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The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-08-03

A station master requested an In
crease OF salary and threatened to
leave II he didn't set n
The superintendent replied to his re-
quest by relating a story.
"When I was a young man, said be,
II once did as you are doing-I told
the superintendent Of the line was
then working on what you have told
me. He refused my demand, and 1
left. and-would you believe it3-that
railway line Ia running yet"-London
rlt.BltA
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-08-03
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

ST. Slviour's Church, Sth Ave. and
State s..
Holy Communion, a. m.
Morning PRAYER A.. m.
Holy Communion and sermon, II a. N.
Evensong and sermon, s 2. m.
SUNDAY school, 1918 ?. m.
Morning topIc: The Cloud Of Gods
Glory,"
Evening topic: THE Day Of Visltatlo0"
Week DAYS az = a. m. Mission services
al hospital, 3 p. m.
An are cotiially welcome.
Rev. James O. Cameron, Rector.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Morning worship, Ham.
Sunday school, I2:ts p, m.
Christian Endeayor at 7p. m.
Evening service al Sp. m.
Morning subject: The Eleventh Com
mlndment." with reception Of new men
bers and the Lord's Supper.
Evening subject BY d.. Young. Sub
Jet. The unconscious character; a con-
tras, from the lives Of Moses and SamD'
soh."
Miss Young will pllv a violin solo
"Nelrsr Nv God to Thee" with yarlat-
ions.
All are cordially invited.
n. B. Harrison, Pastor
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES
CATHOLIC

Early Mass AZ Sam.
High Mass and sermon 1890, followed
BY the SUNDAY school.
Evening service, lecture and Benedlctlon
al 7:}o.
Subject Of the evening. How manv
churches dlJ Chris, found, according to
the New Testament
All are Cordially invited.
Father P. n. Tumell.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-08-03
BAPTIST CHURCH.

There will Be no services At the Baptist
church today on account Of the absence or
R.v. G. =. Cleyengsr al Juneau.
Rev. G. S. Clevengsr. Pastor,
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-12-10
Three Negroes Sold at Auction

Lancaster,K Ky, Nov. 2S.-Sher
if Lawson attracted large crowd
before the courthouse door today
by the sale of three negroes, two
women and a man. The bids
were lively, but small. The man,
Chas. Anderson, sold for twelve
months, brought So, and the two
women, Belle Griffin and Emma
Reed, sold for one ard three
wears, respectively, and brought
$l5 each. They were convicted
for vaerancy and ordered to be
sold.
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Trsnd tn HfI Ha-salt

New York December ANNA
Lee Merritt. 35 years old. was the
victim of peculiar accident to-
day. Near Lexington avenue,
contractors are excavating for a
new building. and have reached
a depth of 25 feet. In place of
the sidewalk along the excava-
tion a temporary foot bridge has
been constructed, on either side
Of which there are ratings. At
the bottom of this excavation she
was found. Philip Fisherman
told detective that she deliber-
ately jumped into the hole and
that he had been within eight
feet of the woman when she did
so. Fisherman says ne saw the
woman raise both hands above
her head and heard her cry out,
"Here goes" Before he could
seize her she dived into the exca-
vation.
Investigation showed that she
was Anna Lee Merritt, of Mount
Airy, n. O. A Miss Chambers
says that Miss Merritt has many
friends among the nurses here.
She is still in a critical condition
at the Presbyterian Hospital.
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COUGHS AND COLDSIN CHILL
DREN.
Recon- q n Il alton of q Well Known
Chicago Physician.

] use and prescribe Cham Der.
lain's Cough Remedy for almost
all obstinate, constricted coughs,
with direct results. l prescribed
1t to all children Of all ages. Am
glad to recommend it to all in
need and seeking relief from
colds and coughs and bronchial
Affections. 1t ia non narcotlU ana
safe in the hands OF the most pro
fessional. A universal paracee
for all mankind.-MRs. MARY R..
MELENDY, M. d., Ph. d , Chicago,
III. This remedy is for sale be
j. F, Macksy, Il Co.
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FoIIs . DEADLY A,inc,,.

"My wife was 80 i'll that good
physicians were unable to help
her, writes NJ. ". Austin, Of
Winchester, Ind, "but was com
pletely cured by DR.. Kings New
Life Pills" They work wonders
in stomach and Liver troubles.
Cure constipation. ei"k headache.
25c at Crawford Bros. and J. f.
MaCaey & Co's drug store.
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There are four girls to side. The
leader of one side takes the three
sticks in her left hand, holds them also
with the right, leans over the center
stone, and with quick jerk throws
them down upon the rock. AS they
fall every eye eagerly scans them, and
in a moment the voices call out lone"
"three," "ten," or whatever the num-
Der may be. The thrower places her
counting stick one, three or ten points
ahead, while the leader of the other
side makes her throw. Her count is
recorded. Now the game may be once
around, or five times around the circle,
and as it is purely game of chance,
there is no knowing how it is going to
come out. And if it goes against them,
how excited they get. l have seen
players rise in their anger and dash
the sticks upon the center rock in I'M
controlled fury. Otter the players will
rub the sticks together, breathe on
them, kiss and caress them in order to
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Then he goes on to show that the
game was undoubtedly brought from
the Indians by the white traders who
visited California from 1891 to 1910
and later. Readers of Dana's 1.-TWO
Years Before the Mast" will remem-
Der how he describes the trading
that went on during those days, and
it is most probable that the white
men, coming in contact with the In
dams, saw them play the game, and
as acorns would soon be DESTROYED,
they used the shells they found there
and which were even easier to obtain
than acorns, stuck a piece of red
sealing wax into them as substitute
for the red paint used on the acorns
by the Indians and thus brought the
game home.
And who does not know how the
returned sailor will teach his friends
and his boys Gf he have any, every
thing OF interest he has learned on
his voyages. Hence one lad learning
the game would soon teach it to his
comrades, and in a short time it
would become common.
Another game, played by the Man.
dams, and also by the Navahoes, whom
L have seen enjoying it again and
again, is called by the former
"tchungkee," and by the latter man
zhoh." The implements needed are
a hoop, and each player must have a
long pole. The Navahoes generally
make theirs of alder, each a natural
fathom long, and in two pieces.
These pieces overlap and are tied to-
gether with a long strip of rawhide
or buckskin from which pendants
hang thus adding to the picturesque
ness of the game. Other small leath-
er pendants are tied upon the pole a
suitable distance apart. Sides are
chosen, and any number can plav.
The two leaders start off. The boon
is trundled ahead of them. The skill
of the game consists in the PLAYERS
SO throwing their sticks that as the
hoop stops it will fall over upon one
or the other with one of the little
leather nobs or pendants inside the
hoops circle. These have different
counts, one, three, five or ten. II
either player fails to score the next
man of his side advances. Each one
who scores throws the hoop and con.
tlnues to play so long as he wins. IT
IS far more interesting and exeit.
ing game than this meager descrin.
tlon suggests, and when the betting
Is heavy, as it often is, the results
are rs serious as those OF the great
horseraces of the civilized whites
G. WHARTON JAMES.
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SOME INDIAN GAMES.
Most of Them Find Their Counter.
parts Among Us.
Aborisines of the Great Southwest
Delight in Gambling Even
Young Girls Are Fond of
Taking Chances.
Especial Arizona letter.

~ a LII work and no play makes
~ Jack dull boy says the
old proverb. But how old is
the saying? Long before language had
it's beirg our ancestors played and had
fun to relieve the monotony of their
lives, The Indians, later develop
ments, did the same. We to-day keep
it up, and as we wander into the wilds
and find the Indians of to-day, we dis
cover that they are as full of fun and
frolic as we now are, or perhaps the
monkeys used to be. OF course, to
describe all the games l have seen at
different times among the Indians
give only two or three. The Navahoes
of Arizona and New Mexico have a
game which finds its counterpart
throughout the civilized world. The
Havasupais of the Canyon of the Blue
Water play the same game, and as my
photograph illustrates them, 1 will
describe their Playing of it instead OF
the Navahoes. They call it Hui-ta-
qui-chi-ka pronounced we-tah-quee-
chi-kah). a circle of stones is made
Gao stones), divided into four sets of
ten. In the center of this circle a large
fiat stone is placed. AS many play as
| can sit around the circle, or as few as
two. There must be two Sides Each
side has counting stick-any twie
will do-with which it counts the
| stones of the circle according to the
numbers it wins. One side counts
around the circle to the right, the 9th
er to the left. The ''dice" are three
sticks about two inches long. These
are painted red on one side. The other
side is white. Three whites count ten;
three reds five; one white, two reds
three; two whites, one red, two.
Now we are ready for the game
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games sometimes wind up. Again
and again 1 have seen them thus
brought to an abrupt conclusion, and
vet, such is the temptation to play
that in an hour they are at it again.
At the time 1 made this photograph
the Hayasupai girls were gambling
for safety pins, long strings of which
can be seen on their dresses. The
men gamble for ponies, sheep, blan-
kets and even for wives. I have twice
known of cases where men have put
up" their wives as wager on the sue
cess of the game. Such games as
these are apt to become extra eXcit-
ing.
The Nishinam Indians of California
| used to play a game called ''ha." 1t
| is still played exactly as described
| by Powers: "The ha is a game of
dice, played by men and women, two,
three or four together. The dice,
four in number, consist of two
acorns split lengthwise into halves,
with the outsides scraped and
painted red or black. They are
shaken in the hands and thrown
into wide, fat basket, woven
in ornamental patterns, sometimes
worth $25. One paint and three
whites, ore vice versa, score moth
ing; two of each, score one; four
alike score four. The thrower keeps
on throwing until he makes blank
throw, when another takes the dice.
When all the players have stood their
turn, the one who has scored most
takes the stakes, which in this game
are generally small, say "bit" (121a
or Is cents) AS the Indians say:
This is a quick game, and with good
luck one can very soon break an
other"
Now, strange to say, Mr.. r. E. C,
Stearns discovered that fifty or
more years ago this same game was
played by the boys of Boston, the
dice, however, being the money-cowry
shell, cyproea moneta, instead of the
split acorns.
They called the game "props." Mr.
Stearns then asks the very pertinent
questions: Did the pale faces of the
Atlantic side learn the game from
the red men of the west coast, OF
vice versa? Did the little invention
have separate and Independent
birth in each of these widely remote
regions?
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induce Them to fall so as to count
"high." Then, if they fall ''low," they
will throw stones at them, chide or re-
Duke them, and, l am ashamed to COZ
fess it, sometimes swear at them.
Some times the sticks will fall by the
side of a rock or stone, so that it is
neither white side up nor red up. Now
it may be that if it can be made to fall
white it will change a count of
1.-TWO" to a count of ten" Who can
wonder then if the excited player
blows it down her way, or so removes
the stone that it is bound to fall
'white?" And, equally, who can Won
der if the other side protests against
this? And then, what more can one
expect than that there is ''row."
One Jaws" another, and the other
Jaws" back. All hands (?) join in, and
voices rise until they screech rather
than talk. The babble and racket is
awful.
Then perhaps, one of the men who
is passing, or who lives close at hand,
comes and takes hand. He sits or
stands and attempts to listen at first,
while all the players yell at him at
once. He tries to get the straight of
the story by insisting upon one talk
ing at time. One begins, but others
break in to correct her. At last, de-
spairing of getting at the facts, he
gives kick, which demolishes the
circle and with a few Havasu oaths
he bids them begone and quit playing
until they can agree. 1t is too funny
ter any description to sae how these
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CURED BY ST. JAcoBs OF.
Unable to stand For Months Because
of Sprained Ankles.
(From the Cardiff Ilmes.)

ttrom the Cardln llmes.)
Among the thousands of voluntary en-
dorsements of the great value OF st. ia
cobs Oh for spralns, stiffness, and soreness,
is that of Mrs. G. Thomas, Alexandra
Road, Cell, Ysbrod, near Pontyprldo'
South Wales, who SAYS
1T is with great pleasure that L add my
willing testimony to the lnValuaole eAcel-
lence of your celebrated St. Jacobs On, as
experienced in my own case. sprained
both my ankles in walking down some steps
so severely that was unable to stand tor
several months The pain l suffered was
most severe, and nothing that used Helped
me until L applied St. Jacobs Oil, Wnen
they Immediately became better daily, and
in a short time | was able to go about, and
soon after | was quite cured. am now
determined to advise all persons suffering
from pains to use this wonderful remedy,
which did so much for me-:
Mrs. Thomas does not enlighten us as to
what treatment she pursued during the
months she was unable to stand. and dur
ing which time she was suffering SO much,
but we venture to suggest that had she
called in any well known medical man he
would have at once have prescribed st. ia
cobs Oil, for it has conquered PAIN upwards
of fifty years. and doctors know there Is
Jacobs Oil have been awarded twelve gold
medals by different international exflbl-
lions as the premium pain-killing remedy OF
the world The committees who made the
awards were in each instance composed
largely of the most eminent medical men
obtainable Mrs. Thomas evidently did not
know the high opinion III which st. ia
cobs Oil is held by almost every progressive
medical man.
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Persons contemplating journey East or
West should be careful that the rates paid
for their transportation do not exceed those
charged by the Nickel Plate Road
This company always offers lowest rates
and the service is efficient. Careful at
tention is given to the wants of all first
and second class passengers by uniformed
colored attendants. The dining car service
Of the Nickel Plate Road is above criticism
and enables the traveller to obtain meals
at from thirty-fve (35) cents to sl.00 but
no higher.
The Pullman service is the usual high
grade. standard. Semi-weekly transconti-
and Pacific Coasts. Confer with nearest
agent of the Nickel Plate Road.
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SISTERS OF CHARITY
All Over United States Use Pe.ru.na
for Catarrh.

From q Catholic Institution in Ohio
comes the following recommend from
the Sister Superior:
"S0me years ago q friend of our in
StitufiOn recommended to US Dr. Hart
mans Peruna as an excellent remedy
for the influenza of which we then had
several cases which threatened to be of
q serious character.
ave began to use it and experienced
such wonderful results that since then
Peruna has become oRr favorife n1edi-
and bronchitis"
SISTER SUPERIOR.
DIR. Hartman, one of the best known
physicians and surgeons in the United
States, was the first to formulate Peru
ma. 1t was through his genius and per-
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Walter Baker & Co., Limited, Dorchester,
Mass, are the largest manufacturers OF
cocoa and chocolate in the world.
They received gold medal from the Paris
exposition of last year.
This year they have received three gold
medals from the Pan-American exposition
at Buffalo.
Their goods are the standard for purity
and excellence
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Rest for the Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature,
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
easy, natural movements, cost you just 10
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has c. G. c,
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
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DAVID MEEKISON.
If you do not derive prompt and satit
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman. giving
full statement of your case, and hs
will be pleased to give you his valuable
advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President oi
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
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From statistics and certain changes in our
life is being steadily heightened. We are
justified in believing this when we consider
the great advance made in medicine during
the past fifty years, the most noteworthy OF
them being Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
This ideal medicine cures headache, sour
stomach, belching, heartburn. and indiges-
ton, also steadies the nerves, induces sound
sleep and prevents malaria, fever and ague.
Be sure to try it.
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And They Maryeled,

"And what are you making?" we asked
of the Intelligent Artisan, as We admired
the play of his brawny muscles.
Maxim cowcatchers for milk trains" he
replied, without looking up from his work.
Whereat we passed on, marveling greatly
at the intficacies of modern science.-Balti'
more American.
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Canada's entire surplus crop of bax
and oats is being marketed this year to
the British government for the use of
the army in South Africa. An extra
fleet of steamers will soon begin trans
porting this forage to the seat of war.
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Gentlemen 4:
II have used sew
eral bottles of
Peruna and feel
greatly benefited
thereby from my
catarrh of the
head, and feel en-
couraged to be-
lieve that its con-
tinued use will
fully eradicate a
disease of thirty
years standing. "
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Dogs That Do Not RarL

There are three varieties of doc
which never bark. They are the Aus.
tra!ian dingo, the Egyptian shepherd
dog, and the lioR.headsd dog Of Tai.
bet,
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Just About Right.

what is a promoter, Jim?'
'Well, promoter is one of those fellows
that can sell you a colander for wash
basin. boston Commercial Bulletin.
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There is an attractiveness about being
a deadhead that is hard for most people
to resist, even when they know they will
be bored by the acknowledgements News.
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was the hardest to get" Jill-"Yes; and
the last is the hardest to give up. -Yonkers
Statesman
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severance that it was introduced to the
medical profession of this country.
The following letter is from Congress.
man Meekison, of Napoleon, Ohio:
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.
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The more reasons there are why man
should save money the less likely he is to
save it-Atchison Globe.
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"a woman said Mr.. Plattitood, cant
keep secret" HUH" said little Johnny.
''My teacher KEEP me workin' an hour on a
sum when she might have told me the an.
swer any ime."-London Tit-Bits.
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Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever
used for all affections of the throat and
lungs-Wm. o. Endsley, Vanburen, Ind,
Feb. TO- 1900.
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PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are the
brightest, fastest and easiest to use.
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To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c
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Failure is often caused by too long story
telling.-Washingto Ga.) Democrat.
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''Pop, what is driving rain?' 'Why, a
driving rain, my boy, suppose, is a rain
that drives you indoors" -Yonkers States
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The way to destroy courage is not to
pluck it up.-Chicago Daily News.
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Detroit, Mich, Oct. 8, 1901.

Detroit Mich, 8, 1901
Dr. S. b. Hartman Columbus, Ohio:
used Peruna suffering
ngs loss of voice. The result the treatment ~
found relief farther medicine
cured" SISTERS OF
This under the of the Sisters Charity
throat with
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-12-06
FL ULTIMO BOHEMIO.
I2I

NO. sehor-repuso rechazandoas con la mano V
el gesto-yo puedo aceptar 20 no les conoz-
co ustedes
-SOmOs dos afcionadoS las leras; tome usted
Con alg1n trabajo hicimos que al fin las aceptase
1evantando entonces la cabeza que tena doblada So
bre ell pecho nos pregunto
IA quien debo dar las gracas?..
-Nuestros nombres no importan NADIA Somos
dos amigos de la literatura: quede usted con Dios
Y nos alejamos apresuradamente mlentras 81 repe
tia esforzando la voz
-GraclaS, caballerOs.. vO quisiera saber
A los pocos pasos volvi la cara Estaba miranda
las monedas Al verle de aquea suerte sentado en- e
suelo cubieto de andraos la cabeza desnuda al SOL
me senti conmovido. Sera possible que ese desdicha-
do erato; que haya escuchado los aplausos del
p1bco alternado con los honbres mas distinguidos
de Espana en- aquel nstante Sc me ocurri0 escr
br ago del estado que hallan los teratos
artistas en- nuestra nacion. Ceebro haberlo he
chO porque desde enonces hasta hora Sc han modif-
cado bastante mis- opiuOnes este asunto.
Impresonado por el espectaculo acababa de pre-
sencar no pude menos de dirgir menh amargas re-
criminaciones La patra que dea perecer de hambre
todo e que dedca al cutvo de las etras las ar
tes ensaza pone sobre cabeza cualquier necio
que engolfa en- la politca sin mas equipae que su
desverguenza Algo, aln mucho de este, es verdad;
necesario examinarlo en- todos conceptos