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Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-20

NOTICE is hereby given that I have purchased book accounts due and owing to F. W. Carlyon, my predecessor in the mercantile busidess in Wraagell, as per bill of sale filed at Commissioners office 3rd inst. Ali parties concerned are re- quested to govern themselyes, accord ingly and to make settlement with me.
 F. MATHESON.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-20
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Entered November 20, 1902, at the U. s. Postoffice in Wrangell, Alaska, as mail matter of the second class, accord. ing to the act of congress, March 3, 1879.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-20
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-06
WHAT SAVED "UNCLE JOE"

The other day Mr.. Blair. in rum.
maging around his house. stumbled
in an attic upon the lifting apparatus
long since discarded. It reminded him
OF the days when he and Cannon were
on the verge OF the grave and de-
SPARED of attaining old age. In great
excitement he went down to the capI
toi. hunted up Uncle Joe" and broke
the news to him.
Joe" said he. do you remember
way back yonder when you and
didn't think we would live more than
a week?s
Il certainly dc" said Uncle Joe. q
think you were the thinnest. sickest
man in the world and I lived in con.
stant fear that l would have to buy a
pair Of black gloves and walk slow be-
hand your hearse. Member that old
lifting machine we used to have7s
you bet | do, said Senator Blair,
"and ! found It this morning. Just e.
good as new. too"
I'm be over to try my muscle in =
day or two laughed the speaker. ~
certainly was a health preserver. al
right"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-06

States, as fair game, and they would
not hesitate to spoil grand state din
ner should the ambassadorial family
fail to live up properly to their posi-
tion. Finally, the ambassador has his
ofice and his Office expenses TO meet.
And SO 1t is a terrible thing to be a
poor diplomat. And 1t Is especially
awkward should one take the place Of
a man who has been lavish In expendI-
ture. When John Hay was ambassa-
dor to England. just before and during
the war with Spain, he spent $4,000
annually in caring properly for the in
terests Of the United States. Joseph
H. Choate, who succeeded Mr.. Hay, Is
estimated TO have disbursed fully as
much as his predecessor There Is
hardly a limit to Mr. Reid's expendi-
lures. The lowest estimate places the
cost of his representation at $15000O,
the highest, probably nearly correct,
at 100000.
What poor man. or even man Of mv
crate fortune, can follow Mr. Reidg i
evltably there will be comparison be-
tween his mode OF conducting the EN-
bassy and that OF his predecessor. and
the comparison will be to hts dIsad-
vantage, Mr.. Tower has astonlshed
Berlin by the magnihcence OF his en-.
tertainment. He has given grand balls
and dinners and has made for himself
as a result a unique place in the life OF
the German empire He is called
there the First Ambassador" The
emperor did him the honor, before the
recent controversy as to the accepta-
bility OF Or. David Jayne Hill OF New
York, to single him out on various oc-
casions and to dine with him at the
American embassy The empress, too.
paid like attention to Mrs Tower The
four princes made It point to ap
proach the American ambassador and
his wife and to exchange compliments
with them The members OF the i'm.
perial court circle fiuttered about the
flame the American dollars made.
This menage is quite different from
that which was maintained by Andrew
d. White, who occupied an apartment
DR.. Hill, also, according TO report. in.
tends to take an apartment It is true
that DR.. Hill has a small fortune. but
it is not nearly as large as that OF the
Towers, and he cannot maintain an
establishment upon the same scale as
his predecessor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-06
Old Lifting Machine That Long Ago
Proved Health Prsssrvsr.

The secret OF perpetual youth, which
has permitted Uncle Joe" Cannon to
be as young as he Is at 70, has Just
been rediscovered here by a former
senator from New Hampshire. says
the Washington correspondent Of the
Boston Herald. Henry w. Blair. who
Is no youngster himself. having been
born in 1884. and the present speaker
were fellow members Of the house 30
years ago. Both at that time were in
poor health. They suffered from In
digestion and were so frail and puny-
looking that each anticipated the ne
cesslty Of purchasing a bouquet to
place with reverent hands upon the
grave Of the other They lived in the
same boarding house in those days
and. to prolong their lives. entered
into partnership for the purchase Of a
lifting machine, which they erected ia
q hallway outside Of their rooms and
upon which they practiced diligently
night and morning with a view to the
improvement OF their physical beings.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-06
FOR KEEPING SOLDIERS SLIM.
Woman inventor Has Submitted MIL.
tary Corset to War Department.

The design for a soldiers corset.
which win make fat soldiers slim
and keep slim soldiers from getting
too fat, has been submitted to Surgeon
General O'Reilly OF the United States
army by the woman inventor. says the
New York Times.
This same enterprising person has
also informed the surgeon general that
the corset. II adopted. will make the
American army officer the most ath.
letic-looking and spryest military man
on earth. The general. &C.
cordIng 10 information received by
army officers In New York Is dlsIn.
clined to consider the corset question
seriously, but the inventor is not with.
out influential support. The inventor
Of the military corset Is a French
woman. who Is now IN Washington
pressing her claims for recognition
before the war department. She Is
accompanied By a trim French maid
and between them they have managed
to Interview most Of the higher ON
GERS on duty in Washington.
On Governors island, at the Army
and Navy club. at the coast artillery
posts hereabouts everybody was lalk.
ing corset The slim officers thought
the matter huge joke. but it was "a
actly the opposite With the portiy
ones.
They could be detected every now
and then taking a squlnt at them.
selves in the mirror. Il was plain to
see that they we're trying TO frame
mental picture OF themselves when
remodeled BY the corset
g! do not to be retired just yet =
said an officer whose waist measure.
ment does not tend to decrease the
price Of clothes. but II anybody ,rias
to set me into one Of those things
well. It's the clnder path for minea
me, too" a sympathetic brother an,
swered, who was almost as portlv
+The very idea Of such a thinel !
may be a little above the average
when It comes to weight, but what
l have got h mine. and don't IN.
tend TO Insult nature by losing # with
the aid Of a thing that only women
are supposed 10 wear"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-06

sured BY cheers by the malcontents IN
the delegates seats. but the strong
arm" contingent governed by the
bosses sits quietly until he fires his
broadside Then possibly a boss"
gets up, or the chairman gets IN a
happy remark or two and there is a
thunder-roll Of applause from the
bosses" gang. The respectable gen
tleman has simply talked for the
pleasure OF having his cerebellum VII
brate. He might as well have recited
Mary had little lamb"
Our ward stood eight to seven In one
convention, and our chairman an
nounced 1t correctly. He was an oD-
ponent OF mine, but he did not try to
change the Vote. b. when the vote
was announced from the stage It was
Is for the other side. Several Of us
yelled bloody murder" at the steal.
but, bless you, that convention went
right ahead with its business as easily
as II seven men standing upright in
their seats and bowling Mister Chair
man; Mister Chairman" was mere
tableau and nothing that concerned
the convention in the remotest de-
gree.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-06

The total number Of persons In re-
eolpl Of state relief ia 'ndla excesda
100000
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-06

Sometimes a convention ia opened
with prayer This Is something which
cannot be touched on at length. for
the devil himself could not conceive a
more grotesque blasphemy. Most con
ventions are opened with political
jimmies." being burglarlOus aggrega.
tons, brought together for purposes
Of pgundering men OF their political
rights The chairman has his speech
carefully learned by heart. and he Is
invariably eloquent. pungent witty.
scholarly terse. dense. aowery aud
long-wlnded But he finally subsidies.
and then after the committees re.
ports and the platform are finished.
and some more political red tape IA
gotten through with. the work OF
nominating candidates Is begun But
before the convention has reached the
point Of being ready to vote there
have been a number OF battles fought
% a iiaish before the various commit.
tees on credentials
10 certain wards OF the cities or
certain districts 10 the country, there
may be a dispute about some dele.
gates. these claiming the right to rep
resent the people. those putting In
a counter-clalm for recognition. IN
such cases. contests are begun and
the respective claims thrashed out be-
fore the committee on credentials,
which have the power to review these
disputes in the various districts OF
wards
no one but The contestants and the
committee and the other delegates are
allowed IN the committee rooms IN
these contests. It being a sort Of fam
fly affair Usually. the contests are
determined according to the way ths
bosses want them to be decided
but II Il doesn't matter about vote
or two. the bosses" allow the com
mittee to do as they please. Evidence
is heard. speeches are made. and tn.
committee picks the winner
The bosses keep accurate "fab'
on the number Of votes they need
but are ready to achieve results bl
any means they consider necessary
One unse7led delegate rushed madl.
up 10 a boss" on the noor 0f the con
ventl0n and sereeehed out: "Wha
dye mean b. throwin' me out7 Their
aint no contest on me at all Thl
''bosss looked smillngly down at thl
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-06

The ordinary political convention Is
q collection Of Wild animals. whose an
tics are extremely amusing. but abso-
Iutely without form and void Nothing
outside Of cage full OF monkeys can
present such an example Of futile ac-
tigity. Each delegate is duly ticketed
and loaded with his proper credentials
and fondly fmagines that he really Is
of some importance Ia the gathering.
that IS. hs does II he IS green
hand. If he Is a seasoned campaign
er. be knows that he merely REPRE-
sents the people. and the chairman
and secretary OF the convention rep
resent the delegates. and she boss
es7 represent the chairman and sec
fetarY By means Of this sliding scale
of actual power It will be seen that
the bosses represent the people,
It was my deep delight to have at
tended number Of political convea-
tlons The win Of the people" stood
about deuce high" IN the political
deck. The viii of the bosses" was
always the ace and II could be and
was turned from the bottom or top
Just as the emergencies demanded
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-06

BY the way, convention oratory is
divided into two kinds, the turned
loose" and the "squelched." The
bosses" and the chairman have their
eyes on their own orators, and very
little latitude is allowed the opposition
"jaw-smiths. It is laughable to
watch the frantic gyratiens Of some
silyer-tongued word-juggler, especially
II he be a young man. who Is trying to
get the chairman's eye in order to let
on a philippe against the chairman's
tyranny. His companions may hoist
him high on a chair. where he bal
ances himself precarlously while he
shrieks "Meestair Chairmannnn," and
frnths like something stricken with
hydrophobla. but the chairman goes
placidly on. 'Twenty-second ward, IS
for Smith" IS the announcement, when
in fact the announcement was just the
other way. This raises a counter-irri-
tant and the Twenty-second ward dele
cation goes on the war-path. But,
tush. what's the use? The game goes
merrily on and at last the youthful
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-06

Imagine a long, low. rakish hall the
atmosphere a wayy blue with t 5acco
smoke Aisies are cut through to the
platform. generally three IN number,
TO admit OF committees on thls. that
and the other to go forward to the
platform and hand In their cutand-
dried communications. The different
wards and districts are ranged about
the hall, each with It's particular spot
to stay In. like checkers on O board
before the game begins. Many Of
these delegates are in their shirt.
sleeves. and many are talking wildly.
gosticulatlng powerfully and Ia other
ways molding the destlnies OF their
country The very few who are not
smoking are choking.
On the platform are two tables. at
which the chairman Of the convention
sits, he having been chosen BY the
power nat be. FIe Is a mere puppet
IN their hands. understanding what
they want and at any and all times
ready to carry out their wishes The
secretary is mere echo. the assist
ant secretaries mere assistant echoes.
Two Or three highly respectable
stoughton-bottles OF various titles sit
on the stage to deceive the uninteIli-
gent observer into the belief that
things are ION the square" pitcher
Of water is on the chairman's desk.
for be viii open the convention with
a speech In that speech he will glori-
fy the proud history OF bis own party
and skin. salt and nail to the political
smoke-house the hide Of the opposite
party. This IS a species OF buncombe
which Is always INDUCED Ia.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-24
RAISE RUSSIAN SHEEP.

The Fort Worth Record has tho
following:
Ten of the famous Karakule sheep
which as far back as tho history
goes have been confined to the Rus
sian province of Bucharia in Asia
Minor, are on their way to the Texas
ranges.
The world wide monopoly which
the Russian government has long en-
joyed on the valuable arabule fur
coats will be broken if these ten
sheep survive the long sea voyage
from the Far East and thrive on the
plains of West Texas, The Kar-
akule fur coats sell for $1,000, be-
ing second only to sable in value.
The secret of the breeding of the
sheep, the cutting of the wool and
the spinning of the fabric has been
scalously guarded by the inhabitants
of Bucharlo for centuries, but has
at last fallen into the possession OF
a Texan.
Or. c. c. Young of Wichita Falls
will introduce these sheep into West
Texas. The ten now on the ocean
belong to him, having been secured
in Asia Minor and loaded on ship
board after much adventure and
difficulty with the Russian author
tiles and after personal visit to
st. Petersburg to interview the czar's
ministers.
Or. Young was in Fort Worth Sun
day night and Monday morning en-
route homo from an extensive Euro
pean and Asiatic trip, and is hurry
ing back 10 Wichita Falls to prepare
place on his ranch for the Karkule
sheep, which will arrive about Nov.
1. These sheep cost him $500 each.
Through Mere Accident.
The introduction of the valuable
Karakule sheep into the United
States came through a mere acct
dent While touring the Russian
empire last spring which privilege
was secured through personal let
ter from President Theodore Roose-
welt to High Rank Russian officials,
Dr.. Young discovered that the grass
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-24

sheriff and tax collector arc com
bined, This stage Tis passed when
more than 10000 Inhabitants were
shown, Potter county could have
shown tho required number several
years ago, but unfortunately for the
county. tho figures, IN order to get
separate office must needs he shown
by United states census and this
Is taken only A. intervals OF ten
years, In tho year 1910 another cen
sus will be taken by the government
al authorities and then there will be
another office In Potter county
The fact that the offices are com
blned In countIes OF less than 10000
Inhabitants sometimes causes people
who visit here to think that Potter
county is still In that class, a state
OF affairs that could not Of course
exist with Amarillo showing q popu-
lation of almosl 5000 herself, The
fine growth and expansion Of this
county Is a matter of comment IN
various portion Of tho state, and tho
visitors hero marvel at tho substan-
tlal character OF tho buildings, both
public and private,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-24
MENTOR MANNED
LIEUTENANT KILLED
zee Breaks From One Propeller, Strikes Sup.
ports Of Rudd8r Causing Machine
TO Plunge to Earth

cause The other propeller 10 swing
tho machine around
The body Of Lieutenant Scliridsc
.wll is al Fort Mycr ho- pItal await
Ing instructions from hls family. Ills
father IS in San Francisco and his
mother and a brother arc supposed
to be In Boston.
The mechanics who helped Wright
In his work on his machine are al
most heart broken over the wreck.
Mechanic l'urncss said he saw Wright
trying hard TO get the airship on a
level after the propeller broke, but
that the one propeller that was re-
volying pulled the machine down
ward and TO the left, II was too
strong 10 restore the equilibrium
The broken propeller smashed
some other parts OF tho airShip and
'tho whole mass fell to tho ground
njuring Lieutenant Scltrldgc so bad
ly that he died in a short time, It
was feared that Wright also was
fatally hurt.
New York, Sept, 1S.-Many mem
bcrs OF the Aero Club and Aeronau-
tic Society Of this city, looked upon
the death OF Lieutenant Selldridge by
the accident to the Wright acroplane
as the severcst set back aeronautics
ever rcceicyd, but T., r. Jones, edi-
tor Of "Acronautics," pointed out IN
an interview that in the history OF
aeroplanes there have been only four
deaths, compared with a great num-
Der in connection with the develop
mcnt Of the balloon.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-24

own border an enemy deadlier IN ITO
insidious effect than any unseen foe
from foreign lands, notably the yam-
plrc disease consumption, Very SIM
ccrcly and cordially yours.
DAVID r. Fly, ~ D.,
Council Panhandle District,
To illustrate the importance OF the
movement that Is to be fought out at
Washington, among some OF the
greatest thinkers and phIlanthropists
Of the world, II is reiterated that
one.soyonth OF the deaths today are
duo to ono or another class OF con
sumption, No one has greater line
upon these Statistics than has Dr.,
Fly, who Is among tho foremost
champions OF tho puro food bill and
various other measures looking to a
better state Of health. II is the hope
OF tho gentleman named to take a
very large delegation from Amarillo
TO Tho big congress that will dougbt-
less make history for the state Of
Texas and every other state and tor
rItory In the known world.
The following delegates have been
named to attend the congress from
Amarillo:
Mrs. John w Veale--Tcxas Fed
Grafton OF Womens Clubs,
J. l., Smith and w. II. Fuqua--
Bankers.
Lon y. Mars Mayor and Score
tary Chamber Of Commerce.
NJ. c. Nobles-TeSas Grocery AS
ISOLATION,
c. c. Foster-Te1Gs Teachers As
ISOLATION.
Or. David r. Fly and Or. W. u.
Patton-Toxas Medical Society,
p. Il. Boesen--Texas Press Asso-
citation,
John W. Vesle-state Senator.
J. n. Bowmsn-state Representa-
tive,
!. Rosenstein-Unitcd Commercial
Travellers.
w. T.. Kirk-Rcal Estate.
b. s. Triplett and II, Humphrey
Commercial Travellers,
For the information OF the dele
gates, II is stated that special train
will be operated out of San Antonio
10 Fort Worth on the 25th instant via
the 7. & G. n Amarillo delegates
may avail themselves of this arrange
ment, or may leave on trains at spe-
cial rates out Of this city Tho APP
proximate cost OF the round trip will
he S5i.
The first session Of the congress
will he opened at 1890 o'clock by
President Roosevelt who is also
president OF the organization hold
ing the meeting,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-24
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept, 1S,--That
he had been several years ago an
attorney for the Standard Oil COM
pany, but that such employment had
nothing to do with matters pending
in congress, or which the federal
government is interested in, is tho
substance OF a brief statement made
today by Senator Foraker of Ohio,
in answer to charges made by VIII
liam r. Hearst in Columbus last
night.
In a meeting addressed by Thomas
L. Hisgen, candidate for president Of
the independence party, Hearst read
letters which he said mad been writ
ten by John d. Archbold Of the
standard oil company to Foraker, re-
ferring to legislation pending in con-
gress, and mentioning two Enclosures
for checks, one for $4,000 and an
other for S14,5OO The letters were
dated February, March and April
1900.
Senator Foraker's statement fol-
lows:
81 do not know whether the let
ters given out by MI Hearst are true
copies or not. suppose they are.
II was then engaged in the prac-
tice OF law and was employed by the
Standard as one of its counsel in
connection with its affairs in Ohio,
where it was attacked in court and
in the Legislature.
while ! do not recall the details
I do remember ! rendered the COM
pany such service as l could and
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-24
MEETING BETWEEN BRYAN /
AND TAFT is ARRANGED !
II Is Denied the Judge Docs Not
+ Want TO Meet NebraskaD.
Aa...gut.I

4 II Is Denied the Judge Docs Not 4
X Want TO Meet Nebraskan. 4
K Associated Press. 4
X Chicago, Sept 1S.--Judge \
4 Taft and Mr.. Bryan will meet 4
K at the Chicago Association of 4
X Commerce banquet in this city 4
K oct. Z, after all, according TO 4
4 announcement made today by 4
X Chairman Dixon of the Republi- 4
X can speakers bureau. 4
X 1t is possible they Will meet X
X even earlier in the day as Taft 4
X has accepted an invitation to \
4 speak at Galesburg Oct. z in the 4
4 afternoon and a committee Of 4
4 Galesburg citizens has been APP 4
r pointed to invite Bryan to be 4
X present, 4
X This talk that Taft does not 4
4 care to meet Bryan Is all twad- r
K die" said Dixon, ut didn't 4
X look as If he could appear both 4
X at Galesburg and Chicago, and K
h so | cancelled tho Chicago en- X
4 gagemont because Mr.. Taft al X
4 ready had one for Chicago in a 4
K speech Oct. Z opening the water 4
r. ways convention in tho fore 4
X noon. When | found we could X
r get back from Galesburg by a 4
+ special train | changed my +
4 mind" X
x As the program now stands X
X Taft will speak at the water +
r ways convention at II o'clock X
4 and catch a regular train to +
\ Galesburg, speaking at the Lin X
r coln-Douglas somi-centennial +
4 exercises at p, m. and then re- 4
4 turn to Chicago for the banquet 4
4 in the evening. h
4 ~ Xxx 4 ttk K 4 4 M 4 4 4