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FRIDAY, AUGUST'8, 1913.
THE LAST SHOT AT PANAMA.
Colonel Goethals, in charge ol'
the construction .of the Panama
canal,has lixod October 10 as the
date for the dynamiting of the
dike at Gatun that shall open
the waterway between the Atlan
tic and (he Pacific. When this
blast is 'set off, Gatun Lake, held
back so far by a tremendous
dam, will be released and will
flood the cut which opens the
passage.
It will be an historic mo
ment. Actual navigaton of the
canal will not follow immediate
ly; there are further facilities of
the waterway for general traffic
to be completed; but the mar
riage of the oceans will be ef
fected. The rest will follow as
matter of course, of incidental
perfection of the main purpose.
We predict that some day Oc
tober 10 will be celebrated, at
least oil the Pacific coast, as one
of the epoch-making dates in the
ca 1 endar of progress.
MAKING NAVAL LIFE AT
TRACTIVE.
II seems that the one thing the
Navy department needed, in or
der to bring enlistments up to
the full quota, was a North Car
olina editor with a gift for word
painting and the adoption of
common sense methods. Joseph
us Daniels became Secretary of
the Navy on March i. The enlist
ments for April, May and June
have been 'sufficient, to bring the
enrollment about up to require
ments, for the lii'sf time in sever
al years. And it all came about
over Secretary Daniels'anounce
ment of his intention to bring
the department up to a high
standard and make it attractive
to the best young men in the
country.
Secretary Daniels’" announce
ment, was, brielly, that the bat
tleship licet would make a Euro
pean cruise next winter; that
schools would b.e established at
the naval training stations for
teaching English and mathemat
ics; that opportunity would be
given aboard ship to learn use
ful trades, and that commissions
as officers in the pay corps would
be given enlisted men by com
petitive examination.
The American Navy is almost
wholly American and the men
are young, clean-cut and intelli
gent. That is as it should be.
It is the “man behind the gun”
who. makes the navy.
Moreover,, it is gratifying to
know that the navy also makes
the man. Nowadays the retired
naval seaman is a man of parts,
with a wholesome sense of dis
cipline, ufeil title dto earn a liv
ing and a place in the commun
ity.. He has served his country
and his country has served him.
The second “don’t” in the Hot
weather advice given by the Un
ited States Bureau of Chemistry
is: “Don’t wear too many cloth
es.” The girls are following that
advice, nil right.
•
The militant suffragettes have
burned another mansion in Eng
land. The plate glass and tire
insurance companies are relady
to contribute liberally to a fund
for the suppression of the mili
•( tants.
An English scientist says that
•' “the menial life of men is pre
dominately cortical and that of
women predominately thalmic.”
We owe a debt of gratitude to
these scientists for thus putting
in plain and simple words the
thoughts that have been seeking
a proper expression in the rest
of U'S.
When in need of bicycle pumps,
bells, grips and other supplies
and parts call on Owen E. Meals.
THE FIRST BASEBALL RULES.
Thay Praaent a Curioua Contraat to
tha Regulations of Today.
(It will no doubt be interesting
to the baseball fans of today to
compare the first rules of the na
tional game with those of the pres
ent time. When the rules were first
framed about 1845 they would not
fill one page'of the baseball guide
of today.
The Knickerbocker club of New
York city was the first one organiz
ed to play the national game of
baseball and was the one from
which the succeeding clubs derived
their rules of playing. The organ
ization bears the date of Sept. 23,
1845, when playing rules were
adopted, which are given below and
present a curious contrast to those
now in vogue:
First.—The bases shall be from,
“home” to second base, forty-two
paces, from first to third base,
forty-two paces, equal distance.
Second.—The game to consist of
twenty-one qounts or aces, but at
the conclusion an equal number of
hands must be played.
Third.—The ball must be pitched
and not thrown for the bat.
Fourth.—A ball knocked out of
the field or outside the range of
the first or third base is a foul.
Fifth.—Three balls being struck
at and missed and the last one
caught is a hand out. If not caught
is considered fair and the striker
bound to run.
Sixth.—A player running the
bases shall be out if the ball is in
the hands of an adversary on the
base, or the runner is touched with
it before he makes his base, it be
ing understood, however, that in
no instance is a ball to be thrown
at him.
Eighth.—A player running who
shall prevent an adversary from
catching or getting the ball before
making his base is a hand out.
Ninth.—Three hands out, all out.
Tenth.—Players must take their
strike in regular turn.
Eleventh.—All disputes and dif
ferences relative to the game to be
decided by the umpire, from which
there is no appeal.
Twelfth.—No ace or base can be
made on a foul strike.
Thirteenth.—A runner cannot be
put out in making one base when
a balk is made by the pitcher.
| Fourteenth;—But one base allow
ed when a ball bounds out of the
field when struck.—Spokane Spokes
man-Review.
Earthquake Pranks.
Hindustan has had many impor
tant geological changes cll'ccted by
earthquakes. In 1762 Chittagong
was violently shaken, the earth
opening in many places and throw
ing up water and mud of sulphur
ous smell. Then sixty square miles
of coast suddenly and permanently
subsided, one of the Mug moun
tains entirely disappeared, and an
other sank so low that only the
summit remained. At the same
time a corresponding rise of ground
took place at Ratnree, an island far
ther along the coast. Again, at
Cutch, in 1819 the fort and village
of Sindree were submerged, and
about five miles distant a long ele
vated mound was raised, measuring
some fifty miles by sixteen in places,
out of what had been a perfectly
level plain.
How They Dance In Hungary.
With the exception of the Span
iards there is no nation in Europe
that dances like the Hungarians.
They love it with a love that
amounts to a passion. They not
only go in for it heart and soul, but
they will dance on anything, in any
sort of weather. A paddock, a vil
lage str.eet, a stable yard, the earth
en floor of a wayside esarda—-it is
all the same to them. Not the
scorching sun nor the whirling dust
nor the pelting rain nor even the
falling snow will deter them. They
all dance beautifully too. It seems
to be in their blood.—Exchange.
The Golfer’s Despair.
The golf bug’s soul came back
from a little range around .Satan’s
preserve with a smile as wide as
the Amazon fiver. “I say,” it ex
claimed, “I don’t call this much of
a hades. They have the finest golf
course out there I ever saw in my
life.” A droll looking old soul who
was sitting on the safety valve look
ed up. “But did you see anybody
playing on it?” he asked. “No,”
the newcomer admitted. “1 didn’t.”
The old timer chuckled. “That’s
it,” he said. “He won’t let anybody
play on it.”
City Life.
“How long have you known that
gentleman we just passed?”
“Well, I don’t really know him at
all, to tell you the truth. I just
sort of scraped acquaintance with
him, you might say. We have lived
in adjoining fiats for about ten
years, and the other day I ventured
to speak to him, don’t you know.”
—Louisville Courier Journal.
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ADLER will sell
A Bailey piano in first class
shape at a bargain.
A Five-room house with ten
foot shed for less than lumber
cost.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Seward, Alaska
FOR SALE—“Quick Meal” oil
stove. Suitable for camp use.
Perfect order. Inquire Mia.
Shepard.
They are all good live pictures
at the Orpheum tuliight.
Bring your job work to the
Prospector office.
Cable Office Hours.
Week days 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10
. m. and 5 to 6 p. m.
The Order of Alaskan Moose
For Sale Cheap.
Twenty-eight foot Racine mo
tor boat hull. Inquire of E. P.
('.ashman
NOTICE OF SEIZURE.
In Un* District Court for I he
Territory of Alaska, Third Di
vision.
United States of America, Lib
elant, vs. one ship’s boat, her
tackle, apparel, furniture ^and
equipment.
Whereas a libel of information
hrs been tiled in the above couri
on the 14th day of July 1913. on
behalf of the United States again
st the above mentioned ship's
boat, her tackle, apparel, furni
ture and equipment; and where
as the substance of said libel of
information, is that the said
ship’s boat, her tackle, apparel,
furniture and equipment were
seized on the 25th day of July,
1910, and turned over to the Unit
ed States Marshal who now holds
the same at tlu. Port of Unalas
ka, Alaska, as forfeited to the
United States for the reason that
the same was then and there
found engaged in unlawfully kil
ling fur seals within the waters
of Alaska, and praying that the
said ship’s boat, her tackle, ap
parel, furniture and equipment
be condemned and sold for use of
the United States.
Now therefore, in pursuance
of the monition under the seal
of said Court to me directed and
delivered, I do hereby give public
notice to all persons claiming
the said ship’s boat, the tackle,
apparel, furniture and equipment,
or in any manner interested
therein, that they be and appear
before the United States District
Court for the Territory of Alas
ka, Third Division, to be held at
Unalaska, in and for the said
Territory and Division, on the
18th day August 1913, at 10
o’clcok in the forenoon of that
day, provided the same shall be a
day of jurisdiction, otherwise cn
the next day of jurisdiction there
after, then and there to inter
pose their claims and to make
their allegations in that behalf,
and that in event.of their faili
ure so to do default and condem
nation will be ordered.
H. P. SULLIVAN.
United States Marshal for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Divi-'
sion .
GEORGE R. WALKER.
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