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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1898)
r ' 7'L ' 1'111 ! U111A1tA 11A1 J. Y 151 : N : : ' 1'dti U i(5 JA r , J U1 1 7 , 1898. U IJ T BITS Ul NAVY ' LIFE Some Things the Fresh Water Sailor Must Lcarn in the Service , JACK TAR'S QUEER INSTITUTIONS ] Itinstrei Shmvs , innetnsr and fist 'Iruo Rnn' + Itnud-Vorbtddca Itccre- a11ua Itrhf eeu 1/eekN-Scr cn llells Ccreuruuy , Rome of the "treeh water" aallora of the nnvol rnIHtln have had to learn a good many things since they became rnembern of Uncle Sinn's war navy. Their experiences Nava been lhoae of every civilian who enters ilia naval service in acquiring the rent salty flavor of the Rea. The moment he steps tool on board ahlp he realizes that he t Indeed n Rtrnnger In a strange land. lie discovers that he must Icnrn a new language unit cut the tenor of his future ) rxleleicc by a different niensure from Bunt Jo which he has been nccusttunul , The Very flret thing he noltce8 IR that the cur' Iilnitl points of tnia 1100)0 ) cotn11nt49 are last to him , lie no longer goes upstairs , but en deck. For downstnirs ha goes below and InRtead of front and rear he fluids thnt In nnvnl parlance they are fora stud aft. The aords'lloor nod fall and stairs urn forhklden hirn , 1Vhero he wniks Is on the leek. He leans ngnhlat a bulkhead and ascends or descends n ladder. fly the lime he Is n nuntth In the serv'ico ho fluids that he Is supposed to honor with a salute not only every superior umcer , but two lnaul- t . . i(6 i , ( : / : H. tTh1 \ 'll 14 I 111 i ' . I G I ( . ' f r 11 , . J - \ I r , , b * y , . f a P t I \ \ . \ t , I 1- TII ( : "F00-F00" BAN B , U , S. S , NEW YORK. mate objects as well One of these Is the flag and the other Is a division of the ship called the qunrlerdcck. At 8 in the loco- Ing and at sunset In the evening together I 'with hls mates , he faces aft and reverently ( , hares his head as Old Glory is raised or lowered. As a patriotic citizen he likes the ) curenmty , tuid menus it wlien he does honor to the flag of his country , lie learns In q , time that thin renson lie must touch his cap Y whet he slops a1 the quarterdeck Is he- cause R la the scat of nuthortty , mid that Its snow-a9mito platlkti represent the foun- taut-head of all discipline , The ( tunrterde.k Court. I It is here that thin captain holds sway and the ollicer of the desk , who Is in charge of 'I the entire ship during his watch , Issues hits orders. Court Is held here near the mainmast - mast , which Is the forward boundary of the t ; k i i r I I ' ! ( \ 1l r ' a tr I / ' ' % I t 4 \L . ; It raa.a \ 2 I 1 I l it I \ \ w , A QUIET GAMR 'TIVEEN ' DECKS. qunrlerdcck , and the long list of puulslI meals for Infractions of naval laws , are meted out to the oftciidci. 1 him former years cohmutmlers of naval vessels - sels howl greater lathude in the matter of punishments than today. 11'hen flogging and ' keelimmmiing were la vogue a eaptaln could sentence one of his crew to almost anything , but now the rules nnil rrgulatlona Issued front 1Vnshinglun cover the majority of cases , It is onlydor minor offenses that limo commander of a man-of-war can distribute justice. Ito generally holds court on the quarterdeck - deck several thew n week. There , assisted by the executive o111cer , ) me gives one man three mouths' restriction to the slip for smoking out of hours , another a week's extra bright-work cleaning for being late l with his hammock , and still another a month's restriction for being over leave. To limo casual observer these world seem snapshot judgments , but , In fact , they have been detormirlned bcforelialul In an interview t with time executive ollicer. When a case ie ( grave enough to warrant a more severe pun' tslanent the nlfender Is placed under arrest and held for sumnmary or general court- . 7'w ) captain of n war ship also has the pnwer to order a man ronflned iii the "brig ; ' a snmall cell 'twcen decks , for periods of froth one to Ilv'e days on full diet , or bread nail water. As l1 pollee courts ashore , puulshments differ on different ships. Some captains are known for tint' ' picturesqueness of their pun- jslunt'ms nail others are famed , like time Into Judge Duffy of Nrw Turk , for their Soloman- hike judgments , Many mt erring sailor has escaped the prually' of his ) nlsdceds by laughing discreetly at his cotnnandtng ottlcer's bad puns. Thu captain of thlo old Kearsarge , during 0110 of its early crplses , laid great stress on ridirulu as a penally. Ito spent a part of his tune un'eitlng new mud hovel puneh- ! hlOnt9 for his crew , sonic of u hiclm proved useful , while others only brought ridicule to hits own door. Ono of his most successful was the calling out of the puulshrncnt and time crime at every bull by time culprit. For Instance , a sailor named Jack lirown , w'ho had beet brought to look for fighting , would be romupelled to take his stand or the break of the forecastle during the evening hours , and , al each bell , shout lustily : 'Seven bells , and here stands Jack Brown , first. loafer of the forward pivot , been a $ mnshblg of 11111 Jones In the nose , "Seven bells , " Shlphuttrd hit 'rrNlonll , in time of peace the monotony of ship' hoard life ii felt to a considerable extent by the 400 or 600 met crowded i1 the conflned spare representing thin modern battleship er cruiser , Thu nmauy hours between 630 ; It the morning and Ja30 al nigh ( are not nil taken up with work and drills , and the men are lord pushed to And amusehiet. Chtss and checkers , backgauanon and dominoea are in demand , and seine even gut up i1 little gone of ball In the superstructure , Card41 are tabooed oa board the majorlly ut 1r / y vessels but there and i , are ways means by which many a quiet game of poker can be played. Empty coal bunkers are utilised , t and in these foul , confined compartments sailors , martnes and firemen gather long after taps to risk their monthly money In 1 the elusive Jackpot. Poker Is not the only game played , flanker , faro , 011(1 In fact almost any gamb flag game can he found in progress deep down In the lower regions of the hull. Cases have been known where complete roulette and keno outfits have been smuggled on board to find a resting place Ih one of lho empty coal bunkers , Then it Is that the executive officer , who always has a paternal regard for the members of his crew , sets to wondering why John Sullivan , the fireman , is so extremely flush with money , while divers other firemen , coal heavers and deckhands - hands are short Among the legitimate amusements indulged - dulged in by Uncle Satn's sailors arc the giving of minstrel and other thealrjcal performances - formances on board ship , A surprising amount of local talent can he found in al- moat every crew , and It Is not an uncommon thing to discover that one of the marine guard has been a real actor in his time. Unnppreciattvo audiences and the decline of time stage have driven him to enMat and he finds ale dally bread In carrying a musket for his government. It is in the matter of stage and stage properties that the sailor minstrels find Ithemselves handicapped , Thin modems war ishli Is so cut up with steel bulkhends that is lmard to find a compartment large enough for the purpose. The gun or berth deck is generally selected , and ono cud is divided otT for the stage , pressing rooms are provided on each side by stretching canvas - vas walls. Thin curtain is a part of the main deci ( nsvnltmg fixed by the ship's car- penter so it rut be raised or lowered like a sail. It Ii ; an easy task for the electrician to eoilrtve footlights from his store of 1)ort- able electric lamps , ht seatlug the audience the omcers are plneed ht the front rows , and the enlisted portion of the crew left to find resting places On the muss benches arranged in time rear. 1Vhnt the improvised theater lacks in regulation - lation fittings is made up by the picturesque draping of many colored flags avhich trans- forltis the compartment line a veritable bower of beauty. In the selection of plays preference is given to the comic , and the broader the snbjeet the better Jackie likes it. The jokes used In the minstrel performances are usually home made and they consist mainly or hits at local officers and favorite members - bers of the crews. It Is sometimes neecs- sary for the executive omccr to exercise n censorship over the list of jokes to prevent , the jolly utnstrels from dwelling too severely - verely on the shortcomings of the officers. ] t is hardly conducive to strict discipline to hear the end man , a marina in his first' enlistment , ask Mr. "Jehnsing" the differ-I unco between the navigator and a deep sea sponge , and then add that the sponge nb sorbs voten ; or to ask why the paymaster Is like a poor dummy maker , and give as the reason because he is generally wrong in his figures , The ' 'Fen-b ' oo'r Ilnntl. Theo naval regulations state that each fiagsbulp shall carry n band of a certain number of pieces , but uoth'ng ' is said , f the bands to be found on almost every other ship in the service. These latter hands nre neither mnlformed nor led by a dlsliugutehcd baton-wielder. They are , In fact , lnadu up of nurstcally Inclined nwuubera of the crew , svho get together , collect .t suns of money' ' tluough voluntary contrlbntioms , and form want has long been known as a "Foo foo" hand , In the service , and they are generally played by Scandinavian members of the crew , if ( hero is anything more doleful or annoying than a Danish air played on a German nQ- cordlon it Is yet to be found. There is a tradition in the service that many years ago a marine attached to one of our war ships was foolhardy enough to practice do a flute one evening , lie never got beyond the sec' and note. to music ns a means of/amusement AIII4 Is dam Ing. Sailors are naturally nlmbte footed , anti it does not lake long for them to acqulro the art. After the smoking lamp is lighted in the evening on board the flagship - ship the band , using stringed instruments , plays popular airs anti the port gangway Is given over to the members of the crew who wish to dance. Stag parties only are allowed except when the officers gyve a dance and reception to their fair friends usltore , In quadrilles anti all square dances the "woman" is designated by n piece of spun yarn fastened about the left arm. - planer It fa a far cry front 'music Anti dancing to time inspection of bean soup an salt horse , but In treating of the oddities of naval life a certain ceremony tthily enacted on board Uncle Sam's war ships must not be passed over. In 'these litter days lid United States government looks well after tlla comulissary department of time navy. Contractors are required to furnish good ; food and the naval cooks are compelled to cook It in n palatable manner. In the old reglnlo mouldy biscuit , rancid soup anti salt horse with an odor like a Chinese war uhls ' silo were supposed to be good enough for the man forward , lie got what the nulhori- ties wished to give him , and If he grumbled , an extra doss of the "cat" wns ndded to his portion. In thcae times time naval menu Is good , nil to see that It is perfect it is required of the officer of the vntch that a sample of the crew's dinner be olllelnlly tasted by him exactly at seven bells , 1130 ; o'clock. This duty must not be pcrftuictorlly per' formed , but the spoon lutist be dipped In to the pot of soup mad the contents carried thence to that open mouth of the officer , lie hoist eat a generous portion of the beef amid theti announce to tine ship's cook , who Is the bearer of the sample , that the dinner is all right or otherwise. Thls duty is not a hardship when the proviois hours of the watcht have bean spent by the officer in an appetite.-pralucing walk along n breezy deck , but it is seldom the kid containing tire sample Is m.tteriall lightened of Its load. It tit : cerenlouy answers 1o other ] ntr- pose It certainly forms a picturesque scene to see a nattily-uniformed officer eating bean soup out of a tin pan in full view of chance visitors , who are generally of the fair sex , It Is spectacles and incidents of this kind that serve to lend an' air of originality to life hr the United States naval service , mid to make the ollicers amid sailors a class apart. A Co l.l.tL'SI :10 110011. ItnrngeM or 1lroulh and ItnMImiMM Ir- rl't'NMlul l1 .tIISI ml Iii. The few Items of news that appeared at intervals about the great drought in Austra- h a during the last summer conveyed but a faint idea of the reality , either of the sulfe- ing ! t caused or the commercial Injury it inflicted , relates flue New York Sun. 'fhe fact that no less than about S,000,000 sheep perished of hunger anti thirst in New South Wales alone gives perhaps the best measurement - ment of the effects of the parching wlutls aid the scorching suns of the Australasian skies : The other colonies suffered in the same usny , with the result that the stock of sheep has been steadily diuitfshing and Is now esthnated at 104,000,000 , against 1124 500,000 in 1891 and 1:0,000,000 In 18J3. Tire effect on the value of thin wool output has been serious. For the season of 1893 the total value reached over $111,500,000 , and in 1890 , 5115,815,000 ; but time total for the current year is estimated to be the lowest slice 1889 anti there has been a decIne ! in the quantity produced every year since 1S94. The prospect opened up by the retrogression thus manifested in the naln article of Australian - tralian trade is causing those British dnnn- ciers interested in Australian investor , nts a good deal of anxiety. The other articles of Australian export , such as cheese , butler , , dead meats and horses anti cattle , have ( o tweet the competition of other countries , and , taken together with time exports of gold and coal , are about the only lhlugs they have to meet their liabilities , The cry , as everywhere else , is for a ( larger market and better prices. The home market expands very slowly and is not increasing - creasing in purchnsing capacity , while ha- migration has almost ceased. Time two great troubles of Australia are its renmtphess from the European and American markets and the colossal iudebledncss that has beca piled up by all the colonies , nggregating 51,137,332,000 for barely 5,000,000 of populn tion. Railways and other public workafor a populatlon far beyond thosg JISurgsavvere constructed with these borrowed millions and now there 1R leksenitlg"use for the former and the burden of the latter iy beyond - yond the means bf endurance. In other words , the country has been artificially developed - veloped anti is 1 ow suffering thin penalty of Improvtdeuce. llucklee's trnlea . Time best salve in the void for cuts , bruises , sores , ulcers , salt -rheum , fever sores , tetter , chapped hoods , chilblains , corns , and all skin erujdietts , and'posilively cures piles , or no pay required. It is guaranteed - anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded , I'rice 25 cents per box. For sale by Kuhn & Co. ( 'unlldwu'r ( luurc on Iht Troy , Chicago Tribune : Mr. Tucker-Totnmy , you know I generally give you a dollar'to spend for firecrackers anti torpedoes on the Fourth , Suppose , now , tads year you i10 = wotu half of it to Um relief fend fur the families of time soldiers who have gone to the war , ! t will do n grent denl store oed i jti Ac : . , , i. % 131 i1 T 1 ra 9/ , / f ' 4th t F . s 1I ) - - INSPECTING TIIE CREW'S IINNER ( A DAILY 7.11ELLS CEItEM01Y , To those who have Lad expcrlnca thr solo ntsslou of these 'mF'oo too' batrds aeons to be the murder of all peace amid quiet. The band , consisting generally of a couple of gullurs , a ha da , totnborine , snare drum , several brass horns and a triangle or two , assenibl s on the forecastle after supper and plays a useuC collection of airs to time satisfaction of the tiwrut rs and the great nuumacnenl of neiga'1t ll'g ships , It is really a harmless dlcrsloa , and the souudhig of laps at 930 ; 1eeps it from be- condos u burden , Thu music "F'oo foo" of the band is cbarniiug compared to that rendered by the accordion players found on every ship , Ac- curdiuus are knowu as "la and out jiggers" Iii that wny than to spend it for same- lhming that merely makes a noise , " Tonnny ( with some reluctance-AIL ) right. I'll let half of it go for that. Mr. Tucker-You're a good boy , Totmirny , and 1 shall not let you outdo mo in this glorious work , I'll devote the 'other half to the ankle purpose , Morfulily Slnllsties. Tina following births and deaths were rcportell to time heattiu conntssioner during the tweuly-four hours ending at noon yesterday - day : Ihlrlhs-John hi. hi , Orton , 4508 Sherman avenue , boy , Deallms-Fred W. Pickens , honey Creek , In. . 37 years , suicide ; Milton l'aui Nixon , 3028 Charles , 18 days , G CTTIIU IIICI I 'DGF TII 1C ' ARMY Sutlers and Others Ooining Money at the Ohickamaao Jlrfiitiry Oamt ) A KIONDIKE FOR ( PUSHING PEDDLERS ( low the Thrlfty Nake Advnntnge of the ( inldcu Olgi n'Iunlty-"The rttkgest Snap tithe Suutlu r.xr Rtrrroh" Although the festive 'sutlers of civil wn'r fame-the vultures who follow In the wake of armies-have been excluded from line army 1n Cuba and from military camps , they have swarmed on the edges of the reser- vatlon and are doing the fabled land olnce business. A correspondent of the Baltimore - more American , who has made the'rounds of the camps of the sutlers , gives an ma- tcresling account of their methods anti their prosperity. Sutlers among the numerous camps at Cldckamauga , he writes , have struck a rich little Klondike without going to the expense - pense of rigging themselves out with frigid zone pnntphernulla. An arnu camp of tiny size without a sutler , with itla well-stocked store on wheels , 'would not be nn up-to-date afialr ; hence , not a success front one point of view. Many a retired merclmaht today owes iris fortune to the handsome little start he rechived during time strife back in the sixties , as he raked in the uickles mud ditties train the hungry and thirsty 'soldiers , to whom n stltier's wagon was n most w'cl- conlc guest. During time first week of time voltmntecr army's slay tt Chickamauga one sutler alone took it enough money to pay for ills outfit , including the horse anti wagon , anti was something like 550 ahead , Ile uvas a traveling salesmnu for n New York house , and quito well known la Uailimore. Ile followed an Indiana regiment of volunteers to Chlckmnaugn with limo lulcntimt of m1- listing at the first opportuuity. lie etmnged Ids iii tmid at meeting n busy lemonnde vender - der in a shady nook on the roadside. The next day he bargnlmed for nu outfit , mud today lre is doubtless worth $3,000 or St,000 , it not more , l1 hard cash. Shut ( tut al 'I'nuipa. At Tampa time sutler hasn't time oppoe- tunny to make money as rapidly as at . Thu camps at 'rtunpa are near the city , wldle the comps at Chick- mmnuga are miles distant from Chattanooga , time nearest city. Through tut uuforutlmta eircutnslmtce , life soldier at Chickummtgn is not allowed outside the park , except by Special permissimt , nod then only for n thumu sullcleut to visit Chattanooga , make htls purchnses , return straightway and report to his cumutnldiug officer. This rigid rule m Is the result of a Neu' York soldier's insult i to a young lady In a Chattanooga store. The soldier vas arrested 'by the civil aullioritiea I pod toned over to Goteral Brooke The city was upset over the occnrrenee , and mt l Frren' ; petitiua scat to camp. Pi'oumiscuous visiting was slopped tortihaitli. ' 1'hc sutler reaped the benefits , while the city merchants suueled. As one stmt-r : ably coined money , ammothcr one got in the gatne , and the visitor wet a aul.po.e the trade ov'eruii , but it Isn't. hl wagon , no matter ] mow' numerous , has its patrons , anti long before the wheels come to a mead 51.01) the vehicle is completely surrounded witht soldiers clamorItg for fruits , candles. sandwiches amt cool drlttits. I The Aumerican's correspondent , who ac- j conpauicd the Fifth Maryland regiment , was iIcked , up along time dusty amid hot roadside - side by a : ' sutler o1 the way to camp time day the reglnent arrived. Thu eorresboud- cnt was ass.trc4 by the "Intowing ones" in Baltimore that Chlcknnmauga Park was three I miles from Chattanooga , anti reached by breezy trolley cars , 1Vhen the train bear- lug the regimcht pulled in at a busy place I called Cilico , Colonel Coale was told that a wreck at Itossville , tlmrce miles distant , had blocked the tiny to Chlcknmatga , and that the Fifth would probably have to spend the day abeaud time trafu , ! t was hot enough to cook eggs on the cross-lies and water was conspicuous by its absence. The two days' ratlous , dealt out at I'Imilico , had about become exhausted nod food was the cryAfter After walking an hour or co I was told that the park was about ten miles di taut. A carriage was not to be had for love or money. Eo far us the tioiley car was concerned - cerned , time tracks were not even laid , An approachtng sutler pitted me , made room for mo l1 his wagon amid in that way i finally rcaclied camp. There appeared to be hundreds - dreds of shuilnr uvagone about the grounds , i but that fact didn't trouble my rescuer , lie had been doers before. In lees than five minutes alter our arrival the wagon was empty and the sutler had time money in hia pocket. All flit' iClondikr They 'Viutt. "This is the biggest snap we people of the south ever struck , " salmi my sutler friend , with a smile almost as broad as his homu mnde straw ( mat , that looked as though it had seen Imnrd service iii the late war. At every turn In lw road there was u ver- Ideatlon of the renmark. Every noun , worm a or child wino could beg , borrow or buy a torso amid tap , or a mimic , for that matter , Lad a load of salenbles nnmong the soldiers before the tiny was many nnnutes old , lIe- sides , there were enterprising young root front time far north amid west , who had tetn- porary sheds put imp along the roadsfdo in a ecol spot al tin foot of a rugged hill , within a stone's throw of the park limits. These hero numerous amid the business they did in one day seenuvl equal to a w'eek's sales in a dry goods store around holiday time. But time most unique business of all was the house wagon , There were hundreds of them and they contained everylllitmg , frohi a button or a row of pins to time half of a beef , coal oil , candles , clothing , pies , cakes , bread , candles , writing paper , pens , pencils , envelnpes nod stamps , . + Every natural want % as supplied at prices "varying from those charged by the shoestrlug vender to the big , rlrh city rnerclmant , tvimo caters to Charles street shoppers , These , vagoms were in one camp one tiny and inlanother the next. The money the owners mantle was simply nsten- islhing , and yet time soldiers did not sees to spend much , tor casb'xvas mighty scarce , even among many of the officers , Ivt'ryhody : ' fiikrs alone } ' . Thrifty people make nrnuey al Chickamauga - mauga in all sorts of ( ways. The sutler no sooner arrived and began raklug in plies of loose change mnong'time ' thousands of sot. tilers than another clots Imegnn putllmg up temporary frame lmousestaud supplying themim with cols and otherdrheap hotel paraplmer- nalla , including mess tables , the stragglers and money-makers put sup over tight , and here also thieves mad htmltmiglil prowlers got in their work for awhile , The hackman is making a fortune out of the camp at Cldekarnauga. Every man whia owns any kind of a rig presses it into service - ice , and has all he can do. Thu rates vary according to the size of the vehicle , For tustance , the majority of time drivers will haul a load of not less than ten out to cmunp from Chattanooga for 60 cents a heath lie will not , however , drive over tlmu camp , lie stops at a certain point , A buggy costs $4 on week days and $5 on a Sunday. Two persons can make the trip in a two-seated phaeton for from $3 to $4. If they want to drive over time camp , So the hackmen had pretty much lhelr awn way , and soon became - came thmo most independent class in the whole section. A steadfast growth of half a century tells what Cook's itupurlal Champagne , extra dry , ! s. Gold medal , World' Falr , IN AAVAL.1 ? Clit. . A 1'eni rlennin I'Urtrlm Tells Isla 17x. perlenrr nl t ltllkrrrlt. Aflllon Dlsck , who 11veu near this town , returned home last week from a Journey to llte gold Aeltis of Alaska , relates the 1'unxulagney ( Pit. ) Spirit , lie was caught , with 200 others , l1 the grtal snow slide in Chllkdot Pass , Aprll S , in wLlch Mrs. Max' son of that place , lost her life , and had a thrilling experience amid an nuuost miraculous - ulous escape from death. Ile was burled under twenty-live feel of snow for eight hours , nnti was finally dug out alive , but so much the the worse for time accit1enttimat lie found ft uupossible to proceed on his journey , the long interment uoder the snow having so Injuucd his lungs as to produce violent hemorrhages. It is interesting to hear Mr. Black tell of his cvperteuce and of the wickedness of the average Kloudtkor , "As soon as you get on lime trail , " he says , "Sunday school 1s out , There's no furtFicr use for hymn hooks and prpycr nlettlug ( arc hot In It. " There were about 200 people in time patty vIIh whom Mr. Itlnck enlero. Chilkoot ] 'ass , They had , pitched tlmeir tents to rest and' recuperate , wlrcn , a snow'siimjo came 1llowu upon them , coveting timeir tents , After considerable labor they alt mnnnged to get out. They concluded to get through the pass as quickly as possible and for that 1)ur pose all took hold of a lomig rope , with the guide in front , Mrs , t1axson , who had been covered up with salty once , wits discouraged and hysterical. She said she would go no furllmer. She would lie right down tltero and die rather than attempt to go tiurough the pass. She was urged to tnlme held of the rope , but would not. Two or lhreo atal- tvart mien offered to carry her , saying they would not ga and leave n vomman to tile. She uvould not be carried , While they parleyed for ten minutes the second slide comae , w'lrich they would , have escaped had there been no delay , About a tumdred of them were caught beneath twenty-five or thirty feet of snow' . Those \lm m were not caught by time lido wont to work tit mace to tik ! the others out. ! t was n slow and arduous Invc : and out of milhely-one persons thus buried only seven were tnkcn out alive , One of thcau was Milton Block. . Time slde ! occurred at 9 o'clock in tlm ' morning amid he remnlued burled mull 5 o'clock in the evullnk , 'Joe peculiarity of lids at tuatlon wham covered up with ( lie shop , Mr. Black rays , was that lie could hear just as well as dough he had teem in the open air. Time groans , prayers , hnmen pilots amid curses of those beneath time avalanche were Ph iiial ) ' mldIhia. Some prayed fervently , bade goodby to their near frleimds and gave up. Others cursed their fate and used their last breath to utter profanity. "l nmdu ill illy mind , " said Black , "that I would die as [ hind lived and that it was tie usu to pray at that stage of the game , It seemed to lime that I got n Lrcnth nimout every live ntlutmtes. 1 lmd little hope of es- ciqmc , but resolved to live as long as I cotiml. Time snow was packed so tightly about mime that I could hot move a traction of au Inch , i thought every lime I got a breatlm of air that that was Amy last one , lint 1 never became unconscious and 1t seencd to nmc that 1 hall been there at least a week when a slmvel struck nay almoulmier and 1 heard a velcc saying : " ' 1 ! nave struck a mama. " 'Is lie dead or alive ? ' said another voice. " ' 1 don't know , ' nuswcred the nman ssith the shovel , and he soon and my lmemmd uncovered - covered , 11'hen I got n good breath of air I felt that I was all right anti I said : 'Thera is a weaan right in front of me. Dig her alit 1 lave air now anti can wait. ' They then proceeded to liilcorer Mrs. Maxson. But she was dead , You can form some idea of how solidly tmo ! snow was packed , " continued Mr. flinch , 'when I tell you that when they' 11nd tae nil uncovered but one leg imp to the hip I could not get out until I the snow was all shoveled away from it. I would tat go through that experience again for all time gold on time Klondihe. " r "Isaf "eredhotorturesof toe dnuumed with protrudlog piles hrouglit at by constipation - tion with abieh I , vas afflicted for twenty years. I ran across your CASCARI.TS In the town of Newell , 1a , anti never feuod anything to dual them. Today I am entirely free from pries and ( eel like n new man. " C. B. Ketrz,1411 Jones St. , Sioux Ctty , Ia. CANDY CATHARTIC ( aAD ! M. & ( axansraeo 4' . Pleasant , l'nlatabm ! , Potent , Taste Gael , 1)0 Good , Never Sicken , lveakelt. or Gripe. Inc , 2)C. We. CURE COfISTlt'ATION. at"nor ll.a.l , f.epn , , f4ine + , ncnlr.m , a.-rerL 311 Nq , Inldand irnaranteed by all drng- rlo 11/ H , glhtsto ( .tiCJ1'ottaccO habit wIn , : % OTHERS FAil. CTSULT ! 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