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The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-18

devoutly hoping she has a prospective customer. Every gown in the window, and also those in the showroom are tried on until the salesgirls nerves are actually on edge, fatigued with fetching, putting on, straining to re- duce 3S-inch waist into 34-inch belt, pinning up, taking off, her eyes anx- iously on the clock, wondering if the young woman will be suited at last or if her precious time is likely to be wasted in the end She knows only too we'll that if she is unable to make sales. she will be discharged.
 When such customer calmly an- nounces at last, "I was just looking today; I will make up my mind and call again." brave is the salesgirl who can force q smile to her lips, retain her courteous manner and answer without tremor in her voice, q shall be glad to serve you when you come in again to buy" The average woman does not mean to be unkind or to reduce the salesgirrs weekly wage. She is simply careless. While it is a fact that the careful woman must search patiently, often, to be sure she is getting the value for her money which has been put together slowly for months-and try on many to secure the right one. yet she should be frank with the salesgirl, telling her she will buy if she finds something to suit at such and such price or that she is ivHfn ntvnp o% ,ot buying. No embargo will be placed upon her for looking about to her hearts content.
 It is subtle temptation to many a woman to behold herself arrayed in finery she never will own, before long French mirror. She thinks of the pie ture she made, dreams of it, covets 1t. plans, schemes, and, startling as 1t may seem it is the cause of her undo ing. She throws over the poor but honest young man who loves her for a wealthy elderly suitor whose gold, when she weds him. can buy her the sumptuous clothes which changed her from a merely good-looking girl into a royal beauty
 Salesworlen who have spent long years studying human nature in their occupation usually have unerring judg- ment in regard to possible customers or those who would uselessly waste their valuable time. They know when they are apt to be ruthlessly imposed upon and when women are in earnest in an attempt to make a wise selec- ton and purchase.
 The pretty young thing who is will ling to try on everything in the most expensive catalogue, regardless of cut. color, texture, price, time, is the sales girls terror
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-18

noticed that they are shaped to bag over the elbow and that the cuff Is cut to correspond with this shape.
 The narrow ruffles are made to stand out from the skirt by the cord ing at their hens. and they are fulled but original, showing an ingenious handling of the modes It presents many advantages to tho woman who may wish to remodel a dress made of a thin material, as voile organdie or marquisette. The small coatee of taf- feta and the taffe.a ruff1es will go well with these and with heavier materials, or the finer lace flounclngs may be used for the skirt.
 Ruches of taff-.a frayed out at the edges are used on many new models ir gowns and coats and on negligees. In light-colored chanseable taffeta the effect is very pretty when the edges are frayed and the box-plaited ruching made very full.
 Other silk will serve for coatee and ruffles in making a frock like the one pictured. The corded edges will give the right set to the ruffles, even in a soft silk or satin. in case one wishes to use material of this kind already on hand. But if new material is to be bought it might as we'll be taffeta; it's crispness Is an advantage
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-18
That Cold of Youra

Colds are now known to be due to a germ. When We get a cold it means that the cold microbes have gotten in. to our nose and throat and have found a suitable place in which to grow and multiply in the mucus which is given off by these tissues
 When our body is in prime physical condition this mucous covering of the nasal membranes does not afford the germs suitable food and harbor for development.
 In other words, the normally resist ant membranes of the nose and throat nave the power to destroy these and other kinds of germs. before they ac- quire a foothold within the deeper tissues.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-18

A little silk goes long way when t is rutfied four times about full skirt of crepe O. chiffon. The con- bination is a faYorite which achieves new triumphs in this elegant after noon frock. It has several small pe- culiarities that give 1t flavor entire y out of the ordinary. One of them is evident in the bodice which looks ike coatee of silk with drop shoul- 1ers, and another appears in the full ness of the corded ruffles and the way in which they are set on in two groups Between these groups, hardly discern ble in the picture. thers Is an added decoration. Bow-knot motifs of mar. row black lace insertion are set to the underside of the chiffon. since fashion refuses to countenance a lack of ornament where there is space to carry it.
 The coatee, or bodice, has a V- shaped neck and fastens to one side in double-breasted effect. Its peplum Is mere plaited frill at the sides and back headed by narrow belt of the silk which does not extend across the front. There are four small prettily decorated buttons of glass at the front. The sleeves of chiffon are long full puffs that reach below the elbow and they are set into a wide f1aring cuff finished with ruche It will be
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-18

in the coils at the sides or at the back They reach to the nape of the neck
 The small foundation or cushion made of hair is very practical help in hairdressing. New switches made in three parts prove very useful, also, as they are separable and the separate strands may be pinned in wherever re quired. Better results come from using small hair pieces rather than toe much, even when the natural hair is thin A little additional hair. if per. fectly matched, makes the pessessor ready for any occasion. The advan tage of the hair foundation rests ir the fact that it keeps the hair in place by supporting the coiffure.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-18
"I'm sorry,' He Gasped Feebiy.

"I'm Sorry" He Gasped Feebly. several occasions thereafter the young people met And they passed-that was all. Harry was beginning to grow desperate.
 It must have been three weeks after the first meeting that he was amazed to find the girl waiting for him when he entered his office.
 70 Mr Keene," she exclaimed, q am suffering so dreadfully from tooth ache. heard of you as very skill ful"-here she smiled at him-"and painless dentist. and 1 thought you could pull this tooth for me without hurting very much"
 A couple of minutes later she was seated in his chair, looking up at him wide eyes expressive of fear and ap- prehension. Harry's hand shook as he took the forceps in it.
 A quick investigation had showed him that the tooth must come out. The gum was infiamed, and there was danger of an Liberated jaw. And yet, in spite of his desire to alleviate pain, the young man could hardly bring him self to that act of sacrilege.
 He nerved himself with a strong effort, clasped the points of the forceps about the tooth. and pulled. A jerk, wrench, and all was over. He was holding a glass of water to her lips.
 And then came the discovery It came as a new spasm of pain crossed the girls face He saw the look of anger in her eyes. A glance convicted him.
 Harry Keene in his agitation had pulled the wrong tooth, She took the mirror from his help less hand and saw that the aching one was still there. It was the tooth next to it that he had drawn. She sprang to her feet.
 I'm sorry" he gasped feebly. Yes, so am I,' she retorted q shall tell my father about this and you'll hear from him."
 She was gone leaving him stunned and mortified. He knew that the story would be all over town that afternoon He would lose his patients, of course. He would have to leave Freeport Sim. mons, the rival, old-fashioned practi- tioner, whom he was displacing, would jeer at him when they met.
 And the girl-she would go to Sim mons. But that was nothing The fact remained that he, Harry Keene, who had graduated second out of his class, had made an absolutely inexcus able blunder inspired by the con. sciousness of the presence of the girl whom he loved.
 l That afternoon a couple of patients came in evidently they had not yet heard of the mistake Harry attended ! them in misery and sent them away | enthusiastic. On the following morn ing he expected a letter from MT Davis. But none came And, meeting | Simmons in the street, he was re
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-18

where cOnfections of pretty gowns are sold who does not wonder how she would look in such bewildering nnery. To many S u c h girl s t h e temptation to try them on comes with such persist ency--though they know they cannot afford to buy, be the price fifty dol lars or five-that they yield to the longing.
 The salesgirl Is only too eager to show the dresses
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-18
CLEVER PROMISES HE MAKES,

Golden opportunity is never offered twice
 Seize, then. the hour
 When fortune smiles and duty points the
 way,
 Nor shrink aside to 'scape the specter
 fear,
 Nor pause though pleasure beckons from
 her bower
 But bravely bear thee onward to the goal
 The average man contends that all is fair in love and war" but it is poor policy for a man to promise his sweet heart luxuries after marriage which he well knows he will never be able to give her. He is careful to keep from her the exact state of his finances. He tells her that she will not have to live with his folks or her own; that it is his intention to furnish a coZy little fiat, dovecote all their own, where she is to reign as queen that the place will be big enough for her father and mother, should she care to bring them in after while aye and for her little brothers and sisters too-knowing all the while that he hasn't laid by the first red cent fol housekeeping as yet and his salary oi twenty per week would have tc stretch out considerably to enable him to support her, leJ alone her family whom he never intends o provide for
 He promises her pleaLure trips ga lore, though aware they will never ma terialize-anything, everything that will keep her good humored and ir love with him. He thinks she will make the best of it after marriage and settle down to the inevitable-face the
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-18

warded with the same look of con | tempt and anger in place of the ex- pected malicious triumph. It was now a case of squaring his accounts and getting out of town be- l fore the blow fell He was too young 1 to be able to face the ridicule that would be his. He took apart his drill. and had just begun to dismantle all his apparatus when ring came to the door
 Two or three dollars would mean good deal to Harry just then. Harry waited-he waited until Miss Davis en- tered again.
 "Weu, I have come back to you,' she said petulantly, because it is choice between you and MT. Simmons, | and I suppose you are not likely to make the same error again. Why what have you done with your officer"
 'I was just packing up" he an- swered
 Packing up? Why?"
 Do you really wish me to see your tooth 2" inquired Harry. 'I made terrible mistake 1 shall do my best to atone for it financially, when l am able But meanwhile-I suppose l may l as well extract that"
 "Yes," she said, watching him put the chair together in a curious hesitat- | ing way. However, she did not hesi- | tate to sit down. Harry felt his hand | as steady as rock. q can save that tooth, anyway he | said Il didn't think it would be pos sible, but it is much better than yester- day Wait few moments
 Hastily he put his drill together. And then he did the best operation that he had ever done in his life. His fingers seemed guided by cold au- tomatism.
 q didn't hurt you?" he asked. No said the girl
 You'll have to come back tomorrow. I suppose l shall have to wait till to- morrow. It is the least I can do."
 Why, were you leaving town?" The girls eyes widened. You were leav- lL6 lONl DtCduoG Ol lLt He nodded in shame and misery. Yes, l was going to run away like a coward" he answered. You see, have ruined myself"
 But why?"
 Because a blunder like that is in excusable."
 But surely one patient doesn't mat ter" She looked at him with a new l understanding. You mean you thought you thought l would talk about it?"
 T understood your father" The girl laid her hand decisively on his arm. MT. keene, you took me too seriously" she said. Tt was a bad mistake, but you do me an injustice when you think I am going to ruin a man for thing like that I didn't tell my father, and l shall tell nobody So put your things together again and ! don't be foolish!"
 Harry, overwhelmed by tho sudden change in his prospects. found himself stammering many foolish reasons for the embarrassment that had caused his blunder, until the girl was suffused with bushes.
 T think, MT Keene, the trouble is you're too impetuous," she said, in pret- ty confusion.
 But on the next day she was willing to listen again, and the result was a warm friendship which eliminated. SIX months later, in a mistress in the | new home of one of Fraanort'o oi+; zens. And in his little old-fashioned office, Doctor Simmons smiled synical- ly to himself
 An, well! I guess I'll have to make the best of it." he said. The chan has come to stay"
 Copyright, 1916. by w. G. Chapnan1
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-18
Priscilla's Prayer.

little girl named Priscilla has A way or making up her own prayers to the Lord. One night she said (and her mother heard her saying it: My dear Lord, please make all my kind friends happy and healthy, and may they al. ways be nicely and neatly dressed"
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-18
How It Was,

Whats this, daughter? You let Mir. Flubdub, whom you barely know. kiss you" Now, mother, let's get this thing right. l didn't let him kiss me l merely let him try"
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-18
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TRIALS OF SALESGiRlS.

I pray you leave me now alone. You worked your will And turned my weary heart to stone Why haunt me still? Methinks l hear your voice the silenc
 fill--
 Why vex me still?
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-18

There Is scarcely a pretty girl who pauses before an alluring shop window
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-18

Seventy languages are said to spoken in the ancient city of Tifis, in Russia.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
HAYNES
 FARM PRODUCT

After consulting a Haines dl' rectory We find that a dispatch carried in yesterdays issue giviLs the credit of winning the All Alas ka Medal at a Seattle Fair to C. H. Alvey was error. It should have been Charles H. Anyway, the noted strawberry raiser at Haines.
 Mir. Anyway has experimented eX- tensivcly in the Haines soil and can show the best agriculturalistS and torticulturaHsts up when U comes t. putting a solid and perteNF product on the market. His e&' periments with corn in this be'5 has placed him in the limelight. Mr. Anyway supplies the Skagway. JH- neau and Gastineau Channel cities with bGs berries and ships quanti- ties tC the interior.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
ARTICLE TELLS
 OF RUSS CARE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Oct. 27-The uniform Of the Rus sian soldiers at the garrison of $ ka, Alaska, during the Russian occupation, consisted of a necktie, pants and cloak. These articles were turn5shed by the military com mander of Siberia; if the soldier needed more clothes he had to pay for them. h contrast, the Russian armies fighting on the eastern war front in Europe are the best clothed soldiers in the conflict.
 This information is contained in an article by c. L. Andrews on Alaska Under the Russians" ap- bearing in the October number of the Washington HistoIfca4 Quart er'r. just off the university press Professor Edmond s. Meany of the history department is managing editor of the magazine.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
F|ENDISH BANDIT
 LAYS DEEP PLANS

SEATTLE, Oct. 27 - Secretary Baker has issued a formal state meot saying that definite informa- ton hal been received by the war department, showing that Franc.s- co Vl.la, the most dangerous = bandit chiefs in Mexico, is planning 70 attack American troops stationed in Mexico and on the border line.
 The time of the attack has beeu set between now and election tim1 and is done solly with the purpose tc creare sentiment against the present administration policy :n Mexico. The war department hes been working on the information and will strengthen itself on thH border to prevent any surprises at the ~ands of the villianous MeXl- can desperado.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
TRADE TREATY
 HURTS BUSINESS

WA ,aINGTON, Oct. 26 - Big business all aver the country is be ginning to feel the effects of the trade agreement entered into be- tween the Allies. The agreement is hurting the Ameltcan business man. Protest and inquiries have been filed w'th the departments of commerce and foreign affairs in this city.
 Washington officials seem sud denly to have awakened to the fact tha4 the pact can be enforced af- ter tLe war closes and that Am erican goods will be practically forced off the market. The situa- tiou is indeed a serious and grave one with the United states com merce.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
ACTS
 MOVE MEXICO

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27-OffiSal reports reaching this city from the southern Republic informs the Mexican ambassadors at the White House that great uphhayal is eN- pectsd at any moment. The fam fly members of Prestdent Carranza, Oregon. TreYino, Huerta and Ma dero are now in San Antonio and 1t IS announced that Federal guards are protecting them from the bandiu dangers which exist in those com munities.
 A general wave Of rebelism seems to have swept all over the Repub- lie. It Is noticeable even in the extreme southern, portions of the Mexican domain. The torch of re- hellion is liable to be applied to the ilflamnrable plle of revolution at arr moment. Villa Is the nov ing force behsnd the movement.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
FIND
 JAGGED PEAKS

SEATTLE, Oct. 27 - Captain Colbert, of the coast geodetid sur Yev. operating in Alaska waters, mas arrived in this city, after spend- ing five months of steady work in the northern waters.
 During the summer months ha and his men located eleEenI pinnacle rocks off the southeasternI coast of AlasJq which are dangerous men aces to safe navigation. "It is a wonder that boats plying in those waters have not hit some of those jagged peaks" said MT. Colbert when telling press representatives, of their location.
 Gu. rain colbert will recommend to the light house service that the pinnacles be marked with buoys. over the locations. They are dan gerou, to shipping and Hives in. that he said.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
AMERICA BREAKS
 NEUTRAL LAWS

LONDON, Oct. 27 - The ques- tlou o' saving the victims of the U-53 ay Americans. off the coast of Nantucket short time ago has been hotly debated in the House of Commons. It was the majority opiaion of the British law makers tLa. tie United States committed an aci which broke the neutrality laws by their aiding the ill-fortun- ed victims of the British and Nor wegian ships.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
TEUTONS SINK
 l8O ALLIED SHIPS

BERLIN, Oct. 27 - Admiralty officials announce the destruction Of a hundred and eighty Allied ships during the month of septem- Der. Submarines Yers responsible for the sinking of over three fourths of the ships which found a water grave at the hands of the German sea commanders. The sub marine is proving a dangerous en- emv to the Allies.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
WILSON AFFIRNS
 NEUTRAL STAND

CINCINNATI, Oct 27 - Presi- dent Wilson in a speech in this c'ty last night plead that it was time for the nations to unite and preserve peace. "The present. war is the last one in which the Unit ed S'atcs will not be involved. The cirCling war eddies are strongly pulling the United States into the bubolirg pot of war and chaos, " saiG MT. Wilson.
 The United states has taken a neuhd, stand in this war and should maintain that stand. No thiag should separate us from the neutral position which we have talk ea unless it be to preserve our own nation and honor," he further added. He was wildly enchored by his enthusiastic auditors.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
MOW DOWN
 CHARGING MEN

PARIS, Oct. 27 - Failure has marked the fourth consecutive at telupt of the Germans to storm and take tle trenches in the Verdun, re- gions. The attacks were sharp and violent. French rapid fire guns moved the attacking columns down u&tn there was not enough. men les: ill the opposing regiments to charge the lines. Quietness pre- vans along the Yerdun front this mCrning but the Germans are mak- ing preparation to launch forth on ether attacks in that region.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
SHIP TORPEDOED
 BY SUBMARINE

LONDON, Oct. 27 - A torpedo pIercel the hull of the British mine sweep T, GnEsta, in the English Channel yesterday afternobn and seDt it tc the bottom of the chan nel. All of the officers and Bev- enteen members of the ships crew were lost in the sinking Df the destroyer boat.
 A German submarine ts suppos- ed to have fired from beneath the water at the mine sweeper and Bent t to the bottom. No word of warn ing or sign or signal was display cd b fore sending the ship to its doom.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
FLAMES LICK UP
 LARGE HOSPITAL

FARNHAM, Quebec, Oct. 27 - A gweeu ug fire wiped out the Hos pital f Gray Nuns in this city last niEh;. When the fire brcke out there were three hundred patients tn the big sanitarium. They were all saved but nineteen. Nineteen patients on the too. floor perished In tte flames.
 The fire IS believed to have start cd rom defective wiring. About nine ,'clcck the alarm was spread. Attendants rushed to the patients room and began to remove them. The elevators were soon clOgged up and it became necessary to lower them with ropes from the windows. Ambulances on hand immediately rushed them to cover and none of them are known to have suffered by t'e exposure.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
RUSHING
 ID R0UNANIA

LONDON, Oct. 27 - Aid is be- ing rushed to the war stricken Ru- manians by the Allies. Russian regiments are marching as fast as they can for the scene of action. Three big transports of British troops have passed thru the Straights of Gibraltar and are mak- ing fer the war zone. If Rumanla can hold out another two weeks the Allies hope to have sufficient men cn the field to stem the tide Of battle in their flavor.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
ARROS OFF EAST COAST

LONDON, Oct, 27 - Two huge acroplanes supposed to belong to the Teutons have been sighted off the eastern coast. They were traveliug southward.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
MASSIVE BRIDGE
 TORN DOWN

BERLIN, Oct. 27 - Rumanian leaders have destroyed the big bridge across the Danube river. It was the most pretentious public structure in the Balkans. Fear that the Germans would capture it and lead their troops across the r'ver lead to thedestruction. Heavy artillery has been mounted directly opposite the crOssign. The bridge cos. thousands of dollars to erect.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
RUSSIA FAILS TO NOTIFY

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 - Time has passed for the final decision of the Russian government on the stepping of imports into Russia. Munitions was the only article which was to have been allowed free entry into Russia. Until the United States Is notified, other ar ticles will be shipped.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS

BERLIN, Oct, 27 - Von Hinden berg, In an official message to the Kaiser states that in another fort night all of Rumania will be un- der German control.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
HUN GENERAL
 SNASHES FIELD

BERLIN, Oct. 27 - General Mackenseu is pushing the Ruman- fan forces back In the Dobrudja dis trtct. Practically every maneuyer stagt' under the direction of Gen. eral Mackensen has been suooess- fuI. RImanian generals are not able 70 check his terrific drives and hammerings.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-10-27
CONFERs WITH AMBASSADOR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27-James Watson Gerard, the American am bassador who watches the United States interests dn Berlin, called upon the German ambassador here this morning. They held a long conference.