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The Alaska prospector., 1907-07-25

l U ' trained nurse. was found on the beach near here this morning by laborers. Finger marks on her throat and her disordered clothing cause the belief that she was mur- dered, but there is no clue to the guilty party.
 San Francisco, July 2O-Heney and Delmas had a serious clash in the bribery case yesterday, ex- changing bitter personalities. It is believed that their differences ences will end in personal con- flict.
 Tokyo. July 2O-A report has been received that the emperor of Korea has committed suicide. He was forced to abdicate the throne, and rather than face the people afterwards, killed himself. There is considerable rioting in Korea as a result of the change of govern ment, and latest advices report p killed.
 Mexico, July 2O-A dispatch from Tapachula, Mexico, says that Plutarch Bowen, an American, has been executed by the Guatanalans. He was kidnapped by the officials and shot on charge of treason ln noror,,p,onf
 San Francisco, July 20 Two cod fishermen. Joseph Planchette and Eugene Acosta, arrived on the schooner Czarina from the far north this morning. They were fishing off the Alaska coast in Feb ruary, and were driven to sea hy storm. drifting in an open boat eight days before being picked up. Both men had their hands and feet frozen, and their companion, Jesus Gomez, was lost overheard.
 San Francisco, July 2O-The telegraphers strike is now practi calv at an end, the operators and the employees having agreed to submit their differences to arbitra. tion and and abide by the decision of the arbitrating board.
 Sans Francisco, sJuly 20 = The steamer San Jose, of the Pacific Mail line, was bombarded on July 7ih as she was enronte north, by soldiers of the San Salvador army, who mistook her for gunhoat be- longing to Nicaragua No one was killed. al,ho ugh several were s@- verely wounded.
 Portland, July 22-The steam ship Columbia, while enroute north from Frisco to Portland, was struck off Cape Mendocino bv the steamer San Pedro, which was sou,Ebound :, and sunk within five minutes, drowning atout 150 of the passen- 2 ITS. The accident occurred about midnight Saturday. Tine night wa clear and a light sea was roll ing at the time. but thorgn the captains of the vessels made a great effort 10 avoid each other 1t it was too late when they sighted the other boats, and che San Pedro cut through the bow of he Coium- bia int1icting such serious iniurit s that she sunk immediately. Only few of the passengers of the Ill fo tod yaccal were saved The Sa
The Alaska prospector., 1907-07-25

Washington, July 22-Customs reports show that the total of the Alaska trade for the fiscal year amounts to $5S, S,OOO.OOO. Last year the total was considerably less, be- ing about $47, 100000.
 Nunica, Mich, July 22-Henry McCutoheon, resident of this town aged 50 years, became insane yesterday and ran amuck with an axe, endeavoring to kill everyone he met He succeeded in killing his invalid son, his wife and father and then started around town. He attacked Henry Mcclellan, a neighbor, and in self defense Me- Clellan shot him.
 Seattle, July 22-William Par sons was instantly killed this morning while riding in an auto- mobile which was being driven by Ben Grant. The machine was go- ing at great speed when it struck a curb. throwing Parsons out and killing him instantly.
 Bremen Haven, Germany, July 22-The steamer Kaiser Wilhelm is sunk at her dock here. The ac- cident was caused by imperfect slowing of coal, there being too much of list. and the rising tide caused her to. keel over and fill. She can be pumped out and saved.
 Seattle, July 22-Admiral Yam amuto, who for ten years has been Japanese minister of marine, has just arrived here after a visit to to Europe. In an interview re- garding the Frisco incident he said that it was only small storm on a mighty ocean, and that there is neither danger nor indication of danger of war between Japan and the United States.
 Shelter Trust Road.
 Washington,-Al there is no verification, at the department of jus tice of the intention of the government to proceed against the smelter trust there is good deal of talk about the "motive" which was brought to bear against the concern in the investiga- ton by the bureau of corporations
 There is no doubt entertained here that 1T the Guggenheim railroad in Alaska is finished to the extent con- tenn plated-4OO miles into the interior and across the tracks of the Bruuers- the power of the tr.-st will be increased by miliious of dollars, and competition there an else where will be throttled.
 It Is operations of this character there and elsewhere that are charged against the Guggenheim Morgan inter ests in Alaska that bring the Shelter trust within the scope of the Sherman antitrust law.
 It Is believed that the katalla road is owned by the Shelter Trust or by it's directors. aud the fac. would bring them under the Sherman law, accord ing to the decision against the Chesa- peak Railroad not long ago, handed down by the United States Supreme court. This decision was largely on the lines raised by w r. Hearst against the coal roads and their inter
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
OLD ViOlINs.
The Best Method Of Finding Ont
Their True Value. it-

The Best Method of Finding Ont
Their True Value. s4s.-,
Very often somebody thinks that he
or she has q small fortune locked up
In a fiddle case. The somebody does
not know much about vioiins, but has
heard or read that an old violin is a
very valuable thing, and because
grandfather happened to leave vio-
lin. to assume duties upon the harp,
somebody Immediately believes that
grandfather's violin is treasure. As
q matter Of fact, ninety-nine times
out Of a hundred grandpa invested in
a ten dollar fiddle and played "Suwa-
nee River" and annie Laurie" When
he bought it the violin was worth $40,
but since then it has been depreciat-
ing In value at the rate OF about 10
cents q year. From the mere fact
that most Of the varnish Is scratched
of and there are several cracks In the
instrument it does not follow that it is
an "old one"
If violin is good to start with it
will improve with age and good care,
but, on the other hand, poor fiddle
Is not benefited to any extent II 1t sur
wives a century or two.
Don't judge violin by the label
inside of it. Anybody can copy an old
name and date and paste 1t In. If all
the violins bearing a Stradivarius la
bel were his, poor old Antonius would
be working yet. More than half Of the
cheap. worthless violins bear copies Of
his or some other masters label. and
even some real old and good instru-
ments have been passed of as the
work of Amati, Guarneri, Magini and
other famous makers.
Any one having a violin with the Ia
bel of comparatively unknown maker
Is likely to be the owner of a more val
liable instrument than the person
whose fiddle is marked "Antonius
Stradivarius."
There is only one way to find out
whether or not violin ls living up to
its name, and that is to get the judg-
ment Of good dealer. II he tells you
that your violin is no good, but still
offers to buy it, you may be quite GER
tain that you have good fiddle. But
don't sell it. Take it to some other
authority and see what he says, but
don't make bargain. You will hear
from him II your violin is genuine. for
the supply Of valuable ones is small
and great rivalry exists among dealers
to secure masterpieces.
A great many people have the idea
that all the very good instruments are
the output Of a half dozen old geniuses
when the truth is that there are scores
Of old as we'll as quite modern makers
whose works bring very high prices
New York Herald.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
EASY DOOR FASTENERS.
Only One Kind of Lock the Expert
Burglar Can't Pick.

Only One Kind of Lock the Expert
Burglar Can't Pick.
"There's only one lock in the world
that can't open If youth give me a
few minutes at 1t, and as for ordinary
door and drawer locks. I'll open them
Us easily as If there was no lock there
Any expert burglar can do the same"
The foregoing statement was made
by an experienced locksmith Of Kan
sas City.
Few persons know how insecure
their homes are" he continued. "Few
persons realize that the average lock
is absolutely worthless for keeping out
an experienced burglar. The ordinary
door lock Is good for nothing but re-
minding casual business or social call
ers that they must ring to be admitted.
None Of these ordinary door fasten-
ers.' and that's the best you can call
them, will deter burglar two whole
minutes. If there's no key in the lock.
he soon fits one to it. II there Is key
in the lock, he inserts a pair of pinch
CAS uAu IL SCA oCSOAAuS u0S - OpSASA"
Understand me. am speaking Of the
experienced burglar. The clumsy bur-
glar is the one who gets in trouble.
He'll tumble around with lock until
somebody hears him. There Is only
one unpickable lock made. That's the
six pin lock used by the government.
It will defy any expert. There are six
little steel pins in the lock, which
have to be raised just certain dis
lance to open it. Some Of the pins are
one-fourth of an inch long and some
Of them half inch. II one Of the pins
lacks even hairbreadth of being
raised the proper distance, the lock
will not open. 1t battles all the ex-
perts."
This locksInith is so expert he can
open the majority of safes by putting
his ear to the combination and listen
ing to how the tumblers click into
place as he turns it.
II intended at one time to be a bur-
glar," this locksmith declares. II had
1t all planned out even had set Of
burglars tools made. Then decided
that honesty was the best policy. and
l stuck to. my ade."-Kansas City
Star
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
A FEW WORDS.

Don't say aboIishment. for abolition
is the perfect word.
Don't say wonCerment when wonder
will express your meaning.
Don't say "My politics are Politics
is singular in spite Of the final S.
Don't say people when you mean per
sons. People is collective noun, IN
the singular number.
Don't say flapdoodle words, for even
when properly employed your meaning
will not be so clear to the reader rs
when you use simple words.
Don't say receipt when you mean
recipe. The collector to whom you pay
money gives you a receipt. A formula
for the preparation Of food Is a recipe.
Don't say surprised when you mean
astonished. You may be astonished to
find Johnny stealing jam, but he is sur
prised by you.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
THE SHREW MOUSE.

Some Queer SUpers titiOns About n
Harmless Little Animal.
The shrew, or shrew mouse. as it is
commonly called. is found In nearly all
parts of the world 1t is distinguished
by an elongated, pointed muzzle, small
eyes, plantigrade, six toed feet and
glands that secrete musky fluid. AL
together it closely resembles a mouse.
but it is really not related to the mouse
family.
When at home it is either under a
pile of rubbish or in a hole which It
has burrowed in the earth. 1t is
nocturnal in it's habits, but perfectly
harmless, yet at one time it was much
disliked and prosecuted because it was
thought to be Il dangerous, mischievous
animal. Among tie italians the notion
was prevalent that the bite Of shrew
was extremely poisonous. The French
and the English believed that If a
shrew ran over All animals foot the
animal felt great pain and eventually
became paralyzed; hence if horse, a
COW or goat became little stiff in its
limbs the foolish people at once declar-
ed it "shrew struck" and the poor
shrews had to suffer In consequence.
OF course the "shrew struck animal
had to have something to cure it, so
an ash tree was selected, and deep
hole was bored into it's trunk. Then a
shrew was captured, put alive into the
hole, the hole was securely plugged,
and the innocent little animal was left
to die of starvation.
The ignorant believed that after such
an act the ash tree had power to cure
"shrew struck" animals, and whenever
an animal became inactive or little
numb in its limbs its owner hurried to
the ''shrew ASH" cut switch from It
and switched the "shrew struck" beast.
The smarting caused by the switching
naturally made the helpless animal
move about as much as it possibly
could, and in short time it was pro.
nounced cured.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
A Gallant Hixhwayman.

A highwayman recently held up a
gasoline runabout on the outskirts of
Rome. The highwayman stopped the
runabout with q shot in the air. Then
be ran forth from the tomb that had
concealed him-the holdup happened on
the Appian Way-and found to his sur
prise only a woman in the little car.
"Where, madam. is your husband?'
he demanded sternly and suspiciously.
"He's under the seat" she answered,
flushing.
"Then," said the highwayman, II
will take nothing. "1t's bad enough to
have husband like that without being
robbed into the bargain"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
COROT'S RUSTIC HABITS.
How the Artist Came 10 Live the Life
Of ii Peasant.

How the Artt;.t Came "a Live the Lie
Of ii Peasant.
Corot's fathe:: was little. dry. thin
old man, whose correct appearance.
precise gestures and short speech were
in singular contrast to the geniality
and jovial ways Of Camille. He was
the typical business man. lie wished
his son to 60 into business and apprrn-
ticed him to Il wholesale cloth mcr-
chant. Camille, who dreamed ouly OF
painting, conceived a violent aversion
to commerce and seized every Oppor-
tunity to escape from the shop and go
up to his room to copy drawings. His
employer was very dissatisfied with
him and complained to his father. who
reprimanded him severely. At last one
day the young man did not so to bust
ness and told his father that he must
follow his vocation, even II it brought
him misery. Seeing that nothing could
alter this decision, VERY WELL" the
father answered. Il will give you 100
francs annually-not centime more
and you will make the best you can
Of it,
Camille leaped for Joy. He imme-
diately made preparations for depar-
ture, left home and installed himself
in the little hamlet of Morvan. ut
farrier's whose numerous family was
crowded into the only room. which
was the forge. Corot there contracted
the habits of the peasantry, which he
retained ever after. He had no needs.
lived only for his art and found COM
plete happiness in it.
For a long time Corot remained 1T
the farrier's. satisfied with the coarse
food, happy in his liberty and feeling
rich with his modest allowance. En-
.dowed with robust health and being
,joyial by nature. he always sang while
he worked, and his gayety never de-
serted him.
At his fathers death Corot found
himself possessed of a revenue of 49,
600 francs. but this opulence did not
change his rustic habits. He continued
his simple and laborious life. Always
up before dawn, he put son the peas
ants clothes that he wore all his life,
ate his soup. lit his pipe and with his
box in his hand and his easel OF his
shoulder started for his work, his So
norous voice ringing out joyously.-G.
Chardin in Tutnam's Monthly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
The Letter I.

The name of 81" is in Hebrew jod or
lot, hand, and the earliest characters
representative of the sound closely re-
semble a hand with but three fingers.
Little by little one finger after another
dropped off until only the little finger
was left, and the letter became the
smallest in the alphabet, a jot or title,
that is, the II" and its dot being sy.
nonymous Of the most insignificant
things that could lie described.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
A Cause For Thanks.


Charles O'Conor once began all aft
or dinner speech in Philadelphia in this
way:
Il must confess that dread to make
after dinner speeches. At the most
sumptuous dinners, even at such din
ner as this one, If know that at the
end must make speech I am nerv-
ous, I have no appetite, find little to
admire in the best efforts of the chef.
In truth, gentlemen, can readily i'm
agine Daniel, if he was at all Of my
mind, heaving a sigh of relief as the
lions drew near to devour him-heav.
ing sigh of relief and murmuring:
"'Well, If there's any after dinner
speaking to be done on this occasion,
at least it won't be done by me-"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
Evolution of Chemistry.

The first chemists were the alchem-
lists, who for hundreds Of years vainly
tried to make gold by compromising va
fious chemicals. Chemistry was intro
duced into Spain by the Moors in 1850,
and the Chinese and Egyptians claimed
an early acquaintance with it. Howev-
or. chemistry was not a science until
the seventeenth century. Boerhaave
was the first to combine the study OF
chemistry with medicine, and since
then its evolution has been rapid.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
Gentle Door TaDs.

A story of extraordinary deafness
was unfolded at recent meeting Of a
medical society in Philadelphia. An
elderly woman. exceedingly hard Of
hearing, lived near the river. One aft
ernoon a warship fred a salute of ten
guns. The woman, alone in her little
house, waited until the booming ceas-
ed. Then she smoothed her dress,
brushed her hair back in quaint man
ner and said sweetly, Come mar
Ronaut.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11

John Bright was once asked how it
was that Pitt made one Of his finest
speeches after drinking two bottles Of
port. John Bright was, as usual. equal
to the occasion. He pointed out that
verbatim reporting was unknown in
those days. and he suggested that the
other members of the house. on whose
opinion Pitts reputation largely de.
pended, had probably drunk three bot
tiles.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
A Joyous Moment.

'"There is my last poem," said the
young but melancholy contributor. ."
"Thank the Lord" replied the dig
nified editor as he chung to his chair
that he might not dance hornpipe.-
Detroit Free Press
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
A Bad Case.

s. "What's the matter. DEAR" asked
the doctors wife. care you worried
about Mr.. Poorley's case?"
EYES," replied the doctor.
"And is there no hope?"
Every little. He says he doesn't ex-
pect to leave enough to pay more than
one-third of my bill."-Answers.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
Common Now.

Silver forks are to be used at Rock
away and West Point hotels during the
coming sumnler.-Volume I. No. l, New
York Morning Herald, May 8, 1885. :.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11

The consciousness of clean linen Is
Of itself source Of moral strength Sec
ond only to that Of a clean conscience.
Phelps.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11

We. live by reposing trust In each
other-Pliny.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-05
COOKIES WIFE
RETURNS HOME
TO H[MPSTEAD
Townspeople Disappolnt-
ed that Eloping Minis
ter Was Not Found

NEW YORK, May Airs. Jere
Knode Cooke. wife Of the rector Of St
Georges Church who elOped with
Floretta Whaley. his heiress ward. re-
turned Unexpectedly TO her old home
in Hampstead late today She was so
weakened by the strain she has under
gone that when she reached the house,
after a long walk from the station,
she collapsed at the threshold.
NV God, my beautiful home" SIZE
exclaimed as she reached the door
and fell in a faint She was carried
inside and physicians worked over her
for some time before she could be re-
Vived.
There was great disappointment in
Hampstead today when Il was learned
that the man and girl seen at Peeks-
kill by the police We're not Cooke and
the missing heiress. The pursuit will
be kept up. however. and now that
they are armed with the warrant
which Mrs. Whaley. grandmother of
Floretta, swore to. request will be
made of the authorities throughout the
country to arrest the clippers at any
place they may be found. 1t is be-
lieved that with the steps which have
been taken to apprehend them they
cannot long elude arrest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-05
CONSUELO WELCOMED
BACK into SOCIETY

LONDON, MAY 4-The Duchess Of
Marlborough, formerly ConsueIo Wander
bilt. is again appearing in society. fol
lowing her separation from the duke
She chose for her return to the social
whirl from which she voluntarily ban
ished herself when her marital troubles
became acute, ball given by Lady
Dickson POynder in honor of the Duke
and Duchess OF Connaught.
The American duchess" was given a
notable welcome by the royal pair and
was the recipient Of many honors and
attentions from others OF her former
friends and acQUaintances. EQUAL 10
the emergency. the duchess had pre-
pared for the affair by planning one OF
her most charming costumes and main
tanned her reputation OF being one of
the best dressed women in London So
Ciety.
The duchess has changed her Mans
and will not make her CONTEMPLATED
visit TO the United States at ;.resent
She has taken until autumn a hous,, in
nottingham. where she will spend tbe
summer with her two sons. The health
OF the younger boy, Lord Ivor Church
ILL., Is said to necessitate such a course.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-05
.GIERS TO Be BURIED
IN DECATUR, ALA.

The body of Charles ]. Giers, the War
Department clerk who plunged TO his
death down a stairway well. shortly be-
fore noon yesterday, will be taken to
Decatur, Ala, for interment this morn
ing
Mr.. Giers, who had been an employee
Of the Government for twenty-three
years, met his death while walking
down one of the corridors in the State,
War and Navy building. He had for
many years been a sufferer with loco
motor-ataxia. and it was while trying to
walk without the aid Of his crutches
that he lost his balance. and fell over
the banister Of a stairway well to the
basement. four floors below. Death was
instantaneous.
The body was taken to the emergency
room OF the building, where Coroner
hewitt gave a certificate OF accidental
death. The body was removed to Lees
undertaking establishment, from which
place IL will be shipped to Mr.. Giers'
former home, in the South.
Mr.. Giers. who lived at 1923 c. street
northwest. Is survived by his wife and a
sister, Mrs. Crandall. the wife of Colonel
Crandall, Of Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-05
THERAPEUTIC CLUB
GUESTS AT DINNER

The Therapeutic Society OF the District
OF Columbia gave a banquet last night
at Freund's, SIS Tenth street northwest,
20 the visiting members OF the American
Therapeutic Society, which began its
eighth annual meeting at the Raleigh
Hotel yesterday.
About forty well-knOwn physicians
from Washington and other cities OF
the country were present, and many
short speeches were made on subjects
affecting The work and interests Of the
organization. Among the speakers were
DR.. Harvey ". Wiley. Dr. Robert Rey-
burn, president Of the society; DR.. Fred
erick II. Gerrish. Portland. Ne; DR..
Francis NJ. Pottenger, Los Angeles. AMI
DR.. c. H. Hughes. ST. Louis. No.
The association will meet tomorro-v
and Tuesday. The morning session to-
morrow will be devotedGto the readirS
Of papers on scientific and technical
questions. Tomorrow afternoon the
reading OF such papers will be con-
tinued.
Tomorrow evening at $50 o'clock the
members Of the association will be e.
tertained at a reception given by Or
Reyburn, the president at his home, Z129
/ street northwest.