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WANT ALASKA OPENED.
Il Affords Some Excellent Opportuni-
ties for settlers.

1t Affords Some Excellent Opportuni'
ties for settlers.
The settlement Of Alaska has become
a matter of general interest to American
land seekers. Thousands of Americans
are buying western lands in Canada,
where the climate is more severe than in
many parts of our great territory in the
Northwest. Gen. Greedy and Secretary
Wilson of the Department of Agriculture
have reported favorably on the agricll-
tural and pastoral possibilities of Alaska
and the people of the territory viii urge
Congress to pass law to open the region
to farmers and stock rangers. a bill
hes been drafted for the purpose and
placed in the hands of a committee of
Alaskans. 1t embodies the chief features
of the Oregon donation act of 1850 and
does not apply to mineral claims. A do
nation of 800 acres is proposed for an
unmarried man, or Of GAO acres Tor a
married man and his wife. if American
citizens, after a residence upon the land
and its cultivation for two years
Whether the land shall be an absolute
donation or not is Of less Importance than
the definite opening Of the territory TO set
tiers. Secretary Wilson says in his re-
port: Il am fully of the opinion that it
is a matter Of great and growing impor-
lance that some arrangement be made
for opening Alaska for stock raisers and
farmers. The development Of Alaska is
of much Importance TO the growthfof the
Pacific Northwest. and the entire nation
viii be benefited By it"
The great tide Of American adyentur-
Gus manhood always running westward
is more likely 10 be attracted TO Alaska
than to any semi tropical possession. This
fact Is proved by the heavy movement Of
Americans to British America rather
than to our new possessions or to the
So1thern States. Alaska's climate Is
more favorable to American activity and
more attractive 10 the American Drospec-
tor than are Hawaii or Porto Rico.
When the VAST territory is properly
opened to sertSerS rush for lands there
viii uEquestionably follow. and the true
Boundaries Of Alaska viii have plenty
of defenders on the spot
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-23

Mrs. r. NJ. Campbell Of St Louis was
robbed Of 500 on a westbound Santa Fe
train a. or near Newton, Kan. She was
on her way to Los Angeles. Cal
jules Mason, vice-president of the
PLEASANT Valley Company at Hammonds
port, n. Y, died at the age Of so years.
He was considered the leading cham
payne expert in America
]. C. Loving. secretary of the Texas
Cattle Association. is dead in yort
Worth. He was an old resident of Texas,
having lived there since 1914. Mr.. Low
ing was. 66 years of age.
The control of TIE Manhattan Railway
Company in New York City has passed
to the Subway Company. giving the lat
ter company Einety-seyen and three.
fourths miles Of street railway.
While attempting to board moving
street car, John Chinski. Jr., a clerk e.n-
ployed at the Nelson Morris packing
house plant in South st Joseph. Mo, lost
his life. Chinski came to this country
from Russia four months ago.
c. r. Smith was seriously hurt in the
Marshall mine at Galena. Kan, By large
boulder falling from the roof Both his
arms we're broken, his head and back
badly bruised and he was also hurt in
;ernalIy.
Sing Doyle, city marshal of Platte
City, No. committed suicide by shooting
himself. Domestic trouble is given as the
cause for his act Although a bullet
pierced Doyle's heart he lived from 6
o clock Sunday evening until 6 O'Clock
Monday morning
A London dispatch says it is stated
that Mai. Ross. principal Of the Liver
pool School of Tropical Medicine. viii be
awarded the Noble malaria research
Prize Of $4,000. Maj. Ross conducted
several expeditions into the mosquik
breeding districts Of West Africa.
The death Of Luke Mclaughlin o.
Muscatine. iowa. ends an existence Of
1O3 years. His wife. whom he married
seventy eight years ago. survives him.
Mr.. Mclaughlin was an eccentric Irish
man known to almost every resident Of
Muscatine- He WIS born in Galway, Ire
land, Ia 1893.
E. r Root. a brakeman on the Kan
sas City Southern. who sued the com
pany for SJ0.00e damages for personal
injuries. was awarded 5000 by a sary
m the Circuit Court at Butter. No.
New York capitalists are to expend
So. OOO. 900 il construction Of the 81
Diego and Eastern Railway from ssn
Diego. Cal. to Yuma and thence 10 4
tranScontinentaI counsellor in Ari>sna.
Wayne Brum6eld was instantly killed
near Guyan Falls. W Va. during 4 pis-
toE duel with Henry TiIier. Twensy
years ago the fathers Of these two mel
engaged IN a shooting ARRAY which re-
suited IN TlIier being killed Fridays
trouble IS traced 10 the old tragedy.
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RUNS ALL NIGHT.

Chicagoan Refused to Be Impressed by
Niagara's Great Cataract.
Among the practical jokers of Chi
cago is one who deserves to be classed
with the doctor" in Mark Twain's "In-
ocents Abroad" The doctors con-
versation with the guide about the
mummy is hardly more amusing than
this mans conversation with the guide
about Niagara Falls as related by the
Brooklyn Eagle. The man recently
made his first trip to the falls. and a
guide whom he hired was trying to inn
press him with their magnitude.
'Grandw suggested the guide.
"Greatw acquiesced the ChicagoaI
stohdly.
Magnificent! persisted the guida
disappointed at the lack of enthusi
asm.
Elmer than the bear-trap dam in the
drainage canal" admitted the Chica-
goan.
The guide looked to see If he were
joking. but there was never a smile.
The Chicago man seemed to be interest
ed. but not at all impressed.
Millions of gallons minute" ex-
planned the guide.
How many a day?" asked the Chi
cagoan.
"oh. billions and billions.' said the
guide
The Chieagoan looked across and
down and up, as If gaging the flow,
and then turned away
Runs all night. too. | suppose he
remarked, diSinterestedly.
The guide was 50 dazed that he had
not recovered when the Chieagoan left.
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REUNION OF WAR NURSES
They Recently Held Grand Enca mp
ment at Washington.

a
mcnt at Washington.
The first week of December in Wash
ineton belonged to the wemen--lhe
nurses who have been helping Uncle Sam
IN his war work during the last four
years. They had grand encampnsnt
and reunion at the national capital. Pres
ident Roosevelt received them in due
form; a special reception was rendered TO
them by the Secretary of War. and an
elaborate program was carried ont for
their entertainment
These are the women who took care
of our soldiers in the camps at Montauk,
Chattanooga and Jacksonville, in Cuba
and ut Porto Rico. at Tien-tsin, at Pekin.
and in the Philippines. They are all
members of the Society of Spsnish-Anser-
lean War Nurses. and each member must
have served at least one month in the
year 1898, under contract with the sur
geon general of the army. Picturesque
ness was lent to the occasion by the pres
ence of four Indian women. belonging 10
Catholic sisterhood Grained graduate
nurses and members of the organizaticnl,
who were with the Seventh army corps
at Jacksonville and in Cuba.
During the Spanish conflict, no fewer
than 1900 contract nurses were en-
ployed by the War Department. DIR. Nc
Gee, their chief was appointed as an
acting assistant surgeon, ranked relative
~ as first lieutenant. and had the right to
wear shoulder straps if she had so de-
sired. She was the only woman officer
in the United States army 1t was she
who wrote the paragraph in the hill
which, when passed by Congress and ap,
proved by President Mckinley, estaD-
lished the Army Nurse Corps.
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CHAPTER XVII

One OF the best known localities in
Pittsburg. as in all other large cities,
and especially in great manufacturing
centers. is the place set apart fox the
detention of such as infrlct the law. The
Pittsburg Tombs has but one outlet, and
that is on a narrow street, termed Dia-
mond. formerly an alley.
Below the entrance to the Tombs, on
either side of the street, are number of
restaurants. One of these is muca ia
vored by workers in the mills and glass
factories Especially do the ironworkers
congregate here. Into this establish
ment Atherton ushered Jack Jones,
y counter on the lefe extended to a
back room. A group of men were sitting
at a table near the door. Mostly discuss
ing some proposed changes in Wages or
method of manufacture. Another group
were discussing local politics.
At the extreme end of the counter two
NEE were conversing in low tones. One
was well dressed, with the manner .of a
sharp. keen business man. Something
in this mans manner and appearance ar
rested Atherton's attention. But he .nur-
ried with his friend into the back rDom,
giving waiter sign. The man follow
cd him immediately.
I'VE want to be alone ahout FIVE min
utes."
I'm see You ain't disturbed for 4hat
time" said the attendant
Atherton thrust hand into his pocket
brought forth the warning uote. laid it
down before his companion. and locked
at him in silence. Jack Jones stared.
jack Atherton lowered his veice.
II brought You over here TO tell you What
no other soul viii ever near from me.
want one man to know the truth. May
be it viii be best--it may serve me- or
mine"
Atherton looked around him. then bind
Ing forward. asked his companion:
Did YOU ever hear talk Of how Peters
diedy
''raiki O. there was plenty said sou
had an old grudge. and a good reason. 70
wallop him. but death stepped in and
cheated you Of your chance. They do
say. speak no III Of the desd. hut l meyer
could abide Peters. He was too upset
tis'-to0 much for the boss, aud too hosSy
Cor any Of US. But he is dead aud get
him rest"
Amen to that Sou never heard sisy-
tAinS Ike hint Of foul pl3yT
Why. III knock mau dewn Il he
Aiated It afore me"
You must know the beginning and end.
was qaarreliag with him. you K Sw
had good cause | told him ia let 40
man ride roush-shod over me. .NRd ae
soadei me 10 desperation. Wen. | had
Just made un my mind 10 Whip hinl. or
he'd whip me
Il predicted Il often. DAN
And was Just going 10 Aim--wsih this
first Athevton held ous his cleacs,'L
hand. ~He had picked UP weapoa.
when he fen in heap-likc man struck
by lzstning
J,,aes loeSsd at his companion. apva-
monthej
''Yoa didn't tell that al tie inquest.
NO. Mr.. Meeker did not ike 70 raise
any more talk than was necessary. TIE
moment the inquest was over felt ura-
easy. Il was the 6rst thing | eyer eoE-
ceaied. las
Its Ike y0u. Nobody never kne1s
ven TO keep anything back"
Then Grip came To me and talked ~
il | owed everything 10 hits FOR not bs-
inE in Jail
And you bit him.
NO. Nou See-I began 70 shSnk os
Irene. l bore much On Her account,
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Shaker Dairying,

The Canterbury Shakers of New
Hampshire have some 1000 acres of
land, and the community numbers
about 100 persons. A large quantity
of dairy products is consumed by a
family of that size, and some years
ago with an ordinary dairy and meth
DDS, some butter had to be purchased
more attention to be given to the dairy.
Poor COWS were sold and more scien-
tific methods of feeding adopted. In
order to further improve the herd and
increase it's butter capacity, two thor
oughbred Guernsey bulls were pur-
chased about four years ago from Mr..
Mixers, of Barre, Mass. By constant
care, and the raising of the best heifer
calves, the dairy has steadily improv-
ed, until last season, with a dairy of
forty COWS, fifteen of which were two
year-old heifers an average of 300
pounds of butter per cow was made.
Instead Of purchasing butter for home
consumption, $1,000 worth Of butter
was sold and $1,000 worth of stock.
They have now about 100 head of cat
tie, sixteen of which are pure-bred
Guernseys. The sisters take entire care
of the milk after the milking is done.
run the separator including the engine
which furnishes the power care for
the cream and milk and make the but
ter-New England Farmer.
For Hog Killing Use.
A. J. Berry, of Hancock County, In
diana, writes Iowa Farmer: AS the
time for butchering is approaching
there will be a desire to know of sim
pie and yet handy devices for aiding
the work in butchering l have made
at very little expense very COM
plete arrangement for butchering hogs
and my neighbors enjoy it as much as
do 1t is made by taking large pole
about thirty feet long for lever and
another about ten feet loag FIR post
which is set In the groun A clevis-
shaped iron is made for the top of the
post to support the lever and permit
ting 1t to swing around In any position.
The lever can be used in lifting the
hog in any part of the butchering op-
Grafton. 1t can be swung from the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-23

Most and Least Profitable Crops.
Out of 141 correspondents of the
Board of Agriculture sixty-two called
potatoes the most profitable. and twen-
ty-seven called them the least profit
able: eight called corn the most profit
able and sixty four thought it the least
profitable; forty-one consider hay the
most profitable; thirty-two apples; ten
oats; seven tobacco; seven cranber-
ries; six cabbages; six sweet corn; six
strawberries; four each favored on
ions, tomatoes, beans and fruit; three
each peaches and pears, two market
garden crops and two asparagus; one
each for rutabagas. forage crops, eel
cry, milk, plums and root crops; nine
thought hay the least profitable; seven
tomatoes; six apples; four each said
squashes, cabbages and sweet corn;
three each milk, cranberries and beans;
two each said onions, pears and GU
cumbers. and one each asparagus,
grapes, caulifiowers, beets. melons,
peas, small fruit and market garden
crops; sixty-two considered the season
to have been profitable; eleven as
above the average for profit; sixteen
as an average for profit; eighteen fair
ly profitable, and thirty-seven thought
i had been an improbable one. Thus
1T will be seen that much depends
upon the location, and more perhaps
upon the individual as to the profit on
crops. In nearly every country corn
and potatoes were less than an aver
age crop, but the loss on amount in
potatoes was largely made up by the
high Massachusetts Plough
man.
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Not a coed nikeness.

The little daughter OF the a0use
watched the Minister. who Bas max
ing visit. very cissely. and finally sat
down beside him and began to draw on
her slate.
What are you doingg asked the
clergyman.
sI'in making yoer picture" said the
child,
The minister sat very stiII. and the
child worked away very earipstly.
Then she stopped and compared her
work with the original. and shook her
heat
II don't like II: much." she saM.
'.Tain't a great deaf ike you. guess
III put tail to II and call II doe."-
Duluth Tribune.
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only one of her children at the bedside
when the end came. Mrs. Grant was CON
scious almost to the last, and realized
from the time Of the change for the
worse in her condition that there was
little chance of her recovery.
Mrs. Grants granddaughter, Miss
Rosemary Sartoris ant Mrs. ia. aes
Roosevelt Scovel. were at her bedside
with her daughter when the end came.
Another grandchild, Second Lieutenant
Algernon e. Sartoris, of the Tenth In
fantry, is stationed in the Philippines.
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e. A. McNear, of Melrose. Mass,
sends plans of a brooder which is his
own idea and which he claims will
raise every chick put into it. 1t can
be made any length, partitioned on,
and the chicks can go IL aud out of
the sides instead Of the end. Take
box 3 feet long. / foot wide and 11s
feet deep. Cut a round hole in each
end six or eight inches in eircumfer-
ence, according to the size of the stove
pipe. use eight-inch common tin
pipe, the same as they use on fur
mace to heat a house. The cover and
bottom can be on hinges, so they can
be let down or lifted up and cleaned in
two minutes. The pipes should have
two elbows. The one at the back
should turn down. go. the one at the
other end should turn up. so there can
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Eat stock at Fairs.

The management of the Iowa State
fair finds that its exhibit of fat stock
is constantly growing in favor. The
people are interested in it because it
comes nearer their own work than the
exhibit of breeding stock does. Nearly
every farmer in the State is a feeder
of something for the fat stock market.
and here he sees the best models of
finished animals-the very thing he is
trying TO produce. Breeders also find
it good way to bring their herds to
public notice. On the whole the fat
stock show as now held at the Iowa
and Toronto fairs seems to be a good
thing for all concerned National
Srockuau
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ter of GOV. Gage christcned the cable,
breaking a bottle of California wine. The
company paid the custom house SIS. 100
as duty on the cable instruments for this
end and on the first three miles of line.
Buildings have been rented in Manila
for offices of the telegraph company and
concessions for the underground connec-
ton have been secured Honolulu will
be the base for the operation of the cable
to the Philippines. 1t is the purpose TO
relieve frequently the relay operators al
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-23
Farm Notes.

Late fall blowing is what hard. stif
soils need.
Eastern States, and notably Penn
sylvania. are going more extensively
into beef growing.
Very dry road dust is the only form
Of earth that win kill lice and that
hens will battle in.
The short peppermint crop has
brought the price TO the highest point
ever recorded. according TO trade au-
thority.
Churning is not agreeable work, buS
considerable time can be saved by tn
use OF thermometer. Butter comes
rapidly or slowly. according to the
temperature. and a thermomete' saves
labor and costs but little Eut few
use the thermometer when churnlng.
yet it is almost indispensable In the
making Of choice butter
Every farm should have at least a
small Aock OF sheep as scsvengers.
There are so many things that sheep
viii consume that they are considered
necessary adjuncts TO farming. II
waste materials are 10 be utilized 4
well-managed flock win pay a large
dividend on the capital Invested the
first year.
The small and uns~lAssse sweet pota-
toes are just as valuasse for the fat
tening Of hogs as those that are of
marketable size Sweet potatoes con-
tain a large proportion OF sugar. and
are. therefore. very suitable for the
fattensng OF stock They should be
cooked and bran added Being very
wholesome, they mzy be fed literally
RIshon Clark Of Rhode Island. 90
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CHAPTER WI.

When Dan Atherton returned home on
she evening of the day Grip called. his
nannrr was more cheerful than it had
been for a week.
You had caller today"
You moan Mr.. Grippe"
"Yes. There's worse fellows than
Gripn, dare say. You didn't give him
She papers
No. Not until you sent him with a
MOTH You know I would not Ne likely %
give any person anything OF value on the
.treRgth OF 4 verbal order. But II you
remember. you once impressed upon me
The necessity Of demanding a note from
yoa before giving books or papers"
"Yes, YES. Wei. he got them. anyway.
shafs the main thing now. And dare
say well see daylight soon You'll not
aaye ID turn many more dresses. or make
your owu hounets much longer. | hope
At the table Atherton TESTED. and r.
iated happenings and sayings that at
sraefc3 his attention in the mill he sat
lancer than usual; his cid spirits returned.
lie asked his daughter what there was
10 be seen in the stores.
When he rose. he looked at one or two
looks treating mechanical matters. He
l.eSan 70 hum an air OF a tune. then sud
denly turned 20 his daughter who was
washing the dishes.
q say. Irenel Are you sure You gaze
Mr. Grip the sight rolis These papers
are all mixed up together l cant tell
them apart"
Il don't know. won't be sure. You
an satisfy yourself by opening them"
He opened the first large ROLL near him.
IN exclamation brought Irene e the
door. Her father looked at her With a
SraSe fEce.
~Why. here are the drawings Grip
Eame fer.
4 can't see how II happened" said
Ereue. coming forward. Il was 50 anx-
leus 20 get rid Of him. after refusing
him the Erst time. that | gave him the
rsll | thcaghf be wanted"
~rhe next thing l want 70 know. waat
it you give Asmg"
h ireue stood On a chair. hooked St the
nemaining rolis then descended. put a
iEger on her lips. aud said;
"Pspa. I gave Mr.. Grip my drawings
n mistake"
!. I Dan Athcrfon made wry FACE.
n SAe mistake IN the drawings eviGent-
made him very uneasy. SRddenly his
Se fea 90 the note addressed - him.
Ne strobe 70 the mantel saxieg;
@Whea did this comeYs
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rhe Rench WAS manned.

A kings counsel was appearing In a
case Of SANDER. which was being heard
before a certain ju &c. with whom.
outside court he was on the best Of
terms
The chief witness was 4 woman. who
appeared to testify TO the alleged slaa-
der.
New. madam. began the K. c..
please repeat the slaaderOus state
ments made by the defendant on this
occasion just as y0u heard them"
"oh. they are unfit for any reSpecta-
Bile person TO hear was the emphatic
response. rs she looked Indignantly AZ
the barrister.
Then. said the X C .coaxingly.
suppose you just whisper them to the
judge. London Answers.
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Canada. She was unable to stand up,
and found it impossible to eat while in
bed. Consequently she had to be lifted
to chair and back again, and she had
been practically helpless during the last
three months. For nearly a month Mrs.
Grant had been failing.
kilograms were sent to Mrs. Grants
sons-General Fred ID. Grant, L. S. A.,
commanding the department of Texas;
Ulysses S. Grant. Jr., and Jesse Grant,
both of whom were at San Diego. CAL
informing them of the sad event. Mrs.
Sartoris, Mrs. Grants daughter, was the
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Lake Claims 40 victim..

In the navigation season Of 1902 40
lives were lost on the five great lakes.
This is the largest death harvest record
Cd. Last year the number was I32. In
1900 there were 10 persons drowned.
and il 1850 the list numbered an even
hundred Prior to that year less than a
hundred persons were lost on the lakes
each season. Statistics show that lake
Michigan was the safest Of the lake@ this
year. Lake Erie leads with fifty -srirae
Lake Superior comes next with forty
Lake Ontario With I'VE, Lake Huron
twenty-five and Lake Michigan fourteen.
Ten sailors were lost in Detroit and St
Clair Eiverx-
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There is plenty OF work 10 do IN win
ter il the farm Is rightly managed. It
IS the scissor of the year for al re
pairs and renewals. Every implement
or piece of machinery should be over
hauled and all repairs ordered. so as
10 be ready for spring work An I'M
plemenf that is in good order saves
labor and enables sac farmer 10 hurry
With the early work when every day
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-23

During seasons when hog cholera is
prevalent 1t has been noted that what
are known as the creamery and dairy
sections OF the country suffer much less
from the disease than those sections
where the steer takes the place Of the
dairy COW. The reason assigned is that
pigs in the dairy sections get a good
ration of .skimmilk. one OF the best bal
anced ratsons TO be had. and arg -aus
better fitted to resist the disease than
purely ccrn-fed hogs--Creamery Jour
uNl
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BEGIN TO LAY CABLE.
SHIP LEAVES SAN FRANCISCO
FOR HONOLULU.
Wire Which Is TO Span the Paei2e de-
ing Uncoiled-Ceremoni Mark the
Splicing in California = Governors
Daughter Breaks Wine Bottle.

The long thin cable that viii connect
this country with the Philippines and
complete connection by wire around The
world was made fast at San Francisco
Friday and the cable ship started fer
Honolulu. Ceremonies marked the spite
ing of the cable To the land wires
Speeches were made and the little dal.-..l