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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18

many and Denmark are full of them,
and in the Indian ocean there are
scores of islands of peat.
Yet. the fact remains that these
riches also are limited. Sooner Or later
some method OF getting along without
fuel must be found by utilization of
the inexhaustible forces of nature.
Thanks to electricity these forces can
now be stored away and set free at
the dictate of man.
Something has been done toward
utilizing the energy Of wafer and air
in the water mills and windInills, but
this is not one per cent. of what can
be done. At Schaffhausen, Switzer-
land. huge mills convert the power Of
and conduct it by cable to the city,
where it runs the street cars, pumps
the water and lights the houses.
Windmills which lift water to a higher
level from which it gains power by II S
own fall are used without electricity
in the Netherlands.
But the greatest machine of all
the one that viii put an end to all coal
TRUSTS yet to be invented. 1t is a
machine that will catch the rays of
the sun. Mouchot's recepteur solaire
was shown at the Paris exposition in
1878. and since then some progress
has been made, notably by Louis Gath
mann, inventor Of the Gathmann gun.
who believes that he will yet muzzle
old Soils power in sun motor and give
it to the world in spite Of President
Baer and j. Pierpont Morgan.
E. T. GUNDLACH.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
Catarrh of The Lungs.

Mrs. Emile Kirckhoff, Ada, Mimi,
writes:
"ThrOugh violent cold contracted
last win ter, I became afflicted with c;,-
tarrh of the nose, which in a short time
affected my lungs. I took Peruna which
cured me thoroughly. / now feel better
than / have Tor forty rs."-Mrs.
Emile Kirckhoff.
Catarrh Of The Bladder.
Mr.. John Smith, 81 S. Third street,
Atch;eon, Kan, writes:
81 was troubled with catarrh of the
,.-ot-1:, and bladder for two years. AT
the ti..c I wrote to yo. / was under the
care Of my home doctor, and had been
for four months.
~ followed your directions but two
months, and can say Pcruna cured me
Catar1l Of The Bowels.
NJ. Henry Entzion, South Bend, Ind,
writes:
"The doctor said had catarrh of the
bowels and I took his medicine, but
with no relief. 1 was getting worse all
the time.
"Before / had taken half bottle Of
Peruna / felt like new man."-Henry
EntZiOn
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18

"This strike is settled, but 1 think
coal will become more and Eiore
costly. Substitute fuel will have to
be found"
During the strike in the anthra-
cite regions many timely devices
were tried. For one, porous brick
saturated with petroleum was sue
cessfully used in many ovens-a new
fuel which promised to find perma-
nent friends in many households. An
other unique substitute for coal is
proposed by German chemist and
can be tried by any housewife. 1t is
really nothing else than soap. Take
petroleum refuse, waste lard and fat,
mix 1T with 10 per cent. of soda 1ye
and steam it gently, adding some
water. Incipient saponifcation takes
place. Add saw dust, coal dust and
resin, as much as you. have on
hand, and when a pasty mass has
formed you have fuel-the worlds
cheapest fuel, the chemist. says.
Air is also described as a substi-
tnte for fuel. In reality air OF the
oxygen in the air is the element that
combines with the fuel to make fire,
and various devices are now being
tried to mix air with petroleum
vapors, and with oil so as to extract
the greatest possible amount of heat
from every unit of fuel. The well
known Bunsen burner and the Wels-
bach light are illustrations of this
principle, which will probably be ap-
piled on much larger scale in fur
naces as well as kitchen stoves.
There are two other familiar sub
stitutes for coal, which will be util-
lied extensively before many years.
Both Of these are earth-the so-called
oily shale and the peat. The latter is
really nothing but half-formed coal.
Many hundreds of centuries ago, the
decaying vegetable growth just like
peat bogs were pressed down by enor-
NOUS layers Of earth forming above
them and turned into coal. Now the
forma tion Of new layers Of earth has
ceased and the peat has remained peat.
In Germany there are many facto-
ries in which the water is pressed out
by heat, the remainder is condensed,
heated and pressed until now the prod
uct is greatly like anthracite and is
said to be better than any wood for
fuel. The amount Of unused despised
peat left to moulder is prodigious. All
the way from the Atlantic ocean to tie
Missouri river and as far south as
North Carolina are peat bogs hundreds
of feet thick. Holland, parts Of Ger
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
DIPHTHERIA INFECTION.
important Facts Concerning the
PROGRESS of the Disease by
Noted English Authority.

Prof. Sims Woodhead, an English
pathologist of. high standing, has OF
late advanced some comparatively new
points concerning diphtheria. In
review of 12,172 cases sent to hos
pitals 1912 per cent, or nearly three
four;hs, showed the presence OF dlph-
tic-1a baci,!i when cultures were made
from the:- *,lroats, and 26.5S per cent,
or fully one-fourth, failed to show
any at all. He does not conclude that
the bacilli were lacking all through
the prevalence of the disease in the
latter group OF cases. but he remarks
that they were probably displaced
from tie surface Of the mucous MEM
brane by other organisms rather
promptly, and hence were not caught
at that particular time when the
throat was swabbed for test purposes.
Another fact of considerable impor-
tance which Prof. Woodhead dwells
on, states the New York Tribune. is
that diphtheria bacilli often linger
much longer than is commonly sup
posed in persons throat. After the
ninth week the proportion falls off
rapidly. but he cites instances where
thew remained for more than 900 days.
while in 2O2 cases they were present
after an interval of 100 days. The
persistence here revealed shows that
patients may be discharged as cured
and vet be in a condition endangeriny
society. In such state of things
Prof. Woodhead finds one explanation
of some otherwise mysterious returns
of diphtheria in community where
it had apparently been suppressed.
Diphthe is a winter disease, and.
though it's effects have been rendered
less serious by Behring's antitCxin.
it is vet formidable enemy to health.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
WHEN BUYING TABLE LINEN.
SuSg on This Important Mat.
ter for the Benefit of Young
Housewives.

Remember that January is the best
time to buy because the latest pat
terms and Summer b1eached' linens
are imported in December. 1t pays
also to deal with a firm that keeps
only the most reliable goods and
whose word can be trusted, says
American Queen.
Fineness is not safe guide either
for durability or lasting beauty.
Weight is the standard of price, and
it is not advisable to buy table linen
that weighs less than four and half
ounces per square yard. The com
parative merits of bleached and un-
+ hleached napery depend upon the use
! to which it is to be put, and the OPP
portunity for bleaching at the COM
mand of the housewife.
For common or rough use it is
often well to buy the unbleached,
and also in the country or suburbs,
where one can bleach it on the grass
or out in the sun, but not all city
housekeepers are able to whiten
their linen. The German linen wears
well, but is not so snow white or
varied in pattern as the Irish impor-
tation.
Never buy a mixture of cotton ana
linen, and beware of damask that is
stiff and cracky, for it has probably
been starched to make it appear Of
better quality than it really is. Good
linen has an elastic texture. Some of
the finer French damasks appear eN-
quisite, but they do not pass the
soap and water test creditably. Con-
sidering all points, the Irish linen is
far superior to any other.
Two yards and a half is the best
width for general use as it covers
well table four feet wide, and three
yards is convenient length for the
ordinary table. 1t is well to have
two cloths of the same piece in case
of a considerable extension of the
table on some special occasion, and
one very long cloth may be 80 rarely
used as to become yellow. t. cloths
that come woven in one piece are, es;-
pecially beautiful in design and tex
ture and cost q mere trifie more
than the web goods.
Avoid very large nar,kins-no one
likes them. Select medium size and
buy dozen or dozen and a half
to go with each cloth. Don't starch
your linen when it is new, but when
il begins to get thin and ninp lit
tie thin starch is admissible.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18

larger to-morroW-and so on day in
and day ont in ever Increasing guam
titles.
This raises the old scare-''H oW
long can it last? When Will the coal
less age be upon us?'
Back III the Cos the wise men of
Great Britain broached the ques ton.
Parliament appointed special com
mission which reported that at the
then existing rate of increase in coal
consumption the worlds stock Of
black diamond would be exhausted
IN PIP years.
Scientists set about scheming sub
stitutes for fuel. Many Of our read
ers will remember the various ma
cIiines for storing the rays of the sun;
he windmill devices for saving heat.
Then came the discovery OF enor-
nous coal fields in the United States.
Siberia and China. Besides cleo
tricity for motor power was develop
ed and largely allayed the fears of
an early coal famine.
In the last few mopths the great
coal strikes in the United States and
France, backed up by similar
troubles in England, Belgium, and
Germany, have again brought for
ward the seriousness of the coal
problem. People began to realize
>hat it would mean to live, or try
to live, without coal.
The worst scared people of the
east are the English. Great Britain.
until very recently, was the worlds
coal producing country. This esti-
mate is put upon the coal in the diff
ferent European countries:
Tons.
United Kingdom ............... .19S o1G GGO,tGt
Germany .........................112 .112 Go eco. CSC
france 1S,CG3,G1G,t 600
Belgium 15 0G1, ,0c0, CSo
To this Asiatic Russia adds a
wealth of 800 billion tons of coal.
The Spanish war first
called attention to the United States
Coaling stations and coal supplies
were more important to the victors,
it is said. even than their better ships.
Estimates show that the United
States at present has between 1000
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
An Effective Dunning Letter.

A youth was engaged as junior
clerk by firm of lawyers and by way
of filing in his time and testing his
worth on his tiyst day he was told
write Il letter demanding payment
of a debt from client who was long
in arrears. To the great surprise Of
his employers check for the amount
arrived the next Gay. They sent for
the young clerk and asked him to pro-
duee copy of the letter which had
had such an astonishing result. The
Letter ran as follows: Dear Sir: If
you do not at once remit payment of
the amount which you owe us we will
take steps that will amaze you.''-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
THE FUEL PROBLEM,
Science Will Have to Solve It Be.
fore Very Long.
Worlds Coal Supply Nearing Exhaus-
tiOn-WhMt Has Been Done To-
ward Discovering E6ec.
tive Substitutes.
Especial Chicago Letter.]

Especial Chicago Letter.l
F@ I'VE hundred thousand tons of
coal per day-that is the esti-
- mated output of the United
States since the settlement of the
coal strike. A chunk of the black
treasure as large as the Masonic
Temple and the Chicago Auditorium
combined dug out of the bowels of
the earth to-day with only big hole
left-and another chunk as large or
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
Men and Women

who are in need Of the
best. medical treat
ment should not fail
to consult Dr.. Hatha-
way at once, rs he u
recognized as the
leading and most sue
cessful : pccia ! st.
You are safe In
placing your case IN
his hands, as he Is the
longest established
and has the lest rep
utation. He cure )
W here others fail I:
there IS, 40 patch work
or experimenting in
his treatment. Per-
sonai attention BY Dr.
Hathaway. also spe-
cial counsel from his
g-A> - -Ao~~fA = ~
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
First American Strike.

Three hundred shoemakers whe
struck for higher wages in Philadel-
rhia in 1896 were the first working
men to adopt such tactics in this
country. The first railroad strike oe-
CURED in 1s77.-Indianapois News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
Proved An Alibi.

els this the cracked wheat, Jane?''
81 dun know, mum. l amt looked
at it or teched it; an if it's cracked
il wuz cracked afore I come here."-
n. Y. Observer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18

Mrs. Malaprop-He's got to be a
real novel writer all of sudden
Mrs. McCall-Yes; and it's quito sur
prisirg that he should never have
dis played his talent until so late il
life.
..Yes; it's been lying doormat ali this
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18

when necessary, which no other office has. "
you can not call, write for free booklets an'i
question blanks Mention your trouble. Ev.
erything strictly confidential. J. Newton
Hathaway, NJ. D.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
A TEN STROKE FOR PERUNA.
Cater,i, cf The Kidneys.

Peter J. Cngor. Hawiey, Pa, writes:
q think that l am perfectly cured OF
catarrh of the kidneys by Peruna, ns
have 10 trouble OF any kind."-Petcr
j. Cngcr.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
Catarrh of Tho Stomach.

a. w. Graves, of Hammond, Ind,
writing to Er. Hartman, says:
81 am well Of catarrh of the stomach
after suffering two years. l have taken
FIVE bottles Of Pcruna and one of Maneljn
and l feel like new man NOVA. w.
Graves.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
Pelvic Cntarrh.

Miss Katie Lochman, Lafayette, Ind>
writes:
- had pelvic catarrh, pain i'm the
abdomen back, had stomach trouble
and headache caused by ca.arrh. fol-
lowed your dircctions; took Pcruna and
Manalin according to directions. and
how happy l feel that I'm relieved ot
such distressing gailmcnt."-Miss Katie
LOchmaE.
a book Oh the cure OF IL grippe and
catarrll in all stages and phases sent free
to any address by The Peruna Medicine
Co., Columbus, Ohio.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06
LIVE DECENT SELL QUARTZ
Ledge On Gold Run Sold to
fasteners.

A special dispatch from Dawson saws
A large quartz property on Gold Run was
sold this week to Eastern American eapl-
tall, and the development Of the ledge has
ALREADY been commenced on a large seals.
The sale was put through by Joseph
Ladue, and In consideration Of the transfer
Of a third interest the local owners secured
$40, 900 cash and s2so,oOo worth OF stock
In the company. which Is now In process
Of formation to handle the development
woek. II Is reported that large orders for
machinery have already been placed in the
Eastern states, and that the plant will be
shipped In over the winter trail.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06
Movements of the River
Steamers.

Whltehorse, Sept. s.-The Dawson lr-
rived at 1890 o'clock this morning, with
20 passengers, IS Of whom took the train
for Skagway at o:3o o'clock.
The Bonanza King passed Hootallnqua
a, o:3o O'Clock last evening and will ar
rive hire early this evening. Her passen-
gers will leave for skigw9y tomorrow
morning. The Booanz King IS said to
have a big list Of passengers.
The Selklrk passed SelkIik, coming up
stream, at 9 o'clock this morning.
The WhItehorse pas ed Selkirk, going
down stream, at 2 o'clock this morning.
The Bonanza King will sail from White
horse, for down the river, tomorrow even
Ing, after the arrival Of the train from
Skagway.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06
FIRST RATE
KOyukuk the Coming COun-
try of the North.

CT. Grouse, Of ColdfOO', In the KOyu-
kuk COUNTRY who lett Yesterday OF the
Cottage citv tor San Francisco, Is IN en-
thuslastie believer In a great future tor the
Koyukuk.
he saws Il Is the coming great camp OF the
North, n speaking Of the country at the
Grand hotel yesterday, Mr.. Grouse said:
"Whils do not believe the KoyulSuk
will develop anything as rich as few Of
the Klondlks creeks, Il Is Of such an ex-
tenslve area, that Il will be a greater camp
In time {, come than the Kiondlke.
There has been gold discovered In paw
log quantities. on all three Of the forks Of
the Kovukuk river. OF course the work
thus far has nearly all been done on the
middle fork and II Is sometimes thought
that It is the only place the pay dirt Is
found. As a matter Of fact think there
Is no country In the world that offers
greater inducements 70 LroSpsctors.
"The miners In the Koyukuk have be
gun to work In the winter time, and that
Is a favorable indication for the country.
As suon as Il can be developed that the
country can be worked In the winter, the
miners will be able to get In more time and
accumulate funds so they can get In M
chInerv 10 a few wears, when the trans
portatlon charges shall get within reason
and there shall b, opposition to the North
srn Commercial Company. then the cOun-
try will be able 10 show what Il Is made
Of"
Mr. Grouse will return to the KoYukuk
In the early spring.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06

The postofice department will lnvsstl-
gate the Allskan mall service. The eltl-
zsns committee consisting Of John F.
Dlllcn, |. G. Kaufman and John Kalsm,
are 10 receipt Of letter from W. A. Shall
lenburgsr second assistant postmaster gem
sral, wherein he promises to Investigate
all the points raised In the letter prepared
BY the committee. The letter Is dated
August 73, and Is as follows
Referring to your letter Of the 9th
instant stating that the contractor on
steamboat route No. 1900, Seattle,
Washington, to Sklgway, Alaska, Is con-
sumlnE more than four days In carving
the mall In his vessels between Seattle and
YOUR Office, he being required to m Ike the
trip BY a schedule not to exceed four days
"Thls matter will be carefully Invsstl-
gated and the contractor will be informed
that for all failures on his part, without
satisfactory excuse, to m Ike the trip With
n the speelfed time severe fines will be
Imposed.
'ln this connection It Is but Just to the
contractor to state that under his contract
he Is only required to perform one round
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06
ON YUKON NO GOOD
Chicken Creek Said to Be
Not Much.

Chicken creek, In the FortymIle district,
which last tall and spring was heralded as
big placer creek, has not come up to the
great expectations, according to what
Win Beattle, who came out from there
yesterday has to say Of the district. He
went In early last spring and was one OF
the first On the ground. After spending
four months there he threw down his pick
and shovel and gave up his slulee boxes,
went back to Dswsan In disgust ana came
out TO Skagway last night, on his way to
Seattle.
Mr.. Beatte SAYS there Is gold there, but
1t only pays small wages to a placer
miner.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06
Log Cabins and Tar Paper
Shacks, Things of the Past.

have a we'll built slx-room houlf car
pstsd and furnished, also a five-room house
and one three-room house all comfortable
furnished throughout at a modest rental.
have got two good number eight cook
stoves and lots Of truCk to dispose Of
Come and see me and see me quick as 90
very soon,
DO you want to adopt nice cat ! can't
take her with me, she purs and IS real
sweet and Is attached to her hOme-part
Of the time. keelar, broadWaY'
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06
win Hive Steam Heat

The Fifth Avenue hotel management Is
about to tit up the three story portion OF
the hotel with a complete steam heating
apparatus. The remainder Of the building
will b. supplied with furnace and a hot
air transmission apparatus. II will be the
purpose Of the management to adopt that
which experience shall demonstrate to be
the best, as a permanent feature Of the
hotel,
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06
Given Farewell Party

Horace HiIlerv was given a farewell
party at the residence Of his mother, last
night. About 70 Of the Younger society
set Of Skagway ATTENDED the affair and a
delightful evening was spent playing
games and otherwise amusing themselves.
Miss Alaska Young entertained the assem-
bled guests with violin music. Ice cre1m
and cake were served. Horace Hillerv
leaves for Everett, where he will enter
school, and to which place he will tske
Tire best wishes Of large list Of Skagwav
frle IDS.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06
NO WIRE
States Telegraph Line Down
Again.

The wire to the states went down again
las, night before the press dispatches were
filed for transmission to Alaska. Il Is
thought the line will come up today with
out doubt. The Ddly Alaskan will prob
ably have a double dose Of telegraphlc
sew, Tor tomorrow morning,
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06
COTTAGE
Pc. Mail Steamer In and
Out Of Port.

The P. c. mall steamer Cottage City ar
rived a, Moore's wharf YESTERDAY alter
noon At I o'clock. Sc had p passengers
for here and t6o tons Of tIslgh, most Of
whlch Is for Dawson.
The Coi,age will sail South early this
morning, with between 90 and 100 pasSen-
gers.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06
Body Goes South

The remains Of Joseph Hunt, who was
killed recently on Bonanza creek, In the
Klondike, went South on the Cottage City
/ st evening, In charge OF ). d. Meenaeh,
the mining king, In whose service he was
engaged at the time Of his Death.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06

The officers Of the White pass & Yukon
were surprised at the report that was
tslsgraphed out from Dawson that there
was great dissatisfaction with the manage
msnt Of the White Pass & Yukon ana
that there vas to be Wholesale change
The oficlals In Skagway had heard Of no
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06
RAILROAD PEOPLE RIDICULE
TALK Of CHANGES
It Is Claimed That There Is No Truth In
Reported Dissatisfaction With Rail
road Management. No designations

such report and Il wac generally denied
that anyone contemplated resignIng. ],
was said that Il anvone proposed to resign
twas not known. The report seems to be
authentic that C,pt. laman was not o'ly
not dlsplsassd with the management Of
the White Pass hut that he was well
satisfied.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06
FlOsis Back Agaiu

The little steamer FlOSis arrived 10 port
Yesterday forenoon, Tor the first time Tor
n,arly a month, Captain Tlobetts has
been snglged IN the marine business around
juneau and Djuglls but intends 70 come
blek on the Skagway-Junelu run from
now on. The FlosIs takes out several pas
sengsrs for Juneau and way ports when
she sailed al ? o'cloek this morning.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06
Gold Comes Ont

The train brought big gold eonslgn'
nent consisting Of $4,000, In gold dust.
The Bank Of British North America and
the Canadian Bank OF Commerce were the
principle consgnOr.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06
BIGLOAD
Amur Sailed With Seventy
Passengers.

The steamer Amur sailed South vestsr-
day afternoon at 4 O'Clock. She had 10
passengers for British Columbia and Sound
ports.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06

lhe Royal Laundry cannot be exeelled.
They suit your taste and convenience
and III vCu In prices. Phone o. next to
electric light liant.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06
For Sunday Dinner

Stop In AZ The Boss Bakery and get a pot
Of Boston Blck-d Pork and Beans on your
way from church, for vour Sunday dinner
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06

Fresh hsh In anv quantity at Peter
MadSen's, Seattle wharf.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06

II YOU want to gain entrance into the
homes OF the buying class, place your ad'
ertisement in the Daily Alaskan.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06

The advertising columns Of the Daily
Alaskan are the peoples exchange mart.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06

Furnished rooms and houses for rent
advertised In the Daily Alaskan-alwaYs
bring plenty Of applicants.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06
A. A. Gutter shoes at CIaysOns.

Get prices at Rovsl Laundry for family
work, special rates In rough dry, next
to new electric plant.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-06

The finest porcelain bath tubs al the
PRINCIPAL balbershop. Opposite ths Board
Of Trade.