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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-03
ABUSES OF COLLEGE, ATHLETICS.


There is a tempest Of discussion over
abuses of college athletics. These
questions were threshed out by thu
ton at their meeting this week, with
ex=President Taft as a leading
speaker. Whether the association will
accomplish any positive results re-
mains to be seen.
American youth does not enter
sport for the impersona1 satisfaction
of the trained skill OF eye and hand.
1t is a problem of defeating dreaded
rival colleges, which must be met or
disgrace accepted. If a man who
is practically a professional can be
captured, there are devious ways
enough of passing him along The
system with which the prep school
ceeded by nothing in the line OF effi-
cheney except the recruiting organ
ization OF the German army
Perhaps the greatest abuse is that
athletic training is so much concsn-
trated on the demigods OF the varsity
team. while the great majority Of the
students do not get systematic playsi-
cal culture Time spent yelling on
the grand stands, or discussing the
latest details about the pitchers
throwing arm, is not time spent In
physical development.
Much could be said for system
in which college students would be
required to spend a period OF time
daily in some active sport. Many OF
the boys would become so keenly in
terested in the problem of developinE
their own skill, that the interest In
the welfare of the team should lose a
little of its abnormal fever.
This would provide a splendid SAFE
ty valve for surplus energy 1T would
lay up a stock Of physical capacity foH
the strains of future years It IS e.
more abnormal kind of development
than the coach trained man gets. and
it would not absorb such undue at
tention.
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt arrived in
London
Although the health cf King Con-
stantine of Greece is improving, it has
been decided to call in specialists to
perform an operation.
The body of Charles c. Richardson.
prominent clubman of Cincinnati, was
found in a reservoir at Glendale, a
suburb of Cincinnati
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-03

A suit case containing five pounds OF
dynamite with a lighted fuse attached
was found in the Massachusetts State
House at Boston
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-03

AL Ringling, eldest of the six broth
ers who SO years ago formed the Ring
ling Brothers Circus, died at Baraboo,
Wis, aged s..
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-03

lar: and bring the front edge of collar
to center front of straps.
Simply sew the coIlarband to collar
OF No. g., notches and center-backs
even. and the collar will be made
Hand embroidery Is by far the most
fashionable trimming for neck wear
when fur bands are not used
Sizes small. medium and large. Price.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-03

The body of Charles c. Richardson.
prominent clubman of Cincinnati, was
found. in a reservoir at Glendale, a
suburb of Cincinnati.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-03

Although the health cf King Con-
stantine of Greece is improving, it has
been decided to call in specialists to
perform an operation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-03

Boil 20 minutes one cup OF rise an,
five Of water. Drain and let stand OF
the back Of the stove i've minutes
Add cup of tomatoes and aimme.
five minutes
The Seward gateway., 1916-04-04
NEWS NOTES

At Valdez a great crowd with a band and a hundred pounds of rice met the Farragut to welcome home Palmer Cook, the foreman of the Granby, and his bride
 Bob Barber, the mate of the Far ragut, recently purchased an Airedalc terrier which is said to be almost a photographic likeness of himself. At least the rest of the officers say so.
 Sam Cappers has arrived from Mile Sevcuy-one, or Kern creek, where he conducts fine roadhouse. He says the travel over the trail comes in punches and sometimes { roadbouses are taxed to the limit.
 Speaking about roadhouses, it is interesting, perhaps, to quote the words of a proportion of one who is now in town who says that Americans musbiug over the road are found of.cner to be broke than the foreign CTS.
 c. B. HHI forcmrIy operator in the cable office here, arrived on the Arc line in Seward, accompanied by Mrs. Wu, to take position in the En- gineering Commission telegraph office. He takes the place of Operator Mover who had been destined for An chorage until an alteration in the plans took place. Mir. Mover is still with us, however.
 Jack Roman and Bennett James ar rived this morning on the Fawagut looking fresh and fine after their winter months outside. It is under stood that they will develope exten- sively the quartz property which the,
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d dCENTRAL ALASKA MAY HAVE
 ITS DIAMOND FIELDS

Frederick Zorn known to old-timers of the Seward Peninsula country as the "Dynamiter" and who now signs himself Mineral Prospector," writ ing from Lake Creek, nearly near Mir. Mckinley" under the date of Feb. 10th, says that he has diamonds on his property located in that region several years ago, and which he has been prospecting since June, 1915. He says he has secured three diamonds of 8, 6 and 10 grains respectively in weight.
 Mr. Zorn says that he is confident that his ground and the region in his vicinity contains a great many dIa- monds, and that they will eventually add to the product of Alaska.-Juneau Dispatch.
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LENTEN SEASON IS HERE

We have everything in the fish line. Shipment just arrived on the Alaska. Kippered salmon, kippered black cod, kippered fndan and haddy, kip pered herring.
 Fish in brine:-Black Cod, Salmon Bellies, Salmon, Norway Mackerel.
 Goldfish Bricks, Goldfish Flakes.
 YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO EAT FISH FOR FORTY DAYS, WHETH- FIR YOU LIKE TT OR NOT.
 SEWARD COMMERCIAL co.
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e @ 6 e e e e e @ |" @ e e TWO HUNDRED |" @ HEAR ELOQUENCE @

Two hundred people attended at A. B. Hall last night to hear the forensic fire of c. W. Wiustedt, candidate for mayor. Seldom in the history of statcsmauship has a man been able to hold an audience so long For more than two hours he drove home some of the most vital facts concern ing our daily life and conduct. His satire on occasions was mordant to the scorcbing point, his higher periods were Olympian in their grandeur. his ideas were never limited by the paltry requirements Of the possibilities. He attacked the old council in 8 manner tbat might give the impression that he is on the Gateway ticket. but, for ,uaat,.y, he also attacked the Gate way itself
 He also attacked the granting of the right of way ou First avenue but here he ran right up against an enemy battery in the shape of Judge Fine ncgar lIr. Winstcdt said the build CTS Of the dock had a certain purpose in having the street cleared and the words used by NJr Fnnegan were that anyone who said SO was a "D-- Gar" Nr. Funegan is attorney for the men attacked. The judge also spoke of the idea of bonding Che city for half a million as nothing more or less than an absurdity.
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CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sundays: Communion Mass at 8;3D

Sundays: Communion Mass at 8:3O a. m.
 Mass and Sermon at 1O:3O a. m. Sunday school after Mass.
 Rosary, Instruction and Benediction at 7:30 p. m.
 Weekdays: Daily Mass at 7:3O a. m.
 Fridays during Lent: Way of the Cross and Benediction at 7:3O p. m.
 Go to Brown & Hawkins for all kinds of mechanics tools and build CTS hardware. Quality First"
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took over from Frank Skeen and Company in Moose Pass.
 Mir. and Mrs. M. ChaGforn, oldtimers in this district, returned on the Far ragut this morning. Mrs. Chaliforn drove her own dog team over the Iditarod trail when the mail trail was first established.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Contractors who wish to figure on the two story and basement reinforc- ed concrete office building may see plans and specifications at the office
 of the architect, Mir. Kingsley, Cor. 4th and Adams St. 9-31-tf.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 Alaskan Engineering Commission
ADVERTISEMENT

Sealed proposals are invited for furnishing and delivering standard railroad cross ties and piling to the Alaskan Engineering Commission for use in the construction of the Alaska Railroad, as hereinafter described.
 Class l.
 100000 Standard Railroad Cross Ties to be used in the construction of section of line along north shore of Turnagain Arm between Kern Creek and Ship Creek Junction.
 Class 2.
 15O,OOO Standard Railroad Cross Ties to be used in the construction of Matanuska Branch Line and Main Line from Matanuska Junction north ward to Willow Creek.
 Class 8.
 1000 Standard Filing in lengths 20 to 40 feet to be used in same territory as material called for under Class 2.
 Native spruce and hemlock timber for making cross ties and piling can be secured from certain designated sections of the Chugach National Forest Reserve and from other public lands lying without the Forest Re serve as described in the General Conditions and Requirements.
 One-half of one per cent of the tot al amount involved in the bid must be deposited with each proposal as guarantee that the successful bidder will execute formal contract with bond, if required, within fifteen days after receipt of notice of award.
 No bid will be considered for less than 5O,OOO ties or 800 piHng.
 On or about the 10th of each month, payment will be made for all ties and piling accepted during preceding month, less 15 per cent, which will be retained until completion of entire order.
 Specifications, Form of Proposal, General Conditions and Requirements, Form of Contract and further in- formation may be had at the Offices of the Alaskan Engineering Commis- sion, Anchorage and Seward, and at the offices of the Alaska Road Com mission in Valdez and Juneau.
 Bids will be opened at the Office of the Alaskan Engineering Commission, Anchorage, Alaska, at 200 o'clock P. M, June 10th, 1916.
 The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. No bids will be consider ed from employees of the Alaskan Engineering Commission. 9-2O-9t
 Alaskan Engineering Commission.
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ALASKA LABOR UNION
 NAMES ITS COMMITTEE

ANCHORAGE.-The Labor Union committee, consisting of William Meinderg, George Crapo, J. M. Sloan, George Baker and Charles Peters, to- getber with President Sutherland and Secretary Ringstead, is busy collect ing data and facts in regard to the labor conditions in this vicinity, which will be presented to the committee now on the way to Anchorage.
 The Union will lay before the commission detailed information in regard to the various phases of the labor conditions here. Any sugges- tious given by the public of Anchor age will be duly considered, as it is the sole intention of the labor union to settle any existing labor troubles and try to establish a scale of wages that will do justice to the workers,- Cook Inlet Pioneer
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LET 'EM ALL VOTE

An amendment to the city election ordinance was passed by the-ahem- city council last night making it pos sible for those coming in on the Far ragut to vote today without registra- ton.
The Seward gateway., 1916-04-04

WANTED-Hustler in every town in Alaska to sell our 15 up-to-the- minute household articles. Women delighted, eager to buy. Experience not needed. Sell like hot cakes. Samples furnished active workers. Write Agents Speciality Co.,, Box Al Juneau, Alaska.
The Seward gateway., 1916-04-04

The Seward Gateway, published daily and weekly, is the only estab- lished publication of this kind in the district included in government plans.
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EGGS FOR SETTING

Eggs for setting at S1O per hundred lots. $1.5O per setting of IA. Single comb White Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds. M. D. Snodgrass, Kodiak, Alaska.
The Seward gateway., 1916-04-04

For a delicious salad try our new line of Tuna Fish, "The chicken of the sea-" Brown & Hawkins, Quality First"
The Seward gateway., 1916-04-04

Native Alaska coal for sale for cash $11.OO per ton delivered. See Bill Henry cor. Adams and 4th Ave. Tel. Madison 149.
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ANNOUNCEMENT

We carry the genuine imported white enamel ware only. It is priced within your reach. Brown & Hawk ins, Quality First"
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We are now baking 400 loaves of fine bread every morning. Don't for get it is 4 loaves for 20 cents.
 COOPER'S CAFE.
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FOR SALE CHEAP: Equity in 2 lots in Bay View Addition facing the bay on First St. Apply Gateway. If
The Seward gateway., 1916-04-04

Best cigarg and refreshments at Terminal Bar. See ad. 11-1-H
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Long distance telephone booth at The Branch.
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Visiting cards, invitations, anything pretty is done by the Gateway just aa we'll Vs outside.
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No advertiser can afford to omit the Seward Gateway.
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233 VOTED

Two hundred and thirty-three votes had been east at 8 D. m.
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Waterfll & Frazier whlskey at "The Branch"
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Don't forget the Gateway Is estab- lished at Seward, Alaska.
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Dry good1 at Butts.
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ST. PETERS

ST. PETERS
 Rev. E. H. MOlony. Hours of service, Il a. m; s p. m. Sunday school, 12:15. p. m.
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Ladies' and nndrens' furnishings at Butts.
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PALACE JINGLES

The Outside Bunch are milling Like flies around a lamp Because we've got S2,OOO,OOO,
 And it's bound to make a camp.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-11-21

walk and a laughable little mustache
has been much In evidence on Thanks
giving day in the New York streets.
This Thanksgiving mummery In New
York, which is not found in any other
city, is local custom, dating back sew
eral decades to the old target compa-
MES which used to shoot for prizes.
They were ward bodies In the days
before the districts known as wards
were abolished. On Thanksgiving day
these target companies assembled and
paraded from house to house, visiting
the prominent men of each ward.
These men, city officials, judges, poll
ticians, etc., gave prizes which were
shot for later in the day, and the days
festivities wound up with ball. The
target companies were succeeded by
companies of men called ''ragamufins'
or "fantasticals," who dressed In fan
tastic garb on Thanksgiving day.
These adult ragamuff1ns have now been
succeeded by the youngsters who
dress up"
In recent letter an old New Yorker
writes thus of the ragamufflns:
81 was interested in reading your
article on the subject of the Thanks
giving day mummers, and am rather
surprised that some ancient person in
the Greenwich village could not give
you some information as to the origin
Of the custom, which, as far as know,
is local to New York.
'In my boyhood in the early seven
ties there used to parade through the
streets on Thanksgiving day bands OF
grown men, some on foot, some on
horseback and others in the two wheel
ed butcher carts Of the day, clad in
eccentric and fantastic clothes. These
bands or companies called themselves
the 'fantasticals' and were called by
the people of the street the 'raga-
Mullins They paraded in spirit OF
more or less glee and were received
with good nature and amusement.
IT used to be told by my elders that
the fantasticals paraded in derision
and mockery of the militia parades OF
the time, but their humor was proba.
bly, leveled against the militia of an
earlier date and possibly in memory
Of the general muster and training Of
q still earlier day."
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attacks the French.
soon as he rolls it up
against their center. The
first gives way.

Clochette took this fragment to her
mother, who examined it critically. II
was evidently a part of a memoran-
dunn Of a plan Of attack, but when OF
where there was no record. Never
theless it was evidently Of great i'm
portance, and possibly a French off,
Ger might supply the burned portion.
go at once with 1t, Clochette," said
Nine. Dubois. ito the French com
mander. You know where the troops
are. As soon as you reach them ask
them to take you to their general.
Tell him Of the conference held In our
house and where you found the paper
which you will give him"
Clochette at once put on a hat and a
wrap and sailed forth. There was no
pocket In her dress, and she carried
the scrap Of paper In her hand.
Directly opposite the Dubois home
lived a German family. One Of the
girls, Gretchen, was at a window
when she saw Clochette come out,
tightly grasping paper in her hand,
and hurry away. Gretchen had seen
the generals ride up to the Dubois
home, and since they came from diff
ferent points she had inferred that
they had met there for a purpose.
When she saw Clochette emerge so
hastily with the paper in her hand
1t flashed upon her that Clochette had
become possessed of information Of
the German movements and was TAX
Ing it to the French commander.
1t happend that these two girls were
interested In the same man. Pierre
Vented was the son Of q German
Alsatian and Frenchwoman. Pierre
had been born twenty years after the
cession Of the province to Germany,
and, his parentage being divided be.
tween German and French, he cared
little whether he lived under the rule
Of president or kaiser. As to the
two girls who were interested In him
he had not shown decided prefer.
ence for either.
Gretchen was not only interested in
baking Clochette's move from patri
otto motives, but from feeling Of an
tagonism due to rivalry. On seeing
the French girl hurry away Gretchen
snatched up hat and coat and rar
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r,na Great Painters

When in HARLEM Van Dyck called
upon Frans Halls and, without making
himself known, said that he was anx-
ious to have his portrait painted, but
as he was in great hurry he could
spare but two hours, at the end OF
which the portrait must be done. Halls
went to work and finished it. and Van
Dyck was much pleased.
But portrait painting seemed very
little thing to Van Dyck, and he asked
Halls to change places with him. Halls
did SO, and as Van Dyck finished bis
work Halls Rugged him enthusiastical-
", saying, you are Van Dyck. No
one but he can do what you have
done" And so the two great masters
became acquainted. - London Tele-
graph.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-11-21
new YORK kids"
ON THANKSGIVING

~ Thanksgiving day the visitor
to New York city, especially If
~ he extends his observations to
the poorer districts of the city,
is much amused and interested by the
ragamuff1ns who form a quaint and
distinctive part of the city's celebration
of the day. These ragamuffins are
youngsters of both sexes who dress
in all sorts of queer and elaborate
costumes and parade the streets.
There is no concerted general parade,
but merely local assemblages, seldom
over ten or twenty in number. Most
of the groups are smaller. To "dress-
ing up" the ragamufins often add beg
ging for small coins, fruit, candy, etc.,
and it is this. feature Of the annual
masquerading that has led in recent
years to demand for its suppression.
Often New York parents will give per-
mission to their children to masquer-
ade, but they add strict injunctions
against begging. They are willing to
let Johnny or Jennie enjoy the day in
the ancient, time honored manner, but
they set their faces against nendican-
cy. you may dress up and go out,
but you mustn't do any begging" is
the order.
Many of the young ragamuffins find
their greatest joy In arraying them
selves in the clothing of the opposite
sex. Half grown boys trail long skirts
behind them or initiate the fashion
when it calls for short skirts. And the
hats they wear are wonderful and fear
full creations. The little girls like to
don trousers and discarded mems hats
Often the boys and girls black their
faces, but not many masks are seen
Well known characters are frequently
initiated, and in the recent past GER
tain movie" comedian with funny
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-11-21
OUR OLD PRIskrg COINAGE.
Territorial Gold Pieces Minted by Pri.
Vate Assavers

A0FFtboTIat 0oto TleceS Mlnteo py FRI
Vate Assayers.
The old territorial gold pieces, while
they. never had the sanction Of the
United States government, passed at
different periods as legal tender in that
they were accepted as medium of ex-
change between buyer and seller
Territorial gold pieces were struck
by private assayers in Georgia in 1890,
In North Carolina from 1881 to 1850,
In California from 1919 to 1855, in
Utah in 1S49, 1850 and 1860, in Oregon
in 1910 and in Colorado in 1860 and
1861
There was nothing illegal in their Is
sue, and the procedure was considered
In no sense as counterfeiting. In fact,
it was not until 1854 that federal
statute was passed forbidding a con-
tinuation of the practice.
e. H. Adams of New York told an in
teresting story about how this statute
came about.
"a man named Gruber,' he said,
'senior Of the firm of Clark, Gruber
& Co. of Denver, had large private
mint, and one day he showed Salmon
P. Chase. who was secretary of the
treasury from 1861 to 1864, a fine
twenty dollar gold piece of his own
coming.
'Mr. Chase told him that 1t was
counterfeit, whereupon Mr. Gruber re-
marked that it was no such thing; that
there was no law preventing the issue
Of such coins.
Then shall see that there is one,'
Mr.. Chase replied, and he made good
his prediction. That conversation took
place in 1861, and in 1864 the law was
passed"
Mr.. Adams explained why these coins
had been privately struck. He said that
in those days gold, in the shape Of dust
or nuggets, was used for money in the
states where it was mined. This neees-
STATED great deal Of trouble. Scales
had to be used whenever a purchase.
was made, and then there was always
the question of how it could best be
carried
So to expedite matters the assayers
adopted the custom of taking the gold
and making it up into their own coins.
That certain of these were full value,
Mr.. Adams added, was shown by the
fact that on several occasions when
they were redeemed for official money
the gold in them was found to exceed
the face Value.-W. w. B. in BalH-
more News
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Different.

Thomas Junior-Father, what does
either mean In this-the beautiful flow
ers grew on either bank? Thomas
Senior-It means 18th don't worry
my child Two hours later Thomas
Senior (who meets his son and heil
crying bitterly)-What's the matter
my child? Thomas Junior-Boo-oo
There we're two-apples on the table
and mother said could have either
and when l took both she spanked me
-Pearson's Weekly.