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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-13

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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-13

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The Alaska prospector., 1908-01-02
From Tuesdays Bulletin

TIOlu 1 - otlllSllh
 In letter to Oscar Fish Rex F. Beach, the well-lSnoWn novelist, whose themes are mostly chosen from Alas kan scenes and occurrences, and who visited this section last summer on a hunting trip, says, among other things:
 ''I am living in New York now in stead of Chicago, and don't know whether like it or not. Dawson iii the early days was inhabited by q bunch of 'pil1ers' compared to the spendthrifts in this little old town. A man might have economizod on four at $50 per sack, clnllcS at $l apiece and canned goods at $1 per pound, but not so in New York. They can smell q banl1-roll fifty yards and any modern equipments for insulating a strangcr from his stake is crazy in the head.
 "ThiS fast summer did another novel and will serd you oue ofthe first half dozen off the press when it s ont It is an Alaskan story and may inter est you. have called it. "rne Bar rier."
 sl suppose you have heard all about the double. llutrd. ShirreG edge crimp in our money market, even if you haven't felt It. When you go into q bank here you have to remove your shoes iu the hall, creep in on your knees singing a chant You next creep about the office, bumping your head on the flag stonc- in front of every desk. winding up with a deep uteiSaucn tU the nIgge: who cleans cuspidOrcs You are not supposed to demand more than considered deadly and fatal insult tO ask for m mOncy--rcal money. Clearing house certificates are considered very superior Well. after you have mopp ed up the floor and grovcIIcd amid the cigar stubs, you watch your chance when no one is observing you and dash to the paying teiIer's window. You slip, him check and ask for currency to buy postage stamps or some other luxury. at which he laughs his lungs out and begs you not to come around aQaIn until his lip is well, if hurts it so to laugh. Ilo 1estly, man can buy diamond tiara for $2OO in coin of the realm, and 80 cents is quite bank roll "
 Assistant District Attorney l.. V. Ray left for a brief visit to Seward on the Santa Clara.
 Deputy Marshal Vibrant left on the Santa Clara to gather in jurors for the coming term of court.
 The childrcn's party in Mckinley hall last night was largely attended, and the young folks had most ell joyable time.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-01-02

White and Cou1ns Won from Wilson and Seals in the bowling game for $50 a side, by the score of 4733 to 4611.
 Miss Maxine Marshall entertained a number of young friends last night at the home of MT. and Mrs. Chas. Jones.
 The Fairbanks Banking Company has opened it's doors again, issuing certificates on the clearing house basis. The bank will issue certifi- cates to the full amount of their lia- Utilities to their depOSitOrs. For every $l of paper issued the bank will place in the hands Of d committee of trus- tees g in securities, the value Of the securities to be passed on by the Loard Of trustees, composed of Dr. w. G. Casscils, George Preston, Dan Ryan, Charles r.. CiaypCol and Dan Jonas. The trustees have already scrutiniHed the securities of the bank and find them, at the most conservative Valua- tiGn, to be more than 50 per cent in excess Of the liabilities. ln addition, Captain F.. T. Barnettc, the presi- dent, will place personal property i'll the hands of the committee in an amount which, with the banks se- curitieS, will mako the backing of the certificates twice their face value.
 The Washington-Alas bank and the First National bank are also dO- ing business on the clearing house plan, issuing certificates. The ccr- t1icAtcs arc accepted all over Fair banks at their face value, and the utmost confidence prevails in the financial institutions of the town
 Miss Lulu Maic, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Jack Williams, former resi- dents of this place, was married to Mir. Emil Herman, on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1897, in Seattle.
 London, Dec. 31-Lord CurzOn, formerly viceroy of India, has been nominated to succeed the late Lord kilmuinc, who was the representative in the House Of Lords of the pcerage CT ireland.
 Seattle, Dec. 31--Stcamcr Jeanie arrived from Valdez last night. The steamer Dora sailed yesterday with belatcd Christmas goods for the Aleu- tian island and westward points.
 Seattle, Dec. 31-Alaskans in this city are arranging for big Klondike dinner, eligible to those who went to the northern territory in 1900.
 Seattle, Dec. 31-The new Pacific Coast Steamship Company's steam ships President and Governor have been withdrawn from the Seattle San Francisco route, and are now lying idle. Lack of business is the
The Alaska prospector., 1908-01-02

reason given for their withdrawal.
 Local Manager Burlington of the company is seriously ill at a hospital.
 Washington, ID. o., Dec. 31-Upon the reconvening of congress, d bill will be introduced for the formation of militia companies in Alaska, to be under the direction of the governor of the territory.
 Georgetown, Ky, Dec. 3t-The arguments were concluded and the charge made to the jury this morning in the Powers murder trial. The judge said if a conspiracy was proven, a verdict of guilty should be returned. A disagreement of the jury is looked for.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
Artificial Honey.

Bee keepers in southern Italy are
becoming seriously alarmed at the
perfection which has been attained IN
the manufacture of artificial honey.
The West India Committees Circular,
referring to the matter, says that the
process of its manufacture is very
simple one and involves the use OF
the best quality of refined sugar and
It's melting and boiling with the ad,
ditIon to it of tRrtaric acid to the
extent of about one-tenth Of one per
cent. OF the weight of the sugar. II
must be boiled In an enameled vase,
under pressure for forty-flve minutes
The liquid will then have assumed a
golden color and on cooling will have
the consistency of ordinary honey. II
a little true honey is mixed with 1t the
mass will assume the flavor to such
an extent as to be indistingnishable
from the genuine article.
Bee keepers are endeavoring to OBJ
tain legislation which shall enact that
some substance shall be added to arti'
ficisl honey so that It may be distin.
gpishable at q glance from the gen.
uine article. On the other hand, 1t IA
claimed that the artificial honey may
be very useful to bee keepers be.
cause by mixing 1t with inferior. OF
unstable honey, marketable article
may be produced.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
Puritans Had Fine Shoes.

The early settlers came over to
trade and to prosper as we'll as te
seek religious and political liberty
History commonly deals with the
compact signed in the cabin of the
Mayflower, the sufferings of the first
settlers, and their struggles against
the savages, both man and beast. But
It Is certain that the forefathers, and
their wives and daughters, brought
over many articles OF fine and stylish
apparel, and it may be that several
pairs of fine and stylish boots and
shoes were in the trunks of these
stern persons who landed In Plymouth
In 1920.
The early forefathers certainly laid
the foundation OF modern trade
They certainly brought over love Of
fine dress. They established In this
country the foundations of trade, and
the belief that 1t Is a persons duty to
dress himself as finely as he possibly
can. From these early foundations.
Americans have built up trade, and
an appreciation OF dress that is SEQ.
ond to none in the world. 1t is be.
cause the great majority Of Americans
of the present day admire their
stylish and we'll appearing garments
that retail trade fourishes. New
England Grocer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
FARM AND HOME

Experiments with Stable Manure.
At the Maryland agricultural sta
don two sets of experiments with
table manure-one covering three
FEARS and the other seven years
lave been conducted.
The results as a rule favored the
use Of fresh manure applied directly
rom the stable as against rotted ma
nure. The best results were OBJ
tanned by applying the manure as
long in advance of the time the
crop was to use II as possible. As
between applying fresh and rotted
manure before and after blowing.
he results favored applying fresh
manure as top-dressing after Dlow-
ing. In a comparison OF blowing
ander manure in the fall aud spring,
The differences were slight but uni
lormly In favor OF allowing the ma
nure to remain on the land during
the winter and blowing 1t down in
The spring. Subsoiling in addition
10 deep blowing did not show sum
sient advantage to warrant the ex-
ira expense involved. "The use Of
kainit with the manure seemed to
Exert a beneficial influence every
rear, and It was more marked In
Try than wet seasons" The growth
Of crimson clover was better on soila
receiving fresh manure than on those
treated with rotted manure.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
The Alohemy Of AssImIIatIon.

Major Clark Of the Bureau of Immi-
grafton read q paper before the An
thropological society of Washington re-
Gently In which he combated the pes
simistic view oflthose who think that
the great influx of foreigners in this
country will injure the racial type.
The Teutonlc element, he declared,
win remain the backbone OF the nation
and the basic population has not been
smothered by the 25,3tS,O67 immi-
grants who have landed here since
1920. He made the very comforting
declaration that "the alchemy Of as
similation" is forming.on our soil the
greatest nation the world has ever
held. - Youths Companion,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
Is PeTu-na Useful
for Catarrh?

should a list Of the ingredients Of Pc
Funa be- submitted 10 any medical ak
pert, Of Whatever school or nationality,
he would be Obliged 70 admit without
reserve that tho medicinal herbs COM
posing Peruna are OF two kinds. First,
standard and well-tried cAtArrh rome
dies. Second, well-known and gener-
ally acknowledged tonio remedies.
That in one or the other OF these uses
they have stood the test Of many yearS'
experience by physicians Of different
schools. There can be no dispute about
this, whatever. POrunA II composed Of
some OF the most efao&eious and uni
VorsAlly used herbal remedies for ca
tArrhal diseases, and for such conditions
Of the human system as require tonic.
EAoh one Of the principal ingredients
Of Peruna has . reputation OF Its own
IN the cure OF some phase Of cAtAEEh or
~ tonic medicine.
The fact IL, chronic catarrh II dis
ease which ia very prevalent. Many
thousand people know they have
chronic ostArrh. They have visited doo-
tors over and over again, and been told
that their case 10 one Of chronic oAtarrh.
IL may be Of the nose, throat, lungs,
stomach or some other internal organ.
There 10 no doubt az 10 the nature OF
Che disease. The only trouble lie the
remedy. This doctor has tried to cure
them. That doctor has tried to pre-
scribe for them.
No other household remedy 90 uni
versAlly advertised carries upon the
label the principal aCtive constituents,
showing that PerunR invites the full
inspection OF the critics.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
"New AQen Pensees.

There is only one Bernard Shaw;
but there is no end to the articles
that can be written by him or about
him
When in doubt have an article on
Belloc.
When In doubt again have an ar
ticle on Chestertonl
When in grave doubt, have an ar
ticle on the Chelloe.
When in still Graver doubt have
an article on the IDellerton.
Charge, Belize, charged On Ches
tertonl
'iWere the last words Of Barmion."
When neither Chesterton nor Bel
Ioe can be drawn have an article Oh
Wells.
Having had all these articles have
them all over again.-Pnnch's Bdito
rial Book of MaxiIns.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22

Which doesn't accord with popular
histories OF the event by a long
shot.
In the records of the War Depart.
ment at Washington 10 certain dis
patch from General Hooker. giving
some OF the details of the battle OF
Charlottesville. in which he was in
command of the Army OF the Poto-
mac. The dispatch modestly an
nounced that during the progress OF
the battle the Federal commander
had been severely stunned by the
conclusion of a cannon ball against
q column at the front of his head.
quarters" on which he was leaning
at the moment.
II any credence may be placed In
unohicial reports that came back to
washington later and eventually
reached the ears of President Lin
coin It wasn't a cannon ball that
stunned" General Hooker, but a
large Jug of excellent old bourbon.
This report was corroborated by Mr..
Ward. the artist, who conhded to
some Of his friends the fact that dur.
ing the battle he had seen the Fed
eral commander more than once with
his mouth fearlessly at the muzzle
of the jug.
General Sam Houston is another
of the famous figures Of history to
profit by the charity Of historians
who put a halo about his head. Good
soldier that he was, the old from
tiersman who led the revolt Of TexaA
was far from being a model OF mo.
rality and sobriety.
General Houston was in command
OF the American forces at the battle
Of San Jacinto, in which the Mexican
General, Santa Ana, was captured.
His captors took him post haste to
General Sans headquarters In the
field SO as to give him chance to
surrender his sword to the proper
oflcIal.
What was the CONSERVATION OF
General Sans stan when they found
him far too drunk to take part in
the ceremonies. They rolled HIM
about in his tent, cuGfed and kicked
him numerically, but he snored on
in blissful ignorance that he had just
won decisive battle and captured
a great general.
Reports Of this incident got back
to President Lincoln at Washington.
Out of friendship for General Hous-
ton he is said to have been instrumen-
tai In keeping them out Of the war
records. - From the New York
Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
Harm the Funny sheets DO.


Two children were seated in Far
Rockaway car.
Someone-or something-caught
the eye of one; said he:
Doesn't he remind you of Jocko,
the Monk?"
For q moment polaric showers be-
gan to chase each other down the
Rambler's back, as the awful sus-
picion flashed across him that he him
self might be the subject Of discus
sion. Whether he was, or not. he
could not fer certain determine, but
on consulting the nearest clean win
dow pane, what he saw there he
hoped would not have drawn q Sec
ond glance from the scientist who
for so long hunted the Missing
Link.
But right promptly he registered
a string of anathemas ON the So
called funny sheets of the Sunday
papers. They are far too helpful
to the observant child who IL always
prone to institute comparisons unfiat-
tering to his elders. They add enor-
me usly to his geological similes---and
the situation is becoming grave.
Those imps, this KatzenJammer
Kids, and Buster BrOwn-7nOt to men,
Tige, and Jocko, and Maud, and
that whole tribe In the monkey
shine" business-haYe much to an
swer for.
These funny" sheets form a regu-
lar correspondence course In deviltry
yet how careful we are to save
them up for the dear children.
What indulgent chumps we are, to
be sure.-LRwrenco IL. IL POst-Ex'
press. ~ 1.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
SELF DELUSION
Many People Deceived BY Coffee.

We like to defend our indulgencieS
and habits even though we may be
convinced of their actual harmful
ness.
A man can convince himself that
whisky Is good for him on cold
morning, OF beer on hot summer
day-when he wants the whisky or
beer.
It's the same with coffee. Thou
sands Of people suffer headache and
nervousness year after year but try
to persuade themselves the cause Ia
not coftee---because they like coffee.
while yet a child I commenced
using coffee and continued It," wTgtea
a Wis. man, "until l was regular
coffee fiend. drank It every morn
ing and In consequences mad binding
headache nearly every afternoon.
@My folks thought It was coffee
that allied me. but liked It and
would not admit 1t was the cause OF
my trouble, 40 / stuck to COFFEE and
the headaches stuck to me.
FINALLY, the folks stopped buying
coffee and brought home some Pos
tum. They made It right directions
on pkE.) and told me to sec what
difference 1t would make with my
head, and during that first week on
Postum my old addiction did not
bother me once. From that day to
this we have used nothing but Postum
In place of ooRes--hsadGehes are q
thing OF the past and the whole fam
lily Ia in hne health"
Postum looks good, smells good,
tastes good, IL good, and does good
to the whole body" "Theres q Rea-
son"
Name given By Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, ~The Road to
Wollville," In pkgs.
Ever read tho above letter? A new
Ons appears from time to time. They
aFp genuine. tTno. ana fnll OF hnnanR
ittaras&.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
REGIMES.

Tomato Salad.---Arrange fresh let
!uce leaves in individual salad dishes,
place q rather thick slice of tomato
on the leaves, one for each dish, and
drop lightly edo not spread) one tea
spoonful of salad dressing on each
slice of tomato.
Date Cake.-One large cupful of
sugar, butter the size Of an egg, one
cupful Of sour milk, a teaspoonful OF
Boda. pinch Of salt, spices to taste,
two cupfuls of -four and a pound of
dates, stoned and Toured. Beat but
Ter and sugar to a cream, add other
ingredients and beat together. Bake
one hour in a slow oven.
Chicken Turnovers.-Mince the
meat fine, season with salt, pepper
and pinch of nutmeg or mace, and
moisten we'll with cold chicken gravy.
Roll out some short pie crust, and cut
In rounds the size OF saucer. Wet
the edges with cold water, place one
tablespoonful of meat dotted with
bits of butter, ON one-half of the
round, fold over the other half, turn
ing up the edges q little and pinching
them we'll together. Bake in the oven
or fry in deep fat.
Bread and Almond Pudding.-Cut
IN thick slices about half a pound of
stale bread, and over this pour three
quarters OF pint Of boiling milk;
crush the bread 30 that no Jumps re-
main, add the yolks of two eggs,
three ounces Of sugar, the grated rind
OF a lemon, two ounces of sultanas
and three ounces of chopped almonds.
Beat the whites Of the eggs to froth,
stir them into the mixture, butter a
mold, Ill II, and bake for half an
hour in q moderate oven. Serve with
light custard.
Baked EggS.---Butter an enamel
ware pan we'll. Break into this as
many fresh eggs as desired, being
careful to retain their shape. Do
not have the oven too hot. Sprinkle
the eggs with salt and pepper, place
a small piece of butter on each yolk,
and put into the oven. Bake q few
minutes till the whites are firm, and
serve them soft. or longer IL desired.
These have delicious flavor.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES cupful of mo-
iasses, one-half cupful of sugar, two
thirds cupful Of butter, one-half cup
full Of milk, even teaspoonful of soda,
two teaspoonfuls of ginger. Make it
as soft az you can handle. Knead it
little and put In the pan. Roll out
about one and ole-half inches thick
and bake In not too hot oven.
When done and almost cold cut in
squares. Put It in a covered tin and
1t WIN keep a long time.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
Farm Highway Fences.

In the early settlement Of the
American colonies the settlers need"
ID every foot Of their cleared land
20 raise corn, potatoes and pump
kins, and could not possibly spare
any OF their small clearings for pas
luraRe. Consequently everybody'G
cattle and horses (and frequently
hogs) were pastured in the woods
and along the roadside, and of course
good, high. strong fences became an
absolute necessity for the protection
II the crops (Which nobody disputed
and the law imperatively required).
Or no damages could be collected for
injury to crops by neighbours cattle,
The woods and roadsldes were con.
Bldered as public commons upon
which everybody's farm stock had
fight to run. In the colony OF Mas
Uachusetts there was one exception
ungelded horses "unless of comedy
proportions and Of good size. not lesA
than fourteen hands higt," were not
allowed to run In the commons OF
woods.
The necessity which once existed
for pasturing the woods and road.
sides has long since passed in the
old, settled States, but the fence laws
enacted under the old conditions
have been allowed to remain on the
statute books Of most Of them to this
day because SO many voters without
farms wanted to keep their cows in
the streets and not hire pRsturage,
and the lawmakers dared not touch
the old laws for fear of losing votes.
With only the scanty picklngs OF
the street cattle soon get desperate
with hunger and become breachy.
Not many years ago seven cows were
pastured in our street; sometimes the
whole seven could be seen together
A farm gate could not be left open
when drawing In hay and grain, OF
GYe or six OF the neighbors cows
would rush In. A neighbours breachy
COW broke into our garden in the
daytime. Another mans COW got In
10 the dooryard in the night, the gate
being accidentally left open. AT
length our lawmakers at Harrisburg
Esntured to let the people of the
State vote on the question of fence
or no fence, and q large majority
was for no fence. AS the law stands
now. everybody must take care Of his
own stock. They are not required
to fence other peoples cattle out,
but only md 1t necessary to fence
their pasture fields to keep their own
| cattle IN, and no stock is allowed in
the public highways, except when
being driven to market or from
place to place. 1t appears to
be a Just and beneficial law,
producing excellent results, and
1t should have been enacted long
ago. The wages Of labor are so high
that men without land can afford to
buy milk or hire pasturage for a COW.
know several laborers who have
bought houses and lots and paid for
them from their earnings.
The saving in expense to the peo-
pie of the State in having fewer
fences to build and keep in repair ia
immense, and the saving in annoy
Rnce and vexation has been still
greater. W. Ingham. Sugar Run,
4 Pa
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
The south ManohurIan RAILWAY.

We hear that excellent progress is
being made in improving the South
Manchurian Railway. 1t was decided
some time since to make the South
en Manchurian line of the same
gauge as the Chinese and Korean
systems, viz. the standard European
width. The work Of laying q third
rail and extending the line to the
standard gauge has so far progressed
that a service of standard gauge
trains will soon be. II indeed they are
not even now. running from Dalny to
Changchun, the whole length OF the
main line. A complete new plant for
signalling, for water and coal supply,
and for the service of passenger and
goods trains, has, 1t is reported, been
installed. Work is also in progress
on the branch lines. All the carriag-
es will be of the corridor type, and
heated by steam. and by the autumn
sleeping cars and dining saloons will
be attached to the trains. It is In
tended to double the hne between
Tairen, Dalny--and Sustaining
Mukden--the station for the Fushun
coalhelds, and this work, which IL
now in progress, WILL it Is anticipat-
ed, be completed by December next
Engineer.