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Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11
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Sure I've no patience wid the likes of her." said Mrs. Gallagher, rolling her brawny arms In her apron and toss ing her head. She may be a good neighbor, so she may, but I'd as lief neighbor wid the Chink heathen, an that's sayin' strong words P'llte :. Bless ye, butter wouldn't melt In her mouth no more'n In my ice box, but to perdition wid her p'llteness, heaven forgive me.
 T went knockin' to her dure on Thursda mornin to get her to lind me the loan of a kittle to bile up a mess O bacon and cabbage for me mans dinner an when she opened the dure an seen who is was, oh, but she was the pleased woman entirely. It was An Is It you, Mrs. Gallagher an Sure. the sight of you is good for sore eyes an Come right in an set down, an It's grand ye're lookin this morn in. ma'am.'
 "'I'll not stay I says. 'thankin' ye kindly, but if yell be so accommydatin as to lind me the loan of your iron kittle I'll be obliged to you, ma'am,' says. Me own has sprung a leak, bad cess to 1t, just as I got the vlctuals ready to put In 1t. I hate to be a troublin' you, says.
 An wid that her ould fiddle face got longer than ever, but she cracked a smile acrost It an she says, Sure, it's proud I'd be to lind ye the kittle but mebbe 1t wuddent be big enough to hould what ye'd want to put into it. It ain't much of kittle, she says, though for the matter of that 'tis q good one, barrin' 'tis wore thin wid
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11
Not So Much.

King Leopold of Belgium, while at BiarritZ, taking vacation from the worries of kingship in general and Congoland troubles in particular, was the central figure In an amusing incl dent which set that fashionable French watering place laughing.
 The democratic monarch bathed there, as did every other man, private ly and unostentatiously. One morning, as he came out of the water, he chanced to collide with a portly man, who evidently did not know the king In bathing suit.
 What do you mean, slri" he snortsd sayagely. Be more careful. would have you to know that I am a mem. Der of the Paris city council."
 Then I offer a thousand apologies" i" replied Leopold at once II am only the king of the Belgians. ."-Cleyeland Leader.
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the scourn' of 1t. me beln' turr'ble peticlar on account of 1t ben' so long In the family she says. Me grand mother had that klttle.' she says, am she set a sight O store by 1t an she wuddent have lint It to Queen Victory, that was. if shed come askin' for 1t on her pended knees an promised to bring 1t back as good as ever the next day; which Is asy promised, but ain't done so often.
 "I'm as free as most wimmen is wid their belongin's', she says. But twas only last week that Mrs. Mul- cahy come around here an borried a flatiron. She's one of your borriers, too. An I haven't seen a sight of that fiatiron iver since, an it's like l niver will, not to speak of the chances of 1t comin' back roOsty or scratched. Sure, the life is bothered out O me with peo- pie borryln'. Not that you ain't free an welcome to take tn little iron kit tie. I was a-thlnkin O bllin' some spinach in 1t myself, she says, but guess the spinach II keep. an If 1t don't twill be no great loss, though 'tis hard to get good spinach greens this time O the year. Do ye think twill be large enough, Mrs Gallagher, ma aam?'
 "'I do not, ma 'am,' says. Iris my opinion its some sizes too small an don't know how large it Is at that. But things has to be in kapin, ma'am,' says. an If 1t ain't no bigger than a thimble twill hould all the dacency iyer your family had an room to spare, an good mornin' to ye, Thank the Lord I ain't polite meself but l speak me mind plain. '"-Chicago Daily News.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11
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Thoughts that Breathe.

"The righteous" say the pSalmist. shall flourish like a palm tree That Is one part of his life-to be upright, graceful. gentle. like that most beauti- full of oriental trees. But there Is an other quality added: He shall spread abroad like cedar in Libanus" That is, his character shall be sturdy, solid, broad; he shall protect others as well as himself he shall support the branch es of the weaker trees around him he shall cover a vast surface of the earth with his shadow; he shall grow and spread and endure; he and his works shall make the place where he was planted memorable for future times
 It has been we'll sald twice over, by the most powerful delineator of human nature with one exception) ever pro duced by our country that prayer to Almighty Searcher of hearts is the best check to murmurs against Providence or to the inroad of worldly passions, because no.hing else brings before us so strongly their inconsistency and un- reasonableness. We shall find it twice as difficult to fall into sin if We have prayed against 1t that very morning, or If we thank God for having kept It from us that very evening. It is the best means of gaining strength and refresh ment and courage and self-denial for the day. It is the best means of gain ing content and tranquility and rest for the night; for 1t brings to us, as nothing else can bring us. Into the pres ence of him who is the source of all these things and who gives them freely to those who truly and sincerely ask for them. We may ask for them with out caring to have them; but that Is not really asking" We may seek" :" but without lifting up our little finger to get what We seek but that Is not really seeking" We can knock but So feebly and irresolutely that no sound can be heard within or without; that Is not really to knock. But ask" distinct ly and with understanding seek" ear uestly and deliberately knock" eager ly and pertinaciously, and In some way or other, depend upon it, we shall be answered.-Dean Stanley.
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for the work of some artist of note. This signal honor this year was award, ed to NJ. Gustave Colin. The majority of his canvases for this exhibit were former works lent him for the purpose by their purchasers.
 AS an illustration of the widening of the realm of electrical science applied to the practical needs of civilization, It is noted that the giant turbine steam. ship Mauritania, which the Cunard company Is building. will have two cleo, tric passenger elevators, two for bag gage and six smaller electric elevators for mails and other light work.
 The British vice consul at Jaffa la. ments that all the efforts made by a Liverpool firm to promote the cultiva- tion of cotton in Palestine have been fruitless. eron though labor eoets only 25 cents day and land Is one-tenth the price of Egyptian land. The chief cause of the failure Is said by the consul to be the incapacity and laziness of the natives.
 The royal family of England has al, ways been very keen on animals of every kind, and among Its various mem. bers It probably owns the finest collec. ton of dogs and cats In England. Princess Victoria of schleswig Holstein. the elder daughter of Prince Christian, has recently had erected at Cumberland Lodge, her home at Windsor, a beautl. ful little house for her famous Persian cats.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11
MADE FORTUNE WITH NICKEL.
"Jack O. Diamonds," yeracious
 Gambler, Tells How He Won.

"Jack O. Diamonds," yeracioas Gambler, Tells How He Won. Jack Lawrence, better known as the Jack of Diamonds" a native of Lou. isville, wandered back to his native city during home coming, says the Lou isville correspondent of the Herald. The Jack of Diamonds, in the person of Mir. Lawrence, never had more complete double. He Is an old deyotee at faro and poker. No man in the country Is more feared then he when he gets piece" of the banks money and begins showing 1t back at them. Lawrence would plunge on his last shirt button, let alone his last dollar Of pleasing expression and front, with turn of speech usually found among the tout gentry, gracious smile and large, open-faced gray eye, Lawrence has forced many an impossible condi- ton and come out high, but never dry. Lawrence often tells a good story. If any part of 1t be not true his historian Is to blame and not he, for he Is person. ally the soul of veraclty. though the proprietor of vivid imagination. He can tell how he ran nothing up to S20,- GOO and never take his eye out of yours while he Is telling 1t. ''Yes, sir" he began the other night, it was a gloomy off day In Chicago.
 This day l had put my last dime l Into a piece of bithulitic Chicago pie and cup of drugged coffee. It looked like It was all up. If you caught the eye of a passing friend a film came over 1t as he slipped by. IL was awful. Refrigerator fish are easy and white marble warm compared with Chicago when a man is broke.
 While trekking down State street spied something that looked suspicious over in the dirt and snow beside the curbstone. It was a nickel, and a plugged nickel at that. Well. I wan. ders into certain place where roulette and faro was going on, and with smile l says to the dealer: If you'll put in a nickel with me I'll take a shot at No. 15.'
 He laughs and says: Jack, you're Jonah, but I'll take a chance. and puts white 10-cent chip on the fifteen. If the little ball hadn't stopped on that number this story would never have ben told, but there she lay, and I gets s175.
 Something said low and earnest to me: Jack they cant stop you now. I picks 1t up, nonchalent like, and says If you're still game I'll play our S3.5O at the bank. We might pull out stack of fish,
 Well, Sir, he puts In with me and the boneless ham that he was comes over when am $500 winner and splits 1t up. Before quits I am S1,50O to the good, and as they turns over the box I saunters down to the Auditorium in carriage and registers my full name. Then each day takes $500 out with me and brings back about s2.00O and finally run into a high flying bookmaker of the name of Skelley, and We drops down to Hot Springs for the spring sunshine and we gets tangled up there to the tune of S40,OOO to the good, and that was how I runs plugged nickel up to Rockefeller"
 What became of your fortune?" he was asked.
 Well, my boy, that's long story. To be brief and more or less accurate, you might just say lost 1t looking for work"
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

Surgery is not popular thing any way, but 1t must give people an add- tional horror of 1t to read so frequent ly of cases In which surgeons sew up peoples bodies before they have taken their tools and dressings out of them. There have been several cases in which surgeons sewed up their forceps in the abdomens of patients and now there is another case In which man Is suing a surgeon who operated on him for sewing up in his body three yards of gauge packing. To laymen such things, If true, look inexcusable.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11
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 A new prize of s10,00O Is offered in France for the invention of a dirigible balloon.
 It is predicted that American hard wood forests will last only thirty-fve years longer.
 Since the Suez canal was opened It's annual revenue has increased from S1.- sOO,OO0 to s2o,000,O0o.
 If air at ordinary temperatures does not move at more than one and half feet A second no draught Is felt
 -EgEptis the only country in the world where there are more men than women. The males exceed the females by 160,0o0.
 The largest pin factory In the world is that in Birmingham, England, where 37 .OoO,oO0 pins are manufactured every working day.
 Though willow grows in wet places 1t Is naturally one of the driest woods. It contains only 26 per cent of water Oak contains 34 per cent.
 Lord Northcote, Governor General or Australia, was entertained at banquet in a coal mine at Newcastle. New South Wales. The banquetlng hall was 3oo feet below the surface.
 A widow living in the Brightlingsea almshouse (England) celebrated her ninetieth birthday by inviting to tea two old sweethearts. One of them was 90 the other 93 years of age.
 Matthew Fowlds. of Farwick, near Kilmarnock, Scotland, who has Just celebrated his hundredth birthday, has for ninety years piled the hand loom, and still earns his living as a weaver.
 Professor W. H. Schofeld Is prepar Ing two more volumes of Literary His tory of England" to complete the series which Stopford Brooke, Professor saintsbury and NIT. Gosse have already contributed.
 saint-saens, the French composer Is A many-sided man. He writes the H. brettos for his operas, dabbles in as- tronomy, zoology and botany, and has published a pamphlet on the relation or plants to animals, the results Of hls original investigations.
 Bridge, It would appear, Is not quite so modern a game as has been sup posed. A writer in the London Satur- day Review mentions a letter he has received in which it is stated that the game was played as far back as the seventies by the Greek colony in Man, chester.
 Mount Sangay Is the most active vol cano In the world. It Is situated in Ecuador, is TYPO feet in height, and has been in constant activity since TIPS. The sounds of its eruptions are some times heard In Quito, 150 miles distant, and once 2e7 reports were counted In one hour.
 The greatest monument of the mound builders, not only In Ohio, but In the entire country, Is the Serpent Mound, in Adams County. This immense mass of earth, probably piled up for purposes of worship, has had a curious history in respect to changes of ownership in recent times.
 H. J. Duveen, one of the partners in the famous firm of Duveen Brothers, fine art dealers. possesses a collection of stamps, the reputed value of which is close on S50O,O00. It ranks as the third best collection In the world. and has taken Mir. Duveen fourteen years to get together.
 The National Society of Fine Arts
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11
COAL AS FINE AS FLOUR.
smokeless Combustion Said to Be Achieved by Manufacturer.


 For years the entire country has been complaining of the smoke nuisance, says the Detroit Free Press. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been ex- pended on smoke consumers, stokers, steam jets and other appliances. Now comes the inventor with a simple de- vice that schoolboy can understand.
 Smoke is caused by feeding soft coal into the furnace. The fuel, when thrown on a bed of hot coal, ignites rapidly and throws off volume of car. bon that gushes out of the fiues and then falls on everything surrounding the plant
 Benjamin J. Walker. of Erie, Pa, was searching for a means of destroy ing the nuisance in the Erie Malleable Iron Works. He went to the root of the trouble-the feeding the fuel Into the furnace. Instantaneous combustion was what he wanted and here is the plan he evolved: Instead of passing the coal into the furnace in the old fashioned way he fed It In pulyeriZed form into a happer whence it passed by air pressure through two wrought Iron pipes Into the furnace. Combus- ton instantly took place and the coal dust was burned In suspension. No smoke, no burned out grate bars, no back breaking stirring up of fire, no gang of men tending the furnaces.
 The invention was purchased few months ago by Mark Packard of Buff falo, a multimillionaire mine operator. For years he has never been able to find market for the coal dust or bug dust, as 1t Is called in the business. This new combustion invention settles that question, for coal as fine as flour can be used.
 The quantity of ashes to be removed Is reduced by 60 to 70 per cent.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11
How He Knew.

A negro amateur steeplejack was re, pairing the cupola of local hotel, and, losing his footing. fell three sto- ries to the ground. He brought suit against the management, alleging that the guttering was defective and al lowed him to slip.
 What time did this accident hap pen?" asked the lawyer for the hotel. You seem to remember everything else about It.
 Tt was 5 o'clock" the witness said.
 How do you know 1t was just 5 o'clock?"
 Because saw the people eating din ner as passed the windows" the wit. ness said.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

Last year forest fires In this country burned over an area of hundred and fifty thousand acres. This area Is great. yet It Is less than half of that which was swept by fire the year before. One reason for the difference Is the increas- ed efficiency of the fire patrol under the United States forest service. Its juris- dictlon Is limited to national reserya- tions, but the influence of the forestry service extends to many private wood ed tracts. The professional foresters are teaching the people how to care for the trees. One simple rule, which the owner of a few trees can easily follow and the owner of many trees cannot afford to neglect, Is to keep the under brush cleared. Most forest fires start in brush. A wood clear of brush has, % to speak. no kindlii!g in which a fire can start.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11
His Mental Limitation.

Your honor" said the arrested chauffeur, "I tried to warn the man, but the horn would not work"
 Then why did you not slacken speed rather than run him down."
 A light seemed to dawn upon the prisoner.
 "Gee." he said, that's one on me- never thought of that. t.'-Phlladelphia Ledger.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

William Pinkney Why.e, the new Senator from Maryland, was eighty-two years old in August. He bas for col leagues Edmund W. Pettus, eighty five years old, and John T. Morgan, eighty two. the two from Alabama. These three men are Senators indeed, In the original sense of the word.
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The dispatches state that a chauf pie. We are left In wonder whether he ate the pie or whether 1t was thrown at him by some infuriated pedestrian.
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It Is understood that Diamond King Belt left the bulk of his great fortune for the advancement of the cause of education. This will be good news to school book publishers
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

The Panama Canal is likely to be a bond of union not only between the United States and the countries of South and Central America, but also between the little States of Central America, which have been several times divided, reunited and redivided. The canal will increase the importance of Central America. help build the indus tries and the railroads, and sc give eco- homie unity to States artifclally sep arated. At present there are five coun. tries In an area little larger than California. The people, iR number about four millions, are racially homo. geneous, and there Is no permanent obstacle to peaceful union.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

A Kansas statesman suggests a law making It criminal offense to give away campaign cigars. Move to amend by making It criminal offense to give away 5-cent cigars for campaign pur- poses.
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Interrupted.

Not great while ago Love was en- gagged In robbing some honest people of their peace of mind, when a loud knock sounded at the door.
 Poverty. of course." cried Love, in the utmost vexation, and flew out of the window, leaving his booty behind him,-Puck,
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11
Rejoice in the Lord,

There Is so much In the truth which Is the root of faith, to beget gladness- such an exhibition of Gods infinite love to man In the incarnation of Christ such rich consolation flowing from the lndwelling Comforter, such causes for gratitude In the mercies of his daily life, such visions of beauty evoked by the promises of coming glory, that one who really embraces God by faith can scarcely prevent his heart from bubbl- Ing over with joy. Paul gave the key note of true Christian life when he said to the church at Phillppl, Rejoice In the Lord always. and again say re- joice." And Luther echoed this sweet bird note, when he said to the first born sons of the Reformation q would be like a little bird which the wind rocks on branch beneath the mild ray of the sun. and whose voice ascends unceasingly to the blue heay- en- ."-Frederick Ruckert.
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John D. Rockefeller says Americans spend too much. He certainly couldn't have been thinking of Aunt Hetty Green when he incubated that Idea.
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Of course you have often remarked that, while you are compelled to work eighteen hours a day. others slouch and loaf and seem to get along all right.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11
Sim ply Awful,

Grace-Its awful, isn't It, the way the price of necessities has gone up?
 Helen-Terrible! Why, husbands are twice as much as they were.-New York Life.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

Until President Roosevelt becomes grandfather. Emperor William may claim that be Is better man than the great American.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

There is evidently no truth In the rumor that the Czar is timid. He has been known to play dangerous games like chess and bridge whist.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

The two Krupp girls are going ro get married at the same time. but not for the purpose of cutting down ex-
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11
A Prayer.

Most gracious Father, we would find all our rep0se of mind and heart in Thee. Thy tenderness is very great, Thy peace Is unspeakable. Let the heavenly breezes blow upon our brow to-day, and the fragrance of the eternal love restore us altogether. If We are discouraged, cheer us; if filled with anxious care, raise the burden; if weak In body, strengthen and heal. May love and joy be the atmosphere of our homes this day. Show us the worth of kind ness and the preclousness of cheering words. Dlspel the shadows of our lives by the brightness of Thine own light, and let our hearts thrill with the glad Dess of those who know that all Is well.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

Russia can sympathize with the man whose automobile backed down hill when the power gave out. It Knows the feeling.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11
Correct.

Why did poor Fewscads leave direc- tions that his funeral must take place after o'clock in the evening"
 Well, you see dress suit was the only decent-looking clothes he had left. :
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

Wishing to show himself fully abreast of the latest styles in monarchical cir cles. King Alfonso has just had cabi- net r-i 's
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Happy Is the man who enjoys the work that he must do.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

A widow always pretends she isn't trying to help a man when he tries to kiss her-but she is. just the same.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

Many a mans dyspepsia Is due to a mistaken belief on the part of his wife that she can cook.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11
SOME LESSONS FROM JAVA.

Dutch Colonization Methods Excel
 lent, Traveller Writes.
 James Moore, Texan, who for the last ten years has been travelling all over the world and has visited every
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

A man feels like kicking himself ev- cry time he is found h the act of offer ing an apology.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

The scorn of egotism Is as harmless as the slurs of ignorance.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

It is noticeable that punches of Ire. crackers, like everything else. g5sw smaller every year.
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Did you ever know a man to perform all he promised?
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

But few men would irsure If they were sure.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

It Is hard for the man who enjoys three square meals a day to pose as a pessimist.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

Even oficeholders have their trials and some of them have indictments.
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Lots of people are interested In the man whose principle Is for sale.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-10-11

If 1t were possible to make a con- plsts list of all the casualties of a whole
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Beauty without modesty is sorrow forever.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Svenska monitoren., 1906-03-30


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