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The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-30

the humdrur. prosaiC people | ever saw, you are the very worst, There Is no romance in you. You're as cool about it as if marriage were commercial partn rship. Oh. Dan." and she called her husband from the library. Now what do you think of this?" she demanded. and explained the ridiculous at'i- tude of the young people.
 Great" d cided Uncle Dan. Al low me 10 congratulate you" and he shook hands heartily with 10th Agnes and Bobby. whereat Aunt Constance den UnCei him as being a sordid soul of their own stripe and went to bed in a huf. Sha got up again, however. when she heard Agnes retire 10 her own room for the night. and came in to wrestle with that young lady in spirit. She found Agn s, however. Cbdurate in her con ent. and ended by becoming an enthusiastic supporter of the idea. Although l did have my heart so set on a fine wedding" she plaint- ively conclud d. T have been plan. ming it for ages"
 Just keep on planning. auntie." replied Agnes. No doubt you will acquire some brilliant new ideas before the time com S."
 CThis concludes the history Cf he fifth of Bobby Burnit's ven 'ures. The final story. entitled Cleaning Up" will be Commenc next week. and will tell how Bob by wiped off the slate)
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-30

While you think of it ring up the Citizen and have your name put on tho list of subscribers.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-30
FOUR ELOPE WITHOUT GENT
They Are Put Of Train and Turn
 ed Over to Their Parents,

HAMMOND, Ind, Dec 31. - With a box of crackers and bag of pickles, Melvin kayler and Miss Ruth Gettys and Henry Burlage and Miss Alice Bauer, each aged r., 9 aoped from Fort Wayne to this city Q get married.
 Neither of the young men had cent. The party was put oif the train here on the way to Chicago. where the four intended to become actors and actresses. The conduc- tor refused to take eatables for lure in lieu of money.
 The couples were sent back to Fort Wayne, their parents having promis q to spank them if the police released them The two boys. with tears in their eyes. said they would marry the girls at the earliest op- pOrtunity.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-30
HERB WILSON IS MARRIED
Former Cieary Operator Welded Miss Florence Murphy in Seattle

Herbert E. Wilson. who form erly mined on Cleary creek, was married on Wednesday, January 4, 70 Miss Florence May Murphy. at he h"me of the brides mother, Mrs. John Murphy, 3644 Aurora, Seattle.
 The wedding party included the matron of honor, Mrs. B. F. Schu; he bridesmaid. Miss Ollie Golf; the little ring bearer, Miss Gertrude Murphy, niece of the bride-elect; the ribbon bearers, Miss Virginia Murphy, of Vancouver, and Miss Vivian Barrie, also nieces, and the best man, MT Ben Boone, of Fair banks, Alaska.
 While you think of it ring up the
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-30

There never was time that Reno's divorce mill was an infant in ustrv.-WaSh ShingtCn Post.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-09
QUEER FACT OF ELECTRICITY
Varying Fatality Of Shocks Depends on
Many Factors Other Than
the Voltage.

Workers in electrical establishments
who are familiar with the undoubted
fact that men have withstood tremen-
dous electrical shock without damage.
while others have been killed by
the same or even less voltage, will
be interested in paper published by
the British Medical association This
paper. in considering the curious fact
that an electric shock Of 100 volts is
sometimes fatal, while currents OF
1000 volts do not always kill, points
out that the effects depend upon many
factors The volume. or amperage. of
the current as well as its tension may
count The character Of the current
whether It is direct or alternating
may play some part and the duration
of the shock and the point OF applica-
ton may signify much. Then, too,
the resistance Of the skin is not always
the same One individual may differ
greatly from another in susceptibility,
and even the condition of the mind
is found to have an influence, as a
person prepared to receive a shock is
less liable to be affected than one
receiving 1t Unexpectedly.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-09
LEGACY BROUGHT MUCH WOE
Trouble That Came on Socialist Mem
Der Of ReIchstaa Through Be-
quest Of Admlrer.

Much amusement has been caused
in Berlin, particularly among Wem-
bers of the reichstag, by the history
Of legacy left to socialist mem
Der by an admiring fellow socialist at
Frankfurt. This man, a humble tailor,
left all his worldly belongings to the
politician as mark Of his respect and
esteem for the principles OF socialism.
The total value of the estate was
proved at about $3.50, which was duly
handed over to the legatee. Then his
troubles began. The widow, who had
been separated from her husband for
many years, claimed half the estate;
and though her legal rights we're NIL.
the socialist, true to his principles,
gave her SITS which she asked. Short
ly afterwards, the municipal authori-
ties came forward and claimed 800
in respect that the tailor had received
poor relief for some time past, and
this amount was also handed over.
Even then, however, the troubles OF
the legatee were not yet ended. One
day there arrived at his home large
case. for which he had to pay ST. Re
fusal TO accept the case was impossi-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-09

II the Commonwealth capital is
named Shakespeare 1t will not be the
only Shakespeare in the world, On
tario contributing one already. Bacon,
on the other hand, figures twice In
United States town nomenclature,
though one cannot be sure without
local knowledge whether 1t was the
man who didn't write Hamlet" who
Is meant There is often that diff
Guilty in looking through town names
apparently reminiscent Of literature
In these new lands,
America is full OF Millions and By
rons, but do they all commemorate
the poets? One feels less doubt
about the dozen Burnses, the two
Tennysons and the Shelley and Keats
Dickens scores three, Thackeray one,
Carlyle six, Ruskin two, Racine eight,
Hugo three. Balzac two, Goethe one
and Schiller one, but we look in vain
for Spenser or Dante. On the other
hand, Homer, Virgil, Plato and Cicero
abound. Chronicle.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-09
POPE WILL NOT LEAVE ROME
Paris Paper Says 1t Is Folly to Be
Ieve His Holiness viii Move to
Lourdes.

Apropos OF the celebrations attend
ing the fiftieth anniversary of italian
independence there is again, 1t is said,
some talk that Pope Plus x. may leave
Rome and install himself at Lourdes,
the most pronouncedly Catholic COM
munity, perhaps, In France.
Commenting on this, lie Cri de Paris
says that it is folly to believe that his
holiness has ever seriously entertained
the project of quitting the Eternal
City, and still less that of establish
ing himself upon the territory Of the
French republic. The only time
says LIE Cri, that the papacy thought
to come to French soil as in the days
of the popes at Avignon was immedi-
ately following the occupation OF
Rome by the Italians. After the election
Of October 2, 1870, which assured the
union of Rome with united Italy, Plus
TX thought he could no longer remain
in his ancient capital. Vincent, then
the physician Of the papal hospital,
suggested to the pope that he install
himself in Corsica, country of the
Italian tongue, and we'll placed to per
init his holiness to observe the Cath
rolic agitation in the peninsula. This
project pleased the pope greatly and
he entered into negotiations with the
French government. Monsieur Theirs
declared himself favorable to the
project, but Cardinal Antonelu OPP
posed it and had SUFFICIENT influence
with Plus TX to have him resolve to
remain prisoner in the vatican
After this Bismarck offered Plus TX.
an asylum at Cologne, and still later
the pope's household formed the pro
ject Of Installing him In the Azores.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-09
FIsh Stories.

In your paper of the 18th inst,
writes a reader to the editor of an
Oregon daily, appears an account Of
two hunters In California liberating a
live fish from a snake as being some
thing unusual. One of my neighbors,
who lives near the Trask River Falls,
has two big bull snakes that catch
salmon trout and deliver them to a
tub of water near the back door step,
alive, every morning for breakfast.
They get in return a dish of warm
milk night and morning. The fam
lily is supplied with fish In this way.
The house is three-quarters of a mile
from the nearest point Of the river
and the fish rarely arrive dead
Two years ago / helped to drive a
BUNCH of steers across the divide, and
had to ford the Trask just below the
falls. Naturally the animals stopped
to drink. Last spring butcher in
Forest Grove extracted a 14-pound
salmon from the stomach of one Of
the steers. The salmon was still
alive. and after being kept in salt
water for several days was killed and
sold in the regular market.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-09
Stupendous Job of TunnelIn1 and Fill
ing Being Done in New Jer-
sey Mountains.

When the grandfather of the pres
ent czar found his engineers disput-
ing as to the best route for a railway
between two cities In his dominions.
the autocrat took rules and pencil and
drew on the map a straight line from
the one town to the other.
Build It sol" he commanded. And
he was obeyed
That was the freak OF despotism. In
this present century. skilled engineers
set themselves like task at saner
bidding. Up In the mountains Of New
Jersey today great railway is busy
with cut-off that, when completed,
will shorten the right of way by few
miles. Incidentally, this is the larg-
est railroad contract ever undertaken.
The cutoff is being built to save miles
nothing else. TO that end, the to-
Biography of the country is disregard
ed as recklessly as the car disre-
garded IL in Russia aforetime. Sim
ply, the road must run where the COM
pany wishes 1t to run, not where ma
ture offers path. A mountain in the
way must be tunneled, a valley that
interposes must be filed
1t Is for this sort of work that the
god OF dynamite girds up his loins
and piles miracle on miracle In
achievement. About thirteen cars
loaded with dynamite are sent to the
cutoff from the nearest powder works
oanh ,,oat AllomfnU four hundrod
and fifty cases. of fifty pounds each,
to car, we have a total OF 292,bOO
pounds used there In single month.
which amounts to almost ten thousand
pounds daily. Just think Of item
thousand pounds OF dynamite exploded
in that nook amid the mountains every
day! And that has been going on
for year already. and the end Is not
yet
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-09
Careful Bride.

A happy pair had survived the con-
gratulations OF friends and relatives,
and were being whirled rapidly toward
the railway station. before bridegroom
began fairly to realize that the vision
of loneliness at his side was his own.
A dawning sense of what he had
done, and of the sacred charge that
was now committed to his care began
to creep upon his benumbed faculties,
driving the rose of health from his
downy cheek and substituting therefor
the pallor of haunting responsibilities.
Darling he whispered softly 1T
will ever be my sacred care in life
to-"
She interrupted him somewhat
brusquely. Now" said she, don't sit
on your coat tails that way and get
them wrinkled up, and for goodness
sake don't lay your elbow right in
that dust! Heaven only knows how
long it will be before you get another
suit. Now, when we get to the sta
ton, you'd better get a couple of sand
witches In case we get hungry in the
train, and two hard-boiled eggs, and
don't forget small paper Of salt"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-09
This Princess an ArtIst.

Some charming water colors painted
by the Duke Of Connaught's daughter,
Princess Patricia, are being greatly
admired at the Royal Amateur Art so
cfety's exhibition. The princess is one
OF the most talented artists in the
royal family. In fact, she is an all
round clever girl-a good linguist,
fine musician and a noted sportswom-
an. being equally proficient In tennis,
hockey, golf and horseriding. Her.
facility with the brush was not ac-
CURED without a regular, arduous
course Of study, and she worked inces-
sanity for a number Of years at a
private art school In London. Flowers
are her favorite subjects, and a few
years ago she exhibited az the New
Gallery a particularly charming pic
ture Of stocks, marigolds and hello
trope. AS presents to her friends she
often gives little flower paintings from
her own brush.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-09
SINGING HILLS AND CLIFFS
Examples Of the Way IN Which Ma
turs Creates Musical Sounds Are
Numerous.

In certain parts Of the Sorld are
mountains and hills which are said by
the natives TO sing. In the Pyrenees
certain ellis emit plaintive sounds re-
sembling the strains OF a harp. Two
other cliffs in the same chain are
called the "snorers" Wien the wind
Is in the southwest they send forth a
peculiar sound not altogether musical.
The faces OF these cliffs are marked
by deep gullies open In front. which
may be compared to the pipes Of an
organ. At certain times a stratum OF
air, held between the cliffs and Dor
dering trees, closes the openings while
the wind blows freely between through
the gullies. or organ pipes. behind;
hence the music that is heard
1.-The confluence Of the Orinoco and
the Rio Meta are granite cliffs which
sing at sunrise Humboldt refers to
the phenomenon as the musical stones
OF the Orinoco The music is caused
by the rush OF the expanding air
through assures partially closed by
mica.
Many more examples might be-eited
to show that nature makes use OF
principles which have been adopted
by man in the creation of musical
sounds. Nor are the musical sounds
OF nature confined to rocks. mountains,
and hills, for in Hawaii Is sand-bank
fifty feet high which, when the hand
is moved about In the loose sand, pro-
duces a sound like that of melodeon.
1t is said that II the observer
slides down the bank on his back.
dragging both hands In the sand. the
sound becomes as loud as faint thun-
der.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-09
WILLIAM BENNETT. AGED lOe.
Living With His Daughter, Mrs. Dicker.
SON, in Cheatham County.

Ashland City.-Mr. William Bennett
and his daughter, Mrs. Mary Dickerson,
are citizens of the Second Civil District
of Chatham county, Tenn. Mr.. Ben
nett is LOG years old and Mrs. Dicker-
son, who keeps his house for him, is so
years old. Mr.. Bennett was born on
the 10th of April, 1905, at FRANKLIN.
Tenn, moving to Davidson county in
what is now Cheatham county, about
1911, where Mrs. Dickinson was born.
Mr.. Bennett has always been fond Of
hunting and still retains his love for his
gun and dog. He tells many remarka-
BILE tales of his thrilling experiences in
hunting bear, wolf and other wild ami
mails when young man. He says on
one occasion his uncle was in Davidson
county on visit from his home in Geor-
gia. The women of the community had
been troubled by band of Indians who
would ride near the springs where the
women were compelled to go for water
and spring out from their hiding places,
the women with their hid
eous war whoops. just before leaving
for his home in Georgia his uncle shot
one of these Indians, who had been par
ticularly obnoxious, cut strip Of skin
from the Indians back and down each
leg one inch wide, and from this made
the bride reins which he used on his re-
turn trip to Georgia. None of the set
tiers of the community dared take any
steps to put an end to this action of the
Indians for fear of general attack.
Mr.. Bennett never fails to attend the
elections, county, state and national
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-09

The centenary of the birth of Will
liam Makepiece Thackeray, the great
novelist, will occur on July IS. Even
II there should be no formal observ-
ance of the event many will pause a
moment on that day and do, honor to
the memory of the author of "Penden-
MIS- If there should be any public
observance in England Of the CEN
Itenary 1t is probable that Lady Richie
would take a considerable part.
Lady Ritchie-Anne Isabelle Thack-
,eray--the great novelist's daughter.
has made a name for herself by her
own abilities. She married her cousin,
Mr.. Richmond Thackeray Richie, In
1877, and is now known as Lady
Richie.
In great measure she inherited
her talents from her father. She has
done considerable writing, "The vii
lage on the Cliff" and "Old Kensing-
ton" being considered by many as her
best works.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-09

Short-coated dogs need grooming as
well as the long-haired varieties. To
keep them IN good condition they
should be well brushed every morn
ing.
Opinions diner as to the washing or
terriers, many people saying they
should not b. washed frequently, bran
or sawdust being rubbed we'll into
their coats to cleanse them: but per-
sonal experience with fox terriers
proves that thoroughly washing them
with good soap and warm water and
disinfectant onee,a week will keep
them sweet and clean, and absolutely
free from fieas and vermin OF any
description (of course, provided that
bedding, etc, receive proper atten-
tion). The dog must be well dried
and brushed and soap thoroughly
rinsed of. especially from the ears, OF
1t may cause canker Of the ear, which
is common complaint, and may often
be relieved BY shaking large pinch
of boracic acid powder into the ear
three times a week
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-09
HER WORDS SPOILED 1T ALL

There were tables, also. of course,
for 1t was really very good restau-
rant and one that had consistently
patronized during my ante-nuptial ca
reer, but now that wife and the baby
had gone to the country for two weeks
(sans any tra-laa, tra-loo accompani-
lment on my part, be assured) its
seemed to me that owed 1t to remin-
iscent bachelor days to again sit at
the horseshoe-shaped counter during
my temporary grasswidowhood.
A sweet-faced woman OF about 40
took my order and | found myself
busy specializing upon the strange VI
Icissitudes of fate that might reduce
IA woman of her age and obvious re-
lfinement to such sphere of action
In her declining years.
Had she loved, married and buried
the one sweetheart of her youth, or
was she still longing for the letter
that never came?" The wistful ex-
preston of her soft brown eyes in
'clined me to the latter belief.
However, had finished my mod
est lunch and was waiting more or less
patiently for my check. When final
ly caught her eye she moved over to
the counter, and, after feeling first in
bne and then in the other pocket of
her Immediately white apron and
Shaping various portions OF the ample
anatomy without visible result. muir
quite audibly:
Where the dickens did put them
checks ?''-Chicago Record-Herald.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-09
llnIx nuoklina chIId,, Eaxorlt..

1T is the plain, simple doll or toy
which brings child out and, in a
sense, educates him. says Sir Lauder
in the London Daily Mirror
Take the case Of the little girl and
her family of dolls. There are dolls
of all kinds, but the one which is loved
most by the child is the plain, painted
wooden doll with no attractions to
speak Of. The other dolls may be re-
markably lifelike and pretty, but 1t is
this ugly duekling which stimulates
her imagination. With boys the plain
ball, in my opinion, is the one OF the
most valuable playthings Marbles.
too. is an excellent game for children.
I've have paintings on record. which
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-09
ORIGIN OF ENGLISH SHIRE
II Was One OF the Divisions Of the
Country In Old Saxon
Days.

The English word shire is from
the old Saxon sciran. to divide. There
are some English counties which still
represent ancient Saxon kingdoms,
such as Essex, Kent, Middlesex, Sur
rey, Sussex; others we're formed by
the subdivision Of Mercia, Wessex,
Northumbria, etc. as Staffordshire,
Warwickshire, Yorkshire, etc These
shires, and indeed all the counties OF
England were ruled by the californian.
or count as the Normans termed him,
and the scir-gerefa. or sheriff The
eaIdorman was originally elected by
the witan or council of the shire.
commonly called county, when the eal-
dormen were known as counts. After
wards the office became hereditary in
many cases, The sheriff was appoint
ed by, and represented the king, as the
count represented the people. The
word shire is. in combination, always.
pronounced sheer, as for example.
Woostersheer, Leices-
tershire. Lestersheer.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-09

bic. as It was explained that It con
tanned an urn IN which were the ashes
OF the dead tailor, who, in accordance
with bis expressed desire. had been
cremated. with the result that HIS ea-
tate was liable for the crematorlum
fees. and the Iegatee was properly the
owner Of the ashes. The socialist
member thus found hir legacy reduced
to three dollars. and as there is still
some stamp duty to be paid he will
probably find himself out OF pocket be-
fore the matter Is ended. while there
appears always to be q risk Of fresh
claims being put in.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-09
Fine Mink Furs for Prize Doc.

TlHc MtHN FuFS TOT FTixo DOG.
1t isn't every dog that can boast of
false hair and wear two sets of fur
brazenly, just as though it didn't care
who knew that one OF them was not
its own hair. But even the grammar
will grudgingly admit that there are
exceptions to all rules. This time the
exception is Usage Lady Jane, owned.
controlled and fed by j. p. Lane.
The coat with which Lady Jane will
be stepping about In in few days ia
made Of mink and will cost $3.50. the
coat is striped with dark and light
mink and has IA dangling tails. Con-
sidering the past records of Lady Jane
Mr.. Lane doesn't think he is doing too
much for the dog.
she wins in about every show I
have exhibited her" Lane said. She'll
be a dazzler in that outfit. It's a
shame to hide her natural color and
charms with even mink skins, but you
know the wind these days is cutting"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-09
Maapls a Thieves, Accomplish.

Six thieves and a maybe have been
run In by the Paris police. The bird.
true to its instinct, was an active men,
Der of the gang. 1t did not purloin on
It's own account but its help was in
valuable. The six thieves, all under
sixteen, chose sufficiently simple
minded tradesman, and entered his
shop. The bird was perched on the
wrist OF one of the boys, and did
tricks, bowed, danced, and chartered.
The ingenious shopkeeper was
amused. Suddenly the maybe few up
and perched near the ceiling, out Of
reach The boys and the shopkeeper
started hunting for the bird-not all
the boys, however, for one of them
stopped behind, near the till, and emp
tied it. A whistle called the bird
down, and bird and boys were of with
their booty. The game seems to have
succeeded upon only one trusting
tradesman before the gang, including
the maybe was captured.