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Douglas Island news., 1909-01-13

Jack the Rugger has made his ap- pearance at Nome and the men of that city are making an awful howl about it. The women don't seem to complain.
 Grant Murdock, who has held the po- sition of deputy U. $. marshal at Fair banks, although nota citizen of the U. S., has been removed by Marshal Love.
 Tue shortest day in Dawson, Yukon Ter, Dec 2l, has ? hours and 9 min utes of daylight. The longest day, June 2l, has 2l hours and B minutes sunlight. C
 A question which has agitated every town in Alaska has come up at Skag- way; question of supreme authority between the school board and the town council.
 J.T. Prescott, ot Spruce creek, Atlin, says there is more work being done on Spruce creek than at any time ill the last four years. Atlin lake is not yet frozen over.
 Stroller White of the Whitehorse Star oficiated at a drawing" few weeks ago and is now braggiug that no one has yet intimated that it was not on the square.
 The Hot Springs Post reports that Internal Revenue Collector J. A. Cam eron has disappeared from Fairbanks and has not been heard from for the past two months.
 During the month of December the Skagway public school had an average daily attendance of 98 pupils, aud the salaries, bills, etc., for the month amounted to 3963.65.
 A team of horses drawing a large sleigh went through the ice little be- low the 18-Mile road house below Daw- son. Two horses were lost and the passengers barely escaped similar fate.
 The Katalla Anthracite Coal Fields Go. is making preparations to drill for oil next spring. The company has the machinery and necessary tools for the equipment of the two oil rigs now on hand.
 An earthquake in Alaska might not be bad thing. Congress might give us an appropriation then. Italy got S8OO,OOO on the strength of it's tremors. Almost what you might call a shake down. Eh?-EX.
 In connection with the work of the signal corps in the interior there are. always number of sleigh dogs, and each year those dogs which are old and worn out are officially condemned and new ones sent to the stations.
 Francis Heney, the San Francisco graft prosecutor, has butted into Alas ka politics and is opposing the appoint ment of Powell as marshal in the Sec ond district. Heney says Powell has bad record and was implicated in the land fraud scandals at Portland.
 Secretary of the interior Garfield has made recommendation to congress for an appropriation of 91o,0o0 for the protection of Alaska game, the fund to be under the direction of the governor. He also recommends that the manage ment of the Pribilof islands hereafter be undertaken by the bureau of fish cries.
Douglas Island news., 1909-01-13
UNEAU FERRY AND NAVIGATION co.
FERRY TIME CARD

FERRY TIME CARD
 LEAVE JUNEAU For Douglas and Tresdweu:
 8.Oo a. no. 500 D. m- a.sOa.m. 4:S0 p. m. uOOa.m. 7:OO p. m. 100 D.. m. 9:o0 p. m.
 LEAVE DOUGLAS For Treadwell: For Juneau: S:15 a. m. S:SO a. m. s:I5 am 1O:05 a. m. 1l:l5 a. m. l2:OS a. m. 1:15p.m. I:45 p. m. S:15 p. S:SO p. m- 4:45 pm. S:SI D. m. 7:15 D.. m. 7:SO ?. nn- s:15 p.m. 9:SO D. m.
 LEAvs TRERoWELL For Douglas aud Juneau:
 SIPS q. m. S:25 D. m. i0:OO a. m. 5:SO p. m. 12:OO a. m. 7:25 D. m. 1:40 D.. m. 9:25 p. m. Sundays S:OO O. m. trips omitted
 ON SATURDAYS Boat leaves Juneau for Douglas and Tread
 well at F midnight.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23
HOUSE AND SENATE
Why the Latter Holds Whip Hand in
 Revenue Legislation.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 The assertion that the senate by amending tariff bill, even so as to generally change the character of its duties, violates the exclusive privileges of the house to originate such bills, has very slight foundation. In the consti- tutional provision the right of the sen ate to "propose or concur with amend ments" is as clearly stated as the right of the house to originate the measure. The house has control of the subject in the power to refuse to originate. When it has originated a bill it stands on equal terms with the senate as to tho acceptance or rejection of amendments.
 It is true that in the final issue on this as on other legislation the house has frequently shown less stamina in standing up for it's views than the sen ate. Cannon and Cannonism may be fairly chargeable with several unedify- ing features of congressional politics, but this one is not easily traceable to that source. It is rather due to a more distinct usurpation by the senate, through the perversion of the "advice and consent" clause so as to practically lodge the appointing power in the hands of individual senators. It is the dis pensation of patronage by senators that makes many members of the house sub ject to the directions of the senators from their states. When there is an important test of strength between the two bodies this makes the house prone to yield. Yet if the house ever gets enough in earnest to assert its power by withholding appropriation bills until its wishes are met it can bring both the senate and administration to its feet.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

CHA SHOULD BE REPRESENTED
 The twenhsth annual session of the Trans Mississippi congress will be con vened in Denver on August Is, and for six days representative men from all parts of the country will discuss mat. ters of vital importance to the west and middlewesc. Globe and Gila county should send number of delegates to this session of the congress, as many matters of great local interest will be up for action. Mayor Kinney is author ized to appoint one delegate for each 1000 inhabitants and one at largo. The chamber of commerce can send one rep resentative for every fifty members and the county supervisors can appoint one delegate. With this liberal privilege this section should not be without rep resentation. The congress will be in session during the heated term in this part of Arizona and 1t will be some thing of treat to spend a week or 50 in the cool of the Rockies. Railroads have consented to make a cheap rail road rate and strong inducements are offered by the city of Denver.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23
PROUD OF MIR. AMsTgR

That Globe displayed great wisdom in voting bond issue for the purchase of the water plant, even many who op- posed the step are now willing to admit. MT. Amster, who is in position to know, states, as did the Silver Belt on numer- ous occasions during the campaign, that the plant will pay for itself within a very few years and expressed regret that the voters turned down the pro posed issue of bonds for the construction of a sewerage system: While MT. Am ster lost heavily, at least in prospective business, by the sale of the water plant, he glories with all Globe in the fact that the city has voted to acquire 1t, his only regret being that the sewer bonds were turned down. MT. Amster is a broad minded, unselfish gentleman, and particularly 50 in the treatment of matters pertaining to the welfare of the city of Globe--a city in which he has extensive and daily growing interests and in whose future he has the utmost confidence. Being one of the city's and county's heaviest taxpayers his expres- sion of regret on the failure of the sew CT bonds, matter that he has no direct interest in from dollar and cent stand point, is significant and breathes of nothing but loyalty and patriotism and a desire that Globe may go to the fore and enjoy the best of the good things. In congratulating the city on it's wis. dom in taking the step already taken and advising stili another forward movement, Mir. Amster has intensified
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23
BIRTH AND DEATH RATES
Feature of Census Bulletin Worthy
 of Consideration.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 The census office has issued bulle- tin on the decreasing size of families which will precipitate an additional flow of ill-considered remarks on race suicide and tho decadence of the pres ent generation. Persons who are dis tressed over the empty cradle take no notice of the empty grave. Fewer births are accompanied by fewer deaths.
 Whether a decreasing birth rate be due to the movement of population to- ward the cities or not, certain general facts are common to the civilized world. They are not peculiar to the United States. The movement of population in all civilized countries, all industrial nations is toward the cities. Agricultur al industries are dormant during great part of tho year; urban industries go on continuously. A very sparse popula- tion may subsist on hunting and fish ing. A little denser population is obliged to till the soil. A much denser population must work with machinery to produce subsistence.
 In all civilized countries the birth rate is decreasing. This is true of Eng land as we'll as of France, and 1t is true, though in less degree, of Germany, and 1t is true of very sparsely settled Australia as well as of the United States, in large portions of which the conditions of living are approUmating to those of Europe. But in all of these countries the death rate is decreasing The slaughter of the innocents is checked Not SO many babies are born, but more that are born have chance to reach adult years. In general way it is true of the European countries that those which have the lowest birth rate have the lowest death rate, and, conversely, where the most babies are born, there the most babies die.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23
EARLY AMERICAN SALARIES
Half Century Ago S16 Week Was
 Good Pay for An Actor.

Algernon Tassin in the Bookman.
 In America salaries at the early New York theaters were extremely small. It often happened that Junius Brutus Booth--father of Edwin--was not to be found in his dressing room when the curtain was about to be rung up, but the management knew just where to look for him. He would be discovered at neighboring saloon, in pawn for fifty cents worth of ale, sitting uncon- cernedly at a table, with the check in his hat, waiting to be redeemed. But if the salaries were small, so were the prices of admission. One shilling, l2E, cents, let you into the gallery or the pit; and if you did not have the shilling the mercenary management forced you to pay IS cents. So the boys got the habit of changing their money at a fish woman's on the corner, who for 15 cents, obligingly gave them shilling and pigs foot; they handed in the shilling at the door, and during the course of the evening presented the weil-picked bone to the management by
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23
Reflections of a Bachelor Girl
By MAUD MARIE

"A fool there wasbut there aren't them; thoroughly nowadays An old bachelors bis pcked his sentiments bottled vinegar Ask shall Take and shall get would be appropriate. will hardest lost ''losng skllfully gracefully.
  seldom set It's question of who shall domestic million dollars husband Of childish to understand g who ings
 
 this of thing what made him fat like the attack always the older fancying
  old
  touched his pocketbook remembers the longest Happiness and begin
  specialists specialists
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

the confidence of tho people and added many new friends to his already long list in Globe.
 The Silver Belt is glad that the great CT portion of the s16o,oO0 soon to bs turned over to the water company will go to MT. Amster. He considers Globe the coming city of the southwest and no part of this money will leave the city but will be re-invested here in i'm provements that will enhance values throughout the city. MT. Amster spends considerable of his time about Boston, but he is, strictly speaking, Globe man, always working for the advance ment of the city, and should be given full credit and all kinds of encourage ment. Globe needs more men of the Amster type.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23
,ay of soms unfortunase in the pit or

way of soma unfortunate in the pit or on the stage.
 When Mrs. John Drew first came to America she and her mother received between them $16 week; and years afterward, in 185o, Mrs. and Mrs. Gil bert, already well established fin Eng land, got precisely the same amount for their joint salary. But as the actor had no social position then, and no manager expected him to cut dash, one could board very comfortably for s4 2 week. The season, too, was practically all the year, with perhaps one months vaca- ton in July or August. These long sea- sons continued through the old stock days, but they began steadily to dimin- ish under the traveling system. Even in the sos actors were complaining that tho good old forty weeks season was a thing of the past, and at pres ent twenty weeks is considered fairly long season for the average show. with two, and sometimes three, self f-salaried weeks at that.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23
SPECIAL MINING EDITION.

About the first of July the Silver Belt is arranging to issue one of the finest special editions ever gotten out in the southwest. It will be printed in booklet or magazine form on heavy book paper and bound in a handsome chromatic cover, specially designed for this paper by a famous Chicago artist. The book will contain a clear and con- else writeup of this entire section of Arizona, including in an exhaustive DOT trayal the fertile valley of the Gila and the lands of the now famous artesian belt. The work will be handsomely H. frustrated with numerous halftone en- cravings, covering mining scenes, schools and churches, public buildings, residences and the beauty spots in scen- cry. It will contain approximately 15o pages and will give to the outside world just such information as is desired. The Silver Belt has secured the services of MT. Joseph H. Hamill to cover the de- partment of this work devoted to min ing, which is an advance guarantee of tho reliability of this work. Other writ CTS of prominence will be employed. We have arranged to print an edition of So,ooo copies, which will be circulated where they will do the most good. The work should have the encouragement of every man in this section of Ari- zona, as our resources will be exploited as never before.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23
WHEN IS A SHE'D NOT A sHED9

WHEN IS A SHE'D NOT A SHED7
 The legislature of New York passed a law regulating the hours of employ ment of women and children in factor ies.
 The law was bitterly fought, but 1t passed. a
 Up in the fertile valleys of northern New York is ''the canning belt" Here millions of cans of beans, peas, corn, tomatoes, etc, are "put up' every year.
 After the law was passed the canning companies made only one change in their arrangements. They painted signs bearing the mystic legend s-H--E-D, and nailed 'em on all their fac-er, beg pardon-on all their edihces more than one story in height.
 Tho then attorney general of the state was asked to prosecute tho canners for violating the law. The Consumers leage presented a booklet with amazing facts:
 It was shown that children of all ages go out with their mothers from the near by cities. Children from four years up work at shipping" beans or carrying baskets, while the smaller children arc brought out in baby carriages 30 their me CT can tend them as they work.
 "There, is no time nor place to cook meals, so the children and their mothers munch bread as they work, and women and children work steadily from 5 in the morning until 2, 8, g, yes s:So at night.
 But" argued tho canners, "these children are net working for us. They are working for their parents. We don t pay the children, nor hire them. We hire and pay the mothers, and besides these are SHEDS not FACTORIES"
 The attorney general promptly agreed that the law was applicable only to factories, and that shed was not 8 factory.
 Somewhat discouraged, the Consum- CTS league got Assemblyman voss to introduce an amendment to the law, making it clear that the law dealt with child labor and not with architectural nomenclature.
 voss introduced the amendment and the New York legislature has chloro. formed and pigeonholed 1t.
 Now why?
 Was the hole left in the first law on purpose to let the cannsrs escape7
 Was the whole thing buncombe2
 Is 4-year-old shipping beans 16 hours day in shed any better of than if the shipping were done in a factory?
 Why doesn't that legislature want to fix its laws so they will do what they pretend to do7
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23
Morning Smiles

First Dog-I've lost all my feas.
 Second Dog-How's that?
 First Dog-Oh, troupe of perform ing feas came along and mine all got stage struck and followed it.
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 If you must knock, knock your friends. Don't hammer your friends and call it criticism.
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 Dispatches tell of 8 bitter fight be- tween two men owe "a graphophone. Funny part is that they were fighting over the ownership of it; not over what it was playing.
 Taxicab fares in New York have been raised, and without half the fuss the tariff builders are making.
 A woman worked for one New York family fifty years. She must have thought it was government job. A word from Josh Wise: "They who burn the midnight oil sometimes forget to thank the ones who clean the lamps" Regular habits are enervating, says Chicago doctor, who seems to assume that regular habits are possible in Chi cago.
 Fairbanks is going around the world, too. Oh, the world will yet realize just what lot of statesmen we have. Bluffton-I said something to my wife last week that offended her, and she hasn't spoken to me since.
 Henpeck-areat Scott, man; what was it you said? Tell me.
 shopper-I want to try on one of those tube gowns.
 saleslady--yery well. Here's one, and if 1t fits you, any of them will. Shopper-Why is that?
 Clerk-Because this one is our test tube.
 Pretty troublesome bunch, those young Turks.''
 "Yep. Guess the sultan's sorry they were hatched.''
 A word from Josh Wise: Even deaf man sometimes hates to face the music.''
  Man wants but little here below" The ancient poets sing; Man wants but httie-yes, I know, A little of everything.
 Hostess-I hope you will like this punch. My husband made it himself. Worked all the afternoon over it. Guest--Fine. We must congratulate him. Where is he?
 Hostsss-Why, I'm sorry, but he's just gone to bed.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23
s@k UNCLE WALT Wk|
 A, from Empona WHERE THE suNFLowER GROWS
from Empond
WHERE THE suNFLowER GROWS
WINTER LINGERS

Old Winter IS horrid thing! He fingers n the Jap of Spring; and gentle Spring in vain cries "Shoo! Go chase yourSelH Vamoose! Skdoo!' Aud vainly oer aud oer cries She tue mystic number, Twentythree. In rain she heaues tue soulful sob; old Winters al,0ays the job # Winter from that Jap Vod skip youldnt aloays haze tue grip; eouldm have to boso for pills tue weah need for grocers bills; the doctors s0od- nt barn the road by chasing to sad abode the phar- maciStS aOoud not receive such money as he doctors eave. Oh Winter, you haze had your flng-therefore uacate tue Jap of Spring!
 WALT MASON Copyright 1909, by George Matthew Adams
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

Nothing in the country has ever been able to make a noise sufficiently loud to drown out that sonorous "Play balli''
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

An Englishman complains that he made five attempts to see the American ambassador, but failed every time. Per. haps he believes that the ambassador is one of those American jokes, anyway.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

In the minds of some of the ablest men in the country serious doubts have begun to arise as to MT. Bryan's right to read anybody out Of the democratic party.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

A new theatrical trust is being formed to fight the old theatrical trust, SO the story goes. If it is to be a real fight, the public cannot lose.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

In spits of the fact that Pittsburg has a boy less than three years old who weighs 125 pounds, VIC do not be- heve that smoky atmosphere is whole some for normal people.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

Beware! If you kiss your sweetheart or some other fellows sweetheart, for that matter-the pyorrhosa microbe may get you!
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

If women are to be compelled to take of their hats in church. writes "Perplexed," where can they put them? If on their laps, how can they stand up when the preacher asks them to rise ard sing?' We give it up.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

Captain Hobson's admonition, "we must not think of war with Japan" indicates that he may have tired at last of playing the other end of that string.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

"swear at the baggageman without fear of penalty. It's coming to him, !" said Judge Pace, of Sioux City, to de- fendant, recently. Oh, upright judge!
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

Still, 1t is not likely that there will be any increase in the price of hot wafies, unless somebody develops a corner in maple syrup.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

It's Castro this, and Castro that, and Castro, "Where are you9" But every time he tries to land, it's Castro, you skidoo!"
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

The finding of valuable pearl in an oyster sandwich should not encourage anybody to hope that new field for the pearl hunter has been discovered.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

''In fishing through the Congressional Record" begins the Houston Post. One should be well supplied with bait, we think.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

We are under the impression, how ever, that this is not the first time a rise in the price of wheat has caused an increase in the cost of flour.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

Tt isn't corner" says MT. Patten. "It's perfectly square deal.' Any. thing that's perfectly square usually has corner.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

We hope the sultan of Turkey is sat isfed with his revolution 30 far as it has revolved.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

The Southern American, published at Alexander City, Ala, says MT. Taft holds a 'stoien presidency" Ever hear of the Southern American?
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

Large sections of the spring landscape are from your eyesight hid; but then, egad, it must be so. for there's my lady's lidl
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

Judge Raney Wells, of Clearwater, Ky, is after the Demon Rum ia the Blue Grass state. Naturally, one would expect him to make good chaser.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

No wonder St. Louis is profoundly agitated over the question of state pro hibition. Imagine St. Louis without its big brewery.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

If Abdul Hamid's portraits do him justice he might pass anywhere for an elderly and prosperous pawnbroksr.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

A former maid of Mrs. Howard Gould says MT. Gould always acted a perfect gent about the house. My, was 1t as bad as that?
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23
GOOD MORNING

The virtue that comes out victor ious in the crisis must have been nourished and cultivated in the humdrum moments. - Alexander Maclareu.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

The trouble with MT. Patten's con- tention is that too many persons think he is both the supply and the demand.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23
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The Silver Belt has larger circula- tion than any daily newspaper in the world published in city with 10000 or less population.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23
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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

Hostess-I hope you will like this punch. My husband made 1t himself Worked all the afternoon over it.
 Guest-Fine. We must congratulate him. Where is he?
 Hostsss-Why, I'm sorry, but he's just gone to bed.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-23

Man wants but little here below,
 The ancient poets sing; Man wants but nttie-yes, know,
 A little of everything.