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Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07
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Out of Great TribuIation.

To look on with patience at inevi- table suffering often requires more courage than to endure it. But when the spirit rises to the height where 1t can see even thepainrac acked life it loves as part of a divine plan,-mysterious but gracious, is no finer heroism in the world.
 A working man found that his eye sight was falling, and presently he be- came totally blind. He was in middle life, and physically in full yigor. He had small income, and he and his wife left the city of their birth, took a tiny cottage In a village, and began ad- justing their lives to the new condi- tions.
 In a year another blow fell. Con- plete deafness came upon him. So, cut off from sight and sound, he took up the strange solitary life which the blind and deaf must lead.
 He speedily developed a splendid temper-more active than resignation and more peaceful than hope. His coun- tenance was not gloomy, but radiant. You will perhaps think that I get tired of doing nothing," he wrote, but the time Is too short for all 1 want to do."
 He began to learn the world anew by the senses of smell and touch. Out of this new knowledge, and the medita- tion which his condition forced upon him, he built up a wonderful belief in the goodness and the wisdom of God.
 Beside him in all the months of fierce trial stood his wife. Every pang he felt was a sword thrust In her lov- ing heart. Every perplexity for him was doubly dark for her. Even ths ordinary domestic life had It's duties trebled for her; for she must do his tasks and her own. and must find time and strength to serve his needs, to guide his darkened steps, and to speak to his spirit, in spite of the sealed ears.
 But out of the fiery trial she came like one transfigured. She learned to see his pain through his own patience. She moved as one who bears aloft a torch. She spoke as If she sang. The woman who had been always a devoted and cheerful wife became a heroine and saint.
 As one saw her, one realized for the first time the full meaning of the words, "These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. b."-Youths Con- panion.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07
Distinguishing the Smiths.

Fate tried to conceal him by nam- Ing him Smith," says Oliver Wendell Holmes of the author of My Country, Iris of Thee" Fortune tried the same trick with a great many inhabitants of Long Island, but was foiled by native Ingenuity. Mir. Furman in his An tiqulties" tells of the way by which various Smith families were deslg- mated.
 There were many Smiths among the early settlers of the island, and 1t soon became necessary to adopt some means of distinguishing them.
 The Rock" Smiths were so called because their ancestor built his first house against a huge boulder, which still remains In the highway of his town. The grandfather of the Blue" Smiths always wore blue cloth coat. The first settler of the 'sTangier" Smith branch was an English governor of Tangier during the reign of Charles II, who came to this country In 16S6.
 The "Bull' Smiths are the most nu- merouS or the name. IL IS said there are more than one thousand male de- scendants of this branch. Their con- mon ancestor won his title from having once used bull In harness instead of a horse. The "Weight" Smiths original ly owned the only set Of weights and scales In the neighborhood, and all the farmers of the country round resorted to them for the purpose of weighing.
 These various appellatlons became firmly fixed as family names. When an inquiry was made of man, woman or child concerning the Smiths, the an- swer was invariably:
 (Which do you mean, the Rock, Blue, Bull, Tangler or the Weight Smiths?"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07
Influence.

Every step of inward progress makes Us worth more to the world and to ev- cry cause with which we may be iden- tifled. The road to influence is simply the highway of duty and loyalty. Let one press nearer to Christ and open his nature more widely to admit the energy of Christ, and, whether he knows 1t or not-lt Is better, perhaps, If le does not know 1.-the will cer- tainly be growing in power for God with men, and for men with God Stalker.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07
THE REAL SPY.

Recently, In Coopertown, N. Y., was held a weeks centennial literary cele bration in honor of James Fenimore Cooper To those who hold the authors works In beloved memory the follow Ing account of one of his characters may prove interesting. The description Is taken from an article by Mir MIL Ter, entitled "A Spy of the Neutral Ground" published In the New England Magazine.
 The chief interest of the Spy" cen ters about the figure of Harvey Birch, who plays his part In the book as one of the prominent spies of the Reyolu- tion.
 At the time the novel was published In 1921, there was much speculation In regard to this hero, and to this day the world at large regards Birch as a creature of pure fiction. The character, however, was taken from the living fact
 Enoch Crosby was born in a Massa- chusetts village In 1150. Soon after his birth his family removed to Carmel, N. T., where the boy grew up to be cordwainer, or shoemaker He was pronounced Whig, and when the Revo- lution began, took active service.
 Westchester County, N. T., was call ed "The Neutral Ground" as 1t lay be- tween the opposing armies, It was region of disorder, ravaged by rene gades and refugees who laid waste the land. As Cooper makes one of hls characters say, "The law of the Neutral Ground Is the law of the strongest" It was to capture a party of such narau- ders that Paulding, Williams and Van wart were lurking when they surprised Andre.
 Enoch Crosby, an intelligent, reti- cent young man of 27, was crossing this tract at one time when he met man who took him for Tory, and invited him to his house, where was gathered company of royalists.
 The cordwalner remained until he had possession of a store of Tory se- crets. Then he made his way to White Plains, where he told his story to John Jay, who at that time was a member of the Committee of Safety. This was the beginning of Crosby's career as a spy.
 Finding that the young man had spe- cal aptitude for the service, Washing ton advanced him, until he became one of the most important agents In secret work. He led life of sacrifice and danger, and from the various parts he had to play without explanation, was dlstrusted by his friends. When the war was over, John Jay asked Con- gress for an appropriation in recogni- ton of Crosby's valuable services. This was granted, but to Jays astonlshment, Crosby refused to accept 1t.
 Tt was not for gold I served my country" he said. The country has need of all its means. I can gain livelihood In various ways"
 Enoch Crosby lived the rest of his days in Carmel, where he became one of the leading men of the town. In 1927 he visited New York City. Coop CTS romance of the Spy" was then fill Ing the theater, and the old patriot went to see the play. He was recog- nized, introduced to the audience as the real spy, and received a tremendous ovation.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07

A magazine devoted to motoring in terests prints an article on "Wher Automobilists May Spend the Sum mer." We have already heard of sev eral who will spend it In a woodeI overcoat six feet underground.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07

General Shuts, Boer War veteran reports an interesting explanation O the agricultural depression in Soutl Africa. In recent speech he said tha an old man remarked to him that "th' fault of the Transvaal is that tn, ground Is too low; you have to bent your back to work"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07
Look on tho Bright Side.

Look on the bright side of all things. Believe that the best offering that you can make God Is to appreciate to the full what He sends of good. and bear what He allows of evil, like child who believes In all his fathers deal lngs with 1t, whether he understands them or not.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07
The Star of Love.

o, help us, Jesus, to conform
 Our spirits, thoughts and life to Thine Beyond this earthly strife and storm,
 o, make Thy star of love to shine
 When we are sinking In the brine Of doubt and care-O, come that we
 As Peter did, may safe resign Our sinking helplessness to Thee. -C. D. Halpine.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07
First Principles. of Holiness,

It is fatal mistake to suppose that we cannot be holy except on the con- dition of situation and circumstances in life such as shall suit ourselves
 It Is one of the first principles of holi. ness to leave our times and our places, our going out and our coming in, our wasted and our goodly heritage entire ly with the Lord. Here, o Lord, hast
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07
Egypt's Population Large.

Census returns show that the total population of Egypt, exclusive of mo- mad Bedoulns, is 11,206,350, of whom 5,61S,6S4 are males and 5,5S7,675 fe- msleA This is an increase of nearly 1,6OO, ,OO0 since 1897.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07
The Best Preparation.

Christianity best prepares men for the future by making them fit to do their duty to God and man In the pres ent. True Christianity in its present form does not mean separation from the world, but 1t does mean seperation from its corrupt intiuences.-Rev. J. G. Beauchamp.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07

After the tobacco trust is busted will be quite appropriate to equip ev cry cigar store Indian with a big stlcl instead of tOmahawk.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07

A Russian scientist announces tha he has discovered how human life may be prolonged. One good way Is to ge out of Russia.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07

Poverty" says Bernard Shaw, lis [ worse crime than murder" It woult be nice of him if he were to get lawI passed to prevent poverty.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07

Any man who is able to dodge un- happiness is just about as happy as 1t Is possible to be.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Feot-Ease. A powder. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy. It Is d certain cure for sweating, calleus and hot tired, aching feet Sold by all Drug. eists Price 25c. Trial package mailed FREE Address Allen s. olmsted, LeRoy. New York.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07

ETC St. Vitus' Dance ana all Nervous Diseases , permanently cured by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE s2 trial bottle and treatise. Dr. R. HKlne. d., s31 Arch St., Phila Pa
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07

An Englishman recently paid S6,2a for a collie dog. Think of the auto mobile he could have bought for that.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07

Thou placed us, and we will glorify Thee here IT. c. Upham.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07

Few people realize that their neigh bors could be worse
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use for their children during the teething period.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07

A girl never likes to be kissed un- less she says she doesn't
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07
BAD BLOOD THE SOURCE OF ALL DISEASE

Every the body dependent blood
 strength When this life stream flowing through the o purity richness perfect health becaus blood natures safeguard against disease When polluted bood system deprived strength disease collect and the trouble manifested in various Pustular show that the blood is in and diseased result too irritating morbid, Scrofu Contagious Blood deepseated blood will impurities bodily waste leaves the refuse matters and acids blood distributed throughout the eeuao Coming in contact with contagious diseases
 microbes of Malaria lungs and when these into the blood sufficient quantity becomes of disease instead of health Some
 
 
 troubled fluid purified body blood troubles of S. Is discovered into all posons supplies the heat properties needs completely
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07

The TRUST must keep up an FIX. PENSIvE ORGANIZATION for the pur- pose of freezing out competition.
 WE DO NOT.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07

For we have no competition selling cheaper than we do. WE SELL AT THE TRUE, NOT AT AN
 INFLATED PRICE.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07
S.S. PURELY VEGETABLE

slightest trace the trouble for future outba The whole volume blood ceansed after of S. greatest ton made entirely and absolutely S. Is for all blood medical
 THE SWIFT SPEcA1c CO.,, ATLANTA. ,EA,
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07

and permanently cures blood diseases ol every kind. The action of s. S. S. Is so thorough that hereditary taints are removed and weak, diseased blood made strong and healthy so that disease cannot remain. It cures Rheumatism, Catarrh, Scrofu1a, Sores and Ulcers, Skin Diseases, Contagious Blood Poison etc and does r,ot leave fhe
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-07
WE DO NO
WE NOW SELL CASH REGISTERS
 in all popular styles and makes

The TRUST, at INFLATED PRICE: sells on the installment plan.
 WE DO NOT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
ELECTED FROM HER PROPERTY
Lillian Miller Applies to a Chicago
Court for Redress.

Chicago. Aug. AFTER twenty-five
years of scraping and saving, during
most of which time she lived on so
cents a day in order that she might
spend her last days in peace. T xveling
through the beauty spots of nrope,
Lillian D. Miller went into the Circuit
court a pauper yesterday and asked
IN accounting from Mrs. Artie E. Fish,
whom she accuses of Withholding from
her property valued at $4,000.
When Hyde Park was still a village
the woman came to Chicago in 1882
and took a position in the grocery
store and meat market run by John
Fish at Forty-second street at
salary of SIS a week and board. At the
end of two years time she loaned Fish
$1,000 and then by careful saving
bought out his business at the end of
another year for $2.133.
Not wishing to drive Fish from the
old place, she gave him a job as CASH
Ter and bookkeeper at a sarlary of
$3.50 q week, and he remained in
her employ until last July when he
died.
Carefully she saved every penny and
every dollar and purchased real estate
at ALSO Cottage Grove avenue and on
Grand boulevard. The deeds to this
es well as to her business. she said.
were turned over to Mrs. Fish under
persuasion, she never having been paid
a dollar for the property.
Last month. the time for the long
expected trip abroad came, and Miss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
IN BED WITH A CORPSE.
Mistake Is Discovered When Watchers
Enter the Room.

Chicago, Aug. IA special dis
patch to the Record-Herald from
junction City, KY, says:
Major James Morton, editor of the
Hardaman Free Press, unwittingly
went to bed with a corpse in Junction
City last night. He had missed his
train and going to the hotel asked for
a room. The clerk said the house was
crowded, but assigned the editor to a
room with another man. By mistake
the clerk sent him into the wrong
room and the; editor quietly disrobed
and got into bed.
Soon a young man and woman
came in and took seats near an open
window. The major thought the pro-
cedure strange, but said nothing. Lis
tening to what they said. he heard
remark about sitting up with the dead.
Then he remembered that his bed
mate had not moved, and reaching
over touched his hand.
With a yell the major jumped up
with a sheet over him and rushed out
of the room. Believing that the corpse
had come to life, the two watchers
broke for another door and all met In
the office of the hotel for explanations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
MIR. BROWN WAS EASY.
Manhattan Man Gives His Ticket to a
Union Depot Stranger.

Kansas City, Aug. MAY I help
your asked a man of Isaac A. Brow n
of Manhattan, Kan. at the Union de-
pot yesterday. Mr.. Brown was looking
at his railroad ticket, good for passage
from Manhattan to Columbus. I was
wondering when my train left" he told
the stranger, but this ticket don't
give any directions"
Give me your ticket and I'll find
out about your train volunteered the
stranger.
IT guess he found out" Mr.. Brown
told D. c. Bradley, the depot detective.
an hour later. Anyhow he never cane
back"
Have you any money to buy an
other ticket?" Bradley asked.
'rOnly 81
The detective was skeptical and when
he threatened to search him Brown
took $3.50 In bills from a pocket. II
didn't want to show this" he said. L
was robbed of $85 in ST. Joseph about
a week ago and since then I've beer
careful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
VARIOUsLY SCATTERED.
Man With a HoodoO Leaves Memen-
toes of Himself Abroad.

Fragments of the personality of FL
lott Danielson are not only literally
scatterd to the four winds of heaven,
but planted in widely separated coun-
tries and chimes as we'll. Danielson is
man with an experience which tran
seends belief, but his statements carry
with them undeniable confederation in
his shattered body and the quiet and
convincing way his story is told. He
stopped in Seattle recently on his way
from Alaska to Old Mexico.
DanielSOn is minus his left arm
right leg, left eye, two fingers on his
right hand, a piece of his right cheek
bone and fragments OF small bones in
his remaining foot. His appendix de-
cided to leave him in Tasmania The
elevated railways of New York City
chewed off a fragment of his jawbone.
The street cars in st. Louis claimed
their pound of flesh with fragments of
his ribs attached and yet he lives and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07

makes the most of life.
II was born in Wales" said Daniel
son to the interviewer. 81 went into
a mine there as boy and first lost
two fingers of my left hand. 1 quit
In New York I worked as cabby
In a wreck on the L road 1 had my
face crushed and part of the jaw was
taken out by surgeons. / drifted south
to Jacksonville and became a rousta-
bout on the wharf. While swimming
in the bay a shark chased me and
nipped my left foot as friends dragged
me out. More bones were then lost
II started North to the copper mines
of the Lake Superior district. Giant
powder in the new workings exploded
prematurely and my left eye now has
a CLASSY look. I got out of there, but
in St. Louis team rammed the pole
of a heavy truck into a street car just
where I was. 1t struck me in the
chest and more ribs and meat were
pried off by the doctors knives
MY hoodoo seemed to care nothing
for geography and appeared able to
travel as fast as I could. I fled to
Alaska and dug for gold. I got some.
but Mister HoodOo must have hid in
the dust somewhere. A Siwash sawed
so hard on my left wrist with a big
knife that the boys cut off the stump
to save me from death by blood pois-
oning. Another chap shot off some of
my cheek.
at got out of that country and tried
Honolulu. Had lois or money, I1Ved
well and got to feeling cheerful until
another shark chased and half
drowned me in Samoa's surf-three
doctors nave my leg in pickle there to-
day. Once more 1 moved on. In Mel
bourne, Australia. the folding bed in
the hotel shut up on me. My right
hand caught and two more fingers
made up the sacrifice which the hoo
doc thought was due that country.
Got sick in Tasmania and my appen-
dix said goodbye"
The old man pointed with his shat
tered hand and smiled-with the one
side of his face which was working.
us life work living after so much
trouble % he was asked.
"You oct 1t is" snapped the old
man. Somebody says. Life amt the
hoIdin' Of a good hand, but the playin'
of a poor hand we'll And that's dead
straight" added the still optimistic
victim Of the hard-luck hoodoo.-
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
SLAP AT DRENNING.
Council judiciary Committee Over
rules City Attorney.

The judiciary committee of the city
council last evening dealt two knock
out blows to as many different actions
upon which F. G. Dreaming, city at
torney, had proceeded without taking
into consultation the mayor and coun-
ciI
The committee recommended to the
council that the city attorney be in
etructed to withdraw the suit against
Hanley & Ritchie, paving contractors.
lections had been made for paving
yardage which did not exist. This GER
tainly will ruff1e the city attorney.
Mayor Green did not approve of the
action of the city attorney because the
latter had failed to proceed under the
instructions of the city and council to
whom all matters pertaining to the
first submitted before being brought.
The city attorney, however, did not
take into his advice Mayor Green Or
the council and went ahead filing his
suit.
The committee also recommended
setting aside the appraisement for
paving the alley bounded by Sixth ave-
streets because of claim that the
appraisement showed Irregularities and
was Illegal This will delay the paw
ing. of this alley until next year as il
is now too late to get new appraise-
ment on the tax rolls this year This
is another matter in which the city
attorney is interested.
A claim of the John Robinson shows
for refund for show license was corr
sidered and a compromise offered of a
return of $65 out of a claim of $115
asked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
PICKS HUSBANDS POCKETS.
Meddlesome Policeman Takes the
Couple to JAIL

Tauton, Mass, Aug. ATTRACTED by
the actions of woman who was going
through the pockets of man sleeping
on the common today, Deputy Police
Chief Cash walked up behind her and
watched the skillful manner in which
she was taking the possessions of the
man from his pockets.
Have you a license to rob that
MANI" demanded the deputy.
Without stopping her rif1ing, the wo-
man looked up and said: Guess
have, I'm his wife"
Just then the sleeper, who gave evil
dence of having been on sightseeing
tour, awoke.
"Has this woman any right to go
through your clothes?" he was asked.
Frying open his eyes, the sleeper
looked at the woman and smiled.
"Guess she has, captain, she's ny
lawfully welded wife. We've been
married for 35 years.
Roth were taken to police headquar-
tiers, where they gave the names Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Brown of Reno
both and were later released. the wo-
man keeping the husbands possessions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
C. S. BEEKMAN VERY ILL
Noted Cow1ey County Attorney Has
Attack of Heart Trouble.

Arkansas City, Aug. &c. S. Beck
man was taken suddenly sick last
Monday evening with an attack of
heart trouble, and for some time it
was feared he would not live. He was
attacked at his home about nine
O'Clock while playing with his baby.
Physicians were summoned and he
was given restoratives. : He remained
unconscious nearly all night. regain
ing his senses this morning. He ap-
peared to be some better and hopes
were entertained for his recovery, I'M
less another attack follows. His ply
sfcians pronounce his trouble due to
a fatty condition around his heart. He
suffered a similar attack about three
weeks ago. Mr.. Beekman is a lawyer
and was a. member. of the legislature
from Cowley county. - r.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
MERELY BUSINESS.
The southern Did Not Mean to Violate
the Laws.

Montgomery, Ala. August 1-E. l.
Russell, vice president of the Mobile
& Ohio, representing President F1nley
of the Southern railway and Attorney
Weatherley of birmingham, continued
their conference with Governor Conner
today regarding the controversy be-
tween the state of Alabama and the
Southern railway.
That it was not the intention of me
officers of the Southern railway to dery
the Alabama law is conveyed in state
ments made by Vice President Rus
sell. He declares that the removal OF
the case from the state to the federal
court was in regular order of business
and that it was not so removed in
time TO come under the provisions of
the new law.
Railway officials discuss the finding
.of an indictment at Marion, Ala, yes
terday with concern. fearing that it
may cause complications. The South
ern was indicted there for violating the
law in doing business without a Ii
cenSe.