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Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18
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tRETMAS ITHE Tha man
~ mus be misandrope indeed.
IN whose hreAst something ike iovial
feeling az MOI tc0sed-,n whose mind
some pleasant Associnnons ore not
Mnkened-by the re1av~ence Of
Christmas There are people who
Nill tell you that Christmas is'not to
them what Il USED 10 oc; that each
succeeding Chrisrmas has found some
cheridhed hope Or happy prospect Of
the yea1 before dimmed Or passed
Avvny; thai dhe present only serves to
aemind Ihem Of reduced circumstan~
ces and ssraitened inccmes-of dc
Seas they once bestowed on hollow
friends and cf dle cold looks thai
NEE, them now n adversely and
misfortune.
Never heed such dismal reminis,
eenceS There arc fewmen who have
l ivec long enough In the world who
cannot call up such d1oushts any day
IN the year Then do not select the
merriest C he hreehundred and sDay
FIVE for yuur dolefuI recolleetions, bM
draw your char nearer de blazing
fre-fD he glass and send round the
song-and If your room be smaller
than il was a dozen years ago. Or if
your glass be filledWith reeiing punch
Y instead Of sparkling wine put a good
face on the matter
Look on he merry faces Of your
children (if you have any) as they sic
round the fire. One liHle seat may be
empty; one slight form that giAddened
the fathers heart and reused the
mothers pride to look upon, may not
be there. Dwell not upon the past;
think not that one short year ago the
I fair child now resolving into dust sat
before you. with the bloom Of health
upon its cheek and de sayey Of in
4 fancy in its Joyous eye Reflect upon
q your present blessings s-ot which
4 every man has many--not on your
1 past misfortunes. Of which all men
q have some. Fill your glass again.
y with a merry face and contented
\ heart Our life On il bun your Christ
j mas shall be merry. and your New
I Year q happy one.
I -Cbarles Dickens
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18

Faith in God grows on divineIy ap-
pointed pastures 1t is even willing to
be fed by ravens, or trust to handful
OF meal and cruise Of oil till God
sends rain upon the earth.
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To Hang In Guest Room.

Sleep sweet within this quiet room.
o thou, whoe'er thou art,
And let no sad, dull yesterday
Disturb thy quiet heart.
Forget thyself and all the world
Put out each flickering light.
His star is shining overhead,
Bright Christmas. dear-good night.
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18

from their former
home, penniless.
on foot, to the fa-
ther of the wife,
ten miles further
on. The storm had
driven them to
temporary shelter.
The b u 8 nd
and father had
t ak EN- a eli
thumbed volume
from his pocket.
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18

= = = = ; Y 4 = = Z y y z Z = Z z z = : = = y
I Find out something to make
you smiling. sunny personality
around the home. Christmas is
a great day for shining
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18

Christmas comes but once
year. but we can keep the
Christmas spirit throughout the
year If we will.
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18
NA41HH e1411
Gratitude as the Real
Key to Christmas Joy
By "BILLY" SUNDAY

4e1H44 - e Ho194 s.e.ss.a1
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18
NOT A MISS.

AS two little girls were hurrying to
school, one of them saw a discarded
Christmas tree In an ash barrel.
Lizzie" said she. do you think
Santa Claus is a myth"
Certainly not" retorted her com
panion, glancing sharply at her. San
ia Claus is a mister. What makes you
lisp so?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01

guests and Miss Antwine, received their guests. Flowers and ferns made the porches attra ctive. where games and dancing were features. Late in the evep- ing a watermelon cutting was enjoyed by the following guests: Miss Mary ODon- nell, Miss Carrie Hicks, Miss Grace Di- vine, MlsS Nell Divine, Miss Margaret Antwine, Miss Lillian Antwine, Miss Agnes Antwine, Miss Lucille Cutcliff, Miss Rose Hotter. Miss Mamie Hotter, Miss Lottie StuclSens, Miss Lottie Elliott, Miss Nellie Collins. Miss Mae Melton, Miss An nie Curran, Miss Etta Curran, Miss Eleanor curran, Miss Erveno Stuckens, Miss Marie Barnitz, Miss Clara Dennis. Miss Charles Byers Mir. Carl Brunner, MT. Joe Johnson. Mir. T. l. Dennis, MT. Howard Giles, MT. Harold Templeton. MT. Douglas Early, Mir. Edwin Robertson, MT. Joe Franklin. MT. B. Mann, MT. Bynum Water, MT Austin Byers, MT. Win Den his. Mir. Kirk Robb Mr. Hugh Seals, Jr, MT. Emil .Heer, Mrs. John Antwine, Mrs. Joe Hotter, Mrs. Will Cutcliff. Mrs. Ed Cutcllff, Mrs. J. A. Dennis, Mrs. J. J. Collins, Mrs. J. J. Curran.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01
YESTERDAYS LUNCHEONS
 AT THE NEWSPAPER CLUB

An unusually large number of mem bers entertained friends at luncheon at the Birmingham Newspaper club yes- terday. Seated at the various tables were the following well known peo- pie:
 Miss Minnie Light, Mrs. Henry G. Brabston, Mrs. Jack Hogan, Los An Feles Mrs. T. A. Lefstead, Meridian, Miss Mrs. J. II. Ray. Alexander City; Mrs T. NJ. Jones, Decatur; Mrs. Lucy NVilds Miss Winnie Freeman, Mrs. J, NJ Webber. Knoxville: Miss Alice Jones' Miss Frances farrell. Humboldt, Tenn. Miss Charlotte Schroeder, Charleston, $. C.: Miss Fannie Noland. Carrollton Miss Carrie Allen, Miss Ella Gaines Parker Livingston Miss Lois Waiting ton, Miss Rosa Bancroft, Mrs. J. l.. Henry. Guntersville Miss Sara Neill, Mrs F. c. Mathews Mrs. A. C. Gran vIlle Miss Margaret Travers. Mrs. w. & Webster Mrs. E. D. Gilbert Miss Renfroe Embry Ashville Mrs Eliza beth Hodges Ashvllle; Mrs Louis Cardinal. Montgomery; Miss Elizabeth Johnston Mrs. C. "A. Moffett, Miss Esther Cohen, Montgomery; Mrs. Sid Edge, Miss Ella Graham, Miss Maud Graham, Miss Kathyrine kearney, New orleans Miss Leila Smith, Mrs Tom Pankey, Mrs. Beacham, Atlanta; Miss Mae Mcintosh Knoxville; Miss Hattie Rrenaugh, Madison; Miss Helen Os- born,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01
R A N D OM N 0 E s

MT. F. A. Davidson will go to New York this week to procure the latest music for the coming season.
 Mrs. Gertrude Wall of Atlanta is the guest of Mrs. II. N Malony.
 Mrs. R. & Cathcart and her two at tractive daughters, Miss Katherine Cathcart. and Miss Mary Frances Cath cart have returned to their home In Charleston, s. C., after being delight fully entertained as guests of MT. and Mrs. John Miner Caldwell
 Miss Selina Perry and Miss Juliet Perry returned yesterday from a pleas ant visit to friends in Florence and Sheffield.
 MT. w. H. Davidson is spending sev- eral weeks in New York
 Mrs. H. L. West and her little son. Robert West have returned from a vis- 1t to relatives in Jacksonville. Ala.
 
 Mrs. W. H. Davidson will go to New Orleans this week to visit her sister, -hi D. iS. q. ulHtl Miss Marie Rosamond has returned home after visiting friends in Jasper. Miss Dolly Ussery of Waverly Miss. is visiting her cousin. Mrs. Julia Iiawes.
 Miss Mary S. Clay, who has been in Minna1nnliS for ho tryA ! is spending her vacation at home 1 Miss Elizabeth Scholar returned yesterday from Malone where she at tended Miss Agnes Nann's house party. l Mrs S. c. Rains of Winona, Miss. Is visiting relatives in the city. Mrs. M. E. Wooldrige of Versailles ! Ky, is here visiting friends and rela- tives.
 Miss Beulah Bans is visiting friends l in Atlanta.
 Miss Maud Martin leaves today to visit Miss Lois Borders, at her sum- mer home in De Armanville. MISS Ceclle Colmand Greene has re- ' turned home after visit to Greene Meadow plantation, the home of her cousin, MT. Robert Greene. l Mir. and Mrs. James Keith will leave !, Tuesday for French Lick Springs and Chicago to be gone a month. l 1 Miss Mary Hollan of St. Louis is the l guest of Miss Barbara Gonzalez, after spending a few days with Miss Gladys ! Gardien.
 1 Miss Kathleen O'Connor left this morning for Montgomery to visit 1 friends and relatives. | Judge and Mrs. C. B. Smith will spend the rest of the summer at Bluff Park hotel.
 Miss Rosa Wood Wilder has gone to Eutaw to be the guest of Miss Taylor
 Miss Beverly Leake will return Tues day from a visit to Mount Eagle. Tenn
 Miss Ruby Hanlin and Mrs Hanlin are spending a month at Chimney Rock N. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01

by, Miss Carolyn Wilson Bickell, Miss Ca mille Schwine, Miss Mildred Flynn, Miss Jamie Collins. Miss Lucille Clark Miss Margaret O'Brien, Miss Irene Wells> Miss Claire Elizabeth Broolins Miss Margaret Gorff, Miss Christina Dickinson, Miss Margaret Mentzell, Miss Mabel Schwine, Miss Mamie Flynn, Miss Rosa McDon- ough, Miss Margaret Abbott and Miss Gertrude Gorff; Frank Lemont Jr, Jack Kelly, Jr., Garrett Jones, Thomas Jeffer- son Roe, Jr., Thomas Dickinson, James Fex. Edwin Scott, William Fex, Jr., Henry white, Jr., Ralph Clark, Jr., John Valleley, Jr., Frank Edward Gorham, John Laurence McDonough, Jack Krahen- buhl, Jr., Joe P. McDonough, Jr. e pr. and Mrs. A. L. Gaston have returned from visit to relatives in Heflin.
 Miss Ruth Davis will leave Tuesday for . two-weekss visit to friends in Good water.
 Mrs. z. A. Bowling has returned from a visit to relatives in Florida.
 Miss Gladys Anthony. who has been the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01
MANY LUNCHEONS
 DOWNTOWN YESTERDAY

Despite the prevailing warm weather the down town cafes were well patron ized yesterday al the noon hour. Among those noted at luncheon at the Tutwil- CT were: Mrs. Florence Buck, Miss Jeanette Ebersole. Miss Susie Haskell, Mrs David Kemper. Miss Leona Love man, Mrs. Angus Taylor. Mrs. Clyde Hunter, Mrs. John W. Tomlinson, Miss Annie Laurie of Montgomery, Miss Alice Jones' Mrs Jack Lucas, Mrs. James Dawson, Miss Gena Mae Snow, MT. Harold Smith. Mir. Edmund Armes, Mr. Sorsby Jemson, Mrs. O. G. Gres-
 ham, MT. William Spencer, Mr. NJ ?. Phillips, Mrs Landers Sevier MT Henry Fowlkes, MT. Roland Mushat MT Clyde Plppin MT. R. D. Burnett, MT. Morris
 Push, MT. Frank Crockard and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01

guest of Mrs. N. w. Scott. will leave Mons
 day for her home in Wrightsville, Ga. MT. and Mrs. Sam King are spending ! sometime in North Carolina. MT. and Mrs. E. A. McElroy and family of Fairfield are the Florida coast,
 where they expect to spend two weeks. Miss Janette Williams has returned to
 her home in Atlanta after a pleasant visit to Miss Mabel Atkins In Fairfield
 Mrs. J. V. Thomas is visiting relatives in Columbus Miss.
 Mrs. Walter McPherson of Brookside is the guest of Mrs. Robert Stephens. Miss Edmonia Ancell has gone to Vir- ginia, where she will spend the remainder of the summer with relatives. Mrs. G. M. Truss Is visiting in Gadsden, Attalla, Rome, Ga, and other points MT. Richard Thomas of Massillon, O.. is the guest of his brother, MT. J. K. Thomas.
 The Rev. George Boyd of Florence, for
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01

MT. and Mrs. Sidney Levy of Mont gomery are spending a few days with MT. and Mrs. Levy in Hanover Circle Miss Katherine Ross. Miss Margaret IIaylow and Miss Nellie Haylow re- turned yesterday from Pass Christian.
 Mrs. Asa Hoyt, Jr., has returned home after a pleasant visit to Pass Chris | tian.
 Miss Mildred Seals. who has been spending the month of July with her | aunt. Mrs. w. H. Drlscill. at her sum mer cottage on Trinity mountain, will return home Tuesday Mrs. Viola Roden- Redin and her daugh- ter, Miss Ella Lee Redin. have taken an apartment in San Francisco, where they will spend several weeks. l Mrs. Mel D. Smith is the guest of her mother, Mrs A. J. Mapes in Montgomery. | Mir and Mrs. James Bowron are in San Francisco after a trip to Alaska and will return to their home in this city about August 10.
 Mrs Alfred A. Walker and children will go to Mentone this week to spend the rest of the heated term. l MT. and Mrs. l.. M. Bashinsky of Troy expect to take motor trip from their home to the resorts of North Carolina. l Mrs. Robert P. McDavid has returned l from a visit to Miss Frances Oates in 1 Asheville. N. c.
 MT. and Mrs. Solon Jacobs have taken | possession of their beautiful new home | cn Altamont road. | MT. and Mrs. Robert Jemison will re- | turn today from a two weeks stay at the country home of Dr. and Mrs. Lewis c. Morris in Virginia.
 Miss Myrtle Miles will leave next week for Swannanoa, N. C., where she will re- main for several weeks. Mrs. H. H. Shell expects to leave today to spend the rest of the summer in Michigan.
 Mrs. Henry Dean is at home after a 1 Tex, stopping with relatives In Missis- sppi on her way home. 1
 Dr. and Mrs. K W. Constantine have returned after spending several weeks in l Virginia.
 Mir. and Mrs. Henry Howze are at home after a 10 days visit to MT. and Mrs. W, F. Love in Chattanooga. 1
 Miss Ada Blanche Gray of Sulligent is the guest of her aunt, Miss Ada Gray, l in Norwood
 Mrs. W. S. Brown and Mrs. Henry Fowlkes will spend the month of August in Atlantic City.
 MT. and Mrs. Harold F.. Bissell have returned from their wedding trip and are at home with Mrs. William Drennen. 1 Dr. and Mrs. James R. Garber have returned from their wedding trip and for the present will make their home with MT. and Mrs. E. Benjamin Evans. Miss Beuah Wood of Tuscaloosa is visiting her brother, Mir. Sterling Wood | on Red mountain.
 Miss Jennie Austin left this morning tc spend her vacation with her grand mother in Mississippi.
 Mrs. John Wallace Luke returned yes terday after a two months visit in Penn. sylvania, spent attending the Darby School of Painting at Fort Washington Miss Rosetta De Hore of Cincinnati is the guest of Mrs. w. G. Sullivan on Soutt Eleventh street.
 Miss Cornelia Hughes is visiting Miss Grace Ryan in Tuscaloosa. | | Miss Marie Tanner has returned from Clairmont Springs, where she was the guest of Miss May Riser. 1 MT. E. A. Bowling and children have lreturned from a visit to Pensacola and Camp Walton, Fla.
 Miss Lucille Bowling is spending some. time at Blount Springs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01
Continued From Page rwenty-flve1

D. Mccormick. on Nolan avenue. the event celebrating her birthday.
 Games and contests were enjoyed on the lawn and at the close of the afternoon light refreshments were served in the dining room
 Included in this happy gathering were:
 Robert Griffin, Jr.. Jack Bonnell. Sam Bonnell, Roberta Houston, Katherine Kelly, Marian Story. Erline Geice, Hu bert White, Jack Stein, Mildred Grif- flth. Aida Woffard Margaret cokey. Elizabeth Gammond Leah Brown. Eliz- abeth Brown. Irene Evelyn McCor mick
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01
MIR. AND MRS. JENKINS HAVE OUTTNG

Mir and Mrs. Henry l.. Jenkins en- tertained a party of young folks at truck ride and dance at Queenstown Thursday evening. Those included Tn inc courtesy were: Miss Mildred Leavy. Miss Leila Cole, Miss Thelma Otev. Miss Helen Hayes Miss Roberta Wilson. Miss Florence bedbetter' MT and Mrs Henry Jenkins, Mir. and Mrs Jouis Tevil1e MT and Mrs. Frank Bradley, MT. and Mrs. Henry Weller MT. and Mrs. Ben Bradley, MT W F. Schoeffer. MT. NJ F. Mcclure, Dr. w. L, smith. MT R. l.. Boatrite, and MT R I, McMeans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01
COLLEGE MEN HOSTS
 AT DINNER PARTY

One of the most interesting Of the many dinner parties given at the Coun- try club last evening had quartet of college men from the University of pennsy1vania as hosts Those included in this congenial party were: Mss Mary ParlSe London, Miss Rachel Lon don. Miss Charlotta Smith. Miss Eliza beth Locke. MT. Jack Smith, MT. J. Louis Schillinger, Mir. David Hopkins and Mir William Swinsle of Philadei- ,o1,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01
PLAYWRIGHTS' CLUB
 HOLDS MEETING

The recently organized Playwris shts c,ub held an interesting meeting at the studio of Miss Lucille Douglas at Five Points Friday evening.
 One-act plays. short stories and nov ing picture scenarios, written by the various members, were read ana crit icised and the evening was greatiy erioved by the members and thelr friends who attended the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01
MISS CUTCLIFFE HONOREE AT ENI0Y ABLE PARTY

Miss Annie Curran was hostess at an enjoyable lawn party Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. J. J. Curran, in honcr of Miss Lucille Cutcliff of AmorN, Miss who is the attractive guest of Miss Mar guerite Antwine and Miss Lillian Antwine.
 The lawn was brilliantly lighted ana here the hostess assisted by her honor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01
HOSTS AT COUNTRY CLUB rAST EVENING

The hosts having parties at the reg ular Saturday evening dinner dance al the Country club were: Mir. and Mrs. J. M. Cartwright, Mr. and Mrs T A. Mur- phree. MT. A. A. Adams, Jr, MT. W. l.. Brown. Mir. B. F. Moore, Jr, MT. J. Louis schillinger, Mir. T. H Bush, Mir. g. D. Weakley, Mr Julian Tutwiler' MT. W. " M. Robertson. pr. C. C. Tal- lev and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01
MISS HELEN DAVIS
 TO COMPLIMENT VISITORS

Miss Helen Davis will entertain at cards Tuesday afternoon and the honor guest upon this occasion will be Miss Caldwell Jones of Sheffield, who Is visiting Miss Anita Latady and Miss Ethel Latady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01
INFORMAL DINNER PARTY
 AT ROERIICK CLUB

Miss Margaret Moore, Miss Annie Moore Provost, Miss Lydia Eustis, MT. Webb Crawford, Mir. Frank Wilson and MT. Donald Drennen composed an interesting dinner party at the Roe huclx snrings Golf and Auto club Fri day evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01
MRS. M'COY TO
 ENTERTAIN CLUB

Mrs. c. w. Mccoy will entertain the Beta Sigma Beta club Tuesday after noon at her home In Norwood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01

DDHu ol lhe cltS are uIseu eo No PiNS ent.
 Mr and Mrs William Spencer have re- turned from their wedding trip.
 Mrs Chape of Greensboro is visiting her son. MT. Eric Cheape. of Selma ar the guests of Miss Velma Stephenson.
 Mrs. Charles Watkins and little son, Maurice. have returned to their home in 1 Jacksonville, Fla. after a pleasant visit to Birmingham, Montgomery and other points.
 l Mrs. F. J Holberg and her daughters Miss Hazel and Miss Evelyn, have re- turned from Crystal Lakes Mich. 1 Miss Fern Minor is visiting relatives in | Connellville. Pa. Miss Edith Smith of Norwood will leave Monday for Nashville and Kentucky to | spend the rest of the summer.
 MT Jack Walter Orcutt has gone to | Morganfield, Ky, to visit MT. and Mrs Norman Orcutt. Before returning to Bir- mngham MT. Orcutt will be the guest of | MT. 1ndrleS 1llllOD III INdiSNiiC, hiA.f and from there he will take the steamer i for Mackinaw Island.
 Mr. and Mrs. G. M Nesbitt and family will leave Wednesday in their touring car for the Florida coast, where they expect to spend month. They will stop In lt- lanta and points in Georgia.
 Miss Helen Bethea is attending house | ma rtV in TnllaSsee. l Mrs. George c. Taylor and little son, Frank Jerome Gregg Taylor will arrive Monday to visit her parents, MT. and Mrs. M. J. Gregg.
 Mr. and Mrs. M. l.. Blumenfeld re- turned yesterday afternoon and will be at home for the present with their parents, MT and Mrs. Henry Lansburger. on South Seventeenth avenue.
 Mrs. w A. Dameron has returned from a 10-days' visit to Atlantic Beach. Mrs Harold Robinson left yesterday for a two-weeks' visit to Chicago.
 Mrs Tempe Hawkins and her grand son left yesterday for visit to her daugh- i ter Mrs. Gus Pope, who has a summer home at Mentone.
 Miss Ethel Craig and Miss zelma Craig are planning to spend two weeks with Miss Florence Mcconnell in Atlanta. 1 Class No 3 of the Huffman Methodist l Sunday school will serve ice cream in the school grove Monday evening, beginning at o'clock. Circle No. 1 of the Southside Baptist church will meet Monday with Mrs. J. c. Bucks on South Thirteenth street.
 The Womans' Missionary society of the lTwentv-first Avenue Methodist church vii
 meet Monday afternoon with Mrs. San Dlahe. tt The year books of the4 Edgewood Liter ary club are ready for distribution and members may obtain them at the public ! library.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Association for Recreation and Aid of the Blind will meet this afternoon at o clock at the council chamber of the city hall Many important things are to be discussed and the members and all the blind of the city are urged to be pres enl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01

Circle No. 1 of the Southsde Baptist church will meet Monday with Mrs. J. c, Bucks on South Thirteenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01

The Womans' Missionary society of the 'Twentv-first Avenue Methodist church will meet Monday afternoon with Mrs Saiu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01

The year books of the1 Edgewood Liter ary club are ready for distribution and members may obtain them at the public library.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-11-23
GOVERNMENT AND OFFICES

The Dispatch never talks about government but that it refers to office holding. TO It ohices-paironase and government are one and the same thing Purpose lv or otherwise it torges if 1t knew. that in re- publican form of government office holders arc not gov enor The people govern and office holders arc their servants Governmental machinery Is intended to car v Into effect principles and policies of government for tho people and the only real reason for the existence of political parties support principles and policies Of government. The personnel of those who act as servants of the people is small matter in government s the people are getting good service On the other hand 1t s important that right principles and policies of government arc put into practice That IS why peo pe of many States adopted the initiative and rel endurn and many other regulations to bring government close to the people People have been applying more democracy to cure tho Ills of democracy They have been making rules that make offeehoders ID truth ana fact servants and not governors.
 That Is why the people of Alaska should have self rovemment-they should have a government that would mt the people in command. They should have gov enment where they can decide upon matters for them selves. The question of the politics or the manner or choosing offcehoders Is of minor importance but the question as to whether oeeholders are to be the ser wants o the people or their governors is of great m portance.
 That is why The Empire-not somewhat late, as
 
 the Dispatch says (he Dispatch is always careless Of facs) but before the change any Alaskan office had taken place-n series of editorials In the spring of lsfs some of which were widely quoted throughout the Territory and at various times since then. warned the Democrats of Alaska that their duties and responsi0i ties had been added to by tho triumph of their party in the Nation It warned them that they must not per nl, the distribution to tho offices to cause them to for get for moment that their duty is to Alaska and that they should make their organization potent factor in the development of the Territory along democratic lines.
 The Empires interest from the beginning has been Alaska's welfare It has not and absolutely will not concern itself about the distribution of the oaves and fishes" because 1t considers oacehOders only as public servants Therefore 1t 1t careless about the personnel of the public service beyond the point of setting good ser vice
 The Empire has been from the beginning however and win continue to the end be much interested in seeing that the powers of the people in Alaska be n creased SO that they can in truth and fact their own governors and SO that the oircehoiders must be in truth and fact their servants That is why 1t wants a full Territorial form of government" It wants the people of Alaska to enjoy their American right to gov ern themselves while they arc marching forward to- ward Statehood for the Territory.