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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-06
Never Say Die.

NCNCi say DACs
Many desperate cases of kidney dis.
eases pronounced incurable have been
cured by Foley's Kidney Cure. Many
physicians use it. w. H. Coerver,
duggist.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-06
From the springfield Mo- Chroni.

d. R.. Francis ear-marks will crop out in the
.. Louis Republic OccassiOnly as long as he
owns that slice of stock.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-06

w henwenk, Weary aDdwasted
rom Kidney Diseases, why not try
Foley's Kidney cure, a guaranteed
medicine. Coerver, Drug gis
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-06

AT ONCE
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-06
List of Mail Matter

Cape Girarderu, Nov. I. 1897
The herald., 1897-10-03

three miles further on, 1t is simply a
repetition Of what Is passed in the
canyon. Here horses must be left behind,
as from here to the lakes the trail be-
comes very rough. Above you rises the
summit. the dread of all Yukoners. I
found that the steepness Of the summit
had not been exaggerated. AS one of the
men said, 1t seems to lean the wrong
way
"Once the summit has been reached
most Of the miners trouble Is ended.
From there 1t Is q down-hill pack, and
he Is looking forward to the lakes not
dreading the awful summit Over at
Lake Linderman ordinary boats were
being made and sold for from $3.50 to
5000 each, and were not being turned out
fast enough to supply the demand.
"On the trail nothing Is done for ac-
commodation. You pay for everything
and pay dearly While the hardships
are great, and many parties will be un-
able to get through this season, and. Of
course. it is out Of the question for men
to start SO late, 1t will be much easier
travelling in the spring.
II would advise men going from the
east to come to Tacoma about the 1st Of
March, buying their outfits here, where
they are as cheap as in the east. and thus
saving transportation across tn con-
tinent, and receiving needful informa-
tion from our merchants, who make a
speciality Of Yukon outfits In this way
they will b enabled to make an early
start, sledging over the pass on the snow
and avoiding the mud and water, which
at that time of year is frozen.
IA. P. HILL HUDSON"
The herald., 1897-10-03

the story told by one Of the Indians who
upon his lonely pilgrimage, he started
on what has proved his last journey in a
northeasterly direction. That portior,
of British Columbia is. if possible, more
bleak and sterile than that in the vi
cini,y Of the coast, and it takes. there
fore, no vivid Imagination to depict the
fate that must have overcome the un-
fortunate illusionist.
Similar stories are also told of four diff
ferent parties of men who have started
through Chilkoot pass accompanied by
Indians. and have never been heard of
since. 1t is impossible that the Indians
should have murdered them, for in not
known case was member of any of
these parties what is known. as a tender
foot and numerically each party was
strong. All were hardy prospectors to
whom the Klondike simply offered
more profitable avenue for them to ira
verse thar the calling they had followed
for years.
OF course there is always the possibil-
ity that this legend of the Indians may
have a grain of foundation, but the
chances are all to the contrary, for a..
Indian who speaks the truth is as rare
as a white blackbird. Again, should
the Indians really know of any such
place of fabulous wealth they are suffi =
ciently shrewd to benefit thereby them
selves, and not to excite the cupidty of
The herald., 1897-10-03

Of the arrivals of the year. He made his
way, assisted by Indians, through Chill
koot pass, and from his guides heard the
story Of "Too Much Gold" creek He
believed it. and forsaking his original
purpose, started out in the direction his
informants had told him the wonderful
gold fields lay.
None of the Indians would accompany
him, because, they said, that if they did
so and other members Of the tribe
learned what they had done they would
be killed, for the chiefs of the tribes of
Indians whose members were cognizant
of the existence of this marvellous gold
field had forbidden any information
thereof being conveyed to the whites
Now while all this may seem like an
lridescent dream to those of US in COM
Portable homes, to the miner, the pros
pector, whose mind is filled with hopes
Of sudden wealth, such tale possesses
infinitely more probability. Crcum-
stances alter cases just as they do peo-
headed John Mcintyre set forth alone
and with comparatively scanty provis-
ion in search of place superior in point
Of wealth to the storehouse Of the Forty
Thieves of King Solomons mines.
Not word has come from Mcintyre
1t Is impossible that he should have
managed to exist with his small outfit
up to the present time without assis-
tance. AS near as can be judged from
The herald., 1897-10-03

white men by dilating upon such a sub
ject as this
This is by no means the first time that
men have been led into the wilderne So
by a yellow will O. the wisp. The early
history of California of Nevada. of every
country, every state and territory where
sold has ever been mined in quantit
will always reveal the fact that the same
sort of story has been told, and that
in every case the fate of the credulous
prospector has been the same. 1t is
the search for the unattaina BILE that
causes more death among miners than
the hard work incidental to actual
mining.
That far north Of Dawson still richer
gold mines exist than have vet been dis
covered. few person are so foolish as to
doubt. In fact there is indisputable evil
dence thereof. From all that I can
learn, however, TOO Much Gold" creek
only exists in the imagin alton of the In
dians. Sorry indeed will be the fate Of
every white man who attempts to WOO
Dame Torture on this basis in a land
where death, disease and starvation
bow before Mammon and then seek rest
and soace in the grave.
The herald., 1897-10-03
His Own Son the Burglar

The Evanston patrol wagon, with three
policemen, was called to the residence
Of DR.. Finley Ellingwood, 22N Central
street, at o'clock yesterday morning
by telephone message from the doctor
saying that burglars were in the upper
part Of the house. The policemen found
the doctor and his family much excited.
Then the Doctors 6-year-old son was
missed. 1t was feared the boy had been
kidnapped.
The policemen were attracted to the
garret by sounds of breaking windows
and falling glass, and entered with
drawn revolvers and clubs. There on
the floor armed with heavy club, with
which he had been causing the dis
turbance, was DR.. Ellingwood's son,
suffering from violent attack Of night
mare. The child was awakened and
sent back to bed and the officers returned
to the station.-Chicago Chronicle.
The herald., 1897-10-03
ALLURED
TO DEATH
A New Peril in the KlOn-
dixie
IMAGINATION OF THE INDIAN
TEMPTS PIONEERS TO "Too
MUCH GOLD"
The Weird Story Of John McIntyre's
Hopeless Quest-Mammon and
Madness
TEMPTS PIONEERS TO "TOO
MUCH GOLD"

SEATTLE, WASH, Sept. 22.-(Special
Correspondence to The Herald.) A new
peril is besettirg the miners of the Klon-
dixie. That perennial fata morgana, the
Indian legend, is leading the ever-cred-
ulous gold seeker to starvation and pos
sible death. This time 1t is known as
'-Too Much Gold" creek.
The story goes that, hidden far north
Of Dawson City, is a creek which no
white man has ever viewed. Along the
banks of this creek is the mother lode,
or the source from which the glaciers
of ancient days tore away the gold that
has formed the placer mines of Alaska
and. the Klondike. Much credence is
given to the statement by many of the
miners, for the reason that scientists
claim that the mother lode of the Alaska
gold fields is within 400 miles of where
the first strike was made.
1 canrot tell you what a dreadful
phantasm this legend is OF course
there is no truth in it, In all probabi-
ity the tale originated in the mouth OF
some Indian who, for the sake of secur-
ing something from a party of white
men, told what he claimed to be part Of
this momentous secret of TOO Much
Gold" creek. The reason alleged for the
Indians keeping the location of this
secret is that they feared the effect of a
find of such tremendous value upon the
white men. To men who know the In
dian, this philarthropic spirit is in the
light of a gigantic joke. The idea of an
Indian being solicitous about the well
fare of a white man is so supremely ri
diculous that it merits not even a mo-
ment's consideration.
One of the returned Klondikers, in
fact dozen Of them, have told me this
story, and 7 reeollect hearing vague
rumors of it in my own trip to Dawson
But now come tales to US of death and
disaster to human life and property re-
sulting from men forsaking all else and
cleaving to the search for this ignis
fatuus, "Too Much Gold" creek.
There seems to be no question as to
the. feeling that this legend has in
spired, nor the smallest reason for doubt
left of the resulting disaster. John Nc
Intyre, Scotchman who went to the
Klondike from Wisconsin-Juneau,
believe, Is the name Of the town
reached Dawson City among the first
The herald., 1897-10-03
Bits of Wisdom

Some people save money by not pay
ing their bills
All people who play the fiddle look
something alike
To be popular with some people, all
that is necessary Is to say Thank you"
in a very loud voice.-London Sun.
The herald., 1897-10-03
Unfolding the Napkin

1t is in bad taste to lay napkin over
the breast. At elegant tables the napkin
is only partly shaken from its folds.
and Is then dropped in the lap to use
for wiping the lips and fingers. 1t Is
supposed that those who have refined
table manners do not scatter crumbs or
drop food.-Good Form.
The herald., 1897-10-03
Apples and Oranges

With apples scarce and high-priced in
the east there will be an Increased de-
mand for oranges, and these Southern
California will supply in greater quanti-
ties than ever before.-San Diego Union.
The herald., 1897-10-03
Didn't Do His Best

did you ever love before, Reggie,
dear?"
"Yes, darling-once. But only in
small way."-Life.
The herald., 1897-10-03

TACOMA, Wash, Sept. 30-(Special
10 The Herald.) Here
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-27
THINGS TO KNOW

Sand holds the heat for a long time
which makes the sandbag valuable il
o sick room. Dry some clean sane
thoroughly in a kettle on the stove
Make a bag about a quarter of a YARD
square Of flannel. fill it with dry sand
sew the openings together and cove,
with cotton or linen.
Faded photographs. If they have
merely turned yellow. without the de.
tails having actually vanished. may be
improved by placing them in a bath of a
ten-grain solution of bichloride of mer-
curry in water. This will generally very
much improve them, but there is a point
ofyellowness beyond;which no improve
ment is possible.
Several modes of preserving eggs have
been attempted. but with imperfect sue
cess; lime water gives the egg a peculiar
taste. salt water p~enetrates, ashes, bran
and saw-dust do not preserve 1t. Rub
the eggs with the finger dipped in flax
seed oil. place them side by side, but
not in contact, In a vessel, the bottom Of
which is covered with sand enough to
keep the eggs standing upright. Let
them remain for six months and they
will be found to have the odor and taste
Of perfectly fresh eggs.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-27
Refused wIthou. Propo.Ins,

Few women, outside Of royalties
evec popped IA question" 10 a man,
and perhaps only one has had the ex-
perience of being rejected by q man
without having proposed to him. There
was one, and Hon. l.. A. Tollemachc
tells the story in his Personal Memoir
of BENJAMIN Jowett," master of Bal
liol, Oxford. The masters personality
was potent and penetrating, and good
women felt its fascination. An under
graduate was i'll at Badliol college, and
his sister, coming to Oxford to nurse
him, was invited By DR.. Jowett to
stay at his house. She received from
him the utmost kindness and attention,
and when leaving said, with much
hesitation, that she would venture to
ask a very great favor. She again
hesitated; the master grew uneasy
and looked interrogative. will you
marry me?" at lastshe asked. He paced
up and down, blushed deeply, and re-
piled: THAT would not be good either
for you or for me-" ''0hl ohr' ex-
claimed the young lady, blushing even
more deeply. Il meant to say l am
going to be married. and would you
perform the serEice?' She had been
refused. poor girl, without having pre-
p0sed.-Youth's Companion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-27
The Queens Choice.

Great amusement was caused by th6
recital of an incident which occurred
soon after her majesty's accession to
the throne. a grand dinner party was
being given at Buckingham palace.
The probable husband the queen might
select was then 4 matter of much in
terest and Speculation. Lord Mel
bor;ne, as prime minister, felt thu
matter to be one in which he was en-
titled to obtain Information. if possible.
So he inquired of the queen, as nearly
as he could, whether there was any IN
dividual for whom she entertained any
preference. Her majesty was a little
taken abaclS, and inquired whether he
put the question as a matter of state
policy. If SO, she would endeavor to
give him an answer. Lord Melbourne
replied that he did, and that under no
other circumstances would he have
vcntured to intrude in SO delicate q
matter. Then" said the queen,
there IS one person for whom l enter
tain a decided preference" "Yes?"
said Lord Melbourne, expecting to hear
a great secret And that is-that is"
said the queen, the duke of Yelling
TONI The venerable hero of Waterloo
was past his SEVENTEEN year, and the
story used to be retailed by Lord Mel
bourne at his own expense.-London
Telegraph.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-27
Never Too Late to Learn.

a remarkable student named Bory-
silk has just passed the final eXamina-
ton at Warsaw university qualifying
him to practice as a doctor of medicine
in Russia. Borysik was born in 1872.
and was educated at Sulvalki higher
grade school, with a view to becoming
Il doctor. After passing his matricula-
ton lack of funds prevented him from
at once proceeding to the university,
and he VS. compelled to work as a tu-
tor for 20 years in order to save enough
money ~ ena1le him to continue his
Studies. At the end of hat time he
prc.ented himself at Warsaw medical
academy and passed the entrance eX-
animation with distinction. Before he
could begin his studies the Polish re-
bellion of 1863 broke, and BorysiK,
who was now Al years of age, threw
himself into the movement with all
the enthusiasm of Il youthful revolu-
ZIONIST. The revolt was suppressed
and Borysik was exiled to Siberia,
where for % years he underwent hard
laoor in the silver mines. In 1895 he
received Il free pardon and returned to
Warsaw.-London Mail.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-27
An Indian Gtrrs Gratitude.

During one of the dreadful Indian
massacres in Minnesota 20 years ago
whole settlements of whites We're
wiped out. Men, women and children
were killed without any reason by the
savages, and many of them carried
away as prisoners. In one of these set
Elements was a young woman, a teach
er, who had been very kind to an In
dian girl who had visited the settle
nent, and the girl never forgot 0the
kindness. Some time after, when the
Indians were planning the destruction
of this colony, the girl overheard some
Of their conversation, and, slipping
away, made her way to the teachers
cottage and, giving a alarm, conveyed
her friend to a place of safety in the
woods. After the battle vas over she
returned to her with Il pony and di-
rected her to the nearest settlement
where she would be safe.-Child's Pa
npr.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-27
A LIchthouse-ke.p.r' Complaint.

Lighthouse-keepers do not seem to
feel their lonely life. L once spent a
week on Scotland lightship. near the
entrance to New York harbor. The
assistant keeper was in charge, and he
was nearly o deaf. He had not
been ashore for three months, and
even a newspaper came to him only by
chance from time to time, when n pilot
boat stopped by en- her way out of the
harbor. From sunrise until nine o'clock
at night he did little else but sit on .
hatchway. smoking an old pipe and
gazing refiectively at the great harbor
receiving and dismissing its thousands
of vessels. One day he asked me to use
my influence to get him transferred to
Cape Cod, l asked him why he wished to
change We'll, said he, very seriously,
Il want a quieter station; its too lively
here; | want to be where there is less
going on "-Lieut. John NJ. Ellicott.
in St Nicholas.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-27
6X/O

AN ANTI-KICKING STABLE DEVICE.
her head to a ring in front, put the pole
through the rope loop, crowd her over
against the partition. and put :he rear
end of pole in one of the auger holes in
the plank. Next pass 4 rope around
left leg above the gambrel, bring it up
in front of right leg, draw tight and
fasten to a ring in rear of stall. The
rope prevents kicking, keeps the cow at
a hoist. and pole keeps her from swing
ing round or falling down. After a few
times it is hardly ever necessary to
use the ropes, as the pole put pretty
low down will be sufficient to keep her
quiet. Besides the pole, the illustration
portrays the plan of my milking stable.
There are two shelves. the upper about
five feet from the floor mot shown
and running clear across the stable. In
this ! keep sponge and cloths to wash
and wipe the cows udder. n dish of salt,
milking stools, etc. The lower shelf,
about two feet from the floor and reach
ing about two-thirds &cGCSS, is for
empty pals, milk, etc. Shovel and fork
are kept in the rack at end of this shelf.
Farm and Home.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-27
Cost of Making Butter.

How many farmers who keep a but,
ter dairy have reckoned how much their
product costs them? Only a very small
proportion of average farmers have
done so. Yet that is the first principle
of good business, whether in farming
or anything else. We knew a farmer
once who reckoned that, taking the
whole year together, his butter had cos,
him 11h cents Il pound. His cows
were, however, much better than the
average, and though his butter was OF
first quality, it cost him less than ths
poor quality of butter of most farm,
ers did. and which they sold at a loss
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-27
CANADIAN OUSTOHS OFFICERS COLLECTING DUTY At LAKE TAGISH.

The rich gold mines of the kondyke arr in Canada Duties averaging 25 per
cent oft he cost of every outfit bought anywhere in the United States must be
paid by every person going to these mines upon entering Canadian territory.
The customs post established at the foot of Lake Tagish is at the junction of
the Skagway and Dyea trails vel which the goIdseekers travel on their way
to the KIordyke. It's guarded by a armed force of twenty-five men.
The miners who bought their supplies at Seattle and other places in the
United States were IN angry crowd when they arrived at the Tagish lake GUS
toms post. Those who had cash had to pay 25 per cent. of the cost of their
outfits. and those who did OF have money had either to give up one-quarer of
their years provisions or remain att the post for a few weeks saving wood and
helping to erect the government barracks. The men who had bought their out
fits in Victoria, which is in Canada, upon showing their papers passed on with
ut delay and without payment. Some of them we're lucky enough to find rich
mines at Kondyke before those detained at Lake TagKh, saving wood for
duties. were able t o reach the dcgfngs
The railway fares aret the sam eto Victoria as Seattle and miners supplies
are Is cheap. Miners for the klondyke who buy their outfits at Victoria. from
which steamers for the mines are leaving almost daily. will say onequarter
of the cost of their outfits by purchasing at that city which is the capital and
center of British Columbia.
Those intending to go to the koEdyke in the spring should write Ito the Sec
rotary of the Goard Oft Trade, Victoria, B. C., who will freely supply all nor-
nation asked for.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-27
FRUIT is GOOD.

A celebrated physician divides fruit
into five classes. each possessing a
special curative value-the acid, the
sweet. the astringent. the oily and the
mealy.
Cherries, Strawberries, raspberries,
gooseberries, peaches, apples. lemons
and oranges belong to the acid fruits
and have great merit. Cherries. how
ever. are prohibited to those who have
neuralgia of the stomach; strawber-
ries and raspberries are recommended
to those of bilious temperaments and
denied to these in whom diabetes IS suA
7ected.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-27
MAKING SMALL CHEESE.
Seven Pounds Is an Excellent Weight
for Family Use.

for Family Use.
A great deal of inquiry has been made
this season for some means by which
families with perhaps only two or
three cows could make full-cream
cheese of their milk whenever they
might for any reason choose 10 do so.
Families want cheese as well rs butter.
Sometimes butter is very low, says
Practical Farmer, and again the wealth
er is too warm for the ordinary farm
er to make a good quality of butter,
because he has not the necessary con-
veniences for keeping milk and cream
at the proper temperature. At such
times and under such circumstances,
If the milk could easily be made into
q good quantity of cheese al home. it
would be q matter of much Importance,
moi only in the north, but especially in
the south, where, as a rule, ice is not
to be had to aid in butter-making. The
Pennsylvania agricultural college has
been working on the line of making
small cheese to meet the eXigency of
these conditions. They have been max
ing a cheese Of about seven pounds
weight. This makes a cheese of good
size for handling and for family
use. 1t is reported that Prof. Hayward.
q ready sale for all that has been made
in that vicinity, and more could have
been sold. The price received is IL
cents a pound. equal to &c cents for
butter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-27
RATiONS.
Cooking Food for stock Is Not a Prof
liable Practice.

liable Practice.
We have tried several plans of pre-
pairing feed for stock and have come to
the conclusion that it is only in excep-
tional cases that it can be considered
advisable to cook the food. Under what
may be considered average conditions,
the additional gain secured with the
stock will not pay a fair profit for the
extra work required to cook.
With the dairy COWS, grGWing
calves and pigs, it pays tic grind the
t@ed-corn, wheat or oats, as the kind
of grain being fed may be. With sheaf
oats, no matter what kind of stock they
are fed to, we like to run them
through a good cutting-box. and
then add q small quantity of wheat
bran, md feed in this way. BY this
plan there is little or no waste in
feeding and a very complete ration is
made up. But with the average teams
kept on the place, the growing beet
cattle and the thrifty, vigorous sheep,
there is no particular advantage in
grinding the grain. Even with the
classes of stock named, in a majority
of cases to make grinding the grain
pay a good profit, a feed mill should
be owned and operated on the farm,
as the expense and work of hauling to a
mill and back, with the cost of
grinding, will lessen very materially
the possible profit. Where any consid.
cradle number of stock is kept a mill
can, in a majority Of cases, be made
to pay. We are inclined to think that
more or less of this work of advocating
cooked food, through the press. is from
parties interested in selling some kind
of COOLING apparatus.
There is one good advantage in grind
ing grain and in cutting roughness,
that is, a better opportunity is afforded
of making up complete rations.-Ohic
Farmer.