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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-23

the Brown and Nicollet delegations.
The Yellow Medicine delegation was
for Fitzsimmons first, while the
Lyon county delegation wasin favor
of J. P. Donovan of Tracy, the home
of w. r. Edwards, delegate four
years ago. Arriving at Mankato
the drift was towards Mr.. Lankard
for one Of the delegates, and before
retiring that night it was pretty
generally conceded that he would
have the support of the delegations
from the southeastern counties.
The next morning it was decided
that Mr.. Donovan should pull out
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-23

J. r. LANYARD,
Elected Delegate to the National Republi-
can Convention
and be candidate for Presidential
elector instead, it being pretty
generally agreed that he would have
the support of the Republicans of
the district for that place at the
next State convention. The south
eastern counties were there with
out candidates, and this left Mr..
Lankard and Mr.. Fitzsimmons nthe
field alone, and they were decided
upon as the delegates to Philadelphia
from the district w. D. Smith of
Winnebago City: formerly of Lamber-
ton, was decided upon as chairman,
and James Ruane of Slayton was
decided upon as secretary.
When the convention was called
to order by Chairman Benedict at
2 o'clock it was merely for the
purpose of going through the form.
After the various committees had
been appointed and their reports
adopted Mr.. Fitzsinmons was named
and declared unanimously elected.
On behalf of Redwood county James
A. Larson presented the name of J.
r. Lankard, and this nomination
was seconded by J. A. Everett of
Martin county, c. R. Davis of St.
Peter and Arthur H. Mohler of
Lincoln, and Mr.. Lankard was
elected by a unanimous vote. Judge
Quinn of Faribault county and S. B.
Bedford of Rushmore were elected
alternates.
The platform endorsed the National
administl alton, theaction of Senators
Nelson and Davis and of Represent
alive McCleary in Congress.
The Redwood county delegation
as sent and named to till vacancies
was composed of J. R. Lankard, I.
N. Tompkins, ]. A. Larson, D. L.
Bigham, Henry Myers, L. A. Hodge,
George L. Evans, R. w. Hills, W.
G. Starr, Frank Clague, E. A. Pease
and DR.. w. A. Palmer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-23
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
foil Marc

Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury.
as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the
mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions from
reputable physicians. as the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you can
possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co..
Toledo. O., contains no mercury, and Is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. In buy
ing Halls Catarrh Cure be sure tc get the
genuine. 1t is taken internally, and made
in Toledo Ohio, by F. j. Cheney & Co. Testi-
monials free. Sold by druggists, price 75c.
per bottle. Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-23

If sweet young widows want to
sketch" some sweetheart in the sunny
tangles of their golden curls, they'd
better take Rocky Mountain Tea.
Great medicine. IS cents. Hitchcock
& Co.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-23

If you want to see some real nobb
articles in new furniture call on Farrell
& Keefe, North Redwood. Very lat
est patterns in all kinds of household
and office furniture to select
rom. 3S-tf.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-23

The Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad
makes rates of one fare for the round trip
to ST Paul and Minneapolis and return. on
at Minneapolis May 10th, 1900: excursion
tickets to be sold on May 18th and 10th good
for return until and including May 18th,
ono
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-11-29
ALASKA GAME SUPPLY
FUR. BEARING ANIMALS RECk-
LESSLY KILLED.
Deer Arc Now Almost Extinct sea
Offers Are Extremely Scarce anu
Moose Are Vanishing with treat
Rapidity.

Ten years ago Alaska was fur eouh-
try beyond all else. with trade annu-
ally in excess of S2,oo0.OOO. This year
the fur crop. exclusive Of the seals, VIII
not exceed 100000. In the Judgment
OIL a prominent Chicago furrier, recent
ly returned from fourth trip OF TOUR
months In that country, the slaughter
of the fur-bearing animals, with the
exception of the seals. is such as 10
make the life of the fur trade snort
indeed. The sea otter, one OF the most
valuable of all animals, IS praeticaHs
extinct. Wolves have killed all the
deer spared by the hunter or nave
driven them to the islands OF the coast
The moose are fast going, and only the
seals are more numerous than they
have been for years. But these are al
the mercy of United States monopoly
and OF the British hunters, who come
openly within three miles of the Ameri-
can coast and Kill seals in open water.
Yet 200 American seal hunters sit idly
on the coast not daring TO wo what
the British and the North American
Trading and Transportation Company
are doing unhindered.
Not only are the fur-bearing animals
threatened. but it Is said that the can
neries are raiding the salmon supply of
the country In such a way that Indians
receiving only cents apiece for salmon
weighing above eight pounds are max
Ing SIS to $50 a day at fishing. In the
Columbia River country years ago the
canneries worked havoc with this mag
nificent game fish, throwing them out
II the coast rivers by machinery, TAX
ing the big fish and leaving the smaller
ones to rot In the sun. With the eight
pound limit there are evidences that
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-11-29

NO said the man. talking OF tray
cling. ''you will never find ne travel.
ing or going anywhere. for that mat.
ter. with revolver | gave mine away
number OF years ago with tleyout
feeling OF tlIanhfulness that Il had not
been the caiise OF endless rcproaeh 70
me. had been up the hudson with
my wife. aud on the return trip had
In niy mind the stories that lad TO-
Gently heard Of sneak thieves WHO had
been robblns passengers on the boat.
Il did not know that | lad paid spc
eial attention to them. but la the mid
die Of the night, when li,ile noise 1T
the window awakened me- knew AT
once that those sneak thieves were In
the room. and with Que bound I
couldn't lave done II II had tried at
another lllne-l landed on the Hoor
from the upper berth With my hands
Oh the threat Of tine thief al Tie via.
dow. i held on so tightly thai my Vie
I'M couldn't make sound. an1 sou
can Imagine how Mortified ! was 10
dnd that | had nearly sirangled thy
wife. n had had a pistol | would
certainly have shot her. aud the first
opportunity ! had after that / gave
minc away. They are dangerous things
10 carry New Iork Timrs
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-11-29

Up In Oregon they are teaching In the
special schools a number of simple
household duties. For instance, one OF
these is how to kindle fire. Now, at
first blush, 1t would seem to be trifiing
with time to teach boy or girl how to
start n fire in stove or on n hearth.
But as a matter Of fact the mass OF
children grow up without understand.
ing that art. 1t requires certain skill
and knowledge, which 1t Is found the
many do not have. Fire mismanage'
ment by girls has been prolific source
of woe. 1t means ill-cooked food. waste
of fuel, loss of time and danger to life
and property. But, then, why should
parents by neglect of home duty force
this new task upon even n special
school system2
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-11-29

The following story Of negro slave
is told by French officer conducting
an exploring expedition recently up one
OF the rivers which flow into the Congo:
zone night while we were In camp
there came from the jungle a youthful
voice crying out TO our boatman In the
fakoma tongue: "Halloh, Sangosl DO
you know ON the Ubanqul the Yakoma
chief Dembassi OF the village of Di-
NASSAU
"Yes we know him."
rs he still llylngYo
"He was living when we left Than
quiz
He Is my father. When you see him
on your return. salute him for me. Tell
him that his son. now become "A man.
has not much TO complain OF In his sltu.
alton. but that he longs for his native
country, his fathers village aud his
friends. Tell them that am slave
of the Sango chief. and that he treats
me we'll"
GLOW came you here?" asked the
boatman.
My father, debtor TO n Bougbou,
sold me to his creditor eight times
twelve moons ago. From market to
market / have passed through many
hands to finish here fifty moons ago.
You will give my message to my peo-
pie, win you notP
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-11-29

Lori Salisbury once told tie fni.
towing Interesting aud amusing llr.
dent at Il mseilng Of certain literary
clah "Ore book" sud Lord Salisbury.
'tas always fascinated uic and on
mort than ole occasion has drawn me
on OF bed very early in Ihc morning.
! hiz Is Dumas Monte Christie. \ few
months ago was staying at Sandring'
lHm Ind my iayor.ie with Htr. anl
ahout hall past I IN ihc morning ! got
up AMI weni Into the beautiful grounds
and 81 down for an hour or Two 10 be-
carried away 10y my Look
u had been reading for abonl halt
an hour when ! heard some one say:
What Are prime minister's duties
so heavy that lie ulust needs be NJ So
early In order TO study ! turned nad
saw the Prince Of Wales. showed
him the book that had drawn ne out
50 early. and lac said anghiugly that
he would Rad such an apparently fas'
chatting book.
Three weeks aflerHard he said to
me. "Monte-chrlstoH drew you out OF
bed AT half past ! in the morning /
may say tbal II drew ne out 81 bed
al in the morning London Gem.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-11-29

II aln't doing b0lIilae now. mid tha
young mnn with the smnli pfes End
low brow is he accepted Nh hifltafion
from an equally low browel camoap-
lon TO sit at Il round table. Ny last
Job heeled me pretty we'll. and | DON'T
10 no work unless | has to-"
What Is IT, asked the othc. rascal
The first tough made slsnIfeart
motion with his arm to Indicate his ac.
auaintance with the art of sandbae.
ging and lead piping.
TO tell the truth"-he called Itsfroot"
this craeksmans work Is too risky
Too much pulling OF guns by the other
fellows, and you've got to have an rs-
pensive outfit. aud doing the sneak act
s too risky. Did ever tell yon how
.tarted out? 1t was In drae store.
md / thought | could nxlpe some
brushes or something ike that. Yop
an always hook them things. We'll
got In all right. but Ind to buy n soda
-a-r-li'-to get au excuse. took NV
time swallowing the STUFF. ana I'M In
that point the graft worked all right
The boss lac walked away. and after
awhile he went behind the LITTLE place
where they put up prescriptions and
then | gathered Ia three nice hfrshps
Tut before had taken three sleps d,
vas on 10 LIE. ! found cut nftef1af,l
that all thesr druggists have little holes
or cracks IN Tie stained glass In front
Of tEelr desls. so they can pipe OF ali
that goes on In the store"-c Chicago
Tribune
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-11-29
"Mighty Rich"

A writer In the Outlook describes a
ride he once took with an old farmer
In a New England village, during
which some of the men OF the neigh
borhood came under criticism.
Speaking Of prominent man in the
village, l said: HE Is man Of
meansp
well, sir" the farmer replied, "he
hasn't got much money, but he's
mighty rich"
"He has great deal of land, them
! asked.
mo, sir, he hasn't got much land,
either, but he is mighty rich"
The old farmer, with pleased smile.
observed my puzzled look for mo-
ment, and then explained:
"You see, he hasn't got much money
and he hasn't got much land. but still
he is rich, because he never went to bed
owing any man a cent In all his life
He lives as well as he wants to live
and he pays as he goes; he doesn't owe
anything, and he isn't afraid of any
body; he tells every man the truth, and
does his duty by himself, his family
ana his neighbors; his word is as good
as his bond, and every man. woman
and child in the own looks up to him
and respects him. No, sir, he hasn't
got much land, but he's mighty ricf
man. because he's got all he wantA.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-11-29

Among the queer things IN india Il
the iish thai eats ducks. When one
misses soBic ducks aud IN told by the
moorEywalla that n fish swallowed
them. one begins TO think there can
really bc no limit TO the Hes the Aryau
brother eau tell Ilnl early one morn
Ing soon nflas the ducks had been let
on and had. as usual made their way
to tbs tank. on oue side Of which
stands an indigo assistants bungalow.
the old khannma rxeilrily announced
that The biz fish hni Just caught m.
other duck AMI swallowed II aud could
not keep down with ii. The gun was
IT once got hold Of. aud AFTER watching
the antics of the fish trying to kccI
down under water he was slot He
proved TO be a large boali aud Ind 40
tunlly got the entire bird down. with
only the legs just showing In his
mouth.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-11-29

den the boards. To bait ID hef quick
pace down town was something un-
usual for the wonan, but the dlssipated
face, with the gray, shaggy head, APP
pealed to her, and she asked wonder
ingly:
What has caused you bad luekf'
1T happened, madam" the man re-
sponded, that the world went hard
with me. among other things. | know
all the stages in the descent OF man,
and. in fact. know the stage itself.
Things were different when | played
with Mccullough in the T0's.a He
sighed as he leaned gracefully against
one of the foundation pillars of the
Calumet Club building. and let his
eyes wander over the ruins of the
burned church opposite.
The woman was compelled to admire
the beggar. whose figure was as ma
jestie as MeGullough's own, aud who
belonged. it was evident, to the same
artistic profession.
But what brought you to this condi-
tionr she asked, breaking in upon his
abstraction as she saw a far-off look in
his eyes that might have belonged to
Mccullough In Bloomlngdale.
"Oh, found the current too swift for
me. When l got into 1t l couldn't get
out. When man gets to going down.
ward" he went on. addressing the
eharred walls, not the woman-"when
a man gets to going downward, moth
ing can stop him-unless 1t is a woman
--ahd-and the woman died. | should
have been different man II IL had not
been for that. | left her In a grave
back there in Donegal, and | went
down with the current-left her in a
grave IN Donegal" he continued, for
getting his listener, forgetting his hun
ger, al he drew his old cloak around
his once proud form and walked away.
and the soft morning breeze brought
back the words. "a grave in Donegal"
The woman called TO him, but he did
not heed her. and then she ran after
him, and put coin In his hand for the
sake of a heart gone 10 dust In a grave
In Donegal.
When she had parted with her money
she walked on, rejecting that 1t might
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-11-29

he became familiar with the English
language as IL is spoken by our Irish
cousins, and his accent stlll suggests a
slight brogue.
In 1889 Archbishop Martlnelli was
elected TO the post of prior general OF
his order and In 1895 was confirmed in
this office for a term of twelve years.
1t is doubtful II anyone among the Au-
gustlnes is more popular or more wide
ly loved, and none surely have a more
potent influence.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-11-29
HUNTING AAsKA RUINED

the slaughter already has begun when
1t Is said that one company for 1900
will pack $4,000 cases of salmon at
Kodiak Island.
1.-THE seal fisheries are the greatest Of
the fu%bearing possibilities Of this
great country" says the Chicagoan.
1.-The impression has been given out
that these animals are rapidly becom-
Ing extinct. But 1t is not so. l have
my own eyes as evidence In this state
ment, and anywhere along the Alaskan
coast natives and those long resident
there will tell you that more seals have
ben seen this season than ever before
According to law the Alaskan In
dian may kill seals for food, but In sell
ing the skins he must make affidavit
that the animals were killed for food
purposes and he must not kill too many
for that purpose, either.
"The most valuable and most nearly
extinct animal now In Alaska Is the sea
otIer. Ten or fifteen years ago hunt
ing party could go out and kill perhaps
twenty of these splendid animals in
one hunt Now the same party may
| go out and get one, or II may come back
without any Owing TO the scarcity Of
the animals, too, the hunting of the few
left Is becoming more and more diff
cult. A skin now brings from 5000 to
$500 to the Indian hunters, and in Lon
don they sell for $3.50 TO 81, 200. Most
| of these skins are bought in London by
| the Russians.
Hunting the Sea Otter.
AT least eleven canoes, each holding
hunter, are necessary in the killing
of sea offers. They can be hunted only
when the water is CLASSY smooth, as
their habits are such that they are In.
Visible on n ripping surface. They are
a strangely human sort of creature
The mother otter nurses her babe In
her arms, and they sleep on their backs
in the water When frightened or sus
picious they keep only their noses and
eyes out of the water
when the hunters start out each Il
armed with a rifle and each man use'
marked bullets, that may be identified
after they are fired. When the nose o.
an otter Is sighted the man finding !
gives n signal to the nearest boatman
and In few moments the little fleet i
surrounding the creature. When tn
great circle Is complete as may be III
nose OF the animal may be a Thousand
yards from the nearest marksman.
shot is fired at the black spot on tn
water and II disappears. Tile anima
is capable of diving 5000 feet unde
water, and 1t may not come up 10
many minutes. but il the circle Is we
formed 1t is not likely to break the linz
1.-THE instant the nose appears agai
another shot or two is sent after !
and the boats close In on the clrcl'
Time and again it comes up. only to
frightened down again, each time for
shorter period. As 1t weakens an
grows short of breath the otter raise
more and more of Its head out of Il
water, until finally 1t is good targ
for the hunters. AS soon as 1t Is
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-11-29
rangs The indians btaln 10 take careful

AIM. Finally lucky shot Kills the
creature. aud the whole party lands.
The otter IS skinned at once and the
shots that may have struck II are fol
lowed until the bullet IS found. The
rules of the hunt are that $40 from the
skin shall 90 to the man who sighted III
s. each shall 90 to the other nine men
in the party. while the one whose
marked bullet evidently killed the ami
nal gets all the rest. There Is seldom
any disagreement in these parties,
either.
sometimes an otter killed on land
nav have several bullet holes in his
skin, but these holes are no damage to
the fur, as the furrier closes them easi-
II from the back Ordinarily, now,
when one hide has been secured, the
whole party goes back to the trading
post. The Indians are much shrewder
traders now than they were once. They
have need TO be. They may take the
hide to every dealer In the post and still
be dissatisfied. In such a case they
pick upon some squaw to take the pelt
to another post-maybe even TO Daw-
son. They would not trust a man to
do Ii, for he would be almost certain to
get drunk. The squaws are almost
universally honest and dependable,
and the hunters count on every penny
OF returns save the necessary expense
Incurred. Sometimes the Indians make
money by this; sometimes they don't.
offered a party Of hunters $500 for a
skin, but they refused to take it. They
sent a woman with 1t 10 Dawson and
there she got only $500 after spending
$40 on steamer fares and incidental ex-
penses. She was the wife of the man
who had killed it, and she was quite
pleased with her trip and experience.
"Near Cooks Inlet one finds the best
hunting. There are moose, caribou,
mountain sheep. and bears for big
game. In addition there are millions
of geese, ducks, brants, and water fowl
of all description. Our party killed
three moose, seven mountain sheep,
and one caribou in the four months
that we were there. We have brought
back twelve moose skins and heads,
seventeen mountain sheep, thirteen wolf
skins, and the hides of sixty bears. The
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-11-29
"FOrgettin,n

The night when last saw my lad
His eyes were bright and wet.
He took my two hands In his own.
"'Tis well" says he, were met.
Ashore machree! the like O. me
l bid ye now forget"
All, sure the same's a trifiin' thing,
IT'S more I'd do for himl
] mind the night l promised well,
Away on Ballandim-
An every little while or so
thry forgettin' Jim.
1t shouldn't take that long to do,
An him not very tall;
IT'S quare the way I'll hear his voice.
A boy that's out O. call
An whites see him stand as plain
AS e'er a six-foot wall.
Och, never fear, my jewel!
I'd forget ye now this minute,
II / only had notion
o. the way should begin It;
But first and last 1t isn't known
The heap O. throuble in it.
Myself began the night ye went
An hasn't done 1t yet;
I'm nearly fit to give it up,
For where's the use to fret?-
An the mornings fairly spoilt on me
Wild mindin' to forget.
London Spectator.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-11-29

largest of these bear hides Is more
than nine feet long and is eight feet In
width. 1t came from a grizzly. Some
of these grizzlies reach length of thlr-
teen feet.
Deer Have Become Extinct.
Deer In Alaska proper are now ex-
tinct, but the islands off the mainland
fact that wolves will not take to water,
while 1t Is the deer's favorlte method
for escaping pursuit. a pack of wolves
chases a deer to the sea and 1t swims
out to an island. In this way the whole
archipelago of the Alaskan peninsula
is full Of deer.
"Once the moose and caribou were In
great herds, but they have thinned
greatly. After Sept l the mountain
sheep gather in bands and even yet as
many as 800 may be found in flock.
The moose and caribou, however, are
seldom more than twenty-five In a
herd, and they are exceedingly shy and
difficult to kill.
"The territory needs n good, practi-
cal game law that could be enforced
That enforcement would be difficult
however. Among the thousands of ad-
yenturers In the territory there are
many who kill game wantonly. The
Indians, too, have no regard for the
preservation of species.
"The fish supply Of the country Is
omen TO the onslaught of Gamers and
packers. Something should be done to
regulate this. A fisherman may &c
out, and In an hour, with only hook and
line, catch fifteen hallbut, some of them
weighing 200 pounds. These big fish
OF course. have TO be let go, as they
cannot be taken into boat. There
are millions OF Goldfish, herrings In
myrlads, and salmon in swarms, bu
at the present rate of canning the sup
ply will be cut into heavily In n few
years. All other kinds of shell-fst
save oysters abound in these Alaskan
waters. 1t is only a matter of tim,
when Alaska will be supplying tn,
United States with fish. Just how Ion,
it supplies will depend upon how tn,
sources OF supply are treated by tn,
fishermen. There are no reptiles O
any kind in Alaska, not even turtles
lizards. or frogs. There are n few
toads, however"