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A WINTER SCENE IN CIRCLE CITY.

most as long, much more perilous, and
through an inhospitable country beset
with the dangers Of Alaskan river navi.
gation.
Neither have the seventies OF the
new cline been properly reckoned.
Many who have gone forth in their en-
thusiasm for wealth 10 the rich locali-
ties almost within the arctic circle will
find themselves poorly equipped to cope
with the chilliness Of below-zero
temperature. How many may succumb
to the ~hardships they must necessarily
undergo in their leap after goldl And
this applies TO any route that may be
selected by the adventurous spirits who
are rushing in quest Of fortune. There
is said TO be a great difference between
the climate of the coast and that Of the
interior Of this land Of gold. In winter
there II extreme cold, while in the
short summer the heat is intense. One
Of the prospectors, writing recently
from Dawson City, has told the world
that the dreaded mosquito finds q home
there, and that hs il "our worst
enemy"
The landing place BY the Yukon river
route II st. Michsel's, about 90 miles
rcm the mouth o. IRE Yukon. From
this point, before the gold fields are
rsached. II II necessary to pillow the
Metefs Of this great river for i distance
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traverse icy plains, climb steep, snow
clad mountains, and invade %treacherous
rivers"
In the shorter route, by way Of
Juneau, on the southeastern part OF the
Alaskan territory. difficulties are also
encountered. When the Pacific iule;s
and straits have been left behind and
the vessel enters the harbor Of juneau
a diversified method Of travel lies before
the gold hunter. 1t takes 90 days to
reach here from Seattle. Then Dyea,
at the extremity Of the Lynn canal, is
made. This town reached, the great
passes Of the Chilkoot. Chilkat, snd
Moore, with their frequent snowstorms'
next invite the weary traveller to con-
tinue his journey, This is not a path Of
roses he is about TO tread.
To save themselves when caught in
the terrible storms which overtake
wanderers in these passes above the
Lynn canal. men hsve been known 10
crawl under some ovsrhsnging rock
and remain there without food until
the danger was past. The storms some
times last for several days. From
Juneau 10 Dyea is 100 miles. Crossing
the Alaskan line one goes TO Lake Liz
derman, so miles, on foot. Then across
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If people with pulls" heve sgstemat-
ically worked the makers for Dicycles
for nothing or at cost price,
1t is generally conceded among the
trade that the price Of high-graue
chain bicycles will be only $40 next
year. and that a number OF chalnless
wheels will be put on the market at
500. A chainless machine is a ueli'
cate and rather impractical plece OF
mechanism. however, aud it remains 10
he seen whether or not it will retain
popularity more than n season or 'wo'
Arthur GARDENERS victory at Chicago
| July ) over the best field of crackaJacks
| that has faced the starter at any race
meet this year seems not to nave sur
prised any of the well-posted racing en-
thusiasts very much. They are well
aware that the Chicago lad had the re-
%ouisite speed TO beat the best man OF
| the track, but assert that he lacks the
heart to run a hotly-contested race
He would rather tack into somebody $
rear wheel and finish second than go
ont md fight for first. He is Il beautiful
rider and can follow the fastest pace III
good style, having held a number OF
American paced records, but his
| friends are anxious to see him win
competitive races, and believe that by
the exercise of determination and
courage he will soon attain the high po-
sition his speed entities him TO occupy.
In the national circuit meet, under the
auspices of the Chicago cycling club,
Gardiner defeated Bald Cooper and
Kiser, upon whom all eyes have been
turned this year, and John S johnson
and J. D. Cabanne in the mile open race,
and wor. the two-mile handicap from
scratch, defeating A. D. Kennedy, Al.
Weinig, Tracy Holmes, II. b. Wood and
Bert Leslie. In the third-mile event he
ran second to Cooper, with Bald third
no mean performance.
Earl Peabody, of the Chicago Cycling
club, has won proud title of "amateur
king of the west" His record last year
and this has been quite remarkable, and
il is his ambition this season to eclipse
Arthur A. Ximmerman's most brilliant
record of 101 prizes in one season. Last
wear Peabody scored more than so
f~irsts, and already this year has won
more than 25 of the races in which he
started. He has been following the
Michigan circuit, where he won the
mile open events day after day with
strange regularity, He began the sea-
son in New Orleans, where he defeated
Irving A. Powell, the fastest amateur
of the east, who has been creating quite
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07
WASHING A FINE ART.

Washing pretty summer gowns ana
belongings is a fine art, very easy to
learn. A bright day, plenty OF water
and a little pure soap are the necessary
aids in the worn. 70 do it, fill a tub
two-thirds full of warm water dissolve
a cake of Ivory soap (which will not
fade the most delicate colors), add IL
to the water, wash the garments care-
fully through it! rinse first in clear wa
ter, then in bluewater; wiring, dip in
Thin starch; hang on the line in the
shade. When dry sprinkle and iron on
the wrong side. Gowns thus Aun-
dered will look fresh for the entire
ELIZA r. PARKER.
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season, it was generally supposed that
after the prices had been upheld for
nor than half the. season no cut would
be made until next year. The move,
therefore, which is a very radical one
for this company, which has for many
years held the reputation of being the
dictator in the bicycle business, has
set all the other makers to guessing
and wondering what may be the cause
of the reduction. Some assert that the
medium-grade bicycles at popular
prices have made great inroads in this
concerns business end that with a
large stock of unstable high-grade
machines on hand this late in the sea-
son the management had become
alarmed and decided to lower the price
as a last resort. Others prophesy that
the concern has perfected a chainless
bicycle model which will be manufac-
tured in large numbers and pushed
mex season as a leader at 500.
Whatever the cause of the reduction
may be, it will probably have a some
what demoralizing effect on the trade
this summer, although most of the
large makers assert positively that
they will make no attempt to meet the
cut this year. 1t will have the effect,
however, of driving a number of the
small and weaker concerns out of the
business and thus leave it on a tirmer
basis, and will also end the inflated
price evil, for with the very best makes
selling at SIS there will be no excuse
for building bicycles to list at 500 and
sell for what can be got for them. The
purchaser has long been aware Of the
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07

the sum Of 500. To convey them to the
head waters OF Lake Linderman would
cost SIS per hundred A month OF
perilous travel is ahead Of the prospec-
tor.
The Klondyke empties into the Yukon
30 miles above the Big river. Bonanza
creek is a tributary OF the Klondyke
and Eldorado is again a tributary Of the
Bonanza. 1t is along these two rivers
that the most extensive finds have been
made. Prospecting on other creeks
along the Klondyke has resulted In con-
siderable success, and much is expected
from future operations in this part of
the Yukon basin.
Circle City is 200 miles from the Klon-
dyke fields. Fort Reliance is $50
miles from Juneau. The mines of
the K~londyke run from IS to 100
miles from the Alaskan bound
airy, and are in British Columbia.
The Eldorado is the richest mine of
them all. 1t has 10 claims, said to be
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07

A vigorous stomach is the greatest of mun-
dane blessings. Sound digestion is a guar
anty of quiet nerves, muscular elasticity, a
hearty appetite and n regular habit OF body.
Though not always a natural endowment, it
may be acquired through the agency of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, one Of the most
effective invigorants and blood fertilizers in
existence. This fine tonic also fortiiies those
who use it against malaria, and remedies
biliousness, constipation and rheumatism.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07
IUCIEN I,ESNA

Famous French Middle Distance p,dor,
form, and Earl is resting for a week or
two to recuperate. Only the toughest
campaigners can follow a circuit stead.
lily, racing every two out of three dovs
or o%ftener, and keep in good form right
along, Peabody is a graduate of The
University of Chicago, and is only 81
years old. lie is an amateur of the
purest stamp, as he succeeded in con.
vincing the racing board, his father no.
ing abundantly able TO let him travel all
ever the west.
~ match race for the largest purse
ever made in America has been .r-
ranged between James Michael md I'm.
clen Lesna, the French racing man
who landed in San Francisco last month
from Australia, where he broke nil the
records from two to leo miles, The
contest will take place on the Charles
hlver park track in Boston, and will
be for a purse of $4,000 put IN by tb.
management, and II side bet of 500
making $4,000 in all. The event will
be paced with multicycles, and the die.
lance will be set at SO miles, in orde.
that the hour record of the world
which now stands at32A miles, made NV
j. W. Stocks in England recently, mav
be broken. Unless some accident nv.
ours 1t is confidently expected tba,
the American record of ~ miles 16on
yards, held by Michael, will be beatsn
since both contestants are recopnizeJ
leaders at middle distance work ho'
hind big machines. The date for ths
match has not been settled, but viii
probably be set for some time in eo,l,,
August, as Lesna pronounced Lennay
DEEDS some weeks for training ma
conditioning after nearly two @on,ha
Of travelling. S
Lesna cannot speak a word Of rn,.
fish, but his manager, M. Popnon, snn,s
ing manager Of the Gladiator compons
Of Paris, talks very entertaiuinnI"
their experiences in Australia. SS,s =.
country neither Of them like. "'"
y W PERRY
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07

u,u,uuItiOn Eynert.

Ammunition making is a great art and
there are few men in the world who are
skilled in it. The superintendent of the am
munition department of the Winchester Re
peating Arms Co., New Haven, Ct, Is ac-
knowledged to be the leading authority on
ammunition making in the world. His
great skill and constant care has placed Win
chester ammunition ahead of all othet
makes. For uniformity, reliability and
strong shooting qualities, it is %unequalled.
The great demand for Winchester ammuni-
ton makes it easy to buy even in the most
out of the way parts of the world. Win
chester guns and Winchester ammunition
make a combination that cannot be sur.
passed. Send for large illustrated cata'
logue free.
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a sensation. On the national circuit
at Springfield and Racine Peabody has
not done SO well, having been defeated
several times by C. r. Mccarthy, the
amateur crack of st. Louis, just enough
times to even up old scores, and F. j..
Morse and Charles Muss and othera in
handicap races. These defeats are w.
doubtedly due to overwork and pc9r
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07

told by miners returned from the Klon-
dyke fttingly rival the stories of Cali
fornia's golden period.
AS far back as 1860 a deposit of gold
was found in the basin of the Yukon By
q prospector named George Holt. He
also reported the finding Of oarse
specimens along the Hootalinqua river.
But it was the discovery of gold near
Sitka in 1873, followed by the finds in
the vicinity OF Juneau in 1850, that drew
attention 10 the possibilities of the
newly-acquired territory OF Alaska as
a gold-producing country. The great
abundance of gold was first made known
by Joseph juneau, who prospected in
the region around the city bearing his
name. In 1885 mining prospectors be-
gan to scatter themselves along the
Rivers Pelly and H~ootalinqua, and in
the year following much mention was
made of the Stewart river as a field for
the enterprising gold hunter. Rich
strikes were made in 1892 by prospec-
tors along Miller creek, a tributary OF
Sixty Mile creek. The progress made in
finding gold along the Alaskan and
British Columbian rivers, although Civ
ing high promise Of future discoveries
OF gold, was not followed by anything
which created a widespread a%dyentur-
GUS spirit among people who were out
side the mining region.
The Klondyke and its aptly named
golden tributaries, the Bonanza and ths
Eldorado, have again turned the heads
of Americans and Canadians, starting
them in pursuit OF the metal which has
teen described as bright and yellow,
hard and cold, heavy to get, and light
10 hold"
The reports from this locality of
riches would indicate that the gold
diggers have c%omported themselves in
such an u%neXampied manner in times
Of great excitement as to somewhat
revolutionize the traditions of gold
mine prospecting. Systematically and
orderly did they go about their work,
md when the harvest was reached each
UilC dpDSdlo ~ udNC iSctSh COLttIl Win
the measure of his luck.
Encouraged by their tales of success,
thousands of others are crowding the
outgoing steamers in the hope that sim
liar good fortune may be awaiting
them. So dazzling appears the prospect
that distance and hardships are INSULT
GENTLY measured, and the long wintry
Alaskan day which will have dawned
upon the fortune seekers before they
reach their intended destination has, it
is to be feared, been little taken into
consideration. Few setting out from
San Francisco, Seattle or Vancouver
have stopped to think that when Behr-
ing sea has been reached and a dis
lance of $500 miles traversed over the
waters of the Pacific, the journey is but
beginning. The cliffs of st. Michael's,
however, can only remind the traveller
that there is still before him a voyage al
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07
The PrOdigal.

When the p~rodigal came back from his
tour awheel around the then known world,
his fatted calf at once arrested the attention
OF the elder son. Wouldn't that kill you! .
exclaimed the latter, poking the old man in
the ribs. 1t will be observed that this yer
sion varies the conventional order; such
is the part of the higher criticism.-Puck.
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fact that the average bicycle listed at
500 could be bought for almost any
price above SO per cent. of its list price.
Nevertheless. he will welcome the time
when all bicycles sell for just what they
are worth and retail at n price to ali.
The maker will be glad to see that time
also, since one Of the peculiar phases
o. me cycle trade has been that all club
memPeFs, raeing mep, And i long LIT
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07
BICYCLE SENSATION.
Cut In Prices Makes Makers ana
Buyers Think
rbe Rncing Worid-GRrdtRcr SHOWS
Wonderful Speed, hut Lacks
ucnrt-MIchaeI and LesnH
Matched,
Especial Chicago letter.

A big sensation was created not only
in trade circles. but among the entire
cycling public by a reduction OF S2S
in the price of the ~best-known make
of BICYCLES in America July J.. This
move carries all the more weight be-
cause the manufacturers of this ma
chine. who are notorious for their CON
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Buying by. Wholesale.

Cant l get these two-cent stamps
cheaper If / take a quantity" asked
Mrs. Chestnut, of the stamp clerk at the
Philadelphia post office.
II can let you have a dozen for a
quarter" replied the clerk.
very we'll. I'll take them."-Har-
lem Life.
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bridegroom (wealthy)-I wonder.
dear, how you a marry an ordinary
fellow like me?
Bride-I haven't the least idea. Nam
me- managed the whole affaiF,-yit
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L, is now too late TO reach the hlon-
dyke district this year; sud as mining
is possible only during the months OF
Nav, June and July gold-seekers are
advised by experts TO delay the start
for the fields until April IS OF next
year.. The following summary OF the
cost of the trip, from Chicago, and the
length Of time i, will require to get
there is reasonably authentic:
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servatism, have always insisted that a
thoroughly good bicycle was worth the
500 price and have rigidly maintained
that figure regardless of the price cut
ting that has been INDUCED in by other
makers. The announcement was a big
surprise to the trade, for, although
many manufacturers and dealers
thought this concern would lower its
prices at the beginning Of the present
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07
A Genuine ..Mork Down."

Mrs. Shopper-Do you believe that any
of these mark-downs are genuine?
Mrs. Seizem-Some of them are, | know.
My son got one of them.
''What was it,
"a wife. He married a girl in a combina-
ton store. She was Unmarked down from
80. "-Pittsburgh Chronicle.
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Getting II hack.

II see the railroad Burger has so
much stock in has gone into the hands
of a receiver"
"Too bad. suppose he has lost
cverything?"
"Oh, no. He has been appointed the
receiver. "-Brooklyn Life.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07

The dominion government ut Otta-
wa, Ont, is now considering mean to
preserve to Canadians the lions share
of the profits which will flow from the
northern Eldorado, but Il is highly
improbable that there is any founda-
ton for the report that the exclusion
Of all but British subjects is under con-
temptation. What the government
probably will do is to impose a royalty
on all ore taken from the soil.
II is assumed that there does not ex-
list the slightest doubt rs to the Klon-
dyke region being well within Canadian
territory. Although it is only within
the last few months that the Yukon dis
trict has sprung into notoriety, the
Canadian government surveyors have
been there for many years. In 1887 an
expedition was sent by the interior de-
partrnent to explore that part Of the
northwest territories drained by the
Yukon river. The expedition was I'M
der the charge Of DR., George NJ. Daw-
son, now director OF the Dominion
Geological survey, and of Mr.. William
Ogilvie, who had had previous expert
ence in exploring and surveying the
northwest. Their chief task was to
mark hundred and forty-first
meridian Of longitude, which is desig-
mated by treaty as the boundary line
between the United States and Canada
from Mount ST. Elias to the Arctic
ocean. Mr.. Ogilvie determined. by a
series of lunar observations, the point
Al which the Yukon river is intersected
by the one hundred and forty-firs.
meridian, and marked the same on the
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07

she-Do YOU love me for myself
alone?
he-is there anything particularly
vitrnctive about the rest Of your lam
i|y'-N. \, 1ouraah
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Halls Catnrrh Cure
Is a Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.

Every mar is of the opinion that he paid
a terrible price for his experience. while
others got theirs at a bargain COUNTER
Atchison Globe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07

ut is so aegravating to 60 house,huntlns
every spring. SAID the lady IN the Guy.
mr. three times a summer" said the cousin
from the cyclone belt.-Typographical Jour
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07

A Question in Grammar..-Mr. Kink Ito
a professor in Biddlc uniyersity)-"Per-
~fesser!" well, Mr.. Kink?" (Which is
the past tense of the verb to hoodoo'-hoo.
done or hoodid!'-Harlem Life.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07

Bride (who has eloped)-"Hcre is a tele.
gram from papa" Bridegroom (anxiously)
What does he say" Bride-'All is for.
given, but don't come back."-Collier's
Weekly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07

M%alacura ChOclats- the greatest chill
killer in the world. Cures every time.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07

I believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my boys life last summer.-Mrs
Allie Douglass, Leroy, Mich, Oct. 20, '94.
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THE GENERAL MARKETS.

No man gets as much mail as he seems to
expect. -Atehison Globe
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07

He who scorns to make little things mat
tiers of conscience will soon be constituencies
in regard to greater things.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07

How slow a person seems to read when
you are waiting for his paper.-Washington
Democrat,
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No girl, according to the women, is as
pretty as she used to be.-Atchison Globe.
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worth 3 10000 each. The total wea,,n
OF the Eldorado, Bonanza, Baer and Gold
Bottom mines is estimated at 60,OOO,.
600. Lots are selling at Dawson City,
at the mouth OF the Klondykc, for $4,000
and upward. Across the boundary in
Alaska there are many mines in opera.
ton, and the entire region northwest to
Forty-Mile creek contains a great deal
of the yellow metal.
The wages paid TO miners in the Klon-
dyke district are SIS a day. Workers in
the sawmill of Joseph Ladue, who
claims to w the entire Dawson CITY
site, are paid ten dollars a day.
Prices in the latter place are fairly
representative Of the amounts charged
for provisions and articles of wear. and
the following list will give interesting
information on this subject. These
were the ruling prices when the miners
left Dawson City to return with their
immense wealth and entrance their
neighbors with the recital Of the story
of their success:
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there is reasonably authentic:

Fare. Chicago 20 Seattle...."......S5 81 y
Tourist sleeper, fare -...".,.,,...... ~
Pullman sleeper. - ~
Meals. In 6iling-car.-.............,'.. ~ "
Tourist meals at statton........... by
Chicago TO Seattle. In miles,......... s,SSo
Number OF days en- route.,...,..,..,,. 3.
steamer fare, Seattle 10 Juneau, with
cabin and meals &N
steamer fare, Seattle 10 Juneau. Sec
ori class, including mealS.......... lIW
Miles, Seattle 10 Juneau ............. ny
Number Of days, Seattle TO Juneau .
Cost OF living In Juneau, per day 2N
Steamboat. VI Lynn Canal TO Heal
ey's Store, miles...-...."......... iv
Number OF days 10 Healey.s Store i
Cost OF complete outfit, with .proNi-
si0ps for one year...........,..... W Y!
Price Of dog and sled outit........ Np "
Last steamer from San Francisco
berths already tllsd-August 50.
DAYS Sailing from Seattle-Mon-
days and Thursdays.
Total distance in miles by st. MI
chael's route eSo
Total distance In miles by Chilkat
Pass s'se9
Total days required for Journey by
81. Mlchael's route ........."...... 40 10 81
Total days required for journey by
Chilkat Pass ....,....,........ ~
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A au..tion EASILY Answered.

receiver" -Brooklyn Life.