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Douglas Island news., 1902-07-02

It is estimated that the Valdez Eagle railroad can be constructed at cost of s40,0O0 per mile, which is considered very low figure compared with the cost of some roads in the west.
 The Sitka Alaskan says that it is re- ported that MT. Smith of the Lucky Chance mine will soon arrive from the East with machinery and all the money needed to put the mine in operation.
 The body of man supposed to be that of Frank LaBlanc, who fell from the Kondike bridge at Dawson early in May and was drowned, was found ill the river IT miles above Eagle on June 10th.
 The California fraction and the Hot Air placer claims on Glacier and Snow gulch, Nome district, are expected to produce s50O,00O this season, and are said to be the two richest claims in the territory.
 US. Marshal Richards of Nome is under arrest for contempt of court. 95 per cent of the white male population of Alaska would now be doing time if they were as careless as Marshal Rich ards, and made no attempt to disguise their feelings.
 A woman, who had been on the hunt for six years for her husband who had deserted her and four little children, found him the other day at Skagway as he was on his way out from Dawson with poke of sSOOO. They kissed and made up and left for the Sound to- gether.
 May Connor, dance hall girl, was accidentally drowned in the Yukon at Dawson few days ago. Three police men and dance hall girl named Ma mic Hightower, who were with her, were rescued by passengers on the plague ship White Horse and retained in quarantine.
 The Guide makes the following prop osition to the Skagway Alaskan: "To put up s100 each in pot, for each pa per to select census taker and retake the census, and if the result shows a bonafide population of more than 1900 people, the forenoon paper to take the pot; if under 1900, the Guide to receive the money. The loser to pay for taking the census"
 The Ketchikan Journal says that Eastern parties have lately had an ex- pert examination of the Gold Standard made with a view to the purchase of said property, if the report is favora- ble. This is the property at Helm Bay from which some S20,000 was taken by means of crude arastra, but on which 5-stamp mill failed to make profit, for the reason-well, echo repeats the answer "why?"
 "When the government decided to discontinue the land office at Rampant" said ex-Register Mullen, sword was sent to me from the interior depart ment, by direction of the president, to close up the Rampant office May 31, when should sell all the furniture and report at Juneau June 2nd. l am pretty swift Irishman, but to conduct sale, pack up the records and other paraphernalia of the office and make the trip from Rampant to Juneau in two days, was beyond my capacity"
Douglas Island news., 1902-07-02

The Sitka Alaskan says that it is re. ported that MT. Smith of the Lucky Chance mine will soon arrive from the East with machinery and all the money needed to put the mine in operation.
Douglas Island news., 1902-07-02

It is estimated that the Valdez-Eagle railroad can be constructed at cost of S40,000 per mile, which is considered very low figure compared with the cost of some roads in the west.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Daiy's Run for West Point.

Charlie DAILY, Harvard's captain in
1900 and last year West Points good
angel against Annapolis. which the
army defeated l. to on points, all of
which DAILY scored. made another of
the greatest runs remembered in foot
ball, and run which gave the West
Pointers their victory.
In the first half of the game at Phil
adelphia last fall DAILY dropped a goal
from the field. after which the navy
scored touchdown, which, falling
goal, tied the score. In the second half,
within Is seconds from the kickoff,
DAILY had run the length of the field
for West Points touchdown, and the
points Annapolis never recovered.
At the opening of the second half,
Beiknap, now captain at Annapolis,
sent the kickoff straight at DAILY who
stood toward the right of the field
and near the 15-yard line. The An
napoliS players massed toward DAILY,
who, after jumping ahead perhaps ten
yards, swerved suddenly to the left
and cut diagonally down and acrOss
the field.
Three West Pointers were with
DAILY, but he did not need them. Out.
stripping all, he had passed almost
every man on the Annapolis team
which seemed confused when Daily
was not found down in the general
mass of players.
One navy chap made after DAILY, but
was sent headlong by an interferer.
DAILY gave the straight arm to another
middle and was at the middle OF the
field. Only the navy's quarterback
was in the way now. At him Daily
drove, straight at him. easing his pace
slightly and then as McNair dived for
him, side stepped and raced away
with free field to the goal line.
Then when DAILY kicked the goal 1t
was all over. Annapolis fought des.
perately, but at every opportunity
DAILY kicked, sending his beautiful
punts far down the field. 1t was Daly's
day and had his run been made in
Yale game not even Lamar's would
have been given higher place in the
annals OF the game.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Grass Houses of Indians.

Among the most interesting features
of Southern Oklahoma, says the Chi
cagO Chronicle, are the remains of the
grass houses formerly built by the
Wichita Indians, who TO a certain OK
tent keep up their novel mode Of archi-
lecture to the present day. The grass
is gathered early in the spring. when it
is yet fresh The sod cutting usually
takes place Immediately after Il rain,
the sod being removed to the thickness
of about eight inches. Buffalo grass
sod is the only kind that VIII answer
the purpose of the builder. He com
menccs to lay the foundation as does
the stone mason, digging away the
earth to 4 depth of about q foot.
The grass portion of the hunks of
sod is laid to the outside and the house
is built to Il height OF twelve to fifteen
feet in the form OF Il pointed dome.
There is no hole in the top for smoke
to pass out, the latter being carried
away through Il pipe outside of the
hut. The door is usually in the south
and there are no windows. Through
each tuft of sod is run Il willow reed
string. and these strings are bound
clear around the structure. The grass
remainS green and will grow if there
is plenty of rain. 1t is not ut all I'M
common to see the sides of these grass
houses turn green rs spring approaches,
Just rs do the pastures near them. The
houses are very warm in winter and
cool in summer. They never leak.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
A NATURAL RETRIEVER.
This DOG. Af,sr Practising ON Boots. Stole
. Baby.

This Dog, Afler Practising ON Boots, Stole
Baby.
My present hunting companion Is
fifteen -months-old English setter of
good breeding and much sense. The
man from whom I bought him said
he was a 'natural retriever" and l
guess he knew. At first he ran to old
boots. 1t was part of my mornings
devotion" to gather up the accumula-
tion of old boots from the lawn. After
getting together quite n pile of boots.
he turned his attention to collecting old
hats. Where to throw the hats was
problem, so l cut off a small sapling
about six feet from the ground. sharp
ened the end and jammed the hats
down on it. This was to prevent his
ringing in the same hat twice on me.
Blessed if l didn't go out there one
morning and find Dash on his hind
legs trying to put a derby on the pole.
His next efforts were given to tn cans,
all shapes and sizes. This got to be
such nuisance that was constrained
to interview him with a switch when
ever new (old) can appeared on the
premises.
One day noticed him coming home
with something in his mouth. as usual.
His lips We're skinned up and he wore
a most disgusted expression of coun-
tenance, all caused by the fumes Of a
nearly new and recently smoked briar-
wood pipe. which he had "swiped"
somewhere. Then he brought home a
muskrat, big mud turtle whose legs
1c~
will children's dolls. big rubber balls
in fact, everything portable that came
to his notice
One day last spring I saw him COM
ing across the snow bringing some
thing that looked peculiar, which
proved to be a large fur cape. 1t
seems that n neighhor in calling at q
nearby house had taken of her cape
and left 1t in the baby carriage on the
piazza. Dash happened along and
took fancy to it.
Last Sunday afternoon while on my
piazza lazily dreaming the time away
there came to my vision a woman
trundling a rosy-cheeked baby. "The
Ghost" Cfor so We call Dash for short,
as he IS almost all white) was dancing
around the outfit first looking at the
woman. then at the baby in the car
riage. The thought fitted through my
mind that the old lady had better
watch out or she would lose the baby.
And sure enough. In about five minutes,
back came Dash totins the baby in his
mouth. He had her balanced just
right. carrying her by the loose folds
Of her dress, and without hurting her
bit. He was proud as peacock
head and tail up and stepping high
The stork had always skipped our
house. although good to our neigh
bors. and I suppose the dog noticed
the deficiency and did his best to rem
edy it. MY. but didn't that old lady
kick!-FOrest and Stream.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01

NJ crude petroleum. employed 10
prevent the accumulation OF
dust on highways, which have been FOR
some time going on at Saint German
and Versailles. have resulted satisfac-
torily, and that the petroleum treat
ment is about to be applied upon va
rious roads near Paris, Lyons, Nice
and Marseilles. In consequence OF TINS
undertakings says the dispatch. there
is likely soon to be a considerably III
creased demand for American petro-
leum throughout France.
So it appears that crude petroleum
as "dust killer" which has been tried
repeatedly in the United States and
generally abandoned as ineffective and,
for other reasons, undesirable. still finds
favor among the Frenchmen. 1t was
reported q short time ago that the
Touring Club Of France, desirous Of in
creasing the comforts of it's members.
had voted large sum of money for
the purpose of conducting a series OF
experiments on various roads with
heavy American petroleum and also
with thick mineral oil. During the
last twelve years, 1t is said. numerous
avenues of st. Gaudens. in France,
have been kept dustless by the free
use Of oil and tar, which render the
surfaces absolutely impervious to wat
er, and hence mudless. These mate
rials, declared La LecOmotion recently,
are the only ones known to science
which will effectually prevent the crea-
tion of dust on roads traversed by fast
vehicles.
The most extensive application Of
crude petroleum in the United States
for the purpose indicated has been
made by the railroad companies, but
several of them have expressed their
determination to discontinue it's use
for various reasons. one of which is
that the fine soot-like particles which
arise from the roadbeds whereon it is
spread are extremely objectionable In
California crude petroleum has been
employed freely during the past year
or more as q cement. There X is uSu-
ally applied while road is in process
Of construction, and it is invariably ap-
piled hot. Minor experiments Of a SIM
liar sort. however, undertaken in the
East, have been conspicuously unsuc-
cessful. and the coal oil remedy is re-
garded hereabouts as a failure. Pos
sibly it's efficacy depends largely upon
the quality of soil treated.-New York
Sun.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Was a Great Game.

The Chicago Tribune says Of the
Michigan-Wisconsin game:
It was the greatest football game
ever played in the west, viewed by
the greatest crowd-20, ,000-and sin
gularly free from the fiuke element
which gives the losers long series OF
''ifs" to advance. The better team
won, and IL to 0 would better repre-
sent the relative strength of the two
great elevens were Wisconsins won
derful grit and courage left out or the
calculation.
Michigan showed the most powerful
and concerted attack ever seen IN
western football. Few of the immense
crowd which saw Michigan sweep
aside the Wisconsin forwards In the
Arst ten minutes of play for steady
march to q touchdown nearly elghty
yards away knew that they were Wit
Messing the acme of modern attack.
But the football critics and galaxy OF
western coaches, drawn from far anc
wide to see the battle Of gridiron
giants, marveled at the perfection OF
unified effort which Yost had taught
and his pupils SO ably carried out.
It was better offense than the Mich
igan team of 1901. which registered
$50 points without being scored on,
showed in its best games of last year.
This is a bold statement, but It was
the unanimous opinion of those whose
business 1t is to study football for
practical uses. In the face OF these
statements Wisconsin's braced de-
fense later in the struggle of two
thirty-five minute halves Is the more
remarkable and might sweeten the bit
terness of the cardinals defeat were
that possible.
Wisconsin lost the great game of
the year.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Thinks West Would Win.

George w. Woodruff, the famous
football expert. says of the Michigan
Wisconsin contest:
For two years l have been curious
to see the Michigan team play. l was
oiled with doubts as to whether it was
really as strong in material and In
style of play as scores would seem to
indicate. My curiosity was gratlhed,
and yet am doubtful about the ques-
tion of Michigan's greatness.
THAT the team is great goes with
out saying. That it is phenomenal
against second-class elevens is equal
ly apparent from the scores of the last
two seasons. And yet hesitate to ad
init that the Wolverines could beat
many first-class teams which l have
seen. AS examples l would note the
Pennsylvania eleven of 1897, the Yale
team of 1900 and the Harvard team Of
1901. My hesitancy about the relative
merits of Yost's men and the teams
named above is an evidence that |
consider Michigan of both 1901 and
1902 in the front rank of all football
teams.
I'm fact ! believe western teams
rank well with those in the east The
best here are evenly matched with the
best there. Just at present Michigan.
Wisconsin, Chicago and Minnesota
could we'll afford to match themselves
as four.team combination against
the big Four" of the Atlantic coast
Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Penn
sylvania. Indeed, | believe such a
tournament this season would prob
ably bring victory to the west"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Hopes 10 Sec More Great Highways.


1t is d fact that since the establish
ment OF steam and electric railroads
the construction of turnnikcs. or boule-
wards. has suffered much. except roads
built for comparatively short distances.
This. OF course. has been a nautral re-
suit. rs travelling by private carriage.
drawn by horses, has long since given
way to the Swifter steam motor rail
road travelling. and the railroads have
literally become the highways Of the
nation.
But within the last few years there
has been Il most commendahle revival
of interest in good roads. and as fac
tor toward this end the humble bicycle
played no unworthy part. The intro
ducton Of the automobile promises to
result in the construction of magnifi-
cent thoroughfares of great extent and
I am glad that this is so. One who
travels through II country on Il railroad
train learns nothing of the district
through which he is whirled at express
speed. There is no real pleasure in
such travelling: in fact. it is not travel
ing in the real sense of the term: it is
simply being hurled from one point to
another with the gheatest possible
haste.
1t has always seemed to me that the
old-time fashion of travelling by stage
coach or private carriage. stopping to
rest at will. pausing to drink in the de
lights Of particularly fine bit of seen
cry, putting up at fashionable hostelry
or humble farm house or roadside inn.
according to fancy. was the only real.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
PerfuIne "A Medicine.

Modern science is returning TO the old
belief that perfume has medicinal aud
health-s giving properties, says the " on-
ans Home Companion. Perhaps, pny-
sicians say, the Oiientals Were not
wrong in claiming thai u proper use OF
scents prolonged life and enhanced
beaury Violet is said to be especially
valuable in its properties. 1t is suit
able for nervous people, and the via!et
cure for cancer is coming to be thought
effective. All the citrene scents, berga-
mot, neroli and orange flower water
are refreshing and act as mild stimu-
iants. Lavender water is also refresh
ing and very valuable to people OF high
strung temperament; il is very soothing
and Quieting i'll it's effects. jasmine
tones and braces the system, and in
combina ton with nercli it is very high
ly to be commended for persons OF
nervous temperament. 1t is to be OBJ
served that all these flower scents
must be pure and derived directly from
the blossoms themselves Chemical i'm
itations are irritant and apt to be
poisonous.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
The BaIlnOral Estate,

Very few people are aware. says the
Dundee News, that when Queen Vic
tOria purchased the Balmoral estate
she was not the first of her race who
owned it. The earliest appearance of
Bouchmorale, as it was originally
called on record shows it to have been
the property CT James III. of Scotland,
which was when Master Richard de
Forbes, Canon of Aberdeen, delivered
his accounts on 18th July; 1451. For
over hundred years Balmoral be-
longed to members of the royal family,
md came again to the sovereign fifty
years ago by purchase from the Duke
Of Flies father. 1t comprises about
1000 acres. extends from the Dee to
the summit of Lochnagar. Balmoral
is n compound Gaelic word, signifying
Tie house by the big cliff or rock.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01

Where the material is springy on the
line Of proposed highway. telford
base Of eight inches and a macada m
top Of five inches should be provided.
making thirteen inches oter all. On a
gravel foundation the Highway Com
sioner Of Connecticut has used five
inch treatment. four inches of macad-
am and one inch of boI,. ing and wear
ing surface. Upon some Of the roads
he has used foundation of Stag, with
twoinch treatment of crushed stone
and one inch Of screenings. making Il
very good road. The engineers put on
the profile for his Information the char
acter of the material found at each sta
ton. so that he can select the most
economical treatment
Where macadam is laid with no curb
ing to retain the stone in the position
that it should occupy. il is essential 10
build q very solid. compact and firm
shoulder of the very best material
This very valuable pr2caut;nn does not
receive adequate attention. In the
forming of shoulders the rule with
contractors is TO line out of the road
and establish the height of the shoul-
der. and whore shoulders are 10 he
made to build the shoulder material
flush up TO the line. instead of Hllowing
the material to leak over into the trav-
eled part not less than from eight to
ten inches. This gives an opportunity
for rammin~ the shoulders down good
and solid and then cuttir" back to the
line. thus forming good firm euge to
work TO. When shoulders are thus
made the metal used in the roadbed is
retained in position. and does not work
out into the shoulders, rohbing the
to it.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
EH 0o7, McnzGAY Co4H

quick, but hardly nervous, and at no
time was there an expression of
marked elation on his face except
when Maddox went over with the
lCne touchdown.
King followed the play up and
down the field. occasionally STOPPING,
but more generally in slightly
crouched and what might be called q
peering position. Assistant Coach
jerry Riordan was nearly always at
his side, and they exchanged frequent
comments. King was worried and
anxious from his looks, but he ex.
hibited no signs OF nervousness.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Language was given to us that We
might say pleasant things to each
other.
Many of us have just enough religion
to make us hate, hut not enough 10
make us love one another.
Be as cheerful as you can in we'll
doing. There is a double grace in good
actions when they are done checriuIly
and brightly.
There is nothing selfish in religion.
The more you give away, the more you
have. II you can keep all your relision
to yourself, you may he sure you have
Il religion that is nul worth anything.
One great secret of happiness is
never to allow your energies to sag
nate. The old proverb about too
many irons in The fire is Il lie. Have
them Ill in-shovel, tongs, poker and
all. The more the better
Once receive, and then determine 10
carry out that resolve. and it is as
founding to note with what marvellous
ease everything makes way Tor you.
provided there be no innate weakness
y
tate.
What a child would do in the eye of
his father, and Il pupil before his iiI,or,
and wife III the presence OF her hus-
band, and Il servant i'll The sight Of his
master, let us always do the same: Tor
we are MADE spectacle to God. to
angels. and to men: We are always III
the sight and presence of the all-see.ng
and almighty God.
Seltishness is one great cause OF lone
lineSS. If man builds walls around
himself so that he may keep all tina,
he has to himself, he soon finds that
he has built walls around himself
which shut out all thai might come in
to him from others. So it is possible
that the cure of loneliness may be the
overcoming of seltisineSs
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
eoeRs' BELIEF IN PRAYER.
Day OF Interce ssion in England Caused
The IN tO Lose Confidence.

nav of Jnterces ssion in England Caused
The IN to Lose COnfiden
According 10 some Of the correspond
ents of London papers who went
through the South African war. it
was not the series of victories which
resulted from the tactics of Lord Rob
erts. rot the surrender of CrOnje. not
the entry of the British troops into
Bloemfontein and johannesburg, which
caused the Beers first to lose their
belief that they We're bound to sue
ceed.
1t was the news, which spread like
wildfire among the burghers. in spite
of all the efforts of their clergymen
and leaders to hush it up. that the
British nation had set apart day in
order to pray to the Almighty for the
success of its cause in South Africa.
This solemn Day of Intercession was
February II, 1900. OF course the Beers
did not know anything about 1t until
some time afterward. but when the
news reached them. Its effect wus, 1t
is stated. extraordinary. The great
majority of the burs hers. until then,
uOt DclleNc Nuat tAe ASiiliSA Law
any faith in the efficacy Of prayer.
That the men who We're fighting them
were also convinced Of the justice Of
their cause and could ask God for His
aid was staggering GLOW.
And then the Beers began to discuss
remarkable conference.-the fact
that on the day when the British
nation collectively prayed for Divine
aid General French crossed into Roer
territory on the expedition which soon
afterward resulted in the raising OF
the siege OF Kimberley. the first of the
besieged towns which was relieved by
the British troops.
From that day on Great Rritnin's
arms prevailed. The Beers lost one
advantage after another. and the word
again went around among the burgher
camps that this extraordinary change
in the position of affairs had followed
the Day. of .Intercessinn in the United
Kingdom. The effect. as one writer
says. was overwhelming. He adds:
without the least affectatfon this
intercession in the day Of punishment
was regarded by many (Of the Boersi
as the most terrible, as we'll as the
least expected weapon that the Eng
lish could use. and among even the
most irreligious there ran sudden
foreboding of ILL.,"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
The Boston Herald thinks that m

tary peace maneuvres are at best but
a poor substitute for actual war, for
the reason that the opinion of the best
umpire as to what might be safely un-
dertaken in the way of an advance, or
might be held, is far from being the
same thing as an actual advance or an
the accompaniment of shot and shell.