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Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

A respected business man killed him. self recently because his wife's affec- tions had been stolen. What of itf Nothing out of the ordinary, perhaps, save that the suicide left a note to the coroner, In which he recommended the passage of laws making home-wreckers criminals amenable to a punishment of thirty years Imprisonment. There's something to think about in that Of course, the self-murderer was cow ard. But that does not alter the fact that the man who entered his home and filched the wife's affections was worse than a coward. The innocent child who steals loaf of bread from bakery to keep her brothers and sisters from star walton Is a criminal In the eyes of the law. The crawling thing that betrays friendship and squirms Into a good mans home, stealing all that Is best and purest In his llfe-what is he7 Crimi- nal? In the eyes of the law, no. Scoun- drel? In the eyes of his fellow crea- tures-perhaps. A loaf of bread. A good woman's love. An innocent child. A cowardly scoundrel The law. The suicide was right There Is something wrong somewhere.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

ton grounds and others are being planted.
 Of course the exposition will have Its midway. in this instance called the War Path" where all kinds of con ceSsionaires will interest and amuse the curious and mystify the unitltiated. All the usual attractions will be found here, augmented by such as time and demand usually produce.
 The prevailing style of architecture Is colonial and the various state build. lngs are all near the water front, from which may be seen the broad expanse of Hampton Roads and the naval and In fact all the nautical maneuvers that will take place there next year. Many of the exhibit buildings and all of the State buildings will be permanent structures and after the exposition will be converted into hotels, club houses, residences and the like, so that the exposition grounds will in reality re- main as a beautiful and historic point of interest for all time to come.
 
 the entertainment of all who may visit the exposition at the Inside Inn on the grounds, which has accommodations for about 5000 people, and at the va rious hotels, summer resorts. private boarding houses and private houses In the following places which are all connected with the exposition grounds by steam and trolley lines and by numerous lines of steamboats:
 Norfolk, five miles: Fortress Monroe. four miles; Old Point Comfort. three miles; Newport News, five miles; Ports mouth, eight miles; Ocean View, three miles, and many other places of less importance about the same distance. The transportation rates here and from a distance and the hotel rates will be low and always commensurate with the
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

The object of the Jamestown expo sition Is, primarily, to celebrate the three hundredth anniversary of the first English settlement on American soil, which, as history records, occurred on the thirteenth day of May, 1907, on peninsula that juts into the James River about thirty-five miles from Its mouth. The little band of hardy pio- neers named the place Fort James, later James City and finally James town. That 1t may be understood why the Jamestown exposition will be held at Sewells Point on Hampton Roads in- stead of at or on the original site of Jamestown some forty miles away. and why the exposition will be opened on the 26th of April instead of on the 18th day of May. paragraph in ex- planation may not be out of order.
 As Hampton Roads and the imme- diate vicinity was the scene of the trials and trlumphs of the first set tiers, so 1t has been the scene of the trials. trlumphs and defeats of many generations since that sturdy band of Englishmen first landed at Old Point Comfort. At intervals too frequent during the past 300 years, the booming of cannon and the hissing of shot and
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11
Mexican Business Hours,

Some of the newspapers of the Mexi- :an capital have taken up an agitation for a reform in the business hours. Heretofore It has been the custom to close all shops and offices absolutely between the hours Of l and 2 80 or 5 o'clock In the afternoon. Some of the foreign stores have attempted to get away from this system, but the small amount of trade gained by thus doing away with the ancient "siesta" hour (now largely tradition In the capitaI) was not enough to pay for the trouble.
 The noon rest hour Is a reasonable one in the tropics, where It Is always a period of dullness and unusual heat, but there Is also the other side, In that the long hour suggests a heavy noon meal, which In the tropics more than anywhere else Is unreasonable But the principal opposition to the noon rest hour Is the consequent lengthening of the working hours Into the evening, so that stores and offices never close before ' o'clock. and often not before 3. This throws the evenings recreation into the night, so that no theater can begin a performance before s :45 at the very earliest, and the time of recrea- ton Is heightened into an "all night seance"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

shell have echoed and re-echoed along the shores of Hampton Roads. and as If echo answered echo, the sound came back from Petersburg, Cold Harbor, Gaines Mill and Appomattox, and faint ly from the long ago comes the sound of strife and the shout of American victory from Yorktown.
 It was on Hampton Roads that the most famous naval battle of the world was fought on the eighth day of March, 1S62-the most famous because 1t was the first battle ever fought be- tween ironclad vessels.
 It was at Jamestown that the white man first met the red man for settle ment and civilization, and where trust and treachery alternated till the white man triumphed and the red man van ished from the scene here for the first time in America an English marriage was solemnized; here the first English child in America was born; here the first trial by Jury In this country was held. Here, too, the first legislative body in America convened. and here was laid tine very foundation of na- ton which has stretched It's dominion and it's millions of freemen across the continent to the shores of the Pacific and to the fair islands of the seas be yond.
 It Is to commemorate all this and the phenomenal progress In education,
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11
THE RECRUITS SHOOTING.
It Provoked Contempt from the Ex-
 perienced Veteran.

It Provoked Contempt from the Ex-
 perienced Veteran.
 "1 had been on a spree for a week when l sobered up sufficiently to enlist in the United States army" said the high private as he sat at the campfire. "i was rushed off to the Philippines be- fore l was used to the feel of my uni- form, and next day after landing we were rushed up the country to clear out lot of Ladrones. l had never smelled powder, and as far as l could size myself up l wasn't going to do anything very brilliant in my first fight l can't tell you just how It happened, enemy for a while l found myself and veteran cut off from the main body and surrounded. We got into a hollow and 1t looked to me as If the case against us was closed.
 "There are only fourteen of them,' said the veteran after counting, and now here's your chance
 "'Chance to die?' 1 queried.
 Die nothing. You go at 1t and run those fellows off. l want a quiet smoke
 He filed and lighted his pipe and lay down on the broad of his back and left me to do all the fighting. had hls weapons In addition to mlne and though my teeth were clicking together I banged away and did the best could. Not word of advice or encouragement did l get from my comrade. When 1 had fusllladed for quarter of an hour the Ladrones withdrew and the veteran got up and led the way over to where they had been thlckest. There we found two dead and one wounded and evidences that two more wounded had crawled away
 Humph!' sneered the vet
 What's the matterT
 "'If you cant do better than that you'd better get detailed Into the com mlssary department. Why. In my first fight stood off 50 and killed 10.'"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

tremely attractive. The climate Is pleasant winter and summer. The hu- midity Is not excessive and extremes
 In temperature never occur, as an equitable temperature Is maintained by the constant but gentle zephyrs from the Atlantic and from Chesapeake Bay. Around the exposition grounds are clustered many points of historical in terest and commercial importance.
 The exposition grounds, after several extensions compelled by demand for space, now consist of about 500 acres, the landscape treatment of which prom Ises the most delightful and picturesque effect ever attained at any exposition in America or possibly elsewhere. and a 40-acre water space between the grand piers which the Government Is building, and outside of which Is all Hampton Roads deep and broad enough to safely harbor all the fleets of every nation on earth. The grounds have three miles of water front. two-and-a- half miles on Hampton Roads, and half-a-mile on Boush Creek. The two sides not guarded by water are in- closed by a barb wire fence completely covered and hidden from view by a dense growth of honeysuckle. crimson,
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11
HeaIthfulness of Maps.

Prolonged 40 winks" during the day are severely condemned by many doc tors on the ground that they affect ones regular sleep Scientists have found that, ordinarily, In the human being there Is the greatest vitality be- tween 10 a. m. and 2 p. m., and the least between 2 o'clock and o'clock in the morning. Long sleeps during the day interfere with this order of nature and sometimes affect various organs, causing headache. The nap of 40 winks, but only 40, proves re- freshing to many because 1t Is too short to have any injurious conse- uuences,
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

SENAlOR SMITH. number Of terms He was born in a little Michigan town and his father was a tailor-mu- slclan. The dollars were rare and the best William Alden could do was to get a common school education. He sOd popcorn and newspapers to help daddy pay for the clothes he wore. When he was 14 he ran away from home and beat his way on freight train to Lansing, where he obtained position as a page in the House of Rep resentatives. Here he became imbued with the ambition to become a lawyer, his enthusiasm and ambition arising legislators make and the pleasant liv- ing they seemed to have. After he had saved enough money he located in Grand Rapids and found a position as messenger with a leading law firm. They did not want him at first, but when they discovered the kind of fel- low he was they changed their minds.
 Smith was eventually admitted to the bar and became railroad attorney In few years. He saved some money, Invested wisely, and to-day Is well-to- do, being largely interested In banks and railroads. and owning newspaper besides He has been six times elected to Congress.
 One of the most beautiful manifesta- lions of Smiths character Is the fact that when money came to him he To- cated his parents In a home of their own amid beautiful surroundings in California, and from nowhere did the congratulations to Senator Smith come more heartily than from there.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11
REPORT OF THE REPORTER.

His Last Remark Ends Conversation
 with a Railroad President.
 Charles NJ. Jacobs the chief engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel under the North River, recently con- ducted a party of railroad officials and reporters through the superb tunnel on foot, says the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 At one stage of the program there was some slight delay and Mir. Jacobs said with a laugh to reporter:
 we are not very punctual, chi We are like little country railroad that I used to ride on.
 ''To the president of this road a re- porter went hurrIedly one evening.
 1T understand he said, that there has been an accident on your line to- night
 "'Oh, you do, do you? said the prssi- dent with a sheer.
 "'Yes, sir And the reporter waited, pencil In hand.
 "What do you know about this ac- cldentT the president, still sneering, asked.
 Nothing, except that 1t happened to the :15 train,' the reporter meekly answered
 "Well,' said the president, that train came in on time to the mlnute.'
 "'Are you sure of thatT said the reporter.
 "'Of course I am, sir
 ''The disappointed reporter pocketed his tools:
 "'I suppose he said, thoughtfully, that must have been the accident re ferred to-"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

The newspaper may be depressing reading for the young woman whose ambitions outsoar her conditions. In a single issue she may perhaps see the picture of a woman who has climbed several of the worlds highest noun tains may read of another woman who has achieved success In musical compo- sition, and of third who has written a popular play; and may read the re- port of an address by woman who Is a dairy commissioner, and who is ready to throw the light of modern science on the chemical problems of butter and cheese making. These varied occupa- tions with their rewards may make "the trivial round, the common task" scem flat and dull to the village girl horizon. She counts over her days tasks. She has been up betimes to help with the breakfast, has made an oven- ful of delicious pumpkin pies, and has swept halls and stairs. Then she has gone through the weeks mending and has ended the day by sitting for two hours with a sick nelghbor, and by at- tending a choir rehearsal. But noun tains and music, drama and chemistry these are all out of her line. Are they really better than her cheerful house. wtfellness and kindly service7 In the largest view of life, hers Is the nobler task. Music, drama, athletics and even applied science are the luxuries-the frills and furbelows of existence. Wholesome food, household cheer and neighborliness are the essentials of civ ilization. Without them we revert to barbarian. If we must choose between the woman who composes a symphony snd the woman who makes tempting lamb stew, the musician shall go. For tunately, there Is room In modern so- clety for all. talents. But as accom- plishments grow more numerous and al turing, we must beware lest we turn the whole fabric of life upside down by setting its luxuries above its essen tials.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

accommodations The best of order will be maintained on the grounds by the Powhattan Guards, who will look well to the safety of persons and prop erty.
 Most of the States have already made appropriations or other arrangements for extensive participation and most foreign countries have accepted the h. Vitatlon of President Roosevelt. to par icipate with their finest warships and best troops, while almost every avail able foot of space for exhibition pur- poses has already been taken by man.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11
ProRressing Finely.

Loyett-l suppose fellow ought to have a great deal of money saved up before he thinks of marrying.
 Marryat-Nonsense! didn't have a cent when I married, and I'm getting along fine now.
 Lovett-That so? Installment plan ?
 Marryat-Yes, and we've only been married and keeping house for a year now, and I've got the engagement ring all paid for now.-Philadelphla Press
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

The immediate and all-iznportant question Is not why the frequent wrecks are so destructive, but why they should be allowed to occur In the first place. Steel cars, of course, are better than wooden. but there would be no complaint of danger from the latter If the number of wrecks could be reduced In this country to what experience abroad shows to be the un- avoidable minimum. The mere pros pect of collision-proof cars In the dim future will hardly divert public atten- tion from the task fin hand. which Is to prevent the consequences of colll. sion by abolishing collisions.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

Young men of an adventurous turn of mind who lament that there Is no longer any real excitement to be had In the Southwest need only to cross the Mexican boundary line In the neighborhood of Nogales, Ariz., and go after the Yaqui Indians They will not have to hunt very long for all the excitement that they need. The Yaouls are brave, fierce and perfect gluttons for fighting, as the Mexican govern ment knows to Its cost. Indeed, If there are any soldiers of fortune out of work they can secure the contract of externinating the Yaquis. They may not complete the j"o, but they will have the time of their lives attempting 1t
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

rambler rose and trumpet vines. The great military drill plain on the expo sition grounds contains thirty acres surrounded by trees, shrubs and pretty
 walks A canoe trail two miles long and twelve miles wide runs from Boush Creek. which flows into Hamp-
 ton Roads. through the most interest ing and romantic part of the grounds. More than a million flowers, shrubs and trees are now gro~ing on the exposi-
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

Keep your thoughts on pure air in the home. Don't be afraid if It Is little cold. None of Peary's party caught cold all the time they were in regions away below zero. Pure, un- adulterated cold Is healthful. It is not all the time pleasant, but one can wrap up sufficiently to provide against the discomfort of It. That is easy. That is what they do with consumptiyes- wrap them up warmly and put them out into the fresh, cold air. It Is not the cold that hurts; 1t is the draft which disturbs the temperature of the body and consequently the equilibrium of the circulation. which in turn stuffs
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

Tradition says that the first lochs were made h England during the reign of Alfred the Great but 1t was not until civilization had progressed to the middle of the fourteenth century that their use became general, and only at the highly civilized period of the nine- teenth century that steel vaults, bur- glar-proof safes and such things be- came necessary.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

There Is man in Philadelphia who claims to have invented smoke con- eunler which In two years will save enough coal to pay for itself. The coal dealers can hardly be expected to en-
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

An Amityville, \. l., man has inher- ited s1,000,000 because he went for thirteen years without drinking a drop of whisky. It ought to be hard after this to convince him that thirteen Is au unlucky number.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

Some scientist has discovered that the north pole Is moving southward at the rate of twenty miles a year. Now If he has the courage of his conyic- tons let him go up to Winnipeg and open a fur store
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

"Blondes will be only history six hundred years from now,' says tho scientists. In the meantime they are poetry, romance, fictlon-delightful fascinating fiction. Feel sorry for the men of six hundred years hence.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

ufacturing and commercial interests, all of which speak volumes for the sue oess of the Jamestown exposition which will be opened April 26, 1907, by the President of the United States and closed Nov. 30, 1907, at midnight Willlamsport (Pa.) Grit.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

All Americans of the future, accord ing to one of the scientists, are to be like John b. Rockefeller. In other words, we are all to become bald, and probably there will be a chance for all of us to get rich selling stuff that we are to claim will make the hair grow.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11
Out of Proportion.

You don't mean to say" protested the cat, that you're going to kill me just because I ate your canary birdT'
 "I am, indeed" replied the house. keper. q believe In a life for life
 But you're taking nine lives for a ife."-Philadelphi Press.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

Dr. Dwight Hills says we need more poetry. There is danger h making such a statement too public. lot of would-be poets are likely to take the doctor seriously.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11
Her Useful AccompIi.hment..

"So your new maid used to be a ballet dancer? How do you like herr
 "She saved our lives the other night. The evergreen on the chandelier caught tre and she kicked 1t out in an in- stant"-Detroit Free Presa
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

however valuable lhese may be, Is found In the case of w illia m Alden smith, chosen Sena- tor from Michigan. smith Is AT years old and is one of the most popular men In the House If Representatives, where be has served
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11
Travel and Education.

Bacon-Don't you think travel Is a great educator?
 Egbert-Oh, yes; man would never know that car windows were not made to open easily unless he traveled"- Yonkers Statesman.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

"A traveller dropped bomb in a Rus sian railway station yesterday" He may have been a polite bomb salesman, who considered 1t no trouble to show goods.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

That Adamless Eden that is being established In Texas will do well to nall up a mo hunting" sign If 1t is ex- pected to keep Cupid off the premises.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

Mark Twain thinks the United States will eventually become a mon archy. Well, a humorist who Is Il years old has the right to think queer thoughts.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

up the capillaries, and there you are sneezing. wheezing, coughing. hawking. grunting and making yourself a public calamity,
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

It has been discovered that a rat has a sixth sense. Even with that, how ever, 1t frequently fails to discover the proximity of a designing cat
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11
He Might Succeed.

Professional Humorist-Wit should never seem forced. Now, never try to be funny"
 His Yis-aVis-Oh, but you should, Mir. Woodshlne. One never knows what one can do till one tries-Puck.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

When the Chinese authorities cap ture a pirate they separate him Into two parts, and he goes out of busi- ness
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

One of the learned scientists says that man is made of soap. Perhaps that is why he so often cleans out the treasury when he gets Into office.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

The Japanese do not like to be called Jnps, but 1t is not likely they will care to go to war about 1t.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

An ounce contributed to the happl. ness of another Is a pound added to your own.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

Dr. Osler's mother Is still alive at the age of 100, and seems destined to outliye her sons foolish talk.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11
SOLD POPCORN AND PAPERS.

Strenuous Route by Which W. A.
 smith Reached the Senate.
 Another notable demonstration that It Is the stuff" which Is in a man and not the cultivation by school or college,
Alaska sentinel., 1907-04-11

art science, manufacture and com merce. during the last 300 years that the Jamestown exposition will be held.
 The site for the Jamestown exposi- ton Is an ideal one. Nature and man Saye combined to make this spot ex-
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