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Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

The house in Verona which the guides in that city have pointed out to tourists as the home of Juliet's par ents and the place where Romeo wooed her was burned recently. Although the house WAS marked with tablet setting forth its rela cion to the famous story which Shakespeare has immortalizei. scholars have long doubted the VerrJ- nese legend. About all that could Se said of it is that the building belong ed 10 the right period. Now that tie house has disappeared curious travel CTS will have to be content with look ing at the reputed grave of Juliet in the Franciscan monastery
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

British Columbia never felt better says banker. At the same time, we are inclined to believe the report that the mountains out there are feeling a little Rocky.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

It has been said that there are no baldheaded men in the asylums for the insane. We suspect this Is true; at least, save for rare and unimportant ex- captions. This Is an important thing for the anti-baldheads to speculate on i; 1t may well furnish them food for serious and earnest thought.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

Such persistence as that shown by the British suffragettes seldom fails. Within a few years we are likely to hear them discussing the fall styles In ballots
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

The fact that the street railways of Chicago are trying to prevent women getting off the cars backwards should rouse a protest from every thinking member of the sex It is an infringe ment of a petticoated right that has been acknowledged ever since street cars were
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

John D. Rockefeller says that In his earlier years he was always a great borrower. Is he willing to encourage young men who go to him explaining that they would like to become great borrowers?
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

A Kansas school teacher pasted a strip of court plaster over the mouth of boy to keep him from whispering It would take lot of court plaster to shut off the mouths of the politicians
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28
An Easy Mark.

Hicks-Did you ever spend an, money foolishly?
 Wicks-It would be easier to figure up the amount that have spent the other way.-Somerville Journal.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

Hundreds of thousands of men are out of work in England, but the Lon don newspapers have been unable to find any evidence tending to show that Emperor William of Germany Is to tlame
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

The apples that are the easier to pick are the ones that lie on the ground. You have only to gather them
 up, without taking the time or trouble to climb the tree. Unless you are ia uiliar with perfect apples, those on the
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

The postal authorities have ruled that registered letters may be delivered only to the addresses. This does not protect husbands who leave letters in the pockets of their old coats.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28
IIia Start.

Two young college men were spending their summer vacation in the testing room of large electric manufacturing works, where they were able to supple
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

Certain magazine publishers think they have found satisfactory answer to the conumdrum: What shall we do with our ex-presidents?
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

"Women plunges three stories into the arms of policeman" We know a certain cook who can make it in a much shorter jump than that.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

A southern professor says Mark Twain writes rot" The professor Is talking rubbish.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

They're going to have ''ladies' day" in a New York police court. Fines marked down to S9.99 and costs?
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

The pear that Is always In season is the cinnamon bear.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

A scientist tells us that metals get tired" Now you know why the gold rave out before 1t got to you.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

The people always catch It; the poor man says "the people snub him.; the rich man says "the people are toadies."
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28
Substantial Realities

"Does anybody believe in pipe dreams?"
 "Well. I guess folks who have oil stock do.'-Baltimore American.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

At some time in the life of every man he tries poetry and the chicken business.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

Another pressing problem: Wha' shall we do with all our ex-candidates for the presidency?
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

The woman who wears the widest hat isn't necessarily broad minded.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

When a man takes off his socks, you can see a scar on his toe where he cut 1t aa . boy.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28

Lots of bad people are found in Jail, and some worse ones are found out
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28
Not So Resourceful as Most

Not So Resourceful as Most Girls.
 Evelyn-Some of our proverbs are so ridiculous. For instance, "Where ig- norance Is bliss"
 Ethel-What's the matter now?
 Evelyn-Why, you know, Fred gave me my engagement ring last week, and l simply cant find out how much 1t cost him.-Judge's Library.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-28
Alaska Sentinel
PUBLISHED WEEKLY

Wrangel, Alaska
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-11
n1atteeu a Made h Enuland.

offee" 40 MADE IN En9lano.
! 1t may be possible that there arc
some persons who grow old so thor
oughly that they actually forget that
they ever, we're children. but I cant
help wondering If any man or woman
ever lived to such an age as to be-
come impervious to the delights Of
"toffee," or the butterscotch that has
made Doncaster q household word to
every civilized nation under the sun.
OF course, you have eaten It, will
give you the secret recipe for this
candy, for 1t is made nowhere as in
England: take three pounds OF
coffee or C. sugar, butler to the
amount OF O pound and quarter,
with half a teaspoonful Of cream Of
tartar. First dissolve the sugar in
Just as much cold water US may be
required for the purpose, then mix all
the ingredients together, and boil
them, without stirring the mixture
until 1t will snap when dropped In
cold water. At this moment remove
It from the fire; add eight or ten drops
Of lemon extract, according to Its
strength, and pour the mixture into
well-greased pans TO be cut Into
squares as It ols."-Bohemian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-11
For Iced Tea.

II a housewife has not tried serv-
ing sprIgs Of mint in glasses OF iced
tea for luncheon or supper, she wants
to experiment with It at once.
It gives a refreshing flavor to the
drink. The stems and lower leaves
are crushed between the fingers and
then dipped into the glass after the
crushed Ice has been put In.
A glass should be filled with this
crushed ice, which is far better
method than breaking of Jumps Of
ice and letting them swim around
In the tea After the glass is filled,
two slices OF lemon are slightly
crushed on top Of the Ice and then
boiling hot tea is poured over.
The method that some housewives
use of making the ten in the morn
Ing, pouring 1t into a pitcher, and
putting /, into the refrigerator for.
the day is now discarded by those
who do not want the unhealthful ef-
rects that come from tea that has
been standing over hall m hour.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-11


ropsy:wopsy- IS sinipls another form
3ot the word. .Puppet Is descended
from Tie, french .ponpeeT and the.
Latin 'papa,s 4 little girl OF DOLL
from both Of which have come other,
English words. poupees has given
puppy. 50 called because the tiny
Sdos was naturally petted as "a play
thing: and the Latin word survives
In the sense OF a chrysalls, and has
"a descendant IN the "puplr, Of the
eye. the ""baby" that any one may see
reflected In it. M y
.'Helpmeet" has had a curious his
tory which began withSthe biblical ac-
count Of the creation. when "the Lord
God said: It Is not good that the man
should be alone: will make him an
! help meet fol. him." That Is to say, q
atnssIstant. But the two words have
become curiously combined into a
"helpmeet," and they are constantly
used as one. Moreover. the confusion
Is increased by the corruption Of the
words into ""helpmate," and Macaulay
writes OF the waiting woman who was
generally considered as the most
suitable help mate for o parson."-.
Chicago News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-11

band, else he would have been unlike
" to have won Little, Ear POSSIBLY
her father, Big Club. may have had
something to do with III whom he
took to bis cave the next day after the
episode Of the berries, even though
tho more or less biushlng- bride was
already half promised TO Roare', a
young man prominent among the cave
people, ard ag vigorous as he was Vi.
cicus. Thugs spe'hed, Of course.
There was a path sometimes taken
by old Mess wh2r Ne started on o
hunting trip which I'D beside slight
but exceedingly $50 slope, almost
fall, at the crest T. S'hich lay huge
rock. Behind this boulder one day
crouched RoarGr,
r Old Moss capre a%lF ms rapidly along
the path, !.isLhi:a y.iear in hand
and exhibida:, sap, tgly, In his face
some Of The r%ptara Z. +. excessively
49, ~ I~''' ~ -. - ~.
projecting M" @s nun
Feaehea %has hl4 A.hH Tue f.Sat
spot, tie &aisli9f ~ -, nfaeed ate
hnarei "a ~ ..f jhoulder and
down Ike ieai. snnhuerea 'H7
boulder. ! ~ some Oh thGal
at least u ; !45oSl slxth
sense. and, 1IFt la5 Sie boulder guy
cred 10 lis :" u ieapHa,
the Keen e%1 ~ 'i'sple reGen'
bridegroom saw mr. Y" coming NO
time mad ne Z. h"ys5.'s CT retreat uh'
der tEe Impulse q. ~. swinging sa's,
but he ihousAl MEa llsHtnihs ana AZ
the perfect y" eXli enc DIVISION Oh
the psychological moment ne crouched
and leaped straigh! Upward seven ieet
at least and Inc ROCK and and, death shot
through beneath MIN.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-11
BY the Greatest ,,'
American AurIl 70 b i )
STRANGE ORIGIN
OF PROVERBS

BY STANLEY WATERLOO

There Is nothing more curious or,
In some instances. more astounding, to
the student than the revelations made
In study Of the origin Of proverbs.
Very long before the eastern sage,
Abou Ben There. had written the an
Client oriental tale which, TRANSMIT
ed, Is called Her Majesty, the Qneen,"
had declared that 1T Is unlucky 10
sleep thirteen In n bed and thus
started the nefarlous unlncky thirteen
legend, proverbs, with their accom-
panying superstitions, began, and con.
corning them there Is, perhaps, moth.
Ing more interesting than the story OF
the first proverb ever born. This II Is;
Some hundred and fifty thousand
years ago. long before the flood, one OF
the warlest and generally capable OF
the cave men Of his time CHANGED also
to be, and excessively so, the hairiest
OF his tribe, OF which all were hairy.
The cave men usually acquired their
names from some personal pecnliarity
and thus II came that, so dense was
the growth upon the body Of this par.
ticular Individual, II suggested 10 his
fellow beings Of the period the close,
messy growth about the bases of The
great conifers, the. trees amid which
they lived and hunted. Thus II came
that he was known as Moss. -a
So vigorous Ct body and acute OF
mind was Moss-considerfns the perl.
0d-lhat even when aged 10 he, had
slight difficulty In winning for his
sixth wife the belle OF the tribe, tho
charming Little Ear. His first wife
had died natural death; his second
wife, wandering loo casually into tho
forest, had appeased the appetite OF a
monstrous tiger Of the kind known TO
scientists today as Sabre Tooth; tho
third. who could not swim very well,
but was always trying II, was gobbled
up, or rather down, by some sort Of
river monster; the fourth had tiisap
peared mysteriously. and the fiith@ be-
cause OF her lack Of all botanical lnfor
nation, had eaten too raptnronsly! and
fully Of the enticlng berries of a plant
known in these modern times az night.
shade. II II
Yet. somehow, old Moss could mo-.
3hasebeen considered % tnn y lucky h VA!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-11
Grade CROSSINGS In Austria.

They have no grade crossings In
Austria. A railroad with 72S bridges
has just been opened by the Archduke
Franz Ferdinand. It connects Trieste
with Assllng, passing through Tyrol.
Besides the 72S bridges there are AZ
tunnels on this wonderful raiload.
The bridge over the Isonzo river Is
one of the 50 largest bridges In the,
world and has span Of 270 feet.
The reason for the multiplicity Of
bridges Is the mountain country
through which the; railroad runs. but
the level crossing for a railroad 10
not tolerated In Austria.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-11
Romance Of Language.

Influenza was originally an
Italian word for Influence" and
among other things, for the "infu-
ence" OF the stars. which manifested
itself balefully In epldemics of dis
ease. Hence Influenza di febbre scar
LATINA" for instance, meant the epI-
demic Of scarlet fever.f And 80.
when elghteenth-century Italy was
Frustrated by the sneezlng. snufling
scourge and passed It on to England,
It was naturally spoken Of as "the'.
innuenza-'"the" epidemic: though or.
the way through France It acquired
also the name Of 's'la grippe In allu-y
sion TO Its feroclous way Of, selling Its
victims, Il 3, NJ
Two centuries ago little girls called
their toy babies .'poppets' or .pup:S
pets Instead of IDOL Probably
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-11

You'd belief! dt was the hallucination
OF fool, One of the men assisted me
to unbar the slide across the conlpan'
ionway. and. bidding him stand by
ready for 4 hall. ! started below, my
fingers on the brass rail, my feet firm
on the rubber.lihad stairs.
These led into as handsome sen.
parlor MS ever remember gazing
upon. Everything was effective and
In elaborate taste, erldencing an ex.
penditure that made me stare about In
nmazemcnt So deeply did II impress
me that remained there grasplng the
the rail, gazing about In surprise, hest.
tating TO press my investigations fur
Their. Yet this feeling was but mo.
mentary, the very desertion and ST.
lencc quickly convincing ME that the
cabin contained no occupants. The
movement Of the vessel, the trampling
OF men on the deck. and the ceaseless
noise OF the screw were more notice
able here than forward, and no sea.
man, however overloaded with liquor
he might have been the night before.
could have slept undlstnrbed through
the hubbub and changes Of the past
few hours.
Inspired 10 activity by this knoal-
edge. and eager 10 settle the identity
o! our prize, | began closer examlna.
ton OF that impressive interior. al
though rot entirely relieved from the
spell of lis royal magniflcence. Six
doors, three upon each side. opened
of from the main cabin. The full
length mirrors occupied the spaces be-
tween. and the doors themselves were
maryels OF decoration and carving.
Another. beneath the stairs, led dI.
rectly into the stewards pantry. and
revealed. besides, passageway lead.
Ing forward, probably to the lazarette
amldships. The others. as tried their
brass knobs. exhibited merely com.
Portable staterooms, fitted up for off.
GERS use; three contained two hunks
each, the others only'one. Four Of the
beds had been carefully made, but the
remainder were Up disorder, as though
quite lately occupied. Everything i'm
pressed me as unusually clean and
= = J.. q q. %. v .H. q. I n
neat, eyiheing strict discipline The
only desk noticed was. q roll:top a.tt:
fairs securely locked, Gand .HiLhAno. liz
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-11
TRAINING WILD ANIMALS.
The Tiger While Most Bloodthlrsty
is Least Treacheroup,

q u a. q
OF all the big cats, including that
magnificent jungle-mnned monarch Of
might, the lion. and including those
beautifully spotted orange and black
villains, the jaguar and the leopard,
and their cousin, that noiseless, light
lning-swift traitor, the. panther; train
ers prefer 10 handle the tiger. says a
writer In Appleton's Magazine. This
ID contrary to the popular belief
which credits the tiger as the most
bloodthirsty Of all wild beasts. The
tiger is, however. the quickest to
learn and the easiest to handle.
whereas the tiger always remains q
nervous, hlghstrung brute, after
time a lion becomes phlegmatic and
lazy and requires urging, which Is
apt to cause trouble. Whereas the
tiger Is q demon incarnate and nI.rcl-
less, once aroused, he Is at least an
honest fighter who gives ample warn
ing when about to attack and only
US a rare exception attacks a man
from behind, unlike the jaguar, the
leopard and the panther, which are
treacherous and almost invariably at
tack when o back is turned. Again,
of all this dangerous family the ma
ture Of the tiger comes nearest that Of
an ordinary house cat, and, always
comparatively, the tiger 1t Is THAI
Is most appreclatlve once the master
has succeeded in establishing his
truce. Then, like the domestic cat,
he likes to brush up against the per-
son OF his trainer. loves 10 have his
back rubbed and groomed and the
top Of his head scratched to soothe
the everlasting Itch between the ears,
while he emits purrs Of satisfaction,
forgetting that the least unforeseen
accident may arouse murderous In
:stinets that would In q twinkllng con-
vert the friendly meeting into a
shambles. u. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-11

TO ASSUME, without reading them,
that to-,lay's ads. do not interest you
is "snap judgment
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-11

X 3 8 & e IL W
-sees mere, Hi Tuttle,s and j
dropped my hand rather heavily On Il,
Mi; sleeve, kindly explain exactly
what you are driving at. Do you IN:
tend to lnsinuateS that We have made
a mistake IN the dark, and run ION
with the wrong vessel7 why, man;
that rs Impossible. We are sailors,
not landlubbers. Both OF us have had
chances to see the Esmeralda, and you
certainly knew where she was moored
yesterday" II = /.
well. when come to think It
over, i don't feel quite SO everlasting.
ly sure about that. The mind O. man
is mighty deceItful." he admitted,
slowly. you see, never saw her
any closer than maybe a mile, an
even then she was half hid behind 9th.
er shippin'. OF course took notice OF
her outline an rig, but j DIDN'T pay
much attention to details. Tonight we
was all Of US excited. an colors don't
show up much In the dark. Now, her
funnel is painted red, an unless I'm
a liar the Esmeralda's was black with
a yaller stripe round the top. You
see. Mr.. Stephens. We kept In pretty
close under cover all yesterday. an
maybe they hauled the Esmeralda up
10 the government docks. and run an.
other boat into her anchorage"
| laughed aloud, not In the least I'm.
pressed with his argument.
"A very likely story that there were
two vessels In that harbor 80 near
alike as to deceive all OF u.s.
!sl He remained stubbornly silent, evil
IDENTIFY unconylnced, plucking at his
chIn.beard.
"There Is a certain way Of settling
the matter" l went on. decisiyely
that Is, by nm examination Of the pa
pers in the cabin. Take charge Of the
bridge, and III run down and clear up
this affair beyond any further contro
versy. We may even have one OF the
ships officers slowed away there
sleeping off his late celebration. II
there Is, he's due for a rude awaken
ing. Keep the yachts head as she u.s.
and I'll be back directly"
| was aware that he watched me
closely as descended the steps, but
felt little interest in such surveillance.
That we could have been guilty Of so
serious an error as he suggested was
beyond possibility. Nevertheless the
mere suspicion was Irritating, leaving
me filled with a vague unrest. II was
quite true that ! might have been de-
celved. realized that, because j had
enjoyed no opportunity to observe the
Esmeralda in daylight, and no occasion
to study her lines with care at any
time. To me she had appeared merely
as an extremely graceful vessel, In
teresting to the eye Of a seaman. But
futile and his crew must have known
tie truth. III we were, indeed, on
board the wrong vessel. 1t was from
no innocent mistake Of the darkness,
but rather the result Of deliberate
plan, the full purpose Of which was
beyond my comprehension. ! swore
Bayagely under my breath, even as !
laughed sarcastically at the vague sus'
picion. aroused largely, as | well
realized, by my increasing dislike OF
the. ex.whaleman. The wrong ship?
Why, the very conception Of such an
accident was grotesque, ridiculous, be-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-11
A Wash pay Hint.

II colored shirtwaists are badly
stained under the sleeves with per-
SEPARATION, soak the articles In cold
water. rub little corn meal over
the blemIsh and 1t will not run the
color. Rinse and wash the article
in the usual manner. Il.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
IMPORTANT
DAMAGE SUIT
SUPREME COURT sUsTAiNS TRl-
suNAL IN ACTION iNvoLv-
ING MILLIONS.
pecial to The Daily Missoulian.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Wallace, Feb. 1.-The United States
supreme court yesterday handed down
a decision sustaining the local district
court and the federal court of San
Francisco in a damage suit brought
against C. w Beale, prominent
Occur d'Alene mine owner by property
owners along the lower Coeur d'Alene
river five years ago.
The suit was instituted on the ground
that when the river overfl0wed it's
banks, several thousand acres of land
were destroyed as a result of the ac-
ton of the water which had been pol
luted by the taiings dumped into the
stream by the mine owners located
along its banks. The case was des-
perately fought in the district court
q decision being rendered against the
defendant. Later the suit was tried in
San Francisco, and the lower courts
verdict upheld. The action of the su-
preme court yesterday ends the suit.
1t Is confidently believed here that
If the decisions of the court had been
favorable to the plaintiffs all the
mines along the North and south forks
would have been compelled TO shut
down.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
RUSSIA'S PROPOSAL
MAY SETTLE
TROUBLE
NATIONS PLAN TO SMOOTH OVER
O-BUlGARIAN RUPTURE
MAY BE SUCCESSFUL.

St. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-The Turko-
Bulgarian deadlock over the amount
of money to be paid Turkey by Bull
garia because of the Bulgarian declar-
alton of independence Is practical :
ly broken and the war cloud in south
eastern Europe has been dissipated by
the acceptance of a plan proposed by
Russia which reconciles in novel
manner the Turkish claim of $4,000
900 and the Bulgarian offer of $16,-
100000.
This plan is based on the indemnity
Of $1,600,000 a year, which, naccord-
ance with the Berlin treaty of 1888,
Turkey is to pay Russia for 100 years.
These payments bear no interest. The
Russian proposal is to remit them un-
til the Turkish claim against Bulgaria
is satisfied. Russia will collect in
stead $16,40O,000 from Bulgaria in
similar installments. These payments
will bear interest and the amount of
this interest will recoup Russia.
Bulgaria has formally consented to
this proposal and the Russian govern
ment has assurances that the plan Is
satisfactory to the Turkish govern
ment.
The settlement of the Turkish Bull
garian difficulties, it is said in well
informed circles, involves recognition
Of Bulgaria. whose proclamation Of
independence precipitated the crisis.