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The Alaska prospector., 1903-07-30
COCNCILMEN.

Every citizen who has the well fare of this section at heart should attend the chamber of commerce meeting tomorrow night, when the question of securing an exhibit at the St. Louis exposition will be brought up. There is no time to waste. The exhibit which will be of the greatest importance to us is the copper ore of the interior, and to secure good specimens the men now on the ground must be notified at once, SO that arrangements can be made to get the samples out this fall and winter.
 The slab of native copper found in the kuskalina country can be sledded out in the spring if prepar- ations are made before il is covered with snow. This piece of copper weighs about ton and a half, and would, along with specimens of cop per ores from the different proper ties, make an exhibit that would attract more attention to the Cop per river valley than anything We could send, but to secure this ex- hibit some action must be taken immediately.
 The question of ignoring the com missioner appointed for Alaska and going it alone, is serious one and should be well considered before any action is taken. While the sentiment against the man from Kansas representing us is univer- sal, still it might be an advantage 10 us to cooperate with him in the matter. If he has the tact that a man in his position should have, he will probably merely act as figurehead, and have local repre- sentatives attend to arranging the exhibits. A telegram has been re- ceived by the Mayor stating that his travelling expenses would be paid to Seattle to confer with Ryan and the representatives of different parts of Alaska regarding the ex- hibit, and it might hurt our chance to advertise the country and its re- sources to antagonize the govern ment representative.
 A proper exhibit from here will be of such great value to the coui- try that We should not let senti- ment in the matter get the best of policy.
 The city has expended s4,0OO since March l, for improvements to the streets, work on the glacier stream and expenses of running the town. According to estimates of the money available for the year ending March. 1904, this leaves about &4,0O0 for the remaining eight months. IL was the inten- ton of the council to take steps toward securing a patent to the townsite this year, but it is hardly probable that there will be enough ready money available, as the ne- cessary expenses of the city govern ment for the remainder of the year will amount to nearly $4,OOO.
 If the news that Resurrection bay and the Valdez railroads have been financed shall prove to be true, the development of the count " to the Westward during the next few years will be such that the capital of Alaska territory will be located several hundred miles west of Juneau. unless the territory shall be organized within the next year. The building of those roads would result in the acquisition of a population that would insist upon the creation of a territory so strongly that con- gress could not longer postpone granting the request If the. property owners of Juneau desire to gain all the benefits that would
The Alaska prospector., 1903-07-30

Have you secured license for your dog?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03

indow sill and Jack said,
me after this" So he
+" and broke into many
cold Jack soon took me
Madeline Ferguson,
1920 E Lake Street.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03

49,
ing himself about-sometimes in
the famous old sleigh drawn by
reindeer, which Santa Claus, his
brother, has made historic; some
times in chariots (no steeds speci-
fied) and very frequently in air
ships and automobiles. Certainly
Jack Frost is decidedly up to date.
The word limit was exceeded in
q great number of cases, stories
from 375 to 600 words being sent
in. Several papers that were close
upon 400 words in length were
marked as less than 200. All words
are to be counted. Nothing should
be omitted, except the single let
tiers ca and 81" The editor can
not undertake to cut down papers
which exceed the word limit to the
extent mentioned above. and wri-
ters Of such lengthy stories must
trim them down in order to have
them considered in the contest at
all.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03
The LUeek's Roll of Honor
MINNEAPOLIS PRIZE WINNERS.

- " -. MINNEAPOLIS PRIZE WINNERS.
Madeline Ferguson, 7th Grade, Longfellow School,
1920 E Lake Street
Muriel Wright, 5th Grade Mnnehaha School, 500
Fortieth Avenue S. @1-
HONORABLE MENTION
Junus Edwards, B 9Th Grade Emerson School, 1911
Vine Place. @s-zts.-. - 49, ~ 2
Elvra Under, A 9Th Grade, Adams School, 9l8
Fifteenth Avenue S. .
Dimple Browne B 9Th Grade; Horace Mann School,
3013 Park Avenue. 80 .s~. -
Cora Berger. B 9Th Grade, Lowell School, 1924 Penn
Avenue N.
NORTHWESTERN PRIZE WINNERS.
Beva Stevenson, A Sth Grade Kent Mimi
Matte Farmer, 9Th Grade Central School, Grand
~ Forks, MINI.
HONORABLE MENTION. --.
Agnes Kolshorn, 5th Grade, East School, Wing
MINI.
Anna Adams, 9Th Grade Hibbng, Mimi.
Lucy M. Proudfoot 9Th Grade Mandan, N. D.
HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT.
Lucinda Parker B 18th Grade, South Side High School,
1904 e Lake Street
Adelaide Quinn, 18th Grade, Waverly MINI.
Edna Ildstad, 9Th Grade, Grafton, N. D.
Juliette shortridge, 9Th Grade. Devils Lake, N D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03
II QUIET TRIP
The Sweet Secret of the
Biushing Leaves.
(Prize.)

y NE day Jack Frost sent me a
~ secret invitation to take
journey around the country and
watch him work. I gladly &C
cepted. So we met in the meadow
one clear night and started on our
journey. He. was very, curiously
dressed in long white robe spark
ling with jewels. I guess it was
his best Just as we were leaving
the meadow he blew a great breath
and said, "That is my calling
card" Instantly the meadow
sparkled as if covered with dia-
monds. AS we passed along the
country roads the leaves gave him
little nod. He turned and said
to me, do you want to see me
make these leaves blush?" OF
course I said yes He pressed
sweet kiss upon the leaves and
oh, my, how they did blush. We
soon came to farmhouse and I
was very much interested in see
ing him take out his silver brush
and paint beautiful sparkling pic
lures of trees, houses and plants
on the windows. The people had
forgotten a glass of water on the =
.I'll teach them to look out for
touched the glass. It said "Tick
pieces. For fear of my catching
home. -
B Seventh Grade,
Longfellow School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03
# VERY QUEER MENU.
The Snowman Meant UeI But 1t LUds "Coid
4 .':sr 1855 Uidtuuts'' for .4n.
(Fifth and Sixth Grade Prize.)

$50 (Fifth and Sixth Grade Prze)
asst Thursday night riding home from the
l. the sparkling with diamonds this brought
mind visions Of skating coastng parties SNOWFALL
many other pleasures. became cold and
sleepy. found that Jack Frost had stolen
taking really fairybook ride thru the
swept the forests Jack whispered to
birds, "Get ready to fly south for friend Winter
rule the land Thru the orchards passed.
sweeenng the plums and apples with his winter
his paint box he spattered yellow
swept the north, freez
and rivers swapping the nails from the houses
foliage with richest of lace and spreading
mantle track Jack asked to close
and when opened them imagine surprise to
the north pole in Jacks ice palace where
informed to dine with old friend of mine, the
Snowman. Such funny dinner as had! Frozen soup
with icice crackers beef pudding with
SNOWFALL rolls frosty cheese and frozen with hasone
bonbons. talked skating at Minnehaha
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03
REMINDERS or SUMMER
Request Made by the Trees LDhen AUTUMN
Comes Into Her DUN.
(Fifth and Sixth Grade Frize.)

(Fifth Sixth Grade Prize)
pass the trees they Please pick
n leaves before fall they bitten
the frost them to remind Of the
when under shade and sheltered from the
stopped looked and wished
would always look like that in place Of being bare in
winter making the forest look asked old maple
leaves different from the
sombre of few weeks She bowed her graceful
little birds that they
tell the little squirrels that they
gather their winter the
all depend tell them when winter
coming them build their homes in trunk I
thanked her for what she had told and went
you will find great deal to interest
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03

altogether too short, for with their
close comes the dreaded arrival of
winter with his cold and snow, and
Bryant's poem, 1.-THE Death of the
Flowers" was uppermost in their
thoughts.
Others took a livelier view of the
situation and with the brilliant
tints and falling leaves came
thoughts of picnics, nutting ex-
petitions, corn husking, apple pick
ing, and best of all, Halloween.
All recognized it, however, as a
season of plenty, of - full gran
aries, crowded vegetable bins and
luscious fruits, and more than one
heard the horn of the hunter wind
ing thru the land as he sailed forth
in pursuit of the southwark bound
geese. a.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03

At THREE O'CLOCK in THE MORNING.
d. (EIigh School Credt)
clear, cold night late in October. misty MOON
l looking chamber window, showed that the hour
suddenly What that? Once.
twice. those fingers pinching ..Wha do
want?" I cried, seeply s-s--.
Come with me-" And with the help of those brisk cold
fingers in the quite forgetfu of
droWsiness brisk little sprte cold fingers
led the and walked quickly field.
CHANGING back that the wake covered
thick hoarfrost that gistened like silver. We
reached the my nmble companion lightly
repainting the leaves of maple sweeten
ing ripening butternuts. At lake
repair the strengthen
skim ice
"Please, mister elf, can't go fast; won't
his shoulder good turedly enough
but kept pinching my Oh how cold his fingers
with sudden shiver, opened
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03
IN AUTUMN DAYS
Suggested to Northwestern Juniors
by This Glowing Season. = = =
TOPIc-AUrUMN.

)ULD autumn see herself with the eyes of Jun
iors, she would hardly know herself Generally,
she was pictured a beautiful woman, in a
gown of gorgeous hues, but in other cases she
was a little girl, boy, a fairy and even
giant She endowed with all sorts of
temperaments. She was gentle, melancholy.
boisterous and, "just perfect; tho the writer
using the last phrase less wisely left
his readers to supply their own perfection.
It was decidedly evident that the autumn
season carried about the same suggestion 70 all
Juniors, there being marked similarity in the
papers. II the truth were told, the thinking on
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03
TOPIc-A TRIP WITH JACK FROST.
polls Juniors. 4

cE was frequently spelled with a capital and
the stories of his Frosty I4ordship were SO
vivid that the editor had a chill within half an
hour and had to turn the steam heat. We
have always known Jack Frost to be some
thing of a wizard, but judging from the vari-
out forms that he assumed this week, he has
more DISCUSSES for Junordom than any poor,
unmaginative grownup ever dreamed of.
He was alternately old, young, jolly looking
and terrible; he a misshapen dwarf,
sprightly elf, a great giant; he snow white
not only to beard and hair, but also to
face; again he red, and the redness varied
tie spot on the end of his nose to redness of
&c, a redness that really red, like cherry
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03

trees changing the leaves golden
inerspersed with busng red while the grass and
became scared and dry. s-t H.. -.-,
The smoke from her torch floating soft and blue
the breeze enveloped the exquisite shades of the
them quiet; dreamy look People delighted at
the beautiful coorings and glad to welcome such
lovely time of the Poor Frost following slowly
in her wake that autumn welcome than
but there still of his bluff dispeasng left
and to the few remaining flowers twigs he said. "W
thou!' and they wlted. :-Beva Stevenson,
A Eighth Grade. Kent MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03
# LONG RICE
Uis1 ter the Goal Chosen BY
..a- the, Runners.
.(PriZe.)

z ETWEEN the sweet gentle au-
l. tumn and clustering, boastful
Jack Frost, who had long been
such good friends, there one day
arose a dissension. Jack Frost in
his gruff way said: 'TIo! Io!
Don't think so much Of yourself,
because I am just as good as you.
You think people like you better
than me. But suppose we run a
race and see who gets to winter
first, and who can destroy the
most"
But" said autumn, in her gen.
tie way, cit is not my desire to
bring destruction and ruin. I only
wish to change and beautify the
garb of nature before the fierce
cold blast of winter. Nevertheless,
I will do as you suggest"
= So saying, she took a lighted
torch in her hand and they. started
to see which could reach winter
first. Autumn, swift as she was,
could hardly keep up with the fleet
footed Jack Frost But foolish Jack
exhausted so much of his strength
that he soon began to lag. Au-
tumn took courage and ran with
all her might, leaving him far be-
hind. Still she kept on and on, her
hot breath waited against the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03

said ready the Then it became
cold could not breathe awoke find pulling
my saying. wake up, my girl, here are at
home" *s -NIuriel Wright,
A Fifth Grade, 500 Fortieh Avenue S.
School,.
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this direction. Much might have been made
of the topic, had only thought been taken.
Ez&5& golden
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03
WITH J. FROS T

The Mixed Pleasure and Pain Of a Ride
With This Jolly Decorator Told by
Minneapolis Juniors.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06

a. BOOK MAILED FREE.
4. A.A.1PEvERe, COneesticns. Innamms-
cUH1s tf0nD. Lung Fever. MIX Fever.
b. b. lePRAIN6, Lamcncss. Injuries.
cuR8 Rheumatism.
CUKxg DtStcmp6r.
coai3 D. 2; WORMS. Bots. Grubs.
r. e. COUGHS, Cold. influenza. Infamed
cum Lanss. Pieuro-Pneumonia.
R.(COLIC. Bellyache. Wlnd-BIown.
CURES Diarrhea, Dysentery.
&c. Prevents MISCARRIAGE.
cuna MaM KIDNEY q BLADDER DISORDERS
IL. lGKIN DISEASES. Mango. Eruptions.
CURES Ulcers. 0rease. Farcy.
J. X. sBAD CONDITION. STARING Coat.
eUnka Indieestf0n. Stomach staggers.
o. each: Sable Case. Ten Specifies. Book &c.. a.
A. druggists, or sent prepaid receipt Of price
Humphrey Medicine Co, Cor. William q John
Streets, New York.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06
FOOD, WATER AND AIR.
rhe Essential Things Out of Which
nInnA II Mnde-

The Essential Things Out of Which
Blood In Made.
These are the things out Of which
tious and properly cooked. If the air Is
pure and full Of oxygen, II the water
is clean and free from impurities, the
blood will sbe rich and red and full OF
vitality.
Barring physical accidents, there Is
no sickness except that depending d.
rectfy upon a want Of food or water
or air, sometimes all three. When any
one is sick the presumption Is that he
has been trying to subsist on poor
food or vitiated air or bad water, one
or more.
In order to have good food a person
ought to have the first eating OF 1t.
Food that has been mussed over and
left by one person is not fit to be eaten
by another.
In order to have good air person
ought to have.the first breathing Of 1t.
Air that has been breathed by other
persons Is not fit to breathe again.
Water should be fresh from some
spring or well. II hydrant water must
be used let IT. run a bit. as the house
pipes are apt to be Of lead and not
iron like the pipes that convey the wa
ter through the CITY,
Food that Is relished, air that coois
and invigorates, water that is quaffed
with eager thirst--these are the things
that make blood. Put fresh air into
the lungs, good food and pure water
into the stomach, and nature Will do
the rest.-Medicalf Talk.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06
CHINESE CONTRASTS.

We bake bread;,in China theyfsteam
1t.
We dividQ the day into itwentyfour
hours; theHinto twelve.
We locate intellect in theybrain: they
locate 1t in. the stomach.
Our calendar is based on,solar itfmes
theirs is based on lunar time.
With us the seat Of honor is on\the
right; with them 1t Is on the left.
Our given name precedes the sur
name; theirs followsithe surname.
The needle of our compass points to
the north; theirs points to the south.
We have standard weights and meas
ures; their weights,and measures differ
in each district.
Our children stand facing)the teach
er to recite their lessons; theirs tur
their backs to the teacher.
Our watchmen quietly go their
rounds with view to catching
thieves; theirs beat gongs and yell to
frighten them away.
We bury our dead n few days after
their dcccase; they often keep theirs In
the house In heavy, sealed, coffins for
years.-"China's Millions"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.

rrTsTsBURG EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
opp. Is. .. Depot. 43l-t33 Water St.
Entire Second Floor.
medium for obtaining work that cannot be
..lcn. Why? Because we are In constant touch
!, = the best firms. In and out Of tho city. Our
ness Is to take OF people who willing to
.rk but cannot find 1t. We do this by means Of
iiritors who constantly on the 20, looking for
nings OF all kinds. Pit.sbnrg, Is to-day, the
.. place In the world for an enterprising man or
nan. Call or write. AL letters are promptly
s.- @ered-
7-s,-O3-3m
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06
THE TRUE FISHERMAN.
lie EnJoys Natures Beauties and

THE TRUE FISHERMAN.
He EnJoys Natures Deaucies and Ii
Not n Mere Butcher.
The anglers art Is iclt n pretext. or,
rather, the incentive to u rantble, and
not the sole object OF the fisherman,
unless, alas, he belongs to thai too
common variety, the man whose sole
object Is ,his catch. Such,a man fishes
with a worm, hidea fngeaings In the
depth Of his basket and photographs
his catch as n witness Of his crimes.
He is not, a fisherman, but,a butcher.
A yellow primrose ON the rivers bank
is to him a primros0' and nothing
more.
The true fisherman. loves to- catch
fish. to match his wits against the
weary trout, but as he wanders frcm
poOf to pool the songs Of the birds
greet him restfmfy. Every turn lin the
stream reveals a.nook inswhich strange
wild flowers nestle. The gentle ex-
element Of the sport prevents the
scene from becoming monotonous. The
element ofschanca the uncertainty Of
the catch, add the dup of tabasco
sauce which givea zest- to,the day. And
the noontide meal by the brink Of the
streaml When did meal have moro
delightful flavor? Delmmico never
served a trout, likesunto those WEI have
eaten by the banks Of mountain
brook with the clear blue, sky above,
the waving forest round about and
the murmuring stream, ut our feet.
The hour or contemplation comes
afterwnrd, with the pipe Of peace In
our hand instead Of the relinqu1shed
rod. How far off'the city seems! Are
there such things rs corporations,
trusts, stocks, bonds, electric lights
that amaze the sight, harsh warnings
Of trolley gongs, the rumble and grind
OF the wheels land the braloes ON the
elevated road (which alright the ear?
The harshest:note that breaks the, still
ness here Is the boom of the Mttern in
the distant marsh.
Home to camp the fisherman goes,
taking a cast I'm this silent pool In
which the trout rose in the forenoon
to his cast, but; missed the fly, or In
that dark hole deep under the bank
in whichfa vigilant eye mayidetect the
brown SIDES Of tpout with lazily wav-
ing fins and tall. an old campaigner
not easily, caught.--Dr. A. L. Bristow
in Worlds Work.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06
NEWFOUNDLAND WRECKERs
The bounty That In Cleaned From n
Barren shore.

The bounty That In Cleaned From n
Barren shore.
In bygone times II was the practice
Of the Newfoundland coast folk TO mp
propriate everything they secured. but
this lawlessness had 10 be sternly re-
pressed. Now the unwritten rule Is
that they get half their hand" or 30
per cent, as salvage. In portable and
valuable articles, such as silya-ware,
there is still a strong temptation TO
keep the whole, but the punishment Is
severe. Champagne, liquors, cabin
stores and the like have also trick
Of disappearing. and in the poorest
fishers cottage you will come upon
rare china. dainty napery, silverware
of price and wines to tempt an cpl
cure. The salyors are reckless and un-
thinking, and as they gather in hun
dreds every man pre-empts what ne
can. In the rush there Is much de-
stroyed. When the Herder was lost
In 1882 they burned whalebone worth
$4,000 a ton to save leather costing
% cents q pound. In the Emmeline
wreck of 1900 they trampled crates OF
costly glassware to get at four cases
of French prayer books valued at %
cents apiece On one occasion two
salvors had got ashore piano and
were adopting the Solomon-like expe-
dient of saving 1t in half when a
shrewder chum bought 1t from them
for a bottle of whisky looted from the
captain's cabin. When the Grasbrook
went ashore In 1890 every man on the
shore provided himself with German
concertina, of which instruments OF
torture she had a large consignment,
and to secure them packages Of much
more costly freight were thrown over
board. When the Orion, from Balti-
more for Copenhagen. struck the back
Of Cape Race and went to pieces she
had a large consignment Of bicycles
on board, and they were auctioned In
st. Johns and disposed Of all over the
island. The Abbeymore's lading In
1898 included some cases Of splendid
English rifles for Canada, and these
are now to be seen adorning every
fishers cottage along the shore.-P. L.
McGrath in McClure's.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06
A.Trick With an Egs.

Place two v shaped wineglasses OF
the same size.near the edge Of table.
In theyright hand one put an egg. just
fitting. the rim of the ,glass. Hold the
bases, Of the glasses firmly down. the
top rimsp touching each other. Now,
with a. quick, sharp-brcath, blow upon
the dine where the tegg and the glass
meet. The egg will Jump to the,other
glass. With a little. practice this can
be done every time. Be careful to
blow inSa line with therleft hand glass,
or 'the,egg will jump in the wrong d.
rectionsand lands on the table with dis
astroug results.
THE TRUE FISHERMAN.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-20

Is sull here. and A. busy "a
ever. When your clothes are worn
and dirty, or the buttons on.
take them TO her. a. the Salem Dyeins
and Cleaning Works. Repairing and
refining; new velvet collars put on
overcoals; also four suits m0nth foF
a.. Called for and returned.
MRS. Q. "A. WALKER. Prop.
ie6 commercial street.