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Douglas Island news., 1915-02-10

The fact that the natives of Kodiak succeeded in salving the schooner Harold Blekum, may be taken as an indication that the native people of Alaska are very much alive to the main chance. The Blekum was abandoned by the captain and crew.
 If the government is wise it will, when it begins the construction of the railroad, first give tho unemployed Alaskans jobs and then see to it that there are employed as much as possible the sort of men who would be inclined to settle in Alaska along the right of way Seward Gateway.
 Attorney l.. V. Ray, of Seward, presi. dent of the first Territorial senate, was not candidate for re election, declar- ing that it was useless to enter legis- lature which is given only the power granted toy tbe organic act, says a news item. As Senator Ray was one of the seven senators who subscribed 10 the famous letter opposing government construction of the Alaska railroad, which was used SO gleefully by the op ponents of that measure, it is more than likely that there were other req sons why Mir. Ray did not again seek legislative bouors.-Iditarod Pioneer.
 The Nome Nugget says that some of the miners who have their supply of coal near the edge of town have been annoyed by persons stealing the fOel and have charged some of the coal with nitroglyceriue. An explosion is eX. pected to reveal who the parties are that bave been taking the coal. The explosion, if the coal is charged heavy enough with nitro glycerine, will do more than tell who has been taking the coal. It will cause the services of the Nome undertaken to be required and start some of the owners of the coal to serving life sentences at McNeil island.
 The copper production of the United States in 1914 will show marked de- crease from that of 1913, according to figures and estimates collected by B. &. Butler, of the United States geological survey. Reports have been received from all plants known to produce blister copper from domestic ores aud refined copper. At an average price of about 13.5 cents a pound, the 1914 out put has a value of Sl52, 100000, com. pared with SlS9, ,295,OOO for the 1913 out. put. The large decrease in production in 1912 was due to the curtailment of production during the latter part of the year on account of the reduction in tonnage exported to Europe.
 Iti really fact that the climate of Alaska is not as cold as it was some years ago. fit is not a fact there is still more remarkable phenomenon to be accounted for, and that is the phe nomenon of a whole population of a territory believing that climate is get. ting warmer when it is doing no such thing. No one ever now hears of"sixty below" and seventy below" In the good old days a fellow never minded going outside the tent and coming back almost freezing to death because the mercury had shrunk out of eight in the six for two bits thermometer that had been manufactured to aid the Alaskan in believing that he lived in a cold country Seward Gateway
Douglas Island news., 1915-02-10

Some idea of the vast area of Alaska, compared to other countries, may be had from the fact that as far as actual land area is concerned, the German empire in Europe, France, Servia and Montenegro, Belgium, England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland could all be placed within the boundaries of Alaska and there would be l4,l25 square miles of Alaskan territory left sticking out around the border.
 News Miner: John Jacobson, who left town about a month ago with two companions on a hunting trip into the Kantishua country, returned to Fair banks today and he had an experience on bis trip that he won't forget in a lifetime. 1t came near costing him his life. While hunting mountain sheep on the east fork of the Toklat river he clipped and fell over the ice of long slide. It was fully 200 to 25O feet to the bottom and before he reached there he managed to swing around to a DO. sition SO that he was travelling feet first over the frozen snow. At the bot. tom a huge rock projected itself in his path and this he struck with his feet instead of his head as well he might have. The impact threw him into the air several feet and over into a smaller bunch of rocks. Striking on jagged rock, it tore a hole in one of his hips and lacerated his back SO severely that he became unconscious, in which con. ditiou he was picked up and removed Go camp. It was a narrow escape from death or permanent injury and he feels fortunate in getting back sound and we'll.
 Secretary of Commerce Redfeld an- nouuces that a practical navigable channel from the Boring sea into the mouth of the Kuskokwim river has been discovered by Captain Lukens, of the coast and geodetic survey. The Kuskokwim river is the second greatest river in Alaska It is nine miles wide at it's mouth and navigable for over GOO miles inland. The great submerged flats of the delta of this river extend 100 miles out to sea, and it was through this uncharted delta that the surveying steamer Yukon made the discovery of the channel which means so much to the commerce of that section of Alaska. The Kuskokwim is one of the three great rivers emptying into the Boring sea which has been opened to com. merce as a result of the charting opera tions of the coast and geodetic survey. The mouth of the Yukon was surveyed in 1898 and in a few years that river be- came one of the greatest commercial arteries of Alaska. In 1909 and 1910 Nushagak bay was charted, and DOW the Kuskokwim, by far the most dread ed and unknown of these rivers, will no longer be a menace or a mystery to the navigator who has one of the new charts of it's entrance about to be issued by the coast and geodetic survey. The survey of the Boring sea in the vicinity of the Kuskokwim was started in 1911 and continued the following sum- mers of 1912 aud 1915 But it was not until the past field season that a surveying vessel succeeded in tracing and charting channsls through the great area of the submerged mud flats which make up the delta of the Kusko- kwim.
Douglas Island news., 1915-02-10

The Skagway Alaskan says that D. J. Rich, pioneer business man of that town, who went to Dr. F. L. Goddard's sauitarium at Sitka Hot Springs, suf- fering from a severe case of rheuma- tism, is getting as "frisky as a young colt" One of the great wonders of Alaska is found in her hot springs. -
 A petition to the department of com merce, asking for improvement work in Wrangell narrows has been signed by over 100 citizens of Petersburg. The petition recites in part: That the i'm provement of the Narrows is the only practical way of shortening the inside channel; that "Wrangell narrows has been used by all ships going the inside route since navigation to Alaska start ed, and the only drawback is two nar- row sandbars, compelling ships of deep draft to wait for high tide. The total length of these bars is one mile;" that the shortening of the route through Dry straits as compared with Wrangell narrows is six miles, and as the channel through the former would have to be dredged twenty feet in depth for a dis tance of ten miles, and has a large, muddy river running across it at high tide, it is the opinion of the petitioners that the Dry straits project is imprac- tical. An early investigation of the matter is asked.
 Stephen Nicholas, a native printer employed in the office of the Verstovian at Sitka, writes the following story telling how the native people of Alaska prepare dried salmon for winter use: "Tbe native people of Southeastern Alaska go out to camp in September and make dry fish for the coming cold winter. We catch fish from the river with hook, sometimes catching thirty or forty fish in one day, bringing them down to a place where they are to be prepared for drying. First thing 10 do is to cut the head and tail off. Then cut it open and clean it very we'll and split it, put it in the salt water for b or 20 minutes, then put it up on 'ca- nistz' rack to dry with sunshine for one or two days. We then split it again in two pieces, bring it into the smokehouse and let it stay there for two days. Then move it into another house where the fire is used without much smoke, let it stay there until it is very we'll dried brown. The fish is then put out in the sunshine for seven or eight hours. Right from the sunshine we pack it in a good clean box with salmon berry leaves and it is now ready to use for breakfast or dinner. We native people of the Southeastern Alas ka are very particular about making dry fish, because it is one of the best of pure foods for the breakfast table, and it is a healthful food and good for a weak stomach. For weak stomach we put the dry fish in the salt water and let it stay there for 24 hours, bring it to the kitchen and boil it very. we'll until it is cooked, then we eat it with Mass grouse or eulichon oil. We eat dry fish with pure fresh seal or herring oil, and use it for breakfast and for for dinner The native people use dry fish for breakfast instead of using mush or cornhakes. We boil it very we'll for dinner, eating it like white people eat Swiss cheese
Douglas Island news., 1915-02-10

The Skegway Alaskan says that D. J. Rich, a pioneer business man of that town, who went to Dr. F. L. Goddard's sauitarium at Sitka Hot Springs, suf- fering from a severe case of rheuma- tism, is getting as "frisky as young colt" One of the great wonders of Alaska is found in her hot springs. -
Douglas Island news., 1915-02-10

The fact that the natives of Kodiak succeeded in salving the schooner Harold Blekum, may be taken as an indication that the native people of Alaska are very much alive to the main chance. The Blekum was abandoned by the captain and crew
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-20
TWO PLEAS OF GUILTY.

Frank Dicks. colored. OF the BrazoS
bottom, plead guilty to a charge OF
aggravated assault In the county court
this morning and was fined S25 and
costs by Judge Maloney. Dicks Is
reported to have stabbed his wife In
the back twice and cut her severely
on the arm at their home Saturday
night. She was given medical atten'
ton as quickly as possible and her
condition Is not reported serious.
Dicks paid his fine and was released
from custody
Elijah Anderson, colored. plead
guilty In the county court this morn.
ing 10 a charge Of aggravated assault
and his fne was assessed at S25 and
costs by Judge Maloney. Anderson
was arrested and brought 10 Bryan
Saturday night following an alterca'
ton between him and Willie Leigh.
anonther negro. in the Brazos bottom
Leigh was disemboweled and cut So.
verely about the face and right shout.
der. necessitating several stitches on
all three wounds. His condition. al
though reported very serious. IL not
thought to be fatal Anderson naid
his fine and was released from Jail.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-20
ACTIVITIES BEGIN
At A. & N. COLLEGE
Students Pouring ln-Registratior BE.
gins Tuesday-Publie Exercises
Thursday and Friday Nights.

The advance guard OF students for
the 1856 scholastic year at the 4.
a N. College began arriving saturday.
Today there are more than one hun.
dred cadets on the grounds. although
they are not expected 90 report for
registration until Tuesday Registra.
ton win continue through Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday and classes
will be called Friday for the first tine
BY next week the students will be
down 10 hard study and the scholastic
year will be under way
Saturday night as frstyear stu.
dents had enrolled as compared 10
275 al the same date last year Regis.
trar Friley takes this as an indica.
tion that the coming year will witness,
an unusually large enrolment Most
90, the A. q N. students come from
families that are not wealthy, and
more than half the students paw o
great part of their college expenses.
Applications for work have been al.
normally heavy and some students
have written that due 10 financial
conditions they will not be able 10
return. However. Registrar Finley
anticipates an enrolment Of not less
than 1000 boys
Preliminary opening exercises will
be held Tuesday morning at o'clock
at the chapel when announcements
To students will be made on Thurs.
day afternoon at I o'clock a meeting
Of an the instructors Of the college
will be held al the Y. VI. c. 4. build.
ing. This will be one OF the four
general conferences ~ the year when
plans for improving the work will be
considered President BlZ1eU viii
preside az this meeting
On Thursday night at s o'clock the
formal opening exercises will be- con
Quoted at the chapel Superintendent
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-20
A. & NJ. GRADUATES
ARE IN DEMAND
Ten OF las, Sessions Graduates Have
Been Called 10 Teach Asri.
culture IN Texas Schools

When the call % books sounded In
leading Texas high schools this Sep.
TENDER Il found ten OF last years
graduating class OF the 4. a NJ. Col
lege occupying posts as teachers Of
agriculture. Each year the call for
teachers Tor agriculture Is growing
larger than the college can meet
Many Of the agricultural students r..
turn To their own farms and a larger
per cent of last years class went back
home than in the history o. the col.
lege. That leaves the number OF men
available for teaching Jobs small
This year c. ID. Everett is al Bren.
ham. l.. W. Brown a. the Arlington
Training school. r. H. Peters al san
Augustine. j. L. Watson az DeLeon.
W. =. Davis at Fowlerton. e.. ". san
som az Goliad O W. Greene at Gates.
Vile. \. r. Copeland 40 Cleharro Col
lege az Clehurne. J. n Turner Dr. AT
Yancey. j. p. Snider az Marshall
These men. Just ont OF college, are
being paid salaries ranging from $500
to 81 200 per year OF nine months.
The demand for A. 4 VI. men has
been heavy this year IN spite OF the
financial depression. OF a class OF
thirteen civil engineers every man has
secured position and Dean Spence
has three untitled positions now. The
same conditions obtain In the electri.
cal engineering school. + C. Bolton,
head of that department. has placed
Rve OF last years graduates VI.
Clayton. z. y. Hogue, c. c. Hudspeth.
y. G Rack and NJ w. Smith-with
the WESTINGHOUSE Electric Company
~ Pittsburg. All OF the other mem.
beers of the 1915 class-siX In number
have positions with large firms
Four men were graduated from the
school Of chemical engineering and
are now holding down good positions.
q. 4. Saper Is with the American
Steel Foundries at Pittsburg, J. l..
Skeeler and c. r Cunning are with
the Sloss.S Sheffield Steel and Iron
Company of Birmingham. Ala. and
J. II. Jarvis IL with the Southern Cot.
ton Oil Company at Gretna. Ia. All
OF these men are working IN the ca.
pacity Of chemical engineers.
The mechanical engineering grad
yates have positions.
The demand for graduates this year
at commencement time was nothing
. like as heavy as In normal years.
b Heretofore most OF the graduates have
had positions with fair pay and splen
did opportunities long before the close
Of school with the opening of col
lege. however. heads OF departments
report that practically every man OF
last years class has secured q good
position.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-20
POST GRADUATE CLASS At
ALLEN ACADEMY.

For the benefit Of some Of our
graduates of last year who will
return to the Academy for an
other years work, and for any
Others desiring this higher
course, We will organize a post
graduate class. The course will
include higher English and lit
erature. Latin. German or Span
ish, and college Freshman math-
ematics.
In this connection, we wish 10
call attention to the advantages
of the course offered in German.
Prof. Moers speaks German as
his native tongue. and he uses
the conversational method of in
struction. The higher course in
Latin will cover ground neces-
sary for a fourth entrance unit
in Latin. 1t will be especially
valuable for students who feel
the need of additional Latin be-
fore going to college.
There is a growing demand,
especially in Texas, for Spanish;
and a knowledge of this Ian
guage will be of great value not
only to scholars, but to business
men in the future.
We wish to call attention also
to our course in debating. In
former years the principals have
had great success in training
boys in debate. 1t is our pur-
pose to lay emphasis on this
work during the coming session
and to make it a very valuable
course.
Special students will be re-
ceived in any of the above sub
jects.
THE PRINCIPALS.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-20

p. W. Horn OF the Houston schools
will be one of the chief speakers
Musical numbers will be provided and
an interesting program given.
College night will be held Friday
night at S o'clock az the chapel. A.
that time all ~ the activities OF the
student body will Dee presented aut
explained. Faculty committees will
be- announced The new athletic star
Director Driver Coach Harlan and
Coach Graves will be- presented t0
the cadet corps and other new instru--
tors and employees will be introduced.
on Saturday night a moving picture
show will be given at the chapel
The first OF the regular weekly
chapel services will be held Sunday
morning at 1915 O'Clock
DormitOries have been cleaned and
Put In order for the coming Of the
students and repairs have been made
10 those buildings which were dam
aged by the recent storm The
grounds are torn M as a result OF
the paving work that Is being done
but this work will soon be- completed.
President Bizzell has extended
special invitation to the citizens OF
Bryan TO attend all OF these exercises.
we hope the Bryan people will come
out and help us extend a welcome %
the new teachers and also the stu
dents" said Dr Bizzel today
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-20

Miss Lois Rogers will appear In re.
cital at the residence OF Mrs. G. S
Parker Tuesday evening. September
II, at o'clock. for the benefit OF st.
Andrews Altar Guild. All are wei.
come Free will Offering
Emil Llcbling. with whom Miss
Rogers studied for several years. says
this OF her:
Miss Lois Rogers is young plan.
list OF artistic advancement and plays
an extensive reptroire with musical
Interpretation and brilliant technique
predict a successful professional
career for her"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-20
NEW ENRoLLmENTs
AT ALLEN ACADEMY

The following additional enroll
meuts have been made az Allen Acad.
envy with the beginning OF the new
week. Edwin Wilson, BeiviIle;
Henry Cline. Wharton. Arthur Watts.
Fort Bliss. Joe Hanus. Ennis Urbano
Salinas. Mexico. Belden Todd, Hous.
ton: stephen Boggs. Marquez. and f.
n Boriskle. Louis Barto. p. A. Hug
ghins. Lawrence Castles and Brooks
Stevenson. all OF BrazOs County. New
enrollments are being made daily.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-20

the University OF Texas. says
Dear Miss Rogers am writing
to express in some degree the great
pleasure your playing gave me. The
healthy vigor and musical enthusiasm
you possess energies all your inter
pretations and Is quite contagious. |
certainly believe you have a brilliant
career to look forward to as result
" your present attainment as a
pianist"
And this from Bishop kinsolving
II heartily recommend Miss Lois
Rogers to the favor and patronage OF
all who are Interested In good music.
Remember the date.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-20

Papa. what do you cali a man who
runs an automobiles"
III depends on how near he comes
to hitting me. Houston Post
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-20
COTTON RECEIPTS.

Cotton has been received In the 10.
cal warehouses this season as fol-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-20

Mrs. Albert Elwell. secretary Archie
Club OF Chicago. pays her this tribute.
Miss Lois Rogers charmed her
hearers last evening with program
covering wide range OF composition.
She makes you forget that some one
is performing with pianoforte for
an instrument You are simply enjoy.
ing certain sensations -certin 'uplifts
and deep feelings-and you awake AT
the end OF a number and come back
with regret To prosaic matter of fact
world. To hear Miss Rogers play Is
to be her friend"
Frank l.. Reed. director of music OF
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-20
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT - The Bonneville store.
next to the postoffioe. Apply to ].
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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-20
BIG ATTENDANCE
At EXPOSITION
Officials Gave Out Statement. Saying
Attendance Had Reached the
Thirteen.Million Mark.
tBy Associated Press 7

San Francisco. Cal. Sept 2O.-The
attendance at the Panama. Pacific Ex.
position has reached the $4,000. 600
mark. according to fair officials to-
day. The average daily attendance
is more than $1,000 persons.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-20
HOTEL BRYAN ARRIVALS

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r. W. Doty. Dallas.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-03-18
Morey-Thonas.

a very quiet wedding occurred at
the home of Mr.. John p. Thomas in
northwest Charlton on Sunday after
noon, March 7th, 1915, at o'clock
when his daughter, jeanette Thomas
became the bride of Mr.. James L.
Morey, of Pleasanton. The ceremony
was performed by the groom's broth
er-in-law, Elder l.. w. Moffett, of this
city, and was witnessed by the i'm
mediate relatives and few intimate
friends. The bride was attired in a
dainty gown of crepe de chene. and
wore a corsage boquet of pink Kill
larney roses Following the cere-
mony and after congratulations had
been preferred a three course lun-
cheon was served. The happy couple
left the same evening for Pleasanton,
where they will reside on a farm.
The bride has resided in Charlton
the past year and a half, and for a
time was employed in the Elite mil
linery store. She is a charming and
refined young lady, in every way fit
ted to preside over a home. The
groom is not an entire stranger here,
having visited in Charlton a number
of times with his sister, Mrs. Moffett.
He is spoken Of as an exemplary
young man, of splendid habits and
character The worthy couple will
receive the congratulations of a
host of friends, and all will unite in
wishing them long life of unalloyed
happiness and prosperity Charlton
Herald-PatriOt.