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Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
THE BACKWARD CHILD.
Treated Differently Now than Quarter of a Century Ago.

Treated Differently Now than .
 Quarter of Century Ago.
 Ignorance, which is alu.ost always cruel, is nowhere more so than In deal- ing with children. Those who are grown up can too well remember the almost inyariable cruel fate of the backward children-the exasperation of their teachers and the scorn of their classmates.
 A quarter of a century ago no one dreamed that there was anything to do with the so-called stupid child but to goad and jerk and jeer and gibs him along the road to knowledge. For tunately, science, aided by good con- mon sense, is at work changing all this, and to-day any teacher worthy of the name seeks for the cause behind the backwardness, and Is convinced that in very few cases indeed can 1t be traced to original sim
 We are not now considering the ques- ton of deficient children-of those who really have something wrong with the brain. Although the parents of these unfortunates often speak of them as 'backward' in the effort to hide. even from themselves, that they are not like other children, they are, as a matter of fact, a class by themselves. and should be recognized and handled ac- cordingly. By backward children is meant all those who rarely know a lesson, who never seem to pay atten- ton, who pass any given point on the road to knowledge with unnatural slowness, and who do not seem to be reached by the usual motives of emula- ton, shame, and so on.
 It will usually be found on careful examination that these cases have physical basis. Often in the case of the very poor It is a heart-breaking fact that this basis is partial starya- ton. The children start for school in the morning either on no breakfast at all, or on such a meager or badly pre- pared one that It is the same as none. Experiments In the line of furnishing these poor children with a meal In the school building have met with aston ishing results in the improvement of the mental condition.
 Adenoids are the cause of much ap- parent stupidity in children. A child afflicted with these grOwths never breathes properly, his blood Is not aerated, and that causes a state of au- tointoxication 50 that he sits with his mouth wide open, staring vacantly Into space, attending to nothing and forgetting everything.
 It Is no longer the fashion to shout angrily at this poor child. Instead, he Is taken to a specialist and his adenoid growths are removed. The result is most astounding improvement in his general condition and power to study. Eye-strain. or deficient vision, often keeps children backward. If 8 child is observed to twist into wrong atti- tudes while writing or to have trouble In reading from the blackboard st reasonable distance, he should be exam- ined by competent oculist.-Youth's Companion
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12

The self-made man Is apt to worship his work.
 Money that has blood on 1t can not buy much.
 The religion that Is ashamed of Itself ought to be.
 The real giant Is the man who Is master of himself.
 To know some people Is standing invitation to be good.
 Men may come and men may go, but character stays forever.
 The man who Is always finding fault never finds very much else.
 While we are drinking the bitter, Christ is preparing the sweet.
 Trying to add a cubit to the stature Is business that Is sadly overdone.
 There is something wrong with the preaching that makes a sinner feel like . saint.
 The man who always looks on the bright side can always find a bright side on which to look.
 The heart of a child Is safer guide as to what God Is, than the biggest book on theology ever made.
 The man who is not doing anything to help the man who fell among thieves Is little better than a thief himself
 The earnest man never waits for a golden opportunity. but makes good one out of the iron and brass of the common things around him.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
Dies Stealing a Timeplece.

Rt Rev. Dr. Chadwick, bishop of Derry and Raphoe. in speech at the synod of the Irish Protestant Church referred to the story of pickpocket having been found dead with the watch of the clergyman who had come to at- tend him in his hand. The clergy man in whose experience this strange incident occurred was the late Rev. w. H. White, chaplain of the Savoy and chaplain to the speaker of the British House of Commons in the reign of Speaker Brand.
 Mir. White was aroused In the small hours of the morning from his sleep by a sick call when early In his min istry he was a curate In a Brighton parish. He was summoned to a bad quarter of the town and was led to the bedside of a man who was rapidly sinking amid surroundings of destitu- ton and squalor.
 The man passed away while Mir. White was offering prayers on his be- half and Mir. White on rising from his knees discovered to his astonish- ment that his watch had been removed from his pocket and was held tightly In the grasp of the dead man.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
THE DIPLOMACY OF DIAZ.
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Thirty years ago, when Porfirio Dlaz became president, Mexico was full of robbers and cut-throats. The noun tains swarmed with outlaws in league with confederates in the cities who kept them informed as to the move ments of travellers
 Diaz knew that the resources of Mexico could not be developed until brigandage was stamped out, so orders were given to execute all brigands. This policy oyerawed to a great extent the lawless population, but the moun tains were still fastnesses for thieving bands
 Then a bright idea came to Diaz. Many, perhaps most, of the men had lost all they possessed during the fierce wars of the country. They had become outlaws largely through the force of untoward circumstances. Might It not, Diaz queried, be wise thing to offer these Ishmaels of civilization the op- among law-abiding citizens
 Accordingly, when the brlgands were caught they were questioned:
 How much money do you obtain week on the average in your lawless and criminal life:"
 The prisoners answered. Diaz pon- dered we'll. At last he announced that he would pay the bandits double the amount which they claimed as the av- craze they obtained by thieying.
 He would enroll them as members of the Mexican constabulary or rursles, and they were to extend this offer to all the members of the bands they knew; but each man must swear to serve the state with fidelity, and If any bandits refused to accept the of- fer, they were to be hunted down and killed wherever found.
 The idea worked admirably. Soon Mexico was like another land. and the rurales became the strongest military and police arm of the republic.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12

We are to thank the backward spring for the destruction of the loeusts, which were about to hatch out in uncountable numbers. The same frost that laid its frigid fingers on the apple blossoms and the lilacs also gave a tweak to the locust eggs At least this is what rural per sonages who are posted on such things say. But the locusts probably wouldn't have matched out, anyway. There age two things that never happen when peo- pie say they will: one is the coming of the end of the world and the other is the appearance of the locusts. We have long given up the end of the world as practi- cally hopeless and have resigned ourselves to being deprived of that matchless spec tacle which some more favored genera ton may possibly witness; and We have been so often disappointed in the locust prognosticarions that We now rank them along with weather bureau indications. We have heard stories by our grandsires that once the "1T-year" locusts filled the woods with roaring like the sound Of Niagara and that the bark of the trees was split asunder by the insects. and that the surface of the earth was made to look like a pepper box by the holes whence they had issued. And we have waited expectantly for a repetition of this won der of nature; but, like the end of the world. it is always being postponed. The locusts appear to be great procrastinators, or else their human prophets are great preyaricators.
 IL may be. of course, that the locusts are mixed up in their calendar and not being able to decide whether the seven- teen years of their "hibernation" has ex- pired have decided to remain in seclusion until the matter is strengthened out, rath- CT than appear at time that would ruin their arithmetical reputation. It is peril ous to be premature, to arrive on the scene before the curtain Is up or the audience seated, especially when your performance Is so rarely given that the only thing that ranks with it is the Oberammergau passion play which is presented only once in ten years. One can understand the deep modification seyenteen-year locust would feel In appearing at the end Of thirteen years or ten years. or any num- Der of years except exactly seventeen. A miscalculation never could De forgiven It would be as humiliating as Mark Twain's experience in Switzerland when wrapped in & blanket he sought to wit ness the glorious spectacle of the rising sun and did not realize until he saw the smiles of promenading ladies and gentle men in afternoon costume that the sun was setting. Punctuality is of the utmost importance. Every properly reared locust knows this. If the time set for the great periodical conclave is every seventeen years, then let it be observed to the in- stant. Tardiness is not to be extenuated. If they prove false to their name and appear any old year, they should be con- signed to the ranks of the locusts which appear annually and have no ancient ancestry or traditions.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12

There Is more Catar-a IL his section of the country than Gll c.haz diseases put together and until the last ieE years as supposed tp bs incuEable. For a gre2I Fl.ly ears doctors ITO noune d it local disease, and prescribe 10 'a' remedies, and by constantly fbiling 10 cut1 with ccal treatment. pronounced U incura! le Science h las pEO7eI cHsarrh to fe e"astiiu tional trea tment. Hslps GatefTh Cure, n 'u B. fsetured by ?. J. Cheney G- O., Toledo, Dtt , i the only constitutional cure on the n aThe' ii is taken internally iL loses from l3 GTuTs t0 ! ,easpoonful. IL acts directly @ the t'gld GCd uclus surfaces o he ystcIu. ! hey offer ci.t hundred dollars fer aas eGss ' fails To cure Send for cireulars and tesimaaials.
 Address, FL. CHENEY A CO, Toledo, O Sold by Druggists, 7.c.
 Halls Family Pills are the bc1t
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
Piur-PonR Balls.

Two teaspoonfuls melted butter. ons cup of sugar. two eggs, two and one half cups rolled oats, one teaspoonful baking powder, pinch of salt and one teaspoonful of vanilla. Cream the butter and sugar, beat eggs and add vanilla and salt and mix all together ; then add rolled oats and baking pow der. Stir well and drop by spoonful into pan, pinching up into shape with fingers. Bake ten minutes in quite q hot oven. Do not brown too much
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12

LEVER LIFTS COVER. shown in the illus tration. As here shown the cooking pot is provided with handle of more than the average length. In connec- ton with the handle. in close reach of the users hand Is a small lever. By grasping the latter and forcing 1t down a connecting rod raises the lid of the pot, the lid being hinged to the edge of the post close to the handle. There is absolutely no danger of burning the fingers or hand. Another advantage is the fact that any liquid in the pot can also be drained of quickly and with ease.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
COCOA oUsTlNe TEAANo COFFEE
Expectations of Two Latter show
 Decline in Last Ten Years.

According to g report issued by the bureau of statistics of the Department of Commerce and Labor, cocoa importations into the United States are now ayera ging more than a million dollars a month, million dollars month a decade ago. Meantime importations of both coffee and tea show a decline, especially during the last two years.
 The total quantity of cocoa imported in the crude state in the eight months end ing with February, 1907. is 61, 1,299, ,427 pounds, valued at ss.344.426, against 2,730.o59 pounds. valued at S1 .930. .S31, in the corresponding months of 1897.
 The total quantity of coffee imported in the eight months of the fiscal year 1907 is 647 7.2O6. 151 pounds, valued at s51. .S69, ,152, against 466. .204.372 pounds, valued at S53, ,32060S, in the eight months of 1897.
 The quantity of tea imported in the eight months of 1907 is T2,475. 40, valued at s11 .606, ,05S, against S1, ,220. .s22 pounds, valued at S10247 ,506 in the correspond ing months of 1897.
 Taking the value alone there has been an increase of about S6,500000 in the lmportations of cocoa, a decline of S1.- 100000 in the importation of coffee and an increase of s1 ,333, ,333 in tea importa- tions.
 The average valuation of the cocoa i'm ported in the eight months ending with February. 1907. is 13.6 cents per pound, against 9.3 cents in the corresponding period of 1897. that of tea 16 cents, against 12.6 cents a decade ago, while coffee shows fall averaging cents per pound in the eight months of 1907, against 11.4 cents in the corresponding months of 1897.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
r1ud NOT D-en Uec1aeo.

A Missouri lawyer tells of an assault and battery case that was recently tried in a Kansas City court.
 To the first witness called the pre- siding magistrate put this question -Why did you not go to the aid of the defendant when this fight occurred?"
 Because" answered the witness with a smile, T didn't know which one of them was going to be the de fendant"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
Odds and Ends.

There are 234, eco telephones In New York City.
 Light-haired people live longer than dark-haired ones.
 The largest vineyard in the world Is near San Gabriel, Cal.
 The Baptist women of the world ars supporting 300 missionaries.
 The government runs the pawnshops of Italy, and no interest is required on loans
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
Apple snoybaIIs.

For apple snoWballs boil one-quarter pound of rice in water until perfectly tender. Pare and core a few apples, re- place the core by two cloves, brown sugar and a squeeze Of lemon juice. Cover each apple with little rice and tie up separately ln cloth. Boil for half an hour and serve with a sweet sauce favored with lemon.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
Cream tHke.

One cup of maple sugar, one egg' one-half teaspoonful salt, one cup sour cream. one and onequarter cups of flour. one teaspoonful soda. Add the soda to the cream, when it foams add the egg. well beaten next the sugar and salt. last the four. Bake in a quick
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
Tn Clean Knives.

An easy way to clean knives Is to use small piece of old Brussels carpet, sprinkled we'll with either bath brick or emery powder and slightly moist ened with menthylated spirit. Double over and rub the knives backward and forward, using the left hand to steady rhe carpet.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
likeness as a Cause of Gossip.

Do women gossip more than men ?" asks an exchange. They do, but that's because they have more time and not because they have the stronger incll- nation for 1t. An idle man can beat A woman goss!plng seven days out of ev- ,ry week.-springheld (Mass.) Republi. can.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12

small wonder they are anxious to pro- cure some utensil
 which would obvi- ate this disagree able feature of housekeeping. An Ohio inv e n [ pr seems to have at- tained the coveted utensil in the very simple attachment
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease. A powder It makes tight or new shoes feel easy. IL is d certain cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, achins-feet Sold by all Drug elsts Price 25c. Trial package mailed FREE Address Allen s. olmsted, LeRoy, New York
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12

The most stylish arrangement of a girls hair now seems to be to make 1t look as much as possible as If It had been combed with a sofa pillow.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
Word. of Learned Length.

Mother (suspiciously)-Mariar, was you and that young student a-kissin' on the front porch last night?
 Miss yassar-Why, ma, what made you think of such thing? He was merely showing me the proper use of labials in practical osculatort exer- American.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
Not Necessity.

Miss Sharpe-You don't mean to say that YOU absolutely do nothing?
 Reginaid-Aw, weally, l don't even do that. My man attends to ey'wy- thing, you know.-Pittsburg Press
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
Fly in tae Ointment.

The baseball season had opened.
 "I wouldn't mind il bit, said a grouchy person. If the baseball TO. cabulary hadn't been opened, too .- Philadelphia Ledger.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
THE DAISY FLY KILLER

FOR SALE: New and second hand Guar anteed Fire and Burglar Proof Safes on easy Monthly Payments 20 per cent less than you can Purchase from any dealer. Give inside dimentions you want and we will quote you our lowest Prices. Address P. O.. Box 27, Seattle, Wash.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
Strawberry Syrup,

To each pint of strained strawberry juice add one pound of granulated sugar. Let # stew overnight In the morning boil t for ten minutes and seal lightly.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
An Embarras.inR situation.

yisitor-Tommy, Is your mamma at home7
 Truthful Tommy-Well, she told the girl to say she was out If you came, but she said she'd whip me If ever told uea.-Baltimore American
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
RANTS HORN BLASTS.
Warning Notes Calling the Wicked
 to Repentance.

The more we trust the Lord to- day the easier it will be to trust Him tomorrow.
 Diamonds will burn and gold will melt, but the word of the Lord will be as good as ever when the noun tains are gone.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12

It Is pathetic fact that more lemons aueta
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
ro keen Lemon. Fresh.

It Is said that lemons will keep fresh for weeks If placed in a bag of corn meal; or keep in cold water, changing if onca . vaak-
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
Attachment for Pnn..

So many housewives have suffered burned fingers while examining the contents of boiling pot that 1t is
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12

For a person with nothing to do, and plenty of attention. baby klcks ! good deal
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12

TITO St. Vitus' Dance and all Nervous Diseases TtlO permanently cured by Dr. kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Send for FREES2 trial bottle and treatise Dr. R. H Kline, Id. ,93lArch St., Phila Pa.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
CLASSIFIED ADS

NOTICE - The following announce ments are from leading business men and firms, and are well worth your care ful leading The list may contain just the proposition you are looking for.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12

Mothers will find Mrs. WinsioW's Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use for their children during the teething period.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12

An ounce of push IS worth pound of lucky charms
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12

Isufered with Eczema for forty years and could find nothing to cure me until tried S. S. s. suffered intensely with the itoh- ing and burning; pustules would form from which there flowed a the skin and when scratched of the skin vas left as raw as Q piece of beef. I suffered agony in tho long years I was afAi cted, but when I used s. s. s. I found a per- feet cure. There has never been any return Of the trouble.
 c. II. EVANS,
 Rtonhmnn Nah
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
SKIN DISEASES
 TIUMORS IN THE BLOOD

When the blood fresh and healthy the skin will be soft smooth benishes latou its is manifested by skin eruption disease These huors get into the blood generally because inactive sluggish condition of the members the body collect of the refuse of system This unhealthy left and ment and the circulation becomes charged with the The blood begins throw uors and acids tho and glands of the skin producing Acne Tetter Psoriasis Salt Rheu and skin ePons of various kinds Eczema usually with slight redns of the skin followed by putules from which there
 flows sticky fluid that dries and forms crust and the itching . intense is generally the back breast face and legs though other of the body be affected In ter the skin dries cracks bes the acid the blood dries the oils of the @ which intended to keep soft and pant causing sh condition and
 hard leat appearance appearance
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12

destroys all the
 flies and affords comfort toeyev home-in dining room, sleeping room and all
 places wher e flies are trouble some. Gle an, neat and will
 not soil or in- iure anything. Try them once
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12
REAL ESTATE
EAST GREENACREs.

EAST GREEEACREs.
 The only tracts on the market where you can contract to sell your crsp. Ter trains a day. Abundance of water. Price s150.e0 per acre-easy payments come in or write for particulars.
 BEECHER THOMPSON. Spokane. Wash. lle Stevens
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12

because they do not reach the od down into the circulation and forces out particle foreign matter and the blood to its normal condition thereby permanently curing every form of skin Skin medical advice to all who wTite s. S. S. for all
 FIFE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,, ATZaRTa. ca.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-12

form of pimples and black heads, while Psoriasis comes in scaly patches or on differ. forms of skin trouble is Salt Rheum;
 its favorite point of attack is the scalp.
 sometimes causing badness. Poison Oak and Ivy are also disagreeable types of skin disease. The humor producing the trouble lies dormant in the blood through the Winter to break out and torment the sufferer with the return of Spring. The best treatment for all skin diseases is S. S. S.
 It neutralizes the acids and removes the hutnors so that the skin instead of being irritated and diseased, is nourished by supply of fresh, healthy blood. External applications of saIves, washes, lotions, etc, while they soothe the itching caused by skin affections, can never cure the trouble .oI c rrnn, Ln--., ;..t., tl,.. c.-n.,1 ,t;or,
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
GROWTH OF FIRST
NATIONAL
BANK
OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS
ARE NOW ON DEPOSIT
Growth of Winnemucca Reflected in
Rapid Advancement Made in the
Local Financial Institution

A town or community is represent
ed by the condition of its banks or
other financial institutions. The pres
ent rapid and unparalleled advance
ment and growth of business in Win
nemucca is seen best in the growth
of the First National bank.
Today's issue of the Silver State
News contains report of the condi-
tion of the First National bank,
which shows that institution to have
over $1,000,000 now on deposit. The
exact figures are ST 1,253,es615. This
is by far the largest amount of depos
its ever recorded at the First Nation
al bank. When the last report of the
condition of the bank was published
there was on deposit $791 ,200.36, and
the increase in deposits in six months
has been over $250,000.
The people of this town and county
are enjoying unparalleled prosper
ity, as is evidenced by the manner in
which they are banking money There
are few banks in the state with the
showing of the First Nataional banA
at Winnemucca, and it is one of the
sound financial institutions of the
state.