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Alaska-America’s Last Frontier-A Land of Pure Delight Adventures on the Yukon River to Klondyke -- -— -V. By Myrtle Mason. "There is a land of pure delight" we used to sing from page SS in the Sunday school song book. And the land, we were taught In all good orthodoxy to know, was far, far away, beyond excursion rales and specially conducted tours. Its golden shores, we surmised, were never foot-marked by the summer tourist; flowing nllk and honey did iway with the nec essity for cafe erias; and spotless robes of white swung In graceful tnswer to the prob lem of changing styles and a vaca tion wardrobe. Now there Is an other land, which, though lacking some of the price lens attributes of the farther realm, Is, for all of that, one of pure delight —the Inside pass nge trip to Alaska ind the Yukon ter ritory beyond. Ev •ry s t e a m e r's length from Seattle to Skagway Is sheer beauty, grow ing In grandeur as one travels north w a r d. Mountains heaven-hurled and saddled with gla ciers and perpetual snow; picturesque •lands with curved • nd wooded shores; * e n 11 e, feathery cascades; mad wa ter falls exulting In their release from Icy prisons; Incom parable reflections In waterways, and sunsets of violet, rose and gold. The Inside passage makes good the boast that It Is the The Kicksett totem, the most photo graphed totem In Alaska. Totems were coats ot arms, family crests or her aldry. They were placed before houses, at graves and other places. This totem is surmounted by some thing representing a mountain. The face shows that spirits were tliere. Below is tlie frog, the coat of arms of the clan, which follows the mother's lineage. Still below, the old raven (the creator, according to Thinglet tradition), talking to his grandson that made man. Lowest of oil is the beaver, coat of arms of the father's side, and again the frog, the || mother emblem. I most wonderful 1,000 miles of sea voyage In the world. Skagway, reached by way of mountain-guarded Lynn canal, is the northern terminus of the inside route. From there one goes by way of a breath-taking rail way Journey through crowded moun tains to White Horae, swinging around rugged elopes, looking far down to a rushing torrent, in the canyon directly below, crossing slender bridges over dizzying preci pices and emerging at last along the shores of sparkling Lake Ben nett. Thence, on a Yukon river boat to Dawson in Yukon territory, or in another direction through a waterway reminding of the Thousand Isles, to Lake Atlin, a Jewel set among moun :alns, solemn and cold, which mark their Jagged silhouettes against a sky Df amazing blue. Second-Hand Adventurers. Travelers to Dawson become In stinctively second-hand adventurers It Isn’t the scenery that lures, for the country flattens out by compar ison and the Yukon river offers lit tle by way of romantic scenery in exchange for a week of slow naviga tion, doubling back on one's track. The going trip is made in two days, the return voyage, owing to a strong current, requires four. Dawson Itself is but an echo of past glory, a city of waning hopes. Yet, it is a shrine for those whose Dlood surges with the spirit of ad venture and no one goes to Daw ion or puffs along the Yukon without i quickening thrill. The visitor of 1924 becomes a prospector of '98, and, in imagination, intensely lives again those stirring days. He packs his outfit, builds his frail raft, shoots the dangerous White Horse lapids, fights mosquitoes, scurvy end lone Komeness, studies the creek beds, stakes his claim and with pounding heart and trembling hand shakes down his pan, murmuring a prayer in his heart for the yellow gold. Men literally picked up gold In the etreets In those days. Hasty panning or crude sluice boxes made them niilllonlare In for their pains. What wonder they "scrabbled and mucked" ike slaves. Gold was the medium of exchange Every bar had its scales where the lust was weighed and taken over In exchange for drinks for the customer or "for the house.” That day Is gone, both as to gold and drinks. For though Yukon Is not i dry territory, there Is no way of get ting alcoholic drinks In except through Alaska, and this, we were| told, is not permissible. The supply that once was Is diminishing and can not be replaced unless some entrance, route not touching our border can be discovered. It Is understood that great minds are working on thl* problem and who knows but another Columbus may arise to conquer thfc unchearted seas. The thousand people at Dawson, t where once were 40 times that num her, hang on, some unable to get "out" and others hoping and believ ing there will be another strike. And doubtless there will be many strlkee In various parts of Alaska and the Yukon as there have been since '98. But never again, perhaps, so pic turesque or feverish a struggle as that which fascinated the entire world a quarter of a century ago. Free gold In the Klondike near I Dawson has been pretty well taken out and the Individual prospector has little opportunity left. Profitable mining la being done now only by big concerns, who go on a large scale, eoulpped either for hydraulic or dredge operations, both being placer mining. The quarts or lode method has not yet been made to pay In this beasts ashore. The steamer whistle Is their signal for action. They start yelping along In the direction of the boat, dashing wildly and howling pa thetically In their frantic hunger. Some start to swim out to the boat and then turn back to a surer foot ing, keeping their eyes fixed on the floating object which to them Is the Island reflections in Atlin lake. Qoat, or Teresa Island. A mountain, a lake and a perfect day. area. Improved method* are being employed constantly, thu* making It pay to work the poorer field*. It was a great day when the miner* discov ered that cold water would tha/w frozen ground as w'ell as piped iiteam, and the ground a foot or two beneath the surface Is always frozen In that country. But all these methods re quire sizable capital and so the In dividuals sell out to companies. Water running under high pressure for 24 hours is expensive. At the Jones place out of Dawson the water last year cost 42 per cent of the re turns from the fall "clean-up,” and the miner never knows until this an nual reckoning what he Is going to make, though his expenses are both high and certain. Daylight 24 Honrs. Two things always Impress the i-heechaco, or newcomer, the agree able summer climate, the temperature being about the same as In our Pu get Sound cities, and the 24 hours of daylight, during the "high tide of the year.'” Imagine a moonlight waits with daylight streaming In at the openings, or a full moon on a July night blanch ed out by the brighter sun. Dlscourag to romance, but a novelty at least! That’s Dawson In summer, where the [ . ,er foxes, a growing industry in Alaska. Skins bring from $250 up. Tips of tails should be white. Mothers in s protective instinct, frequently kill their young. sun both rises and sets In the north In almost exactly the same spot, and where darkness never falls. No heav ier clothing la required there than at any lake or mountain resort In this country. Food is high In Dawson, for freight triples the cost of goods. Rents are low, according to the law of supply and demand. A house, and, maybe the furniture too, may be bought for $300. The citizenry Is most genteel. One of the rugged old-timers Is now town librarian, and at the ball aiways given by the municipality when ex cursion boats are In, no man among them would ask a dance without painstaking Introductions. Some day, when trntflc will Justify It, tourists. Instead of doubling back from Dawson to Skagway for the long return Journey, will be taken on by river ways to Fairbanks, In the heart of Alnska, and from there hy government railroad passing In sight of McKinley, North America's highest peak, to Seward on the south ern coast. Connections for such a trip are very difficult to make at present. Civilized Men Turn Savage. Yukon river boats give excellent service though the chief diversion Is nothing more exciting than "wooding up" three or four times a day, the while passengers disembark to pick from abundance of wild flowers, take snapshots of Indians and their In evitable dogs (huskies or mamautes), or to visit nearby silver fox farms, which represent a growing Industry In Alaska, skins bringing from 3260 up. On one occasion a rabbit ««* espied by a courageous tourist from the boat, and the chase was on. All his companion braves Joined In, seiz ing clubs and emitting weird yells They circled the poor creature and after heroic and enduring efforts, ef fected a capture. No harm befell the trembling animal, but I shall always believe those men from civilization, suddenly reverted to their primitive forebears, and without pretense or consciousness, became what they np (Iiooiilla, pronounced t 'hoo et-la, an Episcopal school near Canross, the only school for full-blooded Indians in Yukon territory. A model of clean llness and order, anil situated with unrlvniled view, near mountain and stream. peared to he, savages In search of prey. A never to be forgotten event of (he river trip was the stop a Selkirk, a small Inrtlun village. The host at this point nlways feeds the dogs, which are otherwise starved through out their Idle summer. Duckets of food, table leavings snd cooking scraps, are flung out to the ravenoue bearer of all good things. Even the ship's crew are Interested observers. One of them wishing to add to his measure of sport, fastened large bones at either end of a foot or two of wire, and was rewarded by the tussle be tween two infuriated animals, each trying to carry his bone to bis lair for an Isolated meal. We visited a Moosehead Indian village by launch from Dawson, and upon arrival, Instead of seeing the old chief In war dance, were met by him and told that one of the men of the tribe had just died. "Boys, .sorry ..no dance..awful sorry,” Whereupon our launchman, a white man, drew out his handkerchief and wept. "I knew him well," he said as If In apology. "You get attached—up here.” This was only one evidence we had of the freer flow of human sympathy In a land where smaller numbers and common hardships draw men closer to their fellows, whatever creed or color. The Indians, we were told, postponed their wralllng until our de parture, which was soon made. Two of their tribe accompanied us back to town, seeming to have business In connection writh their brother’s death. Indian villages, schools, cemeter ies and totems are always points of Interest. Little fences of hand-cut pickets surround many of their graves and the totems always hold one spellbound before their grotesque and astounding Imagery. The now deserted log cabin of Robert W. Service Is pointed out to visitor# who are told that the poet oame to Dawson a bank clerk, and remained to record as the "Kipling of the Yukon" the life of the north in memorable verse. Sen-lee may not be a great poet, but his "Spell of the Yukon," "Law of the Yukon.” "Thel Shooting of Dsn McGrew,” and "The Cremation of Sam McGee” convey the spirit of that section In ‘»i better perhaps than anything else In liter ature, though Rex Beach, who made his fortune In gold during the rush up there should be mentioned In this connection. Moose and caribou meat are on bills of fare along the river, while the sea vessels offer deep sea cod, sal mon, trout and halibut as local deli cacies. Tourists are Invited to buy fossil Atlin I-ake, B. C., "Framing Its Image In her trembling heart.”—Service. ivory or mastodon beads at from $15 to 91 SO a string. Genuine Indian bas ketry is high, and then very difficult to obtain, small baskets of the finer work ranging from $40 up to any price. Moccasins, Indian dolls and gold nugget Jewelry are sold, but one turns over most of the curtoe ex pecting to find a label somewhere, "Made In the U. H A.,” Indian hande hnve not touched many of the re puted native souvenir*, and it would be no Inducement to know that they had unless one could obtain along with hla purchase a certificate of sterilization. I>lrt and disease still prevail among our rsdekln brothers. "Days of ’M.” Fortunate were we at Whit# Horse on our return, arriving there In time for the annual celebration, "Daye of Gambling games, dancing, a bar, Dan MoGreer and “the lady that'* known aa I,ou," were ail there. For 91, 100 In paper money could be purchased, to play on rou lette. black Jack or fan tan. The dealers or attache* of the "hon*#" were old time professionals or at least experienced In handling the games The dealer in black Jack, especially, had all the flourishes, or perhaps lack of them, that one would think of attributing to a "shark" And many of those who played, when ask Ing for extra cards, were not calling "hit me" for the flret time. The gnme* were very spirited. An old lady who had obviously seen belter daye, played the roulette wheel all evening, eerlou* and sober about If, never moving except to placo fcer money, never amlltng and seemingly unconscious of the facetious crowd around her. One wondered! Rack of the bar (soft drinks only), were barkeepers wearing bright rad vests. Their hair wa* dark and slick On* of them wn* wonderful with a flaming neetle, set off by a nugget pin. Over hi* shoulder* ran flamboy ant hand embroidered suspenders. Ills I festooned ^wtttch chain was a string of gold nuggets and from It dangled a mounted wolf's tooth. His cuff links were gold-mounted bear claws. During the evening, a dog team and sleigh were driven In and two ladles at a time given a ride. ‘'Mush•, Is the official command for "go" in the north, derived some say from the French, “Marchon." Robert Service’s "stranger" came In, recited part of the poem, shot, and and was shot, by Dan McGraw, while Lou, wearing a blonde wig of unravelled rope, "kiesed him and pinched his poke," or money bag. The girl winning prize money for costume, wore a small waisted white dress with Battenberg yoke and full skirt. Around her neck was a white feather boa and her hat scooped far out over her face and high pompa dour. The atmosphere had reality In it and was a fitting close to our stay 1 In the Yukon. The Burbank of Alaska. Skagway. though It was a boom town, has both prospect ar.J prestige as the gateway to commerce of the Yukon Interior. Glacier and mountain side tripe are numerous out of this "garden city of Alaska.” Wfe saw there rhubarb with leaves measur ing 40 by 44 Inches across. No finer strawberries grow than those from nearby Haines and Charles O. Walk er. florist, has a continent wide repu tation for his begonias. He has taken many floral prizes In the states, and ships his bulbs everywhere. In July a year ago, Mrs. Harding christened one of his new plants, "The Lady Harding dahlia." The Philadelphia . Abandoned log cabin of Robert W. Service at Dawson, Yukon territory. Mr. Service went to Dawson as a bank clerk and remained—to write poetry and some prose. Press carried the story on the llth and on the ISth Mr. Walker had a cable order for a bulb. His begonias are single, double and serlcd- Some Idea of the range of color may be had from the fine graduation pointed out j by Mk\ Walker. Hts whites Include white, Ivory, lemon, orange and chorme. pinks are coral, aalmon and shell; and reds are scarlet, crimson and copper. A double ralmon roes pink begonia la like a waxen rote of eerie hue. The laat creation of this Alaskan Burbank la the crested va riety, the alngle petals holding up a fringed creet near their edge. Juneau, the capital and home of Scott C. Bone, the governor, Is » port of call. The mountainous back ground seems to have pushed ths town down to the water’s edge, end standing on Its shores, one looks across Gastlneau channel to Douglas, the site of the former famous Tread well mines, which caved In with tragic result a few year# ago. "Did you sea a glaclar." loma one aaked. The answer la that seeiy lit tla mountain has a glaclar all Its own At one point In Lynn canal we count ed eight glaciers In the mountains to right and left. A Imliy berg, Iruin Taku glacier, looking like a huge conch ahrll. It le Indigo blue, and two-thirds sub merged. Watch oull It may turn over any minute. Taku glacier, eolith of Juneau, Is tha high apot of tha northbound trlp.i Steamers pick their way among th#1 off sprung herga, to within 100 feet or two of thU river of Ice, one mile wide, MO feet high and #0 mile* or more In length. Taku being a tenj tnrln of the great Ice covering rproad for hundreds of miles over peaks and valleys In this area Taku la a live glacier, 1* blue a* Indigo and spark* Ing aa diamonds. Vibration* from th# steamer's whistle cense huge piece# of les to break off. They fall Into I he water with a rumbling, thundrou# sound. To th* left of blue Taku I# a splendid example of a dead glacier, food and pressure rut off, showing up brown and white with a little hlus; and slowly receding. The two a no only a few hundred feet apart. At Ketchikan one eec* the aalmost and halibut, which account for tljc prosperity of the port. In a little frame building on the dock, barrels were being filled with slabs of pink salmon nwds ready by a mild salt process for shipment to Kurope. Within 10 ndnutos s salmon ipas be headed, silt In two and backbone re moved, waahed, thrown In a pan of salt and then Into the barrels ready for foreign market. At Wrangell we •aw shrimps brought In for canning. Observing the small dally haul, the labor of picking tha echrtmp by hand from their scaly covering, the several tteaming! and final sealing up, we wondered not at their high price In our markets The Wrangell cannery does not pack by vacuum, ao their cans must be shipped and kept on Ice until used. A sawmill and famous totem poles are other points of In terest at thla old town, which was mads a military post when Alaska was purchased In 18(7. Resources of Alaska, America’s Last Frontier. The Inside passage trip Includes only southeastern Alaska or the panhandle. Ths Tukon territory Is British. They tell the story of a post office official at Washington who wrote Into the Klondyke with a re prlmant for their failure to eend in government reports. Ths reply taught the American some geography. The big Alaska pe nlnsula to westward Is the real Alaska, a land of paradoxes. "No thing can be aald of Alaska of which the opposite la not true." said one writer. W# paid $7,000,000 for Alaska In 1867, and since then have realized $600,000,000 from mlnee, two thirds of this amount being gold. Copper la a strong second for place, with sliver, tin, lead, petroleum, marble, quick sliver and platinum following in the order named. Undeveloped mineral resources are said to be enormous. Fishing and fur seal have brought us even more than minerals since 1867. Their total valuation was. up to 1912, $540,000,000. Fox. mink, marten are other furs are marketed and there are two active whaling stations. There are two national foreats In Alaska. From these about 500.000.000 board feet have been Bold during the past 10 years, moet of It having been used locally. Western hemlock pre dominates with spruce, poplar and birch as other varieties. Agriculture and stock raising are minor Industries as yet. Five gov cinment agricultural experiment eta ' riona In Alaska are doing enterprls Wig work In developing varieties of fruits and grains, crossbreeding cat tle and other livestock for successful production In that country. Despite Increasing knowledge of this wonderful correction of fallacies regarding Its climate, and growth of normal community life, Alaska still holds charms as a country of mystery and silence, of beauty and loneliness, of great and yet hidden wealth, a challenge to the lover of freedom and adventure, America's last fron tier_ ._ Benson Society | «■ —^ Henson Women’s Clnb Activities. The program committee of the Ben son Women's club will be entertained Friday, August 1, at the home of Mrs. C. C. Beavers. Hostesses for the club meetings during the year will be selected at this meeting. Mrs. W. H. Loechner has tendered her resignation as recording secretary of the club. The vacancy Is to be filed by the executive board. Attend Baptist Quarterly. A group of ladles from the Benson Baptist church attended the Omaha Missionary quarterly missionary meet ing, Friday at the Olivet church. Tri-City Birthday Club. Mrs. W. A. Wilcox was hostess Wednesday, July 23, at her home In the Highland park district to the mem bers of the trl-clty birthday club. A 1 o'clock luncheon was served. Sunday Dinner Party. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Stafford enter tained at dinner Sunday, July 20, complimentary to Miss Fenella Legge and her finance, Rudolph Carl Mueller, and Miss Legge's parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Legge. Preceding the dinner the party attended services at the First Methodist church where the new bishop Rev. Frederick T. Keeney delivered the sermon. Rev. Mr. Keeney and family were former friends of Mrs. Stafford In Syracuse, N, Y. Attends Peru Normal Graduation. Mrs. Edward Sorensen and daugh ter, Miss Olga Sorensen, and Mrs. Charlotte Melchoirs Jenkens drove down to Peru Thursday where they remained over to be In attendance at the graduation exercises of the sum mer normal class of which Miss Alice, younger daughter of Mrs. Sorensen, was a member. Miss Alice graduated a year ago from the Benson high school. Deaf Mute Missionary Conference. The national deaf mute missionary conference was held at the Immamuel Lutheran church at Sixtieth and Mili tary avenues Sunday, July 20. The sermons, songs and prayers were all delivered In the audible voice and then Interpreted by a missionary who was a sign language expert and whose hearing was perfect. The communion was all conducted by the sign lan guage. This was a unique service fraught with much spiritual devotion. I. W. B. Class Picnic. Members of the ''I Will Boost" class of the Methodist Sunday school enjoyed their annual plcnlo Friday at Elmwood park. This class Is com posed of the young married women of the school. Sunday Dinner Guests. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Mauer and the Misses Daisy and Ann Mauer were Sunday dinner guest* at the | home of Mr. and Mr*. R. Y. Hyde In the Country club district. A Month at Lake Kornnls. Dr. and Mr*. E. A. Mason and son, Dr. Walter Mason, and Mrs. Mason's niece, Miss Elizabeth Heddlng, will leave the latter part of the week for Minnesota, where they will spend a month at Lake Koronl*. Rehekah Degree Staff. Members of the degree staff of the Belle Rebekah lodge went to Wash ington. Neb.. Friday, where they put on the work for the Washington lodge. Extensive Vacation Trip*. Mr and Mrs H. N. Morris of Sar gent. Neb. early week guests of Mr and Mrs. R. Y. Hyde, left Thursday for »n extensive eastern vacation trip by auto, visiting Nlsgara Fall*. New York city, Washington. D. C.. and other Important places. Mr and Mrs. J. A Butler of North Sixtieth street will leave Thuisday. July SI. by auto for New York city, then down the Atlantic coast to Florida, and then over the aouthern route to Texas and California. Mr. and Mr*. Butler ex pect to be gone nearly a year. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wulff have taken the Butler home, Mrs Wulff and daughter. Dorothy, soon to arrive from Colorado Spring*. Church Societies Picnic. 1 The Friendship Circle of the Ben son Presbyterian church held Its an nual picnic Thursday at Krug park. The Presbyterian Mission society will picnic Tuesday at the pork. Ice Cream Social. Members of the Walther league of the Immanuel Lutheran church will entertain at an Ice cream social and party Wednesday evening, August ». on the church lawn. Picnic at Rrnnlngton. Mr and Mrs D C. Stafford and Mr. and Mr*. Charles Bromfteld and family attended the Modern Wood men and Royal Neighbor picnic Sat urday at Bennington. Neb. Personal*. Rev and Mrs F. W. Seesko re turned Thursday from a vacation trip to Minnesota. Mlsa Roma Roth 1* spending two weeks with relatives and friend* In Tckamah, Neb. Mrs. Shsrley Smith of Valley, Neb . la a weekend guest at th# home of Mr. and Mr*. R. Burford. Mr. and Mr* McKentl* of New man drove. Neb . were recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mr*. J. W. Fitch. Mr. and Mr*. Harry Reed and daughter, Dorothy, are home from an extensive vacation motor trip to Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs Axel Rasmussen of Washington, Neb., were Sunday guests at the home of Mr and Mrs. J. W. Fitch. Mr. Howard Pleraol returned to Herman Monday after having spent the week end st the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gorton Roth. Miss Carol Killlon. who has been a guest st the home of Mr. and Mrs Fitch, returned to her home at Al bion, Neb.. Monday. Mr. O. Lundell underwent on ap pendicitis operation Saturday at the Presbyterian hospital. Mr. Luodeli < is the millinery buyer for the Bran-. Jeis stores. C. F. Roe. rice president of the | Farmers and Merchanta bank, and , sen, who, with Mrs. Roe, were In j jured In an automobile acrid ant re * cectly, came home Thursday from the Methodist hospital. Mrs. Roe is unable to be removed from the hoe pital. Degree of Honor Meeting. Regular meeting of the Past Presd dents' association, Omaha lodge No. 14, Degree of Honor, will be held at the home of Nannie Pence, till North Flxtv-stxth street. August t. Day Beds of Quality 27 distinctive designs nnd pat terns to choose from. Our Prtcaa CompUto #14. #22. #24. #2S Up Comparison of oor rrlcaa will oops vinca you of an aatual savins In dol !ara to yon. Ig^^BBDr 1916 KAKNAM ST. f Summer Visitor and Her Hostess j •, • • * • J. _ -ia, . ■ ■ ... mmm m ■ ■■ —■ ■ mmmm - Among the pretty young summer visitors Is Miss Marlon Louis* Chapin of Kansas City. Mo., guest of her aunt, Mrs. Joseph Bushman. They ar rived In Omaha together this week from Excelsior Springs. Miss Chapin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Chapin. Is a senior In high school and possesses a promising contralto voice. 8he will be the Inspiration for sev j eral social affairs during her stay, the first of which will be given by her | hostess. Mrs. Bushman Is prominently Identified with ths Omaha Woman’# cluK She was chairman of the house and home committee last year. Ths Child Saving Institute Is her favorite charity.__ original PureJla.lt Product The finest of ingredients are put into the manufacture of IDEAL MALT. Chemical tests show that it contains less unfernientablf material than any other malt. On its merit alone, IDEAL MALT stands against all com petition. Ask for IDEAL MALT by name—insist on getting it. *E The COUPON below and our LABEL n refund are guaranteed to the dealer by the following authorized diatributort: Baker*' Specialty Ce. Paxton A Gailaflhoe Hersteh Schneider Cc. Sherman Fruit Co. Meyer Fruit Ce. S'men Brother* j Trlmbl* Brother* Ideal Food Products Co. 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Mrs. Cunningham will make the chief address on the Epworth as sembly program on Friday afternoon and will meet in an all day confer ence with state workers on Saturday, beginning at 10 o'clock. In the Chi nese room of the Lincoln hotel. The Lincoln league is arranging a luncheon for the two national workers at 1 o'clock Saturday at the Lincoln hotel. Miss Dorothy Pettis and Mrs. W. B. Comstock comprise the com mittee having charge of the arrange ments. Miss Baum Returns. Miss Cornelia Baum has returned after four months spent In the east. Miss Baum spent a great deal of her etay in Washington, D. C. where she had been a student last year in Mrs. Somers’ echool. In addi tion. she visited Mrs. Mary Morris, former Omahan in her home In Eas ton, Pa.__ AINT IT GRAND! No More Washdays the old reliable Leavenworth Laundry Co. 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