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'(n Hm: U-y “MIN-1n“. fall'in aparillg ace hm \V‘ 35 TR 1‘ i; \KRY, lfifi my (,5 h}; 1-..(101-{15'imm either of those dis‘l “Wal, long in Feb‘ljary I wuz «laown. ezhus. Du“! he reallv think himself a '1‘9 see I ain't nothin' to do an‘ Jane she. ’ l young 11:31:? I muld not tell. thinks its good fer ”#9 to be aout cou- “HUVE’II'I 5'0“ had 3".“ 05 ”19 diseases sider‘ble. an’ I guess his. an’ I gut ther 0011111101: m children 1’" : old sleigh weth er back an’ 91' place for “\\'al. I should suy't I hed. “'hellglfomf‘zers, an’ ye donh hog ter keep er Jane's 1133,15 3w? tftcl‘ L'hit'li P0X 1 “‘0'”? tut-kin‘ in 1111' er tucklu‘ in. 1112‘ thenâ€" dOWH‘! Mulifr‘s an 33% 3" 1hr “Hill-‘9. l ken (lrlx'e tlxervnltJ-but Janeslw says azz‘ I'll be 112211943 Pf {Lem hlzlmml pox \rlmt‘d old Dobbin hxink te-rv'soe ye didn‘t 11:3?1‘11 I1:r!l;er'. Itell ye the blis- (ll'lvln' olY tlzer col! zgn‘ lom'ln‘ him be- Xers wuz. unhin' trrsee.an'lal11't newrQ l1inll‘ 1111'. l (la-£11". 3:11)an is the hu- got over": )‘i: :iu' I never shell. I! Immisz «Arinor 1 m‘ Sec. '81”. as I kefchss mo somewheres m'or)’ little 1111; mm: 1 so! Ihér l:.\"rhcl‘1lcv1m. whllt‘. J11 in: 3:1)!“ it‘s rhuminlx. 13'” LPN I'm (L'mu'n lnmst fizz-(fly git Mr Vin-r ’low young folks don't. be“ rhumazlz; ldcepo; ll sorter adwx'tlzcs er place to home." "I'm sure you are very kind to hawâ€"3 and right there I had such a spell of coughing that the sentence never was finished.’ lt‘med so funny that he m-ver thought of the wear and tear on h‘s equépuge, but in hisfienerous heart v Only sought to save me and my wheel. “Consumptiva. be ye?" and he looked It {me anxiously I hastm (i to say that it was the dust :' the am: that made me cough 50. "W31, I‘m ‘tur..ui glad ter hear't. I've bear‘d mid consumption. the kind the' hm; nu)“; \‘(IiZ keu'hiu'. I bu I “oulvizz’z‘lwv lived mn half my days et‘ I hedn‘t r1“ hen keerfu} :er steer clear er them diwases‘t I knew wuz ketchin‘. I ain‘t but :0. bu: I bet of scarlet fev‘r er (liptheree should git hnlt 91‘ me I‘d nmgr'r? 1:2: over‘t. Youth don‘t. count fer noxbir.’ weth them things.” I looked at h:m to see if he was jok- ing but not a smile on his face as he spake (.5 his youth and the uncertainty (.5 hii rwowr)’ from either of those dis‘ eu>u< D's! he really think himself a )0“th n: 31;. ‘ I Could not tell. '11merm 5011 had any of the diseases tian 0n want to car fare." “Sho. meow. Wu me fnr's (20,2151? oh! man fun and qucvr x the country behhui and drh‘er. (air u' should 2 time xx" and I ( I had just passed through the prettfi’ filing:- of Dâ€"â€", and here on the out/- shirts 1 qund a great, beautiful house, “£111 A wide (grin-“wry 1rudingbet\\'eeu big stone posts and up to the piilared portivo. It was such a. beautiful place. up there in the sunlight, that I wanted, to look longer at it. so 1 dismounted. and. Imn'ng on the stone wall, I was admiring it: tine preportions when I heard thq rattle of a farfirnwugon and in a moment the rattle stopped just behind me. am! then a voice xx hi h nnnoum-ed :3 story 11} vonnevtion with the mansion. ! _\ good-natured looking old gentleâ€" m.m \\ .1" ~itting in a Bong farm wagon. such :as .5 L‘Ft‘ii tn bring: the pmalocs from the field or the npplvs from the or- c’hard. The lwrse was :2 Hamlet] gray, SA) far he «CUM hardly mow, and cer- And L‘upii travels far and near To get hls patrons well in trim. Than semis hzs partner once a year To finish up the work for him. A1: hail the saint both kind and dear. And may his luster ne‘er grow dSml -â€"h‘lla Wheeler Wilcox. in N. Y. Sun. as good 8' Valentine ' 2de it not the best. ‘15- {131111} swains “ho pine mar courage to {he test . with luve's delicious wine :5 111 many a matden’s breast. N»;dv-21»W‘V\'orldl3' maid or beau 5: hi», n‘ . true hvart can move: Fur E1~ and ('upid long ago. Motors: me)" let: the courts above, “3-11: into partnership, you know, To try and keep mankind in love. (min “We”. (in UK in‘ fur. be ye?" ~!i friend. I‘don't just know bow '11: out for fun, taking my men- m my wheel. partly because I to be out of doors and partly be~ I haven't the money to lay out in f I had been in any hurry 1 41M) kept to my \\ MM. but then :h me “as of no consequence, Ed Ilka storiem and ”mm would .mu: xi u). arm about this. for the fun. the pew“? 1r pmnuvo om‘Icn 2' I“ ;m 3: of that part of So I ‘mrled the wheel in fm‘uu} 1r. myself th the (‘7 A. 39:" IIIIL thet'l! pumy gum; story 'bout ‘xhet hnouse up ther'f' 1 was tukin:r a trip through the coun- try on my bicycle; ken ride weth save yer wheei .~ I assured him it wui, and he looked su astonished that I judged he was used to talking and receivln no,answer, even theugh he did hsk a fixation and seem~ ingly expected an a wet. I mentally agreed to keep still. j “Ye see thet greatzpiece er muider land an ‘thet lo“ haouie out thei' '1’ \Val. thet‘s \v'her Jo Flint. lived an 'tz1int better‘n four year senée he moved enter the hill place. Th‘ did man liket ter died 1111' the doctor lie told him the! 1011: land W112 rhuma cky an he (i betâ€" ter mozy out, an’ old _aj. Poore he “112 livin’ on thcr hill and Prmidenee killed him jest in time ter fiet Flint 111w his place. Jo Flint he mnde en buigrin out. 1111’ what dew ye think. I bet the ain't ‘nother man in this 3301\n '1“ mild er done it. He {noved i1) ther night; “as, sir, in ther night. One day he wuz ther" an' the next he wam’q. He went in the fall, an' everybody gabbed ’bout it. but the doctor he sot it right by tellin‘ ’t he (1 got ter move er Qie, but I reckon’t majority ov ‘pinion uzt he'd better died. Stiange how lit le use some folks ken be; yes, sir, ain 3 it naow? geX an' went daown tent live in thet par! er the kentry, an‘ theeain’t never been up here 89.1106. Leasq'ways he didn't never com’. =5 p 1'91 an’ so all the gels 11.111 er lookin fer Harold Flint (er male up to '0111. But he warn’t er doln’ no ‘evh en thing, 1111' he 11’m1tofi‘da0w11 ter(':1.<.=11\\'111l1ly, 1311111111 101‘ 11111 south 081111 the-r state, 1111’ got, '11::111re1l ter er gnl ’tlmut :1111 1111511, 1111 he 00111 1111' 1011111115 I mule Jo. :1n' To he 1111111 him ef lm \111/111' 301:1 1111' 11191“ 1111‘: 11'115' he-ueedn't 111:1 1 [1111151 is 11'; f0 ter see him. n11'_1l10vrl11‘1l 1111 awful spat an'11 enndvdfivethn J0 or tellin‘ him he needn‘t com' himself. 1111‘ Harry he jest went 011 an“ merrled the Wal, Jo Flint he had er ncéhy. er smart young man as you’d mostievcr see. an’ of course Jo he‘d likely gif’ him an the money. mx’ he wuz pop'larinow Hell yo. 0! course I believe in 10:? an’ all thet, but ’tain’t er bad idee te set yer ’fec- {ions in er place where’s khe's er little money. It com's pooty ghandy. I tell “W31, I should say‘t I wuz. {I went ter skeool weth the old man, 5m I ain‘t seen '11:: fer years. He shét himself up an‘ don‘t go nowhere. I Met he afin't nigh ser snmrt‘s I be! an‘ he 11ft ser bid by zwoiyear; no sir. beaiu’t. “His name “‘35â€"" “Flint. Jo Flint. an’ 'twhs er good name, too, I do' ’no nbne better areound these parts. He hm ”er the idea that everybody wuz trb'in‘ tier git aher best of ‘im an' he won dn‘t hev no dealin's with nobody} wn‘fliis haous- keeper she dooz-the businefss for ’em." “I would rather get the‘fstory from you, because; of course, éS'ou. having livgd here all the years. kng‘ow all nb¢ut it and can gixe me the li It) points of interest that 3011er £031:st might be likeh to forget.” { i "i bet he‘s got more prcjp'ty ’11 you can. shake or suck at. an that story wuz ’bout the prop‘ty, (11a: is in er surtain way." i I thought it time to bl-ingl‘lhis mind to the story he was to tvMso I cas- ually asked if he was p-rsrinully av- quainted with the inmates crime great v house. : my granther wuz over er hutd'ed an‘ he never hed it im‘ I say itfi the: re< mains ex them pox.“ ‘- I “He must have a good dash} of money to run such a large place." é Kely to target." Jt 1 “Wal. I guess yer rig]. ‘ stranger "SHE TALKED} ER SPELL W'ETII TIIER Dl‘llil‘O MASTER 'nn’ I went 'rnound xer thcr side door. an’ I gut hole cr Mis‘ Benn zln‘l jcs laid yout all erlmut if. nml .xhc cried. Women lulwuz cry. whether it‘s good new: or ‘hllkl. 'l’hcy'd cry over er \vedrlin‘ jes' quick 07. or fun'al. “Ell. Mis' Bum 1she said she‘d fix it up. an‘ so she gut ”rm ln‘uud “my went ter bed pooty soon, cox ther old mun wnrn't \vul un’ he couldn‘t see ’em so Mis' Dean said but [5 pose she unrnlvtl (or git er lmlt on him rust, an’ she told me some that ' ye never see nobody wuss broke up ‘11 hc “'117. \\ hon ho kucw’t she hmlcoxn' h-r mk’ him nml tuk’ keor of him for llnrry‘s sake, an‘ the boy's nmnc's Harold. an' i he's smarter '11 his pa (‘VOI‘ thought or bciu’ . an' I Rpm-t old J0 lllnt hutln t never hed no sit in er \nl' ntine 51hr} '(1 ‘giv him an he \\ on '1 never ergin hcv ser s'prisjn 01‘ one I (-nlk'lnle. I tell ye er lovin'er (“rt-tar 'n the! boy ye nvwr see. er buying sugar hearts fur the old man, an‘ cf his mur's hourt ain't made (-r Hove she'd newr er (-oxn' (lnown here tor git the old man out'n thcr poor hzmusc; no, sir. not by or long chalk!" “0h. yns. W31. she wanted (cw jos' 's quick‘s shv tuound sour 't. he'd gut lots er money 311' \mrn‘t in (he podr hnousc. but the old man wouldn't hear to ‘t, nn‘ she sent for her things an‘ ther' they be naow. an' Mis‘ Benn she says thcr old man's heart's jest all wound up in the: boy. Folks said when he sent Harold of! his heart wuz jest like his name. Flint. but I guess they've hvd 'cnsion tar think oth'wise smme."â€"~ N. A. M. Roe, in Good Housekeeping. He stopped to think. and waited so long that I u>kcd if Harold's wife “'th back? isee er lot er keiri gen erwaitin ‘rabund *I \\m"nt e1 llllilll' no purtu: lnr notice ‘lJllt I but the aim t or puoticr \xumnn 'n ithis state ‘1‘) got off?!) them curs, She llL‘d her boy \xith liar. un‘ I knnwed 'twas hem (-02 it favored her nut? to lie hem. She had or box 'n er bug. im‘ he talked ex splt'll weth ther deepn mnstar, an‘ then he came “eth hm unlit to my team an’ said she woz er goin‘ tor the P0010 phue. an he thought I' d tuke he! seein's l was goin‘ right by ther'. “Nnmv who‘d ye s'pose that “Tommi wuz?" Ile waited u monwnt. and I opened my eyes to look as surprised as possible when he said: ‘fllamld Flint“! wife, nu‘ his hoy. tow. an‘ she'd gut er big frosted cake in that box. uu‘ she took ofi‘i) ther oov‘r an‘ it lied er big red sugar heart in ther middle an‘ er little heart in all them corners, au' thet boy bought ”om weth his own pennies nn’ stuck ‘em on himself fer Uncle Flint. nud she thought he'd like it (‘02 prnh'ly he didn't ltm‘ no cake much wher' he \s'uz liviu‘. and then she 'imunced she‘d com' tor take him home weth her! “'31. sir, it struck nie all of er heap. I wuz ser sir-k to my stomiok I couldn‘t breathe; them pox I s‘pose. Harold wuz (leml‘ and she'd been or il<iin’<lross- makin’ nn‘ takin‘ keer of herself an‘ thet boy. an' she’d hvar’d his uncle had gone ter live on the poor {mm 311' she ‘lmwd Ilurrykl like ter hev'her take care of him an' she wuzulile tor (low it. an‘ tor-morrer wuz Yalbutine‘s (lay nu' she thought they'd ccl‘hrate. \\'al. I jest couldn't saymr Word. Ilor' she‘d com' tcr tuk’ keer er the old 1mm an‘ be wutlx his thousands. Ye see Shl"(l made or mistake. The place wuz thf' old I’norc plur‘o. the Maj. l'norc place: yris, s‘ir. nu’ she‘d gut it 'twns thcr poor farm. the tamwu farm. “'ul. she kl‘p' 9r tnlkin’ on 'lauut the Hide mom tlmy'tl gut fixml for him and we drove in, :m' she S‘alil \lw thought 'twnuld lie purity in summertJmt 'twuru't iikt‘ livin‘ wrili yer awn folks mi‘ ('nvlt- Ffint hadn‘t imlimly tor tuk‘ lxm-r nu'fl Will. lvriru‘t toll )‘v hutliin‘ how I felt. Sromsk (‘fI hmi whol'fiti‘vults vr Shiv‘rs (luuwu my hack l‘l‘ Illillixlll‘ liuuw she'd fut-T when Filt‘ fzmuu‘d :mut. “Will, 2 gut hor tor hold (her boss. Chicago, PM). K - < 5113...} , 1. Hugh} of ()ctrniL Wife of (when “M" Iv} «21 Mirhigxm.(Hm!m('(11<rradw.\'pr,zx;_'r.(u}. This ianEgt-nvv “as ('unu'} w} in n pri~ \ato mussngv rm'rnrd at La “range. the nzhurlmn hmm’ (I! Mr. 0. S. (mun. man- agvx' of the XM\ Yurk Minn}: runwnny. in this wit}. Mrs. hung in a relative 0! Mn. qugil'y. "1:3; mutual rrnwrz. M41; hf lawful up :urwi emu-1 mm !, um ‘10 mrwy nun-e h- inv llwlhlr 83 man um “Me and to Ln klinnn an Mr an! M15 H. C. Qutck uncH (ham :Il'péllufcs us {tum (‘ltl‘h ulhrr. nuuruh'as at “H Jixux‘u pl’uctcdlhgl through rum-r ur my courtv" 1h put “'1‘ It Illl rt H QUEER MARRIAGE CONTRACT. Jam SpringHeM, 111,. Fell). («In the house you- tcrda‘)‘ thv Mil taxing 11f» insuranvn vom- [pumes three per «em. or lhrlr Krona re- :cripl: “as umvndwi. making the tax two . per com” and than was nth-anwud to {bird reading. Mr Anderson ufiQ-rt'd H join! “-5- ohmon favoring Hawaiian annvxnyon. l Wthh was admulrd. KIN‘I'JJ i1 pr: Hx'm-rnh- lnm.th~. rn'uuflrlil «lo-mun Bhnuh) lh- (nrl‘ful u! “1-”qu u! Al~ Irrlln: ’l‘hc-lr I'ullllrul Rlxh :wpler HIM ““th lw Hamih'd has amuwd HIIIHDSHiGH In H19 plmvr. The Ohio rupltul‘ built of nznin- lime-«lone ‘1‘ mn- Hi ”In mvs! ~11:;|.~~1\(- lmildingb in H1» country and con-rs man-11mm hx'o norm. 1! is esthnnfml the-re urt' man) hundrm] thousand mus nf Hunt in NW Firm-Inna Mr. Shm-lt-r prupowx 1n ruisv' thi> immunu- strumnrv “hhuut (Hrluslnim: :1 5:1 glr m-x'upum hf 1hr Hindu hm H Viuu: Sprinpflnm, HI‘. I danv In :hf- nmm- ) u as Hlkt'n n. .3 ’10 M SprinJ-IYiA H \x‘uanvtt d 1 l'rnjumnlnn In llulld \nulht-r #lury lmlrr 0M0 unn- "mum. Sprint-Ulric}. “1.. Fvb. Xâ€"‘Vhln Ll'ut Gov. Northrott t‘ullrli lht‘ so-xtatr to ortltlr ll 5:3" o'olnck yéslrrduy Mtvrnmm thn-rr WAS not a quorum prnu-m, and no lmstnes: Was uttvmptrd. S‘rrluutEo-M, 1”,, PM» Qt-Jrhw M'nalt' yanâ€" t‘ rdu)‘ by a vow of 31 ml nul-stttutu! the so‘natr- rt-vunuo- bill for that at tho Imus! 'l‘hoa lnll wus unh'unt‘ml to tltltnl rvuxllng and made a >pw>ml (mm-r (pr m-da} The Hnuu-. Springfield, Ill. PM 3.â€"»Thh house yap turtlay pflfl‘u‘d tho rew-nur hill by a vote of 7S to 4 and the primary ntwttrn bill by a Vote of lli‘ (013; 5130 the I'rnrla resolution “'Mt‘h Rives Gav: Tanner nuthority to 19!” down the unfinishpd lm-ano asylum at Paula and rebuild 1! some 5-00 {PM haqk from the prk’Sk’nl lnontlon. The revenue committee ordprvad reported ravnralvly a hill taxing (-loclrlo light tum'panlpn tun 19" cent. on their gross receipts («weeding 8.1!,â€" (JIKL Mr. Nurthnhgle lntruduwd a 11111 to tax land leases. Springfifid, Ill, Feb, 5,~â€"Bcnnu.r (‘mw- ford. in nu) senate )‘eslnrduv. mun-ed a re- consideration of the \Me by whuh the houue amendments to U):- Mnazu primary elocuon NH “'rre nonâ€"ronvnrrml in. urd ‘ho motion was carried. then hv had thl‘ MU made a specinJ order for ntXl Thurs- du". Adjaumedwo Monday" Proceeding: of (In- Special Sen-lion {rum Du) In Du). Sprinxfirld. “1.. F93x3.»1‘h~ rte-nau- trans- lcnni no hunm-sn yvnrrday. Springfield. 1H. th, (7 'rm svnnlp you- terdny refused l0 rom‘nr In tho hnunn amendmrms m the primary t-h M1011 MIL The house rew-nue hm wan read a first time. ‘ I:kl‘\'§ (lkltfl‘r cv’mlrnvt (St at Thu ('mJ Spmngm ('anl at n (‘nmmnn Law Nnrrlnge Film! at Le-nvcnuorth, h‘nn. :2. LUi;:.~, l"\U 7,7 A >p<('i)lz {U the < UJN \\k"\ HM); Hf ”u ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE lh‘“! “n. J. J. Dinghy Draa. 1:0. Fch. K - < Mrs POSTAL EMPLOYES Hn- Imusn- )‘w‘mrnLu nf mvmh. rs “:1. pr ' rd but a Iv“ um . Quivk. .1 )uung uuu h- «H juerm-I 1N and Hu- )ur: lulurr )mn'hlwl fur ”H‘ r0 A BIG JOB lm'e Hr‘ “A U! SII‘IH'IHH ”1% I‘m]. JUN ‘H' ‘1-h 5 ~ No hum‘nn ss 'A'nl 'zllwrdny. Adjournmrnt whiny ufh-rnonn. ‘t-l. .\ .\'«> )»n~jm-~- “*7” H‘k 1‘ll'r )H‘Upofinw 1n strumnrv “hhuut IH‘VHIIHIH Hf ‘ht‘ 'Ul H” the hulirlil‘g w i! “EH1 N‘I‘f‘VV“, h} r: qu‘e' n fort-u wt! H-z‘. \\~ :nml H.- .'Hl‘[.'\‘ur:?l. KilL.. u raw. .7: d Stelfa (3.111141 {or reward ,mrm I. Imr um:- but , 1.11.4111 Es ‘l‘hs ter‘xln)‘ JIl‘ 'Y‘lr‘l. Mr >Y)1}|Z~1t- ‘d N1 :Hux inns hun- Hw yrt‘nx {Hulk 1 I-up 17h. nlmm 1 (Mn .I The PM“! Took l’l-ro 100 Mllel Fro- lln“ Inn and (out “H.000. Jack (lvllms, \\ ho stnflcd for Dawson Cit) “ilh n band of sm-ep lam summer. I has hum heard {run}. He mid pan of his “wk fnr $30M!“ The mlur and hlg'wxl half of ”t? 11mk {1d HI! bird. of the unuc zoxm. 'lh.a A: Mm it bup- ‘ p-mml: Ilia stay had been so proiungvd that the young men had become “wry of holding a “alt? uu-r the 511011). and, imagining Manson to be only a {cw milcx mun}. hm] starttd {or that mty to enjoy some ‘0! the pleasnrvs a mat- rppulitnn city vat: afford. It pron-d to bo about 100 mfies'tn Dan-sun. bu their nbsmzcc‘ “as more rxtvmtwl than they had inrnded. nnd whrn (.‘oliins reached the p‘tuce who-re be had left the var- ousws of 400 ehcep he (oumi only 400 ,bteaching skeletons. The eagles. ravens. ('ruws. kites. hawks and other birds of prey which inhabit that rrzion had been feasting on muttnn. “Where the mn‘vuss is, there M11 thP eag‘ms hr pattu'red.” il a proverb which ttpplics In other blrdu 0! pro}, (‘ottins had 1vft so many car- casses ttmt invitations hm! been mm out and a mnem] round‘up of an the vultums and things in that region. from thrtng sea to the Mavkemic rivcr. had takcn plau. Whether the chim (‘01- linn secured will make good the 10.. of the mutton or not remains to be soon, but when he drives in his next band of sheep the bird: of prey will not pvt. so large I percentage 0‘ them.» Pun had Oreyoniun‘ ltc drmo the she‘ep in over the Datâ€" ton truil. Some tune before Dawzan was reached void weather came on, and Cultins th-(nded to kill his sheep. He killed um] suld1.00.uud 1‘80!)th nearly 57:41.000 {or them. 111611 he concluded to hold the re- tnutmh-r for u better market. “1‘ tulipd tire rrmuinlng 400 in a sort of sm'ludcd place ml! the line uf travel and suspe-nd- ed the (-arcussrs on pales far enough ubnu- the grownd tn be out uf the rt-arh of hours. wolves or uther wild animals. He left two young men to nah-h tho mutton. and procveth-tt to Itmk for O mining section. Ilu\'.ng found (me-.110 located a claim and pmoevdt-d to t‘vst it. After he had dug out a tow ttmu- iand dollars' \\'ur'h of guid hl' thought he would. as [he Frem'h ha). “return to hls muttona." Tho Royal Baking Powder “ill no‘ cake nor lose it: sircmflh either on bourd ship or in damp climates. and i. the must nightly concentrated and ef- ficient of iearening agents. Hence H is indispensable to every Alaskan outfit. It can be had of any of the trudingcom- pzmies in Ainskn, but should (he miner prm-uro his supplies before leaving. 1:. shuuld resist awry anompt o! the out- fltler to pnim off upon him any of the olhrr brands of baking powder, forxhty will spuii mad prove the cause of grea‘ disappointment and trouble. h is for the sumo rmmons mm the U. S. (imernmom in its relic-f expedhionn, um] l'vur)‘. the famous Arctic ‘ruvcler. huw ('nrritd the Royal Baking Powder evflusively. Thvro is. no bettrr gulde to follow ln thrsc matters thnntheadviceoflhou who have gone through similar experi- em-n. Mr. MoQum-tten, (\‘holscnlled'1b0 father of Alaska." after an cxperlcnéo of yvurs upon the trail. in the camp. and ln llw llN‘ of every kind of supplysuylz ”We find in Alaska that the importanco of u proper kind of halting powder can- not ho nwrrétinmtml. A minor with I run of hml baking pnudm- is nlmos‘ helplvss in Alaska. “‘0 have tried all BUNK, and have ht‘pn nhligod to settle tltmu to ”50 nuthlng hut llnyul. I. '15 xstrvngvr‘ and curries further. but. uhm‘v ml Thlllgs. it is the rmly powder that w1ll endure 1h.- u-vere clxmatlo changes of the Art-tic region." These facts are very important for e\ ery one proposing to go to Aimsknand the Yukon country to know. {or should he be permmded by some outfitter to take one of the cheap brands of baking powder, it will cost just as much to tuuuqmrt it. and then when he opens it. tor use. after all his labor in pncuing it m'er the long and difficult route. he will find a solid caked mass or a lot of spoiled powder, with no strength and useless. Such a mistake might lead to the molt iterioux results Alaska is no place in which to experiment in food. or try to economize with your stomach. For use in such a cllmnte. and under the trying and fatiguing conditions of life and labor in that countrv. e\ er) thing mutt be the best and most useful. and above all it is imperative that all food supplie- Ilhull have perfect keeping qualities. I. in absurd to convey over such difficult and expensive routes an article that will deteriorate in transit. or that will be found when required for use to haw. lost n great part of its value. Ionic VqunlrcmcI-ta Tilt “'III I. 'Fnund lounge-sable. The univt-rsui article of diet in that count ry, drpvnded upon and indispens- ie. is hrrmi ur biscuit. And tomnketh. bread and biscuit, either in thuumpor upon the trail, yeast cannot be usedâ€"it must be baking powder; and the pow- dc-r manufactured try the prOCt‘h'St's of the Royal Baking Powder (,‘nmpany. miners and proxpectoru have learned, in the only one which wiil atnnd in that peculiar climate of cold and dampnes- nmi raise the bread and biscuit satisfac- lorii)’. ARE YOU TO LIVE IN ALASKA? BIRDS EAT 400 SHEEP.