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Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
Monkey Policemen.

Although monkeys are amusing as well as intelligent. II is not the custom to consider them as particularly usefu. In this country the organ-grlnder.s as sistant is about the only Ill nkey earn ing a living. but, according 10 a tray eler in Hindustan, there are places where they are made useful.
 In Hindustan they do police duty. after a fashion. and often really assisI the police in quelling disturbances oi suppressing riots. Sometimes thes" four handed policemen act as protec- tors to the weak and helpless, as this incident will show:
 At Agra. on the platform of public warehouse, little street arab had spread his rug in the shade of a stack of country produce. and had just drop ped asleep when one of the wealthy residents strolled up with pet leopard that had learned to accompany him in all his rambles.
 A troop of monkeys had taken post on the opposite side of the shed; but at sight of the spotted intruder the whole gang charged along the plat form, and instantly forming a seml- circle about the little sleeper. faced the leopard with bristling names. evident ly resolved to defeat the suspected pur- pose of his visit.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

or in that particular class of crime which bends it's efforts toward robbery. Is almost extinct. There are crooks a-plenty, but they no longer appeal to that peculiar trait in humanity which admires skill and nerve, even though they be misdirected. Our bank robbers are men who have gone wrong, trusted employees who were tempted and fell. Our train bandits are mostly bunglers; our forgers anything but artists in crime. When you face a thug in the dark. and dimly see the gleam of re volver, the chances are that he is as frightened as you are, and is an anna teur at the business. Years ago Jim my" and Johnny" Hope planned the robbery of the Manhattan Savings Bank, in New York, and the job netted S2.74I .0C0. Langdon Moore and Harry Howard walked out of the Concord tN. H. National Bank with S300.00o in a carpet sack, and John Larney, Mol. lie Matches" made S150,000 by rob bery. Those fellows were knights of the profession. The boy with wildness in his blood read about their achieve ments, and longed to be bank bur. glar. They made crime attractive and seemingly successful. The harm they did morally dwarfed their direct crimes. They advertised the business of dishonesty. and added to 1t a stage glitter that was surely alluring. They couldn't last. Millions were opposed to a few. Society was against them. Night and day the law was In pursuit and there was a taint on the dollars they stole. As rule, crooks the kings of the profession-die poor-and miserably. Every day inventors made 1t more difficult for dishonesty to achieve success. The skill of the bur. glar did not keep pace with the brains of honest men. To-day the robber is an outcast. bloodhounds are on hls trail and the world refuses to admire crime or the bungling thieves who have fol. lowed in the footsteps of the almost ex. tinct "high-class" professional. It is as 1t should be.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
House for smoking Meats.


 Many farmers sell of the hogs raised on the farm and buy the hams ana bacon used in the family. giving as an excuse that a well-arranged smoke house Is too expensive for them 10 have. The smokehouse shown in the illustration. while a homely afair, gives good service and will cost but little to build. A dry goods box or piano box will answer the purpose nicely. The bottom Is removed rom the box and hinged door Is arranged as shown so that the meat may De easily put In and taken out. lhis cover is arranged so that It can De fastened with a staple and hook when the meat is being smoked. The smok- ing arrangement of this box Is an Ideal one. A hole Is dug In the ground SIX or eight feet from the box and trench dug from the hole to point about the middle of the box. Have length or stove pipe fastened to an old, heaVy tin kettle, Into which a hole has been cut by the tinsmith When ready to smoke the meat build fire of corn cobs in the kettle. set 1t In the hole and add stove pipe lengths to the cen ter of the house, terminating with an elbow. After the fire Is well started cover the kettle with a piece of tin, to force all the smoke possible through the stove pipe into the house. All
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

Civilization Is not evangelization.
 Humility Is the prelude to honor.
 Faith is the fire of all true genius.
 Mammon is the mother of misery.
 Gods dalays are not always denials. Boosting is only begging for praise. If do my best He will do the rest.
 Men need soft hearts In hard times. The religion that Is put on Is easily put off.
 Each man thinks his match as big as the other mans torch.
 Gods promises are His bonds for the execution of our prayers.
 High pressure in society Is apt to go with low pressure in piety.
 That half the world are fools is only the opinion of the other half.
 Our gains depend not on what we can get, but on what we can give.
 The search for singularity oft in wolves the sacrifice of sincerity.
 He who has no secret power With God will have no public power with man.
 There Is a good deal of difference be- tween punishment and reinstatement.
 When the roots of life reach the river of God it's fruits will be rich with His glory.
 The plant of piety will not live by being stuck in the soil of prayer about once week.
 The religious market will be dull as long as We preach No. Hard and prac- tice screenings.
 The life wholly spent in the closet Is as useless as the life without the closet is powerless.
 If you hide your sins in the cellar they will be sure 10 make themselves known in the parlor.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

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Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

The duel is barbaric survival. It Is as barren of common sense as was, and among some only partially devel- oped peoples still Is, the ordeal of fire. II never yet established one mans hon or or anothers dishonor except as en- gazing in il at all was dishonor. In these days of enlightened humanity and law no man or men can resort to this arbitrament without mourning the reproach of dishonor. The best marks man or the best swordsman Is the one whose "honor" is usually vindicated in these encounters.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
The Acrobat.

The Acrobat.
 This acrobat. the picture of which Is taken from one in the American Boy, can be made of heavy cardboard. or, better yet. can be cut from very thin boards with a scroll saw or a very sharp knife. The head and body are cut from one piece as shown in cut, the arms are each one piece and the legs are each in two parts as shown. The joints are all made by cord or wire being drawn through at the points indicated. with knots tied on each side so that the limbs may re volve readily. but cannot spread out from the body. The bar Is run through the hands and fastened firmly. The pointed shoes are to catch over the stick. and the little pins In the heels
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

The school savings bank is not ev- erywhere a familiar institution. Yet in one hundred and eighteen towns and cities in twentyfour States and two Canadian provinces there are nearly fifteen hundred schools where the sys- tenn of school savings is practised. The depositors number over one hundred and sixty-six thousand. According to statistics brought up to January, 1902
 the total deposits had exceeded a mill ion and a quarter dollars. of which more than four hundred thousand dol lars still remained 10 the credit of de positors. These figures mean some thing. They mean that in many places the pupils of the public schools, under wise teachers. are learning one of the most important lessons of life-the les son of thrift. The method of teaching 1t is practical. On Monday mornings the teacher collects such sayings-in pennies. nickels or dimes-as the pu- pills wish to lay aside. The depositors have learned that their money is safe, and that 1t can be drawn out at any time of need. This work, as yet with out official organization, has been go- ing on in America for about seventeen years. In various countries of Europe 1t takes it's definite place in the curricu- lum of government schools, and is re- garded as having the highest educa- tional value and importance. Sooner or later. in some form or other, the sys- tenn will be made part of the Ameri- can scheme of education. We are a pc culiarly practical people. We wish our young people taught, beyond anything they may learn from books. the ele- ments of common sense. The first of these is the realization that for near ly everybody the proyerbial rainy day Is bound to come. A system of school savings is one of the best educational means yet devised to prepare for it.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

As a rule the office-holder works more hours for less money than almost any other private in the great army of the employed. For every hour that he spends in the performance of his pub lie duties he must spend at least an other hour in keeping his fences in re- pair. If he Is elected by the people he must begin his work for a renom- ination as soon as he Is elected. If be retain his influence in his precinct or his services will not be in demand al headquarters. II Is hard work and expensive work and the glory of It all Is sadly tarnished.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
A Succession of Damares.

Il remember" says Farmer Grind stone, what an orful time two of my neighbors onct had when l lived down In Kansas. They used to spend every Twin thing they could scrape together a-lawin of it over line fences. GilPs COWS would break through Jones' fence and destroy his corn, and Jones would set his dog onto 'em and main one or two and Gilrs boy would shoot the dog, and Jones would lick the boy. Then Gill would sue Jones for not keeping up his fence. and Jones would turn round and sue Gill for the dam aged corn. and Gill would sue Jones for the damaged cattle. and Jones would sue Gill for the damaged dog. and Gill would sue Jones for the dam aged boy: and the outcome of the whole performance would be that Gill would have left a damaged COW and damaged boy and Jones would have damaged fence and some damaged corn and a damaged dog, and after both havin' used good deal of dam aged language they would find their bank accounts badly damaged and the lawyers would get the benefit of the haryest.-Field and Farm.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
My Bed Is a Boat.

My bed is like a little boat;
 Nurse helps me in when l embark; She girds me in my sailor coat
 And starts me in the dark. At night I go on board and say
 Good night to all my friends on shore shut my eyes and sail away
 And see and hear no more. And sometimes things to bed l take,
 As prudent sailors have 10 do; Perhaps slice of wedding cake,
 Perhaps a toy or two. All night across the dark we steer;
 But when the day returns at last, Safe in my room beside the pier.
 1 find my vessel fast Robert Louis Stevenson.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
How to Handle Incubators.

1 have had an experience of ten years, with four different makes of ln- cubators. and have learned few nec- essary things. One Is that any incu- hator. if rightly handled. will give good results, or when poorly handled will make failure. The best hatch have ever made was 93 per cent. the poorest 90 per cent of fertile eggs l have raised with brooder 70 per cent of chicks, and without brooder only about 50 per cent.
 have found that child cannot oper-
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
Excellent Winter Food.

Turnips and carrots make excellent winter food. For cattle they should be sliced with a root slicer. which does the work very rapidly. Even poultry can consume such foods when the ma terials are sliced. The way to prepare sliced roots is to sprinkle cornmeal and bran over the mess and give It to the cattle or fowls at least once a day. The advantages are that such foods are succulent. easily digested and they afford a change from the usual dry
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

Recent developments may make the word strike" a source of confusion to foreigners when they try to learn our language They will hear that strike of oil in the Southwest relieves some what the fuel stringency occasioned by the coal strike. They will also read in the school readers the famous line of Halleck's Marco Bozzaris:' Strike for your altars and your tires."'
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
Satisfed.

The angular passenger stuck her head out through the car window.
 Why" she asked the man on the station platform, did you speak just now of that singular looking machine as 'she'?"
 Because. ma'am," replied the man on the platform, its a mail snatcher."
 And she took her head in again. Chicago Tribune.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
Inventor of Safety Matches.

Karl Kiesewetter, the inventor of the Swedish safety match, died some time ago in Rou. oania, aged more than 90 years. In great poverty. He with drew from the Jonkoping factories forty years ago with a great deal of money. buth lost it all in railroad spec ulations.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

A great grandson of Commodore Van derbilt has just succeeded in getting out of an asylum in which he had been confined upon the supposition that he was insane because he insisted on pay ing his debts. The outlying connec- tions of wealthy families can hardly be too careful about these things.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
Browsing on Banknotes.

Probably one of the oldest claims ever made against a bank Is recorded as having been made against the Ma tional Bank of Belgium. An old peas ant woman had laid on the grass a jacket containing banknotes of small denomination to the amount of S24O In the pocket, and while she was at work her pet nanny goat had got at the notes, which Il had eaten. The beast was killed and the chewed pa per recovered from the stomach was submitted in support of a claim for compensation, which the bank paid after verifying the facts by chemical analysis and other inquiry.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

One of the scientists declares that laziness is a disease due to the pres ence of a microbe. Now at last We know which microbe has the largest circulation on earth.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

Shall We encourage football?" in- quires an educational expert. If the matter be left 10 the surgeons and un- dyrtakers the answer will undoubtedly be in the affirmative.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

are for the same purpose. The arms must be long enough for the head to pass readily between them.
 Little pegs are driven Into the head -under the arms, and before the legs In such a manner that the limbs will sometimes pass over them and at oth- CT times catch. Reyolve the bar slow ly and your toy will assume many grotesque shapes aud afford much amusement.
 There Is room for much originality h the decoration of this toy. and If the boy who makes 1t can arrange the works of an old clock or some other contrivance to reyolye the bar. 1t will add much to the interest of the toy.
 The Adventure of Toad.
 One summer afternoon yandalia. Eleanor and Walter were walking in the park. Walter saw a toad hop ping across the gravel walk. and dis appear in the grass.
 "Nandalia." cried Walter, Hook at the toad" Yandalla and Eleanor came up to where Walter stood and looked at the toad sitting In the grass. con- tented and happy. An old man pass ing the children, heard their conver- sation about the toad. paused, and said:
 Children. let us have some fun with Brother Toad With his cane in his hand, and getting down on his knees, he slowly pushed the cane through the grass. in the direction of the toad's head. making the grass move as though a snake was crawling through 1t. The toad all this time sat digni- fled and stately as a king. not a smile on his homely face. now and then his eyes blinking; he looked the image of joy, unclouded by sorrow.
 As the cane slowly moved through the grass. Its polished surface glis- tened In the sunlight. the toad caught sight of it-a wonderful change came over him-his dignity failed-he sud denly gave a great leap in the air and fell down in the grass with thud. and then began a series of jumps and
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
Something to Attract.

Do you see that girl in the green veil? Well, she turns more heads than any girl that passes this way"
 Why, she is not pretty"
 "No, but she wears sQueaky shOes"
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
Nurcb,ng the Strawberry Beds.

Nulch,ng the Strawberry Beds.
 The m st successful growers of straw berries in the country have decided that spring cultivation Is not desirable, al- though for years this was the universal practice. They do the cultivation for the year after the plants have frutted, md in the winter mulch the plants tightly, putting on only sufficient to ieep the plants from being heaved out lf the ground by the alternate freezing md thawlng of the soil in late winter and early spring. The mulch is left on by some growers until after the picking season, when IL Is raked up in piles and burned to destroy the insects Ill 1t: oth- er growers rake the mulch off In the late spring and burn 1t. applying fresh mulch. which is allowed to remain dur ing the season and until after picking Either plan Is good, but the main thing Is to apply the mulch and do 1t as soon as the ground Is frozen. While the plants may not need protection from the winter, the mulch will assist in pro- tecting the crowns and the delicate run ners and new plants which set late in the season, and 1t keeps the soil from becoming competed by the heavy rains of winter In all sections where there Is winter, mulch is desirable for straw berry plants, and as 1t costs but little and Is quickly applied, there is no ex- cuse for not doing the work and reap Inp the profitable returns
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
ReasonabIy Satisfactory.

Mrs. Dick-"Did you and Joe have good sportT'
 Dick-"Well. we didn't get any game. but we didn't shoot each other. De troit Free Press.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

H E true light gets lost in the crooked life.
 Gems are but pebbles without the grinding.
 God withholds the flower to give us the fruit.
 T h e faithful worker does not fear the footsteps of the Master.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

One might imagine, from reading the dispatches from Venezuela. that the various brands of cigars had gone to war with one another.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

end Is passed a loop of stout wire, b. 3 or 10 Inches long. The lever. d. should be four or five feet long. \ common
 fence staple should be used at c to hold
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
A Sign of Maturity,

My cousin Florence. who Is three year-old, was taking an afternoon stroll with her mother when they pass ed a window in which there were a number of green parroquets and large red parrot. Florence stopped and said, 70. mamma. dose little parrots aren't ripe yet, but dat red one is.'- Little Chronicle.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
Commerce ys. Geography,

Little Bernard, being asked by his teacher what the southern boundary of the United States Is. after hesitating a moment replied: ''The southern boundary of the United States is cot fon
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
A Home Made Beach,

My little two-year-old cousin had been to the sea shore for the first time When he returned home, he was given a sand pile in the back yard to play on. After filling a pail with It, he emptied 1t all on the kitchen floor. and then said to his mamma:
 Look. Mamma, the sea shore is all over the foor"-Little Chronicle.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

If one-half of the world knew how the other half lives 1t would be sur prised that there are not more divorce cases
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

When a woman wants to say any thing mean pertaining to men in gen eral she says they are all alike.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

cracks about the house should be filled In so that the smoke will not escape. This Is a crude affair, but 1t does the work quite as well as the most expen- sive appliances attached to smoke boUSeS
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
He Knew the Species.

A gentleman was one evening show ing his five-year-old son various pic lures of animals. When they came to a black bear climbing pole. the child exclaimed:
 "Oh. papa, you don't need to tell me that one. That's a polar bear"
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

rations. Ensilage should also be given if there Is a supply on hand. but the root crops will be found excellent, no matter what the other foods may be.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

The Molineux poisoning case is to be put on the stage now. Why not trot out Lucrezia Borgia?
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

There is more trouble in store for the Sultan. There is going 10 be an exodus Of Doukhobors 10 Turkey.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

Fame is a glorious thing. but small regular income is much more satlstac- tory 10 the average man.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

A New York newspaper discusses the passing of the professional burglar. Come to think of It, the artist in crime.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

When a woman has watched a hus band thirty-five years. and raised a family of children. she has a right to be nervous.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

They say that every genius has an empty spot somewhere. Generally It Is his pocket.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

Cheap suger may be 'in sight" but 1t Is not within tasting distance.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

The millennium will be al hand when people. instead of asking what a man is worth. can find out by looking at his tax receipts.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26

the loop b. By this method wire may
 be frightened for several posts at the same time.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
To Tighten Barbed Wire.

guarb from mower or reaper. a, Is caught on to the wire. Through one
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
RAMS HORN BLASTS.

warpinx Notes Calling the Wicked to
 Repentance.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-26
Creamery Dnn'ts.

Don't put ice in the churn.
 Don't let your tubs get moldy.
 Don't churn the cream al too high a temperature.
 Don't overchurn the butter and make 1t salvy
 Don't handle your tubs with dirty, greasy fingers.
 Don't let the tubs stand In the hot sun after they reach the station.
 Don't mix grades without marking them and think they will all pass as extras.
 Don't think that the comm ission men are all trying to beat you in weights and prices.
 Don't weigh too heavy and expect your weights to hold out at the other end of the llne.-Crea Journal.
 Farm Notes.
 All animals of the same variety are not alike. and scarcely any two will do equally well on the same feed. Each animals wants should be supplied If possible. Cattle of different ages should be separated for feeding, as the Wedk OutS VII uOl uD "eil WltQ tDS strong. Cows are weak and shy; 1t takes them longer to eat their meals. and they should. therefore. be put where they cannot be domineered by their superiors in strength
 There are two most important things to be kept In mind by the fruit raiser pruning and mulching. If those two duties are well performed success Is nearly always certain. If well mulched the fertilizing material Is thus supplied by filtration from the mulching down to the feeding roots. which is the very best self-regulatlng method of fertiliz- ing. By allowing this mulching to re- main in winter and early spring the roots are kept moist and vegetation prevented from sprinsing up around bushes. or a heavy sod from forming.