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Mr. Joseph Ladue, the pioneer of the Klondike, and founder of
Dawson City, aided by some of the'mos: Camservative and successful finan-
ciers of New York,.is operating the strongest company yet formed for
mining and trading in the Yukon gold fields.
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Klondike, and large holdings of Choice Town Lots in Dawson City.
‘ The Company also owns the S. S. “ Morgan City ” now earning $20,000 per
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for trade, upon which a very large profit is assured.
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in the open season, sales price of which is from $140 to $240 per 1,000 feet
according to class.
Common Stock,
CAPITAL OF THE COMRMW.
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the common stock.
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NIGHT BELL AT OFFICE.
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ONE NIGHT STANDS
By Howard Sydney Adams.
“Last act!” the call boy shouts as he
- comes bounding up the stairs three
steps’at a time. “Last act!” he yells
on every landing, until at last he hoots
at the chorus girls, who, huddled to-
gether in a ten foot room, come out of
their pen and follow him. as though
he were a bell sheep, down the wind-
ing stairs. ,
Then thecomedian, with wig and
painted face, passes slowly along the
landing, and with eyes riveted on the
stone steps, goes down the winding
stairs. As he turns the last corner a
hand is laid on his shoulder. and he
looksup into the pretty face of a
girl in gauze.
“Is your child better to-night?" she
asks, as she draws the pink wrapper
more closely about her shapely form.
“Is there anything I can do?"
“I am afraid there is nothing," the
comedian answers, his voice low and
sad. “My little girl has stood the
fatigue of travel bravely, but now she
is very, very sick, and I am afraid I
shall have to leave her here.”
“Surely not alone?" the dancer asks.
putting out her hand, which he uncon-
sciously takes in his. “Surely you
will not leave her alone?”
“If I remain," he answers, and his
voice trembles as he speaks, “I can
only comfort her by my presence; 1
cannot pay for a doctor then. nor can
she have the little luxuries she
craves.”
The dancer draws her hand from
his and draws from the bodice of km
dress a silken purse.
“Take this,” she says. as she holds
it out to him. “It is not much, but it
will help."
He turns away and leans his head
against the iron railing.
"Goals of fire!" be mutters.
which shall always burn!"
The dancer comes. down the few
steps to where he stands. '
“I want to ‘go‘homc with you to-
night,” she whispers. "I want it
nurse your little girl." '
He turns and takes her hand in his
“You must not. Blanche. "You musl
not ask it. Think 'what the others
would say." ’ . ' .
"I care not what they say!" she
cries, throwing her arms around his
neck. “I ouc‘e had the right to go with
you. I had the right until another took
my place."
Then the call boy comes running up
the steps, shouting. “Your cue!” So
they hurry to the stage below, he in
'time to enter with a ringing laugh,
which is taken up by the audience
when he tumbles down the palace
steps. only to bound like a ball to the
footligbts. where, with a mock bow
to the duke, he sings—
“Woinan is faithless and man is true.
How do I know? 0h, l‘ve proved it so."
When. at last, the curtain is rung
down. the comedian quickly dresses and
goesrdown stairs to find the dance!
waiting at the stage door.
“May lgo. home with you?" she
asks. beseechlngly. ’
“Goals
“1 would'rather. for your sake, you
would not," he answers.
But his voice belies his words, so
she puts her arm in his and together
they pass down the street, only paus-
ing for a moment beneath a dim lamp
that he may wrap his muffler around
her neck." ’
They reach the cheap hotel near the
railroad station, ascend the narrow
stairs, and along a gloomy'hall until
they reach a door at=the'fatherjend.
The comedian turns the knob-and en-
ters, leaving the dancer standing in
the doorway while he lights a lamp;
when the flickering flame throws its
feeble light around the dreary room.
he hurries to the bed where a child
lies sleeping. n
As he stoops to kiss the burning tem-
ples the child opens her eyes and put-
ting her arms about his neck whis-
pers
“I was dreaming cf mamma. dad."
Then as her eyes rest on the figure
in the doorway. a smile of happiness
steals across the wan face. “Is it
mamma?” she asks. “Is it mamma
who has come back to me?" '
“No, my dear. She is some one who
loved dad when he was a better man,
and she has come to nurse you and
help make you well again."
He turns away as the dancer‘stoops
to kiss the child’s feverish cheek and
brush the golden hair from the burn-
ing forehead. But he cannot help per-
ceive the start she gives at seeing the
child’s resemblance to its dead mother.
As the dancer takes off her heavy
cloak the comedian goes to the bed,
and wrapping the child in a blanket.
seats himself in a rocking chair and
tries to lull the little one to 'sleep by
singing a lullaby.
The dancer busies herself about. the
room, smoothing the pillows and hang-
ing up the child's clothing, stopping
now and then to smile on him. And
when everything is put away, she
pushes a stool to his feet and seats 3
herself by his side, prepared to share
his vigil.
Hour after hour they sit there, not
a sound breaking the stillness of night
but the low lullaby. Then the soup,
dies away. A cry rings through the
room as the comedian springs to his
feet, and with trembling hands tears
the blanket from the face of the child.
But the eyes are closed—the bands are
cold—the child is dead.
Next morning, in the churchyard,
they bury her. When the dull thud
from the sod is echoed back as it
strikes the coffin lid the father turns
{away- and hurries to the station to.
;. catch the“!Westerniztraln. He must
laugh to-night and make others laugh,
for he is an actor playing one night
stands. But he is no longer alone.
The wrong he has done the woman be-
".‘s‘fi‘d’e himfis forgiven, and she hasI
promised to be what she would have I
been years before but for the trench '
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pry of’ahother--his wife. .
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WHAT WOMEN LIKE TO WEAR.
An Evening Gown Proves Restfui after .
'Tiresomn Day of Shopping.
There is much to be .said in favor of
the evening gown, be It simple or elab-
orate. and in it many a woman has
found the long sought fountain of eter«
ha] youth. The evening gown influ—
ences character; not only the charac-
ter of her who wears it, but also that
of mankind. Nothing else rests 3. W0-
man, after a day spent in doing things
either for the" sake of duty or pleasure,
like donning a dress entirely different,
' of the division, and on to Washington
from that which she doffs.
I! it small wonder, then, that the
really smart woman forms the habit
of wearing an evening gown 365 even—
ings in a year, whether she is going to
an elaborate dinner, a magnificent 1'81
ception or ball, or whether she intends
to spend a quiet evening in her own
quiet home?
Silk muslin, mousseline de sole,
crepe de chine, and silk veiling make.
very smart evening gowns, and are the
materials used by those who seek
grace and simplicity rather than mag:
nificence.
As to color, yellow and pink continue,
to be much in favor, but white in thick
and thin goods holds the supremacy
for evening wear. ..
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The newest evening gowns are made
very long, long enough to have a de-
cided demi-train in the back, though
”ll: is not rounded to a point after the
fashion of the old demi-train. The
skirt is also cut to hang on the floor
from one to three inches on the sides
and in front. Of course every skirt
is flounced in one way or another, the
attached flounce being the most popu-
lar style.
It is often said that womén can nev-
er strike a happy medium, that she is
either at one extreme or the other.
This certainly applies to her sleeves
in the evening gown of the day. She
either wears absolutely no sleeves at
all or else makes them so long that
they almost hide the tips of, her fin-
gers. ‘
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Taffeta silk has taken a new lease
of the affections of femininity for eve-
ning wear, and certainly no other’ma-
terial combines prettiness, daintiness
and durability more successfully.
Many of the taffeta skirts are made
without lining, but in this case are
worn over a very elaboate silk petti-
coat fitted and made after the fashion
of “a dress skirt.
Crepe de chine is not a new material.
but it lends itself to great variety. so
far as drapery and embellishments go.
and is as good for midwinter as mid-
summer wear.
“So you aren'tlgoing to war?"
"No e." .
“Why not?" ~ .
'“I..haven't any girl to
leave behind
me."-Syracuse' Herald. .
.there.—Chicago Tribune. .
ably stopping for water."
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HOW GENERAL HOWARD YIELDED.
His Unselfl'shness Toward Another Officer
and What Came of it.
Speaking on the low of selfsacrifice
work in America, Dr. Henry Mable of
Boston relates an incident of the civil
war.. In Sherman’s campaign it be-
came necessary in the opinionof the
leader to change commanders. O. 0.
Howard was promoted to lead a divis-
ion which had been under the com-
mand of another general. Howard
went through the campaign at the head
to take part in the review. The night
before the veterans were to march
down Pennsylvania avenue, General
Sherman sent for General Howard and
said to him:
“Howard, the politicians and the
friends of the man whom you suc-
ceeded are bound that he shall ride
at the head of his old corps, and I
want you to help me out.”
“But it is my command,” said How-
ard, “and I am entitled to ride at its
head.”
“Of course you are,” said Sherman.
“You led them through Georgia and
the Carolinas, but, Howard, you are
a Christian.”
“What do you mean?“ replied How-
ard. “If you put it on that ground it
changes the whole business. What
do you "mean, General Sherman?”
"I mean that you- can stand the dis-
appointment. You’are a Christian.”
“Putting it on that ground, there is
but one answer. Let him ride at the
head of‘fhe corps.”
“Yes; let him have'the honor,” add-
ed Sherman, “but, Howard, you will
report to me at 9 o’clock, and ride by
my side at the head of the whole
army.” In vain Howard protested,
but Sherman said gently but authori-
tatively: “You are under my orders.”
When the bugle sounded the next
morning Howard was found-trembling
like a leaf, and it required another or-
der frOm General Shermanbefore he
was willing to take the «place as-
signed to him. He 'had, as .a Chris-
tian, yielded the place to another
which rightly belonged: to liim, and in
the grand review found himself not
at the head of thecorps, but at the
head of the army. Even worldly men
know where Christians’sho‘uld be who
laid down their lives in self-sacrifice
for others.
BATCH OF PLUCKYTELEGRAPHERS.
Bravery of Staff of the Cable Company at
Bombardment of (Invite,
During the whole of the action of
May 1, when Cavite was bombarded
by the American squadron, the stall?
of the cable company, from the super-
intendent downward, were at their
posts, although their office was situ-
ated only 200 yards from a Spanish
battery, which several times‘opened
‘ on the American ships. Fortunately,
however, the latter did not reply.
Having completed the destruction of
the Spanish fleet and Cavite arsenal,
the American Commodore lined his
ships up in front of Manila, with their
guns trained on every shore battery,
with the evident intention of com-
mencing a bombardment should a sin-
gle shot be fired on his squadron from
any of the batteries. The operators
of the cable company were all this
time in their office, transmitting the
telegrams which were handed to them,
as if nothing unusal was happening.
On the evening of May 2 the Hong
Kong cable'became interrupted. Two
of the servants of the company imme-
diately procededto the cable house on
the beach, which was within a stone’s
throw of a battery, then threatened by
the American guns, and, having set up
a testing apparatus, found that the
cable was broken about ten miles‘
from shore. From that time to the
end of the war the telegraphers stood
by their office day and night, although
the building was repeatedly struck
and pierced by bullets from the in-
surgent forces, who had been main-
taining a determined attack on the
Spanish intrenchments in the neigh-
borhood. Altthough they were given
by the directors permission to retire
to a place of safety, they never left
their posts-St. Louis Globe~Demn~
crat. 7 .
FANNY KEMBLE’S DRIVER. "'
She Paid His Extraordinary Charge and
Continued to Fmplny Him.
A story is told of Fannie Kemble’.
whose favorite summer .resort was
Lenox, that on her first season there
.she employed a self-respecting vii-
lager, who had a comfortable turnout.
to drive her about. He, feeling it to
be his duty to make the drive as en-
tertaining as possible, began to call
her attention to the beauty of the
scenery—which she wished to enjoy
undisturbed—and to tell her who lived
in certain houses as they passed along,
until finally Mrs: Kemble, being unable
to stand it any longer, said, invthc
high-tragedy manner somewhat pen
caller to her: “I have engaged you to
drive for me, sir, not to talk.”
The driver ceased talking, pursed up 1
his lips, and in all their subsequent
drives his only remarks were. such as
he found necessary to address to his -
horses. At the end of the season he
handed in his ‘bill for the summer ser-‘
vices. _
awkward columns, she paused at an.
‘item she didnt understand.
“What is this, sir? I cannot under-V.
stand it?” ,. .
With equal gravity he replied: “Sass;
$5. I don’t often take it, but when I:
do I charge.”
She paid the bill without comment, f
and continued to, employ the same
driver during many summers she spent:
‘leiis train makes a good
‘ stops.” ' , V. ,
"Yes. It is a milk train. it is pronr
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MUSK AND RHUBARB FROM THIBET.
Thread Rubbed “‘itli Garlic Bun Through
the Pod to Test Purity of Musk.
In return for the tea and other arti-
cles sent into Thibet’through the Ma-
hometan representative of the Thibet—
an trade guilds, the natives send back
a long list of articles, including musk,
rhubarb, wool, skins of various kinds.
precious. stones, medicines, and a
coarse grade of'unbleachecl, silken fa~~
bric. '
Musk, which forms an impOrtant
part of Thibetan outward trade, is a
secretion of a small deer-(Cervus mos—
chus). This animal. occurs throughout
Eastern Thibet, but the largest herds
are said to roam over the plains near
the Koko Nor. A great deal of musk
passes out to North China. The con-
sumption in Szu-Chuan is considera-
ble, and there is no article more easily,
smuggled. A single “pod” rarely con-
tains more than one-third of an ounce
of musk. ' _ ‘
Good musk, which is recognized by _ .
its rich brown color, and intensely pun«
gent odor, is bought for ten to twelve
times its weight‘in silver on theft-01$ .
tier. In Chung-King it sells for as
much as eighteen times its weight in
silver;-
It' is said that practically all the
musk which passes through Ta-Olfien—
Lu is adulterated by the Thibetans be-
fore it reaches that market by means
of blood and liver. The usual test for
ascertaining the purity of musk is'
running a thread rubbed with garlic
through the pod. If no odor of garlic
remains the perfume is held to be
sufficiently pure. ‘
Another important article of export
from Thibet is rhubarb. This plant
grows abundantly in many parts of
the country, and the supply is said to
be in excess of the demand. "Great
quantities are grown on the. hills
about Ta-Chieanu, but the natives, in
order to dispose of it rapidly, dry it
by artificial heat and thus injure its
quality. This drug is, from the point
of view of the civilized natives, the--
most useful of Thibetan medicines.
The best quality grows at an altitude
of above nine thousand feet, and the
roots are brought down in the rough
state by the; tribes or by the Chinese
traders in Thibet. The large roots are
trimmed 'or chopped into rough square
lumpsi-in the Ta~Chien-Lu district,
owing to the dampness 'of tlie climate.
the roots have to be carefully dried,
and are perforated to prevent mildew,
which is the great enemy of the Chi-
nese drug merchant On arrival at
Chung-King the lumps Of rhubarb are
again trimmed .into :small, sQuare
pieces, and afterbeing dried are pack-
ed for Shanghai, .'where an equal
weight is worth fi-veltimes its value on
the trauma—Manufacturer.
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Tapioca lee. ‘;,_.»~:-».~J.,
A cold tapioca pudding is called tap-I
100a,; ice. It is. useful.for. the simple
summer dessert.;r Four heaping table-
spoonfuls of tapiocawshould be soaked
overnight in coldwater._~ In the morn-
ing spread a layer of some fruit—
cherries stoned,--ba.uanas, or peaches.
using the good canned sort. when: fresh
is not to be hadrin-the bottom of the
pudding .dish. JSweeten this to taste
and cover-with the, tapioca, adding a
quart of i'watengand bake slowly for an
hour.‘ When dent set on ice until
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worn for travelling, tdmls and. morn-
ing gowns-generally- Many. different
grades of the linen are used, and the
most dressy models have flounced
skirts bordered with linen insertion,
With tucked yokes, finished with al—
ternating, rows. of the- insertion. In-
stead of the linen -lace,J—'some of the
gowns are trimmed with black cluny
lace or colored linen embroidery.
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Those fellows who recently started
out to hunt up the North Pole are
probably praying that the war will
be over by the time they return.-
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