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Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
DECADENCE OF THE "CLoa."

Dance that Started Sixty Years Ago Has Become Obsolete.
 More than sixty years ago "Dick" Sands, then young man, entertained his friends at his home In Lancashire, England, by dancing In heavy, stiff soled shoes. Holding his body rigid, his arms folded or hanging by his side, he danced on his toes and heels, each tap In time with the music. From Lancashire he went to. London, where he danced on the stage. Each time that he practiced his act man stood beneath the stage floor and noted when tap of the heel or toe was indistinct or not in time with the music. Then he came to America. His coming was the introduction of clog dancing In this country.
 The dance of Sands was popular. Wherever be went crowds saw him and were pleased. Soon hundreds of others had copied the dance and for years a variety, burlesque or vaudeville per formance was not considered up to date without clog dancer. To-day dancing heel and toe dancing-is just as pop ular in minstrel shows, burlesque and even in comic opera, but 1t has changed. The steps of the old clog dance are still retained, but the per formers have improved them. No long. CT do they stand rigidly. They have added graceful swerves and sldesteps that are intended to make the act more attractive. So the dance Is now called the buck dance.
 The change to buck dancing came about fifteen years ago. None of the many hundreds of dancers on the stage to-day Is doing genuine clog dancing. In the original clog there were only fourteen steps. Each tap of the toe or heel on the floor was necessary. The dancers wore shoes with wooden soles. Later In order to Increase the sound of the taps steel washers were placed loosely in the heels or the edge of the sole was not tackled down tightly, so that whip crack" sound was obtained. But the dancer now uses his entire body, kicking, turning somersaults, shufiing his feet. It isn't strictly clog dancing-far from 1t. Clog dancing is practically obsolete. - Kansas City | Times.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
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 The Italian cabinet has decided that the excavations at Herculaneaum shall be carried out by the Italian govern. ment with Italian money.
 Madrid's Official Gazette publishes an agreement with France for the con- struction of three railways through the Pyrenees An engagement Is entered into for the two countries to build the lines and construct the necessary tun. nels within ten years.
 Glass bath tubs are being made In Germany and are said to have adyan- tages over the metal and enamel, the principal one being that they are much cheaper. They are made in solid piece, and one can be turned out com. plete in about five minutes.
 Four hundred pounds of obsolete German pennies of about the same pro portion of copper and tin as used in high conductively electrical castings have, 1t Is said, recently been pur- chased at 21 cents a pound by the Uni- ted States manufacturers, being cheap CT now than electrolytlc copper.
 During excavation near Prospect Park. Reading, England, workman struck his pick against something hard, and on removing the clay be un- earthed a Quern, or hand mill, which had probably come from the nelghbor- ing Romano British city of Sllchester which was on the great trade routes. The relic has been deposited In the Reading museum.
 The coal-testing plant of the Geo logical Survey, established a few years ago, has proved that much of the pres ent waste from coal-mines can be util- lzed to great advantage. For example slack coal and other waste sizes can be formed into -briQuets, which for power-supplying purposes are usually superior to lump coal from the same mines Another product of the mines which the miners have always regard ed as waste. is "bone" coal, which con. tains more than 45 per cent of ash This 1t has been shown, can be use fully employed In gas producing. Ii Is believed that old dumps will also prove available for this purpose.
 The caves of southern France are the most remarkable In the world fol their wall pictures, made by prehlsto ric men, who were contemporary witt the mammoth, the rhinoceros and the reindeer in that country. Some of the pictures are engraved in the rock some are painted with different colors They usually represent extinct ani mals such as cave-llons and cave bears A faithful representation oi the rhinoceros, with Its two horns o1 unequal length, is found in a cavern at Font-de-Gaume. The prehistoric artists made their paint of ocher o1 various shades, pulverized and mixed in mortars. Four phases of advance In this troglodyte art have been dis tinguished by explorers, most of whose discoveries have been made within the past four years.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
THE SPHERE OF SEX.

Men and Women Do Different Things in Widely Different Ways. Man Is a creature of cast-lron habits woman adapts herself to circumstances This Is foundation of the moral differ. ence between them.
 A man does not attempt to drive a nail unless he has hammer; a woman does not hesitate to utilize any thing. from the heel of a boot to the back of brush.
 A man considers a corkscrew abso- lutely necessary to open a bottle; a woman attempts to extract the cork with the scissors. If she does not sue ceed readily, she pushes the cork in the bottle, since the essential thing Is to get at the fluid.
 Shaving Is the only use to which a man puts a razor; woman employs 1t for cutting corns
 When a man writes, everything must be in apple-pie order-pen, paper and ink must be just so; profound silence must reign while he accompllshes this important function. A woman gets any sheet of paper, sharpens pencil with the scissors, puts the paper on an old atlas crosses her feet, balances herself on her chair, and confides her thoughts to paper, changing from pencil to pen, and vice versa from time to time, nor does she care If the children romp or th< nnlr fo r. fp hnr
 A man storms If the plotting paper is not conveniently near; a woman dries the ink by blowing on 1t, waving the paper in the air, or holding 1t near a lamp or fire.
 A man drops a letter unhesitatIngly in the box; woman rereads the ad. dress, assures herself that the envelope is sealed, the stamp secure, and then throws 1t violently Into the box. A man can cut book only with pa. per cutter; woman deftly inserts a hairpin, and the book Is cut. For a man "good-by" signifies the end of a conversation and the moment of his departure; for a woman 1t Is the beginning of a new chapter, for 1t Is just when they are taking leave of each other that women think of the most lm- portant topics of conversation. A woman ransacks her brain trying to mend a broken object; man puts 1t aside and forgets that for which there is no remedy. Which Is the superior ] Popular Magazine.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

Mrs. Lenora Bodenhamer, R. F. D. l, Box 99, Kernersville, N. G., writes:
 "I suffered with stomach trouble and indigestion for some time, and nothing that ate agreed with me. was very nervous and experienced continual feeling of uneasiness and fear. I took medicine from the doctor, but it did me no good.
 "I found in one of your Peruna books description of my symptoms. then wrote to Dr. Hartman for advice. He said I had catarrh of the stomach. l took Peruna and Manalin and followed his directions and can now say that I feel as we'll as I ever did.
 "Ihope that all who are afflicted with the same symptoms will take Peruna, as it has certainly cured me-"
 The above is only one of hundreds who have written similar letters to Dr. Hartman. Just one such case as this en- titles Peruna to the candid consideration of every one similarly afflicted. If this be true of thetestimony of one person, what ought to be the testimony of hundreds, yes thousands, of honest, sin cere people. We have in cur files a great many other testimonials.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
mow ROLLERS OF VERMONT,
Simple Device in Use for Keeping
 Highways Passable All Winter.

Simple Device in Use for Keeping
 Highways Passabls All Winter.
 Snow rollers are used extensively h Vermont and other States of the north ern border, says the Springfield Repub- lican. The snow roller Is no new con- trfyance, but has been in use in Yer mont for many years Nearly all of the Vermont townships own several. It has never been displaced by a more modern device for opening the winter roads, and has proved to be not only the easiest and cheapest means of over better winter roads.
 One used in the town of East Hard wick has been in service for twenty years. It has rollers, both of which are six feet in diameter, each nine feet wide with space of about nine inches between. Thus 1t will be seen that the whole roller presents a total width to the roadway of nearly twenty feet, enough to make ample room for traffic by going over roadway once. The rollers are usually drawn by four heavy horses and are taken on circuits that vary from six to nine miles In length.
 Of course the rollers cannot sur. mount all drifts, and the men who ac- company them are often obliged to get down and shovel. But even then the final results are way and beyond those obtained by the blow method. The rollers, heavy in themselves, are often ballasted, and they pack the snow down into an even roadway that Is without ruts and Is not cut up easily. AS the winter progresses, with alternate thaws and storms and each succeeding snow- fall Is packed down by the rollers, . road of remarkable durability results These hard, frozen roadways resist the coming of spring for long time, pro- longing the "sledding' through the su- gar season, and obviating to a large degree the usual bad going of spring. The roads last 80 long that when they finally do succumb 1t is rapidly, owing to the advanced sun, and the mud and slush Is soon gone.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
Cheese Fingers.

The cheese fingers are quickly made and very sayory. Mix one cupful of four, quarter teaspoonful of salt, a dash of cayenne, half teaspoonful of baking powder; rub into this two ta- blespoonfuls of butter, add half cup full of grated cheese, and mix to a dough with Ice water. Roll out In a thin sheet, cut In half-inch strips with a tagging iron and bake pale brown in q moderate oven.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
LEGAL INFoRxATIoN.
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 Where A holds & mortgage on a farm and assigns the same to B, and B as- signs the same to c, only 0 need to give a satisfaction of the mortgage when the same Is paid By recording the assignments of mortgage, the records show that c Is the owner there of. and that he Is the proper party to satisfy the mortgage.
 One has no right to shoot a strange dog, that simply happens about his premises, and Is liable to the owner in any damages for 30 doing. One, however, has the right to shoot a dog that is a nuisance because of his kill Ing sheep or other animals, or because of the likelihood that he will otherwise do injury to a party either In person or property.
 The railway company Is not liable for killing a calf upon a public cross Ing, unless 1t could have avoided the killing by due diligence. The railway company is bound to fence its track and Is liable for damages done to all stock straying upon the tracks because of failure to build such fence, upon the theory that such killing Is through the negligence of the railway. But 1t Is not bound to look out for stock upon crossings.
 When 6 teacher in a public school of . common school district in Mime sota refuses to pay his board bill, can the wages of such teacher be gar nisheed In order to recover payment of such billT Ana-Yes. Counties, towns, cities, villages and school dis tricts arc liable to garnishment In Min nesota, the same as Is an individual, since 1901. As a general rule public corporations are not garnlshable, upon the grounds that 1t is against public policy, but the statutes in many States have changed the rule, as 1t should be. There is no more reason why a mu- nicipality should not be garnishable than . railway company, q corporation, or any individual.
 "Does a railroad company have to construct crossings for farms?" Ans.- Any railroad company constructing . railroad SO as to leave a part of . farm on either side of the railway, shall construct a proper farm crossing convenient for such farm" This pro- vision seems to apply to the road when 1t b first put through. Another pro- vision of the statute provides that "persons owning land abutting upon . railroad may construct at their own expense, crossings and drains in such place and In such manner as not to impair the use of such railroad, which crossings and drains shall be main- tained and kept in repair by the com pany." From this it would seem to follow that the railroad companies are not obliged to put in crossings for farms that have been cut up after the rsllroad was put through.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
What a Pine Tree Is Worth.

From the standpoint of industrial utility, says Professor Duncan. the sub feet of cellulose can only be character ized as stupendous. Take a pine tree, for instance. Standing 1t Is worth SIC a ton; cut and stripped 1t Is worth $15 boiled into pulp 1t Is worth $40; bleach ed 1t Is worth $55; turned into viscose and spun Into silk 1t Is worth $5,500.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
Ol0 Tauuritea
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Gods First Temples.

Gods First Temples. The groves were Gods first temples. Ere
 man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the arcbitrave, And spread the roof above them-ere he
 framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems-in the darkling
 wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he kneit
 down And offered to the Mightiest solemn
 thanks And application. For his simple heart Might not resist the sacred influences, That, from the stilly twilight of the
 place, And from the gray old trunks, that, high
 in heaven, Mingled their messy boughs, and from
 the sound Of the invisible breath that swayed at All their green tops, stole over him, and
 bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless
 power And inaccessible majesty. An, why Should we, in the worlds riper years,
 neglect Gods ancient sanctuaries, and adore Only among the crowd, and under roofs That our frail hands have raised! Let
 me, at least, Here, in the shadow of this aged wood, Offer one hymn thrice happy, If 1t find Acceptance in His ear. William Cullen Bryant
 Just as the Sun Went Down Two soldiers lay on the battlefield At night when the sun went down. One held a lock of thin grey hair And one held lock of brown. One thought of his sweetheart back at
 home,
 Happy and young and gay, And one of his mother left alone Feeble, and old, and grey. Each In the thought that a woman cared Murmured prayer to God, Lifting his gaze to the blue above, There on the battle sod. Each in the joy of woman's love, Smiled through the pain of death; Murmured the sound of woman's name, Though with his parting breath. Pale grew the dying lips of each, Then, as the sun went down, One kissed lock of thin grey hair, And one kissed lock of brown. -Waldron W. Anderson.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
A Song of Spring.

Now lift your voice up and yell, For gone is winters sway, This mundane ball on which we livt Begins to play. The young folks blissful dwell
 With solitaires In view, And on the field we gladly hail The diamond, too. The tree beneath the genial sun Puts forth a tender shoot, And man himself, in modest way, Begins to root So brimming joy Is in our lift
 And overfows our cup, For in the baseball bat the sap
 h running up. Wilson in Judge.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
Some Encouragement at Least.

Some Encouragement at Least. "So the editor sent your poem back to you" remarked the sympathetic friend.
 "Yes," replied Woodby RhimeA "Any commentT
 "Er-yes; he said my handwriting was quits promisins.' s.'"-Philadelp Presa.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
W heat Cakes.

sift two cups of flour with tea spoonful of baking powder and a gen. erous pinch of salt. Beat one egg light, add a pint of sweet milk and beat the prepared flour gradually into this llquld. Cook at once on soapstons grldde. If you have ona
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

An exchange apologies for pr'ating a heading Lovers Are Lunatics" when Lovers and Lunatics" was Intended. Newspapers will occasionally tell the truth by accident
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
Thom.. Can Bat Either Way.

In Will Thomas, outflelder, the Gin cinnati reds have another of those rare players who, like Miller Huggins, pos sess the ability to bat from either side of the plate.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

Dr. Crapsey says loose thinking is a crime" If the same can be said Of loose talking there are lot of chau- tauquas subject to indictment
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

The man who is always grumbling because he has to work for living, Is in . fair way to get nothing more out ef his labor.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
One Mans Opinion.

.whats your opinion-does the man or the woman have the better time In ufer
 That's e old e Adam-AAd every body knows hs got tha worSt of it"- Waahington otaA
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
The National Game,

"The management seems to be trying to hand out square deal"
 "Still there Is some kicking" That's on aca~nt of the misdeals. They're bound to happen" Courier Journal
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
Could Be Both.

"When that new theater in your town was opened was the house paperedT
 "Oh, dear, no! It was all frescoed. " Baltimore American
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

Scientist Watson says rats have, in addition to the i've senses, food sense. The food sense evidently runs to cheese.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

Aliens Foot-Ease. A powder. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy. It is a ceI tain cure for sweating, callous and hot. tired, aching feet. Sold by all Drug gists. Price 26c. Trial package mailed FREE. Address Allen s. Olmsted, LeRoy. New York.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

A Western lecturer says women ought to dress more sensibly. If that means less expensively, he will make a lot of friends among the men in this country.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

Most of us would be willing to eat greens awhile, If that would solve the dapdelion question.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

The choir seems to be usually made up of those who are willing, Instead ol those who can sing.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
Shake Into Your Shoes

Swallowing your indignation will not satisfy your thirst for revenge
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use for their children during the teething period.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

TITO St. vitus' Dance and all Nervous Diseases fIIN permanently cured by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Send for FREEf trial bottle and treatise. Dr. R. IL Kline. Ld, 931 Arch St, Phil Pa
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
REAL ESTATE

5000 DOwN-$10.00 MONTHLY. Send in for booklet describing our guaranteed investment at JAMESON PARK, a suburb of Spokane.
 An investment here enjoys all the se- curity and protection offered by a sav- ings bank or Life Insurance Company. but the returns will net from 50 per cent to 100 per cent on the investment Let us mail you full particulars; a postal card will bring them.
 BABCOCK & MOSS,
 Selling Agents. Spokane, Wash. National Bank Ref
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

Occur dAlene Reservation will open soon: choice land 25 miles from Spokane. Occur d'Alene Reservation Agency, 17-1S Exchange Building, Spokane, Wash.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
CLASSIFIED ADS

NOTICE - The following announce ments are from leading business men and firms, and are well worth your care full reading. The list may contain just the proposition you are looking for.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

I had oatarrh for about fifteen years, and no man could have been worse. I tried everything I could hear of, but 10 good re; could see e little improvement from the first bottle, and after taking it a short while was cured. This was six years ago, and I am as we'll today as any man. I think Catarrh Is a blood disease, and know there is nothing on earth better for the blood than 8. 8. 8. Nobody thinks more of 8. g.. 8. than do. n, MATHON,
 Lapeer, Mioh. = -
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

Spokane, Wash. 110 Stevens.
 WE BUY Timber lands from owners. SPARKS BROS., 14 Bernard, Spokane, Wash.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

disappears constitution built health restored S. S. S. the stomach digestion and fine tonic to the entire If suffering with cah begin the S. S. and write physicians will send literature about Caah and give special medical advice without charge. s. S. s. Is
 TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,, ATLANTA, GAs,A
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
CATARRHp p7s4%gep g19SR ,
 AND SYSTEM. M.DISORDERED'

Caah not merely inflammation of the tissues of the head and
 throat the symptoms ringing noises In the dropping back
 the throat continual hawking and tn would to ind ea it blood disease in which the entire circulation and the greater uric acid the blood The Liver Kidneys and Bowels frequently and their the and of the body leave and uric acid In the systen
 This taken by the blood and through Its circulation distributed to all of the These impurities the blood ae and inhama fine different membranes and tissues body contracting of cold will the secrens other disgusting dageable symptoms of Catar As the blood all the body the
 aa poison affects all parts of the system The head has tight full feeling continually stopped above the slight fever and the stomach and the entire system ded and
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
EAST GREENACREs.

The only tracts on the market where you can contract to sell your crop. Ten trains day. Abundance of water Price $150.00 per acre-easy payments come in or write for particulars.
 BEECHER & THOMPSON.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

affected by this disease. It is waste ot time to try to cure Catarrh with sprays,
 washes, inha1ations, etc. Such treatment does not reach the blood, and can, therefore,
 do nothing more than temporarily relieve the discomfort of the trouble. ss To euro Catarrh permanently the blood must be thoroughly purified and the system cleansed of all poisons, and at the same tirne strengthened and built up. Nothing equals S. S. s. for this purpose. It attacks the disease at Its head goes down to the very bottom of the trouble and makes a complete and lasting cure. s. s. s. removes every particle of the catarrhal poison from the blood, making this vital stream pure, fresh and healthy. Then the inAar1ed nem- branes begin to heal, the head Is loosened and cleared, the hawking and splitting cease, constitution Is built up and vigorous health , the stomach and digestion and acts as