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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-23

noticed afterward. The swapping jaw,
Just as all was lost we shot out upon
smooth ice again, and at the same mo-
ment a strong gust from behind
swept me forward with its sudden i'm.
pulse. east back one terrified glance,
and saw the white teeth and red, loll-
ing tongues several rods in the rear,
and for some minutes | steadily drew
away from them. Then, as a urn OF
the river deprived me of my advant-
age from the wind. | was barely abs
TO hold what l had won.
1T was now growing very dark; I
could barely make out my tracks be.
tween the blacker shadows of the river
banks. | was weary beyond the pos
sibility of any further squirting, and
Lorena. | think. was scarcely con
scious: but in the distance | thought
l caught a glimpse of the village lights
on the hill.
Then, all at nee l felt the ice
yielding and cracking under our
weight-but only for ~moment-we did
" HulNN Dltdh LlOuSH. dhu dSdII 1
felt the solid floor of the frozen river be-
meath my feet. Behind us rose a loud
splashing and a chorus of yelps, shout
ing that the pursuing wolf pack had
not been so lucky. a minute later VIC
swung around a sharp bend into the
light of Il big fire or the bank. The
men who had been grouped about it
-,,1--,.+ r,IIo--- <l,-lo.-,or lno-e
were running toward us with guns
and axes. We passed between them
and slowly came to a stop; we were
saved.
these men. l found, had been at
work on the river during the after.
noon cutting ice. The wide opening
they had left had quickly frozen over.
but this new ice was still very thin.
Our speed had barely carried us over.
but when the huddled wolf pack burst
upon its surface. already cracked by
our passage, the brutes went through
in a mass. OF course most if not all
of them got out; but they must have
had a tough night of it, for the ther-
mometer vent below zero. Only two
or three detected looking specimens
came in sight round the bend. Their
coats We're so stiff with ice that they
could hardly crawl and none of them
ventured near the fire. The men could
have shot them without much trouble;
but we were safe-that was the main
thing-and the weather was too cold to
go chasing vermin.
The old guide rose to his feet.
Time to turn in," he said as we
still sat motionIess. You needn't
worry: there are no wolves here now"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-23

down again to comfort and his
story.
Il was only IA then, and my sister
couldn't have been more than seven.
We were living neal Three Falls, close
by the river. 1t was well along in De
cember, and though, for a wonder,
there wasn't much snow, the ice was a
foot thick, and in many places so
smooth and black that you could hard
" tell it from open water. OF course |
was wild to go skating, and mother old
me | might if I'd TAXI along sister
Lorena and be sure to come back early.
So l got out the little boXsled and
tucked in Lorena, snug and warm, and
we started.
THAT sled was really a sort of min
iature sleigh, built especially for
Lorena, who was the spoiled child in
our family. 1t had a cushioned seat
and padded sides, and a back so high
that | could skate behind and push it
like one of those ~new-fangled baby
carriages.
III never forget how Lorena looked
Ildl udN liz tilN UP ~ my
sight just as the bowling of the
wolves sounds in my ears whenever l
think about it. She had yellow hair
and big eyes and a rosebud sort of
face; and when she wanted anything
she had only to pout just the least bit.
and she got it right away. She was
wrapped and muffied until she seemed
- -. L. 800 Io-r hrf har rosy
cheeks peeped out of her soft worsted
hood like a bright red pink smothered
in a bed of white cnes. Our Lorena
was n little beauty and no mistake, for
all she was sister to such a p%Iain-look-
ing fellow.
Eve went on the ice just above the
rapids. and as Don as / had strapped
on my skates and stamped in the heel
brads we started up the river. Mine
were the old-fashioned kind of skates,
OF course-the sort hat turns up in
front with brass knobs over your toes,
but | had ground the edges sharp as a
skinning knife. At every stroke they
sheared frosty shavings from the ice,
and the sled unners fairly roared as
they sped over its surface. Lorena
shrieked and gurgled with delight:
and we were having such fun that be-
fore we realized it we had reached the
head of the saltwater" almost nine
miles from home-much further than
we had meant to go. 1t was a wild
place shut in by high banks and thick
woods, with a noisy fall, breaking
through a narrow gorge half choked
with ice and rocks, right in our path
10 bar further progress. This brought
us to a standstill-and me, at least, to
my senses.
"'Lorena, we must hurry straight
home 1 cried.
But Lorena insisted on getting out
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-23
WOLVES ON ICE.
By CHARLES KELSEY GAINES.
Copyright. 1893.
i0H, MOI" said u veteran guide

IN, NO!" said our veteran guide,
" stretching his tired limbs in the
full glow of a campfire from which the
rest of us shrunk back a little. There
are no wolves now in the Adirondack
woods; at least l don't know of any.
Everybody hates a wolf, and the ugly
brutes have all been killed off, l guess.
The only game laws for them are such
as offer a reward for their scalps.
Then there used to be wolves in
these parts?" l queried.
He pushed a fallen brand back into
the fire with his boot heel.
"Oh, yes! l can remember when
there were drovcs of them-and by
that you may know without looking
I'm not particularly young. Yes, 1
know 4 thing OF two about wolves and
let me tell you, right here, they're the
ugliest thing that carries a howl inside
a hide when once they get on your
trail. Catamounts are bad enough, but
they don't run in packs. I've known
a bear to take a lot of lead to settle
him, but you only have to tackle one,
~ AANg ~ wv "N "a llIlC N[uIlC llSll
you are-there used to be wolves about
here, and I'm not the one to forget
it."
He paused, after the tanner of old
men who want encouragement to tell
a story.
you've had an adventure, them" l
exclaimed. 60 ahead and tell us all
about it."
AN adventure to make your hair
stand on end"-he cried, warming to
the subject and sitting erect. ANY
how, it made mine stick up like the
bristles on a brush. You see [ had an
other life to look out for besides my
own, and that almost scared me
crazy"
He rose to throw on fresh logs; and
while they sputtered and blazed. and
cast a Pickering CLEAN on tree trunks
deep among the shadows, he settled
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-23
THE WAR DEPARTMENT BILL.
Provisions for ~Augmenting the Strength OF
the Military Establishment in
Time Of War.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-The war de-
partment bill to provide for tempo
rarily Increasing the military establish
ment in time of war was sent yester-
day to Chairman Hull, of the house
military affairs committee, and Sena-
tor Hawley, the chairman of a similar
committee in the senate. The measure
was prepared under the immediate
supervision of Assistant Secretary
Meiklejohn after a thorough and care
full study of the best interests of the
service. In transmitting the bill to
congress a request is made for favor
able consideration, and in view of the
exigencies of the situation, speedy &C
ton is expected.
In time of war the army is to con
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-23

sist of two branches, the regular and
the volunteer army, the latter to be
maintained only during the existence
of war or while war is imminent, and
is to be raised and organized only af-
ter congress authorizes it.
All enlistments for the volunteer
army are to be for three years unless
sooner terminated. All the regimental
and company officers of the volunteer
army are to be appointed by the presi-
dent, upon the recommendation of the
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-23
Gems terrible" he said.

GEMS terrible" he said.
"What does?" she asked.
This account by a physician Of the
way bicycling affected him"
What does he say?" she inquired.
HE says" he explained, that after
. long ride ne experienced parasitic
siae in the fourth and fifth fingers,
with impaired sensibility, and paresis
in the i~nterossei, lumbricales and the
adductor policis."
Il don't see why it is" she returned
in her superior way, that a nan can't
say he had that tired feeling without
making so much fuss about it"-Chis
cRgo Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-23
Sixteen Infantry Coming East from Forts
Spokane and Sherman.

FORT SHERMAN, Idaho, April 49,
Two companies of the sixteenth infsn-
try 1T Fort Spokane are to join the
6ve companies from Fort Sherman at
the city of Spokane not later than
Tuesday, and it is the opinion of Col.
Theaker that his command will leave
here Tuesday morning. Lieut.. Buck
and a detachment in recruiting service
ut Seattle have been ordered to report
Mt Fort Sherman Immediately. Lieut.
Buck and a detail Of ten men are to DO
left at Fort Sherman to take charge OF
the property.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-23
MI. Gladstone Less Comfortable-Prayers
Requested.

HAwARDEN, April 17.-Mr. Gladstone
passed a less comfortable day. His
doctors say there had been little change
in his condition during the past week.
Mrs. Gladstone and the other members
of the family attended service in the
Hawarden church this morning, Rev.
Stephen Gladstone officiating.
AS indicating the gravity of NJ.
Gladstone's condition, it is noted that
the officiating clergyman requested the
prayers of the church for his father.
He also requested the prayers of his
congregation that peace might be
maintained between two great Chris
tian countries-the United States and
Spain"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-23
Heavy Snow in Michigan.

IRoNwooD, Mich, April 19.-Fow
inches of snow fell here Monday night
Manitowoc, Depere and Plainield also
report a heavy fall of snow.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-23
It Should Not be Done.

Trivvet-A woman should never
herself at a mans feet.
! Dicer-That is true. Jumping
Illusions is always wrong.-N. Y
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-23

south Of the Sixth cavalry, and Sec re-
tary Ager, busted as he vas with ofi-
cial tasks, managed to make time to
get to the station to see them off. An
allotment of funds for balloon service
shows that the war department does
not propose to ignore any of the latest
scientific aids to warfare.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-23

Vermont's Governors Small Salary
Vermont gives Mr.. Grout 81, 500, the
most meager salary received by ans
governor in the United States.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-23
DISTRIBUTION OF THE ARMY
Showing How Uncle Sans Soldier.

The troops at Chickamauga, with Mai. Il
Gen. Brooke in command, consist of the Il
First, Second, Third, Sixth. Ninth and N
Tenth regiments OF cavalry, and tie light \
batteries of ali the artillery regiments. At r.
New Orleans, where Brig. Gen. Shafter has "
been sent, will be the First, Seventh, S
Eighth, Twelfth, Eighteenth, Twenty I
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-23

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08
AN "IMPERIALIST."
President Mckinley Enthusi-
aStic on Territorial
Extension.

New York, Aug. S.-The Herald will
publish the following:
According to a close personal friend
of President Mckinley, and man in
high official station in Washington,
these are the presidents views as to the
ultimate result of the war:
Porto Rico to become a possession of
the United States.
Cuba to be held under a protectorate,
with a view of ultimate annexation
Manila and the Island of Luzon to
pass into the control of the United
States as Hong Kong is under the con-
troll of England.
One of the Ladrone Islands to be an
nexed to the United States.
So far as Porto Rico and the La
drOnes are concerned, it is pointed out
that the programme is fulfilled by the
terms of peace withs Spain. The same
terms prepare the way for the execu-
ton of the remainder.
President McKinley's friends say he
has become an enthusiastic imperial
list" since the war began and that he
has no fear of the result of the extern
sion of territory.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Rachel Leonard has brought suit
against her husband, Andrew Leonard,
they were married in Topeka June 4,
1895. In addition to the usual charges
of cruelty and non-support, she claims
that he is an haDitual drunkard and
that he spends his time in dissipation
on lower Kansas avenue, known as
Smoky Row.
F. o. Popenoe has brought suit
against Joseph Weeks, Kate Taubner
Henry Schultz, ct al, to compel them to
show proof for their claim of property
in his possession. or to withdraw the
claim. He states in his petition that he
is the owner in fee simple of lots 1922
124, 1926, 1913, 100 and 1872 on Virginia ave
nue., Highland Park. He says that the
defendants claim to have a lien on the
property. He asks the court to compel
them to show their right to a title if
they can.
Mary J. Nelson and Fred Nelson have
sold to Frank G. Hubbel and wife, lots
236, 238 and 240 Clay street, for $1,000.
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This was too much for the bulls. and as
a result in the scramble to sell prices de-
clined rapidly and the early advance was
more than lost. Receipts here were lO6
cars. Minneapolis and Duluth received
138 cars, against 1872 cars last year. Sep
TENDER opened nc up at 6S9sQ1ac, rose to
689sc, dropped to 615sc, then rallied to 6akc-
DECEMBER began AQ3sc higher at 661z094c5
sold up to SIC, then declined to 6614c.
CORN-Better reports from the country
started corn trif1e lower. Traders show
ed more disposition to sell than to buy
and considerable long property was hqul-
dated. In consequence the market be-
came depressed and prices declined stead
lily. September opened unchanged to &c
lower at S3qSS4sc, fell off to 32ssc, then
rose to 327kc.
OATS-Oats were a little lower with the
other grains. September opened unchang-
ed to Sc higher at 211sdAc. weakened to
2O1sc- then hrmed up to 211sc.
PROVISIONS-A small supply or hogS
at better prices started provisions firm
The market was dull and narrow, how
packers. September pork opened 2lsc
higher at s9021h and declined to 1886. Sep
TENDER lard began unchanged at PFC
higher at $5.3565.3712 and sold at $3.50. Sep
TENDER ribs started unchanged at $5.221a
BARLEY-Cash, No. 8, $4,000; septem-
Der, 4315c.
RYE-August, 45c; September. 421k9zc;
October, 421hc; May, 4434c.
FLAX-September, 9O54c; October, soAc;
May, 95G96c.
81 471&: October, 81 As.
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BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
State Board Completes Its Labors
Raising and Lowering.

The state board of equalization COM
pleted it's labOrS today and adjourned.
The results shows that in "a counties
the valuation was raised and in AZ
counties the valuation was lowered
from the returns made by the asses
Sors.
There is an increase of 81. 600. 900 in the
total valuation of the property in the
state. The county which suffered the
most in the equalization is WyandOtte
whose assessment was raised s., 209, 755.
This raise is made entirely on the per
sonal property to give the Wyandotte
county authorities an opportunity to
raise the valuation of the packing
houses which it is Acknowledged is
packing houses is valued at but 5000.
Shawnee county is Favored with a de-
crease. There is but one county which
received as large a decrease The
amount taken from the returns of the
assessors in favor Of Shawnee county
is $3.50, 076.
The following figures show the in
creases and reductions made by the
Increases $211. 25O; Atchi-
son, $7S9. 921; Brown, 1868, 558; Butler,
$g25 ~; Ghaptauq ia, $84, 207; Clay.
$174, OPS; Dickinson, 1862, 2O3; Doniphan
$2S9, 665; Douglass, $677, 1888; Franklin,
$203, 433; Geary, $188, 062; Greenwood,
S141, 4l6; Harper, $139, OPS; Harvey $685.
642; Johnson, 1896, 139; Kiowa, S1S1, 1913;
Labette, 1928. sos; Marshall, $498, 448;
Mcpherson. $72, 713; Miami, 1892, 1928;
Norris, $253, 742; Nemaha, 1878 5O4;
Usage, $471, 633: Ottawa, 1924, 667; Pot
tawatomie, s20S. 865; Rice, 1920. 765; Ri
ley, S265. 1875; Saline. $215, 891; Wabaun-
see, $511, 1872; WyandOtte, 81, 2O9, 755.
ReductiOns-AIlen, $229, OS7; Cherokee,
So 09; Cheyenne, $121.4 Decatur,
$500, 226; Edwards, s46O, POI; Ellis, SS15,-
657; Ellsworth, sos, SOB: Ford, $3.50, OS2;
Cove, $136, 3l14; Graham, S426, 452; Grant,
$66,995; Gray. S183, 1893; Greeley, $50, 7O1;
Hamilton, S291.615; Haskell, $213, 1857;
Hodgeman. SSO.O83; Jewell, 1894. S45;
Kearny, 1913, $40; Lane, $127, 1853; Logan,
S21O, O43: Lyon, 1924, 100; Meade. $145, OBS;
Mitchell, $40 974; Morton. S142, S99: Os-
borne, Sill, 1865; Pawnee. $145, 425; Pratt,
$144 1877; Rawlins. S455. $50; Rocks, $354,-
175; Rush, $25S, $40; Scott, $42, 53S; Sedg-
wick, $685. or; Seward. S28,178; Shaw
nee, $3.50 Sheridan, 1921, 700; Sher-
man, $113.878; Smith, $235 259; Stafford,
SIS. SAB; Stanton, $114, 4O5; Sumner, $153.-
800; Thomas, $572, 7S1; Wallace, SOB, no
1t is noticeable that nearly every
county in the First congressional dis
trict will have to pay on a greater val
uatiOn than returned by the assessors
While in nearly every instance the de-
creaseS are in western counties.
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Jacob Was willing.

OF course it was because Jacob Nuzen-
schmidt had never attended a meeting of
the Hamilton common council that he
made the break that is credited to him.
Nearly every one laughed when he was
elected alderman, but the day after the
new councils first meeting they laughed
harder.
Jacob had seat up toward the 'front.'
He was fat, and the desks were farther
apart there. That's why he was given the
position.
At the beginning of the meeting a reso-
luton was offered advocating the paving
of Sibley street.
els there any one to second this?'' asked
the president of the council, for that S the
way they do things in Hamilton.
What dos dot meaned? Dot seckont-
ing2" asked Jacob of his neighbor. He
was informed
Thereupon he rose to his feet and, tap
ping his breast three times, exclaimed,
dot ees seckoneded by me, aindt itf''
''What is it you second?" asked the
chair, having forgotten the original reso-
luton in the time that it had remained
unsupported.
And Jacob replied, ST seckoneded dot
dot Sipley strasse be NIT cetar plocks gal
somined. '-Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08
BACK FROM KLONDIKE.
John Frey, Son of Gen. Manager Frey,
Tells of His Trip to Dawson.

John Frey, son of General Manager
J. J. Frey of the Santa F'e, has return
ed from the Klondike region He went
in company with two NJ. K. & T. r. R.
conductors, and a St Louis man. The
party returned together, fOOtsore and
weary. They didn't find the KlOndike
the bonanza they expected. They came
to the conclusion that the reports from
there are given out entirely by agents
of the transportation companies
Speaking of the trip, John Frey said:
THAT country isn't what they claim it
to be- We had a good trip. The mines
are not giving up anything like they
claim. After we got up in the north
Bennett. Then we built a long boat
and went down the river nearly 1000
miles. In the 43 days We were going
We saw AZ boat wrecks. AS we went
down in u mile current there was
bend in the river ahead of US. There
was a boat in front of US and as they
rounded the curve they ran into
boulder which cut the boat in two just
like a knife. As we passed along the
boat sunk and the men drowned right
within our sight. 1t was a very haz-
ardOus trip. We went to Dawson City.
It is a grand fake. All you get to eat
up there is bacon and beans. They have
meat which they call fresh, but you
can't tell whether it is a year old or
not.
THE boats returning from there are
not carrying the gold which they claim.
1t is the purSer of the ship who gives
out the reports about the gold brought
down. I got well acquainted with the
purSer on the ship we came on, and he
told me cOnfidentially that there was
about $50 600 on board. The next morn
ing we saw in the papers that the ship
had brought a million and a half in
gold, and it was vouched for by the
purser. That is all worked by the
fr-r,r ri q no. icc-
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THE ARMY COOK.

We have read in song and story
OF "the man behind the gum"
He is given all the glory
OF the battles that are won.
They are filling up the papers
With his apotheosis,
And they tell about his capers
While the shells above him hiss.
But behind the grimy gunner,
Steadfast through the wild hubbub,
Stands greater god of battles
IT'S the man who cooks the grub.
When the sky is rent with thunder
And the shell screams through the air.
When some fort is rent asunder
And destruction revels there,
When the men in line go rushing
On to glory or to woe
With the maddened charges crushing
Heroes who are lying low,
There is one but for whose labors
There could be no wild hubbub,
And the greatest god of battles
Is the man who cooks the grub.
What Of ships with armor platingf
What of castles on the height?
What of anxious captains waiting
While the careful gunner sights2
What of all the long range rifles?
What of men with valiant heartsS
These were but impotent trihes,
But inconsequenttaI parts
OF the whole, without the fellow
Who must scour, scrape and scrub,
For the greatest god of battles
Is the man who cooks the grub.
Cleveland Leader.
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DEATH OF MRS. TEACHER.
Wife of s. M. Thacher Passes Away
at Her Home on Western Avenue.

Mrs. Sarah Langworthy Thacher,
wife of S NJ. Thatcher died at an early
hour Sunday morning at her home on
Western avenue. She has suffered for
several months with pulmonary disease
and her death was not unexpected.
Mrs. Thatcher was president of the
West Side Reading circle at the time of
her death She has always taken an
active interest in educational religious
and charitable work. She was mem
her of the First Congregational church.
Mrs Thatcher was born in Allegheny
county, New York, in 1884, and was
married to Mr.. Thatcher in 1865. Mr.
Thacher was one of the pioneers of
Lawrence and endured many hardships
in the early days of Kansas.
Mrs Thatcher was a woman of Won
derful energy and she had a large cir
Gle of friends She was known especial
~ for her gentleness of spirit and her
devotion to the sick and suffering
The funeral was held at 3 o'clock
this afternoon from the family resi-
dence-
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His Shameful Explanation.

ct wonder why it is she said thought
fully, "that engagement rings are usually
SO much more expensive than wedding
rings?''
''That's easy to understand he an
swered promptly.
''Then why is it?''
''When a man becomes engaged, he
wants to give the girl something common
surate with her worth, so he gets her the
most expensive ring he can afford -
''Yes?''
"And when he marries her he still has
the same idea, but he has known her long
enough to make better estimate as to
her worth. Chicago Post.
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Beats the KIondike

Mr.. A. c. Thomas of Marysville, Tex,
has fo4n6 Ga more Ha IL; tP 1IseoXery than
years he suffered untold agony from con-
sumption, accomanied by hemorrhages,
and was absolutely cured by DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. He declares that gold is of
little Valuae in comparison with this mar
Vicious cure; would have it even if it
cost hundred dollars a bottle. Asthma,
bronchitis and all throat and lung affec-
tons are positively cured by DR.. Kings
New Discovery for CONSUMPTION. Trial
bottles free at Swift & Holidays drug
store. Regular size soc and 81. Guaran-
teed to cure or price refunded.