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of humiliation. He learned in course of time that
become than the engineer of an elevator in
big building required references and these he
ashamed to give. He learned also that dread per-
versty which leads man to job and then, sud-
denly scourging him. whispers to the ears of an
loyer that the man in his employ is known as one
who quit.
A ND thus it that, sitting the park bench,
hungry, disconsolate, and almost ready for the
morgue place of rest, he faced his own delin-
quencies. The propinquity of the unfortunate
brought him in contact with of those whose
courage remains undimmed after the eyes have
tailed and the aged flesh quvers in the night wind,
and this unvanquished soul knew him.
YOU" said the aged derelict, performing one
great action in his life, have other than your
self to blame You snarl at Heaven, who yet are
young. whose muscles yet are strong, and whose
years not outrun. Man. man! You not
worthy of the seat here this bench! l it all.
You're called The Gutter because drink made you
quit. Now you quit drink! Brace up! Tackle the
game agan Get some other place and-dont quitl
Men will forget the name They'll remember that
you stuck and Ah me! am SO old-so old!'
They were strange words to from such
companion of the bench but they gave Tom Walsh
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legends never dim, and
say, respectfully and
with bated breath, that
no one ever got SO far
down in the scale that
this old fellow couldn't
find some palliating cause.
1t must have been some
invisible will. stretching
from the outer world not
given us to see, that di-
rected The Gutter, des-
perate, hungry, and tor
tured by thirst, to the
dingy door. He was sui
len and grim. Every
where he went men Of
fered him anything but
work, the offerings rang
ing from drink to insult.
and the latter was the
least hard to resist. He
sat down for a moment
to rest, holding his bat
tered hat between his
hands, the hands between
his spread knees, and the
iron gray Of his barred
head increased his sem
blance of misery.
Two men in seafaring
dress came up the mar
row street, stopped by
the Office with its cob
webbed windows, and
talked.
''Casey's quit, and
that's all there is to it.
Gone over to the other
towing company. and we
can't get out till the old
man gives us another en-
gineer.
Then followed a few
strong remarks about
Casey.
He's a no-gooder.
that's what he is, a no.
gooder." the other man
said. Goes off to an
other company the min
ute they offer him a dollar
more. Leaves us in the
lurch. Well, lets go in
and break the glad news.
Tom Walsh, formerly
chief of the finest liner
afioat, got to his feet and
followed them in, ear
nestly. desperately intent
on getting a job as en-
gineer of a seagoing tug.
The men who had pre-
I'd grating where wooden
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man, when it came
to knowledge, as
ever watched an engine;
but drink and the devil
had stripped from him
the gold lace of a chiefs
uniform, drink and the
devil had undone him in
his hour of need, and the
same twin pair of COM
panions had insidiously
assisted him to a bench
in the park and a roll of
newspapers for barrier
from the wind. A long
time ago men had for
gotten that once he was
Tom Walsh, chief on the
fastest of transatlantic
liners, and the story of
the tragedy and disgrace
of the tramp Barnegat
had fastened upon him
the unwelcome nickname
of The Gutter.
Men in the old service
had liked him. At first
they had laughed at his
inebrieties, then sad
dened. and finally wit
messed his dismissal as
being the fitting end of
one who could not re-
strain his appetites. He
had gone down the line
with far greater rapidity
than had been that of his
ascent; for immutable
Nature has decreed that
it requires less effort to
fall than to rise.
Drink had undone him
the night when the Bar
negat rammed the big
outbound liner, and he.
aroused from his stupor.
had hastily scrambled
out of his berth and found
himself in a boat with fell
low recalcitrants before
his benumbed senses told
him that he should have
stood by his engines.
When he was fired by the
board of inquiry and his
license suspended, he
drifted away from the
waterfront and the I'm
welcome appellation.
But it was easier to
escape the smell of the
salt sea than his record
Of humiliation. He learne
become no more than the
big building required ref
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12
4 JUNEAU
 FISH STORY

The Juneau Dispatch has Ja= fol- gaaus -o say a rgIegsaeg lo a r-e lsss1 sca-ue Go asa .or asu.us .a Alaska waters and establish a sa-lsae plane
 WR gayeys and F. K Egly. -.g eastern maa long gouueg,-a e.A tae zarday raek.rs al-sues os che Maine coast and aao reyyu-E r- turned uum an extended grip through S5u1sa4lsrn Alaska va-arz arc a Seattle eateaygrus ta u-egsz- vsal capital in a project ,a Hsam raal aear Ne,e1.a1a Alaska and are usvaas v5-a aagouus,uE s-srass. n ca-@- waters rl-y have to-L aa..A ssllgu, run of small aer.as which ,bey declars far superior m gua-.y and numbers l1 anything touad on La- Atlantic seaaoa-G aGsre LoSa--a -1. caa5-r oI yae -arl.1r ,aal--- E ars-r, eG -ae Uul-el Sal.s
 As pr1Hez-d ay l4. .Ng.E-s Q comp. canning -g-.E-a. "- g..l g- large s-uar. H--.- NH ' lowed from p.ary Co place ga .-. canal taLJRu- -le run g- --.T avoiding Che -.resl r- .,ru.u-ar- 15 usllL- bga-s
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12
WHITEHORSE
 FIRM QUITS

Frealsl-a - -g-u-- but -e
 The sa..u.-- Y. -
 ass Haas= a- NJ. Eaa & Lle- aa1.---=as-- e
 -5 and .a5a-s. a1- -. - #- horse ul come asa --ra 20 every body The saer aa s been a business hara ever since - -... bad a place ea che Lasg has 1ea here -ae years present a-l gs5 elsewhere shows cha. @ man 5uzuass and while aaeE -r-e win be a distinct loss #a horse l both bushes a circles. everyone VII wish heu ss cess Lu rae.g new -e-
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12
TIE "P-I" FIRES
 HOT SHOT
Csy Alaska Ns~s sursau)

SEATTLE h-g I--Tae Post Inc z lseacer yesterday says gltJo--4lly. Alaska has Eule ehaaee Do get sa-- hood but a.d chat ,here would bs a big -sh into che country o. goa-us such aaa oa c1e p,-t ot congress The people %, Alaska - says would saga tae government rl4. lvs ,g-l take eaEs 1t chem seses Ir aEragr zates r1-r de- Fslogmea. aaad chen pro,eet at such a gl.a a4l -ae world aoea be- ss,oaaael end -aa- -r sealrys ge
 sg=o-s ao..l ls- laal-et .a a more gsae-aa,e manner taaa tass are aaa aaea ta-s orc governed lg gga
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12
LOOKS GO0D
 DOWN BELOW

E. W- Vance of me s-iGSa Yukon Gold Alz2es company ar CarTUss, As< s'-ifaE received le5usrs aOn J0aaza Jacobson and Haas HalysEson, TWO 1il-lnsrs o5 che cOCnEry- EhO have been down 5n me btEa-Odl and me szszolzE5n e0UnEy- Ths.s PleSRre a si0Ezag t1czre acr thar eOJmGy- Ntc- Vance says lhac they are rela0le men They assert 1at FlaC creek
 a Iaudys Lhe besC Cf irs st1e n Alaska also ,nac ehe HsSokwEm is goilg % 1e 3 greaE cCCD-y
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12

Er w w. Boushlon- agent o- ne HuegL, Steamship company. re ports that he has had a w-ye tre@ the captain of lhe Humbol5t aI Jun can stating Jlal Jle ship would De '- SuEway ar I5 o'clock this evening.
 Prank Lowe has been in town
 since Sa--Jay's Jan soy in and has tger enjoying h-useb renewlas cd asel4l1u-ees. In 'ss Alr, Lowe saS chief og lle Ssasway Ire dePasIl'ea- and aas m1s- instrumental .o hs-P .E e5 ozza1i1e L Afterwards As wen. co Dawson and went 1eo ta7 a1-eure business vhlch s-ill claims most of his attention Nlr, Lowe wa leave oa tae HuuboldJ tonight
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12
ALAkSKA $.
 G0'S. B0AT WRECKED

Her indicated horse power is s,eoo She vas formerly the Dunbar Castle Her home port at the present t4le Is Port ToVuseaL Wash owuers. -he Alaska Steamship company The Olympia at one ume was on lhe run between Taocma and osteual ports ia conjunction with the Northern Pacae Railway company Sao-tly 6s
 are ae @exaaca Of Hawaii by the United Saus she went under tae Hawaiian sas and a JaLs way got her Ame-.sa rlgs,er Ca9an Dan s-s mas a cJuaa2d at the Ime oi -1e wreck ~o Ar as prsseGJ soe7ces oE afr-ua-loa can determine.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12
lsy Alaska News Bureau

SEATTLE. Dee l--The s-Hlasa. .p OEmpa Is wrecked on Prlle N.- ham sound A severe sa,e.ueLs h--H lns at rbg time ot r1e earz-7-7a- vblyb oey~red while Jae tesse. mas earoate uom Corlova Co Vall There were Ul-y--4u pssSel-ars -e---s-. es- s-srauee has been sen, l- s eEH-.l cd Jhat late pl7Jeull-s v.l he gr-a.e
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12
MINERS WILL VOTE TOMORROW
Csy Alaska N=~s sursaul

PiTTSBCRG, Dee lz-Minsrs R the coal delis of FenRsytvania. Ono and WesC Virginia O 1e Rumeer of three hundred and Efly thousand val l9mCFr0w vUCe for a president tD ehe Caiued Nine Workers unhon Besides these there gjl he the vOOs Oe OSAsr slalss and Caaata nr oas sane pGc- pose
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12
CHILLED BY
 THE GRIOIRON
lsy Alaska News sursaul

ASHINaTuN D. l -. The famous G-..ra. club -- -- @ la- held Saturday night reyz.e- ----.- ag TaE. numerically. 4a. boom ca! Champ Clark
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12
THEY SAY
 NOT GUILTY
(sy Alas<a Ne,~s suresal

SAN FRANCISCO, Dee I2-AI of ,ae prlsClers arrested 4s ee1s co1- GecJzJ wlA -os gC-l co5eeSy a1c2rL lae steamer H-Ehc2ir a-s bud l lheE prutzsLa-ClS CE -1sir ll-CeeEce.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12
THINK THEY
 HIVE ROBBERS
Csy Alaska N-,~z sarsaul

SAN FRANCISCO. Dee E2-SE men ant one woman have been arrest eJ for the Humboldt robbery three monlas aso E. C. SmA and vie Lae principal suspects has soid bars which have been found in a safe ie- pos5r yaulL
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12
4 PECULIAR
 ACCIDENT

Esla a p-arulsaa bone suck las
 his sa-ca- and causing -ae mess
 a--ry says t-- EaEaaHk= Er Lehman ar,vea e7oI c- v5s1erlay afternoon - . cs aL atL The slfszz-- t-eazl- over sas -la oy -ae Circle al carrier tae u.P oe-'-
 Na dog team
 Upon his a-ra.a- l=r- Leaa@a1
 taken Immediately o Sl Jo-
 Hospital where an operation win ee performed carly th-s mcra- Lauuln s an o,l-Jnsr 1 the lrsss country and has many friends this rau-y. where he s well
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12
SMALL WAR AT
 COBRA ISLAND
tsy Alaska News sursaul

RIO ItNIERO. Dec le-The naval colony suuuueJ at Cobra Island has started a uuluy They landed a cannon from Ja- ships and b'mlarl- gF Che arlLeueU- Two b-ldrs were ElieJ aHvr which 1r remain der slFreuayrad-
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12
NOTICE TO THg PUBLIC.

Owing lo lle d.scol--l-a-yv .9l delivery the Fry-BruaD market s.--. remla open daily ulI 2 p Go aeeoull4L- Is pa-rcls- S--,-'a-' 1e.a gH D. u
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12
TAFT PLACES
 4 DEMOCRAT
lsy Alaska Nsas sursaal

WASHlNaTuN D e. Dee L-- Justice Els--l 1g-. .as Mate leug.rar Has today neon rll---.---a- ty P--zll.at Taft s.- clat ll--.ee a1 -aa zar-aug oglrL ag --r ya- states.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12

sE < ++ * i. + i. + -s r < < < + ru5sr ,euetrS. v -as shortest day o -ae ysas ms r . is as,aly s.saaaa. r as rgr.e Nv-ad many of S - r f, rr sr -al has sEsr- laa y2a- -a5s day T
 2. should be looked forward u e.ztgs instead of -sPla-'a < $. Prom u.s day oa as se1a- .-s presence s
 j. l s. more marked. a cake courage as S ever as F
 . ,-sasas warmth marks ta -e e rivers and 7eeks a- T a s unlocked from -rs .s. ar .a aasa go-es has held 'aen [
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12
NINE LIVES IN
 DANGER AGAIN
ss AIasxa N<,.s szreasl

SEATTLE, Dse l2-Nlns cE 3e pasezgscs oE lae wrecked OSym2ia Esre vlcGms oE ne NoVSAwssEsrR walea was wrecked a saccE wasae age cu San Juan Island
 LATER-The passengers and eseE are all safe bz Lae sa5R s h oa3 saaps.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12

The Olympia has a =r-ss -1 ug 9 SEr rous let i..g Ee5-.. tevy. beam sS taa- and -ag Jepl ot hold ls feet and -lTe inches
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12

Joe pascalo Is ia ,oau and rea-y Co sweep gh.m.Usys Log any eHe HlF may require a-s services. Leave ag- Jers aJ Tony D0rlero or Mascot Saloon.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12

Ta.~a ulI le band reaea--al -- fireman han -1a-zA-
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12

A Eas uId temperance 1rlDk s
 he pure EhOlsscDs beer -2de I7ou -5e sga-kEns vaZs-s o5 ElnEa-sr Falls, and .hs very best bl<leE @aC w5th just taa rlghC PrOporEO1 0t choicest grown hops. BreEet as on Y the OlynPiA BrsEilg company can bcew- ECr sale aE las Boscd oE Trad
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12
SEATTLE ''P-I"
 STRIKES AGAIN
isY Alaska Nssss s.rsasl

lsy alaska Nssas s,-rsa-3
 SEATTLE. Dec. l2-Tae ~P--E7 sAs u0runs says ei5rorally caat sae cea- sus reporls sAoE l -eulrzzole manner saac Laz PE1chC1 l2ddzszs have done % Alaska
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12

Dr A J Gs and EEa a-r-7e,- l Szzgaay gE S4-rlay's --a-n- Sl-- CHS S L1e xeI kl0Eu isELs- Cl UaHsol- Hs anal Mrs Gllzs are sa- rgu-e c1 -as ou-ssfe for the winter
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12

have 56IH shares o5 Home Power Co. s1oek- It .s up for SLAUGHTER What wu you ssgee ?. W Snyder.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-12

N A e.ls5a. che W-- known l#- chant lt Dawson. Is .l Saa-Way er roure Co -le outside ae a- take rsssaEs on le Humboldt con l-
 F. Nicholson and Fre4 N.-s gl ss. Yukon Gold company @- EaUs-a. ~l rived on Saturdays train t0ol Wa--e horse auFo4-a -1 the outside
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-07

VIII not return. Massaging with this al
mozoin cream prevents roughness, re-
moves wrinkles and keeps the flesh firm
and plump -,
f S. f.: You will not need to worry
about your hair coming out when you
comb 1T If you will quit experimental.
win ready prepared hair tenics. You
need only to use good quinine tonic
TWO or three times a week :: YOU can pre-
pare this at home by dissolving an ounce
of quinZoin in one-half pint alcohol. then
adding half pint of water Rub this
tonic thoroughly into the scalp and it
VIII stop your hair coming out and re-
move the damlruff entirely find 1t ex-
cellent for excessively oily, duh or brittle
hair. II is the only dependable remedy
! have ever found for hair and scalp
troubles and will be found very invig-
Grating. ~.
a. B. G.: You are right when you say
no powder or cosmetic will help your
complexion while your blood is out of or
der. Good health is the foundation of a
good complexion This tonic is ane for
those who are thin and sallow: Dissolve
ohe-half cup of sugar and one ounce of
kardene in, ans-haf- pint OF, al ohol; then
add enough hot water tos14ake full
ply of a de peisdNhls hde system
tonic that Wifi teN&s Nm assys stem and
build up ~ our q ia t'sns ehrdene aids
n, dissstso ~ ar ,,, tsA liver and
compiexions Of sallowness sand pimpies
and give "a charming eonsltness that is
denied when you are SO 4::sfun down.
You can purchase kardenay from any
ffst-clasa druggist. ,
Alike; 1t is useless to fret and worry
and feel utterly wretched Just because
you are becoming too&fat TO he grace
full" If you get from your druggist four
ounces of parnotis and dissolve it In lk
pints of hot water ana take a tablespoon
full of this harmless flesh Teducer before
each meal you soon will be satisfied that,
while you may not regain your former
slim and elegant figure. YOU will not be
SO stout as to feel constantly chagrined
in society or business.
Carmen: Those tormenting and distress
sing hairs on your forearms and face
will disappear if you win apply a paste
made by mixing 4 little water with della
tine. Apply it and allow it to remain for
two or three minutes, then wipe off and
wash with warm water. Delatone is ex-
pensive and retails for one dollar an
ounce but one ounce is enough FOR two
or three applications--and that Is all you
will ever need. Even should the hair re-
turn after the first application, it will be
thin and light colored. The second or
third APPLICATION removes 1t effectively and
permanently. ~ t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-07
FAMOUS HUNTER
Who Has Killed Thousands Of Bears
and Other Animals Returns Home.

Spokane, Wash. July 6.-Tom Hop
per who has killed more than z0OO
bears in California, Washington. Ore
gon, Idaho, Montana and the province
of British Columbia in the last 30
years, has returned to his home in
Spokane from Kingston, Idaho. with
the rcits Of four bears. including the
largest cinnamon bear ever killed in
Idaho, and two cougars. the result OF
three DAYS work with pack of
hounds.
The big bear was killed on Pine
Creek. south OF Kingston, after live
" battle, in which several OF the dogs
were severely paved. The HOUNDS
were game, however, and stood their
ground till Hopper reached the scene
and dispatched the big fellow with a
head shot. The other three bears ana
the cougars were bagged without much
difficulty, though Hopper admits that
one Of the black bears showed lot
of fight.
The veteran has killed several thou
sand cougars in the Pacific and North
western states since 1890. his largest
bag in one year being 139. killed IN
Eastern Washington and Oregon ana
Northern Idaho and Southeastern
British Columbia. Hopper confines
his work to predatory animals. upon
which the various states have placeu
head bounty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-07
choaloihsiluclian0pens
At Brunswick
10 Select Team if n. {.
Rite Assn. Tournament.
Coast Artillery, sssond infantry
And Naval Reserve Attend.

brunswick. Me, July 6.--(Specian -
a @ccool of instruction for the nnrnos.
VI selecting team of - men and three
a'erhates to represent the State of
NAME at the annual tournament of the
New Engla nd Rifle Association which
VII De reid AT the Bay State range at
Wakefield, Mass. July II to 1e inclu-
sive, opened on the Brunswick range
today. all three departments of the
-satlonai Guard. the Coast ARTILLERY
Corps. the Second Infantry and the
Naval Reserve being represented
rms morning tents We're pitched and
Ia the afternoon the shooting began.
'''e events OF the afternoon being 200
yaros SLOW fire and 200 yards rapid fire.
oh Thursday, Friday. Saturday and
sunday the entire Wakefield program
VIZ be shot each day. Monday morn
ing the soldiers viii break camp and
tne men seiec,ed will leave for Wake
heio. Col. John j.. Dooley of Portland
chle' Of ordnance, is in charge Of the
Srhool of instruction with Mayor Gil
bert M. Elliott Of Brunswick of the
ordnance Department as assistant.
capt. Moses r. Stiles Co. D. Second
infantry of Norway is team coacn and
detail from the Tenth Company.
coast Artillery Corps of Brunswick is
In tho target pit.
the other men present are Capt
Daniel w. Wentworth Of Sanford, In
spector of Rife Practice, c. A. c.;
Capt. Robert G. Foster of Portland
Fifth Company. c. A. G.; First Lieu
tenant LYMAN II. Dauehraty of Nor
Wav, co. d. Second Infantry; First
Lieutenant Joseph +. LeBel. of Brnns-
wick, Tenth Company, c. A. c.; First
Lieutenant William Smith of Sanford
Sixth Company. G. A. c.: Second Lieu
tenant Daniel !. Gould of Bangor,
Company D. Second Infantry; Second
Lieutenant Charles A. MarstOn of Nor
way, Company D. Second Infantry;
Second Lieutenant Edward F. Heating
of Houlton. Company l.. Second Infan-
try; Second lieutenant Carl r. Bailey
of Dover, Company F. Second Infan'
try; Color Sergeant William P. Mars
ton of Damarsco;ta Mills. Second In
fantry: Q. NJ. Sergeant Alton H
Whitehead of Norway, Company d.
Second Infantry; Sergeant Dan f.
Christie of Dover, Co. +, Second In
fantry; Sergeant Henry G. Fleming Of
Norway, Company d. Second Infantry;
@. NJ. First Class Austin B. Durgin of
Portland Ships Company. Naval Re
serves; Corporal Fred c. Mather of
Brunswick. Tenth Company. c. A. c.;
Corporal George l. Wheeler of Norway.
Company ID. Second Infantry and Cor
poral Charles A. RamSdell of Bangor,
Company G., Second Infantry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-07
Eessst 8Faf=s-t n - -
coMRENsED DlaPATcHEs.

Brazil has definitely ordered of the
Armstrong On. of hontlen q super
Drealnought Of $1,000 tons. The anna
| mont win consist OF IL 14.inch guns
and eS c. and 4-inch guns. 'N N
Miss Rnhy Hirach, aged 90, was shot
| and fatally injured by Edward Baker,
a contractor. AZ years old, Tuesday
night. at her home at Kansas City,
because she failed TO keep iuncaeon
engagement With him. Baker fed but
was arrested "Wednesday six miles
| sosth OF Kansas City.
The finance committee of the Re-
| publican state committee at its first
campaign meeting has decided not to
accept contributions to the Repubii-
can campaign fund from corporations.
I'VE realize" said State Chairman
Lee. that the question of funds is
| a serious one. We do not expect NJ
raise large fund. In fact we do not
believe it will take a large amount of
money to run the campaign. The state
committee this year started even and
it hopes by economy to break even at
the end"
Unaware that there was anyone in
the bottom OF the elevator well. Ed
ward Matthews allowed the car he was
operating, in the Exchange Club on
Milk street, i'm Boston. Tuesday, to
descend rapidly from the fifth story
to the basement. which resulted in
crushing his best friend, Frank O'Neif
to death. ONeif was employed Ivy the
club as an elevator boy and had evil
IDENTITY left his elevator and lowered
himself into the pit to oil the mechan-
ism He was 30 years of age and lived
in Somerville He YVES the only means
of support of an aged widowed mother.
Religious debates are raging in both
houses of the Spanish Parliament The
bishop Of Madrid, leading the attack
in the Senate claimed that the laws of
the church are the laws of the coun-
try because the constitution makes
Catholicism the state religion. Premier
Canalejas in reply declared that the
invasion of state sovereignty by the
church was no longer tolerable. II
know that a conspiracy exists to ac-
comnlish nay downfall" he said
.Whether il succeeds or not does not
matter, as the time has come when
1Srain will place herself abreast Of
modern nations
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-07
MOST COSTLY BOOK
For Its Size on Record Is the Official
History Of The 5oer War.

London, July 6.7-Perhaps the cost
Hest book for it's size tapart from an
cient and rare volhmes) is the official
history of the South African war. the
final volume of which has Just been
published.
The four volumes contain 2.603
pages, and the total cost Of producing
the work was $4,000.
Eight years work for many hands Is
represented in the book. The first
volume appeared in 1906. and the sec
ond the Following year. but after Vol
une 8 was published in 1908 nothing
came out until this present month of
June. 1910.
To obtain fullness and absolute ac-
caracy Of detail tons of documents
have been examined and arranged.
They included official dispatches. Of
ficers' private letters. newspaper re-
ports. and even the letters written
home by Tommy Atkins. Not single
error in spelling the weird place
Names of the -Transvaal or in an Of
.ficer's initials has been discovered.