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THE W EEKLY LEnCEETL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1894. PROGRESS OF ALASKA. The Country Enjoying u Period of Unusual Prosperity. Population .■Materially (nertaftril ami All Kiml.-i of linsia;-.s in a 1 loi.risliins; Condition—l-'artH About tlio Nat ivt'«. .Tanu s Sheakley, governor of Alaska, lately submitted his annual report to the secretary of the interior of the gen eral conditions of the territory. He says: “Notwithstanding the unfavorable climatic conditions of the spring and early sinninor month.-, many new enter 1 jrrises were entered upon and old ones completed. The ti hcrii s have bet n successful, tbe mines have yielded profitable r. turns. Hie population lias been largely augmented by immigra tion. ami the people have enjoyed a season of unusual progress and pros perity. The civil otlieers have been vigilant and faithful in the discharge | of their duties, and in view of the ex-! tent of the territory over which they exercise ae.1 leirity. and the absence of train.povlali, ii ami other facilities in dispensable f:ir the execution of the ; law. crime i. less fref|Ueiit and law ! and order tjuite a • well enforced as in some of the iimrc densely populated and hiirhlv civilized eommunit i< s. ‘ The building "f .sawmills anil the manufacturing of lumber in tbc terri tory has revolutionized and improved the manner of constructing habitations in all of the villages. “Tiie leading trait in the character oftiie Alaska native is imitativeiicss, being posse -ed of considerable me chanical skill and willing to work. They purchase lumber and erect mod ern houses. Some of titem are built in an original style of architecture and painted in colors of barbaric state, but are comfortable to live in and indicate the progress they have made toward civilization. They have also umeli im proved in the way of preparing food and clothing. The impress of the mis- ainnary is visible in all parts of south eastern Alaska, ami tin y deserve the commendalion of all for the pood tln-v , have accomplished among these native people." Ho estimates the populal ion a■ abont thirty two thousand- Tiie bils riim reindeer experiment, he thinks, will prove successful. Hootl progiess is made in education. Considerable trouble has been experienced in pre vent ing the sale of intoxicating 1 iipiors. He says that Alaska has four thousand miles of sen coast and twenty thousand miles of shore line, and tin* revenue officers have serious difficulty in pro- venting smuggling. The patrol of Hchring sea has not I pit'vented poaching. The governor , says: “l/iontcnnnt < ommandor Urako, | l r . H. N.. in command of tin I’nited j Statt's ship Albatross, who came into the port Sitka September ten days j front 1 he seal island , ii-port-, that forty vessels were in Ikbring sea bunting fur seal during Hie nuntths of August and September, and that they bad taken <ui nn average of one thousand skim each, seventy-two per emit, of which were ! females. He hIko stated that but | twelve |«cr cent, of these vessels were American, the others being mostly 1 Hi it isb. ‘It is obvious that if this destructive 1 iiiuratidiitg is allowed to coniinue it will be but a few years until the seal 1 rookeries of Alaska uill be entiivlv de-a rti-d amt the busiin'-.s of fur .eai- , ing "id have passed into history. The j North .\meri< an I oimm i« ial eom|iativ, lessees of the seal islands in Alaska, i have complied with the conditions of j the lease and the natives have no cuuse { fof eompluint." Alaska, i^v. Sln-akli'y rays, is a. j gicnllidiing country. W Idle the fur seal. • • « oil, r uirl other valuable •-< a. j ninmnl bare been ilccrea -imz food lisle-; are uiexbaiisHIde. • od. salmon and balilml are I he most importaiit, ^ but Hu re are neio-lv one hundred other b ’nds. Mon govei inm-iif buildinps an m e- j e -siiry for Hi'- n-commodnl ion of public i bn-bu s.. Milling i-. deve1o|)ing in , Abe ka and protnb.es to be an iinpnr- , taut industry. Sonn veins of rieh | gold heaving quartz have Imu n di eov- Cft-d. A elns of rich gold-lieat ing ffufirt/. have been discoveted within Uvo years past, but mod of the mint's ; which wt re first worked *o su., e ful : devclojinient tn Alaska were mainly of l low-grade ores, which tire found in lodes of extensive dimensions. The Alaska Treadwell Hold Mining com pany in one year made a net profit of four hundred and forly-four thousand , dollar This is the bug. .1 quaitz. mill In America, if having two hundred and ( forty stamps. SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. Italrntlfln Kx|*Iaiiatlon of tlu< «,f XuttircV Rent over. Formerly sleejt wash, lieved to h, de pendent on a state of ruiupiy-ntivc OloodlebsuesH of the brain, and i.v tint condition of the circulation of the blood through that organ Hieeliimieter 'md duration of sleep was held to bo modified. The view, says the Xtithuiul iBeview, Is still regnnlcd bh correct by physiologists of the present day but •luce physiological elieinh try bus thrown more light on the pi , Of repair and wa te it has »« .a, shown that, In addition to thu part played by the blood ein-ulniing •through the bruin, inducing wait* - TUlnuiu or sleep iiecordlng to the increase Of decrease in the rnpidily of the clrculathfti and the variation in the size of the blood vesads, tin- netii.il ohemloal condition *•( the brain cell i also serves to determine tin exl -tenec of sleep and wakeful ne:n. As the formation of eliniurt hi a fitrnnee redxioes the ilereonest of the flames and Interferes with the activity ? if oomlmslli.n. so tiie accumulation of atigvte products within this brain cells, formed during the waking hours, tends to induuu tmconsciouMn >s by reducing the activity of chemical action and iu- tcrciiungo between the blood, the ve hicle of nouri-hmt til, and the bruin cull iififcUUur jrgpkiii.vhmciit. LITTLE TIME FOn IDLING. Government Clerkships Not Such Sine cures ns Is Generally Supposed. The impression still exists iu tho minds of many people who come to Washington and secure government positions that tho department clerk lias little or no work to do but the manual or rather pedal labor in volved iu standing in line upon semi monthly occasions and pocketing a Salary. This was instanced some weeks ago, say the Washington Host, when a newly-appointed young clerk of the gentler sex made her appear ance in the pension office. The other clerks viewed with curious eyes the contents of a rather large bundle of fancy work which she spread out on the desk and leisurely essayed to weave. Site was somewhat surprised and Impatient because the mi ssenger came In several times during the day to deposit office papers on her desk, thus interrupting the plying of her needle. She grew more surprised as day by day her work increased and she had no time to spare for her avoca tion. Sho got enough of it in about a week. One day she rolled up the un- finished tatting and took it home, with the remark that she “really believed she would not be able to do any fancy work, after alio’ A somewhat similar story is related of an old gentleman of a literary turn of mind who entered upon ids duties in the sixth it ml i tor's office with a select assortment of the poets and essayists under his arm. His chief inquired if the volumes in ques tion were expected to thro-v light upon the auditing of post office ac counts. “I usually devote at least two hours a day to elevating reading," re plied the clerk. Hut reading the poets during office hours was found to he in compatible with disposing <«t the enor mous pile of work that soon loomed tip on the new employe's de-k. until at last the lover <>f literature strapped up his library of master mind of the world and took them away, never acain to be subjected to tbe indignities of government routine. WIND IN GEOLOGY. In It CansrM Meteorites te Disappear liuhhles ami Dust. The part played by the air in geology is turning out to be more important than was generally believed. It is not only that it shifts the sands of the des ert or the shore, and abrades the rocks with a kind of natural sandblast, and conveys the ashes of volcanoes to great distances, says the Hoston lilolv. Hy the friction of the atmosphere it fuses meteoric stoness, and scatters their dust far and wide. A peculiarity of this meteoric dust is that it contains numerous little hollow pellets and tuln-s, as well as scales and angular fragments of vitreous matter. These pellets an'discovered in ordi nary air by tbe microscope, on the tow ers <.f eathedrals, and on the snowsof Hie Alps, as well as in the Arctic re gions. Moreover, they are found in the ooze at the bottom ..f seas and oceans, and also in tbe sedimentary rocks which have been deposited by ancient setts. They tire formed by Hie air acting on the melted .surface of the meteoric stone, and :m . in fact, a kind of uir- bubble of microscopic size. M. Ilanbree has proved, by experi ment, that granite |> riorat .- 1 by a Mast of nitroglycerine gave-, develops -u. h pellets on the fused Itn'ng of Hie blast boh-: and quite recently M. Meunier, auotlu-r French geologic has found that the lava wool, form, d by the wind blowing on the molten lava of the Ha waiian volcano Manna Lon. a Her the uinuiRT of •\-l:ig wool,’’eo:isi.-,ts ehielly of such mineral tubes and pellets. PUNS FROM THE PEN. Joy Not Ctu-oiillncil, Hut It Hath n Merry King Nevertheless. Convicts in the Illinois penitentiary publish a paper called Up to Date, and that its editors have the faculty of be ing jolly under adverse circumstances the following paragraphs will attest: “Excuse haste and a bad pen,” as tho convict said when he escaped by aid of a loose stone in tho wall. No Annie! the fact that nearly every cell contains two cell ticks doesn't prove that most of the prisoners are Irish. “Great Scott!” exclaimed the new ar rival ns he sat iu his cell the first night, “even the flies in the penitentiary wear stripes.” Prisoners arc hereby notified that, although winter is coming, they are still prohibited from getting on “skates.” “How do you feel?” asked the old- timer of tho new man, as he entered the cell after his first day’s work in the stoneyard. “Very rocky,” was the relevant an swer. S—s—s—t! Hah! Boombantedec! We arc tho boys of the I. S. P. Every educational institution in the World has its “yell” and we’re not go ing to he left out; we'll have a “yell” even if we can't use it. The members of the pioneer club for women in London, to which all tho “ad vanced” women belong, arc known hy numbers instead of names.—Cincinnati Enquirer. We don't wish to rob tho Pioneer club of any of its laurels, but there are sixty “advanced” women not more than four flights from our office who are associating under similar con ditions. Misr-es Ara and Mollie Koes, young ladies aged eighteen and twenty, have started a paper at Grayson, Ky. It is called the Eastern Kentucky Repub lican. and as the young ladies state that they “can set up the paper each week,” they feel justified in their venture. Jokes about making up the form being barred, we will simply remark that having the Koes they are out for the quoin. We wish the girls success. We trust the older members of the fraternity will not deem us too insig nificant to exchange with. We know that we arc young, we were born that way, but we arc striving daily to over come this fault, and not without ap- , parent success. We fully appreciate the fact that, tis yet. we arc simply skirmishing around tiie outskirts of newspaperdi in, but if earnest work and fair niay can accomplish it. we mean to pit.-.h on until we iling our banner to the winds from the acropolis. ML Always call in at Sarratt, Sims & Co’s where you will find good goods at low prices. Kotspoot full v* {■teu'i'titt, Hfnis-s A TiNY MOON’S INHABITANTS. A* Viewed in Coinparldou with tho Ilolugs nf This World. In an installment of this department, says a writer in the St. Louis Republic, during the first half of the past year I gave some curious figures on the prob able height and weight of the inhab itants of the larger planets, basing the calculations on ratios deduced from comparison with the representative specimens of the human family on this earth. Taking some of tiie smaller planets and satellites and using simi lar ratios, we get an equally interest ing ret of figures. Let us take tho inner moon of Mars as an illustration of this^mut. It is L.US CURIOSITIES C llillllllicil i H)' OF COMMERCE. of Twine in Hig Cargoes Their Cues. Two <u- I line curiosities of commerce are menliutied in the report of the eominissioivT of customs at Canton. Woolen goods, says Hie New York •fournnl of Commerce, are not much in demand in that hit it ide. but “woolen cord is now very largely us<*l by the natives here for plaiting into their cues, ami the importations of this arti cle are steadily increasing.” The im port. of kerosene oil at Canton in- ; *(»<• creased from three million gallons in | j nt .] 18ss to more than nine miilion live j not humliTd then •and gallops in Isfil. It and i , peddled on the sln et. The empty cans serve a great variety, of uses. The domestic servant delights in them as convenient and all-embracing recepta cles, and readily fashions; them into handy uten ils for daily use. They arc converted into lumps, boxes, toys for childiN'ii, and all sorts of domestic arlieV ITtdtcm.-d and pieced to- gHher one : et h tlmui generally used in conjunction with the usual matting as coverings for boats and sheds. They supply Hie packing tins in which lard and ginger arc exported. “The tinware sent from here to the northern ports consist 1 largely lamps, boxes and various small articles made of old kero sene tins and oi muiiientcd with lacquer varnish.” Evidently the shipment of oil to China in bulk is an expedient of doubtful value. llio Arab at Home. Dr. J. P Peters was tbe ncma/o r of the expedition sent nut by 11m- univer sity of Pennsylvania in IfcWK to explore tiie ruins of ilabi ion. “During the two years I was there,” said lie, “I lived with many of the wild tribes around the mur-JicHof A rube tun The conditions in which I found them were most deplorable. 'I hey wore a most depraved 'ruee, robbing, cheating, ly ing and tight ing being the daily out line of HiHr existence. Tho principal diet of thevc people j , half cooked bar ley bread, and with a la no: percentage of Hie 1 rib.this forms tho sole diet. Vic n I offered twelve cent:. :i day for diggers and guards, I had half tho population applying to me for work and was forced to reduce the day’s wages to ten cents. \\ hen n it* of these men Imsu headache, hi* friends burn him with red-hot irons, imd uiany times 1 have seen wounds etirefuily filled with iroiTfust. Their govcrntnenti.su practical exhibition of. tnarckV'” W Mill till tahn bbjo across beside the they reached the center of ^H^^Brtdge. Then he stopped, profoundly saluted the emperor, and said: “Your majesty, I have come so far to show you that I was not insensible to the honor you would do me, but I can not violate your traditions. Let us ro- lurn the way we came.” The perfect tact and courtesy of G< it. Grant on this occasiou is very • ■ tei'iilly remembered by the uatiou vv i;iHi has the just distinction of being culled the most polite people on earth. Aim • •eans visiting Japan are held in high ntvor, and are always treated wit!i the greatest consideration. On the oilier hand, they greatly dislike the English. They are brutes and bull- In l Poor Health means so much more than ’you imagine—serious and 1 fatal diseases result from’ trifling ailments neglected. 1 Don’t play with Nature’s 1 greatest gift—health. I Y7V ! ! ices Brown’s Iron Bitters If you arefeelinj; out of sorts, weak and generally ex hausted, nervous, have no appetite and can’t work,, begin at oncetak- ' inn the most relia ble streiiKtheuiiiK medicine,which is Brown's Iron Bit ters. A few hot- ties cure—benefit comes from the very first dose—«*/ «*»r7 s/aitt four , teeth, and it's pleasant to take. , It Cures Dyspepsia, Kidney and Liver Neuralgia, Troubles, 'Constipation, Bad Blood 1 • Malaria, Nervous ailments • Women’s complaints. Oct only the genuine—it has crossed red lineson tin-wrapper. Allolheis atesub- slilutes. < »n receipt of two stamps \\ s will send set of 'len fieautitai World'a 1 Fair Views and book—free. BROWN CHEMICAL CO. BALTIMORE, MD. ******* For sale by W.B. DiT'Riv Gaffney, S. (!. Ever Offered in Gaffney. I have tiie best line of Men’s. Women'.-, Misses' and f'hiMren's shoes in town at prices to suit all purchasers. Men's Shoes from .jH.ou to $1.00. Women's from Gaels, to $!1.00 Misses’ ami <'hiMivn's iO ets. toif'i.aO. Big lot of heavy Soz. wool .leans “Dels. Standard Galico ui acts. Dress Goods iu id! styles and at all prices. 1! 1 S /^j B iuidyuOiiuO. Coffee, good quality G lbs for $1.00. Sugar 20 |t.s for $1.00. Moiasses dac. to dOe. per gallon. I have quit selling Hour for profit, am now selling it for glory, if you don't believe it come sind see and get my priet s. I’ulvcrized Sugar for Xmas cakes, just received. I keep constantly on hand a lot of tiie lies! .b-lMeo l.m.ip Coal at $1 oO per ton delivered at your door. -^T I I vi i>s^c'oniI>, rztr.E. -zet’-vm A NEW Having just completed and moved into my new stof -house i am now ladtel’ prepared to serve my pairons than ever Iteiorc, ! ask inspection of my goods and comparison of prices. My line of Dr/ Goods, Hats, Shoes, and Clothing is its good as any when prices are considered. My 9 * I'ot'C'i'v I K'psstsM. mc-fi t is complete and embraces everything usualiy kept in Mi ivhandiso store. When in need of smytiiing giv< ui a i tini-class General 11 New Buildings. J. R. TOLLESON. -)n(- iit iiU hi hi IV V I Money and Keep it in Your Coiiiinuniiy By buying your Building Material. Hush, Doors, Blinds, etc. from i.. BAKER. We also agrees to do any carpenters work for 10 less than can be done |jy non-resident contraetors for tiie lame class of work, citlu r lirst-ciass cheap. Respect fullv, 1^. lisikor. and ami 11, •in t iie cheapest. you ought to buy \our gofsls wliere you can \\\ (). i.ll’SCnMB. the Hustling Merchant of GniVuc.v is ill ICiioc'kint** S >o\vit t riootsA making I N i’ARALI.EI. h’EIH'C'iTGNS in Dry Goods and <lioes. -'rilKMIC Aiei-: .MotK'I'I.X I'AtF'Cr-;/* .Icqii.-s noil {;cr yqrd. 2."ic. ,li aii> mi.i 2*>c pi r yard. 2<ic. .leans now 1 • i,allies Ho)id Leather Button in two cent man. hut when The crowds that throng his store of his gooils ; and the wagon ioai eiidence that it is tin- lies! that c; that it gives perfect satisfaction in even whop you visit Gaffney. He is hot t om. clieupm s- daiiv give >c. per yard. Hiiocs only 7.»e. per j/air. 1 • cmi< a price it fails to the very to tIn- popuiarily am 1 11)0 -ends away money, and • cuts alti'si la of fi.mr tiial lie in he i»'.m sht for i iu* cas l) >U I •ail on him W. 0. LIPSCOMB, THE HUSTLER. NOTICE. 1.1. persons indebted to McArthur A' Sums arc requested to come [ward and make settlement at once, arrangements must lie made for ing our hooks. w. f. McArthur, R. O. SAMS. [4th., TH. ^PHOTOGRAPHS! * PHOTOGRAPHS!!+ ALL THE LATEST STYLES, THOROUGH WoRK.MANHHil*. WARRANTED NOT SAMISF TO FADE. \< i Io.\ GUARANTEED. i'RI< ES NERY LOW. l>COIIAX? A: OiiHiicv ;»n«l I Evf A f <»AV|»OI*s.. !S. 2 5^- Store! ew Goods! New Prices! CUSTOMERS! Executor’s Sale ol Personal Property. i -):o:(- A. JONES. -)of- Heavy and Fancy Groceries, Shoes and Hardware. do; I letroit Tribune. Mi. i ra 1. Wtlinorc, a prominent iv.:! -I< ,i •( ui of San Angelo, Texas ll.i r < imndh Hiij/i’M Uolie, t'liol- < i.i nr 1 iM.irrhii a Ri-medy in Ids fain* i! t \ I'i.i evi'al iciii's as oenision re- qilh. d, and always with perfect sue- . Me sums ! find it a perfect cuiv | .r our 1I>y wlicii I roulded with c.fiic dy i iitery. I now feel that . i,ul tit i /au i-ompl< tc wit liotit a , i !• pi t ! dy at h'ltiic or on :rip a";! >n lloiiic. I’or sale by \\. J;. Du It . I llttVP just dJK'IIPaI up it IHAV 1 uixl couiplcto liuo <»l lie,'ivy iiinl Fimcv < intccrimi, Sliocs tuul I lilt'd Wiii'u iu the new j*uil<iintr ou corner of Limestone und Uoliilisoll streets. I hereby itimounee tothe|»uh- iie that J am eiuddetl to furnish goods iu my line at bottom prices. Having paid pot cash for everything I have purchased. No Cheap .lohn goods. Every thing tirst-elass. (iive me ;i call when in need • d good- in my line. K. tX. I have just received a new lot of Shoes and Hats which I will sell you very cheap. A new lot pf my Superior Axes just received. See my prices on made up suits which I am Selling at Cost. I will give you low prices on all goods in my line, such as Groceries, Dry Goods, Notions, Hardware, &c. Give me a call, 1. M, Peeler. WI LI. sell at t lie re.Mdenec of W. X. Turner, on Thickety creek, on ' Frit lay Dee. 2 s.. i}dH. the following pomomd property <>f L. A. Turner, deceased. ! 1 safe. I cupboard, t beds tea tin. 2 feather Intis. 2 straw beds.quilts, S sheets, G top sheets. I pillows, I lint n tablecloth, 1 corded table cloth, hand towels, dscls pillow slips, H blankets, 2 t liists, 2 tables, I clock, 1 hake pan. 2 small pots, 1 wash pot, 1 set andirons, !, set cups and saucers, | 12 table plates. I set cutlery. 1 set ; drinking glasses, 2 tea pots. I sugar ' dish, 2 deep dishes, 2 deep plates, 2 jiiiull howls. 2 large bowls. 1 set teu- itpooin;, I one-horse wagon, 2 ft»re planes. 2 mateli planes, I jack piano, 2 oil table cloths, i chamber mug, j ehairs. 1 crow bar, I armchair. I loom, ! pepper lio\ 1 spinning wheel, I side saddle, I sausag. grinder. (’. I\ TURNER, E xeeutoP. IX A I «I < I I ,N Staple and Fancy Groceries, I OU! eight and Givi ki;%i>i< icic.