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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-09
Dry Goods.

New York June s.-The dry goods mail orders were general and satis-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-09
ding futures ranged as follows:

Cash quotations were as fOllOWS: Flour-Quiet and steady.
 Wheat-No. spring, 95c0$104 Corn-No. 2, 69Q691ac; No. ? yellow, 72@ 721ac.
 Oats-No white 51@53Ac. Flax Seed-No. 1 northwestern, s1231a Short Ribes, Sides Qoose)- $7.O0@750 Mess Pork-Per barrel, $13 70@13.75. Lard-Per 100 pounds, $S.47;. Short Clear Sides (boxed)-$7.5 .50@7.75. Whisky-Basis of high wines, $1.35. On the produce exchange today the but ter market was easy; creameries 19@2Sc; dairies, 17@21c.
 Eggs-Steady: at mark cases included 14M141ac first, 14c; prime firsts, 16Ac. Cheese-Easy, 9s4@l2c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-09
Coffee Market.

New York, June S.-The market for coffee futures opened steady at un- changed prices to a decline of points under a little scattering liquidation but offerings were absorbed by mod crate demand from trade interests and the market recovered the loss. The close was quiet, net unch anged. Sales were reported of S750 bags, including June at 595c; July at 5.95c; September at 5.9Oc; March at 590c; April at 5.90c; and May at 5.95c
 Spot quiet; Rio No. ', 614c; Santos No. 4, sac. Mild coffee quiet; Cordova, 9%@12%c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-09
Cotton Seed Oil.

New York, June S.-Cotton seed oil steady.
 New Orleans, June S.-Cotton seed oil: Prime, 47c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-09

N,W York Cottor Futures.
 n.. Is.h Axu CI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-09

Total sales the 41S,30O
Douglas Island news., 1908-02-19

The grand jury at Valdez, in making it's final report, urged the repeal of the law allowing canneTies to pay federal license by planting spawn, citing the Alaska Packers Association, which paid 32 cents cash out of a license fee of S32, ,28O, the balance being certificates of spawn planted, on which the court can make no check. The Judge favors the repeal.
 Lured by offers of employment made by the Tanana Mine Owners and Oper- ators association, a number of laborers are making their way north. The steamship fare from Seattle to Valdez, second class is S25. From Valdez to Fairbanks over the winter trail it is a matter of twelve days walking. The roadhouses are stationed at intervals of twenty miles along the trail, so that the question of food and lodging may be had for $50 or S6O. If men choose to take the stage, the fare from Valdez to Fairbanks is Sl25, but as the men can save BIO day by walking, the in- ducement to use the stage is not great.
Douglas Island news., 1908-02-19
Annual Report of the Customs

All vessels plying between Alaska and the United States or a foreign country are compelled by law to enter and clear, and file with the customs a manifest of all cargo on board showing it's destination and value, which must be verified by oath. All such mani fests are sent from the different sub- ports of Alaska to this office, and from the segregation and footing of these manifests the figures in this report are compiled, covering the calendar year 1907.
 Compared with last years report, the general business of Alaska shows a falling off, the total business for the past three years being as follows: 1905. .................... .S39, ,159,7 TIP 1906. 6................. S0Z, ,LoO,03i l9Of Of................... o4o, ,4z0 IooO
 These figures include merchandise received from the United States and afterward exported to Canada, which in 1907 amounted to little over a mil lion dollars, but which enters into the legitimate business of the country. The decrease for 1907 is accounted for mainly by reason of the merchants over stocking in 1906, and by a decreased gold production in 1907 caused by labor troubles in the mines.
 The figures for the business of the Philippine Islands and Porto Rico are available only for the first eleven months of 1907, but an estimate for the entire year, based upon the trade for this period, gives the following com parisons:
 Philippine Islands. ......... .s67 ,82l, ,68i Porto Rico. .................$ $57, BOT sos Alaska. .................... .S48.425, ,330
 Eliminating the foreign trade, and taking only receipts and shipments to and from the United States, the com parison shows approximately as fol lows:
 Philippine Islands.........$2 $23,OOO,OOo Porto Rico. .S49,5OO,OOO Alaska .S45,6O9,947
 Thus giving the commercial value of Alaska to the United States compared with the insular possessions named.
 The following table shows the total value of the natural products of Alaska
Douglas Island news., 1908-02-19
The NOrthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North. Condensed.
Information for Everybody.

Good dogs bring as high as $50 or s6o at Fairbanks.
 The Valdez branch of the government cable is out of commission.
 Alaska has seventeen mountains that are more than 12,OOO feet high.
 According to a census taken January 18th, Katalla has a population of TIT.
 The Valdez Prospector has changed in form and improved in appearance.
 The Alaska republican territorial convention No. will be held at Ketche ikan, on May 12.
 346,233 pounds of fresh halibut from Alaska was landed on the Seattle wharves in one day recently.
 The army post at Haines has a thous- and tons of ice in store to keep the the soldiers cool this summer.
 Over five million feet of lumber was cut in the Tanana in 1907. The govern ment gets ten cents thousand
 Judge Reid, just from Oklahoma, re- fused to permit saloon keepers to serve on either grand or petit juries at Val deg.
 Fairbanks had a thaw January IT, a chinook wind boosting the mercury up to the unprecedented mark of 331a degrees.
 It appears that the president has grown tired of the Alaska coal land question, and has passed it over to the land department.
 The news comes from Fairbanks that Roads, Zimmerman $ Stewart have struck the pay streak with Keystone drill on ' below on Dome.
 The receipts of the December money order business of the Fairbanks post office were $88,515,8l and the cost of running the office was S5,541.
 McClusky Brothers, who have farm at Clear creek, few miles from Daw- son, this year raised five tons of pota- toes from 275 pounds of seed.
 An outside paper says Judge Reid stood high in Oklahoma, and the Valdez Prospector says that he stands over six feet high in Alaska and looms up as jurist.
 At Nome a prize of s2,5OO Is offered for dog-team race to Candle and re- turn, a distance of about 400 miles. The start from Nome will be made on April 1St.
 By recent order of the postofflce department the mail contract of the Westward steamers is annulled, as far as Katalla is concerned, and that office is to be supplied from Cordovs, pro- viding man can be found who will take the job for about $500 week.
Douglas Island news., 1908-02-19

The gold production for 1907 falls about two million dollars short of the production for 1906. This is mainly explained by labor troubles and miners strikes, particularly at Fair banks. The production in the Nome district fell off about S600000, and in the Fairbanks district about Sl,500,000, while certain other small districts show a somewhat increased production. All of the figures regarding the gold production of Alaska for 1907 are matter of estimate from independent reports rather than statistics, for the reason that the gold actually manifest ed out of the country for the year shows but Sl1 1,9ll 1882; this, however, is far below the actual production, for practically the total output for the Fairbanks district for the year was shipped out by mail, and the customs had no way of collecting statistics of mail shipments. An arrangement has been made with the Post Office Depart ment to furnish these statistics for next year, however.
 There have been a number of new discoveries during the last year which are very promising, particularly on the Innoko River. The Nome and Fair banks districts will both show sub- stantial increase next year., providing labor troubles are satisfactorily settled. MERCHANDISE RECEIVED FOR CONSUMPTION Domestic merchandise. ..... Sl7 ,273,945 Foreign merchandise. ..... 1,536.837 TOTAL. .S18,810,792
 There is also a decrease of merch- andise received from the United States, of S1,094, 200, as compared with 1906, distributed as follows:
 Decrease, Yukon River Dist
 rict, including St. Michael. ..S1, ,095, ,253 Decrease, Boring Sea (Unalas
 ka to Arctic Ocean. excIud
 Ing SC. Mlcnael i............ l,I0',Z4z TOTAL DECREASE. ......s2,8 2,852,495 Increase, Southeastern Alaska
 (Ketchikan to Skagway). ...S 397,2S8 Increase, Southern Alaska,
 (Sitka to Unalaska). ....... 1861 1,007 TOTAL INCREASE. ..............Sl,O9 ,O94,2 200
 It will be seen that Southern and Southeastern Alaska show an increase of business. Last years report showed the greatest increase in the Boring Sea and Yukon River districts, which was caused by overstocking by merchants in anticipation of probable business for 1907.
Douglas Island news., 1908-02-19

The first government mint in Canada was opened at Ottawa few weeks ago, and the gold of the Klondikc will prob. ably now be coined there, instead of in the States.
 The Yukon potato is coming more and more into favor. It would be strange if the leading production of that country should some day be potatoes.
 A list of the big dailies of the North, published in the Seattle P. l., includes the Juneau Daily Dispatch, but no mention is made of the Record. And the Record has Merg., too.
 The mine foreman of McDonald's Boring lake coal mine, near Katalla, claims that the mine is now capable of producing 1000 tons of coal daily, if it could be got to the market.
 An exchange says Judge Reid, recent ly appointed to the fighting third, is only g years old and weighs 296 pounds, and if he lives another 37 years, in Alaska, he may weigh ton.
 The Katalla Herald says that Fred Hartigan gathered up $500 or 37OO in that town at the rate of SIP head from men who wished to join the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and skipped with the money.
 ACleary creek miner is making an effort to sluice all winter, with the aid of canvas covered boxes and using the exhaust from the engine to heat the water as it passes through the pump to the boxes.
 According to the Fairbanks Times, the Susitna strike is neither rich nor extensive, and Peter Monahan's find has been grossly exaggerated. The Dawson papers used to say just such unkind things about the Tanana.
 The New York Herald considers it probable that the government will establish coaling station at ResurrecA tion Bay, and believes that coal to sup ply such station will be obtained within the next few years from the great Alaska deposits.
 Moon dogs are among the things that may be seen at Dawson. Not tho kind that get out and howl at the moon all night, they are nothing unusual, but dogs that shine in the frosty heavens and emit bright light All who have seen the ice-worms of that section will readily remember the moon dogs.
 The government is planning a new and shorter route to Nome. The pres ent trail, via Valdez and Fairbanks, to Kaltag is 960 miles, and to Nome 1l3G miles. The proposed new route start ing from Seward will be over trail of only 45O miles to the Innoka, and the entire distance to Nome only 842 miles, a shortening of the overland route to Nome of 294 miles.
 The Denver Mining Science says: It is given out that the Guggenheim com pany is to resume operations on April 1st. The work outlined will necessi- tate the expenditure of several million dollars, the work to consist of develop ing the Katalla copper deposits, the erection of a large smelter and the building of over 100 miles of railway from Valdez to Katalla and the com pany's coal fields.
Douglas Island news., 1908-02-19

Northern Light Rebekah Lodge No. meets at Odd Fellows hall second and fourth Saturdays.
 Visitors are cordially invited.
 MRS. MATILDA MILLER, \. G. MRS. GERTRUDE LAUGHLIN, Sec'y.
Douglas Island news., 1908-02-19
shipped for the last year:

TOTAL SHIPMENTS OF ALASKAN PRODUCTS
 TO THE UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN
The new South-news., 1908-02-29
CUBAN IMPORTS FAILING OFF.
Statistics, show Substantial
Gain for Ftscal Year.

Statistics for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1903, show that the total Gu
ban imports, including coin. were val.
ued at S62,62o,27s. against $66. .062, ,s5s
FOR the preceding year. OF this amount
Al per cent came from the United StatsA
10 per cent. from Spain and la1s per cent
from Great Britain
The imports from the United States
show decrease OF $4,000 900. compared
with those of the preceding year. and.
oeducting coin. were valued at s2s, 6a0.-
GOO, against $2s.ooo.0oo in 1903.
The exports. including coin, were val.
ued at siS.Ss2,6i2. against s54 .si6. .26 in
the year previous. OF this so per cent
went to the United States and per cent
to Great Britain.
The decrease in the value OF cattle im-
ports was s2.S00,oo0. and in foadstuns
t,20o 600. The value OF the tobacco ex.
ported was ss5.4s5.000. and fruits ST..
Es,o0o The value Of the fruit exports
increased ssS6.0o0 The total value OF
the agricultural products. outside Of
sugar and tobacco. was $3.50. eco.
against sl,l6i.600 in 1902.
The new South-news., 1908-02-29
PLAN A NEW JERusALRM
oreanssstiss nsisg Perfected -
Iishins Another Eoiy CITY.

For the purpose u establishing with
In the corporate liu.ts 4 &ew York
New Jerusalem. a. predicted By The
prophet L4cnar.an. 1900 descendants
from New h4rlem met recently and toos
initial steps toward periecting an OF
ssuizatiOn. IAe primary object of the
ssaoclaton is the acquisition Of proper
- valued af more tAnn 81 900 0o0. .0JV slt-
uatse on Manhattan Island under grants
made Ia 1866
The promotion Of The reclamation
scheme a, ccrdlnz 10 Henry Pennington
Toler the prime mover. il founded upon
divine revelations made 10 him through
Biblical study. Iolc; = Christian
Scientist For his ,ra IN tracing heirs
OF the original ~ members Of the New
Harlem corporation. Ia his efforts TO rs-
claim for them the land they say 10
theirs by right. the meeting voted to
give Toler 25 per cent. OF all he recov-
cred This hOnoraslum. however. Tolef
rcrounced
u 5. schuerman. OF Rockford. H.. Of
fered an amendment to strike out the
words TO dispose Of" lie contended
that the power 10 dispose Of the prop
eriy Of the corporation should be vested
In the advisory board TheV he said
he held In his hand a clipping from
Chicago newspaper which stated that
the efforts to recover lands was being
done In the interest oi Christian Silence.
As soon az 5chuerman sat down be was
hlssed. The amendment was defeated
Toler. who Is said 10 have spent a for
tune in prosecuting the New Harlem
claims. declared he vas convinced the
work was not his but Gods. and tha,
New York is the prophesied city In truth
and the New jerusalem"
The new South-news., 1908-02-29
BIG PRICE FOR HISTORIC GEM.
PENDANT Jewel. Once Property 81
Queen Anne. Ia sold ut Auction
In Londoa for x2..Soo.

Chrlstie's auction rocms in London
saw scme exciting competition for rare
pieces OF porcelain ard quaint Dresden
and other chiaa the other Gay. One OF
the most sensational events ever known
IN these rooms was fight for the poe
session OF a pendant jewel given BY
Queen Anne 10 Sir George Allardyce.
1t was thought that the jswel might
change hands for some sthing like SIC 600.
The bidding began with an offer OF
$3.50. but soon the competition was left
TO the art desles Charles Wertheimer
and Davis. who struggled against eas a
other uli the sum ofSss.5oo was reached,
chen Davis gave il. Werihe.mer carry.
:Hs OF the prize for that amo1nt
The new South-news., 1908-02-29
FIELD GLASSES AID COURTSHIP
Young Lovers OF secnurus. \. j.. In.
vent Novel Plan for ons~istinx
objcctipK pnrcuts.

Conducting his courtship with the aid
Of field glasses and school states. George
Martin. OF 5ecaucus. n. j.. has outwitted
the parents OF his sweetheart. Miss Alice
Brewster. OF the same borough, and tho
other night they went TO Jersey City
aud were married by a justice Of the
peace. Martin is carpenter and his
bride Is employed ip department store
In New York.
The Justice told this story OF their
unique courtship.
Miss Brewsters parents, who are
staid old country people, objected 10 tho
frequent visits of Martin, and for time
he couple exchanged letters through
.ha secaucus post Office OF course this
method was uninterestlng. especially a.
Martin lived In house which is only
50 ieet distant from Miss Brewster's
home, so he hit upon the plan Of COM
municatiug by means of field glasses and
lnrge-slzed states. Martin purchased
the articles. and the Objectionable space
Of so feet was overcome.
Sunday after Sunday Miss Brewster
was compelled to write this discourage
ing message: Pop is stll holding out
against you. George dear.
Martin obtained more desirable po-
sition In East Rutherford. After writ.
ing the news on his slate he followed IL
up with this important message: Alice,
you must get the old mans consent
Threaten to elope.'
The new South-news., 1908-02-29

Dr.. Hills thinks hat in 50 years the
women will be smarter than the men,
Doesn't he know the women Of TO-DAY.
aaks the ChicaSo IAkly Neva, q y 10 :
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
The Dog of Reflection

A dog growing thinner. for want of a
dinner,
Once purloined joint from tray:
How happy I am, with this shoulder
of lamb,"
Thought the cur, as he trotted away.
But the way that he took, lay just over
a brook.
Which he found it was needful to
cross,
So. without more ado, he plunged in
to go through,
Not dreaming of danger or loss.
But what should appear. in this rivu-
let clear,
AS he thought upon coolest reflection,
But a cur like himself. who with III
gotten pelf.
Had run off in that very direction.
Thought the dog. apropos. but that in
slant let go
CAS- he snatched at this same water
spanieD
The piece he possess'd-so. with hun
ger DISTRESSED.
He slowly walked home TO his kennel.
Hence. when we are needy. don't let US
be greedy
excuse me this line of digression),
Lest In snatching at all, like the dog,
we let fall
The good that we have in possession.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

conceived the idea OF building one
large enough for dog. OF course that
suggested a dog race. and it wasn't
long before dog races We're regular
institution. The dogs liked 1t as much
as the boys did. and the sport spread
all over the neighborhood.
Now I'll show you how 10 make a
wheel far Clinker. Make your rims out
of quarter inch stuff. Lay out circle
three feet in diameter The rims are 10
be one inch wide, so you saw out IS
quarter segments. Now you nail or
screw them together, breaking joints.
and you have two rims one inch wide
and half an inch thick. Hold them one
foot apart. with temporary braces. and
cover all but one-half Of one of the
circles with a light wire screen Screw
the axles. with the Hanged hubs ike
car wheel. 10 the crosspiece and attach
the door, as shown in the drawing.
For the braces between the rims cut
stovepipe wire in 10 inch pi@es. and
turn down half inch on each end to
hammer into the wood. Place these
about two inches apart all the way
around to keep the dog from breaking
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
HOW LUCILLE EVENED UP Century Game

T HIS is an amusing and instructive
game. in which any number of
players can take part All are
seated around a table or about the room
and one, to be selected by lot. is re-
quested to leave the room. He is called
the king OF the century. While he is
gone the other players decide on a cen
tury that he shall represent and a NAM
Der of events are named quickly by all
who know them
When they are all prepared with a
general idea of that century, a summary
of the events OF which may be read TO
them by the hostess, the king OF the
century is called in. The first player
then either censures him for some crime
OF the century or praises him for one of
its great deeds. The king tries to guess
what century is referred to- If the first
players remark does not make it clear
to him he turns TO the next. who saws
something about the century. either
blaming or praising him. as the first
had done.
This goes on until the king guesses
the century and the player whose re-
mark enabled him 10 guess it takes his
place as king and leaves the room. The
PLAYERS then select another century and
the game goes on. The remarks should
be made to puzzle the king as much
as possible.
illustration The king might be praised
for the revival of learning after the
dark ages; for the many men eminent
in literature and other branches of
knowledge and science. as in GERMANY.
Nicholas of Cusa. the son of a fisher
man, who became one of the greatest
scholars Of his ages John Muller. who
was considered the restorer of astron-
omy; Copernicus. who promul gated the
true theory of the solar system. was
born in this century. and Albert Durer.
a famous painter and engraver, began
TO be recognized.
The art of printing was invented in
this century. In England the long civil
wars ended with the accession of
Henry VII. Under this reign John and
Sebastian Cabot sailed from Bristol and
discovered the mainland of America
and the large vessel named the Great
Harry was built at this time. layine
the foundation Of the English navy. In
Italy the fine arts made great prog
ress, and Leonardo da Vinci painted
the great picture The Last Supper. ="
In Spain, under Ferdinand and Isabella.
the real greatness of Spain began, and
Columbus discovered America.
In France. at the siege of Arras.
muskets were made use OF for the first
time. oil paintings were introduced.
school Of medicine was endowed by
Louis XI. and an attempt was made
TO light the streets or Paris. But dur
ing the year 1898 there were about
$4,000 deaths in the city from pesti-
lence and famine, and wolves prowIed
through the streets and often carried
off children. Joan Of Arc began her
mission in this century and was finally
burned at the stake.
Other centuries may be treated in the
same manner in this excellent game
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
The Sun

Somewhere IL is always light:
For when tbs morning here.
In some far distant land It's night.
And the bright moon shines there
When you're undressed and going to
bed.
They are just rising there.
And morning on the hills doth spread
When it is evening here
And other distant lands there be.
Where IL is always night
For weeks and weeks they never see
The sun. nor have the light.
FOR IL is dark both night and day.
But what's as wOndrous quite.
The darkness il doth pass away.
And then for weeks tbs light
Yes. while you sleep the sun shines
bright.
The sky Is blue and clear;
For weeks and weeks there IS no night.
But always daylight there
THOMAS MILLER
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
Christmas Presents

NOW that christmastime is SO very
~ near. it is time that all boys and
girls who intend making Christmas
gifts to their friends should begin to
consider the problem very seriously. II
it IS left even for another week you
viii find that christmastinne has al
ready arrived before half of your
things are done. Everybody should
make something TO give at Christmas
time il possible. and there is scarcely
any one who is not able to do one thing
or another with his or her own hands
that viii prove an acceptable gift
For boys and girls who go 10 school
there is not very much time to invest
in the Christmas preparation, and in
order that nobody be forgotten or left
until the last minute il is best 10 start
right in now and make up your Christ
mas iist-that is. list of the names
of those whom you are going TO give
something II you are of very gem
erous nature you will be likely to in
clude in this list at first a great many
more people than you will be able to
provide for.
The boy or girl, however, who is
oyergenerous in an impractical way
sins on the right side at Christmastime.
II is far better TO have your Christmas
list too long than not long enough It
is not the time of year to be stingy, nor
is it apt 10 make one happier TO be too
saving Of ones time. any more than of
ones money.