The Ketchikan miner., 1908-02-01

E seems .o be the consensus of opin- ion that old 1907 was not such bad year after all
 Thsrs usver was a hen that WAS dis rlsssed with fight between sSe roosssrs. Jay Gould's daughter in Paris has contemplated she light be- tween Boui and Sssan, with feelings nos remote from satisfaction
 The Neu York Sun thinks Bryan will 10. be nominated. Whether Bry- an or some other man be nominated st Denver, sbe platform on which he will stand should determine wheshsr men will support or oppose him.
 1.-the New York World can nomi- rate Governor Johnson for President ard gs. all the JohnsOns. all the Smiths, all she Jo1eses and ali inc Rob.nsons to vote for him. the balance O. power nay be shifted from Missis- slppl Valley 10 . city directory.
 Tbs Herald h in : position 70 sssse that according 10 present well nasur- d plans, $. le.ss s550, GO tons of coal sili be shipped from she port of hs- .alia during she year lslS. snd more than two railroads will enter the eoai fields from Ka.all.-Kasslls Herald.
 The Republican Presidency-makers would liks 10 insure she nominee of their party from detsas by William j. Bran. Some of she Republican sec ond-rasers might be bes,an oy ar. Bryar, because | considerable number Of Republican cr.nks stand ready se ;o.n with ..l shs Democratic crsaks io favor 0. the man from Nebraska
 .'Noce can 100 ssron.l! insist upon shs slsue1sarF tacs shas you eanno' build shs supe.-rue.are ot public virtue. The sum c. sae parts is ths uhole, and if re <ish 10 make that whole, the state, the representative Aod expooen. and symbol Of deeeney |. must De 60 nsie through the decen- c-, public .nd private. Of ihe average citizen. ''-Presidens Roosevelt
 The strictly religious or morally ed rea.ioaal character Of Miss Helen Gould's gifts does nos appear, except vAse they re.eh large 6sures- These lesser gi.rs of hers are nos geuerail? knowr: To sbe American School for Girls as Luxor, Egyps- s, 600; to she American College for Women as As- siou, in Egypt, 6. o,o: 10 she Ameri- ca, School .s Cairo, G. otn 70 Aueri- can schools as Jerusalem, D,msscu: ard Ts1us, se. ooo each. And there ara uary like instances.
 TA. Chics.o Daily Tribuns lately entitled . cartoon: "Hou Sanity Cane 10 Chicago Cniversity." Il came 5ecause John D. Rockefeller had opened pipe line of dollars ard enpsi.si k into the establishment There .re soae things money can dC and some things il can't. Mr. Rocxe- ..ilsr is apparently nos convinced that there are sc1e thing. money caono: dc. All ihe saue, he i. what the Tgibu-e rightly calls him, "A geuer- ous pa;roo-
 5a'e: Liadebarg, sho came 70 Alas- ka from Lspl.1d asa reindeer herdeE ia 1893 and vho E.s one 0. the dIs- eorer.rs of Anvil creek s1d thereby n,de good sized fortune. distio- guish.d himsel. recently in the Butler hotel. Seattle. by making speech dsrou1cing home rule for Alaska How wealth has ch.ngsd Jstef- A !es years ago hs didn't knoE she difference bs.seen home rule and 2 hole il .hs ground.-K .salls Herald.
 Is now seems probable there vii! be 70 currency Legislation bg this eo1- gress savs | possible emergency circu- la:iou lsr. This measure will provide for sh. issuance of s25J, loo. Ot0 in bank circulation. based upon what are known & saTings bank securities and 10 De .axed as the r.ss of six per cent This heavy LAX rould make it inpos- ,i5le ios .he emergency money to sssg in circulation Eerg long, as ths banks would retire k as she drss opporsuni- Y. A ls- 10 guarantee deposit. will cogbsIe~ De deferred Kill after the plan has been tried out in Oklahoma
 Former Senator Clark, of McEssana. ths copper msguass, is quoted as re- eensiy saying: The total reduction i- she output of copper is 90 large in,s in six months more output I ez- pee. 50 see the surplus eliminated en- .irs,y. When that is done [ expect ti see copper go bscx to about sixteen cents per pound and that is enough. Az sha. egure consumption is possi bI= oa large scale. and shile it will ros permit all the mines to resume on she old b.si.. is .ili still furnish en- ploymen. for large proportion of the men zho have been thrown out of enploynert by tbs recent slump"