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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-04
TIDES AND FISHING.
Fish Are More Active in Search for
Food on the Flood Tide.

From the Outing Magazine.)
The most essential thing in sea fish
ing, next to tackle and bait, is tide
table, because all marine fishes except
the flat-fsh-flounder and fiuke-are
captured more readily at certain tide.
The main cause for such is. that fish
are more active in their search for food
generally on the food tide.
Vast schools of little fishes move close
into shore on the incoming tide, work
ing their way into the smaller bays and
'nlets, especially near the edge of banks.
where they feed on the small crusta-
ceans. shrimps and little minnows that
can effectually hide from their larger
enemies when the tide is low and the
large fish are unable to get at them in
very shoal waters.
1t Is a common and interesting sight
TO see a school of weakfish slowly NOV
ing in near the surface with the early
tide. Suddenly one sees the smooth
surface all commotion. silvery minnows
leap frantically in all directions, look
ing like fiashes of diamonds, then in
stantly disappear to certain death. AT
such times anglers should be ready
with their boat trimmed snug, lines out
floating 40 feet away, baited with live
shrimps.
Tide effects bottom feeders, though
not to such large extent. Fishingfrom
piers and docks an hour before and af-
ter flood is most likely to give good re-
suits. On wrecks. much depends on the
kind Of fish; the last of the ebb and at
low tide is considered the worst condi-
ton for general fishing. In the open
sea on the banks, tidal influence counts
for little or nothing; any tide is as good
as another. In surf-casting, soon af-
ter the tide begins to flow in till an
hour after it recedes, is invariably the
best part of the day for the majority of
fish.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-04

AZ the same time the new Ayers Hair
Vigor is a strong hair tonic, promoting
the growth OF the hair, keeping all the
tissues OF the hair and scalp in healthy
condition. The hair stops falling, dam
druH disappears. A splendid dressing.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-04
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PlEASAhTVILlE. N. !.

Designers and Manufacturers of Artistic
Memorials in Marble and Granite.
OFFICES-Atlantic City, N. j.; Phil
adelphla, Pa; Wheaton, Va. Address
II. Booker Hale, Agent. Wheaton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-04
LIST OF POLL-TAX PAYERS.

EFlog Clerk paying the
corrected by application o the Judge at COURT
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE To w. H. Archibald, his heirs, successors and assigns or either of them
 You are hereby notified that l have expended in labor and improvements the sum of Three Hundred $500. 0.00) Dollars: On the Mamie B. A. Group of mining cliams Comprising the Mamie B. A, Lilly & Maude, Lode Mining Claims. Situate one-half mile west of Stone Rock in Stone Rock Harbor, Prince of Wales Island /: Ketchikan Mining District, District of Alaska. Notices of location of which appear of record in the Ketchikan Re- cordng District No. s. as follows:-
 "Mamie B. A." Recorded in Vol. ", of Mines at page 205.
 "LIlly" Recorded in Vol. ", of Mines at page 204.
 "Maude" Recorded in Vol. ", of Mines at page 2O3.
 March, 17th, 1909, in the office of the recorder of said District, in order to hold said premises under the p'ovis ions of section 2324, k. s. U. s. Said 300 being the amount required to hold said claims, for the year erding De- cember. 3lst. 1908.
 And if within 90 days after this ro- tice by publication, you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditures your interest in said cliam will become the property of the subscriber under said section 2324.
 John Purdy. March 20 to June 26.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05
THE CITY AND VICINITY

under s600. The average wealth per capita of the country is about s1450. How did Rogers accum- ulate his vast fortune?
 It will not suffice to say that Rogers was robber, that he employed unseruplous means. Pehaps he did, but most men would do so if they had the chance. The system is to blame.
 No doubt Henry H. Rogers had exceptional financial ability, no doubt he was a master of the gamble of high finanee-no gamble in his case, since he held stacked cards; but the ques- tion inevitably arises, is it possible for one man to so greatly excel another man mentally that he can earn, say slO0, GOO, GOO in life time, while the other man can make but bare living?
 Many men have made millions countless thousands have toiled hard for the necessities of life.
 The blame for swollen fortunes such as are possessed by mon like Rogers. Rockefeller, Morgan and Hartman, can be laid to our faulty system of @ economics. Modern business is con- ducted on sane common sense lines but our stock exchanges where millions change hands annually, are simply legalize gambling institutions and the suckers are up against "brace game. ;"
 Some day this may be changed. In the meantime a few men will control the finances of the country. At the present time 8 per cent of the entire wealth of he United States is con- trolled by ffty-one men. When gam bling is prohibited in stocks and bonds, when the ''protective tariff" is thing of the past, when we have reasonable trust regulation, when banks cannot be wrecked practically with impunity when watered stock is done away with : when these thing come to pass 1t will be impossible for one man or for fifty-one men to own and control 8 per cent of the country's wealth. And in the inverse ratio the plain people will share more among them. -Skag- way Alaskan.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05
Are Our Natives JapS
 Or Are Japs Natives

Do the aborigines of Alaska-or rather the various Eskimo tribes of the nortland spring from the Japanese race? This is a much mooted question among students of antropololgy. There is much in favor of an affirmative ans wer. Says the Seward Gateway.
 Miner Bruce who may 5e remem- bered by some as the man who took party of Eskimos from the region now known as Nome to the great Chicago exposition is one who has devoted years in endeavoring to ascer- tain the geology of these natives. His information is largely derived from legend ard tradition handed down to the present generation of the Eskimo, augmented by marked phiscal simi- larity between the two peoples. Any dissimilarity could be accounted for by the different environment and altered habits of life due to climate conditions. As result of his investi- gations Bruce declares the Japanses and Esklmos to spring from the same progenitors.
 His theorum is that before the glacial age the forbears of the now distinct people inhabited Alaska, then tropical country. When the great climatic change came, large numbers departed for the south to seek a less rigorous cline, and eventually settled in what are now known as the Jap anese islands, gradually founding a race of their own. The present-day Eskimo are descende nts of those who survived the glacial period and never departed to seek other and greener fields.
 From time to time. in various parts of Alaska relics in the form of idols, of great age, similar in kind to those formerly worshipped in Japan, have been discovered. There lies buried to-day near the historic vi llage of Kenai, on Cooks inlet. an idol of pure gold Of Japanese design and origin The hiding place of this treasure is known to but one person now living an old Aleut native called Sarscha- and superstition makes him fear to reveal the place of its deposit. Persons have offered him all sorts of induce ments for this relic of forgotten past but the old fellow is inBexible and refuses to yield to the temptations. Men have sought in vain for it's rest ing place.
 Fifty men commenced work at the Perseverance, mine yesterday and fifty stamps were dropped all day. The rain last evening will be a boon to the pine for it was the one thing needed
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05
Standard Oil President
 Rodgers Millions

Henry +. Rogers, vice president Of the Standard Oil company, died last week at the age of 69 years and left an estate valued at Sl00, GOO, GOO. The figures are so stupeDdous that their import can hardly be grasped.
 The average yearly wages paid to working men in the United States is
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05

to bring in full head of water. It is believed that by Monday the full bat tery of stamps will be running. Mana ger Mitchell went out yesterday to superintend the start-up. More men will be added each day now until a full force is at work. Juneau Tran script
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05

W. P. Powers the ketchikan representative at the \. |. P. E. has written that some specimens of our fish is desired. He can use them to good advantage in advertising this as sportsmen's paradise. Anyone who can is urged to bring in trout or any kind of good quality for shipment to the Ketchikan exhibit. Mr. Grothjan at the Hunt-Lathrop company's store will prspare them for shipment.
 (From Thursdays Daily)
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05

An eftainment is to be given Tuesday evening June at the gym nasium by the basketball girls for the benefit of the K. A. 4. Ice cream cones and popcorn balls will be served in the afternoon from to , o'clock for the children, at five and ten cents, admission flee. h the evening refresh ments will be served for adults at D cents. A jolly good time is promised for all.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05

Arthur Wakefield ard John Lhote leave in the morning with Captain Thompson on the Eurus for a prospec- ting trip on the west coast of Gravina. H. c. Horsley and Jack Mahoney will leave on the same boat to do some assessment work on their claims on Doll Iisland.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05

James Mack, an employe of the New England Fish Company, acci- dently fell yesterday, a distance of nearly twenty feet and landed on his head. A severe wound five inches long was cut in his head by the rocks which necessitated the attention of q physician to sew it up
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05

Mrs. s. Meyers and little daug ghter arrived on the Jefferson from Neb- raska and will make their home in Ketchikan where Mr. Meyers pre- ceded them.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05

The severe storms of the past few days caught several fishing and hunt ing parties unawares and made them stay out all night or walk home. Some very narrow escapes from drowning were reported by those who were out in row boats.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05

The Northland came in early this morning bringing large quantity of concentrates from Sitka. She went over to the It mine today and will take on 25O tons of orc for shipment to the shelter.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05

The Taku arrived back today from a two weeks hunting trip near Wran- gell. The party on board the Taku succeeded in killing six bears, two of them being killed by one of the women.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05

Mir. McIsaac of the wireless was in communication last night with Jas. Hills big ship Minnesota. She was 370 miles off Tatoosh and reported a fine voyage from the orient. She will be iL Seattle at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05

Mir. Smith the tailor for the Ketch ikan Tailoring company left for the north this morning, for short busi- ness trip.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05

Hum boldt sailed from Seattle, at noon today. On account of yesterday being declared holiday she was held over. A large crowd is coming north on her.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05

Dr. Bauer is the latest convert to the bear hunting craze. He enjoyed one of those delightful tramps over the macadamized roads back of town and packed home a hogshead of water which had soaked into his clothing and shoes.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05

A regular meeting of the F. and A. NJ. is to be held tomorrow evening. Work.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05

There will be a meeting of the city council tonight.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05

Mrs. A. E. King of Sunny point will be up on the Jefferson tomorrow.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05

C. P. Overmier has been called to Minneapolis owing to the illness of his father.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-05
(From Wednesdays Dailyl

Fourth of July meeting Wednesday evening.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-26
Machinery Used In Building the
Dvra mlde

Hosting machines were used In both
Assyris and Egypt six thousand or more
years ago. In order to hoist the great
stones Of the pyramids, some form Of
derrick Was employed. Probably the
first construction was that which 10 now
known to mechanics "a the shear legs,
says Charles 81. Cochrane, in the "Cir-
cle'' magazine. This Is made Of two
great timbers tied together In the form
OF q capital A, the two ends resting on
the ground and rope being run over
and attached at the top. With one OF
these the pyramid builders could have
raised large stones step by step, which
was doubtless their method. We can
imagine wo see the great A-frame lean
ing over an incline Of perhaps fifty de-
grees, with q block of stone tied on.
Then great crowd of men get hold of
the rope on the opposite side, perhaps
assisted by some draft oxen, and all
strain and pull until the A-frame stands
erect and the stone is swung up into the
air, where it can be pushed into the de.
sired place. Such continuance could
be used to lift stones six or eight feet,
which was sufficient for the construction
OF the first pyramid. Doubtless, better
hosting devices were constructed az
more pyramids were built.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-26
wondsrm.nt. a Mystery Game.

Wonderment, Mystery Game.
1t is necessary that only two Of the
party should have knowledge Of this
game, and then real "wonderment" is
sure to be the result.
The two players agree that certain
word shall be regarded as signal
word. As an illustration. imagine this
word to be and"
One Of the players asserts his belief
that he is gifted with second sight and
states that he is able. through a closed
door. to name any article touched by
any person In sympathy with him. not,
withstanding that the same person may
attempt to mystify him by mentioning
O lot of other articles. He then chooses
his confederate as being one with whom
he may be in sympathy and goes out
side.
The player In the room then proceeds
to call out. perhaps as follows: Table
hearth rug. piano, footstool and chair
lamp, inkstand He then places bis
hand on the back Of chair and asks
what am l touching now" The an
swer will, Of course. be chair" be-
cause the signal word land" came i'm
mediatcly before that article.
II the players are skillful there is nc
need for the trick to be discovered.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-26
What He Did.

Mary Garden praises the plain, I'M
titled American man.
81 remember an American at ball in
Monte Carlo she said. "His sturdy,
self-reliant Americanism stood out well
amid the elegance of the counts and
earls and grand dukes who were there.
II overheard Russian princess talk
ing to him on the moonlit terrace.
"'Do you dancer she said.
"No, he didn't dance.
"'Do you speak FrenchP'
"No; he only spoke American.
"'Do you play bridgeP'
"No.
'Palicon?'
mo.
"The princess raised her aristocratic
eyebrows.
"'May ask she said, what you do
doP'
81 earn my own living said the
American.
1.-THE princess laughed gayly and ar-
provingly. He was, and she knew it,
the only man there who did. New
York Telegram
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-26
Hints.
FOOD IN COVERED TINS.

I find it great convenience to keep
all food stuffs possible In covered tins.
The two pound coffee cans are con-
venient size for many things. I put the
receipt for cooking each kind in the top
of the tin; such as rice, shelled beans,
tapioca, corn meal, and graham -four,
writing directions plainly in regard to
the quantity of water, whether hot or
cold, the time for cooking, etc.
The daughter who is inclined to help,
or the new servant will be able to make
corn cake and graham gems "like moth
er's," If she will read these carefully
and follow them.
NECESSARY AND UNNECESSARY WORK.
Call the necessary things washing,
ironing, sewing, cooking, cleaning; and
the unnecessary things reading, walking,
all kinds of out.of-door exercise.
Use as many bath towels as possible,
and so reduce the ironing. Iron the
parts of sheets that turn over on the
covers only. Make work-dresses of seer
sucker and they will need no ironing.
Wear white brillantine skirts and wash
silk waists for dress-up. The brillian-
tine will need no ironing If 1t is not
wrung out-just shaken. and hung care
full, on the line. The silk waists need
very little pressing to look we'll.
Use fireless cooker, and time, money,
and heat in the warm weather may be
saved. Have no iron rule that must be
followed |. g., washing, Monday; iron
ing, Tuesday; baking, Wednesday;
mending, Thursday; cleaning, Friday ;
baking again on Saturday. Work easily
when 1t must DO done. Wash the white
skirt Saturday and it will be ready for
Sunday and can then be worn all tho
week for afternoons.
Now for the other things. Get out.of-
doors instead of working over fine waists
at the ironing board. Take your Lanier
ont In the woods. Train your "speak-
ing voice" by reading the SYMPHONY"
to the birds. They will enjoy It. See
how many kinds Of birds you are read.
Ing to. Look for tanagers; they are
scarce, and you will forget for time
that homework exists.-Bazar.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-26

C. R. Kluger, the Jeweler, 1850 Vir-
ginia Avenue, indianapolis, Ind, writes:
~ was so weak from kidney trouble
that could hardly walk hundred fee.
Four bottles Of Foley's Kidney Remedy
cleared my complexion, cured my back
ache and the Irregularities disappeared,
and can now attend to business every
day and recommend Foley's Kidney
Remedy to all sufferers, as it cured me
after the doctors and other remedies
had failed" F. A. Shurtleff & Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-26

No. 656.-Bird Enigma:
Are we not Gods children. both.
Thou little sandpiper and I?
Birds. = !. Heron. 2. Bittern. 8
Song sparrow. 4. Oriole. s. Catbird
8. Indigo bird. Z. Nuthatch. 8. Scar
let tanager. 8. Partridge. 10. Petrol
No. 057.-Charades: ]. John, quill;
Jonquil. 2. Stub. born; stubborn. 8
Mist-I-fle; mystify.
No. 65S. Pictorial Code Rebus: Show
your friends how to solve rebus
Words-Shy. rebound. SO. wrist. fours
helve. WOO.
No. 659.- Riddle: The letter V five,
prefixed by makes ~. -FOUR.
No. 6t;0.- Hidden Fish: Shark. perch,
shad. herring. cod. salmon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-26
Oricin of the Rarber's Pola.

Two OF the most COMMON signs Ia
~ seen in our city streets are the bar
Dcr's pole and the three golden balls
( the pawubrokpr. These have been
III use SO u.lny years that their orig
anal nearing Is 10 many quite un-
.nown. II Is said that The red stripe
which wiHdS around the BARRIERS pole
IS meant Ia represent II bandage bound
about human arm. for in early days
the barber acted as Il surgeon as well
us a cutter of hair. He was able to
dill this Office because at that time 1t
was the common belief that all Illness
was caused by having too much blood
in the body. Consequently 1t was
thought the best thing to do was to
bleed the sick one. A barber was
called. and he undertook the task OF
puncturing n blood vessel In the arm;
then. when he thought sufficient blood
had flown, he would bandage the
wound.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-26

A drill sergeant was unpopular among
his men. One day he was putting a
party of recruits through the funeral
exercise, and, by way of practical expla-
nation, walked slowly down the lane
formed by the two ranks, saying as he
did 80: "Now, I'm the corpse. Pay at.
tention!" Having reached the end of
the line, he turned, regarded the men
for minute, and then remarked, "Your
lands is right and your 'eads is right, but
you 'aven't that look of regret you
ought to ave.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-26
Not lnterAefed

II have called" said the book agent
ito see If can interest you in a little
work.
Young man." snapped the woman
who answered the door. lust now !
am interested in washing my dishes,
busting. cleaning up after the paper
hanger. making six beds. polishing the
hardwood floors. ironing my husbands
shirts, getting two more meals today,
darning nine pairs of stockings aud
stringing my sweet peas. and might
say that that's more work than You
men ever thought of doing. No; you
can't interest me In any more."-De-
trOit Free Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-26
Took Her at Her Word.

The woman came into the general
store with jar of butter. She desired
to exchange it for another jar of butter.
In churning her butter she had discov-
cred mouse in the churn.
at didn't injure the butter" she said
to the storekeeper, land to any one who
did not know the circumstance it would
taste all right"
Taking the woman at her word, the
merchant carried her jar into the back
room, transferred her butter to another
jar, and the gratified customer took back
her mouse butter with thousand thanks
for the accommodation.
There is great deal of needless
trouble in the world on account OF
suueamish sentiment.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-26
Getting an Esrly Start.

"Father. what do you wish me to
b" when grow upT'
The same as am. my SOMA law
yer"
"Then instead Of wasting any more
time Oh arithmetic. geography and
such truck I'd better be getting at the
hypothetical question. hadn't II"
Judge.