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The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-29
SHE ANSWERED NAPOLEON.
And Her Brave Reply Subdued tho An
 gry Conqueror.

Napoleon, the rough and ruthless con Queror, considered women as of no i'm portance in national affairs, and he was always resentful of their interfer ence. But in at least one instance oi record, as a recent writer has pointed out, it was otherwise.
 When, after the battle of Jena, Napo leon entered Weimar he proceeded tC the palace of the duke to make 1t his headquarters. The fighting and plum dering in the town were not yet ovel when, toward evening, he entered the hall. As he did so the duchess, who had been waiting in .her apartment appeared at the top of the great stair case to greet him.
 "Who are youT he demanded rough ly, in surprise.
 "I am. the Duchess of Weimar," she replied, with dignity.
 q pity you" he cried fiercely. T am going to crush your husband!'
 The next morning when they met again he inquired. with brusQue dis pleasure:
 Madame, how could your husband be so mad as to make war against meT
 "Your majesty would have despiseo him if he had not" was the reply.
 "How so?" asked Napoleon.
 My husband has been in the service of the king of Prussia upward of thir' ty years," replied the duchess. Surely 1t was not at the moment that the king had so mighty an enemy as your majesty to contend against that the duke could abandon him."
 An answer at once so spirited, noble and tactful softened even Napoleon's arrogance. In the conversation that followed the duchess was able to secure promises of consideration for the duke and relief for the townSpeople. At the close of 1t the conQuerOr said to her. Madame, you are more worthy of re- spect than any woman I have known, You have saved your husband. I par don him, but remember 1t Is wholly oq your account. As for him, he Is bad casew
 That was merely Napoleon's opinion, The duke, at any rate, was properly ap' preciative of his duchess, for when the document that secured the independ' ence of Weimar was brought to him by French general he refused to take 1t into his hands, but said simply "Give 1t to my wife, the emperor in' tended 1t for her" - Youths Compan, ion.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-29
The Worlds Morst Psnman.

Most remarkable among execrable writers was John Bell, the barrister of whom Lord Eldon said to the prince regent that he was the ablest equity lawyer of his time, though he could neither read, write, walk nor talk" :" Bell was a cripple, and his Westmore- land accent combined with his stam- mer to make his speech unintelngible. The character of his writings appears from his own statement that he had three styles, one of which be could read, but his clerk could not, while the second was intelligible to his clerk, but not to himself. and the third baffled both of them.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-29
EVERY
 MORNING
A Bad Back is Generally Worse in The Morning. Alaska People Should Be Finding
 Relief

A back that aches all day and causes discomfort at night is usual ly worse !n the morning. Makes you feel as if you hadn't slept at all.
 You can't get rid of kidney back ache, until you reach the cause the kidneys.
 Doan's Kidney Pills are especial ly prepared for weakened or disOr- dered kidney-been gratefully re- commended by thousands.
 The following statement proves the merit of Deans.
 Mrs. J, Conneen, 445 Second Ave. saA Francisco, Cal, says: "The first symptom of kidney complaint in my case was backache. had a constant lame back and mornings I could hardly stoop over, I felt tired all the time and never seem ed to have much ambition. I didn't let myself get in bad shape be- cause I used Deans Kidney Pills and they cured me. The backache disappeared and felt better all arcund.n
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The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-29
EDITORIAL
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GETTING TOGETHER

The heads of the Seattle Cham ber Of Commerce from its birth have uniformly been men of affairs animated by broad public spirit and giving freely of their time and means to promote the interests of city, state and section. Judge Thom- as Burke is essentially that type of man. For two years and more, as president Of the chamber, he has been zealously enlisted in public ser vice and constantly at the public's call Alert to the duties of the po- sition, he has ever been mindful Of the community's needs and o6llga- tious and, with characteristic fore sight, often anticipated these needs. He is Q man of vision, a scholar, gentleman and has long occupied eminent rank as 0 first, if not the first, citizen of this commonwealth. 70 his influence and daily example oI fatr-mfndedness and readiness t0 see and hear both sides is due large ly the merger of our commer- ciaI bodies and the present gratify- ing reassertiou of the Seattle spirit of old. .ts
 The choice of A. J. Rhodes as the new president of the chamber Jypifies a gettogether spirit and is fully ia keeping with the rule of thus houoriug men of substantial position and standing He re- presents the business activities of the city and is admirably equipped to fill the position.
 Although the Chamber of Com merce has manifes:ly lacked popu- larity, due to divided forces in the city and Q consequent confusion Of effort, year after year it has had notable achievements to its credit. That it has been a constructive, upbuilding organization is impossibl of dispute or denial. If ft has not uCne all it might have done, at any rate jt has accomplished much in various directions. Concentration and unity under the amalgamation and reorganization will mean in creased public usefulness naturally. This is the brigh- promise of the new equation. And Seattle, for getting all past differences, should be prepared now to give a loyal, whcle-hearted and generous support to the consolidated body and so hasten and insure an era of great CT achievement for general good. = P-T
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-29
MOTION PICTURE ACTORS.
Coached in Emotional Expression by
 PhonograPh Music.

PhonograPh MUSIC.
 The lot of a movie star has Its hours of trial and tribulation, as we'll as Of satisfaction. The sharp call of the d. rector to register joy" or register terror or register any one of the thou sand and one human emotions which are displayed upon the film must be obeyed. whatever the emotion which happens to be uppermoSt In the actors mind at the moment. It is not easy always to have such facile command of the face. as Is demanded for this work, either from the camera artist or the worker in the Legitimate" and for the former 1t Is perhaps even harder than for the latter, since many of the acces- sories which go to throw the actor on the stage into the spirit of his work are absent in the studio. It cannot be easy to register longing in the midst of a babel of directors and property men and dIsengaged performers, with the camera grinding away in front Of one and a half dozen strange "sets" being noislly erected on all sides.
 To assist the actor in this thankless task the photograph has been called Into play. Picture the sweet country maid dreaming of her lover in a faroff land. The director tells her to look wistful. longing, melancholy or what YOU will. He gives the command "Go! which Is the signal for action, the talking machine Is started, and the strains of q Hear You Calling Me are heard. A sympathetic note Is struck in the heart of the actress, her facial expression Is indicative of the effect of the music, and the proper mood Is called forth.
 "We know how much music CD. hances the effect of the motion picture as presented in the theater," says the director responsible for this innova, tiou. "The audience does not often re- alize the importance of the musical accompaniment, but omit the music and they will feel the difference in moment" Philadelphia Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-29
MUSICAL MOUNTAINS.
Singing Cliffs In the Pyrenees and
 Roaring Sands In Hawaii.

Singing Cliffs In the Pyrsnees and
 Roaring Sands In Hawaii.
 In certain parts of the world are mountains and hills which are said by the natives to sing. In the Pyrenees certain cliffs emit plaintive sounds re- sembling the strains of harp. Two other cliffs In the same chain are called the "snorers." When the wind is ln the southwest they send forth pc culiar sound not altogether musical The faces of these cliffs are marked by deep gulHes, open in front, which may be compared to the pipes of an organ. At certain times a stratum of air, held between the cliffs and bordering trees, closes the openings while the wind blows freely between through the gull lies, or organ pipes, behind; hence the music that is heard.
 At the confluence of the Orinoco and the Rio Meta are granite cliffs which sing at sunrise. Humboldt refers to the phenomenon as the musical stones
 the Orinoco. The music is caused by le rush of the expanding air through lsSures partly closed by mica.
 Many more examples may be cited to show that nature makes use of prin- ciples which have been adopted by man in the creation of musical sounds. Nor are the musical sounds of nature for in Hawaii Is a sand bank fifty feet high which, when the hand is moved about in the loose sand, produces a sound. like that of a melodeon. It is said that if the observer slides down the bank on his back, dragging both hands in the sand, the sound becomes as loud as faint thunder.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-29
PASSING OF THE BUFFALO.
This Tragedy of the Fur Trade an Ao-
 eident of Civilization.


 Speaking of the buffalo, which is now becoming rare and which might have been saved for both food and game purposes, the author of Let Us Go Afeld," Emerson Hough, writes:
 "An the high grade well system atized butchery in which the beef trust did not play part ended only about twenty yeaEs ago. The Indians refuse to believe that 1t is ended. They pray to their leaders among the white men to take them north, far away, where the buffalo have gone.' Being told there is no such land, they take 1t out in praying for hereafter in which there shall be plenty of buffalo.
 ''The destruction of the buffalo was the tragedy of the fur trade. It was not so much blunder in commerce as 1t was an accident of civilization. The belt of the machinery of progress got loose when the railroads came and the engine raced There was a time of furry and unpreparedness when our transportation for the first time ran ahead of us. It was tine great plains railroads that killed of the buffalo.
 "We wiped the west of the earth, if not of the map. long ago, and now we seek to water its grave with national irrigation. The terms civilized and sav- age are, however, but relative, and there Is always some sort of balance struck between them. Continually we make war upon the wilderness, its pee pie, its creatures; yet, having done so' we covet again the wilderness, yearn for 1t, depend upon 1t and ape it even in our clothing. We may abolish the wilderness from the earth and from the map, but we cannot abolish 1t from our blood. It Is therefore mat ter of course after all that, having eaten the heart out of our cake, we shall manage to get along with the fragments left around the edge. We may pay a little more for the frag- ments than for all the rest, but We can afford ii. We are rich, rich!
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-29
Death of a Pearl.

Pearls are almost the only precious gems which are subject to decay, and this happens very rarely. When dis ease attacks a pearl it turns color and after a time crumbles away. The most valuable pearl ever known Is supposed to have become diseased. It belonged to a Russian millionaire who kept 1t carefully locked in a casket and re- fused to show 1t even to his most inti- msta friends. One day some jewel ex- perts prevailed upon him to let them see the precious gem. When he opened the casket he was dismayed to find that the pearl had been attacked by disease and was already changing color. Soon Cfterward a heap of white powder was all that was left of the jewel.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-29
Nero's FiddIinu,

The expression, or story, of Nero Adding while Rome burned had Its origin in the old story that the empe- TOT forbade the flames of Rome to be put out and went to high tower, where he watched his city burning and sang verses to his lute upon the burn ing of old Troy."-New York Times.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-29
How She Knew.

I'm sure that grocer of ours gives us short weight" said he.
 "No, be doesn't" said ma. "His scales are correct. l know they are. weighed myself on them this morning, and they showed that I am twenty pounds lighter than thought was."- Detroit Free Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-29

To love playthings well as child 10 lead an adventurous and hon. orable youth, and to settle, when the time arrives, into Q green and smiling age, is to be a good artist in life and deserve well of yourself and your neighbOr.-Steyenson.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-29

h these days of the H. c. of L., even a cows kick comes high. Jury in Seattle awarded S2OO to farm hand who was handed" Q touch o bossy's hoOf.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-29
PlentY of Pain,

From a boys essay: "Pain tells us that all is not right where the pain is. There are many kinds of pain, enough for every one to have some."-BostOn Transcript
The Washington times., 1917-10-24
Marquis Polignac
And Miss EuStis
Wed in Me9u York

The Marquis de Polignac, member
OF the French high commission, who
was married to Mrs. Nina Floyd Eus
tbs, in the Lady Chapel, of St
Patrick's Cathedral, in New York to.
day, has taken the residence 1720 II
street for the winter, and after q
short honeymoon will bring his bride
TO washington. >
7. Mrs. Eustis Is the widoY. OF James
Bfddle Eustfs, and the daughter OF
the late Walker Floyd Crosby, and
both families have been prominent in
New York society for generations.
The Marquis is the head OF one Of
the Oldest families Of France, and
came to America two years ago as q
representative of the Franch govern
ment, for the allied bazaar held IN
the Grand Central Palace, New York.
He returned to France last spring,
and again returned to this country
with Andre Tardieu, head Of the com
mission.
Several members of the French
High Commission were present at the
ceremony which was performed at
noon. NJ. Tardieu was best man and
the witnesses IOT Lne DTlocBTOOh WeEc
Maurice Cazenave, member of the
financial committee of the mission,
and Lieutenant the Marquis de Crequi
Montford de Courtivron. of the French
Military Mission, who married the
Princess Agnes de Polignac, cousin OF
the Marquis.
Thomas Hitchcock accompanied the
bride to- the altar, where the mar
rIage, followed by a mass, was sol
emnized by Monsignor Lavelle, rector
of the Cathedral. Joseph Bonnet
played the organ during the mass and
there were violin solos by jacques
Thibaut
The wedding was celebrated simply
owing to war conditions. There was
no reception, as the Marquis and his
bride left Immediately after the cere
mony for their wedding journey.
Mrs. Richard H. Booth. wife OF Lieu
tenant Booth. U. S. N, is making ar
indefinite stay with her mother, Mrs
Mary z. Moore. Mrs. Booth, who was
Miss Doris Moore. passed the summer
in New York. Philadelphia, and At
lantic City. She hopes to be able tc
Join her husband shortly.
Mrs. NJ. Orme Wilson is in New
York for a few days.
The Washington times., 1917-10-24

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$3.50.
The Washington times., 1917-10-24
STRATEGY.

First sportsman-Come an ave gime
at cricket. kid.
Second Sportsman-Cant; gotter 30 70
school.
First Sportsman-Wen. go an Wasn
ver face an the teacher'u fink yer Ill an
send yer 'ome.-Passing Show.
The Washington times., 1917-10-24
ALL D. c. CITIZENS
SOCIETIES TO HOLD
Die DkIIIEe T0DkV
UIu WLLILU iUUHt

Virtually every citizens associa-
ton in Washington will hold a patri-
otic rally this afternoon or tonight
in the interest of\bond sales. Promi.
nent speakers will address practically
every meeting, and subscriptions for
the bonds will be taken up as the
finale.
This afternoon at 1 o'clock, the
West End citizens will meet at the
Circle Theater, 2105 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, with T. W. Sid.
well and Charles W. Darr as the prin.
eipaI speakers.
The North Capitol and lexington
Citizens Association will hold big
community rally at the Emery School
Lincoln and Prospect streets north
east, at 1915. Commissioner Brown
low and Colvin Brown will address the
meeting.
VIII Deliver Bonds.
Cashiers from two banks will be on
hand at the Northeast Temple
Twelfth and h streets northeast. &c
deliver the bonds actually sold. This
meeting will be under the auspices
Of the Northeast Washington and
East End Citizens associations from
5 to 9 D. m, with A. E. Seymour
Charles W. Darr, and E Hilton Jack
son as the speakers.
North washington's rally will bt
held at the American Theater, Rhode
Island avenue and First street north
west, at o'clock.
rnrfn hold hfR naFQd(
In which It Is expected that fully
1000 persons will take part. ArtIl'
lerymen from St Asaph, cavalry from
Fort Myer, the school children OF th'
city, the fire department, home de
The Washington times., 1917-10-24
THE CITY'S SOCIAL SIDE
Miss SgviH To
Be Bride Of
LP. Warbarq

OF great interest to society in this
city Is the announcement Of the en-
gagement Of Miss Katherine Faulk-
ner Swift. daughter OF Mrs. Samuel
Swift, OF New York. and James Paul
warburg. only son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul N. warburg, OF Washington and
New York.
Mr.. warburg Is q graduate of Har-
yard. class OF 1e. finishing in three
years with honors. at the age Of nine
teen. He belongs to the Harvard
Club Of New York. Last June he
Joined the naval reserve, and is now
with the marine aviation corps at
Norfolk, Va. @
His father Il. governor Of the Fed
eral reserve. being appointed to the
board by President Wilson. Prior to
this he was a member of the banking
firm OF Kuhn. Loeb 4 Co, and dfrec-
tor OF many banks and Industrial cor
porations. Last June the degree OF
doctor OF commercial science was con-
ferred upon him by the New York
University In recognition OF his serv-
Ices TO the United States Government
In connection with finance. He is a
brother OF Felix N. warbnrg. the
banker, OF New York
Miss Swift is the daughter OF the
late Samuel Swift, O noted musical
!, and art critic, who died In July, 1914
She has inherited her musical taste
and talents from, her father, and ap-
peared as the pianist at the recital
given on Monday evening by the
Edith Rubsl Trio at Aeolian Hall. In
New York, an organization Of young
women that has made a name for it,
self IN New York, and was very ia
vorably mentioned.
Miss Swift was graduated last year
from the Institute of Musical Art
with high honors. Her mother was
formerly Miss Ellen Mary Faulkner,
OF Leicestershire, England. Her
father was for many yeats with the
Evening Mail as musical and art
critic. He was one OF the founders
OF the New Music Society OF America
No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
Mrs. Paul NJ. warburg. who has
been In New, York for several days.
! will return TO Washington tomorrow
| evening. she Is spending To-Day anu
tomorrow in Bryn Mawr with her
daughter, Miss Bettina Warburg, en-
route home. Mr.. and Mrs. Wsrburg,
who occupied the residence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. GIrvin Peters. in Edgemoor.
/ Nd, during the summer, are now at
their home in Eighteenth street
Mrs. Robert Patterson has issued
invitations to a large reception at her
home in Dupont Circle on Saturday,
November 10, at 5 o'clock, following
the marriage Of her niece, Miss Ruth
Raymond Patterson, TO Lieut.. Melville
I W. F. Wallace, u. S. A.. only son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh C., Wallace and
grandson OF the late Chief Justice of
the Unit(d States, Melytlie W. EULER
The n4friage esfemoE,s whict WIN
be witnessed only by a small family
party. win take place atthe home OF
the brides mother, Mrs Raymond
Patterson, 1909 Kenyon street. The
bride-elect, who made her debut two
years ago, is the only, daughter OF the
late Raymond Patterson, OF Chicago
and Washington
The Washington times., 1917-10-24
Mrs.. Glasgow Returns.

Mrs. Arthur Graham Glasgow. who
spent the greater part of the summer
at Hot Springs, Va, has returned
home, and is at her residence, 17oe
Eighteenth street. She will give up
that house about December IS, when
she will take possession OF the house
at 1927 X street, occupied new by
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome N. Bonaparte.
Mr.. Glasgow. who is in Roumania
on a Red Cross mission, hopes to reach
home some time in December. 1t
took him two months to make the
journey to that country.
The Washington times., 1917-10-24
Dr.. de Cespedes Is
Luncheon Guest of
Fifth Avenue Men

DR.. Carlos Manuel de cespedes, the
Cuban minister to the United States,
with DR.. Joaquin r. Torralbas. first
secretary OF the legation. left Wash
ington yesterday afternoon for New
York. DR.. de Cespedes was the
honor guest at a luncheon given to-
day by the Fifth Avenue Association
at the Bfltmore Hotel. DR.. de Ces-
pedes and DIR. Torralbas. who are
staying at the ST. Regis Hotel. will
return to Washington tomorrow
evening y -
The Chief Justice and Mrs. White,
the Japanese ambassador. Mr., Aim
arc Sato, and the Belgian minister,
Baron Cartier de Marchienne, each
with a party Of friends, are expected
to be present at the concert at
Radseher,s this evening by the War
Relief Chorus. when Mrs. Lawrence
Towusend's new song. Belgium For
ever" will be heard for the first time
here The words were written by
her daughter, Miss Yvonne Town
send. who spent part OF her child
hood in that afflicted country when
her father was United States minis
ter there. The chorus Is under the
direction of r. Mills Silsby, who is
native Englishman. A distin-
guIshed audience will greet the
singers, many going from small din
ner parties.
Miss Drake To Lecture.
Miss Alice Hutchins Drake will
speak on The World in Action" to.
morrow morning in the suite occu
pied by the Teachers Club, the Ber'
~ & whitmore building. Follow.
ing this review of current history
Miss Drake will discuss historic
Washington under the title "Wash'
ington Vignettes."
Mrs. Mccormack I'm New York.
Mrs. Medill Mccormack Is at the
RItz-Carlton in New York for an in
definite stay.
Mrs. McEwen Pruyn and her daugh
ter, Mrs. Ralph Goldthwaite have
taken an apartment at 24OO sixteenth
street. Major Goldthwaite is IL
France.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Baker are
receiving congratulations on the birth
OF a son born Sunday evening. Mrs
Baker was formerly Miss Marjorie
Russ.
The Washington times., 1917-10-24

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those who have learned to use Stuart's
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red rash of dyspepsia Try these
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The Washington times., 1917-10-24

Black Fox Scarfs, made in
straight, curved or cape effects;
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