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Douglas Island news., 1905-01-11
AT CHRISTMAS TIME

When everybody is expecting some nice present, an article of furniture
 may just fill the biII Did you ever think of that? On one of the last boats I received a large shipment which in cluded such articles as Morris easy chairs, Iron beds, bureaus, springs, mattresses, &c. There's lots of com fort in such a present. By the way, we have just received a full ton of stove castings; SO if you can't buy your wife a new cook stove for Christmas, you can fxup the old one. We still have a fine line of Indian curios. JOHN FEUsI
Douglas Island news., 1905-01-11
FOUND DEAD ON THE BEACH.

The Iifeless body of Gust R. Sandman was found on the beach below Stoft < Trudgeon's dairy barn last Monday morning. When found, the body was resting on one knee with au arm around q piling. A ghastly wound on the fore head bore mute evidence of terrible blow. The physician called gave as his opinion that the man had not been dead over 36 hours when found.
 Sandman was carpenter by trade, and had been employed at the Mexican mine for number of years. Since Tuesday, Jan. 3, Sandmau's wherea- bouts had been unknown, until the finding of the body, notwithstanding the fact that a vigorous search lad been made. An investigation by coro- ner's jury failed to disclose any further facts.
 Sandman's wife died some years ago, Six children survive: Mrs. Isadore De- man. Mrs. Carl M. Harrison, Miss Olga and Mary, Tommie and Johnnie Sand man. The three youngest, the last named, are with their eldest sister, Mrs. Deman, in Canada.
 Funeral services were held this after noon at the Congregational church.
Douglas Island news., 1905-01-11
WALsH-RTCHARDsON.

Thursday evening at eight o'clock Miss Maisy Walsh and M. Elmer Rich ardson were united in the holy bonds of matrimony. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. G. M. Irwin at the brides home. Both the bride and groom are we'll known and start out on the journey of life with the good wishes of a large circle of friends. No cards were issued. MT. aud Mrs. Richardson are at home to their friends at their home at the corner of 4th and E Estreets.
 The happy couple were the recipients of many beautiful presents from friends here and elsewhere.
Douglas Island news., 1905-01-11
CURED LUMBAGO.

A. B. Canman, Chicago, writes March 4. 1903: "Having been troubled with Lumbago at different times and tried one physician after another; then diff ferent ointments and linaments, gave it up altogether. So tried once more, and got bottle of Ballards Snow Lin ament, which gave me almost instant relief. I can cheerfully recommend it, and will add my name to your list of former sufferers" 25c, soc and 8l.Oo. Sold by J. Heubner.
Douglas Island news., 1905-01-11
hogs tonight

This thrilling bit of news cones from the best story teller on Douglas Island and is vouched for as the truth: "A California man had a thrilling expert ence one night last summer On his way home he passed through the city park. When near the band stand he heard a strange noise. On investigat ing he found it to come from a large rattlesnake. It was pinioned to a log by a large limb broken from a tree. He set the snake free and went on his journey homeward, unconscious that the snake was following. He sat down to supper and in picking up spoon which he had carelessly dropped on the floor, again saw the snake. He fed it and they became fast friends. The snake would eat from his hand, wrap around his neck and hug him, and sleep coiled mp on the foot of the bed. This continued for a week or more. But one night the man was restless and could not sleep. He called to the snake and it did not respond as usual, so he arose, lighted the lamp and began to search for his pet. He found the snake in the parlor wrapped around the neck of burglar, and it's tail hang ing out the window rattling for the police"
Douglas Island news., 1905-01-11
COUNCIL MEETING.

After a vacation of severerl weeks the city council met at the usual hour last Monday evening. All of the councilmen were in their seats.
 Police Judge O'Conuor handed in his report for the quarter ending Dee. 3l, 1904, which was referred to the com mittee or health and police.
 The committee on fire and water sup ply reported that a new hose cart, pur, chased from the Goodyear Rubber Co.,, had arrived and had been accepted by the Fire Chief; also that the expansion couplings for the Treadwell pipe line were here and would be put in at once.
 The following claims against the city were approved, and warrants were yl,.o,,,v, F,,. tbn several amounts
Douglas Island news., 1905-01-11
JuDGE GUNNIsoN ONTHE BENCH

JUDGE GUNNISON ONTHE BENCH
 Judge R. A. Gunnison arrived on the Ramona last Sunday and took the oath of office as Judge of Division No. One, on Monday morning.
 He assumes the duties of the office in calm, cousiderate way and has made a good impression on the public generally. Inasmuch as federal judge under the Alaska code has such far reaching powers in civil affairs, the people have studied every line of his face and motion of his hands in at tempting to read his character. The concensus ofopinion is that he is 'quite young," "has an honest, intelligent face" "calm and deliberate" entirely competent" "social" and "no hypo- crite." The anxiety is over for he has already gained the confidence of the people generally.-Transcript.
Douglas Island news., 1905-01-11
CHAMBERLAINs COUGH REMEDY
 ABSOLUTELY HARMLESS.

The fault of giving children medicine containing injurious substances, is sometimes more disastrous than the disease from which they are suffering. Every mother should know that Cham berlain's Cough Remedy is perfectly safe for children to take. It contains nothing harmful and for coughs, colds and croup is unsurpassed. For sale by ]. Heubner.
Douglas Island news., 1905-01-11

Fresh fat Turkeys, Spring Chickens and Hens, CranberrieS, Celery Hothouse Lettuce, P ars ley green Onions, Gu cumbers, Cabbage, Car rots. $ c II a s h, Pumpkins, Turnips, green aud red Pep pers, Tomatoes, Beets Garlic Onions, Par snipS, Sweet Potato g Scotch Kale, Red Cabbage. Fresh Fish Shrimp, Ranch Eggs and Eastern Eggs, Star and Premium Hams and Bacon, Fresh and Picklel Tongues, Bologna and Summer Sau- sage, Fresh Smoked md Salt Herring, Smoked Beef sliced, Boiled Ham sliced, Sour pickles and Dill Pickles, Pickled Olives, Beets and Saur Kraut. Ooligan Spiced Russian Cav far and Sardines, An chovies Cod Fish and Salmon Bellies, Cheese of all kinds, Imported Swiss, Ro- chefort, Edam, Im- perial, Br e alIfast Cream, Limburger, Honey in glass jars, Fresh Apple Cider and Vinegar, Fresh Meats and Game at Wholesale and Re- tail,
Douglas Island news., 1905-01-11

Some weeks ago the Hose Companies deposited with the city council sum of money to be applied onthe purchase price of uniforms. A motion was pass ed refunding this money to the com yanies and appropriating a sum, not to exceed s3OO, from the city treasury, to purchase the uniforms for the boys.
 During the year past Congress has changed the laws governing incorporat- ed towns in Alaska; and committee consisting of Messrs. Bach, Stubbins and Johnson, was appointed to prepare amendments to tho election ordinance so that it will conform to the new law.
Douglas Island news., 1905-01-11
THE TRAMP,s EXCUSE.

Mrs. WeIlmet-Ain't you ashamed to be begging for living?
 Weary Willie-Not a bit, mum; was educated fer de ministry"-Judge.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11

Early one frosty October morning
when the little Nimrod was sitting in
a crevice of the mountains SIDE bask
ing in the sun he espied way down in
the valley three grizzlies, says a writ
er in the Metropolitan. From the for
mer trailing he had done he knew
them to be a great male and two fe-
males as his mates.
AS the boy watched them he say
that they went off in different direc-
tons, one ascending the face of the
opposite mountain, while the other
two worked their way around either
side of it's base before commencing
the ascent. AS he watched them he
noticed that while the bear that was
climbing up the mountains face took
things leisurely the other two were
going much faster and that they we're
heading up toward the back of the
mountain.
The lad, wondering what the bears
we're about, began to sean the noun
tain and discovered a band of big
horn sheep feeding on the mountains
front very near the top. Standing
Wolf felt sure that something of in
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11
Wonders of Matchmaking.

M. Favre-Peret, who investigated
this industry in the New England
states some yearsago, says the An
mails of the American Academy, stated
that the average production of 10000
workmen in Switzerland was forty
watches each per annum, while in
America the average was $50 fine
watches for each man employed.
BY the aid of special machines In
these watch factories one man can
make 1900 fine screws per day, some
Of which are so small that more than
100000 are required to weigh pound.
One of the finest pieces made is a
"pallet-arbor" or pivotal bolt, which
for small-sized watch has a thread
of 260 to the inch, weighs 100000 OF
pound, undergoes twenty-five opera
tons and costs but IN cents. Meas
urements are guaged to 1,25000 of an
inch.
The balance wheel, after being ma
chined, weighs only seven grains, and
when fitted with sixteen gold screws
weighs IL grains; there are eighty
separate operations upon balance
wheel, sixty-three Of them being drill
ing, threading and countersinking
holes; the drills revolve at speed of
1900 turns a minute, and one operator
can drill upward Of 1900 holes for the
balance wheel per day.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11

The game Of billiards may lay claim
to great antiquity, for in '|Anthony and
Cleopatra" Shakespeare makes Cleo
patra say: LET us to billiards. and
so, unless we accuse the great poet OF
error in chronology, we have traced
the game back to a period before the
Christian era. In early times SINH
lar game was played on the grass or
turf with stones, and later with balls
of lignum vitae and other substances.
How to apply the right twist or
"Eng1ish' to the cue ball is one of the
most interesting and important ele-
ments in the art Of good playing. In
early times only two balls were used
and each player sought simply to
pocket the ball of his opponent The
red ball was introduced as novelty
to keep the game from dying out. AS
time has gone on the game has had
varied development in different coun-
tries. In Spain they play with E1ree
balls and five wooden pins are set up
in the middle of the table. In Russia
they play with five balls, two white
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11
1910 PER YEAR.
| Grizzlies Feast on Sheep


tcrest was about to happen, SO he
watched the bears and the sheep at
tentively After awhile, when the
lower bear, the only one now in view.
had climbed to point which revealed
him to the sheep, they became rest
less and began to- ascend rapidly.
Whenever the bear was seen to quick
ell his pace the big-horns would at
once quicken theirs.
Up, up. up the rugged precipice they
sCurried and ever faster followed the
bear. After an eXhausting ascent or
the steepest cliff on the mountains
side the band gained the top and for
a second rested. Then. as two great
forms rushed out among them. contu-
sion seized the herd and they dashed
away in all directions, many leaplng
panic-stricken over the precipice.
A moment later, after having killed
the couple they had seized, two Srlz-
XIV bears that had assembled the back
of the mountain waddled forward to
the edge of the cliff and stared down
at their accomplish feasting upon
sheep that had been mangled upon
the cra9S below
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11

morning, the cavalry squadron, with
Gen. Miles as their leader and fol-
lowed by troops on foot, dashed from
between the hills near the Indian
chieftain's camp, and, a few hours
later, swiftly fell upon the little vii
lage of wigwams lyin upon the plain.
At the first sortie upon the en-
campment sharp fight ensued and a
number of the Indians and soldiers
fell.
In the first clear light of the day
break a little company of Indians
found itself separated from the rest Of
their followers and surrounded on all
sides by the troopers.
At a signal from sthe general the
cavalry ceased demonstrations Of hos
tilities, and with aM"How-how-kola"
(meaning friend) the general himself
rode forward and extended his hand
to Lame Deer, whoswas among the
group OF those surrounded 1t was a
risky attempt at reconciliation, for
the eyes of the Indian showed fierce
and glaring with rage, and in his
right hand at his side he grasped a
loaded carbine, which could be used
on the instant with the greatest effec-
tiveness. However, Gen. Miles rode
straight up to this untamed chieftain
and amicably insisted upon taking his
hand in sign of reconciliation.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11
Port Resembles a Jun&le|

Nantes, or Bordeaux, Or even old
Rouen, where the night watchmen of
ships, elbows on rail, gaze at shop
windows and brilliant cafes and see
the audience so in and come OH; Of
the opera house. But Lonicn, the
Oldest and greatest of river ports. does
not possess as much as 100 yards OF
quays upon it's river FROM. Dark and
impenetrable at night, like til: lace of
a forest. is the London waterside.
1t is the waterside Of WATERSHEDS,
where only one aspect Of tine worlds
life can be seen and only one kind Of
men tolls on the edge Of the stream.
The lightless walls seem to stand on
the very mud upon which the stranded
barges lie and the narrow larcs COM
ing down to the fine shores resemble
the paths of smashed bushes and
crumbled earth where big game comes
to drink on the bank o. tropical
streams.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11
PLAN OF CARNEGIE TECHNICAL SCHOOLS


arranged that the students will have
an opportunity to acquire familiarity
with materials, knowledge of the basic
principles employed, and of mechani-
cal and working drawings, elements Of
physics and chemistry, and famil-
iarity with new materials and the
most modern tools.
In addition to the school named
there will be a School of Applied Sci
ence, School of Applied Design, and a
Technical School for Women, of which
the following is a general description:
The School of Applied Science is SO
designed as to administer to the needs
OF such a school, operative for both
day and night students, and for the
training Of young men over sixteen
years old during the periods of two or
three years, for such callings as
draughtsmen, inspectors, foremen, en-
gineers' assistants, and numerous
other positions above those of the
skilled mechanic. where intelligence
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11

Jean Burnett, Assemblyman from
Ontario and chairman of the cities
committee of that body, is known as
the best dressed man at Albany. He
came to New York on Saturday, re-
turning to the capital yesterday. His
visit was for the purpose OF buying
neckties, and he took back with him
enough of these-all black ones-to
stock a haberdashery.
Tuesday night last he attended a
fashionable reception at the Cover
nor's mansion. The music was mellow,
dreamy, heart singing, divine. The
men looked superb in their evening
dress-the women with their diamonds
and rosebuds flashing from throat and
hair. were entracingly beautiful. But
where was Burnett?
The minutes sped along, cab ap-
peared and Burnett got out. The
usher at the door SHE'D at him, the
guests Uttered, the governor looked
solemn. Presently the governor took
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11

Veins of opals are usually met with
iE soft formations, where nothing above
ground indicates their presence. The
search for them, therefore, often re-
quires considerable time. But, it is
not extremely difficult, for opals are
generally found near the surface. In
deed, it was thought for long time
that they were not to be found as
deep as twelve feet below the surface.
This opinion has, however, given way
in the light of evidence, because opals
of great value have been discovered at
q depth of fifty feet.
The value of Opals depends upon
several considerations, of which the
principal one is the color. 1t is i'm
portant that they should be bright
and not present streaks or
spots alternating with uncolor-
ed substance The most val
liable are those which have red fires
or mixtures of red and yellow, blue
and green. Opals of single tint are
of little value, unless the tint is par
ticularly striking and the figure beau
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11

OF the many narrow escapes which
Gen. Nelson A. Miles has undergone
during his eventful career as an IN
dian fighter on the plains OF the West,
the one which he remembers perhaps
better than all others is the incident
which brought him the nearest to
death, when, in a moment of concilia-
tory conference, he sat, mounted on
horseback, shaking hands with an In
dian chieftain who, together with his
tribe, had been surrounded and forced
to yield by the general and his follow
ing of cavalry and infantry.
Gen. Miles had spent months in eff
fecting the subjugation Of the differ
ent western tribes, and had succeeded
in bringing them all under the yoke
of submission with the exception of
one particular brave and villainous
chieftain called by the Indians Lame
Deer"
One morning in May, 1877, Gen.
Miles. with four troops of cavalry
and six of infantry, and also an addi-
tional following Of many Of the In
dian chieftains and scouts who had
joined the troops in expression of
their willingness to remain peaceful
started out in the direction which it
was known Lame Deer and his camp
had taken across the plains.
Two days later, at o'clock in the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11
Praise of the Automobile

If perchance it is springtime, we lunch
as we rest
On a bed of blue violets, sweet,
With a thrush or robin to thrill over
head
A silvery song while we eat,
We linger while under blossomy boughs.
An armful of fragrance to steal
From apple trees freighted with dewy
pink buds,
Then away in the automobile.
Should somebody dear on the seat nestle
near,
Then slackens the speed Of the car,
Gliding slowly along IN the amethyst dusk
BY the light Of the bright evening star.
There's no question to ask. and an an
SWer to hear.
q And a promise with kisses to seal.
And later the bliss of a honeymoon tou:
For the pair in the automobile.
--M!nna Irving, in Leslie's Weekly.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11

This stretch of the Thames from
London bridge to the Albert docks is
to other WATERSHEDS of river ports what
a virgin forest would be to a garden,
saws a writer in the Metropolitan. 1t
is a thing grown up, not made. 1t
recalls a jungle by the confused and
impenetrable aspect of the buildings
that line the shore, not according to
planned purpose. but as if by acct
dent, from scattered seeds.
Like the matted growth OF bushes
and creepers yelling the silent depth
of an unexplorcd wilderness they hide
the depths Of London's infinitely va
ried, vigorous, seething life. In other
river ports it is not so. They lie open
to their stream with quays OF broad
ciearings, with streets like avenues
cut through thick timber for the con-
venience of trade.
am thinking now of river ports
have seen; of Antwerp, for instance, OF
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11
row GEN. NELSON f. MILES ESGAPED
DEATH At THE f41NDS OF CHIEF LIME DEER

For the fraction of an instant it
seemed as though the hostilities were
to end then and there. Grudgingly
the chieftain received the proffered
sign of peace, and stood waiting in
sullen but submissive silence, though
every nerve in his bronze-cOvered
muscles was tense and quivering, and
the old man still maintained all his
suspicion of such cOnciliatOry meas
ures. The incident seemed to beto'
ken a propitious ending, when, on the
instant, an over-Zealous trooper, who
had been fighting in the rear, dashed
up on horseback, and decrying his
general shaking hands with the willy
and armed savage chieftain, coolly
raised his rifle to his shoulder and
covered Lame Deer with the muzzle.
His action occurred at some distance
from the leaders, but the eagle-like
glance and shrewd and swift cOmpre'
hension of the Indian chief perceived
it, and at once believed that his whole
force was to be shot down. With the
swiftness of lightning he jerked his
hand from that of Gen. Miles, and at
the same time, without raising the
rifle to his shoulder, he fired as the
weapon hung at his side, with re-
marllable accuracy, at the American
general. In the brief interval between
Lame Deer's first hostile movement
and the shot, Gen. Miles had whirled
his horse around, and the animal set
Ting upon his launches in the move
ment shifted the position of the gen
-eral. The action saved Gen. Miles
life. The bullet from Lame Deer's
rife sped through the space which an
instant before had been occupied by
the Generals body and pierced the
breast of a trooper sitting mounted
just in the rear of the general, kill
ing the man instantly. The shot from
the chief was the signal for an attack
by the troopers upon the little group
of Indians; an attack which was over
within moment, leaving all the band
lying either dead or wounded upon
the prairie. Had it not been for the
instant intuition of Gen. Miles and
his sudden shifting Of position on
horseback, the bullet which whiZzed
close to his head and passed through
the heart of soldier in the rear
would have ended his existence then
and there.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11
When Age Succeeds Youth

as deafness. These are gradual init
nations that we are not as young as
we were. There are abrupt ones-es-
pecially there is the glance into the
mirror some morning, after a sleepless
night. Probably every woman over 45
has known the start of establishment
and disma.~ that comes with that
glance-a creased and tired com.
plexion, dull eyes, wrinkled throat;
we'll! these symptoms need not be
catalogued, they are too unpleasant.
The woman who has had this slight
shock before breakfast chances with a
growing comfort, for as the day passes
things change; her face is more alert.
her eyes brighten, her double chin is,
somehow, frmer No; it was only
fatigue from bad night; not age, oh,
no!-Murgaret De!and in Harper's Ba-
Z9r
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11
WANTED SECOND HAND WA1cl
Young Lady Had Hard Work Making
Clerks Understand.

SSSINS OUoSCSIanos
The daughter Of a most excellent
family, which had great ambitions for
her socially, "felt called" a month or
SO ago to be a nurse. Soon afterward
she was searching through tie big
jewelry houses for a watch. She
had watches, but not of the kind
nurses carry. She had been told that
she must have a watch with a second
hand with which to compare puse
beats. In store where they almost
charge for breathing she asked sweet
ly for Second hand watch" The
clerk stared in amazement.
eyes," she insisted, IT want a Sec
ond hand watch"
1--WE do not deal in them, Miss"
said the manager, who had known her
when she was very little girl, and
her mother before her.
Il beg your pardon" snapped the
young woman. Il have been mistaken
in the impression that this was first
class establishment. Good day."
This scene was repeated at several
other reputable jewelry houses before
q young clerk OWNED what kind of q
second hand" watch the young wom-
an was seeking.-New York Sun.