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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-03-08

windblown snow sifted back and forth
as dry as sand,
Hootch making was rife throughout
the country. Illicit stills. scarce hid
from view, made moonshine for those
who had the price. 1t was a fiery stuff.
throat burning, with a strength Of al
cohol that bit Into the blood. The In
dams of Alaska quickly found 1t out
and under its influence sold the furs
that they had trapped with utter dis
regard of real value. Distilled from
anything that would ferment, it finally
became a menace to the whites, and
many a brawl and murder was trace
able to it.
To put an end to this condition Of
affairs was the intention Of Collector
Croker when he appointed Cameron,
and to-day, throughout the length and
breadth of all Alaska, while mi hears
whisperings Of stills close hid and drip
ping hootch, there Is no open breaking
Of the law. When he had QUILTED.
Cameron set out at once upon his trav-
els, and mysteriously, as word flies In
the wild, news went the length and
breadth Of Alaska that the government
must have it's own. Men made returns
and paid taxes that had slumbered
lightly upon their conscience for years,
and hootch makers hid their stills IN
derneath the SHOWS. The government.
personifed by Cameron, went far afield.
Men who had forgot that law can pene-
trate behind the bind Of ice grew to
remember 1t and obey.
Fifty-mile journeys across wastes of
snow are only little trips for Cameron.
and sometimes his days travel covers
a hundred miles. from one tiny group
Of winter-prisoned houses to the next.
His Is a life Of hardship and bitter
work. Camping at night, sometimes in
solitude Of snow that reaches endlessly.
he cooks his food. cares for his dogs
anc tten seeks rest in his small tent.
a man alone in IN eternity Of snow.
Often when the time comes for him to
travel on again-there is no morning
there-he finds that wind-blown snow
piles high above his tent and to his
call sees his dogs plunge out from
banks of snow, where they have slept
away their rest time in snow caverns
followed by the warmth Of their bod
les. Once, when the drop of mercury
had caught him unprepared, frost mas
tered him out and a browse crept upon
him that presaged death by freezing.
Scarce knowing what he did, or caring.
for the luxury of numbness was upon
him strong. he lined his dogs out for
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-03-08

The popular idea that all government
employees lead a life Of ease is justi-
fable to some extent. but now and then
one rises up and lives the strenuous
way, and one of these is John A. Cam
eron, deputy collector Of internal rev.
enue at Nome, Alaska. ~
Mr.. Cameron is a deputy of the dis
trict of Washington and serves under
b. d. Croker Of Tacoma, the collector
of the district. He Is a "sour dough-
that Is, he has seen the ice jam up and
freeze Alaska off from any intercourse
by water with the outside world, seer
1t rot beneath the climb of the sun and
wash out from the harbors long locked
by Jack Frost. And more; he is an old
time dog musher," familiar with the
winter ways and trails Of all Alaska.
His duty demands that he travel far
and wide. There are taxes that must
be collected, and until he. was detailed
TO his present place there was much
OF "hootch making" as Illicit distilling
OF arden spirits Is designated in that
land of SNOW.
The drift of men into Alaska in
search Of gold brought bits of human
f1otsam Of all types and from all quar-
tiers OF the world. At first each man
was a law unto himself, and all the
Justice that existed lay in the right of
might. The strong prevailed all over
Alaska, and until John A. Cameron out
fitted and started to collect the taxes
due the government he serves, there
was no n to see that all the laws
were honored and the tithes paid In.
Collector Croker knew his man and
Cameron knew the country. Their con-
ference was brief, for both are of the
West that was-few-worded, quick to
act and slow to speak-and when thew
separated Cameron was a deputy COL
lector of internal revenue. with all
Alaska, from the bleak north shore
washed by the Arctic Ocean to the
pleasant waters Of Chatham Sound :.
from where Siberia lifts across the
Behring Sea to Rampant House in En-
glands northwest territory. The land
was his to travel over and control.
There was no way to go except by dogs
and Klondike sled no way from town
to town save half-seen trails where
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-03-08
CHAPTER XIV.

Once more in the drawing room at
Berkeley Square sat the dean and Lady
Grace. They had entered the room at al
most the same moment, dressed to receive
guests. The dean gave a dinner party
that evening.
Four or five weeks have elapsed since
the deans interview with Sir William
Chant, and the sweet month of June is
close at hand.
1t was to be a formal dinner party this
evening one given yearly by DIR. Baum
garten to a few nearly s-uperannuated
lights Of the church. who came in their
chariots, with their old wives beside
them. 1t was not at all one delighted in
by Lady Grace, who called the worthy
people ancient fogies." Neither Charles
nor G Gertrude, if at home, would have
been admitted to it. Cyras would have
been still more out of his element than
they. Cyras, who would soon be on the
wing again for a distant land, was pay
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-03-08

than hen Skeeters are about Go
long. Doctor and with thar no uont
out absolutely alone,
fete is always ready to oblige. and
never happier than when the space on
AIS back, ordinarily m~ouopolized nv b,s
oIhclal bundley permits him to carry a
ten-pound tub of butterine or a co,1nle
OF Jars of molasSes. just to oblige. 1t
n for the money alone that Pete
works.
1t Is lucky he does not have to paw
Motel bills as he Journeys from place
to place. There would be little left of
the salary beyond enough for "skin
boots if he were charged for meals.
But there are no hotel bills on the
coast, and we are incapable of an Idea
so original as to ask Pete to pay for
anything.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-03-08
On the other Hand.

She-And do you really think you
cannot live without me?
He-You want the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth. I
suppose?
She-Certainly.
He-Well, l can live without You, all
right. If necessary, but | don't see how
you can possibly live without me.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-03-08

"Dere am one thing mob All want to
say befoh de c~ongregashun am dis
missed" said Parson Whangdoodle. as
he fixed his gaze on the contribution
plate before him, IAN dat am to suC-
gest dat certain membahs OBJ dis flock
git together an adapt a speshul brand
of button so as to make de collecshuns
mob uniform"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-03-08

Bleeker-What became of that au-
burn-haired girl you tiirted with at the
seushOre last summer?
Meeker-Oh. you mean the one
thought | was flirting With.
Bleeker-Thought you were flirting
with!
Meeker-YeS; she married me.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-03-08

Tommy-Papa, what is a consulting
physician?
Papa-lle is a doctor who is called
in at the last moment to share the
biame.-Life.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-03-08
Friendly Criticism,

DeAuber-When l send this picture
to the art exhibition I'm going to put
a card on it stating that it isn't for
sale.
Criticus-Oh, that isn't necessary.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-03-08

willing to Chip In.
Hell told your father l couldn't live
without you.
She-And what did he say?
He-Oh, he offered to pay my funeral.
expenses.-Half Holiday.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-03-08

New York City has to bear about one
thirty-thlrd of the entire fire loss If
the United States and Canada. In
June its loss vas S42i,OOO. rs compared
with a total of $13,950,65O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-26
Money and Business

The pendulum is swinging back in the money and security markets of the country. Confidence is returning, not hurriedly but steadily and in good order. There are no lambs, it is true, in Wall street, but the hardened cd rams there are picking up securities at prices that will probably seem next spring low indeed. The rally will be slow, wholesome and satisfactory.
 The truth is, the country is taking "the rest cure" after a long period of undue cXransion anG activity. II is resting uEtil cotton rNpOrts and grain exports start q tide of yellow money flowing this way In October of last year the imports of gold aggregated s5S,6S1 ,S9o.
 No frosts have lessened the corn or the spring wheat crops, and they are pretty well out of harms way, but all crops are late, and the money market cannot become easy until the crop movement is financed, and cotton as well as wheat shipments supply the country's financial center with ex- change In general way it can be said that confidence is returning. The price of, pig iron is somewhat steadier, the cotton mills are full of orders, and from all sections come demands for more labor. The monetary situation will become satisfactory as soon as the crop movement is well advanced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-26
Historic Legislation Impending

The cradle of the Confederacy may become even more historic if in 1t Is fought out the issue of states rights, which the war did not settle The civil war determined that a state can not secede from the union. Once in 1t must stay in. But it did not deter mine the rights of the states in the union. It did decide once for all that the federal power can coerce a state that tries to secede but it did not take away in any other respect the sov- ereignty of a state kept in the union.
 This is the issue that will come be- fore the legislature when it meets in extra session, and the subject may be handled in way that will render Ala bama deeply memorable and its capi tol building deeply historic. Every step taken in the issue forced on the state by the two recalcitrant railroads will almost necessarily relate to the sovereign rights of the state, and The Age. Herald trusts that the gravity and far-reaching importance of the issue is felt and has been carefully weighed on the part of the states authorities and advisers.
 If Alabama can devise method by which state laws cannot be held up until test cast has been heard in the United States supreme court she will have restored to all the states all the sovereignty that belongs to them-ali the sovereignty that they had not granted to the federal government.
 Let no one underrate the import ance of the extra session, for it is to handle a piece of business that will concern the state to the last day of her existence. But we need not cross the bridge until we come to it. We seem to be approaching it. but still it may be marked off the calendar by good politics on the part of the two recalci- trant railroads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-26

before. A gain of million spindles year would soon make this country the chief consumer of its own cotton. America is still far below Great Brit ain in the matter of spindles, and we are not gaining relatively, for Lanca- shire is building cotton mills even faster than the Carolinas, and all cot ton mills in that country are prosper ous. They earn fat dividends, and are content with the outlook.
 An increase of a million spindles year in this country will, however, prove satisfactory in the long run if the rate of growth can be maintained. Alabama is not doing Ter part, but per haps after a while our water powers and our fuel supply will be duly appre- ciated by capitalists eager to invest in cotton mills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-26
We are such stuff
Peace in Morocco

After all Morocco is to remain Mo rocco It is not to be annexed or as simulated or changed in any material respect, and all the fears that the linn itations of the Algeciras treaty would be exceeded by France have been dis pelled. General Drude has conquered peace, and nineteen caids have signed a peace treaty. These caids represent three warike tribes near Casa Blanca.
 The nature of Morocco is seen in the peace negotiations. for the Sultan seems to have nothing to do with them The three tribes dealt directly with General Drude, commander of the French forces in Morocco. Neither the Sultan nor Mulai Hafd, the pretender to the throne have any part in the peace treaty, although the Sultan may sign it on some later occasion.
 The tribes agree to disperse. The men among them who were guilty or outrages against Europeans are to be surrendered and punished. No natives within ten miles Of Casa Blanca are to retain arms, and the tribes are to pay indemnities. the size of which are to be determined by the Moroccan gov ernment.
 This simply means that a temporary <peace has been secured. The fanatics in that isolated and coveted country will in due time commit more outrages, and French troops will again be landed, and peace will not come in permanent form until Morocco is .reorganized as part of the civilized world This is not an easy task. for the three mill lions of Arabs and Moors in Morocco are not at all in touch with European civilization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-26
Immunity for the Alton

Reluctantly both Attorney General Bonaparte and Judge Landis have granted the Alton railroad the immu- nitv that goes to an accomplice who has been a witness for the govern ment. This immunity was the result of a promise made by MT. Bonaparte's predecessor. MT. Moody, who is now | justice of the supreme court. Wit nesses in the employ of the Alton rail road furnished the needful testimony upon which the Standard Oil was con yicted of accepting rebates on oil ship mepts. The convictions were followed in Judge Landis' court by fine Of S29 .240, 900. The question then arose concerning the guilt of the Alton com- many which paid rebates to the Stand ard oil, and the conclusion was reached after due investigation that good faith required the government of the United States to grant the Alton railroad all the advantages of an i'm munity bath.
 Mr. Bonaparte quotes in his letter of 1 instructions to the district attorney from the opinion of Justice Clifford in ! the whisky cases. Justice Clifford said: "The accomplice acquires only an equitable right to the clemency of the executive, which, as Lord Mans field said rests on usage, and the good behavior of the accomplice. who in proper case will be bailed by the court in order that he may apply for the par don to which he is equitably entitled. Should it be objected that the applica- ton may not be successful, the answer l of the court must be in substance that given by Lord Denman on similar | occasion, that we are not to presume that the equitable title to mercy which | the humblest and most criminal ac- conplice may thus acquire by testify ing the truth in federal court will not be sacredly accorded to him by the President, in whom the pardoning power is vested by the federal consti- tuition"
 The attorney general respects the spirit of the decision by declining to press proceedings against the Alton railroad, and Judge Landis instructed the jury it had no duty to perform in | that regard. This lifts the Alton rail road out of hole, but the government can find if it wishes to do so plenty of rebate payers who have no claim to an immunity bath.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-26
Lawyers Fees.

T do not recall that any of the mem bers of the present Birmingham bar have ever made any fees large enough to com mand public attention," said a member of the legal profession q once heard that Ben Hill of Georgia made fee of $2O0,oo0 in one case, and Bob Toombs went more than once high up in figures on cases under hisN care.
 And, speaking of lawyers fees, I am reminded of case, of which I read, in New York. Joseph Choate, one of the greatest American lawyers, was asso- cited with Jewish lawyer in a civil cose of large proportions. Lin the begin- ming MT. Choate approached his Jewish partner, saying to him: Let me fix the fee The prominent lawyer of Hebrew extraction or persuasion agreed, but was fearful of the figure
 The case was tried and won. Mir Choate handed his partner check for $25,000. The Jewish lawyer told him he would hand him his check for half the amount, Mir. Choate said No. that's your part. I have a check for like amount. Then the Jewish lawyer said: 'Choate, my good friend, thou almost persuadest me to be Christian
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-26
HOUSE WARMING
 AT KELLER HOME

Ensley, September 25.-(Speciai. )-Mr. and Mrs. Henry Keller gave house warming tonight at their beautiful new residence on Avenue F and Twenty-sec- ond street.
 The house was beautifully and artis- tically decorated, the front rooms were thrown into one and were brilliant with electrical effects. The rooms were hung with green festoons interwoven with ivy and added much to the Appearance of the handsome and luxuriantly furnished rooms fine musical programme was rendered by Halla's orchestra, after which bounteous refreshments were served in most elegant manner.
 MT. and Mrs. Keller were the recipients of many lovely presents, and a most en- joyable evening was spent by the as- sembled guests. Among those present were MT. and Mrs II. Goodman, MT. and Mrs Henry Broda, MT. and Mrs. l.. s. Bezena. MT. and Mrs. Adolph Well, MT. and Mrs. Nathan Goodman, MT. and Mrs. Joe Morris, MT. and Mrs. Leo Broda, Mir and Mrs. Ed Ceilings, Mir. and Mrs. M. Hirsh, MT. and Mrs. Van Ohl. Dr. and Mrs. w. w. McTyiere, Mrs I. Phelps, Mrs. M. H. Burger. Mrs. D. Loveman, Miss Maggie Ryan of Tuscaloosa, Misses Emma Kaufman, Jennie Loveman, Bessie Loveman, Ethel Burger, Rosa Burger Alice Philips, Alice Hirsh and Minnie Goodman; Messrs. Jake Broda, L. II. Hirsh, J. l.. Hirsh Louis Philips Henry Goodman, pr. W. D. Fonville and C. H. Mandy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-26
Perils of NeWspaperdom.

I am sorry for the newspaper men" :" said man in the lobby. "They are confronted by a condition which is not theory. A newspaper generally seeks to be popular purveyor of news, and the presentation of facts as they ap- pear sometimes offend one side or the other.
 Glad l am not a newspaper man. because l am sure I would offend somebody sometimes, If I would be truthful. The people are always divid- ed on momentous questions. and the loss of one or more patrons is bound to follow a statement of apparent facts.
 ITO be for or against an idea ad- vanced in public matters always means to receive displeasure, but, really, do not think 1t means loss in the final run. A brave newspaper is the palla- dium of common safety, and I always admire a bold stand when I am sure that the newspaper or the man who talks position is sincere in his uter- ences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-26
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
ERA1LrY IS STILL THE sANrx.

FRAILTY IS STILL THE sAATE. There's never any change in human Just put that down as true in black and
 white, For many years ago man had q notion Of what he thought, forsooth. was
 wrong and right. When Noah built his ark to brave the
 waters
 The art of graft was known to wicked
 men And cen the fairest of earth's daughters Would talk about their Reghbors now
 and then. In carly times the lie was found con-
 venient
 To cloak the workings of the human
 mind And persons of too trustful disposition Were robbed of what they had and left
 behind. The miser and the spendthrift weren't
 uncommon, The chap who drank too much was
 everywhere. The assnine. the vicious and the idle Were found in little punches, here and
 there. The same old types we meet today were
 living
 When Nineveh had reached her greatest
 fame The boaster and the hateful busybody Who's always glad to knock another 5
 game, The silly youth. the proud coquette the
 lover.
 The married man who wished that he
 was dead And rascals who in silken robes went
 riding
 While honest men were forced to beg
 for bread. No, human nature hasn't changed the Since Mother Eve and Adam went
 astray The self-same follles get us into trouble. We stumble in the same old-fashioned
 way.
 dynamite isn't dangerous" remarks a contemporary. Oh. mol Neither is a rattlesnal1e. nor a buzz saw nor a bolt of lightning!
 With an income of s1s per minute, John D. Rockefeller probably doesn't care how long the day is.
 NOT so BAD. He fell in love with a pretty girl Who said that she'd be true, But married a millionaire, alas. Whose years were sixty-two The swain was inconsolable Until the rich man died, The weeping widow then he took And made of her his bride The millionaire Is dead, tra, la, How pleasant things may be! His money keeps them cradled in The lap of luxury. Now that parasols for pomeranlans have been introduced, it won't be long
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-26
Cotton for the American Mills

The cotton mills, woolen mills hosiery and knitting goods establish ments, mattress makers and the like in this country took in the last cotton year 5,296,7S3 running bales of raw cotton The figures are official for they are the footings of inquiries sent out by the census bureau. They may be accepted as correct.
 American manufacturers are taking more cotton each year. The mills took in the previous year 4,S20,990 bales Actual consumption last year by the home mills was 4,9S7,623 bales, as against 4,909,479 bales in the previous year.
 The increased consumption is easily explained, for last year there were 26,242,4o spindles in operation, as against 25,25ooss spindles one year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-26
Personal and General.

Mrs. F H. Johnson and baby have re- turned from months visit to South Alabama.
 Miss Alice Murphy of New Orleans is visiting Mrs. II. J. Krebs at Hilltop
 A. R. Manning, who was so seriously injured in a wreck at the steel plant a short time ago. is much improved.
 Mrs. R. S. McCleary of Sidney, Novia Scotia, who has been visiting Mrs. J. NJ. Snow returned to her home today
 -..r. and Mrs. Joseph Tetlow. who have been spending their vacation at Atlantic City returned home this morning. Miss Maggie Ryan. one of Tuscaloosa's g most charming young ladies, is visiting Dr. and Mrs. w. w. McTyiere on Ave nue F and Twenty-fifth street.
 J. c. Murphy returned today from St. Louis, where he was operated for ap- pendicitis. MT. Murphy has fully recov- cred
 John Litsey is quite sick at his home on Avenue F.
 Wade Cochran is seriously i'll at the residence of his father, Avenue c and Twenty-third street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-26
CENTERVlLLE IS WINNER,
Last Game of Season Decides the
 Team Championship.

Centrevile, September 25.-(Special)- The final game of baseball between Bloc ton and Centrevllle for the season was played at Blocton yesterday in the pres ence of very large crowd of people. Intense interest was manifested in the game, as each of the two teams had won one game during the season. and on this game the championship depended. Up to the sixth inning there was tie, but from then on the Centreville boys had their own way. The final score resulted in 12 for Centreville and for Blocton. Batteries: Centreville. Jeff Jones and Hanna; Blocton, West and Lassiter. The feature of the game was the pitching of Jones of the CentreVllle team,