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I THE OMAHA DAIIiY BBK : MONDAY , JA tTAEY 13 , 1800 , Pulse of Western Progress. Irafi iT f T rTirr The Silver King mine In His SupcrUlllon n'ci ntaliis , nsar Florence , about sixty miles cast et Phoenix , Ariz. , It In reported In a San Trancldco Call upeclal , may again become famous , W. S , Champion having discovered a pocl-n out of which he took $40,000 In silver ere within three days. The mine was discovered years ago nnd was nt ono time the woU valuable prop' crty In the southwest , but with the drcltno In the prlco of silver the woiklngs were obandcncd. Three months- ago W. S. Champion secured control and commenced linking n new shaft. Ita whllo this work was In progress , six days ago , that a minor's pick penetrated th > ! pocket In which the almost unparalleled find was made. The ore Is absolutely free milling. Stmo famous gold strikes have bean made In this locality. On a bill which from a dis tance looks to bo very pointed , but whlfh Is really Hat-topped , Is the famous placer district of Rich Hill. Hers a few years ngo omo dne found nuggets of gold on the very top cf the rough , rugged mountain. Placer claims wera ulahcd out nnd a large camp sprang up as If by magic. Pint cups full of rich nuggets wera picked up In a day nrd fortLnoa were made. But It did notTast. The deposit seemed to be local , and as It occurred on the very top of the mountain there Bccmcd to bo no ledge from which It could have como save a barren scum ut glassy cuartz which cropped out ut one point. The old miners theorized on the mailer and came to the conclusion that the rich deposit was the debris of some great pocket of ere that had been In the ledge near by , but at a higher point , and Unit erosive action of past ages had worn It away , leaving the golden on the top of the hill. That was many years ngo and today o few Mexicans uko out a poor living there on the bill top , getting a few good nuggets occasionally and always gold dust. dust.Near Near by the Rich Hill Is the Weaver dis trict , a district rich In gold , but worked out. Eastward from these two regions and down along the main gulch and In the side ravines ot the Hassaynmpa. Is a region famed In early days more for Its danger than Its rich ness. Westward along the base of the mighty piles of granlto is a gulch cutting deeply Into the mountain side. This Is fool's Bulch. Recently a few belated gold hunters stumbled on a ledge there that looked good , and , proceeding to develop a little , they found fine oro. In a few months they sold their two claims for $10.000. A lively camp is there now. now.HOMESTAKE HOMESTAKE LUCK. 'A discovery of the highest Importance has been made In the Homestako mine In tha Neal district. It Is a body of pyrltlc ore six feet wldo that Is very rich , some of tli6 rock going as high as $2SO to the ton In gold , Bays the Boise Statesman. The circumstances of the discovery are quite as Important as the richness of the ore. There Is a porphyry dyke In the property that has appeared to cut the vein off. This dyke shows on the surface nnd has been found In every level- The work has come up against It In each tunnel and It has been aupposod to bo the limit of the mineral. A valuable chute of mineral had been de veloped before the porphyry was struck , but the now discovery adds much to Its Impor tance , while demonstrating that the mine Is of far gicater extent than , had been sup posed. How far the ore extends Is , of course , only a matter of conjecture , but the ore body Is strong where opened up and gives every Indication of being continuous for an Indefinite distance. These porphyry dykes are common to nearly all mines In this state , and In other Btates as well. Indeed , the presence of porphyry phyry IB recognized by the most experienced miners as ono ot the b6st indications that they can hope for. WONDERFULLY IUCII OHE. There la big excitement here over the dls- covsrles of free gold near the Freeland mine , Bays an Idaho Springs special to the Dtnver Republican. Victor and Oscar Jensen and Charles Strong , prospectors , have- been sink ing a shaft on their prospect , nnd from fifty to ninety feet It began showing free gold. At the latter depth , n drift west was com menced , and within live feet of ths mineral streak opened out over three feet In width. Ono foot of this became- alive with free gold and a chunk as large as one flat was panned , from which one-third of a whisky glass of pure gold was taken. Samples were brought Into Idaho Spring ? , from which the pannlngs were equally as rich. It Is estimated that the ere will bo worth $70,000 a ton. This streak Is four Inches wide , and by its side Is eight Inches of at least half that value. The balance of the mineral body has not been tested. Never before In the history ot the camp has there besn as much excitement. The owners were watching the claim for far of robbers , and so many are anxious to see the big wonder that very llttls work has been going on. Ono well known mining man eays that the ore shows both florcno and tellurium. William Morgan , a prominent mine owner , and noted for his conservatism , has Just vis ited the find and says that It Is the most wonderful body of mineral ever seen In this part of Colorado. Ho eays that one foot of the streak Is entirely filled with free gold. In the level Just begun the richness shows overhead and below , and the walls are well defined. He speaks In a most positive man ner , and billeves that an Immense body of free gold la bJlng opened out , and that the body of It Is much larger tlmn mentioned above , but that the shaft must be sunk to a depth greater than ninety feet bmeath the eurfaca quartz. The claim Is up Trail run , Just west of the Turner lode , End on the op posite side of the gulch from the Freeland mine. Jnhn Crathen and Albert Freestone , both Idaho Splngi ) business men , were at th prospect , and say It Is all that Mr. Morgan has eald. eald.GOLD GOLD LEDGE IN A WELL. A story comes from Castle Hock which etlll further demonstrates the possibilities ot tha natural developments of the state , says the Denver Ilepubllcan. Several years ago W , W. Craig was standing by the mouth of a well which was being dug , when ho no ticed a peculiar piece of rock which had been thrown up from the bottom of the excava tion , Upon making Inquiries lie was In formed that the rock was broken down from a ledge which had bsn encountered that day. Thinking that the rock carried mineral , Craig took the general direction of the ledge , and brought the sample to the city , where it was assayed and found to run well In gold. On his return to Castle Hock he learned that Just below the ltdgo a vein of water had been encountered , of Mich strength as to compel the cessation cf operations. Follow ing the trtnd of Iho vein as cloiely ag pos sible , Crjlg sunk another shaft on his own property farther up the hill with the same results fair afsaya In gold , followed by a rush of water. A third shaft was sunk , still further up the hill , with the same results , and further search was aMndoned. Hut Mr. Craig Is silll ot the opinion that sonib way v.Ill bo found to devilcp this nnd. DELLIGnUKNT ALASKA INDIANS. Serious trouble was brewing at Sltka on the 17th lilt. , when the steamer Danube called there on her crulto In quest ot the Strath- nevls. A murder had occurred In the Klllls- nee tribe , und though the arrest ot two wlilto miners , thirteen Kake Indians and -two sail ors of the revenue cutter Oliver Walcotl promptly followed , says a Victoria dispatch to the San Francltco Examiner , the mem bers of the Killlsnoo tribe are not satisfied and are calling their allies to aid them. They threaten to take vengeance on the whlto Inhabitants of the territory. "Seventeen prisoners , " eays Captain Mey ers of the Danube , "are held as accessories to the murder ot a popular young brave ot the KllllxnoO tribe , whoso mutilated body was found by some of his kinsmen near a settlement. At the date of our visit three war canoEB put Into Sltka , manned by as angry a crowd of bravei as could well bo Imagined , and all wearing their war paint and howling for satisfaction. "From all that could be learned the In dians had bold a council of war on their res ervation and decided upon getting full sat isfaction for the murder of their tribesman , who was n most powerful young bravo. When the Alaskan Indians decide- upon a crusade of revenge there Is reason for fear. Among themselves they mete out speedy Justice on the old principle of an 'eye for an eye nnd a tooth for a tooth , ' but In the present Instance there are four white men Included In the gang In Jail , and the whites naturally fear the angry warriors. "It Is because two of the prlooners are Uncle Sam's people that the Kllllsnoos ob ject to the usual course being followed. They say favoritism will be sliowji , and they propose to take matters Into their own hands. No hostile move has yet been made , but there Is no saying how soon the angry natives and the territorial authorities will come In contact. " EXCITEMENT AT BOULDEU. Intense excitement prevails In this city over thd new gold fields situated between South Bouldrr creek and Magnolia , and there are rumors of riches being uncovered by prospectors In boles not over live feet deep , says n Boulder special to the Denver News. Ona strlko Is alleged to be worth $100,000 , and an offer of this amount Is said to have been made and refined by the prospector , whos-9 name could not bo ascertained. Frank D. Baker cnmo down from Walker's ranch , where the discoveries have been made. Ho Informed the News correspondent that several sacks of decomposed quartz had been sent to the sampling works from the claim dlscovcrd by the Whits brothers. The gold was sticking out all over the quartz , and no accurate estimate could be formed of the value of the stuff , but It will be sold by tbo pound Instead of ton. The pan nlngs made from the orei ars. said to be won derful , as great rlng3 of gold form around the pan with each test of washing. The prospectors are wild over the outlook for a great mining boom. There are , about GOO prospectors on the ground , scattered over an area of two miles. In search of the precious metals. Claims are staked off by the hundreds. The now gold discoveries are on the same mineral belt as the rich Tellurlde mines of Ballarat , Jametown , Gold Hill , Sunshine , Sallna and Magnolia. In each of tliew districts and camps min erals have been uncovered at the grass , roots. In three weeks theSstiator Hill , at Magnolia , produced over $90,000 In gold. The John Jay. Mclylna , Slide , America , Alamakce , Smuggler , Golden Ago , White1 Crow , Prus sian , Yellow Pine and many other mines have besn producers , and In every tellurlde section ere has been uncovered yielding from $20 to $100 , and from reports brought In from the new gold fields the outlook Is bright. THE DAKOTAS. The Indians at Standing Rock agency have received their annuities from the government. Several rich strikes have been recntly made on the Yellow creek , In the Black Hills country. At the Deadwood and Delaware mine , In Lawrancs county. South Dakota , the omelter Is to be lighted with electricity. Ons hun dred lights will be put In. The new discovery on Friday gulch Is be lieved to be the ledge from which the rich supply of placer gold In that gulch flowed. The ledge , though narrow , Is amazingly rich and Is said to exceed , In the value of tbo ore , anything yet opened up In the Hills. The state dairy and creamery convention will b3 held In Huron January 21 to 23. Re duced rates have been given by railroads and a big attendance Is assured. The pro gram Is a flue ono , and the prizes offered In the butter and choiso contests amount to over $300. $300.The government will test the further" ex tent of the artesian basin In South Dakota by an artesian well at Cheyenne River Indian as nicy. The machinery fcr sinking a well at that agency has been received and wcrk will be commenced at an early date. There has been n question betwesn different artesian authorities as to the artesian flow being found In that portion of the state , and the action ot the government In making a test at th& agency will set the question at rest. rest.It It Is probable that Dickinson will bo the first place In the state to take advantage of chapter 23 cf the revised codes of North Da kota , which provides that when a town fur- nlE'hes a building wherein not less than 100- 000 pounds of wool may be stored free from Juno 15 to August 31 , and shall notify the commissioner of agriculture of the same , he eliall thereupon advertise In this and other states that a wool market will be held at a certain time In that town. Last year Dlck- Inaop shipped 370,000 pounds of wool , and the clip of this yc-jr will much exceed that of 1895. John W. Currle , chairman of tbo State Board of Railroad Commissioner * has taken the matter up with the Northern Pacific officials , asking them to erect a wool ware house at Dickinson that will hold from 300- 000 toCOO,000 pounds. COLORADO. Ono hundred minersaro employed on the Golden Fleece- , the Lake * City bonanza. Two rich strikes are reported at Creede , one In the Last Chance and one In the Amethyst. The Amethyst strlko Is at the PEN PICTURES PLEASANTLY PUT. JT ADDS TO 1II3AUTV ALL Till : I-ATKST SOXGS Find a woman uhosr feet are comfortable Paying Toll , by Needham , , 35o warmly und becomingly ' attired and you'll Sunshine of Paradlso Alley , , . . , 40a find , n lady that'll attractive by reason of Come Hack to the One Who Loves You. , E9c nr added brlflitne i und peace of mind. Tlicro'ii nothing better than our cork tilled Only One Girl In Thla World for Mo DOe eoles light graceful no rubbers necessary Kvery new song and all the latest instrumental no cold no dump , cramped feet all the mental music always In stock. latest lait . 1'rlcea , $3.00. J3.DO. $1.00. Drexel Shoe Co. , A. Hospe , jr. 1419 Fartiam. Mualcaud Art. 1513 Douglas St. bottom ot the shaft * nd the. ere U reported very rich In gold. T.JO Cottonwood mining boom has sub sided , but considerable Interest continues to be felt. A new district Is springing Into prominence. In the section to the north ot Dig Evans gulch , near Loadvllle. The Rubrle mine , on Dull Hill , Cripple Creek , Is stcidlly Improving. About thirty- five men are employed at the mine. The Sacromento , Cripple Creek , Is In good ore. A shipment was made to the Victor sampler that runs $450 or twenty-two ounces to the ton. All propsrty In this neighborhood Is looking good. The Maid cf Erin , near the summit of Raven hill , at Cripple Crek , made a recent shipment which yielded returns of seven ami one-half ounces In gold. At 120 feet the pay streak has narrowed dawn to about ten Inches , but It U quite rich , as It pans gold freely. The big strlk ? In the Hooslcr , near Pern- barton , has strengthened confidence In the permanency of West Creek. Rich specimens have coma In from Henderson gulch. FreJ gold has ben found In difflrent sections ot the camp In various forms. A. M. Anderson , writing from Alma In re gard to the new strike" In the Mooao mine , says tint the ore. will run from $100 * to $300 per ton , and that It appears to bo a now chute paralleling the one which has been worked out , and from which $1,500,000 was taken. This new chute scorns to have about the tame dlstapct. to run from Its dip to the surfjco at the side hill , The Park Coal company , successor to the Union Pacific Coal company at King , Is run ning atcadlly. The mine. run. output for 1S95 will foot up 41,800 tons. The number of men employed for the year will average 115. Ths mine Is developed to a depth of 2,200 feet. It Is equipped with modern machinery and Its product Is an excellent quality ot bituminous ccal. The South Park road and local demand Is largely supplied from this mine. The Muddy , In OiUna gulch at Drecken- rldge , opens up the new year with a twelve- Inch streak of gold ore , assays from which show fifty-six and four-tenths ounces of gold to the ton. Bolides this rich pay streak there are several feet of high grade milling ore. A test shipment \ to be made to de termine the actual value of the oro. Galsna gulch Is one cf the"early day" rich placer mining gulches that has been annually worked ( under different OWHETS ) since Its discovery In th ? " 60s , " and the wonder has been where the gold all came from. It Is not only possible , but' quite probable that the Muddy lode Is one of the main feeders of the placers lower down the gulch. WYOMING. Coal has been discovered near Rawltns on the line of the Rawlins-Saratoga stage road. Ores from the newly discovered prospect In the Sybllle country asjay $ G2 per ton in gold. gold.A A French syndicate has begun to operate In the Salt Creek oil fields , nnd has brought Its machinery end equipment there. The Saratoga hot springs property , which Is to bo sold to satisfy a judgment of $10,000. was appraised at $12,926. The property will be sold February 1. The Sheridan Milling and Mercantile com pany has commenced to ship flour from Its ir.'l , and will put on an extra force of men and run the mill night and day soon. The coal mines at Otto , Dig Horn county , are being worked steadily and find a ready market for all the coal taken out. From ten to twenty teams are employed hauling coal for local consumption. At Laramto 'creek , In the Big Laramle canyon , there are about seventy-five men with winter supplies working. It Is not known what this district amounts to as yet , but the prospectors are very confident that they have a bonanza. A sawmill Is to bo started up at Young's pass In the Ferris range. A large tract of timber land has been secured and It Is the Intention of the promoters to supply Rawllns and other points In Carbon and Natrona counties with lumber. Great excitement is on at Laramle ovei the gold prospects at Douglas creek ana Independence mountain. Despite a perfect hurricane blowing at Laramle , a number ot parties \\ent out to Douglas creek , fifty miles visit of Laramle , in order to be on the ground at 12 o'clock , midnight , to locate a claim. Mr. C. B. Richie , who owns the "Jo Davis" claim on Lake creek , In the Douglas creek mining district , has run a tunnel on tbe claim 140 feet. The vein proves to be thret feet In width and a number of testa , made of the ere show that It carries from 12 to 15 per cent copper and from $13 to $25 in gold. gold.The The Impression has prevailed heretofore that the gold at Independence mountain was only to bo found In the gravel. This has been found to be erroneous , as in vestigation has demonstrated that gold in abundance Is also In a stratum of cement below tbe gravel , and tbe cement will dis solve can be worked with water. A number of farmers at Alcova , Natrona county , have formed a co-operative company and will construct a ditch seven miles long and ten feet wldo on the bateau , taking , watei from the North Platte river , to Irrigate their several ranches. They Intend doing the work themselves , this winter , In order to have the work complete- tlmo for sprint ; work , The Shoshonc Land and Irrigation com pany Is progressing rapidly with the work on Its canal. A largo force of men and teams lo steadily employed. The wea ther so far this year has been such as to allow the work of excavation to be prose cuted without delay. Tbo new town or Cody , on the line of tbo ditch , has been laid out and building commenced. OREGON. Mary Enyart of Hoadll has killed halt a dozen deer this fall In the territory adjacent to Butte creek sawmill. The high water has been washing out the bridges on the Wilson river road , bttwcen Forest Grove and Tlllamook. Elk appear to be quite plentiful la the Looking Glass country this season , several having been killed there recently. Sturgeon fishing Is gocd near The Dalles just now. Several large catches are reported near town , ono of them weighing 425 pound } . On& hundred and fifty-five conversion ; are re-ported as- the result of Rev , Emma Bar rett's revival work In Grant- county since November 30. There are about 1,000 logs on North Coos rlvor yet , above the tldo water , waltlnc for a froshtt to float them. During the late freshe-t 1,000 logs were run out and safely boomed In Lower Coos river. Some very rich ore his been struck In the H. Slattern mine , nays the Ashland Tidings. One ounce of rock pounded In a mortar yielded $1.12. The mine Is on thei Billing ! farm , just north of Ashland. Junction City people think that a cream ery for that town Is now assured , The plant will cost about $2,000 , and will be able to work up the milk from 1,000 cows. The prod uct cf 215 con-s has already been promised. The Coqulllo Creamery company has rented the creamery to the Coqullle Dairymen's union for the coming year. The union pays $500 per year rent , and taxes and insurano ? . The creamery expects to run eleven months thla year. "Grandma" Kitzhugh of Sixes' ' rlvor , la now a greit-grpit-grandmother , the llttlo gn.'at- great-granddughter having been presented her by the wlfo of Everett Beswy. "Grandma" Kltzhtigb Is the widow of the late Solomon Fitzhugh , one of tha best knonn of the early pioneer * , acd ono of the tram era of Oregon's constitution. A patent car for poultry arrived In Eugi-ne the other day. It baa 123 compartments , and will carry from 4,000 to 6,000 birds. The compartments are eight c tor lea high , and range along each ulde of the car , with an alleyway through the center , It Is built of Iron , am ) In each compartment are troughs for food and water fcr tha fowls , while In transit. This car , which Is probably tbo first of Its kind ever brought to Eugene , wilt be loaded with chickens , turkoya , ducka and geeio and shipped to San Francisco , wras tlmo during this month. WASHINGTON. Wlllapa harbor sturgeon fishermen have formed a union. Recent storms have unhorsed the old Lalfl- law mill , which vtood on pilingIn South bay , oetr Ocosta , and tha whole plant , in cluding valuable nwiCifnory , U fast disap pearing In the wattjf.t The Oakcsdale crjctun * ry Is ready to start so soon a ? enough milk Is guaranteed. The largs log jarn 'in the Cowceman , In Conlltz county , whs recently broken with dynamite. T i Hanson Bros , hayq recently driven 1,000- 000 feet of logs outcf the Big creeki on the upper Humptullps'in Chehalls county. Owner , TacomaV'Vdund-the-world ' dog , re turned to that cltjt ( ram his globe trotting tour. He left Tacocm August 8. en the steamer Victoria , for uong Kong , and ended up his trip by way1 oh the Northern Pacific railroad , The personal propatjy of the West Side Street R-allway company ot Olympla was sold at auction to satisfy a delinquent tax of $ G7. It was purchased by Mr. D vld Mitchell fr $203. The property consists of sixty tons of steel rails , said to b * worth $1,800. Thres Walla Walla young men attended a masquerade bill In Diyton Now Year's eve , disguised a ? convlctp , and made quite a hit. Some men In Walla Walla , however , tele phoned to the sheriff to arrest the three es caped convlcto , and they were taken frm the ball rom to jail , where they were kept two hours. They appreciate the Joke , now that It Is all over. Sheep wintering In the Horse Heaven coun try have been doing pretty well t far without other feed than what they have been able to pick off the range. There Is no water at all for sheep ther\ All the moisture they get Is from the frcst and snow on the- crass , but that has besn pumclent this winter. If It should became very dry the sheep would have to be taken elsjwhera. MISCELLANEOUS. Counterfeit sliver dollars and bills are cir culating qulto freely In Phoenix , Ariz. A coral property near Livingston , Park county , Mont. , Is about to be developed. The governor of Arizona pays that terri tory will produce $10,000,000 of gold In 1890 as against $1,000,000 In 1S95. Copper discoveries on the Big Blackfoot , Deer Lodge county , Montana , have caused some excitement In that district. Several rich copper veins are reported to have been discovered In the range between the Beaverhcad and Ruby rivers , cast of Dillon. Mont. A peculiar condition In oil matters nt Los Angelcy Is shown by the report that oil well owners nro finding It cheaper now to buy pll than to pump It. A summer school of science has been started at Flagstaff , Ariz. It Is under the direction of some of the leading educational , officials of the territory. _ The AVInnomucca Silver State says Jonn Taylor has struck a fine ledge of antimony ore In his mine In Bloody canyon , between Unlonvllle and Star. According to the reports of the territorial veterinarian , 4,000 head of beef cattle per month are slaughtered by butchers < for con sumption by residents of Arizona. El Paso reports' that there Is considerable excitement over the rumored rich discover ies of gold near Allamoro station , qn the Texas & Pacific railway , below Sierra Blalica. Montana will kad the van of mineral out put in 1S9G. Butte , within an area of less than two square miles , extracts more money value than any one district ten times Its area on the face of the globe. A couple of Wlnnebago Indians from Min nesota , who have been trapping on the Yank , brought In ninety-three , marten hides , which netted them close to' $200. Trappers In the Kootennl country IwllV make thousands of dollars out of fur ithls i.wlnter. The Miner estlmatesi-that Butte has pro duced since the discovery of placer gold In 1864 , In round 'numbers , $300,000,000 In values of gold , silver ! and copper , and that It now produces one-half the copper product of the United. States , , and one-fourth that of ' [ fj the world. \ The lands passing out of the hands of the general government In t this state , last year amounted to 1,556 square miles. In Arizona the lands passing 'out of the hands of the government were 544.Bffuaro . miles. The fig ures for Utah are ? 25 square miles- while In Nevada only 131 square miles were taken up. During the prevalence" the severq wind storm the wagon bridge spanning1 the Yel lowstone , five miles-it south of Livingston , was totally wreckeflj and now lies at the bottom of the river. It was the longest slrgle-span bridge In the state , being 220 feet In length and erected two years ago by Park county at a cost of $8,000. Marcus Daly IE the head of the syndicate that owns the Anaconda mines of Montana , the greatest copper and silver producers of the world , mines that have netted In the pa.it two years over $5,000,000 , and a quarter in terest in which has Just been sold at $7,000- 000 , mines that can produce copper at 8' cents a pound and pay dividends. He says that since he secured the mines seventeen years ago he has paid out $72,000,000 In Moi'tana. The original Investment was ? 30,000. Beware of Imitations. Take no "Just as good. " See that you get the genuine Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup , tbe peerless specific. Fort Siuntcr. Fort Sumter , after , all of the history It has made and participated In , Is to be of further use to the nation. It will be equip ped with 10-inch guns and prepared for the defense of Charleston harbor. Secretary Lament has given much thought to tbo Ides , as bus Ge-neral Miles. It Is as good as set tled that $75,000 will bo ut'2d for this pur pose. Some such amount Is available for fortifications In Charleston harbor , the P3cre- tary of war Is willing and General Mllen agrees heartily In favoring a restoration of the old fort. Since tbe close of the wai Fort Sumter has been almost deserted. For many years past an ordnance sergeant has lived there as a caretaker of the- rapidly decaying government property. Tlmo baa mads but little Improsi'lon upon Its stout walls , but the elements have played havoc with the Interior and the exposed portlorn. of the structure. It Is estimated that the fort can bo placed In good condition nnd made qulto formidable without the expendi ture of a large sum of money. The prin cipal outlay will be for guns. A dlrpatch from Washington to the Sun notes the rc- markablo coincidence that Fort Sumter , the first fortification to figure In the late war , Is now the first point of defenea to pot ready to reslt't foreign Invasion. Even If there should be no occasion for conflict , It Is contended that Fort Sumter should be restored to Its normal condition , and main tained with the same care and fidelity thai Is employed upon the fortifications In New York harbor. The Ilert Sen. Mlrnvle Hciirotliiccrt. It Is a well known fact , saya an Oregon paper , that at certain times of the year Link river , a stream a mlle and a quarter long , which connects tno great water systems above and below tlU 'noint ' , becomes almost dry. This state of affairs , however , as a rule , lasts but n few noura.uuring , wnicn people have boon known tpSalk across the fiver , 300 feet wide , without getting their feet wet. The bottom of the rlv r has been dug out In many places by the action of the water , forming large pot Ifoles , ' and when the river becomes dry these Hole's1 are filled with trout , which are left stranded1. ' At such times It Is a common occurrenoV'to see men and boys knocking the fish Ort'tho ' head with clubs , and In this way tfcef feecuro many a good meal. Jf'i o \ There are many 'traditions regarding this phenomenon among"tliD Indians here , but tbe real cause * of tneHbV water In the river Is the action ot thocwlnS. The course , of the stream Is southeaWt , ' and the high winds which prevail In the''Sjlrlns ' and fall are from the south , and bloWUiV the rlvor. The outlet from the upper lakV'tA'Ing small , the force of the wind keeps tbo water back In the big lake , causing the ? river to become , very low. Why Is It that p * > ple > use- Salvation Oil ? Answer : Because It Is the best liniment. by oft Jlie tMIirr Hide. People passing along one of the main stieets ot Springfield , Mass. , the other day were treated to o surprise of a novel sort. A druggist's messenger dropped a gallon Jug of concentrated ammonia and the powerful liquid spread out over the sidewalk , and Its odor spread out over tha neighborhood. People plo coming upon the scene clapped thslr bands to their noses , hurriedly crossed the street and walked on , wiping the teara from their eyes , without stopping to Investigate tbo circumstances. One Minute Cough Cure ia harmless , pro duces Immediate result * . Current Literature. A description of Fulton Market U ono of the features In the January number of the American Kitchen .Magazine. The Horn * Solcnco Publishing company , 4S3 Fremont street , Iloston. ColJ bed roms and overheated living rooms are mentioned among the principal causes ot "catching cold" In an article by Dr. A. K. Bond In the Jonuiry number of Baby hood. The practical ruination n ! how to treat n cold In young children Is Instructively discussed by Iho 111110 writer. Babyhood Publishing company , 5 Bcekman street , Now York. York.Western Western people and particularly those In terested In military matters will find some surprising disclosures In n paper contributed by Colonel Ilobert P. Hughes In the January Journal ot the Military Service Institution , It Is entitled "Tho Campaign Against the Sioux In 1S70. " The Military Service Insti tution , Governor's Island , N. Y. It. "A Malayan New Yeir" l vividly de scribed by Rounscvllle Wlldman In the Janu ary Overtnnd Monthly. Tha lauaa of our present depression Is outlined In a paper entitled "Hard Times. " by Irving M. Scott , and the chats In the department "A * Talked In the Sanctum" are exceptionally brilliant. Overland Monthly Publishing company , San Francisco , Cal. Everything relating to Marietta Is ot real Interest , and exceptionally valuable Is the account of a Journey to Marietta In 179t from the Journal ot Israel Putnam , a grand son ot the great Israel Putnam , In the Jan- nry Now England Magazine. U gives us a vivid picture.of the tountry between Con necticut and Ohio at that time. Warren F. Kellogg , G Park Square , Boston. The American Journal of Sociology for January opens with an Interesting paper on "Business Men and Social Theorists , " by Prof. C. R. Henderson of the University of Chicago ; Prof. Albion W. Small discusses "Tho State and Semi-Public Corporations , " and among other papers Prof. J. U. Forrest contributes a highly Instructive dissertation on "Anti-Monopoly Legislation In the United Stlacs. " The University , of Chicago Press , Chicago. The frontispiece of the January Review of Reviews consists of "The' Emperor William's Cartoon" a political drawing showing the dangers ot socialism and anarchy , and ap pealing to the nations of Europe to withstand them. The cantle cf Hohcnzollcrn occupies a puzzling position in the foreground. Jacob A. Rlls writes of "The Jews of Now York , " and Albert Shaw contributes a paper on the much dlscuwed "New Constitution of South Carolina. " The Review of Reviews , New York. A stirring retrospect on war finance ap pears In the January number of The Arena , under the title , "The Bond and the Dillar , " by Dr. John Clark Rldpath. LL. D. It Is , In fact , a severe arraignment of the men In charge of oUr finances since the close of the war. Diverse views on the question , "Should the Government Control the Tele graph ? " are offered In a symposium , to which Dr. Lyman Abbott , Postmaster General Wil son and Prof. Frank Parsns are the con tributors. The Arena Publishing company , Boston. The first production of Mr. Percy Ives' recent portrait or President Cleveland is one of the many Interesting features ot tne January Issue of The Art Amateur , and the article on "Beardsleylsm" extravagances In pertinent and appropriate. The revived taste In America for Eighteenth century paintings as Indicating the beginnings of a re action from realism forms the subject ot another valuable paper , and "The Study of Human Expression" maintains the Interest of former Installments. Montague Marks , 23 Union Square , Now York. Right on the heels of the president's Vene zuelan mesiuge comes Donahoo's for January , with its leading article devoted to the ques tion , "Should Cleveland Have a Third Term ? " by ox-Congressman Michael D. Harter of Chlo , and another Illustrated article on "Richard Olney , " by the well known Journal ist , M. E. Hennessy. The former Is strik ing as a piece of monumental slobbery and will not be accepted by even readers of Mr. Cleveland's own party and the letter also has too thickn 'varnish to Impress the reader favorably. Donahoe's Magazine com pany , Boston. The North American Review opens Its 162d volumn with the Initial paper In a series of articles to be furnished by Rt. Hot : . W. E. Gladstone , entitled "The Future Life and the Condition of Man Therein. " The war rumors of today render eminently timely the symposium on "War and Its Modern In struments , " in which William S. Aldrlch , professor of mechanical engineering In tic : West Virginia university , trsats of "Speeii in American War Ships ; " Admiral P. Is. Colomb , R. N. , of "Tho Test and ValUe of Speed In War Ships ; " Admiral S. B. Luce. U. S. N. , of "Naval Warfare Under Modem Conditions , " and Lieutenant J. 1C. Cree , U. S. A. , of "Tho Influence of the Air Ship on War. " The North American Review , New York. The relations of states to the natlonol government lo ably discussed In a paper en titled , "The United States Government : A Dual Organization , " In tjio January American Magazine of Civics. A novel and strikingly original dissertation on finance , entitled "Practical Bimetallism and Ideal Protection , " Is from the pen cf Frank Rosewatcr , whose contributions on questions of finance are be ginning to attract wlds > attention. Mr. Rosewater - water exposes fundamental errors In both flat money and the gold standard theories , and , whllo severely critical , Its main features arc constructive- , presenting a plan for adjusting flnanc ? to existing conditions. In direct con tradiction , though not viewed with the same breadth as the article above alluded to , Is Mr. T. E. WHIson'a "Reality vs. Romance In Economics. " William F. Burroughs , In "The Monroe Doctrine and Its History , " ID very timely , as Is also Mr. Robert N. Reeves' "Our Aristocracy , " a pertinent contribution by Albert F. Newton Is entitled "Scientific Tcmperanco Instruction In Public Schools , " and "A Worklngman's Plea for American Homes , " by John B. Hammond , makes a stirring appeal. Civics Publishing company , 38 Park Row , New York. MAGAZINES RECEIVED. The Book Buyer Charles Scrltmcr's Sons , New York. Median's Monthly Thomas Meohan & Sons , Germantown , Philadelphia. The State's Duty W. H. Moore , St. Louis , Ma. The Bankers' Encyclopedia Monthly The Bankers' Encyclopedia company , 183-185 Dearborn street , Chicago. Th9 Chap Book Stone & Klmball , Chicago , Miss Blue Stocking Miss Blue Stocking Pub- llshing company , 003 Exchange building , Boston. The Kindergarten News Nulton , Bradley company , Springfield , Mass. Wouldn't ChniiKu < li CnltMiilnr. "So shorter hours la wbat you demand , Is It ? " said the employer to the deputation of dissatisfied workmen. "No , sir , " replied the spokesman , who prided himself on his accurate language ; "our demand la not for shorter hours of labor , but for fewer hours. " Nicotine Neutralized MAIL POUCH TOBACCO No Nerves Quaking No Heart Palpitating No Dyspeptic Aching AMTI-NERVOUS I - SOUVHMIIS OP I.IMKHTV. Valuable KroiiNitUvi MniU * from Colittulilnii licit Mptnt. One ot the features ot the Chicago World's fair was the monster 13,000 pound Columbian liberty bell. When this bell was cast nt Troy , N. Y. , In ISM , lucre was a lot ot metal left , siys the New York Herald. Its com ponents were revolutionary nnd civil \\M relloa of evco'JIng Interest and great value , family hjlrlooms , coins of all uotlor.9. In- eluding cppcr pieces current when Christ vug on carlli ; gold watches , \\oddlrg vines , spoons and Jpwcliy of all kln.ls , John C. Callioun'a silver peen , Lucretla Moll's silver butter ksilfe , Simon Bolivar's \\tic\\ \ chain , hinges fiom the door of Lincoln's home al Springfield , Gcmge Washington's ( nirvejlng chain. Thomas * Jefferson's copper kettle nad Illntloclc fiom his musket , thimbles uojd by the women of 1771 in seeing garment : ) for the men of the revolution , silver nnd gold from every state , end pennies from more than 250,000 school children. , Th rcslduei has been cast Into small bells , which are bilug utilised ag holiday presents by patilotlcAlly Inclined persons. The Uni versal Peace Union hag sent one to Pope Leo : the Grand Army of Iho Upubllo pre sents one to EiiiHe Frye , late president ot Switzerland. In recognition of his honornblo torvlce In the union army during the war of the rebellion , and President Grover Cleve land receives one for himself and family. Few know probably of n romantic Inci dent In the life of President Frye which this gift recalls. Hoas for some time held a prisoner by the confederate ? , nnd as a hostage - ago for a southerner condemned to be hanged , whoso execution would have bcoti the signal for a like fatp for Fryo. Mr. Charles A. Dana Is to receive ono of th souvenir bells , on which will bo Inscribed his words at the Cuban mass meeting held recently In Cooper Union : "Wherever llb- etty la sought for , thor ? Is my country : wherever a hand Is raised or a blow struck to secure the freedom of a-people , there Is my heart with them , and nil the nld that I can render shall be rendered as long as 1 live. " Mr. Thomas II. Hubbard will present one to the High school nt Zurich , Switzerland , the birthplace of Henry Pestalozzl , "Father ot the Public School System , " In the name of the children of the public schools of the world. Among other recipients ot these Columbian Liberty bell souvenirs arc Grammar School No. 37 , Now York City , presented by the Com- pagnlo Generate Trnnsxitlantlque ; the Norms' nnd Collegiate Institute of Ashvllle , N. C. , presented by Mrs. William n. DoJgo of Now York : Mrs. James A. Garfield ; the Institute of Holy Angels , Fort Lee. N. 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