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New-York tribune., 1907-05-12
8. r. SHERMAN.

ing Interlalen. climbed the steep Brumxiz
Pass, which has only recently been opened To
motor cars, and again had trouble with the
water in our radiator boiling over. We We're
obliged 70 stop at railroad station upon reach
ing the summit and secure a permit to continue
the descent down the other side. This restrict
ed us To SeVenty-tWo minutes before passing a
Rcudarme ten miles down where We had to
show and give up the permit. To do this hill in
that length of time motorist Is obliged TO stop
his car every little while aud kill time. The
road is neither narrow nor dangerous. but the
Swiss have peculiar ideas regarding motor cars
From LuCerue we proceeded direct 10 Baden
Baden, Germany after long hard ride the
hardest days ride of the whole tour The roads
in Germany. while long and straight were dusty
and We're brmful Of 'thank-ye-marmS We
first the Rhine at Base. and continued
along ii for four hundred miles At Basic we
passed through the customs fOrmalties and paid
50, which permitted us To tour In Germany for
not more than seven days. which was more
than enough for us, we shot across the coun-
try into Holland as fast as nnssihle.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-12
Automobile Run Through Europ
Experiences Gained That May
Prove Useful to Other
AmeriCans.

a. L. Bennett. whose home is in Worcester,
Mass. but whose business is in this city. and
B. z. Sherman of Brookline Mass. recently
completed an automobile tour of Europe which
in little mere Than month took them through
France, Switzerland Northern Italy Germany
Holland ana England. covering about four thou
sand miles. II Switzerland they attained such
an altitude that the water in the radiator Of the
car constantly boiled over. Some information
useful TO Americans about to tour Europe was
CLEANED by the way.
ITO the American about to. MAKE an autorno-
bile tour Of Europe ] say. Sail from Boston,
and not from New York declared Mr. Ben
nett. The other day 1T is not at all necessary
TO crate ones automobile when sailing from
Boston, 50 that time and money can be saved
that way We left our car 1,ncrated on tru
wharf in Boston To be put into the hold of the
ship, and to be transported in that way subject
70 our own risk. Thus got it within a few
hours after our arrival ia Liverpool. and it was
nor damaged III the least, not even To the extent
OF a small scratch. II cost US only SO 10 ship
the car in this manner
Early On the day following our arrival in
Liverpool. We headed south, over roads in per-
feet condition, and lined on either side with
beautiful shrUbbery. We pa ssed through Birk-
enhead. Chester Whitchurch Wellington
Bridgenorth, Kidderminster Bromgrove Rad
ditch and AlcheSter to Straford-on-Avon v-here
we stopped all night IN the Shakespeare Hotel.
we ola not resume our tour until 30 o'clock on
the following morning. that had time TO
NlslL me nome or Shakespeare. John Harvard s
birthplace and Marie Corelli's house boat
After leaving Straford-on-Avon we soon
reached Oxford, where stopped for a short
visit 10 the estate of the Duke of Marlborough
Bienheim After easy and enjoya BILE run we
reached London at . O'Clock IN the afternoon.
From Straford-on-AVOn the roads a delight
10 the automobilist, as regards surface condi-
tions. but they have many bad turns and hills
and there is considerable walking and bicy-
cling on them fast driving is almost impossible.
and dangerous always.
We spent just week doing London, and
visited all the places of major interest to the
tourist. While in the metropolis bought a
new set Of racing tread tires and inner tubes.
Bnd after placing them It is our
good fortune TO report that did not have
blowout puncture in course Of tour. We
received courteous treatment at the hands of
Mr.. Johnson, secretary OF the Automobile Clue
of Great Britain, for he supplied with maps
of all the countries were TO tour in, and
autographed to steamer officials at Dover, Ports
mouth and Southampton TO find out for US
where we could secure the best accommodation
10 ship our
Finding that could best go by way os
Southampton. we left London late in the after
noon, and after a run OF two hours and thirty
minutes through Putney, Kingston and Rich
Jnond, reached the wharf at Southampton and
had our car placed on board ship uncrated.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-12

miles hour. and we many times attained
that speed found the roads wide. hard
and level and few vehicles of any kind on
them
We encountered straight stretches Of from
ten 10 twenty miles IN length.
we rested a day at Gace and then started
south for Tours, and, proceeding along the
river Loire encountered soft and dusty roads
that made the run unenjoyabIe. From Lengge-
meau it Is twenty miles into Paris and we took
the wrong road. AS a result we drove over
twenty miles OF the toughest pavements / ever
encountered anywhere. The pavements were
entirely OF rough, square and uneven blocks
that were sure preventive of fast driving.
Nearly all Of the towns around Paris are so
paved We could have avoided them in this
instance had we driven further north to Yer
sailles
In Paris we remained week, visiting the
many places OF interest
Upon leaving Paris late one afternoon we
proceeded without stopping to Auxerre a quiet
little town in which word OF English was
spoken. On the day following we experienced
long, hard trip through binding cutting
rain, We reached Poligny at night. IN France
the railroad regulations may be somewhat
amusing but they are, nevertheless sure
preventive Of grade crossing accidents Every
where gate tenders lower the gates ten minutes
before train is due at their CROSSING and no
amount OF urging, not even the offer OF tip
could induce them to raise the gates to allow
any one to cross, although the train whose ar
rival they awaited was miles awav
New-York tribune., 1907-05-12
SOME PETTY GRAFT.

We here lost eighteen gallons Of petrol be-
cause Of the restrictions regarding fits trans
portation ia automobiles. The steamship Off
clais here have nice little graft ell OF their
own They kept our petrol and resold 1t, we
learned. but refused TO give US any credit for
H. AS there are hundreds Of cars crossing in
q season which get caught, similarly to ours,
with loaded petrol reservoirs. you can easily
see how this pin money attains considerable
proportions IN season.
we were obliged TO pay $40 to ship our car
ohcfated from Southampton TO Havre-almost
as Inuch as to ship 1t across the Atlantic
we reached Hayre at o'clock in the morn
ING and were obliged TO wait until 10 o'clock
1or the tide 10 rise ten feet. We found the GUS
toms oncials at this port officious and they
refused TO be hurried and allow us to get our
csI slio De on our way The car had 10 be
Meishsa and customs duty was charged by the
1iio- Inc amount charged was 55 francs this
sum peihg refunded TO us at the last custom
1oese we would pass in leaving France which
happened 20 be La Rouse near the Iura Noun
vans, IN the vicinity OF Geneva Switzerland
our car excited much interest as we nasSed
1nioagD the small French towns on our wa ~
Fars We had cur tenders off carried no
eeaIcililgnfs, and only two low bucket seats.
s.ltn platform % the back for a low. black
.s..ssSz u.aA Our car was capable OF seyeuty
New-York tribune., 1907-05-12
STEEP MOUNTAIN ROADS.

"On leaving Poligny early the next morning
we encountered first mountain climbing not
having proceeded ten miles before we went
through Champonale and up a long grade of
from 3 TO 10 per cent. up and up climbing for
five hours and leaving the most interesting
panorama I ever beheld below and behind us.
We passed Saint Laurent, Morez, and lust be-
yord reached the last French custom house.
I'VE found the officials here disposed TO give
ali the trouble within their power. We
argued with them for two whole hours, and al
the last were obliged to get interpreter and
display our passports and threaten TO report
them to the American Consul and their own
government before we were able TO get the
duty we paid at Havre returned to US. We Of
fered one official $50 TO clean the matter up and
let go on our way, and from that time he
seemed TO soften. though he couldn't accept
such q magnificent tip. Then he sprang a sur
prise IN desiring that we go further along the
frontier to another custom house good eighty
miles from where we were. This we refused to
do. and then learned that he had no money IN
his possession TO refund the amount of the duty
to US. We finally cashed our certificate of duty
with a business in the town, having to
was the only point on the whole tour that we
were molested troubled in this way. and
have since been informed that il is u regular
occurrence at this particular custom house.
From La Rousse we proceeded on our stiff
climb up the mountains, at this point having
reached an altitude of 100 feet. so that the
water IN our radiator constaptly boiling
over and running out requiring US 10 stop fre-
quently and refill. Our car was working splen-
didly, and was taking the mountains as fast as
could he expecteo On the third speed though
New-York tribune., 1907-05-12
NIGHT FARMERS.

I'VE saw many regiments of German soldiers
while whirlng through Germany and the coun-
try people working in the fields until late in the
night was one OF the surprises noted by us.
I'VE reached the Holland frontier. at Beck, in
a downpour Of rain. at night, and were not al
lowed To go until the next day.
Holland is as level as a billiard table and
the country is like Il continuous pasture land
The roads are lined with beautiful lime trees
We were obliged TO pay a duty of about SO on
100 pounds, but the officials in charge accepted
900 marks from us. which was refunded on our
arrival In Amsterdam. We reached Amsterdam
late in the afternoon and embarked on Il
steamer on the North Sea. We arrived in Hull
England the following afternoon and learned
we We're to be delayed six hours await the
rise of the tide before ship could dock
AS we were alongside another large steamer
that dOcked, I suggested that our car be
lifted with their steam windass across their
steamer. and reach the wharf. This they
agreed TO do at our risk, and the result was
nearly disastrous for their machinery was in
very poor condition and would not hold the car
as II swung across 1T struck the deckhouse
ripping off the mud pan and. we feared had
sprung the crank shaft but our fears were all
layed by examination, which disclosed moth =
ing but few bad dents.
I'VE started at o'clock the next morning
for Liverpool, being obliged to have our car
board ship that night, the ship sailed
the next day, and. after breaking all speed
laws, we arrived in Liverpool just in time TO
have our ear placed in the hold. We sailed
for home the following day
"A four thousand mile tour without a single
tire trouble is a record are proud of Ene-
land ana Switzerland we found the most inter-
esting from automobilist's point of view
France and Germany's long stretches of road
finally became monotonous. and the paved
roads of Holland make the country undesir-
able for any considerable amount of automob-
ing. During our whole trip our automobile was
never washed nor We're the brass fixtures poll
ished. Counting out delays custom houses
we made this tour of four thousand miles in
just one month" ! -
New-York tribune., 1907-05-12

The proposal for the reclamation of the swamp
lands includes setting aside of a fund from
sales of public lands in regions where swamps
abound for the preliminary work and subse-
quent assessment of costs against lands i'm
proved. be they publicly or privately owned
the method which has proved successful
in the arid reclamation. There number
of bills Of this order introduced into the recent
Congress- and at the time of adjournment the
Senate Committee on Public Lands had reported
favorably on such measure and general senti
ment seemed kindly disposed to it. II usually
takes long time for Congress to become suffi
ciently aroused TO embark upon new policy.
The arid reclamation project was not approved
until after twenty years Of effort; but its sue
cess helps TO pave the way for the similar
swamp redeeming plans, and at the rate at
New-York tribune., 1907-05-12
A RISKY DESCENT.

From this point we took a drive that no
motorists before had ever attempted we were
told. Instead of descending the way we had
come up. all before us had done we decided
to continue the descent ON the other side and go
down in three miles the steep incline we had
taken forty miles 10 ascend. The natives called
us foolhardy. and ! think now they were right
though I did not at the time. We practically
took our lives in our hands. The grade was -
per cent and more in many places our brakes
locked the rear wheels from running and we
Slid down hill, with the inside wheels rubbing
the road to hold us back. The fact that 1t was
raining at the time made it all the more dan
gerous, for we had no chains to put on our
rear wheels, as would have liked. That we
the first motorists to ever descend this
steep incline shown by the interest taken
in our and ourselves by the country people
who wondered at hardihood.
The speed laws of Switzerland are severe
AS you approach all Swiss towns you cannot
help seeing and reading big pacards on the
sides Of the roads. which. translated. mean:
Stop Slow up to three miles hour Coun-
try people look on all motorists in anything
but welcoming manner, and drivers of horse
drawn vehicles hardly if ever give way TO an
autOmobilist.
After passing through the quiet town of Gex.
the side OF the Jura Mountains, we arrived
at the Swiss custom house in the town of We
vey, and had to pay duty Of 600 francs. a little
more than in France ThlS attended to, We
started the last leg of the journey to Geneva
but had not proceeded far When we We're stopped
by a gendarme. who ordered me to accompany
him TO his office, where l was informed that |
under arrest, and fined by him 50 for
overspeeding. We could not have been going
over eight miles an hour as / had only just
started the car. which had proceeded about 15O
feet. l paid the fine under protest and got
cept and was allowed to proceed.
l have since learned that this same day
George A. Haveneyer and friends, of New York,
arrested at the same place for speeding caused
investigation which disclosed that this gem
darme and his brother had been holding up
every automobilist who passed, filming them on
the spot. The two brothers kept all the fines,
and as a result OF the investigation they are now
In Jail thinking their easy graft.
"All touring in Switzerland wet
and dirty roads, with the exception of the trip
around Lake Geneva, and then we proceeded to
Interaken, from which place made a dam
gerous but delightful trip up the famous Jung
frail, attaining an altitude OK $4,000 feet Leay-
New-York tribune., 1907-05-12

wasted millions in an endeavOr 10 drain the
swamps In the Sacramento and San Joaquin
valleys because the work was beyond the local
men who undertook IT, Work begun in the
Dismal Swamp in Virginia was unCompleted. and
the canals are overgrown with clogging vegeta-
tion. Florida has wastefully given away large
grants Of her lands as an inducement rail-
roads 10 build through her territory and the
handling of swamp lands generally has been un-
wise and uuproductive of tile desired results.
The period Of unaided private endeavor,'
New-York tribune., 1907-05-12
TAKING THE UNcRATED CAR FROM THE
STEAMER AT HARVE.

occasionally had to drop back to the fourth
The roads were wet and the turns We're abrupt
and dangerous. In one place found a mOuu-
ment where four automobilists had been hurled
10 death over a precipiCe about a year before
When then car sWerVed to one side. We finally
reached the summit of the mountains, and
viewed one Of the most wonderful panoramas in
Switzerland. We could see. II seemed to us for
at least one hundred miles, with Mount Blanc
In the distance. and the Bernese Alps looming
up beyond, and the lake and city Of Geneva
seemingly only five miles below, but IN reality
New-York tribune., 1907-05-12
LOWERING MOUNT EVEREST.

The height of the IOftest known mountain IN the
world Mount Everest. in the Hiraayas. has Ions
stood in the schOl Biographies at 29,OG feet ne
cent computations from the surveys OF captain
Wood OF the Survey of India. reduce this estimate
70 $500 feet. Other high Hmaiayan peaks e0ie
down proportionatey. But these results are no, Is
garded as nnal. and il Is thought that wheh go
tain factors have been allowed for. the sS hHr
OF Mount Everests height may be increased S2SNs
5000 feet, instead or being diminished neioN IT,
Youths Companion.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-12
TOMMY KNEW THE NUMBER.

Little Tommy was very quiet during the nrss
courses, and every one forgot he was there. AS
the dessert being served however the most to1d
"A funny story.
When he had finished and the laughter had died
away his little exclaimed delshtedly;
Now. papa. tell the other One-''--f-VsFy where
New-York tribune., 1907-05-12
TYPICAL ROADWAY ON THE OUTSKIRTS
OF DISMAL SWAMP.

ments such. for instance. as water storage
which has been accomplished by the Reclama-
tion Service to face The reclamation OF these
lands is merely a matter of constructing. in a
common sense way. bitches that Will carry Off
the surplus water. doing the work efficiently
and understandingly. with sufficient backing to
make the movement permanent one.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-12
WHERE The BIGGEST ARE.

The location OF the reclaimed swamp lands Of
take:
Douglas Island news., 1907-10-16
Notice of Settlement.

In the matter of the Estate of John Nyluud, Deceased.
 In the United States CommisSi lner'S Court for Alaska, Division No, 1, Juneau Precinct Whereas, the undersigned, administratOr of the above entitled estate did, on the 5th day of October, 1907, file in the above court his final report and accounting; and
 Whereas pursuant to the prayer of said petition the Court did Ou said day make and enter herein an order directing that notice of hearing said final account be given as by law provided on December IIth, 1907, at 10 o'clock a. m, of said day,
 Notice is hereby given that all persons in- terested in said estate shall He their objec- tions, if any, to said final report and account or any particular item thereof on or before said date, and may appear before the above entitled court on said date and show cause, if any, why said final account should not be settled aud allowed and the administrator and his bondSmen be discharged from fur ther duty or liability in that behalf
 JOHN LUNDQULST, Administrator of the Estate of John NyiGnd, Deceased.
 First publication October g, 1907,
 Last publication November 1S 1907.
Douglas Island news., 1907-10-16
Either Way

The ready wit of the IriShman is pro verbal. An old gardener, meeting his employer, touched his cap and said:
 "Good morning, yer honor, Oi han a fine drame of ye last night"
 "Indeed, Michael" remarked the em- ployer. "What was the dream?"
 "Oi dramed thot ye gave me a fine box O tobaccy, an thot her ladyship, yer honored wife, gave me humble wife a can O tn best tay."
 "Ah, Michael, but you know dreams always go by contraries."
 "Thin." said Michael, maybe yell be after givin me wife tn tobaccy an her ladyship'll give me tn tay."
Douglas Island news., 1907-10-16

Rumor has it that the next grand jury at Juneau will be called upon to purge this section of species of law breaking that has long been stench in the nostrils of decent people. We refer to the unmarried couples, who live in open defiance of law and the usages of organized society. Every good citizen, and especially every father, who is in possession of facts, has duty to per form in this matter, which he should not eYade.
Douglas Island news., 1907-10-16

The Juneau delegates to the republi- can territorial convention, elected last Monday, are; J. c. Mcbride, George Miller, Walter Swan, E. R. Jaeger, Il. T. Tripp, L. H. Sbackleford, Henry Shsttuck, Isa GoIdstein, Oliver Neil son, and Louis Lund. This delegation is supposed to stand for an endorse ment of the Roosevelt policy and Gov. HoggRtt. We may expect this bunch to put up pretty hard scrap for their convictions, should it become necessa- ", in the convention.
Douglas Island news., 1907-10-16
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Letters remaining unclaimed in the Postofice at Douglas, Alaska, on Oct. I2, 1907. Parties wishing any of them should call for advertised letters" and give date of list. R. R. HUBBARD, P. M' Anderson, Charley Bean, Jimmie Andersen, Ole Allan, Bernlce Booth, Lee Casey, Peter Deretich. Iliis Costa, Pol Cupich, Perisa G. Fraser, John Harem, Mons Herden, Albert Ivanovich, Radoyan Ilich, Nikola M. Ilich, Joyan James, 5. Msldrim, John (2) Peter, Frank Rsdoyich, Milun Schindler, T. J.
 N0careyich, Luka A.
Douglas Island news., 1907-10-16
First Congregational Church

Service on Sunday evening, October 20. at 8 o'clock. Subject: "A Church in Rags" This theme is given as re- suit of a special exploration of the second chapter of the book of Revela- tions. A special selection will be sung by the choir. You are earnestly invit- ed to be present and worship with us. Now then, will you come? A hearty welcome awaits you.
 REV. D. HoLFoRD, B. D.
 Pastor.
Douglas Island news., 1907-10-16

Fresh fat Turkeys, Spring Chickens and Hens, Cranberries, Celery Hothouse Lettuce, P a IFS ley, green Onions, Gu cumbers, Cabbage, Car r O [ s. s qua s h, Pumpkins, Turnips, green and red Pep pers, Tomatoes, Beets Garlic, Onions, Par snips, Sweet Potato S Scotch Kale, Red Cabbage, Fresh Fish Shrimp, Ranch Eggs and Eastern Eggs, Star and Premium Hams and Bacon Fresh and Pickled Tongues, Bologna and Summer Sau- sage, Fresh Smoked and Salt Herring, Smoked Beef sliced, Boiled Ham sliced, Sour pickles and Dill Pickles, Pickled Olives, Beets and Saur Kraut. Ooligan Spiced Russian Cav far and Sardines, An chovieS Cod Fish and Salmon Bellies, Cheese of all kinds, Imported Swiss, Ro- chefort, Edam, Im- perial, Br @ akfast Cream, Limburger, Honey in glass jars, Fresh Apple Cider and Vinegar, Fresh Meats and Game at Wholesale and Re
 tail,
Douglas Island news., 1907-10-16

Arguments against home government for Alaska are all along the same vein, dip and spur. If we take them to be logical and sound, then we must be- lieve that the day will never come when Alaska should have any other kind of a government than she has now. The distance from Juneau to Valdez will never be less than it Is now, and other points likewise. Of course improved transportation facilities may make a slight change in regard to time, but the great interior country will still be frost bound a part of each year. Dis tance is a stock argument that cannot now, nor ever will be, answered. So make yourselves comfortable, brothers, we are up against a condition.
Douglas Island news., 1907-10-16

There always was something queer about Juneau politics. At the repub. Iicsu primary held there last Monday about 400 votes were boiled. Juneau has less than l,6OO people, according to the recent ruling of Judge Gunnison. In 1906 she had more than 1,5OO. Yet, in the fall of 1906 the entire vote cast for Murane, republican candidate for Congress, iu all of the first judicial division was 3S7 for long term and 2S9 for the short. We wish some of our mathematical friends would figure out how many democrats there are in that town. There are eleven saloons, so there must be some democrats.
Douglas Island news., 1907-10-16

The Juneau Record asserts that the Fairbanks News is owned by B. T. Bar nette, an ex-convict, and edited by Cas- ey Moran, "denaturalized" American. Does the Record continue to run with out name of owner or editor at it's mast head for sentimental reasons?
Douglas Island news., 1907-10-16

The Alaska-Yukon Magazine for Oc- tober is fully up to the standard set by previous numbers. The articles are mostly descriptive of Sitka and Valdez, and some of them are we'll worth pre- serving because of their historical worth.
Douglas Island news., 1907-10-16
For Sale--At a Bargain.

A neat, cozy little four room cottage and corner lot, 4th and r streets, in good repair; always rented at $500 per month. Owner leaving; must sell quick. S425.OO cash. JOHN HENSON x Co.,, Insurance & Real Estate Agents, Front
 Street.