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The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1927-03-15
Mining Conditions

Mining conuluons III Alaska are
encouraging not only Tor contlnu
alton OF production at present rate
but for gradual increase, according
10 a statement issued December
80 by the Department OF the Inter-
ior through the Geological Survey.
The value Of Alaska's mineral out
put in 1926 was $17,49O,00O as
compared with S1S,22O,692 in
1925,
The Department points out that
there are large areas in Alaska that
nave not been adequately prospect
ed, and many promising properties
are now lying idle because of lack
of capital for the necessary equip
ment.
"The shortage of enterprising
prospectors," it is stated, lis a SER
ious drawback that has resulted
because wages for comparable work
are actually lower in Alaska than
in the States, though expenses are
higher. AS a consequence, Alaska
does not attract or hold the class
of prospectors it formerly did,
The statement, in full text, fol-
lows
Mines in Alaska produced miner
ais to the value Of $17,49O,OOO in
1926, as against $18,22O,692 in
1925. The total value Of the min
cral output of Alaska since 1880
is over $57O,OOO,OOO.
The figures for 1925, which are
estimates and consequently subject
to revision, are taken from the Geo
logical Surveys annual report on
mineral resources of Alaska, now
in preparation. The source of this
mineral wealth is approximately as
follows:
Value of mineral output of Alas
ka in 1925 and 1926.
1928 1925
Gold $6,36O,281 $6,62O,OOO
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Big Discovery Made
With Crude Telescope

One of the capital discoveries of
astronomy was made with a crude
telescope in April, 1916. 1t was the
discovery Of spiral nebulae, by Lord
Rosse, an English peer. His large tele-
scope was erected in a country dis
trict of Ireland more than eighty years
ago, for the most part with local la
Dor, and it lacked all the advantages
that modern machine tools now afford.
Its long tube, supported upon ball
and-socket joint, and slung in chains
between two high walls of masonry,
peered through the Irish mists. Lord
Rose could observe objects only
when near the meridian and then at
the cost of constant effort. In modern
instruments the apparent westward
motion of the stars is counteracted by
the steady motion Of the telescope
tube, turned slowly about polar axis
by powerful driving-clock. Lord
Rose, after the tube had been worked
back and forth with windlass until
the tedious task of finding a celestial
object had been completed, then had
to keep 1t in the field of view by con-
slant recourse to similar primitive
cOntrivances.-George Ellery Hale, In
Scribner's Magazine.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Unable to Put Trust
in Allieafor's Memory

Charles Ringing, Of circus fame,
who died at Sarasota, used to collect
anecdotes of Florida crackers, poor
whites and colored folk.
Zone of Mr.. Ringling's anecdotes"
said a Sarasota realtOr, the other
day, was about a cautious convert
There had been, you see, COL
ored revival, and the cOlored revival
list was about to baptize a batch Of
converts in one of those dark, silent,
suspicious-lOOking streams that you
lind in our Everglades.
Come, the revivalist said, as he
stepped into the black water. Come,
follow me, breddern and sistern.'
But just then couple of alli-
gators raised their heads from the
mud and opened their terrible mouths
in a vast yawn. This caused the con-
verts to step back with low cries of
alarm.
The revivalist rebuked them. Bred
dern and sistern,' he said, cant 20
trust de Lord? He took keer O. Jonah,
didn't hep
"'Yaas, he did, pawsOn,' said a con-
vert soberly, but whales different.
A whales got memory. But if one o.
dem gators was ter swaller dis coon
he'd jes' 60 to sleep ag'in in de mud
an forget all about it."
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
LiUe Food No Longer
Ciuen Captive Snakes

In order to satisfy numerous read
ers who protested against feeding the
snakes live pigeons at the zoo. the
Post-Dispatch arranged for visit by
its reporters at feeding time.
The reptiles are no longer given
anything actually alive for food. Actu-
ated by desire to meet the objections
Of humane persons to this method of
feeding, the zoo authorities CORE
spOnded with the New York zoo cura-
tor, who said that freshly killed food
could be substituted for living crea-
lures If the substitution were done
with skill and understanding, mean
Ing, no doubt, if the serpents could
be fooled into the belief that what was
offered was still alive. This is done
by dangling the stunned or killed
rabbit or bird before the hungry snake.
He has to be hungry, however, some
snakes being able to go without food
for weeks or months.
So we still feed the horrid reptiles,
as so many women delight in calling
them, although from the records of
geological gardens they are the most
popular denizens Of these places. But
we kill their food for them. We as
sumo the guilt if there be any, Of
shedding innocent blood. An easy
matter for the lords Of creation, who
slaughter everything, including each
other.-St. Louis POst-Dispatch.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Primitive Place of
Worship for Indians

What Is believed to be the most
primitive church in the world is to be
found in San Diego county, southern
California.
1t is known as the Sancta Isabel
mission, and Is used by the Indians of
the district. The church Is built of
brushwoOd. The entrance Is effected
by climbing rude ladder placed
against the low side walls. Two bells
are suspended from a cross beam in
front of the church, and a rude cross
Of pine has been erected upon a small
leveled surface, which is utilized for
Open-air services should the cOngrega-
ton be too numerous to be accommo-
dated within the narrow limits of the
brush shelter.
The great majority of worshipers in
this strange church are Christianized
Indians. AS these mission stations
become of greater Importance more
accommodation is provided, and many
Of the long-established ones are elab-
crate stone edifices; but in nearly
every instance they have sprung from
primitive structures such as the one
described, which are erected wherever
a new site for a mission station is
chosen.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

OhOEH VO ShOW OAOSE
STATE OF MIMME EI53; ,C C9gMTY s1 Of
OND JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
In the Matter Of Application of Lydia
Lewis. widow, for the issuance to her
of q Certificate Of Title for Lot 80,
Block 10, Rice Street Villas, in lieu
= and in place of a certificate number
33101 originally registered by decree
entered in file number 800.
Upon the petition of the above named
applicant setting forth that title to the
premises described in the certificate
hereinafter referred to has vested in
her by reason of the foreclosure Of a
certain mortgage, and praying for an
order directing the Registrar of Titles
of said County to cancel Title Certif1-
cate No. 33101. and to issue, in lieu
of the applicant:
NOW THEREFORE 1T IS HEREBY
ORDERED, that said Myrtle Thompson
formerly Myrtle Slaughter. and all 9TH
err persons interested, show cause II
any there be before this Court at the
Court House in the City of st: Paul,
County of Ramsey and State OF, Mime
at ten (10) o'clock in the forenoon,
why said petition and the relief there
in prayed for should not be granted.
FURTHER ORDERED, that this or
der be served personally upon Myrtle
Thompson, formerly Myrtle Slaughter.
at least ten 1o( days before the date
of hearing, and be published once each
week for two successive weeks in the
st. Paul, Echo.
Dated February 10. 1927.
HUGO o. HANFT,
Judge of District Court.
Approved w. P. Westfall.
st. Paul Echo, Feb. 1918.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Proud Metropolis Got
Title From, Royalty

The infant settlement of New Am
sterdam was still in its swaddling
clothes when across the sea, In the
palace of the English king. Baby Stu
art posed to Anthony Van Dyke for
the prim little portrait that has be-
come SO widely known and beloved.
The stuart Baby" second son of
Charles I Of England and Henrietta
Maria, had no thought then that the
struggling village, one day to be the
pride of the Western world-would
years later be named in his honor,
New York.
This child, who in his turn succeed
ed to the English throne as James II,
was at nine years old, created duke
of York and Albany. Upon reaching
manhood he precipitated himself into
various wars, all of which he came
through with a reputation for brilliant
personal courage.
In 1864 Charles granted New Meth
erlands to the duke of York, and an
English force under Col. Richard Mic
oils took possession of the city, NAM
ing it New York in his honor. Subse-
quently the Dutch recaptured the
province, but the English quickly took
1t away from them again, restoring
the name Of the Stuart prince.-Men-
tor Magazine.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Words and Sentences
Spoken Through Hands

If the researches of a well-known
scientist are carried to a successful
conclusion, a new method Of COM
munication may be evolved, in which
the hands will be made to speak
words and sentences in exactly the
same way as the mouth does.
The scientist in question Is Sir
Richard Paget, who, with the aid of
bellows and metal tube, which take
the place of the lungs and windpipe,
has made his hands speak" words in
a remarkably natural way. In the
course of a demonstration, Sir Rich
ard explained that vocal sounds are
produced by the action of air passing
over the opening of cavity; he Illus
trated this by models made of plasti-
cine and cardboard. By supplying air
to these models he made them utter
vowel sounds and even words, such as
mamma" Minnie" rather" and
"well."
Then, discarding the models, he
used his hands only, and made them
talk" so that every one could hear
and understand. Moistening his hands
to prevent the leakage of air, he ma
nipulated them in conjunction with a
metal tube and made them say, dis
tinctly, "Hullo Londonl Are you
there? Lila, love you"
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Introducing Mr.. Gush,
the Great Sales,,on

I'd like to have you meet Mr.. Gush.
Mr.. Gush is salesman.
At any rate. that is what Mr.. Gush
tells people and that Is what he
wrote at the top Of his income-tax re-
turn.
just know that Mrs. Gush thinks
her husband is a big business man.
She's heard him confess as much so
many times.
Mr.. Gush has fine address. AS he
says, so many statesmen aren't good
takers. He might easily have gone
in for after-dinner speaking. He has
just that effect on you.
No one can ever say that Mr.. Gush
refused the gauntlet. He is always
ready to do battle with the biggest
customer in his territory. They can't
bluff me and the bigger they are, the
harder they fall" he so originally puts
it.
Mr.. Gush has found 1t difficult to
get an attractive arrangement; you
know what the rest of US call a good
job. Speaking before the Happy Hour
club the other day. he announced, 1.-The
greatest trouble l have Is in letting
my boss keep up with me-"
A willful group Of men have petit
toned for an open season on just such
babies as Mr.. Gush.
"Jnst jealous" says Mr.. Gush, drop
ping his dime into the pocket with
the other one where 1t can make more
noise.-Boston Globe.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Simple Device Made
Revolution in Music

According to manuscripts, the play
ing Of the steel guitar, which has made
Hawaiian music famous throughout
the world, was originated by a Ha-
waiian lad in 1898, who found that by
placing an article on the fngerbOard
Of the guitar while playing a novel
sound could be produced. The boy
Joseph Kekuku, then student at
Kamehameha school, first got the idea
when he placed pocket comb on the
fingerboard and brought new twang
from the instrument. This was fol-
lowed by experiments with the blade
of a pocket knife and resulted in the
use of a piece of thick steel for the
purpose. The new music" took the
islands by storm and later spread over
the entire world.
This invention of the Hawaiian
schoolboy," says survey, lis the most
significant contribution of Hawaii to
music, the introduction Of an entirely
new technique for the playing Of
stringed instruments, at least as far as
the western world Is concerned, al
though the japanese employ a similar
technique with one of their stringed
instruments and some African tribes
north and south Of the Congo do the
same with the musical bow, using
shell on q knife blade"
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Birth of the Ego

1t is easy to see that great economic
advantage accrued to the individual.
and hence to the race, through the &C.
QUESTION of self-consciousness. It en-
abled each man to economic enor-
mously his expenditure of energy by
concentrating upon definite desirable
accomplishments. Instructive impulses
and urges now had something to an
Choir and control them. instead Of be-
ing switched about by every new and
passing sense impression. Man had
acquired the capability Of thinking
consciously II want, WILL" And so
was born egoism.-From Concerning
Irascible Strong" by William 81.
Smyth.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Attire Hard to Adjust

The original dress Of the Scottish
highlander was the Celtic feile-brea-
can, or belted plaid. this being a piece
Of tartan cloth two yards broad and
four long. drawn around the waist in
carefully adjusted folds, and firmly
buckled with belt. Like the modern
kilt, the lower part reached the knees
while the upper was fixed to the Shout
der in a manner to permit perfect
freedom Of the right arm. In wet
weather the plaid or upper part of
cloth served as a covering for the
shoulders. 1t required considerable
dexterity for Highlander to attire
himself in a belted plaid. The method
usually employed was to lay it on the
floor and, after the folds had been
carefully arranged, to lie down upon
it and buckle 1t on.-Vancouver Prov
ince.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
"Flyine Into the Past"

Few persons would think of the air
plane as an ally of the archeologist,
but by means of this modern vehicle
a structure which once may we'll have
rivaled Stonehenge, on Salisbury
Plain, has just been located near
Amesbury. Though its pillars have en-
tirely vanished, their socket-holes, seen
from height, showed up distinctly.
Elsewhere, within two or three
years, this method of investigation
has revealed new earthworks, one
within mile of Salisbury cathedral
and even the shapes of the fields
once cultivated by the Celtic ances-
tors Of Englishmen of today have
stood revealed. Even slight variations
Of vegetable growth due to the pres
ence Of buried walls or filled-in bitches
show up from the air.-Philadelphi
Ledger.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Good AnsDer

A business man who had been irri-
tated beyond measure by solicitors for
this and that-tag days, drives and
charity advertising-so the story goes.
was bitten by dog. He went on to
business as usual" When word got
around his outer office and a couple of
his irritants inquired solicitously Of
him:
"You have just been bitten by
mad dog?"
"Yes. I was" Business Of not
looking up.)
"What! And you came right to
your Officer"
Eyes. There was some writing l
felt just had to get DONE" (Busi-
ness Of going on writing,)
"Oh, see. Writing your will,
take it."
mo. Writing the names of the
people I am going to bite when I 60
mad."-Merle Thorpe, in Nations
Business.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Seannen Fond of Pets

Most ocean ships, especially the car
60 carriers, are floating ZOOS. Seamen
have a passion for birds and animals
and members of the crew and officers
take delight in acquiring unusual
specimens from the various countries
they visit. Recently ships berthed in
New York boosted among their pets
cats that catch flying fish, strange ami
mails from Madagascar that can kill
hawks alighting on the ship, long
necked CRATES, baby elephant,
cOckatoos. parrots, macaws, toothpick
birds, and constructors. pythons and
other snakes.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
PIeasure in Hot Dishes

zone of the delights Of a summer in
q country boarding house was getting
meals piping hot" said city woman.
Il had about forgotten how delicious
a dish was when it was served smok-
ing hot. For so long have had dishes
brought to the table by the maid only
warm or at the best merely hot Now.
there is a wide difference between a
piping hot dish and a hot dish, a diff
ference which may make meal q
huge success or an Indifferent affair.
But in these days Of gas stoves it
is not a simple matter to keep vege-
tables hot, and so one has almost be-
come accustomed to them just past
the warm stage. But when smoking
meal is dished up right from the coal
stove into a waiting covered dish
there is heartiness, a geniality about
the entire meal which makes for good
digestion and sociability. "-Spring-
field Union.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
On the Smoker

A house painter once sat next to the
great Sargent and asked him for the
loan of a match. Then. noticing the
great painters brushes, easel and box
of colors, he said genially:
II see we're both in the same line"
II see we are" said Sargent, with
laugh.
1--WE been whitewashin' a barn to-
day." said the house painter. Flows
trade with your"
Brisk" said Sargent. Il coated a
village this morning and gave second
coats to a castle, a river and noun
tain this afternoon. I finished up the
day with a flash of lightning-gold
leafed her, you know"
"Gosh, some hustlin'!' said the
house painter. "You sure must be on
piecework."
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
SUiss Religious Founder

The Mennonites take their name
from that of their founder. Memo
Simons, Swiss religious enthusiast
of the Sixteenth century, and they
maintain. according to the EncyclO-
pedia Britannica, "a form of Chris
tianity which, discarding the sacre-
dotal idea. owns no authority outside
the Bible and the enlightened con-
science, limits baptism to the believer.
and lays stress on those precepts
which vindicate the sanctity of human
life and a mans word"
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
A Soft Ansuuer

They had been married just long
enough for the novelty to have worn
off. and the girl was beginning to find
her feet, as her mother would IN
doubtedly have put 1t.
Before We were married, George"
she complained. you always took
taxi from the theater. but now the bus
seems good enough. In fact anything
is good enough for me-
Her husband frowned, for he seemed
to be in rather difficult fix. But he
was not long in finding a way out.
mo. darling" he murmured, don't
think that. You see. I'm so proud of
you. and If took you in a cab there
would be nobody to see you. whereas
I can show you off to dozens In the
bus."-London Answers.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Valuable Wood

Bird's-eye maple is found from New
foundland to Georgia and westward
to the northern shores Of the Great
lakes, eastern Nebraska and Kansas.
When the grain has a pronounced
wavy appearance the wood is called
bird's-eye maple and is used as We
neer. The forest service says that
there is a parasitic growth that gets
into the wood Of the maple and causes
a swelling, which when cut off straight
by the saw appears as eyes. This does
not harm the wood but makes 1t more
valuable. Generally speaking, this
wood Is scarce.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Diet and Cancer

The theory advanced by many per-
sons that eating natural or wild diet
will prevent cancer has apparently
been contradicted by recent expert
ments, reports Hygeia Magazine. When
mice, the type of animals especially
suited to cancer experiments. were
placed on various diets, those fed the
wild diet had the highest cancer NOR
tally and those fed an apparently un-
balanced diet had the lowest. There
was not the slightest evidence that
fried or well-cooked food was asso-
ciated with an increase In cancer.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Real Toy ToUn

The real toy town Of Britain Is Lon
don. Wooden toys such as rocking.
horses and doll-houses come in thou
sands from factories in south London
In the old days wooden toys were
mostly made by home workers, each
Of whom devoted his or her time to
the production of one particular ar
ticle. But the pay was poor, and the
increasing competition from Germany
practically killed this sort of work.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Coveted Decoration

On January 20, 1856, on the close
of the Crimean war, the Victoria
cross was instituted in Great Britain.
The cross Is awarded for conspicuous
bravery. 1t was extended In 1911 and
1920. This decoration Is worn before
all others, on the left breast, and con-
sists of a bronze Maltese cross IN
inches in diameter, with the royal
crown surmounted by lion, and be-
meath is the inscription, For Valour."
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Portents of Sneezin1

In the ancient days Of Greece and
Rome sneeze was supposed to bear
in its train far greater portents than
a mere cold. To sneeze while rising
from the table or bed was said to indi-
cate approaching death.
Yet. to sneeze between midday and
midnight under favorable planetary
conditions. was an augury Of happi-
ness. Again. If the Greek or Roman
turned to the right while sneezing, it
was regarded as happy omen.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Whale Peculiar Feeder

Whales are the mortal enemy of
herring and baby mackerel, for big
whale will eat several tons of these
toothsome though bony little fry in
day. They don't bother about the
bones. They 60 about it like a steam
shovel, says writer in the Pathfinder
Magazine. They simply gulp in great
mass Of fish and water, and screen the
fish out with their peculiar "baleen"
strainers, or they swallow the fish and
blow out the water through a hand
some fountain in the top of their head,
according to the model on which their
works are constructed.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Already Filled

After the arrival of her baby sister,
Sally was transferred from her crib to
another bed and she was not at all
pleased over the newcomers usurping
Of her former sleeping quarters.
One day when her mother went into
the nursery to put the baby to bed she
found the crib in state Of upheaval.
As she approached. a small but firm
voice from beneath the covers an
nounced: This bed Is already oc"u-
pied."-Chicago Tribune.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Ridiculous Sentences

Imprisonment for $50 years at hard
labOr-believed to be the longest SEN
tence on record In the Balkans-and
10 other sentences of 250 years each
have been given leader of band Of
Albanian brigands and some of his fol.
lowers for the murder In 1915 of IA
Siberian soldiers in a convent near
PrisTend.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
ONE WAY TO CORRECT AN EVIL

Not long of felt she had been mstreated
by clerk at the Water Department. She told her
finally information brought to The Echo office Our represent
tave called Commissioner Sudheme The Commissioner did
not hesitate explain equvocae He went directly the
of the question and sad 81 your people they
mstreaed tell them to hit the stairs the left of the
My office at the top the stairs Have the person stay there
until seem"
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
THE MAN AT THE TOP FOR ACTION

Some months ago there appeared interesting magazine
article the point that when you want action the at the
must be The article well explained the limitations of
and orders that restrict the fellow lower down. with orders and
increasing they work down. explained how there
greater freedom and possibilities for initiative the
and that the at the top recnd create suspend all
rules We need organization that make contacts with the
the at the top Little but little consideration
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Seuenfold Misfortune

The adage that "misfortunes never
come singly" seems to be illustrated
by a dialogue which was overheard in
a Jersey City trolley car:
"You don't tell me that Professor
Isaacs has been struck dumbT'
HE has"
. "Aad wasn't he master of seven lam
guages"
"He was"
"And is 1t possible he was struck
DUMB In all severn How extraordi-
nary!"
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
A Wonder

II understand he's model hus-
band" Must be. He comes up to
the expectations Of his wife's rela-
tives."-Boston Transcript
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19
Overtime

"Why has your new typist left"
II tried to kiss her one day when
it was past five and she wanted to be
paid for overtime. "-Guerin Meschino.
Milan.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-02-19

Hold Monday, Feb. Fl, for an
other M. w. G. club serial dance at
the Oxford Ballroom"