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The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-06

Misses Bertha E. Watson and Isabella Brown, Of Vancouver, af, ter spending a week in Skagway will leave tomorrow for their home
 The Princess Sophia win arrive in Skagway at 5 o'clock tomorrow evening with 95 passengers. about 70 of whom are scheduled to go over the White Pass for round trip. The Sophia will bring BPS tons of cargo, 56 cattle and 12o sheep.
 Mrs. Blanche Lennert of Bucyrus, Ohio, Mrs. T. c. Rowe and daugh- ter, Ernestine, of Cleveland, all of them former friends of Tuck Fla harty, came up on the Spokane this morning and were his guests during their stay in Skagway.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-06

Discussion Of Seymour narrOws and the probability of blasting out Ripple rock, on which the steamer Spokane was wrecked a year ago has been revived by reports from British Columbia that the project of constructing a railroad bridge across the narrows, using the rock as a pier. It is stated that the longest bridge span would be less than 1,5OO feet in length, and that with a short span tu connect Val dez island with the mainland. the plan is feasible.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-06
STIRRING UP TROUBLE
 FOR MONROE DOCTRINE

Managua, Aug. 6-Owing to troubles in Nicaragua the United States has found it necessary to land & hundred American marines. A few days ago government rev enue cutter was ordered rushed to the scene of the outbreak to pro tect Americans. It is another one of those intermittent Central Amer ican outbreaks which so frequently occur to cause excitement and threaten the peace and stability Of the Monroe doctrine.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-06
KNIGHTS OF PNTHtAS
 GATHER IN DENVER

Denver. Aug. 6-The twenty-sev- enth biennial convention of the supreme lodge Knights Of Pythias, in this city today. This order has a total membership of 7ll,SSl. with George NJ. Hansen Of Maine as chief chancellor.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-06

Olympia beer on draft at the Board of Trade. This famous brew is kept constantly fresh both on draft and in bottles. This is the time Co drink beer. Get it at the Board Of Trade Bar, where the eel ebrated Rainier Beer is also kept in bottles. tf.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-06
rRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES

Skagway Aerie, No, 9. Fraterusl Order of Eagles will meet Wednes' day night st their hall on Fifth Ave nue visiting brothers cordially h. yited to attend.
 T. A. McDouali, W. P. J Nj. Keller, W. Sec.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-06

None better and pur,sr than Gibson rye, Rainier and Olympia beer. Or ders by phone promptly delivered. The Mascot G
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-06

s5c for home cooked meal-- quick. clean service. Where? At the New Home Restaurant, Fifth Avenue. half a minute from Broadw2
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-06
soFTNEss OF sEALsKrH.

Ts Hivaicd hy Humnn uai- Where
 DandruR k Eradicutcd.
 Sealskin Is admired the world over for its sofiness and ElOssiness; and y5t tAe human hair Is equally as soft and glossy when healthy; and the radical cause Of an hair trouble is daaGrufI. which ia caused by a pestife-cuE ass'ti that ssps the vitality Of the hai. igs root 2Sewbro' g HeTpicide is the on,v DIT h-s Con tHa; is fatal to the dandruI rCraL. wFt-f Cea. drud there Is no falling hair. r.. q Irx- uriant growth Of glossy. scft hair g cg-- tain. Securing the scaip won't r1rN dza- drum. Kill the dsndruT reY-,. Thous- ands CT women owe tretr. beestieui zgft- of hair to Newbro's fferriei6t sold hv leading druggists. sand Ia- ln statnPs to The Herpicide O.. Detedlt. a3isN.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-06

WANTED-Position as cook in hotel or railway eating house by a first class Japanese cook. Good references. Three years in last place. Address Box 8, Haines, Alaska. ,a s-t
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-06

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if 1t fails to cure. E. W. GROVES sig nature is on each box. 25c.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-06

Come and have gOol laugh Absent Minded Arthur--at the Mov- ing Picture show. 2-t
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-06
POLICE GANG WILL
PUT UP \ FIGHT

PUT UP \ FIGHT New York, Aug. 6-Members of the police department together with the gambling interests have raised fund of fifty thousand dollars for the purpose of defending Becker, the lieutenant of police.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-06

Henry FrledentAal Phone 7s. Quick ieAvery, Baggage and expressing on ,AArt notice, osy or night
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-06
HAVANA CIGARS.

5000 just received from the fac. tory at Tampa, Fla If you want the best don't fail to give these goods A trial
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-06
SMOKERS ATTENTION

Harold Hartwigsen. successor ta W. w. Bougbton. has taken the agency for tne justly famous
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-06

One dollar bottles guaranteed. wm. Britt, Special Agint, skagWay.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-03
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agents attempts 10 argue or explain were useless. The Old Man only said "YOun have to excuse me. I am busy"
 4 few days later l was called from the private office to meet a stranger, who introduced himself as Mir John SIover, sales manager for the Climax Safe company. In those days I was the Old Mans buffer and it fell to me to separate the sheep from the goats by suayely explaining to the latter that Mr. Abbott was just then engag. ed on matters Of urgency and refer ring them to the cashier or by some other equally polite evasion. But Slower was so pleasantly insiste1t that I saw time would be saved by yielding and led him into the private office.
 Well, siTi" demanded the Old Man when had introduced Stoyer and mentioned the Climax Safe company.
 T have called, Mir. Abbott" said Stover, to see you in regard to your
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-03

of the directors. After listening for a half hour to the reading of technical expianauons, they unanimously voted to let MT. Abbott award the contract
 For several days the Old Man stud jed specifications, looked over draw ings. examined samples, mastered the mechanism of locking apparatus ana listened while six bright salesmen m turn explained just why his proposal was the hest. It was the hardest work the Old Man hal done in long while. Stoyer's turn came last of all, at hls request. We W ent to the Palace ho' tel to see his samples, but he did noi weary the Old Man with shop talk. He said: "ThCre are my samples What you dent know about vault work by this time isn't worth know ing and you can judge for yourself
 And then fol' nearly two hours Sto- sr told us gtGd stories, with a ie" vorGs ns business sandwiched m. IL rested the old Man and confirmed his opinion that the Climax company had the best goods.
 MT. Abbott, however, was slow lIl deciding. It was plain to see that ht wanted to give Stover the order, Dul the Climax bid was the highest ol all by quite a sum and the Old Man spent other peoples money earetuliy Finally he told all bidders that hs would announce his decision the fof lowing Saturday.
 On Friday something happened With no reason except unreasonihs fear and panic. if that can be caliee a reason. a run" began on the StatC bank. The institution was sounu /, it's loans conservative. But all da, Friday our paying tellers shoveS cash through the wickets, while th' line in the lobby grew steadily,-long CT and gradually changed to, push ing. iostling crowd, covering the sue walk as we'll and requiring severn DoIicemen to maintain order. W' raid out large sums, but at closins time the throng was no smaller, vain had the old Man, our casnlei and several of the directors mingie with the crowd, buttonholipg large dt rositors and giving personas-essu, ances of the banks strength. Nor ui if avail that we hung in promlnen nIaces within and without the ouiic
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-03

by 10 o'clock the outlook was desper- ate. We closed at 12 on Satursday and could last the day. but the end would come Monday unless the run abated
 The Old Man chewed an unlit ci' gar and paced the private office. While walking the floor he dictated to me a notice to be printed m the WestOpolis Evening Post. The peril of the bank had caused us to forget that this was the day on which the vault contract was 10 be awarded and none of the vault salesmen had come to remind us Of it. But as 1 was type writing the notice which the Old Man had just dictated. Stover entered. Mir Abbott greeted him cordially, but said: You see there Is no use talk ing vaults today, MT. Stover. It does mt look as if we would ever need one. ! I guess the other vault men felt that way. for none of them has been near us since the run began and ! guess | you are not hankering after the ord CT yourself
 Stover replied: will you give me ' the order?" The Old Man appeared surprised at this question and also pleased. but shook his head. T don't know that I could give you the order even if we buy. You are the highest bidder by nearly ten per cent. But If you were the lowest bidder, it wouldn't make much difference. To show you how things stand l want Fred here 70 read you what I have just dictated And l read:
 ITO the depositors of the State bank: As a proof of my confidence in the absolute soundness of the State bank, l hereby publicly pledge my personal fortune to each and every depositor as a guaranty that every dollar owed by this bank will be paid in full"
 (Signed) SIMEON ABBOTT.
 When I have to do this contin- ued the old Man, you can see that things are-well uncertain. I hope We shall pull through. If people will calm down and get a little sense be- 5 tween now and Monday we shall be . all right But if not" and the old Man dropped into his chair and was silent
 Stover reflected a few moments, drew a chair to the desk. siezed a pad
 and wrote rapidly. When he had
 finisSed writing he asked: Do you ever play cards. MT. Abbott?' and
 then went on without waiting for a
 reply from the astonished Deacon Ab-
 bolt. The best card in the deck, you
 know, is the joker. It beats any trump Your card for the Post is ces- tainly trump and it ought to win
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-03

ing placards stating unequivocally that the bank vas able to pay dollar for dollar Some Of the heavier de positors frankly said that they be lieved that the bank was sound, but that no bank could withstand such a run and that they would .withdaw while they could. In 2 measure they were right, for no bank can instantly pay all depos.tors. Bank live by their loans and how many borrowers can pay on demand?
 We wired our New York and Chi cago correspondents to express us our balance in currency. The shipment from New York could not reach Westopolis until Sunday, but that from Chicago would come in time to fOTtify us for Saturday The other Westopolis hanks would have gladly advanced us some cash, but feared to weaken themselves at a time when they might need all their resources. Such was the friendship of some of our business men for the O.1 Man, however. that several of them who owed us money not yet due voluntar- fly anticipated payment of all or part. Things like this. said the old Man keep up my faith in human nature"
 On Saturday the run continued and
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-03

But while you're doing it. why not play the joker? Suppose you also put this in the Post as a news item" And Stover read:
 We learn that the State bank this morning ordered the steel burglar proof vault for it's new building. It will be the largest and finest west ot Chicago and will be installed by the Climax Safe Co of Toledo. Ohio, at a cost of over s12.OOO. It is said that the Climax company's price was the highest. but the bank intends to have the best equipment that can be bought"
 The Old Man seized Stover's hand (for the Old Man was never accused or being slow of comprehension and said: T guess that is the joker" Then turning to me. Fred. you. take this down to the Post with the other mo- tice."
 Six, months later we held a recep- tton on our first day in the new build ing and Stover was there, by the old Mans special request, to explain tn visitors the wonders of the burglar proof vault-"the best west of Chi oego.'
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-03

~ lMEoN ABBOTT. catiret mak- CT, when young man, had O come to westopols from New
 England. Big of frame. a hard worker with considerable mechanical | ingenuity, and man Of his word even in small things, he soon had a | shop of his own in the growing city. 1 and when in the west there arose | cemand for better school appoint | ments, he saw the opportunity and l formed the Abbott School Desk com. | pany.
 The company built good desks, en- ployed resourceful salesmen, cheer 1, 1ully allowed heavy expense accounts. charged ample prices and as a result MT. Abbott made a comfortable for tune, considering time and place. The actlVe management Of the company ne then turned over to his sons. who mad grown up in the business. and for some months Mir. Abbott lived at leisure. But thirty years of activity had uniitted him for idleness, and not wishing t9 resume the headship of the desk business, he sought other oc. cupation.
 l do not know what turned his thought toward banking perhaps it was the desk company's heavy inter est payments in earlier days, when large bank accommodations were needed 10 enable it to take contracts payable in script. At any rate the Old Man., as he was familiarity call ed (though not to his face) bought enough State bank stock to give him seat in its directory and became such factor in the banks increasing success that in a few years he was chosen president of the institution.
 For some time ] had been a stenO- grapher for the desk company and had written NIT. Abbott's personal let. ters. His dictations were crisp to brusqueness, of a piece with his ightfOrward dealing. and he would often say to me. Now, you tone that down q little. You know how to put it so il won't sound too strong 1 must have suited him for when he became president or the State bank he took me with him as his private secretary.
 AD that time the bank had outgrown its quarters and was erecting a new building. The fixtures were 10 in ciude a burglar proof steel vault on whsch several manufacturers were asked to submit estimates. The Cli- max Saie company. however. was not invited to compete although it had an agent in Westopolis. When this man learned that his company had been ignored, he came to see Mir Abbott but the Old Man gave him scant com fort We want a first class job. D said the Old Man, and l understand that your people have not built any large work of this kind We canno: afford to take any chances The
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-03

you asked me how thick it should be to be absolutely safe and say two and a half inches. Now we all know that an in~h and a half has been the standaTd thickness and if everyone in the vault business and every bank CT knows this, isn't it fair to assume that it is also known Co the average cracksman? He naturally prep2res his tools and arranges his time to go through a wall one and half inches thick But if 1t is an inch thicker he finds himself at fault He probably has not allowed enough time. He gets I say that two and a half inches is absolutely safe.'
 The Old Man was much impressed. Stover had established himself and at the same time had shaken Mir. Ab bott's confidence in the other compet itors, for they had recommended one and one-half inch walls, which Stov- CT had shre wdly assumed. The talk that followed is not part of this tale. Suffice it to say that Mir. Abbott sent word to all bidders that he wanted proposals on two and One-half inch walls and in racing parlance it was now "StoveT against the field, with odds on Stover.
 The bids were opened at a session
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-03-22
BOIL WEEvIL INFESTED AREA
Limit Of Spread Of Insect In Alabama
Now Definitely Established
Where Line Runs.

The limit of spread for the Mexi-
can cotton boil weevil in Alabama
for 1911 has now been definitely es-
tablished. The weevil line runs from
about Columbus. Miss. through Mem
phis. Pickens county: thence in a
southeasterly direction west of and
close to Gainesville and Epes and
through Coatopa in Sumter county;
through Myrtlewood and Hampton in
Marengo county; east of Bethel. Will
cox county, through Monroe, Monroe
county. to Repton. Conecuh county:
thence through Pollard in Escambia
county and directly south to the gull
through Santa Rosa county, Fla
The Alabama quarantine reguIa-
lions apply to the entire weevil In
tested area and also to a safety
zone" twenty miles in width imme-
diately outside of and adjoining the
weevil infested area in Alabama or
other state. This line is not likely
to move until after August 1. 1912.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-03-22
HER wELL-MERlTED REPRoof
Rebuka Of Boston Teacher Must Al
most Have Broken the Heart Of
Little Sammy Parker.

A well-known educator tells Of a
school of advanced ideas in Boston.
wherein no pupil is ever punished in
any way. the individuality of every
child being held too sacred for repres-
zion.
One day, it appears, soon after her
entrance into this school. one little
girl came home with face wet with
tears and her mouth covered with
blood.
The mother was greatly alarm
ID, and, taking the child into her arms,
asked her what had happened.
The story of what had happened was
sobbed out to the sympathetic mother.
One Sammy Parker, 1t seemed. had
struck the little girl and knocked out
couple Of teeth.
When the unfortunate youngster had
been restored to equanirnity her IA
Their. who had in the meantime put In
an appearance, naturally enough want
ed to know how the teacher had dealt
with Sammy.
"She didn't do anything"
well, what did she say?"
"She called Sammy to her desk and
said: Samuel. don't you know that
was very antisocialT "-Harper's Mag.
azine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-03-22

tendency to classify the work. The
boy who has time and strength to
work but one acre should be mem
Der of the corn club only.
1t is not SO important that a large
number Of boys be enrolled the first
year, but It is exceedingly Important
that every boys crop shall be a first
class demonstration. BY doing the
same kind Of intelligent. persistent
work which has been done in the corn
clubs, the boy can grow a large yield
OF improved cotton at a good profit in
the worst infested boil weevil sec
tons. Boys In Louisiana and Texas
have already done this.
1t Is expected also that the boys
In these clubs will study cotton-grad-
ing and Standardization 90 that they
win be able to classify and market
their crops intelligently.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-03-22
More Gooseberries.

In many places it will pay to plant
more gooseberries. II you have a
few old bushes that you like very
much the way to increase them is
very simple. Lay down the tips of the
branches next spring and cover with
earth. They will take root and may
bS removed in the fall.
A still better way. but it involves
the loss of one crop Of fruit is to cut
of all the tops of the old bush close
to the ground and cover an inch deer
with earth. Anywhere from twelve
to fifty sprouts will start up. After
they are six inches high. fill in with
three inches of mellow earth. In the
fall you win have as many well rooted
plants as there are shoots. which may
be cut of and set in row.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-03-22
cHILD'S HEAD
A MASS OF HUM0R

IT think the Cuticura remedies are
the best remedies for eczema have
ever heard Of. Ny mother had child
who had rash on its head when II
was real young. Doctor called 1t baby
rash. He gave us medicine, but It did
no good. In few days the head was
a solid mass, a running sore. 1t was
awful; the child cried continually. We
had to hold him and watch him to
keep him from scratching the sore
His suffering was dreadful. At last
we remembered Cuticura Remedies.
We got dollar bottle of Cuticura Re
solvent, q box of Cuticura Ointment,
and a bar Of Cuticura Soap. We gave
the Resolvent as directed. washed the
head with the Cuticura Soap, and APP
piled the Cuticura Ointment. We had
not used half before the child's head
was clear and free from eczema, and
Il has never come back again. His
head was healthy and he had a beau
tiful head Of hair. I think the CUT
cura Ointment very good for the hair.
It makes the hair grow and prevents
falling hair" (Signed) Mrs. Francis
Lund, Plain City, Utah. Sept. 10. 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and oint-
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
Of each. with 32-page book. will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti'
cura," Dept. L, Boston.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-03-22
ie Was shown In Missouri.

IAN Englishman who recently ar
rived in this country went out into
Marion county to visit some Of the
Lord Scully lands, and while wander
ing about ran onto a small white
skunk" says Tom O'Neal. After
wards, on making inquiry as to what
kind of animal 1t was and the name Of
it, he as told that it was a polecat.
After he had changed his clothes he
sat down and wrote to his family back
In England as follows:
az have been out looking over the
country today. and in travelling about
met with an American cat, beautiful
little creature, but l think 1t had the
most offensive breath, don't you know.
Of any animal l ever saw in my life.' T"
Kansas City Journal.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-03-22
INCREASE IN NUMBER
OF AMERICANS
GOING TO CANADA

Although Western Canada suffered,
as did many other portions of the
west. from untoward conditions, which
turned one of the most promising
crops ever seen in that country, into
but little more than an average yield
Of all grains, there is left in the
farmers hands, big margin of profit.
OF course there were many farmers
who were fortunate enough to harvest
and market big yield, and with the
prices that were secured made hand
some returns. From wheat. oats, bar
ley and fax marketed to the LIST Of
January, 1912. there was a gross rev.
enue of $75.3s4,000. The cattle, hogs.
poultry and dairy proceeds brought
this up to s101, $50, 900 or 81 million
dollars IN excess Of 1910. There was
still in the farmers hands at that
time about IS million bushels Of wheat
worth at least another sixty-five mil
lion dollars following for inferior
grades), besides about 100 million
bushels of oats to say nothing Of bar
ley and fax, which would run into sew
eral million Of dollars.
There Is a great thrush OF settlers
to occupy the vacant lands through
out Manitoba, Saskatchewan and AL
berta. The reports from the Govern
ment show that during the past year
upwards of 31,00e Americans crossed
the border into Canada. A great many
Of these took up farms, over ten thou
sand having homesteaded, in fact the
records show that every state In the
Union contributed. A larger number,
not caring to go so far away as the
homesteading area, have purchased
lands at from fifteen dollars an acre
to twenty-five dollars an acre. The
prospects for a good crop for 1912
are as satisfactory as for many years.
The land has had sufficient moisture.
and with a reasonably early spring. it
Is safe to predict q record crop.
Those who have not had the latest
literature sent out by the Government
agents should send to the one nearest.
and secure copy.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-03-22
The Young Housewife.

A quartet of market men had gath
cred in the Faneuil Hall market and
were discussing the probable famine
in butter, when a pretty young WON.
an. whom they adjudged to be a new
housewife, interrupted the converse
ton by a statement that she had come
ito buy some butter"
II wish to get three pounds" she
said.
Roll butter, ma'amT the indiyidu
al in charge Of the butter and cheese
stall asked politely.
NO" answered the shopper prompt
ly, I'VE wish to eat it on toast; We
seldom have rolls. Boston Journal.