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THE OMAHA DAtLY BEE : iATUBDAY , DECEMBER 8 , 189-1.
TOYS DO3LLS
GAMES BOOKS
GRAND OPENING Appropriate for
JUVENILE ENJOYMENT
of our and instruction.
TOY A LIMITLESS
DEPARTMENT ASSORTMENT
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in the basement tomorrow , of everything that diverts child
The wonders of Fairyland are hood's hours. Wood , iron , tin ,
deposited in this gorgeous dis and combination toys of all
play of Christmas goods. kinds.
Toys from Germany , Toys from France , Austria and America wherever they make
Toys , A thousand varieties precludes the possibility of quoting prices , but they begin at 5c
and climb to anypoint your purse can stand. We call especial attention to our 25c , 45c and
95c bargain tables and to our immense variety of dolls of every conceivable kind. VISIT
US TODAY and bring- the children.
CANDY.
The sweetest depart
ment in the big store
such prices as these are
what accounts for the
increasing trade.
Choice mixtures. 7c pound.
Taffy , fresh daily , lOc pound.
Chocolate cream , 18c pound.
1'ouncl box assorted creams , 25c.
Uutterscotch wafers , 20o pound.
13cst hand made creams , 40c pound. .
Buy your Christmas
candies here and save ,
money.
HAIR CJ-.OTH.
You all know how
scarce this article is
almost as scarce as
money We have just
received a big supply
and can furnish you
with the quality you
want.
MORSE DRY
GOODS CO.
High Grade Ore in the Independence at
Cripple Greek.
SEVERAL MILLIONS ALREADY IN S.GHT
Itloh Ore Specimens KXJliWted at Sllverton
1'rovo's i'rojoctcd Power 1'luiit C'od-
ttili Trade In the Mortti 1'ucinc
No IT 8 at the Northwest.
The ore which Is now being sent to Den
ver from the winze which Is being sunk from
itbe first to the second levels In the Independ
ence , and that which Is being taken out both
north and south In driving the second level ,
is by far the highest grade ore ever shipped
from this mine , says a Cripple Creek special
to the Denver News. It was calculated by
on expert several months ago that If the ore
would hold out as rich and the pay streak
remain as wide In the second level of the
Independence as It. was In the first there
would bo over $1,700,000 worth of ore In
sight when the level was driven along the
entire length of the ore chute , which was
about 350 feet. The present Indications ore
that the length of the ore chute will be at
least 400 feet In the lower level and the ore
body Is fully as wide and will average at
least 100 per cent more per ton In gold.
The returns from the several hundred tons
shipped have not been received yet , but the
numerous assays made would Indicate that
the ere will run from $200 to $350 per ton.
At present about thirty tons Is the dally out
put of the mine , which will be Increased to
sixty tons as soon as sloping Is commenced.
A hoisting plant , ore and shaft houses are
Ijelng erected on the Scranton , the new
shipper belonging to the Portland group. The
lrst | ore sent to the smelters from this mine
* cnt at the rate of 13.77 ounces per ton.
The vein Is about four and a half feet In
width and the greater portion of It Is high
grade. At present , from the Portland proper ,
the highest average grade ere ever shippsd
from the mine la being sent out. Several
cars of screenings which were sold to the
local sampler at Victor last week averaged
over $800 per ton.
The Independence and the Portland are
the two leading mines of the camp at presenl
and If they keep on Improving with dsvelop-
ment In the next six months as they have
In the past half year they will be second
to no two gold mines In the state. The own
ers are true friends of the miners , and now
as at all times have paid the highest wages
of any mines In the Cripple Creek district.
Recently , In addition , each paid the London
Guarantee Insurance company a good rount
sum for trie Insurance In the case of acci
dent or death of any of their employes.
The New Discovery strike on Mineral hill
Is attracting a great deal of attention. Ever
Blnce gold was discovered In the
camp Mineral hill has been prospected
almost continually. Everybody has been fres
to predict that some of the big mines woulc
Bomo day be opened up In this portion of the
camp. The lessees on the New Discovery
are confident that they have discovered one o :
them. The vein U at least ten feet In width
and everything between the walls Is appar
ently pay. It all pans and occasionally good
Blzed nuggets are found mixed In the quartz
The ore Is nearer a true free milling rock
than anything yet found In El Paso county
The claim Is owned by the Mutual comp-ny
with headquarters at Colorado Springs.
SAN JUAN GOLD.
A correspondent of the Durango Herald
writing from Sllverton , tays the Maggie
gulch mines are situated flvo mile : above
, th t town , on a branch running Into the
Anlmas river at the foot pf Galen * moun
tain.
tain."In
"In the front window of the stjre of the
mayor ot Sllverton , " ha says , "can be teen
three pieces of ore from the Golden Nugget
mine In this gulch , the small piece weigh
ing eleven pounds , the others weighing thir
ty-seven and fifty-seven pounds , taken from
a four-foot pay streak. A lag n ar marki
C2.60 ounces goid and 1.604.40 ounces tllvei
jxr ton en the sale of their fUit carload ol
orcw The owner paid all debts und rxpentei
and went oft on a visit to sp nd the residue ,
They hold their mine at $100,000 In KB undevel'
oped state and their showing seems to Jus
tUy U. They hold sixteen other claims Ir
THE . > CLOAK STORE
Is bright with interest
for'every lady in Oma
ha , Tom'orrow will
see the biggest yet of
the big crowds that
daily throng the cloak
rooms. Others have
bee'n telling you that
cloaks are scarce on
account of the strike-
arid what not No such
story here-- plenty of
cloaks We looked out
for that. - Not only
plenty of-cloaks but
look at the prices--
$7.50 cloaks reduced to (5.00.
$10.00 cloaks reduced to J7.50.
$18.00 clonks reduced to $13.50.
$20.00 cloaks reduced to $16.00.
MOR-SE ,
16th and Farnam.
this gulch ! and this -Is the reason why they
only ask the small sum of $100,000 for the
Gold Nugget.
"There- were some fifty or more claims lo
cated In this gulch In the last month or so ,
and they are all In the hands of prospectors.
The mineral In this gulch is somewhat like
hat from the Bear Creek mines , In this
counjy , nil of a tellurium nature , and bearing
veil In gold and silver under a fire test , and
he fact that our miners were looking for free
nllllng ores. In the past U the reason why
hese camps have been so long overlooked.
San Juan county has not been half prospected
as yet , and this , too , the home of the true
fissure. Some mines are now being worked
n the dead of winter by miners dwelling In
'
tents. They , like all the others , must close
down soon , as prospecting closed for the win
ter weeks ago. "
Ed McKay and Major Elklns own two fine
properties.In . the gulch on the same vein with
Jack Miller. Banner of Hope has a fitly
foot .outcrop , and. six feet of vein matter and
twelve Inches pay streak that runs as high as
ten ounces gold and 900 ounces silver at grass
roots.
Th'e mineral In ll'iU camp is a combination
of tellurium , silverlte and petsltc , running
high In gold as well as silver.
BIG DAM' FOR PROVO.
The- big Provo water power dam for the
generation of electricity Is not to ba a myth ,
says the Salt Lake Tribune. Already a full
mllllpn of dollars Is subscribed for Its' ' con
struction'arid (6 ( the support ot the scheme
has rallied one of the most experienced and
energetic men In that line of work In the
country. '
As already Intimated , the waters ot the
Provo river are1 to b6 utilized , and the expec
tation Is that many times as much power
will be developed as Is calculated upon by
the building ot the. Big Cottonwood power
plant.
Mr.1 George- Newman ot Colorado Is the
principal projector , together with Mr. J. T.
Davis of Salt Lake City. Mr. Newman Is the
superintendent and general manager of the
Percy Mining and Tunnel company at Aspen ,
Colo. Some two years ago he constructed at
that city a water power dam and plant
similar to that which Is now proposed at
Provo , , , U fur.njsljc/j / eectrlc | , power , on a
twenty-year franchise , to the city of Aspen ,
and besides , Is used to operate the mines of
the company of which Mr. Newman Is the
superintendent. It 1ms already netUd hand
some profits and proved to bo thoroughly
efficient and practical. .Mr.'Newman Is asso
ciated with Chicago capital In the enterprise ,
and It Is presumed that he has the same
association In the Provo scheme.
The full details of the latter are not ready
for publication , but * It is known that they
look to immediate realization , The dam will
probably be located three or four miles from
the mouth of the P-iovo canyon , where water
rights have already been secured. Survey
ors are now at worte In that vicinity laying
out the plans. Sufficient horss power will be
developed to enable the plant not only to
furnish power for Provo , but to extend the
same to mining towns and mills in the vicin
ity , including Tlntlc. Sliver City , Park City ,
Blngham , and also the Lehl sugar factory.
PACIFIC COAST CODFISH.
Thirty years have elapsed since the Inaugu
ration , as a commercial pursuit , of the cod-
lUh trade of the north Pacific. The bsg'nnlng
of this trade Is traced to a simple Incident ,
says the San Francisco Call. A trading ves
sel was returning frqm Russian Asia. Some
where oft the coast ot Alaska the wind dlei
away and there was nothing for the crew to
do but to wait and fish. In both occupations
they were quite successful , and when the
sails again responded to the renewed breezes
they had qu'.to a number ot codfish on board.
These were cleaned and .salted and brought
to San Francltco. That Is how an Important
business was started. Ever since 1865 vessels
have been sent up from this port to engage
In these fisheries , and with' ' fairly good re
sult. . The number employed from year to
year has varied from five' to twenty-one , while
the average for a number of years has been
about ten. Only six were employed this year ,
but on } of these made two trips , and the
seven cargoes aggregated SC9.000 fish. This
Is the smallest number In flve years. The
total catch for the past thirty years Is 30-
000,800 fish an average ot 1,000,000 fish p'er
annum ,
The prosecution of this Industry has pul
a healthful article ot food within the means
of thousands of families. Up to the beginning
ot this business this c ast was entirely de-
pandent upon supplies drawn 3,000 miles
away. Prices ot eastern codfish In this mar
ket for a numbr of years were 10 cents per
pound and upward , and In some extreme
cases as high as 20 cents. The presence 01
the Pacific flah , while not driving out the
eastern variety altogether , has greatly dl-
mtulshed the quantity Imp rtcd and made a
permanent and radical reduction lu the cott
BLANKETS.
Don't have to talk
much about these
they tell their own
story--hear them talk :
10-4 white blankets , 43c pair.
10-4 grny blankets , 43c pair.
11-4 white blankets , 97c pair.
10-4 wool blankets , $1.57 pair.
10-4 wool ( better ) blankets , $2.25 pair.
COMFORTS.
They are reduced to
figures like these
75c quality marked to 33c.
$2.00 quality marked to $1.50.
$2.50 quality marked to $1.93.
$3.00 quality marked to $2.00.
$4.50 quality marked to $3.00.
SPECIAL Just received -
ceived , silk seal
plush , BO inches wide ,
for capes and cloaks.
MORSE DRY
GOODS CO.
of both kinds to consumers. Reckoning the
Pacific fish at only 10 cents apiece , It will
ba seen that the business for the past three
decades has netted a largo amount of money
to those engaged In It. '
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PROSPECTS IN LUMP GULCH.
Messrs. Coats and Pearcey of this city have
mad * an Important strike at their Fargo
mine In Lump gulch , says thd Helena Inde
pendent. Their shaft Is only down twelve
feet , but they are In lead and silver ore.
This Is very low grade , but Its character In
dicates that galena will surely be reached
at no great distance. The particular signifi
cance of this strike lies In the fact that their
lead Is capped with black Iron. They sunk
through this black Iron and reached white
lead , after which they got Into lead and sil
ver. *
Now there are n number of black Iron-
capped leads In and about Lump gulch , and
If one ot them reaches galena , as the Fargo
Is pretty certain of doing , the others , being
of the same character , will probably develop
Into good properties when worked. The Iron
rock found In the Lump gulch district Is par
ticularly hard to penetrate , and that Is one
reason there has been so little work done
heretofore on claims of that character. If It
is demonstrated that the Iron strata is not
very thick , many miners will sink shafts
where otherwise they would not care to do so.
It Is believed the enterprising owners of the
Fargo will strike galena before they go down
on the lead much farther. If they do , It
means a great deal to the Lump gulch dis
trict.
A SAN MIGUEL BONANZA.
The Silver Pick mine , owned by th5 Mount
Wilson Gold and Silver Mining company , In
San Miguel county , Is credited with an out
put of $40,000 per month this season , mainly
In gold. There Is , says the Tcl-
lurlds Journal , a mill at the mine
which formerly had a ten-stamp
capacity and that answered until J. P. Colp
took the management. Mr. Colp spent con
siderable time and money prospecting and
developing the vein , and found It to be good ,
no matter at what point opened. After openIng -
Ing up new ground the working force at
the mine was doubled , and likewise the ca
pacity , which is now twenty stamps. Suit
able buildings have been erected for the ac
commodation of the men , and In the spring
more miners will be put on and he mill
enlarged to forty stamps. There ars 2,000
tons ot ore out ahead of the mill now , and
whllo running the mill day and night , tie
output Is steadily gaining. The Tarn
O'Shanter Is an extension of the Pick , and
from work done on It this summer , has
proved fully as good as the Pick. It will be
worked in connection with the Pick next
summer , and between the two mines the
management will make a showing second to
none in the state.
FULFORD'S FUTURE ASSURED.
Fultord district will next year repay all
Its friends who have stuck by It for the
past three years , says the Eagle County
Times. It lias become a sure thlug now for
the Investment of capital , and being a geM
proposition makes It more valuabh to the
operator. Several fine veins hftve been
opened up In the past year that carry gold
In paying quantities , but the want ot proper
milling facilities prohibited the working of
but a small portion of the veins. There Is
only onetwentyfive stamp mill at present
at the place , which Is on the Polar Star , and
has done excellent service during the latter
part of the year. Another mill Is beng |
fitted up for the Johnson property , a claim
that has a five-foot vein opened up for several
hundred feet. This property has lately been
leased to parties who will put it on a regular
paying basis.
GOLD MINE IN JACKSONVILLE.
The discovery a few days since of a gold
and silver-bearing quartz ledge within the
corporate limits , not more than 300 yards
from the depot , says a Jacksonville , Ore. ,
special to the Portland Oregonlan , has cre
ated quite atensation. It Is on the J. N.
Miller donation claim , near his vineyard ,
and It still owned by Mr. Miller. The dis
covery was made by Will L. Miller , and
he has christened the find "The Lucky Bill. "
The shaft Is down about twelve feet , and
the prospects at this depth are sufficiently
flattering to Justify a vigorous prosecution
ot the work. This ledge was uncovered In
early days by some unknown person , but
as nothing was known of quartz mining at
that time It was abandoned and covered up
and passed out of mind. It Is about two
feet wide , broadens as It deepeni , and gives
promise of being a rich discovery.
THE DAKOTAS.
A co-operative store Is to be opened at
Aberdeen ,
Arrangements have been made whereby t
number ot the faculty of the State Agri
cultural college at Brooklnga will bold
farmers' Institutes la numerous puts of
BOOKS.
An overstocked pub
lisher and jobber con
signed to us an im
mense lot of books to
sell at any price "We
quote you lowestprices
current anywhere on
Shakespeare's Lytton's , Irvlng's , Goethe's
and all the popular works.
We have--
"Trilby , "
Murk Twain ,
Macaulley's and Hume's England *
Prescott's Mexico ,
Prescott's Peru.
Also alljthe popular
editions for the little
folk
Cinderella , Rouln Hood , Mother Goose ,
ABC Hooks , PlctureiUooks , etc.
Book Dfep.t. on second
floor see us before
you purchase a book.
MORSE ,
ICth and Fnrnam.
the state during ) Deeember , January and
February , while there Is no school In the
Institution.
Blackleg- killing a. number of. cattle be
longing to stockmen dn1 Presho and Jackson
counties In South Dakota.
Wolves killed thirty sheep belonging to
Ranchman Lille , west of. Chamberlain , and
are causing stockmen great annoyance and
damage.
The live stock men who llvo near Stnlth-
vlllc , In the II ack Hills country , will here
after Irrigate their hay landi and In this
way guard against the chancoof runnlny
short of feed.
Some ! excitement prevails at Hill City
over the result of a three days' run of o
flve-stamp mill recently built on the lately
opened Holy Terror mine at Keystone. The
clean-up realized $5,000 In free gold from
less than six tons of ore , besides flve tons
of valuable concentrates requiring other
treatment. The ore Is taken from a drift
about forty feet below the surface. The
vein Is four feet wide. Several other mines
have yielded splendid returns.
Parties from the Interior of the ceded
Sioux country give Information of an inter
esting peculiarity concerning White river
and the numerous creeks which , after
traversing the Pine Ridge and Rosebud
reservations , run Into It from the south. /
month or so ago White river was nearly
dry , there being standing pools of water
only In low places , and no running water Ir
It at all , . The same has been true of the
creeks which run Into It from the south.
NoW , It U reported , both White river and
the creeks have running water in them , al
though there has not been a drop of rainfall
In that region for some months.
COLORADO.
Work Is to be resumed on the Valley mine ,
Dig Bvans gulch , Lsadvllle.
The ParU mine. Alma district , Is credited
with gold ore which yields $264 per ton.
The Smuggler at" Aspen Is putting In a
pump that took five railroad cars to carry
It.
The Belden mine at Red Cliff shipped a
car of ore the other day that run 75 per cent
pure lead.
The Silver Bar mine at Sliver Cliff Is pro
ducing chloride ore , much of which Is worth
$400 per ten.
Improvements at the Union smelter , Lead-
vllle , are said to have cost $200,000. It Is
liberally supplied with ore.
The gold output of Yankee Hill is estimated
at $10,000 per week , and increasing all the
time. Eight mines are Included in the work
ing list.
The Amethyst mine , Creedo district , has
recovered from the recent fire. The mine Is
free from water and 100 tons of ore per day
Is the regular output.
The Grand rivet placer fields , Eagle county ,
promise a larga yield next year. The
machine Introduced to save the gold , which
Is light and flakyhas.proved a success.
The first strlka tt Mgh grade ere on the
south side of Squaw mountain has been made
In the Santa RIta..an&thus has another sec
tion of the famousidistrict bee me productive.
The Last Chanoe mine at Creede Is taking
the richest ere ever found In this bonanza
from 900 feet below the surface. The ore
carries large silver values and three ounces
gold per ton.
It Is reported that the San Juan smelter
nt Durango has reduced Its treatment charges
and Is now treating -ere valued at $50 or less
for $12 pr ton , and that valued at over $50
and up to $100 f r $15 , per ton.
A good sired vein of sulphide ore was un
covered at the eighth level cf the List
Chance , Creed dlrtriot. Reports soy It Is be
tween seven and. eight feet wide and that
It carries gold to the extent of three ounces
per ten.
Says the Victor News : Lying within a
few feet of the Portland mine Is a shaft
having a windlass as Its only adornment.
Six men are employed and It Is estimated
that during the last six weeks $120,000 worth
of ore has been extracted. Every claim ad
jacent to the Portland has been estimated to
bs very valuable. Every little prospect la
being pushed as fast as men can wrk. No
hill In this vicinity presents so much activity
as Battle mountain.
A few years ago we were paying 30 cents
a gallon for coal oil In Boulder , buying our
oil after It had passed through the hands c
the Standard Oil monopoly , says Lieutenant
Governor Nichols. At the same time the
pe pie at Canyon City were required to pay
but 6 cents a gallon. I found upon Inquiry
that a new oil field was being opened ni
Florence and the Standard people had pui
down the price to crush out the new com
pany. I warned the people of Canyon City
that they fibquld itand by their home com-
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Great Slaughter Sale' ;
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Stock
, , .
Of Fine Shoes to be sold at once for Cost and
Under Cost to satisfy Eastern Creditors . , ,
400 pairs ladies' fine kid Men's rubbers and nrctics at cost.
shoos , Cincinnati make , < D
always sokl for1 , to $2,75 $ 200 pairs misses' fine kid
close out at , patent leather tipsqimro ,
too , spring hcol. former $1,75 $
MO pairs ladies' kid and . . . .
gout shoos , button and price $2,50 , nil go at ,
lace , sold for $2 and $3 , '
400 pairs misses' fine kid
to close out at
patent tipped shoes , for $1.25 $
Ladies' felt slippers and laccshocs mer price $1.75 , go at. . . . .
at oust and under cost.
A largo number of pairs of
Ladies' look at our bargain child's p n't o n t tipped
counter shoos that sold $1,50 $ shooi , former prloo 17oc 50c
from S. ! to S6 ; all go at. . , go at
Rubber goods at cost.
Child's felt slippers und shoss at
000 pairs , men's calf shoos , cost.
lace und congress , form $1,50 $
er price $2.50 ; thuy go at , 200 pairs boys' congress
700 pairs men's line calf shoos , former price $2.00 , 98c
dress shoes , lace and congress goat
, plain narrow
gress square tipped and Pic All our fine dress shoes for hoys
toes , former price $4.00 , $2,50 $ and youths go at cost and tinder
now go at , cost ,
RECEIVERS' ' SALE.
2O3-205 South Fifteenth Street.
pany or they would pay dearly for their
coal ell In the future. My prophecy was
realized. The Standard company smashed
the life out of the llttlo corporation and coal
oil went up to 30 cents In Canyon City.
L. P. Soutbworth , who has some 17,000
sheep In the Poudrtj valley near Fort.CollIns.
has a large force of men at work construct
ing dipping facilities near the dept. The
swim pens and corrals are being made In a
very thorough mannsr and will be large
enough for from 2,000 to 3,000 to pass through
a day. A steam pump will be used to keep
the swim at on even temperature. Mr.
Southworth's cperations this winter will In
volve the expjndlture of many thousands of
dollars and give employment to a small
army of men.
WYOMING.
Four carloads of soda are brought In from
the lakes every day to Laramle by horses.
Green Illver talks of organizing a board of
trade to agitate the new railroad from Grand
Junction.
An effort Is being made by Natrona wool
growers to organize an association of wool
growers for the purpose of protecting the In
terests of sheepmen in that section.
Gray wolves are getting very bold and are
killing lots of stock , says the Bi'ffalo Voice.
Mr. Hogerson has had twenty-five or thirty
head of the cattle he brought from Nebraska
this summer killed already.
It Is reported that a number of mining men
and those Interested In mining will visit the
La Plata mountains in a short time to In
vestigate the mines and inform themselves as
to the results of the treatment of ores by the
Baker contact mill , which Is now experi
menting upon and testing the d.fferent ores
In the La Plata district.
Heretofore there has been considerable com
plaint on account of the express companies re
ceiving game for thlpment at various points
in Wyoming. Hunters were enabled to violate
late the game laws with Impunity and It
was Imposslbls to detect them. The Union
Pacific has decided not to ship any game for
these hunters this season. Only Jackrabblta
will be received.
The Wyoming representative of the Penn
sylvania oil syndicate says that the company
Intends building a refinery at Casper next
spring , ' . The company owns large tracts of
valuable oil land in central Wyoming and al
ready has several producing o'l ' wells , the
product of which Is being hauled to Casper
and shipped to different parts of the country.
It Is the Intention of the company to con
struct a pipe line from the wells on Salt
creek to the railroad , which will enable them
to pump the oil Instead of hauling it In
wagons.
OREGON ,
Dalles markets are glutted with bear meat.
A Philomath elder mill has turned out
spvonty-flvo barrels of the seductive beverage
so far this fall.
The Island City flour mill Is running night
and day , and turns out about 100 barrels
every twenty-four hours.
Placer mines are still working In Baker
county , but tha final cleanup will soon be
made , The run has been the best since the
palmy days of the 60s.
A discovery of a rich deposit of copper ore
has Just been made by Lon Simmons , south-
cast of Union , en the headwaters of Tucker
creek. There Is an immense ledge of the
quartz rich in copper , also containing gold
and silver.
The contract for sinking the main shaft at
the Virtue mine In Baker county 100 'feet
deeper has been let to a company of nlno
Cornish miners , who commenced the work nt
once. The price to bo paid per foot was
fixed at $20.
Charles II. Pierce , who has traveled with
his cruisers over every " 40" of pine lands
In Klamath county , says , In an article pre
pared for the special edition of the Express ,
that there are 5,000,000,000 feet of timber In
Klamath county , which , In time , will bring
$40,000,000.
The streets of Pendleton were gaudy with
the blankets of Indians the other day. There
were fully 200 of the natives In town , many
returning from hunts In the mountains , the
hop fields of Washington and fishing trips
along the Columbia. They all had money ,
and a good deal ot It was exchanged for pro
visions and clothing.
WASHINGTON.
A good deal of Immigration Is coming In
around Kenncwlck.
E. Meeker & Co. of Puyallup have shipped
to London this season 3,473 bales of hops.
Complaint Is made that the potatoes ot
Cathlamet are Infected with a species of dry
rot. . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A long-distance telephone Is being put
up , connecting the various ccattered shingle
mills of Whatcom county.
The farmer * of Walla Walla valley will
make an urgent demand on the next leglsla-
: uro for the enactment of a law providing for
a state wheat Inspecto ; .
An Asotln miner while prospecting in the
nountalns near Shovel creek found a six-foot
edge carrying free gold. He has the utmost
confidence In the section as a future mining
district.
The First Methodist Episcopal church of
Spokane Is figuring on a magnificent edifice
with a seating capacity of 2,000. The pastor
s Dr. Mclnturff , once stationed over St.
Paul's Methodist Episcopal church at Port
end.
end.A
A prominent young business matt of Aber
deen has had an offer of marriage which he
Is meditating on. The offer , the Bulletin
says , comes from a rich shipowner of Cali
fornia , who offers to become papa-ln-law and
give a good shipping dower. The only doubt
In the gentleman's mind Is the appearance
of the young lady , who has not yet been visi
ble.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Chinese merchants Of San Francisco
have subscribed $1,000 toward the San
Joaquln Valley railroad.
At a meeting of the wine-makers at San
Jose 1.C70 gallons were represented by those
who signed the agreement of the new combine.
In order for success 3,000,000 are needed from
that county.
The waste dumps around the Butte smelters
and sampling works are being extensively
worked by leasers. Two leasing companies
are making extensive shipments from the
B. & M. dumps.
The Mercer Gold Mining company , Utah ,
has reduced the wages of miners from $3
10 $2.50 per day , and abandoned the com
pany boarding house. The men have ac
cepted the reduction.
A San Francisco "blood" appeared In court
and testified that he could not , pay a $250
note on which he had been sued. The court
requested him to hand over his gold watch ,
chain , diamond pin , cuff buttons , etc. , which
ho did with great disgust.
The Anaconda company , Montana's copper
producer , Is doing more work and working
on a larger and mort expensive basis than It
has ever done before. Its pay roll Is over
$100,000 per month. The ore carries gold
and silver , and the dally output exceeds
3,200 tons.
The Bonanza group of gold mines , Mercur
district , Utah , has been bonded to Begdon and
Smythe , the two Colorado miners , at a pur
chase price of $100,000. This group Is one-
half mile east of the Mercur mine. It Is
developed by two tunnels , exposing on ore
vein about fifteen /eel wide.
An eastern syndicate has an agent in
Churchill county , Nevada , examining the
right for a reservoir Just above the old Blsby
station on the Carson river , with a view of
constructing a dam and catching the waste
water that runs to the sink during the winter
and early spring months.
C. II. Phillips of San Luis Oblspo county ,
Cal. , has purchased the Chlno rancho , the
price paid being $1,500,000. The property
consists of 41,000 acres of land , and Includes
the Chlno Valley railroad. This branch Is
one of the most valuable and productive In
southern California. Upon It stands the
Chlno beet sugar factory.
W. P. Watson of Hood River has been
visiting Memalooso bland and thinks It the
most wonderful cemetery In the country.
He estimates the number burled there as not
less than 5,000 , Ho Is also convinced that
the high water last summer was the highest
that has occurred In the Columb'a ' 'for hun
dreds of years , basing his belief on the posi
tion of the bones on the island that were
below the present high water murk.
Last August while working in the harvest
field I became overheated , was suddenly at
tacked with cramps and was nearly dead.
Mr. Cummlngs , the druggist , gave me a dose
of Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy which completely relieved no. :
I now keep a bottle of the remedy handy ,
A. M. Bunnell , Centeryllle. Wash.
Odd lloiiiiilnry DUputo.
One of the oddest boundary disputes In this
country Is that between New Jersey and
Delaware over the Jurisdiction of the Dela
ware river opposite New Castle and for some
distance above and below. New Jersey In-
slsta that her Jurisdiction extends to the
middle of the river there as elsewhere , while
Delaware claims Jurisdiction at that point
clear across to the New Jersey shore. Charles
11 granted to hU brother James , duke of York ,
about the year 1C83 , a portion of the Dela
ware peninsula. The grant specially gave
James a circular pleco of land twelve miles
about Now Castle , all Islands falling within
the circle , and seemingly from the language
the bed of the stream , James gave the land
to William Penn , and this land afterward
became the state of Delaware. It Is upon
the language of the grant that Delaware
claims jurisdiction over the whole rlycr op
posite New Castle. The matter was once
brought before commissioners from the two
states.
DON'T BITE YOUK NAILS.
Tlioro Are Mnuy Iteioons Why. but Don't
1 > It.
The practice of nibbling at the finger nails
is to be condemned , first , on the ground that
the nails are thereby rendered brittle' ariU un
sightly , and , secondly , because It is a sense
less habit , which makes the practice of It a
source of constant Irritation to the friends of
any one who has the habit.
The habit , says Youth's Companion , la
usually acquired at school In early childhood ,
and steps should at once be taken to break It
up.
up.This
This may be done In various ways. It Is
usually sulllcient to explain to the child the
pernlclousness of the habit , requiring him
to be constantly watchful against It In
himself , and to discourage the practice In
every one else. Punishment Is usually un
called for.
Strategy may be resorted to In case tha
habit Is well established. The finger ends
may be dipped In some harmless prepara
tion of a disagreeable or bitter nature , which
will servo to remind the child what ho la
doing. |
A French Investigator has lately pub
lished the results of an elaborte study of
the subject chiefly In reference to the Im
portance of the habit as an Indication ot
nervous disease.
His Investigations have been pursued
among the school children of Paris , among-
whom he found the habit widely prevalent.
Of the total number of children examined ,
about one-third were given to the p'radtlce ,
the greater proportion being among the
girls. The age at which the habit was
most common was found to be between 12
and 15 years.
The Investigator thinks he has discovered
a remarkable relation between nail-biting
and a defective , or at least an Impaired ,
stability of mind and character , as all tha
teachers united In saying that the pupils
addicted to nail-biting were the poorest stu
dents. The boys were Inclined to effemi
nacy and the girls to slackness. Both sexes
showed a lessened ability to sustain the at
tention , and were consequently the hardest
pupils to teach.
According to this French student , the
habit Is best corrected by endeavoring to
transform the unconscious act Into a con
scious one , thereby counteracting the ten
dency to a confirmed habit.
It Is doubtful It nail-biting Is Indicative
ot anything more serious than a nervous
temperament , which should b ? treated on
general principles.
Oregon Kldnoy Tea cures all kidney trou
blcs. Trial size , 25 cents. All druggists. i
Air. lliippiini'ft MoilrHly.
New. York Sun : "I am not unduly proufl
of my children , " said Mr. Buppum , "but I
honestly believe that they are about as bright
as any children can bo.
"The other day the elder he Is named
after me , by the way luard the story of
Daniel for the first time. Naturally , he was
Interested , especially In the lion's den epi
sode. When the story was ended , he turned
to his grandmother , who had told It. 'Grand
ma , ' said he , 'I guess that was merply one ot
God's jokes. '
"Tho same day the younger she Is * alrt
to look like me , and is a very beautiful
child was punished for some' fault. Finally ;
she was allowed to icturn to her mother's
presence. She came In sobbing. 'I feel very ,
badly , ' she said. 'I feel as It I was 100 year *
old. ' "
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YOUNG MOTHERS
. . . . We Offer You B Remedy Which
Insures Safety to Life of Mother and Child.
"MOTNFRS Hob * Confinement
SoicMTx" of Its Pain , Horror
FRIEND and Risk.
After tain * one bottle of
FlUENU" I differed but Illtlo pain , and did
not experience that wnaknorn afterward ,
usual In ucU ( a.o.-HHS. ANNIE ( UUZ.
Uaxler Spring ! , Kan.
B nt W Mill or Esnrfif , on receipt of rrlca ,
II. r bottle , ( look In Moiliei i mailed
free , Bold bjr all KrugnUte.
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