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The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-19

You can. spend. a. pleasant half hour In a game of Pool or English Bill llardg. The Board of Trade has the best tables In skagway. Drop in,- we'll be glad to se you.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-19
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 LUMP COAi

from Shaft No 6, Oyster Bay Mines aJ LadysmiJh, the highest grade household coal Of all the B. C fields
 5s.2S FIXED CARBON Perfect Combustion Uniform Heat
 Light Ash
 On and after January 1, 1909 we shsh offer this coal, selected and graded as folJowS:-
 Selected Lumps Gin bulk Only) Sl+. tOE Double Screened and sacked l2. |" Run Of Mine II. Screenings (. Screenings lbulk) 6. Above ?. ices aIe ON WHARF. DELIv-
 Sl.OO per ton extra.
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The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-19

QUICK DELIVERY PHONE 90. Baggage, coal and wood delivered upon shortest notice day and night.
 F. FREIDENTHAL, General Expressing Bonded Car rier.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-19
LAorEs OF rHg mAccAsEEs.

Regular reviews of Hive No. 9, La dies Of the Maccabees will be held the first and third Tuesdays in the uouth at s p. m. sharp. in their hall on Sixth avenue.
 All visiting members are cordially Invited.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-19

When on your way home drop into the Board Of Trade and take with yO some bottled beer. It's always nice and ,old,-we keep 1t on ice.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-19
LOOK ouTI

Beginning 18th inst. shall have some A.-Y.-P. special at the Pack Train. Finest in the Land. Yours as ever, Herman Grimm tf.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-27
ANIMALS SAFE FROM MANKIND.

Nobody ever kills any Of these pariah dogs III
COnstantinople. The Christians do not dare to
DO so, for fear of provoking MOslem wrath;
while the Mahometan believes that misfortune
will befall him if he destroys that to which
Allah has given life. Formerly indeed, the
killing of one of these dogs, even by accident.
was a statutory offence, punishable by impris-
onnent, and, unless am much mistaken, these
laws are still in existence, though there has
been little occasion within my knowledge for
their application It is true that one occasion
ally sees a dog with a manned leg. But this
is due to the fact that they will insist upon
lying stretched at full length in the narrow
streets and that with carriages tearing along
at full speed they do not always have the time
70 get out OF the way. Much as the dog OF
Constantinople will lie in the centre of the
roadway, basking in the sun. sometimes whole
patches Of them, he is never known to take a
sesta the tracks of the many tramcar lines
which now criss-cross Stamboul Their
are also usually in a dilapidated condition
This is due to the fact that when they fight
they always endeavor TO grab one another's
ears and that when they get 4 good grip
they never let go until they carry off a mouth
full These fights are usually caused by tres
pass Every one who has been TO COnstanti-
NOBLE knows that the dogs have through some
agreement of their own. divided up the huge
city into number Of districts, with sharply
defined boundaries, invisible to the human eye
and yet plainly apparent to the animal. In the
older parts of the town these boundaries have
existed without change from time immemorial;
but as the metropolis grows in area new dis
tricts are occupied by the dogs and new from
tier lines devised. which shows that they are
progressive. 1t is difficult to make dog leave
his district l have often discussed the mat
ter with my old friend. the late Laurence Oil
phant He too. much interested in these
dogs and fond OF them and when living at
New-York tribune., 1909-06-27
STREET DOGS or CONSTANTINOPLE TO BE BANISF1ED

Certainly it would be foolish to dream Of dis
pensing with their services until some satisfac-
tory means had been devised and completed for
the draining and the cleansing Of the streets Of
the Turkish metropolis. where all the offal and
all the sops are thrown into the roadWays.
There are no sewers, and even no cutters to
sneak Of Moreover the Turks. though most
cleanIy in their person and ralment. have none
of the Western horror of dirt where their houses
and their surroundings are concerned. 1t is
wellnigh impossible to induce even soldiers in
barracks to avoid httering their rooms and the
courtyards with detritus of one kind and an
other: while before the people could be taught
the use of even the ordinary American garbage
can generations must elapse. It is so much
less trouble and more natural to get rid of the
filth which it has become impossible to retain
In the house by throwing it into the street
Imagine this in a city Of over z million inhabi-
tants where Oriental fatalism Is carried to such
q degree that the mother viii not even take the
trouble to shoe away the flies that are massed
about her baby's eyes, communicating them with
the germs of opthalmia. Constantinople is a
terribly dirty city at the best. Without It's four
footed scavengers it would under existing cir
cuustances become unfit for human habitation
and so great a hotbed of every kind of plague
as to call for the Intervention Of the foreign
powers not for political reasons, but on sanitary
grounds.
While these dogs OF Stamboul which in ap-
pearance have something Of the common prick
cared sheep dog Of the Balkans, mingled with
strain of the wolf of the jackal and of the lynx,
in their ancestry are extremely useful, they
are perfectly harmless. No one has even known
them to injure grown up citizens, or even
children. And although begotten, born and |
brought up In the street. their food. filth and
refuse Of every description. their drink. when
they get 1t, restricted to the stagnant, muddy
puddles yet they absolutely immune from
hvdrophobia. Nc case Of rabies has ever been
heard of in Constantinope. Horses ana cattle !
are equally safe from them. In fact the only |
living things that they will attack are their |
own Species or else vermin. such rats. mice. |
etc They are not good looking. They may be de- |
scribed as III conditioned in appearance, save |
when quite young. But even the mango, which |
is their principal enemy, does not assume the !
proportions among them that one would |
imagine from their complete freedom from all |
human care and control Indeed, 1t would ap- |
near as IL constant exposure to bitter cold and |
torrid heat 10 rain and to snow. 10 hunger and |
thirst combined with unrestricted liberty, was a |
more efficient antidote TO canine maladies than |
medicine shelter and regular food Some Turks |
affirm that this comparative absence OF disease |
among the dogs 10 attributable to a certain mar
New-York tribune., 1909-06-27

others were discharged, lectured scolded. fined or
put probation by the professional fathers Of the
bench.
The largest number of cases recorded in a day
was on a day following the Fourth Of July. There
were 219 Juveniles arragned Every holiday natu-
naIly produces q big crop of pseudo-Criminals
Monday Is usually the biggest day of the week
with an average ninety. Good ball playing
weather sweIls the calendar, while stormy skies
diminish It. The summer vacation means prolonged
sessions of the court. When d child is arrested
and taken to q police station for an offence below
the grade of felony, he IS allowed to go home on
his parents promise that he viii be produced IN
the Children's Court. Bail is required only for
felonies which. however. are treated In court as
?nisdemeanors. the utmost punishment being com
rnitment to Juvenile refornatories charitable in
stitutions The detention OF children previous to
arraignment therefore occurs in small proportion
of cases It is the waiting in inadequate quarters
and amid improper surroundings that most needs
remedy.
The rapidity of the child mind to absorb inlu-
ences is known theoretically and practically to
those connected with the court, "soIly" Cohen is
New-York tribune., 1909-06-27

set forth in the just published annual report OF the
Chidren's Court. There should be "a spacious and
thoroughly Up-to-date building, with commodious
court and detention rooms" says the report
There should be a sufficient number Of suitable
rooms that considerable discretion could be ex-
ercised in the separation Of children held in the
bCilding awaiting the calling and disposition Of
their cases. There should be q nursery and special
rooms for the smaller children and suitable wait
ing rooms for mothers with infants"
Il is a shame, as pointed out by Chief Clerk
Coulter that while New York the first city TO
have separate detention place for children taken
into custody-owing to the Society for the Preven-
tion of Cruelty TO Children-and not slow in
establishing its childrens court in 1902, It should
be behind the burg of Chicago IN having a first
class. separate court building. The New York
court handles more youngsters than any other like
tribunal IN the world, and It's methods have been
copied by the leading cities Of Europe. In the
period Of its six years and four months existence
up the end OF last December 1926 children were
arraigned. OF these 1l,1S1 were committed to in
stituions many OF them not for personal behavior,
but account Of improper guardianship" The
New-York tribune., 1909-06-27
A Step That Way Cost the
New Sultan His Throne,
Says eX-Attache.

Copyright 1904 tv the Brentwood Companyl
Any one who Ike myself, has resided IN the
Hieut VIII learn with regret Of the decision on
ls pa-t q the new Turkish government 10 abol-
e the famous dogs Of Constantinople. II any
Exempt Is made 10 put the ney move into exc
-1on Il IS certain TO lead TO serious trouble,
&c the very fact that 4 should have been de-
t;1iled upon IS calculated TO add 20 the mis-
tF-gs which prevail as TO the durability Of the
,ssent regime at StambouL The dogs Of the
'-fk-sA capital are not merely a popular but
80 an historic :nstitution-an institution which
's' already IN existence IN the days Of the
-!za1ti1e e-DPerors and has continued ever
'-ee throughout a period Of considerably over
thousand years. They are known TO have been
14satu-e o5 Constantinople at the time when Il
'1s visited by the Crusaders. and also later on,
saso the city feu into the hands Of the Turks
= became the capital of the Ottoman Empire,
'asa tAey may be said 10 have undergone
-Sasto-1atioa similar to that suffered by the
ss-' tasilica o1 St Sophia For If to-day the
-1seins q Constantinople regard the ancient
'--ce IS Identified with the Mahometan su-
'-E12cy of that city. 50 do they connect in some
'pe-stt.oUs manner the rule Of Islam with the
seSeaoe q the dogs. Indeed, every attempt 10
: away with the animals has resulted IN riots.
At- ectlo1 Of the new regime IN proposing
eocish them is ascribed by the Ottomans 10
y Presence of Christians and Jews among the
-s1noers ot the New Turk party now IN power.
: 'sct Il IS quite possible that the dogs may
1--WE The rock upon which the existing govern
~Sa' a Starnboul may yet come 10 grief
'-k' Why the government OF Mehemed
.'-o wish 70 CO away with the dogs Of STAN
u i Is difficult 10 understand. Numbering
- .a--slderably more than one hundred thousand,
- have from the days Of Emperor Justinian
eo as the most efficient scavengers of Con-
N-Unople. contributing n no small degree 10
'9spifg relatively free from filth this great and
.'1lous city, which Is without any vestige Of
efage OF similar sanitation. when. IN the
!, y part Of the nineteenth century Sultan
1siAed u. imbued with the zeal OF Western
n VII and prompted by the advice Of one OF his
TX ministers. attempted TO round up all the
S and 10 ship them of 10 an island In the
of Nermora. the dirt and offal in the me-
1+o-s accumulated TO such g degree that a
sIt-oie epidemic ensued, which was regarded by
'ahabitants n the light Of e divine punish
t--N - and they would not rest until their four
'sa Street cleaners had been restored 10 them
New-York tribune., 1909-06-27

brought to the bar before crowd OF other boys
for piece Of mischief; a reporter interviews him
and his picture Is printed in the paper. Next day
in public school "Soly' is just bursting with pride
over his achievement. He shows the article and
the picture to everybody, and the other boys envy
his fame to the extent that they feel prompted to
go out and commit a crime The justices would
like to have court where one boy could be brought
In time They able now to discourage
the publication of names and pictures OF Juvenile
offenders.
The interesting methods of the professional
father of the bench were observed for half a day
by the Tribune representative. a trio of bright
looking boys In shirtwaists and knickerbockers
stood on the bridge within arms length of the
black robed Justice Olmsted whose quzzcal feat
ures and friendly. low tones were rarely varied
with severity of aspect and sternness of voice.
'Well. boys. they say you were playing ball and
disturbing the neighbors. Were you?'
yves SIR
did anything happen to any OF YOU when you
got home after being arrested?"
Something happened to me-" said the eldest lad,
blushing.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-27

tl,,rCgar,- line yvhereupon the dogs OF the ad-
ioinirg district Immediately fell upon him, and
would assuredIv have killed him had not his
new canine friends. perceiving his danger.
rushed en- nasse TO his rescue, and it was only
after much hard fighting that the little fellow
was carried back triumphantly into his own
territory.
ConstantnopIe is by means tue only
Oriental city where the pariah dog fulhls the
role Of street cleaner and sCavenger- In fact.
he is to be found everywhere throughout the
Orient all the way from Cairo 70 Peking and
Canton. But so far as I aware. the STAN
bouI pariah dog is the only one Of them all who
is good humored and happy enough TO wag his
tail. The wagging of the tail IN the case Of the
dog indicates pleasure and satisfaction; just IN
the same way that dogs depress their tails when
unhappy. dispirited. when threatened or scolded
Without going so far as to give credence to the
assertion that the wigwaSging Of dogs tales
constitutes sort OF Morse alphabet or signal
ling code. and is capable OF Interpretation oy
clever teIegraphers or by army and navy Sig
naIers II is nevertheless the fact that II Is pos
sible TO follow almost every thought OF a dog
by the movement of his tail Fear he expresses
by tucking it securely between the hind legs
This is to prevent its being seized. and serves
to recall an Arab legend. which would mention
here by way of conclusion. According TO ths
story. widely believed throughout Islam. dog
approached Allah while the latter was engaged
in the construction OF Eve. and seizins the rib
which the Almighty had just taken from Adams
side ran off with it, Allah. II Is said. followed
in hot pursuit. and managed TO grasp the tall
which the dog had neglected to tuck away. Ths
tail remained In Auah's hands, the dog escaping
with the rib. Allah thereupon. faute de mIsux.
utilized the dogs tail instead OF Adams rib for
the construction OF the mother OF mankind and
fl is owing to this. according to the Arabs. that
woman is just as incapable OF remaining quiet
and motloness for two minutes together. Il
the tail OF a dog EX-ATTACHE
New-York tribune., 1909-06-27
A COSMOPOLITAN GROUP.

A group of five little ball players, comprising
the Irish, Jewish and negro races had pleasant
colloquy with the justice. Two frecklefaced Irish
youngsters grinned cheerfully at the judicial
salies anent correction. and enc of them put
his arm around the neck of a handsome little boy.
who was leaning on the desk. All were discharged
with a reprimand
Next on the bridge was Dominick -, of Roose-
welt street. perfect type of school truant and street
waif frowsy- haired stunted and underfed. His
clothes were ragged and his wornOut shoes coated
with filth He a dull little gutter snipe, a
human counterpart Of the homeless cat. His un-
prepossessing father admitted through an inter
prefer that he had received yellow paper from
the truant officer, but had paid attention to It
because he didn't know what it meant. The boy
was committed the truaut school, where he VIII
he in custody day and night, and will perhaps get
something to eat as we'll as instruction.
A loudly cOstumed woman in green silk gown
and black ostrich feather hat came forward with
a pretty three-year-old boy with dark curls, who
walked around the dock with freely manifested
curiosity. The mother charged with i'm
proper guardianship" She had been deserted by
her husband and was not bringing up the child in
a moral environment. it alleged. This case
was put over for further investigation. Next came
a pathetic little Italian orphan. who was charged
New-York tribune., 1909-06-27

vellous instinct. "They seem to be aware 1
have been told, when animals of their species
are about to be afflicted .Eth sornS sickness.
and. losing no time. fall ,r1u 80 'nomed brute
and devour him" BE this as 1t may, it is never
theless true that no dead dog is ever seen lying
about the streets With the enormous canine
population of ConstantinOpe, some of them
must be dying every day of the year: Yet no
one that I have met and have asked about the
matter can recall ever to have seen dead
one. What becomes Of their bodies? The peo
pie would not take the trouble to remove them.
That is left TO the four-footed scavengers them
selves who, it must be assumed are responsible
for the elimination Of the carcasses of their
bre thren, along with the other offal.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-27

Coma forty wears later another attempt was
,-o5a n rid the city Of the dogs this time by an
(Dt+or,an chief Of police who had been educated
s+ Paris. He undertook to deport the dogs IN
,.+cras and bv degrees TO various portions OF
.rfo Minor but as soon the people learned
ho,+ the matter, and moreover were mace
a,rora that the first shipment had been dellb-
1...1,, driven overheard and drowned as soon
s ,bs vessel had entered from the strait into
-. r,r.,ly Sea they rose in their wrath against
tho Police Commissioner and literally tore hlIn
% ,3acas Again, on the accession OF sultan
,,,,-o5 N the throne in 1876, an American glove
,,o-,,,esc+,7rar encouraged by the ultra-hoeraI
soc+,ires and foreign reforms inaugurated by
.ba zr,5bat Pacha administration, submitted
,,,,,a 70 the government 10 do away with the
dogs whose hides he proposed to uJlllZe III MS
,rsde But although he offered TO pay some ~
,a,,,s . dog into the state treasury. which was
,,,,,+,, at the time the ministers were AFRAID 10
-, the rroposaI lest it should excite pop
1o- rising thereby adding 10 their troubles
T,,zeed q is a question whether the knowledge
- como such Ilan was under the consideration
of the Sultan did not lead to the religious move
-. .,,o+ eliminated in his deposition ana III
a.. .,-eseior Of his brother Abdul HAND 1t
,,o,,15 he strange, indeed, but is not altogether
..,,,,,si,,1c ~ Nehemed V were In turn 10 ioso
- .,,-ora owing to the Indignation exclteu
-, tho ATosleuns in Constantinople by the
It., ~ his government-which Is very un-
orthodox In their eyes-in aooilshlhs TIC O0b7
New-York tribune., 1909-06-27

What was it that happened?"
My father licked me-
"Oh, he did. Ell? What did he lick you with?'
"A strap"
"A shaving strap, maybe? And did he lay it on
we'll? Do you think you got all you needed?'
yes, sir; plenty"
Now. what did he lick you for?'
For getting arrested
NO replied Justice OImsted a little sternly'
for playing ball in the street. You boys are not
arrested long you don't interfere with the
rights of other people You must play ball where
you won't break windows and make nuisances of
yourselves. Now. since this is the first time you
three have come here. you may go home Boys
who come here a second time get fined or even
sent away"
New-York tribune., 1909-06-27

with truancy- young woman relative offered 70
take the boy home with her, and she was allowed
do
The first tears were shed In court with ths ar
raignment Of fOurteen-y year-Old Bertha --s
charged with being ungOvernable and disOoedienr
TO her parents, striking her mother and so on
The pretty refined looking girl. with long. brown
hair dressed in blue sailor costume. was accom-
panied by white haired. blind father, whO made
the complaint As Bertha stood on the bridge and
the Justice graveIy told her how she had failed
to appreciate good home and abused the love or
her parents her lips quivered she hid her face in
her hands and burst into sobs. Other eyes in the
courtroom moistened- Bertha was put on prOba-
ton She left the leading her blind father
by the hand.
saucily pretty Italian girl OF fifteen. who al
most winked at the court attaches, although her
case involved marriage to save herself from an
institution and a young truck driver from a resi-
dence in Jail. followed by thin, cOwed lit
tie girl of eleven The weak yOungster had been
beaten and maltreated by her stout. red-faced
Irish mother. clad in too respectable black. The
mother vOCiferously denied the charge. but the
justice said the evidence was conclusive. and he
sent the child to Catholic home. while the mother
and a group Of relatives dabbed their eyes with
lace handkerChiefs-
a father Iectured by the justice because he
had not "waIoped'' his son after the Iatters ar
rest for ball playing. and he advised to take
the boy in a back room specially reserved for such
cases and attend to the job.
BY way OF contrast, the next case was that OF a
boy charged with ball playing in roWdyish manner
His mother seemed inclined TO UnCalled for SYM
pathy with her offspring.
zone dollar fine" said Justice Olmsted sharply;
"and If you have any sense you'll take 1t out OF
hide of the boy
There was an audible grin all around. and tbs
clerk of the court yelled for silence