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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-28
PAID FOR THE BATHS.
Exciting Hotel Incident In Bar Har<
 bor's Early Days.

Exciting Hotel Incident In Bar Har< 1 bor's Early Days.
 "In the prehistoric days at Bar liar. bor," said Boston man, before the dress suit had cast its blighting shad- ow there and when Rodick's and the fish pond were the center of all the gayety, life was pleasant, even though many of the conveniences which we now demand were wholly lacking. Ro- dicks was barn of place with no elevator and innocent of electric bells. One man in imminent need of ice wa. ter once obtained it however. by going into the hall and yelling 'Murderr at the top of his lungs. He gathered to. gether most of the hotel guests and finally got the ice water of his souls desire, but his success did not seem to establish a precedent. ..
 "The fire department was, SO i'd speak. fin embryo. In the Rodick at the head of each stairway there used to stand large hogshead of water for use in an emergency, and thereby hangs the tale am about to tell you- ]
 Late of an evening there entered the deserted fish pond a youngsman whose fixed and glassy eye and 'wan- dering smile betrayed what his evsnl ing's occupation had been. In order to settle any lingering doubt as to his condition, however, he proceeded td emit series of blood curdling shrieksl which called forth q nasty and eml phatic protest from the night clerk. who on advancing upon the inebriat. ed one was promptly laid low by d right handler. The night force fn an angry array promptly went to the succor of the night clerk, whereat bis assailant retreated upstairs. closely followed by his pursuers.
 Reaching the landing, he espied the hogshead of water, which he promptly heaved down the stairway upon his opponents. who, drenched by the va. ter and carried of their feet by the butt itself. in a wild state of rage renewed the attack. only to be treat ed to the same dose on the second flight of stairs and yet again on the third. at which point, his ammunition being exhausted. they captured and got even with the belligerent one.
 ~Tn the morning great was the anget and loud the lamentations Of Herr Rodick at the state of his stairway and the damaged condition of his night force. but he who had accomplished the outrage was rich in this worlds goods. from part of which be was made t0 separate for divers ruined carpets. sun dry abrasions and for giving five men three baths apiece at s1 a bath. the regular rate at that time in Bar liar. borr
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-28
NO YANKEE AID FOR CASTRO.
Washington Willing to Let
 Dutch Punish Him.
DOCTRINE NOT INVOLVED

Case Between Venezuela and the
 Netherlands Is Considered Govern-
 mental, Seizure of Territory Not Be-
 ing Threatened = Road From La
 Guayra to Caracas We'll Defended
 by krupp Guns and Considered Safe
 From Assault Save by Overwhelm.
 ing Force of Troops-Dutch Cruiser
 Ordered to La Guayra.
 Washington, July 28.-In demanding an apology from Venezuela at the point of guns, the Netherlands, it is believed here, will bring crisis in the affairs of President Castro which he will not be able to escape. It is an open secret that this government will not raise finger to prevent the infiic- tion of punishment short of annexa- tion of territory any European power may see fit to inflict upon Venezuela
 So far as reports at the navy de- pertinent show, the only Dutch naval force in the West Indies is the pro- tected cruiser Gelderland, the one that was sent to La Guayra to bring away Minister De Reus She is by far the best thing afioat in that quarter of the globe so far as the contending parties are concerned.
 La Guayra and Porto Cabello are fortified. Various reports during the last five years declare that Castro, after the ships of Great Britain, Italy and Germany bombarded those ports, bought six inch Krupp guns and in- stalled them in the forts and placed number on commanding positions along the road leading from La Guay- "a to Caracas. That road, even if not fortified with large caliber guns, would be almost impossible for anything other than an overwhelming force be- cause of it's precipitous and rough character.
 Such operations as Holland is sup. posed to be willing to undertake would not be a violation of the Monroe doc Urine as declared by President Roose- welt in his message to congress in 1901, when the possibility of the United States having to defend that policy was considered to have been raised by the declared intention, of Great Brit ain. Germany and Italy to use force to compel Castro to settle claims. This government has always frowned against the use of force to compel the payment of claims.
 The case of the Netherlands is con- sidered purely governmental ques- tion-namely, whether the Dutch gov ernment will allow Castro to interfere with Dutch shipping between Dutch ports and fiout the commercial treaties existing between Venezuela and the Netherlands.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-28
stahbed Eourtt,n Iim.,.

Philadelphia. July g. - Poiiceman John Murray was stabbed fourteen times and probably fatally wounded. and Morris selman. a brother odscer. was dangerously stabbed here ia an exciting fght Ia the fashionable Rlt- tenhouse square district by wulka gackson- A crowd chased the neEs and captured him after severely b<8f. Ing him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-28

 Is costing the people of the United States a vast annual sum. The ex. pensesk of the war in the Philippines from 1898 to 1902 involved the Govern. ment in an expenditure of less than S175000.000. This was incident to war. The fact is that since the close of the war in 1902 and the restoration or order in the islands. the extra cost of the American troops of the regular army in the Islands. together with that of maintaining about 4.oo0 Philippine scouts as a part of the regular army. does not exceed s6.0o0.OO0 annually. This is all the expense to which the United States has been put for i've or six years last past The expenses of the Civil Government in the islands since it's establishment have been met entirely from the proceeds of taxes collected in the islands. with but one notably generous and eommendable ex- ception when the Congress of the Unit cd States appropriated s5.oo1000 in 1902 to relieve the inhabitants of the islands from the dangers of famine and distress caused by the death from rinderpest of three-fourths of the cat. tie of the issands.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-28

The conservation of National re- sources is a subject to which the pres ent Administration has given especial attention. The necessity for a compre- hensive and systematic Improvement of our waterways. the preservation of our soil. and of our forests. the securing from private appropriation the power in navigable streams. the retention of the undisposed of coal lands of the Government from alienation. all will properly claim from the next Admin istration earnest attention and appro- priate legislation.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-28

Inform your fr1enGs out of town of the dolnes fn Waterbury by sending them shs Demoers<; ss . rear. e cents . monfn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-28
Asiatie Immigration.

In the matter of the limitation upon Asiatic immigration, referred to in the Democratic platform. it Is sufficient to say that the present Republican Ad- ministration has shown itself able. by diplomatic negotiation. and without unnecessary friction with self-respect- ing governments. to minimize the evils suggested. and a subsequent Repub- lican Administration may be counted on to continue the same policy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-28
snd expensisursa

Another plank of the DemOcratic platform refers to the failure of the Repablican Convention to express an opinion In favor of the publicity of con tributious received and expenditures made iu elections. Here seain we con trast our opponents premises with our own zcts Great Improvement has tak- ca place under Republican auspices ia respect tO the collection and expendf- turs of money fer this purposA The ed and pernicisus system cf lsvying a tax a tke salaries of CoTernnent
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-28
vstsrsns sf courtr,f. M.r,.

Both platforms declare as they should. Ia favor of generous pensions for the veterans of the Civil and Span ish varS. I stop to note the presence here of body of veteEsns of Ohio. and to express my thanks for the honor they do ne Ia coming an lacking in one qualification e ell Repablicas Presidents since Lincoln thst cf har- Ing been exposed to danger and death ca ths fed of battle h defense of o1r
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-28
National HsaIth Bureau.

I have long been of opinion that the various agencies of the National Gov ernment established for the preserva- ton of the National health. scattered through several departments. should be rendered more efficient by uniting them ia a bureau of the Government under a competent head. and that I under stand to be. In effect. the recommenda- ton Of both parties.
 Publicity sf csmpsisa censrihusisns
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-28

The Democratic party announces Its adhesion to this plan. and only recom- nends the tried system of postal sav- ings banks as an alternative if the new experimental panacea Is not available. The Republican party prefers the post al savings bank as one tried. safe. and known to he effective. and as reaching many more people now without bank ing facilities than the new system pro posed
 Voluntary Plan Fer Guaranty.
 A plan for a guarsnty of deposits hy the voluntary act of the banks in- vOlved has been fayorably reported to the House of Representatives Thls Is of course entirely different from the scheme in the DenecTzsIc platform emitting. a 1t does. the features of compulsory participation snd govern mental gusrsnty. Ttis propozitiou vili unquesticnaely receive ths thq1gntful
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-28

The truth is that 1t is known of an fair-mlnded men that there never has been sn administration in the Govern
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-07
SUMMONS-NO. 242
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

UNITED STATES Ut' AMEKIUA United States District Court, Dis trict of Alaska, Third Division, Pacific Court District.
 Edith Horan, Plaintiff,
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-07
POSSIBILITIES

From the reported results of the Ohio state convention it is evident that the Tat forces are becoming strongly entrenched, if they have not entirely routed the Foraker men. There k no strong desire on the part of the people to see Foraker brought out as presidential candidate, and there iS lingering conviction that the propelling force of the Taft boom Is the catapult at the White House.
 With Taft as a successor Jo RoOse- welt the people might look for a con- tiuuation of tine present administrative policy, though it might be pushed with less yigor, and the "AnaniaS Club" might languish from lack of additional members. One man may be a fighter from inherent propensities and accomplish results with blow straight from the shoulder. His op- poucnt goes down, but carries revenge in his heart. Another man will fix a sliding scale for his adversary and send him down aS on a Joboggan slide, and he goes away thinking he has had a pleasure trip. When he reaches the bottom he finds the hill too steep for his return.
 Another presidential possibility whose face looms above the horizon is Governor Hughes Of New York. Con- nccted with him is the growing feeling that he is neithera clustering fighter nor willy politician, nor one stub bornly and foolishly seeking public of flee in the face of opposition by the people. As governor of a great state he has won the confidence of the people and given rise to the conviction that he has the qualifications for an able president of the United States.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-07
ALL oUIETALoNo THEPoToMAc

The above expression originated back in the fall of 1861 when every thing seemed favorable for a campaign, and Mcclellan had an army of about 25O,OOO men, all in excellent condition, and yet there was nothing doing. Daily the report of "All quiet along the the Potomac, was given out.
 From the meagre reports that come up from the body of legislators at Washington it is evident that all is quiet along the Potomac, and that the former policy of "masterly inactivity" still rules.
 The last news that came from our Delegate Gale was to the effect that little could be expected from the ac- tion of Congress this year, Mir. Gale went to Washington with the belief that the honest needs of the peO- pie honestly and simply presented
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-07

Dog salmon for sale at Brown & Hawkins.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-07
CHURCH OF THE PAST AND
 FUTURE

In the early days when the country was new and the people scattered, the church or the meeting house, as it was called, was the place where the people gathered from their several farms os,cusjbly for religious purposes, while in reality, a> this Was the one place of general resort the people met here from social mental and religious motives. The old meeting house iS falling into decay. The people no longer resort there. Thrjrmeutal and social wants are satisfied in other ways. The telephone connects the distant farm houses. and the rural free delivery brings the daily mail to the farmers door. schools and places of amusement have sprung mp all over th, land. Religious tendencies alone were not strong enough ro keep the church alive and prosperous.
 Another and 8 greater change k uuN coming. One hundred and seventy or more of the leading churches have been fitted up with am acoueticon equirm .ul This will enable the church members 10 gather in con- genial social groups at private homes, or at the club, and while seated around the tard table with mug of beer at the right hand, and a private wire connection with the church, the social and religious qualification cmagain be combiuej
 The great preacher seeing his pewS empty uu Sunday morning, will fire his sermon into the phouograph on Sawuay night, the choir vii. take its turn at the same instrument, and Sunday morning the janitor will setthe wheels going, and Sunday, the day of res, and pleasure will be ushered
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-07
A WHOLESOME LESSON

The lesson taught the five mushers, who were guilty ol pIunoerjug the Alaska Central Railway Company's warehouse, should b. hint, at least, to other, who are going over the trail. Robbing of caches and the nneces- sary taking of good, that belong to an- other i, becoming all too common. The result i~ likely to be, that in pIa- ce, remote from town, where recourse cau not b. had Co legal method, 10 ob. tain redress, puui,hmcu. wtI. be sum marIy administered by the injured party.
 The people of Alaska. who have known hard,hips jncjdeu, To the from tier are ever ready Co give help when it is needed. and chat, too, without the red tape Q. ,h. eastern charitable as soy,atiou which would let 30 man ,tarve to death while trying ,o discover all the antecedeut,, habits and tendencies of the man in distress. Help i, given 10 the man in need here and no insuit- ing questions asked. There iS no oc- casion, therefore, for dishonesty, or for one to take what belongs to anoth- CT with intent to defraud. If man makes good in this country and is up- right in his dealings with others, and has not allowed the milk of human Kindness to sour or utterly dry up, he will always find those who are willing to help in times of need.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-07

would be met with an honest response, but has apparently come to the conclusion that the doctrine prac- ticed there is "the people be damned" "
 One of the excuses made by Congress for not doing more for this territory is the assertion that this is not a place where people will make their homes, but that they come to get what they can out of the country and then leave it. The practice of our govern ment has given rise to this assertion. The government has been getting what it could from Alaska and then leaving it without the help needed to make it a country of homes.
 There may be more glory in exploit ing the Philippines, and the play to the gallery more fetching in time of a presidential election. but to the plain, WtleSS man not versed in the ways of the politician it would seem that sim pie justice done to a home territory would be more in keeping with the profeSsed principles of the United States.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-07
DAYS THAT ARE PAST

With the crisp frosty nights follow ed by mild mornings when the sun be- gins to soften the snow, and a more cheerful note is detected in the cav of the raven, the sourdougn's thoughts revert back, perchance to his New England home, and to the days of his boyhood
 When the sap began to run in the uce, the blood flowed more quickly in his veins The days of sugarmak- ing are coming on. At evening the father and his boys gathered about the kitchen fire, sawed, split and pushed the pith out of the elder stalk and fashioned the spie for the sugar tree. in tine morning when the COWS had been fed and the chores done, the farmer set forth with hlS brace and bit followed by his boys and dog, with hatchet and Spies to open the sugar bush. To the boy and the dog this was the most eXhilarating time of the year. For the boy it was all play, though he did great deal of hard work in cutting wood and gathering the sap.
 When the sap was gathered in and the boys sat in the little log sugar house and kept the kettles boiling, throwing in piece of salt pork occa- sionally to keep them from running over, playing checkers to while away the time, and now and then carving their names in the bark of beech tree, the joy of living held full sway in the youthful heart.
 The summum bonum of it all was when the Sugaring off came, and the syrup had to be repeatedly tested by cooling in water or on cakes of ice to see when the grain of the sugar would rightly form, and the kettle be lifted from the fire.
 To the sourdough these are but mem orieS of days that are past, yet they form no inconsiderable part of the pleasures of his life, as he sits by his cabin fire blowing rings of smoke from his pipe and looking through the blue clouds to the far off scenes of his youth,
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-07
Legal Notices
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

Cook Inlet Precinct, Jan. 1, 1908.
 To Harry Mccormack, C. J. Wal ters, James McGil, Thos. McConety, Geo. Hanson, Wm. Burns and Alfred Noel
 You are hereby notified that the undersigned has expended one hundred dollars in labor and improvements upon the Skukum Creek placer claim situated upon Skukum creek, tribu- tary to Twenty Mile river, in the Territory of Alaska, Cook Inlet pre- clnct, claiming l20O0 feet from NOTICE up the creek in a sOutheasterly direc- tion, and 300 feet each side of Skukum creek, as will appear by certificate filed the 23rd day of February, 1906, in the office of the recorder of said pre- cinct, in order to hold said premises under the provisions of Section 2324 Revised Statutes of the United States being the amount required to hold the same for the year ending December 3lst, 1907.
 And if within ninety days from the publication of this notice, you fail, or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditure, to-wit, $l2.5O each as a co-owner, your interest in said claim will be forfeited and be- come the property of the subscriber under said section 2324.
 A. C. CARRIER, CO-owner of one-eighth of said claim. First qualification Jannary 1, 1908.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-07
Cable well Shaken

In repairing the cable that was thrown out of commission by the earthquake shock February If, it was discovered that there were three breaks in the Valdez-Seward line and two in the Valdez-Sitka line, and these were all near each other. The first messages were received here last evening.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-07
N. GRAY,

EXecutor of the estate of
 Simeon Millovidof, deceased Date of first publication Feb. 29. Date of last publication
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-07

The woman suffragists have been raising the dickens in England, and have formed band in America to help storm the British stronghold. They tried to have Mrs. Catt lead the American contingent, but she declined and now the women are forced to ad- init that the Catt is out of the bag.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-07

Maud Come is known as the "Irish Joan of Arc" She did the States a few years ago to quicken the interest of Americans in the fate of Ireland. She too thinks the people is punk, and has settled down in Paris to study art. She is said to be sister to Helen Come.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-07
Thomas Horan, Defendant.

The President of the United States of America, greeting;
 To the above named defendant:
 You are hereby required to appear in the United States District Court, in and for the District of Alaska, Third Division, within thirty days after the day of service of this summons upon you. and answer the complaint of the above named plaintiff, copy of which complaint is herewith delivered to you; and unless you appear and ans wer, the plaintiff will take judgment against you and will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said complaint.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-07
A. B. Meets Tonight.

The regular meeting of the Arctic Brotherhood will be held in the A. B. hall on Fifth avenue and Washington street at 8:30 this evening. It is espe' cially desired that a large number of the members be in attendance.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-07
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE United States Commissioners
 Court, UnalaSka Precinct, Third
 Judicial Division, Territory of
 Alaska.
 IN THE matter of the estate of Sim
 con NIillovidof, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned eXecutor of the estate of Simeon Milloyidof, deceased, to the cre- ditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased to exhibit them with necessary vouchers within six months after first publication of this notice to the said eXecutor at the office of the United States Commission er in the town of Unalaska, Alaska. And the undersigned hereby gives notice that he was duly appointed eXecutor of the estate by an order of the above named Court made and entered the 1th day of December, 1907.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-21
INTELLIGENCE OF WILD BIRDS.


 How does the wild bird meet emer. gencies? Dr. Francis H. Herrick says a sparrow will pluck a horse hair from the mouth of a nestling, while another bird, like an oriole, will stand by and see its mate hang until dead without attempting to release it.
 A robin will tug at string which has caught on a limb, but is never seen fully to meet the situation by releas- ing the string. It will make several turns of a cord about a limb and leave the other end free without any relation to the nest, so that it's effort Is useless. It ties no knots.
 The gull. according to abundant and competent testimony, will carry she'll fish to a considerable height. drop them on the rocks or hard ground, and re- peat the experiment until 1t gets the soft meat. This suggests intelligence or even analogical reasoning, but prob ably does not rise above the associative memory. Does the adult bird show in- teIligence in serving the proper quan- ity of food and in distributing it to the young? No. What the old bird really does is to test the throat of each nest i ling and await the results. If a bird does not respond quickly the food is withdrawn and another is tested. Thus is the food always passed around until bird with the proper reaction is found.
 There Is no evidence that such tests are deliberately or consciously made The amount of food taken by the young is determined by the gullet. which acts as brake upon the tendency of the nestling to gorge tt suffocation. The bird with the full gullet cannot as a rule respond, and must wait. Does the parent bird show intelligence in the kind of food served. or in the treat | ment which 1t receives?
 While a good deal of instinct is in- volved in all these matters, the parent does not act like a machine. but the young are provided with food adapted to their growing needs. A gull chick one-half hour old gets small peices of predigested fish, while at three weeks of age 1t may be invited to bolt a whole sGuid.