davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Southern herald., 1898-03-11
ARE 90 ro LIvE IN ALAskA7
some Requirements That WIN BE
Pound Indispensable.


some Requirement. That VIII BE
Pound Indispensable.
The universal articie Of diet in that
country, depended uponandiHdispensa-
bic, is bread or biscuit, And t0make the
bread and biscuit, either in the camp or
upon the trail, yeast cannot be used-it
must be baking powder; and the pow
der manufactured by the processes 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 satisfae-
torily.
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 outftter to
take one Of the cheap brands of baking
powder, it will cost just as much to
transport 1t, 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 ofspoiled
powder, with no strength and useless.
Such mistake might lead to the most
serious results. Alaska is no place in
which TO experiment in food, or try to
economic 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 supplies
shall have perfect keeping qualities. 1t
is absurd to convey over such difficult
and expensive routes an article 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 expert
ence. Mr.. McQuesten, who iscalled "the
father Of Alaska" after an experience
Of years upon the trail, in the camp, and
in the use of every kind Of supply, says;
ave find in Alaska that the Importance
of a proper kind of baking powder can
not be overestimated. A miner with a
can of bad baking powder is almost
helpless in Alaska We have tried al
sorts, and have been obliged to settle
down to use nothing but Royal. II
is stronger, and carries further, but
above all things, it is the only powder
that will endure the severe climatic
changes of the Arctic region"
1t is for the same reasons that the U
S. Government in its relief expeditions
and Peary, the famous Arctic traveller
have carried the Royal Baking Powder
exclusively.
The Royal Baking Powder will no
cake nor lose its strength either OF
board ship or in damp climates, and i
the most nightly concentrated and eff
ticient Of leavening agents. Hence it i
Indispensable to every Alaskan outfit
1t can be had Of any Of the trading com
panies in Alaska, but should the mine
procure his supplies before leaving, IA
should resist every attempt OF the out
filter 20 palm off upon him any of tn
other brands Of baking powder, for the.
will spoil and prove the cause of grea
disappointment and trouble.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-11

are capped so that no steam escapes
except at the short nipples, or simply
holes drilled in pipe, which will an
swer very well. \ tlue opens out q
the top of the oven, made Of tin, three
or four inches in diameter and long
enough TO 90 out at the roof. This fue
is closed by a danper just above the
oven; except after sterilizing 1t Is
opened TO hasten the cooling and as
sist in drying of the bottles which are
inside. Such an oven is never TO be
used for the heating Of milk, but in it
may prohtably be placed not only bot,
ties, but tiuware, stirrers, faucets, dish
cloths, in fact, anything movable that
comes in contact with the milk.
\ convenient method of handling a
large number Of bottles is illustrated
by Fig. Q. This consists Of shelves SO
The Southern herald., 1898-03-11

arranged that when the bottles are
placed on them, necks inside, they are
inclined sufficiently for the water to
drain out of them readily, and the dust
does not so readily enter them as it
would if they were in an upright posi-.
ton.
The truck is of such a size that when
loaded it will readily enter the oven
aud admit of the door being closed. \
good way to mount such a truck is to
place It on two wheels in the center,
which bears the entire weight. The
little wheels, one each at the front and
rear, do not quite touch the floor when
the truck is level; these latter are also
fixed so as to turn round in a socket
like a table caster. Thus rugged, the
truck may be pushed around wherever
wanted to load or unload, and saves a
vast amount of handling and inevitable
breakage.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-11
STREAKS IN BUTTER.
Usually Due to an Imperfect Mixture
with the Salt.


If the vessel containing the cream is
exposed to the action of the atmosphere
part of the moisture will evaporate,
and scum or skin will be formed on
the top of the cream. This will be
broken upi the churning and there will
be portions Of thickened dried cream in
the butter. Prevention is better than
any attempt at cure. Let the cream
vessel be covered and by frequent stir
ring prevent the skin of dried cream
The straiuing Of the cream into the
churn is also a good means of keeping
specks of thickened cream or curd from
finding their way into the butter. Oc-
casionally butter makers find the butter
full of streaks. That condition may be
due TO the retention of portions of the
in the mass of the butter
The addition of a quart of water for
every two gallons Of cream, after the
granules Of butter begin to appear and
before the churning is completed will
help to bring about a speedy and full
separation of the buttermilk. When the
buttermillI has been removed the gran
ular butter should be washed with cold
water. In summer the temperature of
the water should be about 55 degrees,
and in winter co degrees. In the wash
ing the churn should be revolyed half
faster han for the churning. A streaky
condition Of the butter sometimes re-
suits from an imperfect mixture of the
salt with the butter. Reworking after
the salt is dissolved will correct that and
care should be taken to use only fine
grained salt. The presence Of the salt
should be perceptlble to the taste, but
not to the sense Of touch.-Prairie
Farmer.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-11
ALL KINDS OF SCIENCE,

Sun spots are comparatively dark
patches upon the suns surface, II is
believed that the sun spots are cavities
In the surface rendered dark by some
cooling action,
Every ton of Atlantic water, when
evaporated, yields 81 pounds Of salt; a
ton Of Pacific water 10 pounds; arctic
and antarctic waters yield IS pounds TO
the ton, and Dead sea water 1S5 pounds.
The force of gravity at the suns sur
face Is 27 times greater than the force
of gravity on the earth. An average
sized person would weigh a ton on the
suns surface. The average density Of
the sun is only quarter of that OF the
earth.
Photographs have recently been sue
cessfully taken under water at a dis
tance OF ,un ui twelve feet. The camera
was carried by a diver, the light was
supplied by an electric lamp carried in
the Divers headpiece. The experiments
were carried out in the bay Of Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.
A German firm, it is reported has
placed upon the market samples OF pure
ingotin, derived from coal tar, which
promises to supplant the vegetable in
dgo, as other dyes have been supplant-
ed by the same source. Vegetable in
digo is consumed TO the extent Of $751;
100000, chiefly derived from India.
What is believed to have been the
largest snake ever contained in the rep
tile house of the London Geological
garden died there last November, after
having lived more than 90 years in cap
tivity. 1t was a python from Malacca,
and measured a trihe more than 90 feet
in length. It's principal food was ducks,
and it was fed, usually, once a week, al
though sometimes it refused food for a
month
The Southern herald., 1898-03-11
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

There is nothing more beautiful than
good, ripe fruit.
In a market fruit the first considera.
ton is appearance.
One advantage in dwarf peas is that
they bear early and abundantly.
Covering the scions up entirely in the
ground will save them from rabbits.
To get rid Of moss on trees an appli.
cation of whitewash made of fresh lime
is good.
Grating one-year-old sticks can be
done in winter, ready for planting in
the spring.
Use plenty of manure in the garden.
There is little danger of getting the
ground too rich.
In selecting varieties for planting,
take those that have been tested in your
own neighborhood.
The family orchard needs a good
many varieties, some early, some me-
dium and some late.
In fastening labels to trees care must
be taken to have the wire very loose
around the trees.
One advantage in setting out a good
variety Of small fruits is that they come
into bearing so mudh earlier than tree
fruits.
The older tree gets the less adapted
it becomes for transplanting, and for
this reason young trees should be Sc.
lected.
The life Of an apple tree is often short.
ened because it grows in poor, exhaust.
ed soil, or soil that is not properly
drained.
Fruit trees should always be pruned
so as to let the air have free circulation
and give the sun a chance to shine
among the branches.-St. Louis Repub.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-11
THE MAN WHO LIVED.
He should have been dead.
But he wasn't, because

"There's nothing succeeds like success"
There is no withstanding the living srgu.
men of the man who should be dead, who
isn't dead but who would be dead, but for
a preserving medicine. That's about the
way it seemed to strike Editor Lawrence,
of the Ohio Farmer, Cleveland, Ohio. He
was afflicted with one Of those colds that
have, thousands Of times over, eliminated
in consumption, when not promptly cured.
In this condition he met a friend, a con-
sumptive, whom he had not expected to
see alive. The consumptive friend recon-
mended DR.. J. c. Ayers Cherry Pectoral
for the EDITORS cold, on the ground that it
had "helped him wonderfully" 1t helped
the editor just as wonderfully, giving
almost instant relief" But read his
letter:
About two months ago, was afflicted
with a bad cold, and, meeting a friend, he
advised the use Of Ayers Cherry Pectoral
which, he claimed, had helped him won.
detiully. As he was a consumptive, whom
had not expected to see alive for several
years, I concluded there must be merit in
this preparation. ! accordingly bought a
couple Of bottles, one OF which keep on
my desk all the time This is certainly
the best remedy for a cold ever used. II
gives almost instant relief, and the ]. C.
aver Co. are to be congratulated on posses
The Southern herald., 1898-03-11
rnnIH.sRusH -.
4. o,s story and one That Is BFana
New

A., ola story and One IhA' -
New.
~ .,.;zty girls sat in the neGIly ~ rs.
1hrge ..I-ir n the blue-eyed g'ri- ~ -
gL9.sl ,-.5 ~ remarked that sns ..t5- LS.,i5
broEn-e,eG l,,t5 IN rerhld her 70 buy too.n'
brllsh the next time Sas "N--'
ThF7 sha laughingly asked =, toothbrush
ls.T;-is U67l -oald E0u cali tyelts'.53
ri tie amenities Of civllis5lti tiul. on .;-,s5
..T T' ,r5,ij csIl it a necessity -. ~
Il, bins-eve5 rirl. THAT rsnn,.''-5s ~, -.i5
tni . ~ ~ sCoT1tiB1ed N sof a story my | n ~,
In, Ii,ass gssd ne to tel always had my DOUBTS
SLl,-,t tLis story Of Uncle James, but VIII
ten you what he said, , ~ yorl,
ale was going from Boston 70 NS" U.N
one fims On one Of the new souhu s.Sait
ers and he shared his stateroom VIII 4
st-snTs man When morning came nele
T,T,ss got M first. dressed, and went On y
IorL Presently he came back 70 p9cA, hl53
,r,yali1v bae. He remembered that ne pau l
~, ~ Toothbrush on the rack. On LOOKING
for Il he discovered his roommate using y
VIGOROUSLY. Supposing that mistake AAu
been made, he said; ,.u-..nr
az beg your pardon, sir, but 'ha' + my
Indeed said the man, 'you must eY
cuse ne: thought it belonged tothe boat,
"Obi oh! OH exclaimed the gray-eyeso
uirl waving her hands frantieally, "that !
tbe same story my Uncle Robert Away
tod. 1t didn't happen to either one o.
them. OF course. -,
"SSt0ff course not" assented the blue-eyeC
,;rl ianghing. 1--WE have caught both oul
npcles IN ibs now, haven't we: &,
The brown-eved girl looked at her trlned'
in disgust.-St. Louis Republic.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-11
pRuhlNe rAE GRAPE.
u should he Done Before the AaR
starts in the sPrinE,

starts in the SprlnEs
Rather more than any other kind OF
fruit. unless we except the peach, the
grape requires annual and severe prun-
ing. II not properly pruued a Ngor-
Gus. thrifty grape vine viii almost H.
variably set more fruit than i can ma
ture well. and this excessive draft on
the vitality Of the vine SO cripples II
that little or no fruit is secured the next
season. To this may be sdded the fact
that with any tree or vine when 100
much fruit is allowed to mature the
quality is almost invariably lowered.
1t is necessary that the pruning be
done during the winter. and it should
be completed before the sap starts IN
the spring Otherwise the vine will
bleed, and bleeding is always injurious
The work can be done al any time dur
ing the winter that the weather VIII
permit, and that the vine is not frozen.
Generally ii will be safe 10 cut away
fully half of the previous season S
growth, as it is on the last season
growth of wood that the fruit is pro-
dueed. But in pruning it should be re-
membered that the best canes for fruit
bearing are the larger ones. Hence in
pruning as a rule it will be best to cut
off about one-third Of the growth of the
larger, more thrifty canes entirely
sometimes even 20 the extent of cutting
away some Of the older wood.
OF course there are exceptions. Some
times the weaker canes may be so situ'
atcd that it will be desirable TO have
them for bearing wood next year, and
when this is the case it will be best to
cut back to the third bud, counting
from the base Of the cane. The thirC
bud is usually the first perfect bud pro
| duced.
One advantage in judicious pruning
in good season is that in the number o
clusters at least it reduces the quantity
of fruit for the vine to mature, while j
improves the quality.
1t should be remembered, with al
plants, it is the production and matur
ing Of seeds that is the heaviest drain
on the vitality Of the plants, and goo,
pruning lessons this.-St. Louis Re
| public,
The Southern herald., 1898-03-11

A brand new scheme in the way of
cream adulteration has been run down
by Prof. Stuart, of the milk inspection
bureau of Chicago. The scheme con-
sists of mixing the plain, everyday
milk of commerce with the condensed
product, and selling the combination
for cream. Compared with the price OF
cream the cost of a combination Of
skinned and condensed milk is exceed
.ngly small, and the consequence is that
dishonest milkmen are making immense
profits and the sales Of condensed milk
Es booming,
The Southern herald., 1898-03-11
IN AL SORTS OF WEATHER.


He tried the best physicians but without
being benefited and has used several speclhe
rheumatic cures, but was not helped;
About one year and six months ago ne reau
in this paper of a case somewhat similar 10
his which was cured by DR.. Williams Flnk
Pills and concluded TO try this remedy.
After taking the first box he felt some
what better, and after using three boxes, the
pains entirely disappeared, the dizziness left
him, and he has now for over year been
entirely free from all his former trouble and
enjoys better health than he has had since
bis boyhoOd. ..,,.
He is loud in his praise Of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People and will gladly
corroborate the above statements Ills post
Office address is Lorenzo Neeley, Horton,
Jackson County, Michigan.
All the elements necessary to give new
life and richness TO the blood and restore
shattered nerves are contained, in a con
densed form, in DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. All druggists sell them.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-11
BIRDS EAT 400 SHEEP.
The Feast Took Place 100 Miles From
Dawson and Cost 100000.


Jack Collins, who started for Dawson
City with a band Of sheep last summer,
has been heard from. lie sold part Of
his flock for $4,000. The other and
biggest half of the flock fed the birds
of the arctic zone. This is how it hap
pened:
He drove the sheep in over the Dali
ton trail. Some time before Dawson
was reached cold weather came on, and
Collins decided to kill his sheep. lie
killed and sold 500, and received nearly
$4,000 for them.
Then he concluded to hold the re-
mainder for better market. He killed
the remaining 400 in a sort of secluded
place off the line of travel and suspend
ed the carcasses on poles far enough
above the ground to be out of the reach
Of bears, wolves or other wild animals.
He left two young men to watch the
mutton, and proceeded to look for
mining section. Having found one, he
located a claim and proceeded to test
it. After he had dug out few thou
sand dollars worth of gold he thought
he would, as the French say, return
to his muttons."
His stay had been so prolonged that
the young men had become weary Of
holding a wake over the sheep, and,
imagining Dawson to be only few
miles away, had started for that city
to enjoy some of the pleasures a met
ropolitan city can afford. Ii proved to
be about 100 miles to Dawson, so their
absence was more extended than they
had inended, and when Collins reached
the place where he had left the car
casses of 400 sheep he found only 400
bleaching skeletons.
The eagles, ravens, crows, kites,
hawks and other birds Of prey which
inhabit that region had been feasting
on mutton. "Where the carcass is,
there will the eagles be gathered" is
a proverb which applies to other birds
Of prey. Collins had left so many car
casses that invitations had been sent
out and a general roundup of all the
vultures and things in that region, from
Behring sea to the Mackenzie river, had
taken place. Whether the claim Col
Inns secured will make good the loss
of the mutton or not remains to be seen,
but when he drives in his next band of
sheep the birds of prey will not get
so large a percentage of them-Port-
land Oregonian.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-11
An Old War-HOrse of JOurnails" D'-
covers the Virtue OF Nc"
Medicinal variety.

There are only a few Of them lett. ~
Sinca Cbas a Dana's death, Joseph Me-
AM tbe war-borse of the Chicago Tribune
Is The Chief surviving representative OF the
old school Of yirile, aggressive eul'oI'a'
Z Tc have mud thrown at them was part q
the nrofession at all times, but to ma heSlln
in mud is rather a modern innovation. lhas
IS what Joseph Medill has been dong OF
late. .4.,5 ,rbor
the stories OF the miraculous Magho-Muu az
Indiana Mineral Springs began 70 spIeau
over the country, the great edltor oecaine
interested and eventually decided 70 try ln!s ln!s
mysterious substance on his own rheulholle
limbs and weigh its value. lie was accom-,
panied by his private physician young
Armenian scientist of high attalnmGnts'
Tbe great editor was mud mummlted daily
for several weeks and gained NlslDIy III
weight, strength and vitality,
me- final result of the experiment was an
unGuaGfpd success Mr., Medlll went
hack TO Chicago in September, and wrote an
editorial about MagnU-Mud with his own
hand Next, he sent his son,ln, law ior
little OF the mud treatment In November
he went down again, and since the new
bath house is completed he expects to be
regular visitor four times year
This mudtreatment in which Mr.. Medill
found so much virtue, is peculiar, yet logical.
After all, every form of life springs from the
earth, which is the great destroyer and assim'
iator Of dead and eifete matter. At the
Indiana Mineral Springs Is a beautiful little
natural amphitheatre, the slopes being
grown with magnificent oaks At the foot Of
the converging hills, a big Lithia spring
gushes forth at the rate Of 5000 barrels day
and floods the SOD, which consists Of rich,
lack porous loan, fed by the deciduous
foliage of the oak trees This peculiar soil
saturated with mineral salts for ages, is as
soluble as sugar, and being devoid Of clay is
not sticky in the least. 1t is not, therefore,
in any sense related to the conventional mud
Of the roadway, Of the Chicago street or to
the variety which clings to your heels.
The mud is applied to the patient on cot,
the subject being entirely encased in the
substance, steamed to proper temperature,
II then acts as a poultice, stimulates the
skin, superficial blood vessels and nerves,
opens the pores and lthiates the blood, dis
solving all uric acid deposits. Nothing can
be simpler or more rational.
Some people read only their church pa
The Southern herald., 1898-03-11

Permitting a COW to fail in her milk
for want of suitable food is bad manage
ment; even if she can be restored to her
full flow, which is doubtful, it takes
more feed to do it than would have been
required to keep her in good milking
trim from first TO last. Cows to do their
best must be pushed with feed of the
proper kind, and the more the better.
You can't get milk without feed any
more than you can get meal without
corn. To get the best work from a mill
It must be run to its full eapacity-no
ccrn in the hopper, no meal in the spout.
So IL is with the COWS, no feed, no milk;
little feed, little milk; plenty of good
feed and proper care, plenty of milk for
q long time.-Rural World.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-11

Thirteen oysters ia one plate Of soup
means bad luck for the other guests at the
table.
The man whose wife belongs 70 five clubs
always goes home entertaining serious ap-
prehensionz about dinner.
Amiability rules IN large families w9len
the girls are 50 many different sizes tAat
they can't wear one aEoihers clothes
When a woman i sure she - alone 10 the
hopse she eats an orange after disging lIt-
tle hole in one end OF i with her selssors.-
Ghfesqo Record
The Southern herald., 1898-03-11

We oEsr One Hundred Dollars Reward
Tor any case ci Catarrh that can not Be
Cured 81 Halls Catarrh Cure
7. J. Cheney g CO.. PreFs, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known 2. :.
Cheney fer the lass l5 years, asnd oelese
him perfectly honorable IN Az aa2lne.s
Transitions and financially abe 70 carp
out any Obligations made b Their hrln- ..
West 4 IFaax, Wholesale DEugsis'a' 10
Wslsisr Kfnuan { MarTin, Wholesale
DrazFisis. Toiedo, Ohio.
Hen's Cafarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acfinF direcfly upon the blood and mucous
r1rfsers Of the systen- PFice l5c. per bot
tle. Sod b all Druggists Testimonials
Gree.
/ Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-11

sing the formula for such very vsSSsMgslss
remedy."-W. II. LAwRENcE, EditoifiN
Ohio Farmer, Cleveland, Ohio.
Keep a bottle OF DR.. Ayers Cherry rec
toral handy, on the desk, In the once, On
the shelf or in the closet at home, and y9u
will have at hand a remedy that is capaole
at any time of saving you suffering money,
and even life. There is no malay ~
prolific of evil results as neglected eoiu.
There is no medicine SO promptly eneetNs .i.
iu curing a cold and absolutely eradicaunS
its effects, as DR.. Ayers Cherry PeetofsL
Every traveller should carry it. Every
household should keep 1t. IT cures every
variety Of cough, and all forms Of luns
and throat trouble. Asthma, bronehl.,s,
Group, and whooping cough, are promptly
cured by II, and 1t has in many cases IVA IVA
come pulmonary diseases in aggte,vys5'.toa 81
forms, when ali other remedies iaiIeu "
help and physicians gave nc. hope OF euit
Those who for convenience have wsneu
smaller sized bottle Of Dr. Ayers theIiT t.iTs,
Pectoral, can now obtain it OF their ueale' uesa
in half size bottles. at half price-5o eensS5 e.ls5
Send for DR.. Ayers Curebook, ana ~ M,
more of the cures effected by this feinseyi seyi
The book contains 100 pages, and Is ssa' ~
free, on request, by the J. G aver WI
Lowell, Mass.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-11

Probably the only elevator in the
world that is used to connect two parts
Of town is the one in Heligoland, the
little island just off the coast of aud be-
longing to Germany. One portion of
the town is on a cliff over 200 feet high.
The other is at the base of the cliff on
fiat stretch of land. There are no
paths up the cliff, and all communica-
tions between the two portions of this
unique little place must be held by
means of the elevator-an elevator that
lifts an entire community to and from
the scene of its daily labors.-N. Y.
Journal.