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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21
lew PYramIds Were RuIIt.


Assyria and Egypt 5000 or more years
ago. In order to hoist the great stones
of the pyramids some form of derrick
was employed. Probably the first con-
struction was that which is now known
to mechanics as the shear legs This
is made of two great timbers tied to-
gether in the form of a capital A, the
two ends resting on the ground and a
rope being run over and attached at
the top. With one of these the pyra-
mid builders could have raised large
stones step by step, which was doubt
less their method, according to a writ
er in the Circle
We can imagine we see the great A
frame leaning over an incline of per-
haps so degrees with a block of stone
tied on Then a great crowd of men
get hold Of the rope on the opposite
side, perhaps assisted by some draft
oxen, and all strain and pull until the
A frame stands erect and the stone is
swung up into the air, where it can
be pushed into the desired place Such
a conuiyance could be used to lift
stones six or eight feet, which was
sufficient for the construction Of the
first pyramid Doubtless better hoist
ing devices were constructed as more
pyramids were built
The men who built these pyramids
certainly had carts and oxen to draw
the stones and derricks to hoist them,
and the work shows no mean engineer
ing skin. 1t is surmsed that the
first carts grew out of the use of roll
ers made from tree trunks Having
found it a nuisance to keep replacing
rollers under heavy objects that had to
be removed, the idea of pair of
wheels was devised.
These were formed by simply cut
ting off two slices or round sections
from a large tree and joining them by
a rude axle The OK was hitched In
front and a big stone was tied so as
to be half separated by the axle, the
rear end dragging on the ground.
Heavy tree trunks were slddded in
much the same way that the work is
done in modern lumber camps.
The pyramid stones often weighed
several tons and We're sometimes drawn
scores of miles from the quarries.
They were quarried by sinking holes
in the stones with chisels pounded by
mauls, and a row of holes was made
and wedges driven in to split the stone.
The dressing down of the stones was
done at the pyramid.
Some of the early pyramids exhibit
traces of masonry, showing that the
manufacture and use of mortar was
then understood There are also evil
dences of brick work as early as 5000
b. c. In the Khafra pyramid of this
sarcophagus, having places for handles
and bolts, which, it is believed, were
made Of copper, although they had dis
appeared when modern researches were
made
The men of the pyramid age not
only knew how to make bricks, tiles
and vessels Of clay, but they had learn
ed to fire the clay in such way as to
vitrify or glaze the surface, rendering
it more ornamental as we'll as less
porous This was the beginning or
basis of china or porcelain manufact-
ure.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21
When RennIe TeIls 2 -.

You have To do what he llSht'
You can't sit sail 10 hr ldiei
You nave to join him in the 7at
on else the fun is sure 10 iail.
When Reggie tells a story.
There comes the bear" he cries In glee,
Nurse, you're the bear; get on inc
fioor
Here, Amy, you must stand by me,
And hug me tight at nurses roar:
when ! say Bang. the gun goes on
I've killed you, nurse but move YOU
head
And give a little, tiny cough
TO let us know when you are dead.
Then. Amy l must kiss your hand,
And heres a ring for you to carry
And over there's the Princes land,
Where you and ! shall marry
And then nurse runs; the Prince runs az
ter
And brandishes his dreadful gun
While Amy jumps and screams win
laughter
Il fink we has the mostest fun
When Weggy tells a stowy'
Washington Star
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21

The effect of moisture on wood il
referred to in the report of the Fores.
Service of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. 1t was found
that proper drying greatly increases
the strength and stiffness of all kinds
Of wood, e. G., red spruce dried at 100
deg. cent is 400 percent stronger
than when green. Upon absorbing
moisture again, wood becomes weaker
than when green. Air-dried wood pro-
tected from the weather, and contain
ing - per cent, moisture, is from II
to "a times as strong as when green.
Engineer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21
What's in q Name?

Fair Deyotee: Il don't see any W.
to raise our church debt except
have a lottery
Minister (shocked): That wi
never have my sanction, madam, ua.
less you call it by some other name.
London Taller
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21

A substitute for beeswax has been
discovered in the leaves of the rata
palm, product of the island of NADIA
gascar. The wax is extracted by the
simple process Of beating the dried
leaves on a mat to small bits. The
particles are then gathered and boiled.
The resultant wax is kneaded into
small cakes. Experiments are being
made with the new substance to find
out it's commercial value-whether il
may be used for bottling purposes, in
the manufacture of monograph cylin-
ders, ETC.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21

eat well, and finally became crippled
and bent over with rheumatism.
Doan's Kidney Pills brought quick
relief and in time, cured me Though
I lost 40 pounds, I now weigh 200,
more than ever before.
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo, n. Y.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21

was lurking in my
system for years. I
had torturing pain
in the side and
back and the urine
was dark and full
of sediment. | was
racked with pain,
d ay a nd night,
could not sleep or
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21
weak Ewes

Are made strong by Leonardi's Eye Lotion
Inflammation Is cured without pain in one
day No other eye remedy so pure and heal
ing Keeps the eyes in working trim. 1t
makes strong eyes. Guaranteed or money
refunded. Druggists sell it at 70 cts. or
forwarded prepaid on receipt Of price by s,
b. Leonardo & Co., Tampa, Fla.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21

One historic deed Of daang in the
Spanish bun ring is that Of the fam.
GUS matador. Gowito who on stills
faced the maddened animal
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21

The fisheries in Alaska have paid
the Government more in revenue than
Alaska cost the United States. This is
where the Argo Red Salmon is caught
and canned.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21

AS nearly four-ifths of the atmos-
phere is nitrogen, the discovery Of a
practical method of atmospheric nj
trogen mining would obviously solve
the fertilizer problem for all time.
Under the waterfall of Svaelgfos, i'll
southern Norway, there has been in
operation for a year or two little
nitric factory where great haring
electric arcs tear the nitrogen from the
air and transmute it into fertilizer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21

Argo Red Salmon took the grand
prize at the st. Louis Exposition, the
only one ever given at any fair on
Salmon.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21
S61IENTTTC DE7EI0PFFFAs
SIIG ~

An eminent Spanish scientist has
made the recent discovery that the
sunaower yields a splendid febrifuge
that can be used as a substitute for
quinine. Accordingly the sunfower
should not only, by its growing, exert
great fever dispelling effect. but also
yield a product which is used adyan-
tageously in all feyers.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21

Both the above mentioned medicines are
wholly made up from the glyceric extracts Of
native, medicinal roots The processes en-
ployed in their manufacture were original
with DR.. Pierce and they are carried on by
skilled chemists and pharmacists with the
aid of apparatus and appliances specially
designed and built for this purpose. Both
medicines are entirely free from alcohol and
all other harmful, habit-formng drugs A |
full list of their ingredients is printed on
each bottle-WrappeT.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21

One saving grace about people who
talk a lot is that they do not try to
sing.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21

Love is apt to make fool of man,
but most men are willing to take the
chances.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21

Many a barefoot boy has reached
the goal while his rival was trying on
shoes.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21

There are many large tales connect
ed with small fish.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21

It's useless to forgive an injury if
you can't forget it.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21
SUFFERED TORTUREs.
Racked With Pain, Day and Night,
For Years.

VIM. H. Walter, engineer of Chats
worth, Ills, writes: Kidney disease
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-21

That our American forests abound in
plants which possess the most valuable
medicinal virtues is abundantly attested
by scores of the most eminent medical
writers and teachers. Even the untu-
tored Indians had discovered the useful.
ness of many native plants before the
advent of the white race. This informa-
ton, impaired freely to the whites, led
the latter to continue investigations until
to-day we have a rich assortment OF most
valuable American medicinal roots.
- - -
DR.. Pierce believes that our American for
ests abound In most valuable medicinal roots,
foA the cUfO>Qf most obstinate and fatal dis
eases, If we,wots2d properly investigate them;
and La Ssslfr8aa teSn OF this conviction. he
poirASsTW with prideN>fA the almost marvellous
cures Effected by his ElinIden Medical Dis
coverY.s which has nrQXe0- Itself 10 be The
most efficient Stomach t0n1cA-ltXeE- 1nYigQr-
af0c. heart tonic and regulator and blood
cleanser known 10 medical science: DySpep-
sia OF INDIGESTION, torpid liver, TunctionaH
and even valvular and other affections Of,
the heart yield to its curative action. The
reason s0hv IL cures these and many other
affections, is clearly shown in little book
Of extracts from tbs standard medical works
which Is mailed free to any address by DR., r.
v. Pierce, Of Buffalo. N. Y. to ell sending
request for the same
O y
Not less marvellous in the unparalleled
cures 10 is constsAtly making OF woman's
many peculiar affections, weaknesses andbi
distressing defSnxements. Is DR.. Pierce'SI
Favorite> Prescriptior>a s is amply attested
by thousands of>slpGosicited testimonials con-
tItbuted by\GSzfeful pstieTfdS who have been
cured by It otcat aErhal pelvic dTalns pailt0G
periods. irEegql arltIess Prolapsgs and othsE
ldIsbl acements- causel -bX weakness. uIcerS
alton Of uterus and kindred atfectiQnS, Often
after many other advertised medicines. and
physicians had failed.
- . -
Both the above mentioned medicines arc
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27
RanlIn Worth a,ndina.

At certain times iu the year, and particularly a mouth or two before the Christmas holidays, new books come into newspaper offices for review faster than any one man can possibly read and review them with justice el- ther to himself or the books. He glances through them hastily, unless they are by noted authors, gets 8 salient point here and there and writes lhem up" ss best he can. Then he Iurgets all about them.
 A friend came to me one day and expressed his qualification at the way I had written up a new novel by a comparatively unknown author" said the literary editor Of a Chicago paper.
 You expressed my Idea Of lt exact ly,' h. said. 'IE Is one Of the remarka- Ole books of the year. The plot ls ab- sOluteIy unique. the treatment of t is bold and original and the dialogue crisp and delightful It will make a great hlt'
 "'Well. I said, if 1t is as good as all that I'll read lt.'"-YOuth'S Com paniOn.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27
Inpa La Texaa.

The latest news from Texas Is that the lumber mill owners, having grown weary Of the shiftless negroes and MeIiCans. are employing JapS ln their stead. It is said that the number of Japs now so employed in the Lone Star State amounts to 5000 or 4,O0O and is rapidly increasing. The state ment, hard to believe, is also made that one Jap does the work usually done by two negroes or three Mex leans. All of which iB important, If true. There Is no question about there being a widespread and growing feel ing of discomfort ln the south with the negro laborer and that he must i'm prove his ways or he win and him self supplanted to a large extent, which will hasten the extinction which inevitably awaits him on this cOnd- nent. Certain of the southern states are making systematic efforts to de feet the tide Of white immigration tO the sOuthward and appear to be sue ceeding somewhat It is being made apparent ln Europe that the tale about life and property not being safe ln the south, which has been asslduOUsly cir Culated up north and abroad for, To- these many years, is a lie made of whole cloth. This matter has been and Is being investigated by the ambassa- dCEB and ministers accredited to our government, particularly by the Italian ambassador and the German ambassa- dor. Their reports are decidedly ia Y0Eabls to the south. By reason of favorable climatic conditions living Is much cheaper in the south than in tho north. Not SO much food, clothing or fuel lB necessary. Houses cost less Cattle run out in comfort all the wlu. ter. All these facts, when generally known, will take white immigrants Into the south h constantly augment Ing numbers.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27

and done much good work in the grand lodge, serving during the past year as deputy grand master. Re Is a resi- dent of Harrisburg and well known and popular among the members throughout the state.
 The Orphans home at Liberty, Mo, has a Ane band composed of fifty or phan boys whom the order suppOrts and sdUCates.
 There are slIty-uine children and AlI widows in the Orphans home at Bates. vile, Ark
 Grand Sire Conway visited the grand lodge of Louisiana al its annual ses- slou. held ln the town Of PlaQuemine. The order had a prosperous year ID this southern Jurisdiction. showing a net Increase In It's membership of 800.
 During the past year ln Ohio the or der surpassed all previous records for gains lu membership, over 6O0O having been initiated The Buckeye jurisdiC- ton now has over sO,OOO mGmbers.
 The grand lodge Of Indiana will erect a fourteen story building in IntlSnap- oils The structure will cost S54O.OOO.
 There was d net increase in member ship In Pennsylvania during the past year of 5OqS.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27
RaYlE AR6lNgM
Helping Shs 6sa5r er5Vz>grsm Vafss
 ous Jurisdictions.

M6eihs Shs 6sa5r 6r5Nz>grsm Vaiss
 ous Jurisdictions.
 Don't solicit new members until yot have something to say and have learn. ed how to say it. Know for yourself the facts; don't rely on some ones say SO" And just in proportion as yOu are informed wll you be able to influence men to think as you think. Don't make the mistake of believing that fluent tongue win cover 9 lack Of knowledSr.-Webster c, Welss Ia Keystone Arcanlau.
 The jurisdiction of Wisconsin has $500 members and forty councils.
 Good work is being done In MassR- Chusetts, many of the councils having limitations at every meeting.
 The Bulletin iu speaking Of the good work now being done in various juris- diCtlOns says: No grand Oficers have ever started out with better assurances of hearty support The membership everywhere is -'rallying round the lag" to make a record year of 1907.
 Grand council sessions recently held werO characterized by harmony, s1, rhuslasm and a pronounced dsterminR, rion for active work
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27
CAN'T BE SEPARATED
Some Alasks People Have L armed
 How c.. Get Rid of Both

Backache and kidney ache are twin brothers
 You cant separate them.
 And you can't get rid Of the bsCkaChe until You cure the kidney ache.
 If the kidneys are well and stfoug, the rrst Of the system is pI-J y sure tO be in vigorous health
 DoAn's Kidney Pills make strong, healthy kidneys.
 D. E Duncan who resides at the cor ner Of Duane ani 9th 5ts. Astoria, Ore. says: q had been troubled with 8 we k ness of the back and kidney, for a num- Der Of years. There was constant dull shcing of the loius and a numbnesS OI the back, Ofrcn extending through the whole muscular sustem as far back as the shoul 'ers. Not only did my back ache hut there wss weakuess from the kidney ssCreJiOns which was very annoy ing aud disturbed my rest, l heard about OOau's Kidney Pills and used them. iOGnd them 10 be a great benefit, Aftsr the first few d, ses fell better. IbnOR Of others whO have used them with he same good results For sale by all dealers, Price 5C cents. FOs:er-Mllburn Co.,, Buffalo, N, r., sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-DOan's-ant take no other.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27

RG good friends General Charles hSll Fl. Grosyener Of Ohio and U Jl Charles B. Lands of Indiana,
 who have been swearing by the beard of the prophet for decade that under the benign influence of the Dlngley bill, from which. according to their philosophy, all blessings flow, there Is not a tramp in America, must feel an unpleasant sensation when they learn that the railroads kill from 1,5O0 to 1,SO0 trRmps annually. Now, it's clear Rs crystal that the railroads could not kill tranps unless there were tramps to Kill. Nor can it be assumed by these astute and agile statesmen that the railroads kill all the tramps. Perhaps, as a matter of fact. they do not kill more than one out of thousand. which forms some basis for ascertalnlng the whole number Of tramps in this land of the free and home Of the brave. The above figures were given ID a carefully prepared pa per read by Mir. O. F. Lewis, superin- tendent Of the two largest charity sO- cleties of New York, before the late national charities conference at Mn neapOlis. WEl Brother Grosvenor and Brother Landls admit their error and cease to make such prepOsterOus asser- tiCnsl Not OR your Hfe-not so long as they believe that anybody can be roped In to vote the Republican ticket by 80 doing! They probably will fol- low the White House example and de- clare that Lewis is a liar and a horse thief because he has dared to tell the truth.
 Worge and more of 1t for Grosyenor, Landia ct i'd genus omue, the Phlla- dslpRia Press, a Republican organ edit ed by ex-Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith, admits the truth of the foregoing figures, and the Washington Herald, Independent, speaks editorial ly Of the Tramp Problem and Its Solution"
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27
An... thn s.mn Rnnk.

In the gem kingdom the ruby, ths diamond, the emerald and the sap phtre constitute "the big four" and take precedence-and h the order nam sd-ot all other precious stones. The pearl is Of course not a stone. It has a standard Of It's own, The expert test 0f the gem is It's color, Its degree of Jeisarnsss and its perfection of cutting Upon the last depends It's brilhancy. In the diamond tho HbrllhRnt' cutting hosds hrst place. The other stones are cut altogether diFerently-tney are erygtalllzsd Ia different Systens-in fact they dI6er h another respect the dlanonds being a mineral carbon, the finer ruby (ths orientaD a variety of cozundum, the emerald variety of bsEyl and the sapphire a eolored va rIsty Of eorundum. What is technical U kn6wn as the 'Stsp cut" ls an es- senhal to bring out the fire of the last thFDa.-Nsw York Tdbune.
 All the deIiesciss of the season at tha
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27
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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION

"
 The co.partnership heretofore exist ing between ". H. Case and H. H. Draper under the firm name Of Case x Draper. at SkagwGY and Juneau, Is this day dissolved by mutual consent Mr, II. II. Draper continuing the business at Skagway and Mir. W. Fl, Case con- tinuing the business at Juneau, All accounts owing to the irm of Case & Draper st SkagWRy are payable to Mir. H. H. Draper and all bills owing by the Skagway firm will be pad by Mir. a. H. Draper, MT, ", E. Case being respOu- sible for all bils owing by the Juneau house aod all bills due the Juneau house are payable to him.
 W, B. CASE.
 Fl, Fl. DRAPER, Dated at Skagway, Alaska Septem- Der 10. 1907,
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27
ODD FELLOWS.

New Grand Master of PsnnsylVahIa.
 Triple Link NstSa,
 4 minister Of the gospel will be at the head of the order ln Pennsylvania during the next term, the Rev. B. H. Hart having recently been elected grand master Of the grand lodge of the Keystone Jurisdiction. The new grand master has long been an enthusiastic member of the triple link fraternity
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27
Gl.. Jf HE OAli i.l8SA8

The Alastau will be pleased to Bub- lIah any local or social news of the city which is telephoued lo the office, Cali up phone ig and send 1t in.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27
Tho Mascot

Mt. Vernon Ryo, old Taylor and Bel. mont Whiskies ttouble stamped goods, 10 years old), and Rainier and Pacific. Bottled Beer. at the Mascot.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27

Mime. Emma Flames, the Ueerless. the magnificent, the silve. voiced Flames. Hear her st the Seattle on the Duplex.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27
Phone City TrnnsBOr

For your coal, wood und general haul ing. Phone 90, BOughtOn's cigar store. lO-4- I'm
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27

The best dining room, the best hotel ae- the most comfort at the Fifth Avenue
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27
Fresh Meat

The Frye-BFuhn Go. keep all kind l of iresl meat constantly on hand.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27

Sores broke out from
 bis head Co the bot tom of bis feet. He wouiL itch and claw
 himielf and cry all
 the time. He could not sleep day Ornight.
 l had to wheel him in his carriage most all the while Co keep him still. He could not bear to have his cloth Ing touch him, and only Q light dress 10 all he could wear. l can't begin tO speak in words the suffering the poor child had Co endure. l called one of our best doctors to treat him, and he said he had the Cuban Itch, and his treat ment did not do any
 good. He seemed Co get worse. He sui- Tered SO terribly that my husband said he believed he would have to die. l had almost given up hOpa
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27
FATHER THOUGHT CHILD WOULD DIE
Suffered with Cuban Itch, and Sores Covered Body from Head to Foot Would Claw Himself and Cry All the Time - Could Not Be Dressed - Mother Advised to Try the CutiCura Remedies,
CURED BY CUTICURA
 AT EXPENSE OF 75C.

"Ny little boy in the Spring of 1901, when only an infant Of three months, caught Inc Cuban Itch from one oi my Reighbor's babies
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27
t q q B @ < q . C h a mn r0
 @ Letter.
rspselal Washington Lsttsr.l

n 7T good friends General Charles hSI E. Grosyenor of Ohio and UN u Charles B. Laudls of Indiana,
 vr.b, ho,.e henr .sypssrInsr by-
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-27

Al the dsncscies of the season at the Pack Train Restaurant,