The daily Alaskan., 1918-03-02
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 Silver bullion as vul aeucy is used to a considerable extent m China.
 Take advantage of opportunities. hut don't be Philadelphia Record.
 BlacE-What sort tt ear you using this year? WhIte-'rrnEey.- Lamb.
 A delicious dish Is mnde by baking eggs In small Iumatues Or puurhed on rice
 Hurrah. or huzzah. Is the oldest and most common exclamation iu all Ian. guages. ..r
 The drst charge of dynamite as the explosive Is now known was prepared In 1S6s
 A good camel will travel 100 miles Il day, An ordinary camel travels only seyenty.tr miles. ...
 Words resemble suubeaus-the more they are condensed the deeper they burn.-Cbicago News.
 In early antiquity libraries consisted of archives. which were preserved in the most sacred temples.
 The smallest known bird Is a Central American hrmming bird that Is about the size Of & bluebottle fly.
 With care there Is timber enough In the United States to last A years. sc- cording to a government expert
 Orange rinds parbOiled and preserved in clear, thick sirup are very cOnven- ient to have handy to use in cookies, pies, etc.
 European dress is the first step to- ward the simple life for Japanese wo- men" asserts 8 distinguished Tokyo physician. '-... -.-
 Dip pieces ot bread in the juice from the roast beef and brown them In skillet on top of the stove. This makes R delicious toast.
 Violets are natives to nearly all lands and thrive very generally every where. the greater number in the shade. but some in the sun. ..
 The Hebrew word that has been translated as glass occurs only in Job Xviii. lT. where, in the authorized yer siOp. t Is rendered crystal
 4 pint Of water equals thIrty.fOur and two-thlrds cubic inches and weighs one pound aud quarter A gallon of water therefore weighs ten pounds.
 To remove rain spots from light ma terial hold over URsiE Of Steaming hot water and rub gently with q piece of white Crape or Of the same material
 Put little sail h the water In which greens are washed aud the in. seCts will rise to the top. Be sure to rinse the greens quickly tn plain wa. ter.
 When Crediting a man with his good intentions let uS remember that In or. der To get them "ashrd they must be backed by good deeds.-New York Globe
 To equip British sailor takes near. Iy eight times as many workmen as are required to provide soldier with all he needs. iu the way Of mu. nitiUnS
 One year after the telpphoas was in- vented the Ph0nOgraPb was produced; In lSIG the humun voice, WAS trans- mittcd. and m lSTI it was recorded and reproduced
 New York produces more apples than any other state. The i've leading vari. eties tn The Stare Hre Baldwin. Green ing. Northern Spy. Ben Davis and TompkinS King. ..... Words are inadequate to express my love. rs .gn no+ .1s -..~.s0r-
 ''l know they are. Ferdy." said the dear girl. Try candy and vtolets."- Louisville Cnnrier-Iournal. --.. ..
 The birthstone Is supposed to con- trol our destlnles Now. what is. your Oirthstone?" Judging from my life experience 1 am inclined to believe t Is brickbat." -ExChauge.
 The first book plate for the library Of Columbia college was made in lT95. It was designed and etched on copper by Alexander Anderson. the first Amer lean wood engraEer. while he was a medical student .e,. ... s.y St. TorQuatus. the apostle of Cadiz, lived In the first Christian century and planted an olive tree before the church dedicated to him In Cadiz. This tree