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Useful Christmas Gifts That Any
Boy Can Make
By A. NEELY HALL
It rruulrps no inoro tlmo to innko
n useful Rift tlinn ono which will ho
of no practical value, so why not ilc-
chlo, heforo beglnnliiK this season's
gifts, what will be iinnroiiiinto for
those whom yott wish to rctneinber?
Calendar-Board and Pen-Rack.
Of the smaller gifts, nothing would
ho better appreciated than this nrtl-
clo for one's desk. Fig. 2 shows n
pattern for the board. If you haven't
hardwood, go to, a carpenter, lie will
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The summer no sweeter was ever;
Tho sunshiny woods nil athrllU'
The grayling aleap In the river.
The bighorn nsleep on the hill.
The strong llfo that never knows harness,
Tho wilds whero tho caribou call.
Tho freshness, tho freedom, tho fatness
O God! how I'm stuck on It all.
-The Spell of tho Yukon (Service).
.IfR house of representatives tho other
day passed an amendment to tne gov
ernment Alaskan railroad act by
which tho additional sum of ?17,000,
000 was appropriated for the comple
tion of tho road by December 31, 1022.
Tho debate was presumably more or
less tinged with partisan politics.
Leaving out the politics many inter
esting facts of value were brought
out concerning Alaska Land of the
Midnight Sun which has proved a
veritable treasure trove to the United
States nnd Is only at tho beginning
of its development. Some of these facts are nere
given, with credit to the various representatives.
Mr. Curry of California. Mr. Chairman, In 1807
when Alaska was purchased through tho efforts
of Secretary of State Seward from Itussla for
$7,200,000, which was less thnn 2 cents an acre,
the European nations poked 'fun at the United
States, and tho papers of the United Stntcs ridi
culed Secretary Seward and referred to Alaska as
"Seward's Iceberg."
Tho climate of the most of Alaska Is better than
that of Scandinavia and Now Foundlnnd. Vege
tables and cereals can be and are raised there,
and it is the richest undevel6ped mineral section
on the face of the earth.
Time has justified Seward's purchase of Alaska
for the United States. Since 18C9 Alaska has pro
duced over ?8-10,000,000 worth of wealthy $300,
000,000 of that from her fisheries, most of the
rest from her mines nnd froiq her furs. In the
same time Alaska has bought from the United
States $-100,000,000 worth of property. It has done
that under existing law thatpractlcally ties up the
resources of Alaska and prohibits them from being
developed.
In 1014 under these, conditions, knowing that
Alaska should be developed und that a railroad
could not and would 'not' bo Uullt by private enter
prise, the congress of the United States enacted
a law authorizing tho president to construct n rail
road or railroads In Alnska, not to exceed 1,000
miles In length, nnd authorized tho expenditure
by him of 535,000,000 for thnt purpose. The presi
dent plnced the construction of the road under the
. control of tho secretary of the Interior, nnd ho In
turn organized whnt is known as the Alaskan
engineering commission to take practical charge of
the work.
Tho original authorization of $35,000,000 would '
have constructed this road under ordlnnry condi
tions nnd circumstances, but the war came along,
wages increased CO per cent, tho cost of material
Incrensed up to 101 per cent nnd transportation up
to 147 per cent. Under those circumstances the
535,000,000 Is not sufficient to complete the work.
It Is, therefore, absolutely necessary, unless we
wish to sacrifice the $35,000,000 already invested,
that this $17,000,000 nuthprlzationo allowed.
The rond, when completed, will bo G01 miles In
length. The main line, from Seward to Fairbanks,
will He 471 miles In length. The spurs and branches
and side lines will make up tho 001 miles. All of
the rond has been completed, with tho exception
of some work to be done to completo tho first 71
miles from Sownrd north and a gap of 100 miles
and nnother gmnll gap of 25 miles. Most of the
100-mllo gap hns been surveyed nnd some of tho
roadbed has been mnde.
Tho rond started from Seward on tho southern
point of Alaska, and went to Anchorage. Part of
that rond 71 miles had been constructed. From
Anchorage over to the northern terminal of the
road, Fairbanks Is located on tho Tnnnna river.
The Tannnn rjver is a branch of the Yukon river,
nnd tho Yukon river nnd tho Tnnnnn river nre
navigable for 2,000 miles. The Alnsknn railroad
commission commenced building from tho south
ern point north. They brought the material to
Seward and Anchorage, nnd they commenced to
build from the northern terminal south, so thnt
they could save time and snvo money.
Tho rond nlrendy reaches to the coal fields.
There tho 1,202 square miles of coal fields in
Alnska that have been explored nnd exported by
tho const nnd geodetic survey, the geological sur
vey and by tho Alnsknn engineering-commission.
That Is nil on the lino of this rond. It Is estlmnted
that there are 30,000,000,000 tons of coal thnt will
be opened to commerce by this rond, nnd 15,000,
000,000 tons of It will bo high-grade coal which
could bo used for coking nnd smelting ore,., nnd
' such purposes, nnd tho rest of It for fuel nnd mat
ters of thnt kind. In Alaska It has been estimated
that thero arc 160,000,000,000 tons of coal. No
person knows how much there Is.
Mr. Strong of Knnsas. There hns boon discov
ered in Alaska not only gold, but silver, copper,
conl, lend, Iron, nntlmony. tungsten nnd plntlnum
In largo quantities. In addition, there has been
discovered largo fields of oil. It hns splendid agil
cultural ndvantnges. It is estlmnted that It has
over 100,000 square miles of tillable land. It has
a growing season of 100 days, nnd because of the
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great lengths of tho days, that growing season is
worth about 200 of our days. So that they are
ennbled to grow crops suitable to take euro of o
large population nnd tnko caro of tho stock that
they may produce. Tho crops are wheat, oats,
rye, barley, hay, and they have produced an ulfnlfn
which makes n good crop. Its vnst forests of tim
ber suitnblo for paper pulp, are awaiting a ready
mnrket, whilo its fisheries are tho greatest on this
continent.
Mr. Miller of Washington. I- have been over
nearly all of Alaska. I have gone Into the hills
with my pack on my back. I hnvo teamed what
few provisions I had 200 or 300 miles with n dog
team out to my digglns, The greatest copper
mines on tho face of the earth are' within the
territory of Alnskn. You know how we searched
the world for raotnls during tho war. Wo have 09
per cent of them In Alnska. They are there await
ing the hand that will develop them.
Something has been said here of the reindeer
sltuntlon. There is no prettier sight in the world
than to -see n thousand head of reindeer grassing
on n mountain side. The Aleutian Islnuds nre full
of them. Thero are 150,000 or 100,000 reindeer In
'Alnskn. Thoy nro n godsend to tho natives. They
go out with their little herds. An Indian or nn
Eskimo may not have over 25 or 30 reindeer, but
he herds them ns a careful husbandman takes caro
of his little flock of sheep. Incidentally they nro
cleaning out tho wolves ami lynxes nnd tho other
predatory nulmnis thnt Infest tho country. The
reindeer support the natives. And I truly bellovo
thnt with the grcnt grazing lnnds thnt there are in
Alaska, tho future development of the reindeer
ns n substnntlnl source of meat supply for our
country Is one of tho most promising that wo have
before us.
Now, the climate there is not bnd. Over In the
Interior, In the Yukon vulley, tho ntmosphero is
dry, and with tho temperature 25 degrees uolow
zero you can wenr nn ordlnnry hat nil day long
nnd your enrs will not get cold. When you go out
to the const you get the moisture. Going nwuy
from tho coast Into tho Yukon valley you go
over a mountnin chain some 4,000 feet high, and
when you get over thnt chnln you nre In tho great
arctic slope. I have come out of thnt valley with
the thermometer 42 degrees below zero, whore I
could stny out doors nil day without discomfort
and have dropped over that moulitain chain only
30 miles nnd como out to tho const whero tho
thermometer wns 8 degrees below zero nnd havo
nenrly perished with tho cold. The Interior Is a
cold, dry climate. Animals can forage all winter
in the Interior country.
It would hurprlso some of you to know that In
that country tho ground Is eternally frozen. No
one has ever dug through the frost, and they' have
been down n thousand feet.
The fields of barley nnd rye nnd wheat are
grown on tho top of ground thnt Is frozen for a
thousand feet beneath. It thaws on the surface
In the hummer time. It gets very wnrm. There
is daylfght 10, 18 nnd 21 hours In the -lny and
crops maturo quickly. They como right up 'over
night. Of course, In tho winter tho nights are long
and dark nd cold, but tho summer seasons are de
lightful, Tho thermometer goes up to 80, 00 and"
05 in summer, but In the winter It becomes exceed
ingly cold. Tho coldest weather X ever saw n tho
Yukon valley was 08 degrees below zero. That Is
cold weather, and It Is dangerous weather; but as
you go down tho Yukon river, und perhups COO
miles from tho mouth, there 1h a Catholic mission
the llofy Cross mission. Thero Is ono of tho most
benutlful npplo orchards I havo ever seen, perhaps
80 ucres of the most beautiful young npple trees
Just coming Into bearing. And grazing ovor brond
ucres of clover wns one of the finest herds of Jor
sey cnttlo I havo ever seen. All that In n land that
Is frozfii. It Is a queer country. Every rulo of the
geologists Is reversed when you got to Alnskn.
And I tell you, gentlemen, Just ns sure us God,
tho future will unfold for Alaska and tho Amort-
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GAMES FOR CHILDREN
AT CHRISTMAS
TIME.
It may bo for n Christmas party, or.
for the Xamly gathering, thnt you will
need Ideas; for either, tho following
games will furnish fun for young nnd
old alike.
TIU! Qnme of Tip. '
This old English game requires lho
use of enough nssorted Christmas can
dies, nuts, rulslns, and other dainties, ,
to mnko n small pile upon u table;
also a pair of sugar tongs. One of the
party Is chosen, who must retire to an
other room while the remaining piny
ers decide upon one of the dainties
In the pile to be kiiown ns "Tip." The
chosen person to then recalled, and
with tho tongs removes pieces from
tho pile, trying to nvold tho pteco
named Tip, of which, however, ho does
not know the location. All pieces
removed belong to him, unless ho re
moves Tip, when nil must bo returned
to the pile, and tho turn posses to the
next player, who retires to the other
room whllo nnother Tip Is nnmed. A
player may pnss his turn when, after
drawing several pieces, he wnnts to
can people the wealthiest possession held by nny
nation In tho world. Mineral, agriculture, fish
eries, Btock raising everything for future develop
ment. It Is the golden land of promise for tho
coming generation. All they want is your holp.
Come nnd help them. Let us lmvp 250,000 peoplo
In Alaska.
Nono of the speakers mentioned Mount Mc
Klnley. It will be noted that the small map sug
gesting the general course of tho Alaskan railroad
show Mount McKlnlcy. This great peak, with a
surrounding area of 2,2005 squaro miles, Is now
Mount McKinley Nntlonnl park. Tho government
railroad runs close to ono corner of tho pcnlt and
will mnko It accessible. ,
Mount McKinley National park lies approxi
mately In tho center of Alaska, In tho midst of
the vast wilderness to tho south of tho Yukon und
to the west of the Tnnnnn. Here tho Alnskun
range, which forms a lino of snow-capped sum
mits 200 miles long, culminates In several gigantic
penks, tho highest of which Mount McKinley
tqwering 20,300 feet, Is tho highest mountain In
tho world nliovo tho line of perpetual snow, und
one of tho most impressive mountnlns of tho
earth. Seen from nn ultitudo of 1,800 feet, Mount
McKinley Is stupendous; travelers sny that thero
Is nothing like It, oven umong tho higher Andes or
Himalayas.
Tho park area Is In scenic keeping with forests,
glnclers, lnkes, streams and lofty penks. So from
n scenic viewpoint tho new McKlnlcy Nntlonnl
park takes placo in tho front rank of our 17 na
tional parks.
Mount McKinley Is n nnlurul big gumo refuge.
It is tho fountnln-hond of tho big gnmo supply
south of tho Yukon nnd west of tho Tunnnu. It Is
tho center of n region whero big gumo abounds.
Hero enn htlll bo seen tho wild gnmo living In
security, protected by tho remoteness und rugged
ness c the region. Great mooso stalk through tho
valleys about timber line. Herds of caribou feed
on the moss-covered hills. Bands of bighorns
browse on tho high mountain slopes. Tho grizzly,
monarch of tho American wilderness,, gives tlio
crowning touch to this plcturo of n wild game
paradise.
But already Is this big gnmo paradise menaced.
Tho prospector, miner und mnrket hunter nro
closing in. The white man's civilization Is draw
ing near. Already sledloads of wild gumo reach
tho Fairbanks mnrket. With tho completion of
tho government railroad New York will bo but
three weeks nwny. Our nntlonnl expansion has
always carried with it evils as well us good.
Fires have swept nwny forests; dynamite und
filth huve killed off tho fish; n leaden hull has
exterminated lho wild life. "Remember tho huf-
fulol"
When this duy comes the big game of the region
will naturally grnvit'nto to Mount McKinley. And
there it will find snnctunry In tho national park.
So, aside from Its scenic magnificence, the crentlon
of Mount McKinley National park Is well worth
whllo as a game preserve.
On tho other hnnd, so remote Is this vnst wilder
ness that the net contains n concession to the pros
pector nnd the minor In tho matter of killing
gnmo for food. Tho net estnbllshes tho park ns a
gume r;fuge nnd provides n henvy punishment for
tho Killing of gnme. Thero Ib, however, this pro
viso: "Provided, Thnt prospectors nnd miners en
gaged In prospecting or mining In said park mny
tnko und kill there so much gnmo or birds ns may
bo needed for their actual necessities when short
of food; hut In no caso shall animals or birds bo
killed In said pnrk for snlo or removnl therefrom
or wantonly."
It Is obvious thnt Inasmuch ns tho passing of the
pnrlc act does not modify or nffect tho mineral land
Inws now applicable to tho area nnd henco does
not exclude prospectors und miners, It would not
do to prohibit tho killing of gnmo for food by them
In enso of necessity.
lot you pick u scrap from his wnsto
pile, or will sell you n piece for u few
cents. Wood thrco-elghths-lnch ' thlcki
Is Just right. Both sides must bo
cut nllke, nnd tho surest wny to
get them so Is . to draw u center
line, first, then lay off tho measure-"
ments each side of this. Tho notches
n tho bottom edge rccclvo tho base
blocks (Fig. tl). Baro a small hole In
tho hoveled portion of ono end of each
base block, glue u peg In It to form tho
front of tho pen-ruck, nnd fasten tho
blocks In tho notches cut for them.
Snndpnpcr nil surfuccs, then npply
some wood stnln nnd wux. A smnll
cnlendar-pad tacked to tho center of
tho board, and felt glued to tho under
side of tho huso blocks, will completo
tho gift.
Postcard Rack.
The sumo pattern thnt wus used for
tho cnlcndnr-bonrd (Fig. 2) Is re
quired for tho ends of tho postenrd
rack In Fig. 4, nnd.Flg. C shows n pnt
tern for the huso strips, which fasten
in tho notches In the bottom of tho
end pieces. Finish tho wood with
stnhi nnd wax.
Book-Rack.
Tho book-ruck In tho Illustration Is
mndo of wood five-eighths Inch thick.
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nvold tho possibility of losing them
through drawing Tip. Tho gnmo
continues until tho plld disappears.
A Fill-In Game.
For n laughter producer this gnmo
has no peer. A poem Is selected nnd
copied upon paper, with each noun
omitted nnd n lino drawn In Its place.
Then tho nouns nro copied upon smnll
cards, ono upon each. Tho cards nro
dealt, nn equal number to each player,
nnd n player Is chosen ns render. The
render reads tho poem, pausing nt
each space, and tho players fill In, In
turn, n noun from tho cards In their
pile. Tho, nouns will seldom como In
their original places, and tho result
will bo n ridiculous mlx-up.
Sliced Toy Puzzles.
From advertisements cut ptcturcs of
toys, nnd pusto thoso upon ploccs of
cardboard; then with a sharp knlfo
sllco the cardboard Into Irregular
pieces as Indicated In Fig. 1. liuco
tho pnrts of ench plcturo In nn en
velope by Itself. When rendy to play
tho game, glvo each player an' envel
ope, und direct him to put together the
parts ro as to mnko tho plcturo of tho
First, prepare tho base board by tho
pattern of Fig. 2, then tho pair of ends
by tho pattern of Fig. 3, then two
pairs of brackets like tho ono In Fig.
4. These seven pieces nro all thnt
tho ruck requires. Bo cureful to got
tho sides of tho end pieces symmet
rical. Bovcl tho edges of tho huso-
bonrd. .
Uso round-hcndecT blued scrows for
assembling the purts, and placo theso
In tho positions Indlcntcd In Fig. 1. A
cont of stain, then ono of wnx, nnd n
button of felt glued to tho undcr
sldo of tho bnso nt ench corner, will
completo tho bookrnck.
Waste-Dasket.
An 8 by 8 Inch board, for a bnso
(Fig. 2), four strips out of which to
mnko a frnmo of tho sumo slzo ns tho
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buseboard (Fig. 3), tight luths to cut
in half for sldo strips, u few finish
ing nails, and 82 rouud-head blued
screws, nro all that you need for tho
pretty wusto-bnskot shown in Fig. 1.
Piano tho laths smooth, trim off
their ends nnd boro holes n trlflo
lnrgor thnn tho screws, near tho onds.
Screw tho sldo strips to tho bnso
edges, four to a side, then prcpnro tlm
top frame of tho form shown lit Fig. 3,
and screw tho upper ends of tho strips
to it. ,
Wood Htuln nnd wnx, or two coats of
paint or white ennincl may ho applied,
to IIuInIi tho woodwork.
toy. At tho expiration of n given
length of tlmo, direct an exchange of
tho toys.
AcrosMo Place Cards.
An original idea for tho placo cards
for tho Christmas party Is to proparo
them In tho form of letters from Santn
Claus, with tho names und nddrcsscs
of tho guests worked out In ncrostlcs,
ns Is suggested dn tho two specimen
envelopes In tho Illustration; nnd havo
tho guestB find their places by Inter
preting tho Inscriptions upon tho en
velopes. Tho first cnvolopo Illustrated
reads, "Miss Lillian Cook, 415 Adams
Street," tho second ono, "Mr. Ilnrry
Underwood, 518 Bell Avenue." Some of
tho addresses may bo harder to mako
MISSAN
415 i STREET
3d
HARRY
518 AVE.
Into acrostics; others will bo easier.
Making them will bo fun; deciphering
them will nffnrd sovernl minutes of
I keen enjoyment.
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