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past experience wild cat companies"
haven't that element, but are constantly
"laying their pipes' to unload some "ex-
perience" on you, and come at you again
with "new scheme'-no, not you; but
your neighbor! Could he catch you
twice? I have been in the fire insurance
business since 1890, and have associated
myself with some of the best companies
in the world, each Of whom are financial
giants, and are absolutely responsible for
their individual policies, and all together
their aggregate assets amount to some
thing over $41,OOO,OOO.OO!
I write fire insurance for reliable and
Trustworthy property owners, ONLY IN
RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY
COMPANIES at the minimum South
Eastern Tariff Association rate, and you
may rest assured that any business en-
trusted to me will receive my best atten-
ton and highest appreciation, and 1t is
under these conditions that my business
is growing. L. GEO. GRIST, Agent,
Yorkville, 8. G.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-03

North Carolina that since the Negro
rule began in the state, there had been
20 felonious assaults of white women
by Negroes, besides numerous at
tempts, and that every one of them
had occurred in a county under Negro
government, and not single one in
counties under white rule. A Negro
newspaper in Wilmington, N. c., at
tempted to justify all such assaults by
an attack upon the virtue of the white
women. 1t was an unbearable insult
which helped fan the spark of indigna'
ton into flame.
heard of another instance charac
teristic of the conditions prevailing
A young lady of Is years of age was
walking along the streets and found
the sidewalk blocked by three Negro
men, and stepped off to pass around
One of the men took hold of her, turn
ed her around and slapped her face fol
"putting on airs" Hundreds of in
stances of a similar character have
occurred in that state which have
never been published because the white
people are ashamed to admit that such
outrages were being perpetrated.
The worst effect of Negro domination
is the abasement of the white man
The most characterless and degraded
of the white compete for the Negro
vote. The Negroes by themselves
have never in single instance been
able to gain control; but have been led
by white men, whom they always re-
pudiate as soon as they gain power
The reason the Negroes repudiale as
soon as possible their white allies is
because the Negro is ambitious. His
! one great ambition is to become 6
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One Of the pioneer farmers of Benton
township, Mich, is Elnathan Munger. De-
spite the many privations and difficulties
which . pioneer contends with, Mr.. Munger
Of his townIhip,, and is known as 2 careful,
conscientious and honorable citizen.
His busy life has not been all sunshine.
however, and in speaking to our reporter OF
his struggles in earlier days, he said:
Zone Monday in March, 1896, l was draw.
ing hay to . neighbours, when I was thrown
from my wagon with great force to the
I struck on both hands with such force as to
almost paralyze my whole body. The in.
Jury was most severe to my chest, shoulders,
back and arms, although my face was badly
cut. It seemed a. though the great weight
Of my fall drove my arms back and Injured
both "A th e1om aaa MY Pssa99as; physician wa.
called and on the Friday night following l
was able, to be taken home. The next day
I sent for . Grand Ledge physician who
blistered me for weeks. I became some
better, but the main trouble with my body
and arms remained a. bad as ever. During
the year following this treatment l was not
benefited and beganfto think life to me was
not worth living. I feared that my nervous
system was completely shattered and that
paralysis would follow.
IN reading an article in the Mons,ea
EGmilp Herald and Stdr concerning Dr
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, about
. year or q year and a half after was in
jured, I noticed that people similarly af1ict
ed were claiming to be cured. OF onc'
ordered that remedy through my Pottervill'
druggist, Mr.. NJ. j. Palmer. I think thil
was the first sold in these purts.
=" "Inside Of ten days after taking the frs
dose l became satisfied that I had found thu
remedy to fit my case. I kept gaining; til,
pills acted as q tonic, regulated m57bowels
liver and stomach, gave me q good appetite
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ROUGH AND TOUGH RIDERS.
Letter From . Gentleman Of New York
About His Clothes and Things.

Letter From . Gentleman of New York
About His Clothes and Things.
Some idea Of the personal conditions
Of campaigning in Cuba may be gained
by the following extracts from a letter
received recently in New York from a
private Of Roosevelt's rough riders. The
writer Of the letter is a youth who, like
most Of his fellow New Workers. in the
regiment, has been accustomed to lux
urious apartments, the best of cooking,
travel in private sections Of yestibule
trains and clothing v g the compost
ton Of which tailors and haberdashers
have spent anxious thought. At present
he is eating when he is fortunate, trav-
cling on foot, and occasionally on hands
and feet, and sleeping in the open o.
under q very small tent, while the state
Of his wardrobe is thus described:
''1n the first place / have no under
clothing on, no socks on-in fact, moth
ing but a pair Of shoes, trousers, a shirt
and a hat. The aforementioned trousers
are 80 full Of holes that if I made my
appearance on the Bowery in this rig I
would be arrested for violation of the
city ordinances. Up to the other morn
ing I had not had a wash for ten days.
i am tanned a fine chocolate color and
look like a Spanish pirate. We rough
riders are about the toughest looking
lot Of men you ever set eyes on, all
typical hoboes, and, strange to say, the
EASTERN contingent looks worse than the
western. We have won our reputation,
but It has cost us dear. Only 275 Of our
900 that landed in Cuba are on the ac-
tive list.
Food is scarce and hunger o pretty
constant companion. Tobacco is selling
OF SO q pound. For a 81 army hat you
have to give $40 to. $15, and a pair of
trousers is worth its weight in gold.
a correspondent whom I know came
into camp q couple Of days agoand gave
me some cigarettes. May Allah reward
himl We have been reminded here Of
our first fight, in which Ham Fish was
killed, by the presence Of his father in
campn"-New York Sun.
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uNAnAsKA AND DUTCH HARBoR.

1t Is more difficult to take out than in
any other locality on earth, and this
will continue to be the case until some
Vanderbilt or Jim Hill pushes his
mighty locomotives through it. But
these are not needed more for provisions
and other supplies than they are to
bring in coal or other fuel and ma
ohinery suited to thaw out the ground,
for the country will be stripped Of it's
soant and dwarfed forests long before it
has been half prospected. Not that
the frozen ground is a serious bar to
mining. Indeed in most cases it makes
1t possible, for otherwise water would
run into the drift holes and necessitate
other and more expensive methods. It
requires heat, however, and a good deal
Of It, to thaw the soil, which is every
where frozen as solid as granite. In
some cases wood to do this must al
ready be carried several miles, and soon
this as we'll as logs for cabin building
and for fuel will denude the country.
Yankee Genius Needed.
Coal therea Yes, some, doubtless; q
great deal, many claim. But it will
take time and money to wrest it from
the ground, and until this be done coal
or coal oil perhaps-must be brought
in and applied to the successful thaw-
ing machine Of some Yankee genius be-
fore the earth can be made to disgorge
q 1.-THE Of her mineral richness. There
are two machines designed for this pur-
pose in Dawson already. One contem-
plates the use Of steam as a thXwing
agent, the other o fame generated by
coal oil. The ~praotioability Of neither
has yet found opportunity Of demonstra-
tion. But something Of the kind must
come sooner or later.
Again, appalling as the difficulties
are which 1t would seem the gold seek
er Of today has to expect, I find that
many Of those who went in this year
say they would rather remain poor,
distressed and debt burdened at home
than attempt to get rich or succeed in
getting rich-in the gold6elds. The fact
is the present gold seeker is quite an.
like the n who went to Alaska for
,gold-and got it-long before there
seemed much chance Of securing it, or,
more briefly put, Alaska is no country
for the man who has been attracted to
1T by the past years reports Of the for
tunes acquired in It. It needs men only
who would go there even though con-
5ditions were unknown and prospects for
bidding.
And such must have the strongest
constitutions the most correct and SIM
pie habits, the greatest industry and
the most unwearied perseverance.
A. A. Hill.
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SERIOUSLY INJURED.
1 Fearful Accident BefaIs d Pioneer Farmer Thrown from a Load
Of Hay with Great Force Body Paralyzed-The
Best Medical Aid Possible Used in His Behalf.
nrom he 1tioune. marloue, AYch,

lessened the pains in my body and arms and
cured a scrofulous condition that / had ihheri-
ted from my father. ~
II now consider myself as good for work
g almost any man Of my years, and | feel
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. I
have no trouble with my arms whatever, and
have not had for q number of years.
~ am of the opinion that with pure blood
one will have but little, if any sickness, and
this medicine will secure that condition. I
keep these pills on hand for my family medi.
cine and have not had q doctor since I began
their use.
81 am in excellent physical condition and
do my farm work without other help than an.
occasional days work, and this result has been
secured in spite of fact thnt l was a CONF
plete physical wreck: / cannot speak in high
recommended it to my friends with utmost con.
fdence and shall be glad to answer any in.
quiries from those who are afflicted, if stamp
for the reply is enclosed. Ny postofice is
Potterville, Mich. :.
"ELNATHAN MUNGER"
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 21st
day Of April, AID, 1898.
GEO. A. PERRY, Notary Public.
II fully concur in the statement above made
by Mr.. Elnathan Munger, who is one of our
excellent citizens and who would be the very
last man to make an overdrawn statement.
Inc cure IN MS case was marvellous anu re.
suited in a great many sales of DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People.
ON j. PALMER, Druggist, Potterville."
All the elements necessary to give new life
and richness to the blood and restore shat
tered nerves are contained in DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. They are sole
in boxes (never in loose form by the dozel
or hundred) at so cents a box, or six boxes 70,
s.. SO, and may be had of all druggists o.
directly by mail from DR.. Williams' Medi
cine Co., Schenectady, NY.
The Dickinson press., 1898-09-17

mas demonstrated that. The Juragua
Iron company, with eight or ten mines
near Fermeza, back of Siboney, and the
Spanish American Iron company, with
a large shaft a few miles back Of Bal
quiri, have made large shipments Of
m to the United States. It goes chiefly
to Bethlehem, Pa, to be mixed with
the native product, but is used by other
big steel companies.
Some of the most important iron and
steel interests Of the east are joined in
this Cuban venture. They have their
own vessels to transport the ore. At
Baiquiri is q large pier from which the
ore shoots directly from the car to the
hold Of the ship. The Juragua company
has a railroad running to Santiago har-
boz, its pier being in the outskirts Of
the city. Here its ships VI loaded. La
Dor in the mines is 81 a day Spanish
money. The distance from tidewater is
small, so that conditions favor the cheap
production of the ore. The men who
are conducting these mines are of such
wealth and Of such ability that they
will certainly make the most Of the op-
portunities Of peace and a stable, fair
government.
Manganese also promises we'll. Ar
rangements had all been made to work
q mine Of this when the wal began.
The preliminary tests gave Indications
Of excellent returns. Doubtless it will
need only the settlement Of political
uncertainties to set the machinery GO
ing. The mine is north Of Santiago and
is connected with it by rail. Copper,
too, is known to exist in the mountains.
Indeed a long range is known as the 81
Cobre. In the present high price of the
metal and the large profits from the
mines of it in the United States it ls
certain that capital will seek invest
ment in this industry il half the reports
about the deposits Of 1t in Santiago
province are true.
But sugar will engage the widest at
tention when business is again able to
raise it's head unafraid Of war. It is
this that had come to be the richest Of
Cuban crops. The big percentage Of
gain from it. led to a large extension Of
| the area under cultivation. It was
found that the new lands were wonder
fully fertile, and a still further increase
In the production may be looked for il
prices warrant it. There are fields on
the island which have yielded cane for
20 years without replanting. You cut
them down, and they grow up again Of
| themselves.
Just now the subject Of sugar pro-
duotion is complicated by various ele.
ments. Jamaica has suffered much from
the decline in this industry, and there
are opinions that beet sugar will seri-
ously cripple even Ouba's trade, Oroesus-
like as it has been. However, there are
also careful students Of the situation
who do not believe that the beet can
ever yield sugar go economically as Gu
ban cane They point to the richness o.
the growth and to the little care and
cultivation required as advantage.
which must make the Cuban article
profitable for an indefinite period.
This industry thriYed under the ruin,
The Dickinson press., 1898-09-17
COMMERCE Of SANTIAGO
Principal Capabilities of the
Eastern End Of Cuba.
CAUTION N INVESTMENTS ADVISED

Iron Orc and Sugar Arc h Chief Exports.
Manganese and Copper Ara Also Found.
Scientific Machinery Must Be Employed
In Sugar Mills to Yield Good Returns.
Rich Forests Of Mahogany, Cedar and
Ebony Abound - santiaEo's Important
Fruit Supplied.
As the first part Of Cuba to come IN
der the stars and stripes, Santiago and
the region tributary to it are now Of in
terest from the commercial point Of
view. The isolation Of the eastern end
of the island from the rest is almost
complete. Virtually the only connection
with the populous oenters Of Havana,
Matanzas and Cienfuegos Is by water,
and the distances are much greater than
those from Jamaica, Haiti and, other is
lands of the Antilles. By land the trip
is almost out Of the question. CONNER
cially Santiago de Cuba is a country by
itself. @,
Baracoa, on the north shore, the old
est settlement in the new world, land
ing place Of Columbus, was included in
the military; aistr1oe isprFenqereo :py
General Toral to Generalshafter. Fruit
is its great staple, and large quantities
are exported from. there, In good times
there is a daily sailing of fruiters.
sGuantanamo, east Of Santiago, is also a
port Of some consequence, but Santiago
Is, Of course, the chief city OF the terri
tory, ranking normally after Havana
and Matanzas In population.
As the wal Of 1868 went on Santia-
The Dickinson press., 1898-09-17
- 9aY .-s. \. ~ I'd Si..i a r.~s ..s-a%
al The Yuk0N's MOUTH
Sc. Michaeiia N Old Russian
Town, Described.
sUIAIAsKAs DEsoLAB BLAND.

EA4FGHa NtHgENS
1hs Dog versus soms q Unsls ssn,sl
Reindssr-Brisf Items Of Intsrsss About
the Kondfke-8sasonabls eueessAons
For Inssndins hold seekers.
tgrom Our Special oorrsapondsnt.l
a1ATTIR, Wash, July 80.
We were IS days making the trip
from Dawson to Seattle, and this with
tho reputed fastest steamers. river and
ocean, on the route. They were rather
unpleasant days on the whole, although
we had but one death after leaving 81.
Michael'A making four in all ON the
trip. OF the $50 OF more passengers
from 81. Miohsel's 70 were constantly
under the ship DOCTORS care. Poor food
down the Yukon and poisonous
" unfit drinking water were probably
The Dickinson press., 1898-09-17
| Gods.
chest, always ready,sa Al
way. ease'sn., always =. Ies
isfactory; prevent . cold
or fever, cure all liver ILLS,
sick headache, jaundice, constipation, etc. 80
The only Pills to take with Hoods SarsapariuA.
For Over fifty Years

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by millions
of mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes
the child, softens The gums, allays all,
pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea. Is pleasant to
the taste. Sold by druggists in cverv
part of the world. Twenty-Five cents a
bottle. Its value is %incalculable. Be
sur and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup, and take no other kind.
The Dickinson press., 1898-09-17

impossible to dress him
for three years. Has
head and body were
mass Of sores, and his
eyedght also became
affected. No treatment
WAI that We
thought would relieve
hin, but he grew Worso\
until his condition Wasy
indeed ptdablo. had
almost despaired Of his
ever being cured, when
blythe advice Of ATTEND
We. gave him 8. 8. g..
iSWfYtsS Speciho1. Ada.
The Dickinson press., 1898-09-17
Scrofula, a Vile
-. 1 "- i sH,
inheritance.

ecrofula 10 the most obstinate of blood
troubles, and is often the result Of an
inherited faint in the blood. 8. s. 8.
is the only remedy which goes deep
enough to reach scrofula; it forces out
every trace Of the disease, and cures
the worst cases.
Ny son, Charlie, was smictsd from infancy
The Dickinson press., 1898-09-17

or sSGh1shaTbor II deep and
sheltered, and both hesh and salt water
2iah5 are abundant Bome Of Uncle Sans
reindeer were pastured here, andhere ID
the place for them rather than in Alas.
IA wheresth their lives will not be worth
q button when exposed to the rapacity
Of the Malamute and Siwash dog. In
TACT, the dog is to the inhabitant Of the
Yukon what the reindeer ID to the lap
lander, nor will the latter ever dis
place 1t.
Some Popular Errors Corrected.
Before proceeding further I wish to
make aSfew observations and correct d
few popular errors concerning Alaska
which have grown out Of oft repeated
statements.
Don't imagine YOU. troubles are end
ed when You reaoh Dawson. They have
but just begun.
There Is not work enough for all In
the country by any means. On the oon
tary; work IL more difficult to obtain
and wages are lower than ever before.
Why9 Because aHlarge proportion Of
those who have gone in this year are
obliged to work for wages OF starye.
Don't carry any rifles, fowling pieces
or revolvers into the country Game is
scarce, and You can buy It cheaper than
you can shoot II.
The Yukon is not $50 miles wide
700 miles from its mouth" It ia about
half that distance wide.
The Yukon Is shallow In spots all
the way to Dawson, and II will always
be difficult and dangerous for craft Of
more than 80 inches draft TO navigate
IL.
The Yukon discharges less, not more,
water than the Mississippi.
The fora and fauna Of Alaska are ex-
tremely limited
A good outfit costs twice rs much a
stated in most guidebooh and dealers
pirpulara fYon cannot afford to take
trash into the county.
Fuxs OF skins IAN be bought tar
cheaper In New York, ST. Raulor San
francisco. than IN Alaska.
The most rapid money makerlnDaw-
SON is mlne owner, the nsxti8a Zig:
nor dealer,sand the third Is . ttnamith.
Tho scenery Of Alaska IL nottgpeoial.
II grand, and, sublime" except along
the coast strip.
At the present time and under the
present unjust Canadian mining lawi
nobody should think Of stopping II
QauadiaH territory. cd
Getting into the gold regionsts TAI
A-l>-E.-A AAA- -Ak&S~. ga Ht-f
The Dickinson press., 1898-09-17
IN Little

IL especially true Of Hoods PIN, for no msdi-
cine ever contained % great curative power Ia
90 small space. They IN . whole medicine
The Dickinson press., 1898-09-17

there, when sugar yielded the heaviest
returns to capital, to give up everything
else for 1t, just as in the southern part
of the United States farmers raised lit
tie but cotton. This singleness Of crops
has it's obvious disadvantages, and bust
ness men here who know the circum-
stances advise caution in putting up new
sugar mills. At the same time they are
confident that, run on first class business
and scientific principles, such ventures
will prove successful.
Valuable woods grow on the noun
tain sides of Santiago province. At pres
emit, for all commercial purposes, they
might as we'll be situated on the noun
tains of the moon. All the mahogany,
cedar, ebony and other trees that COM
mand good prices have been cut from
the lands. that are near the avenues Of
transportation. The rivers are not more
than creeks. After unusually heavy
rains they become torrents, but the
pitch of the watershed is SO great that
they soon subside. OF course the heavy
woods could not be foated even if the
waterways were Of adequate depth. All
the mahogany has been stripped from
the hills near the coast or near the few
small lines Of railroad ANY that is SO.
cured now has to be hauled five OF six
days over bad roads by bullocks. Natu-
rally the expense makes this wood too
costly for export.
Mahogany and similar woods grow so
slowly that. It is hardly worth while
talking about the new forests Of them
which may spring up to replace the old.
Railroads and good highways will make
available large supplies Of these prod
uots, which now bring high prices.
There are plans for a railroad along the
length IF the island, and the extension
Of the mining industry will involve the
building Of spurs.
Beef has come to be such a rarity in
Santiago that cattle raising will COM
mand the attention Of men with money
as loon as peaceful possession Of stock 10
assured. Although most OF the country
is thickly overgrown, there are stretches
and fields Of good grazing land. Much
Of this had been fenced In with barbed
wire. The grass grows rich and tall;
there is a good deal Of guinea grass,
which the horses and mules Of the
army found exceedingly palatable.
While Cuba can raise sufficient beef for
home consumption, the industry will
hardly prove profitable enough to war
rant competition with the United States
and Mexico in export trade.
Rico NAV no rairod In San{tauo nrov.
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ctded improvement was the result, and afteY
he had taken . dozen bottles. no one Who knew
reaQgnized him, All the sores on his body
hsye healed, h4e skin 10 perfectly clear and
smooeh, and he has heen restored to perfect
health. Mrs.. G. 6. NASTY.
10 Elm st., Macon, Ga.
For ireal blood troubles it is q waste
OF time TO expect q cure from the doc
tors. Blood diseases are beyond their
skill. 6wift's Specific,
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the, cause5o e ~; although we had every
thing TO eat that could be secured in
Dawson-plenty Of beams, bacon and
hread. ,5s -,

bread.
A. 81. Miohael's. Il
st. Miohael's is q bleak, damp, mos
quito infested little settlement, as4oll-
Ing; ttreeless track, separated homsthe.
mainland by . narrow arm Of water.
The town was founded by the Russians
some 60 years ago. but was soon dspop-
,ulated b smallpox and exists atipfes-
emit only because it is obliged to, the
workhouse andMhotet u the North
American Transportation and Trading
company and ths:store Of the ALASKA
Commercial company and q few native
huts being AL there is ct Il, although
1t s1asfhe@0nly available part nfsthe
mouth*of the Yukon where passengers
and freight can be transferred. The ma
.ttves anupabsr possibly 400 and the
whites anywhere from 80 to 1000, &C.
tcording to- the number Of vessels in
port Its harbor is shallow, and passen-
gers and freight from ocean steamers
must be got Ashore on lighters. Here as
we'll as farther inland the ground ID
frozen the year round. 3ust how the
mosquito swarms manageto exist where
thesoold winds sweepsso sAeeuelysdepon.
emit sayeth not. He only knows they are
there and always ready for business
The average temperature IN December,
the coolest month, 10 10 degrees below
sero--and that when swept by ocean
.bree1es''-ands IN July, the hottest
month, 81 degrees above. :
# MD1tshAaxboe.
Il is $50 miles from St ,Michael's to
Dutch harbor. Unalaska island. wheraI