Exeter Times, 1897-9-23, Page 2THE
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LO1\G JAKE'S TRIP HOME, *inning lier Way
CHAPTER I.
tope madi3 no nttempt to cheek hispace
las he swept round close to the picket
Long nake he'd, been indulging in Lis flYlaCe in front of Truscott's veranda..
periodital spree. The fact first dawn- , Had he done so. he might have heard
day, land understood the boundulg thuds of a
ed upon him with the dawning bliekingthorse, close at hand, before he
doubled the angle of the fence and be-
fore it was too late to prevent a colli-
sion; for Truecott had mounted a
ous youne, brute that was at that mom-
ent bucking hiriously. As it was, he -
fore either rider could utter a cry. the
borses met Jake was thrown clean and
a the past few da.ys which still Bag- f;aeeZrr.131_ as tvoittal tie, sly seaeltirir‘leeads
,wheee a heavy driving shower beat in-
to the vermin:la, and soaked him where
he lay like a log. As the day advanc-
ed, the truth grew gradually. sharper
end clearer, and piece by pieve he be -
gall to patch together those fragments
ered, with blurred outltne, in his mem- the young boreSe r'eare:1111. gas It seemed,
pry. Yet, though his bead ached again into the darkeblue vault overhead-
-perhaps from the mental effort.per- trembling in the balance—falling back -
hips from other exciting causes—of the Jai; was only balf-stunned by the
ereater part of the time he was able . fall, but he was naare than half -sob -
to recall absolutely nothing. It was on ' erell• In an :instant he hail picked. tern-
''seideie he had ridden into the town- isiesifla aelpletrecot was just higt'm
ngto
•:/eip from his hut beyond R a 2 ori la ek. ma re -: was ela; II t PIT i nyn
g aow..1`vaworse;r1 1 :V
a ayn,
end, as a matter of course parted with with her near fereteg thrust through
that thirty -pound cheque to John By- tr._ sreinei an& on the ground, close to
fiannter tlfitIrt ,1.,sta iinacte!',Itlilit:al?J ifilii7-
rne, tbe publican: be was quite sure a e
rented to reassert -its sway in Jake's
At sigtt 0 tthis alcohol
'het. It wee new Tuesday afterneon : ering flesh.
.t rid John Byrne. the publican, had
elainiy intimated that the end a: then D
eirma6int4oitt rete.t; and he 'was bardle• more
tniritueus tether whieh Viet eheque had took pllascte) aroundlsatfollowedwtilliitien Vie '‘1,„'isl.art,t4
• ured was arrived at; alas! he was BI'vcc.z.i.ingehs:Ipless and inseneate at John
equally sure of this. Rat the interim
was a nebulous void. Thee the knOW^' air :if. rivisritternutt;.:a litmtur..,ItIlierushing
was
ledge that he had lama four days drunk more to hie sober senses-. Ile was on
'tole slowly into tbe blunted senee a the mare. atte was riding swiftly leak
Long Jake, as day steals into some teieutthirialitti. %hese for thei seined fetle
to -
'ave deep, in the mountaine, foreing ite gether 'Whalnadateapprelnefedttlgietc.eno
laboured way through gap. rift. and .all came hack to him censectiztively and
crevice, Bat it was net until it ean* ewitht fearful vividees.s; How he hail
to catehIng and saddling his mare, with sfiePstiltli.ntluihtg it. t•111:1"411.1iTe2atittiN.;
infinite eifficulty and feeble vele:Alen lifted an arm, and let it 'drop heavily.
uf spixit, that he fully realized end an. How he had token the %%AVM. yet We-
ana
his strength. sniggered with it
preciated all that had gerne n.
lese bn
ody in his arms. nil. ma-pnte
o
At last, however, be was in the sad- • eouted to the veranda, where a shriek-
dle, sitting tight with thigh and knee, mg. Neighing maniac had rushed out
pole itif, nine of the Mai -
the upper part of him budelea into a m
e tvontan. he Ind borne in hie burden alai
hall. Not much. of a man to look a" laid it down as gently as might ie.
e..t any time; no grace in feature iir of How. very soon. a noisy ratelle rush -
form; not even a really gime seat in ed Ire; how he answered their questiens
as claire!! as he could, and promised io
the saddle, Nothing a eny amount
Nreturo to, the township if wanted; and
from head to beet. A ernall frev
e:lege, as teen suffered to break away. All
ored face: croeked 41eard, turning gray; as in a dream.
b,
lege alaurilly long in prepoBut tent eight when safely laek at
rtien to the. hut, away on the elope
rest oe hen and that the shape et :is shelibercin'
.ng Past u reland beyond Razorbuser.
Low. They Palled him fang Jake; for when darkness fell over all thins and
lute dead gunntrees tee -erect like
his ill-aprortieeed. length Was (he man's
Foie Lneiveluality; end ties for -urn 'e LastratsernesTon till!, side of the
it was never clrtr
eeai that he his Leek: ancillif ki;•11.!r slii;trit.7:1•1147s1.
either in thie township ot King.- time. at last, cieeirinm tremens bait fair -
parrot Flat or in the surrounding
ileYe'elle;11chttibihrtatay"s tils;SrouertrthitetTCinan f'cllTott-•
eanges. of the hut. met' v
ghoetly l shat-
"% :et
"ell ?" elem he vated John Byrne froow en tsandyflot'le -al lel`s
ieteralin.;
W
the veraipla that fronted bis greee glestite shadow. sliced as with a knife
:lenge. as Jake rode around from the . 0) the se/mom:piing Meekness, end
tent, ese, pieta off, eh? and whpn an:11-11(Fmtistehigtioue shape of .a eoffire
0111 we see YOM11 again? Not for an- Wedding their Q Ifc!3.411d7laticrlingfsunuel;zali
ether 'ix ree.nths. 1 :elm:He—So long." Flumes: and the criekets croaking a
John Dyne spoke sadly. yet With tIe - ,let!itiehaseft. nionnonititonoins. maddenine dirge.
censoling eertainty with evbich one was thrust laeforc:aill.ista,fies4fdetrleied
vlsi-
augurs the return of summer while on: and anon the &untie fain cif the
watehing the falling leave. For Long ratan. SO that at Net he multi hear
to:nig:an but tore birnself fr.en the
jitaetui ter_aslacidneloefenhieforreg:su.ti:rrs.fiTfr„..7,:kr
as. amens; the pato
re sslearealsinhepdv‘t,, brongh the n igh t
at Jan Byrne as he send there in oereers of trees, unte the morning dew
npon his uncovered head. and the morn -
leis red shirt. and calibage-tree hat. tall' mg breeze upon his fevered temple%
and band:nate as he was you would Weed to cote awl 'near the poor he -
never have takenhim for a shark and wildered brain.
a robber. On the contrary—though To Be Continued.
these terms. I assure you, would have
beea none too hard for him—you would
eget-ably have diecriveged in him a type NONSPOILAELE EGGS.
of rugged, eidid, manhood. At
all events everybody Rise did—at first Chemical "tented er Inswing- their con
sight. teen.
Jake muttered someehing profane but A ehemist has announced that he, has
incoherent in reply, and flung a sulky diseovered a method of treating eggs
nod to ths knot of loafers in the ver- so that they win not spoil, and he as-
andawho, having eiten drinkine at his &arts that in the future drinks in
expense Ann Teridev returned it with wheh eggs are used will be mixed with
an interest net dim/gellel from satire.
Then he was off at a brink canter. sit-
ting, as some one unkindly otserved,
"like a sack of coals;" and, though sit..
eggs chemically insured. Eggs have
Inen manufactured by artifieialmeans
so cieverly that it was difficult to tell
them from the real article, but the dis-
cenerer
ting close, swaying in the saddle every of this remarkabe method of•reserving eggs tteleges that he is the
few strides in clear imacation that les first man in this field to sueceed. Near -
balance was as yet imperfect. ly all of the ienalt nets water stands
Ti cements. whether wood or canvas that may be fauna t.hrougb the thick -
were few enough at. Hing-perret Fiat; ly populated oat side district serve
hat what there were lay wide apart. egg phoephate during the summer
on ida her side the broad bush hightvay, menthe, and it eneteselnalle happens
divided by clumps of gula and belts of that an egg of the '90 'millet getmixed
wattle and wild fern; so that the town- with a "90 phosphate, with results that
ship, which could have been set down are disastrous to the sode water pro-
ixi three or leer acres just as went praetor. The invert' or of the new me -
extended from end to end nearly a thod believes Hen, his eggs will do more
mile. As :take passed close in front of than the police to keep peace during
the opposition grog -shanty at the oth- the wonmer months in tho a so la. water
er side of. the road, higher up, he eves districts. Thus far he has made no
playfully hooted be a second—natural- explanation of his new invention, but
ly hostile—knot of loafers. Outside he alleges that it, has heen tharoughly
Harrison's store. still higber up. the tested and found satisfactory.
aged Harrison. who was sunning him-
self in front of the house. laid down
his newspaper and broke into a cackle
of senile math as the old horseman.
—whom he took for an Australian John
Gilnitt—tbundered past. And little
Martha Byrne. driving back the cow's
from the creek, made such an impudent,
impish grimace in his very path,. that
Lang Jake turned in his saddle with a
more savage look upon John Byrne's
child than he had hurled back at the
grown men. .Even tbe cows stood still
to regard him with blank astonish-
ment, as he clattered through their
midst. There was onlyone bouse left
to pass—a long. low, new huilding,more
pretentious than any other in the
tonenship. It was the new store,. late-
ly opened by new arrivals in the e,o1-
ony; the hold venture of a young immi-
SEVERE TEST POR WATCHRS.
What They Mast Go Through to Get a new
certinfale.
At the two great centers of the
Eneelieh watch trade, Coventry and
Birmingham, the standard quality of
workmanship is still considered, after
so many eecades, the perfection of
artistic skill attainable in this line.
Singular enough, -while the test of ex-
cellence in a watoh is that it obtain a
Kew certificate, it is stated that of
the watcbes that go to Kew 75 per
cent are from Coventry; and wintle at
grant couple, and so far heed ne suP- Hew no watch has yet succeeded in ale
reme contempt by the broad .spirits of tainbag the 100 marks which signify
leing-parrot Flat. Mrs. /Treece -tit— perfection, Coventry has come nearest,
the township said tmenimettsly—might with 92, and weet maintains this repoa fine young woman; they weren'e tation. That this Kew test is nolight
a) sure about that however; but one one will be underetood from the state -
thing they were sure aho'ut—sh ¶ would roteat that the watch is tested in everg
have to get rid of those confounded peeition and its rate registered, not
nerlerountry airs' of hers before they only per day, but. per hour. It is hung
bed anything to do either with her or ee, by the pendant, hung upside down,
her stuck-up husband. As for the lat- hurig an ewe, side, vexed dial down
and back clown, and, finaley, is baked in
an oven and frozen in an ice pail.
When, therefore, it teconsiclered, that
it makes eighteen thouisand vibrations
an hoar and mat not vary a second
a week, whin) a quarter turn of its
two tirae screws—meaning a millionth
of an inch—wee make a difference of
twenty seconds a day, the delicacy of
its adjuetrnent wile be nppreciated, as
aline the riak of intruettng its repair
to aty bat 'skillful hands.
ter, why, he actually thought he knew
something about horses; as if a new
chum in the colony eould know any-
thing about horses! And. be had a
votung colt or two up there in his yards
that he was breaking in.. English fash-
ion,. Juet faacy trying on thot kind
of 'roe with bush -horses/ King -parrot
Flat tbou,q-bt it all an excellent joke,
though one which—as men of 'savvy'
—they could not help feeling strong-
ly about.
Now the road. to Razorback twisted
„abruptly round the earner of this True-
eott's store; and after passing the store,
aakt: wattle he alike beyond the town-
ship and range of tliose arrows of rid-
icule to which an unsteady ruler pre-
sents a gratuitous target. He there -
1910.
Bow did they get into society ?
Via Klondike,
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CHAPTBR XX.—(Continued.)
She let the paper fall. Had she not
written too bitterlyt The words had
flowed involuntarily from her pen. She
gathered the letters together • again,
and remained in her seat.
Miss Brown was playing the violin
in tee next room; she seemed, very
melancholy that day; she had begun
with 'Home, sweet home." "Very soon he intends celebrat-
The English governess was a tall, fug the event. You ean imagine,
Elsie, that he is again the talk of the
red-haired, freckled ereeture, with town."
eyes in. ale& constantly lay an ex- Yes, indeed! And she, too, proba,b-
pression of homesickness. lier hap- ijitirelltzlhaStlie3=ecsillilsn
piest hours were when she played the
closely in her mantle, drew her veil
violin in the twilight, and Elsie, olos- over her face and leaned her head back
n the cushions. She was vexed with
ing her eyes and listening to the upo
stream, dreamed of another . hand berstelt .
TI e train rushed on, and. Moritz
which wielded the bow in such te mas- slept. The nearer they drew to their
terly style, of tones which were in- destination, the more : nervous she
finitely inure sweet and tender, and the Pry:. It eeereed to her like a dream
wean she found herself in the car -
tears started to her eyes. riage—like a sad and yet a blissful
Some one stumbled up the stairs; dream. The coachman's "Good even -
who mail it bet erobably the lamp ing," sounded so pleesant. and the
small coupe smelt so sweetly tb,e
was not hurning in the hall; someone ofperfume of which Frieda. wae so fond.
passed, her door; the footeteps were Involuntarily her heart expanded.
those ot man. Someone knoeked. at! Finally she stood. in the hall, half -
dazed, while Moritz excused Frieda for
the dcior next. to hers; the vio:iaist seas -
not being on band; she was probably
ed plas Inge I asleep and. so was his mother, but Aunt
'Come in," she heard Miss Brown ,Leitt WS waiting upstairs; would she
say, immediately afterward followed. ge. 110
She ascended the wide, car meted
ig au eara"dear
nertesed ran" while a • stairvase,
and in Aunt ;Lotte's dooirway
inann deep videe apologetically asked , stood a beloved little for with out -
for soine information. it was a fa- stretched arms.
j ' thank God, Elsie, my dar-
miller veiee.
open. .Lott, foldin I i
ling, thet you have comer cried. Aunt
In
trite Elsie stood at theg the n her em -
door; her eyes pierced the darknese, ! brace. " How nice that you are
her hand pressed to her throbbing I rhrgetietle now everything will be all
heart.
Elsie raised. her eyes, but said
nothing ; she was still more wretch-
ed.
"And Hegebach has carried out his
plau, Will you permit me to smoke
e. little, Elsie? 'Mink you verye much.
He has an adopted son. Is it too warm
here for you, Elsie?"
"Yes, please open the window."
"Mother had. to lend a hand," be
continued; "he would otherwise not
bave been successful; now he seems
quite eontented."
"I am glad," said she.
They were the first worde she had
eel rite?" she ask
doulafenle- her, and. tow silently Elsie set there,
'violets?"
you in••.`,3 lou only think so, Elsie; it is the
not see une'e heal before oue's eyes.: Eerfuna.e of remetubrance—yes, yes, I
leen Aunt .Loti. insisted. teat Elsie
- retire; she meet be bright be the
'lime Watt ZrihritA's voiee. 'rimy en- morning, she alokeit so pale and— en-
teral lesie's nine ramie elle could not in her beit and gement around
31.'tisreil;"yeout.it4ellujit'ityl'eti•s twie ith tremble- the slime; there stood tbe trunk and
the rimer the fire WUS burnin in
le lieteere sae cigated tee ialeP and there the doll's house. Involuntarily
,
thee leetesa tutu las ewe. •' she felt at helms. Dreams and. reality
vitae elm vete/me:1 matt minds- '"'Weat ;axe see
el es, it ti' Ile took oft las
fell asleep
began to . struggle one with another,
does fie u you u wonder! Ile ' It was broad daylight when she
cyan to lc etala )uu rue -away/ i dare. awoke; the sun was shiniug brightly
uot reepeeer at the casta with- • into her room. it sanity did smell of
out yeti.' violets! She opeued and elosed her eyes
eia• stank her bead and raised her several times ; she could. not trust
tetrful ayes to his. He smiled and seat- them ; then si.e started from her
et/ Itimeal comfort:1,14y in a (emir pillows.
neer the etuve. 1 Erau von lintenow sat upon the
"Only ou a vitae of a few tlaes, ! edge of the bee, looking very sot
-
Elsie. Mother must, see you. Sheeould emn„ a, large bullet' of violets in • her
int trivet. in she would have come I hand.
iierself; see is nut strong yet, she "Good morning, lazy Elsie,"
wee very in the spring. eu they sent 1 "Ob, aunt, tergive me," stammered
!Elsie in confuelon.
'Aunt, wrote to me, some time ago," "i. um glad that you hove come,. my
atid Elsie.
How she did ceatter the dear old
ed softly and i lady e 0146 urged wierm tea 'upon
"Elsie, my dear cield, where are saying at length, "noes it not smell of
Ali, my girl, tesu did not expect me, , "new what that 1st"
eh r
girl, and now give um your hand. Thera
nand you replied, 1 know." ! Is tp be no more obstuasity and. no
Elsie blushed.
I feeling. Your old aunt. meant no bane;
"1 could not do otherwise, Mor'' you must have k.nowu that. Now
itz." she begs your pardon,. for she
"Mother lisks nothing of you, ellsie, grieved you unil caused you pain."
but ti' come; you will be at liberty to With those wurds sae drew the girl
,do not know, Moritz, if 1 can—" laid the bunch of violets upon the
Lave at any moment. tenderly to ben petted her cheek and
"You ean, Elsie. Dreee yourself bed.
name: tine cisme."
"Whet, ;Moritzj 'They are &um Liegebach, , without saying any- said. she.
thing?" }lisle turned pale,
"1 spent an bour conferring with i "Yes, they are, leNiel And. I. have
teeter Beate—all is seteled." t a me -sage tor you; but. dretss yourself
"I do not like to go,said she. quickly; 1. will go to Aunt Lott in the
"tif citurse weite he replied, "or you meantime."
wiluld nut be a. Hegebach. OLstinaint : With an itneieusiy throbbing heart,
is itt the blood." 1 the gir; dressed nerselt. It was impose
"Moriter The tears came again. "1 , sible that they cutlet, have prepared
beve never occasioned ensue,: any- 1 anuther blow for her—no — Moritz
thine bua sorrow and vexation since ; bad told her that he had an adopted
have been born—anintentiunally, 1,ut , son— it. was prubably to make atone -
so it is—nsv father, your moteer and meat.
you. Nes, Moritz you tun and ypu e ere , eue entered. Aunt ,Lott's eosy room.
idways so kind! Let me remain ab,! "Oh, what a delightful day!" said
let 11:e remain!" I the latter pointiug toward the wen-
t 1.•
w.
"Yee aver, silly, littls. girl," said he • -just nice for it sleigh -ride," said
entire:the; her waist elite las arm. "so Frau von lettenow.
yuu know about that nee Well, to " flow tioula eou like a sleigbing-
comfort you, let me say that Frieda party, Elsiee But mane, .Lott, are
wae the nest to propose that 1. should you ready ? We are all going to
and must letAunt Luti. indeed breakiase with Month to -ay,
offered to come, but Frieda insisted sin"
that 1 shoat& come. now are eou satis- Sim took the young girl's arm
liedCry if you want to; you isave and walked down tee corridor with
teen minutes yet, and in tee meantime, ! her.
1 will go to tee taverri end sample your : "I cannot help it, Elsie, I must tell
celebrated, liquor. 1 it El return in fif- you," she said, as they proceeded on
tests minutes. Elsie, and pray have their way downstairs,
a light, fur those stairs are clan- " Hegebach presents nis compile
gerous et the dark. Good-bye, be • ments—of course, J. mean Hegebachc
, ready." I Senior,—liegebtaile Junior, does not yet
xhe reruained seated defiantly; she , dare—be once promised your father to
did not want to go; who could force ' provide for you, to guard. and protect
her 'What right had they to drag her you and he will keep his word As nu
ae ay Irian the peace she had so dear- 1 refused him, he hopes that he will
lyeboughte Sue was still sii ling there ! meet with your approval in proposing
when Moritz returned. Ile looked I that you become his daughter -in -
at her in surprise with his hone: law. Why, child, do not be so ab -
est blue eyes, then he took his surd. What ails you? Hold her, Aunt
satnotcveh in his ha.nd and. stood by, the dente"
Bat it was not necessary. Elsie
"There are ten minutes left," suid his leaned semi -unconsciously upon the
lips, but his eyes said: "I dia notex- , shoulder at the old lady who had
peel; that." just opened the door leading into the
She rose, took her cloak out of the roma,
closet and a, few things out of the "Elsie! "Elsie! You always were so
chest. of drawers and put them in a brave, and. now teea are faint hearted!
satchel. She again stood still, gleam- 'Yes, yes, Hegebaoh's son plays the
ed around the room, and again "1 can- Ideal,; he is a. talented. fellow!"
not" trembled upon her lips. Suddenly Elsie suddenly stood alone in the
site was in the hall, ready for a handsome apartraent; she grasped one
journey, shaking bands with Sister ,of the high chair backs and listened—
Beate. it was impossible. All that which her
"God bless you, Elizabeth," said the ' aunt had said to her, the strains
latter. which reached Tier ear whispered of
"1 shall some back soon, Sister infinite miss 1— no, 11. (could. not
Beate." be 1
"If God wills,' said the gentle little Suddenly the music ceased, steps
woman.
It was snowing.
"Did you wrap up warmly, child"
asked. Moritz tenderly.
She nodded, and walked beside him in
silence.
There was little time to 'spare.
ELsie scarcely knew how she entered the
approaehed and a voice cried, ' Elsie
this is indeed happiness."
In the adjoining room all was still:
Aunt Ratenow drew neer the por-
tieres, raised them for a moment and
looked through them. Then she turn-
ed. to Hegebach, nodding • her head
gravely, she eve him her hand.
coupe so so quickly.tack, said t e clock; nota word
It is a good train," said. Moritz, as
was to be heard in the outer room
,
they started, "it on only once there was the sound of
sobs.
cried Diorite, at length, gtowing im-
pa't'iWenet11. , come forth, children I"
They came in response to his call,
and a °bad, radiant with happiness fell
upon Hegebach's neck.
"Cousin," she sobbed, "you have for-
kgiivneantonlme—einou are so kind -much too
"1 bad nothing. to forgive, my obild,"
said he tenderly.
"How can 1 prove my gratitude,
mustier
"By coming to Bennewitx very soon;
it is so lonesome there."
"She would not listen to me—confess
it, Elsie," said Bernardi, drawing her
from Etegebeth's ,arras to his breast,
" She said she was only a poor girl!"
(The end.)
takes five
hours; at eleven o'clook we shall be at
horde."
At home!
The girl turned away and looked
through the window. She felt weakly
submissive, and in consequence miser-
able. Moritz perceived it, and tried to
help her overcome it.
"I know nothing new," he began,
"The Hosts are very gay and have a
great deal of company. Frau Annie
surpasses everyone in elegance of en-
tertainments and toilettes; Lili is on
the point of becoming engaged—so she
writes my wife. It IS ant oW, love -af-
fair; my father-in-law up to this
time opposed her wishes, Her lover
has passed his raedical examination at
Heidelberg, and she, who always
seemed so frivolous, has managed the
rest."
THE NEW BONANZ4.
tedilie Tendon and the Golden. Lake lib
scribed by a Glebe Trotter.
We have received the fallowing strik-
ing narrative of early adventure in the
Yuleen gold mining district front Mr.
Beresford Greathead, who is weet known
for his exploits "around tbe world oni
foot:"
During the wioater of 1892 1 was
storm -bound in the little mushroom
town of Estevan int he nortbwest ter-
ritories, and while there heard of the
Yukon district for the first time. Two
fellows who had spent Some months
there returned home, and their story
was so full of life and hope and the
proof in gold, dust, and nuggets so con-
vincing that seven or eight of as laid
plans for proceeding at once, that is,
as soon as the spring opened, to that
El Dorado. Howe,ver, we were advised
on no Account to depart to our adven-
tures -without at least $500 a head, or
its equivatent in provisions, rifles, am-
munition, etc.. ,As we did not possess
this amount, we were obliged. to post-
pone the trip for a future occasion. Nev-
i ertbeless, the account these gold seek-
,ers gave as about this auriferous dis-
trict may prove interesting to the pub-
lic at the. present time.
They had been working in one of the
raines in British Columbia and had be-
come very intimate with an old Indian
who bad spent his childhoocl in the Yuk-
on valley; and, after a deal of persuad-
ing he promised to guide them to a
spot where "gold. was as common as
dirt." They started out well provided
with provisions about tb.e end of March,
aceompanied by only
THREE TRUSTY INDIANS.
two of them were relations of their old.
, friend, and three pack mules, on which
were placed. their divers bales of ne-
cessaries. There was practically no
Path open, and, they were consequent-
ly obliged to make, the most of the nar-
row ledges of rock overhanging im-
mense ravines, Ashore a footsiip on one
'side meant certain death, and to fol-
low the narro wtraile over the mourn
tabis. They had also to ford. or swim.
numerousrivers and. creeks, some of
- depth.
Alt-
er encountering innumerable perils and
• undergoing many eardships the little
' band at last arrived at the Yukom
river. At that time the Dominion gove
eminent was scarcely aware that any
reel deposits existed at this extreme
point ot the northwest territories con-
sequently but few individuals bad pros -
peeled in that vicinity: Nevertheless
one. or two favored. raortals had al-
ready returned laden with rich spoils
taken front mother earth in the shape
of sparkling dust. Oar adventurers
now proceeded as carefully as thee
could, peering into every nook and cran-
ny, hoping soon to discover a fortune.
At length they arrived. at an extreme-
ly rocky place, 'w.here they found a
tiny lake, or pool of water, about twen-
ty feet long by ten or twelve awide,
This was fea by it miniature waterfall
that rusbed foaraing down the steep
mountain sides, and its only outlet was
a hole about a foot square, from cut
'ob whieh the: water emptied itself int')
; the Yukon river,
Here Limy camped, and immediately
set to work to thorou.ghly examine
. their LION' quarters. The sand in the
bed oh the river they found to be im-
mensely rich in alluvial dement, end in
a week they succeeded jai tai
cumulating
$350 worth of dust. On Sunday they
a rest, and alter washing and
mending tbeir clothes, etc., proceeded
to examine more as a pastime tban any-
thing else, the little lake they bad no-
ticed on their arrival. Tbeweather was
now extrexnely hot, and, after strip-
ping. the two men plunged into the cool
water. Their bath was not reery
deep, as when they both stood upright
the water only retched to their arm-
pits. One of the two friends happened
to get out of the water and sat down
on it rack at the edge of the lake,
when, with an exclamation of surprise,
, his coraracle called his attention to the
CONDITION OF HIS FEET.
On glancing down at them he perceiv-
ed to his astonishment, that a quan-
tity af gold dust was sticking to them.
With a wild whoop he dived down, and
returned grasping in both hands as
mucb dust as they could contaie. You
can easily imagine that they were as
much pleased as surprised at this un-
expected find,, and devoted inany days
to scooping up the valuable deposit. Aft-
er remaining in this neighborhood for
some weeks they set out once more tor
Vance:aver carrying with them over
ee,000 each in geld.
The two advecturers had made up
their minds to return the following
year and dam the hole up, empty the
Jake, and take possession. of the wealth
it contained,. Be.fore leaving they
measured the depth of the deposit, and
found by means of a stick that it was
fully a. foot deep, and that it was con-
stantly being washed out through the
outlet. What became of them, and
whether they ever returned to the Yu-
kon. I cannot say. But I am certain
that their story was a fact, and there
is not the; slightest doubt in my mind
and in the minds of many practical
Canadian miners that this district is
undoubtedly the richest gold field in
the universe.
TO MAHE A R,OSE JAIL •
Never throw away rose leaves, for
after they may no longer gladden the
eye there is still perfume left. To
conserve this sweet odor keep near a.t
hand a covered jar partly filled with
almond or olive oil ; when clearing out
the vases save carefully the leaves of
easy sweetesoented flowers, or the
heads of mignonette and the like, stir
therm into the oil, and after it has
stond tvvetty-foux hours strain
through a bit of cheesecloth and re -
team to the jar. Repeat thie process
until the oil is thordughly perfumed
with the volatile panneeple of the
flotweill. Whenever a 'bottle of Imre
and exquisite perfume is desired it
may he made by adding to the Scented
oil equal parte of pure reetified
spirits; shake every day for a fort-
night and it is ready for use.
A NIIW GOLD CURE.
bey who le in the Alaska gold re-
gion writes home that "whisky costs
41 a drink here, and: it is mighty had
stuff, too, so I have quit it altogether."
This seems to be anew species of gold
cure.
THE PROBLEM DJ SOLVER
HOW'TO GAIN SPEED WITHOUT LOSS
OP POWER.
.1•Mmtil
The inVentors Believe lit Will Prevent
Ebaluiess Wheels From Becoming
Papnlar—Applieti Ooly to ineyeies.
Two Oineieenate geniulses are saicl to
have solved a problem which has wor-
ried many Mechanics for a long time,
and be so doing to have evolved an
idea, that is new! to the cyoling world.
The claim is that these two men have
found out how to gain speed in it me-
ohanica1 contrivance without the loss
of power. The new appliance, winch
at present is appeied to bioycles only,
because the great desideratum. of bioy-
diets is to gain speed, is called a "pow-
er transmitter."
The idea is declared to be a very son -
pile one, but Id many persons who aro
not up in =Rehm:line it may appear to
be difficult of explanatiun. The "pow-
er tranronitter" is knated at the laul;
of the rear wheel. The ordinary chain
genies over at the rear wheel on what
answers tbe same purpose as the ordi-
nary email sprocket wheel. Tlee
sprockets a this wheel are loose, and
are really a part of a large sprocket
wheel. The letter consists of parallel
disk wheels attached tot the hub of the
wbee1. Resting upon the small sprock-
et wheel are extended levers which fit
into spe,cfally constructed grooves at
some distance from the
CENTRE OF THE HUI).
As the chain pints at one point of
tbe inner sprocket the extended lever
eneages one of the, grooves and trans-
mits the power to tbat point. If this
is readily understood it will be seen
tihat the sante force that is applied,
to the sinahl sprocket is transmitted to
a greater radtus, and hence with the
sane exertion additional speed is at-
taihed. Unlike tbe preisent method,
the pue4ing seetitm of the chain on the
rear sprocket does not cover one quar-
ter of the eircumference thereof. but
only the point near the top, thereby
snaking the resistauce consi lerably
less and allowing the difference in pow-
er requirce to be trate:emitted. to where
it will do the roost good.
All of tbe poinie, of the invention
have been studied with the most scrup-
ulous exactness as to detail, and me-
chanichave expressed themselves as
feeling that a mud) desired want has
been supplied. Bicycliste liave ex -
aimed and tested the new apparatus,
winch is being displayed in a bicycle
shop iii Cincinnati, and state that they
have been surprised at the wonderful
results obtained, It is firmly believed
that the invention, so simple in itself,
whit prevent the chainless wheel from
becoming popular.
These blegole manufacturers who are
preparing to introduce chainless wheels
utpon tbe market do not, however, sheen
the opinion. They profess to helieve
thet the coming bicycle, is to be chain -
less, and. that ere one season is well
tinier way the popularity of the new
banged machine will bay° been fully
established.
TOURAH, THE TERROR.
0••••••
Hareem or Life in tbe tirtat Egyptian
meson.
The daily unremitting toil of Tourab
must be preferable to all but the in-
curably idle, writes a correspondent.
Yet the terror of "Tourah" is now uni-
versel up and down'Egypt. It is the
great "bogey" of the daily life among
th,e lower classes, the threat hold ever
the fractious child or misconduoted
donkey boy who claims an exorbitant
"Ixikhshishe"To accuse any decent
fellah a having been in Tourah is the
worst sort of insult, and. at once in-
dignantly denied. When my own con-
neetion with Mt Englishprisons became
known I was generally called the Basha
of the English, Tourah, and. roy official
position gained. Inc very marked re-
spect among a class spoilt by many
thousands of annual tourists,the greedy
guides and donkey boys, the shameless
vendors oh sham curiosities, the impor-
tunate beggars that infest hotel en-
trances, swarm in villages, and. make
hideous the landing tages up the Nile.
An old hand will best silence the per-
sistent cry for alms, the wail of xruski
(poverty. stricken), of "Hales, finish fa-
ther, fixosh mother" (the ornate expres-
sion for an orphan), by talking of the
"Caracol," the police station, and. a
.proniise of "Toura•h," to follow.
Life in Tourab must be hard. The
monotonous routine from daylight to
suedesvn„ the long nights from early
evening to next morning, 13 or 14
hours, caged up with 40 or 50 others
tainted. with every vice and crime, must
be a heavy burden upon. all but the ab-
solutely debased. All the evils of "as-
sociation,," of herding criminate togeth-
er without supervisionlefe to their own
wicked devises, are present in the high-
est degree ill Egyptian prisons. Now
atNet, however, a mi
ove. s being made
to provide: separate cells for a certaloa
number and. a new prison of 1,200 cells
is now being built by conviet labor at
Tourah immediately opposite the new
hospitals, and at some distance from
tha old prison. Much mischievous con-
spiracy of the, worst kint will be pre-
vented by keeping individuals epart
during the, Iclle hours of the night. It
is tb.e:n that disturbances are concocted
and those concerted escapes of large
numbers which have occarred more
then once at Tourah„ but have been
generally abortive, ending only in
bloodshed; for the black Soudenese, who
form the convict guards, tire expert
marksmen and surely account for a
large part of the fugitives,
NATIONAL FLOWERS.
National flowers have been adopted
in various countries as follows: Greece,
violet; Canada, sugar riaaphs ; Egypt,
lotus; England, rose; France, fleur-de-
; Germany, corn flower; Ireland,
shamrock, Italy, lily; Prussia, linden.;
Saxony, mignonette; Scotland, thistle:
Spain, pomegranate; Wales, leek.
A TOUCH OF NATURE, ETC.
Smythe—We don't hear so much
about a cheap coat rnakin•g a cheap
Mall as we did a few years ago.
Tomplebes—No; it 03(143 smoe been
discovered that a millionaire who suc-
ceeds in buying a ten -dollar' business
suit for 1$0.80 will brag about it as
nau.th as any other reale
ITEMS OP INTEREST.
sassa
A PEW rstragrapits Witleb Bay Pea e worth
The ostrich hen haonly every sec -
nand day. The egg weigha at, )..a, three
pood
The everage speed of typewriters,
who write from elkitatioa, is forty
words a minute, or 2,400 worda an hour.
A tax of ten dollars iit leeinee on every
tobacco -chewing member of the. Meth-
odist Church at Allartsville, Ala.
• Philip Julius, of Resnville. Ind., tried
toaliegvhetsIran a moving train, and
landed on hie head. He has been ju-
atmer in the British Museum are three fine-
tnretrilellerglel)tulinieutaceatsh soltairrarbase curved'
, until the point touches, the baxidle.
woTiheiki. average height a tutu -grow -a
are the smalleet mine of people in the
four feet. 'She nueives of these islands
inhabitant of the Andaman Island is
1 In some Japanese vielages, if a resi-
dent is suispected 01 tbieviug practice$,
he may be judged guietyby a naajority
o his neighbors, end imprisoned or
banished.
John
, John Huff, who died recently at Hy-
den, Ky., at the age of 99, left a vast
aye 78 grand-childrena,e
, 142 great-grd-
chliaildren, and 14 great -greet -grand -
number of deseendants. Among thein
1 4.condemned murderer in an Ala-
bama. jail Ines addreesed this note to
the governor: "I wish you. evened great
rue a. thirty -day respite.. .1 ane saorb
ole religion. Intended to get
week, but was too busy."
The sextuplex system of telegraphy*
In -vented by Themes ll. Dixon, of Hend-
erson, Ky., by which six meassiges aret
simitteeneously oust, over a single wire,
brotobn4and 33'eeaI8Wellfetal.li tested between.
B
.e. new hair wash was being applied
, to the head of Pers. Frances Samuel -
son, of Yorkshire. England, when the
hair toek fire, ceasing such frighttuk
burns that she died. 'fb.e chief nagree
client of the applivatiou was petroleum.
. A wonderfal graiu harvester bus been
in ma on Roberts Island, near 8toek-
ton Cal. It bus it outting line of fif ty-
two feet, and it a.sts threshes and sack*
the grain. It can turn out tbreesixtyn
pound saek,s of wheat every rainate.
A real estate speculator be Boston
rents his houses at a high rate, but
collects no rent for the closing tbree
or Rem months or the year. Wben
selling a home he slimes to the purec
chaser tbe lease, points out the lilac
iecome, and thus deludes,
1 The fiftieth wedding anniversary of
Nelson Swattert and his wife WAS
!lately celebreted itt A.thena, Oregon,
There wer epresent five married sons,
three rimmed daughters, and tevelee
grandchildren. Mr. e.lweggert's age iis
tiO, and that. of his wile iia
Several colored anetteer °Acne rop
blunder, the Pistol contained a bullet,
!presenting it; play in Pittsburg, Ga.,
ate,' by John teingleton,. suPPoeoti to
when one of the vharacters, impereora
be shot by his rival. Through some
and the aetor was shot demi.
An electrical device to prevent pre-
matuan buriaL bas been invented by a.
farmer, and is in use in a Berin ceme-
tery. The team monnuent: in the cof-
fin opens a little box on the grave,
rings it bell, lights an eleuerie lamp,
and displays a black flag from a lefty
f.
striafa7
mond C. Ilesehner, it St. Louis,
lbackamith, devised a, trap to shoot
btu -gears who might desire to loot his
shop. it was te pistol rigged on
post, with a string tonnecting the
trigger with the door. Otte morning
entering the shop hastily, he forgot
the trap, and as he opened the leer(
a 'nutlet from the pietor went into
hisiltialhatgi
Ws prebahly the oldest doll in
existence, a little figure rudely carved
he wood, is in the Briiish Museum. it
was found in the carcophagus of an
Egyptian princess, who h.ad. die.d Nehero
a child, three ceneuxiee before the
Christian ere. WIleilS1 then wrappmgs
wereunfoldedierom tee 1,o.1e, the en_
fingers still clasped the doll.
TIRE HINTS.
41M1.1111=1
Carry Tire Tape, Elk-4'km Gum. :restage
SI a MPS,. 0141 P IttgA.
A punAure has been successfully seal-
ed by a postage stamp and tire tape.
Chewing gum, carefully spread over
a puncture and held fast by tire tape,
has saved many a weary step.
A leaky valve is quite beyond the
stoutest and "stickiest" tire tape ever
made.
The best remedy for a side cut along
the rim is it walk to the nearest rail-
way station.
Don't try to mend a No. 10 puncture
with a No. 2 plug. It's time and pa-
tien •e thrown away.
Instances are on record avbere a cy-
clist without any other available re-
medy, filled his tire with ;water, and
thus rode home.
Neither broken toothpi ks nor match-
es makes sut•cessful. ptugs. Don't be-
lieve the man who told you he mended
a pun ture in that manner.
A tire that jumps the rite can he
kept in pla•e, even if the rider has no
cement by tyinq it tigetly and inflat-
ing it after it is tied m position.
Wheelmssn who live where the pine
trees grow, and who do not chew gum
er c arry postage stamps, scrape resiee
from the trees and mend the punctures
with that.
Court plaster, assisted by tire tape,
will last for a time over a punture.
Some kinds of court plaster are quite
porous, and if used, will require mane
apptitations of a pump to tlee tire.
Moral—Carry tire tape, chewing gum,
postage stamps, and plugs evhenever
you are going out of sight of a reptile
shale You can probably get water and
sa.nd on the way.
NEW EXPERIENCE.
Now, Petri* IVIulcloon, said the rase
gistrate to the evidently alarmed wit -
nese on theestand in a case of burglary,
bear in hind, that you have sworn to
tell the truth, the -whole truth, and '
nothing but the truth.
Yis, yer honor, stammered Mr. Mul-
doon, his eyes wavering from the judge
te the jury, and beck again; it's •mesilf
that'll do the very best I cane but I
hope the gintlemen will in it trifle eisy
ou me at the slitart,.for it's little used