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Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10
ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Next Monday the anniversary of the birth of that greatest character American history Abraham Lincoln Coming when the faces 1t well that advantage should be taken of the give consideration N the life and work which should be inspiration American right liberty and justice It probable that when President Wilson coeted with his conscience Thursday evening last while he gave consideration the great problem which he called upon decide he had of
 the maryre President Fancy suggests the thought that when he faced the vey holy and terrible isolation for the conscience every who seeks read the destiny affairs others hinlself the spirit of the immortal Lincoln looked him and inspired him with the determination the and the wisdom decide rightly.
 No words of praise add iota to lncon fame and the tribute the of the heart and noble mind of the that every crisis the life of the coun
 try which he lived and died the hearts of the people snctively his achievements for inspiration and direction.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10

but 1 have nowhere found real intimate of Lincolns l nowhere get the impress sion in any narrative or reminiscence that the writer had in fact penetrated to the heart of his mystery, or that any man could penetrate to the heart of 1t.
 That breeding spirit had no real famll- jars. l get the impression that It never spoke out in complete self revelation, and that 1t could not reveal itself completely to anyone. It was very lonely spirit that looked out from underneath those shaggy brows and comprehended men without fully communing with them, as if, III spite ot all its genial efforts at comradeshlp, 1t dWeit apart, saw its visions of duty where no man
 cked on.
 There IS very holy and very terrible isolation for the conscience of every man who seeks to read the destiny in affairs for others as well as for himself for ma ton as well as for individuals. That prl- vacy no man can intrude upon That lonely
 rch of the spirit for the right perhaps no man can Assist. The strange child ot the cabin kept company with invisible things, was born into no intimacy but that of it's own silently assembling and deploying thoughts.
 have come here today not to utter a
 glogy on Lincoln; he stands in need of
 me; but to endeavor to interpret the
 'eanlng of this gift to the nation of the place of his birth and origin.
 Is not this an altar upon which we may forever keep alive the vestal fire. of democ- rcav as upon a shrine at which some of the .Ioennst and most sacred hopes Of mankind nay from age to age be reklndled? For these hopes must certainly be reklndled and only those who live can reklndle them. The only stuff that can retain the life giving heat is the stuff of living hearts. Anc he hopes of mankind cannot be kept alive by words merely, by constitutions and doc
 ines of right and codes of liberty. The object of democracy is to transmute these into the life and action of society, the self denial and seIf-sacriGce of heroic men and women wiling to make their lives an em- bodiment of right and service and enlight- ened purpose.
 The commands of democracy are as i'm perative as its privileges and opportunities are wide and generous. Its compulslcn Is upon us It will be great and lift a great light for the guidance of the nations only f we are great and carry that light high fer the guidance of our own feet. We are not worthy to stand here unles we ourselves be in deed and in truth req democrats and servants of mankind, ready to give cur very lives for the freedom anc justice and spiritual exaltation of the great nation which shelters and nurtures US.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10
ON TO lDlThROD
Steward Post

After Fairbanks the lower Yukon IS the of Tn the mining camps section of Alaska between Mount Me Knley and the Boring
 There is Idtarod Flat Ophr Tolso Marshall City and the Kuskokwim country. inland itself and practically un touched all waiting railroad and cheaper freight before extensive development is possible.
 Think trying develop land where costs hundred del lars bring food supplies to the towns navgabe and from that where overland travel IS necessary
 Preliminary survey railroad extending from the Seward Fairbanks line this has already been made and e increased mineral development sufficient to warrant preparation for construction of the road
 Fuel in the lower Yukon country and at present coal and fabulous compared to those paid here
 Cheaper fuel will the mining of ground streams which could well be worked for that hundred dollars per freight rate.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10
GOING AFTER THE BACHELORS

Luke McLuk the quaint humorst of the Cincinnati Enquirer
 of judge who Hines married runks much single drunks" This isn't fair says Luke. "A has lot for getting drunk and what does single know about trouble?"
 Which by of preface the relation of incident which took place recently Fairbanks when the city the metropolis of the Tanana valley passed resolution follows:
 Resolved That valuation of $200 be placed the personal property of all single who paying on other property in the town of Fairbanks"
 stated that this not in the of "tax bach eors the beed by the that egaize such direct Presumably the city days Fairbanks married and the attempt muct the lone bachelor feeble effort in the of making his lot unpleasant and inducing him the bonds of marmony On the theory that misery loves company?
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10

peculiar given Biblical quotation by the Anchor age Times which says "The Bible tells that while silver lead and other metals found in leads odes and deposits gold is find it It reminder of ol Pennsylvania Dutch
 friend who used attribute all sayings to the Bible and startled his hearers with such remarks Every tub stands its own bottom the Bible says In all probability the Anchor age editor had in mind Job Surely vein for the
 silver and place for gold where they fine W Fine in this in st nnce enuvalent 0 ''refne.'
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10

1t very mpoan said President Wilson in of his pagn speeches. of other nations should understand We have held off from the conagraon Europe be cause wanted play different part We holding of be cause the force of this nation know what using for There is much fight in America nation the world We want always to hold the force of America fight the rights of mankind for the rights of property fighting these right things should know what the ouchstone is have absolute allegiance America We truly American The rights of humanity the of freedom"
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10

The Pioneer has occasions felt compelled to remark recence of local mining reference to de velopmen this district. This is the remarkable because the when the Outside they be said be fairly garrrous when interviewed by newspaper Miners from whom line "c0py may be geaned when at home often furnish
 Outside newspapers which make for the general hay when reDoduced their avote little home weekly One cnly is allowed to the fer this
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10

We have become accustomed the sight of the personal pro- when used by European monarchs reference my my navy my government and my people that will be wholesome change hear the President of the worlds greatest public speak of 'our navy government and people
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10

Constantine of spends all his time congrauatng himself that unlike Ferdinand of Roumana he did bite into the before had cooled sufcently:-New York Evening Sun
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10
ABRAHAM LINCOLN Woodrow Wilson's Tribute to the Spirit of Martyred President
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Many attempts have been made to frame "the perfect tribute to Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson pictures him as the mys- tprlous but reassuring product of democ- racy The spiritual quality Of this portrait no less than the art displayed In the use of less than fifteen hundred words to paint It make 1t memorable. By popular Subscrlp- ton the log cabin birthplace of Lincoln on farm near HOdgenVille Ky, has been in closed fin an imposing granite memorial building as a gift to the nation. President Wilson, called upon to accept the memorial, September i gave this impressive interprc- tatl0n of it.-Current opinion.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10

The German American Alliance has pledged its loyalty to the government of the United States But there German American Alliance Tledge would be necessary.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10

Muneberg says that after the German kultr will rule the world Death where is thy sting Boston Tran
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10

If O. Henry really learned write short stories in prison host of his maors ndetermnate Gazette Times
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10

Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters $50 per can. Idtar0d Mo,.t C.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10

The Tosto region of great promise. There is plenty of for optimism concerning future without spreading reports Of fictitious and sensational developments.
Evening star., 1917-09-23

men have YOU killed in the same way7
But that time you missed, and 1 saw
your face in the moonlight. 1 have
hungered to meet you again, but scarce
ly dared hope to.
say your prayers to your German
god, for you are about to die"
The German, who up to that moment
had faced the pistol without alarm.
suddenly remembered that night at
Cumieres Fear came to him. and he
crumbled in a heap at Marius' feet. COW
ering his face in his hands. awaiting
the bullet. A group of other French
officers. attracted by the tumult, had
come up and were silently watching the
drama They knew the story, and wore
in sympathy with their brother officer.
shoot the pig" said one. spokesman
for the rest I'VE will report that he
tried to escape"
Marius' finger frightened on the trig-
ger. Then with an effort he controlled
himself. and. splitting on the prostrate
prisoner. he said. contemptuously:
Get up and take your place in the
ranks You richly deserve death, but
I am a French officer, not an execu-
TONER
You may say what you want against
the Germans. but they certainly are
thorough foragers.
Yet Poupoule managed to put it over
them during all the weeks of their oc-
cupation Of Bully-Greney. How he did ii
is a mystery to me, but the fact re-
mains that when we entered the ruined
village. the only living thing that mot
our eye was Poupoule, who. perched on
Hotel de Vile. welcomed us with a
cherry "cock-a-doodle- doc"
Just as the eagle is the emblem of
America, so is the rooster the allegori-
cal representative of France. For this
reason we acclaimed Poupoule as q
Evening star., 1917-09-23

beef and the lessening of the area
given in the United States and other
countries to cattle ranges. Paraguay
offers an almost virgin field for de-
yelopment.
The Farquhar railway syndicate.
which had vast railway projects for
South America. gave special attention
to system for Paraguay which would
assure the cattle industry access to
the worlds markets. The war has in
terfered with these plans. but, though
they are in allegiance. they are bound
TO be carried out in time. Large grants
of grazing lands were obtained by the
railway syndicate.
Various plans have been made for
the colonization of the Paraguayan
Chaco with Europeans. A Belgian COM
pany at one time had the details
worked out and other foreign COM
panies have followed it. but there has
been littie> actual immigration. Rail-
way development must precede col
onization. The climate of Paraguay
while semi-tropical. is well adapted
to the natives of the temperate zone.
The native population of the coun-
try is Indian. Though early colonized
by Spain. not many Spanish colonists
found their way a thousand miles up
the Plate river and its tributaries. The
Jesuit fathers established missions for
the conversion of the Indians. and
Evening star., 1917-09-23

fuels, so that the people of the Dis
trict may obtain in full what they pay
for We are prepared to do this. as
the bureau has been equipped With the
latest. most improved type OF appa-
ratus and there has been material I'M
provement in the past year. as well
as an increase of S,905 inspections.
II am now working on a new weights
and measures law for the District
which 1 hope to get through Congress
at the next session. Many OF the laws
now in use were passed before the
civil war, and. while good then. have
outlived their usefulness and are not
suited to the present-day business
methods. This new law is not based
on fne-spun theories, but actual ex-
periences."
MANY amusing stories filter out of
this bureau, though it keeps the
identity of all offenders secret. Here
they even have their lightweight cham
pion who broke all previous records
in Juggling figures, when he filled
certain refrigerator in a large plant
with 1,1O5 pounds of ice and check sd
up 1920 against the account. He was
just 915 pounds short In his weighing
and a goodiy sum out of pocket Tor
heavy fine.
Another, a berry vender. sold crate
after crate of berries. put up in boxes
with the sides clerer1y bent in. at
tractive to the eye. but each of them
considerably short of the quart which
ne claimed to be selling. His chief
Inspector prevented him from earning
an honest dollar"
A few ounces Off in every pound of
candy sold brought trouble to candy
shop after numerous purchases BY DIFF
ferent members of Mr.. Roberts stan
Evening star., 1917-09-23

alarm A full regiment of Germans has
already passed the danger zone, and, at
a "Hoch" from their commander, rise
to their feet and charge at US through
our demolished wire. Our machine guns
get busy and we rush from our shelters
to the loopholes to reinforce their fire.
Whole lines of the Boches fall. but the
others keep on coming. Things look
bad for US. Perhaps q thousand Ger
mans have approa ched SO near to US as
to be protected from our fire by the
height of our own trench rampant, and
they seek such cover they can find.
maintaining the while a murderous fire
on our loopholes.
From our trench comes a volley of
hand grenades. but they fall too short.
Then Lieut.. Marius. seeing the oppor-
tunity for his favorite tactics, leaps
upon the parapet and in voice which
made itself heard above the firing COM
manded
En- avant. A la bayonette,
We swept down on the Germans like
a whirlwind. They gave at the first
shock. and we surrounded them, The
Germans fought stubbornly. They seem
ed hypotzed or intoxicated. returning
blow for blow automatically. but unen-
Enthusiastically. until not a one was left
alive.
That it might not massacre its own
men. the French artillery had suspend
ed its fire. thus allowing a fresh con-
tingent of Germans to steal up on us
We were no longer fresh and greatly
outnumb bered. so We're ordered to fall
back on our trench that the artillery
might again drop its curtain Of fire.
Evening star., 1917-09-23

seeking his wound, he muttered feebly:
Not there; higher up. Around the
shoulder"
Tho form Strengthened suddenly at
''Ach the schwein. He is not dead
after ALL"
Just then tho moon shone forth from
behind the clouds. and its rays fell
full on a scene that typiies the German
"Kultur."
group of Boche soldiers pilfering
the dead. and one Of their officers who.
snatching q rifle from one Of his men,
plunges 1t into the breast of helpless
wounded Frenchman.
But Lieut.. Marius did not die. Later
that night he was brought to our lines
by one Of our patrols which was seek
ing his body to give it decent burial.
1t is a tradition in the French army
never to leave the body of an officer
in enemy hands.
station. it was found the bayonst had
glanced OF his ribs. making q nasty
looking wound. but not q mortal one.
His first hurt was moro serious. how
ever. and he had lost much blood. He
was given first aid and sent that same
night to the field ambulance, some fif-
teen miles in tho rear. A couple Of
days later he arrived in Paris in
sanitary train and was treated at the
American Ambulance Hospital at Neuilly.
well-a great deal longer than the
gravity Of his wounds warranted. An
implacable hatred for the dastardly
German who had tried to murder him
haunted his fever-heated brain. It was
an obsession: almost a monomania- 1t
retarded his recovery and worried his
attending physicians.
Eventually he was discharged from
the hospital and granted a thirty-day
sick leave. after which. well again, but
Evening star., 1917-09-23

hardly strong enough for active serv-
ice, he was assigned to duty in a pris-
opers' camp. His sleeve now bore the
three gold stripes of a captain, and on
his breast he wore the scarlet ribbon
Of the Legion of Honor.
One day he was reviewing a new
batch of prisoners taken in recent op-
erations near Verdun, with view to
picking out the more unintelligent
among them for questioning. 1ntelli-
gent men catch the drift of questions
and evade or misinform. Unintelligent
prisoners under clever cross-question-
ing give out information which they do
not even know they possess.
Suddenly Capt. Marius turned pale.
and. stopping German officer who was
marching disdainfully past, he asked
him his name in voice that shook
with suppressed emotion.
Were you at Cumieres on February
1872 he demanded in a tense voice.
Yes" replied the German, "and I
chased back one Of your counter at
tacks."
And did you go out on patrouille'
that night?" insisted Marius.
''I do not remember, but most likely I
did" returned the German. puzzled at
the personal note in the questioning.
Marius could control himself no long
err Springing at the prisoner, he
forced him against a nearby wall and,
pointing his pistol at him, broke out
into a vo1ley of almost hysterical
abuse.
"I have you. Assassin! Murderer. Pig
of Boche! And I will make you pay.
You do not remember the helpless
'blesse' you bayoneted that night at
Cumieres? How many wounded French
Evening star., 1917-09-23

Those that were left Of us returned.
but Lieut.. Marius was not among US.
The Germans gave up their attempt
for that day. but continued a heavy
bombardment.
We learned afterward that Lieut..
Marius came back to consciousness
half an hour later and tried to remem
Der where he was His eyes were
clouded. his head ached. he could not
move without frightful pain. Where
was he hit? He could not tell. He
started to feel over his body, but at
his first movement bullet whistled
close to him and he relapsed into
immovabiity. Some Boche marksman
was finishing off such wounded as still
showed signs of life. SO he figured he
had better play dead.
The hours passed. the sun went down
and a heavy mist spread over the bat
tleheld. In the shadows the wounded
began to squirm and groan now that
they no longer feared the sharp eyes
of the German snipers. From either
trench parties of stretcher-men start
ed out to bring in those Of their
wounded as could be reached without
risk.
Lieut.. Marius. who had dropped into
a doze of mi-unconsciousness, was
awakened by voices near him. He
opened his eyes and tried to collect
his wits. when form stopped over him
and a hand unbuttoned his tunic.
Thinking the fumbling fingers were
Evening star., 1917-09-23

to make some headway in material de-
velopment They have given especial
attention to the encouragement of gri-
culture. and have had the benefit of
expert American advice.
Asuncion. the capital, is also the COM
mercial metropolis. Most of the for
eign colony is settled there. The city
has an enterprising board of trade.
very much like the boards of trade in
American cities. 1t also has several
banks. Its commercial advantages are
set forth by these organizations. Part
of the import trade is conducted
through Buenos Aires houses. Some
American exporters have established a
market for their commodities in this
manner.
Paraguay at times has looked to the
United States to protect it from pos
sible absorption by either Brazil or
Argentina. but the dangers of its abb
sorption have been too vague to cause
the subject to receive serious attention
in Washington. Nor Is there any rea-
son to suppose that either Argentina or
Brazil has territorial ambition for
Paraguayan territory. Both of them
have enough territory of their own.
Moreover. the war of fifty years ago
in which the Paraguayans show ed their
power of resistance Is a vivid reminder
that the country could not be parti-
toned or annexed without another
bloody war. g.
Evening star., 1917-09-23

ON THE RIVER BANK AT ASTNCION.
pleted. Historically. Paraguay is known
because 1t has had two dictators whose
names and fame survive while the
memories of other South American die
tators melt away.
DIR. Francia was the first of the
dictators. He kept the country closed
entirely to foreigners His iron rule
earned the panegyric of Thomas Car
lyle. but the Paraguayans of the pres
ent day do not seem to hold him in the
same esteem.
Lopez was the other dictator who
achieved an international reputation
1t was under him that the war with
Brazil and Argentina, which nearly eX-
terminated the population. was carried
OMIT was also during his iron rule
that the United States sent the Water
Witch up the Plate and the Paraguay
rivers to demand apology and repara
tion for injuries. This voyage of the
Water Witch is one of the notable an
nails of the American navy.
Lopez made reparation, but this was
grudgingly done and for a time he be-
came virulently anti-foreign, although
maintaining good relations with Gen.
MacMahon, the American minister The
latter was civil war hero. who was a
better soldier than diplomat. which may
have been why he got along with the
Paraguayan dictator.
There are. perhapss-hfty Americans in
Paraguay, although the consular rec
Evening star., 1917-09-23

stal,ation appeared to have been done
bv inexperienced persons. Before this
csmnai9n was completed there were
many complaints of Inaccurate measure
Of gasoline but in almost every IN
stance the difficulty was found to be
due to improper installation OF the
anparatus No amount of inspection
and supervision by this bureau can pre-
vent cheating in gasoline unless the
purchaser sees to it when ne makes ms
purchase that the pump is operated
nronerly. Care should be taken to see
that the proper number or strokes OF
the pump are given to deliver the
amount purchased and that all gasoline
from the hose, wherever hose delivery
is used, is drained into the automo bile
tank. The law does not provide that all
plans for installation OF automatic
measuring devices shall be submitted to
much of this trouble would be obviated
+
while it has been Illegal for many
years to use any Weighing or measuring
device for the purpose of buying and
selling in the District which has not
first been tested by this bureau. only
those used in certain lines oftrade had
been inspected up to the time of my
appointment. For instance, prescription
scales and weights in drug stores had
Or been inspected. This. work was
begun and now every prescription scale
in the stores has been inspected and
approved II found correct. Some were
condemned and owners instructed to
have them repaired. Others were found
Evening star., 1917-09-23
No, You Don't!

srHE late John G. johnson, the famous
Philadelphia lawyer. was once en-
gagged in a case where a certain cam
tankerous old woman bore witness for
the opposition.
Her testimony concluded. the old
woman proposed to leave the witness
box, but Mr.. Johnson said:
Hold on, madam. I've one or two
questions to ask you"
The old woman. however, did not halt
in her departure.
NO, ye don't" she said. None o yer
questions for me. You Amt on our
side"
Evening star., 1917-09-23

checked. His bureau has a number OF
suggestions worthy of the attention
of every purchaser. A few are as fol-
lows:
First of all. people should learn to
exercise care in making purchases. In
stead of buying by weight or measure.
tbey will ask for so many cents worth
of a commodity. and no matter how
little they get, the dealer cannot be
prosecuted. Purchasers should ask for
certain quantities instead OF certain
amount of moneys worth. This would
reduce the amount of cheating.
Learn to read a scale in shop. STUDY
all scales until able to read any or
them,' taking full account OF the ounce
gradations.
Use a yard stick instead of tape
measure Tape lines shrink and stretch
Keep the best type of scale In your
kitchen Do not leave your meat trim.
mings with the butcher.