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The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-13
AN HOURS WALK.
You Would Hardly Think it Meant
 Travelling s5,25s Miles.


 Have you ever thought ot the dis lance you travel when you are out on an hours stroll? Possibly you walk three miles within the hour, but that does not by any means represent the distance you travel The earth turns on its axis every twenty-four hours. For the sake of round figures. we will call the earth's circumference 24ooo miles. and so you must have travelled during the hours stroll 1000 miles In the axial turn of the earth.
 But this Is net all The earth makes Journey around the sun every year. and a long but rapid trip it is. The distance of our planet from the sun we will put at o2,oO0yooo miles. This is the radius of the earth's orbit-half the diameter of the circle. as we call H. The whole diameter Is therefore ls4.ooo.ooo miles. and the circumfer- ence, being the diameter multiplied by s.14I6, Is about 5fS0oo.o00
 This amazing distance the earth trav- els in its yearly journey, and dividing it by 365 we find the daily speed about 1,5s6.ooo Then we get the distance you rode around the sun during your hours walk. divide again by twenty four, and the result Is about ee,oOo miles. But this is not the end of your hours trip The sun. with It's entire brood of planets. Is moving in space ct the rate of leo.OoO.o0o miles in q year. That Is at the rate of little more than 4ss.coO miles a day, or IS. 25o miles an hour
 So, adding your three miles Of leg travel to the hours axial movement of the earth. this to the earth's orbital journey snd that again to the earth's excursion with the sun. and you fnd you have travelled in the hour Sa.2as miles
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-13
Dental suppIcs
M. F. PATTERSON & CoMPANr
 Dealers In

For S5c. you can get wholesome, home cooked meal at the New Home Restaurant, 5th aveune. just off of Broadway
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-13

uo you remerhber the old days hack east when the Harvest Home festivals brought together all the people oi the ueighborhood. to ex- change ideas on raising farm pro duets They are doing it back there now and they are reaping a benefit in a social way, as well as learning many things that are of lasting value which results from the exchange or experiences.
 Skagway is going to duplicate that Harvest Home day of rejoicing next Saturday by holding a festival dedicated to fertility. A committee started out this morning for the purpose CT getting the citizens inter estod. The movement hsd it's or lgin in the display oi vegetables in the window Ot the Daily Alaskan placed there by Judge Conway and Nrs Keenan,, That started many Of us thinking that this community raises as fine garden products as any district in the United States. We have potatoes. celery, cabbage, heets, tomatoes, and all manner of roots and berries Then there are chickens, turkeys and ducks. There are jams, jellies, butter and eggs and everything that all other Harvest Festivals have to bring the rsopIe together and thereby stin- ulate rivalry in producing better things for the common good.
 Our flowers alone. which are now iu their loyliest bloom, wiu be worth going miles to enjoy. It Is the in- tentIon cf the committee to offer prizes which vin be given exhibitors and the day wiu wind up with big dance. the revenue from which will start fund for the annual display of Skagway grown products.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-13

Therc is a grave and awful fear iu the minds Of many ot us that the ueV Alaska legislature win in some Vay lucrease the taxes ot the prop erty owners. Property Is the most gowardly thing in the world, Men wiu submit 10 hall the moral wrongs in the catalogue Of miscon- duet without much ot a protest; but once attemP, Jo attach one-half Of one per cent. tax on their property, tor any purpose whatsoever. and Jhcre aSceuds immediately up to the aigh heavens a vail that awakeas Jhe gods
 To begin with, there is no need of placing a tax on anything for the purpose og maintaining the new leg tslaturr and it tax was needed it could not be assessed for more than oue per cent Now fl the taxation allowed by the new legislature were aSscSS,d tO the limit. the total woul bs considerably under that of any other state iu the Union, so ary ,ears that We are going to be taxed Jo death are EroundlesS.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-13

The Nahlin returned from the Stikine Monday after a successful trip to Glenors. Several passengers were brought down from Telegraph including two Chinamen who have been in the interior over thirty years and are now being taken to Victoria by the Canadian Govern ment. Two prospectors from the far inland country were passengers to wrsngell. They had recently returned to Telegraph Creek after an absence of fifteen months. the last fifty-two days existing entirely on porcupine meat.--wraugell Sen tinel
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-13

Since the Daily Alaskan began telling of the hiCh qualities of the potatoes raised here. number ot people have brought in samples un- tH Wr are now nearly furnished with a winters supply We only re,a about another sack, when we shall take up the question Of chick rus. and ask for samples 10 ex- hibit. Then win follow, eggs, cab bage and the various brands of gar den truck which grows so abundant ly iu SkaEway.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-13

Owing to It's derivation the woro green" was originally applied to the color of vegetation, but not to The color of the sea Ne application of "green" to the ccior ot the sea Is quoted before Chaucer, bot as early as the wear TCO it was used for vegetation. The word le akin to "graSs" and grow" which verb originally belonged to the vegeta hle world alone. verptahies 'grew but animals "waxrd" t;rpen" comcs from an Aryan root. ~cbaar. meaniur to he green or yellow. and yellow .rold~ and ~yoIk~ come from that same root
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-13

Manuel Diaz. ot Ketchikan, has several small nuggets of gold that were found in the front yard of his home. From time to time, these nuggets. large enough to attract the eye. have been picked up by mem bers of the Diss household, and Mir. Dias says that when he raised ducks in this eucloseure. he invariably found ''colors" on dressing the fowls he used.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-13

The Mining World has been dig ging back into ancient history to nnd out what nation it was tha, first began to use gold as a prec- ieus metal, and finds that the de. sire for geld Is. as far as ~e know, about as old as the human race. Gold plAsed an fmporssn; part in
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-13

By the terms of the postoffiee ap- propriation bill it is stipulated that all first and second class postoffices are 10 be closed on Sundays. Here tofore where local sentiment deman- ed. local postmSsters have been per miited to keep general delivery win dows open during certain hours, but under the new law this will not be permitted. The only way in which 10 get letters to their destination hereafter on Sunday will be to put a special delivery stamp on them. as it is provided that special delivery letters shall be delivered on Sunday. Mail will be distribut- ed in postoffice boxes up to mid night of each Saturday and access to boxes will be allowed. This will give the greater portion of the post office employees an entire day off, only a sufficient force being kept on to handle mail in transit at junction points, hotel mail to be considered in this class and distributed in box es in postoffices.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-13

The smooth writing qualities pos sessed by gold fountain pens may be attributed to the tiny bit of whit metal-iridium- to the tip of the pen. Iridium is an exceed ingly rare metal, according to the United States Geological Survey, not more than 5000 ounces being pro- dueed each year Of which, perhaps, about 500 ounces are recovered in the United States, mostly from i'm ported platinum sand and from cop per ores and bullion. The price de mended for iridium has been in- creasiag rapidly, and in 1911 il ranged from $60 to $s4 an ounce pure metal
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-13

Food cooked as it should be at the White Pass C. fe." Only the best in the market Mrs. OrIoff King. proprietress. If
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
Newman Family Has
 A Grand Reunion

When some thirty years ago
 the Newman family settled in
 Arizona and braved the dangers of the then widest of iron tiers,
 they did not forsee that some of the members of the family, fifteen years later would leave for a long absence from the home fireside. neither did they fOrsee that thirty years later they would gather around the hearth of a member of the fami- ly to joyously recount the events of the good old days and discuss the features of the present ones. Yet, last Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the home of MT. and Mrs. Frank Leslie, near Flagstaff, after a separation of fifteen years, the members of the Newman family gathered and celebrated a dou- ble event: The 73rd birthday of Mother Newman and the Sand birthday of the eldest son of the family, Martin l.. Newman. Could the occasion be other then joyous after the long separation of fifteen years? There are times when Providence especial ly favors some household and the happy family circle gathered at Flagstaff this week heartily will testify to that fact.
 Tie members of the family present at the reunion were: Martin L. Newman of Woodside. Cal. :; E. B. Newman and family of Joppa; w. w. Newman and family of Joppa; R. L. Newman and family of Holbrook; Mrs. Francis Wright and son and daughter of Phoenix; John D. Newman and family of Los Angeles, Cal; G. L. Newman and family of Flagstaff; B. F. Taylor and family of Flagstaff; Frank Leslie and family of Flag staff.
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
AROUND THE
 BLUE SKY STATE

The Grand Canyon hotels at ElTrovar and Bright Angel are to be improved this winter and reports state that $1OO,OOO has been appropriated for that pur- pose by the Santa Fe.
 The Blue Book of Arizona containing the names of all the county and state officials and many of the state boards and commissions, has just been is- sued.
 Trooper Saddle of the Fourth Cavalry, which is stationed at Fort Apache, was killed by, lightning near Bisbee last Mon-' day.
 Suit has been filed against the Santa Fe railway alleging that it has violated the 28 hour law and kept a consignment of sheep enroute for thirty-three hours without unloading for feed and water.
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
SCHOOL BEGINS
 NEXT MONDAY

The happy, go-lucky vacation days for the Holbrook youths and maids will end this week and next Monday morning, Sept. g, the school bell will summon them to resume their duties at their desks and themselves to cope with the trials and difficulties of humanity in general, but which the men and women of this great nation are meeting with the thought that: The wish to known does not always develope the faculty to acquire. but to strive to know is in itself near divine.
 An excellent and experienced corps of teachers has been en- gagged and a fruitful term with a large attendance is hoped for and anticipated. The school for the coming year will be in charge of Miss Maude s. Dawson of Hamilton. Mo-, principal; Miss Augusta Treat of Flagstaff, in- termediate; Mrs. Lloyd c. Hen- ming of Holbrook, primary.
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
From The County Records
NEW SUITS FILED

NEW SOlIS FILED
 Mercy Hash vs. Andrew J. Hash, action for divorce.
 The real property of the Loui Gheuy estate consisting of the lots and store building occupied by the Tomas Ortega's store, will be. sold at sheriff sale by order of the court at 2 o'clock today.
 The case of Francisco Enlarge vs. Richard Hart is being argued in the superior court today.
 Registration for the general election to held November 5, will be resumed next Wednes day.
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
Mrs. Jos. E. Woods and SC

Mrs. Jos. F. Woods and son Joe, went to Winslow today.
 Miss May Mechanism left Thursday for Duncan, Oklahoma, where she will take up a course of studies.
 Rev. J. Andrew Arnett de- livered a sermon to an appreci- tive audience at the old school house Monday evening.
 S. L. Spear of Kansas City, Mo, was in town Tuesday figur- ing for a Kansas City bridge firm on the the construction of a bridge across the Little Colorado.
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
A Good Investment

Little drops of water, mixed
 with the sand, make a lot of diff
 ference in the looks of land" ! How much can you make on a
 small tract of Lyman Land?
 Take for instance five acres and
 if you want to work you can do
 this: Use half acre for your
 house, yard, corral, stable, etc.,
 and plant another half acre or an acre to garden and fruit.
 Then put in four acres of alfalfa. and keep five cows.
 which will produce five hundred dollars worth of dairy products. with their calves, each year. Also keep two or three good
 brood sows which should raise, at the least, pigs worth three hundred dollars. You will also need about two hundred hens of good laying strain, which if in- telligently handled, should lay at the very least, four thousand
 eggs year, and this little batch of poultry will earn one hundred and twenty-five. dollars a year on the lowest market. Figuring on bad market and hard luck, your incd he after selling a part of of your garden truck and fruit should not be less than $1000.00 year. You will raise the lar ger part of your own living, and the domestic expenses for an average family should not ex- ceed $300.00 year.
 Therefore your net income on this little five acres would not be less than $700. co annually. After the first payment on your land you would have nine more years to pay the balance and your net income would take care of the payments on forty acres of land and leave three hundred dollars for the bank account each year. "In 1910 this agricultural or ir- rigated land in Arizona produced values averaging $40.O0 per acre. ''-( (Signed) U. s. Dept. of Agriculture. Crop Report Dec ember, 1910.
 This official report alone shows that you could pay for your land in two or three years. The possibilities are unlimited, for instance: The crop from one apple tree owned by J. H. Heap of Saint Johns, was sold for $54.00 and Joseph Kearns sold $25.00 worth of apricots from one tree. These are only aver age results from fruit culture. R. s. Teeple who is the local agent of the Lyman Land O., be glad to into full particulars with prospective purchasers as to terms. prices conditions, etc, of this land.
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
PRIMARY ELECTION
 NEXT TUESDAY

Next Tuesday, September 10th,
 is primary election day. The
 qualified and registered voters of the state will have the op-
 portunity to show how we'll they
 can select their partisan candi-
 dates, who will contest at the
 polls at the general election on November 5th.
 In designing the primary law the legislature made some ex-
 cellent provisions and, naturally, some blunders which will have
 to be remedied at subsequent sessions. The registration form is likely to be amended in the near future as the form of filing
 will be found to cumbersome and expensive to met the require ments of the more densely settl- ed sections.
 The primary ballots are well designed, but decidedly complex in techenical sense. There are are five primary ballots this year: Democratic, Republican, Pro- gressive, Blank forms and Socialist. At a first glance the proviso of the law that each candidate shall be placed in rotation at the top of the line does not appear important, but, nevertheless, it is good one, inasmuch, as no candidate can use a sample ballot and desig- nate to the voter the position the candidates name will occupy on the ballot which the voter will receive from the election board. The wisdom of an educational test, as a voting qualification, in the face of this new law, will be apparent mostly in larger cen ters where men who read their papers daily and fear making mistake and losing their vote go to the polls, vote, walk out and if followed, may be seen re- marking to some so-called work CT at the poll; By gum, I put my X on the exact spots you told me to-"
 Whether this law, so well de signed to prevent misleading, in- timidating or coercing will re- main in force, however. owing to the large expense involved in general elections. time only will tell. For instance: Navajo county with it's fourteen precincts twenty candidates and five diff fent party ballots, las what is known in the printers parlance, ''155 changes in form" The changes in some cases are very slight but they all take time and naturally the cost of the ballots is much larger.
 No forecast of the probable interest in the coming primary is available as the Republican, Progressive and Socialist tickets have only the required number of candidates in the field and it !! seems a safe bet that they will not show anywhere near their actual voting strength. The Democratic ballot has seven candidates for the three pre- sidontial electors
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
The Entertainment

The Latter Day Saints Sunday School entertainment at Wetz- ler's hall, Thursday evening, was well attended. The program contained some excellently well rendered musical and vocal sele- ctions and some humorous ren- dItions that were highly appre- ci4ted. ''Carouso and Jenny Lind" (Cy McCleve and Miss Ellen Greer) was probably the most appreciated. but The Man Next Door" also won a generous share of approval.
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
WILL PRESENT
 FLORAL CANTATA

Brownies Whispers, a floral cantata, in two scenes, will be presented Wednesday. Sept. Il, in Wetzler's Hall, under the direction of Miss Pauline Greer.
 Cast of Characters: The Child. ........,. Florence Smith The Brownies ............ ..... Boys The Flowers ......................Gi Girls
 Epitome
 First Scene-The coming of the Flowers. Their mission. The raindrops arrive and good shower follows, but the bright Sun soon drives them away. The Brownies get an order and they go to fill it, but are puzzled. The Daises, Pansies and Roses plead to be taken. A decision cannot be reached and the Flowers must remain.
 Second Scene Flowers and Brownies rock the child to sleep. The Brownies keep watch over her and the Flowers aid them. The sweetest things are the Flowers.
 Musical Selections Opening Chorus. Flower Song Motion Song ....... The Raindrops Brownies Song. ......... ....... ............. An Order for Flowers Motion Song The Daises Double Trio. ...... ....... The Roses Song and Dance The Pansies Chorus Flowers Must Grow
 March of the Flowers Trio, Ring me up Heaven, Please Central l''-....=Anna Greer, Helen Sapp, Maggie Dewitt Infant Song ... .- ..... Bedtime Melody"
 Lullaby
 Dream Chant ........................ ........ co. The Flowers Lullaby Brownie Song ....... The Whispers Chorus ............ While She Sleeps
 Brownies Dance Closing Song
 .... .. The Sweetest Things Always in the Way ........... ..... ....... Song by Leading Lady Doors op.n at 800. Overture at 2.30
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06

Mrs, Clara Woolford of Show low is visiting here this week.
 George Reyes, banker at Win slow, was a business visitor here this week.
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
News of Holbrook and Vicinity

J. w. Richards of St.. Joe was a business visitor in town today
 M. A. Grouse leaves tomorrow for Whiteriver, where he vii teach school.
 Attorney X. N. Sleeves ot Williams attended court session here this week.
 w. H. Burbage, the Winslow lawyer and banker. was a busi- ness visitor here this week.
 Miss Maude S. Dawson arrived here from Hamilton, Mo-, Tues day. Miss Dawson is the new principal of the Holbrook public schools.
 Julius Wetzler and his son. Sydney Wetzler, arrived here from Los Angeles this week and will remain for a week or so looking after their local business interests.
 s. C. Ireland, representing the El Paso Bri lge company, of Fl Paso. Texas, was in town this week figuring on the construc- tion a bridge across the Little Colorado.
 Rev. Arnett will preach at the old school house next Monday evening. This will be his last sermon in HoIbrook. The sub ject will be Home, Its Meaning and Influence. {"
 MT. and Mrs. Seth R. Stiles Of Manila were visitors here this week. MT. Stiles is another friends of The News, who be- believes in advancing his sub- scription annually.
 Sheriff Joseph F. Woods and son, Chauncev Woods, left Sun day for Denver. Colorado Sheriff Joe will enjoy a little vacation: visit in the mountain city, while Chauncey will remain and take a course in electric engineering.
 J. E. Richards, Barnett Stiles and B. T. Hatch, the county board of supervisors, were in session this week. The matter of building a bridge across the Little Colorado River three miles east of Holbrook was deferred ten days. The matter of inn proving certain of the county roads in cooperation with the Parks Transportation company, was taken under advisement.
 The Loui Ghuey building, occu- pied by the Tomas Ortega store. was purchased at sheriff sale to- day by w. R. Scorse. The purchase was too recent at the time of The News going to press, for MT. Scorse to make a state ment of what plans he has in store for the future. MT. Scorse is a good business man and we believe that some improvement work will result for the business development of the town.
 Martin L. Newman of Wood side, Calf, is the guest of MT. and Mrs. R. L. Newman this week. Mir. Newman is a pioneer of this section having re- sided here thirty years ago, and, of course, he finds this visit to the scenes of his early youth a matter of much interest and finds many surprises in the change which has come over the county and the development | which has taken place. MT. Newman will remain here for several weeks and intends to visit his old hunting grounds and see if he cannot find something familiar to the old scenes in i tracking and bagging deer.
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
Seek Certificates

Eight applicants for teachers certificates took the examination before County Superintendent of Schools R. c. Smith this week. They were: Vina Brinkerhoff, Woodruff; Norma Carmody, Corrollton, ILL; Gladys Gardner, Holbrook; Esther Henning, Hol- brook; Bertha Ward, Flatovia, May Weinert, Winslow; Ora E. Brake, Brown Branch, Mo. Maud s. Dawson, Hamilton, Mo.