Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 5, 1898, Page 7

——— NORTHWEST NEWS| ~ SHOW CHOKED OFF. Stalents Give the Cherry Sisters a Warm Reception, Tewa City, Iowa. Specitl.—The Cher- ty Sisters were billed to appear at the ‘opera house, and when the time cane ‘for the show to begin the house was ‘packed, more than 1,000 students from ‘the state university being present. ‘When ‘the curtain went up tie three sister.) came upon the stage and be- gan to‘act in their inimitable manner. ,All at once the students let go every ‘CoLce le sort of vegetables, eggs and tinware. ‘The girls retreated and the curtain went down. The manager appealed for order and an attempt Was made to continue the show, but when e came forward she was han egg and fell half-sense- floor. ‘The students rushed ‘for the stage and the girls fled to their hotel, with a thousand students at their heels. At the hotel they were hurried to their rooms. The students ‘filled the house and came vear break- ing in the doors to their rooms. ‘The police interfered, but could not re- jstore order. Finally the fire depart- ment responded and turned two ‘ams of water on the young men. ive of the students were arrested shineu banquet oc- s, and last night the curs this evel s y sophomores ped and carried away into the country the leaders of the banquet x &\ ship City ' KILLED AN INDIAN. Yrouble With Redskins in the State of Wusnington Ends Fatally. Walla Walla, Wa , Special.—Word has reached here from Wallula that W. F. Delong, a farmer, shot and killed one Indian and shot and injured another. Indian Jim, accompanied by his son and seve other Indians, went to the farm of Delong, with had whom they had _ previously trouble, and ordered him to vacate the premises. ‘They threatened to burn use and commit other dep- redatio Delong went into the hous cured a gun and shot and killed Indian Jim’s son and wounded another Indian. When the other In- dians saw their two companions were shot they hurried away. NICE, SUICY VICK-UP. The Willapa Gets $400,000 Salvage fer the Recovery of the Common- wealth. Port Townsend, Wash., Special. Tel.— Three weeks ago the steamship Com- monwealth of Liverpool, in command of Capt. James, with a crew of thirty men, while en route from Kobe to Portland, broke her shaft and was abandoned. ‘The steamer drifted in mid-ocean, finally bringing up in Noot- ka sound, on Vancouver island, where she was found Wednesday by the ® steamer Will Search was made . for the crew and they were finally found in a friendly cove. The follow- ing day the crew were restored to the Commonwealth and the Willapa towed her to Sydney. The Common- wealth is uninjured, and the salvage to the Willapa will amount to $400,- 000. BOILER EXPLODED. Thirty Men Killed and Two Serious- ly Hurt. Madison, Wis., Special—By the ex- plosion of the boiler of a locomotive in a round house here three men were killed, two seriously injured and the Duiling and three engines wrecked. ‘The explosion shook buildings in the dbus part of the city, a mile away. The engine was steamed up ready to take out a passenger train. Mysterious Disappearance. Jessup, Ia., Special.—Considerable alarm is felt here among the friends and relatives of Thomas Farmer, an old and respected resident of this city, who disappeared from home last Thursday evening, and whose where- r t unknown. Farmer bad sion about $35, but aside nothing else was taken, not even a change of clothing. Rates to Alaska Advanced. Seattle, Wash., Special.—The expect- ed advances of rates to Alaska has been announced. The several trans- portation companies who control near- ly all the business have agreed on an increase of $10 to the passedger rate between Puget sound points and Dyea and Skaguay and a proportionate in- crease to Juneau and other Southeast- ern Alaska points. Whisky Seize Port Townsend, Wash., Special.— Customs officials seized about fifty gallons of whisky on the steamer Rosalie before she left for Southwest- ern Alas On her way up the sound the Kosalie ran ashore between ‘Ta- coma and Seattle. She had to wait four hours for the tide to float her off. New Industry for Wisconsin, Menominee, Mich., Special. Tel.,—Mari- mette, Wis. capitalists have sub- scribed $300,000 and organized a stock company to carry on the manufacture of farming implements. The big plant of W. Stevens & Co. at Auburn, N, Y., is to be removed and located in Marinette, just across the river from this city. The factory buildings will cover fifteen acres and upward of 300 hands will be employed in the works, Rring Gold Dust. Seattle, Wash., Specitl. — Forty-five Zener arrived here on the steam- of Seattle. They brought 0,000 in gold dust and drafts, Horse Thief Arrested. La Crosse, Wis., Special—Joseph Schmidt, wanted for horse stealing at Bangor, was arrested at Warren’s Mills and brought here for trial. The preliminary hearing will be before Judge Brindly. When apprehended he was trying to sell the team to a farm- er. about $25 Durand, Wis., Special. — John Lorsh- ‘auch, a farmer, was killed by his horses in a barn in this city. He ~sacgiea a large family. THE MARKETS. Latext Quotations From Grain and “Live Stock Centers. Chicago, Jan. 29.—Wheat— $1; No. 3 red, 88@93e; No. 2 SS@S88e; No. 3 spring, 84@92c; No. 2 hard winter, S8@89c; No. 3 hard win- ter, S2qS6e; No. 1 new spring, H4@5e. Cash Corn—No. 2, 271-2c; 2T14¢. Cash Oats—No. 2, 28¢; No. 3, 22@22 1-2c, Milwaukee, Jan. 29. — Flair steady. wheat higher; No. 1 Northern, 97¢; No. 2 spring, 89@91c; May, 93 1-Se. Corn firm; No. 3, 271-2e. Oats higher; No. 2 white, 241-2c. Rye high- er; No. 1, 471-2. Barley dull; No. 2, 40 1-2@41e; sample, 33c. Minneapolis, Jan. 29.—Wheat — May opened at 98e and closed at 94@95c; July opened at $2c and closed at 94 3-4e. No. 1 Northern, 97 1-4c; No, 2 North- ern, 93 1-4¢. Chicago, Jeg 29. — Hogs — Light, 90; mixed, $3.75@3.95; heavy, 95; rough, $3. $4@5.45; cows and __heit- 2.20@4.50; Texas steers, $3.60. 5; stockers and feeders, $3.40@4.45. Sheep—Natives, $3.10@4.70; Westerns, $3.60@4.05; lambs, $4.25@5.90. South St. Paul, Jan. 29. — Hogs — $3.25@3.67 1-2. _Cattle—Stockers, $8@ 4.40; feeders, $3.15@3.25; heifers, $3@ cows, $2.40@3.60; bulls, $3.15@ Sheep—Muttons, $3.70; lambs, $5 25, Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 29. — Hogs — 5h@3.80. Cattle — Canners, $1.85; cows, $3.25; heifers, $3@3.50; bulls, $2.50@3.50; feeders, $3@3.50; stockers, $4.05@4.: yearlings, $3.90; calves, $4.80. Sheep, $4.25. St. Paul, Jan. 29. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern 94@95c; No. 2 Northern, S87@90e. Corn — No. 3. yellow, 26@26 1-2c; No. 3, 251-2@26. Oats— No. 2 white, 23@23 1-2c; No. 3, 221-2@ 223-4c. Barley and Rye—Sample bar- ley, 25@30c; No. 2 rye, 43 152@45c; No, B rye, 421-2@43c. Seeds—No. 1 flax, $1.15 1-2@1.16 1-2; timothy, $1.10@1.30; red clover, $3.20@: HORSES IN DEMAND. Four Thousand Now Being Usd in Packing Goods. Winnipeg, Special—Robert Hyland passed through this city on his way to Glencoe to join his father, who has been engaged in ranching there for the ast twenty-five years. In conversa- tion he stated that there were over 4,000 horses being used at the present time packing goods to Teslin lake, the majority of which are owned by his father. Over Johnk Is Repentant. Helena, Mont., Special—Henry O. Johnk of Sabine was arrested by the Helena police upon telegraphic request of officers at Moorhead, Minn., on @ charge of forging the name of a cousin named Crabenhaft to a note for $400. He was identified by T. C. Kurtz, cashier of the Montana National bank here, who formerly lived in Moor- head. He admitted the forgery and said he wanted money to go to the Klondike. “I’ve been sorry ever since I left home,” he said. “Once I came near turning back and going home again. If they will put a spotter after me I will take the train and go right home alone to-night.” He had $240 of the money when arrested. Indians Will Sue. Sioux City, Iowa, Special.—Repre- sentatives of the Indians on the neigh- boring Omaha reservation have ac- knowledged a contract before District Judge Evans at Dakota City, Neb., for the prosecution of a claim against the government for 850,000 acres of land in Knox, Ceder, Dixon and Holt coun- ties, Nebras ‘The Indians claim the tract was ceded to them by the treaty of 1854, but has never been turned over. The land is worth about $1,000,- 000. White Horse Tramway. ictoria, B. C., Special—W. N. Me- Conley, who has just returned from Alaska, has under construction a steel tramway around the Cannon and White Horse rapids. He is building four tracks, and by the tinfe the river opens he says he will be able to handle 500 tons daily, taking boats and all. For Wisconsin’s Supreme Bench. Racine, Wis., Special.—Goy. Scofield, who is here attending a camp fire given by the local G. A. R. post, an- nounced that he had decided to ap- point Judge Bardeen of Wausau to the’supreme bench to fill the vacancy caused by the recent death of Justice Newman. Will Have Salocns. West Union, lowa, Special.—The board of supervisors of J'ayette coun- ty has counted the new mulct petition and finds that it contains 3,621 names, or 44 more than the required 65 per cent. Fayette county is, therefore, “wet” again. Bound for the Klondike. Victoria, B. C., Special—The steamer Tees and steamer Wallapa have sailed for Alaskan ports, crowded with men bound for the Klondike and full of freight. The city is full of men get- ting outfits ready to sail on steamers this week. Washed Up by the Waves. Ashtabula, Ohio, Special Three bodies were found on the beach near this port, having been washed up by the waves during the gale. One of the bodies has been identified as that of James O’Brien of Erie, who was lost off a fishing tug three weeks ago. Unitarians to Build. Springfield, Minn., Special— The Unitarian congregation here is making arrangements to build a church in the spring. Rev. H. L. Buzzel of New Ulm has built up a strong society i here, and as the hall where the ser- vices are held will soon be too small, a new church will be built. Donation for Beloit. Beloit, Wis., Special—A gentleman in the East whe stiplates that his name be not given to the public has donated $25,000 to Beloit college. The money is to be applied to the chair of chemistry, now occupied by Prof. F. G. Smith. Marderer Goes to Prison. Viroqua, Wis., Special—Judge Wy- man has sentenced George Sullivan to fourteen years at Waupun for the murder of Asa Gorman, which oc curred a year ago in Vernon county. On track—No. 1 hard, 97 3-4¢; | a3.70. Cattle | MINNESOTA NEWS MANY LIVES “LOST. Fifty People Perish in a Fire at Spokane. Spokane, Wash., Special.—At mid- night fire was destroying the Great Eastern block, on Riverside avenue. ‘The stairway was burned away and the people in the building are at the windows crying for help. It is feared there will be loss of life. The build- ing is a six-story brick, and the upper floors are used for light housekeeping, It is now feared that fifty or more persons have perished in the awful furnace. The upper floors were occu- pied by seventy-five or one hundred roomers and it is not thought that more than tweuty-five have been saved. Great crowds in the streets are frantic with excitement. Several thrilling rescues were made. One man came down a rope with his babe in his arms and his wife followed. The building is owned by Louis Le- vinsky of San Francisco. It _ cost $225,000, and is insured for $50,000. ‘The first floor and basement was oc- cupied by John W. Graham with a large stock of stationary. The flames are beyond control of the firemen aud will extend to adjoining buildings. HAUGAN IS GUILTY. The Ex-City Treasurer of Minneap- olis Was Convicted. Minneapolis, Special—A. C. Haugan, ex-city treasurer, is adjudged guilty of misappropriating the funds of the city of Minneapolis. When the jury in the second trial of Mr. Haugan came into court the court room was crowded with attorneys awaiting the call of the court calendar. Not one present ex- pected to hear that the jury had agreed, and the announcement that an agreement had been reached was a surprise, and a silence fell upon the crowd as the clerk read the verdict: “We, the jury, find the defendant, A. C. Haugan, guilty of misappropriation of public funds as charged in the in- dictment.”. A memorandum was at- tached, recommending the convicted to the mercy of the court. MORGAN FIRE. Two Buildings Destroyed and Peo- ple Narrowly Escape. Morgan, Minn., Special.—lire broke out in the saloon building of John Schuler. The saloon was built on to the side of the Commercial hotel and both buildings were completely de- stroyed. It was only by the most de- termined ctforts on the part of the fire company that the hardware store and lumber yard of Miller & Marti, and the general merchandise store of H. E. Grabow & Co. were saved. The machine office of F. J. Fenske was also destroyed. ‘The family barely es- caped with their lives. Three young men boarding at the hotel were obliged tou jump frem the second story window. Analysis of Sugar Beets. St. Paul, Special.—Prof. Henry Sny- der, of the Minnesota School of agri- culture, has sent to State Treasurer Koerner the first report of the analy- sis made of the beets raised at the farm from the seed purchased by the state last winter. The beets yielded 17.5 per cent of sugar and showed 86.7 purity. The sugar test was one-tenth better than that made in the case of the beets raised from the seed fur- nished by the government. The ay- erage weight was 11.2 ounces. The tests were made of the Kleinwazle- bener vuriety. Want a Try at Soldiering. St. Paul, Special—The discouraging experience of the various companies of the national guard that have been mustered out the past year seems in no way to dampen the ardor of other cities for a try at the business of sol- diering. There are already four can- didates in the field for the vacancy left in the Second regiment by the disband- ing of the Luverne company. Man- kato, Madelia and St. James have made formal application for the va- cancy and Luverne puts in a plea for another trial. Wl erenbouts of Permitz. Duluth, Minn., Special. — Frank Per- mit, the Austrian miner who is want- ed in Ely for the murder committed there a few weeks ago, is still at large and the authorities have no clue. A gentleman from Ely, in Duluth Sat- urday, said that it was now a well established fact that Permitz had re- mained in Ely for ten days after the murder, and it is quite generally be- lieved that he marched with the other members of the Austrian society, of which both he and his victim were members, at the latter’s funeral, at- tired in the full regalia of the order. Red Wing Unhappiness. Red Wing, Minn., Special. --- F. M. Wilson, attorney for the Milwaukee, has asked the city council to appoint a committee to meet representatives of the road to amicably settle, if pos- sible, the difficulties between the two, The council has ordered the road to clear Levee street of tracks, sheds, ete. This would greatly cripple the road. A committee will meet the road this week. Pine County Teache Hinckley, Mipn., Special—A meet- ing of the teachers of Pine couuty convened here for the purpose of cr- ganizing a teachers’ association. State Superintendent of Schools W. W. Pendergast was present and gave a very interesting and instructive ad- dress. An association was organized and meetings will be held monthly, the next to be at Hinckley Feb. 22. Mueh interest is manifested by the teachers. Redwood Falls, Minn., Special.— George Charter, one of, the oldest farmers in Redwood county, died at his farm home Saturday afternoon, Dogs and Rabbits. Redwood Falls, Minn., Special—tin the coursing contest here Thiering’s Silver, Joues’ Gyp and Marsh’s Belle were winners, the latter in the sweep- stakes, over all others. A big crowd was present and rabbits were numer- ous. McKinley, Minn., Speciai—tit is ru- mored that the Roberts mine, which has been shut down during the past three months, will recommence work soon, and that-another shaft will be gunk this summer. a FOUKEY TAKEN TO FARIBAULT Where He Is Wanted for the Marder of His Wife. Varibawit, Minn., Special.— There was great excitement here when it was learned that Cornelius Forkey. accused of murdering his wife in this city about two weeks ago, had been captured near St. Paul. Great erowds gathered at the Milwaukee depot to witness. his arrival, although the au- thorities tried to keep the time of his arrival a secret. The prisoner seemed very nervous and was glad to get into the cab awaiting him. He de- nies his guilt and claims that his trunk, whieh is here at the depot, was. stolen hy some parties and sent here to put ine guilt on him. LIFE CRUSHED OUT. Horrible Death of an Employe in a Logging Camp. Fosston, Minn., Special—In Sommers & Nelson’s Jogging camp, about twen- ty-five miles east of here, Ike Puel- quist, while unloading a load of logs, was instantly killed. fhe chain slipped and the logs rolled over him. When picked up he was so badly mu- tiated that his feliow workmen did net know him, ‘The remains were brought in and seut to Center City, Minn., where deceased has a wife and child. Retaliation Saspected. Winnipeg, Special—Word has been received from Ottawa to secure a voyageur to leave at once for Dawson City with impertant dispatches from the minister of the interior, and Hayes of Prince Albert, a celebrated guide, has been engaged. He is to make thirty-five miles a day with dog team and will go overland via Edmonton. It is suspected that the government has decided not to allow aliens to hold mining ciaims in the Yukon on account of the position of the United States governinent to hamper Canadian trade interests on the Pacifie coast. Kept It Quiet. Winona, Minn., Special.—Announee- ment has been made of the marriage of Miss Helen Man and Mr. Charles Blake, well known society young peo- ple, which took place last summer, and has been kept secret until now. The families of both contracting parties ap- prove. Mr. Blake has gone to join his wife on her way home from the East, where she has been spending the win- ter. Dairy Experts to Examine. Rush City, Minn., Special—On Sat- urday the new Pioneer Pasteurizing plant at this point will be visited by a force of the dairy students of the state agricultural college and a large number of @airy experts from all over the Northwest, who have long been anxious to note the operation of this new feature in the weatment of the dairy product. Ample arrangements have been made for their reception. Sissetors After Simoleons. Brown's Valley, Minn., Special— Agent Johnson, of the Sisseton agency, has gone to Washington in the inter- est of the Sisseton Indians, who are working for a payment of $500,000 which they claim is due them from the government. Special Agent McLaugh- lin has recommended * that the pay- ment be made now. re Figures at Faribault. Faribault, Minn., Special.—The total ependitures of the tire department for the year ending Jan. 8, 1898, were $2,- 798.01, Of this $965 was paid for new hose. The fire loss for the year is es- timated at $6,242.95, showing a de- crease of over $6,000 compared with last year. Thirty-three alarms were given. Fined for Theft. Springfield, Minn., Special.—George Meyers and Johx Hettinger were ar- rested on the cnarge of stealing 4 Inad of hay valued at $2.50. Nothing could be proved against Hettinger, but Meyers was fined $20 and costs. Later Hettinger was arrested and brought before Justice Ray and fined $5 and costs for stealing two horse blankets. Alleged Chicken Thieves. Earnesville, Minn., Special.—Felix Polanski, a retired hardware mer- chant, and son, William, a boy of sixteen, were arrested for stealing chickens. Mr. Polanski is reported quite wealthy, which makes it quite an unusual case. The chickens were found at his home. He claimed that they were brought there and left by an unknown person, and that it is a plot to ruin his reputation. e Murder at Wheaton. Wheaton. Minn. Special— Mary Schroder, a girl employed in the fami- ly of Rey. W. I. Williams, was found dead at the north side of the court house with ber clothes all burned off and what seems to be a bullet hole in the left temple. The circumstances point to murder. Blaze at Claremont. Claremont. Minn., Special.— Hotel Claremont was totally destroyed by fire. The building was a large frame structure which burned very rapidly, causing the guests and inmates to make a hurried exit, all of them being very lightly clothed. Cause of fire un- known. Annandalé Creamery Leased. Annandale, Minn., Special— The creamery which has been operated hitherto on the co-operation plan, has been leased to A. J. Gutzler, formerly of Howard Lake. It will be open on Feb. 1 and promises to do a thriving business. Glandered Horses. Cumberland, Wis., Special—H. P. Clute, state veterinarian of Marinette, was called here this week to examine some horses supposed to be afilicted with glanders. He found two genuine cases and ordered the animals to be shot. Library Appreciated. Faribault, Minn., Special.—Since the opening of the Faribault public li- brary over 500 loan cards have been issued, over 125 new books received and more expected soon. The fine reading room is well patronized. ‘Will Enter the ’Phone Business. Hastings, Minn., Special—At the meeting of the city council Dr. H. L. Sumpton and [rving Todd, Jr., were granted a franchise to operate a sys- Pad enh alti Mes En eine SE eR ee tne eS oni ieee ee eee MODERN READING. We Are Inundated with Every Form of : Evil and Vice. “Better not read,” said Niebuar, “books in which you make the ac- quaintance of the devil.” The advice was given at an age when men did read books, and when these, indeed, formed the bulk of their reading, says the New York Tribune. In these days proportionately fewer books appear to be read. To those that are, the same advice applies as pertinently as ever. For the number of books which serve as letters of introduction, if not to the devil at least to his most character- istic works, is large and, one may fear, growing. There has been of late a flood of “problem novels,” in which the “problem” is that of the relations be- tween the sexes, and the solution sought is almost invariably to make those relations not pure, natural and ennobling, but unclean, abnormal and debasing, and to find specious excuses of apologies therefor. The greatest and most puzzling problem in the whole business is, however, how intel- ligent people of clean minds and lives can find pleasure or profit in poring over such revolting stuff. The genius of a Rossetti may invest “Jenny” with an unmerited but nevertheless fasci- nating interest. But the bedraggled denizen of the Tenderloin, treated py some schoolgirl sister of Gifted Hop- kins, can never be anything more than cheap and nasty. Nor does the latter- day predominance of newspapers over books in the least lessen the force and value of the philosopher’s injunction. The vital truth in it is universal, ap- plying to the.costliest tome in the bib- Hiophile’s library and to the penny paper with which the errand boy or the scullery maid regales a leisure hour. Better not read anything in which you make the acquaintance of evil. Yet in much of the current read- ing of the day how evil is flaunted and forced upon the public acquaintance! Here is a wretched woman, illiterate, drunken, debauched. Her whole life has been given up to physical and moral filth. There is not an honest shopgirl in town who, meeting her upon the street, would not instinctive- ly step aside lest her skirts should brush against the creature and be de- filed. The career of vice is, however, crowned with a capital crime, or with some participation in one. Instantly the fact is made the excuse for intro- ducing the woman personally to the entire public. Through the medium of the press she is brought into the household, into the family circle. Her hideous featuresare thrust before every eye. Her ignorant and vicious words are repeated to every ear. She is made the subject of “psychological studies” and every inflection of her voice as she tells her tale of infamy is descanted upon and “interpreted” as though it were the utterance of an oracle. The example is only one of an innumerable multitude with which the reading mat- ter of the day is crowded. Those who read make the acquaintance not only of the devil but of all the inhabitants of Pandemonium. If, then, people are to be known by their acquaintances, what is to be said of the present or of the oncoming generation of readers? It is a forbidding prospect. The daily saturation of minds and of immature minds with all manner of filth inevit- ably conduces to unsoundness. To argue otherwise is to contradict com- mon-sense. When men sleep in mi- asmatic swamps to avoid fever and ague and soak themselves in rum to escape drunkenness they may fortify themselves against Vice and crime by gloating over them and making heroes of their perpetrators. But when that time comes we shall have to rewrite every chapter of moral philosophy. At present it is safest to shun evil, to look upward if we would rise, to look for- ward if we would make progress, and, if we would have earth move toward her earthly best, to obey the advice given by ancient wisdom—‘‘Whatso- ever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, think on these things.” Each Has [ts Good Points. Mr. Callahan—Euchre is not a bad game, but I’d rather play poker. Mr. Cohen—Vell, euchre is chenerally der best if you lose undt poker is der best if you vin. LITERARY PEOPLE. Rudyard Kipling is said to be devel- oping into a confirmed joker and a great tease. Possessed of a wonderful fund of mental cheerfulness, he has been called by one of his friends “that rare creature, a literary Mark Tapley.” Carmen Sylva has elaborately-bound H copies of her own books preserved in tem of telephone and a telephone ex- ° change in this city. & a specially-designed bookcase of which she herself keeps the key. It is said that many of these volumes contains marginal notes and criticisms, written with red ink in her own exquisite handwriting. Mr. Hall Caine is a keen judge of character from facial expression; and, while endeavoring to mitigate the se- verity of any expression, always knows at first sight whether he will be dis- posed to like or dislike a person. Oc- casionally the author’s rapid judg- ments have been proved at fault—when he has been the first to own the fact— but, as a rule, they are remarkably re- liable. Mr. Haddon Chambers, at the age of 22, was a journalist and story-writer, but had not yet written for the stage. Before this he had been in the Austra- lian civil service, also a stockrider in the bush. Mr. Chambers was born in Sydney, N. S. W., and still cherishes affectionate memories of the land of his birth. He is most accomplished in nearly all sports—a splendid rider, swimmer and billiard player, and is fond of boxing, fencing, shooting and driving. ARE YOU' TU LIVE IN ALASKA? Some Requirements That Will Be Foun : Lnilispendabie. se The universal article of diet in that country, depended upon and indispens- able, is bread or biscuit. And to make the bread and biscuit, either in the camp or upon the trail, yeast cannot be used—it must be baking powder; and the powder manufactured by the pro- cesses of the Royal Baking Powder Company, miners and prospectors have learned, is the only one which will stand in that peculiar climate of cold and dampness: and raise the bread and biscuit satisfactorily. These facts are very important for every one proposing to go to Alaska and the Yukon country to know, for should he be persuaded by some out- fitter to take one of the cheap brands of baking powder, it will cost just as much to transport it, and then when he opens it for use, after all his labor in packing it over the long and difficult route, he will find a solid caked mass or a lot of spoiled powder, with no strength and! useless. Such a mistake might lead to the most serious results. Alaska is no place in which to experi- ment in food, or try to economize with your stomach. For use in such a climate, and under the trying and fatiguing conditions of life and labor in that country, everything must be the best and most useful, and above all it is imperative that all food sup- plies shall? have perfect keeping quali- ties. It is absurd to convey over such difficult and expensive routes an arti- cle that will deteriorate in transit, or that will be found when required for use to have lost a great part of its value. There is no better guide to follow in these matters than the advice of those who have gone through similar experi- ence. Mr. McQuesten, who is called “the father of Alaska,” after an experi- ence of years upon the trail, in the camp, and in the use of every kind of supply, says: “We find in Alaska that the importance of a proper kind of baking powder cannot be overesti- mated. A miner with a can of bad baking powder is almost helpless in Alaska. We have tried all sorts, and have been obliged to settle down to use nothing but the Royal. It is stronger and carries further at first, but above all things, it is the only powder that will endure the severe climatic changes of the arctic region.” It is for the same reasons that the United States government in its reliet expeditions, and Peary, the famous arctic traveler, have carried the Royal Baking Powder exclusively. The Royal Baking Powder will not cake nor lose its strength either on board ship or in damp climates, and is the most highly concentrated and effi- cient of leavening agents. Hence it is indispensable to every Alaskan outfit. It can be had of any of the trading companies in Alaska, but should the miner procure his supplies before leav- ing, he should resist every attempt of the outfitter to palm off upon him any of the other brands of baking pow- der, for they will spoil and prove the cause of great disappointment and trouble, PEDDLERS IN MEXICO. Why an Old Woman Wouldn't Sell Ah Wer Honey at One Time. “While traveling in Mexico a few years ago I had a funny experience with a Mexican vender which goes to show what little business ability the lower classes have,” said E. F. Guig- non of St. Louis. “I was en route to look at some mines away up in the mountains. At the station where we left the train to take the stage I saw an old woman selling some honey. She did not have more than ten pounds of it altogether and as it looked so good I wanted to buy it all to take along with us. I asked our interpreter to buy it. Much to my surprise the old woman would sell him but two boxes, claim- ing that if she sold it all to him she would have nothing to sell to other people, neither would she have any- thing else to do during the remainder of the day!” FADS IN FLOWERS. Florists’ shops abroad are much dit- ferent from the ones in _ this country. In London, for ex- ample, funeral freaths and em- blems are displayed in the windows, with their prices attached. Some are attractive, others very hideous. Lichen is fashionable there for crosses and wreaths, and from this grisly-gray background calla lilies and white roses peer. Set pieces, the “gates ajar,” broken columns and floral pillows, are always painful, for, in the first place, the nat- ural grace and beauty of the flowers is destroyed, and in the next there is no excuse for the emblems. Flowers for the dead should be scattered in care- less handfuls—then only are they com- forters, with their graceful beauty un- impaired. The modern custom of add- ing to a death notice the words, “Friends will please omit flowers,”may be traced to the reluctance of the sur- vivors to be confronted with those ghastly set pieces which have raged so long. The best artists have always recog- nized that flowers should be allowed to arrange themselves. Basketfuls, arm- fuls or great bunches of loose flowers are justifiable, but crushing their beau- ty into any systematized outline is un- forgivable. Florists abroad have a frightful habit of ‘making up” bouton- niers for men’s coats,and these bunches of three or four violets a spray of fern and a branch of forget-me-nots are seen on the lapels of the men who do not appreciate true fitness. A single gardenia tuberose or a knot of mig-~ nonette is better than one of these hor~ aa ANNAN TTT ET I { | a Se cen } } i ; {