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TUB SCBANTON TBIBUNE-SArDBbAY ilOKNINO ABIL 18. 1890.
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UNCLE SAM'S BIG ICELAND
Narrative of Sammertlme Trip to
Par-Off Alaska.
THB SECOND DAY'S VOYAGING
kSoaw Seenes and Incidents of Recent
Joarney to On of th Most Tralr
Plotnresqne ' Spots on tho
Uabitable Globe,
vTritteh for the Tribune.'
Half the pleasure of such a long voy
age a the one we are ntnv making to
Alaska lies in the social life on board
of the steamer. As we nailed away Into
the silence and darkness of the night,
the tnollartion of the passengers was to
gather together In the "Social hall"
and become better acquainted. It seems
' strange how quickly steamer acquaint
ances are made; we meet as strangers
today,, but as acquaintances tomorrow,
and then friend, who feel like mem-
- bers of the Bame family.
Among our passengers are specimens
of every , type of human nature; most
every profession is represented here
and foreigners of most every tongue.
Here are lawyers, judges, bankers,
politicians, railroad magnates, mer-
i 'chants from New Tork, Boston and
other American cities, representatives
of the press, artists, photographers,
ladles, or parties with their chaperons,
doctors of divinity, doctors of medicine,
hoe, furniture, woolen and piano manu
facturers, the college student, the mis
sionary, both home and foreign; army
officers, both American and British;
married couples on their wedding tour.
and some who are celebrating their
"silver wedding" as the writer Is doing
old and young, great and small, bub-
Ming over with enthusiasm, like a
group of school children, over this aus
picious voyage. Indeed, It would be
difficult to gather together a more de
lightful and harmonious company of
voyagers. It only takes the Alaskan
trlD to transform strangers into real
friends. Our exalted vlee-Presldert
Stevenson and his family were moileht
of sociability and dlgnltled friendliness,
a circumstance duly appreciated by
every passenger.
The deck of the steamer furnishes a
continuous, promenade of nearly six
hundred feet on saloon deck and three
hundred on the hurricane deck and
whether taking our daily walks, or con
Btitutionals, or wrapped In our steamer
blankets in chairs admiring the tran
qull sea, or the snow clad mountains,
ve are continually thrown In with new
acquaintances that give us the feeling
of being among old friends ana neign
bors.
OUR NOBLE QUEEN.
'A voyage In Alaskan waters on board
of the high-pressure steamer Queen,
equipped with all modern sounding ap
paratus and excellent charts and lux
urlous accommodations, cannot fall to
Impress one with a realizing sense of
the magnificent courage, enterprise and
even audacity of Titus Bering, who in
his eighty-foot brig. Saint Peter a ves
sel of 108 tons burden, one hundred and
fifty-four years ago (1741) first navl
gated the Gulf of Alaska. It also calls
to mind the progress . made In ship
travel since Bering's ..day. -
The "Queen" by common consent, is
regarded as the best excursion steamer
on the Pacific coast. She is stately
and handsome, over 3,000 tons burden.
350 feet long, 38V4 feet beam and fitted
with a hurricane deck. She has 100
. outside, staterooms. 250 berths and can
accommodate 250 first-class and 200
..second class passengers. - The state
' rooms on the hurricane deck are simply
delightful. She was built by the
Cramps of Philadelphia, in 18S2. and Is
first class In every respect, staunch and
also convenient. Her chief engineer,
, W. H. Alison, told us that over 130 tons
of iron, were used In her construction;
more than Is required for first class
ships. She draws eighteen feet of
Water and Iter spread is fourteen knots
or seventeen miles an hour.
Her crew comprise 102, besides off!
cers four mates, four engineers. She
carries eight boilers and consumes 700
tons of semi-bituminous coal each voy
age at a cost of $4 per ton delivered In
Bhip. it costs J800 per day to run her.
Kach stateroom is fitted with incandes
cent electric lights and steam heat,
both under the immediate control of the
occupant. She has In every stateroom
electric bells which ring up attendants
In the steward's department and also
the officers' quarters.
The cuisine is far more satisfactory
than that in the ordinary hotel, being
provided with all the fruits and dell
" acles of the season that can be se
cured from the coast markets at time
of sailing. Three meals and two
lunches are provided dally, for Cap
tain Carrol "wants his passengers well
" Jed." And It Is only Just to say that
. the courtesv of the officers and the
obliging and uttenttve servants are
notable features of the Queen. Noth
ing can exceed the kindness, tact and
attention of the stewardess to the lady
passengers in case of illness. We did
not expect to And as magnificent
teamers on the Pacific as on the At
lantic, and In that respect we were
. somewhat disappointed. It is the unl
- versal verdict of the tourist that the
. Queen Is' especially adapted for and
s i affords every comfort and luxury , for
the Inland passage to our "Polar Prov
inces.": v : I
VANCOUVER ISLAND.
'After leaving Victoria, the steamer
Bnakes but one stop before reaching
Is the best oift
modern chemical science to
If
culinary art The best cooks
use it because the food prepared
wiui it. is more appetizing,
jicuuiiui, ana economical.
wqettolooo trade aiarfcs w-Cmoln"aBd
THB N. K. FAJRBANK COMPANY.
Itvlerk, rsiUMrala,
INLAND
Fort Wrangel, and that is at Mary's
Island, where is the first United States
custom house, on the thlfd day at 2
o'clock p. m. after a continuous voyage
of 625 miles, which is twenty miles
across the boundary line in Alaska.
As we steam up the Gulf of Georgia,
we delight our senses with the peaceful
stillness of the wooded shores, whereon
the white man never trod. Even in
this high latitude, night enmes at last
and too soon, leaving us among various
Islands, Texoda being the largest,
where are found Immense deposits of
Iron, with exceptlonably low percent
age of phosphorus. For a day and a
half after leaving Victoria, we have on
our left the great Island of Vancouver,
which Is 300 miles long and from iorty
to eighty miles wide. Its area equals
that of Ireland, which Its climate close
ly resembles. It Is mountainous
throughout. The main range is a con
tinuation of the Olympic in Washing
ton state, cut In twain by the strait of
De Fnca. and It shows mnny peaks
from 6.000 to 8,000 feet high. This island
Is heavily wooded and much or it unex
plored.' '
Eighty miles from victoria on tne
steamer's course and also reached by
rail, Is Nanaimo, a coaling station.
Here are extensive bituminous coal
fields and also at Departure Bay are
the Wellington mines, where Is a su
perior quality of bituminous coal. Dr.
George M. Dawson says "these coal
measures till a trougn J:su miles in
length along the east shore of Van
couver island." The Gulf of Georgia
is here forty miles wide and Just across.
eastward, is the city or Vancouver, tne
western terminus of the Canadian Pa
cific railway, which I will describe on
our return passage, and whore the
Queen stops to land passengers going
east on that road, un tne Vancouver
Island the Crown mountains rise In a
noble line of peaks, Alt. Albert Edward
6.K68 feet, Alexander Peak 6.394 feet.
Crown mountain 6.100 reet; and north
ward, Victoria Peak 7,500 feet above the
gulf. The 100-mile stretch between
Active Pass and Cape Mudge, is the
finest part of this inland sea, which is,
off the Fraxer river, from forty to sixty
miles wide. The fresh water from this
river can be distinguished miles away
striping and mottling the green water
of the gulf. The Frazer river is one of
the important rivers of British Colum
bia, and empties, into the Gulf of Ueor
gla fifty-two miles above Victoria. The
Canadian Paclllc railway runs along its
left banks for many miles.
. ' DISCOVERY BAT.
Daylight was tinting the landscape
when we awoke and soon we were up
and promenading the deck, long before
sunrise in order not to lose any fine
Bcenery which . was increasing in inter
est as we proceeded northward. We
had resolved only to sleep when we
could not possibly see; consequently
some Of its enthusiastic- passengers
slept but'very little, less and less, each
day as we entered the Polar Province,
till our nights were only three or four
hours long. In answer to the first
question of the passengers, "Where are
we?" came the response, "We are ap
proaching Discovery Bay." Soon we
enter the first of those wonderful river
like channels through which three
fourthB of out voyage will lie.
As the steamer approaches this point
every passenger Is on deck and natur
ally plans Its course to be through the
broad open waters to the right In
stead It bears to the left, and enters
a narrow passage not over a mile wide
for a distance of twenty-three miles.
A picturesque waterway overshadowed
by noble mountains, rising from both
sides, with deep water, bold shores,
and trees growing to their very sum
mit.! 'This Discovery passage is 141
miles north from Victoria, and lies be
tween Valdes Island and the northeast
ern shore of Vancouver Island. At Its
entrance is Cane Mudge, a peculiar
headland 250 feet high, also -wooded
to the summit. So attractive is the
Queen'a troad promenade amid these
grand scenes, that the tourist takes
his camp choir and remains on deck
so that not a mile of this matchless
scenery may be missed.
In order to get our bearing, first let
us lav the steamer on her course. The
following official bulletin posted up
dally will give the reader a correct
Idea of our position, the run and dis
tance made, and the run for the next
twenty-four hours. A bulletin was
courteously handed to the writer by
Captain Carroll at noon each day of our
outward and return .passage. No. 1
reads as follows:
Alaska Excursion Season of 1895 (No. 1.).
. Dolly Time-Table, S. 8. Queen. Monday,
.Augi.jB, 1895. Lat. at Noon, Fifty De
grees Twenty-eight Minutes, North.
Long, at Noofi, 12G Degrees, Seven .Min
utes, West. Distance run from Taeoma,
4ii Miles.
We will sail through the following chan
nels during the next twenty-four hours,
If not detained by thick weuther, viz.:
Johnston Straits, QolctHS Channel, Chris
tie Passage, Queen Charlotte Sound, Kltze
Hughe Sound, Lama Passage, Sea forth
Channel, Mllbank Sound, Klnlayson Chan
nel, Hle-Klsh Narrows, Graham Reaeh,
Fraser Reach, McKay's Reach, Wright's
Sound, Greenville Channel, Arthur Pass
age. (Signed) James Caroll,
Commander.
- SEYMOUR NARROWS.
As we proceed through Discovery
Bay, about midway, the passage ex
pands on the Vancouver Island side at
Menzlos Bay to a great Indentation
when it suddenly closes in on both sides
and we pass from the strait Into the
famous Seymour Narrows, aj gorge two
miles long and less than a half mile
wide. This passage is considered diffi
cult of navigation, more so than any-
of
the
Mar!
ritttkergk.
PASSAGE TO
where vet reached on our voyage.
Through this contracted channel at
ebb tide the water rushes with great
velocity from nine to fourteen knots
an hour, according to the tide, which
varies, spring tide being thirteen feet
and the average, eleven feet. The Amer
ican man-of-war. Saranac, was Bunk
here on the shoals twenty years ago
(1875) and never heard from. This cur
rent Is a veritable maelstrom and would
hold any ordinary steamer in check;
and while the Queen Is powerful enough
to stem the tide. Captain Carroll plans
to reach here so as to pass through
on "easy tide."
We arrive at Chatham point, the en
trance to Johnston Strait, at noon.
This strait Is fifty-five miles long and
from one and a half to three miles In
width. This passage Is romantic in the
extreme. On the right Is Thurlow Isl
and, and further on Hardwlck Island,
wooded with Mr. On the left Is the
"Prince of Walts" range, the highest
peak, Mt. Albert Edward, rises 6.968
feet above the waterway that waslus
its base. It Is not free from snow,
traces of It, together with rivulets, ex
tend down the mountain side, taw 2,000
to 3,000 feet. Soon we come to a group
of thousands of Islands, from mere
rocky points, a few feet square, to those
large summits of submerged moun
tains. Their multitude and variety,
with the bold shores of the strait, and
the snow-covered peaks, form a series
of pictures which we tourists on this,
the thirteenth day of August, can
never forget. As we emerge from
Johnston Strait and the beautiful
archipelago, with Hanson, Comorant
and the beautiful Islands on the right,
we enter Hroughton Strait, with Mal
colm on the left. This strait is flf-
teen miles long and varies from one to
two miles in width. Here Is Alert Bay,
with Indian vllluges and u lurge sal
mon cannery, and a mission. Opposite,
on Vancouver Island, is a remarkable
conical peak, called Mt. Holdsworth,
TYPICAL INDIAN TOWN.
The Indian village of Alert Bay and
its salmon cannery, which we suc
cussfully photographed, are located on
the south side of Cormorant Island,
Here is a tribe of say 150 Kwaklnth or
Alert Indians, among the most de
graded people living on the coast, and
notwithstanding the efforts of the mis
sionaries, they remain largely In Pa
ganlsm. Here the tourist gets his first
Eight of a "totem-pole," the most south
erly one known to have been erected on
the coast within ten years. It is seen
in front of the chief's house at the
head of the ay. Here is a native
burial ground, where' the graves are
quaintly decorated . with flags and
rudely colored carvings. Much might
be said of this Nimkeesh tribe, which
may appear later under the paragraph
on "Our Copper-Skinned Neighbors."
Nine miles beyond, on Vancouver
Island, Is Fort Rupert, once an old
Hudson Bay company post, but now
an Indian agency. It was built in 1849
and strongly defended, because of the
frequent aggressive visits of the native
Haides and the northern tribes. Be
yond this archipelago Is the narrow
"King Come -Inlet, which has an 18-
mile long wall of Jagged snow-peaks.
Then comes McKensie Sound, whose
vertical walls almost shut out the sun
light from the flooded gorge. Contin
uing on Its course, our steamer enters
Goletas Channel, where are hundreds
of small Islands, among them- Hope
and Gallno. On the latter is a spire
of roclt crowning a promontory 1,200
feet a quarter of a mile vertically.
Oh, such scenes, too picturesque and
too grand for my feeble description!
This whole region Is an artist's para
dise. FITZHUGH SOUND.
We, now at 6 p. m hid farewell to
the great Vancouver Island which has
been a breakwater for over 300 miles
from the swells of the Pacific and cross
Queen Charlotte sound, which is simply
a thirty-five mile gap In the Island belt
between Cape Commerell and Cape Cal
vert. Here we look westward over the
broad expanse of the ocean. and for two
hours feel the gentle swell and some
times the roll of the sea, enough how
ever, to send the weak and nervous to
the seclusion of their staterooms, until
we meet the waters of Hecate strait
and pass under the lee of the great
Calvert island and enter the land
locked Channel of Fitzhugh sound. '
As we approach the entrance of Fitz
hugh sound we have soundings which
Indicate great deoth of water and su
perb scenery on the mainland, which in
creases In grandeur as we near it; tho
nearer hills being densely covered with
coniferous trees to their summits,
while the more distant mountains are
covered with snow. Chief" Engineer
Alison, of the Queen, says: "on the
mainland off Queen Charlotte sound,
are several Inlets and cataracts, among
them Belize, Seymour and Smith. The
former is the strangest piece of glaclul
carving on the coast as it zig zngs and
straggles by many deep cuts to the foot
of Mount Stephens. U holds a mael
strom nearly twice the strength of Sey
mour Narrows thot we have Just
passed. At 'Nakwakto Rapids' the ebb
tide races out at a speed of fifteen to
twenty knots an hour. There are sev
eral Tridlan villages along these canyons
but It is only for a few minutes at a time
that a canoe can pass the rapids to
reach them. This reversible tidal cat
aract Is the most remarkable place of
the kind on the coast."
SAFETY COVE.
Fitzhugh sound Is the first In the line
of channels separating the Columbian
archipelago from the main land of
British Columbia. (The reader should
realize that we are still in English
waters). This channel Is a smooth riv
er that runs thirty miles due north be
tween mountain banks, that almost
pierce the clouds. Just within its en
trance Is "Safety Cove" on the shores of
Calvert island, a mariner's refuge
since 1787. Here canoes and steamers
rest when fog, storm or darkness pre
vent their crossing the sound. A little
Incident occurred here which I will
briefly mention. In August, 1885, the
Pacific Steamship company's steamer.
Ancon, broke her main cylinder on her
way southward and was anchored in
the cove for ten days, while Captain
James Carroll, now commander of the
Queen, made the 221-mlle voyage to
Nanoimo In n life boat In four days and
returned with help. Meantime tho
passengers made it a gala season of ad
vepture and exploration and regretted
leaving. .
On this Island Is Mount Buxton, a
sharp-pointed peak, 8.430 feet above the
channel. From Fitzhugh sound to the
end . of our Journey to Chllcat bay the
route is one continuous chain of laby
rlnthlun .. passage winding here and
there through narrow defl'es, with
mountains rising hundreds and thous
ands of feet on both sides, olothed from
base to summit with a dense coat of fir,
ALASKA.
spruce, cedar, etc., whose outlines when
mlirowed in the waters below reveal
to the eye the grandest and most har
monious Mendings imaginable of lights
und shadows, mountains and valleys,
water, lee and sky.
Thus ends our "second day's" itiner
ary. J. K. Richmond.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND WO
MAN Sl'Fl'H AGE.
Published by Request of the American
Woman Suffrage Annotation.
We are on the threshhold of a presi
dential campaign. The results of that
campaign will affect equally the Interests
of the women ami the men of the nation,
and yet, by an absurd restriction, women
are allowed no voice In the i-holee of the
candidates. Should the next president bo
a genuine and earnest advoeate of the en
franchisement of women, and have thu
courage if his convictions, we would have
every reason to hope that during his ad
ministration our cause would be won. In
any event the utmost Importance at
taches to the views of the men who are
pruminenlly talked of as the possible nom
inees of the- two great parties, for tho
highest office In the gift of the (men)
people.
II II II
Hon. Thomas Braekett Reed, of Maine,
stands first on the list of Republican can
didates, and he is the man, above all
others, whom the women of the country
can neariny approve. Aide, witty ant
gifted with remarkable power; of honest
life, he Is personally acceptable, but above
anything else, he Is a fearless and out
speken advocate of woman suffrttKe. In
ltot, during the sessions of the National
association, a hearing was Riven by
the Judiciary committee of the house
of representatives to the advocates
of the sixteenth amendment to the
national consltntlon, extending the
right of suffrage- to women. A
majority of the committee reported ad
versely to the claim, but Mr. Jteed pre
pared a minority report In favor, whluh
was signed by himself and three other
members of the committee. In this re
port Mr. Keed urgued ably for woman
suffrage, closing with these words: "Wo
believe, then, that every reason which
in this country bestows the ballot on man
is equally applicable to the proposition
to bestow the ballot upon woman, that.
In our Judgment, there Is no foundation
for the fear that woman will thereby be
come Indifferent to the duties she has
hitherto performed." No other candidate
of either party has put forth such an em
phatic utterance as this.
II II- II
Hon. William McKlnley, ex-governor of
Ohio, is a man of noble character and of
unimpeachable integrity,, but, in his vari
ous gubernatorial messages to the peo
ple of his state, he did not recommend the
enfranchisement of the women, who have
done so much to make the commonwealth
great und prosperous. Hon. Levi P. (Mor
ton, at present governor of New York,
has a long record as vlre-prcsldent, its
congressman, as ambassador, and now as
governor, but he has never once in his
long career uttered a word In favor of
our cause; on the contrary, he has shown
remarkable skill In avoiding all attempts
to commit him on this question. During
his residence in Albany, the "untls" have
been welcome visitors at the executive
mansion, and some of the most prominent
of our opponents are Intimate friends of
his daughters,
. II II II
Of the Democratic candidates, Hon.
David Bennett Hill, senator from New
York, Is said to be a believer in woman
suffrage, although he has not yet ex-
fressed himself publicly on the question,
n the gubernatorial campaign of 191
he made a speech in Brooklyn In which
he welcomed the presence of ladles and
spoke of their power In polities, and In un
address, he advocated the higher educa
tion or women and indirectly their en
franchisement. He was also the first gov
ernor to appoint a woman as notary pub
lic. Hon. Arthur P. Gorman, senator from
Maryland, has been grimly silent on our
question, and Is supposed to be radically
opposed. Hon. John O. Carlisle, of Ken
tucky, secretary of the treasury, has said
no gooa worn ror tne rreedom or the wo
men of the nation. All the world knows
how much he owes to his gifted and devot
ed wife, who ' has proved her ability as
both a domestic and a political counselor.
The women who believe in liberty, which
ever party they prefer, should use their
innuence in that party only ror the norm
nation of men who favor their emanclpa
lion. t.lllle Devereux Blake.
I Senator Quay is un advocate of woman
surr rage. Editor Jnnune.)
What He Knew.
Lord Dufferln once addressed the TInl
versity of Toronto in Greek and on the fol
lowing duy the lanadlnn Journals an
nounced that his command of the lan
guage was astounding, idiomatic and
grammatically perfect. Whereon the fol
lowing dialogue ensued:
"How did those Idiots of reporters know
tnaif asKcd sir t-iector iungevin or Blr
John Macdonald.
"ftecattse I told them," replied Sir JoTm.
"But who told you? You don't know
Greek." persisted Sir Hector.
"I don't know Oreek," admitted the
premier, with his usual gravity, "but I
Know pontics.
RQ0RES&-
People Who get the greatest
degree of comlort and real en
joyment out of life, are those
who make the most out
of their opportunities.
ytticK perception ana
good judgment, lead such
promptly to adopt and
make use of those refined
and improved products of
modem inventive genius
wliicli best serve the
needs of their physical
being. Accorduicrlv.
the most intelligent
and progressive people
are found to employ
the most refined uud
perfect laxative to reg.
ulate and tone tip the
stomach, liver, and
bowels, when in need
of such an agent hence the great popularity
of Dr. Pierce's Pleasaut Pellets. These are
made from the purest, most refined and
concentrated vegetable extracts, and from
forty -two to forty -four are contained in
each vial, which is sold at the same price
as the cheaper made and more ordinary
pills found in the market. In curative vir
tues, there is no comparison to be made be
tween them and the ordinary pills, as any
one may easily learn by sending for a free
sample, (four to seven doses) of the l'cl
letH, which will be sent on receipt of name
and address on a postal card.
QNCE USED THEY ARB ALWAYS IN FAVOR.
The Pellets cure biliousness, sick and
bilious headache, dizziness, costiveness. or
constipation, sour stomach, loss of appetite,
coated tongue, indigestion,' or dyspepsia,
windy belcliiiigs. "heart-burn," pain and
distress after eating, and kindred derange
ments of the liver, stomach and bowels.
Put up in glass vials, therefore always
fresh and reliable. : Oil little ."Pellet"
is a laxative, two are mildly cathartic.
As a "dinner pill," to promote digestion,
take one each day after dinner. To relieve
distress from over-eating, they are, un
equaled. . They are tiny, suear-cooted
granules; any child will readily take them.
Accept no substitute that maybe recom
mended to be "lust as good." It may be
bttttrfov the dealer, because of paving liiui
a better profit, but lie is not tbe'one who
needs help. - Address for free simple,
World's - Dispensary Mkuicai. Asso
ciation, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y,
Br permieslon of Evangelist
JUST LIKE AMED FLOOR
An Example of How Koatls Are Made
in Prance.
THB C0RMCHE THOROUGHFARE
It RUa 1,300 Feet in Ten Miles, but the
Grade Is Not Seemingly Steep.
Many Beautiful Views to
Be Seen Along It.
nIcp. March 20. Throughout' all
France and throughout all Kuroie, for
that matter, there are many monuments
to the fame of the. first Napoleon, out
lierhaps there Is no one which gives
as much pleasure to the present gen
eration as does the Cornlche road,
which he built along the mountain tops
of the Hlvlera from Nice to Genoa.
There are probably few. If any, finer
roads In the world, and there are cer
tainly none commanding better views
than can be obtained by a pedestrian
traversing this road from Nice to Monte
Carlo or Monaco, or rather to La Tur
ble, as the road Itself runs far above
Monaco. '
Startlne at Nice and It is well to
rhoose a cool day for the trip,
for the grades, though not Bleep.
are steady the road leads away
from the Mediterranean, skirting
the base of Mont Gros. The views
of the elty and bay of Nice, which
you obtain through the olive groves
and. evergreens that border the side
of the road are very beautiful. Many
of the-htone- walls along the way are
covered with rose bushes In bloom, for
so sheltered Is this wonderful Klvieru
that rosea grow and bloom in the open
air, without any attention, all' the year
round. They are not the fragile, few
leaved wild roses we know In America,
but resemble very much the cultivated)
rose, and the bushes have .probably,
been planted along tne wans ana lert
to grow there.
" THE PAILLON VALLEY. .
After about an hour's walk, during
which you have been steadily ascend
ing, the road begins to turn round the'
mountain, and you get a very fine
view of the rugged valley of the Pall-
lon and of the river bed far below. You
do not see the liver for the reason
that at this time of the year there Is
practically none to see, the streams
along the Riviera only deserving the
name of rivers In the spring and sum
mer, when the snows of the Alps melt
and make them roaring freshets. It
seems very peculiar to see at Nice Im
mense walls, some hundreds of feet
apart, built to contain a, little brook
a few feet wide which wanders In and
out of the sandy bed of the liver, but
experience has taught the Nicoisa that
at some times .of the year these walls
are needed.
After having rounded Mont Qros the
Mad approaches the sea again, but by
this time you have ascended perhaps
Ave hundred feet, and see Vlllafranche,
with-its celebrated naval harbor far be
low. Prom the road the mountain
slopes down rapidly to the sea and is
covered with terraced olive groves and
vineyards, with here and there a tile
roofed farm house. Alonr the Riviera
land is too valuableto be wasted, and
a hillside which In America we would
not think of cultivating, is here ter
raced and made very productive.
A little beyond Vlllafranche the pen
insula of St. Jean Juts out' Into the
Mediterranean, and there, is a superb
bird's eye view of It from the road,
the; peninsula forming the middle of
the panorama and sloping mountains,
which here form a short valley leading
down to the sea side.
THE VILLAGE OF EZE.
The road still ascends, and in another
hour, during which you have a succes
sion of beautiful views of the moun
tains and sea, you see on the light an
Immense rock rising straight out of the
sea, and separated from the mountains,
standing like a pyramid. Its ancx is
covered wun a cluster or nouses, anu
a church, comprising the village of
Eze. From the Cornlche a road loads
to the town, and Its winding old streets
and ruined castle repay you for the
trouble of reaching It. In the dark
ages the town was a stronghold of the
Saracen pirates, and its whole appear.
ance and situation bear out one's Idea
of what a pirate stronghold should be.
It Is said the few people still living in
the village differ In features and cus
toms from the "surrounding population,
and it is doubtless due to their Moor
ish ancestry.
Hack of Eze are the Immense Forts
d'Eze, commanding the road and the
harbor of Vlllafranche. They nre
among the strongest fortifications of
Europe and seem absolutely lmpreg
nable, the top of the mountain, two
thousand feet above the sea, being cov
ered with a sloping stone casing which
an assaulting force could never scale,
and their attitude protects them from
bombardment by sea, even supposing
any vessels of war could stand their
plunging fire. France evidently intends
that when her great struggle along the
Rhine forms, 10 one Is going to be
able to attack her In the rear through
itaiy.
An hour from the forts, and we reach
La. Turblo, the culminating point of
tne roaa, just above world-famed
Monte Carlo. At our feet Is the little
pocket principality of Monaco, with Its
capital of that name to the right on a
rocky promontory, and Its chief city
ana source or revenue, the great gam
ing center of the world on the left
This v'ow is another of the several
hundred "finest In Europe." There are
the same terraced fai.is stretching
down to the sea, and there Is the same
sea forming the background with Its
wonderful bl'.'o color. La Turble is
thirteen hundred feet above the Med
Iterranean, and It Is from the great
comparative elevation at which the
rood runs and from its resemblence on
that account to the cornice of a house
that it gets its name..
BUILT BY THE ROMANS.
La Turbie's elevation and distance
from the sea are about the name, and
It Is like going down a very steep flla-ht
c.t sters to aescena to Monte Carlo.
The stone paved path which sliraaes
back and forth looks thousands of
yn.'B old, and rrobally. Is, for the
tountry was occupied by the Romans,
wnu uuin at L,a j uruie a rropaea Aug
ustl to commemorate their conouest
and from which the present name of
the town can be traced,
' From La Turble the road gradually
ueavenu until n, again reaches the
MMt at Mentone. The views are near-
tv ai An aa thoa MwMn Ls Turtle U
aad Nice, the whole of the Riviera dt
Ponente as far as Hordlsheria In Italy
being In the range of vision.
The construction of the Cornlche road
la a marvel of engineering. Although
In ten miles It ascends thirteen hun
dred feet, at no point la there a very
steep grade, the whole Idee, having
been to make it a road perfectly prac
ticable for driving. The surface Is, if
possible, even smoother than the ordin
ary French road, which means that It
la about aa smooth aa the waxetl floor
of a ball room. None of the natural
beauties of the country through which
It passes have been sacrificed and take
It all In all a trln over It on a pleas
ant day is one of the most pleasant
things imaginable.
WJnford J. Northup.
HE NEEDED NO SYMPATHY.
it
the Other Fellow wfth Whom the
Policemen should Condole.
From the Detroit Free" Press.
"I am the man who was talking with
you about two hours ago." he said as
he walked up to a patrolman on Jeffer
son avenue, near Second street.
"Yes," rvulied the officer, after a look.
"I told you I was an old sport, and
wanted to find some of the boys.
"Yes."
"You said the best thing I could do
was to go down to the depot and wait
for my train, and let the boys alone."
"Yes, and I think so yet."
"Well, I'm goln', but I found the boys.
They were down here In a saloon, and
when I told 'em I was an old sport from
SportsvUle they winked at each other.
I do look like a hayseed, don't I?
"Very much' su If you've been
cleaned out don't come whining around
to me. I gave you fair wurning of what
would happen.
"You've seen a feller throwln three
keerds around, and then bet you
couldn't pick out the ace, haven't you?"
That s three-card nwnte. You were
Idiot enough to bet, I Bupiose?"
Yes."
'Well, you'll know more next time,
Don't you read the papers?"
"Every day.
"Then you ought to have known what
the game was!"
"I did."
"And yet you bet with your eyes wide
open and knowing you hadn t one
cnance in a hundred! I ve no sym
pathy for you' .... . .
I wann t askln fur any. If you've
any sympathy to spare give It' to the
boys down there, fur they are t out o'
pocket, and I'm 362 in! I Jest thought
I'd stop and ask you ifirou'd take $20 of
the sugar and turn ft over to an oruhan
asylum as a gift from me. but beln' you
are so busy aod don't feel well, I won't
bother you about It. I'll go down to the
depot ana sit around, ana if anybody
comes along with hayseed to sell send
em down to me. I want a fresh supply
for my hat ayl coat collar;"
Catarrh of 20 Years Standing Cared la a
Few Days-Relief Can Be Se-
eured In lOtMloote.
Hon. George Taylor, the well-known
politician, of Scranton, Pa., writes:
have been, I may say, ,a martyr to
catarrh for the. past twenty years and
have trie. every known, remedy, but
Bt very little. If 'any, relief from them.
ii was troubled with a nasty houghing,
especially ln"the morning:, also a con
stant dropping in the throat and the
uain In- my head was terrible, esneclally
over my eyebrows and my breath was
very offensive, as also the matter that
came fijoiii: my head. Last spring I was
Induced by Mr. Rutherford, of this
town, to give' Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal
Powder a trial. I did so and can truly
say that Its effect was magical; the first
application cleared my head, instantly.
I took live or six applications and
have not had the slightest symptoms I
have already described since and"f Und
myeyesight very much better. In fact
I can truthfully say I am fi8 percent.
a better man slnoe using; this remedy
than I was before. Bold by Matthews
Brothers, 60 cents.
Aunt kaohael's Bitters.
The undeniable fact that these Bit
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Bpeer's Wine, with Peruvian Bark,
Snake Root, etc., analyzed and recom
mended to Invalids, and the Medical
Profession, by the best Chemists in the
United States, cannot fail in Inspiring
confidence in the use of these Malarial
Bitters.
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dpeclal contracts will ho made for the
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New and Important Way of Looking
at tho Currency Question.
Pnblkv Interest for months past baa
been steadily concentrated upon our na
tiohal currency. Partle are divide on
the question. Men are worked up ever
it. It means a great deal for the wel
fare of millions.
There Is one way of looking at the
question that seems to haveV been lost
sight of. It is not better to Aave fifty
dollars In gold than five dollars In
silver? And yet there are manV peo
ple who are practically throwing avay
large amounts and holding orvto Vhe
smaller amount- Many people vo
might be earning ten times as much 1
they do. fail because they luck heaitl
and energy: Health and atrentrtb. rep-V
resent a value greater than guld, and:
yet many people put up with a. run
down system, which steals away halt
their working power. Eventually they
lose by aloktwm and medical expenses
and their families suffer, when It night
all readily be avoided.
These are hard times. Thousands are
succumbing to the strains of 'life. Ill
health Is the rule and not the excep
tion. People need their best strength
and energy all the while. Health, which.
Is more -valuable than golik can be
maintained and even secured when It
Is lost. If the proper care and rirht
remedy are used. And we do not hes
itate to say that there are but few,
men or women who read these words
that cannot be put In perfect condition
by the use of that great, that grand
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monials from the grateful ones whose
lives have been saved and whose health
restored by its use: and if you, reader.
are a sufferer, you may readily be
among the number. W e earnestly reo .
ommend you to think seriously upon
this subject.
EVA M. HETZEL'3
Superior Face Bleach
PosltlTelj Reams Ul MUJIurMu
AtalM Pace Pewfar la mn.rlni tm amv ffaee
ewder ever msnafaetoreaV Used sad cabtv
mended by leadinc soeiety d profeetletial
beauties, because It givee the beet peeeibie
effect and never leaves the ikia rough or
eealy. Price 60 oente.
innxeiene, nature i nair urewer, e to
greateat aatr invigorator of the present pro- ,
srenlve aire, belns purely a veeeteiele eoia
pound, entirely harmless, and marrojoua in
Re bratftsent; effecti. All dlaeases of tie hair
an! ecalp are readily cured by the uae of
ThnxoKone. Priee 50 cents and $L For sale
at E. II. Hetxel's Hair-dreealag end Ibmiqure
Parlor, 380 Lackawanna ave. asd No. 1 Lan
nlnr Building, Wilkes-Barre. Hail orders
nueu promptly.
Beforcx. ,.... ,i, ,, Aftn'
BY Ilk
The doctor Is now located oven
the Famous Shoe Store! 328 Laeki
wanna ahenue, wherelie niaybe
consulted on all cases of Eye, Ear.
Nose and Throat trouble. Special
care given to difficult Eye Fitting.
Vitality A Restored,
Falllne- AnxnM Btrenirth In nlri m win., min Ma
hequlcklT and permanently eured by roe to a heal U
ly, vigorous aute. Huffarera from.,..
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AND AIT, WAfaTINO DISKASF.Stlieuld write
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raaar years of the subject of weakneni In met, the
fait la, I wan a auttiirer myml f. I'm buna fill to seek
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t Hated the ub.ect deeply ai eli-ord UmpTe
but moat remarkably euereeital nmeuy tbatcom.
pletaly curd me aad fttfiy eularfwl me Ctnia e
kruaken.tliinuid condition te witurM etreiwh aad
lite, I waat every young ol mau to kauw aboiil
It. I tako a eeriKmal Interest I ii iu-li enra amF e
oee need heaiiate to write B aa aNeotmounlCatten
arebeld atrleily oonlldenUI I tend tbe raelpeo
tklaftaiedr absolutely free of coal, be sot pot II
off but write me fully at oune, you will always hiet
tka day you did so, Addreaa,
THOMAS SLATER, Box aojS,.
Shipper of Famous Kaiamaaoo OeieQW
KALAMAZOO. MICH. '
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