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The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-06

Miss Laura Harrington left fol Fairbanks on the Roland stage this morning on a brief business visit.
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OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY HAVE TO PURCHASE BRIDES
SantaiI indian Bridegroom Must la,
Up Money Before He Can As
pire to a Wife.

The Santail Indians must literally
purchase their brides. They pay y
sum of money to the girls parents
usually about 100 rupees-and. in adj
dition. they present the mother and
the female relatives with new saris
or shawls.
Should the bridegroom choose n
widow for his wife. she will only cost
half the sum mentioned. The reason
why the Santail Indians hold widows
in less regard than unmarried females
is because they assert that in tie
next world man and wife are reunited.
hence a widow who marries again is
only lent to her second husband.
When a young nan courts a girl who
does not favor his suit. he adopts IN
eccentric way to cure her stubborn.
ness. After having dipped his finger
in red paint, he goes in search Of the
lady and imprints his mark on her
forehead. Then he may claim her as
his wife.
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Italian Town, Industrial Center. Still
Retains a Reminder Of the
Middle Ages.

Aroma is best known to travellers as
the station on the railroad from Milan
where Lake Maggiore first bursts into
view. To Italians it is best known for
its plantations of American corn. a
novelty in Europe.
Today, Aroma is an industrial CEN
ter. but off in the northeast corner
the castle of AngerO adds Il touch to
the landscape which bespeaks medic
val Importance. The famous Bor-
romeos-they who produced Cardinal
de Medici, who became Pope Plus Nv
-dwelt in ancestral halls on the out
skirts of the village.
At the Hotel Reale, a tablet calls
attention to the fact that Garibaldi
was a guest there in 1S4S.
That "Arona, Lago Magsiore." Turn
er's wonderful canvas. was not made
from photographs can be gathered
from Ruskin's letter, in which he says,
mo such hills are, or ever were, in
sight from Aroma. They are gathered
together. hill by hill, partly from the
Battles Of Oleggio, partly from above
the town here, partly from half way
up the lake near Baveno and then ali
thrown together in one grand imag.
mary chain"
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you feel like going on? We must beat
them to the Tavern. They
II am all right now she said. ana
they were off again. Barnes now picked
his way carefully and with the great
est caution. He could only pray that
he was going in the right direction.
An hour-but what seemed thrice as
long-passed and they had not come to
the edge Of the forest. Her feet were
beginning to drag; he could tell that
by the effort she made TO keep up with
him. From time II time he paused to
allow her to rest.
"You are plucky." he once said to
her.
II am afraid l could not be so plucky
IL " were not SO strong" she sighed.
and ne loved the tired, whimsical little
twist she put into her reply.
To his dismay they came abruptly
upon a region Astounding in huge rocks.
This was new territory to him. His
heart sank.
by Jove. IL believe we are farther
away from the road than when we
started. We must have been going up
the slope instead of down"
I'm any case, Mr.. Barnes" she MUIR
INJURED, 1--WE have found something to
sit down upon"
He chuckled. III you can be as
cheerful as all that, we sha'n't miss
the cushions" he said, and. for the first
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Hololno TO the Ie00e WIN One Nano,
He Felt for and ciutched the Thick
Vine With the Other.
time, risked a flash of the electric
torch. The survey vas brief. He led
her forward q few PAGES to a nat boul-
der. and there they seated themselves.
. II wonder where we are" she sale.
Il ana inclined to suspect that we
are above Green Fancy. but a long
way of to the right Of 1t. Admitting
that to be the case. l am afraid to re-
trace our steps. The Lord only knows
what we might blunder into"
II think the only sensible thing to
do, Mr.. Barnes, Is to make ourselves
as snug and comfortable as we can
and wait for the first signs OF day
break"
He scowled-and was glad that 1t
was too dark for her to see his face.
He wondered II she fully appreciated
what would happen to him II the pur-
suers came upon him In this forbid
ding spot. He could almost picture his
W body lying there among the rocks
and rotting, while she-well, she
would merely go back to Green
Fancy.
II fear you do not realize the ex-
treme gravity of the situation. We
must get out OF these woods IL / have
to carry you in my arms"
II shall try to keep going" she said
quickly. "Forgive me IL ! seemed to
falter q little. liam ready to go
on when you say the word"
"You poor girl! Hang it all. per-
haps you are right and not l. Sit still
and l will recOnnoiter a bit. If l can
find q place where we can hide among
these rocks, we'll stay here till the sky
begins to tighten. Sit"
NO! shall not let you leave me
for a second. Where you go, l CO."
She struggled to her feet, suppressing
a groan, and thrust a determined arm
through his.
That's worth remembering" said
he. and whether 1t vas a muscular
necessity or an emotional exaction
that caused his arm to tighten on hers,
none save he would ever know.
After q few minutes prOwling among
the rocks they came to the face Of
what subsequently proved to be =
sheer wall of stone. He flashed the
light, and. with an exclamation, start
ed back. Not six feet ahead Of them
the earth seemed to end; d yawning
black gulf lay beyond. Apparently
they were on the very edge of a cliff.
"GOod Lord, that was a close call"
be gasped. He explained In q few
words and then. commanding her to
stand perfectly still, dropped to the
ground and carefully felt his way for
ward. Again he flashed the light. In
an Instant he understood. They were
on the brink Of q shallow quarry.
(To BE C~ONTINUED.)
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a BARGAIN.

II would give Il thousand pounds to
have a little boy like you as my own"
said an elderly lady to Tommy.
That's a rare lot of money, isn't 1t,
ma queried Tommy, With wide
open eyes.
Not for me-" smiled the lady, "be-
cause I've got lots of money and no
little children"
Mother wouldn't let you have me
for good said Tommy slowly. but
with conviction, "bnt-but you may
hold my hand for sixpence.'-From
Blighty, London.
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CHAPTER xIlI-continued.
III

- will put my coat over your head.
Here II I little electric torch. Don't
lash It until | am sure the coat Is
arranged so that you can do so with
sut q CLEAN OF light getting out from
snder." He pressed the torch and a
iii OF closely folded paper In the
sther's hand and carefully draped the
sOat sver his head.
Barnes read: THANK God! l was
afraid You would wait until tomorrow
aight. Then ii would have been too
ate. ! must get away tonight but |
:annot leave--I dare not leave without
something that is concealed in an
,sher part Of the house. do not
ElOw how to cur 1t. NY door is
ocked from the outside. What am !
70 do! I would rather die than to go
away without IT."
Hastily he wrote: III you do not
some at once, we will force II way
into the house and fight it out with
them All. MY friend Is coming up the
vines. Let him enter the window. Tell
him where to 90 and he will do the
rest. He ID a miracle Nothing
III Impossible to him. If he does not
return ID ten minutes, / shall follow"
There was no response to this. The
head reappeared In the window. but no
word came down.
Gpr0use whispered II am going up.
Stay here. II you hear q commotion
~ the house, run FOR II. Don't wait
or me. m probably be done for"
sI'll do just as ! please about run.
ning,v said Barnes. and there was q
deep thrill In his whisper. "Good luck,
Cad help you II they catch you."
Met even he could help me then
GoodHby ri 40 what I can to induce
- ~ drop out Of the widow II any
t1llng - wrong with me downstairs
moment later he was silently
ocnllng TIE wall Of the house, feeling
m ~ carefully. testing every pre-
61kto01 f0OthOld. dragging himself
r111lnfnlty upwards BY means Of thu
npo< ~uncanny. animal-like strength
xnd steo1kh.
GGasnSe could not recall drawing 1
6I1lle breath from the instant the mar
kIet M otde until the family luminous
4 0oISe shove his head was ~obliterates
Z ~ htack of his body 10 II wrifgles
loyoe To ledge.
Wlll follow Sprouse. When b,
eenWled through the window and STOCK
IG1ostnge6 - found him
~0trOnted bS ! tall. shadoNy fg
gfindlng halfway between hin
Nn1 M door.
Ho advanced 4 step or two and IT
tGred j soft hiss Of warning.
1eot sound" he whispered. draw
nli11 nearer. n have come Ton
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XIV.

q FllohA I 9tons-cuttsr's Shed, and .
volcs Outside.
why have yOu come up here7" She
came swiftly to his side.
THANK the Lord, ! made It." he
whispered. b~reathlessly. II came up
because there was nowhere else to go.
/ thought / heard voices-a man and
II woman speaking. They seemed to
BE quite close to me. Don't be
alarmed. Miss Cameron. l am comb
dent that I can"
And now that you are here, trapped
sas I am. what do you purpose to do!
You cannot escape. Go back before It
~ too late"
us SprOuse-where IL hef"
He q somewhere In the house. ]
was to walt until he-Oh. Nj. Barnes.
ii am TERMED. You will eve know
the
"Trust him." he said. HE Is . mar
vel. Wen be safely out OF here In :
little while. ana then It will all look
simple 70 you. You are ready to col
Good! Sit down. dot II he doesn't
return In 1 minute Or two. I'll take I
look about the house myself. ] don't
intend to desert him. know this door
pretty well. and the lower ne. The
stairs are
.But the stairway IL closed at the
bottom ~ 4 solid steel curtain. It Is
made - look Ike 4 panel "a the wall.
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man sits in there all night long. keep
ing watch. You could not approach
Prince Ugo's door without being seen
by that watcher.
"You said In your note to Barnes
that the-er-something "a In Curtis
study"
."The prince sleeps in Mr.. Curtis
room. The study adjoins it, and can
only be entered from the bedroom.
There Is no other door. What are you
doingy'
Il am going to take a peep over the
clear. | shall take a little stroll down
the hall. Do not be alarmed. ! will
come back-with the things we both
want. Pardon me-" He sat down on
the edge Of the bed and removed his
shoes. She watched him as II fasci-
mated while he opened the bosom of
his soft shirt and stuffed the wet shoes
inside.
Then he said: "You are not dressed
for flight. May l suggest that while
am outside you slip IN a dark skirt
and coat? You cannot go far In that
dressing gown. 1t would be in shreds
before you had gone q hundred feet
through the brush. II I do not return
to this room inside of fifteen minutes.
or II you hear sounds Of a struggle,
crawl through the window and 60
down the vines. Barnes will look out
for YOU"
you must not fail. Theodore
Sprouse." she whispered. Il must re
gain the jewels and the state papers,
l cannot 60 without"
II shall do my best" he said simply.
Silently he drew q chair to the door,
mounted 1t and, drawing himself up by
his hands. poked his head through the
| open transOm. An instant later he vas
sorting q key In the lock. Almost be
fore she could realize that it had &C.
tually happened, the door opened slow.
| ~, cautiously. and his thin wfry figure
slid through what seemed to her nc
more than q crack. AS softly the door
was closed.
For q long time she stood, daxed aht
unbelieying. In the center Of the 0
staring ut the door. She held hel
breath, listening for the shout tina
was so sure to come-and the shot
perhaps! A prayer formed on her lip
and went voicelessly up to God.
Suddenly she reused herself from
the stupefaction that held her. VIII
feverisf haste she enatched up gar
ments from the chair on which she hat
carefully placed them in anticipation
Of the emergency that now presente,
Itself. A blouse (which she neglecte,
to button), q short skirt of some darl
material, . Jacket. and . pair Of st0u
walking shoes (which she failed t
lace), completed the swift transforms
tion. AZ she glided to the window. sh'
jammed the pins into q small blacl
hat Of felt. Then she peered over tn
ledge.
She started back. sitting 4 CRY witt
her hand. A mans head had almos
come Ia contact with her own Is sh'
LEANED out. A mans hand reaches
over an9 srasped the inner ledge 0
fhe easement, and then a mans fac
was dimly revealed to her startle'
gases
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Only One.

There has been only one successful
food controller in the history of the
world, the one who made five loaves
and two fishes to- feed a multitude.
Then you could have faced the world,
eve If the sea Of Galilee were throb-
hing with submarines.-LlOyd George.
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Real PHILOSOPHER,

One of the dark-skinned warriors in
camp just back from the Champagne
g%rinningly Endorsed the war.
NO, sab. boss. Ali amt got a kick.
Dis ahmy is the real life. Why, do you
know all dab time All was in France
All nevah missed a meal-nOt a meal"
Surprise, of course, from the lis
tener.
A row of %grinning teeth well. Of
cohse. sometimes nah meals was
about three to foah days late--but All
got 'em all right.'-Trench and Camp.
When the war-dogs assail, one
doesn't want to be a cat, doing in
the sunlight.
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Christian Unity.

He who takes hold of one end Of
the litter cp which q hurt brother -
prone must not pause to question the
name and ~afh!iation Of the man who
takes hold Of the other end.-Ths
Christian Herald.
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Gaeh Works q Same End.
The ease. the luxury. ana the abund-
ance AZ the highest state Of civilixa-
ton. afe o productive Of s~elnshness
q the dimculties. the privatiOns. and
~ stoEil3kles = ~ loSSst-Cdeoo.
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CONDITIONS
EXIST IN NORTH SERBIA

BELGRADE, Serbia.-In North
ern Serbia many families, wealthy
before the war, have been found
by officers of the American Relief
Administration and the American
Red Cross living in stables and
chicken coops. Their homes had
been destroyed by the advancing or
retreating armies. Their beds were
heaps of straw covered with burlap.
1t was all that remained as furni-
ture in their once pretentious es-
tates. They were penniless and had
no clothing except what they wore.
The condition of the Serbian
peasants is beyond description. A
large proportion are homeless. Most
families have been deprived of their
wage-earners by death. The mother
is now obliged TO support herself
and children on what she can pro-
duce on a farm stripped Of its
machinery and tools. Most of the
small stores of seed for next
springs sowing were removed by
the enemy.
The Red Cross hospitals are
crowded with mothers carrying ema-
ciated children, old men with the
infrmities of their years, old women
bent and misshapen, and young men
broken by war. The soup kitchens
tell the same story.
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MEXICAN OPAL MINING
SHOWS RENEWED ACTIVITY

QUERETARO, Mexico. - Opal
mining in this district, an industry
as yet untouched by foreign cap
ital, has shown renewed activity
with the close of the war, and a
normal number of men will soon be
at work. The Queretaro district for
more than sixty years has furnished
virtually all of the opals sold in the
republic, most of the valuable gems
going to dealers in Mexico City,
who in turn ship them to the United
States. Primitive methods are still
used to secure the gems. Dynamite
is used to blast the gems from the
ground. After the rock is broken
into stable pieces it is taken to
the shops for the grinding and pol
ishing processes. Modern methods
are not used, the rough stones mere
ly being placed on spindles and ap-
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Calling Cards printed to order on
short notice at the News Office.
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COMMISSIONER
SETS DATE FOR
TOWN ELECTION

A number of property owners ap-
peared at the Office of Commission
er r. S. Mcdonald this afternoon in
response to the invitation to attend
a public hearing on the petition
recently filed, requesting that an
election be held for the purpose Of
electing a board of trustees TO con-
duet the affairs of the town in con-
junction with the townsite man.
ager.
The majority of those present be-
ing in favor of such an election,
the commissioner announced that he
would issue a formal call for the
election, to be held on September
16, at which time the voters of the
town will have an opportunity to
decide finally the question of turn
ing the town over to such a board,
and also choosing the members of
the board.
The hearing this afternoon was
attended by several ladies, who dis
played a lively interest in town
affairs.
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NEW STEAMER ARRIVES
FROM THE UPPER YUKON

George Black reached town Fl M
Dawson this afternoon in command
of stern-wheel steamer, the P5o-
neer, which he purchased on the
upper Yukon for use on the Tanana
river. The boat is somewhat small
er than the steamer Carl White.
Black went to Dawson several
weeks ago to secure the boat. IN
tending to use it for transporting
freight between Fairbanks and
points on the Tanana and Tolovana
rivers.
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New Puritan and Premium Hams
and Bacon. Fowler & Morris.
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MARINE BULLETIN

Alaska, up Rampant, $50 p. m.
oath.
Dawson, up Carmacks, p. m,
22d.
Casca, up Dawson, 4. p. m, 23d.
Selkirk, down Hootalinqua, p.
m, 22d.
Nasutlin, up Dawson, . p. m,
oath.
Yukon, at Eagle this morning.
Jacobs, up Cinema for McCarty, 8
p. m, gath.
Kelly and Reliance, at Fairbanks.
Tanana, up Nenana, 10 p. m,
oath.
Washburn, up Holy Cross for
Dikeman, 22d.
Kotlik, down Marshall, 1:45 p.
M, 23d.
Davis and Julia B, al St. Michael.
Pelican, up Melozi, s p. m, oath.
Seattle No. 8, up Kaltag, mid
night, oath.
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TSUNETADA kATO TO
REPRESENT JAPANESE
GOVERNMENT AT OMSk

TOXIC. - The japanese govern
ment has decided to appoint Tsune-
tada kato, formerly minister to Bel
GUM, as high commissioner to
Omsk, seat of the Kolchak anti
Bolshevik government.
Great Britain and France have
high commissioners at Omsk, but
the United States has no permanent
diplomatic representative there
Roland S. Morris, the American
ambassador to Japan, who left re-
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LET ALBERT DO 1T

Launch Margaret ready to ferry
you across or take you up or down
the river. Special rates to berry pick
e-s. Leave word at Fowler & Morris.
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New Wisconsin Cream Cheese at
Fowler & Morris.
A Sly Dog.

Before we were married." she
complained, you always engaged a
cab when you took me anywhere
Now you think the streetcar is good
enough for me-"
NO, my darling, l don't think
the streetcar is good enough for
you; it's because I'm so proud of
you. In a cab you would be seen
by nobody, while / can show you
off to so many people by taking you
in a streetcar." Bits.
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Gently for Omsk on a special mis-
sion of investigation of political con-
ditions, is expected to make a re-
port to Washington on the question
of the official recognition of the
Kolchak regime.
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NENANA TEAM WINS
1919 CHAMPIONSHIP

was worth the price of admission.
In fact, all of Nenana's players
made good, and the team, as it
stands today, is credit to the
town. The boys have played like
big leaguers, and the gentlemanly
manner in which they have con-
Quoted themselves on the diamond
throughout the series has done
much to bring Nenana and Fair,
banks close together.
Dooley Gets Watch.
Corporal (Dooley) Calvin, Ne
nana's star umpire, whose fairness
in making decision has endeared
him to the fans and players of both
Nenana and Fairbanks, was present
ed with a gold watch and fob just
before the game started yesterday
afternoon, the gift being in the
nature of token of appreciation,
presented by the baseball boys and
fans. The presentation was made
by DR.. Malcolm E. Smith and ac-
cepted by "Dooley" with one of his
original and clever little speeches.
"Dooley" knows the game like
a big Lacquer and his decisions
throughout the series have been
both fair and founded on a thor
ough knowledge of the rules. He
plays the game for all there is in
him and he is one umpire who has
survived a season without making
an enemy or. causing any bad feel
ing among the players.
Organized Roofing.
Nenana's roofing showed marked
improvement during the last series.
A number of catchy cries were
sprung during the games, the root
ers being led by Dor Browne Il
was sort of mass attack that took
the visitors completely by surprise.
Another Game Wanted.
Manager Joe Fischer, to whom Is
due much credit for the successful
manner in which the series were
conducted, has been approached by
Manager Beam with a proposition
for another series at Fairbanks on
Labor Day, but it is not yet known
what the outcome of the negotia-
tons will be-
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piled to an ordinary grindstone
worked by foot power. Vigorous
rubbing on soft leather is the last
step in completing an opal for mar
ket.
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DR.. R. R MYERS, DENTIST

will return to Nenana on September
first to resume his practice in hi.
old quarters in the Arctic Block
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A live advertisement brings busi-
ness. A newspaper needs advertis-
ers. A town needs a newspaper. l
clean suits, coats, hats-do a good
business-I advertise.
D'ORSAY'S TAILOR SHOP
Third and A Streets.
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INDIAN BASKETS AND IVORY
FOR SALE BY MRS. c. w.
ADAMS. k29