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Tanana leader., 1909-08-12

for which they have. to be fed dur ing the winter months. He believes that stock can be shipped from the islands cheaper via. water to ports i'll America, Alaska and Asia than from from any part of the western hemisphere: certainly very much cheaper than from east of the noun. tains, where a rail haul is neces- sary. He believes that goats will prove more marketable and valua- ble at the present time than sheep. He has plans under way for big farm, and is now enroute outside with a view of arranging the neces- sary details.
Tanana leader., 1909-08-12
Chicago Crime, vico and Graft

Coiden with tue latest bomb explosion ill the gam bs ill the of Chicago and with the trial of Ella Ginges the Irish cenaker who abused by white
 tue Hotel Wellington big Lake Michigan depth by the cumulative revelations city official graft published ill the Daily Socialist At first the other ignored the whole pa but the Socialist daily became boder and dates and figures charges the politicians began bodies forced bring the grand Editor Smons of the Daily Socialist and of his staff being asked This refused of being violated ill the wealthy graft
 Tereupon the states issued discredng
 the papers Simons defed the authorities punish him and associates sold copies the Socialist the people who had 0 the paper before. #*k&E1&s <
Tanana leader., 1909-08-12
GRAZING LANDS
 FOR THE WORLD

Arriving from Kodiak and other islands to the westward on the Der the today were w. A. Gossett and son, Charley Gossett, cattle and business men of Baker City, Ore gon, who have been looking over country with view of investing. They left Oil the Bertha for the south, but expect to return later, says the Cordova North Star.
 MT. Gossett says the Aleutian chain of islands will, in time, be the grazing lands for the warld's mar ket of horses, cattle and sheep. The grass is even superior to the famous bunch grass of the West, and enough wild hay can be put up to keep vast herds for tie short time
Tanana leader., 1909-08-12

gone. I live to loaf and
 languish while others strive and
 toll, to kick rp lots oI anguish, and trouble and turmoil; l live to find and handle all sorts of grief and scandal; folks say ain a vandal. and should be boiled ill oil. I live to scoff at virtue. l live to make fad, of all the things that hurt you, md put you to the bad; I live to prove the thesis that hope as dead
Tanana leader., 1909-08-12
DEcRAH DECLARED
 IHSAiIE BY JURY

Jerome Degraw woodchopp and rapper who has been living the Panama liver months past federal jail ill this city since July
 On that date he hurried to the Fort Gbon barracks and exced told the soldiers that hey after sneang the river bank laying for the of gar son." Marshal Vaue for bewildered to the jail where e has Chase, the post physician.
 On his arrival at the a the guards found $40 ill his pockets later in the day when Degaw prepared for the box located his bacco $40 in currency neatly folded.
 Last Friday in Commissioner Gaiah jury composed William F. Hoelscher William II. Blair, North Smith, Andrew G. Vachon and Bert Poe after listening how he pursued having designs him. and 10 that of Dr. Chase ard declaring MT. Degraw ''duly and truly insane.''
 Judge Gaaher has officially notified the district action taken i'll the local aud egraw the al finds the asylum for the insane a Tabor, Ore.
Tanana leader., 1909-08-12
Az7 Zx7SuIf 70 Noah
C. B. QUINCY

lameo,aby pcanis spirit tie Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers recently ill session Detroit membership Noah the absurd charge e ssner but gamekeeper.
 he action insult great marine architect, engineer nander and inventor and predict at will hooe1ang bite the hand that conceived metaphor brains of the self styled naval architects.
 Noah needs defense from but architects able design ship that could phes Dwana Tumlo, l. t along the living and kicking annas
 Is there the society capable of designing houseboat which three sisters tremendously md with their mother in-law for forty days? Noah did it.
 Is there marine engineer capable hosins bugs safely aboard with the winch? Noah did.
 Is there who could without argument assign tie of Shem, Ham and Jpeh? Noah did with
 Is there steward who could for the first cabin a'e time overlook nothing needed by the, anteae caerpia easy for Noah.
 How would the captain of a ance without chart compass? He would probably ucde wher=as Noah accomplished since equaedhat of docking his packet safely the top of
 Who may asked wireesse Again the Noah Jack Bnn commonplace figure beside Noah umbrella hand leaning the side whence his dove dispatch woul be answered.
 Society Naval Architects Marine Engineers refuses honorary nembersp Fortunately trom inurng Noa the socy's action but belie itself
 Society Architects Marine Eue Saturdays session ill Detroit there E of but it pretty poor the Tribune primarily gamekeeper of the members pointed but he good deal He nnquesionaby designer which him a marvellous There being necessity that shoud develop speed trouble
 devoted poeng machinery but the craft which e quilt possessed the three essential bucyancy and stancness It started IL oated until its miss fully performed Before voting down the resolution make Noah honorary member it would have been Inappropriate ask whether but for the lie rendered the Luran there would have been any ships ship designers since his day.
 the old gentlemans talents limited marine architecture aud gamekeepn Though the period during which lie called captain short he proved equal to the oeasiou He also meteoooss Indeed he considerably better weather ocaster than followed that alone Besides he been versatile who know when it going enough in when does
Tanana leader., 1909-08-12

as Greece is, and honor shot to pieces, and all the world gone mad. I live to fuss and clamor, while others smile aud sing; to pack around a hammer, and knock on everything; to make my tongue a sabre, and slash at useful labor; to criticise my neighbor-and thus I have my fling Walt Mason.
 Hair cutting, shaving, shampooing- Matt Stewards barber shop.
Tanana leader., 1909-08-12
THE KNocKER

I like to run my chickens upon my neighbours lawn; I live to raise the dickens from sunset until dawn; to spend my time in whining. and grunting and repining, and when the sun is shining, to swear the
Tanana leader., 1909-08-12
Proposes Survey Of Alaska

Secretary of the Interior Balger wEo visiting home Seattle that department taking steps ot tue public lands i'll Alaska Geological work territory have been instructed make dians for and these will be employed working out methods for complete The department port next December will recommend appr be made to begin the work of surveying Alaska lands.
 The geological reports upon
Tanana leader., 1909-08-12

the and as tar possible i'll order that the department have definite concerning agricultural possibilities
 recommendation that all public The present hopes accomplish great deal for the development Alaska any legislation in the interest of the territory.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-26
Notice

The County Board of Taxation will hear
appeals from assessments OF taxes in the dit
ferent municipalities of Cape May County at
the places designated below and upon the
dates named, converting in each place at ten
o'clock in the morning,
Appeals cannot be considered unless made
in accordance with the rules of the Board and
the prescribed blanks which will be
supplied to any who desire them, upon APP
plication to the Secretary of the Board, w. E.
Young, Anglesea, N. j.:
Upper Township, Tuckahoe hotel, Monday
Nov. LIST, 1909.
Cape May Point, Borough Hall, Q.30 p. n.y.
Wednesday, Nov. Sd, 1909.
South Cape May, Borough Hall, no a. n.y.
Wednesday, Nov. Sd, 1909.
West Cape May, Borough Hall, Friday, Nov.
9th, 1909.
Middle Township, Court House, Monday,
Nov. 8th, 1909.
Lower Township, Township House, Wed
nesday, Nov. 10th, 1903.
Wildwood, Borough Hall, Friday, Nov. 18th,
Cape May City, City Hall, Monday, Nov.
18th, 1903.
North Wildwood, Borough Hall, Wednes-
day, Nov. 18th, 1909.
Holly Beach, Borough Hall, Friday, Nov.
10Th, 1908.
Dennis Township, K. of P. Hall, Dennis
vile, Monday, 22d, 1909.
Avalon, Borough Hall, Wednesday, Nov.
24th, 1909.
Woodbine, Council chamber, Friday, Nov.
Goth, 1909.
Ocean City, Council chamber, Monday,
Nov. 18th, 1909.
Sea Isle City, City hall, Wednesday, Dec.
list, 1909.
STILWELL II. TOWNSEND,
ELLIS I'll. MARSHALL,
Cape May County Board of Taxation.
Attest-W. e. Young, Secretary.
Dated Cape May Court House, N. j., Octo-
Der 5th, 1903.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-26

The annual Teachers Institute of
Cape May County WILDE held in Cape
May City on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week. The local
school closed on Wednesday for the
Thanksgiving holidays and will reopen
on Thursday of next week, December
2. The high school department closed
on Tuesday in order to allow the
teachers their annual visiting day. On
this day the high school teachers visit
other high schools and gives them an
opportunity Of seeing how the various
grades are conducted. The three high
school teachers, Lsnning Myers, Miss
Edith Mccarthy and George Davis
visited Philadelphia schools on We'd
nesday. The grammar grade teachers
will take their visiting day on February
21st next. County superintendent
Aaron w. Hand visited the school on
Thursday of last week and vas very
we'll pleased with their work. He has
spent the past six weeks visiting all
the schools in the county.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-26
OTTENS TRACT NOTES

The mild weather during the early
days of the week brought many visitors
to this section of the island and espe-
cially numerous were the cityites who
came to the shore on the Sunday excur-
sion train.
A jolly party of guests entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fl. Ottens at
their cottage over Sunday were Mr.. and
Mrs. e w. Omensetter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Soefing, William G.. Duncan
and w. Wayne Davis, of Philadelphia,
who is President of the North Wild
wood Automobile club, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank GLADDEN., of Atlantic City.
While here the party enjoyed a motor
boat ride and grabbing trip through
Grassy Sound and succeeded in catch
ing a lot of fine large crabs.
George Sturm, of Philadelphia, a
large manufacturer of confectionery,
was here early In the week inspecting
his cottage on 18th avenue.
A goodly number of visitors were en-
tertained at the Wild wood Yacht club
on Sunday.
George ~Rodebaugh's pretty new
bungalow on 18th avenue. near the
speedway, is rapidly nearing compile
ton.
Robert G. Kennedy has completed
Ifo cNffaoo -, 10Th Ux1n,o ND nth,
his family has taken possession of the
same.
der wagon recently purchased by the
North Wild wood Fire Co., MOL arrived
on Saturday and is now installed at the
fire house. The firemen are highly
pleased with this new addition to their
equipment. They demonstrated the
working of the wagon on Thanksgiving
afternoon.
Charles Warren, of Philadelphia,
who has been one of the proprietors of
the Clearview on 18th street for several
st asons, was numbered among the Sun
DAY v1sitors.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Charles Dreher, of
Camden, spent Sunday at their cottage
on the Ottens Canal and while here
took a run through Grassy Sound in
their fast power boat.
Henry II. Ottens, through the agency
of Oliver /. Blackwell. has sold the
Hazelhurst property on 18th avenue to
a Philadelphia lady, who will shortly
take possession and conduct a boarding
house there.
Charles S. Shick, the genial private
secretary OF II. IL. Otlens, spent
Thanksgiving with his parents at Sea
Isle City.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-26

planks like a bullet. with the police
man behind him on an elephantine
charge. and caught the boat just as 1t
was beginning to move from the slip.
Now. who should be on the boat but
Mr.. Ray himself. just going home aft
er a hurried visit to police headquar-
tiers. Bob's desperate spring for the
deck had made him an object of gen.
eral attention. and his cry of THAT
mans n kidnaper.' diverted 1t to the
man with the baby In his arms.
Seeing himself detected. the man,
still holding the child. sprang from
the real of the boat into the water.
Bob unhesitatingly sprang after him.
On the deck everything was in confu-
sion on the instant. and Mr.. Rays
voice in tones of strong emotion, DOM
mating the babel. had such an effect
tLat the wheels were stopped, the
baby and Bob rescued and the kid
naper hauled on board the police
boat, which appeared among a crowd
of others. Bob Is now one of Mr..
Rays most trusted and best paid
statesmen. and the whole family have
an indefinite prospect of turkey din
ners on every Thanksgiving day to
come.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-26
interested in the west Side

A property owner sends the follow
ing letter concerning the development
of the West Side section:
Philadelphia, November %, 1909.
Dear Sir 81 read in a late issue of
the JOURNAL, the application of the
Wildwood Exten-ion to build a bridge
across Sunset Lake. This will mean
the development of a large area of land
nit is granted. There is one point TO
consider in this direction, that is, to
have the bridge so constructed to per-
nit boats to pass through or in the
form of a draw. If this is not done
Sunset Lake will have a dead end in
stead OF having an outlet at both ends.
There is another matter which should
receive consideration by the Board of
Trade. l think the time is about ripe
to encourage the promoters of the troll
ley system to build a line along the
west side running out Twenty-sixth
street to Hudson avenue, thence along
Hudson avenue This would afford an
opportunity for people owning land in
that section to develop it with certainty
of renting houses, it would increase
the value of land thus, increase the in-
come Of the borough. Wildwood
would be one step ahead of the other
borouRhs. The West side will never
be developed some means is pro-
vided, by which the people of that sec
ton can reach there in some other way
than by walking. L am writing this
letter to you for your thought and con-
sideration and to suggest to the Board
of Trade for their consideration. Trust
ing this letter will be a stepping stone
in the developing of the west side as q
small beginning TO a great end, I re-
main,
Yours very truly,
WILLIAM w. SUPLEE.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-26
A CURIOUS FLY.
This Wasplike New Zealand Insect
Feedo on Spiders.


This Wasplike New Zealand Insect
Feeds on Spiders.
New Zealand boasts of a fly that
feeds on spiders.
This fly is black and wasplike and,
like the wasp. lives in a nest of clay
built In a crevice, preferably in the up
per folds Of heavy window curtains.
This is one of the great annoyances Of
the tidy housekeeper In New Zealand.
Try as she will, it is almost impossible
for her to keep these flies from setting
up their homes at the tops of her cur
tains.
These nests of clay are made up of a
series of separate cells. usually from
five to eight in number. When the nest
is built the fly goes after spiders.
1t has no trouble In c%onquering the
spinners of silky webs. They succumb
more easily than do the American flies
which are so unfortunate as to get tan
gled In O spiders weaving.
The fly carries the spiders to Its
home and imprisons each n in a cell.
Here the fly lays a single egg. and
when the grub matches out 1t eats the
spider that has been provided for 1t.
When its food is all gone the mother
fly goes put and catches another spi-
der, and she keeps this up until the
young fly is old enough to catch spi-
ders for itself.-New York Telegram.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-26
Letter to j. A. Woodruff & Co.
Holly Beach, N. J..
finest.

Dear Sir: There are two sorts of
paint: one to sell and make money, the
other to paint and save money.
Who gets the money? The maker,
the seller, the painter.
Wheredoes itcome from? The owner,
of course; he pays the painter for do
ing the work, and the dealer for gal
Ions of paint; and he pays the paint
manufacturer, gallons again; more gal
Ions, more money all around: for the
owner to pay to the painter dealer and
Observation-Disclosures.
What's the paint that saves money?
Gallons again; lees gallons, less money
for paint, less money for wages; a gal
lon of paint is S. for wages and paint.
Less gallons, less money to pay, SIS q
gallon.
Two sorts of paint; less gallons and
more: less money and more: SIS a gal
Ion difference: two to n in gallons
and money.
1t costs twice as much to paint the
average more-gallons paint as to paint
Devoe. When the people tind-out, it
may not be quite so easy to sell ex.
travagant paint by calling 1T cheap
Yours truly
81 FW Devoe & CC
P. s. Harbison's Wildwood Bazaar
calls o,,r mint
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-26
THE THANKSGIVING
BASKET

w OBJ placed the big basket be-
TX tween his feet on the floor and
looked out of the window of
the train.
In Bob's basket was a big Thanks
giving turkey, a surprise for the folks
at home. There was no turkey In the
basket which q man who sat next to
Bob placed on the floor between his
feet. What was In 1t Bob discovered
when he undertook to surprise the
folks at home. He surprised them all
right enough, but he surprised himself
also. for he found that he and the
man had somehow changed baskets
and that instead of a turkey he had
brought home a bottle attached TO a
ane boy baby.
Dire was Bob's disappointment. for
The turkey his mother In his absence
had provided was far inferior to the
one he had unwittingly exchanged for
the baby.
Bob's mother took the baby to her
.srms and her heart. and, to her credit
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-26

be 1t said, she
did SO before
she a~scertained
that the cloth
Ing and orna-
ments of the lit
tie stranger in
dieated that 1t
was a baby of
distinction.
Zone of the
Four Hundred"
she said to her
husband.
mo doubt the
four hundred
and first" he
laughed. In spite
of having just
lost his job.
Next morning,
h o W e V g r.
k sgiving
morning = his
face wore a diff
ferent eXDreg-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-26
Proposals for AbutmentS
and Wing Walls

Sealed Proposals will be received by the
Board of Chosen Freeholders of Cape May
County, New Jersey, at Cape May Court
House., until IL O'Clock noon, December 9TH,
1909, for the construction of Abutmentsa and
Wing Walls at Richardson's and Grassy
Sounds Channels, on the, line of the Holly
- sssfo ssls2i64 Ii1Glin % aad snaIi1
of Nm. s. JCJ
dan, Caps May osJS q,
New Jersey. Each bid must be accompanied
by a certified check for one hundred and fifty
dollars $3.50 00l, drawn payable to the order
of Anthony b. Smith, Director.
The successful bidder will be required to
execute within ten days after contract is a.
warded, a bond in such sum and with such
securities as shall be approved by the Board
of Freeholders. Said bond shall be In a sum
not less than one-half of the amount of the
accepted bid.
The Board of Freeholders reserve the right
to reject any or all bids.
ANTHONY b. SMITH,
Director.
II. FENDALL SMITH,
Engineer.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-26
A TURKEY DRUNK"
An Old Time Thanksgiving Custom
Which Is Happily Now Obsolete.


II remember when | was a boy that
one of the great features of Thanks
giving time was what we called the
turkey drunk" says a native of west
kill their Thanksgiving turkey In those
days until the forenoon of the day it
was to be eaten. and 1t was the GUS
tom to get the bird most g~loriously
drunk and kill it while 1t was In that
condition. They used to say that 1t
made the turkeys last moments on
earth happy and made It's approach
ing death a matter of TO
the bird. More than that, 1t was be-
lieved that the brandy they filled the
turkey up with gave the meat a flavor
that no bird that died sober could ever
have. | don't know whether hat was
so. but do know that l can't get any
turkey nowadays that has the pecul-
iarly delicious flavor those brandy
soaked birds of my beloved boyhood
had. The turkey drunk was a great
occasion. 1t was witnessed by the
whole family and all the invited
guests. If there were any. Two hours
before killing the turkey the head of
the family would fill a teacup or a tin
cup or sometimes a small gourd with
brandy. This he would take out to
the poultry yard where the turkey
which was to provide the Thanksgiv-
ing dinner would be cooped up by it.
self In one corner and place 1t on the
ground In front of the turkey. Those
fowls appeared to be fond of brandy,
and the doomed bird would gobble up
the intoxicating liquor with the relish
of a confirmed old topper. Sometimes
a particularly large and fat turkey
would DRINK the entire contents of the
cup.
"As soon as the bird was through
drinking 1t would be let out Of its
coop, and In less than three minutes
1t would be staggering about the yard
with as elegant a jag on as any round
er ever enjoyed. If the victim was a
gobbler his efforts to maintain his dig
nifty under the influence of his load
were as funny Is a circus clowns.
Steadylng himself by an effort. he
would throw his head up. thrust his
chest out, lower his wings till they
dragged on the ground and then try to
strut among his hens with the domi-
neering pomposity of his sober days.
His strut invariably ended In his fall
Ing ANONYMOUSLY on his nose, and his
struggles to regain his equilibrium
were equal to the drunken gymnastics
of Toodles.
1.-THE exhibition the intoxicated COB
bier made of himself created unmis-
taxable surprise, II not disgust. In his
harem, and the hens would draw apart
In groups and watch the antics of their
lord In shocked silence. The turkey
never failed to get drunken and drunk
er and at last would totter and fall
and give up to the influence Of the
liquor. Then was the time to kill the
bird, and Its head was cut off while
the turkey was In its stupor. That
custom Is fortunately obsolete now. |
don't think 1t would be a very lnspir
ing sight for one to witness nowadays.
but in the old times the stiffest teeto-
taller didn't seem to see anything
wrong In making the Thanksgiving
turkey drunk. | suppose that would
come under the head of cruelty to ami
mails now. At any rate, 1t should"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-26
WAS
1T
INSURED

Everybody asks this question after a fire.
Tit next question, which is just as impor-
tant, What Company" nobody asks
The property owners of America pay an
nually three hundred million dollars in pre-
miums for fire insurance., but not one in ten
of them knows even the NAME of the COM
pany whose policy may be his only asset in
case of disaster. Do you know? If not, what
an astonishing state OF affairs for al enlight-
ened businesslike American citizen.
II you know the name OF the
what do you know of its standing or its rep
utatfon for fair dealing? The HARTFORD
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY for nlnety-nine
years has paid promptly every just claim.
1t does today the largest fire insurance BUSH
ness in America.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-26

sion. Grave determination shone from
his eyes.
81 must be of at once" he said to
his wife. ito look for another job"
ION a holiday" she exclaimed.
1.-THE sooner the better" said he.
and he scarcely more than skinned
his newspaper except the columns of
''Help Wanted-Males."
Nothing there" he observed, with a
sigh. Never mind, mother; there's
something somewhere. and I'll find It."
Scarcely had he gone when Bob pick
ed up the paper and In a moment more
gave a shout.
There! You've walked the new
baby" said his mother, hurrying to
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-26

bound, | m o s t
C b o k h g
breath out of him.
do that again.
ne growled. and
Ill kill you." And
he threw the boy
Into a corner and
darted out of the
house with the
baby. locking the
door from the out
side.
Bob picked him
self up o the
floor and tried the
door. 1t yielded
nothing. Then he
got n chair and
pulled himself up
to the transom.
In a second he
was through it.
hatless. d t y ,
choked Inc pant
ing. but thirsting
for revenge. Dow
ed. three at a tim'
Up the street,
bows. he darted.
the avenue he say
ing along, and o
stood the kidnapt
up baby In his al
cent for car fare,
the car as If he oy
The car gained
all effort, but the
have observed hi
out Of sight. but
He was not far fl
the car stopped.
The boy got the
but determined st.
just going out. r.
iiceman and a tic
past them on to