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Fares to the North Pole.

1t costs about $4,000 to fit out for a
seasons voyage to the Arctic such a
vessel as that for the Peary expedition,
which sailed in July, or that for the
Baldwin expedition, which also sailed
that month. The fare for the round
trip, if any passengers are taken, is
usually $500. Members of the crew Of
an Arctic ship are paid about a fifth
more than on ordinary voyages. The
captain will receive about $125 a
month, the mates and Engineers per-
haps $50 to SIS, and the seamen $35 a
month. These wages, it is always slip
ulated beforehand, must be paid
promptly and regularly to the mems
families in Newfoundland or Nova
Scotia. There are usually ten to
twenty men in the crew.-NeW York
Post.
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A MIRACLE
INVESTIGATED
IOhn Hunter, Blind and Helpless
from Paralysis, Now Sees,
Walks and Works
Tho Ca. francisco Examiner Verifies All the Facts
Interviews With the Mayor OF Chico ana
Other Prominent Citizens

so broken down and hopeless that life
was a burden, 1 can now walk, do
any odd jobs about the place, go down
town, and-1nost wonderful of all-can
see. and owe it all to DR.. Williams
Pink PILLS.
improvement began while I was
taking the second box. 1 continued
taking the pills and from that time
on it was gradual but sure. My awful
stomach troubles have disappeared, my
eyesight has been restored, my brain
is clear and active, and if ever a
man should be grateful and anxious
that other should know the wonderful
properties of DR.. Williams Pink Pills,
that man is myself
[Signed1 JOHN HUNTER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me.
c. L. STETSON, Notary Public.
Interest in this miraculous cure is
intense in Chico and vicinity where
the townspeople have the evidence of
their own eyes as to its authenticity.
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Progression of the Medicine Bottle
Have you ever noticed how import
ant part the medicine bottle now
plays in our daily life, public or pri-
vate? A certain young woman known
to the writer says that she is haunted
by nostrums of one sort or another. In
the house in which she lives one young
man keeps u vial of black liquid always
on the table. Before meals he takes q
teaspoonful of this with many a wry
contortion of face, and informs the OBJ
servers that it is quite the most hor-
rible remedy extant. Another member
of the family, more modest, keeps her
favorite tonic on the dining-room man.
tel-piece, but she takes it ostentatiously
after meals. These exhibitions wore
so on the young woman's nerves and so
wrecked her appetite that she went to
down town hotel for luncheon one
day, but there her neighbor at the table
opposite calmly pulled from his pocket
a bottle of pellets and counting out q
half dozen of these swallowed them
one by one without more ado. She at
once changed her seat and avoided the
unappetizing sight; but she declares,
and she is probably right, that Ameri-
cans take more medicines than any
other of the worlds nations, and that
they are absolutely Indifferent as to
where they take it. Such condition
arises from complete Indifference to
other peoples comfort and the remark
able thing about it is that it is toler-
ated by the patient onlookers.
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street, Chico. When seen by the Ex-
Lmier representative, he related a
tory that, were it not substituted by
lis sworn statement and corroberated
" all the prominent people and Off
ials of the town, would seem like a
ale of fiction.
About four years ago." said Mr..
Hunter, 81 was suddenly stricken with
analysis. l lost all sense of feeling
nd all power of movement in my
light siue, from head to foot l also
artly lost the power of speech. 1
Don became totally blind and was so
erfectly helpless that for three years
was confined to my bed.
Given Up as Dead Man
anyone in a more hopeless condi-
ion it would be hard to find. My
tomach refused to perform its func-
lons~without heroic measures and in
ense suffering.
Doctors diagnosed my case as loco
rotor ataxia and my family physician
ave me every care and attention pos
lble but all his prescriptions during
Wo years were powerless to alleviate
~ sufferings or in any way afford
he slightest relief.
After being virtually given up as
dead man by friends and physi-
ans, and resigning my self to my
pparent fate. my niece read an ad-
ertisement of DR.. Williams Pink
ills for Pale People 1 discussed i
18th my family, and almost hoping
gains. hope, determined to try the
us. mentioned it to my doctor
Rd be lot only gave his consent to
y tfyl1k DIR. Williams Pink Pills
1t str9.tay advised nay doing so.
NqF Bees, Talks, Walks and Works
You see the result. From a blind,
elpless paralytic, unable to move and
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THE MAYOR OF CHICO
And Other Prominent Citizens Endorse
MIR. Hunters Statement


Mr.. Hunters Statement
Hon. o. L. Clark, now serving his
second term as mayor of Chico, told
the Examiner representative that he
considered Mr.. Hunters recovery
nothing short of miraculous. Mayor
Clark said he believed the cause of
suffering humanity could be Helped by
any publicity given the remedy which
restored John Hunters health.
The Rev. W. G. White, pastor of
the Chico Presbyterian Church, of
which Mr.. Hunter is a member. sa d:
THE recovery of Mr.. Hunter seems
very remarkable and his present con-
dition is the wonder of his friends
Mr.. A. H. Crew, cashier of the Bank
OF CHICO, YVES willing to corroborate
Mr.. Hunters sworn statement Il had
never expected to see him recover any
of his lost faculties, much less to see
him able to walk, see and work, as
he now is" concluded Mr.. Crew.
The postmaster of Unico. Mr.. w. w.
Wilson, said: 81 was at Mr.. Hunters
house and saw. his pitiable condition
with my own eyes. 1 have also seen
him today, walking the streets and
practically well. 1 know that he
would not make an untruthful state
ment, nor would he mislead anyone
as to the means that brought about
what we all consider one of the great
est cures of the age
What the California Miracle Means to
Every Nervous Sufferer
The chief significance of this extra
ordinary cure is that DR.. Williams
Pink Pills are not an ordinary med:-
cine. They are wonderful IN their
potency in nervous troubles, small or
great, and the cure of such a severe
nervous disorder as that of Mr. Hunt
er proves the power of the remedy in
lesser troubles, such as sc;atica, Heu-
ral"ia, nervous headache, ST. Vitus'
dance and nervous debility. DR.. Will
Jams Pink Pills have a double action
-on the blood am on the nerves If
the blood is kept pure, rich and red
and the nerves strong and active, dis
ease cannot obtain a footh0ld
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People are sold at so cents a box or six
boxes for $3.50, and may be nau of all
druggists, or direct ~ mail from Dr.
Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady,
N. Y.
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FIRES cAysED BY NAILS.
Pnrticulnriy Guarded Against by
Firms TT a Handle Cotton.

Firms hrt Handle Cotton.
Speaking of Insurance matters"
said listener, II suppose the plain,
old fashioned nail has css-sed more
fires in the big establishments where
machinery is used in many and com
plicated ways than any other little
thing in existence. The only thing
needed is for it to come in contact with
some other hard material with suffi-
Gent force to cause spark and heat
generation. Nails have really produced
Il heavy per cent of the cotton fires Of
the country. During recent years, on
account of steps taken by the owners
and conductors of the larger cotton and
byproduct plants at the instance of in
surance men, the nail has not been
such prolific producer of Tres.
ga way has been found, for instance,
in cotton gins, cotton mills and In
plants where cottonseed are put
through manufacturing processes, of
extracting nails and other we;ghty and
f1inty substances that may find lodg-
ment in these inflammable products.
Gravity is the natural force used. Nails
and rocks and materials of this kind
are heavier than cotton and its by
products. and they have tendency to
force their way to the bottom of the
heap. By allowing these products to
pass over 4 rolling belt arrangement
these heavier materials filter toward
the bottom and are finally extracted,
so that when the cotton or the cotton
seed passes through the grind In tie
various manufacturing processes there
is but little danger from Gre so far as
these things are concerned. New Or
Ieaf,- Tirlqs- Demnefnf a--Al'4---''
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BE Sure You Rend.

The man who would like to know
something about astronomy must lay
out a little scheme of study for him
self, get the books which are neces-
ment he is at leisure. The man who
wishes to familiarZe himself with po-
litical economy, With politics or with
Industrial q,irstions. which are now of
such ipiportancc, must sfnd out what
textbooks be ought to- have, secure
those textbooks Keep them by his
fftlc.
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Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering il
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you car. possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. ]. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, o., contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. 1t is taken internally,
and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. ].
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per
bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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HAIR NATURALLY ABUNDANT.
When 1t Is Free of Dandruff, 1t Crows
Luxuriantly.

lair preparations and danruff cures
as rule, are sticky or irritating af-
fairs that do no earthly good. Hair,
when not diseased, grows naturally
luxuriantly. Dandruf is the cause OF
nine-tenths OF all hair trouble, and
dandrutf is caused by a germ. The
only way to cure danruff is to kill the
germ; and, so far, the only hair pre-
paration that will positively destroy
the germ is NewbrO's Herpicide- abso-
lutely harmless, free from grease, sedi-
ment, dye matter or dangerous drugs
1t allays itching instantly; makes hair
glossy and soft as silk. Destroy the
cause, you remove the effect '-dand-
ruff
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Arriving at a Totnl.

Tax Collector-How much Is your
husband worth?
Mrs. Wise-About 4 million.
Tax Collector-Are you sure?
Mrs. Wise-Oh, yes. You see, the
jury awarded him $1,000 for the loss
of finger. I think in proportion the
rest of him would be worth about 500
times as much.-Chicago News.
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Would you rather have something
else than IL piece Of pie?" asked the
Kind neighbor of little Freddie. who
had run an errand for her.
Yes. ma am" said Freddie prompt
ly. u wu'd ruther have two pieces."-
Ohio State Journal
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The Real Bitterness.

Mamma But. darling. why should
you object to taking the good doctors
advice?
Bobby-It isn't his advice, mamma.
It's his horrid old medicine that l hate
to take.-Chicago News.
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ROOSEVELT ANO WOOD.

Changes Which Five Years
Wrought in Their Lives.
Previous to his departure for c
Gov. Gen. Wood had a long inter
with President Roosevelt. Not all
conversation was official, but on
contrary there is authority for So
that the two distinguished men b
little heart-to-heart talk regarding
changes which five years have wro
in their careers. Five years ago P
dent Roosevelt was out of BUSH
both as civil service commissioner
as a member Of the police boar
New York.
Leonard Wood was then only al
sistant surgeon In the regular
with the rank of captain. The ad
of the Mckinley administration "
ed wonders for both men. DR.. V
was selected as the Presidents pl
clan, and this gave him a promin
he might not have secured after y
of faithful service In an obscure
ton. Theodore Roosexeit after
siderable of a caInpaiE9, was appoil
ed Assistant Secretary sof the NAY
When the war broke out Roosev,
himself conceived the Idea of orga
izlng Rough Rider regiment, b
chose Wood as the colonel instead
taizlng the place himself.
To-day Wood Is brigadier general
the regular army and governor genel
Of Cuba. He Is so young that in t
ordinary course he is destined to
come lieutenant general in comma
of the army of the United States. L
former lieutenant colonel Is now Pre-
ident of the United States, and it w
perfectly natural that the two m
should put in little time In more
less solemn admiration of the swi
ness with which Providence works
times.
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Didnr want IT at the Price.

Dfdnr Want 1t at the Price.
IT have my opinion of you," sarcas-
tically remarked the lawyer. "Well.
you can keep It," holly retorted the
client. 1.-THE last one had of you cost
me five dollars. "-Philadelphia Record.
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Pisos Cure is the best medicine e
ever used for all affections Of |.
throat and lungs.-WM. o. ENDSLEY
Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
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A Boon for Mothers

Formerly children cried when they had To
take medicine. now they cry for the medI-
ene-Cascarets, the family laxative All
druggists, 1Oc., Csc, 5Oc
Holbrook argus., 1901-12-07

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup the best remedy to
use for their children during the
teething period.
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Brooklyn, N. Y, Nov. ia med
zeal authority says: I'm many families
throughout the world Garfield Tea
often takes the place of the family
physician, for practically everyone suf-
fers at times from disorders of stom-
ach, liver, kidneys or bowels. Ger
tainly, from no other medicine can
such good results be obtained. This
herb remedy makes people well, thus
greatly increasing their capacity for
enjoying life. 1t is good for young
and old.
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Time proves all things. 1t has seen
Wizard Oil cure pain for over orty
years. Many people know this.


Pliny the Great could see things in
front of his nose as well as afar Off
II notice that the women rub the wash
ing in cold water he wrote one dav.
"Let them neat the water. and the i
kali in the soap will be freed and tn e
far better effect" And only after that
DID women know Eow to wash.
Holbrook argus., 1901-12-07

rha aty of Chico, Butte County,
sooit ne ;lthe scene of an occurrence SO
Satt.,,1ous that, with reverence, it has
Seompared to the miracles OF old
ally Record of Chico first
the case to public attention
Aarching investigation by ths
kisco Examiner b. served
the trutb-~fa story, that'
-eiracnlca5, is beyond doubt
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EkTS Permanently Cured. No fits nervousnes1
EtkO after first day of Dr. Klipes Great Nerve
Restorer. Send for FREE 90 trial bottle and treat
ise DIR. II. KLINE Ltd. 93l Arch St.. Philadelphia Pa
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The Penchant for Pewter

The popularity of pewter is exfraoE
binary. Every bride is clamoring for 4
when asked what she would like for g
present, and secondhand shops arr
being ransacked for specimens. at q
wedding the other day no less thar.
fifty pewter offerings were made, SOM
of which had been unearthed in Ger
many, and were absolutely beautiful. =
Lady's Pictorial
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Caused by Paralysis

,ofnn Hunter, who has suddenly
Aecoms~one of the most interesting
,ersonages on the coast, is veteran
Il the Civil War, through which he
sp,ved in Company G, of the 10th
I1l1ois Volunteers. He is sixty-one
yelrs of age, by occupation carpen-
70. and builder, and resides on Orient
Holbrook argus., 1901-12-07

Less should be said about the ridicul
lousness of calf love; it is dignified
compared with that of people twenty
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-26

ffoated over the City, throwing the
whole view into the shadow, and there
on ms lofty, uncertain perch, with the
wind blowing at thirty-five miles an
hour, the plucky photographer was
compelled to wait for two hours and
half But for the cloud it would have
been an ideal moment, as the atmos-
pheric conditions were perfect for the
purpose, anu the sun shone brightly
over the whole scene. Mr. Van1man
has been for months studying chemi-
cal effects in photography. and he
hoped to catch the natural form and
shading of the clouds. He was about
to give up his attempt in despair when
the mass of cloud began to move and
fioated off mauka way, trailing its
vast shadow over the slopes leading up
to the mountains. 1t was Mr.. Want
mans chance. and, waiting for the
mast to swing level, he quickly touch
ed the little lever that operates the
shutter. He had every reason to be-
lieve his venture a success. but there
is many slip 'twixt the exposure and
the print. and he sought to make sure.
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the sailors looked like lively little pig
mics at their work on deck. The great
mast swayed back and forth and the
wind Tapped loose ropes about and
whistled through the taut ones. His
hat gone and his head in a wf1irl from
the dizzy height of his lonely perch
Mr.. Vaniman got his apparatus IN
readiness first flashing himself to the
mast with rope which he had worn
about his waist
His feet rested on the webbing
block of the royal yard, and he was
compelled to lurch each way with the
swing of the mast to avoid losing this
uncertain foothold. After securing
himself, the photographer dashed a tri-
angle, which he had provided for the
purpose, to the mast forming a sup
port for the camera. which he put In
position and focused While climbing
up the mast the wind had blown the
cap from the lens, and substitute
was made from a piece of paper which
the photographer had in his pocket.
Finally, when everything was in read
ness to take the picture, q great cloud
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-26

brought him to the royal yard at the
top, where the captain waited with the
apparatus. The captain and the pho
tographer seated themselves upon the
yard with the heavy camera between
them, and the sailors below hoisted the.
yard as far it would go, to the top of
the ropes 1t would have been impos-
sibie to have obtained the view at
lower point, as the ropes would have
interviewed The captain descended,
leaving the daring ''iand-lubber" to his
task.
In speaking of his experience, Mr..
Vaniman says it is one that he could
never be prevailed upon to undergo
again. The wind was blowing at a
rate calculated to make ones hair
stand on end to think about it, and the
cumbersome camera-box, nearly a
ward long and over a foot in width and
thickness. bobbed about and threat
ened to to fall from the yard with ev-
ery pitch Of the vessel Down below
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Three times he went through the
process of taking out, turning around
and replacing the plate-holders and
pressing the lever. Each process was
accomplished with the greatest diffl-
Guilty
With one arm around the mast to
secure himself and to grasp the cam
era, with the other he took out the
plate holders and replaced them. The
swaying of the mast rendered it al
most impossible to keep the plate horl-
Zontal with the view, and two of the
plates were spoiled on this account.
The third was a success.
When the feat of descent had been
safely accomplished, Mr.. Vanirnan
found himself in a half-fainting condi-
ton, the two hours and half nervous
strain having taxed his strength Sc
| verely His triumph, however, when
| his success was assured, was enough
| to repay him for the experience.
| though he will climb no more masts for
all the pictures in Christendgn.
| The photograph thus obtained is I'M
doubtedly the best ever secured or a
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harbor-city view, and it will be wide
ly published in magazines and papers.
NO LONGER EVEN THE BOSS
GLUTTON.

Mayor Van Wyck of New York has
lost his sole claim for glory-the same
being a record for eating beefsteak.
Since the incident of the city hall flag
His Honor has been very much in the
public eye. The beefsteak record was
dragged forth, among other incidents
in his career, and the world was in
formed that Mr.. Van Wyck could eat
fourteen pounds of juicy beefsteak at
one sitting-a slab an inch thick and
three feet square. Last week Patrick
Diver. the east side political leader,
deliberately planned to rob the Mayor
of this last shred of fame. He ordered
fifteen pounds of beefsteak and ate
fourteen and half pounds without
getting up from the table. The re-
naming half pound Mr.. Diver gave to
the cat. He added that he felt quite
refreshed" -
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WAS A MAN OF MANY MEDALS.

WAS A MAN OF MANY MEDALS.
Thomas Shaw, who died the other day
in Philadelphia, had won nearly 100
medals for inventions. ut is a singular
situation" says the Philadelphia North
American, when an inventor is afraid
of his own creation, but Mr.. Shaw en-
countered this experience in his inven-
ton known as the steam trumpet. His
object was to produce the maximum
sound, and he succeeded to destructive
point. He said the vibrations were so
terrific that he was compelled to aban-
don the invention. but he always believ-
ed that he could construct a trumpet
that would demolish building by blow
ing at it, and he often made the state
ment that he could make trumpet 50
powerful that, standing in Broad street
and blowing, he could bring down the
CITY hall tower
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= above is picture of Honolulu
| 1'olsh the eye of camera
nom The top of ships mast
:, -s'' seven feet in height. The story
s+'s Inc bird's-eye view was obtain
- 'h@ Of perseverance, patience and
~ Wednesday, afternoon Melvin
.'-'lan Of King Brothers found the
~, ~. unity for which he had been
-las Tor months, and at the risk
~ and limb accomplished the tri-
= u perfect reproduction of the
,-''iu- view that bursts upon the
a, u me stranger as he enters Ho-
~. harbor; from the curling
u. rHeles Of surf at the foot of Dia-
- - H=ad to the peaceful little valley
A.. .-''slt Of kalihi, with truth or
.,.. u1ezcelled in photography and
ssly catching the charm of cloud
s,.: 'la' add so much to tnesother
~ S.,.7s Of the Islands.
a qua a Camera which had been stud
r. ~ and built for the purpose by
4. .. 'iiiiian himself, he climbed to
g. u the tallest mast of the bark
d, - Iobey and, in a gale of wind
!, -lsalened to blow the enterpris-
/ 'srapher and his camera into
IN, iashed himself and his appa-
H. Captain Cove of the To-
X - invited Mr.. VanIman to use
3 .s,si in any way that he might
s M o-' when he found that it was
ssb pose Of the photographer to
J. i. ,"] mast for his bird's-eye view,
Faa -. ek'Femely doubtful, and adj
ls.re.n not to do it. Mr.. vaniman.
Il -. On the keen scent of a great
ii s'Pn' refused to be dIssuaded,
Ia. ~ T.. 10 climb, Juggling his appa-
fea.,1bs,s his free arm. Being a
ii ~ ao0er" his progress was slow,
b, 9ptain took his burden from
i ying nimbly up the rigging.
sss1t, followed, and with much
sR. managed to get over the rim
IN, -top and ascend the mast.
tias Of over ninety feet
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1IrsT THE Opposite.

when I first met you" cried the
woman who had been married for her
money "you occupied a low. mental po-
sition; but now, thanks to me, your po-
sition"-
rs a hymeneal one,'' her husband IN
terrupted Philadelphia Press.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-16
ANOTHER RUMOR DENIED.

Davenport, Ia, March 16.-General Manager F. F. Hughes of the Daven- port Rock Island and Northwestern railroad, has issued an official state ment in denial of the report that the road has been bought by the Burling- ton. He states that negotiations are under way looking to operating con- tracts with the Milwaukee and the O. which, if consumated, would se- cure the new Kansas City 'fcut off, of the former road. Through trains would then run via the branch to Chi cago and St Paul from Davenport over the Burlington.