.
Constables raided the restaurant of J. L.
Shull in Columbia on Friday and seized a
quant, ty of contraband whisKey.
David Cochran, the 14 year old son of John
Cochran of Greenville, was drowned whllt
bath 1 uk In Reedy river on Sunday.
M. A. Dean, a prominent young business
man of Anderson, died In Charleston on
Tnu.-sday after an operotion for appendicitis
The 13 year old son of Jno. W. Simpson o:
Anderson was bitten by a mad dog oneduy
last week and was taken to Atlanta lot
tteatment.
Two mad dogs were killed in the streets ol
Charleston on Thursday. The Post says "li
is not an uncommon thing lor mad dogs to
be killed In the streets now."
Mrs. Henry M. Shumate of Greenville was
killed on Thursday night by bt-ing thrown
r from a buggy in which she and her husband
were driving. The horse ran away.
At the annual meeting ol the State Alliance
InCo'umblaon Thursday J. C. Wilboru wan
elected president, L). F. Etlrd vice president
and J. F. Nesbltt secretary acd treasurer.
Ada Brooks, colored, recovered a verdict
of $250 la Greenville ou Saturday agalnst.lbe
Western Union Telegraph company lor 'all
log to deliver to Uer a message announcing
the death of her lather.
Mrs. Hattte H. League of Greenville re
covered a Judgment against. Cbas. 1). Stradley,
a merchant, ou Thursday for ilOO dam
ages lor falling tnrough a trup door In his
store and breaking her arm.
At a meeting of the stockholder of the
Clifton mills In Spartanburg on Thursday It
wan decided to Increase the canital stock
of the company from $l,00U,0u0 to Sl.700,000 by
Issuing 8750,000 ol prelerred stock.
I,. W. WlilU' n LochIm.
White Is certainly the place to buy cotton
goods. His slock of them is immense, and
they have all been brought at low prices.
You onght to buy your bleached and unbieaehed
cotton goods now. Go to Willie's
and ycu win tind what you want and at
prices that will be sure to please you.
L. W. White has tbe very article yot need
for cotton sacks. It Is an osnaburgs a yard
wide and can be bought at r> cents a yard.
I. W. White Is receiving new goods every
day. Call on bim and you will find exactly
wnat you want, and at very low prices.
L. W. Whitt* has now on hands a good
stock of corn, flour, meal, brand and groceries
of all kinds.
t Southern Railway N liednle.
Trains for Hodges leave Abb tvllle, S. C., No
114 (dally) 8.40 n. m.; No. 112 (daily) 10.50 a.m.
No. llO(dally) 1.55 p.m.; No. 110 (dally).
Trains from Hodges arrive Abbeville, No. lift
(dally) 10.20 a. ni.; No. 113 (dally) 12.05 p. in.;
No. Ill (dally) 3 10 p. ra.
Nos.llOand 117 (night trains) discontinued.
Close connection at Hodges with through
trains for Greenville, Columbia, Charleston,
etc., connecting at Greenville for A. ?t C. Division
points and the East, also Ashevllle, Atlanta,
etc.
NhIIn Clowe.
Abbeville, K. C.. May 26, llHrt.
The malls close at the post office at Abbeville.
S. C., as follows:
. C. & G. K. R.? S. A. L. It. II.?
v 8.10 a. rn. North. 12.:!0 p. m. South.
10.10 a. ni. South. 12.:>0 p. m. North.
10.10 a. m. Hodges. 3.W p. m. South.
1.80 p. in. North. 1.20 p. m. North.
1.30 p.m. Hodges. iv!0 p. ni. South.
S.S0 p. m. North.
Vlf ht malls on Sunday close at 6 p. m.
| Antreville mail eleven "at 1' 3U p. ru.
The Rural Carriers leave at about 7.15 a. m.
ItobL S. Link. Postmaster.
L You can always get fresh candy from P. ^
Speed.
RURAL F. D, NEWS.
IVIutl flip Sj'ilcin Has Done and i<
Still J>oill(f.
Thinking perhaps a sketch of "before" ant
"after" theorganization of the Rural Free De
livery system would bf> of Interest to th<
mhny readers of the Press and Manner, hi
well as the public In General, we take pleasun
In showing what this system has done, and li
still doing for the people, as compared wilt
thp"old way" mall service.
My way of comparison we have only to look
back a few years at the mall received by pal
rous now along these routes. Then we find
them taking in out* family, one, or periiapi
both of our county papers, published weekly
nnd received by them ouce a week, and ic
many instances once iu every two weeks.
Now we tltid their mail increased from on*
to five hundred percent, as through this R. K
1). system they too, with the city gentlemen
enjoy their daily mails and that too at their
very doors. Seeinp the ndvantauee thus afforded
they ave subscribing for dt^Tly^i^ek ij
and semi-weekly Journals, horae.uaQBUH,
literacy periodicals, fartn jorirrKnjSprtUi'I
church papers, thereby keeping in tOach With
the busy world, the dally market, repurt&/tht
Slate news and the world at !arge.??
The organization of this rural rajklf seivjee
has, and still is doing a great workvtomrd
the higher civilization and education
people in bringing before them ai^ery wflft
erature they perhaps never wogia
| scribed for or read. m '
Who can say then this Is vol onG^Ar
greatest gifts that could havfjbeen b^^Hkd
upon a people? f- / '
We sincerely hope the tfatron^^^^Hng
this R. K. 1). service will manifest
cst appreciation of the system so ^HM^oll
prove not only a blessing to.whernHud the\r
tatniiies, but be so remunerative tcCHlve government
that in a few years Vhe syfetT?tn will
become a network all over AtBerlca,?nd the
people North,South,Kast and West will alike
<hare Its many advantages.
W1IO TUB PKOl'LK AUK?WHAT TURY READ
C. R. Rlchey?Sunny South. Weekly Constitution.
Pi ess and Hanner. Mt-dlum.
James and L. P. Willie, c ?Medium.
\V. P. Hammond?Medium, Farm and FireRide.
J. P. and A. K. Drennau?Dally NewR, Press
and Banner, Presbyterian, Farm and Fireside
G. H. Wardlaw?Medium.
L. B. Raroey?Farm and Fireside, Medium,
Weekly chronicle.
I). A. Wardlaw?Press and Banner, Sunny
South, Constitution. Farm and Fireside.
S. M. Wardlaw?Medium, Farm and Fireside.
W.T. Maglll?Weekly Constitution, Sunny
South, Medium, McCormlek Messenger, Farm
and Fireside.
S. S. Link and J. T. MeCombs?Semi-Week
y Journal, Medium, Cultivator, Semi-Weekly
Star.
S F. Hammond?Press and Banner, Cultivator.
W. T. Sanders?Medium.
S. N. Keel and family?Constitution, Sunny
South, Press and Banner, Medium.
W. H. McAllster? Press and Banner.
J. J. Edwards?Press and Banner, Southern
t'resbyterlan.
J. R. Thornton?Semi Journal, Cultivator,
Farm and Fireside.
J. C. Guiilebeau?Medium.
S. Vj. l^vann?rrt*KH uuu rmiuiKr, >..ui m.mui
Observer, Youth's Companion, Ladies I-Iome
JoumRl.
Mrs. J. A Hicbey?Memphis Appeal, Sunny
South.
J.S Gibert?Press and Banner, Semi News
Hticl Courier, American Agriculturist, Commercial
Appeal, Christian Observer, Farm
uid Fireside.
J. B. Glbert?Constitution, Sunny South.
Miss Lucy Glbert?Constitution, Sunny
South.
Miss M. E. Glbert?Southern Presbyterian.
C. S. Glbert?Farm and Fireside.
J. E. Evans? Constitution, Cultivator, Press
and Banner, Christian Observer.
A. K. Watson?Constitution, Sunny South,
Prestaud Banner, Medium.
J. It. Smith?Constitution, Sunny South,
Medium, Farm and Fireside.
Grier Klierard?Constitution. Sunny South.
Mrs. Mangle Slierard?Press and Banner N.
Y. World itrl weekly), Farm and Fireside.
1 W. C. McNeil?Constitution, Sunny South,
News and Courier (semi weekly), Press and
Banner.
L. L. Truitt, c -Constitution, Suuuy South.
W. B. Wilson?News and Courier (semi
weeKI>). nunnv HOUMi, nccm) ^uusiuuuuu,
I. S. ijee, c? Press and Banner.
Wm. Padget, c?Press and Banner.
Ned Perrin, c?Press and Banner
E:la Logan, e?Farm and Fireside.
John A. Wilson?Constitution, Cultivator,
Press and Banuer.
Edwin Barker and family?Atlanta Journal
( semi weekly), Cultivator, Munsey Magazine,
Press and Banner.
Major A. Barker?N. Y. World (trl weekly),
Cultivator, Press and Banner.
Miss Ellen Link-Prem and Banner.
S. L. Wllsou?Constitution, Press and Banuer,
-unny South, Youth's Companion, Woman's
Home Companion.
Wm. Wilson?Press and Banner.
H W. Lawson ? Constitution, Cultivator,
Press and Banner, Medium, Augusta ChronIcIh
(weekly).
M. J. Link and /amily?Constitution (weekly),
Sunuy Soutn, Cultivator, Farm and Fireside.
H. P. Metis?Constitution, Greenwood Journal,
Cultivator.
J. D. McGaw? Medium.
Allen MeCanty and family?Constitution,
Medium,Sunny South, Fireside Visitor, Farm
aud Fireside.
Wm. McKenzle?Press and Banner, Southern
Presbyterian. Farm and Fireside. Fire
side Visitor.
J.C. Jackson, c?Constitution. Sunny South.
It. W. Knox?Sunny South, Press and Banoer,
Constitution, Fireside Visitor.
J. R. Woodhurst?Constitution, Cultivator,
Press arid Banner, Fireside Visitor.
A. J. Woodhurst and family?Fireside Visitor,
Southern Presbyterian, Medium.
A. K. Woodhurst? Medium.
J. II. McNeil?Press and Banner.
J. B. Wilson?Constitution. Cultivator.
D. E. Pressly?Press and Banner, Cou6titu
tion. Cultivator, Farm and Fireside.
J. W. Knox?Medium, Southern Christian
Advocate.
J. S. Wllllump, Jr? Medium, Constitution,
Augusta Chronicle, Sunny South.
John A. Williams?Medium, Constitution,
Sunny South.
J. T. Hunter and family?Medium, Constitution,
Sunny South. Fireside Visitor.
Thomas McNeill?Constitution, Cultivator,
Press and Banner, Farm and Fireside.
Gilliam Bros?Constitution, Medium, Press
and Banner, Southern Presbyterian, Fireside
Visitor. Farm and Fireside.
J. H. Penney?Constlutlon, Medium, Sunny
South, Farm and Fireside.
W. E. Penney?Constitution, Sunny South.
David Gray, c?Sunny South.
N. S. Schram?Constitution, Sunny South,
Medium
W L. Bass & Bros?Southern Agriculturist,
Press and Banner, Medium, Constitution,
Sunny Soutti, Atlanta Daily News, Farm and
Fireside.
T. S. Mann?Constitution, Sunny South.
T E. Mann?Constitution.
Sallie A. Williams, c?Christian t|ulver.
James Evans?Constitution, Weekly Herald.
Medium.
S. C. Liuk?Atlanta Journal (serai weekly),
Press and Banner, Farm and Fireside.
.More or I.pnn I'liiitfcnt.
Knokcidei).?Harold, who In the little son
ol u minister, was talking with his mother
regarding Ills future career, and after some
II i tie rc llecllon he said: "Well, mamma, I'm
going to be either a minister or a Christian
when I grow up."?Llppincott's Magazine,
A Univkksai. Panacka.?In an Irish town
the lads of a school acquired the habit ot
smoking, and resorted to the most ingenious
method to conceal It from the master. In
this they were successful until one evening,
the master caught them putlilng most vigorously.
"How now ?" shouted he to one of the culprits.
"How dare you be smoking?"
".Sir," said the boy. "1 am subject to headacht-s,
and a pipe takes oir the pain."
"Anu you? And you? And you?" Inquired
the pedagog, questioning every boy
In Ills turn,
One had a "raging tooth"; Another "colic":
the third a "cough"; In short they ail hau
something for which the weed was an unlalllng
remedy.
"Now, sir," bellowad the master to the last
boy* "pray, what disorder do you smoke
for?"
Alas! hII excuses were ex hau slid ; hut the
Interrogated urchin, putting down his plpt
and looking up Into his master's face, said in
! a whining, hypocritical tone :
"I smoke for corns, sirLondon Xit-iiits,
The best evidence of tbe merit of the L'luci
I'ltiar is that everybody smokes it and even
retailer wants to sell it. We sell from thre(
to live thousand every month, 1'. 15. Speec
If you are a S1, 32. ?.!. or SK hat man It mak<
no dillereuce your hat is at liaii & Anderaoi
EUCHRE PARTY.
* Miss Willie Scnl iiihI Miss Jones En
tcrtnin.
Miss Willie Seal and her guest, Miss Agne
* Jones of Dululh, C?a., etUerialned at euchr
J Tuesday evening. Tbe guests occupied th
, parlor and porch, the latter being lit up will
^ Japunese lauterns and screened in Iron
the street. Six handed progressive euchr
was Indulged in, which afforded much pleas
ure and amusement. Tbe awardlnes wer
I well won, Miss Lucy Henry winning firs
j ladles' prize,*a box of Huyler's, Mr. Latrob<
Coward of Charleston first gentleman's prize
a handsome card case, and Miss Faille Starki
' a bottle of catch up, (catsup.)
Delightful refreshments were served durlni
, the evening, consisting of sweet meats anc
ices.
,Those present were: Misses Edith Mc-Kal
: of Charleston, Marlon McCrary of Clinton
Louise Bailey of Columbia, Lucv Henry, Fan
nle Starke Maud McClung, Blanche Gary
Bessie Miller. Fannie Harris, Nell Wilson
l Grace Hemphill; Messrs. Fred Cragin o
Portsmouth. Latrobe Coward ol Charleston
, Sum Hill, Ernest Vlsanskl, Paul Anderson
Ray ford Power, Farle Joue?, David Hill, A
, Mel. Henry, Joel S. M<.rse, Wilbur Blak", W
B. Martin, Luther Hlggason, George Clark
J William Hemphill, Robert Hemphill, Georg<
Cannon, John G. Edwards, Harry Harris
i Mr. and Mrs. II. K. Cleavenan.
^ "AT HOME."
?
' MInn Helen White and MIsn Mowci
t Eiitertnlii Frlcn<lM.
f
Miss Helen White,and Miss Myra Mower o
1 Newberry, entertained at the home of th<
lormer's parents, Capi. and Mrs. L. W. White
l no until r w an tui uou xutu b.uuuvci mhuuij |jhi
tj In which every one present Indulged, ant
the evening was spent most pleasantly, tb<
boys being moved lrom one girl to another sc
tbat each one bad a cbance to talk with wboir
they pleased. Both MIsh White and Mlsi
Mower acquitted themselves elegantly, hi
was demonstrated by their attention to th<
guests. RefreuhmentH were served during th<
eveniug.
About the midnight hour the guests begat
to depart, everyone delighted with the way lr
which the evening was spent. There bemj
tome forty guests present the evening wat
not lacking in Joy and merriment.
Not having a list of those present, theli
names do not appear.
~ Died Doing Hi* Duty.
(News & Courier, July 28.)
Mr. J. A. Sulllvau, one of the most capabl*
and trusted members of the staff of the Newi
and Courier died In this office last night
without the slightest premoni tion of his undoing.
He had finished Ills work of the daj
and whs waiting for the last reports of the lo
crI stajrto be banded in before he could seel
tbe repose which follows hard labor well per
formed ; and wbile be waited the final sum
mons came to blm and almost In a momeni
be passed Into eternal rest.
There was never a more sudden ending of f
pjomlsing career. Mr. Sullivan whs abou
27 yearsof age, and he had been connectec
wit h the News and Courier for just one year
He did not cberlnb malice against' any oik
and he would not use his position to gralif]
any personal feeling he might entertalr
against those who sought to do him injury.
The South Carolina College.
The South Carolina College is rounding
out the first century of its existence
ainl will celebrate its centennial in January,
11)05. The College was chartered
in 1S01 and opened for active work in
January, 180f>. It owes its existence to
a patriotic purpose, the education of
all t-he youth or the Sytate at a common
c< ntcr, "in order to promote the instruction,
the good order and the harmony
of the whole community," and it
was built from a portion of the proceeds
of a reimbursement made by the
United States to South Carolina for expenses
incurred in the Revolution. During
the century that is closing the College
has contributed largely to the
statesin:insh-:>. the patriotism, the
leu rning' and the high moral standards
that have "prevailed in South Carolina
and her sister States. The r?ll of College
Alumni contains the names of men
who have become noted in all the pursuits
of life, both in peace and war.
The exigencies of the struggle between
the 'States c lo.?eil the college in 1863,
and the buildings were used as hospi
tals for si<-l< and wounded Confederates.
But as soon as peace was restored the
institution was reopened by the "Orr
government" and enjoyed several years
of success until it was overturned during
the Radical regime. Since 1HS0, however,
the college has been continuously
open, and has educated hundreds of
young men and a number of young
women, who for some years have been
permitted to partake of its advantages.
Originally the College was known as
a literary institution, although from
early times its faculty contained scientists
of great ability, but of late years
its courses have broadened out so as
to embrace also technical scientific instruction,
instruction in law and a
course in practical methods for teachers.
President Benjamin Sloan, the head
of the Department of Physics and Engineering.
is a graduate of West Point,
and was a distinguished officer of ordnance
during the war between the
.-Ilil It* : >. 111 > inuun ira in vii^iiiv < inn
are now occupying most responsible
positions in different parts of the I'nited
States. Professor Joseph Daniel I'ope,
dean of the Law Department, has had
wide experienee in government in the
legislative halls of the State and in the
Secession Convention, and is recognized
as high authorily in law and in eijnity
jurisprudence. Some of the other niembers
of the faculty have had distinguished
careers in this College, while
others have brought to it the best
methods of colleges and universities
elsewhere.
The most recent and most important
addition that has been made to the
usefulness of the College is the establishment
of scholarships to be given to
me man-teacher in each county who
has taught at least one .year. This is
intended to offer the advantages of pro'
1 1 - I... ..I
1 ? BtM ) 11?1 I II rt 211 I 11 H *w ''II'" ?.H'? n?4.-? ill"
ready gathered practical experietne in
!ire? t contact with pupils in the school
>'? <>iii and realizes the difficulties that
must he sut mounted. Professor Wardlaw,
who is at the head of the departnient
in pedagogy. is eminent ill his
profession both as a student ami as a
practical teacher and school superintendent.
The College is situated at the capital
of the State and affords to the student
opportunity for studying the workings
of the government in a direct way. It
Is accessible from all parts of the Pta>te
and is in a healthful locality. The religious
advantaged are exceptional because
each of the principal denominations
has a prosperous congregation in
Columbia. Kxpenws are moderate.
There is a suite of three rooms for each
pair of students, warm In winter and
I well ventilated in summer. A large
I campus, a lino gymnasium and an ex
eeneni auiieue iieiu aiioru amine op,
pnri unity for exercise.
i 'i'lie College is in< leasing in usefulness
and in prosperity with the in1
cteased prosperity of the Slate, and the
; prospects are that with the new eentiuy
this institutim will surpass the admirable
record it has already made.
> bid you ever sue a pretty ulrl that did in
. ?n I? i* UM...nn W/ill Crw.asl /.on en
' llKf tauuy ; nu>uu. .. u.i,
5 ply you with the bent.
1 .f you are looking for tbe "very beet" 1
; fresh candy tbeu go to
i Speeds' Drug Store.
*
CONDITIONS IN ALASKA.
* Conditions In the Klondike District?
Xeoil of Kiiilrond Facilities?Fifths
cries ii Source of Profit.
? The month of June is the date of
a the opening of the summer season in
a Alaska, and the amount of work planC
nor] fr?r thia QPQQrin rlpuntpfl tn Hovoinn.
. "VU 1W1 "i.U UVWUXM. ' V"V- VVr V.X/^Z
e iDg and exploiting the resources of
t that vast territory far exeeeds that
0 contemplated or accomplished at any
a prior time. In the interior every
tributary of the Yukon river ha9 been
[ more or less prospected and many of
these stream beds and the adjacent
1 country are beiug worked to a profit. 1
_ The Klondike district of tbe 2sTorthj
west Territory of Canida, just one
. hundred miles up the Yukon from the
f imaginary line which intersects the
) two countries, does not give promise
. of increasing its output of gold over
that of last year, which amounted to 1
j $12,000,000. Lack of new strikes or ;
, discoveries since the memorable lind
in 1890 has set a limit on the output
of this famous mining camp. It was
reached two years ago ana is now on
the decline, having at this date produced
over $S0,000,000 in gold. But
while the richest spots are a thing of
r history, the importation of modern ?
machinery has made it possible to |
f work to a pro/it low-grade propositions. (
3 Large pumping plants and heavy j
-.draining machinery have ameliorated
[ the condition of the mining operator <
, and reduced expenses to a reasonable |
> basis. One company has taken to |
\ Dawson this year 4o<) tons of machln- ]
j ery, the cost of transportation of which |
3 exceeded the original cost of the plant. |
5 Freight rates and high wages for day |
i labor have deterred the rapid develop- j
i mont nf thp Klondike distict. Now <
[ it can be safely stated that the wages |
for day labor will average $4.50 and
r board per day. The Canadian govern- <
ruentpaysS") and board to all of its |
employes on government work. ,
The Nome mining district is daily i
increasing as a producer and is being ]
extended^over a vast expanse of terri- 1
\ tory, projecting from Golovia Bay to (
. the Arctic Ocean and east inland (
- from the Behring Seaas far as the dif- ;
[ ficulties of, transportation will permit, i
c As yet it has not settled to a defined
limit, for prospectors are daily find- |
[ ing prospects in isolated districts f
which give evidence of substantial (
i discoveries. The future of the nortb[
ern mining camp, with its rigorous
. climate during all seasons of the year, j
s is very promising. The known
[ wealth in placer gold and the pros- j
pects of the development of the mineral
veins and coal beds, of1 which there
are ample indications, give evidence j
that for many years to come this section
will be a great producer of valued
minerals and a large consumer of pro
duce and mercantile products.
The year just passed proved very
profitable to this mining section, ami
as a consequence many necessary and
costly works were begun. The need
of water had curtailed development
work heretofore, and to supply this
need large ditches, tappiug streams at
a distance of twenty-five miles from
the center of the mining section, were
begun and the work vigorously pursued
until cold weather made it impracticable
for further work.
One of the heavily interested corporations
has now under its management
, one narrow-gauge railroad running
out of Nome to its properties, a distance
of five miles, and now has under
construction a similar railroad from a
point south of Nome (Golovia Bay) to
Council City, the center of h mining
district. This company has in operation
on the bank of the Snake river,
near Nomina pumping plant costiug
i $75,000 at ttte builders' in Chicago,
which delivers through a pipe line to
i an elevation of 800 feet 3,000 gallons of
water per minute. Another.company
sent 900 tons of machinery to Nome in
one shipment last season and will eon.
struct a large pumping plant this
year.
Day labor, as well an those employ:
ed in the trades, had a most prosperous
season in the past year. The average
wages paid for laboring was $5
; per day and board. Home mining
' operators were compelled on account
of lack of labor to pay as high as $6
per day and board. It may seem
strange that more labormen do not
flock to that place; but every man
who has served in this capacity will
concur in the statement that every
man is expected to earn the wages he
iu nuid?f lip lnhnrpr i? wp 1 ] worth
his wages.
Two new districts have recently
attracted attention. They are known
as the Tannan and the Copper River
districts. They are deep in the very
heart of the territory. Discoveries
made last summer have developed so
satisfactorily that this new find bids
fair to gather round it a very substantial
mining commuuity. Valdez, a
town on Cook's inlet, the point from
1 which all the miners start for this
new discovery, is the gateway of a
tremendous expanse of practically unexplored
or unprospected couutry.
, The need of some practical method
, of transportation is keenly felt. Last
i season the price of freighting to these
new camp* wan $1 per pound. This
problem can be t.olved by the building
of a railroad. A survey has been
made from Valdez to Eagle City, on
the Yukon, traversing the heart of
this district ; but as yet no steps have
been taken for building the railroad.
The prospects indicate that there is a
vast amount of wealth in minerals and
unnumbered acres of agricultural and)
grazing land in this district awaiting
development. This season one thousond
head of cattle will he driven to
these grassy plateaus and slaughtered
in the fall of the year. Another party
contemplates bringing a similar number
of sheep for the same purpose.
Along the coast of Alaska, especially
in Cook's Inlet, men have prospected
for oil for the past three years. During
October a gusher was struck seventy
miles south of Valdez. All the adjacent
land was taken up and recorded I
and companies formed for the furtherl
exploiting of the field. Since then I
large quantities of supplies and machinery
have been forwarded to this J
point, audit is expected that further!
developments will reveal the existence
of a considerable oil lield. The surface
prospects are decidedly encouraging,
j,.. The gustier referred to, which is the
p pioneer in Alaska was struck at a
[ depth of three hundred feet, and the
"I oil |>iovtui 1)1 jiii t-AUfjJLiuimi <juuiiisy.
The annual Hpring Htaiupcde from
the Pacific coast cities to Alaska is in
progress. It is expected tbat at least
10,000 men will go into the new mining
campa, 200 miles inland, while
many others will be attracted to the
new oil fields.
Since the development of the resources
of the Pacific coast the value of
ita fiah nroupn t n ho nnp of
its richest heritages, and today Alaska
can claim a paramount position in that
respect. Last year over $S,000,000
worth of salmon was shipped from its
ports. It might be well to state that
Mr. Seward paid $7,200,000 for these
Russian possessions. Salmon canneries
ary now located on almost every
utream of any importance from Mary's
Island, the most southern point of the
territory, to the Arctic Ocean, and this
year's output will far exceed that of
the past year.
These canneries encroach upon the
inalienable rights of the natives, sometimes
depriving them of their livelihood.
This is a serious matter and
will soon resolve itself into a difficult
problem.?J. H. Thomson in Scientific
American.
Rich Heu'N JlaiulirivpN.
"It does seem unjust, doesn't it,"
said a ricn young man 10 a pour young
man, "that merely through the accident
of birth J should have everything
for which you will have to work.!'
And the poor man admitted that it
was, but he spared the other's vanity
by failing to explain on which side
Lhe injustice lay. For, as a matter of
fact, in a world where the only possible
road to content and happiness is
the road of labor, what short of a terrible
physical or mental task could be so
jjreat an injustice as to be condemned
from the outset to exclusion from all
Lhe great joys of life?
There is a notion that a leisure or
"semi-leisure" class?whatever that
may be?in some way tends to promote
refinement and higher civilization.
The fact upon the surface of
bl9tory past and present is that leisure
produces coarseness and mental deterijration
in the overwhelming majority
[)f those who have it, whereas all civilization
is the product of toil pursued
under compulsion.
There are two extremely gratifying
tendencies noticeable in American
society toaay. une is me nignt or a
certain kind of rich Americaus from
America to England and other European
countries where the ancieut and
foolish delusions about the degradation
of labor persists. The other is the
increasing doubt of rich parents as to
the wisdom of bringing up their children
to "expectations" and of leaving
them fortunes which cut them off
from every avenue of achievement.
Uoo<l Nenne nu<9 Good Company.
A clever young man who was not
making the progress to which his
talents and industry seemed to entitle
him, went to a much older man for
advice. "The trouble with you," said
bis friend, "is the company you keep.
You associate with young fellows who
know about as much or less than you
do. The result is that you give aud
get nothing or little in return. You
grow only when you are deliberately
working at growth, whereas you
outrht to crow fastest when you are ap
parently merely enjoying yourself."
To associate with those who are less
than oneself is both easy and satisfactory
to one's vanitj'. But it is beyond
question a waste of time. And it encourages
a man to be content witb
cheap triumphs?a spark makes a
great showing in a dark room.
The theory that the only relaxations
for the mind are things bordering on
insanity or imbecility, the theory that
to be serious is to be dull, to be purposeful
is to be priggish?those.are the
inventions of the lazy for their own
excusing and for making for themselves
as much as possible of that company
whereof misery is proverbially
fond.
ObnervatiohN.
The Commoner.
The number of hypocrites in the
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cnurcnes JS vastly smuuei iuui i/uc
number of hypocrites outside of the
churches.
The man who is always giving advice
never has any time to follow it.
Ifayouugman does not reach for
bis mustache when a young woman
enters the room it is a sign that he has
no mustache.
The man who is always rattling
small change in his pocket seldom has
any big bills to count in his inside
pocket.
A pocket full of money does not always
mean a head full of sense.
Reflection** of a Bachelor.
Nobody ever saw a girl buggy-riding
with a one-armed man.
It makes a woman almost as mad to
lind a long hair on her husband's
coat as it does him to find one in the
Kttff n*?
WllUCJ
The qu^er things a woman wears
don't puzzle a man so much as why
she does it.
COAL! COAL! COAL!
\ I conditions are very tinvV//\L<
settled, with the certainty
that it will advance from this time
on. I am now prepared to take orders
and make sales of both SOFT and
HARD COAL. If yru want the besl
of either kind, I will be glad to makt
you prices. I do not handle cheaj
grades, only the VERY REST.
Orders must be given at once tc
secure lowest prices, mere is au uu
vance each and every mouth.
Amos 13. Morse.
June iM, 1903.
If you want tobncco by tlie box ut wlioli
mile prlcoH ko to f. H. Kpewl?The tobace
rnau.
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The wild sea-horses,
The plunging bows of
Full in the fiery Sou
p She rends the water, it
And the silvery jet c
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rtiiu me puuapur spans
Lighten the line of o
The moon above with
Lifting the veil of thi
Gleams o'er a desolate
And the breakers wh
And a bare hill range i
Dim wrapt in haze li
With its jagged peaks I
Broods o'er the stark
See, on the edge of the
The lamp, far-dashin
Glitters and glows, as t
Fast on its course foi
And onward still to th<
Out of the narrow an
Till we rock with a lar
In the moist soft air
And the Southern Cro<
Hangs iu the front ol
But the Great Bear, sii
And the Pole Star loi
And the round earth ri
And the waves grow
Mi-ty and dim, with a
Vanish the stars of m
Let the wide waste sea
Till the close-coiled ci
Till the stars rise westw
When the Exile ends
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Brain I,eaka.
A man's credit is never so bad he
cannot borrow trouble.
If money could buy happiness most
people would be miserable.
A man may evade responsibility,
but he cannot dodge the results.
Satan always gets busy when he sees
a church closed for summer.
Fine feathers do not make fine birds,
but they do make expensive hats.
The wise man profits by his mistakes
; the fool merely mourns over
them.
Some rich men thihk that they can
, right any kind of wrong by writing a
check.
It is easy to talk about the blessings
of poverty when one has a comfortable
bank account. .
When a man lives by his wits it is
i a sign that be resides in a community
of suckers.
Why is it that men so love to tell
their friends how much they suffer
from the beat?
The happiest homes are those in
which company manners are used between
its members.
Trust not the friendship of the man
or woman who will thoughtlessly
mutilate a good book.
True wealth consists in enjoying
what you have, not in having more
than you can enjcy.
L. W. White sells the best yard-wide unbleached
sheeting at 5 cts a yard to be fonnd
anywhere.
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of the land is lashing
they rear and race ;
our ship are dashing
th wind's face. j'-FM
. foams and follows,
>f the towering spray,
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n the distance frowning,
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paler, and wan the foam, . }*?
glance of warning,
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for a space divide me,
rcles of time untold,
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Pointed Paragraphs.
If a jailbird doesn't fly it isn't hie
fault.
' One way to teach children to be
good is to set an example. i .
To be found in bad company is often
equivalent to being lost.
If a man has nothing else Uj spend
be can spend bis vacation at home.
An enthusiastic man loses hift popularity
as soon as people get on to
him.
Actions may speak louder than
words, but you can't make women believe
it.
Men have a right to bet if they
choose, hut tbey should be careful how
they choose before bettiDg.
A cross old bachelor says the proper -,
way to bring up children is to keep
them down on all possible occasions.
If a pessimist happens to be bom
with a silver spoon in hie mouth he V. la
naturally expects it to choke him
sooner or later. 1
A woman judges her neighbor by
her clothesline.
Housewives are very foolish not to
form a labor union against their
cooks.
Suffering for some one she loves is
woman's greatest joy, and men give
her lots of it.
On the bathing beach in the daytime
and in the ballroom in the evening
the summer girl comes pretty near
to giving away, in one day, about)all
the secrets there are about a woman's
make-up.
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