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To all our friends and readers
ai d subscribers and advertisers,
a.;d to our patroois iu the job de
partment, we extend to you our
heartiest wishes for a Merry Christ
cu
THE DAILY ALASKAN.
Tomorrow there will be few men,
women or children in the Christian
world who will not feel and to a
more or less extent reflect the
Chrisimus spirit.
V'e will give to our loved ones
fkcns of respect and memory, and
many of us will go without our own
family circle and spread peaco and
joy, comfort and good will. We wil
look for the less fortunate in life
thau ourselves, and for this day try
and make tlierr burdens lighter,
either by txtending the helping
band in some financial act, or by a
cheerful look or a word of eucour
ag« ment
Dut how different is this spirit
from that which lie taught.
He who came to demonstrate "on
earth ptace, good will toward men,"
ai~.de the manifestation of the
Christian spirit, the spirit of lov
ing and giving, a daily rather than
a yearly occasion. It is not Christ's
Christianity that the Christmas fires
of joy and cheer should burn bright
ly one day and the hearth lie
cold and drear with its burned out
ashes until another year has rolled
around. Even as the Master set
acide the ritualistic canons of his
tine by healing the man with the
v-ithevcd hand on the Sabbath day,
so we need to break away from
age-Ions; customs and traditions and
let the Christ-love, which i3 tender
and compassionate, which "suffer
eth long, and is kiud," rule our
hearts and lives, so far as our fel
low men are concerned, the whole
year through—a perpetual Christ
mas.
Many occasions will arise from
time to time during the year which
call for the same spirit of brother
1'- love as is so dominant at Christ
mas, so let us all resolve that we
ph^U extend the joyous season, and
stretch it over the year so that when
t!?e cycle is completed we will have
a greater feeling of real Christmas
and know that we have lived the
ccmmar.d, "On earth peace, good
will toward men."
'■RE *\D——
Not to contradict aud con
fute, nor to believe and
take for granted, but to
weigh and * consider."—
! ord Byron.
AX OVERSIGHT
"There!" said the lady. "I've
road all these five columns about
pan-preparedness and ships, and
bond tariffs and stamps on bank
checks—and he doesn't say a single
word about the wedding."
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of tiie disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to curt- h you must take in
ternal remedies Hall's Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surface. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is not a uuack medicine. It
was prescribed by one of the best phy
sicians in this country for years and Is
a regular prescription. It is composed of
the best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina
tion of the tvyo InfTedlents Is what pro
duces such wonde. Tul results in curing
catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENET i CO. props., Toledo, O.
8o:4 by Druggists, price 75c.
Tak* Hall's Family rills for constipation.
THE PRICE OF PROSPERITY
Harding Davis gays that the
French have only contempt f°r
us. The Germans hate us 113
earnestly as thejr <lo the English.
Th.» British make no concealment of
their dislike. In short and as usu*
<ii: Nobody loves a fat man—Syra
cuse Ppst-Standard.
ROME PAPER SEES
DANGER TO U. S.
Tiome, Dec. 23—"The courageous
aud iaiDortant message otf President
Wilson, branding German activl
tU'S," sajTs the Messaggero, "fur
ther contributes to put the United
Str-'es In the black; books of the
German Emperor for a future Ger
man revenge."
The Messaggero wonders wheth
er it !3 prudent for America to
"wait for Germany's attack instead
of taking the initiative."
A SATISFIED CUSTOMER
—cne who obtains Just exactly
what he wants and pays the price
he expected, or less.
That means a whole lot, doesn't
It?
Well, we realize what it means
and that is why we strive to give
satisfaction In every way possible
Tha' is why we claim we have
the bost assortment of holiday
goods in the town; our satisfied
cus»imers tell us that
Why aren't you on the SATIS
FIED CUSTOMER list We would
be very highly pleased to put you
there. And it can be done so easi
ly. ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS
ARE SATISFIED when they leave
our store.
Better join the ranks and do
your ChrlstmaB shopping now and
HERE.
Keller Bros. Druj; Co.
MILK AND EGGS CHEAP
IX ANCHORAGE TOW1
The oeople of Anchorage are
tr.kiug exception to the reports
spread on the outside that sup
plies arc short in the new town. It
has be§n reported that milk 'was
selli'.g Tor 512 per ease and was ex
pected to go to $18 before the open
ing of navgiation. It is author
itat•»fly. stated that milk is selling
a* $4 per case; while the egg mar
ket is flooded. Provisions in An
chorage are actually cheaper than
i.i Seattle, according to a telephone
message to the Seward Post.
ONLY ONE "Bromo Quinine," that is
| axative gromo Quinine
Cures a Cold in One Day, Crip in 2 Days
EVERY OWNER OF
A DWELLING
Should Have
FIRE INSURANCE
Now is the Time to Act
[Reliable Companies arei
Represented by
PHIL ABRAHAMS
Agent]
4th Avenue
>3 fiifit for
tb:
]Mcedlev;crVter
Crocheted buttons are extensively
used thi* Reason, nnd those that are
handmade have 11 distinctive charm
all their own. When .vou are clever
enough to make these buttons yourself
you solve the dlflleulty of shopping for
unusual shades to match gowns nnd
coats, for twisted silk or skeins of Bilk
come In almost every color, as do wool
and mercerized cotton.
The crocheting is put over wooden
molds, and these molds come In various
shapes and sizes—square, round, ob
long or oval—und silk, wool or mer
eerlzed cotton can be employed with
equal success, the material used de
pending upon the use to which the but
tons arc to be put. Those that are cov
ered with silk can be used for orna
montutlon, as well as for pure utility,
but handmade sweaters this season
are showing buttuus covered with the
same material of which the sweater
Itself Is made, either wool or silk. Cut
tons covered with mercerized cotton
have infinite possibilities, for they can
be used on all wash fabrics, as they
launder beautifully. These buttons are
quite simple to make, the main secret
being to crochet tightly, so there will
be no spaces between the stitches, re
vealing the wooden mold beneath.
Start with a chain of three stitches,
Join, and Into this ring put eight single
crochet. Into every second stitch of
these eight stitches put three single
crochet. This will start the four cor
ners. On the next row put three sin
gle crorhet into every fourth stitch,
which will bring it to the middle stitch
of the three stitches In the low be
low. ( outiutie around, increasmg two
stitches on each -side, until you have
made a square large enough to cover
the top of the mold. Then crochet two
rows without Increasing at the cor
ners. Put in the mold and begin to
decrease by skipping every fourth
stitch. Do this for several rows. Then
skip e\erj laird siiich, (hen every sec
ond one, umii you reach the center. A
row of single cro; bet around the cen
tral stitch forms a Cne shank and
makes It easier to sew on, as well as
to button.
tor round buttons start with a
chHin of three stitches, join, and Into
the ring put eight single crochet into
ench of these eight stitches put two
single crochet On the next row put
two single crochet Into every second
stitch, then Into every third stitch, reg
ulating this by keeping tlie circle per
fectly tlat. \\ hen you have crocheted
enough to cover the top of the mold
crochet two rows plain without nddlng
any stitches. Kit this on the mold and
begin to take off. skipping first every
fourth, then every third and theu even
second stitch until you reach the cen
ter. The covering should fit the mold
very closely, so this may have to be
modified somewhat.
To make oval buttons start with a
chain of four stitches, turn and work
a single crochet into en. I, stitch of the
chain. In the last stitch put three
single crochet nnd combine on around
on the other side of the chain, working
three single crochet into the middle
stltih on the other end. Work on
fnfT,'?' PV?]nC "lroe sl,«Ie crochet
nto the middle Btitcb or each end. If
't.,.d?es 1uot !'° smooth put In four
stitches instead of three on each end
N hen you have worked euough to cov
er the top of the moid make two plain
rows all around. Insert mold and be
gin to take off by skipping everv fourth
stitch, then every third nnd every sec
ond stitch until it Is finished. Theu
work ono row an..„wi ,.l(, middle stir,-I,
Eat }'°u Can Enjoy Life
tat what you want and not be troubled
with indigestion if you will take a
Sf&xa.<m Dyspepsia
Tablet
Wm. Brit-..
tts'iFfifitihk. oT®fiH§ ®S8
may vnry a little, according to the size
of the button, bat a little experience
helps to overcome any difficulties.
Bolts In Favor.
Belts are In high fnvor again, which
Is probably due to the fact that most
of the frocks and skirts hare the trim
normal waist line. - -
The leather belts are mora varied and
beautiful than ever before.
They range In width from two to si*
Inches and in mr»ny cases are much
wider.
Patent leather la much In favor for
the new belts, and It Is shown In vari
ous colorings combined with black or
white. One beautiful wide belt of soft
crushable white kid had. a shaped in
set piece of blue patent leather at each
side. There was a long narrow buckle
of white kid.
Another wide belt of white kid had
a large buckle of white kid and red
patent leather trimmings. Another wide
belt of white kid had trimmings of
browu suede.
Pineapple Shartoaka.
One cupful of butter, two cupfuls of
powdered sugar, three cupfuls of flour,
.one cupful of milk, the whites of. fww
eggs and a little salt Cream butter
and sugar, add milk and beat hard bo
fore putting in the whites of the eggs.
81ft two teaspoonfuls of cream of tar
tar anil one of soda In the flour, beat
ing lightly. _ • itl
tilling and Icing.—Boll one cupful of
granulated sugar and one-quarter of a
cupful of pineapple Juice, strained,
for six minutes, after adding one tea
spoonful of lemon juice, Beat the
white of an egg to a stiff froth, add
the boiled sirup gradually to It, whip
ping the mixture as the sirup Is added
with the egg whip Beat six minutes
longer and ice the cake thickly. For
filling add enough finely ebopped pine
apple to the Icing to make it moist and
thick. , • i_ .'
Do Not Grfpo -i
We have a pleasant laxative that will
Just do what you want it to do.
ItexaMtMefrE&a]
We sell thousand! of them and we
have never seen a better remedy for the
bowels. Sold only by us, 10 cents.
Wrrw Brltt.
Send the Dally Alaskan to your
friends. It'a easier than writing
lettera. "t
la. . ... F. !k A. M.
White Faca Lodge
W r. & A. H. No. 11»
i meet* 3d anC 4th
3*11 Br***, of each
month. VlaiUaa brother* are vol
come Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Hlmer L. Whaato, W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Bkatfwajr Lodga
No; 431, B. P. 0.
B. nwti ••Tory
Thnreday evening
'at 8:00 ccira.
^JjpvTTTFF^ Vteltto® broth
ers cordially welcon*.
HOWARD ASHLET, H. K.
P. J. VANDBWiiii, fi«r«t»x7.
PnttenuU Order
Skagwaj Aerla
No. 26, Frater
■al Order of
r.&giee maeu/.uie nrK ana tiara
Wednesday night of each month at
their hall o> Fifth avenue. Visiting
brothers cordial]? lasted to ftttaad.
John C. Wood, W. P., J. K. Me
Allstir. Secretary.
........T
® Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skagway No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth Tues
day evening at 8:00 p.
ru. sharr. Visiting brothers cordial
ly welcome. J. M. Keller, V. Arc
tic Chief, W. R. Hillery, Arctic
Recorder.
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