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With this Issue of Che Daily Alaskan,
the editorial management la assumed
by A. R. O'Brien, formerly of Mon
tana. and Or. L. S. Keller, who
baa been temporarily editing the
paper will return to his professional
duties. It is the intention of the
manjgem-snt to immediately install
a complete line of new material
aud machinery in the mechanical de
partment and have the facilities for
turning out job and lo >k work secon 1 10
none in Alaska. The news department
will also be improved and made as
complete as the patronage of the paper
will warrant.
A lease has been secured on the Ke ly
building on Broadway and the plant of
The Alaskan will be removed thereto
by the first of the month. The premis
es are to be remodeled and in its new
new home, with an enlarged equipment
The Alaskan will be In a posltloa to
better serve the interests of its patrons
than eyer befors.
IF THEY DO FIGH'l'
Just at 'the present time the news,
papers are (all of articles both pro and
con as to the immediate commence
meat of hostilities with Japan. Re
cently In commenting en the trend
events were taking, the Seattle Post
intelligenrer attributed much of the
spirit of agitation now prevailing to
jingoism, and among other things said.
"Jingoism may lied quite enough iu
the current drift to fill its rapacious
maw. Satisfactory progress is not
being made at The Hague. Tactless
bioJceriLg marks the attitude of some of
the delegates towards problems ot
delicate import. Korea is clamoring
loudly against the Japanese govern
ment. China, while quiet enough at
The Hague, is railing at America ot
the outside. Failure thus far to accept
the Dritgo debt collecting principle, or
the Cslvo alien's rights doctrine, lias
put South American countries on kfceu
edge, and Colombia's delegate, doubt
lets hardening back to Panama, has
ironically pilloried the president of the
United States; the sum total of which
events is a fine and fulsome feast for
the jingoes.
' Besides there is a talk of shifting
the Atlantic rteet to the Pacific.
Germany savs It spells war between
the United States and Japan. Franc*'
regards It as merely prudential. Great
Britain, wedged in between alies, is
discreetly silent, cxcept in the yellow
priuis. Delegates to The Hague regard
the proposed movement of battleships
as unfortunate."
Naturally there is not much cause for
alarm in the present Instance. The
trouble with Japan is that it has been
given too much ci edit for what it has
done ami is insisting in making out of
the recent San Francisco rows moun
tain* that are certaioly no more than
mole hills We have beard a whole lot
lately of the courage displayed by the
Japs at Port Arthur and at the Yalu.
We are also constantly reminded of the
wonderful advancement made by them
in civilization. All this is true, but this
newspaper concede to no people more
valor or enlightment than is uo6S ssed
by us. When Port Arthur is recalled
to mind it were well to look bock to
1*76. to Manilla and to Santiago. As to
material advancement made by the Jap
anese, where Is a country that today, or
in fact that ever could, compare with
uaV But that is neither here nor there.
The demand of the Japanese can nevtr
be allowed and if war should come on
when all too late, they will fiod that
they have been industriously engaged
in riding for a fall.
That Salen, Mass., preacher who was
found dead after a protracted spree
showed that while actively engaged in
fighting the devil he also devoted some
time to fighting the booze.
Even at that, Mayor Schmitz having
so long been an orchestra leader natur
ally feels loath to play second fiddle to
Heney's music.
While making no actual demonstra
tions In a warlike way it appears that
Uncle Sam U careful to see that the
powder is kept dry.
In the light of all the indictments it
does appear that San Francisco's Kuef
harbored more robbers than robblns.
FRESH AIR FOR PNEUMONIA.
Main Thing In Treating the Ditaaa*,
Say* an Expert.
Dr. Stephen Smith Burt, professor of
medicine In the New York rostgradu
ate Medical school, discussing pneu
monia In the Medical Record says:
L?t as place a patient in a large, sun
ay room with wide open windows, If
not actually upon a roof or a veranda,
and thus continually supply the extra
need of air caused by the toxaemia and
che consolidation. If the weather Is
cold, so much the better, for cold air,
especially when dry. excites respira
tion and thereby promotes oxidation.
Moreover, It is more concentrated than
warm air and therefore contains more
oxygen to a given inhalation. In some
instances there may be an open grate
Are, or any customary form of heat, to
temper the air when there is small
power of reaction. The patient must
be kept comfortable by extra bed and
under clothing. Hot water bottles If
necessary can be placed In the bed.
and screens can be utilized for shelter
from direct drafts.
With regard to the diet, there is more
dauger of overfeeding than of any lack
of nourishment. Considering that the
gaatro intestinal functions are de
: ranged, it Is only hnrtful to add to the
system extra burdens of digestion and
assimilation. Small quantities of pure
milk? either plain, diluted with vlchy
or predlgested -every two hours, possi
bly fortified now and then by the yolk
of an egg. alternating with beef tea
and various broths, such as barley
broth In particular. Is a regimen thnt
has proved satisfactory.
When a patient happens to be sleep
ing naturally, by the bye, rather than
disturb him his food should be for the
rime being withheld. Water must not
only be freely allowed, bat also fre
quently urged upon the patient, for It
should be kept In uilnd that milk Is
food, though fluid, and Is inadequate
to quench iMcst.
ABOUT OLD VIOLINS.
' Reasons Why Ancient Instruments Aro
Batter Than New.
Fabulous price* are sometimes paid
for old violins, aud many au enthusi
astic musician would part with his
last dollar to possess one of the uias
: terplecea of Stradivarl'is or Uuaruerl
us or another of the famous maters of
a century or two ago.
The unquestioned superiority of these
old and often buttered Instruments has
beeu variously ascribed to the peculiar
quality cf the varnish used In their
construction, to the elasticity of the
wood employed and to the ripening
and Improving effects of age and long
use.
Of late years, however, much ere
lenre has been given the suggestion of
au eminent authority that the real
?a use of the superiority of the old lu
?"t ru merits la due to a peculiar warp
ing of the wood to a higher arch, a
tuckllng caused by the position of the
V holes and souud post.
It might at first thought be supposed
that the same effect could be produced
by giving an equal arching to a new
instrument, but the effect If attained
-> not permanent because with age the
krchlng increases until too great a de
;ree of rigidity is the result.
Device to Aid Fruit Gathereri.
Inventors seem to realize the diffi
culties encountered by fruit gatherers
and pickers, as they are continually
endeavoring to Invent devices which
will render such work less irksome.
Every one is famllla'r with the prob
lems confronting a person gathering
pears or peaches Generally all his ef
forts are required to safely guide his
passage from one limb to auother. He
Invariably secures a receptacle of some
VHU1T CLIPPIES.
kind to bis waist for holding the fruit
already picked. Ia one baud be also
carries a clipper to cut the stems off
tbe fruit Frequently the cutter
?lips from bis grasp and falls to the
ground below.
To prevent such happenings a west
era man has Invented the clipper
9hown here, which Is firmly secured to
the hand. Tbe two blades being ce
mented to springs, tbe action Is made
exceedingly easy. In addition It does
not Interfere with the free movement
of tbe band at all times.
Protcotlen Against Poison.
Probably the mo9t Ingenious device
Invented to prevent tbe taking of poi
son In mistake for medicine Is a bottle
which has been recently devised by a
French Inventor which Is supplied with
a lock and key, so that there could be
no possibility of error. The cork Is oo
a spring secured to the neck of the bot
tle and when pressed Into place is se
cured automatically by a spring-like
twsp. In order to release the cork It Is
accessary to make use of a key which
La also secured to the neck of the bot
tle.
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RICE FOR POULTRY. 1
An Exceptionally Valuable Food Whlolk
li Too Often Overlooked.
Boiled rice Is u good summer food
for growing bantams, says the Feath
er. Wheat and oats, so profusely rec
ommended as a feed for bantams, con
tain too much protein and make them
grow too fast, while rice, which Is less
nutritious, as to bone and flesh form
ing elements Is better for tbem. In
raising Cochin bantams we have used
large amounts of boiled rice during the
summer months. In fact, often for
days they received no other food thnn
this. Wheat contains more than 10
per cent of protein, rice 4^ per cent,
wheat 69 per cent carbohydrates, rice
72 per cent. Rice Is good for bantams,
good for fattening fowls If you wish
white meat, but It Is of but little ad
vantage as a food for large slied poul
try, that you wish to develop quickly.
Cracked rice may be fed to a limited
extent to young chicks under three
weeks old. A little of It may 1k> used
with profit for squab growing, but It
cannot be depended upon as a thor
oughly good food for poultry.
Farmer Vinoent'* Chick Talk.
Keep the dishes neat and clean that
the little chicks eat and drink out of.
You may save their lives that way.
Little chicks love milk as well as the
older ones. And how It makes tlkern
grow! Ever try It?
It Is poor policy to keep the little
chicks all the time on one kind of food.
Tou would not like thut yourself. Set
a shallow vessel near the coops and
Into It put some sour milk. See how
tbey will run for it and notice how
much faster they will grow too.
Take pains when feeding the little
chicks to keep the older fowls away.
They will rob, the little ones If they
possibly can. It Is a good plan to have
a hole near the top of the coop through
which one may drop the food for the
chicks. * Theu, If oue cannot stay to
keep the hens away, a board may be
set up In front of the coop so that
they cannot get In behind It.? Philadel
phia Farm Journal.
An All Around Duck.
l>espite the many theories to the con
trary, It Is now pretty well established
that the Indian Runner duck Is n na
tive of America, and If It Is, America
ought to'be proud of it, for of all the
duck family there Is not one which,
from every standpoint, is the equal to
the Indian Runner. Unquestionably
the Indian Runner Is the best layer of
all the ducks, and there could scarcely
INDIAN ltnSNER DOCK,
be Imagined anything In the way of
domestic poultry which is easier to
raise or requires less attention. Once
it is batched, au Indian Runner is
pretty certain to develop into an adult,
and the flesh Is as Juicy aud tasteful
as some varieties of wild duct. More
farmers should keep Indian Runner
ducks In place of the mongrel flocks
which now disfigure the land in nearly
every section of the country.
Feeding Cut Green Bone.
There Is one thing about which the
person who has had no experience with
feeding cut green bone should be cau
tioned. and that Is not to give the fowls
too much of the feed. They devour It
greedily, and unless you nre very care
ful they will eat too much. For the
average fowls we would not consider
It advisable to give more than one
third or one-half ounce to each bird,
says Western Poultry Journal. Thns
to a flock of three dozen feed twelve
to eighteen ounces each day. As will
sooii be found out. their supply must
be limited, and If they show any ill
effects from what Is given them the
food should be decreased' lu quantity.
To Get Rid of Lice.
To get rid of hen lice use a good
liquid lice killer for painting the roosts
and drop boards. This should be ap
plied lu the forenoon or lu the middle
of the day so that It will have time to
thoroughly soak into the wood before
the fowls go to roost. Dust the fowls
four or five times a year with good
pure Tersian Insect or Dalmatian pow
der. This powder must be pure and
fresh and should bo thoroughly worked
Into the feathers down to the skin.
Trap Nest?.
Trap nests,, do not consume near the
time or require the attention that some
people Imagine, says W. E. Cory In
Poultry Keeper, aad I have found that
they more than pay for themselves by
giving me results which I would not
know how to obtain any other way
though the cost In time and money
were twice as much.
How to Clean Dirty Eggs.
So long as the hens do not wipe their
feet before going on the nest to lay
we shall have dirty eggs once In
awhile. Don't send them to market
without washing. A little warm vine
gar Anil salt will remove the stains,
fciai
JUNEAU S. S. GO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mali
For Hainus, Berners Bajv Juneau,
Hoonab, Tenakoe, Sitka and Wayports
SAILS ?
SUNDAY, 8 A.M.
TUESDAY. 10 A. M.
WILDS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOUGHTON, Agent
Broadway and Fifth Ave. Phone 90
U< S- Mail Steamer
Carrying passengers and mail
Leaves Skagway eveiy
day except Sunday,
at 9 a- m- Leaves
Haines lor Skagway
same-days at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trir> $2.50
STEAMER
"MABEL F."
Commencing June 17, the
Steamer Mabel F will make
round trips daily between
CARCROSS
Wynton and Conrad
Will also do towing and
handle excursions
Thos. H. Brown,
Master
No regrets next morn
ing-good flavored and
good tor you
HItBltllliKv
Seattle, W ash.
8 Pacific Coast S.S. Co.
PIONEER ALASKA LIN 3.
BPEED. SAFETY, COMFORT
Seattle, Puget Sound, San Francisco and Southern Pci la
CARRYING U. 8. MAIL
Steamers of This Company Leave
City of Seattle - July 12, 24
Humboldt - July 6,
Cottage City - July 5, 19
Via Vancouver
ftgr Above Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
E. A. MURPHY Agent, Phone 50
C. O. DUNANN, Gen- Pass. Agt
10 Market Street, San Francisco, Cal.
The Alaska Steamship Co.
Carrying U. S. Mall and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Past Passenger Steamer
JEFFERSON July 3 15
DOLPHIN July 10 21
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DOLPHIN has been changed similar to
the JEFFERSON- State rooms have bnt
two berths. WE give the FASTEST
SERVICE.
Company reserves right to changi: sailing (late without notice.
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Additional Charge
R. A. CAKKOLL, Agent. Phone 66
CANADIAN PACIFIC RY.
COMPANY ?
STEAMRR
PRINCESS MAY - July 17,31
PRINCESS ROYAL - July 24
Direct to Vancouver and Victoria
Transferring to Seattle via rail or steamer no extra cha ge
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Newest, fastest Boats Running to Skagway
APPLY TO
Phone 87 AGENT, Skagway
The White Pass & Yukon Route
TI!Mt? TABLK No. 13.
(Dally Except Sumlay.)
No. 1. N. Pouq I No. 2. 8. Bound
1st olass. 1st class
9 30 a. m. Leaves SKAGUAY Arrives 4 30 p. m.
WHITE PASS " ? 3 (0 "
LOG CABIN '< 2 21 "
BENNETT . " { J p.m.
r._. CARIBOU " 1140 a.m.
5 50 Arrives Wiutk Horse Leaves H 30 "
12 05 "
12 48 "
1 20la.m
I 40 f ??
3 20 p. m
Passengers must be at depots In time to have Baggage Inspected and
checked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will be checked free with each full fare ticket
find 75 pounds with each balf fare ticket.
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Through line from Skagway to AtliD, White Hor.iO, Big Salmon, Dawson and
intermediate points. Connection made at Dawson with Lower River steamboats for
Eagle, Circle City, Rampart, Panana, Fairbanks, Chena, St. Minhael and Nome,
NAVIGATION NOW OPEN
Daily connection made at White Horse between trains am) l-iver steamers for all Yukon *
River |x>ints, including ftlendenhall Landing', the nearest steamboat landing to the
Alsek Gold Fields The following steamboats are operated by i lie WHITE PASS AND
YUKON ROUTE and are equipped with all modern conveniences, iucluding steam heat
electric light and other features as afford not only safety but comfort to passengers.
WHITE HORSE CANADIAN
DAWSON CASCA SELKIRK
ZEALANDIAN THISTLE
BONANZA KING
LaFRANCE _
VICTORIAN
THRoron tickets can.be purchased at Slcaguay for DAWSON, FAIRBAKS, CHENA
^ and all Lower River points.
Finely appointed trains daily, except Sunday, between Skaguay and White Ilorse,
carrying passenger.*, baggage, mail and express.
Baggage bonded through." Direct telegraphic service to all points in Alaska, Canada
and the United F tates.
For information relative to passengei, freight and tel-craphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to:
J. H. ROGERS, Trafllc Mngr. A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F B. WURZBAC'HER Gen. Agent
Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver, B. 0. and 8kaguay' Alaska Skaguay, Ales' a