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Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

and abrogated the Salic law In spite of the protests of his brothers and of the French Bourbons. His daughter Isabella, born in 1880, was proclaimed queen on his death, three years later, with her mother as regent Isabella's uncle, Don Carlos, asserted his claiIp to the throne under the Salic law, but the regent succeeded in maintaining her daughters position. Don Carlos descendants have ever since been pre- tenders to the Spanish throne. The present Carlist claimant Is his grand son. Queen Icabella was driven from Spain by a revolt in 1868, and two years later the Spanish succession caused fresh commotion In Europe The proposition to call to the throne a prince of a branch of the Prussian royal house of Hohenzollern was the apparent though not the real cause of the great war of 1870 between France and Germany. The throne was offered to Prince Amadeo, a son of King Vie tor Emmanuel of Italy. but the task of  and after a few years he abdicated. Then a republic was set up, but 1t lasted only two years, and Alfonso XII. the son of Isabella, was restored to the throne without the shedding of drop of blood. On Alfonso's death, In 1885, his daughter Maria succeeded him ,and was queen till Alfonso XIII, the present king, was born, a few months later, the ninth of the house of Bourbon to rule over Spain. If the new prince should die, and Alfonso have no other children. his sisters son would succeed him, and in the remote contingency of the direct line of de scent from Ferdinand VII. becoming extinct, the Carlist claimant would be- come king
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26
GLIDDEN'S WAY
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Mabel went into the library and found the old gentleman sitting there with his newspaper. She perched herself on the arm of his chair and, as be looked particularly stern and forbidding, be- gan to twist his near whsker around her slim forefinger, which was little way she had. Upon which, the old gentleman, with a sigh of resignation and exasperation blended, dropped his paper In his lap and said:
 "Well?"
 "Oh, nothing" replied Mabel, contin- uing the curling process.
 Then what in nation- Don't do that, girl! You're pulling me-"
 Mabel tossed the newspaper to the floor and slipped into its place. By the way, papa" she said, 'and apropos of nothing on earth, what did you quar- rel with Mir. Glidden about?"
 The old gentlemans thick pepper and-salt eyebrows drew together in a frown. "None of your business, miss" he answered.
 But I want to know"
 "Well, if you want to know, It was over a political matter"
 "I didn't know you ever went in for politics. Tell me about It."
 "There's nothing to tell. wasn't directly interested. You're giving me a cramp in my knee. Pick up that pa- per and give it to me and skip. Isn't there any place I can go without your coming along and bothering me?"
 Not any I know of," replied Mabel. calmly. and l don't believe I'm hurt ing your knee, either. It was about ten years ago, wasn't it?'
 That's right" said the old gentle man. Tt was in the presidential cleo ton of '96. Time Bryan ran against Mckinley"
 "Was Mir. Glldden for McKInleyY
 "He said Mckinley would win. I don't think he was ever for anybody but Glidden."
 "Well, he was right wasn't he?"
 "Certainly he was right. Oh, cer- tainly."
 Well"
 "Well, he made some darned imper- tinent remark, that's all, and not for the first time by many. Newell, that's all there was about 1t. Now, run along."
 Do you want me to pull your whls- kers again or are you going to tell mel"
 "Now, look here, Nab, you wouldn't understand. well, I offered to bet him to l that Bryan would be elected and he undertook to tell me that gam bling on elections was immoral and that an offer to bet was no argument and that he was content to base his belief on certain facts and figures that ap- pealed to his judgment and all that sort of stuff-reproying me, by grief!"
 ''I think you needed reproof," said Mabel. Shocking! Don't you your
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

The engineer who the famous Rocket of George Stephenson the first passenger locomotive to draw passenger train world is still alive in good health and celebrated his nnetysecond birthday few weeks ago at his home in Mones Iowa. Edward Entwistle is the name of the who has this unique claim to distinction
 Every effort made by numerous exhibitors in the transportation department of the Louisiana Purchase EX nositIon to have Mir Entwste go to St. Louis. he had gone to Philadelphia at the Centennial Exposition Large sums of money offered to him, and the temp taon was great the old engineer is far from being wealthy. Owing to his extreme age however, and the fatgues of 400 mile railroad journey, the offers declined Thirty years ago Mir. Entwistle had been officially invited to attend the Philadelphia Exposition
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

ways shot at the biggest hole and he won every time, until barred him out for q sure-thing sport We'll, while the boys were shooting Glidden came up and watched and presently declared that no known marbles could go through the twenty hole unless it was hammered through. I called him liar, of course, and offered to fight him, but he said that fighting was wrong, which is right, of course, and that he was right, which he was. I had been run ming the game in perfect good faith, but the board had got wet and swelled the wood since 1 tried it. It made me q great deal of trouble, I remember"
 Poor daddy!" said the girl, pity ingly.
 That was always the way with him." said the old gentleman, quite savagely. Some boys know 1t all and get let down. He knew 1t all and that was all there was to 1t. He called the teacher down once for spelling 'seize' 's-i-e-z-e' Teacher was sure she could not have been mistaken. She had spelled it sic all her life, but she looked 1t up and, sure enough, Glidden was right. He was good enough to in- struct Bill Somes, the station agent, that 1t was daypo' and not 'deepo.' Bill said that Glidden young one would get his measly little neck wrung some time, but Glidden himself was always the only successful predicter. He told me I'd get chicken pox If played with Lem Green, who was getting over 1t, and got 1t. He was the only boy who came to the Baptist Sunday school pie nic with an umbrella. He said he thought 1t was going to rain, though
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26
LOVE CHARMS.
Some of the Queer Superstitiona
 That Live in Sicily.

Some of the Queer SupePstftions
 That Live in Sicily.
 The love charms of Sicily are many and curious. One, very popular and considered very powerful, Is to put into an eggshell a few drops of the blood of the longing lover. The shell Is exposed to the sun for three days and to the dew for three nights. It is then placed on hot ashes until calcined, when the whole Is reduced to a fine powder and administered secretly in cup of coffee or glass of wine to the object of affection.
 Another charm Is for the witch to undress at midnight and tie her clothes up In bundle which she places on her head. Then, kneeling In the cen- ter of her room, she pronounces an h. cantation, at the end of which she shakes her head. If the bundle falls In front of her, 1t Is a good sign i; should 1t fall behind her, the charm will not avail.
 Yet another Is worked in the follow ing manner: Pieces of green, red and white ribbon are purchased in three different shops, the name of the per sons to be charmed being repeated mentally each time. The shopkeeper must be paid with the left hand, the ribbon being received in the right. When all the pieces are bought they are taken to a witch, who sets out to find the person to be charmed. On finding him or her the witch mutters to herself, With these ribbons I bind you to such a one" Then she returns the ribbons to the purchaser, who ties them beneath his or her left knee and wears them at church.-Macmillan's
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26
Could Not Fool Her.

Suspicion, once planted in the human breast, is quick and fourishing of growth. The couptryman, proverblal bait for the wicked, Is more often taken In by the innocent things than by con- fidence men and thieves. Of such a type was the old farmers wife whose story Is told in the Minneapolis Jour nal. The ways of the city were a mys- tery to the good lady, and she resolved to be armed for every emergency.
 The farmer and his wife were set ting of for an event In their lives, a visit to St. Paul. They had been eau tioned repeatedly by their friends to beware of sharpers. They replied that they would keep their eyes open, and started with a nervous determination to look out for confidence tricks
 On the way the old farmer got off at junction to buy some lunch, and the train went on without him. It was terrible mishap. The last he saw of his wife she was craning out of the car window. shouting something reproachful at him. which he could not hear on account of the noise of the train.
 It happened that an express came along few minutes later. The farmer boarded It and got to St. Paul nearly an hour earlier than his wife.
 He was waiting for her at the sta ton when she arrived. He ran up to her and seized her valise.
 "Well, Sarah" he said, I'm glad to see ye again. I didn't know but we was separated forever
 "No, ye don't. Mir. Sharper!" she cried. "I left my husband at the june
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26
HobsOn,a Choice

The phrase "Hobson's choice" orig. mated in an English livery stable. To- bias Hobson was the first man In En- gland to rent out hackney horses. It may have been through an unshakable sense of justice, 1t may have been through laziness, but at all events this eccentric stable keeper obliged all who applied to him to rent horse to take the one which happened to be standing nearest the stable door. And 50 the phrase Hobson's choice came to mean no choice at all.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

He not informed that his old engine was on exh bitlon and wandering through the transportation exhibition when he happened upon It. His joy at the recognition his old pet Is still remembered by those who in the and who accompanied the famous engineer his rounds
 Entwiste lad not 16 years of age when Stephen completed his plans secured charter for the ra road between Liverpool and Manchester laid his track and was ready to run the train. Enwistle recom- mended to Stephenson by less parsonage than the Duke of Bridgewaer whose steward informed his high that Entwste the best mechanic In the shops
 Mir. Entwiste in his humble home delights to live the old days and tell the story of the preparations and the trial trip the of which fresh in his mind from frequent iteration.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

The birth of male heir to the Span. ish throne has for the present simpli. fled the question of the succession, a matter that has been responsible for much disturbance in the empire, as well as in the rest of Europe. The trouble was acute so long ago as TOO, when Charles II. of the house of Hapsburg died, childless, after making Philip
 grandson of Louis XIV. of France, his successor This first Bourbon King of Spain was not recognized by the other powers till after long war, concluded in 1713. Philip, known as the fifth of Spain, proclaimed the Salic law the next year, limiting the succession tc his male descendants. His great
 grandson, Ferdinand VII.,-one of the royal victims of Napoleon's ambition was restored to the throne In 1s18
 In 1929 he married his fourth wife
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

According to a report twelve girls of the Chickasaw nation have written to college president soliciting his aid in procuring for them Caucasian hus- bands. They have described their pos sessions with a minuteness that would charm fortune hunter, and have made 1t clear that they are fully aware of the importance of presenting financial attractions before presuming to make other claims. While In a fippant mood this action might be construed as Il girlish jest or a harmless joke, there Is reason to suspect an underlying pur- pose of seriousness, an earnest desire to better the existing state and pro- mote future happiness All authorities agree that Indians do not make ideal husbands. Hiawatha was perhaps an exception, but Hiawatha must be taken with more than the usual allowance of salt, and everybody knows that Mr Longfellow In far of Cambridge did not enjoy exceptional facilities for studying the Indian in his conjugal ca pacity. The noble red man in song and story Is extremely picturesque as he pursues the flying deer or spears or an- gles for the elusive fish, but his nob,i- ity dwindles as be lolls in the ham, mock while his wife grubs in the fields and tolls that he may eat. It Is also noted by careful observers that how ever the Indian may rise to eminence in an Eastern college town and acquire large fragments of general knowledge his disposition on returning home Is .o lapse into primitive conditions and enjoy life as did his fathers before him. The Indian girl, on the other hand, profits more enduringly by edu- cation. She sees the white maiden maintaining supremacy over the white man, and notes with increasing ad- mlration the white wife giving neces- sary orders to a well trained and obe- dient husband. How natural then that the Indian girl should wish for herself so happy lot, and long for a transl- tion that would assure her a position of independence and comparative free dom from toll. The advantages or dis advantages that might accrue from this attempted assimilation of races 1t Ia not to the point to mention here. Tho question involved Is merely the tribute paid to the American white husband, the reassertion of the statement that in the opinion of universal womanhood be Is the best husband in the world. Individually he may have his faults and preclpitate a divorce suit even from an Indian bride, but standing as shining whole, the expositor of | widely recognized principle, he leads all mankind in the estimation of wom- an. Hence the credibility to be attach ed to the story of the twelve Chickasaw maidens and the pleasing reflections to be inspired thereby.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

Boycott against American goods ir China has been suppressed. The Amer lean consul-general at Canton reports a striking punishment for those whc tried to further It in that province The viceroy has compelled the associa ton which prompted the attempt al boycott to turn over the money in its treasury to a public hospital. Thus money intended to make trouble will gc toward alleyiating 1t
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26
THE DREAMER.

He builds as he can, as he will,
 In weakness or strength as it seems 1; And it is what 1t is; for his skill
 Is only the truth of his dreams. And his dreams are as strong as his faith, Or as weak as the fears that they own 1; And what to his soul either sayeth.
 That Is, and that guides him alone. So some ships that are stately and fair Go down for morsel of faith; While some thistle-down barks, light as
 air,
 No storm can move out of their path. Weekly Bouquet.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

The return of the bicycle Is predicted trade and it Is said that the business is picking up. There is no likelihood oi a revival of the bicycle fad of fifteer years ago, but the trade is expecting an increasing interest in the wheel al a practical means of transportation and recreation. The expectation seems req sonable. for it is noticeable that othel nations have not abandoned the bicycle to the extent which it has been givsI up in America. It still remains { healthful and inexpensive means ot travel and of seeing the country.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26
But No Ono Laughed,

At an old-fashioned revival down in the Ozarks woman was telling her experience.
 "I used to care lot for the vanities of this world" she exclaimed. But when. was saved I saw that all my 1nery and jewelry and trinkets were dragging my soul down into perdition, and took 'em all of and gave lem to my sister. r."-Kansas City Times.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

The daily prints are not without am, pie warning that life on the stage Is not all plaudlts and roses Those who read understandingly may know 1t is q hard life, full of disappointments to most of It's yotarles. There is excite. ment, 1t Is true and there are occa. sional rewards. But there Is excite. ment In a runaway with horses or q steamboat explosion and probably as equal proportion of rewards. While the public must be amused there must be someone to amuse 1t, but the hard fact of the business Is the supply of amusers far exceeds the demand and the majority of stage-yearnlng girls will meet nothing but hardships when they try to embrace histrlonic art or its amusing kindred.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26
WOMEN AND THEIR HUSBANDS MONEY

Women always telling tale of woe about the tragedy of not having any money they can call their and being obliged to ask for 1t from husbands who treat them like beggars. After reviewing the matter dispassonately con fess to sneaking sympathy with the men. Where does the money come from for the incessant de- mands of life Just now I am desperately turn ing over In my mind various schemes by which living expenses may be frightened Truth compels me to state that I have not hit upon any I know that have conveyed to my readers the idea that am economical and thrifty Far from 1t! I one of those pig headed ldealsts who are always working themselves to death and hay. ing nothing to show for it. Plenty of people with less to live on dress better and make more show in the world.
 Whenever I hear a woman boast of being a good manager I always take 1t with grain of Good ma na ppment comes In ubon
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

Count Boni de Castellane has ex- pressed a willingness to drop for . cash consideration his appeal from the decision of the court that awarded the countess a divorce. Bonl is such a self-sacrifcing boy.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

Did you hear that they were going to leave Chicago" asked Mabel.
 "No. Are they? I'm glad of It."
 All but Bert" said Mabel. "Bert's studying medicine, you know"
 Who's Bert?"
 Bert Glidden, of course" replied Mabel. And he's going to be quite lonely, poor fellow, and he isn't bit like his papa. Not bit. I'm sure don'twonder at you. knew him at high -Bert-and I think you'd like him, but he thinks from something he's heard his father say that you'd be prejudiced against him and wouldn't care to have him call. But I told him his father, with all due respect, must be crazy and that there wasn't an atom of prejudice about you. But he's the most wrong headed, blundering boy ever was and so diffident And I don't think should come you'll not be grumpy with him, will you? Because it's just a charity, with his people going.
 "Well, think I've bothered you enough. Here's your paper. Aren't you going to ask me to come again? Well, good-by '"
 Mabel danced to the door, smiled, courtesled and disappeared. The old gentleman snorted. But he did not resume his paper for several minutes.- Chicago Daily News.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26
All Union Members.

Hix-I see President Roosevelt advo- cates an eight-hour day for wives. Do you suppose they'll get 1t?
 Hax-Sure, If they demand 1t. When a woman marries she joins a union, you know.-Kansas City Times.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

We may as well understand that v will never be possible for Americans to get Englishinen to consider them re- fined as long as anybody on this side says T guess" instead of "I fancy"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

The United States Supreme Cour has been appealed to to decide th' question, What Is whisky" It will never be able to do it by tasting the stuff
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

Says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat: {: While waiting for your prayer to be answered try to get what you want yourself" In other words, dust of your knees and hustle.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

King Peter of ServIa wants to bor- row money. In the event that he can't do that he would probably be willing to marry an American heiress.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

The young heir to the Spanish throne has practically dropped out of public sight since his birth. He may as well be given to understand at the start that if he expects to continue to be famous he will have to keep doing things with uninterrupted regularity.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

When a young woman to whom a man gave his seat in a crowded New York street car said thank you he fell in a it. The probability Is that she will never repeat the rash act.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

The family Bible Is usually accepted as all accurate record of a mans age, but not so, 1t seems, In the case of Methuselah.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

Now and then some man succeeds 1T becoming famous without being made 30 by the President; but 1t Is a slow process.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

In Germany a man has been punished for sticking out his tongue at the Kaiser. The Kaiser doesn't like to be mistaken for doctor.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26
Uncle Eben's Wit.

Don't pride yohse'f too much on >yoh own opinions" said Uncle Eben. "A mule ginerally has his own way, but 1t don't make him popular. Washing ton Star,
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26
Hard to Tell.

"Is It true, pop. that cold contracts everythingf"
 "Yes, my son."
 '0Then how 1t is that a cold wave can spread over the country T-Baltimors American
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

One of the lawyers who helped to de- fend Harr. hlv is reported to have put in a bill for SlUO,O00. It requires some nerve to charge such large price for failing.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

It sometimes happens that other peo- pie have as good an opinion of a man as he has of himself-after he is dead.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

A London paper informs us that cro quet is to be popular in England thli year. Mollycoddle!
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

Married people should so live that the minister who performed the cere- mony will never feel like apologizing.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

AS to millionalres. many are indict cd but few are jailed.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

tion. Don't be coming any of yer con- hdence games on me, or I'll call q policeman"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

If women feared men as much as they do mice
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

Most women are proud of their abtl- ity to humble a mans pride
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-26

the Lord Harry only knows who made him a weather prophet. But It raihed all right. It had to-"
 Mabel squeezed his arm and giggled.
 You see, 1t wasn't just the election i; 1t was Glidden. And there were two or three others there and they agreed with him, and-I was glad of the chance to quarrel with him, if you want to know"
The Alaska prospector., 1907-06-27
Mail Carriers Strike

Butte, June 27-The mail car riers of this city went out on a strike this morning for more wages. They claim that it is impossible for them to live on the money paid them.
 San Francisco, June 27-Funs- ton, in explaining his refusal to allow soldiers to participate in the parade July 4th. says that he has lately received at least 20 letters threatening him with death for the part he has taken in the street car strike.
 Los Angeles, June 27-Francis Murphy, the celebrated temperance lecturer and founder of the blu e ribbon society, is dying. His sons are rushing from Pittsburg on a special train to reach his bedside before his death.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-06-27
Ice Melting On Mars

Flagstaff, June 27-From obser- vations taken at the observatory here, it appears that the ice is melting rapidly on Mars. Perci- val Lowell, who is in charge of the observatory, has taken a number of photographs of the planet, which show great changes in the surface
 Pougkeepsje, June 27 Cornell was winner in the boat race at this place yesterday afternoon, beating Columbia by nine feet. The race was witnessed by an enthusiastic crowd of twenty thousand people.
 Butte, June 27-A large vein of peacock copper has been discovered in the Amalgamated Greenleaf mine. The ledge is believed to ex- tend for a long distance through the Rockies.