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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
cHllKooT PASS HORRORS
Poor Creatures Who Have Given up Hope
Lying Upon the Dissolving snow

Dan. croatures Who Have Given UP Hope
Living Upon the Dissolving Snow.
Horace Mangold, leader OF oand
Of Englishman who a. few weeks ago
nassed through Ottawa on their way
to the Klondike, is back again. When
he reached Vancouver he heard SIMS.
ter rumors as to the state Of Chllkoot
mass. and, not willing that his men
with their supplies should be met
With serious obstacles, he proceeded
in advance accompanied by two
indians as porters) to test the actual
conditions. He found the pass so oaa
that he is returning to England with
the the Intention Of coming back to pro-
coed when the Stikine is open:
s"rhe horrors of the trail will never
be adequately portrayed" was Mr.
Monoo]d's comment. "lhere is in
reality no trail. 1t is a fearful wind
ING in and out, and covered with the tn
remains of thousands OF horses, the
, Debris Of outfits and camps into which
) Won sink up to the waist. saw poor
$ y,vretches thrust aside by the score by
b +he Desperate procession which, what.
4 aver happens, will never stop ana NJ
8 those who actually pass the summit
!! uhot horrors await them on the Other
!. "As I made my way along saw
g strong mon crying like children. Inc!
i had lost their horses; they had starte(
ir ont with insufficient food; they wer
10 in hunger and Indebtedness; they ha'
Of heen thrust aside by the desperat
N creatures behind, who showed n
ID mercy. but were bound to push on re
Is rardiess of the sufferings they lnfl'c'
y cd upon those who were too weak
N keep up. That was the callouenes
cd Of it-that those who from fatigue
,r from hunger, from utter exhaustio
g. through carrying their own pack
10. stumbled, were pushed or kicked o,
at Of the way, and you passed on, brusl
ISL mo nv DOOR creatures who had give
in up ali hope and who were lying o
Of mon the dissolving snow, utterly !
Of different to their fate.
is Two things have contributed to y =
'ep misery which saw. FIRST Z
it, weather, which was so mild as
or make the pass simply deep ere
IAN filled with snow broth, and secon
the imperfect outfits of hundreds
men, who, after they reached VI
couver, had no more notion OF wh'
oos thew were going or how they were
:: 60 than they had Of flying
On Mr.. Mangold says that ne tor
a among the Canadians an objection
~. the introduction OF the English.
.aThis was unacoountable TO me,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
Awning Housekeeper.


"Have you two or three nice beet
tongues?" asked the new house
keeper. r, .ho
"Not today, ma'am," replied the
butcher, "but I can order them tor
YOU, How many did you say you
wanted?"
"Two or three"
"Whole tongues?"
eyes sir.
.You must have made a mistake
Have you any idea Of the size OF a
beef tongue? I know there are only
two in your family, and ! can't see
how YOU could eat all that" -,
81 want three whole beef tongues?"
every we'll, ma'am; you know your
own business best. But perhaps you
want them picked Or in brine?"
II said 1 wanted them fresh. Have
them by tomorrow, please. ..
That night the young housewife
confessed to her husband. II mad
a mistake, of course. 1 thought
beef tongue was about the same slz
as my own tongue. But | wasn't g.
} ing to admit to that man that didn
} know anything about housekeeping.
wouldn't even ask him how much til
: three tongues would cost. I'll bu
, them tomorrow, if it bankrupts u
8 and then I'll never trade with tn
, impertinent man again. "-Butta
4 F,xpreSS,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04

there is no doubt that it exists. Thosa
who have influence should impress
upon the government not to ALLOW
l;onor in the Yukon district. l speak
from experience. have been in the
arctic regions and ] know that sns
talk of the need of liquor is all tommy.
rot, Liquor in mining camp Is
simply a crime. poor man who has J
never handled any money worth talk.
inc about makes a Strike he AZ
once treats the whole camp. Ihep
Won have. when these men are drunk
all the elements of an inferno.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
r,..,r, Festival.

/. x,te.Flying Festival
a. : H T;rpsr Hoduett writes e, OF OF
4, , 49, ! Japanese at Home" III
. ls'hs Miss Hodnett says: =.
fhhe'a ,hs outdoor sports one OF
p'p ) ,a 'r1 is kite-aying, varied
ps' ! g'p. and very fascinating TO
ply I ss.'' their New Year comes
", sat 3hs sport Of kite-aying give
t ,s1;e ;pS to the little boys, b'g :;
F, ;, r S",' kites it are made Of very
h. ..n. w on a frame Of bamboo .
=, s' ;hapes s'e made round, o.
''1 ma lL but generally rectangular rectangular
',, S,n, fantastic shapes, represent
'i a;,a,. beasts, men or children! L?
s n'as, On the more ordinary =:
)! ll a.s Daipted or sketched pic l
~ y beautiful women, Of tn
!. . >, ancient mel Japanese history, o
NV. :, snecies Of dragon, the ldea
, a.r' al ll'I serve to make the e kite il!
,''s,' . The cumming kite is
,it,@ one, and sometimes the b alr ! !
1 AZ with The musical /, sounds 3::.a ma al.
swarm warn Of them. These kites tso ar =
!, viii With a thin piece Of bamboo 1lDo9 o o
.1 n stretched across, placed &c s
! r' riblste in the wind. The vibr'
makes q humming noise SOM som.
h I like Tie sound Of an @olian har]
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
Column
NV Texas Cows.

Iowned sixty-five acres of bottom
land where the coarse blue-joint grass
grew in canebrakelike rankness. My
Texas COWS chose this dense cover in
which to bring forth their young. One
spring knew that there were over
twenty calves continually hidden in
the grass on this bottom. Every
morning COW after COW would slip out
of the herd and disappear in the tall
grass. After an absence of an hour
or two they would return to the herd.
In the late afternoon they would ag'il
disappear, to rejoin the herd just
about corralling time. When the
calves were three or four days old,
their mothers would bring them out
into the herd, and their places in the
grass would be occupied by younger
calves. Once I desired to see the
young calves, and / rode into the
grass to hunt for them. After On as
siduous search I found one calf lying
prone on the earth, with it's head and
neck extended and pressed into the
thick mat of old grass that lay on the
ground. The little creature lay per-
fectly quiet, watching my horse. Il
did not so much as wink its dark eyet
when I dismounted and extended m!
, hand toward it. I leaned over it
It watched me inteutly, but did no
, stir. dropped my hand on its head
Instantly it was on its feet and callln
, | loudly for protection, calling that tn
!, wolf its mother had told Of had come
3 I heard twenty mother COWS below !
answer to the calf's call that the
were coming. The dry grass snappe
= and cracked in all directions as til
maddened COWS rushed wildly to the
: Young. I mounted my horse an
quickly rode away from that spo,
>, > Each COW ron in direct line to IL
, place where its calf was hidden. II
. entire herd rushed into the cover
% do battle for the calf What an u
- roar there was! Cows, steers, bull
40 all calling loudly to one another
" angry, excited tones. l had fooll
~ setter dog with me, and he had to N
10 himself into the trouble. The I'll
40 COW that saw him beloved to t
10 -, others that she saw the wolf. III
~ all pursued him, and he, dog-like, Il
~ ~ to me for protection, and my o
:" COWS gave me brisk chase as g
~ ~ loped over the prairie. The ne
r. were excited and angry for hours
Frank Wilkeson, in Our Dumb A
mails.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
Young Inventors.

Many cases ore reported where
as children have made discoveries
their youthful diversions which
ne ezerted a wonderful influence on
Fppataut industries in their develop
lht The children Of o Dutch spec
Anaker happened to be playing
Iasome Of their fathers glasses in
hrtd the shop door. Placing two
aA glasses together they peeped
anlgh them and were exceedingly
hhaished to see the weathercock of
sHlehboring steeple brought, seem
aa!, within short distance Of their
ea They were very naturally
puzzled, and called their father to see
as'ssange sight, He was no less
Ia'ised than the children had been.
heonceived the idea that he might
ullz I, this strange feature in the con-
easslon Of a curious toy which would
productive Of both wonder and
ss,'snent among his friends. he
WIG, and Calico, hearing Of this
y \ hat was said to make distant
aass appear close at hand, saw o.
% 's What help it would be to the
aJ Of the heavens: This was the
wv " Inception Of his telescope.
Nasa the poor Geneva mechanic
aaad invented his burner, afte
ssa''as an adequate and controllabl
~ q ar to the interior, making wha
%atned double current" burner
S eadeavored to devise some mean
s mich the current supplied to til
'ss circumference Of the fame coul
saNeagthened and regulated, an
sae'ts might have been longer d.
s. ad II not been for the though
~! evensle experiments Of his litt'
Sss.s as'' One day, while Argand vi
~ ~ his workroom and sitting b,
ss as burning lamp, the boy WI
&. 10y, ~ himself by placing a bottom
A.! slass flask over different article
ss ss1ly he placed it over the fan
i. ~ = lamp, which instantly shot
Nj Uas' circular neck of the Aa'
u IN increased : brilliancy. Arga'
n. uOs the man to let such a sugge
Il, :, y escape him. Thus t
d u Tue lamp chimney was boz
nm. short time perfected a
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
Notes Of Animals.

An organist says that a COW moos
~ q nerfect fifth octave, or tenth; 9
aoa barks in a fifth or fourth; don
kev Draws in a perfect octave, and a
horse neighs ina descent on the chro-
matte scale.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
Stand Fast. Boys! Stand Fast!

If war is business, then w. ., az
trades known to humanity, should be I
transacted upon the strictest and most
comprehensive lines. Halfway war
is no war at all, and dawdling and un-
certainty never yet won BATTLE
| ayerted disaster, or reconstructed the
shattered remains of accident or mis-
fortune.
There are those who claim that
courage is, to great extent a phySl-
cal condition. Men who are morally
brave may, it is said, be physically
cowardly. n A..
matter it is beyond question that the
world has no use for towards OF any
sort, It can pity, but never trust
them. There is no telling at what un-
toward moment they may foil into q
state of collapse, and wreck every IN.
terest that has been entrusted to their
core There are few epithets more
onnrobrious than that of coward, few
noinoa tn which man is more reluct-
+ ant to answer.
: Of volunteers, while protecting an out
9 post. was set upon by the enemy, VINO
had swung the flank Of his army
around with the intention OF sweeping
this little band of patriots from their
= position. The colonel was man VINO
y ia novor been ab}e to understand the
:, !, meaning of the word fear. When the
- - attack was made, with one tremendous
~ hound he reached the highest point o.
= the eorthworks thrown up for the pro
" lection of the post, and shouted to Ms
- man to follow. With bullet and sabr'
-. - thew moved down the advancing Toe
~ A shot from the enemy tore away
~ norton of the colonel's throat. l
~ ~ proan of despair was heard among tn
~ men. and they began to waver. Con
,;r centrating his entire femani -;
~ ~ strength in the effort, he clutched n!
~ throoR with one hand, swung n
10 10 sword with the other, swung it wit
10 such effect that headless body rolie
49, down the incline, then turned to d
NV man and cried out: 'Stand fast, BOY
I'D Stand fast"
na a twas not the voice Of the con
To mander, but q shrek unlike anytnll
lis humans cry without any c 5:
ant son, 1t shook the surrounding a
: A. aud quivered aud vibrated ABOVE VI
th ~ volleys Of musketry and the clang
t the swords. It set the blood OF the m
'A' in fame. As one man, they pour
min over the earthworks and, IKE men
t |4ap made desperate by calamity, tn IN
lt1a wrought such havoc and destructi
'p,t that tho enemy fell back disconcert
,n Ia and terror stricken. They held tn
n I"ns post pos and kept their colors floati'
't aus The unquenchable spirit that in :,
.hs fiance Of death itself, shouted II
'u, S last battle-cry, "Stand fast, 30
d." de' Stand fast!" lives today, ana Is
oht. grained in the very nerve ana more re
! kuI, The American people. It is a par
'ss.e we the integrity Of our Institutions; !
was W. anchored into great America so a
o.. %. that no enemy can mine beneath
was was no bomb can explode it, and no
. s1na pedo that human hands can make
cles. blow it up.-New York Ledger.
Arizona republican., 1898-11-27
HAwAIrs GROWING TRAFFIC.

The keels Of steamers are b3ginnipg g to plough the Pacific in all directions. Thirty years ago t1era was one wretch cd little steamer 1uDnirg between the islands and San Francisco. Shs used to take ten or twelve days on the voy- age, and lie here 9 week e allow peC- pie time tc wake up and write .ileir lettcrs. New we have two lines t2' tha orient, two to the colonies: Vancouver has the Empress line to the far cas-, and yet another is to ha added to run direct from that port to Vsldiv-stcck and tap the trans-Siberian railroad. It is well sem times to lock back and SC what has been accomplished. The growth Of trans-Pacific trade, which has been enormous dur ,ng the last few years, is only 6 forerurner Cf what it will be in the future. Instead Of a d-z1n steamers a month, there will be in time a dozen steamers a day calling at the is -ands.-Hsi iH.adian Star.
Arizona republican., 1898-11-27
4 CHAIN ACROSS THE PACIFIC.

By the acquisition of The island of Guam, which cones to us as a result Of the war with Spain, the United States gains a scrap cf territcry which is insignificant in itseif, yet provides another vantage point frcm which 10 command Inc Pacific. The I4adrone group comprises an irregular strip of islands stretching from about the 22d to about the 18th parallel of latitude. Guam, which is the most available Of the group for naval purposes, is an0th- CT link in the chain of marine posses sions which the United States has con- structed with such amazing rapidity across the Pacific. It provides this country with another coaling station and refuge in oriental waters.
 The possession of the Hawaiian is lands, by far the mos- important access siCn made in this year of expansion, net only secured probation fer the western coast. but provided 3 com malding base Of operations in the Pa cifc Guam carries the western out post to within 1,500 miles of the Phil ippines IL stands in the ocean path way to China in about the same rala- tiOn to American commerce routes that our cCaling station in the joint prOtec- torate of Samoa occupies to the oceanic highway from San Francisco and Hon olulu to Au5T2iia and New Zealand.
Arizona republican., 1898-11-27
EXPANSION IN THE WEST.

It is natural to wonder why public Cpinicn in the w5st should be mora sen sitivs to tf,.a commercial impulse and why the commercial spMit should be more unlisted in expansion than in the cast. where it might be supposed that the touch with whatever advantages may b. reap2d by stimulus to external trade and new markets for industry, is most close. The explanation may be th2t the west is jumping at conclusions and that the east is wiser, or it may be that the interests Of the w=st in these ma Is is really mere vital and i s in s5inct more true. Most of tie energy of scarch fer now markets has. come from the intCriCr, whose producing and transports iop agencies reach their gains at last, and in certain crises can nct Gcntinrs without them. In com parison with this rsal interest of the which thrive on commissions, On exchange and loans tcl indus y. is slight and their foTos' ght of p0ss ble future s'ain may ba less acute.-New York CCc2nlcrcial Advert;ar.
Arizona republican., 1898-11-27

It's acquisition very nearly completes the list Of available and desirable pos sessions along the routes of Pacific commerce. The LadrOnes are in real ity the first important marine station, west Of Honolulu, and east of the Phil ippines, lying anywhere near the direct route Of Chino-A merican commerce.
 Whatever the islands strategic and commercial value may prove to be, however, it's possession adds one more 10 tEe many factors which are forcing the United States into q dominating position in the Pacific. Expansion is nCl. yet wholly welcome policy to thoughtful Americans, but, however they may dispose of it, they are not likely to waste regrets over accepted facts. And that the United States sud denly has become first rate power in the Pacific and in all that pertains to Pacific trade, commerce and maritime affairs must be acce epted now as incon- vertible.-Chicag Reccrd.
Arizona republican., 1898-11-27

arrived at by the grand jury of just g
 year ago. That jury attended to every
 body's business except it's own, in
 which undertaking it was ably assisted
 by the district attorneys office. This
 same office now comes in for q liberal G1rouat Of criticism at the hands of the
 inquisit0rial body which has jus ad- lourncd More attention, however, is
 paid tc l.he board of supervisors than to any other office, the grand jury evil dently being Of the opinion that the beard should protect the taxpayers from :he incCmpeteney exiging in the office of the district attorney. There is nct i,he slightest doubt that these two offices are largely responsible for the heavy and in many instances use less expenditures that have been made in the last two years. The report is very complete and proves conclusively that the taxpayers have been bearing 8 heavy burden. The grand jury has done it's duty in laying bare many in teres,ing facts, and for this the citi- zens Of the county will be duly thank ful. About the only consolation to be drawn from the present sad predica- aent is that ,he official terms of the responsible parties will soon be ended and tha5 good republicans will super cCde them.
Arizona republican., 1898-11-27
LIBERAL TERMS.

The proposition that the United
 States pay Spain 2O,O0O,0GO and take
 the Philippines and agree that all mu-
 tual claims shall then bo settled, is to
 say the leasc very liberal As a mat
 ter of fact we are in possession Of the
 Philippines Dewey's victory and the
 capture of Manila meant the conquest
 of the Philippines, just as much as
 nitchentr's defeat of the Khalifa's
 army and his capture Of Omdurman
 and Khartoum meant the conques: Of
 the Egyptian Soudan. No serious ques-
 ten Of the rigkt Of the United States
 to retain the Philippines has been raised in Europe.
 The cost to the United States of the war before the protocol amounted to 361 million dollars. Possibilities ended four months ago or more. but we have kept an army and navy on 6 war foot ing The total expense to the United States Of the war will not be less than $500 000, ,000 So far VIC have undis- puted possession of Porto Rico, which we could at any time have bought for s5, ,0GO.
 No indemnity has been demanded from Spain. Austria at the close of the German war in 1866 paid Russia an indemnity of $4O0O0,O0O. transferring her rights in Holstein and Schleswig to Prussia, and surrendered the pri- macy of the German confederation. France at the close of the Franco-Ger- man war in 1871 paid Germany an in dennity of 5000 ,000, ,0OO francs and sur rendered two of her most fertile prov inces. Alsace and Lorraine. Tn the war between Japan and China the treaty of peace required the payment by China of a money indemnity of s175,000, ,0G0 and the cession of the island Of For mesa. The short campaign of the Turks against the Greeks in 1897 called fer an indemnity from the Greeks Cf S16, GOO, eco ard the surrender of terri tory on her northern frontier. Turkey at the close of the Turco- Russian war in 1878 greed to pay Russia an indem- nity of 1.14O, coo, 900 rubles, ceded Bes- sarabia in Europe and Ardahan Kars, Bayazid and part Of Armenia in Asia to Russia In addition she yielded in Bulgaria, Roumania, Bosnia, Servia, | and Montenegro all Russia fough: for. Spain is yielding grudgingly what t4ie United States fought for and is asking us to pay for territory conquered by ! force of arms.
 Was not the waiving of indemnity in this case an act Of unprecedented gen. erosity on our part? The Philippines and Porto Rico and Guam all together Go not pay the bill for the war. That we should throw in bonus os S20,000, 900 is something that Spain should gleefully and thankfully acknowledge and jump at the terms, lest they be re- vokeu and she receive severer treat ment.
Arizona republican., 1898-11-27
THE NEED OF TROOPS IN CUBA.

Ten regiments If regulars stat oned in the northwest have received orders to held themselves in readiness fer
 transportation to Cuba. l is int mated that they may have to more stt a mCmsnt's notice. There is 9 good deal of speculation about tho matter. It is said, for instance, that the gcT- crnment wants to be in a position tcl re- suma hes ilit:e3 If Spain refuses t1 ac- cspt the terms tEe Amsrican pesco commissioners offer This explana- tion is hardly adequate. In Teg.rd to beginning the war over aga n, Spain is impctent. With only the plantcm Of g war f,et-that is tct say, with nc sea p5wsr-sha would Lot d3,a to show hec teeth. It is true that 3 great army
 Commercially remains in Cuba, and that B,anco talks rescntfulIy Of having to surrender the island t0 an enemy that has not cCnqGer5d it. The man is willing, and the army would still obey orders from Madrid. Havana ts still in Spain's pes 3ss. on, and could b. as well defended n'cw . s during t-e ra- cent war, when Spain had no feet ln the harbor. But tCr what end? Tie reduction of Havana would be 3 ques- ton Of 2. very shCrt time, although the campaign rwculd probably cost us many more lives than the captUrs Of Santi- age. It would be, however, an act Cf baseness ana cruelty fer Sra.n tc br.- ah off negotiations and order Bl2nco with his 1OO,000 men and 200 guns to 1acel invasion in Cuba. No, cur troops " Il not be needed in Cuba t. fight another campaign against the Spanish 1e3u- lars.
 But their pres nce in Cuba is de- handed by other considerations. If we do nct soon garrison the island, VIZ must not be surprised ii our task IS made difficult by chaotic conditions. Bat.alicrs of the Sp1ni=h army are cn the verge cf mutiny; the Cuban army is not vt disblE1Sd; starvation may have been checked, but t s1a in exists amcng the D o2le G-n2. al MencoaI has offered tc. march his CC- bans into Hava to D Ot7c- A ne lca- -5 in the event of a great mutiny. Cf course. such 8 proposal could not b9 cons de d fer a IacTcnt. The Spa = i9rds would like noth ng better ana the streets wculd run b cod. Out O the chaos would cone a militeTy d C. tstorsh;p but ros in Amer C. Il inte
 S Yet wh Ie en al s pr D t. Q I'D s b (, +ic Arceri an c uli do nct1iDg tU protect jHeIns lVf s Thy wcud simply ,hava t1 fec h. city. Is there nct some ng uns0T histic at d in the trust which we repose in EiaBco ard his Spaniards on the one hand, and in the good intentions of the dis-ol- tented Cubans Cn tha cther?-New York Sun.