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The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
THE CARE OF THE HANDS IN
WINTER.

Care of the hands in winter is a
matter too frequently neglected and
always with disastrous results A
few practical hints will prevent all
trouble if carefully followed out.
Soft water, not too hot, and a
good soap are first essentials and
are of the utmost importance. Lath-
er the hands well, allowing the soap
to get we'll absorbed in the skin.
A good way of soaking the fingers
well in soapy lather is to put the
finger tips of each hand into the
palm of the other working the fling
ers together, as it were. and then
gently rubbing a tiny piece Of soap
between them. In this way the
fingers, nails, cuticle, are thorough
ly penetrated and as thoroughly
cleansed, and If properly done no
nailbrush at all is necessary. This.
indeed, ought never to be used to
cleanse the inside Of the nail. into
which no hard foreign substance
should ever be introduced. as it simp-
ly forces the nail away from the
flesh and leaves a cavity in which
dirt and dust collect.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
What Not to Give Man for Christmas

ton that is within the possibilities
of every home girl Pretty baskets
or boxes are to be found at nominal
cost. and We all know that
pound or two of rich fudge with
nuts in it is easily made, and in
expensive Stuffins dates is the
easiest work possible-far easier than
hand-embroidery; simply remove the
pit and insert it its place a nut Chick
my nuts are delicious for this).
hen roll the date in powdered SUI
gar. and you have tempting sweet.
Most men use tobacco in some
form. and if so they are as particu-
lar about the brand as the average
woman is about the make Of corsets
she wears. Poets for years have
been writing about the Christmas
box of cigars. and the jokesmiths
have used it as a steady source of
income. Doubtless men do like to
have tobacco given to them, but care
must be taken to get the brand. If
YOU decide that tobacco is the ar
tiCle you are going to select, then
TASK an intimate friend of the man
what brand Of cigars or smoking to
bacco or cigarettes he smokes. and
buy no other. If they come high.
buy a small box and make sure
he would rather have his own tried
and-proyen-goo brand than the one
that the tobacco clerk recommends
TO you And this thought carries
Us TO TIE tobacco pouch We see
pictures of beautiful tobacco pouches
made of pink kid gloves and lined
with silk in contrasting colors; We
even see these pouches at the fancy
goods counter in smart shops: but
believe me, we do not see them in
the pockets of young men. The
@irl who sits about the family lamp
making such trnket is giving
sad illustration of Loves Labor
Lost"
The only tobacco pouch that men
use is made of rubber. or a leather
pouch lined with soft red or black
rubber. If your friend smokes to-
hacco in pipe, buy him a tobacco
/ lar in which to keep it. These
come in metal. china, cut glass. ETC.
and in the cover is a space for
wet sponge. thus keeping the to-
bacco slightly moist. Patent cigar
boxes are also on the market and
make very acceptable gifts for cigar
smokers. These are called "humi-
doris and are generally made of
wood, lined with metal with porous
slide at one side. They can be
tightly closed and locked
A man usually wants a practical
useful gift that is going to bring
him comfort in some form, for. be-
lieye me, most men are alike on
this one point-they love their ease,
and any gift that will add to their
comfort in any way is sure of
welcome
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
This Page Devoted Principally to Women
WORTH WHILE.

1t is easy enough to be pleasant
While life flows by like a song,
But the man worth while is the one
who will smile
When everything goes dead wrong.
For the test of the heart is trouble,
And it always comes with the
years,
And the smile that is worth the
praises of earth
Is the smile that shines through
tears.
It is easy enough to be prudent
When nothing tempts you to stray,
When without or within no voice
of sin
Is Turing your soul away.
But its only a negative virtue
Until it is tried by fire;
And the life that is worth the honor
of earth
Is the one that resists desire.
BY the cynic. the sad the fallen,
Who lad no strength for the strife,
The worlds highway is numbered to-
day.
They make up the items OF life.
But the virtue that conquers passion,
And the sorrow that lives in a
smile
1t is these that are worth the homage
of earth
For we find them but once in a
while
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
CARING FOR WHITE HAIR.

Snow-white hair often has great
charm. but the locks will not remain
snowy for any length of time unless
they are tenGerly treated. In the
first place if they are regularly
waved-and they will look much
prettier for that treatment-the wav-
ing must be accomplished with curl
papers. kids or bits Of tightly twist
ed white cloth, and never with hot
iron, as that yellows the hair and
utterly spoils its appearance.
Equal care must be taken when
having the white locks shampooed.
Avoid any sort of dark soap, and do
the actual cleansing with CASTLE or
the white OF an egg, being careful
to rinse the head in several waters
so as to remove every particle Of
the soapy substance. A lemon
squeezed in washstand-bowl full
of water makes an excellent rinsing
for white hair. as it adds to its
snowy appearance.
White hair should be rubbed or
famed until it is thoroughly dry,
and not allowed to get dry by de-
grees. simply from hanging I'M
bound, or rapidly. as by sitting close
to a hot fire. White locks that are
quickly dried look fluffy for a few
days, but they never look soft and
of fine texture.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21

! Fasten a large umbrella frame
over the center of the table, sind
the wires with green bunting and
cover with evergreens from the points
suspend by cords tiny red bells and
at the top fasten a red star.
Under this canopy place a mat of
cotton wool sprinkled with diamond
dust, to represent snow; stand on
it a toy sleigh filled with holly, a
jolly Santa Claus peeping out Of
the top of it. Place-cards may be
tiny Christmas trees in small pots,
covered with green crepe paper,
with holly Christmas card at
and request from Santa Claus to
| take the tree home
Sprinkle each tree with the silver
powder decorate with diminutive
red candles; tinsel ornaments. red
tarlatan stockings filled with small
nuts, birds nest containing sew
eral speckled candy eggs and have
a large holly ball Of crepe paper
stuffed with cotton and containing
some odd trifle; here and there over
it tie little red and green bells, so
they will jingle merrily when NOV
ed. The refreshments may consist
of minced chicken and tongue sand
wiches, turkey salad on celery
leaves and celery fringes with stuff
ed olives; followed by holly ice
cream in green leaf molds of papier-
mache, with leafshaped cake. hav
ing green icing and ornamented
with whole cherries; coffee and
green and red bonbons served in
! holly boxes.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
THE MONTH TO MARRY.

Married in Januarv's boar and rtae
Widowed you'll be before your prime.
Married in February's sleety weather,
Life you'll tread in tune together,
Married when March winds chill and
roar,
Your home will be on a foreign
shore.
Married meath April's changeful
skies,
A checkered life before you lies.
Married when bees DER May blooms
fit.
Strangers round your board will sit
Married in month of roses-June-
Life will be one long honeymoon.
Married in July, with flowers ablaze,
BitterSweet memories in after days.
Married in Augustus heat and browse.
Lover and friend in your chosen
spouse.
Married in golden September's glow,
Smooth and serene your life will
flow.
Married when leaves in October thin,
Toll and hardship for you begin.
Married in wells Of November mist,
Dame Fortune your wedding ring has
kissed
Married in days Of Defenders cheer,
Loves star burns brighter from year
to year.
Electrically generated ozone is
used for preserving meats in Ger
many.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
For a Christmas Holly Party

Hang high hang high the Christ
mas holly,
Hang high the merry mistletoe,
Drive far away dull melancholy,
With mirth and laughter Danish
Woe
A very pretty idea for a Christ
mas entertainment is to give a Hol-
~ party, carrying out the color
scheme in every possible way, es-
pecially in the decorations and the
menu: and certainly nothing could
lend so bright and appropriate a
finish at this joyous season as the
blending of the holly red and green
Write the invitations on the white
side of green paper holly leaves,
using red ink and enclose in en-
velopes. The form of entertainment
may be left to the individual choice
Of the hostess: either dancing or
Games may be INDUCED in.
The entire house should be elab-
orately decorated with ropes of
cedar, caught up with punches Of
Nolly.
The dining-room ought to represent
a vertable bower of ferns. ever
green's and holly. fragrant with their
DELIGHTFULLY."- spicy odors. Cover the
table with a heavy damask cloth ;
have ropes of cedar swinging from
the ceiling from which suspend
balls of holly; these may be made
of short pieces of holly tied
together and pressed into a ball
Light the table with red candles
with white crepe paper shades, holly
decorated
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21

Mental resolutions never to do it
again are made. only to be broken
when something is desired and there
is no ready money with which to
buy it. It's easy to buy things on
credit-so much easieS to charge than
it is to pay
1t gets to be habit, one that is
very hard to break, when it is once
acquired, and the only way out is to
make the resolution and stick to it.
Such a resolution is money in the
hank
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The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
ROYAL PLUM PUDDING.

Take one cupful Of seeded raisins,
one cupful OF washed and picked
currants and one cupful each Of
chopped citron, orange and lemon
peels; flour them thoroughly. In
to a large bowl put four well-beaten
eggs, one heaping cupful of sugar,
teaspoonful each Of cloves and
cinnamon and half a grated nutmeg
Into this stir the Toured fruits and
add cupful of chopped. blanched al
monds. cupfuls of bread crumbs, and
one cupful of chopped cuet In the
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
DO NOT RUN ACCOUNTS.

Young people just starting out on
life's journey together cannot af-
ford to run accounts at the stores.
1t is policy that will surely
cause trouble in short time.
1t is far better to live closely and
adopt the pay-as-you go plan.
inexperienced young people are
apt to buy without regarding the
cost, if the articles are to be charg-
ed, only to be confronted with a
startling bill at the end Of the
month.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
Timely Hints for the Housewife

order given. Add enough flour in
which teaspoonful of baking pow
der has been dissolved to make the
fruit stick together. Put into a
large. weli-buttered mold and set
in a saucepan with boiling water to
reach one-half up the sides of the
mold; steam thus for five hours
Turn out carefully on dish and
serve with wine sauce made as
follows: Boil one and one-half cup
fulS of water; add to it one full
teaspoonful of cornstarch which has
been dissolved in little cold water,
and one cupful of sugar Add a
piece of butter the size of an egg
and boil all together for ten min
utes. Remove from the fire; strain.
and when cool stir into it one tea
spoonful each of lemon and CHINA
mon extract and quarter Of a cup
full of wine. When finished, the
sauce should be of the consistency
of thin syrup
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
A SIMPLE BEAUTY SECRET.

BIaCkheadS are not always causeu
from impure blood. They usually
come from neglect. The pores fill
up with dust and impurities and
this must be coaxed out Of them.
To do this the face must be kept
thoroughly cleansed.
Cold cream is used for cleansing
the skin and skin food for feeding
the skin and toning up the tissues.
Cold cream is an excellent cleanser.
1t is best to cleanse the face with it
at night before retiring. Never go
to bed with powder and dust on
your skin. This will cause black
heads
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
PLUM PUDDING ICE CREAM.

To make plum pudding ice-cream
make rich chocolate cream by
scalding together a quart Of cream,
a cupful of sugar, a teaspoonful of
vanilla extract and one-half cupful
grated sweet chocolate. Strain this,
and before it cools add a cupful
each of chopped raisins, chopped
nuts and chopped figs. stirring the
whole until it is cool Then freeze
it, and when 1t is frozen mix in half
4 cupful of brandy in which tea
spoonful Of cinnamon and powdered
cloves have been soaked. Pack
solidly in ice in a square tin. To
serve, cut it into slices, and put a
spoonful of whipped cream on each
slice
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
MOCK CHERRY PIE,

Take two cupfuls Of cranberries
cut the berries in half, and remove
the seeds by soaking one-half hour
in cold water. Stir one tablespoon
full of cornstarch in little cold
water, mix it with one cupful Of
boiling water; and boil until thick
Remove from the fire and add the
cranberries, a cupful of seeded rails
ms, a Tablespoonful of butter pinch
of salt, cupful of sugar and two
teaspoonfuls of vanilla Line a pie
| tin with pastry, pour in the filling,
cover 1t with crust, and bake
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
ENGLISH MINCE PIES,

ENGLISH MINCE PIES.
Take one pound of raisins, and
one pound each of currants, chopped
suet, chopped apples and brown SUI
gar; finely-chopped rind Of three
lemons and three oranges and the
juice of both; a glass of brandy;
a teaspoonful of mixed spices and
one-half pound of chopped almonds.
Mix all the ingredients, cover them,
and let them stand for two weeks
before using. When ready to use,
line the pie-tins with pastry, fill
them with the mince-meat, and coy
er with the paste. Brush over with
beaten egg. and bake for fifteen min
utes in hot oven.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
ROAST RABBIT.

I RONST RABBTT.
( Chop the livers fine, also a slice
of fat pork and mix with bread
crumbs. Season with pepper. salt,
and onion juice. Stuff rabbit with
this, sew up. and anoint we'll with
salad oil and lemon juice, leaving
them for one hour. Put into roast
er, pour cup boiling water over it.,
cover and cook for one hour. Serve
with well done slices of bacon and
| brown gravy.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
CHICK PIE.

VHTVNCN VTCs
Two chickens cut in small pieces
and parboiled 1a hour. Have suf-
ficient water 6 pints) for plenty
Of gravy; season this with pepper,
salt, IL teaspoon mace and about
u pound of butter; boil this to
season chicken u hour longer Make
rich pastry to line sides of dish;
place the chicken around it; pour
over the gravy thickened with a
great spoonful of flour; drop over
this 4 raw eggs; cover with upper
crust gashed to let out gas and
bake " hour.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
A NEAT Finish.

An excellent way to finish arm
holes in fine lingerie blouse is to
sew the sleeves in by machine, then
buttonhole around the edges with
either. a coarse thread or soft floss.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
LEATHER ARTICLES OFFER A
WIDE CHOICE


In leather you will find many suit
able gifts for the boys. A present
that is always acceptable to a man
and one which is very inexpensive
is good quality of leather belt
very narrow In width. Some men
wear these all the year around and
most men wear them during the
summer Do not give a man a
change purse for very few men
use them but a perfectly plain pig
skin bil+fold will always be vel
coined. A pair of dog-skin gloves
would also be a safe choice. buying
them with the understanding that
they may be exchanged if the size
is incorrect. If a man shaves him
self, he would always be glad to
have handsome leather razor
strop. II he is smoker a cigarette
or cigar case of pig-skin leather
will be most acceptable. All Of these
leather gifts can be elaborated by
having silver or gold plated initials
added to them.
For his bureau, a man prefers
very plain articles. His toilet ar
ticles should be of bone with black
initials on them. or of ebony or
imitation black wood with silver
initials If you buy silver articles.
they should be without pattern of
any kind, and engraved with block
type initials. The only kind Of a
pin-cushion man revels in is very
small in size, made of some prac-
teal. heavy material, Velvet makes
good mans cushion. Never make
them of satin. unless you make a
perfectly plain one. covered with
heavy hemstitched piece of linen
that can be removed and washed
occasionally However, the velvet
ones are far better. A good bottle
of toilet water to use after shaving
is a most useful gift But make no
mistake and buy cologne, Select
a standard toilet water without a
pungent odor-something that is re-
freshing to use after shaving.
Next comes mans desk and
brass fittings are always good in
vestment To be sure, they are
not cheap, but even a little trinket
that is useful is far more acceptable
than an elaborate one that is use
less. You can hardly go amiss here.
There is the clock-either in brass
or leather case-the four-cornered
blotter, the stamp box, ink well,
which should be a very large size,
paper cutter. letter opener, machine
for weighing letters, clip to hold
loose sheets OF paper.
A word about pictures might be
of help to some girls. Do not think
that because you are selecting a
picture for a mans room that IT
must be ballet girl balanced on
one toe. They may not want a
churchyard scene. but any artistic
picture that would appeal to the
average girl would likewise please
the average man. And a picture is
always safe choice. And in
speaking of a mans room and his
needs therein, books will always find
a place on his center table. These
need not necessarily be about sports
and prize fights, but a selection Of
any of the latest popular fiction can
not be wrong. Book racks are also
acceptable.
MOST MEN HAVE A SWEET
TOOTH.
homogeneous as it may seem. men
as a rule love sweets. | know a
man who receives dozens of pres
ents every year, and he tells me
that none are more welcome than
a basket Of homemade candy, stuff
ed dates and sailed almonds that
Is sent to him each year by a dis
tant cousin. Now that lis a sugges-
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
WILD DUCK.

WILD DUCK.
Prepare the duck for the oven
over night by rubbing inside and
outside with u Glove of garlic chop
ped fine; pepper and salt. When
ready to bake, stuff with dry bread,
pepper, salt, parsley, celery, onion
and l egg; place a little beef drip
pings on, basting often for one hour.
Take the long neck and skin it
whole make similar stuffing with
addition of a little flour; fill the
skin and tie at both ends with a
piece of cotton; put it in sauce
pan with l quart of water, neck,
liver, heart and gizzard. After the
duck is done take brown gravy,
thicken it and add to saucepan.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21

Russian railroads protect ties and
telegraph poles against decay by
soaking them for several months be-
fore use in strong brine.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
DRESSING FOR TURKEY.

Soak stale bread in water then
squeeze dry, and brown in frying
pan containing melted butter and
a little minced onion; add contents
of l can oysters and l can mush-
rooms chopped together, also a little
chopped celery (the young tender
leaves are nice). Moisten with
oyster liquor Season with salt,
pepper, sage and thyme.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
TURKEY GRAVY.

TURKEY GRAVY.
When you put the turkey in to
roast put the giblets into stew
pan with pint of water: boil until
they become tender, adding water
from time to time; remove from
liquor, chop, then return to liquor
and set aside until turkey is done.
Skim fat from surface of dripping
pan; thicken with flour; add liquor
from giblets and enough boiling wa
ter to make sufficient quantity then
season and add chopped giblets
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
ROAST TURKEY.

ROAST TURKEY.
Select nice plump turkey, and
as the birds bought in Fairbanks
usually have all feathers removed,
SINCE and draw it. removing the
crop carefully; cut off the head and
tie the neck close to the body by
drawing the skin over it; rinse the
inside with several waters, and in
next to the last mix a teaspoon OF
baking soda. After washing, wipe
the turkey inside and out with a
clean cloth, rubbing the inside with
some salt Then stuff with Turkey
Dressing" Recipe given elsewhere)
Sew up with strong thread, the
legs and wings to the body, rub
it over with a soft butter, season
with salt and pepper and dredge
with little flour Place it in a
dripping pan; pour in cup of boil
ing water and set in oven; haste
often, turning it around occasion
ally so that every part will be uni
formly baked. When pierced with
a fork and the liquid runs out clear,
the bird is done. A Is pound turkey
requires and hours to bake.
Serve with cranberry sauce.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
FROZEN PLUM PUDDING.

A welcome variation from the reg
ular variety will be found in this
frozen plum pudding. To make it.
dissolve one heaping tablespoon Of
powdered gelatine in one-half cupful
Of boiling water. Cook one cupful
of sugar in a cupful Of water until
the syrup forms fine thread Beat
the yolks of three eggs and add this
to the syrup, beating the whole until
cool Add the dissolved gelatine;
fold in two cupfuls of whipped cream,
one cupful of mixed chopped nut
meats and one-half cupful Of stoned
raisins. Freeze this mixture in the
regular way. Just before packing
add onehalf pound of candied fruits
in alternate layers
Whipped cream, sweetened and
Favored with vanilla, will add
delightful taste to this dessert.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
JACK HoRNER PLUM CAKES.

JAIN rOnTN TLO" SHNCo
These, if rightly made, will rival
the richest fruit cake in flavor at
less than a quarter the cost Turn
into the mixing-bowl cupful Of
dark New Orleans molasses, adding
small cupful Of strong strained
coffee. half teaspoonful each OF
ground cloves, allspice, mace, ginger,
nutmeg and cinnamon. one large cup
full of mixed lard and butter Tor
clear beef dripping is excellent in
place of the lard), and cupful OF
dark brown sugar: mix these ingre-
dents to a thick cream and when
very light stir in small cupful OF
sour milk in which is dissolved a
level teaspoonful Of baking soda, to-
gether with sufficient sifted pastry
flour to form a cake batter; lastly
add half cupful of chopped al
monds, handful Of seedless raisins,
two tablespoonfuls Of currants and
two ounces of shredded citron. Pour
into deem cup-cake pans and bake
thirty-five minutes in a very moder-
ate oven: ice when cold with van
lila froetine. decorating the top Of
each with a tiny crystallized cherry
and strips of Angelica. In the shape
If a holly sprig.