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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
CHAPTER lli..

! At Sixty Mile they restocked provi-
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 Dyca. Daylight stood
ii magnificently, but the killing
pace was beginning to tell on Kama
lis pride kept his mouth shut. but
result Of the chilling of his lungs
the cold snap could not be con-
saled. 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
4 day. six in the twilight and six in
the dark. they toiled on the trail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22

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
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 UNI sdat damn indian.
Kama said. "Savvee. Daylight? You
kill um."
Hell 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.
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
was divided as ever as to whether or
not he would compass the achieve
ment. At ten o'clock bets were still
being made. though the odds rose. bet
by bet. against his success. Down in
her heart the Virgin believed he had
failed. vet she made bet Of twenty
ounces with Charley Bates. against
forty ounces. that Daylight would ar
rive before midnight.
she it was who heard the first yeips
Of the dogs
"Listen!" she cried. It's Day
light!'
There was general stampede for
the door: but when the double storm
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22

Three hours were consumed In cook
ing, repairing harnesses, and making
and breaking camp, and the remaining
nine hours dogs and men slept as If
dead.
The time came when Kama was UNI
able to go In the lead and break trail,
and 1t 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
could not travel At FIVE, when called,
he sat up after struggle, groaned,
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 pyea canyon
and along the hard-packed trail that
led to Dyea post. And running still,
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 midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
OF MI CHI 01sl1zE hfZD
s115<5I7E k7zlKG mem EDkY '.EIl.

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 a man who was q
good dancer and upon whose arm was
tied handkerchief to conventionalize
him into a 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 egoing?" 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.
Were just a-goin' to play your
bunch. an tackle the Upper Country.
Don't you want to come along?"
Il sure do Daylight affirmed.
But the question had been put In
fun, and Elijah ignored the accept
ance.
We're tacklin' the Stewart" he
went on "Al Mayo told me he seen
some likely lookin' bars first time he
come down the Stewart, and we're
goin' to sample EN- while the rivers
froze. You listen, Daylight, an mark
my words, the times comm when
winter diggins II be all the go.
There1l be men in them days that'll
laugh at our summer scratchin' an
ground-wallerin'.'
Elijah laughed, gathered his two
partners up, and was making a second
attempt to reach the door.
Hold on Daylight called. I sure
mean it,
The three men turned back sudden
ly upon him, in their faces surprise,
delight. and incredulity.
"G'wan. you're foolin'," said Finn,
the other lumber-jack, a quiet, steady.
| Wisconsin man.
There's my dawgs and Sled" Day
light answered "That'll make two
teams and halve the loads; though
| VEAL II have to travel easy for a
spell, for them dawgs is sure tired
The three men were overjoyed, but
still trife incredulous,
Nov look here" Joe Hines blurted
| out. none of your foo,in', Daylight.
We mean business. Will you Gomez
| Daylight extended his hand and
| shook.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
] CHAPTER ~.

This time the trail was easier. 1t
was better packed, and they were not
carrying mail against time. At Forty
Mile they laid over two days for the
sake of the dogs, and at Sixty Mile
Daylight's team was left with the
trader Unlike Daylight. after the
terrible run from Selkirk to Circle
City, they had been unable to recup-
crate on the back trail. So the four
men pulled on from Sixty Mile with
a fresh team of dogs on Daylight's
sled The following night they
camped in the cluster of islands at
the mouth OF the Stewart Daylight
talked town sites, and. though the
others laughed at him, he staked the
whole maze of high wooded island.
Just supposing the big strike does
come on the Stewart" he argued.
"Mebbe you-all II be in on it, and then
again mebbe you-all won't. But sure
will. You-all d better reconsider and
go in with me on It,"
But they were stubborn
You're as bad as Harper and Joe
AcAuSs Sd1u JOC AAAACS. ACJ AZ GA
ways at that game You know that
big fat jest below the Klondike and
under Moosehide Mountain? Well.
the recorder at Forty Mile was tellin'
me they staked that not a month ago
The Harper & Ladue Town Site.
Ha! Ha! Hal"
Elijah and Finn joined in his laugh
ter: but Daylight was gravely in earn
est.
There she isl" he cried. "The
bunch is working! It's in the air,
tell you-all. What'd they-all stake
the big fiat for If they-all didn't get
the bunch? Wish I'd staked it,
The regret in his voice was provoca-
tive of second burst of laughter
Laugh. dang you, Taught Why
your eyes amt open yet You-all are
bunch of little mewing kittens.
tell you-all If that strikes come on
Klondike. Harper and Ladue will be
millionaires. And if 1t comes on Stew
art, you-all watch the Elan Harnish
town site boom In them days, when
you-all come around maxim poor
mouths - :" He heaved sigh of
resignation. Well. | suppose I'll
have to give you-all grub-stake or
soup, or something or other"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
CHOICE IN STYLE FOR HAIR.
In Keeping With the Costume to
Be Worn With Them.

Headdresses are quite wonderful.
Nine. Paquin, Paul Poiret, Beer. and
many Of the other famous costumers
are making a speciality of them, and
are offering them with or without the
gown.
There are walls-of-Troy in rhine
stones and jet, with white aigrette
at the side; there are two-inch bands
of furnished bullion latticework set
with turquois and garnet; there are
broad bars Of black tulle, held by hor-
izontal bars of rhinestones set in sill
yer; black velvet bands with lattice
work Of jewels and yellow aigrette
at the side.
In addition to all these Oriental fl
lets there is a wide showing Of the
fourteenth century Italian caps. in
keeping with the sleeves, the shoulder
line, and the lace ruffles which are re-
vived from the Italian period.
The caps are like those to which we
once gave the name of Juliet; they
are made of pearls, crystals, turquois,
and corals on white satin or white
tulle foundation. AS pink is so much
the fashion this year among the ex-
clusiyes. although it is not widely talk
ed about, one sees a good many OF
these caps made of coral beads strung
on coral silk and mounted on white
fabric.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
Novelty Boots.

In line of high-class novelty boots
there are silk tops with patent Ieath-
er, champagne kid with patent leath-
er, and brown suede cloth. new ma
terial that looks like the real leather,
also with patent leather Various
silks are used. such as ottoman and a
finer corded weave. and all the boots
have from sixteen to eighteen real
pearl buttons. The foxings or these
shoes are straight and the hehls are
an inch and seven-eighths Cuban.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
NecIloee collars.

If you have sons who wear the soft
double collars that will be worn all
winter, you can make them yourself
for very little expense.
Buy linen collar pattern the cor
rect size, or copy exactly a collar that
pleases. One yard and three-quarters
of heavy linen will make dozen col
lars.
uterine them with coarse white
muslin, taking care that the lining is
cut the same way as the outside, so
the collar will not stretch in different
ways when it is Numbered.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
Attractive Nenllnea.

Even the realm of the neglige has
been invaded by this craze for all
things knitted, and among the delicate
silken and lacy garments of this class
are now to be found some attractive
and very coy matinees of worsted in
white and pretty light shades.
Accordion plating is high in favor in
negliges, as it preserves the slender
lines while providing desirable full
ness.
The empire lire is almost invariably
seen in the Partisan negliges of silk
and lace. The bodice part is Of plain
fabric and below a silken girdle full
length skirt Of accordion planting is
fastened.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
The Time Came when Kama was un able to Go in the Lead

denly telescoped. and had no exis-
tence In time. They were moment.
an incident. He had plunged out and
into them through the wall of silence.
and back through the wall OF silence
he had plunged, apparently the next
instant, and into the roar and tur-
MOL of the Tivoli
He drew a deep breath and CRIED
The winner pays. and I'm the win
ner ain't I? Surge up. you-all Male
mutes and Siwashes, and name your
poison! There's your Dyea mail.
straight from Salt Water. and no horn
swogglin about it: Cast the lashings
adrift, you-all, and wade into IT.
A dozen pairs of hands were at the
sled-lashings, when the young LIE
Barge Indian, bending at the same
task, suddenly and Imply straight
ened up. In his eyes was great sur
prise. He stared about him wildly.
for the thing he was undergoing was
new to him. He was profoundly
struck by an unguessed limitation. He
shook as with palsy, and he gave at
the knees, slowly sinking down to fall
suddenly across the sled and to know
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
whlrling 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
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
Wonde,f full Babv.

you say your baby doesn't walk
YETI" said Jones. Mine does. and
it's not SO old as yours Your baby
cut his teeth yet?"
"Not yet" said Bones.
"Oh mine has-all of them said
Jones. Your baby talk?"
mot yet" replied Bones: ''can
yours?"
Great Scott. yes" answered Jones.
Then Bones got desperate. Does
he use safety razor or one OF the
cthers?" he asked.-Ideas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
SYNOPSIS.

ELAN Harnish, known all through Alas
ka as Burning Daylight" celebrates his
1Qth birthday with crowd of miners at
to heavy gambling, In which over 100000
1B staked. Harnish loses his money and
his mine but wins the mall contract. He
starts on his mail trip with dogs and
sledge, telling his friends that he will be
IN the big Yukon gold strike at the start.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-05

Bernard Shaw says there are
few real Irishmen in the United
States. 'Mest of EN- are bogus"
he says, but he doesn't dare cottie
over, here ard tell them so.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-05

Roosevelt says positively: q
will not be a candidate for the RE-
publican nomination in 1919"
And Clifford Pinchot, next friehd,i
says:"1 am for Bob La .Follette,
So is Teddy, or we're no Sherlock
Holmes at deducing a conclusion
from,a given set of facts.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-05

Of Gen. w. H. H. Beadle. whose
foresight provided the state with
a school fund of 100000, coo.
And the General was there to see
it. 1t is rare that such a tribute
is paid to living man.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-05
The Last Straw.

An old woman entered a
savings bank the other day
and walked up to the desk.
DO you want to Withdraw
or deposit 4" asked the clerk,
Nav Oh doant. Oh wants
to put some in" was the re-
ply, ,..-- ~ +,
The clerk pushed up the
book fol-: her. signature, and
said: Sign on this line,
please"
Above it or below it?'
"Jnst above it"
me whole natne?''
yes" 5
Before Oh was married ?"
mo, just as. IT is now"
"N can't WROTE. . Cam
bridge Tribune.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-05
SOME WAYS OF MAKING
MONEY :

Writing testimonials fol
patent medicines.
Being very quiet as the
conductor goes by.
3Gying up singing in > fat,
4Borrowing and getting for
getful.
5.-RuHHiHg for eAice and pull
ing out,
6-Overlooking the bargain
day advertisements.
Holding hatpIns for ladies
who want to kiss their babies.
8-Carrying a chiropodist's
sign on your back.
-Inheriting hen.
lo-Earning i.
South Dakota unveiled a statue
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-09-09
VOICE OF BUSINESS LEAGUE.
Progress Shows That the Race Is
Worthy of CITIZENSHIP.

Before concluding its twelfth an
nual meeting recently held ih Little
Rock. Ark. the National Negro Busi-
ness league adopted n strong set of
resolutions in part as follows:
The National Negro Business league, in
twelfth annual session assembled finds
many things for which the race and the
country may well rejoice The movement
among the Negroes of this country to buy
land, establish commercial institutions.
schools and other organizations is growing
stronger each year. The race has recog-
niZed the truth that the standard by
which 1t is TO be measured in its perma-
nent place is that which has been applied
TO all other elements which enter into our
common citizenship.
We find that since our last session
more banks have been started, more COM
mercial enterprises and stores opened and
more manufactures begun than any other
single year in our history. We believe
that the ownership of land, the acquisi-
tion Of an education. particularly the
common school and vocational education
the Improvement of the home, both as to
Its appearance and the inner life and 10y
atty to the teachings of Christ, are the
foundations upon which civilization is to
be built.
We urge with all the emphasis at our
command that our people buy land Buy
II now. Get ready, for even sooner than
we may expect this door of opportunity
may be closed.
On every moral issue we urge our race
at the ballot box to align itself with the
forces of law and order and civic right
eousness. No man can be permanently
kept out of the place which belongs to
him by reason of his usefulness as a fac
tor in the industrial life of the commu-
nity-his character as a man and his
ability to look upon matters of general
public and general concern, with vision
wide enough to protect the interests of all
We are profoundly grateful for the in
terest shown in our progress by the besi
element OF the white people both north
and south. Their spoken word OF cheer
snd their deeds of kindness speak in loud
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-09-09
OUR HANDICAP

The Negro race is carrying too
much dead weight. 1t is condoning
too much the shiftlessness and inca
pacity of some, it is too lenient toward
its criminal classes, it IS too tolerant
of the ignorance, which is ignorance
not because of lack of opportunity,
but because of lack of desire to do
better. 1t is too prone to excuse the
mistakes of Negroes who know better.
Neither slavery, ignorance, poverty,
environment nor even physical dis
ability is an obstacle to an honest eff
fort toward betterment. The only
man who is wholly lost is the one who
refuses to try to do better.
While on the one hand we are too
charitable toward the shiftless and
unworthy, we are too severe on the
striver The shortcomings of Ne
gro are not one whit worse than those
of white man. Yet Negroes who
know better take pride in getting in
public places and drawing attention
to themselves by the scathing denun-
citation they deal out to their colored
brethren. The utter incompetency OF
a Negro workman or professional mah
is proven by single failure.
Somehow God seems to have cursed
the children of Ham with the direst
of curses SO that there is in them a
jealousy so all pervading that they
will involve themselves in ruin rather
than see any emerge from the com
mon mass.
Looking backward to the sturdy in
dustry and thrift of our emancipated
forefathers, one cannot but be ap-
palled when he considers the do-noth-
ing boys and girls who shame us by
their loiterings on corners and in pub
lie places, who refuse work on the
flimsiest pretexts, who run the streets
and expect their parents to support
their idleness.
Hardly less disheartening are the
critics. Not man or woman, not
movement but runs the gauntlet of
fault finders, intent upon wrecking,
not upon aiding. More than any other
race, Negroes are cursed by this
practice Our leaders in politics are
throttled by stories of their shortcom-
ings-shortcomings not one whit
worse than those of white leaders
whom they gladly obey, even when
by SO doing they forfeit privileges
they have right to enjoy.
Our business men must operate un-
der a cloud of suspicion created by
the envious and malicious sings of
their own people. Every class of i'm
propriety is charged against our pro-
fessional men, not because they are
probably guilty, but simply because it
is possible for them to be guilty.
Even the great mass who are dis
tinguished by no unusual ambition or
ability malign each other to their en-
ployers, refuse to take orders from
one another. and in fact betray every
kind of assinine stupidity which hui
manity can be guilty of.
In the name of all that is good and
holy, for the sake of what we wish
ourselves to become, let us strip off
the dead weight we carry. Let us go
forward
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-09-09
THE SEPTEMBER CRISIS.
Features the Races Congress, Coates
willie uynching and Women's Clubs.

Features the Races Congress, Coates
willie Lynehins and Women's Clubs.
The September Crisis is races
congress number" and has for It's
special feature careful account of
the universal races congress from
"our own correspondent" The article
treats of the origin of the congress.
the principal papers read. the social
functions aud the race problems of the
world as presented.
Pictures appear of all the speakers
representing the darker races" The
"Opinion' touches. among other things
the Coatesville lynching and Varda-
mans election. Mrs. Hunton writes
of the State Federation Of Women
Clubs. and Dr. Dubois furnishes three
pages of editorials.
The front cover in crimson Is the
seal of the races congress. designed
by Walter Crane while the center pic
ture is double page group of the dele
gates to the congress taken in front
OF the University of London. The
whole, with the usual news items and
departments. furnishes one of the most
readable numbers of this magazine.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-09-09
DIS and have done muci

er tones than words and have done much
to inspire us.
In all the history of this movement no.
where has this feeling of sympathy
friendship and real Christian helpfulness
found more pronounced expression than
here in Little Rock the city where any
Negro should be glad to be counted a
citizen. We can hardly ind words strong
enough to express our gratitude to Gov
ernor Donaghey for his mastery address
to us. which not only evinces the type
of Christian sympathy. but to our minds
the highest type of craftsmanship.
We feel it due to the colored citizens of
Little Rock concerning our entertainment
to say in the language of the Bible, Thou
excellest them all.
We congratulate our race upon the re-
markable showing made by those COM
munities composed entirely of members
of our race. Their record for ability to
initiate and maintain enterprises. to es-
tablish and enforce law and order and to
win the respect and even the admira ton
of the people of their state and the coun-
try is not only a source of encouragement
to our own race. but is the finest possible
concrete argument that the Negro is
worthy of citizenship.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-09-09
In Pittsburs Musical Circles.

Musical circles in Pittsburg are very
much interested in the forthcoming
two act musical comedy. entitled AT
Shady Beach," to be given at Union
Labor Temple on Tuesday evening.
Sept &c, under the auspices of Golden
Shield lodge No. 60. Free and Ac-
cepted Masons. Many well known
vocalists and comedians will partici-
pate in the affair Robert A. Lewis
is the author of the book and lyrics
from which the play is taken. The
music for the play has been arranged
by Messrs. A. l.. Boyd and S. n
Arter.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-09-09
NEW PYTHIAN OFFICERS.
e. G. Tidrinston Chosen State Grand
Chancellor For Indiana.

e. G. Tidrinston Chosen State Grand
Chancellor For Indiana.
The state grand lodge. knights OF
Pythias of Indiana, at its recent meet
ing in indianapolis elected the follow
ing officers:
State grand chancellor. E. G. It'd
rington. Evansville: grand vice chan
cellor, Henry bill. South Bend; prel-
ate. Alexander Smith, Fort Wayne:
grand lecturer, Fl. f. Smith, Princeton;
grand master OF excheQuer, Silas
Pritchett, Indianapolis; grand keeper
OF records and seal. Campbell Upthe-
grove, Connersville; grand attorney. j.
II. Lott, Indianapolis; grand medical
registrar. w. II. Armistead. Columbus:
master at arms. Otis johnson. Colum
bus; Gand outer guard. II. l.. Sanders.
Indianapolis grand inner guard. w.
III. Marshall. Washington: chairman Of
endowment board Nathan Powell.
Frankfort: chairman trustee board. Ira
Roberts. Kokomo: state representa-
tives to the supreme lodge. w. Fl. Por-
ter. w J. l. Reed. Remus Moore. In
dianapolis: DR.. Joseph Ward. supreme
medical registrar. is the only Indian
apolis supreme official