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Alaska sentinel., 1909-02-04

 to and improve it as the town went ahead. Otherwise we would have to move it. This ws do not wish to do, as we want to see Wrangell grow into a happy, healthful, useful town. Even though some of the principal business men withhold their patronage from us simply be- cause we cannot see things exactly as they do, we shall continue to work for Wrangell and Alaska as long as we can make ends meet.
 And because we do not wish to see the bottom drop out of the town, we trust that the Wrangell mill will be bought by parties who will operate it to the best interests of all concerned.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-02-04
THE SPYING WORLD

There Is no quest known to man 50 absorbing, fascinating and com. pensating as spying out human and natural secrets. Since the dawn o' creation it has been a principle of action with men and animals, and must go on eternally, There is no stopping it. The pen alties inherent in the custom are perhaps the most severe and con- elusive of all known reprisals yet the task is never relinquished on that score. Risks of the most ex- traordinary and dangerous charac- ter are taken hourly in the slluring pursuit of finding and determining the forbidden secrets of the ele. ments, and of theig highest type and servant, man.
 There has been a great deal of comment in the press of the world of late about the Japanese and their insatiable search for military and naval secrets of the great powers. They have been detected time and again in this country and all over Europe, prying into the systems and stations and methods that have to do with the offensive and deiensive equipment of the nations; but one never hears 8 word of what becomes of the spy. But the Japanese is no exception to the rule of spying, All peoples have their spies out, and keep ex- act and voluminous records of the reports that are filed by them.
 We are doing the same thing all the time and everywhere; we must do it to keep abreast of the day and it's demands, and to guard against the exigencies of war and the change of invasion, In hiding our own secrets we are inspired to know the range and quality of others. It is a perfectly natural, and, in the main, defensible course
 The results are often immensely valuable to the nations, and the score of acquired knowledge tends to preserve the universal peace we enjoy. As to the quest for natures glorious mysteries, that goes on uninterruptedly, with its full meas. ure of sacrifice, to the abounding good of humanity and the deathless honor of it's sons and daughters.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-02-04

All offers for privsle sale, or bids at pub lie auction, must be accompanied by cprrent funds to the amount of ten per cent of the price bid, All sales to be for cash, subject to confirmation by said Probate Court. The undersigned reserve the right to reject any and all bids.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-02-04

alone.'"' We can not escape our responsibilities to the other man. We may think we can, but i. is merely and pitiful assumption at the best, and primarily unworthy of us. We must dig into our own secret being and oust the coarse, the irritating, the false and the hateful, and at the same time as certain the tsmperamental decen- cies and graces, and make them do their incalculabls part in the gen. eral scheme of work and associa- tion and procedure we usually call LIFE.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-02-04
THE PERSONAL EQUATION

It may be we'll for us all to re- member that the personal equation is to cut its customary figure in the successes and failures of the year 1909. What of questionable, nega- tive, apparent, fault or evil besets us, must be recognized, amended, subdued, guarded and wrought against; and all of the better, healthier, happier and cleverer qualities that mark our makeup, must be cherished, cultivated, di- rected and conserved, as much to our own distinct and lasting benefit as to the comfort, convenience, pleasure and satisfaction of those whom we serve, associate with and owe our best and truest offices.
 This is not a sermon; it is a simple business talk.
 We are all disposed to forget, perhaps ignore, the relation we bear personally to every engage ment and task we assume. We do not often analyze our own natures, measure our own capacities for good and ill; md as often fail signally, when we might have succeeded, on the realization of our weakness, our unfit tempers, and foolish prei- udices, habits and inclinations. We are far more dependent upon our selves than we seem to understand, and an occasional course of self investigation lends us a genuine strength and high purpose, and en- ergizes us in the attainment of a sounder boise and honester stand. ing with ourselves and our fellows.
 No man livsth unto himself
Alaska sentinel., 1909-02-04
ADMINISTRATOR SALE
OF SAW MILL AND BOX FACTORY. PRIVATE
 SALE AND PUBLIC AUCTION

UT SA" MILL AND BOX FACTORf. PRIVATE
 SALE AND PUBLIC AUCTION.
 I INDER and in pursuance to a certain or V der of sale made and entered in the matter of the copartnership Estate of Will son Sylvester a copartnership, dated November 18th, 1908, and which is now on file in the Probate Court of the Precinct of Wrangell, in the District of Alaska, Division No. l, in the office of the Commissioner of said precinct, A Y. R. Snyder, Esq, the undersigned 'repre sentatives Of said Acopart- nership estate will sell and finally dispose of all of the property belonging to said partnership estate, and constituting the as- sets of the late firm of Willeon 8, Sylvester Said propertyi is fully and particularly des- ignated and described in said order of sale of November 18th, 1908; to which reference is hereby made, and is situated at the Town of Wrangell, Alaska, subject to inspection by all purchasers or other parties interested, and consists of saw mill and box factory, known as the Wrangell mill, and other as- sets of said copartnership estate. Said property will be offered in parcels, as here matter designated, at certain upset prices the representatives receiving bids or offers for said property in such offered parcels, up to the day when the same will be sold at public auction to wit;
Alaska sentinel., 1909-02-04
THE sAWMIIL

AhS oby oltOA tOLhOllONt IL S.t Saturday, February 6, 1909. is the date scheduled foE the sale of the Wrangell sawmill, an institution which for many years has been the pride and backbone of this com munity, and the strong arm upon which, in great measure, the town and its business houses have leaned for support. The lcestion of this mill is handy to most of the best saw timber of Southeaster Alaska, and this fact has placed this mill in the lead of all other Alaskan sawmills, both in enabling it to easily secure abundant timber to supply the demand made upon it, and also to deliver any quantity of lumber at any point and time at lower price.
 The benefit to the town which is the direct result of the operation of this institution, is incalculable. It has been the direct cause of loggers, mill hands, engineers, etc., settling here; these people must be clothed and fed, and 30 the fisherman and hunter have also come to make their homes and contribute their substance to the development of the town. Loggers, mill hands, fishermen hunters and merchants have acquired land and erected houses and store buildings and so town has been hewn out of wilderness This town owes its existence to the Wrangsll sawmill.
 Now, how will the future of the sawmill affect the town?
 This question can only be an swered after it is ascertained what manner of man, or men, come into possession of the industry. If the mill is bought and operated by parties who will be content with the earnings of the mill as a manu- factory of lumber and other timber products, the benefit of the institu- ton to the town will continue. If the mill runs throughout the year 8 greater demand for logs will be created; and more people engag- ing in this business, will settle at Wrsngell as base of operation and supply, This will increase the voIume of business done by the towns merchants and every resi- dent of the town will share in the prosperity accruing.
 If, on the other hand, the mill passes into the hands of avaricious and greedy parties who operate it just for every cent they can squuze out of it, with no thought to it's bearing on the future of the town, the result will be vastly different. 1 If the operators conduct general store and coerce the loggers into buying their outfits at that store, the effect upon the other houses of the town will be disastrous. The ! result will ultimately be to drive out all those citizens who do not work in some branch of the mills service, and the town will resolve itself into company town", pure and simple.
 This may be regarded as pessi- mistic view of the matter; but if one will look into every fact and | pha ,c, he will find that we are not far wrong. This paper would not intentially place straw in the way of the progress or development of the town. The plant with which l this paper is printed cost several hundred dollars, and we could add
Alaska sentinel., 1909-02-04
JOE WORK

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Alaska sentinel., 1909-02-04
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Alaska sentinel., 1909-02-04

C. A. EMERY, D. D. s. Dentistry prssticed in all it's branches.
 Office in Patenaude Building
 Hours, g to 12 and l to
 Other hours by Appointment WRANGELL, ALASKA
The Winslow mail., 1909-09-25

And the third day came, and the
third day Jared | forth, looking no man
in the eye except with a fierce def
ance. At the restaurant no man would
come and sit at the table where | was,
and on the streets the youth of the
land made capricornian cries eXclaim-
ing also "Z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z!" and "Whish-
sh-sh-sh-sh,"
"Augustusi"
To which | made my fond, lamenting
cry:
My love?"
Augustus! How much bearded is
the pard?"
I do not know" I stammered forth
a great and sudden joy infusing me-
Il do not know, my love-" I STAN
mered forth
"A strange and fearful name" then
unused my Josephine, "and I am sure
that he was bearded So The pirate,
too, it was agreed that we should emu
late, so that all men then should trem-
BILE at he mention of thy name And
do they tremble yet. dear hearth"
They tremble exceedingly" then
cried | in my eagerness. The BARRIERS
scarcely can restrain themselves. and
when my friends must core and talk
to me they tremble for fear they will
be seen with me- My eneTies tremble
with harriness. ard never an A. D. T.
but tremble5 with that fierce joy that
the eagle feels when it sees its help
less prey
''Fnoueh, enough!" she mused BE
sides
"Besides-my love? Besides"
Il wish to go out with you tonight,
and So
And so. And so another cloud was
rolled away and the sun of ny content
beaned forth again and the birds sang
end the young lambs gamboled on the
@"Cen and l-v0-deeD sweet abiding
'0-e-oarle stealing baCi and pitched
his fea hered ten upon the sward.
The Winslow mail., 1909-09-25
True Skill.

1T was unfortunate" we say to the
distinguished and eminent sportsman,
that you should have missed each ele-
phant at which you shot while in
Africa
Unfortunate" he echoes, with a
flash of his teeth. why, my dear fel-
low You are sadly lacking in per-
spicaciousness, not to designate it by
shorter and uglier term. An e'e-
phant is as big as a young barn, is it
not? Anybody can hit an elephant,
It's the same as shooting at flock
Of balloons. The real test OF marks
manship lies in being able to fire your
rifle and at the same time avoid hit
ting the brute
Turning to his secretary he dictates
a ten-page article on the Waning Abil-
itv to Comprehend the Inner Truth on
the Part of the Average Human Be
ing"
The Winslow mail., 1909-09-25
More Burbanking.

James Henr Tidmore OF Fresno,
Cal. writes us that he has succeeded
in developing the horse chestnut into
a new species He claims that he has
grated a gasoline can to tree, ana
that this year the chestnuts have ap-
reared in the form of goggles, of a
dusty color, and with distinct odor
Of gasoline. He has named them the
auto-chestnut, and says that next
srring he will cross them with the
trumpet vine and produce a variety
that will honk-honk in the breeze.
The Winslow mail., 1909-09-25
A Distinction.

fhe ladies who dance in the show
an take off most all of their C;0'es =
That's Art.
ne ladies who watch them and laug3
May only leave off about half
That's Smart!
The Winslow mail., 1909-09-25
A KNIGHT OF
THE BEARD
1t Was to Be as His Dear Wife Wished

Augustus.
To which | made my ever fond re-
ply:
MY love?'
Augustus! l think that boards are
SO MISUNDERSTANDING you-u-u-u-u-u?"
And her voice so trembled in it's
pleading and, when | looked at my be-
loved, her lip so uuivered and her eyes
so filled with the tears of her longing
that | groaned in my spirit, for | knew
that my fate was near at hand and
that if l should deny my hearts desire
she would peak and pine and fade
away until her tender heart would
break at last and my love would be no
more.
Augustus" she whispered
To which | bravely made reply:
My love?"
Augustus! | wish that you, my
sweet, would grow a beard!"
And pressing my darling boldly to
my heart | raised my hand and sol
emnly | swore that never more should
razor touch my face till l was bearded
like the pard and that | would ever
emulate the pirate in his business till
men should tremble at the mention of
my name; whereat my darling kissed
me with the kiss of pride and joy, and
thus the pact was made.
And in fear and in trembling | Jared
forth into the world the following day,
Tor never before lad | faced my fellow
men in the morning until had passed
the cleaning steel over my lathered
countenance. And my fears were all
too justified and my trembling was not
in vain, for as | walked along the thor
oughfare it was as though | had
walked along through a gauntlet of
eyes; large, rounded eyes, insistently
staring, bold eyes and prominent eyes
that never winked or wavered; eyes to
the right of me- eyes to the left of me,
eyes all around me-and every eye
upon my unshaved beard
My glance fell in shame and con-
fusion and l slinked along the pave.
"Augustus!'
To which l made my sorrowful, fond
reply:
My love?"
Augustus! How slowly it grows!"
l pressed my darling sadly to my
heart and soothed her, for | saw that
she had expected my beard to flower
like plant that grows beneath the
hand of the conjurer and that in a few
short hours she wished to see it toss
ing in the breeze, triumphant, fiery and
untamed. And sadly then | pointed out
to her that the grand, imperial city
was not built in day and that only
perseverance brought success in that
field of endeavor where we had thrown
our die and cast our unshaved lot.
And when the morning broke Jared
out into the world again, unshaved, un-
shorn, and seeking the solitary places
of seclusion; but all the friends that l
had ever made and all the chance ac-
quaintances that | had ever met; all,
all were there to greet me and to look
with pity and with wonder at my woe.
The policeman gave me the second
look of sharpness, and when | passed
the parlors of the tonsors they pressed
their faces to the window, melancholy,
mournful and full of deep reproach.
On the cars my neighbors sat away
from me, and all day long when rising
in the elevators | was always carried
past my stated floor.
Augustus"
To which l made my fond, despair
ing cry:
My love?"
Augustus! Can't you hurry to-
But in sadness and in sorrow | ex-
nlainad % hnr r,,rr lo,re +ho+ +ho go
The Winslow mail., 1909-09-25

Reform cones when nan is aole
past and a backg. Ound.
The Winslow mail., 1909-09-25

| have noticed that even if Glib
son man marries a Christy girl they
nave Sunday supplement children.
The National tribune., 1909-06-24

front. going on the doublc-quick down
Inc bottom coTafieids of the YaZoo Riv-
cr. while 5ohnston's army was in the
rear of the process on. We halted at
Snyder's Bluff. IL miles above Niciis-
burg and went to digging trenches. We
were still digging when Vicksburg fell
into our hands by the surrender of Cen
Pembertom Ia the meantime the afore-
mentioned boil had sent the Colonel
home. aggravated by the roar of those
big siege guns down the river. Also our
Captain got cold feet and resigned.
After the surrender of Vicksburg we
were ordered up the river to Helena,
Ark. We lay there in camp for month
or so, doing nothing but drawing grub
and stealing chickens. Finally orders
came to march across the country to
Little Rock. Ark, and capture Pap
Price, who was strongly fortified there.
This was a stunner-a blow to our fond
hopes of going on up the river to guard
some prisoners at Springfield, Ill, near
our homes. But our choice in the mat
ter seemed TO have little weight with
Gen. Steele. who requested us 10 follow
him thru the swamps of Arkansas. OF
course, we acquiesced with feelings of
pity for those poor prisoners who
needed our assistance in Illinois.
About five miles from Little Rock we
encountered the enemy. They objected
to our cavalry crossing the Arkansas
River in order to advance on Little
The National tribune., 1909-06-24
Lost Discharges.

Christian e. Metzlar, 20th Conn, Bos-
ton, Mass, says that among some old
papers which he bought, several years
ago he has found the following dis
charges which he sends to The National
Tribune Office to discover the owners:
James p. Winterson, Sergeant, 2Sth
Pa.
John Wallace. 32d U. S. C. T.
William Wilson, 9Th N. II.
Charles Whycoff, 1st Md.
Joseph Wilbank, 4lst u. 6. C. r.
Horace White. 9th u. S. C. T.
C. T.
Henry Thomas. oath u. s. C. r.
John Thompson. I'd N. H.
Andrew ]. Wood. '72d Pa.
John ]. Daniels. Sth N. ].
The men to whom these discharges
belong or their heirs can get them by
writing to The National Tribune and
properly identifying themselves.
The National tribune., 1909-06-24
The 135th Ohio.

George w. Dunn, Silverton. Ore. says
that the history of his regiment was
imperfect, as it did not give sufficient
mention of the two companies who
were captured at North Mountain July
3, 1864. These were as good as any
men in the regiment. and were sacri-
feed by Gen. Sigers blunders. AS il
was $50 of them held about 1000 Con-
federates at bay for two or three hours
His company Cd numbered S3 when
captured. and about 25 of them only re-
turned home. His Captain died at Sal
isbury. The Orderly-Sergeant and the
biggest part of the company are in the
Andersonville Cemetery. He heard old
Wirz say that the - Yankees might
eat one another.
The National tribune., 1909-06-24
StanI by the Flag!

Stand by the Flag! the Flag Of Free
dom's pride!
Stand by the Flagt your fathers
fought to save!
Stand by the Flag! for which those
heroes died!
Stand by the Flag! that it may for
ever wave!
Stand by the Flag! the Flag of hope to
earth;
Stand by the Flag! its stripes with
valor glow:
Stand by the Flag! bright stars of prices
less worth,
Stand by the Flag! all lands its
vict'ries know.
Stand by the Flag! tell Freedoms
brightest story,
Stand by the Flag! It proudly floats
abovei
Stand by the Flag! maintain its grand.
est gloryi
Stand by the Flag! the dear old Flag
We love!
The National tribune., 1909-06-24
Stories Emneny Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

shot, as many others did subsequent
ly. Our regiment was separated into
squads and companies to guard the rail-
road.
Along in the Winter of '62-'63 For
rest made raid thru Tennessee, de-
stroyed the railroad and gobbled up
some Of our men. We were cut off from
support for several weeks, and had to
forage for a living. Finally orders came
to hike for Vicksburg. When We ar
rived at the mouth of the Yazoo River
in the Spring of '63, and heard the roar
of big guns, we began to see and feel
some signs of war. We were ordered
up the Yazoo TO Satartia to intercept
Johnston's army, which was trying to
raise the siege at Vicksburg. At Satartia
we were thrown out once. more in line
of battle. Shells from the rebel guns
The National tribune., 1909-06-24
Who VIII Respond?

Editor National Tribune: There seems
to be great lack of information in
these parts as to how and in what man.
ner the prison at Andersonville was
broken up. and what troops 1t was who
finally rescued the boys from that
death-hole. Perhaps some of the boys
who were there at the time of the final
breakup could give an account of It
It surely would make interesting read
ing.-J. Balsley. Captain. 27th Ind. In
dianapoIis, Ind.
The National tribune., 1909-06-24
The Fifth Corps.

E. A. Maynard, So South avenue,
Brockport. N. Y. reads everything in
The National Tribune carefully, with
most attention to the Army of the Poto-
mac. and looks particularly for some
gades of the First Division of the Fifth
Corps. These are very dear to his
heart, and he would be glad to hear
from any member of those organiza-
tionS.
The National tribune., 1909-06-24
Running a Saw Mill.

Some time after our return to Pine
Bluff in the Summer of 1864 Co. x was
detached from the regiment TO run a
saw mill at Pine Bluff to saw lumber
for the use of the Government. Then
we lost all interest in our regiment, but
we understood from reports that its
reputation remained about the same,
if anything a little more so. Still, our
flag that we followed returned with us
to Illinois the worse for wear. In
scribed on II to our credit were several
good battles that We missed by hairs
breadth, such as Duvall's Bluff, Ark;
Little Rock, Ark; Pine Bluff, Ark;
Jackson, Tenn; Jackson. Miss; Vicks-
burg, Satartia, Snyder's Bluff, eXpedi-
tioR up the Yazoo, double-quick return,
the White River skirmish, where one of
our men understood the command For
ward!" to mean Fall backi' and he
fell back to camp, and the battle Give
'em -, boys" which was soon over.
Not inscribed on our banner were many
other battles that escaped. Co. X was
still saving lumber when Lee surren-
dered and for some time afterwards.
We were mustered out at Pine Bluff in
August, 1865, and marched across the
country to st. Charles, on White River,
to board transport for home. 1t was
raining on us all the way. The bayouS
were all running over. and We had to
rsiUe III water IDT TnlltS NdlSl uttp NJ
get on dry land. The road from Pine
Bluff to St. Charles was strewn from
one end to the other with guns, KNAPP
sacks and blankets which the boys had
| thrown away TO tighten the burden OF
the marcG. 1t stormed while on the
boat going up the river, and Il hurri-
cane overlook us while riding on top
| of a freight train from Cairo, ILL.,, to
| Springfield, and another one harder
than ever caught us out in the open
after arriving at Camp Butler We had
been as wet as drowned rats for about
five days, and many took chills and
! fever.
The 106th was in many more narrow
| escapes from battles than those / have
enumerated; but, as 1 have said before,
something always turned up at the last
moment 10 save the regiment. Whether
we were the pets of Providence and
shielded by His mercy, whether the
higher-ups in command OF the division
considered the regiment not any too
safe to risk in a fight, whether the
Johnnies looked upon us with disdain
unworthy their notice, or whether they
knew better than to cross swords with
| the 106th remains unanswered. AS for
myself, 1 liked the service, and had q
bully time while in it, and slightly re-
gretted to quit when Uncle Sam re-
quested me to do so.-Andrew Nc.
Namar, Co. K. 106th ILL.,, Cottonwood
Cal.
The National tribune., 1909-06-24
The Son of the Lover of Anne Rutledge
Tells His Thrilling War Experience.
ANDREW MCNAMARA.

The following article by Comrade A
McNamar, giving his army experience,
has an added interest from the fact
that he is the son of that John Nc
Namar who, under the name of John
McNeal, won the love of Anne Rutledge
and was for a time engaged to marry
her. This story is too well known to
need repeating John McNamar knew
Lincoln we'll, and he and his wife now
lie in the same cemetery in Illinois
where Anne Rutledge is buried. His