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The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-21
VIII SON AND THE, RADICALS
(Exchange.

Some of the points made by President Wilson in his address to congress on the high cost of living are significant enough to be worth the most careful consideration. Not the least important of these is his defiant at titude toward the radical labor elements which have been making an effort to rush the coun- try off its feet It is by no means deducible from what he said as some commentators have tried to imply, that he will set his whole influence solidly against naturalization of the railroads, but he made it very clear that he is not intending to open his arms to the radi- calls, abandon the conservative element of the democratic party, and embark upon next years political campaign with a platform of halfbaked state socialism.
 There is nothing in his program to curb
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-21
WHY THEY TRY HIM

The announcement Saturday from London that the attorney general of England has con- cluded the prosecutions case against the former German kaiser will probably be re ceived with varying emotions in several cOun- tries In both France and England, to a Cer- tain extent among the strict conservatives and Tory classes there has been disposition to slur over that portion of the treaty calling for the trial of the TIohenzollern and in cer- tain other quarters there has been a dispos- ton to question the propriety of prosecution of the notorious "war lord.'
 In this connection von Hindenburg re- gently put two rhetorical questions to the American people which it may be worth while answering just to clear the atmosphere
 Do the American people join in the de- mand that to defeat i'll war shall be added the btterest humiliation that can be visited on a country and people-a return to the days of Roman approximately re-establishing the ancient war custom that the leaders of the defeated may be dragged into the victorious countries before preudlced tribunals where the accusers and the judges are one and the same"
 The second question asked was:
 "Do the American people desire to see love of country and duty to it and the flag and fighting for its preservation made a crime for vanquished in war,
 Americans will agree that the answer to the first question must be a blunt No. After the ending of a war; we want no more shows, none of the parade of slaves brot home from conquered provinces, nor of the pomp and glory of victory in van-glOrOus effort to hide the heartaches and cover the tears brOt forth by the ghOstly army that follows the living forces returning from every war. Rome glorified her leaders by debasing her victims America does not want that.
 But what von Hindenburg and his coun- trvmen do not seem to realize is that Who- ever began the late war is guilty of a crime against all mankind. The former German kaiser is suspected of being the responsible party and even tho no one ever has been tried on such charge before, we want him tried. The same suspect is under indictment under the provisions of international law for the war crimes committed in Belgium. He should be tried also on this charge And his trial should be the farest, and the most disinterested search for truth in the history of law.
 As to his second question. It implies what did not exist in Germany's eagerness for war We do want to discredit and it will dis credit, citizen who is willing to set his orders above humanity and military authority above the decences of civilization. The kind of patriotism that lends itself to raging Belgian villages, deportation into slavery of humar beings, can safely suffer. If the trial of an emperor makes the world unsafe for emperors and their subordnates we can afford to re- main unconcerned
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-21
Church Notices
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Methodist church building on Third avenue, near the city hall.
 Sunday services at p. m.. sub ject: Matter
 Sunday school at l p. m.
 Services Wednesday evening at S:15 o'clock.
 Reading room open Wednesday af- ternoon from 230 to o'clock, when all authorized literature may be read or purchased
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-21
CATHOLIC

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost and Feast of St. Matthew, Alp. 500 d. m.-COmmunion Mass. l0:30 a. III. Parish Mass and Sun, day School.
 7:30 D. m-Rosary and Benediction Special Feasts and Services of the Week:
 Wednesday-Our Lady of Ransom. X AuguStin Ota, S. J. M
 Mass at a. III.
 Benediction on Wednesday,
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PRESBYTERIAN

All are cordially invited to attend these services.
 No morning service.
 1915 D. m.-Sunday school. One hour for Bible study.
 500 p. m.-Evening worship. Good music. Ritual service. welcome extended to all.
The Washington times., 1919-12-07

of the People Of the Axe, and We
want tribute" answered the man
in . somewhat changed tone.
do you! Then you won't get It.
l thought that only the King OF
Zululand had q right to tribute, and
your Captains name is not Getty
wayo, is it?"
Our Captain Is King here" said
the man still more uncertainty.
"Is he, indeed? Then away with
you back to him, Ind tell this King
Of whom l never heard, though |
have q message for a certain
Umslopogaas, that Macumasahn.
Watcher by Night. win visit him
tomorrow. II he will send q guide
at the first light to show the best
path for the wagon"
"Hearken." said the man to his
companions, this is Macumaxahn
himself. Well, we thought it, for
no other would have dared"
Then they saluted with their
axes, calling me Chief and other
fine names, and departed as they
had come, at run, calling out thar
my message should be delivered.
and that doubtless the Chief would
send the guide.
So 1t came about that, quite con-
trary to my intention after all. cir
cumstances brought me to the
Town Of the Axe. Even to the last
moment l had not meant to 20
there, but when the tribute was de-
manded / saw that 1t was best to
do 30, and having once passed my
word It could not be altered; In
deed. felt sure that in this event
there would be trouble and that my
oxen would be stolen. or worse.
So, Fate having issued its decree.
Of which Hans's version was that
Zfkali or his Great Medicine had 90
arranged things, I shrugged my
shoulders and waited.
ITO Be Continxcd Nert Sxndoy.J
copyn&ht. 1919. SIR H. Rider Hasxard.
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powder that does not contain starcAy
rice powder or dangerous white led
tc make 1t adhere. White lead IL .
deadly poison, and rice powder tuf1s
into gluey paste that makes sn
larged pores. blackbeads and rics
nowder irritations Because La-may
Is so pure and because It stays On -
well II IL now used BY over milliea
American women An dealers earyy
the large box, and many dealers also
carry the small trial sise. Be sure
to try La-may. Then you wfll really
know . perfect face powder. You.
will be sorry II you take . substitute.
When you use this harmless powder
and see how beautifully 4 improves
your complexion. you viii understand
why La-may so quickly became the
most popular beauty powder soA u
America Save this notca.
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&. .n'aa G.es 9~sse>
% HovnQeA1 to Ma
fhooK heL.cot Ski.

A specialist has at last perfected q
pure face powder that positively win
not cause enlarged pores. blackheads
and irritationb. In fact. while it is
considered the best face powder. 1t
is also a remedy for complexion
troubles. 1t is guaranteed pure and
harmless to the most delicate baby
skin. It beauties wonderfully oe-
cause 1t helps to clear and tighten
the skin and protect the complexion
from blemishes. This new kind Of
face powder is made largely of an
ingredient that skin specialists use
In the treatment Of the complexion.
And IT really stays on better than
any other face powder. OF course,
saying this, every one knows we
mean the famous LA-may Powder
(French. Poudre LAmk). This IL the
The Washington times., 1919-12-07
SOME FOLKS ARE
DISAPPOINTED

They read or they hear about Jiffy-
Jell desserts. They want these real
fruit dainties, but they get something
else.
The trouble lies in like-sounding
name. Be careful The name is Jiffy-
Jell
Jify-yell is the only dessert with
real-fruit Aavors in liquid form in glass.
The fruit is crushed, then the juice
Is condensed and sealed in glass viais.
There is q bottle in each Jiffy- Jell
package.
So Jify-Jell is real-fruit dessert,
healthful and delightful. h supplies
the fruit which everyone needs daily.
It brings you fruit at triding cost in
winter.
But you win miss that bottle of fruit
juice essence if you get something else.
The Washington times., 1919-12-07
By Sir II. Rider Haggnrd

nad my rifle with me, Just sat stin
upon my stool and with great de-
liberation lighted my pipe, taking
not the slightest notice OF the three
savase-looking fellows. These
whom noted carried axes instead
OF assegaiA rushed straight at me
win the axes raised In such q
fashion that any one unacquainted
with the habits Of Zulu warriors OF
the old school might have thought
that they intended nothing short Of
murder.
AS l expected, however, within
ABOUT six feet of me they halted
suddenly and stood there still as
statues. For my part. went on
hgnting my pipe, as though l did
not see them, and when at length
was obliged to lift my head. sur
veyed them with an air of mild In
terest. Then l took q little book
out OF my pocket-it was my favor
lite copy Of the Ingoldsby Legends
and began to read.
This proceeding astonished them
good deal, who felt that they had,
80 to speak, missed fire. At last
the soldier in the middle said:
Are you blind, White Mani"
No. Black Fellow" l answered,
but am short-sighted. Would
you be so good as to stand out Of
my light" remark which puzzled
them so much that all three drew
back few PAGES.
When / had read q little further
/ shut mp the book and remarked:
IT you are wanderers who want
food. as I Judge by your being 90
thin. / am sorry that ! have little
meat, but my servants will give
you what they can"
"Ow!" said the spokesman, "he
calls us wanderersi Either he must
be q very great man or he is mad"
You are right. / am a great
man." l answered, yawning, 'and
II you trouble me too much you
will see that l can be mad also.
Now, what do you want?''
I'VE are messengers from the
great Chief Umslopogasi, Captain
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some extra oxen Del0ngmg 10 q
Christian Kaffir, and with their
help to drag 1t back to the bank
whence we had started.
AS it happened I was only just in
time, since new storm which had
burst further up the river brought
it down in flood again, very heavy
food.
After this l confessed myself
beat, and gave up until such time
as 1t should please Providence to
turn on the water-tap. Trekking
out of sight Of that Internal river,
which annoyed me with its con-
stant gurgling, camped on COM
paratively dry spot that overlooked
q beautiful stretch of rolling weld.
Toward sunset the clouds lifted,
and / saw q mile or two away a
most extraordinary mountain, on
the lower slopes Of which grew a
dense forest. The upper part,
which was Of bare rock, looked ex-
actly like q seated figure Of gro
tesque person with the chin rest
ing on the breast. There was the
head, there were the arms, there
were the knees. Indeed, the whole
mass Of 1t reminded me strongly
Of the effigy Of Zilxali which was
tied about my neck, or. rather, of
Zikali himself.
What is that called?" I said to
Hans. pointing to this strange hill.
now blazing with the angry fire Of
the setting sun that had burst out
between the storm clouds, which
made It appear more ominous even
than before,
That is the Witch Mountain,
Baas, where the Chief Umslopogaas
and q blood brother of his who
carried great club used to hunt
with the wolves. Il is haunted. and
IN q cave at the top Of It lie the
bones Of NADIA the Lily, the fair
woman whose name Is song, she
who was the love Of Umslopogaas.
Where then lives the Chief Um-
slopogaasr'
They say his town is yonder on
the plain, Baas. II is called the
Place Of the Axe. and strongly
fortified with q river round most OF
1t, and his people are the People Of
the Axe. They are q fierce people, :
and all the country round here ia
so uninhabited because Ums}opo-
gaas has cleaned out the tribes
who used to live In It. first with his
wolves and afterward In war. He
is so strong q chief and so terrible
in battle that even Chaka himself
was afraid OF him. and Dingaan the
King they say he brought to his
end because Of q quarrel about this
NADIA. Cetywayo, the present king.
too, leaves him alone, and to him
he pays no tribute"
While / was about to ask Hans
from whom he had collected all
this information suddenly heard
sounds, and, looking mp. saw three
tall men, clad In full herald's dress.
rushing toward us at { great speed.
Here come some chips from the
Axe" said Hans, and promptly
bolted into the wagon.
I did not bolt, because there was
no time to do SO without loss of
dignity, but, although ] wished /
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Continued from Preceding Page


He slipped round 1t, making a
wide circle with his usual caution,
then seeing the snake which, by
the way, was, think, the biggest
then seeing the snake, which. by
mamba ever killed, suddenly froze
as 1t were In q stiff attitude that
reminded me of q pointer when he
scents game. Having made sure
that 1t was dead, he nodded and
said:
BLACK mamba, or 80 you would
call It. though I know 1t for some
thing else"
What else, Hansr
''One Of the old witch-doctor "a
kalPs spirits which be set at the
mouth Of this kloof to warn him
who comes or goes. know It well,
and 80 do others. | saw 1t listen
ing behind q stone when you were
up the kloof last evening talking
with the Opener of Roads,"
Then Zikali win lack a spirit"
I answered.. laughing, (which per.
haps he win not miss among so
many. It serves him right for set.
ting the brute at me-"
Quite 50, Baas. He win be
angry. I wonder why he did IT,"
he added suspiciously, seeing that
he Is such a friend of yours"
He didn't do 1t at all, Hans.
These snakes are very fierce and
give battle, that Is all"
Hans paid no attention to my
remarks, which probably he
thought only worthy of white
man who does not understand, but
rolled his yellow, bloodshot eyes
about, as though In search Of ex-
plantations. Presently they fell
upon the ivory that hung about my
neck, and he started.
Why do you wear that pretty
hkeness Of the Great One yonder
over your heart, as l have known
you do with things that belonged
to women in past days, Baas? Do
You know that 1t II Zikali's Great
Medicine, As every one does
throughout the land? When Zikali
sends an order far away he always
sends that image with 1t, for then
he who receives the order knows
that he must obey or die. Also the
messenger knows that he will come
to NO harm II he does not take IT
on, because, Baas. the image is r.
kali himself, and Zikali is the
image. They are one and the same.
Also 1t Is the image Of his fathers
fsther's father-or so he says"
That is an odd story" l said.
Then / told Hans as much as I
thought advisable of how this hor.
rid little tslisman came into my
possession.
Hans nodded.
$50 We are going on q, long Jour.
ncy," he said. ~Well, I thought It
was time that We did something
more than wander about these
tame countries selling blankets to
old women. and 30 forth, Baas.
Moreover. Zikau does not wish that
ron should come to harm, doubt.
less because he does wish to make
use Of you afterward. Oh! 1t is safe
to talk now when that spirit Is
away looking for another snake.
What were you doing with the
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: talk was all rubbish, and, even II
1t were not, that at the bottom of
!. 1t was SOME desire of the Opener
Of Roads that L should make path
for him to travel toward an inden-
mite but doubtless evil object Of his
own. Further. by this time had
worn through that mood of mine
which had caused me to yearn for
correspondence Vith the departed
and a certain knowledge of their
existence.
To return, determined not only
that l would not travel north to
seek that which no living man will
ever find. certainly as to the fu-
ture, but also to show my inde-
pendence of zikali, that I would
not visit this chief. Umslopogaas.
SO, having traded all my goods and
made fair profit, on paper, / set
myself to return to Natal, propos-
ing to rest awhile in my little house
at Durham, and told Hans my mind.
Very good, Baas," he said. Il,
too, should like to go to Durham.
There are lots of things there that
we cannot get here" and he fixed
his rowing eye upon square-faced
gin bottle, which as 1t happened
was filled with nothing stronger
than water, because all the gin was
drunk. "Yet, Baas, we shall NOT
see the Berea for long WHILE"
why do you say thatr' asked
sharply.
"Oh, Baas, / don't know, but you
went to visit the Opener of Roads,
did you not, and he told you to 90
north and lent you q certain Great
Medicine, did he not?"
Quite true, Hans, but now !
mean to show Zikah that / am notH
his messenger, for south or north
or east or west. So tomorrow
morning we cross the river and
trek for Natal
"Yes. Baas, but then why not
cross 1t this evening? There Is
still light"
Il have said that we cross It to-
morrow morning" / answered with
that firmness which have read al
ways indicates a man of character,
"and l do not change my word"
mo, Baas, but sometimes other
things change besides words"
Hans was right, things do
change, especially the weather.
That night, Unexpectedly, for when
I turned In the sky seemed quite
serene, there came a terrible rain
long before 1t was due, which last
ed OF and on for three whole days
and continued intermittently for an
indefinite period. Needless to say,
the river, which It would have been
so easy to cross on this particular
evening, by the morning was rag
ing torrent, and so remained for
several weeks.
In despair at length I trekked
south. where q ford was reported,
which when reached proved i'm
practicable. l tried anotherNa dozen
miles further on, which was very
hard to come to over boggy land.
1t looked all right, apd we were
getting across finely, when sudden
ly one of the wheels sank in an un
suspected hole, and there we stuck.
Indeed, / believe the wagon. or bits
of 1t, would have remained in the
neighborhood Of that ford to this
day had not managed to borrow
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SHE and ALLAN

Great Medicine, Baas, when the
mamba attacked your"
Taking 1t OF to throw into the
pool, Hans, as l do not like the
thing. tried twice, and each time
the mamba appeared"
"Of course 1t appeared, Baas, and
what Is more, il you had taken 1t
OF and thrown 1t away you would
have disappeared, since the mamba
/, would have killed you. Zikali
wanted to show you that, Baas, and
that is why he set the snake at
you"
"You are a superstitious old fool,
Hans"
Thinking of how Mortified my
dear father would be II he could
hear all this string Of ridiculous
nonsense and learn the result of
his moral and religious lessons on
raw Hottentot material, burst out
laughing, but Hans went on as
gravely as Judge:
Wear the Great Medicine, Baas,
wear it; part with the liver inside
you before you part with that,
Baas. 1t may not be as pretty or
smell as sweet as 8 woman's hair
in little gold bottle, but 1t Is much
more useful. The sight Of the hair
will only make you sick in your
stomach and cause you to remem-
ber lot of things which you had
much better forget, but the Great
Medicine, or rather Zikali, who is
in it, viii keep the assegais and
sickness out Of you and turn back
bad magic on to the heads Of those
who sent 1t, and always bring US
plenty to eat and perhaps, II we
are lucky, little to drink, too,
sometimes"
Now, of this talisman / may as
well say at once that ! am no be-
lever In 1t or It's precious influ-
ences. Therefore, although 1t was
useful sometimes, notably once
where Umslopogaas was concerned,
l do not know whether personally
/ should have done better or worse
upon that journey IL I had thrown
it into the pool.
1t is true, however, that until
quite the end of this history, when
it became needful to do so to save
another, never made any further
attempt to remove 1t from my neck,
not even when 1t rubbed sore In
my skin. because l did not wish to
offend the prejudice Of Hans. 1t Is
true, moreover, that this hideous
ivory had q reputation that
stretched very far from the place
where 1t was made, and was re-
garded with great reverence by ali
kinds of queer people, even by the
Amahagger themselves, Of whom
presently, as they say in pedigrees,
q fact Of which l found sundry
proofs. Indeed, / saw q first ex-
ample of 1t when q little while
later I met the great warrior, Um-
slopogaas, Chief Of the People Of
the Axe.
For. after determining firmly, for
reasons which / win set out, that
would not visit this man, in the
end I did so. although by then
had given up any idea Of journey
ing across the Zambesi to look for
a mysterious and non-existent
witch woman, as Zikali had sug-
gested that l should do.
To begin with, ! knew that his
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My Way Of Teaching Piano
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