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The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-24
A Strange
 Conversion
By F. A. MITCHEL

A tramp called for fool at hand some country residence The lady of the house. was sitting on the veranda. She was a woman to interest herself in building up those who needed build- ing up and ordered a maid to bring a substantial meal out on to the veranda md place it on a table. Then she in vitcd the tramp tU help himself While be ate she questioned him as 10 the cause of hts living life of beggarly indolence. His replies were not very satisfactory and indicated that he fol- lowed the life of a tramp because he preferred 1t 10 work.
 The lady, having fed him, gave him some money. and be departed. When her husband came home that evening she mentioned to him what she had done. He chided her for wasting her sympathy on one who was evidently uudeSeryInc. whcreupOu she declared that all persons were in q sense unde- serving: that the mere fact of a per sons being In bad condition, even though through his own fault, was a legitimate object for sympathy, and In any event it was an advantage to the giver to lend a helping hand.
 4 year passed The tramp was pass ing over the same route as before and bethDught himself of the aid and com fort he had derived at the place he was approaching. He was no more worthy of help than before, felt no gratitude; be only wished to get another meal and some more money. On reaching the house he saw evidences of a fu- neral taking place in 1t. The obsequies were for the lady who had befriended him, and since she had rendered her self much beloved on account of her charities a large number of poor people were in attendance.
 The tramp joined those who were passing to have a last look at their benefactress. He noticed on the finger of the dead q diamond ring. He fur ther noticed that when the lid of the coffin was put on the ring was not removed. When the funeral procession went to the cemetery he joined the throng and saw the body lowered into the grave. Then the mOurnerS dis persed, and the tramp, after carefully noting the position of the lot went away.
 When night came he went to the house from which his benefactreSs- had
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-24
EDITORIAL P A G F.

tiCuaIity or name, thoughtful people have been taking broader view ot the situation and treating the sen timeut of the foreign-born exactly as the natiYe-born. To determine what the sentiment of Chicago is on the liquor question the 'popuIa- tiou. 1t Is seen, must be dealt with as a whole. It is for the purpose Ut reaching the sentiment of Chica- 70 Qs a whole that the municipality, in accordance with a recent order of the city counil, is now about to set cut upon the task of inQulrlns into the medical, moral, political, financial, social and economic as poets of the use of intoxicating li- uuoe" in the community.
 l. ought to be set down as sig niHcaut that the Chicago city coun- cl, d body as cosmopolitan as the population it represents, should have passed an order the eX- pressed purpose of which is to de- termine the chief methods of l:ceDsing, regulating and prohibit liz the sale of intoxicating liquors and to recommend-the best prac- ticuI policy for this municipality to pursue" There is no longer even among the friends of the liquor ill., t.rcsts. an attempt to prevent ac- Jiou. It is seen to be useless to resort to the old method of belittling the auti-liquor agitation, and there is fur mere meaning than may appear on t4e surface to the average read er in the willingness of the city council Uf Chicago to give the whole question a free hearing and 8 thorough airing. Eventually, oi course, the Chicago electorate will Hass upon the matter of closing the saloons, but meanwhile it will dc no harm to acquaint better the un- convinced and the indifferent with the reasons for closing them and neeria- them closed.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-24
CHICAGO AND THE LIQUOR
 QUESTION

Chicago is to meet the liquor question directly next April, and pending the trial of strength be- tween the "wets" and "drys" at t5e uext municipal election a cam paisp of education is being carried on with vigor and intelligence. Chi cago is one of the great cosmopoh- ian cities of the world. In its white population Austrias' Belgium Canada, Denmark, England, Fin land. France. Germany, Greece, Hol- land. Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Nor way. Roumauia, Russia, scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and practically all the other nations cs the earth are represented. The native Austrian population eXceeds 225oO0, the native German 50l,5OO the native Irish 2O4,75O, the na- five Russian 1S4.5O0 the foreign born population of Chicago is l. 692.qIS out of total of 2,lS5,2S3' according to the last federal census. Mixture of races ard nationalitieS' ir common experience may be trusted. tends generally to comp'i- cate matters when such a question IS the regulation CT prohibition Of liqulr is up for discussion or de cisicu strange to say, however there are discoverable in Chicago no well-deriued lines of demarcaton in public sentiment running parallel with racial or national lines. The differences are found to be as many and as variable i'll the for eign-boru as in the American-born quarters of the city.
 For the reason that it has prov cd misleading more than once to judge probabilities in the voting population upon the strength of na-
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-24

been -C;IrFied. stole a SpIle and shov- el from among the garden tools and. going to the cemetery, began to re- move the earth that had been thrown into the grave of his beDefacrrss. Having uncovered the coffin, he took q screwdrivcr from his pocket and re- moved the !id Taking the hand, he was surprised that there was in 1t a little warmth. The diamond ring was there, and he attempted to re- move 1t. Failing to do 50, he took out his knife to cut of the finger. Feeling something warm on bis hand, he struck match and saw that it was blood.
 Ipapiug from the grave, he ran away as fust as his legs would carry him. Then he stopped and began to think. The most likely solution of what he had stumbled on was that 1t was one of those very rare cases of trance having been mistaken for death. His benefactrcSs was lying uncovered in q grave. What should he do? If he rescued her he would be obliged to confess that he had gone there to steal the ring on her finger.
 There are natures so herett of what Is good that they can only be affected by some mOmentous event. The tramp was one of these. 4 sudden reyulsion came over hlm. Returning to the grave, he found the body as he had left 1t. Removing 1t from its cold bed, he wrapped 1t in his coat and carried It the nearest house and restOratiyes were applied.
 For a long while the invalid hung between life and death. As soon as there was any hope for her recovery her husband was notified of what had occurred, but not till this was assured was the matter broken to any other member of the family. Then they knew of it by the lady being brought to her home.
 As soon GS the tramp had done all in his power to save bis beuefactress, from whose dead body he had intended to steal a jewel, taking advantage of the excitement attending the efforts to restore her. he disappeared, When the lady became convalescent she asked what had happened. but It was not thought advisable to tell her. Seeing that her finger had been badly cut, she inquired into the cause A story was invented to satisfy her.
 One thing puzzled her. Her hus- band. who had formerly been unsym- pathetic with her charitable work, which was not q part of organized aid to the poor, but, rather, spontaneous, had suddenly become an unreasoning giver.
 The tramp again visited the house where he had received aid and comfort. but not as tramp. The lady. as at the time of his first visit, was seated On the veranda when she saw well dressed man coming up the walk. She
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-24
DEATH CAP AND FLY CAP.
The Most Deadly of All Species of
 Poisonoue Mushrooms.

Poisonous Mushrooms.
 The two most feared and deadly poisonous mushrooms the world over are the death cap (Amanlta phalloides) and the fly cap (Amanita muscaria). These two species in the same genus have destroyed several emperors, a pope and probably average 500 deaths annually in various parts of the world, to say nothing of innumerable man. mals, birds, reptiles and insects, the latter being almost wholly destroyed by poisonous fungi.
 Of the two deadly species, muscaria Is most easily detected by the layman. It Is a large. showy mushroom, orange yellow in color, with what looks like warts over the cap. You see them in doorynrds, where evergreens are growing, sometimes thousands of them, standing up. tall and splendid in the grass. Keep your hens in the hen yard and your COW In the barn while these fellows are up. with their tempt ing appearance.
 The species Amunlta phalloides can rendiIv he avoided. Whatever the color of the cap. white or gray, the under side of 1t. the gills. are pure white. The cap may or may not be covered with wartv protubcrance. The stem ter inmates in a bulb. usually wholly or partially beneath the soil. If large, dccp chunk of earth Is taken out around, the bulb invariably will be found setting in cup. Handle q poisonous mushroom as freely as you ike. but do not experiment with one at the table. There are other species, both in the amanlta genus and that Of lepiota. that closely resemble 1t and which may he dellciouSly edible. You cannot learn these differences from the books. Only an expert. with the sey- cral fresh species In hand, can teach YOU such diffcrenCes.-New York Press.
 R Comparson.
 "Why do you compare my marks manship with lightnIng" asked the re cruit.
 Because" replied the instructor "it never hits twice in the same place. Washington Star.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-24
SURROUNDING AN ARMY.
Turning the Enomy's Hanks and Roll
 ing Up the Entire Line.


 ina Up the Entire Line.
 Those not familiar with military tac- flies have n very vague idea as to how m nrmy is surrounded. It is generally believed that q commander who schemes to eDcircle his enemy with an impenetrable ring of guns and men must conceive some method of maneu- vering his troops round to the rear or his opponents army. It is possible however, for a general well versed Tn field tactics to cleverly "roll up" large body of troops by frontal attack alone. This is accomplished by means of hanK- ing movements.
 For purposes of example let us imag- Inc two armies facing one another drawn up in two long lines. Behind one of the battle lines q body of re- serve troops stealthily make their way over to the right Their purpose Is to make A sudden onslaught on one end of the enemy's line. At exactly the right moment, when the artillery fire is at it's flercest, the reserve troops violently at tack the forces situated at the extreme left of the enemy's front. The attack ing force, owing to its overwhelming numbers. bends back the end of the assaiIed army. Tt refuses Its right, as military men say.
 At the opposite end of the line a siml- lar attack Is launched, which has the effect of forcing back the cnemy's right. An army which refuses aI- most at the same time its left and right wings Is doomed. Unless n very speedy retreat Is carried out the whole force is "rolled up," as both its Hanks are forced back.
 As the right and left Hanks of the enemy give ground the attacking troops slowly force their way to the rear of the assailed army, closing in the while. The result Is that within a few hours the defeated force is entirely surrounded, although in the first In stance 1t was attacked from its front | alone.-PearsOns Weekly.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-24

did not recognize hin t1lI he made him self known and told her that it wns through her he had become a changed man. But he exercised sufficient cau- ton to discover that she did not know she had been in a grave, and he did not tell her. She asked him If there was anything she could do for him, and he replied that there was. He gave one tenth of all he earned to criminals, and he thought that his gifts would have more effect if they passed through her hands. She accepted the trust He made his first donation, and they were continued regularly during his life
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-24
Tho Query piscourteous.

"So glad to see you again, dear. And I've got such q lot of news for you. Did you know l was interested in Dusi' ness nowY' said the first sweet young thing.
 "WhoseY" asked the second, and then the conversation Jagged percepuOIy'- Philadelphia Ledger.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-24
A Spanish Leqend.

A rocky eminence on the outskirts of Granada, Spain, is known as "El ultimo sospiro del Moro" (the last sigh of the MOor), because, according to the legend, Boabdil, the last Moorish monarch, took leave there of the land of his birth.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-12-09
Had Plenty To Eat
But No Appetite
Farmers Williams Takes Four Bot
ties Tanlac Gains Is Pounds.

at may sound unreasonable,
and youmay believe meor not, but
after taking four bottles of this
Tanlac medicine, | have actually
gained % pounds" said j. B.
Williams, a well-known and pros
porous farmer who resides at
Greenbrier, Tenn, near Nash
vile.
81 hal Il bad case of stomach
trouble last summer, and it came
pretty near knocking me out"
continued Mr.. Williams. SIT
was something like nervous in
digestion. | began to 90 down
hill. 1t looked like the more
medicine | took and the harder |
tried to get we'll, the worse |
would get. We had pretty near
everything to eat, but nothing
tasted right, and | got so weak
and nervous | couldn't do any
thing, in fact, | was just COM
pletely Knocked out.
"Before had this spell | weigh
ed 1850 pounds, and kept falling
off until | got down to where |
only weighed l35 pounds.
Il am now back to my regular
weight again, and feel strong and
well. My appetite is simply fine
now, and | don't mind my worry.
This medicine just took right
hold Of me, and put me on my
feet.
"Well, sir, the second day after
| began taking it, | got hungry
but oh, how good that old ham
did taste! | sleep fine now too,
and am not nervous like | was.
Even the barking of the dogs at
night does not wake me up.
'Inever believed medicine
could be made that would do any
body as much good as Tanlac has
done me and Iwant to recommend
it to anybody who has suffered
with the'same trouble | have"
Tanlac is sold in Tracy City ex.
clusively by Doris ana Cheek.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-12-09
CREATES EXCITEMENT.

H. Mullins an herb doctor,
created some excitement here
Tuesday by reporting having seen
the body of a dead negro in some
grass about "a mile from Tulla-
homa, Investigation disclosed
a much a live, but very cold da, :
key, clothed only in a night
shirt. The fellow is very large
and back and is acting loony.
Some think he is an escape con-
vict who had thrown his clothes
away to avoid detection, while
others think it was only q case
Of too much bootleg whiskey. He
is at Hotel Raney awaiting
identifcation.-Tu Blu
gle.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-12-09
WAR UPON PAIN.

Pain is a visitor to every home
and usually it comes quiet I'M
eXpectedly. But you are pre-
pared for every emergency if you
keep a small bottle Of Sloan's
Liniment handy. 1t is the grea-
test pain killer ever discovered.
Simply laid on the skin-no rub
bing required-it drives the pain
away. 1t is really wonderful.
Mervin H. Soister, Berkeley,
Gal. wr'tes: Last Saturday,
after tramping around the Pa
mama Exposition with wet feet,
| came home with my neck 50
stiff that | couldn't turn. | ap-
piled Sloan's Liniment freely
and went to bed. To my sur
prise, next morning the stiffness
had almost disappeared, four
hours after the second applica-
ton | was as good as new
March, 1915. At Druggists. 25c.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-12-09
HELP YOU r LIVER-IT PAYS

When your liver gets torpid
and your stomach acts queer,
take DR.. Kings New Life Pills
and you will find yourself feel
ING better. They purify the
blood, give you freedom from
constipation, biliousness, dir
ziness and Indigestion. You feel
fne-just like you want to feel.
Clear the complexion too. 25c.
at druggists.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-12-09

We recall reading somewhere
that Matthew Arnold shuddered
at the American towns where
nothing ever happened or ever
will happen. Comparing this
sad situation with that of En-
glish and other European towns,
we can't materialize a shudder
for the American towns.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-12-09

Everything comes to her who
waits. Women wouldn't learn
how to get off a street car with
out facing backwards, so the men
invented a sliding door and fold
ing step which made it no peril
and of no Importance how she
gets off.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-12-09

Eugene Debs, at least, knows
when he has had enough, obsery-
es the esteemed New York
World. He declines a fifth NOM
nation for the presidency. On
the contrary, we should say,
Gene knows when he has not had
enough. His vote was always
wretchedly too small.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-12-09
Thursday Dec. 9, 1915.

The English have ceased to pro-
t est against Zeppelin raids, poss-
IDLY because they are so indig-
nant that they are voiceless.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-12-09
Death of Mrs. Shir-
ley Holcomb

Mrs. Shirley Holcomb- died at
her home at Monteagle last
Thursday, after a lingering i'll
ness. She was about 81 years of
age. She was member of the
Episcopal Church. Funeral SER
vices were held at Paramount
Chapel and were conducted by
Rev. DuBose.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1915-12-09

Mr.. Harris Hobbs, a former
citizen Of this place but now Of
Texas is here for a few days see
ing old friends.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02
HOIU To Get Rid of q
Bad Cough
A HOme-Mnde Remedy that VIII
Do 1t Quickly. Cheap and
Easily Made

If you have bad cough or chest cold
which refuses to yield to ordinary RENE
dies. get from any druggist ~ ounces
OF PlneX (50 cents worthl ;, pour into a
pint bottle and ill the bottle with plain
granulated sugar syrup. Start taking
a teaspoonful every hour or two. In "a
hours your cough will be conquered or
very nearly so. Even whooping cough is
greatly relieved in this way.
The above mixture makes a full pint
"a family supply-of the finest cough
syrup, that money could buy--at a cost
OF only 54 cents. Easily prepared in 5
minutes. Full directions with Pinex.
This PineX and Sugar SyruD prcna-
ration takes right hold OF a cough and
gives almost immediate relief. 1t Ioos
ems the dry, hoarse or tight cough IN q
way that is really remarkable. Also
quickly heals the in1amed membranes
which accompany. painful cough, and
stops the formation OF, phiegm in the
throat and bronchial tubes, thus ending
the persistent loose cough. Excellent for
bronchitis, spasmodic Group and winter
coughs. Keeps perfectly and tastes good
children like it,
Pinex is specia! and highly concen.
trated compound OF genuine Norway pine
extract, rich in gliaiacol, which is SO
healing TO the membranes
10 avoid disappointment. ask your
druggist for '21a ounces of Pinex. do
not accept anything else. A guarantee
OF absolute satisfaction, or money prompt.
" refunded goes with this preparation
The Plnex Co.. tt. Wayne, Ind.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02
Serious Epidemic of Grip
Affects People of Carlisle
Special 10 The T'clcerdbi

Carlisle. Pa, March 2.-One fatality
has already resulted from the epi-
demic of la grippe. the most serious
in the history of the town. from which
fully one-half of the residents are
suffering and which has crippled fac
tories and business establishments
here.
AS the result of an attack of the
malady which in twenty-four hours
turned to pneumonia Mrs. Naleria b.
Mccartney, an active church and
charity worker. died here on Sunday.
She had been i'll about week. Mrs.
A. l.. Comp and George \. Weaver,
both of Harrisburg, are brother and
sister. respectively.
DR.. George Norcross, pastor eme-
ritus of the Second Presbyterian
Church here and one of the best
known clergymen in this part of the
state, is in a serious condition as the
result of complications that followed
an attack of la grippe and his recovery
is problematic.
A canvass of the town shows cases
of the disease in three of every four
houses. Physicians seem powerless to
stop the spread. In one department
of a local factory where twenty-five
men are employed fifteen were absent
at one time because of the disease
Several of the largest department
stores have only a partial force of en-
ployes at work
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02
Stomach Troubles
Due to Acidity
so SAYS EMINENT sPECIALIsT.

50 SAYS EMINENT SPECIALIST.
So-called stomach troubles. such as
Indigestion, wind, and stomach ache are
In probably nine cases out of ten simply
evidence that fermentation is taking
place in the food contents of the stom-
ach, causing the formation of gas and
acids. Wind distends the stomach, and
causes that fun, oppressive feeling
sometimes known as heartburn. while
the acid irritates and inflames the del
icate lining of the stomach. The trou=
BILE lies entirely in the fermenting
food. such fermentation is unnatural,
and acid formation is not only un-
natural, but may involve most seri-
Gus consequences il not corrected. TO
stop or prevent fermentation OF the
food contents of the stomach and to
neutraliZe the acid. and render ii bland
and harmless, a teaspoonful of bis
urated magnesia. probably the best and
most effective corrector of acid stom-
ach known, should be taken in a quar-
ter of glass of hot or cold water Inn
mediately after eating, or whenever
wind or acidity is felt. This stops the
fermentation. and neutralizes the acid
ity in a few moments. Fermentation
wind and acidity are dangerous and un-
necessary. Stop or prevent them by
the use Of a proper antacid. such as
bisurated magnesia. which can be OBJ
tained from any druggist and thus en-
able the stomach to do its work proper
~ without being hindered by poison
Gus gas and dangerous acids.-M. f.. z.
Advertisement
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02
UNION STATION To
FIGURE IN FROL|C
Carlisle Elks Will Have Represen-
tation of P. R. r. Building
in Play
Special 70 Tic Teiegrdfh

Carlisle. Pa. March Elm the an
nual frolic of the Carlisle Lodge of
Elks. which ranks among the leading
social attractions of the valley, a scene
that gives n representation of the big
Union Station at Harrisburg will be
featured. Arrangements have been
made with w. w. Sparks, of the Little
Theater Philadelphia. to provide
scenic effects which will show the en-
tire plaza of the structure as viewed
from Market street.
About 100 persons VIII take part in
the production this year. Leo McDon-
aid is the director. The Elks follow
ing three performances here. on
March 10. f6. II, have offers to stage
their show in Harrisburg and York.
Many residents of Harrisburg are ex-
pected here for the various evenings
that the "Frolic of 1915" will be
shown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02
STONE SUBMITS STATEMENT
BY Associated Press

Stone, grand chief engineer of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
o-day submitted to the board of ar
bitration which is hearing the western
railroad wage case, a statement in re =
buttal to the testimony of the railroa d
in which he charged that
the issuance of fictitious securities had
past, present and future
revenue gains of the western railroads
He declared: There Is no hope for
the railroad employees to secure an
equitable participation in the fruits of
their work so long as the present fl
nancial control and administration of
the TailroaSs is unregulated."