THE OMAHA DAILY TVEE: SFXHAT. J A NT' AT? Y in, 1001. Wrapp er Clearance $1.00 Wrappers for 25c On salo tomorrow. 500 calico wrappers light and me dium dark colors, actual 1.00 values, all sizes, clearing sale price 25c HUS.00 MIJ.VS paints ti.no 1C- fk for Men's OU Pants worth -"t up to $5.00 a pair Wo nro closing out tho odd jmlrs left from suits and tho many broken lots. Tho ma terials nro tho choicest and styles tho best. All Rood patterns many aro J.'i.OO values -choice of lot at SI. 50. fT.r.o vol Til's slits 9'j.r.o 2C f for Hoys' -vJ Long Pants IZZZ .suits, worth up to $7.50 This is a marvelous offer and qtiito characteristic of Hoston Store. All splen did materials and nobby stylos and patterns every suit woll made and well lined up to $7.50 values for $2.50. MiTOliirSS 151.00 mi:'s si its ur.i-. for Men's Shirts- 25c worth fully $1 Many aro from our JJ.2S lot whito and colored all laundered. The colored ones have cuffs to match. All sizes in tho lot yo'ir choice for 25c. r.oc .m:cicwi:.vh u.-.o. 25c for Men's 50-ccnt Neckw'r Wo aro clearing out nil our choice Iinperitils.Tecks and Konrln-handt that wcro priced 60c for 2oc. Tho styles and patterns aro tho best on tho market you can't got bolter ones unywhero for 60c. TOMORROW IS THE SECOND DAY OF OUR Great Challenge Clearing Sale It seems almost incredible to say that we will have larger crowds here tomorrow than we had the first day of the sale, but vi uro koIiik to have thrtn. The thousands who nttended tills sale yesterday have told their friends and neighbors about the great bargains at the lsos-ton Store, furthermore they have had a chance to thoroughly Inspect their purchases and (as Is only natural) let their friends estimate the worth of the goods. The price paid for them Is a revelation to thousands more, of tho magnitude of the values to be found here. We are clearing out winter goods now and the sweeping reductions we have made has created values the like of which Omaha has never seen. Kvery economist should attend this great sale and derive tho benellts of our clearing prices. Glove Clearance SI.50 (iloves 25c a pair. uur nrsi glove an nouncement was so well received yester day that we repeat tho offer tomorrow. We're clearing out the ladles' kid gloves that vero left over from the holi day trade. Some aro mussed and a trltle soiled. Hut the cpiall ties are the best. $t and St.'.1.-, 11 mi si .",11 values an; In the lot. All colors. Made and white, all sfziv, your choice for 25c Dress Goods Clearance Values like these have made Hoston Store famous. I ' yard for $1 Dress Goods Including silk and wool novelties, storm serges, Han--"W-' noiB) French llannols. worth up to $1.00 a yardall on salo at 25c yard. 1g yard for 50c and 75c Dress Goods Pure wool covortH, cheviots, cashmeres, brocades, OOc and 7fc values, clearing sale price 15c a yard. $1.25 Black Dress Goods-Clearing price 50c yd aii nr nur men ciileh crtuiouH. niurm uuu i iuhui nvihi w weaves In blnclc Roods, Ml In dress Roodn department nt, yard 50c Dress Goods Clearinc in the Basement Thousands of yards of 19c English Cashmeres, bright chucks it plaids double width .'W.lnches wide, In dress goods, goon oC black, brown, trreons, blues, JJ .... i salo at, yard. . . all on salo at, yard Hosiery Clearing Men's strictly all wool cashtnero half hoso, In black, gray and tan, -J wovth Hoo a pulr on salo at Ladles', men's and children's fast black full foamlosB hosiery, good ES-. weight, all sizes. Clearing C Salo price, por pair Underwear Clearing Clearing Salo of mlasos', boys' and children's undorwear. Very special values at Clearing Sale of Dress Trimmings, etc. f00 gross of puro whito and smoked pearl buttons, all sizes, clearing price, per l dozen Taney buckles in a great variety of stylos, plain, jot and fancy H enameled, worth up to '2Sc ench, clearing price Fancy dross trimmings at one-third prices, Including all colors and black, gimps, braid, and li rldoscent novoltfes worth up to 20c a yard, at yurd, 5c, 10c and 15c lc and 3lc QllHP ripimnrP Wo aro clearing out all small lots of footwoar of Vital allCC 0Vcry description, and have mado great reductions in prices. Our basement and main floor departments have numerous bar gain squares tilled with wonderful shoo values. Wo havortJ- f qulto a number of pairs of tho men's shoes loft that wo placed ?0 1 J Cj on salo Saturday. Thoy aro worth up to $5 a pair choice. . Hr Radical Cloak Clearance: Big Bargains Special Wo wul oft"or tomorrow 100 now tallor-tnado suits, silk lined throughout handsomely llnithod In this chal- r- longo clearing salo at tho greatest reduction over heard of In tho bttlt dept. All of them silk rpr -j linod throughout, In homespuns, chovlots, venotlans, etc.. In blouse, eton and tlght-llttliigolTccts, tho quuJ- I lty you would expect to pay $Z't for and they nro worth t, superior in stylo, lit and shape, thoy go at Hr QSO 150 22 $7.50 ladies suits, shirts and jackets. . $12.50 ladie3' .jack ets, at I98 cSk (8v Sb a so mis -KBr M ffilPil 655 W W HI 817.50 ladies' extra q jackets at only $2.50 child's reef- QDp ers, at VOL SO. 00 child's reefers, at only $6.50 golf siurts. $.'50.00 Automobile coats, at $15.00 tailor-made suits at $7.50 line bouclo capos at $12. 50 handsome plush capes at . . $5.00 iur collar ettes at $0.50 fur collar ettes at $275.00 genuine Alas ka seal c!ll)Uj2 5 Our Special January Linen Sale is causing unusual wonderment note these exceptional values for Monday. CO-Inch Colored DamaHk tan Krccn abnoluti'ly fust color, worth G0c yard, at rcil, and . 15c (H-lnch heavy nit linen Cream Table, Dnm ask tho 33c kind, ro at, li)c fi2-lnch extra heavy nil linen loom dlco pat tern Tab!o DamaHk, worth ?oc onp yurd, ko lit lfL C'-lnch all llnea extra tlno Gorman Damanlc, lileuched, and 72-tncli very heavy Cream Kcntch Tuhla DamaHk, would be, cr, cheap at 75c yard, ki nt Ovlw 72-lueh all puro linen extra heavy ftorman Kllvi.r 1llriwlii1 ii.i.l Tll.lwli ..II lln. .. jiieurneu miiin iuniHHK Iliu roKnlar tl.U0 klnd.ut, yurd All Hllk and linen KrliiRed Doyllen, OEn worth up to J1.00. bo at All of our extra lino $1.23 and $1.50 full blenched Satin DamaHk and German Silver Hleuehetl DamaHk, with embossed de sIkiih. for tho January Halo OQP at, yard VOt. An iiHsorted lot of all mnkes of Napkins. TIicho aro druinmcr'H samples and some nro HllKhtly soiled. They eomo In Sllwr Il!i-nehcd, Cream and Kull llleachod worth up to $1.50 dozen ko at 69c 75c soiled, all ..$1.25 $1.00 $2.50 Marseille and Dimity lied Spreads. In all the new ami beautiful designs, tj;i i: for this salo at .pl.O Kxtra heavy NakliiH, sIlKhtly kinds, worth wholesalo up to $2.50 dozen, ko at stzo Double Satin Damask Napkins, worth $1 dozen, ko at $1.50 Crocheted lied Spreads all now patterns, very heavy, at ... Olio nssorted lot of all kinds of Towel ltiB llnrasley, Hack and Glass Cloth none worth less than '7Xc 12'tc, all ko at BW Strictly all linen Sc Unbleached Crash, go at, fJAc yard Hleuehed and l'nblenched Cotton Twilled Toweling, tho do OXc kind, ko at. yard ATu Tho balance of our 35o Dresser Scarfs and l.iiai'h Cloths, ko 15c 5oo and (lie Knotted Frlimo Damask Towels, ko at $2.50 KrliiKed Table l'attern Cloths, p'alu white, also with red C OC and blue borders, k at pi.4iii White KrliiKed Napkin, worth Oir We dozen, cueli !2W Glass ''loth Napkins, with blue or red border, fringed all arounil, eaeh w 25c Clearing Sale of Silks Where can you get such values, but here We urge you to come and secure your share of them. You'll be glad you attended the salo, and bo sorry if you miss it. 50c Silks at 9c yard An immense lot of lining silks, yard wide china silks, plain colors, brocaded silks, all worth up to 50c yard, in this UP clearing sale at 75c Silks at 39c yard In order to close out an immense lot of 27 inch taireta in navy blue and other desirable shades, foulard silks and brocaded silks thoy go on sale at, yard $1.25 Silks at 59c yard to odd pieces of black peaudo soio and satin duchesse, 27-inches wide, extra FJ fv heavy quality, in silk department, clearing JVyC salo price, yard Sale of Muslins Sheeting Tlio best Krado of Pleached Muslin manu factured aono hotter at any L 1 . tirlce. yatd Liberty brand, especially recommended for family use no better cotton ever sold for less than 84c yard wo offer it at Tho finest cambric manufactured, gener ally sells at 12',Sc yard, 1 Moadny at. yard X -C 6ic nended jver 6c "Falrllnx" Long Cloth worth lCc yard, at .... 10.000 yards remnants Un bleached Muslin at, yard . 10.000 yards remnants good Bleached Muslin, yard .... 8ic .2Jo ,2ic 15c Illeached I.ockwood jrtl ctlng. north 2,'e yard, at .. 1 JL iC 13C 10c 4 Ol Sheeting, worth 20c yard, at ... lOjw Spcclnl offering in nil kinds of Fruit of tho Loom Iteady-mado HZ.fj-t Sheets, at OUC Sneclat offering ia all sizes of Fruit of tho Loom and Defender Ilrnnd Pillow Cases, worth up to 20c, at K-t Pleached Loekwood Sheet ing, worth 22c yard, at li-4 Illeached Loekwood Sheet 10-4 Illeached Loekwood Sheotlng. worth 30c yard, at .. fn-lnch Pleached Loekwood Pillow Casing, worth 18c yard, at fl-4 Pleached Loekwood 10c fln-fliinir floapnir You will lind tomorrow a number of tho bigs llUllllllg lICdldlllC bargains Hint woro advertited for yestorday salo. Hesldcs othuf lots ihattho price has been reduced on. Our special prico tables aro contantly Icing roilllcd with higher priced goods. mutter what you want in the clothing lino you'll (Ind It hero nt a cut prtco rtt f ' (mionnd tee tno lino men's suits (homo $15 ones) wo aro MfjaVvJ soiling for " - LIFE AT BLEAK CAPE NOME 0. B. Ooon Drawi a Vivid Word Picture v of tho Eldorado. MANY DIFFICULTIES ARE ENCOUNTERED lr. Coon AVrllow In 5nitlilc Ilelnll f II lit 13iii-rleiic- In Ui-t of Colli IiiItonIiik Voy HK frinu Si-little. C. H. Coon Is nmoiiB tho sovernl well knnwn nmnlui men who havo e.xnlored tho Alaskan gold Hoi .s Last Biiaiaicr ho started out to Hud IiIh fortuno at Nome, and, after n lnne mid sriiBiitlonal voyngo to tniu pon, was obliged to seek furthor aud cacountor many unexpected difficulties before locating a claim that punned out satisfactorily. Mr. Coon was formorly In tho United States rnv.nnn ofllco In this city and It Is uailcr- Btood that his adveaturo In tho Alaskan territory was undertaken In the interests ot a company composed largely of government nfilolnls. Ills trip was an intoresung aim exciting one, of which ho speaks as fol lows: "Wo left Seattle May 26, on tho steam Bhln Santa Anil, a 1,200-toa vessol, with 417 DiiBsonKors and a crow of sixty. After (riLvrrHlnc tho sound wo canto into tho I'neUln nrenn at Capo Flattery Just 121 mlloR on our way. "Nothing uniiBUiil happened on tho voyago to oar first stop, Dutch Harbor, excepting nn occasional sight of largo hair seals aud whales, until tho Ilrst of June, six days out and 900 miles from port. On that morning Pro was discovered In tho hold of tho vessol unci nftor Investigating, bclug unnblo to locato tho blaze, tho captala ordered tho chief engineer to turn Bteam Into the per forated pipes which lined tho hold. At the end of twonty-four hours tho llrj was locate 1 and that part of tho shin was flooded. Tho larger part of tho freight and baggago was damaged and nil leather goods were totally destroyed. Dutch lliii'lior Him AltriictlniiM. "Wo arrived at Dutch Harbor, 1.742 miles from Seattle, on Juno 7, and found a fleet of flftoen largo steamers which preceded us nnd were lying thoro to coal. This was beautiful sight, tho vessels averaging moro than COO passengers, who availed them selves of this first opportunity to hind Blnco leaving tho stntcs. Soma hunted cliimn, which they found In abundance, along tho sea shoro; others fished; gamblers set up their devices and did a thriving business. A theatrical company from our boat gavo ft 77 99 Danger of Piuuiiionlu. Our old winter enemy, Grip, Is at hand, nnd In his woko will follow his twin brother. What is termncd on "ordinary cold" is usually tho first warning, and in a fow days Pneumonia follows. Tho malu trouble is centered In tho neg lect of tho Ilrst symptoms. Tho latter nro more ominous of evil in proportion to tho ago ot tho patient. Past fifty years of ngo Pneumonia is a very fatal malady, Tho man who gets thoroughly chilled aftor exposure to Inclement weather must needs concern himself as to tho ultimata outcome, especially If high temperature cough and difficult respiration Bupcrvene. Tho only safety lies In tho prompt uso of " 8 B V K N T Y 8 K V K N , Dr. Humphroyr' fa mous Specific for tho euro of drip ami tho Prevention of Pneumonia, At all Drug Stores, or by Mall, 26c. Pocket Manual mailed free. Humphreys' Homeopathic Medicine, Co., Cor. William and John ia., r.ow xortt. two performances to standing room only Teams selected from the passcugcrH of thu vessels Oregon and Charles A. Nelson played a match game of baso ball for $100 a side, which was witnessed by thousands of people. Tho rest wandered over the hills, picking wild llowors nnd enjoying tho terra llrma In tho manner of chlUV.y "Tho hurbor Is a beautiful shoot 4 water, andlocked nnd secure. In tho distance can bo seen snow-capped mountnln peaks and actlvo volcanoes. Two miles from Dutch Harbor Is tho village of Unnlaska, which was formerly a Russian mlsslou, wltoro tho church Is Bald to bo 230 years old and containing grand pictures by tho old masters. "Most boats coal either at Dutch Harbor or Unnlaska, aud as tho coal costs $12 per ton, It is no small Item, becauso tho larger ships toko oa from 400 to 000 tons. Wo sailed out of Dutch Harbor June 12 and wcro soon in tho Bering sea on our way north, S00 miles to Nome. Arriving thoro on Juno 17. an Inspection by tho quarantlno officers rnvcaled a caso of smallpox on board. Tho ship was at onco quornntined and not nl- lowed to land passengers or freight, but wns ordered to proceed without delay to Kgg Island, in Norton sound, 100 miles southeast of Nnmo. Ono passenger slid down a ropo into a small boat and got away; ho was a gambler nnd took chances. "Of tho 447 passengers there wero very fow that did not wear that long, sad look, as roost everyone, had an important mission to Nome. Ono woman was going thoro to start a hospital and tako caro of tho sick and wounded; another had a bunkhouso In mind, whoro tho miner might rest his weary body nt $1 per rest; ono man hnd machinery and a dozen helpers to lick up tho gold from among tho sands of tho beach and In his mind was losing $1,000 per day Tho Standard Theater company of Seattlo, with Us thirty artists, to hear them tell it, woro losing more monoy than would pay off tho national debt. Wo reached our destination tho next morning and anchored on tho south sldo of tho island and, landing our smallpox patlont, settled down to a ten days' imprisonment. l,n ml of .MldnlKlit Sun. "Noar us lay tho magnificent Bteamer Ohio, which had been quarantined two days previous, with tho lata Captain C. II, Ilustln and 700 others on board. Tho sea was calm and tho weather delightful Tho sunrises and sunsets woro most beautiful Unlika in Nebraska, tho sua rises in the north, describes almost a circlo aud then sets apparently a short dtstnnco from tho rising, less than an hour having elapsed from sunrise to sunsot. Tho glow of tho sun on the sky made perpotual day. At no tlmo In tho twenty-four hours was It so dark that you could not seo to tcad without artificial light, and I was informed that on tho hlKli peaks tho sun mob never out o sight nt that time of yenr. Truly this Is 'tho land of tho midnight sun.' At tho ex plratlon ot our quarantine nnd after all oa board had been vaccinated, wo pulled ancho and wero on our wuy to Nome, tho land of gold, where each and every ono expected to load himself up with tho yellow metal and return homo a bloated holder of golden wealth. How ranny woro disappointed his lory will never tell; only the few who sue cced aro recordod. "Wo arrived at Nomo on June 29 srhedulo time, and commenced to unload misseiiKers on n Hunter. This was a novol and nrauslng sight. Thcro was a three Inch plank about ono foot wide shoved ou from tho ship to the lighter at an angl of about thirty degrees, and those, who could t ot walk down It had to slide. Most ot them slid, both men and women, and tho plonk wns nono too smooth, cither, but ftcr being cooped up thirty days on a ship they were ready for any chnneo to get Bhorc, especially on a goldeu Bhore, hero nuggets wero reported to bo going to wasto for tho want of eomo ono o pick them up. Tho lighter rarrled auoui 50 passengers, with most of their biiRgago. Whoa loaded It was towed near tho shore by a tugboat and then pulled In by a long cnble. When unloaded It would bo returned o tho ship for another load until oil wero landed. TlioiiNnniln or AVnnilereiH. Unon landing wo saw thousands of dls- ppolntcd beings who had neither place to cat nor sleep, wnndnrlng whither tne now not, and only from the most tavoranie cathir did they cscapo tho most serious hardships. There never was such a sigui on this great continent. No tonguo or pen can adequately express or plcturo this most ondcrful babel of human beings, scarcely ono In 1,000 knew whoro to go or what to Tho streets were overcrowded. Water cost 23 cents for thrco pans, inu ucucu was lined with tents and all kinds of ma- hlnorv. lumber, coal and stores of ovory description to tho west for ten miles nnd tho east to Nomo river four mues. Thoro was no ptoco to pitch a tent for miles, unless on tho wet tundra back or tho city, whoro you would slok to tho knees In moss, mud nnd water. "Wn remained In and around Nomo until tho 12th of July and In this tlmo we mot many Omaha men who did not know any moro about what to do than wo nui. mir ing our stay four of us, including W. K. Her, A. H. Coon. Frank Senrlo and myself, tried rocking on tho beach, and for Ave hours of hard work wo took out about $10 and saved $3. Wo gavo It up as a poor in vestment and our rocker, which cost $jo In Seattlo, was laid aside forovor. "All mlnoral lands around Nomo had been located and there was no ciianco lor a nowcomcr to ncquiro ony of Undo Sam b ties Into Gold Pun about one-half a mllo below No. 9. wuh found two nuggets, ono $90 and tho other $98. CO. Tho gold is very eoarso nnd easily saved with cither rocker or slulco box. On No. 9 they sluiced out $1,700 In ono day, with thrco men shoveling Into a nluo-Inch box about thirty feet long. Tho parties owning this claim llvo nt Ulack foot, Idaho, and their names nro John ToombB, Mr. Stout, Mr. Metzer and F. V. Lamb. Thoy wero offered $100,000 cash for tho claim, but refused It. They say that they prospected tho claim enough to know that it will produce $400,000 to $500,000. f rom wnat is Known by actual pros pecting Nos. 1, 2 and II on Alder gulch nnd Nos. 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12 on Oold Kun will produco from $1,000 to $3,000 each and thero nro numerous other claims that havo not been prospected that aro believed to bo equally as rich. From all indications tills gold has been carried down tho hills by glacier action and It Is tho opinion of many that when opened up tho beach claims will prove as rich, If not richer, than the crock claims. It Is estimated that from $2,000, 000 to $5,000,000 In gold will bo tnken out ot Gold Uun nnd tributaries next seosoti. On account of Us ensy access for supplies and llttlo expenso to extract tho gold, this And Is thought to bo tho richest discovery of gold over mndo in Alaska. The find was not mado until July 29. No work wns dono to speak of until September and thcro wns no wny to get In supplies except by man packers and yet tho gold output wns closo to $100,000 aad only four claims worked. Located Some Valuable ('III I nix, "Ilelng among tho first on tho ground, wo succeeded in locating sonio vnluablo claims on Gold Uun nnd tributarlos. With tho prospects obtained nnd tho cIobo prox imity to other valuable properties wo aro woll satisfied with our season's work. "Tho beason is short and a man that makes a stake must bo a hustler. Tho rainy season started In last yenr about tho few days, about tuo miles west of Nomo, on tho bench, at from 8 to 10 p. m. all wo had to do was to tako a bucket, or Homethlng of tho kind, and In a few minutes wo eould dip up and throw on shoro hundreds of Hindis. They ai ear to bo carried to tho shoro by tho surf. Tho water Is black with these llttlo Huh. This was In July. Later In tho season, say In October, tho torn codllsh eomo In In Ilko manner. Ono man took out over 200 at one haul with a dip net. Thebo torn cod nro about six to ten Inches long. "Wo left Nomo on October 21. Thero had been but llttlo cold weather up to this time, the thormoincter not going below ten uLovo zero. Snako river wns frozen over, ns well as nil other small streams, but thcro was no len along tho sea shore. Wo ar rived In Seattle on October 29, making tho trip In eight nnd one-half days. Tlmo from Nomo to Omaha, eleven nnd one-halt days. Thero remained In Nomo and siirrouudlng country about 4,000 people for tho winter. Probably nbout 4,000 to C,000 people will go to tho Ilerlng sea coast this year, tho major part of them being returning mlno owners and lessees of mines. Thcro will bo no crash lllio Inst season, which will enhaneo tho chances per capita of thoso who go. Considering nil things Alaska Is a wonderful country and well worth what It cost." domain In that vicinity. Tho only thine first of August nnd thero wob but llttlo sun- loft wns to lenso a mine, wont oy uay- labor or lind a new licia. wo cnoso mo latter and with a party of about Bovonty-flvo others Bhlppcd to Port Clarence, Grantly Harbor and through Tooksook river, wmcn Is about six miles long and connects (irnntly Hnrbor with Salt or Storm lake. At this point wo took email boats for the Great Kroog Hock country, whero it wns Bald mat, gold oxlBtod In fabulous quantities nnd thoro was plenty of room for nil to got la on tho ground floor. This country Is 100 miles north of Nomo by land nnd about 200 miles by wnter. Our party remained thero fourteen dnys, nnd, not being nblo to una gold enough to satisfy us, wo started on our return to Nomo nnd for homo ns wo then supposed. Struck u fiuiiil Lend. This wns about tho last of July ond on tho Cth of August wo arrived nt what Is now cnlted Teller Olty, whero tho United States land offico Is located for tho Port Clnronco mining district. Wo found qultu a llttlo excltomcnt there about tho mile stone country, which lies about fifteen miles to tho southeast. Tho report was that $2 to tho pan (which is about two shovclsfull of gravel), was taken out on Gold Hun, n tributary to tho limestone, but having hoard so many stories of this kind wo wero a llttlo skeptical and concluded to In vcstlcato boforo making another long march. On Investigation wo found that a party who wcro with us to tho Krogg Hock country wero tho ones who panned out tho $2, nnd upon this wo mado a forced march for Gold Hun and found that not half tho truth had been told. Wo saw with our ov,-n oyes as much as $5 to $15 taken nut to tho pan aud $10.fi0 la ono shovolfull. ThlR was on a claim known as No, 9, above Discovery on Gold Hun. On No, 12, two claims above, $27 wns taken out In ono pnn. On ono claim bolow, $12 to tho pap and a nugget of $12$ found. On Alder sulci), ,whlch emp- shlno thereafter. Cold rain, with snow on tho mountains, prevailed and it wns very disagreeable for outdoor work. "On our return to Nomo wo saw a differ ent looking city, well built up, with business quiet, but fairly good. The mining Interest In nnd around Nomo was much handicapped for tho want of wnter, especially on Anvil creek and tributaries. With a rcasotioblo rainfall tho mines nbout Nomo nro capablo of producing at least $3,000,000 next year and I do not think that 1 am over cBtlmnt- ng it in Baying that Soward peninsula, with Biieh camps us Anvil and Gold Hun on tho, Milestone, will produco next year above $10,000,000 In gold. "As to other resources, thero Is nbun- danco of coal nor th nnd east of Kotzbue sound, on tho coast of tho Arctic ocean, also at Cook's inlot. I mot In Seattle on mv way to Alaska an English mining en gineer who had been nt Cook's Inlet last vear for an Kngllsh company. Ho had maps showing nearly all coal veins In that vicinity, ns woll ns samples of the coal. Ho Informed us that ono of tho veins was seventy foot thick, but said on account nt tho shallowness of tho water nt thot polot a tramway or railroad would havo to bo built a distance ot six miles beforo tho coal could bo loaded on vessels, but this could cnslly bo done. Tho samples ho had wero mostly from tho surfaco and tested C8 per cent carbon. At Port Clarenco thoro Is ono of tho beat soda springs In the world. Man nover tnstcd moro palatable mineral water. The springs aro situated about halt a mllo from tho beach nn Port Clarence bay, nnd ono mllo from Port Clarenco City, on a small stream called Iron ercok, Th's water. In my opinion, could bo bottled and shipped nt a prollt. fit?' of Villi- Flail. "In nil thcBo northern waters fish aro In abundance. Whero wo wero located for a consider It unpleasant, for thcro Is llttlo dlffcrenco between it and biting off tho hend of a pigeon, which Is qulto common. I learned tho trick nbout twenty years ago, and Hineo then havo trimmed tho tnll3 of hundreds of dogs." About the coolest thieves on record did a lob of work In Philadelphia a fow days ago. Karly In the morning, while hundreds of people wero going to work, half a dozen men arrayed as mechanics, appeared In front of a Turkish bath establishment on Walnut street, and with chlselB, hammers and wrenches took down tho handsome bronzo ornnmcnts nnd railing which orna mented tho place. Then thoy calmly walked nwuy with the plunder. Already eomo startling achievements hnvo -.narked tho new century. A street car passenger In Now York, compelled to stand without oven tho aid of a strap, found his equilibrium so well preserved by tho motor- man In hnndllng his ear, that ho wroto a letter about It to tho company. Hut, of course, the feat cannot bo expected as an ordinary thing. tho rest nnd showed his nervo by skating ocross the channel of Ulehlleld pond. Knch tlmo tho Ico bent beneath tho lad's weight and his sister, who was also skallng, nslied her brother to accompany her home. "Onco moro across," ho told her, as ho took a flying start. Downing had reached tho cen ter of tho' channel when tho Iro gavo way and ho was plunged Into ten feet of wnter. Tho boy was fast becoming oxhauHted when Carlo appeared. Teddy SymondH called to blni, chipped his hands and pointed to Donlng, Tho dog seemed to understand in a moment, for ho ran across tho Ico and shoved his noso In Downlug's face. The latter grasped Carlo's collar and tho dog backed away from tho hole, pulling In boy out of the wnter. IS IT AV KI'IDKMICf Villi! StntlNlli-N Show mi A I it nil I iik' 1'reime In nn Alremly l'rrnlllnn IMheiiMi An- Any K'initf At no tlmo In tho history of dlsenso has thero been such an nlnrmlng Incrcnso In tho number of cases of any particular malady as in thot of kidney nnd bladder troubles now preying upon tho people of this coun try. Today wo seo a relative, a friend or nn acquaintance, apparently well nnd In a few days wo may bo grieved to learn of their serious Ulncs3 or sudden death, caused by that fatal typo of kidney trouble Hrlght's dlEeaSe. Kidney troublo often becomes advanced Into ncuto stages boforo tho nffilcted Is awaro of Its presence; that Is why wo read of bo many sudden deaths of prominent business nnd professional men, physicians and others. They havo neglected to stop tho leak In time. While scientists nro puzzling their brains to And nut tho causo each individual can, by n little precaution, avoid tho chances of contracting dreaded and dnngerous kldnoy troublo or eradicate It completely from their system if already nffilcted. Many precious lives might havo been and many moro can yet bo saved by paying attention to tho kidneys. It Is tho mission of Tho Dee to benefit its renders at every opportunity and therefore wo ndvlso all who havo any symptoms of kid ney or blnddor troublo to wrlto toduy to Dr. Kllraor & Co., Illnghamton, N. Y., for a froo Bomplo bottlo of Swnmp-Hoot, tho cele brotcd specific which Is having such a great demand nnd remnrknhlo success In the euro of tho most distressing kidney nnd bladder troubles. With tho sample, bottlo of Swamp-Hoot will also bo sent freo n pamphlet and treatlso of vnluablo Information. A now century record that will bo hard to beat has been established by an Italian barber at Unlouport, N. Y., who has had four children within a year. Thrco of them enmo together Thursday night. At a re cent Italian festival tho father got tho most votes In n "handsomest man contest" and won a stop watch. Ho had It with him when tho triplets came. Tho Ilrst girl was born at 10.CI o'clock, tho second nt 10:CC anil tho boy at 11:02. Ills Ilrst child, a boy, was born Inst February. Carlo, a big Newfoundland dog, Is a hero among tho farmers aroung Hlchllcld, N. J., becauso ho saved tho life of Charles Down ing, 8 year old. Tho warm weather weak ened tho Ice, says tho Phlladolphlo llullc tln. Hut Downing was moro daring than .lames Ends How of St. Louis has again refused to tnko tho fortune left to him by his father. "I want no money." ho Rays, "beyond what I earn by the sweat of my brow. 1 mn out of tho wild Btrugglo for ex istence, for wealth, for power. None of these things Intercut me. 1 am living, nH nearly as my frail nature will permit, nn uhhoIHhIi life. Thero la nothing of inlno that I would not glvo to help a needy por ton. My time, my talents, If I hnvo ony. nnd my small earning capacity aro held by mn In trust for tho beuotlt of mankind. I do not regret tho enurso I havo pursued In tefuslng to tnko what I havo Inherited from my father. I regard that as unearned ln cmiont. That represented what my father did not need anil what IiIh laborers earned for him. They should have I'. If I hnvo a factory and employ lftO men anil they earn $200 a day. It hi not n fair distribu tion of profits If I tako $100 and glvo tho other $100 lo tho men. I get $100 for $1 for tho nien. My legitimate shore Is what on equal division would bring me. Tho other Is unearned Increment, the rnlny dny fund of tho laboring man, which I unjustly tako. That was the wny I regurded my Inheri tance Hence, I refuso It " MEN CURED Without Drugs or Electricity by Our Vacuum Organ Developer ir.t.T Fi3.vrnu:s of i.ifil Ernest Allen, a Stnndard Oil employe In Cleveland, voted for "McKlnley and pros perity" nt tho Inst electloil nnd now thinks ho has received his tlrst Installment of tho latter. A few dnyB ago his wlfo presented hltn with triplets two boys nnd n girl nil of whom aro living. Ho has named the boys William and Mark nnd the girl Han nah. Peter H Hock of Heading, Pa . bites off the tails of dogs, He sold tho othor day "For biting off n tall I ehnrgo CO cents, and have a number ot customers. I do not i No Cure No Pay 7S nAniNIRFN0T0NBimuRI! lOjUUu III UOC.N0T ONE RETURNED Our Vacuum Organ Dowolopnr cures whom everything eUo fuili nnd boon is (lend, Itro Itores Hinnll, weak orgutK, lost power, falling manhood, drains, errors of youth, etc. Strlc turo and Varicocele permanently curod In 1 to I weeks. No Drugs to ruin the stomach, No Electric Belts to lilUter mill burn, Our Variium De veloper I" a local treatment applied directly to tho weak and illwirdered purtM. It (tmn itrengtli and development wherever applied. Old men with lont or falling manhood, or tho joung nnd mldillo ajfed who nro reaping the re mits of youthful orrorn, excess or over work nro quickly restored to health and strength. Our mnrvulons appliance lias nMonlthed tho entire world. Hundreds of lending- phyMcIam In tho I'nlte.l States ore now recommenilliigoiir appll- Riiro In ttin nwernu ro.i whoro ovory othor Inown clelrn lias fallen. , , V.i, trill um And fwl lt-4 lw.nf.flt from thn llrit 0.1 for It I nppill'l IlirPCIiy III IllO tnni OI 111" ; uuvniuim. bUWHU rri.mni,t wwmr.t. I. oii rder. It makci no dlfforoacn how tevera tho I 474 Charles Building, Denver, Colorado case or how long ttiiiiding, it Is ub surn to yield to our treatment oh t no sun is u rise. 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