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The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
MY LADY's LID.

My scat!
 Where did you get that hat? Who ever did
 Invent ladys lid Who had the nerve to roll it out And stretch it more and more. From centerpiece to rim, until It spreads from shore to shore, And likewise lifts it's summit up, On birds and others wings, Above the earth until 1t scrapes The clouds and other things? Who added to its wondrous width Of brim, so that the space Could easily accommodate An automobile race? Say, who done that? Who built her hat?
 Who made it something never seen On earth or in the sky, A flat of wide-extending plain. A mountain towering high? Cut wider doors for her to get Inside of any place,
 And put the ceiling on the roof To give her nodding space. Push up the clouds to let her stand Erect upon the ground And shove the wide horizon back To let her turn around. Oh, weirdly. witching, woozy hat That fiattens out and towers Who ever saw thing like that A pancake filled with flowers? A hat ntagious-spreading? Yes That names the Merry Wid.; And she who fails to catch 1t should
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
10000 Pray for Rain.

Bari, Italy.-The long drouth, with intense heat, reaching at times 90 or more in the shade. is causing disas- trous effects throughout the Apuliar region In the hope of receiving rain through divine intercession, it was de- cided to carry in procession through the town the centennial image repre- senting Calvary. Thirty thousand of the faithful participated in the cere- monies, which were attended by dra- matic scenes of fanaticism, but the rain did not come.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Near to Extinction

that remains alive on the face of the earth to-day. This remnant is repre- sented by few pairs in the Antarc- tic regions, and some half-dozen pairs, perhaps, near the northern extremity of the range of this animal
 The southern elephant-seals, 1t should be remarked. are regarded by naturalists as forming distinct sub. species, though hardly to be distin- guished from the northern form known as the California sea-elephant. Of this northern form, as we have just remarked, 1t is possible there may be left some half-dozen pairs, the sur yivors of small colony which was discovered a few months ago on the Island of Gaudeloupe off the coast of California. One of the collectors of the Hon. Walter Rothschild of Eng land, hearing of this discovery, with commendable promptitude hurried off to the island to secure what will prob ably be the last specimens available for the purposes of scientific study.
 How necessary this course of action was may be judged from the fact that this huge animal is totally unrepre- sented in most of the museums of the world. Until some four or five years ago the only stuffed specimen in ex- istence was that in the museum at San Francisco, which was destroyed by the earthquake. But just before this catastrophe the Hon. Walter Rothschild managed to secure fine male from the Falklands, which he generously presented to the British museum, together with the skeletons of two nearly adult males.
 The head of the male here repro duced shows at a glance the chief pe- culiarity of this now practically ex- tinct animal-to-wit, the long pendant snout, from which the name elephant seal is derived.
 It appears to be many generations ago since these animals contrived to reach maturity, since the largest speci- mems killed during recent years are far below the stature attainable by really old bulls, which measured as much as 50 feet in length. The females are, or were, perhaps it would be more correct to say, rarely more than half the length of the males, and lack the pendant snout. Beside the Full. grown elephant-seal the largest sea. lions and walruses are mere pygmies
 As to the food of the elephant seal but little is known, but it appears to have consisted mainly of cuttle-fish and other mollusca and seaweed. This diet seems to have been very fatten. ing, forming layer of blubber, under the skin, of enormous thickness. A diet of this kind would account for the degenerate character of the teeth for, though the canines were large, the rest of the teeth were mere pegs barely cutting the gums.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Freak in Philadelphia Zoo.

Any one who wishes to see real live side show freak should go to the geological gardens and visit the rep tile house. A two-headed monster reposes within, and it is neither stuffed nor faked. It arrived in a consignment of spotted terrapin. The freak is one inch and a half in diam eter and just twice as greedy a baby turtle as its srothers and sisters, for 1t eats voraciously with both it's
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The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10

Proof is inexhaustible that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound carries women safely through the Change of Life.
 Read the letter Mrs. E. Hanson, BOA E. Long St., Columbus, Ohio, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
 q was passing through the Change of Life, and suffered from nervous ness, headaches, and other annoying symptoms. My doctor told me that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound was good for me, and since talk ing it feel so much better, and l can again do my own work. l never forget to tell my friends what Lydia B. Pink hams Vegetable Compound did for me during this trying period"
 FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
 For thirty years Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera- tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bear ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges- tion, dizziness or nervous prOStratiOn. Why don't you try it?
 Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Onion Croc of Texas.

Almost three-quarters of a million dollars will be the gross receipts from the Texas onion crop this year. Had 1t not been for an excess of rainfall. which materially damaged recent ship ments, it is expected the earnings would easily have reached $1,OOO, 900.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
In the Dead of Night.

HV WUo IOII5 dICCI IIIIUHISII.
 The chamber was dark and silent. Her husbands quiet, regular breath ing showed that he was deep in sleep.
 Carefully she arose, taking every precaution not to disturb the slum. berer. Stealthily stepping across the room, using all the care possible not to make noise, she reached the clothes peg on the door, and taking the trousers hung upon it, still stealth. fly stepped into the dressing room, where light burned dimly.
 Then, did she go through the pock. cts for loose change? No! she sewed on a long-ignorec back button.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Wouldn't Go Alone.

At a recent entertainment in colored church of Washington the master of ceremonies made this un. usual announcements:
 Miss Bolter will sing oh, that had wings like a dove, for then would I fly away and be at rest accom- panied by Rev. Dr. E. F. Botts."
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10

seemed a helpless in- valid, but now I en- joy the best of health. K Kidney y di s e a S e
 brought me down ter ribly. R h e Il III a t i c aches and pains made every move painful. The secretions were
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10

disordered and my head ached to dis traction. I was in bad condition, but medicines failed to help. lost ground daily until I began with Doan's Kidney Pills. They helped me at once and soon made me strong and we'll"
 Sold by all dealers. 50 cents box. Foster-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Alone They Did t

Clergyman (kindly)-And after you had committed this awful crime, the power Of prayer prevailed to show you to yourself in all your hideous. ness. Was it not so?
 Repentant Murderer-No, sir; twas the picture of me in the newspapers
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Penny a Word Cables.

London.-John Henniker Heaton, who was the first to announce the conclusion of a penny postal arrange ment between Great Britain and the United State made significant state ment at the Fourth of July dinner of the American society, with respect to penny word cable rate across the Atlantic He said; "We will shortly have a panny a word cable gram. I am confident that with the assistance of great electricians whom we have interested in the ID etter, this soon will be accomplished"
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Sounds DuhioIIs

Citizen (proudly)-This Is city without graft.
 Visitor ingly)-Honest?
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
ELEPHANT SEAL WILL SOON BE
 ONLY HISTORIC MEMORY.
This Great Member of the Seal Family Fast Disappearing Before the Re- Ientless Slaughter of
 White Man.

Among the larger mammals which will find a place only on the long roll of departed species we must soon
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
At the Card IahIe

Horan-Is O'Brien a good bluffere
 Doran-No; whenever De gets . shpade he spits on his tAnds.-Illus- trated Bits.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
 ND RILIID UP THE SYSIEM.

Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taking The formula is plainly printed on every bottle, showing it is simply Quinne and Iron in q tasteess form, and the most efectual form. For grown people and children. 50c.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
Hicks, capudine Cures Women.

Periodic pains, backache, nervousness and headache relieved immediately and assists nature. Prescribed by physicians with best results Trial bottle 10c. Regular size 25c and soc at all druggists.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10

Success often depends upon utliiz- .ng the mistakes of others.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10

Slip out and change her lid. Gee whiz! What a wonder woman is! And my scat! Where did she get that hat?
 New York World
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-10
HEALTH BRINGS HAPPINESS.
Invalid Once, a Happy Woman Now.

Mrs. c. R. Shelton, Pleasant Street, Covington, Tenn, says: Once l
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-02
COAL LAND OPENING
 URGED BY SEATTLE
Chamber of Commerce Sends Resolution to Congress
 Regarding Alaska.

Seattle, April 2--Immediate and favorable action by Congress on the bill making it possible to open the coal lands of Alaska was urged yes terday at the meeting of the Cham Der of Commerce here. A resolution requesting such action was telegrapeed to Washington city with the further statement that there is ample capital waiting to be invested in the North land once the government makes it possible to begin the work of develop mont.
 The bill, the passage of which Is urged, is that prepared by Judge k. A. Ballinger while he was commis- sioner of the general land office and it.was introduced by delegate Thomas Gale,
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-02
LEDGE
 OF COPPER FOUND
Mason and Gleason Strike Body of High Grade
 Chalcopyrite.

Another big copper strike is re- ported at Fidalgo bay, on what is con sidered to be an extension of the ledge which passes through the claims of the Fidalgo- go-Alaska-C Copper Com pany, better known as the Schlosser discovery, after the original locator. Last fall two prospectors well known on the sound, Gleason and Mason, found q favorable surface showing, and during the past winter have been engaged in the development of the prospect. A tunnel was driven to crosscut the ledge at a given depth, and a few days since, when 50 feet in, the owners were rewarded by en- countering a ledge seven feet in width of shipping ore--a high grade of chalcopyrite. The property lies southeast of the Schlosser ground and is known as the Manhatten group.
 c. w. Harrington, the mining en- gineer who has charge of the opera tions of the Fidalgo-Alaska Copper Company, came up from there Wednesday. He is highly encour- aged at the way this big copper ledge is showing up. Shipping ore, much higher in value than the average sound product, has been found wherever tunnels or drifts have been run in search of it. The ledge shows up strong as to size, with every indi- cation of permanence.
 The ore found at Fidalgo bay diff fers from the usual character of cop per sulphides in that it is freer from iron pyrites and other clements than have no commercial value. It occurs in an almost solid form of chalcopy- rite.
 A number of stockholders of the Fidalgo-Alaska Copper Company will go down to inspect the property in a day or so.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-02
EARTHQUAKE DESTROYS
 LARGE MEXICAN CITY
Every Building in Chilapa Shaken Down, Several Hundred Persons Swallowed by Cracks in
 Ground, and Fire Consumes Ruins.

City of Mexico, March 3O-The city of Chilipa was entirely destroyed by an earthquake Saturday, not build ing being left standing, and fire in the ruins soon afterward made the whole city seething mass of flames. Later advices say the debris of every build ing was consumed by the fire and only smoldering coals remain. No esti- mate can be made of the number of dead but it is very large.
 All news comes by runners as every wire to the city was broken. It is said that the ground rocked tremend- ously during the first tremors and great cracks opened in the earth into
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-02
Miners Working Bituminous Properties Also Quit
 Pending Adjustment.
MANY THOUSANDS AFFECTED
Fuel Supply Adequate for Imme. diate Needs and Settlement
 Looked For.

Pittsburg, April 2@Every mine in the Pittsburg district is closed today and thirty thousand men are idle pending an adjustment of the diffi- culty concerning wages. From Indi- annapolis comes word that the mem bers of the United Mine Workers in the bituminous district have also struck and that a quarter of million men are out of work and will remain idle until the wage question is settled.
 The bituminous district affected in- cludes Missouri, Pennsylvania, Color ado, Indiana and Kentucky. The men are determined and so are the operators and there is a prospect that the trouble will be of long duration although an early settlement is hoped. There is an adequate supply of coal for the present and unless the strike is long-drawn-o out no trouble is looked for from the shortage stand point.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-02
PRESIDENT WAGES
 WAR RON ANARCHISTS
Message to Congress Will Emphasize Necessity of
 Drastic Action.

Washington, D. O., April 1-Dras- tic Legislation against Anarchistss, and increase of the power of the inn migration department with regard to the deportation of aliens will be urged in a message to be sent to congress by president Roosevelt. It is known that the president is greatly exercised concerning the recent outrages and murders perpetrated by the Reds and the message is expected to strongly emphasize the necessity of immediate and drastic action.
 Since the attempt on the life of Chicago's police chief and the numer- ous bomb throwing episodes in New York, the President has consented to be more closely guarded by the pick of the secret service force. He has also caused to be issued to the immi- grafton service, orders directing a close investigation of all persons sus- pected or known to have anarchistic tendencies, and the deportation of all against whom there can be found evi- dence of undesirability.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-02
ID CONTINUE ON
 CH|TTYNA SURVEY |. M. Price Arrives With Party to Locate Railroad
 in Copper Region.
WORK UNDER WAY LAST YEAR
Has Large Outfit and Will Employ Sixteen Men in Extensive
 Preliminary Routing.

l.. M. Price came in on the North western with party of engineers to continue the railroad survey work in the Chittyna region which he had charge of last year. Naturally he disclaims any knowledge of the in- tentions of the railroad builders along the coast. The line which he is work ing on can be hitched to road from any port which may be finally chosen as the sea end.
 The significant feature of Mir. Prices continuance of the preliminary loca- tion work in the copper region is the indication it betrays that the Guggen- helms are extending active prepara- tions to build. He is an assistant to Henry Deyo.
 MT. Price brought six engineers with him and will pick up other men needed here. He will have about six teen men altogether. His outfit on the Northwestern is billed as eleven tons.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-02
Talk of Giving Up

Seattle, April 1-Automobiling in Alaska does not appeal to the men who started out from New York to journey to Paris, and the American driver has decided that he will wait here until the other competitors arrive and all the machines will be shipped to Vladivostok on the first Japanese liner to depart from this port.
 f2 Since his arrival here the American . has been in conference with num- Der of old sour doughs who have con- vinced him that it is an impossibility to take an automobile over the trail from Valdez to Fairbanks at this time of year. From Vladivostok the racers will have comparatively easy travelling and the elimination of the Alaska part of the journey detracts greatly from the value of the trial 80 far as establishing the ability of auto mobiles to negotiate difficult country is concerned.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-02
Leader in International Race Bound for Valdez Aboard
 Steamer Santa Clara.
DECIDES AT THE LAST MINUTE
Other Competitors Are Expected to Take Steamship for
 VladivOStOk.

Seattle, April 2-Deciding at the last minute to alter his decision of yesterday and to make the attempt to drive his automobile through Alas ka. George Schuster, the American entered in the international race from New York to Paris, sailed yesterday afternoon on the steamship Santa Clara for Valdez. Once in the Alaska town Schuster will start out over the trail for Fairbanks from where he will attempt to reach Nome. He says that the other competitors can do as they please but that he will make every effort to carry out the original terms of the proposition,
 Schuster, yesterday after long discussion with old sour doughs, gave out that he would stay in Seattle un- til Japanese liner departed for the Orient and that he would resume his automobile trip from Valdivostok. It Is probable that this course will be the one adopted by the other con- testants.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-02
LOST WOODSMEN
 FOUND IN CABIN

Wortman's March 2-J. R. Oliver and Victor Olson, the lost woodsmen, were brought here today from Green Cottonwood camp on the Taznuna river by Mir. Allen and J. H. Van Iderstine. Mir. Allen found the men there in a shack where they had ta- ken refuge. He snowshoed across to Wortman's and secured govern ment dog team here and he and Van Iderstine then went after the men.
 The mems feet were badly frozen and they were suffering extremely from snow blindness but are being cared for here and will recover.
 The men were cutting wood in the Bremner wood camp for the Copper river steamer. They left the camp for Valdez March 22 and were soon caught in q blizzard OH the Taznuna. They became lost and wandered around four days and nights suffering terribly from cold and hunger. Fi- nally they found board shack by means af hole leading to it made by wolverine. Through this snow tun- nel they reached the shack, and on. tering it remained there until they were found by MT. Allen, who has charge of the steamer in winter quar. taru
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-02
James McCarty Exhibits Huge Chunks of Bornite
 From Nugget Creek.
ONE PIECE OF S7O POUNDS
Specimens Are TWO-thirds Metal and Come From Near Surface
 in 2S-fOOt Ledge.

Three samples of bornite copper in chunks weighing 37O pounds, 1O9 and 92 pounds respectively were brought i'll from Nugget creek, tributary of the kuskalina river Saturday evening by James McCarty, manager of the prol erty of the Alaska Consolidated Copper Company. The specimens will undoubtedly run above 60 per cent and probably above 70 per cent copper. Cuprites, or native copper, shows in spots on one specimen, which came from a depth of 30 feet. The other two chunks were taken from an open cut about 12 feet deep.
 The specimens are in the office of the Seattle hotel for all the world to wonder at. When it was suggested to MT. McCarty that hunk of born ite copper weighing 37O pounds was something of a phenomenon he an sWered:
 "We can bring down Jumps of this same copper weighing two tons. These arc just small samples"
 This is the same copper of which samples were shown to w. A. Clark by Maj. Abercrombie, when the off, cer returned to the states Bfter locat- ing the Valdez trail. The Montana magnate opined that the ore came from depth of 5000 feet. When told that it was picked up just under the surface he refused to listen fur ther and gave the impression that he was certain the major was talking fiction. To this day nobody has ever been able to induce Clark to send an expert to Alaska, and it is supposed that his refusal is due to his belief that all Alaska copper stories are the output of efforts to discount Mun- chauSen as a liar.
 The Alaska Consolidated Copper Company has ledge of bornite 28 feet wide which has been traced 1000 feet. The company also own adjacent ledgos almost as good and altogether has B claims. The first of this pro- perty was located five years ago by
 Continued on page 4)
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-02
JUDGE REID ON
 WAY ID FAIRBANKS

Judge Silas IT. Reid, his steno- grapher, Charles F. Parkes, John T.. Goodwin and Dr. J. II. Burton started on special Orr stage at o'clock Friday afternoon to go to Fairbanks, where Judge Reid will open court April 20. The term called for March 23 was allowed to lapse because of Judge Reid's inability to go over the trail for considerable time after the injury to his arm resulting from fall from sleigh.
 During his three months stay in Valdez Judge Reid has become inn mensely popular personally besides establishing u general belief in his ability and integrity as q judge. He stands high with the bar, which is perhaps the best criterion of the merits of q judge, and with the citizens in general. His return to Valdez in the fall will be warmly welcomed.
 Mir. Goodwin goes to Fairbanks to enter the practice of law there. Dr. Burton goes along to see the Tanana and to propagate the principles and membership of that worthy organiza~ tion, the Eighty Million Club.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-02
MACHINERY FOR
 DRYER BAY MINE
Knights Island Consolidated Company Plans Exten-
 sive Development.

Herman Dittmar and J. w. Brown, of the Knights Island Consolidated Copper Company, operating on Drier bay, Knights island, arrived on the Northwestern and left for Drier bay ast night. Dittmar and Brown told the Prospector that extensive develop ment work will be done on the com pany's property this. season. On the next sailing of the steamer Portland from Seattle, lot of machinery, to facilitate the work of opening up tic claims, will arrive. It consists of an eight~drill air compressor, a Cameron pump and hoisting gear.
 The Knights Island Consolidated Copper Company, organized by Hub. bard & Elliott, secured the group of claims at Drier bay from Herman Dittmar, J. ". Brown, ". M. Wilson, Grant c. Chase, W. J. Jane, k. IT. Craig and c. A. Newbill, the original locators. The discoverers manifested their faith in the property by retain ing substantial interest in stock of the company. Tn mining circles the prospects of developing big mine at Drier bay Is considered extremely fa- vorablo. Such work as has slready been done justifles this conclusion.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-02

which several hundred persons fell. Shocks continued to occur almost hourly Saturday and Sunday. Line repairers have been sent from this city to restore communication.
 The first two shocks were felt dis tinctly in this city and third one in the afternoon. The magnetic needle in the observatory here traversed the entire dial here during the first shocks, and large number of houses were cracked.
 Chilapa is in an earthquake belt and has frequent tremors. It suffered badly during the San Francisco earth quake, much damage being done to houses.