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The Washington times., 1905-08-27

HAtua women SNOClQ never
rnoralize-at the sea. II one has a good
hour. why shouldn't one appreciate II?
don't like to put my finger on a thing
and say, This Will be mine tomorrow
or This was mine yesterday like to
catch it quite tight and say. This is
mine now-today.'
''Pessimistt' She laughed: then in a
moment her manner changed and she
turned round. Jeanne" she said, I've
suddenly realized how much l owe to
you. First you taught me. how to walk
through the world without cutting my
feet or losing my way; and now, when
my feet begin 10 sound just ever so
little hollow TO my own ears. you whisk
me away, draw back the big dividing
curtain. and give me a glimpse into
heavcn-all rest and sea and sun. with
no parts. no popularity, no people TO get
in ones way and breathe UP ones air"
Mrs. Maxtead looked down at her
book: the corners of her mouth were
ever so slightly raised. mo people.
Anna-?" t
The girl colored. How horribly literal
you are. People, OF course-in their
proper places.
Mrs MaNtead shut her parasol with
good deal OF elaboration. II should rath-
er like to understand" she said.
You know very well what / mean
The village people in the dear little
struggling village; the fishermen. mend
ing their nets and tarrinr their boats;
old Treherne up at the cottage trying to
find weeds in the flower beds on the
lawn
Mrs. Maxtead suddenly raised her
head.
And Maurice Strobe everywhere"
she said. Il gine I understand"
Anna sat straight up. That's the fi-st
tactless thing I've known you TO say,
jeanne
The other smiled with serene good
! humor. 1T Is hard to be truthful and
tactful both
& Anna took her chin in her hand. and
gazed before her at the sea- Tt hasn't
even the excuse OF truth
--No?"
No
Mrs. Maxtead narrowed her eyes in
calculation. I'VE came here in the mid
die OF April she said "and it Is now
, the beginning OF May. l may be wrong.
but 1 cannot recall three consecutive
hours of any cay in which we have not
seen Maurice STROBE. OF course may
be wrong"
Z. ~
Anna watched the sea deepen from
azure to steel and as she watched a
change passed across her face. her ex-
pressions wavered and moved like clouds
before the wind; the frown between her
eyebrows smoothed itself away; the
flush or her cheeks paled a little; at
last she smiled.
Jeanne" she said, turning with a
sudden impulse, why Is il that one can
never be really angry with you?"
Mrs. MaXtead moved her parasol as
she might have shrugged her shoulders.
One doesn't lose ones temper with a
gnat because il stings. But you are
slipping past the point. and the point
interests ne. When two women accept
man when Re is present, and combine
TO ignore him when he is absent, it
means that one OF the two takes him
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-26
HIS FATE FOUND HIM.

Capt. Robert Faulkner, a commander in the British navy in 1194, was man of unusual courage. During an encoun- ter close under the walls of Fort Royal he noticed that the pilot did not seem to be himself. The man, he thought, seemed to hesitate when he gave his orders. In Famous Fighters of the Fleet" Mir. Fraser gives the story: Captain Faulkner turned aside to one of his officers.
 II think MT. Dash seems confused, as If he doesn't know what he is about Has he been in action beforef" Many times, sir," was the reply. He has been twenty-four years in the service"
 But Faulkner was not satisfied. He eyed the pilot closely, and then step ping up to him, asked him a trihing question. The pilots agitation was such as to render him incapable of a reply. Recovering himself to some e1- tent moment later, the wretched man, keeping his eyes on the deck, In a low voice addressed Faulkner, who was bending over him, with this start ling admission:
 "I see your honor knows me. am unfit to guide her. l don't know what Is come over me. 1 dreamt last night I should be killed, and 1 am so afraid I don't know what I am about. l never in all my life felt afraid be fore"
 l Without for an instant losing his presence of mind, Captain Faulkner replied to the man in a still lower tone:
 "Ths fate of this expedition depends on the man at the helm. Give 1t to me, and go and hide your head In what ever you fancy the safest part of the ship. But mind, fears are catching If l hear you tell yours to one of your messmates, your life shall answer for 1t tomorrow"
 The poor fellow, panic-stricken, went away, and overcome with shame, sat down upon the arm-chest, while Cap tain Faulkner seized the helm, and | with his own hand laid the Zebra close to the walls of the fort; but before he could land at the head of his gal lant followers, cannon-ball struck the arm-chest and blew the pilot to atoms. He was the only man killed of all the Zebra's crew that day.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-26

The stout woman shook fist at the disappearing street car, while with the other hand she dug her back comb leeper into her disordered tresses Bad luck to ye" she said angrily. Then, addressing a shawled neighbor, she continued: They'll be the death If some of the children on the street yet. It may not be my Terry, but it'll De some wan of thin. But if they do run over Terry I'll have the law of thim. mind ye that. It it's nawthln' more than toe or a finger of him they get I'll have the law on thin. Did ye see thatf"
 No, ma'am." replied the neighbor. T wasn't lookin."
 Thin you should keep your eyes opin," said the stout woman. Some of these fine times yell be in a position 10 do yer neighbors good, so ye will, by keepin' yer eyes opin whin wan of thlm murdherin' cyars goes sthram- atherin' by. If 1t isn't me twill be some wan of the others, but I'm look m to see my Terry crippled fir life any time. lis. here comes the cyar along, hell bent, if yer please, ma'am, an Terry, the bye, runnin' acrost the hrack just misses gettin' runned over by not more than a clear fut."
 Its 6 shame the way they run"' observed the nelghbor sympathetically.
 "A shame, Is 1t! Well ye may say It's shame! It's a shame an a dis grace. An what's more, 1t Isn't the first time they've come nigh killin' the bye, by dozen. Last Choosda' he run out, the darin' young dlvil that he Is, an thrled to flip an, but his fut slipped, an down he wlnt. l thought to me sowl 1t was undher the wheels he was. But ye can't hurt him, glory be. He was an his feet an sassin the conductor afore I could get out tc the sidewalk. An only day or two before he came near bein' runned over runnin' acrost the thrack in front. Ii the motorman hadn't damned on the
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-26
WEDDING IN PHILIPPINES.
An Ali-Night Festival Much Like a Comic Opera.

A wedding in the Philippines Is like a scene from a comic opera. l have in mind one that took place at Cagayan, island of Mindanao, In picturesque house curtained with jasmine and in- hablted by three charming sisters. The bride-the eldest-was soft-eyed, plump beauty, with skin like brown velvet. Her white muslin gown would have passed muster in New York, and she wore veil of costly and delicate pima gauge which would have turned an American bride-elect green with envy. Several necklaces were hung around her neck, while bangles loaded her wrists, and her fingers were stiff with gold and silver rings. The roads were In deplorable state, being knee deep in mud in places, and many of the guests wore top boots. They began arriving early in the morning, on horseback, on bicycles, and riding the famous trothng bulls of the country
 or the rough-coated island ponies hitched to carts or ancient victorias
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-26
Lese Majesto.


 Three Berliners, respectable men of business, were promenading their Broadway, "Unter den Linden," and talking rather excitedly, when one of them, raising his voice. said, That fool, the Kaiserw Instantly he was touched on the shoulder by the omni- present policeman, who told him that he was under arrest.
 Arrested. What forf' asked tho citizen.
 For lese majeste. Did you not, just now, say, That fool the KaiserT"
 The gentleman under arrest and his friends argued with the conscientious defender of his Kaiser's name, and turned the matter of as joke, saying: But there are other kaisers; there is the Kaiser of Austria, the Kaiser of Russia, and the Kaiser Menelik, of Abyssinia." But 1t was of no avail. With a wise and deprecating shake of his head, the policeman answered: Yes, yes! There are other kaisers, but you could have meant no other, for no other kaiser is such a fool as our kaiser!"-Success Magazine.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-26

The majority came on foot, though, and everybody was welcome.
 Long tables made of blanks on empty barrels and guiltless of linen were spread under the trees in tho front yard, as It was too hot to eat in doors; also the house was not near ly large enough to accommodate the guests. Directly over the brides table a magnificent fire tree (orbol de fuego) dropped its flaming blossoms. Every kind of native dish was there, and many imported from the United States by way of Manila, but the chief deli cacy was considered to be canned corned beef, which occupied the place of honor usually accorded to the we'd ding cake in other countries, and was flanked by onion omelet and ham and eggs. Other dishes were chicken fried in cocoanut oil, dried fish made In a kind of stew with rice, potatoes, and red pepper enough to raise 1t to the rank of curry. Carabao steaks. jam, honey, various kinds of sweet cakes, cocoanuts In the shell, and wine much hwine-completed the menu.
 While the feast was in progress the hens scratched industriously under the tables, and a bold rooster flew up among the plates, pecked at a few stray crumbs, and crowed until driven of by Antoine, the brides brother The marriage was performed by very fat priest. who wore suit of bright red calico under his flowing robes, the wind blowing through open doors and windows lifting his vest ments and revealing the incongruous attire beneath. The ceremony was fol lowed by the supper, and that in turn by dancing, the music being furnished by a harp and piano. After supper man and woman entered and caused much merriment by singing i'm promptu verses about the guests, in- troducing each one by name and ac- companying themselves on mandolins. Spanish fandangoes were danced, also the spirited yotas, which Is like a con- stantly shifting kaleidoscope when danced by girls wearing dresses of the tainbow-colored native cloth. The brides mother, Senora Fellcita Su. lunga Literally Happiness-go-along- now), did a skirt dance and did 1t well, despite her fortyodd years and avoir- dupols. The festivities were kept up until long after daybreak-Mlnna IT. wing, In Lippincott's.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-26
SIMPLE LIFE IN ICEl AND.
Each House Is Factory-The Percent
 age of Crime h Small.

Each House Is Factory-The Percent
 age of Crime h Small.
 There are no manufactories in the country. Each home is factory, and every member of the family ( hand. says the Pilgrim.
 Shoes are made from goat skins. The long stockings, worn over these in wading through the snow, are knitted by the women and children, and even the beautiful broadcloth comes smooth and perfect from the hand loom found in every house.
 The sweet simplicity of their nation. al costume does away with the neces- are about to be married need take no thought as to "wherewithal shall they be clothed" When they array them selves in the wedding garments of their ancestor, two or even three gen. erations remote, they are perfectly up- to-date in the matter of attire.
 This simple life is conducive to a state of high morals, higher probably than in any other part of the world. There is not drop of liquor manufac- tured on the island. and for the 7S,0O0 population there is but one policeman. There is neither a jail nor any place of incarceration for criminals; nor yet is there | court in which a high crime could be tried.
 Tho percentage of crime is 90 small that 1t does not warrant the expense of keeping up 6 court. When crim. inal trial becomes necessary the of. fender is taken to Denmark to answer to the law for his misdeeds.
 The women are among the most ad. vanced in the world. Their Woman's Political League has a membership of 1000, and they enjoy more civil righta than the women of almost any other country, having . voice in all elections save that for members for their legiS lativs body.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-26

The elation that is shown by the women of America over Judge Slow CTS pocket decision is highly crsdita- ble to the sex because 1t Is completely detached from any selfish interest. What has been established Is princl- pie. the indefensible right of the wife as an equal partner to help herself to anything that the pockets of the hus- band may contain. The exercise of the right Is another matter, and the in- ducements thereto are about as tempt ing as the inventory In those youthful compositions on "A Schoolgirls Pock- ct" and "A schoolboy's Pocket" If memory serves the schoolboy's pocket is likely to hold top string, rusty nail, marbles, an apple core, and per haps, if the boy lives in the country, a live toad or garter snake. These are not cash or convertible securities, but they average up fairly well with the possessions of the boys father. The mans riches consist of wooden toothpicks, unreceipted bills, unused street railway transfers, crumpled pa pers of divers sorts that should have been thrown away week before last. a bunch of keys, handkerchief, lean pocketbook and a little loose change. The pockets are a dozen mysteries to the man himself and as bad as a gar ret for the accumula ton of rubbish. If anything that is really valuable gets into them, like a railroad ticket, for example, we have the common specta- cls of frenzied search with the hands diving hlther and thither and the face expressing the intelligence of a bewil- dered calf. There Is thus a pocket problem which is not directly touched upon in the opinion of the court. It is of such grave importance that a ruling restricting the permissible num- Der of pockets to three by some learn ed judge might be considered . boon to mankind. But in default of a iu- dicial decree there Is nothing so help ful as the ministrations of a faithful wife who will clear away the rub bish. Whether she does this while the husband is sleeping or waking makes no difference If she will only de- stroy the loot, that is, the common property.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-26

brakes I'd have had him to wake. An thin what dye think1 The impidince of thim! The very mkt day here comes felly leadin' Terry along by the neck of his shirt, as I was at me toob, an sig he, Are you this bye's motherr he sig. Wis. I am,' sig I. An if ys don't lave go of him this minnit it's new truant officer they'll be needin' to tek yer place.
 "I'm no truant officer he sig. I'm mothorman of wan of the cyars that goes by here,' he siz, an I'd like to have ye keep him from runnin' out at the cyars an thryin' to flip en- he sig. I've come within wan O killln' that limb a dozen times an my nerves Is givin' out sos I can't sleep nights. have thremblin' At livery thrip that that I have to run by this place. he sig, 'an' I'd like to have ye tek him in hand afore somethln' happins to him. He don't pay no attintion to me iIcipt to swear at me- he sig.
 An I sig to him, Small blame to him. To the dickens wid yer nerves an yer thrimblln fits sig. The bye has as good rights on the sthreets as yer thumpln, rattln' old cyars,' slz. An mark my words, If ye do that bye amy hurt I'll have the law an ye. You come around here miscallin' da- cint respectable peoples byes ''llmbs," and haulin' 'em around by the scruffs O their necks You run over him. dass you to do 1t. That's the last word have for ye. dass you to run over him. You run over him an I'll mek ye pay for it. An you git off this poorch afore I douse pail O suds over ye"
 T reached for the pail, but he wlnt, double quick time. It just shows ye. So, Mrs. Terhune, ma'am, that's why ask ye as nelghbor to keep yer eyes opin. If annythin' happins to Terry. the bye, an him so darin', it's witness cs I'll be a wsntin'" '"-Chicago Daily News.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-26

Many Jests will be made about tt man who surrendered his pension be- cause he has become a Christian Sci- snttst and the illness on which his claim for pension was based has dls- appeared. Yet the man is an example of aoldierly patriotism and honor. He dealt as squarely with the government as decent man deals with another individual. It is only the compara tive rarity of this sort of conscientiousness which refuses to accept undeserved money from the government which makes 1t fit subject for the para. graphers.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-26

The cynical Labouchere, writing in London Truth, aserts that "the Ameri. cans, in spite of their reputed shrewd. ness, are the most easily gulled of any people on earth by those who know how to get at them" Is this merely . railing accusation without foundation or has 1t a modicum of truth7 Verify, there have been times when 1t seemed that certain elements in our population were easily snared. Get-rich-Quick schemes promising 100 per cent prof, every year have found no lack of patrons. But this is only vulgar finance. It is in the realm of high finance and promoting that the lambs are shorn with neatness and dispatch. Still, Americans are not more gullible than their cousins across the Atlantic. Hundreds of frauds and impostors ply their trade in England and gather in rich spells.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-26

What . change has come over so- nsty in the last fifty years in the out. ward decencies of life. We may al low that there was a tendency to prud. lshness in the early Victorian age, but there Is a world of difference between prudishness and the license that pre- tails to-day. In the matter of female Cress we have almost gone back to the indecencies of the Stuart period, while in what is called "art" we have gone far beyond them.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-26

rich-Quick schemes for bait know Now and when and where to Ash for their favorite suckers. The time of prosper lty is the best time to go fishing for the credulous investor. It is at this time that men, if ever, have a sur plus. Ninety-nine men out of hun dred do not know how to wisely in-
 vest a surplus. The benevolently in- clined fisher is at hand to offer his highly colored files. The sucker passes up the legitimate enterprise. He Is lured by the humbug bait which prom ises him large returns. To-day almost the entire force of postoffice inspectors and secret service men is busy ferret ing out flmsy schemes and enforcing fraud orders. Government agents are
 constantly excluding get-rlch-quick
 concerns from the malls. The sucker
 fisherman does not stay long in one
 place. If the suckers nibble he per
 mits them to swallow bait, hook, bob,
 line and sinker; and then, wise fisher
 man, he goes to another place, splits on
 his bait and tries his luck again. Warn the sucker of his fate? You
 would as well try to admonish a pig. When the biting season Is on 1t Is hls
 instinct to nibble "A fool and his
 money are soon parted" And the cynic
 will insist that the only way to make a
 wise man out of a fool is to part him from his money.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-26
To Scare Away Crows.

can give a sure preventive against corn pulling by the black rogues. had tried all sorts of devices and was rigging a scarecrow, when a gawky came along and said, "Tie ears of corn to the tops of poles around your field, and the crows won't stay nigh it."
 l said, "They will eat the corn, and you and they will both laugh at me-"
 I tried the plan, however, and sure enough they looked at those poles and went away and stayed away. I SUD- pose 1t was on the same principle as that of the Trojan warrior who said, T most fear the Greeks when offer- ing gifts."-E. r. Powell, in Suburban life
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-26
American and English Railroads

American and English railroads arc operated under different conditions. The American track mileage is 200. 900, the English 22,152. The American railroads carried more than 655, 100000 passengers, the English roads fully ,2OO,OOO,OOO. The traffic revenue of the American roads was .720,S14. 300 and of the English $5OO,061,1 ,164. The net traffic receipts of the American roads were S56O,OOO,0OO and of the English roads s2OO,OOO,OOO The Amer ican roads employ 1.1S9,3,5 persons and the English roads 575,S34. The working expenses of the American roads are CT per cent of the gross re- ceipts and the working expenses of the English roads 62 per cent. The cost of operating a mile of American road is S5,s10, of English road S18,o36. The American roads clear $2,S00 mile on operation and the English roads S.. 900. The American roads have six em. ployes for every mile of track and the English roads have twenty-sight
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-26

ago, gray eyed, dreamy -looklng boy He interested her as no one had ever interested her before. She went downstairs into the hotel dra awing room, which she found unoc- cupied save for an old friend of hers, Mrs. Conneston. The latter looked up as she came Into the room, noted the pink rose rest ing against the brown hair, saw the soft sparkle in the deep blue eyes, the warm color in the youthful, rounded cheeks.
 You've been dreaming" declared the elder woman, little sharply; you dear, romantic creature, you've been day-dreaming." Mrs. Savage nodded. About the future?" No, about the past" "Ah. Your married life, suppose?"
 No; that Is the one thing wish to forget"
 "Yet, like foolish girl, you seem in- clined to complicate your beautiful, serene life by letting yourself become sentimental over brlght-haired boy" Mrs. Savage rose swiftly to her feet
 You have no right to say that" she exclaimed. Its beyond the limits of friendship. MT. Blake is nothing to me-"
 "I am glad to hear that. I met him before I came to this place-at hotel in the north. He was making ardent love to a pretty girl forget her name. Every one thought 1t would end in an engagement or an elopement. But l fancy the father of the girl put a stop to the affair."" What has this to do with me? When I leave here my acquaintance with MT. Blake will be at an end" Then you need not be 80 ready to take offense, my dear child, at what l have said"
 Mrs. Savage left the drawing-room little hurriedly, and returned to her own apartments. She was not in the mood for Mrs. Conneston's somewhat cynical humor. Her gaze fingered for moment upon the radiant double that her mir TOT reflected. She saw that she looked well. Her dinner gown of good silk was covered with beautiful lace, in the meshes of which a diamond star glittered with green and yellow fires. Yes-she looked her best.
 Let's take a stroll in the gardens" said q voice by her side, a little later. "I-I have something to say to you" It was the boy. He spoke in . tone that was . little unsteady, and he ap- psared nervous.
 She guessed what he was going to say. What should her answer bel Among her own people she possessed
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-26
The Night of Her Life

N0 RS. SAVAGE had placed a lMDl rose rather gently in her hair S0s as she dressed for dinner. She was too old for such nonsense as van ity, or, if not too old, had outlived her youth, which she chose to consider the same thing.
 Tonight she wished for his sake that she had been younger Twenty and 2s, they do not reconcile when 1t is the woman who is the elder.
 She had met him at the hotel, where they were both staying, three weeks