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Douglas Island news., 1912-09-11

Prof. Parker and BeImore Browne, having announced that they will not attempt the ascent of Mt. Mckinley again, c. E. Rusk, who led similar ex- petition in 1910, declares that he will try again next year.
 Prof. c. c. Georgeson, in charge of the government experimental work in Alaska, with headquarters at Sitka, has been exceedingly successful in propa gating strawberries. These berries are cross between the Alaskan wild strawberry and imported plants, and grow to a splendid size and are most delicious to the taste In passing, we might add that Prof. Georgeson is the right man in the right place. A strong, sturdy character, with unbounded faith in the agricultural and stock raising possibilities, he has done much to dem onstrate the country's adaptation to these purposes. And he's on the job all the time, quietly experimenting with various grains and plant life, and has achieved a marked success.-Seward Gateway.
 What is probably the largest mining deal ever consummated in this section is now all but completed and probably will be closed within the next ten days, says a Seward dispatch. The deal in- wolves no less than the taking over of the Alaska Gold Bullion Gold Mining Compauy's holdings in the Willow creek country and the properties of the Alaska Gold Quartz Mining Go. Both are producing mines and are con- sidered the best in the Knik district. The purchasers are a group of capital ists from Eastern Canada, who are rep resented in Alaska by Bndd, Thomson and Harris. The Gold Bullion at pres ent is taking out better than S1 300 per day, and has an abundance of ore in sight on the property where the com pany is working, as well as adjoining claims. The Alaska Gold Quartz Co.,, under the supervision of Milo Kelly, has been developed into one of the best producers in that section, and while equipped with a much smaller mill, has pressed the Gold Bullion closely in point of production.
 The latest new placer strike in the great north is in the Kuskokwim water shed and recent accounts of it sound better than anything since the Iditarod three years ago. The new camp is known as Bear creek and is at the head of the Tulicsak river, about ninety miles up the Kuskokwim river from Bethel. From the mouth of the Tulic- sak it is about 12O miles from Bear creek. Pay hes been located on Bear creek, Tiny creek and on the Bonanza. The ground is shallow, being from two to eight feet to bedrock, and the payis what would be called course run of gold. The ground is thawed and is wet and the only method of working it, so far, on account of the water, is by dig ging bedrock drain and drawing off some of the water. Even by that meth cd only the high pointsof the bedrock can be cleaned. As is usual in all new places, the country is even at this time staked to the sky line, and any new arrivals in the camp will be forced to either make new discoveries or be con- tent to take lays on ground already staked The gold runs high in value ranging from $l9.23 to s19.45 per ounce.
Douglas Island news., 1912-09-11

An Alberta homesteader has discov- cred that his land is underlaid with a considerable thickness of tar, which be has capitalized for sl, 100000.
 William N. c. WaddletOn, colored lawyer of Juneau who has served six months in the local jail for selling whisky to an Indian, is again at large
 The Perseverance mine near Juneau will run all winter, according to a state ment made by Assistant General Man ager Whipple, of the Alaska Gastineau Mining company.
 Bert Mckenzie, the popular young Skagway athlete and son ofDocomotive Engineer w. c. Mckenzie, has accepted position with the railroad company as fireman on his fathers engine.
 Vildjhamar Stefansson, the noted ex- plorer, and Dr. RIM. Anderson, of Iowa, who spent four and half years in the Arctic in the interest ,of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, sailed from Nome for the States on August 3lst.
 The arrest of john B. Agen and H. M. Klock, the two largest producers of creamery butter in Seattle, for alleged violation of the ordinance relating to full weight in marked packages, was re- ported last week. As much of the but ter consumed i'll Alaska comes from that source, the people of the North are interested
 John Morrow. a pioneer Alaskan, died last week at Rochester, Minn., where he hadgone for an operation for liver trouble. The operation was performed by the celebrated Mayo Brothers, but the patient never rallied. Deceased lived in Douglas for nun Der of years, afterwards going to the interior, where he finally settled in the Innoka.
 Miss McMichael, who last year taught the government school at Seldovia, has been appointed to the Unga school, the highest paid school position in Alaska, S175 a month being allowed. The teacher is required to teach manual  training, cooking, sewing, etc, aside from the regular school routine. Miss McMichael was for seven years con- nected with the Carlisle Indian school in Pennsylvania, and enjoys a fine rep utation as a teacher.
 Depletion of Alaska's timber supply is going to be stopped by desperate measures if the federal government has to neglect other business to stop the leak. A notice posted on the interior wall of the Seward postoffice informs [ H. V. Hoben that Uncle Sam has seized 75 cords of wood cut for him, alleging that it was cut on the public domain instead of on adjacent land. P. J. Murphy is similarly notified that l42 piles cut by him have been seized by the government. This is the result of the benefcent laws governing Alaska, which forbid a settler to cut tim Der for his own use that will ret and go to waste if he doesn't cut it. The government spends more annually in holding up settlers for the official price of little wood than it gets out of all the stump age cut. Meanwhile more timber is falling to decay than is used for all purposec. Great is the wisdom of the East.-Valdez Miner.
Douglas Island news., 1912-09-11
The N0rtnIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North. Condensed. Information for Everybody,

Juneau youngsters have organized a Boy Scouts Club.
 The Presbytery,of Southeastern Alas ka meets this week at Sitka.
 The government is still selling off lots down at Prince Rupert.
 Several Alaska papers, started for the delegate campaign, have expired
 Nome is coco miles from New York and the difference of time is six hours
 T. sakamoto, a Japanese doctor, was arrested at Haines for peddliug liquor to Indians.
 The May Roberts Company was. greeted both at Fairbanks and Nome by heavy frosts.
 On the morning of August 3Oth, the temperature at Whitehorse dropped to 10 degrees above.
 Governor Clark aud wife reached Sc. attle last Saturday by revenue cutter from the far North.
 The Iditarod Pioneer carries at it's masthead the name of J. 2. A. Strong as candidate for governor of Alaska.
 Col. WIds P. Richardson, president of the Alaska road commission, has joined the Alaska Pioneers at Fair, banks.
 The United States fish commission is authority for the statement that the Alaska cod banks are the finest iD the world.
 The postoffico at Seattle has posted notices that Christmas presents for Nome and interior Alaska should be mailed at once.
 The Klondike, which last year pro- duced about four million dollars in gold, will this year jump its production up to Ave million.
 It is reported that Che cannery at Rake has been forced to close down for the season by the low prices of fish quoted by the combine.
 The Iditarod city council has decided to cut out from the city's expense ac- count the item of fire protection, which cost about $500 monthly.
 Itis estimated that 82o,oOO,oOo have been invested in the Alaska fishing in, dustry, and the output each year is more than half that amount.
 The Nome Bar Association has adopted resolutions endorsing Judge Lyons, of Juneau, and the judge is not a candidate for anything, either. 1 Erected at great expense, and de. sigued to handle large quantities oi high grade copper ore, the new concen' trating mill at the Bonanza mine, Ken. necott, collapsed before single ton ot rock could be treated.
Douglas Island news., 1912-09-11

Prof. Parker and Belmore Browne, having announced that they will not attempt the ascent of Mt. Mckinley again, c. E. Rusk, who led similar eX- petition in 1910, declares that he will try again next year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20
BIG MEETING
IN R0SSVILLE
Democratic Club Arousss
Much Enthusiasm.

An enthusiastic meeting of the
RossYille Democratic Club was held
at it's headquarters in Rossville ave
nue, that place Wednesday night to
ratify the national state and county
ticket to be placed before the vo-
tiers at this coming election. The
meeting was such an overwhelming
success and attended by a much
larger crowd than was expected, it
had to be held in the open air in
front of the clubs headquarters, the
rooms being unable to hold the sew
eral hundred that gathered. Edward
Gleason, president of the club pre-
sided and introduced the speakers
of the evening. The first speaker
was Stephen d. Stephens, of New
Brighton, a son of the late county
Judge Stephen d. Stephens, who
gave an excellent talk on young men
in politics. He was followed by Al
fred Surft, president of the Com
anche Club, of Stapleton, who spoke
on organization. G~ustave SEEMING,
state inspector of motor vehicles,
also gave an excellent address on the
issues of the campaign. The meet
ing, it is said, was one of the live
Hest hat Rossville has seen in many
a day. The Pastime Fife and Drum
Corps turned out and rendered many
selections and several of the places
nearby were decorated with Japan
ese lanterns. The name of Wood
row Wilson was met with loud ap-
plause everytime it was mentioned.
The club which is growing at each
meeting, is planning to raise a Will
son and Marshall banner shortly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20
AN NIvERSARY
OF MECHANICS
United Council to Have Bio
Celebration.

An elaborate program has been
arranged for the celebration of the
twentieth anniversary of United
Council Junior Order United Ameri-
can Mechanics of Tottenville, thai is
to be held in Knights of Pythias
hall that place next Wednesday
tended to U. s. Grant Council, of
Pleasant Plains, Balthaser Council,
of Kreischerville, Welcome Council
Daughters OF America and Washing
ton Council Daughters of Liberty of
Tottenville, besides each member of
the council is given four tickets to
be given out to their friends. Past
Councillor Edward Berlett will give
the history of the council, State
Councillor William B. Griffith of
New York will make an address and
State Councillor Leslie B. Hand of
New Jersey will make the principal
address of the evening. Besides
these the Tottenville band, under
the leadership of F. L. Hadkins will
render selections. The musical part
of the program will include numbers
by a professional elecutioner and
impersonator, vocal solo by Mrs.
Newton Stewart, accompanied on the
violin by Alfred Anderson and piano
by Mrs. Anna Davis; Musical selec-
tons by William Mccullough and
mandolin Duet by George A. Moore
and one Of his pupils, accompanied
on the piano by Miss Onida Dig.
All of the clergymen of the town
have been invited and the affair
promises to be n of the largest in
the history of the local council. At
ter the program refreshments will
be served. Councillor George Will
liam Wood and the entertainment
committee of which Oscar Ommund-
son is chairman, have spared no
pains to make this event a success.
At a meeting of the council last
night, final arrangements for the af-
fair were announced. There was no
initiation last night, because the can
didate was unable to be present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Demarest. of
Manhattan, visited here yesterday.
Miss Virginia Tasting has return
ed to Manhattan after a visit here.
Robert Mckee, of Eltingville,
visited in Perth Amboy yesterday.
Miss Blanche Waters has gone to
Manhattan after a visit in Great
Kills.
Miss Gertrude Manhattan was in
Perth Amboy yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lynch have
returned to the Bronx after a visit
with her parents.
William Poullion has returned
from a visit in Philadelphia.
Miss Lucita Reynolds has return
ed to Connecticut after a visit with
Mrs. Charles Solheim, of Great Kills.
The foundation for Jack Hunters
new house in Amboy avenue has
been started.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Schultz
have been at Great Kills this week.
Edward Williamson, of Newark,
was a local visitor today.
Molly Stark Council, Daughters of
America, met Wednesday night in
Amicitia hall.
John Mitchell, of Bayonne, was at
Mt. Loretto yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20
SPEAKING AS A FINE ART
Many Men Who Attempt to Address
Audiences Cannot Make Them
selves Heard.

Speaking is one OF those arts which
people seem to think 1t unnecessary to
study and learn, and the probability is
that most speakers OF the kind men
toned ars blissfully OF their
inaudibility. Doubtless their voice re-
sounds comfortably In the empty
spaces of their own chest and head,
and this prevents them from knowing
that It does not penetrate to the audi.
tory apparatus OF other people,
To be a lecturer, 1t IL not only nee
essarly to know your subject, but the
art of enunciation and audible delivery
needs to be learned also. And the
sound Of ones voice in ones own
ears La a most misleading guide. Such
people ought to be trained by being
made to read or speak from n end
of a large room to somebody at the
other endI when they would oon find
out that tones which pass muster in a
conversation are useless in 4 public
speech.
In conversation we carele.sly slur
hair our syllables, leaving our inter-
locucor to guess them from the con
text, but this will not do In a public
speech, where people are too far of
to catch the signs. Again, q word pro-
nounoed in the ordinary English way
oil throwing STRONG accent on a
single syllable and slurring the other
syllables-becomss reduced to a mere
m~onosyllable when said In that man.
ner IN a large room.-Theosophical
Path.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20
10TTENVILLE

Mrs. E. j. Rutan, Mrs. James Lit
tie, Mrs. Edgar Ellis, Mrs, r. w.
Wood and Miss Emma Herrel were
the guests of Mrs. H. e. Nance at
Hazlet, N. j., Wednesday,.
Mrs. William O'Conner is at AL
bany visiting her son, Frederick
O'Connor.
David c. Johnson returned yester-
day from a visit in New Haven,
Conn. Mrs. David Applegate, his
daughter, returned home with him.
Lieutenant George Haerle, of the
18th precinct, Manhattan, formerly
of the goth precinct, Tottenville,
was in town yesterday.
b Leonard Mcdonald returned yes
terday from the New York Univer-
sity camp at Fly Mountain, N. Y.
NJ. p. Wallace, a teacher at the
Kreischerville school, has moved to
Fisher avenue.
Miss Dorothy Leonard, of Newark,
has been visiting in Kreischerville.
Mrs. John Marshall visited her
daughter in Metuchen yesterday.
Miss Harriet Pateman is away
from her duties at Sprague's sta
t%ionery store on account Of illness.
Dr.. and Mrs. Coleman are home
from an auto trip through New Jer-
sey.
Plans for a dance will come up at
the meeting of the A~quehanga A. c.
entertainment committee tonight.
Charles Henne has taken a posi-
ton with T. w. Hawkins, the plumb
er.
The first degree was conferred on
two candidates at a meeting of HUI
guenot Lodge, No. 381, F. and A. NJ.
In the temple last night.
Collier Brothers have started a
wholesale candy factory in the for
mer Collins bakery in Broadway,
near Centre street.
Principal H. H. Constantine was at
public school No. l last night looking
over the situation of opening the
night school next month.
Richmond Lodge, Knights of Ply
thias, will meet tonight.
A meeting of Welcome Council,
D. of A, will be held tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20
STATEN ISLAND NEWS
HERBERT MANT0k GIVEN
OVER TO HIS FATHER

Judge Morgan J.. Ryan, in the
c%hildren's court at ST. George, this
week, placed Herbert M%anton, ten
years old, of 694 Evergreen avenue,
Brooklyn, in the custody of his
father, William Manton, of the
above address. The boy, who has
run away from home about a half
dozen times, was caught at st.
George two weeks age after he had
stolen some tools from the boat of
H. Gerbaulet, of Main street, Totem
Vile. He had been locked up in the
Gerry Society rooms at New Brigh-
ton, ever since. After promising to
do better in the future he was turn
ed over to his father.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20
MRS. CHRISTOPHER Is
NIkETY-TWO YEARS OLD

Mrs. Catherine Christopher, a life
long resident of Tottenville, cele-
brated the ninety-second anniversary
of her birth at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Taylor Clayton, in
Main street, Tottenville, on Wednes-
day. Mrs. Christopher, who was
born in the famous old Billopp
house, is still hale and hearty de-
spite her age. Besides her daughter
with whom she resides, Mrs. Chris
topher has a son, Richard Christie
pher, residing in William street,
Tottenville. She received many post
cards in remembrance of the occa-
sion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20
Ha, Ha, Hoi Ho. Hei He.

That headline sounds good and
jolly, doesn't it? But it isn't a
ringer" for the peals of laughter
and tears of joy TO be inspired by the
merry jests, comic pictures, droll
stories, humorous skits, etc, to
crowd the 16 pages of Fun" the big
Joke Boon to go free with every
copy of next Sundays New York
World. If you would leave dull care
behind and see life from its bright
est side, order next Sundays World
in advance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20
A Play That "Made a Feller Use
His COCOanut.'

In the September American Maya
zine Walter Pritchard Eaton, writ
ing a theatrical article entitled
What is a Good Play?" says:
MARY Shaw once played Ibsen's
Ghosts in Cripple Creek, and after
the performance she heard a rough
miner say to his companion, BY God,
that play made a Teller use his cocoa
mutt"
1.-THE play that makes a critic use
his cocoanut is a better play than
one which doesn't, better for him
and everybody else"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20
DIR. WOODS son DIES.

Word was received yesterday OF
the death of Leroy G. Wood, son of
DR.. j. Walter Wood, one of Staten
Islands best known physicians. He
was nineteen years old and had been
spending the summer at W~aterville,
Me. Death was caused by pneu-
monia,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20
f A son IS DEAD.

Anthony DUNCAN, three months
old, infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
nard DUNCAN. of 22S Broadway,
Tottenville, died yesterday after a
brief illness. The funeral will be
held at 2 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
with interment in St. Joseph's GEM
etery, RoSsyille.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20
In the Hudson to West Point,

Special excursion via New Jersey
Central, Sunday, Sept. %, leaves
South Amboy $3.50 a. M, round trip
s1.15; Perth Amboy, 1886 a. m,
round trip 81, connecting at Jersey
City with swift steamer Mon
mouth" 5560-9-6, 11,1S,18,20
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20
LECTURES IN
THE SCHOOLS
will Start Next Month on
the Island.

= The department of education Of
the city of New York has again an
nounced the opening Of the public
lectures in the schools of the city
TO start next month. Some excellent
lectures have been arranged for the
schools on this end of the island.
At public school No. l, T~ottenville,
there will be given in the first Sc
yies six lectures on United States
West, and five lectures on music.
The lectures Will be held each FRI
day night and the first n will be
held on October 4. They Will be IL
Illustrated by stereopticon and mus
deal selections.
The following is the course:
October 4-Mr. Robert G. Weyh,
Jr., From the Great Lakes to Puget
Sound"
October 11-Miss Kate S. Chitten-
den, Patriotic Songs and Wal
Songs" Illustrated with songs by
q. j.. Bushnell.
October 18-Miss Emma r. Stei-
ner, Alaska and Her Wonderful Re-
~sources."
October 25-Miss Ethel c..
Gentsch, Irish and Scotch Ballads"
November James r. Lynch,
s'Oregon, the Land of the Big Red
Apple"
November S-Miss Grace Ewing,
f'English Ballads"
November 15-Alfred L. Benshi-
mol, THE Cities of Southern Cali
GorniaN'
November 22-Mrs. Mary E. Che
ney, Welsh Music"
November 29-Mr. Joseph E. APP
spley, Agricultural Wonders of the
Middle West"
December 6-Mrs. Caroline X.
Goldberg, "Humperdinck's 'Hansel
and Gretel.'"
December 13-John w. Wiseman,
FCamping in Yellowstone Park"
Lectures will be resumed in Jan
rnary, 1913.
Books for reading in connection
with this course of lectures:
Krehbiel-"How to Listen to Mu-
Finck-"songs and Song Writ
ers."
/ Pleasant Plains Course.
4 At public school No. 3, Pleasant
FPlains, a series of five lectures on
IEurope and five lectures on cleo
~tfricity will be given every Thursday
Fright, commencing October Bird The
Following is the to be given:
October Sc. Cloves Chorley,
F"Switzerland."
October 10-Frederick w. Hunt
Eington, (Of Erasmus Hall High
ESchool), static Electricity and Mag
Eletism''
October 17-Prof. Louis Auguste
Hoiseaux (of Columbia University !,
efNorthern SpaiBs
October 24-Fredireck w. Hunt
.1+Agton, Chemical and Heating Eff
fleets of the Electric Current"
4 October 31-Prof. Louis Auguste
ELoiseaux, Southern Spain"
November frederick w. Hunt
ington, Magnetic and Inductive Eff
fects of the Electric Current"
|. November 14-Lewis CASTOR
Ieary, Phi. D., "The Mighty Danube"
November 21-Frederick w.
Huntington, THE Telegraph, Tele-
phone and Electric Railroad"
November 2S-Thanksgiving Day.
No lecture.
December 5-Frederick w. Hunt
tngton, Electric Lighting and Elec-
tric Furnaces"
December 12-Raphael Constan-
ton, NJ. D., "Constantinople."
Lectures will be resumed in Jan
uary, 1913.
Books for reading in connection
with this course of lectures:
Observation-Disclosures and Mag
netism."
Thompson-"Electricity and Mag
netism."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20
MORE INTERESTING THAN A
NOVEL

Woodrow Wilson wrote the most
interesting story of the American
people ever written. 1t is the story
of our country's life from earliest
times to the point where history and
the present meet. Write Harper &
Brothers. Franklin Square. New
York, for full particulars.-adv.
D-e-d-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20
WAITERS TO DANCE.

The annual dance and reception
of the walters at P. j.. Smyth's will
be held at Smyth's pavilion, Kreisch-
erYflle, tomorrow night. Dancing
will start at 8 o'clock and music will
be furnished by Professor McKeon's
orchestra, of Brooklyn. Souvenirs
will be given to each lady attending.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20

Any affair OF happening, or cir
cumstance, which Is too small to
make a Want AID. worth while as
an adjusting force Is too small to
worry about.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20
SWAMP
ROOT

De found just the REM
edy you need. At druggists in fifty
cent and dollar sizes. You may have
q sample bottle of this wonderful new
discovery by mail free. also pamphlet
telling all about 1T.
Address. DR.. Kilmer s. Co. Bing-
bamton. n. Y.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20

All the news for 10 cents a week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20

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