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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
SIBERIA'S PROGRESS.
That Wonderful Region Has Now "a
Population of 100000.

The population of Siberia is now s.
OO0,O 900 and yearly 2OO,O 900 farmers mi
crate there, the Russian government
providing them with free transporta-
ton and giving to each family the use
of 37h acres of land for stated
time. Making a computation upon the
basis of the population of Russia in
Europe, Siberia is capable of sustain
ing population OF S0,000,000. The
annual production of cereals in Siberia
is 1000, 900 tons, 100000 to 100000 tons
of which are exported. The country
can produce 100000 tons annually.
from 1000, 600 to 5000 900 tons of which
are subject to expectation. Siberia
now exports butter to Denmark. 1t is
estimated that she can export annual
ly SIS, ,440, 900 worth of butter, wool,
leather, dried and preserved meats, and
fish and tallow may figure conspicuous
ly in her exports in the near future.
A movement is now in progress in
the direction of forest preservation.
the destruction having caused a scar
city of furs, blue fox and zibelines.
Siberia produces one-tenth of the
worlds yield of gold and but few of
the mines have ben worked on account
of the climate. The immense coal de-
posits have hardly been touched. One
mine, with six beds, contains as much
coal as all the deposits in England.
The lack of transportation facilities
alone has prevented it from being
worked.
There is annually an excess of 1,500,-
cd Dbirths over deaths in Russia and
Siberia is the outlet for this over
f1ow
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
Coffin-Rrenkers' SOcietv.

There is no end to the number of
Chinese secret societies-or the in
genuity of their members. Another
weird Celestial organization has been
discovered at Shanghai, where two
Cinnamon were charged with being in
possession of articles of clothing that
did not belong to them. Then the
chief detective explained that the
men were supposed to belong to a so-
ciety known as the Coffin Breakers
whose object was to surreptitiously
enter boats and carry away boxes be-
longing to the passengers, substitut-
ing boxes resembling the ones taken
away" Their name. Coffin Breakers, "
however seems to have as much to do
with their objects as the redoubtable
Righteous Harmony Fists"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
FOREIGN WORDS.
Some General Rules That VIII Aid in Pro-
nouncinR Them.

nOuncinR Them.
Many foreign words have become n
part of the English language through
frequent use and it is wise and proper
to pronounce them according to rules
of English. There are, on the other
hand, many words that do not readily
lend themselves to the English style
of pronunciation or that are not used
often enough to warrant it. In pro-
nouncing such words the following
suggestions may be of help to those
who have little or no acquaintance
with the foreign languages.
In Latin two yowels are not put In
one syllable unless they are Joined as
a diphthong. There are as many syl-
tables as there are vowels in a word.
(Si'-ne die for sine die.)
In German, the letter W has the
sound of V in English. (Vahg'-ner for
Wagner) The same is true in French,
though w is only found in words that
have been borrowed from other Ian
guages.
The letter / in German and in the
Latin tongues. viz: French. Italian
and Spanish has the sound of long e.
peek for pique, Fr.; Bee'-an-ko for
Bianco, It.; Dee'os for Dios, Sp)
In the Latin tongues, also, the letter
generally. though not always has
the broad sound, while the letter o
has the long sound.
The letter in Italian when fol-
lowed by or / has the sound of ch.
Vin'-chee for Vinci)
Final consonants in French are
nearly always silent. (Pah for Pas)
SO also is final e silent unless an
accent mark is placed above it. The
accented has the sound of long n
in English or sound quite close to
that.
The syllables in French words are
never accented as in English words.
All of them are supposed to receive
equal emphasis, but a little more
stress is laid on the last syllable unless
1t is run into the next word as is often
done.
The French make frequent use OF
nasal vowels. so-called, the correct
pronunciation of which 70 difficult to
acquire. The nasal vowel is composed
of vowel and consonant-m or n.
The consonant is practically silent, but
serves to give the nasal tone to the
vowel. The pronunciation of the word
salon, for eXample) as given in Web
ster's dictionary, is sa-long'. 1t should
be observed that in the front of the
dictionary it is explicitly stated that
this ng is silent, being used only to
convey the idea of the nasal sound.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
Electric Headlights for Locomotives.

Electric headlights for railway loco
motives are coming very generally in
to use in the western states and are
paying for themselves in saving the
railway companies large sums for
merly paid for cattle killed on the
track. The light will show a COW or a
horse at a quarter of mile on dark
night. With good clean reflector the
intensity of the light is about 5000
candle power. On the front of the To-
comotive boiler, just aft of the smoke
stack, is located a small dynamo and
a steam turbine, the whole being
coupled together and enclosed in a
watertight casing. To light up the
engineer simply turns on steam. the
apparatus absorbing about one and
half horse power when in operation.
With one trimming of carbons the
headlight will burn eight hours with
out further attention.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
Enjolned From court,ns.

Cupid is now included among those
who are to be governed by injunction,
a Cleveland swain having been en-
Joined from making love to pretty
dressmaker, even by telephone. Ju
MUS w. Cobb, Junior member Of a
publishing and book-selling firm, is the
enjoined lover. Agnes c. Smith was
granted the injunction. She said in
her petition that for a long time Cobb
had been paying her ardent and per-
sistent attentions. He importuned her
constantly to marry him, she swears,
proposals that she always declined.
Several times, she alleges, he assault
ed her in the streets in his efforts to
make her listen to his wooing and once
he caused her to faint in the streets.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
WAS A NOTED GAMBLER.
"Old H. Pierce Once Had MONEY to
Burn, But Died In Poverty.

Burn, But Died in Poverty.
The death of Hiram Jackson Pierce.
better known as "Old Hi" Pierce.
which occurred recently in New York.
removed a notable gambler. He was
nephew of President Franklin Pierce
He was born IA years ago of good
family in Massachusetts,, and was
brought up for a life very different
from that which he led. He might
have been just an ordinary farmer o.:
merchant or citizen had he not taken
TO bowling and won. He always won
He was very strong, and when he was
"a years of age he took a champion
ship, held it, met other champions OF
other sports, bet, and won. He would
bet on anything. He'd bet on two
hies. In his palmy days he carried
yet you pick your fly and bet his would
dy first. But this is ahead OF the
story.
Young Hi rose very rapidly. He tocE
high rank among the sporting men he
met as bowling champion, and soon
had a layout of his own. During the
war he was at New Orleans. He
played in Mississippi steamboats, in
the days when men put up slaves fer
wagers. Saratoga, Chicago. San Fran
cisco, the mining camps. the whole OF
the sporting world of America knew
Hi Pierce.
In 1876 Pierce lost his wife and four
children from diphtheria, and he hal
only one son left. This loss broke
Pierce's spirit. and he got to drinking.
He took good care OF his boy, but
none of himself, and as he drank more
he lost all his gambling business and
was started down hill. First he was
manager for other mems gambling
places; then he dropped to cashier
then to dealer. then to a lookout. "
He used to hang out on Cooper's cor
ner northeast corner of Bowery and
Houston streets. in New York; till a
German came along and bought the
naloon there. The new proprietor
Eriper, and all the sports, and Old
Hi was left alone. He just wandered
about from place to place. sleeping in
the lodging houses. helped by the men
he had helped. or others like him.
until the other day an ambulance
drove up to a lodging and the surgeon
came out with the old gambler. A
small group gathered on the sidewalk
to see him come out, leaning on the
doctor. When he was put into the
wagon he sat up and made short
farewell speech: "Good-by. boys" he
said. Il won't see you again" He had
cancer of the liver. and he knew it
was the end of him.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
California's Early Capitals.

Vallejo was for a short period the
capital of the state of California. The
Legislature met there January 5, 1852
and four days later there was a adopt
ed a joint resolution to move to Sac
ramento and meet there on the 18th
OF that month. Subsequently an act
was passed declaring Vallejo the per-
manent seat of government and Gen
eral Vallejo was to provide suitable
quarters. In January. 1852, the gem
eral. having failed to comply with the
terms of his contract, the capital was
removed to Benicia.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
No NEWS OF PEARY.
ARCTIC EXPLORER SILENT
NEARLY TWO YEARS.
slight Chance of Relieving Him Because
of Immense Ice Floes-Tho Steamer
windward Disabled-Was Bound for
the North Pole.
Especial Letter.


It is now two years since Lieut..
Robert E. Peary. the noted Arctic ex-
plorer, started for the frozen north,
and the fact that no message has come
back from him is beginning to excite
comment. He sailed from Greenland
July Z. 1898. The last message he sent
to civilization was dated Aug. 13, 1898,
and read $50 far all my plans have
been successfully carried out" When
Peary sailed on his present voyage he
not even attempted to conceal the fact
that he was bound for the north pole.
lie mas an indefinite leave OF absence
from the navy. The daring explorer
is native of Cresson, Pa. and is now
in his forty-fifth year.
The steamer Windward, which has
gone to the relief of Peary, has been
iisabled and is now in the harbor at
Yort au Basques, n. f. But even If
she should be promptly repaired the
chances for reaching the explorer now
are said to be remote There are i'm
mense towering bodies OF ice along the
Labrador coast. extending beyond
Turnavick. over 200 craft with sew
eral thousand men of the fishing crews.
are tied up at Assizes harbor. unable
to proceed north. and nothing to
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
500 Reward 900.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being n constitu-
tional disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The pro-
prietors have so much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
Testimonials
Address +. j. CHENEY Co, Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
why the Elephant Didn't Play.

ano- playing elephant and drew crowd
for the first performance. After some
preliminary remarks describing the tall
ents of the beast and his education the
elephant was led into the ring. He step
ped up. to the piano, ran scale, stop
ped. lifted his trunk and ran believing
from the tent. The Snowman stepped
forward, ret a whit embarrassed.
Ladies and gentlemen he said, IAN
unfortunate occurrence prevents the in
telligent animal from continuing the per-
formance. / am sure that you will re-
spect his reason for this abrupt conclu-
sion. He has just recognized his dead
mothers teeth in the piano keys. LON
don AnSMerS.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
phonosraph n. an Expert witness.


The phonograph is about to make its
debut in a Partisan law court. accord
ing to the Pail Mall Gazette. 1t has
come to be quite at home on the stage.
where it is as useful a peg to hang a
situation on as was ever the house or
fire, the railway accident, or the
wreck from which the hero swims
through spasmodic billows, to the safe
ty of the footlights. This same phono-
graph has come to arbitrate in an
"afsaire" between a music publisher
and chef d'orchestre. The conductor
sold the music of the classic song
Max, Max! How Droll You Arei"
to the publisher. The publisher
thought he detected resembances to
an air already published in America.
He wanted to cry off to the composer,
and took the matter to the First Cham
ber of the Seine Court. Who was the
author of the bordereau? That was
the question. One is not surprised to
learn that their worships of the Seine
failed to come to a decision offhand
on a matter of such nicely. So the
phonograph has been subpoenaed,
and it will give it's evidence in cam
era. First, it will play the American
air and then the French, and the
magistrates will have to say If there
has been plagiarism. 1t will doubtless
be a novel and moving sight to see
the legal gentlemen gathered about
the weird-looking instrument with the
tin funnel.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
HI. Investment in Ashes.

William H. Knight, farmer in Jer-
sey, has all the proverbial shrewdness
of his class. He bought for 81 six
barrels of wood ashes that were the
assets of a deceased miser. who was
supposed to have been worth $1,000
when he died. The neighbors of the
farmer laughed at him when he bought
the ashes. They are laughing now, but
out of the other side of their mouths
fa1 the farmer found $500 in bills bid
deh at the bottom OF one of the bar
rels.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

The tripping feet-the sparkling
eye-the graceful movement-be-
long not alone to the budding maiden.
These graces are the right-aye
duty of every zOoMan until the hair
whitens-and regal dignity replaces
them.
The mother who guards her
strength has SO much more to de
vote to the care and education of
her dear ones. She should be a
comfort-a cheer-alwayS.
Yet how many feel that they
have the strength to properly bal
ance the home? The world is list
less, weary and morbid. Its blood
moves sluggishly and is full of i'm
purities. 1t needs a kindling, in
vigorating tonic to set it afre-it
needs Pe-ru-na,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
Those strange People in Paris.

Some evidence as to the gepuineness OF
the natives" in the different side-show
attractions at the Paris exposition may
be CLEANED from the following conversa-
ton overheard between dancer at the
Algerian thcater and an acquaintance:
'Where's your brother?" asked the
friend.
Hes a Turk at the Ottoman theater,"
replied the Algerian.
"And your sister-she's here. too isn't
she?''
Yes" was the answer. didn't you
know? She's Geisha girl in the ter
room over there in the japanese build
ing"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
$4,000 For F,y,nr Machines.

Our government is to devote $4,000
for experimenting with flying ma
chimes for use in the army. This is
n large sum and yet 1t cannot com
pare with that spent by those who ex-
pertinent with so-called dyspepsia
cures. Take Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters. 1t is made expressly to cure con-
stipation. dyspepsia and all stomach
disorders
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
Rest for the Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache
to a cancer. you will never get well
until your bowels are put right.
CASCARETS help nature, cure you
without a grippe or pain, produce easy
natural movements. cost you Just 10
cents to start getting your health back
CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the
genuine. put up in metal boxes, every
tablet has C. c. C. stamped on It BE-
ware of limitations.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
THE ONE MEDICINE

in the world which women may
rely upon positively. Pe-ru-na is
good for everyone, but particularly
for women. The various weak
nesses which afflict their delicate or
ganism spring from inflammation or
catarrh of the mucous lining, and Peru ma
Is a specific for catarrh in any organ of
the body. Any congestion of a mucous
membrane simply means catarrh of tho
organ affected. This is why Pe-ru-na
cures all sorts of troubles where other
remedies fail. If there is catarrhal
affection the matter with you anywhere
Pe-ru-na will cure you.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
The ParIsian Handshake.

The new way of shaking hands in
Paris is to raise the elbow as high as
the ear, and then take the hand OF
your friend in yours, very lightly in
creasing the pressure as the hand de-
scends to its original position.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
Ar, You U.,n. Allen. root-E..e,

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting. Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen
Foot-Ease powder to be shaken into
the shoes. AT all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
.More Cheap E.cursions East y

On September 7th and 21st the Santa
Fe Route will sell tickets at rate of one
fare plus 81 round trip from Colorado
points to Missouri River points, St.
Louis, Chicago and intermediate points.
Including branch lines in Kansas; also
points in Indian Territory and Oklahoma.
Final limit for return. October 31st.
Full particulars obtained by addressing
]. z. Hail. General Agent Passenger De-
partment. Santa Fe Route. Denver.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
Ch.nn E.cur,ion. En.t.

The Burlington will on June 11th and
18th put on sale tickets from Denver to
Chicago, St Louis, Peoria and all Mis-
souri, river points at rate of one fare plus
81 for the round trip. Tickets good for
return till October 3lst This rate open
to everybody. G. w. VALLERY,
General Agent.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

DO you consider conversation a lost
art?" We'll, there's too much talking
done by talkative people. and too little
talking done by people who don't talk
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
Ladies' Can Wear shoes.

)ne size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen. hot, sweating,
aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. All dru ygists and shoe stores,
25c. Trial package FREE by mail. Ad-
dress Allen S, Olmsted. LIE Rov. NY
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

Shouldn't you think Tom Digby would
despise himself for being so laZy?" mo;
a man lazy as he is, of course, is too
lazy to despise himself"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
Hnw Did She MennIt2

music?
Mrs. Pepprey-Yes; he's quite fond of IT.
Mrs. Nexdore,-I suppose he has heard
my daughter playing?
Mrs. Pepprey-Yes, and he just raves
over her playing.-Philadelphi Times.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

"Madge, what did Maud say when she
calledY' ''To tell the truth, she had on
such lovely pink shirt waist that ]
didn't hear word she said"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
The Kind Friend.

DO you know" said the rising humor-
ist, that | usually think of my best
jokes just after I wake in the morning"
"Huhi" said his best friend, in great
haste. DO you know. l usually read
them just before / go to sleep ut nighty'
Indiana nnliS journal
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
At the Rnnuuet.

First Mcrobe-Are you going to the
banquet this evening?
Second Do-Of course / am, and so
must you. They are going to pass a
loving cup and it will be the chance of
our 1ives.-Detroit Free Press.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

Don't spoil the appearance of youi
washing by using poor blue, use Russ
Bleaching Blue. the famous bag blue.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

'T can't get a COW to use in our new
play, 'Clovertop Farm. That's too
bad Can't you run it with condensed
milk"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
Every Boy and Girl

should learn o write with Carter's Ink, becau,
it is the best In the world. "Inklings in InI
free Carter's Ink Co., Boston.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of as
q cough cure.-J. w. o BRIEN, 322 Third Ave,
N, Minneapolis. Mimi, Jan. 6, 1900
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

three days" "Sick?" mo; my family
are going away and I've been helping
them lind the KEYS to the trunks
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

Didn't the quiet of the country become
monotonous to you?" Quiet? We had
to turn out about seven times every night
and chase the cows off the porch"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

What makes Rebecca look embar-
rassed?" Don't you see? She doesn'
wear mems hats and collars any more"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

What a lovely. fan. Clarar' isn't 1t
sweet? bought it for Julia on her
birthday and liked 1t SO well that kept
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

Try Russ Bleaching Blue, the modern
bag blue, makes clothes whittier than snow
Sold by grocers everywhere.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

The Bible tells of one thoroughly con-
genial couple. anyway" who were
they?" "Ananias and Sapphira."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

How old are your three children. Jor-
kerr" Well they're all big enough to
run to the corner and buy soda water"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

Neglect your hair and you lose It. PARkxR's Han
BALsAN renews the grow tn and color.
HINDER-oRNs, the best cure for corns. 15csA
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

EARLY rising is commendable but I
can't afford IT." Cant AFFORD it?''
when | get up early I waste lot Of
valuable time admiring myse.s"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

We refund 10c for every package of
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES that fails
to give satisfaction. Monroe Drug Co.,
Unionville, Mo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

Primley's California Fruit Gum contains
che most delicious qualities of western
fruits.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

what ails Mrs. Miggs?' 'She says
that cake and the family gobbled 1t up in
firteen minutes"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

For Easy IronInE
use "Faultless Starch" No sticking, Bills
tering or breaking All grocers-lOc.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrur.
For children teehng softens the gums, reduces i'm
nammation allays pain, cures wind collie Csc bottle
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-28
SADDLES and HARNESS

for examination before paying for same. CatAlog-
ues free All goods stamped FRED MUEI.LkE
l4l3-l5 Larimer treet, Denver Colorado
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what the Fourth DID.

BY the use Of firearms. toy can
mons, giant fire crackers and other
forms Of explosives, 80 deaths are
SO far reported and 1926 persons
were injured in various cities of
the United States in Fourth of
July celebrations.
The toy pistol and the toy can
non are shown to have done as
deadly execution as sometimes has
been done in war by those loaded
with bullets and canister and
aimed to kill.
Sky rockets, anvil and powder
explosions and the premature dis
cEarge Of Fourth Of July cannon,
help to complete the list of mis-
haps.
In several instances persons were
killed through runaway accidents,
due directly to fireworks. A FIRE
loss Of $l23. 325 was caused by the
fireworks. in addition to the injury
90 human life, and the end is not
jet.