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Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
GEORGE (. FRIEND RETURNS
 TO SCENE OF FORMER LAB0RS

George C. Friend, one of the old-timers Of the North. and the owner of valuable nm ing interests on Flat creek, returned to the city early on Saturday morning last, coming from Holy Cross on board the mail boat. lie was accompanied on the trip from Tanana by Tom McF,innon, the Candle creek op- erator After short stay in lditarod MT, Friend left for the creeks. He will remain in the district most of the winter as the dredge of the Yukon Gold Company, on Flat creek, is about to work ground oper- ated under lease from Mir Friend.
 Mir Friend spent many years in Alaska, being in the Circle City district prior to the Klondike strike lie has operated in most of the districts which have been opened up since that time. For the past three years he has been a resident of California
 Mir Friend was the hero of a newspaper story few years ago which was widely copied and given much publicity. The glar- ing captions of the story were as follows; Was Porter in Hotel-Now Owns Gold Mines-Former s10 Week Man Returns to City Millionaire, with Prlncely Gifts for Relatives and Friends Struck It Rich Tn Alaska"
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
Railway E.mpsoyes Drowned

At late hour last evening no word had been received at the local office of the Alaska engineering commission regarding the details of the drowning of Pat MciiuEn and George McF aun last Thursday says the Fairbanks Citizen of September 20. A soon as he received word of the drowning, Commissioner Thomas Riggs, Jr., hastencd to Nenana in the James Moore launch, ard
 IS directing the search for the bodies of the drowned men in person. Word oi the drowning was contained in a wire rcc2iTed here last Friday from Assistant Engneer Ryus of Nenana The message sta.ed that the men had been drowned five nlles above the thirty -tiye-m!la crossing Of the NenaAa river while they were moving camp. Tom Savage, who has been doing the hunting tor the survey parties, was the only witness to the accident He reported the occurrelce immediately to Engineer Weir, who started man to Nenana with the news, ana search for the bodies and the boat was in- stituted. Both men were hired here last spring by the engineering comLnsaon. Me Hugh was a well known old-tlmer, having spent the past seventeen years ot his lie in the North His friends give his age is 54 wears. He Is survived by a widow, Mrs. Mary McHugh of Fond du Lac, Wis. Me
 Faun came to Alaska last spring from Vic
 toria, B C. On the records of the conmls- sion he IS stated to be 26 years ot age, and his nearest relative Is given as Mrs. w.
 McFaun, mother, of Victoria. The engI- neering commission immediately wired the news of the deaths to the former homes of the drowned men In reply they have re- ceiyed telegrams asking that the rema,ns, if recovered be sent to their rspecH'e homes. Whether or not this VIII be dcne at the expense of the commission has not been determined, but a message has been sent to the secretary of the interior asking for his approval of such action. One of the messages received was from Congress man James c. Good Of Iowa. It relates to McHugh's death, and asks that all partcu- lars be forwarded. Other wires relating To McHugh's death have been received from his wife and from his brother and sister
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
Death in Tai Race

Ed Morrison an clA-timer, met horrl- ble death at CIcary City on September 8, when he fell into the slulce boxes, was washed through them and then through fifty feet of tail race The accident took place at Hlty's claim, on Cleary creek. MoT- rison was working close to the boxes and above them, and evidently he became fa'nt from some cause or another and fell. The strong head of water carried him through the boxes and down through the talllng channel for the distance stated, When plcked up he was unconscious, and never regalned his senseS
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
DE MAUPASSANT ON VAR
{BOston GIobei

One man who diagnosed war as 1t was and was not afraid to express his mind was Guy de Maupassant, the brilliant eccentric French writer of the last generation,
 De Maupassant marveled that people did not rise i'll rebellion against the govern ments at the word "war" He quoted "a clever artist in such matters, slaughter ing genius, NJ de Moltke" that the name is that of a great German general, Galiicized-as replying thus to an address by some peace delegates:
 War is holy and of divine institution ; it is one of the sacred laws of Nature; 1t keeps alive in men all the great and noble sentiments disinterestedness, vlr- tue, courage; in one word, 1t prevents them from falling into the most hideous material ism"
 Here we have the Germanc doctrine of 1870, which forty-hve years does not seem to have changed Let us read De Maupas- sant's answer to 1t:
 "To collect herd of some half million men, march day and night without respite to think of nothing, study nothing, learn nothing, read nothing. be of no earthly use to anyone, rot with dirt, lie down in mire live like brutes in a continual besotment pillage towns, burn villages, ruin nations then meeting another similar agglomeratlc of human flesh, rush upon it, shed lakes oi blood, cover plains with pounded flesh mingled with muddy and bloody earth; pile up heaps of slain; have arms and legs blown off, brains scattered without benefit to any one, and perish at the corner of some helc while your old parents, your wife and chll dren are dying of hunger; this is what i' called not falling into the most hideous ma terialism!"
 China will soon start to mint more than S700,O00,000 in silver
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
s!u;ce Box Robbery at Chatanika

Word received at Fairbanks on September l2 that the IWce boxes of A. D. Thompson X Co.,. operating on the Cha,anika flats, about half a mile below the town of Chata- nika had been robbed of about S1 500 The robbery occurred between midnight and t' o'clock in the morning, and the thieves left no evidence behind them other than their footprints and an old hammer, The otl'- cials are working diligently in an etiort 10 locate the perpetrator of the crime, and 1t was thought that an arrest would oe made shortly
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09

event, anxious as the people were to hear it, says the Seward Gateway of September s, The first real work by the engineering commission for the improvement of the railroad will begin tomorrow, when gang of men under Herbert Tozier will start at Mile 2 to clear the right-ofway for fifty feet at each side of the track. With the railroad were also transferred the docks, etc, so that Uncle Sam is in complete control
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
STEAMER PUP BRINGS FREIGHT

The steamer Pup, operated by Harry Watson and Bert Thorson, arrived from Holy Cross on Tuesday morning last, bring, ing about ten tons of freight which arrived too late for the regular steamers to Dlke- Snan The shipment included late orders , which had created some anxiety among the xlocal merchants concerning their possible arrival prior to the freeze Up.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
TOM McKINNON RETURNS

Tom McKinnon, the well known m'nlng operator, returned to the city early last Saturday morning from Fairbanks, after a trip to the Tolovana. He speaks eneourag inglv of the new camp, and says that with development it may become good small camp.
 Mir. Mchinnon left on Sunday morning for Candle creek, where he is largely inter ested and will return later and go oyer the trail 10 the new camp.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
Seward Club in Trouble

District Attorney Spence arrived at Sew ard on September F from Valdez He came for the purpose of representing ihe government in the case soon to be tried wherein the Seward Commercial Club will be prosecuted for selling liquor without A license. It IS understood that the club al ready had ceased to sell liquor, having aban- doned that plan when first a warning Was issued by the district attorney.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
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Jcslin Wants 10 Lease Telegraph

Falcon Joslin, president of the Alaska Wireless Telegraph Company, has expressed q desire to secure from the government lease on the telegraph lines of Alaska if he can secure the moral support of the people of the territory He is confident that he could reduce the tolls materially and still operate the system profitably.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
Seward Anchorage Telegraph

According to the Seward Gateway, Sew ard and Anchorage soon will be connected by telegraphic system, and the engineer ing commission already has ordered the in struments- The system will be under the commission, and will not be part of the government signal corps servlce- There will be no local service, only the service between Seward and Anchorage.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
Alaska Northern Transferred

The Alaska Northern railroad has form ally and actually been transferred to the United States government, and all the nec- essary formalities were gone through soon after the payment of the first s500,OO0 9 couple of weeks ago, although nothing was given out officially at that time about the
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
A REMINDER

That I still retain my business and stock until after the first of January, and that my Cut Glass, Silver Deposit and Christmas Novelties are selling at prices most reason able
 AZ Hamilton and Howard Watches at a factory-tagged price
 WILLIAM TAYLOR Flat City.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
JOE NEE IS A DADDY
Dawsnn News Sent. lit

Dawson News, Sept IA
 A fine big boy was born Monday night to MT and Mrs. J. NJ Nee, at the Occlden- tal. Both mother and son are doing meey Papa Joe IS having the time of his ite ac- ceptlng the congratulations of all the old- timers.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09

Motion pictures are being used to teach improved methods of agriculture to natives of India.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09
Indian Curios Becoming Scarce

Real Alaska curios of the kind which the ordinary tourist cares to buy are getting
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09

Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, ST. per can. ldltarod Meat oo.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09

Location Notices at Pioneer office.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09

Splendid ripe tomatoes.
 Crowley & Porter
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09

J. H. Curre has filed suit in the othce of the United States commissioner againsI Wilson ". Lockhart on promssory note for $50, given in 1909. Plaintiff asks Judg ment on thesnote, together with interest at the rate of per cent per annum' and costs and disbursements.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09

Just received, nice assortment of winter annyes Crowley X Porter.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-09

Hot Air and Vapor Baths with Electric Vibration and Osteopathy Messages have the power to cure such functional diseases as Lumbago lndigesnoh Rheumatism Disorders oi Li'er Stiff Joints Melanchola Dropsy Opesl'y ahu Locomotor Ataxia Gout THE CROSBY MASSAGE AND BATH
 PARLORS
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05
Why be kept a servant.

In the days when he was superin-
tendent of the Portsmouth doekyard
in England, Lord Fisher, the present
admiral Of the British feet, had the
seadog attitude toward the men; he
frequently tested them with all the
harshness of a whaling captain; they,
in turn, treated him with q half
friendly, haIf-hostile familiarity
Several years after his Portsmouth,
days Fisher visited one Of his old as
sociates OF the forecastle who was
then living on ha1f-pay. He found the
old man comfortably settled in a cot
tage, attended by another superannU-
ated seaman
why DO you have this other man
here7" asked the admiral.
81 keep i'm ere" said the pensioner-
Ito come up into my quarters at i've
o'clock In the mornin' an sing out
Hi there" At that I merely rolls
over In my bed, and says, Tell old
Fisher to go to ELL Worlds Work
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05
NATIONAL SONG OF CHINA
Country Has Awakened TO the Need
Of Melody TO inspire
Patriotism.

After the rejection Of eight national
anthems composed in China since the
revolution, that Of the Chinese minis
ter to Belgium, Wang Yam Pao, which,
together with the song Of the minister
Of agriculture, commerce and trade,
Chang Tsein, belongs to the latest
compositions, is likely to be accepted
by the Chinese government. Following
is a translation Of the first three
stanzas.
China, the sublime mountains and
Iuxuriant plains attest thy greatness.
Country OF wonders through thy hoary
civilization thy emperors have sacTi-
feed themselves In ceding the rule TO
the people.
The people have the supreme pow
er. So has taught Confucius and
Mengtse. And already in the hoary
times Of Yao and Suen it had thus
been announced to the people The
people is composed Of five tribes The
unity Of the five tribes is past dispute.
Then China is inTincible.
Develop the wealth Of the country,
improve agriculture, and make the
people happy. Education and culture
are the achievements Of centuries All
citizens are equal; for Conf1cius and
Mengtse have taught social equality. "
Philadelphia Record.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05
BEING and DOING.

As the man is in the integrity of his
character, so is his strength. Being
is everything. 1t conditions happt
ness; it determines and measures
service. A mans happiness depends
upon what he is in himself. A mans
service to others is conditioned upon
what he is in himself. Being is basal
to doing. AS the speed Of the cleo
tric car is determined by the energy
stored in the power house, as the
power Of the piston rod is determined
by the push of. accumulated steam,
SO personal power is determined and
measured by character. This is So.
preme power, a character filled with
the divine presence and radiant with
q divine holiness.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05

and laughingfy predicted that she
would at least live to be a hundred.
She attributes her longevity to a
few rules, chief Of which is to ~eat
what you want, when you want It.
Mrs. Brand practices this rule m
reservedly and enthusiastically. She
smiiingly explained that often she
rises in the middle Of the night, @just
to stay her stomach" and that ire
Quently this nocturnal menu includes
pie III you're hungry for a thing,
that thing won't hurt you,H HIS. Brand
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05
rhounht for the Euturs.

The universities of Oxford and Cam
bridge have contributed about one
half of the men who have given Eng
land leadership in government science
and letters. Now two-thirds Of their
students have enlisted in the war;
Trinity college has been converted
into military hospital Could we
not select from those who would not
otherwise have the opportunity men
Of ability equal to the students who
have attended the English universe
ties and prepare them for work
equally important? And could we not
give opportunity to foreign men and
women Of ability to continue here
work from which they will be de-
barred by the conditions following the
war?-Popular Science Monthly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05
CLEAN SWEET SCALP
May Be Kept So by cUtIcura Soap
and Ointment Trial Free.

To have good hair clear the scalp
Of dandruR and itching with shampoos
OF Cuticura Soap and touches Of Cuti-
cura Ointment to dandruh spots and
itching. Nothing better than these
pure, fragrant, supercreamy emOl-
lients for skin and scalp troubles.
Sample each free by mail with Skin
Book Address Cuticura, Dept. Ky.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05

chasing him. with the woman leading.
Patrolman O'Connor caught him at
Third avenue. just as the woman ran
up.
She told how she had been robbed
and demanded to know what the pris-
oner had done with her handbag. Just
then a man came up with the bag and
handed it to O'Connor.
How much money was In it?'' said
O'Connor TO the owner.
Twenty cents. painted the woman,
who described herself as Mrs. Hen
rietta Noack. OF sz7 East Twentieth
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05
1ha Clock waa ALI RIoht-

A man went into a clock store and
handed out the pendulum Of a clock,
which he wished to leave for repairs.
The clockman asked him why he
didn't bring the whole clock.
1.-THE clock is all right" was the
reply. Its the pendulum that won't
go. As soon as pulled that out, the
rest went like the very dickens. -
Judge.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05
Noticeable.

Patience-They say he's very, very
rich.
Patrice-How did he make his
money?
In the varnish business
That's funny. His entire family
lack finish
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05
Her Wise Papa.

She-Papa says that when coming
to see me you must not come in q
street car any more.
He-Really! Does he expect me to
walk all this distance?
She-Of course not He says all he
asks is that you will come in a car
rage hired by the hour.-New York
Weekly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05
Not His Doino.

His Sister-It makes me laugh every
time hear you talk about changing
your mind
Her Brother-Do you mean to in
sinuate that 1 have no mind to
change?
His Sister-Oh, no; but your wife
always makes the change for you
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05
mIoht Mark the SPOT

They were two days out, and the
young bride was dreadfully seasick-
Henry, dear" she moaned. "if 1
should die and they bury me here,
you'll come sometimes and plant flow
ers on my grave, won't you Boston
Transcript.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05
LONG RUN FOR HER MONEY
1t Was only 20 Cents in Bag snatehed
by Thief, but Woman Gives
Chase.

A young woman walking up First
avenue, New York, was near Seven
teenth street, when youth slipped up
behind her, snatched her handbag and
ran. Screaming she pursued him.
The youth swung west in Seven
teenth street and dashed through
stuyvesant park. crowd now gas
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05

street. as she examined the contents
Of the recovered bag.
You got a run for your money"
commented O'Connor.
In the West Twentieth street police
station the prisoner described himself
as Joseph Mudra, twenty, of Winfield
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05
The Peace Zone.

You and your wife are always Jaw
ing when you are out"
Yep"
But you become very loving when
you draw near home. I suppose that
is for the benefit OF US neighbors-"
Yep. No scrapping allowed within
a three block limit"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05

Most Of the things that are to be
had for the asking benefit the giver
far more than the receiver
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05

Eats Pie at Midnight, Il 90.
Observing hygienic rules at which
doctors stand aghast. Mrs. Mary
Brand, oldest resident Of Belmont
county. West Virginia, celebrated her
ninety-eighth birthday anniversary.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05
Quite So.

What is the first step necessary
In culdvating an artistic tempera-
ment?"
Finding somebody to stand for it. !"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05

The most complicated task is that
Of getting a meal in a cafeteria
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05
What She Thouoht-

Struggling Author Cwho has just
read his latest story to his wife)-
There! That's the best thing ever
did.
His Wife-Yes, dear. What maya
zine shall you send it 70 hrst?-Life-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05

And some candidates bitterly COZ
test the viii Of the people
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05

There are lots Of cooks who can
make fresh vegetables taste like
canned.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05

Extensive graphite deposits have
been discovered IN British Honduras
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-05

SnOuIQ nave CHOSEN one Oh their
countrywomen.
However, in the end Eugene was
received in all the courts Of Europe
Napoleon won Victoria of England, a
very conservative queen, and Eugene
made a conquest of Victoria's hus-
band, Albert. France and England
fought against Russia in the Crimea-
Napoleon and Eugene visited Lon
don and the man who had been
police officer on its streets was now
received with royal honors and de-
clared an emperor by the grace OF
God. The beautiful woman who had
run the gamut of life in every large
city of Europe and who had swal-
lowed backing in an attempt at sui
eide was now an empress, welcome
everywhere She was thrice made
regent of France when her husband
was out with his army. She repre-
scented France at the opening of the
Suez canal in 1869. She had the es
cort of the khedive at the first per-
Torrance of the opera Aida" for
writing which Verdi got $4,000 francs.
In many wise she had been her hus-
bands evil genius. She had urged
him to set up Macmillan as emperor
of Mexico that she might patronize a
people speaking her native tongue
When Macmillan fell the star of Ma
poleon also Waned.
It was the empress party in the
chamber of deputies that forced the
war of 1870 upon France, though Ma
poleon knew his country was not pre-
nared for war with Germany. After
Gravelotte and Sedan he would have
returned to prepare for the defense
of Paris as Joffre retreated after the
defeats of Liege, Mons, Charleroi. La
Cateau and Maubeuge, but Eugene
imperiousIy commanded him to re-
+rieve his fortunes in the field. Then
she disobeyed his most positive in