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Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

right one. The procedure must be re yersed in every particular when put ting them on. The universal belief in omens is traditional and extends, among other things, to precious stones. By far the luckiest of these is the flesh-colored comedian, which is a great favorite with the men.
 A respite of forty days from the snares of the devil is granted to the pious Moslem who can find leisure to comb his beard four-score times and ten between sunrise and sunset.
 If q Moslem gaZes into a looking glass before saying his prayers he will be guilty of worshiping his own like ness, however unsightly it may appear in his eyes. The hand must be drawn across the forehead ere the hair or the beard be adjusted, or the mirror will reflect a mind given over to van ity, which is grievous, if universal, sin.
 The devout who are most anxious to vindicate tradition perform two pros | and sacrifice sheep for the poor as an additional safeguard against her baneful rays. The evil eye more often than not has its seat in the socket of an unbeliever. Therefore, the Moslem who, on being brought face to face with a heretic. does not say the pray CT by law ordained must look to his charms or suffer the inevitab ble blight. A cat may look at a king; king may shoot ferocious animal, and a thief may run away with the spoil. But a true believer must guard his, faith against aggression every time he sees thief, ferocious animal or a king. For very different reasons he must recite prescribed formula of prayer on the passing of funeral procession and on seeing the first fruits of the seasons and their flowers.
 As the sense of sight gives rise to devotional exercises. so also does the sense of hearing. The holy Moslem must bend a prayerful ear to the cries of the muezzin during the first two sentences, and when the summons to prayer Is over he must rub his eyes with his fingers. The true believer. whenever he hears the Sureh Sujdeh read in the koran, must prostrate him self and repeat the words after the reader. He must also reclte given prayer on hearing the chirping of cer- tain birds or the cries of certain ani malls. If he hears Moslem sneeze he must say. May peace be with theew If the sneeZe be repeated he must exclaim, "Mayest thou be cured!"
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
OLDEST CARRIAGE STILL IN USE.

While famed in vCrs', the "Gne Hoss- Shay" is no tigmcnt of the imag ination. Its prototype exists. The old Trumbull wagon. built in 1T1i, Is still as good as new. For l2G years this now ancient vehicle has bumped and jolted over country roads and every part is yet in good condition and able to do hard service. The carriage is now making q tour through the New England States. The carriage was de signed by Jonathan Trumbull, the first Governor of Connecticut, and built by Josiah Crane, who, in those days. was the best builder of carriages in the country This is due 10 the builder worling by hand and ling every parr as well as he could" The only tools used in it's manufacture were an adze, hand saw, draw shave, jack plane, auger and hammer, Every piece of iron. every bolt and rlvet was forged by MT Cranes own hand It cost f3O sterling and was eight months in building.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

flock of white grayestones marking the places where the students lie.
 A small brown stone Is marked "Evangelinus Apostolides Sophocles, Professor of Greek in Harvard College. Born 1895 in Thessaly, Greece. Died in Cambridge Dec. IT, 1SS3." This is the last resting place of an eccentric, lov- able old man who produced a Greek dictionary and kept chickens in his rooms. His early life Is yelled in mys- tery, but according to his own state ment he had once been a pirate. After ward he became priest in the monas- | tery on Mount Sinai, finally emigrating | to America, where he entered Amherst College, and was afterward called to 1 the teaching force of Harvard College. | The grave of President Kirtland stands near, surrounded by high iron fence. Its inscriptions, which testify to his worth and ability, are in Latin. He was an energetic executive, under whose rule the college progressed rap idly in resources and popular favor. | President kirtland is best known as the official who received Lafayette on the steps of the newly completed Uni versity Hall when that hero was visit ! ing our country.
 | Two students buried here were drowned while bathing in the Charles River, one in 1885, the other in 1S40. Henry Lyman Patten's grave is mark ed by little flag and Il stone with the word: "Wounded before Richmond, Aug. IT, 1861. His country asked his life His life he gave"
 Hickey Hunt Morgan, of New Or leans, who died in 1858, is remembered with the words: His death is the only sorrow he ever caused" Near him lies
 David Tappin of the Newbury Church, who for eighteen years was pastor to Harvard College and Hollis professor of theology.
 The law school Is represented by J. H. Ashmun. royal professor of law in Harvard, who died April 1, 1885, short | ly after his graduation from college and his entrance upon the new duties as ll- structor. Three of the students to whom memorials have thus been erected died abroad while still in the service of their alma mater Of these one died in Liver pool on his way home, one in Lyons, | France, and the third in Leipsic, Ger many.
 Many a sad tale of struggle and de feat is told by the gravestones on that wind-swept hill overlooking the Charles. where they all, teachers and students. as was written of one recent ly buried there, Lie facing Harvard | College that they loved."
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
Called "TIme" on the Mayor.

A provincial Mayor tells good story Ut his own expense. It seems that when in office he would sometimes re turn home late at night, after his wife had retired, and when she asked him what time it was would answer About 12," or "A little after mid night"
 On one occasion, instead of making the inquiry, she said:
 Alfred, I wish you would stop that clock; I cannot sleep for its noise.'
 All unsuspicious. he stopped the pen dulum. In the morning, while dress ing. his wife Inquired, artlessly:
 "Oh, by the way. what time did you get home:"
 About midnight replied the May. or.
 Alfred, look at that clock"
 The hands of the clock pointed at 2:3o.
 The Mayor was crushed.-London Tit-Bits.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
"CAlAMITY JANE"
 LEAD MAN" or THE WEST.

Calamity Jane," who. after several years of quiet life. has reappeared in her old character of daredevil at Sheri- dan. Wyo., does not seem to have lost any of the spirit she had in the early days of her adventurous life. when she served as scout for the Indian fight CT, General Crook, and was q real bad man" of the plains. This remarkable woman is now closing 60. but Is still strong and 1.-the. Last summer she was taken i'll at Pierre, & D., and suf- fered much from privation, Her cause was taken up by Mrs. Josephine Brake, a wealthy and philanthropic woman of Buffalo. who took her out of the West and tried to reform her. But the noun tain fingered in the memory of Jane and drew her back to her old life. Mrs.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

catarrh.
 While many people have been cured of chronic catarrh by single bottle of Peruna, yet, as rule, when the catarrh becomes thoroughly fixed more than one bottle is nece asaIy to complete a cure. Peruna has cured cases innum erable of catarrh of twenty years stand- ing. It is the best, if not the only in- ternal remedy for chronic catarrh in existence.
 But prevention is far better than cure. Every person subject to catching cold should take Peruna at once at the slightest symptom of cold or sore throat at this season of the year and thus pre- vent what is almost certain to end in chronic catarrh.
 Send for free book on catarrh, en- titled "Winter Catarrh," by Dr. Hart man. "Health and Beauty" sent free to women only.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

Brake has used much influence to se- cure pension for the former scout, but not with success Calamity Jane" was formerly the life of the mining camps in the West. She would turn in and help with the enthusi- asm of untried youth, and miners dotted on her. She was also friend of the cowboy. and was herself an eX- cellent hand at that trade. Her last appearance in print was made last year. when she was rescued from h"r shack" in South Dakota by her Buff falO benefactress.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

The season of catching cold is upon us. The cough and the sneeze and the nasal twang are to be heard on every hand. The origin of chronic catarrh, the most common and dreadful of dis eases, is cold.
 This is the way the chronic catarrh generally begins. A person catches cold, which hangs on longer than usual The cold generally star.s in the head and throat. Then follows sensitiveness of the air passages which incline one to catch cold very easily. At last the person has cold all the while, seem- ingly, more or legs discharge from the nose, hawking, splitting, frequent clear ing of the throat, nostrils stopped up, full feeling in the head, and sore, in famed throat.
 1he-best time to treat catarIh is at the very beginning A bottle of Peru na properly used, never fails to cure a common cold, thus preventing chronic
 Ask your druggist for q free
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
CUSTOMS OF MOSLEM.
RELIGION PLAYS A GREAT PART
 IN THEIR LIVES.
It Prescribes Rules of Conduct from the Time They Leave led Until They Return to It Some Queer Superstitions.

Religion and superstition are strangely blended in the lives of true Mohammedans. A pious Moslem be- fore wearing any new article of cloth ing, performs his ablutions and pros trates himself twice in prayer. A man of less devout but a more supersti- tious trend of mind contents himself with consulting the taghyim, mutter- ing to himself, ere he dons the gar ment, "In the name of God the merci- full and clementr' His friends on see ing the new apparel cry out. May 1t be auspicious!' The rewards of a man who says his prayers before put ting on new suit of clothes will be in proportion to the number of threads in the cloth. Hence it has come to be practice to preserve the material from the blight of the evil eye by be- sprinkling it with pure water over which a prescribed passage of the koran has been read. The laity must be seated when dressing, whereas the priests must stand up and put on their turbans.
 It is unlucky for a Moslem to sit down before taking off his shoes. When drawing them on it Is equally unlucky for him to stand up. The GUS tom, in the first instance, Is to rise, dOffing first the left shoe and then the
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
Records of knotted Cords.

Records are Kept with knOtted cords in Polynesia. During the early part of the nineteenth century and pre- viously the official taxgatlerers on the island of Hawaii, in the Sandwich group. did all their accounts on rope 2,4OO feet long, which was divided into lengths, each corresponding to a dis trict. Loops, knots and feathers tied along the rope served as memoranda for the hogs, pigs and pieces of san dalwood collected from taxpayers.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
ELEPHANTS AS lABORERS.
In India They Lift Big Timbers and
 Push Heavy Loads.

What the horse and the dummy en- zine are to other countries as source of power, the elephant is to India. The enormous strength and intelligence Of this brute are proyerbial, and this strength Is employed in many lines of work in India. The animal is employed to push heavy loads, to move big tim bers, and to do many other things re. quiring enormous strength. Says man who has had plenty of experience il this line:
 "The tanned elephant is bought in a. taskmaster. Within sight of the raw fellow the tame one picks up his keep CT, sets him on his neck. and walE back and forth in sight of the astound ed stranger, being guided by the gentl' prod of the hook. And if you ever doubted there was language between animals, then, as rule comes an eX hibtion that will convince you other wise. The wild animal is let loose II corral along with tanned pachyderms and the animal language begins. l have SeGu uRdlu dSdiu thdi thC U elephant when given his own way will strut over to the new one and bring him away with himself, walking along as if 1t were his own particular busi. ness to give wholesome advice. Tanner and tanner the new fellow becomes until after seeing the example of the trained brethren he takes up his keeper at word of command and sets him OH the massive neck.
 From then on the animal Is tanned and If property treated, unless he be- comes 'musth,' will remain a faithful servant. The question now Is whether you want the beast broken for work or for the circus. If 1t Is question of pull ing tree stumps or of moving flat cars or of carrying lumber, all that Is neces- sary Is to let him see the other ele- phants at ork."-New York Commer- cial Advertiser
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

David Mkon well He his political which which widely the founder of the Bank Napoleon Oho He elected the Ftyffh majority ledged leader of his his section of the
 Only flaw the otherwise complete this his unonqueed oe For thirty unsuccessful warfare this
 
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 " used bottles of Peruna and feel flied thereby of feel Heve that shon time longer will be fully able eadi the disease thirty standngDad teekon Member
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, .

bTATE OF OH1O, t1TY OF TOLEDO,
 LUCAS COUNTY. ''' FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the senior barter of the firm of F. J. CHENEY < Co.,, doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid and that said fl rm will pay the sum oi ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for eac h and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
 FRANK J. CHENEY Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 9th day of December, A. D. lSs6.
 A. W. GLEASON, ,t--) Notary Public Halls Catarrh Cure is taKen internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
 F. J. CHENEY X CO.,, Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75c.
 Halls Family Pills are the best
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12


 In spite of all efforts to prevent it, the filthy secretions and mucous mat ger find their way into the Stomach md are distributed by the blood to every nook and corner of the system; the Stomach and Kidneys, in fact every organ and part of the body, be- come infected with the catarrhal poison. This disease is rarely, if ever, even in itsearliest stages, purely local disease or simple inflammation of the uose and throat, and this iswhy sprays, washes, powders and the various in haling mixtures fail to cure. Heredity is sometimes back of it-parents have 1t and so do their children.
 In the treatment of Catarrh, an l. septic and soothing washes are good head and throat, but this is the extent
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
Preacher Also a Physician.

The Rev. Charles A. Trotman, pastor of the Church of the Redeemer, St. Louis, is also a practicing physician. having regular office hours during the week.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
Too Much.

Mrs. Marryat-Mamma is talking of closing her house and coming to live with us. Do you think you could sup port both of us?
 MT. Marryat-My dear. can SUD- port you very nicely now, but I'm afraid your mother would be insup portable.-Catholic Standard and Times.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
The Basilisk.

The ancients described the basilisk as serpent which could kill by it's very glance. It lived in a desert be- cause it's breath destroyed ali vegeta- tion, thus making desert of any place inhabited by it. A basilisk was said to have caused deadly pestilence in Rome during the time of Pope Leo ".
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
HARvARD'S ODD CEMETERY
Or veyard Where Professors and Stu.
 dents Are Buriei,

dents Are Buriei.
 One of the strangest graveyards in the world is probably the little lot on the top of high hill in Mount Auburn cemetery, Cambridge. Mass, which is owned by Harvard College. It over- looks the Charles River Valley from Boston to Arlington Heights, and from Its summit one can see Memorial Hall peeping above the tree tops and the river winding into the distance.
 Here are buried score or more of Harvard instructors and students who died while in college or while still con- nected with 1t. President Kirtland, who ruled over the destinies of Harvard from 1S10 to 1928, lies under a stone sarcophagus surrounded by a little
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
Easily Explained.

Watts-Ever notice how kindly an audience takes to jokes about policemen or about women that is, the men do? Pm afraid it's bad sign.
 Potts-Don't worry. It is hlmar nature to enjoy seeing one's bosses made fun of.-fndianapolis Press.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
An Unlimited Supply.

"Everything is getting dearer," said the apprehensive citizen.
 "No," answered the man who had been reading about "How to Circum- vent the Trusts" " "advice is as cheap as ever. Washington Star.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
Why Green Leaves.

"After all, Pats love for his native isle is but natural patriotism. ;"
 "Maybe. But it's little overdone when it leads him to believe that tht leaves are green in honor of Ireland. ,; New York Times.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

Freshleigh-say, saltman, l don't feel very we'll; am going to my berth.
 Saltman-Brace up, old man, ol the passengers will think you are going to your death instead of to your berth.- New York Times.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
An HabituaI Offender.

Jaggles-I understand he's golf en- thusiast. Has he broken any records? Waggles-No, he never breaks any thing but the Sabbath.- New York Times,
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
Dangerous Shoals

Three hundred and fifteen shoals in various parts of the world were de- clared dangerous to navigation last year by British admiralty surveyors.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
Carefully Considered.

Miss Oldun-I don't suppose you ever think of marrying.
 MT. Savage-Oh, yes; it's thinking of it that keeps me a bachelor.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
When Iron Melts.

The heat of common coal fire is 1,- 40 degrees, but it takes 3,479 degrees to melt iron.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

For bronchial troubles try Piso's Cure for Consumption. It is a good cough medicine. At druggists, price 9 cents.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

Mothers will find Mrs. Rlnsiow's Sooth. ing Syrup the best remedy to use for their children during the teetning period.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

SlTe Permanently Cured 50 fits or nervousness Jbu0 after first iay's of pr hlines Great Nerve aestorer Send for FIR % trial bottle and treat ss DR. R H. KLINE. Ltd. s3l Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
Ho0Rs Sarsapas.iHa
 and Pills

Remove the cause of rheumatism and cure the discase-no outward application can. Take them.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
A Threadbare Compensation.

"She isn't at all hardsome." ''But she's very good" " "Dear me; that's what they always say."
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
Great Odds.

The odds against whist player hold ing all the trumps are l58, ,753, ,3S9,- .699 to l.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12
Nh the Bounding Deep.

Ask your druggist for q free Pe-ru-na almanac
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-12

Manchester, Va., March 6, 1901.
 Gentlemen:-I had all the symptoms that accompany this disease, such as mucus dropping in the throat, a con- stant desire to hawk and spit, feeling of dryness in the throat, cough and splitting upon rising in the morning, scabs forming in the nose, which re- quired much effort to blow out, some- times causing the nose to bleed and leaving me with a sick headache. I had thus suffered for five years.
 I commenced to take s. 8. 8. and after had taken three large bottles, I noticed e change for the better. Thus encouraged, I continued to take it and in a short while was entirely cured. HUDSON A. BELLAM.
 Main and Vine Sts., Richmond, Va.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-19

passengers were compelled to remain
in the coaches. while the water rose
on every side, and this morning there
was not particle of land in sight
within a mile of their positions. The
trains are on the track Of the Ir0n
Mountain near Altman, Ark
The tying up of the trains by the
food has caused a congestion of freight
and passengers. To relieve this con-
gestion has been the effort of the rail.
road companies and relief is in sight.
The iron Mountain and Cotton Belt
have hartered steamboat to carry
Wostbound passengers from Memphis
to Helena, from whence they will be
taken west over the former system
The Choctaw is handling its business
over the Illinois Central tracks to Cairo
and thence to Brinhley, Ark, over the
Cotton Belt tracks, where the Choctaw
is crossed
nv IIil StlN9 tll 1 iilt IOllI refuse 10
sell tickets to Memphis. Fair Oaks
is as far as tickets can be had
No mail has been received here from
Memphis since Monday. and it may be
several days before any is received.
Some persons We're rescued from
Marion. Ark, by means of skiffs and
the situation there is somewhat re-
lieved. Eight white families and fully
200 negroes remain there in the sec
Ond stories of buildings. Over a thous-
and head CT live stock has been gather
ed at the village.
Arkansas City will get it's highest
stage about Saturday or Sunday. viii; h
will be > feet Or a fraction over. This
can be held without any trouble With
favorable weather.
THe Arkansas has fallen about six
feet at this point. and the decline Is
rapid.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-19
QUICK WORK BY MoTGRMAa
Prevented. Negroes Bsins Fian Over end
Killed

What might have been very ser,
ie4s accident ye.i aidal at 1 p. m. ct
Man street ana ashir,l aycnuc. WAS
aNartad by the rnonpt action Of a
.rotorman, A tl9:l had been passins
Fhrce street car i7ad como to a step
al that point. rs the last car of
the train passed q street car pulled up
rather fast and just as the car was
about to cross the railroad track q
negro with a banjo stepped in froat
Of the car. The negro and banjo Ncra
given a hard blow. The motorman re
versed his car instantly and kept
the nesro from being run over
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-19
l:9o Caught Between hennphis and
Fair Cabs, Arkansas
Nearly 100 Passengers fzaxe Two Nights on These
Trains With But Little Hope OF Rescue
Before Tomorrow

lhe railroad situation %tzf OF the
Mississippi river. from Me=aphis, is
the nost Seriaas ever experienced by
tie lines Not train is moving il
or ont Of Memphis on the Frisco Rock
Island. Iron Mountain and Cotton Belt,
and mentioned i'll the Graphic Wed
nesdaH. So suddenly did 1hd rise
come III lie section Of Arkansas across
the river from Memphis after the ST.
Francis lefee broke al Tficas landing
that tao passenger trains We're caught
between washed out points and are
now surrounded by water on blind
tracks in ogefHoNed territory about
three miles west OF Bridge junction,
ARK. Aboard these trains We're about
scYentxstHe passengers and crew each,
ANA last night over one hundred Of
these persons remain on the trains
with To prospect of being taken off
tIlH4! iBud,N I'll idiNl iloN " tl liiN
are not to be considered in any dang
er and 3het are being we'll cared for by
The railroad company.
Tie Cotton Belt and Frisco trains
Lad LETT Memphis when the break in
the la5ce occurred. The Cotton Belt
had proceeded but a few mile when
it encountered a section of flooded
tyaeh In attempting to cross the
rails spread and tae engine was partly
defailea, preventing the train from
me4ins in either direction. While
in mis- condition the Frisco fast Kan
sas Ctfy' passenger train approached
frQn ,Eemphis and With its assistance
thNG7ton Belt engine was pulled back
on The track. In the meantime ser
ioHs wa4hoal lad occurred between
the trains and Mcnsrhis. and retreat
10 that city was completely cut off.
All last niglt ANA Tuesday night TIE