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Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-02
IRVING TO START SOMETHING.

Under the caption, Are They sleep at the Swith?" the Ketchikap .tiner-Progressive is trying to start discussion of the question of di- ,orcing the First Division from the .thers. It says:
 "As a general rule, both daily pa CTS of Juneau the Empire and Dis atch, are quite free in expressing leir opinion of certain things. In- eed, they are so free in some direc- ons that the popular impression is owing that they have opinions to lrn. Unfortunately, they some mes fall short of expectations, And
 me questions come up for which
 ey have no stomach. In the mat of divorcing the First Division pm the others for instance.
 eff we are to do anything at all
 out this matter the time is oppor"
 ne. Congress will meet soon and
 petition setting forth our reasons
 separation would lead to debates
 It must necessarily precede final
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-02
HOW DAWSON SECURES
 FRESH MEAT FOR WINTER,

DAWSON: Hunters who went out on the Glacier trail day or two ago have been returning today and report good luck. Fifteen or twenty were out and it is is reported by those re- turning that 100 will be there to- night. Many started today.
 Harry Jones was among the lucky boys, and bagged four fine caribou, one with beautiful antlers. Rev. Hib- bert, who was with MT. Jones, had the toughest luck reported. MT. Hib- bert was in the midst of herd with scores of the big fellows around him, when the first cartridge jammed in his rifle and he could not fire shot. After Harry got through he turned his rife over to MT. Hilbert, but it will require some tall sprinting for the parson nimrod to catch tke quarry.
 McLaren was out with his rig and brought back game shot by num- Der of hunters. It made wagon load.
 The caribou were about fftecl, miles out yesterday and had started back the other way after having found the Yukon river could not be crossed. d.-Dawson News, Nov. 3.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-02
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1915
COSTS LITTLE TO BE CHEERFUL

What is there in human nature that makes us grumble at little clouds instead of rejoicing in the sunlight?
 All are inclined to report incivili- ties, to ignore courtesies. When a policeman leaves his post to direct us, do we thank him? Rarely. That is what he is paid for," we say.
 That is not what he is paid for. He has gone out of his line of duty to be of assistance, and the least he should receive would be cheerful Thank you!"
 Put yourself in the policeman s place, or in the street car conduc- tors, or in the elevator mans, or the letter carrier's-any one of the many with whom he have daily contact. Consider the thousand annoying things that happen, think of the un- pleasant duties many are called upon to perform.
 And consider how little it costs to be cheerful, to smile, to give little nod of appreciation, or to call out a pleasant Thank you" Try it and see the result. See the tired mouth relax into a smile, the weary eyes brighten. Notice how the manor the woman-watches for you next day, how pitifully eager he or she is For the unaccustomed greeting.
 Try it just for a week. and every nan, woman and child with whom you come into daily association will oe your devoted friend. You will be happy too, for happiness and cheer fulness are contagious.
 Forget to be grouch for a week, snd you will wonder how you could yer have been disagreeable.-Ex.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-02
SHELLS A
 MENACE TO FARMERS

An odd problem wbich will be en- countered all through the fighting territory after the war is that of guarding against the exploding of shells which buried themselves in the ground without having exploded.
 In the section of France along the Marne where the fighting was sharp early in the war and from which the Germans retreated, the peasant far mers have already found this longer ito bc real. A rlowman at any mo- |ment may strike shell that will eS- plode with sufficient force to kill him and his team.
 Various solutions have been su" gested, but the most promising is one worked out by French scientist and considered by the Academy Df Sci encc. The plan !s to go al! over the farms with an electrical instrument that will give warning when a mass Iof metal is near. Such an instru- ment is an old American invent Il frequently used in laboratory work. Some notifications of it were adopt ed by the French scientist to fit 1t fo! field use. and his apparatus re- 1uires the services of two men. In practical tests on the old 5att'e fields he found that 1t is possible for
 two men to explore an acre thorough
 ly in about an hour. and locate every buried she'll near enough to the sur face to do any harm.--Saturday Syening Post.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-02
Jaaaery Sugar.

Though a Tmail poem enumerates Suu ways in which the PaImya palm may be used, one of its most interest ing uses is the production of sugar called jaggery. This is the result of boiling down the fresh juice and IS one of the chief sugars of South India. Four or five quarts per tree per day is the yield for four or five months Once in every three years the sap drawing process is omitted. as other
 wise the tree would die. The tree be
 gins to yield at fifteen years and con tinues for about fifty years The fe- male tree yields about twice as much sap as the male. Three quarts of this sap make one pound of sugar or jag
 gery. which is the chief sugar used by the poor classes of lndia.-Argonaut
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-02

If you were sick would you go to blacksmith for repairs? Why then do you go to lung mechanic for in- formation about machinery when you have mechanics in your home town that stay there the year around, and depend on their knowledge and abil- ity to do your work satisfactorily for their existence as mechanics. Try the Valdez Iron Works; we are here to stay with your assistance. th-tf.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-02
REPORTED PIONEER co.
 HAS SOLD INTERESTS.

NOME: It is reported here that the Pioneer Mining company, the largest placer operators in this dis trict, have disposed of their inter- ests to a syndicate of New York and English capitalists. A report which reached here from the States earlier in the season, stated that negotia- tions were pending whereby the prop erty would te transferred at price of $5,0O0,OO0.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-02
Wisdom.

An old Scotchwomun sent her little boy to the corner grocer's after a quar- ter's worth of corn sirup. She gave him the money and two Jugs. either Of which would have beeH ample to carry the sirup.
 "Why did you give him two jugsT' asked a visiting neighbor.
 "Weel. ye see. it's this way If l gie him twa jugs to carry he kinna dip his wee fingers in the sirup en route home. "-Pittsburgh Press.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-02

action. Aside from that there is the fact that all public matters should be discussed thoroughly, even at the ex- pense of a reduction of the butter on our bread. In this progressive age to look at the present only is not enough; we should look ahead more, besides to sleep at the switch at bad policy"
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-02
A Short Christmas.

Christmas day is only three hours long in the Finnish town of Tornea." said traveller. ,'I spent last Christ. mas there. At sunrise got up to see my presents and to read my Christmas mail. and night had fallen before I got through breakfast"
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-02

Half of success is In seeing the sig ni6cance of little things. s.--Henry Y Cope.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-02

Yes, Holiday Goods and articles of everyday needs coming on every boat for the Emporium. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-02
Snare For the Unwary.

He Why does old Miss Tittletattle use an ear trumpet? Is she deaf? She-Not a bit She employs that tu- strument as a bluff and to induce ped- pie to talk freely In her presence. = Richmond Times Dispatch. xa.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-02
Corrected.

Suitor-I cannot live without your daughter. Old Richleigb-Oh. yes you can. Work never killed anybody yet
 Boston Transcript.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-02

FOR SALE-All my stock. Am cleaning out everything below cost. I M paninS'.- ez , - Q T . e..
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12
Superstitious of
The Telephone.

The Indians living near the
celebrated Mesa Verde in south
western Colorado are afraid of the
telephone line which the gov
ernment has just completed into
the Mesa Verde National Park.
They declare that the poles won't
stand and that the wires won't
talk. When asked why they
solemly reply that the "llttle
people" will permit no such un-
canny things to come so near
their ancient homes, nor can they
ne persuaded to the contrary.
The Indians live in great awe
of the prehistoric dwellings of
the Mancos valley, which are by
far the finest and best preserved
'of any in the American south
west. They will not believe
that it was Pueblo Indians or
any Indians, in fact, who, so long
ago that the oldest traditions
describe them as they now are,
carved these wonderful cities out
Of the cliffs. They believe that
spirits built the cliff dwellings
and that spirits still inhabit
them.
For this reason it is difficult
induce Indians to approach the
ceiff dwellings. Whether or
not the continued success OF the
government telephone line will
shake their superstitious faith
remains to be seen.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12
Lid is on Lassen Volcano.

The recent volcanic eruptions
of Lassen Peak, California, the
most violent and destructive Of
which was the outburst in May,
1915, are reported by Geologlst
]. S. Diller, Of the United States
Geological Survey, to have
reached their maximum. The
mountain, though it will doubt
less continue to be an active
volcanic curiosity, will not, it is
believed, develop into a deva-
stating fury, after the manner
of Vesuyius or some Of the
Alaskan volcanoes or other well.
known foreign volcanoes. Ir
other words, old Vulcan ha:
clapped the lid down on Las.
sen.
For several weeks Mr.. Ollie
has been studying Lassen Peal
on the ground in cooperation
with officials Of the Forest Ser
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12
To Succeed Himself.

The board Of regents Of the
New Mexico Normal University
adopted the report of DR.. Frank
H. H. Roberts, president Of the
institution, re-electing him to
office for a period of three years
at a salary of $4,000 a year.
DR.. Roberts was commended for
the growth shown in the school
under his administration. The
increase of $500 was voted una
nimously. The report shows the
increase during the past five
years, of every aspect of the state
institution. The student body,
the summer school, tuition fees,
moneys handled, appropriations
and graduates each is taken up,
and statistics for the period from
1910 to 1915. The growth in
every branch has been extraor-
dinarily rapid.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12
Millions of Acres
Being Filed Upon.

According to the land office
statistics, 95O,747 acres Of land
were filed upon in the Santa Fe
land district the past two years,
452;;4l6 being filed upon during
the last fiscal year, leaving T.
404 acres.
In the Roswell district, l.
363,876 acres were filed upon
in the past two years, of which
1,l35,l56 acres constitute the
filings last year, leaving avail
able 6,506, 800 acres, which at
the above rate will last only five
more years. That district COW
ers part Of Socorro, Torrance,
Otero and Lincoln counties, as
we'll as Chaves and Eddy coun-
ties.
In the Tucumcari district,
166,382 acres were filed upon
in the last two years, 79,4l]
acres last year, leaving 339, l49
acres which at the above rate
means only four more years OF
land filings in that district. In
the three districts 2,48l, 900
acres have been filed upon in
the past two years.
In the remaining three dis
tricts, Las Cruces, Fort Sumner
and Clayton, the entries year
before last were 379,656 acres
but last year we're muchsheavier,
leaving not quite 100000
acres for entry.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12
Held on Stamp Theft Charge

Frederick Dry, stamp clerk
at the postofice at Albuquer-
que, is under bond Of 81, 600 on
a charge of embezzling 5000
worth ol stamps, following his
arrest by Postoffice inspectors
Booth and Frawley. His case
will be laid before the next grand
jury. Roy H. Flamm, general
delivery clerk in the Santa Fe.
N. NJ, postof6ce, is accused by
postofhce inspectors of opening
registered letters.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12

vice and has reported to the
Director of the Geological Sur
vey as follows:
"The great eruptions Of Las
sen Peak OF May 20 and May
22 spent the energy of the old
volcano and put a lid on it.
The effects OF the flood on Hat
Creek are being turned to good
account, while many visitors are
safely climbing the peak. AL
though it is possible that Vul.
can is simply conserving his
forces for a future outbreak, the
general indications are that he
is closing up the Lassen Peal
branch Of his laboratory for tht
season, perhaps with the inten.
ton of giving small exhibi
next spring when the snow
melts."
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12
Forgery is Charge
Made Against Girl

Anna Drigger, who figured
several days ago in raid on
the Annex hotel, at Albuquer-
que, and who afterward received
a sentence Of fifteen days in Jail,
was taken to Socorro by Sheriff
Emil James to answer to a
charge Of forgery.
A man in Socorro, the girl
says, gave her a check for $40
which she converted into cash.
She AYERS that this check is the
basis of the present complaint.
The man made the claim that
she forged his name to the paper
before securing the money on it
The local police permitted
Sheriff James to take the CIR
to Socorro, though she had no
completed her sentence.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12
Smallpox Conquered.

New Mexico health authori-
ties are informed that El Paso
has conquered its prolonged
epidemic Of smallpox. While
last year at this time, sixty cases
were officially reported, there are
only three smallpox patients in
the pest house now.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12
"just One Reason"
T 0 7 long ago a local citizen

just one reason" why this town
shouldbe incorporated into city.
We can, and here it is-short
and to the point:
When a town is Incorporated
it Immediately proceeds to divide
the municipal territory up into
wards, the number of wards
varying according to population.
When election time comes
along it elects two aldermen from
each ward, the law requiring
that aldermen thus elected be
bona fide residents of the wards
which they are to represent in
the council.
Each ward elects its own al
dermen by popular vote of the
city elect the mayor, city clerk
etc.
By this arrangement each sec
tion of the city has its own indi-
vidual representatives in the
council, and each alderman is ex-
pected to not only consider the
welfare of the city at large, but
to pay close attention to the needs
of his own ward and his own con-
stituents.
By this means the welfare Of
every section of the city is duly
considered by the council, and
needed improvements do not lag
because there is no one in parti-
cular to champion their cause.
Under the old system of village
government one generally finds
that few individuals either fill
the local offices or see to it that
their personal friends do, and in
such cases large sections of the
village are often entirely without
representation on the board. 1t
is frequently found that nearly
all of the law making officials
come from one particular section
of the village, with the result
that that section is we'll taken
care of while other portions Of
the village are indifferently con
sidered.
Incorporation means represen
tative government of the people
for the people and by the people
The old village form more of
ten means government of thu
many by the few-or clique rule
to be more explicit.
If it is right that all of the peo
pie of the United States shoulC
elect the president while the diff
ferent states select their owl
senators and congressman, thel
it is equally right that all tn
people of a town should elect tn
mayor, while the different sec
tios of the town select their owl
representatives in the council.
Capitalization of political pow
er is not good for a republic, 0
for any other form of govern
ment.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12
Many Certificates Issued.

The department Of education
this summer issued Isl eighth
grade certificates, the largest
number Of any year in the his
tory Of the state. The next
largest number was last year,
470.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12
Improvement of Wool Clip.

l-oNC IAOGlNC0 Jul IIJS IiiS / cSG
few months numerous articles
advocating better preparation of
the domestic wool clip. Strange
to say, most of these articles, and
the discussions following them,
have dealt primarily with the in
creased price per pound that the
wool grower is expected to re-
ceive for his wool. There have
been some differences of opinion
upon this subject some maintain
ing that a material increase in
the price of wool on the ranch
will result, while others hold that
the increase in price will belarge-
ly offset by the increase labor
cost of preparation. Where suf-
ficient sheep can be shorn at one
shed, and where the better-pre-
pared wool sells on i S actual mer-
its, financial benefit should un-
doubtedly accrue to the grower.
However, limiting the discussion
to the immediate profit of the
producer has caused many read
ers to lose sight Of a larger bene-
fit that will eventually be brought
about by properly constructed
and properly operated shearing
sheds the more careful breed
ing Of American focks.
Up-to-date handling Of wool
upon the ranch requires men
with a considerable knowledge
on the subject, and the sheepmen
g for the first time will have access
to this first-hand information.
Formerly about all that the aver
agesheepman knewa5out his wool
was that it was wool. This is
still largely the case. but now the
better informed ones are occc-
sionally heard to tax about STAPLE
and clothing, fine and quarter
blood, shrinkage, etc. Their in
( terest is gradually being aroused,
especially in the States where
} grading and baling was started
: this last season, and when this
is fully accomplished the greatest
progress the industry has expe-
rienced may be expected.
i One desirable condition remains
e to be fulfilled. Of the clips that
have been graded or classed-
E that is, divided into lots Of SINH
lar quality, condition, length, and
money value many have been Of
fered for sale as a whole. Where
:, the clip is sold as a unit the
/, sheepmen do not fully recognize
the difference in value between
the different grades or classes of
}, wool. If these different grades
n could be sold separately in the
case of large clips, and interlot-
ted in the case of small clips, so
: that only fine staple, quarter
blood, or whatever it might be,
would be offered for sale alone,
, it would soon become apparent to
the sheepman which was the
most profitable wool for him to
k produce, and he would select his
r ewes and rams accordingly. He
would then knowingly try to
~ produce this character of wool,
u or as near it as possible (which in
is the past has resulted more from
accident than from design, upon
% ewes producing the character of
&c lamb he desires.
ID There are few places in the
United States, even in the West,
al where wool is of as much import
e, ance as the lamb end of the
w sheep industry, but this is moi
argument against realizing as
q much as possible from that very
mnortant prO1uct.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12

Say, let's make Tom Edison
a general and an admiral and
turn him loose on those darned
chaps over in Europe.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12

A mud hole in the street is
seen bv everybody, is in the
way of everybody, is cussed by
everybody, and yet nobody
seems to want to remove it.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12

Are you doing as much for
your home town as the town is
doing for you? Think it over,
and perhaps in time you may be
able to answer yes
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12
Deputy Sheriff Shoots
Deer Out of Season.

A deputy sheriff Of Socorro
county, was fined $50 ard costs
for killing deer out Of season, on
Willow Creek.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12

Heep your eye on this town
get close to it stay by it
and in time you will recognize a
good thing when you see it.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12
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A closer spirit of cooperation
between the people Of this COM
munity would produce excellent
results, and especially is this
true out among the farmers. Ii
we could have stated periods
for a general "get together" we
could the ncompare notes, adopt
suggestions that appear better
than our own methods OF con-
Quoting affairs, and materially
improve the welfare and advance
the financial interest Of all OF our
people. Such a movement, with
its consequent comparison OF
ideas and experiments, should
increase the output OF our pro-
ducts without any increase in
expenditure, and thereby add
materially to the commercial and
agricultural status OF our coun-
tryside. 1t is worth a trial.
While strolling along the
street the other day we noticed
a we'll known man diligently at
work cleaning at his back yard.
And right then and there we
credited him with one more step
along the road that leads to
good citizenship.
An exchange tells US that
burning a large onion on red
hot shovel will do away with the
odor of tobacco" Good boy!
And we suggest a pound or two
of limburger cheese as sure
cure for the smell of the onion.
The twentieth century has
produced at least one brainy
man besides ourself. He sug-
gets that thrifty housewives dry
out their old coffee grounds and
keep them for the use Of borrow
ing neighbors.
The Teutons and the allies
Il -ILa.a II i,
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12

The Teutons and the allies
both declare their unalterable
determination to fight to a finish.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12

We sweat blood for a few
minutes the other day when a
couple Of matrons with marriage
able daughters asked our opinion
as to who is the most beautiful
young lady in town. We arose
to the occasion and came out
with flying colors, but we are
not putting any Of you fellows
wise as to the hole in the dilem-
ma. Do your own sweating!
Some fellow woke up the
other day and informed US that
John D. Rockefeller had deve-
loped into a benefactor to the
human race. But what of it?
Even if he has, it's too late to
slide into paradise by way Of
the gold tail now.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12

Never tell a man with red
blood in his veins not to get
angry. He is liable to construe
your advice as an indication
that you have no red blood oi
your own.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1915-08-12

An exchange wants to know
why so many men are so ad-
verse to entering the marriage
relation. Perhaps it is because
they have not yet arrived at the
state wherein they may be prop.
erly termed men.