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The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-17
The Man About
 Town

Every la grippe patient ill this community has the sympathy Of the Man About Town. He's been bunged up himself all the week and can see but little brightness in this dreary world
 The Man About Town congratu- lates the editor of our evening con temporary upon the new arrival in his family He states that the boy came by his good looks from his father.
 While strolling along the street during the early part of last week the Man About Town had a narrow escape from being run down-not by an automobile. but by what turned out to be a band of militant sui fragettes headed by Billy" Gilcher he with the ready smile
 You see. it was this way: The Man About Town. lonesome and pessimistic old cuss. started out as is his craze, to take in the movies. '' While walking along Cushman street toward the theater he heard rab- ble as of multitude. coming up from the rear al a pace that would put many six-cylinders to shame. With great difficulty he slid into a doorway of one of the buildings nearby just in time to escape the onrush. which would undoubtedly have proved his undoing had he not been so fleet of foot.
 Not knowing what was going to be pulled off. whether it was the burning of more effigies. or whether the mili- tants were going to do harm to Bill the Man About Town fell in behind the procession to be in on the ground floor and get a scoop. And what do you think happened? You'd never guess in the world, so will tell you right off the bait was nothing but BlIiN 1ak1nS some IdiE udlnStlS 10 tue movies"
 Entering after them the Man About Town certainly admired Bills courage in taking those fifteen young ladies down the aisle. and let them all who read know now, and here that when it comes to the Beau Brummel stuff our friend Billy has the Earl of Pawtucket stopped and backed up against the fence. Now the funny part of all this story is that the Man About Town was talking to some of the leading politicians of Fairbanks about the foregoing. and what do you think they accuse tn, Beau Brummel of? They say that MT. Gilcher was aware several days before that the Alaska legislature was going to pass the suffrage bill. and that he was building his fences for the next mu- nicipal election. having secret aspi- rations to be mayor of our worthy city
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-17
CORRESPONDENCE

Under this head The Alaska Citi- zen will be pleased to publish com munications on subjects of general in- terest. All letters should bear the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but for reference and as guarantee of good faith. If publication of name is not desired, pen.name should be attached
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-17
RAILROADS FOR AlASltA.

President Taft urges the adoption of policy of government ownership of railroads as offering the proper solution of the transportation prob lem in Alaska. Coming so late in ths life of the present administrations and involving so radical departure rom long established doctrine and settled public opinion. it is at once apparent that change of admins tration and policies will have oc 'urred before any decisive action by congress can be taken. Therefore. it would seem more profitable to discuss
 he Taft proposition, which Is based sion. from the standpoint of Demo cratic declarations and tendencies.
 But first word explanatory of
 he conditions which prompt Presi- dent Taft to recommend federal un- lertaking and outlay in the saliva tion of Alaska rather than private enterprise and capital as always employed elsewhere That Alaska is what it is is because of administra i've endeayor 10 give effect to the conservation policy is now conceded A dog in the manager policy has been pursued in Alaska since 19o6." remarks Secretary Fisher. and il is
 ime 10 call halt" The government has done nothing. nor has it given lrivatc capital chance to do any thing under normal conditions. Now the government proposes to do some thing-to break the ice that blocks development of the vast resources of the territory
 l. is not contemplated. however in the rules and regulations now il force The proposed government owned railway lines are to be operat ed by private parties under lease the very system from which capital has shrunk since 1906
 To look on Alaska solely as treasury asset, and let the prior rights and interests of the citizen go hang. can have but one result-paralys sis. Though the government should spend billions gridironing Alaska with railroads. investors would be no more eager to lease the lines than they are to lease power sites in the States. where the same extortionate terms are fixed.
 Conservation may be all right" says Senator Borah, of Idaho, but what we want is a policy that will aid in the development of the North western states" That means a re turn to the old way of giving the citizen a free hand and having the certain to be derived from every step toward development under untram meled auspices Looking to the flu ture. then. for relief, the millions who are vitally interested in the question will await manifestations of the atti- tude of the new administration as re- gards the report of the Alaska rail, road commission with the greatest in terest
 Already the Baltimore platform and President-elect Wilson's Chicago speech have served to form the nu- cleus of an anticonservation propa ganda that is giving the other side much concern. but it remains for a showing of hands by the new admin
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-17

istra ton and the new congress What is che trend of the official mind in the matter of deaiins with our natur- al resources The answer to this question will determine definitely whether the country is to he headed toward government ownership or natural development. Washington Post.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-17

Roon" and Cean Dubh Dihs."
 In Trinity College. Dublin. is q very ancient harp which is claimed fn have belonged To Brian Boroimhc or Boru the royal champion Of Irish liberty al C1ontarf in 1o14.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-17
WITH THEM IN SPIRIT.

There are those among the twenty four who think that the missing mem. Der or the 9roup-Stappelfeld he with them in spirit when thc9 reach that high and lovely spot on the ridge, and prepare to east the hand ful of dust into that from which it sprang
 They will listen for him in the whisper Of the trees as they trudee the old trails. in the song of the winds that whirl out of the ocean in the long rolling drumbeat and crash of the waves over on it's bleak shores. He loved every inch of this wonderful country. loved it's will derness. it's cleanness. it's vast open spaces and heights. They expect to have him there. simply IS ehi11 expects it's mother to come at even tide. And who shall say that he will not be there. watching his own ashes, listening to the cheerful talk al the round table at Westpoint2
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-17

Henry c. Cloes arrived in town last week from the Tatlanika where he has been looking after his mining interests.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-17

table little basin of sand was workel clean long ago in Ill" lot that will soon be the site of new civic cen, Ter
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-17
Phone 262 Phone
For Governor MAJOR j. F. h. STRONG,
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The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-17
LIKE MAN IN A MIRROR

EVERY ORGAN IN THIS PATIENTS BODY IS IN
 PLACE
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-17
CEREMONY IS UNUSUAL.

The little party will be headed by Charles Sikora. decorator. and !. G. E. Broemmel. druggist. who receive jointly by the will the sum of S1ua to defray the expenses of the trip.
 It will end with q banquet q. WestPoint at which each ot the twenty-four will sip rare wine from q glass on which his initials have been carved for the occasion Then, with silent toast to their old comrade. hey will dash the glasses to the floor and proceed to enjoy as gooI dinner as Westpoint can turn out All this is decreed in the will.
 The twenty-four are directed to go to the highest point on the Bolnas ridge for the dust-seattering cere- mony.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-17

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WILL SCATTER
 ASHES FROM
 MT. TAMALP AIS

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25.-Twen- ts-four men friends Of the late Will jam Stappelfeld. an aged capitalist who died in this city on February C. 1912. will start at S.15 o'clock this morning 10 fulfll remarkable clause in his will
 There will be nothing of gloom about the journey If there be tears they will come from the clouds that rest on Tamalpais. for Stappelfelt. their good pal on many a long hike in the Marin wilderness. so decreed
 None of the sad, stuffy. barbarie trappings Of death-just little dust to stop unknown chinkholcs. or mlngle with the earth flow of iu. memorial ages, borne in the fearless arms of the sea winds
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-17

w. w Estes, ot Ester, came in for few days last week
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-17

The Man About Town congratu- lates the editor of our evening con temporary upon the new arrival in his family He states that the boy came by his good looks from his father.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-17

Every la grippe patient in this community has the sympathy Of the Man About Town. He's been bunged up himself all the week and can see but little brightness in this dreary world
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-03
He Got Along Fine.

Thomas had never been able to car
ry tune, and after he had been for a
while in class where singing was
obligatory his mother felt curious TO
know how he managed to keep up with
the singing.
Thomas" she inquired, how do
you manage to get along in your sing
ing class?"
"Fine," declared Thomas
why, that's lovely" said his de-
lighted and mystified mother. What
does your teacher say about it?"
"She says" replied Thomas cheer
fully, i" No, Thomas, If you don't feel
Ike singing you needn't to-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-03
Mr.. VANDERBILT'S IL CENTS
Millionaire Takes the Trouble to
Change a Dollar to Get a Small
Sum of Money.

Mr.. Vanderbilt was notably exact
rag in his personal business relations
of himself as we'll as of others At
a meeting of certain railroads board
of directors of which he was a mem
Der it was found that several were alb
sent Az full board meeting each
director received ten dollars, and it
was The rule that if you were absent
those present shared the total fee.
That is, if but half the members we're
present each attending member would
receive twenty dollars. and so proper
tionately On the day of the meeting
referred to the num- Der of absentees
made the division of the fee amount
to certain odd dollars and twelve
and half cents. At the close of the
meeting, as the secretary handed
each member his apportioned fee. he
accepted the given number of dollars
and passed up the twelve and half
cents to avoid the bother of making
change. When the secretary came to
Mr.. Vanderbilt, however, he found him
busily counting some small coin from
a purse onto the table. Il can change
dollar for you, and will take the
twelve cents" said Mr.. Vanderbilt;
then smiled as he added, but | can
not manage the half cent" And the
man worth more than hundred mil
lion dollars had taken the trouble to
change a dollar for the sake of twelve
cents. which, together with the extra
dollars, had come to him by the de-
fault Of others. Had the proposed
halfpenny then been in circulation he
would probably have managed the
half-cent."
The next day Cornelius Vanderbilt
gave half a million dollars to estab-
lish a charity work in New York. And
ii was in a measure due to his con-
stantly keeping close tab on the pen
MES in the handling Of his large af-
fairs that he was able 70 make such
splendid gift in the cause of human
ity.-Richard NJ. Winans, in Harper's
Weekly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-03
Manners. If Not Mathematics.

The little boy, aged five, was sit
ting in the midst of the large family
circle at the luncheon table. Oppo-
site him was his young lady cousin,
who mingled with her affection for
him an earnest desire TO set his in
FAINT feet in the paths OF knowledge.
Just now, in her intense way, she
was trying to teach him how to di-
vida an orange into quarters.
again and again she led up to the
point that she wished him to think
out, and, as often, he failed to follow.
AS she leaned forward, wholly abb
sorbed in her desire to make the idea
clear to him, she asked once more,
But how would you get quarter OF
an Granger"
The boy, blissfully unconscious, re
piled with a beaming look, Il would
say please. Youths Companion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-03
LEMONADE STAND WITH
CASH DRAWER.

A little lemonade stand will help
any boy to do a thriving business on
every warm day, and even on days
that are not uncomfortably warm an
attractively made and clean appear
ing stand will draw enough business
to pay boy for his time.
A stand need not be elaborate to
be attractive, and it isn't much bother
TO keep its top clean and dry. Such
stand as is shown in Fig. / is easily
made. Fig. shows a rear view of it.
If you can get two packing cases of
medium size, they can be stood on
end, several feet apart, and enough
boards extended across them to form
table top. But if one box is smaller
than the other, it is a simple matter
to nail two strips to one side of the
smaller box. as shown at A Zig. 81
for legs. These must extend far
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-03

makes a splendid money tray, and II
there isn't WORKOUT pan in the pan
try a cheap one can be purchased for
10 or Is cents. The size of the cash
drawer should be regulated to suit the
muffin pan. Make a frame Of four
pieces of board about inches wide
(B, Fig. y, cutting the two side
pieces of the right length so the in
side of the drawer will be about
inches longer than the pan Zig. a..
You may not have occasion to put pa
per money away in your drawer, but
if a customer has no change he may
hand you a dollar bill, so you must
have a shelf in front of the pan tray
on which to put it, The strips G
Zig. y should be nailed to the in
side face of three sides of the drawer,
about 1H inches below the top, to
support the rim of the muffin pan, and
the board d Gig. y forms shelf for
bills.
The simplest method of arranging
cleats for the cash drawer to slide on
is by placing the boxes on which the
top is supported just a trifle further
apart than the width of the drawer,
and then mailing strips to the inner
faces of the boxes, at the proper dis
lance below the under side of the
top Gig. u. 1t is not necessary to
fasten a bottom to the drawer, and
you will see by the section drawing
Zig. 81 that by emitting this you have
the bottom of the front piece to catch
hold of in opening the drawer II you
wish 10, you can arrange a bell and
striker in such position that the bell
will ring each time the drawer is
opened
To save the necessity of opening
the drawer when change is not re-
quired, especially when business is
rushing. couple of openings In the
top of the counter top directly over
the penn. j nickel compartments of
the drawer, will be convenient for
dropping coins through Gig. p.
The opening between the box sup
ports of the lemonade stand should be
concealed at the front by lacking a
strip of cheesecloth or muslin, equal
in width to the height of the stand,
across the front and around the ends
Gig. u.
Prepare cloth or board sign with
lettering printed upon it with paint or
washing blueing Gig. -, and support
it upon uprights fastened to the ends
of the stand. If you sell your lemon
ade in glasses of different sizes, say
at cent and cents a glass, you
might indicate the sizes Of the glasses
upon the sign as suggested in Fig. /.
Copyright, 1912, by A. Nicely Hali)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-03
PROVERBS BROUGHT TO DATE
Unlike Those Generally Known, But
Containing Great Deal of
Real Truth.

A man with small feet hideth them
not, and she whose hands are well
formed delighteth to play chess.
Why doth the virgin rejoice? Why
readeth she her love letters to her
sisters? Behold. there is a compli-
ment therein, and it shall not be con-
cealed.
Enthusiastic is women's praise of
a passable damsel; yea, they lift up
their voice continually, saying, Lo, she
hath fine eyes. But when she who
dazzleth mems sight approached, be-
hold their leagues are hushed, they
whisper one to another in their con-
fusion, confessing her loneliness.
AS a man with his first automobile,
SO is an old wife with a young hus-
hand; she is fond, yet fearful.
The shop damsel extolleth her
wares, saying, Lo, myself wear this
kind. And the customer smileth bit
terly, and turneth away.
To clever woman, man without
audacity is WEAKNESS to the spirit;
and as for the timid one who obeyeth
her, 10, she sendeth him upon errands.
-Gelett Burgess. in American Maya
zine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-03
News Notes of Wisconsin.

Sparta.-The Will of William Uo-
que, who recently killed his wife, his
daughter Mrs. Guy Wilson and him
self, was opened here. Mrs. Wilson
was cut off with 81 by the will, while
the rest of the estate, worth $4,000,
is given to Mrs. Grace Phillips, an
other daughter. A son, DR.. R. R. Ho-
que of North Dakota, also is given
but ST. The will may be contested
Madison.-Gov. McGovern's ,eto of
the state affairs committee bill re-
lating to the use of seines and nets
in inland water has been sustained
by a unanimous vote of the senate
The bill seeks to make applicable to
inland waters of the state statute
already existing which only can apply
to outlying waters.
Madison Sergeant w. d. Storer
was awarded the gold medal for the
individual competition in the cadet
corps of the university yesterday.
and Capt Fred ]. Haner, command
ing company C, which won the COM
pany drill, was also awarded a gold
medal
Darlington--L. r. Rowley, a far
mer. saw a mother wolf carrying
live chicken in her mouth, followed
her and located four wolf cubs. lie
will receive $40 for his fird
Beloit.-Prof T. A. Smith, teach
er of mathematics in Beloit college
for thirty-six years, has resigned.
Sheboygan-The German-Russian
Congregational society of this city
has dedicated its new church, which
cost $4,000.
Madison.-Tne congregation of
Plymouth Congregational church
has decided to erect a new church
which will cost $4,000
Madison. Bank Commits
sioner Kuolt has approved the ar
ticles of incorporation of the Peo-
pies Savings and Trust company of
Green Bay. He also issued a char
ter to the Citizens bank of GIidden.
Marinette.-Gov. McGovern has
wired Sheriff Georgeson of .Wabeno
to put the lid on Sunday liquor sell
ing. The sheriff announces the gov
ernor's order will be obeyed.
Ashland.-V. t. Thayer of Super-
ior was elected president of the
schools of Ashland at a salary of
$500. F. j. shannon was elected
principal.
New Richmond.-John Gustafson.
section boss on the 500 line, work
ing out of Osceola, committed sui
eide by stabbing himself in the
mouth with a pocket knife. He had
been mentally unbalanced and the
Polk county sheriff was on his way
20 take him into custody when the
tragedy took place.
MISUNDERSTANDING the intro
duction of a bill in the Wisconsin
legislature which provides for the
closing of delicatessens on SUNDAYS.
Milwaukee delicatessen owners met
to organize a protective association.
They win oppose the bill.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-03
Queer Facts About Money.

The average lifetime of the different
denominations of United States paper
currency differs considerably: that of
the 81 silver certificate, for instance
being a trifie over one year; the IS
silver certificate, 1s years; the $40
gold certificate, 1.6S years; $50 gold
certificate. 19 years, etc. The number
OF pieces of United States paper cur
rency in circulation is gradually in
creasing and numbered 3d.. 500, 159 on
June 80. 1919. These were 273, $50
pieces of United States currency re-
deemed during the same period. which
exceeded by 6.21s.415 the number OF
pieces issued the preceding year. The
increasing growth In redemptions Is
due primarily to the growth in bush
ness activities, the publicity given to
uncleanliness and alleged insanitation
OF soiled notes. and the consequent
demand for cleaner money; the grow
ing practice OF payment OF wages in
factories, shops. etc. weekly and BIZ
weekly. as compared with monthly;
and growing popularity Of paper
money in sections where silver was
formerly in the greatest demand. etc
---Lssiie's Weekly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-03
TENDERFEET WIN
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
HILL AND SONS, THE DAT CHAM
PlONS, ARE CocKkEYS BORN
AND BRED.

C;ty-bred in the worlds greatest
metropolis and unframed as to things
agricultural, were ]. C. Hill and his
three boys when they settled on home
steads at Lloydminster, in the Prov.
ince of Saskatchewan (western Can
ada), eight years ago. Today they
are the recognized champion oat grow
ers of the North American continent,
having won twice in succession the
silver challenge cup, valued at $1,000.
at the Fifth National Corn exposition,
Columbia, S. c. The Plate, officially
known as the Colorado Dat trophy, is
emblematic of the grand champion,
ship prize fol- the best bIshel of oats
exhibited by individual farmers or ex
pertinent farms at these expositions.
The Hill entry won this year in the
face of the keenesi competition, hun
dreds of exhibits being sent by expe-
rienced farmers from all parts of the
United States and Canada. The oats
were grown on land which was wild
prairie less than four years ago.
When Mr.. Hill and his three sons,
who probably never saw a wider acre
age than the hills of Hampstead
Heath, or the parks of London, came
to Saskatchewan eight years ago, they
had little more capital titan was re-
duired for homestead entry fees. They
filed on four homesteads, in the Lloyd
minister district, which straddles the
h0nndqrU Of Alhnrfo ~
wan They went to work with a will,
ripping the rich brown sod with break
ing plows and put in e crop, which
yielded fair returns.
They laboreo early and late and de-
MED themselves paltry pleasures, glad
to stand the gaff for while in rising
to their possibilities. They talked with
successful farmers and studied crops
and conditions and proited by both.
The new life on the farm was strange
but they never lost heart, handicapped
as they were by lack of experience
and capital.
The farm house, mode1E in every
respect, compares favorably with any
residence in the city. The Hills have
substantial bank accounts and their
credit is gilt-edge from Edmonton to
Winnipeg and beyond.
There is nothing secret about our
methods nor is our Plan copyrighted
We first made thorough study of
climatic conditions, soil and Seed"
said Mr.. Hill. I'VE tended our crops
carefully and gradually added dive
stock, realizing from the beginning
that mixed farming would pay larger
and more certain returns than straight
grain growing. We have demonstrated
that fact to our satisfaction and the
result is that many of the farmers in
the district are following our exam
pie"
The land that the Hills work is of
the same class as may be found any
where in Manitoba. Saskatchewan or
Acknowledgements
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-03
Benefit Of Sorrow.

BY sorrow men learn that they
need to be fed with higher food; that
they must rest on stronger supports;
that they must have other friends
and other friendships; that they must
live another life; that there must be
something that neither time nor
chance, nor accident can undermine
and sweep away. When men have
learned the interior lessons of sor-
row, they look upon trouble not as
being less troublous than it was. but
as. from the higher point to which
they have risen, unreal and dreamy
Henry Ward Beecher