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The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24

Clover sickness, a common diseas' that often ruins clover crops, has caused German scientists to make experiments They now say that farmers will soor be able to inooulate their lands just al human beings may be treated
 vauxhall bridge in London is disap bearing after an existence of a little over so years. The contractors have been engaged upon it now for several weeks. 1t Is expected that the whole structure will have vanished in few months
 When lead pencil is used in mann. Script or addresses, and it is best to sci lhe writing so it will not rub, try hold ing the writing over the spout of boil. ing teakettls for a few moments. Then let 1t become thoroughly dry before al lowing it to be touched.
 The present royal crown of Greil Britain was made especially for the coronation of Queen Victoria. To man. ufacture it a number of old crowns be. longing to the preceding SoFereigns were broken up and the gems sktrRnSsd fos sss in the queens crown
 Bteans and BattIcskIp.
 A whole fleet In the days of Nelsor sould be built and fitted out at littN more than the cost Of a single irenclao The coal expended on single cruise would pay for the re6ttmg of his whole battle line, while the immense shells rs quired to make any impression on th' modern armor plate cost more than hh whole armament But the modern lint of battle ship could neither be built armed nor fought without the use oi steam, and It's evolution may be said t' have commenced with the first applics lion of the steam engine to navigation London Standard.
 Originator of speetacIes,
 M Spoon, in his "Recherches On Cieuses d'AntiQne, fixes the date of spectacles between the years 1880 and lSIl and says that Alexandre de Spina, having seen pair made by some other person, discovered the secret and mad, it public. Italian antiquarians say that the person was Salvino, who died in ISIS, and quote from an ancient man. uscript his epitaph, which says: Here lies Salvino Arnots dc Arnii of Flor ence. the inventor of speotaoles May God pardon bis sins" !"
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24
SAMPLES OF 1906
 CALENDARS HERE

The Daily Alaskan has received a full line Of samples Of 1906 calendars from the famous J. W. Butler Paper company, of Chicago. They include the latest designs many of which are works of art.
 Business men Of Sksgwsy and Haines, who desire calanders for next year are invited to call and make selections.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24
n me Acs.

'My gracious James, what are you here forg" exclaimed the kindly slum worker on tour Of the station houses -Burglary," replied Jimmy Dores coolly.
 soh. you don't mean ts We'll am surprised at thatg'
 "So wuz |, or l wouldn't be here."- Philadelphia Press
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24
Tn che Far west.

"what caused bis deathY' asked the stranger, as the little procession pass cd over the hlll to the rude cemetery
 ~waaL stranger" replied Rattle snake Pete. 'th jury pronounced h suicide. You see be opened a jack pot on a pair Of deuces. Colorado Springs Gazette.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24
Re.I nenn,nr of oration.

Little wmie-Thls paper says that Nr. Hamlet Smlthers received an ova' ton. What does that meanl
 Father-The word ovation" my son Is derived from the Latin "ova." which means an egg. Ovation means'a show CT of eggs.-Exchange.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24
R,rForm,s sake.

Tess-Jack tried to kiss me lsst night
 Jess-Indecdi of course you resist ed
 Tess-Cert inly, every time.-PhB'' delphia Pres&
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24

The work done by the cheerful, buoy ant, neVer-say-dis people of Whitehorse is An example of what is the result in towns where every man is booster.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24
Pack Train Always Leads

The Pack Train saloon always leads It carries only the best brands of whis- kies, wines, beers and all the other goods to be had at a first-class gentle mems resort. u
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24
Bs.. 2s Cent Meal.

Railroad Restaurant has the best 25 cent meals in town, equal to 50 cent meals other places. Second Ave. and Broadway, oppo. depot.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24
Get Your Shoes shincd

An up-to-date bootblack stand at the Pack Train saloon. Patronize 1t and be neat. Only expert wOrkmen. tf'
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24

All the delicacies of the season at the Pack Train Restaurant.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24
Frs.h Orange c,a,r., ss-irs

Delicious fresh orange cider is placed on tap daily st Muir's, next to the post office. Try it.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24

TTyou are out Of aindling see E McC Weste. have it bv the sack cr cord Phones % S4 e
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24
shaxway Laundry

For frst-class work try Skagway Laundry. Twenty-Five years expert ence. Telephone S9.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24

August Deleanator and French fash loo journals At Harr sons.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24

Ice cream and sherbets st the Vienna Bakery. Best in town. Phone S5.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24
For Sale

TwelEe.horse power Union gasoline engine. Good as new. Price, S5CO. nquire at Launch Union, Moore wharf.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24

Lumber for sale. Inquire of Pete MAiseu, Seattle wharf. 6 10 If
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-24
Rainisr Besrs

Rainier beers by the dozen bottles S2 90, at the. Mascoi saloon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08
DRAMA IN JAPAN
Continued from Page 6

a few conventional forms into which
dramatic literature falls, viz: drama,
melodrama, comedy, farce and bur-
lesque. Any combination of the two
is severely condemned as constructive
fault by the critics. The French, on
the contrary, have not only all these, but
also the hiStortette, the ProJerb, the
Saynfte, the piece, the foIie UandeviIIe, the
a broboS vaudeville, half a dozen other
kinds of vaudevilles. and combinations of
all these en- style mGl6, in fact, that absolute
freedom as to form in the rendering of any
dramatic idea which marks an essentially
dramatic nation. The Japanese, as a
people, are as essentially dramatic as
the French. Everyone of these number
less forms is to be found on the Japanese
stage, showing variety and fertility of
dramatic resources which are unknown
in England and the United States.
The acting is uniformly excellent, the
small parts being as carefully played as
in the best theaters of Paris and Berlin.
The diction is admirably clear, and a keen
valuation of the dramatic opportunities
of the lines is always manifest. The
acting art, however, particularly in the
classic dramas, like The Forty-Seven
Ronins,' is a novel and exaggerated
series of poses. This posing as an ex-
preston of emotion, is more conventional
and much more exaggerated than the
Italian school of pantomime. The strained
twisted. grotesque attitudes, the fiend-
ish expressions into which the features
can be distorted, fully equal the most
hideous faces seen in Japanese porcelain.
Such ability in face and body distortion
is however an important part of every
actors training if not measure of his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08

to perfection the peculiar characteristic
droop of the Geisha girl. Only long
training and perfect suppleness of body
could have invested him with this power
at so advanced an age
Japan is undermining or cosmopolizing
her theater as she is cosmopolizing all
her other institutions. Toxic actually
has brick theater made of real bricks,
presenting the japanese idea of Occi-
dental rnelodrama. A railway train, real
but small, shoots across at r. U. E., to
the audiences huge delight, and snow
falls upon the slightest provocation and
sometimes without any provocation what
ever. The scenery is partly Occidental
and partly Oriental, and the general
effect is somewhat complicated, like that
of dignifed Japanese gentleman in
kimono, silk hat and top boots.
We saw two of these plays. In the
first the gallant and loving lover had
stolen or purloined or appropriated or
secreted a paper whose disappearance
was vital necessity to the fortunes of
the girl he loved He was arrested, and
for her sake his lips were sealed. He
suffered in silence as acutely as at the
was an admiral court scene in act third
which also revealed the great value of
The Chute" A oocky little bailiff
elected disturber along the whole length
of The Chute, and the audience rose.
The other play was Occidental melo-
drama at the boiling point. In act first
the cool villain-his malignity was far
below zero-proposed to the girl, and
she scorned his advances, whereupon he
popped her into a basket and hired a
rickshaw man to transport her to a
lonely wood scene far from the hauntS of
men and policemen. Act second was
the lonely wood scene, and the rickshaw
man said: "This looks to me like crime.
A hundred yen is the price of my silence"
The villain, kissing with rage, checked
his angry passion and dallied with the
rickshaw man, telling him to call around
on the first of the month, and mean
while unwound his deadly obi His
deadly obi was the silken sash around
his waist With this he cleverly roped
the unsuspecting rickshaw man about
the throat and began to twist it. 1t was
awful 1t took five minutes for the
rickshaw man to die, the most realistic.
gurgling, suffocating, paling death-scene
l ever saw: The audience did not appear
to be at all carried away by horror. but
rather viewed the scene from a critical
standpoint, closely watching the quality
of the acting. The struggle is the backbone
of Japanese melodrama. Into it the ma
tional training as wrestlers enters largely.
The rickshaw man being finally dead,
the villain released the heroine from the
basket She stormed, upbraided, pleaded
in the conventional way. Elementary
dramatic ideas are the same in all coun-
tries Finally, "Ha, hal" her eyes fell
upon the dagger in his girdle. You did
not hear her eyes fall and she did not
say "Ha! hal" but you caught the point
perfectly. She then changed her tactics
and became soft and winning, for pur-
pose The villain, deceived and delight
ed threw away his trusty cigarette and
proceeded to embrace her. She snatched
the dagger, and the struggle began. 1t
was two up and two down, right hand
across, balance to partners, as conven-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-10-06
CHRONIC ERYCIPELAC
Cured by Or. Williams Pink Pills,
Although Whole Body was
Affected.

Erysipelas or St. Anthony's fire Is q
most uncomfortable disease on account
of the burning, the pain and the dis
figurement it is also very grave dis
order, attended always by the danger Of
involving vital organs i'll its spread
The case which follows win be read
with great interest by all sufferers as it
affected the whole body, and refused to
yield to the remedies prescribed by the
physician employed. Mrs. Ida A. Col
bath, who was the victim of the attack,
residing at No. 10 Winter street, New
buryport, Mass, says:
'In June of 1908 was taken i'll with
what at first appeared to be fever.
sent for physician who pronounced my
disease chronic erysipelas' and said it
would be a long time before got well.
Inflammation began on my face and
spread all over my body. My eyes were
swollen and seemed bulging out of their
sockets. I was in a terrible plight and
suffered the most intense pain through
out my body. The doctor said my
case was very severe one. Under
bis treatment, however, the inflamma-
ton did not diminish aud the pains
which shot through my body increased
IN severity. After being two months un-
der his care, without any improvement, I
dismissed him.
"Shortly after this, on the advice Of a
friend, ] began to take Dr. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People, two at dose
three times day. After the second box
had been used was surprised 30 notice
that the Inflammation WAS going down
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-10-06
Study OF MIIIIonaires

An English writer, in discussing
"the psychology Of the American mill
lionaire," has this to say: He is
apt to combine the ethics Of an alliga-
tor with the creed of a member Of the
Y. M. G. A. And It is this combina-
tion that makes him far more formid
able than our own skeptical and Gym.
icaI cosmopolitan millionaries, who
feel that there can be no righteous
ness In a providence under which
they prosper. The American mil
lionaire gets his strength from a
simple and inherited pastoral NOR
ality, and he uses that strength to
overcome the corrupt inhabitants Of
cities with their own weapons. Gym
res, diaboIists, haters of their own
kind, are always weakened by the
fact that their faith, however furious
ly they may hold it. is negative and
based on doubt. Rockefeller's faith
il positive and preserves him from all
doubt and scruples. Now that he is
rich beyond all precedent, his wealth
no doubt seems proof that his way
of life is agreeable To a benefcent
Providence"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-10-06
LIGHTING LORE.
ATETYLENE ExcELs AS AN ILLu-
MlMANT.
Gas for Lighting Formerly Confined to
Cities and Large Towns, now In
General Use In the Country.

The satisfactory lighting Of subur-
ban and country homes requires that
the means used shall be convenient,
safe, economical and furnish bill
liant, penetrating, effulgent light.
Everybody admits that these are
not the characteristics Of the candle
or kerosene lamp, which. formerly,
were the only feasible means Of pro-
ducing light for domestic use in the
rural districts.
For generations there was a crying
need, a yearning for something better,
which was not satisfied. A few years
ago deliverance came in the shape Of
the chemical compound, Calcium Car
bide. from which, by the simple ap-
plieation Of water, the gas Acetylene
is derived. Acetylene meets all the
requirements fully and admirably and
is being generally used.
Common lime and carbon in the
form Of coke or coal are the raw ma.
terials which, fused in an intensely
heated furnace, make Calcium Car
bide, and there is no difficulty in OBJ
tanning 1t in any part Of the country.
The machine into which the CAL
cium Carbide is fed and from which
the Acetylene is distributed through
the building to be lighted, is but little
larger than thirty-gallon milk can,
and of the same general form. 1t is
easily and cheaply installed, either in
the cellar or in an out-building.
The light from burning Acetylene
IS exquisite, and lighting experts agree
that it surpasses all other known ilIu-
minants. It does not taint the air nor
strain the eyes and is not objection
able in any respect Every up-to-date
rural residence should be equipped
with Acetylene light.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-10-06

The "Old Man" of the Wichita Star
-and he signs himself so-has been
taking vacation in Colorado. While
there he met the National Editorial
Association on its way back from the
Pacific coast. "They WERE" he writes,
"the tiredest, woebegonest, hungriest
and altogether-done-upest and worn
outest looking outfit | ever caught up
with far away from home and mother.
| tried to be kind to them and, as !
had read the guidebook carefully, en-
deavored to point out interesting
things as we journeyed. One man
went to sleep on me as was telling
him about mountain. Another faint
ed when | offered to show him cas-
cade. An editor from the Southland
said to me: Sub, appreciate your
courtesy, but if you attempt to make
me look at scenery | shall certainly
shoot, suh.' These newspaper men
and women had been so thoroughly
saturated with scenery that it oozed
out Of kansas City Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-10-06
DATES BACK 10 ANCIENT ROME.

Expression "Not Worth His saIt" a
Classic Form of Speech.
when we say a man Is not worth
his salt" said a philologist, I'VE use
an interesting and classic form Of
speech. We go all the way back, in
fact. to the time Of the ancient Ro-
mans.
"The Roman workers in the salt
mines were paid in salt. The salt that
they got in return for their labor was
called their sal arium (sal-salt) or
salt allowance.
"The word salarlum. meaning salt
money, or allowance for salt, later on
was applied to the fees, or tips, men
got for odd jobs. For patching my
toga, the noble said, i will give that
fellow a slight salarium-a bit Of
money to buy salt with
FINALLY, 'salarium' came to mean
wages, salary, what it does to-day. A
salary is essentially salt money, and
when we say man is not worth his
salt we mean he is not worth paying
wages to."-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-10-06
GET POWER.
rhe suppIy comes from Fooe.

The Supply Comes From Food.
If we get power from food, why not
strive to get all the power we can.
That is only possible by use OF skill
fully selected food that exactly fits
the requirements OF the body.
Poor fuel makes a poor fire and a
poor fire is not good steam pro-
ducer.
From not knowing how to select
the right food to fit my needs, suf-
fered grievously for long time from
stomach troubles" writes lady from
little town in Missouri.
1T seemed as If l would never be
able to find out the sort of food that
was best for me. Hardly anything
that I could eat would stay on my
stomach. Every attempt gave me
heartburn and filed my stomach with
gas. I got thinner and thinner until
/ literally became a living skeleton
and in time was compelled to keep
to my bed.
"A few months ago was persuaded
to try Grape-Nuts food, and 1t had
such good effect from the very begin
ming that l have kept up its use ever
since. l was surprised at the ease
with which I digested #. 1t proved
to be just what needed. All my un-
pleasant symptoms, the heartburn, the
inflated feeling which gave me SO
much pain disappeared. My weight
gradually increased from 98 to 116
lbs, my figure rounded out, my
strength came back, and / am now
able to do my housework and enjoy
It. The Grape-Nuts food did it." Name
given BY Postum Co, Battle Creek,
Mich.
A ten days trial viii shcw anyone
some facts about food.
There's q reason"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-10-06
BIRDS, MlaratIons at NIGHT.

The migration of birds to warmer
climate at the approach Of winter and
their return to their usual haunts
when cold weather is past, is mostly
performed at night, and nearly always
on clear nights.
Only comparatively few species,
such as ducks. cranes, certain large
hawks, swallows, swifts and night
hawks, migrate during the daytime,
and these, it will be observed, are
either rapacious birds or mainly those
that enjoy such power of rapid fight
as to be relatively safe from injury or
capture. All the vast hordes of warb-
lers, sparrows, finches, flycatchers,
thrushes and woodpeckers, as well as
many waders and swimmers, migrate
at night. On clear, still nights during
the migrations birds may often be
heard to calling to each other high
overhead, and may actually be seen by
powerful telescopes.
Woods and hedgerows that were un-
tenanted one day may become alive
with birds at daylight the next morn
ing, showing that they have arrived
during the night. They remain to feed
and rest during the day and, if the
weather be favorable, may nearly all
disappear the next night.-Chicago
Chronicle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-10-06
Model Dairy Farm

Tive brothers. Albert and Harry
Fahnestock, have a model dairy farm
at Quaker Bottom valley, in Baltimore
county, and the other day they had
the members Of the Baltimore stock
exchange out to look at it. The visi-
tors we're driven over the ESQ acres In
wagons drawn by teams of eight
nicely matched gray Percheron
horses, and they found the dairymen
and stablemen all neatly uniformed.
1t is also reported that they found a
scene Of unusual pastoral beauty"
There are hills, valleys and tumbling,
splashing waters on the big farm, and
the keynote of the management is or
ganization and system. The result
Is success.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-10-06
GOING FAR FoR euRE WATER
Los Angeles Proposes to Go 24o Miles
Away for Supplv


A notable water works project Is
proposed by Los Angeles, Cal, for
better supply OF water. Never before.
SO far as we know, has an American
city proposed to go SO far afield GAO
miles) for water. and with the excep-
tion Of the pipe line for the supply OF
the Coolgardie gold fields OF western
Australia do we notknow Of so long a
water supply conduit anywhere in the
world. The Coolgardie pipe line is
only thirty inches in diameter, but it
is about $50 miles in length. Instead
Of being gravity line water is
pumped through it to an elevation OF
1913 feet This lift is distributed be-
tween nine pumping stations, and the
nominal daily capacity Of the conduit
and pumps Is 100000 gallons. The
causes for going so far for water in
western Australia and In California
are in some respects similar, but differ
materially in that at LOS Angeles there
is highly developed and prosperous
community instead Of a series vi gold
mining camps. For years Los An
geles has obtained close at hand wa
ter enough to supply its most pressing
needs at least, but its future and that
Of both town and country around it
depend upon large Increase in the
water supply. The nearby sources are
not sufficient for the prospective
wants Of the city and its suburbs, and
are more than needed fer irrigation.
IL the future Of the city will warrant
So large an outlay, and that future
certainly looks bright, then Los An
geles is to be congratulated on having
at least solved water problem which
has been more perplexing and serious
than outsiders have suspected ard
than most Of It's own citizens even yet
fully realize.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-10-06
Rnunh on the cockneY.

He was a very diminutive cockney'
and he happened to be Devastating in
the highlands, where he engaged the
services Of tall and powerful game
keeper.
The keeper in the course Of a very
warm day, feeling irritated at the
ways Of his little master, gave vent to
his feelings by groaning at regular in
tervals at the "midges" which were
swarming around him in myriads.
How it is" said the cockney, that
the midges bother you so much? !
haven't got so much as single bite
yet"
"Hoots, mon" replied Donald, con-
temptuously, they maybe havena no
tieed We yet."-Tit-Bits
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-10-06
WERE DEVOTED TO WRESTLING
Sport Favored by London Apprentices
Centuries Aao.

Sport Favored by London Apprentices
Centuries Ago.
The noble art Of wrestling, kept
alive in the country by such meetings
as the Grasmere Sports, has totally
died away in London.
Yet for some hundreds Of years the
London apprentices were passionately
devoted to it. and on every st. Bar
tholomews Day (Aug 24) a great
tournament was held on Clerkenwell'
Fields, where Smithfeld Market now
stands. at which the champions from
the city and all the towns around used
to contend. The Lord Mayor and
Sheriffs attended in state, and his
lordship acted as judge and arbiter.
Naturally, as local patriotism some
times grew very excited, this was not
always an enviable office. In 1456,
for instance, one Of his decisions gave
offense to the Prior Of St. John of Je-
rusalem, who called up a body OF
archers from the priory, close at hand.
A fierce conflict ensued. The Lord
Mayors cap was pierced by an arrow,
and he was only rescued by the oppor-
tune arrival of a strong body Of citi-
zens, who issued from the gate With
banners fiying.-London Chronicle.