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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-07
.anhead Smashed
But Don't Belong
10 Any Man Around

A manhead was smashed on Tues
day afternoon late on the north side
of Columbia avenue near the juno
ton of Anderson avenue in Palisade.
A manhead is the iron cover to man.
hole. A manhole is the opening to the
trunk sewer along that thoroughfare.
Nobody seemed to know how it came
to be broken. The Public Service was
notified of it, and about eight-thirty
man came along with a red lantern
and got a box with which to cover
the hole till another manhead could
be sent to take the broken ones place.
81 had to anchor the bloomin' thing
to the box" said the old man sent
out for the job, "and for all that this
high wind may blow the thing over
before morning., he added. The
hole would have been a dangerous
spot for a horse or man to fall for
ninst or into.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-07
Farm and Garden

In the present year the United
States has exported 21,000,000 dozen
eggs.
A busting of SCOT or Saintas powder
will keep slugs away, and this may
also be applied to the seedlings if
they seem to require it.
Keep apple, pear and plum trees
clean by spraying them we'll in the
evenings. Use a wineglassful of
paraffin in about two gallons of soapy
water.
Keep your horse in the shade as
much as possible, water him often,
sponge him off with vinegar and
water, and let him sleep out of doors
on hot nights.
Liquid manures must always be
applied when the soil is moist, and
if it is dry it must be moistened with
clear water before giving the feed,
whatever the nature.
Experiments in Jamaica have con-
verified the banana into flour, the whole
sale price of which is said to yield
profit SO fair that the making of
this flour may soon be a regular en-
terprise.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-07
GRANTWOOD NOTES.

A meeting of the Edgewater
Heights Sewing Circle was held on
Tuesday afternoon last
Complaint is made by the Health
Board authorities that although by
the action of the borough council, the
SIS fee for connecting houses with the
sewer has been RENTED until Septem-
Der 1, only slight advantage is being
taken of it.
The task of mutual destruction OF
the sovereign nations" in the world
war is, to say the least, discourag-
ing one; might one not say, hopeless ?
How infinitely more simple it would
be if each person should take upon
himself the details of his own de-
mise. Charity begins at home.
The local branch of the Camp Fire
Girls, the Wah- Wah-Tay-Sees, are
being entertained this week at the
McClave farm at Winsted, Conn.
The Otto R. Saints, of Lafayette
avenue, plan to leave on August IL
for three weeks visit to Oak Island,
Great South Bay, L. l. They will be
gone until after Labor Day.
Sanitary Inspector Fred Dyer is
official inspector for the three Dor
oughs of Cliffside Park, Fairview and
Fort Lee. Mr.. Dyer is the holder OF
three different certificates from the
State Board of Health.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Rosenbaum, OF
Washington avenue, are spending a
few weeks vacation at Brandon, Yer
mont. They expect to return to
Brentwood about August Is.
The P. X. Brenners, of Columbia
avenue, removed to their new New
York home on July 81.
Mrs. B. S. Wood, of Columbia ave-
nue., left Saturday for a two weeks
visit at Dunkirk, N. j.
S. Leslie Doremus, the popular late
cashier of the Edgewater First Ma
tional Bank, left Monday last on a
two weeks motor trip through the
New England and New York noun
tains.
Tuesday, September 81, will be
Primary Day, Election Day is Novem-
Der 2. Labor Day will be Monday,
September 6.
The services at Trinity Church dur
ing August, in the absence of the
rector, are being conducted by d.
Arthur Carson, as lay reader.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-07
The CGfside Park School Board
Holds Civil Service Examination
For Inspector On High School
NelU Post To Be Worth $780, Week. Result Of The
Examination Gives Borough Services Of An Able
OficiaL-- Clifside School No. 3 To Be Painted

The Cliffside Park Board of Educa-
ton met at school No. 3 on Wednes-
day evening last, as a committee Of
the whole to conduct an examination
of applicants for inspector on the
high school contract.
Those present were: President
Whelan and members J. F. Kelly, H.
F. Goemann, Mr.. Herschler, J. J. Con-
roy, and F. L. Smith. Architect
Sibley, members of the press and a
few others were on hand.
The event was of much significance
in the history of the borough's de-
velopment. The idea of holding an
examination, along civil service lines,
for position of public trust in the
community was due entirely to MEM
Der Frederick L. Smith, of the build
ing committee.
The contestants for the appoint
ment were Oscar Carlson, Edge
waite; Robert Cadien, Grantwood;
Fred Vanoli, Grantwood; Louis Rent
Ter, Cliffside; j. J. Hunter; and F..
j. Dreyer, formerly of Grantwood,
now of Weehawken.
The examination paper was based
on the New York City civil service
model, and covered the main conting-
encies likely to be met with in an i'm
portant construction like the high
school. The questions ranged all the
way from the mathematics of plumb
ing and the inspection of plastering
up to the relations between inspector
and contractor The examination
lasted one and half hours, and i'm
mediately afterward the building
committee, who had charge of the
same, spent the good part of an hour
carefully examining the papers. AS
a result, the committee found F. l..
Dreyer had passed with the highest
percentage. They also reported that
his credentials were of the finest, he
having served as inspector on works
of considerable Importance in various
states. Acting on the committees
recommendation the board unanim-
ously appointed Mr.. Dreyer. The
motion was made by Mr.. Herschler,
seconded by Mr.. Goemann. The salary
settled upon was $50 week, subject
to Dreyer's acceptance. 1t is believed
that this will be acceptable to him.
The contract for the painting of
the interior walls and ceilings OF
school No. 3 was awarded to Mr..
Fleischer, of Grantwood. The number
of square feet to be covered is &c.
900. The contract price for the same
is $486.
Announcement was then taken until
Friday evening, August 6, the boards
regular meeting night.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-07
Some Postscripts

In the western theater of war the
Germans were reported weakening,
after sustaining 100000 casualties
since the beginning of June.
Bucharest is one Of the most up
to-date cities of Europe. Of late it
has become quite a resort during the
winter season, in preference to climb
ing the Alpine heights or wandering
on the Riviera.
To meet renewed German often
sive in the west reports from north
ern France state that the Fench have
been supplied with new weapon of
defence, which is expected to achieve
astounding esults.
The largest statue in the world is
now being carved in Japan 1t is
recumbent effigy of Nichiren, a Jap
anese patron saint, cut from a natural
island of Ugshigakubi, or "The
Cows Head" in the inland sea of
Seto, Japan.
Germany has more members of
trades unions than any other country
Rev. Herbert A. Manchester, for
merly pastor of the First Presby-
terian Church in East Boston, has
completed his first years work at
Rio Janeiro, where he established an
English-speaking church. He expects
to be stationed in South America for
the next two years.
Word comes from the trenches that
the knitted body belts sent to soldiers
are politely called "dadoes round the
dining-room.
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
ton has a membership exceeding
100000, and branches in more than
forty countries.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-07

too late after one reaches the age of
this old man to acquire property.
Let us hope that each year an increas-
ing number will wake up and pre-
pare a home for themselves when
they are less able to work.
at is pleasure to state that a
collection taken at the school enabled
the old man to finish his journey on
the cars and gave his a small surplus
after paying his fare"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-07
Extracts From A
Georgia Colored
School Newspape,

In Fort Valley, Ca, there is
located high and industrial school
for colored students only. A school
paper is published called "The Fort
Valley Uplift." From a recent issue
of this paper the following para
graphs are culled, showing the good
taste OF the editor in printing those
things that are sure to be helpful to
the struggling students:
Eye shall know the truth and the
truth shall make you free"
of the Son shall make you free,
We shall be free indeed"
War is the most futile and
ferocious of human follies. John
Hay.
"The best way for man to train
up a child in the way he should go,
is to travel that way himself"
eff God writes Opportunity on
one side of open doors, he writes
Responsibility on the other. y
Gracey.
"Our good friend, E. J. Hale, when
visiting his ochard at Fort Valley.
rode out to the school, and, without
escort, inspected the grounds, truck
garden and the field crops. He went
back home and wrote Principal Hunt
that he did not see the farm manager
but he saw enough after his inspec-
ton to write friend: After a ride
over Houston county the best field of
corn l saw was on the farm of the
Fort Valley High and Industrial
School, We appreciate this compli-
ment and shall do our best to stay in
the forefront in our farm work"
'The interest in temperance work
is work growing in this section, even
among the laboring classes and illit-
crate people, and the results there
from are to be seen on the railroad
cars, at the rural church meetings
and the jug trade at the express
office. Whiskey is the curse of the
poor man, and the employer who re-
wards his hanks for faithful service
with a drink of Intoxicating liquor
is no friend, but deadly enemy.
The new life and enthusiasm aroused
in the temperance work in the early
fall by the visit of the National Su-
perintendent, Mrs. E. E. Peterson, did
not wane but grew and deepened in
interest. There were held in the
county a half dozen silver medal con-
tests and our fourth and fifth grade
pupils presented beautiful temper
ance drama as their number on the
program of the Training School
concert"
A Sad Case
Several weeks ago there came
upon our school grounds man 95
years old. He was thin and worn
and carried everything he possessed
in a bag, known in this section as a
cotton sack. He explained the fact
of being barefooted by the statement
that he could walk better without his
shoes and carried these also in his
bag. He was making a journey of
more than a hundred miles in the
hope of finding one of his grandsons
"While he was entirely illiterate, the
old man possessed a fair degree of
intelligence and remarkable memory
for one of his age. He spoke intel
ligently of things which happened in
this section fifty and seventy-five
years ago, and among other things
told how he might have bought land
while his children were growing up
and he was a fairly good farmer
"The point of this narrative is to
urge upon our people the necessity
for buying homes during the years
when they are able to earn. 1t is
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-07
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Iditarod pioneer., 1915-01-30
Murder at Bristol Bay

On October 13 last Sakar Judas shot and killed native named Wassella about fifteen miles above Nahnex, on Bristol bay, and shot and wounded Banley kovik, also na- tive, at the same time according to a dis patch from Valdez. The natives had been drinking native beer, and were all more or less intoxicated. It seems Wassella had been abusing the mother of Judas, boy l2 years of age, and he secured a gun and shot Wassella through the forehead, just between the eyes, killing him instantly. Kovik heard the shot and was coming to the fish house, where the shooting occurred, to find out what was the matter, when Judas fired shot at him, wounding him in the chin. The last shot was made because the boy was frightened, and not because Kovik and Judas had had any trouble Judas has been bound over to the district court, charged with murder.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-01-30
WHAT MAY BE EXPECTED
 IN WAY OF LEGISLATION

William Britt. member elect of the house of representatives of the next Alaska legls- lative assembly for the First district, says in the Juneau Empire that while the Alaska legislature may not pass great many new laws he believes that there will be much called to the attention of congress through memorials on subjects requiring consres sionaI action on account of the limitations placed on the legislature.
 Among the subjects that have already been discussed will be that of school legls lation, public land and homestead laws naturalization of Indians fishing regula tions It IS quite probable that a mercan- tile law will be introduced; also an amend ment to the law governing the property rights of women ln the territory, and the probate law
 It IS certainty that there will be new election law and a new revenue law, ac. cording to the ideas of majority of the new legislative assembly.
 Mir Britt thinks that what the legisla ture needs first IS more power. The re strictions and limitations placed in the or ganic act must be removed in some ln stances in order to make the legislature o Alaska something of real value to the terri tory" he said. We should be permitted to leglslate for the best interests of oul people and the development of the terri torys resources"
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-01-30
HENRY THE SICNER"
 IS BOOSTING ALASKA

The following clipping from the Seattle Post -Intelligencer, received in Thursday s mail, gives fair example of Our Helnles' style of boosting Alaska:
 Henry Roden of Juneau, whose term as a member of the territorial senate of Alaska has just come to an end, IS recent ar rival in the city, and is registerd at the Barker MT Roden will spend two weeks or more in Seattle and will then go to San Francisco, where he will spend the holiday season. On his return to Juneau he will town of Haines. They had been shipped
 ''Mr Roden does not possess any exag- gerated ideas of the possibilities of Alaska, or at least the Interior as field for agrl- cultural effort as he believes that it will be great many years before farmers will be forced to take up what agricultural land there is on the Inside. About the only place in which the growing Of fresh vege- tables can be profitable is in the vicinity of some mining camp to which access from the Outside is pretty difficult matter, said he.
 'That there is considerable land fit for agriculture in some places along the coast he doesn't deny He tells of rather an amusing incident in this connection A couple of months ago. he said, an order came from Juneau to Seattle for some ruta- bagas, which were to be used for seed pur- poses Some pretty fine specimens arrived, and investigation proved that they had been grown, not in the States but in the coast town of Haines They had been shipped out to Seattle and right back to Alaska again."
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-01-30
JIM FULLERTOWS CHRISTMAS

Communication between Dkeman and Iditarod is not as expeditions this winter as during the previous year, and in conse- quence the following letter dated December 26, is somewhat belated Jim Fullerton's annual Christmas dinner Is looked forward to by all residents in the vicinity of Dike- man, and appears to have been the usual success The letter IS as follows:
 "As Ks his custom, J. E. Fullerton gave a very enjoyable dinner on Christmas day at his hotel in Dikeman, being his fourth an nual dinner on that day Invitations were sent to all who were near enough to come, and they were there from the high sands above to Sims roadhouse below. All came with their appetites There were prospec- tors, trappers, hunters, wood-cutters, road house men, river men and squawmen. It was thought better to give the dinner early, so that those whose snaring grounds were some distance away could get home before nightfal At 3 o'clock dinner was an nounced and the large double doors were thrown open and the stampede was on, all bent on not missing this annual feed as it easily might be the only fill-up on good things for the winter. And to see that table loaded down with good things! The writer fully expected it would turn out to be dream, and that he would wake up to find himself moving up to rabbit dinner at home. Toasts were not in order-there was no time for such delay. The punch dishpan which was very much cherished by the guests, was forgotten for the time in the adjoining room, when it was discov- cred by the waitress that the cat had located the punch, and it was thought for a time had taken bath in it. The cat was i'm medately placed in the cellar and vote taken as to what should be done with the punch. It was decided to drink it, as Hud- son Bay rum punch is not to be had every day After voting Fullertons dinners, with | trimmings, the very best, and his hospitality unsurpassed, the guests departed for their strangling quarters, well pleased and we'll filed, with wish that they may be in a radius of invitation next Christmas
 E'ONE OF THE GUESTS"
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-01-30
Mattjno Plant to Be Established


 A. E. Props, out from the kuskullna and kotsina districts for the winter, in formed the Cordova Alaskan that German capitalists, among whom is count who spent portion of, the summer there, have assured property owners that they will erect copper mating furnaces in the near future with sufficient capacity to handle custom work in addition to the tonnage from their own properties The more prominent prop critics are twelve to twenty miles from the Copper River & Northwestern railway, Strelna being the nearest station. Forty men have been employed in the two dis trcts duruing the past season, as follows; On the Hubbard X Elliott properties, l6; Nugget creek, 8; Copper mountain, 6; do- ing individual assessment work, 10.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-01-30
Native Alaska Brotherhood

| Close observers of the recent annual meet ing of the Grand Lodge of the Alaska Ma tive Brotherhood held in Sitka on Novem Der 24-3O. believe that it marked the be ginning of an epoch of advancement among all the Southeastern Alaska tribes. Full and free discussion of such topics as "Busi ness" "Education" Religion" Citizen ship and How to Attain It. was indulged in by the twenty three members of the grand lodge, and many Illuminating facts were brought forth. The purpose of the Alaska Native Brotherhood is ''to assist and encourage the native in his advancement from his native state to his place among the cultivated races of the world; to oppose discourage and overcome the narrow lnJus tice of race prejudice, and to aid in the de velopment of the great American empire of Alaska, etc Great interest centered in | the discussion of the lodges purpose, espe cialy when the fact developed that by "the narrow injustice of race prejudice was meant those obstinate barriers to progress | found within the native himself, instead of the real and fancied bigotries and injus tices of the white people. In nearly every instance cited-failure in business, mls carriage in manual as well as intellectual l training, and the return to their unwhole- some habits, as we'll as to their ambition less ideals, were traced most convlnclngy to the reelentless influence of old custom, ideas and practices The Alaska Native Brother hood has solemnly pledged its membership to strive increasingly for the eradication Of those bhghting practices and to set forward each English speaking native man who IS ready and willing to forswear all old GUS toms and tribal ties that may in any man ner or degree whatsoever hinder or detract from his fitness for worthily bearing the re responsibilities and honors of American cltl- zenship.-Nerstovian
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-01-30
Alaska Doas for Movies

A beautiful team of large hne-looking husky dogs was brought down from Alaska last night on the steamship Jefferson by William Brady, says the Seattle Sun. Brady, whose dogs are famous in the great North, will leave shortly for Truckee Cal, where his team will appear in moving picture dramas of Alaska life The snow lies deep in that part of the Sierra Nevada noun tains and several moving picture compa- nes come up from Southern California every year to enact Alaska photo plays there Bradys partner came through Se- attle recently with another team, but Brady stayed behind to assist, with his dogs, in ob- taining funds for Belgian relief. In this he was successful. He will take his teams to San Francisco next year for the Panama Pacific exposltion.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-01-30
Forfeiture Notice

To C. o. Nord, B. E. Johnson, o. T. olson.
 John Sweda, AdOlph Olson, Gust bf-
 iCSOn, Joe Jorman
 You are hereby notified that l have eX- pended during the years 1913 and 1914 two hundred dollars in labor and improve mentS upon the Lone Star Association placer mining claim, situate on Gold Run creek, a tributary of Bear creek, in the huSkokWim mining precinct, Fourth division, territory of Alaska, the location certificate of which is found of record in book NO :, page 38. in the Of1lCe of the recorder or Sald pre- cinct, in order to hold said claim under the provisions of Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United states, and the amendments thereto approved January 22' 1880, and other amendments thereto Telat- ing, concerning annual labor upon mlnlns claims, being the amount reulred to hold said placer mining claim for hte DtlI0u ending on the 3tst day of December, A. p. 1914.
 And if within ninety (oOl days after tho publication thereof you fail or refuse 10 contribute your proportion of such e&pen- allure as CO-OWner, which amounts 10 twenty i've (25l dollars for each u' you, your interest in the claim Will become the property of the subscriber your co-oWner, who has made the reuired expenditure, by the terms of said section with amendments.
 (Signed) CHARLES AMNlL''.'.
 Bear Creek, Alaska, Jan. 1, 1915.
 First publication, Jan. g, 1915.
 Last publication, April 10, 1915.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-01-30
Business of Alaska Cable

The receipts for the Alaska cable and tele, graphs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1914, amounted to S1S6,000, an increase of nearly 5000. All official messages are now debited to the several departments and the cable and telegraphs credited with half com mercial rates on such dispatches, This has resulted, however in official business" dis patches having been curtailed exceedingly both in length and number, none of the other departments showing any willingness to be hampered by the increased costs An agitation will be begun once more on the part of those using the cable and telegraphs to obtain reduced rates, which are at pres ent considered to be abnormally high.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-01-30
RISKS HIS LIFE TO
 DESTROY LILLIAN PATROL

PARIS, Nov 2S-How an old peasant destroyed an Uhlan patrol at the risk of his own life has just been told here. The French troops in retiring blew up bridge over the Disc close to the old mans house, but there being many refugees who were unable to get across, the old man ferried number of them to the other side Then a patrol of Uhlans rode down the bank and the officer shouted Here, you dirty old Frenchman, you can ferry us across; we are going to find which way your runaway army has gone.'
 The old man, without saying {, word, pulled his flat boat into the bank and al lowed the Uhlans to board with their horses, then with the boat laden down to the