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The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
Kansan Will Shed l6-year
 Crop of Hirsute Adjournment

W WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-For some Washington barber. yet to be sel- ected, 1t will be great day-in- au2uration day. Because l.. F. Box well, more familiarly known in hls home town of lioisinglon. kans. as Buddy Boxwell is coming 10 the Capital City, Yes, sir; coming all the way here to have his hair cut.
 But the cutting of the Boxwel} suit of hair will be d function. 'Tis said, and upon no less authority than Representative George A. Medley. of whom Mir. BoXwell is consti,ueul that scissors have not detiled this hair for To, these seventeen years, It is long and silken and glossy, and reaches down the back of it's owner A inches actual measurement h HOisington there is many a woman. who would give a great deal for MT. Boxwell's hair
 The story runs like this. Ill lS9t William J. Bryan, popularly known as the boy orator Of the Platte was Democracy's candidate for the presidency. MT BoxWell was anG is still a Democrat, and an ardent admirer of the Nebraskan. His faith was great that Bryan would win. He vowed that if the battle of Democracy was lost in that cleo tion. he would never have his hair cut until a Democrat was sworn in as the head of the nation
 He kept the VOW. Now he has written to Representative Medley that he will come to Washington early ii March.
 Secure for me a seat on the in augural stand" he wrote to Neeley q want to see Gov. Wilson lift his right hand and take the oath Of Of flee. Then me for a barber shop
 Mir Boxwell is said to be one Of
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
WHITE PASS E PREPARING FOR
 SEASONS WOOD

hdyi.es received iast week B, tiaroid t Greoa. depufy cIck oi court, state that two representatives of the Nhi,a Pass and Yukon route are making a trip from Bavsoa ta Fairbanks travelling the distance along 5b" fusou river 10 Gibhoa. where they will then head up tn, Panama for this city. The men. !. E. SanborH ami Gilbert Skelley. are making the long trip preparing the way for the boats of the com Pany that will ply the waters ot the Yukon and Panama upon the opcnin1 of navigation. and are making con tracts with various Wooamcu along tfe rou for thpir summers suppl.
 The travellers left Dawson during the early part of February and haN' been detained ai all the little se. dement's along the river in thti, work They have been hamperea considerably hy the unbroken and seldom used trails Of the distric. but for all that have made goo5 time.
 The many independent mgr,4aff., concerns af the Estaaaa are alal tc hear the report which AIr Greer received. as il proves beyond doubt hal tle Canadian compans means business and will have their boat $ steamine along the rivers before many months.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
BILL FROM BUFFALO.

A theatrical manager strolled into a hotel with Colonel William F. Cody and met Jim Thornton, (not our Fairbanks Jim) the eccentric monologist
 The manager greeted Mr. Thornton and. turning to MT. Cody. said: ''I would like to have you meet my friend here. Mir Thornton.
 MT. Thornton. this is Colonel Will liam F. Cody, better known as Buff, falo Bill"
 MT. Thornton, gripping the Wild West showman's hand. said: Glad to know you. Bill; what part of Buff falo are you from?"
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
ALASKA RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT

Ihe la.,st news rom Nashngto: indicates that the Government. uedel she leadership of President Wilson eat finally undertake railroad dc eeloPmrht ill Alaska. Daec this pol jcy has begun. il will probably b= continued until thc whole terrltor, $ made aceess.Ale ny rall.
 II is hut a few short wears age sine" that northern region was look ed upon as Inaccessible. HeFer te ht developed except in superficial manner, ny the miner and prospectot
 No one believed that there woulG efef ae q railroad north of tht Canadian Pacific. vet within the last two wears. we have seen tw, traus-continental lines rapidly push. ing their rails across British North America far into what was al one dime supposed to be frozen wilds and one of them getting nearer to ward Alaska.
 | k interesting in this connection 70 recall ! book that was published torit Nearr ago predicting the Ill timate construction of an intern4 tional railroad from Winnipeg tc and through Alaska and eonneetine at bering Straits by tunnel or bridge. with q trans Siberian line of'iputu; onward towards Moscow 4rd St Peters
 I fI,z writer of this hook was looked upon in his day as an idle dreamer vet he @as pcghaPs seer with cleal is5or. l. will take s1ut little nor sriiiranins of the northern wilder ness to bring about the realization at his dream insofar as the Ameri an side is cenceraed
 On the Asiatie side. engineers have re cntly pushed their way up from Vladiyostock. Siberia towards tho Straits Investigating topographiea conditions with an idea 10 railwa! construction.
 The day may he approaching when, with advancing population and en. terpri8e, the inter-continentai rail- sa3 ill herome reality-Seattle sun
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10

that his passengers never Ae5are had been on street ctr h. explain ed the mysteries oI Che transfer SIS tenn and escorted tAe m9a to ] seat
 Next Ha}lard wanted to ase a telc phone
 ~i s5e one in the s,g. t=eatiart one lu0 nesea= heard a Yoiae over | wire" he eaid Can it really bs done"
 D:a acH' to a telephone and spent part of his remaining money tele. phonus to Mrs. J. (. Nelson. oI Daulile, who was responsible tor his pardon.
 stand up close to the telephone and let me try to look at SOB, he said, as he sought to learn the lin ta!ions of the instrument
 T want to ride in all au.oMotil, and see an aeroplane meet. and thci guess I'll be about ready to die. said the man This thing ol .eie ~raphitg without wires dont take
 " stock in. l talked to man C.. the street car who said he didn't hciie}e il either
 Tt seems funny and sort of worries me not to know where I'm going to sleep tonight or have any body to see that keep at work right along Somebody has been looking afteI me So long don't know whether ] really ought to he out on the stree alone or not.
 Ballard was sent 10 the peniteE tiary for killing companion in saloon in BraidWood in 1872.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
BUSi@ESS TACTIC :.

President Woo.roH Wilson. tae twenry-ctgh.h it. si3en, of ths United = sazes. vas iaau&uruel las Tursja amid the rei9ic.ns ot nor, 5san :,5. a9teo people For ,lie first time in the history oi the coan ,ry Ne are lo haze the eovcrnmeh' run upon the best established piiu siples of Ill large commercial houses oi the world.
 For an Instance of q model typ, of management let Us lahe the lars' department stores Or mail orie. houses. Ihe directors meet. elec; : general mauaeyr who is responsible for the general business and prOsress of the store. lie chooses competent and experienced assistants, places one individual in charge of each de partment and holds him liable fo! the success or failure ot his res9eC siye part If he makes good, makes money for the company he Is rt tained. otherwise he loses his job In turn. tine directors hold the gen eral manager responsible for all his assistants as q whole. If he pieks out helpers who make the whole es lablishmeut q success he Ill turi has the confidence Of the owner. and will be retained. otherwise ht also must be beheadel. commercially.
 So it is that our new President Woodrow Wilson is starting out picking out assistants upon whom he is placing the full responsibility of their departments. He Is rot botherirg with such tTjfling matter IS employing or appointing petty office-holders. but is leaving that tc 1he cabinet members whose poiitica life and future depends upon what sort of men they choose.
 Every head of the various depart aents Of our government have an op loftuEily such as no cabinet mem hers ever had before. If they make Eood they will gain untold honor from their country and may aspire to the highest offices within the eill of the people
 We. therefore. like the methoc rader which the nev administration is starting. for the start is everr thing. President Wilson has closer men all of whom have had long eX perience in politics and political af fairs. men who have held various positions of trust with the highest credit to themselves and to those who placed them in their berths
 At the head of the senate will be Vice President Marshall. who looms up larger than any man that has had the same position for these many years. He will not be as a great many of his predecessors have heen. a figurehead only. He was governor of a great state, and made good He is now starting in by tell ing the senate just what he wants and expects of them He will not
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
Prisoner Shows Amusement
 at Cars, Autos and Phones
 After B Years in ''Pen"

efilCAGo.. III. Jan. $1= Rip Van Wrinkles exploits after q little nal of 2o years have been more .htf eclipsed by the adventures aBou, to be experienced by Tucker Ballard @ho returned 10 everyday exis.ertes today after a lapse Of = years.
 Although Ballard's lost timp Id. aot been due to a desire to sipea he has been kept away from tlq, 'orid just as effectively He was prisoner behind the stone walls of the penitentiary at Joliet. where he could not see. feel or even talk about the rush of modern progress that was going on all around him.
 When Ballard walked out of th, penltentlary this afternoon he waF given present-day suit Of clothes and SIC. The value ol the moncl was as great d mystery to him aS any of the inventions that hato been made during his incarceration.
 Here are just few of the won ders of Ballard's new life that to others are trivial things: Autos aeroplanas. street cars. toleuifoaes ind wireless tcle2raphy.
 The first thing Ballard did &hel he was convinced that he was fiut man was to rush out into fhe stree and stop a passing car
 How much does il cost to ride on one of these thinas?" he demand ed, holding out his Si0 bill
 Say are You trying to kid some body?" asked the conductor.
 When the conductor finally found
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
AID FROM THE SOUTH


 GAlNSNlI.LE, Ga.. Jan. 27.=i will raise the money 10 relieve Gen. Siekles Of his em5arrassment if New York pushes the prosecution and none of his Northern friends 20 10 his ail The ragged. maimei veterans of the south viii rush to respond to the need of one of the most gallant soldiers America eyer knew"
 This statement &as m4tc fofay hy Mrs. Helen D. t.onEstgect. widow oi the Confederate general. af,er the publication Of her telegram to Gen. Daniel F. Sickles and the state a., torneY general at Albany. offering i'd io tGr soldiers financial drift. culttes
 My husband always spoke of Gen. Stckles as the hefo of Gettys aurg.' tEc statement cortiaues. They were opposed to each other in that decitiins battle of the war. and Ger. ionestrcct. in the iasl aa,oerala letter he ever wrote. September n. lao2. 10 Gen. Stektcs. tola him that the taking ot the peach orchard hg -isEics' torps gon the battle for the Union forces.
 .lt was Gen Ionastreef's de'ach. meEt that shot or inc leg of the brave Union general. but as General Ionsstrect said: "Sickles can well afford to leave q leg on Gottysbur. for he has made sure his place for oyer in the hearts of Americans"
 ALBANY. \, Y. Ian. ?. Tt Is shocking 10 tEink tha the state Is pursuing such war hero with body execution. In I,paland the British government would vote hlm from S23,Goo to $250,0o0.
 So declared Republican Leader Brown. of the senate, tonight in an nouncine that tomorrow he wouli introduce q resolution deslened 10 n-ov1e for ! lralslatiNe inyestiga, tion of the facts conccrring the alleged shortage Of $23t7G in the accounts Of Gen. Sickles as chairman of the state monuments commission with possible relief for the veteran. Senator Brown added
 "l believe Gen Sickies should not b4 treated like an ordinary state enplo}e under snch circumstances. nring the p2st 25 years he has s,ent over $5ooo0o for the state without accepting cent for his stryices"
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
BUSINESS MIN
 VISIT NEWSBOy

In order that they mieh; sec far themselves what the actual .ouaf tions at the Newsboy mine were George Coleman. manager of the x C.. Luther C. Hess. vice-president of the First National bank. and L. NJ iprnrA. tie local assayer and minins expert, left yesterday morning in company with Mr. Golden manager of the mine. to make thorough examination Of the ground and th, workings. They will look into the necessities for further development. 'aking couple of days for the in- spection.
 It is expected that they will then. at the meeting of the stockholders to he held neNt Friday evening. cx. plain the situation fullF as thc. found it and make whatever recon mendations they see fit.
 The present trip is the outcome of the meeting os directors held last Wednesday night at which time it was decided 10 place the matter before the stockholders and let then decide as to what had best he done II IS understood that the directors afe all in favor of further develop. ment. but thought il hest not 10 de eide anything definite until the sit nation was clear to all interested
 Occasionally YOU still hear Q. OF of those old fashioned aifls ahc marries the man she Ialls in lose
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10

the handsomest men in Kansas He is German, is wealthy, and weighs upwards of 300 pounds, inciudiua haii
 In the meantime. harhers of the city are in state Of expectancy qui vive. as it were. whatever that may mean Those who have heard Of the proposed yisir of the kansan are hesieeing Representative .Neeley for the contract. It has been even offered by some to trim" Alr Box well without charge. merely for the advertising il will afford
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
r RED CRE WE, R.
 l. K. MENTALLY.

At an examination held before the commissioner and jury last Fri day Fred CIeWe. Jr.. of Cleary creek was found to be of sane mind ana capable of looking after himself Mr Crewe was arrested over weei ago upon the complaint of Dr Sutherland and since been in GUS tody and under observation
 The witnesses testifying before the court were Mir. Crewe. himself Dr J. A Sutherland. Samuel Weiss, H D. Fountain, P. F. Peterson, Oscar Anderson. II. \. Shead. Wm. Baltuff H. NJ. Henning.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
IF NEEDS FIXING.

That ire feaP'e et Fairbanks creek aH5 6i.'I.g. ara jnsEN entitled to lick -jg reaard io tine condition oi their roads To on, can sainsag = H3s=.saea aas aeea one Of II. hes rayiag sHots ia Alaska. enrts hing 'hr treasury If ,he country hy many taousaHas c, dollars. 'rhe people 'here have alaays done r,eir par for the maintenance aud Hpkeep. O the roads. >et lu some way thoz seem fo he ei>tn the 4o-5y Why -t 5s Her5 tc- say. T 9hy merchants aa1 miHte- meu ar aoine their aese to se, supplies on fhs creek far the coming s-asons work. but 70 fa Ae.z eaa's haze aeaa unarailiGg
 A telegram aas seut to =relre sentative ot The road eoiaa.ssio. abh the hope oI improving the con di'ion bu} as }at nofhing has beer ta.Ia Iroa ;aa. Ha3rd That thez will do anytime euirkly is s.arils te h. expected. Us fha5 ooIy moyrs hut siowlr. 2ejHa rtfaHlh a tl.ous aaI aG1 oae diaerogt rea taae .or utrIle~ before fiaal.F etEtt42 H Inc work ii haHi Meanwhile 1he oE'eb suffers.
 Not only wig the creeks ba i4 jarej but the elry as 0ell wi9 fee h" hardship if tar miners are un -t1@e ro 4et out Inc supp2i,s 10 Eccf IL. u. ..nia-.
 This matter should be taken IT. b. th" "ommareit' clnH il 'he hope tha. sorno immediate benefits Hi4ht he icYiEel
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
Prominent Capitalists Asked
 To Contribute Sickles' Debt

NEW YORK. Jan. 2. Mrs. Helen .. LoHestrect. widow ol lhe famous ] Confederate general. came 10 the ii oi her husbands civil war foe. -'eH. Daniel F. Si,kles. todav. with iii offer to raise $23416 among the ragged and maimed followers ol Lee. 10 pay Cen Stckies' alleged deht to the state Of New York.
 sheriff iIarburSer who arreste5 Sen. Sichles today. in the civil sui, 1 3roH@ht bF the state to recover iht money. also iniited letter 10 man. of the richest men in New York. asking them to aid the aged veteran. In telegram sent to Gen. Sick!es rom Gainesville. Ga, Mrs. I.ougstfeef said she had teiegraphed to the attorney general Of the state ci New York that she would raise thr money among the Confederate vet. efans if allowed sufficient time.
 The republic. whose battles you fought, will not permit ,our de2ra daton,' were her closing words to
 ;rn. Siekles.
 The sheriff addressed his letter to J. P Morgan. John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie. and the 456 mem 5ers of the sherffs panel. composed of wealthy New Workers.
 Sherif Hamburger dealt gently witH ais prisoHer Instead of serving the order of arrest this mornina, he waited until Gen. Sickles' lawyer Daniel F. Hays, had arranged witH a surety company for s30.00a bond for the veterans freedom, Mr Hays brought il to the shnrifl's of flee and they went to Gen SickIes Fifth avenue home during the after noon.
 Well. general" the sheriff greeted him. "it's q bit ot formal business today You know 1 have to serye YOU with these papers: I'm sorry have 10 do so, but l have no choice"
 Its all right" Gen Sickles re. piled, tossing the unopened orde; and complaint on his library table :" You're one of the best friends rge got sheriff"
 They placed the bond before the general and he signed il in a flow ing hand,
 That handwriting is not so bad for man who is more than 92 years old, sheriff" he commented "It cost me $500 to get this bond"
 There was d fee Of $5.25 owing the county for service of the papers Gen. Sickles summoned Miss Edith Wilmeraing, his housekeeper to pay it. She came into the room with her hands full of pennies. tripped on rug and scattered them over the floor The general assisted in pick, ing them up. When the sheriff ''l'' 'ch' Hi' hi's al'ooA Hahuo "i'h him and renewed his declaration of friendship.
 The issuance of the bond makes it unnecessary for the sheriff to place Gen. Siekles in the Ludlow street jail. as he feared Saturday he might have 10 do. The sheriff said this afternoon he thought the case would he speedily brought to rial at Albany.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
The Man About
 Town

Throughout the large cities of tn, world there are theaters of all kinds and descriptions where people may go and spend their leisure hour or show their new dress suits or new gowns In Fairbanks We are a lit. tie bit too far away from the gay White Way to have these theatcrs and are compelled 10 make our own amusement as best We may, The nearest thing We have to a theater is our Movies"
 As Is his custom the Man About Town In his leisure moments. which ny the way are but few. wanders around 10 see Pete or Dick and their shows. Having been compelled 10 grind all day he may be in more or less ef cranky mood. but it sure gets his goat to seat himself next to certain young ladies and gentle. men who make themselves general. ly obnoxious to their neighbors and to the whole audience by their con. stant loud chattering and idiotio | pulling each other about as if the were in q gymnasium.
 It is not only at the Movies" tha. these same young persons make themselves conspicuous by their car. rying on, which in many communi ties would be called hy the com | mon name ot rowdyism."
 As said before the Man Ahou. Town may be a confirmed crarl and have a grouch on after having ] worked his little ten or twelve hours i but he opines that these Would-1t l joshers ought to get next 10 them 1 selves and respect the rights oi others to small degree They are l not children by any means. but young women and men who oushf to know better
 The Man About Town wishes here 1 10 give warning that if they dont 1 NiSe up he is going to write them up proper in the near future ane 1 let the people of Fairbanks know tn. names of few of the butterflies l who annoy several hundred amuse i mentS seekers every night
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10

We live and learn. but those who live fastest don't always learn most.
 IL isn't the girl with the most cheek who does the most blushing.
 Many mans head is Overruied either by his heart or his stomach.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10

Like all other good Democrats the Man About Town attended the smok er last Tuesday evening. And like ali others there of the various poli tical faiths he enjoyed himself te the tull. But this is not to tell aboui his good time but of little incl ient that happened that perhaps nc aGe else ill the hall saw
 At the conclusion of the performance Q NheH tha hall had been cleared and all the guests had departed. tin Man About Town thought he ha6 better have one more glass Of thai beverage that made Milwaukee jeal ous and returned to the main hall to satisfy his ungovernable thirst He did not. however. gel his drink for he saw something that sobered him absolultey Of all the effects of his previous imQiplng. and sent him away perhaps the only man in the crowd with a heavy heart.
 Re-entering the place suddenly he saw 2 poor devil walking around from table It. table filling his pock cts up with crusts st bread that had been left. al he same time eating his fill He looked hard. down and out. and most of all like beast hunted and at bay.
 Later the same evening the Man About Town went into one of th' cafes Of the city and related his story to the manager of the es. the object of the story strolled ir curied himself up on settee and went 10 sleep. The manager of the place stated that he had thought all evening that the man was hun gry and at one time called him over and offered him something to ca; but, through pride perhaps, the man refused stating that he did not care for anything.
 Thus 1t was while several hundred men were enjoying life to the full there was one and perhaps more go ing hungry, and thns it is the world over.
 So all join in with the Man About Town and resolve to give all who are down and out lift or at least a kind word.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
M'C0RD BRINGS
 RICH P0KEFU[

When John w. McCord came to pokeful of gold nuggets which were turned over to the American Bank of Alaska. The gold which was of nuggets entirely. was found to be of exceptional richness when il was melted into brick and assayed assayed to the very high high value of $19S8 per ounce.
 The nuggets were obtained by Mr. McCord in the Hammond river district.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10
Phone 262 Phone
For Governor MAJOR J. F. A. STRONG.

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 < A reNarI of $s.3 .sis be pad : :. 's the fuausacrs Q! th!s pa |. :. ger Tor Information which VItl : = lead to the conviction ei all. !. :. person stealing copies ei The !. = CiiaeE ftom the residences of !. :. subscribers :. = :. :. :. :. :. :. : :. :. .:. :. :. :
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10

Perhaps two can live as cheaply as one, but love generally starves to ieath that way.
 The average girl of 16 always thinks she is competent to write a book called Advice to Parents"
 Second thoughts are best, when they are less expensive.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-10

Occasionally Sou still hear et on of those old fashioned air,s ahc marries the man she falls in be with
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-17

the same lowly position with The
Fair, owns several blocks. of real es-
tate in New York city-and is rich
enough to go into bankruptcy once in
a while.
What is the secret of that, when
a man who works honestly for four
teen years, reaches the top of the lad
der and is. paid only SIS. Perhaps
these phenomenal successes will give
us their secret some day. Or perhaps
it will be unearthed without their
consent. ..sg< raiss54s =. -
And the man who earns S18-and
is a success-was white-faced, too,
and he yawned perpetuaIly, even
while he looked with pride at the girl
he is going to take away from
drudgery. .<
He'd her away from her grievances
to talk of herself and her future.
81 suppose you will be very happy
when you are married." l asked,
timidly.
81 "Oh. yes,' she answered, as she
looked at the man with an air of pro-
prietorship. 81 won't have to get UP
in the morning and rush to the store,
will l Fred? And can sit all day
in a wrapper. Gee, but that will be
a comfort! l can't remember when
/ haven't been dressed up" ,
The answer didn't quite give me J
what l wanted. i
have always wished had no re-
sponsibilities SO that could MARY