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HRk $IES ARE MUCH ALtKE 82gK2^^^av\g Qf Alaska and Finland nat May Be Expected V the Yukon. Sr ta unfamiliarity with have impaired the Br Strong's com par i^Kh that country, and WMi in his annual reSHthing done in Finwealth, material is possible in HH^Brger scale," the Post remarks, hcs gained Hffoubles and the war give the comparison ra climate tbtj like that ; ,% $??pBH?T and with one-fourth of area, Finland supports 750.000 people; she has over 3,000,0()0 head of lire stock; she % produced annually some 909,000 Ptons of grains and legumes. This development is in part a result of good roads, of which she has nearly r 30.000 miles, and of her railways, aggregating nearly 2,f>00 miles. It is also partly traceable, though Governor Strong does not mention this, to a huge canal svatem impossible of duplication in Alaska, and to the fact that Helsingfors and the central part of lower Finland are less than 300 miles hv rail from St Ppfnrs burg. On the other hand, mineral and fishing opportunities in Alaska and the area of available fanning land arc much greater. The new government railway and the wagon roads building in Yukon and British Columbia should also diminish one severe handicap as compared with the older country. One fact in support of Governor Strong's comparison is the statement that Alaska now haa nearly 60,000 reindeer. HOW MEAN I '? ' I Dr. Phil Graves?That's an insult, sir. I'll make you sorrv for this. Mr. Berryinore (an undertaker)? Are you going to retire fiom practice ? - , THE FUTURE TO RUSSIA. Whatever may happen to tlie other nations whoso swords are crossed in the great conflict that is now waging, no one expects that the destiny of the colossus of the north will be seriously interfered with. France may l>e overrun or a similar fate may overtake Germany; Austria may disappear from the map or the British empire may be broken up; but between Russia and anv great xi ' . ? iwi 1111 nun in.- igutH- impenetrable spaces where the armies of Napoleon lie buried?those armies that Europe has not forgotten. When the swords that are now clashing are put up and the game is over, Germany and Austria or England and France niay divide the present, but the future belongs to Russia.?Century. * ON DRY LAND. "We're luckier than the chapa in the navy," said a Tommy, standing np to his waist in a water-logged trench, while the pitiless rain beat down, "we are fighting on dry land, anyhow !"?London Globe. THEY COME FIRST. "You keep your house too hot for human beings to flourish in." "Can't help . if, Doe. It's just right fbr the rubber plant and the fern." THEIVt NAME. "There are tirties which knit even the society woman to the fighting herooa abroad:"* "Oh, 1 know?aooka." NO EFFECT. "Tjihnr theories hen one dra rebeck." "Whafa thfttr | mvestmmBammmasamBSBaamBBBem | WINTER VACATION THE BEST Writer Puts Forth Strong Argumonte In Favor of Root During the / ' % Cold Months. Writing of the effect of weather and climate upon work, in Harper's Magazine, Ellsworth Huntington brings out some interesting facts in regard to vacations. <rWe have an idea that people need vncationa in summer, hut apparently the need is much greater in January and February. Of course there are strong arguments for taking vacations in summer, since that is the time when it iB pleasant to he out of doors, whereas during the winter the majority of people have no means of enjoying themselves. Tn spite of this the work of our operatives suggests strongly that in the management of factories it is eminently wise that work should he light during the winter months. Al remiv ii ?* a cusiom in many pinces to alow* down during January. anil now we pee that there are strong physical reasons for doing this. If tho operatives of a factory, or people engaged in any kind of work, am to be speeded up. the time to do it is when nature lends her aid. To speed up in February is analogous to whipping a tired^horse and expecting him to win a race. Later in the year, however, during the spring, and especially during May and dune, people may be pushed to the limit and will not suffer, because their energies are naturally inereasing. This i? ill iimrw tin* cam* in Ovloln*i iuiu early November. After the middle of November pressure mav produee important results, as we sec at Christmas. Nevertheless, the chances are that if the pressure is continued straight through tlie winter it oxI hausls jH'oplc to an undue degree. 1 It may l>e that a considerable part of the nervousness of Americans is due to the fact that, although we relax during, the summer, even in years when we do not greatly need it, we keep ourselves at high pressure right through the winter, when the need of relaxation is much greater." DIFFERENT KINDS OF DUCKS Josh?Are you going to duck for I apples this Hallowe'en? Hosh?No; I'm going to duck invitations to duck them. RAT KILLING IN MANILA. Doctor Heisen says Manila, in 1900 to 1905, puid $15,000 in rat bounties and $525,000 in other ratcatching expense, without decreasing the number of rats. The way they succeeded in getting rid of bubonic plague was to catch i few rata in each part of town, examine them for bubonic plague?a rat fain pi in# process, if you please? a od then draw circles around the plates where pi ague-infected rats were found. They then began rat extermination and rat proofing at iho periphery alld worked toward the middle. THE HANDICAP. "Jlave you asked Julia's father 'or her?" "Not yet. You see, the old man has such forbidding manners." HIS TRADE. "I know a man who always gives cut rates for his work." "What kind of work docs lie do?" | "He's a hedge trimmer." THE DIFFICULTY. ''My friend, always l>e open with your wife." "How tan L l?e when she is always shutting ine up?" TOO MUCH OP ONK. He?You do not seem to be so anxious for a flat now She?How car i bt? Didn't I Marry you? ^ ^ f SIMPLY HAD TO BE PLAYED Under the Circumstances, What Was There to Be Done With the Cricketer Without Value? A well-known cricketer told us this story the other day: He was staying in a small country village lately, and on the local "half-holiday he went to see the village cricket club play on the green. Afterward he discussed the match with the captain and Ventured to make a few criticisms. "There was one man playing for von todav/' he said, "that I can't think why you have him in the team at all." The captain nodded wearily. "I know whom you mean," he said. "Jones, the man who went in last." "Yes. that's the man," replied the other. 'Why do von nlav him ? He can't hat, he can't bowl, and he I missed at least two easy catches.' "The fellows will have him in the team," grumbled the captain. "Is ho such a favorite, then?" "Clreat Scott, no!" exclaimed the captain. "The fellows hate him like poison. But his three sisters are the prettiest girls in the village, and they always come and wateh the match when he plays!"?London Answers. GUIDING THE CHILD ARIGHT Matter of Correction la One Calling for Careful Consideration by *u. n iiiv rarems* Treat the child more as an equal, whose obedience you require on reasonable grounds because you are older and know more than be does. Compel bis obedience by showing him the bad results of his disobedience. At the same time let his personality have play so that he may learn to do for himself as much as ; possible. I/Ot him feel free, so long as be does right. Do not deprive him of a walk or outdoor air or make him study bv way of punishment. That is to give hint a distaste for study, and a shut-in system of correction is uubealthful. It is no cure for a nervous child to be so frightened that be trembles more from fear than from nerves, so avoid any sort of punishment that terrorizes him. Whipping is usually (not always) barbarous.?I<os Angeles Times. BELGIUM'S GREAT SONG. The national anthem of Belgium, "La Brabaneonne," iR set to lighter music than the dignified British and Kussian compositions. Its author and composer were both Belgians, and the song was written t<> meet "the public need at the time of a groat crisis in the country's history, the revolution of 18IU), when Belgium repudiated its so-called amalgamation" with Holland The music was the work of a reputable musician of the time, Francois Van Campenhaut, a violinist, a fine tenor singer, and a composer. "Ln Brabanconne" constitutes Van Campenha it's principal claim upon posterity. Van Campenhaut concentrated his otTorts upon giving the soldiers of the revolution a good marching tunc, one which would carry along the burning enthusiasm of Jenneval's words without einphnsizing any of their deeper qualities. He caught something of the impulse of Kouget (If? t.l^lo ill III" I>nniiu>uit!n? - l IIV V* ? I I I J M ?.-! I I I VII *M J Jit Marsciliaise/' and even produced a hint of the rhythm of the Great French song. LITTLE JOLT FOR THE BAR Lawyers Must Have Found It Hard to Smile at His Honor's Humorous Comment. Here is a story that was told at a recent Washington banquet by Congressman James Mnnahan of Minnesota. in throwing the harpoon into some legal friends. In a certain court some time ago a German was drawn on the jury, hut when it came time to officiate he ar<^ in meeting and asked the | judge to excuse him. "I don't know about that," quick! ly answered his honor, casting a ju dieial eye on the juryman. "Ia there any good ami valid reason why you should be excused?" "It vas dis vay, shooge," hopefully explained Hans. "I vas a Sherman j by country, und I don't know any goot English." | "I guess you will do ail right," I chuckled the judge, with a happy glance at the legal talent before him. i 'It is doubtful if you bear enough | good English to perplex you." V ' No matter what unsightly from Quality paint. < exactly fit the vicinity for AC PAINTS ? ?the most scie factory in appe largest paint a Simply tell us i proper Acme Q you are sure to The Acme Que Quality Paint, Enan much will be require^ enables you to tell rator exactly what you for you to refinish th< the home that do not expert?the jobs tha ^bother with. Ask us See The "Maje: VERY LOW RA Panama Pacif SAN FRANCISCC Opened February 20th, Cl< Panama-Calif SAN DIEGO, ( Opened January 1st, 1915, I VI Southern Premier Carrie Tickets on sale daily and lir Good going via one route and Stop-overs allowed. From R*?r.d Trip Fi Columbia, S. C... .*_.*$82. Charleston, S. C 85. Orangeburg, S. C 82. Sumter, S. C 84. Camden, S. C 84. Aiken, S. C ? 79. ehoator s r qo Rock HillT sT c.IIIIIIIIZZIIIII 82! Spartanburg, S. C 81. Greenville, S. C. . 80. Greenwood, S. C 79. Newberry, S, Cl . 81. Proportionately low rates from o trip rates to Seattle, Wash.; Portls many other western points. Full information regarding the v schednles, etc., gladly furnished, request. Let us help you plan you Why pay tourist agencies, when S. H. McLEAN, Division F S. II. Hardwick, P.T.M., H. F. Car Washington, D,C. Washinj 0 i liUUh. "Whr.t do you call it when you strike at a hall and uiis$ it in golf ?" "That depends on whether there are any ladies present.' EQUIVOCAL. I "Do you believe in putting up with this 'ale of spirits?". "I believe in putting 'em down every time." Marcel la?Fercival blushes every time he opens his watch. 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