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The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-13
ANOTHER COPPER KING.
Harry Elliott Gets a Writc-up ill .
 Chicago Paper.

It VIII pfOpablN pc news to the majority of our. readers that we have had billionairc in cur midst for the last year or so. but it would seem to be a fact if we accept the statements made in the following extracts from an article pub lished in Chicago pa- per. Elliott may he millionaire, but when he makes the assertion that he is tine only one of the 9Sers that remained in the country, we think he is entitled to one of the three last seats for smokers.
 The following are few extracts of the most interesting statements: More than S200,0OO,O0O worth of copper orel And owned by two young men now in Chicago. That is the claim oi II. C. Elliott of -i1O5 Ninccnnc-, avenue and Charles G.
 
 Hubbard of san Diego.
 These modern argonauts voyagcd to Alaska in search of the golden fleece, but found a richer prize ill the red ore of the Copper River dis trict. An expert has estimated the ore in sight at $ll2,000,000 at mar kct prices. The mines are certainly good for twice the amount in sight and by the same token there may easily be $1 ,000,O00,000 worth of the precious metal in those claims.
 Messrs. Elliot and Hubbard were among the prospcctors who iiockcd to the Copper River districj in lS91 Of the 1000 men who went into that territory, they are believed to bc the only ones who stuck il out for the four years. They were caught in Il scurvy camp, with com panions dying all about them they were adrift in d dcsolate, tracklcss, unknown country with the ther- momctcr 60 degrees below zero :; they had natives to propitiate and wild animals to avoid. Their vcgc- table food gave out; that dread disease, scuryey made its appear ancc. Of eighteen men in the party eight fell victims to the plague, four of whom died in the arms of the Chicagoan. By almost superhuman efforts the other four men were dragged on sleds back to the coast. The dead were buried in the wilderness where they fell, and pine trees were usually planted over their graves, with a simple board to tell the tale of their death. In one case the corpse was placed upon great rock in the middle of the river and protected with q small cabin, which in turn was buried under stones to keep the wild beasts of the forest at bay.
 Elliott and Hubbard have To- cated twenty-two claims along the face of the mountain bordering Elliott creek and extending over a distance of about four miles. They think they have the richest large body of ore yet discovered. It con sists of bornite, blacl; oxide, glance, gray copper and native copper Most of 1t will run 50 to 70 per cent copper, and there are vast quantities of free milling native copper ore, in other words, almost solidiy pure copper. In q creek not far from their claims stands a icdge CT powder of pure copper ten feet long and five feet wide. It pro- trudes three feet above the ground, and no one knows now far down it extends"
The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-13
CITY GOVERNMENT.

CITY GOVERNMENT. MAYOR, J. l.. STEELE
 COUNClI.MEN. JAMES MCHIE. ID. $. OsGooD. A. P. OLSON. ED. WooD.
 C. \. CRARY. H. Fl. HILDRETm, CLERK. J. G. SNYDER, TREASURER. HoN. J. w. LEEDY, CIrY ATTORNEY. DR. A. VoNGUNTHER,
 HEALTH OFFICER. ADAM SWAN, PRES. SCHOOL BOARD.
 GOVERNMENT OFFICERS. JOIN LYONS, U. $. COMMISSIONER. E.C. HAsEY, DEPUTY U. $. MARSHAL. JOIN GoODELL,
 DEPUTY CoLLECToR CUSTOMS. C. \. CRARY, POSTMASTER.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-13

Entered at the Valdez postoflice as second class matter,
The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-13
ADVERTISING RATES.

ADVERTISING HATES. Single column, $1.O0 per inch per month.
 Larger ads in proportion. Professional cards $2.OO per month.
 Local ads .10c per line for first insertion and DC per line for each subsequent insertion.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-13

Recertified Government Script for sale by c. N. Crary.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-13

THE pRospEcroR starts out today with pack on back and pick in hand to prospect in an almost unknown country. Un-
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-06-07
me snltan,s pressing rable.

The wonders of the Arabian Nights"
live again in three large halls which
compose the great treasury of the sui
tan of Turkey. Priceless jewels gleam
on every side, rare and costly curlo5
from all lands, and furniture studded
with precious stones.
1t is very rarely that any but royal
eyes are permitted to look upon tn1*
magnificence At the entrance Of the
first hall stands throne which was
captured from the Persians; it IS near
Iy covered with pears and precious
stones. An enormous emerald adorn5
the center of another jeWel-studded
throne. A dressing table studded all
over with pearls is among the furm-
ture.
In this room also is a marvellous col
lection of gold and silver cups, plates
and dishes, jeweled daggers and
knives, suits of armor. and cases con
tanning hundreds Of necklaces, brooches
and rings. In the midst of all this
splendor, ancient and modern, ere very
up-to-date dressing bags, cameras,
telescopes, and even a case of raZors,
all with fine silver mountings, but
seeming rather out of place among
such regal surroundings.
Gold and silver ornaments and brio
a-brac are some of the contents of the
second hall, including a collection O.
quaint little toys made of precious
metals and stones carefully arranged.
London Answers.
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CHANCE OF A LIFETIME.

A new zinc deld, said to be the rich
est in the world. Now is the time tn
get in on the ground floor
White River Mining and Develop
nent Company owns 8. 720 acres in the
very heart of this mineral belt; have
made fifteen small openings, seven OF
which show zinc and lead A few tons
Of ore now on the dump. Four of these
prospects will surely open into good
paying mines, and when the whole
Fract is carefully prospected will IN
1oubtedly develop into 20 or 80 fine
properties.
The board Of directors have ordered
The first block of treasury stock seld III
lie on the dollar for development pur-
loses; the new block of stock will go
st zoe on the dollar. The stock IS full
paid and non-assessable, and investors
will be allowed per cent interest, t.
be paid out of first net earnings o.
he company.
Will sell a limited number of shares
on the installment plan. The beard OF
directors solicit Investigation and viii
rive free transportation to the lands
and return For full particulars con-
corning this offer, cali or write
JOSEPH WARD, Secretary.
5o7-S Massachusetts. Bldg,
Kansas City, Ne
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Homestead C.ntest Notice.

Department OF Irterior,
U. S Land Of1ict, ,akeeney, kansas.
Nav 2, 1902 No 1892
a sufficient affidavit having been filed
in this office by Stanton E Freshour con
testant, against Homestead entry No
"a, 555, made March 81 1899, for the S.
WI section %, township 10 south, in
range 20 by Willis E. Martin contes-
tee. in which it is alleged that
Willis E Martin has wholly aban,
doned said land and changed his
residence therefrom for more than one
year last past;s that he has failed in any
manner to cultivate the said tract
since July 1900; that such alleged alb
sence was not by reason of his service
in the army or navy of the U. S,
said parties are hereby notified to APP
pear, respond and offer evidence touch
ing said allegation ut 10 o'clock A, NJ
on July End 1902 before the Reg
lister and Receiver at the United States
Land office in Wakeeney, Kansas,
r. ", King, Receiver,
John A. Nelson, Atty
1st pub. May II, 1902
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-06-07

Kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves fiat nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of DR.. Kilrner' s
Swamp-ROot, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures Of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits fcIt"~
by all druggists in fifty
cent and one-dollar sz
es. You may have Z. -a4zlsss e r.
sample bottle by mail Home of swampRoot
free. also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, n. Y.
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Tons Of oleemprgarins.

Few people know how extensive is
The use Of Oieomargarine. That fatty
compound has an existence in the mind
II nearly every one akin to the idea Of
death. The ghastiy spectre may visit
any one but themselves. The thought
that the spectre should stand beside
their dearest friend is one that is
natural and is easily entertained. But
that it should face themselves and
stamp them with the seal of death is
uncomfortable. So there is no difficulty
IN imagining that everybody else may
consume oleomargGrine except the Ius.u
Who takes the trouble to work his i'm
aginatien on the subject. This condi
ton OF the public mind makes perth
snt an inquiry as to the disposition
that was made of the 1eT043, O2S
pounds of oleomargarine thai was
placed on the market in 1900, which is
believed to be about the amount ii the
consumption today. It amounted to
more than pound each for every man,
woma Rand child under the protection
Of the American flag, including tne
FIlip1nos. In 1900 the revenue coiiect-
ed from this source alone amounted TO
S2,543,7s5.18. Since 1885 more than
B5S,000,00 pounds of oleomargarine
records, on which more than S21, 00G. 900
was paid for revenue.
When the eleomargarine bill gets be-
fore the senate it is likely thai ,he
usual method Of satisfying people that
they cannot tell butter from oleomar-
garine will be restored 20. When the
bill was before the house of repI esen-
tatives four parts of what appeared to
be butter were placed on a platter and
passed around the restaurant while
members were eating lunch. A record
was made of their decisions as 10
which of the samples were butter and
which were oleomargarine. The result
showed that without such analysis as
chemist would make it is not possible
to distinguish between butter and col
bred oleomargarine. The members
were obliged to admit that, so far as
they could tell they might eat the fat
~ compound every day.-Grand Rapids
(Ndich.) Herald.
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a Forgotten Statesman.

Why is it that Oliver Ellsworth has
received so little attention from biog-
raphers and historians? He was not
born in Massachusetts or Virginia. In
Connecticut like Pennsylvania. the
historic field has been meagerly filed.
Moreover the dramatic and opportune
quality of his work has been perceived
only through the perspective of subse-
quent years. To negotiate an unpopu-
lar convention for a party just retirin 8
from office in defeat and ignomity is
not conductive to Immediate fame.
Nevertheless he has not been wholly
overlooked by subsequent statesmen.
Webster said of him: For strength Of
reason, for sagacity, wisdom, and
sound good sense in the conduct OF
affairs, for moderation of temper and
general ability, it may be doubted If
New England has yet produced his
superior" What he said, as chief
justice of the United States to the
grand jury at Savannah in 1896, was
the aim of his life: so let us rear an
empire sacred to the rights of men;
and commend a government of reason
to the nations of the earth. "-Frank
Gaylord Cook in Atlantic Monthly.
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Pulpit aud Prsas.

PUBIC men very often use language
Whlch, when they see in print, thsy
wish they had not used. PERHAPS it
does not convey Just their meaning or
bears a construction they did not in
tend. 1t is not always easy to explain
these things away. The simplest plan
is to say they were misrspresented:
that it is "all newspaper lie
The rector Of the Church of the HOLY
Trinity is not the first to recoil from
cold type in this way. When he read
the reports Of his speech at the meet
ing Of the Social Purity Alliance
wherein he charged the society women
With indulgence in drinking and cigar
cite smoking-he declared en- to be
lying misrepresentation. Asked to
specify the untruths, he ref ID to the
secretary Of the meeting, VIII 5aidthat
the reports Of DR.. Tompkins remarks
were correct, and she did not see why
ne should feel worried, because what
he said was true.
With the truth of these statements.
concerning the habits OF fashionable
women, we are not here concerned. We
are considering now only the truthful
ness OF the reports printed in this and
other newspapers, which concerns us
very deeply. Long observation justifes
the statement that such reports are
usually to be relied upon. It is the
hrst and supreme care Of a newspaper
to be accurate, and accuracy is the
one essential qualification of a report
er, the lack Of which soon terminates
his career, Lying misrepresentation
cannot go undiscovered, and it must be
as fatal to the person guilty Of it, as to
the newspaper that tolerates it. AS a
matter OF fact, we have observed a care
for truthfulness among these men,
whose lives are devoted to the precise
record OF facts, that some of the learn
ed profession might emulate with pro-
fit
1t may be conceded that partial re-
port OF a speech. being necessarily i'm.
perfect, may in that sense misrepresont
1t; but an accusation of lying is not
to be made lightly. Rev. DR.. Tomkins
is man Of prominence in the COM
munity and justly esteemed. But when
he seeks to disavow his own words and
denounces as falsehoods what proves
to be the truth, he discredits his own
profession. If newspapers were as
careless in their statements and as in
temperate in their speech as many of
the clergy are, they would be void of
influence and would be deservedly con-
Observation-Disclosures Times.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-06-07
Hear;
Beats

that are too fast Or too slow,
too strong or too weak, are not
the kind that come from a
healthy heart. Remember,
every heart that pains, futters,
palPitates, skips beats, and
every heart that causes fainting
spells, shortness of breath or
smothering, is weak or diseased,
and cannot keep the blood cir
culating at its normal rate.
"My heart was very weak and
kept skipping beats until it
missed from one to three beats q
minute. Well knowing what
the result would be if this trouble
was not stopped, 1 began taking
DR.. Miles Heart Cure, and two
bottles brought the heart action
to its normal condition"
d. D. HOLM,
Huntington. Ind.
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4 notice of Final Settlement.
State Of kansas, Ellis c.

State of Kansas, Ellis Co, SIS:
In he Probate court of said county.
In the matter Of the estate of r J Barns,
deceased,
To all Creditors of and other persons
interested in said Estate:
You are hereby notified that at the regular
term of the Probate court. in and for said
county. to be begun and held at the Probate
Judges office in Hays city in said county on
the 9TH day of July. 1902. being the first
Monday in said month of July we will make
fual settlement of said estate.
Having filed with said Court our claim
for compensation as Executors and Trustees
of said estate and for necessary attorneys
fees and other expenses necessarily incurred
in the administration of said estate, we
hereby give notice as ordered by said Court;
that said claims are set for hearing in said
court on the 9TH day OF July 1902.
William Hall
D. c. Nellis,
Executors and Trustees Of will of
r, J. Barns, deceased,
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-06-07

Homo OF SWEInp-RoOt.
ling you how to find
or bladder trouble.
FL writing DR.. Kilmer
;. Y.
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OVer=WOrk NeakenS
Your Kidneys
Unhealthy kidneys Make Impure BIZ

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-06-07

Rev. Aaron Brock has resigned the
pastorate of the Second Congregational
church of Sedalia.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-06-07

The Kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fill
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matlsm come from ex-
cess of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-06-07
N0BB{,PREETY
Latest styles but Low in price at
Mrs Johnson's millinery store
south Chestnut street.

10 Dekalb instead of Joseph Breen!
Not likely. for those strange incidents
never work to q sane conclusicu
through any law OF compensation. The
other man in the problem remains an
unknown quantity
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-06-07

whats that sound of running water
cut there Willie?"
''Tt's only Us boys, ma We've 6sez
trYin' the FiIIypiny war cure ez A0eesa
Gnog an now we're pcszring .n ss1s.'
sassna EzIen 4
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-25
TO CALL PRIMARY.
MEETING HELD YESTERDAY TO
TAKE PRELIMINARY STEPS.

Chairman o. W. Morrison, Of the
Democratic county committee and h.
g. Caldwell, Of the Democratic city
committee, held q conference yester-
day afternoon and decided TO at once
begin correspondence with the chair
man of the Democratic county COM
mittee Of Marshall county to prepare
for q meeting of the committeeman in
the judicial district, composed of Mar
shall and MoCracken, and decide on
primary to nominate candidates for
circuit judge and prosecuting attor.
ney.
There are many prospective candi-
dates for the two offices. and some
want primary in about May. while
others want one in the summer
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-25
NEW EIdHT-CENT STAMP.
HEAD OF MARTHA WASHINGTON
THE SUBJECT OF THE DESIGN.

Washington, Nov. 26-The United
States government has never issued q
postage stamp decorated with the head
of woman. But this cannot be said
after December On that day the
postoffioe department will begin send
ing out to postmasters a new cent
stamp, ON which will be used the head
OF Martha Washington. The design is
considered one of the most beautiful
ever put out by the postofiice depart
ment. The head Is encircled with a
wreath. At the bottom, on the left.
is 1882, the year in which Martha
Washington was born; on the right,
1902, the year in which she died. She
was born May 81.
The postoffice department first got
the idea of decorating q stamp with a
woman's head from short article
which appeared in ladies magazine
early this year, in which the writer
complained that the ladies were being
Disseminated against by the stamp
designers Of the postoffice department,
for apparently, they had never seen fit
TO have a representative of the fair sex
placed on the face of a postage stamp.
A Detroit paper took the matter up
editorially, and Mr.. Madden, the
third assistant postmaster general,
being a Detroit man, noticed the ar
ticle and began thinking about the
matter. The result is a new 8 cent
stamp.
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-25
GUESS SOCIAL.
PLEASANT TIME ANTICIPATED
AT THE Y. NJ. O. A.

Secretary Hanua is preparing for
the "Guess Social" that will be held
at the Y. NJ. o. A. on Thanksgiving
night. He intends to make this one
of the biggest and most successful So
cials ever held in the city. II will be
an Informal affair to which both la
dies and gentlemen are invited. Here
tofore ali socisls and entertainments
have nearly always been exclusive Of
outsiders, but since the new manage
men had taken hold, there mas been a
change and the socials and entertain
ments have proven a success, more so
than in former years. Refreshments
will be served and there will be mu-
sical programme arranged.
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-25
SONG WRITER DEAD
MAN WHO WROTE 1.-THE MOCK.
ING BIRD" IS NO MORE

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 25-Septi'
mus Winner, composer Of "The Mock
ing Bird" and hundreds Of other
popular songs, died suddenly at his
home here. He was 76 years Of age.
Mr.. Winner was the author of 400
TECHNICAL books on musical instru-
ments, and arranged over 1000 COM
positions for the violin and piano. He
also possessed considerable poetic sbil-
ity, his latest work, completed recent
ly, being "The Oogitstions of a
Crank" Mr.. Winner was frequent
contributor to Graham's Magazine
when Edgar Allen Poe was editor Of
that publication. One Of his compost
tions, "Give Us Back Our Old Com
mander," written after the removal Of
General Mcclellan, is said to have
threatened the disruption Of the mill.
tsry forces, and its publication was
stopped by the government.
Mr.. Winner sold the "Mookine
Bird" for s35, but the publishers
years later admitted having realized
%, 900, 900 from its sale.
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-25
COMMITTEES NAMED
PRESIDENT DUBOIS APPOINTS
STANDING COMMITTEES FOR
COMMERCIAL CLUB.

President Stanley Dubois, who was
recently elected president of the
Commercial club, has named the fol-
lowing standing committees for the
year;
Executiye-O. W. Thompson, ]. A.
Bauer, Judge r. t. Lightfoot
Ways and means-Chas. Reed, Sol
Dreyfuss, II. A. Peter.
Membership--L. NJ. Rieke, Chas.
weille, r. G. Caldwell
New industries-G. o. Thompson,
F. E. Lack, Geo. O. Wallace.
Entertainment-w. +. Paxton, Hon.
q. X. Wheeler, s. A. Fowler.
Freight and passenger rstes-F. P.
Toof, II. o. Rhodes, O. W. Sheriff.
Taxation-R. E. Ashbrook, 7. o.
Leech, E. ". Smith.
Insurance-O. L. Gregory, Harry
Hank, J. l.. Friedman.
LegislAtion-W. b. Wesks, Hon. j.
d. Mocquot, Jake wsllerstein.
Adyertising-F. L. Scott, L. s.
Gleaves, W. p. Hummel.
Mail fscilities-L. 5. Dubois, II. l..
Bradley, Will Hoerber.
Immigration-John W. Little, Z.
W. whittemore, O. l.. VanMeter.
Parks and library-Hou. d. A. Yei-
ser, J. A. Rudy, Dr. s. B. Caldwell.
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-25
TO HAVE ORGAN.
AND THEREFORE, THE FIRST
PASTOR LEAVES THE CHURCH, I

Lexington, KY, Nov. 24-By a
vote of 361 for and 202 against, the
Broadway Christian church has deoid-
ed to install instrumental music. Hid
den beneath this simple statement
there is a sensation, for the vote not
only gives the church instrumental
music, but it lessons its membership
by from 150 to 200 persons and drives
away the Rev. DIR. J. W. MoGarvey,
the church's first pastor, now presi-
dent of the Kentucky Bible college,
and Elder ]. W. Zsohery, late Prohi-
bition candidate for congress from this
district.
The congregation knew all this
when the vote was cast, for both DR..
McGarvey and Elder Zachary had
called for their letters and declared
openly that they would join the Chest
nut street church. which has no or
gan. The voting was done by ballot,
each member having been furnished
during the week with ballot, with
the request that the vote be recorded
and sent to the church secretary Vir-
gil Mcclure. DR.. MoGarvey Published
his views some days since, giving
scriptural reasons for refusing to
worship with instrumental music.
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-25
COAL COMING.
PRESENT RISE WILL PROBABLY
RESULT IN GREAT ACTIVITY.

Local rivermen are Of the opinion
that the recent rains will cause .
sufficient rise in the Ohio to start
the coalboats, now lying at Pitts
burg, downstream. All the streams
above Pittsburg are now on rise"
and considerable water is being poured
into the main stream. by its tributa-
ries. All the bsrges at Pittsburg are
loaded and reports say that about 49,
900, 600 bcshels of coal await the rise
for shipment south. The bulk Of the
coal will go to Cincinnati, Louisville
and New Orleans.
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-25
RAIN STOPS WORK.
NOT MUCH BEING DONE ON THE
COUNTY ROADS.

The present bad weather has stop
ped most of the outside work that is
going on, among 1t work on the coun.
ty roads. Supervisor johnson has
been getting them in good order for
the winter, but the rain has interfered.
II has also stopped work on the steam
heating plant.
County Judge Lightfoot intends to
order new road from the Wadesboro
and Houser roads in the county, but
will not do it until the next term Of
county court.