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ing Is days. At St. Michaels transfer is
made from the ocean to the river (Iu-
kon) steamer, after a delay of a few
days, which is flat-bOttOmcd and which
reaches Dawson City at the mouth of
the Klondykc river in Is to 20 days.
But-and this is very important but"
unless the traveller lands at St.
Michaels not later than August % he
stands a good chance Tor a bad one
rather) of finding the Yukon closed by
ice. In that case he can choose between
spending the eight winter months on
the bleak sea coast of St. Michaels or of
walking 1900 miles on the Yukon to the
mines as soon as the river is frozen
over. In this case he will require
pack of Indian dogs and one or two In
dian bipeds to make the journey.
The Juneau route is the other way to
the Klondyke. 1t is more direct and
1000 miles shorter than the ocean
route, but can be taken best in the wiz.
ter and only by men Injured to hard
ships. In this case, too, Seattle is the
starting point. a coastwise steamer
takes the traveller to Juneau, 900 miles,
where the outfit can be purchased.
From Juneau to Dyea is another 100
miles, then two trips taking eight to
ten days. At Dyea the Chilkat IndiaSs
can be engaged to assist the traveller
over Chilkat pass-and having safely
crossed it he must build a boat to navi-
gate the lakes and streams, because he
has a journey of about 700 miles to
reach the mines after leaving Chilkat.
In the winter the boat gives place to
snowshoes and the dog sled.
AS we have said, this direct course is
only for stalwarts, but indeed none else
should think OF going TO the Klondyke
and the fatigue and hardships of such
Journey will test even their best en-
ergies.
The expense of the trip is also worthy
of consideration. On the ocean route
the fare from Chicago to Circle City,
the nearest point to the klondyke, is
about $3.50. But the cost of freight on
the Yukon from the ocean to the mines
may be calculated at 30 cents per pound,
and as the prospective miner will re-
quire one years provisions, which, with
tools, etc, viii weigh one ton, this item
will he an expensive one. In other
words, thecost of getting there ready
to work will involve an outlay Of about
81 800. That there is abundance Of gold
is certain, and stout-hearted men can
get it, but it takes sucn to fill the neces-
! sary conditions.
JAMES IRVING CRABBE.
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a Bi8LE EXCUSE.
Defense for Drunkenness That VIII
Not stand.

"'
a man ARA 'Sleu III Ne" Vi IL Po-
ice court recently 1o' VI III "A ei'ii'S'
maze tne somewhat noae' anu S'"I
ing ueIehSe lor hu"Sell Ii'dO ne l"o
Only peeH lo''oN ing 'II va e' '''ii9 -
the hlOIe' vi peihS %SNeo " y l''''i',
what ne IheanC Dy tuls, 'ne "'SuSeu
'd'Ieu lo' copy Vi 'iie DIP anu ''''
lhe IoIloWIHS passage ioiii '"''
'I'o'.' UN9 sFo'ls uI'l'N "!'o MN
mat Is ready |" 'eIIHH' anu "ile "Ii'o
.noSe th"V DE OF ue"NS ne"l - NeI
MN ur'hk' ana IoT9eU HIS PoN ei ~ anu
remember ms misery no more,
me IncIoen'' IL Is Sdlu' man" v ',i''
" Se'Sa 'Ion, ana me man was GUS
charged ne 'I,IIS'i"n 4auN oc"' c
lNe" orhj say '1"' 10 H"N '''I' S'
NUMBER Oh requests 10 eNPlalll 'lle
passage quoteu' anu II PoSS' oIe' SlIo"
that IL was not properly useu' OF Una
IL uoeS noC mean "li"' - '''i' ~
teach 10 these requests 'he AoVo
cale rePlles' III part aS loIIoNS'
IheFe Is no uIlIlCultN "hdISN'I III
'Ae passage II Is almost as great
Per'ersloh as the attempt 10 prove inc
ProprietY OF Sulclde by these quo'1-
tIonS: judas went ana hanged MN
SEN TO lhon ana 40 lht"Ise' ne
whole passage Is lh's: "lve not my
strength unto women nor my ways 10
tha' when deStroyeth Kings IL Is not
ior kihgS' y helhueI' II IS NOT Ior kings
20 drink Wlne' nor lor princes SIrone
orlhN' lest they orlhk' a"u lor@t' 'ne
law, ana Pervert the Judgment Oh any
OF 'ile all'lcteu. S'l'e S'ronS or'i'h uu'o
MN 'hat IS reauS 10 Pe',Sn' ana wine
unto those mat De Oh hea|y hearlS'
Let MN drink ana forget ms poverty
ana remember MS misery no more
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ton, is strong and healthy and is well
provided with warm clothing and furs.
The mercury goes down between 90 and
20 degrees below zero, and during
storms 20 or 30 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 vOraciOus appetite in the
Arctic rcgiOns), there is no reason why
healthy man, not too old, should not
stand the Alaskan winter or even be-
come acclimated. Apart from the rea-
sonable prospect of success in working
a claim the novelty of hNperborean 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 a measure supplied by the
flashing splendorof 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 sun"
The Yukon is one of the greatest
rivers in the world, and is said to be
longer than the Mississippi. While it
has not been thoroughly explored SO
far it is known to be Manageable for large
steamers for at least $500 miles. The
Yukon and IT'S 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
traveller can often get shot at a moose,
and bear meat is to he had in the tim
bered 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.
Michaels) voyage of $500 miles, last
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SAVING BEAUTIFUL VIEWS.
Picturesque Sites Prepared for the
PeOpIe's EnioNment.

Gardens excepted, there are no out
ward manifestations Of the old poetry
Of Japanese life so remarkable as those
summer houses occupying all the pic
turesque sites Of the country. Wher-
ever there is d view worth going to see
you viii almost certainly find a sum
mer house built to command it, no mat
ter how wild or poor the district. You
will find summer houses clnging to sea
lifts over the thunder of breakers;
nesting in shadows of gorges over the
roaring of rapids; strutted out over the
precipice-frontS like eagles nests, at
the verge of dead craters For in Japan
there will always be summer guests
wherever there is summer beauty
travellers happy to please their eyes
and rest their feet, and to leave some
coppers in payment for the privilege
of the vision and the repose =
The summer house at which am now
staying is typical of the class; a slele-
ton structure of two stories, simply and
strongly built after the manner of
peasants dwellings and at a cost of per
haps $50. Timber is cheap here: on the
ether side Of Japan such a building
could not be put up for $500. 1t stands
on the edge of a lofty cliff and over
looks a little bay near ancient Moino-
seki. From ground floor to roof it is
open on three sides; and on the seward
side shelter from the sun and wind is
given by trees rooted in the cliff be
low, but towering far above the caves
enormous pines, with branches many
feet in girth. Between the zigzags of.
those mighty limbs there are glimpscs
of the sea and fishing sails Canvas or
straw fitting like white or yellow but
terflies. and the far pale threadline of
The Holi coast, and Diasen's cone
thrusting into the clear sky like some
prodigious blue crystal Or. looking
directly down over the needle foliage of
Younger pines, YOU see the whipping
of the bay and bathers laughing among
the rocks, and children playing with
seaweed and shells. You view the
world as fish hawk views it-though
! presume with vastly different sensa-
tionS. After a swim it is delightful to
sleep here, the sharp sweet sea wind in
your hair. You are furnished with a
bathing dress, sandals, big straw hat
of curious shape TO keep off the sun,
barley tea and cakes, a smoking box
and pillow; and the price per day of
this entertainment is - three cents.
The guest is expected to bring his own
food with him, and to provide himself
y,rith To -,
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didn't have money enough to pay his
house rent" and went to Alaska. He
returned July is with $4,000 in gold
nuggets.
Still another notable case was that
of man so years old, poor and with
u 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 81, 900, 900.
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
$4,000 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
unluclly ones in the paper, who, nat
orally, advise others not to go to
Alaska.
And now a 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. Sc, while they are
often spoken of as the Alaska gold
fields, as q matter of fact all the rich
placer mines about which the sensa-
tional stories are told are not in Alas
la, but just acrosS the border in John
Bulls domain. The one hundred and
forty-tirst 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 a few feet at Fort Cudahy and,a
few at Forty Mile there is no dispute
about it. and the red-coated mounted
police of Canada keep the best of order
in the new mining camps, Virtually,
as far as climate is concerned, the gold
fields might us well be in Alaska. The
cold sets in early in September and
lasts till the middle of May; and IL is
so cold that it is extremely hard to en-
dure unless one has good constitu-
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Soon in his thoughts he had changed
her name from Margaret to the German
Marguerite and then to Gretchen.
Then ne knew he loved her.
Out in the street, walking swiftly to
Margaret's home, under Che electric
lights, Karl told all his story and his
love. Il am all unworthy, sweetheart,
that you should give me your love, and
yet l beg for it. l cannot give you
clean past, but with Gods help il shall
be clean future"
There was no answer, but the left
hand stole up and soined the right as
it lay on his arm.
AS they came under the next light, he
saw smiles and bushes on the tell
tale face.
Il have known at least part of your
story for a good While she said. Il
am the girl you 50 nearly ran into be
fore your arrest. [ never forgot yOur
face, and this is what led me inIo tenn
peranre work. 1t was a shock to see
you again but | rejoiccd to find You SO
changed.
Father" called the clear voice to
the parson as he again walked in his
garden in the early spring. Father,
lady and gentleman are waiting to
see you.'' As he came close the voice
descended to a whisper. Il know the
man, but cant recall his name
The study was half dark. The TaT3on
extended his hand to the tall man, and
in an instant recognized and welcomed
Karl Linden. And then he was pre-
scented with pride TO Mrs. Linden, and
learned they were on their bridal jour
ney, returning to their home in Hud-
son, where Karl meant to pursue his
trade and spend his evenings and Sun
days in Gospel temperance work.-Mrs.
NJ. S. Conner, in National Temperance
Advocate
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time to make the garden. Old John
cannot do it this spring. [ must get
another gardener" On he went, his
hands cIusped behind him, over the
old brown house-coat, his mind revert
ing to the next sermon, the sun shin
ing in love upon that good gray head.
Father" called a clear voice, please
some in, a man wishes to see you"
In the study he found Kari Linden.
Discharged from prison, he had started
out to find work, and keep sober. In
order to keep out of the way of tempta-
ton he had come to a strange place,
but no one would employ a jailbird.
At last want was upon him. As he
walked through the streets he CHANGED
to hear one man say to another: "A
man who is IN any kind Of trouble can't
miss it if he goes to our parson."
That's so," said his friend Every
one knows that DR.. Robinson is sure
to help some way" Karl went into a
drug store, and on inquiry Obtained
the name of Rev. +. y. Robinson, and
betook himself with all speed to the
man who always helped" Can you
make a garden" "Oh, yes, in my fa-
theirs home l always made the garden
We'll, you may begin on mine right
away; that is, when you have had din
ner."
Karl proved himself well able to
make a garden, and the minister kept
him busy week or two, and then
readily found others with gardens to
be made. Often did he go out aud talk
with the big German, till at last an
other heart found Jesus and bowed to
the King of LOve!'
Then Karl came to beg for books to
read. He had gone through a German
school preparatory to the university,
but he wished now to study the Bible
Meantime he joined the church.
1t was not long ere he came to tell
his friend, the parson, who was of an
other communion, that he had become
a sort of lay preacher, soon to so to a
new field.
lie soon drifted out of the good min
ister's sight and in the course Of time
was sent to Hudson TO conduct Gospel
temperance meeting. The \. W. =. r..
u. furnished a choir for these services.
Karl often looked at the young con-
tralto. Red were the round cheeks and
smooth the heavy brown braids. 1t
was such a charming head, such a trim
figure, but the best gift Of all was the
full and mellow voice.
When she sang alone the great con-
gregation felt its heart go up upon the
wings Of that voice to the very footstool
OF God.
1t did not take Kari long to be pre-
scented to Miss Margaret, and he be
came vcly ingenious in devising meet
ings conferences,
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TEMPERANCE.
KARL LINDEN.
story of Two Lives and How They
Took Up Temperance Work.


Took Up Temperance Work.
On bright cold day in the winter Of
18S- young woman was seen hasten
ing through the shopping district of
Hudson.
There was such wholesome look
about her that no one noticed that her
only beauty was that Of youth aud
health. She walked with an elastic
step, and carried herself so well that
few saw the shabbiness of the neatly
fitting coat and dark gown. The
smooth brown hair was crowned with
a worsted Tam" the hands were COW
cred by home-knitted mittens, and it
was plain that this working girl had d
home and home-love.
As she crossed one of the back streets
a man reeIed out OF it and almost upon
her. He was singing and laughing
and weeping by turns, and all at the
top of his voice. When he saw the girl,
who had barely missed being knocked
down by him, he Strengthened him
self for an instant, tried to reach his
nat, and with hiccoughs and drunken
smiles at last got out: Beg pardon,
miss and resumed his erratic course,
leaving the frightened girl at liberty
to go on her way. This incident so
impressed her that when asked to join
the Young Woman's Christian Temper
Gnce union she became at once an ac-
tive and efficient member.
The drunken mans course was
short. Ere long he rolled into the arms
of a policeman, who speedily took him
into custody. and the next day he was
brought before a judge.
What is your Nance" Karl Lin
dem said the man. The name, no less
than the blond beard and blue eyes,
proclaimed that he was of the German
Naterland. He described himself as a
carpenter engaged on inside work in
new store. He had gone into a saloon
with a friend and only csmc to himself
so he said, when he so nearly upset the
young 'frauIcin." For drunkenness
and crimes resulting therefrom he was
sent uP to the penitentiary in Albany
for three months, and there, like the
prodigal in far land, came to see the
folly of dissipation.
The parson was pacing up and down
his garden walk. 1t was mild day
in early spring. and few robins and
CroCuSes made themselves so evident
that the parson said to himself: at is
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4 Spirit INiss.

Certain spiritual performances, to
which the narrator could testify, were
being related by an enthusiastic be-
lever to skcptic. Among other
things, he said that on one occasion the
spirit of his wife, who had been dead
several years. returned to him. and,
seating herself upon his knee, put her
arms around him and kissed him, much
to his qualification, as she used to do
when living.
you do rot mean to say" remarked
the skeptic, that the spirit of your
wife really embraced you and kissed
you2"
40, not exactly that" replied the
believer; "but her spirit took possess
sion of the female medium the future
Mrs. b. that is to be, you know and
through her embraced and kissed met"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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HOME HELPS.
Little Things That the HOusekeep-
eP should Know

err should Know.
White daisies with their golden cen.
ters and scarlet peoples were Il delight
full combination for luncheon table
decoration recently. The flowers. loose
ly arranged in cut glass vases, and lit
tie fancy grasses mingled with them,
made simple, but exceedingly grace
full and attractive decoration.
1t is often necessary. owing to fear Of
the brushes being improperly dried
when away from home, that these
should not be put into water. They
then may be thoroughly cIeansed with
flour. Have the flour perfectly dry and
plentifully rub it into the bristles. Let
the brushes stand for an hour or longer,
then shake the dust out on an old tray
or newspaper, after which use a clean
comb, running it brisldy through the
bristles as if combing them out. A
second rubbing of the bristles with pull
verified magnesia before the combing
if the bristles are very much discolored,
may be used. This will be found most
eifectual mode of cleansing bristles.
An old housekeeper says the cIeanest
and best dishwasber is rouud vbislt
broom made of the finest and hest
broomcorn. It is cleaned readily by
holding under the spigot and running
hot water through it; after which hang
it in the air to be dried. This does away
with the annoyance of a discolored and
often musty dishcloth.
An expert gasftter contends that the
bIackeniug Of ceilings above gaslfghts
is not ALWAYS due TO Door uas. 'CeiIinrs
are blackened because the gas burners
are worn out" he says. They cost a
tritling sum, and should be often re
placed by new ones"
The practirr of vrannino aacb loaf Of
bread in oiled paoers when if is taken
from the oven and snaIinu tho knot Of
the strinu boldinU the naner no is dana
in few tirst-cIass shons ON thn other
side is desirable for nrotec+iDo broad
when tbp loaf has IA he handIed ,n.nv
times in the process of delivery. Tbe
bread is nrofectod from dnst and
bandIino as we'll as the DossihiIity of
hacilH and the nanrr 1ravents tb,
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HER LAST ACE.


20, Myrtilla, | am just so glad you
came in. 1 have so much to tell you.
What do you think? You'd never
guess. Reggie called last night"
"Who?"
Reggie - Reggie HfghHier. Why,
he's been calling on me for Il long time
now"
why, how funny. SO he has on
me-"
Yes, yes; he told me all about that.
Wen, as | was just going to say, Reg
gle called last night, and along about
- o'clock, after we had sat looking at
one another for about a couple of
hours without saying Il word, what
does he do but fall plump upon
his knces-just as it is described in
novels, you know-and proposed to
me. O, Myrtilla, il was just heavenly!
| do wish somebody else could have
been around 50 as to see it.
He put his hand upon his heart and
vowed that if | banished him from my
presence life hereafter would be to him
one long, dreary dream, and all that
kind of thing, you know. And he said
he laid his whole future career at my
feet-and-a that he worshiped the
very ground upon which | trod. |
never imagined that he was capable of
such flights of eloquence before. He
just worked upon my feelings so that |
had to accept him. 1t would have been
just barbarous to refuse such a wooer."
''Gwendolin Jane Green! You don't
mean to tell me that you positively ac-
cepted Reginald Highflier last night.
Why, he proposed to me the very night
before, and | rejected him"
20, yes, he told me all about if, dear
He only practicing with you before
hand, you see, so as to run no danger
of forgetting anything when it came to
my turn. The darling boy confessed to
the that he was horribly frightened for
fear that you would accept him. And
think he was running a risk myself"
". Y. Sun.
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TEMPERANCE TIDlNGS.

Whisky is eXpensive-it costs a man
dollars and scnse.-Patrol.
If some women did not drink wine
some mea would not drink WHISKY
RAMS Horn.
Said John b. Cough; Every moder'
ate driuker could abandon the intoNt
eating cup if he would; every drunkard
would if he could
But after all It does not SO much mat
ter what cigarettes are made of as II
does what they are making of us.-Na'
ti0nal Temperance Advocate.
1t costs the people of the United
States So, 1000, 900 u year to be born,
$500, OOO.0OO a Year TO get married, and
5000 OOO,OOO a year to get drunk.-EX-
change.
There has just passed away AZ Pen
zance. Cornwall. Mrs. Eve, who is re-
puted 10 have been the oldest teetotalei
in the kingdom. She was in her nine.
~ seoenth year, and haG been total
abstaincr all hey life.
1t IS mistake 10 suppose that you
are filing yourself with happiness
when you are filling yourself with
whisky. You are simply entering into
partnership with The devil to start q
snake ranch.-Westerly Tribune.
German chemists now say that about
90 per cent. of all alcohol swallowed
is turned into carbonic acid and water
in the system, and that alcohol robs
the cells Of the oxygen required fol
their life Drunkenness is caused, they
say, by the action of the excess of car
bonic acid in the blood upon the brain
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The parson was pacing up and down
his garden walk. 1t was u mild day
in early spring, and few robins and
crocuses made themselves so evident
that the parson said to himself: at is
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The eye of the American girl has all
the bright alertness of her fresh and I'M
ronventionalized intelligence, and
matches admirably with the unceasing
and-in the intransitive sense of the
word-untiring ripple of her speech.
That Englishmen in general should find
delightful stimu!ant in herpersonality
and her conversation is the most nat
ural thing in the world; and that many
EnGlishmen should, without any fore
bodings of mental exhaustion, seek the
lifelong companionship of this in
carnate spirit of beautiful unrest is in
itself the most triumphant of answers
to those who say that we of the old
country are a p.ayed-out race-London
Telegraph.