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New Britain herald., 1915-05-20
YOUNG PEOPLES BANQUET.
Rev. Irving H. Berg of Hartford Ad-
 dresses First Church Society.


 Rcv. Irving H. Berg of Hartford was the principal speaker at the an- nual banquet of the Young Peoples society of the First Congregations. church last night His subject was "The Value of an Jdeal.' The ban quet was one of the most success full affairs the society has ever given and was attended by large number of former members.
 Rev. H. w. Maier and Rev. E. r. Thienes gave short talks. Miss Ruth Schade added another leaf to her laurel wreath by her excellent work as .toastmistress. Miss Annie Ban croft, the president of the society, extended the greetings to the ban queters, the former members in pa ticular. Mrs. IT. E. Horton gave two songs. Other speakers were Miss Lena Marshall, Miss Elsie Hess and Oliver Hoyem.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-20
EVENING OF GRAND
 OPERA AT LYCEUM

Lovers of opera in New Britain VIII be entertained tomorrow evening at the Russwin Lyceum by the Boston Grand Opera singers. The follow ing pretentious program has been ar 
 Part I. Trio Duel scene) ,Faust-Gounod \ Messrs. Gatti, Fornari and
 Littleton. Aria, Samson and Deli1ah Saint-Saens
 Miss Kitchener The Wanderer. =. Schubert
 MT. Littleton. Aria, ''Pescatori di Perle''. Bizet
 Mime. De Gabbi. E Lucevan Le Steele, Tosca--Puccini MT. Gatti Figaro's song, Barber of Seville.
 Mir. Fornari.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-20

Pas De TroiS. =. .Del1beS Boston Opera Ballet Dancers. Quartette, Arnani. Verdi Mines. De Gabbi and Adams, Messrs. Gatti and Fornarl.
 Intermission.
 Part N. English Songs-- MT. Littleton. English Songs
 Miss Kitchener. Duet. Don Pasquale-.-.. .Donizetti Mme. De Gabbi and MT. Rornari English Songs
 MT. Gatti. D'Amor Sulr Ali Rosee, Trovatore. Vel dt
 Mme. De Gabbi. Neopolitan Songs MT. Fornari. Pastorale .Straus Boston Opera Ballet Dancers Quartette, Rigoletto. ....... Verdi Mines. De Gabbi and Kitchener, Messrs. Gatti and Fornari. Sig. Arnaldo Conti, musical director.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-20

Bridal showers are now planned with so much originality and in gcnuity that they often furnish as rauch unexpected pleasure for the guests as for the prospective bride. While more or less collaboration is necessary in order that there may be no duplicate contributions to the shower and that all gifts may be suited to the occasion. the actual man ner of presentation is a matter which the hostess often prefers to keep srret In order that there may be ample time for carrying out whatever arrangement the hostess has decided Upon all gifts intended for the shower sir ouId be delivered at the home of the hostess at least two days in advance of the festivity.
 A tea-table shower Is little out of the ordinary and serves as a means of providing the prospective bride with many small details for the afternoon tea service. At a shower of this kind recently given the articles were all used for the entertainment of the party and toasts were drunk in tea to the bride. Gifts included a handsome tea C.. .oth, five o'clock tea-kettle, a lemon dish and fork, a wicker framed cake plate and various pretty things in the way of sugar holders and sandwich dishes. Just before the party dis banded the various articles were all neatly packed, ready to be slowed away in the automobile of the bride to-be when she took her departure.
 Guest Room Shower.
 At,the guest room shower given in honor of a. spring bride, the gifts were concealed in what appeared to be an deliberately decorated wedding cake of immense size, which was placed on inc dining room table. The fourida- tion for this imitation wedding 'cake was of cardboard, covered with layers of white tissue paper and decorated with designs in tightly twisted ropes Of white paper, stimulating ornamental icing. A many looped bow of white maline was in the center, around which was a wreath of artificial orange blossoms. Streamers of maline
New Britain herald., 1915-05-20
THIN PEOPLE GAIN FLESH
Taking Father John's Medicine, The
 Pure Food Medicine.

The clements of which Father Johns Medicine is composed are pure and nourishing food elements which strengthen and build new tissue and strength for those who are weak and run down. It is free from alcoho ho1 and dangerous drugs in any form. Best for colds and coughs.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-20

Dissolve one handful of salt in q pint of vinegar and wash the stove with this solution. Wipe cry with a, flannel cloth and put a few drops of. turpentine in the blacAing witt, which you finish it off This will put the rustiest stove in suoG condition
New Britain herald., 1915-05-20
The Effects of opiates.

HAT INFANTS peculiarly susceptible to opium and it's various
 smallest doses continued these opates changes in the me mental cayng for alcohol in later result of dosing with op narcotics children quiet only thenif na voidable.
 adnnraon of Anoynes Dops Cordial Soothing ss and dd and the druggist should not be it. Children who arem nothing themw wilfully with narcotics.
 Catoriaco cont bears the -H sign of H. Fletcher. /@ <.L(Nx-s1
New Britain herald., 1915-05-20
NOTICE!

Owing to the fact that the floor ill the rear of the store had to be laid new, and joist replaced, l was unable to put on sale immediately goods damaged by fire and water, as every thing is now in shape I shall com mence such sale Saturday morning, Nickel Plated Tea Kettles, Gas Plates, Garden Hose, Lawn Mowers and other articles. Come and sec the bar gains.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-20
Household Notes

When new linoleum is put down in
 inc kitchen, save strip of it to stand
 on where the greatest wear comes on
 the floor.
 Use any pretty old counterpanes- |, especially the old handspun kind for door curtains or, if heavy enough, fer bed room rugs. New enameled tubs and sinks will rot need securing if they are kept clean each day with soap and water.
 This also applies to new nickel fix lures.
 It is convenient to have a step
 ladder that folds compactly and is
 light to handle. This ladder has five
 steps and can be kept in the bedroom closet .g& * Butter with finely chopped candied peel and raisins makes a much-liked
 sweet sandwich, and hony with chopped nuts is another sweet filling. Badly washed blankets may be re- stored by washing in hot. soft water with borax or ammonia, put through another water and rinsing in hot 1 water.
 When washing ornaments of glass CT fine china, if Turkish towel is placed in the bottom of the bowl it prevents the article from getting clipped.
 Asparagus can be made into frit- ters, fricassee and salad, but prob ably nothing is so good as asparagus simply boiled with butter dressing. To render pork sausages more di- gestible thoroughly prick the sausases and plunge into boiling water for five minutes. Then fry in the usual way. There are wire tongs Tor lifting boiled eggs from the water. They are shaped to fit the eggs ana there is no danger of the eggs rolling off on the floor.
 Insist on the kiddies putting things
 in place and clearing away their own
 disorder. By this means you are
 teaching them to be neat and orderly
 and saving yourself work.
 If red paper is used on the walls of
 living. rooms or nurseries there is
 danger of the children being made
 nervous, as red has a serious effect
 on. the optic nerve.
 The perforated cake turner and
 spoon are great time-savers, as instead
 of draining things in the colander, you
 drain them as you lift them from the
 fat.
 Fruit stains on linen should be
 smeared with glycerine and left for about an hour. Then wash the stains
 in warm soapy water. Repeat the
 process if necessary.
 If paint is thoroughly dusted with
 a clean brush once a week, it will not
 need wiping with water so frequently,
 as when the dust is allowed to accu- n1ulate and settle into the paint. DO not allow ashes to collect under the kitchen range grate. The
 ashes will burn out the grate in no time. - Leftover coffee grounds, slightly m oistened, make a fine dust down for sweeping floors. It is clean and will not stain. Squeezed lemon skins are useful for taking out ink and other stains from wood also for cleaning enamel saucepans.
 When running curtains on a rod, l slip the finger of an old glove on the
New Britain herald., 1915-05-20
[)STOl RAND
 
 
olnpany-Fine Program of \ DUETS - TRIos AND
 QUARTEyrTEs

Dancing Girls From
 TON OPERA BALLET
 Numbers Sung in English L EVENT of the SEASON sS Gallery soc. Lower Floor - $1.5O. Balcony 55c, $1.OO.
 Le at Crowell's Drug, Store this paper for pro-
New Britain herald., 1915-05-20

Insist on the kiddies putting things in place and clearing away their own disorder. By this means you are teaching them to be neat and orderly and saving yourself work.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-20

If red paper is used on the walls of living rooms or nurseries there is danger of the children being made nervous, as red has a serious effect on. the optic nerve.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-20

When running curtains on a rod, slip the finger of an old glove on the end and this will prevent the curtains from catching.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-20

The perforated cake turner and spoon are great time-savers, as instead of draining things in the colander, you drain them as you lift them from the fat. ....
New Britain herald., 1915-05-20

Butter with finely chopped candied peel and raisins makes much-l liked sweet sandwich, and hony with chopped nuts is another sweet filling.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-20

There are wire tongs Tor lifting boiled eggs from the water. They are shaped to fit the eggs and there is no danger of the eggs rolling off on the floor.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-16
Chatanika Route
 Has No Chance

\ petition was filed with the road commission last week by represen- tatiyes of the town of Chatanika setting forth the fact that the Chat anika trail to the Tolovana had never been properly investigated in the selection Of route to the new camp. and further setting forth the facts that their route was the moro feasible because of there being fewer streams to cross and an easier grade
 They state that the citizens of that town are ready to subscribe sub stantial sum to defray the expenses of an investigation, and should the route eventually be selected they pledge an equally substantial sum for it's construction.
 MT. Sommers has stated that he can do nothing in the matter except follow the instructions of his super iors as they had decided on the route before he arrived on the scene.
 When so-called vocalist murders song the sound is not deadened
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-16
I Tolovana Camp
 Showing Nicely

Pat O'Connor and J. J. Sherry ar rived in the city Tuesday evening from the Toloyana, bringing in the last cleanup from the Patterson claim, which amounted to 215 ounces. making a total gold production from that one property for the season something in the neighbOrhoOd Of fifteen thousand dollars. This claim is being worked with an S-horsepower boiler, and the output is therefore considered remarkable, especially when the water supply is taken into consideration
 Gus Peterson, with his thirty horsepower plant, located on third tier opposite ' above, has located the pay and now has eighteen men employed They are all ready to start sluicing.
 Battin & Allenwell are finding better pay as they drift into the hillside and are hoisting into the boxes and sluicing daily.
 Kelly & Colbert are in good pay on the upper end of third tier oppo- site 9 above. They have drifted for sixty feet.
 Emil Johnson, on the lower end of the same claim, also has the pay.
 Teddy Hudson and Mike Beegler, on third tier opposite 10 above, are working in coarse gold and are find
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-16
Gravel Petition
 Read to Council

The city council, at their meeting
 Monday night, took up the petition
 presented by Leroy ToZier and sign
 ed by about one hundred of the heaviest taxpayers of the city, ask ing that the streets of the business
 portion of town be covered with
 gravel.
 The city fathers were in every
 way agreeable to the contents of the
 petition, with the exception of using one of the fire teams for the pur' pose of hauling gravel, claiming that the danger of serious fire start ing was too great, and in case of loss there would be too much ground for contestng the insurance, yet if improvements could be made without too much cost to the city it would
 be undertaken, and the petition was
 turned over to the street committee with power to act if they could de
 wise ways and means.
 The Itinerant Merchant ordinance
 was up for consideration, but was laid over for two weeks in order to allow the members of the council
 an opportunity to talk it over among | themselves and possibly get the views of some of the merchants. J. R. Chambers was present and ventured 1 the opinion that $2O month would be a splendid sufficiency in the way | of tax upon the fly-by-night mer
 chants, and that as his stay in the
 community usually extended over a period of five months he would | therefore pay taxes in the sum of $lOO
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-16
Nineteen Tons
 of Alaska Gold

According to information received in this city recently from the Seattle assay office, they had received just nineteen tons of gold from Alaska for the fiscal year ending June 30 The valuation of this amount of gold was $S,S50,4 ,454.52, but does not represent the true output of the country for that period for large quantity went directly to San Fran cisco.
 Of the above amount Nome is cred ited with furnishing the larger amount. owing to the large dredge operations in that district. lditarod takes second place.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-16
General Mining News
Cliff Mine Working Big Crew.

Cliff Mine Working Big Crew.
 crew of nen, to be added to the present force a' work on tt4e Cliff mine, was sent to the prop erty July P by II. F. Ellis, who will work the clapns 10 capacity. The big mill has been running for several weeks and it is reported that several large bricks have teen taken out. The lead uncovered a couple days ago will be stripped and tunnels driven so that the r'lh ore can be taken out ard run through the mill.
 High Grade Rock Runs $500 To Ton.
 With a one-stamp mill Hersey is now crushing a ton of rock daily that goes $500 to the ton at the head of Palmer creek. MT Hersey had rock before going a hundred dollars 10 the ton, but has recently run into far richer ore, according to Arthur Jett who just returned from that dis trict MT. Jett also says that quartz mining in that district has recently received a wonderful impetus. New quartz prospectors are constantly showing up around Palmer, Resurrcc tion, Sixmile and it's tributaries and doing lots of work with the mos; promising results. The placer miners are also doing finely. Gus Seiffer; on Resurrection creek, Is cleaning up lots of money. Just before MT Jett came over, the Seiffert ground had one cleanup of ninety ounces Dick Dawson, he heard, is also do ing splendidly, and Anderson, or Palmer creek, has crew workine with fine results. On the whole the district looks fine, and MT. Jett ] says there is wonderfully large
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-16

Cordova Mining X Development Co. since last October. While there the doctor bonded for his company the Nugget group of claims. owned by several well known Cordova people, including Alec Smart. Tom Davis and Harry Hayes. The doctor says that there is now in sight 1000 tons of ore on the property which will average more than s20 per ton. and that within 90 days a mill will be running on the property, and a tram installed.
 On the properties now bonded by the company from $50 to 700 feet of tunnel has been driven, and ther. is about 75 feet of open cut work About the first of August it is th3 intention of the company to put crews to work on both the Golden Wonder and the Nugget properties Seward Gateway.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-16
Banner Year for Willow Creek Mines.

Banner Year for Willow Creek Mines ANCHORAGE, July 10.-Several important gold quartz strikes are re ported from the Willow creek gold camp. which already enjoys, and de serves, the reputation of being Al aska'5 banner free gold camp.
 The Gold Bullion company has re- gently uncovered large bodies of ore higher grade than heretofore milled. The management is loathe to discuss the matter for publication, but it Is positively known that such is the fact Manager Harris, of the com pany, reached Anchorage one day this week, bringing in some S16,500 in gold for shipment to the states. This makes the second substantial cleanup this year.
 Wm Martin, of the Alaska Free Gold Mining company. will have, in the opinion of well informed mining men, the biggest gold yield since he took over the property, It should reach well over the S200,000 mark. A considerable part of this amount will come from yarded tailings treat ed by cyanide plant. Last year he cleaned up better than S150,O00
 The Independent Mining company starts the season under suspicious circumstances, considering the limited capacity of it's mill. This property is showing up exceedingly well and gives evidence of evolving into a very rich mine when more develop ment shall be done Until more work is done, the management will not increase the mill capacity.
 A strike has been made on the Mabel group, revealing rich ore much lower down on the vein than at the point of discovery. William Bartholf is the leading spirit of the company which has taken the group over from Byron and John Bartholf and Thom- as Coveny.
 The Jap boys, who discovered a rich surface prospect, are working by crude methods and are returning from $25 to S35 per day. The ore is very rich-Cook Inlet Pioneer.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-16

ing nuggets ranging in value from twenty-five to eighty cents.
 Barthel brothers and others are working on a tributary of Mike Hess creek and are down eighty feet with encouraging prospects.
 Considerable building is going on in the new camp and the two saw mills expect a ready sale for their product from this time on
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-16

that I had my first real adventure One day a strange man came to the hole Looking back, I reckon he must have been tramp. but none of us knew what tramp was then. He sat on the bank for a while. drinking out Of bottle. and at last he keeled over and lay flat on his back.
 had never seen whisky In my life. and l had never seen a drunken man ran over to him when l saw him fall over, and l thought he was dead.
 Broken Branch knew better. He turned the tramp over with his foot, looked at his face and said, Fire water. Heap hog" afterwards found out that poor little Broken Branch had seen his ia ther that way often enough, for the old man drank himself into consump- ton and died at forty.
 We had dressed and were about to go when the tramp came to a bit l reckon he was hot; anyway, he made up his mind to go in swim ming He didn't trouble to take off his coat or even his shoes, but just staggered down to the water and jumped in.
 It was way over his head and swim lick.
 The cold water must have sobered him. for when he came up the first time he yelled for us to help him. started to jump in, but Broken Branch caught hold of my arm Nc" he said No Him no good"
 The tramp went down second time, and I couldn't stand it.
 I dived in. I meant to get him first, and he nearly broke my ribs with his grip. I couldn't have been more than thirteen, but l was strong as young horse, and that was what saved me.
 wriggled my fists down between us. got them against his chest, and gave him push that nearly caved him in When he went down again I got around behind him, and when his head bobbed up l grabbed him by the hair and dragged him to the bank
 He looked like drowned dog when we laid him out A great, big, strong man he must have been once, but drinking had made a wreck of him.
 l had him go home with me, and mother gave him something to eat and offered him work.
 Not much" he said, Kansas is a dry state. I'm on my way to Missouri"
 It wasn't that the Indian boys were afraid to go in after the tramp. They simply didn't think that he was worth saving Sometimes now, when l see drunken men making beasts of themselves, l feel that the Indians were right.
 Muskrat, in particular was a brave kid l remember once when we were crossing a wheat field a snake bit me. Before you could say Jack Robinson, Muskrat whip ped out buckskin thong and tied it tight around my leg, just above the wound. Then he put his mouth to the bite and began sucking it as hard as he could It couldn't have been a very poisonous snake for my leg didn't swell much, but for all Muskrat knew it might have been rattler bite.
 My mother always liked to have me play with the Indian boys, for they didn't swear like the white boys.
 I'll never forget my first cussword. had been in town, and l heard some men swearing away in one of the stores. l practiced the words going home and when l got there l tried
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-16
OF A SPORTING NATURE

them out on my brother. My mother heard me. The next thing l knew | I was pumped down in a chair and she was washing my mouth out with soap and water.
 Even today cant say darn without remembering the awful taste of that lye soap. I'm glad of it 1 however
 There isn't more stupid habit l in the world than swearing. IL doesn't mean anything, and it doesn't show anything except that the swear CT is short on ideas.
 Wants Match With Gotch. ANITA, Ia.-Joe Stecker, the Ne braska farm boy, who has just won the worlds pionship" in wrest- ling and was offered a match with Frank Gotch for purse oS S30,O0O, did his very first wrestling in public three years ago and received S3.25 as his share of the gate receipts for in the country near Anita, where Stecker was working as farm hand and getting s20 per month and his board. At that time Earl Chadduck, now Americas amateur champion wrestler lived on farm near Anita. He had already won a big local rep utation as a wrestler, and was cock ofthe-walk of the township in which he lived. He, too, was a farmer, or rather, his folks were farmers. Earl worked on the place just like the other boys did.
 One day young Seeker came along and asked for a job as a farm hand That was three years ago, and Seeker was just 19 years of ago. He secured work on a farm some miles away from the Chadduck farm. Stecker was quiet but he was good worker. After the days work was done he sat around with the other farm hands, but seldom took part in their sports.
 In time, however, he earned some what of a reputation on the farm as wrestler. The tale went around that over on that farm there was boy who could ''wrassle' some, of ho1 duck and his friends. At that time Chadduck had thrown about every man in the county who aspired to wrestling honors.
 A match between Stecker and Chadduck was arranged. The bout took place on the farm and an ad- mission fee of ten cents was charg- ed. The spectators came from the neighboring farms and there were of them came in on passes. John Petty, one of the farmers, was holder of the money. There were many bets, ranging in size from ten cents to half dollar, the odds all being on the man with the big reputation
 When time" was called young Chadduck went at Stecker like a young whirlwind, but quickly dis covered that he was up against his master It didn't take Stecker many minutes to put the shoulders of his opponent to the mat, much to the disgust and surprise of Chadduck himself, as we'll as of his friends and packers.
 After the match came a division of the gate receipts. Seekers share was $3.25-and up to that time it was the most money the young fel- low had earned in any one day in his life. He was more than pleased almost a weeks wages made in one night.
 Right after the Cutler-Stecker match, the Chicago Athletic Asso citation offered a purse of $30,000 for a match between Frank Gotch and Stecker.
 Seekers first match, the one for which he was paid $325. was fought less than three years ago.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-16
CREEK RECORD BROKEN.

Julius Guis, who is operating on Pedro creek, had cleanup last week which is said to be the larg- est ever made on that creek. The amount realized was something over $22,OOO and represented fourteen days sluicing.