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Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03
Cnre af the Hands.

For well-kept hands the nails are of prime importance. In the first place they must be properly cut, following the outline of the finger tips.N
 When the hands are washed the skin at the base should be gently pushed back with a towel or orange stick, so as to disclose the little white half moon.
 When the hand Is held up before the face with the palm inward, tiny rim of nail should show around the end of each finger The corners should be cut round but not too closely, or they will become sore.
 Sharp instruments should be kept from the nails, and cutting away the loose skin should be avoided, as it is apt to produce soreness. Lemon juice is useful in taking off stains. Should they look dull or rough, little vase line or beeswax may be rubbed on and then polished with a soft cloth.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

FOR MARCEL WAVING succeed In making mass of burned or tangled tresses not to be likened, for a moment, to the beautiful undulation of the oceans waves, but rather to knotted bunch of seaweed thrown up on the shore.
 The inventor has come to her relief in the presentation of a tool by which, so It Is claimed, she can herself give her hair a marcel" which will put the professional dresser to blush. At first glance this device looks like something which might be found in the doctors kit, but it's mission is entirely harmless and 1t can do no more danger than possibly burn a lock of hair if handled too carelessly. The teeth shown are sliding in groove, and after the thing has been heated the hair Is wound around one of the arms of the tongs and when the hair has been drawn tight, by pulling the teeth along the slot, the other jaw of the tong is closed down and it's heat gives the hair the desired curl.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03
MARKED FISH IN THE SEA.
Thousands Caught, Numbered and
 Put Back in British Channel.

Put Back in British Channel.
 Catching fish, measuring and mark Ing them and then returning them to the sea with the chance of retaklng them later Is part of the work carried on by the Marine Biological Assocla- ton of Great Britain.
 By means of steam trawler the fish are caught in the usual way. Each haul is carefully recorded, the fish are counted and measured and all details of locality, time, number, species, sex and size are put down, together with accurate observations on the water, the depth and bottom of the sea, the kinds and quantity of food available, etc. These data are subsequently, tabulated and charted.
 The method of marking the f1sh is interesting and has been attended with valuable results. The fish chiefly used during the few years the experiment has been in progress have been plaice, because the proposals which have been made to interfere with the catching of them were based on inadequate knowl- edge.
 The fish are marked on the dorsal surface with very thin convex met al disk bearing a number. This Is at tached to fine silver wire which Is passed through the thinner part of the fish near the fin and secured on the un- per side by a small bone button. The fish do not appear to suffer inconven- fence and their growth Is not inter- fered with in any way.
 The thoroughness with which the North Sea Is swept by the nets of the fishing fleets Is demonstrated, says Dis covery, by the fact that out of 5,O39 marked plaice of all sizes 992 were re- captured within a year. This repre- sents 19.7 per cent, or nearly one-flfth i; but for the medium-size fish the fig ures are far higher, ranging from 2s.4 to 39 per cent for the whole of the North Sea and to 43 per cent in the more northern portions.
 The men of the regular fishing fleet cooperate by forwarding to the labora- tory of the association at Lowestoft all the marked fish they catch. At the lab oratory reference to the records easily establishes how much the fish has gain ed In size and weight since the prevI- ous catching. Moreover, the distance between the spot where 1t was released and the place where 1t was again caught gives an idea as to It's move ments.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

A rich cream voile skirt was made attractive by neat trimming around the bottom. The skirt was plalted in box plaits about two and one-half inches wide around the entire breadth. The bottom of each plait was trimmed with a narrow pyramid of lace, possibly seven inches long. The lace was as wide as each plait, gradually tapering to point. The effect for dress skirt was becoming indeed.
 Ready-made riding clothes are now offered in great variety and excellent quality, and many women buy these in- expensive habits for summer wear, even though they may prefer a made to-order habit for park use. The ready made habits are furnished in paddock, seml-fitting and Norfolk coat styles and in both cross saddle and side saddle skirts. It is possible, too, to buy sep arate riding skirts of whipcord, cheviot, khaki and linen for summer wear with shirt waists.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03
For Sunken Cheeks,

triton of the body. Those affected should follow a few simple rules of hygiene; eat simple nourishing food, take glass of hot milk at bedtime, take a salt rub every day and join a gymnasium class. Every morning, i'm medlately upon arising, bathe the face with very cold water Every night rub into the hollow places all the skin food that you can force the pores to absorb.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

contrast to only SSO5 OOO,O in the five years from 1886 to 1890. a growth in only twenty years of from 150 to 1So per cent.
 A woman who once wore pedom- eter to find out how much walking she did in the house discovered that under the most favorable conditions she tray eled 7.3S miles daily in her household tasks. If the thlrty-three and third per cent of unnecessary steps, or 2.46 miles of daily travel, had been added, calculates the Dellneator, she would have walked In one year In doing her housework more than thirty-hve hum dred miles.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03
n'|&aai,:''''Al( '9&8 'l(a'n z

When was your age I wasn't going around in baggy clothes and yellow shoes with butterfly bows" said the man with the stubby gray mustache, severely. q wasn't any butterfly, can tell you"
 I'll bet you weren't, uncle" agreed the young man with the tan footgear
 "No, sir" said the senior. q was a grub and did grubby work. Whats more, earned my grub"
 "I hope 1t was good grub" said the young man, politely.
 "Well, 1t wasn't. It was darned poor, and there wasn't any too much of it at that"
 You shouldn't have done It." said the young man.. "Why did youT
 "Why did IT" echoed the man with the stubby gray mustache By George {. was glad of the chance to do 1t. didn't have any foolish father putting up for me. It was root little hog or die, and rooted"
 q see," said the young man. refec- lively. You did it because you had to. Well, of course you weren't so much to blame In that case"
 70, I wasn't to blame, eh2 Well, It's nice to think that you don't blame me for earning an honest living Huh 1. Not to blame.'
 "No. I wouldn't blame you," said the young man, equably. If I was In the same kind of a hole I'd do the same thing myself, most likely"
 I'd like to see you2" sneered the elder. I'd like to see you getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning and going down to sweep out the store and scrub ping floors and washing windows and rolling barrels and shouldering sacks till s or g o'clock sometimes That's what I did,"
 You wouldn't have to now" said
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

the young man. You could join a roustabouts' union and strike for an eight-hour day. Honest. you didn't like working like that did you, uncle?"
 q had to like 1t, and 1t was good for me. It taught me habits of indus try. That's something you need, young fellow"
 Its good habit to get into-indus- try" admitted the young man. But I don't think it's a good thing when It's carried to excess. Excess Is some thing I'm going to try to avoid. If I caught myself getting Into the habit of rolling barrels fourteen hours out of twenty-four I'd swear off"
 "No danger" said the elderly man. "Another thlng-I saved money earned $4.5O week and I lived on S3.5O and saved a dollar. What dye think of thatY'
 Might just as well have. You couldn't have particularly giddy time with a dollar, anyway. I don't think a dollar would ever be much of temptation to me to go out and paint the town crimson. 1 don't see what else you could have done with It un- less you had tipped the waitress at the place where you were boarding"
 Some of these days you may learn the value of dollar" said the senior. "I'll tell you. If you were my boy I'd turn you loose without cent and let Xou hustle for yourself That's the education that would make a man of you You're handicapped by your father and mother and this college business"
 Tt might make a bum of me-" said the young man. ''The municipal lodging house Is full of men with your kind of education. I guess I'll have to try and rub along with the handlcap."-. Chicago Daily News.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03
Health and Beauty Hints.

After using boraX and rosewater for the removal of tan and freckles, lit tie. cold cream should be applied, as borax makes the skin dry.
 Large pores on the nose and chin may be reduced by applying several times day lotion made of lemon juice and glycerin, or one of alum and water.
 Lemon sirup, made by baking a lemon twenty minutes and then squeez- ing the juice upon half cupful of sugar, Is excellent for hoarseness and to break up cold.
 A cure for hiccoughs Is to inhale as much air as the lungs will hold and retain 1t as long as possible. If one inhalation is not enough repeat as often as necessary.
 Should anything get into the eyes one drop of sweet oil should be dropped in the corner of it, but if 1t be mortar or lime bathe with a weak solution of water and vinegar.
 A simple mixture of equal parts of lemon juice, honey and cologne Is an excellent lotion for whitening the hands If they are abnormally red. Apply at night, rubbing well into the skin.
 For an ordinary sore throat, with loss of voice or huskiness, dip folded handkerchief in cold water. Encircle the neck with the wet handkerchief and cover 1t with several folds of old fan- nel. One nights application is usually sufficient to relieve slight cases.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

many American women need is not stlmulants, but a narcotic. We haye 1t Is true. quite a number of ladies who take life easy and let the world wag on, as the old song says, as it will, but they are in the minority. The rest of us go at high pressure
 Witness the woman who goes on sprees of housekeeping, the lady who goes on mad shopping jamborees, the frenzied one bent on the instant achievement of clothes and hats, the person who goes in for dogs, the one who dotes on birds the embroidery fiend-each and every specimen of the variety of the universal feminine who does not believe in doing things by halves. She Is so determined not to do it by half that she does it about twice too much; she goes to the other extreme and oyersteps the bounds of common sense.
 The American woman Is intense, she is generally in hurry, she is thorough ly in earnest; life is real, she chants !; life Is earnest, and herewith she pro- ceeds to make it hectic; If she Is in society she means to be up at the head of the procession; if she Is a wife and mother she too often kills herself serv- ing her husband and children and talk ing care of her home; if she is on the intellectual order of women she over- studies and reads herself into nervous prostration; If she Is an ambitious busi- ness woman she is so dead in earnest that half the time she moves around in a sort of financial trance
 She certainly does need a narcotic, something which would force her to re- lax, to take time to laugh and indulge now and then in a sweet and whole some idleness so she would be a saner and less nervous woman, and conse- quently more healthy one. But this narcotic has not as yet been discovered :; only when she comes to the end of her strength does she give up, and then this giving up is a complete prostration. The sanitarumS and health resorts both here and in Europe, are largely recruited from this sclass.-Exchange.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03
seyyinE-Room Novelty.

A convenient thing for the sewing room is made by suspending broom stick from the picture holding by means of a strong string or wire attach ed to each end of the stick. Articles which need to be mended may be hung over 1t from time to time through the week. If suspended near d wall regis ter in winter, 1t is an excellent place to hang wet leggings, stockings or coats when the children come in from playing in the SHOW.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

A delightful design for a morning frock for seashore wear is shown in above sketch. It is white serge and the wide sailor collar and turned cuffs are prettily trimmed with write sou tache braid. Three deep tucks finish the bottom of skirt which is in walk ing length.
 Worn with this Is a large bleached leghorn hat, the crown of which Is en- circled with a scarf or brown taffeta. A huge pink rose is fetchingly arrang- ed on right side near front.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03
u.e HRts as Table Ornaments,

Whats the use of harping on the ex- travagance Lf women when new and attractive millinery confronts their vis- ion? One might as well take 1t philo- sophically and feel the worst Is yet to come. It is said, in fact, that not only will hats be used in their proper place, but the tyrant behind the bon net counter Is handing them out to serve as decorations and to masquerade as table ornaments. At luncheon the other day the center of the table bore a flat hat of Tuscan straw as large as the great hat through which Mrs.
 John Jacob Astor talked to the King at Ascot, and which made society forget the Derby debacle. The tabled hat was pink and was tied with ribbon in way
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

In Its early years the nineteenth cen tury, as if zealous to make name for itself, was very active In bringing great men and great deeds into the world. Among the many centenaries which we will be celebrating every month or two, we should not forget indeed, we have forgotten for three months-the abolition of the slave trade in England in March, 1907. This was one of the great acts of the Green vile ministry. The other was an act of spiritual liberation, the effort to es- tablish religious equality by allowing Roman Catholic officers to serve In the British army.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

To some the most restful kind of re- taxation is to turn from one form of mental or physical activity to another, bringing into play a new set of facul- ties or muscles. The man who has spent his working day over law books or ledgers will take up with delight the classics or some branch of natural his tory or will enter upon the study of languages or literature. There Is no doubt that the highest form of recrea- ton Is found in such ways, because while they furnish rest and refresh ment they at the same time widen ones intellectual range and promote growth in new directions.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

It has been declared by lecturer to the Mothers Club of New York City that the official eagle of this country, as shown in authorized designs, Is fe- male. The proof offered Is the white tufts of feathers on head and breast, and the fact that the female eagle is larger and stronger than the male. Nevertheless, most persons think of the metaphorical bird as a male. Orni- biologists say that the conventional de sign does not indicate the sex, and the law Is plain. In the description of the seal accepted by the Continental Con- gress June 20, 17S2, the pronoun "hls" is used three times with reference to the bird.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03
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A grasshopper can jump POO times its own length.
 The worlds population Is estimated at ], ,4SO 100000 persons.
 The fastest elevators run at speed equal to about seventeen miles an hour.
 The county of London covers Io,442 acres, but the London police area Is 443, ,421 acres.
 Great Britain Is rich In mosses. There are 29O varieties found on the British islands.
 Black opals of great beauty are found In Queensland, Australia, besides hfty- six other kinds of precious stones.
 It costs S1OO,O00,OOO a year to main tain the army In British India, an h. crease of S40,OOO,0O0 year in thirty five years.
 Japan Is perhaps the only country ln the world where the fashions in Won- ems dress have not changed materially In 2,5OO years.
 The African possessions of the French government amount to 3,soo'ooo square miles, and those of great Brit ain 2,714,OOO, including Egypt.
 A company has been formed to pro duce alcohol from entrants in Greece. The spirit has proved of great use as an illuminant, for heating and for drlV- Ing small engines.
 Korea, says Professor Ladd of Yale University, after a recent two months stay there, Is now free from intrigues and commotions, and Is reaplng the benefit of the agricultural and other re- forms introduced In the last ten years
 Manufacturing is increasing in New South Wales Figures for leoo snow increases of 12S factories and o5,o3 workers. The increase Is most marked in the building trades, In metal works and in establishments using raw ma terials.
 Glassless goggles for drivers of motor vehicles have thin steel plates In place of the usual lenses. There Is nothing brittle to break endangering the eyes, and three ingeniously arranged sliu en- able the wearer to see everything In front of him.
 The only woman who ever ruled for an American colony was Lady Carteret Lord Carteret married for his second wife A New York widow, Mrs. William Lawrence. She was woman of strong character, and was appointed regent during his absences from the colony. Many documents are extant signed by her as regent-Chicago Daily News.
 Fortunately the dark days when Cor sica resembled a huge battlefield sur ylye only as . terrible memory of the past. To-day we can hardly credit the fact that between the years 1539 and 1729 SOO,OOO people were murdered out of revenge, and that during thirty-one years of last century-from 1921 to 1S52-the number of murders was es- timated at 4,3O0.-Wide World Nigga zine.
 The London Statist says that the to- tai value of the exports of Australasia in the period from 1906 to 191O inclu- sIve, apart from any further expansion after the end of 1907, will amount to about $1,S75, 100000, or, if no drought, probably more than S2,Oo0. 100000. In
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

The old saying that what is one mans meat Is another mans poison Is particularly applicable to mankind s Ideal of pleasure, and one has but to listen to the plans of vacation seekers vers,ied are the primrose paths of dal- llance. Travel Is one mans bliss and another mans horror; porch and an easy chair Is the quintessence of con- fort to one pleasure seeker and the
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

Henry c. Davis Is telling his friends that he has no intention for running for the vice presidency next year. He understood that he Is not going to keep out of the race on account of his age. We can assure him that nobody would have guessed that as the cause of his refusal to run.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

Summer hats are having their innings despite the lack of encouragement in the weather, and flower trimming is rivaling plumes on hats designed for wear with muslins and other airy sum- mer frocks Huge roses, exquisite in coloring, are chief floral favorltes.
 A charming model in light blue straw has band of brown silk around crown and cluster of. beautifully shaded roses are artistically arranged on left side, falling gracefully over the hair at back.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

required a profes- sional touch which,
 it seems, could not be secured at the hands of the anna teur. Many a girl, in the privacy of her bedroom. has wasted hour after
 hour in the endeay- or to marcel her own hair only to
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

that made 1t resemble a basket. A bowl of water stood in the upturned crown and was filled with Lawson pinks. From 1t green vines trailed gracefully over the table
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03
Popular Shoe CoIors.

Pale gray shoes and stockings are chosen in preference to white by some women whose feet do not need the en- larging effect of white. Dark smoke gray is another tone popular in shoes and stockings, which do not necessarily match the gown with which they are worn.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

A Pittsburg man killed himself to avoid the necessity of paying a doctor s bill. The doctor may have the satis- faction of being able to make 1t appear that he might have effected cure if he had been given the right kind of a chance
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03
The Gentleman.

"Supposlng I decide to let you have the money, how do I know that I shall get It back at the time you mention 2" asked Brown.
 "I promise 1t, my boy, on the word of a gentleman" replied Moore.
 "Ah. In that case may think bet ter of 1t. Come around this evening and bring him with you"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

Philadelphia clergymen have started a controversy over the question wheth- CT a hen sits" or sets" They might compromise by using an incubator
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

A Shamokln (Pa.) miner who con- plained that some men were trying to force S1,00O,OO0 of tainted money on him was declared insane without the formality of impanellng a jury. Noth- ing like saving time in a case of that kind.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

Thomas A. Edison says that cleo triclty Is more of a mystery to him now than ever. It seems to be case where mystery and mastery go hand in hand.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

If mosquitoes have any reasoning power, they ought to feel grateful to the woman who invented the peek-a- boo shirt waist.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

Aunt Carg.n Nation continues to get herself arrested for disturbing the calm peacefulness of some saloon. If the woman had a bit of originality she would try some new stunt.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

Mir John D. Rockefeller's S25 fine for scorching seems to have been paid out of his own pocket, contrary to the expectations of the oil consumers.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

Criminals" says the St. Paul Dis patch, are. having too much rope In this country" There is a rapidly spreading belief that criminals are not getting enough rope in this country.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03
Relax the Neryes.

"What many of the human race need," said an English paper, ''is not stimulants. but narcotic" This might be read in regard to Amercans-what
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

To Inquirer :" There is no evidence to show that Senator Philander Knox was named in honor of the late Q. K. Philander Doesticls, r. B. Don't both- CT us with trivial questions like that.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

For each bachelor who sighs because he is alone, fully dozen married men sigh because they are not.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

Is not a man with a gun and dis position to use it q more real and ef- fectlye "mortician" than an under taker?
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03
II Anx womnn Her.elff

Life seems to have become a mas querade for half the girls and women one meets at the present day.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

We have no reason to believe that the Lord loves a cheerful giver who adyertises his charity broadcast.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

Instead of trying to mend their ways some men could save a lot of time by hustling for a new supply.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03
Hone-NIade Marcel.

For long time the professional hair dresser had monopoly of the marcel wave business. The fashionable colffure
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

When man is compelled to eat his words he finds 1t difficult to swallow his indignation.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

You can praise one man to another without offense, providing the one who Is praised Is dead
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

It's useless to try to establish uni yersal peace as long as people will get married
The Coconino sun., 1907-07-11

The 5-cent packet is enough for us- aul occasions. The family bottle t60 cents) contains a supply for year. All druggist sell them.