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The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-06
AT THE NORTH POLE.
A Canadian who Claims to Have Been

a Canadian who Claims to Have Been
Gustav Bertrand of st. Madeleine,
Quebec, Canada, who is at the Perrault
house, at Lestershire one of Bingham
tons suburbs claims to be the discov-
erer of the north pole. He is poor
man, and, being rather ignorant of the
higher arts of ceamanship, in his story
OF the discovery can be given only the
outlines of his adventures. He is about
35 years old, and is at present prac.
tically on the charity of the residents
of the village. A local physician says
he is sane. He is unwilling to talk for
publication, saying that he Will not
be believed. Bertrand's story is to
the effect that while on Belle Isle
fishing smack afar up the Bay OF
Biffan he became estranged from his
companions, being in a small boat by
himself. A storm came and drove him
from his course, and, after going with
out food for some time, he met an
Esquimaux who gave him food, and
told him of white mans party fur
along, not finding the white men, and,
upon the wrecking of his boat, he was
obliged to live with the natives, al
ways getting nearer the pole. About
year afterward he arrived at warmer
part, and going still further north.
found the north pole This country
he describes as being an island sur
rounded by ice. 1t has one or two
small mountains. A small tribe of
large built people, not Esquimaux,
lived there, and he stayed there for
some time. The manner of living is
similar to that of the EsquimauX, and
he experienced many hardships. There
are two seasons, he says, mild and
cold. In the mild weather lichens grow
there. He tells only of life of hard
ship among savage people, and says
he marvels how he every survived to
tell the story. He returned by work
ing his way down to Ellesmere, and
then, by the aid Of kindly officers, got
to northern Alaska. He went gold
prospecting, got caught by the Cana
dian authorities in some unsavory
affair, so he says, and was sent to
prison at Toronto, Canada He was re-
leased from there several months ago.
He is evidently a man badly broken
in health by hardships, and as his
story seems to bear the stamp of truth
in one or two relics of life among the
natives of the north pole, opinion
among the villagers is somewhat di-
vided as to the veracity of his state
ments.-New York Sun.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-06
HER FRIEND SAID NO.

The manager threw the manuscript
down upon the table, tilted his chair,
thrust his hat II little further back on
his head, and gave two or three salts
fed puifs at his cigar
We've got winner there, Colby"
ne announced decislvely.
The stage manager took up the
manuscript and looked over the list
of characters.
Looks like tiff you get the right
people" he assented; "but it calls for
strong company
"Oh, | won't spare expense. I'm
going to give it a production that will
make it the talk Of London. It's splen-
didly advertised already you know!
The people are crazy over Crinton's
work, and this is the best thing he's
done. Supposng we could get the peo-
pie, how would you cast it?'
Beverly, of course, for Lord Roth
say, Norris for the heavy EllertOn for
young Hal, Barry for Sir Jerry, Ben
ton for the low comedy, Mrs. Frisby
for the dowager. Cartridge for the earl
he's the best old man on the stage.
AS for the adventures, went on the
stage mana ger, checking off each name
rapidly as he spoke, 'Lady-w what's s
her name ?-I don't know woman who
could beat Wallace in that role. She u
be great! Little Dellaboy would make
good Kitty Darling-the part suits
her down to the ground
The manager took his cigar from his
mouth, and gazed at it meditatively.
Don't let such tritie as the salary
list bother YOU" he commented briefly.
Colby stopped his checking to look
keenly at his chief. you've got to
have the best" he answered. Il know
they're all high-priced, but it will pay
you to engage them
How about Lady Clare?' asked the
manager. you've mentioned nobody
fDc that, and it's the star role of the
piece
81 don't know. I've been running that
over ever since | read the play and no.
body I've thought of seems to equal it.
There's Maud Lester-she'd look the
part to perfection, and she's sympa-
thetic, but she hasn't the power. Helen
Dracy's got power and intelligence
but she hasn't the looks Can you
suggest anybody? The success of the
piece depends on Lady Glare"
81 know of only one woman who can
play it as it should be played, and has
the looks to go with it," said the man
ager. That's Edith Kingsley
The stage manager shrugged his
shoulders.
"Her declination was very decided,
he remarked
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-06
WONDERS OF ALASKA.
CAPTAIN BAYSE DISCOVERS A
GAVE OF RELICS.
Bloody Battle with Two Big Bears
Evidences That Many Centuries Ago
the Klondyke Was Not the Frigid
Arctic Region 1t Now Is.
Especial letter.


Capt. D. c. Bayse of the Standard
Oil company's Yukon river steamer
Oil City was one of the shippers caught
midway between Dawson and st. Mi
chael by the freezing Of the Yukon last
October. He spent the winter hunt
ing and exploring, often making long
trips into the interior from the steam
er. On one of these trips he had an ex-
citing bear hunt and discovered traces
of ancient Alaskan history that may
prove valuable when properly inves-
tigated. "The beginning of last win
ter on the Yukon found the stern
wheel steamer Oil City midway be-
tween Dawson and St. Michael, with a
big cargo of oil on board" he said.
There were unmistakable signs of an
early closing of the stream. In con-
sequence ran the steamer into short
but deep stream that flows into the
Yukon opposite the Russian mission.
We got everything in good order be-
fore the river finally closed on Oct. 15
It was case of killing time until the
river opened six months later, and
there were few ways of doing it. Hunt
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-06
Religious Jumpers" in the Bluegrass

The Jumpers are making things
lively in South Carrollton, KY, by
holding street services in the day and
meetings in their tent at night. Their
manner of holding services is not the
prettiest on earth nor to the uncon-
verted strikingly indicative of a pos
session of the spirit true and tried.
They pass unheeded the laughter and
remarks of the audience as they go
through their varied programme, in
Guiding what, if seen on tne stage,
would be voted up-tO-date dancing
with the highkick act tossed in for
down weight. This is the same band
that has been doing other parts of the
country for several years, and is COM
posed of several men and women and
little ones of a number sufficient to
lend interest if not comment.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-06

she knelt before him after the wedding
ceremony, and, raising her from the
ground, said in clear voice: "Lavna,
l crown thee queen of Tonga" He
further broke all well-established con-
ventionality by insisting that his bride
sit by his side to partake of the we'd
ding breakfast, a proceeding diametric-
ally opposite to Tongan religion, for
man and wife never are supposed to
partake Of food together, the men Of
the family eating in one part OF the
home and the women in another. But
King George thought otherwise, and
no one dared gainsay him. Long live
the king!
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-06
The chase after buffalo. deer, bear and

The chase after buffalo deer, bear and
moose. The hunters always appeared
with dogs and canoes. In none OF the
sketches were there any indication of
eleds or snow. This led me to won.
der if the Yukon country at that time
had the same terrible winters it now
has. 1t seems strange that the ancient
historian would forget the cold winters
when he was so accurate in putting in
other details
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-06
LONG DISTANCE RIDE,
NJ. COTTU COVERS 7S5 MILES
IN TWELVE DAYS.
Horse Spirited at the Finish--The Rider
Took the Best of Care of His Animal,
and Never Kept 1t at Trot More
Than "A Mile and a Quarter
Especial letter.

A very remarkable feat of horseman-
ship has just been accomplished by
young Frenchman. M. Charlie Cottu.
He rode the whole of the way from
Vienna to Paris, 7S5 miles, in II days
and IA hours, using only one horse,
and, what is still more noteworthy,
brought his mount into Paris in thor
oughly good condition AS everyone
knows, 81 miles is good deal more
than the average horse can be expected
to accomplish in a day, and to keep up
this average for thirteen days at
stretch with 1873 pounds weight on the
animals back, implies not only the
great stamina of the steed, but alto
gether exceptional care and manage
ment on the part of the rider M.
COttu began to train his mount-a
half-breed Irish mare, Irish Lass, Z
years old, standing just under fifteen
hands-on Easter Monday, beginning
with gentle ride of fifteen miles or
so, and gradually increasing the daily
distance up to forty miles. In CONVEX
sation with Paris correspondent, M.
Cottu explained that the great secret
of success on long distance rides is to
avoid overheating your mount. Il
never" he said, kept Irish Lass at
the trot for more than one and one
quarter miles. l always dismOunted
when we came to hill and led her up
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-06

Ing was not good, as game was scarce,
but we had no choice. My companion
on these trips was usually Lin Que, the
Americanized Chinese steward of the
steamer. One day we made the crest
of low range of white sandstone hills,
took detour for the purpose Of reach
ing higher ridge of the same kind OF
rick, and finally found ourselves in a
sort of cove entirely shut OFT by rocks,
except for the entrance we had made
use of. While l was resting Lin went
out on a private prospecting trip.
was soon aroused by hearing him call:
"'Captain! Captain! Come long
quick; heavy hole in rock!
81 found him peering into what
took to be the entrance to bear den.
After clearing away some of the fresh
rock slide that almost blocked the en-
trance, and making an improvised
torch we entered the hole cautiously.
With Lin in advance We craWled some
six feet and found ourselves in a sort
of room. 1t was about twenty feet
square, with high rock in the center
which had evidently been used as a
table. On the north side was crude
sort of fireplace. Going further back
we noticed the entrance to a somewhat
larger chamber. We no sooner en-
tered this than I saw six balls of fire
glaring out of the darkness directly
side, and by it's glare l saw monster
form rise and come toward me with a
rush. The beast was almost upon me
before l remembered the Winchester.
/ raised the weapon, and with no aim
at all pulled the trigger. AS luck would
element | lost sight of Lin, who was
having touch of excitement on his
own account He, too, had seen balls
of fire approaching. He took one hur-
ried shot with his revolver, but fired
low, and hit the bear that was making
for him in the loin. He threw away
the gun, and, whipping out his long
cooking knife, prepared for hand to
hand struggle. His opponent, half
grown bear, was on him in an instant.
The pair rolled over and over. When
ever Lin was on top he plunged his
big knife in to the hilt. l could not
shoot, as the Chinaman and the bear
were too mixed up. The Chinaman
finally won out but not until the flesh
about his arms and limbs had been
badly torn. The other cub was easily
killed. We decided to return to the
boat that night and send after the meat
the next day. AS soon as the Arctic
sky indicated a stretch of good weather
Lin and l started out to invesLlgale
our discovery. We found the cave with
little trouble. After carefully brush
ing off the wall with some hay that
we wore inside our Arctic socks, a care
fully drawn panorama, which Judged
to be the history of the people who
occupied the cave in former times, was
disclosed. The first scene, drawn in
red on the white sandstone, was very
plain. 1t showed three small boats,
with three people in each, putting out
on a stormy sea from a rugged coast.
About three feet further along was an
other drawing in which the same boats
figured. The boats had evidently cross
ed the sea and were landing on a low
shore Between the pictures were
drawings of whales, walrus and seals.
The third drawing was four feet from
the second and showed the three boats
coming up a wide river. Further in
.vestigation showed other sketches, OF
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31
A New store.

Mr.. j. G. Curran Of Hutchinson,
Kansas, and Mr, ii. Squire of Sterling,
Kansas, will open Il new store in the
Midland block, No. 208 North Main
under the name of The Magnet, FIJI
day, September lst.
Mr.. Curran has been with p. Martin
a. Co., for the past ten years and served
for the past four years as superntend.
ent of that store and Ia one of the best
known young men In the county, hav-
ing lived here since II boy.
Mr.. Squires ID also bright young
man and has been In the employ Of the
same firm for the past two years until
recently going with "McManusn OF
Newton. Mr.. Curran has just returned
from the East where he has bought one
of the most complete line Of dry goods,
notions, furnishings and clOaks ever
brought to the city and informs US
that he would he pleased To have pll
his friends, old and new, call on him
in his new store and will give them
bargains Ia reality and not In words,
The GAZETTE bespeaks for them a
glowing success which they deserve.
Don't fail to SEE their lad" In an
other column.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31
Aelplesa.

Wednesday night Of last week the
police had u very sad and rather pecu-
liar case A very aged and feeble
woman WAS taken from the Missouri
Pacific train very sick and nearly M.
conscious. She WIS taken 10 police
headquarters ana placed IN the hands
Of Mrs. Smith, nurse. ana the county
physician WAS CSlled. After u time
she rallied enough to give her name w
Mrs. Martha Adkins and that she
wanted TO 20 TO TuIon, Finally the
nameH Of relatives there we're procured
TO whom she wanted TO 20, and they
we're wired regarding her condition,
They came next day and took her
homo.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31
DIaapp0ared.

Last week Friday the police were
notified that a young girl sixteen years
old, daughter Of family whose name
is withheld, had disappeared and been
gone for q week. The family had tried
to locate her but were unable. They
snrmised she was IN town but could
not find her. After a search she was
located at u rooming house on First
West, at the old produce house. The
police say they also have another some
what similar case they are watching,
thinking a certain young girl has run
away from home.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31

During the civil war, as we'll as ouI
late war with Spain, d'arrhoea was one
of the most troublesome diseases the
army had to contend with. In many in
stances 1t became chronic and the old
soldiers still suffer from II. Mr., David
Taylor Of Wind Ridge, Greene Co., Pa.
is one OF these. He used Chamberlain't
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
and says no never found anything thai
would give him such quick relief. 1t IL
for sale by all druggists.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31
A New Wholesale House.

Architect D, n. DePry is drawing
plans for new wholesale house TO be
erected on lots near the Hutchinson Il
Southern on South Main Street. The
house is to be a branch Of the large
frm of Nave & McCord Of St. Joseph,
Missouri, The new building will be
of brick and stone and will be built on
modern improved plans for an excel
lent ware house. The contract will be
let soon for the building and 1t ia
thought 1t will be completed by the
middle of November.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31
Chapel Dedicated.

Last Sunday afternoon the new per-
manent chapel at the reformatory was
opened for the first meeting with ap-
propriate exercises.
The room is S0xll5 feet In dimen-
sionS, well finished with cololed glass
windows and Georgia pine ceiling.
Quite a large crowd from town at
tended the ceremony which was opened
with singing by the choir and prayer
by Rev. Reitzel. Hon. J. U. Brown
made a short talk giving history OF
the institution and of course threw in
q little advice. A talk to the inmates
is probably never made without that,
and II they are not good 1t will not be
because they have not had plenty OF
admonition. In fact there isn't much
else to talk about AZ such y place.
Peter Maher, an inmate, rendered a
violin solo and Professor Winans gave
another talk on Ambition" and
obedience" Messrs Hoagland and
FOel,zer rendered duet, Hope Be-
yond," Then Chaplain Reitzel spoke
from the text: Let Them Build Me a
Sanctuary and | will Dwell Among
Them" Edward Malloy rendered q
pretty flute solo and sheridan Ploughe
superintendent of the Sunday school
made a few appropriate remarks to the
visitors on the Sunday school work
The exercises were closed by short
exhortation by Superintendent Sim
| mona.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31
WOMEN'S
SECRETS.

There IL one man In the United States
who has perhaps heard more women's
secrets than any other man or woman In
the country These secrets are not se-
crets Of guilt or shame, but the secrets Of
suffering, and they have been conhded
TO DR.. X. v. Pierce In the hope aud eH-
pectation Of advice and help. That few
Of these women have been disappointed
in their expectations IL proved by the
fact that ninety-eight per cent. Of all
women treated by DR.. Pierce have been
absolutely and altogether cured, Such a
record would be remarkable II the cases
treated were numbered by hundreds
only. But when that record applies to
the treatment Of more than hali-a-mil-
lion women, In a practice Of over thirty
years, Il IL phenomenal, and entities DR..
Pierce to the gratitude accorded him by
women, and the honor paid him by the
profession as the first Of specialists in
the treatment Of wc.nens diseases.
Every sick woman may consult DIR.
Pierce by letter, absolutely without
charge. Every woman's letter which
contains her secret remains her secret.
II Is read In private, answered In private,
and its contents guarded as a sacred con-
fidence. That no third party should enter
into this secret, all replies are mailed,
sealed in perfectly plain envelopes, with
out any printing or advertising whatever,
upon them Write without fear as with
out fee, to DIR. r. v, Pierce, Buffalo, N, Y,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses
have been issued by the Probate Judge
since our last issue:
Albert M. Curry to Anna T. Nc
Yea, both Of Kingman.
Warren W. Enyeart OF Kremlin, Ok,
to Florence n. LitchAeld, La1gdOn.
Orval II, Click TO Jessie b. Martin,
both of Abhyville.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31
A Melon Fuss.


There was scrap In a Haven melon
patch few nights ago, and Monday
Carr Taylor, the county attorney, went
TO that city to appear before the justice
of the peace, as the States represent.
alive in meeting out punishment,
which, taken all around, seems to be
desired by both sides In abundance.
The owner of a melon patch had
saved Il number of Ane melons for
seed. One morning he found that de-
structive youth had been In the patch
and made an unhOly disposition of his
property. Next night he armed him
self with q shotgun and laid In wait.
He fell asleep bat woke up to find a
young man and with two young ladies
In the patch, He gave chase and q
merry race ensued, In which the melon
owner discharged his shotgun close to
the fugltiveS, just to "scare 'em." A
day or two later he had the young man
arrested, and the father Of one Of the
young ladies retaliAted by having
the shooter arrested for shooting al
his daughter. 1t Is quite probable that
they will settle the difficulty out Of
court and they should. It does not
seem likely that young men and women
would smash and destroy melons Just
for fun, and they may be- suffering
punishment for vandalism committed
the night before by someone else.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31

DIR. Stuart the county physician has
received u complaint from some one
against u ~ called qlack doctor said "
boz practicing without license. II as
svrts that this doctor has already k!lled
three Of his patients. II the matter il
drought regularly before the board Of
hearth it can be properly acted upon,
hut nothing eau be done upon anOny-
NOUS lettera.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31
DIad.

Saturday morning at 500 O'Clock Mrs
Cora M. Fierce, wife Of +. @. Fierce,
died ut her home on Avenue e East,
of typhoid malarial fever. She had
been sick for some time, but sppar-
emily not seriously so, and even the
evening before her death was quite
bright, and little alarm was felt. She
leaves husband and a little daughter
two years OF age, having been married
only a little over three years. Her
death is greatly to be deplOred. Mrs.
Rugh, mother of the deceased died
only a few weeks ago suddenly, and
her sister nineteen years of age, 10 now
not expected to live.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31

A smart little Haven BOY IL, or was
rather ambitious W be postman. A
short time ago he secretly secured "
bundle of old love letters that hit
mother had treasured since her court
ship days, and distributed them from
house to house throughout the neigh
borhood. His chief ambition now Is
to find soft place to slt.--Haven
journal.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31

About four O'Clock Thursday morn
ing the police picked up a twelve-year'
old boy walking near the Rock Island dc
pot nearly naked. 1t 10 supposed he
had left home in his sleep or In delir
ium, as when 1t WAS learned where he
had been staying and was returned
there, the police were told he had been
in high fever all day before. Hit
home was in Wichita
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31

The sheriff of Douglas county has
offered $4,000 reward for the capture
OF Vern Farr Of Lawrence, u fourteen
year-old boy who ran away from home
with gang Of tramps August 4th. A
boy filling the description was here
with a lot of tramps the police scat
tered few days ago, but when the
officers got the description it was toe
late
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31

Several weeks ago John Morse OF
Ellinwood was arrested on the charge
of stealing Jay Walren's horse in this
city and was brought to this city for
preliminary examination. At the trial
two young men, Harvey Little and
BEN Reyburn testified to seeing Morse
in Ellinwood at the time it was sup
posed he was stealing Warren's horse
here. Nowthese youngmen have beer
arrested as accOmplces and Sheriff
Long brought them here Friday.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31

The bill posting license ordinance
passed about u year ago by the council
has become only memory. Some bill
poster had the ordinance passed to get
a monopoly on the business, but found
it did not altogether do 80 and cost SbU
beside. 1t WAS an Infamous thing in
principle anyway and maggie" Ma
gee refused to pay his license this year.
1t was repealed by the council Monday
night.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31

This county has 9,l76 children OF
school age and will receive from The
State us It's share OF interest on the
State school fund for the hrst half OF
1900. Oh. TB2, 10.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31

Twelve or fifteen young people went
10 Kingman from thus city Wednesday
morning TO attend Christian EN-
deAyor meeting Ut that place,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31

Amos Hess Of the Democrat received
"a telegram Saturday morning giving
the sad Intelligence of the death OF
his mother NJ Steelton, Pa, ut the age
of about eighty years. As 1t would be
impossible to reach there before the
burial he did not 90.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-31

The Newton District EpwOrth
League conferences convened at the N.
Il. church 10 this city Wednesday
morning. Quite large attendance
was expelled.