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Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24
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It is usually a disconcertlng thing to be told of our faults. but there is one lamentable fact which ought to be brought home to each of us, and that Is our negligence Ill returning gracious thank yous" for the favors and cour- tesies continuously pouring upon us. Try to realize what life would be with out the little amenities which come to us, whether through love and friendli- ness or the mere politeness of a stran- ger. Rather blank, wouldn't 1t? For we obtain through kindness and cour- tesy much more than Is ours by right, and our daily debt of thankfulness is heavy one.
 It Is easy to say thank you" but It requires more than mere thoughtless murmur of words to express thanks giving; ray of true appreciation must shoot out from the heart, and this Is not so easy. And yet how much 1t means to the recipient, Gladness be cause of pleasure bestowed; faith In mans appreciation of kindness, and en- ceuragement to good deeds. In the home life, in the fields, the shops and the streets are occasions constantly presenting themselves where a word of thanks, with the true spirit of thank fulness back of 1t, will tend to ennoble our own life as well as brighten oth- ers.
 The rush and hurry of the day Is perhaps largely to blame for this lack of courtesy on our part. At least, we try not to think that 1t lies within our selves But only q moment Is neces- sary to thank the giyer of favor, and If 1t is impossible to personally do this, a grateful note requires but a tritie longer. Perhaps the favor Is very lit tle-scarcely worth noticing, we. think. It was given with kind intentions, was 1t not? Then accept 1t in like man. ner, and say thank you" just as ear nestly as if a great service had been rendered Some of us have only little things to give and how 1t hurts when they are overlooked.
 Let us encourage our hearts to feel grateful, to appreciate the small ia yors. and our voices to ring out speedy words of thanksgiving for every cour- tesy, for every gift, until all the hills are echoing thank yous," and every life Is song of thanksgiving.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24
FAKE CORPORATIONS.
Maine the Easiest State In the Union in Which to Launch Them.

Do you want company to supply the people of Mars with steam shoyels to -dlg their canals? Do you want to form a company to raise bananas in Alaska? Do you desire a concern to trade In spirits of the heroes of the past? Well, If you do go to Maine and file your papers. You can form a cor poration with a capital limit only ex- ceeded by the skyline. and It won't cost you enough to set you back very ma. terially either.
 For years Maine has been the mecca of those who wished to foist companies on the unsuspecting public. The fees for granting charter are merely nojn- inai The taxes are still more so, something like an annual franchise tax of s on s50,O00 capitalization. Al most no questions are asked, and 1t Is as easy for a company with any ob- ject whatever, and a few dollars to pay the necessary fees and printing, to get full-fiedged charter as 1t is for man to get a drink in the city of Bangor.
 All sorts of fancifui corporations are filed at the office of the Secretary of
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

is insignificant in comparison with South American trade with Europe. The easiest way to get from New York to Buenos Ayres Is by way of Liver pool, which involves two crossings of the ocean. Secretary Root said, what Is evident to every one. that there ought to be more steamship lines be- tween North and South America, and that they should be owned by citizens of the United States. Some new lines have lately been opened, or are about to be opened. between Brazil and New York between Peru and Panama, with the intention of extending to New York; and between Argentina and Bu- rope. But they are enterprises of for eign and not American capital. Let the American flag fly at the masthead of ships carrying the products of Amer lcan farms and factories to the people who need them, and the American sur plus will find use at home in develop ing industries for foreign market.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

think that the sanitaran show that any popu- laton coming to the tropics protect itself against yellow fever and malaria by measures simple and nex- pensye.
 the Ango-Saxon will be, believe, healthfu than in the temperate and gradually, in the next two centuries tropical countries which offer greater return for mans labor than the temperate zones will be settled by the white and become again the centers of wealth. population and civilization, they at the dawn of history.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24
Why Gagged BirdaDie.

"So the canary's dead, eh?" said a dealer. Tt was a fine bird, too-well worth the $40 you paid me for It
 But I don't wonder It died. You would keep is hanging near the ceiling. That Is why so many birds die. They shouldn't be kept up high at all. Their cages should be on tables, not hooks.
 Up near the ceiling the air of a room Is very bad, especially at night. Indeed, at night. if you burn oil or gas, the air is lnsupportable up there. And particularly in rooms where smoking goes on-you know how smoke, like all other impurities, mounts-it is bad to hang birds high.
 "Why can't the world remember the old catch:
 "'Birds hung high ever die."-Chl. cago Inter Ocean.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24
Do Not Worry.

God requires you to keep your bodies as far as possible fit for the transfer ring of Ills power Into work here be- low To do that you must have some knowledge of it's functions and struc- ture. Nothing Is of greater value than a quiet, healthy, staple mental condi- ton, which will enable you to shine for your Master, at all times to trust and not to worry, to be- under God. masters of your work and not to let your work have the mastery of you Dr. Herbert Lankester.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

Until within few years the whole of the surplus earnings of the United
 States was invested at home. There were thousands of enterprises for the development of agriculture, iuanufac- lures and transportation that were more attractive than foreign undertak- figs There are such opportunities still; but the wealth of the country has increased so greatly that the indus tries are seeking foreign markets, and capitalists are searching the world over for the most profitable places to in- vest their surplus. The other day a company in which Americans are large ly interested secured concession for developing two and half million acres of the Congo region. The company se- cures the rights to the india-rubber trade of the district. and mining and railroad rights as well. That there are other fields the development of which will benefit the whole country as well as the immediate investors, the Secretary of State indicated in his re- cent address at Kansas City on South American opportunities. The trade of the United States with South America
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24
Chance for n Home-Run.

A clever teacher, who has the power of calling out originality In her pupils, says that she would have no use for text books If she took time to answer all the startling questions asked In the classroom. One day the attraction of gravitation was under discussion, when one of the boys said that he didn't see any need of It, anyway.
 Tt seems to me-" said he, there's no particular use In having the earth attract things Now, when the apple fell, and made Newton think out the reason for 1t, that apple might just as well have stayed where 1t was until somebody gathered It."
 You play ball, don't you:" asked the teacher. Well, suppose you knock the ball very high, what happens"
 "It falls"
 But If there were no attraction to- wards the earth, 1t wouldn't fall Don't you think that might prove inconyeni entY
 My" cried the boy; what bully chance for home-run!"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24
He Tried IT.

young man who persisted In wh,s pering loudly to the lady who accolu. panied him to symphony coacert, tell ing her what the musi: meant" wha, sort of passage was coming next, and So on, caused serious annoyance to ev. cry one of his immediate neiglbors Presently he closd his eyes and said to his companlon:
 Did you ever try listening to music with your eyes shut? You've no ideo how lovely it sounds.'
 Thereupon gentleman who sat in ! seat in front of tlie oiing man twisted himself about anl slid grayely:
 Young man, d:d you ever try listen. Ing to music with your mouth sbut?'- Kansas City Star.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24
The Shadow of the Cross.

We so often think that If only we right to be exempted from crosses at any rate, from spiritual temptations, from coldness In prayer, and from evil imaginatlons Why should we think so? Gods love does not exempt us, any more than 1t did Christ. from trials and sorrow. Great are the troubles of the righteous; but the Lord delivereth him out of all." The shadow of the Cross we must expect to fall on those nearest and dearest to Him.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

States is secured by direct taxation upon the people
 When any State increases Its appropriations for any purpose. every legislator knows that that means an n in the direct upon the people Moreover he knows that the people know ths and that they watch with jealous care the tax rate which they must pay in cash from their pockets Therefore, needed egsa ton postponed because of the expense involves and the federal is appealed to whenever possible through the President through the peoples representa- tyes in Congress and through the various departments and bureaus of the government
 When popular demands strong enough, and It has become obvious that the States will seyeraly jointly undertake obligations belonging to them though seriously needed the experience of the last ten shows that the federal government through It's ega tive and executive departments is only too willing to undertake such responsibilities and relieve the States of the burdens they involve.
 do not plead for States rights plead for the right and the duty of the federal to protect itself and Its treasury against encroachlnents of the States private interests upon It's powers Its duties and its revenues. lay no claim to prophetic powers, but bring you the thought of many of the abest h the public service to-day, when I say that consciously drifting toward highly organized bureau cratic form of federal government such has become the bane of the odword governments of Europe
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

Recently published "reminiscences of Carl Schurz put severe blame on Gen. o. O. Howard for the Union defeat at Charlottesville. General Howard makes a gallant and clever reply. The whole blame, he says, for that defeat rests upon General "Stonewall' Jack Son, the Confederate commander.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

Short skirts are likely to be the pop ular costume in Nordhausen. Germany. The board of health has recommended the imposition of fine of thirty marks, or Imprisonment for one week, for wearing dresses with trains on the street The dragging of the bottom of the skirt through the dust and dirt of the street Is characterized as "a men, ace to the well-being of the commit pityn
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24
A DOEs' Academy.

There is an academy for canines in a certain South London borough which is known to all the prominent circus people of Europe, and which Is the ''old schoor' of many of the performing dogs in Great Britain at the present time. The interior Is fitted up with trapezes, etc, and day by day all sorts of performing canines are taught their clever tricks. It is perhaps unneces- sary to add that the proprietor enjoys the benefit of first-class income London Captain.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

From the latest utterances of Jap anese diplomats il may fairly be in- ferred that the mikado is willing to rub noses with Uncle Sam and be his great and good friend.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24
Cacao Trees in Ecuador,

The cacao tree grows on the warm lowlands and in the valley tributary to the coast. The valleys adjacent to the Guayaquil produce the greatest quan- tity of any district in the world. In 1900 there was 4,S27 cacao plantations or farms in Ecuador, with total o6 5S,551, JAP treea
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

The New York Evening Post prints a letter from subscriber who wants to know the meaning Of "piefaced mutt" Evidently he has never attend ed ball game where the bleacherites took dislike to the umpire
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

The new census of Canada shows that the great Dominion has popula- ton of about equal to that of the grand old State of Illinois. We congratulate the people of Canada on the progress they are making.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

Even though he has been shot at twice 1t is not believed that the presi- dent of France will consider It neces- sary to carry six-shooter under his coattails hereafter.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

"Neyer be contentious Concern your selves with your duties, and your rights will take care of themselves" A bit of parting advice from a general to the graduates of West Point, but applicable to all men, young or old, college gradu- ates or not.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24
No Present to Buy.

Remember that swell girl, an ac- auaintance of yours, we saw just be- fore Christmas?"
 "Yes. Go On."
 "Well, I'm ready to be introduced to her now."--Nilwaukee Sentinel.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

Tramps compelled to work in the Kansas harvest fields, It will be use less for us to try after this to convince ome peop:e thst inhuman cruelty Is not practlced ln E.e i.alts Of our fair land.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

Rural free delivery has been estab- llshed on tine Island Of Guam- Ten years ago there were not many people on the Island who even took the trouble to go to the village postofhce for their mail
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

Admiral Dewey says the country that has the least trouble in getting its coal Is the one which wins in war. This being the case, It may be well for us to keep on good terms with Deacon Baer
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

The Washington preacher who thinks hell is located In the sun may merely have tried to go through hot spell without taking of his winter fannels.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

If Russia hates us because American ympathies were with the Japanese in the late war. why should not Japan love us for the same reason?
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24
Aunt Dinah on "FriendnoIogy."

"Yessum, b'lleyes In friendnology I sut'nly does, an I don't have to feel de bumps on nobody's haid to know dc kind dey is," said Aunt Dinah, feckine the soap-suds from her hands as she lifted a garment In the washtub.
 "Jes' you watch folks an dey'll show what kind ob friendnology dey's got Der's some dat's so tender-h hearted dey can't 20 near no fren' whats In fife. ton. Is got no use for dat kind; dey haln't carin' fer nobody but derselyes,
 "Den der's some dat nebber does a kindness 'cept dey puts . mortgage on
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24
SCIENCE WILL REDEEM TRoPIcs
By Col. William C. 0orgas.

There Is at present no yellow fever in Pan anna, and malaria is well under control. The men working on the canal and their families are as vigorous as they could be in this coun- try.
 It looked as If the canal could never be built unless yellow fever were exterminated The fever could never spread now, even If 1t were introduced from outside, through our
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24
Edible EmOIumenf.

First Actor-Hello, old man. Go an engagement?
 Second Actor-Yes. old chap.
 First Actor-Any salary attached?y Second Actor-No; but there's a req pudding In the second act.-The Tatler
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

A Miss Czatstaniakow and a Mir. Frlnckinowlcksy were married in Con- nectlcut a few days ago. Well, that will help to simplify matters a little.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

and generals the battles they fought and the victories they won, the causes and the effects of the which they engaged constitute very large part of the material of instruction The boy loves power and admires every exhibition of personal and national strength.
 It seems to that text books examinations, and instruction should glorfy the arts of peace above the arts of In other words history should be taught from rational point of view. While it would be wrong rob the soldier of just share of glory will nevertheless be wise to emphasize the vic tories of peace above the victories of war;
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24
EMPHASIZE THE GLoRIEs OF PEACE.
By President Schaefer.

The greatest problem of the twentieth cen tury Is the boy. with one exception-the girl. As soon as the girl takes up the study of his tory, gradually she reaches the conviction that everything great and heroic belongs to the other sex.
 The boy Is apt to form similar Ideals from the text books on history and the methods of teaching the subject. The names of admrals
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

A New York financier Is to live in 6 glass house. Isn't this display of in- nocence a bit ostentatious?
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

spirit yield richer harvest than in striving along broad lines prevent tuberculosis.
 Our work for the immediate future to lie in the direction of generalizng and systemazing An be rendered by arousng the of pr and incorporated employers of labor. Mill and managers class. intelligent and humane and their attention should be called to this matter by their physicians. The result would be a saving, not a loss the employers while the benefit the individual workers would be great.
 If the word in medicine Is work" the word In the tuberculosis fight is education"
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rigid quarantine
 am inclined to think that the advances made In trop- ical sanitation will have much wider and far reaching effect than freeing Havana and Panama from yellow fever enabling build the Panama canal
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

It is astonishing how Rockefeller be nme So rich when he knows 50 little.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24
GRAVE DANGER OF GENERALIZATION
By James 4. Tawney, If. (,

The true reason why the people are willing to let the national gov ernment perform and pay for so many things which properly fall within the obligations of the States Is found in the fact that they do not realize that they are themselves pay ing for the things which the nation al government pays for.
 The federal revenue Is secured by Indirect taxation, while the money in the treasuries of the several
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24
HOW TO ABOLISH CONSUMPTION.
 By Dr. F. C. Shaffuck.

The only way to eradicate tuberculosis is to totally eradicate its seed. Cleanliness, good
 and sufficient food, plenty of air, ample water supplies, public parks, playgrounds and bath houses-these are among the things needful. The hygiene of workshops must be looked after, and there must be all needed enact ments In the interest of the public health. Nowhere will cooperation, enriched by public
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24
CAPE COD rILGRIMs' MEMORIAL.

 with impressive will when completed white shaft rising 300 the hill
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24
What Does "selah" Meant

The word "selah," as everybody knows, occurs frequently In Book of Psalms, and there has been much dis cussion us to it's meaning. pr. Smith, in his Biblical Dictionary, says: Be yond the fact that 'selah' Is n musical term, we know absolutely nothing about it." Mattheson, the great music critic. wrote book on this subject, in which he recites the various theories that have been suggested about the word. After attempting to show that all these theories are wrong, or at least faulty, he concludes that the word is equlva- lent to our "da capo," and means that the air or song Is to be repeated from the beginning to the part where the word Is placed. In other words, that it was simply a direction to the musi- clans that chanted Psalms In the Ten- Dla
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it. an ye nebber gits done payin' h. trus' on what dey's done fer ye.
 Real friendnology Is a blessed ting to hab; der hain't no self-seekbn' In It. It's loyin' an pitlful. lastin' nn' long sufferin' like de Bible tells bout.
 "Ye ony got to live near folks to find out If dey's got 1t; ye don't need to feel der haids"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

A woman with poor taste shouldn'i be allowed to have any money.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

A forgsying disposition Is the first law of sef-preseryation
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-24

PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-14
TWO WORLD-FAMOUs LAKES.

Lake Victoria Nyanza the largest
lake iu Africa, ranks second among
the fresh water lakes Of the world,
having an area of 10000 square miles.
Situated at an elevation of $3.50 feet
with the equator cutting across its
northern portion, it presents, perhaps,
the most remarkable wild scene of any
lake M the world. Its shores vary
from prccipitous cliffs to low and bril-
liantIv colored woodlands. and in it
lies tho remarkable Sesse Archipelago.
composed of more than 400 islands.
The lake is alsC the source of the
most romanticaliy historical river in
the world, the Nile.
lake Baikal is another eXtraordi-
nary BODY of water. 1t covers an area
of Il 500 miles, and it's volume Of
water is almost as great as that of
| Lake Superior which is more than
| twice its size. This is due to Baikal's
greater depth. From November till
April each year Lake Raikal is frozen
over with so thick a covering of ice
that the Russians are accus<omed tC
lay tracks and run trains across it,
Scrap Rook.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-14
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA. GA.

any of the boards on which the vari-
Gus games were being conducted. 1t
was a peculiarly impressive sight to
see him standing in the middle of the
floor, with his arms folded, defending
himself and attacking various oppo-
nents, with the position of the chess
men on the several boards always in
his minds eye.
The noted Jesuit, SuareZ, was said
to have known all the works of st.
Augustine by heart. These consist
of IL large volumes. Pascal is said
to have never forgotten anything he
ever read, and the same remarkable
memory was possessed by Grotius
Leignitz and Euler. Themistocles
/ knew the name of every one of the
| 10000 citizens of Athens.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-14
THE FUEL SHORTAGE ABROAD.

Even in the Syrian climate of Cali
fornia, people look seriously upon the
fuel shortage of this season and
alarm is felt iii every part OF the Pa
cific coast.
Viewing the shortage in the north
west from its favored conditions in
California, the San Francisco Star
says of the situation:
Exasperated by the plight of the
people of Idaho VINO have been suf-
fering greatly for lack of fuel in a
severe winter, Governor Gooding no.
titled the railroad officials that they
must promptly furnish relief or he
would seize the roads and operate
them until the coal shortage was end
ed
The result was that the Idaho peo-
pie began to get coal and have been
getting it ever since. As Governor
Gooding said, in an indignant report
forwarded to the interstate commerce
commission. the Idaho lines are oper-
ated for dividends only and without
the slightest regard to the public
health or the public convenience.
While the coal shortage has occa-
stoned less actual suffering in Cali
fornia than in the sevcrer climate of
Idaho and the northern states, we
have ynt endured an unreasonable
amount of discomfort; and not con-
tent with keeping everybody on halt
fuel rations. the corporations havs
made us pay as much for the half
ration as for full ration. 1t cost:
US Just rs much to be cold and un.
comfortable as it did to be warm anC
uncomfortable.
OF course. the profits of the Goa
operators and the hauling railroad
are enormously increased when the,
con get as much money for half
product and half a haul as the,
should have for a full product and
full haul.