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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

HE Alaskan min
ers and prospect
Ors have begun a
general stampede
for Cape Nome.
The w o II d @ rful
tales of the vast
wealth that lies
hidden in the fro
zen re gion $ of
Northwest Alaska
is the magnet that
is drawing thither
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

Bering Sea separates North America
from Asia and where the thermometer
varies from zero to 10 degrees below in
winter. lie had heard from Eskimos
i'm a settlement about 40 miles from
Cape Nomc that gold had in former
years been found In several creeks near
the Cape. The missionary impaired
this news to some prospectDrs. This
was In October. 1898 The miners We're
eager to get to the scenes at once. De
spite the bitterly cod weather. the deep
snow and the foemins ice, the party,
which comprised Eve ScandiuaVians
made the Journey across horton Sound
and explored several creeks around
Cape Nome, In a freezing temperature
the men made several hundred trial
paintings i'm different spots along creek
branches AID some remarkably rich
gravel was found. The finders decided
that it would not do to leave such
claims for others To occupy So they de
cided to remain there all winter. But
i'm some way the news of the rich find
ings spread along the western coast of
Alaska and hungry prospectors. in spite
of the terrors of the winter season.
started ON foot 300 and 400 miles for
the new dggngs When spring came
500 men were campcd along the banks
of the many streams that flow into the
sea about Cape Nome.
When navigation reopened on the
Yukon River and travel was resumed
in the spring the story of the discovery
of gold spread faster and faster. \
general stampede of Alaskan miners
and prospectors was begun for the new
Eld0rado. by June 1000 people were
at the new gold camp. a month later
there were 5000, and 10y August the
population reached 1000. The same
scenes that have followed the springng
up of mining towns in the West were
enacted. Gambling dens started. dance
halls were opened BY August the
town had main street. city govern
ment with a mayor and two marshals
and several general merchandise stores
| Any one of the buildings could be
| duplicated in the States for 5000 At
| first the miners gave their attention
getting gold from the banks of water
| courses among the hills back of the
/ seashOre. until a ST. Louis miner. John
| w Peters. noticed the peculiar blush
color of the seashore, panned some of
the sand and found it rich with gold.
He kept his find secret and took up
a claim along the surf to the ridicule
of the other miners. Within two weeks
every foot of the sand for ten miles
month of Nome was staked out. BY
October every inch of the beach for
hthirty-three miles northwest of Nome
was staked and the limits Of the area
claimed for placer mining were being
pushed onward six and eight miles a
week.
Prospectors Make Fortunes.
Several big fortunes have been made
by those who secured good claims
Rev. Joseph Anderson, who first direct
ed the miners to Cape Nome, has made
fully 100000. Gabriel Price, a younl
Californian, is the richest man il
Nome, although less than 80 years old
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06
,rhnre Cnnks CO. Credit.

At Queen Victoria's table an odd Gus
tom. which originated at the time of
George H.. is preserved As each dish
is placed upon the table the name Of
the cook who prepared it is announced.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

When man takes the privilege OF
lool,inp around his home his women
folks say that it is to find something To
grumble about
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

The objections so vigorously put in
several cities to such plays as The
Degenerates' "Haza' and "Sapho." and
the absolute ban put upon them in
many others has revived the old con.
troversy as TO whether newspaper de
nunciatou. or even public prohibitions
does not act as mere advertisement
and consequently do more harm than
good Those who hold to the former
opinion point to the wel-known fact
that mere mention of certain Immoral
features in play or book attracts
many readers or theater goers. This
has been shown 10y the number of thou
sands of Daudet's salacious story sold
since the prosecution of Miss Neither
sole In New York for acting 1t upon the
stage ON the other hand. It may be
said that the object of such newspaper
deuunciation or municipal prosecution
is not the protection of the class of
prurient-miuded people who would be
led 10y such criticism to see the book or
play. These are people whose moral
standards have already been wrecked
and fixed i'm the wrong direction. What
such criticism does do is To place n
ban upon II book or a play. and thereby
prevent parents from allowing imma-
turc sons and daughters TO read the
book or see the play. This stigma also
makes the play or book unpopular with
the people whose moral standards
would not be shocked by It. and they
are therefore more careful about being
seen at the play or 10 talk about hay
ing read the book. Thus, in time. even
a class which no immoral play or book
could seriously harm, from the fact
that their standards are already so low
are brought into line against such dis
regard of the conventional. at least. as
| is shown 10y the immoral playwright
or novelist. These considerations show
! that balance is in favor of press and
pulpit condemnation as aids in setting
up a standard Of morality too Otter
lowered In the specious plea, so fire.
Quently advanced, that condemnation
acts only as an advertisement for vice
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

The bird life of the nation is being
sacrificed to the whms of fashion
Birds are an Indispensable factor in
successful agriculture. They feast
upon crop-destroying bugs vermln, TO.
dents and worms. Aside from their
practical contribution to the plans OF
nature, with exquisite beauty and
sweet song, they give I'm common with
flowers and trees perfectibility to ru
raj life. Caring nothing for the de.
struction of the crop-protectors of the
farmers or the despoliaton of the land
scape, women continue to demand that
nature be robbed for their ornamental
ton. The women of the country, the
fashion plate women, are responsible
for the defamation of the birds They
demand birds for their adOrnment. But
they do not stop with the robbery OF
the peoples common property in the
rural districts. but have started deci
mating raid upon the sea gulls. those
winged beauties that relieve the drealy
monotony of the sea coasts. The gulls
too have their uses. They perform u
sanitary service that Is most valuable.
The amount of putrid matter that they
consume. preventing its floating about
TO form nOXiOus gases and spread dis
ease. is lnconceivable. Millions of these
gulls gorge daily at the refuse places
of the cities. removing an insalubrious
mass of matter that would otherwise
be menace to the public health. But
fashion has decreed that the gulls are
tit for woman's adonment and the
work of devastating the coasts has be
gun. despite the efforts of the ornlthol-
ogists and the sanitarists. This slaugh-
ter of the innocents, this robbery of ma
ture, this humanity, Is chargeable tc
the women ana every woman who
wears trophy of the slaughter Is a
confessed accessory to the crime.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

Burglarles Oh American principles
are reported from parts of Cuba. An
other phase OF the open door" ques-
ffnu
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

To that large number Of people who
are lacking In admiration for mere
muscle It must bc agreeable to note the
growing strength OF expert testimony
ON the injurious effects of violent eNer.
else. I'm the first flush Of the athletic
movement I'm this country the natural
impulse WAS toward muscular develop
ment regardless of its cost. Every
rightmiuded hoy wants TO be stronger
than the other boy. the obvious way to
be strong is to take exercise. and the
harder the exercise the better Faith
ful adherence 20 this impulse has given
the country an army OF young athletes
with abnormal knobs of muscles and
Impaired hearts and doubtful digestion.
But we live and learn. and we are he
ginning To learn that there is such a
thing AS overeXertlou Of the muscle and
that in taking exercise as in all other
things. the rule of moderation is the
rule of reason We are learning from
experience that bodily fatigue is not
cure for mental fatigue that violent
straining on gymuastlc apparatus
hurts more than it helps, and that the
real benefits of exercise. which are
health. good digestion. good temper
good spirits. resistance to disease and
resultant longevity. are acquired by
moderate exertion in the open air. rath
er than by unnatural exertion in the
achievement Of feats or the breakin,
Of records. These teachings of com
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

There are lots OF morals in these old
classical stories. Achilles being
wounded where he was shows the nd
vantage of being well heeled.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

mon sense, we may ada, are not the
teaching of the "gridiron" or OF the
athletic meeting.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

The Prince of Wales win probably
never found n society for the improve
ment Of Workmanship.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

A woman is glad afterward when she
refrained from saying something meah-
but man is sorry that he didn't SAY IL
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

one way 10 live 100 years. now that
the subject IL up, is not to be emperor
OF China.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

Since It's export from this country to
Turkey averaged only Sl3 per year, It
isn't likely that the Sultan's embargo
on American pork viii cause much Of a
sQueal
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

There is only one man who finds that
II pays TO make a fool Of hlmself-the
circus clown
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

An ohio man who is in good health
has bought a grave and coffin for
himself Perhaps he is afraid the
trusts may put these things beyond the
reach of people who walt too long.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

There Is said TO be a popular demand
FOR half-ccnts, and the government is
thinking of supplying them. We fire.
quently find people who haven't half
cents.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

How many people can find a chapter
in the Bible without looking at the In
dex2
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

II. u. Blackmore, the novelist, left
instructions in his viii that no bio
graphy or memoir of him was to he
written. lie must have produced pop
ular songs or done something else that
he was ashamed of in life
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06
NEW LAND OF GOLD.
PROSPECTORS ARE FLOCKlNG
TO CAPE NOME.

The Recently Discovered Fields De-
ciared TO Surpass the klOndike or
South African Rand in Richness
of Yield.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

The War Department has lately pub
lished a list of the officers aud men of
the United States army who have re-
ceivcd medals or been especially COM
mendcd for gallantry during the last
two and Il half years. Two OF the fifty
officers whose names are mentioned.
and thirty-three of the enlisted men.
are colored. In view OF the relatively
small number of negro troops in the
army, this is record of which our
dark skinned brother may well be
proud. Evidently the color-line is not
drawn at the firing line.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

An American palmist has been sen
fenced to five years Imprisonment in
England for stealing. Evidently he
couldn't read his lines well enough to
tell where the police would be waiting
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

a Chicago man is trying to break IA
will in which legacy OF 100000 is
provided for him. There are. how
ever, plenty of Chicago men who
would be- pretty well satisfied with
provisions of that kind
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

cost Of $4,000 and during the war gave
49, 900 for wounded soldiers and their
families.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

The Kearsaree rules the waves.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

Arhor Day is the only holiday which
speaks for the future; all others cele-
brate the past. Yet even Arbor Day
begins to have past Eighteen years
ago during the first forestry congress
in this country, the children Of Cincin-
natl marched to Eden Park and plant.
cd young tree for each President.
Washington would be prouder of his
Cincinnati oak than of his mythical
cherry tree; and Jackson would lind
his hickory harder To break down than
was the United States Bank.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06

thousands of prospectors from Daw-
son, Skaguay, Vancouver, Seattle and
other places along the coast. a new
city has sprung up, the city of Nome.
One year ago five Scandlnavians com
prised the population. Last summer
5000 miners, gamblers, saloon-keepers
and traders settled there. Soon more
than 10000 Americans will be there
and many believe that in the course on
a few years Nome will have "A popula-
ton of 100000. The wonders of the
Klondike region and the richness Of
the rand in South Africa do not COM
pare with the placers of the newly
found Alaskan gold field.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06
prospectors Make Fortunes..

Several big fortunes have been made
by those who secured good claims.
Rev. Joseph Anderson, who first direct
ed the miners to Cape Nome, has made
fully 100000. Gabriel Price, a young
Californian. is the richest man in
Nome, although less than 80 years old.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-07-06
a Mlssionary,s Discoverv.

\ MIsslOnnry's UisCONcrys
1t was through a missionary. Rev.
Jos. Anderson, that it was learned that
gold existed in that northwestern pro
lection of frgid Alaska, where the
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-26

The St. Peter Free Press, q republi-
can paper, disposes of the charge
against Lind concerning the manage
ment of the twine plant in the follow
ing manner:
''Sheriff Block, the republican can
didate for state treasurer, isn't doing
his party much good by the senseless
attempt of his paper, The Journal, to
get even with Lind under cover of dis
cussing the quality of state prison
binding twine. Parties using the
twine know that the charges have no
foundation, and people familiar with
conditions here also know the real
cause for Blocks attitude is attribut-
able to his soreness for having failed
to secure reappointment as trustee
of the hospitals for the insane. He
has q personal grievance against the
governor, and now tries to even up by
dragging it into the campaign under
pretenses foreign to the object sought
to be accomplished and regardless of
the consequences likely to follow this
course. The effect of this unwarrant-
ed blunder is already visible and
threatens to seriously a affectthe republic
can state ticket in this county. Under
normal conditions Nicollet county,
with candidate of its owa for state
Office, should be good for at least five
hundred majority for the republican
ticket, but as matters now stand the
party will be lucky if it breaks even,
and it will not do that unless some
thing is done to counteract in a meas
ure the bad breaks of the former boss
of this county. .:.-
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-26
DIRECT NOMINATIONS.

The Pioneer Press of last Sunday
says: minnesota leads the world in
Primary election law reform. The
law that received its first practical
test in the Minneapolis primaries last
Tuesday promises to sweep the coun-
try as did the Australian ballot sys-
tenn and be generally adopted. It
sounds the death knell of the ina
chine politicians occupation
Undoubtedly true. The people are
tired of boss RUE. They recognize
the fact that popular government is a
farce, when a few politicians have
the power to decide who shall be the
lawmakers and the officers of the law.
The people Of Minneapolis are we'll
satisfied with the law; the politicians
are gnashing their teeth in vain anger.
1t is the same here in Kandiyohi. The
old party ''machinists" have been in
dustriously circulating all kinds OF
falsehoods to injure the plan of direct
nominations. They know if the plan
is successful it will give strong i'm
petus to the movement for state law
along that line, and then their occupa-
tion will be gone. They will not be
able to m manipulate any more 81 to 80
conventions then. The politician
fears the people; the patriot trusts
them.
The populists OF this county can
help the good work in the whole state
by turning out and making the plan q
success. Do your duty as free men.
Do not listen to the insidious lying
whispers of republican Office seekers
or political acrobats of the Dr.. Stern.
quicker type. They are not interested
in your welfare; they are anxious to
retain their jobs as 6remen and greas.
ers on the political machine.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-26

The republicans are hoarsely baw]-
ing about the "full dinner pail" Go
tell that to the starving miners in Penn
sylvania, who have been working as
slaves for the anthracite coal trust.
They have been systematically robbed
by the trust until in their despair they
refused to work any longer. They
were paid a very email price per ton
ofcoal, and then had to dig nearly two
tons to get paid for one, an account of
an Infamous system of dockage. They
were charged an enormous price for
powder, and had to buy it from the
trust. They had to trade at the
company's stores, or lose their Job.
Robbed on every side they could not
earn q bare subsistence. Talk the .sfull
dinner pail" to those people. Show
them the beauties of protection to
American workman. Shout "pros-
.perity" till the welkin rings, and see If
you can make them believe It.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-26

AS will leave the state, I will sell
at public auction on Saturday, Oct.
13, 1900, beginning at II O'Clock a. M,
on the old Osmundson farm, one mile
east of Willmar, the following de-
scribed property:
-Four working horses, from 6 to 8
years old; 3 horses, years old; l
binder, l mower, hay rake, hay
racks, broad-tired truck wagon, 2
cross plows, corn cultivator. | e.
foot drag, pair bob sleighs, l plat
form wagon, new; hay fork, carrier
and rope, set working harness, good
as new; set single harness, and all
kinds of farm tools and implements,
household goods, including organ,
sewing machine, knitting machine,
and articles too numerous to mention.
All articles in the house and outside
will be sold.
Terms: All sums under S., cash;
over that amount time will be given to
Nov. l, 1901, on approved notes draw
ing Fer cent. interest. <...
II HENRY JOHNSON.
J. G. MoNsoN, Auctioneer..
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-26

For political rot, "Sterngucker,"
in the Willmar Gazette, takes the
cake. A heap of the editorials in the
Argus are also Of such a nonsensical
character that we didn't think Editor
Wharton would take the credit for
writing them.-New London Times.
Don't be too hard on them. It is
evidently their manifest destiny" to
write rot and nonsense. In the wise
provisions of nature even the most
insig nifcant things have some use.
After a day of hard work nothing re-
lieves the tension of the nerves like a
good laugh, and the illusions of the
above mentioned writer's never fail to
cause hearty outbursts of laughter.
AS unconscious humorists they are
decided successes.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-26
AS A MlDRoADER SEES 1T,

Haldor E. Boen, one of the hottest
midroaders in Minnesota. has the fol-
lowing to say regarding the fusion
state ticket:
For once the democrats can justly
claim the best state ticket in the field
in Minnesota.
''Head and shoulder over all in the
state in ability and seemingly in
purpose stands John Lind. He has
given the state good administration
though not as good as it might haye
been. But it is the best administra-
tion the state has had during the 81
years which we have lived in Mime
sofa; and it is long ways ahead of
any administration which the repub-
licans will give the state, judging
them by their past record.
''That the democrats should NOM
mate that once staunch populist,
Thomas J. Meighen, was queer in
deed; but queerer still is it that Tom
should turn Democrat and accept their
nomination.
''ln some respects now the railroad
and warehouse commissioners rank
the governor and attorney general in
Importance. For those Offices too the
democratic candidates are far ahead
of the republicans.
"As it does not seem reasonable to
expect the election of the Referendum
candidates for railroad commissioners
this year we beg leave to express our
views on the stu alton as to these i'm
portant positions and the candidates
Of the loa6inr ma rtioo
''P. M. Ringdal, the democratic can
didate we know fairly we'll, and while
we do not like his political fopping
and his surrender of principle, if he
has any for pap, we do not hesitate
to state it as our conviction that for
the Office of railroad commissioner he
is the best man we know of in this
state now available for the place. He
should be elected. The interest of the
producers and shippers demand that
rs. M. Owen we know fairly we'll,
and if his health holds out he will
make an ideal man for the producers
and shippers if he is elected.
1T. J. Knox we have never met, but
Bro. A. B. Allen of the Battle Lake
Review, and in whose word we have
full confidence tells US that he knows
Mr.. Knox we'll. and that Knox is an
excellent man for the place.
"We know but one Of the republican
candidates, Ira B. Mills of Moorhead
and Fargo; but we know him, and it
the other republican candidates for
railroad commissioners are like him
we hope for the sake of the interests
of the producers and shippers that
Mills and his pals be defeated.
mills is creature of the railroads,
as we look at it, and his nomination
was undoubtedly forced by them.
But, perhaps there wasn't much force
needed to nominate corporation
tool in a republican state convention.
''If Mills was nominated through
the railway influence it stands to rea.
son that the other candidates for rail.
road commissioners were also nomi.
mated at the request of the same power
1.-THE railroads will spend much
money to elect Mills and the other
republican candidates for railroad
commissioners. The money which
they spend will be charged up to ope
rating expenses, and the people will
pay the bill.'