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Yukon Valley news., 1906-05-16
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 Costs little more than ready made.

situated would be stricken blind.
 Superstition, however, had not kept them from talking of the weird occu pants of the isolated caves. Recently a native who had outgrown old beliefs and fears showed Teck a cave near old Sitka that contained d mummy. Teck had no hesitancy in visiting the spot, but could not do so at the time, and later had no way of getting there. He told the story to Pihl, and Sunday the two, with Frank Biles, all very skeptical, set forth on a mummy hunt, new pastime for Pihl, who has hunted about everything else.
 It was beginning to grow dark when the cave was reached, and it was neces sary to light lantern. A gruesome sight met the amateur promoters of sci ence. In the center of the cavern was man, apparently asleep or in deep medi- tation. He was squatting down. His knees were drawn up and his head was bowed between them. Around him were large number of skulls.
 The figure was not meditating Neither was it asleep. It was dead, and how long it had crOuched thus nobody is pre- pared to say. Opinions differ, some say ing the body is not over 150 years old, while others place it's age we'll up in the hundreds. The native who pointed out the cave to Teck said the body was not that of an Indian, but one of race of people who inhabited Alaska before the Indian came. They were small people, he said, and had red hair In life the mummy was person about five feet tall, and while at first glance the hair looks dark, it has pronounced reddish hue.
 There is, however, strong evidence against the theory that the body is one of prehistoric race. It is partially swathed in coarse cloth, which falls apart when touched, and rear it was found wooden box, about two feet square, that is unmistakably of Indian make. It is composed of two pieces of wood, one forming the bottom and the other the four sides. This latter piece is bent at right angles; the one joint is secured with thongs. The outside of the box has colored markings, which are nearly obliterated by time.
 Mrs. Fleischman and Miss Wiehl ac- cOmpanied Miss Peck on her return to
Yukon Valley news., 1906-05-16
TO RUN THE MESS
 ON HO0SIER CREEK

Mrs. Nichols and Mrs. Strickland will leave today or tomorrow for Hoosier creek, where they will conduct the mess for the hydraulic gang during the work ing season.
 Mr. Nichols and MT. Strickland will be members of the large working force.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-05-16
TWO VERSIONS 0F AN INCIDENT
 SIDE BY SIDE.

printed below need but slight Each relates to conracs the Both It add conversation Mr. Ledger and Yukon Valley forth under the later date
 
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Yukon Valley news., 1906-05-16

Mrs. Fleischman and Miss Wiehl ac- companied Miss Peck on her return to Little Minook Monday night.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08
The Only worker Died.

A traveller was once passing on horse
back through a backwoods region where
the inhabitants were VIGOROUSLY shiftless,
Arriving at a dilapidated. shanty at the
noon hour. he inquired what were the pros
poets for getting dinner.
The head OF the family, who had been
absorbed in resting on a log in front
OF his dwelling. replied that he guessed
mad hev suthin' onto the table putty
soon"
Thus encouraged. the traveller dis
mounted. But, TO his chagrin. he found the
food to be such that he could not force
himself to partake OF It. Making such ex-
cuses as he could for lack Of appetite. he
happily bethought himself of a kind OF
nourishment that he might venture to take
there, and one sure to be found on a farm.
He asked for some milk.
we don't hev milk any more"
drawled the head OF the house. THE dogs
dead-died week afore last"
THE dog" cried the traveller. but what
has that got TO do within"
Well" explained the host. meditatively
1.-THE critters don't seem ter know 'nough
ter o'm up ter be MIXED themselves. The
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08
wireless Interference.

Two ingenious boys in Newport r. l.,
were the innocent cause OF perplexity, not
to say anxiety, at the naval station there
the other day. They were exchanging wire
less telegraphic messages with apparatus
constructed by themselves for their own
amusement. But some OF these reached
the receiver OF the government operator
also, and II happened that his instrument
was simultaneously actuated by impulses
from another source. One communication
blurred the other and both were unintelligi-
BILE. The resulting Inconvenience in this in
stance was probably small. but the occur
renee, like numerous others which have
been reported in the last three or four
years. was unpleasantly suggestive OF EN-
barrassments which might prove less
trivial. Hertz wave telegraphy is much
more susceptible TO accidental or malicious
interference than is the Morse system.
comments the New York Tribune. More
over. II meddling were intentional and II
the meddler tried 10 conceal himself. detee-
ton would be dlfficult. n not impossible.
The interests OF the naval service demand
therefore the adoption OF measures which
will mitigate. II they do not entirely avert.
the evil.
At one time great things were predicted
regarding the eject OF tuning" q trans
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08
Recent Progress in the Field of Electricity

mitter so that it would send or waves Of a
particular frequency, and Of adjusting the
receiver so that 1t would respond more
readily to waves of that frequency than
to any other. A number of different
methods of conducting the operation have
been patented, and The Electrical World
thinks that If ANY one Of them is eff
fective it's owner should pack up his kit
and head for Newport" That periodical
remarks, further, that IF there is any
such thing as a syntonic system, It is
high time that Uncle Sam hunted 1t up"
1t is already obvious that the protection
afforded by tuning would not be absolute.
Apparatus has been invented for measur-
ing the length of waves, when It is not
known as the result of a previous agree
ment. By this means it is feasible to find
out the exact frequency being used by an
enemy in war. The secret having
thus been learned. II would be a simple
matter to adjust a generator and trans
mitter TO that rate and to produce the
effect which those boys in Newport did.
Still other limitations of the value of tun-
ing have been pointed out by the technical
press, but it does not follow that the sys-
tenn is not worth adopting. The advice
which The Electrical World gives to the
governmental investigate the matter
carefully-is excellent
But whether the Navy department re-
sorts to syntony or not there is distinct
need OF official regulation of the practice
Of wireless telegraphy by individuals and
commercial corporations In the United
States From suitable supervision great
benefits might be expected. but it should
be conducted in such a way as to do the
most good and the least HARM
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08

of the kind yet planned is that which is
being developed between Boston and Chi.
cago by the Observation-Disclosures syndicate.
The distance between these two cities is
over 1900 miles. The system will cost
over $lO0,OO0,OOO to complete. The equip
ment is to be superior to anything now
in operation on any steam railroad. Pull
man cars of special construction, with
floors deadening the sound Of the wheels
running on the rails and proof against
fire. are to be provided These will also
be equipped with every modern convenience
for the comfort of passengers. The line
is said to be nearly ready for operation
and will be the most magnificent electric
railroad in all its details In existence.
The results obtained in the workings of
this new long distance trolley line will be
watched with intense interest by every
one interested in railroading. other long
distance trolley railways in operation In,
the eastern states are in most cases a
succession of links of various interurban
systems whose termini are near enough
to facilitate quick transfer from one to the
other. But the Boston-Chicago trolley line
will be the longest continuous electric rail-
way under one management In the
world.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08

Many people are inclined to look upon
catarrh in children as a matter of small
concern, innocentiy believing that they
will "outgrow" II, and totally oblivious to
the fact that II is a disease of steady and
insldious growth, and each years neglect
finds the helpless sufferer rapidly approach
ing that dreadful condition when the dis
ease will be considered favourable" and the
very life of the patient in jeopardy. Then,
when Il is too late, there is a scurrying
for help and a denunciation of the doctor
because of his inability to accomplish the
miraculous.
There are some, 1t is true, who seemingly
"outgrow" the disease. But sooner or
later in their lives the patients awake to
the realization that the disease has arisen
as from the dead and regained its hold
upon the system. But the disease has
not been dead; far from it, All these
years, while the disease has seemingly
lain dormant, 1t has been eating its way
along the mucus membrane, and, like the
top, needs but a breeze to fan It into a
blaze And when this time comes there
is usually discovered that a serious COM
plication has arisen, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Consumption, Deafness or a arrangement
OF the functions of the internal organs.
But even though, as in some cases, none
of these complications has arisen, never
theless the disease has become so chronic
and deep-seated that II is not without
reason that it is considered by many as
incurable.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08
Electrical Refrigerntion.

Writing on electrical refrigeration. the
Electrical World says: by electrical re-
frigeration is meant merely the new sys-
TEN OF automatically driving and con-
trolling small mechanical refrigeration
plants by means of an electric motor. This
system has been brought forward within
the past year or so, and its friends saw
that 1t is giving excellent results; that
all things considered II is cheaper than
ice and does away with much Of the an
noyance caused by the older system. Be
sides preventing the Objectionable daily
replenishing of the boxes with ice, It gives
a system of refrigeration which is always
under control, and by means OF which
the cold rooms may be kept dry easily.
The system is strongly recommended for
all situations where a considerable amount
OF ice is necessary now, such, for exam
pie. as butcher shops, hotels, restaurants
and drug stores.
1T was pointed out Some time ago that
the exceptionally mild winter would prob
ably affect the ice harvest although at
that time the ice companies said that
they felt no anxiety about the supply.
Now. only a month after this forecast
we are told that the harvest OF ice Is
the poorest that can be remembered; that
the supply so far secured and which can
be obtained by forcing the artificial ice
making plants will be only a little more
than one-third OF the supply for 1906 One
OF the large companies has already started
the erection Of a large plant TO help out
the situation, and although we are still
in the winter. the price OF fee has been
raised 80 per cent, with the prospect OF a
further increase in the latter part OF the
spring OF the first OF summer. This in
crease in the price OF ice will increase con-
siderably the cost OF refrigeration during
the coming summer and for this reason
an exceptional opportunity is offered to
the dealers in small refrigeraing plants
and to the electrical power companies
for introducing the new system"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08

aud STOPS head noises. II cures where
other treatments have failed.
The following are only samples Of thou
sands OF just such aggravated cases that
have cured. can refer you 20 others;
some who probably you may know per
sonally.
To have your hearing restored after hav-
ing been deaf for over 20 years would most
certainly make you grateful to your bene-
factor. II you are deaf now or are suffer
ing from those awful head noises that pre-
cede condition Of total deafness, this
article must certainly appeal to you.
Dear DIR. Branaman: III you wish Il
change my medicine you will have to do II
at once or ! will be well. l have laid my
trumpet away and can hear a watch tick
the first time I'm 40 years. The awful noises
have gone. The people here think II a
miracle for me to hear so WE'LL
July H. 1901, he writes; My wife is very
jubilant. She can now talk to me without
the ear trumpet. How IL that for high
I can hear a watch tick easily"
A. e, MOORE, Oswego, Kan.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08
THE TREATMENT GUARANTEED.

This new system of treatment IL
unlike others that has ever been i'm
trOduced in Omaha, in that It posi-
lively cures, If removes the cause of
deafness, heals catarrh I'm all forms,
relieves asthma, stops pain in the
stomach and kidneys strengthens the
nerves, purifes the blood, in fact
places every organ of the body in q
vigorous and healthy condition.
when this is done there can be no
disease. The membranes of the nose,
throat, bronchial tubes and lungs are
healed, the ears are opened by the
application of electro medicated
vapOr which cures catarrhal deafness
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08
Prints by Electric Light.

A novel electric apparatus has been
brought out in Belgium for producing pho
tographic prints. 1t applies to bromide
prints, which are made by artificial light,
and is especially useful for turning out
such prints in the shape of postal cards,
producing the latter automatically and in
quantities.
The operation of the apparatus is simple.
An automatic device applies the paper
from roll or magazine against the mega
tive, then an incandescent lamp is turned
on for a time, which had previously been
adjusted once for all in the case OF a
given negative. After the exposure the
lamp is turned of and the paper is re-
moved from the negative and goes into a
dark box then a fresh piece of paper is
applied, and so on.
The apparatus is set so as to give GER
tain number of prints from a given mega
tive, and each printing operation causes a
ratchet wheel to advance one point. At
the end of the printing an electric bell IL
run by the ratchet device. By means OF q
rheostat the time Of the exposure can bC
adjusted from one to 200 seconds. The
whole is operated by battery OF four small
accumulators.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08
DEAFNESS.

There is hardly sense that is more use
full to a person than the sense of sound.
To a deaf person the world has Little charm
You are constantly in danger, because
you are not sensible to things that are
going on around you. Many deaf people
lose their lives because of inability to hear
waning sounds.
Can deafness be cured? 1 receive hun
dreds of letters every week from persons
AFFLICTED with deafness, asking this Inn
portant question. Having tried many
doctors and remedies in vain, most of them
have concluded that there is no cure for
deafness. The great majority of these
cases are caused from catarrh of the
throat or middle ear, which has closed the
Bustachian tubes, thus shutting on all
sound All such cases are durable. Deaf
ness is often caused from discharging ears
or thickened ear drums, and in most cases
Is accompanied by distracting head noises.
whenever these symptoms exist deafness Is
durable, though time as well as the best of
treatment will often be required to effect a
permanent cure.
Perhaps the most hopeless letters OF
inquiry on this subject are written by
those whose ear drums are destroyed and
who have been told by doctors and spe-
cialists that nothing could be done for
them. The hearing can be restored when
the ear drums are destroyed In from four
to six months.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08

the twenty-five new style electric locomo-
tives with which the New York, New Ha-
ven & Hartford railroad is to be equipped.
The final tests are now being made on the
Westinghouse Interworks railway in East
Pittsburg, and the engine will be shipped
TO New York some time this week.
1t is asserted by the Westinghouse peo-
pie that this new locomotive will drive the
old steam locomotive out of business. 1t is
guaranteed that the electric locomotive will
pull train of $50 tons between New York
and Boston at an average speed of seventy
miles an hour. 1t weighs seventy-eight tons
and has four 400 horse power electric mo-
tors, making It more powerful than the
average locomotive.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08
national Telephone system.

The president of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company, in his annual
report to stockholders, proposes the es-
adjustment OF national telephone
system. in which every subscriber can be
connected with every other subscriber
throughout the Land. To this end he has
entered uDon a contract for the sale OF
500. 100000 OF convertible bonds The num-
Der of telephones in use at the end OF the
year 1906 was 6,69S,25s. The company re-
ports 6,O4s,6l6 miles of wire in its system;
s7.12 employees. 4.47s.5O0OOO overwire talks,
81, ,sSl gross earnings. These figures are
not inclusive Of many independent tele-
phone companies The business is taking
on vast proportions. 1t is a pleasure to be
informed that the charges for service are
to be steadily reduced, as operating cost
has been reduced through economy OF in
stallation. Standardization of apparatus and
tools and improved engineering and con-
struction methods.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08

There are two kinds of Catarrh,
Moist or hypertrOphic and dry or
atrOphic. Moist Catarrh produces a
secretion which extends from one
organ to another, causing them TO be-
come diseased until the entire system
is affected. Catarrh of the nose and
throat gradually extends to the brOn-
chial tubes, producing Bronchitis and
Asthma; then into the lungs. causing
acute lung trouble and Consumption
and death. The eyes become weak
and inhamed and the eustachian tubes
become closed, causing deafness and
head noises. In dry catarrh there
are no secretions. The nose and
throat become dry and scaly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08
Deadly Overhead Wires.

Through a verdict just rendered, award
ing $4,000 damages to 10-year-old girl par
TALLY blinded and paralzed by the sputter-
ing OF a broken trolley wire. a Chicago
jury has sustained the theory that over
head wires are q menace to human life
without coming in direct contact with the
person. This has hitherto been regarded as
impossible. says the San Francisco Chron-
icle. But the evidence submitted at the
trial OF the suit for damages instituted
against the traction company on behalf of
the girl convinced the jury that her condi-
ton was due to the electrical discharge
from the broken trolley wire, although its
sputtering end was four feet away from
where she stood when It struck the street
pavement and no direct contact with It
had occurred. The theory that electricity
is a corroding, binding force affecting the
delicate nerves Of the human organism
without need Of contact In order TO pro-
duce current through the body was ad-
vanced by DR.. H. Preston Pratt. one Of
expert witnesses introduced In behalf OF
the plaintiff. Evidently the traction com
pany was unable TO disprove the correct
ness Of the theory. for they doubtless made
the effort in seld-defense. and the jury,
therefore. Endorsed It.
In all probability the effect of this YER
dict will be far-reaching. II directs public
attention to a new peril lurking in overhead
trolley wires. II courts and juries accept
the theory generally. it will accelerate the
movement for putting all wires charged
with electricity under ground. and it win
stimulate the trolley traction companies in
all cities TO lay their power lines In in
sulated cOndults as a means OF self-defense
against q recurrence of the Chicago eK-
perience. The knowledge that electric
wire carrying a high voltage lie a menace
10 life without actual contact makes IL too
dangerous as an exposed agent OF power
Transmission. and = few more Verdicts
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08

Mr.. L. L. Burgess. Talmage, Neb., says:
After suffering for years all the tor
ments of bad case nf catarrh, which had
extended into the stomach, causing sick
ness vomiting and dizzy spells, heart fall
ure and all the complications that go with
catarrh in its worst form, l saw your ad-
vertisement in the newspaper and deter
mined to try it. After my first visit to
the ONCE began to improve, and now I
am well and strong. Can eat anything and
digest It. Work all the time. In fact, 1
am sound and WELL"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08

Eight years ago began 20 have short.
ness of breath and choklng' conslahs
coughing I would raise tough phlegm.
Finally l got so bad l could not work.
relief / got was from smoking an asthma
powder. which only gave temporary reliot.
lost flesh and strength. l won't TO DIT.
Branaman a physical wreck and In rev
weeks | was new man. / can now
breathe free and easy. I sleep like child
all night. I do not cough or have any
more rafting or Wheeling Doctors told me
Asthma could not be cured but this new
cure is a sure specific for Asthma, and
recommend II to all my friends, as no one
PETER PIEQUERER,
3Si5 Street, South Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08
MIR. George Van PRtten, 1900 Little
Benton ST., Council Bluns, L., says'

when 1 was years old had an attack
Of Scarlet Fever which affected my hear
ing, and ever since then, until now, my
ears have been discharging. My hearing
gradually became worse until at times
people would have to fairly shout to make
me understand what they said. In 3act
whenever l had a cold was almost totally
deaf People told me deafness from the
fever could not be cured, and gave up all
hope of ever hearing clearly again. But
reading of the wonderful cures that DR..
Branaman has been effecting by his new
treatment, I decided to try once more to
obtain relief. and l am very glad did, for
the effect was even more than l expected
The ringing noises I'm my head, which had
been so severe that 1 could hardly sleep,
and the discharge from the ears have en-
tirely stopped, and can now hear watch
tick at arms length, and can plainly under
stand an ordinary conversation anywhere
within the room. In fact, my hearing is
now better than at any time within fifteen
years and life is worth living again. can
sincerely recommend DR.. Branaman's treat
ment TO anyone"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08

Did you" asked the presiding magis-
trate Of the witness, did you see the shot
fired?"
''oi did not, sir" responded the Celt, but
OF heard 1t foired."
That evidence is not satisfactory" re-
piled the magistrate, sternly; you may
step down"
The witness left the box. No sooner had
he turned his back on the judge than he
gave vent to a somewhat derisive laugh.
Enraged at this contempt of court, the
magistrate called the Irishman back to
the witness box.
How dare you laugh in that manner in
court?" demanded the judge, angrily.
Did you see me laugh, your honor?'
asked the Irishman.
mo, but / distinctly heard you laugh!'
came from the irate judge.
Such evidence is not satisfactory" re-
Joined the Celt, quietly, a twinkle coming
into his eye.
"Whereupon.' says Senator Proctor,
every one in court laughed, including the
Judge. boston Herald.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08
$500, 600, 600 REWARD
Mr. Henry cIews' Estimate of the Priceless Value
Of a Discovery.

hnanCier
diseases responsible
population of this
worth hundred
mill
Tuberculosis
the sickness and
well subsantated
would further and
suffering from
of
Of There
would
be