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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14
Deer Lake Items.

Mr.. Lenus Carlson was a caller at
Deer Lake last week. ...s...;.4
" Mr.. D. D. Smith and daughters
were callers at Deer Lake last Satur-
day eve. .- o- fG
Mrs. Sorenson made visit to her
daughter Mrs. Albert Volkman last
Sunday. .
Mr.. Dan Smith starts for Minnea-
polls next Tuesday with the intentlon
of going to school again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rosemore of Paris dis
trict have a new girl. 1t, is
supposed that Mr.. Rosemore wears a
smile now. ..-.- -..... r.. y
Mr.. E.. Pendergast made a trip to
Cleveland and from there to Windsor.
E. L. P. is getting to be quite busi.
ness man. s. ....f.-g. ~ ).
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14
CONDITIONS FOR DISSOLUTION
OF UkIl3N WITH NORWAY
UNALTERABLE.
BREACH IN NEGOTIATIONS PROBABLE
STOCKHOLM AUTHORITIES FULLY
PREPARED FOR SUCH AN
EVENTUALLY.

Stockholm, Sweden. Sept. 13s-The
delegates Of Norway and Sweden ap-
pointed to discuss the dissolution Of
the union of the two countries will re-
assemble at Karlstad, Sweden. during
the day and as it Is declared here that
the Swedish conditions are unalterable
the outcome seems to depend on the
Norwegian acceptance Of these condi-
tions. The tone adopted by the Nor.
wegian newspapers Is veryf threaten
ing and Is considered to be specially
significant coming after Mondays
meeting OF the Norwegian delegates.
It is recognized that breach may
follow the reassembling Of the dele
gates and the Swedish authorities are
preparing for such an eventuality.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

.
Ottumwa won the. 'pennant OF the
Iowa State league for the season
Just closed g..,-... ...,..44.. ..s, 1:
Judge T. J.. simons; chief Justice. Of
the supreme court Of Georgia, is dead
At Jacksonville, md. Preston Vic
tor killed. Eve Pipes. as the result Of
= quarrel over aslivery bill Of, u.
Y Telegraphic communicates. has
been established between Caracas.
Venezuela, and Bosota the capital Of
Colombia. stE3 N, 81. ..t~t.. =. -. $50 4
;A young man. presumably from
Cleveland, O.. was drowned Ii Lake
Gervais, 4 near St Paul, IN view Of
scores Of picknickers. s5srssI'2 IA "a
Bud Rogan, the Tennessee negro
giant, Is dead ct his home 81 'Gallatin:
Rogan was 8 feet 8 inches tail: His
hands were u, inches Is length and
feet 16Aa inches. y I; ,a e; d
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14
WITHDRAW FROM TICKET.
Flight on Philadelphia Organization
Leaders has Desired Effect.


Leaders has Desired Effect.
Philadelphia, Sept. 13.-Chairman
Miles of the Republican city commit
tee has received letters from the Re-
publican organization candidates for
the county Offices to be voted for at
the November election withdrawing
from the ticket.
The candidates who withdrew are:
Harry c. Rainsley, candidate for sher-
lff; John B. Lukens, candidate for
toroner; Hugh Black and Jacob Wilde
more, candidates for county commits
Bioners. A special meeting Of the Re-
publican city campaign committee will
be held to I'LL the vacancies caused by
the Withdrawals.
Rainsley is president Of the select
council and ia one of the local Repub-
ucan leaders. Lukens. Black and
Wildemore are ward leaders and
prominent In the councils Of tho party.
They were nominated hy tho regular
Republican convention held some time
previous to Mayor Weavers break
with the organization. Since then a
committee OF twenty-one citizens has
endeavored to secure the nomination
Of an entire new ticket for the pur-
pose Of securing reform within the
party.
The City party, q reform organiza-
lion, and the Democratic party have
announced their opposition to any
ticket that may be named by the or
ganization Republicans.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14
Glare and violnlty. i

Mrs. Bergshaw visited With Mr..
and Mrs. Rosemore Sunday afternoon.
q. NJ. B. iKinnane 's.sis the only fax
threshed 50 far,i made II bu. per acre.
4 Born to Mr. and Mrs. Rosemore q
girl weighing Il pounds. Mother and
babe doing nicely.
:ssMrs. HE. Ward lis staying with
NJ Mn. Il. y, 2. Humane while the men
3re out hreshtng, ss Fs
4, g. B. Joos threshed 80 icres Of
* wheat which yielded q bu. :per acre.
How Is that for the htllp zs s
Jocs and Kinnanes Engineer, Mr..
p Davidson Yas called home b last Thurs
day to entertain 9 visitor which has
come to stay. Its . girl Of 8 pounds.
NJ u TWO bfotherst 81 Ms. NJ. 5. 4 Olson:
with a;largesparty tof sthreshers from
..Qsmbell county South t9 Dakots passed
through here for the north last Fri;
day. s..s
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14
RUSSIANS SAIL FoR HOME.
Pay Farewell Visit to 1sp En<oys Be
-. fore Leaving.

Pay Farewell Visit to 1sp Envoys Be-
-. foee leaving
New York, Sept. 2-The Russian
commissioners who successfully con-
cluded a treaty of peace with the en-
voys Of Japan at Portsmouth, N. H.,
started ON the return to st. Peters
burg during the day. The party,
headed BY ;Sergius Witte. the chief
Russian plenipotentiary, sailed on the
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm IL at 8 p. m.
Before leaving the city M: :Witte and
Baron Rosen made farewell call on
the Japanese diplomats, who expect to
leave For home later In The week.
Baron komura was unable to see the
Russians because of his NlQass, but
through Minister Takahira he sent
them q cordial message Of farewell.
Mr.. Takahira and other members of
the Japanese party entertained the
Russians for half an hour. In addi-
ton to NJ. Witte tho party sailing on
the Kaiser Wilhelm II. included Greg
,ory Wilenkfn, financial agent of the
Russian government to the United
States. Before leaving the hotel M.
Witte shook hands with some of the
hotel attaches with whom he had been
brought into contact.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14
UNDER SURGEONS KNIFE.
alchard Mansfield submIts to Two o.
H'' rIous Operations. g.; =.

vSSSSV0tN WsOu0Su0s0 SUAUuAo ~ w.
rIoas Operations. &: +.
New York. Sept. 49, Richard Mans
1eld. the actor, is just recovering from
the effects of two very delicate and
serious surgical operations. according
20 an announcement made by the Her
aid. The first. which was performed
three weeks ago. failed to relieve Mr..
Mansfield and another was performed
last Wednesday, when the actor un-
derwent trying ordeal at the hands
Of the surgeons who were called to his
New London Comm home. -
y For several years Mr.. Mansfield has
been q sufferer from nervousness
brought on by . grave intestinal dis
order that steadily grew worse. Three
weeks ago his condition became so
serious that his; New London physi-
clan decided on the necessity OF IAN:
operation. The second is said to have
been entirely successful and the actor
IL now progressing rapidly toward re
GOVekY. 5S+-fA ~.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14

N p Ry Go to Joseph N Hackney,
all 3-l42-68, S257.7s.
F w Lamberton and wife to. M j
LambeEton, e}-5-138-84, 81.
Saml Vanderveld and wife to Derk
Bruins, s}-22139-84, 500.
3. Margaret Anna Runner to John
Heaney, lots 3 and blk 18 Cleveland
$500. g q
Stutsman co to James A Murphy,
lots 2, 3 and blk 3 Curtin's End ad to
jamestown, $50. '.-.' s. ~
Lillian c. Christopherson and hus-
band to John Caldervale, lots, 13, IA
and Is blk l, Klaus and Hager's ad to
Jamestown; $1,000.
Anton Haas and wife ITO Charles
Stuff, lot II and IL blk IA orig James
town, $3.50. ~ ~ s.
CalebC Johnson, Rec to sCharles
Stuff, lot II and IL blk IA orig James
town, 81. -
ON P BY Co to State Finance Co, lots
5 and blk lot l blk s, lot I, and 9
blk 13, lots l, 2 and 3 blk II, lot IA blk
26, lot blk %, lots I, sand 9 blk 20,
lots 8, 6, 10, and II, blk IS, lots l, 2
and blk 81, Jamestown, $3.50.
State Finance Co to w B S Trimble
same, s57s.96. > ....
J E Squirting and wife, Gust Some,
lot blk 81 Klaus Ad to Jamestown
$50, .-..
Christian T Dohl, ct al to Lewis
Larson, ct al, all 29-144-62, $4,000.
" James E Squirting and wife to II D
Adams, lots and blk 81 Klans add
to Jamestown, $500. '-s
. NPRy Co to Gottlieb Klundt, nw4.
9-137-6s, $40. 5.s =,
N P Ry GO to Matthew Brophy,
nw9 and nw4 ne4-l7-l38.64, $40. A. :-
q S pat to Anderson E Harper.
(Redl 81 set: net set and set ne3-34'
l4l.67.a
Ada G Newman to Amelia e Nc
Elroy, lots 1926 and 1926 Jones and Ven
mum s ad to Jamestown, $50. + =
/ Erick O. Oren and wife to Gunda G.
Fieldstad, 1-3 int.29-l40-69, 3,199.
F WA Baker to- Fannie E. Stanl
nwt-30- 1875, 81. ! :.
q S pat to Robert Campbell, e} sw@.
and lots and sec 18-144-66
Fannie + Stanley to Winfield s.
Hooper, nwa9 1875, 800.
Frank S. Brown to @ B Buckley, ct
al, nea-l2-140-86, sl,760.
Nv BIS Trimble to Lillian Taylor,
lot blk II Jamestown. $40. IS
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14

NewHome. Some have offered $500
per day for man and team, s4.5O being
the going wages through this niche
Of-the-woods.
Dave Gerber says he has raised corn
enough to fatten his pOrkers. Who
says corn can't be grown here? Just
give it trial next spring and see
what can be done in the hills. ;r2
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14
CITY COUNCIL.
Transacted Considerable Business
and Allowed August Bills.

/ At the adjourned meeting Monday
the council received a petition from
residents and property owners north
of the Mp. track to open a road
north of said track from Iround house
to point opposite the old planning
mill. Referred to street and bridge
committee. =,
City DAttorney Kneeland.: Sept. 4
addressed a communication to, the
county commissioners asking that one
per cent of all taxes Icollected from
city by the county treasurer since
July l, 1901, lbe returned Ito the city,
under an amended law providing for
such return. Also it was requested
that county return to city all sums
collected as penalty and interest on
account Of delinquent city taxes. The
amount is uncertain and a committee
of the lcouncil was appointed to meet
the commissioners to settle such
gu estions, Oct. 2, D5, also to consider
thel purchase of old jail cells from the
county. The mayor appointed Alder
men Buckley, Grant and iMcElroy as
suchi committee, with the city attor-
ney. IS r. ~. Z
The treasurers report for August
was read and referred to the finance
committee. also statement of city
treasurer. ,.sl.:
Fred sKoehn asked the council to
make. different arrangements about
sounding fire alarms than now prevail.
He represented the fremen. +
The tax levy ordinance. was given
second reading and placed on final
passage. s...s3, r5,sg..@ %.,.
The following is the tax levy for the
fiscal year beginning Sept. l, 'o5.
- IL -
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14
/: Real Estais Transfers.

Il ri tFson i Frieds Apstraet.: Asaney.a ii
Martin Larson and wife To- William
Kavanagglh, sw} }-1O.1 81, q, 40. iss's
u Robert nv allace; to John McCul-
sloch, ct Sal-lot j blk 81, jamestown,
I s926. 4 h Il 1, 4, 1t tlstE
n 2 ~ "a to John Wittmsy yer, nwa
33s-l4i.es, 600. } s ! 81, .s VI B.
i ~ q, to John Wlittmay er,neaa.
ss-141.4s $3.50. 3sS5 Il IS. IS N .j3
John Wittmayer to Elizabeth Witt
mayer, wi l4l-86, s64O. sss s3
.s$ Harvey 81 Hoover and Rifesto Frank
sAyars, LOT ], 2and 3 biz Randall .
add rs Kensal, d 555#
Frank q Bennett and wife tn Anna
I sBerglund, slott 5 sblk s. s. KLAUS "a IT'D
Jamesto own, ss6o. ss;
George .Tuck keIs and wife t0s sH I, \.
WA lv1lh,ffteIslotS Stefs tsfas,a v
q eph lIne1 @
william H Glend denninlR y Y 81 trac g !. {: = :.
l428s q = y 35l . III MIMI
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14
TERMs ARE HUMlLlATINo.

Norwegians Prefer War to Acceptance
Of Sweden's Demands.
Christiania. Sept. 13.-The tone of
the Norwegian newspapers indicates
that the negotiations between the COM
missioners of Norway and Sweden re-
garding the dissolution have reached
an impasse, Norway being unable to
accept the conditions laid down by
Sweden.
The Dagbladet. commenting on
Sweden's refusal to discuss an arbi-
tration treaty until, Norway had ao-
cepted the Swedish conditions, de-
clares that even war would be prefer
able to peace bought at the expense
Of national humiliation.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14
Crude OIL PRICES ADVANCE.
Action Relieves staenatlon In Central
..;5 ..-,s Western. Fields,

Lima, O.. Sept. 1s.-After months of
waiting and almost total stagnation In
|:he Central Western oil fields the
irst change in crude prices since May
HI is announced BY the Standard OIL
[sQmpany, the. advance being 2 cents
[sor Ohio and Indiana and 8 cents per
|Darrel for Eastern oils. ,..,s ss... .s3f
H Producers say the advance means
|senewed operations and employment
|f hundreds Sof men IN the Central
|ItAtes. \! Z e 4
h Independe dence, KAN, Sept. 1s.--Tns
price of all Western oils under s2
!ravity was advanced during the day.
rom j to s cents ! barrel. This f.
Ne 1rst advance In the price Of oil In
his district since December, 1908.
5Khsn 3l.ss 3 was tie highest n price
ssached. The prtcs3 nov ranges from
~ csnts for 35 gravity q 20 CENTS Tor
M q: s,.5 3s Y. 81 SsI
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14
BENEFITS HOMESTEADERS..
New Plan of Having Special Agents
Attend the Taking of Final Proof.

Wednesday was set for the hear.
ing Of final proofs in this city before
the proper officers for certain cases in
the Fargo district. Saturday next is
the day set for hearing cases from
the district of Bismarck. Special
agents of the land department. W. D.
McEniry who makes headquarters at
Fargo, and O.. M. Cockrun Of Bis
marck were present to examine the
testimony and to comply with the
regulations of the land department. in
the matter of claimants proving up
on the government land.
The plan of setting certain days for
hearing the final proofs in certain
localities has been in operation only
about a year and half. The plan
gives special agents Of the depart
ment an opportunity to be present at
the hearings Of testimony on every
homestead and it has been found that
home-steaders who have their final
proofs made on the day set by the de-
partment and who are honest appli-
cants, and have lived up to the re-
quirements Of the law have little diff
1fculty in getting a prompt action by
the department..
The plan of setting dates for both
the Fargo and Bismarck districts
at the same time so that agents from
both districts can be- present at the
same time. go. .,..
The. ruling above referred was made
in the interests of the honest settler,
and is intended to aid such applicants
for government lands.
Agent McEniry states that the de-
partment estimates that in every
county, where the government
land has been taken in ibis
state, that had the plan of setting
dates and inquiring into the inten-
tlons OF claimants been enforced for
the last fifteen or twenty years, there
would have. been on an average of half
q million dollars more valuation for
taxation speculators barred out.
Actual settlers would have been; en-
couraged by neighbors being on, the
same footing as themselves and the
settlement Of the country would have
been much increased. 'ss'r.'N'* (.
I, Col. Loinsberry, former special
agent who has been looking after land
matters in this district has been
ira nsferrsd. to the general land office
at Washington, d. C:ss,. t,.y".s,s;: .y ..
Practically all the government
home. .steads subject to entrance in
stutsman county have been taken.
There are a large number Of claims in
the western, part of the county in
which small buildings have been erec-
ted and it is stated that many Of
these claims are contestible on ac-
count of the claimants falling to fully
comply with the homestead law.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14

- .:ii..s l17,750 !.
The following + bills y we're allowed, Ii
Lntz Lumber Co. tiline, s2o9. u.
Iamestown Implement Go. repairs,
s1.78 s3 r. 5.s 3,,s q .. ! $.l.s |. h.
The Capital printing. s24.70.
Chenery.& Anderson. repairs, O., 25
Carl Fuchs, to fire, g.. y, g. ss'S'A !
Henry Larson, lcement cross walks,
sse.53.
western sElec,ric 1. On: :pumpinp for
"essean Ane' .Isso.ss. ss''''' - p' -
western DEiectric Co, pumping aair, ali ISL.
1 western Electrice Go, lights $3.50: s:ss!
II. n. .Cadleux. livery, sl6.5o. ..a.,tys.
Chas White. raisine man holes, s5.6o.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14
FEWER NEW CASES REPORTED.

Official Bulletin on Cholera Situation
In Germany.
Berlin. Sept. 13.-An official bulletin
announces that 8 new cases of cholera
and deaths had been reported dur
ing the twenty-four hours ending at
noon. making q total Of 166 cases and
61 deaths. y &*s2S
Graudenz. Prussia, Sept IA man
belonging to the Fourth regiment of
Uhlans died here during the day of
cholera. This was the first appear
ancs Of the disease in the regiment
The regiment was promptly quaran-
tined -. -. eEE-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14
SOLD and REBoUGHT
NEW YORK LIFE TRANSACTIONS
FOR Benefit OF INsUR-
AkcE COMMISSIONER.

New York, Sept IA transaction
n the navigation syndicate was gone
Into by the insurance investigation
committee during the day and It was
disclosed that the New York Life In.
suranoe company had paid J. p. Nor
gan & Go. $4,000 900 ON account Of the
navigation syndicate. Two items I'm
this transaction took almost an hour
Of interrogation to get q clear answer.
These items. showed that ON Deo. 81.
1908. SsO0, 900 of the bonds were sold
to j: p. Morgan & Co. and were
bought back On the next buslnees day,
Jan 2, 1904. After considerable Ques
aon1ng Edmund D. Randolph, treas
mer OF the New YoTA Life Insurance
company, said that the bonds were
sold so that In the report to the state
superintendent Of insurance the New
York Life could show that Its holdings
II the bonds were not over $500. 900.
At the opening. OF the. morning ses-
don OF the committee the removal Of
the preferred stock Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad from
he assets Of the company TO satisfy
the Prussian government. which was
under consideration at the last $685.
don OF. the committee. was again
laken .up. .,,,.. .-,-. -.
:. Messenger Signs Dummy eonda-
MI: Randolph testified Friday that
when the insurance company had: to
remove the stock from it's assets 1t
WAS turned over to the New York
Trust company as collateral for loan
lor, which notes were given by George
g. Mershall, colored messenger etn.
bloyed by the hfe insurance company
st 5000 year. The trust company
was owned by officials Z 2 the insur-
ance company. I.ti .%&
The transfer Of the Chicago and
Northwestern preferred stock from
he life insurance company to the
trust company. which YVES also forced
By the Prussian government, was also
fev1ewed. %s:~,.s ,s..s.ss .st.2H&,
( Regarding both the /. Chicago and
Northwestern stock and the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul sM1. Hughes
lsked:. 81 s. "A e.g..4 s,. .1e,s
aYou kept control OF the stock after
1 went OF your books 60 as, to make
my profit you could7" .a..e,
"Yes." ,,,e. ;: -.
" Taking up the, non.ledger assets Mr..
said. they did not appear on,
.he ledger. but q record was kept III
:ard. index 49, 5.s4;s ,ss,1i.. S-'
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14
ssss II inif olIo,,,l. =

NenOmfnee. Mich. !. Sept. Health
i omcialst;a ann ounced ID during \ the day
that John Howe of. Martnstts, who is
4 ~ ct his home after - o3ouIn - the
South is suffering from yellow fever.
/ The crisis - "a belieyed 10 hAYe passed.
PHysiciaps declare that there ~ po
danEsrs sof Ia s;s..
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14
n. TWO TRAtNMEN klLIE|p,.2
Ia .issI& RI & h4tf "a y .
rast Flyer Runs Into Z String .
. %ys .i4S FreIoht caro, n, a,$t &. 9

\ Council Bluffs. Ia. Sept ls.Bur'
nngton fast hyer No. s,lsav1nE Omaha
at 8 p. ID. for Chicago. lan into q
string Of freight cars at Tie Wabash
crossing In the eastern part oe this
city at night and Enginesr Nelson n.
Wright andSaFireman ssEen. I1osief,
both sof, Crestcn b IA. i. received burns
from which they, died ma sshd It tima.
The train carried only mail Hand no
passengers were aboard, \ sFhs engine
sXaastd tdembaishe " III.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14
! R|As!Ell3sAiLL i q ..slcoREsl..
National League.


~ Cincinnati, 81; Chicago. e.. Sec
ond game Gin cinnati. q; Chicago II
six ;ila innings lir called at dark, da
8. :s .:saii; VI American League, AZ Il;
s At Boston;a6: washington. 8. Sec.
ond game Boston. o., Washington. IL
seven innings; called at dark
At st. Louis, 4 |: Cleveland, q eleven
innings. Second game O.. 81 4 15odtSs s
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-09-14

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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-11-29
NAUTICAL TERMS.
origin OF some OF the Expressions
That Smell OF the Sea.

4
That Smell OF the Sea.
The word admiral comes from
"emir cl hagh." which is Arabic for
lord Of the sea-.
captain comes straight from the
Latin "caput." head: but mate" is
almost identical with the Icelandic
matt which means companion or
equal
Cockswain was originally the man
who pulled the after oar OF the can
tain'S boat then known as cock boat"
'ocS boat is corruption of the
word "coracle.' and. as most people
know. the covacle is small round boat
used fov fishing on some OF the Welsh
rivers such as the I'VE and TSk. 50
cock vain comes 20 Us from the Welsh.
Commodore" il simply the Italian
"comnandatore." or commander. and
naval cadet was originally the
French "capict." which. going step
further back. has the same origin as
the word captain. The reason of this
apparent anomaly is that originally ma
val cadets We're younger sons OF noble
families who served as privates pre-
viouS TO obtaining their commissions.
There mover was such a person as
"pavy Jones'" though we Frequently
hear OF his locker. one ought to talk
of Duffy Jonah's" locker. Duffy is
the West Indian negro term for spirit
or ghost. while Jonah" refers 10 the
prophet of that name
Dog watch" is another curious case
OF a term gradually corrupted out OF
IFS original form. Originally Il was
Dodge watch" so described because
IL lasts only two instead OF the usual
four hours. and thus makes IL possible
that the same men shall not be on duty
every day during the same hours.
sailors call salt meat Junk" II il
not complimentary term. for Junk is
nautical for ropes end. Some 5000
years ago ropes were made ont OF bull
PUSHES. for which the Latin word Is
"iuncuS."
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-11-29
Why sI.eer We're Invented

The origin OF the skee. which may
roughly be described as snowShoe so
long that the sole extends far beyond
the toe and heel, was purely practical.
II was designed 10 make communica-
ton possible between village and vii
lage or town and town In northern Eu-
rope after heavy fall OF snow. The
skate can only be used on ice but the
skee Is available wherever there is
plenty OF snow TO traverse \ forward
movement OF the lower part or the
body gives you start. and YOU then
slip along without raising your feet
from the ground. so that the track
forms two parallel lines. Even uphill
good progress can be made. aided 10y
long stick or a stick i'm either hand.