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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-24
THE NEW ELDORADO.
Wonderful Riches Of the Yukon
River Gold Fields.
Located I'm wild Country. Far from,
the Comforts of CtvilizatiOn--How
TO Get There-Cost of
the Trip.
Especial Ietter.l

Within the past few weeks the news
papers have been publishing wonderful
stories of the lucky miners in the gold
fields of the Yukon river, and all over
the United States and Canada mems
minds are stirred with the golden
possibilities 1T has long been known
to prospecting biologists that the
streams a tributary to the Yukon, and in
some places the great river itself,
''wandered DER sands of gold" but it
is within the past few weeks that the
discoveries have been made that have
burned the eyes of the people thither.
Some of the stories read like tales from
fairyland. One man, for instance. who
went to the Klondyke last winter from
Michigan. and who lived for months in
hole in the ground, suffering great
privations from the terrible cold and
half starved, had almost decided that
there was no-gold in Alaska "when one
day, after a 20-mile tramp, he came
upon little stream - to quote his own
words, (which emptied into a sort OF
a basin. The water was clear and the
gravelly bottom was covered with mug
gets" OF course. he plunged into the
icy stream and picked up all the gold
In sight (And there are not many of
us who wouldn't endure very icy water
for such a PRICE That was the begin
ming of his luck. and when he re-
turned to his home in Michigan two 9.
weeks ago he had a deposit check for
$4,000, and owns an interest in sew
eral mining claims still.
Then there is the case Of a man from
Kansas City, who "a year or two ago
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-24
Founded by a Woman.


AT intervals the newspapers an
nounce that this or that woman has
acquired university degree 1t may
be that the acquiring of such honors
by women will lessen the dignity in
vested in them by men fortunate
enough to possess them, but all the
world now knows that women are
proving themselves equal to men
with the same environments and OPP
portunities. Moreover, this univer-
sity struggle and superiority is the
more interesting when it is rcmem-
bered that the oldest university in
the world-the Kairouan university
at Fee, Morocco-was founded in
the eighteenth century by a woman.
Fatme, the saint Of Tunis, not only
founded this university, but was pro-
gressive enough to provide that both
Christians and Arabs should study
there. Even now this university is
the center of Mohammedan theology,
and of the 1000 students nearly half
are sent on scholarships from all
parts of the Mohammedan world.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-24

didn't have money enough to pay his
house rent" and went to Alaska. He
returned July IS with 100000 in gold
nuggets.
Still another notable case was that
of a man so years old, poor and with
a family of seven children. That was
was one year ago. He left his home
in Seattle, and when he came back he
had 100000 in his pockets and had
mining property. worth over $1,000,000.
There are dozens of such examples of
luck, but we have no room to more
than hint at the case of the poor Swede
who went to the gold fields two years
ago. He returned this summer with
$65,OOO in gold and sold an interest in
his claim for $4,000.
But are these true stories? the reader
may ask. The answer is to be found
in the fact that the United States as
say Office at Helena, Mont. received
nearly 10000 ounces of gold by the
steamer from Klondyke, and there are
other assay offices.
1t must not be supposed that every
man who goes to The Klondyke Is as
fortunate as the examples quoted. From
time to time we read the walls of the
unlucky ones in the paper, who, nat
urally, advise others not to go to
Alaska.
And now brief description of the
new FL Dorado will be in order. The
greatest discoveries have been made in
the streams flowing from the east into
the Yukon. They are all in British ter
ritory, in that vast region marked on
the map as NORTHWEST Territory"
which is one of the provinces of the
dominion Of Canada. So while they are
often spoken of as the Alaska gold
fields, as a matter of fact all the rich
placer mines about which the sensa-
tfonal stories are told are not in Alas
ka, but just across the border in John
Bulls domain. The one hundred and
forty-frst degree of west longitude,
which you can see on your map
stretches from Mount ST. Elias to the
Arctic ocean. Is the boundary line, and
beyond few feet at Fort Cudahy and "a
few at Forty Mile there is no dispute
about IL, and the relocated mounted
police of Canada keep the best of order
In the new mining camps Virtually,
MS far as climate is concerned, the gold
fields might as well be in Alaska. The
cold sets in early In September and
lasts till the middle Of May; and 1t is
80 cold that tits extremely hard to en-
dure unless one has good constitu-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-24

A fine barn belonging to Squire
Renick. 10 Clark county, and contain
lug crop of hemp and wheat, was
destroyed by fire.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-24

ton, Is strong and heartily and is well
provided with warm clothing and furs
The mercury goes down between 60 and
40 degrees below zero, and during
storms 20 or 80 degrees warmer is equal.
ly hard to bear. But. well provided in
the matter Of clothing, with plenty OF
food (for one ought to and generally
does have a voracicus appetite in the
Arctic regiors). there is NO reason why
a healthy man. not too old, should not
stand tae Alaskan winter or even be-
come acciimated. Apart from the rea-
sonable prospect or success in WORKING
a claim the roycity OF hyperborean ex-
istence Is not without its charms, and
it is said that those who have become
accustomed to living within the frigid
zone find that life in the temperate re-
gions is not as comfortable.
Alaska has a summer, short, close
muggy and uncomfortable. Those who
have tried both say that they prefer
the winter. During the winter the sun
is invisible for many weeks. its place
being in measure supplied by the
flashing splendor of the Aurora Borealis
and the marvellous brilliancy of the
stars. When the sun returns to warm
the frozen earth the daylight lasts for
"a hours at a stretch for this is one of
the lands of "the midnight SUM-
The Yukon is one of the greatest
rivers in the world. and is said to be
longer than the Mississippi While il
has not been thoroughly explored so
far it is known to be navigable for large
steamers for at least $500 miles. The
Yukon and its numerous tributaries
swarm with fish, no finer salmon in the
world than the Alaska variety, and in
the dead of winter one has only to pick
a hole in the icy covering of rivers or
lakes to get an abundance of good,
large fish. Beside fish the miner and
can often get a shot at moose,
md bear meat is to he had in the tim
1ered part of the region.
There are two principal routes to the
gold fields One is by sea from Seattle
to the mouth of the Yukon port of st.
a voyage of 1900 miles, last
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-24
TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS.
Women as Teachers-our Schools
and Those Of European Countries.


and Those Of European Countries.
BY the federal census Of 1880 there
were returned in the United States
222,710 teachers. In 1870 the NAM
Der returned was 1872, 100. In 1890
the number returned was 3f1, 81, OF
whom 9G,5Sl were male teachers and
245,230 were female teachers. DUR
ing the ten years intervening between
1880 1890, as during the ten years
intervening between 1870 and 1850,
lhe proportion of female teachers to
the total number steadily increased,
and by an enumeration made in 1879
it appeared that the number OF te-
male teachers in the United States
at that time had increased to 26S, 900.
Twenty years ago England had IL
|616 male and 14,901 female teachers.
Last year there were 66,310 female
and only 2G,270 male teachers. The
same change is to be found in other
countries, particularly in those in
which rudimental education is gem
orally diFused.
In Spain, where the standard of
public education is low, there are few
female and many male teachers,
whereas in Denmark, where for many
years the standard Of education has
been high, the number of male teach
ers is low compared with the number
Of female teachers, the total number
Of both being in excess of 5000.
There are about 100000 teachers male
and female in the United States, 150,-
300 in France-10,000 male and So
300 female-150,000 in Germany,
$4,000 in England, 100000 in Italy,
100,000in Russia, 5,000in the Meth
10000 in Spain, $500 in
Greece, and $4,000 in Canada. The
march of education in Europe has
been remarkable, for, while the popu-
lation has increased only 33 per cent.
since 1910, the average number of
children attending school has risen
145 per cent, but this advance seems
less important when compared with
the gain made in the United States.
In 1860 the total number of school
children in the United States was
100000, Of which 100000 were in
New England, 100000 in the mid
die states, 100000 in the southern
states and 2,280,000 in the western
states and territories. At present the
of school children enrolled
is in excess of 100000, of whom
4 100000 are in what was formerly
the south, 100000 in the middle
states, 100000 in New England and
G, 100000 in the western states and
territories. There has been decisive
gain everywhere in respect not only
of the number of school-teachers, but
of their efficiency.
Some official figures recently re-
ceived from Russia show a curious
condition of affairs in the matter of
education in that country. There
were in the schools of Russia more
than twice as many boys as girls, and
though the disparity is to some ex-
tent decreasing it is still so large as
to give no indication that an equality
between the two sexes, in the oppor-
tunities of rudimental education, will
be estimated for many years to come.
Twenty years ago there were five
times as many boys as girls in the
schools of Russia.-N. Y. Sun.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-24
erowth Of Colleges.

The growth of American colleges
may be judged by the increase in TIE
number of graduates of Cornell in
the last ten years. From 1869 to
1888, inclusive, Cornell conferred
1887 first degrees Since 1888 the
number of first degrees conferred by
years has been as follows: 1889, 1871;
1890, 221; 1891, 229; 1892, 2S1; 1898,
312; 1894, 272; 1895, 3O1; 1896, 1926,
and 1897, 3S7. Nearly all, if not all,
of the larger universities can show in
creases Of this kind
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-24
Diamonds and the X-R y.

Mr.. George +. Kunz, the talented
gem expert at Tiffany's, in New York,
authorizes the statement that by the
aid of the X-rays one can readily de-
termine whether diamonds are real
or false, for the rays pass quite
through real diamons, leaving them
transparent, and not at all through
false ones. A real narure when thus
photographed would show only the
mounting, but in a false one all the
stones would turn out black
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-24

The very appearance of Suther-
lands Eagle Eye Salye signifies that
this remedy is new and original in
itself. 1t is manufactured on an i'm
proved method The many miracu-
lous cures of long standing that are
being accomplished by its use empha-
sizes its Importance as the greatest
cure known for any and all kinds of
sore eyes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-24

DR.. Bells Peppermint Chill tonic is
pleasant liver laxative. 1t gives
you an appetite. 1t prepares your
stomach aud digestion for receiving
and assinlilating whatever your appe-
tite may crave. This makes rich, red
blood, bone and flesh. This builds
you up aud makes you stout This
cures chllls so they stay cured.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-24
Everybodx saws So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won
derful medical discovery of the age, pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, act gently and pos
itively OH liver and bowels, cleansing the en-
habitual constipation aud biliousness Please
buy and try box of U q. q. to-day 10, 25, SO
cents. Soloand guaranteed to cure by all
druggists.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-24

Shepherdsville has now telephone
connections with Belmont, Lebanon
junction and Bardstown Junction.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-24

Judge Jerry Farmer has been Sc
lee I'd as the Democratic nominee for
Representative in Greenup county.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-24

why a newspaper could never live
in Lewis county" is the heading of a
long article in the Vanceburg Sun.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-24

Wagon loads of poisoned fish are
floating in the Kentucky river around
Valley View,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-23
NOVELTIES IN THE STORES.

Fur boas that are apparently entirely
made of tails. r., ..--
Trimming braids of every possible
width and style. 49,. III I
Roman sashes of a short length to be
used as throat boas. -
Neck ruches on a band with cravat
bow in front.
Cloth capes in golf style with fur
hood and collar. .n.+ i,....
Black Chantilly lace flouncing for
, evening costumes. @a.. .ra ,..1.
Fancy sets of a muff and collar of fur,
velvet and lace. su.. -4sr
Long evening and driving cloaks
lined with squirrel fur. ... 4.
Long sashes in striped, plaided, flow
cred and plain ribbons. -.. 20
Cloth suits trimmed with fur in curv-
ing bands as braid is worn. s
Tiny gold crowns in raised embroid-
cry effects for velvet bonnets.
Fancy collars of chinchilla, ermine or
sable fur combined with lace.
listers of light cloth with short cape
of fur edged with the cloth.
Mink fur capes having a ruche of rib
bon and bands around the neck.
Black silk cord bands in passemen-
terie patterns from one to five inches
wide. - .
Long black mousseline neck scarfs
having white applique lace ends.
Girls plaid frocks trimmed with plain
cloth accessories and vice versa.
Bright red kid gloves with yellow en-
broidery and cherry pink with white.
Black silk brocade, skirts with blouse
OF velvet, vest of chiffon and sleeves CT
silk. ... . ........ ....
Blouses of white mohair braid con-
nected by embroidery stitches in white
silk twist.-Dry Goods Economist.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-23
II One Town Goes Dry the Oar Car
He Moved Into the Other Town,

II One Town Goes Dry the Oar Can
He Moved Into the Other Town.
In selecting the site for the Grand
hotel in the Catskills, on the top Of
Pine Hill mountain, the owners evil
IDENTIFY had in mind the vaCarics of the
excise vote. 1t is not generally known
that the Grand hotel stands on the bouE-
Diary line of Ulster and Delaware coun-
ties, the boundary line passing almost
through the middle of the hotel build
ing. The hotel therefore is in the town
ship OF Shandakcn, Ulster county, aud
in the township of Middletown, Della
ware county. Should Shandaken go
dry, the hotel bar could foe moved to
Middletown, and vice versa. Advantage
has been taken of this fact by the ho-
tel owners to keep down the assess
ment, says the New York Sun.
Tie assessors of Shandaken placed a
valuation on the property of $4,000,
but agreed to assess it for only $4,000
i the hotel would remain in that town
ship. This year they have raised the
hotel assessment to $4,000, and the
owners have notified them that they in
tend to remove the hotel to Delaware
county, where the assessment will be
made much lower by the town of Mid
dletown. The assessors of Shandaken
township are going to try to have a bill
passed by the next legislature Great
ing this hotel property into a special
district, and giving to the stockholders
the privilege of voting as to where they
shall be assessed or whether they shall
be assessed at all.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-23

limited STATES LAND OFFICE. CA
Y son City, Nevada, November 1S. rs
Notice is hereby given pursuant TO 4
struottons and in accordance with the 4
reonons OF the Secretary OF the InteridI
July 5, 1884 (23 Stat, 103), that two suba
visions OF land on the Fort Halleck abaDl
oned military reservation, Nevada. mo
particularly described as the NWX NV
seo,,SS, ana the Mex MEX SEQ. 20, r, 81 n
on, win be offered at public auction. on n
reservation, on the second day OF Febr1
ary, 1870, ut 10 A. NJ, to the highest biddI
at not less than the appraised value theH
s 81, sn =, Rnronsse money 70 be paid az Q
Register. DAVID II. HALL, Receive
approved: TH0S. r. RYAN, Acting Sc,
fetsry. mi
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-23
. $23,56s 80 s23,56s 80

TREAsuRER's BALANCE SHEET.
Cash in Treasury to tie credit OF the
various funds, June 30, 1897:
In State fund! ...g.. ......S 800 81
Judges salary fund. ....... - -
In general county fund.-. 555 IS
in Dash contingent fund.-. 8 20
I'm INDECENT sick fund D D.. 10 90,
In county school fund. $50. 90 65
In officers salary fund. -. el2 10
In road fund .......... -
In County High School fund 534 Is
Elko Go. Spec. H. s. fund 90
~ $3.50. .......... -. 2I3 Us
Elko Co High School bond
redemption fund. ....... $50 II
Total 49,. S2309 rs
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-23

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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-01-15

The United States Commits
sfoner Of Navigation in his annual
report sounds the following note
OF warning 10 the Americans who
are allowing the japanese TO gain
possession Of the Irans-PacifiC
business: Our maritime rank On
the Pacific is now threatened 5y
a new rival. Japan which under
liberal and progressive laws has
Just established a transatlantic
steamship line TO the United
States. and with the cooperation
Of American capital Is preparing
10 extend this service In 1SS1
The tonnage OF American vessels
entering the United States from
ports Of Asia and Oceanica was
3s3 2g5. and Of foreign vessels il
vas 10 251 tons In 1895 the Am
eriean tonnage entering was 30S.-
461 tons the foreign tonnage 657.-
706 tons The large and profitable
carrying trade once conducted BE-
tFeen Asiatic and European ports
bE American vessels which sci
dom entered American ports has
almost entirely passed away We
have already seen the American
flag almost wholly disappear from
The mid-Atlantie, save as borne
by the mail steamers Of American
lines and the figures presented
tend 10 show that the carrying
trade Of the Pacific Is slipping
from u.s.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-01-15
MINISTER Willis REMAINS.
Escorted To tbs Australia and
sent ~ Louisville. Nv,

Escorted Ia tbs Australia and
sent ~ Louisville. Nv,
The remains Of the late United States
Minister. Albert $ willis, went for
ward BY the Australia yesterday. In
the forenoon battalion from the Z.
5. $. Alert. under Lieutenant t-sns-
dale. marched up TO Nuaanu Cemetery
and ofaeiated as an escort from that
place 10 the steamer. There guard
was left until the afternoon,
Since the funeral Of the late Minis
ter. the family has been sojourn'ng
with Mrs. VIM. G. Irwin at Waikiki.
Mrs. Willis has received large num-
Der OF letters Of coincidence from the
Government. members Of the Diplo-
matte and Consular Corps and the
many friends which she has made dur
ing her residence in Hawaii. An OIL
portrait OF Minister Willis, painted by
the celebrated artist, Fred Yates. ON an
order from Mrs. Irwin. and presented
by her 10 Mrs. Willis. will be shipped
to Louisville today. IL was painted
from photograph with suggestions
from Mrs, Irwin as 20 colortng. The
likeness is that Of Mr.. Willis when he
first came to Hawaii, and is excellent
VIM. G, Irwin has always been a
close friend OF Minister Willis and an
admirer Of his qualities as a states
man. and W. G. Irwin 4 Co. representa-
tiveSr Of ]. n. Sprecksls & Co. have
extended 10 Mrs, Willis and her fam
lily the oourteSies of the Oceanic Steam
ship Company. and rs tribute Of deep
respect he holds for the family and the
memory ~ the late Minister Mr.. Irwin
has proftered them the use of accom-
modationS for themselves and the re-
mains to San Francisco,
Before the steamer sailed many
friends called to express sympathy for
and bid adieu TO Mrs. Willis and her
son. and Miss Dulaney.
Representing the Hawaiian Govern
ment were Minister Cooper and Atto--
ney General Smith. British Commits
sionsr. Capt, A. G, s. Halves. Charge
d'Afaires Ellis Mills. Mons, VosSion
and ViEzavona of the French Consul
late; Signor Cansvarro of the Portu-
gueSs Legation. ]. F. Hackfeld. Consul
for Germany, and other members of
the Diplomatic Corps were present I'M
til the time for sailing. Mrs. Willis
was Frustrated from the excitement of
the past few days, and could not leave
her cabin.
Mrs VIM. G. Irwin and Mrs. Widdi-
field attended Mrs. Willis until the
steamer sailed
At San Francisco the funeral party
will be met by relatives from Ken
lucky, who will take charge of the
remains and arrange the details Of the
final rites at Louisville
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-01-15
HAWAII JOTTINGS.

We had supposed that this bugabOo
was laid long ago. If Hawaii is doing
so we'll as Mr.. Foster reports under its
present Government. there can be no
necessity for anybody's interference;
but if any European or Asiatic Govern
ment ever should attempt to interfere
there, nobody can for moment doubt
what the United States would say and
do. Until that improbable emergency
shall arise. why not leave the Hawaii
ans in Observation-Disclosures Times
With a tariff discussion imminent in
Congress, with the financial issue
looming up pOtentously, with the Gu
ban sympathizers massing for a bold
rush upon Congress. there is now the
threat that Hawaii is to be again
sprung upon long-sufering public
Nashville American.
It is barely possible that Mr.. Cleve-
land has so timed his next hunting
excursion as TO be absent when ex-
Queen Lii. reaches Washington. He is
not TO be blamed for running away
from such an unpleasant reminiscenee-
New York Journal
The present friendly trade relations
between this country and Mr. DoIe's
dominion are entirely satisfactory and
far preferable to any closer connection.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-01-15

The captain of japanese stea,
mer tells a Sydney newspaper
that the Japanese are being edu-
Gated to eat meat SO that future
generations may become more i'm
posing physically than the pres
ent rice eaters. We are Informed
that the movement 10 make the
young Japanese meat eaters is "a
national one, almost Il patriotic
one To the Anglo-SaxOn who
seriously objects TO any tamper-
ing with his daily food this seems
next door 10 idiotic, but it shows
up 10 perfection the national trait
among the japanese TO do as 9th
ers do. The subjects of Japan are
imitatOrs 10 an extreme. but they
never follow a European or Am
erican example unless convinced
that ii will aid them in cOmpe-
titiOn, and once convinced, the
movement becomes a national one
a patriotic one.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-01-15

Reports Of discomfort in SPAN with
the methods Of Weyler and his
efforts have been pub.
liShe,l and then denied, Maeeo Is
again reported TO be alys, hu, it is
hardly time for tina, story to be de.
MED, The wreck Of the iihbuster
Commodore and the >orrewful con-
di0en Of American prisoners in
Weyler'S prison furnish the only
real live news matter which is not
likely To BE denied by the next
mail, Speeches have been made in
the United States Congress ON the
horrors Of Spanish warfare, but
there appears 10 be somewhat of 4
calln in the storm created by the
demand for recognition 81 the IN
On the whole, however,
the situation is not unfavorable to
the patriots, as they are still fight
ing, and 50 long as they can keep
the Spanish in the field TO be strick-
en- down with fever and use up the
Spanish money, their cause may be
considered 4 winning one.