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The Alaska prospector., 1902-04-17
An Alaska Exhibit.

Mr. George Murphy is in Wash ington. D. C., sent there as the rep reSentative of the Chamber of Com merce of Nome. Alaska, to support Governor Brady's recomnenda- tion that Congress appropriate $100,000 for an Alaskan exhibit at the St. Louis Exposition. MT. Murphy insists that no territory under United States control can present more marvellous display of minerals, timbers, furs and other material resources than AL aska. It is earnestly hoped that he will be successful in his efforts and that the appropriation will be made. This will be the greatest opportunity that Alaska has ever had to advertise her resources, and 1t would be well for the Board of Trade of Valdez to commence at once making arrangements for gathering specimens for Valdes and Copper river exhibit.
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SURVEYS
 FOR
 ALASKA.

propriation of $20OOOO for land surveys in Alaska. and that the general land office be empowered to make the best possible terms with surveyors for the surveys of the land. This seems large amount. but II l. not cent too much. if in fact, enough. There arethousands of acres of rich agricultural and grazing land m the vast Copper river valley that should be opened up for settlement, where great population could make their homes. We expect to see a railroad building from Valdez through the rich val ley of the Copper within the next two years. and if this land is sur veyed and proper inducements of fcred by our government and the transportation companies. there is no reason why thousands of families from the over-crowlctl eastern cities and states should not flock into this country, and make for themselves good homes. The appropriation should certainly he made and then the general land office should offer every induce nent possible to the surveyors and make the regulations for doing the work consistent with the condi- tions under which it will have To he done.
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VALDEZ, APRIL r., 1902.
TIE following BILL TO resolu tions REDIsTRICT ALASKA were a,loptcd SHOULD hy the Valdez PAsS. Chamber of

SHOULD hy the Valdez
 PAsS. Chamber of
 Commerce and we believe they express the senti- mcnt and wish of all tine residents of this part of Alaska. and the bill now before Congress to rcdivide the District of Alaska should be passed immediately. We can safely chaI- lengc any one to offer.a valid req son why the bill should not become a law.
 Valdez, Alaska, April F, 1902. Resolution adopted by the Valdez Chamber of Commerce. on April
 II. 1902.
 Whereas, it is understood that there is some opposition to the bill now pending in Congress, proposing to change the boundaries of the several divisions oi the Judicial District of Alaska. and
 Whereas. the region affected is greatly retarded in its development by its present lack of court iacili- ties,
 This body respectfully submits. That the country in the proposed third district is q fast growing and rich fishing and mining region. The fisheries yielded pack in 1901 of over $5,00O,OO0, while in the same period the mineral output Was about $1 .OO0,OOO. At present the residents of this country are compelled to travel from 600 to 12OO miles by steamers, which run at irregular intervals of from one to three months to attend court. By reason of this state of affairs litigants are put to an extra ex- pense of from $2j0 to $50O travel ing expenses and hotel bills, in ad- dition to court costs and attornevs' fees in each case that is tried. This makes 1t practically prohibitive for poor man to protect his rights by a resort to the courts. The court usually sits at time when the loss of time in attendance at court means the loss of a seasons work. Under the proposed new arrangement court could sit at Eagle City, Val dez, some place in Cooks Inlet and at Unalaska, thus afforling the cit izens of this large territory a con venient and economical forum for the settlement of their differences.
 Therefore, be it resolved, that a copy of these resolutions he for warded to the President of the United States and to both houses pf Congress, respectfully urging that the bill now pending be speed lily passed at the present session of Congress.
 We understand upon good au- th9rity that the opposition spoken
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Store your trunks at the Miners hotel for safe keeping.
Notice of Forfeiture.
valdes. Alaska, March 9th, 1902.

NdIItS, NIdSka, Nhfch Oth, 1yGg. To K. BLK:
 iou are hereby noriiieb that have expended s'D m ihbur and 1mPr Veih nts your one twtnty-seccnd interest in the Dawson Company Claim, located above the canyon. on Chisna river, in ChisnH Mining District. Alaska, in order to hold said claim under the provisions of section 2a2i. Revised slatates of the United states, being the amount required to hold said claim for the year ending iiec. .l 1901. Ii at the end oi ninety days 1T m date you refuse to tdre. as eo-owner, yuur interest in said prop erty sill become the property of the subscriber under said section 2s-i.
 HANS ToRGERSON.
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CITY GOVERNMENT. MAYOR, J. l.. STEELE
 COCNClLMEN. JAMES McHIE. D. <. OsGoop. A. P. OLSON. ED. WooD.
 (. \. CRARY. II. H. HILDRErn. CLERK. J. G. SNYDER. TREAsuREK. HoN. J. w. LEEDY. CITY ATTORNEY. DR. A. NoNGrNTHER.
 HEALTH OFFICER. ADAM SWAN, PRES. SCHOOL BOARD.
 GOVERNMENT OFFICERS. JOIN LYONS. L. S. COMMISSIONER. E. C. HAsEY. DEPUTY l.. S. MARSHAL. JOHN GooDELL.
 DEPUTY CoLLECToR CrsToMs. (. N. CRARy, POSTMASTER.
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thei patent aiher shoes polished with
Ills prepara ipn even when quite new.
A pair Of pumps are not expensive, but
they are the smartest thing for evening
wear with full dress Ia London they
are worn even at the theatres, although
hey have never become 40 popular here
Most of tho men who aim to dress well
wear them a. the opera, al hough the winter
climate usually makes goloshes necessary
In dress shirts nothing is so important as
the fl. Tucks and all other ornaments
are the inventions Of desperate haber-
dashrrs.
ALWAYS 10 tie his own dress ties we'll
Is a mans aid to smartness. Gold studs are
cheaply itated and 30 are pearls: two Of
them may he chesply bought, and nothing
could look better. Nor can plain pearl
scarfpin, which is the best STYLE, lie made
to look very different from the imitation
which is in the reach Of most men.
Nothing else in sea- fpins is so smart as
the snoring designs in gold. Abiding crop,
a golf stick or horseshoe is more modirh
fol a man than diamonds and rules.
SO In tho little things ~ dress, the ocon-
nomical man may look almost AZ well as
his richer brother, Almost as much de-
ponds on the taste and care in selec, ing
as in the amount to be SPENT
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what sort Of tie a man wears. so long a.
little Of IL il seen. cheap one serves its
purpose as well as any other.
"Onlv with the fiat or plastron ties il
there nowadays any opportunity for a
man to show individuality in his neckwear
In these. also. black is the best color, ac-
cording TO present standards. Grays are
also popular.
The came shades are worn for The string
ties, which are broader nowadays than
the slightest suggestion of the butterfly
form. That went out two years ago.
But these are not the days in which to
talk of neckw ear. 1t is entirely subordinate
to the collar now"
Two hats are quite enough TO meet the
needs of any man, provided that he also
has two old ones In hats there is no such
opportunity To eXet else judgment IA there
is in other details Of dress.
IL man buys imported hats at the ex-
pensive shops he is not likely to 60 astray.
The styles they import Determine what
the mode is TO be.
II Is in buying cheaper headgear that
one must be careful If he wants to seem a.
well dressed as the man who does not care
ahou, price. The only advice To give him
IL TO avoid any extreme in style, such "a
wide or rolling hrims or high.cIowns. Then
II he finds style that suits him he should
cling to that,
Most we'll dressed men in London and
many in New York have their hat.block,
and from II the hats are made year after
year The same habit IL followed with
silk hats.
The opera hat is row quite an unneccs-
sary luxury, ~ silk hat is considered bet
ter lyle for evening wear. The prudent man
will use an old one for that purpose. az
nothing SO soon ruins silk hat as wearing
Il TO the theatre al night.
As to present styles il is possible only
to say that black derby hats are worn much
more generally than brown ones.
In other less import ant details the man
who must he careful Of what he spends
may look better dressed than he really IL.
For few dollars he may buy a pair Of
yellow sra,s which make every man possess
certain smartncss, especially worn with
frock coat. When his patent feathers
have begun to lose their shine. he can polish
them with the thick black varnish that gives
hem the look Of having been done by his
own valet. Men who dress we'll have
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that they will continue the style for some
wears TO come. chiefly because they are
very becoming to most men " no wear the m.
And they take five years of the average
mans age
The lest Of them are. Of course. high and
the object Of every careful dresser who
wears them ia to SEQ that they meet or al
most meet down the front with the tie
showing at the bottom Of the collar. The
max ers have teen exerting themselves
to give the collars this appearance, but
their efforts would be quite in vain unless
the wearer pulled his tie tight enough
to hold the collar in place.
Men who are careful In buying this kird
Of collar and see that II il properly put on.
may be satisfied that they are In the style.
1t is questionable always whether OF not
these high collars are suited for dress &C.
casiors They are sometimes worn even
with a white waistcoat for full everi &
dress 1t is certain that they are inap-
propriate on such occasions. But for a
frock coat and A dinner coat, they are quite
admissible.
For fun dress the standing collar with
open points is the style that well-dressei
men wore az the Horne Show. The pt It's
were large In most cases and the curved
edges made popular for n while by Lord
Rosebery have quite gone out Of style.
These pointed collars are also worn rather
high.
The question OF neckwear is not nearly so
important a. 1t used to be.
THE four-in- hand tie, said discouraged
haberdasher. has degsnerated into a mere
string, Ito only purpose nowadays is
to hold the collars tight.
-Since the high turned-over collars came
into fashion, the necktie has gradually
grown less and less ornamental NV o
man puts a high collar on, pulls his L,cktie
like a rope 20 hold II tight and IL satisfied
that nc is looking smart when only an inch
or two Of his tie shows be, ween the boil tom
Of bic collar ard the ton ~ h's wast~oat
Naturally the object came TO be TO make
the tie as inconspicuous IA possible, Dark
ties without any patterns came into style.
and now dark blue, black or gray and Ill ach
are the colors most worn,
But 1t really makes very little difference
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And last, but by no means least. he who
gives diigent concern to the muscles under
consideration will not become nervous
under business stress or from other CAUSES
The abdomen. the upper portion es-
rectally, is the seat Of msny Of the principal
nerves Of the body. Here is located that
network Of nerves commonly known as IN,
solar plexus. Then there are the nerves of
the stomach.
Every one knows what these nerves
VIII do when they get unstrung Now
II you would know what exercise will sc.
complish with thee often rebellious cords
the next time tina, they start to give Won rS,
the fidgets and make you annoyed over
some trivial happening in Office or home
Try the exercises here given Relief will be
almost instantaneous.
just another word tef)re describing
the exercises. II you Ard when you reach
home that you haven't any appetite for he
dinner that your wife Ia preparing, do
these exercises for ten or fifteen minutes
and you will BE- agreeahly surprised by
YOUR stomach's telling your brain that Il
- ready Tor good. square meal
Exercise l.--S,arting with the correct
standing position-head up. shoulders hack
hest out, abdomen in, arms straight an
at the sides OF the body, krees and heels
touching, and to"s a. an angle Of an degrees
grasp the seft hand with the right. inter
'Gcking thumbs and placing the right fingers
above the left.
Raise the arms al raight UP over the head
ard while doing the exercise keep them
"octirually by the sides ~ the head
Bend the body at the hirs and endeavor
20 reach the floor with the fingers. Ex-
Won COME up slowly and bend back as far
~ pos BILE.
Repeat until tired, then take ND another
exercise. As the body Is bent downward,
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DETAILS OF MANS DRESS.
THINGS THAT GIVE STYLE AND
no NOT cost .NtCH.
Importance Of the Conar owadays-De-
cline OF the Necktie-IIats to Avoid
As to Full Dress Pumps In Fashion
for Evening Wharf.-The Scarf Pin to Get

The member of the kLockaboW team
who said II was mot the coat that made
the man, but the pants" was probabl
wrong in one sense at lsGst Well-dre ssed
men regard the III Of coat as about the
most important thing in dress, although
the damaging effect of pair Of poorly
cut trousers Is not to be denied. But il
the coat be all right, the rest Of the costume
in the opinion Of many men who pay high
prices 10 taiors, may be left to take care
OF itself
Men who are not able to go to expe nsive
tailors, and are therefore not always GER
tain that their clothes will fl them, have
learned that something besides even the
coat or the trousers may do much toward
making the man. at least from the view
point Of dress They know that care in
certain details of dress will often enable
them TO look as we'll as men who are wearing
suits turned out by the most expensive
tailors.
They may wear an inexpensive ready
made suit. but by displa wing taste in the
selection of such articles a. collars, ties,
shoes and hats they will exhibit AZ much
style as others who have spent lot on
what they wear
II Is a fact that nothing has more TO do
nowadays with the question Of smart =
ness in mans dress than the kind Of collar
he wears. This fashion of giving atten.
ton to collars seems TO have begun hen
the high turntd-over collar came into
yoa,le. These are still the most modish
collars that man can wear, and II Is likely
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SET FIRE TO 4 WOM4N'S VEIL.
Hut This Elevated ilAiiroad Smoker Vas
Not Fcazcd by what He Did.

The expected has happened. II has
Leen predicted time and again that the
impatient smoker who CONES downtown
on the early morning trains OF the elevated
Railroad and is in Lurryto light his cigar
cite or pipe the nome, he gets out OF
the car. would sooner or later make trout IL
A few mornii e. ago one Of these smokers
struck a match in the passageway Of the
Corilandt street station leading to the
stairs. lively wird was blowing ard
one end of veil worn by youIg woman
came in contact with the blaze Of he match.
Instantly the veil was ablaze, The
young woman had evidently been expect ing
such an accident for she quickly jerked
her hat from her head and smothered the
fame: but several women behind her
shrieked
Did the smoker take warning from this
incident? Not bit q II. He calmly struck
another match and applied 1t to his cigarette.
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region becomes sluggish, for blood does not
flow with health-gying quickness unlers 1t
receives aid from working muscles.
Muscles that are dormant retard the
blood's flow, and slowly moving blood does
not properly purify the body. Therefore.
when the blood in the abdominal region
becomes sluggish abdominal complications
result. These ailments are more or less
pronounced demands of the abdomen on
its possessor to take proper care Of it and
proper care means nothing more nor less
than few minutes eXercis, of the abdom-
inal muscles after getting up in the morning
and before going 10 bed
The man who will give attention to his
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ing oxygen. And every one knows what
oxygen does when II gets into the human
system.
man who exercises his abdominal mus.
Giles need not fear that, Is he gets along in
life. he will annex . bay window. Fat
cannot accumulate In this region IL daily
exercise is INDUCED in. On the other hand,
exercise will remove fat and restore to men
with abnormal abdomens their natural out
lines and proportions.
Again, strong abdominal muscles arc the
hest and safest protection against unex.
pected blows below the belt, This is an
important matter, for even q slight blow in
IN abdomen insuficisn,ly guarded by
A abby muscles has been known to prove
disastrous. The organs hers are so deli
cate and sensitive that they should be sur
rounded by all the safeguards that we'll
developed musle possess.
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Then kick with one leg as high as pos
sible and then kick with the other Alter
nately kick the legs. keeping both OF the
floor and kick rapidly. Be sure to keep
the legs straight
When the legs desce nd from the highest
point toward the floor they should stop
about six inches above the floor This
in the central and lower portion Of the
abdomen.
And now for two splendid exercises that
will prevent varioo-e veins and build up
legs capable of properly carving the hodv
Sturdy legs are as necessary to a body
a. hawless wheels to a locomotive
Exercise V. Assume the correct stand
ing position. Relax the legs below the
knees. Then alternately and rapidly,
with the leg ascending bent al the knee,
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Exercise vI.--Excellent for the lower
part Of the upper legs. Start from the
correct standing position. Grasp a stick
in the hands AID keep the arms st straight
ard we'll in froit OF the body
With ki.ees ard heels together and heels
and toes touching the floor, cit down AZ
low as you can. DO this part Of the exer-
else a. quickly as you like. but rise up
slowly, keeping the upper Fart Of the body
ereNt fs in the correct landing position
For a general exercise for the entire
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abdomen will be amply rewarded. Instead
Of suffering from Indigestion, he will be
blessed with "a digestion that will compare
favorably with an estrch'-
Then, too, sturdy alb .oninal muscles
Contr butte largely TO the correct carriage
of the body. Now, proper pose is neces sa ~
TO good health.
Healthy abdominal muscles also help Il
develop the chest. When breathing, IN,
further one can pull in the abdomen th,
greater will bc the lung expansion,
TIL. stronger the abdominal muscles. a.,
further in goes the stomach. the lungs drnI
in greater quantities Of fresh air. and III,
blood receives enlarged supplies Of purify.
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b-n I the legs at the knees and draw the IN
up, gattiog the heels As close to the hips
a. possible Fold the arms over the chest
them raiie the head shoulders and chest
fro'n the floor as high az Won possibly can.
striving hard and ever harder
When al the highest point, hold for
moment. tie Ii" down again ard rereat
Exercise lV.-Lie fiat on your back on
the floor Put the hands fat under the
hips and have the whole upper : Art Of the
body relaxed
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frort Of the body legs, abdomen. chest
arrns, wrists al d shoulders lie fiat on the
floor on the aLdCmeE. Be sure that the
body is Perfectly straight. the toes are
touching the floor, and the feet close to.
gcthcr.
Then. with the palms of the hands fiat on
tie floor AZ the shoulders ard the elbows
at the sides Of the body. fully straighten
the arms ard support the body or hands
and toes The body must rot be permitted
to hero keep il solid a. 4 = raight
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head as before. Turn the upper part OF
the body not ceably 10 the right then bend
the upper part Of the body sidewise and
down, as low as possible.
Alternate by doing this exercise to the
left The muscles in the sides of the alb.
domen are developed
Exercise III-T'his exercise il splendid
for the solar plexus and the upper part OF
the abdomen II quiets the nerves and
sirens hens the diaphragm and its muscles
Lie down on the floor on your back.
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EASY ROAD TO GOOD HEALTH.
IMPORTANT MUSCLES THAT MOST
MEN NEGLECT.
Exercises Prescribed by Prof. Barker for
the Abdominal Rrgion-They Win Give
= Good Appetite ana steady Nerves
Desirable Results From Kicking.

The man who has well-ieveloped abdom-
inal muscles is to be en,ed Fe is almost
Invariably certain TO have splendid health
That is the opinion Of Prof. Anthony Parker,
and here are some exercises he prescrbes
10 bring about that desirable end.
Too often these highly important muscles
are neglected or exercised only pcrfunctor-
lily. As result. the blood in the abdominal
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kick the knee up toward the chest. kee ping
the lower part Of the leg we'll forward.
Try hard to hit the knees against the
chest. This exercise Is beneficial ior the
so-caled kicking muscles. the muscles Of
the upper leg and thigh
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will give one a good idea Of how he Is heir
developed ard strengt hened by the other
exercises.
All of these exercises take good care
of all the more important front muscles
n the lower half ~ the body.
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Ire lower front muscles OF the abdomen
nd the muscles Of the back are developed
Is the body j. bent backward the MUSCLES
n the back Of the abdomen are brought
nto play.
'rcise II-Raise the arms over the
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-26
MRS. sToNEWALL
JACKSON DECLINES

Mrs. Thomas B. Pugh, President of the
Louisiana Division. United Daughters OF
the Confederacy makes the following an
nouncemcnt in reference to the coming
convention of the Daughters to be held
in New Orleans:
AS President of the Louisiana Division
of the United Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy, I deem it my duty to make known
the following facts. which are of inter-
est to the general. public. as we'll as to
L. d. c. circles:
'"The invitation requesting Mrs. Stone
wall Jackson to be the guest OF honor of
the Louisiana Division at the convention
to he held In New Orleans November IL
to 15 had been graciously accepted: prep
arations were being made for her honor
able reception, when a letter was rcceiv-
ed at headquarters in which Mrs. jack
SON. with many regr is. declined the in
vltation, on accornt of age and variable
health saying We're she a younger wo-
man she would gladly come to us. as she
felt sure all honor awaited her from the
Louisiana Division.
I'VE withheld this fact as we decided
to urge Mrs. Jackson's acceptance. This
We did through the Charlotte Chapter of
which Mrs. Jackson is President
"a telegram Received at headquarters
yesterday. dated Charlotte. N. c.. Sep
temher 90. signed bv Mrs. Rufus Barrin-
ger, who Is First Vice President of the
StOnewall Jackson Chapter, cuts off our
last ray Of hope. as It states Mrs. Jack
son can net come. We deeply regret the
Louis ana Division is thus debarred from
publicly honoring her. to whom all honor
Is due