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The Chitina leader., 1913-12-30

The power schooner Polaris struck an uncharted rock December 1 off Kayak island near Katalla while scudding for shelter from a 75-mile-an-hour wind and probably escaped from becoming a total wreck through taking the brunt of the shock on her heavy keel and sliding over the pinacle into deep water.
 Capt. Egill Erickson, skipper of the Polaris, states that where the vessel struck the United States Coast and Geodetic chart showed four or five fathoms of water and his vessel was drawing only eleven feet. It was a close shave, though the six dories with which his vessel is equipped could have been launched with little difficulty. Bear ings of the rock which thrust its head up like needle were taken. He has made a report of the matter to the Photographic office.
 After the Polaris left the shelter of Kayak island she was assailed by a 90-mile-an-hour wind but she rode the seas like a duck. The Polaris shipped about 10000 pounds of halibut in addition to the 10000 pounds which she carried to Seattle
The Chitina leader., 1913-12-30

Mir. Deming Wheeler, the Indiana banker, and his driver Scotty Dal- ton, left on the train this morning with their dog teams. They have IT fine animals and expect to make a trip covering about 4,500 miles before arriving back in Cordova sometime in the latter part of April next.
 From Chitina MT. Wheeler plans to go direct to Fairbanks. He will then retrace his steps back to Gui- kama where he will take the old government trail across country to Eagle on the Yukon river. From Eagle he will go down the Yukon to Nulato, thence to Iditarod. From Iditarod he will come to the coast via the new Nelchina strike and out via Copper Center and Chitina to Cordova.
 MT. Wheeler is a wealthy banker of Indiana and is making the long winter trip for his own benefit and to gain a knowledge of this terri tory which is Americas last frontier.
The Chitina leader., 1913-12-30
FAIRBANKS OPERATOR
 DROPS DEAD IN HOTEL

James Hein, operating on Gold stream, dropped dead of heart dis ease in the Third Avenue Hotel, Fairbanks, on December 19. De- ceased was an old-timer in the north and was we'll known. He was a member of the Yukon Order ot Pioneers and was buried under the auspices of that order. His family reside in San Francisco.
The Chitina leader., 1913-12-30
FRANK JOHNSON IS
 MARSHALSHIP ASPIRANT

Frank Johnson, of Juneau, is aspiring to fill the place occupied by H. L. Faulkner, marshal of the First division. Johnson is friend of Senator J. H. Lewis and it is understood that the senator, who Is now in favor at Washington, is working for the appointment of his friend.
The Chitina leader., 1913-12-30
FAIRBANKS MINER ACCIDENTLY SHOT

Charles E. Cole, of Dome Creek, Fairbanks, recently shot himself through the hand and walked to Fairbanks for treatment. He was out shooting ptarmigan when he slipped causing the gun to be dis charged. The bullet entered the palm of his hand and lodged in the wrist. The physician states that the hand will be saved if blood poison ing does not set in.
The Chitina leader., 1913-12-30
ORGANIZING DOG TEAM
 RACE FOR NEW YEARS

An effort is being made to get up a dog team race at Fairbanks 10 liven things up on New Years day. There are two teams from Koyukuil and two from Gibbon, as well as several good local teams which could be entered. The course sug- gested is from Fairbanks to Chat anika and return.
The Chitina leader., 1913-12-30
STAMPEDE BLOOD ALL
 BEEN WORKED OUT

R. J. and J. M Eilbeck, who came out from Chisana and have been stopping at the Windsor, will be passengers on the Northwestern en route to their home in California. The former. was sheriff of Yukon for years but says that never again will a stampede lure him from his happy home in the sunny south.
The Chitina leader., 1913-12-30
NOTICE

I, the undersigned, will not be responsible for any debt made by anybody without my written order.
 PETER FRANKS
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-25
FLOWED UP EVERYWHERE.

Have your horses teeth attended to
by veterinarian nj least once a year.
Spread the grain ont thin in a large
shallow feed box to prevent the horse
from eating too fast
A black soil owes its color to the
presence of organic matter This
means that the sol IS well supplied
with nitrogen In some black soils,
however. there is an excess of noxious
salts as in the case of "black alkali'
soils.
In carrying dead hog or sheep take
a horseshoe in each hand. let the per-
son on the opposite side put his hands
underneath the animal and also take
hold of the shoes. This way does not
cramp the fingers like taking hold of
hands.
Burlap bought for cents pound is
Il good thing for heading barrels. Take
the wooden hoop off the barrel. but
not the wire hoop Immediately below
it, Spread the bnrap over the ton,
pound the wooden hoop on. nail it md
trim the burlap off within three or
four inches of the edge.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-25
SINGLE PLANT OF CRIMSON CLOVER.

SINGLE PLANT OF CRIMSON CLOVER.
fact, under amy conditions where the
soil is likely to wash during the win
ter months.
The many Uses to which this crop
may be put merit careful study of
the best methods of establishing
stand of crimson clover upon farm.
Crimson clover is frequently called
scarlet clover" and. somewhat less
commonly German clover italian
clover" "French clover" "incarnate
clover annual clover etc
Crimson clover cannot ordinarily sur
vive the severe winters of the north
ern states. In the northern sections
where fall seeded leeume is desired
it is suggested that hairy vetch seeded
with rye be used instead
Crimson clover is winter annual"
that is. it ordinarily makes its early
growth in the autumn. passes the Will
ter in a somewhat dormant but green
state, makes very early spring
growth and natures its seed and dies
before summer 1t makes little or no
growth in very hot weather and there
fore should not be SoVu i'm the spring,
except in the extreme north. where it
may make satisfactory growth by
autumn, so that a hay crop may be
taken from it at that time.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-25
BUSINESS CONDITIONS
ARE GROWING BETTER

With the passing of dog days there
is every indication that business all
over the country is going to pick up
rapidly. The most gratifying pros
pect is the fact the bankers and the
administration have gotten together
Oh the currency bill, and instead of
the bankers fighting the bill, they
have recently come out for it, with
the unde Outstanding that there will BE-
few changes in the bill, which, in
their estimation will make it a bett r
working measure.
In sumirips up business conditions
for the eek, Dunns Review takes
very optimistic view of business con-
ditions, and says that evidence Of
viving CONNIE oiai and business ac-
tivity steadily multiply, and business
ortimisn is becoming widespread.
This spirit of optimism finds re-
Election in the more general anticipa-
ton of future requirements, and,
since merchandise STOCKS at all iedu-
ing points must be replenished, pros
poets are encouraging for a satisfact-
ory fall and winter season. The re-
strictive influence of tariff revision is
somewhat less manifest and the cx-
pansion in trade is facilitated by the
improved monetary situation, in
crcasing preparation for remote needs
being stimulated by the broader alb
sorption of commercial paper at low
er rates"
While the lumber business still
looks gloomy, there is reason to be-
lieve that the demand for that pro-
duct will pick up now that the sum-
her months have passed, and with
the curtailment of the output, which
nearly all the mills are now practic-
Ing, there is sure to be better de-
mand and better prices Raymond
Herald.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-25
HOW TO MAKE USE
OF CRIMSON CLOVER

Probably the most important char
acteristic of crimson clover is its abili-
ty to grow and make its crop during
the season when the land is not Occu-
pied by the ordinary summer grown
crops. In sections where it succeeds,
crimson clover can be sOWn following
a grain crop or in an intertillcd crop
in late summer ana will mature a hay
crop the following spring in time to
pillow the land for spring seeded crops.
such as corn or cotton. 1t may even
be held for seed rs far north as cen
trail Delaware and the stubble be
plowed under in time for seeding the
quick maturing strains of corn. 1t
may be turned under for soil improve
ment when only six inches high if it is
desired to fit the land for early spring
seeded crops.
Even if only the stubble be turned
under the effect upon the succeeding
crop will he marked. especially if the
soil be deficient i'm nitroeenous fertiliz-
ers. The blowing under the entire
plant. however. viii more rapidly cor
rect any deficiency of uitrates or hui
mus in the soil. 1t is one of the best
cover crops for use I'm orchards and. in
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-25
Economy
Hints
How to Go to Sleep.
A penny saved 10
a penny earned
Benjamin Franklin.

A man should make his toilet as care
fully for going to bed as for the busi-
ness of the day.
Certain physical things are conducive
to sleep. such as plenty of sweet, out
door air, the absence of noises. OF
lights and of bad odors and. above all.
feeling of tiredness.
There are also certain mental and
spiritual preparations.
To be intensely interested in any
thing is fatal to sleep; so also are the
memory of ranking failure, plan
making problem solving, apprehension.
shame and remorse.
The soul must take off its Interested
ness rs the body must remove its vest
ments.
Passions of any kind, craving and all
heats are against sleep.
One is very fortunate who has hab-
it of prayer, for there is nothing can
still the soul like purging the con-
science before God, and cares, pricking
annoyances breads and all mental ten
siOns can be remedied in no way more
satisfactorily than by letting the con-
sciOusness of God wash the soul.
A sense of friendliness and peace to-
ward the infinite is the surest medicine
for sleep.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-25
WHITE TUB FR0CKS.
How to Add Dantiness and Charm to
the Summer Wardrobe.

The white tub frock, if it is really a
tub frock, comes out from the launder-
ing each time it Is washed looking
orably modish those qualities continue
to give it charm so long as 1t holds to-
gether.
The woman who yields to the lure of
the delicate pinks and blues and lilacs
and greens or of the delightful flow
cred cottons which are so tempting in
the first spring showing after winter
of dark skies and dark frocks, may
have an attractive summer wardrobe,
but it will be neither practical nor so
economical as that of the woman's who
turns her back upon the flowery spring
lines and buys the white that is not SO
bewitching in the hand but is so emf
nently satisfactory on the back.
This season the wise buyer Of white
will find an unusual number of desira-
BILE white materials from which to
make her choice. Whether she wishes
to spend much money or little the
white goods counters will offer salts
factory solution of her problem, ana
among ready made frocks there are
more pretty white models than in the
ordinary season.
The simple type of lingerie frock,
for example, has improved amazingly.
Not so very long ago it was almost i'm
possible to buy for moderate sum
sheer white tub frock that was OF
good material and neatly and attrac-
lively made The manufacturers tried
to give too much for the money, piled
cheap laces, cheap embroidery, cheap
machine work upon coarse white lawn
and achieved shoddy copies of lingerie
models, copies that woman of taste
could not be persuaded to wear. If
such q woman wanted simple and in
expensive white lingerie frock she had
1t made at home.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-25
IS THERE NOT SOME
SH|STER|NG THERE?

Congressman Mondell of Wyoming
and Muddock of Kansas have been
pleading with the Democratic lead
ers to break the shackles' of the
caucus and have the big issues de-
cded in the open.
This is funny-and foolish. Objcc-
tons may be sustained against the
caucus method, but how much better
it is than the old system OF committee
dell was one of Cannon's trusty and
trusted lieutenants-a committee
made the first decision. The House
committees usually have either sew
en- or nine members. Then the rules
committee, which was another name
for the speaker, decided whether the
other committees decision should be
approved. The Speaker was always
the majority in the old days.
The Democrats have adopted the
caucus plan and any endorsement OF
that kind means the endorsement of
the Democratic membership in tn
House, numbering nearly 300. 1t is
such big improvement over the old
plan that there is no comparison.
Murdoch led the fight against the
Cannon system and in favor of the
very plan now being employed OF
working through larger committees
and caucus of the party merl bership,
His plea to break the shackles" is
brand of political claptrap which he
seldom uses.
But the real joke is to hear Frank
Mondell pleading for open debate and
discussion of all public questions
Nondell, in his role of imitator of
and messenger boy for Senator War
rem, has always worked with the ma
chine bosses and done their bidding
without question. If he is going to
begin pleading for having public bus
mess transacted in the open. we may
expect Senator Boise Penrosc and Sen
ator Gallinger and Senator Smoot to
begin clamoring for direct primar-
les, tariff revision and honesty in
political methods Tacoma Tribune.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-25
How to Prepare a Cheap Roast.

Cut the top from loaf of stale
bread ana scoop out the inside. Mix
the crumbs with little water, thyme.
chopped onion. salt nd pepper to taste,
add pound of rare meat underdOne
beef is BEST and work with fork into
crumbly forcemeat Put this into
the ioaf. reit the top, cover top and
sides with thin layer of suet and put
into the roaster. Bake from one-half
hour to forty minutes. according to
size Of loaf. If you have little gravy
thin with not water and haste the loaf
frequently with it. If not, use a little
water and butter The crust will be
crisp yet tender. Transfer to a heat
ed platter and serve. Carve with a
sharp knife into slices three-quarters
Of an inch thick. One can also use
leftover sausage III place Of beef.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-25
WHEN Mr.. FARMER
MAKES It ALL 0. K.

Whene'er the farmer goes to town to
sell load of oats, 0
Or market sixteen bags of beans, or
ship load of shoats,
The business men along the street are
sure to treat him well,
They ask him what he sold, and how
much more he has to SELL
to SOW a certain field,
And then inquire about the prospects
for a bumper yield.
They're always happy when the farm
er's raising thrifty flocks,
For if he does not prosper business
soon goes Oh the rocks.
Whenever the weather man says that
there'll be no frost at night
Tn business men along the street all
chuckle with delight.
Because they know that ears of corn
increase in size and weight.
Each time the weather man reports
that Old Jack Frost is late.
The business men along the streets
are glad when pumpkins thrive
Down on the farm, for pumpkins
keep the canning plant alive.
At times when farmers prosper busl-
ness men can sell their stocks,
But when the crops fail buslenss
mighty soon goes on the rocks.
The farmer can't get rich too quick
to suit the city folk.
Whene'er the farmer sells his steers
he buys his wife a cloak,
And if he gets good price for his
corn and oats and hay
He buys railroad ticket and goes
out west to stay.
All winter, and a portion of the mon
cy them is paid
To section men for laying track and
building railroad grade.
The section man, of course, then 20
down town and buy some socks,
But if the farmer doesn't prosper
business hits the rocks.
Howard C. kcglcy.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-25
Economy
Hints
A penny saved is
a penny earned
Benjamin Franklin.
How to Relieve Stings and Sprains
Which Come With Outing Days.

Insect stings are among the most
uncomfortable of the minor mishaps
which befall the seeker for summer
pleasure. Even mosquito bites some
time prove really bothersome. If they
are treated with applications Of am
monia before they are scratched much
of the unpleasant sting and burning
will leave them. If they have been
scratched so that the skin is broken
the ammonia will burn perhaps more
severely than the bite does. Salt and
water is another good remedy for mos
quito bites.
Stings and bites of other insects are
even more uncomfortable to bear than
those of mosquitoes, but those of the
insects in temperate climes are seldom
dangerous. and unless they are in the
throat or mouth they do not need the
attention of a physician. If, however,
a bee has concealed himself in peach
or other fruit and with bite of the
fruit reaches the throat, there to stop
and apply his sting. it is we'll to call
physician. Such sting sometimes
produces painful and troublesome
swelling. Gargle with water and salt
or boracic acid until the physician
comes.
The treatment of bee and wasp
stings is similar. The bee leaves his
sting in the skin: the wasp takes it
with him. So the first thing to do to
counteract bee sting is to press out
the sting with watchkey. if this is
possible Salt, soda. ammonia or any
other alkali should be sopped on the
stung surface frequently until the
singing sensation has stopped. The
old method of applying wet earth to a
bee sting surely does bring relief to
the sufferer and if nothing else is at
hand mud should be applied. But
considering the uses to which soda or
borax can be put on Il summers day
little of it might be carried on ev-
cry tramping or touring trip. 1t is
useful to dissolve in water and apply
to sunburned skin. to use for stings,
to use as an antiseptic wash for
bruises and cuts, and. moreover. 1t
helps soothe the skin irritated by poi
son Ivy.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-25

We glad to see the prevailing idea among the
farmers that the time has now come when we must
do not only diversified, but
INTENSIFIED intensified farming We need
to raise more hogs and fewer
dogs. More heifer calves and fewer knot heads,
more wheat, oats, barley and alfalfa. Produce on
the farm all your feed, and more too start the pigs
on clover and alfalfa and top off on grain. Why
not try few acres of corn. 1t will generally ma
ture fine. 1t is the best of hog feed Should it
fail to mature, cut it up and throw it into the so
nothing lost-ahead nspite of the element We
need to get way from this one idea farming"
and sell more hay with the hair on" Beef the
COW that gives poor test. A few sheep will prove
profitable for fresh meat occasionally and they help
to destroy weeds aud brush. You can sell the old
tin can to your neighbor-he feeds on EN-. But
diversified and intensified farming will pay better.
Below will be found extract from the Western
Trade giving some startling statistics on the sub
ject of Mail Order houses that is worthy
WHY of more than passing notice and The
Dawn wishes every merchant in the city
would read and digest it without any fear favor:
'Coincdent with the declaring of the regular quar-
tery dividend of l35 per cent on the preferred
otOSk ol Tue OSdIS- NOcDuCk company ICCSutly, IL
reported that the officials feel confident that
the full fiscal years sales will be at least $50 600,
900, compared with slightly more than ST. 900
in 1912. This statement means that the total
nual sales of this one mail order house equiva-
lent to tax of 81 a head every man, woman
and child of the entire population of the United
States If the tax were evenly distributed it would
not be so burdensome. But it in fact falls upon
the small rural communities that sadly i'll need
of funds for bringing their public facilities up TO
date. And this is the business of only one mail
order house. There many other similar con-
Germs. big and small. Let assume that Sears
Roebuck do twentieth or five per cent of the
grand total of such business This would make a
volume of mail order business in the aggregate of
81 800 900 900 nearly $50 for every man,
man and child in the United States. About half
the people now live in the country districts and
practically all the mail order comes from the Coun-
try we may say that $40 per year is sent away to
mail order houses by every man, woman and child
in the country districts of the United States This
about 81 so per year per family or from one
sixth to onef fifth of the total business. This is
surely heavy drain upon the prosperity of country
towns and rural communities. -
The Truth Tersly Told you in a quiet way may
blister but any doctor can prescribe for blisters.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-25

Talk about reforms in this thing that thing all
you are amnd to- but it seems to us that one of the
much needed reforms is in the wear
NEEDED apparel-skrt. ETC., of many of the
ladies the streets-no, not
all of them, for there many who still continue to
make us of their God given reasoning faculties and
dress neatly and modestly. We mean that class
that dress so suggestively The hobble skirt, slit
skirt gauze skits, etc. should be prohibited from
being worn the streets in public places. Such
dresses are calculated to do more harm than good.
They appeal to the animal passion of young men
and giddy boys while older of mature years
look upon those women with supreme disgust and
shame. It's no woner that court dockets are
over crowded with criminal cases-young men be-
ing pulled for seduction, but as St. Louis Judge
put it, and we believe it puts it correctly toe boys
seduced by girls. But is the fashion, Out of
fashion, out of the world" Then so much the
better. Well have less crime. Do you know just
where the fashion in dresses originate? If not why
not' A nod is as good as wink. Kumtux'
Newspapers of all parties of one mind in some
particulars about the passage of the tariff by the
Senate. They agree that the peo-
WHY NOT? pie will be relieved that it is over.
They also agree that its effects
have been discounted during the ten months since
the Presidential election and that revival of bust
will follow. Republican and Progressive join
with Democratic newspapers in prasing the leader
ship of President Wilson and in Credting the De-
mocracy with demonstrated ability to work together
for the carrying out of their principles. Even
among most stalwart Republican papers there is
disposition to suspend judgment until the bill has
been given a fair rial-Portand Oregonian.
If each business house in Ellensburg would
invest much money in advertising every year as
Sears & Roebuck invest in post
WHY TOT? age stamps to send their cata-
logues to Eensburg -S4SO-yes,
or even one-fourth of it, Sears & Roebuck would
do much less business in Kittitas valley and our
local business houses great deal more. Money
invested judicousy i'll advertising brings good re-
turns and it cannot be denied. Sears & Roebuck
say that if they should cease advertising for three
months their business would be so badly shot to
pieces that it would be years before they could re-
cover from the effects. There may possibly come
a time when merchant quit advertising, but
the majority of them could and would prosper by
advertising continuously, not particularly by tashy
ads but by ads large small every week, keeping
the house and business continually before the pub
lie and the house that does this cannot fail