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The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-31
1t Lit,

1t Lit.
"Gimme match, will you. old
MANI
Toppington had entered Throttle's
office just before the noon hour. "Of
course " said Throttle, offering his call
er the desired article, and as Topping
ton lighted his half burned cigar Throt-
tie exclaimed, "Oh, by Jove, old man |
Did show you a novelty that picked
up when l was down in New York last
week."
"No; what was it2''
"A peculiar kind of match" was
Throttle's reply as he rose and dove into
the pocket of his overcoat that hung on
a peg the other side of his desk.
Returning, he held out to Toppington
q handful of matches that looked like
the ordinary article.
"What' different about them ?" ask
ed Toppington.
"Why. you throw them in the air
and they light See2'
Accompanying his word with the ap-
propriate action, Throttle tossed one Of
the vestas from his hand 1t fell as any
ordinary match would have done.
"There," exclaimed Toppington. 'it
didn't do anything of the kind. II
didn't light.
"You' re mistaken, was Throttle's
reply, "It did. don't you see, 1t Ut
there on the floor. i"
Toppington paid for the luncheons. -
Detroit Free Press.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-31
INGENIOUS; LOVER.
tls WAS NOT ONLY fARowoRklNa,
a. BUT CLEVER. =


And by Introducing an Unexpected
ter of Fact LovemalJng He Speed
= lily Won the Lady Fair.
Squire Slocum had an awful time
gettin that daughter Polly Ann of his
married to the right man, said Mrs.
Lucas as she once more. sat down after
her third start to CO. though do say
now and always will say that if he'd
kept ous of it in the first place he'd "a
had no trouble at all. It's just like a
man TO always be meddlin into things.
You see, Ben Siler and Henry Dun
ker were beth sparkin Polly Ann at
once. but they was by no means the
same sort Of fellers Not by long
chalk Ben was mighty good carpen-
ter. steady and hardworkin. smart as
steel trap. and had host of friends.
while Henry bunker was about as
worthless as they make 'em. It's my
idea. Mrs. Newccme that Polly Ann
liked Ben the best in the first place. and
only kept Henry bunker hangin on to
tease him. but at any rate Squire Slo-
cum got mad one day and forbid Henry
bunker the house, and told Polly Ann
she had to marry Ben. Naturally Polly
Ann wouldn't have nothin to say to
Ben after that, and got to meetin Hen
ry out places wherever She got achance.
Ben was mighty long headed, and one
day he goes to the squire and has long
talk with him, and the mkt day at din
ner the squire says kind of offhana
like:
81 IN glad you shook that Ben Siler,
Polly. They say he's turnin out bit
wild.
Polly just looked up surprised and
then got thoughtful right away. When
the squire went down town. he met
Henry Banker and shook hands with
him
1--WE haven't seen you up to the
house for quite SPELL Henry. he says
Come up tonight" And then he walk
ed away, levin Henry bunker thun
derstruck, hut happy. .
He went Up to the house that night,
and told Polly Ann the good news Of
the squire's change of base She acted
tickled for awhile, but she got sober
before the .evenin was over, and shook
him inside f week Then she took up
with Ben. and it wasn't but couple
more weeks till they made it up to
elope Polly Ann couldn't keep it to
Aerself. and when the night came there
was as good as 30 hid around in the.
neighhorhood to see it come off.
''Tnere came pretty near bein
hitch even then. for the squire. bein
absentminded a little. had locked up
the ladder in the wood shed. after PROM
isin Ben to lsave it out, and there wasn't
another one in the neighborhood any
where. Be1 wanted her to come down
through the front door, but she wouldn't
do it; so Ben had to sneak around the
back way to the old folks bedroom win
dow and borrow the old mans wood
shed key to get the ladder, and then
the ladder troke down with 'em. But
the squire never pretended to hear -
Cincinnati enquirer.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-31
JAMES COULDN'T IMAGINE.
A story That a New York Clubwoman
Tells About Herself.


Here is good story which clubwo
man tells about herself
''At one time,' she says, 1--WE had 3
colored butler who staid' with us TO,
years, and who admired my husband
immensely. He thought that DIR. H.
was marvel of manly beauty. as well
as the embodiment of all the virtues
domestic, professional and otherwise
OF course I quite agreed with the but
Ter on this point, but the fact.is / some
times pined to have him pass his en-
thusiastic compliments around to the
family and not bestow them all on the
doctor. So one morning, when DR.. b.
had just left the breakfast table and
was even then to be seen, an imposing
picture. as he stood on the front steps
drawing on his gloves, remarked to
James:
"'Dr. H. is a handsome man, isn't
her
eyes, ma'am. Deed an he is,
ma'amr with gratifying enthusiasm.
"Then, hoping to get a rise from
James, added with an absenttnfnded
air, as if I scarcely knew what said,
but was just uttering my Anpost
thoughts:
"'How in the world do you suppose
that such handsome man as DIR. H.
ever happened to marry such homely
woman as I ann
"Well, James just stopped short and
rolled his eyes and shook his head as il
he gave it up. Then he calculated:
Heaven knows. ma am e New
York Sun.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-31

A phenomenon, the cause of which
has not yet been satisfactorily explain.
ed, was described at meeting of the
British association. Disks of loaf sugar
were mounted ON lathe and rapidly
rotated while a hammer played lightly
against them. An almost continuous
radiation of light was thus produced
from the sugar, 1t was shown that the
light did not arise from heating of the
sugar, and it is believed to be caused
by some change taking place in the
sugar crystals. The act of crystalliza-
ton is known to be sometimes accom-
panied by flashes of light. The practi-
cal bearing of these experiments is on
the question of the possibility of obtain
ing artificial light by methods as yet
untried. Youth Companion.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-31
A Poser.

Mrs. Jibbins latter gazing on globe
in shop window)-Well, nothing
won't persuade me but what the
world fiat.
Mrs. Trimmins-Wel Marian, if the
worlds fat, 'ow can yer account foi
'Averstock hill 2-Lond6n Punch.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-31

Watkyns-What did you say to your
wife, anyhow, when you proposed3
Bjones-W WELLER weil-the fact
is, Mrs. Bjones was widow when I
married her -Somervills Journal.
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without doubt the father of the auto
mobile On January "a. 1860. NJ Lenoir.
chemist. was granted a patent for
motor driven by an explosive mixture
of air and gas. He even used electric ig
milton. obtained from battery and
kukmkorf coil and actuating sparkling
plug very similar to the style in vogue
today. In 1862 he produced a car driven
by one OF his motors and this accom-
plished some short trips in the streets
of Paris. after which. for some reason,
II made no further progress He seemed
TO have no luck, his invention was pre-
mature and beyond the qualification of
his hobby he had appreciation. Fiji
teen years went by before another man
attempted a motor car again, and II was
not till 1857 that Daimler produced his
first car, which. to do him justice. was
the earliest of the really practicable We
hicles Poor Leuoir lived to see the
motor industry attain enormous dimen-
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ment this year. with the one exception
OF Neg Perez district, there was none
of the handsomely arranged districts ana
county exhibits into which, as heretofore,
hundreds of dollars have been expended
TO give artistic and elaborate designs.
This fact, however. in no wise lessons
the real value of an exhibit. On the
other hand. the number and size and ex-
celent quality of the exhibits from in
dividual farms IS far superior TO anything
ever before gathered and fully makes UP
for the lack Of attention heretofore given
to the district displays Therefore. as
whole, the fruit and agricultural depart
ment was superior to that of last year,
especially as 1t attracted more attention
to the products than TO display
The Neg Perces display occupied fully
1o0-foot front in the fruit tent and was
the chief attraction In this department
1t was most handsome and artistic
design and showed TO the best advantage
the wonderful resources OF that district
Having no competitor It was an easy
winner Of the first prize, silver cup
trophy. The Northern Pacific is arrang-
ing 10 secure the exhibit entire to take
East for advertising purposes,
Another department that proved popu-
lar with the thousands OF visitors was
In the latter was fine display of thor
oughbred Belgian hares and dozen ken
nels of dogs OF fine breeds.
Inventor of Automobile Died Poor.
There has just died in France NJ. Lee
noir, who, though seldom accredited. is
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$pokane'$ annual Exposition.
Industrial and Fruit Fair Proves Great Success
Index Ores Attract Much Attention
nH,~AnAaAnNnNnNaAaNnNA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

itself into the public favor and won the
unstinted applause Of the thousands who
listened to delightful music rendered by
the band Its popularity Is further at
tested by the fact that the public demand
ed and received the consent of the band
to remain over four days longer than was
originally intended. so that while the ex-
position proper officially ended on the
night OF October IS the post-fair season
Will continue until next Saturday night
One Of the results of this years success
is the positive assurance that by next year
the exposition will have a permanent
home in a building erected for that pur-
pose In some centrally located point down
town.
The exposition this year. as compared
with those Of the past four years. was
perhaps not up to the standard In the
matter Of elaborate and expensive dis
trict or county exhibits, but In other re-
spects II is equal and in some superior to
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district 81 being The Datte ~ Washing
ton" Tho district easily carried on the
Hfst rFtxe tor tae best display oi copper
ore.
Rossiand. which Won the frst pvixe for
geld eres. aud the siocan district, which
Was awarded arst prize Tor silver-lead
ores both had large and artistic displays.
kakcr City. Or, okAunxsn. Republic,
Keller and other districts also came In
Ter awards and favorable mention. An
shle CORPS o. mininE experts vas pres
emf al all times 70 give out information
Of The various camps I, Is probable
the entire mineral exhihit viii b. kept Ia
tact and placed en exhibition al the ma
ticnsl mining congress, 20 be ,held here
next year, and thea shipped sAhe Pan
American exposition, 10 be held al Bn1-
sals. y. y.
In the fruit Aaa agricultural dep IT.
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missions, which included. easily swells
the total attendance at the exposition to
10000. The highest total paid admissions
ut any previous year Of the fair was H.
as7. This was in 1898. This is about
so.oo0 below the high water mark, made
this year. On the second and third days
Of the fair rain fell In large quantities
which caused the attendance to fall OF
fully 5000 for the two days. Aside from
that the weather throughout was OF the
most perfect kind. The banner day OF the
fair was Press day. October 9. when the
total paid admissions ran up to 1i5ii and
this on day when the editors and their
wives and sweethcarts were given the en-
tire freedom OF the exposition without
money and without price. In fact no one
ever accused an editor OF possessing
either, but even had he come with all
kinds OF wealth. his money would have
been no good on f,t day. for Manager
Hawley's ins,ructitNis to the Spokane
Press club. which had charge OF the en-
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There Is auch 20 be learned after n.
waria captures China Many scientists
believe that he nucleus o. Srs4t events Is
ineeddcc amid the mysteries % that great
rsSlen OK co4utFy, which nay rot be 80
bensg h'ea as - seasraIly supposed. TIE
preservation of grapes. 30 make ssse az
one Illustration q Chinese industry. :
one ~ the many ta.nSs that Is cnly known
~ tfaat country Millions have been spent
81 civilized countries Ia fasie attempts
20 preserve this fruit. The Chfxess haze
known the secret Tor many Centuries, and
millions more have. bean vsinly used Az
tAs exert - ds2s frsr ihs< lcs 1sSps.
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previous expeditions.
The mining department this year--and
this Is one OF the best and most valuable
departments of the exposition--has been a
most beneficial object lesson OF the min
erai resources OF Idaho. Washington, Ore
gon and British Columbia. large tent
was devoted solely TO the display OF ores.
representing nearly every mining camp
embraced In the territory above men,
toned. together with illustrations of the
various processes OF mining and valuable
data relative to this industry. III any
thing. this department attracted more at
tention than any other. judging by the
large crowd of visitors that daily thronged
the mining tent, Index. that compare
lively young district on the west side of
the Cascades. which is rapidly coming to
the fore. held a prominent place In this
department. and its large display of ores
was most favorably commented upon. and
no one disputed the claim made for the
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tsrtsinmeatof the visiting Newspaper men.
mas "nent ,eg en- speaA = rent. bet
draw on me tor whAt yaa w&nt 4. Is
needless % say tina, tass Was done.
ono ~ sae reasons for ths large attend
anee this ySar was DUE 81 TIE comfort
provided in heating the large auditorium
tent by steam. which permitted the theu-
ssnds % people who nightly occupied the
reSsrves seats 20 sa3oy the easa conceEts
sad Naaasvslie performance without the
discamterts experienced iast year The
fast sise that comfortable seats eoald be
re4eFvea in advance Was a new feature
that proyed immensely popular. But the
star attraction, aside srem the exhibits.
wAich was Instrumental above all else IN
draeinx crowds daily and niE htiy. was tho
SsyA Marsns band CT Italy. From the
WA 6kas.ss.s l.s.ass eSss-aisatlsa played
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Special Correspondents Post-Inteliigencer.
~ POKANE, Oct. IS. - The sew
~ enth annual SPOKANE industrial
- u exposition and fair Just closed
has proven a success In a
measure beyond even the most san
guine expectations of its promoters,
both in the matter OF attendance and In
the quality and quantity Of this exhibits
OF the resources OF the Pacific North
west. To the united and loyal efforts
of the citizens OF Spokane and particu-
lariy to the executive ability and tireless
energy OF Manager w. r. Hawley, coupled
with the hearty support Of the people OF
the inland empire. and the weather bu-
reau. is the credit due for making the
fair Of 1900 record breaker.
From the opening day of the exposition
on October 2, to the closing on October
1s--a period Of fifteen days--thc total paid
admissions was over 1i20oo This does
not include the holders OF season tickets
nor the thousands of complimentary adj
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slors, 20 see honars ana wealth seapeA
on ether meu AMI died In knlmele circau-
stance without hon8r % reward.
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Inventor of Automobile Died Poor.
There has just died in France NJ. Lee
noir, who, though seldom accredited. is
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-03-31
April Delineator.

The Delineator has been publishing
articles from the pen Of DR.. Grace
Peckham hurry dealing with The
Sick Child. The April article refers
to The Fevers Of Childhood. All Or.
Murry's work is characterized by
careful throughness.
There are sixteen portraits of the
fair and patriotic daughters OF the
South in the April number Of The
Delineator.
A novel method of Illustrating and
at the same time a very useful, is
adopted in the April number of The
Delineatof, where in connection with
a cookery article pictures are shown
photographed directly from the dishes
they represent.
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CONSTABLE SALE.
STATE OF LOUIsIANA-Parish Of
yermilion-seeond JUSTICES Court
No. l25.
Desire Delcambre
Euclide Sonnier.

BY virtue OF writ Of feri lacias
10 me issued in the matters Of the
above entitled aud numbered quit
and to me directed, fully authorizing
aud empowerirg me in the premises !
will proceed TO sell at public auction
to the last and highest bidder, al the
town Of Henry IN this parish. on
Saturday, April Z, 1900,
between the hours prescribed by law,
the following described property, to
wit
One house-one wagon.
Said property having been offered for
sale for cash, and not having brought
the required two-thirds Of the appraise-
ment, said property is re-advertised to
be sold on 12monthscredit purchasers
to furnish their notes with two solvent
sureties in solido, bearing 8 per cent
per annum interest from the day of sale
until paid, and d sufficient amount to
be paid cash te cover all costs.
JUsTILIEN THTBoDEATX,
March. a, 1900. Constable.
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The Court Will Grant No Relief.

1t is 8 pleasure to know that Sena-
tor Gallery regards the recently pass
ed Porto Rico bill as unconstitutional
and that in his opinion the Supreme
Court will declare it void. In look
INC at the votes Of Messrs. Davey and
Never in favor of this illegal measure
we must bear in mind that the chair
mar Of the ways and means commit
fee introduced q bill last December
establishing free trade between the
Tinted States and Porto Rico in ac-
cordance with that provision of the
Constitution that declares that import
dnties must be uniform throughout
the United States. 1t will be remem-
bered that the people of Porto Rico
have petitioned for free trade with
the United States; it will be remem-
bered that General Davis, now acting
as Governor General of Porto Rico,
uroed the establishment of free trade
between Porto Rico and the United
States, and pointed out that the peo-
ple of Porto Rico are in worse eondl-
ton than they were under Spanish
rule: it will be remembered that the
Secretary of War as late as last De-
cember, declared in his report that
the highest considerations Of justice
and good faith require the establish
ment of free trade between Porto
Rico and the United States and 1t
will be remembered that the Presi-
dent in his last message to Congress
decided it to be our plain duty to es-
stablish such free trade between tbs
United States and Porto Rico.
Senator Caffery's position on this
question is correct, but he need no
look to the Supreme Court Tor cor
r~ection of an error of a Republican
Congress. The court will either sid'
with its party or viii dodge the ques
ton.
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STATE of Louisiana-17th judicial
District Court-Parish of Vermilion
394.
Succession of DR.. j. T. Hamblet.
Notice is hereby given to all whomit
may concern, including the heirs OF
said succession, to make opposition, it
they think fit, within ten days from the
day in which this notice is published,
showing the reason if any they have,
why the statement or tabl EAU OF debts
and charges filed by Eli Wise, admins
traitor should not be approved and
homologated-
Given under my hand and seal this
3lst day of Mareh,N900.
ALCIDE LEBLANC,
Clerk of Court.
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Scholarship Free.

You may, by doing little writing al
your home, secure scholarship, free,
in either D~raughon's Practical Bush
ness Colleges-Nashyille, St. Louis,
Little Rock, TT. Worth, Galveston,
Shreveport or Savannah. Best patron
lied business colleges in the South.
For particulars address, The Illus
trated Youth and Age, Nashville,
Tennessee.
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Ward Ticket.

fst ward-Jnstice of the Peace;
Pierre Pellout; constable: Camille
Leblanc police juror: z. .. Leblanc.
End ward-Justice of the peace:
Jos. Trahan; constable: Andrew
Moss; police juror: Cornelius Har-
rington.
3rd ward-Justices Of the peace:
I. N. Leguennec, o. H. O'Rryan;
constabies: II. B. LYONS. G p. Up
church; police juror: Nj 4,
Eldredge.
4fh ward-Justice of the peace
Edmond Richard constable Alifase
Bodoin police Juror Aristide Picard,
9Th ward-Justiee of The peace
"a. Dubus; constable: Paul n TIL
ehard; police juror: Thomas Hof-
pauir.
9Th ward-Justices Of the peace;
A. Schlessinger, II. G. D@rby; con-
stables: B. j. Hartman, Martin lou
ehet; police juror: Babilas Leblanc.
7th ward-Justice Of the peace:
Felix O,Neil; constable. ]. D. Mills;
police juror: Jos. Theall.
9Th ward-Jnstice Of the peace;
Chas. G.. Stevens; constable Archie
| Rose; police juror: w. Querean.
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POUND WATERMELON.

aHainh Of such II Rg%o1asae1
We can all have them If eye plant Cir
arGeau's Extra Fancy Selected Triumph
Seed. From 10 other Seed will such Mel
ons grow. Thousands of Melons grown
from these Seeds in 1899 weighed loo to l55
pounds each-one weighed l4Saa and an
other 149a pounds.
haTh IN CASH PRIZES for the
OllO largest Triumph" Water
melons grown in 1900 from Girardeau's
Seed.
Gs:an4 Beggar Weed Seed Spec
cfsatfy.
Sendfo Catalogue giving full inf0rma-
ton. w. VI. GsER EagSHAgI.
MONTICELLO, FLORIDA
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to the pnblic.
that I am applying to the Board Of
Pardon for a pardon from the sentence
pronounced upon me by the Judge Of
the 17th judicial district court. at Ab-
beville, La. October II, 1899, in the
case entitled, State Of Louisiana vs..
Telesmar Marceaux, ct ais. Charge !:
Larceny, Criminal Docket No. 653.
TELEsMAE MARCEAUx.
March IT, 1860.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
Tth Judicial District Conrt.-No.

4D5-Parish Of Vermilian
suecessionso f rravers Meyers IS
Annlication &c Malyina johnson 90 q
appointed Administrators. ..a,,s
Notice is hereby given to all pefsuns
concerned or Interested ID SAD SUI ara
sion or having any opposition g len asss
to the application Of Malsina Jopllsgs VA
TO be appointed administratllx q !. s the
succession to file same in writing y ~
flee of the clerk Of court Wlthih ~
daysfrom date of this notice. ..,af
Given under my hand and aaa0
office this 9th day Of February,
ALcIDE LEBLANC,
CLERK Of Court.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
18th Judicial District Court-Parish Of
Vermilion-No. SAG.

lIBn Judlcldl DlSlfiCU C0u1t-L dIloA vi
Vermilion-No. SAG.
Succession of Dolce Menard.
Notice is hereby given to all whom it
may concern, including the heirs Of
said succession, TO make opposition if
they think fit, within ten days from the
day in which this notice is published,
and show cause why the application Of
the administrator for the h~omologation
of a statement or tableau Of debts with
a distribution and final settlement Of
said succession together with his appli-
cation for discharge should not be
granted and his bond Cancelled and an
nulled.
Given under my hand and seal this
31st day OF March, 1900.
ALCIDE LEBLANC,
Clerk of Court.
Broussard, Kitchell & Bailey.