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Douglas Island news., 1901-12-04

The city council and the school board of Skagway are up against the fact that there is not enough money available in that bailiwick to carry on the educational work for the full term of school. They seem to have got hold of the wrong brand of incorporation in the White Pass city.
 What has become of the Pacific Coast Steamship company's steamer Spokane which was advertised to be launched at various and divers times during the past season. It was to be the most magnificent and palatial craft plying these waters. No word has been heard concerning it for the past three or four months. N
 The News says that Roberts Bros. have moved their sawmill from across the bay to point just below the mar rows, about IS miles from Valdez. They have installed new machinery and otherwise increased the capacity of the mill. They expect to be saving lumber in few days and will be pre- pared to turn out 10000 feet daily.
 Two old-timers in the North, J. Ott and J. W. Caulkins, who have been prospecting in the Tanana and Koyu- kuk since 1896, and claim to have good indications on the former stream, re- gently came out by the salt water route. They will not divulge the location, but say they are out to secure provisions and will return in the spring to work the property.
 The steamer Centennial has been chartered by the Trans-Alaska con- pany, which will operate the Ilamnia Nome stage line and is expected to ar- rive at Ilamnia in few days with horses and supplies for the company. The Centennial will stop in at Valdez on her down trip. The company ex- poets to keep her on the run all winter and if so this will add another vessel to the Valdez fleet.
 The wife of W. H. Pence, long shoresman of Skagway, becoming tired of the yoke matrimonial, packed up her belongings, in the temporary ab- sence of her husband, and flew the do- mestic coop. When supper time arriv- ed, the forsaken one found his hearth stone cold; the table bare, and soon learned that his investment in pattern goods was we'll on her way to Seattle on steamer that sailed at p. m.
 A curious find is reported from claim No. 1 below on Anvil creek, in the Nome district. Within four inches of bed rock what was once apparently neck chain was picked up. It is composed of small wooden balls, connected by an iron wire. Every fourth ball is carved with figures that look like Chinese characters. The chain is about four teen inches long, and Is in good state of preservation. The neck chain was evidently prized relic of some fair maiden of prehistoric race.
 Mir. Guy Banta and party returned the early part of the week from trip to the Bremner country, where they have several claims, says the Valdez News. MT. Banta says there has been nothing found in that district to create a stampede, but that the party has To- cated what they think is pay ground, and will return in the early spring to develop it. They have spent year in the Bremner district and have thor oughly prospected the surrounding country, and while it is an excellent hydraulic country, no startling discov- cries have been made.
Douglas Island news., 1901-12-04

The Alaska-Juneau Gold Mining Go. has filed notice of tunnel site on the mountain side mile above town.
 The steamer Dolphin will not navi- gate the waters of Lynn canal in the night time during the winter months.
 Cut rates ought to be popular on the Juneau -skagway cable line, judging from the way the thing has of cutting up.
 The Tillikum club of Valdez tender ed banquet to Maj. Abercrombie on the eve of his departure for Washing ton.
 Now that salmon fishing is closed for the season, transportation companies are preparing for the annual run of suckers.
 A Valdez society man has registered a kick in his local paper against the prevailing habit of wearing ice skates at balls.
 Binger Hermann, commissioner of the U. s. general land office, recommends the abolishment of the land offices at Nulato, Rampant, Weare and Circle City.
 U. s. Consul J. c. McCook, of Daw- son, died at Philadelphia on the 22nd ult of pneumonia. Dawsonites want H. Te Roller, acting consul, named as his successor.
 The moose and the caribou have gone north of the Tanana and the Tanana Indians will not allow the Copper Riv- or Indians to hunt or fish beyond the divide of the Tanana.
 The Seattle Chamber of Commerce is working to secure trans-Pacific cable to follow the northern route along the coast of Alaska and thence skirting the Aleutian Islands.
 A mail canoe, in an encounter with the ice at Selwyn, got the worst of it, but the carrier made the transfer and the mail was sent in from that point to Dawson by dog team.
 An enterprising individual as soon as the court house in Juneau is com pleted, can accumulate wad by oper- ating line of airships from the water front to the justice works.
 The Copper River Trading and De- velopment Co.,, has made preparation to issue booklet descriptive of the Copper river country. This company has it's headquarters at Valdez.
 Frank Berry and Isaac Rosenthal have purchased a -fourths interest in No. 24 above on Bonanza, the con sideration being s3O,Ooo. This claim up to date has produced over S500,000.
 There will be four independent stage lines operating on the winter trail to Dawson. The latest addition, is Henry who sent his son South to purchase ten teams for the service.
 The Vancouver, B. C., Board of Trade, in series of resolutions, calls the at tention of the government to the fact that Canadian steamship lines must be encouraged" in order to successfully compete with their more enterprising American neighbors. It also laments the fact that the Puget Sound cities are building up at the expense of Van couver and Victoria.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-29

Senator Hoar, DIR. Hale, Rev. Austin s;
Carver ad Rev. v T.. Tomlinson VIII
give brief addresses.
South-Arthur l.. Weatherly, minister
10 As. service; subject, Optimism. hlh-
dergarten, u, Sunday school.
UNIVERSALIST.
First. Pleasant Street-Vincent e. Tom
inson. pastor Morning service 1919; SER
mon appropriate to the close Of the year
Kindergarten 1870. Sunday school L.
Junior Union 5.
All Souls, Norwood and Woodland
Streets - NJ. II. Harris, d. D., pastor
Morning service 1870; theme, God $
Workers Sunday school II. Kinder
garten u. --o,
First Church of Christ (scientisD, G. A.
r. Hall. 35 Pearl Street-Lesson sermon
10. As; subject christian Science
Worcester Association of Sptritualists,
G. A. r. Han, IS Pearl Street,. Frank
Baxter OF Chelsea will sing, lecture and
give tests at and Z.
Y NJ. c. A.--Rev. Leo Boone Thomas
will address the mems meeting Sunday
by the Alhambra String Quartet All
men invited. Mr.. Thomas announces his
subject as Three of Kind" The boys
meeting at 3.45 will be address by d. l..
Rogers assistant state secretary.
Christadelphian Hall, $40 Main Street
Free Bible lectures at Z; subject, Has
God Promised Heaven to the Righteous
Church of Christ, s29 Main Street
Morning subject, Self as a Standard.
Evening subject, Seeing Jesus {. e.
prayer meeting 5.45.
White Regiment - Meeting at Good
Templar Hall at 3. Mrs. +. w. league
will give a chalk talk and Misses Emma
and Elizabeth Kneeland will play violin
and sing. All invited,
A god Women 1lsa
Main Street--Service at 3, conducted by
the c. E s. of Hope Church.
Welcome Mission-W. r. Oakley super
intendent. Bible class from to 3. Cos
pei service at 100 led by Emma j. Boyn-
ton: subject, Jonah"
Union Gospel Mission. No. Green Street
John E. Hughes. superintendent. Sun
day school $50. Gospel service 40. led
by Miss Annie McPhee.
Free Baptist Chureh-Dr. A. c. ThOmp-
son, pastor. Services at 1870. r. Sunday
school. 6. c. E. service. Z, What Shall
the End Be?'
Valley Falls Mission. 1924 Main Street
Preaching at 1o45. Sunday school u.
Christmas concert 6. with a short ad-
dress by A. A. White.
Spiritualist Hall 59S Main Street-Sun-
day services at 2. 30 and 1.30. Speaker
Nina S. Seymore. from Randolph. n. Y.
Reform Club-Meeting in Curtis Hall,
Y. NJ c. A building Pearl Street en-
trance) Sunday evening at 40. The
temperance question will be discussed by
members and friends Of the club. Good
music. good singing. Everybody well
come
Second Advent Church, Chandler Street
Prayer meeting 9.45. Preaching 10.30
and by William n. Tenney Of swamp
scott. Mass Sunday school y. Young
peoples meeting 5.45.
Church OF Christ Mission. 81 North Ash
land Street-Newton Knox. superintend-
Rihle SrbOoI g Preaching { hV Mrs
Nella G. Moore.
The Peoples Spiritualist Society. Good
Templars' Hall. AIS Main Street-Address
and spirit messages by Mrs. II. +. MILAN
Of Cambridgeport at 1870 and Z.
Meeting Of the Christian and Missionary
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-29

First-Austin S Carver, minister. Serv-
ice 1915. Sunday school y.
Church Of the Cnity-Frank L. Phalen.
minister. Public worship and sermon
10. IS; Rev. z. E Hale. D. D. will preach.
Sunday school Y, Evening service 7.30;
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-29
SCHOOLTEACHER WRITES
FROM PORTO RICO

The following extracts are from q
letter from Miss Nella II. Field, form
arly Of this city, to a Worcester
friend:
Catano. (Near San juan,
Porto Rico.
My Dear Friend
neglect my friends very much
how long, / do not realize; nor am
I sure whether / have written you
since we came to this place. We
are living in Catano which is just
across the bay from San Juan and
so near Bayamon that | go out
there every day to attend to my
pupils. We are very pleasantly
situated The house is quite capa-
cious for this country, with sec
ond floor, reminding one Of the big
old-fashioned attics in New Eng
land In front are huge spreading
trees. and a large yard in back or
cocoanut palms and other tropical
growths extending to the beach.
At the end of the walk we have
lovely view of the city and the
water and can see the steamers
from our own and other countries
as they sail past MORO Fort and
enter the harbor.
It is a very nice beach and we
have enjoyed the sea bathing
greatly. but at this season the
water is rough and sandy, on ac-
count of the north winds. The
people say It is very bad to battle
in it. They may be right. or it
may be one Of their many supersti-
tions. A little steamer crosses the
bay several times a day and little
sailboats at all hours. We are at
the end Of the village and can take
long walks out in the country or
w the beach.
We have had a great deal Of rain
of late. but there Is rarely a day
in which we do not see the sun.
We have a very hot season, but
the nights have begun TO be very
cool | am very, very busy have
morning school here. beginning di-
rectiy after breakfast: and / usually
leave on the 11.30 train to teach
private pupils and return to classes
in the evening. ! have a few
music pupils. but most Of my out
sid work is English. and my
pupils range from the old German
doctor and the professor who has
just returned from a tour in the
States. TO the -year-Old young
ster in Santa Ana.
7 think this house might appro-
priately be called the American
beehive. for occupying the house
with US is an American woman
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-29
ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF
THE WATCH INDUSTRY

The watch Industry well illustrates
the history Of the benefits ot a pro-
tectve tariff writes Serene F. Payne
in The International Monthly for De
cember We imported nearly all or
them from Switzerland. Since watches
We're a luxury, we imposed uuty OF
10 per cent. upon them. mere revenue
duty One day Congress increased this
duty TO % per cent ad Valorem. Then
it was that American enterprise took
the matter up A factory was built,
a few foreign watch-makers were i'm
ported as teachers and the boys from
the neighboring farms and villages
were called 10 learn the mysterious
and delicate handicraft of watch-mak-
ing. The American boys We're quick TO
learn. and, as often happens were not
satisfied until they knew more about
the subject than their teachers. Then
followed the weary tension OF muscle
and the ever present desire TO employ
the brain in the daily task. Gradually
the thought was worked out, and in
turn il developed delicate machinery,
with muscles Of iron and nerves Of
steel. capable Of making the fine
mechanism Of the watch. The machine
proved more delicate than the human
hand. and moved with such eternal pre-
clsion that it seemed almost tmbued
with human thought. The result was
that the delicate parts Of a watch were
produced, with each part fitting every
other part. and when these were as
sembled together they formed a better
watch than the and Of man had ever
before fashioned. The machines null
tiplied The price Of watcher went
down almost to a song. The new watch
found its way into the house Of the
American farmer and artisan: IL
crossed the sea. even to Switzerland.
In the cradle Of the watch industry
Of the world. Geneva, the American
tourist viii see placards in the wins
dows. American watches sold here.
and II he interviews the shOpkeepeV.
and can disguise his nationality he
will learn from him that the Amer
lean watch is the best in the, 2orld"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-29
SUNDAY SERVICES
BAPTIST.

BAPTIST.
Main Street-Leo Boone Thomas, pastor,
Preaching by pastor at 1870 and Z. H.
Bible school
Pleasant Street 49, George b. Lawson,
pastor will preach at both services. 1880
"Destiny Concealed-Duty Clear" 7, "A
New Year Resolution" Bible school II.
Young peoples meeting 6.
Webster Square Benz. +. Kingsley,
pastor. Services at $50 and 1890 u, Bible
study. 3, Juniors. 6, Epworth League.
John street-H Conway, pastor. serv-
ices at 10 30 and 80. Sunday school y.
Juniors 4. c. f. $50
The pastor will preach at 1870 and 7. c.
E. at 5.45.
Adams Square,. s Holmes, d. D., pas
tor Morning worship 1870. Special
service 6. Union service for wanderers"
in Congregational Church at l.
South 49, Morning sermon upon THE
Passing of an Old Friend" Evening SER
mon upon "Redeeming the Time
GreendaIe-D. H. Stoddard acting pas
tor Preaching at 1870 and T. Bible
school y. Young peoples meeting 6.
Lincoln Square,. D. Penney, pastor.
Sermon at 1885, subject, Gods Laws
of the Harvest" Bible school II. Eve
ming worship Z, sermon by the pastor;
subject THE Parable of Redemption"
First. Salem Squares. B. Meeser, D.
D.. minister Worship with preaching by
the minister at 1870 and 7.30. Kinder
garten 1890 Bible school, with Mr.. Up
hams class for young men, II. Y. p, s.
c. L. $50
EPISCOPAL.
All Saints - Alex. II. Vinton, rector
Holy communion 7.30. Morning prayer
and sermon 1880. Evening prayer and
sermon 80. Sunday school and Bible
classes g.
St Johns-Eliot White rector. 1880,
morning service. 1210, Sunday school
7.30. choral evening prayer.
st. Matthews, corner Southbridge and
Cambridge Streets-Rector. the Rev. II.
Hague. Services 1870 and Z. Sunday
school Y ID.
St. Marks. corner Main and Freeland
Streets - Henry B. Washburn. rector.
Morning prayer and sermon 1870. Sun
day school IBIS. Evening prayer and ad-
dress 7.S0.
METHODIST.
Grace 49, The pastor Rev. DR.. James
Boyd Brady, will preach at 1890 on "Fa-
nous Prayer Tests of History" and at
7 on Day Of God in Decision Valley"
Trinity-George W. King. Phi. d. pas
tor. Services $50 and 1879. Sunday
school Y. Chinese Sunday school 2. Jun
Tor League 4. EpwOrth League 5.45.
Preaching and revival service Z
Park Avenue - Services 1870. Junior
League $50. Concert by the Sunday
school 6. Sunday school u.
Laurel Street-Harvey H. Paine, pastor.
Preaching by pastor 80 and I. Sunday
school y. Juniors 3. Epworth League 8.
UNITARIAN.
First-Austin S. Carver, minister. Serv-
ice As. Sunday school Y.
Church OF the Cnity-Frank L. Phalen.
minister. Public worship and sermon
10. IS; Rev. z. E. Hale. D. D. will preach.
Sunday school 2. Evening service 7.S0;
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-29
The Spy Book Departm ent
$50 Main Street. worcester, Mass.

with four children whose father
has gone back to the States; and
Elizabeth and ! have with us
Porto Rican young woman and two
little girls, so we have no chance
to get lonely. There are number
Of sub-humans about the premises.
too. We have some American
neighbors, but do not see very
much Of them.
You are having cold, wintry
weather, and ] congratulate my
self that / do not have to wade
through snow drifts this winter. A
more marked change of season,
however, would be more acceptable.
Withal, / like this kind of life
better than public school teaching
and shall probably keep at it while
there is a demand and then per
haps start for Hayti or Venezuela
neither Of which are a great dis
lance. ECUADOR is opening up a
good deal. A good many have gone
there from this Island.
NELLA II. FIELD.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-29
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS
CHANCE

Put a kodak in your pocket when
YOU travel on the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern Railway. No other
road passes through such beautiful
scenery and offers such excellent
chances to the amateur photographer.
Moreover, first-class tickets on the
Lake Shore Railway are subject to
stop-over privileges, and travellers be-
tween Buffalo and the West can break
their journey wherever they wish to
take interesting pictures.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-29

Alliance in Arcanum Hail, $3.50 Main Street,
at g.
Song service of the street railway men
at Market Street lobby at 1870.
odd Fellows Home-Preaching by ReV-
]. w. Fulton at 3. Public Invited.
GreendaIe Peoples Church-Rev G. II.
Wright will preach at 1870; sermon,
"strength" Sunday school u. At $50
there will be a concert by members of the
Sabbath school
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-29

the Classical High School, and Harold
L., a younger son. He is member
of Montacute Lodge of Masons and
Worcester Lodge of odd Fellows.
Last Monday night, Captain James
retired before the result Of the bal
loting at the City Hall was known.
His men did not retire, though, and
when word reached the engine house
on Prescott Street that Captain James
was elected he was serenaded. The.
party was made up of the men in the
house and they were armed with tin
pans. wash boilers and any old uten-
sill that would give forth noise. He
was hauled out of bed and given three
rousing cheers
His success as an engineer is pre-
dicted by those who have been wei
acquainted with his record as fire
man in all positions. He is conser-
vative. intelligent and thoroughly un-
derstands the duties that will come
with his new office. While popular
with his men, they know he wants
rules enforced where they exist So
long as a man abides by the rules
and shows himself able and willing
to do what is required Of him so long
is he regarded as a good man by the
second assistant engineer elect.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-29

7-DAY WASHINGTON TOURS, $25.
itineraries of the series of tours Bos-
ton TO Washington from January to
Nav. under the Personally-Conducted
Tourist System Of the Pennsylvania
railroad may be obtained of D. N.
Bell. Tourist Agent, 205 Washington
street. Boston.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-29
Capt. Edward L. James, Newly
Elected Second Engineer of the
Fire Department Entered the
Service in 1884
HAS WORKED UP FROM
FOOT OF THE LADDER
viii Be Stationed at the School
Street House and Begins His
New Duties with the New Year
Brief Sketch Of His Life as a
Fire Fighter

Capt. Edward l.. James, elected sec
ond assistant engineer of the Fire De-
partment at the meeting of the city
government Monday night will COM
mence his duties Wednesday. He will
be stationed according to plans at the
School Street house in place of Deputy
Chief George S. Coleman who will be
stationed at headquarters.
Chief Vaughn has talked over his
plans with Capt James and the de-
partment under the new arrangement
will be more metropolitan than ever
before The outfit for the new assist
ant engineer is all ready and the first
fire alarm sounded in the new year II
1t is in Capt James district will find
him on hand ready to guide his men
with judgment that has marked him
a conservative and able fire fighter.
Capt. James is one of the best known
members of the department having
been connected with it almost contin-
uously since 1884 when he started as a
call man on the ladder company he is
The age-herald., 1901-12-15
The Andrean Railway


 A second conquest of ancient Peru has begun. a conquest of steel but it Is the steel of rails and cars. not of swords. {" says c. Lockhart, in the Worlds Work. by way of introduction to his article on the building of a railroad from Guayaquil | to Quito. "a railroad that by the energy of an American engineer is now climbing through the defiles of the Andes from i the alluvial fertility of the coast up into the wealth of the high plateau beyond the Cordilleras. Steel rails will pry open the doors of a land of gold and grain and bring prosperity to a drowsy people. The opening of Ecuador by a railroad is an event of importance in the extension of civilization"
 Archer Harman, a virginian, was the engineer selected by President Alfaro to perform this task. In person MT. Har- man led his engineers into wild places to blaze the way for the railroad. For months he endured hardships, and dan ger. making light of them. The first of the grading slid down the mountains, when there was a rainfall of ten inches in twenty-four hours. Then MT. Harman found a new way. this time through the Chan-Chan Valley, through a pass nearly 12.600 feet high. It js along this line that rails are now being spiked. MT. Harman has also financed the road. incidentally refunding the national debt of Ecuador and fighting revolutionists between hours ''The railway has already been equip ped and opened for traffic for a distance of sixty-seven miles and a further forty eight miles to Palmira Pass is soon to be opened. From Palmira Pass to Quito there are practically no engineering diff faculties. The entire line to Quito will be finished before July l, 1902.
 'The coast district already tapped by the road now furnishes 40 per cent of the chocolate of the world. this alluvial
The age-herald., 1901-12-15
Talks With Artificial Larynx

@ T the University of California
 /N\ the first Chinese college fra [0A ternity in the world is about S0 to be established
 The charter members are ten or more young Chinamen, who have this year ma- circulated as students They are now looking for name for their new society. Somebody suggested that 1t be called the Oriental" but the members objected that such name would apply equally to Filipinos and other foreigners at the university
 A fraternity chapter house has been purchased and they are domicied therein. The young Chinamen are in this coun- try under the supervision of Professor John Fryer, Agassiz professor of Oriental languages in the University of California. They belong to high-caste families, and tbeir parents and guardians specially en- trusted them to his care. Their coming was a direct result of a booklet describ- ing the university, which Professor Fryer last year wrote In Chinese and which had large circulation in China. He had a wide acquaintance among prominent Chinese people, as he was for many years Tn the employ or the chinese government. Since his appointment to the college pro- fessorship he has also been wont to spend his summer vacations in China, translat- ing English scientific treaties into that language.
 It was officials of the imperial govern ment who broached to him their plans of sending the young men to America to complete an education which has been already carefully looked after in their native land. They have come here to imbibe Western ideas and they expect to return carrying to their people the prin- ciples of Western civilization. In this way American systems of education and government will be introduced in the Orient. For this reason particularly the Chinese student colony and the founding