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Douglas Island news., 1909-07-07
Lo, the Poor Red

Skookum Jim, probably the wealth jest Indian north of "53," was lately the victim of a designing woman, who, womanlike, wound the unsophlsticated son of the forest around her duger and when Skookum managed to get himself untangled he was wiser and poorer by several copecks. It was this way:
 Ten days or two weeks ago Jim hied himself to Haines, Alaska, the home port of the Chilkat tribe who look upon Jim as a hyas man, Jim gave big potlach to bis tribesmen and ther fam lilies, ate clans and dried salmon in their wigwams and in many other ways demonstrated to them that, while yet a comparatively rich man (Jim was one of the discoverers of gold on Bonanza where he took many thousands from No. below discovery he was not above ways and customs of his people. While Jim rejoiced that he was more beauti- ful than the rose, he permitted his ben- evolent spirit to expand until he swell ed up like military college. While in this mood he was approached by a daughter of the paleface, also of Eve, who applied to him for the position of cook in his domicile at Carcross, where Jim lives, when at home, in pomp and  Oriental splendor.
 And the daughter of the paleface found favor in the eyes of the scion of the stormcloud and the smile that en- compassed his face was as wide as 8 Dutch oven.
 And Jim delved into the interior of his raiment and produced passage money from Haines to Carcross, like wise he gave her a kodak, also coin of the realm to the tune of twenty bucks, the woman agreeing to housekeep until the amounts advanced had been paid and longer if everybody was satisfied.
 Together they made the trip to Car cross and the new housekeeper was duly installed in the house of fSkookum on Thursday of last, week, The day
Douglas Island news., 1909-07-07

Reports from Dawson are to the eff. feet that the government is feeding fully POO unemployed men. The Saliva. tion Army has charge of issuing the grub, but the government pays for the soup bones. This condition looks rather bad for what was once the great est placer mining camp on earth.-EX.
 The law recently passed by congress under which district attorneys in Alas ka are prohibited from practicing law, but at the same time allows the sub ordinates in the office the privilege which is denied to the chief, is about as practicable as the mining inspector law which was proposed, but did not pass, at the last session of congress. This bill provided one mining inspector for the territory of Alaska, with head office at Juneau, and he was instructed to immediately make a personal iDves tigation of the ground on which acci dents occurred. It is, perhaps, need less to remark that the bill did not fur nish the inspector with a flying ma chine or other device with which he might fly from Juneau to Candle creek or the head of the Koyukuk in time 10 secure an ante mortem statement, or to take notes on the conditions of the ground immediately after the acci dent."-Nome Nugget.
Douglas Island news., 1909-07-07

following the domestic walked over 10 town about train time and when the overland unlimited from Skagway 10 this place pulled out she was aboard.
 When Skookum realized that he had been handed the remnant of a "squoZed" lemon the fiery blood of a long line of warriors coursed through his veins like water through a sluice box. He counted the hours, aye, the minutes, until the next days train Was due and when it pulled into Carcross he was there with one foot raised ready to step OIL.
 So anxious was Jim to reach White horse that evening that he leaned for ward to such an extent that when the train arrived he was occupying the seat in front of the one in which he was sit- ting.
 The woman was still here, but when Jim approached her and demanded to know her reason for extending to him the marble, she threw back her head and emitted merry ha ha which foated like melody on the evening ozone.
 Jim remem bered the old adage and told his story to the police. They hearkened to his story aud interviewed the woman in Jim's behalf She had already purchased ticket to Dawson on he steamer Pauline and had but little money left.
 However. Jim recovered his kodak and with that he was seemingly con- tent. But bis faith in the daughters of the paleface has received such d jar that it is doubtful if he will ever trust another.
 "White squaw heap bad."-White- horse Star.
Douglas Island news., 1909-07-07
The NOrthI8nd The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed.
Information for Everybody

A beer famine at Fairbanks, and in the summer time, too.
 An exchange tells of u man who was severely injured in the pay streak.
 A Petersburg gasoline launch named the Mink blew up at Wrangell week ago.
 Alfred Brooks, of the United States geological survey, is making his twelfth annual tour of Alaska.
 A Cordova man committed suicide aud Skagway paper suggests that it was on account of the climate.
 The Nome High school turned out but single graduate this spring, Charles J. w. Deyette by name.
 The snow on the mountains around Helm bay has turned as red as blood, if we are to believe the Ketchikan Daily Miner.
 A party of stranded Russian scIen- lists were picked up i'll the Aleutian islands by the revenue cutters Rush and Perry.
 A party of crab fishermen have begun operations near Wrangell to supply the Puget sound market, where, it is said, the local supply is nearly exhausted.
 The Nome Nugget notes that Henry Bratnober and A. w. Corbus have gone to Bluff to inspect the property of the Topkuk Ditch Co.,, of which they are both stockholders.
 Dan Sutherland qualified as marshal of the first division on July l and reap pointed all the old deputies and guards excepting W. D. Grant, of Wrangell, who was succeeded by Al J. Lowe.
 Chester Coleman, of Nome, passed the mental and physical examination for admission to Annapolis. He is the first successful candidate from Alaska and was nominated by Delegate Wick ersham.
 Under the direction of Hugh Moli- neau, of Atlin, government road over seer for northern British Columbia, about 9 men will be engaged to build road from Pleasant Camp to Rainy Hollow.
 As an aid to tourists and strangers in finding the places of interest around Ketchikan, all the principal street cor ners have been supplied with guide figures showing the way to the impor- tant localities.
 In his interpretation of the new Alas ka liquor law, Judge Moore, of Nome, has decided that children under the age of IS years shall not be allowed to enter saloons on any pretext whatever, whether they are delivering papers or whether, they are children of saloon men.
Douglas Island news., 1909-07-07
Future of the North
horse Star.

Now that the United States govern ment has become appraised of the fact that the greatest part of the unappro- priated lands of the republic has been taken up by settlers, they will perhaps exercise little greater care in opening up land to entry. At the rate which has prevailed in the past, all of the fer tile land would be appropriated within twenty-five years. Even of the acreage still remaining, large proportion of it is situated on mountain tops and other inaccessible places.
 It is rather gratifying to Alaskans to know that one-half of the available land left in the United States is situ- ated in the territory where they have made their homes, and large amount of it is covered with timber, and, if carefully lum bered, it will be converted into good agricultural land. The state- ment was made in the house of con- gress that the valleys of the big rivers in Alaska are capable of supporting population of three hundred thousand people engaged in agricultural pursuits. This may have been an exaggeration, but those who have penetrated the will derness know that in some places wild hay and native fruits and berries grow in wild profusion. It is natural to SUD- pose that where wild plants will thrive, the cultivated varieties will do as we'll, if not better. Just at the present time almost everybody in Alaska is engaged in searching for mineral, but perhaps the day will come when they will turn their attention from mining to farming. --Ex.
Douglas Island news., 1909-07-07

The Mcdonald coal mines at Boring lake, which have been idle for more than year past, have been leased to syndicate headed by Mr. Geo. Leekely, of Seattle. It is likely that Mr. Leekely will open up the mines.
 Skagway, after it's exciting and varied experience of the past, now bases all it's claims for greatness on the "boast of having the finest and first summer resort of Alaska, which for natural beauty eXcells the Tyrol aud Switzerland"
 Cordova was incorporated last mouth by vote of 227 for, and r against. For couucilmen the total vote was 248, the following having been elected: George Hazelet, Jos. Diggs, E. l.. Whit temore, Henry Burkhart, H. P. King, Herbert Johnston aud Horace Leach.
 All newspapers in Alaska should unite in an endeavor to secure q flat press rate of one cent per word from Seattle to all points reached by cable or telegraph line in Alaska. The pres ent sliding is not at all satisfactory; the rates are too high--in fact, prohib tive in the smaller towns. Let's get together and do little kicking.-Sew- ard Gateway.
 At the present time there are 27OO men on the payroll of the Katalla Com pany and that of M. J. Heney, the con- tractor, says the Cordova North Star. The large force is now working under the most favorable conditions, as sup plies have been forwarded to all the main points. In a short time trains will be ferried across the lake at Miles glacier, and will then run to the head of the canyon.
 The entire local district is feeling the effects of one of the dryest springs ever known in the Panama. The dry weather acceptuated by the regularly recurring north winds, are feature entirely new to the district, and one which would give ample cause for apprehension, were the sky not covered with promis- ing looking rain clouds which give hope, if not water. All of the creeks are very much in actual need of water to work with, and many are badly han dicapped and put to great additional expense by lack of it. The ground for miles has been so burned over that there is no moss to sap the water and hold it for gradual release, as in former years. The timber, too, is about all gone from the local mining district, and the lack of it facilitates the speedy loss of the one-time plentiful water supply, by the quick melting ot the winter snow and the rapid running away Of the water. IhoSe mLutuB oH the Chatanika flats are the only ones who will soon be independent of the drouth by means of the new ditch which is rapidly making it's way down the left limit of the Chatanika and which will, in comparatively short time, be supplying both lower Cleary and the Chatanika and Eldorado flats with plentiful supply of pure, clean water. The rest of the district, ap- parently, will be obliged to bide it's time until the heavens loosen up and deliver here part of the surplus which is flooding some of the northwestern states.-Fairbauks Times.
Douglas Island news., 1909-07-07

The Mcdonald coal mines at Boring lake, which have been idle for more than a year past, have been leased to a syndicate headed by MT. Geo. Leekely, of Seattle. It is likely that MT. Leekely will open up the mines.
Douglas Island news., 1909-07-07

Skagway, after it's exciting and varied experience of the past, now bases all it's claims for greatness on the "boast of having the finest and first summer resort of Alaska, which for natural beauty eXcells the Tyrol aud Switzerland"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-09
BIGGER GUNS IN OUR NAVY
Reduction Gear Being Perfected
Which 10 Aimed to Transform Mod
srn Marine Architecture.

P1ttsburg, Pa.-"The reduction gear
invented by Rear Admiral Melville,
John H. McAlpine and George West
inghouse is expected to result in arm
ing the United States navy with IA
inch guns instead of 12-inch guns,
which are now carried" said a per-
sonal representative of George West
inghouse, and it came out later that
for some time representative of the
navy has been at the Westinghouse
shops watching the tests of a new re-
duction gear for turbines, which is ex.
pected to transform ocean craft by re-
ducing the weight Of engine room
equipment.
Within the past week a representa-
tive of the British government visited
East Pittsburg and looked over the
models to make a report to the Brit.
ish navy.
The Westinghouse interests at Pitts
burg decline positively to give any de-
tailed description of the new gear.
saying 1t Is not yet complete and that
there are some things which they have
been obliged to withhold even from
the navy experts. They admit that by
the new invention it is hoped the tur-
bines on ocean going vessels which
have made up great portion of the
weight will be greatly reduced in size
and weight and still do more effective
work.
The lighter machinery on a battle
ship will permit additional displace-
ment to be given over to the heavier
guns, according to othe ideas of the
Westinghouse people.
A saving Of at least $4,000, 900 in
the construction of the heavier ocean
liners 10 also claimed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-09
President Of National Rivers And
Harbors Commission Made
Fine Speech.
by Associated Press.)

Washington, D. c., Dec. S.-Outlin-
ing the work before the convention.
President Ransdell spoke in part as
follows:
I'VE must make the people VINO
elect congressman and the state legis-
lators understand that water transpor-
tation is much cheaper than rail for
heavy, low-class, bulky articles. We
must make them understand that a
well-improved system Of canals and
rivers with standard depths along our
seaboard and interior would furnish
admirable facilities for moving freight
and prevent the congestion which
caused such heavy losses three years
ago and threatens to recur. We must
teach them that most of the terminals
on the watercourses are owned by one
or more railroads and used for selfish
interest with scant regard for the pub.
lie welfare.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-09

as much as Is and 40 cents apiece in
the swell hotels of New York." while
its celebrated Doyenne pear has sold
for $40 per box. The wheat yield is
great, and the crop of hops is some
thing enormous. The salmon fisheries
on the Columbia river have a world
wide fame, and furnish worldwide
supply. A ride along the banks of the
river on a sunny autumn day presents
one of the finest continuous views that
a traveller ever sees from an observe
ton car. Inasmuch as Thanksgiving
day is approaching. it may also be
mentioned that Oregon has stations
along the Southern Pacific railroad
which ship an average of ton of tur-
keys per day through November and
December.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-09
HEN LAYS TWO EGGS DAILY
Delaware Fowl Has Record Of Three
In Twenty-Four Hours-suggests
New Strain.

Wilmington, Del.-Although poultry
raisers all over the country. after long
years OF experimenting in the breed
Ing of poultry for increased egg pro-
duction. have failed to produce a hen
that will lay more than one egg a
day, yet Lilbourne Martin OF this city.
Is the proud possessor of q hen which
not only occasionally lays two eggs
a day, but sometimes turns out three
eggs within "a hours.
Persons who have had long expert
ence In poultry raising who heard Of
wonderful performances of the hen
were at first inclined to doubt that the
hen had actually laid two eggs a day,
as they had never heard Of such a
case or read of any reports of cases
of this kind in the poultry Journals.
While selected thoroughbred hens.
bred for egg production. have made
great records in egg laying contests,
held at different times, especially in
one held in Australia some years ago,
no hen in any Of the contests ever laid
two eggs a day.
The hen owned by young Martin is
the only one kept by him, and 1t is
confined in the yard in the rear of
the house by itself, SO that the eggs
could not have been laid by any other
hen. The truthfulness Of the family
has never been doubted by the resi-
dents Of the western side of the city
The hen is little more than q year
old and was brought from Bynum,
Hartford county, Md. by young Mar
tin last summer, having been given to
him by a relative. The hen was quite
small at the time, and he first thought
It was bantam, but 1t kept growing
until when full grown 1t resembled a
black minorca in both size and color
1t is quite pet and answers to the
name of SNOWFALL.
Young Martin used no special
method Of feeding in forcing the hen
to lay. Persons experienced in poul-
try raising say that by breeding this
hen along with heavy laying fowls a
new strain might eventually be de.
veloped which would break all previ-
GUS egg records.
Common hens often lay less than
one hundred eggs in year; 200 egg
hens are scarce some breeders have
hens that lay 240 eggs year. A
strain of fowls that would occasional.
ly lay two eggs day, and sometimes
three In "a hours during the periods
of year that they were laying, might
go as far above these figures.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-09
G0ULDS QUIT
WESTERN union
Retired at Meeting Of Board Of
Directors Yesterday. ~

New York, Dec. "a large part of
the Gould interests in the Western
Union Telegraph Company we're re-
tired yesterday at a meeting of the
board of directors, and they and 9th
ers affiliated with the Goulds were sue
ceeded y men representing the Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, the Hartman and the Moore in
terests.
The dividend of per cent per an
mum was not changed, quarterly
dividend of three-fourths of 1 per cent
being declared.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-09
EARL BORTUNA'S
Death WARRANT
VIII Be Read Tomorrow. But This
Fact Does Not Seem to Worry
the Noted Prisoner
Special to The News.

~FS'"' W 4 Ht NtUS.
New Orleans, Dec. 9.-Although to-
morrow the death warrant will be read
10 Carl Bortuna, that doomed man
seems no more able today to realize
me gravity of his position than
lie did a month ago when lie stood
up before Judge Baker and hoard
MS fate announced. The total alb
sence of any sign that Bortuna is
capable of discerning the impending
doom has aroused much interest. and
quite deal of sympathy for him
among the keepers.
On December 20, Attorney Sturges
Adams will appear before the board
OF pardons with petition asking that
the death sentence be committed to
life Imprisonment, a fate which the
condemned mans lawyer believes will
be more fitting under all the circum-
stances Of the case It is said that
some of the signatures will be writ
ten to the petition by immediate mem.
bers of the family of George Knecht,
LOT whose murder Bortuna was SEN
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-09
PROMINENT MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
Worry Over Failure Of Cotton Crop
and Other Financial Matters
Responsible for Act.

Houston, Miss, Dec. 9.-Hon. n. B.
Crawford, aged rs years, banker,
planter, hotel proprietor and promi-
nent politician, well known through
out the South, committed suicide at
his home here early yesterday by
firing a bullet into his brain. The
failure of his cotton crop and negli-
gence of employees with their accounts
are said to have been the cause of
his dependency, which resulted in his
death.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-09
Protect Watercourses.

Let us protect our watercourses
from improper rail competition, with
state and national laws, to the end that
this great natural resource may be
used to assist in solving our transpor,
tation problems, the simplifying OF
which means increased growth and
prosperity to every community in the
nation. Those are the tasks before
u.s."
President Ransdell declared that the
railroad interests of the nation have
treated the improvement of waterways
with Indifference and silence, and he
said he feared their position would
strengthen the advocates of govern
ment ownership of the railways, al
though he said he wished to go on rec
ord against government ownership OF
rail lines.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-09
A Public Benefit
Hattiesburg People Greatly Interested
in the Generous Offer of the B.
M. HYDE Druu Co.


The people have already demonstrate
ed that they would rather trust man
who is naturally honest than one who
is honest only because he had to be.
The Owl Drug Store has firm.
ly-established reputation for square
dealing and sterling honesty. When
they told the people that Rex
all Remedies are the purest and most
dependable medicines that 1t is posi-
BILE for modern science to produce, and
that they would tell the public what
each one Of these 300 or more rene
dies contained, and that they sold Rex
all Remedies on their personal guar
antee that they would give entire sat
isfaction or they would not cost the
user single cent, they were believed.
Ever since this announcement the
Owl Drug Store has been large
ly patronized by people buying
Rexall Remedies, all Of which proves
that this store has the confidence OF
the people and that honesty is the
best policy.
There is no "cure-all' among the
Rexall Remedies. There are different
and separate medicines, each one de-
vised for certain human ailment or
class of ailments closely allied. For
instance, Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are
recommended for the positive relief OF
stomach irritation, Indigestion, fiatu-
lency and dyspepsia. They are rich
in Observation-Disclosures, Pepsin and Car
initiatives. They are prepared by spe-
cial processes which perfect and en-
nance the great remedial value OF
these well-known medicinal agents.
This remedy sells for rs cents, SO
cents and $1.00 per package. Every
one suffering from stomach disorder
should try Rexall Tablets, inasmuch as
they cost nothing If they do not sat
isfy. ~ -.'
Remember, The Owl Drug Store is
the. only store in Hattiesburg where
these remedies may be obtained, AND
every one in need Of medicine il urged
to investigate and take advantage o.
the frank and generous manner IL
which they are sold.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-09

fenced to hang.
The death warrant arrived from
Baton Rouge yesterday afternoon. 1t
fixes January IA as the execution day.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-09
Up to the People.

This situation will be changed as
soon as the people demand it. 1t is
the duty of the friends of waterways
to see that the demand is made i'm
mediately and strongly. I'VE must in
sure a comprehensive policy of i'm
,provement of the nations waterways
by an annual appropriation OF $4,000
900, secured by an authorized bond
issue of $50,O0O,OOO a year, to be used
only when the current revenues are
not available This is a financial pro.
gram fully warranted by the magni-
tude of the interests involved.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-09
A Nots of WARMING.

"As a good friend of the railways,
which / consider the most marvellous
agents of civilization and progress on