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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-25
CHAPTER iii.

At Sixty Mile they restocked. provl-
sions, added a few pounds Of letters
to their load, and held steadily on.
From Forty Mile they had unbroken
trail, and they could look for
ward only to unbroken trail
clear to Dyea Daylight stood
it magnifcently, but the killing
pace was beginning to tell on Kama.
His pride kept his mouth shut, but
the result Of the chilling of his lungs
in the cold snap could not be con-
cealed. They Travelled till ten O'Clock
the night they reached Selkirk, and at
six next morning they plunged ahead
into the next stretch of wilderness OF
nearly five hundred miles that lay be-
tween Selkirk and Dyea. There was
no let-up in his pace. Twelve hours
a day, six in the twilight and six in
the dark, they tot on the trail.
Three hours were lsumed in COOK
ing, repairing harnesses, and making
and breaking camp, and the remaining
nine hours dogs and men slept as II
dead.
Inc C1In6 came when hd1ud was Ill
able to go in the lead and break trail,
and it was proof that he was far gone
when he permitted Daylight to toll
all day at the heavy snowshoe work.
Lake by lake they crossed the string
of lakes from Marsh to Linderman,
and began the ascent of Chilcoot. BY
all rights Daylight should have camped
below the last pitch of the pass at the
dim end of day; but he kept on and
over and down to Sheep Camp, while
behind him ragged snow storm that
would have delayed him twenty-four
hours. This last excessive strain broke
Kama completely. In the morning he
Icould lot travel. At FIVE, when called,
he sat up after a struggle, groaned,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-25

the smashing blow Of darkness across
his consciousness.
Exhaustion" said Daylight. TAKE
him off and put him to bed, some Of
you-all. He's sure a good Indian
A few minutes later, Daylight was
whirling around the dance-foor, waltz
ing with the Virgin. And small won
der it was that the Virgin yielded her
self to his arms, as they danced dance
after dance, and sick at heart at the
knowledge that he found nothing in
her more than good friend and an
excellent dancer. Small consolation
it was to know that he never loved
any woman. She was sick with love of
him, and he danced with her as he
would dance with any woman, as he
would dance with man who was a
good dancer and upon whose arm was
tied a handkerchief to conventionalize
him into woman.
At one in the morning he saw Elijah
Davis herding Henry Finn and Joe
Hines, the lumber-jack, toward the
door. Daylight interfered.
where are you-all going?" he de-
manded, attempting to draw them to
the bar.
"Bed,'' Elijah Davis answered.
Got to-" Joe Hines added apollo
getically. ''We're mushing out in the
mornin'."
Daylight still detained them.
Where to? What's the excite
ment?"
NO excitement" Elijah explained.
We're just a-goin' to play your
bunch, an tackle the Upper Country.
Don't you want to come along?"
81 sure do" Daylight affirmed.
But the question had been put in
fun, and Elijah ignored the accept
ance
Were tacklin' the Stewart" he
went on. Gal Mayo told me he seen
some likely lookin' bars first time he
come down the Stewart, and we're
goin' to sample 'em while the rivers
froze. You listen, Daylight, an mark
my words, the times comm when
winter diggin's IL be all the go.
There'll be men in them days that'H
laugh at our summer scratchin' an
ground-wallerin'."
Elijah laughed, gathered his two
partners zip, and was making second
attempt to reach the door.
"Hold on" Daylight called. 81 sure
mean it."
The three men turned back sudden
ly upon him, in their faces surprise,
delight, and incredulity.
"G'wan, you're fpolin'," said Finn,
the other lumber-jacx, a quiet, steady,
Wisconsin man.
There's my dawgs and Sled" Day
light answered. "That'H make two
teams and halve the loads; though
VEAL IL have to travel easy for
spell, for them dawgs is sure tired
The three men were overjoyed, but
still a trife incredulous.
"Now look here" Joe Hines blurted
out, none Of your foolin', Daylight.
We mean business. Will you Gomez"
Daylight extended his hand and
shook.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-25
SYNOPSIS.

all through Alaska as burning Day
light" celebrates his 3Oth birthday with
a friendly crowd of miners at the Circle
City Tivoli. He is a general favorite,
hero and a pioneer in the new gold fields.
The dance leads to heavy gambling in
loses his money and his mine but wins
the mail contract of the district
+ ''Take the oath again, Daylight" the
same voice cried.
/ ct sure will first come over Chill
coot in '83. I went out over the Pass
in fall blizzard, with rag of shirt
and a cup Of raw flour. I got my grub.
stake in Juneau that winter, and in
the spring I went out over the Pass
once more. And once more the fam
inc drew me out. Next spring went
in again, and I swore then that I'd
never come out til l made my stake.
/ Well, amt made it, and here I am.
And I amt going out now. 1 get the
mail and I come right back. I won't
stop the night at Dyea. I'll hit up
Chilcoot soon as I change the dogs
and get the mail and grub. And so I
swear once more. I'll never hit for
the Outside till I make my pile. And
I tell you-all, here and now, it's got
to be an almighty big pile. I'll be real
conservative, and put the bottom notch
at a million. And for not an ounce
less'n that will I go out of the coun-
try. I tell you-all l got a bunch.
There's big strike coming on the
Yukon, and it's just about due. I don't
mean no ornery Moosehide, Birch
creek kind Of strike. I mean a real
rip-snorter hair-raiser. Nothing can
stop her, and she'll come up river.
There's where you-all'll track my moe
casins in the near future if you-all
want to find me-somewhere in the
country around Stewart river, Indian
river and Klondike river. When l get
back with the mail, I'll head that way
so fast you-all won't see my trail for
smoke. She's a-coming, fellows, gold
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-25
''Who-aII's Got Faith to Come Along
With Me?"

You-all can see it by the color. Car
mack's sure made a strike. Who-all's
got faith to come along with me?''
No one volunteered.
"Then who-all III take a job from
me, cash wages in advance, to pole up
a thousand pounds Of grub?''
Curly Parsons and another, Pat
Monahan, accepted, and, with his Gus
tomary speed, Daylight paid them
their wages in advance and arranged
the purchase Of the supplies, though he
emptied his sack in doing so. He was
leaving the Sourdough, when he sud-
denly turned back to the bar from the
door.
"Got another hunch?" was the
query.
"T sure have" he answered.
"Flour's sure going to be worth what
man will pay for 1t this winter up
on the Klondike. Who'll lend me
some money!"
On the instant a score of the men
who had declined to accompany him
on the wild-goose chase were crowd
ing about him with proffered gold
sacks.
How much -four do you want?"
asked the Alaska Commercial Com
pany's storekeeper.
About two ton"
The proffered gold-sacks were not
withdrawn, though their owners were
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-25
PAGE NINE

guilty of an outrageous burst Of merrf-
ment.
What are you going to do with two
tons?" the storekeeper demanded.
"I'll tell you-all in simple A, B, G
and one, two, three" Daylight held
up one finger and began checking off.
'Hunch number one: a big strike COM
ing in Upper Country. Hunch number
two: Carmacks made it. Hunch num-
Der three: amt no bunch at all. It's
a cinch. If one and two is right, then
flour just has to go sky-high. If I'm
riding lunches one and two, just got
to ride this cinch, which is number
three. If I'm right, -four II balance
gold on the scales this winter"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-25
A Medicine that Gives Confidence

Is Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
Mrs T. j Adams, 522 No. Kansas
Ave. Columbus. Kas., writes: For
a number of years my children have
been subject coughs and colds, I used
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and
found that it cured their cough and
colds, so 1 keep it in the house all
the time. Refuse substitutes.
J. 7. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-25

from the grass roots down, a hun
dred dollars to the pan and STAN
pede in from the Outside fifty thou
sand strong"
4 "If I was you, Daylight, wouldn't
mush today" Joe Hines counseled,
II, coming in from consulting the spirit
a.. thermometer outside the door. Were
in for a good cold snap. It's sixty-two
: below now, and still goin down. Bet
ter wait till she breaks"
Daylight laughed, and the old sour
coughs around him laughed.
ITS thousand miles to Dyea," Bet
ties announced, climbing on the chair
and supporting his sWaying body by
an arm passed around Daylights neck.
tits a thousand miles, I'm saying, an
CENT. most of the train unbroke, but I bet
usual my chechaquo- anything he wants
that Daylight makes Dyea in thirty
days"
-I.2 That's an average of over thirty
three miles day." Doc Watson
warned, "and I've travelled some my
SELF. A blizzard on Chilcoot would
tie him up for week"
yep" BEETLES retorted, can Day
lightI1 do the second thousand back
again on end in thirty days more, and
[ got FIVE thousand dollars that says
so, and damn the billiards."
To emphasize his remarks. he
B pulled out gold sack the size OF q
bologna sausage and thumped it down
On the bar. Doc Watson thumped his
own sack alongside.
- "Hold ont" Daylight cried. BEETLES
y right, and I want in on this. 81 bet
ne five hundred that sixty days from now
pull up at the Tivoli door with the
Va. Dyea mail"
! skeptical roar went up, and a doz-
en- men pulled out their sacks.
"a" "Of course he'll make it, Kearns
NJ whispered in Beetles ear. 'And
Gle there's five hundred Daylights back
lac in sixty days." he added aloud.
nti Billy Rawlins closed with the wager,
yoy and BEETLES Rugged Kearns ecstatical.
rnr ly.
roc. "By Jupiter, I ban take that bet"
Olaf Henderson said. dragging Day
W. light away from BEETLES and Kearns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-25

and sank back again. Daylight did
the camp work of both, harnessed the
dogs, and, when ready for the start,
rolled the helpless Indian in all three
sleeping robes and dashed him on top
Of the sled. The going was good; they
were on their last lap; and he raced
the dogs down through Dyea canyon
and along the hard-packed trail that
led to Dyea post And running SILL,
Kama groaning on top the load, and
Daylight leaping at the gee-pole to
avoid going under the runners of the
flying sled, they arrived at Dyea by
the sea. True to his promise, Day
light did not stop. An hours time saw
the sled loaded with the ingoing mail
and grub, fresh dogs harnessed and
a fresh Indian engaged. Kama never
spoke from the time of his arrival till
the moment Daylight, ready to depart,
stood beside him to say good-by. They
shook hands.
"You kill I'm dat damn Indian" "
Kama said. "Savvee, Daylight? You
kill um''
He'll sure last as far as Pelly,"
Daylight grinned
Kama shook his head doubtfully,
and rolled over on his side, turning
his back in token of farewell.
x
A crowd filed the Tivoli-the old
crowd that had seen Daylight depart
two months before; for this was the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-25
Daily Thought.

FiH thy heart with 1t. and then
name 1t as thou wilt.-Qoethe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-25

A crowd filed the Tivoli-the old
crowd that had seen Daylight depart
two months before; for this was the
night of the sixtieth day, and opinion
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-18
LETTER LIST

The following letters remain un.
claimed at the local post-office. and
will be sent to the Dead Letter office,
if not called for within two weeks.
Ladies' List-Mrs. John Anderson,
Mrs. John Barkalow, Marie Bradford,
Miss Alta Collins, Mrs. J. Hill, Miss
Grace Kirk, Mrs. Bertha Locke, Mrs.
Florence Marley, Miss Bertha Moore.
Mrs. Flora Mullins, Mrs. Greer Myer,
Mrs. Ann Sharp, Mrs. w. F.. Weber,
Miss Erma Williams, Mrs. Josie Wood
worth, Mrs. Elizabeth Young.
Firms-Faultless Rain Coat Co.,
The r. D. C. Club.
Gentlemen's List-B. G. Arthur, Will
liam Baker, Chas. A. Brumley, L. S.
Cox, George E. East, Morgan l.. Ellis,
Glen Gellinger. Emil George (2), Carl
Hildebrand, Harry Hunt, Harry H. In
gals, Samuel Lawder, Amos P Mess
Ter GU, H. E. Naner, J. w. Page, Ar
thur Peak, Edward Rainey, Wilson
Rupe, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Mr.. Turn
er, c. r. Umpleby, Herman Vollner,
Frank Wilson (due 1c), w. c. Wolfe,
Johnnie Wooley, Frank Zerbe.
E. NJ. Haas, P. NJ.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-18
At the Murray.

Tonight sees the close of a we'll pa
tronized bill at the Murray. With the
Flying Caros. aerial ring experts, Leon
and BERTHE Allen in their musical
comedy skit. entitled detained at the
Office" f. J. Appleby. the worlds
most famous and artistic banjoist. and
last. but not least, The Three Rich
ardsons. in their farce comedy, The
New Pupil" This show has been one
OF the most satisfactory here for some
time.
The scene of the Three Richard
sons is laid in the studio of AL. Hunt
ing and Jack King, of New York, two
vocal teachers. AL receives a letter
from Jim Roberts. an old chum of his
fathers. in which he tJim) tells he is
sending his daughter. Mabel, to AL to
take vocal lessons. Al and Jack are
both delighted, as they neither have
too much money to spare. The girl
Mabel" is supposed to be wealthy and
handsome. AL and Jack bet each 9TH
q that he viii win the girl When
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-18
Some Gossip Gathered From
The Gay American Metropolis

chic borough in Bergen county. New
Jersey, consists of nine members. one
of whom is a woman. whose given
name, by a strange coincidence. is
Mary. Mary. Mary. quite contrary"
As the nursury rhyme says has.
ever since the first session OF the
board blocked all business. Her opin-
ions invariably conflicted with those
OF the other eight members. 1t would
have been simple enough to outvote
her. had it not been for her aggressive
ness and her obstreperous tactics
which made all progress impossible
and threatened to wear the patience
and endurance OF the other members
to a frazle.
In their despair the male members
OF the board came together and unani-
mously passed a resolution stating that
Whereas. Miss Mary--has shown her
self TO be very contrary. and the ma
sority of the board finds it simply can't
get along with the lady member: Re
solved, That Miss Mary be asked to
resign for the sake of harmony"
They seem to know me. but they
don't know me we'll enough" said Miss
Mary, when asked whether she intend
ed to resign. They will have to offer
some more resolutions before I'll quit"
At the Globe Hotel in Red Bank, \.
j., Charles Preston celebrated his
eighty-ninth birthday the other day
Mr.. Preston has never achieved great
fame Or notoriety in his quiet and
humdrum life and yet he has claim
upon public interest through the fact
that he is the holder of remarka BILE
record. For siNtyeight years Mr.
Preston has lived at the Globe hotel,
during which time he has known all
the travelling men who have stopped at
ly every room in the house at differ
ent times and has seen nine changes
in the proprietorship of the hotel.
Justice Blackmer of the Supreme
court. Brooklyn has established a
record by refusing certificate OF in
corporation to the Reno Baseball club,
a Brooklyn organization recently form
ed. In his decision. refusing the is
suance of a certificate the Justice
said: The word Reno in the public
mind is associated with divorces cas-
| lily granted for causes not recognized
in this state, and with prizefights. The
sovereign power of this state confers
corporate franchises, and, while my
consent is necessary. that power shall
not be used to glorify such practices.
1t is still an open question whether the
MON hor IF tho cIuh shall coloct anoth
to some other justice less prejudiced
against Reno.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-18
CITIES HARD TO KILL.
What Rome, Paris, constantinopie and
London Have Suffered.

What Rome, Paris, constantinopIs and
London Have Suffered.
It Is a difficult thing to kill city.
and there are some we'll known places
that have so much vitality that they
will survive any number Of disasters.
Take Rome as a first example. No
fewer than ten times has she been
swept by pestilence. She has been
burned twice and starved out on six
occasions. Seven times she has been
besieged or bombarded. But she still
Is called the Eternal City.
Paris has had eight sieges. ten fam
ines. two plaques and one fire which
devastated It, We make no reference
to the number Of revolutions. as they
are too numerous to mention. But
Paris still hourishes.
Constantinople has been burned out
nine times and has suffered from four
plaques and five sieges. There are
some people who think that many OF
the sultans have been as bad for the
city as any peshlence. And yet she
goes on.
Lastly there is the English metropo-
lis. London began as a kind OF mound
in q swamp. In her early history she
was sacked. burned and all her tnhab-
itants butchered. She has been deci-
mated by plague i've times. exclusive
of typhus. cholera and such maladies.
She has been more or less burned sew
en- times. She Is thriving in spite OF
all
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-18
"AIma Where Do You Live"

Joseph NJ. Weber's merry musical
Importation, alma Where Do You
Live?" is scheduled to appear at the
Gennett, Monday, Nov. 81. The piece
is said to be one of the most exquisite
musical farces that ever was brought
to this country, and its melodies are
OF the humming and whistling kind
The book is by Paul Herve, the music
by Jean Briquet, and the English
translation was made by George v.
Hobart. The most alluring waltz runs
through the entire play. Nina Collins
will be seen in the title role, and Will
liam Friend. the we'll known come
dian. plays the principal comedy role
Among the supporting cast, which
numbers fourteen artists. everyone of
which has splendid opportunity to dis
play their talent. are Stephin NJ
Scott. George NJ. Bogues. Count De
Massey, Abbott Adams, John Martin,
Bertha Whitney, Violet Jewel, Marie
Annis and Louis NJ. Blake.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-18

Mabel makes her appearance, she is
found to be very homely and possess
es hair lip. That, of course, chang
es the desire of AL and Jack to win
the girl, and each tries to force his
money on the other. AL takes the
money, but induces Jack to test her
voice, which he finds beyond help.
He forces her to leave the place. In
short time Mabel returns dressed
in the latest fashion and without the
hair lip. She discloses her identity
and tells them that the hairlip BUSH
ness was trick of hers to have a
little fun with them, and that she is
now the real Mabel Roberts. Then
the laugh is on Jack, as he wants his
money back.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-18
POEMS WE MISS.
Epics Of the Great Events In Our Ma.
tionai History.

tionai History.
We have many volumes Of commem-
GRAFTON odes of quite respectable liter
airy quality. but we look in vain for an
epic Of the war Of the Revolution.
which might fill each one Of US with
the heroic spirit and bind US all In
that living union of great hearted hui
mility which Is the supreme national
pride. We look In vain for an epic
on the great civil war. with one of the
greatest Of all life's soldiers as its
hero. nor do we find immortalized in
Aeneids those wonderful expeditions
across this continent-the travels Of
Lewis and Clark, the settlement OF
the forty miners. the opening up OF
Alaska. the recla nation Of the deserts
and the founding Of Texas. How other
wise than through poetry are our chill
dren to possess the beauty and the
glory and the spiritual grandeur Of the
saga figures who founded this marvel
Gus union Of states. of those heroes
who highly resolved" and so highly
chanted the song of democracy. but
his chant Is magnificent prophecy Of
an ideal-it is an exhortation. not a
poetic manifestation. The spirit that
strove and is striving toward a realiza-
ton Of this democracy is best caught
when exemplified in the lives and
deeds Of the men who lived and fought.
who conquered and died fighting. NOV
ed by this spirit. This is the creative
work Of the poet we await-Temple
Scott in Forum.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-18
SURELY BREAKS THE
MOST SEVERE COLD

The most severe cold will be broken.
and all grippe misery ended after TAX
ing 3 dose of Pape's Cold Compound
every two hours until three consecu-
tive doses are taken.
You will distinctly feel all the dis
agreeable symptoms leaving after the
very first dose.
The most miserable headache. dull
ness. head and nose stuffed up. fever
ishness. sneezing, running OF the nose.
sore throat. mucous catarrhal dis
charges. soreness, stiffness. rheuma-
IiSm pains and other distress vanishes.
Pare's Cold Compound is the result
Of three years research at cost Of
more than fifty thousand dollars. and
contains no Quinine. which We have
conclusively demonstrated is not eff,
fective in the treatment OF colds or
grippe.
Take this harmless Compound as di-
rectec. with the knowledge that there
- no other medicine made anywhere
else in the world which will cure your
cold or end Grippe misery as prompt
ly and without any other assistance or
bad after-effectS as Il 25-cent package
OF Pape's Cold Compound. which any
druggist in the world can supply.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-18
RAIL LINE HURTS
SHOWN BY REPORT

The Indiana railroad commission
has issued it's seventeenth quarterly
accident bulletin reviewing the steam
and traction line accidents in the state
for the quarter ending September 80.
Thirteen steam roads reported no
accidents, gain of three over the
corresponding quarter of last year. The
number of passengers injured in col
lisions was fourteen, as against ninety
for the corresponding quarter last
year. The number injured by derail-
ments was increased from four to fifty
one, thirty-eight of the latter being in
jured in the Pennsylvania wreck at
FIT. Wayne. Only one passenger was
killed during the quarter, as against
three a year ago. The victim, woman
fell from platform of car while 1t
was running over a bridge The train
was an excursion train from Chicago
to this city.
Twenty-Five persons in vehicles on
highways were injured by steam roads
as against forty-three similarly injured
a year ago. The total number struck
on crossings was thirty-eight as
against forty-eight a year ago. Sixty
seven trespassers We're killed, as
against eightysix a year ago. The
steam roads killed twenty-eight en-
ployes and the electric lines two.
The electric rods injured twenty
four passengers during the quarter, as
against one hundred for the correspon-
ding quarter last year. No passengers
were killed, as against fifty year ago,
when the disastrous trolley wreck in
the northern part of the state occurr-
ed. Seven trespassers were killed, as
against twelve year ago.