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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16

listing apes are for the most part degen-
crate forms. Are We. then, to reverse
the line of pedigree and declare that an
old-time seif-indulgent race OF men have
degenerated into apes, as little Tom was
taught, according to the Water Babies?''
But to check any human conceit which
he may seem to have encouraged Herr
Kiaatsch informs us that II Is quite wrong
to consider man. as a mammal, the most
perfectly developed in every way. That
Is not true OF his teeth and limbs; only
in the matter of brain is he faciie prin-
cops. Well, 1t Is relief to get this
admitted, and as for the other organs
we concede much to animals which have
to get their living by cracking nuts or
gnawing bones; we do not profess 10
leap like tigers, run like deer or climb
like gibbons. In all these we grant the
advantage of the savage and are aware
that an edentalous or nearly toothless
being is TO be the ultimate result OF civili-
zation. But, we suggest. Is not the pro-
fessor building up very large super
structure on a rather small bAsee His
argument. though 1t comes to a different
conclusion, reminds us OF the famous
controversy in which Huxley and Darwin
once figured as to whether the ape did
not possess snail structure called
hippocampus in its brain for on that de-
pended whether r<not the ape was the
'long-lost BROTHER of man. II is doubt
ful, indeed. whether the professor has
proved more than theSnost thoroughgoing
evolutionist Is ready to grant. The lat
ter does not assert, so far as we know,
that man is descended from a gorilla or q
chimpanzee or an orang-outang. He
holds, rather, that as sometimes happens
in the social scale. one branch of a family
has greatly risen. while all the others
have remained children of Gibeon. Charles
Darwin stated this quite clearly In 1.-THE
Descent of Man" and It is still generally
accepted As an evolutionist he admitted
kfnship between all mammals, since
their pedigrees had common origin.
Sometimes the parting had been very re-
mote. sometimes more recent The platy-
rhine and catarhine monkeys are cousins
of a distant degree. while man is a nearer
one of the latter, but nothing like a
cousin-german. In fact. to an evolutionst
II would not seem strange for ancestors
to be fiourishing side by side with their
offspring. for nature works very slowly
and will not be hurried over the origin OF
a species.
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MEN LIVED BEFORE APES
Darwin's Theory Of the Origin Of
Species Successfully Con-
troverted.
: ENsITIvE persons who object to be-

- ENsITIvE persons who object to be-
ing confronted with their poor rela-
~ tions may find comfort in the theory
advanced by Prof. Klaatsch. of Hell
delberg university. We are no longer bound
to believe man is descended from apes.
The mystery of evolution has been cleared
up, the search for the missing link Is
rendered futile by the learned Doctors
discovery of the proper significance of
muscle In the upper part of the thigh.
The short strand, as one part of this is
called, is attached to the fibula, and is
fitted with special nerve. After several
years of investigation Herr klaatsch has
convinced himself that this Short strand"
is rudimentary form of a muscle COM
mon. to considerable number of man.
mails. such as marsupials. carnivores and
many rodents. In fact, 1t Is very frequent
ly present, but only anthropoid apes and
prehensile-talled American monkeys
possess 1t in the same modified condition
as man. Some climbing creatures indeed
have entirely lost 1t, such as the lemurs
of the old world. 1nat indicates that
the muscle cannot be serviceable for life
on trees, its modification being the re-
suit OF disuse when the progressive crea-
ture began to walk upright. Thus 1t is
fan Inheritance. common indeed to man
and apes. but derived from some remote
mammalian ancestor SO far from prov
ing the ape to be the father of man. it
suggests the contrary view. Both can
claim common ancestry in some long
extinct mammalian FORM but that is ALL
Though the savanfs may be right in in
ferring from the fragmental remains of
the Javan pithecanthropus that 1t was
either the most manlke OF apes or the
most apelike of men. the creature does
not supply the missing link In pedigree
beginning in slmian and ending in home
sapiens.
The professor also tells us that the ex-
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S On hy the treaty of 1874. to- the
on the rivers Bent and Guapore
Madeira river. This survey did
- s1ve the final approval OF the Bra
Sovetnment. the minister OF for
Halfs ohjecting that the only Just
eeeide the frontier was by deter
me true source OF tho Javary as
Rsd In the tirst treaty A further
Ation under the direction Of tho
commission fixed the head
) = Of the Javary three degrees north
earlier suppositions. This would
an additional loss OF territory
and, as Bolivia did not cooper
: Ne expedition. a protocol WAS sigA-
sia'inS that mixed commission
-, p'n'sd 10 Investigate the disputed
- more thoroughly.
hvssssons Of tss Fra Treaty.
~ original treaty nxed the starting
y the boundary line ON the LETT
the Madeira river At It's June
Fkna NE Bent, thence along parallel
~ minutes south TO meet the
4. The source Of the terminal
4. ""a'e ne north az the east and west
IsAiy stipulated that the houn-
- ~ssld follow a straight line until
NE source OF the JavAry.
! Se " no Misunderstanding regard
AFuns point OF the confluence
arss.s "a Ard Madeira rivers. the whole
|eE rss on the clause stating that
|a Nuses Of the Javary should prove
~ asf'h o. the parallel 10 degrees 20
e south. the frontier should soI-
em the parallel o. the Javary.
aias sa's ilAs should start srem the
u r. ssas a, The ianeture o, thu Semi
- sssifs, ana run dlagonally 10 the
| Ass,. the !avary. as maintained by
asrs % shcald extend west 10 tho
ksssa0n OF the Brazilian and Peruvian
M. - ana thence northwest 70 the
I&N \. ms Javary, AZ claimed by Bra
eeyss - mootsd point The Brazilian
NJ. claims that It was the in
za]i., y me original treaty to make the
Is 4. degyees 70 minutes the boun-
~ as far as possible, and from
enas - In Brazilian territory.
@s Tue source OF tho Javary be
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The Disputed "Aere" Territory.

Enrique Wolf. the Bolivian consul In
New York when asked what he knew
about the new republic, said;
THAT lis a matter about which cannot
speak II Is diplomatic matter. and
am merely a commercial agent
From Il. f.. wadbrook, who Is connect
ed with the Crude Rubber Company,
whose offices are on Broad street. inter-
estlng Information about the Acre country
and the conditions which brought about
its declaration of Independence has been
obtained By the New York Times The
Acre country 10 = great rabber country.
ana the Crude Company hiss extensive In
terests there AIR. wadarcok visited the
Acre country about yeer ago.
We have known for over a year past,
said Mr. waabrook that there was a
rather uncertain political situation exist
lag IN Acre. but there has been no in
terferenca with the shipment OF rubber.
and as that was our sole Interest we ala
not concern ourselves much about govern
mental AFFAIRS. To understand the con-
ditions which led TO the people % Acre
nraolasrnlng a republic Il Is necessary 90
know the manner In which the country
was settied, Its development has all oc-
Cured in reoSns years, and the rubber In
dusiry Is its sole Industry Of any impor-
lance.
''purSg the past decade the rubber
trees along the Amazon from Para to
Manaos which is about l,oc9 miles from
Para, have been pretty well worked out.
That is 10 say, the trees close 70 the river
have been we'll worked There Is
stnl plenty OF rubber TO be had
along tho lower Amazon u the
natives would go back into the
country for II. but this they Won't do.
They prefer TO fellow the course OF the
river. Many OF them worked up the ANA
xsn 70 the Purus, which Is tributary OF
the Amazon, and then followed the Parus
to the Acre river, or Acquiry river. as It
Is called by some. The Acre river emp
ties into the Purus river in the Brazilian
province OF AmaEonia. but there Is only
a short stretch Of the river IN Brazilian
territory. II runs nearly across the whole
northern section of Bolivia, and the
country which il waters is known as the
Acre country.
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This country is rich in rubber. In the
past few years II has been extensively
developed by Brazilian capital. and nearly
all the men of standing or influence in
the country are Brazilians. The laborers
are of two classes. They are Cabaclos.
a mixture of the negro and native. and
the Cearenses. The Cearenses are natives
of the province of Ceara, in Brazil. who
are frequently compelled to leave their
own country because of drought aud who,
at such times, find the rubber industry
the most profitable in which they can
engage"
Great Vafre of the Rubber OUTPUT.
What is the total population of the
Acre countryg'
Over a year ago. when J. was there.
II was estimated at from COCO to 10000.
The country was never explored until the
rubber hunters got up there. II Is about
1000 miles from the mouth of the ANA
ION, which is its outlet to the sea. The
boundary between Brazil and Bolivia has
never been well defined. and consequently
when Brazilians settled and developed the
Acre country Brazil began to treat the
country as part OF her possessions. For
while there was a mani can't recall
MS name-who set himself up as a die
tator In Acre, but when. on one occa-
sion, he went to Manaos. he was put in
htNNt ttdfHru WHfl was iiidiy
done with him. About a year ago there
were reports of fighting In the Acre coun-
try and Of the intention of the people TO
form republic. At that time there were
also reports that Brazil would send sew
eral gunboats up the Acre river Whether
or not she did so I do not know"
What kind of a place is Arieopolis,
the capital OF the new republic?"
Mr.. Wadbrook smiled II never heard
OF the place." he said 1.-The only settle
ment knew which could be called town
was Porto Bello.
"Brazirs chief interest in the country"
Mr.. Wadbrook continued. lis the duty
which she collects on the Acre rubber
which comes down to Para. Last year
the shipments ran from 5000 to 1000 tons.
mis- rubber is worth from 9s cents to 81
q. pound, being OF the finest quality That
would make 1t worth about 5000 ton.
-Four thousand tons at $1,000 a ton would
equal $.000,0o0 as the value OF the annual
product OF the Acre country. On this Bra
I'll has been collecting an export duty
at Para of from 81 to % per cent. Her
revenue from this source has, therefore,
approximated $75o,0o0 year.
"Of course, I do not know what has
occurred. but 7 suppose Bolivia. awaken
ing 10 the value of the Acre country,
claimed II as her own. Brazil may not
nave thought she had a claim to the ter
rftory which would hold. and may have
winked at the establishment of the re-
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EPRlTORY OF "ACRE"
ONCE MORE IN EVIDENCE.
line Times in Little Strip Of South
American Country.
" Rubbsr Country on Earth. Though Claimed by Both
Brazil and Bolivia. Is Now the Prey
Of Adventures

nkrN the boundary dispute be-
sSeen Brazil and Bolivia over
Acre territory is attracting at
4.s,t,on. Aside from the value OF
s. land. there have been excit-
& .-.rne. which have added color to
.----.eoo. These include the estab-
I2:.. 81 ndyenturers Of the Acre re-
~, ~ Imprisonment of a former
q. s,,,ieter TO Brazil. with his sec
xbonsd with the failure to ac-
=, revenues collected by him when
~ on 1 special mission to Acre,
s-.rs Sxhting by the regular soldiers
~ e.untrfes interested to drive a
SssA Il rsnegades from that mush-
i11psndent state.
- region lies far inland, $500
= seors from the mouth Of the AM
4 4 Wild section of the South
"a continent, from which news OF
q. 2saefer flIters through slowly to
'-<ss1s vorld. It II untraversed by
Sa,oad. IL without telegraph lines.
|.. ! tTsse- weeks journey by the uncer-
hats from Para Acre IL wat
tnree great tributaries of the
sS fhe Javary, Jurua and Purus,
Vi x1ir sffuents. From one of the
N river "Aquiry." or Acre"
IN derives its name. 1t Is bound
n ~ ~ north and east by the Brazilian
n AmhsonAs and Malta Crosse, on
- 5s61h 81 Bolivia and on the west by
r. h1bss Country IN the World.
rl<ivlanrular bit Of land, probably the
sS s1hbsf -producing country In the
za 4 approximately $50 miles wide
~ aad south at the extreme points.
S1 - nlles i6ng east and west. When
~ M6r1nal boundary treaty between
S1I end Bolivia was signed. in 1867,
~ nn1ulation consisted entirely OF no.
~ md savage Indians, who made ex-
|111en difficult and dangerous. Worse
< ~ red men were fevers and reptiles
| fIupcfs Of the most deadly descrip-
40 IN uttle was known of the Jaw
~. e1cept by name. and its cir
& csufse was most indefinite. Not
WI ~ rubber industry at Manaos and
Ncatne or value and the prospectors
IestWard into the wilderness 10
~ lands suitable for this tree
r - district receive any special atten-
Inxlt had been IN undisputed possess
~ \ Brazil and II was only In 1894
~ IN cquntrIes realised the necessity
4 ~ >nnite boundary line at this
II r. j0int commission or the two
Snnentu agreed to adopt a provts-
- ~ rhnnipg from the point at lati-
~ I DERIVES minute Ia seconds south
: ~ equator, on the Javary river,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16

The Korean court recently went into
mourning for three days because the por-
traits of the imperial ancestors were de-
stroyed in recent confiagration. All
offlcialdom robed itself in white and the
inmates of the palace wore sackcloth and
Jared roughly
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public. As nearly all the inhabitants OF
the country are Brazilians. II would be
better for Brazil If she could not hold
the country, TO have 1t converted into
a republic
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16
pancocels.
Vanicocsle.
paFicocele.
Catarfh,
Throat,
Lungs Cured.
Lost ManhOcd

lnof Mauhnod Md Nlg0r 4lltkIV re-
LcSt WdtHOcu stored Earicocele.
weak and undeyelopsd parts fully re-
stored
u.a;ec Who suffer from apathy. indif-
LnstsSc ference nervous debility or dis
eases peculiar "a women ran consult DIR
Reeves WITH perfect confidence.
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Structure

In Is days, without pain, injury or incons.
venience. The bouetes are inserted at
night and act while you sleep, "Gran-l
solvent removes every symptom OF
as when nature Formed 4; NO BRQTXf1
CUTTING OR DII.ATING. NO INMc1
TONS TO IRRITATE THE ME1-s
BRANE. NO INTERNAL DRuQGINof
TO RUIN THE STOMACH. The 81,
James treatment Is local. direct and postJ
tive.
VaricOcele.
varicoceie IL an accumulation OF slug
gish blood In the veins OF the scrotum,
due solely TO imperfect circulation. and
has its origin In a diseased and torpid
Prostate Gland. Operations in this dis
ease are only temporary. and no me-
ehanical device yet discovered has cured
single case. Gran-Solvent heals the
Prostate and restores healthy circulation
varicoccle disappears and the sluggish,
accumulation is replaced by pure, healthy
red blood.
is,s4s men strictured. weak. wasting andl
dcspondent were cured and restored byl
the st. James method last year. A vastt
army OF men In whom the light OF life
has penetrated the fearful nightmare q
structure and seminal decay.
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Blood and Skin Diseases.

All forms affecting Body, Nose,
Throat. skin and Bones, Blotches.
Eruptions. e zema and Ulcers forever
driven from the system by means u
safe. time-tested remedies Stsm and
swollen Joints and rheumatism. the re-
suit OF blood poison. positively cured.
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DISEASES Of WOMEN.


Before | consulted DIR. Reeves my
stomach was very bad The severe
pains. belching, hloaiing and sour rts-
ings We're awful. l lost 40 pounds In
less than year. thank God II was
my fortune to 30 20 this great doctor.
who cured me"
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II had catarrh for long time. IL
affected my ear and throat and there
we're grewths in my nose. Doctor
Reeves New Treatment Is splendid.
/ never tried anything that did me 50
much good. am recommending II TO
all my friends"
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WHY IT CURES men.
Why the Fghtfu Tension of Structure Dissolved Like Snow
Beneath the Sun.-IN FIFTEEN DAYS.
Why Weak Men Restored by the Magic ST. James Treatment
Applied Locally and Directly to The Affected PARTS

We answer the ques-
tons briefly. II you
cut an artery In
your arm YOU do
not take internal
medicine TO stop the
flow of blood. YOU
USE LOCAL AP-
PLICATfONS. Sim
iiiarly when the ure-
thral ducts become
weakened and re-
Taxed IL Is ridicu-
ious to take internal
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YOU CAN BE CURED

Throat and Lung Doctors
asking n single question.
lDwfng diseases: CANCI
or Caustic. Deformities,
fure, Paralysis. We ~
treatment and a CURE {
Freckiss. Ttsrthmarks AM
fuiiy. Nervous psrliity,
Memory. Weak Eyes, 81
Pimples. fmpediments ia
lions. Failing Hair. Bone
fnc0ntlntnce. Gon0rrhea,
RELIEF and cured for life.
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Doctor Reeves cured me ~ con-
sumption after two doctors had given
me up TO die. His Discovery Il ccr-
tainly an absolute cure Tor conxuFDp-
consumption, go TO DIR. Reeves. Tor he
IA the only doctor ! have ever heard
of that could really cure consunsp-
ton"
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treatment which must pass through The
stomach and urine before Il reaches tine
seat or disease. The seminal ducts project
into the urethral canal through the Pros
tate Gland, and are easily reached by LO-
CAL TREATMENT. The 81. James treat
ment Is prepared in the form Of crayons
very narrow, smooth, flexible and wholly
soluble, which are inserted into the water
passage a, night. where they dissolve
ana deposit the medication In its full
strength upon the
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Every Man Should Know Himself.
descrpt OF
HH
= ~ -
nlusra, how'll OF
HOME TREATMENT CAN es SEp nT s AZ sO
ST. JAMES ASSN. 216 ELM ST., CINCINNATI OHIO.
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Me Cured Me Of Deafness. "

MY deafness came on about two
years ago with bad ringing noises IN
the head. which troubled me greatly
in conversation. ! had 20 ask people
me. and around the table I could only
hear the sound OF voices, but could
not catch word. Ny hearing rapidly
improved under DIT, Reeves treat
ment. now hear good aud the ring
ing noises have entirely stopped"
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kETn IEEGnNCRC fTDFE. WNFU NVFfTF.
oAsu DsSSoSeS dmndrur. richness Of
the nose. aerofnia. ssald head wrinkles.
scniy letter Of the scalp. supersuons hair.
eczema.
RUPTURE. PILES. FIsTUi.A AND
pain; no hindranes from work.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-03-23
Probate Order.

State of Michigan, County of5hiawassee, S.
AT q session Of the Probate Court for the
County OF Shiawassee, holden at the Probate
once, In the City OF Corunna, on Tuesday.
the 10th day of January In the year one
Thousand nine hundred.
Present Matthew Bush, Judge Of Probate.
In the matter OF the estate OF Charles A.
Norcross, deceased. On reading and filing the
petition, duly verified OF Emma j. Norcross
praying amongst other things, for the probate
of the instrument now filed In this court, pur-
porting to be the last will and testament OF said
deceased. -
Thereupon It is ordered, that Monday, the 26th
day of March, next, at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon, be assigned for the hearing OF said
petition, and that the heirs at law OF said de.
ceased, and all other persons interested In said
estate, are required to appear at q session or
said court, then to be holden in the Probate
ONCE in the city of Corunna, and show cause, II
any there be, why the prayer of the petitioner
should not be granted.
And it is further ordered, that said petit
TONER give notice to the persons interested In
said estate, of the tendency OF said petition,
and the hearing thereof, by causing copy OF
this order be published in THE OwossO TIMES,
newspaper printed and circulated In said
county Of Shiawassee three successive weeks
previous to said day OF hearing
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge of Probate.
BY KATHERINE E. KELSEY,
Probate Register
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-03-23
Announcements Regarding the County
Teachers Examinations for the School
Year r8oo- 1000
Year r89o-I9oo.
PLACES AND DATES

PLACES AND DATES.
Until further notice the examinations will be
held as follows:
Corunna beginning the last Thursday Of
March,
Durand, beginning the third Thursday of
June,
Corunna, beginning the third Thursday OF
Owosso, BEGINNING the third Thursday Of
October.
All examinations will commence at 500 a. m,
standard time. Applicants will write upon
photography penmanship, geography, and
general history the first half day; arithmetic:
u. s. history and theory and art the second
half day; reading, algebra, civil government,
and physiology the third half day; and gram.
grade) the fourth half day; third day (for first
grade applicants only physics and geometry.
The above schedule will be strictly followed.
REQUIREMENTS.
For third grade, not less than 20 per cent will
be accepted in grammar, arithmetic, history,
civil government, geography and reading and
not less than Us per cent in any other branch;
non apan not 20 per IN me
per cent In any other branch; for first grade,
not less than 80 per cent In the branches before
named, and not less than 50 per cent In any
other branch.
Applicants for first and second grades who
pass in part OF the branches may rewrite at the
next examination In those remaining. After
falling in two consecutive examinations they
must rewrite In all branches.
Applicants for third grade who fail In part OF
the branches must rewrite In all branches ex-
cept those in which they receive at least eighty
five per cent, and such third grade credits win
be carried until the next examination only.
Before certificate will be granted to applicants
for third grade, who have never taught, they
must furnish sufficient proof of having read,
cerefullv and studiously. Page on Teaching"
"Swetts Methods of Teaching" whites
School Management" or some other work ON
teaching OF equal merit; and they must also
have familiariZed themselves with the general
principles OF the Estate Manual and Course of
Study" The foregoing work Is necessary in
order to pass the subject of theory and art OF
teaching. Such third grade applicants must
also, possess the required knowledge of school
law, the same as other applicants for certih-
Gates.
Attendance or non attendance at the teach
ers' institutes and the teachers associations
held In the county during the year next pre-.
ceding the examination, will be taken Into
srict account in granting certificates of any
grade.
o. L. BRISTOL, Commissioner