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Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
The Manager
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Did you see the old tyrant look at -me this morning. snapped the little blonde girl at the ribbon counter. T thought he'd taken ny head off
 Well, you shouldn't talk about your steadles during business hours" laughed a lace counter girl. You're expected to have your mind strictly on business and do your little best to pro- mote the interests of the firm, don't you know:'
 "Oh, bother the firm. The firm is nothing to me I'm working for the best interests of Susie Gibbons, and don't let anybody forget it. Besides. that hateful yenner had no business to come snooping around just when l was talking confidential matters. Don't you think so, Ethel?'
 "I think he's horrid," her counter mate responded. He always looks like a meat axe"
 Who'd ever want to marry him."
 "Oh. I don't know. He might be tamed."
 Why don't you take the job, Kitty ?" whereat they giggled and trooped down the aisle to the big front door,
 A moment later a man emerged from behind the new partition It was John yenner, the manager of the great store A faint smile lowered about his lips.
 "What the old proverb about listen ers?" he muttered. "It Is quite evil dent that I do not hold a desirable place in the good graces of these young women. I'm sorry I overheard their talk. I would have showed myself, but I couldn't very well after they had fired their broadside. I'm a hard man all right, but I've never to my knowledge done any man or woman an injustice Who was the girl that stood up for me? She called me a gentleman. Her name Is Alice and she Is a newcomer. 1 wonder if they were right when they said she would learn to hate me as the others do: None of them seem to realize that I an but q steward here"
 Alice Landon's duties were not exact
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
Worship of Teeth.

Teeth have been worshlped, and. in fact. are 'venerated as relics in some religious shrines. Buddha's tooth is preserved In an Indian temple The Cingalese worship the tooth of a mon- key, while an elephants and a shark [ tooth serve a similar purpose among the Malabar islanders and the Tonga islanders, respectively. The Siamese were formerly the possessors of the tooth of a sacred monkey, which they valued highly. In a war with the Portuguese they lost the holy grinder, along with much gold and precious stones
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
NOT THIS WAY AGAIN.

We shall not pass this way again, If there be aught of secret pain
 Tween you and me,
 h the great sea Of all mems pain let it be cast This night, that only love may last. We shall not pass this way again, My heart. in pain shall we refrain
 From tenderness.
 And cease to bless Each added hour that love may give Us in this piteous space we live? We shall not pass this way again, Haply tomorrow comes in vain,
 If we shall part
 With heavy heart This night. An, then could love forge The little griefs We cherish yet: Let US be done with pain We shall not pass this way again. The Delineator.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
Two hundred and ten loaded frelgh.

Two hundred and ten loaded freigh. cars is the train which a locomotive, lately built for the Erie railroad, will haul upon a level track. The locomotie weighs more than two hundred tons and is supported upon sixteen driving wheels. eight on each side. 4 train a mile and half long. which is the length Of two hundred and ten cars, would have astounded railroad men Of the last generation, but engineers to- day are looking forward to longer trains, If they have not already made them up.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

ing and she soon learned to make her self useful. There were little annoy ances now and then, but they did not discourage her. One day. however, a more serious dispute arose over a sale that Alice had made, and the purchaser a matron of commanding and some what offensive manners emphatically declared that a certain piece of lace she had purchased was damaged when it left the counter. Alice remembered the sale very well and knew that the woman was mistaken. Consequently, she held her ground, and the woman departed vowing to obtain satisfaction from the management.
 A little later Alice was summoned by boy to come to the managers office. She found the manager there and the irascible matron.
 Miss Landon," said the manager in his measured tones you understand the claim made by Mrs. Harrington. Let me hear your story"
 She told 1t in as few words as pos sible.
 You may go, Miss Landon."
 Late that afternoon a shower came up and when Alice Landon. trailing behind the girls as was her custom, passed through the big door, she hesi- tated a moment, having no umbrella.
 Then a voice greeted her. It was that of the manager.
 "Let my umbrella and myself accom-
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

Is only successful prosecutions which would have good effect Some time since corporations and their re srectve presidents indicted jointly for violation Of the criminal provisions of the antitrust law If the corporations guilty of such would be hard for the lay mind at least understand how their presidents could be Nevertheless the jury convicted the corporations and acquitted the presidents
 It is the ayowed purpose of the department Of justice to prosecute crimnay any who Is really responsible for violations the antitrust law wherever it can do with any reasonable probability of It does not care to prosecute underlngs who are known 10 every one to have acted under the direct authority of their superiors.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

am 32 years old and all know Is busi- l ness, business. nothing but business"
 He spoke | little bitterly, but his face gaze.
 They say you have been very sue l cessful,'' she said. "Will you let me know if you hear from Miss Car michael on this subject?''
 Why, yes. I will" he answered.
 This is my car" said the girl Thank you. and goodnight" Two days later Alice Landon went to the stockroom on the eleventh floor When she had found the goods she wanted she started to return. As the elevator descended she stood close to the boy. It was a swift and noise less car. Her gaze was directed down. ward.
 As the car reached the second floor the boy slackened its speed a little. ,, Then the girl, leaning forward, saw l the back of a man close to the eleya- tor shaft on the floor below. He evil dently had opened the iron gate and was looking into the basement.
 With quick and firm yrasp she caught at the rope and checked the car just in time to prevent its knock ing the man into the opening.
 He drew back and stood there as the car slowly settled at the floor level.
 The man was John Yenner.
 The girls white face scared him more than his recent danger.
 Thank you, Miss Landon," said John yenner. I'm sorry you were startled I was doing just what I've cautioned the help a hundred times not to do Are-are you all right now?"
 You were very careless the girl responded. Good managers owe 1t to their employees not to take such risks"
 ''I hadn't thought of 1t in that light" he laughed. I'll promise to be more considerate."
 walked with the girl to the car, and strange to say. his attentions were not noted by the other clerks, a fact for which the girl was profoundly thank full.
 And then one morning messenger summoned her to the managers pri- yate office.
 He was there alone.
 "I have heard from Miss Car michael" he said. "I received letter this morning through her lawyer here It is strange letter. I can't quite un- derstand It."
 And what does she say about the Harrington matterT
 She touches on it very lightly. She says she has entire confidence in my discretion. But here is what puzzles me. She offers me an interest in the concern with an increased salary on two conditions. One is that I must give up all idea of seyering my con nection with the house. no matter how alluring the chance to begin business for myself may seem. And the other condition is that I drop the business and go abroad for three months-the house paying all my expenses. There was a brief pause
 And what Is to be your decision?" He drew a quick breath.
 What do you advise me to dof" he
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
Damages at Rate of 50 Cents a Pound

Damages at Rate of 50 Gents Pound
 Miss Amanda Stutflet, who weighs 250 pounds, got damages at Norristown, Pa, at the rate of 50 cents a pound in a breach of promise suit which she brought against Daniel kinsell.
 Miss Stuffiet is 4s years old and has had hard luck in her love affairs She testified on the witness stand Monday that two other men had gone back on" her, and that when Kinsell gave her the slip she made up her mind that she would not continue to meet the insults of his sex with tame endurance
 She said that kinsell wanted 6 housekeeper, but when he saw her he decided he would rather have her for a wife. Miss Stufiet was willing, but Kinsell, who is 6S years old and not so poetic as he once was. got tired or his bargain after a few visits and said the match was of.
 The jury gave Miss Stutlet verdict of S125.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

In connection with the terrible acci- dent on board the battleship Georgia, by which nearly a dozen men lost their lives and half score of others were injured, no picture stands out more pa- thetically unforgetable than that of Ad- miral Goodrich and his wife at the deathbed of their third and last son, all given to the service of their coun- try. The first had lost his life at San Juan. the second had died in the army
 When, in the war with Spain, the word came to Captain Capron that his only son lay dead in another part of the field, he went. as soon as duty permit ted. to the spot where the body lay. lifted the flag which covered the face. looked long upon il. and with the words. -Well done, my boy" turned back to
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

It has been estimated by an American In China that more than eight hundred thousand lives have been saved during the famine by American contributions to the relief funds. Since these contri- buttons amounted 10 about eight hun dred thousand dollars. every one who gave a dollar can think that he was the means Of saving one life.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
JAIL FOR TRUST OFFENDERS.
By Attorney General Bonapsrfe

l have noticed a good many com plaints that criminal prosecutions against trust magnates and sentences of Imprisonment for them have been very infrequent, and, in fact, for practical purposes unknown. It is perfectly true that. in my opinion at least, better moral effect would be produced by sending a few prominent men to jail than by a great deal of litigation, however successful, against the corporations they controlled.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

The widow left frequently with young family practic ally unprovded for fights with the stout heart that the Hidower does not always display
 We have but to read the stories of heroic sefsacrfce bv women for their children the stories of accident and inquest that the saddest incidents of daily life to learn to know and honor the splendid bravery Of which gentle and loving woman be capable. It is in the sublime and aconquerng instinct of motherhood that woman constantly displays bravery in the of which the bravest man is proud to do her homage
 Men are braver than women in their code of honor. Men are brayer than women in defying Mrs. Grundy. They are braver resisting temptation to personal
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

Hartman is quoted as saying that he would rather own all the railroads than run the government. The report er probably misunderstood him. He must have said he would rather own all the railroads and run the govern ment
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

A woman is suing for a divorce be cause she has discovered that she is the thirteenth in her husbands affections. Superstition leads women to do some ri diculous things.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

Gan man who is a Christian ac- tually be engaged in the production Of wealth under modern conditions* asks Prof. Smaller Mathews Up 10 this writing the professor has received no answers.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

James J. Hill astonished his friends recently by appearing in suit of white. He even wore white shoes. Perhaps MT. Hill has decided that 1t will be useless for him to go on trying to look Ike a Methodist preacher.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

After she had saved the lives of three young men a New York girl refused To let her name be known to the reporters. She must be the only girl in the land who has 10 desire to go on the stage.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

Richard Harding Davis assaulted a man recently for calling him an imi- tation Englishman. MT. Davis insists that he is the real thing.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

It cost the United States s2.554, ,9I0 to maintain order in Cuba during the fiscal year recently ended. Well, we may at last have the satisfaction Of knowing that 1t was pretty good brand of order
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

113S Scots defeated at the battle of the
 Standard. 13S5-Portuguese defeated the Spaniards at Ajubarrota. 1433-Death of John l. of Portugal. 14I6-Hunyady Janos. one of the great est war captains of his age, died. 1553-John Dudley, Duke of Northum- betland. beheaded in the Tower. 162S-George yilliers. Duke of Buck
 insham, assassinated by John Felton. 1642-Charles I. set up his standard at
 Nottingham. 164S-Prince of Condo victorious over
 Archduke Leopold at battle of Lens. 1672-NIaSSaere of the Brothers De Witt at The Hague. 1T1O-BattIe of Saragossa. 17oo-O,Vego takea by Montcalm.... Letiz;a Bonaparte, mother of Ma poleon. born at Ajacco, Corsica. 1767- Earthquake on the island of
 Martinique killed l5,OO0 persons. 1776-Maryand adopted a State consti-
 tuition. 17si-First mail coach in England left London for Bristol. 1793-Pondicherr taken by the Eng
 fish.
 1S0s-Eritsh and Spanish forces de-
 felted the French at battle of Vi-
 miera.
 1S09-French defeated the Spanish at
 tattle of Almonacid. 1S14--Wash,ngto D. C.. attacked and
 taken by the British. 1S1S-The Savannah, the first steamer to cross the Atlantic, was launched. 1S33-Irsh Church Temporalities act passed. 1S35-The Earl of Gosford sworn in as Governor of Canada. 1S41-British expedition commenced the ascent of the Niger river. 1S+4-yictory of the French over the
 Moors at Isly. 1S4G-Mendelssohn's Elijah" first per
 formed at Birmingham, England. -.
 Capture of Santa Fe by Americans and annexation of New Mexico to
 United States. 1S4S-The territory of Oregon organized. 1S49-Surrender of Venice to the Aus
 trians.
 1SJ1-America cup won by American
 yacht at CoWes, England. 1So6-First petroleum well opened at
 Titusyille, Pa. 1S5I-The new Louvre, Paris, inaugural
 ed with great ceremony by Napo-
 leon III. 1s5S-The Danubian prncipalities con
 stituted. 1S62-Garibaldi occupied Catania. 1s64-Surrender of Fort Morgan, Ala
 bama.
 1s66-Treaty of peace between Austria
 and Prussia signed at Prague. 1s73-Cholera appeared in Columbus, o. 1S75-Capt Webb, on d second trial, swan across the English channel. 1SS4-French force bombarded Foochow,
 China.
 1S91-Sixty-two persons killed by col lapse of a building in Park place,
 New York. 1S92-President Harrison issued a proc lamation retaliatory upon Canada, by establishing tolls on Saut Ste. Marie canal.
 1s93-Destructive storm along the At
 lantic coast of North America. 1S96-The rebellous Matabeles in South
 Africa submitted 10 the British 1S91-President Faure of France visited
 the Czar at St. Petersburg. 1s9S-The United States and Canadian
 joint high commission met at Quebec. 1S99-Anti-governmen riots and blood shed in Par.s. 19OO-Relief of Pekin by the Allies....
 Fatal race riots in Akron, Ohio. 1903-The Ilumbert family convicted of swindling in Paris. Russian squad
 ron withdrawn from Turkish waters. 19OJ-Lord Curzon resigned the viceroy-
 ship of India. 90G-Insurrect.onary movements in
 Cuba began. (. .. President Roosevelt ordered a simplifed form of spelling
 in the government printing office.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

The skeleton of a prehistoric animal that was 3ll feet long has been found In Wyoming. 4's-e must have been a time when irrigation was not necessary to make things grow in that State.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
His Hopes.

Towne-So that French count Is to marry Miss Roxley, eh: What does he expect to get from her"
 Browne-A million dollars and a al. yorce later."-Philadelphi Press.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

Some scientist has declared that cleo tric fans spread germs. They also spread fingers which happen 10 get Into them.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
Hard Luck.

Tired Tatters-I saw de new moon over the left shoulder las night. wonder wot dat's sign of? Weary Walker-It's a sign dat de nex' place youse ask fer work youse'll git It. Chicago News.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

travagance They are braver In acknowledging their faults their pecuniary positions and their poor relations and their age The cowardice of woman with re- gard the flight time proyerbia In the presence the paper every five and twenty is an object lesson in the lack of bravery
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

It Is costing San Francisco S2,0Oo a month to provide for Abe Ruef. Abe has always been one Of San Francisco s most costly luxuries.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

Several million women would be glad to know. you know, how Queen Alex endra manages to retain her youth and good looks.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
WOMEN ARE BEAVER THAN MEN
By George R. Sims.

There is bravery and bravery. There are women and women. The noblest bravery is the bravery of the noblest type of womanhood, for it is the bravery of self-forgetfulness and self-sacrlice.
 The single woman dependent on herself for her livelihood never made a brayer fight of il than she makes to-day. and she sets q bright example to many young man in the struggle.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

The steeplejack in New York who was killed by fall of only six feet probably had missed hundreds of op- portunities of dying thrillingly and spectacularly.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
PUBLISHED WEEKLY

A Bradford lyt.) man has succeeded in making an apple tree bear roses. It probably Is a thorn-apple tree.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

They have amazing fund of information they are wide readers of bright ephemeral literature they have tasted every fruit the of knowledge, they thousand interesting scraps, they tile and ingenious and attractive than any other the recent generations.
 But they quickly led astray by sophistry and y surrender conviction when conflicts inter- est.-New York World.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
OUR DADDIEs oUT-THOUGHT US
 By ". p. Faunce, President of Brown University.

The young people of to-day. as compared with those of fifty years ago, are chiefly defi- cient in power of sustained attention and orig inal thinking They cannot. at least they usually do not, think as clearly, as patiently and as cOgently as did their fathers.
 They do not as quickly distinguish the IT, relevant from the pertinent, the kernel from the husk. as the men of the last genera tion
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
APPALACHIAN FOREST RESERVE
 By ". L. Hall of fhe U. $. Forest Service.

The States east of the Mississippi are esti- mated to contain now but 9OO,00OUO0,0OO feet of lumber. The States have reserved about 2,5O0,OOO acres All the rest is under private ownership. which system has resulted in the reduction of the commercial forest from cover ing the entire area to it's present condition. over most of the region fires still burn with
 out hindrance. The forest Is being used faster
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

than before As index of the changed situation the timber supply Eastern States in ten years the rise in prices of leading woods Whatever the timber situation in the Eastern States viewed from is forced rresstiby the conclusion that remedial measures must be taken and that quickly, or we shall be in the midst timber famine The only remedy yet proposed which at all meets the situation is for the federal government undertake the establish ment national forests in the Appalachian mountains Although the Appaachians bear large quantities of pne spruce and hemoek. they essentially hardwood zion. and they are the only hardwood region we shall in the There is question but that with right management the Appalachian mountains would produce permanently all the hardwood timber required in the United States
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

Many boys says a philosopher ''are called, but few get up."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-13
VIII Endorse Speake.

:. Huntsville, March 12.-(Special. 1.-The
members of the Womens Dispensary
Auxiliary club held meeting yesterday
evening for the purpose of considering
the municipal situation and they con-
cluded to use their influence in the pres
ent campaign for the purpose of securing
if possible the election of Judge Paul
Speake for mayor. Judge Speake was an
ardent advocate of the dispenSary, and
the members of the club are of the opin-
ion that it is best for their interests to
have a mayor who has been friendly to
the cause at all stages. The meeting was
addressed by Mr.. r. e. Pettus, Rev. b. G..
Mitchell and Mrs. Milton Humes. Mrs.
Laura Bones was elected president of the
organization, Mrs. Alberta Taylor secre-
tary and Mrs. A. II. Turner treasurer.
The committee in charge of Judge
Speake's campaign was notified that the
auxiliary IS ready for work. and a COM
mittee of twelve members was appointed
to make plans for the campaign. Badges
will be provided for all persons in SYM
pathy with the object of the organization
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-13
CITY OFFICIALS
ARE INDICTED
Bribery Is Charged Against Officers
of Columbus and Paving
Contractors.

Columbus, O., March 12.-F'red ]. I'm
mel, president of the Columbus board of
public service; Nelson Cannon, former
local superintendent of the Trinidad Paw
ing company of Cleveland, and Arthur
Beck, former assistant city engineer of
Columbus, have been arrested on indict-
ments returned by the grand jury and
charged with attempted bribery In the
paving contract on East Broad street
Immel and Beck gave bond and Cannon
has been taken to the county jail.
The indictments were the outcome OF
the statement made three weeks ago. by
Nelson Cannon in which he declared that
the paving company officials had bEibed
the city officials in connection with the
paving of East Broad street.
Beck's bond was refused and he twas
sent to jail There are six indictments
against Cannon. There are seven counts
against n. f. Bramley, president of the
Cleveland Paving company, with $4,000
bonds each.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-13
CLAY SMITH DIES
OF RECENT WOUND
WAS SHOT BY HIS NEPHEW, JIM
HALFoRD, TEN DAYS AGO-HAL-
FORD Is NOW IN JAIL, PENDING
GRAND JURY SESSION.

Greenvlle, March 12.-(specal )-Clay
fSmith, who was shot by his nephew.
Jim Halford, at Mckenzie ten days ago,
died this morning. Marsh Smith. father
of Clay Smith, was also shot, but not
seriously, by IIalford. Halford was
brought here and placed in jail to await
the action of the grand jury. Very little
is known of the cause of the tragedy.
DIR. w. NJ. Blackwelder will go to Bir-
mingham Friday thence to Livingston
Sunday, where lie Will assist in an ordi-
nation service.
DIR. and Mrs. j. T. Broughton, Mrs
Charles Stewart and Arthur Stewart will
reach home tonight from Braidentown
Fla, where they have been the guests
of Judge and Mrs Jones Stewart
Elder William Lively of Birmingham
preached twice Sunday at the Primitive
Baptist church in the eastern part of
town.
Mrs. W. G. Spence of Tampa, Fla, is
visiting Mrs. j. Harris Johnson.
Mrs. r. ii. Mason of Pocahontas is Wis
iting her mother Mrs J. 7. Knight.
Col. \. Stelnhart is over from Green's
boro to spend II few days at home