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Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21

habits. In recent Issue of the Satur- day Evening Post appears an article satirically headed Colds and How to Catch Them," written by pr. Woods Hutchinson, and Illustrated suggestive ly with views of monkey In the throes of an attack of the grip and a parrot enjoying the relief and dlscom- fort of racking sneeze. In these pic lures the artist has cleverly caught the spirit of pr. Hutchinson's between-the- line criticism of the public intelli- gence. The physician plainly intimates that he believes any person who per mits himself to become a prey to the grip falls thereby to establish a denial of his simian ancestry, while those who woefully confess a weakness for colds are as certainly emulatfng the shallowness of the initiative parrot. demic of the grip IS an artificial crea- tion and catching cold" Is supremely foolish. He would have us understand that our systems, while the happy hunting grounds of swarms of savage bacilli, are provided by nature with a mighty force of defenders, guard of protective substances in the blood known to their professional acquaint- ances as anti-bodies. Upon the invad- ing germs the anti-bodies make con stant war, and the failure of the for mer to harm us depends upon the strength and fighting quality of the latter to keep them In subjection and put them to rout. Now, the anti-bodies feed on fresh air and grow strong and vigorous on cold baths. Exercise of the body in the open puts them in the pink of condition, but they weaken and finally fade away once we try to coddle them. Steam heat and chest protect ors are their sworn foes, and so 1t happens that when the first chill days of fall appear and we begin cultiyat- Ing the hissing radiator and the snug but insanitary living room we are kill ing our friends, the anti-bodies, and helping the bacillic enemy to a sweep ing victory. We do not "catch cold" by sitting in drafts, but by avoiding them. It does not follow that because the air of the sleeping room Is kept cold by the absence of heat that 1t Is also kept pure, and the more clothing we pile on our bodies the more sensitive we make them. In word, this authority again sounds the warning that fresh air and plenty of 1t, pure water and plenty of that, used externally and in- formally, open windows, open lungs, and open pores-with these things sen sibly considered the anti-bodies will do the rest and there will be no more colds or epidemics of influenza.
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Tarnley only grlpped his pipe tighter and gazed at the ceiling, while he thought pltyingly of the other fellows.
 They might fancy they were in love with the Phelps girl because she had a dimple and lisped. or with Jessamlne White, with the big black eyes and not an ounce of brains-they might con admirable, but that was because they had not souls to appreciate Helene Ed mont. Taruley was certain Helen of Troy herself could not have been fair CT, while as for sparkle and wit there was no one to beat this girl.
 His adoration had been so volcanic and sweeping that he had edged all other admirers from the field. Tarn- ley was exceedingly good looking and agreeable, so Miss Edmont apparently did not object. He lived In a dream of anticipation before every party and in a heavenly trance during the occasion while he was the proud cavalier of Helene Belmont attired in some confec- tion of white or pale pink. Afterward he walked around with his head in the air, thinking how she had outshone ev. cry other girl.
 "Cheer up." Bobbett said to him rudely one day. Bobbett was a sopho- more and worldly wise. You'll out grow 1t and outlive 1t. The first at- tack is precisely the same as being vaccinated-and when you get the real thing'it won't go hard with you In con- sequence"
 Tarnley gazed upon Bobbett wl.h scorn and passed on. Let Bobbett talk about the real thing in the future little he knew that for Tarnley great and glowing sun already had risen which was to illumlne his life for ever
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HE FOUND A FRIEND.
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A thinly clad young man was walk ing along a city street one winter morning, eating peanuts from a five cent sack in his coat pocket, In lieu Of a breakfast, when he saw number Of boys trying to attract the attention Of a flock of hungry pigeons in the street by tossing cracker crumbs at them. He stopped and joined in the fun by she'll ing some of his peanuts, breaking the kernels into small pieces, and throw ing tkem on the pavement near the birds.
 Recognizing a new benefactor, they flocked round him, eagerly picking up his offerings, but keeping an eye on him meanwhile, prepared for Instant flight In the event of his becoming too familiar. Long experience had taught them to be suspicious of strangers.
 Stooplng down and holding a tempt Ing morsel between his fingers. he call ed the birds gently.
 At first they skrank back, but pres ently an old bird, having first inspected him critically with one eye and then with the other, stepped forward ginger ly, plucked the titbit from his fingers, and darted away. Not finding the ex- perience so very terrible, the old bird soon came back, mad was rewarded with another ckoice bit of peanut. The other pigeons speedily followed the ex- ample.
 That's more than, they'd do for any of us," said one of the boys.
 The young man gave the pigeons about half his stock of peanuts, and then strengthened up.
 That's all I can spare you this time." he said starting away.
 A midile-aged man who had been watching the performance with consid- erable interest tapped him on the.shoul- der
 Young man," he said, "are you look ing for workT
 "Am IT" was the response. "I've been tramping over this town for a week, hunting a job"
 "What can you doT
 "I'm a sort of jack of all trades. can carpenter a little. run an engine, repair bicycles and"
 "Can you take care of korsesr
 "Can IT" said the young man, his face lighting up. T was raised on a farm"
 Well, come along with me. I need coachman, and I'm not afraid to trust my thoroughbreds with you. I'll take the recommendation the birds have just given you. Will you work for me for thirty dollars month and board till you find something better"
 Would ke7 We'll!
 The young man is now his middle aged employers trusted man of all work, with a wage to correspond, and the pigons have never had occasion to retract their recommendation.
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THE ART OF GARGLING.
Not the Same Thing as the Process
 Usually Followed.

Usually Followed.
 The proper method of gargling Is thus described by writer in the Med ical Record:
 ''The patient Cat first under the guid- ance of the physician) should sit well back in a chair, take q swallow of wa ter in the mouth and bend the head as far back as possible.
 "Now he must protrude the tongue from the mouth (the tip of the tongue may be grasped with handkerchlef) and In this posture with protruding tongue he must try to swallow the wa ter. The physician should control the patients vain efforts-for 1t Is impos- slble to swallow under such circum- stances.
 ''The patient has the sensation as if he actually lad swallowed the water. Now he must start to gargle, to exhale air slowly. One can see plainly the bubbling of the fluid In the wide open pharynx.
 After gargling thus for while the patient is ordered to close the mouth and quickly thrown the head and body forward. Thereby all the fluid Is forced through tie choanoe and nostrils. wash ing the throat and nose from behind and expelling all accumulatlons that had been present, with great force.
 This should be repeated several times, as the first trial Is not always successful and satisfactory. It Is an act that must be learned
 "When properly executed the sensa- ton, as the patient will assure you, Is that of great relief not had by any other method. It will be wise for the practitioner to try the method first on himself. Even small children who are at all clever learn the method readily and rather enjoy 1t.
 'The method is not by any means a new one, but as 1t seems, quite forgot ten. Some thirty years ago Prof. Ha- gen of Leipsic taught 1t to his studenta It Is well worth reviving.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21

One by one the lesser and younger members of the great group of nine teenth century American literary men are dying. Edmund Clarence Stedman dropped dead of heart failure in Jan uary, less than q year after Thomas Bailey Aldrich had uttered his last words, Turn down the light. I am going to sleep at last" MT. Stedman was probably more widely known as a critic and anthologlst than as a poet. It was not generally known that litera- ture was his avocation and banking and broklng his business. He had a seat on the New York Stock Exchange for many years.
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save the government during the cur rent year nearly $4OO,OO0, and larger annual sums as the quantity of inspect ed meat increases. Another important invention is credited to John D. Shan ahan, expert in charge of grain stand ardlzation. This Is great tester which enables producers of wheat to test their product and find out wheth- CT 1t is No. l, No. 2, or No. 8. It Is ex- pected that the tester will be worth millions of dollars to the farmers of the West, the quality of whose wheat has heretofore been largely mere mat ter of the opinion of the buyers.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21
PLEASANT THOUGHTS.

Don't let us talk of wretchedness, Don't let us wallow in our woe, Don't let us drivel OCT distress,
 Don't let us wander to and fro
 Amid the mire and mud below, But let us rise on joyful wings
 Into the golden sunlight's glow: Let's think and talk of pleasant things : Don't let us clamor for redress
 Don't let us deem a soul our foe; Instead of cursing. let us bless:
 And never let us gloat or crow
 Der some ones trouble let us show What perfect peace our viewpoint brings To all who after goodness go; Let's think and talk of pleasant things Let's talk of trouble less and less; To anger let us be more slow Let's strive more patience to possess, And more compassionate let's grow; And cheerful word or smile bestow, And you can quell the scorn that stings :; This duty to ourselves we owe: Let's think and talk of pleasant things!
 ENvoI: Ho mortal men and women, ho!
 Hark to the song a minstrel sings! If aught of happiness you'd know Let's think and talk of pleasant things Success Magazine.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21

the 15e families whose expenses were studied showed the average spent for food by family consisting husband wife and i've children to be s32919 per year It is interesting to note how the socalled normal family of the average aborer which seems rather above the normal in sze apporons its money for food and other necessities Twentynine dollars and twenty cents Is
 pended bread flour and cereals and while the cost of the bread is compared with that of other foods the amount of nutrments and energy derived from 1t Is large The laborers meat bill Is the largest of all. He spends S1106O per for all kinds of meat three and half times much for bread His butter costs him about as much his bread, and sugar half as much while about the same is spent for potatoes and vegetables as for bread Thrtyeght dollars goes for milk and eggs More coffee is used than tea about s10 Is spent for and S5 for the other Religion charity and tobacco claim nearly equal amounts while intoxicating liquors in for much larger share Labor organizations get about $9 year, while $5 79
 is contributed support of State and local govern
Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21

IoUk' DIDN T IT! she Is a nice little girl; awfully nice, I used to know her well myself Quite pretty, in fact but shallow-awfully shallow!" He knocked his pipe against the table.
 "Gee!" reflected Bobbett. "He Isn't putting 1t on! He really feels that way! Say" he murmured to Tarnley what I said to you last year about vac cination? Well, 1t took, didn't 1t, with youp
 "I don't know what you mean" said Tarnley haughtily after stare. For was a sophomore. - Chicago Daily News
Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21

The preaching of the gospel of fresh air as panacea for 90 per cent of the superficial ills to which humanity falls victim continues a serious and helpful habit with those who have proved Its efficacy. Still, the majority of people read the advice of authorities on the subject, admit the logic of their con- clusions, determine to heed the list of "dont's" included, and immediately thereafter revert to their old careless
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ana ever! Pity that was almost divine surged through Tarnleys breast as he thought of Bobbett and the others In darkness He was carrying his twelfth photograph of Miss Edmont to his room, already adorned with eleven.
 When the year was ended and Yarn ley had to bid her good-by for three months the occasion was epic He stood pale and very straight and tall and held her hand.
 Every day?' he asked. You'll write every day?"
 'Oh, yes" she promised.
 ''I don't know how I'm going to en dure not seeing you" Tarnley went on. thrillingly. "It-it seems as If the world had come to an end, Helene mm-my Helene!"
 "Oh, you mustn't!' murmured Hell enc
 There was a real lump In his throat when he went down the steps and he felt grim and brave. He knew now how men felt when they went away to war leaving their loved ones behind or to the scaffold-or to anything in the line of disasters.
 Getting his suitcase, he boarded the train for the fiourshing city from whence he hailed. Three months Is a long time Of | course Tarnley went about and attend ed plcnics and parties with other girls, but his heart was still true to Helene. Various things seemed to interrupt Helene's promised routine of a letter day. She was east at the seashore and there were trains and boats inter- fering and then, she wrote, she was having such a splendid time.
 In the fall when Tarnley came tear | ing back to Chicago he rushed to see Helene the first thing. She was out. When he called again a slx-foot junior was blandly occupying the reception | room ahead of him. It seemed that the junior, too, had been at the sea. l shore.
 When the situation became generally known the fellows wondered how Tarn- ley would take 1t. They were prepared
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for a brief visit, mainly to see how her fires b m a n brother was get ting on.
 What a pretty girl '" Tarnley's s sister exclaimed effervescently as s h @ investigated t Il e photograph. Then she glanced at the one next to it-and the next and then another. Rapidly she swept
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to feel very sorry for him and when some man, who was decidedly new and ignorant of things, mentioned Helene Edmont every one in the room held his breath. Tarn- ley did not flicker an eyelash.
 Miss Edmontl" he repeated, conde- scendingly. "Oh, yes
Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21

A New York Congressman wrote to his 49,000 constituents asking what he could do for them in the way of a government job. Strange as 1t may seem, 46,00o of them did not want any thing in that line.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21

Dr. Edward Everett Hale has the rare gift of putting a familiar idea in a new and forclble way. He said re- cently: Real democracy demands that every man lifts where he stands"
Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21

A Mexican judge Is reported to have sentenced a woman to "slx months si- lence." The assertion that Mexicans are cruel by nature seems to have some foundation.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21

According to the biological survey, rats, squirrels and birds consumed grain valued at $110,OO0,00O last year. The only way out of this difficulty ap- pears to be to induce the squirrels to eat the rats, the rats to eat the birds and the birds to eat the squirrels.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21

Mr. Rockefeller has made the Chi- cago university another present This time it Is $2, 191, GOO. The fact that Chi cago university professors say foolish things now and then has no effect on Mir. Rockefeller.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21

The Dowager Empress of China, In the edct creating provincial assemblies, orders that under no circumstances shall men of evil reputation, or local bosses who seek only their own ad- vancement, be chosen" This sounds like a good rule, which might be fol- lowed in every country with great profit.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21
Mflton's Cottage.

The cottage in which Milton wrote his Paradise Lost Is still standing at Chalfont St. Giles, near London. The great poet fled there to escape the plague in 1865. It Is the only house remaining which Milton is known to have occupied
Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21

Over in "er;nany our skyscrapers are referred to as cloud scratchcrs. Will the time ever come when jealous Euro peans will quit trying to belittle our institutions?
Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21

A Boston man drinks three gallons of water every day. In his engagement with the water wagon he must be long way in arrears.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21

A man in Kansas fell of a wagon and bit his tongue in two. That's noth- Ing. We know a man who fell off the water wagon and became speeches..
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mens the form of taxes Sickness and death on the average claim $2054. It is quite apparent that bread and flour do form very large item of the food ex- pense normal laborers family only per cent of the goes bread and 9 cent for all other food articles Harry Snyder, In Harpers Monthly.
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The other day colored prize fighter who died of alcoholism was reported to be flying In state" In New York. There are some kinds of fame that even an in- glorious end cannot dim.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21

King Edwards cigars cost $3.2O each. We hope not many of them are permitted to crumble In the regal vest pocket.
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The Better Way.

"I'm going to make lot of money writing books, and then I'm going to farm"
 "Why not make lot of money farm ing and then write oksY'-Philadel- phia Press.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21

James Wilson has been Secretary of Agriculture for eleven years, largely on account of the fact that he is a very good man for the job.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-05-21
THE NATIONS BREAD.

HAT bread is justly entitled to be called the "stafr of life" Is fully borne out by inyesti- gations of the United States Department of Commerce and Labor. This department made an investigation to determine the
 amount spent for food by normal la borer'a family The data obtained from
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It might be possible to find a widow here and there who takes advantage Of leap year, but we very much doubt 1t.
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countries Russia and Germany in France and Italy, where immense standing armies maintained and no civilian is quite so good In uniform, the miI tary spirit dominant But here in peaceful America which maintains army small that most of It's in habltants never see a regular soldier call the army emergencies just street car motorman tele phones for the trouble wagon"
 If there is formidable riot the army is called upon to suppress If there Is celebration the army must be in the parade at the funeral of a noted the soldiers march in the procession They open new lands to settlement police wild mining regions look after vast parks and forest When disasters cone they act as life savers salvage corps, renen police men and distributors of relief When great fire sweeps Baltimore they work before the ashes cold, and they are first respond the danger call when
 terrible earthquake with its following flames, lays in ruins San Francisco. They string telegraph wires to Alaska and march Goldfeld to preserve order In
 times all armies busy in the tented field; but the American army kept pretty busy in times of peace Baltimore Sun.
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 room before she flashed an accusing glance at Tarnley.
 You've eleven pictures of this same girl 7" she cried. "You-you must be fond of her, Tommy"
 "Nothing of the sort." contradicted Tommy, gruffly, meanwhile turning a brick red. "She-she's in some of the classes. Just happened to pick them up."
 "Uh-huh," said Tarnley's sister. i've observed that one Is apt to pick up $20-a dozen photographs from the dust of the street!'
 Think you're smart, don't youT' growled Tarnley with hls back to her, trying to recover his equanimity.
 There was no denying that Tarnley was frightfully smitten. It was so se- rlous an infatuation that 1t had passed the power of mere words, so he had ceased to rave about Miss Edmont to the other fellows. Other men might re- mark fervently that their best girls were peaches" and "out of sight" but
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Several persons have recently been overcome with gas, while others have been overcome by gas bills.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY

San Francisco Is to have a $20,000,- 600 railway station. No city can hope to be great without one.
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Tho Poet Answered.

"Do you know that I was born en the same day Emerson diedT
 "Both events being a cruel misfor- tune to literature"
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Tarn|ey's Experience

Just after Tarnley had established his latest picture of Miss Edmont on his mantel his sister came to Chicago
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When a man is sure he has wom- ans sympathy he adds fully a hundred per cent to his hard luck atnrlas
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not Tle Philadelphia of our navy top-heavy and narrowly escaped turning Her top hamper was re duced with the effect of adding to her stability but without curing entirely q fundamental mistake in the calculations of constructor and she has gone into permanent retirement But of ships built since her time have accused of being topheavy Ger paper publishing series of articles attack
 ing the value of German warshps and denouncng the Minister of Marine. Probably warshp is indesructi- ble. The Japanese vessels might have been de sroyed by Rojestvenskys guns If the Russians had hit them In the language of the Wild West the Japanese fleet "got the drop the Russian vessels When two fleets meet the whose guns are the poorest served will be destroyed.-Phladelphia Record
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EXPERIENCE NO TEACHER.

HERE appear to be certain well-dennet
 abuses against which 1t is useless to legis- late The laws hand is often clumsy and united to deal with matters of delicacy. Every time an American girl trades a for tune for title and then lives to regret it.
 the American public sYmpathizes with her
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and hopes the lesson will be taken to heart by other heiresses of marriageable age But 1t never Is. The lure of tho title is still potent Yet 1t is doubtful If Congress do anything about 1t Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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OUR BUSY ARMY.

HOUGH Americans are always for peacs,
 even if they have to fight for It. though they are constantly advising other nations
 to disarm, and are given to the holding of peace conferences, they produce officers and soldiers that measure up well with those of any other country on the globe. In such
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STRENGTH OF SHIP IS MEN.

ROBABLY our navy is as good as any, and we are not foolish If we think 1t the best
 There are complaints against all navles
 Many years ago, when the Infexible was on the stocks in England, able constructors proved by mathematics that when launched she would turn Wrong side up, but she dld
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If you want an office, Qualiacatt on l. the last thing to think of. /
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A man who owns an automobile is as sure to lie as 6 man who goes tisb iEE.
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George-What do you think of these leap year proposals?
 Grace-I think they're just fine. Why, I've landed four already this sea, son, and 1t has hardly started.