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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-19

In giving notice Of the filing of the plats, MT. Boyle said:
 Under the provisions Of the Act of Congress approved February II, 1920. soldiers and sailors in the war wsth Germany, who have been honor ably discharged from the regular army or navy or placed in regular army or navel reserve, shall have a preference right to enter any of the above land under the provisions of the Homestead Law for period of G3 days from Jannary 23, 1922, ex- cept that said preference right shall te subject to the rights of any bona fide settler, under the public land laws of the United States, as applied to Alaska. For a period of 20 days prior to Jannary 23. 1922, applica- tions will be received by the Regis ter of the United States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska. from any qualified soldier or sailor, or any settler hay ing a preference right by virtue of such settlement.
 "On and after the 63rd day from January B. 1922, applications will be received from any qualified citi zen, and during 20 days prior to the end of the 53rd day period. applica- tions will be received and held until the end of that period, when action will be taken thereon.'
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-19

TO FILE FLATS FOR TOWNSHIPS;
 OPEN ID ENTRY
Flats to Lands Near Haines and On Icy Straits to Be
 Filed Next Month.

plats of 10 townships i1 South eastern Alaska will be filed on Jan rary g, 1922. in the local U. s. Land Office and are open for applications for honeste1a pateats. according to a statement made today by Register Frank A. Boyle Tha lands involved in these townships includes virtually all of the lands near Haines and in the Chlkat River valley and those on the north shore of ley Straits.
 The townships are all in Copper River meridian and are described as
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-19
MANY SEEK TREES FOR
 THE CHRISTMAS SEASON

Yesterday was Christmas tree day. Glacier Highway was filled with ma chimes in which were many people looking for trees to be used in the Christmas festivities now coming on
 Everyone was successful in their search. as this is the original home of the Christmas tree. Some had to travel quite a distance as the most
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-19
FUR BUYER LEAVING
 AFTER SHORT VISIT

George R. Goshaw, former Deputy Marshal at Valdez, now in the fur buying business, will leave. here soon for the South. after having spent the past 10 days in the city on business. Mir Goshaw came from Nome on the last trip of the Victoria. He is we'll known all over the North.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-19
srANNARo ON NORTHWESTERN

E. T. Stannard, general manager of the Alaska Steamship Company. is passenger on the steamer North western en route to his headquarters at Seattle, according to telegraphic advices received here today MT. Stahnard has been to Cordova and Chitina on company business.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-19

Whether for your own table or as a kindly remembrance at Yuletide you will find amongst our Christmas goodies the heaTtiest of Holiday cheer.
 The purest and best, the freshest and finest are all gathered here for you to pick from.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-19
corWALs GOES TO HAYNES

Col. J. c. Gotwals, engineer officer of the Alaska Road Commission, left yesterday morning on the gasboat Santa Rita. Captain William Dicken- son, en route to Haines on official business. He expects to return here on the Estebeth this week.
 The Santa Rita will continue from Haines to Skagway and pick up Judge T. M Reed and other members
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-19

Something new in the line of pets appeared recently, when Miss Evelyn Gale took her litle raccoon for a walk on the boardwalk in Atlantic City. Miss Gale is very much devoted to this. species of animal which she raises on farm on the outskirts of the seaside re- sort for commercial purposes. The photograph shows the novel pet, with it's mistress, who is wearing coat of raccoon skins taken from the animals she raised.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-19

ef the District Court party and bring them back here. It is expected to ,rn h-re sometime tomorrow.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-19
25,000 Without Jobs
 in Washington State

SEATTLE. Wash, Dec. 19. A survey just completed shows there are 25,000 unemployed in the State of Washington. This is the state ment made this afternoon by Fed eral Employment Director Carpenter to the employment conference in session here this afternoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-19
NOTICE.

Geo. Anderson. piano man, is at Skagway Tor few days. Leave any message at Reliable Transfer, Phone l4S. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-19

desirable ones close to the city had already been cut down.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-19

day fl happens in the Alaska Daily Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-19

\ Eastman h0iak--an appropriate Christ mas cift for any member of the f. ui'y N. II Case store --adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-08

crumbs an for himself just because he
is 50 we'll behaved"
Marion ran for some crurnba. then
opened the window softly and threw.
out a few. Peter quickly few down
and ate and then back 20 branch near
the sill of the window he few and
watched
Marion opened the window again and
this time she put them on the sill and
thon hid behind the curtain.
Peter saw the crumbs and his hrfs.ht
eyes looked this way and that. Then
he vcntured nearer, chattcrinF softly TO
himself as il to say: she means those
for mo. ] know. and I intend TO have
them all"
Peter darted TO the sin and picked IN
a crumb and then back 10 a place OF
safety he few 10 eat II. watching the
window all the time but as no one was
in sight. Peter dsred again
The third time he had grown very
brave and he stayed TO pick UP moro
crumbs chirpfng his wonder at such a
feast. hut his brothers quick ears
caught the sound and in n second more
three Of them flew 10 the sill 70 drive
Peter away and have the crumbs for
themselves.
but this time they did not find a
polite Peter. instead they found very
cross one and he scolded and pecked
Intil he drove his brothers away and
when some Of the others thought they
would try their luck ne treated them the
same way
After they had all gone Peter perrhed
alone on the sill, finished all the crumbs
and then flew 10 a limb Of the trp near
the window and chirped and ckirped.
which, OF course. meant in bird Ian
guage thank you"
, Ills visits TO Marions window soon
became a daily habit until every morn
ing Marion heard the first thing when
she awoke, Peters chirp as II asking
for his breakfast.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-08
Bv KATHERINE MOORE.

picked out my henna-colored
| Eeorgette which Leonard liked so
well. 1t seemed to clothe me in near
ness TO him TO wear something he
approved of. He always said IL
brought on. rcd tinge i'm my brown
hair and put fire i'm my eyes. l smiled
happily at the memory. for / loved
his admiration.
which is your table7" Mrs. Rus
sell. in a pale blue taffeta. heamed
superficially at me.
Mine il number three" an
swercd nonchalantly. had never
felt quite kindly toward Mrs. Russell
since that unhappy dinner party
when Leonard had behaved so dread
fully. Now / felt a subtle shyncss
in her. manner.
What n shame. I'm at hve,' she
purred. and pushed her way slowly
past group OF chatting women.
played well. | was enjoying my
self hugely. 1 climbed steadily from
number three to the first table and
remained there immovable.
For a few happy moments all the
suffering of the last terrible months
was forgotten.
My PARTNER was playing an unin-
tercsting hand and my mind was free
to hit about the room from one bit
of conversation TO another. .
Then just behind mo few keen
remarks cut through the meaning
less chatter like the blade of "a knife
and found its mark In my aching
heart.
nothing unusual 10 see them
dining together at the Ritz
Doesn't she know? Poor dcar,"
'Sh-s-ssl That's Mrs. Allen right
I'm back OF you at the next table.
Something seemed TO tighten around
my heart aud then break and ex-
pand as it beat wildly against my
left side.
Your deal. Mrs. Allen"
l took the cards blihdiy. They
seemed manageable and some
slipped to the floor as / shuf1ed
them. l lost again and again. and
was also losing my self-contruI.
So II was true. after all. that tho
one most greatly concerned was usu-
ally the last to know the truth Of
such things.
This vague suspicion which had
been haunting me for SO long was
public property-wa known and
smiled at by my friends and L.
was an object of their pity.
Tomorrow Tho Last Strawl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-08

her hand at writing descriptions OF peo-
pie and places and episodes until she
has learned TO express herself we'll and
clearly. Writing for the movies is a
well-paying job. Our greatest writer's
are doing it. and there are many others
not so great doing it. But it is hard
to break in. for the field is crowded.
Original ideas, a sense of plot and situa-
ton. lots of practice these are re-
quired If my correspondent is in ear
nest in wanting to write. she has no
need Of waiting round for her father
or mother to give her the money for
a correspondence course. She can start
right where she IS on her school books.
And if she keeps on being in earnest.
she can earn the money herself for the
course. if she wants one. If she lacks
energy for these things let her keep
from writing. for she is not of tho stun
to make a success at so difficult a pro-
fession
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-08
l FIND THAT OTHERS KNOW.

Leonard and / were travelling along
me lines of the least resistance. We
were not happy, but we had natu-
rally slipped into tho habit of eluding
,he disagreeable. One innately avoids
he broken glass;.
Even the thought of using Alvah
Fairchild to open Leonard's eyes and
make him a little jeaous. seemed
pcintlcss and follish. Besides. In
Sancr moments / had recognized the
danger of such n move. TO place my
self in Mrs. Darwoods power would
% worse than rash. ! would he play
ing into her Thanksgiving her the
very opportunity she would gloat
over. When one is in tho heat OF
jealousy. one is hardly sane. and /
Has thankful | had been able TO fore
stall any indiscrction on my part. l
ietcrmincd 10 look ut things as
broadly as possible.
My desk was Uttered with CORE
spondcnce. l sat down trying to
lind relief in definite work and con-
rcntration on outside things. y small
pink envelope slipped from the rest
and l held it musingly between my
fingers. Who was it from? Tho
writing did not seem familiar.
pulled out a sweet scented card from
the small envelope, and with 1t came
thc memory OF an invitation 10 a
bridge party that I had entirely for
gotten about. Yes. it was dated over
three weeks ago. and l had not even
acknowledged it in any way.
Wednesday afternoon. January the
twenty first. ! read. Why. today was
Wednesday. turned over the dates
an my calendar and sure enough.
Tho list.
At first ! had not thought Of going.
III. invitation was from a Mrs. Cal
,tn. "A new neighbor who ] knew was
using every means possible To wedge
her way into the society of the neigh
rarhood But should | blame her?
.rhaps she was lonely. | decided To
As. ] fvlt lonely myself. Worry and
l.uhappincss had kcpt me too much
within myself of late. 4 keen game
,t bridge would liven my mental
ate.
Mrs Calvins cordial voice over the
telephone assured me that my be-
I.tod acceptance was quite MI right
aud hcr Warmth Of frjcndtncss made
are look forward eagerly to the af-
& rnocu
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-08
DAILY ECONOMY CALENDAR.
Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure News.
paper Syndicate New York City.

Copyright. 1915, BY the Mcclure News
paper syndicate. New York City.
THE PICTURESQUE APPROACH.
Is the approach to your home at
tractive?
II You I've in an apartment probably
YOU were no little Influenced in your
selecu ton Of an apartment by the an
pcarance Of the entrance hall and the
way the apartment house was kept m
without.
Il does make a difference. this ma tier
of approaches OF course in many
ways country anu suburban houses are
more attractive since the passing or
the fashion for fences but at the same
time a well grown hedge or 4 quaint
picket fence or stone wall adds
tremendously to the effect OF a house
house SO enclosed can never look
quite commonplace.
Stone walls, that are prevalent in
some parts Of New England and that
last longer than the houses they en-
close. some OF them serving for three
or four succeeding houses. are not 50
great an expense where the stones
from which they were made stood ready
to be picked UP on the land.
4 hedge fence is not at all expensive.
especially If YOU have a little time 10
make trench and plant it, You may
even be enough of a gardner TO take
shoots from a neighbor's hedge and
start your own from this. A very
pleasing effect may be gained by hav-
ing a trelns made as a gateway to
your front walk where Your hedge
may be trained to form a green door
way.
There are all sorts of interesting
vines to have trained over your front
porch Ii you have a small entrance
porch it is attractive TO have white
painted lattices up the SIDES Of the
porch with your faVorite sort OF ram
bling rose climbing ON it.
Honeysurkle makes a hardy and
quick growing vine for your little
front porch
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-08
WRITING FOR THE MOVIES.


have a letter from girl of sixteen
who wants to write for the movies ana
is sure that she is fitted to do this and
make her fortune at the work Yet her
letter is not spelled correctly. the En-
gish is inaccurate, and she cites no
single fact to make it clear why she
THINKS she is a writer.
Among other things she asks infor-
nation about. is the worth OF a cor
rcspondence course in motion picture
writing. Or n course generally in story
writing. She says that she is constant
ly coming across advertisements oi
such courses. and that she has not the
ten dollars required for taxing one
Her father and mother apparently do
not share her conviction Of genius, ana
hesitate to spend that sum in her be
half. They tell her that she is not edu-
Gated enough to write stories, in which
they are entirely accurate But she
does not believe them. She says; How
unfortunate l am. though / want with
all my heart TO try ] receive dlscorag-
ing q follow her spelling) remarks
which make me lose all hope of sue
ceeding, though I try TO drive them
aWayN
Now, there IS one way 10 IeaTH ~
write, and that is 10 work at writing.
To work at language first, for language
is the tool you must use. When you
have fun command of the tool, it viii
be tima enough to start in writing
stories for the magazines or the movies.
AS to whether you have anything worth
saying, that will show later.
My advice 70 this young girl, and 10
others like her. is 10 get a grammar
and spelling book, and 10 work with
them for a couple Of hours each day
Also 10 read the best books and TO Try
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-08

lanEynve. or n Chesterfield IN man
ners. one ran easily excuse his lapse
ihe first time. but II ne continues max
ing the same mistakes after ne has had
thsTn painted ont 10 him. IL shows that
he u either too dun. or too concerted
to learn
1T Is the young chap who n On the
alert "a improve himself IN every way
who gets there every time. not the
sgottstic dub who IS perfectly satisfied
with himself as ne IL. and who is too
lazy ard sef-indulgent 10 change.
1t takes lot II courage TO look
yourself IN the face. and candidly ap-
praise your shortcomings. and 70 set
about remedylng them. Il takes lot
Of self denial 70 give up old. siovenly.
slouchy. comfortable habits Of speech
and customs. and it's hard sitting for
any Of Us on the bench Of humility
where we have % gaze Up TO other peo-
pie ard admit that they know more
than We DO.
Eut il pays. For the pangs We suf-
fer when we lop OF our faults are grow
ing PANS. They mark our development.
and some day we realize that We have
reached the stature that we never could
have attained If We had spared our
vanity and coddicd our self-love.
It's the people who are willing to
change. who are eager and anxious
to learn, who keep on growing until
at last they reach a size commensurate
with the big places. have seen mis-
happen thousand times. Two boys
VIII come up from the country. One
will correct his pronunciation, and drop
his rural manner OF speech, and shed his
village clothes. and take on the polish
Of the city almost as ig BY magic. The
other never brushes the hayseed out
Of his hair, or changes his uncouth
speech. and after flfty years OF city life.
he is sun provincial. And nine times
out Of ten the boy who changed is the
one who succeeded. And the reason was
that he was willing 70 learn.
For our ability 70 learn marks our
limit We can never 90 beyond that"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-08
WHEN HOSTESS MUST Bg
COOK AND WAITRESS

Here ia n sensible, easily prepared
menu for the hostess who must cook
and serve "a guest meal herself:
Cream OF Onion Soup
Broiled Lamb Chops
Peas IN Duchess Potato Nests
Dinner Rolls Stuffed Tomato 5alad
Coffee Lemon Meringue Pie
Cream of Onion goup--To large
onions. peeled and chopped finely Tor
put through meat grindor). adj 2 thin
slices or bacon cut IN small bits. Let
these cook slowly in hot frying pan
until the onions are aoft and tho bacon
a sllght brown. Then add 2 cups cold
water and let come 70 a boil. DO not
pour off the water. but turn ali into
n saucepan and adj IA cups IL rich
milk. Iet heat % boiling point again
scaaon with aalt. pepper and paprika
70 taste. md then add ! Tablespoon ~
flour mixed 20 "A paste with little c0ld
water Stir until thick and serve With
out straIninR.
Peas in Duchess Potato Nests
Duchess potatoes arc mashed potatoes
TO which a little butter. salt and beaten
egg-yofk have been added. This mix
ture In then put through that lndis-
pansable aid 70 gueat-dinnor serving
"A parity baR. To Z cups ~ tho hot
mashed potato add ] teaspoon salt, z
tablespoons butter. and tho yolk ~
egg. stir This we'll. then force it through
the pastry bag. forming nttlo nests
ns you pipe" n on the plates.
sasve this dinner on individual plates.
First bring in tho nllcd soup piafcq.
Next bring IN the dinner piatou---each
plate bearing a broilod chop and n
potato nest hIled with peas. Tho ni'fd
Individual salad platoa viii stand AZ each
cover on the tafle. The desert pIatea.
each holding slice ~ pin viii stand
on the serving table. Tho coffee may
bo made in percoiator ~ tah1o-thc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-08


A woung man pronounced word tn
correctly. Whercupon a candid relative
corrected him, and even went 60 the
trouble TO get out the dictionary and
prove to him that he WAS wrong.
II don't care what Webster says. "
rctorted the complacent youth. That y
the way I pronounce the word and
that's the way I'm going TO pronounce
it, We've got free speech In this coun-
Try, ard I'm going 70 pronounce words
as ! please.
A wise old man. who had been listen
ing 10 the controversy. sighed, I'm
disappointed in that boy he said sad-
Is. L had great hopes Of him. but II
he has reached the place IN his dCvel-
opmcnt where he doesn't desire TO learn
anything more, he has come to the end
Of his tethcr. lie has reached the lun-
it OF his achievement, and there's no
hope of he's ever being any more than
he is at the present time, or OF his
even doing anything better.
Tie is done growing. lie has become
senile, even II ne is only In his twenties.
for age IS nothing but the hardening
of our perceptions, and the petrifaction
Of our inclinatIons. We are young AS
long AZ we 1FF fcEIlUAstiiF lf1fi441S dHu
can change our point Of view. and our
ways OF doing things. and can keep
step with modern thought.
Whenever we get TO the place whore
we are satisfied with ourselves and
doint want to learn anything more, we
are old. no matter how few birthdays
we have had. And we are only inter
esting and valuable henceforth as spec
linens Of the fossilzcd remains OF the
past.
IT could give one especial piece of
advice 10 the young. II would be 10 keep
their eyes open and their minds supple
and piable; To keep always learning
and always growing, and to be forever
on a still hunt for a better way OF do
ing things, instead Of resting compIa-
Gently content that ones own way is
the only way.
81 count it even a virtue for people
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-08
Young?
Dorothy Dix Tells How

to keep up with the foolish fadq or the
hour. for IL shows. al least, that they
are willing to learn. and that they are
not 20 cnCased IN self -COnceit that rieyv
ideas cannot penetrate TO them. There 3
always hope for those who arc rocop-
tive and anxious Ia be taught. and SO
between the man who knows IL all. and
the man who il trying TO learn the lat
est thing. l back the up to- the-rninute
chap To win out.
Our young friend here says that ne
has the right TO pronounce a word the
way he plcascs. That's where he il
wrong. The casual listener win set his
mispronunciation Down TO ignorance,
instead Of recognizing that he ia as
scrting a constitutional right 10 free
speech. and the balance Of us will smile
over his eEotism. and dismiss him from
our minds as ono who has reached his
growth.
self -conceit is the nice. soft, cushy
grave in which n lot OF ability burics
itself The minute we are perfectly
satisfied with ourselves and our at
tainments. that minute the race ends
for us. We never advance one inch
for we spend our lives gloating over our
achievements instead OF straining on TO
another goal.
IT'S the people who are always learn
ing who succeed. very great man
said once. i have made many mistakes
in my life, but / have never made the
mistake a second time
That's the stuff OF which are made
the men and women who accomplish
big things. They make mistakes.
~
blundering along, committing the same
stupid mistakes over and over again,
as long as they live. They learn from
every error.
1T is a small thing for young man
TO pronounce a word incorrectly for
instance. or to make a mistake in gram
mar. or to eat with his knife. He may
have had few advantages of education
and association. and SO is not to be
blamed for not being a purist in
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-08
ADDlE AIDES ADVENTURES
Tho Wfnntc.a a.Dav srrfat
Thc MInnfn.a. nar .rrl.I

rorvrghf t2t
chapter N. #o. -
ard U~rrv re~er4 gsaa
taId o tew eten
seIarator .t
business oeoode-
Ado g-ifh ttrr
aa-o7t rad etta~ aa
Schwab yr srv ~ Furgsrs
YOU asking .aI ard r.H
little financial df .rr
right. row replied a.ad
piDe = can make dollar
anybodv v'-ho0' -.lirg tlorr
road either 9or
- talk about .uz-era -er-
renerntar ns hour
lars behind .~v rar re.reev aas
month fr teu el uhar
better LAYERS q ger 1ough eE
make GOOD lr4at fa
don't forget cook over
business from ca fr
ana -an ee st sa .uar,
TT rut an td
~ me aauer rf 0rd
Ieghorns and now eou tnt
out eggs ffsrr1h e-.ed al
some 51-rvtt-dar .rus ee4
money and eee thav solo
eggs roull aa ras.r
deposit boxes. nose .nt
Ma no nard allied 48ie
next room. -oa ean a-Ua, set rs
with II pad
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-08
WHY?
why ls Twenty Called "scorel7
Copyright. 1920. by
Wheeler Syndicate fnc-


The days % our aga are thre~erore
years and ton," says tho paalrnivt show
ing that orr forefathers reckoned hy
scores. a system of keeping track =
figures probably based IN its original
form upon the practice ~ counting upon
The fingers and toes. But the word
fscore" itaeif c0mea from the Anglo
SAXON. being nothing more than the
word scoren, which Is the past participle
If sceran. to cut, and indicated 4 notch
1r incision made upon taIly-stick for
The purpose ~ keeping a rerord ~
financial transactions and the like
The "acore-r1ark" was the twentieth
notch upon these primitive account
books a cut which was longer and deep
err than the others. Hence the express
sion TO pay OF old scores" means not
only the repayment ~ old debts. but the
reveugfng Of grievances which have c1It
deep and loft lasting impression. It
fs for the same reason. that ~ reckon
ing. that we speak of the score of
game-rneaufnz the record Of the points
rnade-and the score or musical record
Of an opera.