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The Alaska prospector., 1907-03-07

mining property, was non-suite1 yesterday.
 Seattle, Mar. 4-There was a head-on collision on the Fort Lawton electric line this morning, in which 15 were injured and four may die. Passing signals were misunderstood by the motorman.
 St. Petersburg, Mar. A. The second Russian douma starts It's session tomorrow in this city. Washington, Mar 4-Archie Roosevelt, son of the president, is seriously ill. He is suffering from severe attack of diptheria.
 Dayton, H., Mar. 4-1he trlal of Will Dayton for manslaugh in the second degree starts today. The charge arises out of the Iroouis theatre disaster at Chicago. Day. ton was manager of the theatre at the time of the fire.
 Washington, Mar. 4-Congress has adjourned without passing the ship subsidy blll. Senator Car mack, one of the strongest op- ponents of the bill talked against 1t for several hours, until too late to be passed at this session.
 Gokohoma. Mar. An uncon t1rmed report was received at 21 o'clock that the Dakota had slip ped from the rock on which she struck and sunk, thus insuring the total loss of her cargo. The crew had taken to the boats before she Il n.
 Washington, Mar. 4-Senator Piles has introduced a resolution making the Alaska weather reports public documents. This was done in order to relieve misapprehen- sion regarding the climate of the Northland
 Tokyo, March - The Great Nosthern steamship Dakota was wrecked last night 49 miles south of Yokohama, on Sugami rock. The captain mistook Sunosaki light for the one at Jogashima. All the passengers were safely landed at Omimaru. After striking the vessel lost her balance and the stern plunged into deep water. She is leaking badly and probably cannot be saved. The Dakota
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17
1 IT'D ! SpRl1D ISSU

There is a temperance issue" in England as we'll as in this country. 1t is known that the leading measure of the British ministry at the next session of Parliament will be q licensing bill or a bill to revise the liquor law pro- mote the cause of temperance and re- move certain abuses from the liquor traffic as it is now conducted In order that there may not be too much re- form certain interests" arc organizing for work, The British saloons employ about 100000 barmaids. The barmaids and their families and friends are or ganizing to defend the institution and appealing to'the labor members to prevent injustice to the girls behind the bars" The proposed measure will contain some additional safeguards against Take" clubs that are merely unlicensed saloons and that compete unfairly with the taxed and supervised public houses The liquor trade is de- Imanding such legislation, but the clubs are up in arms and saying that the sins of g few illicit ones ought not to threaten the privileges of the majority of these establishments The brewers owners of buildings used as saloons holders of liquor stocks and bonds arc organizing to prevent 'conflscation' of their vested rights" and undull drastic temperance provisions. Or 1 the other hand, the temperance work CTS insist that system of local optior has become necessary whereby tho people of any locality might vote tl reduce the number or saloons or ever close them altogether, though no without compensation to the owners The ministry has admitted that steI toward popular control of the sa, loon is to be d feature of its bill. A present the magistrates, not the peo- pie have the power to decide whether any community has more saloons thar it needs or than is compatible witt good order
 Lively times ahead for England. Al so for this country.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17

escaped under the system which has grown up The integrity of the Con necticut manhood is such that it can be depended upon to resist the ad- vances of corrupt political enterpris- es. What is to the point is the ne- cessity for firm and we'll laid found ation upon which to rear the political structure Then the best government of which this people is capable comes logically and of it's own momentum.
 We shall watch the progress of this league with increasing interest. We hope it will aim among other things to make the small and the large townsmen better acquainted. This is a large field of useful industry When the one learns to realize that neither really wishes to take advantage of the other and that the welfare of old Connecticut Is bound up in the vel fare of it's towns, large and small, a tremendous advance will have been made towards real government by and for the people We wish the movement the best of success.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17
The Brook.

I come from sources pure enough, From fountains sweet and ferny, But heavens, what lot of stuff gather in my journey. go from places clean and sweet To places evil-smelling, And fresh contamination find Where man has made dwelling. Collecting, every mile I flow, The germs of every fever; For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever. I slip, I glide, by sewer and drain, And by the pulp mills sluices, And gather in my liquid train A myriad reeky juices. I chatter by the canning works, Where blooms the plccalilli, I loiter in lagoons where turks A legion of bacllli. I draw them all along, and flow With germs of every fever For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever.
 Puck
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17

that they did not desire to sell their lands, and under no circumstances would they sign any papers: yet these people claim to have deeds executed at Guajardo's house by these Indians The Indians all say that they did not sign, and the Indian interpreters used upon the different occasions each says that the Indians did not sign their names, touch the pen or authorize any one to sign their names or touch the pen for them.
 A doleful story. One of the many doleful stories of the dealings of white men with Indians. It is to be hoped that in this. case thu, will be right eousness and energy and persistence enough to undo the wrong.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17
4 WRONG TO BE RfGHrEp

Will this benevolent and bensflcent
 country ever be benevolent and benefi- cent enough to treat the Indians prop
 erly? Perhaps so. Anyhow, it is encour- aging that United States Senators Tel
 Ter, Curtis and La Toilette, composing a committee which was authorized to in-
 vestigate the affairs of the Kickapoo Indians, will soon submit to the Sen ate a report giving the names of sev- eral persons who are alleged to have dealt fraudulently with the Kickapoos who emigrated to Mexico. and who dis posed of their lands near Shawnee, Oklahoma. The report mentions d clique known as the Chapman Grimes-Contine people, and says that their conduct in securing the valuable lands owned by the Mexican Kicka- poo Indians was criminal and brutal in the extreme' It is recommended that a special attorney be appointed, who shall act under the direction of the Department of Justice in enterNg suits to set aside all the deeds to Kick apoo lands. The alleged criminal acts of the men mentioned in the report appear to be very hard to deal with  in the opinion of the committee, for the reason that most of them were committed in Mexico. The report says that the names of the Indians were
 vilfully and deliberately forged to the deeds claimed to have been taken in Mexico. They had all the leading mem bers of the tribe, or head men of the tribe. arrested and thrown into jail
 They then took a large number oi Indians by force and under guard oi policemen to Guajardo's house in Mus quiz, where they urged the Indians tc sell their lands, which the Indians de- clined to do. telling them invariably
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17
u1t1 NC

Brown says there is a fortune in he nut one there e"-Smayt Set
 Joney-What are you going to give yonr wife far a Christmas present.?
 Brown-She hasn't told me yet JudGe
 Mrs Rloodsood-"W Would you be willing 70 marry nouvean riche. Miss Paryerue-"Why, certainly If he had monev. Life,
 Mrs. KnaR (viewing house)--Oh. how beautiful! The magnificent view makes me perfectly sneechless!
 Mir Knag-I'll buy the housel--St. Louis Times.
 Grumpy tpcle-1s the child really precocioui?
 Friend of Family--Rematkably so; three years old and hasn't said q word-Fuek
 "l want vou to write me a play
 What soEt Of a play?'
 Well, we have seventeen specialties. Get nc ur enough stuff to wedge 'em apart Pick Me Up
 Well I'm glad that the financial i furry is over, and we all have plenty again. I'm sorry to say that a few of 1 ue have been sltipped. Will Noh lend me ten en?9-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 eStocks were all down q few points | tn-f19 " 'eHfHI IFPH Llle piHNFt-
 "The idea" exclaimed his wife Its 1 q wonder thev didn't advertise it as 2 1 bargain day"--Catholic Standard ant Times.
 Pa. what did the man in the play mean when, hA said Oh, my offence i' rank-it smells to heaveh?' T dare. say ne had just bought q second hand f gasoiane auto my son .'-Baltimor' | American,
 Mistress tan invalidl- Jane l thought I told you to make ohicker broth New CGok-~"StuTe, an Oi did ma an. Mlstress-"Well where i! ito" New Cook-'Oi fed it to tn chick ems ma am -Chioago Daily News.
 Natica-'Intrinst value should neve' heure in considering a Christmas gift l Phoehe-"It never does with me. Wla touches me is the thought that anybod1 should be willing to brave a crowd oi holiday shoppers for my sake Judge
 Why. Bill didn't know yo1 | drank Don't etten. but I'm gotng tc run ny own auto to-day. Then you
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17
Boil Then, Down.
Crhe Pittgburg Post)

Congress cannot, of course, put linn it to the length or number of White House messages. but 1t can set a good example i'll it's own proceedings. And it can lay down the law to the depart ments so as to improve the quality by reducing the quantity of stuff that goes through the public printing office. The people can see no good reason for le- gal and official speech to differ SC radically as 1t now does from that ob- taining in business and sc.2ial circles, There is nothing in law or the affairs of State that cannot be expressed n common speech and at reasonable length, though 1t may require some radical and genral changes in official life before this fact is fully demon started
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17
TIE eERNaN sl11IRs Ae4IN.

Smart as are the people of this rich and enterprising country, they find that they can learn something from the solid Germans in the way of ex- tending trade, and it is interesting to notice that even the French are being told that the Germans know how to do business. M. Jean Perier, com mereial attache to the French em bassy in London tells his countrymen that they ought to pay more attention to keeping and increasing their trade with England which is the largest for eign buyer of French goods M. Perier urges commercial organization, and an entente d'exportation, with the object of furnishing British customers with the articles they desire and not with those which French producers may consider preferable, further re- commenting tho establishment of bet ter-paid French commercial agents in the principal centers of trade, He lays special emphasis on the desira- bility of being represented through French agents, who should by prefer ence come from the same district as the goods which they sen. M. PerieI further calls attention to the com plalnts of English customers, who contrast the alleged negligence oi French agents with the fashion ir which their German rivals press peo- pie and do everything they arc asked to do.
 This is the story which comes fron' all the world of trade. The Germans do business with great intelligence and skill. They sell people what they want and as they want it. In conse. duenee, they are getting a lot of busi- ness which ought to go to othel countries, especially the United states,
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17
ONE OF THE BOOKS.

Tn few days it will be 1908, a year of fate. It will be decidedly interesting from now on to watch the fate of the .booms, especially of the presidential booms. One of them which is now showing new livelinsss and definite ness is that of Governor John A John son of Minnesota IL is now asserted that he will have the solid Minnesota delegation behind hlm as the cdndi- date for the Democratic presidential nomination. His friends claim that the delegation from Wisconsin, the Da- kotas and even Illinois, will also work for his nomination at the convention in Denver It is further announced that if he is nominated he will sweep the great Northwest into the Demo cratic ranks and win against any Re publican that can be put in the field
 This is brave talk, and the friends of candidate are entitled to talk bravely until they have to die in the last ditch or succeed in jumping over it and landing safely Governor John sons popularity seems to be of solid and enduring kind, and awhile ago he had the endorsement of Colonel Wat terson What he will have at conven, ton time remains to be seen. At that time there will be an opportunity tc look at some remains.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17

perienced. we would recommend the reading at this time of Dickens X Christmas Carol
 "FIe had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the To- tai Abstinence Principle ever after
 ards; and it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas we'll, if any man alive pos sessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of Us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us Every Onet'
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17
D. GNLEkEn FEET.

Chicago feels a proper pride in its Art and Beauty departments, and while it does not claim that the fam ous feet of Chicago women are either artistic or beautiful, it does think well of them How it thinks of them is set forth by the Chicago Inter-O Ocean, which says. The average Chicago wo- man has feet that are of practical use, not ones, twos, or threes, but hves and sixes, that support with proper dignity the beautiful forms above them"
 Feet that support with proper dig nity the beautiful forms above them are. it must be admitted, proper feet, Proper and substantial feet are need ed to safely walk Chicago's windy and wicked ways. With dignifled feet and beautiful forms the women of Chioa- go will be able to move along safely and pleasingly. The little feet of Chin csc women are neither dignif1ed nos beautiful The little feet Of women in some United States cities are beauti- ful, but not disnified. As dignihed feet are clearly the best for use in Chicago we congratulate the women of Chicago on having them.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17
4 MAN WITH I III lIoBK,

As little story which has been go- ing the rounds about MT Cortelyou, Secretary of the Treasury has not been denied or contradicted by any body, it is pretty safe to call it fact This story is that he had it in his power to reciprocate q favor extended to him when he was young by ap- pointing Edward S. Fowler collector of the port of New York. In 1888, when Fowler was assistant appraiser of the port and MT Sortelyou had just paved the way for hls rise in life to lis present high position, by attend ance upon stenographic school, he was given his first employment by the friend he is now able to repay for his kindness
 Friends remembered not and bene- fits forgot are perhaps more nuner- ous than friends ana benefits remem- bered That distinguished man ir public life has remembered a friend and a peneAt is to h1s credit and vii be 50 set down
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
Honors for Bomdoin.
lThe Kennebec JournalD

4 very high compliment was paid the
 Bowdoin Medical School at the recent meeting of the American Medical As soeiation, when it was rated as one
 of the five leading schools of the coun- try. This ranking is based upon the percentage of those who failed to pass
 the examination required in the vari- GUS States before they are admitted to practice The Bowdoin Medical School had very low percentage, and was ranked accordingly The association in sreoted the schoo! and found every thing very satisfactory. This is one of the greatest honors that has been con- ferred upon this institution for some time The others ranked in the first group are Johns Hopkins, Harvard. Yale and Tufts. Maine people generally may well be gratfied at this honor paid the cid Brunswick institution, whose rank is thus maintained on a par with that
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17

ft is said that thGyonly official woman iaAef in the world fs Nine. Jenny Por- cbet, who is in charge of tho prison of AIgle. Switzerland She married the chief warden of the prison, who soon after became q confirmed invalid. Mne. Porchet thereupon took up his duties and performed thelp 30 acceptably that when he died, SC evPnteen years ago the authorities appointed her to his post ton, She IS snlct discipinarian, with a kind heart, and has made the prison la model enc
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17

slBI saml9Wos pue iIIp9 eedu los
 A fashion writer says women could get along with half the clothes they buy, And It might be added that some men could get along with half the cigars they buy.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17

There was celebration recently at Sydney in honor of tho 1S7th anniver- sary of the landing of Capt Cook at Botany Bay, near sydney There was present at the celebration a remarkable link with the past in the person of d sailor rinety-flve years old named Capt. Charles He was able to identi- fy the exact spot where the historic landing took place, it having been pointed out to him in early manhood by one of the blacks who was present. He actaaliy conyersed with a native of the Sandwich islands who saw the nhascacre of Capt Cook According to this native, Capt Cook and his com panions were killed because they spread sorne sails to dry on strip of land reserved for sacred purposes,
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17
when Bank oE England Doe ra-

whent a Bank Of England note re- turns to the bank it Is never reissued. It is cancelled by having the signature of the chief cashier torn off, A days signatures thus detached often amount to weight of twenty pounds, so some idea may be gathered of the enormous quantity of notes dealt with in a day' $ business. After the signatures arc torn off the notes arc prioked off in the register, and sorted into the dates of issue They are then placed in boxes in the vaults, where they are kept for five years after which they are burned in furnace placed in a courtyard Ev- cry morning at o'clock this fire is lighted. and the notes which were res ceived at the bank five years previously are consigned to the flames, 4a0,000 notes being consumed in this manner every week.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17

The Boston Globe asks, When is a man educated? We'll, a graduate of Harvard can profit by post grad uate course at Yale.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17


 surely ought to be sober" Not much! Bound tp knock somebody out, and got to have an excuse. Slcng. '-Philadel- phia Public Ledger,
 Small Gilbert--Papa, didn't hear you tell mamma weN would have to cconomize? Papa--Yes, my son. snalll Gilbert- Well, you might be- gin by getting me pony then Say, old man, began Marxley, "that ten-snot loaned you--
 T haven't forgotten. old man. iii- terrupted Boroughs, Don't worry; I still have t in nlind,n
 Yes but don't you think it's about ltime you relieved your mind ?"-Phll- ladelphia Press
 Young man" said the old mer- chant t0 his lazy boo'ike.eper, indus ihas been my life-iong rule to be at my desk carly and late and-' Me, too,a lput in the bookkeerer sometimes I 1 gec there early Ind sometimes late.e--- Philadelphia Press.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17
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The average English woman is said to be two inches taller than the Amer ican woman, but she can't look down on her for all that
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17
sArrNGS IND pnINaS.

The largest percentage or organized workers is found in Denmark. Half of the population is union!zcd. Sweden is q close second With Germany next.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17

It is planned by London motor en- thuslasts to construct two firm motor ronds one from Shepherds Bush, the other from Hammersmith, to connect with the Bath road and other main ar tories outside London. The cost Is es- timated at more than $5,0Q0,0a0, and bills are shortly to be presented to Parliament authorizing the opening ol other boulevard lof from l2o to 1SC raef
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17

of the college with which it is con nected.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17

Ground chestnuts take the place of flour in some parts of France, and in this country they take the place of wit and humor
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17

Automobiles are killing squirrels in Central Park, but the sparrows seem to be smart enough to escape.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-17

The director os the Tientsin mint will
 establish an industrial institute in that city capital Of 100000 taels ($l5S,ioO), to be supplied By the mint without out- side assistance. The institute will man Iufacture towels, handkerehiefs, but toho. cotton thread and various other articles in demand among the Chinese.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-08-24
THE SO. DAKOTA STATE FAIR
Be Loyal to Your own State Fair, Ex-
hibit, Visit and Urge Others
to Attend.
HURON, SEPT. 9-10-1i-t2-13.
$40, 900 in Premiums; $4,000 Race
Program; $4,000 Free At
fractions.

Largest entry of stock ever gathered
in the state.
Special rates of one fare for round trip
on all railroads.
Special trains have been arranged for
from Watertown, Pierre, Aberdeen,
Sioux Falls and Canton. Yankton and
Chamberlain via Mitchell
The agricultural exhibit alone will
surprise all as it will surpass that of any
state in the union.
The Huron Commercial Club will see
that all are properly cared for. A new
l25 room hotel has recently been open
ed to the public.
Fifty picked members of the State Mi
litia will police the grounds under Ad-
jutant General Englesby.
The Fourth Regimental band of 80
pieces will furnish music the entire
week. Their dress and appearance and
class OF music rendered will alone be
worth the time and expense OF visiting
the state fair.
The amusement program will be the
largest and best that has ever been wit
messed in the northwest A few of the
features herein enum merated: Joe Jok.
er, king of guideless harness horses,
races without driver, hopples or sulky.
The greatest and most wonderful exhi.
bition ever witnessed.
The three great Anestos, comedy, tri.
pie bar bounding act. This is undoubt
edly one OF the best acts in the business.
Delbaugh and Meyer in a novelty act
consisting of Roman rings and the hu.
man elevator. This act at present is
playing the large eastern parks and is
brought to our fair under heavy ex-
pense.
Lojett novelty aerial act, Pollard, one
of Americas greatest jugglers, all Of the
above performers are world renowned
and stand alone in their professions.
Cowboy relay race.
Running three miles each day for four
last days for a purse of $3.50. Rider
changing horses at the end of each mile.
This race will be extremely sensational
and one of the strong entertai nment
features of the fair
The citizens of Huron have arranged
for an evening entertainment on the
streets of the city during the entire week
Of the fair, consisting of five big open
air attractions, absolutely without price
The principal streets will be illuminated
with thousands of incandescent lights
and will present a most beautiful spec
tacle.
Don't forget the date, September to
13, inclusive, begin TO plan yonr trip to
the South Dakota State Fair now and
make the week of Sept. 9th a week of
pleasure and sight seeing.