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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-24

WING FhF FMFFN SfNTEINE TNmmlF-
tee and the other local charitable or
eani7atious. lncludi@r the Associated
Craritiee ard Sairat'or ARMY. are
making preparation - sec that the
ltttie canAren are visited by st, Nick,
they are not overlooking tho old neo-
nte Thev arc - receive their usual
baskets ~ provisions from these or
.aHi2aticOs. together with the Rich
igor6 -4ri'ce of F.lks who always dis
tr.@,rta a lsrEc number of baskets TO
'he needy families of Richmond and
,.fL.l-Att.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-24
Keep Wagons Busy.


Wagons win he kept busy through
out sodav by these charitable organ
i2atnnS delivering their annual OFFER
ing~ - tho moor. Tho baskets win he
Sized with deiieaclcs which will not
"1,N provide them with a good Christ
e9e dinner but Will 'as: for. three or
four DAYS
Christmas DAY AZ John Marshall
r. sh School viii he The scene Of q Jolly
orlehru ton and not only will thc
Youngsters have a chance to hear good
sing ne hut a large number Of the
older peop,c have heen extended in
rltatisnI to hc present and take part
IN tho festivities The music of tho
nccas'ors will lac furnished by the
lyric rhester
AZ this celebration Old Santa will
appear on the scenc when h Is least
expected and he viii begin distrihut-
ing candies nuts and other things TO
the little children. after which he will
escort the old people down to the
basement of the school. where treat
will await them. All OF them will
receive baskets filled with good things
to eat and not sirgle one Of those
present will be overlooked
Richmord has been generous this
year In It's contributions aid fron,
present Indications the poor people OF
Richmond are to spend the most JOY.
lul Christmas Of their lifetime.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-24

TIE hf' efnls~ noy VIZ &c = ha0ry
one for al 'hn l,ttle ones IT Rich
lnond
Following = = pst If the coutribu-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-24
HUGE CHRISTMAS TREE
WILL DRAW THOUSANDS
Lights Of Giant Cedar viii he Turned
On At q O'Clock As Children Sing
Carol.
MANY STOCKINGS FILLED
Boy Scouts VIII Start Distribution of
Christmas Gifts to Poor Children
This Mornng-WilI Not Overlook
the Old People.

Promptly at O'Clock this evening
Richmonds third Community Christ
mas Tree. located at Eleventh and
Broad Streets on the old Ford lot,
viii burst into blaze Of myriad multi
colorcd lights. giving the huge cedar
kaleidoscope effect.
just before city Electrician Thomp-
son pushes the button that viii cause
tho tree to emerge from It's state Of
darkness to a dazzling light that viii
display It's decoration and ornamental
ton. large star of the East beacon
Of peace on earth. good will TO men,.
will descend from a window In the
City Hall on All invisible string and
Will hover over the giant cedar.
lust as the star Is launched forth
the chorus which will be composed
Of public school children will sing an
appropriate carol. When the star
reaches the topmost bough OF the tree.
the lights win blaze forth, and Christ
mas Eve will he officially ushered in
here,
Tree Has Been Success.
Since this community tree WAS start
cd three years ago 1t has proven
huge success. and all indications point
to an even more successful one this
Christmas. The exercises this evening
will last about forty-flye minutes. the
program being composed mostly Of
singing nv the school children. who
have been nractic1ng popular Christ
mas carols for the past few DAYS The
sohool children Of Richmond are noted
for their good singing and with
Christmas In their bones they are
planning 20 demonstrate their vocal
2bfif'r before the large norton of
Pichmo7dfs ropiiiare that Will gather
20 see the huge cedar.
All yesterday morning decorators
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-19
CUTS ALASk NATIONAL
FOREST IN HALF

The area of the Chugach National
Forest, Alaska, which is to be crossed
by the railroad that the government is
building from Seward to Fairbanks, is
reduced nearly one-half by proclaim.
alton, signed by President Wilson. re.
turning approximately 5,s02.0 acres
to the public domain. This action fol.
lows classification of the land by the
Forest Service showing that the areas
involved are not of high enough tim.
Der value to warrant government pro-
lection. and means the largest elm
ination of National Forest land ever
made by single Presidential pro-
clamation.
The boundaries of the Forest as re.
drawn by the Presidents proclama.
ton, now contain approximately s..
$4,000 acres. supporting about bill
lion feet of merchantable timber. Or
the area thrown out of the Forest
there is in the aggregate large
amount of timber, but IL is so sparse
and scattered as to be of little or nc
commercial value. The land remain.
ing within the Forest, however, con.
tains the largest and most accessible,
supply of timber for the development
of the great mineral fields to the north
of Boring River. and is the region ir
which the Alaskan En- -ineering Com
mission has been authorized to cut 81
million feet of timber for use in con.
structing the governments new rail.
road. On account of the time required
for cutting and seasoning construction
timber. the Commission has had tC
purchase same lumber from Wash.
ington and Oregon. but as cutting has
already commenced in the Chugach
il is expected that the Alaskan tim.
her will soon be serving the needs OF
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-19
FROSTED CORN FOR SILAGE

Many farmers wonder whether corn
that has been frosted is suitable to
put into the silo. This was tried out
in Vermont recently. A little more
than half Of the corn was cut into the
silo on October 18th immature and just
barely touched by an extremely light
frost A hard frost seemed certain
to come that night, but did not occur.
The first hard frost was delayed two
weeks. Half of the remainder of the
field was harvested on the 21st, prior
TO the frost, mature, ears glazed; the
remainder two days later, mature,
ears glazed, hard frosted or even
frosted, with leaves badly whitened.
The station tried out the feeding
value of the two corns on twenty-one
milch cows for from fifteen to twenty
FIVE weeks. IL was found that in ev-
cry instance more dry matter was
eaten when the mature silage ration
was fed, as was to have been expect
ed the quality of the milk made
when the silage from the frozen corn
was fed was depressed slightly; the
total solid fat yields were slightly de-
pressed when the ration containing
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-19
REQUIREMENTS OF GOOD SILO

A silo's walls should be air-tight
when filled
Round siloS are preferable. are
economical in construction. and most
easily braced.
Silo doors may be either contin-
uous or occasional
Silo failures of twenty years ago
are chiefly attributable to shallow.
square or oblong bins that were not
capable of proper packing.
The height of a silo should be at
least twice the diameter.
Do not paint the inside of a stave
silo; use linseed oil. or coal tar
thinned with gasoline.
The inner walls of a silo should be
as smooth as possible. so as not to
hinder the uniform settling of the
silage.
Extra capacity may be easily
gained by using dome or hipped
roof.
Always anchor StaVe Sllo, using
from three to four guy wires.
Always keep the hoops of a stave
emptied so the slaves will not warp
and to prevent racking by wind.
When filling the silo the swelling
of the slaves may make it necessary
to slightly loosen the hoops to pre-
vent the great strain from breaking
some of them.
When setting up "a stave silo, set
the slaves on the center of the found
alton, Tightening the slaves will APP
proach the inner edge of the wall.
Do not cement against the slaves
on the inside; this will prevent tight
ening.
The top of the foundation wall
should slope slightly toward the out
side.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-19
County Correspondence
SEVILLE CENTER

Merle and Glenn Abbott have gone
10 Grand Rapids, to visit their grand
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Lemon. au-
toed to VIM Friday, to attend the
Field Day celebration. They were
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. A. f.
Miller and son Edward.
The Misses Ruth Shong and Zelma
Miller. attended the Chautauqua at
Alma. last week.
Claude Whitford has gone to Alma,
where he has a job with the Republic
j.. Motor Truck Co.
Levi and Alton Pritchard and Dell
Evans of Sumner township and Hen
~ Miller spent Sunday at Half Moon
lake.
The Progressive Club met Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. A. f. Miller.
The next meeting will be in Elwell.
The Misses Ethel Miller and Ella
Leonard drove to Wan. Friday. to at
tend Field Day and visit friends
Mrs c. b. Wiltshire entertained two
aunts from Youngstown. Ohio. last
week.
Miss Zelma Miller entertained her
cousin Miss Hazel Pritchard of Sum-
ner, Sunday.
Mrs. F. E. French Sr. is on the sick
list.
: Mrs. j. f. Morgan entertained Ed
ward Miller and the Misses Zelma
and Ethel Miller and Hazel Pritchard
at six o'clock dinner. Sunday.
Ted Crum spent Sunday with his
brother, Henry, of Pine River.
4 Mrs. +. f. French Sr. entertained
her sister Mrs. Alice Shepherd of
Detroit. last week.
Mrs. Thomas Lucas and Miss Anna
Covell were Alma callers, Friday.
Mrs. Fayette Mallory was the
guest of Mrs. p NJ. Smith of Alma,
last week.
i The Seville and Sumner Sunday
School Convention was held at the
Center church, Friday. A good num-
Der were present considering the busy
time of year.
Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Wonders spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hrapka.
Miss Hazel Grant was Sunday
caller at the home of VIM. Shong.
Mrs. Edwin ellis of Kalamazoo
who has been visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. Tinkham OF Elwell, for the
past three weeks, returned home on
Monday.
Mr. All Chase and brother Francis
of New Lothrope. motored through
from Owosso. to the home of Mr.. L.
Tinkham, his cousin, for a few days
visit.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-19

the frozen corn was fed: and. the
products per unit of consumption
were depressed when the more mature
silage were fed, owing to the greater
consumption but smaller production.
The outcome of the experiment
went TO show that the freezing of the
corn had little depressing influence
over the feeding value In view of
the fact that from TO Is percent
more total dry matter was harvested
as a result of the two weeks longer
growth of the corn. and in view of the
presumption that the proportion of
digestibly dry matter was similarly
augmented. a per cent depression
resulting from the feeding of frozen
silage is a negligible quantity. 1t is
reported that silage made from frozen
corn keeps well in a good silo.
The results of this experiment
should be valuable to farmers who re-
side in regions where early fall frosts
are certain to come. for it proves
the fact that frosted corn is more
valuable than unfrosted but imma-
ture corn for silage purposes, because
it gives a better milk producing food
and is more readily eaten by the COWS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-19
$50


the railroad builders.
The lands eliminated by the pro-
clamation are in three large tracts:
one along the entire southerly slope
of the Chugach mountains. the second
lying northeast of Seward. between
Resurrection Bay and Kings Bay, and
the third. northwest of the Kenai
mountains in the region around Hope.
Sunrise, Kenai, and Ninilchek are ell
minated. According to the Forest
Service. the chance of locating home
steads in the excluded lands is ex-
tremely small, since they contain few
agricultural areas, although in some
localities there are said to be small
patches suitable for farming.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-19
FOREW ARNED--FOREARMED

A girl had a proposal of marriage
Sunday night, and asked week to con
slider it before answering. She then
organized herself into an investigating
committee and began taking testimony
from married ladies of her acquain-
lance. The first one she visited used
to be a belle and the most admired
girl in town before she married six
years before. The cross-examination
brought out the fact that she had
six children, did all her own work,
including washing andeironing and
hadn't been down town for four weeks
and that her husband had given her
but two dollars snce she married, and
that he had borrowed and forgot to
pay back $40 which her brother had
once gave her for a Christmas present
He bought himself new overcoat
with the money, while she wore the
same plush coat which she had worn
when he was counting her. Another
woman whom she visited quit teach
ing school three years ago to marry
"the handsomest and best dressed
man in town, "and she was support
ing him. A third didn't dare say her
soul was her own when her husband
was around, though she used to write
some lovely essays when she was at
school on the emancipation of wom-
en-" and the fourth woman she visited
was divorced. After visiting them
and summing up the evidence, she
went home and wrote the young man.
She will be married next month. 4
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-19

Miss Marguerite Iseman of St.
Louis, visited friends in Alma. Tues
day morning.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-22
New Naval Auxiliary.

The German soldier. we are in.
formed, is strictly forbidden in these
days of a diminishing food supply to
make private levies upon poultry
yards of conquered civil populations.
Chicken and geese especially, for their
eggs sake. must be respected. Only
one feathered creature. the carrier
pigeon, is fair game. He is outside
the law. because he is under suspicion
of being the enemys messenger.
1t was somewhere in northern
France that an officer on his rounds
came upon Private Beck, just relieved
of sentry duty and in the act of pluck.
ing stately goose. To discreetly
worded question as to the corpus de.
licti the soldier answered without the
quiver of an eyelid:
"Your pardon. lieutenant, that there's
a carrier goose, SIR"
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-22
FROM WALL STREET

The ANTICIPATED activity and
strength CT the stock mark,t fully
materialized. The genaral undertone
on the stock exchange has been eX-
ceedingly strong, some prices reach
ing record levels, while few reced-
ed under the temptation to take
handsome profits. Tie withdrawal
of minimum prices left New York a
.ree market, the only important free
market in the world and this of itself
rad considerable to do with stimulat-
ing activity. In some of the indus
trials, particularly those in receipt of
war contracts, there have been vio-
lent advances, which exposed the
whole market to sudden reactions. On
tie other hand, a few of the indus
trials are feeling the effects of pro-
longed trade stagnation, which have
already caused the reduction or pass
ing of dividends. These unfayorable
conditiors have however eXerted their
full effect, and the market is now
chiefly occupied in discounting trade
Improvement and the approach of
peace. To the lay mind, the war
struggle seems to drag Disappointing
ly on its western end, where the
deadlock is evidently so obstinate
that neither party appears prepared
to break it; whether, because of ina
bility or from desire to evade the ter
rible cost II life involved, is not yet
apparent. At the eastern end, Rus
sian successes, plus the activities of
the allies at the Dardanelles, give
hope for an early termination of the
war. The most sangu.ne opinion is
that before the end of summer we will
see the end of the war, while the least
optimistic fix its cesstion about the
end Of the year What the effects of
peace will be, once restored It is diff
|ficult to measure. 1t means another
period Of readjuctment to vastly
chenged conditions. Several of the
belligerents will have to face period
LOT severe exhaustion. First efforts
will be confined to reconstruction
work. or the rebuilding of hsmes, fac
tories and railways, as well as resto-
ration of fields and highways to usa-
BILE conditions. 1t is quite possible
that each of the nations will show
greater recuperative powers than at
present anticipated.--Henry Crews.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-22
Tabloid AeropIanes.

The British reason, quite logically,
that the smaller the aeroplane and the
faster 1t can fly the less danger of its
being hit by shots fred from earth.
So the British airmen favor an unusu.
ally small machine, which they call
the tabloid. A very light frame is
fitted with an 8O-horsepower motor,
which will drive the frail machine
through the air at the rate OF 100
miles an hour. The engine is covered
with armor. The aviator seeking to
drop a bomb on the enemy approaches
his target at height OF 5000 feet.
When straight above 1t, he turns the
nose Of his machine straight down and
drops at terrific speed. When within
500 feet of the target he drops his
bombs as quickly as possible and then
shoots skyward at tremendous pace.
American Boy.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-22
WARS ON CARELESS REMARKS
"They Say" Stories Are Prevented
From Spreading by the Trace
It-Back Club.

From Albany, N. Y, IS reported a
Trace-It-Back club. Some men had
been listening to they say" story,
and one suggested that were the story
traced back to its source, not much
Of it would be left. Another pro-
posed to trace it back and see. The
result was so striking, that the men
at once formed themselves into club
for the purpose of tracing such things
to their source and so preventing much
serious mischief from careless and un-
founded statements. The club now
numbers many members.
A club of that sort could find en-
ployment and useful work to do in
every community. Members OF the
Albany club are exceedingly careful
now about what they say. Just a
hint of doubt about the matter and
they appoint someone to investigate
This is sufficient to cause the recall
OF all that one was not positively sure
about. Rash, hasty talk has been the
cause of untold misery. 1t is wise to
make no statement without having
valid reason for believing it true. 1t
would be no bad plan for everyone to
be as careful OF his speech as II a
Trace-It-Back club were going to in
vestigate his statements.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-22
BUSINESS REVIVAL HERE

Reports of improvement in general
business cond tions in the country are
confirmed by announcement of the
treasury department of investigations
conducted by so of tie 80 federal
bank examiners. They find a most
pronounced revival in business, ex-
cept i'm a few isolated sections. and
report that there is great feeling
of confidence that real prosperity
will be here as soon as weather con-
diticns show an improvement. Condi-
tions in the west especially are
found to be mcst satisfactory, with
the promise Of increased activity ow-
ing to the excellent outlook for
crops.
Fer several weeks business has
been experiencing revival in this
country Financial conditions are es-
sentially sound. The banks rerort
large SURPRISES and deposits are in
creasing, especially in the savings
departments. When tie real activ-
ity in business gets fully under way
there will be no lack of funds for fin
ancing large projects.
There are no disturbing factors ap-
parent. The European war is no
longer disturbing factor, but is con-
tributing to the prosperity of many
lines of American manufactures. Our
foreign relations are in excellent
shape, with nothing to indicate that
the complications arising from situa-
tions brought about by the war will
make any change in the friendly rela
tions existing between this and other
countries.
Confidence, the main factor neces-
sary for real prosperity, prevails
more generally in business and finan
cial circles. The effect will be de-
cidedly eneficial.-Pueblo Star-Jour'
nal.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-22

The Chamber of Commerce OF
Denver is getting out tourist maya
zine fer the berefit of the tourist
who comes to Colorado the coming g
season. This, of course. will be fill
ed with sketches CT Colcrado's var
led and wonderful resources, and if
our Chamber of Commerce and busi-
ness men have tie good of Gilpin
county at heart, let them at once APP
ply for space, ard employ some one
to set forth the wonderful strides be-
ing made in the county's mineral in
dustry. Outside CT Teller county, Gil
pin county stands today as tie great
est gold producing county in the
state, and Colorado stands at the
head of the list of gold producing
states of America. Within the past
three moI.ths our mineral output has
increased by leaps and bounds, and
some of the Target companies organ
lied for systematic development that
were ever organized in the county's
history. AS depth is gained our fis-
Sures show greater and richer bodies
of ore, and ii is not uncommon to
find mines that are now producing
from $500 to $1,000 per day, of bet
ter grade of ore than that found
among the sulphides nearer the sur
face. If our mine owners and busi-
ness men have the spirit CT progress
sion that should pcrmeate the ana
tony of every live individual let
them call meeting and advertise
our wonderful gold producing county
TO the outside world.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-22
AN EDITORS COMMISSION

Says the Litchfeld Qll.) News-Her-
aid: Not long ago a man came into
this office and stopped his paper be-
cause he said it was always printing
a lot of things about tie same peo-
pie and he said he was sick of it.
Now when something goes wrong
with the country the government ap-
points commission to investigate
and find out what is the matter, and
the first thing commission investi-
gates is the man who made the Lol-
ier to see if the holler was a reas-
enable holler. So we appointed COM
mission consisting of ourselves to in
vestigate this man. We just follow
ed the mans career ever since we
knew him. The first thing that hap
pened to that man was that he was
born, but he had nothing to do with
it. However, we mentioned him, al
though his parents were entitled to
the credit. VIXEN he was in his ear
ly twenties he got married. We men
toned that including the name of
TIE bride, the preacher etc.. in fact
we mentioned everything but the
preachers fee, which was not worth
mentioning. We never mentioned the
fact that he never won any premi-
ums at the county fair, because he
never exhibited anything. We never
mentioned his name in the list of
committees, because re never attend
ed anything. We never mentioned
his name in the Est of donors, be-
cause he never donated as much as a
doughnut. We certainly have been
treating this man shamefully, but
We will agree to run nice obituary
when the time comes.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-22
A MINING IDYL

The mining empire of the West is
from pick, drill and powder blast.
While these noises seem like rank
discord to the skilled musician, they
are melodious to the ear of the min
er, because they herald the advent
OF prosperity in no uncertain fashion.
Mining has scored amazing gains dur
ing the past few montl S and right
now is doing probably more than
any single industry toward establish
ing the nation upon sounder bust
ness and financial basis. Millions of
dollars worth of gold, and millions in
copper, silver, lead and other metals
are being steadily marketed.
Modern mining methods have trans
muted many old claims, abandoned by
tie original owners as worthless, in
to stellar gold producers of the first
magnitude. Low grade ores, high
grade finds and commercial metals
formerly unknown or unsought, are
helping to swell tie fast increasing
stream of new wealth that is flow
ing from the mountain camps to the
lowlands. Small wonder that TIE west
ern business man is optimistic over
the outlook! Small wonder that the
miner and the investor in mining
stocks wear smile that cannot be
eradicated!
Mining after some years Of depres-
sion, is rapidly coming into its own.
1t is being recognized more and
mere, as one of the most promising
'ndustries eXtant for the profitable
employment of capital; fer it offers
logical possibilities of great gain not
TO be found in any other line OF en-
deavor while the speculative chan
ces under presentday conditions show
tempting percentage in favor of
success.
That investors, large and small,
are awakening to the Importance of
this fact is shown by the noteworthy
movement in mining stocks, coupled
with constantly advancing quotations,
reported by mining stock exchanges
n all parts of the country.
The West is not experiencing
boom; it merely is developing in
a big, healthy, natural way and at
the same time adding materially to
its bank account.-Mining and Finan-
cial Record