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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-29

It was when he got down to his last lonesome nickel that the tide of his fortunes turned. "I tried to sell a group of caricaturcs Of noted Europeans 10 several magazines, but none of them would have il" he said.
 Tn despair left it with one of the leading comic weeklics, and retired 10 the home nest to count that last nickel.
 The next morning the telephone rang. The editor desired to see me. As O. Henry says. in that moment l experienced all the feelings of a multi millionaire. In fact no doubt touched heights inaccessible 10 the ordinary capitalist. That was really the high emotional spot of my New York career
 MT. Bakers work has been largely along the lines of health, safety-hrst and educational subjects in general.
 The National Tuberculosis Associa- ton expects to obtain SC, 500,00O from this years Red Cross Seal sale. in order 10 carry out it's nationwide program against the White Plague.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-29
DELIGHTFUL CHRISTMAS
 PARTY

Mrs. J A. Orchard gave de- lightrul Christmas dinner party at her home at Perseverance. The eucsts were Mr. and Mrs. T. Nestor of Thanc: Mrs. Thibadeau of Ju- neau: and Mr. and Mrs. C. Oswald and son John of the Ebner mine.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-29
CARD OF THANKS

We deeply appreciate the kindness and sympathy of friends and their help during the loss of our mother ond wife, and especially express gratitude to the members of Eastern Star.
 P. G. BARNETT.
 ALICE BARNETT
 ROY BARNETT.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-29
BIRTH

MT. and Mrs. John Harris of Court House Hill are rejoicing oyer tAe birth of . little eight-pound slrl born this morning. H
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-29
Attractions ut IHe0terS

COlISEUM-Last time tonight to see Bryant Washburn in The Gypsy Trai," and Paramount Travelogue and comedy.
 PAlACE-"kiddies' Christmas and last time to see "Cecelia of the Pink Roses" All children on Gas tineau Channel admitted free.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-29

The Alaska Grill serves the best meal for tbe money in the city. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-29

theatre tomorrow and Wednesday, got on her nerves, she said
Evening star., 1919-04-25

New Tricotine Coats, full Innings
of silk, in new loose back style,
trimmed with 6 rows of silk braid.
Full-length Capes, silk lined. with
monk collar of satin; trimmed with
silk braid.
The Press., 1919-01-09
GRATEFUL FOR COLD WATER
Thirsty Fighters Went on Their Way Blessing the Thoughtfulness of
 That Red Cross Worker

There was plenty of water in N. bur a tin mu" of it was more deadly than a German machine gun. Il's inlpoSSi- blr |" push two or three hundred th"u- sand soldiers back and forth over Il locality. especially when half of them are Germans and there isn't time to clean up after they have been de fcatcd, and keep the water supply un- affected. And when. as i> lhc c:lsc often. th" water wasn't very pure to begin with, it's not Ut all wise to dHlly with rhe idea of drinking it. But what c;In you dc when you've been out all day fighting and pursuing Germans and yolW canleen'S empty and the roof nt rour mouth feels like q vuic:lniZcd scrubhin% board:
 That's the thought that came lo il Red i'roSs field service man during riir hottest fighting ill August. IL was h"i in TWO >cnScS. The bullets flew and ;hc sun melted. And the Red Cross man took nlll his largest 'ntf= mitc and filled Il with water thu, was cool and purified. He kept iI full all day and every soldier that passed lhnt way had q drink "f water. II wns Water they Winled just then, \ little Initiative on the part of one man made lhe soldiers as he himself put il "ah- surdly grateful" But utlcr. struggling across fields and roads all day in th" hot sun. Wcll-wclI men do become ah- surdly grateful for q drink of cool waIer.-trom a Red Cross Scrapl: nuk.
The Press., 1919-01-09
NOTHING DOING FO2 JOSEPH
Might Be the Engineer, but Found He Had Little Control Over
 Steam Powers.

Weekly made up his mind that he wasn't going to be bossed any longer by his wife. so when he went hO' at noon he called out. ImperiOusly :: Laura Laura ,''
 Mrs. Weekly came out of the kitchen with precipitation on her face, her hands covered with war flour and a rolling-pin in her hand.
 What do you want with Laura ?" she asked =
 Weekly staggered, but braced him. self up. Il want you to understand, madam"-and he tapped his breast dramatically-'th l aln the engineer of this establishment, that 1. am"
 ''Oh, you are, are you? Well, Jo- Seph, I want you to understand that P-here she looked dangerous-"I am the boiler that might blow up and sling the engineer over into the next street. Do you hear the steam escap- ing, JOseph?"
 Joseph heard, and prayed that he might he passed Grade 1 when he went before the medical board.-LOn- don Tit-Bits.
The Press., 1919-01-09
IDEAS ABOUT AGE ARE. WRONG
Write: Complains That World Thinks of All Men As If They
 Were Young.

It is the fashion nowadays to speak of a youth of eighteen as if he were la child, and of q man of thirty-five als if he were yet growing. The ancien3s had no such ideas, and it has takebi the lack of seriousness of the past three or four generations to spread them as they are. l often rememhdr tin-the charming literary physician of the seventeenth century-lu il M. Lenglet, Il man of twenty-SiX. prb- lessor of rhetoric at the College d'Har- court, rector of the Paris university. Guy Patin says ii man of twenty six, as he might have said man of forty six; there is not the least intention of contrasting this mans years with his high position. William Pitt was not supposed either, to be a crude youth, :iId the French revolutionists-most "f them men between twenty-five and th:rty-fve-Were never taxed with imm1turit*;
 We think of all men who are not el1'rly as if they were young men, liable to the mistakes of young men, and this not infrequently leads them to act as If they really were very yon3S lnrE. But most lads of seven- teen are clear about their ethical code, and who is there who has gathered some experience, and has not found that the possibility of foregoing the cleanliness of their souls is more un- pleasant to them than to most of their seniors s?-Ernest Dimmet, in Atlantic Monthly,
The Press., 1919-01-09
VICTOR OVER CHINESE DRAGON
American Made Motortrucks Are Win hing Way to Popularity in Land
 of Conservatism.

Way back before the year l they used tu-huild high stone. walls around the cities in China to keep out tue OK pnnent> of civilization. Today they are tearing down these walls. breaking them up into fine pieces. and using them to build highways that will en- able their now progressive govern mont to make the best use of the American-lnade mOtortruckS which China is beginning to utilize.
 This i$, perhaps, as striking a com ment on the economic and political changes that arc taking place within thiS interesting country as has come out of China in q long time. The cred it for such progressive policies iS given in the main to Dr. George F.. Morris, famous explorer and political adviser to the Chinese republic, an exchange states. Doctor Morris has succeeded in substituting Il lot of new American ideas for the expectations and conser- vatiSm of the rne-time ''heathtn Chi nee. And now il iS the molor!ruck that has gained his championship.
 \ considerable number of trucks are now in use in China, and they are do ing everything required of them with remarkable efficiency. in spite of the difficulty of securing skilled drivers and competent mechanics in thar part of The world
The Press., 1919-01-09
WELL SATISFIED WITH FIND"
ColumSus Rejoiced Over Belief That Natives He Found in America
 Would Make Good Christians.

Columbus landed on Il small island, dian language tiuanahani." the intrepid navigator afterward wrote. Later the island WhS called san Salvador, and now is known ps Watling's island,
 There Was discovered in Spain in 1S21 the manuscript supposed to be Las CuS,ls' abridgement of Columbus journal of his first voyage to America, and from this We have some Interest Ing details of the actual circumstances surrounding the discovery of the new world.
 The people of the island straight way collected together when Colum- bus landed, according to this journal. Here follow his precise words:
 AS l saw that they were very friendly to Us and perceived that they could he much more easily converted to our holy faith by gentle means than by force, l presented them with some red caps and strings of beads to wear upon he neck and many other triileS of small value, wherewilh they were 'iiu ''Eii-lltt't anu Dt1flii N'AA"'' fully attached to us"
 Columbus comments that the people appeared to him to be very poor be- cause they went about naked. He noted that all the natives he saw were young, none being above thirty years, and that all of them had fine physique and short, straight hair. He believed ha of the opinion that they would make good Christians, us they appeared 10 have no religion at all,
The Press., 1919-01-09
Locating Ore Beds.

Beds of ore are stated to have been located at a distance of two and a half miles by the electrical method patented in the United States by Pro- lessor R. A. Fessenden. In the locality where the existence of valuable ores is suspected, a number of holes sev- eral miles apart are bored. then filled with water, and a Fessenden sound Os- cillatOr is immersed in one as d trans mitting apparatus. the receiver sub merged in each of the other holes be- ing an Einthoven recording oscillo- graph. The holes may be five miles or more apart over the area being in- vestigated. In the study of the oscil- lograph records, special attention is given to the relation between sounds received direct and those from echo,
 and it is found possible to get fair idea of the character of intervening masses of rock and of the position and distance of neighboring deposits of ore.
The Press., 1919-01-09
DEATH AS ENTRY INTO JOY
Writer Thinks Mankind Exaggerates Importance of Incident of Earthly Dissolution

Apart from the mystery of lives cut off in their early prime, and this is the hOrrid catastrophe of war, it is certain that in our natural clinging to life we exaggerate the importance of the incident of death. "Will you never find an abiding peace?' said a friend to restless poet. He replied "All life is wandering to find home"
 Michael Hairless writes in the Road Mender: gro the large majority death is Pluto. king of the dark un- known whence no traveller returns, rather than AZrael, brother and friend, lord of the mansion of life. Strange how men shun him as he waits in the shadow, watching our straining after immortality, sending his comrade sleep to prepare us for himself. When the hour strikes he cOmes-very gently, very tenderly, if we will have it so- folds the tired hands together, takes the Way-WOrn feet in his broad, strong palm; and lifting us in his wonderful arms he bears us swiftly down the val ley and across the water of Remen- brance, Very pleasant art thou, o Brother Death. thy love is wonderful; l; passing the love of wOmen.'
The Press., 1919-01-09
REALLY NO TROUBLE AT ALL
Possibly American coIored Cook and French Baker Belonged to
 the Same Lodge

The American Red Cross canteen at DijOn, France, boasts the possession of Tom, coiOred cook from the state of Georgia. Saturday nights Tom makes "something special" The last Saturday in August the special was chocolate layer cake. Thomas had no suitable oven, and so without the aid of Il single word of French he induced Il nearby French baker to loan his idle ovens.
 How did you do it, Tom?" Miss Field, the directress, asked him.
 "Oh, l jes' told him that these here boys of ours would cerlan'y appreci- ate it if he would bake little cake for 'em. An he didn't make no fuss bout il. .Certainment.' he says, and so l puts the cakes in the oven, an that's itll there Is to 1t"
 "Toln," replied Miss Field, you are q wonder"
 That is what our boys said when they nte the cake.
The Press., 1919-01-09
CORN GOES FOUND OF VALUE
Hitherto Waste Material May Be Util.
 ized to Good Advantage When the War Is Over.

(Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture)
 Corn cObS-a great waste product Tn the worlds greatest cOrn-prOducing nation-have been made to yield ad- hesive gum and other useful sub stances in quantities sufficient to form the nucleus of d profitable and impOr- tant industry.
 In addition to adhesive gum. expert ments have produced cellulose, and glucose, both of which have many con- mercial uses. The glucose so produced crystaIliZes we'll, and it is believed can be used in the same ways as crystal line glucose from starch. Manufnr- ture Ot alcOhO! by the fermentation of corn cob glucose appears practicable if sulphuric acid is obtainable cheaply.
 To utilize corn cObs commercially large and costly plant would be neces- Sary and the bureau of chemistry of the federal department of agriculture does not advise any enterprise of the sort in wartime.
The Press., 1919-01-09
FOOD H0ARDERS IN TROUBLE
Mr. B. 2. Ant and Mrs. Came; Called On for Explanations as to Der. nicious Activity.

MT. B. z. Ant, a well-known citizen Of this community, was arrested at his home last night on orders of the, food administrator and charged with hoarding food. A large quantity of bread crumbs and other high-priced toodstutfS were found in the basement n Mr. Ants home. The discovery is somewhat of a surprise as Mr. Ant has always borne an excellent rrputa- ton for industry; in fact the proverb 'Go to the Ant, thou Sluggard," so often used. was originally written about a direct ancestor of Mr. Ant.
 Witnesses testified that they had seen Mir. Ant on many OccaSin"9 car rying food to his home al.> it is thought he has gone so far as to enlist the aid of his friends and relatives in carrying food. Enough edibles to iast all winter were found at the Ant home.
 Mr. Ant is unable to give any satis- factory explanation of his offense ex- cept that some unseen force compelled him to store the food away. as he would need 1t later on. He denies vigorously that he intended to hold it for higher prices. His case is being considered by the food administra- tor
 This is the second arrest made by fcod officials in this neighbOrliood re- gently, Mrs. Camel having been found guilty of violating the food regulation regarding the boarding of fat. Other arrests are likely to fOllOw.-"Bugtown BuGlc," Correspondence of the Indian npOliS Star.
The Press., 1919-01-09
New German Drvino Process.

The so-calIed Krayseska method. a new means of drying eggs, fruit juice and blood, has been demonstrated be- fore the food authorities in Berlin and found worth exploiting to a large ex- tent The drying is done in u large iron cylinder five meters in diameter, in which a pair of big metal wings are quickly rotating, driven by q steam turbine. The fluid Is lashed to foam and dried by the aid of a hot current of air that is continually passed through the cylinder. The dried prod uct is in the form of a powder, which will keep for a long time and can be most economically transported. The dried products go through no chemical process and are directly soluble in wa ter. Drying plants of this type for treating about 10000 eggs a day will be erected shortly in Berlin and RncharaSt
The Press., 1919-01-09
Ancient Cameo Sold

: Probably executed for thar patron of
 the arts, the Roman emperor Hadrian,
 superb cameo of the head of MeG,,Sa.
 wonderfully carved from d boss of . translucent chal'"dony. was sold 1t :. auction here, recently, bringing 1.75O guineas (about $S. .T5O). It was a classic
 reminder Of q classic sale. for it form.
 ed part of the incOmparabIe AInrl- borough gems which realized, en blnc,
 35,OOU guineaS in June, 1875, passing
 to the late David BrOmiIow. of Battles
 den Park. The collection was formed
 by George, third duke of Marlborough, and comprised gems which had belong
 ed to such famous connOisSe urs as Thomas Howard. earl of Arundel; Will
 liam, second earl of Bessborough, and
 Philip Dormer, earl of Chesterfield.- London Telegraph
The Press., 1919-01-09
TRUTH STRANGE AS FICTION
Novel by William De Morgan Has
 Counterpart in Real Life Story ,.. :: .:: ,,,,- *ef Eha*f shmar: T:'' ' :: i

A little mere than ten Years ago an Englishman, deep in the sixties. won great reuoWu by going to q hospital.
 His illness. though severe, was Ordl- nary enough. The use h. made of hts conyalescence distinguished him, Dropped up in bedr William De Mor- gan. wrote his first; novel. When he waS entirely recovered, he wrote nn- other, which was destined to carry on his fame around the reading world,
 The book told the story of nn cngi. neer returned to London after many adventures. There mishap in the tube caused him to lose his memory. In the dazed state he lived q new life. By chance he met his former wife, fell in love with her and married her again.
 Strange as was De Morgan'S tale critics said only he could make it con- vincing-London itself has duplicated it from life.
 John Arthur Lewis, returned sol. dier. was lately haled into court for abscOndirs with money he had col lected for his employers.
 
 the collecting trip he had been struck by van and injured. Bereft of his memory he wandered over England, arrived at his old home, and was in- troduced by his mother to a young woman, said to be his wife.
 He refused to accept his past until one night the German airmen dropped bombs, and the shock of the explosion restored his memory. Then all came back, even the uncompleted days work of last August.
 History here mOdifies the ancient ob- servation as to truth and fiction. Truth is not stranger than good writing. Rather the artist senses probably ahead of the facts and later reality cOrrObOrateS him. Who knows not at least one Enoch Arden? Tennyson guessed them all.
The Press., 1919-01-09
Smashina All Records.

The knei Of such musical German propa aganda as Die Wacht am Rhrin" and Deutschland Uher AllcS" .WaS sounded the other day when more than LOO phOnOgraph records embracing Ihesr and similar airs Were destroyed by committee. of women pcting uu- der the auspices of the National Phone. graph Records Recruiting corps. The records were reduced to fragments with hammers nt the corps headquhr= terS. Aside from ridding the c0unrrY 0f nll German records that Savor of propaganda, the primal purpose of tn" organization Is the gathering up of ;,l ''Slackrr records" in the country for the entertainment of American boys in the frOnt-line trenches. To this end stacker drive for records will be launched next week.-New York Sun.
The Press., 1919-01-09
SOMERS

Archur l.. Hurd returned Thursday to his studies at Wesleyan university.
 Lieutenant Albert N. Davis of the air service is with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Myron F. Davis. He re- ceived his discharge at Post Field, Fort Sill, Oklahoma and he is now in the reserve.
 Mrs. Abbie Isham Sherman, wife of Edward c. Sherman, died at her home in the Davis district Friday morning. after suffering a paralytic shock. She was born in Hampden, Mass, Nov. 25. lS41, the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Isham. When young, her mother died and she came to Somers to live with her aunt. Mrs. Spencer Davis. and has since lived here. About thirty-one years ago she married Mir. Sherman. She leaves her husband and several nephews and nieces.
 Jerome c. Lee. aged 69 years, died at his home last week Wednesday morning. after short illness, though lAC AShu DCCh oANh HUI yCaA D. A4C was born in Wilmington, the son of Ca leb and Ann Topliff Lee. who came to Somers when he was child. He was educated in the public schools of the town and in 1876 he married Miss Jennie Walker of New York. She died Feb. 22, 1901. About six years ago he married Mrs. Lizzie Pease He was a democrat in politics and at the time of his death was on the board of registrars. He leaves his wife, his mother and three children. Lillian. the wife of L. B. Warren of Laconia, N. H.; Raymond of Detroit, Mich, and Marion. the wife of Fred A. Pease of Somers. five grandchildren, Roslyn, Blanchard. Bernice Lee and Donald Lee and Amos Pease; also one broth CT, George Lee, of Walworth, N. r., and one sister, Mrs. Emma Bartlett, of California.
The Press., 1919-01-09

Woman's work will be a di>linciiNeiy new feature of the midwinter farmers meetings to be hclI in Hartford, lanu- Sions have been set aside for " wo- mans program. Mrs. Henrietta Calvin from the Department of Education Ill Washington. Mrs !. W. Alsop of Avon. Mrs. G. H. Benton of AndoNer. and Miss NJ. Estella Sprague. Home Eco monies Director for Hue Connecticut Food Administration. are some of the speakers already engaged [" partici- pate in the women'S program. Ar engagements have been made with the Y. w. C. A. I0 serve luncheon. and hostess will welcome the women.
 A section of the State ArmOry has been set aside for woman'S eNhihi1, which will include Il model kitchen showing the arrangement of apparatus and equipment that saves time and ell ergy in the home Women are al>" planning milk show. not in competi- ton with the dairymen, but designed to bring home to every visitor the i'm portance of milk ns q food for children. Methods of conserving food by drying. smoking Salting and canning will be demonstrated not as war necessities but as household economics. Many of the measures and demonstration will 1t Is said, he equally as interesting and important t0 women from city homes as to farmers wives
 Under the direction of C. F.. HOugh. President of the Connecticut Fair AS Sociation, the latter will have an eN- hibit This organization is made up of the presidents and secretaries of all the agricultural fairs in the State. IT owns much fair property and annually eNpends q large amount in premiums. These figures will be given to the pub lie in an exhibit that will also show what financial assistance is received from the State each year and the total attendance at Connecticut fairs Ac- cording to l.. H. Healey, Secretary of the State Board 0f Agriculture. the principal object of this Fairs AsSocia tion is to avoid conflict in dates. Io SC cure uniformity 0f exhibits and to ,'rII- stantly improve fairs hy mutual inter change of ideas. Thus this h>soci,tinu is said to afrecl more people ih;,n any other in fhr State.
 For the combined progsam fnr farm CTS week some twenty-five speakers from eight States and the Province of Ontario have heen engaged
The Press., 1919-01-09
OSten1atioIlS Morda

Why cannot scientific persons who undertake to he informing to the puh lic learn to display their learning less ostentatiously and to convey their meaning more inlelligibiy: One healil, authority tells us profoundly that "an- "reXia also is present with Spanish Infu"nZa. We take this. from the die tionary, to mean loss of appetite. which really would not be a bad thing these days; but unless it is assumed lltal nobody hul medical men are to have the disease, it might be we'll to give the miscellaneous lay public a chance [" know what may ail it.