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Seward daily gateway., 1933-09-09
THE ALASKANS

Aaskans are great travellers They sure are: lney come with the grass in the Spring tune ana eave wl;, m the qeese and the ducks in the Fall The hotel keepers m the States wear diamonds and live uffles and pate de foie gras in the Spring and Fall and send ther wVeS to Europe through the Summer Alaskan money Alas kans to not ask what the fare from here to Seatte but inquire what the waiter costs They tip lavlshy ana u wisely and return C. O. D. The money spent by our first families would pay off the Territorial debt and provide a handsome war bonus for our disabled soldiers.
 Aaskans are noted for their fine display of nugget iewev and for giving four bits for twenty cents worth of service They may also be distinguished by their ore samples. ~
 When Seattle was discovered by Jim Hill in 1897, 1t was rebuilt and furnished by Alaska money At this time it was sleepy little village and slow that when boat arrived the steamer captains sent their whistles in by mail day or so ahead of time that the citizens would nave time get down the wharf Things have changed now The town is up and coming
 Seattleites have the notion that Alaskans sleep with their clothes to keep from taking bath Every wo man clerk thinks she is the first female he has for of years and restaurant keepers hunt up the i'm aginay diet of hot cakes and beans By the time the vs has overcome these notions he is ready to return North in the Spring.
Seward daily gateway., 1933-09-09

WALL PAPER AND PAINT-J. l.. CRAFT.
Seward daily gateway., 1933-09-09

John Johnson, from Cantwell, is still confined to his bed in the Seward General Hospital.
Evening star., 1933-10-15
'Carter the Great" Tears He0ay the Veil
ofMwtery From Some of the Oriental
Sor1e,prs' Best Puzzlery.

BY . skilfful manipulation Of the tAbaecaoth
and the skirt Of his gown the magician 20 con-
fused the spectators attention that Was .
simple matter for him to release the bowl re-
move its oover-and presto! the miracle had
happened
The effect was 20 dramatic and impressive
that many others attempted it-uS0Aly With
dtanA reGults - the example o( one ok his
Mttatcrs, Chung Lung 500. will prove.
Chung Lang 500 made the mistake Of being
more clever than carefuHa mistake which, as
We shall re, later cost him his very lie.
While performing IN London he tried 70 re-
produce his masters bowl trick; but, not know
ing the full details Of the mystery. he was
punished By having the bowl fan to the Stage
prematxely. thereby spiling the entire con-
tents over the orchestra, and some of the au-
dience In fruntl That was . measure Of
Chmg's abilities.
Neve1theless Chung Lung 500 failed to heed
the warning contained in this accident: not
long after he was fatally shot while trying to
perform the tzick Of catching . marked bullet
from . gun fred by . spectator On the stage
Of one Of London's music halls.
It seems that the gun which was used had
become, through neglect clogged with mex-
ploded powder, which had accumulated IN Q
Evening star., 1933-10-15

most exponent, Ching Ling Foo, passed to his
eternal rest None Of her modern mAgicians
measure up to the standard he Set.
I met him for the hast time IN Tientsin.
where he had retired from all theatrical aetivi
ties: during his last public appearance I saw
him perform the bowl trick which consists tn
the production Of an immense bowl Of water
and nsh under cover Of . lazge-and apparently
quite empty-tablecloth.
The bowl and its contents weighed 116 pounds
and the trick was executed with such consalm-
mate skin and elegance Is completely to mys-
ttfy even those who knew the technique. In
fact, the attention Of the entire conjuring world
was attracted 70 this masterful and Adrott
Oriental, whose secret was kept for many years.
DUT, Is I have performed the same trick
- while presenting an imitation Of his almost
inimitable work, feel that the layman should
know something Of the way in which the peer
less Ching Ling Foo accomplished It.
As he appeared in court garb-A long, flowing
skirt Of the Mandarin type-it was not difhcuh
for him to secrete under the skirt the large
bowl containing two or three buckets Of water.
This was held In place by . web-harness. its
top covered by a waterproof leather cap. held
IN place by tight cords.
Evening star., 1933-10-15

THESE men tougher the soles Of their feet
! by the use of diluted sulphurous (not sui
phuric) acid, which they rub IN several times
a day, thus hardening the soles to such degree
that they become insensible to heat
At first it Is necessary that the acid be highly
diluted and that after each application the feet
be treated with strong solution Of alum, evap-
GRATED until spongy. A further treatment with
hard soap increases the margin Of safety-so
much so that have seen red-hot irons applied
to the feet Of these fanatic wizards without
their suffering the least pain!
In darkest Africa the Voodoo-man roans the
lonely veldt by night. mingling his weird cry
with that Of the jackal, or with the roar Of the
lion, exulting after his nocturnal banquet of
migratory zebra or docile unsuspecting antelope.
In Basutuland, or in zululand, the native
conjurer seeks the help of his ancestors who
nightly haunt the lost mines Of Zimbabwe, where
lie concealed the untold millions of that wisest
of potentates, Solomon whose glory rvaled the
sun. And the Fiji is the cannibal sorcerer, who
measures the length of an enemy's life by an
isolated hair, torn in sleep from the scalp.
And what of China? How does 1t fare with
the wonder worker of the Celestial Kingdom;
where, nevertheless. the power-and the powers
of this world are so starkly in evidence?
China, that first knew the magic of fireworks
and gunpowder. perhaps Of the compass and
the printed word-what sorceries can she now
contribute to the gayety of nations?
Alas! China's great adopts are no noIe;
magic has fallen upon evil days since her foie-
Evening star., 1933-10-15

In Boyneo are the fire dancers" men
irho uaIk and dance on fire. But they
first spend many doys toughening the
soles of their feet sO;th acid, 50 that even
q red hot iron sCiH not cause pain.
crevice that connected With the hidden rep0i-
tory Of the real bullet.
This powder, IN time, formed q quickmatch
cartridge to the powder Of the genuine bullet,
promptly dischaEging tthus sending to a~
untinely death, before . large audience o6
horrined spectators, Chung Lung 500. . con-
jurer whose elevexness failed him at a critical
moment through lAek Of that supreme virtue
OF all magiciAns-vignance
] Egypt would be like trying to describe . vast
country without mention OF its capital city.
For surely. in many ways Egypt Is the capital Of
coujury; the jus4lerS Of East India pale into
hxignifcance before the achievements Of the
adopts who wander through the Valley Of the
Kings. IN and around Luxor, displaying their
miracles to all and slndry.
Let US attend for Q moment to the great
Moussa, son Of Soolinan, Q veritable king OF
wizards, who k reputed to have inherited from
his father and his fathers father the art OF
tanning charming and subdung the most
vicious reptiles, and rendering them harmless
ut least to himself
1t Is even said that when Moussa cries out
the names Of his ancestors the snakes hear and
understand. Certain It Is that such Of the
reptile family - saw around Moussa seemed
charmers: charming, should say, to the reptile
family only!
The vicious scorpion, who attacks without
provocation: the cobra. whose bite means GER
tain death; the horned snake. equally venomous
all these Sheik Aoussa invites to his feast Of
blood. They bite him and hold fast to his
brown arm while be laughs.
A strange figure this man Moussai Somberiy
clad in long, flowing black silk robe. welding
a necromantic rod Of ebony, marching like q
commander before his army. he ordered, and
was obeyed.
Chanting now in Arabic, now in the LAM
guage Of magic" he bade the asps and other
venomous crawling things to come before the
sun. the Eye Of God, and they came; one BY
one, from distance Of a mile or more; along
deserted roadways, from under Shiny rocks.
from cobwebbed holes amid the ruins Of an
ancient people.
Now Sheik Moussa, descendant of snake
charmers, lord Of reptiles, shows the full ex-
tent of his mysterious powers" Lean and
alert in the hard Egyptian morning he bids the
dreaded cobra to come forth from its nest
of darkness, to raise its hooded head.
THE serpent hsses impotently while its
master, in cajoltng tones, insinuates his
wishes squatting directly in front of the fangs
and the vindictive cunning eyes Of this scorge
of the East. Presently he stretches out brown
hand and he begins to caress the snake.
In few moments the willy cobra, seemingly
Continued on Thirteenth Page.
Evening star., 1933-10-15

- HE Western conjurer tells his audi
ence. usually. that he is about to
deceive them. protesting contempt
for the tactics Of impostor. He is
an entertainer par excellence, de-
clAring that all he does is good
naturedH sometimes MISUNDERSTANDING
He knows that the fundamentals Of all magic
are the same everywhere. consisting Of appear
ance, disappearance transformation and sub
stitution, varied In countless ingenious ways,
as are the seven notes of the musical scale.
However mysterious the trick. however un-
accountable even terrifying. IN its effects. the
honest conjuror, like the Hebrew sage, Knows
that there Is nothing new under the sum-, and
that he and all his fellows prosper because
they know how to make Dame Nature serve
them in unexpected ways.
The public be pleased" Is his motto when he
is straightforward; "be deceived" when he Is
q fanatic and charlatan.
In my travels around the world have met
them have been, If not miraculous" extremely
odd and sometimes uncomfortable.
In the Islands Of Hawaii the magic man Is
known as the 'kakoona" he who may pray
you to death.
In Borneo are to be found the fire dancers,
men who walk and dance ON fire; adopts sls-
tanned by fanaticism and copius draughts OF
homebrew-to say nothing Of a generous an
nointing Of their feet in cooling malsams drip
ped from native gum trees. Immediately prior
to each imposing ceremony
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-03

1t occurs in general conversation. Breakfast I consider the most im< portant meal, and here are my req sons: In the morning the stamach Is thoroughly empty. Being the engine of the body, it needs refuel- ing (food) to meet the days de- mand of physical and mental exA ertion.
 The continental breakfast so uni- versal in Europe is totally unfitted for our American health schedule. We are energetic people; we do everything in a hurry, even to eat ing the midday meal; while most Europeans take two or thre hours for a lunchceon that would unfit us to finish the days work.
 Our mode of living demands a good, well-balanced breakfast, a light but nourishing luncheon and substantial dinner, leisurely eat en. The boarding school custom of bell for rising and half hour later, another for prompt appear ance at the breakfast table would do away with those hectic morning hours that disturb the nervous system and retard the digestion of even the best breakfast.
 A good morning meal, and suffi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-03
Round T I:l1I I:l | lls al Ilsl !SyOs!

cient time to eat 1t properly, en- ables one to start the day with mental and physical boise. The machine is geared to meet the days demands; 1t Is the beginning of a perfect day.
 It is no work at all to have each breakfast different. With the ring ing of the bell for rising, serve your full glass of water and fruit juice. This internal bath will cleanse the stamach and prepare 1t to utilize fully the health-building qualities of this most important meal. Here is one good sample menu:
 Baked Apple Cream of Wheat with Dates
 OF Sliced Banana
 Top milk or thin cream
 Dreamed Goldfish on Toast Coffee Mflk for Children Utilize your emergency shelf for a quick and different breakfast like this one.
 Figs with Cream
 Cereal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-03

not judge them altogether by their color. It varies from deep, emerald green to yellowish green and sometimes a purplish color. The fruit part should be a little green next to the skin and creamy yellow next to the seed. Some- times the big seed is loose when the pear is ripe, but not always; so that isn't proof of perfection.
 As to food value, the alligator pear will surprise you. It has Q high mineral content in calcium other fruits in content of fat and citamins A and B. It is low in carbohydrates and in spite of it's fly digested.
 Alligator Pear Combinations
 Serve the pear in the shell, cut in half and dressed with French dressing, to all who are fond of 1t. To the newcomer, try 1t first in combination with either grape fruit or oranges; or with one or more of the salad vegetables. AL ligator pear combines best with highly favored fruits and vege- tables which complement it's deli cate taste and give contrast to it's smooth. buttery texture.
 I like 1t particularly well when peeled and cut in cubes, mixed with cubes of cucumber and to- mato and dressed with a French dressing made with lemon instead of vinegar. Sometimes add a litle picalili, which gives a pleas ant tang. In case you do not have recipe made with lemon juice, here is my own for
 Lemon French Dressing
 Mix together l teaspoon mustard
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-03
THIS IS THE ANSWER - TRY ALLIGATOR PEARS IN COMBINATION
- By ESTELLE MARIE BARKER -

Past President \. Y. Association of DietItians
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-03
YOUR
 TABLE MANNERS
Marking the TableclOth

The smooth, white surface of a damask table cloth may seem like the best sort of tablet on which to trace your diagram of your new house, or illustrate some intricate engineering problem about which you are talking but marking the tablecloth is unpardonable in polite society.
 Men, more often than women, trangress in this respect; res- taurant and hotel tables are more likely to suffer than home tables. But the worst and most frequent offender is the gues. who, in his excitement at finding himself the center of interest. feels it is a re- lief to criss-cross marks and cir cles on his hostess's best linen tablecloth.
 DO not be misled by the hostess indulgent smile, if you are one of these scribblers. Iris of the same brand as those smiles so graciously given when someone tips over a glass of water, or misdirects 9 spoonful of brown gravy, and spoils her immaculate cloth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-03

enthusiasm on first acquaintance. For this reason, when serving to guests whose reactions I cannot be asure of, always try blending the alligator pear with some other fruit or vegetable. The connoisseur may prefer to eat the pear from the hull like a melon, but the combin- ations are usually more tempting to those making it's first acquaint- ance.
 Some skill Is required in order to judge the correct degree of ripe ness when buying alligator pears. I know of no better test than to press them slightly not too hard, so that the fruit is bruised, but very carefully. If the fruit gives slightly under gentle pressure, it is just about right to eat. You can-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-03

bones and teeth; what are fuel foods; what must be eaten to build resistance to colds: what are quick energy foods; and last. but not least. what is the most im- portant meal of the day.
 That question seems to be both- ering good many mothers, judg- ing from the frequency with which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-03
GoTFED WITH NEEDLE IN SOCK

Madison, wis-(UP) = Robert Hagen played around the Maple Bduff golf course here oblivious to the fact that there was needle and thread sticking in the toe Of
 one golf sock. He had taken the sock from his wife's work basket before she finished mending It, and did not discover the needel until he removed his golf shoes after playing tho 18-hole course.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-03

like that for olives which so m . n y people must eat three or four times before they real ly like them.
 Attn O ugh I have always bee h av a 1 ways been very fond of allig a tor pears, and have m a n v friends WnO enjoy them without prelim- mary education, l do know that they are always raceived wit h
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-03

IA teaspoon of paprika, tea
 spoon each of salt and sugar. Add
 to 1-2 cup of salad oil, and to this
 add teaspoon of onion juice and
 3 tablespoons of lemon juice. Stir or shake in a sealed botle tuntil the dressing thickens. Adding a little piece of ice will hasten the thickening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-03

 second, [ h 8 thinking must result in the ask ing of questions.
 Appropos I am indeed happy to find that my wide friendship with the mothers of America is rec sulting in a veri- table question: box frame of mind. They want to know what foods promote AN 4a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-03
DISPOSED OF CROP IN i DAY

Cedar Springs, Mich-(UP)-- Ciin- ton Middleton, Cedar Springs farm CT, set a new record for disposing of his bean crop this year. He pulled, hauled, threshed and mar keted the crop in one day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-03

1 then add the contents of . can of deviiled ham, stir smooth, sea-
 son to taste and serve on toast.s,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-03
.- AT THE CHILDREN'S TABLE -
 GIVE LITTLE FOLKS A GOOD BREAKFAST
By MARY HOPE NORRIS
Founder, Mothers Radio Round Table

Two conditions must exist if any educational movements is to suc- ceed. First, the public must be
 made to think.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-03

Someone recently asked me whether a fondness for alligator pears was not an acquired taste,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-03
DeviIleti Cream Toast

v, DevilIed Cream Toast
 Coffee MIX For the Devilled sauce make a
 cream sauce of tablespoons but ter and flour creamed together.
 Bring to a boil cups of milk;
 dissolve the creamed flour and but ter in it, cook for few minutes,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-07

AID SHOPPERS

According to reports from many
of the leading mems wear shops,
women are relying to a great ex-
tent upon the infallible gift certifi-
cate to solve the masculine gift
problem.
Particularly among married Wom-
en- is this practice favored, perhaps
because of past experience. The
false light in the eyes, the too-genu-
Inc words Of approval and the
frozen smile, once encountered up
on presentation of a supposedly
perfect tie or shirt, occasions a re-
solve never again to give him some
thing he is SO particular about.
Men are proud of their ability to
choose with good taste, and also,
though they seldom succeed in
being thrifty, of their ability to pick
good thing in the way of price
A man will take pride in a shirt
that wins the approval Of the boys
and that pride will even extend to
the store itself.
Therefore, what could be more to
lIlCIl llhlllS blldII oil OppOI "
purchase a few choice items that, if
nothing else, will show the women
in the family who laboriously select
ed things to wear just what a man
cares to be seen in when it comes
to ties and soX and shirts?
That's where the smart woman
and the gift certificate come in.
Listen a bit, find cut what his fav-
orite shop is, then purchase a GER
tificate for the amount you intend
to spend on a perfectly beautiful
silk tie or demi-bosom shirt.
He'll probably receive the certifi-
cate gladly and return jubilant with
a perfectly beautiful silk tie or a
i-bosom shirt, and that's where
the tWo-Way benefit comes in.
After he explains at length that
a certificate was just what he
wanted, and that what he picked is
a perfect example of taste which
no mere woman could have achiev-
ed you have the satisfaction of
having given something he wanted
and seeing your choice duplicated
by him.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-07

tire family is united, pleasantly
appointed dining table aids ma
terially in the comfort and enjoy
ment of the group. Beautiful dishes
and glassware, from the conserya-
tive to the ultramodern, are on dis
play as well as the more practical
Christmas gifts, kitchenWare and
equipment. Even the men of the
family will want to linger in this
department, seeing the gay decan-
tiers, wine glasses, beer mugs, cock
tail shakers, symbols of the new age
CT repeal.
Practical Gifts Please
If Christmas is to be a practical
one this year, what will bring more
Joy to the burdened housewife than
a new Hoover vacuum cleaner or
one of those wonderful Majestic
electric refrigerators. The whole
family will enjoy the electric waffle
iron and toaster. and such handy
little gadgets as ice crushers and
juice extractors will be welcome
gifts.
II traVelng IS III store Tor some
lucky El Centrans, luggage of all
sorts and descriptions is found at
the l. V. Hardware store. From the
big wardrobe suitcase suitable for
carrying the entire family's belong
ings for a weekend, to small over
night cases, every need of the
traveller may be met in the lug
gage department. Smart in appear
ance and practical in detail, these
make lovely gifts.
For those younger members OF
the family who are apt to greet
with scorn any suggestions for a
useful Christmas, the basement is
turned over to gift suggestions.
Playground uipment, slides,
swings, sand boxes which will keep
the youngsters out in the sunshine
are available; bicycles, sporting
goods of all kinds, dolls, mechanical
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-07
|, Y, HARDWARE HAS ANSWER
To ALL CHRISTMAS QUESTIONS

why not buy a Christmas
present for the house. is a sugges-
ton that will meet with approval
by many families this season with
the exception Of such rugged in
divldualists as Junior who wants a
new bike and Sister whose idea of
Christmas is great big doll
The I. V. Hardware Co, can meet
all these requirements, being stock
ed with an array of goods that
father and mother and the older
members of the family will enjoy in
common as well as an equally large
array of toys for the individualists
There is no gift that the entire
family may enjoy so much as fine
furniture and the I. V. Hardware
stock will meet the requirements of
any purse. IF the purse is large
enough there are handsome suites
of furniture for every room in the
house and the styles vary from the
irreproachable colonial to the Mon
terey, suitable for early California
and Spanish houses, while for the
ultra moderns. furniture from the
best of the modern designers Is
available.
However if the purse is smaller,
there is nothing like a new lamp,
picture, occasional table or chair,
not to mention a new rug to make
room a more attractive place IN
which the whole family will con-
gregate.
Another gift that will meet with
everyone's approval is a new radio
and the store has good looking
Majestic models on display. Mod
ernistic in design, highly selective,
and with excellent tone, one of
! these radios means hours Of en-
joyment for every member. The
models range in size and price SO
that there is a wide selection pos
sible.
Since it is at meals that the en-