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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17

women didn't try to look young for
the benefit of other women or of
men.
THE fact is, they know they ale
only as young as they look"
| agree with him. It's the psyche
logical effect we are after. We want
our feelings and our appearance to-
correspond. Ope reacts on the other.
The boundary line between youth
and age is a purely theoretical one.
| have never met a healthy woman
or man, with a well occupied mind,
of any age who admitted that he felt
old. When people say they feel old,
they are either i'll, or disappointed,
or unhappy. But if those causes
which depress their spirits are re-
moved, and they are restored to
health, they will Immediately deny
any feelings of age. 1t appears to be
a purely illusory state, something
that no normally healthy, mentally
active person has ever experienced.
Why should there be the outward
appearance of it? A few days ago L
saw a woman come in from u morn
ing ride. AS she stood on her lawn in
the brilliant sunshine she looked like
girl-and she is a grandmother!
How do you do it?" l asked her,
and then seeing her puzzled look
added: Stay always at twenty-five?'
II don't do anything" she laughed.
"I just feel it,"
I'VE grizzle every day; I see no
need of it," / quoted. The bother
about Emerson is that he has said
about everything there is to say so
much better than any one else can.
"Ah," she said. "he has not only
asked the question, supplied the an
swer, but given the receipt Also And
she in turn quoted:
"'Work of his hands.
He nor commendS or grieVes;
Speaks for itself the fact.
AS unrepenting Nature leaves
Her every act
THE things that age us are worry
and fret" she continued, and NOR
bid introspection, and indulging IN
grievances, and looking at life from
the tragic standpoint and alawsy hark
ing back to the past. These are all
uglifying. The beautifying processes
are: Forget, Forgive, Ignore, Re-
ioice.
when any one does the best he
| can at the time, why worry because
it is not better? Anything that hap
pened yesterday is quite unimport-
| ant to-day. Why take yourself or any
body else so seriously? The game, no
matter what it is, is only worth. while
when you're playing for the fun oil
it,"
The old mot, that no woman is
worth looking at after thirty, OIL
worth talking to before, belongs tc
the early Victorian period, wher
women put on caps at forty and pre-
pared to sit by the chimney corner
for the rest of their lives; although
on second thought, there might have
been a method in their madness. The
chimney corner must have had 1T
compensations in the days before
steam heat.
The romances of the period con
tain gems like these: Her twenty
seven years showed in her lined ant
faded face" and "she was an ageC
woman, fast approaching fifty"
Talk about the speed of our times
Life certainly went at gallop il
those days. They permitted 81 woman
no time at all to get accustomed t.
the first two of the three arbitrar.
divisions-youth, middle age, ole
age. But she had nice, long olt
age.
l can remember the old ladies VIII
) gathered in my grandmother's sit
ting room every afternoon. The.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17

door to let in Mrs. .Selfridge and
Mrs. Mallory.
The latter lady, Paris-shod and
gloved, shook hands smilingly with
the Scotch Canadian. "Of course
we're intruders in business hours,
though you'll tell us we're not"
she suggested. I've just been read
ing the Transcontinental Magazine.
A writer there says that you are a
highway robber and q gambler. l
know you're q robber because all
the magazines say so. But are you
only a big gambler
He met her raillery without the
least embarrassment.
Sure 1 gamble Every time I
take a chance I'm gambling. So
does everybody else. We've got to
take chance sto live"
How true, and l never thought
of it," beamed Mrs. Selfridge.
What a philosopher you are, Mr..
Macdonald"
The Scotsman went on without
paying any attention to her effer-
vescence. I've gambled ever since
[ was a kid. | bet / could cross
Death valley and get out alive. That
time l won. | bet 1T would RAIN
down in Arizona before my cattle
died. [ lost. Another time l took
a contract to run tunnel. In my
bid [ bet I wouldn't run into rock.
My bank went broke that trip. When
! [ Joined the Klondike rush l was
backing my luck to stand up. Same
thing when I located the Kamatlah
field. The coal might be a poor
quality Maybe 1 couldn't interest
big capital in the proposition. Per-
haps the government would turn
me down when L came to prove up
l was betting my last dollar against
! big odds. When l quit gambling II
| will be because I've quit living.
"And I suppose I'm a gambler
| too?" Mrs. Mallory demanded will
! a little tilt of her handsome head.
"Of all the women 1 know yol
are the best gambler. It's born II
| YOU"
Mrs. Mallory did not often indulge
in the luxury of a blush, but 'sh'
changed color now. This big, blum
man sometimes had an uncann
| diVination. Did he" she asket
herself. know what stake she wa
gambling for at Kusiak?"
(To be Continued)
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childs under an agreement by
which he was to receive one-eighth
of the stock of the company formed
TO work the mines. The entries had
been made, the fee accepted by the
land office and receipts issued. r In
course of time Macdonald had ap-
piled for patents.
Before these were issued the maga-
zines began to pour in their broad
sides. and since then the papers
had been held up.
The conscience of Macdonald was
quite clear. The pioneers in Alaska
we're building out of the Arctic
waste a new empire for the United
States, and he held that fair gov
ernment could do no less than offer
them liberal treatment. To lock up
from present use vast resources
needed by Alaskans would be mis-
taken policy, a narrow and perverted
application of the doctrine of con-
servation. The territory should be
thrown open to the world. If Capi-
tai were invited in to do its share
of the building, immigration would
flow rapidly northward. Within the
lives of the present generation the
new empire would take shape and
wealth would pour inevitably into
the United States from it's frozen
treasure house.
The view held by Macdonald was
one common to the whole Pacific
coast. Seattle, Portland, San Fran
cisco, were unit in the belief that
the government had no right to
close the door of Alaska and then
put a paddock upon it.
Feminine voices drifted from the
outer office. Macdonald opened. the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17
Fashions of To-Day By May Manton

There is no prettier, more be-
coming, more graceful scarf than
this simple straight one. You
can make it of fur or of fur cloth
or of velvet or of fancy ma
terial as you like. Velvet is
exceedingly well liked and makes
a very handsome set and the fur
plushes are very beautiful and
are being extensively used to
supplement the genuine skins.
There are wonderful ribbons on
the market, too, that are being
utilized for all such accessories
when they are designed for the
theatre and for restaurant din
ners and occasions of such sort.
You can use some of those rib
bons to get really sumptuous
effect. The scarf is just a per-
fectly straight one and for
warmth it should be lined with
something soft that will drape
effectively, and for interlining
you can use the wool wadding
that is always light as we'll as
warm. The muff is in barrel
shape of moderate size and both
are so simple that any woman
who can handle the needle need
not hesitate to undertake them.
For the making will be needed,
I58 yards of material SO or "A
inches wide.
The pattern, No. o6Io is cut
in one size. 1t will be mailed
to any address by the Fashion
Department of this paper on
receipt of ten cents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17

probably were not very old, no older
in fact, than the women who dance
and skate and ride and play golf and
tennis to-day. But they inspired in
my childish soul a profound distaste
for the winter of life.
They all wore black silks or bonn
zaZines and long, black, crepe wells
depended from their bonnets. These
they threw very carefully over the
backs of their chairs. Their faces
were wrinkled and solemn and they
never spoke of anything cheerful.
They usually discussed the doctrinal
points of last Sundays sermon or
scheduled the activities of the Mis-
sionary Society or commended or
criticised the way of the last funeral
had been conducted.
My eyes always turned for rest to
a Quaker relative, who sat composed
and serene, making a witty remark
now and then, or putting in an anus
ing anecdote. She was so attractive
in her silver-gray silk dress, with
! lovely brown hair bound around her
head, brilliant brown eyes and a
complexion like an apple blossom.
The other old ladies looked at her
grudgingly. They whispered among
themselves that it was hardly nice
for her to hold her looks so we'll at
nearly sixty, certainly frivolous, even
thought indecorous, if not actually
! immoral.
I was stopping over night at the
house of a friend not long ago when
at a late hour feminine conference
one of the women began complaining
of her complexion, and another was
candid enough to say:
your skin would be all right If
| you took care of it,"
Took care of it?" repeated the
other, surprised and aggrieved
What more can 1 do? I'm so care
! full of what 1 eat. l never touch
sweets, or rich pastry, or hot cakes
| or any of the things / really love.
exercise strenuously, and 1 certainly
scrub my face well with soap an6
water"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17

Are Discussed
How old is she?

How old is she?
She is in these days as old as she
looks. 1t becomes more and more i'm
possible to tell a woman's age. She
has padlocked the family Bible, ter
rorized garrulous contemporaries,
put the lid on birthdays, and reduced
the candles on the birthday cake to
sixteen, and there they stand.
When man started out in search
of the fountain of eternal youth he
failed. In the bright lexicon of wom-
an there is no such word as fail. She
never weighs the pros and cons, the
impossibilities or possibilities. She
wants something; she goes and
gets It.
/ read an interview with play
wright recently - Edward Childs
Carpenter, 1 think-and he made the
remarkably true statement that
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17
The
Yukon Trail
(Continued)
BY William Macleod Raine

Good enough, Wally. I'll trust
.you. But remember, this fight has
Reached an acute stage. No more
&snistakes. The devil of it is we
never seem to land the knockout
bunch. We've beaten this bunch
'ef reform idots before Winton, te-
fore the Secretary of the Interior,
before the President and before
Congress. Now they're beginning all
ever again. Where is it to end?'
'This is their last kick. Probably
#iuttenchild agreed to it so as to
n ct the party go before the people
4 at the next election without any
apologies. Entirely formal investi-
cation. I should say"
This might be true, or it might
not. Macdonald knew that just now
he American people, always impul-
Five in its thinking, was supporting
stronGly the movement for conserva-
ion. A searchlight had been turned
ipon the Kamatlah coal fields.
The trouble had originated in a
department row, but it had spread
until the Macdonald claims had be-
eome a party issue. The officials of
he land office, as well as the ma
ional administration, were friendly
O the claimants. They had no de-
sire to offend one of the two larg
,st money groups in the country
But neither did they want to come
o wreck on account of the Gut
|enchilds. They found it impossible
o ignore the charge that the en-
ries were fraudulent and if con-
ummated would result in a whole
ale robbery of the public domain
Superficial investigation had been
hade and the claimants white
Washed. But the clamor had per-
listed.
The facts were simple enough,
Macdonald was the original pro-
noter of the Kamatlah coal field.
lie had engaged dummy entrymen
o take up 160 acres each under
he homestead act. Later he in
ended to consolidate the claims
nd turn them over to the Gutten-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17
Harmless Means
of Reducing Fat

Many fat people fear ordinary
means for reducing their weight
Here is an extraordinary method. Ex-
traordinary because while perfectly
harmless no dieting or exercise are
necessary. Marmola Prescription
Tablets are made exactly in accord
ance with the famous Marmola Pre-
scription. A reduction of two, three
or four pounds a week is the rule
Procure them from any druggist or If
you prefer send 10 cents to the Mar
mola Co, S64 Woodward Ave, De-
troit, Mich, for large case.-Adver-
tisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17

The first woman's only answer was
to dip a piece of antiseptic cotton
in cold cream and rub it over her
friends face. Then she mercilessly
held it out for inspection.
Your face is dirty" she said cool
ly. your are motoring on dusty
roads all the time. Soap and water
won't really clense the face. You've
got to use a good cold cream which
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17
certain is made of vegetable

you are certain is made of vegetable
oils"
Alas, there seems to be no choice
between unceasing vigilance and
"grizzling" every day. But we might
as we'll face it philosophically. Life's
a struggle anyway.
In short, this question of keeping
old age at bay seems to be a COM
bination of proper mental attitude
and efficient grooming.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-18
4 MINE OF EPIGRAMS
0Kansas City Star)

thaHSdS oity SldT)
 No single poem in the English lan- guage perhaps has contributed so many lines that have passed into currency of quotations of Gray's famous Elegy It is a veritable mine of epigrammatic nuggets that have enriched the lan- guage of orators and writers and be- origin is almost forgotten. and they come such familiar property that their seldom now receive the credit of even quotation marks. Here are a few of them that will be recognized as old friends:
 The short and simple annals of the poor''
 Rich with the spells of time"
 "The paths of glory lead but to the grave"
 And freeze the genial currents of the soul''
 Full many flower is born to blush unseen and waste it's fragrance on the desert air
 Some mute. inglorous Milton here may rest, some Hampden guitless of his country's blood"
 Hands that the rod of Empire might have swayed"
 'rhe applause of listening senates to tommand''
 'The noseess tenor of their way" Far from the madding crowds ig- noble strife"
 Even in our ashes live their wonted fires.s'
 A youth to fortune .ahd fame un- known"
 ''ro wade through slaughter to a throne
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-18
FINE DISCRIMINATION.

That fine demonstration on the part of the Juneau by a majority of than five to one and those of Douglas by about to consented that
 licenses to sell liquor should be extended Jan uary l. It was by expression of the sentiment of the voters the question prohibition Juneau and Douglas gave prohibition large majorities last fall They voted very strongly in favor of closing the saloons January 1. 1918 Yesterday they voted by larger majorities in favor of permitting to until that time the date by referendum and the law of Congress for their closing It was an exhibition of disposition to be fair The are against ssdoohs, but they not seeking vengeance against those engaged in thesbusiness
 The prohibitionsts made effort to poll heavy dry voe They realize that their fight in Alaska has been and they showed the disposition to cooperate in making easy the readusment that must come with the extingushng of important business those who have not been prohbitionists. Many of the votes that cast for the yesterday voted by men and women who in principle and cast largely by those who believe it be a duty to give expression to the principle of prohibition matter what the consequences think that price is too great pay for what they believe be right With them the Empire has quarrel, notwithstanding that it differs with them They are among those who have fought the hard, long fight pioneering the way for the salooness age which has come to more than half of the United States and bids fair become the law of the nation within few years
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-18

who labor for it's accomplishment serving the common people of Alaska That is plain that with an iota of brain power would attempt to dispute it except for the purpose of deceving. It is plain that it convicts unmitigated demagogues those who shout "conspirators," "intriguers petty politicians and machine at those who co-operat- ing effort to secure it.
 Progress cannot be served in Alaska by supporting those who simply strive for office and offer nothing, except nasty names" for those who oppose them, in support of themselves. and who adopt donothng policy when they successful in securing the offices The making of commonwealth is real work.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-18

{ Anchorage Democrat.)

That the great Interior of Alaska is soon to feel the benefits of the Government railroad and to share in general of prosperity, resulting from this source, is patent to all and those who were skeptical regarding the sincerity of the Government in making their plans include the Interior are now silenced and have become good boosters.
 Commissioner Riggs is devoting his entire time and attention in endeavorng to connect the town of Nenana
 coal fields proper before the icy winds of win begin blow and, that the tremendous freight shipments for the Commission beginning to arrive at Fairbanks the result of the appropriations be- coming available the first of July there is assurance this time that his efforts will meet with and the coming of the Broad Pass region will have ample fuel supply for the winter
 Commissioner Riggs on his last trip into Fairbanks, expressed his opinion favorably for the commencement construction work from the town of Nenana toward the Fairbanks end which that the city of Fair banks will have plenty of coal during the of the very early spring. matter of much importance to- not only the city of Fairbanks but all the rich creeks adjacent The question of fuel has always been one for the residents and operators in this section of the great Interior and that the build ing of the railroad has solved the problem, the good old days should return with bringing with them flow of the yellow dust with which the history of this portion of Alaska has been brilliantly written.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-18
Luke McLuke Says


 When a small boy says that he went il swimming twice on a hot day he means that he was in all morning and all afternoon with an interval for his lunch.
 The Prohibitionst who never touches whishey except to cure cold always has q cold.
 he'll take up the matter when the tirae comes, he means that he isn't going to bother any more with it.
 Any man who has six-cylinder case of rheumatism wonders why the news papers waste space printing the fore casts of the weather bureau.
 When a woman is dressed she will plac', more faith in little safety pin and hook and eye than a man would in a paddock and chain.
 Why is it that a dame who is living with her fifth husband thinks it is up to her to indignate about Mormonsm and tell how perfectly terrible it must be to be the wife of a Mormon.
 A woman can have six pairs of scissors scattered all around her when she is sewing. But that won't pre- vent her from biting the thread off with her teeth
 People seem to be so afraid to use them that they give you an impress sion that they must imagine that kind words cost more than the other sort One of the most foolish ways of vast
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-18
THE PRocREssIvEs IN ALASKA.

The people of Alaska must make any mistake the progressive principle in this Territory by those citizens who working with Delegate Sul ger to bring government to the people of the Territory It is not represented by those who are shouting ma chne intrigue conspiracy but are not earnestly aggressively urging constructive program for Alas ka. No who does not offer the people some tan gibIe program for development has right to inter fere with progressive program.
 Delegate 1Sulzer and those who working with him endeavorng to secure for the people of this territory the power to their affairs That would destroy the magic powers of the lobby ngton would bring the government the people in such way that they would know what is gong and they could act accordingly
 This is the essence of progressiyeness and those
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-18
ALASKAN EXPORTS.
Steward Gatewayl

Steward Gateway)
 The greatest trouble with Alaska in an economical sense is that it exports too much material and spends too much money in other ways outside The government is cruising for pulp wood and let us hope that when the time to make the pulp the wood will not be shipped outside but will be factured into the finished product right This will make the pulp cheaper and will keep the in the Territory The hope holds good with respect to the manufacture of aeropanes from Alaskan In buying goods outside merchants have buy from middemen very often, from commission men and fishermen have to sell to middlemen of getting more of the benefit of the final price of the fish Even our copper ore is shipped outside and smelted Our furs are shipped out in the state and treated side. Hundreds of other drains could be mentioned but they are mostly unavoidable in rather remote and new country. although the could aid quite bit in stopping this drain by building it's own shelter it's pulp mill and in other ways. Indeed
 the United States wants another empire added to it quickly it will pay more attention to such facts
 The importance of having pulp, for instance factured here instead of merely shipping out the timber is shown by figures of the paper and wood pulp in dustry The value of that product in the United is two hundred and sixyseven million dollars annually and the value added by the manufacture hundred and two million
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-18

ing time is to have a grudge and keep it in good working order.
 A man can feel resigned and try to get through the world the face and the shape he was born with. But a woman is never satisfied with what Nature gave her.
 A fool man doesn't know the differ ence But when a woman goes to a party she can tell you just how many women are wearing made-over dresses.
 W hen a man sees some of the babies he used to know who are carrying ba- bes of their own he begins to realize that he is getting old.
 The statesmen of the past were born ia leg cabins. And the statesmen cf the future will be born in tenements
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-18
JUST FALSE, THAT'S ALL

The delegate contest is taking several new
 turns. Suzer has abandoned his contention
 that Jennings had right to throw out Bristol
 Bay precincts account of irregularities and
 is charging fraud-Dispatch
 It would be, an insult to the memory of Richard Adams Locke to refer to that man-bat. It is toe coarse It simply is unaduterated unmitigated fab rcaon uttered not to inform the people but to mis- lead them. Not only do Delegate Sulzer and his ad ,isers believe that Judge Jennings absolutely right in holding that the ballots used in the Bay pre- cncts wholly void but they fortified in their position by such authorities in high place Senator Walsh of Montana usually regarded probably the best lawyer in the Senate. and Senator Rhode Island. the latter Republican Senator who judge for years before he was Senator. These, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. heard the three hours argument of Wickersham in his fight against the confirmation of Judge Jennings and them told Wickersham that Judge Jennings right. and supported by the best of authorities
 But in addition to that the representatives of Dele gate Sulzer believe that hundreds of illegal counted for Wickersham in the out-oftheway points, and since the latter has started contest they are showing that Delegate Sulzer only elected but that he had large plurality of the legal voters the Territory