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Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

City held to have power under its charter to enact an ordinance prohibit Ing the erection of billboards of more than a specified size.-Gunning System ys. City of Buffalo (Suppg, - \. |. Supp. 9ST.
 Real estate plated Into lots and blocks and dedicated as a public ceme- tery and which is appropriated and used exclusively for burial purposes. is held, in First National Bank vs. Ha- zels (Nebl.. 56 l.. k. A. 765. to be eX- empt from execution and forced sale.
 Independent advice is held, In Kidl ys. Williams (Ala.i, J6 l.. R. A. STJ, not to be necessary to enable a client tU ef- feet a binding settlement with lis at. torney concerning services already ren. dered. where the client is in a position to form an entirely free and unfettered judgmnt. independent altogether of any sort of control
 A broker illegally taking money as margins on a gambling transact n from an agent In whose hands It has been placed for a lawful purpose Is held, in Central Stock and Grain EX- change vs. Bendlnger C. C. A. 1th e., 5G L. R. A. S75, to take 1t subject to the same trust upon which It was held by the agent and to be liable to refund it., at the suit of the principal.
 A contract for a street pavement which provides that the contractor shall do all work necessary to keep the pavement in good condition for a period of seven years and that portion of the contract price shall be withheld until the expiration of that period is hell, in Shank vs. Smith GndI. B L. R. A.. 564, to impose no burden for repairs upon abutting property owners, but to be merely lawful guaranty of the work.
 A contract Of separation between husband and wife provided that, in consideration Of certain money and other property paid by the husband the wife forever discharged her husband his heirs and executors. from any claims and demands in law and equity. The question subsequently arose whether this included a release of dow CT and the Supreme Court of South Carolina holds in Moon vs. Bruce, 10 S. E.. 1O3O, that as claim for dover never could exist against her husband since 1t could not arise until his death, +bg ;,,c,r,,r,.rr was iDSI1ffi piput a S a rp- lease of dover.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

in the West Indies, which will finger long ill the memory of the people or this generation. Ihe ball on which we live and strut ourselves is q frail thing with troubles Of it's own. We who live on the thick part of the crust are Tor tunate uLd cau scarcely conceive what 1t means 10 be at the mercy of vol canic eruption, liable to break out al any time, or to be tumbled out ot bed and possibly out of house and home by the trembling of the earth. In Quito Ecuador, earthquakes are of daily oc- currence. Yet the people go about their business with no thought of catas- trophe When catastrophe comes, some lives are lost, buildings are tum- bled down and things are twisted out of shape. The loss of life is mourned, the houses are rebuilt, and each one as before pursues his fayorite phantom. The daily gentle reminder does not ap- pail the people. The great disturb ances pass from their memory Ike tale that Is told. Man Is greater than nature of which he is kin. He Is ln nature. but over il. and never abdl- cates his lordship. He cannot be per slanently put out by eruptions Of molten lava. the shiyers of the earth consuming fires or tidal waves. St Pierre doubtless will be rebuilt. Man must play his part on the stage. When one party of actors disappears another takes up the role The theater may be injured. but the players cannot be put out permanently. They will live after the theater is destroyed. When comes the wreck of matter and the crush or worlds the actor. man. will witness and survive 1t.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19
BOpuS Oil Paintings.

Something curious in the shape of fake oil paintings are now on the mar, ket. They are such poor limitations. however, that it is easy for one to de tect their real character almost at a glance. These pictures. generally copies of famous paintings of the nude figure, are simply chromos pasted upon a can vas. The background and surroundings are then painted over in oil. and also parts of the figures. especially the clothing or drapery. but when 1t comes to the exposed body, face. head. etc.. the very parts where the greatest amount of skill would be necessary in painting, they are left untouched by the painters brush.
 Going into a store and asking the price of these seemingly beautiful oil paintings, the prospective purchaser Is astonished when the dealer says s2 or something lower. and turning the bogus painting up to the light, he soon sees that it Is only cheap chromo. over cer- tain parts of which a little paint has been daubed.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19
HER PECULIAR EXCELLENCE.
Jane Austen left at Work Done with
 Her HanIs.

Miss Jane Austen, the English nov. elist, whose work Is valued today more than when It first appeared, in writing to her sister in 119e, remarks, My mother desires me to tell you that am a very good housekeeper, which l have DO reluctance in doing, because really think 1t my peculiar excellence, and for this reason: always take care to pro vide such things as please my own ap- petite, which l consider as the chief merit in housekeeping. In her life Of Jane Austen. Constance Hill quotes from Austen Leigh. who declares that Miss Austen was successful in every thing that she attempted with her ling CTS.
 Her needlework was exquisite. We have seen a muslin scarf embroidered by her in satin-stitch. and have held iD our hands a tiny housewife of fairylike proportions, winch Jane worked al the age of sixteen as a gift for friend. IL consists of a narrow strip of lowered silk. embroidered at the back, which measures four inches by one and a quarter, and Is furnished with minikin needles and fine thread At one end there Is a tiny pocket. containing some verses in diminutive handwriting with the date, "Jany, 1T92."
 Austen Leigh writes: "None of us could throw splliklns in so perfect d circle, or take them of with so steady q hauj IJar Darforme DpeS with the pI1n and ball were marvellous She has been known to catch the ball hundred times In succession"
 She did not give up the activities and pleasures of everyday life in order to write of the pleasures of other people, and Aunt Jane" was the delight of large circle of nephews and nieces.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19
The Rabbit Tells tine Boy.


 You should understand" began the rabbit, as he ceased hopping about and sat down in front of the boy, that a rabbit is not a hare, although many people speak of him as such. A hare is much larger than a rabbit and has longer ears and legs in proportion. T he two differ also in what they like to eat. And you should know that the American rabbit differs from the Eng fish and Australian rabbit, being small CT in size, far more active, and pre- ferring a home In hollow log to a burrow in the earth"
 T never could understand why a rabbits hind legs were the longcst,' said the boy as the rabbit paused.
 Well. I will tell you. The rabbit is no fighter. He Is runner instead. He can bite you hard enough If you take hold of him. as his teeth are sharp and strong. but he won't stop to bite if he can get away. His long hind legs hot only enable him to outruu most dogs, but to spring over logs and brush heaps and whatsoever else may bc in the way. And there's another thing. The rabbit has so many enc mics that he must always be on his guard, and his long hind legs permit him to get his head above the grass and look around. His eyesight Is very sharp. and his hearing Is acute, and
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

what should be done to meet the dali ger, if there be any. In fact, there is nothing better for an individual or u community than to stop and think. We rush along in our mad race, needless of the future. To many people the close of the nineteenth century and the opening of the twentieth is not full of promise for the higher ideals Of life; it seems to them that everything getting rich that religion, conscience, truth and virtue are at discount, and the world only thinks of who will win in the race of piling up millions. It is certainly a time for serious thought. Heretofore we have been nation ill isolation, a law unto ourselves, but fast ships, cables, the intercourse of people, the demands of commerce, cir cumstances over which we had no con trol, have forced Us from this position and We stand forth today full-grown and compelled to take our share of the responsibilities of the world.
 The crisis, Mir. Ingalls, shows, Is up on us. Our fleets and armies are in the Orient; we are in possession of new lands and countries; We stand, as it Were, sponsor for all the repub- lies and nations of North and South America. When President Cleveland took his stand in the Venezuelan case and the country supported him we were committed to certain duties and responsibilities in reference to all our neighbors, and we cannot get away from them. The Spanish war and sub sequent negotiations placed on us the burden of controlling and developing other countries.
 In connection with these imminent and overwhelming international issues, as Mr. Ingalls, proceeds to show, we are confronted with further serious question. which Is continually raised and which must be considered-the struggle between capital and labor. The organization of the most immense trusts or corporations ever known has brought this to the front. Certainly there are grave issues to be settled by us as a people and as nation. Are we prepared to assume all these re- sponsibilities and can we successfully manage them and still maintain our republic, still preserve "a government of the people, for the people and by the people r'-Louisville CourierJ Journal.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

he can smell danger ten times as far as you can smell smoke. If I hadn't want ed to talk to you you couldn't have ap preached within half mile of me-"
 But why are rabbits bob-tailed:" asked the boy. The coon, 'possum woodchuck, fox and other animals have long tails"
 Tt Is because he Is a runner" re- piled the rabbit. "The coon and pos sum and squirrel are climbers, and the woodchuck is d digger. If a rabbit had long tail 1t would be a nuisance to him in the thick grass and busues. The fox, who has a long tall, Is both runner and a digger, but in fair run I can beat him all to pieces. If he ever catches a rabbit 1t is sly work We make our homes mostly in hollow logs, and if we had long tails they might catch and hold Us. One time a fox who ran me into a hollow leg and went in after me caught his tail ou a silver, and was held fast until he starved to death.'
 What enemies do you haye?"
 Well, there are the hawk, the owl, the fox, the dog, the wolf and man himself. The hawk, the dog and man are on the lookout for me. Tho hawk catches sight of me as he sails In the air. so high that you can hardly make him out, and down he drops like huf- let Sometimes the rabbit escapes be- ing hit by dashing into the bushes, lut he Is not always lucky. The owl Is much to be dreaded He sits quietly on the limb of a tree or the roof of q barn, and when he makes his dash ra bbit has to be a good dodger aud runner to escape him. Twice in my life an owl knocked me over, but both times escaped him. As for the fox, If be does not catch his rabbit us it comes out of log. or can sneak softly up. when It is feeding he will get none at all"
 And what do you eatl" asked the boy.
 "Our favorite food Is the bark of young apple trees, and there Is no doubt we often do great damage to fruit growers; but we eat the leaves of cabbages, turnips, parsnlps and celery, where u garden Is handy, and when not, we get along on thistle, dande- lion, chickweed, catnlp and other plants I have many time made q good meal off m ear of corn or have nibbled at apples The rabbit can find food wherever he goes, winter or sum mer. The only bad times for him are when the snow is so deep that he can't go about. He then digs down 10 the frozen earth and nipples at the roots of weeds and grasses"
 You have nice, soft fur" said the boy, as he bent over and stroked the rabbit.
 Yes, and that's why men hunt me as they do," replied Bunny. "Iu the first place, the furrier makes three or four kinds out of my fur. all to be sold under false names and for q good price, and in the next, all the best felt hats, both for men and women, are made from my hair. don't be- lieye you knew that, but any natter will tell you so. My skin is made into gloys, belts, pocketbooks, etc, and any scraps left over go into the glue pot As an article of food, I am worth 10 cents or more, but with my pelt and all my value is half dollar or more. That's all to-day. 1 have not had any dinner yet, and must hop about after it, and I think yours Is ready at home. Next time you come to see me I'll tell
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19
OUTLOOK IN UNITED STATES.
Many Grave Issues to Be settled by
 Us as a Nation.

Many Grave Issues to Be settled by
 Us as a Nation.
 The Social Service Magazine has an essay upon the ruling conditions and current outlook in the United States from NJ. E. Ingalls,, president of the Rig Four Railway System, which is so suggestive, and drawn upon lines so Jeffersonian, as to invite the serious attention of intelligent readers and to justify more than passing comment. Born, like so many successful Amer jeans, farmers boy, MT. Ingalls, mrrs- ed the man of affairs enough with the man of books to evolve in one and the same personality both the thinker and the actor upon the stage of real life. Whatever he says is weighty. because it springs from mind richly endowed and highly trained, and fortified by varied experience.
 In this latest contribution to the res ervoir of contemporary thought. Mir Ingalls, recognizes the reyolutiouized clements no less than the momentous problems with which We have to deal. Upon the very threshold of the new century, as he clearly points out, polit- ical events and business conditions are crowding each other so fast that we stop and wonder what is to happen next. New developments. new uIeth- ods, new conditions, new obligations, are upon us. To many the clouds in the horizon have an angry look and they fear for the future of the nation While optimists, like Mir Ingalls,, may not share their fears, they agree that the national safety depends upon the virtue and integrity of our citizens, and it is just as well to look the situa ton over and make up our minds as to
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19
Pinero q Slow Writer.

Probably the most leisurely worker among dramatists of the day is Ar thur w. Pinero. He confesses to talk ing a couple of years over a play, and sometimes longer. Iris was writ ten and rewritten until very little of the original remained. "The Gay Lord Quex" was copied out no fewer than twelve times, and "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," perhaps his most successful play. also involved a great amount of labor.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

Auction-rCom riyalries do not always end so pleasantly or with such credit to both parties as did the recent sale in New York, the sequel to which is that the Metropolitan Art Museum becomes the owner of Rubens' painting of The Holy Family" which is said to be the most notable painting ever offered at public sale. Two men bid for it. One. who desired to present the picture to the Metropolitan Museum, offered for ty-nine thousand dollars, but the pie ture went to his rival on bid of fifty thousand. II then developed that the purchaser wished to give the painting to a museum ill the West. The two men got together and talked the matter over. and the conference ended ill an agreement on the part of the purchaser to allow the other bidder to have the painting for the sum he had paid. in order that 1t might go to the Metropoli- tan Museum. II ought to be a matter for rejoicing that such noble picture Is to be forever possession of the American people.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

Rev. Henry Rasmus Is right when he says that a woman's truest capital is not in her beauty of face but loveliness of character He carries the matter farther than circumstances warrant. however, when he says it was the wisdom of the Almighty to give to womanhood a retiring disposition. Eve took the initiative in family matters in the Garden of Eden, and gave a con trolling direction to everything that has occurred since that time. Sarah, the wife of Abraham, decided the fate of nations, and Rebekah's cunning de vices had far-reaching political effects. The fact is that progressive woman hood of the modern type Is not essen- tially different from the fashioned sort. In both cases they have usually made, not 10 say taken, every adyan- tage of their opportunities in further ing their own power. There Is abun- daDt evidence to show that women are of "a retiring disposition" when they are forced to retire, but this does not by any means prove pr. Rasmus' point, that the Almighty gave to wom- an a retiring disposition. With fair play she comes to the front every time
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

What does the university require of its president;" inquiries a writer in current magazine. Well, the recent weight Of opinion seems to be that he ought to be a combination of the church debt-raiser. the gold brick operator ani the moral philosopher As such men are rather rare. some col leges have had to be content with tx ecutives who are strong on the two irst-named qualifications, but little shaky on the third.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19
AimshOuse Fare,

The 2,JO0 inmates of the New York almshouse last year were fed at per capita of about 10 cents a day. These persons lived on bread and coffee for breakfast. bread and stew for dinner, and bread and tea for supper, without sugar, butter, or vegetables.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

organizing gr Q a t
 transportation sys. tens has made him one of the triumvir. ate which practical. ly controls all the lines of the West. The others of the trio are J. Pierpont
 Morgan and James J. Hill, both of
 whom got their h. spiration from Har-
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

Andrew Carnegie wants to pay S20,- 100000 for the independence of the Fill pinos. Mir. Carnegie. unlike a lot of other people, has the price of his con- yictiOQs.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

"To keep up your French?' repeated the old teacher, whose favorite pupil was lamenting that. since graduation. she found no time to study. Well. to read ten minutes day is not much but ten minutes every day is much" The trouble with those of us who ac- complish little is that we dwell upon "ten minutes" instead of emphasizing "every day"
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19
Nuts to Crack.

Here Is list of questions for the wide-awake boy. Can you answer all of them? You can see any day white horse, but did you ever see white colt? How many different kinds of trees grow in your neighborhood. and what are they good for? Why does Il horse eat grass backward and COW forward? Why does hop vine wind one way and bean vine the other? Where should chimney be the larg- CT. it the top or bottom. and why Can you tell why horse, when teth- cred with Il rope, always unraSe els 1t, while a COW always twists It into kinky knot? How old must a grape vine be before it begins to bear? Can you tell why leaves turn upside down just before a rain? What wood will bear the greatest weight before break ing?-Exchange
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19
Threw Them at Him.

"I suppose he got a divorce on tho -incompatibility of temper dodgep"
 Not exactly. It was more the bric-a- brac and kitchen utensil dodge. Phil adelphia Bulletin.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

Young Alfonso begins his reign with a treasury almost empty, but if he can sell few more instructions at S20.- 100000 apiece he ought to be able to meet current expenses and perhaps lay up something against a rainy day.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19
Brother Milisap Not to Bla me.

Sister Durham-Well, you've read the list of conference appointments. How do you think you like Brother Millsap, the young man that is to preach for your church the coming year3
 Sister Middleton-I've got nothing against Brother Millsap, but don't like the bishop for sending him to us.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

Hetty Green carries a revolver, but this is needless precaution. In order to insure herself against an attack from any man 1t would only be necessary for her to wear a placard with her name on IL.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

Some complaint Is made of the men because they don't take their wives bouquets, as they did in their court ing days. Still. every woman knows that If her husband brought home a costly bouquet. she would tell him that 1t would have been great deal more sensible to have bought new teapot. or to have put the money in the bank.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

Life in a tornado country has its dls- advantages, but it is many times pref erable to life in the vicinity of. an ac- tive volcano.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

It cannot be denied that MT. Carnegie Is making a pretty fair stagger at do- Ing something to bring about an equal distribution of wealth.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19
Potatoes and Their Value.

Potatoes form the worlds greatest single crop, 4.O0O.OOO,OOO bushels being produced annually. equal In bulk to the entire wheat and corn crops.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

A New York paper calls attention 10 the fact that 1t is felony to stamp piece of lead a nickel or a quarter, while 1t is not a crime to stamp white sand as sugar. This is perhaps because the crime in each case consists in being found out.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19
Where the Intellect Resides

the right side of the body, Is known to be superior to the right lobe in it's influence upon the bodily functions.
 pr. Phelps, recent investigator. in- sists that the left brain Is also the intellectual half. He has studied near. ly 300 cases of brain injury and dis
 ease and has found that the right side may be severely injured without ma terially affecting the thinking powers.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19
You may be in the depths of the closet:
Story of Czar anI French Boy.

This story Is said to be true.
 One night, while In Paris, the Car drove incognito to the house of Lou bet, the president of the senate, and while his companion went in to an- nUunce the visit he amused himself by putting his head out of the window d nd looking at the people who passed.
 A whistling street boy approached and recognized him, in spite of the piainness of his equipage. He stopped, took off his cap and said. cheerfllly, Good day, sir! How is the empress" 1"
 The Czar was naturally surprised. but he replied, with smile:
 Thanks. young man. The empress is quite well, and has enjoyed the trip very much"
 The boy seemed glad to hear 1t, hodded and went whistling away. The Car said. in telling the story, that he, thus cordially accosted, was the only one of the two to be embarrassed.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

Joe Jefferson refused to be kissed by a gang of female admirers. The old man knows that the bussers are the hOodooes of any mans fame.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

The man who is afraid to earn more than he gets never rises very high.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

The professors know why volcanoes operate and how, but unfortunately they don't know when until it is loo late
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

The poet is born-unless he writes a magazine poem that nobody can under stand; then he is made.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19
Eariiest Case of Insanity.

The earliest known reference tu in. sanity is found in Egytian papyrus of the fifteenth century B. c.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19
Professional Appreciation.

You admire that musician"
 "yery much" answered Mr. Cum rox.
 For his compositions or for his per formancesT' "Neither. For his nerve in charging s a at."-Washington Star.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

Every man has his price, and 1t Is generally too high.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

It is always well to remember that the extinct volcano, like the reposing wasp, will bear watching.