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y0i 4 Geo. M. Arbucklc. Publisher No. 31
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SHOULD BE BEAD OUT OF PARTY
The New York World, probably the strongest edited
newspaper in tlie United States, in the following editorial
snatches the mask of hypocrisy from the faces of many al
leged Democratic members of congress:
“There are men in congress who are Democrats
until they encounter a Democratic principle.
1'hey are Democrats until a Democratic platform
is to be made effective. They are Democrats until
a party pledge is to be redeemed. Then they
become Republicans.
“Now that a Tariff bill to curb monopoly and
reduce the cost of living is under consideration,
some of these gentlemen occupy the center of the
stage. The cane-sugar Democrats are certain to
vote against it. Various wool Democrats may join
them. If they do as they threaten, the resulting
law will not be a Democratic tariff-reform measure.
It is likely to be a Republican protective-tariff
measure rooted in privilege and greed.
“Why, for example should anybody in Louisi
ana call himself a Democrat? Hardly a man in
public life in that state supports Democratic prin
ciples. Yet most of the people affiliate with the
Demoncratic party. They attend its caucuses and
conventions. They subscribe to its platforms.
They take the stump for the ticket and vote it
straight. They give a fine imitation of Democracy
until asked in congress to favor Democratic policy,
when they stampede to the Republican side.
“Democratic tariff principles have not been
hidden from the people. They have been pro
claimed over and over again, and the people have
accepted them. The cane and beet sugar states
have accepted them. The wool states have accept
ed them. Why then should men elected by those
who indorse these principles new have to be en
treated not to vote with the Republicans?
“The Democratic party has renounced privi
lege. It must also renounce those in its ranks who
cling to privilege. Political housecleaning is as
necessary as domestic housecleaning. It is time for
the Democratic housecleaning at Washington to
begin.” _
THE FAMILY COUNCIL
A young Frenchman who reached his majority and
came into a great estate a few months ago started imme
diately to send his fortune flying. In the course of a few
weeks, he scattered his money so freely it was quite plain
that ruin but awaited just around the corner.
Then suddenly he disappeared. His friends and
satellites, however, did not rush to the police with the news.
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Stationery, Pipes and Tobacco
We hope to meet all old friends, and wish to make new ones.
McMahon, Flat City
Fresh Killed Beef
Barge Trinder enroute with supply of Fresh Beef, Mut
ton, Pork, Poultry, Oysters, Fish, Smoked Meats,
and Dry Pack Butter
You’ll find no mold on our smoked meats.
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They did not know exactly what had happened. But they
could make a shrewd guess. The case of the spendthrift
had been sat upon by the family council and he and his
money had been parted before the estate could all pass
beyond the solicitude of his relatives.
This is one of France’s great institutions, the family
council. It is what is left of a compact family organization
which once made nations seem made up of thousands of
little nations rather than individuals. The family in France
has the power to judge one of their number who may be
making a monkey of himself and quietly, almost secretly,
cut him off from control of his own income and stow him
away in some place where there is a chance of his coming
to his senses.
Reading of the instance of the young Frenchman
causes one to think of the case of the American spendthrift
who has murdered a man, demoralized the government of a
state asylum and involved the machinery of the law in a
costly jangle of technicalities. The family council could
have taken him in charge in time, separated him from his
money and put him where he could harm neither himself
nor others.—Toledo Blade.
Many people are wondering what in the world has
become of that mighty movement that was started in Nome
a few weeks ago that had for its object the demolition of
the new placer law of the First Alaska legislature. It
seems to be sadly in need of a '‘speedball” at this writing.
Attorney General McReynolds, in commenting on the
resignation of District Attorney JVIcNab, of San Francisco,
said. “A. Republican district attorney has resigned and I
am shedding no tears."
THE TRUE PATRIOT
mOW blessed is the man who asks no office, low or high,
who rustles at his useful tasks, nor yearns to bleed and
die! No spoiled ambitions make him sore or cause him
to repine; and every day, at every door, he gets the "Wel
come” sign. He is no politician’s pup, to follow him through
town; no whippersnapper higher up can ever call him down.
He does not need to whine and sob in some cheap statesman s
ears, that he may hold his dinky job another term of years. It
isn’t needful to pretend he loves the unwashed jay; he needn’t
call his bosom friend each rube who comes his way. He cares
not for the smiles or frowns of people in high place, but in his
old blue hand-me downs, he toils with skill and grace. From
all official fetters free, he herds his lowing kiue, and prunes
the spreading pumpkin tree, and trains the cabbage vine.
Administrations oft may change, and patriots may weep;
such things do not his plans derange, or make him lose his
sleep. Let others break their hearts to nab those prizes dear
to men; all quietly he keepeth tab upon his setting hen. How
blessed is the man who’d take no office, small or big! Who’d
rather stay at home and make a boudoir for his pig.
PAPRIKA AS
JAR PRODUCER
Washington, July 2.— “Licker”
may be driven out of America by
the use of paprika, home grown
and biting, if suggestions of scien
tists of the department of agricul
ture are followed to their ultimate
conclusion. Highballs, cocktails
and whisky straight may be ex
pected to give way to generous
dashes of the Hungarian product, at
present imported at a high tariff
rate, and used sparingly on rare
bits and other after meal time con
coctions.
A government publication soon
will be issued as an argument for
the cultivation of this species of
red pepper in the United States.
Bela Augustin, of the University
of Berlin will be quoted for his de
ductions as to the use of paprika in
place of whiskey and other strong
liquor.
Mr. Augustin, in a thesis on pa
prika. sites conditions in Southern
Germany and Austria-Hungary,
where the use of great quantities
of paprika seems to check a desire
for strong drink. Beer and light
wines only, Augustin explains, and
not ardent spirits are consumed.
Dr. R. H. True, of the depart
ment of Agriculture, advocates the
culture of paprika in America, de
claring that in the Southern States
farmers can make more profit with
it than with tobacco, and that re
cent government experiments at
at Timonsville, S. C., have been
highly successful.
Goverumeut tasters of the Bu
reau of Chemistry have just finished
a thorough examination of the
kinds of paprika to prevent the
substitution of the Spanish for the
Hungarian product which is con
sidered to be the best grown.
L. M. Tolman, chief or the divi
sion of food inspection, and L. H.
Mitchell, an assistant chemist, tried
out all kinds, blistered their
tongues and issued a bulletin on
the subject.
Du Rand’s Discovery Cafe for first
class meals.
Location Blanks at Pioneer office.
MASONIC
BANQUET
The Masonic dance on last Saturday
night at A. B. Hall was pronounced by
all a decided success—in fact, for an
all-’round good time it far surpassed
the expectations of many
The hall was artistically trimmed,
one end being a veritable fairy bower
of decorations, fancy pillows and soft
fur skins being arranged in a manner
to tempt the tired dancers. Excellent
punch was served throughout the even
ing from a large cut-glass bowl
The music was good, and the various
vocal selections much appreciated.
Walter Row-son rendered an original
Masonic song which was a delightful
surprise to the brotherhood. Mr. Row
son is generally known down Fairbanks
way as "The Sweet Singer of Sweet
Songs,’’ and there is no doubt that it is
a well-earned title.
A stop was called at miamgnt anu
the crowd adjourned en masse to the
Merchants cafe where beautifully deco
rated banquet tables were spread. All
present agreed that Mr. Miller cer
tainly can do things when it comes to
banquets, as the spread could hardly
have been better or the tables prettier.
After a dainty supper, followed by
wine and cigars, toasts were then in
order.
T'pon request from Toastmaster
Roden the following responded:
Judge Frederick E. Fuller, District
Attorney James J. Crossley, E. Coke
Hill, U. S. commissioner at Ruby; Dr.
\V. F. Green, U. S. commissioner at
Takotna; G. W. Albrecht. U. S. com
missioner in this city; C. C. Page,
clerk of the district coutt; Walter
Rowson, who treated the assemblage to
“Put Him Among tho Girls." and G.
A. Greenlee.
After the speech-making a toast was
drank to the ladies present, and the
crowd adjourned to the ball where Ben
Gold entertained for several minutes
with a lively jig. Dancing was then
resumed and continued until 3:30, when
the strains of the “Home, Sweet
Home" waltz reminded all present, that
all good things have an ending, and
that a night of continual enjoyment had
drawn to a close.
TURKEY TROT AND
' GO ARE UPHELD
New York.—‘‘The turkey trot and
tango, as they are danced in America,
are the most graceful dances f have
ever seen and I intend to write a poem
about them,” declared Mrs. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox, when she arrived by
the Olympic today.
Mrs. Wilcox was returning from a
three months’ vacation abroad. When
she consented to give her fellow pas
sengers a glimpse of the latest dance
movement, christened in honor of its
inventor, “The Wilcox Glide,” the po
etess received an ovation.
“The dances I saw in London,” she
said, “are simply copies of the Ameri
can turkey trot and tango. People
over there are simply wild about those
dances. They have decisive social
functions which they call ‘dansantes.’
The dansante is a combination of the
tea, the musical and the dance. They
hold these affairs in the afternoon at
large hotels and they are wonderfully
patronized.”
INNOKO MINERS START
FOR NEW DIGGINGS
In order to encourage the stampede
game and to become more or less inter
ested in the reported new diggings
'way up neat' the head of the Tanana
river, in the Sushana region, Harold
Seddon and John Holmgrem this week
outfitted Elias and Andrew Hansen,
two well known miners of the Innoko
district. _
Don't forget to call at the Crosby,
baths when you come in from the creeks.
IDITAROD
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Best Cup of Coffee in Town
Fresh Bread Every Day
Choice Pies, Cakes, Etc.
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H. SNYDER,
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And also a goodly supply of
PAINTS, OILS, ETC.
Willow Street, Iditarod.
In the United States Land Office at Nome, Alaska
In the matter of the application of Joa
quin, Fowler and Twitchell for pat
ent for Trading Site.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that in pursu
ance to the provisions of the act of Con
gress approved May 14, 1898 (30 Stat.
409) entitled “An act extending the
homestead laws and providing for right
of way for railroads in the district of
Alaska, and for other purposes,” and j
amendments thereto, Frank Joaquin,
whose postoffice address is Tacotna,
Alaska, G. A. Fowler, whose postoffice
address is Bethel, Alaska, and A. H.
Twitchell, whose postoffice address is
Bethel, Alaska, claiming twenty and
sixtyone hundredths (20.61) acres of
land at Bethel, on the Kuskokwim
river, Alaska, have made application to
the United States for a patent for the
said land, as a TRADING SITE, and
said land is more fully described as to
the metes and bounds thereof by the
official plat thereof and by the field
notes of the survey thereof now on file
in the office of the register of said land
office, which is U. S. Survey No. 1002,
as follows, to wit:
Beginning at corner No. 1, identical
with corner No. 1, Moravian Mission
Reserve, Bethel, at ordinary high
water mark on Kuskokwim river, from
which point U. S. location monument at
Bethel bears S. 72° 12’ W., 12.95
chains, and S.W. corner dwelling 24x36
feet, bears N. 25° 50’ E , 4.00 chains;
witness corner set N. 24° 34’ W., 1.24
chains, an iron pipe 3 inches in diara
ter projecting one foot above the
ground, marked on S.W. side, M-.M
Cor.-l-W-C. and M-C on side faring the
river, and on N. E. side S-1002-Cor-l
W-C. Pit 36x36x12 inches bears N.
24° 34' W., 8 feet distant. Mound of
earth 4 feet base, 2 feet high, bears N.
24° 34’ W. of corner.
Thence IN. zi w J4 vv. tucnams along
S.W. boundary, from true corner over
rolling land on line 1-2 of Moravian Mis
sion Reserve survey to corner No. 2, at
which point is set an iron pipe 3 inches
in diameter, 3 feet long, 2 feet in the
ground, marked on the east side, S-1002
Cor-2. Under this corner broken glass
is deposited at base of pipe as memo
rial. Pits are dug on lines approaching
and departing from corner and 6 feet
distant 18x18x12 inches.
Thence N. 67° 10’ E. 18.81 chains
along N.W. boundary to corner No. 3 at
which point is set an iron pipe 3 inches
in diameter, 3 feet long, 2 feet in the
ground, marked on S.W. side S.-1002
Cor-3. Under this corner broken glass
is deposited at base of pipe as a memo
rial. Pits are dug 18x18x12 inches on
lines approaching and departing from
corner and 6 feet distant.
Thence S. 21° 31’ E. 14 97 chains
along N.E. boundary to corner No. 1, at
ordinary high-water mark on Kusko
kwim river. Witness corner set, N. 21°
34’ W., 38 linksdistant, which is an iron
pipe 3 inches in diameter, 3 feet long, 2
feet in the ground, marked on N.W.
side S-1002-Cot-4-W-C. and M-C. on side
facing the river. Broken glass is de
posited at base of pipe as a memorial.
Thence following the meanders of the
Kuskokwira river at ordinary high
water mark, along sandy beacti down
stream from true corner 1. N. 88° 17’
W. 11.76 chains: 2. S. 68= 19' W. 8.21
chains to Corner No. 1, tlie place of be
ginning, containing 21.61 acres.
The U. S. location monument to
which this survey is tied is an iron pipe
3J inches in diameter 1 feet, long set 2
feet in the ground, marked on the
north side U. S. L. M., Bethel M. M.
and is situated in the center of the
pia/.a at Bethel Mission.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the said land or any portion
thereof so described, surveyed and
platted as above are hereby notilied
that, unless their adverse claims are
duly llied according to law with the
register of the United States land office
at Nome, Alaska, they will be barred
bv virtue of tiie provisions of said stat
ute. J. SUNDBACK, Register.
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REGINA
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Dr. Heinrich Worlmann,
Physician and Surgeon
Offices: Iditarod and Flat City
Telephones at each place
W. F. GREEN, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon
DISCOVERY, OTTER
Telephone
DR. H. BEHLA,
Dentist
Offices, Pioneer Drug Store,
Flat City.
Appointments by Telephone
DR. CHAS. D. CARTER
Dentist
Gold Street, Flat City.
Appointments by Telephone.
HENRY RODEN,
Attorney at Law
Iditarod, Alaska
ichlgan. 1881 Kentucky, 1891 Alnikn 1910
Qecrge Woodruff Albrecht,
COUNSELOR AND LAWYER
IDITAROD, ALASKA
The Pioneer Attorney of this Camp
E. M. STANTON,
Attorney at Law
Office in Wickersham & Roden Bldg,
Second Ave.
CHAS. E. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public, Conveyancing.
Front St., Iditarod
A. E. MALT BY,
Attorney at Law,
Office in M. & M. Bank Building
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