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The daily Alaskan., 1911-04-03

Through Sn error In the shipping depsrtmeut of the manufacturers we received a consignment of 20O0
 CHARLES CARROLL CIGARS and rather than ship them back we have placed them on sale At S2.0o per box os 5o The Pantheon Saloon,
The daily Alaskan., 1911-04-03
GRAND REDUCTION OF STOCK
 SALE

The Pack Train Is now selling a big lot of Good Goods st reduced prices as they are getting too old Jo hold ana sell Et s profit Yours,
 4 Herman Grimm
The daily Alaskan., 1911-04-03

Get some Bakery Goods from the Royal Bakery, whtehorse. to take along. on your trip Everything the Best U
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-30

CT PAUL, MlNN.-Ways and means
~ 10 deprive the safety razor Of its
citizens right and declare it unconsti-
tutional, to annihilate it. remove it
from the home Of every free-born
American, ara thus bring the barber
shop again into its own. furnished one
of the subjects for the emotional dis
cussion that took place at the National
BARRIERS Supply Dealers association
convention here.
As the insidious influence of the de-
grading safety razor fired the speak
ers at the convention to eloquent
heights. these points were brought
forth:
Barber shops are not so popular as
they were in the past.
The dark man with the heard, in
stead of permitting himself the &C.
stacy Of 15-cent shave, attacks him
self with the safety. in wild. carefree
swoops, which are equally injurious to
the life and complexion Of the victim
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-30
Blame Middlemen for the High Prices

pose Of giving the people a chance to
deal direct with producers and in that
manner to keep prices as low as pos
sible Preliminary inquiry indicates
INSCRIPTIONS middlemen have been
bartering the market, buying up farm
produce at wholesale prices and then
selling at whatever prices they could
extort. thus forcing all prices on the
market upward. Some have even gone
so far as to disguise their employees
as farmers and have them take their
places in the market with what were
supposed to be farm wagons with
fresh produce. 1t developed that mid
dlemen control the prices Of four-fifths
of the produce handled on the Indian
apolis market and that they have ad-
vanced the prices to suit themselves.
Comparisons made between the
prices of few farmers not taken in
by the middlemen with the prices fixed
at the market stands show that the
farmers have been and are selling food
stuff at an average of less than one
half the amount fixed by the middle
men.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-30

MADAME MERRT.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-30
For the Hostess


| ket or box filled with all sorts of has
lily collected articles-handker
balls, hats, hair ribbons, pocket knives,
etc, which are to be passed on one
a a time until the end of the line
is reached, the last player, dep0siting
! the objects on the ground beside him
begins at once to pass them back. Tha
line first accomplishing the task wins.
Here is a new version OF blind
mans buff" Divide the players into
sides all on one side are birdfolded
and the other side are given little
bells. No running is allowed and only
certain space allowed to play in
| When caught the bell is surrendered
and the captive is blindfolded A most
| laughable stunt is to seat two persons
opposite each other On the ground,
blindfold them and see who can feed
the other a small saucer Of rolled
cracker crumbs first This Is popu,
lar game with the birds. for they are
assured a most luxurious meal after
the merry picnickers are gone. For
grown-up young people the game OF
NY SUI lHouSAtS 10 d SOoO Out, anu
If cleverly done is really quite excit
ing. Two persons work together and
arrange their method beforehand.
They tell the company that much Of
their success depends upon their con-
centration. One Of the two then dis
appears out of sight and hearing, the
one remaining asks the circle to def
nitely settle on trade and think OF
that one thing SO steadily that the
right thought may be transmitted to
the absent one, who is then asked to
come back. The co-worker asks
number Of questions such as 1T Is
painter" NO" rs 1t a minister"
No" "Is 1t a blacksmith" Eyes"
The trick is to mention a profession
just before the trade agreed upon is
mentioned.
Another mystic stunt is called
BLACK Art" An object Is decided
upon and the questioner asks his CO.
worker all sorts Of articles, mention
ing a black object just before the
right one 1t often takes some time
to discover these tricks and some
times the company remain mystified,
which is so much the better, as they
are good for another party.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-30
Accident Leads to a Canine Debauch

ID ROOKLYN, N. "a score or more
- dogs of assorted breeds livened up
things on Fifth avenue the other day
by becoming intoxicated on the spilled
contents of an overturned brewery
truck 1t is said by eyewitnesses that
the drunken dogs acted almost "hu-
man" in the delirious frenzy which fol-
lowed their excessive libations.
The truck, one of the motor variety,
was chugging along Fifth avenue be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets, when
1t broke down and its contents, sew
eral cases Of a very popular brand Of
hop beverage, were spilled into the
gutter linn ediately golden stream.
sparkling with the pent-up efferves-
cence. gurgled and dubbed down the
gutter
The day was hot and all the neigh
borhood dogs, most Of which belonged
to Fifth avenue storekeepers, were
wandering about in search of water
to drink.
Bitten. a graceful greyhound, raised
her head from between her paws as she
lay in the doorway Of a millinery es-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-30
Divorces a Close Second to Weddings

KANSAS CITY, MO.-As habitation
II of the matrimonially distressed.
Kansas City. according to figures just
compiled, has Reno backed into obliv-
ion
These figures show that one OF ev-
cry three Kansas City marriages has
its finale in the divorce court
Whatever the cause. since January
1 there have been 1900 marriage
licenses issued, and in the same time
nearly 700 divorce suits flied. This
is an increase in the number Of mar
rage licenses issued over a like period
in 1910, but a proportionately greater
increase in the number Of divorce suits
f,led. incidentally. more children from
broken homes have been taken charge
of by the juvenile court than in any
similar period Sociologists and min
listers are worried at the showing
and there IL a demand for more strin-
gent divorce laws.
Judge Porterfield Of the Juvenile
court also is worried at the showing.
but he sees no relief In more stringent
divorce laws. He believes that the
anly remedy lies in making require
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-30
A Japanese Tea.

Affairs Japanesque are always e1-
fective and pleasing to ones guests
To make the rooms as really Japanese
as possible much of the furniture
should be removed, parutioning or
spaces where necessary with japanese
paper screens. Use Towering shrubs,
almond blossoms (artiticiaD, chrys-
anthemums and butterflies suspended
by invisible black threads. The host
ess must bow very low three times,
saying 'Konichiwa" when the guests
arrive and "Sayonara" when they
leave Tea should be served, with no
cream; use cups without handles
Sponge cakes may be served If rice
ones are not obtainable, also pre-
served ginger. If something cold is
wished have cherry ice. Those who
assist should wear kimOnos.
Have some young girls in japanese
costumes play bag ball" (dama). Have
a number of bright-colored bags filled
with dried beans Each girl tries to
keep as many bags going as possible
without dropping them. Another
amusing game is played by means Of
a long silk scarf. in the center OF
which Is a loose knot or loop, held
midway between the two players who
hold the scarf and the floor. On one
side Of the loop a player sits. On the
other side is small object. flower,
a bean bag, even a thimble. The
player who sits by the loop tries to
slip her hand through. grab the small
article and take her hand back again
before those holding the loop can
draw 1t tight and make her hand
prisoner.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-30
Games for Outdoor Parties.

All this summer outdoor affairs
have been very popular and in conse-
quence we have all been on the look
out for pastimes suitable for the
lawn. the shore and the porch. One
called "stagarino" is played by hav-
ing two bases opposite each other, say
at either end of the grounds the
players are on either side with "It"
in the middle (the latter being cho-
sen by drawing lots or the old-time
method of counting out'O. The game
is to run from one goal to the other
without being caught. When once
touched he or she joins in trying to
catch the others.
Fire buckets" Is another jolly
game, SO called from the old way Of
passing buckets of water from hand
to hand in the volunteer fire compa-
MES. The players are formed in two
long lines opposite each other with
captains at the head who have a bas-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-30

ments for marriage more severe. and
still not 80 severe that its result will
be to drive many persons into com.
mon law marriages.
TOO many persons marry who
should not" Judge Porterfield says.
That's where all this divorce trouble
begins, and right there the lawmakers
must begin If they are to help condi.
tons. You can't legislate divorces
and broken homes out Of existence as
long as just anybody can get married
regardless Of mental and physical de-
fects. There ought to be commits
sion to pass on the mental and ply.
steal condition Of applicants for mar.
rage licenses. and on the earning ca
pacity Of the men Worthless men
who can't even SUPPORT themselves
marry.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-30

INDIANAPOLIS. lND.-An expert
j ment to determine how far a city
can go in reducing the cost Of living
is to be made in indianapolis under
the direction of Mayor Shank. Fol
lowing a suggestion Of James Wilson.
secretary of the department of agricul-
ture, that municipalities take up the
question, 1.-THE mayor appointed com
mission to make an investigation.
These men will spend the next few
weeks investigating conditions that
are supposed to be responsible for the
high cost Of farm and garden prod.
ucts. On their report will depend the
city's action.
Several years ago Indianapolis es-
tablished a market place for the pur-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-30

adjustment and shifted the air sus-
piciously The couchant Bitten be-
came rampant.
"Woof, my dears!" she bayed. and
in 20-foot jumps made for the spot
whence came the tantalizing aroma OF
the wasting beverage.
Immediately every other dog on the
block, and some others from adjacent
blocks, realized that at last it was his
day" Following the lead Of the leap
ing greyhound, they made for the gut
ter and eagerly began tapping up the
amber drink.
The dogs. too full to find their way
home, and too dizzy to navigate any
way, were later led or carried to their
homes by their owners.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-30
BARRIERS Denounce the Safety Razors
and to the profession.

and TO the profession
Safety razors promote efficiency. III
allowed to flourish they will eventually
accomplish the ruin of American man
hood. R0me's celebrated slump was
due to just such introductions as the
ornery safety razor
And" finished one Of the speakers,
after weaving its owner from the re-
finement Of the barber shop, making
him minister 10 the demands Of his
whiskers across his own threshold, the
safety Will gradually pail upon the
man devoted to it, Growing careless,
Tie nan will one day lay open the in
terror of his face with an unusually
negligent swing of the supposed SAFE
ty' razor, and what then? The man.
being weaned from the barber shop
does not care TO return. He is tlmld
the fault of the safety. He lets his
vhskers assume abnormal proper
tons. He becomes a hotbed for germs
1t was prophesied that in the short
span of a year all the old adherents
of the stubble boards and curved
Adams apples will be filling the red
plush chairs of the shop. The safety
razor, 1t was allowed, was all right
for the mere youths and the trem-
bling hands Of the old. but further 1t
had not just cause for existence.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-30
Charity Entertainment.

club Of young women in the parlors
of city church. At each place the
menu mot filled out, the riddle at top
unguessed) given below was laid with
a pencil The guest marked what he
wished and the card was returned
with the order
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-30
~HE first is in olive green cas-,

THE first is in olive green case
ment CLOTH The skirt Is quite
plain, with just deep hem. The
Magyar bodice has prettily
shaped front arranged over a yoke of
broderie Anglaise. Buttons and
straps of braid trim the fronts, also
over-sleeves. which are split up at the
outside; the under-sleeves are of the
broderie to match yoke A little col
lar of material finishes the neck. Ma
terials required: Az yards easement
cloth 40 inches wide. y yard broderis
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-30
Anglaise, IL dozen buttons.

Anglaise, l z dozen buttons.
The other would look we'll in sal
mon pink linen. The skirt has q
wrapped seam down the left side OF
front. which Is partly trimmed with
buttons covered in the material The
bodice has the sleeves cut In with It,
The collar matches these: the front
is arranged to match skirt and Is
trimmed with buttons. Hat Of black
chip. edged with salmon pink and
trimmed with roses and foliage
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
CAT FINDS HIDDEN TREASURE

A cat chased a mouse under a foot
stool in the home of Henry Karg of
New York. The cat squeezed part
way under the stool, then thrust it's
paw up into hole in the bottom of
the stool.
Presently down came the paw with
out the mouse, but with a $50 bill
sticking to one of the claws. The
members of the Karg family at once
suspended housekeeping to. explore
the hole in the footstool.
In all 1915 was found slowed away
in the stool, which had been knocked
around the house ever since the death
of Grannie Karg. She was known to
have been of saving disposition, but
she died so suddenly that she got no
chance to reveal where she had stored
her hoard. Part of the treasure trove
is to be spent on a monument to Gran
ME, with carved footstool on 1t.
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a fight To their surprise the outlaw
offered no resistance, but surrendered
at their command. His trial was
speedy and less than a week after his
capture he began serving term in
San Quentin prison.
When Miner was released he left
California as rapidly as possible. The
wilder country of Colorado offered
greater attractions. In this new field
of operation his methods we're the
same as in the old.
Miner and two others on November
z, 1881, reappeared in California after
an absence of twelve years, held up
the stage that ran from Sonora, Tuo-
lumne county, to Milton and secured
$4,000 in cash and gold dust.
Two of the gang were quickly
caught. Miner managed to elude the
officers for several weeks, but was
finally run to earth The. trial was
brief and Justice severe. The three
robbers were sent to San Quentin pris-
OH for 25 years.
1t was 1901, 20 years later, before
"Old Bill" Miner could again breathe
the air free man. BY good behavior
he cut his sentence five years and the
Authorities believed that when he
walked out of San Quentin his days
as an outlaw were ended. But they
Nere mistaken.
Toward the close of 1903 the author
tiles of Oregon were startled by the
hold-up of an express train on the
Oregon Railway and Navigation COM
pany's line at. Milepost No. Fl, near
Corbett, Oregon. A year later the Ca
madam Pacific's transcontinnetal ex-
press was stopped at Mission juno
ton, British Columbia, by lone ban
dit. who with cold and deliberate
nerve compelled the express messen-
ger to open the safe, which contained
close to $4,000.
Less than two years later, on May
10. 1906, at eleven O'Clock in the night,
Miner and two pals robbed the trans
continental express of the Canadian
Pacific railway near Durrer, B. G.
For this crime he was sent for life
to the penitentiary at New Westmin-
ster and at once began planning an
escape. With two companions, who
were confined in the brickyard Of the
prison, he tunneled to freedom and
nothing more was heard of him until
last February, when one night train
or the Southern railroad was held up
and the Pinkertons at once concluded
from the nature of the job that Old
Bill Miner was at work again. They
were not mistaken and few days
later Miner and two companions, his
pals in the hold-up, were taken pris-
oners. Miner, now sixty-nine years
old, will be eighty-nine when his term
of service expires, and it is probable
that the end has been reached in his
stormy and picturesque career.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
GOOD WORK WELL SUPPORTED
People Are Liberal in Their Contribu.
tions to Young Mems Christian
Associations.

This year Young Mems Christian as
sociations are likely, it is said, to
break all records in amount of money
raised for new buildings. The success
at Philadelphia, when $1,O3O,000 was
secured in twelve days, has given slim
illus both to Young Mems and Young
.Women's associations. Added to it
was the 100000 campaign for build
ing in foreign capitals. Brooklyn
women, with the aid of few men,
have just secured $415,0O0; Atlanta
men, 100000; Reading $217,o0O;
Elyria, Ohio, $127,oOO, where the COM
mittee asked for but 100000; Charles
ton, S. G., $4,000; Raleigh, N. G.,
$4,000; Walia Walla, Wash, $4,000,
and Ishpeming, Mich, $22,50O. Associ-
alton leaders say three. things help
them in getting these large sums;
Christian~unity, a short and public ap-
peal, and real results accomplished in
buildings already erected.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
MENTAL ACCURACY
Greatly inaproved by Leaving Off Coffee

The manager of an extensive cream
cry in Wis. states that while regu-
lar coffee drinkersshe found it injuri-
Gus to his health and hindrance to
the performance of his business du-
ties.
:.''It impaired my digestion, gave ne
distressing sense of fullness in the
region f,.the stomach, causing most
painful and.;disquieting palpitation OF
the heart; and.what is worse, it mud
died my mental faculties so as to seri-
ously injure my business efficiency.
Il finally concluded that something
would have to be done. l quit the use
of-coffse, short off, and began to drink
Postum ~ The cook didn't make it
fight~ats first. She didn't boil it long
enough; and I did not find it palatable
and quit using it and went back to cot
fee. and to the stomach trouble again.
Then my wife took the matter in
handy sand bv following the directions
. ons the. box,t faithfully, she had me
for l knew it.. ~
N4kep Happened to remark that
/ w5sifeeliDgEmuch better than / had
for long time, she told me that /
had been drinking Postum, and that
accounted for it. Now we have no
coffee on our table.
*s:...My digestion has been restored.
and with this improvement has come
Telief from, the oppressive sense of
fIlIlness and palpitation of 1.-The heart
that used to bother me SO. / note such
a gain in mental strength and acute
ness that I can attend to my Office
work with ease and pleasure and with
out making'the mistakes that were so
annoying t. me while I was using
Spree. !: -.
!. Postum is the greatest. table drink
..of. the times, in my humble estima-
ton" Name. given by Postum Co.,
sBsatt1e Creek Mich.
= Read the little book, ...sThe Road to
Wellyille,.. f. pkgs. 'sshsEe's a reason !"
Ever read the above 1eSteff'- A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
&HGereHtft- - =
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
40-:.:.'YEARlS A BANDIT.
So - g,
Old Bill Miner, Stage Coach and
Train Robber.
Has Left Criminal Trail Over the
West-Now Faces Long Term
in Prison for Georgia
Hod-up.

Gainesville, Ga.-Far back IN the
eos drivers of stage coaches making
trips back and forth across the state
of California began to come in from
their lone-mountain journeys with
cash boxes fifled of their contents,
sometimes a horse shot, and in every
case with the same story. A lonely
spot on the road, sometimes In the
daytime, sometimes at night, single
highwayman and the magic words,
Hands upi" The tale never varied.
For want of better name the lone
highwayman came to be known, far
and wide, as California Billy"
The exploits of California Billy"
continued for several years. All eff
forts' at his capture were in vain.
Many posses hunted the lone outlaw,
tempted by offers of generous re
wards, But he seemed to bear a
charmed life.
IT was not until 1869 that he was
caught. The driver of stage that
ran in from the hills back of Sacra-
mento jumped from his seat in front
of the office early one morning in the
spring of that year and breathlessly
told how he had been held up but a
few hours before. The strong box of
the stage had been heavy with gold
dust sent in by miners. Never before
had California Bill' dared to attack
a coach so close to town.
In 20 minutes from the time the
driver told his story a heavily armed
posse was riding hard back oyer the
trail. 1t was not difficult to pick up
traces of the bandit Before nightfall
his hunters were close upon him and
as the sun sank behind the hills they
surrounded him. The posse expected
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
Baseball Anecdote.

Curious episode, this. Seems a
young fellow got excited at the ball
game and Rugged the young lady next
to him, perfect stranger. She had
him arrested, but he told the judge
that any man might do the same
thing, and his claim was upheld by
expert testimony"
"'And what was the sequel?"
"Well, the sequel is rather interest
ing. The next day there were 5000
girls at the ball game"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15
PANIC AMONG IRISH BIRDS

A mysterious panic has caused ex-
traordinary phenomena among the
bird life of the south of Ireland. In
Carlow starlings and curlews have
made the night sleepless for the in
habitants with their discordant cries.
Judging by their wild, erratic flight,
the birds appeared to be in state of
panic from some unknown cause The
starlings showed an even stranger dis
quietude, dashing themselves to death
against church spires, house fronts
and telegraph poles and wire Thou
sands of them filled the streets, and
large numbers entered the open win
dows of houses, and, flying wildly
about, smashed fragile articles, such
as vases, on mantelpieces and side
boards. Many dropped into the River
Barrow and were drowned.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-06-15

would indicate to him every Sunday
and holiday Of the year, though not
the day of the month. Moreover, the
stone is an actual time record of the
work done for long period in an
English coal mine.
The Sunday Stone" as it is called,
was removed from colliery drain.
When the miners were at work the
water running through the drain left
a deposit colored black by the coal
dust, but when no work was being
done the water ran down clear and
left white deposit. These deposits
Iii the course of time built up the
stone. Each day of work left a
black streak, Immediately followed by
a white streak made during the night.
Wide white streaks indicate the holt
days and Sundays.