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Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27
Pfoblem of Courtship.

When does courtship begin? At the moment when man first meets his affinity? At the time when he realizes that the only girl in the world' is his affinity? Or at the time when he de termines to let her guess his views on the subject?
 This delicate question was raised In the English Probate and Divorce Court The president, Sir Francis Jeune, was compelled to admit that the solution was beyond him.
 The point was raised in this way: A young man named George White head was asking the court to declare that the Scotch marriage between his parents was valid.
 His mother, Mrs. Whitehead, was called as witness in support of his case, and gave evidence about her courtship, which began, she said, In the gardens that flank Princes street In Edinburgh.
 How long had your husband been courting you when he proposed to you?" asked counsel.
 Mrs. Whitehead hesitated, finding the query hard to answer, and the president came to her rescue.
 Can anyone say that" he re- marked. T doubt If a man knows himself when he first begins to court a girl."-Chicago Tribune.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27
Big Troubles or Small Worries.

pr Chaii W OTTFcs-
 It is always very easy to phlloso- phize about other folks troubles. Very easy, indeed. for us to utter words of sympathy and to point out to them that in the future lies some mysterious balm to salye the hurt and while. of course, the kindness which prompts the word to be valued. the advice it. self is absolutely useless to the strick en one. For when a great grief lays hold upon ns we are like one be numbed: and friends and counselors- yea. religion itself-are like the sound of far-off sea which falls on our un- needing ear like the dreamy murmur of seashell. So 1t Is when great trouble comes to us; 1t possesses the citadel of the mind and rules supreme: and despair and tears and sobs are the unavailing tributes we lay before the inexorable monster.
 The days go by, and. stunned as we are. we do not note them; but after while, even as our friends fore told, we awake to find that somehow
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27
COLLAPSIBLE THEAIER HAT.

A collapsible theater hat, that may be folded into minute space, and when necessary will reassume Its for mer symmetry, has been invented by London milllner for the benefit of her sex. The hat, which has been patented. Is made on an ingenious framework, which can be covered with pliabe straw. chiffon. lace, or cloth Indeed, any material save velvet. which would crush too much to be of service. It can also be modelled In any shape to suit any style of beauty.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

pound of fine oatmeal and tiny bot tie of weak, very weak, carbolic acid, which the druggist will prepare, will make a supply of toilet soap that will last months and make your skin smooth and white. Melt the soap with enough water to make jelly, stir 1t thick with oatmeal. add few drops of carbolic acid, which is healing in this form. and pour into cups that have been wet in cold water. Fill the cups no more than half full, and you will have nice little soap cakes that can be handled with comfort.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27
An Impromntu Appreo,ation

Will Carleton while travelling recent ly in stage coach among the Green mountains Is said to have fallen into a literary conversation with prosperous farmer. Tn the course of conversa ton the farmer. who had no suspicion of the authors identity, quoted from MT. Carleton's. poems to illustrate some point he was trying to make. "Oh, that's from Carleton" said the poet and never have been In the habit of believing half he said" The farmer eyed him a moment somewhat con- temptuously. Well. stranger" he re- torted slowly. 'I don't know you nor 1 don't want to be uncivil but If you ever know half as much as Will Carle- ton does you'll know twice as much as you do now"
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

The farmers of America produce more wealth than do any other people on earth. Last year they cleaned up nearly S5,OO0,000.0O0 on their crops. Out of the proceeds of the corn crop last year the farmers could have paid the national debt and still have had enough money to run the government for six or eight months. All that the gold mines of the entire world have produced since Columbus discovered America do not equal the value of the food supplies raised on American farms during the last two years, while this years product Is over six times the amount of the capital stock of all national banks: 1t comes within $780, UO.OOO of eQualing the value of the manufactures of 19OO, less the cost of materials used: 1t Is twice the sum of our exports and imports for year; it
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

The numerous marriages of Ameri- can girls of wealth with members of the nobility and the custom quite prev alent here of marrying wealth to wealth have given the impression that this Is something new due to com merclal age. In which money counts more than love or romance. The fact Is that even In America the economic factor has always been more or less taken into account In a marriage con tract. Marriage In colonial times was not always as poetic as Longfellow Snndish." The early marriages were often those of convenience. It Is true neither the man nor the woman mar ried for millions, for millions did not exist but the woman was satisfied if she married "a good provlder" and the man ed out to see that the woman was useful and thrifty. Records, how ever, are not wanting of women who yentured into matrlmony-the venture being commercial as well as matri- monial. The beautiful Mrs. Hicks, evi- dently the Mrs. Chadwick of the seV enteenth century, came from England to tempt with her beauty merchant of Salem reported to be worth f30.OOO; and she succeeded. When Judge Se- wall married pretty Judith Hull her father gave with her her weight in silver. This might not indicate any thing mercenary on the part of the Massachusetts judge If it were not for the fact that in every one of the sev eral courtshlps that followed on the death of his wife there were bargain ings on both sides as to the amount of the death of either after marriage. And yet Judge Sewall with all his dickerings was man who, to use his own words, "could scarce refrain his thoughts from the bliss of matrlmony." Peter Faneuil, whose name Is ldenti- fled with the cradle of liberty" in Bos- ton, was himself confirmed bachelor. but he had In charge a young lady who was published" to an adventurer fig uring as an English lord. Scarcely was this engagement broken off when to his dismay Faneuil learned that his ward had engaged herself to and mar ried a colonel after only three days acqualnta Human nature seems to be about the same from age to age. If our girls are marrying foreign titles and If wealth is a consideration on either or both sides 1t does not signify that the age of romance and love is past and that an entirely new order or disorder of things has come in. It Is but the repetition of history in all times It was more than 300 years ago that Ben Jonson said with truth:
 There's two words to a bargain ever.
 All the world over; and if love be one I m sure moneys the other.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

And let 'em out fo' CT dollah en' CT half ovah en' above expenses to some puhsons es didn't have capuhtal en' then all And have to do would be to call aroun' en' collect nah rents. Dol lar en CT ha'f look mighty big to some O these yer cullahd boys wifout cap- uhtal."
 Its a good scheme said the police man. How much capital do you think you'd want to start it."
 Well, suh. now yo've got me, suah," replied the bootblacl, with a mellow gurgle. Tell yo' the truf, en't done figured on 1t, not to get 1t down pos sumtively. These yer comuhcial oper- ations tek CT right smaht CT fgurin'." !"
 How much have you cleared to- day?"
 "Fohty cents today" replied the bootblack, but then And have to fig ure nah rent en' puhsnal expenses outen that"
 If that's the case don't believe I'll invest any of my capital with you," said the policeman. shaking his head.
 Hi yah." laughed the bootblack. "Ah gave mahse'f away then. suah."
 You're financier, all the same," said the policeman as he went out Chicago Daily News.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

on the light gowns, both cloth and linen.
 Rutties and tucks will ripple all the way from hem to waist
 Navy blue kid gloves heavily stitched In pale colors are new.
 The shops are blossoming out Into indications of spring modes.
 The new organdies are of unprece- dented delicacy and loveliness.
 Smart stocks and bows are of eIn- broidered batiste and cambric.
 All tones of violet and mauve are promised a large spring following.
 Wear colored glrde and a hair net of the same shade with your white gown.
 Little tight roses of a bright China blue, pink and purple, are heaped on the hats.
 One lingerie blouse with two pale colored silk Things is a commendab bls investment.
 Silver and gold threads are inter spersed in some of the new imported materials.
 The very choicest designs In thin summer fabrics are in the shops for choosing now.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27
Purchased Wives,

Wives are still obtained by purchase in some parts of Russia. In the dis trict of Kamyshin, on the Volga, for example, this is practically the only way In which marriages are brought about. The price of pretty girl from well-to-do family ranges from SlOO to 5000, and in special cases A much higher sum Is obtained. In the vil- lages the lowest price is about S25. It is customary for the fathers of the in- tending bride and bridegroom to hag- gle for long time over the price to be paid for the lady. A young farmer whose father cannot afford to pay for wife for him need not think of get ting married.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27
Spatn's Orange Groves.

The Spanish orange region extends over Eastern and South Catalonia, Valencia, Alicante, Murcia. Malaga and Seville. and in parts of Valencia and Murcia the trees now grow in for ests. the soil of the famous valenclan "huerta." lavishly manured with gu ano, being the richest In Europe. Here a single full grown tree will yield l. 5o0 and at times as many as 1900 or anges in season, fruit bearing begin ming when the trees reach their xth year and increasing until they are 20, when degeneration usually sets in.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

better than plain hot water; keep 6 small bottle of capsicum at hand. and eight to ten drops of that in a cupfu of Sweetened hot water makes an ad mirable nightcap. More than that quantity would be unpalatably bot foi most tastes. Hot milk Is an ideal bed' time beverage. and so Is matted milk. beef tea or cocoa. Many woman finds that something warm in the stomach means a good nights rest and
 it would be the acme of stiffness to neglect It."
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

Charitable Americans are often ready to help foreign families in whom they become interested to settle In the country. "Why will they flock to cities already overcrowded?" people ask. But they forget that the isolation of farm houses Is peculiar to America and that the descendants of European farmers who for a thousand years have lived in compact villages will not be content with the loneliness of farm life in the United States. The immi- grants who i'll single tenement house with people from one village are sim ply living up to their social instinct.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27
Oui,,bliur Over Trifles,

Constant dripping wears away a stone" might be altered to Constant na agging wears away a saint" for one sees some of the finest men in creation belittled and made into morose, irri. table creatures by a small, feminine tyrant wife.
 For 1t Is nearly always the best who give in. The man or woman with
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27
FASHION NOTES.
~N-ON~~No~

Already the wane of the plaited skirt has set in.
 Dyed lace to match Is used on the colored linen frocks.
 In flower effects the design Is deli cate and scattered.
 Heavy padded embroidery Is shown
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27
Marie Coreln has reached that age

Marie Corelli has reached that age when she mourns for the past and sees no good in the present. We have plenty of schools of art" she says, but we have no great British artist, such as Gainsborough or Romney. We have no Scott, Thackeray or Dickens" Cheer up, Marie There Is Hall Caine and there Is yourself.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

Waist of pale tan peau de cygne, with large collar of same which crosses in front; is surmounted by a collar of brown velvet, bordered with a fold of the silk and furnished with tabs and small brown velvet buttons. Cufr, standing, finished same as col lar, with pun below. Lower sleeve and empiecement of shirred net lace; collar and cuff of Irish crochet lace.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

If some of these scientists who are trying to create life by mixing chemi- switch cold waves back toward the north they might reasonably expect to have odes written about them when they die
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

Among other things promised by the Car is freedom of the Russian press. After this it will be utterly impossible for the Czar and Pennypacker to form 6 mutual admiration society.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27
For Faces of Women.

Many dainty women make their own face creams and skin lotions. Some even prepare their own toilet soaps. A 25-cent piece of pure white castle "a kind on which you can rely-a
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27
He Found It

"I meant to have told you of that hole," said the kindly host to his friend, who had suddenly disappeared, in the course of a stroll through the grounds, into pit full of water. The friend climbed out and shook himself. Tt doesn't matter" he said cheerily. "I found it."-London Globe.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

The Chicago Post devotes column to the discussion of "Woman's Place In the Home" Well, in the first place but it's no use to go further. That's where woman Is, and always will be.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

Japan believes that she Is big enough and able to protect the integri- ty of both China and Corea if the spec tators at the ringside will only keep outside the ropes.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27
Not Using IL.

Mir. Green-Miss Passay says she has a prescription for perpetual youth Miss Sarcastic-lts a wonder she wouldn't take 1t to drug store and have 1t put up.-Detrot Free Press.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27
Go to Bed Warm.

"Never go to bed chilly" warned a physician. There is always hot water to drink when everything else falls, and that will do the work of warming up the stomach and sending . glow through the whole body. You can do
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

Is two and half times the gross earn lngs from the operations of the rail ways; 1t is three and half times the value of all minerals produced in this country. including coal, iron ore. gold. silver and quarrled stone.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

Recipe for getting rich quick-In- vent an insomnia cure and get certt- cate of it's efficacy from \. Romanof. St. Petersburg.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

Society wore S2OOOO,OOO worth of jewels at Mrs. Astor's ball, and she announces with pride that not jewel was lost by any of her guests. The 400 can be honest, apparently, when 1t tries
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

A Boston poet makes Eliza rhyme with advertiser" It must require good deal of flashing to get the muse to perform in Boston.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

The latest invention is the self-llght- ing cigar. If this reduction Of labor continues, the day may come when we will have nothing to do but spend our money
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27
EDISON'S FIRST CHECK.

The "Wizard" Hardly Knew How to
 Cash a Check for S4O,OOO.
 Thomas A Edison not long ago told a friend the story of his fiis st acquaint- ance with any big sum Of money. It
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

"rhere are too many men in the world" says Herr von Spreckels, or Berlin. Too many of some kinds, un- occasionally.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

It must he somewhat jarring to the faith of the Dowieite to find that the death rate in Zion Is no smaller than in other communities of like size.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27
Rain Spots on SiIk.

Often the shrinking effect of rain. drops seems to have ruined light silks, when all that Is required Is to iron the silk on the wrong side with . piece of muslin between the silk and the iron
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

John D. Rockefeller is giving us rules for eating and drinking. but falls to withdraw that standing offer of S1,- UOO. .O0O for new stomach.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

The cost of living in Mexico is re- ported to he increasing. Then why live in Mexico!
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

Asa rule it is unwise to try to fore cast the opinion of an attorney general or the decision of judge.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

If ukases could make a nation happy the Russian people ought to be the most contented of any on earth.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

It is believed the report that kissing Is dangerous to health grew out of suit for damages.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

A woman would rather have a man lie than tell the truth when he has occasion to speak of her personal ap- pearance.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-27

Most men dislike to visit their rela- tives almost as much as their rela. tiyes dislike to have them do 1t.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-14

tically demonstrated. The wool is
finer than any other wool, and is
used for making the best cloths for
both men and women's wear, and is
much the best for mixing with cot
ton. Its length is two and a half
to three and half inches.
/ am more than ever convinced that
a heavy fine wool fleece should be the
first and prime principle adhered to
in stocking the whole South with
sheep.
Considering the situation of our
Southern people, and the condition
of our whole Southern country, it is
not reasonable to expect that we can
at once compete with the North and
West in the mutton market; no, not
even with "spring lamb" but if we
make wool the first great purpose, it
alone will amply pay for keeping
sheep and like cotton, there is always
a cash market for it, and in the last
fifty years the price has been far
more regular than the cotton mar
ket. The mutton of these fine wool
sheep will find a ready market as
fast as we can market it for sale,
and at the highest prices when fat.
| remain, sir,
Very truly yours,
SAMUEL ARCHER.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-14
Milk Contamination.

Messrs. Editors The Nebraska
Experiment Station has just issued
Bulletin No. 81, on "a Test of Calf
Rations" and "Methods of Con
trolling Contamination of Milk Dur
ing Milking. The second part of the
bulletin deals with a test to deter
mine the amount of contamination
of milk that takes place during milk
ing, and its control. The four meth
DDS tested were as follows: CD
SpOnging the cows udder with water
before milking, CD using a 5 per
cent solution of carbolic acid, CD
rubbing with vaseline, and (4 sim
ply brushing with the hand.
A bacterial test was made of the
above methods and the results OBJ
tanned brought forth the following
conclusions:
Some means of preventing milk
contamination during milking should
be employed.
The work required to sponge an
animals flank and undder is but
trife, and great improvement can be
made on the milk and its products.
The acid solution costs two cents
per gallon, which is enough to treat
ten COWS. The only objection to
this method are the disagreeable odor
and the bother of mixing.
The vaseline costs about the same
as the carbolic acid, and serves as a
good preventive for chapped or sore
teats. 1t is also to be recommended
for COWS with short teats which have
to be MIXED by the stripping method.
This treatment will not answer when
the cows have dirty udders.
The water treatment is to be
recommended for general use above
the other three, as it is cheaper and
does the work practically as well.
This method can be used on any farm,
with little or no inconvenience, and
the results obtained would more than
compensate for the extra time re-
quired. A. l.. HAEChER.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-14
Sheep Walk Farms,

Mr.. Ira u. JoHhStOh,
Dear Sir:-Your favor of 9th in
.t,nt i received. That you may un-
J.rstand about our focks here, will
,r~it, Won more fully than your sew
mi oucstions calls for, as l have
heal several letters like yours that the
c.-ton Plant part of The Progress
si.. Farmer. has brought me. Four
and five years ago l wrote a series
Of sheep husbandry articles for Tue
Progressive Farmer. That resulted
IN three of us bringing here from
Norfbern Illinois 200 head of fine
wool Merino ewes and three stock
rams at a cost of $74 a head for
the ewes and 500 a head for the
rams. or an investment of $4,000 for
the flock.
1t was not a risky experiment to
me. for had been much of my time
for forty years a practical wool
grower and sheep breeder, mainly
with this kind of sheep in West Vir-
ginia and Missouri, and had thor
ouch knowledge of the business in the
East. Middle and Western parts of
the United States. ] chose the Me-
rino sheep because l knew they had
proved successful as a basis for the
wool and mutton industry in all
civilized countries where sheep are
kept and / did not believe our South
ern States could, or would, be an ex-
ception TO that rule.
Any person of common sense who
may examine our sheep here and be-
come acquainted with our focks and
their history here for the last three
years will not fail to see that our
work here has been crowned with
success. The hock's annual weight
of wool each year has been from ten
10 twelve pounds for ewes and twen
ty-Scvcn to thirty-eight pounds for
stock rams. sold unwashed to a fac
tory here at eighteen to twenty-one
cents per pound. This shows us
that with common or even scant keep
ing here these focls would average
eight to ten pounds of wool that will
sell for $1.SO to 81 per fleece for
their wool alone, and this makes the
rams very desirable and valuable to
cross on the common or Ligh-grade
mutton (so-called) breeds Of sheep.
The weight of carcass of ewes, kept
IN very ordinary condition. is from
20 TO 100 pounds, and when butcher
fat about 125 pounds, and rams from
low to very high condition from 1G0
to over 200 pounds.
The mutton is as sweet, Juicy and
excellent as any other when it is fed
up for that purpose and made as fat.
For proof of this, we may refer 20
the fact that the Northern mutton
market Is being very largely supplied
with Mcrino and grade Merino NUT
ton which, when equally fattened,
sells as high as any other mutton in
the great general markets.
tn, z,a.,--r.l 4 II
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-14

Thousands dairy farmers going buy Cream Separator
this Spring The purchase of separator most important invest
should be taken % make mistake.
No other farm investment is of equal Importance to the
1t makes day the
and may last
easily per year between
the benefits and De Laval machine and De
Laval machine lasts with small for
while other machines last from and deal
meanwhile.
So advertisements and circulars concerned about
much claimed % paper" for machines for the De Laval
the claims the and rashest
machines.
wishes guided the experience others
quality Laval machine and he
surely make mistake in doing
Ninetyeigh of the of the world which have
been using for De Laval
every prominent dairy hundred
all world
all others combined do Every Exposition for
ending with St. Louis in 1904 has unhtanngly
ed Honors to De Laval machines.
any imaginable to his
experience make his CHOICE then let him TRY
peases but by all TRY De Laval before he
reaches conclusion and actually invests his money of them
locality whose business it is
supply and who glad of the opportunity
will nothing, and it good
deal.
BY the foolish mistake of sending
money "ma order" and getting back
actually worth its weight in scrap-ron If
buy such machine least SEE and TRY first before
you part with money.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-14
oo,,TuFRN SHEEP RAISING PAYS.

An Open Letter in Which MIR. Samuel
Archer Gives Further Details Oh his
Own Experience.