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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-11-23

the county. In other words the
farmers, as we'll as the whole county,
are poorer because of poor roads and
the people in the homes of such a
county are not as happy as they could
be if they had good highways.
All counties in East Tennessee
have some good roads. Great i'm
provement is being made every week.
East Tennessee is advancing for the
people of this part of the state will
not withhold any good thing.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-11-23
BEES OF VALUE TO FARMERS


Have you ever noted the fact that
the honey and wax produced on
Tennessee farms in 1909 reached a
value of almost $185,OOO?
Do you know that this honey was
produced on 27,700 farms?
Do you know that the man who
made the most out Of bees was the
one who made the most out of gener-
al farming and live stock?
Do you know that since the date
when accurate figures were secured,
the honey output of Tennessee has
dropped off very materially; that
foul brood, the worst disease that can
attack bees, has ruined the industry
on many farms and in many sections
of the state?
Do you keep bees?
Whether you do or whether you
do not you will be interested in a
plan which has for it's purpose the
development of an industry which
should be adding to the wealth of
Tennessee at least a half million
dollars each year.
C. E. Bartholomew, an expert
)eekeeper, has been added to the
5taff of specialists of the division of
extension. He will be subject to the
call of the farmers of the state.
Right now he is beginning a cam
oaign of education on the point that
bees need to be protected against
winter weather in Tennessee as much
as in any other state. His work is
made possible through the coopera-
ton of the U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture and the State Department
of Agriculture with the Division of
Extension of the University of Tenn
essee.
HOW WOMEN DRESS
Men check all interior enc9 with
tliuil, ,s9lerson II a al - from +h,t soIes
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21
Sander,

Sander. sir. You do not know what you are disdaining. 1 have seen the most respectable persons almost over whelmed by it. + At first light sound. skimming the earth like a swal- low before the storm. very softly (pia- nissimo) it murmurs and purrs and sows in its course poisoned arrows. It is on somebody's mouth. and softly. softly piano. piano) it glides slyly into your ear The evil is done. It is born. it crecps. it walks. and with growing power (rinforzando, it goes from mouth to mouth diabolically. Then. al! of q sudden-I cant tell you how-you see Sander straighten up. hiss. swell and grow tall before your very eyes. It springs. stretches it's wings. whirls. en- velops. scizes. carries off: it flashes lightning: it thunders and becomes q hue and cry, public crescendo. q uni yersal chorus of hatred and proscrip- tion. Who indeed could stop it?-Beau- mlrchais.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21
Fascinated.

The woman sitting opposite me ir my hotel dining room spoke French tt the waitress fiuently. but there was an untidiness about her letter IT" that be tokened English. and a wateriness about her eye that thought betokened liquor. She was aged and-for all tho world-she was "Sairey Camp. She ate her tripe fauntinsly. And she ate it voluptuously--no sectioning it with knife or fork, but rolling it omelette wise about her fork like an Italian with macaroni. and followed each mouth ful with my hungry eyes and opened my own mouth slightly each time and thrilled at her leXterity as when ! watch q motorcar being lowered into the open hatchway of q ship.-Howard Copland in Yale Review.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21
SECURE AGAINST BLOCKADE.
f.o Navy In the World Big Enough to
 Patrol All Our Seaports.

f.o Navy In the World Big Enough to
 Patrol All Our Seaports.
 7Apropos of biockades the United States occupies a unique position among nations. A blockade of its sea ports is absolutely impossible. There are not ships enough in the world to achieve it. Between Bangor. in Maine. and Corpus Christi. in Texas, there are forty ports connected by rail with the vast network of iron rail which ex- tends over all parts of our country.
 There are forty ports where cotton and wheat and cattle and canned and salted foods could be Iaaced on ship, board, and a foreign power could no more blockade all of them at once than it could prevent the shad and the sal mon from swimming rp our rivers to spawn. a.
 In the event of war we would be i'm mune from invasion except from Cana da. Invasion of any great nation. ol at least continued armed occupation ot the soil of any great nation which is separated by an ocean from it's adver sary. is practically an impossibility There might be some places where foes could land. but there would be nc place where they could re-embark. fol those who came would stay. A for eign flag would never float over any in terior city.-Los Angeles Times.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21
STARTING A BRIDGE.
The Boy Who Was Good kitef'ier
 Camo In Handy.

The Soy Wfo was 5000 NttshieT
 Camo In Handy.
 Some years ago there died in Nebras- ka a man named Walsh. who as a boy started a suspension bridge. When Walsh was about ten years old the first steps for the construction of the suspension bridge at Niagara were talk en. The first thing necessary was the stretching of single wire across the chasm. The engineer in charge had thought of way to get it across.
 What boy is the best kitellier ill town:" he asked.
 The Walsh boy was named as the best kitefiier in the town of Niagara Falls. and the engineer accordingly asked that he be brought to him. He was made to understand that he must fly his kite across the Niagara river. He flew it across and allowed it to come down on the other side. Men were there to seize it. Then the en- -ineer attached wire to the string on bis side. and the men on the other side detached the kite and by means of the string drew the wire across By this. ill turn, a cable was drawn across. and the bridge was well begun.-Harper's
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21

TIDE TABLES FOR APRIL.

The following table Is complied for high and low tides i'll Valdez Day.
 Friday, April 21. High, 1:36 am, 10.4; 800 pm, '.5' LOW, s:36 am. IS; S:10 pm, 2.7.
 Saturday, April 22. High, 2:25 am, 1C.1; 3:57 pm, e'e' Low, 9:29 am, O.S; 9:13 pm, 3.2.
 Sunday, April B. High. 3:17 am, 9.4; 5:o6 pm. 6.o. LOW, 1929 am, 0.2; 10:07 pm, 3.6.
 Monday, April 24. High, 4:23 am. S.7; 6:2S pm, 6.6. Low, 11:39 am, 0.4.
 Tuesday, April 25. High, 5:44 am. so; 7:40 pm, 7.l. Low, 11:35 am. 3.s; 12:55 pm, 0.s.
 Wednesday, April 26. High, 7:17 am, 7.6; S:3S pm, 7.7. Low, 1:22 am. 3.4; 2:05 pm, 10.
 Thursday, April P. High, $40 am. 7.6; 9:25 pm, S.4. Low, BAY am. 2.5; 800 pm, 1.2.
 Friday, April 2S. High. 9:47 am, -; 10:05 pm, 9.l. Low, 3:46 am. IA; 3:47 pm, 1.3.
 Saturday, April 20. High, 10:42 am, 7.9: 10:40 pm, 9.6. Low, 4:36 am, 0.5; 4:2S pm, 1.5.
 Sunday, .>pril 30. High. '11:29 am. S.b; 11:13 pm, 9.9. Low, 5:1S am, 0.3: 5:o4 pm, 1.7.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21
Oldest Parasite In Creation.

The royal Bengal tiger is infested with one of the strangest creatures that ever lived. It is said to be fact easily demonstrated or proved by one who has access to q Zoo!ogicai collec- tion that the web of the foot of tigers of the above named species is inhabit- ed by bloodsucking insect about the size of a common flea which is per feet counterpart of a tiger ill every particular shape, claws, tail and stripes included.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21
Interior Weather.

Valdez. April 21. 1916. Fairbanks, 20: clear, calm, snow ing at Fairbanks.
 Saicha, 20; showing, trail soft. Richardson, 22 cloudy. calm. Mccarthy, 20: cloudy, calm. Donnelly, P; light north wind; showing. trail fair.
 McCallum, 22; clear, calm, trail soft.
 Paxson. 10; clear, light north winds, trail poor.
 Hogan, 3S: clear, calm, trail bare in spots. -.... Gulkana, 26; clear, calm, trail bare.
 Copper Center, 40; clear, calm. Tonsina, 35; clear, calm, trail fair Teikhell, 34; clear, calm, trail bad Beaver Dam, 32; clear, calm, trail bad.
 Wortman's, 45; clear, calm, trail soft and bare in spots.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21
Holy Week Services.

The public is cordially invited to a series of special evangelistic services which will be held in the Congrega- tional Church at 7:30 each evening during Holy Week. / Rev. J. F. Dunstan will speak upon | the following subjects: \ Friday, April 21, "The Blood of the Cross"
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21
A Good Substitute.

She-Why do all the men flock around that foolish Miss Sweetthing? She hasn't a grain of sense. He-No. but she has sense of discretion. She doesn't require any of her admirers to display any more intelligence than she possesses herself-Richmond Times Dispatch.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21
nonkev.fike.

Redd-What kind of an engine have you got in your new car? Greene-A donkey engine. guess. It's awfully stubborn. Statesman.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21
Has. Rival.

Funny you never hear Jiggs men uon his golf any more."
 Not at all. His wife has taken up the game."-Buffalo Express.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21

J. J. Finnegan of Seward, was an arrival on the Evans, to attend the session of the district court.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21

A nice assortment or evening gowns and millinery just received at D. Winters. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21

A. Michter, who has been employ ed at Schmidt's bakery, left on the Evans this morning for Seattle.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21
Civic Club Meeting.

The regular meeting of the Valdez Civic League will be held in the City Hall Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Dunstan will give short Easter talk. Come and bring a friend.
 MRS. E. c. DALTON, Sec.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21

To attempt tt make everything em' phatic is to make nothing emphatic Whately.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21

Best Yakima Gem Potatoes, Ruta- bagas, Parsnips and Carrots at Key stone Produce Go. 2t
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21

Just Received--the latest Popular Songs and Music. Valdez Drug Co. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21
TOM WILSON,


 ten in very feeble hand. much more feeble than that of the address on the envelope, CT the writing in the letter
 were the words: Nothing to eat now for over 30 days. Cant last much longer. Send
 some one out quick with grub for us.
 Rush out as quick as you possibly can. Jack We are starving" And starve one of them did He
 starved to death in the cabin he de-
 scribed in the letter. Frozen in, too
 weak when the opportunity came to start out. Jacl; Lahey died of starva- ton and probably exposure.
 His partner, Tom Wilson. is lost. He is dead. There seems to be but little doubt of that.
 Up from Nulato went Jack Mac Coimack. He found a trace of the footprints of Tom Wilson at the door iof the cabin in which lay the dead body Of Jack Lahey. For nine miles he traced those footprints. But then they became lost. Maybe he broke through the ice or wandered off in the brush to lie down and die. No one knows now, and the chances are that no one will ever know. A thorough search was made by the deputy mar shal without result. Both are gone. dead, the story of the sufferings and
 pain left to the imagination of those who have chance to read the letters they wrote.
 It was months after the letter the appeal for help and grub was written that an Indian chanced by the lone
 cabin of the two prospectors, and dis
 covered the body of Lahey lying on the bunk in the miserable cabin. froz- en stark and stiff, the staring eyes looking toward the door, as if eX- pecting help to the last minute Will son has never been found and prob ably will never be found, as the
 country is wild and the vegetation frank. There is no mystery about the death of either one of the men. Both
 were we'll known on the lower river.
 They were hardy men who knew Alas
 ka and the terrible toll she takes on
 those unprepared. They took chance and lost. Fate overlook them and
 they couiu not help themselves,
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21

. Spring Samples in heavy weights
 for Alaska wear. Guy F. Cameron Tailor. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21
Weather Report.
 Valdez, April 20. 1916.

Partly cloudy, wind northeast four
 miles.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21

Are you particular about your health? Then be particular about your druggist. The Owl for yours.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21

Bristles in your teeth? Not if you buy a guaranteed tooth brush at the Owl. tf
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-21
STORY 0F DEATH
 ,, OF PR0SPEC10RS
pERIsHED FOR WANT Or FOOD
Two Old-Timers in North Stalye to Deatll-HeIp Was Inavailing- Wilson's Body Missing.

Deputy marshal John Mccormack yesterday told the story of the death of Jack Lahey and 1he loss of his partner Tom Wilson. It was Jack Mace Cormack, then stationed at Nulato to whom the native reported the finding of the body of Lahey and it was Jack MacCormack who traveled some 223 miles in an effort to find the partner of the dead man.s
 The Letter
 There was a slip of paper on which was printed the awful con- dition that confronted the man. This the deputy marshal wired to marshal Erwin, and it first appeared in the Times. But there is still another letter, hitherto unpublished, that bears silent. but conclusive testi- mony to the awful fate that overlook the two prospectors and trappers. The letter signed by both men is as follows:
 November, 1915. "Mr. John Evans, koyukuk Station. Please send us the following bill of goods and we will pay you when you come ill in few days from now. We got .froze in here and are out of grub. starving almost now. We are camped in little cabin on the right bank of the Koyukuk river, 3 miles this side of Tom Dayton's cabin, on winter portage trail where Olulum cut wood last winter. We are too weak to travel now and there is no trail broke yet on the river or portage We have been thirty days now without mouthful to eat. 1 killed my dog and we ate him, so you can see we are up against it. If we don't get grub soon we cant last much longer. Rabbits and birds are scarce. Hurry somebody out as soon as you can with grub. We are hungry. 'bbWEAOI EAOIN EAOIN cmfwycmf No natives or white men from here to the mouth of the river and lots of snow and open water now in places. Send out as quick as you can and we won't forget you as a friend.
 JACK LAHEY,
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-08-25
EFFECT THAT WAS LASTING
Dumas Had Ready Explanation of the
Presence of Sleepy Ones In
Audience.

The elder Dumas was celebrated for
his neverfailing repartee in every
day conversation. In illustration there
may be cited the following:
One evening he attended theater
in Paris with a literary colleague, wit
Messing a play written by the latter.
The author of Monte Cristo" noticed
that one of the audience in the par.
quet had gone to sleep during the per-
formance He nudged his friend,
pointing to the sleeper, and whispered:
"Is that the effect your plays have
upon some people?"
Soon after the same couple went to
the same theater on an evening when
a play by Dumas was being produced
Again there was a man asleep in the
parquet Look" said Dumas friend
''at the result of your dramatic
works."
"Why, my dear fellow" was the re.
ply, that's the same man we saw
asleep here the other night. He is not
awake yet"
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-08-25

OF letter on the day he is wont to re-
ceive it that arouses a man to the
realization that there would be some
thing missing from his happiness if
those letters were stopped altogether.
If he had never beheld the writer,
his fancy paints glowing pictures of
the fair face bent over the page. He
is sure she must be good to look upon.
Almost without realizing it at first
the tone of his letters grows more
fervent. She replies to them so mod
estly, yet with such difidence, he be-
comes more charmed with her than
ever. At length, with manly direct
ness and earnestness, he asks her if
she is averse to being wooed and won.
He puts in a good many sleepless
nights between hope and fear, wonder
ing if her reply will be favorable. It
is. Their betrothal by mail follows
as matter of course.
1t is a trying ordeal for a man to
have his photo taken, but he goes
through the experience because she
has asked for it, eagerly begging for
hers in return. For one reason or an
other, she delays sending it. They set
the wedding day. Thereupon follows
the first hitch in his wooing. His
business is of such a nature he can
not go to her and after much urg-
ing it is decided that she shall come
to him. His womenfolk will be with
him to meet her at the train. The min
lister who is to join them in wedlock
will be waiting their arrival at the
church, where his neighbors, friends
and townspeople will be gathered to
give her royal welcome.
She describes the costume she will
wear He designates the place he will
be standing. He hears the train ap-
proach with heart in his bosom beat
ing like timid schoolboy's. In fancy,
he anticipates shy, frightened young
girl alighting and looking about her
with wide, bewildered eyes, in the
brown dress and white sailor hat with
the wreath of daisies about it which
she has so minutely described. He
knows he will be able to determine at
a glance whether she is sweet six
teen or demure two and twenty. He
almost wishes he were not yet the
five and thirty he has candidly owned
up to.
The train stops. One figure only
alights. He sees the futtering of a
brown dress. whose wearer waves an
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-08-25
PEARL HAS FAMOUS HISTORY
Among Other. Things, 1t Is the Oldest
Object Used for Adornment
of the Person.

The pearl is the only gem needing
fection, and history affords ample
evidence of the intense fascination it
has exercised upon the people of every
age. The pearl is the oldest object of
personal adornment.
Indian mythology often speaks of
the pearl. attributing it's discovery to
the god Vishnu, who is said to have
caused 1t to be drawn from the ocean
for his daughter Pandaia. The rec
ords of the Babylonians, Egyptians,
Persians and Romans also contain
many references to the gem. The wife
of Emperor Caligula, for an ordinary
betrothal feast, is said to have
decked herself with pearls to the
value of s1,000,000; and julius Caesar
presented Servilla, the mother of Bru-
tus, with a specimen valued at $780,
900.
Philip II of Spain paid 100000 for
single pearl known as "Peregrina. "
1t was found in Panama, was pear
shaped and weighed 134 carats. An
other king of Spain-Philip IV-pur-
chased a pearl of Indian origin weigh
ing 126 carats.
The largest pearl known is that
which was once the property of Henry
Philip Hope. Cylindrical in form, it is
two inches long, four and a hall
inches in circumference at one end
and three and half inches at the
other 1t weighs 1900 grains and is
valued at 100000.
1t is known that the beauty of the
natural pearl sometimes proves eva
nescent. To retain it's shimmerinf
splendor it needs air and light. Acids
can affect pearls, and emanation.
from the human skin can, it is con
tended, destroy the precious luster
which, once gone, cannot be recov
cred. Sometimes. too, owing to theil
comparative softness, pearls becom,
scratched and thus source of arxiet,
to their owners.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-08-25
CHAPTER XII.
The Choice.

Sylvia Arnaud sat at her small writ
ing table beneath the lamp, and before
putting her signature to the completed
letter before her reread Mrs. Farqu-
har's concluding sentences. you will
be pleased to hear that Richard has
settled down at last" Mrs. Farquhar
had written in her sprawling, reckless
hand. HE has taken a ranch in Aus
tralia and is doing very well. l have
even hopes that some day soon l shall
have news from him of the sort dear to
every woman's heart-though heaven
knows why. He asked me in his last
letter to be remembered to you"
Sylvia Arnaud sighed and picked up
her pen.
81 am glad to hear such good things
of Richard" she wrote, and then added
Sylvia Arnaud" in prim neat letters.
When the envelope had been addressed
and closed she sat back with a little
exclamation of relief.
"How l hate letters" she said irrita-
bly,. ''They are the worst form OF so
cial hypocrisy without even a cup of
tea or nice frocks to make them bear
able. You never write letters, do you,
Miss Smith,"
Miss Smith, intent on mending a
beautiful bertha collar of brussels lace,
did not look up.
81 have no one to whom it is worth
while pretending" she said In her di-
rect way. "And even If they were
worth while, doubt If 1 should think
So"
''You have really no friends-no re-
lations?"
mo one"
The light from the tall rose-colored
lamp behind her fell softly on bel
bent head and drew warm golden col
ors from the thick coils of hair as
usually neatly plated into obedience
Her hands, busy with the delicats
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-08-25
A Few Table Don'tS.

Here are a few valuable "don'ts"
for the table:
When your hostess hands you a
plate, don't offer to pass it ON to an
other person. Take what your hostess
intended for you.
And when you have your food,
don't hesitate about beginning to eat.
Old-fashioned people wait until all are
served before eating, but it isn't strict
ly correct to do this. OF course, If
you happen to be one of home party,
where you are passing vegetables to
others, you would naturally see that
you had done your part before begin
ming to enjoy your share Of the meal.
Don't take a second helping of soup
or fish if you are going through a meal
of several courses.
Never cut your bread. It should
be broken on the cloth, or the plate
that may be provided, and broken
without raising it from the table.
Don't shake salt over your food. Salt
and mustard should be placed on the
side of the plate.
For the sake of your neighbors don't
stick out your elbows when dining.
People who have acquired this very
bad habit should practice until they
find another angle. When manipu-
lating food on the plate use the hands
from the wrist, not from the elbows.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-08-25
Traffic on the Duna.

1t is estimated that more than q.
100000 tons of freight are transported
over the Duna each year. Among its
tributaries, the Mezha, Usvyat, Kas.
plya, Ulla, Disna and Bolder-aa are
also navigable. The Beresina canal
connects the Duna with the Dnieper
thus giving freight route by water
from the Baltic sea, across Europe,
to the Black sea. AS is the general
case with Russian rivers, the Duna
abounds in fish, a very delicate
species of salmon being caught in its
rivers.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-08-25
Allowance for Your Child.

A child may be given a small regu-
lar allowance for his own use.
Through this he may learn the joy of
immediate indulgence of trifling
whims; or he may learn to expend his
resources with discrimination; or he
may learn the advantages of deferring
expenditures for more favorable pur-
chasing, says a writer in the Pitts
burgh Dispatch. The child's claim to
such an allowance can be justified to
his mind on exactly the same ground
as his claim to food and clothing and
other material and immaterial wealth
shared in the home. He gets these
things not as a reward of merit, but
through his status as a dependent
member of household.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-08-25

task, were also in theslight, and their
extraordinary whiteness and beauty
caught Sylvias wandering attention.
what wonderful handsyou haver'
she said, with delightful spontaneous
enthusiasm. zone would think you
spent half your days looking after
them-which, of course, you can't do
They are heavens customary com
pensation to ugly women" Miss Smitf
answered, smiling.
Sylvia turned away impatiently. and
the old pucker of nervous restlessness
crept back between her brows. For a
few minutes neither woman spoke.
Then suddenly Sylvia broke the silence
with a rush. as though a deep re-
luctance had been swept aside by n
deeper need of speech.
do you believe the dead see us.
Miss Smith 2" she asked.
Miss Smith looked up then, her eyes
full of shadowy thought.
II don't know" she answered. half
to herself. "But there is one thing of
which we can be sure-our instinct
our conscience. If we feel that the
dead see us, then we know that we
are standing at the crossroads-be-