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Alaska Road Commission late in the fall has been finished and is now in use. Carpenters are building an oil and gasoline station in connection with the garage, which has a floor space of 30 feet square and is equipped as a repair shop as well as storage quarters for trucks and tractors.
 Paul DesBrisay was accidentally shot in the right leg above the knee recently when a revolver in the hands of his partner accidentally went off. The accident occurred in cabin on 17 below on Dominion creek, and the injured man was quickly rushed to the Dawson hospital by dog sled and auto. He was resting easily at last accounts.
 The Juneau Blue Lodge of Masons has pledged it's support to one Near East orphan for one year. The Pres byterian church has pledged to sup port four orphans; Methodists two; Christian Science, one; Catholics, one ;; Knights of Columbus, two; Alaska Ladge of Perfection, Masons, one; Alaska Native Brotherhood, one; and Episcopals, one.
 The Nizina Mining company at Mi gina, is making preparations for an active season. The upper and lower camps will be consolidated and tim Der to be used is being cut and hauled to the site. There are 27 tents, stoves and other equipment to be hauled be side 5000 feet of light rails and 5GOO feet of hydraulic pipe, giants and oz- zles.
 At a meeting of the Nenana city council plans for the remodeling Of the old commission telephone ex change into headquarters building for the fire department was approved of. The alterations, when completed will give the interior town an up-to
 O home for it's apparatus as well as pleasant accommodations for members of the department.
 Sergeant Charles Harper, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, died recently in the hospital at Whitehorse where he was resting, on his way tc Vancouver for medical treatment He was born in England in 1881 and join ed the police force in 1900 serving ir the Medicine Hat division. He was later transferred to the Peace river division and in the fall of 1915 tooh his discharge from the force and serv ed honorably through the war. When William Hughes went back from Alaska to Portland, Michigan. he
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! found that his wife had divorced him and married his brother David. Today David is dead, and a daughter Ger t-ude is near death. Both were shot by William, who thinking he had kill ed his former wife. committed sui eide. William made his home with his brother and former wife, and plotted for weeks to get the family all to- gether so he could kill them. At the mercy of a raging wind when the engine went dead, the gasoline boat Anita Phillips, Capt. Ted Bayers, was smashed against the bluffs at the entrance to Port Snettisham, on the starboard side of Snettisham Inlet. and sank in 30 fathoms of water. The boat was on the way from Speel river to Juneau. The captain and crew es- capped to the beach where they were picked up half frozen by the mail boat from Petersburg.
 White Pass lodge, F. & A. M., of Skagway held installation last week for the following officers; w. M., Roy Gault; senior warden, l.. E. Reynold- son; junior warden, w. A. Fries; sec retary, T. J. Sandish; treasurer, s. l.. Helms; senior deacon, R. w. Eville; junior deacon, James Kettles; stew ards, s. N Witso and J. J. F. Ward; marshal E. A. Kindell; chaplain Geo. Miller, and tyler, Alex Smith Lunch con was served.
 The steamship Boxer which has | been assigned by the United States | Shipping Board to the Bureau of Edu- cation for use in Alaskan waters will be used chiefly for the transportation of freight supplies and passengers to and from the bureaus schools along ! the western coast, and will also carry reindeer meat.
 | \ weather bureau observer lla tccn placed at Mckinley Park and one at Anchorage These stations are equip
 ped with variable baromete2s and
 electric wind velocity registering 'n-
 strune1ts.
 Incoming ice cut away a large sec
 ton of pil;ag on the dock of the Nome
 Lighterage company recently A gale
 blew the roadstead ice ashore and the force was so great that the large pill
 ing was cut off like matches. In order to protect fox ranchei's
 from poachers certain changes have
 been made in the regulations for kill
 ing blue foxes except by fur farmers
 o: authorized agents on their own tracts. The new ruling will arrive from Washington soon.
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Cynthia Grey
Husband Unreasopably Intoxicated Three Times
Seeks Advice as to HoU Cure Man BE Affected

Dear Miss Grey There comes to you now another wfes
plea for advice. However not asking you TO determine
anything serious a separation for me-
am very much in love with husband and he appar-
entity thinks great deal of me- he is wonderful proyider
and have everything want. The trouble is he gets un-
go and spend the night then come wandering nhe al
ways has it ut home either alone with friend two
am afraid should anything that he would elsewhere
TO carry on and of course IL is better that he should be
home but don't you think Miss Grey that constant wear
of this would eventually become repusve TO insofar as
do not drink myself? How could approach my husband
without his thinking am imagining He is very sensitive
and has always been proud that pal and that he
doesn't have to lie about clubs etc.
We have had any words during married life
we both have tried to avoid the first disagreement
You may think it odd that do not ask someone's advice
whom know but my opinion that il is very poor bust
to discuss ones domestic troubles with friends or
relatives. 90 AND 81
II Mother Nature had only provided each of icih q
carbon copy of ourselves in black and Ce that might
ourselves others u.s. tchat boon IL lcod prove
to hahitV3 What lot OF impossible situations coud
erpet-but, then, she didn't
You icoud prove quite unusual comGn indeed, II an
intoxicated not repusipe to yon especially IN your
home.
You SAY poRr husband is proud that you his pahen
II should not make him happy 10 kHoic that your lore Is
gradually slipping dicay Why not tell him this kindly ~
he ip0ud confuse hedTt-tohed talk tch "ndGgiHG, then
he is not Sensitive" bit unreasonable yom do not feet
that you could do this and gain good results, then the only
other method would be that of silent dsdpprouoi and since
friend husband is "sensitive he in all probability Wohd
then Bou Of "silktng.
Perhaps other lcfe lcho has had 10 deal ruth a
similar problem give you SOME additional adplce ana
information hoip 10 proceed dtpomdtlcdHB ~ so,
shall be rery glad to print her letter.
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ny ISRAEL KLEIN

NEW YORK, oct. iO.-If you
have decided 20 buy q Hudson seal
coat and you must choose between
two fur dealers for your purchase.
even tho ono Ia cheaper. would you
know how 10 make tho better choice
A large majority OF women would
not. because they depend on the
dealer 10 enilghten them on the furs
they want 10 buy. Yet here Is a
situation that would he puEziing
two dealers selling Hudson seal. one
underprieing the other.
IL may be matter Of out-throat
competition. but " the purchaser
knew anything about Hudson seal
she could soon learn the real cause.
She nigh; find that while one offers
Northern Hudson seal the other. tho
cheaper. offers the southern variety.
And u she knew the difference, she
would not hesitate buying The former
~ higher price.
Hudson seal Is the name common.
~ given 10 muskral. the best skins
o, which como from Canada and the
Northern states. Besides. watch for
Late Winter" and Early spring
Handson seals. for they're the best.
Similarly. other furs which are
popular this year might be studied
by the woman who plans buying n
skin wrap OF neckpieee this fall. Tho
information might help her In her
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we're OF width forbidden by all laws
Of trapping in civilized lands. yet
Ned did not doubt is efficiency. its
mighty irons had rusted; but not
even bears incalcuiablc might
could shatter them.
This was not TO be n bait set. 80
his success depended upon the skill
with which he concealed the trap.
First he carefully refillcd the exea.
walton he had made in digging out
the trap. then he dug n shallow hole
In the snow In the narrowest part
Of the pass. Here he set the trap.
utilizing all the power OF his mighty
muscles and spread light covering
Of snow above.
IL was delicate piece OF work.
Ned had no wish for the cruel Jaws
to snap shut as he was working
above them. But his heart was IN
the venture. for all his hatred OF tho
cruelty OF the device: and he Gov
cred up his tracks with veterans
skill. Then he quietly withdrew. re-
tracing his steps and following the
shore line toward the home cabin.
Surely the mighty strength that
had set the powerful spring and tho
skill that covered up all traces oi
his work could succeed az last In
freeing him from slavery.
Bcss had reached the shelter first
and she was particularly relieved e
see Ned's tall form swinging toward,
her along the shore. Doomsdorf wat
in n particularly omlnous mood 20
night. The curious glitter in hi
magnetic eyes was more pronounced
than she had ever seen it--catlile II
the shadows, stecly in the Lantern
light; and his cruel savagery wal
Just at the surface, ready 10 be wax
cncd. Worst OF all. the gaze he bon
toward her was especially eager 10
night, horrible 10 her as the col,
touch OF n reptile.
! Every time she glanced up sh'
found him regarding her, and he fol
lowed her with his eyes when sh
moved. Yet she dared not seek shel
Ter In the new cabin. for the sImpl
reason that she was afraid Dooms
dorf would follow her there. Unit
Ned came. her defense was solol.
the presence OF Lenore and tn
sauaw.
There was no particular warmth II
her meeting with Ned. Doomsdorf'
eyes were still upon her, and she wa
careful TO keep any hint OF the ney
understanding out OF her face an
eyes. Ned's wcaiher.bcaten count'
nance was as expressIonless as Sin
dy's own.
lie refused to be depressed, at once
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Mister Dodaer shook his ktnp straw hand heartilu

why. you've lost your gun,
Mister Scare Crow" cried Nick, as
he was taking walk with Nancy
and Mister Dodger thru the corn.
fsld.
"Oh. no. haven't" nodded Mister
Scare Crow, his wide straw mouth
curved in a merry smile. II didn't
exactly lose II. / threw II away"
And he chuekled 80 that he shook
all over. II was the end of the sea.
son and Mister Scare Crow was get.
ting quite old.
And your tIn.pan hat Is gone.
too" said Nancy. suddenly noticing
that the sentinel Of the corn.fieId
was bare-headed.
Tee, hee, heew chucklcd Mister
Scare Grow again. 81 didn't lose
that either. threw II away. toog'
"1ndcedF' declared Mister Dodger.
You're getting quite frivolous In
your old age. Cousin Scare Grow. n
isn't everybody who can afford such
extravaganza"
E1trayagance, nothing' denied
Mister Scare Crow suddenly grow
ing sober. One IL never extrava.
CANT when helping out friend. And
II Farmer Brown can't trust me
with real gun and real bullets
one has 10 do the best he can"
Whatever on earth are you talk
ing sbout7' dcman led Mister
Dodger. Please explain yourself
That's what you should have
aid In the first place" remarked
Mister Scare Grow amiably. "without
jumping at conclusions. I'll tell yor
all about It. DO you know. Don, tn,
big dog7'
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..Yesr, crled thc Twlns.

Yes cried the Twins.
"oh, yes. yes indeed" echoed Mis-.
ter Dodger. HES one OF tho incest
people in SaUealy-Moo Land"
Then 1 think that you'll agree
that did exactly right" said Mister
Scare Grow. "welI. Don has a bury.
ing place"
- burylns placer cried all three
listeners.
"Yesr' nodned Mister Scare Grow
''For bones. lie had to have Il a
secret so he buried all his bones
right here at my feet. He really has
quite a boneyord and never told q
soul.
"But one day. Tlkc, Farmer
Smiths dog. discovered his secret
and started 10 dig the bones all up
II didn't know what 10 do al
first. was 10 upset. And then
thought Of my gun. ! let II dror
right on his back as hard as
could lie barked and ran away. bul
by n by he came back. SO ] hac
10 do some more thinking.
Then my tin pan hat popped int,
my head. Tho very thing! SO
shook II Off and II not only LANDED
on him, but made enough noise fol
a war He ran like a streak ant
I don't think he'll come back thli
time" ohuckIed the straw man.
Nick picked up his gun ant
Nancy got his hist.
Mister Dodgcr shook his liml
straw hand heartily. "You'rs VIVA
] call n real friend" he declared. :"
apologize for every word
ITO BE Continued
] Copyright, 1923. By Seattle Star
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and marten; g. Fox.
CAItiCUL IN lamb skin. The
best grade IL the Astraehan, species
found In the province Of Astrhchan
and other parts OF Southern Russia
and Asia. The poor grade Is the Chi
nesc or Monaghan lamb, a soft wool,
moderately long haired lamb Of those
parts OF Asia.
SQUIRREL skins from Russia and
Siberia are best. those from the sec
iionH east Of the Urai mountains be.
ing valued above all others for taelr
clear grey color. In two ~ these
districts. II has n rich blush shade
The reddish east is characteristic Of
many OF the European squirrels.
China also supplies good grade Of
rquirrei and some fine dark skins
come from Japan.
SEAIsSk1Ns
RARE
SEALS arc divided In two chief
classes: the sealskin and the Hudson
seal The former Is actually musk
rat The most popular foaislin Is
the Alaskan. the catch Of which has
been soyorly restricted in recent
years 10 save the mammal from ex-
termination Only about $4,000 seal
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powerful bear traps. Ned had seen
II many times as he had clambcred
thru on a short cut 10 the cabin. BE.
cause II lay In a natural runway for
game-one OF the few spots where
the shore crags could be easily sur
mounted--lt was at least possible
that the huge bear might fall into
II. on his. return to his lair In the
hills.
Ned hurried on, and in few mo.
ments had dug out the great trap
from it's covering OF snow. For a
moment he actually doubted his
power TO set a. II was OF obsolete
type. mighty.sprlnsed. and It's jaws
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by tho air Of suspense and impending
disaster that hung over the cabin.
Thus was the day Of his home coming
looked forward 10 ihruou, the 9il.
ter days Of his trap iine-snd Was
not Lenore waiting. beautiful in the
lantern light. for him to speak 10
herr Yet the old exuliaiion was
somehow missing tonight. His
thoughts kept turning back TO the
pact he had made with Bcss-to their
dream OF deiiyernnec. What was more
curious. IGNORES lack Of warmth
that had come 10 be a matter Of
course in their weekly meetings al.
mos, failed 20 hurt. Hts mind WAS
30 busy with the problem Of their
freedom that he escaped the usual
dependency that had crcpt upon him
so many times before
II was a peculiar paradox that
while this was his day OF days. the
one day In five that seemed 10 justify
his continued life. 1, was always the
most hopeless and miserable. simply
because OF IGNORES attitude toward
him. II wasn't entirely her failure
10 respond 20 hts own ardor. The
inevitable disappointment lay MS
much in HIS own attitude toward her.
II was MS much the things she did az
those she failed TO do that depressed
him; the questions she asked, her pat.
ronnge OF BesS. her self.pitying com.
plants. Always he experienced a
sense OF some great omission--pcr.
haps only his failure 10 feel the old
delight and exultation that the mere
fact OF her presence used to impart
10 him. lie found Il increasingly
hard TO give full attention to her; 10
let his eyes dwell always on her
beauty and his ears give heed TO her
wrongs
Continued Tomorrow
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STEWART & HOLMES DRUG co.
Wholesale Distributors

species. where It's fur changes in
summer 10 a stone color.
bed fox Is the most common va
riety OF the animal. The annual pro-
ductisn is over 100000 skins Most
Of these skins are dyed black. blue
brown, battleship gray. Isabella, mar
ten. sable. victory gray. taupe and
Sitka color. and some are also point
cd 10 initiate the nat..ai silver fox
Cross fox comes from Siberia,
Kamchatks. Manchuria and North.
ern China. besides North America 1t
is handsome skin, the finest being
found in Labrador.
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when food and warmth had
brought complete recovery. Md took
up with Bcss the problem Of delly.
erance from the island. He found
that FOR weeks she had been think.
ing along the same line. and like
him. she had as yet failed to Bit upon
any plan that offered the least chance
for success. The subject held them
lato into the night,
There was no need OF a formal
pact between them. Zach OF them
realized that IL ever the matter came
10 crisis, the other could be relied
upon 70 the last ditch, They stood
together on that. Whatever the one
attempted. The other would carry
thru. Aud because OF their mutual
trust, both felt more certain than
ever OF their ultimate triumph.
They took different trails in tho
dawn. following the long circle or
their trap lines. All the way they
pondercd on this same problem. con.
ceiving plan only 20 reject il be.
cause Of Some unsurmountahIc ohsta.
els TO It's success; dwelling upon the
project every hour and dreaming
about IL at night. But Ned was FAR
as ever from conclusion when.
three days later he followed tho
beach on the way 20 the homo cabin.
Hc had watched with dsadencd in.
tcrcst the drama Of the wild things
about him these las; days. but when
he was less than mile from home
he had cause 10 remember Il again.
To his great Rmaxemcnt he found
AZ the edge of the ice the fresh track
OF one Of the large island bears.
There was nothing TO tell Tor sure
what had awakened the great crea.
turc prcmaturcly from les winter
sleep. The expected date Of awnk.
cnlng Was stiii many weeks off. Bu;
the grizzly Is VIGOROUSLY irregular
in his habits: and experienced natur,
alists have long ceased to be sur.
prIsed az whatever he may DO Ned
reasoned az once that the pFsscn,
mild weather had merely heguilcd tho
old veteran from his lair che size
cf the track indicated a patriarch
among the bears and he was sim
I ply enjoying tho late winter sunlight
until a cold spsll should drive him in
4 again.
\ The sight Of the great imprint WIS
a welcome one 10 Ned. not alone be
cause the Weakening forceasied. per
haps. an early spring. bu, because h,
was in immediate need Of bear fur
His own coat was worn. besides, h,
was planning a suit ~ cold proof gar,
ments FOR Lenore. 20 be used pertap.
in their final flight across the ice
And he saw at once that conditions
were favorable for trapping the grsa
creature
[ Scarcely a quarter OF mile ahead
in a little pass that led thru 10
hshore crags down to the beach
Doomsdorf had left one Of his mos
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New
Age Lao

Dear Miss Grey: VIII you please
tell me II Siri IS years OF ase
mus, get the consent % her par
ents before marrying
EIGHTEEN.
n the oift reached her Isnt
birthdev before fho ncp ogc iaie
,crHf into effect. shc may marry
usihout the consent OF her par.
cmfs --oihortrfsc u must DC obtained
Is lemon juice good for remov.
ms tan7
Yea n q aecms foo strong for
The stla use an equal quantity o.
rose ieoter or ioater ieith u.
How can one prevent grease
spots from showing thru painted
wAil'
Try painting the grease spot
,cifh odm sheiiao iehich has been
dissolred 10 alcohol 10 The consist.
eBcy Of cream. then pdint orer "a,
shcIioc latter q ha, dried fhoroivJ
nth palnt ono Is using for the rest
Of The ieai.
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skins are offered for sale by the gov
eminent annually.
COSY " only another name for
European rabbit Tho finer white
and Mlyor.gray skins are worked np
in their natural state, but many mil
lions arc either dyed IN the hair or
converted into Near Seal /" Mo
lines and Electric conieH' by hay.
ing the top hair removed before be
ing dyed tho desired color. Most
squirrel skins come from France and
Belgium. the French being Of The
finer aunllty. Skins Of the Austria
Ian rabbit are called Kit Comics in
their natural state. and Mole. Nutria.
Beaver and Seal Comics or sealines
when they have been dyed 10 initiate
the natural furs
KACCOON Of The large. heavy.
furred variety coming from Wlscon-
sin. Mime ota. Dakota and North.
ern Iowa. are most valuable. South
crn Coona" arc much flatter In fur
and poorer IN color than the Cen
tral'' and Northern" varieties
MOLE ls found IN North America.
but this variety is Of poor quality
The best moleskins come from Scot
land and Holland. altho the Dutch
moles are not as full and filky as the
Scotch moles
| WEASEL
AND FOX
WEASEL FURs are the ermlne.
mink. sable and mnrten. especially
Finest varieties Of ermine come from
Siberia. Canada and Alaska. The
white skins come from Ishm IN
Western siberia. but the Babinsky
skins are the largest and most yalu-
able.
True mink comes from North AM
erica only, the finest being from
Maine. Labrador. Nova Scotia and
other sections Of Canada. Next come
the Eastern minks, then the North
western
Sable is variety OF martsn, OF
which the Russian sable Is the most
valuable Next come the heavily
fllyered, large brown skins from
Kamchatl,a and after these the dl-
yered small brown skins from the
Amur district
The marten. Of which Kolinsky II
variety is most common as the
stone marten from Europe and the
brown narten. or Hudson's Bay sable
from that dilrici kolinsiy comes
from Tomsk, Russia. and its bril-
liant orange color is dyed a soft dark
brown 20 resemble sable.
FOX Is most popular in silver,
natural blue. white. red and cross
varieties. Silver or black fox are
found In high Northern ATTITUDES. the
finest specimens coming from Alas
ka. Labrador. New Brunswick and
the Hudson's Bay country. Only one
akin IN 800 j. full black. the rest be-
ing more or less stivered. Silver
foxes are being raised successfully
on farms in Canada and Northern
United States and their skins are
said TO be superior even 10 those Of
Wild foxes
! Blue fox Ia found in Alaska, Green
! land and Denmark.
White foxes are found in the North
Polar regions. but some come from
. the lower cold regions OF the blur
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To Clean
Sneater

Dear Miss Grey: VIII you please
tell me- how 10 clean boy's
sweater II has green and orange
stripes, BUD.
Min onr-fhird sais irith t,co-
thirds corn mcal aud heat the MIR
fHres then rub ,rei info The speai'
cr. tiooroasiy. antI eieeR. and
then brush mcli rifh eiran eiothc,
brnsh.
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FAvoRITE
II rs

The most favored furs. according
20 a prominent fur dealer. arc; 1.
Caracui. 2 Squirrel: 3 seal: 4.
cony: 5. Raeeoon. 6. Mole. {. Wsa-
rel. Including mink. crminc. sabie.
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What he had intended She had shown
hiSneSs tonlght-a greatness Of spirit
and strength that left him wondering
and rcvorcnt, Tho battle Hhe had
fought TO save his life was no less
than his own wagcd With tho white
WOLF weeks before.
Here was another who had stood
the gaftl she too knew what Il was
to take the fighting chance, Prcs.
entity no knew. by llsht OF this ad.
venture on tho ice. that Bcas was
more than mere companion in toll
and hardship. some ono 10 shelter and
protect She was a eomrade'atarms
such a fortress OF strength as the
best OF women have always been TO
the mon they loved
lie aid not know whether or not
she loved him. II didn't affect tho
point that. In a crisis. she had
shown tho temper OF her steel He
did not stand alone henceforth, In
the struggle for freedom that was
20 como here was an ally on whom
TO the very gates OF death, no could
Implicitly rely,
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Divorce
Oneru

Dear Mira Grey; How soon sf'
ter one leaves ones husband can a
divorce ha obtaincd7 il II ak
months or ono year, And Is that
the final decree r.
n dcpcHds entirely upon ichaf
orornds orc Il 10 obtaia n dirorcc
az 10 length Of fine irhieh mast
ciapsc before suit Is ficd. one