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The daily Alaskan., 1909-06-02
AGRICULTURE IN ALASKA

Agriculture is a theme which most Nlaskaus have avoided in presenting our possibilities to the world. One reason for this is the fact that our population consists almost entirely of mincrs and fishermen, who know but little of raising produce from the soil. tl has always been considered easier to take wealth from the mines and fsh from the seas and with the rev. cnucs thus gained. import whatever vegetables and fruits that are re. guircd.
 A few however have opened up ranches on a small scale and the re- suits have been surprisingly satisfac- tory. For centuries the grass, moss and various forms of natural plants and vegetation have grown and died and thus enriched the soil until it's productivity is cQuallcd by very few countries in the world.
 Owing to the extensive toreStation and the iutermiugled network of gras roots and moss, the water does not san off and a system of drainage mus be installed before the land can be worked. The rainfall at present is above the average. but as land culti, la,ion progresses and the forests are cut off. that will diminish as it has done elsewhere.
 In che valleys and on the slopes of these hillsidcs and mountains are mil lions of acres of meadows with scare. ely a tree or stump to interfere with ;uc immediate cultivation of the soil \ comparatively small amount of work in draining will render them as r.ch for tarmng as the best lands in tac Mississippi valley.
 Farmers today are going to the cut. over lands of the northern states and spending millions of dollars in grub hing out pine stumps whose roots of ypn must be dug out to a depth of several feet. After an immense a. uouut of labor they often realize a few acres of sandy ground which yields but a few crops and then must be artiCcially tertilized each year to make it yield proritably. The winters lre long and cold and farming is a yexatiou.
 Not so in Alaska. The clearing of .nc land on these vast meadows is comparatively nothing. It only needs draining. blowing and planting and
 
 nature will reward the husbandman with prolific crops.
 There is room and grazing lands for millions of sheep. Stock can be raised and fattened on the luxurious grasses. hogs will hustle their own living and vegetables will grow as they grow in the valley of the Nile.
 The agriculturist who goes into the forests of Minnesota. Michigan and Wisconsin Co create him a farm, has ten chances to die of old age and weariness before it is accomplished. to one in Alaska.
 The climate is as agreeable as in Washington or Oregon. It is no more severe than in Tennessee. The same gentle rains come down as elsewhere. The soil is richer than most places. it only needs cultivation.-Ketchikan Miner.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-06-02

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 We carry many of the Eaton, Crane & Pike writing papers, and can recommend them all.
 We also recommend other lines of our complete stationery stock, such blank books, tablets, writing material a fine assortment of Watcrman's and Parker's Fountain Pens, etc., etc.
 VIM. BRITT
 The Druggist
The daily Alaskan., 1909-06-02
FULL QUART MEASURE

Old Famous Cedar Brook Bourbon Bottled in Bond, well Aged in wood
 from the renowned McBrayor Dis tillery. Full Quart $l.5O, at the Pack Train. ti
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23
SOLE MARRIED MEDIrATIONs.

-~~@-~---~--~-~N@s~r~~
Another dead-sure preliminary TO a
touch Is when she tells you that you
are looking 50 tired around the eyes.
The time used to be when only men
called an evening OF wild and hysteri
cal rummiferousness having a good
time"
Why IS 1t that the woman who
narps IncessantIy upon the lneon-
stancy and the Witness OF men usually
has face like that OF perturbed sun
perch7
Ii makes q man feel pretty cheap
when. after admlring sons soman he
meets In a company. his wife tells
him that abe wears a whole wig. AID
proves it.
Why Is 1t that a woman will strive
frantically for years 70 catch her hus-
band In lie and then weep TIL her
nose and eyes are all puffy and red
when she finally succeeds7
When woman Is extraordinary,
careful to lock away her own letter,
aren't you filed with a sort Of In.
voluntary suspicion that she'd read
other peoples letters II she got .
.hance?
Why Is It that. when a man sits
IT'LL for ten minutes or so. probably
linking that he'd better get a hair.
nut tomorrow. his wife makes up her
mind that be ia dreaming OF some
ther woman?
When the regular day arrives for
Ter 10 have what she calls "a good
ry." why shouldn't she phone the ia. /
ormation to her husband. so that he
an stay down with the fellers and
ave a good laugh7
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

Every one ands SONS fault wikss
Wagner. bot thar i becawss be IL q
mountain. huge buik Of soul wish
BLACK eaverns. SCARED edges. bafTua
wastes and empty erassrs. He hss
been weather stained. mad .#passsrsd.
ligntnsngstruck. dynamite blasted. bot
ssiii he Is a mountain. his thruss In
upward. the peak IL snow and sun-
shine. and be commands the horfxon.
he belongs with the master Assghts
% human sicry. with Homer. D#nss.
shakespeare. Milton. Michael Angelo.
Besthovsn; and he Is Of a blgnass
Win the biggest. Rupert Hughes In
Smiths Magazine.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23
'EA INDIANS WE'RE DESTROYED.

Waite Mas Coveted fhslF L@aa fss
sheep aaa Used rT~@eh~ws.
In his article on his adventures
among the ona Indians Of TERRA del
suego IN iIarpsr's Charles y Furlonx
;haFscs the white eoloaiats with h&s
ng wantoniy destroyed this once
'troug RAGS.
Less than three decades axo the
primitive Inhabitants. the Qua Indians
lived. hunted and fought from Ana.
faFda point IN Magellan strait 70
5eagle channel
Had the whole Island bseu like ths
outhsrn half. today the Onar. Ia all
probability. would b. Ia contros 81
practically all Or their original domain
lad Il been like tbs northern haif.
he world would undoubtedly iook
ipon the hunting grounds OF an sx
fnct race. As Il Ia. within less than
hirty years the Onas havs ahrank
rom perhaps 1000 to 400. and ali So.
auss they possessed land TIE white
nan coveted for bis sheep. and had an
nborn courage and fsrocity strong
Inough 70 oppose him.
With the establishment Of ths nrut
hsep range. In the early 's0s. began
cruel and persistent warfare on the
art Of this white man. ia rsprlaml for
he land from which be was driven
he 0na raided the range al night for
no white guanaco.' as he called tbs
TRANCE animal. the sheep. which hs
ound not only easily captured. bat
weeter and more tender TO the saass
han the Wild guanaeos OF his Island.
These raids we're 20 persistent ana
stunned such magnitude that Il really
scane a case Of Indian or sheep. and
ie scattered settlers with their rams.
. began a warfare Of determination
which hirsilugs we're engaged and
ls 'chunkiss' shot on sight occa+
onaily large number With their
omen and children were rounded an
I'd shipped TO Dawson island. whsre
Observation-Disclosures quarters soon nc.
'mplished their work. II being a
'ss primarily Of bullets against ar.
'wS In an open country. the result
as obvious. In treachery the white
an outdid the Indian. Re invariably
OK him at 8 disadvantage and played
Use with his truce. even rssortsng 10
'isoning one OF the Onas' main fooa
ppliss. tbs blubber OF stranaas
hale"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23
Sixty YEARS a HARPHsr.
Aeaasa@ swehr ~ Figure la aswss@~
AzmmaamA mma social aAf~.


AzmmassmA mma secaak aAf~.
Ons OF the most interesting enarac'
t@rs In the musical life Of Berlin Is
Rosalle Spohr. ths harplst. who -
niece OF the great violinisl Louis
Spohr, an exchange says. She made
her first appearance In public on Dec.
10. 1s4s. at concert given BY Jennie
Lind. She attracted attention nrst De-
cause of her distinguished musical de-
scent. but after the world had once
heard her her art made her famous
There are few women before the pub
lie to-day who play the harp as VII,
tuosi. although one sees them occasion
ally In the opera orchestras So It 10
difficult nowadays 10 realize that no
salia Spohr toured Europe In triumph.
She found in Franz Llszt q devoted
friend and enthusiastic admirer and
he was proud to play with her at Well
mar as well as give her the benefit OF
bis artistic advice Her career as
public performer ended after about
six years Then she became the wife
OF Count Saurma and the stage knew
her no more. She still lives Ia Berlin.
more than so years old. but enthusias
tic In her devotion to the instrument
with which she won the trlumphs OF
her brief professional career For three
hours every day she practices the harp. 4
and her technique has for that reason
remained very complete for one OF her
AZ la So I hos. Il
editary. since her aunt was a we'll
known harpist In her day. II was
through her playing that Rosalle
Spohr. who had begun her musical life
As pianist. turned her attention TO
he harp.
A widow for more than twenty years.
: has been her devotion to her art that
made life interesting 10 her during all
his time. Her education was sound
"A the first place. for she studied goi
no years under the harplst Grimm
rho allowed her to play IN public al
he end OF that period. although IL was
ne OF his principles that a harplsl
hould study for ten years Countess
.osalie has been an Intimate friend OF
10 German royal family. and both
friedrich and the empress were de
GIFTED TO hear her play. Nowadays
he Is unique tigure IN the musical :
nd social life Of Berlin and an In.
'iration to the younger students. who (
= what Joy and consolation an art .
ay be TO one who has acquired Il
ithfully.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

1890
Individuality u iAs ealy F3ai liza
u % bFsaEAlag the ozona VI asasal
moral. spiritual fEsedom All oshsr
i4rius - "a sxea&s 4 sabssisnga.
HsaF th'n9 Natare pat hes saamp o.
Individuality GA ssssy nsan. SOFAS
people s~em % spend moss u tha
Tine 'Fring 90 soak 81 ths ss4sap.
They wssf aaifoFm opsnsoa. shsg
ssek 70 keep o. step wita ths sIns.
tnsq niaFeA ia solid anasaesS aisns
the comfortably paved read ~ eshsy
peoples taiaking Nature taleadsd
life as 81 indlvideal pfoelsn. asNsr
snt Tor each Hsan. sne @aata an lndi
vidsai salagloa.
Individuality means seif Anomt.
edss. selfeaan8snee. self segianes.
sslf.polss. seiscenssoi. sssfeonaasms.
u means the fullest. frcest sxpssa#gan
o. our ansss self. - the most perfect
ross hess represents rha planG IA Is
the eomplsss. zslfsrtinM unisy or
mans whols mlad. natsfe. heart ana
NE y f. moved ever wfthln. got
from without The automobile ~
'ype q Individuality ~ Is neither
pulled. pushed nor propelled BY est.
tide forees. u Il ssif.inspirea. self.
directed and aaifmovink The Circle
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

then that | first called her Barbara to
myself-and over ar me.
The world itself Is so much more
wonderful than anything 1t contains. and
the beauty Of it all so much greater than
any single beauty, isn't it7s
could not agree. looking into her
deep, serious eyes. SO l held my peace.
why Is ii. ! wonder. that we only
think these things, only really live. so
rarely7~
There was something in her words that
made me hope: they seemed to say that
she had often felt thus.
@One exists so much. but lives so lit
lie" | said -but l could imagine circum-
stances when one would be always liv-
ing"
Her eyes changed. the depths in them
vanished, there lay only the surface light
that Knocked me.
One she echoed
Two answered The moment Of
thought was over: she had changed as
swiftly as the shadow of one Of those |
clouds flying beneath the sun
You are a great dreamer" she said. /
Are you also man of action. won
dersv
give me tue cnauce-
'AGive you the chanees Men of action
don't wait for the chance: they make it,
IF | were Canute. l would order the
tide to come in"
The red blood flushed her cheeks, her
eyelids dropped. l forget everything but
the picture that she made-the loyeliest
picture that l had ever seen or dreamed.
Next moment she sprang up. but
the tide is still OUT she said. land all
your wishes will not bring Il in. / must
De going home
| was up and standing beside her. lean
ng on the bulwark But you viii come
lgainl You'll come again to the Ship
md take tea with me, or take supper on {
he Shipz When will it beF'
Wait; not for a day or two"
She crossed the deck. and, drawing out 2
small handkerchief. held it to the a
reeze.
-The wind is from the northeast" she \
aid THAT means storm We may ?
ave to wait many days.
Several. not many I answered.
She gave a little cry: the handkerchief T.
ad blown from her hand and over to the
bore a.
NSA - ADf ules sne S3lu- n
The inland sea was low recovered =.
le handkerchief and came back, TO find !
II half way across the causeway. :,
Thank you This is the second way .
~ devised Of leaving the ship on foot :, 8
But it's not the best way.''I answered. Z.
went with her to the great gate Of =
e club and said goodnight -
"Oh - said she. I'VE forgot and left ~
e cushions lying on he deck. II may
in A good sailor should make things y y
,ht" oa'
Il will / assured her Il.
A storm was certainly coming: Il sang
the boughs Of the pines as ! hurried
rough them, it grew In the gathering ~
'uds that bid the beach, 1t roared in VI ~
, loud waves that threw themselves on III
) shore Gnu
crossed the mussel-backed path. and
mbed on the ship. AS I picked up the - -
'hions something slid from them on to ~
deck. 1t was a locket, the Iocket she ~
worn on the chain about her neck ~
1t lay open, face upward. looking at eA.
saw small, round photograph Of
dney Islip. san
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23
poLyaAMY IN UTAH.


Thousands OF New Cases, "a salt Lake
GENTLE Newspaper says.
little while ago, remarks the Salt
Lake Tribune, we printed a roster OF
men who are actually reputed, and
doubtless correctly 80, to have entered
Into new poiygamous relations within
recent years, very recent years. in
deed, as compared with the date OF
the manifesto of 1890. The Deseret
News, referring to that list, apparent.
ly accepted 1t as correct. and under.
took to bellttle the polygamy scare
BY saying that II these were ali who
had gone into poIygamy since 1890
the list was a matter Of no great CON
Germ
This admission, however, on tha
part OF the church organ serves not
to limit the number OF new cases of
polygamy, but as foundation upon
which reasonably to assume that DO.
Iygamy Ia aIarmlngIy prevalent, for 10
every new polygamous case that comes
to the notice Of the nonmormons there
are doubtless hundred that the non
normons never hear anything about
1t ia entirely safe. therefore, 10 say. |
10 the Tribune has said heretofore
hat the new cases of polygamy are |
numbered by the hundreds; perhaps
t would be no great exaggeration 10 |
ven say by the thousands.
At all events, It is sure thing that
here has been such a recrudescence
( polygamy within recent years Oh
ould not have been dreamed OF at any
Inc between the outlying OF the
manifesto and the comforting OF state
oSd upon Utah.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23
CHAPTER vi.

There was no mistakIng those fea
lures; they belonged as unquestionabIy
to the man In tweeds an did the locket "a
Barbara Graham. Moreover. the photo.
graph did him justice, and showed an ex.
tremely progressing, slightly smiling
face, and that | considered added insult
to the injury.
snapped the locket together and nut
it In my breast pocket; then I hurled the
cushions down the cabin-steps. pulled
over the matches, and left the Shin. +
was In very different hunor from that
Of an hour before.
All the way down the beach pondered
the matter. How came the Iocket n
have dropped from the chain, how came
1t to have fallen open when the catch
seemed so strong? But these were pettv
trivial questions, the merest fnrroductions
to the great, all-absorbing question-how
came Rodney IsIip's picture there?
Alas, there seemed only one plausible
explanation, and / remembered the slight
air of proprietorship, the amused smile
as though at some hidden Joke. that had
struck me when Islip had come upon Ms
drinking tea So they were in all like
'-N~~t ~ nc HiaFAte4p du1 4 Il poor Joke
that had been batted back and forth like
4 shuttlecock between them. | tried to |
laugh as one should who sees clown.
bead In air, stumble over a broomstick. |
'ut the laugh was not even a passable
imitation.
The storm was coming, and / was glad
# 1t. wanted no more OF this 6ne
Weather when man was led to lapse into
ose-coIored dreams and fancy himself
'rince with the world as his realm.
The rain began to spin against my
ace. The storm was coming fast. and
be waves barked angrily at my feet, Ike
ounds yelping. But would not run. /
'ould not even turn up my coat-colIar TO
eep of the wet; would walk atolidIy
nd let myself be soaked for the poor
idiot that / was.
But what Of her? Barbara Graham
oked to me ike a consummate dlrt.
aging with me when she was triae
cary OF the company Of her accredited
lmlrer. ! knew that women sometimes
d such things did not consider that
Q was the worst of her seq, but merely
riking instance Of the sex's Insincerity. | !
" she had looked like a child, as guile II
ID ~ maid In short skirts and braid Il
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

she--And do you believe that worn-
an always turns to the last page first
when she picks up a book7 He--Well.
I have no reason TO doubt 1t. know
II is the nature Of the fair sex to want
the last work Pick -Me-Un.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

Not tEss Salary bat fhe Opportunity.
If the laborer gets no more than the
wages his employer offers him, he Ia
cheated; he cheats himself.
10 is said that Bismarck really
founded the German Empire when
working for a small salary as secre-
tary to the German legation In Russia !;
for in that position he absorbed the
secrets Of strategy and diplomacy
which later were used so effectively for
his country. He worked so asslduous-
Iy, so efficiently, that Germany priced
his services more than those OF the
ambassador himself III Bismarck had
earned only his salary. be might have
remained perpetual clerk and Ger
many tangle Of petty states.
/ have never known an employee to
rise rapidly, or even to get beyond me.
diocrity, whose pay envelope was his
goal, who could not see infinitely more
in bis work than what be found In
the envelope on Saturday night. That
Is mere incident, necessity, but the
larger part Of the real pay Of mans /
work Is outside Of the pay envelope.
One part OF this outside salary Ii
the opportunity OF the employe to abb
sorb the secrets Of his employers sue.
cess. and to learn from bis mistakes,
yhile he is being paid for learning bis
.rade or profession. The other part.
md the best OF all, is the opportunity
or growth, for development for men
al expansion; the opportunity to be-
ome larger, broader, more Efficient
SWEET Marden, In Sue
ess Magazine.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

"Hslloi" cried ths nslwhbow. what
are you building Hew chicken house
for7~
Why. replied Netsiss. for a fsock
OF pink elephants Of course. You
didn't suppose ia put chickens In Ii.
did your
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

iva some satisfaction to the widoe
70 realize that she looks we'll I'm black
New-York tribune., 1909-04-15
MORE TE4uSTERS STRIKE.
Three Hundred DriCers Led1e the
Omen Shop of Jackson Brothers.

+, strike Of three hundred drivers began in the
..,bl.s of Jackson Brothers, South and Gouverneur
s,reats Ubo DO a large trucking business yesterday
rr,orntnz for recognition of the union. known as
o.a1 40 of the International brotherhood OF
-ro,r,sters This is the largest of a series OF
s,,,.as which have been ordered for the same rea-
, and which are still including strikes n
+h stables of the Hecker-Jones-JeweH Milling
l,or,narv in South street. the stables OF W n
r,o,,tin I Fl Graham and several others in Man
,,at,a, and in a number OF stables in Brooklyn
=, was stated that the firm has always employed
81. +aan,sters on the open shop plan. and that some
- ,be,, had been IN its employ for forty years
-rt organzers enrolled the men in the union. sup
,,,.rv urlon buttons to many of them. II was sald
hafore initiation fees had been paid and then the
s,rf.e was declared for recognition OF the union
,fter tra strike began it decided by the leao-
re to tack on A demand for an increase in wages
The Arn, Immediately took measures 10 iii the
.,,.as of the strikers Private policemen as well
e drivers and a few old employees VINO had not
.,r,,ck were sent out in the afternoon. each ac-
conpanied by a special policeman twenty-five
ra+raI-neu from the Madison street station guarded
the stables II was stated that there will be sew
artv strfkebreakers and as many special police
men 10 guard them on hand to-day
New-York tribune., 1909-04-15
STATE PRIDE PROVES EXPENSIVE.
Texas Representative, Listed as from Tennes-
see, Holds Up Congressional Directory
From The Tribune Rureau.l

From The Tribune bureau
Washington. April 1.-THE state pride OF Choice
B Randell. Representative Of the 4th Texas DIS
trict has been a source of great inconvenience IN
the last ten DAYS TO 392 members of the House.
20 Senators and a large number OF ofhcials ana
civilians In the first edition OF the Congressional
directory fer the 61st Congress Mr. Randel
was listed as being from Tennessee. and he was so
aEsrieved at this mistake that the entire edition
had to be returned to the government prlhnng
Office another edition printed.
BESIDES causing delay In the distribution Of the
directory. the error and Mr. Randels insistence
that it be rectifed have cost the government tidy
sum money. 1t also made necessary numerous
letters of explanation from members or congress
to anxious citizens who have been in the habit OF
receiving their directories promptly. About ten
thousand copies usually printed. and the cost
IS estimated at $3.50. In the first edition Mr..
Randeu listed correctly in four or five places
but he insisted he be recognized as from Texas
in every instance The second edition is now on
the presses.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-15
PL4N COORDINATE WORK
Council Of Three Departments and
Commerce Board.

Washington April 14.-An important conference
was held to-day at the Department of Justice, the
parties TO II being Attorney General Wickershan
Solicitor General Bowers. Secretary Nagel of the
Department of Commerce and Labor. Secretary
Balinser of the Interior Department, Chairman
Knapp and Commissioner Prouty of the Interstate
Commerce Commission and Representative Town
send, OF Michigan. The idea of the conference was
to form among the three departments and the
Interstate Commerce Commission a close co-crdina-
ton in work.
Ten days ago Attorney General Wickersham tndt-
Gated TO those who present at to7day's con-
ference that he desired TO consult with them con-
cerning President Taft's plan 10 effect closer re-
lationship among the departments. particularly
with respect the consideration of cases lnVolV-
ing alleged violations OF the antitrust Law. In
the view of President Taft It be possible 70
frame amendments the existing law that Will
bring about the desired coordination
The discussion to-day purely academic anu
informal. No reference was made 10 the letter OF
Attorney General WfCkersham concerning the MOT
ris Packing Company, OF Chicago. or 20 any other
specific case pending before the Department
O Justice. be said authoritatively that ru-
of friction between the Department OF Jus
tce and the Interstate Commerce Commission are
without substantial foundation.
IS assured that the three departments VIII WoFh
harmony in carrying out this general scheille
initiated by President Taft.