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The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31
GETS TITLE
Frederick VIII is Proclaimed
 King of Denmark
Especial Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan. ]
 Copenhagen, Jan, Sl-Frederick VIII at noon today was proclaimed king of Denmark. The premier appeard on the balcony of the palace and announc- ed to 5000 persons who were there as- sembled the death of King Christian IX,and the succession of bis eldest son as King Frederick VIII.
 The accession of King Frederick to the throne gives Denmark queen for the first time since the death of Queen Louise In 1898. The new queen, also Queen Louise, is a niece of King Oscar II, of Sweden, and is described as blonde, tall and handsome.
 The date for the coronation will be fixed at a later day.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31
10 BALFOUR IN
 OWN PARTY
Heard Among High Tariff Con servatives Against Retaining Leader
 Opposition Want Chamberlain.

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.
 LoGdon, Jan. 3l-There are many rumblings heard against retaining Bal four as the leader of the conservative party. Many of the workers in the party favor Chamberlain for leader. Particularly noticeable is this feeling among those who are regarded af ultra high tariff advocates.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31
GETS READY
President of Ven zUel2 Prg-
 paTes for War

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan
 New York, Jan. 3l-A dispatch from Curacoa says PresidentCastro,o of Ven- ezuela, is actively engaged visiting garrisons and preparing for the ex- pected French invasion. Troops are being mobtlized and the impressment of men into the army has begun. The feeling of the people is apathetic and it is evident they will have to be forced to fight,
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31
sKAGwAY WEATHER

The result of the observation tGkeu at Moore wharf at midnight, Jan. 30, 1916. is as follows: Temperature time ObservaJ'n. .3S above MaX.t temp. preceding 2 hours..42 " Min. ]" " ..33 Mean ..35 |"
 Barometer, 30.05.
 Clear, strong south wind.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31
Plnoe Mnde for Ra!four

London Jan. 3l-Alban Gibbs, re- gently chosen as a conservative from the city of London, resigned his seat to- day in favor of Mr. Balfour, the con- servative leader, whose constituency refused to return him. The writ for the election cannot be issused until p-rliament meets. This will be Febru- ary l3.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31
Dyoa River Is Open

The warm winds and rains of the last few days have caused the Dyea river to open. The ice has gone out almost en- tirely. It is not expected, however, that it's navigation will begin at once, or that Skagway picnickers will grace its banks for @ few weeks.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31
GRfAT NORTHERN TRAINS
 COME TOGETHER
Head-On Collision ot Fast Passengers Near Columbia Falls Result in Four
 Deaths-Many Injured

mile west of Columbia Falls, last night. Four persons were killed and great many injured. The accident is one of the worst to take place in this vicinity in long time.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31
JOKER JOKED
Burglars Get One on PUck's
 Publisher

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan
 New York, Jan, 3l-Burglars stole 5000 worth of valuables from the house of Joseph Keppler, editor and publisher of Puck, last night. The robbers left a note saying "We have appreciated your good jokes, but think this one is on You.n
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31
spcOlnI Course Fox Mining MoH

School of Mines, University of Wash ingtou. Begins January 9, lasts three months. Complete equipment. No charges except for material used. Address. Registrar, University Staticn, Seattle, Washington.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31
Tho Grip

"BefUre we can sympathize with others, we must have suffered ou~- selves" No one can relize the suffer- ing attendant upon au attack of the grip, uuless he has had the actual eX- Derience. There is probably no disease that causes so much phsiCal and mental agony, or which so successfully detes medical aid, All danger from the grip, how 2yer, may be avoided by the prompt use of ChSmberlains s Cough Remedy. Among the tens, of thousands who have used this remedy, n6,0ne case has ever been reported that hTS--resuited ln pueumonia or tha5 has rot recovered.
 For sa'e by Wm Britt
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31
Chamborlain's Cough Sem edy Abso.
 luteIy Harmless

Every mother should know that Chamberlain Cough Remedy is per fectly safe for children to take, as it contains nothing harmful. For sale by Wm. Britt
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT

The Pack Train Restaurant will serve wine with dinner orders, free, in place of tea or coffee. Come on, boys
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31

r you are out of kindling see E McC Weste. I have it by the SACK or cord Phones 9084. tt
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31

You can get a boa of fresh candy at Ihs Bl8s BIIsry tor2j ceutS. tt
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31

Special dispatch to the Daily Alaskan)
 Spokane, Jan. 31-The Great North err. Oriental Limited, west-bound, and the regular west.bouUd passenger train rushed into a head-on collision one
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31
Oyster Cocktails as Pack Train

The very best fresh oyster cocEtalI;s <; in the city are served at the FacA Train Saloon. Il
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31
KILL GREAT STATESMAN
Count Lamsdorf, former Russian foreign minister, assassinated by rebels from ambush----Companion, Baron Roenne, was also shot
Especial Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan. l

Riga 81Count Frederick Lamsdorf Russian minister during with Japan and before that and Baron Roenne were night shot down. LamsdOrf is dead.
 Count Lamsdor regarded of the abet men Russia
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31
skRGwRy Laundry

For 6rst-clsss work try Skagway Laundry. Twenty-Five years expert ence. Telephone S9. U
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-31

Flows Candy, the best made, for sale at the BCsS Bakery. tt
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-24
aHOnest Abe.v

1t Is a significant fact that in COM
munity where crime was virtually I'M
known, where plain, straightforward
dealing was assumed as matter Of
course, and credit was fearlessly asked
and given, Lincoln won an enviable rep
utation for integrity and honor. In a
moral atmosphere Of this sort ordinary
yeracity ana fairness attracted no par
ticular attention. Honesty was not
merely the best policy 1t was the rule
of life, and people were expected to be
upright and just with one another. But
when a clerk in a country store walked
miles TO deliver a few ounces OF tea
innocently withheld from a customer
by an error in the scales. and when
he made a long, hard trip in order tn
return a few cents accidentally over
paid him, he was talked about and
the fact is that Honest Abe" was q
tribute, not a nickname.-Century.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-24

gle of the Americans against the heavy
odds of the British army.
On his way to America after his en-
barkatlon at Brest he was attacked
by a British fleet off Bermuda, but
drove back the attackers. Immediate
ly after landing in Rhode Island, Ro-
chambeau set about the construction
Of Notifications that prevented Sir
Henry Clinton and Admiral Arbuthnot
from making an attack that they had
planned.
He sent his own son back to France
to negotiate for the transmission of
more troops and supplies. He had the
same interest in the cause Of the revo-
lutionists that the American generals
had.
The work of De Rochambeau In the
war did much to hasten the tagging
end. The concerted plan Of campaign
that terminated in Yorktown was
largely aided by the efficacy Of the
Frenchman. The assaults made by De
Rochambeau and st. Simon against
his stronghold convinced CORVALLIS OF
the futility of his defense and led tc
his surrender.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-24

"No silver Is used In church bells, !"
said the bell founder. People claim
there is, but l have assayed many an
old bell that came here to be broken
up, and never an ounce of silver did
find In one OF them.
For the best bells we use old can
non. They give us the purest amalgan
we can get. The tenor bell | am max
ing now is composed of twelve tons OF
old cannon from Spain.
These two molds, the core and tn,
cope, are what give the bell Its sweet
ness. 1t 1t In their cut that the secre
of bell founding lies. The core Is tn,
inner mold. 1t has the exact shape o
the bells inside,
I'VE fit the cope over the core ant
into the space between the moltel
metal is run. When the metal ha
hardened and cooled the bell is fin
ished, save for its clapper.
ITO tune bells it Is necessary I
chip little pieces out Of them. Gu
bell tuner is a good musician. He ha
composed a number of hymns
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-24
How a Badger Works.

During the daytime the badger
sleeps deep in his burrow, far out on
our Western plains and prairies, and
at twilight he starts forth on nights
forasing. He is a dreaded enemy Of
the prairle-dog and the ground-squir-
rel; and, when he begins to excavate
for one, nothing but solid rock or death
can stop him. With the long, blunt
claws OF his fore feet he loosens mp
the dirt. Dig! dig! dig! he works As
though his life depended on it, now
scratching out the sides of the hole,
then turning on his back to work over
head. At first he throws the dirt out
between his hind legs, but soon he Is
too far down for that so he banks 1t
up back Of him, then turns about and,
using his chest and forward parts as
a pusler, shoves 1t out before him. He
works with such rapidity that 1t would
be somewhat difficult for a man to
overtake him with a spade.-St Mich
OlaS.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-24
THE ARMY OF TEACHERS.

10000 Men and $4,000 Women
Engaged tn schools of America.
The army Of education In the Unit
ed States Is made up Of 100000 teach
ers, of whom 10000 are men and $780,
600 women. The Overwhelming ma
jority of the teachers are natives of
the United States, less than 10000 hav-
ing been born abroad-one in fifteen.
Most of the male teachers are be-
tween the years of twenty-five and thir-
ty-five The majority Of the women
teachers are between fifteen and TWEEN
ty-five
There are 2,30O male teachers over
sixty-fve. There are less than 1900
female teachers over sixty-tive. Three
times as many female as male teach
ers are put down as "age unknown"
Thsre are 1000 colored teachers in
the United States, thus divided be-
tween the two sexes: 1900 men and
1890 women. There are 500 Indian
teachers in the Indian schools of the
United States-240 men and 260 WON
en-.
The average age of teachers in the
United States Is higher than In Eng
land and lower than In Germany. The
proportion Of very youthful teachers
is much greater in the country than
in the city districts.
The largest proportion of male teach
ers Is to be found In West Virginia
where they number 80 per cent of the
total. The largest proportion of WON
en- Is to be found in Vermont, where
they form 90 per cent Of the whole
number. The standard of education Il
very much higher in Vermont than /
Is In West Virginia.
The number Of teachers in the Unit
ed States has increased greatly in re
cent years. In 1871 there were 125,OOO
in 1880, 225,OOO; in 1890, 100000, ant
it Is at present 100000.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-24

strument He plays on 1t like a violin;
to soft, in perfect tune with the modu
lations of his theme. He need hardly
speak above whisper to attract the
close and strained attention of the
whole House in a moment.
His command of sarcasm is, it is
generally agreed, unequaled in the
House. 1t is not of the bitter sort,
but Williams exposes of the weak
points Of the enemy's armor in such
a way that the enemy laughs, though
ruefully, while he writhes.
Though Southerner, Williams is
exempt from the prejudices of his Sec
ton. One of his striking speeches
was that in which he defended Gen.
Sherman from the charge of violating
the laws of war in the march to the
sea. 1t was remarkable address and
was listened to with breathless atten-
ton by the crowded House. One of
his sentences was this:
LAS an American citizen, as the son
Of rebel soldier, as a man who Is
intensely American, although he is In
tensely Southern, 1 want the world
to know that when civilized men were
fighting civilized men, upon the Amer.
lean continent-one Of them in behalf
of the cause Of the preservation of the
Union, as he understood it, and the
other in behalf of the cause of loca
independence, as he understood it
the watchword was chivalry and fall
| fight"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-24


he won a signal victory by bringing Or
der out of chaos among the Democrat
ic representatives goes without say
ing.
The Democratic leader was born
July 80, 1854, at Memphis, Tenn, his
mother having died, and his father,
who was colonel of the Twenty-sey-
enth Tennessee Volunteers, Confeder-
ate States Army, being killed at Shl-
lob, and Memphis, being threatened
with capture by the Federal army,
his family removed to his mothers
family homestead In Yazoo County,
Miss. There the future leader received
his education at private schools, the
Kentucky Military Institute, near
Frankfort, KY, the University OF the
South, at Sawenee, Tenn, the Univer-
sity of Virginia, and the University of
Heidelberg, in Baden, Germany. Sub
sequently Congressman Williams
studied law under Profs. Minor and
Southall at the University Of Vir-
ginia, and in the office of Harris, Nc
Kislck & Turley In Memphis. In 1877
he received a license to practice in the
courts of law and chancery Of Shelby
County, Tenn. In December, 1878, he
removed to Yazoo City, Miss, where
he engaged in the practice Of his pro-
fession and the varied pursuits of a
cotton planter. He was named as a
delegate to the Chicago convention
which named Cleveland and Steven
son. He was elected to the Fifty third
Congress and has been reelected to
every Congress since, sometimes with
out opposition.
| Williams methods as leader are
Interesting to study. He is persuasive
not domineerlng. He has winning
manner and he seems to be seeking
help and light from one at the very
time he Is bringing person around tc
his views. Congressman who go into
his little room in the library wing de
termined to let Williams know thai
they will put up with no nonsense g
lout pleased and fattered and inclined
to help him out. On the rare occa
sions when it is necessary for him t
show his authority the iron han(
comes out Of the velvet glove and til,
insurgent knows what has happened
without having anyone tell him.
Williams Is not an impressive maj
TO look at; in fact, he is homely II
face and careless In dress. A tangle,
: mass of matted hair falls down t
point not far from his eyes.
struggling mustache covers mouth o
generous size and irregular outline
8 His manners are as easy and UMPIRE
: tentious as an old shoe.
He would not be rich man in Ney
York, but he Is In Mississippi. He
lawyer and planter, whose fathe
: left him a fortune. He does not lool
however, as II he had dollar. and a
u the advice Of his friends cannot max
him spruce up.
williams has a remarkable voice.
q "a somewhat nasal and rather inclsiv
n but his command Of 1t Is as perfect q
that Of a musician over a musical Il
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-24
HARDER THAN THE DIAMOND.

Tantalum Easily Drawn Into Wire
or Rolled Into Sheets IL Red Hot.
That nothing Is harder in nature
than a diamond and that diamond
alone can cut diamond is popular
belief Of long standing. Yet there Is
something harder. A new substance
has made its appearance which, II II
can be obtained in sufficient quantity,
will probably replace the diamond
alike in the operations of drill boring
and in the lapidarys workshop, for
it is harder than diamond; SO hard, In
fact, that the only effect produced
by diamond drill, worked day and
night for three days on sheet of the
substance one twenty-ffth Of an Inch
thick, with a speed of 5000 revolu-
lions minute, was a slight dint In
the sheet and the wearing out OF the
diamond. This substance is pure me-
tallic tantalum.
Tantalum is not a common metal,
yet it Is also not one Of the rarest.
Its existence was discovered more
than century ago.
Pure tantalum was first prepared by
| DR.. Bolton, member Of the famous
electrical engineering firm Of Siemans
& Halske. One of his methods Is to
| fuse the double fuoride of potassium
| and tantalum with metallic potassium
| in an electric furnace in vacuo, but
he seems to prefer much simpler
electrical method. Making up the
oxide into flament, exactly like
that of a Nernst incandescent lamp,
he places 1t in a globe connected to
an air pump and turns on the current
The oxide Is decomposed and the oxy-
gen being gradually removed by the
pump the filament is reduced to the
metallic state.
Tantalum differs from all other
known substance In combining ex-
IRENE hardness with extreme ductility.
When red hot 1t is easily rolled into
bars and sheets or drawn into wire.
1t Is scarcely affected by the oxygen
of the air, even at a red heat, and
not at all at ordinary temperatures,
and the strongest acids fail to dissolve
it; nor does it amalgamate with mer-
curry. 1t melts only at the highest
attainable temperatures, and is there
fore well fitted to serve for flaments
in incandescent lamps, being much
stronger than carbon. A pound of II
will make 10000 lamps, and these re.
quire exactly half as much power to
light them as to carbon ffiaments Civ
|, ing the same brilliancy.
If only it can be procured in sufn
cient quantity tantalum should prove
a most useful metal. 1t will furnish
, better boring tools than the diamond
drill and cheaper electric lights thar
carbon, while the possible uses Of {
plate or a wire harder than diamond
. and yet tough and strong, are almos
, infinite, for every other hard sub
stance is brittle and this fact has ham
n pered the engineer for centuries.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-24
Asking Mother.

Mother, say, now can't l go
Hunting In the woods with joel
Willie's mother says he can;
I'll take care; I'm most man
Do, please, mother, let me go
Hunting In the woods with JoeT
So Fred begs; and would you think
At the very self-same time,
In the house across the street,
Willie rings the self-sams chime:
Mother, say. now can't | go
Hunting in the woods with Joe?
Freddie's mother said he might.
Sure, Wen be home long fore night.
Do, please, mother, let LIE 20
Hunting in the woods with JoeT
Toe stands waiting in the street,
rousled hair and rough-shod feetI
Tight he holds his battered gun,
Hears the pleading of each one;
Stands and listens anxiously,
Thinking, thinking, soberly.
Guess their mothers think I'm rough,
Wild and reckless, like enough;
Hardly trust their boys to me;
Wish they would, and then they'd see
Just how careful l could be.
| don't have to ask my mother,
For she's dead. There's none to bottle
If stay or if I go;
Wouldn't l be happy, though,
To hear mother tell me: No,
You can't go a-hunting, Joe'T
Washington Star.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-24
Mrs. RooseveIt's ThoughtfuIness.


When President Roosevelt is at his
summer home at Oyster Bay, two Sc
cret service men sit all night under a
big tree near the house. 1t Is only
on very stormy nights that they desert
the tree and take refuge on the veran-
da, and are thus protected from the
rain, but not from the north wind that
sometimes sweeps in from Long Is
land sound. During a storm last sum-
mer the wind, moaning through the
trees, drove the rain in sheets upon the
yeranda, and the most sheltered place
the secret service men could find was
wet and chill.
Within the house all was silent. APP
parently everybody had gone to bed
But suddenly the side door creaked
and q feminine voice called out: Come
here, won't you, please?" The secre
service men lost no time in responding
for they recognized the voice.
"I've been worrying about you mel
out In this awful night" said Mrs
Roosevelt, land thought that some no
coffee would do you good. Come II
and drink 1t. 1t was too late to cal
the cook, so l made it myself. l hop
that 1t Is all right"
ut seemed to me to be the fines
coffee l had ever tasted" remarked tn
secret service man, when he told thi
little story Of the ever-present thought
fulness Of Mrs. Roosevelt for thos
around her.-Success Magazine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-24

Each year there are granted in the
United States as many divorces as al
together in France, Germany. Sweden,
Belgium, Greece, Austria, Norway and
Great Britain. The showing gives this
nation a decidedly unsavory reputa-
hon. It calls renewed attention to the
extent of the divorce evil. Americans
are pleased to speak Of the lax NOR
atty prevailing among the people Of
Europe, yet in the matter of divorce,
which has been stigmatized rs moth
ing more than progressive polygamy,
America Is the equal of the greater
part Of Europe. The marriage tie
may be dispensed with in Europe, but
II is growing to be disregarded in
America.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-24

A woman cycled up to butchers
shop and went In with a smiling face.
II want you to cut me Off twenty
FIVE pounds of beef, please" she said.
The butcher was incredulous.
twenty-five pounds?'
Eyes, please"
1t was a big Job, and when he had
finished he asked her whether she
would take 1t or have 1t sent.
"Oh. 1 don't want to buy It." she ex-
planned you see, my doctor tells me
have lost twenty-five pounds Of flesh
through cycling, and l wanted to see
what 1t looked like in lump. Thans
you 80 much"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-24

1t Is interesting to see how often
the courts, which are supposed to be
unresponsive to emotion, are moved
to action by an incident Of real pathos
or heroism. In Boston, recently. an
orphan boy of II was the defendant
in a suit brought by his uncle and
aunt, to secure the custody of his two
younger sisters. The boy told the
court that he was earning only IS a
week, and that perhaps it was true
that the little girls would have more
iuxuries with the uncle and aunt; but
he wished to keep the family togeth.
ar" and felt sure that he could do 1t,
with such help as the two older broth
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-24
Once in a while a bit of slang is SO

Once in a while bit Of slang Is SO
expressive it becomes incorporated
into the language as an allowable
id,om. One of the most striking OF
these is making good" 1t has come
to have not simply a general but
specific meaning. 1t illustrates the
idea of competition; 1t indicates that
under intense modern methods 1t Is
only he who succeeds that can. In the
long run. win recognition. Recommen-
dations, testimonials, requests from
eminent men, all fall before the stern
decree that you must make good"