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The Alaska citizen., 1913-11-03
Local T happenings in Brief

the deep snow at Donnelly's, arrived
back in town Monday evening bring
ing with him two passengers who
had mushed town to McCarty from
where the steamer Samson had gone
into winter quarters. Aside from
the overflows at Piledriver Mr. Ross
found no difficulty in making the
return trip.
Max Manager, the Vault creek op-
orator. closed down his workings
for the winter on Tuesday. Mr.. Man
ger has had no difficulty about gett-
ing water for his workings until the
two or three days just past, when
the cold weather nterfered with the
flow. He expects to start up again
II e early spring.
The family OF F. ]. Porter of
Graehl has been increased by one
during the past week, Mrs. Porter
having given birth to baby boy on
Tuesday morning.
Sylvester Howell, OF the Hot
Springs district, arrived in the city
Monday evening. Mr.. Howell is a
member of the mining firm of Cleve-
land & Howell.
o. l.. Ryder attorney for the re-
ceiver of the Alaska
bank, has arrived in Seattle, and
the latest reports state that he is
going over the cases of the bank
with other high-priced men out there.
| The case of the Dexter Horton bank
for the foreclosure of their lien upon
the Gold Bar Lumber company stock
has not come to trial yet, but after
that it will be one round of pleasure
until the water commences to run
again in the Tanana.
| Patrick Mogan has been appointed
administrator of the estate of Pat
rick Casey, deceased.
Judge Dillon has appointed R. C..
Wood as guardian of the estate OF
Streeten Dockham, who stands COM
mitted to the insane asylum and
has given a bond in the sum of $10.-
900 for the honest and faithful per-
Torrance of his duties.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-11-03

A small blaze was discovered I'M
der the floor of the postoffice Mon
day afternoon but was eXtinguished
by the employees without turning in
an alarm. 1t is not known how the
fire originated.
The examination of Streeten Dock
ham n the charge of insanity was
held Monday before Commissioner
Dillon and jury of six men which
resulted in finding him to be OF
unsound mind. and he was ordered
committed to the insane asylum at
Mt. Tabor.
h. W. Taylor has been appointed
administrator of the estate of James
A. Jameson, who was buried under
the auspices of the Masons last
Sunday. Mr.. Jameson has executed
will, but it is not known whom he
has named as beneficiary, as the
will is on the Outside.
Freder Schusteder has filed an ap.
plicat.on to become an American
citizen. He has been in the United
States for 33 years and has lived in
the north for the past 13 years.
Mr.. Alfred Ghezzi and Miss ka
thar.ne OLeary were welded at the
Catholic church in Fairbanks Tues
day morning. Father Monroe per
forming the ceremony. Miss OLeary
was a resident of Cleary creek, while
Mr.. Ghezzi claims Chatanika as his
home
Five native children are dead from
infantile paralysis at an Indian set
Element down the river between Hot
Springs and Tanana, is the word re
! ceived in this city by DR.. NJ. F. Hall
assistant commissioner of health fol
the territory. That official has or
dered that the settlement be placed
under quarantine in order to pre-
vent the spread of the disease tC
other natives and perhaps the white
people.
H. H. Ross, who made the attemp
to run his automobile to the rail
road terminus and was blocked b!
The Alaska citizen., 1913-11-03

When Adams rib was taken from
him in sleep. he lost more than was
left him. and woke to find all his
finer self gone from him. He was
left laundering bumble-bee; to the
RIB that was taken from him chung
the courage of the lioness. the wis
dom of the serpent. the gentleness of
the dove. the cunning of the spider.
and the mysterious charm of the
firefly that dances in the dusk. But
to that rib also chung the desire to
The Alaska citizen., 1913-11-03

A man can be more of a philosoph-
than having somebody step on his.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-11-03
POPULAR STONE.

One of the most popular stones
this season among the less costly
jewels is the amethyst This beau
tiful and most becoming stone is
much valued for its lovely color,
which is particularly effective upon
black and white gray, mode and
beige.
Silver. by the way, is better met
al to use with amethyst than gold.
It's cool grayish tone gives value to
the lovely purple of the stone and
has much less garish effect than
gold.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-11-03

BROOKLINE, Mass, Oct. 19.-Mrs
Ravenscroft, an English woman won
the amateur womans golf champion
ship of America by defeating all
of the American and Canadian con-
testants
The Alaska citizen., 1913-11-03

be loved. Otherwise. in the human
race. the male would hes lain yearly
Ike the drone of the hive. But the
strange thing that grew from the rib.
like flowers, from buried carrion de
sired love. There was its strength
and its weakness Mrs. ANS, BY
T.. F. Benson.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-11-03

Your husband is willing to allow
you the custody of the automobile.
the poodle dog and the rubber plant,
while he takes the children and the
graphophone.
Stop the divorce, sobbed the
wife. I'll never get another hus
band like that"
The Alaska citizen., 1913-11-03

herder at thirty five dollars month.
Later on he married the daughter O.
the man who gave him that job
Popular
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-25
unIadylike Cow.

Treat the COW as a lady," is the
advice of a distinguished Wisconsin
,iairyman. Elmer Peterson, editor 0:
the Cimarron Jacksonian, replies:
I'VE own csw, so this advice is
very interesting. When we go to wa.
ter her, she lunges at the bucket and
worries il all over the lot. When we
bring her dainty repast of corn. chop
and bran. ii takes expert manipula-
ton to get by and shove the feed into
the manger without being trampled
TO death or kicked through the side
of her boudoir. When We milk, In the
summer. she seems to have the idea
that all the flies are on our face and
obligingly tries TO switch them off.
In the winter. when there are no
dies, she swats us in the eye from
force of habit. Every once in while
she gracefully sidesteps and stands
on our foot. If the gentleman from
Wisconsin means people should not
be cruel TO the COW, We are with him:
but we maintain that no true lady
will act like COW, and as long as
our COW acts like she does. wen be
blamed If we'll treat her like lady
Kansas City Star.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-25
Braxll's Rubber.

A large part of the worlds supply
of crude rubber comes from the re
public of Brazil, which has hitherto
paid little attention to the manufac
ture of that commodity. Another day
Is coming Brazil is about to engage
intelhgently in the manufacture OF
rubber. an enterprise which. in course
OF time, may affect the manufacture OF
that material In the United States and
in Europe, by bringing in new and
formidable competitor. lie Bresil
Economique, of Rio de Janeiro, says
that under favorable conditions offered
by the government refneries Of
caoutchouc (ruobor) will be established
in a number of states and factories
for the manufacture OF rubber articles
in the cities of Manaos, Belem In Para,
Recife and Bahia. There win be spe-
cial exemptions In the way OF duties
upon articles imported for the carry
ing forward of this enterprise.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-25
RAVE FIGHT FOR HE1 K
Aother Spider Knew No Fear W.
II Was Question of Saving tie
Little Ones.

Crossing q field the otAer GaE
anne upon large female spider
he hunter family carrying . rou
shite sack of eggs, half the size OF
berry. attached to her spinnerets
PluckIng a long stem 81 herd. sra
detached the sack Of eggs ri oc
cruising it, Instantly the spider turnr
nd sprang ut the grass stem. agati
md biting until she got to the aac
which she seized in her strong ia,
md made Off with it as fast as h
apid legs would carry her
laid the stem across her back az
again took &e sack away She cam
On for it again. fighting more fiercel
han before. Once more she seigoi
1nce more I forced it from her Jaw
Fhile she sprang and BIT at the va
stsm to arnihilate it.
The fight must have been CT tr
wo minutes, whsn by a reEre" ab!
move on my part one Of her legs wa
injured she did not falter in he
fight. On she rusAed for the sac6 a
fast as | pulled il away, The mc.he
In her was rampant.
She would have fosght for tina
sack, I believe, until she had not on
Of her eight legs to stand on, had
been cruel enough to compel her
did not come to this. for suddenly th'
sack burst, and out poured myriat
OF tiny brown spiderlings.
Before ! could think, that mothe
had rushed among them and caused
them to swarm upon her. covering
her, many deep, even 10 the cute
joints Of her long legs so deep tina
! could not now have touched he
with a needle except az the risk 0
crushing the young stood by ant
watched he~ slowly move of wits he
encrusting family TO a place OF safety
Dallas Lore Sharp in the Atlanti,
Monthly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-25
On the Culinary Line.

A New York man was travelling
through the south on one of those
railroads where the combination Of
vertical and horizontal irregularities
in the road-bed produced the general
effect of milk-shake shaker Rea-
sontng by pure deduction, it seemed
that the builder must have been the
man who left the rail out of railroad.
The traveller made his way into tho
diningcar. There he ordered fried
eggs.
Twenty minutes. sab. befo' we
stops at Athens" said the walter
Cant serve fried aigs, sab, twell the
train stops"
What's that got to do with NJ"
asked the traveller.
well, sah," answered Sam, "soon's
we try to fry an aig on runnin train,
sab. it Jest materially serambles his
self."-New York Evening Post
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-25
CHAPTER XII.
The Unknown.


IL now becomes necessary to glance
in passing at the personal character
sites of Professor Eldridge This
nan was in about his fortieth year,
Ill, spare, keenly intellectual In coun-
nance. cool, possessed of an shso-
ute reliance on the powers of science.
)eyond which his mental processes
lid not stray. His manner was dis
inguished by stiff unbending for
naIhy; his expression by glacial
2oldness of steel-gray eyes and a
straight-line compression of thin lips;
his dress by precise and unvarying
Journalism, and his speech by a curl.
GUS polysyllabic stiffness.
This latter idiosyncrasy would in
another have seemed either priggish
of facetiously intended. With Profes.
sor Eldridge 1t was merely a natural
method of speech.
Withal, his scientific attainments
were not only undoubted, but so con-
siderable as to have won for him
against many odds the reputation of
great scientist. His speciality, II
such It might be called. was scientific
diagnosis. The exactness of scientific
laws was so admirably duplicated by
the exactitudes of his mind that he
seemed able, by a bloodless and me.
chanical sympathy. to penetrate to the
most obscure causes of the strangest
events. 1t might be added that prac-
tically his only social ties were those
with the Warfords, and that the only
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-25
Two Meals > Day Sufficient

Though reticept on many matters,
the British officers Just released from
German fortress agreed in one mat.
ter. They found two meals day
sufficient In England people ara
sometimes addicted to five-breakfast,
lunch, tea, dinner and supper, The
continental fashion Is snack for
morning coffee, midday meal and
an evening meal. But when the great
army OF Xerxes was marching through
Asia Minor, and city by city had to
provide food for the day, the people
thanked God that Xerxes and his army
ate but once q day.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-25

woman with whom he ever eDtere
into conversation was Helen.
At sight of him Percy barrow
lounglng gait became accumulated
| exaggeration.
Hello, Prof" he drawled. ION tht
Job. see. Good morning, Doctor.
he greeted Knox what do you make
OF it?''
Il make of 1t that the Atlas Building
will shortly be without tenants" re-
piled the doctor; me, for one :, j .
Eldridge surveyed Darrow coldly
through the glltteripg lenses OF biz
glasses. d AfE 4 /, L
THE catseLof these !extrsordinars
phenomena is self-evident." he stated.
You mean their nature, not their
cause" replied Darfow. I'm nature,
they refer back to the interference
with etheric and molecular. vibrations.
That" he added, rs fact that every
boy in the grammer-school physics
class has figured out for himself. The
cause is a different matter.
4 stand corrected" said Eldridgc.
Such lapses in accuracy of statement
!, aEe not usual with me. but may be
considered as concomitant with un-
usual circumstances" ~
"Right-o!" agreed barrow cheeEfuny
We'll. what about the causes?'
THAT / will determine when | am
satisfied that all the elements OF the
problem are in my hands"
"Right-o," repeated barrow. We'll,
I'll bet you new hat III land the
cause before you do, BE a SPORT"
II never indulge in wagers,' replied
Eldrdge.
We'll" said barrow to Jack and
Hallowell come on!'
Without waiting to SEQ II he was
i followed, the young man again plung-
ed into the black and clinging dark,
ness.
Get hold of my coat" his voice
came to the others, Were going to
climb"
Accordingly they climbed, in silence
up many fights of stairs, through the
cloying dark&ess. At last Darrow halt.
ed, turned sharp to the left, fumbled
for do@r, and entered q room,
"Simmons7" he said.
'Herel" came voice.
81 though you'd be on the job" said
barrow, with satisfaction "How's
your instrument? Going, Ell? We are
in the wireless Offices" he told the
others. "Sit down, II you can find
chairs. Wen wait until the sun is
shining brightly. love, before we real
ly try to get down to business In the
meantime"
I'm the meantime" repeated both
Jack and Hallowell, in breath. go
on. my son." conceded the latter. 81
bet we have the same idea"
"Wen, | was going to say that I'm
not in the grammer.school physics
class, and want to know what you
meant by your remark to Eldridge.'
! said Jack.
That's my Trouble" said Hallowell
It's simple enough" began barrow
I'VE have had, first, failure of all
electricity: second, a failure of all
sound, third, failure of all light The
logical mind would therefore examine
these things to see what they have In
! common. The answer simply jumps al
/ you: Vibration. Electricity and light
J ore vihratious.tn ether: sound is yibra
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-25
AUGUST rs IN HISTORY.

1S04---France was the only Euro
pean power with a treaty G
alliance.
1S30---Insurrection of the Belgian:
commenced at Brussels,
1S37---Cholera raging in Rome,
1S54---More than 100 houses con-
sumed by fire at Troy, n. Y
1S54-Japanese government inaug
urated a new policy of com
mercial intercourse with the
world.
1S70--Frencn sortie from Metz re-
pulsed by the Germans.
1S94-Prince Toriheto, cousin Of
Mikado and admiral OF Jap
anese navy visits Chicago.
1911-Aviator Atwood completed a
flight from st. Louis to New
York City in II days,
hours and 8 minutes, elapsed
time and in rs hours and q
minutes actual flying time
.1912-Uogressfyes issue state
meats predicting success al
Vermont and other state
elections.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-25
New Sort Of Souvenir.

Many women who are travelling this
summer, either in America or Eu-
rope, are gathering bedroom door
knockers. These knockers are sold
in the shops, in a smaller size than
the ones that are used on the out
side dooxs of houses. But knockers
collected personally are OF much great
er interest than the kind you buy by
the dozen. They are fastened to the
hall side Of bedroom doors, and not
only Brm a picturesque addition to
the furnishings Of the hall. but save
the knuckIes of the maid or guest
who would enter an unoccupied room.
In New England, In spite of the
reIic-hunting visitors, there are some
interesting old knockers In Europe
too, there are good knockers to be
sognd, IL you search diligently
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-25
LADIES!!I

HAPPY HOME MATERNITY
for private end easy eonnemens Forty experiences,
reliable: adoption in nice homes sssorc.tins
you wish Cal. or write either Dr.. Turner Flo,spes
hrsn. Pine Lawn. St. Louis Col Mo. STRICTLY
ethical.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-25
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER r-Percy barrow. a young
scientist IN search OF sob enters the Of
fee of Boss Mccarthy of New York.
Mccarthy has Just been threatened by an
anonymous message ordering him to flee
to Europe. He doA not take the mes
sage seriously.
CHAPTER Ir-Darrow Koes up the
elevator to visit DR. Knox. Suddenly the
electric apparatus in the Altar building
goes out of business. Experts ara unable
to locate this trouble.
CHAPTER TTT-Aii at once. without ap-
parent reason, electric conneottons are re-
stored The next evening mccarthy Is
warned that unless he leaves at once for
Europe. sign will be sent him at SIX
promptly at that hour the entire electric
apparatus of New York Is cut of and the
1ty is thrown into a panic.
CHAPTER Iv-Psrcy Darrow thinks he
has clue.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-25
One Cause Of Family TrOusle.

Good DR.. JoAah Oldfeld has discov-
eied that although marriages are
made in heaven, they are too often
marred 81 the breakfast table Bnt
We find that they arc still oftener
married at the dinner table. This is be-
cause of small platters. Statistics
teach US that 81 husbands out of ev-
cry ten carve on platters so ruinons
to tablecloths. shirt fronts, coitures,
wall paper, ceilings and the moral ma
ture of man. woman and child that the
only logical consequence IS dispute.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-25

A little girl came down to dessert
1t dinner party and sat next to
her mother. This lady was occupied
in talking to her neighbors and omit
ed to give the child anything. After
some time the little girl. unable to
bear it any longer, with sobs rising
her throat, held up her plate anc
said; Does anybody want a clean
plate?"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-25
Eear IroubIe Aftor spIlIIna saIt.

In many of the rural districts OF
Russia people when they spill salt not
only toss pinch over the left shout.
der, but also crawl undsr the table
and come out the other side. in order
to avert illluck; while In New Eng
land, to break the evil spell of spilling
salt. every particle is supposed to be
collected and thrown on the stove to
be consumed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-25

A Chicago boy turned In riot call
when his mother threatened to spank
him. The riot occurred after the 20
lice arrived
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-25
That's What it's For.

A man with fine graphophone may
be excused for putting on airs.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-28
MORE GAMBLING
CASES ARE FILED

Four additional tniornia tons
charging Eli Green with gambling
aud keeping gambling rooms were
flied In the district c"urt today. MAX
ing total OF eight informatioas
wntch are now on file aEainst MN
In that court. Green appeared at
the opening OF court this afrtornoon
and entered u plea of not guilty.
Some OF the informations charge Nio-
latiou OF the law prior to January |
and others are Tor alleged violation
OF the Jaw as recent as las, Saturday
aud Monday OF this week.
Edward Carter. Jointly charged
with his brother Charles Carter with
keeping gambling room cntcrcdc a
plea OF guilty this morning. The case
against Charles Carter was uolled.
John Beck entered plea OF not
guilty through his attorney. q. II.
Dashcr. The trial WAS set for Feb
ruary |. Other cases are set for Jan
uary 80 and II.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-28

ux1RY! UX1RY! CITY COUNCIL UNABLE
TO FIND Anything TO FIGHT ABOUT

ed that the liSh; be- placed. The re-
port wa. adopted.
Plumbing inspector John Conkio
submitted n REPORT slowing the mum
bcr Of plumbing In prcilons made In
the last quarter Of Irl. and III.
amoun, oil moGcy ,nllccIe! In fees.
The report showed Z. Inspections and
tcs for three months amounting to
Slis.jU The amount uf money col
lccicd br The !nsp.' ,nr for the year
1871. WAS SiiG.
The special comm. lir- uf tn" coUH-
ell which had been Instructed III u
previous meeting 'u luycHtisItc and
report on the apple ions FOR dance
hail Licences for i.ilas I.ry ba aud Pot"
Aiynru.io in tho Sopris block AMI OF
". u Ehord.s Ia Tue lynch block
recommended that the dance hail IL
ctnscs be GRANTED.
Referring 10 the petition of prop
u'tv owners asklnp hat NGums street
be opened to the columbian school
Tor the conv.nisE." OF tn" children
attending fchorl. the street and
bridge committee recommended tha,
u ioot bTldg" b" uui lE over tn' 'ar-
Ton avenue arroyo. IN. street and
bridge cpmml''c. "ls Instructed to
investigate the matt brought TO the
attention Of til" council few weeks
ago In I'll. petition OF Frank Brown
who owns lots on Powder nous.
canon arroyo and sED stated that to
project his property irum being un-
dcrmlr"i and washed away he had
been compelled to eject wall. and
other protection, s,i.nG iEa. III. city
council r.imbiirr" him for IN rx-
p"ns. of f1"i,
Alderman MARTY broush; NJ tho
matter of the sausa ~ freight trains
blocking III" Linden ay"pu. crossing
Tor u greater length or time than Il
permitted. lie declared that some
thing should be don 10 end this an
noynnc.. TIL. city marshall dcriar-
sd thar h" would aticnd to til. mat
ter aud III" council instructed thr
officer to proceed along the iin"s
suggested.
The council approved 'L. renewal
Of nrc Insurance policies On the wat
er works building ON Cedar street
and ON the contents Tho policy on
tn. building WAS FOR 900 and on
,h. equipment. iool,, material -toE-
ed. etc. was $500.
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DEMOCRATS Determined TO BLOCK
CONFIRMATION OF TAFT NOMINATIONS

cd that the Democrats would contin-
nc to oppose action on the majority
OF the Taft appointments. He declar-
cd that the Democrats do not fear
the effect OF filibuster on lcgisla-
ton. adding that II any uppropria-
tion bills failed OF passage before
March 4 they could be passed In the
extra session.
The Republican caucus presented
solid ront to insist upon confirma-
tions. Senator Dixon and Senator
PoindcXtcr, who have Joined tho
Progressive party. we're not there.
but other Republicans classcd as Pro-
grcssivcs were present and apparent
~ in accord with the plans of the
caucus, which held that each case
must stand on its merits. II was de-
cided to revoke the agreement. to
proceed first with army and navy
appointments, the Republicans hold
ing that tho Democrats had not
shown good faith by their deliberate
manner OF proceeding with them.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-28
TEXAS CHEATED OUT
OF MILLION ACRES?

Austin. To-. 1ar. .S.-An lhrca-
iiga,ion OF the report that through
mistake or fraud" Ii. stat. OF Texas
decided four million acres OF land 10
Chicago syndicate which erected
the stat. capital instead Of the three
million acres Drnvidch for in the con-
tract. was ordered by tn. lower house
OF the Texas 1cgisiatur" yesterday.
Th. resolution r"citcs that 'on
the section OF this state where the
land H. located. II Il currently re-
ported and Believed that the sSudi-
cat. received on" million acircs more
than WIZ intended and the state
land commissioner Is asked to FUR
nish dita for further investigation
II Necessary.
The stat" capitol was erected bN a
~ indicate known rs the Capitol syn
dicai" and also as the Farewell
Syndicate.
hpproNimHtriy three million acres
of land wIg decided TO tn" syndicpt"
IN 1876 Ia consideration oi til. cree
ton OF til" present capitol building,
Tho land was appraised at f!fiy
cents an acre. but now Is said TO bs
worth from So To $50 an acre.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-28
Five MILLION DOLLAR
HARBOR BILL PASSES

Washington. Jan. Is. After days
of spirited debate the house today
passed the rivers and harbors appro-
priation biil. carrying s4o.SOu. 900.
without an important amendment
This measure" said Representa-
tive Galloway just before the vote
on the bill. lis a damnablc scheme to
raid the treasury OF the United
States. and If the people knew OF il
they would kick tn. men responsible
out OF this house
Representatives Humphreys pf
Mississippi and Sparkman oi Florida
defended the committee which
framed the Jili.