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The Alaska prospector., 1902-12-18
A FEW NEWS NUGGETS.

W. C. Stull, Graduate Optician.
 Candy Canes at Candy Kitchen. Full stock of paints at Ken drick's.
 kendrick can make an artistic sign for you.
 For fine Smoking Jackets go to Lion Clothing store.
 Iackshaw is now selling stove pipe Ut 25c per length.
 A new line of boys and childrens clothing at the Lion store.
 Everything to wear for man, wo- man and child at J. Fish & Co
 Choice Yakima Burbank potatoes at City Market, next to Merchants Cafe.
 Ieber smith is building d nice dwelling house on Keystone ave n,lc.
 Two of II. w. Millers children have the measles, but are getting along nicely.
 The Log Cabin saloon is prepared to sell beer to families or others al 21 cents Der quart.
 The Endeavor Church Sunday School will have d Christmas tree on Christmas eve.
 X Chamois skin vest may save your life. We have them, the la- test and best, at Owl Drug store.
 Martin, the Wizard" will give two performances here during Christmas week, al the Moose Hall
 MT. and Mrs. o. ]. Hosiord have moved into their new residence at the corner oi 1lh St. and Alaska Ave.
 Mrs. O-lands boar,ling house will be closed Saturday for r-paIrs, and will orcn again shortly after the holidays.
 The fire house is being complet- ed, for the reception of the new ap- paratus that Is expected on the next boat.
 Electric light wires are being put in the houses and it is expected that the current will be turned on by January lst.
 "A Man Will cut a Aii,U" is the subject upon which Rev. Hosford will speak next Sunday evening. Special music and sing ing. Everybody welcome.
 ". G. Wharf of san Francisco, who has spent several years in the Cook Inlet country prospecting and mining is in town, and expects to bond and puschase property in the Nizina country.
 Billy Soule is busily engaged forwarding supplies to Copper Cen tti NIicTt it Sot- III tllt iHttrcf>t of the C. k. T. X T. Co. and will give Blk an opportunity to come cut for a short visit. Mrs. NJ. Gregory wishes to call the attention of her patrons to the fact that she Is now settled in her new quarters on the reservation. Mckinley St.. and is prepared to do all kinds of sewing and dress making.
 MT. Austin Lathrop has leased the upper floor oi the new kanitz building at the corner of Mckinley St. and Broadway, and will fit it up as q iirs,-class lodging house. This will be one of the best fur nished and most popular places in town.
 There was a large attendance at the concert, given at the EndeavOr church last Tuesday evening and every number on the program was enjoyed by those present. Several who took part were heartily en- cored. It is to he hoped that the public will he favored with another concert in the near future.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-12-18
Miners Meeting.

miners meeting is hereby cslled to meet al the District Court room, Valdez. Alaska. on the 2nd day of January. 4. n. 1903. al x pm. to consider the adoption of miners rules for the Valdez Recording District, and fer the trsnsac- tiun "f such other business as may come before said meeting.
 said me ting may be adjourned from tim to time to sut' Inc convenience of the greatest number ui minrrs and proSp .ctorS. said meet ing k called by authority oi citizens .etilig held in Valdez on Dee. 10th. lgOl.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-12-18

EoI, RENT-finc, new, warm cabin. En- : quire at stull's.
 ITO RENT-Stabic. Will acc minodate four
 ! horses. Enquire at this office. DIRD DOG-First class bird dog for sale ID schneider Sisters Broadway. pIANO-A Fine upright piano for sale by the ! Schneider Sisters Broadway. HOUSES AND LOTS for rent or for safe. Call H ou Dr Won Gunther
 FOR SALE CHENp \ iirsi tls>> gold rock ..r and p mp. JI. ine thing Tor D -sca dig gings. Richness ss Co.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-12-18
wANTS--FOR SALE.

Advertisements under this head. 10 cents n line fer one insertion, cents for each subS'- qucnt insertion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27
BLOOD TEST OF GUILT.
Striking Instance of superstition
Lately Witnessed in Chinese
Mixed Court.

An instance of the prevalence of SUI
perstition among the better class OF
Chinese, even in Europeanized com
munities, is supplied by recent trial
before the mixed court at Shanghai,
reports the New York Sun. Magis-
trate Chang was sitting. An English
assessor was present, and counsel APP
peared on both sides.
The case was one in which a native
detective was accused of abducting a
girl betrothed to another man. The
question before the magistrate to de-
eide was whether the accused should
be arraigned on a civil or a criminal
charge.
All the witnesses, even the girl her
self and her mother, declared that
the man had not maltreated her. But
Magistrate Chang was of another
opinion and he commanded that the
mother be beaten in order to extract
the confession he was sure she was
Withholding. This was futile, of
course, as the poor woman had moth
ing to confess.
Then the accused man, WHO was
already on his knees, took oath in
Chinese fashion by breaking saucer.
Most soIemnly he protested that his
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27

other way. Hes blooming coyote OF
"spott,r," ] told myself, and i'm.
TENDS TO give the boys on 80. e a
write-up. And whcr polished his
shoes ] cut "a notch in the soIcs close
up 20 the heels 30 that the other crew
would know Who be nu.. Something
kept telling me-, however, that I'D bet
ter search his grip and find out for
sure. II be was 'spultrr' be would
have papers ia his fatchol that would
corrobOratr my su.p.oiuus So /
yauked The grip from under his berth
and opened it-and Good Lordy,
Good Lordy!' exclaimed. my eyes big
with the greatest surprise ever had.
The grip was half fun Of diamonds.
gold rings and grc,nbucks!"
Then What did sou do?"
What did ! do, What ala do! |
snapped that grip shut 10 hurry, and
put II back where | got il in double
quick time. The man was not a spot
ter al all, but dod jimmcd rObbcr.
BE Mas The fellow that had commit
ted the Kansas Cry robbery! The man
FOR whom - 900 reward wab offered
Now IL was clear why he wanted 10
get on the train a. Winston. He actu-
ally wanted 10 20 over IN the mountains
and hide himself
II mad haste TO the train conductor
and told him what I'd discovered. n,
advised ne not to call the man 10,
Winston, saying thai he would nlre
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27
WHEN LAURA GOES TO Play"

when Laura goes to play with Lou
Who lives across the way,
She wears a gingham frock Of blue
Just made for romp and play;
AND oftentimes her hats askew,
When Laura goes TO play with Lou.
When Laura plays with Lulubel,
Who lives up on the square,
She has to dress up very well
And think about her hair.
II would not do TO run pell-men,
In on the square with Lulubel.
When Laura goes to play with Lou
They picnic on the grass;
Two cups Of milk, bun or TWO
Is all there is TO pass;
And yet IL seems a nice menu
To Laura, playing there with Lou.
When Laura plays with LuluoeI
Their parties are so fine.
With china fragile as she'll
And silver all ashine,
And Nurse Celeste and Matemoiseue
To serve each course for Lulubel
When Laura goes to play with Lou
Her bestowed doll she takes,
And though it's very far from new,
No difference It makes;
For over there s a dolly, too,
That's OLD but very dear 20 Lou.
When Laura pla5s with Lulubel
Miss French Doll Is on hand,
For all the dolly folks that dwell
Up there are very grand,
With names Ike C.8r.Ce and Estelle,
Those Paris dolls Of LulubeL
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27
ANIMALS FULL OF YEARS.
inmates of n Paris Institution for
Aged Quadrupeds That Have
Lived Over the Limit

In the vicinity of Paris home for
old domestic animals was established
some time ago, and among the present
inmates are a mule 72 years old, COW
80 and pig rs years old, says the New
York Herald.
1t is claimed that domestic animals
which lead an easy life are likely to
live far beyond the average age if prop
erly cared for. Many birds certainly
attain an extraordinary age. Eagles,
ravens and parrots frequently live a
hundred years, and pelicans probably
live as long, for it is recorded that one
of these birds was placed in the Am
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27
New and Improved Service to st
Paul and Minneapolis

Via the North Western Line. To fur
Their accommodate its many patrons en-
route to the Twin Cities" from points
north of Milwaukee, the Chicago &c
North Western R'y now runs Free Re-
Ginning Chair Car on the evening train
Milwaukee, Via Fond du Lac, connect
ing at Appleton Jet. with train leaving
Manitowoc at ago P. NJ, connecting
with train leaving Appleton Jet. 1928
Z. M. arriving at st. Paul and Mime
apolis early the next morning, and con-
Meeting at Mcmillan with similarly equ
ped train for Duluth and the Superiors
Like service southbound. This in addi-
ton to the Pullman Sleeping Cars which
are run on the same trains daily between
Fon du Lac and Minneapolis. Apply to
agents Chicago andNorth- Western.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27

Labor overcometh all things, even
the laborer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27
Fox Hunt in n Church.

Religious services were in progress
in a schoolhouse in Gushing, Me-, on
a recent sabbath when a startling dis
turbance occurred. \ fox darted in
through the open door pursued by a
couple of hounds, and in a few mo-
ments the animals and the clothing
of the frightenedladies became alarm
ingly mixed. The women's screams
at last terrified the four-footed inter-
lopers and they bounded off toward
the woods.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27

Employment brings enjoyment,
when it brings the means to enjoy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27
ONCE is ENOUGH TO SEE

Gustave Dore's PORTRAIT of Dante is worth
seeing-once. Blu. once is enough. Some
such look you notice on the faces of those
who have suffered, and still suffer, much
physical pain; people subject torheumatism,
govt, neuralgia, periodic headache, lumba-
go, or pain from some old lesion. This pain
habit puts its marks on them, as the custom
of handling ropes crooks sailors fingers;
or as too much riding of bicycle stamps a
worried expression on certain faces. No
wonder people said of the Italian poet as
he passed along, "There goes
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27

sueruam geological garden some time
before 1892, and was still there in 1870.
This pelican, too, was at least four or
five years old when it was placed in the
garden.
Eels are also long lived. Prof. Buch-
ner tells of one which was kept for 20
years in pond at Thiengen, in which
it was placed at the age of eight years.
1t attained length of nearly five feet,
and its favorite haunt was in the cur
rent that flowed into the pond. All
authorities agree that domestic ami
mails which are obliged to do a good
deal of work do not live so long as
those which lead placid life.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27

In Burmuh, in Ccylou, and. though
fortunately i'm lesser degree. in Mad
ras quarrel are constantly occurring
ia which knives are brought into play
and serious wounds inflicted. result
ing more often than not IL death. The
knives used in Ccylon are sheath
knives and Tor long the law-abiding
portion Of the community has been
trying TO get the authorities TO
insist on these knives being made
with button on the tip They
would be- thus rendered harmless for
stnbbing. while still available forsl =
Pltimatc usc.-N. Y. Times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27

reiarons with the girl had been
proper. Still the magistrate was not
satisfied and he demanded another
test.
The girls forefinger was first cut
and the blood therefrom allowed to
to drop into bowl of water provd
ed by the court. The detectives fin
ger was next cut, and the same pro-
ceeding carried out. The magistrate
then held that as the blood mixed.
the detective was guilty, and remand
ed him for trial before the court on
criminal charge.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27
THE MAN WHO NEVER LAUGHS"

The complaints above named all yield to
the action of Benson's Porous Plasters, and
quickly too. Not only those, but colds and
coughs, kidney and liver affections, all
COMPOSITIONS and muscular strains, diseases
of the chest, asthma and all ailments which
are open to external treatment. It is fire.
quently said that Benson's Plaster Is PAINS
Mdster II cures when others are not even
able TO relieve. For thirty years the lead
ing ease ma s .e,r.a ,in n o, o;ls pm
1t. Use it. Trust it. Keep it in the
house. Ask for Bensons Plaster; take no
other All druggists, or we will prepay
postage on any number ordered in the
United States on receipt of Csc. each.
SeAbury Il johnson, Mfg. Chemists, N.Y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27
On" Mans Opinion.

According 90 statistics" said tho
sweet girl graduate, women live
about ten years longer than men"
Yes growlcd the old bachelor,
and they might live 80 years longer
II they weren't so shy about pa sing
the 50 mark."--Chicago Daily News.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27
Peru Greatest Mining Country.

Peru holds the record as a mining
country. She has $500 mines, from
which 10000 workmen dig gold, silver,
sulphur, coal, phosphates, quicksilver,
borax, copper and lead.
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and strutted down the car like trust
official. Thoughts of the trained nurse
in Chicago came to me thick and fast
I could tell her now how much loved
! her. Aye-I could ask her to be my
wife! And the words wouldn't clog
| up nv throat, either. | was man!
| could 60 right up TO her, and while
! looking into her soft brown eyes pour
out the very tenderest thoughts Of my
soul. o, l could do it! / could do it!
| Say, fellows, have you ever been there
i'm love. ! mean? Well, it's the al
! frcdest funniest feeling you ever had
| Little love bells. or something like
| that. Jingle all through every fiber of
! your being. And everything in the
world looks bigger and brighter and
happier. and even the fellow that stole
your overcoat appears like an angel.
ANY way, shortly after leaving the
conductor, ! coilcd myself on one OF
the seats and went 10 sleep. About
haIf-past three ] awoke with a start.
The car was flooded with the awfulest
sound that was ever turned loose
among passengers. Men and women
had their heads poked through the
curt inns, and, talk about eloquence,
phosphorescence, yellow and red at
mosphcre! Dog my buttons, the car
was full Of it! And pretty soon that
car was fun Of something else, too
flying window screens, shoes, pillows
and handbags. And what do you think
was the cause Of the trouble? 4 deep
chested Shanghai rooster was perched
on top Of the curtain rod, right over
my head, believing ike a bull.
How did he get in the car, You ask?
Woman, Of course; lady Struggled him
In under her shawl But that's moth
ing; woman would take anything
into a sleeping car from a poll parrot
to horse and wagon.
"Our next stop was Winston; and,
thanks 10 the rooster, my robbcr was
up and dressed. How TO get him by the
station was now problem. The train
was on time. and no subterfuge about
being late or things like that would
do, for the fellow was remarkably well
acquainted with the country. And
dog my buttons! -- no train ever
climbed o mountain SO fast.
and my heart got heavy "a. lead
as thoughts " The g.rlin Chicago came
back 10 mo. Every revolution of .ho
wheels, instead Of bringinguc nearer,
was aking me farther away from her.
IHa thousand Eve hundred dollars,
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Number "a.

third of the stock and the American
Company has two-thirds. The board
of directors consists of six represen-
tatives of the British company and
twelve of the American, with Mr..
Duke as its president, who remains
abroad to perfect the organization.
This British-American company will
take over the entire business Of the
Imperial Company and the Consoli-
dated Company in all foreign coun-
tries, and in the colonies of Great
Britain including India and Austria
liza. The agreement made is salts
factory to both sides and equitable
to all interests represented"
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flourish, which was a good thing for
the hogs. Our Western farmers raise
their hogs on grass and finish with
corn. We can do the same thing here
in the South. One of the main
causes was the high price at which
cotton sold in 1900. The farmers
could buy nearly a pound and a half
of meat with a pound of cotton, and
concluded this condition would pre-
vail, and thus neglected the pigs.
Now we have the condition reversed.
We are doing all we can to point
out everything that has a tendency
to keep our farmers down, and we
have found nothing that has worked
against us more in the South than
buying Western meat.
HARRY FARMER.
Columbus Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-07
DECLINE IN COTTON.

Deterioration from Two Points in Ala
bama to Twelve in North Carolina.
Washington, Oct. 3.-The monthly
report of the Statistician of the De-
partment of Agriculture shows the
average condition of cotton on Sep
tember 25th to have been 58.3, as
compared with 81 on August Goth,
61.4 on September 25th, 1901, 81 on
October 1st, 1900, and a ten-year
average of $50.
The following table shows in the
second, third, and fourth col
umns, respectively, by States, the
averages of condition September
25th, the corresponding average one
month ago, the corresponding aver
ages one year ago, and the mean of
the corresponding averages for the
last ten years:
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Granville Co., n. @.
(Answer by DR.. Chas. w. Burkett,
N. G.. A. and NJ. College.)

{ (Answer by DR.. Chas. w. Burkett,
n. G. A. and NJ College.)
Crimson clover would be the most
desirable crop to SOW on this tobacco
land. 1t is a little late, however, to
do so now, and rye can be sown to
good advantage.
It should be the practice in all soil
management to have a cover crop
growing during the winter time, to
keep soluble plant food from wash
ing away, and also to add humus to
the soil. Glover also adds atmos-
pheric nitrogen. In this latter re-
spect clover is a better cover crop
than rye. Rye, on the other hand,
uses the plant food that otherwise
might be lost, and by its roots adds
humus to the soil.
By all means let our correspond
ent SOW to rye rather than leave the
soil bare. The only risk of blowing
under the rye crop in the spring is
the danger of souring the soil. If
you can pasture the rye off, it would
be very desirable. If this is not pos
sible, plow under the rye as early as
possible before it becomes to growth
and maturity. This treatment would
not only add much humus, but great
ly improve the physical conditions
of the soil.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-07

The Progressive Farmer comes to
us in a sixteen page form, and look
ing new and tidy all around. Editor
Poe is to be congratulated on the
achievement of making this, what its
name implies, a paper for the up-to-
date farmer, and, withal, one Of the
very best weeklies in the State
Greensboro Christian Advocate.
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AGRICULTURE
Harry Farmers Talks.

Harry Farmer's s 1a1Ks'
XC.
Editor Of The Progressive Farmer:
Our pigs are now eating COW peas
and sweet potatoes. The peas fur
nish protein or the food that makes
lean meat and bone, while the pota-
toes, being mostly starch, make fat.
PEAS AND POTATOES FOR PORK
PRODUCTION.
We read so much nowadays about
a balanced ration. Can the average
farmer do better than to plant large
ly of these crops? They are surely
the most certain and the cheapest
crops that can be raised in this sec
ton. How often do we hear farmers
complain about the high price of
Western meat A little work in the
right direction now with few pigs
can help you save some of this money
the coming year.
tB Do not. expect meat to be down
Thuch fro2aL- A~r E.22sent prices, or you
may be disappointed. We bought
meat too for several years and learn
ed to our sorrow what a pile of
money we spent every year with an
average family. We made up our
mind to stop it. And we have car
ried out our resolution so far. We
cannot raise cotton and tobacco and
buy meat cheaper than we can
raise it.
THE ENORMOUS LOSS BY MEAT
SHORTAGE.
In our own county in a radius of
ten miles or less the shortage in pork
killed last season amounted to 6OO,-
600 pounds or Cat present prices of
meat) $4,000 was thus sent away.
Some one may like to know how we
found this out. Why, bless your life,
it was easy enough! We just asked
the merchants how much salt they
sold compared with an averaged year
and after obtaining these figures we
allowed 200 pounds of salt to each
1000 pounds of meat, which is about
the usual quantity used. You see
this was getting as close to it as it
is possible to do. If this same condi-
ton prevailed over a large part of
North Carolina it behooves us to
make every effort possible to try to
save this amount of money. It is a
serious matter. A few years of this
kind would bankrupt any country,
and every person regardless of his
occupation would feel it keenly.
DON'T RAISE COTTON TO BUY MEAT.
The wet weather last year was not
wholly to blame. While it cut the
corn crop short, it made the grass
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-07

While the decline during Septem-
Der ranges all the way from two
points in Alabama, to u in North
Carolina, and Is in Oklahoma, only
one State, Missouri, fails to report
some deterioration.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-07
Cover Crop for Tobacco Land.
e Progressive Farmer:

Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
I wish to ask a question. l have
plot of land, a gray land with little
sand, and have just got a good crop
of tobacco off it, and want to put it
in tobacco next year. How would it
do to seed the land to rye and then
turn the rye under in March for
green manure? Would it be in any
better condition for tobacco than it
would be to let it remain as it is9
S. P. POOL.