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Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06
NORTHWESTERN
 STUCK IN MUD

The steamship Northwestern arrived today during the noon hour, but upon attempting to make a landing she stuck her nose into the mud, where she re- mains at the time of going to press. If she does not slide off at low tide this evening she will be gotten off at high tide about midnight.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06
HOLY ROLLERS . AWARDED STOCK Seventy Thousand Dollars Lost River Tin Stock Loft Thom
 by Former Member.

Olympia, Wash, Jan. 6.--The Supreme Court has awarded to the Holy Rollers Courley's stock in the Lost River tin mines of Cape York, on Seward peninsu- la, which he willed to the organ ization and is valued at $7O,OOO.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06

runs 1T.S6 10 tho foot has beon discovered on Fl Dorado crock and 92.60 dirt has been found on Montana creek. Men are coming over the snow from almost ev- cry camp in the north" ''.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06

A direct steamship service, it IS said, will be inaugurated next spring between Vladivostok and Prince Rupert and Vancouver to carry over the 1000 families of Russian peasants who have de- cided to settle on farms in the northern part of British Colub- bia.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Chris Tjosevig, E. P: Cash man, Oscar Olson, N. P. Jensen, Frank Gustafson, l.. M. Price, ad- ministrator of the estate of Alex. l Nesbitt, deceased, and the heirs of Alex. Nesbitt, deceased, and the heirs, assigns, personal rep resentatives and successors ot each of you:
 You and each of you are here- by notified that the undersigned, Lars Holland, John McDonald, Chris Johnson and Adolph Lar sen, co-owners with you of the Viking group of fourteen lode ! mining claims situated about five miles northeasterly from the head of Gravlna bay, Prince Will liam sound, in Valdez mining and recoruing district, Territory of Alaska, to-wit: The Viking 1 No. i, Viking No. ?, Viking No. 5, Viking No. {, Viking No. 5, Vik- ing No. 6, Viking No. ', Viking No. 8, Viking No. 9, Viking No. 10, Viking No. fl, Viking No. 12, Viking No. t3, Viking No. if, have expended labor and Improvements upon said group of claims to the amount and value of fourteen hundred dollars ($t, ,4OO) ill each of the years 1910, 1911, 1912, in cluding certain amounts contrib uted by you or some of you; that each of you above-named, CO., owners in said group, respective ly, is delinquent in the amount due for annual labor, in the amounts and for the years here in a flor SnnoifiaH fn-wif.
 Chris Tjosevig, S700 for the Gashman. $i37.5o for the years 1910, 1911, 1912; Oscar Olson, s225 for the years 1910, 191f, years 1911, i9i2; Frank Gustaf- son. S27O for the years 191i,19i2; estate of Alex. Nesbitt, deceased, $9O for the years 1911, 1912; that the amounts specified are the amounts due respectively from each of you as your respective n, un, necessary to be expended for the right and title to said fourteen mining claims under the provis- ions of Section 2324 of the Re- vised Statutes of the United States, and the amendments thereto; the last of said annual expenditures being the amount necessary to hold said claims for and during the year ending De- cember 3t, 1913.
 And if you, or any of you, tall or refuse to make payment of the amount above specified and reclt- ed as due from you as a so-own- CT, according to law, within ninety days after personal service of this notice upon you, if personal service be made, or within ninety ninety days after the completion of publication thereof accor1ing to law, the iDterest of any of you who may fail or refuse to make the payment due from him as co-owner will become the prop erty of the undersigned co-owns- ersr whp have made the required expenditHre, pursuant to sal6 statute
 Dated Valdez, Alaska, January, 2. 1913
 LARS HOLLAND.
 JOHN MCDONALD.
 GUS JOHNSON. ADOLPH J. LARSEN.
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Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06
LIMITS BONDSMEN
 RESIDENTS STATE

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. G. Prosecutor Anderson has limited bOndsmcn for the convicted dy- namiters to residents of the state of Indiana, in order that he may look into their financial condi- tiOn.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06
Card of 1hanks.

We wish to thank the fire de- partment and ali those who as- sisted in preventing the fire in the Schiffef residence from spreading and possibly destroy ing our home.
 MIR. and MRS. ZAROFF.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06

It's surprising to sec how many people make for 'Tht Cliff" to get warm rooms these snappy days.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06

This is the kind of weather that the tenants of "The Cliff" wear broad smile and spend their: time in their rooms with comfort.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06

In the production of rice and coffee the United States ranks tenth, compared with other eoun- tries of the world.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06

Jamaica has a great deal o1 valuable wood in it's interior. but the streams are not large enough to bring il tO the coast.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06

The wallpaper industry Err this country is about 100 years old, but the general use of walt paper dates from 1852.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06

It is worth while taking a chance on the $500 diamond ring being rallied at Plant X Con- pany's, jewellers.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06
ITEMS OF IMTEREsT.

The worlds production of rub Der next year is estimated at 9l,- 900 tons. the demand at l0S, ,OO0 tons.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06

The steam heat at "The Cliff' is mighty fine these frosty days. Notice the contented expression of our tenants.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06

Fresh Morgan oysters fried lh butter and cracker crumbs at 'he Valdez Cafe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06

Diamonds are almost trans parent to X-rays while paste and other imitation stones. produce shadows when photographed ny the rays. --.-, ..
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06

The value of all the gold pro- duced in the United States from i792 to the end of 1911 is esti- mated at s3,35S, S,463,5O0; the val ne of the silver at $i ,629,972,OO0
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06
SALE.--Singer

FOR SAI4E.--Slnger sewing machine. rlne condition. Apply Henry S,,cssdorf. Phone '.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

of the children and their friends Tho
archduchess has nine children, of whom
the eldest daughter who fell in love with.
her brothers tutor at Ischl last summer
is prime favorite with the Emperor. She
very wisely told her grandfather that
she could not live without her handsome
soldier lover during one of her walks
with the aged monarch among the moss
grown lschl woods. He, acting as usual
without consulting anyone summoned the
lover to an audience. made the necessary
inquiries, and only issued his commands
In the matter to the somewhat soandalized
archducal papa after he had practically
disposed of his grandchild's hand, with
out even asking the formal consent of her
parents, for it is the Emperor alone who
decides all matrimonial questions in tho
imperial family.
The Emperor has rigged up stage for
his grandchildren, who always spend part
OF the summer in rehearsing for an anna
teur performance for his birthday on Au.
gust lS, and in order that the villa may
not be reduced to confusion bv the efforts
OF these amateur actors, the performa nee
is given in small house called THE Cot
'7N' a. ene emu OF the grounds. where
they can make as much noise as thew
choose without the danger of disturbing
the monarch or his ministers, who are,
making frequent voyages to Ischl this
summer on important affairs of state.
the children of the imperial family learn
10 90 things properly. They train al
most like regular members of the im-
perial BALLET for the birthday performs
ance AS a rule their mother or another
lady of the imperial family, with hstrion-
lc apiilty writes short play suitable
Tor children. Some 20 small archdukes
and archduchesses take part. and attired
as elves, pages or in old Vienna costumes
perform pretty figures, with SHORT decIa-
nations The first ballet master from
Vienna Is charge of the troups of danc-
ers' and the Emperor has the gratfica-
tion OF seeing really pretty spectacle got
up entirely for his benefit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

he is sure of ovations all along the line
of route. He visited Bosnia three years
ago. The detectives who were called upon
to accompany the monarch did not relish
their task. They knew by experience that
monarch who is so solicitous for the safe
ty of his guests, cares nothing for his
own safety. There was considerable risk
Of some disaffected Serb, or fanatic Ma
hommedan making an attempt upon the
life of the Emperor. This he knew as
well as any of his returns, but nonplussed
them all by dismounting from his carriage
in the streets of Sarajewo, and mingling
with the crowd, just as If he had been in
Vienna, or Budapesth. Tho Emperor
can rely on his popularity, and tho same
spirit which moves him to refuse the
kind ministrations of the secret police in
Ischl kept him from feeling any mistrust
of the population of Bosnia 1t is indeed
certain that this confidence is the best
means of avoiding danger. as instead of
strictly limited number of guards, the
whole population Of the city is watching
for anarchists, and ready to stop any act
against the monarch.
The old soldier who is so careless of
his own life, takes the greatest precau-
tions for his royal visitors. Every item
on the bill of fare set before strange
monarchs is prepared in the Emperors
own kitchen, and there is the most re-
markable difference between the pace
taken by the court carriages when con-
veying the Emperor alone and when a
foreign potentate is seated within.
In every capital of Europe 1t will be
noticed that court carriages and automo-
biles always drive at certain pace,
when carrying starnge monarchs The
pace is not the result of chance 1t has
been carefully calculated by the police
as that most likely to confuse any ILL
intentioned malefactors. In Vienna. or
lschl, the streets appear quiet enough
just before the passing of royal visitors.
In Ischl, where the roads are narrow.
numbers of peasants, in Syrian costume,
stand in the first line They look inno-
cent enough, but any attempt to slip by
one of the peasants" will be met with
rough treatment. The picturesque noun
taineefs are really Vienna detectives, sta
toned in a close file, to watch over the
safety of the ilustrious stranger, and to
keep an eve on any member of the crowd
who shows any undue wish to push to the
front The Emperor himself however,
never drives quickly. To the great dis
tress of both police and doctors he insists
on proceeding through the streets at foot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

hand they could stimulate their people
into producing enough live stock as a by
product to furnish a considerable part OF
our supply. If the farmers would co-op-
crate they could do the same as to wheat
and every other article of food about
which the consumer is worrying"
eBut how about The prices. Mr.. Secrs-
tary2e
i do not want to discuss the prices or
cost OF living. [ believe there will always
be enough and to spare. As to the prices,
the ware Regulated by many things OUT
side the farm and the farmer. The supply
of gold is one thing. If we have a SUI
perabundanee of gold, prices have to go
UP. And then there are other elements
IL the calculation. ] do not want to dis
cuss that
How about transportation and the
farmer?'
THE department is already doing q
great deal as to public roads and it Will
continue to do all that 1t can to facilitate
transportation by railroad. and in other
ways We want to facilitate the getting
of the goods to the markets: to cheapcn
the cost and to quicken the transit"
VIII you attempt to help the farmer
as to his banking and credit. Mr. Seq
retary?" I asked.
81 think we should do all we can In
the way of suggestions along those
lines. AS it is now, the farmer Is la
boring under greater disadvantage in
the borrowing OF money than the men
engaged in any other business. He has
to pay a higher rate of interest and
that on worse terms The indebtedness
of the American farmer all told ia
something like $4,000. .00o. 900, and tho
interest he pays is on the average
about S1s per cent. The interest charge
Is more than a half billion dollars per
annum, and this is upon a business
which adds TO our national wealth eight
or nine billion dollars every year. do
not think the government should lend
money to the farmers, but think there
are cooperative methods which might
be suggested by which the farmers
could organize for themselves and get
their money cheaper and under better
conditions. Such credit unions are In ex-
istence in other parts of tho world. In
Germany they have what are known as
the Raiffeisen banks. whose capital Is
supplied by the farmers and handled by
them. There are $4,000 of those banks
in Germany. About four years ago they
had capital Of more than s46i 200, 900.
Eighty-five per cent of that capital was
furnished by the current and sayings
accounts of the members and of tho
loans amounting to more than $500, ,O0o,-
600 nearly SO per cent was provided
from their saving deposits"
And then there are other kinds of
cooperative banks which have proven
successful in Germany and elsewhere,
| have no doubt but that such insti-a
tutions could be organized here and
thus relieve the small farmer from the
crop lien and store credit system,
which work so much to his disadvant@ !
age In certain parts of our country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
Imperial villa at IschI

cancelled, as the only sure means of
keeping him at home.
The Emperor King does not take many
holidays, for he works harder than any
man in his kingdom in spite of his adj
vanced age. He is now spending a we'll
earned outing at Ischl. and spends part
of his time rambling the mountains in
that delightful part of the Salzkammer-
gut quite alone except when he permits
a gamekeeper to accompany him, or a
forester to take him to the best forest
The forester. like the other attendants
on his majesty, is an old man. 1t was he
who watched over the hunting of the
young archduke many years ago and the
first person who comes to the imperial
villa, hidden away among the trees with
their luxuriant forage. "by command is
the forester. He is generally seen await
ing the arrival Of the train from Vienna.
The Emperor, after his official welcome
Is over, inquiries what prospects there are
in the hunting world. and his subjects are
somewhat startled every summer to hear
that the monarch has risen at $3.50 a. M :,
an hour earlier than usual, for he always
rises at 4:30, and rides towards the top of
a mountain which forms part of the i'm
perial domain, doing the last few hundred
yards ON foot to the dense part of the for
est, where stays may be shot by the
skilled stalker
When the monarch is not in residence,
it is possible to view the shelter whence
he takes his aim, and even a good noun
taineer has considerable difficulty in
climbing the ground, slippery with burnt
up grass How the Emperor, at his ad-
vanced age can accomplish this, a gun
slung over his shoulder with the danger
of 1t becoming entangled in the thick un-
dergrowth, passes the understanding Of
those unacquainted with the monarch,
who in many respects is as brisk and
healthy as a man of 80. After reaching
the stand he waits for hours, still, amid
the wonderful calm of the mountains, his
hunters costume of leather knee-breeches
and gray coat faced with green, not
showing up against the forest green. Last
year DR.. Kerzl managed to persuade the
Emper0 to take dinner at 3, and go forth
on his hunting expeditions after the heat
of the day had passed
The Emperor is never alone at Ischl
Members of the imperial family come and
dren of the Archduchess Valerie are the
monarch's favorites. They take UP their
residence at the same time as his majesty,
in the Ischl villa, and throughout the
summer the prim gardens and forest
walks, which extend upwards from the
villa grounds. are enlivened By the voices
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
Secretary Houston, Boss of the American Formers

of the earth since our daughter or sweet
heart who is sweet 16 first set foot upon
it. The debts of all the nations are less
than $40,0o00O6.00 We take almost one
quarter as much every year out of our
soil How is that for a business in these
days of big businesses?
3 And now Just a word about the man at
the head of the business. I had my first
meeting with him today. in his office at
the agricultural department, and we spent
an hour or so talking along the lines Of
this great undertaking. He sens a big
man and l doubt not he will size IN to
the job Indeed, Mr.. Houston looks more
like a business man than farmer He
is tall, straight and broad shouldered He
wears business clothes and he talks in
"A practical way. He has a serious face,
with dark eyes which smile now and
then, indicating a strong sense of hu-
NOR He speaks in plain English and
his words are we'll chosen. He thinks in
paragraphs, and 1t takes close attention
tofollow his arguments When you sug-
gest subject he exhausts it. going to
his secondly, thirdly and sometimes to
Secretary Houston's life has been one
of close thinking, and much of his think
ing has been along agricultural lines. He
was born on a farm and his father was
well enough Off to give his children a
good education. At the same time he
made them learn farming. As soon as
little David was old enough to work he
followed the plow. and later on did every
kind of farm work from hoeing corn to
dynamiting stumps and splitting rails.
He had also to plan out the crop and see
that it was taken to market.
At the same time he was going to
school, and venture he liked school life
better than farm life. He left the farm
at the age of II. lie then taught country
school, and in certain sense he has
been a school man ever since. The place
where he taught was shell of house,
situated In a clearing surrounded by
stumps. His pupils ranged in age from
seven to rs, and about the only advantage
he had over some of them, SO he says,
was that he could keep the book in his
hand while they had to do the reciting.
He was secretly afraid of the skill of
one boy in mathematics, of a young
woman in geography and of q full half
dozen in spelling, and still he knows that
he was not then below the average OF
those who are now managing the rural
schools of our country.
But all that was when David Houston
was II. and little more than boy. He
is we'll educated man now. for he has
been going to school ever since. After
teaching he entered the chief college of
his state of South Carolina, and gradu-
ated there at 81. Harvard university
made him a master of arts at 49, and
since then he has received Doctors de-
grees at several institutions. l believe
he got one or more this year.
Mr.. Houston has also had big positions
as teacher. He has served as profess
sor of political science at the University
of Texas, has been president of the Ag-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
Famous Cripples

Talleyrand. the notorious French
statesman, friend of Napoleon, and Am
passador at the English court, was de-
signed for military career; but an ac-
dent when one year lid. crippled him fir
life. His cunning geievcrness. political
penetration, adroit intrigues and in
senious .suhterfpges were vehemently
opposed by the Emperor's wife. Joseph
ine who energetically denounced him
as cursed cripple
Josiah Wedgwood. the famous potter
and scientist suffered from q disease
Of tn eright knee. which necessitated
the anipptation of the leg. says Tit Bits.
Referrins to this inflrmity. Mr.. Glad
stone, once declared. 1T sent his mind
inward: 1T drove him to mediate upon
the laws and secrets of his art. The re-
suit was that he arrived at perception
and grasp of them which might, per-
haps. have been envied by an Athenian
potter
Alexander Pope. the poet, is said to
have Inherited nothing from his father
save his physical deformity, and MOTH
ing from his mother but her violent
headache. His bodily infirmitfes rem
pcfed his lie one long disease, yet he
labored incessantly
Mrs. Browning was of delicate con-
stitution and never enjoyed robust
health. Her sufferings were due to an
accident which happened in her six
teenth year. She was one day trying to
saddle her pony in field when she
fell with the saddle upon her. mourning
an injury to her spine. The after ef-
fects We're so serious that for years she
had to He on her back
Both Lord Byron and Sir Waiter Scott
were lame. Sir Walters lameness was
caused by the kick from horse, when
acting as quartermaster OF the Edin-
burgh Light Cavalry
Sir William Thompson, who becan,s
Lord Kelvin. was cripple, ami so was
pr. James MacGregor. one of the great
tsa SHRDLUyTiTii.iae $685.. q
est OF Scotch preachers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
EMPEROR FRANZ JOSEF
Austria Hungary's monarch at SO

veyance. An automobile can be heated.
and unlike the open carriage which the
Emperor prefers, does not expose him to
the wind and dust of the city Of Vienna.
The Emperor has only one physician in
ordinary. who. like the other personages
about him. is friend of his youth. Doc
tor Kerzl is over 70. and is an old cam
paigner, who does not believe in any kind
Of pampering. He has accompanied the
Emperor on the battlefield and to count
less, maneuvers, and both old soldiers
sleep in an iron camp bed. The Emperor
has no faith in doctors or medicine and it
would appear that Kerzel shares his be-
lief. The Emperor's relatives have often
tried to persuade him to allow younger
doctor to attend him. They are afraid
that Kerzls views coincide too exactly
with those of the monarch. <sy
The berth. however. is no easy one. The