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The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-25
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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION

The Co-partuership heretofore exist ing between ". E. Case and H. B. Draper under the firm name of Case x Draper, at SkagwaY and Juneau, is thi5 day dissolved by mutual consent Mir, H. H. Draper continuing the business at Skagwsy and Mr. W. E. Case con- tinuing the business st Juneau. All accounts owing to the 6rm C' Case & Draper al SksgWsy are payable to Mir. E. H. Draper and all bills owing by the Skagway firm will be paid by Mir. B. H, Draper, MT, W, H. Case being respOn- slble for all bills owing by the Juneau house and all bills due the Juneau house are payable to him.
 ". H. CASE,
 Fl. H, DRAPER, Dated at Skagway, Alaska, SePtem- Der 10, 1907,
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-25
IS ID
 PROSECUTE
The Daily Alaskan Gable.

W shingbOn, Sept. 25-Anuounce- msnt has been made by ALtOrney-Gen- eral Bouaparte that District Attorney aeney, who has been engaged for the past year in the prosecution Of the San Francisco graft cases, will go to Port land ibis lal and begin the prosecu' tluns sgaiust the land grsiEers in Ore gon.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-25
Preeautions of oId Time poetors.

It was formerly the practice among physicians to carry a cane having a hollow head, the top of which was gold, pierced with holes like a pepper box. The top contained a small amount of aromatic powder or Of snuff, and on entering the house or room where a disease supposed to be infectious prevailed the doctor would strike his cane on the floor to agitate the powder and then apply It to his nose; hence all the old prints of physI- clans represent them with canes to their noses.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-25
CURRIER GREW
 AT SEATTLEE

Seattle, Sept. 25-Tho Thetis, having on board two hundred and forty persons .repcued by the Revenue Cutter McCul- lough from the schooner John CurrieI recently iD Bristol bay, arrived in the city yesterday afternoon.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-25

The AIsskA Steamship company, own sn Oi the steamship Dolphin, which arrived from SkaRwsy yesterday, says the Seattle Star, may find itself tn seri- ous difficulty as the Fesult of trouble aEOarl ship between two white passsn- gerB and 2 JapansB8, who held first claaI tickets. The Jap was allotted berth ln ons of the stAGeroOms, and ai,er ,he vessel had dropped intO port further south, the white men Hsrs com psned % occupy the remaining bertha iu the atalsrOom occupied by the Jap anese pRsS'u uger.
 The white men resented the action of the pursor, and when the opportunity
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-25
NEW GEN. MGR.
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The Daily Alaskan Cable.

San Francisco, Sept. 25-W, E. .Pearce, As5istant General Man'g of the Pacific Coast Steamship company, has resigned, the resignation to take effect on Oct. l. It is rumored that J. D. Pharo, who is well known to many AlasEan1, will be appointed in his place
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-25
GALL UP TIE DAILY lLlSRlH

The Alaskan will be pleased to pub fish any local or social news of the city which is telephoned to the office. Call up phone lg and send 1t iD.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-25
TRIBESNEN
 WILL BE GOOD
The Daily Alaskan Cable.

Paris, Sept. 25-Three of the hostile sri5ss who have been committing ouE- rhgeB To Morocco have sued for peace and yin assist the French aud Spanish in their efortB to restore quiet As Casa BIaucR and capture RSIBuIli.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-25
BETTER PREPARED THAN EYER

Having put 10 8 steam boiler and other machinery we are better .rre- pared thuu ever to do irst-Class work on short notice.
 5.23.f SksgWay Laundry
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-25
SNAIL WA6ERS
 0N THE FIGHT
Tbe Daily Alaskan Cable.

San Francisco, Sept. 25-Much inter sst Is unaffected h tho coming squirss- Sullivan fight, which will take plRee here Saturday. No betting of large amounts has taken place, but hundreds og sman vaFoTs arB reported.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-25
LOCAL CALL ISSUED
 FUR PRIMARIES SATURDAY

at Juneau, Alaska on Thursday, Nov embsr IA, 1907, and to do such other business as may properly come before
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-25
Frsoh Meat

The Frye-Bruhn Go. keep sll kind of fres1 meat constantly on hand.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-25

The best dining room, the best hotel ac- cummodatioua, the most comfort at the Fifth Avenue
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-25
Phone Cisy Tran1Ear

For your toal, wood bnd general haul ing. Phone 90, BOughtOn's cigar store. lO-4-lm
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-25

V. I. Hahn E. N. Culburtson E. L. Miller Fl. Weber J. A, Cooling B. Ashley W. B. King Dr.. F. c. Norman W. ". BoughtOn Fl. D, Kirmse Geo. Blanchard Emil BOrach Jas. D. SEinebaugh J. B. Hart P. E. Gsnty Frank E. Stuart E. Fl. Draper J. P. Anderson nr. J. P. BraWand Chris c, Shea
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-25
JAPANESE .T8EATE]
 0N BOARD THE DOLPHIN

nrOse, threw the Jap from the state room bodily. Quarters were fual!y provided for the Japanese with one ot the ships officers. The officer tn ques- ton raised objection, but when told that it was the duty of the company to provide Rrst-clRss ac ommOdatlon for the Jap, he submitted. Much unpleas- autness existed aboard sbip throughout the entire trip, and when the vessel docked lp Seattle the outraged Jap was me- by @ number Of cOuntrymen, to whom he angrily related the story of his ill-treatment on the Dolphin. No demonstration occurred on the dock, but it Is understood that the subject is to be referred to the Japanese consul,
The Washington herald., 1907-08-11
ESKIMO NATURE-FAKERS.
Think that Bears should be Treated
Like Gentlemen.

The Eskimo can say that he had Z
friendly feeling toward all living things.
Notwithstanding that he fed on flesh and
that wild beasts sometimes fed on him,
says the Contemporary Review. Not that
he ever talked Of wild beasts. for he had
no tame ones He had not a vocabulary
Of rude terms about animals. He was
inclined to credit every species with many
potential merits The Eskimo is afraid
very much afraid of bears. Yet he is
the first to admit that the bear is capable
of acting ike the finest of fine gentle
men. A woman was in a fright at see
ing bear, and so gave him partridge;
that bear never forgot the trifling ser
vice. but brought her newly killed seals
ever after. Another bear saved tie life
of three men who wished to reward him.
He politely declined their offer, but If in
winter time they should see a baldheaded
bear will they induce their companions
TO spare him? After so saying he plunged
into the sea Next winter q bear was
sighted and they were going to hunt him.
when these men, remembering what had
happened, begged the hunters to wait till
they had a look at him. Sure enough it
was their own bear!" They told the
others to prepare q feast for him. and
when he had refreshed himself he lay
down to sleep and the children played
around him. Presently he awoke and ate
a little more, after which he went down
to the sea, leaped in, and was never seen
again.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-11

Noahs time, had they spoken English
in the ark. Above his name is coat
of-arms. Then, you are a Hobleman,
Carl?" TO which he bows
Carl has seen everything there is TO be
seen. from the Oriental dance in the Tar
East 20 the American cake-walki but
Carl likes best 10 talk OF what he is going
to do. rather than what he has done.
He has driven automobiles everywhere
an automobile could be driven, except IN
Africa and Alaska, and now Carl is going
70 Alaska 20 drive the Pope-Toledo over
the uorthernmost stage line il the world
Carl was selected to drive because Of his
experience in automobile touring. his
ability 10 adapt himself to conditions, and
his knowledge OF people and customs.
He viii drive the POpe-Toledo for Capt.
J. B. Hubrick. who is the only man 70
successfully operate a cable ferry across
the Yukon at Dawson.
The Dawson News. in commenting upon
this new enterprise Of Capt. Hubrick,
calls him the second King Henry. II is
said that the captain is one of the most
daring men in Alaska. He undertakes the
seemingly impossible, and generally sue
cessfully accompllshes things other men
have tried and failed. Other men have
tried the stage route from Dawson 10
Granville. and so have other men tried a
ferry across the Yukon. but the captain
SAYS he knows an auto stage line can be
operated IN Alaska with success. and or
ders regular stock P0pe-TOledO, 90
horsepower. seven passenger gasoline car
with which TO do II. and chooses the
Auto Tramp" for his driver.
The car is painted bright red In order
10 give contrast to the snow and ice along
the stage route. The only special equip
ment is hve-inch tires instead OF small
stock tires. extra tanks for gasoline.
water oil, and anti-freezing liquids Also
large carrying cases for additional tires.
batteries. coils. &c. The car is equipped
with enough accessories for a years tour.
although the distance from Dawson 10
Granville. the end Of the stage line, can
be made in half a day.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-11
THE WORLDS PEOPLE.
Mighty Small Danger Yet of over
Population

The question as 10 the number of
human beings that ever lived on this
globe is. Of course, unanswerable. authori-
ties on this subject differ so widely, says
writer In the New York Herald The
Bible places the cate of creation at about
100 B. c Latter-day biologists figure
anywhere from IeGO0 to 10000 years. and
John Fiske. one of the most eminent au-
thorities gives good reasons for suppOs-
ing human beings to have existed for half
a million years.
To-day we estimate the earth's popula-
ton at 1.500. coo Goa very generous estf-
mate One-half of this population is fe-
male. Experience tables show that there
are three generations in every century.
From these slender data it is but d sim
pie mathematical calculation in progress
sion toward the year in which the first
pair OF human beings appeared on earth.
Upon this hypothesis the year 500 B. c.
brings us down 10 about 100000 people
II we accept. and from this point reirace
our steps TO the present day-say 1910 A.
Dive arrive at the conclusion that
total Of 72,e00 COO 000 human beings have
been born 10 date. OF which number OILY
about 1.500 co. 014 are alive to-day.
Had every Individual body been pre-
served in casket measuring on an aver
age 6x2x2 feet, all could have been buried
in Oklahoma's area Of 500 square miles,
and a liberal allowance OF space for paths
and driveways been left Or all the cof-
fins could have been dropped into Lake
Superior without endangering the in,abi-
tants OF its shores on account Of pos
sible tidal wave. The present living pOpu-
lation of .50000o,000 persons can find
standing room on Staten Island, in New
York haTbOr.
In the State Of Texas you could place
each man. woman, and child 20 feet apart
giving each 1900 square feet of land
room sufficient for house, cattle. and veg
etable garden.
Within the limits of these United States
each living human being to-day could
have 65000 square feet, or they could be
placed % linear feet apart
The next time you hear anybody talking
, -overpopulation" you can shut him up by
telling him that you can pack the whole
lot-i,5Oo. 600 people-in a box measuring
1900 feet each way.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-11
T0ADS THAT KILL DOGS.
Scientists War on Pests which Poi
son Animals.

Scientists War on Pests Which Poi
son Animals.
A large, poisonous marine toad which
Kills cats and dogs is overrunning Ber-
mGda, and American scientists are about
to start systematic study OF the pest
10 discover some means to extlrpate il.
says the New York Tribune. A big ship
ment of live specimens arrived in New
York from Bermuda recently. and was
taken in charge by Prof Charles L. Bris-
tot. director Of the New York University's
biological station on Whites Island, Ber-
muda. who viii have charge Of the scien-
tific study. The toads will be studied In
Prof Bristors laboratory at the uni
versity. He collected them in Bermuda
himself
According TO Prof. Bristol this toad, the
Bufoagua, was imported into the colony
some years ago from the Guianas By
sea captain. who thought it would destroy
noxious insects. Instead Of accomplish
ing this beneficial result, the toads multi
piled rapidly. and are now a common
pest-like the mOngoose in Jamaica. This
toad Is a hideOus amphibian much larger
duNlIiOQ
TO its unpleasant appearance it possesses
poison glands on the back of its neck.
secreting sufficient venom to kill any
small animal which tries to bite it, Many
valuable cats and dogs that have play
fully chased the toads have become in
Oculated with the poison and have died.
This poison is similar in action to the
curari. with which South American In
dians anOint their spear heads and so
paralyZe their game. The toad venom
paralyZes the nerve endings or muscles,
and so kills the infected animal A few
human beings, also, have been careless
enough to get this poison in their eyes.
with a resulting severe inflammation and
a permanent and disfiguring swelling.
The habits of this toad have been under
observation for some years. and the re-
cent growth OF the pest has determined
the New York University biologists to
make a thorough study of the animals
habits. The latenesS of the season this
year was fortunate for this purpose, as
it enabled the university station to obtain
specimens in all stages of growth.
The specimens brought to New York
are carefully Gagged and guarded from es-
cape into the local territory The sci
entists will devote particular attention to
the development of the poison glands, and
also make complete analyses Of the struc-
ture of the toad in its various stages In
this way it is hoped that data will be
obtained, which, when put into use, will
check their rapid propagation, and so
finally extirpate them from the island.
To aid him in this work Or. Bristol hopes
soon to secure an endowment which will
enable the university to erect and operate
much larger station and aquarium
The scientific investigation of the flora
and fauna of Bermuda, of which the
toad study is an outgrowth, was begun
as far back as 1897, when Prof. Bristol
visited the island with a party of stu
dents, and spent six weeks collecting and
studying animal life of the sea.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-11
CAIRO DISFIGURED.
Modern improvements Have Spoiled
Egyptian City.

The charming residential town Of Cairo
Of ten years ago I found dishgured by
huge blocks of buildings five stories high;
enormous hotels built and building; where
was then park is row studded with villas:
tramWays everywhere, even out 10
Cheops pyramid; motors careering along,
followed by clouds OF dust and heralded
by the deafening sounds of horn or hOot.
says Sir Hamilton Lang in Blackwood' S
Magazine. All the constructions are hig-
gledy-piggledy. without line or order.
Huge ungainly blocks alongside Of uu-
pretentious residences: buildings being
torn down or foundations being laid. The
conversations overheard were mostly Of
the price Of plots Of land. or the rise or
fall of shares or Of companies foated or
being fiOated or Of people VINO had be-
come UlliOnaires or expected 10 become
such. One realized at once that one was
among a community intoxicated with sue
cess, in the feverish excitement Of specu-
lation. The luxurious hotel. opened only
some seven years before, was. while I
was staying in it, sold 10 a company
for G40,000 It's proprietor. the seller
reputed TO be a millionaire. is laying the
foundations for a still grander hotel. on
a site which was once a princes palace
| Two well authenticated transactions viii
give a fair conception Of the enormous
rise in the value of property in the best
parts Of Cairo. a small villa erected
some twelve years ago at a cost OF about
e3,e}G found a purchaser recently AT
sS2.e99. A property purchased for efI,000
eight years ago was being traded for
while I was in Cairo at el50.000 In fact,
it is no exaggeration 10 say that property
/ in what was the residential part OF Cairo
/ has increased in value during the last
/ five or six years, eightfold 70 tenfOld
| The price Of land there may be said 10
vary from e46 TO eS2 per square meter
| q lilo yards equal 10 the value Of land
| in the crowded parts of the city of
/ London. In Alexandria a nearly similar
I appreciation in the value Of town lands
I has taken place. Lands toward Gabari.
which q few years ago were only Of
nominal and prospective value, have re-
Gently changed hands at fabulous rates.
/ The site Of the Victoria College. bought
about ten years ago for 1850. was sold
at the beginning Of this year for 100000.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-11
Capers.
NNWEEss
From the Stewards Bulletin.

From the Stewards Bulletin.
OF all the various articles that enter
into almost constant use in hotels, clubs,
and restaurants, there is none that is
probably less known about by the aver
age steward or chef than capers.
These are the unexpanded flower buds
of Capparis spinosa, prepared with vine
gar for use as a pickle, which is much
esteemed. The capeT plant is a trailing
shrub belonging TO the Mediterranean
region, resembling in habit the common
braIsble and having handsome flowers
Of a pinkish white, with four petals, and
numerous long, tassel-like stamens. The
leaves are simple and ovate. with spiny
stipules. The plant is cultivated in
Sicily and the south of France, and IL
commerce capers are valued according
to the period at which the buds are
gathered and preserved The first are the
young, tender buds, called "nonparen, -
after which, gradually increasing In size
and lessening In value come "superfine. -
fine. "capucin," and "capot' They
possess valuable stimulant, acid. and
anti-scorbutic properties. similar to the
Cruciferae. Other species Of Capparis
are similarly employed in various locali-
ties. and in some cases the fruit is
picked.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-11
REAL ESTATE NOTES.

This has been an unusually quiet and
uneventful week in the real estate mar
ket. II is true there were a number of
minor transactions, such as occur in the
dullest times OF the year, but there was
nothing big. nothing startling. Some of
the real estate brokers are inclined TO
blame the general unsettled condition in
the stock market and impending strikes
for this state of affairs. while others.
equally well informed, are of the opinion
that the dullness Of the market is simply
due to the fact that the real estate buy
ing people are spending their vacations
away from town. They prophesy a gen
eral picking up along all lines in the real
estate market by fall, and promise them
selves a lively market.
II. r. Dulaney, of this city, as agent for
the trustees Of the ''Normanstone" estate,
is reported to have signed a contract for
the sale of 1900 square feet Of ground at
the intersection of Massachusetts avenue
and W street northwest, to Robert 6. Nc
Cormick of Chicago, for $50, 900. The lot
is Of triangular shape, and is a short dis
tance from the Massachusetts avenue
bridge crossing Rock Creek 1t has a
frontage of more than 800 feet on Massa-
chusetts avenue and like number on
W street.
Frank P. N1ilburn & Co, a firm Of local
architects, have been awarded first place
in the competition for the $4,000 court
house to be erected at Salisbury, n. c.
The structure will be the courthouse for
Rowan County Contracts for the con-
struction Of the building viii be let at
an early date. and work will be started
Immediately after the awards
The real estate firm Of BlundOn. O'Brien
& Belt located at I29O G street for a num-
Der of years, will move into their new
quarters at 1903 G street as soon as Jor-
dan & Bloomer have completed the build
ing. The firm has felt the necessity for
larger quarters for some time, their grow
ing business demanding the facilities of
an up-to-date Office building
Twenty-Five neat two-story brick dwell
ings will shortly be added to the improve
ments at Mount Pleasant, as building op-
erations have begun in the plot of ground
situated between Monroe and Newton
streets, and facing on Fourteenth street.
The houses will be known as 9404 20 3416
Fourteenth street, 1902 TO I4lS Newton
street, and 140l to 142l Monroe street.
They will each be 20 feet front and will be
finished with all the equipment of modern
dwellings after plans prepared by Archi-
tect F. p. Murphy. The construction will
be done by John H. Nolan. who expects
to have them completed by early winter.
Luther s FristOe viii have charge of
them. The cost OF the houses is placed
at $S7,000
The Washington herald., 1907-08-11

From the Boston Herald
Congressman Longworth's post-lunch-
con speech at Honolulu, in which he said.
speaking of the Philippines, that he hoped
tiey would not long be with us" will
not be taken too seriously in this coun-
try. II undoubtedly expresses his per-
sonal wish, as it has the real thought
Of most Americans who have visited the
islands.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-11
Largest Morning CircuIation

All advertising contracts made by
The Washington Herald are based
upon its sworn circulation-a circula-
tion in Washington larger by thou
sands than was ever before attained
BY any morning newspaper at the
CacItal. Its books are open.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-11
AWAIT new MODELS
Auto Dealers Make Room for
1908 Type of Cars.
RECORD RUN TO ATLANTIC CITY

Ohio Capitalists, Interested In Carter
TwO-engIne Car Company, Leave
with MIR. Carter on Business Trip
10 DetrOit-sOme Statistics Taken
from the GIidden Tour.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-11

II you have any furnished rooms to
rent, want ad. in The Herald win bring
you a good tenant.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-11

Six miles north OF the city lies Ia
koma Park, reached by a branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio. Railway and by the
The Washington herald., 1907-08-11

The beautiful suburb of Cleveland Park,
which had as fits nucleus. the summer
home Of President Cleveland, is also
rather an aTist0cratic suburb. The land
here is rolling; the streets wide and we'll
kept and shaded. and most of the houses
are surrounded by a plot Of ground of
fair size, so that the resident of Cleve-
land Park may take delight in his garden.
To walk through Cleveland Park in the
cool Of the evening is TO realize one Of
the best sides of Washington home life,
and one hardly knows which to admire
the most: the'bevy Of bTight-faced, happy
children or the gardens laden with flow
ers. The verandas and the pOrches here
are generously broad and while in the
city proper people are sweltering. there
are gathered on the velvet lawns and the
vine-coveTed verandas happy parties Of
subuTbanites. drinking tea or lazily and
happily enjoying the beauties of nature
This suburb is the home Of a well-tO-do
class. The homes are beautiful and most
OF them are owned by the people who live
in them. There are some residences TO
let, however. and these rent for from $40
70 So a month
The Washington herald., 1907-08-11

Carl Lilliesterna, the Swede auto globe
trotter, is in America for the fourth
time in six years. Carl asked. in his
pleasing accent, why do they call me
tramp? a tramp is a hobo"
You are a gentleman tramp. Carl"
but the Swede globe trotter cannot see
it that way. 1t is amusing how this puz-
Zles him.
If knowing the languages is On ac-
cOmplishment, Carl is an accomplished
man. He can converse and correspond in
all the leading tongues, and has good
acquaintance with the less important but
equally difficult to master. Although
Carl speaks English fluently. he some
times gets his words mixed. and in the
use Of those with more than one syllable
pronounces them as if talking in half
dozen tongues at once II know the
word" he viii say. and then speak II
correctly. The way he uses and speaks
our word 'macadam" 1 thought he was
swearing, "Mac-a-dam! But the roads
in NorwaY are great"
when Carl meets you he viii present
you with neat piece OF cardboard, on
which his name is engraved in an Eng
lish type that might have been used in
The Washington herald., 1907-08-11

In reply to requests which have been
received by the Peerless Motor Car Com
pany at Cleveland for sets of the postal
cards distributed during the Glidden tour
to the tourists and to guests at the va
rious hotels where the tour made night
stops, the company has had number
Of these sets prepared. and will send them
to any one who is interested, upon writ
ten request. The cards are interesting
views along the road, showing the scenery
and general points Of interest on the line
of the 1883 miles traversed.