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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-23
PoNTooN TO BRIDGE CANAL
Colonel Goethals at Last Finds So
luton For Problem.

luton For PROBLEM.
After considering various plans to
permit crossing the Panama canal
when water is admitted to the Guile
bra cut and the present trestie is aban'
doned. Colonel George W, Goethals,
chairman of the Panama canal commits
sion. has approved the use of a wood
en- pontoon adapted from the design
employed by the railroad in crossing
the Mississippi river at Prairie du
Chen
The pontoon will be OF sufficient size
10 carry the railroad track and TO have
roadway for vehicles With its ap-
vroarhes II is estimated that the pom
foon will cost $4,000.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-23
viii Power.

There are exceptions to the rule, but
If man is worth saving he generally
will manage to do it himself.-Phila'
delphia Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-01-03
rs TERROR OF THE HOSTESS
unpunotua' ousst oeldom Realizes
How che Il upssttlnp the
househoId.

Tho unpunetual guest IL the ter
ror OF the hostess unless sho has the
means and inclination to cross the
palm OF each servant Of the house
with gold In that case degree OF
lAsness will Be tolerated which, II
. member Of tho family wero con.
'cerned, would b met with threats OF
departure. Not every procrastinat-
ing guest Il rich, however, and when
one Of the impecunious or grudg.
ing ones arrives by a train later than
the one upon which she was expected
1t is the signal for rebellion. From
the moment she enters the door un-
al her departure the mistress Of the
household is in q state of continual
uneasiness lest the delinquent shall
not bc we'll served, or that a domes-
tic crisis will be precipitated. Why
cold bseakfasts and rooms not "done
up" promptly do not in time reveal
to the procrastinetors that they are
upsetting a household and demoral-
izing the routine OF each servant, is
a question that has never been an
swered; but when a hint h thrown
out to them as to the inconvenience
caused the reply is very apt to be,
~Oh! don't mind me If I can only
have those last few forty winks; I
never think Il breakfast is cold or
not" and the hostess can say no
more. But her mental vow, when
good-by Is eventually said, is usu-
ally adhered to.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-01-03

"The telephone has destroyed all
the privacy of society,"" said the so
ciety girl at breaks in on every.
thing. Nothing is sacred to it. You
may be saying your prayers. The
telephone Or in the midst of your
bath. The telephone. Or doing up
your back hair or, worse of all, a
delightful man may be making love
to you, when Killing, killing, k-lingl
The telephone breaks of the thread
OF his theme and he fai6 to resume
t"-New. York Pre-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-01-03
Cured by Funny Stories.

Having vairly tried manJ and
various remedies to restore to health
a business man whom l. know and
who had fallen into a morbid con-
dition owing to years of overwork,
a famous Baltimore physician at
last persuaded his patient to take
a course of funny stories, one at
each meal, with an extra two at
dinner. The patient, solemn and
gloomy fellow, at first rebelled, but,
finally falling in with the idea,
adopted the course recommended
and was in the end restored to
health, the effect of laughter being
entirely to change his mental and
bodily condition.
Laughter, in fact, is one of the
cheapest and most effective of med
icines, breaking up stagnation of
mind and body and sending a
healthy vibration through ones sys-
tenn. There is very little the mat
ter With the man who can enjoy a
hearty laugh. - Nashville Tennes-
eeeau
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-01-03
HELPS coNvIcTs TO REFORM
Splendid Work Being Done by ofscIaIs
OF John Howced industrial Home
at Boston.

What society sh6il do with dis
charged prisoners is slowly but sure
" being solved by the John Howard
industrial home at Boston, which
celebrates its twentieth anniversary
soon. A most pathetic object is the
discharged prisoner, who thinks ev-
cry passer-by sees the prison stigma
upon him. This saps his courage
and ne slips back again until once
more he is associating with crimi-
nails. The Howard home seeks to
furnish him with grip upon a new
Life.
During the last 20 years nearly
$1,000 discharged prisoners have
been cared for by the home until po-
sitions have been found for them.
The home was founded in 1890 by
the present superintendent, Albert
Arnold, and several other workers.
III am sometimes asked" says Su-
perintendent Arnold, his kindly face
beaming good nature, show many
men are deserving of help? I al
ways reply that all are good men.
Every one has good points.
'Too much criticism is directed
against them for the slightest errors.
ALI they need is encouragement in
order to forget the old life and start
the new"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-01-03
"sTRANGE OATHS."

Before Mr.. Justice White took the
oath of chief justice he was required
to subscribe. to the "oath of allegi-
ance" required of all ex-Confeder-
ates entering upon federal office.
When Judge Buchanan presented
himself in the Tennessee supreme
court as member of that body ap-
pointed by the governor a few days
age, he was called upon, under the
law Of the state, to swear that he
had.pot engaged in duel since the
paSsage of the statute on the subject
and that BIZ would not do so during
his term Of office.
It is well that judges on the bench
be bound by sufficient formal obli-
cations and pledges. At the same
time such oaths as those mentioned
were formulated for times faf other
than the present, and it might be
vel, to abolish them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-01-03
Iary nIfd.

The "mound fowls" OF Australia
and New Guinea construct mounds
Of decayed leaves for their ne.ts
In thos eggs are laid and cov.
cred 9Th the same material.
The engendcred by the de-
conn of the leaves causes the
eggg lch, and the young In due
tim .frow their way out to life
and ta.e open air. These birds are
regarded as the LATEST of NIL the
feathery kingdom. Next TO them
come the common blackbirds Of
america for laziness. These black
birds never build nests of their own,
bat lay their eggs in the nests OF
other birds and leave them to be
hatchcd by foster mothers. This Ia
an unfortunate imposition on tho
smaller birds, as the blackbird's
young Is so large when first Matched
that he soon crowds tho smaller
birds out Of the most and has it aD
- himaalf
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-01-03
an ALGERIAN STORY.


All and Mohammsd Exchange Secrets
Of rhslfsTrads.
Nohammed ben Mohammed was
. marabout whose affairs were in 8
most fourishing condition. Pill.
|gTims visited his ancestors tomb by
hundreds, leaving many and rich
offerings, and Mohammed ben No
hammed grew fatter and wealthier
daily.
His servitor, Ali ben Ali, became
tired of watching his masters in
creased wealth and bulk, while his
own pocket was as fat as his body
was thin. So one dark night he ST.
lently took his departure, riding on
the back of d young ass belonging
to his master.
After a march of about thirty
miles the ass had enough of carry
ing Ali. It was young ass and
knew no better. So it went on
strike, lay down and forthwith died.
Thereupon Ali dug a hole and
put the ass in, piling great noun
tain of stones over it. Then, sit
ting down beside the heap, be be-
gan to pray. A traveller passing In
quired by whose tomb he prayed so
fervently. Ali was filed with as
tonishment.
What! Had he never heard OF
the great saint Amar ben Amar
Qiterally IAN ass, the son Of an
ass"? All the people of the coun-
try around came there to pray.
The trsseler did not fail to men
ton the marabout Amar ben
Amar's tomb, and soon pilgrims
focked to it with offerings, and Ali
ben Ali grew fat and rich.
The faithful neglected Moham-
med ben Mohammed, who at last,
furious, abandoned his marabout in
order to pay q visit to his rival.
Great was his astonishraent when
be recognized his runaway servitor.
Taking him aside, he whispered:
''Tell me the truth. Who is your
?"
''The ass I stole from you. And
now tell me-who is your mara
bout2"
"rhe mother of the ass you stole
from mep-"My Experiences In
Algeria" by Baroness de Boerio, In
Wide World Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-01-03
Strenuous FssaIIsm.

Old Abe Cruger lived In New
England In the days Of Indian war
fare. lie was fatalist OF = pro-
nounced type. Nevertheless he
would not venture forth without his
blunderbuss. Ono day he had an
important err,md, but the blunder-
buss, whom he came to got II, was
missing from tho rack made Of an
tiers where 1t always hung. Some
one Of his family had taken 1t. Abe
sat down to wait till 1t was brought
back.
"But, Abe, l thought you were Z
fatahstY said friend.
$50 l am" tho old man an
swered.
"Then why bother about your
blunderbuss ?" taunted the friend.
"you are in no danger from the In.
dians, since you can't possibly die
till your time comes"
"Yes," said the old man, 'but
suppose was to meet an Indian
and his time had come. It wouldn't
do for me not to have my blunder-
buss,- would it?"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-01-03

The Unllod States Ia the snl,
country In tho world that has !
Sfour corners" that Ia to say, a place
whore four states meet. Look at
your atlas and you will SEQ Colorado,
Utah, Now Mexico and Arizona
touching each other. At no other
place on tho globe do four states,
territories or provinces unite TO
form such junction.
The spot is on a spur of the Carlo
~oantains, and few tourists visit It,
'-"-" u is not easily acces-
sipie ana psf..y s~s..~-a "amp -
lively few people think about Il
monument marks It, however, erect
ed by the government surveyors.
..Tis point is reached by q trail ieao-
Ing from the road from the Navajo
IN Colorado, in the Ute res
ervation, to the San Juan river.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-01-03

How many OF you can tell why q
barber has red and white striped
pole as signp In the olden time
BARRIERS were also surgeons in .
mail way, particularly in the opera
Es1 o. bleeding. TO sss.s: 80 Sv-
sration it was necessary for the pa
tient to grasp a staff, and the bar
Der always kept one ready, as web
as strips Of cloth for bandaging the
patients arm. When the staff was
not in use the bandage was tied to
It so that they might be together
when wanted, and the barber usual
y hung them at his door as sign.
4 tAs course OF time. however. .
painted pole took the place at tn
door OF the one used in the opera
hon, and thus came the sign.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-01-03

EYES," she admitted with q sad
little sigh, "there was time when
l thought him the grandest man In
the world-when / fancied that
nothing could ever make mo cease
to love him"
"Well," her friend replied, n
suppose we are all doomed to these
disenchanting experiences. We have
only to become acquainted with .
man to discover that he Is not the
god we had supposed him to be-.
"But 1t wasn't becoming ac-
quainted with him that destroyed
my ideal. l am sure that / could
still think him splendid If I had
sever seen him in riding breeches.S .
Chicago Record He Herald
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-01-03
Tho Prince of crumbIers.

When Mr.. Beeton asked If he did
not find many unreasonable people
among his summer boarders Farm
er Joy quickly assented.
'Iots an lots are never satisfied
anyway" he said. mo matter
what's done for 'em there'll always
be something wrong somewhere.
"Now, last summer" he went on,
With a cleaning eye, eve had man
here that was so fond of grumblin'
that one day he actually called for q
toothpick after he'd had q glass Of
nilkw-Youth's Companion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-01-03
Benefits Of Education.

Mistress-Good gracious, Marie. what
o mess your Kitchen is IN! Whatever
have you been doing? 1t VIII take you
Il week to clean II. should think.
Marie-Yes. mum: the young ladies
tave been down here showing me how
TO boil potato according to the cook
book.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-01-03

New Guinea is the abode of the
most wonderful feathered creature
known to the student of ornitholo-
gy-the awful rpir n'doob, or 'abird
of DEATH The venom of this bird
is more deadly than that of any SER
pent except the cobra. In fact, no
antidote for the bite of the creature
Is known. A wound from its beak
causes excruciating pains in every
part of the body, loss of sight,
speech and hearing, convulsions,
lockiaw and certain death.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-01-03

Great french Writer.
American readers arc accustomed
to surprises In their newspapers,
but ilnngine their astonishment
should some favorite journal pub.
|lish In good faith, in daily install
Iments aud adapted according TO the
motions of some staff writer, a
classic such as, for example,
Dante's "Infornow Yet tho aston
ishment, so excited would not be
without a parallel in tho annals OF
newspaper management, inasmuch
as Homer once figured as fcuillo-
toniste for Partisan newspaper.
When Dumas tho elder was edit
ing his Journal, lie Mousquetai,re,
Urbain FACES, one of his assistants,
who was Oh exceptionally fine Greek
scholar, was one day enthusiastic
ally expatiating upon the beauties
of the '1liad" and the odyssey"
Dumas grew most interested.
off only you could read them in
the original" sighed Pages.
"Why not?" asked Dumas.
'But," exclaimed Pages, "my
dear fellow, you don't know alpha
from omegap'
"Will you translate for me?''
asked Dumas eagerly.
Accordingly Fages undertook thf
task. Beginning with the first
book of the '1liad,". he would read
line Of the Greek and ttcn give o
literal translation. Dumas quickly
caught the spirit Of the epic. AS
FACES read he wrote a translation
and signed it.
"1n the name of all The ancients,
N. Dumas" exclaimed Fages, "but
you are signing your name to the
TliaGp"
Certainly" responded Dumas,
sthat is, to my version of it. It
will appear as q fcuilleton in LIE
Mousquetaire."
FACES was filed with dismay, as
he afterward related, but before
such audacity and naivete he felt
helpless. How was he to convince
q writer accustomed to every tri-,
umph that he was too bold?
And so the next day an install.
ment of the "Iliad," as rendered in !
half an hour or so by a man who
could not read the Greek alphabet,
at the bottom of the page
of lie Mouseuetai-c, with the note,
"Continued in our net"
This entcrpl,sing bit of Journal
ism raised such storm of r'ticisn
that Damas Wis lcssaat 81 10 dis
continue it u i : third rstal'
ment, tho - + / Ihte.I th
be quite ,l.Ge' = ~hat We
troub'e.- 3, IL !. .n.salear 7 sss
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-01-03
KEEP WATER ON REoIsrER.

II you live in house where there
is q fumace always keep vessel Of
vster On the register and you win
.aiwAys have hot water and not A,yp
b uss any go "A Sqeffing T.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-09-12
LAST INTERIOR FREIGHT

The steamer Bertha Of the Swan Navigation company cal led in northbound between
 eight and nine o'clock la.f night. The vessel is en route between Vancouver and Skas- Way with the last guarante delivery freight for down river polnts this season. The chief ilem Of her cargo is big bunch Of cattle for Dawson. Sac left 8 consignment of freight hers for the New Eng land consisting Of halbut hooks 4nd other fishing gear.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-09-12
THE MAINE SPECIAL
 ELECTION

II Is not often that there Is as much general interest shown in 6 special election aS was evidenced in that which .ook place in the Third Con- efesslonsl district of Malna tlriS week. The Republicans ana prosre sSives left 10 eii- crtS unmade in their endeavor h stem inc trde that has been running towards Democracy for the last three wears
 As was the ease Ill each of She recent special Consre>sion- al elections in Massachusetts md New Jersey the tariff was ihs main issue III the Mains campaign. In the other cases inc Democrats showed gains ever the landslide maiorities of { year ago. The prolonged 04hate over The tariff has giv- eu the opposition encourage nscns 10 believe that they wil, be able 10 show that there has lseen 8 pause in he growing popularity Of the adminis'ra- ton
 .sil parties have had some of their b,g guns in the district Former Senator Beverldsa and ConS7eSsiona, Leader Mardock lave been speaking there for the progresSives. and Speaker = Clark and other leading remOerates have eanvassed the district for the Democrats. who have planned 8 whirlwini finish with Bryan as the sN- rornder of administration doctrine. but ill spite of it old John Peters the Republican won.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-09-12
LUCKY ONES ARE
 THOSE AT HOME

The stampedeto the Shush- anna, or Chisana, as 1t Is now cslled. seems to have rever- Sedand all the heavy travel IS all on the back trail. The most fortunate ones were those who stuck to their jobs and never missed s days work or 8 days pay. The news comes that one of the stam- psierS. Dan Crowley. former ly an employee of the Beh- rcnds store st Juneau. was drowned last Sunday while irving to cross the NiEina river.-Douglas News.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-09-12
GOOD FOR HERRING TRADE

The new Expresses out Of Vancouver are proving disas- irsus to inc vessels of the Pae- fife Mail and the Toyo kaisen Kai>hs out Of San Francisco. The Canadian Pacific knows how to advertise and exploit, with the result that q goodly t=de Of travel is moving yia that route. The Watson Line tc Honolulu is also cutting into inc two big companies On the Hawaiian route. and the com- ing winter promises 10 witness some lively competitive work in inc tras-Pacifac trade.
 k.R. q Marine News.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-09-12
I'd INVESTIGATE HALIBUT

II. c. Smith. in charge of the governmental work in connec- tion with the fisheries Of Alas ka, having finished his work ia this region for this season as far as the salmon fishing and allied industries are con- cerned. left for Juneau on the Jefferson yesterday. To the Miner Man he made the state ment before leaving that he expected to spend the greater i'a:.t Of the winter in Southeas- tern Alaska in work connected with the halibut fishing indus try on which the department is Yery anxious to secure infor- nation.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-09-12
PACIFIC COAST S. s.
 co. CHANGES

Effective August 1 Mir. H. Brandt was appointed General of the Pacific Coast s. s. Co.. st Seattle. vice Mir. Geo. w. Andrews, who. on account of Ill health. was assigned to less arduouS duties. II. B. Britain succeeds Mir. Brandt as dis frict Passenger Agent at Los Angeles. X. s. Jones sue ceedS Mir. Britsian as City Pas senser Agent. and Mir. R. B. SIhusten. Mir. Jones as City Ticket Agent, also at Los An goles. on account of Mir. Rrandi'> promotion. Mir. kcandt has hesu with the Pacific Goats Steamship Co. for 8 number of years. He Is also well known in the railroad world. He comes to Seattle with the assurance Of a hearty welcome from his brother transportation men and there is no doubt hu. that he will ably fill the position.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-09-12
PERSEVERANCE MINER
 FALLS TO DEATH

!. M. Brown. shaft man, employed by the Alaska-Ga:- t5nea4 Mining company in inc FerseTance mine accidensly fell devn inc main shaft Friday u.arnine and sustained iniur- Ies from which he S.bseguen- tg dlea U abou. ? o'colck tsat sftsenon. The reports se far relating to inc accident iaaieate that in an unguarde'' moment he walked right in ta fhe opening which was lI plainsi.ht. The man va. taken to the surface and pr. L .. Sloan dressed the wounds af'ss which he was taken to .. Ann's hospital in Juneau. A. examination disclosed th.. sn arm and q leg were broken and that his skull was ffactuF ef fy the impact from the fall shortly after arriving at the hospital death ensued.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-09-12
kavIGATES VESSEL f5,ooo
 MILES uNAIDED

The Liverpool shipHarold. !.a aa tons. with 6 cargo Of wheat arrived at Queenstown July t5 from Decru Bay. Australia, III command of Capitan Charles Charla.on. who performed the feat of navigating his vessel a distance q i5.o00 miles with C.. ths aii of . single officer The voyage occupied ios days. Ca1ltsn Charles Charleton en- deaYored so get officers for hs~ ship q Adelaide. Melborn. and Sidney. but without avail, .ud had n alternative but tp ses out cn his voyage with . crew. none ot whom knew any thaB- ef navigation. He went for stretches of SIX weeks with oat removing his clothes and sep. on inc poop ot inc ship e cabin chair during most = inc IDS days.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-09-12
CAPT. CORNELL IS
 ALASKA ADMINISTRATOR

Capt. Connell was in receipt of word recently that he had been appointed Alaskan ad- lainistrator for the Gould es- tate, which has the handling of the property Of the Alaska Smelling & Refining Co. at Hadiey. As announced in the M,ner Saturday deal has been closed whereby the min ing properties connected with ihs Hadley smelter have been sold to the Granby bay people. but it is not known here if the smelter is included in the deal or not.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-09-12
OLD TIMER IN TOWN

Jim" McNamee, one of the old-time notables of Dawson in the early days Is local vis- itor on his way to Bell Island hot springs. Jim was the ow- ner of several of tho richest claims on Eldorado creek near Lawson and took an immense amount of treasure from them and others in which he had in- terests. Like many moro of The old Dawson crowd McNa- nee worked just as hard to spend his money as he did to get it and is known as one of the most prodigal spenders that Paris and other we'll known places ever saw.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-09-12
SANTA ANA HAS BIG LOAD

After having been nearly three weeks in northern wat CTS, much of the time storm bound, the Santa Ana cleared for the Sound today. She has a capacity cargo on board consisting of 10000 cases of salmon from the German can- neries at Shakan and Kasaan 4.000 cases from Skowl Arm cannery; 52 tons of concen- trates from the Chicagoff rnine;fO3 barrels of herring from 'Pybus bay, and700 boxes Of salt herring from Pt. Julian, the latter being last seasons pack. Tn addition to these items she has a large number Of empty oil drums on board picked up at various places.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-09-12
HAD A GREAT TRIP

The Princess Maquinna ol :ae C. P. By. which vessel went north some time aga with party of the merlbers Of the International Geological Society on board. returnei this morning. having left her pas
 singers at Skagway iron which place they went 10 Oav' : son and other points dowL the Yukon. Capt. Mcleod. w.lo 's n command of the Maqu ma states that the entire party were delighed with the trip. especially with Yakutat Bay, V hich those who have seen thr show places Of Europe said sur passes anything and everything they had evsr seen before. Af-
 ter seeing Dawson and the niining operations around thas town. the party will return up river and sail for the south on the next trip Of the Sophia, leaving Skagway Sept. is. Ths Maquinna had about fifty passengers on board this morn ing including four from this place.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-09-12
TAKES BIG LOAD OF FISH

Ths steamer E.ihu Th0mP- san. winch had been loading irezsn halibut at the New Eng land plant for the past couple e 5ays. finished this morning half million pounds Of ihe f5,h on board. She is on her way south from Nome and St. Michael. where she discharged | cergo [, fr0zen meat for northern consumption.