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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17

Poultney Bigelow is making constant ad- vances in the literary world and now I rote that he has just been appointed lec- turere at the Boston University Law school in the department of foreign rela- tions and colonial administrations. He will deliver his first lectures next winter In the meantime he will take a long cruise, and will visit the east and west ccasts of Africa, and also the east coast of South America. At the beginning of his literary career MT. Bigelow wrote several pieces of fiction and numerous magazine articles. Since. however, he has been doing more ambitious work and has contributed much thoughtful and valuable work upon historical and sociological sub jects. He travels almost continually and many Of his writings are the result of personal investigation of conditions in for eign lands. In his cruises this summer he will gather materials for his further chap ters in his book on the colonies. He is the author of "The Children of the Ma tions."
 We met Mir. Bigelow on the steamer while crossing during the summer of 1900. He is genial pleasant man apparently full of the enthusiasm and vigor of life. Scarcely any one could exceed him in the pastimes and sports that are peculiar to steamer life. He was always a con- spicuous figure in every match game, af- fecting with no small amount of indiv- duality polo suit with. flaming red sash. He gained some notoriety recently on ac- ccI nj of the rather sensat tional divorce procet dngs from his English wife-whch seem to be due, however. to dissmilar- ity in tastes and dispositions. He has a young daughter who, 1t is said, inherits her fathers literary talents, and has al- ready accomplished some very creditable work although still in her teens.
 Some interest has been aroused among readers of Miss Ellen Glasgows novel, The Deliverance'' as to the real locality of the story. Miss Glasgow states that the scenes are all laid in Carolina coun- ty, Virginia. which Is near the edge of the dark-tobacco-growing district. Of Miss Glasgow's method of literary work 1t is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17

"The Inventions of the Idiot" is the latest published work of John Kendrick Bangs, the genial author of "A House. Boat on the Styx" and "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot is remembered as one of MT. Bangs most successful and best known characters. In -als volume he has all sorts of plans for bettering things generally-and especially to be noted is, a scheme for making things easier for mothers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17

Charles Scrbners Sons are publishing in their School Reading series Hero Tales Told in Sehool,' being representa- tive legends from the Greek Morse, and Frankish Cycles. The volume is splendid ly illustrated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17

"The Price of Youth by Miss Margaret Williams, is a clever story of almost tragic truthfulness, describing a young girls surroundings in a summer resort among the New Jersey pines.
 The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rugen" is by the author of Elizabeth and her German Garden" As of old Elizabeth is the most delightful of holiday companions, so full is she of the joy of living in her outdoor world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17

Mrs. Cynthia Westover Alden's new book .'Women's Ways of Earning Money" is being published this week. It is the first volume in the Woman's Home lib- rary, edited by Mrs Margaret E. Sang ster
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17

An Illustrated edition of Hamilton Wright Mabie's Mature and Culture" is in press at Dodd, Mead Ss Co.'S and will appear in a week or two.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17


 "The clubs of New York are extremely well appointed and Luxurious to degree quite unknown among ourselves. The hos pitality extended to strangers by these clubs Is really remarkable. When one considers by comparison, the niggardly welcome accorded guests by our London clubs, one feels bit ashamed. Strangers are readily admitted to temporary mem- bership for periods of a week or more at a time, and thus provided it is arranged that ones terms should not run concur rently at several clubs one can insure q continuous membership. During my stay in New York I belonged in this way to eleven clubs, which added greatly to my comfort. What am I to do for my American hosts when they come to Eng land?"
 The reflections in this way touch upon nearly every topic that could be of in- terest. They lack the sprightliness, wit and gentle humor which so notably char acterized similar cogitations by the lam- ented Max ORell. But the entire work is clever, straightforward and truthful, such honest, candid descriptions as we are glad to have English people read about us. They are Just the sentiments in pure un- affected style that we would have expect- ed from England's foremost artist-whose work Is always characterized by purity of thought and idealty of conception. The accompanying illustrations, however, give jocularity and pleasant satire to the text
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17

''The Merry Anne" is a breezy story of the Great Lakes by MT Samuel Merwin, it is sweet, fresh love story in which a revenue agent and the Saptain of the Merry Anne are interested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17

After writing of the absence of courtesy from carmen, tradespeople, servants, etc, which the distinguished author found so noticeable in this country and tracing 1t not to desire to be rude or offensive, but to combination of circumstances of which the prime one is a sincere belief on their part of being 'every bit as good as you are," the author says: 'I have met with rudeness, but not from this class. l think one Is more likely to find it among so-called gentle-folk who have migrated from the west and are sensitive in their new surroundings, and generally on the defensive. I was once introduced to young woman ot this type at the house of nouvean-riche multi-million- aire. You're an Englishman, aren't you? I don't like Englishmen! These were the first words with which she greeted me after my formal presentation. hope you don't expect me to grovel before you, she added amicably, and having put me perfectly al my ease by these tactful re- marks, she proceeded to relate similar personal hostilities to the son of a peer apparently only on the ground of his na- tionality."
 l wonder if Sir Burne-Jones read "The Spenders" while among us? He evidently met them if he did not read about them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17

The Lotta Show. Creation" the Great. Industrial Exhibits. HlIarity Hall. A Voyage With Jules Verne. Conderman's Observation EI-
 evators.
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-23

The Alaska Steamship Company has issued folder containing map of the new Alsek and Bullion creek mining districts, together with an excellent write up of the country. The folder also contains detailed information about customs, regulations, etc. The map was prepared by H. G. Dickson, the Whitehorse civil engineer, and shows all the trails and creeks in the districts which he designates as "Alsek, Kaskawulsh and Klurne," but which are generally known as the Alsek or Ruby and the Bullion districts.
 Verify truth is stranger than fiction" A tame deer, buck, carefully reared from mere fawn by Mrs. Witz, and petted by the whole family, disappeared one day last May, (1903). Some one had carelessly left open the door of the shed which he occupied and-he flew. Last Wednesday while Mir. Witz was occupied around the house the deer came strolling along and walked, all consciously, into the shed. When the fact was announced that "Billie" had returned home it was received with all kinds of doubt by the family but in- vestigation clearly demonstrated that the announcement was fact. Where had "Billie" been?-Sitka Alaskan.
 In Seattle paper, among the ad- !, vertised cures for men and woman, the vivirie, patent medicines, quack doc- tors, &c, we find the following: The KIondike Information Bureau is pre- pared to furnish to all inquirers the most reliable information possible to obtain concerning the great possibilities of this marvellous country. We find and restore to the radiant fireside of home the supposed lost and long de- parted. Reports on market condi- tions special feature. Give full par ticulars in first letter. Address: The Klondike Information Bureau, box 727, Dawson, Y. T., Canada.
 The gold output of Alaska this year will be enriched by the old reliable Rampant camp to the extent of quarter million dollars. This is the estimate made by the Rampant Forum of February 1. The same paper gives valuable review in general way of the activity in the camp, and states that big hydraulic plants will be large factors in the camp from this time for ward. Rhode Island is one of the creeks to be worked by hydraulic; three hundred tons of hydraulic apparatus have been ordered by the Big Minook Company and will be ready for work in 1905.
 An old gentleman named Turk, whose age verges on four score and ten, was brought to Ketchikan on the revenue cutter Rush and turned over to the tender mercies of Judge Stackpole, imagining that all sorts of things would be done to him on a real or fancied charge of having sold or given whiskey to the natives. Instead of realizing what he imagined would happen to him he was taken to one of the mercantile establishments and clothed with new raiment throughout, and then given the freedom of the town, with board and lodging, and is now as happy as the proyerbial small boy with his first pair of boots or trousers.-Journal.
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-23
The N0rthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed. Information for Everybody.

Skagway still has scarlet fever.
 Mrs. Baker has opened bakery in Skagway.
 The price of canned salmon con- tinues to raise.
 The Valdez News is three years old, and az pretty as picture.
 Kokomo is the name of 8 newly discovered creek in the Tanana country.
 The steamer Dora will be used as a mail boat between Valdez and Unal- aska.
 The steamer Dirigo recently carried i l9,OOo cases of salmon to the Sonnd, from Alaska.
 There is political jobbery in the plan to divide the central part of Alaska into two judicial districts. The cable ship Burnside is due at Seattle April 1st, and she will then pro- ceed to lay the Alaska cable.
 The Presbyterian mission at Sitka caught fire March 10th and had mar row escape from destruction.
 The upper Stewart country, accord ing to adyices from that region, is alive with timber wolves this winter.
 The rush for Alaska has begun. The present season promises to be the greatest in history-Seattle Times.
 "The promoters and stock jobbers known as the Alaska Central Railroad people" is the way it is spoken at Val dez.
 The prevalence of smallpox in Se- attle has caused the steamship com panies to rigidly examine all passengers for Alaska.
 Dawson has a new daily paper-the World. It is edited by w. B. Beddoe, formerly of the Dawson News. It sup ports the government. | A man eighty years old has just been admitted to the bar in Nebraska. Won der if he will be an applicant for a judgeship in Alaska!-Ex.
 Rev. William Duncan of Annette Island recently went to the Sound for visit. Rev. Duncan has been working among the Indians for 47 years.
 Officials of the Alaska Steamship Company have sent out invitations for the launching of the steamship Jef- ferson at Tacoma Saturday, April 2.
 Clarence L. Hobart has been appoint cd chief deputy collector of customs for Alaska, succeeding Jas. H. Causten, who was appointed to the collectorship of Puerto Rico.
 At least s5000o will be spent this year in the Nizina country in testing and opening up the ground bonded to eastern capitalists through G. c. Haze- lett and E. V. Winchell.
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-23

Valdez is to furnish soldier for the Japanese army. Maritara Yanagimachi, better known as George, the cook on the Perry" received telegram a few days ago from his mother at Ueda, Jap an, telling him to come at once and help lick the Russians. And George IS going on the Excelsior.-Valdez News.
 The house committee on claims has reported favorably on senate resolu- tion referring the complaint of the Wales Island Packing Company that it's business has been ruined by being included in Canadian territory by the award of the Alaskan boundary com mission to the department of commerce and labor for investigation and adjudi- cation.
 W. D. Grant, one of the delegates to the republican national convention from Alaska, is preparing or has al- ready prepared, six "stufed" eagles to be carried by as many Alaska delegates at Chicago. He ought to prepare as many "stuffed ravens" for the use of the rump delegation with his honor Judge Brown at it's head.-Ketchikan Journal.
 Applications have been filed with Crown Land and Timber Agent Martin, at Dawson, for several tracts of land in the new Whitehorse mining dis trict, for townsite and farming pur- poses. He has forwarded them to Whitehorse so that Inspector Burwash, who is stationed there, can inspect the sights for which application is made and report back to Mir. Martin.
 Passengers returning on the steam ship Ramona yesterday from Alaska report a promising gold strike on a nameless tributary of the Laird River, just below Black or Devils Canyon. Officers of the Ramona also bring the information that miners are stamped ing up the Stikeen and Telegraph Creeks to the new placer diggings. The strike is reported to have been made by an Indian.-Seattle Times.
 The body of suicide, frozen as solid as marble, clenching in his icy hand the revolver with which he killed himself, has been found near Fort Yu- kon. The weapon with which he com mited the act was held so tightly in the hand that it could not be recovered without destroying the hand, 80 man and gun were buried beneath the snow just as found. His name and past home are unknown.
 "Alaska ought to have delegate" said Judge Wickersham to the House Committee on Territories, "and one of these bills ought to pass with amend ments so that voting precincts shall coincide with commissioners precincts. Election officers shall be appointed in each precinct by the commissioner, and by the voters in case the officers are not present at the hour. Returns shall be made-one copy to clerk of court and the other to the returning board, to consist of the governor, sec- rotary of the territory, and customs collector. Election should be held on first Tuesday in September, and first delegate should hold office for balance of this and all of next congress. The judges of the district court should not have anything to do with elections. The delegate should be elected"
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-23

Nine hotel liquor licenses have been issued by the territorial government for the new Whitehorse district. The hotels are to be in different parts of the big district, and are many miles apart.
 The owner of house in town seems not to have been blessed by tenants of very satisfactory character. A mo- tice on the door reads: "To let. No more dead beats or Soapy Smiths need apply."-Ex.
 Steamship City of Seattle, which has been undergoing repairs at Moran x Bros.' shipyards for the past two months, will sail for Southeastern Al aska March g. The vessel has been overhauled.
 The Sitka Alaskan has funny man who says: The Cottage City may be looked for CD on or about the 22nd of this month. Should she not be here at that time shs will probably arrive at some other time.
 E. M. Sullivan, better known in the Yukon as "Black Sullivan" who first crossed the Chilkoot summit in 1886 and knows the Yukon from it's mouth to it's head better probably than any other white man, has joined the Bull lion stampede.
 The Americans are taking over the premises and the territory on the old Dalton trail as far out as pleasant Camp, formerly a Northwest mounted police station. The ground was awarded the United States in the recent Alaskan boundary decision.
 Transportation companies doing busi- ness between Seattle and Nome, have carried their point with the postofice department in their effort to prevent the shipping of gold bullion through the mails in packages weighing more than four pounds each.
 The president recently removed several Indian Territory officials, charged with incompetency and mis- conduct. This fact encourages the hope that he may get around to Alaska with his axe some time in the not re- mote future, says the Ketchikan Jour nal.
 The largest train of the season left skagway this morning, says the Alas kan, the morning of the 18th inst. There were 12O passengers, requiring four coaches. There were, also, in the train six carloads of horses and much other freight, and dogs almost without number.
 Col. z. T. Wood, commanding the mounted police in the Yukon, who ar- rived from Whitehorse yesterday, left this morning for the Porcupine district. He will mark the boundary as lG was outlined in the recent decision of the Alaskan boundary commission.-Alas- kan.
 The spectacle of tender garden plants aprouting and even protruding two inches above the ground in the middle of the Klondike winter may be witnessed on the slope of the second high dome back of Dawson, says re- cent dispatch. They are being raised by the Klondike island gardeners, Daily, Edwards and Wallace, in hot house on the southern slope of the big dome.
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-23

Nine hotel liquor licenses have been issued by the territorial government for the new Whitehorse district. The hotels are to be in different parts of the big district, and are many miles apart.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-13
PILGRIMAGE
TO HISTORIC
PLACES

About 20 members OF the Rhode Island
horticultural society went on a historical
pilgrimage TO Dighton Rock park yester-
day on chartered car.
On the way down half hour was spent
In visiting the Anawan rock and con-
siderable amount of difficulty was ex-
perienced In getting to this rock, where
the last of King Philips chiefs was cap
tured. The path through the woods was
very rough and wild enough to suit most
any one.
After passing through Taunton another
halt was made at the South Dighton
church. which was erected in 177s.
One OF the features OF interest at the
church was the old horse block. half
hidden by grass and weeds. but still ready
for use as II was century and a quarter
ago.
About 1870 the party reached the park
and a number Of the more strenuous
members embarked I'm n boat for the
two-mile row up the Taunton river, where
the curiously inscribed rock Is located.
This immense rock ia covered with curl
ous Inscriptions. hieroslyphics and fig
ures evidently intended to represent soma
sort OF bird or animal. Most people and
ell historians believe them TO have been
out in the stone centuries ago, II not In
prehistoric times S~Sie think there Is
some connection between the rock and its
remarkable and curious markings and the
old stone mill at Newport. holding that
both are relics Of the Norsemen. who are
said to have visited here a thousand years
ago.
The party enjoyed dinner in picnic
fashion and many smaller parties rambled
over the grounds, visiting Bears rock and
enjoying the splendid view. The trip
back was much enjoyed, passing through
Somerset and Swansea, which are not less
attractive than the country through which
the rest OF the journey was made.
The committee in charge included NJ
M Burdick, n. B. Whitaker, Thomas
Hope and G. w. Smith.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-13
CENTRAL FALLS.

some one entered the room Of William
Adams yesterday and stole watch and
chain.
Ral1cu post c. A. r., met last evening
and made arrangements for attending the
national enoampment at Boston next
month The post will attend In a body.
Rev. Edward M. Barney married Walter
II Hallam and Nettie Alnfra Rice at the
home OF tho brides parents yesterday.
After q wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs. Hal
larn will -eside In New York.
Howard Young was Knocked down by
a horse last evening. He was playing In
the street and got ont Of the way OF a
car just in time 10 get in the way OF a
horse attached 70 buggy Howard was
cut and bruised, but escaped serious
injury
Members OF Abraham Lincoln lodge.
Sons Of st, George, played whist after
the meeting last night.
Victoria lodge, D. OF r.. held it's last
meeting In Brennan's block last evening.
Hereafter meetings Of tho lodge will be
held In the Boswick block in Paw
tucSet.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-13
ARE JOLLY GOOD FELLOWS.
Providence Council, Commercial Travellers,
10 Have Annual Excursion.

Providence Council. No. 81, United COM
mercial Travellers Of America. viii act
the genial host as ever on Saturday next.
the ENJOYABLE occasion being the ninth
annual excursion and the place to be the
scene of festivities Boyden Heights.
They will have as guests large delega-
tions from Boston and Worcester councils
and the 400 commercial travellers partic-
ipating will parade from Arcanum hall
on Weybosset street. starting at l0:3q
O'Clock. 10 Dorrance street, Westminster
street TO Doyle monument and Weybos-
set and Custom House streets TO the
steamboat whalf on Dyer street, where
a boat viii be taken for Boyden Heights
at II o'clock
At 1880 an elaborate special dinner with
all the Rhode Island shore delicacies will
be served in the dnning hall A ball game
is cheduled TO begin at o'clock between
mines representing the Providence and
Worcester Councils. and from to there
will be a programme OF sports. including
a iOO-yard dash. fat mems race, potato
race three-legged race. shoe race, water
glass race. free-for-all l0o-yard dash. con-
ISOLATION race and tug OF war between
husbands and single men. The ball game
r. the annual event between the Provi-
donce and Worcester Councils, and the
prize ls a valuable silver cup. George w
Alexander. loaned for the occasion"
will be the umpire
At 7:9o there will be q grand illumina-
ton and display Of fireworks rendered by
the Rhode Island Amusement company 90
the Providence Council and its friends.
The whole outing Is expected 20 prove the
most ENJOYABLE and best attended IN the
history Of the council.
The committee IN charge OF the affair
are as follows Providence Council-1ra
J. Champlin. G. r Normand. r. q.
Pierce. L. q. Eldredse. O. n. Gordon:
Boston Council-H, I. Damon, @. r.
Hunt. w n. seigrious; Worcester Coun-
ella. II. Parker c. +. Aldrich. A. J.
Hooper.