The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06
Laws OF Eugenics Complied With
Bridegroom Who Has Stood Every
Test Of Cold and Starvation to
Win a Fortune-The Bride
Makes a Remarkable Jour ~
ney OF 5000 Miles For
the Ceremony

That mysterious. invisible power
OF nature that protects the treasures
OF the Yukon has its tests for the
men who win They must be strong
of body. for nature hates weak
ling. and those invisible forces slay
the impoverished of body and mind
and leave them for the wolves But
once a man has passed her tests of
strength she awards him with the
precious gold from the bosom her
mountains.
Miss Gail Porter, too. is the type.
of woman that the North likes Not
a weakling with the beauty Of the
faded flower. but a strong. stalwart
Irish girl, with flushed cheeks and
strong arms, she is the kind who can
undergo hardship and in her present
long journey in which she must
cross snow-clad mountains and pass
over wild torrents, she IS being sub
jected to the tests that will make
her one of the north
It is to be marriage where ma
lures own laws Of eugenics have
been satisfeG-Arst by the man full
filing the tests of undergoing cold
and starvation during his several
years stay in this barren country.
and by the girl making this long
journey for her wedding
Here Is how carruthers won his
success in the North and later won
his bride:
He left boarding school in the
place Of his birth in Inniskilling.
Ireland. many years ago. becauseshe
tired Of school and wanted 70 ac-
complish something he made his
way to America TO seek his fortune
Tales of the discovery of gold in
Alaska were flashed to Seattle and
he was one of those who made their
way into the new country in 1885,
IRISHsIAN HITS
THE TRAIL
Like thousands of others he hit
the trail and went in over Chilcoot
pass with the usual big pack
strapped to his shoulders Carruth-
ers is sure enough sourdough.
having spent many a winter in the
North.
Success did not crown Carruth-
ers. early efforts to strike gold in
paying quantities However. he did
not become disheartened because
the goddess of luck failed to select
him for elevation to sudden riches,
but persevered in his never-ending
search for gold. His search took
him all over the Yukon country and
when he finally struck pay" Car
ruthers was content, even though
many others had made far richer
discoveries. His search of years re-
warded, the spell which the rugged
yukon country had woven around
him. claiming him for his own, was
broken He longed for the outside
and came out when able to dispose
of his holding to advantage
MET FIANCEE on
TRIP HOME
Last year he went to Europe and
visited his old home In Inniskilling
Later on he drifted over the Cont
nent. and just for the sake Of com
parison was one Of an excursion
party to North Cape in Norway, TO
witness the midnight sun rise there
On shipboard he became acquainted
with Miss Porter. and she became
deeply interested in the narratives
of his experiences in the Yukon
country. The acquaintance begun
so casually quickly ripened into a
strong friendship and great was
Carruthers' establishment TO learn
when 1t came time to say good-by
that she was from his old home.
without mentioning that he had al
ready been back on visit. he an
nounced his inrention Of going there.