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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-01-07

The French "etrennes," both in
hame and in date, preserve historical
continuity with a clearness that our
Christmas box has lost According to
the ancient Roman legend the crstom
went back to the rape of the SaSanes,
or. rather, to the reconciliation of the
two peoples afterward, when Romulus
cut green branches from a grove of
the goddess Strenua and presented
them to Tatius. Thereafter Romans
gave each other branches for luck jan
uary l, together with figs, dates.
honey and q small coin-such luck
gifts being termed "strenae." Even
emperors were poweriess to put down
q custom that in tire became burden
some and the church similarly failed
and was driven to Christianizing the
practice.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-01-07

Wild outburst Of passion passed and
into the red eyes a look of cunning
crept. the cunning that outwitted
wary wild beasts and took them In his
snares.
He passed rapidly through the brush
until he came to a hollow log, from
which he drew an ancient gun which
he had stolen and hidden there years
before. None knew that he possessed
II. and he chuckled at his OWE Gun.
ming as he plotted his details. He
knew that Harding's family was away
and that John xould attend church
that night and return home alone after
services. Nothing would be easier
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-01-07
A Nrt, prar'H 11rayrr
b. DAVID CORY

God grant chat ! ths nsw yea, through
Mey stfos sDifh kean and soui 10 do
Those things sOhieh arc most good and ius.
God srani that ] each morning stad
My duties suiih ehesJfui hean.
Hnd ehssuuiiv pe5orm my part
To Dea' smiis all through The day.
To bOnish thoughts snkind spGw
And Uhsn my bedtime comes. 10 pray.
To soy my prayers s0iih folded hands
As night comes sofiiy Ger the iand,.
To Him. vhO aieqys sndesiand..
And sohen ls Bells on Nev Years dssoa
PreciOim The bright Men Year % Bons
Hnd ssoaks on NesS Years morn.
J pray Him sNhises,. iop and sUess.
To hsie me guide my oegpard fed.
Lest Jorsss mg erayss 10 mest.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-01-07

ceIebratlons Of the Mummers In oIdeD
oays In Ensiand--Tendlns to
Revive Visiting.

On Friday. January /, the mummers
VIII rlam-that's their way OF ush-
ering in the New Year. How many OF
them know the beginning OF the Gus.
tom-or the endingl II began I'm.
nocently enough. but by the seventh
century IL amounted to "diabolIcal
paganism." outrageous, blasphemous.
HUMANS robbed and even murdered
under the pretense of merrymaking.
Not all was frightful, however. In
Rome slaves were waited upon by
their masters and the poor reaped
yeritable harvests, which was but nat.
urai. since II all came from the sat.
urnalia Of the Eternal City.
In England the mummers performed
plays, spoke dialogues and imperson.
ated famous people. especially kings
and warriors. Songs were sung both
by the mummers and their entertain.
ers. Here is one:
To shorten winters sadness
see where the folks with gladness
Disguised all are a-coming
Right wantonly a-mumming
In those days they loved. too. 20
masquerade as animals. bears aud
unicorns being especially favored dis.
guises. SCOTS couplet summed it
up:
Who lists may In their mumminx see
Traces OF ancient minstrelsy.
At last this mumming came to be
rIenace as well as q nuisance, and
the chaste Henry VIII made II a mis-.
demeanor 10 wear a mask
IL was George Washington who
made the day what II once was IN
this country. Said he: Never forget
the cheerful and cordial observance of
New Years day" The celebration
grew and grew. until a generation or
SO ago, the scenes Enacted at some
receptions were simply disgraceful, So
ciety having progressed some since Il
was good form TO imbibe until the i'm.
biber quietly slid under the table.
or late years there has been a tend
ency TO revive visiting on the first
day OF the year. But II 10 all very
informal. and every hostess knows
each and every one Of her guests.
which was not always the case when
II was the fashion TO have as many
az possible and any man counted one.
An amusing story 10 told OF one host.
ess who. in a lull. left the line and
went over to the punch bowl in the
back parlor. saying TO a man she
didn't know: What IL your name? 4
don't think know you" He told her.
She didn't remember Il, 30 she asked
him with whom he had come. He
said he had come by himself, where
upon she ordered him out. Imagine
her chagrin the next day upon receiv.
ing from this man a letter she had
written to relative I'm a neighboring
city asking that he visit there when.
ever he should be in the city. Also
TO be reminded by him that he had
sent his letter OF Introduction and re.
cefyed cards. which he also inclosed.
In the holiday rush she had simply
forgotten the new name
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-01-07

Do you know that OF ali the minor
ailments colds are by far the most
dangerous ? II is not the colds theEn-
selves that you need TO fear, but the
serious diseases that they so often lead
20. For that reason every cold should
ne gotten rid of with the least possible
1elas. To accomplish this you viii
ind Chamberlain's Cough Remedy OF
yreat help 10 you. II loosens a cold,
elieses the lungs, aids expectoration
md enables the system 70 throw OF
cold. For sale by ell dealers. ADV.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-01-07
Lstsers From : conssnted Man.

The editor Of the Louisiana Twice-a'
Week Times recently received q let
ter from n contented man: Il have no
domestic troubles and no financial
troubles TO speak Of. I am not In
love with anybody eiseis wife and no
body else's wife Is in love with me.
(. No one has swindled me and
my neighbors don't keep chickens or
goats. have no fault to iind with you.
I thought II might be pleasant sur
prise to you 10 get letter Of the other
sort as change from the eternal
whine"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-01-07
Sun Cause. nrIu,an. Effect.

The brilliant coiors Of the clouds.
often long after the sun has set. are.
OF course. due 10 the fact that the
sun II still shining on them and they
are rejecting certain part Of his
light through the darkening 1ir TO the
earth.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-01-07

In the second grade OF a public
school the teacher saw q little boy
pass note TO the little girl across
the aisie. On opening il she read,
dear kathleen win you be my bow.
had cne girl onct but she wanted
everything 1t saw.-Ceorgie."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-01-07
How 20 pIscover MsstolsI,Is.

Tenderness discovered by pressing
the hard bone behind the ear Ia apt
to indicate mastoiditis. especially II
the ear itself discharges. II the dis
ease Is recognized before serious trou-
bic begins, q most grave operation and
possibly death may be avoided.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-01-07

Funny that the very fellow who begs
girl for lock of her hair in the
courtship days when he kisses II SO
fondiy win swear like a trooper II he
nnds one OF them In the butter after
Ne 10 married.-Fiorida Times-U Union.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-01-07

Who can tell me what q cape is?"
queried the teacher Of the junior
class in geography "A cape" replied
Q bright little miss. lis a coat that
hasn't any sleeves"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-01-07
n co.ldnt llurt t1cr.

Mama-"Keep quiet. Edna You
never hear me cry when my hair In be-
ing combed." Small Edna-'Y-yes. but
lot OF your h-hair hain't h-hitched to
your h-head."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-01-07
an yYamen a. sah.e-xl..

The world IL the book OF women.
Whatever knowledge they may pos
sess 10 more commonly acquired by
observation than by reading.-Rous
seau.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-01-07
Same AZ an ostrInh

Many a man is like an ostrich By
closing his eyes 10 his own faults he
imagines that other people are equal
~ blind.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-05

Their life OF enjoyment for the society OF
the northern woods so that her father
may escape the danger Of financial ruin
James Kirkwood r. Mss Dawn's leading
man.
John Barrymore will be the attraction
for the remainder Of the week in THE
Ineorrigible Dukane," unique combl-
nation OF drama, comedy and romance.
His work in this play stamps him az n
screen comedian uneNcelled.
/ In the history OF the American stage
no black-face comedians have mot with
moro popular approval than Mcintyre
and Heath, to be seen TINS week as tho
stellar feature Of tho Orphcum. For their
enga cement here the famous comedians
I are 70 present three one-act comedies.
Their opening bill will be The Georgia
Minstrels" This will be seen Sunday.
I Monday and Tuesday. Wedne slay and
/ Thursday they will offer The Man from
Montana" Friday and Saturday. Wait
{ ing at the Church" VIII be their vehicle.
Associated with Mcintyre and Heath this
season Is a comedian scarcely less promi-
/ nent than the stars, Otto r. JohnsonC.
Other features calculated 20 constitute n
well balanced, smart and varied program
! are: Refine Davies, prima donna come
dienne and the lady beautiful OF vaude-
VILE" Joseph NJ. Norcross and Colonel
Samuel Holdsworth. two famous min
/ strels Of the old days. tho former Is AMI
tho latter 81 years OF age; Frances Nord-
strom, William Plnkham and company
/ in quaint little comedy entitled "All
! Wrong" Rem Boyer and company, with
clever Workmanship. and Hans Hanke,
worlds pianist. The Orpheum Travel
pictures will take you for a trip through
the island Of Madeira and TO a boy
scouts farm in France.
Harry Houdni. known the world over
as THE Elusive American" and the mas
ter OF escape, has been engaged for tour
Of the orpheum circuit. This king Of
mystifiers will appear her the week OF
September u.
The remarkable advance In the charao-
ter Of musical burlesque performance Il
illustrated in the entertainment TO be
given by the Hastings Big Show"
which will come 20 the popular Gayety
theater, beginning this afternoon at J.
Dane Coleman Is the principal. a finely
equipped comedian of natural humor. and
Miss Jean Leonard has true perception
of the spirit OF burlesdue, and she pos
sesses dash and wears costumes that
are the equal of society play stars. A
two-act snappy, bright and sparkling
burlesque is presented. "I'll Follow You"
/ Phil Peters. Charles Bowls. Palmer Hines
and VIII Henry aid in the comedy scenes
/ Florence barley. a prima donna OF note.
ana Alma Bauer give capital character
portrayals. In the clio will be seen tho
Henrys singers and dancers; Phil Peters
in a comedy dainty Hazel LoTTain in
character impersonations and songs and
| other novelties. Tomorrow's holiday
matinee will start directly after the let
| ter carriers parade has passed the
Gayety. Ladies' dime matinee daily,
| starting Tuesday.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-05
CHICAGO LIBRARIANS
ARE VISITING IN OMAHA

Miss Hannah Logasa, formerly OF the
public library staff. and now librarian
OF the high school department of the
University Of Chicago. Is the guest OF
friends until Tuesday, when she leaves
for Lincoln to visit her sister. Miss
Logasa is accompanied by Miss Lenora
Abt. also of the library staff of the
Chicago university. The local library
staff is planning an outing for Monday
in honor of Miss Logasa's return.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-05

OF the stage. "PygmRllon. furnishes a
fine two hours and a half OF amusement
It's q striking comedy. triflinE in action
but a gala array OF wit and novel phil
osophy with q Jolt In Il for all its
topsy-turvynesA
The story IL well known. Henry HiEEins
errRtic, restless. q nervous bundle of
egotism and rudeness and a crank on
phoretics. essays to create q duchess-liSe
creature out OF Eliza Doolittle, a messy
young flower girl who's been kicked out
by her fifth stepmother to shift for her
self. The life satisfies her we'll until she
learns TO speak the English language and
conducts herself magnificently at Hig-
gins mothers lat home" ana later on
garden party. = tea and at the opera
That IL. Shs confines her topics TO the
weather and evsrybOdy's health and
gets on very well. She even manages to
explore further and succeeds In using the
shocking English cuas word bloody
and actually gets q guest at Mrs. His-
gins 10 adopt II as the new small
talk"
Eliza Is all right until che begins TO
tit into the new elegance and TO yearn
/ for a bit OF affection. She can't bear
then TO be talked OF as a piece o. turni-
ture. which Is the genial method EN-
ployed by HigEins and his friend Pick
ering In discussing her. Wherefore abe
rises In her newly acquired might Of
education ana some culture and rails at
Higgins and behold. he finds that he 10
not az bored By her a. he told Pickering
m her presence hs vas and he likes her.
And then
"PygmahOn" win be the play on satur-
| day night. At the matinee A. w. Pinero' .
remarkable problem play, The Second
MIS-. Tanqueray." win be given with Mrs.
Campbell in her original role OF Paula
Tanqueray.
An unusually coed bal u offered at
the Empress for the first half oS the
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-05

"RagS' that the Hipp theater will show
the popular photo-lay for three days
only. This Is a tyical Plckford picture
and shows Little Mary at her best.
For three days, starting Monday, Hazel
Dawn will appear in THE Heart OF
Jernlfer." written by the author OF
''Rags." Miss Dawn portrays pretty
and popular society girl who gives up
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-05

vettR-Lavondre and company and 81 and
Mary Stebbins. Nine. Gravetta-Lavon-
DIRE Is a great European TRANSFORMED and
Is the only lady impersonator of great
men. ~ and Mary stebbins, the pair
that have made millions laugh, are bet
ter known as 'Barnam a BAiley's
rubes" The Corr-Thomas trio are first
rate tromopline funosities. and the bottom
place Is held down by Madison and Mace
In singing Sldt entitled 100 Pounds
OF Harmony" Tho Masked Dancer IL
a three-roel Broadway Favorite play and
drama, full of oriental mystery and pas
sion. An assorted program OF short
story films complete the bill.
So many have been the requests for a
return engagement OF Mary Piokford in
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-05

An unusually EOed bal u Offered at
the Empress for the first half % thu
week. beginning Sunday. Two hsAdiins
.attrastions ere offered m lEmA Orr
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-20

the drawing of revenue bills and for such additional work as may be im- posed by Che Legislature; such term ct employment to terminate at the close of this session of the Legisla. lure; and
 Be it further resolved. That the Governor is hereby empowered and di- rected to employ legal counsel and such assistant counsel as may be nec- essary. under the direction Of the chief counsel, after the close Of this session to attend to the matter of collection of revenue due the Terri tory of Alaska and such other matters as in the Judgment of the Governor may be deemed necessary and proper
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-20
GOVERNOR TO
 SELECT COUNSEL

Territorial prosecutors to push the enforcement of laws passed by the Legislature. win come under the di- rection of Governor Strong. if the agreement reached by the Senate and House conference committee yester- day is ratified by the Legislature.
 The House substitute resolution for Senate Joint Resolution g. was agreed to. in the following form:
 Be it rcsoieved by the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska, the Gov ernor concurring that the Committee on Judiciary of the Senate and House are authorized to appoint an attorney for attorneys) to advise and assist in
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-20
STATEHOOD NOT
 EXPECTED SOON

Delegate James Wickersham was an arrival on the steamer Alameda early this morning. He took the eight o'clock train this morning and will so to Fairbanks to spend the summer. The Delegate has been at Juneau for a couple of weeks past. When asked about his intentions regarding state hood for Alaska he stated that the fight has just commenced and that while it might take several years to bring it about he expected to be on the job every minute while he was a member of Congress.
 Looks For Prohibition
 While he did not know whether AL aska would become "dry" in the i'm. mediate future, the Delegate expressed the belief that within five years the entire country would be under a pro- hibitlon (cordova Alaskan)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-20
STEAMER DOLPHIN ARRIVES
 EARLY THIS MORNING

The steamer Dolphin arrived from the South this morning at T o'clock with 5S tons of freight for Juneau, and the following passengers:
 Mrs. Emily Brown, E. S. Mccoy Mir. and Mrs. R. R. Mitchell Miss l. Smith, Miss M. Johnson and Mrs. NJ. Otter son, Miss Grace Webster, Mir and Mrs. F c. Thompson, Sam Bernstein, Mir. and Mrs A. j. Riley.
 For Douglas-A. R. Bailey Helen OraslSa, w. F. Ducey Alfred Johnson and D. w Smith.
 The Dolphin will be Southbound to. morrow morning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-20
NoTlcE. OF DISSOLUTION
 OF PARTNERsHtP

To Whom It May concern:-
 Take notice that the partnership heretofore existing being known and called oscar Ohman & Co.,, the individ- ual members of said firm being Oscar Ohman and Victor Bohlin, is hereby by mutual consent dissolved. This al- so includes the Yukon Bar and proper ty thereto belonging. Victor Bohlin takes over the business and the prop erty. All accounts due the said firm must be paid Cwith one agreed upon excepdon) to Victor Bohlin. and all debts against and owing by said firm are assumed and are to be collected from Victor Bohlin.
 Witness our hands and seals this 10th day of April, A. D. 1915.
 OSCAR OHMAN 4-18-6t VICTOR BOHLIN.
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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-20
H. A. SLATER IS
 MAYOR OF coRpoVA

The Cordova city council has elect- ed F. A. Slater mayor of the city. D. F. Medley was chosen city clerk and magistrate; Fl. l. ONeil, city treasurer; Dr. Council, health officer; George Dooley. chief of police, and C.. R. Byers, chief of the fire department
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-20
EagIeargR ooaoovA eETg M

The Alaska Steamship company's freighter La Touche arrived from the South at 8 o'clock this morning with freight for Gastineau ports and a heavy tonnage Of lumber and other cargo for Seward and Westward points
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-20
NOTICE

All parties owing bills to the Doug las Cooperative Store are requested to settle with Harry Neville, the treas urer. 4-1-1mo.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-20
JUNEAU FIRST TO
 coNeRATuLATE SEWARD

To Juneau, the capital city belong. the credit and thanks of being the first Co congratulate Seward on its selection as the ocean terminal. The news had hardly been printed last Saturday when the following cable or rived at the Gateway from the Juneau Empire.
 Heartiest congratulations upon selection of Seward as Alaska railroad terminal '- Seward Gate way)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-20
SAMMY ARRIVES

sam. Bernstein. representing the Bernstein wholesale crockery house of Seattle. arrived in Juneau today, to spend some time here on business.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-20
HEARTsEAsE OPEN TO THE
 PUBLIC.

4 cosy place for particular people. Excellent meals served family style at popular prices.
 MRS. T. Ls STONE, Prop'r sssst S0S Gold St.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-20

9s a oreaf 1ninino and commercial cl5y IS absolutely assured. She is coming into her own The golden dream of yesterday is bseomino the reality of today The uncer tain and vacillating conditions common to temporary mining camps have given place to fixed and determined condition, while in the Eght of recent and present develop ments. every doubt as to the future has been dispened Those who in the past made investments in Juneau real estate and confidently awaited developments are be- ginning to reap the reward of their falth and those who have striven and longed for a greater Juneau,-a metropolitan city, are seeing her foundations laid. Nowhere is there a community with even many lInes the population there is here that contains half the mineral wealth of this city. Moth inc can prevent Juneau, with her Cremen-
 dous natural resources, from stiding rapid lv forward to where she justly belongs in the first rank of the worlds greatest min ing communities The energetic, progres- sive spirit which builds cities and developes Empires is upon us and even if we should desire we can no more resist it than we could prevent the ebb and flow of the tide,
 because it is controlled by powers beyond
 the sphere of our influence
 Our trade territory now contains three
 of the largest gold mines in existence, and
 soon will contain another With the de-
 velopment of the Alaska -CEastneau mine,
 which has been goining on for the last two
 years, and the extensive development of the
 Alaska Juneau mine which is just begin
 ming and will probably extend over anoth-
 CT period of two or more years, we witness
 the beginning of the most stupendous min
 ing developments not only in the history of
 Juneau and Alaska but in the history of
 the entire world The Alaska Juneau and
 the Alaska -Gfastineau companies have done
 the pioneering on this side of the channel
 proving beyond question that the great
 ledges Of ore adjacent to and around Juneau
 can be and will be made to pay on a large
 scale No doubt whatever now exists in
 the minds of those people who have given
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-20

Don't have cold rees, try some ot Femmer & Rilter's Nanaima coal.
 Ct5-tfl
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-20
M'cARTHY SELECTS
 SCHOOL DIRECTORS

Fred Handy Mrs Hilda Marshall and John Pitcher have been elected school directors for the newly estab- lished school district at Mccarthy
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-20

the matter thoughful and careful consider ation that many of the other promising properties adjoining this city will inlneo- lately be developed on scale fully as large as those mines which we have already men tioned
 No one, familiar with conditions, doubts that the Ebner mine will soon be developed on an extensive scale, and 1t seems most certain that this property, the Dora the Hallum the Goldstein- -Epsteyn, and the Boston King groups of properties wlu be consolidated and taken over by the UmSeo States Smelling 6 Refining Company at an early date, and that extensive developments will be begun by this company before the end of this year If this occurs and It seems most likely it will, you do not need to be told of the great development 1t wll bring to Juneau for it is self evident that as @ result the city will grow by leaps and bounds
 It has been stated by what is consid- cred authoritative sources that some or these properties will soon begin develop ment and that the Nelson-Lott proper1es will spend quarter of million dollars CTls year With this development in progress, most likely the other properties in Sheep Creek Basin consisting of the Andy Ander- son, the Gould 6 Curry, and the Held and V ard claims will be developed within the next two or three years, because it is stated by those in a position to know that if the Nelson-L property pays these properties will also pay as they are located directly between the Alaska -Gsastineau mine and the Nelson Lott property, on the same vein ot ore. Then there is the Eagle River mlne the Aux Bay, the Yankee Basin, and the Berners Bay claims. These properties will give us a period of continuous development extending over the next ten to fifteen years, probably longer.
 With these prospects in view, who dares to forecast for Juneau s future anything but rapid groWth-for several years at least? Many of the biggest business men on the Pacific Coast, who are familiar with condl- tions here, have predicted a great future
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-20

TOT uneau. and Q rapid growth for her as aclgy r F Alexander, president and man ager of the Admiral line of steamships, re- cencly stated in an interview. published in the Tacoma News That Juneau will be-
 come the Butte city of the Pacific Coast and within a few years will nave 9 population Of
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-20

The Empire has most readers