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CHAPTER VII Continued
Havo you traveled far asked
Clarence
Shipmate this old hulk Is about
on her last cruise said a feoble
husky voice
It Is Ralston Glum Ralston
xoared Gid Where ye been Glum
Tell me where ye been
I am sick starving dying the
ex sailor moaned
Clarence hurried him to his house
where a warm supper was hastily pre
pared for him
Have you seen Paul Miller or
heard from him since you came upon
us In the pass was one of the first
questions propounded by Clarence
Yes he answered Last I saw o
him he was on an iceberg sailin out
t sea and his only fellow passenger
was a polar bear
It will be essential at this point to
return to Paul Miller whom we left
on an iceberg floating out to sea The
swelling flood and tossing cakes of
Ice between the drifting floe and
shore made it utterly impossible for
him to reach land The sharp growl
of the monster above indicated that a
crisis was coming which would de
termine the rights of ownership to
the mountain of ice
Through all his misfortunes Paul
had managed to retain his presence
of mind and his rifle He executed a
skillful flank movement and scaling
a shelf was several feet above the
bear and not over twenty paces away
prepared for an assault With nerves
as steady as if engaging in the most
ordinary sport he leveled his rifle at
the side of the monsters head When
sure of his aim he pulled the trigger
There followed a sharp report and
the bear dropped on his haunches his
nose in the air
Paul cocked his rifle and fired a
second shot at the beasts head It
fell on the ice and after a few spas
modic kicks lay still He sent a
third into the back of Its head but
It was wholly unnecessary for the
other bullets had done the work
With his knife he removed the skin
from the animal and climbing as
high as he dared hung it upon one
of those spires of ice in the hope
some sealing schooner or whaling ship
might see it and send a boat to his
relief When night came he lay down
on the snow and ice and notwith
standing his perilous situation
actually slept
He was awakened soon after dawn
by the sound of voices near
What say ye nou one seemed to
say to another
I say nowt was the answer If
he be there find him
Sure man ye canna say as a bear
-will peel his own skin from his back
Weel theres a stiffener return
ed another voice
Paul rose and mechanically laid his
hand on the rifle at His side Only
a few hours before he was wishing
he had not shot the bear and that it
had destroyed him instead of he
shooting it but now that his life
might probably be in danger it grew
suddenly very sweet
He raised his head a trifle higher
and listened intently at the voices
Push alongside and let a lad go
ashore said another voice
Then he plainly heard the splashing
of paddles in the water He crept
along on hand and knees holding his
rifle in one hand and a cocked re
volver in the other
Then he raised his head just a little
and saw a large canoe in which were
half a score of dark skinned Indians
Surprise and curiosity overcame any
fear he might entertain of his visitors
and he arose and gazed about on the
sea and shore The glance filled him
with wonder and surprise The shore
was lined with green trees and afar
off he saw a mountain towering so
high its peak pierced the light blue
clouds
He saw chimneys to houses from
which the pale blue smoke was issu
ing mingling with the atmosphere It
was a brisk little village with men
women and children in it but what
brought peace to his troubled mind and
relieved all fear was the little white
church with its spire on the hillside
There he is There he is cried a
young man in the canoe pointing at
Paul Ho my brother you ride on a
strange boat
Who are you asked Paul
The Metlakahtla was the answer
He tried to think where he had
heard the name before but was unable
to recollect it He was asked to come
down to their canoe They tossed a
rope to him which he made fast to
one of the great cakes of ice and slid
down to the boat The tall chief stood
up to catch him and as he dropped
into his arms said
My brother you are safe You
have had a very dangerous ride
It is not so weel that boot ye ride
upon put in another Indian with a
strong Scotch accent The men with
the paddles at once propelled the
canoe away from the ice floe and it
glided out into the bay straight for
the village of Metlakahtla The island
was given by the United States to a
scanty tribe of British American In
dians whom an old Scotch missionary
had converted from utter savagery
into a civilized and God fearing people
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Paul sa an elderly white man in the
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throng He was dressed in the garb
of civilization and his long white hair
and beard gave him a patriarchal ap
pearance His face was grave and
kind
My son a kind Providence has won
derfully preserved you We will go to
church to return thanks for your great
deliverance and then wo will hear
your story
After songs and prayers Paul was
taken to the home of the patriarch
where he fared sumptuously after
which he narrated his strange adven
turos to tho good old missionary
So you are another my son who
has come to dig gold from the earth
in the frozen north Then taking the
arm of the youth he led him from the
house and pointing to that great old
mountain which grim and gray tow
ered into the skies and with his eyes
wildly dilating said
In mockery at the grim gateway of
Alaska towers that mountain of gold
upon which no white man dares lay
his finger
Paul gazed at him In amazement
and began to wonder if he had not got
among a race of madmen
How was the gold discovered he
asked
Its not discovered save by the In
dians and perhaps one other than
yourself But come in and I will tell
you what other white man than your
self knows of the island and the moun
tain of gold
When they were seated in the cozy
parsonage the old missionary proceed
ed to tell Paul the story but they
were interrupted by the arrival of
some Indians with a prisoner The
story told by Father Duncan we have
heard before from the lips of Clum
Ralston No sooner lld Father Dun
can see the captive uan he said
It is one of the two sailors who did
away with the poor captain
When Paul saw the prisoner he ex
claimed
Great Heaven It is one of the
men who captured the old hermit in
the cavern
CHAPTER VIII
Lauras Departure
While the many stirring events were
transpiring in Alaska poor Laura
Bush was living a life of doubt min
gled with hope and despair at Fresno
California Not a line had she re
ceived from Paul since the letter came
that he was robbed and wounded
Was he dead or was he still alive
struggling to regain what he had lost
It began to be whispered over the
town that Laura Bush was losing her
reason Theodore Lackland was
shocked and grieved at the thought
for in his selfish way he loved her
madly He would have given worlds
to possess this matchless beauty who
had wholly captivated his soul
At this time a most remarkable
event transpired an event that was
more a surprise to Laura than any one
else A bachelor uncle living in Wyo
ming died and left her twelve thou
sand dollars all he possessed
This will enable me to procure an
outfit and go in search of Paul said
Laura to Mrs Miller The widow en
folded her in her arms and begged her
to abandon such a mad design
In vain she wept prayed and plead
with her Laura was so impressed with
the conviction that she must go She
had her way Buying her outfit and
securing the service of a faithful
trusty man who had worked for her
father she prepared for the journey
She had made her last trip to San
Francisco and returned late one day
a short time before her departure On
reaching Fresno she started from the
depot to walk home It was so late
the sun had set and the shadows of
evening began to creep over the land
scape She heard footsteps at her
side and Lacklands voice said
Miss Bush I have heard a rumor
that you are going to start for Alas
ka
I shall
He walked on in silence for a mo
ment while his pale face wore a pen
sive sad expression and his eyes were
upon the ground His determination
to conquer made him selfish and
scheming At last he said
Laura you do not understand me
I am a true friend to you you may
not believe it but I am That other
time my passion was hot I was wrong
perhaps in denouncing the man you
loved but surely you will forgive me
She answered that she was taught
she must forgive in order to be for
given As a drowning man clutches
at a straw he grasped at something
in her words and was encouraged to
add
Laura if you would let me sympa
thize with you in this loss I would
freely mingle my tears with yours
Oh if you would only let me be a
brother more than a brother
Silence Mr Lackland she quickly
interrupted I will hear no more from
you Here I am at home good
night
She darted into the house quickly
closing the door after her and leaving
him standing out in the cold dark
street For a moment he stood gazing
upon the door which had closed upon
the being he loved and then turned
slowly about his thin white lips com
pressed and his fingers closed firmly
as if he had the lockjaw
As he boarded the midnight train
for San Francisco he murmured half
audibly
Something desperate must be done
I shall now play my last trump card
Meanwhile Laura was completing
arrangements for an early departure
Ben Holton her fathers faithful do
mestic was the only person she en
gaged to go with her A party was
forming at Seattle and thither she
went with all her supplies Mrs Mil
ler accompanied her that far
Here they found another brave wom
anKate Willis ready to brave the
dangers of the Klondyke She was
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forty years of age large strong and
had determined to go to Juneau or
Dowson City to start a laundry
The vessel pushed off and Mrs Mil
ler stood on the dock waving her
handkerchief at the brave girl until
distance mingled her form with the
others and then burst into tears
Theodore Lackland was a deep
schemer and when he separated from
Laura Kean he bad by no means aban
doned hope of winning her
While on his way to San Francisco
he was continually saying
So she is going herself to search
for her lover Is Paul dead really
dead May it not be only a mistake
after all He is missing that is Bure
but the young fellow has more lives
than a cat I wish toHeaven I knew
that he was He started and
shuddering began to think how degen
erated he had grown
Then he leaned back in his seat and
closed his eyes while the great train
like a flying vulcan rushed on in the
darkness until the city of Oakland was
reached He went aboard the ferry
and was transferred to San Francisco
and leaping into a carriage was
driven to a certain hotel where he
secured a room
It was nearly daylight by this time
but notwithstanding he had slept none
during the night he summoned a mes
senger wrote a note and sealing it
dispatched the boy
Two hours had passed and the sun
was shining through the window
when there came a light tap at his
door and he opened it
Before him stood a smooth shaved
man with hair that was once sandy
but so bleached with gray it was a
roan His nose and eyes were promi
nent and his face narrow cheeks red
and steel gray eyes twinkled with
something deep and devilish The
newcomer was a peculiarly nervous
man who had a strange habit of cran
ing his neck and bowing his head like
an eccentric burlesque comedian
After assuring himself he was not
being watched he closed the door soft
ly and in a voice that was softness it
self asked
You sent for me and craned his
neck like a choked rooster trying to
swallow a morsel too large for its
throat
Yes Capt Fairweather I want to
talk with you When does another
ship sail for Juneau
The captain who was well up in
marine intelligence said
There is the President sails from
Seattle in three weeks and the Occi
dent leaves here a few days sooner
Will they both arrive about the
same time
Yes the Occident a little ahead of
the President as she is the fastest
boat
That is just as I want it Now
captain you secured men for me be
fore to do some work in the Klon
dyke
Again the captain craned his neck
choked and bowed then cautiously
glanced about the room to see if he
was observed before answering
They got in trouble there
How do you know
Morris wrote that Belcher was shot
and in the hands of the miners who
might lynch him and Capt Fair
weather placed his hands about his
neck as if the very thought gave him
pain
Has he given away anything
asked Lackland with some little un
easiness
No He will die before he does
that
Very well Fairweatljer have you
heard of the fate of this young fel
low who is causing so much trouble
No
The girl says he lives
Bah
Well the impression is so strong
that she has determined to set out for
Alaska to find him and sails in the
President for Seattle
It will be a fools journey I know
full well he cant be alive
Well I have made up my mind to
go to Alaska myself
To bp continued
UNIQUE ACTION OF THE TIDE
Reversible Waterfall at St John New
Brunswick Canada
We have reversible vests revers
ible windmills and all sorts of rever
sibles nowadays but St John in New
Brunswick Canada has the only re
versible waterfall in the world In
the morning there is a fall downstream
of 15 feet but in the afternoon the
water runs upstream and falls over
the other way This phenomenon is
caused by the strength of the wonder
ful tides of the Bay of Fundy which
meet and overcome the water from a
river 450 miles long which empties
into the harbor of St John through a
narrow gorge less than 500 feet wide
There is a suspension bridge over the
gorge where this daily marvel occurs
and hundreds of people go to see it
At half tide the water is smooth over
the dam and vessels go up and down
in safety The tides of the bay of
Fundy are the heaviest in the world
If you are ever in New Brunswick
and its time for the tide to come in
you want to make for the bluffs if you
are not fond of the water
Vessels come into St John harbor
and when the tide goes out the water
runs clear out from under them and
they settle down upon the gravel bot
tom of the slips Wagons are then
driven alongside and cargo is trans
ferred direct It is an odd spectacle
to see schooners sitting up high and
dry with no water near them look
ing as though the only way for them
to get to sea would be to fly Some
writer has remarked that water makei
an astonishing difference in the ap
pearance of a river and It certainly
does make a big change in the looks
of the St John water front
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ACCEPTING THE ISSUE
DEMOCRATS ARE ASKED TO DE
FINE IT CLEARLY
They Have No Trust Remedy to Pro
pose Outside of the Worthless and
Destructive One of Smashing Protec
tion in Order to Smash the Com
bines
The Boston Herald recently began
an editorial with the following wordB
It may be claimed as an open ques
tion as to whether the Republican par
ty really accepts the trust issue as be
fore the American people In the elec
tion contests of the present year
Now the Boston Herald is one of
our very contemporaries having the
ability to analyze and expose nonsense
when It so desires and to state its con
clusions the sentence quoted to the
contrary notwithstanding in clear
and vigorous American and so in or
der to start the subject as they say in
debating societies we respectfully ask
our contemporary to state what is the
trust iBsue We ask In good faith
for we do not know
Now we hope that our contemporary
will not be flippant and evade the
question with the remark that the
trust issue is the removal of the pro
tective duties under which trusts
thrive because it knows as well as
we do that the tariff has nothing to do
with trusts Many Democrats do not
know that but the Boston Herald does
because it is an able journal It de
sires the removal of protective duties
and like many other political journals
sometimes condescends to play upon
popular prejudice to promote what it
deems a beneficient end But in a
heart-to-heart talk it would disdain
such foolishness and we ask it to stato
the real trust issue confessing that
we cannot ourselves do it because we
are sure that if the thing can be done
anywhere it is in the office of the Bos
ton Herald Now to help matters
along we will ourselves be as definite
as we can by saying that by the
trusts we all mean the consolidation
of industries financial and commercial
enterprises which is going on through
out the world In free trade and pro
tested countries alike and upon the
high seas out of the reach of any
tariff Any movement in opposition to
this consolidation must be either to
prevent or break up these consolida
tions or to regulate and control them
If it is proposed to smash the trusts
how does the Herald propose to pro
ceed If it is proposed not to pre
vent or abolish but to regulate what
are the things now being done by
trusts which should be prevented and
how under the national and state con
stitutions can it be done We do not
care to hear about the publicity
remedy Doubtless we must have
light to see our work but the work
will still remain to be done
An issue would be raised by a
proposal that Congress shall enact a
constitutional law which shall abolish
or restrain the trusts without injuring
general business Any one can propose
such a law Have the Democrats pro
posed any If so there may be an
issue which we do not know of
If it is not believed that under the
constitution congress can pass any ef
fective law an issue could be raised
by proposing a constitutional amend
ment The Republicans have done
that and every Democrat voted against
it and defeated it It must therefore
be assumed that the Democrats op
pose giving congress unquestioned au
thority If that be the case the only
national issue which can be made is in
respect to some law either forbidding
consolidation or prohibiting consoli
dated management from doing certain
things Will the Herald kindly in
form us what the Democratic party
proposes and the Republicans oppose
so that we may understand what the
trust issue is San Francisco Chron
icle
Export Prices
Let us take up this export price
question calmly fairly and honestly
with a sincere purpose to get at the
truth the whole truth and nothing
but the truth Let us ascertain if
foreign prices of American goods are
lower than the domestic and if so
how much lower and what proportion
of our exports are sold at a lower
price abroad than at home what the
reasons are for this practice and how
it affects the American consumer and
the American wage earner employed
in the manufacture of the goods ex
ported
In the first place there need be no
dispute over the contention that goods
are sold abroad at a lower price han
at home That is some goods aiout 1
per cent of our exports of manufac
tures which are less than 3 per cent
of our total output So that this great
Democratic free trade bugaboo con
sists of less than three one hundredths
of one per cent of our total manufac
tures It is shown clearly as follows
Total annual value of
manufactures 15000000000
Exports of manufac
tures 400000000
Value of exports at low
er prices abroad 4000000
To this extent it is claimed and con
ceded that our manufacturers resort
to the practice of cutting foreign
prices a practice resorted to at times
by the manufacturers of every coun
try regardless of high tariff low tariff
or no tariffs It is resorted to in dif
ferent parts of the same country and
every manufacturer or merchant or
seller of goods of any description will
at times resort to a reduction in price
to get rid of certain merchandise for
certain reasons The reasons are
many and should be most carefully
analyzed This will be done in a series
of articles and every possible phase
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of tho question will bo thoroughly
examined It is our desire and pur
pose to place before tho votors of tho
United States the one per cent of
truth and tho 99 per cent of falsehood
concerning export prices
Times for Tariff Changes
The Now York Timos commenting
on the reasons given by the American
Economist for opposing tariff revision
says
And so it goes Any time Is suit
able to increase the tariff There is
none suitable to reduce it or to cor
rect Its absurdities and wrongs
A reversal of the above would fit
the Democratic attitude any time In
the last hundred years As a matter
of fact the statement as quoted is not
true of the Republicans They reduc
ed the tariff in 1867 in 1883 and In
details at other times Indeed from
1867 onward all the tendencies wero
toward reduction Even the much
maligned McKinley act of 1890 did
some reducing while father things
wero advanced because experience
had shown that the reductions of 1883
had been Injurious to the country
The Dingloy act was forced upon
the country by the Democrats for It
was the necessary followor of the Wilson-Gorman
act as necessary as re
construction after a disastrous con
flagration
Nebraska and Her Senators
Senator Dietrich of Nebraska in a
long interview submits evidence to
show that the relations between tho
Republican state committee and the
two senators instead of being cool
and strained as has been reported
were entirely cordial and co-operative
He explains and defends the
irrigation bill and claims that he was
in hearty accord with the sentiment
of his state while willing to act in
any practicable way for the benefit of
Cuba that the president and a major
ity of senators could agree upon
Scientific Kite Flying
What Went With It
Yes the tariff did go With it
went the prosperity of the American
people Panicky and hard times came
upon the country Factories were
closed Farmers fell into debt and dis
tress Exchange and money became
dear Sheep and wool were ruinously
depreciated Business of all kinds be
came paralyzed The poor suffered in
body and spirit The government was
obliged to borrow money of foreign
peoples at a high rate of interest and
this too in times of profound peace
What an impeachment of so called
Democratic principles Napa
Cal Reflector
Dangerous as Ever
The people should remember that
Democratic tariff views if carried into
practice will be just as dangerous now
if not more so than in 1893 Let busi
ness men workingmen and everybody
else remember the Democratic tariff
campaign of 1892 and the hard times
that began in 1893 as a result of Dem
ocratic success and which did not end
until the Republicans were successful
in 1896 when they re enacted the pro
tective tariff law which to day is giv
ing us the great blessings of prosper
ity which we all enjoy Schenectady
Union
Keeping Up With the Times
We stand by the historic policy of
the Republican party declares the
Iowa Republican platform of this year
in giving protection to home indus
tries At the same time declares
this platform we favor such changes
in the tariff from time to time as be
comes advisable through the progress
of our industries and their changing
relations to the commerce of the
world The platform is consistent
The Republican party of the country
will be wise in accepting its counsel
Sioux City Journal
Chaotic Harmony
Cleveland wants tariff reform Bry
an wants free silver neither recog
nizes the wish of the other Cleveland
voted against Bryan and the latter
would vote against the former if he
had the chance This is Democracy
for the present Chaotic harmony if
you please Norwalk Ohio Reflec
tor
Cannot Be True
The American people cant stand
prosperity They have had so much
of it since 1896 that they are aching
for a dose of adversity just to see how
it feels to be hard up Heppner Ore
Gazette N
Women Lawyers in Italy
It is interesting to know that sis
women have taken degrees in law in
Italy during the last two years They
are not allowed to practice but it Is
said the feeling on the subject is1
growing so strong that this legal dis
ability will be removed in the not dis
tant future
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STEPPED OFF TO MEET HER
Amuafng Incident Told by Louisville
Courier Journal
Sunday when tho excursion train
from Paris filled with negroes bound
for tho camp meeting reachod thla
city says tho Louisville Courier
Journal it passed tho station and
went through Cynthiana at the rato oi
about twenty five miles an hour the
Idea being to keep tho crowd on board
until the arrival at tho grounds at tho
Falmouth pike crossing Just befora
reaching Pike street a negro man
Jumped from tho train Of course
the momentum of the cars carried
him along at a terrific pace Hla
body was going so fast that his legs
could not posBlbly koep up but thoy
made a valiant effort to do so and
such a Hckity spllt a negro never cut
before He galloped across the gut
ter at Pike street at tremendous
speed barely missed a telephone polo
flew up Into tho air turned a couple
of somersaults and landed all in a
heap In the middle of tho street HIi
eyes were as big as saucers and seem
ed to pop out As he slowly gathered
himself together his trousers wore
spilt his knee3 were bruised and
bleeding his arms were wrenched hla
coat tails were in tatters and his
battered stiff hat was mashed dowr
tight over his ears
At that moment a negro girl who
knew him came along
Why how do you do Mr Hop
kins she exclaimed
Why how do you do ho an
swered in deep calm tones with caro
fully measured accent How do you
do You are looking quite
I just stepped off the train to meet
you
THE BANK BOOK
I do not ask for books of covers bright
And colors blent In many a cunning
weave
Vain books which Haunt abroad with
gilt bcdlght
And wear their hearts upon their very
sleeve
And which when once within weve
briefly peered
To see why they so gallantly should
flout
We find to be perchance as we had
feared
Hollow and empty and turned inside
out
Give me Instead a sturdy volumo small
Well thumbed of covers modest sober
hued
Not shouting Us own praises but withal
A volume plain with honest worth Im
bued
Wherein but pleasing truths are para
mount
Impaired by no hare brained extrava
gance
Presenting sundry facts of good account
Dealing with economics and finance
A trusty volume which from day to day
Is opened for my special benellt
Which tell3 me things no other volume
may
Because forsooth tis by a teller
writ
And when a weighty enterprise I plan
Or when a pleasure J would have un
less
The gods forbid my book I quickly scan
And straight Its pages answer no or
yes
The Ladles World
Told of Deaf Irish Dean
A dean whose name may not be
given is nearly stone deaf says Tem
ple Bar His deafness is said to lead
to malapropos answers Staying at a
friends house he was asked if he
would like to have a pair of slipped
His face assumed an expression of
portentous solemnity and he made
reply That question must be re
served for the general synod On
another occasion he was asked what
family he had Twenty six and an
immediate prospect of a considerable
increase He thought he had been
asked as to the number of children at
his school Just one more story of
my deaf dean He is reported to be
famous for changing horses and not
to be particularly lucky in horseflesh
Some one asked him how Mrs
was The reply was peculiar She
is vicious in the extreme she wont
stand the curb and is strongly in
clined to run away Needless to say
he was not referring to the good gray
mare who no doubt was going very
steadily in double harness
Another Lincoln Story
The story is told that Lincoln was
one day walking through a field when
he suddenly saw that he was pursued
by a mad bull
The nearest object of escape was an
old strawstack and Lincoln made for
it with lightning speed Reaching it
before the bull caught tip to him he
commencing running around it with
the bull in mad pursuit
After several revolutions Lincoln
discovered that his long legs had cov
ered the ground faster than he had
hoped and a bright idea occurred to
him A few more strides brought him
within reach of the bulls tail which
he clutched and the two went flying
around faster than before
It soon began to dawn upon his bull
ship that he was the one pursued and
he began to bellow with fear and dis
appointment when Lincoln exclaimed
See here darn you you began this
fight I didnt
What Results from Electricity
Although the predictions freely
made a few years ago that the devel
opment of electric traction would
quickly drive horses from the field of
labor have not been fulfilled yet the
Electrical Review cites statistics to
prove that the disappearance of the
horse is actually taking place al
though so slowly as not to attract
much attention In Paris the number
of horses fell off about 6 per cent be
tween 1901 and 1902 In London the
decrease in the same time was 10 per
cent In Berlin Vienna and St Pe
tersburg a similar falling off is shown
by the census of horses In New York
It Is estimated that the number of
horses has decreased 33 per cent in
the last twenty years
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