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The Washington herald., 1910-09-18
THE HAIRCLOTH SOFA.
A Dissertation of Its Place i'm CARA
History

The London Daily Mail. in the course
OF a learned article upon the psychology
of housefurnishings, rejoices greatly over
the decay OF the hairclOth sofa. II is
now practically impossible, says the Mail.
10 find a haircoth sofa in a civilized Eng
lish home. says the Baltimore Sun.
In the United States, we believe. the
haircloth sofa has weathered the years
rather more successfully than in Eng
land but here too. 1t is growing rare.
Thirty years ago there was one I'm every
American home, II stood In the parlor.
between the marble mantel and the win
dow. and half dozen elegant tides ena-
bled il to collect and hold the dust which
it's own smooth epidermis rejected. The
carpet beneath it was OF Brussels va
riety, showing a large design OF unearth-
~ flowers and daring curlycues. Above
fl hung a striking crayon portrait OF
Uncle Snodgrass in a dark heavy walnut
frame. with thin strip Of red plush be-
tween frame and glass. A pier mirror
was near by and in front of II was a
walnut table with marble top, on which
stood basket Of wax fruits. covered
with a glass bell A cabinet OF curios-
tiles graced the corner between sofa and
window
Every swain who went counting dur
ing the '70s had to acquire a sort OF
special haireloth-sofa technique to en-
able MIN TO sit upon that CLASSY mound
of springs and excelsior without slipping
Off sofa held two very comfortably
and was ideal for holding The
pastor sat there when he called II was
the seat of honor for distinguished visi-
tors-the rich aunt from Connecticut. the
candidate for Congress. the bishop. the
family lawyer. the policeman on the beat
1t was a serious crime. even as late as
lSS2. for child 10 touch the sofa In the
parlor. Finger-prints. and particularly
those made by sticky fingers showed
upon its glossy surface as plainly as
white spots upon printing-office towel
And now the haircloth sofa goes rum
bling down the dim corridors Of time. II
was frightfully ugly. OF course, and We
should be glad 10 see the end OF II, but
somehow e sentimental attachment 10 II
fingers. Why not select a few unusually
hideous specimens and preserve them for
pOsterity? Why not open a haircloth
sofa alcove in the National Museum at
Washington. so that the Americans Of
the distant future may understand the
artistic ideals OF the Grant administra-
ton.
II Sweden the testimony q a child under sixteen
The Washington herald., 1910-09-18
True Iihernlity.

From the Youths Companion.
He was always thought" said Uncle
Ethan, refectively. ITO be one of the
charitablest men in the whole town. and
I guess he was.
'He always owned a plug hat, for one
thing. and I never knew him to refuse
20 lend 1t to anybody"
The Washington herald., 1910-09-18

II Sweden the testimony q child under sixteen
wears of age viii not he accepted in court.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-18

II has bcen estimated that the rats II this oounir
alone cost Us about 100000 YER YEAR.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-18

Mr.. Robert J. Mawhinney and friends
are touring Pennsylvania and Maryland
in his private motor car
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03
THE ADVISOR.

(Mr. Roosevelt will assume the role of an advisory publicist.- Cur rent GuessD Teddy will tell us the things we
 do. The things we should drink and the
 the things We should chew; He'll tell us the way We should preach and should pray And the reason our hens are refus
 ing to lay, And the time to cut corn and the
 time to cut hay, And just who shall shuttle And who shall deal, The place for ruffle
 And how to roast veal, And how to build bridges, and how
 to make bread. And how to remember the things We
 have read, And how to write headings, And what kind of pants Are worn at noon weddings, And how to kill ants, And how to peel onions and what's
 good for bunions. And how 10 can berries and care
 for canaries, And how to make fences.  And how to set hens And what are the tenses And how to fix dens, And how to raise babies, And how to make kites, And how to cure rabies, And how to run flights, And how to run trolleys and cook
 hot tamales and what to feed
 collies, And how to stuff pillows and what
 causes pillows,
 And how to keep cool, Cure balks in a mule, Store eggs so they'll keep, House cattle and sheep, Heal burns on the hand, Make chests to expand Embroider monogram, repaint a chair. Retrim an old bonnet and what
 will grow hair o Teddy will tell us the things We
 should know Just as he's been telling since long
 long ago!
 Jefferson Toombs, in Harper's Weekly.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03
DOESN'T CONSUMER
 PAY TARIFF
IS CONTENTION THAT ULTIMATE CONSUMER IS A MYTH
 WARRANTED?
+ NOT WHO DOES PAY II?
1t Is Fact That American Consum- CT Under Protective Tariff Paid 2 Gents per Pound More for Sugar
 Than Paid by English Consumer
Special CorrespondenceD

WASHINGTON. Sept. S.-In 1900 the American consumer of sugar paid More than ? cents pound in ex- cess of the price paid by the Lon don consumer. If the tariff was not to blame for the difference in price will some Republican speaker or newspaper explain what was the cause? Query No 9 if the American consumer does not pay the tariff on sugar when he buys II al the grocery. who does pay t and where is ii paid ? Query No. 3. If the tariff on sugar IS paid by the consumer, is it not req sonable to presume that the amount of the tariff on blankets. woolens. hardware farm machinery and other protected articles. is also paid by the consumer?
 CLYDE H. TAVENER
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03
GET READY FOR WINTER

Because of the difficulties of keep ing the trail open double enders will be used to carry the mail be tween Fairbanks and Fort Gibbon this coming winter. During the week Jules Marion, who will be the North ern Commercial company's mail su- perintendent at Panama, was in town to make arrangements for the winter service. For the past eight years MT Marion has been station ed at Eagle in charge of the upper division of the winter mail lines. He now succeeds G. G. Miller as superintendent at Panama.
 No contract has yet been let for the carrying of the mail to Iditarod, and it is not yet certain which of the three trails-the one by way of Kaltag, Nulato or the Lewis roadhouse-will be used.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03
ID|TAROD PERSONALS
Iditarod, Sept. 3, 1910

Frank H. Griffin came up from 1 Dikeman this week.
 Judge Maltby left for Holy Cross on Monday to meet his sister. who will make her home here John Barrett, of the Pony Express Company, left this week on a short visit to the nnoko valley.
 Mrs. B. F. Brooks, wife of Dr. | Brooks, the well known physician, arrived on the Koyukuk from Fair banks.
 c. T. Suter is daily expecting the arrival of Mrs. Suter. He has fitted | up comfortable apartments over his store
 Capt E. T. Barnette, of Fairbanks, writes William Barrett, of Barrett X Levin, that he may visit Iditarod this month
 | E. R. Peoples will leave in a few days for the kuskokwim, for the pur- pose of getting first hand information about that section. Capt. P. H. Wood. a master mari her, who has turned miner, is in town from Flat where he is interest ed in a lease with Capt Worth.
 M. L. Sullivan, a few days ago, received news of the death of his mother at Vanceboro, Me, where she had lived for nearly 80 years. | MT. and Mrs. T. L. Thurston who arrived here recently from Fairbanks, are comfortably located in new | log house on Second avenue and Otter street.
 A recent wedding was that of George F. Kilroy, a wellknown news paper and mining man, formerly of Butte, Mont, and Nome, and Mrs Ford, also of Nome.
 Edward Donnelly, mining man, formerly of Ester creek, but who is now operating on Happy Gulch, this district, is suffering from an attack of rheumatism. J. A. Acklen, a wellknown mining man, formerly of Dawson, is in town from Seattle, which place, he says, is extremely quiet; business being dull and the conditions being panicky | Charles Tripp had the misfortune to trip over a cross cut saw few days since, cutting severe gash in his left knee Dr. Brooks dressed the wound which required several stitches
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03
LITTLE SON IS BORN.

Early Thursday morning at St. Matthew's hospital son was born to the wife of MT C. w. Williams. the missionary connected with St. at Cinema Or Sutherland reports that mother and child are doing nice lv
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03
Timely Hints for the Housewife

2 this part of the steak with the ten
 derloin and expect t to be eaten.
 The fact is that to brOil this part of
 the porterhouse steak Is not good
 management. T. is much more profit
 able to put fl into the soup kettle
 or to make a stew. In families where
 most of the members are away dur
 ing the day the latter is a good plan. for the end of a steak makes a good stew for two or three people. This may be seasoned with vegetables left from dinner, or two or three olives | cut up in gravy will give a very good | flavor; or a few drops of some one i flavor is relished. or little Chili sauce may be added to the stew But i if the tough end of a porterhouse is needed with the rest, a good plan is | to put il through a meat grinder, make it into balls. and broil il with i the tender portions. Each member of | tue idlIlllN Cdi lHtl Dt StlNtu Nliu piece of the tenderloin and a meat | ball. If the chopped meat is sea soned with little onion juice. grated lemon rind or chopped parsley.
 good flavor is imparted to the gravy.
 Hamburg Steak.
 This name is commonly given to 1 inexpensive cuts of beef, seasoned
 a little. shaped into small balls or i into one large thin cake. and quickly
 broiled in way that a tender steak would be Owing to the quick cook i ing much of the natural flavor of the meat is developed and retained. The 1 fact should be kept in mind that i Hamburg steak must be made from l fresh. well-ground meat. IL is much safer to chop the meat al home. as chopped meat spells very quickly. | Much depends. too, upon browning it sufficiently 10 bring out the fiavOrs | Many cooks thinks that Hamburg steak is improved if the meat is
 mixed with milk before it is cooked. In some parts of the country, and particularly in the Southern States, two kinds of beef are on sale One l is imported from other parts of the country and is of higher price. The
 other known locally as native beef"
 is sometime lacking in flavor and in
 in fat is usually tougher Southern
 native heef such as is raised in | Florida is almost invariably, however. of extremely good flavor, due pre- 1 sumably to the feed or other con | ditions under which il is raised By
 cnopping such meat and cooking it as Hamburg steak. a dish almost as | palatable as the best cuts of the more expensive may be obtained. In such cases. it is desirable because | of the low percentage of fat to add
 suet or butter to the meat. The req son for this is that in cooking the
 water of the juice when unprotected l by fat evaporates too quickly and | leaves the meat dry. This may be l prevented by adding egg as well as fat, for the albumen of the egg hardens quickly and tends to keep the juices. The proportion should
 be one egg to one and half pounds of meat.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03

recipes and other in formation contained in this col umn are the results of extensive investigations conducted by the United States Department of Agri- culture The object of the inves- tigation and experiments was to ascertain the most economical methods of preparing meat dishes for family use. In all cases the food value was the primary con sideration
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03
INSUFFICIENT REVENUE
Special Correspondence.)

tSpeclal Correspondence.
 WASHINGTON, Sept S. The PayneAldrich law is failing to pro duce sufficient revenue to meet the expenses of the government. Dur ing the first twentythree days of August the expenditures exceeded the receipts by $5,277,1790S. This is according to the statement issued by the United States treasurer at the close of business on the evening of August 23. In other words, the declaration of the Republican lead CTS that the new tariff law is pro ducing sufficient revenue to run the government is entirely unfounded.
 CLYDE H. TAVENER
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03

JUNEAU. Sept Miss Nellie Carter. who has been visiting with Judge and Mrs. T. R. Lyons. after having been in Fairbanks during the past season. leaves on the Jefferson for California
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03
LIKES BEAVER COUNTRY.

! | Furlong is one of the most country. He was over at the scene of the latest stampede for seven or eight days and he says that there is much sign of activity. He believes that pay is sure to be found on the benches and that there is strong good before the end of the win ter
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03
Joy Riders Killed,

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. "A. - Four persons were killed early this morn inS when their automobile plunged off the embankment into the canal here.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03

Alaska now has more school chil dren in actual attendance in public schools within her borders than Mis- sissippi, Indiana, Michigan or Dako ta had white settlers when they were organized into territory and given an elective legislative assem- bly-Douglas News.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03
Eastern Cities Size,

CLEVELAND, Sept. 24-The cen sus returns show that this city has population of 560,000 and that of Baltimore is just ten thousand less.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03

fer of the Fairbanks Banking Co Miss Grace Rolston, Of Fairbanks, entered the school one year ago.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03
REV. BETT|CHER, JR.
 HEARD FROM

TACOMA. Aug 2. Charles Flu gene Betticher. Jr., graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Creek letter man and member of the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity, came to Tacoma this morning and spent a few hours in the city before going to his home in New York City.
 Five years ago Rev. Mir. Betticher passed through Tacoma and since that time he has labored as mis- sionary in Alaska He is returning to New York. leaving behind him the most thoroughly organized mis- sionary syNem in the world.
 Al the present time he has five mission stations with schools under his charge. six white missionaries and many native workers. in addition to smaller mission stations a days journey apart throughout the Tan ana valley. His missions stretch up the Panama from the Yukon to Sal chaket and beyond. These have been largely the result of his own efforts. together with St Matthew's church and hospital, and the George C. Thomas Memorial Library in Fair banks. Now his work has grown to such an extent that he has been obliged to share it, reserving the native work for himself and turning over the big church, hospital and library at Fairbanks to fellow rector
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03

The Citizen already has the Iarg est circulation of any Fairbanks paper on the creeks, and it is in- creasing fast.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03
Iditarod, Sept. IA.

The Grand hotel. at Flat city. was formally opened on Monday night,
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03
Has Undergone Hardships

Rev. Mir. Betticher has encounter ed hardships. Frequently in winter he has walked long stretches be- tween his stations over the snow. requiring a month to cover the 600 miles of valley Three times he has been left for dead. Once he fought hand-tO-hand struggle with a drunk en miner and narrowly escaped with his life
 Rev. MT. Betticher declares the Alaska natives the original fore fathers of the American Indian. Through careful study of dialects prevailing in his valley, he found that the words for water 'people' and many other terms are similar to those used by Arizona and New Mexico Indians. There are many similarities among the tongues, de- clensiOns and roots being much the same, he declares. Upon his return to Fairbanks he intends to make an extensive investigation into the lan- guages, comparing them with those of East Siberian tribes
 Whether the natives in the Tan ana valley are destined to live or become extinct" said he today, rests on the work we can do during the next ten years. We must battle for the preservation of the race
 Must Maintain Birth Rates.
 The influx of the whites has brought so-called civilization along with it, and the natives have grown
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03
Must Maintain Birth Rates.

The influx of the whites has brought so-called civilization along with it. and the natives have grown less rugged and less able to cope with nature. It has also driven ami mals upon whom they depend furth- CT away, entailing hardships upon the Indians. During the next ten years, if we can maintain birth rate equal to the death rate, we will sue ceed, for by that time they will have been accustomed to the change and be ready to cope with the new situ- ation. We are taking new census of the Indians every year, and hope to maintain our present rate.'
 Rev. Betticher leaves tomorrow for New York and later Cincinnati, Ohio, where he will attend the general convention of the Episcopal church, to be held in October.
 To this convention he is Alaska S delegate. With him on his trip out has come Miss Margaret Jackson, of Fairbanks, who is on her way to Burlington, N. J., to enter the Epis- copalian school there She is 16 years old and daughter Of the cash
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03
Spanish 5cafsteak.

Take piece of round steak weigh ing pounds and about an inch
 thick; pound until thin, season with salt and cayenne pepper, cover with a layer of bacon or salt pork, cut into thin slices. roll and tie with a cord Pour around it half cupful of milk and half cupful of water Place in a covered baking dish and cook two hours. basting occasionally
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-08-25
German Court Etiquette

out are placed on one side. and on the
other those who have already gone
through the ordeal.
The lady presented has now mott
fed her wish to be invited to some OF
the court entertainments. A court ball
at Berlin is opened with much cere
mony. The German emperor and
empress enter with their suites. and
the ambassadresses stand about the
throne In the court circle. Their i'm.
perial majesties never dance, but con.
verse with their guests In an
amiable manner. BY the way, the en-
peror lays much stress on good dane
ing, and win allow no one who is not
an expert to dance at the palace. A
court oficial sits In q gallery and
watches the dancers, and should he dc.
tect any errors In either ladies' or meg
he. later on, communicates with the
emperor, and the culprit Is notified
that be or she must become more ppo.
hcient before being again invited 70
the palace ~~-------"-~'Nr'
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-08-25
Left Fielder Wheat.

the game clean and attractive to the
best people. and he is succeeding In
his intention.
More than 100000 will be paid out
this year in salaries to baseball play.
ers. This does not inclue the enor.
nous expense Of keeping parks in or.
der, buying supplies and paying travel.
Ing expenses. The total expenditure
for the baseball OF the two big leagues
during the season this year will run
close to $10,000,000. Baseball is a
paying institution. August Hermann
chairman of the National Baseball
commission, predicts that this season
Will pay eight per cent on the money
Invested in baseball. Baseball is the
greatest business in the land" he
says. 1T is a progressive business
and is continually growing"
Paul Smith, left fielder of the Can.
ton team of the Illinois-Missouri
league, was purchased the other day
by President Murphy u the Cubs for
5000. James Murphy. brother of the
president, located the nineteen-year.
old player on scouting trip. Smith
Is six feet one inch tall, weighs 100
pounds, and has been batting close to
the 1920 mark. 1t is his first year in
professional baseball and he will re.
main with Canton until the Illinois.
Missouri league season closes.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-08-25
HIah-Priced BIberon.

Ten thousand guineas were given by
c. Wertheimer, at the sale Of the late
Baron Schroeder's collection at Chris.
ties a few days ago, for sixteenth
century biberon of carved rock crystal
mounted with enameled gold. 1t Is
made In imitation of some tabled mon.
ster which its designer may have ina
gined to be a sea serpent. but the body
Of which, lost in a series of fittings,
resembles more closely that Of a water
fowl. The crystal neck and body Is
mounted with enameled gold, and Is
poised like a wineglass on crystal
stem, also mounted very beautifully
in gold and enamel. The lid Of the
biberon is surmounted by statuette
in enamel Of Neptune sitting astride a
Triton, and in this, as in every other
portion of the decoration, the work Is
of indispensable delicacy. 1t is thought
to have come from the hands Of Daniel
Mignot Of Augsburg. who made 1t for
the Emperor Rudolph H.-London
Graphic.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-08-25

Melvin Taylor and Adelia Scott had
lived next door to each other all their
lives. yet they had not spoken for
IL years.
Adelia, forty now. with q powder.
Ing Of white In her brown hair, was
sitting in the old grape vine swing.
swaytng idly to and fro. Her soft
eyes were fixed on the toe of her
small shoe as 1t lightly touched the
green turf.
Overhead the April sky was cloud.
less; around her was growing grass
and young springing flowers.
In her heart was a great yearning
for happiness renewal of the joys
that had belonged to her girlhood;
the dreams, the ideals that were hers
before the awakening.
From the other side of the dividing
lilac hedge came the fragrance of to.
bacco and the sound Of mems voices.
growing nearer.
Women are naturally stubborn,
Melvin Taylor was saying in a dis.
agreeable tone. III May has quar-
relied with you. Walter. you might as
well give her up now and be done
with it-no matter how deeply you re-
pent What apologies you may offer
however humble yourself, take my
assurance she will not forgive you"
Rubbish" retorted Walter Stone,
laughing. May and. have had q
disagreement. but I know we shall
make It up--who knows when-per-
haps today! AS for the rest of WON.
ankind. they are all like May, do be.
heve-sweet and forgiving-enly some
clumsy brute of man Hike you or
me"
1--WE had my experience" inter-
rupted Taylor brusquely. II was en-
gagged to marry what believe to be
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-08-25
Try This, This Summer,

The very next time you're hot, tired
or thirsty. step up to a soda fountain
and get glass of Coca-Col 1t will
cool you of, relieve your bodily and
mental fatigue and quench your thirst
delightfully."-. At soda fountains or
carbonated in bottles-5c everywhere.
Delicious. refreshing and wholesome.
Send to the Coca-Cola Co.. Atlanta,
Ca. for their free booklet 1.-THE Truth
About Coca-Cola." Tells what Coca
Cola is and why 1t is so delicious, re-
freshing and thirst-quenching. And
send &c stamp for the Coca. Cola Base
ball Record Book for 1910-contains
the famous poem Casey At The Bat"
records, schedules for both leagues
and other valuable baseball informa.
ton compiled by authorities.