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Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-08-29
LIFE

d.. ~ ~ Ia :
Many Of go. today are just start
ing on the duties of active life. The
volume of the future lies unopened
before you. Its covers are illumi-
ned by the picture Of fancy, and
its edges are cleaning with the
golden tints of hope. Vainly you
strive to loosen its wondrous clasp;
tbs a task which none but the
hand of time can accomplish. Life
is before you--not earthly life
alone-but life, thread running
Unfortunately on through the warp
of eternity. 1t is a sweet as we'll
as great and wondrous thing.
Man may make life what he pleases
and give it as much worth, both
for himself and others, as he has
energy for. The journey is a labor
ious one and you must not expect
TO ilnd tile road all smooth. And
whether rich or poor, high or low
you will be disappointed if you
build ON any other foundation.
Take it just as though you person.
ally were born to the task of per
forming a merry part in it-as
though the world had awaited your
coming, Live for something and
for something worthy of life and
its capabilities and achievements.
Every man and every woman has
his or her assignments of daily
life. We are in the world to make
the world better, to lit up TO high
er levels ofenjoyment and progress
to make the hearts and homes
brighter and happier by devoting
to our fellows our best thoughts.
activities and influences.
Dover Index
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-08-29

The Japanese government has
issued an official list of rules OF
health which it commends to all
its subjects to follow faithfully.
None of them is startlingly new,
unless it is number eight, which
might be called startling, but they
are worthy of observance by
other nations.
/. Spend as much time out of
doors as possible. Bask much in
sun and take plenty of exercise.
.. AS regards meals, eat meat
only once a day, and let the diet
be eggs, cereals and vegetables,
fruits and fresh cows milk, Mas.
ticate your food carefully.
3. Take hot bath every day
and steam bath once or twice a
week if the heart is strong enough
to bear it.
4. Early to bed and early to
rise.
8. Sleep in a very dark and
quiet room, with windows open.
Let the minimum of sleeping hours
be six or six and one half hours.
In case of woman, eight and one
half hours is advisable.
6. Take one day of absolute
rest each week in which you must
refrain from even reading OF
writing.
Z. Try TO avoid any outbursts
of passion and strong mental
stimulations. Do not tax your
brain at the occurrence of newt
able incidents or of coming events.
Do not say unpleasant thinge, MOI
listen, if possible to avoid it, tC
disagreeable things.
s. Be married Widows and
widowers should be married witt
the least possible delay.
8. Be moderate in the con
sumption of even tea and coffee
not to say tobacco and alcoholic
beverages.
10, Avoid places that are too
warm, especially steam heated ant
badly ventilated rooms.
Buffalo Sanitary Bulletin
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-08-29
MAN DYING IN HOSPITAL
SAYS WOMAN POISONED HIN

Dying from poison i'll the PENN
sylvania Hospital, Joseph Beard,
chief engineer of the steamer
Penn running between Phila. and
Baltimore, made an ante-mortem
statement i'll which he declared
that while the vessel was OIL her
way to Phila. on Sunday he was
given a drink OF beer containing
the poison by former sweetheart
whom he had Tilted several days
ago. The woman, who, according
to Beard, is Miss Eineline Adams,
of Sparrows Point, Md left the
boat at Delaware City.
Beard was found living OH a
doorstep and was sent to the hos
pital and it was seen at glance
that he was suffering from poison
and was dying,
The police went to Sparrows
Point to look for Miss Adams.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-08-29
ICE COATS

Ice Jackets have been found to
be the best protection for frozen
salmon ON their long Journeys from
the Pacific Coast to all parts of
the world, housnds of tons OF
salmon are now frozen in the great
factories of the Coast for export,
because the combination of the ice
Jacket and the frozen meat has been
found to keep the fish from becom-
ing tainted. After the salmon are
bled they are kept at a tempera.
ture of zero, or near there, for
forty-eight hours, and so are froz-
en- hard. If they were shipped
this way, however, the air would
get to the fish to some extent and
taiuting would result, so they are
dipped in tanks of water and given
another freezing. This puts a thin
jacket of ice all over each fish, OF
glazes him, as it is called. Aftel
two coats ofglazing the salmon arr
wrapped in paper, packed il
paper-lined boxes and started t,
the export markets. - Saturda,
Evening Post.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-08-29

A Kansas editor had disagree
ment with the town fire depart
ment and criticized the department
severely. He was called on to re-
tract; so he wrote the apology:
Inasmuch as it is necessary, |
will say the fire department is a
bunch of gentlemen of good looks
and ability; and they would not be
guilty of doing as they were said TO
have done though they did !"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-08-29
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL
IMPROVEM EMF

1t is said that in order to get
bigger soldiers for the defence of
the Fatherland, the German
government ten years ago order.
ed gymnastic exercises performed
in all the schools Of the country.
Result, average height of boys
leaving school two inches higher.
That is what we call German
thoroughness. But the Japanese
have started an even more funda-
mental campaign, They are after
health and strength rather than
size, which they probably decided
was hopeless proposition.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-08-29

larger and healthier living space
for the men on the ships, and the
hard and dirty work Of coaling
ship would be no more. Strateg-
ical possibilities of war vessels
would be increased by greater
speed and secrecy of movement.
Associated Press.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-08-29

Entered at the Post Office in
Delaware City, Del. as second
class matter, March 18th, 1913,
under Act of Congress, March 3,
1897.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-08-29
TO ABANDON STEAM FUE

TO ABANDON STEAM FUEL
London Since steam was sub
stituted for sails, and iron ships
for wooden ones, the British navy
has undertaken no more daring
chan 2s IL, - y its nlaass ia adopt oil
All naval men and scientists
recognize the fact, and the an
nounoement made to parliament
by Winston Churchill, first lord OF
the admiralty, has aroused a de-
bate which involves the future
safety of the United Kingdom,
The scientific men seem to agree
that oil is the naval fuel of the
future. She was the pioneer i'll
building Dreadnoughts, but some
authorities hold that the Dread.
nought was a colossal mistake, and
that the era of mammoth ships
and resulting enormous budgets
might have been avoided if the
strongest naval power had not led
the way and forced her rivals TO
follow.
Whether an island kingdom
with worlds supply of coal to
draw upon i'll the island which its
naval base, should abandon coal
for another form of fuel all OF
which must be imported from
is the vital point of dis
cussion. There are no oil fields in
the United Kingdom, and few in
the British empire. The North
American continent and the Far
East, principally BoIneo and Bur
ma, would have to be the main
source OF supply, with some help
from Roumania and the British
island of Trinidad. Asia tic oil
must be shipped through Suez and
the Mediterranean, where it would
have to run the gauntlet of the
Japanese fleet in the first stage OF
the journey, in the event of pos
sible wars, and then pass through
the Mediterranean, where British
naval power is steadily declining
as Italian and Austrian building
progresses. American oil must he
brought across the Atlantic, where
the American fleet in the begin
ming of the voyage, and perhaps
the German at this end, would
have to be reckoned with.
The advantages of oil are set
forth attractively by the naval ex
pert of the Pail Mall Gazette.
The compliments of vessals could
be reduced one third by giving up
stokers, and the increasing
difficulty of enlisting enough men
thereby met There would be
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-08-29

Mr., William Van Heclle
spent Wednesday in Del. City.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-08-29
DELAWARE CITY PRESS.

Delaware City, Del, Aug. 90, 1913
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-13
WOULD ABOLISH
THE PATRONAGE

WASHINGTON, Oct. u. - Captain
Townsley. superintendent # the
West Point military academy. is ad-
vocating the abolition of the present
plan of congressional patronage in
securing cadets for the government.
military training school in New York
He points out that according to
present methods the institution
is generally being filled with nomi-
nees of the congressman who have a
pull in this way barring the aver
age youth who would like to enter
the college. In many instances those
seeking entrance into the academy
are not qualified. and as another ap-
pointment can not be made, the in
stitution loses a nominee in each of
these cases.
In substitution he would urge a
competitive examination, thus doing
away with the patronage system and
giving the positions to the best qual-
flied. which would tend to the ad-
vancement cf the army corps
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-13
JACK JOHNSON
TRIAL WILL Be
CALLED TODAY

CHICAGO. Oct. u. - The case of
Jack Johnson will come UP in the
district court here on Monday, and
as the colored fighter is still re-
ported to be in Paris the district
attorney has announced that he will
iemand that his bonds of 10000
he forfeited.
Some time ago Johnson was found
guilty OF violating the Mann white
slave act, but through his attor-
neys he Immediately appealed the
case and as son as he was released
on bonds he skipped to Canada and
then left for Europe At first he
announced that he intended to never
return to America. but later stated
that he would be on hand when
his case was called
His attorneys here contend that
the bail is not necessarily forfeited
because Cf the absence of the defend.
ant, and state that if the higher
court confirms the former verdict
their client will return to Chicago
TO serve his sentence.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-13
RICH HAUL IS MADE IN
POOR WASHINGTON TOWN

MONTESANO. Wash. Oct. y. =
Burglars entered the Southern Paci-
fic road depot some time during
the night and after rifling all Of
the drawers and blowing up the
safe and looking over the valuables
contained therein they escaped with
their booty-a quarter. Had they
changed their plans and made their
nocturnal visit just one day
earlier the robbers would have
day earlier the robbers would have
been considerably more successful as
the weeks accumulations of receipts
was on hand until closing time Sat
urday when the large amount was
taken to the bank and deposited. Not
even a quarter would have been left
to the unexpected visitors had not
an error been made in the accounts,
leaving the 25-cent piece.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-13

AFTER ROYALTY

LONDON, Oct. - - VIII le King
George and Queen Mary were TAX
ing drive about London yesterday.
a band of suffragettes attempted to
rush the carriage containing the
royal party to force upon them their
demands for Votes for Women"
They were thwarted in their efforts
by the kings mounted body guard.
who kept the militant women at
safe distance from the carriage while
a mob of people gathered and ex-
pressed their sapproval of the
suffragettes action by handling
them roughly. After much effort the
boobies rescued the women from the
wrath of the mob and took them
off to Holloway prison for safety and
punishment.
They were housed in Jail but a
short time before they attacked the
prison surgeon with their umbrellas
and hat pins and inflicted a severe
punishment before he could be re-
leased
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-13
MUCH RELIEF
SECURED FOR
NOME PEOPLE

SEATTLE, Oct. r. The fund
which is being raised in this city
for the benefit OF the sufferers of
the Nome storm has reached $11 900
and IS still growing. The CONNER
cial clubs and the Alaskan clubs here
are behind the work in an effort to
raise as large a sum as possible for
the stricken Nomeites.
WASHINTOGN Oct. l2. - Con-
gressman Albert Johnson, of Wash
ington state, introduced a measure
in the lower house asking for a
government appropriation Cf $4,000
for the relief OF the Nome sufferers
In addition he has sought the as.
siStance of the war and the interior
departments through their secretar-
les. Lane and Garrison. with a view
of securing further relief. President
Wilson has been approached and he
has assured the Washington repre-
sentative that he would d. all he
poss, bly, could to secure aid for the
Nome people
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-13
TO TEST COAL
Of nATANUSKA

CORDONA. Oct II. The con-
tract for the delivering Of the coal
mined by the government in the
Matanuska fields has been gwen to
Jack Dalton Who will commence the
work of hauling as soon as the snow
falls and the trail is good enough
fr shedding. About 100 tons of coal
have been mined which will be haul
ed from the Matanuska to the docks
at Knik, at the head of Cooks In
let, where the ocean vessels will
be able to load the coal.
This coal has been mined by the
government for testing purposes on
ships of the United States navy,
and was recently declared by Dr.
j. A. Holmes, director cf the bureau
of mines, to be the best coal found
on the Pacific coast.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-13
ONE CANDIDATE
HAS WITHDRAWN

WASHINGTON, Oct. II. - Repre-
sentative Henry ID. Clayton, of Ala
bama, who had announced his can
didacy for the position made vacant
in the United States senate by the
death of Senator Joseph f. John
ston, has acceded to the request OF
President Wilson to withdraw frcm
the senatorial race. This practically
assures the position to Congressman
Oscar w. Underwood. floor leader in
the lower house who is also candi-
date for the place.
Congressman Clayton has announc-
ed that he will not resign his pres
ent position and will support the
antitrust program of the admins
tration in the lower house
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-13
COAST TOWNS
NEW DEPUTIES

CORDOVA, Oct. -. = w. E.
Wood of this city, who was enc
of the many candidates for the po-
sition of marshal of the Third dis
trict. has received the appointment
of deputy marshal of Chitina from
Marshal Brenneman
To act as temporary comm ssioner
in the Chisana district J. J. Finne-
gan has received the appointment
until the new commissioner, A. ].
Dimond arrives. Frank Hoffman, of
Valdez, will be named as the first
deputy marshal of the new camp.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-13
WHITE PASS IS
To BUILD TWO
OCEAN VESSELS

SEATTLE. Oct. IL II was an
nounced here today by President O.
l.. Dickson. of the White Pass &
Yukon route that his company plans
steamships which will be placed on
the run from this city to Skagway
next spring When these new boats
are placed on the run the White
Pass will have through line of
Their own from this city to Fair,
banks.
The two boats will be combin.
alton vessels built 10 handle the pas
senger traffic and also to carry
freight The ships will cost at least
a half million dollars each and will
be modern and we'll fitted up in all
departments. They will be construct
ed with View of obtaining fairly
good speed, but no expense will be
spared in the efforts to make the
boats as comfortable as possible
President Dickson stated today
that the officers of his company are
well pleased with the patronage ac.
corded the new boats placed on the
Yukon river on the run to Fair.
banks. Though the extension was an
experiment 1t was justified and the
service to Fairbanks will be in
creased as business justifies. He also
stated that further reductions in
rates quoted by his company may
be made this year as the through ser
vice VII allow cheaper rate than
formerly when thee White Pass was
forced to patronize another line on
the ocean run and had to pay their
rates on the run between Skagway
and Seattle.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-13
WAR IMMINENT AT
MEXICAN CAPITAL

, enraged him that he ordered their
arrest and had them placed in
ja!l without a warrant. The deputies
are still incarcerated. and as no
commun cation can be had from
without. it is feared that they may
be put to death. at the pleasure Of
Huerta
The action of the president in ar
resting all but th| Catholics, in
dicates that he hsF the intent on
of supporting the candidacy of for
rico Gamh0a. his ex-secretary of for
eign affairs. in his race for tha
presidency III opposition % Felix
Diaz. Huerta had declared that
he would remain neutral in the pres
idental election and would not
favor any of the Candidates, and
this acti will comp.cate matters
and probably be the cause of fur
ther disturbances.
MENICO CITY. Oct II The
federal troops have not been paid
for several months new and general
unrest is being expressed among
them. TO add to the many other
troubles which are crowding upon
the head of the Mexican president is
a pr hable mutiny atlong his own
soldiers IN the capital and practical
" the only troops d the republic
y ahieh have remained loyal to him
1t is believed here that Huertas
doom is sealed and if he does not
step down from the head of the ma
ton soon it IS feared that he will
have a similar fate to former Pres
ilent Madero.
WASHINGTON. Oct. - The
hore that was entertained here that
the const tutional election in Mexico
would be held on October is, as
had been planned, has been aban-
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-13

doned entirely. President Huerta has
absolute control over the affairs OF
the Mexican government and is die.
tating to suit himself. and because of
the present trouble in the assembly
he has decided to postpone the cleo.
tion Indefinitely.
W WASHINGTON. Oct. II. Pro.
visional President Huerta has ad-
vised Special Representative Lind
that he will refuse to grant the
United States an extension of the
period III which American warships
VIII be allowed in Mexican waters
The American ships were sent to
the Mexican ports for the purpose
OF protecting the foreign residents
there. but because of Huerta's an
nouncement that the American YES
sells would have to leave the Mexi-
can waters by October 26. the navy
department here has issued orders
~ 'ht IOui SHIPS dl vera NTuZ 10
prepare to sal from that port on
the eth.
That is thought to be another
move on the part of the Mexican
president because of the refusal of
President Wilson to recognize his
administration. ASIDE from the lack
OF recognition by the United States.
President Huerta holds the pres
ence OF the American war vessels
in Mexican waters partly responsi-
BILE for the many outbreaks in his
republic.
Another admonition will soon be
issued to the foreigners in Mexico
through Representative Lind, urging
them to prepare to leave on the
American war vessels. that they may
be cut of harms way should the
MeXicans attempt any further dem
onstrations.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-13
MANY VESSELS
ARE WRECKED
ALONG COAST

NOME. Oct. -. The schooner
sea Wolf arrived here today from
the Arctic ocean with the report
that the recent storm experienced
here wreaked severe havoc to the
whaling vessels to the north. The Of
Ulcers of the Sea Wolf report that
there is an unusually heavy flow
of ice in the Bering sea this wear
and many vessels are reported TO
have been wrecked while others
are missing. The Sea Wolf was also
imprisoned in the ice for time
but when the wind changed the YES
sci reached safety through an open
channel.
1t is learned that the Gustlers
schooner Nora was lest and beside
the owners, a native, his wife and
three children and several other peo.
pie We're drowned. The schooner
Elsueno was wrecked in Siberia
bay and Captain Mcintyre. Martin
''''
are missing and their fate is un-
known, but it was learned from the
natives that the vessel was aban-
lOned before it struck
A portion of typewriter log of
an unknown vessel Was picked up
by the Sea Wolf in St Lawrence
bay and from it. it is learned that
The vessel was leaking badly and was
filling rapidly. 1t is believed that
the log is from one of Explorer Stef-
ansson's vessels which left here to
explore the polar region a month
ago.
Twenty bodies which We're washed
out of the graves by the sea at
5 lomon during the recent storm
have been washed ashore and are
being reburied.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-13
NEW COUNTRY
FOUND NORTH
Of SIBERIA

ST. MICHAEL. Oct IL. - After
over year spent IN the Arctic
region the Russian explorer Wilt
sky arrived here yesterday with hi,
two ships. He reports that while
cruising in the polar sea he dis
covered new country which IS
not marked on the maps. and which
he believes to have been unknown
hitherto to the civilized world.
Though he spent but short
time in exploring the new region, it
appears to be an island almost
as large as Greenland and lies
north OF Siberia. extending over
the north of Alaska, stretching to.
wards the north pole The island is
inhabitated by few small bands
OF natives who live along the coast.
In appearance and customs they art
like the Eskimos and though they
have remained to themselves + r
long while they appear to have. at
some remote time, associated with
the tribes in the north of Alaska.
There is little vegetation on the
land and the people live off the fish.
birds and animals, which are plenti-
full
The explorer will leave here in 4
few days TO make a report of the
trip TO his government and if pos.
s!ble he will make another journey
next year to make further inyesti-
cations of the new country.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-13
SAFE CRACKERS FOIL
OREGON BLOODHOUNDS

LEBANON, Ore, Oct. II. - Two
cracksmen looted a safe here last
night and escaped to the woods with
$4,000 When the robbery was learn
ed this morning the police took up
the case and bloodhounds were plac
ed upon the trail of the safe-crack-
ers but it was found that the dogs
soon lost the scent of the two men
because of vinegar which was placed
upon their trail to cover up their
escape. All trace of the men was
lost a short distance from town, and
it is believed that they will make a
safe getaway.