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Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

was he who had sent the valentine, hop ing the little message would. ill some way, help him to gain her love. for il was not true, the report which the gos sips of Baysvile had brought agains, him, but more reserved nature which had made him seem indifferent to those who would like to have been his friends.
 Aunt Selina soon found that he was a noble. true-hearted man, one she could trust with her whole love and life, and when he asked:
 Will you share the home I have made ready with the thought of you?' she did not refuse, but little later went quiet ly into the church which the children had filled with flowers, and when she saw the sweet blossoms and realized that all this had been done for her. tears of hap piness filled her eyes and she thought:
 How fair is life and all changed for me by the aid of a valentine. Indian apolis Sun.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
liNCOlN'S NARROW ESCAPE.
Fieudish Plot to Inoculate Him W tn
 the Small pOx.

The demand for an additional body guard around the White House recalls an incident of the civil war within the mem- ory of many residents. During the excit- ing period of '61 great fears were enter tained for the safety of the President, and every precaution was taken to insure his personal protection.
 One morning there appeared at the White House a woman, closely yelled, denandng an immediate interview with Mir. Lincoln. Approaching Messenger Perkins, who guarded the door of Mr. Lincoln's private office, the visitor made known her request and pleaded earnestly that she be admitted to a personal inter- view. The doorkeepcr's orders were, how ever, very strict. and finding her eoquence all in vain, she finally compromised by conhding her message to the courteous but firm empoye. Taking him to one side, the yelled lady took both his hands in hers and tenderly rubbed them as she extracted promise that he would inme- dlately deliver her request to the Pres- dent. Perkins was almost overcome by most peculiar odor that appeared to ema- nate from hIs companion, and hastened to get rid of her without creating q scene
 No sooner had he accomplished this than he conhded to one of the household the effect produced upon him while in con versation with the importunate visitor. physician who was present promptly di- yined the truth and instituted search for the woman, whan il was learned that she had driven rapidly away in a carriage, and all trace was lost. Perkins was im- mediately ordered to return to his home and await developments.
 Within the usual period he was taken ill with one of the worst cases of viru- lent smallpox on record. and for weeks lay at the point of death. Upon his re- covery the faithful messenger, whose de- votion to duty doubtless saved the life of the President. was appointed by Mir. Lin coin to a permanent position on the cleri- cal force of the War Department, which office he has continued to hold up to date, being one of the most efficient clerks on the rolls.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

The hour was on us; where the mani The fateful sands unfaltering ran, And up the way of tears He came Into the years. Our pastoral captain. Forth be came, As one that answers to his name; Nor dreamed how high his charge, His work how fair and large To set the stones back In the wall Lest the divided house should fall, And peace from men depart, Hope and the ehlldllke heart. We looked on him; "'Tis be-" we said, Come crownless and nnheralded, The shepherd who will keep The hocks, will fold the sheep" Unknightly. yes: yet twas the mien Presaging the immortal scene, Some battle of Ills wars Who sealeth up the stars. Nor would he take the past between Ills hands, wipe valor's tablets clean, Commanding greatness walt HI he stand at the gate: Not he would cramp to one small head The awful laurels of the dead, Times mighty vintage cup, And drink all honor up. No futter of the banners bold Borne by the lusty sons of old The naughty conquerors Set forward to their wars; Not his their blare, their pageantries. Their goal, their glory, was not his; Humhly he came to keep The tiocks. to fold the sheep. The need comes not without the man. The president hours unceasing ran, And up the way of tears He came Into the years Our pastoral captaln skilled to crook The spear into the pruning hook, The simple, kindly man, Lincoln, American.
 New York Independent.
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cents, than most small cities can show in a month. In the winding. narrow streets which run from Broadway to- ward the rivers they stand so closely side by side that d gloomy, canyon like appearance is given the streets and the man who gazes upward to- ward the fourteenth, eighteenth, twen- tieth or twenty-second story Is made to feel his insigniticance.
 But it is within that the greatest interest lies. The population of from 1000 to l 1,500 persons is as varied as that of a town. Banking houses han dle, behind handsome marble desks, their hundreds of thousands, which go out to mingle with the country's pros- perity and develop new projects of in dustry and ingenuity. Insurance com panles pledge their enormous capital Florida. and to the safety of ships rounding the Cape. The tickers in many brokers offices, over which noisy stock spectators and sober investors touch elbows, click out the news con- corning the great mass of world wealth for bits of which thousands daily match their wits and their ener- gies. Lawyers make plans in these rooms that will free the innocent and punish the guilty; and promoters sell South American mines and West Af- rican land rights. The offices of a great Western railway system bind the East and West with bands of steel and commerce, and exporters send goods from New Hampshire mills to the Orient. An energetic man with military carriage. after an hours con ference, Is just completing the sale of an important block of land to the pro- prietors of great department store, while directly above him an insignifi- cant looking little man, wheeling ner- vously in hiS chair. is outlining to con federate capitalists a scheme that will give them control of a big street rail way system. At his left, In turn, sep arated by thin partition, an engineer Is solving the problem of building a fifteen-story building on a narrow tri- angular plot of quicksand In such a
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

While the increase last year over 1901 is II per cent, that for the three years yields the startling percentage of 55, or more than half as many more. Another remarkable fact Is noted in the larger proportion of women among the suicides. Previous to 1902 the rati) among suicides was five men to on . woman. But last year there were three times as many women as for the veal before, making the ratio five men to three women. Among the known causes for suicide despondency ranks first, about one-tenth are traced to do- nestle infelicity, 433 to ill-health, and 375 to disappointed love" Fully one third left no clew to the cause for self murder, while liquor" accounts for 136 and business losses" for 61. Poi sons remain the favorite means of dis patch to the unknown, but more than one-third of the suicides shot them selves. Of more interest, however, than the details is the central fact that year by year the number of those who commit suicide is increasing out of proportion to the increase in population. It probably means that the stress of life Is more severe in the United States now than Its has ever been previously.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

The spirit of speculation has infect ed the country; farm lands In the West have been bid up by purchasers with borrowed money; too many town lots and new sky scrapers everywhere held at high prices are mortgaged by nominal owners looking for continued prosperity advancing values to win out" and too many persons are living beyond their means in the expectation that their income will catch up later. In short, there has been too much bor- rowing and credit Is so seriously in- Hated that shock of any kind which would cause a sudden demand for the redemption of these credits might have unfortunate consequences.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

The eleventh census reveals some facts interesting not only to the econo- mist and sociologist, but to the business man. In classifying the causes for which mortgages have been made, 1t is shown that 95 per cent of them indi- cated prosperity rather than diversity
 That is to say, 95 per cent of the mort gages were made in order to raise money for the purchase of additional holdings. for larger business operations, etc. Only 5 per cent were given because of adversty-failure in business opera tions. And it must be said that upon the sequel depends the decision as to whether the increased mortgages placed with whatever motiye-shall be considered opponents of good fortune or misfortune. Some day these mort gages must be paid. Over-speculation has it's legitimate pains and penalties.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
Man oi the People.

The birthday of Abraham Lincoln may well recall the principles which he rep resented, for which he labored and for which he endured martyrs death There is no more popular figure in Amer ican history than that of Abraham Lin coin. He was pre-emnently d man of the people. Sprung from the people. he always remained one of them Men ad- mired George Washington, but it was an admiration mingled with awe. The people both loved and revered Lincoln. President or rail splitter. he was the same plain American citizen. in whom hon. esty was an instinct, and whose patriot ism was part of his very soul.-Charles A. Dana.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
AN ENEMY OF SUPERSTITION.
Grand father Holley Had No Belief in
 Heathenish Signs and Omens.

Irand ather Holley Had No Belief in
 Heathenish signs and Omens.
 MT. Holley looked at his grandson with mixture of amusement and re- proach on his shrewd old face It was dusk in the barn, q time for confi- dences. II dunno where In all the earth you got such notions, sonny" the old man said; not from our ma $ folks, or your pas, either. There never was any talk O belief in signs and superstitions in either the Holley or the Fawcett stock, that's sure. It must have come from that foreign lady they had to teach you. expect"
 And don't you believe there's any harm in birds flying into the house, or breaking a mirror, or seeing a black cat, grandpa? asked the little boy, earnestly. And don't you care wheth- CT pin sticks straight up in the floor, or which shoulder you see the moon over. or whether you get anything on you wrong side out? Not any of those thingsY
 All foolishness," said the old man, with reassuring pat of the hot little hand. I'm glad ye've talked 1t out with me, sonny. Now you just put it out of your head, and I'll tell you what I'll do. When we go up to the house I'll give ye little old penny I've been saving for ye for lucky piece. You jest carry 1t in your pocket all the time-change 1t from one suit O clothes to another-and see what t Il bring ye."
 Do they really bring luck, grand pa" asked the little boy.
 Course they do," said MT. Holley, firmly. When we get another spare time I'll relate to ye few cases that's come under my own eye, of lives saved by em. and so forth. Course they do"
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house, taking care or furnace, and acting as conductor on a street-car. He studied and attended lectures and recitations in the intervals between these occupations. He received the degree of Master of Arts, and is now in Germany. where he intends to spend two years more studying politi- cal law. Then he thinks he will be prepared to serve his native country in her political tribulations. There are not many young men of any race who would undergo such priyations for the sake of qualifying themselves for any service whether public or private, sec ular or religious.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
TOWERS OF BUSINESS
MAKE vERlTABlE CANYONS OF
 NEW YORK STREETS.
Each One of the Many Huge Office Buildings Is a Community in Itself, in Touch with Distant Parts of the Earth.

Among the multitude of interesting features of New York City, prominent place must be given the towering office buildings, which Are more numerous in the lower end of that city than any where else in the world. Coming in
 on ferry at the Battery or at the south end of West street, there rise up before you monsters of brick, stone and mortar within the walls of any one of which is carried on inside of twenty four hours a greater volume of business, measured in dollars and
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

Sentiment is a powerful force, but when it is confronted with a million and quarter in ready money 1t some times gives way. That is what has happened in Boston, where the famous Park Street Church, in which Amer ica'' was first sung. Is to be sold for that amount The meeting house, with its many historic associations, will be torn down to give way to large office building. and the religious society, en- dowed with more than a million dol lars, is to carry on its work in diff ferent part of the city.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

Twenty-Five years ago any one who had ventured to predict that the young women in coeducational colleges would come to outnumber the young men would have been regarded as a poor prophet; yet that condition promises soon to be realized in many universi- ties; for the number of women stu dents increases faster than that of the men. The changed conditions have led in some cases to oppressive meas ures. College presidents find that the young men are not attracted to an in- stitution in which the women are equal or superior in numbers to them selves. Athletics. no doubt, has some thing to do with this, but there are other reasons. It has been found that in some colleges the girls show ten dency to monopolize certain groups of studies, notably English literature, and the boys come to look upon that part of the curriculum as girls studies" and to avoid 1t, which Is unfortunate for both sexes. The social relations of the young men and the young women. and particularly the housing. are also a problem which becomes more diffi- cult as the number of students in creases. A successful solution involves large expense, and few of the State universities, in which coeducation is most prominent, have great financial resources. The discussion has led to a number of experiments. In the Uni versity of Chicago segregation" has been adopted Women are still admit ted as freely as men. and will receive the same education, but under the con ditions which render them students of what Is almost separate institution. In Leland Stanford University the number of women is limited to thirty five per cent of the whole number of students. Whatever may be the out come of the discussion, the young women need not fear that the doors of the temple of learning will be closed to them. They have shown too plain ly that they want education. and have demonstrated too unmistakably their ability to get 1t on equal terms with their brothers. Conditions may be changed. but their opportunities will not be lessened.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

Being raised in community supersti- tious in the extreme, Lincoln believed in supernatural portents all his life. Fri day he considered fatal to every enter prise, and. as it turned out. well he might He had many dreams which he considered forecasts of coming events. once sending a telegram to his wife to take away "Tad's" pistol, as he had had bad dream about him. A good dream presaged the victories of Antietam, Mnr- freesboro Gettysburg and Vicksbnrg He related an ill one just before his assas- sination.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

The rapid decay of the house in Wash ington in which Abraham Lincoln died is attracting public attention. and it is prob able that something will be done 10 pre- serve it. It contains the Oidroyd col lection of Lincoln relics, and until re- gently was in the care of private tenants, who charged Il small admission fee to visitors. Now it is in the c',re If so- ciety, but nothing has been done to pre- serve or repair the walls pr the interior. The house is directly across the street from the site of Ford's Theater, where Lincoln was shot.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

Among other things the coeds of a well-known university have sworn off sliding down the banisters. They will also fold their napkins and not come down to breakfast in their stocking feet. Why wipe out all the distin- gushing features of coeducation at one fell swoop Surely, one such re- form d year would be enough.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
His Charitable Act.

"l did one charitable act today" re- marked the baldheaded druggist as he sat down to dinner.
 "I'm glad to hear 1t, dear" rejoin- ed his wife. Tell me about it.''
 "Oh, there isn't much to tell" re- piled the pill compiler "One of my clerks wanted an increase in salary so he could get married and refused to give 1t to him. m."-Baltimore Sun.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

American youth are not the only ones who have grit enough to over come all the obstacles in the way of getting an education. The daily news papers have lately been telling how a Macedonian earned his way through large Eastern university and through a postgraduate course of three years by waiting on table in boarding
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

The man who is ashamed to give a little because it is all he can afford would probably not give much If he could for fear people would think he tried to show off.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

Oklahoma has a larger population to- day than any State now in the Union had at the time of its admission and a population larger than any except Virginia of the original thirteen when they came together to form "a more perfect union.'
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

It is now pretty generally agreed that laziness, scientifically known as "ankylostoma." is a disease. It is also pretty generally agreed that oil Of birch, mixed with a few drops of ex- tract of hustle. is good for 1t.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
Stuck on His Books,

Penman-You say you like my books?
 Wright-Well. I'm stuck on two of them.
 (Which two?"
 "The two I bought. .'-Yonkers States man,
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

REMARKABLE RESULT A CALIFORNIA
  I'll refused produced  
  by dining left sixty to sx y a
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

Among the first situations ha obtained after coming of age and striking out for himself WAS as a flat-boat hand to New Orleans. The slave auction he witness ed there bore the ripe fruit of after years. It is said that then and there. in May, 1881. the iron against slavery entered his soul
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The prices of the baseball stars range from S7,O00 to $10,0OO year. The theological and educational mar kets continue sluggish.
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Emperor William is said to have de clared that unless existing govern ments can stop the growth of social ism they must go to the wall. Per haps he has just heard what the so- cialsts are organized for.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

The army of Morocco is commanded by a S,otchman of the name of Mac Lean The fact that he seems to be rather timid indicates that he doesn't belong to Mary's branch of the fam ily
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A woman generally has to have long time to make up her mind. but lightning is slow in comparison when she changes it.
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Failing to make pupils in public schools better spoilers the Illinois teachers are in favor of reforming the spelling itself. Probably they con slider this the line of least resistance.
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In youth Le was an ardent advocate of temperance, and delivered discoufses on cruelty to animals and the horrors of war. He liked stump-speaking much more than the ax he had to weld so often.
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Now for wireless telephony says a greedy exchange. 'and voice from space declaring that the ether Is busy"
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

In its annual review of the statistics of suicides In the United States, the Chicago Tribune finds that they are in creaslng much more rapidly than the gain in population warrants. The fig ures for the last few years are as fol- lows:
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
llNCOlN'S LIFE.
Characteristics of the Great Emanci-
 pator as Told in Paragraphs.

The familiar cabin of Lncolns child hood could more properly be termed Il camp, for. instead of being made of logs it was built of poles, was about fourteen feet square and had no floor.
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The tobacco trust has opened head quarters in Germany, thus adding little more cement to the friendly re- afinnS
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It doesn't cost a cent to be gentle man, but 1t may cost you your life t be a fool
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Bret Harte left an estate valued at S1 SOO-almost as much as a captain of industry can earn in twenty min utes when conditions are ordinarily favorable,
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY

Sagasta is dead. but Weyler is still obnoxiously robust.
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English ConVicus.

There are about 15.000 convicts in thu prisons of England. whose main tenance costs about $3.O00.00O year.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

About the only kind of business that didn't increase last year was business failures.
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Misery may love company, but the company seldom reciprocates.
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Tall. lanky. sallow, dark and slightly stepping he was in appearance, being d muscular 6 feet at IT. His dress in those days was all tanned deer hide, coat, trousers and moccasins. The luxury of wearing garments of fur and wool. dyed with the juice of the butternut or white walnut, WAS just being adopted in his neighborhood, and Lincoln was not n person to take the lead in elegance.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

It Is either too hot or too cold for the lazy individual.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

Lincoln had very little actual school education. his first goings. at the age of 1O were in Indiana, to a woman named Hazel Dorsey. He was often taken from school to work or hire out. At II he went again to Andrew Crawford's school. and at IT he saw the last of his school days under a man named Swaney. All the education he obtained afterward was through his own exertions. Education defective" was his own definition given to the compiler of the Dictionary of Con gress. although it was not pleasant thought to him.