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matter a very questionable one. Even if the lands could be bought at $10 an acre, which has been the law as to the public coal lands of Alaska, and should be kept 100 years. they would have to yield a big amount of coal to pay the interest charges. I have had one of the financiers
 figuring upon the possibilities.
 He says that at BIO an acre the invest ment in 100 years by annually compound ing the interest at per cent would make every acre there cost $2634 not counting the taxes. Now, if the invest ment were s100000 instead of $10 the interest charges and principal in 100 years would amount to the enormous sum of $26,340,0 00O or If 1t were a million dol lars the total cost of the land would then be s263, 100000. You must also re- member that the coal has to be still got ten out of the earth, and that you cannot be absolutely sure as to just what Is under the ground. In all this we have left out the question of taxes, which would go up as the other coal mines nearby were developed, so that there Is great doubt as to the advisability of century holding of Alaska coal"
 The Market for Coal
 I went with Dr. Brooks over the maps of his recent explorations and took a look at the Boring river and Matanuska coal fields, which are now being dis oussed. Neither is far from the sea and the Guggenheims have already built a railroad which Is not more than twenty five miles or so from the Boring river beds. The coal of this region ifs excel lent, varying from anthracite to valuable emi-bituminous The beds cover some thing like forty square miles, and they will yield from 10000 to 100000 tons to the acre. The Matanuska field is not much farther away, and 1t Is probable that there are other fields in the immedi- ate vicinity. This, coal could be made quickly available, and 1t would command good price in the market.
 In talking with Dr. Brooks I was told that the coal trade of the Pacific is now largely monopolized by the Brit ish, who are working valuable mines on Vancouver island, from which they supply Puget sound, San Francisco and other places. The Vancouver coal de- livered at tidewater sells for as high as
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$4.50 ton and is sold at wholesale in
 Seattle at $5. In California coal is now bringing from $6 to SIS ton, and on the Pacific seaboard of Alaska the re-
 tail prices run from sS to s15 per ton.
 At Nome coal is selling for from SIS to $25, and these prices will probably continue until the Alaskan coal fields
 are opened. Just at present there are
 some Ignite fields being worked on the Seward peninsula. This Is contrary to law, and the miners have been warn- ed to desist. They are far off in the wilderness, however, and the warnings are not needed.
 Japan and Our Coal Fields In view of the present talk of a pos sible war with Japan, the Boring river | coal beds assume great importance as a supply point of the ships of our navy. In such an event much of our coal would have to be shipped by rail across the continent to be carried about through the Strait of Magellan to San l Francisco. In the latter case 1t is es- timated that at least one-fifth of every cargo brought would be used in steam | ing that distance, and this would be in addition to the cost of the coal itself 1 The freight rates by rail would be enormous The Boring river coal beds are about 1900 miles by water from l Puget sound, and they are not far from l the excellent harbor of Cordova bay l They might be defended by some of the 1 great ships of our navy, or Japan might rush there with a part of her fleet and I capture the coal supplies. All she would need to do would be to take about 25
 miles of railroad material along, and extend the present Guggenheim line to I the beds. Such a possibility Is proba- 1 bly, well known to the war departments I of both nations, and 1t is safe to say
 that the United States would be on the I ground first
 Coal Versus Petroleum
 | At present the old fields of California are competing largely for the fuel trade in the market of the Pacific. Many of the steamers are now using oil, and oil is largely employed on the railroads. It is | sold for fuel in all the Pacific coast states
 and territories. and Its use increases each year. In 1908 the oil consumed was equal ! to 12,0O0, 900 tons of coal whereas the coal
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alone was considerably less than half that
 This is a factor that must be consid- cred in connection with the Alaskan coal when 1t comes into the market, and an- other factor is the coal that will come through the Panama canal. Dr. Brooks has figures which show that when the canal is completed eastern coal can be landed in San Francisco at s4.60 ton. This means putting it on the ship at tho Atlantic coast ports at a cost of 8 per ton, paying a freight of s2 and a canal foliage of about 45 cents. He says also that it is estimated that 1t will cost about &50 a ton to put the Alaskan coal into San Francisco. So you see 1t is quite a question whether the Alaskan coal beds will not have to fight for the mar ket.
 For the same reason the Panama canal will affect the coal trade of the states along the west coast of South America. Those countries can be supplied from Alaska. but the canal will make them accessible to our Atlantic coal fields and they will probably be supplied from the mines of both places.
 As to Alaska itself, there can be little development in that country until the coal fields are opened Railroads are im- possible at the high coal rates of today, and all industry is tagging there for cheap fuel It will take big sum of money 10 construct the railroads and open the mines, and this money can only be supplied by organized capital. Dr. Brooks estimates that the first ton of coal shipped out of the Boring field will have cost at least $150OO,oO0 by the time it Is on the way to the consumer, and that from then on the cost will fall until 1t Is somewhere near the five or ten dollars which the people will pay. I have no sympathy with the Guggenheim gobblers. but the individual miner can do nothing alone, and the government will have to adopt regulations that wills enable capi- tai to develop the beds at a reasonable profit. Whether this ean be accomplished without a material change in Uncle Sams plans remains to be seen.
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Cecil Rhodes and a Shirt

An anecdote of Cecil Rhodes is told in Sir William Francis Buffers autobi- ography., When the name of Cecil Rhodes began to be used by the public tongue, q friend of mine asked the late Col. Frank Rhodes to tell him something about this brother of his of whom the financial world was talking. My brother is a strange man." Frank replied. We were young chaps together, and there wasn't too much money or too many things between us One day Cecil came and asked mo to let him have one Of my shirts. as nc wanted to go to an evening party in London We'll, wanted the shirt myself that evening, and told him he couldn't have it. He sad nothing, but I knew he didn't like losing chance, so I watched him. saw him off to the train He had neither the shirt on him, nor had he baE and baggage with him. but I thought that I'd go to the drawer and just make sure Of my shirt. It was gone! Cecil came back that night. Well. Cecil,' said. you won over that shirt of mine. but just tell
 me how you did 1t. for It. wasn't on you when you left here and you had no par- eel with you. What did you do with it7
 He chuckled little and said dryly, I put 1t on under the old one Now, thats Cecn.' ~ s,','. n,
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 1t came on to be dark. He told me you were in a towering rage about something and before he had an opportunity to ex. plain the situation you were threatening to do bodily harm to him. He cut his hands handling your trunk and his wife and daughters were so excited when they heard of his experience they summoned the doctor"
 "wow!" exclaimed McMillan, "but that's tough luck"
 Tough luck" responded the manager, "I should say it is, If you do not make a satisfactory apology to him I'll have to ask for your rooms"
 Darn your rooms and your hotel,'' said MT. McMillan. q was not thinking is the fact that I have just applied to MT. Potter for a job I'm very anxious to obtain, and I've pulled a lot of wires to make a favorable impression on him."
 We'll" rejoined the manager sarcas- tfcally, you certainly have made an impression"
 
 and went outside. He walked about the grounds for half an hour or more and then. seeing MT. Potter on the porch, went to him. He had done some hard thinking while he had been walking. He made a frank and manly apology for having subjected a man whose health was not of the best to such an experi- ence, but he explained, with fair touch of humor, that it was not to be expected that the driver of the buck board that went to meet train was a millionaire of national prominence. Hot days and stuffy trains were not con- ducive to good temper, he explained. and to have real or. supposed hotel porter tell you to put your trunk in the wagon yourself was exasperating in the extreme. If MT. Potter felt like having revenge he could have it quick ly, for the hotel man was only too anxious to get rid of the McMillans if their presence was objectionable to MT. Potter
 Mir. Potter had looked at his scratch ed hands, and a hard look had come to his face, but when MT. McMillan had spoken of taking his family away at once if so desired he had softened a little.
 "Whatever bitterness may feel to- ward you, sir,' he announced, cer- tainly would not want to visit upon
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waiting more than an hour for you"
 Put our trunk in first" said McMillan. 'It's over there''
 ''Put the trunk in yourself" replied the driver.
 McMillan glared at the driver and all the wrath he had suppressed through the day surged up in him. He could not see the driver clearly, but could distinguish enough to know he was fat if not able bodied.
 Mary said McMillan to his wife, take the children into the station"
 When she had done as he directed Mo Milan turned furiously on the driver. You lazy loafer,'' he yelled. -Get that trunk or I'll beat the life out of you. Be quick about it, too' AS the angry man advanced toward him the driver, for just an instant, seemed inclined to flee, but suddenly changed his mind and ran to get the trunk. McMillan followed him. The driver took hold of the trunk by one of the handles and started to drag 1t across the platform. 'Pick it up, you insolent fool" ordered McMillan. Do you want to rip the bottom out of it." The driver struggled to lift the trunk, but was awk- ward and excited, and it was not until McMillan, who was strongly tempted to punch the fellow just to relieve his feel ings. helped him a bit that he managed to get 1t on his back.
 The vehicle from the Antlers was a blackboard, and the driver had as much trouble getting the trunk into it as he had in getting 1t on his back but at last he succeeded. Then MT. McMillan | summoned his wife and children, put them aboard and the driver climbed onto his seat
 The drive over the road to the hote was depressing. They could not tel whether the driver was following tn, road or not. The children, hungry | sleepy and disturbed by the jolting O
 the vehicle, cried necessarily. When a
 last the lights of the hotel loomed uI
 Mrs. McMi1lan said something unde
 her breath that sounded like a thanks giving, and Mir. McMillan felt more re lieved than he would care to acknowl edge.
 l Very little was eaten by the visitors that night, and they retired early. IT 1 the morning the troubles of the day be- fore were forgotten. The day was de- lightful, all the members of the family
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N XR- M'M1LIAN hated summer MI abominated summer notels' 1V1 did not like hea and had sort

M .san'ass:s %a'sass .s@s'. ss.ss Is.: sas:,:: 1V1 did not like hea and had sort of nolar bear disposition generally. It was Mrs. McMillan who had insisted on going into the mountains for month. She had selected Eagles Nest because the name was romantic and she was certain the hotel was charm ing. How could it be otherwise when 1t was called the --ntlers?
 The trip from the city had been horror, The day was frightfully hot Not a breeze was stirring. The car win dows and the doors were kept open, but even then the passengers felt as if they would stifle. The cinders, smoke and dust added to the torment The McMillan children. from suffering. be- came fretful. fdgetty and then weepy. The mother, worn out by the labor of preparing for the journey. by the trying weather and the peevishness of the children, wished she was back home in her cool fiat. McMillan was too saw age to trust himself to talk. It did not add to his peace of mind to know the train was late: that the hotel was two
  that they would arrive too late for din- ner.
 It was dark when the train finally stopped at their station. The children had fallen asleep and McMillan took the two of them in his arms When he reachen the station platform he set them down to make sure about the baggage. Then the train pulled out and he had an opportunity to survey his surroundings. There was the station, shabby, inhospitable looking structure Across the track was a jungle of trees. In the far distance was the outline of the hills. There were no lights except the kerosene lamp and lanterns of the agent and no houses. McMillan had started to go into the, station and make inquiries when he saw In the shadow of the other side of the platform 6 wagon withsa.sman near by.
 "Driver/ called McMilan. ''where can l gst-a Fig to take me to the Antlers 9
 t'f'm from the Antlers,' was the reply.
 Well" said McMillan, T suppose you came to get us. I'm MT. McMillan. tele- graphed yesterday I'd be here today with my family.
 That's all right" replied the driver 'harply. Get in the blackboard. I've been
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of money in the past, but we are not going to do so hereafter. We have paid out great deal in labor and transporta- tion to get rid of the waste of our smelt- CTS, not knowing the value of the ma terial we were so anxious to get rid of. We thought it was metallic dross. It was not. It was rich in properties, in values we never had dreamed of. The experi- ments of MT. McMilan are not ended, but 1 from large amount of the slag he has treated thus far we have recovered from 5 to per cent of tin and a most satis- factory quantity of palm oil. Tn dollars and cents we have converted this so-called waste into profit of $So,oOo in the year just closed The c6mpant is assured of a saving of at least that amount in each succeeding year, and the prospect is good 1 for the saving to be increased.'
 | The directors were warm in their ex- pressions of approval of the report and i, of the presidents work. Well they might l be, for yearly pickup of sso,0o0 is not t, be considered lightly even by so big corporation as the Great Western. One of the gentlemen said he thought 1t would he a happy idea for the board to show its appreciation of the president not only by Ia vote of felicitation on account of the inauguration of this most welcome econ- omy but by a substantial increase in sal- ary, and he would make a motion to that I effect on one condition.
 And what was the condition, another gentleman inquired.
 It was, said the proposer of the motion. who prided himself on the manner he could give bizarre turn to an idea, that the president promise that the next time he drove the blackboard he should not take such awful chances of offending mes- senger of the gods.
 l Copyright, 1911. by Richard Spillane.)
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

for several days except being weaker
and more exhausted. Relatives have
been summoned and are now at her
bedside. No hopes are entertained for
her recovery.
Mrs. Charley McHenry returned the
last of the week from Omaha and af.
ter few days stay here continued
her journey to her home at Mitchell
S. D.
Andrew Jackson's oldest girl has
been very sick for several days with
peculiar ailment. Those who at.
tend her are mystitied as to what
really is causing the trouble.
Mrs. Della Dodge, of Arion, was
Dow City visitor last Saturday.
R. l.. Balloon, OF Greeley, Iowa, was
a visitor in town one day last week
Mrs. Charley Smith and Mrs. Jack
Ahart were shopping in Omaha Tues,
day of last week.
Mrs. Isaac Jones. who lives two
miles west Of town, has been seriously
i'll with heart trouble the past week.
Little Forest Binnall who has been
sick with pneumonia is convalescent.
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Miss Bertha Kral visited last week
with her sister, Mrs. WOrley, at Deloit.
Miss Johanna Walsh spent couple
of days last week in Denison with
friends.
Frank keane, of ChadrOn, Neb re-
turned to his home last week after a
pleasant visit here with his mother
and sister, Mrs. Joe Coates.
Peter Mangan, who has been visiting
relatives at Dunlap for the past couple
OF weeks, stopped off here for a visit
with relatives before leaving for his
home at Dewitt, Iowa.
Mrs. Dave Tonner and son, ROLAND,
attended the funeral of Mrs. TONER'S
mother at Carroll last week.
George Lucy, of Sioux City, is here
for visit with relatives and friends.
Frank Eland came up from Carroll
the first Of the week for a visit with
his mother.
F. G. Lewis and wife are the happy
parents of young son, born Janu-
airy %, 1911.
Miss Elsie McAndrews, of Denison
visited friends here the latter part of
last week and attended the dance on
Friday evening
Bryan O'Donnell was transacting
business at the county capital Friday.
Miss Martha Powers returned home
Saturday from a few weeks spent
with relatives at Manila
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Misses Winnie and Sunshine Rudd
accompanied by Mr.. Hatch, OF Dow
City, attended the religio at Deloit
Tuesday evening of last week. Mr.
Hatch gave talk and Miss Winnie
sang a solo. They were guests at the
Mrs. T. G. Dobson home.
Miss Bertha krahl visited her sis.
ter, Mrs. VIM. Worley, last week and
assisted her with sewing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Darling and chill
dren visited Mr. and Mrs. Bert Nc
Kim Sunday.
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SCHLESWIG ITEMS.

Henry and Freda Schroeder drove to
Denison Friday.
Henry Miller was on the sick list
this week.
Arthur Girard and Henry Miller
were in kiron between trains Friday
afternoon on business.
Irene CARRIER visited from Friday
evening until Monday at the julius
Schroeder home.
! j. Peter Jepsen is very sick this
week.
Ella Emil and Herbert Peters are
among those having the grip this
week.
Ernest Groneberg and wife returned
from Sioux City Friday, after a pleas
ant visit with relatives and friends.
The Emil Book home in Schles-
wig was quarantined Wednesday on
account OF Mr.. Book having diph-
theria 1t is sincerely hoped that this
disease will spread no further and
that Mr.. Book will soon recover.
John Jensen and wife left for Bloom
field, Neb. Monday to have a pleas
ant visit with friends and relatives.
John Thoms and daughter. Ella,
drove to Ida Grove Monday, returning
Tuesday
Fred and Arthur Girard drove to
Den!son Tuesday.
Ruth Naeve has been sick with the
grip.
Mrs. Carl Girard returned home on
Wednesday from Perry, at which place
she visited her sick mother and other
relatives. Her mother is much better.
This vicinity was greatly shocked
to hear of the death of Grandma Fred
erickson. who died at her home in
schleswig, January Goth, at o'clock
in the morning. Mrs. Fredericksen
was born in Germany. Jan. 26, 1888.
She was the mother of nine children,
four boys and five girls. all of whom
are living. One brother and one Sis
ter, Jacob Petersen, Of Schleswig, and
Mrs. Peter Petersen, of near Schles-
wig, survive TO mourn the loss of a
loving sister. The funeral services
will be held from the German Luth-
eran church in Schleswig Thursday
and the remains laid to rest in the
Morgan cemetery.
SchIie-kIeaver.
On Wednesday, at the Lutheran par
sonage in Denison, occurred the wed.
ding of Miss Minnie Kleaver to Gust
Schlle. The wedding celebration was
held at the Carl kleaver home near
here. The bride is the daughter of
Carl kleaver and wife and most
charming young lady, and the groom
is thrifty young farmer and respect
ed by all who know him The bride
was attired in light gray silk, while
the groom wore the conventional
black. Miss Bertha Schlie acted as
bridesmaid and E.a;I kleaver as best
man Their many friends cOngratu-
late.
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DELoIT ITEMS.

Mrs. Minnie Ehlers and HUSBAND
bought out the restaurant last weel
and opened up Saturday evening will
a dance at the hail.
The w. w. society met all day las
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Car
Whey
An Epworth League was organized
a week ago last Sunday, and the frs,
meeting was held on Sunday evening
The League will take the place of the
preaching services at the Methodist
church each Sunday evening until AID
ril.
Roy Winans and Mearl Myers at
tended a horse sale at Omaha last
Thursday.
| j. M. Childress and wife accompan
led Mrs. ChaS. Childress west to see
their son, who is out there for the ben
eft OF his health. We hear that he is
improving and his wife returned fol
their children and intends going back
Mrs. Agnes Mills. of Kansas City
visited her sister, Mrs. John Ander
son. and family and her grandmother
Friday evening. returning Saturday
morning.
David Galland. of South Dakota. is
down helping care for his father, who
has been ill for some time.
Miss Nora Jordan returned from
Dow City Saturday, where she had
been visiting.
Z. M. Brogden, who had his meat
market burned. is keeping meat at his
residence at present.
Miss Edith Dobson is clerking in the
dry goods department of the True
Mercantile company store.
John Mason moved in the e. L.
Johnson building last week.
The kOenekarlp building is soon to
be occupied by the blacksmith and his
family, Mr.. Christensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Lackman cele-
brated their silver wedding annivers-
airy Sunday. They had many invita-
tons out. and no doubt enjoyed fine
time. We have not learned any of the
particulars.
The writer being one of the shut
ms THIS winter on account of poor
health, was greatly surprised one day
last week to receive most lovely
bouquet of red and white carnations,
with ferns intermingled, from the
Willing Workers society. They pur-
chased the flowers in Denison and pre-
sented them just in time to make a
birthday present. Words fail to en-
press the appreciation of loving
friends. All have been so good to me.
truly feel very thankful to them
Blair Johnson, of Laurel, Neb., is
visiting among relatives and friends at
present. He likes it at Laurel and will
return to his place of work for this
season again soon. His youngest
brother. Sheldon, who has been living
with his uncle, Eli Johnson. at Laurel.
returned also and his guardian has
found him home with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charley Brogden. near Denison. where
we think it will make him an excellent
home.
A. J. Newcom, of Jackson, Mimi.
was business visitor at Deloit the
past week.
| presume Thursday will determine
what kind of weather we are to have
the rest of the winter, according to the
ground hog sign. We have had a very
pleasant winter thus far.