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Douglas Island news., 1908-04-15
The MOrthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed. Information for Everybody.

The Katalla public school is closed for the want of funds.
 Fairbanks has a Taft club, with Louis K. Pratt as president.
 The Panama Miner announces that Frank Berry of Ester is married, again. Owners of the new Cordova townsite will oppose the incorporation of the town.
 The Alaska Steamship Company will build an independent wharf at Skag- way.
 Frank Nowell, of Nome, has been se- lected as official photographer for the Seattle exposition.
 At Fairbanks, the Anti-Wickersham- CTS were given drubbing in the muni- cipal election last week.
 Judge S. H. Reid recently sustained a severe injury to his arm by being thrown from cutter.
 Juneau has just passed through a coal famine, with the precious com modity scarce at S1O0 a sack.
 The Cordova Alaskan, for some rassOn calIs Rex Reach "Weak-mind- ed specimen of a misspent life"
 The "old pioneer" ticket won out in the Juneau municipal election, and Emery Valentine is now mayor.
 On her last trip north, the Cottage City carried cannery crews for Yes Bay, Pt. Ellis, Shakan and Chatham.
 Mayor Thomas G. Quinn, of Valdez, has married Mrs. Edna Tiffany, and started on a wedding trip to Honolulu.
 The Alaska Club and the Arctic Club at Seattle have become one. Two clubs should be equal to a pretty big stick.
 Katalla now has full -fedged cham Der of commerce, of which J. F. A.. Strong is president and l.. B. Walsh is secretary.
 The Thomas car, which was to have made the attempt to zoe the Valdez trail, was taken back to the States on the Bertha.
 Major Richardson, head of the Alaska Road Commission, has gone to Hot Springs, Arkansas, to be treated for rheumatism.
 Andrew Robertson, owner of the famous Latouch island mines known as the Beatson properties, died recently in Switzerland.
 A United Press dispatch from Nome says that the 1908 AlI-Alaska sweep stake race for dog teams, in which all the crack mushers in that section were entered, was won by Fink. The race was from Nome to the Candle post | office and return.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-15

J. F. Baron, president and manager of the Thlinket Packing Co.,, operating, cannery at Funter bay, estimates that the pack of the salmon canneries of Southeastern Alaska will be approx imately 100000 cases this season. MT. Baron is the largest independent oper- ator in Alaska. He will pack about 75,OOO cases at the Funter bay cannery'
 Strawberries and lily bulbs for the Panama sounds bit queer, but John Scharle, Fairbanks market gardener, who last fall took in a load of lily bulbs from which he expects to supply the people of Fairbanks with Easter lilies, is now on his way to the inside with 10000 strawberry plants of 6 variety known to thrive we'll in that country.
 In the revised ordinance regarding the sale of liquor in the Yukon Terri tory a clause is inserted which is de- signed to do away with every saloon in the territory as speedily as possible. Licenses to deal in liquor in a retail way thereafter will be issued only 10 hotels. It is deemed best by the authorities that there should be no places given over wholly to the liquor traffic.
 During Capt. MikklesoR's dash to the pole last year bis dog feed gave out and then he began to kill his weakest dogs and feed their flesh to the others. The dead dog was cut up into 115 pound raticns which were then fed to the live dogs and on which they seem ed to do better than on condensed food. Thus is exemplified the old adage, "dog eat dog."
 The Katalla Herald sarcastically says: "Of all the Alaska newspapers real and alleged, informed and unin- formed, the Ketchikan Miner is the only one that has ever had a good word for Katalla, nearly all the others having joined the pack infull cry, like a bowling band of malamutes." Will the Herald repeat the kind things it has said of Cordova and Valdezs
 M. F. Stewart, of New York, repre- senting a projected railroad between Valdez and Fairbanks, declared before the committee on territories that the Guggenheim interests hold such an oppressive monopoly over all steamship lines, wharves, terminals and right-of- way in Alaska that other railroad pro- motors are unable to secure sufficient funds to continue their work and must depend upon the government for financial aid.
 What those Guggenheims, with their bluffs at railroad building, will dc next it is not safe to guess-except in the spirit that man places white chip on the red says the Skagway Alaskan. They have narrowed the feelings of the whole south coast now for three or four years and the last move does not serve to settle the nerves of those who have been banking on their sayings and doings. They have had Valdez in the air for years, caused thousands to be stsked on their apparent selection of Katalla as the later choice, and other thousands still later at Cordova, and now they go back to Valdez-for how long?
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-18
The Apparatus.

ators use it constantly, while it's con tact with patients is limited. So ma levolent is it's force that already nine well-known scientists have met death from it's use, and therefore every new method of controlling it is hailed with delight by the profession.
 Under the old system of employing the ray, the end of the instrument from which the force is discharged was held several inches from the portion of the patients body to be op- erated upon. As the rays do not trav- el straight ahead after leaving the point of discharge, but spread out in every direction like the ripples ex- banding from a pebble thrown into water, the operator was sure to re- ceive some of it's force no matter where standing.
 With the new device, says Pop ular Mechanics, which consists of a tube made of heavy lead glass, the air space formerly permitted between the apparatus and the patient is done away with. No rays can escape from it save through a flint glass window at the end, and as this corresponds in size to the lesion to be treated the rays go straight to the point where they are to do their work. They op- crate on the diseased tissues alone and harm neither operator nor patient.
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the pride of the pioneer housewife. When she returned few moments later she found her snowy coverlet tracked with black and sticky honey and in the center lay sticky black ball snoozing peacefully. This was his last sleep until he went to sleep, never to awaken.
 The Man-kiIling Panther.
 The long-drawn howl of wolf gives wanderer a chilly sensation, but it is the moaning scream Of the panther that strikes terror to tfe heart of the solitary traveller ip The lonely forest. The wolf travels on the ground and his approach is heralded by a bark. The panther creeps from limb to limb overhead, stealthy and silent, his every energy held in re- serve for the fatal spring.
 In Saline county in early days, salt was obtained from the water and salt licks were provided for the cattle by this means. % expedite labor a pumping apparatus was devised which could be operated by mule hitched to long shaft. On a night when the lick was in need of replenishiing, a young farmer of the settlement took his turn at the well to pump a quan- tity of water The evening stiffness had settled down. The voices of the birds in the forest had grogn quiet. The candle light from the cabin door not far distant had been put out. At a great distance the cry of panther was heard, but the young farmer thought nothing of it. Once again he heard it, but panther calls were com- mon. He had heard many and had put many of the big cats where they would never call again. His gun stood near at hand and the cabin was not far away.
 With the running water the only sound breaking the stiffness of the evening the farmer felt no sense of danger, and after several hours of work was about to stop the mule, when, with a savage snarl, long, sinewey body leaped from a nearby tree and fastened it's claws and teeth into the animal. With a terrible roar of fear and pain the mule reared up in frantic endeavor to throw off the panther. With his heavy whip the young farmer struck the beast a num- Der of blows across the head and then turned to reach for his gun. The
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-18
LIGHTNING RODS.
A Comparison of the Value of Those
 Made from Steel and Copper.

The choice of lightning rod material should be between copper and steel The smokeStacks of the United States government power plants are all rodded with copper, which better re- sists the acid in smoke. Copper is su- perior to steel in carrying electricity, but the thunderbolt is an oscillating current, moving to and fro perhaps a million times in second, like a bent spring when it is released. Steel. hay ing but oneseventh the conductivity of copper, damps out the oscillations better and is not so likely to melt The fusing of steel rod is rare acci- dent, as it will carry to earth a thun- derbolt that melts it.
 Steel rods are star-shaped and cop per ones are made in strands in order that they may have a large surface For the ordinary farm building the galvanized steel star-shaped rod is ample, but where the expense is justi- fled by the value of the building the same rod, copper-covered, is desirable
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-18
paintes for Wolves and Alligator.

Dainties for Wolves and Alligators.
 The first farm home of James H2l man or. Sne bank of Little River was enclosed with a high picket fence outside of which the small children were never allowed, for the woods were full of wild animals. Bears were not considered dangerous, wolves were too cowardly to attack a man unless travelling in a pack or stary, ing, but partners were danger ous, stealthy and cruel. A pack of hounds were always kept for the protection of the children and the stock and when their baying was heard in the vicinity it meant that game had been tracked.
 One morning while the family were in the cabin home the excited bark, ing of the dogs told them of the ap- proach of some animal. A quick glance showed a pack of wolves rac- ing madly down on the flock of sheep, which had been turned into a clear ing to feed. The dogs went to the protection of the sheep, but were too few to outnumber the wolves and be- fore James Holman arrived with his gun three sheep lay dead, their throats cut by the sharp fangs of the wolves as clean as if done with a knife
 While the wolves braved many dangers for a taste of lamb, the alli- gators in the water bordering some of the low farm lands had a tooth for the early porker. Hogs were scarce among the settlers. The forest
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-18

range afforded ample food, but the wild animals made short work of the pig. Several farmers, however, whose iand lay exposed had some hogs sent in and indGlged in dreams of side meat and fresh-smoked ham, But having once tasted pork the alli- gator kept a watchful eye, and hiding ill the waters edge where the hog came to drink or Wallow, waited patiently. When the hog was least suddenly slapped into the water by the powerful tail of the alligator and his next condition was oblivion. Many times the children of James Holman saw these alligators, and so complete were their depredations that hog rais- ing was given up until they were ex- terminated.
 The Fate of Pet Bear.
 Everybody who lived in the pioneer home was taught to work, even to the little girl whose task was to rock the walnut cradle The boys went to the field and followed the blow or hood the corn. The girls stayed at home and learned to spin and weave and sew and knit They made the cloth for their dresses; they also made cloth for their brothers trousers and made the trousers. There were no bisque dolls with jointed bodies. and no candy stores around the corner. The children never had bon-bons nor ice cream and moving -pictupre show was unheard of Nature was their great moving picture show and afford ed more amusement than the great grandchildren of today have ever dreamed of. There were flowers and wild fruit. There were bright colored feathers found in the woods, pine cones to make baskets, and berries to put in them; there was stream to wade in and the security of the trundle- bed when the rain battered overhead or the wolf howled just out side. Besides all this they had pets squirrels, coons, possums, rabbits lawns, birds and last of all, cubs The first bear pets were two cubs their father caught. There was great rejoicing when the woody baby-bears were brought home, and no Teddy bear was ever half as cunning as these live babies of the woods. They were chained to large tree with 2 low forked place which served as a bed for the twins. There they slept with their heads hanging down. They learned many cunning tricks and the children were greatly grieved when one of them died and the other had to be killed.
 Later, another cub was added to the list of pets. He was a mischievous fellow and was always breaking loose and doing some damage. Mother Holman declared many times he was too bad to live and at last hel patience came to an end The ba( cub broke loose and took a strol down by the stream where he rolled and scratched in the black earth Then he took a stroll to the bee-hive out behind the house. These he tippe' over and broke open and ate hone, and rolled in honey to his heart
 content. Then he paid a visit to tn
 house. The thrifty housewife hal stepped out. The bear cast his ey about the room for a quiet place t take a nap and spied the snowy bed
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-18
1.-THE PALE GIRL" Did Not Know Coffee Was the Cause.

In cold weather some people think a cup of hot coffee good to help keep warm. So it is-for a short time but the g-caffeine-acts on the heart to weaken the circulation and the re- action is to cause more chilliness.
 There is hot wholesome drink which Dak girl found after time, makes the blood warm and the heart strong.
 She says:
 Having lived for five years in N. Dak., I have used considerable coffee owing to the cold climate. As a re- suit I had dull headache regularly, suffered from indigestion, and had no life in me.
 T was known as the pale girl,' and people thought I was just weakly. After a time I had heart trouble and became very nervous, never knew what it was to be real well. Took med icine but it never seemed to do any good.
 Since being married my husband and both have thought coffee was AAoi AAAiS, uo anu WS WOulu uull, Ouly lO begin again, although we felt it was the same as poison to us.
 Then we got some Postum. We'll. the effect was really wonderful My complexion is clear now, headache gone, and I have a great deal of en- ergy l had never known while drink. ing coffee.
 T haven't been troubled with indi- gestion since using Postum, am not nervous, and need no medicine. We nave little girl and boy who both love Postum and thrive on it and Grape-Nuts."
 There's a Reason.'
 Name given by Postum Co.,, Battle Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road to We'll ville," in pkgs.
 Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-18

are supported by few posts in long parallel spans, about 30 feet apart,
 The system of conductors is con nected at one post with a generator supplying positive electricity at po- tential of something like hundred thousand volts, and with sufficient power to maintain a constant supply of electricity at this kind of potential.
 Experiments on the effect of the overhead discharge system on the pro- ductiveness of wheat (sown in 1906 and last year), showed an increase under the electrical treatment as con- pared with the control unidentified plots of 30 to 40 per cent, this in crease being due to better stooling and filling out of ears. Moreover. it is worthy of mention that the electri- fieG wheat sold at higher prices ba- king tests indicating the production of a better baking flour.
 The principle was applied also to strawberries, raspberries, cucumbers, broad beans, cabbages, tomatoes, beet. and carrots as grown at the Experi- mental nurseries, Bitton. In all cases control plots were provided, which, as far as practicable, were under iden- tical conditions of planting and care as the electrified plots. Selecting two examples, cucumbers showed IT per cent increase; strawberries, five year plants, 36 per cent. one year plants, so per cent. increase.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-18
An Artists Generosity.

The famous painter Corot and his sister were joint owners of some house property in the Faubourg POis- sonniere. One day one of the tenants "a tailor-came to Corot and said he could not pay his rent.
 What can l do for you?" asked Corot. T cannot intercede for you with my sister, because l am not on good terms with my family" (As matter of fact, Corot was regarded as failure" by his family0 How ever," he added, here is the money to pay the rent, only don't let anyone know I have given it to you"
 The tailor after this used to return periodically when his rent was due and obtain the money from Corot, who re- marked on one occasion, T appear to be very generous, but I am not, be- cause 1 get half of it back from my sister as my share of the rent"
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-18

frantic efforts of the mule and the blows from the man caused the panther to loosen his hold and direct his attention to the man, and just as he turned back with his gun raised, the enraged animal sprang upon him, covering his head with distended jaw and burying his teeth in the farmers $ skull. The screams of the two victims f the panther brought assistance and the young farmer was taken to the cabin The mule was dead before morning and the man died three months later, never having arisen from his bed.
 After living several years at Little River, James Holman moved. The cabin home was deserted for more 1 pretentious one with a spring-house and a garden spot. The spring house was built over a clear, running stream, one side of which was walled with white stones. On the other side was platform and here the little 1 girl whose work had been to rock | the walnut cradle, churned and en- | joyed the distinction of being a school l girl, for the children now attended school
 The school house was built of logs and was without doors or windows. It had puncheon floor and wide, stone fireplace. The seats were of split logs with straight limbs driven in for legs The path to the school led woods, and the children were always accompanied by dogs. Many animals infested the woods, but the children were never hurt and rarely thought of being afraid.
 Once, while returning from search for calves, the children found some little fruit trees which they determin- ed to dig up and take home. One was q wild plum, one a mulberry. The mulberry was carefully planted by the old spring house in the garden. It grew so rapidly that Mother Hol- man declared it must be dug up or it would ruin the garden. But the child who had planted it objected, and finally as solution volunteered to move the garden, which was done. The tree grew on and on. Many changes came. James Holman, the pioneer farmer was sent to the Post of Arkansas to represent his section in the Territorial Legislature. The children grew until the baby of the
 walnut cradle was a man and the little girl who rocked him became the
 wife of an honest farmer. James Hol-
 man returned from the legislature
 with many tales of interest and the
 story of fatal duel He and his wife
 grew old and grey and bent, and then : passed away. The children have since
 lived, and their children have grown : grey and aged and most of them have passed away. The Territory has changed to State Settlements have changed to cities and forests have blossomed into farms.
 ; Through all the changes the his toric old mulberry, landmark Of day 7 that is gone, and with fading memo 5 ries clustering about it, lives on. It is } four yards around and yearly yields i bushels of the sweetest and larEcD 3 fruit in it's section.
 !, But the hands tAas Flartsd 1t sE' : far away.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-18
Weicht and Maonetism,

Magnetism proves to have measur- able effect on weight. The influence has been tested at number of sta tions in the United States and Cana da, the magnet being pointed in vari- ous directions, and the special balance used being free from magnetic materi- al. When the south pole of the mag net was to the north the weight was about one part in 100000 more than when the position was reversed. In regions of magnetic disturbance the difference was greater and exceeded one part in 100000. The increase in weight on magnetizing metal seemed of the order of one part in .0CO 900.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-18
THE SAFE WAY TO BUY PAINT.

Property owners will save deal of trouble and expense in keeping their buildings properly painted, if they know how to protect themselves against misrepresentation and adul- iteration in paint materials. There's one sure and safe guide to pure and thoroughly dependable White Lead that's the Dutch Boy Painter" trade mark which the National Lead Com pany, the largest makers of genuine White Lead, place on every package of their product. This company sends simple and sure little outfit for test ing white lead, and valuable paint book, free, to all who write for it. Their address is Woodbridge Bldg, New York City.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-18
I THE l ffc:T:TRR :R c:T: TRRlcA1 NORLDH
ELECTRICITY AND CROPS.
Experiments Show That Current h.
 creases the Yield.

The view that an electric discharge, applied artificially, is advantageous to plant growth has long been held. In the latter part of the eighteenth cen tury Abbe Nollet and Abbe Bertholom studied the subject. The former found that electrified maize and mustard germinated in every case more rapidly than control plants. Modern ideas on the principle and it's practical applica- tion owe much to the careful expert ments of Prof. S. Lemstrom (Sweden) and the researches of the late Prof. Berthelot (France).
 In recent years attempts have been made in England to ascertain the pre-
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-18
PROTECTS x-RAY OPERATOR.
Invention of a Device Makes Use of
 x-Ray Machine Safe.

Through the invention of a device known as the Cornell tube,' by pro lessor in the Cornell University Med ical college, it is believed that the death lurking in the X-ray machine can be eliminated.
 As has been before stated in this magazine, the danger from the X-ray has been more to the operator than to the patient. This is because oper-
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-18
READY REASONING.
One Guess About Venus of Mi,
 Proved to Be Wrong. t%

They stood before the reproduction of the Venus of Melos.
 "Her hands must have been beauti- full" said one.
 Very" assented the other. q won- der what position they were in?"
 q have a theory that she was repre- sented as busted at her toilet. One hand probably held small mirror" And the other powder puff, fh? But that theory won't work"
 And why not?'
 Had she been at her toilet her mouth would have been full of hair ns.'-Louisville Courier-Journal
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-18
loo Hard to Answer.

Look here, my friend" said trav to ask you something"
 What is it?'
 "Why is it that you people always holler front whenever you want a bell boy?"
 why do we holler front?' Why, because-er-simpl because it's Looky here, young feller, do you want to kncw more about this business than l do?"
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-18
A Motor Eraser.

draughting room. K is far superior to the hand eraser, as it will make abso- lutely clean ensures, owing to the high rate of speed at which the eraser wheel revolves, says Popular Elec- trlc1ty. The eraser wheel is driven with flexible shaft by small motor. which is easily moved from table to table in the draughting room. A flex- ible cord with plug is provided for attaching to any incandescent lamp socket.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-18
cermanv,s Industrial Prooram

Evidence of the industrial progress of Germany is given by the increase in it's coal consumption, which, accord ing to the Mechanical World, in- creased nearly 40 per cent. between 1902 and 1907, In 1907 the increase in the coal consumption over that of 1906 was nine per cent.