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Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10
Wealthy Men of Colorado.

Colorado Is the State of vast indi- vdual fortunes, outranking any other State in the Union on per capita ba- sis. It has the further distinction that most of its vast fortunes were made within its boundaries not alone lu min ing but In the cattle industry, in realty speculation, In fruit, sugar beet cul- ture, potato farming and in manufac- turing and other mercantile pursuits.
 Many people of wealth have moved into the State In the last few years and invested large sums In mining cor porations, In the stocks of banks and other enterprises, and are not individ- ually known to the commercial agen- cles. Still another class represent the retired country capitalist who has moved from the section in which his wealth was acquired to Denver or Col orado Springs. His individual hold ings, too, unless they are In realty. are necessarily hidden from the regular commercial information sources.
 Who is the richest man in Colorado2 David Moffat, capitalist, of Denver. The most conservative estimate Of $l5,- 0OU,0OO was given by two persons v 10 would naturally be expected to 1xag- gerate Mir Moffat's wealth. On the other hand, from those nearest him. those who ought to know and yet would not allow an exaggerated estt- mate to be given out, the estimate was between S25,OOO,OOO and S3O,OOO,OOO. giving him an easy lead in the Color ado list.
 There are 10S millionalres, and If to these could be added the names of those who have left Colorado after making fortunes 1t could easily be doubled. The total wealth of the 10S million aires of Colorado aggregates about S260,000,000. There Is probably no sec tion of the world with population of less than 100000 that can show such home production of wealth.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10
EXPLORATIONS OF PIKE.
They Had Political Consequences
 Not Foreseen in That Time.


 Not Foreseen in That Time.
 General Zebulon Pike's explorations of 1sO6-1S07 had political consequences which neither Pike nor anybody else in his day could foresee, says the Re- view of Reviews. Although be was well treated by the Spaniards, his cap ture by them intensified the desire of Americans, especially in the west, to drive Spain out of Mexico. Written In 1908 and published in 1910, bis re- port pointed out the wealth of Mexi- co.'s natural resources, showed the weakness of Spains hold on that coun- try, and urged her expulsion by an American army If Bonaparte should seize the Spanish throne, which Bona parte did while Pike was writing, and held it for six years.
 Pike's report sent Magee, Kemper, Long, and other adventurers from our side of the line over into Texas and other parts of Mexico. More import ant still, 1t melted Moses Austin to get from Ferdinand VII.'s representatives h 1920 permission to establish colo ny of Americans In Texas, which his son, Stephen F. Austin, planted there In 1922. When the Mexicans soon aft erward drove Spain out the inevitable race conflict with the Americans be- gan, which eliminated in Sam Hous- tons victory over Santa Anna at San Jacinto in 1886. and the establishment of the Texas republic.
 By the annexation of Texas In 1S45 the United States inherited Texas boundary dispute with Mexico, and this led to the war of 1S46-1S4S, which, through conquest and purchase, placed the stars and stripes over the present New Mexico, Arizona (except that part below the Gla, which Gadsden bought in 1S53), California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado and Wyo- ming, and pushed our territory in the southwest onward to the Pacific. While the American and Mexican commis- sioners were fixing up their peace pact at Guadalupe Hidalgo in the opening days of 1S4S, James w. Marshall made his gold discovery in the raeeway of Sutter's mill, on the American fork of the Sacramento. which made Califor- mia knock for admission as state be- fore the politicians had time to organ ize 1t as territory, melted the search which led to the gold and silver strikes In other parts of the West, and swung the country's center of political gravl- ty far toward the sunset
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10
THE MOUNTAINS OF MYSTERY.
A Rhapsody Upon the Catsl<ills of
 New York State.

A Rhapsody Upon the Catskflls of
 New York State.
 Rips "Village of Falling Water" Palenville, lies at the base of old High Peak, in the Catskills, and from the summit, looking far out over a field of feecy, cloud-tipped peaks the gilded dome of the capitol at Albany losses back the sparkling sunlight which glis' tens in the silvery Hudson below AS though seeking to detain 1t in its mad onward rush to the painless sea.
 Side by side on the southern border of this forest mountainland, rising over 4,000 feet out of the valley beneath, stand as sturdy, silent sentinels Round Top and High Peak-the latter so graphically described by Cooper's Leatherstocking in "The Pioneers" Halfway up the northern slope of these twin guardians, from the rustic veran. da of one of the artistic mountain homes within the confines of the re- stricted residential districts of Sunset, Santa Cruz and Twilight parks. look. ing out over thick branching tree tops, natures color scheme presents a never. ceasing change. Beginning with early morn, looking eastward through the ciove across the valley of the Hudson to where the sun gradually wheels his broad disk up from behind the bold skyline of the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts, and through. lao tha vin play of thick cumulous clouds presents unceasing attraction. as their soften Ing shades silently creep from peak to peak, until, at fading eve, out through the glen westward appear silhouetted against the sky. massive banks of blaz- ing fires, a dazzling prelude to the mellow afterglow of the declining god as he passes out over the threshold of another day.-Four-Track News.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10
Hay Fever.

Hay Fever.-The disorder known as hay fever, while not dangerous, is ex- tremely uncomfortable. It resembles a violent catarrh, although It excites the eyes and tear glands rather than the nasal membrane. Some authorities at- tribute the trouble to hay, others to the pollen of certain flowers-notably the golden rod-a third group to tricksy nerves and fourth to emanations from mice, rabbits or other animals. Owing to the wide diversity of opinion about the cause, there is no uniformity In the methods of treatment. Here are few of the remedies: Local bleeding, aperi- ents, qulnine, tonics, iron, opium, mer- cury, digitalis, cocaine, menthol. am- monia vapors and sprays, besides spe- cial treatment for conjunctiyitls, rhin- ltis and bronchitis. It is doubtful, how ever, if any lasting results are obtained with these things.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

or her country sister; that Is the secret or her more youthful appearance.
 Nothing else ages one more rapidly than monotony-a dead level existence without change of scene or experience The mind must be kept fresh or it will age and the body cannot be younger than the mind.
 Few minds are strong enough to overcome the aging influence of the monotonous life which rules In the average country home. City people have Infinitely greater variety of life. They enjoy themselves a great deal more than country people. They work hard when at work, but, when they are through, they drop everything ana have a good time. There Is no doubt that the theater, In spite of Its many evils, has done great deal toward erasing the marks of age. People who laugh much retain their youth longer. 70. s. Marden in Success Magazine"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10
A Good and Sufficient Reason.

A group of convicts were working to- gether in an English backyard, when 1t was suggested by one that each man should say what he was "In for" Thereupon In turn they told their ex- periences. One had killed q man in self-defense; another had put another mans signature to check; while g third one had married another woman. thinking" his first wife dead. The only convict who did not make any dis closures was a man who was called "the Parson."
 Well, Parson, what are you in forT"
 T don't care to say. Besides, 1t was only trife, and you would net believe It."
 Out with it." said the others.
 Well, I'll tell you. was sentenced for not building a church.
 Deep silence fell upon the group. Such an excuse for getting penal servi. tude had never been heard before. and "the Parson" was urged to explain.
 Well, you see, a congregation raised several thousand pounds and entrusted the money to me in order to build . new church-and didn't build 1t. That's all."
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10
Gold.

The first mention which we have of gold Is In the eleventh verse of the sec. ond chapter of Genesis, or in other words four thousand and four years before Christ.
 Gold was used as money by the an. cient Egyptians at very early date. Herodotus tells that the invention of the coinage of gold belongs to Lydia, about 750 B. c. Authorities conflict about the first coinage of gold. Some say 1t was Miletus, and some the Per sians, but there are no records to show just when.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

A remarkable example of the skill and preciseness of engineering achieve ments is afforded by the measurements which were taken before completing the junction of the tunnels under the Hudson River at New York, under con- struction by the Pennsylvania Rail- road. It Is shown that these struc- lures. starting from the opposite shores and meeting in the middle of the river, have been carried forward under the river bed with such accuracy that they will meet and fit into each other with a variation of a sixteenth of an inch. In other words, hundreds of yards of sub terranean construction through mud and water have been traversed with practically no more variation from the prescribed lines than If they had been laid out on an open plain. Joined with this Is another record even more cred. itable. Although this sort of tunnel work is classed as extra hazardous and
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

sTENSLAND AND HIS PLACE OF CAPTURE.
 Paul Stensland's arrest at Tangier will serve useful purpose In dlspell- ing the popular impression which seems to prevail that criminals are safe from capture if they can only manage to reach some country which Is not bound by any extradition treaty with the one from which they have fled. Anything that can bring home to men inclined to offend against the laws of the land that nowhere In the world can they find safety from the averaging hand of justice Is calculated to act as a deter rent of crime, and Is therefore an ad- vantage to the commonwealth. Under the circumstances the capture of the defaulting president of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank. of Chicago, In Morocco and his surrender to the Unit authorities cannot be made too widely known.
 The fact of the matter Is that the principle of extradltion exists among all civilized powers, even when for one reason or another 1t Is not covered by any hard and fast international con- vention, and requests for the surrender Of criminals addressed by one govern ment to another are granted on the ground of International courtesy and comity, even In the absence of treaty stipulations. This practice not only prevails among the Christian countries of Europe and of this western hemi- sphere, but has likewise been to all in- tents and purposes adopted by Aslatic and north African States, such as, for instance. Morocco. Thus the United States has on number of occasions arrested and surrendered foreign fugi- tive criminals here in response to ap- plications from governments with which no extradition arrangements ex- isted at the time. President Lincoln In 1863 caused the arrest and the sur render to the Spanish authorities of a man Of the name of Arguelles In the absence of any extradition treaty with spain. Arguelles, who had been the lieutenant governor of a province in Cuba, was charged with a number of atrocious crimes against the common law, among the minor accusations be- Ing one to the effect that he had sold into slavery several hundred negroes Illegally brought from Africa. On the authority of Secretary Seward he was arrested by United States marshal and turned over to the Spanish police officers. who took him back to Havan- na for trial. A motion was at once made in the United States Senate call Ing the President to account for the matter, arguing that, in the absence of treaty of extradition and of con- gressional legislation touching the sur render of fugitive criminals to the Spanish government, he had exceeded his powers as chief magistrate. To this Secretary Seward replied to the
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

Though the waste and suffering of the wars of the last half century have been terrible, they were not without compensation. AS a direct consequence of some and an indirect consequence of others, what we regard as the benef- cent principle of democracy has been immensely promoted in Italy, In France, in Cuba, and progress, we may be sure, has been made possible In Russia. It Is not for merely selfish reasons that the governments of the modern world are very cautious as to the beginning of disarmament.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10
The last generation has been remark.

The last generation has been remark. able for its development of colossal fpr- tunes. It is well within a reasonable estimate to say that the combined for tunes of six great capitalists of today, fortunes which have been the product of the enterprise of the last thirty years, make a total of S1,100,0OO, 900. In 1870 it would have been difficult to have discovered in this country six pri- vate fortunes which would have aggre- gated $250,000,000. This simple fact is perhaps the most striking illustration which could be given of the extraor- dinary growth of wealth in the United States in a few hands. It should not be forgotten, however, that the wealth of the country has In the same time increased from $3O,OOO,OOO,OOO to s1O4,. O0O,0O0O0o. and the per capita wealth from $779 to about $1,254.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10
To Keen Young.

Never retire from active life If you can possibly avoid It.; keep fin the swim; keep the mind active; never refer to your advancing years or say lat my age"
 To preserve youth, you must have a variety of experience. The country woman at forty, although breathing purer air and living on more health. ful diet than the city woman, often looks fifty, while the latter at the same aga does not look more than thirty. Bst hss mind is more active than that
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10
STORY OF THE CORN COB.
Industry Began In Missouri Thirty
 Years AgO-Annual Output.


 Practically all of the corncob pipes used in the world are made in Missou- ri, declares the Kansas City Star. The annual production of more than 2,0O0,- GOO pounds means approximately 24,- 100000 pipes. The material used In their making is specially grown on thousands of acres of Missouri land. Many smokers In England, Germany and other European countries use the "Missouri meerschaum."
 The corncob pipe Is essentially Missouri product. In its present form, improved from the crude object whit tied out by the casual farm hand since corn cobs were discovered, was the In. vention of a Missourian. Here 1t first attained the importance of an article of commerce.
 Thirty years ago there lived in Washington, Mo-, village twenty miles from St. Louis, a German cob bier, keysmith, clock repairer and all- round tinker, Henry Tibbe by name. This workman owned small lathe operated by treadle, on which he made odd and ingenious objects. One day, while watching the laborious manufacture of cob pipe, shaped and followed out with jackknife, 1t oc. cured to Tibbe that he could make much better pipes on his lathe. He tried the experiment and little later was turning out the now famous Mis- souri meerschaums" by thousands.
 The simple expedient of turning pipes on a lathe was not the end of Tibbe's Improvements. He realized that the very porous quality that made
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10
The Study of Poefrv

Never before was there so much study of poetry and the drama. This Is due to the modern extension of edu. cation and to the spread of reading matter among the masses. Poetry Is not the fashion of an hour; 1t Is an eternal need of the soul-a need that increases with the increase of Intellec. tual Hght.-"Success Magazine"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

Is not wont to as- sociate a n y t h Ing but prosperity with the statesman who did so much to the shaping of the gov ernment of the Uni- ted States.
 That Hamllton's career was any tl.Hng but meteorl- cally upward is the evidence of his bi- ographers. Even as a boy the peculiar condition of his
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

As showing how the human race has succeeded in climbing upward during the last hundred years 1t Is worth re- calling that when General Pike discov- cred the peak now bearing his name he said no man ever would be able to reach its summit
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

regarded as exam pies of how men overcome the ad- versailles that fate places before them.
 It may be that these obstacles overcome have giy- en the men who overcome them a broader and deeper Insight into human ity, an ability to realize the real prob
 lens of the life they depict the
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

The Wall Street Journal Is the latest to follow James J. Hill In teaching the farmer how to farm. It Is a good deal easier and more delightful for a man who does not know blow from har- row to tell how to do It than 1t Is do the same
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10
Bookkeeping.

Secretary-Under what head shall put down the cost of the operation per. formed on the baroness?
 Baron-General repairs.-Translat- ed for Tales from SimplicIssimuA
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

A Chinaman has been arrested in Chicago for "mashing." Can there be any further doubt concerning the vel low mans advancement In the ways of civilization?
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

Some newspapers are so thoroughly prejudiced against Mir. Rockefeller that they continue to print bald-headed portraits of him, notwithstanding he has gone to the expense of purchasing a wig
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

The trouble Is that after you have mastered the reformed orthography of 300 words the reformers will come along with 800 more equally as bad.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

Nioh AiSNS. tAty dIpINS tAS more clearly. There have been exam ples enough in the lives of famous authors to warrant the assumption.
 Victor Hugo, probably the greatest of French romantic novelsts, enjoyed during his childhood advantages that have been denied to many of his fel- low-workers. He received an adequate education and careful home training. He had from his earliest years the de- sire to write. At the age of 15 he composed tragedy.
 It was when Hugo was coming to the realization that he would devote his life to writing, depending on his leisure to give him ample time for his work. that he learned he was abso- lutely dependent on his talent for livelihood. It was nc longer a whim to write. The grim ne sessity for writ ing stared him in the face. With the rigor and strength of a great charac- ter he determlnedly set to work to achieve the ambition of his life.
 The results of his work are the won derful masterpieces of fiction the world admires. In the midst of circum- stances which his strangeness made 1t the more difficult to endure Hugo worked out his greatness.
 The name of Alexander Hamilton Is so associated in the American mind with brilliancy of achievement that one
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

The captain of the American ship eangalore reports having seen an ice berg nine miles long and 500 feet high, but it is too late in the year to arouse enthusiasm with lie like that.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

"Cool as cucumber" they say. A cucumber isn't any colder than a cab bage, or a watermelon or an egg plant Where did the expression originator
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

Never having used tobacco in any form, Banker Nipple of Philadelphia might have lived to a ripe old age, had he not committed suicide.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

effect that the President had given up Arguelles under the rules of interna- tional comity, which prescribe as matter of courtesy the compliance with demands of this kind addressed by one civilized power to another, and he add ed that MT. Lincoln had likewise act ed in the affair In accordance with the spirit of the constitution Of the United States, which is not in favor of the principle of offering asylum to fugi- tive criminals from abroad, but dis tinctly ayerse thereto. A number of years later the Spanish government re- turned the compliment by surrender ing to the United States Boss" Tweed. although 1t was only some time after. ward that an extradition treaty be- tween this country and Spain was con. cluded.
 Morocco Unsafe.
 Stensland's case Is an instance of what may be done where no extradi- tion treaty exists At the present time there are in force extradition treaties between the United States and thirty two countries. With other countries, notably China, Egypt, Greece, Persia, Portugal and Siam, the United States has not negotiated treaties O. this character. This Is why the globe trot- ter finds a collection of adventurers In Shanghai, Cairo, Athens and Lisbon, although 1t must be admitted that these adyenturers usually are of class who do this country kindness by quit ting 1t. While many of them are wanted" by the police, they are not wanted badly" for their offenses usu. ally have been against individuals whe do not feel disposed to hunt them down all over the globe.
 A study of the various extradition treaties in force between this and oth- CT countries gives a fair indication of how foreign peoples regard some crimes. For instance, a man who com mits a burglary In the United States cannot be extradited from Austria, Ba- varia, Baden, Haiti or Prussia, yet even Luxemburg, of which. doubtless, the burglar never heard, would give him up for this offense. All countries with which these treaties are In force will give up counterfeiters, yet only two out of thirty-two countries-Guate- mala and Mexico-will hand over a person charged with having counter feiters' tools in his possession. All are content to give LID A forper hut a nor. son charged with fraud cannot be cas- fly extradlted If the property involved Is less than S200. Bigamy, apparently, Is not considered very serious crime by some nations. Naturally Turkey would not permit the extradition of a bigamist, and in only eight countries out of thirty-two is It unsafe for a much-married fugitive to be found. Even Great Britain will not give up a bigamist who Is trying to escape the laws of another country.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

Threatened with kiss, an Oklahoma girl jerked her head back suddenly and broke her neck. The moral of which Is In the application thereof.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

Nature always does things about right. When she creates a man with a weakness for putting his foot in his mouth, she invariably provides him with an adequate breadth of mouth.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

If you hope to succeed, you can't give credit to every man who asks IL; yeu must occasionally speak up. and plainly say no.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10
FIRST M. E. CONFERENCE.
Held Its First Meeting After Organ
 ixatton in This House.

In this building the Methodist Epis- copal conference held Its first meeting, which Is claimed to be the first of It's kind in America, after It's organization in 11S4. This house Is one mile from
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

Perhaps the man who invented seed less grapes will now produce water melons that will have handles to carry them by
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

The first move of a spelling reform in Russia would be to take cold chisel and knock of the skis and vitch's.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

It is quite possible that even the President will forget occasionally and spell some of them the old way.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

Scientists declare that the Arctic ice reg.U-, i.l extend until they annihi- late our civilization. In other words, If we do not get to the North Pole 1t will come after us.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-10

Carnegie spells kissed "kist," but the change creates no change in the meth ods of going about the matter.