Harmony Theatre
Thursday and Friday, February i and 2
A SALEM PRODUCTION—REA MARTIN IN
The Coquette
# CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Do trip Caldwell, the Coquette.REA MARTIN
Dow Gordon, a young bookkeeper in love with Dorris .. Henry Hallam
Caldwell, Dorns' father .... Janies Cooley
Harris, a guard at the prison.... Frank Wood
Lane, a wealthy man.. ..... Horace Haine
Hal), Caldwell’s employer.1.. Joseph Sullivan
Jones, a village magistrate.,..... Marcus Moriaity
This is a sparkling Comedy-Drama and is sigge te please you.
| Sreen Time 1 Hour^I'TA..'
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February 2nd has been observed by
the English race since the days of the
Norman invasion and has its place on
the old English calendar as “Candle
mas,” meaning Festival of the Purifi
cation of the Virgin. While the text
books are a little shy on authentic
dope in regard to the origin and the
cause for the second of February to be
set aside for yearly celebration, by
constant research it is learned that it
was mainly through the command of
King Canute that this day was en
tered in the holiday column of the old
English calendar. Further delving
into the matter brings out the fact
that this grizzled and bearded king
from the north, met with very lit
tle opposition in his conquest from the
Angles, Piets and Scots, but he did
have considerable trouble with the ele
ments. In fact, Canute’s secretary, in
his diary entries, filled several pages
with ditto marks following the orig
inal entry of “rain today and cloudy.”
Canute and his court came to Eng
land to show off their regal robes and
impress the fair maidens of the land,
not by feats of daring and strength,
but by pomp and splendor.
Day after day the coming out party
was forced to be postponed on account
of rain. The king’s entertainment
committee had gone to laborous trou
ble and infinite pains to make the af
fair a distinct social success and the
eligible maidens had been gathered in
from the bogs of Ireland, the country
side of England and even from the
highlands ofjlf, Scotland. The cloudy
weather and the impregnable fogs in
termingled with the constant dashes
of rain had no illeffects on the maidens
who seemed to thrive on the wet
weather and grow more beautiful.
Their cheeks took on a rosier hue and
their hair assumed curls that later
gave Fisher the inspiration for that
immortal drawing, “The Eternal Ques
tion.” They paddled, barefooted, in
the^little rivulets that trickled down
from the mountains; they made dams
and sailed minature boats; they sat on
: the wet moss wtih their golden hair
hanging down their backs and built
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castles in the damp, wet air, made so
by acques percipitation. While the
girls were perfectly modest in the
matter of displaying their charms,
this show of trim ankles, wealth of
hair and other maidenly beauties,
worked havoc with Canute and his re
tainers. Be it said that Canute was
not a cave man and was the first of
the foreign kings to introduce court
etiquette into England, and far bO it j
from him, he said, to use other means j
than those becoming a gentleman. Be-j
ing endowed with the rib of Eve these
maidens did possibly assume attitudes
that brought out the salient features
of perfect form and figure, but, in all
reverence the historical writers claim
this was done unconsciously. In the
meantime the bear robes, the furs and
court costumes were becoming mil
dewed and bedraggled. To make mat
ters .worse the camp cook and his as
sistants were getting peeved and even
the dishwashers'were' threatening'- to j
go out. The commissary clerk cut
■ '■ ...
down on the. allowance and things in
general were in a pretty pickle. Old
Canute was almost at his wits end
and call«l a session of seers and fore
casters. Only the maidens were en
joying the outing and were free t$
amuse themselves in their own maid
einly manner. ,
Finally the rain came to an end, as
is reported in the chronicles of the seer
retairy’s diary, as follows: “Ande onn
ye 41st Daye ye Raine stopped ande
ye Sun busted oute inne all Her
Gl^ry ande inne ye farre distance
CouLde bee sawn a small furre bear
ing AniMaL sTanding erEct ande
caste ye ShadOw."
The diary goes on to state that this
small fur bearing animal seemed de
lighted and frisked around right joy
ously, smirking and smiling. He, too,
must have been a king for he gave an
inimicable call and soon the whole hill
side was dotted with chirping, frolic
ing animals that took great delight
in watching their shadow and playing
hide-an-go-seek.
Canute's camp took on a bustling
lir; robes and paraphernalia were got
en out to be..sun dried; the cook made
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Department of the Interior, Alaskan
Engineering Commission, January 31,
1917. A public auction will be held ut
the stables of the Commission at An
chorage at 2 p. n»., February 10, 1917,
for the'purpose of disposing of eiglft i
horses. The right is reserved to re
ject-any or all bids. Horses may be seen
at the stables of i he Commission at Ali
.chorago. H. f*. DOSE, Acting Division
Engine.-x^ 373
Will trade 3,000 shares Mohawk fcTock j
for a good town lot. G. Warcup, 615
7th Ave. ... _ 372
Highest prices paid for gold. Walter1
A.-Lord, Jeweler, near Harmony Theatre.
Matt Bli t ton Sells, Leases, Rents.
10-10-tf _.
LOST AND FOUND.
Found—A ladles' Bold watch. Owner
may have same by calling at the Times
and paying for this notice. 388
an extra plummy pudding: for lunch
eon and their was an outburst of music
from the royal orchestra. Only the na
tive maidens seemed sad and forlorn,
and it must be admitted did not look
so charming in the sun light. They
pouted and turned up their noses and
were nolf at all nice to the gentle
manly king and his court.
However King Canute was not to be
denied and ordered the cook to put the
big pot in the little one; he instructed
the entertainment committee to do
their dumdest and sent out a signal
to the herders to bring in the bevy of
beauties. j
They came and were so taken with
the kingly bearing of the king and the
courtly appearance of the court that
they were demure and showed signs of
sorrow aid shame. King Canute no
ticing thtHapparent repentant attitude
of the maidens gave immediate no
tice that he would cause this day, the
second of February, to go down in his
tory as auspicious and so record it on
the calendar. After a few minutes de
liberation with his quick witted court
jester he had the trumpeter trumpet
that the day would be called Candle
mas and from henceforth and forever
would be known as such. Being a
king Canute could do this if he wanted
to. He farther had the herald trans
late the meaning to the young ladies
who had by this time taken on virginal
vestments of verdure and were decor
ated with the fauna and flora of the
near by fields, The. herald told the
maidens that ‘'commencing from this
date,' the second of February, the Eng
lish speaking people will celebrate this
day as the “Festival of the Purifica
tion of the Virgins.”
Being so elated with the way the
fete was going Canute entirely forgot
the ; little fur bearing animals that
were still frisking and it was only
when this attention Was called to the
matter that he had his head trapper
trap the animal king and bring it be
fore his august presence. In the pres
ence of the assembled court now inter
mingled with the purified maidens, the
king, himself, laid his right hand
gently on the animal’s furry head and
said: “I dub you ‘Groundhog’ and
also| set apart this day to be known as
your day to do with as you please."
Just why Canute called it a ground
hog is not known and history is silent
on the matter, but nevertheless the
name, stuck and , ■ they have been
groundhogs ever since. There was
some question raised at the time in re
gard to the mixing the two, maidens
and groundhogs, but the king was
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firm. It does seem that he might at
least have divided the day and given
each a half. But it is further record
ed that the groundhog displayed his
well known characteristic and wanted
it all. Canute was obstinate, too, and
so the day is handed down through the
aisles of. history in this manner. It
does seem a shame to profane the day
by calling it “Groundhog Day,” but if
the previous generation stood it, far
be it from this generation to squeal.
It is said the maidens were perfect
ly satisfied with any old name and let
it go at that. Some of them were
chosen for mates and lived happy ever
afterwards;the balance romped home, j
This is a true history of “Candle- j
mas-Groundhog Day,” culled from the
archives of forgotten lore, but authen- j
tic. In any event it is to be hoped
that the Alaska groundhog sees his
shadow tomorrow for Canute still hasj
some power with the elements and the 1
sun will shine on the just and the un- i
just for thirty glorious days.
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The Juneau Empire states that the
merchants of that city are facing a
year of better business conditions
than have ever been known in that
place.
NOTICE.
The Scandinavian society of Ancho:
age will have a social at Robarts’ hall
Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. A
large attendance of members and
prospective members is expected.
Singing, dancing and games will be
the feature of the evening. Refresh
ments will be served.
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North Pole Bakery. 328
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