Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1916 — Page 7

GOLD

By STEWART EDWARD WHITE

SYNOPSIS Talbot Ward’s challenge to Frank Munroe to a personal encounter to determine whether Munroe is fit to make a trip to California In search of gold is accepted. Munroe gets a hammerlock on Ward and wins the bout. They choose the Panama route. Ward, it develops, Is an old campaigner. On board ship they meet Johnny Fairfax and Tank Rogers. The four become partners. Arriving at Chagres, Talbot Ward’s knowledge of Spanish and his firm treatment of the native boatmen help wonderfully. The party enters a tropical forest. They reach Gatun, and. after passing through several villages where Ward always diplomatically handles the natives, they arrive in Panama. CHAPTER VII. The Golden City. WE stood in between the hills that guarded the bay of San Francisco about 10 o’clock of an early spring day. A fresh cold wind pursued us, and the sky above us was bluer than I had ever seen it before, even on the isthmus. To our right some great rocks were covered with seals and sea lions, and back of them were hills of yellow sand. A beautiful great mountain rose green to our left, and the water beneath us swirled and eddied in numerous whirlpools made by the tide. Everybody was on deck and close to the rail. We strained our eyes ahead and saw two Islands and beyond a shore of green hills. None of us knew where San Francisco was located, nor could we find out. The ship’s company were much too busy to pay attention to our questions. The great opening out of the bay beyond the long narrows was therefore a surprise to us. It seemed as vast as an inland sea. We hauled to the wind, turning sharp to the south, glided past the bold point of rocks. Then we saw the city Concealed in a bend of the cove. It was mainly of canvas, hundreds, perhaps thousands of tents and canvas houses scattered about the sides of hills. The flat was covered with them, too, and they extended for some distance along the shore of the cove. A great dust borne by the wind that had brought us in jswept across the city like a cloud of smoke. Hundreds and hundreds of vessels lay at anchor in the harbor, a vast fleet We were immediately surrounded by small boats and our decks filled with men. We had our first sight of the genuine miners. They proved to be aS various as the points of the compass. Big men, little men, clean men, dirty men, shaggy pen. shaven men, but all instinct with an eager life and energy I have never seen equaled. They addressed us eagerly, asking a thousand questions concerning the news of the outside world. We could hardly answer them in our desire to question in return. Were the gold stories really true? Were the diggings very far away? Were the diggings holding out? What were the chances for newcomers? And so on without end, and the burden always of gold, gold, gold! We were answered with the enthusiasm of an old timer welcoming a newcomer to any country. Gold, plenty of it. They told us in breathless snatches the most marvelous tales. One sailor had dug $17,000 in a week Another man, a farmer from New

“Plenty more where they camo from!" cried the man.

England, was taking out $5,000 to $6,000 daily. They mentioned names and places. The/ pointed to the harbor full of shipping. “Four hundred ships,” said they, “and hardly a dozen men aboard the lot! All gone to the mines!” And one man, snatching a long narrow buckskin bag from his

' r'- I pocket, shook out of its mouth to the palm of ..his hqnd n tiny puyadp of glittering yellow particles—the dust J We shoved and pushed, crowding around him to see this marvelous sight. He laughed in a sort of excited triumph and tossed the stuff into the air The breeze caught it and scattered it wide. A number of the little glittering particles clung to my rough coat, where they flashed like spangles. “Plenty more where that came from!” cried the man and turned away with a reckless laugh.

Filled with the wine of this new excitement, we finally succeeded in getting ashore in one of the ship’s boats. We landed on a flat beach of deep black sand. It was strewn from one end to the other by the most extraordinary wreckage. There were levers, cogwheels, cranks, fans, twisted bar and angle iron in all stages of rust and disintegration. Some of these machines were half buried in the sand. Others were tidily laid up on stones as though just landed. They were of copper, iron, zinc, brass, tin, wood. We recognized the genus at a glance. They were, one and all, patent labor gold washing machines, of which we had seen so many samples aboard ship. At this sight vanished the last remains of the envy I had ev # er felt for the owners of similar contraptions. We looked about for some sort of conveyance into which to dump our belongings. Apparently none existed. Therefore we piled most of our effects neatly above high tide, shouldered our bundles and started off up the single street.

The street was, I think, the worst I have ever seen anywhere. It was a morass of mud—sticky, greasy mud—of some consistency, but full of water holes and rivulets. It looked ten feet deep, and I should certainly have ventured out on it with misgivings. And yet, incongruously enough, the surface ridges of it had dried and were lifting into the air in the form of dust. This was of course my first experience with that common California phenomenon, and I was greatly astonished. An attempt had been made to supply footing for pedestrians. Bags of sand had been thrown down, some rocks, a very few boxes and boards. Then our feet struck something soft and yielding, and we found we were walking over hundred pound sacks of flour marked as from Chile. There must have been many hundred of them. A man going in the opposite direction sidled past us. “Cheaper than lumber,” said he briefly, seeing our astonishment. “I’d hate to ask the price of lumber,” remarked one of our ship’s companions, with whom and a number of others we were penetrating the town. We walked on flour for a hundred feet or so and then came to cook stoves. 1 mean it A battalion of heavy iron cook stoves had been laid side by side to form a causeway. Their weight combined with the traffic over them had gradually pressed them down into the mud until their tops were Pearly level with the surface. Naturally the first merry and drunken joker had shied the lids into space. The pedestrians had now either to step in and out of fire boxes or try his skill on narrow ledges. Next we came to a double row of boxes of tobacco, then to some baled goods and so off on to solid ground. When we had gained the dry ground near the head of the street we threw down our burdens for a rest. “I’ll give you $lO for those pineapples.” offered a passerby, stopping short. Our companion quickly closed the bargain. “What do you think of that” he demanded of us wide eyed and in the hearing of the purchaser. The latter grinned a little and hailed a man across the street. “Charley.” he yelled, “come over here!” The individual addressed offered some demur, but finally picked his way across to us.

“How do you like these?” demanded the pineapple purchaser, showing his fruit. “Jerusalem!” cried Charley admiringly. “Where did you get them? Want to sell ’em?” “I want some myself, but I’ll sell you three of them.” “How much?! „ “Fifteen dollars.” “Give ’em to me.” The first purchaser grinned openly at our companion.

The latter followed into the nearest store to get his share of the dust weighed out. His face wore a very thoughtful expression. We came shortly to the Plaza, since called Portsmouth square. At that time it was a wind swept, grass grown, scrubby enough plot of ground. On all sides were permanent buildings. The most important of these were a low picturesque house of the sun dried bricks known as adobes, in which, as it proved, the customs were levied; a frame tvyo story structure known as the Parker House and a similar building Libeled “City Hotel.” Tbe spaces between these larger edifices were occupied by a dozen or so of smaller shacks. Next door to the Parker House stood a huge flapping tent. The words El Dorado were painted on its side. The square itself was crowded with people moving to and fro. The solid majority of the crowd consisted of red or blue shirted miners, but a great many nations and frames of minds seemed to be represented. We saw the wildest Incongruities of demeanor and costume beside which the silk hat, red shirted combination was nothing. They struck us open mouthed and gasping, but seemed to attract not the slightest attention from anybody else. We encountered a number of men dressed alike in suits of the finest broadcloth, the coats of which were lined with red silk and the

vests of emoroiaerea Time. Tnese men walked with a sort of arrogant Importance Welaterfoundtbatthey were members of that dreaded organization known as the Hounds, whose ostensible purpose was to perform volunteer police duty, but whose real effort was toward the increase of their own power. These people all surged back and forth good naturedly and shouted at each other and disappeared with great importance up the side streets or darted out with equal business from all points of the compass. We tacked across to the doors of the Parker House. There after some search was made we found the proprietor. He. too, seemed very busy, but be spared time to trudge ahead of us up two rickety flights of raw wooden stairs to a loft, where he indicated four canvas bunks on which lay as many coarse blue blankets. Perhaps a hundred similar bunks occupied every available inch in the little loft.

“How long you going to stay?” he asked us. “Don’t know; a few days.” “Well, $6 “For how long?” “For tonight.” “Hold on!” expostulated Talbot. “Wt can’t stand that, especially for these accommodations. At that price we ought to have something better. Haven’t you anything in the second story?” The proprietor’s busy air fell from him, and he sat down on the edge of one of the canvas bunks. “I thought you boys were from the mines,” asaid he. “Your friend hpre fooled me.” He pointed his thumb at Yank. “He looks like an old timer. But now I look at you I see you’re greenhorns. Just get here today? Have a smoke?” He produced a handful of cigars, of which he lit one. “We just arrived,” said Talbot, somewhat amused at this change. “How about that second story?” “I want to tell you boys a few things,” said the proprietor. “I get $60,000/8, year rent for that second story jusu as she stands. That tent next door belongs to my brother-in-law. It is Just 15 by 25 feet, and he rents it for $40,000.” “Gamblers?” inquired Talbot. “You’ve guessed it. So you see I ain’t got any beds to speak of down there. In fact, here’s the whole layout.” “But we can’t stand $6 a night for these things,” expostulated Johnny. “Let's try over at the other place.” “Try ahead, boys,” said the* proprietor quite good naturedly. “You’ll find her the same over there and everywhere else?’ He arose. “Best leave your plunder here until you find out. Come down and have a drink?”

(To be continued.)

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DISCUSS PAPER SUPPLY

Chicago Publishers Report They Have Been Practicing Economy. Chicago, Aug. 24.—The publishers of Chicago newspapers met a few days ago to discuss the white paper situation. Reports from individual publishers showed that in Chicago economy in the size of paper and distribution have been practiced for the last few months, but various other methods of savings were reported which will release several hundred tons of paper weekly, to relieve the general situation.

Brook Reporter Gives Some Straight Shots.

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ANIMALS IN MEN’S JOBS

_____. st’ 23 ’? 9 . 1 _ _ War’s Call for Britons Results in Odd Makeshifts. Many strange and unexpected cases are on record in which animals and birds have proved themselves useful to mankind, very often serving their masters more reliably than many human beings would do under similar conditions.

At times of stress like the present, such dumb servants have proved themselves particularly useful, a good instance in point being provided by the case of a gentleman in the west of England and who recently lost his gardner through the man enlisting. His master was confronted by the problem of his lawn, about which he had always been very particular, for the grass quickly threatened to make his once trim grounds look very much like a wilderness.

Then he hit upon a brilliant idea. Wiring off the ground he turned in a dozen guinea pigs, who promptly proceeded to nibble away at the grass as evenly and neatly as any mowing machine could have donJb, much to their master's delight. Similarly an East End tradesman lately found himself short-handed owing to the war,* and, after some thought, this man hit upo na solution to the problem.

He happened to possess' a pet parrot, and this bird he placed in the outer part of his shop and trained it to call “shop!” whenever any one entered by way of the street door. The parrot very quickly learned its lesson, with the result that its master was no longer obliged to spend all his time on the lookout for customers, but could attehd to other matters, knowing he could count upon his new assistant to warn him of anybody’s approach. The intelligence of dogs is known to every one but a dog as a golf caddie is somewhat of a novelty, you will admit. Nevertheless, the animal is no imaginary character, but a real caddie, who w’orks on the links of a certain widely known course. Besides carrying clubs, this dog proves himself very useful in the matter of discovering lost golf balls, nosing about until he is successful. But the war has made one strange spectacle possible in England. In Sheffield an elephant may be seen drawing heavy loads along the streets. It is claimed for this particular animal that he can empty a nine-ton wagon of coal in two journeys. Camels have also been employed by the same firm, but as draft animals cannot be compared with the elephants.—Answers.

A Strenuous “Cure”

A certain large farmer was once very badly injured through a kick from a horse, and for years afterward could not bear to go near the heels of one. He was found one diy ’ y one of the farmhands stand:g ’n the stable right behind the hindquarters of the biggest and most vicious animal on the farm, white with anxiety, and his face wet with perspiration. “Get out of this, lad!’’ said the farmer, on seeing the carter. “I’m stopping here quietly for a bit!” Tn about an hour out he came, cured forever of his nervousness! A young and clever barrister, now serving in France, is said to have been so nervous when first called upon to address a jury in court that he determined to adopt strenu ous methods in order to cure himself of this failing. Dressing himself in his shabbiest clothes, and taking only a small gladstone-bag with him, making "tub-thumping” speeches in parks and market places in country districts, and making It a rule not even to decide on a subject for his speech until he had collected an audience.

Many readers of Answers will have experienced the terrors of “stage fright” on the first occasion on which they have essayed to sing, recite, or act In public. In many cases a state of great excitement goes to such an extreme as to render the subject absolutely Indifferent to the audience, and some excellent acting has been the result.- -Answers, London.

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HER DEATH NEAR

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NIGHT SPECTACLE AT INDIANA FAIR

Gorgeous Pageant to Celebrate Hoosier Centennial. /The most gorgeous night spectacle of the Indiana centennial year will be the historical pageant that will be given at the state fair the week of Sept. 4. It will, in fact, be the most extensive outdoor display that has been undertaken in the history of the state and on stupendous scale it will accurately review the important episodes before and since the formation of the Indiana commonwealth. It will, too, be the outstanding nignt display of the Indiana centenary, in which hundreds of costumed characters will take part, including a band of 100 genuine Indians, pioneer settlements will be set up, towns will grow, and tragedies of the wars in which Indiana had conspicuous part will be enacted.

A stage 500 feet long, appropriately set with Indiana scenic effects, will be used for the vivid history pictures, and this brilliant portrayal of Hoosier history will end with the most dazzling display of flreworks that has ever been given in Indiana.

The apectacle will be staged by J. Saunders Gordon, of St. Louis, who began preparations for it last April, when he started probing Hoosier history for the most Important episodes, and, in addition to the massed groups of French explorers, pioneer settlers, Indians, soldiers, characters impersonating the men who won the Hoosier wilderness from the Indians and from the French and developed it into the prosperous land that it is today, will take part.

LeSalle, the first of the French explorers; Col. Hamilton, British commander at Fort Vincennes; Gen. George Rogers Clark, the hero of pioneer Indiana, Gov. William Henry Harrison; Tecumseh, the Indian prophat Allen Wiley, the first circuit rider; President Abraham Lincoln, stopping in Indianapolis on his way to Washington; Morton, the war governor; Gen. Lew Wallace; Col. Shuler, the pursuer of the Morgan raiders, all have prominence in the action of this stirring centennial review. The spectacle will review Indiana history by periods. The first will show the Indians in their dally life before the white man came; the coming of LaSalle and his French followers into the unbroken forest and the starting of the first log settlement; the coming of the emigrant’s and the building of the stockade of Fort Kaskaskia. The second period reviews the war of British and Indians against the settlers, the conference of Tecumseh with Gen. Harrison and the great battle with the Indians at Tippecanoe. The third period illustrates the formation of the new state at Corydon and the meeting of the first Hoosier legislature. The fourth period tells the stirring story of the first religious work in Indiana, the building of the first church at Corydon. The fifth period reviews the part Indiana had in the Civil war, how the Hookiers the word of secession and how they rallied and marched to the. front under the Union colors. One of the most thrilling scenes or the pageant will show Morgan’s raid in southern Indiana and his retreat before the forces of Col. Schuler.

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JOURNEYING TOWARD THE HOLY CITY

Acts 10:16-27.—August 27. St. Paul’s Address to the Elders of the Church at Ephesus—A Brief Review of His Own Experiences—The Kingdom the Theme of His Preaching. Double Responsibility Upon Elders. Warning Against False Teachers. “1 commend you to God and to the Word as His grace.’’—Verse 32.

HFTER St Paul had fled from Ephesus, he made a tour of the European Churches which he had founded. Passing through Macedonia to Corinth, he came by vessel again to Miletus, about fifty miles south of Ephesus. He was accompanied by representatives of several Churches of Greece and Asia Minor, and was eu route for Jerusalem, for whose poor he had suggested that collections be made in the four provinces where he had preached. The vessel on which the party were traveling was detained indefinitely at Miletus. So word was sent to the Elders at Ephesus, and they came to Miletus. Today's Study calls attention especially to the Apostle’s address to these Elders. We are not to think of it as a boastful statement, but rather as a plain rehearsal of matters which his hearers would fully concede. It was given, not for his own sake, but with a view’ to making the lesson of the hour the more Impressive. He reminded them that for three years they had

known him intimately—his manner of life, his devotion to the Lord, to the senice of the Truth and of the brethren. He also reminded them of his humility of mind—that his conduct had not been haughty and overbearing, that, he had not sought to lord it over the Church,

but that he had endured amongst them many trials and difficulties with the Jews, with “false brethren." The Elders yknew of his work, his endurance and his holding back from them nothing that would be helpful to them. He had taught them both publicly and privately. To both Jews and Greeks he had testified that there is but one Gospel of Christ, to be accepted through faith and turning away from sin. By calling attention to these elements of his own character, he was laying the foundation for ids subsequent exhortation tsat they should copy his zeal, his fidelity. He had been a faithful overseer, or bishop, watching over their interests; a faithful pastor, guiding their welfare and seeing to their nourishment in spiritual things. Although possessed of his physical liberty, Kt. Paul felt a mental restraint which he could not shake off. He must go to Jerusalem; for this was the Lord’s providence for him. But he had received assurances from others that bonds and imprisonment awaited him there. None of these things moved him. however, although he knew that the Ephesian Church would see his face no more.

Responsibility Upon All Elders.

Incidentally we note the Apostle’s Message, which he particularly emphasized as the Gospel of Christ—“preaching the Kingdom of God." It is right that we should recognize that this is the same Gospel which we are preaching today. Otherwise we are not preaching aright. God's grace was manifested in the gift of Ills Son. who tasted death for every man. (Hebrews 2:0.) Ultimately that death will bring blessings to all mankind by the establishment of a world wide Kingdom for the suppression of Sin and Death, for the uplifting of all. This is the Kingdom we pray for, “Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth.”

“I have not shunned to declare unto you the whole counsel of God.” What St. Paul preached to the Church at Ephesus is surely the same Message which, by Divine arrangement, has come down to us in his Epistles. We note that his Message contains not one word respecting eternal torment, which

“None of These Things Move Me.”

as teachers in the Church, they had a double responsibility—in respect to both themselves and the Church. He reminded them that the Lord had purchased this Flock with the precious blood of the Lamb of God, and that this value in God’s sight should make them willing to lay down their lives for the brethren in any service which they could render. He prophetically declared that of their own selves—of the Flock, and especially amongst the Elders—men would arise who would be desirous of being leaders, and who would not hesitate to produce a schism, a division, to help along their ambition. For a time * they would deceive the sheep by an outward profession, covering their wolfish nature. St. Paul also reminded the Elders that his own course had been one of great care over them and over all the Churches. In Verse 85 he reveals the secret of his success as the Lord’s servant. He constantly put into practice the Master’s admonitions.

St. Paul and the Disciples.

Is no part of the Divine Plan. Surely from these Epistles we now perceive that lie was very patient in reproving. instructing and encouraging the Lord's dear people. The Apostle's thought in calling the Elders was to impress u[>on them the thought that.