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NOW a CAPE NOME NAHos.

Several scores of men in the new
and extraordinary gold fields of Cape
Nome. away up in northwestern Alas
ka. have made marvellous leaps from
direst poverty into the lap of riches
during the past year. But no one at
Cape Nome has had a more unusual
career and has gone more swiftly froM
poorest, pinching poverty to abundant
wealth than Jacob b. Halsey. who Is
known all along the coast of Alaska.
Jake. as he is called. Is one of the six
richest men In the Cape Nome gold re-
gion.
Jake is native of Maine and is now
thirty-two years old. He was born in
poverty, and up to the age Of thirty
had tasted deeply OF Its bitterness. For
fifteen years his total annual earnings
never amounted to over S2l5. Five
years ago Jake worked on wharf in
Rockland. Me-. and later was freight
brakeman for a while. Three years
ago he tramped from Chicago to Kan
sas City and beat his way on the cars
from Kansas City to San Francisco.
He wandered around Frisco during
July, 1897, without a cent in his pocket.
He then got odd jobs cleaning windows
Or doing something Of that nature. and
by strict economy managed to save a
little. In February. 1898. with but S102
in his pocket. he started for the Klon-
dixie gold fields. Here ne endured ter
rible hardships, nearly dying from
hunger and cold. and found that all
the claims were taken. He managed 20
live for while doing chores at a Daw-
son hotel. He received S65 from man
whom he nursed whilc sick. and was
about to start back for Frisco when he
heard wonderful tales Of the immense
gold deposits at Cape Nome. He start
ed for the new neld. located claim on
Snow Creek. six miles from Nome. and
struck It rich from the start. His luck
was phenomenal. Today he has $751;
600 on deposit In . San Francisco
bank. He owns two placer mines at
Nome easily worth $4,000 more. Be-
sides he has real estate at Nome that
rents for 500 q month and might be
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COL. BADEN-PowELL.

ell Is the son of a minister He Joined
the Thirteenth Hussars in 1876 and, as
adjutant, served with his regiment in
India and Afghanistan and in South
Africa. Early in his military career
he became familiar with the parts Of
the African continent with which hts
name will hereafter be associated. In
1887 he was again at Cape Town as
assistant military secretary to Gen. Sir
Henry Smyth. and during his two
years stay there he served In the
.Zululand operations. After serving
three years at Malta. he again re-
turned to Africa. charged with the
special service Of raising and COM
manding the native levies in the Ash
antce operations. For his work in this
campaign he received the brevet rank
Of lieutenant colonel. After the Jane
SON raid. when the Matabeies rose \
second time. he was chosen as chief
stan ofacer Of Gen. Sir Frederick Car
rington. At the beginning Of the
Transvaal war he was selected to pro-
coed to South Africa to raise mill
tary force on the spot and to drill 1t
into efhciency. That he succeeded In
doing 30 was attested by his long re-
sistauce against q superior force.
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Col. r. 9. s. Baden-P Powell, defender
Of Mafeking. is seasoned frontiers
man. At the beginning of the Trans
vaal war Col. Baden-Powell undertook
the defense with . force consisting Of
part Of the First Battalion Of the
Lancashire (Royal North Regiment,
the First Battalion Munster Fusiliers,
and 1000 colonials. with one battery Of
artillery-in all probably 1000 men.
The siege began on October Is, 1899,
and was led by Gen. Cronje in person
until he went to Kimberley to oppose
Methuen. Baden-Powell was bonn
barded almost daily. He made occa-
sional sorties. but his force was too
small and his weapons too ineffective
to make headway against the besieg-
ing force.
COL Baden-Powell is a cavalry Of
fcer, who Joined the Hussars when he
was nineteen. and is now lieutenant
colonel in regiment of Dragon
Guards. His life has been spent In
the army and In special service and
travel, and he is an authority on cav
airy tactics, having written manuals
on reconnaissance work and scouting.
Like Cecil Rhodes. Col. Baden-Pow-
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COMPASS AS a LlFE-sAvER.
Two Men owe Their Lives to tn. Li.t,.
Needle.

Two Men Owe Their Lives to the Listle
Needle.
Two men were saved from death on
the Lake Erie ice during the recent
blizzard by one of those chances which
are seemingly inspired by Providence.
Matt Carrig and Dennis Foley, who
had gone out from Buffalo to fish
through the ice. were suddenly caught
by the binding snowstorm when a
mile from shore. They packed their
kit and started their dog, trusting the
animals sixth sense to find the shore.
The dog wandered about for a time.
smiling the air. and lay down, COM
pletely lost Carrig then started out
alone to find where they were, II pos,
sible, keeping up a continued shout
ing. that he might not lose Foley. He
came upon stretch OF ice from which,
the wind had blown the snow, and
found several holes cut where fisher
men had been. A box imbedded in the
Ice attracted his attention and he dug
1t out. 1t contained pocket compass.
Carrig is an old sailor. and the find
saved him and Foley. BY the compass
they determined the direction of Buff
falo. When they landed at Michigan
street they were nearly exhausted by
the cold. They had been nearly eigh.
hours lost upon the ice.-New York
Mail and Express.
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I.s secr,e Process.

Lovers Of the exhilarating cocktail,
which cheers and makes difference in
the morning. ought to be interested in
the experiments which are being made
In this country to produce a good ver-
muth. I'VE have succeeded In making
a passably good quality Of vermuth.'
said a liquor man. but I am afraid II
will be long time before We can equal
the foreign article. The best vermuth
comes from Turin. Italy. and the next
In quality 10 made In Marseiiles. In
fact. about all the vermuth sold IL
made In these two cities. The latter
named city produces practically all
that comes from France. II 10 mot
easy to arrive at the quantity Of ver-
muth imported to the United States for
the reason that II comes classified a.
wine. The secret Of its manufacture 10
closely guarded In both France and
Italy. and Il would not surprise me II
wc were making hrst-class quality Of
champagne In the United States before
We can make prime quality Of Yer.
muth."-New York Commercial.
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MARCUS DAILY.

tana In 1880. as the representative OF
a syndicate Of which Hearst was a
member, to develop some property
there. Daily was given a working in
terest- This was the foundation of
his fortune. He took hold of the An
aconda copper properties of his princi-
pals and developed them to such an ex-
tent that his interests have amounted
in twenty years to $20.000.000. The
Anaconda. with its mines at Butte Its
smelters at Anaconda. its sawmills in
the western part of the state and its
coal In the eastern and northern por-
tons. Is the largest employer of labor
In the state. employing 10000 people
out Of total population OF 250.0O0. 1t
reduces 1000 tons of ore every day and
during 1898 cut more lumber than any
other establishment in the United
States.
DAILY Is not n remarkable man except
as q money-maker, nor has his career
been eventful. His diversion Is the
breeding of horses and raising fruits.
He has the second largest apple or
chard in the country and his horses
have won fame on the race track.
Probably the happiest days Of his busy
life are spent on his Bitter Root ranch.
Each summer he is there with his fam
lily. He always has friends there. They
are not. as rule. people who have
hne places of their own. Boys and
girls Of the age Of his own children
are the principal visitors. and to see
DAILY with the youngsters one would
mot suppose he was carrying the bur-
dens OF one Of the biggest enterprises
In the northwest.
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EARTH IS GROWING.
Gains Weight at Rate of Five nundrc,
Toas . Year.

Gains Weight 1T Rate OF Five Hundrcd
Toas Year.
The earth is growing heavier at the
average rate of 500 tons a year. The
meteors or shooting or falling stars
(of which now and again such brilliant
displays rejoice the careful watchers)
in passing through the earth's atmos-
phere are burnt up and fall on to the
earth's surface. occasionally In heavy
mass. but most usually in small me-
teoric dust. Prof. Nordenskjold. from
his great experience. estimated that.
from the cause named. 500 tons fall
uniformly and steadily over the whole
globe in each year. and the observa-
tions of Russian scientists yield a SIM
liar result. These meteor streams,
says another astronomer. are really
small planetary bodies. revolving
around the sun In fixed orbits by the
force OF gravity. The earth revolves
on its axis at the rate Of 1000 miles an
hour. and speeds through space in its
orbit around the sun at the rate OF
1000 miles every minute. and in Au-
gust and November plunges into the
very midst Of the meteoric stream 60
ing In the opposite direction. The
rapidity with which they enter our at
mosphere. and the friction thus gen.
Grated, are SO enormous that they are
set fre to. the smaller ones being con-
sumed and falling In dust. while the
larger ones occasionally reach the
earth In the shape of meteoric stone
or iron.
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many years = bracelet which beIonssa
to the unfortunate Maximiliaa, 60
peror Of Mexico. The queen of Eae-
lands second son. the duke of aaxs-
Coburg. not only wears bracelet, but
he has chain round his neck. Ths
example, as may be seen, comes fro0
high quarters, and 1t IL natural that
princes should have many imitators.
not only among those around them but
further afield. The prince Of Wales
sets the fashion in dress and the slight
est fancy Of his is accepted, as rule.
The latest talk is of the primes fasten-
ing his frock coat with coat link. We
do not think the fashion will find imi-,
tators in France. Our young men.
have adopted uncut stones set in gold
for waistcoat buttons. but these links
for frock coat appear too marked for
US. The prince de Sagan might have
risked them, but assuredly no one
would have followed his example,
LArt de la Mode.
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cn.NA AND sswEsAos.
Inpsssisnisy q Iasssssssss rasss 1T.
That Cesatsy.

xmpessibniey 81 latre1neeag Idses Inte
ThAt Cesatsy.
II appears strange to u that, when
railroads and machinsry are 10 useful
to US. any one In China can be 30
stupid % to fight against their intro
duction. But what does the introduce
ton Of our civilization and our ma
chinery mean to the Chinaman? It
means that their population will be re-
duced by at least 10000, 900. They say
II railways, gas works and machinery
are introduced 1t will throw q lot of
land out of cultivation. American and
European travellers on visiting China
are shocked at the fifth which is ap-
parent everywhere. Their nostrils are
outraged by the nauseating odo-s
They say that the Chinese have NO
idea at all of decency, cleanliness or
sanitation: that our modern system OF
sewers has no existence in China. The
Chinese on their part look upon the
waste Of our sewerage system as crimi-
nal folly. The quantity Of nitrogene
GUS matter that is discharged by thu
London sewers would make whole
province in China rich. II the Chinese
should introduce our sewers and GU.
sanitary appliances into their country
one-half of the Cinnamon would die o.
starvation during the next ten years
England can enjoy the luxury OF sani
tary appliances and still prosper, be
cause England lives on other nations
II all the food consumed by English
men had to be raised in England it is.
very evident that it would not do to
allow any organic substance to go to
waste. We should have to do exactly
as the Chinaman does. But England
itself is comparatively small country
and obtains the greater part of her
food supply by dealing with other and
larger countries. It is necessary tina
the food should come from some
where: some one has to raise 1t. and
as England is small country there is
no trouble In finding sufficient food for
her population. But would such q
thing be possible in China? If the
Chinese should adopt western civiliza-
tion and should only be able to pro
duce as much of their land as is pro-
would very soon run short of food, and
being the most populous country in thu
world it would be eventually quite i'm
possible for her to draw an adequate
food supply from foreign countries. Il
might be said that as far as food sup
ply and giving employment to greas
number OF workers is concerned the
Chinese system of civilization hss
been intensified to the highest possi-
BILE pitch. and the population of China
Is SO numerous at the present time
that this high state of skill and culti-
vation is only barely sufficient to SIP
port the population. Therefore ii
would appear that any interference
from outside nations in the internal
economy Of the country can only d.
minish the food supply and lead to thu
most deplorable condition Of affairs
Fielden's Magazine.
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Bsd.soesa

Bed-sores are likely to occur In the
patient who Is aged. paraiyxed. debii-
itated or suffering from fever. partic-
ularly continued fever. like typhoid:
In short. their formation 10 liable In ail
cases where the blood Is vitiated. or
it, circulation retarded and the constI-
tutional powers reduced: pressure. un-
cleanness and moisture hasten their
appearance. To prevent them. keep the
patient clean and dry. changing his
position whenever practicable: keep
ing the feet warm assists circulation:
keep the under sheet free from wrin-
kles and crumbs; remove pressure
from prominent parts BY using air
cushions or like appliances. Soap plas-
ter 10 sometimes applied to exposed
portions. or bathing with bay rum,
whisky. witch basel. camphcr or Vine
gar. etc.. but the best way ID to
strengthen the skins resistance by
bathing with alcohol. pure. or with the
addition Of two grains Of bichlorids Of
mercury to each ounce: Keep the bot.
tie handy and baths oftsn-whsneve
opportunity okers. This treatment
hardens the skin and promotes cjrcu.
lation. and should be commenced at the
beginning Of illnesa. before the skin n
even REDEEMED. Should reddenlne an
Dear. apply flexible collodion or dust
with sine oxide. taicum. comfort or
ooAeg good powder aftes bsthiug.
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BISHOP RIDLEY.

There will be no more striking ng-
ure than William Ridley, bishop OF
Caledonia. British Columbia, at the
Ecumenical Conference on Foreign
Missions to be held at New York.
Bishop Ridley was sent to India In
1866 by the Church Missionary Society
Of England, to work on the confines Of
the Ameer Of Afghanistan's domain,
and had his missionary training In
that most difiicult field. A few years.
later, however. his health obliged him
to leave India, and he was appointed
chaplain to the British Church at
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COPPER KING DAILY.
THE MAN WHO OPPOSES SEM
AToR CLARK.
iAAteastsA Attsntisn ~ His Eight Against
Ne Mentsna ConssstaAt for Seat h
, uppsr nosse Of CoaGrsss - How ne
!! NaAe His niliiens.

(, Marcus A. DAILY, the Montana copper
iking, has attracted attention by his
Aght against Senator william A.
Clark, both in the Montana legislature,
and since Clark's arrival at Washing
ton. He IL worth 5000. .000-all ac-
Quired within twenty years. Born in
New York. of Irish parentage, he
drifted west at an early age and
worked In the mines. One of his en-
ployers In the latter '70's was George
r. Hearst. who recognised Days
shrewdness and his magnetic influence
over other men and sent him to Mon
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,nD,A.s PECULIAR PEOPLE.
me hicyels Has Nearly Ena.eipatsd
The Parsl Wones.

Tho PaFsl Wonea.
Tho most peculiar people Of India
are the Parsis (or "Parsees." meaning
''Persians'). who feed their dead to
the vultures upon the Towers of 81
lence. says Harper's Magazine. They
ded to India from Persia when that
land fell into the hands of the Arabs
twelve centuries ago. Their men are
the first very singular persons the
traveller sees on board the ship which
takes him to India. their singularity
consisting In their long. sallow faces
and large eyes. their shiny, patent
leather-l0oking. tubular hats and their
long and ugly coats. They are most
numerous In Bombay. but one meets
them in other cities on Bombay side."
and In Madras and Calcutta on the
other shore. They are the richest ma
tives OF India, and have made and still
make their money In trade. They are
the only Indians who. as body. ad-
mire and cultivate western progressive
Ideas, who treat their women fairly
well according to our ideas), and who
permit their widows to marry again.
Their nrst rule Of life II TO practice
bencvolence. and no people do this
more literally. They maintain nearly
two-score charitable institutions In
Bombay alone. They are the only peo-
pie In the world who do not smoke.
and this ID because they will not tribe
with nre. which IL sacred In their be-
lief. They never expcctorate and they
Will not In any way c0ntaminate the
earth or water or dcnie the trees and
dowers. That 10 why they destroy
their dead without burning the bodies.
They have mo- beggars among them:
they are monosamists: they are not
caste-ridden Tor rooted). like the Hin
doos. for they acknowledge but two
classes-the priests and the people.
They keep new year day. not only ~
= religious fete day. but. much ~ We
DO. ~ day for general visiting. Their
women are NOT Imprisoned with their
servants or otherwise degraded. but
nay b. mst anywhere and everywhere
% the same extent ~ English women
u India. 30 often are thsss women
eoaely. and - beautifully are they
elad-in such soft and sxquisitsly col
eeed silks-that. - one writer says:
They appear - houris 1oatlag about
~ saStA h siI1k balloons. With . BAL
lasting q ankDets. NECKLACES. sarrings
aoQ JeVelry.' 1t h % more than falF
u TIE pafsi men 10 let this b - lt
u ~ thsy afs ths uglisst nsa that
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Dresden. Saxony. where he remained
two years. After this he occupied
parishes in England few years. In
1879 he was appointed the first bishop
of Caledonia. British Columbia. bring
ing to his work there the fruits Of his
experience in his previous fields. and
now for over twenty years he has ad-
ministered the affairs Of that diocese
with singular ability.
Bishop Ridley is well known an .
scholar, and his contributions to
philology have been considerable. He
is the author OF number OF works ON
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Tn. Re.k Of aihr,Is.r.

England's famous natural fortiAea-
tion IL situated at the southern s1-
tremity Of Spain. In Andalusia. At
Various times great sums Of money
have been expended to add to its In
pregnability. until now II 10 regarded
- an almost indestructible stronghold.
The chief points Of defense are on IL
western side. Several miles Of cav
erns and galleriss penetrate the ruclR.
which presents Q solid and formidab1s
front on the land side: on the othGr
great cannon frown upon the bay a
Gibraltar. The fortress 10 fairly hoa-
eycombed with bombshells and ean-
non balls. Il was taken mon u
original owners over ~ ysars aso.
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vievsss sse n.,,se.A rssss.sss.

A pretty custom OF the Michigan
Central railroad II the distribution Of
bouquets TO women passsngers on the
trains at The station at Miles. 4 Dau
In the employ Of he railroad company
cultivatss the nowsfs near the rail-
road STATEN. on which there are three
large hothousss, whsrs several men are
kept at work. Ths distribution 70 the
passenger 10 made every day. winter
and summer. one train each way, and
sometimes more. being served.
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COL. BADEN-POWELL.
DEFENSE or MAFEklNo HAS
GAINED HIM DISTINCTION.

His xeng Resisssnss Of . superior
Isree Has lGaas Him Hsro In Brit
~ Ey~-ryps Of the Array MsAs
nan-A Eishssr by Trade.
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Ms.'s Da.ssss.

Among the vasariss Of fashion may
b cited the habit which men have
formed Of wearing braceiets. This
fashion comes from Italy and Austria,
wheee u 70 very prevalent. The prince
es Walss wore o. BIZ isst arm for
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What . naa dsnoninatss obsainaay
10 his wife ~ dsslgnates nrnneos 4
himsolf.
win the average 10y TIE vssso
vaeiiiatss bstwesa straSs and sseapA
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sold for $4,000 at any time. Halssy 10
now back In San Francisco on . trip.
He 10 dressed In the height Of fashion,
sports diamonds Of immense siss and
puts up at the swellest hotels.
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fhs ossspus psa.s1.

Octopus, or 0eto-pussy f-Teachsr
TO c,ass)-What u IN oetopuss
Small Boy (who has Just commenced
Latin. eassrly)-Pisase, sir, I know,
cir; It's an sight-sided eati
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Ree~,~s.l

Mr. gwest-"Do you and II sconom-
ical 70 do your own cookingf" Mrs..
Burnem-"Oh. yes; my husband doss.
NJ eat half - much - be did when
we had Q cook."-Tid-Bits.
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THE GYPSY MOTH.
MASSACHUSETTS FINDS IT a
FoRMipAsLE FOE.

The Filthy aaA Dsstsuetivs rest va
Inpsrted frsn the Ola Wosaa-Iss
Spread. Ravssss anA The Efforts 70
Extsrmlnats II.
The daily sentinel., 1900-03-22
The Suwanee River.

1t was pleasure to sit through the
play Of the Suwanee River last night at
the Park opera house. No better pre-
sentation of southern life has been seen
in this city in long time, than last
nights play. 1t was exceptionally clean
and wholesome, and what is better yet
it had plot which could be folio we'd
with some degree Of interest.
The star OF the company was Stella
Mahew. No praise is too extravagant
Of her character performance of the old
-darkey nanny "Aunt Lindy." She
was natural in all her movements and
she attempted no far fetched delineation
of the very peculiar character which she
was portraying, which is SO often dore
by white people who attempt negro dia-
lect parts.
Lew A. Warner had very difficult
part in the character Of Caleb Croc, a
miser. AT times his dramatic recital be-
came thrillingly good. This was 80 es-
pecially in the last act when the old man
was made to confess the crime he had
committed.
The Fountain City quartette was
splendid and was recalled several times
to repeat their songs. The harmony was
such that it again proved the black man
the only born singer.
Altogether the play was everything it
was advertised to be and those who were
not present missed treat in nrst class
performance and the most delightful
singing,
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THE TRIAL ON,
City Clerk Delaplain Hears les.
timony Upon the Filing Of the
Two Cases in Contest.

The hearing in the objection and pro-
test to the filing CT the democratic and
populist tickets made by City Chairman
D. Baughman, Of the Taxpayers ticket,
before City Clerk Dslaplain was called
for hearing this morning at ten o'clock
in the council chamber at the City
hall.
8. M. Logan was present to represent
the Taxpayers ticket and James W.
Bucklin and District Attorney Samuel
G. McMullin for the respective parties
The attorneys together agreed upon a
certain statement OF facts and upon
these issues they agreed not to enter in
contest.
Both sides introduced several wit
nssses. 1t was desired to prove that not
ten per cent of the vote was cast, which
entitled the democratic and populist
parties to place tickets in the field
This was the main contention of the de-
fense.
The principal which was endeavored
to be maintained by the representatives
Of the two parties was that the ten per
cent had no reference to the last NUM-
cipal election but referred to the last
election hold, whether CITY or county.
The argument was being heard this
afternoon from both sides of the case.
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Play Titles.

There is nothing more important in
the construction Of new play than the
selection of a suitable and fetching title
Titles are more important in the writ
ing OF plays than in the paking OF
books. A play to be interesting re-
quires a good audience as we'll as good
acting. Empty seats will kill the best
Of comedies while good book is best
enjoyed in solitude.
A play is either success all at once
or not at all while book may spring in
to ia me after years on the shelf.
The newest Of the new farce comedy
titles is TOO Much Money" by Edward
Owings Towne and will appear at the
Park opera house, Wednesday, March
28th.