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which he is willing to pay for at proper

rate
Il have already written too much, and
yet do not know that il viii be OF any ser
vice TO you The main thing 10 DO Is TO
give the visitor just about what he wants
at a fair rate. IL he has good pace 20
lodge and plenty OF wholesome food, GOOD
drinking water good lavatory privileges
and correct Information from courteous
employees. he is willing to pay for II AT
fair rate. and all of his friends viii go TO
the Klondike by way OF Seattle. nave the
honor 20 be, very respectfully, your o5e.ii-
ent servant. GEO. X. DAVIS.
A private letter from an equally high
authority received by Mr.. Brainerd. says
on the same subject:
You win have no trouble to get on with
the crowds IL you can make the notes.
lodging houses. etc. believe that it is not
their duty 10 make their fortune out OF the
first batch that strikes the town. Let
them charge a good fair price. 10 more.
Get the mayor and city officers 10 see II
in this light and TO help secure II. Your
city will have an immense traffic of this
kind for years. IL you but establish the
fact that people will not be robbed as they
pass through. BY this means your city
will secure great permanent advantage,
will grow, will be- popular and viii be
rich.
Look well TO their health. Transients
drink all kinds of stuff but the worst
thing ing they drink is impure or tainted wa
ter and by reason of IL they become III.
more. / think, In that way than in any
other.
You can make a man feel at home
within ten minutes after he lands IL he
knows your agents are proper people and
employed for the care OF people by the
proper authorities.
Railroads could have notices posted in
their cars that on arrival visitors Will be
given full information by your corps f
workers.
"A small charge for checking baggage,
forwarding. etc. can be arranged, which
will pay all OF your expenses.
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pies had the desired effect, and l believe
that our untiring vigil was unnecessary"
Mr.. Stanley's trip down the Yukon was
devoid of excitement. He reached St.
Michaels in the latter part of June. and
after few days wait took the Portland
for Seattle. arriving July Is. The first
words he heard on landing were, Post
Inteligencer Special. All about the tons
of gold on board the Portland
At the sight OF Seattle Mr.. Stanley felt
thrill of pleasure and he felt like yelling
out, "Oh. / feel so happy" The surround
ing scenery had lost none of its charm or
beauty; the city had not Jagged in enter
prise and all around him were evidences
of undaunted activity. He went to the
bosom of his family. taking with him his
little sack of golden nuggets. the bulk of
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There are no "tenderfeet" IN the r.r,,
oi Asohdlkers now Quitting in Sea.,L
headed by George NJ. Prentiss. az n,ess. s
son, y, II. Tier, are eight men - q.
party all OF whom have roushed Ii on Is.
frontier ard who have mined for Tia s..
cious metals in many of the noted r,.,-.
districts of the Rocky mountains IN -.
gone by. Mr.. Pren;iss himself Il a s,..-
owner on fddorado creek and has nn..
pect al number of streams outside - =.
klondike district. Henderson creek aro..
the number. He has also mined in po,,...
Chile and other South American Minis.
countries.
The Prentiss party has purchased -.
plete outfits of Seattle M rchants mn
Client TO last them for eighteen mon,hl
They are taking no chances on the ira.
ing companies being unable 10 bring mo.
Gent food into the interior OF Alaska. y,
Prentiss is TO lead hts companions ,,,n
NV country, located at the headwaters !,
Henderson creek, which empties into ~
Yukon q short distance above Ste~svt
river. The Prentiss party win san Ia a.
North on the steam schooner Nova j&av.
ing Seattle February 4. THY win M.
eight tons OF freight and twelve dnes
When | first went into the Yukon coa..
try said Mr.. Prentiss yesterday. Il nur.
chased a compl ate outfit in Seattle Ana 81. I
tanned everything needed a, very reasos.
able prices. This is the reason why eane
here again. Seattle is Recognised aYn0sw
mining men as tn proper place to corr Il
prepare for either travel or residence =
the Yukon country. We have found mn
merchants square in their dealings ~
keep every articl required by the YunS
miners. They know how to pack the raoS
so that they will hold together and s. IL
least cumbersome in packing over ~
trail. Yes. we are wen satIsfi 4 with ~
treatment we have received from the -.
chants here.
Dickinson Is only town OF Loo peorh
but il has already contributed tWenfys
sew 81 men 10 the ever increasing army \
gold hunters. | know Of eight Or p
more who are coming West and then -
probably others. Nearly every small -
in the state will send SOME parties Ma
In my opinion this is the great II -
stampede on record. There Is good 49,
for Ii, too, for undoubtedly the YMhla u
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Practical Suggestions as to It's
Organization.
GEORGE r. DAVIS, OF CHICAGO
Man Who Was the Executive Head
of the Great Department Of
Public Comfort nj the Worlds
Fair Says Chief Thing IL tn Give
Visitors what They Want ut Fair
prices-n hat lie Thinks II Best.

While the plans for the new bureau of
information are In formative condition
Erastus Brainerd has been corresponding
with men whose experience makes their
advice and practical suggestions worth
needing. Among these Is George r. Davis,
who. as the executive head Of the depart
meut Of public comfort az the worlds fair.
IN Chicago IN $3.50. was chiefly responsible
for its excellent management. OF course,
as ar. Davis points out in bis letter. the
conditions here VIII be somewhat different
from those on the exposition grounds. but
there are certain things applicable 10 the
temporary accommodation Of large
crowd under any circumstances. and no
one Is competent to speak Of these with
mere authority than Mr.. Davis.
Air. BraineTd had hoped 10 get the full
reports OF the bureau Of public comfort ~
Chicago. but these 1t appears. have never
been published. Mr. Davis suggestions
have fhersfore all the greater value. COM
ing ashley do In the shape of a personal
letter. lie says:
Chicago. Jan. 81 1885.
"f9on Erastus BraineTd. Secretary Bu-
reau OF Information. Seattle. Wash:
'Dear Sir: ] replied 10 your telegram
that the reports Of the Bureau Of Public
Comfort Of the Worlds Columbian Expo
sition mad not yet been published
In reply 10 your request for suggestions
relative TO care and convenience Of the
anticipated Increase Of transient people in
your city this spring. would respectfully
submit the following. with many misgiv
ings. Probably all that may be suggested
has already occurred To YOU. or has been
found impfacticabIe In operation.
II find It difficult To suggest. from the
fact that what may have come under my
charge or observation, may not be appli-
cable 10 your situation.
II assume that the people expected are
not guests. but visitors temporarily So
Journing with you. and will come prepared
10 pay their way. and that you. on your
part. desire 10 render them every facility
for transaeting their business and To fur
nish eonyeniences and comforts at reason
able charges.
"Gcnerally speaking. the American peo-
pie as a body can be relied upon 10 care
pretty we'll for themselves, ii you put con-
iiience in them and do not restrict them
too much hy arbitrary and embarrassing
regulations. The city OF Seattle. ] take IL.
has about 50N0 population and 1t should
be and probably is able to absorb and
care for lB@3 transicnta at one time
through the individual efforts Of the citi-
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ONE DAYS INCIDENTS IN THE EXODUS TO THE LAND OF G0

his treasure being placed In a vault.
When he pulled that ordinary huckskin
sack with its twenty specimens of virgin
gold worth At the lowest calculation 500
from his pocket and exhibited II 10 his
family and friends there was murrnur of
wondro,is surprise. Then Mr.. Stanley re-
ceived congratulations.
After a while the novelty Of carrying
around chunks of the precious metal wore
off. 1t was not necessary 10 guard them
with Winchester rifles. Seattle's vigilance
committee had long been out III active
practice. In its place had sprung UP one
Of the finest police departments for a city
Of its size. in the United States. Thus it
was that. calm in mind, happy in eonteu-
plation of the future. and at peace With all
the world. Mr.. Stanley relaxed his vigilant
care over his precious nuggets. He left
them in a little box on A bureau one morn
ing in the early part of August, and
thought nothing more of them until he de-
sired 10 show a friend the relics Of his
search in a land of frozen sand. which
finally resulted in making him million
aire. the pessessor OF a Mile of Cold
With a smile on his face he went after
the nuggets. When he reached for them
they Were not there, AS the tough char
acters of Dawson had vanished from
the face of the earth. never to be heard of
again, 80 iist0 SAE. SteiaitSN = SOittf nuggets
taken wings and sailed away. The best
detectives have worked on the case. but
even 10 this day the case remains UNI
solved, and ali that Mr.. Stanley has to
remind him OF his golden bauhlcs is pic
ture. He has made il the leading feature
in his new book, but unfortunately has
neglected 70 write a chapter entitled,
What became OF my nuggets"
An ordinary man would have been
otx- r&xs sare
BILE relics-not SO with Millionaire Stanley.
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is a work of art and attracts general at

is a work Of art and attracts general at
tention.
1t is unfortunate, however. that Mr..
Stanley neglected to incorporate in his
book chapter on the fact that those
beautiful nuggets have been stolen, and
that despite his persistent efforts TO UNI
ravel the mystery he is still at sea.
Mr.. Stanley left Seattle for the golden
Mecca March 5, 1896, on the steamer Al-ki
and after a variety of trials and hardships
finally reached the Kiondke. Luck did
not come TO him at once. but when it did
there was a golden shower. nuggets and
dust until he hardly knew what TO do with
them. Then it was that gold was stacked
up in cabins like cord wood and old tin
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cans were utilized TO hold the precious
metal.
In the spring" says Mr.. Stanley. I'VE
built sluice boxes from the logs that We
had cut and hauled and whipSawed INTO
boards We sluiced ont Sila-a3 worm We
had panned out and picked up in nuggets
during the winter nearly as mucn more.
One nugget of about sIeo had been thrown
On the rock pile. but was discovered later
By one of our employees. We decided that
two of US would return 10 civilization, and
return in the spring TO relieve the others.
IL fell 70 the lot of myself and Gage Wor-
den 10 make the first trip. Accompanied
by the other boys we left for Dawson
where we intended 10 take passage Tor See
attic. The river boat was late. White
waiting for her at Dawson We built a
cabin which We called Hotel de Bum.
This became the headquarters for eight Of
the boys who were coming out on the same
boat Between the eight of US we had
$4,000 in gold dust. which was securely
done I'D In buekskin sacks. there being
about S25 90 in each sack. These sacks
were ranked up inside our cabin, and re-
sembled a Aile Of stove wood
Notwithstanding the confidence that
exists among miners. and which had been
necessary at the camp. we did not trust
the people at Dawson, as all the
tough element Oh <AidSnet anu aiS Nhoaa
country had by this time arrived. We
took turns about guarding our wealth.
Four OF us were on duty all the time with
Winchesters. while the others amused
themselves strolling around the town.
During the winter and early spring
number of the worst element had been dis
posed OF by the vigilance committee. No
one ever knew what became OF them.
They simply disappeared. and the chances
are that even their relatives will not be
able to find a trace of them. These exam
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ALASKANS. for reliable eye protectors
see III. Clay Eversole, optician, 40 First
avenue.
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Mr.. Stanley Should Put This
Story in His New Book.
COLLECTION OF NUGGETS GONE
On the First Page of His Publication
the Wealthy Seattle klendfkcr
Produces q Fine Picture Of Some
Choice Nuggets, but Fails to State
that They Were stolen Soon After
He Had Reached This City.
Gold, Gold, Gold,
BriEkt and yellow. hard and cold.

Gold. Gold Gold.
Bright and yellow, hard and cold.
Thomas Hood.
This ringing verse appears on the title
page OF William NJ Stanley's book entitled
A Mile of Goid-Strange Adventures on
the Yukon" Just published by an eastern
book concern. On the opposite page is a
that Mr.. Stanley selected from $4,000 in
gold dust and nuggets that he brought
back from the klondike last July on the
treasure steamer Portland. This picture
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Like true sport he put a match to
25-cent cigar ordered up dozen bottles
OF champagne. and said:
We'll, what's done can't be helped Let
her go. I'll get some more when / go
back"
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YUkONERS BUY IN SEAl1H.
Prentlss Party Of Eight Men Bsaa,
to Go to the Gold Fields,
BOUND FOR HENDERSON cprr.

Every Article Required by n. w..
Miner to He Found in Se.s.,.-
h"tA Towns VIII Co.tr,A
Largely Z" the Army Of r~..--.
HunterS-Wiii Prospect a N-~
tnacNeioped Country for pp..
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IN THE GLORIOUS CLIMATE

OF Washington a macintosh coat is al
most a necessity. We are showing q line
OF mackintoshes which are especially
suited to this market. They are guaran-
teed waterproof. Cut, finish and work.
manship are correct. Cheasty's Haber-
dashery, Second avenue and James street.
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The Quecrcst In the whole Amman
Kingdom.

Whoever has looked inside an elephants
mouth has seen strange sight. Elephants
have no front teeth, and they never eat hesh
or any food that requires tearing apart Eight
teeth are all they have--two above and below
on each slde--hnge yellow molars as vide as
mans hand and about two inches thick over
these hay or fodder is shifted by the queercst,
ueIi.st tongue In the whole animal kingdom,
n tongue that is literally hung nj both ends.
having no power or movement except in the
middle, where It shifts back and forth from
s,dn &c side arch!ng up against the roof OF the
big mouth like an immense wrinkled pink SER
pent
There Ia nothing stranger than the working
of M elephant tongue unless II be the work
ing OF his breathing apparatus when he sleeps.
EleI hants, like human beings, have two sets
OF tceth--the milk teeth, which are smaller
than the permanent molars, fail out when tho
animals are about II years old. These baby
teeth. which arc. nevertheless. enormous are
psionally picked up by circus mon among
the fodder and preserved az ourioBitios.
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WHERE ARE THEY?

Blanket, Texas.--pear iiaphammor' May ,
come in for n short chat with the merry Haps?
/ rave leen silent admirer Of the Hap page
for over two years and can not longer resist
the temptation of writing to IT. II was very
sad indeed to give up Guy Fagen one OF the
hrirhtest Haps | extend my sympathy To the
bercaved parents and relatives and agree with
Mrs Lewis in regard to erecting Happy.
hammer monument believe all the Haps
viii Contribute something will do my part.
Ios Farmer. come again and tell us another
dream also Uncle Tom. Thomas Taylor, Cor,
nclius Combs Prairie Fairy, Ora neii ana
iers are always interesting. There are num-
her of Others who write splendid letters whose
names | can not call to memory, now For
tonr nv letter Is getting too long ] VIII close.
iii write again before long With love to
tbs many Ilaps am a true friend
VIZ ''' Lue S. Tunnel.
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rA1s1NG MUSIC LESSONS.

D,lley, Tcxas.--Dear 1aphammcr; Here
come knocking for permission TO come ~ ana
chat a little while. Mr. Hap. II you VIII iet
me IN | will promise not to stay long.
callers Mr.. Hap wouldn't LET me in Guy
Tspen's death was terrible. was surely sur
~ sed and shocked when saw an. account OF
!, In The Post. / agree with Mrs. Lewis in
he~ suggestion for the liaps 70 erect a monu-
mon, 10 his memory, and send my contribu~
ton with this letter.
Haps have an organ ana am gong 10 De
Gin taking lessons next Monday. MISS MINNIE
Mansfield is going to be my teacher, She IS
ct,,,irg out tomorrow. 1t is very dry mere
now The corn will die u i doesn't ram IN
f.w DAYS. Haps. / went fishing last Tues
doy nrJ had nice time. Joe Farmer, come
a',ain and tell us another dream Ora Dell, !
wsuia ike to correspond with you i you VII
v,i,e hrst | am s feet 4 inches in height,
VIZ ,oS mounds. have light hair. blue eyes
ami very light complexion. 4 true Hap. a.
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SIX HAPs IN ONE FAMILY.

nevilla, Texas Dear Earhammer: As II
has been more than two years since wrote TO
our page I will write again. There are six OF
us M our family who are Haps and We try In
our small way to hammer all the happiness
for others we can, and Of course hammering
happiness for ourselves at the same time
thing Mrs Lewis is right about the monu-
men: for our Guy. who such good ana
faithful Hap. 1t was indeed shock to us
when we saw the account OF his death on our
page | have his picture and some Of his
pieces In my scrap book and shall now APP
preciate them more than ever. We mad a
death In our famiiy--our sweet little niece,
old So we all can sympathize with Guy s
par ents and sisters in their terrible bercavo-
inrnt will send cents for the monument
fund,- ande lat ep~eR ~the others VIII send w
their contributions Good bye, Mr. Hap and
dear Haps, and success TO our beloved Hous-
ron posi- May Saunders.
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making her total Investment $780,. 900. AZ
ter the board on auxiliary cruisers had
rejected the vessel she was sent TO Baiti-
more. where an inspection by speclsi
agents sent on from Washington took
place, This unusual proceedings, ! am
told, was due to the influence In Washing
ton Of a politician who several years ago
wac prominent official In the navy de-
partment,
After the news that the vcssc, had teel
purchased reached New York members or
the hoard on auxiliary cruisers let u be
plainly understood that they were In no
way responsible for the purchase % tie
vessel ut a fancy price, and the fact that
they had declared her unworthy Tor gov.
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sI,MprER,s DEBATE.

Kyle. Texas.--Dear Haaphammer;, rs rs u ,,t no,
s s,r,v i'm in he bloom OF life? The hope OF
snccsssfu, life lay bright before him. but u
has banshed Yes banshsd forever r on ta ns
EARN. pus VI wos never dreamed Of by me,
Guy gSu f noT anyone else hs earth But
why should we be surprised When We ve enss
this lesson in Matthew isa eh hnow 1 not what
ho wr', vn,,r Iord doth Gomez" In these rev
words word there is a lesson taught that al s'ou''
heed. ,.. II r. stnckdick
IN me ag ho viii ascent and sufficiently III
t nope pl tnat r. wake up and lets make am an
attempt and hope that we WI ,s eedne That
victorious. The subject is; Heso .n ~ man.
kind than war. S"'"p'
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BABY'S PUZZLE.

Pop for gracious sake?
! the little sunboams creep
3ner where sleep,
me awake,
such a tonsled head
morning to my bed,
les me with his rough beard.
Hey, oh, now, dor't be skeered,
h little lasscs drop.
know Pop?'
here cones another man,
I'D glasses and a stud.
wears posoy bud,
50 spick and span.
! rub his smoovey chin;
u Just COO AMI grin.
" heels and want to play,
always sure to say.
sed little 'lasses drop,
know Pop?"
khsn night times almost here,
has the table set,
|Now. don't be seepy yet,
for papa dear,"
paying, with a kiss:
dear, tired old man and this
|sits down beside my bed.
psi what the atbrr men said:
fsed little 'lasses drop,
knoS pop?"
| lie here all day long,
my arms and kick my feet,
something more to eat,
2 sleepy song. a.
lut that tousled man,
pc one all spick and span,
Pc one So tlfed- and white,
to see me every night,
Eer till my eyellds drop
b Pop?
Arthur Boswell.
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,,,.iS ~, Hnrauer OF Auter Miss saws she
"ou'u IKE to correspond with Sunset Woods
the long list of Ilaps sammie is very re you 70
of reading. e 10 'ef! iona
Adiine Gentry Of Cego, Texas. saws she
the Haps. 'o"s' WIN some oil
w. ). Preston is new member of Nh.
ciup' who lives at Buckholts. He likes
farm life ''e i'Aes
Grover G: Boyer OF Walhalla. Texas
says he will be glad to contribute 10 The
monument fund. ''
Harry Daum OF Manor sent a contribution
ior the monument fund He approves OF
Mrs Lewis suggestion.
Ida and Under Horn Of Wallis are among
the new Haps enrolled this week. They
like to read the letters.
Mary NJ. Sheriff. of Staples lives on the San
Marcos river. in Guadalupe county. Her homa
Is one mile from the village
Edna Ogg of Mink, In Montgomery coun-
", can cook, wash, iron, milk and do lots OF
things to help her mamma.
Katie Crenshaw of Athens contributed TO
the monument fund and thinks 1t a good
plan to honor Guys memory
Minnie Rail, a new member OF the club
who lives at Goldthwaite, would like to cor
respond with some of the Ilaps.
Cory Hall of Rancho says he Is not a
girl. as the Haphammer stated, but is a
great big boy, years OF age.
Word shenill of Staples is welcomed as
q member Of the Happyhammer band. He
lives on the Guadalupe river
joy a Hap who lives at Barry. thinks
1t would be very nice for every member to
contribute to the monument fund.
Winnie and Earl Hansen are two little
Haps who live near Logansport, La. They
contributed to the monument fund
Annie Amelia Kihlholz, who Joined the club
in 1895, says she will write oftener hereafter
She contributed to the monument fund.
Woodie Mcpherson of Pottsville would
like to correspond with some OF the Haps.
She also has some songs TO exchange.
Bernie Foy of Baird is a new Happy
hammer Bernice thinks the Haps should
give their true names when they write
Josie Henkel of Weimar thinks Mistres,
Primrose should write to the club again,
Josie sent a contribution for the monument.
Matte Watson OF 1ogg. Texas, wrote a
touching letter In memory of Guy Fagen
and the Haphammer is sorry 1t could not
be printed.
Ella Spooner OF Gonzales wrote short let.
ter this week, after an absence of several
years. She wants few correspondents ABOUT
13 years of age.
Nenie G.. Patterson of Temple wrote a
beautiful tribute to the memory OF Guy
Fagen, and sent contribution Tor the
monument fund.
Eva Norton of Schulenburg says the sa1
news of Guy Fagens death was a great
surprise. She thinks the monument sug-
geston good one.
Albert. DoIie and Willie stroud of Burton
have contributed 10 cents for the monument
fund Albert says they were deeply srieved
to learn of Guys death
Daisy Madison of Stubblefield, Texas
saws she used to live in Alabama and
would like 90 hear from Daisy Cook, whose
home was formerly in that State.