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The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-10

The enormous losses due to forest
Insects have led to the formation of
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
"The Corsjcan Bandit.o

Only those who have travelled a good deal in Italy can realize the depth of the resentment that is still felt there at the losses the country suffered through the "CorSican Bandit" as Ma poleon has been dubbed. The Italians have saying about the French, Are the French theves:" No, but bona parte ia good part of themt are" And when visitor goes to one city after another, sees one building after anoth- CT that was robbed of it's chief treas- ures by Napoleon. he begins to under stand this savage sentiment It is even stronger in Malta. which island was virtually swept clean of it's splendors of medieval and renaissance art by the conquerOr. The Maltese loot is all somewhere at the bottom of Alexan- drla bay, the ship on which Napoleon loaded it having foundered there.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
All the Land In Great Britain or Calico
 to Cover lt2

If-and don't forget the ''if"-you were offered as a present either all the land in the United Kingdom or a piece of cheap. common calico of the same area. which would you choose?
 Probably. without moments hesi- tatiOn. you would say. "The land' and would imagine that you had got very much the better of the bargain. From one point of view. of course. this would be so. for land lasts longer than does calico. On the other hand, however. you would be choosing very much the cheaper of the two offered gifts.
 The land of the United Kingdom. in cluding town areas. is estimated to be worth f2.500. .O0OW)D. A piece of cheap calico of the same size as the United Kingdom would cost more than f9,O0O.- 100000
 Difficult to believe. isn't it? Still. the facts cannot be denied. Average agri- cultural land may be reckoned as be- ing worth f20 an acre building land. say. twenty five miles from Charing Cross. f1OO an acre: ten miles from Charing Cross. BOO an acre. Now. q common calico costs f121 an acre, q good calico f200. while q good quality linoeum costs f75O and an ordinary Turkey carpet f3.GO0 an acre.-London Answers.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Pleasures.

The objects of pleasure are two in number. First, to kill time, and. sec ond. to keep Us from doing something else which would nuke us more mis- erable. The pleasures of the Amerl- can people. roughly speaking, are like wise twofold-namely, making money and spending it. Some people derive all their pleasure from making money. and others all their pleasure from spending it. Others combine the two.
 Being an inventive people. the Amer jeans have created many ways of spending money. Being too busy mak- ing it to spend any time on the drudg- cry of running their country they spend large portion of 1t in support ing the politicians. This. indeed. is one of their chief pleasures. And their superb sense of humor enables them to enjoy intensely the accounts of what all the politicians are doing. which contemplating papers publish from day to day.
 The Americans have other pleasures. but compared with this one they are mostly trivial.-Iife.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
The Spy In the Reading Room

An interesting story reaches me. says Il London correspondent. of an agent of the Russian imperial police having been stationed i'll the reading room of the British museum for the purpose of noting the arrival of revo- lutionaries in EnglaM. The type of mun who Is driven out of Russia iS generally the intellectual. and the reading room is probably the first place he seeks out after his arrival in London. My informant tells me that the spy used until recently to sit at q desk near the door. whence he could observe everybody that entered and used to work his way steadily through the monumental catalogue of the mn- scum. taking ont books which he opened. but did not read. in alpha hetical order.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Boostinq 2 Stock.

Stocks are valuable ill keeping with the demand for them said d Wall street man. and the demand is often created by queer methods A few years ago Il man who is well known in the street was overloaded with q certain stock Ile told his wife there was money ID ii and that it would soon have big rise Next day the good woman gave the tip to the woman who came daily to massage her The latter had many wealthy clients. to whom she gave the get-rich-quiek tip. The stock became popular, the man sold out. and the masseuse who set the ball in motion never knew why she receiv- ed present of extraordinary value at Christmas time from her client"
 Prom which one?''
 Why. from the one who said it was good thing. of course. The others probably discharged her. New York Tribune.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
REAL ESTATE LEASES.
Origin of the Custom of Making Rent
 aIs For e9 or 9o9 Years.

Whence originated the use of the odd term in leases. A9 or a99 years?
 In other drvs leSsepS and mortgagees in possession of real estate for 100 or 1000 years demiSed the same at an an nuai rental. retaining d reversiOn for the last year of the original term The object of this proceeding was to be found in the unwilingness of the un der tenant to become bound to the per formanre uf the covenant contained in the original grant and also in the i'm portance to the lessor of q reverSi0nary interest. without which. under the old English practice. he could not recover his rent by distraint
 Sometimes this reverSion was for only three days or even for only one day but usually in tong terms the last year was retained Out of this came the popular nutiun that the law pro- vidrd th> distr;in;. and hence leases were made. for 9l or 9!,9 years. when there was no reason whatever for any such odd period of time
 In England there was in special cases q restraint on corporations or ecclesiastical persons prohibiting the demise of lands belonging to them to the impoveriShment of their successors for term beyond l0O years and such leases were accordingly made for 90 years Harpers Weekly.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Made the Most of His Hats.

When Lord Milner held his first re- ception at Pretoria the officers and leg islators were given to understand that frock coats and tall hats were expected of them. There was only one shop in the place in which silk hats were sold. and this had but four of them. The TranSvaal legislators rushed off in a body to buy these four, but the halter, not being mad. saw his opportunity in their extremity. He knew there was no time to get hats from any where else so he resolved not to sell. He offered to let them out on hire at the rate of 10 shillings for ten minutes. His shop was close at hand. Four gentlemen could present themselves before his eycelency. After ten min utes they must silently steal away and hand over their hired finery to another panting quartet It was done, and the natter still repeats dreamily as he re- calls the moment of his life. 1t would not have been fair to have sold them, not fair to my customers and not fair to myself. London Globe.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Cauuht a Tartar.

Bishop Thornton when in Bnllarat was walking one fine Sunday morning with his favorite dog. very inteili- gent retriever. The dog was perform ing all sorts of tricks jumping over his masters stick. retrieving 1t from the water, and so on.
 The bishop was aware of the wide eyed interest of small boy who. with his nurse. was walking on the shore of the lake. The bishop recognized in him the son of q nelghbor with whom he was on the best of terms. although the nelghbor was leading light of Nonconfornlity in the city.
 To amuse this boy the bishop put the dog through the whole category of his tricks and then said. Now. isn't that a nice dog and wouldn't you like to have one like him?'' To which the small boy replied sternly. Sir. think you forget what day this s."-London Citizen.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Hyderabad,

The state of Hyderabad. located about midway between Madras and Bombay. in the south central part of India. with q population about equal to that of New York and Massachu setts combined and with an area of S2 69s square miles just about the same area as Kansas is. generally speaking. the most important native state in India in population. wealth and potentia resources It has many wild creatures including tigers and leopards in abundance and occasionally bison and elephants There are also wild hogs. antelope. hyenas, wolves. jackas and bears
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Scotch Sabbath Morality.
News.

Even in Scotland up to the middle of the eighteenth century Sabbath morality was geographical. Sabbath. according to contemporary writer never "got aboon the pass O Killie crankie." For generations after the reformation the highlander on Sunday drove his cattle to market. brought home his fuel. baked his bread. tished. played shinty and put the stone Sunday christenings and penny wed dings were common. and the presby- tery books merely sent warnings against piping. fdding and dancing at them.
 But in the lowlands the church took a sterner view. The assembly forbade shippers and sailors to begin any voy- age on the Lords day or to "loose any ships. barks or boats.'' AberdOnians were fined if they failed to attend worship. the good man and good wife of the house contravening paid Gs. I'd. and "iik servant 2s. Scots.' sore bur den to be borne in tue seventeenth century. The record of abssn.es s Is scanty.GLondop Ehrorlcle.
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The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
A Tragedy of Crrors.

Scene l. Early m morning in young woman's boudoir. The young woman Is inspecting an expensive white suit.
 This suit needs cleaning. I'll just call up the cleaners and have them call for it." Places bundle by the door.
 Scene Q Same morning in relatives room in same house. Relative is in- specting white and black suit.
 Il believe I'll have this suit 1yed black" She calls cleaning establish ment operated by man whose last name is the same as the name of the men who keep the shop where the young woman intends to send her suit.
 Scene 3. Wagon stops in front Of house and driver rings doOrbell.
 Package for -" he asks. and the maid. seeing the bundle left near the door by the young woman. hands the driver the package. The package goes to the establishment. which has orders to dye a suit black.
 Scene 4.-The white suit Is dyed and the package is returned.
 Scene 3. - - --> Indianapolis News.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
New Line of Art.

The redheaded and dissatisfied board er was large man with q large appe tite. After dinner he went out into the narrow yard. shook both his fists at the silyery moon. hurled several imprecations toward the congress of the stars and burst forth into pie turesque and voluminous flood of abuse which was devoted entirely to the landlady. One of the other boarders who had been at the house long time. thereby accommodating a pallid look and q palate with corns on it, drew near timidly and ventured to ash what the special kick was.
 What's the matter?" echoed the large man. "That old dame's the first woman 1 ever knew who could literal iy paint food on plate. ."-Popular Magazine.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
HUMAN BROTHERHOOD.
When Disaster Came All Were Kin and
 Equality Reidned.


 Friends who went through the hor- TOTS of the San Francisco earthquake in 1906 and kept their spiritual senses alert tell me that its most poignant experience was not one of horror or of pity. but of the almost miraculous at tainment of human brotherhood
 Just after the disaster, when rich and poor waited in line together for their allowance of bread and milk. saw" says Il friend, "a rich woman from the St. Francis hotel lying asleep on d doorstep with her head on a huff. A long sable coat was thrown over her, and under one corner of it young Japanese boy. q perfect stranger to her, was curled up asleep.
 "Everybody was everybody's friend. and. though we were all dog tired. there was not a word of complaint or i'll nature To bivouac together in the park and care for each others babies around fires of driftwood gathered on the beach transformed men and wo- men into defenseless children of the earth. revealed each to each by their innate lovableness.
 Common danger and mutual help fitness. common misfortune, common work. common conformation with the elemental. brought q swift achieve ment of almost ideal brotherhood. A crushing blow made all the world for . time kin. Atlantic Monthly.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
ORIGIN OF A NOTED PHRASE.
"I'd Never Allow the Constitution to
 Come Between Friends"

In one session of the legislature the New York city Democratic representa- tives were split into two camps, and there were two rivals for leadership. One of these was n thoroughly good hearted. happy go lucky person who was afterward for several years in congress. He had been local magis- trate and was called judge. He was always willing to vote for any other members bill himself. and he regard ed 1t as narrow minded for any one to oppose one of his bills, especially if the opposition was upon the ground that it Was unronstit,itiona
 On one o'oasion he had hill to ap- propriatp none, with obvious irnprO. priet! for the relief of some niscreant whom he styled ''one of the honest yeOmanry of the state" When l ex- plained to him that 1t was clearly m. constitutional he answered. Me friend. the constitution don't touch little things Iil,. that" and then added. with an ,ngratinting smile Anyhow. I'd never allow the constitution to come between friends
 tt the time 1 was looking over the Ir"t. nj Ms Rrytes "American Com '.';h and told him the incl
 H., p"t if into the first edition
 4tii' oath ~ ether It is ne r,~ ui..uil or not '-;rnnot say
 rom 'Iirminre Roosevelt An Au- photography "
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Welcomes a Whistle,

Ut may pc ag'in tn statOots." said Big Barney" O'Toole as he lolled in the assembly room of police station. but whin I'm poundin' tn pavement after midnight there's nothin' like better to hear out f la-ad than q good healthy whistle. A la-ad what's pipin' tune about his love or tn Blue Ridge mount'ns O Virginia is sel- dom up t amy diviltry. Whin crook has somethin' on his mind he ain't ad- vertisin' himself so ye can loosen yer grip on tn locust When ye hears tn la-ad wit tn whistle he's yer fri'nd. New York Tribune.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Sundials.

A sundial consists of two parts. the style or gnomon. usually the edge of plate of metal. made parallel to the earth's axis. and pointing toward the pole. and the dlal plane. which may be of any hard substunce and on which are marked the directions of the shadow for the several hours Of the day. their halves. quarters. etc.
 Dais are given different names. &C., 'ording to the positions which they are constructed to occupy. The diat is called d noriZOntaI dial when the dial plane Is on the plane of the hOri- zon; q vertical diat when perpendicu- 'ar ta that plane. 4 dial whose plane IS parallel to the equator IS called an equinWtiai dial. There are also north dias. south diaIs. east dials. west di- nls. polar diais. declining dials. etc. ChlcagO Tribune
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Why the Mise Are Early Risers.

It is curious fact in psychology that nobody can stay at the same mental and physical level for twenty four hours together. In the morning you are more matter of fact. for in- stance than later i'll the day. It Is in the morning that the best brainwork is done, too-brainwork of the sort that requires industry and clear thinking. And 1t Is about II fin the morning that your body reaches its highest point of energy. In other words. yuu~ are stronger. though almost imperceptibly, at II in the morning than at 3 in the afternoon. You reach that highest point twice in the day. for about 5 in the afternoon the muscular energy has risen again. But from onward 1t declines steadily all through the evening and on till between 2 and 8 a. m.-New York Press.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
FbTHra IF PSYCHOLOGY.
Theory ot D-. Dev'd Hartley, the Fa.
 nous Ca, $, Philosopher

Theory ot D- Dave Hartley. the Fa.
 nous e:e,' S, Philosopher
 The tirst attempt to explain psyrho- iOgicai phenutnenun on physiOI0glcal principles was n1lde by Dr. David Hartley the English philosopher. wnO was born III the VI. l105 In lis gr.,tt WOik ilhS,'g} ..tioas nn Man ES Frnnp His pufN and His EXl'-' ta- tionS" published m l74g aft-i iatient inv estigatiOn voverin. sixteen ,,..irs ne elainrat.d his elio nal theory.
 E, the development uf his iaw of asSO- citation and hirfi, h, the law ot trans ference nt nrcnurt"d fol all the pne nuIn.1ia ot tue mrniai constitution. A'curi'iee ta llim t.fc white lluedulary substance ot tf.- hi tn ,uual marrnw and the nerve pro esui'. from thrm. x the immediate uiStrttarht nt setISa- tinn and uiotIon When q sensation h;is been triaplpiitly eSperiei rd II ar- tIuirt.S Il tendency tu it'ifp3t tsef situn- taneuusil
 Ideas are fliit thrst rele'titions ar rel Ics nf >.',l>;,tinn arN n IT. f turn rn- rnil other id .as us ff... ~i tt ut nn apple recalls iiu fGna ut j~ sti aut this tt.raiis u;ii.I a~>acidItd idtas. in this way Hnrtiel accounts for All hu- muD emotions Milwaukee Sentinel
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Another Pull.

The kaiser has habit of gently tug ging at his left ear when anything botherS him.
 One day some years ago when he was on visit to England he was handed telegram. The contents of the message apparently displeased him, for he immediately began tugging at his ear
 The Prince of Wales. then a boy. watched the performance with consid- erable interest.
 Uncle" he said at length. "why are you pulling your ear?'
 Because I'm annoyed. suppose" replied the kaiser
 And when you're very annoyed" persisted the young prince. what do you do then?"
 ''Then l pull somebody else's." an nounced his majesty viciously.-Lon don Tatler.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
THE OLD STAGE HERO.
He of the Mid-vic .s3an kSs Has Gone
 From Us <esevsr.

fToW Us ~0tOvOps
 The stage hero oI tiie :I-Victorian age wept on all the available articles of furniture when his manly heart was wrung. He was certain to ob- serve noble silence at exactly the wrong time. enabling tne gay and glittering gentleman who was more than suspected of being an atheist to get the girl. He was cross once in awhile. when he was keeping another's secret at the expense of his own char acter and somebody took him at his word.
 But oh. how dependable he was! How sure to meet a train or make an excellent omelet if the fragile heroine had mislaid the cookbook! How strong he was and how fond of carrying peo- pie upstairs. How well he brought up his first wife's children if he was q widower, or the heroine if he was her guardian!
 He will not come again-not he nor such as he. He has passed. always with certain dignity. his heroine's dropping curls brushing his protecting arm. into the country of last years snow. and year before lasts presiden- tial candidate. and all forgotten. ire coverable things. And. as his favorite author. the Swan of Avon. said. "We shall not gaze upon his like again.'- Atlantic.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Goieismith's Actor.

Lord Nueent was one evening very eloquent to Goldsmith in praise ot M "a bad actor But. my lord said Goldsmith. you must allow he treadS the stage very Ill he waddles."
 ''WaddleSt" said Lord Nugent
 Yes. he waddies like Il goose Why. you know we call him Goose NJ Well. and then. you know when he endrav- DTS to express strong passion he bel lows"
 "BeilowsI said Lord Nugent
 ITO be sure he does bellows like a bull Why. We call him Bull M Well. then continued Goldsmith. pursuing his triumph. 'his voice breaks. and he croaks.'
 "CrOakS!' said Lord Nugent
 Why. the fellow croaks like frog We call him Frog NJ
 But NJ. is good actor"
 Why. yes" said Goldsmith. "bar- ring the goose and the bull and the frog and few other things could mention. and. not wishing to speak ill of my neighbOrs. will allow M Is a good actor" "Memoirs of the Earl of Nugent."
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
TAKING A PHOTOGRAPH.
So Easy Nowadays That 1t Positively
 Peeved the Old Timer.

Peeved the Old Timer.
 "1'm in an organization where the members are expected to furnish the secretary with photographs Of them selves"
 "YeS!"
 "Well, hadn't been to photogra- pher's for twenty years. 1 hated to go. 1 remembered the old head clamp. and the twisted spine. and the awkward hands, and the depressed chin, and the silly smile It seemed to me worse than the dentists. But had to go. walked into the photographers big room like a Christian martyr, Nnd the operator pointed out d chair, and [ sat down. and he said. That's al' 1 ask ed him to repeat it. He did. Then got out of the chair and went back to my office
 "Well?"
 "Well. l don't feel right about It. It didn't seem to ne worth while. don't think the photographer trea ted me right. It looked to me as if he had q diSugreeable job on his hands and wanted to shirk it. He should have fussed over me more. What do know about posing: Besides. there wasn't time. That's all he said, and Tipped me out of the chair They didn Snub me that way twenty years ago, no. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Records That Should Bs Preserved.

In many private homes and in thou sands of offices are to be found public records of inestimable value that daily run the risk of destruction. These should be preserved to posterity. Loss would mean annihilation. It Is there fore the duty of all discerning ones throughout this broad land to take a personal interest in their preservation They should no longer be left to the care of officers and indifferent citl zens who are in too many instances ig norant of their value and reckless as to their preservation. = Magazine of American History.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Wat Tyler's Rebellion,

Attempts to fix by statute the wages of agricultural iaborers in England were largely responsible for the great revolt of 1881. or Wat Tyler's rebel don' It represented the despairing effort of landowners to get back to the level of wages before the black death came to make labor dear. But the lord of the manor overshot the mark He wanted the day wage kept down to 1 cents to 6 cents day Had he put cents to s cents in the sched- ule there might have been no rebellion.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Too Much For the Scot.

A Scottish farmer paid visit to a south of England cattle show and while walking around got talking with native farmer. Neither could well understand what the other said. The ScOtchman got little nettled at this and put 1t down to the Englishman's stupidity.
 Man." he said at last. yer cows moo a right and yer cocks craw quite plain, but I'm hanged if I can mak' you oOt!"- Exchange.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
OLD TIME PORTRAITS.
Does There Exist Reliable Painting
 of the Poet Burns?

of the Poet Burns?
 Was this the face that launched a thou
 sand ships
 And burnt the topless towers of Hum? asks Marlowe. writing of the vision of golden Helen. A similar question has been asked in regard to the diverging portraits of Mary Stuart. Was this the face that turned so many heads some $50 years ago? The queen of Scots was assuredly bewitching. Knox admits it; Knoilys asserts it; Ruthven lost his heart to her in LOchleven cas- tie: whoever saw her desired her. Yet not one of Mary's portraits represents her as beautiful. Romney has suffi. ciently explained the fascination of Lady Hamilton for Nelson. But Mary Stuart's charm remains unexplained by her portraits.
 And what about Burns? The point I wish to make is that old portrait paint CTS are not to be depended on for strict fidelity to their originals. The mere fact that they differ so much in their representations of the same subject h enough to prove it In regard to Burns. the question bears twofold aspect. Not only do the portraits of the poet disagree with one another. but even that which by it's frequent reproduction has tacitly been accept ed as the trtpst representation cannot have heen exactly like him when 1t was done refer. of course. to the famil- far Nasmyth head ;nd bust painted in 17SI when Burns vas carrying all be fore him on bis first visit to Edin- burgh J. Cuthhert Hadden in Scrib- ner'S