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Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09
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THE COWARDlY SHARK.
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Every sailor in the South Seas. de- knows that the shark Is a coward. A man who has served many years in the navy tells of an experience with sharks at Tahiti. A crew of seamen gunners had obtained permission to take a beach swim. and had not given a thought to sharks, although they had seen numbers of them about the har. bor.
 In addition to being young, writes the sailor, WAS more self-confdent than I've ever been since, because there wasn't man or boy on board that could teach me anything about swimming. That's how 1t came about that as soon as we jumped Into the water on the Papets beach I proceeded to outswim all the rest, just to show 'em.
 I didn't turn to look back until was about three hundred yards from the beach. The only reason why turned then was because heard lot of noise from the beach.
 When I turned. saw about hun dred naked native and all of the fel- lows from our ship lined up on the beach at the edge of the water. jump l ing up and down and waving their arms at me, and yelling with all their might. But I saw something more l important than that. There were. 1t seemed to me. about a million huge wet and shiny shark-fns between me and the beach. Some of them weren't more than ten yards from me. ! I stopped and trod water, and nery- ously slapped the surface of the water with my hands. I noticed that when I slapped the water particularly hard the sharks that were nearest to me edged back and circled at a greater distance from me. So I kept on slap ping the water.
 The sharks were waiting for me to get tired, and they took 1t easy. Forty natives put out after me in one of those sixty -foot-long and two-foot-wide canoes with the outrigger arrangemen, i familiar in the South Seas; and in the bow of the boat and directing them was an old quartermaster from Brit ish trading schooner in the harbor.
 Splash. keep a-splashing, you Tan kee pup-idlot." he bawled at me as the canoe approached where I was in the middle of the semi-circle of waiting sharks.
 I was a good deal scared. but as the canoe approached I noticed that all of the natives that weren't helping to pull the canoe were leaning over the side md skipping and churning the water with all their might and main. That settled it. The sharks dispersed like bunch of stampeded mountain goats and was hauled into the canoe, and scolded by the British quartermaster for my folly until we pulled up on the beach. That was my first experience with the cowardlce of sharks.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09
woood Ashes for Potstaes.

Of the fertilizers that can be SC cured on the farm unleached wood ashes make one of the very best that can be used with potatoes. writes N. l. Shepherd. They can be applied in the hill or fin the furrow broadcast, but 1t will be an exceptional case when a sufficient quantity can be secured to apply broadcast over the surface. For this reason applying in the hill will prove most economical. The ground can be prepared in good tilth all ready for planting and the furrows run out, and then a small quantity of ashes dropped where each hill is to be planted and stirred in the soil. and up- on this the seed can be dropped and covered. Potatoes require potash and phosphoric acid. and this can be sup piled with unleached wood ashes, bonedust or bonemeal, or in a commer- cial fertilizer with less waste than in almost any other way. If farm or sta ble manure is used. it should always be well routed and fined and then thor. oughly incorporated with the soil. My experience is that applying fresh ma nure to the soil just before planting furnishes conditions favorable to the development of scab and in many cases produces a fungy growth Of tu. bers.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09
PRISON RECORD WON'T DOWN
Cruel Blow to Man Who Was Honest
 Thirty Years.

Cruel Blow to Man Who Was Honest
 Thirty Years.
 After 32 years of effort to live down his record as a convict and when he thought everyone had forgotten all about 1t, James Mcguire of 323 East 23d street hung his head before Magis- uate Whitman in the Tombs police court recently and pleaded guilty to illegal registration. When he went into the registration booth of his voting precinct in the Eighteenth Assembly District of which Chas. F. Murphy ls the Democratic leader, he was chal- lenged.
 This man has no right to register" l" exclaimed a deputy. He is an ex. convict"
 At the words Mcguire turned white and tottered from the place. Stumbling into a saloon, he drank the first glass of whisky he had tasted in 30 years.
 "Who would have thought" he nut tered, "that that would come back af- ger all these years"
 That night he was arrested and the examina ton was postponed until yes terday, when Police Captain Langan of the detective bureau testified that in 1873 Mcguire was convicted of stealing . harness valued at $50 from his em-
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Attempts are being made in France to train oxen for saddle riding, and sev- eral races have been organized to test their capacity. They have been trained not only as racers on the flat but also as successful Jumpers. The above illustration is from photograph of . well-known French sportsman riding his OK at a leap-off. The bridle and saddle used are similar In general de- sign to those used for hunters. with the exception that very powerful bit is employed. As in their excitement the animals are supposed to lose thelr tempers, the precautiOn is taken of studding the points of their horns.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09
To Be Rea.y Realistic.

This. said the dramatst, who was elaborating the scenario of his new play to the manager. Ifs to be q real. istic society drama. The heroine makes thrilling entrance in an auto"
 What does she do them" asked the manager.
 Why, of course she meets the hero and the villain and the soubrette and the rest. and the play goes on 10 the usual happy ending"
 Well. you start realistically enough, but you weaken on your finish"
 "How's that?" asked the puzzled playwright.
 If she's going to come in on an auto she and few of the rest ought to make their exit in an ambulance" " Judge.
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ployer and was sentenced to two years and six months in state prison and that although he earned his commuta. ton. his citizenship was never restored.
 T know that he has led an honest life since then" testified Captain Lang an. and that he has tried hard to live down his disgrace
 That is true. your honor" broke ID Mcguire, with moist eyes and tremb- ling voice. T was IS years old then. l am nearly 50 now. thought everyone had forgotten my early indiscretion, but 1t seems not. It is pretty hard on fellow who has tried to live hon estly."
 Mcguire explained that a few days ago he found purse on the street con- taintng $50, and that one of his old time friends, who saw him pick 1t up, insisted on the money being shared. Mcguire says he refused to do so, and advertised in the papers for the owner.
 Out of revenge" said Mcguire, this man informed the authorities of my past record"
 This is certainly very sad case" " said Magistrate Whitman. 'It is pret. ty hard that q man like you should be ripped up after this long lapse of time"
 Mcguire was held for s further ex. animation, and as he was being led away to the Tombs he took a fearful parting from his wife.
 "I never expected to have the prison doors close on me again." he said. i've lost my job now and when I get out I'll have to begin all over again. It's pretty hard New York Sun.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

Ii Is often said that only the rich take care of the pennies. the poor are too busy dreaming of the s1.0Oo bills. That Is one of the easons why some people are always poor. The substan- tial fortunes of the United States have been made from pennies A fraction of a cent on a pound of sugar, a cent CT two on every gallon of petroleum. a penny more a pound for nails, grow
 into the aggregate millions of profits which are the base for the billions of stock capitalization. A cent a pound
 h more than most extreme fuctuahon In the wholesale price of iron and steel. more than the difference between rich es and bankruptcy in 6 great industry. These savings are as possible to the average man as to the trust magnates.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09
No National Russian n Ora ma.

It Is curious that in a country % overfowing with loyalty, despite the nihilists, very few of the stage per. formances have any national flavor but SO 1t is. An American resident of some time in Moscow says that during all his stay there did he see but one play with Russian characters, nor did he hear one stage song appeal to Rus sian sentiment as the "Bowery Girl" or "Dixie Land" appeal to popular sen- timent in this country.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09
Farm Notes.


 All stock should be kept out of the young orchard.
 For pigs milk and mill feed make the cheapest feed for winter.
 Whenever a sheep is seen to refuse water, there is something wrong with it.
 With all stock the value of good feed is wonderfully increased by close attention.
 Pruning the top of the tree to core spond with the loss of roots in re- moval is best done in the spring. One of the best systems of economy on the farm is that which not only maintains fertility. but keeps 1t con stantly increasing in the soll
 A COW with a big udder is not al, ways an enormous mllker, nor is a thick, yellow skin an unfaillng sign of rich milk, although these are among the indications, respectively, of abund, ance and richness of milk.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09
Seed Corn suggeations.

An exchange says of seed corn: The first month after seed corn has been husked is the most critical period with it.
 When racks cannot be used for seed corn, 1t should be hung up in a place where there will be no danger of its freezing.
 Seed corn should not be stored in barrels or boxes, as 1t will gather mois- tu-e. We must remember that one third of the bulk of the corn at the tine 1t is husked is water. This water is locked up with the hard material and inside a hard shell and dries cut but slowly.
 When seed corn Is left on the stalks. 1t gets free circulation of air. and 1t is at the same time fully protected by the Lusks from the sun and rain. It can there cure under conditions that have been natural to it for thousands O: years, and can absorb all the nour- ishment possible from the stalk.
 Seed corn that has become thorough ly dry Is not easily injured by the cold. But if 1t is allowed to gather moisture. t!ic freezing may destroy its vitality.
 Careless storing of seed corn not in- frequently results in the destruction of its value for seed. The best seed corn results from storing 1t in a dry and thoroughly ventilated place.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

A Chicago physician who on the witness stand told a lawyer that he was "bulldozer" was promptly fined $50 by the presiding judge for con tempt of court. It is morally certain, nevertheless. that many lawyers make a practice of "bulldozing" both wit nesses and courts. If judges would be more particular in the matter of restraining them they would have less occasion to complain of contempts either actual or constructive.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

rows in the illustrat ton indicate the direction of the current of air in ven tilation. A door should be placed at one end of the house, and. as the ice is packed away, short horizontal boards placed across the opening will support the sawdust.
 In filling the icehouse, layer of saw dust about a foot deep should be laid on the floor, and then the ice placed upon this. Care must be taken to leave at least a foot of sawdust be- tween the ice and the wall, as the filling proceeds. When the house is filled a layer of sawdust should be piled on top of the ice three or four feet deep.
 This plan may be used for an ics- house of any size. The cost of bulld- ing one about 12 feet square and feet high will be approximately s35.
 If sawdust cannot be obtained con- vcniently, cut straw will serve in its place, if packed closely around the ice.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

Now comes a Chicago doctor with discovery which he believes will give him millions and a place in the Hall of Fame. The dope he has concocted is to be spread on the lips as a slayer of germs that are supposed 10 be transferred during the act of kissing. He doesn't say whether the stuff is to be applied before or after, and il doesn't make any difference. An insti- tution that seems to have become pop ular at about the time of creation does not need any patent appliances or scientific study. II was as good In the beginning as 1t is now, and gives no indication of becoming either un- fashionable or undesirable. But this 1 Is not a matter for logic. Kissing is a custom. pleasure. a habit. It is s barometer of human affections. Find a man or woman who does not believe in kissing and you will find a human being with heart enclosed in she'll
 AS balm for a wounded heart, as an accompaniment of lovers sighs and protestations, as a mark of respect as well as affection, the kiss is here to stay. And 1t Is the language that is as well understood in Russia as in Colo rado; in Germany just the same as in Ohio. And the people want 1t plain. tender, true, with no applications of any foreign substance to make 1t sani- tary. Let's have one Institution un- touched by human ambition.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

interests to attend to his affairs and at the same time give ear to the thou sand and one demands made on his purse, look into individual cases and balance the comparative merits Of each. He sanely passes them over to one in whose judgment and ability he has entire confidence. This does not mean that his sympathies are lessened or his heart hardened. It means that he does not scatter his energy, but knows how to direct 1t in a way that will give the best results.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09
Qualities of Soaked Lum Der.

The effect of soaking timber for . long time is being tested by the Bu- reau of Forestry with regard to the keeping qualities of the lumber. It has often been noted that certain kinds of lumber which have been left a long time in swamps are very dur able and are preferred for certain uses. It Is suggested that part of the gummy substances in the wood are soaked out, thus allowing the natural
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

The paradoxical definition of vice. that it is virtue carried to excess, is true at least thus far: that any excess is vicious. Men may work themselves to death; they may drink themselves Into nervous wrecks. using nothing worse than tea or coffee; they may lose all they possess by gambling through taking too great chances in business. A man may exercise him. self into uselessness. So much has been said in recent years of the inn portance of exercise that every one ad- mits 1t, save now and then a wag, like Senator Eyarts of New York. who once said that he owed his long life and good health to the fact that he never took any exercise. Many 6 youth. In taking the exercise that pleases him, discovers that he ha. great skill at tennis or baseball, bi- cycle racing or foot racing, hurdle jumping or handsprings, and the temp. tation Is strong to neglect other mat ters for the development of the par ticular physical facility with which he may be endowed. When he yields he usually degenerates into a profes. sional athlete. Physical development becomes the end of his endeavor, when 1t should be merely a help in fitting him to do his work in the world. The professional athlete. that Is, the one who makes a business of athletics, ii not usually allowed to engage in col
 lege or other amateur contests. where athletics are regarded as means rath
 CT than as an end. This is right. Ii Is desirable that in all education 1t. object should not be obscured by the allurement of any of the methods used in bringing about the final result of [ well-develped man or woman.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09
Rev. W. H. Head complains that "as

Rev. W. H. Head complains that "as men srow wealthy their sympathies decrease; that in proportion to their wealth they tend to withdraw them selves from personal work and substi- tute for 1t some endowed institution or hired missionary. In other words, Mir. Head complains that the rich man ap- plies good business methods to his philanthropies The clergyman does not see how impossible it would be Ger . man having immense business
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why every farmer should not butcher his own meat as well as market more or less of his life stock direct to the consum- CT. The illustration shows a very simple and suggestive way
 of butchering a beef or ot b CT animal. Where a suitable building and wind lass is not convenient,
 the work may he
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

Great Britain Is about to add twen- ty-six war ships to her navy. The fact that the people of England are able ts bear up under the increasing weight of naval taxation is q most wonderful evidence of the staying powers of the tight little island and its people.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

delayed Its commencement. Now, how ever, he expects to begin the construc. ton of what he terms the most mag. nifcent temple of worship in the coun. try" It will be of oriental style and will cost about s5OOOOO. The interior will be in horseshoe form and will seat 16,0O0 persons. It is to be con. structed of limestone blocks supported by steel frames.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09
PROPOSED oOWiE TEMPLE.

Great Shiloh Tabernacle Under Con.
 temptation at Zion City.
 The picture shows the exterior of the great Shiloh tabernacle which John Alexander Dowie intends to build at his famous Zion City. He has had the project in mind for several years, but his recent pecuniary embarrass ssment
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

A Chicago man has sued for an lR- function to restrain his wife from talk. Ing. Some people are inclined to place altogether too much faith in the possi- bilities of government by injunction.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

All indications favor a heavy move ment of homeseekers next spring from the older States east and south into the sparsely settled districts of Minne- sota and the Dakotas. One of the sur est signs of this is to be found in the plans of the large land agencies which are preparing to grasp the opportunity and direct the newcomers to suitable homes.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

The birth rate h Germany Is falling of. Let the Kaiser offer the same encouragement to parents of twins and rlplets that President Roosevelt has and see how quickly all this will change
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

The Ohio farmer who hid his say lngs in an old stocking instead of de posting them with a banker friend of Mrs. Chadwick is now having hls laugh.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09
More Likely to Get It.

Nocash-Wonder where can bor- row some money,
 Hardupp-What do you want it for7 "Oh, I've got a sure thing in the fifth race tomorrow"
 You don't want money; you want to borrow trouble le"-Cincinnati Trib- une
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

HANGING BEEF done under a large tree. Simply fasten a stout pulley. .. and rope up among the branches and fasten the end to a spike, b, driven in the trunk-Iowa Homestead.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

Experiments carried on at the Cali fornia Medical College show that the healthy human stomach is electrical in its action. Perhaps the time Is com ing when people may throw away their pills and simply put in new bat terieR
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moisture of the wood to escape freely when the lumber Is taken out and ex posed to the air It is possible also that chemical changes take place in the wood as the result of soaking.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09
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When Mixing a Poultice.--In mix ing mustard poultice add the white of an egg instead of water, and al. though the effect will be the same 1t will not blister the skin.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09
Judgment Suspended.

Esmarelda-Yes, he told me that I was the only girl he ever loved.
 Cordelia-Well, don't judge him 100 harshly, dear. His grandfather died in a lunatic asylum.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

There i. a loud call for teachers in the Philippines. One trouble with the Philippines is the scarcity of marriage. ble white men over there.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09
Hia Version.

Miss Falrface-A dog followed me home this morning. Is that the slRn of good luck?
 Admirer-Good luck for the doS--H you invited him inl
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

Theman who can draw cheeks and have them honorsi can always dra " a circle of friends who will partake of his hospitality and tell him what s jolly good fellow he is.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

No doubt the government officers who are to investigate the tobacco trust suspected there was some fire where there was so much smoke.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

King Peter of servia announces thai he Is in favor of arbitration. Almost anybody would. in Peters place, be an enthusiast on the subject.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

If Chicago has any ambition to get ta the front and outdo the St. Louis expbsiron record. Chicago is very sue. cessful in concealing the fact.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

When a man gets discouraged and quits, the doctor says afterward that that was just the time when hs should have held on.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

The comic papers are right some times. A New York man had to sum mon the police to help him discharge the cook the other day.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

A Japanese young man has been advertising in the Washington papers for a situation. He can probably get one, without much trouble. by going home
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

Foot Sprains-Slidc the fingers un- der the foot, and. having greased both thumbs, press them successlvely with increasing force over the painful parts for about a quarter of an hour. The application should be repeated several times, or until the patient is able to walk. This is a simple remedy for s very frequent accident. and can be performed by the most inexperienced.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

Constipation.-Hot water, If taken freely half an hour before bedtime. is one of the best possible cathartics In severe cases of constipation, while 1t has soothing effect upon the stom. ach and bowels
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each stave and clinch. Then sa " out a door. a,
 shown. Drive sev. eral Cd wire nails near the top of the barrel. sloping up. ward. on which to hang the bag. By having the dOOI
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

Mrs. Chadwick's huband is said to be "an unassuming' person. She has assumed enough for the family.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

By the way. was it not asked many years ago: Who reads Csonan book"
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

Lots of men use their last dollar bucking the tiger instead of using 1t to keep the wolf from the door.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09
A Barrel Bag Holder.

A convenient bag holder can easily be made of an empty flour barrel Drive | nail through the hoops into
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

Bertha Krupp's income is S2,iO0, ,ooI s year. And she doesn't seem to be anxious to purchase title.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

The spice of married life consists h guessing what will happen next.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09
Butcherinu at Home.

The slaughtering of live stock on the farm Is going out of fashion altogeth- CT too fast. There is no good reason
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By the way. couldn't that circus trust be induced to save money by do ing away with the calliope?
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hinged the bag can be put in and taken out without lifting over the top.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-09

Value of Sulphur.-For sore throat sip q cupful of hot milk into which Il teaspoontul of flowers of sulphur has been stirred. For a feverish cold. sprinkle a teaspoonful of sulphur upon a hot shovel. While the air of your room is full of the fumes take \ hot bath in which tablespoonful of sul- phur has been thrown; go to bed warmly wrapped up. and drink hot milk and sulphur as above. Avoid eI- posture to cold for twenty four hours. Sulphur used frequently as medicine will keep the skin fne and elastic, md the hair abundant, glossy and free from grayness.