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WOMEN AND THOl’SEItS
Ever,' once in a while a woman tmerges from the com
mon herd and lopes around in trousers. She may be en
deavoring to show that she is emancipated, or that she is a
oivatuivof reason and not convention, or she may he merely
engaged in the ancient and honorable game of attracting
a'.irntion. And then she may he on the stage and get
inoiii'V h r it. Only the other day the women appeared in
irt or near trousers, at a dance in Philadelphia.
i t v. phenomena appear in this world without having
i■i-imath lie in some law as a cause. I here is a profound
reason for trousers. They are the outward sign of a deep
spiritual truth which same we shall now go on to explain.
Skirts that is to say. unbifurcated garments for the
southernmost extremities are the universally acknowl
edged symbol ot mystery. Since the time when the mem
ory of man runneth not to the contrary, whenever any man
wanted to hypnotize and rule the common people he draped
his legs in skirts.
Woman is the original mystery. No one ever did un
derstand her. Among certain primitive peoples, as the
Druids, sin1 was in command of the religious ceremonies.
She has always been a first-class prophetess, and every
woman to this day is somewhat of a clairvoyant and seer.
If you don’t believe it, try to hide something from the
missus.
lienee it was perfectly natural tor mere man, wnen lie
wanted people to obey him and could not say why, to dress
up like a female.
If would not be becoming to refer to ecclesiastic robes,
and so we will make an exception of them. Onedoesn t
want to get into trouble. But take the judge, for instance,
in this country it is quite the style to lmlly-rag him—and
lot us point out that when the court sits upon its bench it
dresses up in women's clothing. We shrink from insinuat
ing anything.
The college professor and the senior also signify their
.acceptance of all the medievalism of college tradition by
wearing gowns.
When the Noble Thrice Exalted High Cockalorum <»i
the lodge takes his seat and begins to manhandle the gavel
he is always arrayed in a flowing red, white and blue petti
The gown, in other words, is the symbol of authority.
Trousers, mean rationality. They stand for all the
dangers of free thought, for science against ignorance, for
individualism against authority.
Just why tiiis is so is perhaps one of those secrets of
nature we shall probably never understand. But it is so:
of that there can be little doubt in the light of history. So
that the adoption of western trousers by modern Japanese
and Chinese is more than a superficial change; it is a sign
that these races are emerging out of the darkness into the
glorious liberty of the twentieth century, whose heraldic
hearing should be a pair of trousers.
i he Sun believes that bankers, lawyers and physicians
and all who “think it best for you not to try to under
stand." ought to lie compelled to wear gowns. Preachers
made a mistake when they laid them off.
d he saying- “She wears the breeches” is entirely mis
leading. It implies that she rules. But. <-.u the contrary,
when one wants to rule he puts on a robe; it is when one
wants to go to work that he puts on trousers.
Imperial Caesar and all oriental and ancient autocrats
naturally draped themselves in a table cloth, because they
had authority over the people. Abraham Lincoln wore
pantaloons because lie was the servant of the people.
Have a care, then ladies, how you lay aside your robes
of rule for the breeches of servitude!—-Seattle Sun.
Nulato, April 2*. — A serious epidemic of tonsilitis is raging
among the natives of Nulato. Over 30 cases are now being treated
and there have been two deaths from the disease within the last
two weeks.
—
And Saddlery j
» Snaps, Ring;s, Buckles,<
Straps, Etc. <
Most Complete Display Ever
Made in the Districts
C. R. Peck, Flat. |
Drink Eastern Beer w
M/fier!? Hqme~ Saloon
THE HOME OF THE “QUAKER MAID"
Foot of Willow St.. Iditarod
SNYDER HOUSE Company Depot
Nicely Furnished Rooms FLAT CITY Large Drying Room
THE HOME flat
Furnished Rooms, Clean Spring Beds, Bath, Dry Rooms, “"‘’""SS'"1""
Fin© Watch
Repairing
S°UVetia£^]0^r J. Lo SMLE
MAY REALIZE 9fl
GOLD BAR STOCK
I', G Noyes, receiver of the de
1 unet Washington-Alaska bank ol
Fairbanks, has received a commun
ication bom Ira D Horton, who is
now in Seattle, staling that there is
a possibilitv of realizing on the
Gold Bar Lumber Company’s stock,
which formed one of the principal
assets of the bank at the time of its
sue pe nsion.
The stock ;s now being held hy
i he Dexter Holton bank of Seattle
,*s secutity for an overdraft, and an
option has been taken on it bv
which the ovetdralt could be paid
off and a balance ol $10,000 be left
over for distribution amongst the
depositors.
Washington, April 25.—The de
j bite on the tariff bill lias begun ill
| earnest, and the fu.t of the measure
will soon be decided. It is gener
ally believed in political and busi
ness citcles that the senate will
pass the bill practically as sub
mitted __
AD W0LEAST BEATEN BY
HARLEM TOMMY MURPHY
New York, April 26.— Ad Wol
gast was decisively beaten by Har
lem Tommy Murphy in a 20 round
contest here last night The fight
was a fast one, both men taking
terrific punishment The decision
was received with tremendous
cheers. _
BRYAN BUYS BUNGALOW
OUT OF REPORTER'S PAY
Tampa, Fla., March 31 —Wil
Ham Jennings Bryan has purchased
a bungalow near here out of the
money he received for reporting
the Republican and Democratic
conventions last year.
Mr. Bryan’s reportorial work oc
cupied about two weeks ot Iris
time. He was employed by a syn
dicate ot newspapers, headed by the
New York World, and received
#7.000 tor his services.
For the first time in the history of Alaska, says the Seattle
Sun, the White Pass and Yukon Co. is preparing to invade the
lower Yukon, a territory heretofore supplied almost exclusively by
the Northern Navigation Co. For this purpose they have two new
steamboats —the Alaska and the Yukon--building on the ways at
Seattle. These boats will connect with the upper-river boats of
the White Pass at Dawson. They will be shipped to Whitehorse,
where they will be put together, and be ready to sail for Fairbanks
when Lake LeBarge opens.
The entry of the White Pass into direct competition with the
Northern Navigation Co. has convinced the Alaskans that the rates
this summer to Fairbanks and Iditarod, both for passengers and
freight, will be lower than ever before, but what they will be is as
.vet undetermined. Neither company has published its tariff, ap
parently awaiting the other to make the first move. The only in
dication as yet to the possibilities of lower rates is the announce
ment of the N N. Co. that the Hat rate to Fairbanks will be re
duced from $60 to $40 per ton. The officials of the White Pass Co.
are in Chicago, preparing their tariff, which may be announced
when they return to Seattle.
Rumors of Cut Rates
In the meantime rumors of cut rates are rife. One shipper, |
who will have about five carloads of freight, claims to have been
quoted a rate of 530 per ton for the delivery of his goods in Fair
banks, but the quotation is not taken seriously.
Both the White Pass and the Northern Navigation have ample
means to carry on a bitter war indefinitely, and the prospects of
cheap freight and a consequent reduction in the high price of j
goods in Interior Alaska is welcomed by the residents.
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CHANGE OF HEART
USED to think, when I was digging gravel, and whack
ing wood, to earn a bone a day, and when I watched the
rich ones past me travel, my path obscure was but a
rocky way. I mopped my brow with my old red bandanna, and
longed to bask on downy beds of ease, and live on birds and
terrapin and manna, and oysters fried, and rich imported
cheese. My wounded heart with anger used to quiver, when
noontime came, and I sat down to eat, and tilled myself with
onions, bread and liver and moldy kraut and pickled porkers’
feet. But now, alas, that I am rich as Croesus, aud live on
quails and scrambled peacock's tongue, I fold my hands in
front (where all my grease is) and sigh and yearn for days
when I was young. Where nabobs meet I sit and wield the
gavel, my face each day the Board of Trade expects; but O,
the days when I was digging gravel, when I could eat in forty
dialects. The dead dead days when meal time found me starv
ing! When all was good and nothing tasted stale; no finger
bowls, no dainty stunts in carving, but just a raid upon my j
dinner pail! My wealth can buy me yachts and speedy horses,
and motor cars and summers by the sea, and it will bring me
annual divorces, but it can’t bring my hunger back to me!— j
Walt Mason.
Henry O. Roden is now tlie proud
possessor of the bear cub formerly
known as Alice Roosevelt. He has
changed the name of his pet, however,
and in the future she will be known as
Jessie Wilson. Mr. Roden is going to
find a corner for his acquisition in the
guns tore window.
When at Discovery take a chance at
The Flyer for a quick meal. Cooked
right-. Served right.
Notice of Forfeiture
ToW.J. Sweeney, Fred Andrak. .Friedman
and J. Dark, their heirs, assigns, successors or
personal iopreseutalives
You are hereby notified that I have expended
in labor and improvements for year of 1912 the
'.urn of one hundred dollars f 100 on the Fine
Tree association placer mining claim, situated
at the head of Flat creek, in Hit otter Mining
and Recording District. Territory of Ala-ka,
which lias been duly recorded at the commis
sioner's office at Iditarod. Hie above amount
has been expended in order to hold the said
claim under the provisions of the law concern
ing annual labor upon mining claims, being the
amount lequired to hold such claim And you
are further notified that if, within ninety days
go days after the last pub Ration of this notice,
you fail to contribute your proportion of said
expenditure, your interest in said claim w ill be
come tin* property of the undersigned, your co
owner. \V 11. CRAWFORD.
First publication February S. 1913
Last publication Mav to. 1913.
Notice of Forfeiture
To F. Morency.J. Pierson and Dave Gascaden.
their heirs, assigns, successors or personal
represen tati ves:
You are hereby notified that 1 have expended
iu labor and i 111 pro ements for year 1912 the
sum 1 f one hundred dollars Jioo- on the Moun
tain Home association placer mining claim, sit
uated on Willow creek a tributary of Iditarod
river in the Otter Mining and Recording Dis
trict, Territory of Alaska, which has been duly
recorded at the commissioner’s office at Idit
arod. The above amount has been expended in
order to hold the said claTn under the provi
sions of the law concerning annual labor upon
mining claim-., being the amount required to
hold such claim. And you are further notified
that if, within ninety 90 days after the last
publication of this notice, you fail to 1 cnlribute
your proportion of said expenditure, your in
terest in said claim will become the property of
the undersigned, your co-owner
C. L. JONF.S.
First publication February 8, 19:3.
Last publication Mav io, 1913.
Notice of Forfeiture
T<) CHARLHY MACK:
You and your heirs and assigns are hurt by
notified that the undersigned has expended in
labor and improvements the sum ol one hun
dred dollar-. for the vear n 12 upon placer
m in ing claim known as the Bam-t association ,
Willow creek, a tributary of tin- Iditarod river,
l Iter Mining District. Territory of Alaska. You
are further notified that if at the expiration of
ninety -90—'days from the Iasi publication of
this notice von fail or refuse to contribute to the
undersigned your proportion ol such expendi
ture. vour inteiest in said claim will become the
property ot the undersigned, under See. 2324 ot
the Kew ci! Statutes of the United States
A ST I. A WRUNG]-!,
l irst publication March 1. ’913.
hast publication May 31, 19*3.
Forfeiture Notice
Iditarod Alaska. 5 March. 1013.
To Mont Downing, A. 1?. b erguson . A . 1> bullet,
W Jf. Colder, Barney Haggerty. John Me
Craw, toe Porter and M innie Thorns:
Yon are hereby notified that I have expended
dm ing the > ear nineteen hundred and twelve
1912 one hundred dollars — f 100--in labor and
improvements upon the Bonanza association
placer miuing claim. on Dominion cri ck. a trib
utary of Salmon river. Kuskokv ini Mining ai:d
Ri cording distri-’t. Territory of A laska. notice
of location of w hich is found in vi lume.No. t>. at
page /03, in order to hold -aid claim under the
provisions ot section 2324 ot the Revised Stat
utes of the United States, and the amendment
thereto approved January 22. ;SSo, concerning
annual labor upon mining claims, being the
amount required to hold said placet mining
claim for the period ending on the 31st day of
December, m, 2 And if. wiihin ninety (lavs
nlte: tile |m id icati-ui o! Hu s r.ot :cv, yon'i-m b.
rt fuse to con li ileal e \ oiu proper lion of such ex -
pnmliture as a co-owner, your, and each and
every, ot your inteu-ts in the said Bonanza as
soeiatiou placer miring claim will become the
property of thr subscribed, vour co-owner, who
iu-.s made the required expenditure. bv the
terms ui said section J. M. PICK HI.
Gitas I-! Taylor. Iditarod, Alaska, attorney for
J M Pi eke!
bir>t publication March -S. 1913.
bast publication Mav 31. 1913.
Notice of Forfeiture
To D. Suvlos. her heirs or assigns:
You. and each of you. are hereby
notified that the undorMgned has ex
pended in labor and improvements the
>um of one hundred dollars ($100 for
each of the years of 1911 and 1912. on
that certain fractional placer mining
claim and mini ng ground known as and
called “S,ivies Fraction,” situated on
Lit t !e creek, a trihutary of (lane crock.
Jnnoko .Mining District. Distiict of
Alaska.
You are further notified that if, at
the expiration of ninety (!>*>) days after
the last publication of this notice, you
fail or refuse to contribute your propor
tion of such expenditure, your interest
in said claim will become the property
of the undersigned, your co-owner,
under section 2324 of the Revised Stat
utes of the ITiited States.
N I KLS J. VI13K. ('o-Owner.
Date of first publication April 2fi, 1913.
Date of last publication July 2b. 1913.
United States of America— District
Court—Territory of Alaska, Fourth
1 )i vision.
Lizzie Opsgon, Plaintiff, vs. Edward O.
Opsgon, Defendant.—No. 108 I, Alias
Summons.
The President of the United States of
America, greeting: To the above
n: ni'-d defendant.
Summons having been duly issued out
of the above court in the above entitled
action, and placed in the hands of the
United States marshal for service, and
the said marshal having made due re
turn, setting forth his inabiltv to serve!
the said summons in said district, and
that the said defendant, could not be l
found therein, and the plaintiff having
filed and presented to the court an affi
davit showing that the present where
abouts of the defendant was not known
to the plaintiff, and that the said de- j
feudant could not be found within the
district, and that a good cause of action !
exists in favor of the plaintiff against
said defendant.
And the court having considered the
same, did on the 1 It ft day of September.
1912, make an order directing the pub
lication of t he said summons for a period
of six weeks in the Iditarod Pioneer, a
newspaper of general circulation within
said district.
Now, therefore, you are hereby re-1
quired to appear in the said district
court in and for the Territory of Alaska,
Fourth division, within 30 days after the
completion of the said publication, to
wit: within 30 days after the 7th day of
June, A. D. 1913, exclusive of said day,
and answer the complaint of the above
named plaintiff, a copy of which is on
tile in the office of the clerk of the-above
entitled court, and unless you so appear
and answer, the plaintiff will applv for
the relief demanded in said complaint, j
Witness the Honorable F. E. Fuller, ]
Judge of said court, this 28th day of
April in the year of our Lord 1913.
(-—’-— , C. C. PAGE, Clerk,
'I Seal - By Geo. W. Albrecht,
Deputy Clerk.
Notice of Forfeiture
TO CIIAS. BACKLUND, or Heirs or Agents:
You, and each of you, are hereby notified that
the undersigned has expended in labor and im
provements the sum of one hundred dollars—
$100—for the years of 1910, 191 land 1912 upon the
following named placer mining claim, to-wit.
No. 1 Bench below Discover;, on Yar.kee creek;
and the \ears 1911-1012 upon the following
named 1 lucer mining claim, to wit; No 1 Below ,
Discovery on Y.111 kee creek, a tributary of In
lioko river, Innoko Mining and Recording Dis
trict, District of Alaska: hx-ation notice of No
1 Bench being recorded in Vol. 1 at Page 2/3, and ;
location notice of No. 1 being recorded in Vol. 10 ■
at 1’agc *74. all of the records of the Innoko
Mining and Recording District, Distinct « f
Alaska. You are farther notified that if at the
expiration of ninct \ -90 da ys aftei the last pub
lication of this notice you fail or refuse to con- |
tribute your proporlion of such expenditure
your interest in said claims will become the
property of the undersigned, your co-owner,
under Sect ion 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States.
Ol.OP* Of.SON, Co-Owner,
f irst publication February 1, >713
Thst publication May 3, 1713.
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Notice of Forfeiture
To J. IT Connolly, George Shaw, Gor
don Shea and Beu Smith:
You are hereby notify d that i have
expended during the year 1912 one bun
dled dollars in labor and improvements
upon the Hard Luck association placer
mining claim, situated on Flat creek, a
tributary of Otter creek. in the Otter pre
cinct, Fourth division .territory of Alaska.
the location notice of which appears of
record in volume one of locations, at page
502, under date 0f5 J.au., 1911, and Index
No. 6456, in office <>f the recorder of said
Otter precinct, in order to hold said
claim under the provisions of section 2424
of the Revised Statutes of the United
States, and the amendment thereto ap
proved Januarv 22, 1SS0, concerning the
annual labor upon mining claims, being
the amount required to hold said placer
mining claim for the period ending 51M
December, 1912.
And if. within ninety days from the
personal service of this notice, or within
ninety days after the publication tin reoh
you fail or retuse to contribute your pro
portion of such expeuditur, as a co-owner
vour interest in the said claim will be
come the property of the subscriber, vour
co-owner, who has made the required ex
penditure, by the terms of said section.
Iditarod. Alaska. 11 Jan., 1913.
2V. B. CURR1K, as it appears of
record, but whose true name is
A. I). Currie.
First Publication April 5, 1913.
Last publication July 5, 1913.
Forfeiture Notice
Iditarod, Alaska. 23 April. 1913.
To Tom Del'amp, Mrs Tom DeUamp,
Isadorc Goldstein, Julius Schrader,
I’. »>. Sandberg ami H N. Thorsheim:
You and each of you are hereby noti
fied that 1 have expended during the
year nineteen hundred and twelve (1912)
one hundred dollars $100 in abor and
improvements upon the Third tier,
bench, left limit, opposite One Above.
Otter creek placer mining claim, situ
ated Oil Otter creek, a tributary of the
hlitarnii river, in the Otter Mining aid
I{eeoiding District. TYrritoty of Alaska,
notice of location of which is found in
volume ore. at page 2S9, in ordet to
hold said claitii uniter the provisions of
section 2321 ot Die [| -vised Staluies.
and the amendment thereto approved
January 22, l^tt, concerning- annual
labor upon mining claims, being- the
amount required to hold said placer
mining claim tor the period ending on
tile 31st day of December, 1D12.
And if. wit bin ni nc*l v rlny nftev the
publicat ion of t bis not ice y m f ,;l or n
iuso to cotn ribnte your proportion of
such t xpenditure as a co owner, vour.
and each and evt ry, of your iuteresis
in the said Third tier bench, left limit,
opposite (>ne above. Otter it- f..
said placer raining claim will become
•he property of the subscriber,your co
owner, who fas made Da- required ex
penditure. by the terms of -a-d section
BALL li. HI'.X f.
ro-si publication ltd April, 1913.
Last publicat ;ou 2 - .J j y, i:ii3.
Du Hand’s Discovery Cafe i-. (lie
place :o eat.
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ON THE WINTER TRAIL
ROADHOUSE
Meals All Hours.
Jjiquors and Cigars
Tel: “Summit Roadhou.M
Re-Opened
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MOUSE
('or. Willow and Third St-\
NICE CLEAN ROOMS BY THE DAY,
WEEK OR MONTH
Bath Room in Connection_
Dr. Heinrich Woriivann,
Offices: Iditarod and Flat ( its
Telephones at each pare
W. F. GREEN, M. Q.,
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Telephone
DR. H. BEHLA,
OtflC€", i *: <11:r-r*p I)r•.i :_f Sf <.r ■
Flat. C’iry.
Appointment's by '!'• *1,• ’»one
DR. CHAS. D. CARTER
(lold Street. Flat City.
AppointPienfs i>\ T- • Op ■*.
HENRY RODEN,
Attorney at Lew
Telitarod. \la>ka
ichigrrn. 1381 Kentucky. 1331 Ahska. ISO
George Woodruff Albrecht.
COUNSELOR AND LAWYER
miTAROD. AL \>fCA
Tlv I Air p-riev •>{' tins
E. M. STANTON,
Attorney at Law
Oil ice in Wicker."! pi in «v Koden FpL
Second Avt.
CHAS. E. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public. ( it
Front St., Iditat ..I
WILL GIVE
For Information and Rates Write to Owner:
CAPTAIN G. F\ SPROUL, FAIRBANKS
The New Placer Law
The following is a copy of the law recently enacted by Congress amend
ing the mining laws of Alaska:
A bill to modify and amend the mining laws in their application to 'lie Ter
ritory of Alaska, and for other purposes.
lie it enacted, etc., That no association placer mining claim shall here
after be locate 1 in Alaska in excess of 40 acres, and on every placer mining
claim hereafter located in Alaska, and until a patent has been issued therefor,
not less than $100 worth of labor shall be performed or improvements made
during each year, including the year of location, for each and every 20 acres
or excess fraction thereof.
Sec, 2. That no person shall hereafter locate any placer mining claim in
Alaska as attorney for another unless he is duly authorized thereto by a
power of attorney in writing, duly acknowledged and recorded in any record
er’s office in the judicial division where the location is made. Any person so
authorized may locate placer mining claims for not more than two individuals
or one association under such power of attorney, but no such agent or attor
ney shall be authorized or permitted to locate more than two placer mining
claims for any out- principal or association during uy calendar month, and
no placer mining claim shall hereafter be located in Alaska except under the
limitations of this act;
Sec. 3. That no person shall hereafter locate, cause or procure to be lo
cated, for himself more than two placer mining claims in any calendar month:
Provided, That one or both such locations may be included in an association
claim.
Sec. 4. That no placer mining maim hereafter located in Alaska shall be
patented which shall contain a greater area than is fixed by law, nor which
is longer than three times its greatest width.
Sec. 5. That any placer mining claim attempted to be located ir, viola
tion of this act shall be null and void, and the whole area thereof may be lo
cated by any qualified locator as if no such prior attempt had been made.