TI!1' ORPHAN‘GE NEWS LETTER.
if \ on had Keen ho e it would ln.ve
in.de your heart gl.d even it it did
make youi head at he to hear the
exclamations of joy over packages
from boston « nd Chic, go uml South
ington and other places. A Vox of
toys from the Annette I\ Claik Ki-.g’s
1-aughte.s Circle of San Fr. misvo
adtled much to the dedght of the
children, and two p.etty litt ed.esses
which came in the box exac ly fitted
Baby Kate.
When all had received their gifts
the gi. Is returned to the Wiiuh 1 oi
miiory, but did not have tong co
lemain as the bell soon r*.ng for din*
tier.
l ive large tables we e sp.ead in
the chi dien’s dining r. uui and coveis
were laiu for 60. Mis M..c Arthur,
Miss MacAithur, Char.ie Mathison,
-vli. iiCain and Mrs. i.earn cash pre
sided at a tab.e. It would be impossi
ble for roast duck and chichen-pie to
be ttiier than that which we had. For
deseit there was suet puduitig, orang
es and nuts.
M r. Sundherg had made a fine
Chi istmas Cake. It measured about
i square and was a reproduction
of a part of the mission p!..nt. Itcer
t.dnly was a work of art. Owing to a
decided sense of fullners none cared
for cake so it was not cut. After the
dinner dishes were washed the child
ren all hati a good time with the gifts
they had received.
In ihe evening there was another
Christinas Tree in the Mission parlor
for the workers. We had kept the
gifts that came for us until that hour
when we had a pleasant time together
opening our packages. In this way a
very happy day was ended.
We are deeply indebted to friends
in Kodiak and friends in the States
for their share in making it a happy
lime for us all. Du ing the p..st years
lne.e hi s lit en a str. ug link of fiiend
ahip formed binding ihe heartsof out
children to the young peup e of the
Missiin Hand of Southington, Conn.
Every child in the mission receives
a uue package from these voting pro
pie each Christmas, and let e s aie
exchanged dui ing the year; so that
our children eui h feel they have a
real friend in the “Chiistmas Voy " or
“Chiistmas girl” as they call the one
who sends the package.
I Have No Handkerchief.
"Me no got some haukins”- Jacob.
“.Vie got no hinkts"- George
"I got no haiikcher”- Max.
“I aint got no hankachew”- Frank.
Gold and Copper
“The season of mining in Alaska
bus been a prosperous one." said
Aif.eii it. brooks, geologist in charge
of the A aska wo. k ol the V. S. Geo
logic ai Survey, who has just returned
to Wasiugton fcom his annual "swing
around the circle" in the far noith
west. "Whi e diy weather and other
unfavorable conditions have curtailed
the placer gold production ut Nome,
most ot the othei camps have either
maintained or increased their output.
Inures of nohl output aie not yet
available, but It seems probab e that
the promotion for 1909 will be be
tween nineteen and twenty million
dollars. The low price of copper has
not encouraged miningofthat metal,
but about half a dozen properties
shipped ore during 1909 It appears
prob.'ble that the Alaska copper out
put for the year will exceed four
tin..ion pounds.”