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Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-12
High Local Average

The local team averaged Al points
per man per range. better than was
expected, although the unexpected fail
ure of Miles eyes and the defective
rifle of Pearson helped to drag down
the total The Spoka ne club landed
but seven points in the rear, very
close margin for the locals, as it is but
one-third point per man per range diff
ference.
The club will take on the Bisbee Rife
club and the Southern California Rifles
as soon as dates can be arranged. The
shoot for the off-hand trophy will be
held July 25 at the Glendale range, July
is being devoted to practice. The Glen
dale range has been leased by the club
and skirmish runs will form a part Of
the future practice by the club men.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-12

Don't simply allow 10 die-that plan OF
yours, Find little capital through advertiS-
ing.
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04
GROWN ENJOYED
 HARD-T|MES BALL

The ''hard times" party given by the local camp of the Arctic Brotherhood last Saturday night at the lodge room proved most pleasant gathering. The hall was crowded with costumed ladies and gentlemen who made the af fair look like a flock of hard luck people for fair. There were no prizes offered the most original or comic costume, and it was right that such was the case. as it would have been a very difficult matter to decide who would be entitled to first money as so many were really first class. A. c. Frenzel acted as orchestra leader and the dancers enjoyed good dance music. ."-@ :~ "
 The date of the camps next social dance has not been an nounced by the entertainment committee, but will probably be about the 18th of this month halfway to Thanksgiving day and on that holiday a hi-yu blow out will be programmed.
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04
JENNIE DAVIDSON
 INQUIRED FOR

Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 19, 1909. Postmaster, Tanana, Alaska:
 Dear Sir-I am writing you to see if you can give any information in regard to a young lady by the name of Jennie Davidson. Her mother has not heard from her for about year. She has written a good many letters but gets no answers, and is good deal worried ,on account of it. The girl is subject to spasms. Her name is Jennie Davidson. She works good deal as dining-room girl. Her mother is very anxious to find where she is, and, if she needs it, will send her money to come home. Panama has been her address for a long time, and we thought, perhaps, it would not be too much trouble try to find out if she is there.
 Respectfully,
 MRS. CARRIE DAVIDSON,
 No. First Ave. South.
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04

ward the Philippine islands. If he gave home rule to the Fiji. pinos, why not to the Alaskans? :? It was the pioneers who have built up Alaska who are asking for the right to govern them selves.
 The speech was cheered to the echo, and the enthusiasm of the audience was boundless. After the speech, Judge W. H. Mellin presented Col. Bryan with a 20. foot totem pole for his Lincoln residence.
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04
GATEKEEPERS
 GOT THE SPIRIT

Seattle, Oct. H. Examinations of the accounts of the admission depart ment at the exposition have disclosed the fact that some of the gatekeepers have been systematically stealing money at the entrances where they were in charge. Investigation SO far has shown that S28,0 was lost in this manner. The keepers who were found guilty have been discharged, and oth- CTS are expected to follow. When the evidence is all secured, the offenders will be prosecuted criminally.
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL ACCOUNT

In Probate.-In the Commissioners Court for Rampant Precinct. Division No. 1, Territory of Alaska.-In the matter of the estate of Peter Avignone, deceased
 Notice is hereby given that the undersigned administrator of the above entitled estate has | rendered and presented his final account of his
 administration of said estate for settlement in the above entitled court, and that Monday, the Sth day of November, 1909, at o'clock in the afternoon of said day, at the court room of said court, at Rampant. Ala ka, has been duly ap- pointed by said court for the settlement of said account and the distribution of the residue of the estate. at which time and place any person interested in said estate may appear and file his
 objections to the said final account and settle ment thereof. Dated this I4th day of October, 1909. Charles B. Allen, Attorney.
 M. P. FLIEScHMAN, Administrator of the above entitled Estate
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04
Just Paid for Civil War Duty

Warsaw, Ind.-The State of Ohio has just sent check for S13 to Webb Nye, of this city, for his services as one of the squirrel hunters' who to the number of 25,OOO rallied from all over the state to defend the city of Cincinnati and to prevent Gems. Bragg and Kirby Smith from crossing the Ohio.
 It chanced that all soldiers were at a great distance when the invasion was threatened and the state authorities became alarmed. They called for vol unteers, receiving 25,0O0. These men had no uniforms. and their weapons were an odd assortment of shotguns and rifles, on account of which they were called Squirrel hunters" They served a week, but were to receive q months pay.
 The Ohio legislature made one ap- propriation, but it was not sufficient to pay them all, and Nye did not receive his money from the last appropriation until now.
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL ACCOUNT

Ill Probate.-Ii .he Commissioners Court for the Rampant Precinct. Division No. 4, Ter ritory of Alaska.-In the matter of the es- tate Of Michael Izzo, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that the undersigned administrator of the above entitled estate has rendered and presented his final account of his administration of said estate, for settlement in the above entitled court, and that Monday, the Sth day of November, Ieoe at o'clock in the court, at Rampant. Alaska, has been duly ap- pointed by said court for the settlement of said account and the distribution of the residue of the estate al which time and place any person interested ill said estate may appear and file his objections to the said fnal account and settle ment thereof. Dated this I4th day of October 1909. Charles B. Allen, Attorney.
 M. F. FLIEscHMAN,
 Admiaistratcr of the above entitled Estate.
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04
MR, BRYAN FAVORS
 ALASKA HOME RULE

Seattle, Oct. 13.-In the chief address of the day, William J. Bryan last night literally tore to pieces President Taft's recent ut 'terances on the subject of Alaska.
 He declared at Taft's attitude to. ward Alaska was imperial, and inconsistent with his attitude to.
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04
EITHER Al ANANIAS
 OR 4 6. WASHINGTON

~ Grant Creek, Oct. 9. Editor Tanana Leader: "* .. Sir-In your issue of October II is a fictitious account of cache lifting cpl sode, in which Wm. Dunkle is pictured as the william. For the sake of right and to correct any wrong impression which your statements may create, wish to state that Wm. Dunkle did not steal any grub here, nor was he ordered out of camp by the miners.
 The truth is that he had drunken squabble before he left, and left here of his own accord while sobering up. .: Yours truly, :. ..4..
 JOHN R. Mac DONALD,
 Grant Creek.
 The above letter establishes its author as either the George Washington or the Ananies of his district-and it is.not for Us to say which. However: when Will liam Dunkle gets down to busi- ness he disregards the forms of law in such cases made and pro- vided, and goes off with the goods, leaving his neighbors only the title as their share in the transaction.-ED.
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04
GLIDING DOWN THE 7ANANA
By JOHN KEH0E

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Tanana leader., 1909-11-04

The ice stopped flowing at Birches, 81 miles below Panama, at 3 pm. last Sunday.
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04

The Leader is delivered by carrier to all parts of the city-sl per month.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-09-11

they have retained very large part OF 'n
ings of the church from which they aposra'lHeu' "
believe that most of the bigotry and hatred VIM"
characterized the Protestant church membership -
years gone by has disappeared, or at least tnat IL
has grown into kind of Indifference; certain II -
that among the members of the Catholic Churcn
there is no hatred held for the members OF tn0
Protestant denominations; no malice. In esSel'iai'
the beliefs of both are very similar; IN non-eSseh-
tials there has grown up a better spirit i
churches should have no quarrel between then' Ii
the world is to be evangelical it requires the worN
of all protesting Christians. With population OF
some eighty millions and only thirty millions OIL
protesting Christians among them, there Is work 10
be done which requires the combined efforts OF all
It is indeed, severe test of Christianity to
eaven this horde of infdel, athestic, materlalst1c
people, but the strength of Christianity is shown
from the fact that, while than half of the pop
ulation of the country does not affiliate with the
Christian churches the nation is by all and every
where recognized as Christian nation. There Is as
much III this fact to furnish inspiration to the lead
ers IN church work in America as there is to the
Catholic in the magnificent showing made by the
Church that was founded by our Lord and rerpet-
uated through the centuries from the days OF Peter
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-09-11
THE NORTH POLE.

Inc most important piece of news of the mast
week was that contained in the dispatches of the dis
coVery OF the north pole by DR.. Frederick A. Cook
OF Brooklyn. Dr. Cook returned to civilization and
was greeted by scientists and rulers of the lands he
visited and he has been recognized as the first MOI,
who reached the point on the earth where there Is
no longitude where every direction is soutb +ba LOT
ltude 80 degrees north of the equator. Following
close upon this announcement and the aclnovvlodo
ment of his discovery, the Peary expedition returned
to civilization and announced that it. too had n1a+
ed the American flag on the pole. That the mole has
oeen reached has been accepted very generally the
hlgh character OF the men making the announcement
dlspelllng any doubts in the minds of those CONNIE
tent to judge of the accomplishment.
Among the first things thought of since the dis
coVery OF the pole is that the pole belongs TO the
United States "by right of discovery" Since the
western hemisphere was added to the civilized and
known parts of the world, there has not been much
taking possession by right of discovery" II 10
hard TO imagine that Dr. Cook when he SET foot
upon the pole soemnly raised the flag of the United
States and announced that he took possession IF
the country IN the name of the president And r.
ne DID, or II the Peary expedition did the limited
states has not yet put any mo trespassincn signs
upon Its newly acquired territory, and it NAV be
that other explorers will go there and contest the
right OF this country to possession. We don't he
heve this country will contest the possession or +bo
occupation of the territory by armed force So for
as we have been able to learn there we're no fruitful
helds or gold mines dscovered getting there is of
no particular profit to anybody but there is lots Of
in knowing that an American woo +bo
first to do it.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-09-11
THE SUFFRAGETTES.
manufacturer:

From far-off England the cables bring surprising
80 of the tactics used by the suffragettes 10
eroi,, their demands. Their demands, if we under
s+ard them Alright are that they shall be no longer
considered women, but citizens OF the empire, with
RIGHTS and privileges which have been vouehsated
- tho "neople" They want to be Of the people
tn oain this enviable position IN the world, they
Isvo laid siege to Premier Asquith and 1t is said
+ba+ thew have become the plague of his life They
follow him in the streets, fling remarks and bricks
Of him as he passes from his residence to the par
l;ament house. and generally make a nuisance Of
themselves at the same time they make life mis-
cradle for the premier. So far neither the remark,
nor the bricks has suiced to bring the premier TO
their way of thinking and the nearest approach to
becoming one of the "people" is that attained when
they are arrested for disturbance.
Our sympathie5 go out to these misguided
women who want to cease being women-who have
ceased to act as women should act. If the cables
mort their antics correctly we should say they act in
q very Internationally manner, to say the least. 1t
NAV be the provovation to hurl epithets and bricks
is great that being woman in the land of the king
is insufferable that the rights for which they
tend are but simple Justice demanded that the
ity of man has too long held the genter sex in sub
lection by an assumed superiority, but the sufra-
gettes should confne their activities to lines in
which long years of practice have made them pro-
fcient and leave the tangible missiles to prac
ticed hands to fling. In throwing bricks they only
succeed in making monkeys of themselves.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-09-11
REDUCING EXPENSES.

When President Taft gave orders that the reg
ular standing army should be reduced to $4,000 men,
1t was with no desire other than to reduce the ex-
penses of the federal government For years the
federal expenditures have been growing just little
faster than the receipts. New laws to increase the
revenues of the government have been enacted from
time to time, but the appropriations have contin-
ually kept just little ahead of the receipts It is.
therefore, with feelings of satisfaction that the eff
forts of President Taft arc viewed by the country
at large. While the reduction of the army will lop
OFT only about So 100000 year, which may be con-
s1dered mere bagatelle when it is known that in
the first weeks of the present fiscal year the
expenditures exceeded the revenues by something
like $20000,000 not including the expenditures for
the Panama canal which are to be met by bond is
Sues the action of the president is taken to indicate
desire to keep the expenditures of the govern
ment within the receipts, which will entail not only
holding the appropriations down to past proper
tions but radical reduction
1t is believed that the present administration is
to be marked by economy; that instead of hunting
around for methods of spending more money the
effort will be to make radical economies of expendi
ture IN every department of the government Pres
ident Taft is said to favor larger army-2ooOOo
men would about suit him-and larger navy. but
he has laid aside his personal desires in these mat
ters, recommended reduction of the army, and for
months it is said he has had Secretary Meyer study
ing how to cut down the expenses of the navy de-
partment without interfering with its efficiency.
President Taft is going to see if he can't make both
ends meet. In this effort he will have the good
wishes of just about the whole country
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-09-11
MODERN INFIDELITY.

Last Sunday Mr.. Brown in his vaporings as
sumed the role of infahble teacher on what ro-
hgion and was not Any church or ,oir;s+o.
who would pretend to be as positive as Mr. BROWN
was would be denounced by him. But Mr.. Brown
VINO strikes to the right well as the left gives no
proof Tor his ideal religion. From the Christian
religion he eliminates all that is supernatural and
gives as substitute infdelity pure and simple This
modern infidel, whilst denying the DIVINITY IF
Christ, would profess to find in him "an absolutely
true instinct" or perhaps a great benefactor No
trace OF this polite concession and compromise is
to be found in the ancient evidence regarding the
person OF Christ. During the first centuries of the
Christian era the world was divided into two classes
OF opinion and only two with regard to the nerson
of our Lord The one professed his divinity. the
other that he was an imposter This latter cbarac-
ter was the only one attributed to him, not only by
the Jews, but by the pagan philosophers, such as
CELSIUS, Porphyrius Julian the Apostate and others
Nowhere in the judgments that can be traced to the
time Of our Lord can be found the opinion which
has obtained currency in modern intdelitv namely
that he should be considered great sage and teach
er of morals. But our Savior himself rejects these
polite concessions of infdelity. "He who is not
with is against me-"
Mr.. Brown, to conceal his disrespect for oil re.
ligion, makes selections of his own in the life Of
Christ. He puts aside all that treats of dogma ~
miracles, retaining only what treats of morals and
his IN order to have nothing to do with the suner
natural and to see in Christ only the sublime teach
T OF human doctrine But this system of exclu-
ION and electicsm is not admissible, and upon anv
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-09-11

other subject would be called insane If the gospel
narrative be true in point how can it be treated
as 1alse or imaginary in another Just to suit the
case OF the lnhdel or to agree with his fancyl How
IS 1t that as soon page of the gospel treats of
dogma, for instance, the Trinity, that page must
be accounted as symbolical namely as fgurative or
as an effort of illustrative imagination, and every
other page of the same book that relates to miracle
must be accounted as legendary, and that nothing
IN that book is real and genuine except what treats
OF morals! Is there anything in the gospel itself
that leads to this easy conclusion of infdelity2 Is
1t not with the character of truth that we read
IN 1t: DO unto Others what you would like to be
done unto YOU" which is moral principle and "all
power IS given unto me in heaven and on earth"
and then, as the exercise of that power Lazarus
three days dead, comes out of the sepulcher. If
one believes the gospel as to the first principle why
deny 1t as to the other If the last is rejected as
table, why admit the first 1t would be more logical
10 reject the whole book and boldly assert that the
tour Evangelsts conspired and agreed to write
myths and fables. This is the conclusion to which
our modern infdel forces himself The gospel can
not be divided into truth on one part and fasehood
on the other Whole it must be admitted or whole it
must be rejected. But reasoning with Mr.. Brown.
who deals in vague generalities and who never at
epts TO prove proposition, is wasting logic in the
desert ar HIS attempt to tell what religion is and is
not IS like that of anarchist telling what const
tutes law and order, peace and harmony When the
bind lead the blind there is only one result When
an unDeIlever assumes the role of religious teacher
there is to be decay of Christian principles and
the mustard seed will surely perish.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-09-11
FIFTY YEARS OF FREEDOM.

Booker T. Washington, who is considered easily
the most prominent representative of his race, has
made the suggestion that the negroes of the United
States unite n big celebration of the semi cen
tennia of their freedom. The event is still about
four years in the future but if success of such
undertaking is to be assured work must begin
In Mr.. Washington's proposition he suggests an
hibtion of the material Development the results of
education and the evolution of the race from slavery
into citizenship. At this late day. especially with
the conflicting reports with which the younger gen
Grafton has to form its opinions as to the status of
the negro in slavery and freemen it is useless to
speculate on the relative comforts of individual ne
groes of the old days and of the present Often we
have been told by old negroes that they were better
off and had better time with the old master than
they have enjoyed since the exigencies of an inter
necine strife set them free But they have enjoyed
freedom for forty-six years now and as a race no
doubt there has been big growth which, taking
place gradually within our midst has not been no
tlced. 1t has been a great struggle for the race
struggle filled with heartburnings and disappoint-
ments, a struggle in which moral, social and DO
ltical status had to be defined, struggle in which
the rascaity of individuals initiated against the
race whole
No doubt there are communities of negroes in
cities which have degenerated and acquaintance
with this class of negroes probably has led to the be-
lief that the whole is alike But there has been
much accomplished and more in the southern states
than in those of the north. The desire has been
awakened among them to become more intelligent
and better citizens. An exhibition of the accom-
phshments of the race in fifty years would undoubt-
eddy te.--l to better understanding of the aspra-
tons of the negro race by white people, and would
probably awaken greater interest in their welfare
Fifty years in the life of race is not long. The
idea OF an exhibition of the accomplishments of the
past fifty years merits encouragement
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-09-11
THE CHURCH CENSUS.

The census bureau at Washington has given out
some figures on the religious population of the
country in anticipation of more detailed statement
to follow. The figures cover the period of the fifth
census of religious bodies and are for the wear 1906
From these figures we learn that in sixteen states
the Catholic Church held majority of the church
membership, total of 12,079,142 for the entire
country increase of 935 per cent over the report
OF 1890 This vast membership is divided into 49,
1872 organizations increase of 5 9 per cent over
the previous report During the same period the
Protestant bodies combined reported 20,2S7,742 an
increase of A. per cent over 1890 Of the total
number OF church members reported the Protest
ant denominations furnished 81 6 per cent. while
the Catholic Church furnished SO 7 per cent. II
should be remarked, however, that in making the
figures in order to afford more lust comparison
a deduction of Is per cent is made in the Catholic
membership, this per cent representing those Cath
ollcs under nine years of age who are not counted
by the census bureau as church members With this
10 per cent added, the Catholic population of the
country approximates 100000 souls very cred
liable showing, indeed.
The percentage of the total church membership
OF the country reported by the Protestant churches
III 1890 was 68 in 1906 81 g. decrease of the to-
tai church membership of 6 4 per cent In the same
period the Catholic Church shows in $780, 1913 per
cent OF the whole in 1906 SO per cent an increase
OF GA per cent of the total church membership of
the country. "All other" bodies remain stationary
in this regard, furnishing II per cent. The rate
OF increase shown by the Catholic Church was o. :
per cent, just little more than twice thai of ell
Protestant bodies taken together, A s per cent.
lie church body showing the greatest percentage Of
increase in membership was the Church of Chris
scientist, which reported total membership Of
o5,7l7, an increase of 1925 per cent over the nre
vlous report of 8,724 members The Church If
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported mem
bershp of 256647, increase over 1890 of 545 per
cent.
There were 1856 religious denominations. 219 93o
ocal organizations, with 32,s36,445 members and
l,257575,S67 invested in church edifces. There
an be no question in fair mind that each Of these
90 denominations is doing some good in the world.
hey teach morality, at least and in most instances