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The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12
WINTER FUN
 GAIEgX FOR YOUNG
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What with traee eeaeitlea AsIa and tho demop5 log cneTitf e ee e4 tended to t0ose abTQ1a tr7
 family VIII have seey little tnie yoar ! am afraid to spond upon anfertaia. Ing. Poverty partieH VIII be enc or. dor Of the dNy ] fncy and not tne make believe, oithcr ort raai ones. For tliat reason tbeae lunetlona must not have the least semhlance to 'poH- ery"
 Neither win they ifa little ingenuity Is exercised and every one resolyea to make the best Of conditions and to contribute good spirits and iollity to such gathorines lt ie got the cost of an entertainment that makes for sue cess but the spirit of enjoyment pre-. vailing.
 In small towns and villages where everybody knows everybody this is 9 good tlme to got tcgether and plan for simple entertainments for the win- ter The young people ol both sexes could band together and plan to meet. say. every two weeks or 80 at the house of one of tho party taking each in turn. If some Of the members play instruments that are portable. as yio- lin. mandolin, etc. these can be carried and duito a nice program be given. There will be someone who can sng. others who can rceite, or are ana- teur actors and actresses, aud these should be willing to contribute to ;he enjoyment of the evening, 0ne or more of the evenings could be dcyot- ed to dancing and all the parties coaid end up with this pastlme, for ali the young people love Co dance These who like cards win enjoy cord eY- ening occasionally
 During Christmas week tho "clu5 could branch out and give Q dance and entertain for charity. People in che home town would gladly subscribe They always support home talent The first ching to do is to meet and or ganize. Then the program for the season should be made out, those io charge being particularly careful that each persons talent" ls given due at- tention.
 This is imperative unless one ig looking for trouble. It requires quite a good deal of tact to manage an af- fair of this Kind when all the members are acquainted with each other, but rightly worked out no end of good will be the result
 A leader is necessary and @ woman win find this place better lhan man because she will have more time for one thing and for another more pa. tience with small details.
 The qualifications are popularity in.I itiatire tact and good temper These she will probably possess anyway ~ sine is popular. It is not necessary she should be talented.
 lt goes without saying, the refresh. ments should be very light Coffee and hot molasses cake or crullers cocoa and layer cake. Q fruit punch, and small homemade fancy cakes, sandwiches and loaf cake should be the limit The menus must be decid-. cd upon at the first meeting, because the membership should include those who may not have very much of ihe worlds goods but who have some tal- ent. By lhe way l do not mean that the entire list Of edibles should bel served at the same time The menu should be chosen from it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12
SHOP eARLY-a4 tho Rexall stors.

CHOP EARLf--at the he%all Store.
 %mao 10 just 9 few days away and you VIII 6nd it more Of a pleasure to do yom shopping now while our stock ie completo and our ciorlo not 80 busy but whnt they can show you anything you might want Go sec. You will 6nd the gifts at the RHXALL sToRB use. ful and serviceablo. so let the "elits that Gladden. solve tho Xmas prob. lems ct BRITTs- PHARMAcY-The Roxall Store. 12-s-tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12
soldIeTa Monumente

wilkesbare, Pa-To the Civil War veterans.
 Temple. rex.-To Confederate sol. dlers by the U D. c.
 Joliet Ill-To Spanish War vet erans.
 MeGregor Ia-To Civil War vet crans.
 West Chester Pa-To civn War veterans.
 Corunna, M.oh.-To tho shiawassee County Yeterans of the Civil War Kansas City-To Che old Wesport veterans.
 Spokane wasb-ro the clyil War veterans.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

Accompanied by @ handsome, four column photo-engrayure DO himself Rex Beach sent to the editors of the Pacific Fisherman, a message of greet ing. apropos Of the special Alaska Fisheries number just oif the presses of that journal.
 Beach wrote "The Silver Horde. % "The Spoilers, "The Barrier and the Iron Trail" all Alaskan stories. He formerly resided in Nome, and while at Dawson got much of the color he later put in his stories Of the North.
 His message was as follows:
 If there is any way in which to as- sure the people of the Pacific Coast and Alaska thot ] am one of them, I want to do It.
 hope and expect to continue to be one of them always. and it in my writing ] have helped Alaska as you so generously suggest then that in itself is a great reward.
 When ] returned from the North, SO filled with the romance of It's early development that felt inclined to write about it, Alaska was gener- ally considered no-man's land, an Arctic waste with few commercial possibilities. outside it's pells and its placers The indians were savages, the white men who peopled it were 2 sort of Viking crew Che land itself was 9 desolation or perpetual snow, with six months Of darkness and six months Of chilly twilight and anyone who voluntarily left civilization to sol there was considered either mentally queer or in dread Of legal process. It was considered feat Of endurance to winter north of Vancouver, and that any man, not on object Of interest to the local sheriff could bring himself to live in frost-bitlen Alaska was in conceivable
 Under such circumstances it was a pleasure to write about the country as it really was. Later. as Alaska began to hit her stride, 1t was fun to put an occasional blast under some of the obstacles in her way and lfI they helped to smooth the lrail that's fine!
 In "rhe Silver Horde ]. tried toI picture the romance of tho salmon, as 10 other stories l tried Co paint Che romance Of the gold, the early settle ments and the railroads. Alaska stlll remains a storehouse Ior the fiction writer Who knows - perhaps ber politics will furnish some author with the next romance of her development. l
 ID looking over an occasional copy of the Pacific Fisherman, J note the
 
 Frcsh seoishipt oystors. 5us6 arrived. ot CoLDSTEN's. ll.9tf.
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The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12
NEW FINI.AND
 IS IN ALASKA

The New York Evening tQaL 9Ay3.
 Once American uniamiliafity with Finland would have impaired fhe 1oree of Gov sHones comparison Of Aia8kn with that country. and of the con- clusion In bis annual report tnnt
 everything done in Finland in popu. l6tlon, wealth material development
 ia possible in Alaain 7n 2 much larger scale" Inc prominence Finland has gained from polit ieel lrou- blea and tho whr should now give the comparison point With Q climate Yory liko that of Alasko and with one fourth Alaskaa area, Finland supports 2.750,0Oo opeopioi she has over a,5gee00 head of live stock sho producer an. nually some 900.000 tons Of sraln and logumes. This development is ln part 9 result Of good roads, oi which che has nearly S0.00o miles. end oi her railways, aggregatins nearly 2,50o niles It is also partly traceapie. though Gov strong does not mention this, 10 huge canal system impossible of duplication In Alaska, and to the fact that Helslngfors and the central part of lower Finland are leaa than 300 miles by mil from s. Petersburg. On the other hand, mineral nnd Ash- ing opportunities In Alaslia, and the area of available farming land, ore much greater. The new government railway, and the wagon roads building In Yukon and British Columbia should also diminish one severe hopdicap as com pared with the older country One fact in support of Gov. Suong'a com parison is the statement chat Alaska now has naarly 5O.0o0 relndeor.n
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

ateady growth Q. inc tfado anq it ie a pleasure to mo personally -o know chat your papea keeping psea Wita 1t ln 1o clpanle 9 manner.
 Mamma. Lake
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

Largest stock of Parisian Ivory lhis side of Seattle ct Doran's Prescription Pharmacy l2-86t
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

Leave your orders for Christmas nowers at tho Alaaln Furniture Co.,, Seward and Second, phone 152 7-tf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

Largest stock of Parlslan Ivory this side of Seattle at Doran's Prescription Pharmacy. 12-8.6t
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

Simple deBigns that can be quickly embroidered for Xmas gifts The Vogue, 317 Seward street. e'e
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

TOR sALE-White enameled wood bed and dresser; black en0meled hos pltal bed, suitable for boys room All new Mrs Walsioin Smith, phone 329 -12-11.3l.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

TOR REET-Vurniahed rooms and apartments, oither single or CD suite for housRkoopins. Apply at office, No ]. Hogan'a Flata- Phone e5s. s.2s-tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

LosT-A brown alligator hand bag containing sum ofmoney. Contained also Q ball oi blue wool. Finder please return to Mrs. Connolly at VreadwellN and receive deward. 12 n 2tl
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

FOR RENT-.sarge nicely furnish. ed room, Alasln Steam Laundry lO-tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

FOR RENT - Three housekeeping rooms; call sftornoor. 2s3 Franklin 12-5.tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

WANTED-Giri for general house. work. lnQuire Mrs. ?. 2 White, 511 Kennedy gtroet. 12-9.tf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

FOR RENT Two housekeeping rooms for men partly furnished, $750 each. Apply Alaska Opt Co 121ftfI
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

HOUSE FOR RENT.-Five rooms and bath. Partly furnished. Enquire 12s Cold Street. 12.8-tf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

oFWcEs-For rent In ooldelein Bldg. Hol and cold running water in each office; also steam heat. Janitor and elevator service. h.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

FOR RENT.-Threo room apart rnents with range and bath Franklin Street Phono27t Wottrlck. 1O.31-1t
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

FOR RENT ~ Modern fiat four rooms and bath. l. 5oldstoin 1121tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

Reno Nev-A= monument is pro. posed of the late Dr. J- D. Siubbs for 21 years president Of the University of Nevada. to be placed in tho univer- sity grounds.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

SHOE EARLY and let the aoiftsI that claddenR solve inc Xmas prop. lom at Brlttc Satisfactory ReXall. Store. 12-stf
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

WANTED Strong young woman for boarding house Bersmann Dlnning room. 12-l1-3t
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

New York.-An equestrian statue of Joan of Arc. resting on sixteen-ton pedestal, representing the dungeon in which Joan was confined at Rouen, will be in place soon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

FOR RENT - Nice room at Mrs. Lynca's boarding houso. SIS 4th St.. phone 251. 10.24tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

Little Rock Arlp--A monument to David o. Dodd, famous in the history Of Little Rock will be erected out Of the $3oOO00 to be raised by the me- morlal committee, and Q state geper- al hospital will be built with iho bal- ance of the fund.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

@4 z go % 2 c F NEW AMERICAN MEMORIALS z
 Houston, Tex.-A public drinking fountain, surmounted by a statue of sam Houston, the founder Of Houston, will soon be erected.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

STEAM HEATED ROOMS, Slooo up; with or without board. Misc Char oni JS5 Main st. Phone 8S05. 11.7-if
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

Springfield, ulllnois.-Statues of Ab- raham Lincoln. and stephen A. Doug lass. costing S50,000, will be unveiled at ihe Illinois Centennial in 1918. The work has elready begun.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

TWO FURNISHED HOUSES to rent Enquire Mrs. 8ionwomey pa- viz. Cor 9th and Seward tf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

SPACE FOR HINT in Brunswick Buildlng- Apply chas Goldstein, ffe
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

Get your coslumea ready for thol Bis Roller 6iyeta 3lag1uerade Christ mag nish el & ts eTeg6say.'
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

New Bern. N. CA memorial to Governor Nash, one of tho early ex- ecutiyes of North Caroline may be erected here next year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

Chicago.-The West Side Park com. roissioners have accepted the model for monument in Logan Square toI commemorate the passing of 100 years since Illinois was admitted 10 tbe Union.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

Austin. Tex.-A statue of Joanna Troutman. designer of the Texas flag will be placed over her grave here.
 Denver. Colo.-A monument to the memory Of David Edelstadt Yiddlsh poet and musician. is planned.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

Anderson, Ind.-Tho Wilder Brig aae has taken steps to erect here Q monument to Capt D. B. Taylor.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

New York statue of Edwin Booth In Hamlet" will be erected in Gra- mercy Park.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

During Christmas week tho "clu5 could branch out and give Q dance and entertain for charity. People in che home town would gladly subscribe
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12

This is imperative unless one i9 looking for trouble It requires quite 9 good deal of tact to manage an af- fair of this Kind when all the members are acquainted with each other but rightly worked out no end of good will be the result.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-12
REX BEACH WANTS
 TO es "oF ALASKAN

Accompanied by a handsome, four column photo-engravure Dc himself. Rex Beach sent to the editors of the Pacific Fisherman, message of greet ing. apropos Of the special Alaska Fisheries number just off the presses
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
Orioin of Geooraphv.

The Phoenicians were the first people to communicate to other nations knowledge of distant lands. 1t is now known that before the time of Homer that enterprising people had passed be yond the limit of the Mediterranean into the great western ocean, and it was by their sailors that the first rough charts of the world HIS then known were made. But geography as a science originated among the Creeks. its real father being Herodotus of Hal icarnassus. about B. C. ASA.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
Grass.

Scientists long have believed that the grass" which was eaten by Nebuchad- nezzar to cure the malady that for sev- eral years threatened or obscured his reason was what modern epicures es- teem under the name of asparagus. Asparagus is appetizing as we'll as oth- erwise suited to the alimentary require ments of man. There is a belief that the grains upon which man leans as the staff of life originally were ,devel- oped from grasses. Interesting specu- lation is indulged in as to whether. if meat should become unavailable, man could extract nourishment from the sources that suffice for the herbivorous creatures which find in grass their fa- vorite diet-Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
Talk That Counts.

Ephum Johnson was up before Judge Shimmerpate on cruelty to animals charge.
 "'Deed An wasn't abusin' dat mule. judge" the old man demurred.
 "Did you not strike it repeatedly with club?"
 "Yassah."
 "And do you not know that you can accomplish more with animals by speaking to them?
 "Yassah; but dis critter am diff'nt. He am so deef he cain't heah me when An speaks to him in de usual way. so An has to communicate wid him in de sign language" - Youngstown Tele- gram.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
Too Close For Comfort.

Harris Dickson tells Il story of n ne- gro who WAS in juil in Mississippi un- der sentence of death for murder. The prisoner had tried and exhausted all other means of obtaining a reprieve or a communication, and at the eleventh hour, so to speak, he thought he would make a personal appeal for executive clemency. So be took his pen in hand and wrote to the governor.
 The most significant part of his let ter was the first paragraph, which ran somewhat as follows:
 "Dear Boss-The white folk is got me in this jail fixing to hang me on Friday morning, and here 'tis Wednes- day already"-Saturday Evening Post
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
Curious Jellyfish.

A retired mariner says he saw many strange inhabitants of the sea when he was going about the world in a square rigger, but a sight which impressed him most was the peculiar form of a jellyfish. It was about eight inches long and shaped precisely like a horse. having a long. flowing mane, fetlocks and the various other appurtenances.
 What sailors call Portuguese men of war" are jellyfish shaped like a boat. Each carries large sail, resembling isinglass. which bellies out. with the wind and causes the fish to cut through the water at a surprising speed. The Portuguese men of war" are numer- ous ill the Indian ocean.-Portland Ore pOnian
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
Don't ApoIoQize.

One of the big corporations conducts a school for salesmen downtown. An iron faced old demon is the pedagogue. He teaches the young idea how to shoot in orders by making it as un- pleasant as possible for the pupil. A gentle, shrinking, two legged violet teeters in, blushing.
 T-I-I beg your pardon" says the raw material of a good drummer. run ming a finger around his collar. "1-I pardon me-
 "No," bellows the iron faced man. mo! Ten thousand gospels, no! When you apologize to a man for wasting time you are wasting his time-and he knows it."-Herbert Corey in New York Globe.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
Told of a Poets "Maid."

One would like to think that Eliza Crawley. Browning's old housekeeper. was ''the maid in story told by Browning to Grant Duff. While the poet was away on holiday in the sum- mer of 1879 man called at his house and, telling "the maid" that he was connected with the press, asked If it was true that MT. Browning was dead. 'I have not heard so." was the answer, "and I am sure my master is not the kind of man to do such thing with you" said the inquirer, people of that sort often die in that way. Dickens did so and Thackeray likewise. Lon don Chronicle.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
Overxeaious.

If you have ever been annoyed by a too enterprising barber you will appre- ciate the little incident that left one of them rueful and crestfallen the other day.
 Having shaved the customer, he ran insinuatingly:
 'Have hair trim today. sir"
 "Do you think I need it?"
 "Yes; it looks pretty long,"
 "Well, how is the boss barber on hair trimming? Is he pretty good?''
 "Yes; he's pretty good, all right But why?" ''Well, he trimmed my hair yester- ay."-Philadelphi Ledger.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
Without Imagination.

There is certain New York business man of a rather waggish disposition who contends that hls wife has no im- agination.
 At dinner one night he chanced to mention a tragic circumstance he had read in the evening paper on his way home. A passenger on a transatlantic steamer had fallen overheard in mid ocean and had never been seen again.
 "Was he drowned?' asked the wife.
 ,"Of course not" answered the ire pressible hubby, but he sprained his ankle, eve."-Lippincotts.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
His Modest Request.

Your regular professional tramp has a sharp tongue and is not slow to use it when occasion arises.
 A farmers wife had curtly refused the usual request for a nights lodging from gentleman of this fraternity.
 "Well, then, ma'am," said the tramp, ''would you mind if slept in that big meadow there behind your barn?"
 "No," said the woman in a magnani- nous tone, you may sleep there if you like"
 "One thing more, ma'am," said the tramp, "before say good night. Will you please have me called at sharp? I want to catch the cattle train to mar ket."-San Francisco Chronicle.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
The Holy City.

Medina, the holy city, triumphed long ago over all the rivals in various parts of the world which bore the same name, which means simply "city." Notable among them were the old capital of Malta and Medina Sidonia in Spain. The Arabian city was originally known as Yathrib. but owes its later name. El-Medina (the city) or Medinat Rasul Allah the city of the apostle of God). to the Koran. To q good Mohammedan there is only one city with big O. Exchange.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
Hiuh Art.

"Are you blind. prisoner" inquired the magistrate.
 "Yes. your worship"
 'You are charged with vagrancy. How did you lose your sight?"
 By fit of appleplexy, sir"
 "But there is picture on your breast representing an explosion in a mine. through which, it is stated, you be- came blind. How is this?"
 'Please, your worship. I couldn't af- ford to pay hartist as could paint ap- plepIexy.'-London Answers.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
Temperature of Soil.

Beyond a depth of three feet the temperature of the soil does not vary very much from day to day. At sixty feet it is impossible to measure any change due to changing seasons; at forty feet 1t is barely measurable. At twenty-five to thirty feet a change from season is quite perceptible, though the change takes over six months. At three feet the average annual means is 45 degrees F.; at twenty-five feet a degree more.-Pitts- burgh Dispatch.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
aDrunk With Thy Beauty"

Charles Dickers once had an argu- ment with friend about Byron's ex- pression. Drunk with thy beauty" to which he made great objection. Dur ing the discussion the novelist gaZed as if enraptured at his hosts fair hair ed daughter who was in the room. At last he sprang to his feet. struck a dramatic attitude. clasped his heart with his hands and stalked to the win dow. where he wrote on the white woodwork:
 maiden of the amber dropping hair. Would I. Byronically, thy praise might
 utter!
 Drunk with thy beauty, would that l
 might dare
 To breathe out paeans, borne upon a
 shutter!
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
A Case of nMuRt.n

In book store | noticed man fun bling over various magazines, lmpa. tiently glancing now and then at a scrap of paper he held in one hand as he read the various titles. A clerk of fered his services, and the man asked:
 "Got a fashion magazine called The Grand Fashions of Paris?"
 "No." said the clerk. ''I never heard of such magazine"
 Neither have l." the man replied, then added savagely, "I suppose I've got to find whatever 1t is she wants, though."-Boston Record.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
The Brevity of Ballarat.

It was in Ballarat that Mark Twain found the local language so puzzling at first, the good people of the place deem ing life too short to dawdle in their talk.
 The mayor called on the American humorist and laconically said "K'm." Then when Mark Twain gave him a cigar he simply said %"
 Subsequent inquiry revealed that these terms were Ballaratese for 'wel- come" and 'thank you" - London Chronicle.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
The Dickens.

Mamma" said little Beatrice, point Ing to a picture in the book she was looking at. isn't this a picture of Ar. Darn"'
 "No, dear." replied her mother. This Is picture of Dickens"
 "Oh. yes." said Beatrice. "I knew it was some kind of a swear word."-Chi- cago News.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
Bimini and the Fountain of Youth

Bimini was a fabulous island firmly believed in by the Indians of the An tiles, though they could give no fur ther clew to its location than that it lay some hundreds of leagues north of Hispaniola. On this island was the fa- nous fountain of youth, giving perpet- ual health and vigor. It was the search for this fountain that led Ponce de Leon and Hernando de Soto to Florida, on the outskirts of which the island was generally supposed to be situated. Exchange.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
Stihnd His Renroaches.

There is a touch of savage humor In the old time story of Spanish pilot captured by Van Noort. Becoming ih. the Spanish believed that tue Dutch wanted to poison him. and. therefore" it is recorded in the explorers journal. i've threw him into the sea. leaving him to sink, to the end that he should not ever again reproach uH w'th any treachery"
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
Gave Him a Scare.

Neighbor-Hl, come ere quick! Your Mary's fell in the pond! Farmer lex citedly)-What 'as? Neighbor-Mary. your wife. Farmer (relieved)-Mary! 'Ow you did give me turn. I thought you said mare!-Liverpool Mercury.