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The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-17
BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE
 ORDER OF ELKs.

Skagway Lodge No. 431, B. P. o. Elks, holds it's regular sessions at 500 D. m. every Thursday evening at its hall on Sixth avenue.
 A cordial invitation is extended to all visiting brothers.
 FRED. CALLARMAN, Secy.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-17
FREE AND ACCEPTED MAsoNs

Regular meetings of White Pass Lodge, No. 113, Free and Accepted Masons, second and fourth Fridays of each month, at D. m. sharp, at Ma. sonic hall, 225 Fourth avenue.
 SOjourning and visiting members are requested to meet with us.
 A. P. DRAPEs Secy.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-17
LAuIEs OF THE MAccAsEEs.

Regular reviews of Hive No. 2, La dies of the Maccabees will be held the first and third Tuesdays in the month at p. m. sharp, in their hall on Sixth avenue.
 All visiting members are cordially Invited.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-17
r DNyA DrrAND.

have been criticised. often severely, by men wei qualified Co judge Profit ing by the past. The officials of the thirteenth Go.uuuIaI census have said to a body uf experts Put your heads together and help us Co compose sched. uIes covering population. agriculture, manufactures and mines and mining which shall best GU Che demands Of business. science, progress and human welfare"
 S0 Che classes of men which have supplied competent critics in the past have now furnished builders who are about to complete their labors in Washington. They came as salaried expert special agents to give the coun- try the benefit of study and expert eucr Go make tln census of 1910, it is hoped. the most valuable ever taken anywhere in thn world There are among these men professors, occupy ing many different chairs. and indus trial farm, stock mining and other experts. The schedule of manufac- lures has been presented for criticism to commercial bodies. and the tenta- tive agricultural schedule has been ex- amfrcd by exports of the department of agri.uWre. by state commissioners of agriculture and others.
 Many Enumerators to Be Employed.
 Census Director F. Dana DurQnd is the administrative head of the bureau, which is under the jurisdiction of Charles NagcI. secretary or the depart mcut of commerce and labor As slsrant Director ". F. WTuoughby, with Dr. .A. Uu. win have immcdi- ate charge uC tno technical work of Che bureau. Tnn population returns as of tnr d1rn April i5. 1910, will be obtained by G100O ouumcrators under the oversight of &30 supervisors. The agricultural schedule also will be car rled by 45.OOO of the cuumerators and will cover the farm operations of 1909 and the farm equipment on April l5, 1910.
 The great importance of this sched- uIc win be realized from the fact that about three times as much capital is invested in agriculture as in manufoc- lures. Six million farms will be visit ed. and ir is expected that it will de- velop that fully I5O0o000 people are engaged in agricultural pursuits. Abou. 2.000 special agents will begin the collection of statistics of manufac- lures for thc year 1909 on Jan. 1. Three hundred of Che regular enumer- otors will carry schedules of manu- factures in certain districts.
 New Compiling Device.
 About 5000 clerks in addition to the permanent force of the census bureau will bc employed in Washington to compile the statistics from the sched- uIes. Uncle Sam's up to dateness in a mechanical way in thc present case is
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-17
LOOK ouTI

Beginning 18th inst. shall have some A.-Y.-P. special at the Pack Train. Finest in the Land. Yours as ever, Herman Grimm tt.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-17

QUICK DELIVERY PHONE 90. Baggage, coal and wood delivered upon shortest notice day and night.
 H. PRUDENTIAL, General Expressing Bonded Car Tier.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-17
M C0mpIIin1 Deviee.

About 5000 clerks in addition to the permanent force of the census bureau will bc employed in Washington to compile Che statistics from the sched- ules. Uncle Sam's up to dateness in a mechanical way in the present case Is attcsted by the new equipment which is to be installed Co facilitate the labor of compilation. The use of machinery has made 1t possible to enlarge the scope of investigation Included in the schedule. because it Is now possible to deal with a mass of data which could not have been handled by the old method of making talIies. In 1900 the schedule of population alone contained
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
SEVERE HEMoRRHoIps
Sores, and Itching Eczema-Doetor
Thought an Operation Necessary
-Cuticura's Efficacy Proven.

II am now so years old. and three
years ago l was taken with an at
tace OF piles themorrhoids). bleeding
and protfuding. The doctor said the
only help for me was to go to a
hospital and be operated on. | tried
several remedies for months but did
not get much help. During this ume
sores appeared which changed to n
terrible itching eczema. Then | began
to use Cuticura Soap. Ointment, and
Pills. injecting n quantity OF Cuticura
Ointmept with a Cuticura Suppository
Syringe. 1t took a. month OF this
treatment to get me in n fairly healthy
state and then l treated myself once
day for three months and. after that.
once or twice week. The treatments
1 tried took lot of money. and 1t 10
fortunate that used Cuticura. J. II.
Henderson. Hopklnton. N. Y. Apr.
26. 1907"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The President has appointed George
f. Russell postmaster at Seattle.
Wash. vice George NJ. Stewart. re-
service rules.
Following the recent action of the
Circuit Court OF Appeals in Chicago in
refusing the government a rehearing
OF the Standard OIL case. made famous
by its S29.000.o00 fine. the department
Of justice has decided to take the case
to the Supreme Court OF the United
States.
Mai. Gen. w. p. Duvall has been Sc
lected to succeed Maj. Gen. John F.
Weston. In command OF the troops in
the Philippines. General Duvall is as
slstant chief OF staff and In that posi-
ton probably will be succeeded BY
Gen. Thomas II. Barry. now In com
mand OF the American army in Cuba.
The Supreme Court of the United
States refused to admit to ball Falores
Magon, Antonio Villareal and Libor-
ado Rivera. who are held in custody in
Los Angeles on the charge OF melting a
filibustering expedition from Arizona
into the republic of Mexico. They arc
resisting extrldition from California to
Arizona.
The case of the Honolulu Rapid
Land & Transit Company VS.. James J.
Holt, collector OF taxes for Hawaii, in
volving the right of the territory 10
tax the company's franchise. was de-
cided by the Supreme Court Of the
United States Monday in favor OF the
territory, affirming the decision OF the
Supreme Court OF Hawaii
The controversy between the states
of Washington and Oregon over the
boundary line between the states at
point near the mouth of Columbia
river. has been settled by the SUI
preme Court OF the United States in
favor OF Oregon. The dispute involved
control of a number OF Sand islands and
was of Importance to the fishermen of
the region.
Clifford Pinchot, chief forester. has
written a letter to Judge ]. II. Rich
ards, president of the American Min
ing Congress, asking that the con-
giess shall appoint committee to co
operate with the forestry service in
removing grounds of complaint urged
by prospectors and miners against the
policy of the service in regard to min
ing claims on national forest reserves.
President Roosevelt, at banquet
in the White House Tuesday night.
held spirited and interesting confer
ence with many of the leading repre-
sentatives of labor organizations in
the nation. Justice Moody and Secre-
taries Strauss and Garfield took part
In the discussions which It is thought
may bear fruit in the Presidents mes
sage.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
authorized the purchase of public
building at Douglas. Wyo.. now owned
by Erwin & Maury. price $4,000. 1t is
at the corner Of Third and Walnut
streets.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
WARNING OF THE SOUL
Writer'S Desires Expressed In Most
Beautiful Pross Verse.

Through every grass-blade in the
many thousand grasses; through the
million leaves, veined and edgecut. on
bush and tree; through the song
notes and the marked feathers of the
bird; through the insects hum and the
color OF the butterfly; through the soft,
warm air and the fecks of clouds dis
solvihg-I used them all for prayer
with all the energy the sunbeams had
poured unwearied on the earth since
Sesostris was conscious of themeon the
ancient sands: with all the life that
had been lived by vigorous man and
beauteous woman since first in dearest
Greece the dream of the gods was
woven. with all the souIlife that had
howed long stream down to mel
prayed that l might have soul more
than equal to. far beyond my concep-
ton OF those things of the past, the
present. and the fullness of all life;
not only equal to these. but beyond,
higher .apd more powerful than l
could imagine; that might take from
all their energy, grandeur. and beauty,
and gather 1t unto me. that my soul
might be more than the cosmos of life.
Richard Jefferies
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25

1t is reported at Rome that PEesi-
dent Roosevelt is planning "a VISIT to
the eternal City" with his family
In 1910 and is already making inquir-
|-ies- for a suitable villa in which to
live.
Mrs. Russell Sage of New York has
given $25,0OO toward the establish
ment of college for colored youth
In Kentucky to be branch of Berea
college. The college will be modelled
after the TMskegee institute.
The American Mining Congress will
meet at Pittsburg December I'd to
5th Among those who are expected
to be present are: President-elect
ward Hartman and the governors Of
at least dozen states.
Wilbur Wright had a narrow escape
at 'Lemans, France, from serious In
jury. The chain of propeller broke
and the machine began to turn over.
Wright re-established the balance Of
the aeroplane by leaning to one side
and cut off the motor, descending In
safety.
The death of the Grand Duke Alexis
has resulted in the reinstatement of
the Grand Duke Cyril, eldest son OF
Grand Duke Vladimir. In the imperial
favor. Cyril was stripped of his hon
ors and exiled from Russia following
his marriage in 1905 with the divorced
Grand Duchess Victoria of Hesse.
= The weekly report of the worlds
shipment of wheat for the period end
Ing Saturday, November 14th. shows n
decrease over the previous weeks
Shipments of 264,0O0 bushels. The de-
crease. over the corresponding per-
1od of:1907 lis 3 Is 600 bushels. The to-
tails OF the corn shipment show de-
:cfSsse ever'the. same. week in 1907 Of
$4,000 bushels. e ~
Careful calculation OF the production
of automobiles in: America next year
'pinces- the output of all the factories
close to $4,000 cars. This total pro-
duct: valued vt approximately $i2o, ,o0o..
900. Will 30 bdflt by 253 manufacturers:
This means that a car will be marketed
-ttor about every 1000 Of population in
the country and that the cars will aver
afe 81 500 In price.
The King End Queen of Sweden ar
rived at Windsor Monday as the guests
of King Edward. The Prince of
Wales boarded the royal yacht Vic
toria and Albert. on which the King
and Queen crossed the channel from
Cherbourg. and welcomed the visitors
on behalf OF the King. An imposing
fleet OF warships assembled in the bay
and fired a royal salute.
At a special meeting OF the Republi-
can assemblymeu-elect of New York
county, called by James A. Francis.
dean of the New York delegation. Mr..
Francis said: We believe that 1t Is
OF paramount Importance that New
York state be represented In the
United States Senate by n man of
great ability and high standing. l
know of no one who would fill the bill
so well az Elihu Root"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
GENERAL NEWS.

The Liberal party carried Cuba at
the election Just held. electing Gen.
Jose Miguel Gomez by large major
ity.
Word has been received at Victoria.
B. c.. that the British bark, Loeb Lo-
mond. has Deen lost off the Chatham
islands. with ali on board.
mine disaster near Hamm. Ger
many, last week caused the death of
339 men, and thirty-five who escaped
with their lives were badly injured.
Grand Jurors, investigating the New
York police stations unexpectedly made
the discovery that the police are meas
uring women prisoners and examining
them for marks, without the assistance
of a matron. They came upon one
young woman undergoing this ordeal
and indictments are likely to result.
After search lasting nearly ten
years Prof Mark w. Harrington. once
chief of the United States weather bu-
reau and noted scientist. has been
found a helpless lunatic in the New
Jersey insane asylum at Morris Plains.
He was picked up in park at Trenton
eighteen months ago and entered as
John Doe No. s.
President-elect Taft was at Hot
Springs. Va. on the 18th inst. where
he was met by Mrs. Taft. He said that
while he would like much to go to
Cuba this winter to witness the re-
linquishment of American rule and the
Inauguration of the new Cuban gov
eminent. he was not at all certain of
his ability to do so.
Three Ohio counties voted dry Mon
day in local option elections. Muskin-
gum and Tuscarawas were both carried
by majorities exceeding 1000 and Han
cock county by 1900.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
The Only Use Hs Knew.

Tho head Of the family" was read
ing the vivid account OF the departure
Of the Israelites from the land OF
Egypt. and the four-year-old son liz
tened with intense interest.
At length the reader came TO the
passage. And Moses took the bones OF
Joseph with him." when the boy,
whose limited experience had taught
him only one use for such srtseses.
shocked his staid relatives by crying
in excited amazement:
ITO make soup wiv?"-Harpers
Monthly.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
What He Calls Her,

Now. WILLIE" said the teacher Of
the primary class, ''let us see whether
you can tell US tho name OF this grace
ful-looking animal with the big.
pronged horns? Hunters go up into
the woods every fall to shoot this
beautiful creature. 1t Is very cruel OF
them to do so. Is It not? Cant you
tell us what the animal il called?
Come. now. think. l am sure you
know what II is. What does your fa.
ther call your mother when he comes
home at night!"
He calls her Betsy. cause II
plaques her"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
A Riddle.

An English peper recently asked its
readers for an answer to the follow.
ing riddle:
What does a man love more than life.
Hate more than death or mortal
strife;
That which contented men desire;
The poor have. and the rich require;
A miser spends. the spendthrift saves.
And all men carry to their graves?
All sorts OF answers were sent in.
but the correct one was declared to
be Nothing"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT =.
- THE WORLD
DURING THE PAST J. week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN NEWS.

= Mr.. and Mrs. William Jennings
Bryan left Lincoln Sunday for trip
to Mexico.
Maj. Gen. Frederick d. Grant .-as-
sumed command of the Department
of the Lakes at army headquarters in
Chicago Friday. .,---:-,'-,:. --
Burglars on the night OF the 14th
inst. plundered the South Bend. Ind,
postoffice OF over $4,000 in stamps and
escaped. -
+ The new divorce law. increasing the
period OF residence from. six months
to one year, was carried November 3rd
in South Dakota. by a vote Of swo to
one, according 10 unofficial figures
Fire early Sunday. morning destroyed
the west half OF the Nebraska Moline
Plow Company building at omaha, 80:
gether with its contents. large stock
of bugsies. wagons and farn machin-
cry. Loss 100000.
. Nipe.people We're Eiltedr amt several
others severely injured by collision
+ ON the Union Raeific, At .t3orte. eleven.
miles west OF Cheyenne, Wyoming, on
the l1th inst. A RUNAWAY freight
crashed into the locomotive apd ca
boose 0f: I work train -!'..-. :.
As a result OF q .great lumber of
counterfeit IS biffs m- circulation In
Chicago. Chief Wilkie OF the secret
selxics,- has ssAsssstl his efforts- to se-
cure an amendment to the federal
statute which would impose q fine of
$50 on all national banks failing to
Gtu hn nfar
spurious bills offered to them.
Robert 8. Brookings. president of the
Washington University corporation Of
st. Louis. has given S250.0 toward an
endowment fund OF 100000. which
the university is seeking to raise. The
general education board has already
subscribed 100000 to--the endow.
ment. making total OF $+50000 In
sight. ... s---lr. +.
In the trial at La Porte. Ind. OF Ray
Lamphere for the murder OF Mrs. Belle
Guinness and her three children. wit
nesses positively Identified the female
body found in the ruins OF the Guinness
house as that OF Mrs. Guinness. Two
rings found on the fingers OF the deal
body were declared to have belonged
to Mrs Guinness. Sc
The Lyon county grand jury at Rock
Rapids. Ia, has returned an indict-
ment against the Standard OIL Com
pany of Indiana. charging discrimina
tion. II is charged that the Standard
ON Company sells cents a gallon
cheaper at Allon, where there Is an
Independent oil company. than at
Doom. there Is no such competition.
In the federal court at Helena. Mont.
Judge Hunt denied the application OF
the Helena Water Works Company for
an Injunction to restrain the city of
Helena from constructing a municipal
water plant, for which q bond issue of
$4,000 was Authorized at recent
election. A Kansas City firm was
awarded the contract for its construc-
ton.
United States District Attorney Platt
has filed another suit against the
Southern Pacific railroad at Carson.
New. 1t is to set aside patents granted
the corporation to certain lands in that
state. The complaint sets forth that
the lands are mineral lands and that
patents were granted under misrepre
sentation, thus taking from the govern
ment mineral lands under agricultural
and timber patents.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
Uncle Ben Liked Her.

A Kansas City girl recently married
nearby towns. and went there with
him to live. The bridegroom was
naturally eager that his relatives
should like his bride and as one, an
old farmer. voiced no complimentary
opinion in his hearing he at last
asked:
Uncle Ben, what do you think Of
my wife?"
Wal. for a fact. George" responded
the old fellow. you shore outmarried
yourseif"-Kansas City Times.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
Mark Twain on Art

Mark Twain and party of friends
recently went to visit the studio of .
young sculptor who is coming rapidly
into public notice. One of the pieces
which was admired greatly by the ma
jority Of the party was the figure Of =
young woman coillng up her hair.
Mark listened to the encomiums In
silence. and when urged for an ex-
precision OF opinion said slowly:
1T II beautiful. but It ia not true to
nature"
All expressed their surprise At this
unexpected verdict and demanded his
reasons.
"She ought to have her mouth full
Of hairpins." replied Tom Sawyer's
father.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
Hat as Badge Of Slavery.

With the ancient Greeks the hat
was simply an appurtenance of the
traveller. The free citizen preferred
to go bareheaded and only put on his
broad-brimmed petasus for protection
against the sun when on long jour
ney. The uncovered head was part
OF his dignity. for the slaves and work
men wore always a kind Of pointed
skull cap.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
One way to caoe the Brute.

II think-thats , charming thing for
your wife to do" the visitor remarked.
ITO sit down on the. floor and take
your shoes OF for you after dinner"
1T is." acknowledged her husband.
but there's method in her madness.
She does 1t to keep me at home. She
knows that once my shoes are on
and my slippers on I'll be too lazy to
put the shoes back on and go down
town"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

By local applications, they cannot reach the d.
essed portion OF the There Ia only one way 70
deafness and that b by constitutional r-mcdes
Dcafnea "a caused by innAmed condition of the
mucous lining of the EustAehian Tube. when thhs
tube n innamed you have rumblinG sound or I'M
perfect hearing. and when Il b entirely closed. Deaf
the result and unless the iniamma tion Be
and this tube restored to Its normal condi-
ton. hearing will be destroyed forever: nine cnsss
OF ten caused by Cntarrh. which n nothing
but innAmed condition OF the mucous surinees-
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness tcaused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls CAtarrh Cure. Send Tor circulars. free
y. J. CHENEY a CO.. Toledo. q
Sold by Druggists. 73c.
Take HANS Family Pills for constipation.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
Snake In a eeer-6arrei.

A party Of foreigners tapped . kes
of beer at Lake Altoona. Pa. but
could not get the fluid through the
spigot Investigation disclosed the
fact that the bunghole was stopped up
by a snake. The reptile must have
crawled into the keg while 1t was ly-
ing empty on the ground. and was
drowned when the keg was filled.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25

no cure for me and was given up to
die. Being urged. used Doan's Kid
ney Pills. Soon / was better and in q
few weeks was about the house, well
and strong again" f .
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster r-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
Can't XIII EN-.

Can't XIII EN-.
Il wonder what becomes of all the
newspapers?"
Most Of them lose their identity in
the paper mills. but the Jokes keep
bobbing up for years afterward."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
Not Till Then.

Percy-I dreamed last night that
you had accepted me. What does that
signify?
Edith-That you will marry me.
Percy-Ah! When?
Edith-When you dream againl-
London Opinion.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25

fOr years l was
weak and run down,
could not sleep. my
limbs swelled and
the secretions were
troublesome; pains
were intense. / was
fast in bed for four
months. Three doc.
tors said there was
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
THE NEWEST MODE.

susie-What does the new baby At
your house look like? Is It nice?
Sammy-Must be the latest thing in
babies. Maw's as tickled over it as
II H. just come from the milliner's.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
Undoubtedly.

UndoUbtedIy.
Would you run after me and poster
me in this fashion IL you had a mil
lion?"
II should say not!''
II thought as much"
IF had a million dollars l wouldn't
need 10. you'd be cunning After -Hnd
pestering me-"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25

Never part without loving words te
think OF during your absence. II ma,
be that you will not meet again In life
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25

1t isn't safe to Judge by appearances.
The man who acts ferocious abroad
may be A. meek as . lamb At home
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25
sEp.soUNp FOR MONTHS.
Hope Abandoned After PhysIelans'
Consult alton.

Mrs. Enos shearsf. Yew and Wash.
ington SITS, Centralia. Wash, says:
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25

Mrs.. Windows hoothing syrup.
Tor children teethnG, sofens the gums. reduces 10
alton, sAys pain eurss wind colo. 2sc bottle
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25

Use Aliens FootsEase
Cures red hing sweating feet &c. Trial pAckA9s
free. A. 5. O.n stcd. i>c Roy. n. Y.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-02-25

II there Is any one thing that .
woman breads more than another It
Is a surgical operation.
We can state without fear Of .
contradiction that there are hum
dreds, yes, thousands, Of operations
performed upon women in our hos
pitals which are entirely unneces.
sary and many have been avoided by