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The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-26
STRANGE TALES OF
 GOLD IN THE ARCTIC

'r, fun right to take I,.,~sc~~."a f
 npp,raIs u this r-gi"n" No Ia. pt sr, nari"u . ..- over .t~ barren s,,K. it 's N Mans Land" Dr. sale. . ..'. ,,n.t a. Hrush foreign s'c
 end ,httH-, certain advice. u
 oalvh be- .~ now acting Up'I M.
 Mansf,id.~ r,tun. money was raised
 with tHe help of private friends in th, nciebbarhood pledged to keep the secret The syndicate has fitted out several ship, which have already made their way to the Arctic regions, and recently sn irun-buif vessel sailed out of the Thames bound for spitzbergen. with crew Of English. scottish. and Norwegian zailsr~ and miners.
 There k now very tiouishing lit- tie mining colony on the Arctic claim. strong enough to defend themselves in case of need and ready to enforce that mining law which means death to anybody who tries Co rmr. a claim The ships have taken "Hf . great supply of provisions
 The miners have built houses takeE out in pieces and under the strict discipline of mining engineers and officers. they are leading hard. lonely life. with plenty of toil and no other society but their own. Around then they hear the barking voices o5 the seal- who lie upon the ro.. ledges. polar bears prowl over thi. barren region. and no hutlan being outside at their 1wn camp distH95 the utter -olitude They keep close 70 their huts for tr Norweg.ans espe cially are superstltious. and are afraid of the ghosts which they believe haunt these desert regions One day these ploneers in search of Arctic gold
 made gruesomc discovery. There on the naked rocks lay three skele- tons. Their bones were bleached and stripped clean of flesh. There was no sign to show the race or character or history of the men who had perished in this Arctic solitude. These dead mens bones told no tales. Perhaps
 in the living flesh these men had come in that search for gold which has strewn many fai regions and des- ert lands with skeletons Three | friends bound together upon some great adventure they lay together in the fellowship of death. mourned. per haps in some English village Spitz- gergen is a group of rocky and icy l islands. with some hundreds of rock i islets. far north of the northernmost cape of Europe, and partly within the Arctic circle They have never been permanentl> inhabited. only used as bases far exploring or fishing expe- i ditions ll is sn impossible. com- ! pared to which klondik is 'liv- able" area But 1T gold is to be found ! is quantities. no double tho resources of the temperate zone will make even
 the everlasting ice plateaus and gla- cier .rasped valleys of Spitzbergen en- durable
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-26

NEW YORK Prom the quiet vil- lage of Tolleshunt Darcy Essex. Eu gland. comes a story Of 9 newly dis- covered gold field in the far de~ola- tion of the Arctic circle. and of great coal field from which Europe may draw it's coal long after it's own supply has been exhausted The three principal figures in this new Treas ure island" romance are the Rev Nlr Gardner. rector of Goldhanger pr j. H. Salter. Of Tolleshunt Darcy and E Mansfield. a great traveller and min ing engineer.
 After ther days work U was the habit of these three eronics to meet in one or other Of their houses and to talk of their experiences in the world of fact and ideas Both MT. Mansfield and Dr Salter are men who have hunted and explored in wild places. and the conversation of MT Mansfield was especially interesting. because as a mining engineer. and one or the early pioneers of klondike, he had searched for gold in many parts. Always his conversation came back to gold. gold. gold and the possibility of new discoveries He held firmly to the theory that there were great gold deposits in the Arctic regions tt pres- ent untouched by men.
 The Rev Mir Gardner wa secretly fired by his words. and ole day he said: T am going to Sp.tzbergen. Perhaps while | am there lay put your theory to the test" ~a acting upon expert advice of his eng necring friend. the Rev. MT Gardner brought back from his voyage pieces of quartz and rock and specimens of sand. and mud. and shinglc from the Arctic coast. To him they were meaningless. He smiled as he thought Of his strange baggage.
 But one night there was great eS- citement when the three friends gath cred in the sitting room of the rec
  pebbles and bits of rock, held them up to the light. and examined them closely. Well" said his friends. Gold" he said 'of I'm a Dutch man" The specimens were sent to London 10 be tested The report that came confirmed MT Mansfields opin- ion. The sand brought back by the clergyman was what is known as pay gravel. washing down of gold de- posit The three friends formed a private syndicate. and MT Mansfield went out to Spitzbergen to prospect more closely and take out a claim. He found that party of Americans were in advance of him. but they en- tered into friendly relations and the Americans went further up the desc late course. where they have begged ouu their own claim and have now established a small township. engaged m coal digging with good results.
 The details of what Mir. Mansfield round must still be kept secret though it can no longer be hidden that ,here are the most astonishing indi- ca :ors of gold and an inexhaustible coal supply in this unexplored terri ttly of the frozen north. One great difficulty now faced the village pion- eer2 From whom were they 70 get
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-26

NO COAL SHORTAGE AT 6os's.
 We arc now burning oil so have no coal shortage. Nothing short at the Northern. We can take care Of all our customers.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-26

We cordially solicit your famll. trade and deliver all orders to youl home free of charge Seward Com1 CO
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-26
WHAT WILL IT BE

She promised to give me an an swer at the Eagle annual ball Tues. day evening. February 6.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-26
OUTSIDE BEER AT EAGLE,

For outsids beer bottled or on draft go to the Eagle, where tt can be secured by the glass, bottle or ease.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-26
CALL FOR BIDS.

Bids for hauling 50 to loo tons "i coal from coal pile at mouth of Bon anza. Solomon to tho Sesnon Com pauy scales. Nome. Bids to be open ed at the council meeting Monday night, January 2s.
 Right 10 reject any and all bid, reserved.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-10-18
REACH U. s. AFTER HARDSHIPS
Mother and Three Tots Walk ESQ
Miles; Sleep In Fields to Save
Money.

New York.-"My but that's q game
bunch" said an immigration oficer
40 he passed Mrs. Mary Skiivinek and
her three children. Edna. nine; Josef.
seven. and Anne. i've, through the
barge once.
Five years ago the woman's hus.
band. Josef. a farmer of Beraum, In
Bohemia. determined to seek his for.
tune in the new world. BY hard work
and self-denial they finally sent him
ON his way. and later heard from him
In Colorado. A year ago his letters
ceased. and the mother decided to fol.
low. BY selling everything she own.
ed. the mother secured money which
she thought enough for the journey.
To make doubly sure. she and the lit.
tie ones trudged the ESQ miles from
Beraum to Bremen. carrying their lit.
tie bundles of clothing. II cost less
than ten cents day for food and they
slept In the fields. 1t was a months
journey to Bremen, and there they
engaged passage In the steerage OF
the steamer Neckar. and reached here
q few weeks ago. 1t was decided they
were not likely to become public
charges and were allowed TO enter.
The mother has a few cents over
the train fare to Denver.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-10-18

rears its square mission steeple. Il
serves as a monument to the once
powerful tribe of Nipissing Indians.
For many years the church has
been used as granary and store
house. A slant roof shed has been
added to one side for the storing of
implements. The altar and pews are
gone. and where once the redskin
knelt in prayer now lay heaps of
grain.
Erected as 1t was in the days OF log
houses. the church war a triumph of
the builders art at that time. The
massive timbers are as firm and
strong as they were a hundred years
ago. 1t is said to have been the first
building In these parts sided with
boards. 1t was plastered at one time,
but this has fallen off,
On the heavy pine door can be seen
the tracing of what appears to be big
round sun. probably symbolical of the
deity.
Previous to about 1850 the country
In this vicinity belonged to the Nipis.
sing Indian reservation. The tribe
had three large villages. One winter
smallpox got into the village and hun.
dreds OF the red men died. The tribe
became so small that the government
opened the reservation to the whites.
And today not an Indian REMAINS
New York Times.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-10-18

which every one buying O lot and
owning q house had to pay. a practice
which continued for ever a hundred
years. His daughter. Henrietta. de-
scribed as a gifted woman, changed
the name Of this pretty spot to Es-
perance
On the hill above Esperance IL an
old stone Presbyterian church whose
exact date 10 not known. But there
is a tradition connected with It which
goes back until 1t was q vivid mem.
ory in the minds Of men. During the
Napoleonic wars, a soldier Of France
wandering westward with his wife
and babies to find . homo came to
the pretty hamlet on the Schoharie
and decided to stay. The man did
not live long. and soon passed out Of
mind and memory, for neither he nor
his wife could talk a word Of Eng
lish. 50 they made only q few &C.
quaintances and fewer friends.
Left alone the widowed woman
lived in q little house ON the out.
skirts Of the village, planting her
garden. raising chickens. and manag.
ing in her frugal French way to live.
Perhaps she went to the town, gaunt
and hungry. to pick up some odd
work or to ask for some relief. At
any rate she could not talk English
and was mysterious. They called her
"the Grenadier woman" and before
1Ong aOme misfortune was laid IN her
so that the townfolk came to look
upon her as a witch.
This sealed her fate. In a solemn
conclave in the church her death was
voted. and she was shot with silver
bullets nodded from teaspoons some
one had brought from down east. The
men chosen for the task peered in at
her cabin window, and saw her cook.
ing in front Of the open fire. Two
little children were playing on the
floor beside her when they raised
their clumsy guns and fired.
She was buried with a stake
through her head, and an evergreen
tree was planted to mark the spot.
One Of the boys who remembered the
occurrence lived to be past ninety
years of age and told 1t to the last
with all the vividness of youth, point.
ing out where her cabin stood and
often visiting the tree. This man was
appointed postmaster by Andrew
Jackson and removed by Grover
Cleveland In 1885.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-10-18

Har. william A. Radford will answer
l0uestions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
leubject OF building, for the readers OF this
lpaper On account Of his wide experience
lee Editor, Author and Manufacturer he
~. without doubt. the highest authority
ion all these subjects, Address all inquiries
ito William A. Radford, No. LIS West
jackson boulevard. Chicago. ILL.,. and only
iOnclose two-cent stamp for reply.
II is sometimes quite a problem to
design a house of medium size and
moderate cost for a large family. II
lone is able to put up residence OF
unlimited size with wings and ellis
and third-story additions. at the same
time having no thought as to the cost.
the task of the architect in providing
suitable accommodations for all the
members of a large household is com.
lparatively easy. All he has to think
iof is the architectural effect; and,
tother things being equal. the larger
the house the more beautiful and i'm
posing It Is from m architectural
. standpoint. Unfortunately, however.
Tor rather fortunately, the great ma
Ijority of home builders in this coun-
try have to count the cost and have
Ito figure to get the required accom-
!modations in a residence Of medium
lsize and cost,
= AND IT is just this which has
brought the science of house planning
to such perfection during the past
-four or five years. Architects have
made a special study of the require
Imerts of the small or medium sized
residence with the result that today
American house planning has reached
. degree Of perfection never before
leQualed.
The house illustrated herewith is
zone of these designs. In size 30 feet
46 inches by 80 feet and costing $4,000
this house gives ample accommoda-
tions for a large family. The first
door is very little broken up, most Of
the space being given to the large
5iving room, 10 by 2s feet; the dining
troom, Is by 18 feet. and the large cen
tral stair hall connecting these two
rooms. Thus more than three-fourths
.,of the entire downstairs space is avail.
able for activities of the home life.
The large porch. rs feet inches by
= feet, forms q valuable addition also
TO this space.
The second floor, on the other
hand. 10 divided into i've bedrooms.
each rather small. yet large enough
Nor all practical purposes. Each bed.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-10-18
room has a clothes closet in connec-

room has a clothes closet in connec-
tion.
The general design and exterior ap-
pearance of this house is of q type
which right now is enjoying a great
popularity. 1t is exceedingly simple,
being square and plain and without
Drnamentation. yet the low hip roof,
the grouping of the windows, the pro-
becting sill courses and the general
proportion of the parts unite to make
this very pleasing design.
Cement plaster on wood lath is the
method Of construction used for this
design. Stucco siding has been used
almost to the entire exclusion of clap
boards, shingles, etc. on all houses
built during the past three or four
years and has proved entirely salts
factory. When this form of siding
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-10-18
SHE DIED FOR WITcHcRAFT
Story Of Early Days In New York
State vilIase-Woman Slain With
silver Bullets.

Esperance, N. Y.-Esperance, mean
ing hope. is one Of the oldest villages
in these parts. 1t was known as
State Bridge In the Revolution. a
name which occurs often in the mill
tary orders issued at the time Gen.
William North. an aid on the stan
Of Washington, lived there for the
time. for the scenery is splendid and
the village nestles by the creek at
the very bottom Of great basin
spreading out to the north, south. east
and west. The atmosphere is always
clear and the verdure usually is
tinged with the rich blackness which
II gets from thunderstorms.
General North bought the land
where the village now stands and es-
tablished a system Of ground rents
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-10-18
Early Mornlna Exercise.

II is a good habit to 20 to bed early
enough to rise In time for a little
exercise preliminary to the bath. For
the normal individual Q little simple
exercise either with simple Apparatus
like the chest weights, or without
any apparatus at all. will be sum.
cient to start the circulation and to
create an appetite for his morning
meal. Make 1t rule to practice some
calisthenic movements eacn morning.
II is better to do that regularly than
to take vigorous course of exercise
for short period of time, and then
take no exercise at all. This simple
procedure will keep the sssrt and
muscular system in . fairJ aormal
condition.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-10-18
RECALLS DAYS OF INDIANS
Old Church Near EIba, In Michigan,
Has Had . Most Interesting
History.

An old Indian church. mute relic Of
q bygone age, still stands on the
Augerot farm. near the little village Of
Elba, in Michigan.
The old structure 10 . century old
and it has been over nifty years since
its walls echoed to the hymns Of the
red-skinned worshipers.
Standing in the middle of . large
field Of following oats. the old church
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-10-18

AZ a waterproofing coat and as an
artistic coloring. Cement plaster
does not require painting SO often as
clapboards 1t is true. One coat every
Ave years should be enough to keep
the building in first class condition In
any atmosphere.
As a general thing the cement plas-
ter siding is liked because it gives
the impression Of permanence and
durability at a cost only slightly In
excess Of that for clapboards. At the
same time It affords a slight protec-
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-10-18
HARTFORD POLICE COURT.

CO: NJ. Grove. Judge: John b. Wilson.
Cny Attorney, J. +. Stevens. Marshal
mon,h eoh'ehes second Monday ia each
ely Council-J. H. Williams, Nayor.
~. T. Coiiins. Clerk; +. +. Thomas. Trcas'
urer; Members OF council-Iobert Hoov.
p MOI Is. taylor: J. ii. b. Carson. T.
moore; Fred Cooper. W. J. Bean.
school Trustees-C. NJ. barnett chair.
nun; Dr. J; W. Taylor. Secretary: ".
=; Iinsley. Dr. 4. b. Pendeiton and ~
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-10-18

ton against fire, even though wood
lath is used. With metal lath the
cement plaster coating may become a
real fireproofing.
This design, combining these desir
able modern features of materials. in.
terror arrangement and exterior ap-
pearance is one of the best yet pro-
duced.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-10-18

was first introduced the claim was
made for 1t that no painting would
ever be required over it. Experience
has proved otherwise. however, espe.
cially in cities where there is a great
deal OF smoke and dirt cement plaster
walls require Frightening up with
paint the same as any other surface.
There are special paints and prepare
lions tor this purpose which do dou.
BILE duty in this respect. acting both
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-10-18

National Officers:
presidential. f. Sharp, Narrsws, Ky.
Vice President-J. M. Woods.
cretnry-Tressurer-S. ID. kump, In
dianapOlis, Ind.
State Officers:
n. N. FrOman. Carroll county, Pres,
II. 7. Barrett. Henderson county Vice
$. B. Robertson. Mclean county. sec.-
o. P. Roemsr. Warren county. State
c. C. Allen, Henry county. and Lat
To Graves. Allen county. Assistant state
organizers.
Board of Directors. Ben Watson, War
rem county; e. NJ. Barnett, Ohio coun-
ty; A. IL. Brooks, Bracken county; II. r.
I. Ray. Hardin county. and J. +. boss.
Muhlenberg county.
Ohio County Officers:
:. l.. Stevens. Pres, Beaver Dam, Ky.
Henry Pirtle. Sec. Hartford Ky.
ID. Ford. Treas. Hartford. Ky.
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Henry Leach. Chairman. Hartford.Ky.
!. l.. b. Tichenor. Hartford. Il. +. d.
g. Il. C. Hartford, Reynolds, Ky.
g. M. s. Patterson, Olaton, Ky.
4. Is. l.. Afford. White Run. KY.
8. Richard Phmer. Taylor Mines, Ky.
g. J. L. Brown. Rockport. Ky.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-06-13
THE U. P. BUYS
IN THE ALTON
4 E-2 MILLION
New York, June 10.

New York, June 10,
Although the 10 million dollars 6
per cent bonds of the Chicago & AL.
ton Railroad Company were under
written by Kuhn, Loeb & Co., it was
learned to-day that they were OBJ
tained in the interest of the Union
Pacific Railroad Company, which
company furnished the cash to pay
for them.
The Union Pacific is the owner
of slO,3iS,lOO Of the $l9 9,444 600 out
standing preferred stock of the com
pany and this additional acquisition
is taken to indicate that closer rela-
tioas are to be established between
the two companies.
The Chicago & Alton's business has
considerably outgrown the capacity Of
the property and the Union Pacific is
desiHOus of seeing the property placed
in a better operating condition, that
the resumption of dividends on the
preferred stock may be fastened. The
preferred dlvldnd of the company wa
passed July 15, 1911. Restoration of
the A per cent dividend on the Chica-
go & Atoms preferred stock would
mean an increase in Union Paclfic's
"other income" Of more than 100000
year,
f is said that the expenditure Of
4 1-2 million dollars on the Alton will
place 1t in a position so that next
year It's preferred stock dividend win
be fully earned, and 1t is expected
that by the close Of the 1914 fiscal
period substantial percentage will
be shown earned on the common
stock.
It Is proposed to spend consider
able amount on the shops of the AL
ton at Bloomington, H., and those
at other centers, that the company
may be able to do all of its own re-
pairing
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-06-13
COMMUNITY PLAN
lessons S|LO COST
FOR THE FARMER

To reduce the COST OF silo building
Is the object OF plan which the de-
partment of the Missouri College Of
Agriculture is working on. By this
plan it will be possible for the farm
er through cooperation with the
dairy department to save at least
$50 in the construction Of silo.
The dairy department is building
forms for several concrete sios They
viii be rented to farmers OF the
state. In order 10 rent these forms
II will be necessary for three or
more farmers in a community to CO.
operate, each building a silo. The
forms win rent for $50, $40 for each
Of a group of three. The lalrger the
group the smaller will be the rental
that each farmer will have to pay,
The dairy department will pay the
freight on the forms and will also
send an expert on .silo construction
TO assist in building the first silo.
To farmers who wish to build silos
but are unable to find two other
men in their community who will co
operate, blue prints will be sent on
application, Where possible. an ex-
pert will be sent to assist in build
/ ing the silo, upon payment of his ira
cling expenses.
To build a set of forms for silo
will cost about $50. Rental on the
forms will be $40 for each Of
the group of three, saving $40 to eac
man in the group to say nothing OF
III value gained in better construc
tion of the silo.
The head of the department be-
lieves that this initial saving will BE-
insignificant compared to the profi
which viii result from use of good
permanent, concrete silo. 1t is es
timated that two COWS can be kept /,
feeding silage at cost Of one COW
fed on hay or other roughness. Then
too. the farmer who build
the concrete silo instead of the stay'
silo wiH be many dollars ahead il
a few years when the relative pei
manency of the two silos are consid
cred
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-06-13
SKINNER.

Lewis Rudasll shipped a car of
hogs to st. Louis market on Monday
night. These hogs were Mr.. Rudasil', ,
own feeding and win likely top the
market as he always makes them
good to extra or choice.
Miss Belle Ehret left the first of
last week for Klrksyille to attend
summer school at State Normal.
Emmett oBren came home re,
Gently from Gem City Business Col.
College, where he attended school
The congregation at Bethlehem
called Rev. ]. L. Presser Of Halls.
Vile for their pastor.
Enoch King lost valuable mare
last week. She fell dead in har.
ness while at work.
Mord Fox lost a $3.50 mule last
week, the result of blood poisoning.
Some few of our farmers have to
plant over part Of their corn.
Oats and grass never finer, taking
into consideration the backward
spring. Wheat coming out some.
Small corn looks real nice and health.
full.
Richard Squires entertained at
4
dinner Sunday Misses Letha Wilson
and Ida Bruce and George Nelll.
Ice cream supper to be reeled off
at Bethlehem Church Saturday night,
juno 1, next. A rousing good time
viii be had. Everybody is very cor.
daily invited and a special invita-
ton Is extended to all County cam
didates.
Frank Weinand delivered hogs last
10 Powell & Mundy.