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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-05-27
SUPPLEMENT TO
WILLIAMS MARKET LETTER

Last night orders for the East came in
that took the balance of the first block of
stock of 100, 600 shares in the Red Top.
This is the block of stock that the dirtc ct
ors placed upon the market in the short
time of 80 days. 1t has all been sold.
Our clients are fortunate in securing this
stock and will make money by their in
vestment. Stock will be hard to buy at
40 and we advise our clients TO wire us as
we may have to limit the amount pur-
chased.
We are out with this tip which you
should take.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-05-27

Location Notices and Certificates of
Location (for recording) for sale at The
News office. x
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-05-27
BUY ADAMS AT 10.

1t is the best buy in the market at the
price. Be wise and get in early.
w. S. WILLIAMS Co.
The National tribune., 1904-09-01

it little fresh water to refresh it and
thank it for the benefits given, if the boat
has secured a whale; or, if the boat has
not been lucky, to appease any slight that
may have been put upon the talisman, in
the hope that it will give them better luck
in the future.
After reaching shore, a day or possibly
two may be given for preparation, and then
the great feast begins. Each successful
boat owner, beginning with the one whose
boat secured the most whales. gives feast,
to which he invites all the members of the
tribe and any other people who may be in
the village. First windbreak Of umiakS.
sails or skins is built to act as a shelter
against the chilly blasts Of the polar winds
lie is placed in the form of a large circle
if enough material can be secured, in the
center of which walrus hide is placed on
the ground; and to it's four corners are
tied long ropes, which are passed over tri-
pods placed about twenty-five feet from the
skin. The ends of the ropes are then drawn
tight, and made fast with stout stakes
driven into the ground. thus raising the
skin about four feet. The skin thus be-
comes a platform some eight or ten feet
square, which serves as a sort of movable
stage on which the young women dance.
The feast usually begins at the time
when the sun reaches due western point.
about 6 O'Clock in the afternoon; for dur
ing the so days of Summer at Otkeavic
the sun never sets, and being without time
pieces, the Eskimos mark their time by the
position of the sun while it is visible, and
by the moon and stars when the sun has
gone for the long Arctic night. These
feasts sometimes last "A hours.
The National tribune., 1904-09-01
THE EMPEROR OF SURAKARTA.
He 10 Perhaps the Strangest and oldest
Sovereign in the World.
Century.

There is an empire on this planet which
situated in Mars. 1t is governed by two
Emperors at the same time, and withal is
not larger than the State of Delaware.
Both Emperors reside in the same city,
each has his own resplendent court. enor-
nous revenues, armies, imperial chancel-
lors, Government officers and courts of
justice.
Only one of these Emperors is known to
the outside world, and he only to a slight
extent. The name and titles of the leading
one would easily fill column; his subjects,
loo, 600 in number, call him the Susu-
human, and he himself modestly signs him.
self Pakoe Bowono Mail of the Uni
verse, the Tenth" In him his people
venerate not only their sovereign ruler, but
also their religious pontiff, placed so high
above them that none dares approach him
upright or cover him with glance his
state ministers, and even his own brothers,
crouch before him with folded hands as if
in prayer, and with downcast eyes. Yet
he is a powerless puppet in the hands of a
small European nation, and may not even
receive or dispatch a letter without previ-
OuSly submitting it to the Jayan repreSen-
tative of the Dutch. He actually rules his
empire. every square inch of it. which he
calls his personal property: yet he may not
walk or ride outside the palace gates with
out the formers permission. He keeps
thousands of troops at his own expense,
men with modern swords and rifles, ANA
IONS with ancient lances. bows and arrows !:
yet he is virtually prisoner in his own
palace, the grounds of which cover nearly
a square mile, where there are hundreds of
The National tribune., 1904-09-01
An Ocean Going Turbine Steamer.

The Allan Company has become 80 sat-
isfed that the peculiar difficulties Of
adapting the turbine engine to tralrsatlan-
tic service have been surmounted. that
Aug % it launched the steamer Victorian
at Belfast, Ireland. 1t is expected that
she will be ready for service before the
end of the year. She is 40 feet long,
has GO feet beam, and her depth is 40
feet inches.
The Victorian is to be fitted in most
luxurious manner and is to carry 800
passengers.
+. A special arrangement has been de-
vised for the Victorian's machinery
whereby reversing power equal 10 that of
her forward propelling power can be i'm
parted to it, securing the almost instant
arrest of the steamers forward motion
and speedy backing. in case it is needed.
Her propellers are three in number. each
on separate length of shafting.
The Victorian will be fitted with a
wireless telegraph apparatus and will
carry complete printing outfit between
decks. Her tonnage is about 1900 and
she is expected to develop about 10000
horsepower.
The National tribune., 1904-09-01
All About the cage" Order.

Tribune, Washington, d. c., and a proper
blank will be mailed you without cost.
TO GENERAL LAW PENSIONERS DRAWING
LESS THAN So.
If under the law Of June q, 1890. as
construed by the New AGE" Order, which
is given elsewhere. pensioner will receive
an increase, he should write TO IL. w.
Shoppell. or The National Tribune, Wash
ington. ID. c.. and a proper blank will be
mailed him without cost.
TO PENSIONERS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE
q. 1890, WHO ARE RECEIVING LESS THAN
SIP PER MONTH.
Read very carefully the new age" Or.
der given in another column. If it allows
you more pension than you are now re-
ceiving. write to II. w. Shoppell, or The
National Tribune. Washington. d. c.,
and a proper blank will be mailed you
without cost.
TO THOSE WISHING TO ALICE MORE DIS
ABILITY THAN Is PRESCRIBED BY THE
ACE" ORDER.
Under the age" Order it is assumed. il
the contrary does not appear. and all other
legal requirements are properly met.
that claimant is half disabled for manual
The National tribune., 1904-09-01
THE FEAST OF THE WHALE.
An Incident Of the Social Life Among the
Eskimos of Arctic Alaska.
Century,

The principal occupation Of these Eski-
mos (of Arctic Alaska) during the Spring
is the hunting of the bow-head whale IN
the leads, or open water, and among the
foe ice of the Arctic Ocean. The taking
of a whale is always a time of great re-
joicing with these people, for it means not
only an abundance Of food and fuel, but
large amount of valuable trading material.
After the whaling season is over, the
boats which have been used in the chase
are gathered on the leads between the pack
and shore ice, which is often some miles
from shore, at the foot of some road that
has been cut through the rough ice from
the land to the water. The most successful
boats crew, with their umiak Ia whaling
boat covered with skins), takes the lead,
followed by the other boats in the order
of their success. The harpoons, floats, pad
dies and everything pertaining to the chase
of the whale are placed in their respective
positions. The umiak is then placed on a
fiat ivory runnered sled and dashed firmly
in place. The owner, who is called omelic
(head mani, stands on the ice at the right
hand side of the bow; the boat steerer
at their respective places along the sides
of the boat. When all is ready, the omelic
gives the word to go forward, and each of
the crew slips over his shoulder a broad
breast strap of sealskin, which is attached
to short line made fast to the thwarts of
pulled forward a few lengths. and the next
boat in order goes through the same form,
moving on in its turn, until all the umiaks
are strung out in a long line on the
grounded ice, ready for their return to
land.
At a signal from the head boat. all move
forward, chanting weird songs of the good
ness and power of the whale; for one of
the superstitons of these people is that
whenever working on any object to be used
in whaling, or doing anything connected
with whaling, they must constantly extol
the merits of this great animal.
Long before the boats reach shore the
entire population left in the village-men,
women, children and dogs-congregate on
the beach to welcome the homecomers.
When the first boat nears land it is brought
to halt few feet from the shore line.
and its talisman, which is always carried
in little pouch in the bow, and may be
VOLTS head. the head of raven, iron
pyrites or any odd thing: is lifted out by
the omelic and held in his right hand to-
ward the shore, where stands the chief
medicine man of the tribe, who pours over
The National tribune., 1904-09-01

This condition should make him more
prompt to encounter danger than the
teamster, who, occupying. as lie does, the
position of nOn-combatant, is not in a
condition to either fight, run, or even de-
fend himself.
l never knew scare or stampede
among teamsters during the war but wha t
originated or was caused by panic
among the soldiers. AS long as the SOL
diers held their ground the teamsters
never thought of turning back; but as their
dependence for protection-and it often
proved mighty poor dependence, too
was i'm the soldier. when the skinner saw
the fighting man ''skedaddling' to save
his bacon" of course the mulewhacker be-
came demoralized and easily persuaded
himself that there was q healthier locality
elsewhere
PRIDE OF THE TRANSFERS.
1t is a popularity of the service that
each branch usually arrogates to itself
the credit of being the mainstay of the
Government. The infantry man will slur
will tell you that the dough boys are
no good; and the artileryman will inform
you with swagger that lie is the fellow
that decides battles: while the mule skin
ner declares that they are all lot of
cowardly blOwhards, and modestly asks,
Where would they get off, if it wasn't
for us!' And no doubt the sutler thinks
that the prosecution of war without him
would be dismal failure.
Such good -natured "joshing" does no
harm, if it does no good; but when a pro-
fessed chrOnicler of war history, who may
have been soldier or officer in one
branch Of the service, makes such charges
seriously against some other branch, 1t
looks as though said writer overestimates
The National tribune., 1904-09-01

who were guarding me that at the first
shot or appearance of rebels they were to
kill me instantly.
The joke was getting serious. Although
tried to ridicule Conkey and his men.
and laughed at them for being scared III
nothing, l had the laugh all to myself
no one else seemed to see anything funny
about it, unless it was jeff and his gang
of conspiritors.
About that time if some man had fired
n shot from the bushes along the little
branch just ahead of us--which would be
n likely occurrence, as our Indians from
the fort were frequently out that way
hunting-it is more than probable that the
men who were guarding me would have
carried out their orders, and shot me be-
fore any further explanations could have
been made.
Realizing that the situation was getting
serious the Wagon Bosses who had as
sisted jeff to place me in such an emf
barrassing position now rode rapidly back
along the train to tell Anthony that it
was about time TO call the joke Off
Pretty soon the whole gang came gal
Looping up again, with Jeff in the lead,
who rushed up to me, laughing heartily,
shaking my hand and apologizing for hav
ing scared me so bad, as he said. l had
felt no uneasiness, however, except the
thought that chance shot from some
struggling hunter might precipitate the ex-
ecution of my guards orders.
Jeff and the other boys seemed to en-
joy the joke hugely, and joined in with
them in having hearty laugh over it, as
surfing the boys that l had never known
before that they were such internal liars.
1t was Capt. Conkey's turn now to get
mad. The affair had placed him in rather
ridiculous light, he thought, and he did
not like it; but he promptly released me
from arrest, restored my belt and pistol,
and advised me to turn my battery on
jeff and his fellow conspirators, apologize
ing for his harsh treatment of me. and
throwing the blame where it rightly be-
longed, on Anthony, who had to send back
to his mess wagon and bring out several
black bottles to pacify the crowd.
never thought of entertaining any ami
mostly toward Jeff for the trick he had
played me, for / knew him to be whole
souled, good fellow, and one of my best
friends.
BY this train my wife's brother, AL. Col
Inns, had come along with Frank Under
wood, and joining my train as an extra
hand remained with ME.
Ito be continued.)
The National tribune., 1904-09-01

buildings. the most sumptuous halls. luxurf
Gus chambers and storerooms and stables
with many thousands of attendants. Stih
he has no kitchen and no cook. his own
meals being sent to him daily from outside.
lie is absolute master over all his people,
who depend for their livelihood entirely
upon him yet he may not trust any of the
men. and surrounds himself entirely with
women. Thousands Of the latter are at his
beck and call hundreds he calls his more
or less legitimate wives. who have borne
him many sons; vet he has no direct heir
to the throne, which is one of the Oldest
and most eminent in Asia.
This curious parsonage is his Majesty
the Emperor of Surakarta.
The National tribune., 1904-09-01
Cure Your own Kidney and Bladder Diseases
at Home at Small Cost.-one Who Did ID
Gladly Tells You How.

Mr.. A. S. Hitchcock Clothing Dealer).
Box ID 81, East Hampton, Conn. wishes
us to tell our readers who are suffering
from any kidney or bladder disease, that
if they will send their address 70 him he
will, without any charge whatsoever, di-
rect them to the perfect home cure he SO
successfully used.
Knowing, as he so well does, the failure
of almost every other treatment in stub
born cases, he feels that he ought TO place
in the hands of every suffering man and
woman this simple, inexpensive and withal
positive means of restoring themselves to
health.
Our advice is TO take advantage of this
most generous offer while you can do SO
without cost
The National tribune., 1904-09-01
Widows.

Upon the death of your soldier husband.
apply for pension promptly. 1t is one Of,
the provisions he leaves for your mainten--
ance. In most cases the pension will COM
mence from date of application. Some
Shoppell. or The National Tribune, Washs
ington. d. c.. and a proper blank will b.
mailed you without cost.
The National tribune., 1904-09-01
Mileage and capitalization Of Roads.

The total single-track railway mileage
in the United States on June 80, 1903,
was 207 977.22 miles, having increased
) ,5O5.37 miles in the year ending on that
date. This increase exceeds that of any
previous year since 1890. The 10 States
and Territories for which an increase in
mileage exceeding 100 miles is shown. are
Arkansas, California. Georgia. Illinois,
Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota. MISSISSIPPI
pi, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dako-
ia, Pennsylvania Texas Washington. West
Virginia, Wisconsin. Indian Territory. New
Mexico and Oklahoma.
The National tribune., 1904-09-01

labor at the age of c.; two thirds disablsA
al the age of Us; ive-sixths disabled at the
age of 6S. and wholly disabled at the age
OF 40. If the claimant can not show that
he has greater disability at these respective
ages than is recited above. it is of no uss
Ior him to describe his ailments. 1t Is q
disadvantage. in fact, because it will incur
the expense and delay of medical examine
ton. If a claimant is in fair health for
his age, it is useless to apply for more than
is allowed by the age order.
Any one, however. who is sure that be.
is more disabled than is allowed for by the
AGE" Order should write to II. w.
Shoppell. or The National Tribune, WASH
ington. ID. c.. and proper blank will be-
nailed him without cost.
The National tribune., 1904-09-01

upset by the "Johnnies' during the short
time they had held possession, or when
they realized that they would have to give
up the briefiy-held prizes.
In some instances the rebels had broken
open boxes in the wagons they had cap
tured and tried to do a little plundering,
but did not seem to have got away with
much. In connection with this attempt at
footing" | saw singular spectacle.
PICTURE.
BY the side of one wagon, the tongue
of which was broken, lay a bursted box
OF hard bread; next to it a box of soldiers
boots had been broken open, and along
side the box of boots lay dead rebel
with bullet hole through his head from
one temple to the other. The fatal bullet
had left him in the exact posture it had
The National tribune., 1904-09-01
Three Mistakes About Pensions.

1s 1t mistake for pensioner
his widows interests preudced by giving
taking under the of
law If the age" Order e1sewhere)
under the old law The
blank application This will prejudice your application
present prospective for a highe law
3D. So much has been
Order that misrepresentation
necessary for all wait making
application For those who good health and whose
by manual labor this indeed
all others who
tiles partly wholly ncapacate them for earning support
labor should application
3d. 1t mistake for any entitled pension apply
for it, The roll roll of honor.
posteriy will be gaed find this
country pension the a service
The National tribune., 1904-09-01

TIE LAW OF JUNE p. 1890. AND TIE NEW
"AGE" ORDER.
The laws of June q, 1890, and May 8,
1900. provide for pension, according to
degree of disability, from $6 to $12 per
month for any soldier Of the War of the
Rebellion who served 90 days and was hon.
orably discharged.
The new AGE" Order simply says that
any claimant who has arrived at the age
of G2. or Is. or GS, or 20. is presumed with
out further proof land, theoretically, with
out examination) to be suffering disability
sufficient to warrant sc month pension
at age of g.: IS month at age Of 65: $40
q month at age of 6S and $12 month at
age of 20.
To Those Who Have Never APP
piled for Pension.
We urge upon these comrades that
il Is their duty to apply. If many are so
wcli-to-do that they do not need it. they
can apply the money to help those who
DO need it. Under this AGE"
Order an application can be made
that. in most cases. does not involve ex-
animation. which probably removes q fsa-
tnre that was objectionable to many
Write to r. W. Shoppell, or The National
The National tribune., 1904-09-01

his own Importance as factor in put
ting down the rebellion, and is trying to
build himself up by tearing someone else
The National tribune., 1904-09-01

HOW.
Frank Underwood, my brother-in- W,
looked at me sourly and said in q jeering
tone,
halter this time, young fellow. / always
thought you'd be hung some day, and now
| guess you've got to the end of your rope
You know the 'iOlb saying about the
pitcher that goes, too often to the well. -
And then turning to Conkey he went on.
Hes one Of the worst rascals in the rebel
army. You've dsne good job to take
him in. Caution y0ur men to not ride too
close to him. He's liable to grab pistol
or carbine from some of them and hurt
somebody. 1t would be a good idea to
tie his hands behind him. and tie his feet
under his mule. He tries to laugh this
matter off, but don't, let him fool you. You
can call drum.head court martial when
we get into camp. and I'll rustic up the
evidence to hang dim. There's several men
here that knows all about his deviltry.
for he'll get away sure Better fix him
While you've got sure thing on him.
No one could possibly have suspected
from Franks earnest looks and speech
that he was a relative and also a good
friend Of mine. He and Anderson both
had evidently been ''seen' by jeff. and
rehearsed in their respective parts. l was
astonished to see what lies these fellows
could tell and look SO serious about it,
COnkey was now convinced that he had
clear case against me, and as we were
nearing the falls. he began making his
preparations TO meet an attack, hating
for the train 10 close up, and preparing to
throw out skrmishers, sending runners
back to bring up most of the Indian con-
tingent from the rear: and in particular
giving orders to the Sergeant and men
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-02
One Mans Triumph.

Did you ever witness the joy of a
real man over his release from the
burden of debt? Debt affects men
differently, but the real man can re-
gard it in no other light than as a
burden-an impeachment to his up
ward climb.
There are others whose chief con-
Germ is to acquire debt-whOse
troubles end with the acquisition.
The burden is then on the other
| fellow.
But it was not one such whose joy
was witnessed last Saturday night
1t was the joy of a man who had
toiled early and late for 10 long
years to get one more view of the
clear sky-to feel himself free,
This man has never been afraid of
hard work, but necessary interest
bearing debts added handicap of
mental worry to his labOrs which
often caused him to stagger under
the load. But his motto was Eek
celsior," and he was buoyed by hope
of better times.
Better times arrived last week and
now this mans happiness is real.
Not necessary to give names. He is
one of Crescent City's industrious
orange growers. Ten years ago,
along with the balance Of his neigh
bors, he lost all he had in the world
of productive property except an
ability to work and hard-headed
determination to overcome all hui
man obstacles. He had to borrow
money to make a new start. AS be
was known to be worker that was
an easy matter. The right kind of a
man can always command capital at
no great distance from home.
This Crescent City worker didn't
disappoint his friends. He paid the
interest as it came due. 1t was hard,
sometimes, but he had calculated on
hardship. The only thing he hadn't
calculated on was failure.
Last Satur day night we met him
in Chamberlin's store. There was
the usual greetings and the inquiry
of, Flows times2" Then he put
both his hands on our shoulders and
said, quietly, "They are all right;
I'm easy now, but it's the first time
in 10 years. There is now to my
credit in DR.. Crill's bank more than
enough money to wipe out every
cent of debt l owe in the world, and
I've over half my orange crop yet to
SELL" You could see the happiness
beaming from his eyes. He had
dropped the burden of worry and felt
himself free man. He was in the
sunlight again and was happy.
This is the story of but one of
Crescent City's hard pressed citizens
of the past 10 years. One of the men
whose labors have resulted in re-es-
tablishing the place on the founda-
ii ms of its old time prosperity. One
of the men to whom we all owe a
debt of gratitude, for prosperity is
now general