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TUESDAY, DEGEMBER 10, 1918
ALASKA STAMPEDE IS DUE
Alaska is preparing to give the
world another surprise Following a
year when the territory was reduced
in population to a most serious ex
tent comes the prediction from all the
sourdoughs that March. 1919, will
witness a stampede to the North
eclipsed only by th«* Klondike rush
of fond memory. The reasons tor
this prediction are many. Ghiefly the
return to normal conditions in this
country and the lessening of the ur
gent demand for labor at fancy prices
means that it will be possible for men
tn dig or wash gold in Alaska at a
profit, which has not been tin* case
ili.rinr *’'• la t two years The conn
tr\ i ‘ill a most inviting one lor
iIn- experienced prospector, while tin*
<ocntr\ . »a being opened by tin* rail
m. a i a \ ir-in lief* aboiindin • in
hard rock possibilities. The Alaskans,
like tin- caribou, love to stampede,
and having stampeded to the States
only to be met by the news of Ger
many's surrender, followed by an in
dr-trial revival in this country they
are now preparing to stampede back,
and already the steamship ticket of
fices arc- being visited by those who
are figuring on “going in" on one of
the early spring boats.—Railway
Marine News.
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IN THE EYES OF THE WORLD
Tin gathering of representatives of
tin- allied powers in France* for the
fixing of the permanent terms of
peace presages a campaign in diplo
ma! v paramount even to that of tin*
great military campaign just con
< hided On tin' success of this work
in tin diplomatic sphere rests tin* rel
ative attitude of all tin* powers of tin*
elob* and the security of the world.
Many (dements are represented in
tin* conferences It will not be un
like a parliament of nations. Twenty
two allied nations bad <le« lared war
»»n Germany, and these, with tin eer
t r. 1 "tat! afford an aggregate of up
ward e. thirty of tin* most powerful
nationalities sitting about one board.
From different nations come
-'U’lthes of various dominions.
' • h vitally interested. The confer
ence in all likelihood will present n
picture not unlike that of a legisla
tive body in session.
Men foremost in affairs of each of
the nations concerned will be there.
The premiers or active heads of the
governments of Britain, France and
Italy have participated already In the
preliminary parleys, notably that
which cast the terms of the armistice
Colonel House, that mysterious per
sonality representing President Mil
son. was there for the United States.
Now America, like the three other
great powers of tin' entente cause
will have her active head in France
and. for the first time in history, th<
chief executive of the American re
public will leave his country's bounds
and travel across the seas during In
cumbency In office, thus indicating ol
what unusual moment he and his peo
pie consider the issues. Bike the
premiers of the other great alliec
nations, America evidently believes
there is too much at stake in this
conference concerning the welfare o!
humanity of this day and the cen
furies to come to leave the matter tr
men of secondary authority. Thr
world may congratulate itself that I'
has men of such caliber and sue!
stalwart champions of democracy as
Bio yd Cleorge. (Temenccau. Orlande
and M'ilson at the helm in this crisis
They have proved by their works tha
they are big men -men who considet
their part !n shaping the destiny 01
nations n sacred trust They tin
pledged to the welfare of all people*
in this test Through many years o
public life they each struggled up
ward, shaping their course with re
gard to the weal of the masses, am:
the works they are about to achieve
will he the crowning efforts of thr
great lives.
In conference with the great allied
leaders will sit astute chieftains <>:
other nations. No doubt lupan, Bel
gium. Serbia. Portugal. Montenegro
China, Brazil and other lesser nn
tions of the entente group will he rep
resented ably Then there will he no
table representatives of the division?
of the various empire commonwealths
! Britain will be chief in this respect
he assembled her vast force:
from a much wider field than an.'
■ other in the fray. ITom Canada. Aus
tralia. New Zealand. South M'rica am
lesser British commonwealth:- repre
sentatives already have crossed tin
seas to express their \ iews in respec
to the interests they wish safeguarded
(lermany also will have her repre
sentatives present, and it can be de
pended upon they will represent th«
(lerman people, or the conference wil
not proceed. The allies will havi
brains enough thc»r«‘ to see to the
part, (lermany will have to sole
her most honest, capable and trust
worthy men. such as are not of tie
emotional, deceitful or anarchistir
class, and who are free from tin- taint
of autocracy and I lohenzollei nism
The Turks, the Austrians, the Bui
gars, and no doubt Rumania, which
recently decreed war on florin any it
order to get a status in the settle
meat, also will be represented al
Paris, but there is some division ol
opinion as to whether all the enemy
nations he dealt with as one or (ler
many first handled alone, and other
central powers dealt with seritim in
subsequent sessions. Poland. Pin
land. Lithuania. Bohemia. Siberia.
Ckraine. Arabia. Caucasia and other
new states, including those of the
Cezcho Slovaks and the Jugoslavs,
also will want a bearing now or im
mediately after the main event.
Military experts, naval commanders
and others will have to be heard, in
order that their peculiar line of serv
ice be weighed and their future use
fulness determined These and many
other big phases are to dexelop in
the epic drama.
The confreres of the nations have
a mighty task in hand. The eyes of
the world are on them.
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High Water Mark.
"High-wafer mark” is the line ordi- |
| narlly reached by the sea at high tide, j
| The general high-water mark of the j
' sea is taken as the line at the limit |
of the rise of th” medium tides and j
that of a body of fresh water in j
I which there Is no ebb and flow tide, is j
taken at the limit of the soil that is
| so affected by the water ns to he
j marked with a nature and vegetation
j distinct from that of the banks.
Platinum and Sulphuric Acid.
j Sulphuric acid is made from air, wa
j ter and the fumes from burning sul
phur. These are all cheap, common
j materials, but they won’t unite with
out strenuous provocation ordinarily.
Platinum furnishes a mild provocation,
| the mere presence of a truce of it
; causing the oxygen, water and sulphur j
to Join hands chemically, and the king
of chemicals is born.
Surely Educational.
Slnvln (outside movie theater)—
"Wor there any eddlcutlonal fllluins
shown, Martin?" Conlin—"Faith un’
there wor. Terrence. I learned among
other things, how to act towar-rds me j
butler, how to enter me club properly. :
an’ how to hang me coat and cane j
on Hi’ nr-rm iv th’ gintlemanly at
tlndunt.”—Buffalo Express.
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Removes Scorched Spots.
Badly scorched linen may be Ira- '
proved by boiling well half a pint of 1
vinegar, half an ounce of soap, two !
ounces of fuller’s earth, and the juice
of several onions; spread this over the
linen wherever It is scorched and leave \
it to dry. When dry wash the gar
ment, and the scorch will have disap
peared.
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