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EDITORIAL PAGE
The city of Seward is Justly stir
red up over the regulations of the
department which have closed all
their coal mines and placed all their
timber in a reserve. Yesterday one
of the citizens of that city was In
dicted for purchasing wood from
someone who has cut it 011 the re
serve A meeting of the citizens
was called to protest to the depart
ment at \V:tshington and some fiery
speeches were made. A resolution
drawn up stating the position of
the citizens and asking for relief.
Speaking of the matter the Dally
Gateway says
"The people of Alaska are, on
the whole, among the most law
abiding on the face of God's green
earth. They patieutly endure, with
out complaint or protest, more than 1
most people would undergo. But
after a time patience ceases to be
a virtue, and a Jtime for vigorous
and united action comes. We are
at that point now. The matter cul
minates in the seizure and sale of
a certain lot of cord wood, claimed
and paid for by the local firm of
wood and coal dealers, by a special
agent of the land department.
"The Gateway holds no brief for
this local firm. Neither does It
desire to do Injustice to agents of
the land department. Its aim, In
this connection, is to espouse the
cause of Alaska and Alaskans, as
against harsh rules and regulations
and overzealous officials.
"That Alaska has been harassed
almost beyond endurance by special
agents no one will deny who has fol
lowed the situation. In the case at
issue, the local firm has been sub
jected to nil sorts of trouble and
put to no end of expense, through
the activity of one of these agents.
And this in the face of the fact
that another agent passed on the
matters at Issue, accepted a certified
check for the payment of the tax
alleged to be due, and practically
called the matter off.
"A meeting of the Seward Com
mercial Club, called for the purpose
of taking up this question, decided,
without a dissenting voice, in nam
ing a committee which take up this
matter with the secretary of the in
terior through resolutions dealing
at length with the grievances com
plained about. The resolutions will
be a dignified protest against the
hardships of these regulations, es
lKciallv as interpreted by some
special agents.
"It is high time for such action.
The government denies us the use
of our coal product, through the tle
ing up of the coal fields, and fol
lows this action by making reserves
of timber all over the country. Un
til the opening of the coal fields
there should be no wood tax at all.
1'eople must have fuel and they
should be permitted to cut it any
where. without let or hindrance,
stumpage tax or any other handicap.
Fuel should be made as cheap as
possible lu a country where it is so
necessary to the comfort of Inhabi
tants. This is not an unreasonable
demand."
A DRY GOODS
COURTSHIP
By M QUAD
Copyright, 191 2. by Associate Lit
erary' Press.
Aunt Sally Warner, as she was fa
mlliarly called by everybody, wanted
a new calico dress, and she went to
Smith's dry goods store iu the village
of Clyde to price around aud beat
down and Anally pay the price of "
cents a yard. She was inspecting pat
terns when Uncle Silas Friable cn me
In. When they had greeted each othet
ahe turned her back to the calico aud
?aid:
"Uncle Silas, you know I have had
three husbands "
"I know It's three or four or Ave or
?long there somewhere. Tears to me
you spend most of your time getting
married and burying husbands."
"Silas."* she says In tones of confi
dence. "I've made mistakes in my three
marriages, and 1 don't want to make
one In my fourth I don't admit that
there'll be a fourth, but If I should
happen to decide to marry ag'in I don't
want to be taken iu. How is a widder
woman to judge a man?"
"Well. now. if I was thinking of mar
rying ag'ln. which I hain't, as I've got
an old woman and five young uns, I'd
first hunt around for a soft pitie shingle
Then I'd shar|>en up my Jackknife and
?H down by my lonesome In some place
where no durued dog or calf was likely
to come rooting around, and then I'd
whittle arid think and think and whit
tle. Mebbe I'd whittle and think for s
whole week, but when I got through
I'd know that I was correct."
, "But I can't whittle."
"No, but you can knit, and that's jusi
u good Who is the feller who Is
?parking you this time?"
"It'a a man named Lemuel Johnston,
and he's about flfty years old."
"And what have you made up your
mind about him?"
"I haven't made It up at all. That's
what I'm asking your advice for."
"I aee. Well. Ill do the best I can.
If I was a widder woman and a man
come along and appeared to have de
signs agin me I'd get out my knitting
and watch him as he talked, and I'd
remember certain thing?? to wit,
namely
"A man who sits cross legged most
of the time Is purty certain to be la*y
"A man who stands around with his
hands In his pockets will kick like a
steer If dinner Isn't ready on the inlnit.
"The man who comes courting and
rings In poetry Is going to raise a row
after marriage if his wife don't like fat
pork.
"The man who Is narrow between
the eyes and carries a sharp nose has
? wldder's possessions figured to a
cent
t The man who sighs and shakes his
head In a mournful way anil wtshes he
conld do more for the heathen In Af
rica Is going to keep mightily close tab
on your pin money after marriage.
"A freckled face man is generally a
contented man. but whether contented
with his lot or to let his wife build
the fire In the morning Is a thing you
have got to find out later on.
"There are men who come courting
who are soft spoken and move about
like a cat. After marriage they will
yell at the oxen so as to be heard a
mile away.
'"The boisterous man is apt to be
hearty and good natured. but he will
wake the baby up every time he comes
into the house and let all the family
quarrels be known all over the neigh
borhood.
"A man who sits and rubs his hands
and smiles and uses precise language is
j thinking how much tea nnd coffee he
will allow you to measure out for a
drawing after marriage.
"A scowl between a man's eyes
means concentration of thought but
the trouble Is that you don't know
what he has concentrated on. It may
be love, and It may be speculation.
"A wldder woman In sizing up a
feller who has come sparking should
take a good look at his mouth. If It
Is unusually wide his talk will never
go much beyond cabbages, but If It's a
woman's mouth he'll be a good hand
at saying cutting things. If It droops
at the comers he considers himself a
sort of a martyr and 111 used by the
world, and whenever the bread Is
heavy or the potatoes not quite done
he's going to break out.
"Then there's one more sort of man.
lie's the chap that boldly knocks on
the door and stalks In when It's open
ed and says:
"'Are you the Wldder Warner?"
" 1 am.' says yon.
" 'JTad three husbands. I under
stand ?"
"1 have."
" 'Well, It's time you took the fourth,
and I'm here to fill the bill. I am
what I am and am worth about $5,000
all told. I've got to drive along to the
blacksmith's shop to get my wheel
fixed, and I'll stop for your answer
when I come back." "
"And does he stop?" asked Aunt
Sally.
'Tie does."
"And does the wldder consent?" #
"After knitting and thluklng for an
hour or so."
"And and It Is a happy marriage^?"
'The chances are even up. and ypu
haven't fooled away any time over the
matter."
Aunt Sally turned to a piece of ca.ll
co and wet It with her mouth to see
If It was a fast color and then backed
up to the counter to giggle and say:
?Thanks. I'ncle Site. I reckon HI
gr> hem* and wait for that feller to
co tie sinug!"
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