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The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-28
Mans life untolds, like the rose

Mans life untolds, like the rose, from within.
 For mind is source of all.
 As the seed is, so is the flower; and as the state of mans mind is, so is his life.
 Mind is the master weaver of des- tiny. Mind environs the man with conditions of it's own making. Out of the mind comes every word, action and achievement that makes up one's life.
 No more pregnant W words occur in holy writ than these: "As man thinketh in his heart, so is he.
 The main difference between mil lionaire and pauper is that one thinks in millions and the other in pennies The whole difference between poet and plowman lies in the inner mind.
 Every man is where he is and what he is by reason of the thoughts out of which he has made himself and his conditions. There is no deviation from the divine law that thought is the molder of circumstances.
 The law of cause and effect is as absolute and immutable in the secret realm of the soul as in the outer world of visible things.
 The lightest word, the faintest smile, the slightest impulsive action, were first definitely framed in the mind.
 The most intricate mechanism ex isted first as thought. The grandest the greatest work of man, was constructed out of a thought. Thought was the builder, not the machine-like workmen. Thought is the substance, not the dead stones
 Joy and sorrow, hope and despair, courage and fear, love and hate, en- lightment and ignorance-the warp of the wool of life-are nowhere but in the mind.
 The boy who longs for the sea and whose heart leaps at sound of the breakers and thrills at sight of sail is building his own ship.
 The youth who sits spellbound by the words of the orator and makes the solitudes eloquent with his own de- is erecting his own ros- trum or pulpit.
 The child Napoleon playing cease Iessly with his wooden soldiers was making new map of continent.
 Wishes are wings.
 Upon them we mount to what heights we will.
 But they must be genuine, soul- 1eep.
 The painter cannot, by merely wish- ing, have the colors arrange them- selves upon his canvass. The wish must be virle enough to give source 10 ceaseless effort and consumate skill.
 For the thought or wish that does lot shape itself into the concrete rom of determination and continued ,ffort is but whim.
 We become what we wish to be- ,ome, we do what we wish to do-not D heeting fancies but ip the earnest, constant yearning of the soul.
 He who can control his thoughts
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-28

Mr. Bryan declares that the Demo- cratic pxry has bright future. This will depend to . considerable extent upon Mr. Bryan himself.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-28

Great interest has been aroused over Roald Amundsen's announcement o1 his plans for new polar expedition. A Christiania, Norway correspondent writes: Inspired by the results ol Fridsjof Nansen's last trip, said Capt. Amundsen, and remem mbering Nan sens words in 1907 before the British Geographical society namely, that the most important task in Arctic ex. ploration has the measuring and study ing of the great polar basin for the purpose of determining it's depth, breadth and general characteristic himself proposed to sail with Nansen' $ old ship, the Fran. to Point Barrow and thence northward and there let tho ship freeze in the ice so that the current would carry it across the pol ar ocean. Provisions, he said, would be taken to last seven years, if neces- sary, and he was sure the trip would last at least five years. The scientists present generally commended the plan, Nansen declaring Amundsen to Dc the right man to sustain Norway's record of exploration, dating back a thousand years to the time of Lief Erioson.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-28

Gold is where you find it, is favor. ite saying of the gold prospectors and history comes very near proving it's correctness. It is one of the strange freaks Of events that every great dis covery of gold has been purely an accident. Men were not looking for gold, their thoughts were far from the precious metal when the blow of a pick or. the turn of shovel revealed to them fortune. Thus the great gold fields of New South Wales in Australia, the mines at Bendigo and Ballarat and at Colgoorie, the Rand in South Africa, the Sutter mill race find in California, Stratton's discov- cry in Colorado, the rich diggings of the Klondike, the Nome country and the Panama were discovered by acci- dent. The gooddess of luck is fickle indeed when it comes to rewarding the tireless patient prospector. She bestows her favors upon some one who may be yet child, a lunatic, or even upon four footed animal as was the case in the famous Bunker Hill-Sulli- van discovery in northern Idaho.
 Wherever mining men gather there are stories of the lucky finds. And perhaps no where will there be more fantastic collection of stories than will be told next summer when the "old sour doughs" gather at the Arctic Brotherhood club house on the grounds of the Alaska Y ukon Pacific exposition which opens in Seattle on June l. They will tell of the Car mack discovery which opened the Kloudike, tke Swede's find on Nome
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-28

A contemporary speaks of . murder CT having been "successfully" elec- trocuted. That seems to depend good deal upon the point of view.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-28

Of course President Roosevelt may succeed Platt in the senate, but it is doubtful that he will do so-much more doubtful than tho proposition that somebody ought to succeed Platt.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-28

Tho San Francisco Examiner a few days ago published sensational article alleging that the Japanese gov ernment intended to capture the American feet upon It's arrival at Yokohama. The yarn Is as silly as it Is yallsw.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-28

That story of the discovery of Andrss's grave, marked by head stone bearing his name. in Labrador would read better if some attempt had been made to tell what became of the man W ho erected tho monument. In the absence of evidence to tho con- trary, we assume that tho late explor- CT did not do it himself
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-28

Japan has just been indulging in a little naval review on her own account, and when we learn that there were no less than ono hundred and twenty -four ships In line at Kobe, the much vaunted battleship fleet of the United States, now on n world tour seems to dwindle somewhat in impor- tanoe e . police force for the Pacific
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-28

Mr. c. H. Schwab built himself a e7,OOO, 900 home. and has shut it up because hs cannot afford to keep it open. No one in America needs a CT, coo, 900 home, or knows how to live in it, no matter what his income may be. The man who was born in the home of the average resident of this Continent is about as fit to dwell in a castle as he would be to live on the planet Jupiter.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-28

Golfers says: ''It has been said that tho voice of the people is the voice of Cod" which is true enough,
 but that is not what 'vox populi, vox dsi' means. It means that the voice of the people is the voice of god,
 and when you think it over little you will see that there is a wide diff ference between the two translations.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21
AN APPEAL.
To the People of the

To the People of the
 Ketchikan Mining District:
 do not need to ask you if you are interested in the successful develop
 nent of this district. know you are,
 but do you take advantage to adver- tise the district when the opportunity is offered you? If you do not. wake up and do so in the future. The suc- cessful business man is the one who avdertises. It is also true of the town and the district that aGvertises. Use the brains that God gave you,
 when away from home, and talk about what you and your neighhors have that others may want. Use printers ink; be well represented at all public exhibitions, and do everything that is honorable to induce the other fellow to come here with his money. In do- il g so you are doing duty you owe yourself and the community you are living in. I know you all agree with me, that the opportunity for success Iul investme nts are plenty here. But we must first get the fellow with the money interested, and show him after wards. I will mention one to interest the public. Help Frank Burkhart to get up the best exhibit of minerals ever shown. We have the material here, so put your shoulder to the wheel and do your share and as much more as you can, and see that the other fellow does likewise. If you do we will all be proud of the exhibit and the advertising we give our dis trict. X X
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

and the placing of her engine further
 forward. It is his intention to have
 the boat placed in first class condition
 for the local passenger service and to return ready to resume business in about six weeks.
 J. L. Abrams, of the customs ser vice, who has been off for month on his annual vacation, accompanied by his better half, returned yesterday :; in the gasoline launch in which they, made tour of the various points of interest, doing some fishing and hunt- ing en route. Mir. Abrams reports having had pleasant outing and has settled down again to the customs ser vice apparently much the ganer in health.
 Six years ago one of the fishermen operating halibut boat in this vicin- tiy put his initials on ten dollar biTt The next day he came to Juneau and spent it with one of the local mer- chants. Within six months he receiv- ed back that same ten dollar bill in payment for load of fish. Four times in the next three years the marked bill came back into his possession and three times he saw it in the hands of his neighbors. Three years ago he enclosed the bill in letter to a mail order house in payment for an over coat. That is the last time he saw the bill. He will never see it again. That ten dollar bill will never. pay another debt in Juneau. It will never build or brighten another home in this community. When he sent it to that mail order house he sent. it en- tirely out of usefulness to himself and to his neighbors. This story is found- ed on fact, and points a moral. Trade with your home merchant. where your money will buy anything you want and where you may get it back again to be spent again. Juneau Trans- cript. '
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. l6.-Hen- ey is reported to be resting comfort ably, the bullet by which he was in jured having been located in the left jaw. He expresses much regret that Haas, his assailant, who shielded Sat- urday night, died without giving his reason for the shooting. Haas had a gun concealed in the top of his shoe, and shot himself when covered with a blanket and while he was being watched by guards.
 LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16.-The balloon American, carrying Capt. Miller, arose from this city yesterday, with the avowed intention of making an effort to break all distance records by sailing across the continent. When last seen it was apparently making good progress in an easterly direction.
 A very sad accident occurred at Kar- ta bay on Saturday afternoon, where by Charles Shock fireman on the steamer vigi ant lost his life. The boat was lying at anchor when the two, chief engineer, Irwin Burks, and the fireman went hunting for bear and deer. At 3 D. m. they met about one mile from the beach and Shock told the chief he would go west short distance then down to the beach, and the chief was to go last and pick up some ducks he killed on the up trip when they would meet on the beach near the boat. The chief saw Shock go straight ahead about 1000 feet and disappear in the fog. and as he had the short end of the route he sat down to rest few minutes. In about five or six minutes he heard rustlng sound on the hill above him, and as bear signs were plentiful, he thought it was one of those animals. Then he saw black form raise up over log about loo yards from where he stood. and not dreaming his part uer had retraced his steps, he took aim and fired. When the smoke cleared away he ran to the log and was hor- rifed to find his partner dead. He immediately went to the steamer and notified the captain, who sent two men-Nels Hansen and Ole Apsch-to bring in the body. They arrived at the boat at 8 30 p. m and came im- mediately to town, arriving in at } a. m. next morning.
 Judge Ssackpole and the U. s. deputy marshal were immediately notified by the chief and captain of he occutl ence, and they. after care iul examination as to any criminal in- 'ent, decided that it was purely acci- dental, and it was therefore not nec- essary to hold an inquest.
 Mir. Shock was promising young man about 2S years of age, and he and the chief were particular friends and comrads. His father and mother re- side in Ancortes, Wash. while his sister, Mrs Charles Radenbaugh, lives here.
 The remains of the unfortunate man were inferred in the Pennock island cemetery this afternoon after approp riate service at s. Johns Episcopal chur oh.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

The Wrapgell Sentinel is wrestling with boycott brought about by frank opinion in it's editorial columns, and in commenting on the fact declares that unless the town unitedly supports the paper it will he compelled to cease publication. The Sentinel has been a hard and consistent booster for all the best interests of Wrangell and vicinity, and it is inconceivable that the people of that section will fail to appreciate the good it has done and is doing and allow it to die out. No newspaper published can please all the people all the time, and common sense should recognize the fact. And the Sentinel boycott appears to be al- together at the behest and in the in- terest of professional 'auack" whose practice of empiricism seems to meet with the approval of some parents of innocent children Of Wran- gell business men. It goes without the saying that the Sentinel has heen, is, and If properly supported will con. tinue to be worth more to Wrangell than would be all the empirics in Alaska were they herded together in that town.
 Much is said about cultiyating for. e gn trade in times of. depression al home, in order to keep iron and stee works busy. This does not take. ac' count of the fact that depressi ,n- ir traoe is apt to extend all over the commercial world. ..,A.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

D. w. Sanford. long a resident of this district, and well known, is ip town visiting friends.
 c. B. Cassel,nan, a prominent ner- chant Of Juneau, was through pas. senger on the Princess May Satur- day evening.
 w. J. Sully will resume his voca |. tion as carpenter and boat builder. and is well prepared to do drst class work iu this line.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-11
STATE SPEAKERS AT ONCE
Orators Of National Reputation Com.
ing Last TWO Weeks Of Campaign.

Montpelier, Aug. 10.-About 40 mem
bers OF the Washington county repub
lican town committees and those in
terested met Saturday morning in
Knights of Columbus hall for the pur-
pose of organization, and for discus
sing the campaign that Is now open
ing. The meeting was called to order
by n. b. Phelps of Barre, member OF
the republican state committee from
Washington county, who outlined the
object of the meeting.
f. G.. Williams of Newport chair
man of the republican state commit
tee, spoke of the effect a big republi-
can majority in Vermont this fall
would have on the national campaign
and referred to the depressing effect
of contrary vote. Mr.. Williams be-
lieves the outlook is excellent for get
ting out more than normal republi-
can vote. He said the state committee
is prepared to furnish state speakers
at once, and that during the last two
weeks of the campaign. speakers of
national reputation will be In Yer
mont and will be used at rallies at
central points.
u. s. Senator w. p. Dillingham;
spoke Of the necessity of unlaid eff
fort, A sense of security may mean
peril. The country is looking to Yer
mont and a big republican vote in
September will be felt from shore to
shore and from Canada to the Gulf.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-11
Llberlan Ice Cream.

A new Industry In the form OF an
ice and ice cream mandatory has
been started in Monrovia under the
proprietorship of one Of the attaches
to the Liberian commission. The ma
chine is of American manufacture,
from the New Brunswick Refrigerator
company, and has capacity OF one
ton 1t turns out 500 pounds of Ice and
ten gallons of ice cream daily. 1t Is
principally an ice cream machine. but
Ice Is such a rarity that the protector
decided to experiment in Its manufac.
ture. This is the first effort Of Its
kind in Liberia, and the demand for
ice, especially for feyer-stricken sub
jects, Influenced the experiment. The
manager declares that the result has
been encouraging and will lead to the
ultimate enlargement Of the plant,
with cold storage attached. This en-
terprise has filled a long-felt need In
Monrovia, especially among the In
valids OF foreign birth. The price Of
Ice at present is four cents per pound
and the price of ice cream per gallon
is $2.40. Under the circumstances,
this luxury is such treat in this
tropical region that nobody ever stops
10 consider the price.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-11
We Object Eating Much the knowledge
RAN ONE TRAIN AZ YEARS
Engineer S. J. Wilson Dead at Lyn-
do"vlle with UnequaIed Record.

Lyndonville, Aug. 11.-Squires ].
Wilson, one of the oldest railroad en-
gineers in the country, whose record
of drawing the same passenger train
for AZ years Is believed to be I'M
equaled, died Saturday, aged 81 years.
He went to work as brakeman on
the Central Vermont in 1912 and be-
came an engineer in 1852, retiring in
1898, since which time he has been
employed in the Lyndonville shops of
the company. He was member of
the State Legislature in 1S94-95
Mr. Wilson was born in Deering, N.
H., July 10, 1881, and practically his
whole life was given to railroad work.
The span of his service included al
most the entire history of railroading
in Vermont, as he began March 10,
1S49, as a freight brakeman on the
Vermont Central, which had been
opened from White River junction to
Mortified the previous year.
Mr.. Wilson served the Passumpsic
and the Boston & Maine roads under
~ master mechanics, travelled about
l ,665, 100 miles, and never. injured a
passenger nor killed an employe,
Since October, 1898, he had been in
the shops at Lyndonville, in charge of
the oil supply room. His wife was
Abbie c. Smith of Bath, N. II.
There are two sons, Charles M. of
New York and Homer c., agent of an
express company at Lyndonyille.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-11
cowsoY BALL TEAM DIssANDs
Wild and Wooley Aggregation Recent.
ly Seen Here Is Without Funds.

After q trip extending over 5000
miles, during which time they had
met over 100 teams, the COWBOYS
baseball club" which recently appear.
ed in Bennington, has disbanded at
Westfleld. Mass. The boys, many Of
whom had never seen ranch or been
farther west than the Ohio river were
left to their own resources, all of
them penniless and some without any
vocation. When the aggregation left
the starting point, Paducah, KY,
there were two or three sure enough
cowpounchers In the outfit, but these
became Disguised with the baseball
life and left the team at Pittsburg.
The team at that time carried a
band Of 20 pieces and travelled on a
special steamboat as far as Pitts
burg, playing the ball teams In the
river towns and making splendid
showing. Three real western COW
ponies were carried on the boat and
a canvas fence, exhibitions of bronco
busting and roping being given be
fore the game. When the real COW
boys left the team the riding had to
be done away with as there was not
man in the outfit who was able to
sit on horse, let alone ride one.
The party left Pittsburg and pre-
ceded by an advance man, who adver-
tised the outfit as direct from the
west" and composed of ripsnorting
cowboys" they started up through
Pennsylvania and ultimately found
it's way across the Empire state
and into New England. They played
on Monday of last week with the
North Adams team and on Tuesday at
Greenfield. This was the last game
they played as the weather prevented
them from playing at Orange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-11
AMERICAN ATHLETES THE BEST.
Reason Advanced for Superiority Over
the British.

Although bigness and great strength
are needed to throw the weights,
scarcely less essential are cleverness
and technique. Footwork, distribution
OF the weight of the body. these and
other details only instinct, long prac'
tice and intelligently directed effort
can master. And here our undergrad
yates have had no difficulty in sur
passing their English cousins. When
ever the two have met. the perform
ance OF the more casual Oxford and
Cambridge men have been almost
farcical, and, indeed, men like Plaw'
Dewitt, Beck, Sheldon and others
have quite equaled the performance OF
all but the best of the older men OF the
athletic clubs. 1t is not, OF course.
any superiority in strength which has
brought this about, merely painstak-
ing thoroughness and care for form"
This is the same thing which has
made them jump higher and run more
gracefully-a characteristic thing
and one, therefore, that makes their
success so far as 1t goes, really Amer
lcan.-Outing Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-11
That Hoosck Falls Is Having Pie Three Times Day That Hurts

against Sheriff Bradley, Jr.. of Sara
toga county.
Il charge against Sheriff Bradley:
First, that he has permitted chap
ter OF the penal code and particular
ly section 35l Of the penal code to be
violated on the race track maintained
by the Saratoga association for Inn
proving the Brood Horse, although his
has been specifically drawn
thereto, and although request has
been made that he be diligent In the
enforcement thereof
Second, that he has permitted
his dputies to allow and connive at
violations of the said law.
Third, that he has permitted
bookmakers to carry on their bust
ness at Saratoga during the racing
season.
Fourth, that he has permitted
bookmakers to employ agents for the
solicitation OF bets, and permitted
openly them to carry on solicitation.
Fifth, that he has allowed book
makers to record wagers on races
about to be run.
Sixth, that he has allowed book
makers to receive money wagered on
races about to be run.
Seventh, that he has allowed
bookmaking to go on In the hotels
of Saratoga as well as on the race
track.
Eighth, that his failure to make
a single arrest during the nine days
of racing already held, while the
grandstand and field have been filed
with bookmakers, prosecuting their
business, has been subversive Of the
purpose Of penal code.
Il, therefore. ask for the removal
from Office Of the Hon. John. Brad.
ley, Jr., sheriff of Saratoga county"
Sheriff Bradley said last night he
was prepared to fight the proceedings
which we're brought against him. He
believes he has not violated the law
and he will see his counsel Senator
Bracket. preparatory to fighting the
case.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-11
Do YOU Play rly-loof

Seven men in brokers' Office wait
ing for something. Nothing turns up.
Each takes from his pocket a lump
of cut sugar and places It on the table.
The new rule is that any player may
immense his lump In any acid, liquor,
liQueur, cordial or chemical he thinks
most attractive to flies. II dollar
limit Is agreed upon, each places his
beside his lump, and the player whose
lump attracts the first fly gathers In
the pot. You seldom see a game Of
fiy-loo these days with higher limit
than $40; but 500 or even $500 a
lump was nothing In more prosperous
times. There is no "bookmaking.
The police do not interfere. No dis
trict attorney Is allowed to butt In.
Why, II you are clever with your eyes,
you may see fiy-loo played daily in
public eating houses and In lunch
clubs. Wherever there is a fly there
can be LOON. Y. Press.