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Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04
Why She Does Not Marry.

\ newspaper offered prize recently for the best answer to the question. What are the reasons that keep n woman from marrying" A horrid, cynical male creature carried off one of the prizes with a, list of sixteen ''rea- sons." Among them were:
 Her inability to make up her mind.
 The horror of being given away"
 The unhappy results of most mar riages.
 The fascination of continuous firta- tion.
 The uncertain quality of husbands s temper.
 The glory of having never accepted q proposal.
 The scarcity of desirable, or even tol- erable, men.
 Her satisfaction in saying "No, '' when she means Yes"
 The saving in human life through the absence of bad cookery.
 The objectionable clause in the mar riage service relating to obedience.
 Her natural unselfishness places the happiness of the man she loves before her own, and she remains single.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

During last year, according to A re- port recently issued by the Alpine Club, ll9 persons lost their lives while climb Ing the Alps-more than double the number for the previous year. Most of the accidents occurred in the neigh torhood of Chamounix and were due to the foolharlness and inexperience of tourists The number of accidents suf- ferel by experienced climbers was com T'aratively small
 Switzerland and the Tyrol are becom- ing the holiday ground for more "nd more people every year, and it may be expected the lives lost will be In the same proportion. The increased num- Der of accuents is therefore exactly what might have been expected. When one tourist attempted to scale a rocky mountain side or a glacier ten years ago there are twenty or perhaps fifty nowadays with the delusion that any body with an alpenstock and a pair of
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

Babies are very fond of putting their fingers in their mouths, and, if not checked, ultimately acquire the habit of biting their nails. It has been found that to keep baby's finger nails prop erly trimmed from birth Is to prevent it from contracting the habit. It is always a purely nervous affection, and even after the habit has been formed 1t may be speedily broken by regu- larly but gently filing the little nails instead of cutting them with scissors. Something must be done every day to keep them short and smooth. Every time the wee hands are bathed the flesh should be pressed back from the base Of the nall and the tip of the finger very firmly pressed on either side of 1t, thus beginning the tapering effect rightly considered a mark of beauty.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04
Status of Women.

nr. Adler predicted that great change is coming aboutoin the altitude of civilized society on this whole sub feet, it's chief feature being an effort Ito inspire and inform woman's life and take away the merely impulsive and empirical character of her acting" He attached a high value to domestic science and the study of child nature, as elements in the making of happy, healthy, and contented homes, for the great majority of women in the future. as in the past, must be home-keepers. "The home-keeper, however" conclud- ed pr. Adler must take part In the life of the world, not with an Idea of merely getting away from home, from her tasks, that makes the gadabout woman, of whom we have enough ex- amples to-day. But she will get out of society, into the life of the world in order that she may improve and ele- vate her home life. The wise woman Is still the inspiration, the object of rev erence and the counselor of her chill dren when they are grown men and women."-Leslie's Weekly.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04
Praise for Patti.

Last winter Mme Patti was staying for few days in an isolated village at the extreme end of Yorkshire. To kill the monotony of the place the prima donna went one night to concert giv- en in aid of certain village institution. Not half of the performers turned up.
 Approaching the difficulty, Mime. Patti-incognita. of course-offered to oblige the audience with song or two.
 Then she sang, in her own glorious way. three of her sweetest ballads.
 At the close the chairman approached and. in solemn tones, thanked her.
 Well, miss," he said, you've done uncommon well. And although 'Arry 'Ock, the juggler, who thinks nowt of takin' old of 'ot pokers and a-swallor. in needles, couldn't turn up, yet you've pleased us very considerable, miss"
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

chusetts. and served till 1861. Three years later he was chosen associate jus- tice of the same court and chief jus tice in 1873. Here he gained an en- yiable reputation as a jurist He was named as associate justice of the Su- preme Court of the United States Dec. 19, 1881. by President Arthur.
 Justice Gray was a great all-around lawyer. He was a recognized authority in admiralty cases. During recent years he rendered the opinion of the court in many important cases. He was with the majority of the Supreme Court justices In the income tax and insular cases and decided that the Uni ted States had no right to seize fishing smacks supposed to be carrying aid to the Cubans. Justice Gray delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court that Congress had the power to make the treasury notes of the United States le- gal tender in payment of private debts in time of peace as well as In war.
 The deceased jurist was man of commanding figure He stood six feet six inches and was solidly built. In so- cial life he was affable and unreserved, and among those who knew him well was regarded as one of the most polite, genial and courteous of men.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

hobnailed boots can do either, and, what is worse, most of them are so con- tident of their own ability that they will not take the precaution to employ a competent guide.
 Nothing attests the nerve and the courage and endurance of a man as does mountain climbing, and 1t is quite as much of a science as any other form of athletic sport. Experienced men can tell at n glance the safest and the most accessible paths and where and between what hours there will be the least risk of falling stones Swiss guides who have been taken to the Andes and to the Hmalayas and even to our own American mountains have never failed to accomplish ascents which men without experience have considered impossible. It is simply matter of ability acquired by long and patient study, yet any ordinary tourist imagines that because one man can ac- complish the feat another may do the same even If he has never seen a glacier. The greatest number of acci- uculS OGCuL upOu uetbuoc that Is the easiest to reach and most fashionable of all the Swiss mountains, but at the same time It Is the most dan gerous because of meteorological con ditions. The weather is likely to change at any time. and when a snowstorm comes the danger is greatest.
 While A party of American tourists were descending the Matterhorn some time ago a mass of rock fell and hurled several of the party down an Ice gorge. killing them instantly. The illust-a- ton to the right shows how the accl- dent occurred. The party was de- scending the mountain when the slip which caused the fatality occur ed. The lower illustration shows a party leaving Zernatt to climb the Matter horn.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04
IDEAL MAN FOR A HUSBAND.

S7 AM often asked what kind of a
 man a woman likes best, and am
 sure l have given as many differ ent answers as 1 have received ques- tions. But to-day l am reminded that women love genius at long range; that they admire wealth and power as ex- pressed by men who control the business world; that they are proud of the hon. age of intellect and rejoice in the adula- tion of the famous. But when it comes to the choice of a man for husband. If woman has passed the Isle of Shoals that lies all along the way from youth up to her twenty-fifth year, she is very apt to send her affection like a dove to the strong, sure refuge of sim pie mans breast.
 Of course, he may embody in himself ell these things. He may be genius and hero and capitalist all in one. But 1 think you will agree with me that it is extremely unlikely. The angel strain would have to be left out of this conl- bination anyway. And that is more likely to be found In the simple, home ly, single-hearted man than anywhere else. He may not shine in society. But he will be calm and strong in the storms of life and the light tower of q home. He is the kind of q man who softens his big voice in the sick room, and who un- dresses the babies by the tireside and plays This little pig went to market with their wee pink toes before he rocks them to sleep. He may not know one note of music from another. But to a woman who knows motherhood there Is DO sound in all the world so full of melody as the rough, low below that 1e sings over the nodding little heads under the impression that it Is a lullaby.
 The simple man is never an egotist. That a woman should love him is sur prise that keeps him happy all his days, and he wears her kiss over his heart that he may be kind and believing to- ward all women for her sake. And he tolls for her without complaint. and shelters her beneath his love and knows DO ambitions but to make her and her little ones happy. He is true from his heart outward. And the woman who wins his love Is sure that it will endure until the end of life.-Exchange
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04
Hair Need. Exercise.

One reason why so many men are bald, according to a foreign medical journal, is because they allow their hair to die through want of exercise. Under the skin which covers the head are several muscles, 1t explains, and these arc never stirred into activity. the result being that they do not per form their proper function, and conse- quently the skin Is insufficiently nour- ished and the hair gradually dies.
 "Women," 1t continues, do not be- come bald, and the reason is because they spend much more time combing and arranging their hair than men do. During this operation the skin on the head is stirred into activity. and SIS a result the muscles remain active and the hair flourishes.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04
Thinks of Others,

A little altruism in dress these days goes a long way toward cooling the burning path we have to tread. Being cool is no longer a subject for reason able and practical creatures to bother their brains about. It is like trying to make ice out of glowing coals. But one can look cooler than one feels, and it is not only a duty to the public but to one's self Don't wear colors If you can avoid 1t. If you can't, why stick to dull blue and light shades of purple. Pile your hair on top of your head and buy spider-web stays, which are light enough to be worn under white shirt waists without corset cover. Don't
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

There Is a type of hero that the condi- tions of modern life have developed and which seems destined to prove that knighthood is far from going to seed and is, in fact, still in flower. This is the elevator hero, the man or boy who when the fire fiend rages keeps to his post and performs his duties. One nat urally expects that captain will stick to his ship and that an engineer will be true to his engine, but no such re sponsibility rests upon the elevator man, whom many might think justified in deserting his place. Yet how ire quently one reads of his braying the perils of an ascent into smoke and flames and of being the means of say ing hundreds of panic-stricken human beings. The life of an elevator man, un- enviable in its seeming monOtOny and dreariness, seems little calculated to develop heroism, but this quality often appears in unexpected places, or rather in unsuspected persons. Men who have not yet decided in their minds whether they ought to remove their hats in an elevator in deference to feminine Occu- pants might be on the safe side should they uncover to the possible hero that turks in every elevator man.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

In view of the fact that the gospel of success is beng preached so generally, and advice as to money-making meth ods is so freely offered to young men, 1t is somewhat singular that compara- lively little is said as to what shall be done with the money when it is earned. Yet 1t is doubtful if the man of mod crate income has a more difficult ques- tion to consider than that of investing his savings so they will be safe and shall give him some reasonable return. For this reason an address recently de liyered by Vice President Forgan of the First National Bank at the University of Chicago was particularly timely and interesting. MT. Forgan advises the man who has money at his disposal to try any proposed investment by three tests: First, safety; second, profit; and third, permanence. He cautions them against all schemes which promise to pay extravagantly high rewards in in terest or dividends and against careless investment in industrial stocks. In com. mon with most business men he seems to regard first mortgages on farm lands as one of the best real estate invest ments possible, but warns all purchas- CTS of mortgages to see that no prior lien rests upon the property in question. This is all sound advice and worth the attention of prospective investors, but 1t is to be wished that still other pru- dent and successful men of business would amplify 1t for the benefit espe- cially of the person of limited means. The owner of a considerable fortune generally has special opportunities for finding where he can best put his mon- ey. At least he can afford to pay large commissions for expert advice. It is the man who after hard work has saved up a few hundred or a few thou sand who finds the problem most trou- blesome Naturally he desires to get the best returns possible on the sum at his disposal Yet the rate of interest on in- yestments is now much lower than 1t was a few years ago. In a majority of cases he finds himself in dilemma be- tween investments which are safe but pay a very small return and those which are more or less doubtful but promise a considerable reward. The most important fact for the small in- yestor to bear In mind is that no matter how he means to make his money work for him he must watch his investment constantly. Whatever he buys-mort- gages, stocks, bonds or real estate-he must look after it, keeping his eyes open for all changes that may affect his interests and preparing to meet them. Care and labor are required to keep money as well as to earn it. A large proportion of the loss borne by the in yestors is due to the idea that an inter est-bearing investment once made re- quires no further thought or attention. Safety and small returns" should be the watchword of all investors under ordinary conditions.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

The distressing discomforts and dis advantages of being rich have been ex- patiated upon by the votaries of penury
 from time immemorial. Poverty gazes pitifully through the barred windows of wealth and perceives Its depriva- tions and limitations. The poor have the boundless freedom of nature with all its unrestrained abandon; the rich are hemmed in by the circumstances of opulence, restricted in their enjoy ments to the very things they possess. ID this view may be found the conse-
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

poor and here one of the most brilliant women in England and the former vice principal of Newnham College. Cam bridge, Is devoting herself to the sick and suffering.
 During her distinguished fathers s later years on earth she was his con stant companion and to large meas ure his confident. She transacted much of his correspondence. Their tastes were congeniat and the grand old mans" closing years were soothed by the attentions and ministrations of his favorite child.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

Tommy Atkins may be an absent minded beggar. but he is not a forget ful one. In the past year he-that is, the British soldiers in South Africa sent five million dollars in postal or ders to relatives at home, and this de spite the fact that he Is on pretty small pay. Such thriftiness proves that, al- though he may not be invincible in the field, he can win victories over his own appetites and temptations-and that is to be the best kind of soldier.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04
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talk heat. Don't hurry. Drink cool things slowly in sips, not in gulps. Kumyss, buttermilk, iced tea and lem onade are better than soda or ice water, or ice cold milk. Let the children have ice cream every day; 1t is nourishing and cannot hurt them if eaten in moder- ate quantities at time. One sick baby in town lives on ice cream and sponge cake, and he is getting well, in spite of the heat
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04
Except His Mother.

Folks all called him no account:
 Stamped him as a worthless loafer; Said he never would amount
 To common striped gopher; And whateer he might commit
 So they vowed to one another They'd not be surprised bit
 (That is, all except his mother). Till a sudden crisis came
 Sacrifice and courage testing. Leaped to lips a hero's name,
 Laud from cen the coldest wrestling. And the chap thus signalized
 Was that loafer," and no other! Then the folks all were surprised! rrhat is, all except his mother). Good Housekeeping.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

Sendai, Japan, be- fore her marriage to Sir Edwin In 1897. The author of "The Light of Asia has just passed his seven- tieth birthday. His first wife, who was the daughter of an English clergyman. died in 1864.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04
A Ready Tongue.

As a quick -witted young author was walking with friend, man came up behind him and gave him resounding slap on the shoulder. The writer turn ed a surprised face toward the new conner, who said: Look here, you must remember me, now don't you" "I can't say I remember your face" re- turned the young author. gravely, but your manner is certainly familiar"
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

lations of poverty. In an address be-
 fore the Society for the Study of Life in the Tuxedo, in New York, Percival
 Chubb summed up in very interesting
 and original way the "misfortunes of the children of the wealthy" Mir. Chubb is reduced almost to tears as he contemplates the pitiful cleanliness of the children of the rich, their 'anaemic primness" and their deprivations in the way of mud pies and other possessions that delight the soul of a child. "A good roll in the mud Is what they need" says Percival Chubb. Mud pies, he declares, would be their salvation" There is no doubt that this question of mud is sadly neglected in most homes of the rich. We doubt if there is one wealthy home in fifty where there are children that has mud pie attachment or any. facilities for taking a roll in the mud. In this way the souls of the chill dren of the rich are stunted and
 dwarfed. Their development is not normal. When they grow older they will not know mud when they see it, let alone be able to handle It. In the race of life their names twill be Mud"
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

Mark Twain has bought S50.0O0 home. Mark has of late scolded about as much he has been funny. He would confer great favor upon the humor- ists all over our broad land by explain ing whether he got the price of the place by being cross or gay.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

succeeded by Justice Oliver Wendeii Holmes, also a resident of Massachu- setts.
 Justice Gray came of a family long noted ih the legal profession in Massa- chusetts. He was born In Boston sev- enty-four years ago. He graduated from Harvard College in the class of 1S46. and from the law school In 1S49. He was shortly admitted to the bar and rose rapidly in his profession. In 1854 he was appointed reporter of de- cisions of the Supreme Court of Massa-
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

Is the fountain of youth to be found in berry patch? The Anamese believe that strawberries will make old people young. The theory would raise strong CT hopes in the average mind were it not that the Anamese also hold that a rabid dog can, by biting the shadow of a man, communicate hydrophobia to him. The search for the fount must continue
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04
She Worked It.

Her Father-My daughter tells me that you wanted to see me.
 Mr. Timmid-Why-er- must be A mistake somewhere. She told me that you wanted to see me--Philadel- phia Press.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

mier, Mir. Glad
 stone. She Ina s consecrated h Q T life to charitable work among the poor of London and Is at present warden of the Women's Univer- sity settlement in the Southwork dis- trict of the me tropolls. This dis 4g.. In --AtafN4l l1-
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

ists. Justice Gray had been In failing health for some time. He suffered a stroke of apo pl Ky a f e "
 months ago, and
 from this he never sufficiently recov'
 cred to resume his duties In the Uni ted States Supreme Court. Upon his
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04
STRAW "PIUG" HATS.

Bell-crowned high hats, 1t is believ, ed will be adopted during the summer by London's smart set for their coach men. Their adoption in this country is also regarded as probable.
 All grades of servants have hereto fore been provided with appropriate headwear for hot weather service ex- cepting the man on the box"
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

The fact that England has taken ca and burned it up makes the taxpayer grunt bit as he gets his shoulder un, der the load.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

A Southern man advertises for lost COW with one horn that gives milk V There would be more money for her in a museum than in the dairy.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

terms. He was born in Old Deer. Aber- deenshire, Scotland, March II. 1S4o. The family came to America in 1S46 and set tied on a farm in Winnebago County, Ill. Three years later the family acquired large tract of government land in Fayette County, Iowa, which became known as Henderson prairie. Young Henderson attended country school, and at the age of Is he entered Upper Iowa College and remained there and in the harvest field until the Civil War began. One morning he spoke in the university chapel and asked the students to enlist. Twen- ty-one followed him. He went out into the country and, within a week enlisted 1O4 men and was made lieutenant. He fought at Fort Henry, led a desperate charge on Fort Donelson, where his jaw was fractured by bullet. In the battle of Corinth Henderson lost leg. He returned home and worked in the Iowa enrollment board.
 In 1865 Col. Henderson was appointed internal revenue collector, but resigned to practice law, becoming successful in Dubuque. In 1882 the congressional nomination was unanimously offered hin ten consecutive terms he was nominated elected Speaker of the House Dec. 4, 1s9
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

The Chicago woman who wanted a divorce because her husband quoted poetry to her has been defeated in court. It really begins to look as if poetry and the poets were coming to the front.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

An Indiana man has box of cigars that his wife gave him as Christmas present thirty-nine years ago. He seems to have ever since been endeayor- ing to jack his courage up to the point necessary to tackle them.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

How customs change. With a single notable exception. the hotels of Chicago will be conducted hereafter on the Flu ropean plan exclusively.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

Miss Stone attributes her release from the brigands to the efficacy of prayer. The brigands, however, prob ably take a more materialistic view of If
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

Reports from New York are to the effect that Mayor Low has about made up his mind that it is waste of energy to try to please all the people all the fimo
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

Mir. Stead will donate to the British museum the pipe used by MT. Rhodes in his "devout dreaming" as Mir. Kip ling terms 1t.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

The question of sex never appears so gigantic to a man as when he starts out in search of a servant girl.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

William Waldorf Astor has given S1OO,OOO to an English university, but when last heard from he was still waiting for that title.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

What makes novels popular?" in- quires the Washington Post. Clever authors. Nothing else can, although advertising sometimes helps.
Alaska sentinel., 1902-12-04

When the truth about war comes out 1t Is like the measles, disagreeable but better thus than if 1t struck in.