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EDITORIAL PAGE
A NEW YEAR'S PRAYER
By Lewis Alloa
O Giver of tho Years, as we stand
upou the threshold of another
twelve-mouth, hearken to our
prayer and accept our gratitude for
all the goodness that has come
to us throughout the year now gone.'
Make us to understand that ouly '
throrgh Thy grace have we fceen
spared, and keoy ever before us
the knowledge that only through
Thy srace may we live in goodness;
aud jv>v and prosperity throughout
the morths to come.
Teach us uot to wonder what the :
future has in store, but rather to I
so live that, whatever may befall, J
•he words "well done" may In truth
S)e said of us.
Through every season, O Giver of :
the Years, guide us; through every;
Manth aud every Week, yea,
through every Day, be Thou our
guide, uor permit our feet to
stray u wrong paths, nor permit j
our nJiids to do unkind deeds, nor '
permit cut tongues to say unkiud
words during all the year to come. 1
Jlav our errors, and our sius,
the deeds we should not have done
and **e deeds wo wrongfully sleft
undone, be ever before us to urge
us »o better living this year.
V. here we gave aid to one in •
need last year, O Tnou Great Giv
er of Years, enable us to give aid
to many more; where we spoke
words cf cheer to one during the
twelve-month now passed, O make
it possible for us to speak thug to
many.
We give thanks to i ai.-e ior
woods. Thy lirst Temple; for the
fields, which bear Thy gifts of
food; for Che mountains and the
vales, the mighty seas and the
flouiug streams; we give thanks
to Ti»te for all these things, for
the Earth is Thy Tabernacle.
Teach us, O Giv.-r of Years, to
value tee meaning of time; teach
us, O Thou who art all time, to
make g<_od of every moment; teach
us to make every day worth while
a.nd *o greet each new day with
the Jetcrmination to make it bet
ter than tha* just goue .
A\"o thank Thee for this New
Yeai; we give praise that we have
been spared to greet it and wo,
ask lfc«t we may live through it in
righteousness and with goodness;
with forgivenes for our enemies
a.H ? Lelping hand for the fallen.
Teach us to appreciate Thy gift;
teach us to make such perfect use
of *his year tha* future generations
will benefit Set our faces against
all daggers; give us strength to
match cupidity with zeal, craft with
wisdom, deceit with knowledge, and
selfishness with lore.
O Thou Giver of Years, make us
to leara Thy ways and to walk in
them each day; give us strength to
keeo each good resolution and en
dow us with wisdom to obey Thy
Heavea-made laws. Amen.
Catarrh Canuci lie Cured
with LOCAL . '■' \ ri »XS. as they
cannot reiu it the leal <>f tlie disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease,
and In order to CU) i; you must take In
ternal remed • ■<. H Catarrh Cure Is
taken internally, a..J acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surf ice Hall's
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It
was prescribed hy one of the best phy
sicians in this country f"r years and Is
a regular prescription It is composed of
the best tonics ' • vr, combined with the
best blood purlfi-.rs. .11 7 directly on the
mucous surfaces. Th- perfect combina
tion of the two ingredients Is what pro
duces such wond- "u results in curing
catarrh. Send for v itimonials. free.
F. J. CHENEY CO.. Prop3.. Toledo, O.
Soli by Drussls!". pr! 75c.
Take Ball's Family i'lllt {or constipation.
Because is a woman's reason;
tha' is because a man never un
derstands the meaning of a wo
man's because, and the woman
knows it.
A clear, steady eye ia a good
sign; while a Bhlfting, constantly
movia? eye is the reverse. Never
trust a person who will not look
ycu 'n the eye and cannot be made
to d so. A large pupil generally
deuotvs abundant physical energy,
accompanied by a highly nervous
disposition. A small pupil indicates
a mental, analytic mind — which
subjects everything to criticism and
is not unusually sympathetic or
emotional.
I#™
HAS EXPERIENCE
London, Dec. 29—Another inci
dent has recently been added to
the chapter of unusual adventures
experienced by the bark Andrew
Welch, an American vessel, accord
ing to the Post's Stockholm cor
respondent. On the night of De
cember 15, a German torpedo boat
wns sighted off Haelmstad, where
the Welch had taken refuge and
approached rapidly with the inten
tion of capturing her, but was
thwarted by the arrival of a Swed
is) torpedo boat, which was im
mediately dispatched for the proteo
tiun of the bark.
The Andrew Welch, maritime re
cords list as an American bark of
863 tons, and according to dis
patches her career 13 being watc'ied
with interest in Scandinavia. The
bark sailed from San Francisco
August 19 with a cargo of beans for
Haelmstad and since that date she
has been chased by British pa
trol boats and British' eubmaTlnes,
crippled by storms and finally put
into Bergen in distress.
Norway granted the vessel permis
sion to return to England, but In
stead she started for Haelmstad,
where it was found there was r.o
receiver for her cargo of beans,
valued at $150,000. On the night of
l>ecember 3, a steamship arrived to
convoy her to Germany, but a Swed
ish torpedo boat forced the Andrew
Welch to return to Haelmstad.
Remember that there Is only one
'genuine" Kodak. If It isn't an
Eastman, it Isn't a "KODAK." Kel
lers ere the Skagway agents.
EVERY OWNER OF
A DWELLING
Should Have
FIRE INSURANCE
Now is the Time to Act
Reliable Companies are
Represented by
PHIL ABRAHAMS
Agent]
4th Avenue
BilRlO SHE BY
AWISsI SHELL
Woundsd Garenan Officer De
scnues Awful Plight.
PINNED DOS IN DUGOUT.
Almoit Entire Company That Occupied
a Bombproof 'Trench Wiped Out by
One Mietile—Picture of Horror Greet
ed Few Survivorj Who Saw Com
panione Buried.
Some frank tributes to (lie offlcncy of
the British artillery In Flanders are
paid by a wounded German otlleer In
the course of u n u ratlve published In
German newspa tors received here,
says the 1'ull Mull Gazette. The writ
er appears to have been lu command
of a company In the enemy trenches
before Ypies, and he mentions that for
three days his men have hardly hnd
any sleep.
"The English," he says, "are sending
us along explosive shells, shrapnel and
mines In motley succession, and today
the English shells have been dropping
better than before In our trenches and
dugouts.
"I gave the order 'Half the party
stand; the other half lie down with
bayonets fixed beside you.' and I seat
ed myself In the last dugout that could
be found. It was a battery observa
tion post with two officers, a noncom
missioned officer and a telephone oi>er
ator. I sat down on the earth with
them and awaited events.
Fire Was Accurate.
"Hardly had we crept under when
the flret shell arrived. With a 'woo
ee-ee-ee-crash-boom!' It hurst close to
us. Dirt, pieces of lrou, stones and all
kinds of scrai>s fiew around us and
among them a full till of English pre
served meat A glance showed me
that the shell bad burst In n British
trench close at hand which the Eng
lish had been careful to evacuate dur
ing their artillery lire because of the
danger, nnd the explosion had blown
the tin over to us.
"The second shell burst considerably
closer. 'First shot good; second might
have been a bit shorter,' reported Lieu
tenant K. from his battery observation
Ddat. ■
"The third British alien wnisnes
along toward us. near indeed. The
English are shooting devilish well to
day. Silent and grave, our men lie
down 011 the ground. Nobody moves
from bis place.
"Another shell falls In our Immediate
neighborhood, and a column of dirt and
shell fragments spurts into the air.
Things are getting more and more un
comfortable. I.len'cuant U opines "that
was devilish near, though.'
Shall Destroys Dugout.
"The telephone again talks. 'Battery
asking how the !a>t shots were placed.'
First shot placed'— The reply is sud
denly broken off. fur at this moment
comes a stunning crash and then the
silence of death. A moment of uncon
sciousness follows; we i au see and hear
nothing, aud the darkness of night is
about us. We are buried! Despairing
shonts of 'Help, help!" go round.
"A shell has fallen ri^Ut on our dug
out anil destroyed it. I was stuck fast,
over the head iu sand, hardly able to
open my eyes ahd unable to shout
With toil I craned my neck up a
little, and 'hen. right opposlfe me, 1
saw a veer.v feeble glimmer of light
Pieces of tlml>er aud iron rails were
lying on my body. I tried to lift my
self up a bit more. b'.U sand fell on me
ONLY ONE "Brcino ilist !s
l^axatfvc jgrc/rvj Quinine
Cures a Cold in One Day, Grh> >n 2 Bay*
s)f O" f>ox- 25c
ngainT'^l InstT mnnaged to free inj"
hend.
"A plure of horror greeted me.
Wounded raen were -lying timid sand
and wr<- knge—gronns of agony of bur
led nnd wounded companions.
"The direct liit of tho shell bad com
pletely destroyed our 'bomb proof dug
out The noncommissioned officer had
been killed and the two artillery offi
cers severely wounded. It was the most
fearful of all my experiences in, this
war."
NOSE DIAMONDS ARE LATEST.
Visitor From India Brings Now Idea to
San Francisco Women.
Mrs. Hander ICala Bngul, coming
from northwestern India, has Intro
duced S:in Francisco to the latest thing
In jewelry—the nose diamond.
"Have your surgeon." says Mrs. Ba
gal, "pierce your nose horizontally
above the nostrils and Just under the
bridge; then order from your Jeweler n
little, straight gold bar with a diamond
set In one end. Itun it through the
perforation and—you're right up to the
minute in fashions."
The craze, says Mrs. Bagal, is Just
becoming popular in India and Is mak
ing the old fashioned nose ring passe.
HARVARD PROFESSOR AT 19.
Norbert Wiener, a Tufts Prodigy, Is to
Teach Philosophy.
Norbert Wiener, nineteen years of
age, has been appointed an assistant
professor of philosophy at Harvard
college. In this capacity he will be
called upon to Instruct men who are
his elders.
As a boy of thirteen Wiener received
the degree of bachelor of arts from
Tufts college. The degree of doctor of
philosophy was awarded to him at
Harvard in 1913, and for the last two
years he lias been a traveling fellow of
Harvard at Cambridge university, Eng
land.
Two Little Flowers.
Two little flowers, one pink, one blue.
Both In a city garden grew.
Tho street was dusty, the garden small,
But the flowers nodded so sweetly to all
That whoever happened to pass that way
Felt a wish to come on another day.
Two little Klrls In a household grew.
And one wore pink, and one wore blue.
The street was dusty, tlie house was
small,
But the little girls nodded so sweetly to
all
That whoever happened to pass that way
Was certain to como on another day.
Frl. Ey'gs. of each
monii rwiujif brothers are wel
come 1'hll Abraham#. Secr«t»ry.
Rimer L. WhoelT. W. M
-Youth's Companion.
F. A A. M.
Wtdto Pass Lodge
F. & A M. No. 113
meets 2d a&C 4 th
B. P. O. EJuKB
Skag-rcay Lodge
No. 431. B. P. 0.
E. meats every
Thursday evening
at 8:00 o'clock.
Visiting broth
ers cordially welcome.
, HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
F. J. VANDEWALL. Secretary.
FYatenuU Order
Saglw—
Skagway Aerie
Mo. 25, Frater
nal Order of
Irfag'.eB meets the IlrBt agd tnira
Wednesday night oX each month at
j their hall on Fifth arenue. Vial ting
J brothers cordially Inrlted to attend.
John C. Wood, W. P., J. K. Me
I Alist.r. Secretary.
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Arctic lirotherhood.—
Camp Skagway No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth Tues
day evening at 8:00 P
m. sharr- Visiting brothers cordial
ly welcome. J. M. Keller, V. Arc
tic Chief, W. R. Hillery, Arctic
Recorder.
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