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The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
Travel In 176O.

In these days of rapid transit a para graph from a Yorkshire paper of 17GO is interesting. It is an account of a London merchants journey from Lon don to Dublin and back. Leaving Lon. don on Monday evening, the traveller reached Liverpool on Wednesday morning, in time to catch the packet for Dublin. which city he reached on Thursday. During that day he trans acted his business in the capital, and next morning sailed for Liverpool, ar irving there on Saturday. Monday saw him back in London. and bis journey was complete, having taken only eight days! And" concludes the writer, 'therc is every reason to believe that 1t will be possible to beat even this performance in the near future. Lon don Family Journal
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
A rruthfrI peseription.

Tn an Illustrated description of the game of tennis Simpllcissimus says: Like all good things, lawn tennis is of English origin. Marie Stuart while a prisoner was compelled to beat car pets which were hung over rail. Not contcnted with this humiliation, her sister, Queen Elizabeth, once threw a dead mouse at the unfortu- nate Marie while the latter was beat Ing carpets. The little dcfunct rodent was caught on Maric's dail and sent back over the rail and was returned to her by means of a fail in the hands of Elizabeth, and thus the game of tennis originated" Further on in the same description it is said, 1.-Two sets are formed, and while these dirt at the edge of the court others stand near the net and make efforts to speak English"
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
rh, KnllI.drum In MulIe.

In a lecture delivered at the Royal Society of Arts by Gabriel Cleather on the Musical Aspect of Drums" it was contended that the kettledrum was one of the few perfect instru- ments in the orchestra, owing to tho exactness of Its scale. The kettledrum, he contended, was perfectly compe- tent to produce atmosphere as we'll a5 rhythm. Even to tune the instrument three things were reQuired-a perfect musical ear, a fine sense of touch and five years experience. After playing over a kettledrum melody, written eighty years ago, from Meyerbeers Robert le Dlable," Mir. Cleather con- tlnued, q venture to say that, outside the musical profession, not one person in a hundred of those who listen to nn orchestra in England today knows that tympani have notes and can give out melody" No instrument, he added, had greater range of power than tho kettledrum, for none could be played more softly, and none had greater pen etratiug power.-Dundee Advertiser.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
A Kitchen Martyr.

Even the kitchen can boast Its martyrs. Chief among these was Va tel, the chief cook of Condo, who ran himself through the heart with a sword because the Gsh had not ar- rived in time for a banquet which his master was giving Louis XIV. Yateps pancgyric is to be found in the con- cluding volume of the "Almanach des Gourmauds:" "So noble a death in- sures you, venerable shade, the most glorious immortality! You have proved that the fGnatlclsm of honor can exist in the kitchen as well as in the camp, and that the spit and the saucepan have also their Catos and their DeCiuses."
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
Visitinn MiEh JohnnY.


 "I think the mother of siN-year-Old boy should have a pension to make up to her for the mental agony she sui. rers," said Just such a mother. q took Johnny to his paternal grandfathers last week and believe he has cut us out of rraudfathcr's will. Of course we send him to Sunday school, and we both attend church, but we do not ask a blessing at the table, nor do we have family prayers. Grandfather does, and 1t happened that the morning after we arrived Johnny was excused from the table and went out in the yard to play. Grandfather led the way into the sit ting room, and we an knelt down in prayer. Imagine my horror to see Jobnny's little face pcering curiously through the blinds and hear him sing out: Hey, in there! What kind of game is that you're playing? Ain't you the rotten bunch not to let me in on itT arose and softly whispered to him to run on and play, and he sang out: You're lt, mamma; you're it! Make home run. Now, what can you do with a small boy, anyway? l can never explain matters to his grand fathcr."-Ncw York Times.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
BELIEVE IN THE FATES.
Greek Peasants and the Rulo of Che
 Moral Over Children.

Greek Peasants and the Rulo ot tho
 Moral Over Children.
 The peasantry of Greece firmly be- lleve that the future of every child is determined by the three fates, known by the name of the Moral. In the popular mind this trio Of fates are supposed to be three old and wrlnkled women whose hObltaton is a noun tain cave. They come simultaneously to a house where a new baby has made It's appearance, says tho London Globe.
 When they are expected all furni- ture is set aside 80 that their aged and tottering feet may not be hin dered. and refreshments in the shape of honey cakes, bread and wine are placed ready for these important though invisible guests. Money, too, is placed for them as @ brlbe to get their favor for the baby, so that his future may be one long, sweet song, the superstition being that all things good and bad are in the giving of the fates.
 On no account must the child's beauty be alluded to when the Moral are present, as this will certainly make its good looks disappear Marks on baby's skin are looked upon as sent by these harblngers of veal OF woe.
 III luck Is supposed to be the lot of the children who cut their upper teeth first There are one or two African tribes who so firmly believe this that they are said to kill all babies but those whose lower teeth appear first. Another race of people in the dark continent see all the signs of bad for tune In twins, and so they avoid it by staying all of them.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15

him to @ doctor and tried half a dozen other treatments, all with the same result: no improvement at all. The disease gradually spread until nearly every part of his body was quite raw We had to strap him down in bed, for he used to tear himself dreadfully in his sleep. The agony he went through is quito beyond words. No one thought we would rear him. The regimental doctor, very clever man, pronounced the case hopeless; at least, he said the only hope was that he might, if he lived long enough, outgrOw it to some extent. We had him in hospitals four times and he was pronounced one Of the worst cases, if not the worst, ever admitted. From each he was dis charged as incurable; in fact he got worso under the successive treatments. At one hospital they incased him in plaster, and this seemed to aggrayate the soreness terribly. He looked SO badly that no one liked to go near him and his life was burden to him. We kept trying remedy after remedy, but we had got almost past hoping for Q cure. Six months ago we purchased Q set of Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolyent Pills and persevered with them. The result was truly marvellous and to-day he is perfectly cured, his skin not having @ blemish on it anywhere. Mrs. Lily Hedge, 5l, Vaughan Road, Coldharbour Lane, Camblewell Green, Eng, Jan. 12, 1907.
 Send tO nearest depot for free Cuti- cura Bookon Treatment of Skin Diseases.
 Cuticura Remedies are sold throughout thcworld. DcpOts: London %, Char'eThOuse Sq Paris, Q, ltu9 de lh PaiE; Australia, E Towns O.. Sydneyi So Africa. Lennon, Ltd, CapDtOwu, etc, U.S,Aa Potter Drug G Chem. Ccyp., Sole Props. Boston.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
Story or sormoni

q was telling Baby Hilda a fairy story one night" said the sky pilot. Baby Hilda is my little girl. The story was all about another little girl who was chased by bears and who ran to the edge of a steep mountain and jumped of. No, she didn't die. The minute she jumped on she turned into a bird with wings and flew. That was the story.
 Baby Hilda thought awhile about 1t, then she looked up and said, Papa, Is that story true or was 1t just preach ing|"-New York Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
Thounht Aston Was Crazy.

People said John Jacob AstOr was crazy because he paid $1,OOO 0n acre when be bought the estate of Aaron Burr about a hundred years ago. It was farm of 12O acres, located about where Twenty-drst street is now in Manhattan. In ten years he com menccd to sell lots at 5000 an acre; but fortunately, he did not sell much at that price. What it is worth today is hard to compute in milliOns.-Cent Per Cent.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
The PhYsician.

pr. Cathelin of Paris declares that no person who does not possess cer- tain "slN moral senses" should attempt
 to enter the medical profcssion-viz, the sense of duty, the sense of rcspon- sibuity. the sense of kindness, the sense of manual skill (which he sub divides into the sense of boldness and the sense of prudence), the sense of beauty and the social role. "The sense of duty toward the patient" so he is quoted by the Boston Globe, "is the very first requisite in a physician. It can only arise from a positive and in- nate altruism or love of ones fellow creaturcs-a quality similar to that which moves the hospital nurse to the care of the stricken. There can be no personal scnsitivcuess nor lack of in- terest in details, as against an absorb ing curiosity that complicated cases arouse. and yet, with all this sense of duty. which calls for extreme good ness and seusiuveness of heart he must not show a trace of emotion when his duty calls him to operate on a Mckinley. a Caruot or a Frederick TTW
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
RLllEN DANGERS
Nature Gives Timely Warnings That
 No Alaska Citizen Can Afford


 No Alaska Citizen Can Afford
 to Ignore.
 DANGER SIGNAL NO. 1 comes from the kidney secretlons. They wi warn you when the kidneys are sick. We'll kidneys excrete a clear, amber fluid. Sick kidneys send out a thin, pale and foamy, or a thick, red, ill., smelling urine, full of sediment and irregular Of passage.
 DANGER SIGNAL NO. 9 comes from the back. Back pains, dull and heavy, or sharp and acute, tell you of sick kidneys and warn you of the ap- proach of dropsy, diabetes and Bright disease. Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys and cure them perma- nently. Here is proof in the state ment of a fellow sufferer.
 Theodore Josephson, 515 Seventh St., Astoria, Oregon, says:
 About five years ago I used Doan' Kidney Pills and derived benefit benefit. At that time I was suffer- ing from pains across my back and loins, often so severe that was un- able to stoop or straighten. My kid neys also bothered mo a great deal, the secreuons generally being too ire uuent in passage. At last Doan's Kidney Pills were brought to my at tentlon and I procured a box. I used them and as a result my health is now excellent. I take a few doses of Doan's Kidney Pills now and then, when feeling any sign of backache and they never fail to remove the trouble"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
rRArERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES

Regular meetings of Skagway Aerie No. 20, Fraterual Order of Eagles first and third Wednesdays in each month. in their hall on Fifth Avenue, at S:3O p. m. sharp.
 All members are requested to be present and visiting brothers are in- yiJed to attend.
 HENRY A. RHODE, Worthy Pres.
 J. M. Keller, Worthy Secy.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
FREE AND ACCEPTED MAsoNs

Regular meetings Of White Pass Lodge. No. II3. Free and Accepted Masous, second and fourth Fridays of each month, at p. n. sharp, at Ma. sonic nall, 22j Fourth avenue.
 SojOuruing and visiting members are requested to meet with us.
 A. ?. DRAPES Secy.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
MI Hn Wnntal.

Professional Guide (tO palace car porter-I have an English lord in charge, and want him to get good impression of the comforts of travel in this country. Here's 8. Porter Yes, sah. Do you want me to gib him extra attention, sah2 Gulde-Great Scott, no! want you to keep away from hlml-New York Weekly.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
LADIES OF THE MAccAsEEs.

Regular reviews of Hive No. 9, La dies of the Maccabees will be held the first and third Tuesdays in the month at D. m. sharp, in their hall on Sixth avenue.
 All visiting members are cordially Invited.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
DIRECTORY OF FRATERRlL SOCIETIES
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD,

Regular meetings of Camp skag- way, No. 1, every Tuesday at S;SO o'clock sharp, in A. B. hall, Broad, way.
 Visiting brothers are cordially h. ylted.
 J. NJ. Keller, A. c. F. J. Rosenberg, A. R.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
Our sbaplnd.

"Chance shapes our destinies," quot ed the wise guy. .- ....
 "Well, all l have to say is that sOmO of us have mighty poor shapes" add ed the simple mug.-PhllRdelphia Rec ord.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE
 ORDER OF ELKs.

Skagway Lodge No. 4Sl, B. P. O.. Elks. holds its regular sessions at $50 D. m. every Thursday evening at its hall on Sixth avenue.
 A cordial invitation is extended t" all visiting brothers.
 FRED. CALLARMAN, Secy.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
PRONOUNCED HIS
 CASE INGJRABLE
Whole Body Raw with Eczema = Life was IntOIerabIe Even InCaSed in Plaster Discharged from Hospitals as Hopeless,
SUFFERED 14 YEARS
 CURED BY CUTICURA
"From tho ago of three months until llteen Yearg old. my son Owen,g Lil8

WI tLa lllAAt lllbDltl- able by eczema in its worst form. He was all right until a rcd rash broke out on his fore head, but we were not alarmed at first. Very soon. however, the rash began to spread over his head and shoulders. and it caused him great discomforts I took
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
The Evil of It.

Dumbleton-Fritters chief fault is that his temper occasionally gets the best of him. Flasher-Yery true, and that wouldn't be so bad if it didn't reveal the worst of him.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15

"The worst thing that can be said about him is that he has no intimate trends"
 ''When man has no intimate friends there is no one to say bad things about him."-Houston Post.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15

Oysters on the half shell. soc at tn Pack Train Restaurant. If.
 You can spend Q pleasant half hour In O game of Pool or English Bill liRrds. The Boa:d of Trade has the best tables in 5kagWay. Drop in,- wen bo glad to SO you.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15
A snfn PronnrIhlnn.

lay 1t down as a safe proposition that the fellow who every little while has to break Into the baby's bank for car fare Isn't going to evolve Into e Varon RothschiId.-Phlllp D. Armour.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15

When on your way home drop into the Board of Trade and take with yO some bottled beer. It's always nice and told.-we keep it on ice.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15

How soon patience with the faults of those We dislike ceases to be a Naturalization Globe.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15

Only Ono "BRoMo QUlNINE" That Is LAXATIVE PROMO QUI- NINE. Look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. Used the World over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15

FOR sALE.-A National Cash Reg ister in good condition. Inquire at this office. If.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-15

E.J. SHAW & Go Phones n or lO9 Skagway, Alaska
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-10
ROCKY FORD COLORADO FRIDAY SEPTEMBER TO- 1909.
REV. OTTO RETURNS
Reappointed to Pastorate Of Rocky
Ford M, e, Church

1t will be pleasing news to the people
Of this city to learn that our popular
minister, Rev. F. W. Otto. will remain in
charge Of the Rocky Ford Methodist
church. for another year at least. He
received the appointment at the closing
session Of the annual conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church Of Colorado
in Pueblo on Monday.
Amongst the important changes that
occurred at this conference was one that
will especially interest and please the
people Of this oity-the appointment Of
Rev. F. R. Hollenback. our former
esteemed pastor to the position Of dis
trct Superintendent Of the Denver North
western district. Another former paste r
of this church is Rev. J. T. Knuckey. who
has resumed active ministerial work and
is stationed at Wiley.
Other appointments in this vicinity are:
Holbrook-R. S. Fairchild
La Junta-R. H. Ayres
Swink-U. C. Smothers
Manzanola-E.E E. Brace
Fowler-R. E. Bird
Avondale and Olney-R. J.. Devenpor
Ovdway-B. F. Ross
Sugar City-Roy L. Smith.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-10
TICKET AGENT HELD up
Masked Bandits Touch" the Santa
Fe at Manzanoia.

Two masked men at z o'clock last Fri
day nigh. held up the Santa Fe agent at
Manzanola and escaped with small
amount Of cash. One Of the men re-
mained outside the depot, while the other
fellow walked to the ticket window and
requested Edstorm to turn over the con-
tents of the Santa Fe safe. Edstrom ex-
planned that the safe was locked and that
he did not know the combination as he
was the night man, and compromised the
matter by giving them the contents Of the
cash drawer, about $40.
Sheriff Potter had "a good description
Of the robbcrs-who are believed to have
been the same pair that rented two sad
die horses from the Palace livery barn
early in the day and failed to return
and he at once took the trail which led
toward the south, but so far he has been
unable TO capture the bandits.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-10
MURDER In hOLBROOK
rIexIcan Shoots and Stays Companlou
on Sunday

A feud commenced years ago in old
Mexico, eliminated Sunday in the Hol-
brook country when Lemensa FunIta shot
and killed Petro Ra.as as they were
walking together.
The killing occurred in the Holbrook
farming district abou. twelve miles east Of
this city. Both men were strangers in
the community. having no friends among
the Mexieans at this place.
Ratas entered the district Saturday
night stating that he had just come from
old Mexico and was seeking work IN the
beet fields. FunIta came Sunday morn :
ing. The two men met in the road end
were seen by other laborers to engage in
conversation and then the pair moved up
the road for couple Of hundred yards
No words Of anger were heard, when sud-
denly Funita was seen to pull his weapon
and apparently without provoeation shoot
his companion:
Funita escaped to the chaparraf anc
sagebrush and eluded the hurried
search of posse Of Mexieans which took
up the prusit. Sheriff Potter hastened te
the scene Of the crime and at once tool
charge Of operations. After securing the
country till dusk he discovered the mar
hiding in the fields near Sugar City. He
was brought to La Junta and lodged in the
county jail.
Coroner Wilson had the remains Of the
murdered man taken to La Junta, where
an inquest was held on Monday and the
verdict was that Ratas had been shot by
Funta with felonous intent"
The evidence showed that Funitas
first shot had missed its mark and he
had shot again. the second bullet plough
ing its way through the heart of his VIC
tim. The murderer claims that he shot
in self defense. after Ratas had drawn q
knife and tried to stab him, but his story
is directly contradicted by several wit
nesses.
It is likely that Funita's trial will come
up at the present term Of court
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-10

Lee Hardesty Of Fowler. was the lucky
man who received fine pure-bred
Duroe Jersey gilt for the nearest guess to
the weight OF Burke's Colorado King.
The famous hog weighed an even 500
pounds and Mr.. Hardesty's guess was
$50 pounds.
Amongst the novel features upon this
years amusement program the most in
tsresting was the flag race, in which
three strings of horses were entered.
Each string had lady and gentleman
rider who alternately carried a flag
around the half-mile track and had to
pass it to their waiting partner when
they reached a point in front OF the
grandstands. The only lady rider known
to Fordites was Miss Mcintosh. who rode
the Potter string. She is splendid
little horsewoman and only i'll luck pre-
vented her from winning out and pleas
ing the crowds.s
The cherio. races between Ben Hur
and "Mesilla"--in private life the Edgar
bcys-was again the best drawing card
upon the race track and each days ex-
hioition Of superb horsemanship aroused
intense enthusiasm amongst the crowds
Of spectators.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-10
We COULDN'T 90
Boosters Unable to Get . Special
Train to Las Anlmas:

To show the appreciation Of our pso-
pie for the splendid turnout from Las
Animas on Watermelon Day. party Of
boosters" on Monday morning eoneeiv cd
the idea Of securing special train and
visiting our neiRhbor town down the val
ley on Thursday. the big day Of their
county fair. Everyone spoken to waxed
enthusiastic over the project and in a
very short time the crowd OF would-be
boosters was almost 500 strong. which
with our band would have whooped
things up in good shape. But they ran
against snag when they tackled the
Santa Fe tor special train. as the fol-
lowing answer to our local agents re-
quest will show:
Regret cannot perform special servies
Rocky Ford to Las Animas and return
Sept. 9. Previous arrangements for
specials from La Junta and Roekvale to
Canon City on same date have taken all
extra equipment and we have not got
the equipment to perform additional SER
vice.. M. connsll."
That settled the special train PROPOSE
ton and Agent Robertson next tackled
the general passenger agent for some
extra cars to Be taken up here by the
regular train. which elected the following
reply:
do not have equipment available to
perform special service or to furnish
cars for regular train on Sept. 81. p.
Hail."
This effeetually closed the negotiations
and we had to stay at home. but we
hope the good people Of Las Animas had
a bumper crowd without US. and nsxt
year we promise to take the matter up
in plenty Of time so that we can visit
their fair at leas. 1000 strong.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-10
FIRE INSURANCE
is Cheap.
Is your House fully in
sured?
Are your H o u s e h hol d
Goods insured?

2 Good 40 Acre
Tracts Of Land
Catlin water, will trade
for city property.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-10

Time. 2:is4. 2:21H. 1924. 2:5s4
Mile dash-Coppers first; c. J. Cox sec
ond; DR.. Crook third. Time, l:4z
Cowboy relay raee-Hsnsley first;
Thompson second; R. A. Potter third
Three-eighths mile DASH. W. Fuller
first; 3. Bird second; Elva Edwards
third. Time, 36l{.
Half mile chariot raee-Ben Hur won.
Consolation raee-Father Downing first;
Run Sum second; Cavatina third. Time
SIN.
There was good-sized crowd at the
Fair on the closing day-Friday-and the
most sanguine expectations as to the
success Of the Eighteenth Annual Ar
kansas Valley Fair became an assured
fact.
As the Enterprise stated last week
more interes. was this year manifested
in the exhibits than ever before and the
majority Of the visitors on the last day
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-10

Hall mile dash-Zia first; Garbial second;
Snowstorm third. Time 51k.
Three quarter mile dash-Diek B. B.
first; Eiva Edwards second; c. J. Cox
third. Time. l:ls.
Flag race-Lester Swink's string first;
Pottar's second. and Frank Moneys
third.
Half-mile chariot raee-Ben Hur won.
Watermelon Day.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-10

The racing card until Friday was ss
good As any in recent years. and wa 8
very interesting. attracting crowds that
each day taxed the capacity Of the gra nd
stands, and on Watermelon Day at least
$500 people were unable to obtain seats
Although the "booliss" were greatly In
evidence they did not appear 70 influence
the racing until the last day. when sew
sral Of the local sports lost heavily On q
-surs winner" Ths only races that at-
traetsd interest and furnished entertain
msnt on Friday were the cowboy relay
and chariot races. The rest were very
tame and appeared to b in need Of q
different kind Of fixing"
Here is q summary Of the three days
racing events: