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Show Curios trluio In lianaim Clly. J X western paper says that tho pco. ' pie of Dawson City have adopted n ''" novel ami effective cure for crime. II li a monster woodpile, of n size to ows ", the most hardened offender. A man convicted ot any offense Is compelled to saw wood, lis saws 10 hours a day steadily, day after day, until his sen-tsr-ot expires. He must saw regardless ut the weather. In tho most Intcnss ! cold, the hardest rain, tho fiercest snowstorm, ho Is compelled to contlnus sawing; and If the day has not II hours ot light, lanterns are provided ta ' enable him to put In a full day. 3 |