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The Western outlook., 1915-01-09

| French "marche" is a great word in
Alaska. Everybody "mushes," which
means "to walk" ito tramp" tic
hike"
"a fair days mush," says Mrs. Pier
son, who looks, from her patent
leather pumps to her made-in-Pa
hat, as if she never had travelled IL
anything less luxurious than limou.
sine, is 30 miles, though swift teams
| do 60.
Crude But Real Hospitality.
I'VE put up at night at the road
houses, which dot the trail Is miles
apart. Alaska roadhouses have to be
seen to be appreciated. They are cab
ms with two or three rooms. They
are always run by men, and you can
imagine arrangements are simple, to
say the least.
There is usually living room, a
room reserved for women travellers
and bunk room for the men. If the
women's room is filed by first corners,
those who arrive later take places In
the common bunk room, hanging a
blanket on a string as portiere. This
was our lot.
mo one apologies, asks questions,
complains or explains Life is taken
for granted In Alaska. And, I repeat,
woman can travel thus alone and un-
der the crudest conditions with per-
feet safety, receiving courteous treat
ment and protection from every one.
Would that be possible in the east ?
Equality for Women.
Il have known sturdy women to
mush many days through the widest
trails, driving their own teams, carry
ing freight, stalking claims, trading and
trafficking just as men do, in perfect
safety and confidence.
zone of these women now runs the
biggest boarding house in Fairbanks
and is making a golden livelihood.
Money is plentiful out In Alaska One
sees nothing smaller than quarter.
you pay quarter for spool of
thread; two spools If you want them;
they cost the same Rent, clothing
and food cost fabulously. But earn
ings are CORRESPONDENCE big.
Zone thing is cheap-game. Moose,
caribou and deer are there for the
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MUST BE PLEASURE IN WORK
AssuredIy Is Cast in the
Hardest of Places.

A mans luck is as hard as adamant
IL he is not in love with the work he
does as with a maid he woos. 1t is a
miserable thing to care for ones occu-
patton merely because it shuts out
the thoughts that burn like irons if
you think" Any trade or profession
you could name is a poor affair If 1t
Is but time-killer, a stopgap, an
opiate, the ballast of the dirigible
life. You hear man start his work
with faint tap at a clock stroke, and
you hear him drop 1t with loud thud
his soul and his brain are not alive Iii
the thing that he is doing. Why? A
thousand men are a thousand reasons
why.
Any man who can be accurately stig-
matiZed as efficient dreadful wordD
brings all of himself to the task in
hand. He brings not merely his sixth
sense and his fourth dimension to bear
on his concerning handful, but every
bit of vital electricity in the storage
batteries of his whole being. When
be has done his level best, he Is, as
we ironically say, played out" and
be is supposed to take a rest-which
may assume the form of harder labor
than ever in a wholly different field of
endeavor
In fact, the man who has formed the
habit of work is never happy to be
idle. 1t is no use to extend to him
the prospect of complete hiatus in the
name of vacation. The program OF
the null and void would assure him an
acute uneasiness. There is a saying
that nature abhors a vacuur-so does
a real live man, the son of nature.
Send an Edison to bask in Florida
orange grove and he is FESTIVE as a
lost soul, for his mind still wrinkles
with the filaments of his laboratory in
New Jersey. The old lost stars con-
tinue to shine for many a voyager who
has left his familiar skies on the
other side of the world
The Western outlook., 1915-01-09

A straight, plain underskirt of satin,
worn under a cloth tunic, has solved
the problem of hanging many cloth
and velvet dresses of last winter into
styles introduced for the present sea-
son. The tunic of plated chiffon
worn over the skirt of last years silk
gown and the introduction Of wide
girdle about the waist have helped
out immensely in altering afternoon
dresses.
Nothing has been more helpful to
the economically inclined than the
very fashionable band trimmings
of fur and fur cloths. BY means Of
these tunics have been heightened,
the fashionable collars and cuffs in
troduced on jackets, pretty turbans
to match suits made possible. All the
pattern books abound in suggestions.
An attractive dress shown in the
picture may be copied, using last
years dress as a foundation If the
owner had the forethought to buy a
little extra length of goods with a
view to remodeling her gown. Where
provision Of this kind has not
been made, it is best to make an IN
derskirt of satin and convert the cloth
skirt into a tunic. Or If the cloth
skirt is very narrow the underskirt
may be finished with panel of satin
up the front and the cloth tunic set
in at each side of this
Very wide silk braids are fashion
able for trimming, and, like the bands
of fur and fur cloth, have been most
useful in the remodeling Of gowns.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
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toward the ceiling In an expressive
4r.. - .I..4s

toward the ceiling in an expressive
gesture Of superlativeness.
One cannot keep a housemaid. She
remains housemaid only long enough
to be spied by some lonely claims
taker. After that, as the claimstaker's
wife, she becomes an employer of
housemaids, who in turn become mine
owners wives, who In turn employ
more housemaids, who in turn marry
more mine oWners-and so on and so
on and so on!
Il used to invite school chums to
visit me, and before had a
chance to show them around they in
formed me they had met their ideal
man and were going to be married
right off,
Il never saw such an active matri-
monial market And I cannot say too
positively that the Alaskan men are
the most worth while of any in the
world. They have to be fine men
physically and morally to overcome
the hardships Of Alaska's wilds."
Hard But Gallant Trail.
To prove her confidence in Alaskan
men and Alaska ideals, Mrs. Pierson
and the wife Of a comrade army Of
ficer made seventeen day trip from
Fort Gibbon through trails by dog
sledge to Fairbanks and Chenoa Hot
Springs, where in the midst of glacial
GOODNESS gush streams of boiling cura-
tive waters.
There were five dogs to each out
fit, part st. Bernard. part "malmute,"
part mastiff and part plain wolf, with
In whose reach it is none too safe to
stub your toe. The sight of a person
or animal lying prone acts upon these
wolf dogs, puts keen and sudden edge
upon their appetites and makes them
forget they are decorous doggies
whose profession Is sledge hauling.
Each Of the traveller women had a
soldier from Fort Gibbon to "mush"
for her, driving the team by gee"
and "haw" and riding on the runners
when convenient down grades ap-
peared "Mush" corrupted from the
The Western outlook., 1915-01-09
Mitten Money

Sometimes when the weather is very
cold and the pilot boat is rolling in
heavy sea off the Ambrose channel
lightship the old pilots will think twice
about the precarious ride in the small
boat and the icy, strenuous climb up
the ships side on sea ladder.
And If he does think twice about
1t the old fellow may give one of
the younger pilots a chance to take
his turn. Should this bargain be con-
cluded in the snug cabin the younger
man receives, besides the regular
fee. the sum of 81, and this Is called
mitten money.
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Roman striped ribbons have been
used to make the handsome collar and
cuff sets with which women brighten
up their dark cloth tailored suits. The
collar and one cuff Of a set is shown
in the picture. Pretty standing collars
Of these striped ribbons are made by
folding the ribbons lengthwise so that
one edge is about an inch higher than
the other and laying the folded edge
into box plaits. The plaits are stitched
down near the bottom and in another
line of stitching an inch or more
higher. The plaits do not extend
across the front but form a ruff at the
sides and back. The ribbon Is laid
In folds across the front and fastens
at the left side under row of little,
fiat silk-covered buttons. The buttons
are repeated on the right side.
Many pretty ornaments for the
dressing table in the form Of pincush-
ions grace the holiday ribbon counter,
and there are the usual beautiful
girdles and sashes In greater numbers
than ever.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
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Ills Lame Excuse.

Poor little Mrs. Marrow was not at
all pleased with the tradesmen of the
health-giving, picturesque, and charm
ing-see advertisement-seaside re-
sort at which she and her brood we're
spending the summer holiday.
But the grocer! Well, in Papa
Marrow's language, he was the abso.
lutte ''it" In limits.
One morning, after waiting nearly
40 minutes to be served with packet
OF currants, the poor little lady ven
tured to protest to the perspiring pro-
prietor, who was struggling with
about fifteen customers at once.
Cant you serve me now?" she
asked.
One moment, ma'aml Won't keep
you a second, ma'am," replied the
grocer, hopping his brow with a cur
rant loaf. "The truth is I'm rather
handicapped this morning. My right
hand is at home with a sprained
ankle, observation-disclosures at the busy
time, tool"
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fessiopal men. Give Us a
call when convenient; consultation free.
DR.. SING, Herb Specialist. 491 10th st.
near Washington, Oakland. Cal.
The Western outlook., 1915-01-09
Alaska !Sa3 fer

60 EEW YORK has too much civil
IA cation, too many chaperons
W and not enough romance. The
first loads US with useless Gus
toms and Intellectual laws. The
second robs us of "palship" between
the sexes. The third causes a fever
ish rushing about after any and every
diversion which momentarily feeds the
soul and senses. But Yukon way, it's
different. People live only in the
things that count-courage, work, love,
human sympathy. And there is lots
Of it going begging especially love.
SO declares Mrs. Robert Fl. Pierson,
wife Of captain in the medical corps
Of the United States army, who has
lately returned from Alaska to east
ern civilization. She spent two years
at Fort Gibbon, post SO near the arc
tic circle that you have to wear a
bit of rabbit skin on your nose to
keep it from freezing. And when you
put a pan of boiling water on the floor
for the puppy dog to drink, it is
solid ice before he has taken three
laps of it,
1T sounds frightsome," laughed
Mrs. Pierson, "but Alaska has so
much to recommend it that a trife
like so degrees below zero can be
forgiven.
in the two years I was there met
more real people and learned more of
the big, fundamental things that make
life worth living than in all the rest
Of my existence put together.
Opportunity and Romance.
alaska is a land Of opportunity
especially for women. A woman can
go anywhere alone, whether through
the wilderness driving her dog sledge
or in the sturdy young cities like Fair
banks and Nome
Women and men pal together out
in the big northwest. They are
friends, not commercial rivals or sex
antagonists, as SO often happens in
eastern civilization. Chaperons are
unknown and unneeded. I have new
err seen disrespect shown to a good
woman, and rarely to an unworthy
one.
GAS for romance" Mrs Pierson
closed both eyes and raised her hands
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LIFORNIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1915
OTHERS BEING CURED.
WHY NOT YOUf

Chinese methods OF medi-
cine differ from all others
1t employs only purely herb
al remedies. We beg to call
the attention of those with
disease pronounced incura-
able by the majority of pro-
focciapol mon Give no q
The Western outlook., 1915-01-09
Bio Work of Enaineerinq.

At Lakeside, Utah, the mountain is
gradually being cut away and dumped
into Great Salt lake to extend the solid
fill of the Southern Pacific company's
Lucin cutoff. The work was begun
In 1901. Since 1905 over 1,125,000
cubic yards Of rock and limestone for.
nation have been put in place At a
cost of over 100000. The solid
ill is now over twenty miles long, and
In some ,. aces has a depth of 35 feet.
An interesting feature of the work is
the discovery that piles that have
been picked" in the lake show no
signs of decay, the salt OF the water
having acted as an excellent preserva'
tive
The Western outlook., 1915-01-09
Physical Exercise Benefits Mind.

He who does not understand the in.
fluence of physical exercise and
hygiene upon the mental faculties and
social attitudes may laugh at these
beneficial habits of the English PEG.
pie, but whoever knows the close re.
lations between the organs of the
body and the functions of the mind
knows that the individual who excels
Is he who has "a healthy mind in a
healthy body as was taught by the
Romans, Of whom the English IRE the
direct heirs.
In fact, the English have excelled
in every branch Of human activity,
proving themselves to be clever found
ers Of scientific systems. Newton,
Darwin and Spencer have no rivals,
but they have disciples and popular
izers of their ideas in other countries,
including Germany. Adam Smith Gre
ated the science Of wealth; Bacon,
with Calico, inaugurated the positive
method and made knowledge new.
The Western outlook., 1915-01-09

r. HERE is a lot of comfort to be had
! out of remodeled dress. 1t seems,
and is, wasteful to discard a perfect
ly good garment, that has nothing the
matter with it, except that some new
idea in outline has come in and dis
placed that on which it was built.
The sense of being economical is sol
acing, and when a remodeled gown
has all the earmarks of a spick-and-
span, up-to-the hour new model, the
joy Of the average woman is COM
plete. She has achieved economy and
style at the same time.
This season the incoming of the
tunic, the vogue for thin sleeves, the
wide girdle and the girdle made Of the
fabric Of the dress have all played into
the hands of her who is determined to
remodel her gowns instead of discard
ing them. Skirts set on the yokes
have helped out, too, for the skirt too
narrow at the bottom has been cut
off where it began to narrow, and the
missing length provided for by a
smoothly fitting yoke. Thanks to the
tickle, but not always unkind goddess
of fashion, short skirts are the prop
er thing for the street, and some Of
the bottom edge may be trimmed
away from those that show signs Of
wear.
Then there is the skirt with the bat
tlement edge at the bottom, that is,
skirts slashed into shallow, straight
edged scallops about the bottom edge
sometimes bound with braid. This
one alteration gives an up-to-date
touch to last years gown.
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JULIA BoTToMLEY.

Lace Is a very important factor in
the costume of the day. Not only does
1t form founces and frills entirely COW
ering the bodice and skirt, but 1t
makes modern or ancient lappets and
tunics.
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Among Friends

MY dear girl. you spend all your
money getting your hand read"
And you spend all yours. old boy,
In getting your nose red'-New York
Sun
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-30
HOUSE PARTY
 ENTERTAINED

Prof. and Mrs. c. D. Jones, the Misses Vibrant, Danford, Bienerth and Mir. Geil, the teaching sean O. the Metlakahtla school were hosts at large and very enjoyable house party from Friday morning until Sunday afternoon at the faculty house at Metlakahtla. Those pres ent from Ketchikan were the Misses Ruth Hall, Emma Kent, Neita Mitch ell, Claire Buor, Mary Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Shuck, MT. Weigle, Capt. Dibrell, MT. Stench and MT. Jack Rounsfell.
 Metlakahtla, which was en fete during the past week, afforded many entertainments for the visitors who returned Sunday on the Celt, which owing to the rough weather was sent over by MT. Rounsfell, kind ness appreciated by the entire party.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-30
PHONONETER ROBS FOG
 OF ITS TERRO s

NEW YORK, Nov. 30-Prof. 4. c. Webster of Clark University, Worchester, Mass, has demonstrat- d an invention which he asserts will practically eliminate fog dang CTS at sea His invention detects the exact direction from which the sound of a foghorn is proceeding. The demonstration was made before the National Accademy of Sciences in the American Museum of Natural History.
 Dr. Webster said he had named his invention the "Phonometer.H
 The phonometer consists of two steel megaphones joined together at the narrowest ends. These are then attached to the main instrument
 The latter consists of an adjust able tube, in the center of which Q small metal disc is suspended on three fine wires A small mirror. ene miIlimeter square, is fastened 10 th disc In the front of this is a small telescope with tiny cleo tric bulb.
 The light from the electric bulb E reflected from the mirror onto a graduated scale, which is seer thr -eh the telescope. When in operation the megaphone attach nlent Is moved around until the light shows it's maximum bright r7s- i conlpas connected with the '-'ss.ument then tells the exact dir ection from which the sound is com Trg
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-30
INTERESTING ]
Geology of Gravina Island Given
 By Department

Gravina Island, a small island in
 southeastern Alaska, has recently been examined geologically by Phil lip S. Smith, of the United States Geological Survey, whose report has just been published as Professional Paper 95-H. Thirteen different kinds of rocks are described, all of them millions of years old, and al- together the discussion and the con clusions concerning them are tech nical, they have distinct commercial value when later research has de- termined the age or period in which the mineral deposits in this region were formed. It will then be pos sible, by means of studies such as those on Gravina Island, to point out the rocks which are too new to have been in existence at the time of the formation of the ore and which therefore forms areas in which prospecting will be unpro- ductive of results. A copy of the report may be obtained on applica- ton to the Director, United States Geological Survey, Washington. D.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-30
WOMEN REVOLT
 IN GERMANY
WOMEN ASSEMBLE BEFORE THE PALACE WITH GREAT
 DEMONSTRATION
DEMAND, HUSBANDS
Also Better Food and Better Con ditions Under Which They
 Are Living

LONDON, Nov. S0-A report was received here today to the effect that five thousand women of all ranks and conditions of life assembl- ed before the palace last Sunday and with great demonstration de manded that their husbands be re turned to them. also that better food and altogether change of condi- ton be made, as they would not en- dure the present system of living any longer. The police dispersed the crowd but not before many had been injured. A feeling of re- volt is said to be fast spreading all over the land.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-30
CONTEMPLATED
 IMPROVEMENTS
hETCHIkAN WHARF COMPANY TO BEGIN EXTENSIVE
 WORK SOON

c. NJ. Taylor, agent for the Ket- chikan Wharf Company is in re- eeipt of letter which is of some importance to the town at large, inasmuch as it conveys the news that the company contemplates vast improvement to their properey that cannot but improve the general appearance of the waterfront, and will of necessity reflect to the credit and prosperity of the town
 According to the letter, on Mir. Taylor's insistent recommendation a two-story building is ato be con structed on the company's wharf, and when completed will cover con siderable space. The construction If the building. which is to be start ed immediately will. be IA xs0 feet dimension. and while the upper story may not be completed at once, as soon as there is a demand by ten ants, the work shall be completed.
 Besides the building, other im- provemenfs such as piling and a general oyerhauling of the wharf will be made. The company fur ther authorizes Mr. Taylor to sign the petition that was circulated sometime ago for making Dock street a permanent thorofare.
 Aside from that, the company generously says that all material and labor that will be necessary for the construction of building and in tended repairs. shall be purchased at and from Ketchikan merchants and labor from among the local residents
 The proposed improvements, said Mir. Taylor. aside from the street improvement, will amount to a. bout ST 200.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-30
FEAR THE CONSEQUENCES

NEW YORK, Nov. 30-The Can sdian government order withhold- ing the wheat throughout Cana da for it's own disposal, has created a stir among the exporters. It is feared that the seizure of the grain $ the first step towards reovisitie,> ing of freighters on the Atlantic to carry the wheat across, which would mean lack of transportation facilities for shippers.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-30
| %< < ' ( : . . ' ' < | THE GOVERNMENT Y ' GETTING GENEROUS


 | The local government oper ' | ators were notified this morn ' ' ing of the reduction in rates ' ' over the system, which is a ' < material decrease from the '
 F old rates ' + The notice follows: ' < SEATTLE. Nov. so-Notifies , < that on December first, NIGHT ! < LETTER Rate becomes eff ' % fective under the same condi- ' < ton as BOW prevails over Vest ' < ern Union. Must be in Eng ' ' fish. No code, otherwise to be f r handled as night messages ' E now handled. | | Rate from Ketehikan to Seat ! F tie sf.s0 for 50 words or ' < fraction thereof. and .3S for ! | each additional 10 words ' ' Beyond Seattle, the usual ' | Western Union or Postal rate ' ' effective. < As an example of the re- : < iucticn. the operator said that < < for 50 words from Ketchikan ; f to Hadlev, 25 cent charge be- ' | comes effective. For 50 words x ' from here to Juneau. 60 cent ' | charge will be made. etc ' $ q < ' q ( = + 2 q : Y | % !
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-30
CABINET
 Is SHAKING
SEVERAL MEMBERS REPORTED READY TO TENDER THEIR
 PRESCRIPTIONS
A FALL IS EXPECTED
Dissatisfaction Over Governmental Affairs and Management
 Of War Activity

LONDON, Nov. 30-Reliable in- formation was received here to the effect that the Austrian cabinet, in which a number of the members are dissatisfied, is about to fall. The report says that at least five mem- bers are ready to tender thir resig- nations, which will be done at any moment.
 Dissatisfaction over governmental affairs and management of war ac- tivities are said to be at the foun- dation. The informant says that nothing short of disorganization Of the cabinet will satisfy the malcon- tents.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-30
AN INFORMAL RECEPTION

A club of young ladies of St. Johns Guild gave very informal reception last evening in the Guild Room in honor of Rev. Harold Kel- ley and wife, who have recently ar rived to take charge of the parish.
 Musical numbers were rendered by Mrs. Elliott, Mrs Mcdonald, Mrs. Harvey Staclepole and MT. Theo. Brown. Refreshments were served and most enjoyable even ing was spent by all.
 The girls in charge of the affair were the Misses Barlow, Katheleer RounsefelI, Warehouse, Shoup. Alma Grant, Ethel Rudge. Irene Chesney. Gladys John and Edmond.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-30
TACOMA PLANT
 THREATENED EXTRA GUARDS PUT ON DUTY AT DUPONT MUNITIoN
 FACTORY RECEIVED NOTICES
That Unless Trey Cease to Operate ~ne Plant Will Be
 Destroyed

TACOMA. Nov 30-The officials of the Dupont munitiOn plant here have of late received several notices threatening the distraction of their plant unless they stop the nlanufae- ture of munitions
 Anticipating possible trouble, the company today put an extra force of men to guard their property. aS the eOznpany's intention Is not to give up contracts that have been contracted for.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-30
AT THE GRAND TONIGHT

Ethel Grandin, the bonnie stage beauty is the featuring character in. Miss Nobody From No Where, a two reel feature especially adapted to Miss Grzndinis grace and beauty
 The Baby's Doll. Is a single reel drama. produced and played by the SnalIeys, which gives you the as surance of g picture well staged and well played The End os The Fuei. with Pauline Bush in tIe leading role, and a comedy entitled i Bad Egg. completes the program for tonight
 Wednesday night, The Heart Of an Officer. Q four part feature Of the Worlds feature company TilI ha the attraction. Adv.