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Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12
Valuable for Dairymen.

Much more space Is necessary prnp' erly and understandingly to describe the necessary combinations of food to make properly balanced ration, than the average paper can give to the sub ject. The Department of Agriculture at Washington has issued some very good bulletins and some very poor ones Decidedly one Of the best Is farmers bulletin No. %, which covers the subject of feeding farm animals quite exhaustiyely. It not only gives tables of balanced rations, but the analyses of different combinations and their digestbility. Write to the Sec retary of Agriculture. Washington, D. C., for a copy of this bulletin. It will save you money if you will follow its teachings. Better send for 1t now 50 as to try and raise some of the crops which will furnish the valuable protein so necessary in a balanced ration.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12
What Culture Is.

Culture is simply the perfect devel- opment of the life within Culture is hopefulness of mind and heart, light ness of touch, deepness of insight, freshness Of feeling. It has been said that were 1t not for the children the world would grow old. The cultured man is a child in his magical power of seeing things Joyously, surprisingly. He retains the delight of the first i'm pression, be 1t the beauty of poem or the glory of an art creation or the lovellness of landscape. To be able to see a familiar object the hundredth time with the same approach of sur prise and charm and enthusiasm that you saw 1t the first time; to see with fresh eyes and feel with fresh heart is one of the happy and helpful things some carry with them from childhood over into middle life, and a rare and fortunate few even down to old age M. J. McCleod.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12
Care of Poultry Yard.

Where fowls are confined In rather close quarters during the summer it is a good plan to arrange so that the poultry yard can be cleaned or else divided in two or more sections So that one can be renovated while the other is being used. If the yard Is of the ordinary garden soil it should be spaded under to the depth of the spade after first cleaning out the worst of the filth. Then SOW this space to oats or rye and allow II to grow for two weeks; then turn the poultry into this yard and treat the other yard in the same manner
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12
Look Pleasant"

What would be the effect upon civil ization If everybody would keep con, stantly In mind that suggestion of the photographer, Look pleasant:" The The most difficult part Of the pho tographer's work Is the effort to get the subject before the camera to rid himself of the cold, stiff, set eIpres- sion of his face and to replace 1t by a genial, kindly look or smile. He is not willing 10 reproduce the sitter until he succeeds, because he knows that the change of expression will transform the photograph.
 How the habit of looking pleasant would revolutionize our natures, and civilization itself. If we could only get rid of the hard, eager, worried look habitual to many of us, not for the few seconds we stand before the camera, but for all our lives, how bright the world would grow.-Suc. cess Magazine.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12
A Woman of Tact.

The tactful woman Is never the candid woman. The tactful woman is always a delight 10 her friends. while the candid woman somehow throws one into little futter of un- pleasant expectancy.
 The candid woman will say to you. My dear. l have something to say to you" and then proceeds to say it, and it Is ever the fact that what your candid friend has to say to you flor your own good" is always unpleas- ant.
 Now, the tactful woman overlooks your shortcomings, and, if she loves you well enough to play the part of missionary toward you, she finds a nicer way to help you remedy your mistakes than by telling you plainly and bluntly how very faulty are your actions
 The tactful woman Is not the insin- cere woman. By no means should We confound the two. Indeed, the tact ful woman Is always tender of heart, and ready with sympathy, else her role would be easily guessed. which would spoil it all-spoil 1t all for us who love to see her coming because we know that while she Is with us we will feel that we are at our very best, and that when she leaves us We will not be haunted with the thought that maybe, after all, we are not nearly so clever and bright as we thought ourselves.
 IL Is not necessary to be character less, to be ever agreeing with others in what they think. but the tactful woman knows when and where to dis agree. When she meets some one as generous as herself-that Is. willing that others should entertain their own views as well as they do theirs-then she holds to her own.
 But there are folks, you and know, as well as the tactful woman, who insist that they and they alone hold the right opinions of a certain or any situation. Then the tactful woman sinks self; not humbly or with any show of doing so. but so gracefully that there is not the least little sting felt by anybody. And the woman who can do this is generous.
 Some women are born tactful, oth- ers learn the art. but alas. more are not born that way, and as many more never learn the art.-The Housewife.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12

latter is six feet six inches rom the ditch to the front end Of five foot posts.
 The slanting manager is three feet from the floor of the feed alley and leaves an opening at the top of eight cen inches. where all the feed Is placed in the feed trough. there being sufti- cient room at 4 Csay six inches for grain, ensilage or cut fodder to pass down. but hay. whole fodder or straw will not pass down. but will remain so that the COW can eat them through the bars (A).
 The partitions between the cows are three feet six inches apart. four feet high and three feet six inches long. There are no partitions in front of the bars (AD except twelve inches above the bottom of the feed box, so that the cut feed and grain rations remain in it's own cows manager. But the whole length of the hay manager is clear from end to end, and. if wanted, any long fodder can be distributed in it in good shape. The platform should drop from manager to ditch not less than two inches.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12
Wedding Gift Burdens.

young couple just starting in life, with only enough for simple and economical living, received at their wedding several hundred handsome, expensive and many of them ornate presents; presents from relatives whom they had never seen, from mere ac- quaintances and from people for whom they cared nothing. It took them years, as they said, to live down these presents. Many of them they simply put in safe deposit vault; but they felt under obligation to each giver of gifts, and when, in turn, these friends and acquaintances were married, the young couple felt in duty bound not only to send them a present. but one that as nearly as possible approached in financial value that given them:
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12
Women's Voices,

Women spend years in learning to play a musical instrument, in polish- ing tbeir manners and in. studying the mysteries of dress and fashion, yet their voices are left uncultlvated, though on these depends in highest degree the charm of social intercourse 60 into drawing room or a dining room crowded with women, and the din of the vocal discord Is distressing yet all this is conquerable by educa- ton and the conquering of 1t Is one of the most important functions of cd. ucation. The musical instrument most carefully to be cultivated is the hu- man voice, from the earliest childhood to maturity.-New York Sun.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12
Good HousekeeDinp,

Wherein consists good housekeep- ing? For one thing 1t implies such keeping of house as makes everybody from daddy to the baby happy and comfortable. The housskeeper is re- sponsible for the smooth running of the family machine. The order of the home depends upon her management If she is a needless person who has no system, meals will never be in sea son, and things will be at sizes and sevens all through her domain If she be slave to her system, cramped by it and unable to give or take any free dom, the family will suffer System must needs be elastic in the best reg ulated home
 In good housekeeping there are we'll kept, tidy and clean rooms; dust and cobwebs are not in evidence. Break fast, dinner and supper are appetizing meals, however simple. The house is restful. Old people enjoy its repose. The children bring their friends into the home sure of welcome The work is done; 1t does not drag. If there Is a maid, she is loyal. She holds relation of frlendliness to the whole family and Is not a mere hirelin4.
 Good housekeeping means room for expansion in every faculty of soul and body. It takes no ordinary woman to be a perfect housekeeper and home maker.-Christian Herald.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12
Calves in Groups,

It is desirable to have calves come in groups where a large number of cattle are being kept and the calves are to be raised for beeyes. It is only in this way that uniformity in size, weight and finish can be obtained for the car loads of cattle that are to be sent to market. If there are but few cattle 1t is better to have only two groups of calves. one in the spring and one in the fall IL will be easier to care for them if they are in groups of about the same size than If they come at all months of the year.-Fsrmers' Review.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12
Garden Hints,

Keep the soil well stirred.
 Sow winter beets and rutabaga tur- nips.
 Keep the weeds out of the straw berry patch.
 Hoe the lima beans and train them on the poles If necessary.
 Layer the squash vines, covering the joints with fresh earth to prevent the borers killing them out.
 For early ripening of the tomatoes keep the side branches trimmed off, and to prevent rot support the plant by tying to a stake or trellis.
 Be on the lookiut for bugs on the melon plants. Keep the ground well stirred and sift tobacco dust on the vines or cover them with mosquito net ting.
 It Is of no use to think that contin- uous crops can be produced without continuous effort. When one crop is taken of the soil must be dug as deep ly as in the first instance and fertilizer used as for the first crop.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12

at the winning end of the game. Tho woman who rules her household through her temper and the fear of 1t which she inspires in others can never hope to be loved. She may be feared, and 1t Is a thankless job to try to please her, but as for love having no control over herself-she cannot hope to control others.
 A temper never improves with age. If nursed and given way to when young in life 1t gets worse and worse, until those who love you heave sigh of relief when death comes as an emancipation from the thralldom.
 And yet even the worst temper can be cured by thought and keeping strict watch over ones self. One of the most passionate women It WAS possible to know cured herself by leaving the room and counting one hundred before she allowed herself to speak. It is simple method, but cer tainly eff1cacious, given the wish to cure that which wrecks many homes.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12

hats and put them on to the horses the animals would be much more comfort able during the summer.
 If it is not possible to buy one of these hats, the oldstyle straw hats may be readily fashioned to fit the horse. As the crowns are shaped some what different from the bought hats, a sponge would not stay in position. but in its place number of large leaves-leayes from a grapevine would do-mOistened with water, would as- sist in keeping the head of the horse cool. This appliance could be readi- ly attached to the bridle with tapes. The illustra ton shows how an ordi- nary straw hat may be fashioned for the horse,
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12

We have been hearing much of late about the regeneration of the celestial empire. There has been talk about army and naval reorganization, rail- roads, the modernization of education, new finance mot of the high" sort, let us hope and what not under the auspices of China's most unselfish and enlightened statesmen. Why. the em- peror has even approved scheme for a sort of correspondence parliament, " modeled perhaps on American core spondence colleges. But all these tidings are not half so conclusive to the western mind as the latest consu- lar report on the soap-and-towel in- vaslon of China. Consul Anderson's 8 painstaking though unpoetic treat ment of the soap and towels question dissipates all lingering doubts. In 1903 Hangchau alone-Mr. Anderson's post imported 7.s01 dozen towels valued at s3,154, and only 8 higher level of prices prevented gain over the total of the previous year. The imports of soap, bar and toilet, into the same port in 1903 were valued at nearly S22, 900, and the figures for previous years show a steady growth. Last year towel factory and a soap fac tory were established in China and both have been successful Chicago is at the front In this trade. At some Of the factories in the stockyards dis trct soap for the Chineses trade is a speciality. It Is not soap that we are proud of. but 1t Is the kind of soap that China wants, "of low quality highly scented and gaudily decorated" |" to use Consul Anderson's phrase. The Japs. with no nice discrimination in their methods, have, however, of late been cutting into the trade by selling soap with bogus European and Amer ican labels. The business promises to develop rapidly. and while 1t cannot be said that there are millions in it. as there were in Colonel Sellers's Chi nese scheme, there is reasonable profit in store for the American bearer Of culture In the shape of towels and soap. The washing of the 100000, ,OOO population of China-what an inspir- ing ideal.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12

Humanity Is now between two fires on the germ proposition. On the one side are the bacteriologists, great and learned, who declare that microbes will eventually cause the extinction Of the race On the other side are bacteriologists, equally great and learned, who asseyerate that without certain microbes the race would speedily cease to exist. How to dis pose of the maleyolent microbes with out also killing of the benevolent mi crobes Is the question that Is now pre- sented to our attention. If we fail to settle 1t perhaps we may console ourselves with the reflection that the human race has demonstrably existed for 10000 years, from which we may reasonably argue that IL will last as much longer-microbes or no mi crobes. AS few of us will be present at the expiration of that period, we may safely spare our apprehension.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12
ONN-NN%o0N~

Miss Aimee Tourgee, only child of expected to follow in the literary foot steps of her illustrious father. She has his poetic temperament
 Mrs. David Murray, of New Bruns- wick, N. J.. has presented Johns Hop kins University with a valuable col lection of books and relics illustrating the history and institutions of Japan, collected by the late Prof. David Mur- ray.
 Mrs. Frederick Krupp. widow of the famous gunmAer has donated 100000 marks for convalescent la borers' home, to celebrate the fifth an niversary of the opening of the great Gruson works, near Madgeburg. Ger many.
 Lady Helen Forbes. In an English woman's periodical has been consid- cling How superior a product the American girl is to the American man" But, going further. she spells this statement by adding that this product is educated for conquest"
 Mrs. Fairbanks holds three collegiate degrees She was graduated from the ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware In 1872 in the same class with her husband. Afterwards she took the degree of bachelor of laws, and then took a full course in parliamentary and international law.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12
Practical Cow Stall.

The great principle that makes this stall practical success is the fencing of the COW back to the ditch. says l.. c. Eckert, in Pacific Homestead. The fence A A A is put on either side or the post 10 suit the length of the COW, or for a short COW can be moved -o- ward the cows head several inches by mailing on a four by four stud on the post next to the COW. then putting on the bars A. The feed box Is eighteen inches wide and the fange board in front of the COW seven inches high. which. on to the three by three stud ding underneath. makes the top edge ten inches high from platform. The
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12
When People May Marry,

Tn France the minimum age for the man to marry Is IS; for the woman, 1s. In Spain the man must be in his fifteenth year, and the fair maid must have turned" 12. Practically the same law obtains in Switzerland. In Austria both man" and woman" are of age to marry when they have attained IA summers. In Turkey there are two preliminary conditions strln- gently required in the case of mar rlage; both parties must be able to walk properly and both must be able to understand the necessary religious service.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12

he received in battle they lived on their Mississippi plantation and after. ward went to Washington during Jef. ferson Davis two terms as senator and secretary of war. After his re. lease from prison at the close of the war they lived abroad for three years, then returned to Mississippi.
 Since her husbands death Mrs Davis has lived in New York city a greater part of the time for health reasons. Only a strong character could go through such vicissitudes and preserve the calm serenity which is so dominating q trait of Mrs. Davis.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12

An American journalist returning after an absence Of some years abroad comments upon the profuse applica- ton of titles which is becoming ire quent in this country. The practice is essentially a modern one. Daniel Webster in his lifetime was never spoken of as Senator" Webster, but always as plain Mir" Webster. Now adays. however, 1t Is invariably sen ator" this and that, and almost every body has some kind of handle to his name. Thus we have "Foreca ster" Jones, "Cndertaker" Smith. '"Conduc. tor" Robinson, Superintendent of the Poorhouse" Brown, Common Councilman" Shucks and "Selectman" Bumps and So on. If this kind of thing keeps on We shall end by rest Ing our claims to respect and consid- eration upon those painfully minute social distinctions which prevail in Germany, where men or women in- scribe their names in hotel registers with the addition of such descriptive phrases as cousin to an apothecary" or "brother-in-law to a corporal"
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12

particular customers who have parucu- lar and possibly peculiar whims and notions about what they want. We must try to conform to such notions no matter If we think that they are pc culiar and that we have much better things than such a notional customer calls for.-Exchange.
 Laying By" the Corn.
 It Is a common practice among corn growers 10 Hay corn by" When the season is an exceptionally good one and when the soil Is free from weeds seed corn may be laid by with no evil results. In dry season or wet sea- son or where weeds and vines grow rapidly and in untold numbers, laying corn by Is entirely out of the question. To lay corn by too often means to let the weeds alone. or it may mean to let the surface crust cake, crack open and through the maturing season d. low the much needed moisture to leave through surface evaporation. If pos sible get the cornfield free of weeds and 0nes, and after the hard rains Of June and early July are over and the summer drought sets in run through tLa corn once or twice with a shallow working tool. It leaves the surface level. prevents surface washing and conserves the moisture. Weeds re- quire moisture. When they grow in corn they feed upon the same plant food. take the same moisture that the corn plant feeds upon Should there be shortage of either plant food or moisture. the weed gets its part and lets the corn plant go hungry and thirsty.
 This is very critical period in the life of the corn plant. If 1t is tended well, If it Is to make its largest yields the work must be done at once De lay means loss. Be ready for the rush when the rains cease.-W. B. Ander- son, In Indianapolis News.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12
whims of the Market.

It is well enough to know good vegetable when you see 1t, and to try to have the best of everything. It is well to have high ideals. But they do not always pay. What the market gardener wants Is cash for his prod ucts, and to get that he must fur nish what the customer wants and Is willing to pay for. Almost each mar ket has it's particular whims and va garies. Or at times We meet with
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12

by wholesale swindling they make their millions" That is all true. But 1t Is not true that this whole nation Is going to the dogs. Not every man will stamp all higher considerations under his feet for his greed of dollars. There are multiplied thousands who care more for the public good than to be rich. There are the educators. They work for a mere dole In order to edu- cate the race. There are the ministers. Thousands of them live on pittance in order that they may help men up spiritually. Thousands devote them selves 10 science and to art for the sake of humanity. Thousands give their best thought-and some their money-to public parks and libraries and asylums and homes for the friend less. Surely the mad race for dollars on the part of some Is a bad tendency. But-the mass of the people are all right. They are not less honest, less brave or patriotic than their fathers. Devotion to family and to church and state Is still strong in them. Despite abuses and wrongs the American peo- pie are making progress. They are growing wiser, more charitable, more brotherly. A nation that is rotten at the core cannot make that sort of pro gress
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12
A woman's Worst Fault.

There are many situation in life that are pretty hard to bear. and
 which, at times, tax all our endur- ance, but they are never improved by either a display of temper or the in- dulgence of tirade of which we are heartily ashamed after the heat of passion has cooled of. The one who keeps cool in any argument or dis. agreement of any kind always emsrges
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12

It Is not likely that the Jews will 30 to East Africa, for the committee of the Zionist Congress sent to Africa to examine into the sdvisability of ac- cepting the territory offered by the British government has reported un favorably. The more enthusiastic Jews do not wish to stop anywhere short of Palestine
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12
Type of silver Laced wyandotte.

Although standing in a rather un- natural position. this Silver Laced Wy andotte is as good a bird as one often meets. He has the large open facing So much desired in the breast and body feathers. but is rather light in neck and saddle for a high scoring show bird. This fowl, bred and owned by
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12

Pink messallne was used to build this simple but effective dance frock which has full circular skirt laid in tiny tucks over the hips and across back, and five deep tucks around the bottom. The same material also makes the deep girdle on decollete bodice; the top part and short puff sleeve employing dotted messaline in same shade, bordered top and bottom by tiny ruffies of messaline Two white lace butterflies give a pretty fin- ish, and are set on just a trife to the left, where a closing is made.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12
Mrs. Jefferson Davis.

Possibly the first woman in the hearts of the passing generation of the south is the wife of their beloved leader. the story of whose life has been so graphically told by Langdon Knight in his book The Real Jeffer. son Davis" says the Pilgrim.
 Narina Howell Davis was born at Natchez, Miss, May !, 1926, educated privately and married in lS45. The
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-12
We hear from some learned source

We hear from some learned source. every little while, that this nation is degenerating. Why" say the pessim- fists, Hook at the revelations of muni. cipal rottenness. See the outlawry If both capital and labor in their strug- gles. Note the exhibitions of graft among business men who want to know what there Is in 1t for me. Watch the motions of the frenzied fnanciers Yorkins on the credulity of inTestors-