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THE ISLE OF PINES
The Supreme Court of the United
States has just handed down a decision
in which it holds that Cuba is entitled
to the Isle of Pines and that the island
has never been American teraitorv.
For several years the matter has been
In dispute an<) a couple of island revo
lutions have occurred over it. ljust
after the vir with Spain wme real
estate gratters from New York got
interested and boomed the country
through the newspapers and, after a
while. unloaded a lot of worthless
property on farmer?of the middle west.
The land is of tbe poorest class and,
even if it were good for farming, it
has uo transportation facilities and ,
there is uo means of getting their!
crops to market. About the only thin*
that the country is rich in is its lore I
of pirates who. in the day$ of old, oper
ated on the Spanish Main and made
tbe island the rende^vou* Tbe United
States by the decision has lost some
worthless territory aud the supreme
court has handed Cuba a lemon.
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IMPORTANT TO MINERS
The differed ex-officio recorders in
Alaska have received a circular letter
[rom Secretary Garfield in which be
calls attention to the receutly enacted
law entitled: "An act to amend the
laws goveruiug labor or imprevcments
upon mining claims in Alaska, "approved
March 2, 1 HOT. The act contains much
information which is of benefit to
miners and is given below in full:
"Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress a sera
bled. That during each year and until
patent has been issued therefor, at
least one hundred dollars' worth of
labor sball be performed or improve
ments made on. or for the benefit or
development of. in accordance with ex
isting iaw, each mining cUim in the
district of Alaska heretofore or here |
after located. And the locator orj
owner of such claim or some other per- j
son having knowledge of the facts may
also ma'Ke and file wi-n the said recorder
of the district in which the claims shall
be situate an affidavit showing the per
formacca of labor or making of im
provements to the amount of one hun
dred dollars as aforesaid and specifying
the character and extect of such work.
Such afficavit shall set forth the follow
;ug: First, the name or number of the
mining claims, where situated: second,
the number of days work done and the
character and value of the improve
ments placed thereon: third, the date of
the performance of such labor and
making . approvements: fourth, at whose
instance the work was done or the im
provements made: fifth, the actual
amount pa:d for work anu improve
ment, and by whom paid when the
same was not done by the owner. Such
affidavit shall be prima facie evidence
of the performance of such work or
making of such improvements, but if
luch affidavits be not filed within the
time fixed by this act the buiden of
proof shall be upon the claimant to es
taolish the performance of such annual
work and improvements. And upon
failure of the locator or owner of any
such claim to comply with the provis
ions of this act, as to performance of
work and improvements, such claim
shall become forfeited and open to loca
tion by others as if no location of the
same had ever been made. The affida
vits required hereby may be made be
fore any officer authorized to administer
oatns, aud the provisions of sections
53S*2 and .i3!C of the Revised Statutes
are hereby extended to such affidavits.
Said affidavits shall be filed not later
than ninety days after the c'ose of the
year in which such work is performed.
"Section That the recorders of the
several divisions or districts of Alaska
shiJl collect the sum of one dollar and
fifty cents as a fee for the Sling, record
ing and indexing said annua! proofs of
work and improvements for each claim
so recorded.'
Locators of mining claims should read
the foregoing law carefully, in order
that they may be fully informed as to
It* requirements.
"No time should be lost," says the
New York Herald ia a double-leaded
editorial, "in stationing our battle
ship fleet at Manila." The Herald's
Idea is that frankness towards Japan re
quires this. Besides," says the Herald,
"there is no valid reason for keeping
our battleships on the Atlantic. For
there is no probability of an enemy on
that Horizon."'
' That Chicago boy that beat up a man
anil his wife aud afterwards set lite to
their resident? and testified that he was
asleep when he did so. doubtless when
wide awake, evinced much strenuosity
A California man beat his wife with
a sledge hammer and was acquitted by
the jury. Possibly had he used a pile
driver he might have been convicted.
Also, it does seem that neither Mr.
Mr. Harry Thaw nor Mayor Schmitz
will ?uffer from exposure to rabid
dogs during the coming hot spell.
Again, while the Japanese fighting
men are certain that they s>je war
clouds, it does seem that they are
simply suffering from brain storms.
Uneasy lies tne head that wears
the frown.
Ca'l Up Tl>* Almlim
The Alaskan will be pleased to pub
lish any local or social news of the c'ty
which is telephoned to the office, fall
up 'pboue l!( and send it in.
Better get a typewritten Telephone
K. Niles, Fifth Avenue hotel. if
Regarding Bath*.
When the body Is futigued or the
brain has tieen overtaxed by excessive
uieutal work. It Is very wroug to take
a cold bath Such a bath exhausts,
aud If we add this to the already weak
state of the body the result seems rv
Juvenatlng for the moment, but very
soon the teusioa becomes too greut aud
the body caunot be forced to do more
! work. A warm bath Is the ouly kind
to lie applied wheu oue wishes to re
cover from fatigue, and the louger !u
reason M tired body remains lu a bath
of. say. TO decrees the quieter become
the stralued nerves aud the easier fol
lows the nought for re>r
Moths and Ruga.
Lived rugs. such as dog and goat
skins, are not attacked by moths, be
cause in curing aud dyeing them
polsous are put lu that make them
practically immune from attacks by
the*e Insert*. l>ut the coutrary Is true
I of the natural skins, such as polar
boar, tiger, leopard, etc.. for. though
the curlug proeevs they go through
contains in re preservatives than are
put into that used on muffs, boas, etc.,
they are luurh more likely to attract
these destructive Inserts than those
that are dye I
Best Bath Towel.
A cM?U towel is apt t ? be a little
too harsh f >r i bat; '- delicate skin.
Cotton Urdseye diapering that has
been washed au.l smoothly ironed sev
eral times makes about the best towel
for a young baby's use. The widest
width of good- that come should be
selected and the towel made loug
enough to reach almost to the bo; torn
of the mother's skirt wheu it is pinned
to her waist. It will then be the prop
er size to roll the baby up In when he
comes out of his tub.
Hygienic Pie Crust.
A hygienic pie crust has been found
to be a possibility. Hue which ehildren
or growu people with weak digestion
may eat with impunity Is lundc
of oue heaping cupful of flour, oue tea
spoonful of bakiug powder, one and
one-half teaspoousful of salt sifted to
gether aud mixed with u heaping ta
blespoouful of suet which has beeu
melted aud allowed to eool. Add
enough rich milk to make the dough us
soft as can be handled. This will make
one large pie
What Not to Waar.
Tightly drawn back huir with a thin
face uud a high coiffure with a loug
head.
Gray or uavy blue veils over a sallow
complexion
Round huts with a full face and a
peaked crown with sharp faced fea
tures.
Linen collars with a homely neck or
llueu cuffs with dark, thiu or wrinkle 1
bauds.
Strawberry Ambrosia.
To make strawberry utubrosiu. select
due. rich flavored berries uud arrauge
hem In u deep glass dish with alter
..ite layers of coarsely chopped pine
tpple. sprinkling between euch layer ?
aero US dusting of powdered sugar
, kI fresh ,Tuted cocoanut. Pour over
lie top a cupful of orange Juice and set
in a cold place uutU thoroughly chilled,
tlieu serve.
To Ebonize.
Picture fr-auies. chairs and other fur
niture may lie ebonlzed by washing
them four times, thoroughly drying be
t ween times, lu a boiling mixture of
<troug logwood aud water. Then wash
the wood in a solution of acetate of
iron, which Is a mixture of iron filings
aud vinegar.
Small pieces of chicken with the mer
est suggestion of Its own liver |>ou:ided
up with some cream anil a little rora
Une i>epi>er makes a delicious pHste t <
spread on thin slices of brown bread.
To clean earthen or granite ware
warm well, then rub them with damp
cornmeal. It will not scratch them.
To keep a poultice from adhering
too closely to the flesh, fira cover the
skin with glycerin.
Popcorn shut tightly In a glass Ja?
will keep fresh.
ATMOSPHERIC DUST.
The Air Is Filled With Enormout
Quantities of Matter.
"A most interesting study," a promi
nent government scientist recently re
marked. "Is that of- what might be
termed the foreign elements of the at
mosphere. The earth's atmosphere
contains an enormous quantity of dust,
naid It Is everywhere. In the country as
well as In the towns.
"The reason why we do uot see it
constantly Is that the particles do uot
reflect euough light to make an impres
sion on the retina. A ray of bright
sunlight lu a dark room reveals In
numerable particles, and yet the mil
lions we see are but a small proportion
of the whole, being the larger parti
cles.
"It Is not difficult to collect these
particles for the purposes of study.
Probably the most successful way Is
that first used by Pasteur, who drew
a stream of air through a tube con
taining nitrated cotton. The cotton
was theu dissolved by treating it with
ether, and the residue was washed and
dried. The particles may be measured
by menus of n line micrometer, a late
perfection of which enables measure
rneuts of as little as one seventy-mil
liouth of an inch to be made.
"Of the total weight of the atmos
pheric dust about 05 to 75 per cent is
Inorganic matter. This portion Is ab
solutely harmless, but in the i!5 to 35
per cent of organic matter are to be
fouud germs of almost every kind, and
particularly lu cities is this percentage
dangerous to humanity.
"In the luorgaulc portion have been
found practically all mineral sub
stances, including the metals sodium,
calcium, uuiguesium. aluminium, nick
el. cobalt and iron. Iron appears in
much greater quantity than any other
metal, much of that coming from plau
etary space. The rushing of meteorites
through space causes a friction which
gradually reduces them to powder con
taiulng Diwli Iron, some of which Joins
the earth's atmosphere."
FASTING FOR STRENGTH
Unique Training Methods of -in Eng- 1
lith PHysiculturiit.
and lie a Samson. U. Low, an I
Knglish physlonlturlst. has been able
to raise a million pounds? 100 pounds ;
a thousand times? 111 less than thin v
live minutes. l.ess than one meal a
day is Low's! habit wheu ill training.
Brsides being wonderfully endowed by
nature with muscle and nerve force, ;
I.ow trains with walking and deep i
breathing combined with light gym
nasium work aud keeps out of doors
as much as possible.
lniring the two months he was in !
special training for the million pound
lift he lived on one meal a day for |
"lie P st five weeks. Tills meal eon- j
-isted of three -ggs. half a loaf of ;
whole wheat bread, fresh fruit, ce- I
i-e:i 1 i and nuts, with one glass of milk {
taken afterward. As an exi>eritiieni \
lie ute meat twice in this period, but i
fouud it detrimental and ceased using
it. The last three weeks he ate but
four meals a week, made up of the
same menu as before.
The feat was accomplished as a sol
entltic test before more than fifty ex
perts. including physicians, food spe
cialists. university professors, teach
ers of physical culture and well known
athletes. Lou lost In actual weight
five and three fourth pounds during
the half hour lie was performing. Im
mediately after the 800,000 pound
mark had been reached ills pulse regis
tered only eighty-live, an Increase of
thirteen bents, showing a wonderful
condition of heart and circulation. Ills
respiration had Increased only In vol
?line and not In velocity. A further
ev idence of his superb condition was
-en when h>> increased the speed as
:iie lift progressed.
Read/ Wire Stretcher.
For stretching barbed or other wire
iii long lengths the farm wagon is a
wry iuiiidy and efficient tool. One of
:lie rear wheels is raised from the
.'round and the wire is passed' once
CANDY WIKJS PCLLEK.
urouiul the bub uuil fastened to a
spoke of the wheel. The wagon is
iheu braced by any suitable* means
.mil the wheel turned in the ir uuer of
;t mariner's wheel. In this way a pull
of 11KJ pounds on the tire will exert a
force of t(Ai or pouuds ou fhe wire.
I'opulnr Mechanics.
Jade In Europe.
At a meeting of the New York Acad
emy of SciAices recently I)r. George
F. Kunz in exhibiting the ruass of Jade,
weighing 1,715 pounds, that was found
a few years ago in Silesia said that
this discovery did away with the for
mer belief that the Jade implements
found In the lake dwellings of Switzer
land must have been formed from Jade
brought into Kurope from Asia in pre
histoiic times. The mass In question
contains enough jade to make Ave
times as many implements as have
been discovered among the remains of
the lake dwellers.
India Rubber In Italy.
The India rubber tree grows freely In
gardens as an ornamental shrub In
southern Italy, and steps are being
taken to make ail industrial business
of growing it. Professor Bozzi of the
Palermo botanical gardens exhibited
a specimen at Milan recently contain
ing as much as 85 per cent of rubber.
JTJNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Carryiug U. S. Mall
For Haloes, Berners Hay, Juneau,
Hoonah, Tenakee, Sitka and Wayports
? ? SAILS
SUNDAY, 8 A. M.
TUESDAY^IO A. M.
WILLIS NOW ELL, Mgr , Juneau
W. W. BUUUHTON, Agent
Broadway and Fifth Ave, Phone 90
U. S Mail Steamer
Hegg
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 K will make
round trips daily between
CARCROSS
Wynton and Conrad
Will also do towing and
handle excursions
Thos. H. Brown,
Master
.JEER
No regrets nexi morn
ing-good flavored and
good tor you
Sealtle, Wash.
(f?)Pacific Coast S.S. Co.
4^7 PIONEER ALASKA LIK E.
bPEED, SAFETY. OOMROf x T
Seattle, Puget Sound, San Francisco and Southern Porta
CARRYING C. 8. MAIL
Steamers of This Company Leave
City of Seattle - July 12, 24
Humboldt - July 6, 16,26^
Cottage City - July 5, 19
Via Vancouver
j??r Above Schedule Subject to Change Without NoLice.
E. A. MURPHY Agent, Phone 50
0. D. DUNANN, Gen Pass. Agt
10 Market Street. San Franclero, Cul.
!'he Alaska Steamship Co.
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Kast Passenger Steamer
JEFFERSON July 3 15
DOLPHIN July 10 21
DOLPHIN has been changed similar to
the JEFFERSON- Slate rooms have but
1 two berths. WE give the FASTEST
I SERVICE.
Company reserves right in change sailing date wiihoui notice.
Transfer* to Victoria an J Vancouver Without A>lUiiional Charge
11. A. OAK ROLL, Agent. Phone 66
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CANADIAN PACIFIC RY.
COMPANY
STEAMER
PRINCESS MAY - July 17,31
PRINCESS ROYAL - July 24
Direct to Vancouver and Victoria
Transferring to Seattle via rail or steamer no extra chaige
Newest, fastest Boats Running to Skagway
APPLY TO
Phone 87 AQENT, Skagway
;iE2H
he White Pass & Yukon Route
'1" I M 1-0 TABL.B No. 13
(Daily Except .Sunday.)
No. 1. N. Poind No. 2. S. Bound
1st class. 1st class
9 30 a.m. I.eaves SKAGUAY- Arrivps 4 30 p. m,
VVJITE PASS " 3 (0 "
? L)G CABIN " 2 2) "
12 or, "
1248 " .. ?' i 45 1
1 201 a. m . iKNNETT .. l26fPin
1 40 f " " 1 ~a)
3 20 p. n
r, ;io
" ( AR1BOU " 1140 a.m.
Arrives Wi itk Horse Leaves 9 30 "
Passengers must be at (. poti* in time to havu Baggage Inspected and
checked. Inspection is ^topped JO uumi! ?? before leaving time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will in checked free with each full fare ticket
ftud 75 pounds with each half fare tH-kf,
to
Through line from Skagway to Allin, White Horse, Hit Salmon, Dawson and
intermediate points. Connection made at Dawson with Lower Kiver steamboats for
Ka^'te, Circle Citv, Kainpart, Pan ana, Fairbanks, Chens, St. Michael ami Nome,
NAVIGATION NOW OPEN
Daily connection maile at White Horse betweer traiDs anil river steamers for all Yukon
River points, including? Mendenliall Lund in p. the nearest steamboat iandiug to Hie
Alsek (lold Fields The following steambonts are operated bv t he WHITK PASS AND
YUKON ROUTE and are equipped with all modern conveniences, including steam heat
electric llglit and other features as afford not only safety but comfort to passengers.
WHITE HORSE ' CANADIAN BONANZA KING
DAWSON CASCA SELKIRK LaFRANG'E
ZEALANDIAN THISTLE VICTORIAN
THROfCH TICKETS can be purchased at Skaguay for DAWSON, FATHBAKS, CHEN A
and all Lower River points.
Finely appointed Irains daily, except Sunday, between Skaguay and White Horse,
carrying passengers, baggage, mail and express.
Baggage bonded through. Direct telegraphic service to all points in Alaska, Canada
and the United States.
For information relative to passenget, freight and tel-graphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to:
J. H. ROCERS, Traffic Mngr. A. L. BERDOE, fien. Mngr. F B. WURZBACHER Gen. Agent
Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver, B. 0. and Skaguay' Alaska Skaguay, Alas a
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