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Evening star., 1908-12-22
CHANGES IN D. c. GovERNEMNT
District Commercial Bodies to Con-
slider Presidents Suggestions.

In view of President Roosevet's spe-
cial message To Congress recommending
material changes in the form of govern
ment of the District of Columbia. IL is
resolved that special committee be
appointed by the President of the Wash
ington Board OF Trade to consider the
recommendations referred to and the re-
port upon which the recommendations
are based the committee TO report to
this board as promptly possible
In accordance with the foregoing reso-
Iition unanimously adopted by the Board
of Trade. the following committee has
been appointed, the members being no
tified of their selection today by President
J. Henry Small jr: Gen. George H. 'Har-
ries chairman: Adds r. Brown John JOY
Edison r.. G.. Graham. Thomas p Nor
gan. c. W. +. Swartzell. George Trues-
dell
1t is the expectation that the committee
will get to work at once and give consid-
Grafton to the Presidents special message
and Mr.. REYNOLDS proposition for one
man rule In the District. which was sent
to Congress by President Roosevelt. 1t is
said TO be probable that a special meeting
of the Board OF Trade may be called to
consider the report of the committee
when il is ready.
The Chamber of Commerce has appointed
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STILL ILL FROM ALCOHOL.
1nfantrymen at Manila Have Hard
Experience With Poisonous Iiouor

MANILA. December - Seventeen
members of the 18th Infantry at Camp
keithly. Mfndanao. are still il! as the result
of drinking some of the poisonous alcohol
that killed ten of their comrades Decem-
Der 10. The alcohol was procured from the
post exchange by some of the soldiers.
who pretended that they wanted it for
the lamps with which they hunted deer
at night
Owing to the restoration Of peaceful
conditions in the neighborhood after long
disturbances. hunting leaves have been
granted frequently of late, and the re-
tempt was made to dilute the alcohol.
and later a large number of the soldiers
drank the poisonous liquor with terrible
results.
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"T" Means Taylor Brothers.

Taylor Brothers of this city. operators
of a fleet of towboats on the Potomac
river and Chesapeake bay. have adopted
the letter IT, as insignia to distinguish
their tugs 1t will be placed in bold re-
lief on the front Of the smokestacks of
their tugs.
The tugs William Yerkes. jr. and NJ.
Mitchell Davis. in service on Chesapeake
bay. have been equipped with the new de-
vice at Baltimore. 1t will shortly be
placed upon the Tugs Camilla. James o.
Carter Capt. Toby and D. NJ. Key. A
seventh tug will carry the letter on its
stack when the new boat now building at
Solomons Island. Nd, is ready for service
in the spring.
This insignia gives the Taylor tugs an
individuality among the fleets OF tugs
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cation In the United States during the
past eleven years as result OF popular
demand. Secretary Wilson says. IS un-
precedented in the history of the world.
In 1897, when the present administration
OF the Agricultural Department began
all but of the land-grant colleges were
in running order and doing excellent
work. but their total income was only
s.. 100000: today it is almost S15,0OO.oo0
The property of these institutions was
then valued at s51 ,oOO, 600, now al S96.-
100000 Then there were less than 1900
students In agricultural courses: now
there are over 10000. Ninety Of the grad
yates Of 1907 accepted positions in the
agricultural colleges and experiment sta
tions or in the department at Washing
ton at salaries ranging from $500 to
S1.7O0. and averaging S34s. 1t is stated
by presidents of the agricultural and
graduates Of agricultural courses find re-
munera tive employment much more
readily than the graduates from engineer
ing courses.
Rapid Elementary Progress.
But the most rapid progress has been
made in the field of secondary and ele-
mentary education in agriculture In 1897
Minnesota had the only state agricultural
high school and Alalnaba had just made
provision for the last of it's nine district
riculture in the public elementary schools
was scarcely thought Of. Today there are
fifteen agricultural high schools of the
Minnesota type and forty other agricultu-
raj high schools are receiving state aid.
sixteen privately endowed colleges and
high schools giving instruction in agri-
culture llI state and county normal
, schools preparing young people to teach
agriculture and over 2I0 public and pri-
TO hicYfl S.h0 olnyo, Toe
some instruction in agriculture. There
are sixteen institutions Offering CORE
spondence and reading courses in agri-
culture and twenty-siX private or special
elementary agricultural schools.
Every State Interested.
The National Education Association
has organized a department of rural and
agricultural education and has stand
| ing commit tee investigating the desira bill
| ity and feasibility of teaching agriculture
| In rural schools. The legislature of Mas
| sachusetts has created a commission on
! industrial education which is giving much
| encoura cement to the establishment OF
| secondary schools of agriculture in the
| state. The constitution of the new state
| OF Oklahoma requires the teaching OF
| agriculture in all it's public schools. and
| the Legislature Of that state has provided
| for four state normal schools, with de-
partments of agriculture, and an agricul-
| tural high school in each judicial district
| of the state.
| In thirteen states the teaching of agri-
| culture in the rural schools is now re-
quired by law. 1t is encouraged by state
| ard county school Offices and taught in
! some of the rural schools of thirty-one
other states and territories. Forty-four
states and outlying possessions. then. are
| making some effort TO teach their youth
| the underlying principles of our greatest
productive industry.
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committee to conduct similar con
Sideration of the Presidents reco,nmenda-
uons. The committee OF the ('hamhar
OF commerce is composed of Allen u
Aioert. chairman: John J.. Weaver. Ar
thur C. Moses A. Iisner and f,nn, n
Rudolph. ' -
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Much Better LanQS In Northwest.
There is. naturally, much dissatisfac-
ton because the commission has not visit
ed certain sections that have been omitted
in it's travels, but its time is so limited
and the President is so anxious to secure
a report before he retires from the White
House that the members could not go any
farther or work any harder in the time
allotted them I have heard conside ra BILE
regret expressed from representatives of
the timber states-Michigan, Wisconsin.
Minnesota. Oregon and Washington, that
the commission did not visit the vast
areas Of stump land that have been
cleared of timber and are very rich in
vegetable soil. These lands are conven-
lent to railways and great markets, to
schools. churches and good society. The
towns and villages are already establish
ed, the roads fairly good, there is fire.
quent and regular mail delivery with
telephone wires along every highway. and
the people living there claim that sixteen
acres of cleared timber land will yield as
much profit for the same labor rs 16O
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II pays to read the want columns OF
The Star Hundreds of situations are
filled through them.
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D. Weavers ''W' on each side of the
stack, Lewis tugs an IL" in front Ao0
Moloneys an M" in the same postt10o.
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Agricultural Study Growing.

The Secretary says. also. that the recog-
milton of agriculture as a teachable sub
ject is no longer confined to the institu-
tions and men whose main work is along
agricultural lines. 1t is now rated with
other scientific and technical subjects for
the doctorate in philosophy. not only in
agricultural colleges. and such large uni
versties az Cornell and Wisconsin. but
also in universities which do not include
agriculture among undergraduate courses
The progress made in agricultural edu-
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24
short Suggestions.

All lard to fry fritters and dough- nuts must be sizzling hot before put, ting in the batter.
 Ripe tomatoes can be cooked in but ter, and a cupful of spaghetti added will make q tempting dish for lunch con.
 A little four sprinkled in the pan when eggs are frying will prevent the sputtering hot fat that Is so disagree able.
 Black lead mixed with vinegar will be found to give specially good polish to the kitchen stove.
 Alcohol and whiting make a good sil- yer polish which Is also excellent for polishing plateglass mirrors.
 Mud stains may be removed from tan leather shoes by rubbing them with slices of raw potato. When dry polish in usual way.
 When scalding milk If you don't wish the cream to rise on 1t, pour 1t into a jug as soon as scalded and stand the Jug into bowl of cold water.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24

Hon. Lyman J. Gage, ex-Secretary of the Treasury is business college graduate who began his career as a bookkeeper. He says of business col leges that they ''are technical schools and approximate life much closer than universities, training youth so that he may step directly from school into a paying position Their growing rec ognition is one of the most hopeful signs of the times.' '' MT. Judson P Wilson is the founder of the pioneer business school of the Pacific North west. MT. Wilson, speaking of the struggle for success in commercial life, and how important it is that a young man or woman should be fully equip ped for the struggle, said: "The best equipment-in fact, the only one that can be depended upon absolutely, is the right kind of an education. MT Wilson's institution, Wilson's Modern Business College, Seattle, has issued a handsome booklet Interestingly telling of the growth of the school, and its methods. The book is sent free to any young man or woman interested in a business training.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24
She Hated Garrick.

Mrs. Give was eminent as an actress on the London stage before Garrick appeared, and as his blaze of excellence threw all others into con- parative insignificance she never for gave him and took every opportunity of venting her spleen. She was coarse, rude and violent In her temper and spared nobody.
 One night as Garrick was perform. ing King Lear" she stood behind the scenes to observe him and, in spite of the roughness of her nature, was so deeply affected that she sobbed one minute and abused him the next, and at length, overcome by his pathetic touches, she hurried from the place with the following extraordinary trib- ute to the universality of his powers i: Hang him! believe he could act a gridiron."-T. P.'s Weekly.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24
shoeing the Family.

Families of French Canadian farm CTS often equal numerically those of the old New England settlers. Visitors to the great country to the north will cor roborate this statement. Additional proof. if any is needed, is given by a writer in the Chicago News in the fol- lowing copy of an order received by the proprietor of Quebec shoe store
 You will put some shoe on my fam fly like this, and send by Sam Jame- son, the carrier: One man, Jean St. Jean (me), forty-two years; one wom- an, Sophie St. Jean (she), forty-one years; Hermedes and Leonore, nineteen years; Honore, eighteen years; Celina, seventeen years; Narcisse, Octavia and Phyllis, sixteen years; Olivia, fourteen years; Philippa, thirteen years; Alex andre, twelve years; Roslna. eleven years; Bruno, ten years. Pierre, nine years; Eugene, we loss him; Edouard and Eliza, seven years; Adrien, six years; Camille, five years; Zoel, four years; Joseph, three years; Noise, two years: Murlel, one year; Hillaire, he go barefoot How muchf
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24

attained by man or woman.
 Miss Peck had previously gone tt South America twice to climb this mountain. On an earlier trial she was compelled to give up the attempt after reaching a height of 17,500 feet, owing to the cowardice of her guides. By reaching an altitude of 25,0O0 feet Miss Peck has asC 1nded higher than any other person, man or woman, In the world. The previous record was held by W. W. Graham, who reached a height of 23,SOO feet in the Himalayas
 Miss Peck began her mountain climb ing in 1895, when she scaled the Mat terhorn. She ascended Mount Sorata, in Bolivia, reaching height of 20,5OO feet. Huascaran, or Huascan, towers above a notable group of volcanic sum- mits in the south of Peru to the west ward of the great plateau in which Lake Titecaca lies.
 Miss Peck has surmounted almost Impossible obstacles, chief among them the lack of means. Miss Peck was at one time professor in Western col lege, but for many years she has been occupied as lecturer and has climbed many mountains for the purpose of ob- taining material for her lectures. It has been her ambition to climb Huas- caran, reputed the highest mountain in the world, which all the climbers of the world had failed to ascend. She has had the greatest difficulty in rais. ing funds for her trips, but she has persisted in the face of constant dis couragement and has started on her mission each time with barely enough money to take her through her sched- ule, with no allowance for accident and with but scanty equipment. Scientif- cally her equipment has always been of the best and no doubt she will bring back some valuable observations. Her past two trips have been made with na- tive guides who proved almost worse than useless. This time she had with her two Swiss guides and 1t Is doubt less to their experience and hardness that she owes her success.-Utics Globe,
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Fatalities.

"Yes," said the beauteous young thing, when I asked papa If l might go mountain climbing he took my head of. But I had my own way, of course, and finally the crowd got start ed, and you know they made me put on lot of wraps and things that sim ply suffocated me. And about half way up I slipped and fell over a cliff and broke my neck Indeed, yes. And when they had lifted and pulled me back on the trail I absolutely died from pain. But before long l was able to go on to the top, but by the time we were almost there I collapsed and sat down, for could never breathe again. But they made me pull myself together and in time we got to the summit, and there 1t was SC cold I froze to death Oo-ooh! And was glad, can tell you, when we came down at last, and as soon as they got me home I went to bed, dead from exhaustion. n."-Independent
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24
Cherry History.

It is still asserted in school books that cherries were introduced to Eng land by the "fruiterer" or green grocer of Henry VIII; also, that they were not common for hundred years after that time. This is an error. MT. Thomas Wright found the name In ey- cry one of the Anglo-Saxon vocabula- ries which he edited. So common were they and so highly esteemed that the time for gathering them became a rec ognized festival-"cherry fair" or feast" And this grew into a pro- verbal expression for fieeting joys. Cover says the friars taught that life is but a cheryefayre," and Hope len dureth but throwe, right as 1t were a cheryefeste" There is more than one record of the purchase of trees for the kings garden at Westminster centuries before Henry VIII. was born. But Pliny contradicted the fable, as If in prophetic mood. After telling that Lu- cullus first brought cherries to Rome (from Pontus, in 6S0 A. U. @, he adds that in the course of 120 years they have spread widely, "even passing over sea to Britain. ."-CornhiR Magazine '-
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24
Washing Dishes

In washing dishes care must be taken not to put tumblers which have had milk in them into hot water, as 1t drives the milk into the glasses, whence it can never be removed. They should first be well rinsed ill tepid water. Electric Floating Soap is particularly useful in washing tum- blers and goblets; they should be placed in hot soapy water, dipping the sides first and turning them rapidly, thus heating the outside and inside at the same time and preventing breaking. When wiped they should notb turned down until put away ill china closet.
 mnumerable small cleaning prob- lens arise in the housewife's experi- ence for which ordinary cheap soap is not at all suitable. Electric Floating Soap costs no more and its volatile properties make it far superior to con- mon soap. Its use is economy.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24

The stretching of the waist indicates an increase in food bought and money to buy. Forty-inch girths are not the rule in lean and scanty times. It must be that we are living better, and possibly higher. If we are getting fatter we are becoming more contented, for who ever saw a fat man surly? Temperament changes according to the menu card and 1t now remains for some psycho- path to trace the evolution of national temperament
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simultaneous Conversion.


 The late Bishop Fowler of the Meth odist Church Is credited with the fol- lowing yarn" His text was that sin cere creeds, no matter how diverse, should bind Christians together. The Washington Star quotes him as fol- lows:
 John Smith was Presbyterian. Hannah Jones was Baptist. They hesitated about marrying because they feared that in later life, when the little pnes came, religious disputes might nrlse Thus the years passed. Neither would renounce their church. John Smith grew bald, and Hannah Jones de- Feloped lines about her mouth and eyes. It was a complete deadlock. the world said.
 Then John was sent abroad for a year by his firm to buy fancy goods. He and Hannah corresponded regularly. Toward the years end, by a remarkable coincidence. each received from the other a letter, the two letters crossing In the malls. They said:
 "Friend John-The obstacles that stood in the way of our marriage have at last been removed. This day I was received in full membership In the Pres byterian Church. Hannah"
 Dearest Hannah-We have no longer any ground for delaying our union fur. ther. I united myself this day with the Baptist Church John"
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24
MAY FIRES.
Ancient Scotch Custom Which In-
 volyed Human Sacrifice.

vOlyed Human Sacrifice.
 Sir John Sinclair's Statistical Ac- count of Scotland" contains notices of many old customs, which still contin- ued to be observed in the Highlands, though they were even then fast dying out. From the eleventh volume of that great work, which was published in 1791 and the succeeding years, we learn, on the authority of the minister of Calender, Perthshire, that the boys of the township assembled in a body upon the moors on May day and pro- ceeded to dig a circular trench, leaving the soil in the center undisturbed, so as to form low table of green turf sufficient in size to accommodate the whole party.
 They lighted fire and prepared a custard of milk and eggs and a large oatmeal cake, which they baked upon d stone placed in the embers. When they had eaten the custard, they divided the cake into as many equal portions as there were persons in the assembly and daubed one of those pieces with char coal until 1t was perfectly black. They they placed all the pieces of the cake together In bonnet, and each in turn drew one blindfolded, the holder of the bonnet being entitled to the last piece. The boy who drew the blackened DOT tion was destined to be sacrificed and was compelled to leap three times through the flames.
 Although the ceremony had degen. erated into a mere pastinle for boys, 1t is evident that 1t must once upon a time have involved the actual sacrifice of human being in order to render the coming summer fruitful.-Gentleman Magazine.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24
To Soften an EpD.

When an egg has been boiled too long 1t can be softened instantly again by lifting pan off fire, quickly placing under tap, and allowing a good stream of cold water to pour into 1t. The sudden shock from hot to cold has the curious effect of softening the egg. A splendid method of securing correct consistency for invalids' egga
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24

gles against ill-for. tune and realizes
 her In d O m 1 table pluck will fail to feel a sense of per sonal satisfaction at the success of her latest venture. It Is reported from Lima, Peru, that Miss Peck has as- cended Huascaran to the height of 25,0O0 feet, t h e highest point ever
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24
sandpapeP Cakes.

To remove the burned edges of lave, or loaf cakes use fine sandpaper as soon as the cake is "set," but before 1t gets cold. A piece of paraffin paper, cut the shape of cake, will prevent the cake sticking to the plate on which 1t Is to be set away.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24

A pension for total disability has been granted to soldier who contract ed leprosy while serving in the army in the Philippines. It amounts to sev- enty-two dollars a month. The gov ernment, very properly, takes care of those who risk life and health in It's service.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24

Now that it has been discovered thai sweet potatoes make an excellent brait food, some philanthropist should worl to have the price reduced.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24

An industrious clerk who voluntarily worked overtime was locked in the office. Who can blame his employers for desiring to retain such an uncom- mon individual at any cost?
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24
Same Thing.

"Aiiss Bloomer seems to keep her youth still," remarked Miss Goode.
 Well" replied Miss Chellus, "she keeps her age Quiet"-Philadelphia Press.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24

Fifteen thousand cigarettes were re- gently purchased for Harry Thaw. Yet he keeps on thinking he will be able in time to prove that he isn't crazy.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24
H1iE2II3!lE43

The sure and safe corn cure. Re- lieves pain and inflammation instantly. It is dangerous to cut corns. Get Cornicide from your druggist. Send 25c to Cornicide Co.,, GOA Pike St., Seattle.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24

A New Jersey woman wants divorce on the ground that her husband prayed for. her wicked soul every night. Why didn't she have him arrested for assault and batterx2
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24

ETC St vitus' Dance and Nervous Diseases Fllo permanently cured by pr; Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Send for FRET $2.0o trial bottle and treatise Dr. R. H. Kline. Id. 9Sl Arch St, Philadelphia, Pa
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24

Introduce wisdom into love affair, and you will break 1t up.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24

Mothers will find Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup the pest remedy to use for tDelr children turing the teething period.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-12-24
RECoRD-BREAKINa CLIMB.
Woman Scales Highest Mountain to
 Height of 25,OO0 Feet.

Annie s. Peck Is the most persistent mountain climber of her sex and no one who knows the history of her strug-