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The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-10
WOMEN HAVE NEW CRAZE.

LONDON.-The craze for shep. herds plaid effects. which has af- fected such things as the design of hosiery and shoes, parasols and handbags, has spread to the jewelry of the women of fashion.
 Jewellers have produced a blend of pearls and onyx stones set into neat plaid designs in brooches. pendants. bracelets and plaques, an effective finish to the novel black and white taffetas just now the favorite wear of many women.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-10
PICTURES SHOW SOUL.

ROCHESTER, N. Y.-A lecture H. lustrated by stereopticon views of the aura or astral body that is said to correspond to what Is known as the soul, accompanied with odd snake-like marks, said to be pictures of thought and flanked by photo graphs of the spirits of the dead. was given by Rev. R. R. Schleusner of New York before the New York State spiritualists in convention here.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-10
Good Strike Made.

Jim Kyle and A. Carlton, who are working lay on the ground held by Frank Youngs on Cooper creek have made a good strike, according to word brought in today by Frank Cotter, says the Seward Gateway
 They have located a pay streak that looks like the old creek bed and in three days shoveling the two cleaned up s120. Tho gold is coarse, running from 10 cents to $1
 New ground on this bench has been staked by Frank Nickerson and his son Frank, Jr.
 The ground is too high to be worked from the creek and it Is planned to run ditch from Cooper lake if further prospecting shows as good results.
 Cotter. who has looked over the ground, says there is more excuse for a stampede to Cooper creek and the surrounding country than there is for one to the Nelchina.
 Quartz is Good Value.
 While tbara iS anna roptlv lull ir
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-10
General Mining News

mining circles at present, there will be something doing in the Wheaton district some of these times. As says of rock recently brought from ment Assayer Slime of this place show values in the hundreds and in one instance, of upward of sev en hundred dollars per ton. The vein from which the latter sample was taken Is between five and six feet wide and of unknown depth All the quartz in the Wheaton is gold bearing and there is no ques tioning the richness of much of it Some day the Wheaton will be a great mining ld.-Whitehorse Star
 Development Progressing.
 Juneau Empire: The Enterprise Mining company, operating at Lime stone inlet has a crew driving on the development tunnel and good progress is being made. w. A. Irwin, well known mining engineer who recently became associated in the mine, returned yesterday on the Dol phin from brief visit in Seattle, where he was called on business.
 We are going ahead with the work at Limestone" he said. The property shows up we'll so far and has every indication of making a paying mine"
 A small crew has been working on the tunnel ever since the new or ganization took charge, more than a month ago.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-10
NOTICE OF SALE.

In the matter of the estate of
 Joseph c. Dillow. deceased.
 By virtue of an order and decree of the probate court for Fairbanks precinct. Fourth division. Territory of Alaska, dated July 18th. 1914, I will sell at public auction. to the highest and best bidder for cash,
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-10

I impression that Sir Thomas Upton $ l Shamrock " is likely to give us a hard run for the cup this year. too. l The only events We are sure to win Worlds championship" played be tween American teams with even the i Cubans barred. and the track ath- letic championships. On the track America is still invincible, although ! from the wonderful improvement shown in various European coun- tries, and the mnay great athletes developed for different events. we're not likely to have such a walkover in the Berlin Olympics as we've had in other meets.
 Al Mccoy the middleweight cham pion has become a Federal leagu CT" He has jumped his old manager Jack Dougherty and is now under the management of Danny Morgan. lie CudHSe CdlLe dS ieSuit oi tue interference of the champions fath- CT who is said to have thought that his son was not receiving the most judicious handling possible. Shanks of Washington is one of the real specialists in the major Ixo x.,L1 to h,yp tru a runner home on the squeeze play Jack Barry of the Athletics is per haps the best in the business on this play.
 Statistics of various games show that there are more billiard players than participants in any other sport or pastime. In ethics and courtesy the game is also on higher plane than any other form of active com petition Tables used in the United States number 24O000 with an an nual consumption of 100000 cues from one factory.
 Some definite action that will re- suit in the passing of practical good roads bill is expected from con- gress at this session by the Ameri- can Automobile association. Con- gress is overwhelmingly in favor of good measure, and the fact that this is election year is an addition al reason why the passage of a bill is to be expected, if for nothing else than pleasing the rural constituency,
 Hughey Jennings says that if he had the Sox pitching staff he'd run away with the American league pen nant Yes, and if the Sox had two of his out-fielders. why. say, there wouldn't be anything to it.
 Jess Willard says he Is going to Europe and after he gets over there he intends to challenge everybody in sight. Maybe the place will be dark when Jess arrives and he won't be able to see Jack Johnson. Johnson, however, has expressed himself as being anxious to have little setto with Willard.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-10
Old Paper Quotes
 Grant on Slavery

MONTGOMERY, Mo.-While clear ing out an old law office in this city. a valuable historical document was found in the shape of a copy of an affidavit made by M. R. Ringo of Mexico, Mo-, in which he made oath that he heard General U. s. Grant make this statement in 1861 in Ringo's bank in Mexico:
 "I do not understand that this war is waged to abolish slavery. If l thought such to be the case l would thought such to be the case would lay down my arms and return home"
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-10

The queen of Denmark carries twenty-five hats with her when she goes on vacation trips.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-10

The United States lumber indus. more than $1,25O,OOO.0 .0OO.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-10
Soccer Profits.

London. The successful season that Liverpool enjoyed. ending in their appearance in the final tie of the English Cup, resulted in a record profit of $43,901. part of which has been invested in players,
 After giving up the proceeds of three games, amounting to $S,84l. to three players entitled to bene- fit. Sheffield made a net profit of s16,838, which enabled them to pay five per cent dividend. Of the London clubs. West Ham United made a net profit of $11,000, also paying out five per cent to their shareholders.
 The combined incomes of the five Glasgow professional teams-Celtic, Ranger, Third Lanark, Clyde and Patrick Thistle-amounted to $272,- BIO.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-10
Cleanups Arrive.

Dawson News. July "A. The steamer Vidette arrived at o'clock this morning after a successful trip to Fraser falls and Mayo. She brought down ten thousand dollars worth of placer gold cleaned up on Highet creek by Middlecoff and oth- CT operators.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-10
Panama Valley R.R.
TIM E CARD.

EFFECTIVE FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1914. Subject to Change Without Notice
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-10

of the bantams, says he does not intend to be all selfish with his title He believes he is the best man living today in his class and is willing to give all the aspirants who disagree with him chance to Kid was never in better condition than he is now and expects to be in such big demand for fight that he will escape the footlights.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-10

While there is apparently a Hull in
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-03
HAS NOVEL SCHEME FOR
DESIRpiIN LEAF WORM

K. +, Satteriield Sr. Of the Nash
community is going after the leaf
worm on his cotton in earnest. He
h;t~ novel and original scheme.
"Wednesday afternoon reporter of
TINS paper happened TO drift into i
crowd That was being entertained
BY Mr. Satterfield not making him
sell known hlt enjoying the enter
talhlHeh along With the others. Mir.
Satteriieid had a box full of little
dinner bells, and of course he made
the story long, but the gist of 1t
Vas like this i have few tur-
Keys, but | have borrowed every
a'aiiabie turkey in my settlement
as IN" owners did not want to sell
them at my offer OF 10 cents per
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-03

Mrs. M. {. Alexander, who was
charged with assault to murder IN
connection with shooting at Jim
boze yesterday morning, had an ex-
aiming trial in Justice Tidwe,l,s
court this morning. Her bond was
liked at $500. an increase of 500
over the amount OF bond which oh :
made shortly after the sboo,in.
The new bond was soon made
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-03

J. d, Alexander of Boyce called
at this office today aud had tho En-
terprise sent to w, A. Elander
IN Blue Springs, Mississippi, for six
months.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-03
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-03

Signature Stamps a specially.
Made by Roy Phillips. ADV. tfpd
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-03

The ROYAL Neiaabof- 4ill meet
Friday afternoon nj O'Clock AZ
the ". o ". hail
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-03

DR. 7. Fl. Cheatham received Il
telegram from San Angelo from
DR.. Simpson this morning, saying
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-03

w. Z. Calvert of Rosebud has ac-
cepted position with the dry goods
firm of Woodroof Bros. and will
rave charge of the dry goods side
and decorating.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-03

All members of the r. w. Gctz-
endancr Hose and Engine company
are requested to be prcsen, at a
meeting Friday evening at $50.
Business of importance.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-03

To introduce famous Mineral
Wells water We viii serve at our
fountain all you can drink at 800
per week. Bedford's fountain
(Adv,) If
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-03

Snyder's shoe repair shop has
been moved from Franklin street to
a corner of the building just vacat-
ed by the Cough Davidson company
on Main street
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-03

To the housewives of Waxahachie
You pay your gas bill Il times a
year and buy a gas range once in IL
years. Buy the ABB Gas Range and
save 80 per cent of your gas bill
Let us show you. F. S. Cronk Co.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-03

You don't have to go to Mineral
Wells to drink the famous Mineral
Wells water. You can lind it at Bed
tord's fountain II Adv If
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-03

Mrs. Barton of Fort Worth has
accepted a position with Woodroof's
in the millinery department, Mrs
Barton has been with the Stripping
company at Fort Worth for the past
six years.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-03

Spalding & Co., are selling farn
lure at hare time prices. See OF
ad in this paper. adv 3
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-07
$4,000 FOR oNE HUNDRED WORDS.

"7he Million Dollar Mystery" story
tOiH run for ttoentv-ttco consecutive toeeks
in this paper. By an arrangement feith
the Thanhouser Film company it hd been
made possible not only to read the story
in this paper but also to see 1t each toeek
in the VGrioHs moUiag picture thedters.
For the solution of this mystery story
$4,000 toiH be given BY the ThGnhoHser
Film corporation.
CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE
CONTEST.
The prize of $4,000 toiH be ICON by the
man, toomtGf, or child aoho torites the most
acceptable solution NJ the mystery, from
sohicb the last ttoo reels of motion picture
drama toiH be made and the last ttco
chapters of the story tcritten By Harold
MdcGrdth.
Solutions may be sent to the Than
hoaser Film corporation at South Va
bash avenue, Chicago, H., or ThanhoHser
Film corporation, II West Ttcenty-third
street, Net0 York City ~ Y, any time up
to midnight, Jan. n, 1915. This allops
several toeeks after the last chapter has
been published.
A board of three judges toiH determine
tohich of the many solutions received is the
most acceptable. The judges are to be
Harold MaoGrath, Lloyd Loner0on, and
Miss Mac Tinee. Tho judgment of this
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-07

terror stricken as she recalled Susan's act.
Miss Susan took a peach from the bas-
ket and was eating it on the way to her
room!"
"Good heavens!" gasped JIM 81 was
right. The fruit was poisoned"
Jim had head enough to send for a special
ist he knew. The specialist arrived about
twenty minutes after Susan's first cry. To
his keen eye it looked like a certain poison
which had for its basis the venom of the
cobra.
"Will sne live?"
90, yes. But she'll be a wreck for some
months. Send her to the hospital where 1
can visit her frequently. And I'll take that
peach along for analysis. No police AFFAIR.""
"No. We dare not call them ln," said
Jim.
"Thats your affair. I'll send down the
ambulance. Keep her quiet. Smell have
species of paralysis; but that'll work off
under the treatment A strange business"
So it IT," agreed Jim grimy.
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board sciH be absolute and final. Nothing
OF literary nature tcW be considered u,
The decision, nor giUon any preference in
the selection of the toinner of the $4,000
prize. The last ttco feels, aohich toiH 0iue
the most acceptable solution to the ms
tery, aoilI be presented in the theaters
hdring this feature as soon as it is pos
stble to produce the s0me. The story CORE
spending to these motion pictures soiH ap-
pear in the netospGper8 coincidentally, or
as soon after the appearance of the pio-
lures as practicable. With the last too
seels toiH be shoton the pictures of the toin-
Her, his or her home, aud other interesting
features. 1t is understood that the netcs-
papers, so far as practicable, in printing
the last ttco chapters of the story by Har-
old MGcGrath, toiH also shoto q picture of
the successful contestant.
Solutions to the mystery must not be
more than 100 toords long. Here are some
questions to be kept in mind in connection
40ith the mystery as an aid to solution:
No. f-WhGt becomes of the ntiIlionairef
No. 2-Whdt becomes of tho $1,000, 900?
No. 9-Whom does Florence marry1
No. 4-Whot becomes of the Russiqn
countess?
Nobody connected either directly or In
directly tcitb "The Million Dollar Nus
terry" toiH be considered as contestant.
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the blank sheet Of paper
"Fu wager" said Jim, the water
washed all the writing away. The fire does
not seem to do any good. Well turn it
over to Jones. Jones'l find a way to solve
it. Trust him."
"What are you two chattering about?"
asked Susan, who was arranging some now-
ers on the table.
Secrets" said Jim, smiling.
Humph"
Susan puttered about for few minutes
longer. then crossed to the reception room,
intending to go upstairs. At that moment
the maid was admitting a messenger with
a basket of fruit.
For Miss Hargreave" said he. He gave
the basket to the maid, touched his cap
awkwardly, and swung on his heel, closing
the door behind him. He was in a hurry
TO deliver another message.
90, what lovely fruit!" cried Susan paus-
ing. I'm going to steal one," she laughed.
She selected a peach and began eating it on
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ten; we shall be found out. Never doubt
that. Your revenge will cost us both our
lives 1 feel it."
Bah! The law will have no hand in my
end. always carry pellet; and that
ring of yours would suffice regiment. She
will not die. Sne will merely become kind
of paralytic; the kind that can move a lit
tie but not enough; always wheeled about
in a chair. I'll bring in the peaches; rosy
and downy. One bite, after a given time,
will do the trick. If they suspect and throw
them out we have lost nothing but the
peaches. A trusted messenger will carry
them to the Hargreave house. And then
we'll sit down and wait"
Meantime, in the library of the Hargreave
house, Florence and Jim were puzzling over
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-07

out. Fruit from unknown persons might not
be tine healthiest thing in the world"
What do you think?"
THAT in all probability it is poisoned.
But there's no need trying to prove my
theory right or wrong Ask Jones. He'll
tell you to throw them away"
Horrible!" Florence shuddered. but
they do not want to poison me. I'm too val
liable. They want me alive"
"Who can say?" returned Jim gloomily.
They may nave learned that they cannot
beat us, no matter what card they turn up.
l may be wrong but take my advice and
throw them away. Good Lord,
what's that?" startled.
"Some one criedp'
90, Miss Florence!" exclaimed the maid,
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"And they will trace 1t back to you in a
straight line" she warned. IL will not
have it,"
az can go elsewhere" he replied coldly.
You would leave met"
"Thc moment you cross my WILL" en-
phatcally.
1t became her turn to pace. Torn be-
tween her love of the man and the danger
which stared her in the face, she was for
the time being distracted. All the time he
watched her with malevolent curiosity,
knowing that in tine end she would concur
with his evil plans.
Very WELL" she said finally. "But lis
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-07

the way up to her room.
The maid passed ON into the library.
whats this?" inquired Florence, as the
maid held out the basket She selected
peach and was about to set her white teeth
into it when Jim interposed
"Wait moment, dear" Florence low
cred the peach. Jim turned to the maid.
"Who sent it?"
al don't know, sir. A messenger brought
1t, saying it was for Miss Hargreave."
Let me see if there is a card" But Jim
searched in vain for the card of the donor.
AT once all his suspicious arose. "Don't
touch them. Better let the maid throw them
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sis revenge I've been check
kmated enough, Olga; they're playing with
u.s."
"That is nothing new" she replied, shrug-
ging. "At the beginning 1 warned you.
never liked this affair after the first two or
three failures. But you would have your
way. You wanted' revenge at that early
date; but 1 cannot see that you've gone for
ward. Has it ever occurred to you that the
organization may be getting tired, too? They
depend solely upon your invention and each
time your invention has resulted in touching
nothing but Zero"
"Thanks!"
90, I'm not chiding you. I've failed, too"
i"Are you turning against me?" he de-
manded bitterly.
"Do my actions point that way?" she
countered. "No. But the more 1 view what
has passed the more disheartened 1 grow.
1t has been series of blind alleys, and all
we have succeeded in doing is knocking our
heads. 1 can see now that all our failures
are due to one mistake"
i"And what the devil is that?" he asked
irritably.
1--WE were in too mucn of a hurry at the
beginning. Hargreave prepared himself for
quick action on your part"
T" And if l had not acted quickly he would
have started successfully on one of his world
tours again, and that would have been the
last of him, and we should never have
learned of the girls existence. So there's
your argument"
'.Perhaps you are right. But for all that
we have not played the game with any de-
gree of fnesse."
BAH" Braine lit a cigarette and
smoked nervously. 81 can't even get rid
of that meddling reporter. He has been as
much to blame for our failures as either
Jones or Hargreave l admit tnat in his case
q judged hastily. l believed him to be just
ordinary newspaper man, and he was
clever enough to lull my suspicious. But
I'm going to get him, Olga, even If 1 have to
resort to ordinary gunman tricks. If there's
any final reckoning, by the Lord Harry, he
shan't get a chance in the witness stand"
"And l begin to think that that little chit
of a girl has been hoodwinking me all along
By the way, did you find out what that let
ter said?" she asked after pause
Letter? What letter."
She sprang from her chair. "Do you
mean to say that tney have not told you
about that?" Olga became greatly excited
"Explain," he said.
"Why, I was at the garden day before
yesterday, and man approached and asked
If I was Miss Hargreave. Becoming at once
suspicious that something very important
was about to happen, L signi6ed that was
Miss Hargreave. The man slipped paper
into my nand and hurried off 1 took a
quick glance Mt it and was dumfounded to
find it utterly blank of writing. At first
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-07

that you were to visit the cave in the morn
ing, 1 had one man at the garden take the
note. And you never got it,"
"Some one shall pay for this carelessness.
I'll call up Vroon and Jackson at once Wait
just a moment"
He went to the telephone. A low mutter-
ing conversation took place. Olga could hear
little or none of it. When Braine put the
receiver back on the hook mis- face was not
pleasant to see.
"That grill"
"What now?"
1t seems she had been out horseback
riding that morning. She had seen one Of the
boys cross the field and suddenly disappear;
and she was curious to learn what had be-
come of him. With her usual luck she STUN
bled on to the method of opening the door
of the cave and went in. She must have been
nosing about. She didn't have much time,
though, as the boys came up to await me.
Evidently she crawled into that old cnest and
in some inexplicable manner purloined the
letter from Jackson's pocket. They left to
reconnoiter; and 1t was then that Jackson
discovered his loss. When Florence heard
them returning she jumped into the we'll.
And lived through that tunnel! The devil
is in it,!
Cor out of it, since we consider him our
friend"
ALT"
But with all tnat water there will not
be any writing left on the letter.
Invisible ink is generally indelble and
impervious to the action of water; at least
the kind use is. I'd give thousand for
sight of that letter.
"And it might be worth a Million" Olga
suggested.
Not the least doubt of it in my mind.
Olga, old girl, it does look as if my star was
growing dim. Well never get our hands
on that million. l feel it in my bones. So
let's settle down to a campaign of revenge,
without any furbelows. I want to twist
Hargreave's heart before the game winds
up
You wish really to injure her?'
"I do not wish to injure her. Far from
it," he replied, smiling evilly.
You want her dead?" wnis.
pered Olga paling.
Exactly. I want her dead. And so if
all my efforts here come to nothing so shall
Hargreaves. His millions will become waste
paper to him. That's revenge The Per-
sian peach method"
Poison? You shall not! You shall not
kill herl" vehemently.
"Tender heartfelt"
mo. If must in the end 60 to prison,
so be it; but I refuse to die in the chair
"Very well, then. We shan't kill her,
but wen make her wish she was dead. 1
was only trying to see how far you would
go. The basket OF peaches is in the hall
way. Every peach is poisoned. No man in
the country knows more about subtle poisons
than ] do. Have ! not written books on
the subject?" ironically.