THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , OCTOBER 7 , 18881-SIXTEEN PAGES. 15
THE CITY'S ' FIRES.
A Remarkable Decrease in the Amount
of Fires ,
The nniclnncy of the Fire Depart-
niont I he I'levntor Klre nt Hi.
Antliiiiiy'H Fnrk The Union
Ijlovnlojs.
"I * i you know tint mrrlty Is very furtiinitc
In tinin itt ! of llr.M , n iM un ulil vut rin vol
unteer Iliemnil torniHOIIIC Umouifn , ' Wr luvo
not liftd n D-icl tire IIITC for a vi-ry Innis tlnif ,
ntlicr din's of our slzi * n.ivp iwn liavlna
iinl roMly III in freipn-ntly. our dty hiis
jil I iliMi't know to hat to .ittrllmtu this ,
but I L'tvIt IH KDIK ! Itlrk couple I with th
c1Hiili > n < > of our ilopirtmrnt mill to thu
uooil > no tiiki > n of our liir u liiilMiii < and
woiittlmiH liy tin1iitihmnn I rt-niwiili-r a
llltli' inort' tlnin au1 ir lupiuf n llrutli itoc urn1' ' !
at ! ? t AnthonI'urk , > iolwci ! Mlmu-ApolH
nml. i I'JH ! Minn. , larna'-li-vntor-i lth
thalrpotu > nti , tliotminiU "if ImshpNnr wlit-ut.
wen-Intnl. 1 to th > - r mml It : is u su'illmi-
HCOIIU. nlilnlv vlslliif In txjt'i ' rltl-i. nuil nnn
wHWH'il by thoMinti'ls of jn mlc V f IIUM-
clev ilors h"ri' un I plenty or otlit-r lmllllnir- | ,
but ov < Mii funniH ! wiiliini'iioi-ontlajtutioni. I
Vns down to th" I nlon elmiiton til. ' ottior
ilaj , loutliiufiitlii-olil "vot. " "ami In 1 a mole
over tin- strut ture ami t Him II H siinijlii-'t wlMi
Htuiiilplii v iiml IMM ) nil < ) M'i tin * li'iflilmu. "ml
If a llreshonld Mt.irt th ro It would have MTV
llltli' flu MI f t" Kfl uny hi'.iihviiy. Ijne mse tliny
coul I il ! uip > th < - whole btillilltiK in n very few
tnotmu'i. I mut
Mil. IT.rMl HIII.T ,
the watchman ut the i-liiv.Uoti , nml inked him
about tlio oliuiitff for u llru lireutcttiK " "t "
"No , i.Uil Mr. Holt , 'thu rliunces ( or n llru
liprtMi'evuij Biiiiill , wo anxtiemi'ly ( envful
nnd iiluuyM mi t 10 lookmt , ami thuri' Is no
UuiucH Hiiiru'lvnt nil. At uticlit when I amim
thiu 1 visit < . \cry mink * ml i i.umv In tlio entire
Imlld MH ut Irust i wry hour , u'ul 1 m.ike u mln-
utu intpc t'nii i'Vt'1) time , uii'l should ilUnner
nny Hi It would b" a inaltepof a verv few s-c--
oiids topve mi iil.um . ulso 1 1 hiuew liter on thu
llnmeus \ . 'U ' l\.i\eno \ iloulil * eeit thut there 18
vatt i or tin- entire liullilliin "
"Yet 1 uKi''UWltii ) 'ii.our city H voivfoitil-
nixte In reinml to tires , nnd If wodo IIIIXP .1 Iliu
the llr lnddU'H\o v HUOU lmv It under i-oiitiol.
Wecja lie vt-n proud of oav di'ii.xrtment for It
Is one of thi ) very Ijejit. "
" 1 think Horn the sound of jour volcu thnt
you II.IMthe c.itar h im lilend , " continued
Mr. Holt , "and I tun toll \oii th.it you ant very
foolihh to Miller nlth Hint \\limi > < m < aueiy
enwlly linvti It cured 1 my-u f have hnd u lent-
lila tlruo with th.it dMrnsu Iml thanks t > one of
onr physicians I um i tiled of It ,
't'onie nlxor seujn vi nrs ( ? ' 1 contructetVtv
sovtr. ' eold , ami not thlnJdiin It nnjUilin ; seri
ous , I did not pay much attention to It. It eon-
It tinned to Kr.'W woisu until .soon t hod u bail
J cii8 < kr.f cut in in. .Mj heuil WHS htoiipi'd upiind
l\ continually uchlUK ; 1 would have the mo-it
Haven pains over my eyes , and myejes would
wnter nnd become Intlamel ; my nose would
stop tip. 111 stone hide then the other , and Home-
times both sides would be stopped up , torn-
pulllm : me to hieathn through my mimtn. I had
u continual dropping from my nosu Into the
book part of my" throat , which caused me to bo
hawking nnd splttinn all thu time While on
duty ut nlKlit It would bo n continual tight for
mo to keep awake , mv eyes were weak , and
thori'wnR alwavs HUCU a hsury fueling over
them that I was always sleepy. My stomarh
was In a terrible condition , f could Hearcely
keep any food on It ; my nppptlto was wry-poor
andwh.it 1 did m.inuno to ent I would often
vomit. .My nli'op did m no good : I would got
tip feellrg a tiled as I did on going to bed.
1 hn.il no ambition , no enemy , in tint , I felt
most ot thti time us though lite was not worth
living. 1 tried logetcuiedot thin tumble , and
cftor trying any amount of patent medklnex , I
grew disgusted with my futile etlorts and tried
ueveral phjsU'lans , but only with a Hlmllur re-
Multomo three or four months uu-o 1 v , , UH
rpeaklng to u friend about my trouble , nnd he
advised mt > , Just as I am advising you uovv , tn
rail on lr ) ( limit's .M. .Ionian , In the Kamgu
lllooU , corner Ptli aud llain-y streets. I c.m-
kldeied the matter and roueltided that I would
take my filemfs mhlhi * . and I called on the doctor -
tor and I am thankful to that friend , for I am n.
new man. Why I don't foul a bit like my old
self ; my head and IHHO urn always clear , my
eyes me all right and my stom.K'Iits In gooil
order , tin app"tti Is excellent and I ran cat us
of > ore. I get up now aftur u refreshing sleep ,
and fi ut like going about my work , and I huvn
no trouble to keep awake when oti duty. .Mv
ftfeuds are sin prised at the change In ino , mil
none more w > tlnin nn self .My advlso to nuy
onuxuireriiui w Ith catarrh Ls toglvu Dr. Jonliin
n trlul and ho i an nnd will euro II. "
Mr. Unit resides at No. U-CS Cistullitr street ,
nnd Is employed an night watchman at. the
Union Kluvaton and wlllcanolior.it * ! the above
testimony to nnjomi doubting It.
How Catarrh la Produced.
Although taking cold Is etui of the common
c.st and most familiar of phenomena , yet thi
ilangersof Us neglect In trearing and us ultl
mate result are not appreciated. The rule Is tr
lot It w ear Itiulf out or seemingly to. [ n a verj
luiguni'ijoiltyofci-.es , r.itihlug cold develop-
In an MI Mcic of acute Intl.imatlon of some per
tlon of tliti upper nlu pa-iingos , na being u poln
of least resistance , aiul , further , as these attack'
recur w 1th 1m reasod f reiiuem y and gravity , w i
Ttnd the morbid process localizes Itself furthe ;
down and nvurur to the vital ceutorx , IIH regard ;
the mccalled liability to take cold. It should hi
understood thut this Is diitt to un existing
chronic cat irrlnil Inltaminatlou of pet haps si
mild a tvpua * toglvo rlso to but wry trhla
KTinutnms , or even passed unnotlird ; but stll
nncxliilug catarrh , the result prob.ibly of ;
negli'iteileold and the renewed attacks to w hid
thu Individual boi times so liable , consists In tin
lighting up of the old trouble.
.An euuli fre-.lt attui-k subsides , the rliroiil
trouble makes Itself known by more decldei
nyinptoms , fresh colds occur with gieainr tia
tinem v audtherols llually rstalillshedai'liroim
eatarrn of tli. < nose and tin oat with Its man ;
annoy.inc'oi of stopped nn nose , lump of nnicu
In the throat , haw king and spitting , palu eve
pyvs nnd bildgeof nose , ilnglngor buzzing 11
ears , hacking cough , later on bud oiler w ulis
unusual dryiKv-s of nosu and throat , and llnall
graver trouble lower down In the air passage1
His tery inueli tobedeurei-ated that as a nil
nn ordinary fold Is allowed to take Its owi
course without treatment. If apart has one
become Intlumed It Is Inft In a we ikened condl
tlon w hl < h luUes rnnevvod attacks fioi'.i u rar ,
slight cause.
The country Ls Hooded with patent medicine
for thornrn of catarrh , which niu conecctoi
and made attractive ) for the. expi-estt purposed
making mnnny It Li utterly imnosslble to prc
paru n single remedy to meet the dlireiei :
pmu-ei of catairh A remedy for 0110 stngo ma
uo injurious to another. It Is Just such pienan
rations , wSth their gmirnntee euro' label 01
that have weakened the ronlldence of the grei' '
niajorltv of suuVrers ot this loathsome troubl
of having their disease skillfully treated by
plijHlcluu who has made a study of the dlseut
In Its every condition , htu devised remedle' '
mrthoiN of applying them nnd with the Inly
axperieucttof having treated thouiindii of cuat
Iwlor i vour ease comes bafore. him Thaold I
pend that "i'rocinsrtlimtlon Is the Thief f
Time" can be no bettur exemplltled than In
case of neglected catarrh.
Pciuannnlly Ijocntnd.
Dr.J.CreMip Mcl'oy. lata of IJellnvue Ho'iii
tal. New Yotk , mioccedod by Dr. nuirli
5f. Jonlan , Kt of tlid TnlTe
lty ot New Voik City. nUxi of Wiishln
ton , II , ( ' . . hn\a loc.itc.l permaucntlv In tli
ltui-o ( Itlock , Omaha , Neb. , wheio nil cnrab
rases rr truatetl Ulllful1y. ( "ousurnptloi
llrlght's | ) U nst , Uyspuushv. llheuiuiitlsm , un
all nervous dlsjosL-s. AU diseases peculiar t
3C a i ectnUr.
CATARRH CURED.
ConiulUtlon at oftlce or by uinll , ( L Ottti
hours U to 11 a. in. , U to t p. in. , 7 to. S p. m.
Sunday Hours , i'rom O n. m , ( ( > 1 p. n
Cnrrnpoudencu nvjstvrx pwrnpt nttentlon
No.leifpi-sam'.voivl uuloin accoaijxiu'.eU l.y
Mnts in stnmpo.
IN THE FEMININE DOMAIN ,
Fnct3 and Fancies of Interest to
the Fair Sox.
FASHIONABLE DRESS TINTS.
Her nHoctlon A rashlonnble Crnzo
Another Ncu "Fail" Halloween
Women as Telegraphers
mid Tlielr
Her Rejection ,
Jliilllf.
As wo plmo'l at wily poljer
Tried I liurd to read her mind ;
In the vur.ous poker KuiKUitife
"Telling" phrases sought to llnil.
Hut tnv cli'iH ' of hope.1 she scattered
As she drew , with lianil so fair ;
Picking up the cunl-t , she muttered :
"Jin k , 1 do not want to p ilr. "
Fashionable Dress Tints.
October Tunic Talk : The sombre
tints that the fall st\les tMiiffly relleet ,
as it wore , from the autumn sk.\ . are
late this , \car in casting their shadow * .
The "nine brilliancy that characturi/ed
the inidMimiiicr costume- . , and the same
quaint , nrtistic cut of drapery and lintsh
of bodice are repeated in the toilets the
lending modistes are sending out daily
to their fashionable patrons.
The shades of irray arc high in popu
larity , it is true1 : but so broken are they
with touches of bright color , pink or
blue , or even \ivid yellow , that the
Quaker tint is transformed , and is as
gay appearing IH any one of its gor
geous fellows. And in thoie interme
diary months , when the summer's festiv-
'
itiei'aro alxmt over and the winter's en
tertaining not yet begun , gray is a safe
color to adopt. Like a blnek costume , a
gray toilet is never inappropriate.
And , ag.iin , like a black coslumo/it is
susceptible of many innovations. A
dress of silver-gray eaihmero isa dainty
morning roK1 ; and ono of the most
cllective toilets worn at an early au-
ttiiiin garden-p'irty was descriptively ,
if xomcwhat curiously , termed it "Swish
costume , ' * for the reason that the tine
nccormcn-plcats of sheer gray net that
fall over a foundation skirt of concli-
hell pink silk , followed with tluttering
grace over.\ \ movement of the wearer ,
as has been predicted , lias taken
high rank in the catalogue of fashion
able colors , and one of its newest shades
is rather deep , relict-ting in varying
lights a misty yellow tint that recalls
the appearance of "absinthe , ' ' the in-
siduous French liqueur , and wins for it
that name. A leading virtue of the
new green is that it contrasts charm
ingly with the majority , if not all , of
the favorite evening hues , azuru blue ,
rose pink and lilac.
A Knslilonaldo Craze.
October Table Talk : There is a fash
ionable cra/o for writing profession
ally , bo it added and the cra/o is all
the more important and. wide-spreaa
beeuuso it is sanctioned and followed by
royal personage across the seas , and by
men and women of wealth and distinc
tion at home. All industries are praise
worthy , and tin1 ono in question no lesi
so than others , but the harmony is lost
when the no.\ notes struck are those of
simple notoriety. Women , in the fore
most ranks of society , write on how to
give and how to anpcar at large enter
tainments , and tuck into the corners of
their replete pur-es the monetary re
compense for the same , while the
craved reward is the celebrity it brings
them. When they write. well , as
they almost invariably do , the
cra/o is pardonable in all but
the leading fact that the aim is mere
publicity. The harm done is not to
themselves but to the roj'l workers in
the profession i\hose sustenance is the
fruits of their labor. Nor does the in
dustrious "fad" oud hero. The pres
ident of a leading New York bank owns
the proud distinction of being the only
person in the country who employs as
his typo-writer the charming daughter
of a' millionaire lawyer. The young
lady acknowledges with pretty candor
that she chooses to work because she
loves to , not because she needs to , for
she has all the luxuries in life that
heart can wish for. All the same she
accepts with smiling satisfaction the
weekly stipend from her employer , and
all the same she is usurping a bread
"
winner's position. It is "not often the
subject of cni/.cs affords a theme for a
sermon , and wo submit our little plaint
with an apology , with no hope that 11
may stem the current , nor dampen the
ardor of the fashionable literary as
pirants.
Another New "Fad. "
October Table Talk : It is quito t
ufad" to stroll about , at homo or abroad
whenever opportunity oilers , with t
volume of some description clasped ir
the hands. Fashion is lenient , in thai
it does not proscribe shall the book be
bound or unbound , and the practice portrays
trays well the degree of popularity en
joyed by modern authors. Wo shall
not discourage the thoughtful learnet
scribe , but point to him the well-won
simile that the bubble lloats on top
And the books in question are judgee
by the binding , for to carry a volumi
that dews not correspond with one's cos
tunic Is in ultra-bad taste.
IlitUiiwren.
Table Talk : Tim amusements of thi
eve greatly vary in different localitie
and among different people. In sonn
suctions , parties , where all the ladie
are dressed in calico or a kindred ma
tertal , and their male attendants ari
arrayed in vests , coats and neckties o
the same material , are the vogue. Fre
quently the young ladies send sufllcicn
material , like their gowns , for the gen
tlemen's outfits to the house of the per
son who gives the party. Then , on ai
evening a week previous to said party
all the gentleman invited meet am
select their materials. This they hav
made into coats , vests and necktie *
without knowing to whom they are in
debtcd.
On Halloween , as each gent walk
into the reception-room , ho selects fo
his partner tlio young ludy wearing th
gown that matches his coat. Thus , nc
cording to tradition , ho learns his fat
in the lottery of matrimony. Anothe
way is for each lady to make a neckti
from the material like the gown she 1
to wear. All these neckties are put i
a box in the gentleman' dressing roon :
and each selects what , to him , is th
prettiest and most neatly made. H
chooses , for his partner , the young lad
with gown to match.
The menu of this feast embraces nuts
apples , doughnuts and cider , and some
times a simple domestic ) cake. Th
gentlemen of the party should , to carr
out the "idea , " crack all the nuts an
then act as as waiters , passing the r <
freshments to the ladies. No servant
should appear on the ceno.
AVnir.cn us Telejjrnphers.
Globe-Democrat : There isn't a bush
spot in all New York than the opera
ing room of the Western Union Teh
graph company. I happened in thoi
a few days ago to inquire about a pros
message that had gone astray. Mai
ngur Dealoy "called up" a distant clt
to make the Inquiry for me , and will !
waiting for a reply wo fell to talking <
the 500 operators in the big room. Om
third were women. There wans't
of business , and so the oporatoi
tan
hail little to do. Some of the women
were handsome. All were tastily
dressed. The majority looked rosy and
healthy , They all were a jaunty air as
well a's fashionably cut gowns. Some
were busy sending or receiving mes
sages. Tliosc who hadn't any messages
to send were reading books or papers.
Some were engaged in fancy work or
knitting. It was a great big happy
family , and the occasional ring of a
woman's musical voice was heard above
the Niagara of clicks.
"Is the telegraph business a good ono
for women to engage in ? " I asked him.
"Yes.1 was Mr. Uoaly's reply. "A
woman who Is smart and quick and
wants to earn her own living can do so
very comfortably if she be a good ope
rator. "
"Docs the supply equal the demand ? "
"Yes. a do/.en times over , but good ,
Hinnrt women are always wanted. Wo
receive a great many applications from
women who want work. They como
from all parts of the country and are
carefully Hied away. As soon as a va
cancy occurs wo take the llrst applica
tion on file and give whoever happens
to be that lucky heroine the llrst chance.
We have applications on file now from
women received full one year and a half
ago. "
"What time is necessary to prepare a
young woman for a telegraph operator ? "
"That depends. A naturally smart
woman will learn much faster than a
womnii who isn't quick and ambitious.
Much depends upon their previous edu
cation. Women well versed in a variety
of subjects , who can read difficult man
uscript , who can spell correctly , who
can supply deficiencies in messages , in
a word , women who arc smart can be
come good operators in a year. Others
require from one to three years to be
come first-class operators. Women are
oftener more reliable than men , and wo
have some who are quito as expert as
.heir brothers of the key. How are
voinen paid ? Beginners are paid Slo a
nonth. When thc\ can oporite fairly
, vell their pay is increased to i > 2" > per
nonth. Then as they improve they are
till further advanced until they roach
lie average pay from $ - " > 0 to $7o per
nonth , according to experience and
ibility. Women operators work nine
lours a day. usually from ! ) . a. in.
0 < > : 'tO p. in. , with a half-hour
it mid-day for lunch. They are
hewn no more favors than tlio
nen. They are required to keep their
wires clean of messages. When they
: irc not engaged they may eiilior reader
or sow. paint , do fancy work or what
ever else they choose. Yes , wo have a
jood deal of talent here. Any number
> f our operators earn money after their
ogular labor is finished. Two write
or the newspapers. Others sing in
church choirs. A few give lessons in
nusie , and one teaches a dancing class
in the evening. One of our best opera
tors is Mrs. W. K. Randolph. Shu is a
widow and sings in Plymouth church
ihoir. She is also a very clover verso
ivriter , and a poem she wrote at the
, ime of Henry Ward Heooher's death
ittracted a good deal of attention. She
lias been an operator for man } * years ,
.ind is a good one , too.
"My long experience has taught mo
that , in many respects , women opera
tors are bolter workers than men , but
altogether not so useful. They are
steady , give no trouble , are absent less
'requontly that men , and seem to feel a
cecncr responsibility ! Quite a number
of women operators have been with us
Tor ten years. Their work gives them
1 deep insight into human nature. They
learn to carry themselves with dignity.
They eabt aside all frivolous ideas.
They make good wives , and their work
ilocs not unfit them for feminine duties.
Scandal ? No , sir. Never heard of any
"n all my long experience * hero. Their
presence lias a soothing effect , upon men ,
ind many a woman has listened to
CJupid's honeyed words as she sat at her
key , and has'found an honest , loving
iitisband in a near-by telegraph opera
tor. Telegraphy isn't as prosiac work
is some people imagine. There is a
heap of romance about it. What a book
some of the old operators could write. "
The IipHSon of the leaves.
Thomaa Wcnticintli lltmitiiinu , ( n the Century.
O tlion who biiirust on thy thoughtful f.ieo
Thoweanott calm that follows after grief ,
Sec how the nutumn guides each loosened
leaf
To sure repose in Us own sheltered place.
Ah , not forever whirl they in the rauo
Of wild forlornucsH louud the gathered
sheaf.
Or , hurrying onward in a rapture brief ,
Spin o'er tlie moorlands into trackless
npacol
Some hollow captures each ; some sheltering
wall
Anests the wanderer on its aimless way ;
The autumn's ' pensive beauty needs them
nil ,
And winter finds them warm , though sere
and gray.
They mil so young blossoms for the spring's
sweet call ,
Ann shield new leaflets for the burst ol
May.
m
III the Suez Canal.
Electrical World : An interesting
paper , road before * the British associa
tion by Mr. II. P. Sollon , dealt with the
results obtained by the use of the elec
tric light upon the Suez canal. Since
188i ( , steamers provided with olectrii
light plants have been allowed to gc
through the canal at night , in the man
ner which has been illustrated in oui
columns. Tlior nvigation of the canal
at night in this way has proved a great
success , as many us 1 ! > ! ) steamers passing
through by means of the electric lighl
during May last , or 43 per cent of the
total tratlie. This means to the Sue/
Canal compiny an increase * in tht
capacity ol the canal of nearly 50 pci
cent , po that a tralHo which has readier
from 7,000,000 to 8,000,000 ton !
can bo developed with ease
up _ to eleven or twelve
million tons per annum ; while thecnna
company is loft free to pursue works o
importance with greater care and econ
omy. As regards the individual steam
ersr Mr. Sollou shows that the saving
in time approaches twenty-four hours ii
a single day. Taking the average sav
incr effected by each vessel at from $351
to $ ' 00 , the annual saving to maritimi
commerce amounts , at a minimum val
uation , to close upon $ . " > 00OOQ. Mr
Sollon calls attention also to the in
crease of personal comfort derived ii
escaping some of the heat and glare o
the desert sand. In oust ) of war , as In
says , "a saving of twenty-four hour
may entail consequences not easy t
calculate ; " aud the same may bo nddci
with regard to mail matter. It was
happy thought of Mr. Sollon to brini
out these ti ures , as they enable th
publio to reali/.o tangibly the immcns
bunollts which practical electricity i
conferring on our day and generation
Could Afford to Wear Any Kind.
Chicago Tribune * "The young ma
who accompanied you to church laa
evening , Laura , " said Miss Garling
house , "has a fine , Intellectual face , bi
it seemed to mo that his pardon me-
kis trousers were somewhat baggy atth
kneos. "
' Quito likely , Irene , " replied Mis
Kajouos , with some hauteur , "Mr. Har
kinson is , if 1 mistake not , one of th
heaviest stockholders in the Baggin
Trust. "
Angostura Bitters are the best remed
for "removing indigestion. Ask you
druggist for the genuine , preparou b
Dr. J. G. B. Sicgert & Sons.
NC Tlir ALASKAN COAST ,
A PoasosglonroC-Oront Extent and
Fbs ibilitlos.
AN INTERESTING SEA VOYAGE.
A Trip Along tivMotinlalnous ( Constn
ntul Tlirouuh'tlic Calm Waters
ofttttc North-
A skn.
Chicago Times : A regular line of
toatnors plies between Portland , Ore. ,
and the milling and Hshing stations in
the territory , making bi-monthly trips
In the summer and monthly voyages in
'
the winter season. When'thu steamer
enters the Straits of Fueu the passage
is an entirely inland ono. After touch
ing at Port Townsctid , Washington
Territory , and nt Victoria. British Col
umbia , the course of the vessel is north
ward through the Gulf of Georgia , nnd
for several hundred miles of this gulf ,
with the coast of the mainland nnd the
lofty mountains of Vancouver's island
always in sight. At almost nil bca.sons
the voyage is no rougher than in a
steamboat trip down the Mississippi
river. There is no other avch a chain
of islands oil any other coast on the
face of the glebe as that \yhich stretch
es along the coast of British Columbia
and southwestern Alaska. The only
points open to the ocean between Vic
toria and Chilcat and Sltka , nearly two
thousand nautical miles , are when
Queen Charlotte's nnd Milbank sounds
are reached. Occasionally heavy
gales come in from the Pacific wheii
crossing both sounds , but the time re
quired to traverse them is HO short that
in the roughest weather only the pre
monitory symptoms of seasickness are
experienced. In scores of places , in the
many inlets between this chain of is
lands constituting the inland passage
the mountains come sujjloso to the edge
of the water that one can cast a pebble
ashore in many places. Sunken rocks
and the swiftness of the tide as it rushes
through , tliese narrow channels make
navigation exceedingly pcriluusnni ] de
mand the most careful and cautious sea
manship.
The lofty Olympia i rungo of moun
tains seems to begin in Washington
territory and extends across the front
of British Columbia , constantly in sight
from the deck of the ship , and consti
tuting all of the narrow land bolt of
outhoastern Alaska. All of the island.s
vhk'h close at the inland passage are
imply fragments of a lofty chain of
nountains which time lias broken down ,
caving peaks that rise out of the sea
ike giant pyramids clothed high up
nth pines , cedars , spruce , homloelc and
Irs , and crowned with eternal snows.
: 'he snow and plnjciers never leave the
aces of the highest mountains ot Brit-
sh Columbia andsoutheastern Alaska ,
nd one seldom gets tired of the
uriutions in .thq wonderful mountain
lieturo which is constantly proiented.
, Vhen among the islands , about which
he vessel sot ms to pick its way. the
ourist comes suddenly , in rounding the
Kind of one of thcbo inlets , upon a
range of elilTs from 1,000 to 11,000 feet
ligh. Their feet are close to the edge
> f the water , and hey rise almost per-
) endiculurly into. . ' the air , with a nar-
ow lodge here and there to mark the
afferent steps which nature took'in the
slow and wonderful change nuido in the
ecological ages pone by. His scarcely
loneoivabltt that any kind of vegetation
inn cling to the1aces of these lofty
ililfs , yet for two-thirds , of the way up
here is a dense thicket of pines , Mrs
.nd cedars , which hides the faces of the
lun and purple roek.s. From the tree
"ino to the crest nothing grows but a
.hort , greenish moss , broken hero and
here by patches of snow and Ice.
After passing Charlotte's and Mil-
Jiink sounds ono encounters quito a now
outuru in the landscape. There is the
> umo baldness in the upper surface of
the mountains which forms the shore
ino , but at intervals of two and soino-
, imes bix miles a current of water , only
& few feet wide and a few inches deep ,
trunks over tlio crest of rock , more than
thousand foot high , and tumbles
jerhnps one-third the way down , strik-
ng a ledge or resting place , and then ,
.aking another leap , like a wreath of
bam , cleans the face ot the declivity ,
until it reaches another temporary
eating place , hundreds of feet lower
ilown. and then with a dash and rearM
M to the sea. Hundreds of th se oatu-
acts. few of them with a naked leap of
ess than WO feet , dash over the rocky
escarpments on the way up through the
inland passage. In quito a number of
places they have the volume of water of
rood-sized mill-streams and dashing
'rom bueh lofty heights como down with
such a roar that they can bo heard for
several miles. Tlioy are the most iu-
tereiting features of the voyage. The
eye eventually tires of this constant
succession of llr and cedar forests cling
ing to the mountain aides for more than
A thousand miles of seneo.ist and never
out of sight. When approaching the
shore at any point we found that there
was a dense undergrowth of laurel ,
terns and vegetation of that kind , but it
was so far overshadowed by the lirs.
[ lines , and cedars that the coast line pro-
bcnted no other appearance than thatol
deti.se forest of those pines and lirs.
At intervals of forty and llfty mile'
the British Columbia coast we found at
the foot of some deep gorge , near tht
edge of the water , a lonely hut and
sometimes the cottage of a shoej
rancher. whoo Hocks Hnd their outlol
through the notch in the mountains.
Frequently those sheep ranchers use
that business simply as u blind foi
smuggling. The introduction of nV
kinds of intoxicating liquors into the
district of Alaska is prohibited by law
except according to certain prescriboi :
conditions. Nearly all these so-eallei
sheep ranchers own small schooners 01
Muucks adapted tb ontuting thoie shal
low caves among- the innumerable
islands and illetti which parallel tht
coast. They procure their contraband
liquors in British Columbia und easily
evading all the marine and customs po
lice , necessarily fneagerly provised b ;
our federal government , they sail awnj
to bomo island , nearest to a mining
cam ] ) , a fishing station , or nn Indiai
\illage and * all these are nea
the water imd < hide or each' '
their liquors until opportuuit ;
occurs to dispose of them witii safety t
themselves. FortlSiinps'oii , on the Can
ndian side , is a fifvorito rondoxvous fo
these whisky smugglers. Quite n nuin
her of theho sliepp ranchers are on th
American side , near Fort Simpson
They procure their provision supplic
on tfie British Columbia side , and undo
cover of that convoy contraband liquor
into Alaska , and then the rest is nc
difficult to mnuapc.
Of course it will ho asked why do nc
the authorities in the territories prc
vent this contraband trade ? Lot th
render for a moment consider what th
question Involves. Southeastern Alask
has a coaat line more than a thousan
milea long , that portion of the lorritor
being a strip of country not ono huu
dred miles wide , and an unbroken su <
session of mountain ranges wholly in
penetrable to any but the most hard
prospector , trapper or native ,
A glance at nnygood map of the Ps
cilic coast will show the location c
what is known us the Chilcat and th
Chllcoot country about two hundred
miles northeast 'from Sltka. There is
one large stilinon cannery near the head
of the Chilcat inlet. The principal
part of the s-ahiion catch is mmie by the
Indians , who go by the name of Chll-
cats and Chilcoots. They have no tri
bal relations such as exist among the
Indians east of the Hooky mountains ,
Curtain among them who are heads of
families that Is , who are nblo to have
three or four quaw.as wives assume a
sort of chieftainship , and when they
can got liquor start out to raise cain on
a large scale. For several weeks some
reckless white men and HiH-iian half-
breeds have been among them , and with
crude stills inmlc from old tin cans ,
abundance of which they Unit about the
llflh canneries , distilled from mobiles a
kind of drink that "makes the drunk
como. " and in all that time there has
boon a perfect pandemonium among
the natives. Ono native who has
as-turned a sort of chieftain-
hlp among them , and boasting
of killing his seventh Indian in an af
fray , is the ringleader in thisbacchanal ,
and to signali/.e the occasion , took the
pains , during the recent spree , to cut
olT the no e and ears of one of his own
tribe against whom he had a grudge.
The federal olllcera at .luneau , a day's
steaming distant , hearing of tlio out
rage , went in a boat to the scene to
arn-st him , but by the time they got
there ho had slunk away into the deep
mountain recesses near by to remain
until all danger is past.
The natives on this coast are gen
erally described as Indians. In many
respects they resemble the Indians of
the western plains , hut it requires no
very nice discriminating qualities to
see that there are very marked distinct
ive characteristics in the coast natives.
They are in the lirst place decidedly
Mongolian in face and feature. Their
faces are Hat and there are few of them
with high check bones such as clmrao-
teri/o the native races east of the lloelcy
mountains. Manyof the women have the
almond eyes of the Mongolian.and when
liquor is kept from them they are a
patient and industrious people. Among
the natives east of tlio Koeky mountains
the women do all the drudgery of the
village or of the hut. Among the na
tives of the Alaskan coast and the
Alexandrian archipelago the women
are the privileged ox and the men do
all that is neee.ssary to bo done , not
only in providing food for the family ,
but in nearly every other respect about
such homes as they have. The canoe
or yellow cedar dug-out is as necessary
an adjunct to the native Alaskan family
as the pony is to the Sioux or other In
dian of the western plains. The Alas
kan scarcely ever ventures twenty miles
from water into the interior. What
hunting of boar and deer ho does to
supplement his food supply of Hsh is in
the dense spruce and hemlock forerts
"
close to the" inlet , and game of that
kind has never yet become so scarce as
to render it necessary for him \cnture
farther into the interior in search of it.
There is not a point on the coast
whore he is kept in subjection , where
ho is docile and tractable at all , except
by fear. Ordinary firearms have no
terror for him , but ho is in constant
dread of the Galling gun or of the brass
"lowit/.er of the revenue cutter. Some
curs ago the natives of Killisnoo. a
lishing village about seventy miles from
Sitka , became unruly and seemed irre
pressible except by the most urgent dis
play and exercise of force. The Sara-
uic was sent to the point. A few shells
directed upon their huts on the beach ,
ind a few rounds from a Gatling gun
.aught them a lesson which they have
lover since forgotten. The revenue
mttcr Pinta is stationed atSltka. Two
of the ten-pounders are on the verge of
the old Russian grass-covered plazn , or
parade ground , their muzzles directed
toward the bay ; and there is not a na
tive on his way to the Greek church
service but gives these naval bulldogs a
look askance , mentally considering how
quickly those guns might bo whirled
around and pointed and tired upon the
Indian village of comfortable houses
which line the beach to the northward
of the whites' quarters and the govern
ment buildings. J. II. K.
In tlio Fall.
1'MCft.
In the fall , a plosslor cluster comes upon the
summer suit :
liussut shoes ami shirts of flannel f.ulo away
in disrepute.
In the fall the .voting man sadly g.i/cs on the
fashion-plate ;
Last spring's overcoat must cover faded
splendor out of date.
Iliw
Minneapolis Tribune : The failure of
the preachers' base ball nine to ma-
teriali/o has loft a void in the breast of
many base ball maniacs which cannot bo
tilled this year. The failure was duo tea
a variety of causes , among which wore
too much dignity , too little muscle , dan
ger of mutilation , disbelief in base ball
and fear of defeat. Rev. G. L. Morrlll ,
who was relied upon to cover one of the
bags , refused because of his hands.
Mr. Merrill is an organist and has to
keep his lingers in condition to manipu
late the keys. Ho would just , as soon
play as preach , and bus been known to
do 'both. Ono morning when the or
ganist of Calvary church did not appear
tlio deacons were surprised to see their
pastor vault over the rail into the organ
loft , pull out all the stops and let her
go , not Gallagher , but to the tune of
the morning hymn. Under the circum
stances ho could not take the chances
of catching a liner on his dexter linger.
Hort-1'orU'n Acid I'hoHpliatc ,
A Hralu anil Nerve Fooil ,
( or lecturers , teaclior , Htiulonln , cler-
Kj-nir > n , lawyers , anil bruin-workurH
Our customers will take not-
,100 , , that notwithstanding the
confusion incident to the im-j
Iprovoments being made in our
jplace of business , we are In ,
'continual ' receipt of now goodsi
land are ready to servo ourj
| friends to the best of our ability. ,
The temporary disorder is only !
a matter of a few days , after' '
which we are confident our
fresh attractions and increased
facilities must speak for them
selves.
VI nU C Y nnn al1 urinary trouble easily , nulcl
MUHCI ly und aafely cured by DOCUTA Car
sulcs , bevorcst cases cured In auvcn days , go !
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-In tills popular priced shoe. we
$3 have without.i doubt the best as
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ba regarded us incurable until the diseased
01 can is de stroymt fozterthau ttcanbn rnpalred.
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