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Tanana leader., 1910-08-18

the animals feeding upon them, ard
decimates them also. The period from
maximum to maximum numerical
strength of the rabbits is about seven
years, and this is the invariable rule
with the animals feeding upon them
also. For two or three years out of
every seven rabbits are so numerous
that they are in evidence everywhere
and are prey to men, quadrupeds and
hawks and owls, but 60 on increasing
enormously in spite of all the slaughter
until they are stricken with disease.
1t is exactly so with the animals that
feed upon them, except that the numer-
ical proportion of the latter is at all
times less. 1t is an interesting and
somewhat remarkable fact that the
balance in bird life is also dependent
upon the rabbits. When the number of
rabbits has become so reduced through
disease that the lynx, marten, fox, ETC.,
cannot maintain themselves by hunting
them, the latter class of animals turn
their attention to ptarmigan and grouse.
While the carniverous fur bearers have
also become reduced in numbers, they
thrive on the birds and increase rapidly.
Lynx, especially, hunt for sport as we'll
as from necessity. In the breeding
season it is possible for hundred lynx
to destroy more birds in two months
than all the human hunters in interior
Alaska would kill in long term of
years, for the parent birds defend their
broods recklessly and all are killed.
The birds are almost exterminated in this
way, and so the endless round of nature
goes on.
2. Positive evidence on these matters
is hard to produce, but the foregoing
statements are substantially true.
Hence it follows that should the taking
of fur actually cease for long term
say fifty years-no significant increase
would be brought about. This conclu-
sion, however, would doubtless be wholly
and certainly partially incorrect as far
Tanana leader., 1910-08-18
TWO ACCUSED OF PEDDL|NC
LIQUOR To INDIANS

Last Thursday evening J. O. Stevens, white COM
monty called "Happy, and Maria Oates, native
with white husband arrested charged with furnish
ing liquor Indians Stevens went to Jail and Mrs Oates
gave bond in the of $1,000 appear before the grand
jury.
Joe Oates Maras husband, is Woodworking man and
treats his wife WELL appears that he has done every
thing possible to keep her straight but with poor
few weeks ago Joe Carroll, nicknamed "Malamute Joe
turned up and claimed Maria by virtue of prior right based
former relations with her starting in her childhood
days. Carroll threatened kill Oates and is serving
term in Jail for carrying weapons Oates is also prosecu
tor in the present trouble.
It is alleged that Stevens furnishing Maria with
liquor and that she in turn giving it to natives.
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For the Hostess
Chat ON Interesting Topics of Many Kinds. by
RECOGNIZED Authority

colors, one for boys and one for girls;
tie very securely with colored cord or
ribbon. Pale green and pink or red
and white make good combination OF
colors. Get a large brown paper sack
from the grocer. one that will hold
all the parcels without crowding. Now
cover this bag with a dainty crepe
paper and make two bows Of ribbon:
fasten on either side of the bag quite
low down. Attach q ribbon to each
parcel (very narrow three-quarters
of a yard long. These ribbons fall
over the top Of the bag when It 10
tied up and look very pretty. Next
blindfold each child. one at time,
and let them walk to the bag and Sc
lect ribbon, standing perfectly still.
then when all have ribbons they are
pulled good and hard. the bag bursts
and each one has favor. Sometimes
the children are given q stout cane
and each allowed a strike at the bag
until It bursts. A hostess may choose
her own method. For very small
children a little tale may be told OF
how a good fairy has filled the bag for
the party. and interest will rise to
fever heat by the time the bag 10
opened.
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CHAPTER xxv.-contInued.

"He's as dear to me as he 10 to you"
she said sadly. II tried to warn him"
"Nonsense!" I said as briskly as I
could. I'VE are making lot Of trou.
BILE out of something perhaps, very
small. Halsey was probably late-he
10 always late. Any moment We may
hear the car coming up the road"
But 1t did not come. After a half.
hour Of suspense. Louise went out
quietly. and did not come back. l
hardly knew she was gone until l
heard the station hack moving of. At
II o'clock the telephone rang. 1t was
Mr.. Jameson.
Il have found the Dragon Fly. Miss
Innes." he said. 1T has collided with
q freight car on the siding above the
station. No, Mr.. Innes was not there.
but we shall probably hnd him. Send
Warner for the car"
But they did not ind him. At
four o'clock the next morning we were
still waiting for news. while Alex
watched the house and Sam the
grounds. At daylight I dropped into
exhausted sleep. Halsey had not come
back. and there was no word from the
detective.
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A New Game Of Characters.

The hostess told US that the an
swers to the questions on our papers
were all well-known personages in
history. politics. literature and art:
ancient and modern. The initial let
tors begin words that give a clue to
Identity. A certain time is allotted
for discovering and putting down the
full names. A prize is awarded for
the best list. Have the slips type
written with spaces left below each
question.
His Unions Guardian (Hiram Ulysses
Grant,.
Governed Wisely George washinston).
Won santiago's Siege Winfield Scott
Schlsy).
Was Martyred (william Mckinley.
Governed Cautiously (Grover Cleveland.
Tho Roushrider (Theodore Roosevolt.
Overrame Bonaparte (Otto Bismarck).
Was Ever Great (William Ewart Glad
stone).
Eccentric And Poetic Edgar Allan Poe).
Oh What Humor toiiver Wendell
Holmes).
Renowned With Essays (Ralph Waldo
Emerson).
Merry Tramp tMark Twain).
jolly Keen Joker (Jerome X. Jsroms).
Cunning Detective "a. Conan Doyle).
Wl1ard Story-t teller (Waltsr scott).
Suffrage Before All (susan B. Anthony.
For Every Woman (Frances e. WILLARD.
Tho Astonishing Electrician (Thomas A.
Edison).
Amiable Croesus (Andrew Carnegis).
Inimitable Pianist Qgnacs PaderswskD.
Mighty Artist (Arichael Angelo).
Wonderful 9apience (Wm. Shakespears).
Admired Poet (Alex. Pope.)
Rustic Bard (Robert Burns).
Terrible Complalnsr CThos. Carlyle).
Clever Dslinsator (Charles Dickens).
Famous Darky (Fred'k Douglass).
oriEinal Witty. Humorous 20. W.
Rabid Iconoclast Robert IngersolD.
voiuminous Humanist Victor Hugo).
Raey. Humorous. Delightful Orchard
Harding Davis).
Rational Wise Essays (R- W. Emsrson).
Readable Lasting Stories Or L. Steven
son).
Weird concoctsr Cwllkis collins).
Creation Revealing Development &C. r.
Darwin).
BesuilinE Traveller tBayard Taylor).
Jubilant War Hymn tJulia Ward Howe).
Arthurian Troubadour (Alfred Tennyson).
ReJoices Kids (Rudyard KiplinR).
He Made Search III. NJ. Stanley.
His Words Iinser tH. W. Longfellow).
Wittily Delineating Humanity tw. d.
Howelis).
Few More Copious IF. NJ. crawford).
Little Maids Author H. NJ. AIcott).
English Critic Scholar (E. c. Stedman).
Enkland's Bright Bard (E. b. Browning.
Brilliantly Nonsensical tBill Nye).
Preached Beautifully phillips Brooks).
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A MAGAZINE Game.

Some time ago the request came for
a repetition Of = certain magazine
guessing contest. This one was sent
BY a Chicago reader and I hope Will
be what Is needed.
1. One hundred years tCentury). 1
Santa Claus tst. Nicholas). .. An ancient
minstrel iHnrpers). I. A public place IN
Rome (Forum). s. An carly New England
settler (thc Puritan). 8. Veracity (Truth).
4 One who sketches (rhe Delineator). !.
A noted fairy CPuck). .. A large body OF
water (Atlantic). 10. Tho sailors hoodoo
CThe Black CaO. II. A dispenser OF Jus
tiee Judge). u. A prospect CThe oat-
iook). Is. What wc all cling to Qifc). II.
4 planet CThe world). Is. a citizen Of the
world Cosmopolitan. Is. A show ground
(Arena). II. A boys jackknifo (Youth's
Companion). IS. Part OF rope Irne
Strand), 10. A child ut night (Wide
Awake. 20. Hash tReview of Reviewsl.
MADAME MERRI.
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of the house and grounds. MIR. jamie
son. they said, had arranged for more
to assist In the search for the missing
man. and at that time the country was
being secured in all directions.
The household stan was again de-
pletcd that afternoon. Liddy was wait
ing to tell me that the new cook had
gon" bag and baggage. without wait
ing to be paid. No one had admitted
the visitor whom Warner had heard
in the library. unless. possibly. the
missing cook. Again was working In
a circle.
CTO B: CONTISI'EDD
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but they could make out two figures,
standing together. The women were
curious, and. leaving the fence. they
down to the road. When they got
there the car was still standing. the
headlight broken and the bonnet
crushed. but there was no one to be
seen."
The detective went away immedi-
ately, and to Gertrude and me was
left the woman's part. to watch and
wait. BY luncheon nothing had been
found, and I was frantic. went up
stairs to Halsey's room finally. from
sheer inability to sit across from Ger
truds any longer and meet her terror
filled eyes.
Liddy was in my dressing room, sus.
piciously red-eyed and trying to put
q right sleeve in . left arm-hole Of a
new waist for me. I was too much
shaken to scold.
What name did that woman in the
kitchen give?" she demanded. vicious
ly ripping out the offending sleeve.
bliss. Matte Bliss" I replied.
"Bliss. NJ. b. Well. that's not what
she has on her suitcase. 1t Is marked
N. F. c."
The new cook and her initials trou.
bled me not all. ! put on my bonnet
and sent for what the Casanova liv-
eryman called a stylish turnout" ."
Having once made up my mind to a
course Of action. am not one to turn
back. Warner drove me; he was
plainly disgusted. and he steered the
livery horse as he would the Dragon
Fly. feeling uneasily with his left foot
for the clutch. and working his right
elbow at an imaginary horn every
time dog got in the way.
Warner had something on his mind.
and after we had turned into the road
he voiced 1t.
Miss Innes." he said. II over.
heard a part OF conversation yester.
day that didn't understand. 1t wasn't
my business to understand II. for that
matter. But I've been thinking all
day that Id better tell you. Yesterday
afternoon. while you and Miss Ger
trude were out driving. l had got the
car in some sort of shape again after
the fire. and I went to the library to
call Mr.. 1nnes to see It. went into
the living room, where Miss Liddy
said he was. and halfway across the
library heard him talking to some
one. He seemed to be walking up and
down. and he was In a rage, can tell
you"
What did he say?'
"The first thing I heard was-ex-
cuse me. Miss Innes. but it's what he
said, The damned rascal he said.
ri see him in'-well. in hell was
what he said. in hell first Then
somebody else spoke up: 1t was
woman. She said: 7 warned them.
but they thought I would be afraid"
"A woman! Did you wait to see who
1t was?"
II wasn't spying. Miss Innes." War.
ner said with dignity. But the next
thing caught my attention. She said:
I knew there was something wrong
from the start. A man isn't well one
day. and dead the next, without some
reason thought she was speaking
OF Thomas
And you don't know who it was!"
exclaimed. Warner. you had the key
to this whole occurrence in your
hands and did not see IT."
However. there was nothing to be
done. ! resolved to make inquiry
when I got home. and in the mean
time, my present errand absorbed me.
This was nothing less than to see
Louise Armstrong. and to attempt to
drag from her what she knew, or sus.
pected Of Halsey's disappearance.
But here, as in every direction RI
turned, I was bafiled.
A neat maid answered the bell, but
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CHAPTER XVI.
Halsey's Disappearance.

Mr.. Jameson came back about
eight o'clock the next morning: he
was covered with mud. and his hat
was gone. Altogether we were sad.
looking trio that gathered around a
breakfast that NO one could eat. Over
a cup OF black coffee the detective
told us what he had learned Of Hal.
sey's movements the night before. Up
to a certain point the car had made 1t
easy. enough to follow him. And l
gathered that Mr.. Burns. the other de-
tective. had followed a similar car
for miles at dawn. only to find It was
a touring car on an endurance run.
He left here about ten minutes aft.
or eight" Mr.. Jameson said. He
went alone: at $3.50 he stopped at DR..
Walkers. went to the doctors
about midnight. but he had been
called out on case. and had not
come back at four o'clock. From the
doctors It seems Mr.. Innes walked
across the lawn to the cottage Mrs.
Armstrong and her daughter have
taken. Mrs. Armstrong had retired.
and he said perhaps dozen words to
Miss Louise. She will not say what
they were. but the girl evidently sus.
poets what has occurred. That is, she
suspects foul play. but she doesn't
know OF what nature. Then, appar.
emily, he started directly for the sta.
ton. Along somewhere in the dark
stretch between Carol street and the
depot he evidently swerved suddenly
perhaps some one in the road-and
F..n - x,f ia,
We found 1t there last night"
HE might have been thrown under
the train by the force OF the shock.
! said tremulously.
Gertrude shuddered
I'VE examined every inch Of track.
There was-no sign"
But surely-he can't be-gone!" l
cried. Aren't there traces in the
mud-anything?"
There is no mud-only dust. There
has been no rain. And the footpath
there is of cinders. Miss Innes, | am
inclined to think that he has met with
bad treatment. in the light of what
has gone before. do not think he
has been murdered" shrank from
the word. Burns is back in the coun.
try on a clew we got from the night
clerk at the drug store. There will be
two more men here by noon. and the
city office is on the lookout"
"The creek?" Gertrude asked.
"The creek is shallow now. II it
were swollen with rain 1t would be
different. There is hardly any water
in 1t. Now. Miss lnnes." he said,
turning to me, II must ask you some
questions. Had Mr.. Halsey any pos
sible reason for going away like this.
without warning?"
None whatever"
He went away once BEFORE" he
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she stood squarely in the doorway,
and 1t was impossible to preserve
ones dignity and pass her.
Miss Armstrong is very i'll and un.
able to see any one." she said. l did
not believe her.
"And Mrs. Armstrong-is she also
i'll"
"She is with Miss Louise and can
not be disturbed"
"Tell her 1t is Miss lines. and that 1t
Is matter of the greatest impor-
tance.'
1T would be Of no use, Miss Innes.
my orders are positive"
At that moment a heavy step sound
ed on the stairs. Past the maids
familiar thatch Of gray hair. and in a
moment | was face to face with DR..
Stewart. He was very grave, and his
customary geniality was tinged with
restraint
"Yon are the very woman ! want to
see." he said promptly. Send away
your trap. and let me drive you home.
What Is this about your nephew"
He has disappeared. doctor. Not
only that. but there is every evidence
that he has been either abducted or
-" could not finish. The doctor
helped me into his capacious buggy
in silence. Until we had got little
distance he did not speak; then he
turned and looked at me.
"Now tell me all about it," he said.
He heard me through without speak.
ing.
"And you think Louise knows some.
thing?" he said when l had finished.
II don't-in fact. am sure Of 1t. The
best evidence Of 1t Is this: She asked
me II he had been heard from, or II
anything had been learned. She won't
allow Walker In the room, and she
made me promise to see you and tell
you this: don't give up the search for
him. Find him, and find him soon
He 10 living"
"Wel," l said. III she knows that,
she knows more. She is a very cruel
and ungrateful girl"
"She Is a very sick GIRL" he said
gravely. Neither you nor car
Judge her until We know everything
Both she and her mother are ghosts OF
their former selves. Under all this
these two sudden deaths, this banl
robbery. the invasions at Sunnyside
| and Halsey's disappearance. there Ii
some mystery that, mark my words
will come out some day. And wher
1t does. we shall find Louise Arm
strong victim"
Then we drove slowly home. kat
the doctor put me down at the gate
| and | walked to the house-past the
lodge where we had found Louise. and
] at,r, poor Thomas: on the drive
| whore had seen a man watching the
lodge and where. later. Rosie had been
! frightened: past the east entrance
where 80 short time before the most
obstinate effort had been made to en-
ter the house. and where. that night
two weeks ago. Liddy and had seer
the strange woman. Not far from the
west wing lay the blackened ruins oi
the stables. felt like a ruin myself
as | paused on the broad veranda be
fore entered the house.
Two private detectives had arrived
in my absence, and 1t was relief tC
turn over to them the responsibility
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kia Little Joke.

"I'in sorry, old man" said the doctor
when his patient came out of the
chloroform, but we had to remove
your leg to save your life
"Wll l get bettcr?" asked the man
fecbly.
Yes. you're all right now. You
ought to live 20 years more"
"Ah." sighed the victim. that's .
long while to live with one foot in the
grave
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An Exnsrjence Party.


Tho invitations for this novel affair
were given over the telephone. with
out which how did we ever live. move
and have our being? The hostess
asked each Of her twelve guests to
como prepared to tell In five minutes
some incident of their summer. Most
Of them had been on various vacation
trips. In this way an hours enter
tainment was delightfully."- furnished.
Thsn there was a reading that lasted
20 minutes given by a friend who was
good enough to share some OF her un.
published stories. The place cards
laid on the tables spread on the porch
were all foreign scenes collected BY
the hostess. Delicious sandwich rolls
were served. iced coffee. olives. salted
nuts and bonbons.
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buttons and loops of braid: the sides
and back of skirt are then cut with
q corselet slip and tucked five times
at the foot: the hem gives the ap.
pearance OF a sixth tuck.
Lawn or soft silk is used for the
under.slip. which has the sleeves set
to deep embroidery cuffs: Peter
Pan collar Is also made of this. and
the collar is Of tucked lawn.
Hat OF fine straw lined with black
and trimmed with rose.
Materials required: yards 46
inches wide. IN yard cord. u dozen
buttons. y yard embroidery. l yard
lawn AZ inches wide.
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A Fairy CIT 9ao.

A fairy gift bag 10 somewhat newer
than the Jack Horner pie. It 10 a
pretty way Of dispensing souvenirs to
the children and adds an element Of
mystery that youngsters love. They
may be Just as expensive or cheap as
the hostess wishes. First select the
requisite number Of toys or favors,
wrap neatly In tissue paper Of two
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Miss Innes. spinster and guardian OF
Gertrude and Halsey established @ summer nes
desert. Gertrude and Halsey arrive with
Jack Bailey. The house was awakened BY
a revolver shot and Arnold Armstrong
was found shot to death in the hall. Miss
Innes found Halsey!s revolver on the
peared. Gertrude revealed that she was vas
talked in the billiard room shortly before
the murder. Detective Jamieson accused
Miss Innes Of holding back evidence He
Imprisoned an intruder IN an empty room.
pected because Of an injured foot. Hal.
we're called away by a telegram. Cashier
Bailey OF Paul Armstrong's bank. de-
funct, was arrested for embexzlement.
Rapl AImstrons's death was annoy snn0unseS; seSd
Msisey that while she still loved him. she
Has TO marry another. 1t developed that
Dr.. Walker was the man. Louise was
found at the bottom Of the circular stair,
case. Recovering consciou.nsss. she said sha
stairway and she tainted. Bailey is sus-
"seeins q ghost" Thomas. the lodgekeeep-
or, was found dead with a slip In his
pocket bearing the name Of "Lucten wal.
vseste in favor Of Mr:s Armstrong: shs
arranging a meeting at night was found.
A ladder out Of place deepens the mys-
terry. The stables were burned. During
the excitement a man stole into the house.
shot an intruder, 4 , man iimping wa; was
disappeared, Louise scenting danger be-
fore his absense was noted.
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trimmed at the lower edge by two
,ands OF darker-colored linen. or
.triped linen would be smart.
The blouse is one Of the ever-favor-
to one-piece styles. with Claudine
uffs and collar of plated lawn.
Material required: yards 48 inches
vide.
The second costume Is for a girl
.om sixteen to eighteen years. and
night be carried out in Shantung.
easement cloth or linen; a wide panel
q taken down the front Of the dress.
oined to the sides by n wrapped
,eam. where 1t Is trimmed with oval
The Ordway new era., 1910-09-09

An exquisite Chantilly scarf for eve.
ming wear has some OF the designs
outlined with gold thread.
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HE dress at the left Is for
a girl of fourteen to sixteen
years. and is made up In
butcher blue linen: the
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30

kinds being easily obtained in one sec tion and not in others. The Kansas experiment station. has been very successful in using the following lay ing ration for Leghorns and Plymouth Rocks:
 For mixed grains ten pounds wheat, ten pounds corn, five pounds oats. For dry mash six pounds shorts. three pounds bran, six pounds corn meal, five pounds beef scrap, one pound al- falfa meal. These mixtures seem to fulfill nearly every requirement that proper ration could call for They have a nutritive ratio of one to four and are best suited to fowls that are confined and have little or no chance to obtain food on the range.
 very practical way to feed 1t is to put 25 pounds grain in bucket and 25 pounds mash in a hopper. The feed in these two vessels should dis appear at the same time, i. e., the grain should last as long as the mash. The fowls will naturally eat more grain than they will the dry mash, so it is sometimes necessary to cut down on the grain in order to make them consume the other. The grain should be few scattered in the litter and or dinarily morning and night will be enough.
 An economic self-feeder for the mash is shown in the cut. The cover keeps the fowls from getting into it. Should they be inclined to waste much by picking it out. lath may be nailed over the edge of the lower board to project inside one-half inch. If fowls have free range, the mash may be reduced, for they will obtain a substitute at practically no cost.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
RAISING SWINE FOR PROFIT
Success Is Determined by Intelligent and Constant Care to Details
 and Judgment.

Success in hog raising is determined by intelligent daily, sometimes hourly care and attention to small details, and good judgment When a farmer decides to become a hog raiser, he should plan to stay permanently in the business. For the capital, labor and time required there is no busi- ness that will pay larger profits, in many sections of the country, than hog raising. With an expert stock raiser as hogh as 300 per cent. net profit has been made in six months under or. dinary farm conditions.
 The breed to raise is the kind the grower likes best. There are more differences in the individuals of any breed than there are between choice animals of the different breeds. A good hog, well bred from a prolific strain of any of the popular breeds of hogs, will make money for the farmer when handled right.
 Well finished hogs of the proper weight are always in great demand. Hogs weighing alive 220 to 25O pounds