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Fort Wrangel news., 1898-10-12

Ing lover had made h!s Glory so dim.
 lime passed still the shadow of il seemed never to tighten.
 On that February morning when the world was appalled, at the horrible dls- aster to the Maine Glory went into the kitchen 10 give the order to the grocery clerE.
 Heard the ncvsr- be inquired. ex- citedly; "hattleship Maine Is blown up and everybody on board Is killed-but what's the ulatterf Help7 he shouted. for the shadow had dnrkened, and Glory was granted the blessing of un- consciousness
 Then came the horrible days of wait Ing for the official reports, and finally 1t was found that Jlm was alive, but horribly mangled and burned. and Glory knew from the dispatches that he was maimed for life,
 Honest John Price and his wife griev. ed over the change in their daughter, who was but ghost of her former self.
 Al L4[ol II itAttt NthAAtt hAoaAl o Ill. Ollg two or three blurred lines, and then Glory seemed to change
 With almost a return of her old-time brightness, she went about her house. hold duties until the twilight came, and then, drawing a parent on either side of her, Glory began, half-timidly:
 q want to ask you both to consent to my marrying Jim as soon as he returns. 1 want to care for this mangled and h. jured one and nurse him back to what health remains for him; 1 promised to be true to him, and I meant it." and she looked pleadingly at both parents.
 "But, Glory dear, he can never sup
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-10-12
Not All the Gold tn klondike.

 Within ny l.tac euttAep
 Are le1icr and warmth uIAd light. And iuN7ug welcome waiting When l luue home it night. The polished kettL's steanias, The snowy cIoth is spTe4d- And cloee against my sbnullEer ThrTo ieAIls | smooth brown ttcld. Her eyes are ht aith laughter (They light the world for uAe- -Trr how much would yon sell me1 Now, tell ue afr Cr.cs she. "Tis then 1 answer. somehow, Betwoe. a smile ai4i tear: Not for all the gold n Klnndike! The gold in k.nndiEe. dear~ When the c,zy tea is over, With many D fro!ic fond sit and read uy paI-r,
 And from the room heyuId bear the clink of china. The tread ot nlmhle feet, And broken tuts ot singing That sou.chow riIH,Le sweet. hear rush and rustic
 Behind my eaSy clair, Short. chubby arms enchsp me And choke ne unaware. Into my arms is tunhled
 A crinkled golden head. A hall of fluffy whiteness
 Tint ought to be in ted. She asks her mothers questioD- kiss the answer clear Not for all the gold in KLondikci The gold in kLondikc. dear" In dim and dusty otice
 dig my bits f gold; 1 suffer not with hunger
 Nor perish with the cold My nuggets ueeds he tiny
 q dig them with penl, But the Yuson's golden gravel 1 leave for other men My treasure lies exhaustless. My claim is staked with care: What is all the gold in klondike Since I'm loves millionaire? -Leslie's Weekly.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-10-12

coming in. Already on the Isle of Wight they have wireless telegraphy plant. Messages leap from pole like this one st Alum bay, fourteen miles through space to Bournfmouth. A man named Marcnni is responsible for the wireless system of telegraphy.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-10-12

TY HE civil War had h,ru over just
 ten ycars when GAry Price 0as
 A born.
 They called ter Glory ttyaus'. when her soldier father haiL with aWk01rd tenderness. first taken the warm htsle bundle Into his oae asuL ae had glanced up at Che hull"t-ttddLl lag that GL ways hung ntove the family maatcl and sad softly: -Nlarsarvt. nearly gave my life for uld glny and you all but gavc yn-s tor baby; supruse Vp call her little GluyT" anl the geutle mother bstd answ,red Al right John; she shall hc our rttle Glnry."
 The neighbnrs had saAl n was a silly sort of uame; that Harriet or susan ur even a fancy name Ike Rose would have gone beautifully with PrLce. but they for thcir parts never krsew ehlll |, with such fool name 10 come to auy gnod, and they ane and all hoped that Ahp would be true to Der name and Dot come 10 an !nClorious eDd; but II Was
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-10-12
TELEGRAPH WITHOUT WIRE.
Time Ia Coming When meseagee Will
 Leap Through Space

This is The way the telegraph pn!e of the future will look. Moreover, there will not he Ines of telegraph wires stretching ncross country and making the distant sky look like a music chart. Wireless telegraphy Is
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-10-12
Out of the Frying Pan.

A T6-yeaF-old lover at Coventry, England. finding as the wedding day drew near that he had not money enough to pay the expenses, drowned himself in a pond-
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-10-12

Why do you call them "congress" gattersY Did any one who ever went to Congress wear them.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-10-12

Some worthless people devil you sc much that you are compelled finally tc pay attention to them.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-10-12

After a man reaches 70, he begins to get small and dwindle away almost as fast as a cake of soap.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-10-12
Pretty Custom in Japan.

The Japanese have custom of cele- brating the blossoming of the fruit trees by a general holiday.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-10-12

A good figure in youth, >zaames fab. by fat in middle age.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-10-12
A MAINE SURVIVOR. ' @ 4aiaft- /
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Fort Wrangel news., 1898-10-12

T wonder what kind of a fsh f 70 -'is7@ m lat ir's a corkerl'. -t'u-..
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Mesa free press., 1898-09-23
st. Petersburg's Wonderful Clock

st. PetersburG's Wonderful Clock.
The most wonderful clock in the
world is exhibited In st. Petersburg. Its
magnificence may be imagined from the
fact Of this colossal timepiece having
no fewer than ninety-five faces. 1t in
dicates simultaneously the time Of day
at thirty different spots on the earth's
surface, besides the movement Of the
earth around the sun, the phases Of the
moon, the signs Of the zodiac, the pass
age over the meridian Of more than
fifty stars of the northern hemisphere,
and the date according to the Gfegor-
ian, Greek, Mussulman and Hebrew
calendars. The works took two years
to put together after the clock had been
sent in detached pieces from Switzer-
land to Russia.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23

Even more gratifying than the ac-
counts we get of the skill and courage
of our naval. officers are the evidences
that come out In various ways of their
great humanity, of the personal devo-
ton to them of all their subordinates,
even down to the coal-shovelers. Capt.
Clark, of the Oregon, for example, ap-
pears to have had truly fatherly care
for all his crew, and to be held by them
in the deepest affection. All through
the fight off Santiago, when his ship
was doing such notable service, and
was so splendidly handled, he. fearless
ly exposed himself to the enemy's FIRE,
but was all the while begging or order
ing the others to keep under cover.
None of his children" as he called
them, must get hurt. No wonder that
even the stokers were willing to work
their hearts out for such a commander.
And no wonder that Capt. Clark, con-
scious Of the entire devotion Of his men,
should have calmly expressed his will
ingness to meet all Cervera's fleet with
the Oregon alone. Truly 1t Is the men
behind the guns who decide battles,
and personal affection for their captain
and pride in him powerfully re-enforce
skill and determination.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23
GLADsToNE's WILL.
Among Other Things He Requested No
Laudatory Inscriptions

The will of the late Rt. Hon. w. e.
Gladstone has been probated. 1t shows
that his personal estate is valued at
G59,506 Mr.. Gladstone's will was
written by himself on an ordinary
memorandum book. 1t is a document
of about two thousand words, and is a
remarkable specimen of penmanship
The second clause of the will has ref.
erence to the funeral arrangements.
and says:
"Commending myself to the infinite
mercies of God in the incarnate Son
as my only and sufficient hope, leave
the particulars of my burial to my ex-
ecutors, specifying only that they be
simple and private, unless there be
conclusive reasons to the contrary.
And / desire to be buried where my
wife may also lie. On no account shall
a laudatory inscription be placed over
me-"
After appointing his sons as execu-
tors the will charges the future posses
sor Of Hawarden to remember that, as
the head of the family, it will be his
duty to extend good offices to other
members thereof, according to his abil-
ity and their manifest needs and mer-
it's. The rest of the document leaves
souvenirs to servants and bequeaths to
his grandson, William, as heirlooms,
all patents of crown offices held by the
testator and books and prints present
ed to him by the Queen, letters from
the Queen, etc. The will bears date
Of November 26. 1895.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23
TIMES AND MINING.

| A run of twenty-one tons of rock
from the Sunshine mine, at the Red
Dog mill, Randsburg, turned out $1,000.
That's the kind of sunshine one could
stand plenty of, even in these hot swell
tering days.
The three-stamp mill at Postof1ice
Springs, near Ballarat, Inyo county, is
operated by George Montgomery on ore
from the o, Be Joyful mine at Yuba
canyon. The ore works $48 per tor
just as it comes.
Spaniards are trying to provoke
trouble among the natives near Hava-
ma, which will cause an outbreak The
Spaniards are willing that food should
be given to their immediate people,
but not to Cubans.
Three men are being worked on the
Sanders mine by Charles March. They
clean up daily from $50 to, $40. The,
owners will put on eight men, and inl
this way double their output. This Is
regarded as the greatest proposition in
California.
The prosperity of the famous CAL
umet and Hecla copper mine in Alizo-
ma is as grea. as ever. A quarthly
dividend of 100000 has been declared.
The par value of single share Of
stock is $25, but it sells at present for
$575 a share.
A daring attempt to assassinate the
czar is said to have been made last
week in Moscow. The plans <swere
simple. On the route OF. the czar's
procession house was filled with gas,
which, according to the arrangements
was to explode at the proper time A
man was detailed to touch 1t off, but
made miscalculation The explosion
killed only staff officer and his wife.
Over 500 Arabs, mounted on camels,
have been dispatched after the fugi-
tive Khalifa Abdullah, who is report
ed to be moving with such speed that
some of his wives have been dropped
along the road. The total number of
dead Dervishes found is about 10000,
and it is estimated that 10000 were
wounded. Between 800 and 400 were
killed in Omdurman and between 5000
and 1000 fighting men are prisoners.
The Randsbprg Miner says that the
camp was never looking better, so far
as the quality Of the mines are COM
cerned. The Rand mines are produce
ing better than ever. The Little
Butte Is every day showing better VAL
ues, with the deepest shafts and work.
ings in the district. The Kinyon Wedge
and Butte are holding their own, and
making their owners rich. and now
comes the Black Hawk, with a body
of very rich ore, taking out hundreds
of dollars every day A dozen more
good prospects might be named, but
these at present are the principal pro-
ducers.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23

nate prospectors who are unable to get
away. He remarks that the output of
gold is exaggerated five fold, and that
further immigration should be pre-
vented.
The schooner Sophia Sutherland,
which has returned to San Francisco
from a fruitless search for gold among
the South Sea Islands, brought in her
hold all the personal property of the
late Robert Louis Stevenson. Vailima,
the historic Samoan home of the gifted
author, was stripped from turret to
basement before the Sophia Suther-
land sailed, and now stands in the
midst of the broad acres that COM
posed the Stevenson estate, an empty
shell.
Several salmon averaging twenty
eight pounds have recently been
caught in the Sacramento river. From
the fact that the adipose fin had been
removed from each they were identi-
fed as fish liberated from the hatch
cries on the Clakamas river in Oregon
in 1897. This discovery is said to re-
| fute the theories of Drs. Jordan and
Gilbert, who have maintained that
salmon remain from three to four
years in the sea before reaching their
majority, and then return 10 fresh wa
ter streams to spawn.
! The famous case of Mark Baldwin,
the baseball player, against Chris Won
der Abe at Pittsburg, has practically
come to an end, and he will probably
get his money in few days. Bald
wins attorney filed motion to the
United States Circuit court, asking that
the appeal taken by Won der Abe
be dismissed for the reason that he had
not perfected his appeal. AS no OBJ
| lection was made by counsel for Won
der Abe the court discussed the appeal.
1t is expected that Won der Ahe's sure
ty the Mercantile Trust company of
Pittsburg will pay the money, amount
ing to $4,000, over without further de-
lay.
The San Diego Chamber of Com
merce is receiving inquiries from vari-
GUS parts of the state concerning San
Diego tobacco. j. M. Culp, the tobacco
pioneer of the state, has asked for sam
pies of the weed with view Of testing
it and possibly engaging in tobacco cul-
tivation here. Near San Marcos the
Buena Ranch company is harvesting a
large crop. The curing house lately
built by this company is now being
filled by nicely-tied bundles of the fra
grant weed. The building, which stands
in a grove of stately live oaks, is 120
feet long, 40 feet wide and Is feet high.
Mr.. Engleman, who superintends the
whole tobacco business there, says the
crop now harvested will tax the house
to it's fullest capacity.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23
CLEARING ALASKA.
The Hungry Hordes Who Have No
Hopes Are Helped.

The government has at last COM
menced the work of clearing Alaska
Of the broken hearted, empty-purse
throng that sought for gold and didn't
find it. The United States gunboat
Wheeling has been allotted the work,
and has already brought one load of
nearly ninety persons to Sitka, from
whence they will be furnished trans
portation to the Sound. The Wheeling
is now on her way to Copper river
and Cook Inlet with cargo of sup
plies to relieve the present wants of
the suffering, and will bring back as
many of them as can be accommodate
ed. 1t is possible that the Wheeling
will be at the work until fall.
At st. Michaels more penniless min
ers will pile up as long as they can
float down the river, and every day
increases the number that must be
brought home from Copper river.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23

It Is safe to say that If the tragedy
Of the Maine had never been enacted
this country would not have gone to
war with Spain. That horrible event,
that alone, reused the nation to the
sticking point. For years the story of
Cuban suffering and Cuban struggle
for liberty had been iterated and reit-
Grated in America, calling out nothing
but perfunctory expressions such as
politicians In the sos made concerning
home rule in Ireland.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23

The proposition that has been made
that the German startling should be Inn
ported to drive out the English spar
row may well be regarded with suspi-
cion. Such a move would be out of the
frying pan into the fire, according to
people who enjoy the acquaintance of
the starting. They admit that he is a
fighter, and would drive the sparrow
into retirement, but he would not stop
with the sparrows. He would kill or
drive away the few native birds that
are left. We may as well put up with
the sparrow. We at least know .the
worst about him, while the startling
might and probably would develop into
pest that would render the English
importation amiable by comparison.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23

Some London papers arc,talking pen
ny postage between this country and
England. AS the cost of carriage is said
to be less than between New. York and
almost any point west of the Missouri,
there ought to be no great obstacle to
such an arrangement. Penny postage
between England, Canada and some
other British colonies has already been
determined upon. When 1t gets into
operation it will be possible to evade
the Scent postage by mailing to Cana.
da and having the letter forwarded,
thus making the postage 4 cents. Two
cent postage to England may not come
for q few years, but II wiz be along In
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23

From the day the Spaniards tried to
shirk the responsibility for the blow
ing up of the Maine until now there has
been no sillier roorback than that to
the effect that Englishmen manned
Dewey's guns on that ever-memorable
May day. The Navy Department at
Washington has so far noticed this bold
and impudent whole-cloth lie as to ex-
anime the muster rolls Of Dewey's
squadron and make public the exact
facts. 1t appears that there were L. AS
men on board those ships, only eight
of whom were Britons, and none OF
the eight was gunner.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

New capital issues in London this
year have been G12O15S,4SO. against
e e10O,5SS,12S in 1897 and a1O9. .47O. .733
in 1896.
The cabinet council at Madrid has
decided to ask the United States to
permit Spain to send warships 20 the
Philippines to protect the coast towns
against the insurgents.
Almost al of the European powers
nave sent favorable replies to the note
OF the czar, and it is now regarded as
certain that the disarmament congress
will meet in st. Petersburg in Novem-
Der.
The chamber, as well as the senate
at Madrid is engaged in secret investi-
cation OF the conduct of the war. Ses-
slons in both bodies are at times heat
ed and Incorporate. Gen. Weyler de-
clared that the politicians, and not the
army, are to blame for the mistakes in
Cuba.
rumor emanating from Spanish
sources prevails at Hong Kong to the
effect that Germany has purchased the
Palawn and Sulu islands of the Philip
pine group from Spain. It Is said that
German ships will sail to take possess
sion of the islands as soon as the
American gunboat Concord leaves for
Manila.
The merchants of Havana two years
ago subscribed 100000 for the pur-
chase of warship for the Spanish
navy. Now they want their money
returned to them. 1t is in the hands
of the Captain General. He refuses
to comply with the request. 1t shall
go, he says, to the Spanish navy, as
originally intended.
The New Foundland government has
consented to allow the Gloucester re-
frigerator vessel, the Tillid, to secure
5000 barrels of fish bait in our west
coast waters, on condition that the
owners of the vessel give a bond of
$4,000 to land the cargo in the United
States, thus preventing the possibility of
a portion being sold to the French.
A great commercial fight has begun.
Havemeyer, the sugar refner, is roast
ing coffee in competition with Ar
buckle, who has begun the refining of
sugar in retaliation. The American
Sugar Refining company is not known
to have allies, but Arbuckle may Sc
cure the support of Claus Doscher, who
is about to open a sugar refinery and
become an Independent competitor of
the trust
With simple ceremony, amid impos-
ing surroundings, the young girl who
is to reign over the Dutch took possess
sion of her throne on September 9Th,
and received the pledged allegiance of
her ministers, council and people.
Queen Wilhelmina is hailed with loud
acclaim. The day begun with salute
of 101 guns and a majestic choral per-
Torrance by trumpeters from the tow
ers of five churches. Crowds of people
assembled early and took up positions
from which to view the royal process
sion to the Neukirk When the young
queen entered the carriage she was
given an ovation impossible de-
scribe. Upon her head was a dial q Of
diamonds, crown shaped. Her ob6
was of white silk, with long train
under a mantle Of rich red velvet, bor-
dered with ermine. A sword Of state
was carried before the queen The
scene in the church was brilliant.
When the queen ascended the throne
she made short address, announcing
the assumption of the reigns of gov
ernment, and then with her own hands
placed the crown on her head.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23
Honor to the Farm.

The older Romans paid special hon
ors to agriculture. Their coin was
stamped with symbols in connection
Herewith. The Greeks refreshed the
mouths of their ploughing oxen with
wine. Charles 1. exempted from arrest
for debt all persons engaged in the cul-
tivation Of the staple articles Of agri-
culture.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23

Here's a conundrum for you," re-
marked Shafter pleasantly. with my
troops surrounding yours, how can you
hold Santiago?" And Toral, after q
moments reflection, gave 1t up.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23

That gypsy woman who asks for a
divorce because her husband chains
her to bear should seek more valid
cause Of action. The bear undoubtedly
Is a great improvement upon her
sDouse.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23

Three young women in Long Island
village all declare that they have re-
Gently seen the devil prowling about
late at night. Despite the fact that
their descriptions tally, some people
viii persist in maintaining that one
must needs go to the devil in order to
see him.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23

An Eastern paper in speaking of the
battle in which Ceryera lost his YES
sells says that, while the American flag
is one Of the newest ensigns in the
great galaxy OF flags there Is not one
that is better known and more highly
respected by the nations Of Europe.
While it is true that the United States
is one of the youngest Of the great pow
ers Of the world it's flag is one Of the
Oldest that floats. The flag of this
country was adopted by Congress on
the 14th day Of June, 1777, and it Is
the same now as then except that a
new star has been AIDED to the number
Of those on the blue field, which was
originally thirteen, with the admission
of each new State, until now it carries
forty-five instead of the original
number. This is the only change
that has been made In the
flag since it was adopted. The
union jack of Great Britain was adopt
ed in 1901 and the present flag Of Spain
is eleven years younger than that Of
this country. The tri-color Of France
was adopted in 1904, the flag of Portu-
gal in 1880, that of Italy in 1848 and
that Of the German empire In 1871. The
symbol Of Austria Hungary Is not so
old as ours and there are few flags In
Europe that are not Of more recent
date than the stars and stripes. There
is another claim that Is made for our
flag that may possibly be true and that
IS that, with the exception Of the ban
ners Of France and Great Britain, it
has foated over more victories on land
and sea than ANY other flag in the
world, and, further, that there is not
a European standard for which SO
many men have fought and died as
that Of the United States. It is esti-
mated that 100000 men have laid
down their Lives under its folds in its
defense.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23

"Should business man go to lunch
with his typewriterT' Is one Of the
questions now agitating New York. II
the typewriter can afford the expense
why not?
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23

In its warm treatment Of Cervera the
national eagle somewhat recalled the
well-known festive relations Of the bot
tie and the bird.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23

The yacht on which De Maupassant
wrote number Of his stories has been
sold for $24O The stories usually sold
for q good deal more than that.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23

1t Is said there are no swear words In
the Japanese language. The Japs have
probably sworn many time over this
very thing.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23

An Eastern paper prints an advertise
ment that Is different" 1t says: ''This
Is to give notice that my wife, who left
my house without sufficient cause, has
returned and is glad to be back again
and will not leave again in hurry.
Jerry Amero." Jerry evidently is in
clined to make the most of his good
fortune.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23

The Spanish Minister Of Marine a
few weeks ago mysteriously an
nounced that "Cervera's fleet is just
where it ought to be-" Well. It's there
yet.
Mesa free press., 1898-09-23

That joke about licking the revenue
stamp seems to be great favorite with
the paragraphers. They're evidently
stuck on 1t.