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Try This Puzzle.

Here is a puzzle which you may
try to see what you can do with. Tic
u string ab"nt a yard long to u door
Key and take the string in the riyht
hand. Hold il 30 the key will clear
the floor four or five inches. II you
will hold the string steady enough. il
will begin Ia swing back and forth in
q s:raight line. Let another person
take yonr left hand in his. md the
motion Of the key will change from
the pcndulum.likc SWING TO- circular
SWING. Ia third person will place
his hand on the shoulder Of the SEQ.
ohh person the KEEP will stop. After
you have finished eating ynur upper
Just try the above and solve the puz.
Hlc.
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February 2jtb:-Tbo case Of Otto
Solm, indicted for highway robbery.
was gwen to the jury last night about
9o'clock. Before 10 o'clock a verdict
OF guilty as charged was returned.
lie will be sentenced tomorrow after.
noon al . o'clock.
Tho case Of james +. Conncra. I'M.
dicted for grand larceny for ~s,ealiug
cattle, was continued until tomorrow,
In tho case OF James r. Conneta.
indicted Tor misbraudiDg cattle the
defendant entered n plea OF guilty.
Chesley Woodward. indicted for
o%bsiructing a public highway. was
dismissed ON Tie agreement Of Mr..
Woodward to keep the old road open
until a new ono il built.
Tho trial jury was dismissed this
afternoon.
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Owing to the great movement of
men aud supplies To the Klondikc
every available vessel on the const
has gon" into that trade. including
nearly all the coal fleet usually en-
ployed between Puget Sound ports
ami San Francisco. The effect is nj.
most "a coal famine throughout Cali.
fornia. One result is hat at present
there Is an immense traffic over the
&. L. in Wyoming coal destined for
CoHst points.
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Toledo, Ohio.
We. the undersigned, have known +.
j. Cheney for the last ID years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in
all business transactions, and finau-
cialiv able to carry out any obliga-
ton maize 10y their firm.
WEST X TEUAS. Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo. Ohio.
WALDING, kISSAS 4 MAEvJN. Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is.takcn inter.
nally. aud acts direc Iy ON the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Prce 13c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls family Pills are the best.
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Tho Spauiards blew the very bot.
tom out OF her. Eut no Spnniard
can get ahead Of u. We have de.
cidcd to blow the very bottom out OF
the price OF Supertine -four. It
makes better hot biscuit and hot
cakes than any other flour on earth.
The price has been reduced to 60
cents per sack until further notice.
We are also selling balcd hay at SO
per ton.
Il. Il. NJ On
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To Whom it May Concern.
STATE LANp OFFICE.
fHNnN IErN ~ H.. ~ tEl

STATE LA>D OFFICE.
CARSON CITY. New. Dec. -. 1891.
Notice i herepS given that the State o:
Se.ada. unicr the Act OF congress appruv.
cd June 10. loSl (2l Stats. 80. HIS filed in
the Jpticd States Land Oltcc at Carson
City, Neyada, List No. lgi of larGs selected
under said Ari, and has applied Tor a pat.
eat Tor said lands: that "A part ot said list
i open 10 the public FOR inspection. and a
copy thereof. by descriptive subdivisions.
has been posted III u 90 s~ycuicut place in
sad United States Land Oricc Tor the in
spcciion OF all persons interested and I'll.
public generally.
Within the next six y days follou ing The
date OF this notice protests or contests
against the claim OF said state OF Nevada
TO any tract or subdivision described in
the list, on the ground that the same IS
more valuable for mineral than AGRICULTURAL
purposes. VIII be received and noted by The
lIr.iNicr and Receiver OF the United States
LAID Ot!cc At Carson City. Nevada for re.
port 20 the Genera! Land Ocicc NJ Wash.
ir.ioa, d. G..
The following are the subdivisions de
scribtd, to Wit: :. W. iloi :. ". a aud u. -.
= oi =, ". "a. sec. d. L. 4. 4. OF L. e. H. y. a..
q OF \. ". = aid L. ". a OF =. ". a. IRA n.
" : u. .. a Sc. p, aud u. ". = o, :. e. =
sec 81. T.si y. l.. - L N. u. Il. i M
aces.
A. G. PRATT.
State Land Register OF the STATE
OF Nevada.
Date Of first Insertion. Friday. Dec. ~. 1885,.
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*. OF r. NOTICE.
f. Il. NJ. Co.

y special meeting Of Elko Lodge
No. ID is called for this friday eve. =
ing for work in the third degree.
Members Of this lodge and visiting
brothers are extended a cordial in.
vitatiOn to he present.
&. +. MooEE, e. G.
WALTER H.SDEUsoN.
X. Ot X. & s.
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The Dexter. ut .uscatora, did not
pay on tho l5ih. their regular pay
day. The officers. on inquiry. r..
ported that everything wonld Lc set.
tied np "u or before the lst Of March.
The mine and mills are RAINING ns
usual.
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Nhiic You are ioORup fut a chnnvn
IN the weather. examine the Iu;os,
patterns in 'vnll paper at The poRiof-
lice. MI goods first class aud at The
lowest living PRICES. tnl' in aud OK.
amino my stock. No .rouhlc to show
goods. |. y. SnERwnod. .
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An exchange very scnsibly remarks
on the death Of n man who has nj.
ways sent ont Of iown to have his
job work done, "the local paper ought
Ia let hns foliis get his obituary pub.
Iishcd at the job office he patropizrd
while on earth"
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To Whom it May Concern.
STATE LAND OFFICE.

IAN6
CARSON CRY, New, jan g, lsS.
Notice is hereby given iaai tho state O.
Nevada, under peAci ofCoaEreSs approve
JGae 10. isSl, tsl Stats. 1911, Fas died in -"
United States Land Oaice at Carson Cay.
Nevada, L'st No. 3l o. LANDS selected u
DER sad Act and has applied for a patent
Tor laid lands; naI 4 part OF said list l.
cfeu 20 the public for inspection. and n
copy thereof. by descriptive subdivisions
has been posted Ia a COuy"aicut phase 10
SAD Cnt'ci States Laud Or.ce for tbs In
spSci'on OF AT pefsoJs interested aud The
puhic generally.
VIZ l the rcNt sixty days following III,
da'e o' ans ros'ce prnreS.> or cOgigs.S
against The Clain Of sid = ate az Nevada
70 acy taos or Subdivision described 10 the
list n zoe EuuEG Icat the sane Is NOR.
Fa!rao!e for mincri than agricultural pur
pnSe>. Will bc rc~ciyet aud noted by the
hes'Sser and Receiver az the United States
Land Once at CHrSon C;iy. Nevada. lnr ~
port 40 t4r General Land jEcc al Wash
inrion. d. c.
The following are the subdivisions de-
sSfibti. TO Wit: nci4 Of . " sec II. 7
j hS d " u u \ No acres.
4. {. PRATT,
State Land Register OF the
State OF Nevada.
Date OF first insertion. Friday, Feb. :. 1875
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To Whom it May Concern.
STATE LAND OFFICE.
EILN NnN L.. III IL

STATE LASDO OFFICE.
ARSON, CITY. New, Dec. 81, 1897.
Notice i hcrrby given that the State Of
Nevada, under thu Act OF Congress- APPROX.
ed June ID, lN-J 81 Stats. PSI. has ui.d in
the United States Land once ut Carson
City Nevada, Lis, No. 1874 OF lands selected
under said Act, and has applied for a PAT,
"nt for said lands: that a part Of said list
- up"n to the public for Inspection. and a
copy tu"r,zJi. 10 descriptive H~iS-a;s.s.D.,
has bon posted in - convenient place in
said United States Land Orlcr for the In
apyctioG q! all persons Interested and the
public CvGcFally.
within the next sixty days following the
dai" OF This rutiC- protests or contests
against ~" claim e said State Of Nevada
10 auE Tract or subdivision described in
the list. on the ground that the same 4,
more valuable Cor mineral than agricultural
PURPOSES. will nc received and noted by the
Register aau tcC"iv-r q; tbs. United >tafrs
l.1gd one" ~ Carson City. Nevada, FOR -.
port TO the General LIld Once at wash.
layton, ID. g..
The following are tho subdivisions dc.
scFlb"d, 10 VII: y. - :. ". a. sec. -. 4
~ ".H ~ 4 NJ. u. IL. = No ac.CS.
y g. PRATT,
State Land Register q; The State
Of Nevada.
Date OF first Insertion. Friday. DC. ~. lsy7.
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y ladies god watch, open faced.
stem winding. Finder please return
I" this office. Suitable reward paid
for its return.
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Cnscracts stimulate live . kidney
and bowels. Never eickan. weaken
or gfipo. Toe.
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Trib is only Il linimcnt. but the
best Iinimcnt yet discovered by man.
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Ne offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cur..
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The essence of life is
force. The measure of
force We calf vitality. If
this is lacking there is loss
OF flesh, power, especially a
tendency to Consumption.
For low vitality nothing Is
better than Scott's Emul ion.
1t supplies force by furnish
ing the ourishing,strcngth-
ching elements Of food in an
easily digestcd forms; en-
riches the blood, and huilds
Up the system. When or
binary food is OF no avail,
Seott's Emulsion will sup
ply the body with aft the
vital elements Of life.
Two sizes, 5Oe. and 500. Al
druggists.
SCOTT & BOwSE, New Yort.
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TWELVE HUNDRED GOLD
SEEKERS ARE STRANDED
AT KOTZEBUE SOUND



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relieved by chopping away the corner
of the ic, spur 1t was not serious OF
itself, bu- was an indication OF what
might haIpen if the ice really got down
to business
While va were cutting Ice we were
also getting a large stock of provisions
on deck, ready for abandoning ship.
On the 9Th AID 9Th we gave twelve tons
of coal to the Newport
On the 9Th and 7th we tried to blast
a passage Though the grounded ice in
order to haul he ship through into the
clear water between the shore and the
ice, but few hours trial on the 7th
showed that the work would take more
powder than we had on all the vessels
and the attempt was abandoned. The
ice was fully thirty feet thick in many
places. This shore ice is a mass fully
ten miles long, grounded in five faith
oms or more of water. Its average
thickness cannot be less than twenty
feet. and in places it may reach sixty
feet from top to bottom. 1t Is
about 400 yards ac1oss and lies about
half a mile from the beach with clear
water outside We lie between this i'm
movable mass and the irresistible force
of the ice pack whenever it chooses to
exert itself. Between US and the pack
is drift pretty thickly packed, which
may or may not serve as bumper to
keep the direct pressure of the pack
from US Yesterday and the day be-
fore we gave the Fearless twenty-three
tons of coal. Large cracks are open
ing in the ground ice, and every day or
two the off-shore ice moves to the
northward for a few hours, but the
pressure about US has not been re-
Taxed We had only light winds from
all quarters. The northwest wind, on
which we rely to clear the ice away,
will not blow long enough nor strong
enough to make any appreciate change
in our condition. To seward there is
nothing but ice as far as the eye can
reach Not a drop of water is visible
in that direction.
1t would be a great joke on us If the
jeanette had to take us all down to
San Francisco.
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RELIEF SHIP
CASTS ANCHOR
Continued from First Page.

{. But before it had lifted her on to its
urface the heavy cakes crashed through
Ter planking and she was a wreck
phey saved everything of value and
he crew is on board the B EAR. The
master of the schooner promptly ship
bed as mate Of the Fearless, and will
90 whaling this season on her. The
Iame prospect confronts the Bear If
his ice outside of us does not clear up
On July the Bear reached Port
Clarence. 1t was clear of ice and the
Whaling fleet was congregated there,
waiting for a coal vessel. There were
,lso the Alaska, Jane Falkinberg, Mer-
maid, Leslie D and Willard Ainsworth,
illed with people bound for KotZebue
;ound and waiting there because their
masters believed that the sound was
llled with ice, and did not have enter
rise enough to go up there and see for
themselves. Cogan on the Alaska had
good excuse for delaying, because he
lad just run up to Port Clarence for
water and could not get into Kotzebue
sound until the sternwheel steamer
John Riley was completed. On the 10th
ie started for ST. Lawrence Island
chere the steamer was building.
We cleaned our boiler preparatory
or the northern trip, filed up with
water and left Port Clarence at 11:30
!, m. on the 18th. AT Port Clarence AS
istant Engineer Wood found mineral
lpring whose waters are very like the
Johannes water. That spring would be
worth a fortune in a more accessible
hace.
Several of us went in swimming in
stream near where we watered ship
rhe water was fairly warm in spite OF
he fact that you could find solid ice
~ digging four feet beneath the sur
ACE of the ground anywhere around
here.
The next morning after leaving Port
Clarence we stopped at Cape Prince OF
Wales for an hour or so and then went
nto the Arctic Ocean. 1t was a beau
iful day. almost calm and the heat
was really uncomfortable. 1t seemed
IS much like cruising in the Caribbean
sea as in the Arctic Ocean. There was
strong current setting to the north
var but following the coast line. This
current had cleared out all the ice from
hat part of the ocean. In Kotzebue
Sound I saw one little cluster of ice
axes left behind in the general exodus
Ne saw no ice worth mentioning until
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"as regular as chess board" There
are only twenty-one forms in the de-
CLEMSON of the nouns, so that any one
who wishes to become proficient has
only to learn the roots and the 1887
verbal forms, then accustom his ear to
the sound Of them all. Then he can
talk with the children. They speak
the language prettily and correctly.
The older people use contracted forms,
which makes it almost another Ian
guage to learn. The EslSimos speak
their own language correctly, all of
them, from one end of the Arctic Ocean
to the other. Each district has pc
culiarities in it's language on the Yu-
kon River. Converse with the natives
of Point Hope or Cape Smyth, and
they do not understand one at first, be-
cause they find 1t difficult to compre-
bend how white man can speak any
other but the gibberish of the coast.
Presently one of them suggests that
the man is really talking the language
properly. Then their faces light up
and they start in to talk correctly and
f1uently.
Theodore Borquin, a Frenchman who
studied the language in Labrador, has
published an Eskimo grammar. Father
Barnum says the book is good, has
plenty of matter, but no system. Bour-
quin started with the idea that the
language was connected in some man
ner with the Hebrew tongue, and that
proposition leads him into many devil
Gus ways.
AT Point Hope we saw the midnight
sun for the first time. 1t had been
daylight all the time since arriving at
st. Lawrence Island on June 10. but
we had not seen the sun itself at mid
night. We left Point Hope at 4:2o
p. m. on July II. At IL p. M. off Cape
Lisburne, we sighted ice for the first
time since June in the Boring Sea. On
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loaned them to the Government, nor
can anybody get any benefit from them
this winter Besides Mr.. Lopp-and
no one knows better than he?-says
the Pitmagea country is not good
place for the herd. 1t would be better
to leave the deer in charge of native
herders where they are now. Inc
splendid success of the native herders
in driving the deer to Point Barrow
contrasts so favorably with the failure
of the expedition to the Yukon in
charge of Laplanders that it appears
TO be a pity that natives should be sup
planted by foreigners.
The Kenney, which had sailed by
Cape Blossom without landing her
cargo there. had dra ooed ashore the
night before we arrived. She had filled
with water The master had ADAM
doned her and had sold her and her
cargo for $3.50. There is said to have
been more than that value of whale
bone alone in the cargo. He did not
ask for assistance to haul the vessel
off the beach, nor did the man who
bought her We took the crew and
the officers off We beach through the
surf, and arted for Kotzebue Sound.
arriving here this morning.
Lieut. ant Bertholf, who had spent
several days with us during the winter
went ashore to tell the Rev. Robert
Samms that no supplies could reach
him this year, as theNSad been sold
for the benefit of the insurance COM
pany when the vessel was wrecked at
Point Hope He was offered a passage
on the Bear TO Seattle for himself, his
wife and the Government school
teacher.
Mr.. Samms said he could not see why
the goods had been sold for the benefit
Of the insurance company when they
had not been insured. He declined tc
leave the sound on the superstition that
the Lord would provide and the GER
tainty that he can get plenty of pro-
visions from the miners, who have
given up the search for gold and are
going back. He is going to Point Hope
to see if he can recover the goods there
He is sanguine of success. but he will
have a pretty hard crowd to bargain
with.
A station has been established here
by one or more of the transportation
companies to keep the miners supplied
There will probably be the usual cry
this winter that miners are starving
There is a chance that Kotzebue Sound
the Bear is sent to their relief in No
gember, 1 for one do not intend to
volunteer to go on her
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BY Lieutenant John G. Berry U. S. r. C. S.
ABOARD ARCTIC RELIEF STEAM
SHIP BEAR, ST. MICHAEL, Alaska.
Aug. %, via Victoria, Sept Eve
reached Cape Prince of Wales at night
on August % and w T. Lopp came
on board. AS we are in a hurry to
get away Mr.. Lopp and Lieutenant Jar
Wis worked all night arranging to set
tie up the accounts of the overland ev-
petition with the natives. Many of
Jarvis Il o US" have not been pre-
scented for redemption, but he left the
trade goods with Mr.. Lopp, who will
take up the accounts as the natives
come in on behalf of the natives.
Mr.. Lopp objected to the scheme of
Rev. Sheldon Jackson for providing for
his Lapls.nders for the winter He de-
clared that the deer were loaned, not
given TO the Government, by the per-
sons who owned them. The people
wanted the use of them for the winter
The Government, through Jackson, had
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ESKIMO SHOULD
BE WELL REPAID
Loaned Their Deer Freely
for the Relief OF the
WhalerS.
Now the Government Seems in
No Hurry to Reward Them
for Their PriVaEion.

By Lieutenant John C. Berry. U. s R. c. S.
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catarrh treatment. For this reason
a trial treatment is offered to you.
Call to the Institute and get a trial
Or write for a free trial. 'OzO'
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eQualeQ the Killings.
Mr. Brewer sent over to the ship
hundreds Of ducks that he could spare.
and the whole ships company, star
wing whalers'' and all, have lived on
wild duck ever since.
| What the people needed here last
winter was somebody who had the
authority to take charge of them and
their affairs and who at the same time
would exercise that authority. Neither
of the masters of the wrecked vessels
would take charge even of his own
crew. Neither Brewer nor McIlhenny.
though either one was competent to
| handle the situation, had the authority
to govern the men. The two captains
claimed that they were wrecked and
that their authority ceased when they
left their vessels. Brewer and Nc
Ilhenny did take charge, but they had
no way of enforcing their orders. The
men obeyed them or not as they chose.
When Jarvis arrived he supplied the
missing link in the chain of govern
ment. He Strengthened things out.
made the men work, and he made them
play baseball. If any of them did not
want to play he was promptly hustled
oii " oiiS OccT meat ana DUCKS TO
camp. A few miles of this work soon
made him willing to play ball" Jarvis
was strict with them, but they all ap-
pear to have liked 1t. That was Just
what they wanted.
On the 29th the steam whaler Jean
nette came along and tied I'D to the
ice not far from US. She had been de-
layed for a long me at Port Clar-
ence waiting for the coal schooner. On
August the Ice closed in around us
and the jeanette. We had both mean
while changed our positions and were
In fairly we'll sheltered place 1t did
not take more than twelve hours for
the ice to come in. We had the whalers
on board, but we were waiting for our
friend the Thrasher, that was to have
reached here before us. On the Sd
the jeanette, Newport and Fearless
got through the ridge to the north
ward and steamed down to Cape Smyth
inside the shore ice, where they now lie
In safety, ready to take us down home,
II the Bear is crushed. That after
noon there was slight movement of
ice that parted five lines, all that we
had out forward, and set the vessel so
hard against a spur Of shore Ice that
the side of the ship was pressed in
about an inch and a half, lifting the
floor plates of the engine-room about
four inches. The pressure was soon