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The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-18

Our annual sale is now on, beginning January l and ending December 3l Of each year. This is our sixth annual sale, the prices and values during this sale are the same as before, always the best that can be had. F. II. Clayson * Co
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For Rent
sAE EsIsHR

A nicely furnished room to rent, with or without, board; suitable for one or two gentlemen. Inquire of Mrs. Howard, 3rd ave-, near Alaska st.
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will Have Stock

The City of Seattle, which is due to arrive today, will have almost com plete cargo of livestock for Dawson.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-18

Get prices at Royal Laundry for family work, special rates in rough dry, next Co new electric plant.
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SksgwAy Laundry

For firstlclass work try Skagway Laundry. Twenty-two yeras' experi- ence. Telephone S9. t tf.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-18

We received today our Fall and Win ter supply of Buttriek patterns. La- dies Bazaar.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-18

The finest porceiaIn bath tubs at the Principal barbershOp. Opposite the Board of Trade. ----
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Some elegant fine cOllsrettes at Winters.
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Spring chicken and Eastern oysters at the Pack Train restaurant.
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Warm Blankets

Blankets cheap at W. H. Robertson,
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-18
Good old whi.ky

old Planet and old Belmont, re-im- ported, both r. years old, at Mascot sa- loon.
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Lunches 5Oc, II a. m. Co ?. m., New Arctic Cafe, WhitehOrse, Y. T.
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Minsrs

Wanted bids to drive S0-toot tunnel. For particulars see Keelar, the ieweler.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-18

Gold and silver tiusel paper at Case & Draperis.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-18

Mems, boys and children's summer caps, at w. H. Robertson's. tf
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-18

Now Lace Curtains at E. R. Peoples.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-18

quote prices everything goods reduced ifpossbe advise while
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-18

There many quote price less than this department this month poss complete. Remember goods up-to-date
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05
Go South, Young Man.

AS compared with the extreme north
west section-the Canadian northwest
our own Southern states offer many
points Of advantage for the poor man
seeking home. Minimize as you may
the fact of extreme north latitude, the
pitiless blizzard, the 40 below zero,
these things still constitute very SER
ious objection to any country possess
ing them; then there is the brief work
ing season, a five months rush in SUM-
mer and seven months Information
during the winter an ill-jointed and
unpleasant condition whereunder to
prosecute farm work. The south gives,
barring the rainy days, almost the en-
tire year for the prosecution of farm
work, great lessened cost for keep of
man and beast, because of the higher
temperature. True. the soil may be
and undoubtedly is less fertile than
that of the north, but the greater vari-
ETY. of products possible under the GER
tain humidity and warmth of the south
is no small compensation for the poor
er quality of the soil.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05
It Is Quality That PAYS.

Not enough attention is paid by the
average farmer to raising the best
things. 1t costs as much to raise a
scrub animal of any kind as it does to
raise the best, and the difference in the
selling price is often as much as 100
per cent. 1t is just the same with
grains, fruits and vegetables. 1t really
pays to SOW only the best seeds. Yet
how very little care is taken in the sell
ection and preparation of the seed!
The margin of difference between the
poor fat steer and the good fat steer
is hardly ever less than 50 per hundred
weight and often as much as 81. The
difference between a COW which makes
25 pounds of butter per year and the
one which makes 1926 pounds is the
difference between a cow which runs
you into debt anu one which will bring
you in net profit of over $50. The
barrel of choice apples will sell for
"a when culls of the same variety have
to go to the cider mill. There will al
ways be ten men who will persist in
raising the poor stuff where there Is
one who raises the best. Why not be
that one?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05
A. Family Apple Orchard.

A friend writes us that he wishes to
set out a family orchard of 100 apple
trees. He lives in northern Iowa. He
wishes us to name the varieties that
he had better plant. We give the fol-
lowing list not that we know it to be
the very best which might possibly be
selected but rather as one which we
think will give satisfaction. Following
is the list: Fifty Wealthy, 20 North
western Greening, 10 Duchess, Long
field No. 20 Patterns Greening 5
Fameuse This will give succession
of good apples from early August until
the May following and in the event Of
a surplus crop he would find that the
Wealthy apple would always be salable
at a good price. One suggestion here
he should buy these trees Of his near
est reliable nurseryman should dedi-
cate the land upon which they are
planted to their exclusive use should
give them thorough cultivation for SIX
years at least, should keep vigilant
watch for borers and let nothing in the
orchard during this period larger than
a hen. Doing this, he will at the end
of ten years be the owner of an orchard
worth 81 900.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05
Too Radical a Cross.

In dairy community we know of the
attempt to make use of registered beef
sires on herds of COWS of purely dairy
types. The result is that the men who
sold these sires are being harshly crit
icised because the product is not of a
better beef type. The sensible man
would not expect such radical cross
to give him good type Of beef animal.
The dairy breeds - Jerseys. Holsteins
and Guernseys-are just as prepotent
as any of the beef breeds and there
fore just as likely to determine the
character fthe cross. This is espec-
tally true so far as the Jerseys are con-
cerned, and it may be said that no beef
cross with this breed will ever give sat-
iSfactiOn to the feeder.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05
A Nursery Swindle.

! Where the writer lives for several
years past the farmers have been peri
odically raided by the representatives
OF a socalled nursery located in a
western city. Invests cation shows that
there is no nursery located at that
place, nothing but an office and a ship
ping barn. lie stuff furnished on these
orders is bought at wholesale from
nurserymen anywhere ar may be true
to name, but more likely not. We
have seen some of the bills for goods
thus sold and find that from rs to 100
per cent more is charged for the same
than they could be bought for from
the home nurseryman. We are almost
tired Of telling farmers to let this
class OF fakes alone. Money might just
as well be burned up in the kitchen
stove as paid to them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

The board of regents of the Universe
ty of California have added DR.. Albert
Shaw, editor OF the American Monthly
Review of Reviews, to the faculty of
the university, as lecturer for 1903, on
1.-The Morals of Trade This is new
educational feature of the university,
created by H Weinstock, prominent
merchant of this state. In memory of
Barbara Weinstock, and known as the
Barbara Weinstock endowment for the
furtherance of better and higher ideals
of business morality. DR.. Shaw is one
of the leading magazine editors in
America, author Of number of works
on municipal government and promi-
nent writer on sociological problems.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

Notwithstanding the adverse reports
about New Zealand, the official statis-
tics of that colony will show the in
crease of population for five years was
from 696.331 to 765, 66S. and the revenue
per inhabitant from Sc los 1Od to G7
las I'D. The annual expenditure on old
age pensions has reached G197 293, and
will probably increase. That seems like
large amount Of money-nearly ST.
600, 000-to be paying for old-age pen
sions, but New Zealand has saved vast
ly more than that by preventing strikes
with her compulsory arbitration laws.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

Here is a sword which you can ap-
parently run through person, and yet,
strange to say, it will not produce any
serious results. Of course, the reason
is because you do not scratch the skin.
Still, those who see you thrust will be
absolutely certain that you have sent
the blade clean through your opponent,
and you can keep up the delusion by
causing to gush from the wound some
red liqulu which looks exactly like
blood.
This ingenious weapon consists of a
blade, which has two sections, and of
curved arms, which are connected both
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05
Save the Birds.

We offer just as many inducements
as possible for the birds to make their
home with us during all their too brief
summer visit. Never mind if they do
get a little of the fruit. Passing the
sentimental and aesthetic side of bird
life as associated with man and viewed
from purely an economic standpoint,
the birds should be protected and fos-
tered, as they stand directly between
man and horde of insect pests which
if not kept in subsection would speed
lily paralyze all of mans efforts in both
agriculture and horticulture. There are
ten birds in England where there is
one here, and England is one of the
most productive countries on the. face
of the earth.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

One of the oldest structures In the
country has just been disposed Of. This
is known as the famous Richardson
spite" house. Aside from the intent
embodied in it's construction, it has
been an extraordinary curiosity from
the fact that it is the narrowest dwell
ling structure, probably, in the world.
the width of the house being about fve
feet by 100 long, the former portion
being located in Eighty-second street
and the latter in Lexington avenue.
1t was erected in 1882 by Joseph Rich
ardson who bought the five-foot strip
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

With the advent of a new year we
feel like emphasizing the many virtues
Of the pay as you go'' principle as a
guide for the conduct of business dur
ing 1908. The careless and injudicious
use Of credit lies at the very founda-
ton of over one-half of the financial ills
which afflict the people. The use Of
credit is always an expensive luxury,
if not to the man who uses it, at least
to the man who extends it. We came
across a young man, ablebodied, heal
thy and industrious, not long s1ncs
who at twenty-five years of age had
piled up an indebtedness for personal
expenses of over $780, He had ruined
his credit and will probably always be
a poor, shiftless creature.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

on Lexington avenue, fully confident
that he would be able to purchase the
adjoining houses On Eighty-second
street. His plans failed, as satisfactory
terms with the owners could not be
made In order to square accounts with
the owners he built the four-story
spite house, which for 20 years COM
pletely shut off the fine corner view
and hemmed in the light of the adjoin-
ing dwellings.
There was no legal redress during his
lifetime, and the heirs have now finally
sold the structure.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

The Russian government has set
about regulating the age at which girls
shall marry in Turkestan. 1t has been
customary for Mohammedan girls to
marry between the ages of 10 and II
years, but orders have been issued now
that no Mohammedan shall marry un-
der IA. The Tartar and Turcoman chiefs
are much incensed, as all seek to obtain
brides as young as possible. Russian
officials report that Is per cent Of the
girls who marry under IL die before
they are 20.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

with the sections and with each other
When necessary the sections can be
riSidly joined together.
A flexible tube is also connected with
the sword and there is also collapsible
bulb, by means Of which a liquid can
at any time be forced through this
tube. 1t will readily be seen that with
a weapon of this kind skillful gladia-
tor can provide much innocent enter
tainment.
1t is custom in the Belgian parlia-
ment when a member is making long
speech 20 be supplied with brandy as a
beverage at the expense Of the govern
ment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

Connecticut ranks tenth among the
tobacco-raising states in the number Of
acres devoted to the growth, but it
ranks sixth in value of the product. The
12,725 acres of land devoted to the crop
produced last year valued at So, 485, 6S2.
Hay is the most valuable crop of the
state
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

Probably the largest potato plant in
the history Of horticulture is a. titanic
specimen of it's kind, with trunk one
and one-half inches in diameter..and a
height of IL feet It's origin, itSslife and
it's unsurpassed stature make it one Of
the enigmas of the vegetable world.
1t came up of it's own accord, after
the fashion of an ordinary weed, in the
gardens of S. K. Sewell, in Pasadena,
CAL The wonderful rapidity and deter
animation Of its growth Is considered
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

The unceasing fire of questions by
shopping women has unseated the rea-
son of j. E. Fountain of Chicago. Foun-
tain was elevator man in a big depart
ment store land women riding up and
down piled him with questions until his
mind collapsed under the strain and he
is now babbling imhecile.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

Neighbors who go to law about triv-
ial things help to support the lawyers
even if they get no real satisfaction out
of the business. All neighborhood trou-
bles should be arbitrated by disinterest-
ed persons.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

more remarkable. because the plant was
.llnaited, receiving neither cultivation
nor fifrigation.
Some specialists claim that it is of
the early rose variety, while others de-
clare it is an, entirely new species and
one which, propagated, would revo-
lutionize the, potato industry.
A few days ago the crop from this
remarkable plant was harvested, and a
total Of 81 great potatoes was unearth-
ed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

There are thousands of acres of
rivers of Minnesota and Iowa, too steep
to pillow and too much exposed to bear
good crops of grass, which would make
ideal sites for orchards of Wealthy ap-
pie trees, and in no other way could
such land be made so productive and
probable The Lord intended all the
hills to be covered with trees, and they
would be were it not for mans rapacity
and destructiveness with ak and with
fire.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

One agricultural parasite is found in
the man who attends all the farm auc-
ton sales for the sake of having a
chance at the free lunch. This kind
should be fired when he shows up.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

Any common farmer who will take
the trouble to attend the farm institute
held in his county will surely take
home with him at least one new IDEA
and new pride and enthusiasm in his
profession.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

Sweet separated milk brings so cents
per cwt. at the renovated butter factory
where it is used to give a butter flavor
to the deodorized melted butter fat.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

Here is new toy which is likely to
interest children who have any love Of
animals and who have grown tired of
their Noah's Ark, with its .phegmatic
and inanimate inmates.
1t consists of two receptacles, one OF
which resembles cave and the other
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

Dehorning the ball in no manner
changes his unreliable and malignant
instincts. He would just as soon have
round with you when he feels ugly
with his horns off as when he has them
on. You stand a little better show in
the tuSsle with his horns off.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

Mighty few men look at dollar just
right. They either think too much of
it or else not enough, and so let it
make them either l1nave or fool.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

The chemical analysis Of different
food rations for stock never rates the
important item of palatability. This
fact is often overlooked. We regard it
as a most important factor in the value
Of any food ration.
When farmer comes to town and
gets So for turkey, SIS for common
fat hog, % cents for the cream or but
ter and % cents for his eggs he should
not kick if he has to pay Sc for soft
coal to keep himself warm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

You can't raise hogs, calves, sheep
and apples on the same land. II you
want stock more than you do fruit,
don't set the trees out.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

1t will be found that the best quality
of fruit will be produced on young
trees this largely because such trees
are never overloaded. 1t teaches les
son as to the value of judicious thin
ming of fruit.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

When men become SO patriotic that
they are willing to haul load of gray
81 and put it on the public highway
free Of charge whenever they can, then
will that era of good roads be here to
StaV
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

When creamery buttr sells at over
sc cents to the consumer it invites the
competition of Oleo substitutes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

If the man in Iowa, Minnesota, or
Wisconsin was required to give his or
chard the same thorough cultivation,
fertilization and care as to the thinning
of fruit as does the orange or prune
raiser of the Pacific coast, he would
think that fruit raising was no joke,
but did he SO care for his orchard he
would be astonished at the result.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

We are asked why the tame apple
cannot be grated on the wild crab
apple. 1t can, but not successfully.
The wild crab is of very dwarfy
growth, and the apple 'c-5n roon out
grows it's crab stock and is either broK-
en- off by the wind or perishes for want
Of an adequate rot system to supply it's
needs. The same difficulty occurs to
quite an extent when the large varie-
lies of tame plums are top worked on
wild plum stocks.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05
ARM NOTES ONE
Correspondence Solicited.

It pieces out the lack of good looks
In many woman for her to be a first
class cook.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

He took the degree of decor in Johns
Hopkins university.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

The evolution of electrical science
has given value to every waterfall, no
matter how far removed from munich
pal or manufacturing centers, the mag
ic current from hidden cataract and
mountain glen where generated moves
noiselessly out and on to any place
where man can use it. Nothing more
wizerdlike or which savors more of the
tales of the Arabian Nights or the
miracles wrought out by the genii of
legend and fable has ever been accom-
plished by men.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

Skunks do not hibernate in winter,
as do cOons, but are ready at almost
any time to make a raid on the farm
eT's poultry yard. 1t is curious fact
that these animals increase as the
country becomes more thickly settled.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

The system Of thrashing out of the
shock caused a loss of millions of dol
lars to western farmers during the har-
vest season of 1902, but we doubt if one
in ten of them would heed the lesson
learned.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

Property rights in any wild products
are hard to enforce. Wild fruits, bee
trees, the butternuts and walnuts, the
wild game, both in fur and feathers, no
matter if we'll enclosed and protected
by the owner, are still looked upon as
public plumber by the masses and will
be seized and appropriated if possible.
The people need instructing that this
wild life and the natural products are
each and all as much protected by the
laws of the country as though they
were artificial productions.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

The one mule farm is -ery common
thing in the southern states, little
patch of land operated by a colored
man, an old mule and a batch of pick
aninnies. A bale or two of cotton are
raised to sell, while small corn field,
some razOrbacks wild in the woods, the
wild game of the forest and the fish in
the river contribute to give the family
a living. There is nothing just like
this in the north, but few men attempt
ing to work piece of land unless a
team of horses can be employed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

A summing up of the experiences of
two or three of the experiment stations
proves conclusively that the lantern
moth traps do not catch the class of in
sects that are injurious to the orchard,
nut do destroy many insects which are
# great value to the fruit grower. Fo1
instance, this form of trap will catch
neither the apple tree. borer, beetle
Goblin moth, curculio nor cankerworm
moths, and these are the four worse
insect pests of the orchard.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05
About Sc. 900 900 is now available un-

About 100000 is now available un-
der the new irrigation law. No public
work which the government has ever
undertaken will be watched with more
interest than this attempt to reclaim
desert areas by the intelligent storage
of flood waters and their use in irrigat-
ing. It is not yet decided just where
the first experiment will be made.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05
NEW MECHANICAL TOY

a building. In the receptacles are roll
lers, and around the rollers is an end
less band, to which figures of animals
may be attached. AT given word the
rollers can be set in motion and the
animals will &C ahead just as though
they were alive.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

Nothing better could happen to the
western country as a whole than the
further subdivision of the farms. Nine
men out of ten try to work too much
land and thus do not reach the normal
productive capacity of the land by one
half. Smaller farms would mean more
farmers, and more farmers more form
homes, more farm homes more chill
dren for the public schools, more and
nearer neighbors and greatly improved
social conditions. And political or eco
nomic change which will result in a re-
ductiOn of the size of the western farm
will be good thing for the county.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

A man owning 700 acres of fine farm
land told us the other day that owing
to the difficulty of securing farm help he
was being compelled to reduce the size
OF his farm as he found it impossible
with the high priced and uncertain help
available to make the operation of so
large a farm probable. We told him
we did not feel sorry for him.