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OLD GLORY"
".America For Americans"
CANADA FOLLOWS I S.
So well h^s the railroads war
board worked iu the United States
witii respect to the solution of traf
fic prclebms and the handling of
aiea and munitions for the army,
that Canada has concluded to adopt
a similar plan. Canada, like the L'-i
ited States., is a country of great
dis'ances. Her railroad problems are
identical with our own with the ex
cep'.Jca thai she has no southern
route when the northern linos are
scowbound. Her ear problem, her
mileage problem, her loading and
unloading firoblems, and her main
tSLacce and operation problems are
?h» same as our own.
Slace it has been possible thru
our nilroads yvar board to unify ou
liaes and thereby bring them into
"ffctite co-operation instead of
destructive competition, it has been
possible to secure a maximum of 6e.
yicfl from all classes of equipment
and to give a maximum of service t
all classes of shippers—in their pro
per order, as determined by neces
sity.
Carada has watched the solution
of America s traffic jam and has
out her 34,000 miles of railroad un
der one control—a war board. Presi
dent Alfred H. Smith of the New
Yori Central, an American, has bee
selected »s one of the members of
the Canadian body. Mr. Smith is
familiar with Canada's jkroblem. He
wa# chairman of the royal railway
commission, created by the Canadian
i arltamenf to se<?k a solution of
railway difficulties, and spent
i»3iiy weeks in the Dominion inves
tigating conditions and formulating
a definite remedial plan. He will
tske his tknowledge, as well as his
American experience, into the coun
cils of the new body.
If there is any point on. the Alas
ka coast that has been overlooked
»n th« distribution. of either wind or
rain, its location is a profound se
cret. There is one feature about
eur win lis, there are none fresher
auywnere and they play no favorites
iu tie matter of direction, either
goiug cr coining.—Douglas Island
✓ News.
A Typewriting Tip.
Having occasion to measure a cir
cumference that figured i>ut to tenths
of iu Inch ami not having a rule mark
ed to these divisions, says J t'laude
Crew* In the Popular Science Monthly.
1 tried the following means of over
coming the difficulty: Going to a type
writer, I made a row of periods, with
each tenth one a comma to show full
Inches. This gave me a rule marked
la tenths, also one that could !* bent
around shafting. col'ars. pt>\ As near
ly ail typewriters make ten spaces to
an Inch, tt Is an easy matter to accom
plish what seems to t>e a difficult Job.
The bagpipes are an ancient Greek
and Roman instrument. On a piece of
ancient Greek sculpture now in Rome
a b*){ytper is represented dressed like
a modern Highlander. Nero ts said to
bava played up-n t-« wigpipci.
j A Calendar Parly Is j
| Jolly at New Year's j
>
A CALENDAR party makes a novel
and informal entertainment fur
the evening of Npw Year's day
or any night during holiday week. It
is a very prety idea to make the Invi
tations look as uiui h like the tlrst page
of one of the single leaf calendars as
possible. 1'aste oil a sheet of white
note paper a leaflet from the calendar
bearing the date on whteh the party
is to be held. Below this write:
This Is an invitation hearty
To my llt;le calendar parry.
Next Monday nlsht at * o'clock
Briii* nil the wits you have in stock.
Be «ure to come whute'er the weather;
We'll have a Jolly time together.
When the guests have arrived an
nounce to the assembled company that
they have been entered as contestants
in a calendar race. To prepare for It
take one of the single leaf calendars
which you can buy anywhere for a few
.-ents. This contains 3(55 leaves, or one
for every day In the year. Tear the
leaflets from the covcr and hide them
all over the house or apartment, in the
living ro"in. ball or ?pare bedroom or
wherever j»u want your guests to go.
At a given signal, the blowing of a
whistle or the riugin^ of a bell, every
body starts on a search for the leaflets.
This can be continued for as long or
as short a time as desired.
The tirst prize should t>e given to the
person who has collected the greatest
number of days represented by the
calendar leaves. This can be an orna
mental calendar of some sort. The see.
• «nd prize should go to the person who
bas the most calendar leaves for any
'>ue month, but it is forbidden for play
ers to swap leaves to accomplish this.
A little dlarv makes a good second
prize
Tilt-to sQouitl t. J •• nil prizes lor
Che people who thid the dates of the
most holidays—Cltri.Ntinns. New Year's,
Washington's birthday. Lincoln's blrlh
lay. Mi'iuoriiil day. Fourth of July,
r.af»>r <lav (the tlrst Monday In Sep
temlx-r" and Thanksgiving day ithe last
Thursday in Novi-tuberi. A different
prize should hp given to the holder of
each holiday date and should he some
thing appropriate to the o-casion. For
instance. the prize Cor finding l>ec. 2T>
should be a tiny figure of Santa Claus
or a small st> i king made of tarlatan
or net and fi'led with tiny candles.
New Year's day prize could have a
small red blotter de-orated with the
1gure of Father Time cut from a card.
After the prizes have been awarded
here is usually titae before supper for
che dute tsiiie. To play (his it Is nec
essary for the h< s!> ss to prepare In
advance a number <>f slips on which
•erta!n well known historic dates have
:'eeli written—for example. H!KJ. 106*!.
177(5, 11)14, etc. 'i liese. of course. Stand
for the disi o\. rj i f America by Co
lumbus. the battle of Hastings (Nor
tnan conquest of Fng'uiidi. the Decla
ration of Independence of the Ameri
can colonies and the beginning «f the
great world war. Each player draws a
slip, reads it aloud, and whoever first
names the event that uinkes It famous
receives the slip.-New York World.
A Song For the New Year.
A s"hk for the New Tear! ICxultant tt»
hours.
The dust of defeat hath not sullied Its
flowers.
But fancy hath dii>i>eil them In ruseal dew.
\nd bruught them, all blooming in beau
ty, to you!
A. song fur the New Year' A clarion
strong.
Achleverne.it through service, refreshment
through s.ing!
*0 mountain too mighty for faith to re
move;
No labor too lowly, transfigured by love!
A song for the New Year! A message of
Joy;
May never a discord its music alloy!
But, growing in sweetness and melody
clear.
May it ever Inspirit and strengthen and
chrer!
—Kraest Nea' Lyon i:i Reader.
OUR FIRST DREADNAUGHTS.
And the Paper Battleship the U. S. S.
Scared-o'-Nothing.
One of Uk> uiost interesting episodes
In Vice Admiral Etuis' career was his
championship in the years 1003-4 of
the all big gnu ships, the dreaduaugbts.
This was two years before the British
brought out their tirst dreaduaught.
revolutionizing the uuwil consii uctiou
policy of the world. The progenitor of '
the dreaduaught idea in the American
navy was Lieutenant Homer C. round
stone. I'oundstoue for months had
treasured th.> idea of a!! leg gull ships,
hoplug to win (lie support of tile navy
for such a construction change. Meet
ing discouragement, lie sought out j
CiUimainler Sims. lie quickly won |
Sims' support.
Fouudstui'c was a go;id draftsman, I
and he and Slips in I!*s;! and 1001 made <
sketches ami drew plans for a big gun
ship. The navy head.) veUud the plan
1 of the two officers as often as they !
brought It up for consideration, but
Sims never ubaudnne.l the idea. The
ship became a great Joke abound the
navy department. It is a striking co
incidence that the name given by these j
two officers to their paper battleship i
and the name by wlii' h the ship was
known in the navy offices was the !
U. S. S. Scared-o -.N'otliin^-. Two years j
afterward the British admiralty called 1
Its tirst all big gun ship Dreaduaught. |
Commander Sims couvin-ed I'rest-1
dent ltoosevelt that the dreaduaught i
was bound to come. As a result the '
plans for the battleships Michigan and ]
South Carolina, which had already I
been authorized to be built lu the old |
way, were changed so that they slid '
from the ways the tirst American
dreadnaughts.—World's Work.
The Engineer Corps.
The duty of the corps of engineers In
the United States a:uiy in the tiui» of
war consists <»f planning anil eon
structing foitlflcations, procuring infor
mation concerniug the topography of
the couutry, supplying maps, sehvtlng
position for camps, constructing or de
stroying bridges and often work re
quiring technical skill; In time of
peace, to plan and construct permanent
fortifications and coast defense, build
lighthouses, superintend river and har
I hor Improvements, survey and estab
I llsh boundaries, etc.
A Freak of Death Valloy.
Saratoga springs is one of the freaks
of Death valley and has probably
caused more profanity than anything
else In the region. The waters are as
clear as crystal, and they bubble up
from a deep, sand basin like a well
spring of Joy. I'ut they are strongly
Impregnated with sulphur and other
I minerals, are tepid In temperature and
| not Instantly like an emetic upon any
one who drinks them. Kwhange.
A Disadvantage.
"I>o you think "The Stat Spangled
Banner' is a good sonu':"
"I don't sco why it lui't a perfectly
good old anthem. You don't always get
a favorable improvO !i ■ f it owing t"
j the fact that anjb dy feels free to
tackle It, regardless of whether lie cat!
slug or not."- Washington Star.
The Difference.
"Apropos of this aviation business,
you know"—
"Well, what of it';"
"Formerly the | uMie here u«cd to
take (Hers in stock: now they are tak
ing stock in tilers."- Ra'titnore Auier
lean.
Old People's
Kidneys
Many Elderly Skaguay HesldenN
Suffer Front Some Form of
Ki<b»ey Trouble.
When past middle age, there fre
j (jueu'ly conies a noticeable weok
j ening of the organs of the body,
! and resulting danger of quick de
jcline. It is quit© necessary to give
prom»t help to any part that first
j shows signs of wear. Healthy kid
j aeys are necessary to hale old ftge.
I Weak kidneys often, bring constant
! backache, lame back, stitches and
twinges of pain, annoying urinary
troubles, and the danger of dropsy or
Bright'" disease. Doan's Kidney
Pills are gratefully recommended by
very many aged people. Convinc
ing proof of merit in the following
testimony:
J. Johnsen, carpenter, 2625
W. Fifty-ninth St., Seattle, Wash.,
says: "A cold weakened my kid
neys and after that I bad n great
deal of kidney trouble. My back
was lame and it felt as though
the muscles were all drawn up and
6tiff. My kidneys didn't net right
at all and the secretions were
highly colored. I had to get up
o-ften *' night. Doan's Kidney Pills
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I am now free from kidney trouble
in spite of my nge, jvhich is past
sixty years."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
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