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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-12-16

Millions loved him ana revere Ills
memory. Mark Twain was the Christ
mas spirit personined He was a sort
Of literary Santa Claus to all mankind.
DO you know why So many people
loved him? 1t was because be was
kind and gentle and tender and loving.
But-Mark Twain was a kicker?
oh, yes-yes. indeed, he was! He
admitted II himself, He Kicked against
all kinds Of injustice. Whenever a
brand Of injustice, old OF new, dared
to show itself Mark Twain kicked It
hard. HE WAS NOT KIND on GEN.
TIE OR TENDER 10 INJUSTICE.
Late In Ills life, after having done
his best to kill or the street car hog
and cure the III tempered ticket agent
aud eliminate other unnecessary evils,
be became interested In the Early
Christmas Shopping Movement.
He had been In the crush at the
stores just before Christmas. and he
had seen how the sllopgirls were over.
worked, how they and the men clerks,
too, were rushed to death In the last
few days before Dec. "a and even up
to nearly midnight On that day. So
Mark Twain became ali earnest advo-
cate Of the Early Christmas Shopping
Movement.
II was q case OF improving kindness
OF heart that made Mark Twain urge
all people to do their Christmas shop
ping early-to begin d month or 50 IN
advance of Christmas and thus make
the lot OF the shopgirls easier.
This Christmas for the first time the
SHOWS will be sifted over the grave Of
Mark Twain. II Won loved him and
4 you ave his memory remember
that his big heart was touched by the
overworked condition Of the clerks at
Christmas buying time and that he
asked all Of you to DO YOUR SHOP.
PING EARLY THIS YEAR.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-12-16

lou WIN hare an elephant on your
handa M YOU wait until tho Eleventh
Hour ~ do yout buying Of Chfistmaa
presents md tha trimmings for the
Iree. NJ many other persons who pay
np attention n The Early Christmas
nhcIsrinE Movement vim be- doing
ssneiF ptyiuS at TIE sassss time that
y won't have much chance To get
I ti'iurA you wan. you perhaps
Tlli Aose ypir teraper-a Iittle--and thsI
klsl ylIoBtries stV wAit on Vol misy loss
aftSs " eould hlalne hef Be con-
~; ;ISsss'ssna asa Ssss sasVP'ss INK
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-12-16

These fuzzy chicks came out Of their
shells Just as early as possible. They had
sense enough to know a good thing when
they expected to see it-this beautiful
world.
You viii find that Christmas ii a much
more beautiful holiday n YOU prepare tor
Il properly In advance. But II you wait
until the last moment before Won do your
shopping you will discover that you
should have started JUST AS EARLY AS
POSSIBLE. Shop early and avoid the
rush. Why not?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-12-16
Why Christmas Shopping
Should Begin Early

First~-Bscauss you can Get
better bargains when tho stcck
Is fresh and full.
second-6ecaUse you thus
have time to make proper ~
Isctions instead Of buying lust
anything to make out your
aft list.
Third.-Bccause you can time
ths aifts you send away BY ex-
press or BY mail 20 that they
viii reach The recipients just b.
fore Christmas and not ! day Or
50 late.
Fourth-Bccauss by spreading
your shopping cver several
weeks instead Of DOING slt q 4
II ! few hours and n q grest
rush you will b able to get
what you want when you want
II.
s Fifthy--Hecause you viii bs
doing your part toward making
Trims easier for the shcpYirls
E MI ths othsr clsrks, who are
ruyb<d aimost 70 desth wren
Svsrybcdy Buys everything tns
est IN an bsfors chr'stm.9.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-16

It is utterly impossible for to listen to the burn
ING eloouence of Dr. NJ G. B. Mason secretary of the
Freedmen's Aid of the Metho
Man Differs Only dist Episcopal church and him
In Complexion self a freedman, without
reaching the same conclusion
of the renowned poet who declared the only true
study of man is man." To argue that this or the
other race not capable of the degree of mental
expansion and development asis the Saxon, and
especially the Normandy stock, is assuming the wis
dom of the Almighty, which man is capable of do
ing Dr. Mason, born of slave parents and they the
descendants of African heather, before he reaches
his ffet milestone in life becomes the unquestioned
pulpit orator and ogcian of the great Methodist con-
nection, of which he is member. Drop curtain in
front of Dr. Mason he speaks and the most cultur
ed and effete congregation in Anglo Saxon circles
would owing to his dicton, eoquence and pr0fundty
of thought pronounce him pulpit Demonsthenes
But as in Dr. Mason so in hundred and other in
stances is the black demonstrating that he is as
capable of mental and moral expansion as his more
favored Anglo Saxon brethren Man, whether white,
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-16

Not candidate that ran for county office last
Tuesday in King county, but spent mere money seek
ing the office than he can
Running For Office possibly earn by honestly
A Costly Experience holding the office the first
year he is elected and
then add to the amount the candidate spent for him
self the amount his friends spent for him and by
far than the office will pay the two years he holds it
was expended in the interest of his candidacy. Under
such circumstances how man elected to office be
expected to do the square thing by the tax payers
All men elected to county offices do not become graft
ers and public looers but it is hard to figure out how
man can for office and spend the salary OF the
two wears he is in office trying to be nominated and
elected and still make living. Slush funds are COL
ected in the interest of candidates and knowing the
American people as we'll as the most of US do it is
foolhardy to think they putting up large sums Of
money in campaigns for patriotic purposes. Even af
ter elected the office holder is the legitimate prey of
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-16

What do you think of the PostIntelgencer going In
dependent in politics? WE'LL that is just what it has
Pr. BECOMES nounced that it would do and it
POLITICALLY began last Friday and in proof of
INDEPENDENT. that it practically endorsed the
Hon. Miles Poindexter the successful candidate at the
polls last Tuesday for United States senator The P.I
for years has had eanngs in that direction and the strange
thing that did not go with the Insurgents at the very
beginning This leaves but standpat Republican
morning daily paper in the state-the Tacoma Ledger.
The Interests of the country have become aggressive
and it might be added oppressive, far the common
people concerned that is high time of the lead
ing daily papers, whose possess drop of the milk
of human kindness rise up and speak out in meeting
in the interest of the working Had not the chief
of PI been candidate for United States SENATOR
Seattle would not have the disgraceul administration
that she has, would graft be running rampant in the
city it is.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-16

Either Alaska has some of the most clever thieves
on earth one in connection with the express
companies that bring gold down
Alaska Thieves from Alaska are in collision
Get The Gold with the thieves. Recently an
other strong box has been rob-
he'd of gold bullion to the value of $57, 600 and no
trace of the thieves has been found. In fact the
company was not that the strong box had been
tempered with until it reached the government assay
office in Seattle when it discovered that the gold
had beer extracted and lead put in its place. just
how thief could secrete himself away on steam
boat and at the time take aboard great bars OF
lead and at some opportune time rob the strong ooX
and then go ashore with the gold in his possession
without being discovered is than even the aver
age thief can figure out and those not versed In the
profession do not believe it can be done. The trick
has ever appearance of having been turned by some
one on the inside instead of by knight of the jimmy
looking for loot
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-16

If as goes Maine so goes the country, then the
United States is in line to have Democrats administer
ing her affairs from Congress
Republicans Lose to constable but despite the
State of Maine fact that Maine broke all
previous records and went
hell bent for Democracy eecng the entire state adj
mirstration the three Congressman and the
likewise legislature that will elect Democrat to the
United States senate yet it is not thought the same
fatal results to Republicanism will happen in those
states that have had try out of the direct primary
law Almost blind man see corruption has be-
come so common among the Stand-pat Republicans
that nothing short of Insurgent lambastng at the
primaries or an od-fashoned Democratic walloping at
the polls could clear the old ship of state OF the Darn
aces that have attached themselves to her hulk on &C
count of long and continuous service. Maine, owing
to the fact the Stand-patters still controlled the Re-
publican party would not stand for the adoption OF
the direct primary law hence the people had no other
recourse save to drub the party at the general election
for both it's sins of omission as we'll as sins OF COM
mission.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-16

Because man had forged check and was trying
tn mass it on saloon man. who smelled mouse, and
while he and the chap went
Common Sense to see about the check he saw
VS. to it that a policeman be in
CITY Policemen waiting, and the bad check
man seeing himself about to
he trapped made break for more room prompted the
poceman not only to follow in hot pursuit but to actual
" pull his revolver and begin shooting at his man as
no ran down the crowded thoroughtare' and might
have wounded or killed dozen human beings. The
policeman got his man, but such reckless use of fire
aas on the part of an officer should result in his i'm
mediate discharge from the force. Lest bad check
man get away the policeman jeopardized the lives of
number of persons when the saloon man had not
lost cent by the transaction 1t would be awful for
the saloon man to lose cent of money and that may
have been the of the mnion OF the law leopard
ling so many human lives.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-16

Mayor Gill has gone to Alaska a hunting trip,
Chief Wappensten has gone to California pleasure
-- oo Vandeveer is with Mr.. Gill on his
- . - nrnTTH trip, and rumor has it. on a resigna-
WALL" ton trip; Prosecuting Attorney
annual hunting tournament and Sheriff Hodge, taking adj
vantage of the big being of the city, raided her
gambling dives last Thursday night, and result
70 odd lawbreakers rest in durance vile 1t is alleged
that gambling thrown wide open than the
mayor and the chief left the city, and that is why the
raid made but there is not word of truth in the
statement for gambling has been running wide open
since Hiram c. Gill took his seat mayor of Seattle and
the law obeyed it has been written in the books
not only the gamblers but the mayor and the chief Of the
police would likewise be indicted for they are guilty of
the crime of public gambling after the fact 1t quite
concdent that the gambling raids should have been
made the time the PL turned Progressive and
less the signs of the time deceive gambling has it's
pamy days in Seattle.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-16

Miss Edna Bailey, of Patchogue Suffolks county,
New York daughter of former senator Edwin Bailey,
r who introduced the first auto bill in the legislature
has applied for chauffers license. Miss Bailey is
eighteen, and has driven upwards of 5000 miles,
Hers is the fourth application from women for license
and these are doubtless only fore runners of what will
be general custom before many years have passed.
The attending conditions which regulate auto driving
make it a promising and profitable field for women
viewed from a financial standpoint, while women OF
the weather. class who drive their own machines
have thoroughly demonstrated the fact that women
drivers would be success in that line of employment
Especially would this be so in and towns where
help could be secured from public garages on very
short notice.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-16

President William Howard Taft has practically
allied himself with the Progressves and in the future
the senators and representatives will have their say as
to the public patronage the as the regulars The
announcement that Taft had become Progressive
came like thunder clap from clear sky to the reg
lars and Chairman Woodruff could hardly believe his
eyes and ears.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-16

It is rather significant that the new state of Ari-
iona should elect majority of the delegates to her
constitutional emit on
Democrats Capture from the Democratic party.
State of Arizona Arizona is distnctively
western state and made up of
men from the North rather than from the South and
there is no excuse for it going Democratic but the new
stete started out at nauspcious time that is when
Insurgency was at it's highest and the citizens thereof
not being able to purge the Republican party of Inter-
est barnaces could do nothing else except elect Demo
Gratis to office But it fact that the whole country
in restless state and right about face all over the
civilized portions of the United States may be looked
for cvilized portions is used advsedly, because no
one in the North has never yet charged the South
with being civilized and if it has been charged it
has not been found guilty thereof.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-16

every CRATER and blood sucker that comes along and
he always stands for it, which must mean that ne has
other ways while in office to get money besides the
salary that is paid him.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-16

Caleb Powers of Kentucky thrice convicted to die on
the gaows for the murder of Gov Goebe and each time
,.u the judgment of the lower court
AAA-s-o 49, ~ being reversed by the higher
nv" court, and who finally pardon
ed of the charge by Gov Bradley has been nominated by
the Republican Progressves Of his congressional district
in Kentucky for representative in Congress Mr. Powers
the time he arrested for the murder Of Gov Goebe
secretary of state, and confined something like
ten years in the county JAIL either awaiting trial or
supreme court reviews He is to say the least most
remarkable man. and it is the of opinion that
he was not guilty of the crime and that he will be vim
dcated by being elected to the position he aspires
and for which he has received his party endorsement
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-16

Samuel Hills offer to build permanent road from
Blaine to Vancouver by way of Bellingham, Everett
Seattle and Tacoma thence
Samuel Hill's to Spokane via Waa Walla
Scheme Endorsed and back to Seattle by way of
Davenport and Wenatchee
is one of the greatest proposals ever made by nd
yidual for the everlasting benefit to the public. We
are pleased and gratifed to recognize Mr. Hills
thusasm in the good roads movement for which he has
spent valuable time and money but in this munihcent
offer he asks to appropriate hundreds of thousands of
dollars from his personal funds which seems almost
beyond the limit of his great generosity There is no
selfish motive connected with this generous offer fol-
that which he has already done will place his name in
history among the greatest benefactors of good roads
building in the United States. The counties should
lend every possible assistance to Mr. Hill in this, his
greatest work. Davenport Tribune
throughout the United States there may be sharp
controversy between the Insurgent and Standpat
Republicans, but the con-
Iusurgeut Republicans troversey has not become
But Not Democrats sufficiently acute to go
beyond the primaries and
result in Republicans electing Democrats to office It
will he found, after the ides of next November that
there will be no more real Democrats in Congress than
at present The primary law was brought about for
Republicans and Democrats to settle their troubles
within their respective parties and it is not without
good results. The recent state elections in Vermont
and New Hampshire and the Maine elections last Mon
day, which gave large Democratic majorties for all
state officers, demonstrates that Republicans are
both Insurgents and Democrats. That
there was excuse for the upheava in Republican circles
a great majority of the Republicans all over the coun
try verify believe, but when Aldrch, Cannon and the
other Interest leaders have been driven from the party
leadership then insurgency will have fulfilled it's
mission.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-16
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FRIDAY September Is. 1910

black, red, yellow or brown, like the soil, only pro-
duces when properly cultivated, and his only differ
ence from his fellow man is his complexion and envr-
onments
Tanana leader., 1910-08-18

Iditarod Pioneer, July "a: Charged
on information by John J. Donovan,
United States deputy marshal, with
selling liquor without license, Clara
Sherman, one of the girls of Otter creek,
was brought into town early last week
and fined 500 and costs amounting to
$37 additional.
The defendant pleaded guilty to the
charge, and the proceedings were short
and to the point.
This is the first action of the kind
brought in the district, but as near as
can be learned it is not the last, as the
government authorities contemplate a
general crusade against selling liquor in
"blind pigs" and sporting houses.
Tanana leader., 1910-08-18

imposed upon any trapper or dealer
having in possession any skin, taken in
the open season, but held for disposition
or sale in the closed season-thus, for in
stance, making it lawful to kill and
skin land otter, mink, muskrat, mar
ten, fisher or ermine on the 3lst day of
March, but laying the possessor of the
skin on the 1st day Of April liable to
the severest penalties. In actual prac-
tice trappers in remote regions often do
not get into the trading centers before
the middle of June. The collectors do
not usually forward the pelts to the
outside markets until we'll into the last
half of the summer. Very often it is to
the advantage of the trapper or dealer
to hold the skins over for a more advan-
tageous market, and they ought to have
the right so to do. :~:...
b. This phase of the regulations is so
flagrantly wrong that any influential
person or firm would be able to evade
it; but at the same time an obscure
trader or trapper might be compelled to
bear the full responsibility for violating
the rules.
c. The regulations put premium on
lawlessness and an unwarranted hard
ship on persons who respect the law.
Tanana leader., 1910-08-18
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE Houses
~ and cabins for rent All x, kinds of real

as beaver, otter and muskrat are con-
cerned.
3. In this country men do not trap
for fur when it is unprime. 1t does not
pay to do so. Hence regulation pre-
scribing the time within which fur may
be taken is superhuous and of no prac-
teal value.
4. Fur-bearing animals are sometimes
taken in improper season through acct
dent-as, for instance, marten caught
out of season in traps set for fox in
season. The number of accidental
catches of this kind is small; but men
making them ought neither to be placed
under the necessity of concealing the
accident nor wasting the pelt if it is OF
any value-as is the case under the reg
ulations formulated by the secretary Of
commerce and labor.
5. Under the regulations of the secre-
tary the killing of muskrat is prohib-
tied throughout the time that they can
be successfully trapped in this region.
Muskrat are largely used by natives and
whites for home consumption. They
breed rapidly and are in no danger of
being depleted.
6. In the regulations prescribed by
the secretary bear, except black bear,
wolf, wolverine and groundsquirrel are
not mentioned, and under the law,
therefore, are protected at all times.
Every kind of bear is destructive of
property and often dangerous and de-
structive of human life. There is no
profit in hunting them in this region.
Wolves are very destructive of useful
game like moose and cariboo. There
should be no closed season on any kind
of bear or wolves.
7.'f the regulations promulgated by
the secretary should be enforced, or be
attempted to be enforced, they would
cause injustice in the following particu-
lars, namely:
a. The said regulations provide that
the penalties named therein might be
Tanana leader., 1910-08-18
Bear Raided Keh0e's, Also.

A few days before William Lunn
killed the big bear at his camp north of
town last week bear had visited John
Kehoe's ranch, demolished tent and
destroyed lot of provisions.
1t is believed the brute that did the
mischief at Kehoe's is the same that got
his quietus at Lunn's.
Tanana leader., 1910-08-18
DEFECTS IN REGULATIONS
FOR TAKING OF FURS

Rabbits and birds are everywhere re-
ported more plentiful than for four or
five years. This not only means SUBJ
stantial aid to prospectors and explorers
in the way of food, but it means a
very important increase of furs for
period extending over about four years;
or at least fur-bearing animals will be
more numerous for about that'length of
time. The fur of interior Alaska is
source of wealth that is mere evenly
distributed and benefits more DIVERSE
fed population than any other. The
natives are dependent upon it for cloth
ing and means to buy food; prospectors
exc out their grubstakes with it; a good
many white trappers look to it as their
principal source of income, and it is an
important item with merchants and
traders, enabling supply posts to be
maintained at remote points where 9TH
erwise there would be no means of ex-
plorers procuring supplies.
Under a new law the responsibility of
making regulations for the taking Of
fur-bearing animals rests solely with
the secretary of commerce and labor.
That official has promulgated regula-
tons which are defective, and the fol-
lowing statement is made in hope that
the rules may be amended in some i'm
portant respects:
l. Marten, lynx, fox, wolverine, and
to a lesser extent mink and .ermine be-
come numerous or scarce according as
rabbits multiply, or are decimated by
disease. Two reasons account for this:
first, the fur bearers named are largely
dependent on the rabbits for food, and,
second, the parasitic disease that deci-
mates the rabbits is communicated to