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The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
A str.nrc rirate story.

In the museum at Kingston, Jamsi- a. there are some tattered ships pa ers. brown with age and salt water md a small tin canister. These articles ,ttest the truth Of the straugest pirate tory ever told.
 In l7po the crew of the Nancy bris were apparently honest traders, but lid some piracy now and then on tho ,lde. One day they found it necessary 10 90 into Kingston for supplies. Be, lore doing so they naturally removed ,l traces of their buccaneering trade. Among other things they threw over board this tin canister stuifcd with pa ners taken from ships they had sunk with comments written on the margin by the pirate captain.
 Later in the day a British frlgate was becalmed near the spot. and the sailors Epent their leisure catching sharks Presently they hauled up a big fellow, cut him open and found the tin case with the papers inside. These were taken to the captain, who as soon as breeze sprung up sailed Into Kingston harbor. found the Nancy brig there and had the crew tried, convicted and hanged in chains at Fort Royal.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
A Warning to Mothers

To- much care cannot be used with smlll children during the hot weather Of the summer months to guard against bowel troubles As rule 1t IS only necessary to give the child a dose oi oas or oil tD correct any disorder of the bowels. Do not use any substitute, but give the old.fashioued castor oil, and see that it is fresh, as rancid-oil nause. stes and has a tendency to gripe, II this does not check the bowels give Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and DiNr' rhoea Remedy and then dose of castor oil, and the disease may be checked in its rncipincy and all danger avoid'd: The castor oil and this remedy should be p-ocured at once and kept ready tor instant use as soon ss the first indtcs- tion of any bowel trouble appears, This Is the most successful treatment known aud may be relied upon with implicit confidence even iu cases of cholera intan' tum. For sale by Kelly Drug Co
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
me Nemnrr Machine.

Amnesia, or loss Of memory, Is chiefly interesting Co the psychologists as throwing some light on the nature of memory itself. A perfect act Of mem ory consists of three distinct acts-pres. ervation or 6xation of certain states oi the nerve cells, reproduction of these and. perhaps most remarkable of all recognition of them as reproductions In their relations. Morbid states Of the memory may refer to any Of these phases Of m act which is as marvellous as anything in nature. There are about s.OO0.OO0.OO0 nerve cells in the sur face Of the human brain. They never die in health, and they are never re placed or added to- This Is memory's machinS
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
m. Annntnted Leg.

A ccrresnopdent of the Philadelphia Press writes: My right leg was taken ofF st tbe middle third of the thigh near Iv s0 wears ago, but since that time the Sopsaticn of the presence Of the toes, in' step, heel, foot or knee is stronger than in the other leg or stronger than u Was before amputation. To me t seems tia' when the leg is at rest normally there Is no consciousness Of any sensation a' ou ID fl. whereas there Is always more or less sensation in the stump.
 sNiy leg was amputated in such a Pos' lion that it seems when l stand Co bs aexed with the foot behind me. | have oftep tried to get it out of the way oi closing door or of persons passing me ot inc street To this day l often fah hy trying to nut my foot on the floor when springing quickly from sitting pos' ton.
 "Year bv year. also, there Is a sensa son of shortening, the foot seeming tC corne nearer the body. If make m ef sort as if to extend the knee Q sensation ns heat occurs in the stump. although th' rest of ny body may be freezing.
 pubIous Compliment.
 -Aud how did you and grandpa ge aiongY' inquired the doting mamma o the precOcious child.
 "He was pleasant as pie repi'eu '"' cherub.
 "ks pleasant as pieg
 "Yes. mamma-short and crusV' Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
AN OLD SUPERSTITION.
The Practice of Consulting Scripture
 Rs a Book Of Fate.

The Practice of Consulting Scripture
 Rs Book of Fate.
 The practice Of consulting Scripture as a book of fate was generally con. demncd by the church. A council a' Vannes pronounced against it In 46l A D. So did one at Agde In 5o6 and one at Auxerre in 5S5 Charles ths Great forbade 1t in his capitularies and so did Pope Gregory II. Never. tbeless curiosity as to the future was So strong in mems minds that the GUS tom continued.
 An otd circumstance Is that the cathedral chapter st Orleans in llfe appealed Co a propnostic Of this sort In A supplicatlon addressed by them Co Pope Alexander III. against their bish. on. At his conservation, when the g's peI was opened above his head ths finger of the deacon rSsted upon the words, And he left the linen cloth and fed from them naked" This was q token that the bishop Elias was Co b' turned out of his see.
 The practice Of observing the bods when opened over the head of a pr'l ate at his conservation was very son mon. It was thought that s;rc ou cur7y could thence be drawn as to whh' sort Of bishop he would proye-Cham oers' Journal
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
MAKES IT
Ella Reaches Headwaters of
 Panama

Tele :, aphic information was received this afternoon from Eagle, says the Dawson News of July 2S, that the steamer Ella, owned and managed by Henry Bratnober, the ming expert, has ascended the Panama river to a point 300 miles above the point where the United States government tele' graph line crosses the Tanana at what is known as Panama Crossing.
 The Ella also went about 20 miles up the NebesnS river and is 800 miles above Fairbanks.
 The Ella is one of the lightest draft carriers ever in YuIon waters. She was built at Whitehorse this spring, and came through to Dawson soon after the ice broke in Lake La6erge.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
The nnettnnte Society.

An interesting old organization which formerly existed in London-the Dilet- tante society-origlnated with certain gentlemen who, having travelled In Italy, tried to encourage at home what they had enjoyed abroad. This society of lovers of the fine arts lasted l3O years. Walpole does not seem to have looked upon it with very favorable eye, for he says, ''The nominal Qualil- cation was to have been to Italy; the zeal one was being drunk"
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
Reception tO Mr. and Mrs. Hsphi.s

One of the preltiest social functions that have taken place in Skagwsy for . long time was the reception to Mir. and Mrs W. F. Hopkins at the Pres6y- Uerian parsonage last night The rooms were crowded with guests who called to pay their respects to the bride and groom. Among the features ot the evening was the presentation of a beautiful Smyrnsrug to Mrs. Hopkins s wedding gift from the friends of Mir. Hopkins of this city. J. A. Clark, on behalf ot the donors, made the presen- tation in a neat speech to which Mir. Hopkins responded.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
Animal, and scn,Iclnn.r.

A French authority on seaslckness makes the statement that cattle and giraffcs are almost immune. Monkeys suffer considerably, but are cured by eating raw onion. Horses suffer much, and some Of them die from its effects. Tigers and elephants are also easily affected, whereas Ice bears, ac. Customed Co the movement Of ice foes. gre never so happy as when on ship board.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
Stop That Cough

When a cough, tickling or an irriia' ton in the throat makes you feel uncOm- fortable, take Bsllard's Horehound Syrup Don't wait until the disease has gone beyond control. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Andersen 3S4 West Sth St., Salt Lake City, Utah, writes: "We ( ink Ballard's Ho;ehoun1 syrup the best medicine for coughs and colds. We have used it for several years; IS always gives immediate relief, is very pleasant and gives perfect satisfaction" 2Sc, sec. sI co Sold by Kelly Drug Co.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
nelIercd In slned Labor

"The organists wife told me this morning" said Mrs, Thornton, that several Of the pipes Of the organ were out of order"
 Well" replied Mrs. Hadley, q hope they'n get Mir. Jones, our old plumber, Co flx them, and not those new plumb CTS that have just set up on the cor nov 70
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
Body Wa. That of wOodOAOppsr

The dead body that was discovered recently on the banks of the Yukon river at Calico bluff, below Eagle, was that of Charles Thompson Smith, an old woodman, who was drowned at Stewart river about the first of lat month. The ideatity of the man WIS clearly established at a coroner's in- quest held at Eagle.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
10 60 FAST BIG TIME
Dr. Thompson Given Grand
 Reception

Dawson, Aug. l-tSpeclal dispatch tC whltehorse Star(-The barbecue held here last Saturday in honor of Dr. Alfred Thompson, NJ. F., was huge success In every detail. No politics were introduced in any of the various speeches and all present entered most heartily into the spirit of the occasion A large crowd was in attendance.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
Dawson Will Seud R'flemen
 To Ottawa

Dawson, Aug. l.-(Spe>iAl dispatch to the whitehorse Starl-Arrange- ments are almost complete for . dele gation of five or six members of the Yukon Rifle team to go to Ottawa and Toronto to take part in the Dominion contest. The government has sppro- prIAted $500 toward paying their ex penses,
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
sKACwAY WEATHER

The result of the observation taken at Moore wharf at midnight, Aug. ?, 1905. Is as follows: Temperature time of observation. %. .69 Max. temp. preceding 24 hours Q. ..77 Min |" .....4 Maan e !" .66
 Barometer, 29.72,
 Calm, clear.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
Get your ice cream at Muir's.
YOUR HAT
May De . stylish One, But It Makes Trouble.

May De . styIish One, But It Makes ' Trouble.
 A man usually buys nat that's m style" but the modern hat for men has lots to answer for
 Baldheads are growing more numer- ous every day. Hats make excellent breeding places for the parasitic germs which sap the life from the roots of the hair.
 When your hair begins to fall out and your scalp Is full of Dandrun it Is a sure sign that these countless germs arc buslly at work.
 There is but one way 10 overcome the trouble and kill the germs-that way Is to apply Newbro's Herpicide to the scalp-it will Kill the germs and healthy hair is sure tO result,
 Sold by leading druggists Send loc. in stamps for sample to The Herpicide Go, Detroit. MIch,
 Wm. Britt, Special Agent
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
Beer stsins On Toe

The Rainier beer at the Seattle sa- -oon Is served in steins which are kept on icc-Just the thing in these hot days.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
At the Mascot

Mt. Vernon rye ard old Belmont whiskeys, double stamped goods, at wholesale prices at the Mascot saloon.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
At wholssAls Prices

The Mascot saloon sells liquors, either bulk or case goods at wholesale prices. All the old brands always on hand. IV-l-u.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
Fresh Orange Cidsrat Mair's

Delicious fresh orange cider is placed on tap daily at Muir's, next to the post office. Try it.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
Rainier Bssrs

Rainier beers by the dozen bottles, g. 90, at the MaScot saloon.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
Ice cool s,eins at the Seattle,

There's bargain at Harrisons' for yOu
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03

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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
Alice Moore McComas. +

That plucky and untring newspaper
woman, Mrs. Alice Moore McComas, is
in faraway South Africa on a tour with
her gifted daughter, Carroll-"Carroll
the Whistler The young lady. who
whistles like a hooking bird. is likewise
an actress and a trained dancer. An
advantageous offer to exhibit her ac-
complishments on the stage in Europe
was made to Miss Carroll whereupon
Mrs. McComHs gave mp for the time her
own aims to accompany her daughter
on the tour. 1t has EXTENDED beyond
what was at first expected. and Carroll
and her mother are now In South At
RIGA, Carroll meeting with great sue
cess. A no;e was recently received by
q friend from Mrs. McComas In Johan-
nesburg. She writes Of South Africa:
This Is wonderful country, with a
great future The people are Of the
right sort, and the country is rich In
resources"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
Effective Feminine Diplomacy.

Nature often places a lovely flower in
ugly surroundings in order to set Off its
beauty, and woman has learned her lit
tie lesson from nature. Observe the
beauty making friend of the ugliest
girl she knows and the clever woman
aceentu;lting intellect by comparison
with her stupid sisters.
Here's d case In point In promi-
nent woman's club recently the secre-
tary. very brilliant woman, was
forced 10 resign on account of outside
duties that could not he neglected. She
was asked By the president to name
some one who would he an able sue
cessor To her. Without moments hes
ftation she spoke warmly ia favor Of
one of the least capable members of
the club. a woman unable to write a
single clever or even suitable line.
Why did she do il?
Watcll the result Every day she
hears how her hriIrancy Is missed and
that thu. clnl, management win so to
pieces If she does not returIt
MAUD ROBINSON.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
Colors and Character.

Have you ever noticed that the colors
Il woman wears are n pretty fair index
to her disposition?
The lady of a colorless temperament
delights In grays. dull blues and mud
dy shades of tan = in a word, those
tones guaranteed to '.go with every
thing" like the wearer. The imperious
woman of warm Imagination and vivid
impulses dotes on crimson and reddish
tones of every sort. The subtle wo-
man mixes two or three odd shades in
her costume In way that you find
beWitching. The very religiously in
clined woman wears black and wears
it soulf.lly.
Innocence has come to be associated
with white and pale blue, and worldli-
ness with pink and yellow, therefore
the feminine actress who wishes to ere
ate either the one or the other impress
sion robes herself accordingly.
There's more than dye that comes
ont of the dye pot:
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN.
and sanitarians and governesses, who
would give the infants loving. likewise
hygienic. care The parents of the
children meantime may have access to
them at any time. When Mrs. Gilman
promulgated her plan she was met by
q shower of imprecations. 1t was said
she would break up the family. that
foundation stone itself Of civilization.
Now, however comes n move looking
toward putting into practice the very
suggestions Of Mrs. Gilman. More
over. it emanates from the inner cir
Gle Of London social high life. In that
city has been started children's hotel
and nursery. where rich peoples little
ones may be taken care of permanent
ly ana at the top notch Of style and ten
derness, the parents paying literally
for the same. In London ut least there
must have been demand for such an
infant hosiery or 1t would not have
been established.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
Among the
w @ m G n
Female Extremists - h e
Shade Shows the Char
acter-Thc Art Of
Contrast

Wis docs lovely woman rush to eN-
t"t.3c;! II she goes in for societ.T, she
l;:.; no til.tn for anything else II she
leTci auj:.3tIs behold. she provides her
self with !: lnr.lAgrrie. II She goes IN
fer wonan's rights. SHE is more man
ni>h .han the men themselves. If she
signs for Il career, people have to hear
about nothing except that career morn
ing. noon and night.
The other evening at Il dinner very
charming woman came in wearing a
black gown covered with what APP
peared to be royal decorations. Closer
observation showed that they were
whist trophies. There were ten of
them. testirying to the lady's ability as
a player and her devotion to the game
Yes. indeed she gurgled on being
questioned. Il play it in the morning
before breakfast. all the forenoon be-
fore lunch and most of the afternoon
till it's time to dress for dinner. and
then try to find congeniai people for
nice evening game. | have little ar
rangement of silk in which l keep my
cards and on the train there are sure
to be enough people who play, so that
can make up a set. | recently had a
most delightful journey and made sew
eral new friends In this manner. for we
played nearly all the way from New
York to Chicago This interchangeable
whist lover. by the way, is sixtS-tive
years old.
A maiden lady from out Of town who
sat opposite felt somewhat left out of
the conversation, and SO she started
out to tell what fiend she was at
fox hunting. when you speak of
playing all day. my dear" she remark
ed. with a little air of superiority.
Il can't help remembering how we
used to get up at 3 in the morning to
go hunting and keep it up until long
after dark We would never think of
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
A Negro Woman's Industrial School.

AT least" say the southern people,
Tin the old slave days the negroes were
trained to useful work The men learn
ed tarpentering, blaeksmithing and
other trades, and the women were
skilled cooks. nurses and seamstresses.
The generation of free negroes that
has grown up since the civil war can
do nothing. and the blacks are often
idle and vicious" A young colored
woman. Jennie Dean. of Manassas,
Va, realized the truth of this charge
/ against her people better even than the
whites did and set herself to remedy
it. She had only good health. determi-
nation and an expert knowledge Of
cookery Behold. With that capital
she has established and now maintains
an Industrial school farm Of 1876 acres.
it has dozen excellent buildings, in
which are taught to negro boys and
girls skilled trades Of all kinds. Girls
learn cooking. sewing. general house
work and child's nursing. Those who
desire are also perfectly trained in
poultry raising and darying. The
name of the enterprise Is the Manassas
Industrial school. Jennie Dean saved
her own wages as an expert cook. She
next reused the ambition of the negroes
themselves around Manassas. White
friends both north and south aided
Jennie in her work The mayor Of
Manassas says the empty Jail Of his
town is due to Jennie Deans industrial
school.
MARCIA WILLIS CAMPBELL.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

is said to be marked improvement
over former rulers of Uganda, as he Is
but fifteen years of age. He is assisted
In governing the country by three ma
tive chiefs. who act as regents. He is
a son of the fierce and bloody Mwanga.
whose conduct as potentate of Uganda
was SO reprehensibie that he had to be
deported Daudi Chwa was proclaimed
king few months ago, and reform is
all the vogue now In Uganda. He was
educated by English missionaries.
Formerly the rnonarchs of Uganda
could say the word and their command
was executed, even though 1t involved
cutting off a subjects head. English
ascendency has modified all this. The
rulers were formerly wont to surround
themselves with soldiers, musicians.
dwarfs. elownssaHd other adJuncts of a
medieval or oriental court. But King
Daudi Chwa il more up to date. Ills
amusements are modern, and he goes
In for bicycling and pretty soon will be
sporting an automobile. His revenue
amounts to $500 a year, which Is
quite munificent for Uganda.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
O t q bic
W O m G n
The Feminine Sex StilI
Talks, but Also Acts

That ORR: ':}!l and in,,t.nrn,,rrt think
err, Mrs. NE&rlH,r Perkins Gilman. las
recently SH:,rd for It':r', = ON Il lecture.
tour Eur ~ Mrs. Gi;,1Hn'S odd ideas
is tt.:!t nj eve : mother j., wise enough
" has ,luC en- ,lI%h t. bring 'lp her
,lliltrcl in the est ln:'nurr For this
reason Mrs. tilnHn thilI!.@ it would be
in Tie interest Of the race If public
where mothers might have their little
ones taken care Of In the most scien-
tifc way. The public nursery should
he presided over by trained nurses
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

be considered. For 5E
two weeks | went unsupported. and
then Il newspaper man said pleasantly
to my mother: "
You ought to see Lillian Russell.
that English girl who is playing down
at Pastors
Can you see me In q cold sweatg
My mother went down to the perform
ance hurried home and reached
there before she did: then waited In
terror until she arrived She came In,
looke,i me over and said. We'll. think
you can afford to pay for rour own
music lessons And after that had
to.
II got $50 q week. a;J my first
weeks wage was advanced to get me
the gown wanted. and I paid it back
$40 each week. Now. when my salary
is-we,l. quite some. IS they say in
Brooilyn,-I haven't any more left
.Mr first part Yves Tlllr. the slavey
In Tile Hoop of God May Robson
said recently
: rs 4 i s E8Fz :
when hogan no ore had ever told
me anything about grease paint. /
made up with water eaiors. II took
me an hour and Il half every. night.
When smiled my face would crack. Z
In his .Recollections OF a Player" j.
H. Stoddart of "The Bonnie Brier
Bush fame tells of an incident that
happened In Glasgow when he was a
young actor. One George Frederick
Cooke was to play Richard with the
assistance of 4 young man cast for
Ratcliff. At the end Of the great speech
in the tent scene this nameless perform
er came on to answer Richards shout
OF inquiry with these words: 'Ratciiff.
my lord, It's +. The early village cock
hath twice done salutation to the morn.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
A DARING EXPLOIT.
The Feat That Won Honors For Adj
niral DoubaxsoR.s

Vice Admiral Dollbassof. who sue
ceetled Admiral KaZnakof as Russian
member of the North sea commission,
now sitting in Paris. paid visit to the
tE.tpd States in 1891. He had been in
Tie company of the cZaroWit%, now
Emperor Nicholas H.. wien the latter
mace II prolonged tour Including .Ath
ems. 'rnstantinopIo. China and Japan
When the Pacific WAS rcAchcd nQuhas
soft left his squadron and came to
America for the purpose of inspecting
our ships and shipyarclS and naval i'll
stitutions and while in this country re-
cciVcI many atteltioHS.
At that time the events of the Russo
Turkish war of 1877 were still fresh in
the memory Of tie public In this CON
test Vice Admiral Do1bassof per
formed deeds which rendered him one
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

Of the foremost heroes of the conflict
The movement of the RUSSIAN army
over the Danube into Bulgaria was
halted by two very powerful Turkish
ironclads. The Russians were not pre-
pared to combat naval force, but
Doubussoff. then lieutenant, had Civ
on much study to the use of eXplo
sives, and he conceived >the idea Of
blowing up the ironclads with dyna-
mite. TO carry out his plan with the
primitive means the Russians had in
their possession involy ed such hazard
that the superiors of Doubassoff dis
couraged him from the venture. They
thought it would surely end in prema'
ture discovery and death. But with
eleven trusted companions the young
lieutenant set out for the warships
about. . o'clock on foggy morning.
hoping that the darkness and mist
would serve to conceal their approach.
A torpedo projected about sixteen feet
from the prov of the Russian boat.
Just as they got the torpedo in position
under the largest of the ironclads the
Turks discovered their presence and
fired upon them. But the torpedo ex-
ploded, and the ironclad was demol-
ished nearly all the officers and men
on board perishing with 1t. q
Miraculous as it seems. neither Dou-
bassoff nor any Of his companions was
injured in the fire from the warship or
the explosion which ensued. The move
lnent was followed up by other sue
cesses. and the Danube was cleared of
instructions. Doubassoff was decorat-
ed by the ear in person.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
The Conventional Idea.

Recently very black negro appeared
in the mayors Office In New York city
He conveyed q negro woman under his
wing. Tin the Rev. Dr. Cooper. sab,
Of North Carolina, sab. and she's my
wife | want IL divorce from her be-
cause she won't obey what / tell her
She's a good girl, but she won't obey,
and want the mayor to give me- di-
vorce." The Rev. DR.. Cooper had the
usual ideas Of masculine supremacy
even though he didn't know enough to,
know the mayor could not grant diJ
yorces.