Will the fighting turk, *:
BE DRIVEN OUT OF EUROPE
Probably nothing connected with the
war with Turkey has so much surprised
all readers as the prompt success of the
Greeks, Servians and Bulgarians against
their common and heretofore dreaded
enemy. Since his lirst appearance in
Europe, about GOO years ago, the fight
ing Turk has been a terror to all h s
foes. He has extorted the admiration of
his enemies by his dash, his desparate
courage, his dogged resolution, his defi
ance of the most fearful odds and his
contempt of life as the price of victory.
Four hundred and fifty-nine years ago,
in the fateful vear of 1453, the Turks
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took Constantinople, breaking the last j
tendons that bound the world to imper
ial Rome by putting an end to the East
ern Empire. Then began the subjuga
tion of tbe Balkan Peninsula, and the
terror of the Turkish name was fear
fully enhanced by its association with a
great comet, one of the most imposing
apparitions of Halley’s comet, which
hung like a sword of Damocles over
frightened Christendom while the Turks
were advancing to Belgrade, now the
capital of Servia. But the comet was a
good omen after all, for the Turks were
defeated. But in 1683, and strangely
enough, when the same comet, on an
other of its returns, for their herald,
they pushed as far as Vienna. They
failed to capture the beautiful capital
of the Danube, but they had obtained a
baoad foothold in Europe, from which
no power has yet succeeded in pushing
them back.
They have lost ground, it is true, and
the modern kingdoms of Servia, Bul
garia and Roumania have been carved
out of territory which they won in their
first resistless rush upon Europe, but
still they have Constantinople, the prize
that Russia has vainly grasped after
since the days of Peter the Great, and
still there seems to be no power in
C hristian Europe great and courageous
enough to drive the waning Crescent
across the Bosphorus.—S. F. Examiner.
The Tanana Steam Laundry that has
been closed down for the past month
while alterations and improvements
were being made to the plant, again re
sumed operations on Monday morning.
Henry P. Sheppard, of Fairbanks, who
was recently appointed a special deputy
marshal, passed through Tanana this
week en route for Ruby.
Many bundles of fur were shipped to
• 'he Outside in the last mail.
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yukon Valley wews
FOR GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
J. F, A. Strong
Every Sunday mass and sermon at
10:30 a. m. At 2 o’clock Sunday school.
At 7:30 p. m. Rosary instruction and
benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Rev. H. Ferrox, S. J., Pastor.
Mr. W. C. Mullen, the well-known
actor, is complaining of a severe cold.
Ed Marsan and Mitchell it Johnson
left here on Wednesday on their return
to Red Mountain.
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Catholic Church
It is reported that Mr. E. J, Vaught,
late accountant for the Tanana Com
mercial company, 1 as left Fairbanks for
the outside.
Geo. F. Bemis has been working night
and day since his return from Fairbanks,
endeavoring to catch up with the work
in the watch repairing and jewelry line
that has accumulated in his store.
All of the merchants of Tanana re
port business as bolding up exception
ally well considering the time of the
year. February and March are ex
pected to be comparatively quiet. With
the arrival of April, the winter season
will be practically over and the buying
of the spring and summer supplies by
the miners and prospectors will com
mence.
The Meanest Man
A well-to-do real estate owner went
into a hardware store in his home town
and asked the proprietor for a pound of
nails.
The small package was made up and
the price, a nickle, handed to the mer
chant. The customer asked if the pur
chase could he sent to his house, which
was in a distant part of the city. The
merchant assented, and calling an
errand boy, handed him the parcel,
with the nickle he had just received for
it, and said:
“Here, Johnny, take the car and take
this parcel to Mr. Black’s house.”
“What!” said the customer. “Are
you going to give the boy the nickle to
take the parcel out?”
“Why, certainly,” said the merchant.
“I wouldn’t think of asking him to walk
so far.”
“Well,” said the “meanest man,” “if
you wouid just as soon give me the 5
cents I will take it out myself.”—Cleve
land JF*wvs.
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ptmator Bailey of Texas haj^resf t
General Woods in liis annual! message
toicungress recommends the restoration
of She canteen throughout t lie army.
Ne.w York, Jan, 7.--Ambassador lieid
was hurried yesterday in Sleepy Hollow,
Taft, Knox and Bryan attended the
funeral.
Washington, Jan. 6.—The President
announces that on account of opposition
he will not name Goethals governor of1
the Canal zone,
I Representative Wedemever of Michi
gan, a member of the President’s party,
committed suicide by leaping overboard
from the steamship Panama.
Washington, I). C. Jan. 10.--The gov
ernment has abandoned the appeal made
by Prosecuting Attorney Crossley in the
Northern Commercial Company liquor
cases. _
It is said that Lieutenant Ord spent
two hours on Tuesday night in getting
ready for a party. When he arrived at
the house, he was told that Wednesday j
night was the night f< r the party.
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