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GOLl> STOKES
The actual amounts of gold now j
held by the leading government j
bangs is unquestionably large. In J
the week ending July 14 the Bank,
of France reported gold to ' the ;
amount of $~y7,000,000, as coin-!
pared w'-'i $S2S.000.000 last Au- i
^ but some $123,000,000 in ex- ■
cess of the amount in August, j
iyi3. It has been estimated "that [
about $600,000,000 remain in the
possession of the people, who be-!
gan hoarding in the Moroccan crisis
in 1911. The Bauk of Germany,
now holds gold to the amount of j
about $000,000,000, which includes
thd w:ir fund of $60,000,000, for
years kprt in the castle of Span
dau. The gold reserve of the
Bant of England now aemunts to
about $265,000,000. The Bauk of
Russia holds gold to the amount of
nearly $000,000,000. The Austro
lluugurian fiuances are obscure,
niu>.e the government bank has pub
lished no balances since the war
beg-i:i None of these European
Sold reserves, however, equals that
in the United States treasury, which
is well over $1,000,000,000.
In 'he European countries at
war the conservation and increase
ox' the ,'old supplies are sought, be- J
cause geld is the basis of the pa
per money in circulation, and in all
of the countries the paper currency j
systems are becoming tremendously
iuflated. Germany- luw notes in
circulation amounting tc more than
$l,0'.'0,u00,00o a sum more than
half as large again as the paper in
circulation a year ago. The French
yaper money iu circulation has
doubled w-ithin the past year, and
the Bank of England's notes have
increased so much that the ratio
of reserves to liability has sunk
from *"*'ty two and one quarter a
year ago to seventeen and ■ five
eichth per ceut. The Bank of
France !s now authorized by law to
issue notes to the limit of $3,
000,000,000, and when the war
started it had only $1,336,000,000
'n circulation.—Springfield Republi
can.
Oi l: MEAT EXTORTS
DurMig the last few years it
has bten repeatedly declared by ex
perts mid those in authority that we
had ceased to be a meat exporting
nation and had become a meat im
porting nation. Some shipments of
meat trom across the southern sea
had been received with gTeat en
thusiasm and a feeling of relief
that, after all, we were not likely to
starve to death as long as we had
money. But the war has changed
all that. Not only are we a moat
exporting nation, but we are ex
porting on a large scale. • During
the eleven months of the war we
exported • $15,363,225 worth of "
frtsh beef. Duriug the correspond
ing eleven month a year previous p
our fresh beef exports amounted to,'
$71 <>.7S9. Canned beef increased]''
from ?424,375 a year ago to $10,- M
"OS,457. There were also largej^
increases in other meats and meatj"!
products. All this shows, of course, 1
that we are wholly equal to rising M
to an emergency, so perhaps when | *
the w."r is over and normal condi-H
tions return we shall find that we ^
were uot so helpless in the way of j ■>'
supplying ourselves with meat as ' *!
some people had feared.—Indian
apolis News. *!
_ ^
You Can Enjoy Life *
Eat what you want and not be troubled *
with indigestion if you will take 3 J
DyTaPb,Pef J
before and after each meal. Sold only '
by uif—25c a box.
Wm. Brltt. I V
Th« Pr-mary Pact About War.
We sometimes think that the distil
juishtug characteristic of war is tl
iilliuK and maiming of meu, but it ;
fvuleut that this is not the real di
:inction. for meu are killed nud main
>d In time of peace. The essential an
;he oue marked difference is this, tin
iuring war a natlou is a societ;
ahereas iu peace it is au aggregate <
ndividuals. So true is this, indeei
iat if a denizen from some otht
ivorld acquainted with our normal a
:lvltles during peace should visit i
tvhon we are at war he would ha>
litHculty in recognizing in this smootJ
y moving, harmonious unit the diso
taulzed welter of yesterday. Compa
jd with the spirit that animates a s
.•iety at war. tho disintegration th!
Inevitably ensues when tho sword
a hi aside is in all practical respec'
like the dissolution which sets in 1
the body of a man when the spirit hi
taken its flight—"The World Storm
ind Beyond," by Edwin Pa vies School
maker. In Century Magazine.
Tha Black Hole of Calcutta.
If the prisoners In the famous "Mac
hole" had been as well informed t
modern scientists there would hav
tx'en no such death rate as actual!
jeeurred. The men died of sufToe!
tlon anil panic. Modem discovery he
shown that uir can support life if it I
Sept in motion, even though it has bi
i small amount of oxygen in it.
If the prisoners lu the notorious dui
icon hail therefore formed a mass an
revolved around and around at a pat
that would have been easy to keep u
not only would the contained air hav
been stirred up. but each man ou tL
jutside of the revolving mass woul
invo had his face presented periodica
!y t» the small window.
In fact, in the light of recent dLseoi
?ry the same incarceration could no'
take place without the loss of n slngl
Ife—that Is. provided the men wet
reasonably strong aud healthy.—Ever
Week.
Great Itching. Spread In Form Of
Pimples. Used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. InOiicV/eekWell.
Also Healed Ringworm,
C'.roon River. I'tah.—"Last winter my
baby had a littlo rrark apix-ar on tho top
of her oar. It caused great itching. I
used l>oracic acid water to wash it, and it.
would po away and maybo not reappear in
weeks, but each time it would bo a littlo
worse. It was badly swollen. The break
ing out finally l>egan to spread in tho form
of pimpUw, and a lumi> fornitxl behind tlia
ear. I used carlw^lic acid washes I «j: they
did not givo permanent relief. Siung it
grov.* worse, I sent for some Cuticura Soap
and Ointment which I used at once. Tho
breaking out began to dry up after the
first application and in jne week was well
and has not appear»<l since.
"Three and a half years ago one of my
children had ringworm on his head which
was very annoying, it Itched so. It was
very irritated a. ' fete hair camc out where
tiu br» aking out ..;. I used homo remedied
without effect, i then procured a l»ox of
Cuticura Ointnn:;' which healed the ring
worm." (Signed) Mrs. II. L, Blake,
Novembers, 1914.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With 32-p. Skin Book on request. Ad
I'rcss post-cartl "Cuticuni, Dept. T, B"t
tc a." Sold thrombjut thu world
• * -J. ♦> •> •> *5> ❖ ♦ ■
• PAYING BUSINESS
• NOW FOK SALE •
• King's' Cafe, Whitehorse, •
• Y. T. one of the oldest and •
• best paying 'eating houses in *
' the north and located in a •
' good live town, at the head of •
• navigation of the Tukon river •
' where boat and train meet, is •
• a. w offered fOT sale by its *
• owter, Mrs. Orloff King, at *
• the extremely low price of •
1 |1.000 for good will and fi'rni- •
' ture of the establishment. -i
To anyone desiring to engage
1 In this line of business there <
' Is no better opening in this <
1 section of the north than is •!
• of'yed through the purchase •'
of this property. *■
For full particulars address -•
MRS. ORLOFF KI.VG, ■!
7-20-tf • Whitehorse. Y. T. <
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Concealing a
Gem
By DONALD CHAMBERL1N
| AVheu I was a youngster casting
I about for somethlug to do for a living
I spent a good deal of time groping in
I the dart. I was of an adventurous
i disposition and longed for new fields.
Finally 1 settled on a career.
I 1 went out to India to seek my for
tune and fouud—well, for three years
! 1 found poverty, then I found some
thing better. Walking on a street in
Calcutta, I saw at my feet a brilliant
spot emitting the colors of tho spec
I train. 1 stooped and picked up, to my
I surpriso, a diamond. It was not one
of enormous proportions, nor yet was it
small, it was worth not less than $10,
000 nor more than $20,000, but as I
was no judge of diamonds, I did not
know. It was surely of sufficient value
to take mo home to America and give
me u new start
Nevertheless, I was sufficiently hon
est to look lu such mediums as would
serve to advertise its loss. I did not
advertise it myself because there is so
much rascality in that benighted coun
try that had I doue so I would have
been beset by persons whose object
would have been to get possession of it
surreptitiously. I did not see any ad
vertisement of a lost diamond, so I
considered myself lis owner. My the
ory of its loss was tills: There had
been n gathering of Indian potentates
in Calcutta, and some oue of them had
dropped It These fellows have so
many Jewels that the loser may not
have missed it, or perhaps If he did
miss it he may have considered it be
neath his dignity to issue any public
noticc of the fact
One incident in its finding troubled
me. Upon picking it up, while I wns
examining it I looked up suddenly to
learn if any one saw me and encoun
tered the gaze of an Indian. Thero
was a diabolical expression on his face
that told me If he had a chance he
would murder me to relieve me of my
find. I put the geui lu m.v vest pocket
and walked away, not looking at tho
man to sec what became of him.
I had a roiiui in a low grade hostelry
— I could afford nothing better—and
that night In order to make sure of my
gem I tied ii to the palm of my hand
and slept wllh it in my grip During
the nlglit 1 heard some one rummaging
in my room. 1 lay perfectly still, and
by and by whoever was there went
out I had not told any one of my
Cud and could not understand who
could have had a motive for robbing
oue whose very appearance indicated
poverty.
I had a friend in Calcutta who was
In good circumstances. I went to him,
told him of my find and that I wished
to go home. He loaned me the money
to pay my fare, and I sailed for San
I'rancisto I Imd not been out twelve
- Phil Abrahams;
Established 1697
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f you do not stop at
THE
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Elccttic Lights
Rooms Single or en Suile
Baths on each floor
Famous for its Home Cooking,
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk from our own d?"""
Fresh Eggs, etc
Rates $2.50 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted, Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Men.
H. S. PULLEN, Piop.
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S100 Reward, $100
' The readers of this paper will be
. 1 pleased to learn that there is at least one
I ireaded disease that science has b?er.
• ; able to cure in all Its stages, and «!.»t Is
i Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is the only
' | positive cure now known to the medical
I fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treat
. ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in
j ternally, acting directly upon the blood
' > and mucous surfaces of the system, there
i bv destroying the foundation of the dis
' I ease, and Riving the patient strength by
. building up the constitution and assisting
1 nature in doing its work. The proprietors
' have so much faith In Its curative pow
, ' ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any cas-e that It falls to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
. Addr. sa: F. J. CHENEY ft CO.. Toledo, O.
' j Ssld ny ftli Druggists. 75c. r
I Take Hall's Family Pills for conatlpatloo.
Hours TieTore T TWognlteil In fflie Tit
tho passengers the man who had seen !
me pick up the diamond. (
It la a very uncomfortable feeling to
ttnow that yon are cooped up with ouo ]
who Is determined to relieve you of a
raluable article. It seemed to mo that, '
whatever I did to conceal my diamond, I
this Indian would get it from me. I
was sure that he had come on board
for it, and tho natives of India are so
Btealthy. have so many insidious ways I
of securing their ends, that I consid- j
ered my property as good as lost.
On the forward lower deck was a
coop containing chickens. They were '
of a raro variety nnd were going to i
somo American chicken fancier. One j
morning, standing before (lie coop, a )
singular plan of concealing my dia- j
mond occurred to me. It was to let
one of the chickens swallow It. lie '
would hold it in his crop, and I could 1
Bhadow him as tho Indian was shad- i
owing me and in timo get it away |
from him. From my next meal I took |
away with me some crusts of bread i
and, going to tho chicken coop as soon i
as I was sure I was unobserved, be- ■
gnn feeding a stately rooster. lie took
flown one pieco of crust after another,
and among them I fed liiin my dia
mond. It was rather large for him,
but he got it down, and I congratulat
ed myself that if it was lost to mo that
rascally Indian would not get it.
I visited the bird, that was now
worth a small fortune, the same even
ing nnd went again to the coop the
nest morning, lie wns there iu the
evening, but at my morning visit I was
horritled to see that ho was missing
from the coop. I knew that the Indian
had got him, but did not trouble my
self to discover bow. Not a word did I
I say to any one on the subject. I met I
the Indian later walking the deck and i
fancied that there was n look of tn- j|
umph in his eye. As for me, I en- |
fleavored to conceal any evidence of i|
knowing that ho had secured posses
slon of my property. I f lie was obliged I!
to kill tho rooster for the diamond I I
was resolved to kill him before I would
permit him to leave the ship with my
property.
Where did lie keep the bird? 1 was
not long in finding out. My stateroom
was in the stern of the ship directly
over the steernge. In the middle of
the night I heard a crow. Jumping
from my berth, I threw on somo
clothes, ran below and hunted for the
erower. I found him In possession of
the Indian. I drew a long knife, with
which I made a pass at the man, selz- j
ed tiro rooster and ran with him to my |
room and locked tho door.
I never left the room, nor did the |
bird till nfter reaching port. I killed
him In my stateroom and was delight- |
ed to find the diamond in his crop. I j
got it safely nshore and sold it to a
Jeweler for S18.000.
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ome Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
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E. meets first
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Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
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S. S. SPOKANE Aug. 12, 24
S. S. CITY of SEATTLE Aug. 6. 18, 30
Ai\d every twelve days following. Modem eosafortable ships,
excellent service Connects At Seattle with through passen
ger steamers.
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AND CXTV OF I'CEBLA
Sailing Tuesday, Thursday nnd Friday, 11 p. m.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, LOS AXGELHK, HAN DIEGO.
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address V. A. TETERSON, Agent
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without extra c'narge.
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SEASON 1915
New Steel Steamships
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