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BERLIN, Dee. 18.-mpeliaI Chancellor Von R.tI,,,a,, i1oWegg has issued signed statement that the fol k t hostile governments: '
 In the midst of the most terrific war eyer mood m history which has been raging for the last two yea and If over large part Of the world, catastrophe which thonnd ear" o common clVllZaon unable prevent and which lhJureS the most precious achievement o humaitv our ''S mas not made our deaf responsibilities be lore God and before our nation and before humanity
 Decaratlons formerly made by the United States con cefhS our readiness for peace cvadp y ou, rios
 Now We have advanced step further in this direction
 August l. 1914, the emperor had personally to take to SfaV'St declslon which fell the lot of Germany o orders for mobilization issued which he was h give as the result of Russian mobilization
 During these long and earnest wears of war tI ,o,r mas been moved by the highest impulses in this strueoIo in winch he has fought victoriOusy Nobody can testify h I better than who bear responsibility for all actions of t enment ~ VI tue S"'
 ''In deep moral and religious sense of his rt r1 ., haoh and beyond it, towards humanitv the onperor now con SoelS the moment has come for official action toward ~
 Ills maJesty therefore, in complete harmony and in conn mon with our allies, decided to propose to the hostile n enter into peace negotiations
 t, week transmitted this effect to all the
 po"erS' through representatives of powers which aro ""'cllhS over interests and rights in hostile states c . asked representatives in Spain, the United Stans and
 to forward that note with the same ,,rocn,Iro w Mch mas been adopted today in Vienna Consaptnon r noa to other neutral states and His Holiness t p anu similarly informed " 'I' '''s De'h
 PARlS, Dec. 18.-The RoumanaD ar,,,, s of bol; ;, l eeth fVer at Jassy and in Besaraba where the survivors Delg regrouped and reted for further operations Tho p alS now hold the entire Roumanan front After Ruca+ ana the Foechtl line lost the Russians sent forces n w port the Ronmanlan retreat The Romanans fell hack ran, not hatlng until the Sereth had been crossed m F.H' strong resistance to the Germans the reoion f ~ to permit the engineers to construct a defensive F the Rlmnik, Sarat and Danube marshes '''"''"
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ROME, Dec 18-It is officially stated that the pon b. no intention Of attempting to mediate among the begernts present The discussions in the Italian parliament nIica that the German proposal is unacceptable
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Louie Oats left today for the states on sixty day leave of absence.
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LOCAL JOTT|NCS ABOUT PEOPLE
 AND DO|NCS

Tod TToutman and wife, of Kenne- cott have gone to the states.
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Tod Troutman and wife, of Kenne- colt. have gone to the states.
 Louie Oats left today for the states on sixty day leave of absence.
 D. J. Mccarthy, of Mccarthy, ar rived in town on Sundays train.
 Ed Burnett and wife came to town from Mile 30 on yesterdays train.
 Dr. E. C. Dalton, formerly of Val deg, has located at Portland, Oregon. J. V. Lydick left this morning on business trip to Chitina and Kenne, colt.
 F. NJ. Ford went to Seattle on the Alameda, where he will spend the holi- days.
 Jacbs@Palmer left today to spend couple of weeks at the sitka Hot Springs.
 The lobby of the Windsor hotel is being repapered and otherwise made more attractive.
 E. T. Stannard returned last night from Latouche and left on this morn ing's train for Kennecott
 Judge and Mrs Morford, of Sew ard, went to Seattle on the Alameda to spend the holiday season.
 T. J. Talent is on his way over from Anchorage to accept a clerical position at the Bonanza mine.
 Deputy Marshal Jos. Feaster, of Chitina, is returning home on the Mariposa from trip to the states.
 Carl Whitman is returning on the Mariposa, to resume his winter min ing operations in the shushanna dis trict.
 Al Lund was an outgoing passenger on the Alameda for San Francisco to visit his sister, who has been in poor health.
 Captain Billy Crocker, of the launch Xvaif which makes Cordoye its head ouarters, has moved his family here from Katalla.
 Miss Ruth De Witt. of Mentasta, was an arrival in town on yesterdays train ani left on a visit to the states on the Alameda.
 Deputy Marshal Jas. Milsap returned
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among the women of her nunnery
over the fact that they were debarred
the privilege of popping tho question.
In Saint Bridget's days celibacy was
not enforced as an absolute rule for
tho clergy OF the Church, although
1t was regarded as the proper stnte
for a man of tho sanctuary. Saint
Patrick was stern, but he offered to
concedo to the ladies the privilege OF
proposing every seven years. Then
Saint Bridget threw her arms about
his neck and exclaimed. "Arrah! Pat
rick Jewel, / daurn't go back to the
gurls wild such proposal-mek 1t
one year In four" To which Saint
Patrick is said to have replied, Bid
dy. acushly, squeeze me that way
again and I'll give you leap year. the
longest one in tho lot" Then Saint
Bridget. thus encouraged. bethought
herself of her own husbandless con-
dition and popped the question to
Saint Patrick.
But he had already taken tho vow
of celibacy so he had to patch up her
feelings with kiss and a
silken gown. And ever since that
time, according to the legend, III n
man refuses leap year proposal he
must pay the penalty Of kiss and n
silken gown" While this legend
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this law. They must have been &C
cepted as tho records show no fines
imposed upon tho men who were
wooed.
Tho same law was in vogue during
the days of Columbus in Genoa and
Florence and one Of his biographers
hints at the time when during leap
year several ladies proposed marriage
to him but as he was already be-
trothed he escaped their wiles."
Curious Antics.
In England during the early eight
zenith century the men made merry
on the twenty-ninth of February,
often climbing on the top Of barrels
of liquor and drinking the health OF
the women they expected would pro-
pose to them. In the rural districts
homely men paraded the streets. sigh
ing as they passed the girls-"Woe is
me, no lady will propose to mel" In
the days of king Henry the Eighth,
Will Sommers. his famous Jester,
caused great merriment at Court by
having the maids on duty at the pal
ace propose to him in the presence
of the King. Each one made her own
little speech, bowling low before the
Court fool. He refused each one with
great dignity, much to tho amusement
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in life, but although he had taken
part In an Indian expedition In the
spring of 1892 and shown his fight
ing qualities his actual experience
along these lines did not begin until
1901 when he was elected major gen.
eral of the militia OF the State of
Tennessee.
Twenty years OF life were spent as
a military man and into these years
he crowded perhaps more real fight
Ing than any other man In the history
Of our country, for he was the COM
mander in five distinct campaigns.
A major general in the militia for
thirteen years, and eight years a
major general in the regular army
OF the United States. he fought seven
pitched battles and in all of these
evinced courage which amounted
almost to ferocity. In four others
while he was not in actual command
he was the animating spirit and the
greatest factor in the victories.
Battle OF New Orleans.
1t was at the Battle of New Orleans
on January s, 1915, that Jackson
showed his mastery of military STRAIT
egg and won perhaps the only battle
fought in any land after peace had
been declared. In those days news
travelled slowly and neither side knew
that England and the United States
were no longer at war when they met
on the battle-ground outside of New
Orleans. Jackson's soldiers were q
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battery or for defamation. The
law affords no remedy for such
outrages that can satisfy the feel
ings Of true man.
Never wound the feelings Of
others. Never brook wanton out
rage upon your own feelings If
ever you have to indicate your
feelings or defend your honor, do
It calmly. If angry at first wait
It'll your wrath cools before you
proceed"
Thirty-fve years after his moth
er's death Jackson repeated these pre-
cepts to his friends at dinner given
in his honor. Stern man that he was
his tenderness toward his mother and
his wife stand out in his tempestu-
Gus life like bright stars in the mid
night skies. He married Mrs. Rachel
Donelson Robards. the divorced wife
Of Louis Robards-a man of an in
sanely Jealous nature who had made
his wife extremely unhappy, and
finally he applied for divorce. Owing
to some technicality Of the law which
1t seems was not understood, Jackson
and Mrs. Robards were married be-
fore the lady was legally free. Finally
the divorce was granted and Jackson
and Mrs. Robards went through the
marriage ceremony again. 1t has
never been quito clear as to why
jackson. who was a lawyer. came to
make such a mistake-one which
caused his wife so much sorrow. His
enemies seized upon this as a weapon
in the Jackson presidential campaign
and although he won out his wife died
OF grief caused by these ISLANDERS be-
fore he was inaugurated.
Ducls.
American history is filled with ac-
counts of Jackson's duels-most of
them fought in defense Of his wife's
character-a Just cause, for no purer
woman ever lived than the little dark
eyed, dark-haired, woman who shared
the Joys and sorrows Of this remark
able man. The blame for her false
position rested upon Jackson's shoul-
ders. He took the blame, and woe
to the man who maligned her II he
knew 1t. His fierce and bloody ARRAY
with Senator Benton. who afterwards
became his warmest ally in political
affairs, is well known. This fight,
however, was not in reference to Mrs,
Jackson like the ones he had with
Dickson and Sewer.
The Jacksons lived at the Hermi-
taEe, large country place about
eleven miles from Nashville place
preserved for all time through con-.
tributions made by admirers of tho
man who saved New Orleans. Here
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TRLL time is reckoned by years,
months and days. all Of the
Protestant and Catholic ma
v D lions now accepting what is
known as the Grogorian method OF
measuring the lapse OF time. The
Greek Church, however. still ndheres
to the Julian system, while the Jews.
Mohammedans and Chinese each have
Q different mode Of computation.
The Grcgorian Calendar.
The Gregorian calendar is perhaps
the most accurate ever devised. Tho
length Of the year is strictly expressed
by the space of time required for the
revolution of the earth around the
sun-namely, 365 days. hours. 4s
minutes, 40 seconds and 7-10s Of a
second, but for the convenience Of
reckoning It has been found necessary
to make the year terminate with q
day instead OF during some part Of the
last day, and by Jumping the frac-
tons together add IN extra day at
certain intervals which is known as
Leap Year. Away back in the days
of julius Caesar, about forty-flve
years before Christ, sosigenes. phil
osopher from Alexandria, after TAX
ing council with several astronomers,
decided that every four years should
consist Of three hundred and sixty-six
days and in this way the extra hours
could be consumed, and thus avoid
any overlapping which would become
an appreciable quantity after tho
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sounds like a myth pure and simple
and cannot be found in any of the
lives of Saint Patrick as written by
his followers, 1t is recorded in several
old books and must have been taken
seriously in several countries.
Actually Law in 1888.
In the year 1888 n law on leap year
was passed in Scotland and was act
ually enforced for long time. The
translation in English of this curious
edict is as follows:
TT is a statute and ordained
that during the reign Of her bles-
sed Majesty for every year known
as leap year every maiden lady
Of both high and low estate shall
have the liberty to bespeak the
man she likes. and should he re-
fuse to take her to be his lawful
wife he shall be fined in a sum
of pounds more or less as his
estate may DO large or small un-
less he can prove that he Is al
ready betrothed to another
woman, in which case he may
60 free"
A few years later similar law was
passed in France and received the
Kings approval. II is said that num-
bers of maidens took advantage of
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motley crowd OF men of almost every
nationality and class. for, according
to one historian there were United
States regulars, Creole militia from
New Orleans, French, Spanish, Ger
mans and Irish, pirates from Barata-
via. free negroes. Dragons from Mis-
sissippi, Choctaws from Alabama,
sailors from everywhere, but the bone
and sinew of his force were riflemen
from Tennessee and Kentucky" Many
languages were spoken in camp but
Jackson knew only one. He, how
ever, made this so expressive by In
tonation OF his voice and gesture that
to a man they understood his orders.
Arrayed against this curious army
were the pick Of Wellington's army
and the British imagined that they
would have little difficulty in captur-
ing the city. But with the odds
against him, Jackson won the battle,
losing only eight men killed and thir-
teen wounded. while the British lost
moro than three thousand killed and
wounded. Jacksons men fought be-
hind redoubts--a forerunner of trench
warfare. Many times the British tried
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to storm these redoubts and failed,
their men falling like flies before the
rifles of the sheltered American army.
Hatred of the British.
Jackson had an intense hatred for
the British and not without cause,
for through them he. had lost both his
brothers, and his mother, whose death
from fever while ministering to the
comfort of the American prisoners at
Charleston, he never ceased to mourn.
His oldest brother, Hugh, when only
seventeen years of age. received a
wound at the battle of Stono in 1873
from which he died, while his brother
Robert went to his death from small
pox contracted while being held in a
British prison camp. Thus English
oppression had swept away those
nearest and dearest to him and he
nursed savage hatred for that land
a hatred which increased with the
years. When boy of thirteen he had
assisted his mother in caring for the
wounded of what Is known in history
as the Massacre of the Waxhaws-a
savage attack by the British on the
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they red the simple life, entertaining
their friends. Their devotion to each
other was the talk Of that part OF the
country, and while Mrs. Jackson was
by no means the equal Of her HUSBAND
in education, he treated her as II she
were his pride and glory, and when
she died, his biographers tell US that
"he sat by her bier for sixteen hours,
refusing to eat or speak" At the
funeral, standing by her coffin. he
raised his cane as IL appealing to
Heaven, and declared that she was
murdered by ISLANDERS that pierced her
heart and said that the vile wretches
must look to God for mercy Her
death softened Jackson to certain
extent, and he was never quite tbs
same afterwards.
Tcmpcstuous Life.
His life at the White House was a
stormy one, for although somewhat
broken in spirit he still preserved an
astounding determination to have his
own way His break with Vice-Presi-
dent Calhoun, his enmity toward
Henry Clay, and his extraordinary way
of doing things caused no end Of tur-
moil. He was assaulted by former
lieutenant Of the navy In 1888, and
narrowly escaped assassination In
1895. He maintained vigorous for
eign policy and at one time threatened
France on tho spoliation claims but
finally accepted the mediation Of Great
Britain after he had sent message
to Congress urging them to prepare
for war.
After serving his country as Chief
Executive for eight years he delivered
his farewell address to the nation on
March 3rd, 1897. being the only Presi-
dent with the exception Of Washing
ton to tender such a message.
He then returned to the Hermitage.
where he died in 1s45. His body rests
In the garden Of the estate beside
that Of his beloved wife. A simple,
elegant monument marks the spot
where "old Hickory" as he was called
by his soldiers. sleeps beside the
woman he loved so well: Heaven
will be no Heaven for me II ! do not
meet my wife there" were among the
last words uttered by this great man
who occupies a place in American
history second only to Washington.
the father, and Lincoln, the preserver.
of our country.
Jackson might well be called the
peoples President-the Common Peo-
pies President, for he was their idol
during his whole political career and
today they do homage to his memory
as the greatest champion of theiI
rights In celebrating the eighth Of
January as Jackson's Day.
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practiced for a time but was stopped
because some Of the men were taxed
with giving score or more Of gowns.
1t seems that every maid and widow
was seized with the wild desire to
pop the question" and in this way
replenish her wardrobe in pay for
her modification in having been re-
fused. All these customs have died
out although one occasionally hears
of Leap Year party being given
where the girls ask the boys to dance
with them and act as the escorts OF
the men to supper. All these are
merry jests and there are no serious
proposals of marriage although one
of our noted writer's declares that
women are everlasting leading us
on" lts
But one Leap Year superstition Is
found In the United States, and this
comes from New England where. dur
ing the last century, many people still
chung to the old uncanny idea shat
in leap year beans grew on the wrong
side of the pod"
And so in many unaccountable ways
a custom springs up, and whether 1t
grows to be the source Of innocent
amusement or to be a stern law It
fastens itself upon the habits Of the
people and becomes a part of their
life, and long after It has lost its
original meaning or value It fingers
in the memory Of succeeding genera
tons as a link to the distant past
retaining enough of its old force to
lay the foundation for much amuse-
ment and entertainment In this in
stance, as in many others, we recog-
nize the force of custom and the re-
luctance to shake 1t off.
ITO follow foolish precedents. and
wink
With both our eyes. is easier than to
think"
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little town of that name. AT the bat
tie of New Orleans this scene. indeli-
bly, impressed upon his memory In
childhood, came before him. by the
Eternal they will get taste Of Wax
haw!" he cried as the British fell be-
fore his men.
The battlefield is visited by thou
sands of persons every year. Many
of the old guns are set up and piles
of cannon balls are all about A part
of the famous redoubt has been re-
stored and is always an object of in
terest. The ruins of Packenham's
hendouarters are not far away. This
moss covered building has been
fenced off with barbed wire to pre-
vent the souvenir hunting tourist from
carrying away what remains of the
stones and wood.
Mothers Advice.
At one of these held In a Western
city few years ago one of the diners
instead of making the usual tiresome
regulation banquet speech simply
arose from his seat and read the words
spoken by Jackson's mother to her
son before she set out upon her err
rand of mercy to the prisoners at
Charleston, words which jackson
treasured up in his memory until his
death. Those who listened declared
them n classic of motherly advice, and
when the man sat down there was
absolute silence for n moment, after
which every man rose to his feet and
applauded. These words Of advice so
well worth following run thus:
Andrew, II I should not see
you again, wish you to remem-
Der and treasure up some things
l have already said to you. In
this world you will have to mako
your own way. To do that you
must have friends. You can mako
friends by being honest, and you
can keep them by being stead
fast. You must keep in mind that
friends worth having will in the
long run expect as much from
you as they give to you. To for
get an obligation or to be I'M
grateful for a kindness is base
crime-not merely fault or a
sin, but an actual crime. Men
guilty OF It sooner or later must
suffer the penalty.
In personal conduct be always
polite, but never obsequious. No
one will respect you more than
you esteem yourself. Avoid quar-
rels us long as you can without
yielding to imposition, but sustain
your manhood always. Mover
bring suit at law for assault or
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Of the King. Each maid was pre-
sented with silken gown as her re-
ward. All sorts of Leap Year tricks
were played by this famous jester
whose spontaneous wit was the talk
of the English Court Of the sixteenth
century. Even as late as the nine
teenth century Leap Year entertain
ments were held and women proposed
to men in public. Skating parties
where the women called for the men
and took them to the frozen ponds
were the fashion. The men gave ex-
hibitions CT skating after which pro-
posals OF marriage were in order
Sometimes the best skater had the
question popped to him half dozen
times. Leap Year balls and parties
were in vogue as well. and altogether
Leap Year in Merrie England In the
old days seems to have been a gay
twelve months.
According to a quaint book pub
lished in London in 1906 under the
title of Love, courtship and Mar
riage," the English seem to have
taken the Leap Year custom as an
unwritten law. for the author says,
"Albeit, it move become a part Of the
common lave in regard to social re-
lations of life, that as often as every
leap yeare doth return, the ladyes
have the sole privilege during the time
1t continueth OF making love. either
by wordes or lookes. as to them 1t
seemeth proper; and moreover. no
man will be entitled to the benefit OF
the clergy who doth in anywise treat
her proposal with slight or con.
tumely."
Another authority declares that 1t
is both Just and proper in case of a
refusal Of the lady's proposal that
she should be presented with a silk
draus This too seems to have been
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How Leap Year Came Into the Calendar
and How the Queer Custom Of Women
Popping the Question During That
Period Sprung From MYTH.
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lapse OF centuries and BIO quite n dis
turbing element in the division OF the
seasons. He decreed that the extra
day should como in February, the
sixth before the calends Of March
(sixtiles) and occur every four years,
and each fourth year was called bis
sextile. After while 1t was called
Leap Year. Just why It was given
that name Is not made clear In the
records except there Is n legend that
Father Time takes a leap after Feb
ruary twenty-ninth of the bissextile
year. After that date he leaps over
the day of the week on which 1t
would fall In ordinary years. Thus
Christmas came on Saturday in 1915,
but owing to this year being tho bis
sextile year Christmas skips over to
Monday instead Of coming on Sunday
us would be the order OF occurrence
in other than leap year. Children
born on February twenty-ninth have
few birthdays.
Origin OF Lear Year Wooing.
The origin OF the custom for women
to WOO. not to be wooed during Leap
Year, is traced back to legend of
St Patrick. AS the story runs. the
good man was strolling along the
shores Of Tough Neagh after having
driven "all the frogs from all tho
boys and banished all the varmits"
when he was accosted by st. Bridget
who, with tears and lamentations,
told him that dissention had arisen
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"LL time is reckoned by years,
months and days. all Of the
Protestant and Catholic ma
" lions now accounting what Is