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The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27
Passing Of an O,d Custom.

Prom the Ses York EseElng aat
One OF the odd customs Of New Orleans
the posting on telegraph poles and in
other public places Of blSck-bOrcered
funeral notices-has been attacked In a
pending ordinance for It's suppression. The
custom has long survived It's utility. which
was 10 give notice Of death and the date
OF the funeTai-befoTs the days Of the
newspaper death column-and the attack
upon IL. as also the defense. proceeds up
on sentimental grounds Advocates Of Tire
ordinance point out that the bills are con-
tlnually subject 10 DETACHMENT yandais
frequently write on them words which DO
not speak well Of the dead. and the posted
notices often fgtter IN dirty rags for day..
This argument can have little weigh; with
the public al large. II those who post TIE
notices are satisfied. On the other hand.
the defenders o. the custom w0uic retain
Il ar one Of the picturesque features Mtflcil
distinguish New Orleans from al other
American cities. Visitors 20 the city fire.
quentiy apply 10 the printers for duplicate
copies Of the notices 10 be carried away
as souvenirs. There il increasing difficulty
ia securing the mementoes. however. as
the practice is gradually dying out Osdi-
nance or no ordinance, IL 10 nst sxpssted
20 survive lsnS. 49,
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27
u OoseNelf's Rrihe of SIn

Prom the New York Tribune
A friend of mine told me the foIio,,ine
story about Gov. Roosevelt that 7 had
never heard before. The present governor
was out with a guide after grizzlies and
il one was found the agreement was that
Roosevelt should take the first shot and
II he missed the second was TO go 10 the
guide. The governor. you know. is near
sighted and has 10 wear glasses. They
finally got shot a. a grizzly. and. al
though the governor succeeded in ylngtag
him, the bear was not fatally wounded.
and came charging down on them at a
terrific rate Now. big-game men unite In
saying that, hunt the world over. and
there Is only one form Of sport 10 be found
more dangerous than grizzly hunting. and
that is a cowboy who has gone wrong and
that ne. and he only. is likely 10 give YOU
better run for your money than a
grizzly bear. Well, 10 return 10 the story.
the bear vas coming down on them ike
the Empire state Express and emitting
loud. rude, belligerent snorts al everg
jump. Rooseyelt's glasses had bss3
Knocked OF by the Tecou OF the gun. and
while he could locate the bear BY the row,
he vas making, he was without the limit
% his sans glasses vision Nothing datf1t-
ed, however. and with every drOD Of
sporting blood in his veins a-;inele he
yelled az the guide. say. Bill So L =.
nay shoiT and upon that worthy falling a
victim 10 bribery and corruption. Roose-
Welt laid his bearship low when he arrived
near enough for him 70 see where 10 nut
a shot Ia vital spot"
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27
saw a Frozen River Explode.

From the Minneapolis Times.
a farmer named Banker, living on the
Nebraska side of the Missouri River. had a
remarkably narrow escape from instant
death as the result CT an explosion-n6t
or dynamite or nitroglycerine, but of ice
in the Missouri River. Banker was driy-
ing across the river on the ice bridge
When about the center of the main chan
mel he suddenly heard an ominous rum
bling underneath the ice, and was not
long IN deciding that something unusual
was about 10 happen. Lashing his horses
into wild run, he headed for the shore
which he had just reached in safety when
the explosion Or ''blOw-up" occurred It
IS said by those who witnessed the Incl
cent that large bodies of heavy ice in an
area of about a square mile were throWc
tuily forty or fifty feet into the air bv
the force OF the upneaval The pheno-
menon Is said 10 have been caused bv M
sudden and extreme change in the. wealth
er 10 colder. the ice forming SO quickly
and so so!idly that no air-holes were LETT
me pressure or the imprisoned air finally
becoming so great as 10 force lis escgD.
IL the manner stated by tossing hundreds
OF tons OF Ice into the air as though IN
were feathers
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27
Why the Rookl,e.,.r.,.,.

From the National weekly
he had wife
His salary was POO per annum
But she complained
She wanted a better house.
Better clothes.
Nothing II 20 20 out In.
No country cottage,
Nor carnage
Nor society
she coveted place on tie ragged sdzs
OF the four hundred.
She kept u up
Night and day
And T1oaned and
Wept
He lacked style. also.
As well ar now clothes every sir weeks
and various other things
He knew how his employer made ss,.
eral hundred daily on the street
for few hours
SO ne took it. and went UP me street
and Won.
She got her seaiskin
lie took more and lost.
More yet.
DefaIeation discovered.
lie wears the Den!tentlsry check.
Others are going, TOO.
Beware.
Better Is a modest room up two pairs o.
back stairs than q cell Ia jail.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27

dust TO each pan. He kept his find a
secret. Then he sold his claim up in the
gulch. and. to the ridicule OF the other
miners in Nome, took up a placer mining
claim along the surf. In a week he and
a companion, each with a rocker, got out
nearly two pounds of gold dust. In two
days more there was a rush from the
Glggings to the shore. Then there was
wild excitement over the beach placer
claims. and by another week every foot
Of the sand was staked out 10 miles north
from Nome. AT once there were such
armed feuds and so many threats Of
lynching. because of disputes about the
boundaries of respective claims. that the
little company OF United States soldiers
on Cape Nome came and kept the peace.
By October every inch of the beach for
thirty-three miles northwest from Nome
was staked, and the limits of the area
claimed for placer mining were being
pushed onward six and eight miles a
week. The sight of several thousand
roughly dressed, unkept, heavily bewhisk-
cred men all industriously shoveling the
beach sands and working miners rockers
as if life depended on it, is without a
precedent in gold and silver mining. No
one can tell the extent of the gold-bear-
ing sand on the Cape Nome beach. 1t
may reach for 200 or 800 miles up and
down the coast.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27

tieth Of the area on the beach he has
claimed as his. \ score or more Of men
have made slo0a from almost nothing
az Nome this past year. Carl Winkler a
rorter In a Los Angeles hotel In 1881. has
claim on Anvil Greek that has yielded
him over E2.Oo0 in gold since last May.
Nome T. not the wild dtssolute com
munity one would suppose a city so sit
uated, so populated. and so wonderfully
rapid in It's growth would be. The con
sensus OF opinion among old-time mining
soldiers OF fortune at Nome-grizzled.
wrinkled men, who have followed the
beckonirgs of fortune from diggings 10
diggtngs all over the Pacific coast for :
generation-Is that Nome Is particularly
orderly place. A small company OF
United States troops has been stationed
al Cape Prince Of Wales for years, and
last summer the soldiers were at Nome,
where they rendered efficient police serv-
ice. The city IL close upon the water
line, and many lighthouses are half In
water and half IN sand. IL Is wonderful
that the mortality at Nome is not higher.
For miles around in the interior-that is,
between the coast and the hills-the area
Is vast swamp in summer when the
snow ard fee have melted. A peculiar.
heavy tough moss, known as tundra,
grows everywhere except on the sea
sands. II is three feet thick in some
patches. II Is z perfect breeder Of ma
larial and miasmic poisons. The water
supply Of Nome is brackish. and Of
course there is no sewerage Last sum-
.ner typhoid and other fevers were COM
mon in the camp.
Living at Nome costs higher than any,
where else under our flag Everything in
camp and household use there. save lit
tie fuel gathered from the wreckGge
strewn along the shore. is transported 10
the north hundreds Of miles in ships No
town anywhere, perhaps, has so large a
per capita wealth as Nome, ana no COM
muMiy anywhere surely has SO little
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27

money in circulation. Many a man in
Nome, worth in gold and property many
thousands of dollars. handles less than
81 IN money in the course of a week Gold
aust Is the medium of exchange. Brass
scales stand upon every bar, counter, and
Gesk in Nome. Prices of commodities are
liked at so much gold dust. A penny
weight or light pinch of dust pays for
drink Of whisky, and two ounces of
gold, worth about So. buys a quart Of
champagne. Lumber is snapped up at $40
per 1000, and lots OF rough pine stuff has
sold for 1923 per 1,Oo9 feet in Nome. Pretty
ancient butter brings 80 a pound; eggs
packed in chaff and lime sell at the rate
OF % cents each, and candles bring a
pennyWeight of gold dust Rubber boots
which are absolutely necessary at Nome
sell for two ounces of gold, and shovels
that may be bought for 81 anywhere In
the United States bring an ounce of gold
at Nome. All gambling operations-and
they are numerous and long continued At
Nome-are conducted on the gold dust
basis. Every man carries leather sack
OF gold dust in an inner pocket BY prac-
uce one learns TO guess accurately the
weight OF gold dust without using scales
AT the dance halls an ounce of dust paws
for round of drinks, and a pinch Of dust
buys a single drink.
Because Nome is SO easily accessible TO
the world, and because il is likely TO be-
come the depot of mining operations of
northwestern Alaska, many people be-
lieve that il will one day be the largest
city in Alaska and British Columbia.
Acres of messy swamps in Nome, free TO
all claimants ten months ago, have been
sub-divided and have sold in building lots
for several thousand dollars each in an
ucipation of Nome having a population of
Z0,tOt In two years. The traveller may 20
all the way by steamer from San Fran
cisco TO Nome in fifteen days, and from
Seattle TO Nome in twelve days The
winter climate is too fierce for any but
the most rugged constitutions. But the
summer months are far more agreeable
than they are in any mining region of
the north. The mosquito pest, which is
awful in the Klondyke, is unknown at
Cape Nome, because of the winds from
the sea. Last summer there were four
weeks when the daily temperature was
between 50 and 70 degrees. But none bur
the physically sound and those determin-
ed to endure privations of which they
never dreamed should go TO live even a
few years at Nome
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27
ThE YesRsiso Coo.

Kihg OF all worlds. and ths sole Emperor
To whom the spheres sag music night ara ssy
For whom TIE Lightning fountains ever Play
IN that great cour; where ehsrubim adore:
Thy power Is lnnHiie-E5 Erezt 10 more
OF KoFY could Be thlns tby sBlsndid sway.
TIE hre-togeasd Esssphim 70 lssz exsay.
Uhhssr1 because ehild wseps Al tn door
Ye. thou di4st cone % saftA stoa rlshty one.
Yet thog eidEt iinEer wtta the mesB u sarsh,
A heart q a.. snt o, our ssgA snd bOus.
Kissed b. the frost. inf0l.ee b. ihs Ean.
In ysAraing love. thea o; Cur oxn took 81 birth
Thou. Love In thy great palace vert aisus
Maurice Frsaels Esss. in February ce.tzry.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27
down the coast

Some tales of the rapid achievement of
wealth in the Nome gold fields are un-
doubtedly exaggerated, but there are We
racious stories of men who went 10 Cape
Nome less than year ago, with less than
$50 in property all told, and who have
already got $4,000 or so in gold. besides
having claims that NAV be sold any day
for So, 90 and even $4,000 each.
The richest man in Nome IS Gabrie!
Price, the Californian. He is less than
thirty, and he deserves his suddenly ac-
quired fortune, because Of his several
years of hardship and privation while he
has prospected over several hundred
square miles of Alaskan wilds. He went
TO the new diggings last winter, and he
risked his life and cheerfully endured
most severe privations so TO be among
the first on the scene. He has located
three claims, bought and sold others, and
also has bought real estate for song
and sold il for fabulous prices. Last DC
tober he shipped on the steamer Bertha
10 the San francisco mint gold dust that
sold Tor ST. 800 That was the united pro-
duet OF two of his best mines from June
] to September 20 He declined 10 sell
the same properties for 5000 each Re
Gently he sold five lots on Main street in
Nome for 5000. and altogether they cost
him 80 last May. Young Price is COM
monty supposed 10 be worth at Cape
Nome 10000 Rev. Joseph Anderson, the
Lutheran missionary who first directed
the miners attention 10 Cape Nome, has
made fully 10000 during the first year
Of washing gold at Cape Nome. He
works good placer mines as hard as h
ever did saving Eskimo souls in Alaska.
He is wonder IN his untiring, ceaseless
work. BY location, trading, purchase,
and by all manner OF business ways he
has become possessor Of eight rich claims
on Discovery. Snake and Anvil creeks
His shipment OF gold 10 Seattle last fan
was 10 pounds worth nearly SO 0OD, and
besides, he kept back as much gold dust
BriudeHsen, one OF the five Scandinavian
discoveries of the Cape Nome gold field
VAS not worth SOC year ago. To-day
he has some $500 10 his credit on ac-
count OF gold shipments 10 the mint in a
Seattle bank. and he owns two claims.
each OF which will b. good FOR $1,000 an
nually for almost a decade He also has
interests IN two other and stin richer
claims In the same locality
Nome l. an Orderly Place.
Edward II. Bottume. who was brick
maker at Rochester. y. Y, IN 1897. and
VINO went To the Klondyke only 10 spend
his every dollar in an effort 10 keep alive.
has made over $4,000 In Nome, and he
says lac has only dus up about one-twen-
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27
COLD FIELDS OF NOME
NpwIy-fOund Golden Riches
of Alaska's Cape.
MST FOUND on THE SEASHORE

Remarkable Mining Colony Which. In Less
Than Year, Has Been Founded on the
csld. Barren Cape Neme-PeopIe Flocked
There from All Parts of Alaska and the
Pacific Coast-Riehest Fisds In Alaskan
T,rrifor, Located at Cape Nome.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27

IN week. BY June zsoo people were AT
the new gold carp. by July 3p,o people
were there, and a month later some Ztya
more had arrived. Everybody was crazy
TO get to the goli diggings Restless mer
paced the decks or he steamers TO Cape
Nome night after niTh, The whole talk
BY day and all lreams hy night were on
the fortunes IL. the gold field The very
moment most men reached Nome they
struck out With shog els and other irnp.e-
ments on TIER hacks ~ the placers
All the scenes Of mushroom mining
camps OF the West have been enacted at
Nome. Men without dollar of capital
nave landed there and have begun pannlng
ana rocking gold that yielded them SIS, 81
ana even 30 day from the start. Gam
piers and sports. who follow the wake OF
/ every gold camp rush, came quickly and
numerousy to Nome Dance halls. re-
cruited with painted women from Daw-
son. Skagway. Vancouver. and Seattle,
were opened almost Immediately BY Az
gust Nome had main street city gov
eminent With a mayor and two city
n'afshaIs. three dance halls, several. lodg-
ins-houses, d dozen saloons, and half a
dGzen general merchandise stores The
hnest building In all Nome might be dun
Heated anywhere In the Union for 500
IN Nome, however. where building ma
terial Is brought from Seattle and San
Francisco, and where eight-hour labor
costs - and SIC this building OF cheapest
Tougn pine, simply hammered together.
cost between $500 and 500.
Gold in Oceans -aud.
Cntil the early part of July Nome gave
all its attention 10 getting gold from the
banks OF the water courses among he
hills from one To seven miles back from
the seashore. John w. Peters, from 81
Louis, No, noticed the peculiar BLUSH
color Of the seashore and he believed
there was gold dust even IN the sand He
TANNED II and got a pennYWeight OF gi.Il
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27
Nome l. AN OrderI, Place.

Edward II. Bottume. who was a brick
maker AT Rochester. y. Y. in 1897. and
VINO went 10 the Klondyke only 10 spend
his every dollar in an effort 10 keep alive,
has made over $4,000 in Nome, and he
says he has only dus up about one-twen-
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27

In your private talk with the elevator
boy IT is not necessary that you give yeIr-
self dead away in regard TO family mat
tiers. Should you remark that there are
good reasons why a long-jawed, gray
eyed woman with 4 mole on her chin
should be frozen out in case she inquiries
for you by name. the boy viii understand
that your home has been broken up
through no fault of yours.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27

Never attempt TO deceive the elevator
boy az TO your financial standing and the
amount Of business doing. 1t rests with
him whether your creditors get up TO your
room or not. He can turn them all down
as fast as they come. or he can rush a
dozen a day in on you.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27

A tenant of a sky-scraper may haS a
father-in-law hunting for him with l
gun-a brother-in-law who wants 10 bor-
row money-a mother-in-law who has
vowed TO snatch him bald-headed on sight,
but unless he takes the elevator boy into
his confidence how are these dangers TO
be turned aside?
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27

There are tenants who begin their ac-
quairtance with the elevator boy by polk
ing him in the ribs and joking with him.
This is all wrong. Owing to the fearful
responsibilities resting on his shoulders
the elevator boy never jokes while OF duty
and any undue familiarity is certain 10
prejudice him against a tenant. Be
friendly, but don't overdo 1t.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27

Renting an office of the agent OF build
Ing Is matter of dollars and cents. Keep
ing the respect asd friendship OF an e.s-
vator boy is a different thing altogether.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27

Nj
Bowser In the beginning I've mas a
happy crowd here, and all was goino
We'll, when dis old rooster comes ajone,
and begins TO brag as Row he KIN crtss-
cross and fiip-fiop and razzle-dazzIe He
blows so much dat We gives him a sbov
DE tust ting he does is to bu1np into linn
my De Kid. Den he earcms against FoYv
Dobs- Knocks de heels from under tue
females and skeers lie life outn four ir-
nocent children. We fought he was only,
hilarious, but when he tired de grand
n!p-nop and lost his legs and got I'D with
ms ears happin', We seen dat he was only
a hill on wheels As many OF dis crowd
as favors giving him de grand chuck viii
hold UP De right hand"
Nest Of the hands u ent I'd. bur the M
llceman 1nterf6red and again advised Mr.
BoWser 10 cultivate the acquaintance Of
his nreside without unnecessary DELAY.
Mr.. Barnes said he'd 20 home witt
him, but Mr.. Bowser glared at him and
made -hreatei ing gestures. Then Mr.
Barnes said he was sorry about the crash
and tie collision and asked how II han
pened. but Mr. BOwser waved him aside
end left the park alone. There were four
teen different aches in his back. and hi
head seemed 10 be four times TOO large
end full OF wheels. but he wouldn't take
q hack. II waE an hour before he reach
ed home. Mrs. Bowser was still VI. and
she net him at the door. one look al him
told the story.
Woman he began. as ne held on
10 a peg OF the hall tree with one hand
but she STOPPED him with gesture Then
she gently led him into the sittirg-roon
tenderly deposited him on the lounge and
Kindly said
Poor man, You evidently fell out OF
a treei Just lie quiet and | will do all
| can 10 save your life. II may take
years and years TO reduce this bump on
the back Of your head. and ! notice that
you are lop-shouldered and have one leg
twisted out OF shape, but don't worry.
It's all in the pigeon-wings. YOU know"
tcs2yFigai 1904. b. c. g. LssiaJ
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-21
! How: to Avoid Pimples.

+ Keeping the body scrupulously clean
is one of the best remedies in the
world for such complexion disorders as
pimIhes Eand 4blackheads. The, glands
of the face being the most sensitive Of
any il the body, the poisonous matter
collects there. Il II the pores Of the
body are free and in q healthful state
they will$throw off the: worthless Sc
cretions, and 1t, is not likely to gather
on the face and neck. While the COM
plexion brush will cleanse the pores of
the face-when it, is used with pure
CASTLE soap and plenty OF. warm water
every night--yets the good work will
progress at double the pace If the body
is gone over quickly every day with a
firm bristled flesh brush. With soap
and water and good rough towels that
catch hold well any woman is possess
ed Of superb beauty making Access
SORES. They are Of far more tfmpor-
lance than the lotions and the cream,
although these, where assisted by
health and cleanliness and a nutritious
diet, will do their share Of the work
conscientiously and with credit. i5.s
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-21

ICsast CoSl 1IinNrs Il olun1a sliy ssivsn IN
\, Advances af g16 PSr CsDt.. Y. \:
sSEATrLE. Sept. 10. Az Pacific Coast
Coal conn any has Az riounced 4 general
increase ia wages w their miners work.
Ing In the New Castle. rank 4. Law
renee and Coal Creek mines. The "a.
vance Is about Is per cent over the old
tratas. and enables the men 10 make
from q. Soto S8 q day. Nearly 1000
men are employed III these mines, and
ll,,are reioiced over the adyanc which
was voluntary On tho part %, the com.
pany ana some thing Of q surprise to
the miners. II yS vi \. N s}gs
Two hundred men employed il the
Learey mines also had their wages
raised after 4 mutual md ding
with the mine owners. These men are
making from IS 70 So. 80 per day. The
;delnaLd for GOAL On the Pacific COASTS
sogreat that the mining companies are
unable to meet i, hut prices have not
been raised NJ n 3&sa3 "a :$IS5 N III 4 S
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-21
BRYAN At ARMOURDALE.

Addresses I.abortng Men in the Kansas
E&& '.,,,. City Suburb. ii.4 .,s' -.
h KANSAS City, Sept. 9.--Armourdale,
the center Of the packing and stock
yards in this vicinity, was invaded late
in the afternoon by William J. Bryan.
He arrived in this city $50 and was
driven to the industrial suburb, which
he reached at 6:l5. The employees Of the
various institutions Of the vicinity had
already ceased their daily labors, and
gathered in Shawnee park in great
numbers when Mr.. Bryan arrived. The
sky was overcast and threatening, and
soon rain began to fall, but notwith-
standing these untoward circu instances
the crowd held on manfully, giving
close attention to the end, At night
Mr.. Bryan spoke in a huge tent in this
citv 81 w = az H. s,t2 ~ - A..
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-21
WHITE Wilt RE TURN

Former Michigan fQnafteFmastsr General
4 S.t+ TO Givs Himself Up. # Ss t =: >>,
Il GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Sept LIT
IL said that arrangements have been
made for the surrender Of General Will
- White, late quartermaster general Of
the Michigan national guard, who dis
appeared last January, when it was
found that the state had lost a large
sum through the operations Of the state
military board, Of which he was chair
man, and for whose capture a reward
OF q, 900 was offered. 49, ~ ~.AL5
"a White was heard from at Cape Town,
and he is now said to be in Europe or
Canada. It is said he will throw HIM
self on the mercy of the court and
either receive light sentence ora par
don from Governor Pingree.
The Maryland Security company,
which was on his bond, is said to have
been satisfied and will not prosecute,
and strong influences have been brought
to bear to placate other interests.