The daily Alaskan., 1917-07-09
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Wise is the man who declines to take his troubles too seriously.
 Japan has a wireless system which Is extensive and complete.
 The alien population of New York state is estimated at 8,0O0,O0O.
 The rail journey from Constantinople to Bagdad requires ffty-four hours,
 A woman can make a fool of almost any man if nature doesn't get the start of her.
 The American botanist Asa Gray could instantly recall the names of 25,OOO plants.
 sarah-When married you I thought you were a brave man. John-So did everybody else
 Some kinds of antelope can make leap of thlrty-slx feet in length and ten feet in height
 I made all my money by never buy ing at the bottom and never selling ae the top.-Lord Rothschild.
 To the minds of most people educa- tion and pleasure are mutually eIclu- siYe ideas.-Herbert Spencer.
 The debtor of Siam after three months may be seized and compelled to work out his indebtedness.
 Mrs, Parker-Ow new cook has learned all my ways. Parker-DOn't worry. She may improve.-Life.
 Papa. what is the difference between a sanitarium and an asylum?"
 About S1OO a week."-NeW York Times.
 The cost of the first Mexican war to the United States, exclusive of pen sIons, was from S130,0OO,oO0 to Sl6O,- 100000
 A prominent and successful New York state physician recommends car rots daily in some form in the diet Of bis patients.
 Asphalt, which was known to the ancients, Is said to have been em- ployed as a binder in masonry by the Babylonians.
 It's all right to lay something by for & rainy day. but don't invest all the money you have in umbrellas.-Phila- delphia Record.
 There Is an old adage which runs, "Who wears a blackstone, be life short or long. will meet all danger brave and wise and strong"
 4 brilliant and permanent green dye can be produced from the juice of the stalk and leaves of nettles. It Is some times used to dye wooien materials.
 Bananas are fit to eat as soon as they have lost all their green color and remain it, no matter how black they may be, as long as the skin is unbrO- ken.
 Some people give a dime to @ good cause and then when dollars do not flow back to them think something is wrong with the hde.-Christian Her aid.
 There Is much value In the sunhower as a plant Its seeds make fine food for live stock. its oil Is equal to the best linseed, and its stalks are good as fuel.
 Of course you needn't take our ad- vice if you don't want to, but if you live in a glass house you ought to build a high board fence around lt-Dallas News.
 When fish of the deep sea chase their prey or rise for some reason high above the ocean bed the gases Of their swimming bladders expand and they become light.
 A guest of a Fifth avenue CNew York; hotel that boasts you can get anything you want there called for a best man for his wedding and the hotel provided one in i've minutes.
 Don't you think that young folks ought to be taught how to spend moneyT
 "Humph! I see you never sent boy of yours to college. Ameri- can
 i've been hugging myself to dis traction ever since dad gave me a pearl necklace for my birthday"
 If you need any assistance you know where to come for it"-Town Topics.
 Don't conclude that a new authors book has made a great hit" says crit ic, "just because he has had hair cut and his friends have seen him looking In a restaurant window. Atlanta Con- stitution.
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