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The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-26

Current repairs, replacements ano betterments to plants have been made at cost of $219,306.77 There has been written off from plants on account of depreciation S102,475. The present appraised value of plants is S4,119,126.74.
 FLEET-The Launches Sparrow and Swift have been built at a cost of s16,3s1.O2. The Steamer Sayak and Launch Herbert have been dismantled.
 There has been expended for i'm. provements and repairs to the fleet .he amount of S149,557.30. There has been written off from fleet values for depreciation the sum oi S1O1 ,S81.02, leaving the present ap- praised value of the fleet, S1,255,- 750.
 The Association now owns nine ships, twelve parks, one barkentine three schooners and sixty-two steamers and launches, a total of eighty-seven vessels.
 MEDICAL STATIONS-The As sociation maintains six medical sta tions in Alaska. All employees and all natives are given free medical treatment and medicines.
 EXPENDITURES IN ALASKA The policy of the Association to as- sist in the development of Alaska has been continued, and expend- itures exceeding S250,000 for the year were made in the territory.
 SALMON HATCHERIES-The twosalmon hatcheries of the Assoc iation have continued operations. During 1915 from the 30,24O, ,0OO red salmon eggs taken in 1914 at the karluk Salmon Hatchery 27,- 704,O00 fry were liberated and 41,- 135,o00 red salmon eggs were talk en. From the 22,500,000 red salmon eggs taken at the Fortmann Sal mon Hatchery in 1914, 20,82O 0OO fry were liberated and 26,52O, ,OOO red salmon eggs were taken in 1915.
 In Alaska the Government contin- ued operating large hatcheries on Mcdonald Lake and Litnik, Afognak Island.
 FISCAL CONDITION OF THE PLANT AND FLEET-The canner- ies, hatcheries, ship yard and fleet of the Association have all been kepti very high class condi tion, and more than fully equipped to meet all demands on them. Each cannery has machine and general repair shops; every cannery district is provided with shipways to haul out vessels; large stocks of mater ial, reserve machinery and other equipments are kept on hand to pro- vide for all probable contingencies.
 The ship yard at Alameda is equiped with a general wood work ing plant, machine shop and other ppliances sufficient to make all but the larger improvements and repairs to vessels and to build and repair cannery machinery.
 BONDED INDEBTEDNESS During the year 1915, s216,OOO of the bonds of the Association were redeemed and cancelled, reducing the bonded indebtedness to s558, 8,000
 PROFITS FOR THE YEAR-The Insurance Fund has increased S382, 298.11. "
 The profits for 1915 were S559,, 299.04.
 DIvIDENDS-Quarterly dividend: of $1.50 per share have been paid fi11rinp 1Q15
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-26

in comparison with those of the previous four years, and this, to- getherwit h the above mentioned disturbing clements, have curtailed yrhe profit on the years business.
 PLANTS-The following camer- ies were operated
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
"BIood and Iron"

What is the real origin of the ia
nous phrase commonly believed to
have been used for the first time by
Bismarck? We all, of course, know
that in the Prussian diet of 1862 Bis
marck declared: The great questions
are to be settled, not by speeches and
majority resolutions, but by blood
and iron" The belief here avowed
remained with the chancellor to the
end, for in his Memoirs he repeated
the declaration thus: we could get
no nearer the goal by speeches, asso-
Citations, decisions of majorities; we
should be unable avoid a serious con-
test which could only be settled by
blood and iron" Bismarck, we may
assume, when first using the words,
had in mind a familiar cong written
during the war of liberation against
Napoleon by Max Won Schenkendorff,
in which occur the lines:
Nur Eisen kahn uns retten
Und orlosen kahn nur Blut!
Only iron can save us, and blood
alone can set US free'-a prophecy,
the Prussian believes, fulfilled in the
craftsmanship of Bismarck.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
Old Public [ ntteries

Harvard was aided by lottery in
1883 by special act. The scheme was
to buy Joseph Pope's orrery for the
college. Three thousand tickets at
$40 each were sold The plan was
successful. and after all Expenses had
been paid Harvard had the orrery and
$500 in the school treasury. Among
the public buildings erected in Amer
lea by the aid of lotteries Faneuil hall,
in Boston, has the most historical in.
terest. The hall burned in 1861 and
then the selectmen of Postou were
ins ructed at town meeting to petit
ton ,ne e Ecra! court to empower J.
suitable person to raise by way of
LOTTERY such a sum of money as would
be sufficient for the rebuilding of the
hall. The legislature granted the
petition, and the profits of the lot
teries. which extended to 1764, were
applied to the erection of the second
Faneuil hall, which held the town
meetings of the Revolution and still
stands. In 1888 an act was passed
which put an end to the sale of lottery
tickets in Massachusetts.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
The Hermit
Lower
Copyright. 1916. by W. g. Chapman.)

Copyright. 1916. by W. g. Chapman.)
Randall Ware had read in some book
or newspaper that there are animals
which, when desperately wounded,
seek some secluded solitary spot in
which they may die peacefully. This
required to him as he gloomily picked
up his sportsmans outfit, preparatory
to speedy dash for the wilderness.
For he had been grievously wound.
ed-in his affection. it was true, but
all that was worth striving for seemed
to have gone out of his life and he
was inclined to give up the struggle.
This had happened The young lady
with whom he was desperately in
love, and who he was assured sincerely
returned his affection, was about to
marry another This was her wedding
eve. 1t had been torment unutterable
to remain in the same town where she
was, but jealousy guarded from his
company-it was slow torture now to
linger within the echoes of wedding
bells that might peal forth the joy of
others. but to him misery-his doom!
1t was all the fault of proud
autocratic parents. If Leila Bridges
had gone so far as to engage herself
to Ware the latter would have stood
his ground and maintained his rights.
AS 1t was, while eye to eye had spo-
ken unutterable devotion, no definite
promise had passed between them.
Ware had been refused admittance to
the Bridges home, Leila was whisked
away to whirl of social gayety in
the city. Only one tiny note, evident
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

ly dispatched under difficulties, for it
was hasty scrawl, bore Leila's mi
tials, with the enigmatic words: Il
shall fool them yet. and you-I shall
never forget"
Striving to believe that something
might intervene to delay or prevent
the wedding, Ware had fingered about
the town after Leila return from the
city, but now, within twenty-four
hours of the ceremony he abandoned
all hope. A willing bride or a sacri-
flee, Leila had chosen. or had been
forced to choose stupid but wealthy
Boyd Weaver as her life companion
Therefore Randall Ware was about to
fly to familiar solitary haunts, to hide
himself, to mourn in secret, to try
to forget.
1t was a strange coincidence. he re-
fiected, as he was driven from the
remote pineries station to the old
camping place he and his friends had
so often visited, that he passed the
summer home of a cousin of Leila s.
In fact, it was here that he had first
met Leila That was the previous sea
son, when she and her mother had
been guests of the cousin in question
and of his family.
1t was quite dusk as the old buck
board wagon passed the Lodge, as it
was called, and Ware noticed lights
moving about the place.
THE Davenals here?" he inquired
of the driver
"Yes, and going to stay into deer
time hear" replied the native.
From the direction of the bungalow
merry voices echoed out as the wagon
passed on. Ware WINGED; it all re-
minded him Of the pleasant hours he
had spent at that spot in the company
of Leila
The old camping place was FIVE
miles farther on through the woods.
AS they arrived at the old cabin. look
ing lonely and dcso'ate in tho N !
ancholy moonlight Ware spoke to the
driver.
My man" he said, TO ono who
knows ne saw me arrive at the STA
ton except yourself"
'Yes, sir" nodded the nan inGuiyi-
lively.
Keep it quiet from everybody" said
Ware, handing the man a double fee.
you can run up with your team, say
twice a week, and get my orders for
supplies"
Yes. sir, thank you, sir" bohbed
the driver. I'm mum as midnight
At times Ware had really believed
that he would become a hermit. and
that permanently. The cherries as
pect of the old hut however. the alb
sence of all companionship dampened
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

pertness, and she tried to make up to
her in various ways, which amused
Bessie.
Pert little thing that she was, Bes-
sic was quite frank about her history,
shamelessly so. She came from the
orphanage out on Grant street. Wake
field, who had somehow been in touch
with her parents before their death,
mad interested himself in her and Civ
en- her the position. Miss Roberts
alteration of her was quite the most
amusing thing in Bessie's experience.
Say, Miss Roberts, I'm going to get
beau for you tomorrow" Bessie
would say. And when you're mar
ried, maybe you'll let me come and
live with you, instead of at the Girls
home. Well all be happy together
Mr.. Roberts an ycG, Ind me-"
She tot, IS III how Miss Roberts
had taken her out to lunch and piled
her with affectionate inquiries. Did
she wear warm underwear? Here
Bessie's imitation of Miss Roberts
was inimitable. Bessie was going to
be an actress some day, everyone
knew. She had told Miss Roberts so.
and Miss Roberts, always serious, had
pointed out the dangers of a stage
career. There was not much evil that
Bessie did not know by hearsay, and if
anyone was capable of protecting her
self, Bessie was.
Once, after Bessie had been taunt-
ing her, | saw tears on Eileen Rob
erts' face. That hurt me, for | had
taken nay part in the teasing. | want
ed to warn Bessie; but then did not
think she had heart.
All things come to an end. and the
end was in the letter that was sent
to Mr. Wakefield on Christmas eve.
Some of the boys had talked over it
for a joke. but nobody had meant it
seriously. II was only when Bessie
said she would write it, and Joe Dona-
hue dared her to- and Bessie said
she would because she was tired of
the old job anyway. that the proposal
was regarded seriously. OF course it
would be a hrst-rate joke on Eileen
Roberts; but then | thought of the
hungry mother-look on Miss Rob-
erts face when she saw Bessie, and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
The Danger
Point
~
By GEORGE MUNSON

Copyright. 1915. by W. G. Chapman.)
When Eileen Roberts reached the
age of thirty-five she resigned herself
gracefully to the prospects Of spinster-
hood. She ceased to struggle against
a tendency to adiposity, and settled
down to the expectations of a perma-
nent position in the firm of Wakefield
and Gray, exporters.
In an office filled with smart youths
and giggling girls, Miss Roberts ought
to have held a higher position than
that Of clerk. But she had never
had the money to study stenography
when she was girl, and afterward
she had her sick mother to care for,
task which absorbed the whole of
her ten dollars a week. Simple-mind-
ed, she was the butt of the younger
and more thoughtless element.
When young clerk passes a WON
an with the flippant remark, Say,
Eileen, I'll get you beau before long
trust me-" he needs a man of ma
ture age to take him across his knee
and thrash the viciousness out Of
him. At least, that's my opinion.
Poor Eileen Roberts looked woefully
out of place, and neither Wakefield
nor Gray had ever considered her
seriously for anything better.
With her placid. good-natured face,
her tireless industry, her patience, it
seemed incredible that anyone could
make sport of her. She was just the
woman, too, whom some rogue might
have taken advantage Of Perhaps it
was better that she had not married,
to slave for the sort of man who
would have deluded her into wifehood.
At least, many thought so. But most
Of us thought nothing at all And it
was always good fun to get rise
out of Eileen
New girls were always coming and
girls less new going. There was lit
tie Bessie Waters; she hadn't been
in the office week before she began
to tease Miss Roberts 1t was a
strange thing, too, but the elder wom-
an seemed to take an amazing liking
TO her. She never noticed Besse's
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
Carrier Pigeons in Ancient Times.

Pigeons, as commonplace as they APP
pear. are characters of antiquity.
Dove is the Anglo-Saxon name: pig.
con. the Norman name.
During the fifth Egyptian dynasty,
5000 years before Christ, it was the
fashion to domesticate pigeons and to
train them as carriers and messengers.
The promptness with which Caesar
was informed of the rebellion in Gaul.
and thereby enabled to cross the Alps
before those uprising could possess the
entire province, was due to the use of
carrier pigeons. In the Crusades. these
birds were skillful and faithful mes
sengers
The price OF a handsome pair of
pigeons in ancient Rome was not a
trifie, for AXius, Roman knight. once
sold a pair of pigeons for 40 denarii-
about SI5, At that time. too. they were
by tar the swiftest conveycrs of news,
and were much in demand at the cele.
bration of the Olympic games.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
Payinu Calls in Russia.

Town life in Russia is as different
as can be from life in the country dis.
tricts. One curious custom is the after
dinner call. People do not call on their
friends at tea-time, as we do over here,
but after dinner at night. or even after
the theater, paying calls at midnight
being quite the thing to do. The Rus
sian dinner always begins with side
board course of cold meats. hors
doeuvres, etc; that is to say, the
dishes are laid out on the sideboard
and the guests help themselves before
sitting down to partake of the regular
meal 1t is from this custom that we
derive the term service la Russo,
as applied to dinners at which the cary.
ing is done from the sideboard.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
First Idea Of Steam plowIno.

The idea of the use of engines and
machinery to pillow the ground seems
to hav originated with David Ram
sey ana Thomas Wildgoose in 1913,
but the motive power they proposed
to use is not quite clear. Francis
Moore in 1863 first attempted to use
the steam engine for this purpose
The history OF practical steam plov-
ing dates from the invention Of Fowl
er. assisted BY Smith. in 1854.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
Where ENGLISH River Rises.

The Duddon, one OF the most pic
turesque of the English rivers. oozes
up through a bed Of moss near the tor
OF Wrynose Fell. a desolate solitude
yet remarkable for its huge masses OF
protruding crags ard the varied and
vivid colors of the MOSES watered by
the stream.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
The Professions

2 CHIROPRACTOR
DIR. }. q. SCARBOROUGH,
+ Lady In Attendance
0yches Building, Between Park
and Auditorium
OFFICE HOURS
1880 ., m. 1880 to 5 p. m.
3 1900 to $3.50 p. m.
,ultation and Examination Free.
: Residence Phone 240 Black
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
The End of All Thinus.

Man with Paper Here's preacher
In Syracuse. n. Y, who declares that
the time will come VIXEN there will be
no liars il the world" Pessimist-
well. the world is due to end some
time. Canadian Courier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
Has a Hard Time

Someone Is quoted as having said
that of all the letters in the alphabet
''E' is the most unfortunate. because
It is always out of cash, always in
debt. never out of danger, and in he'll
all the time II is also the most fire.
ouently used letter in the alphabet
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
Telephone Record.

The French language has been
found much better adapted tic long
distance telephoni7g than the English.
and expert operators in Paris have
succeeded n transmitting messages to
London at the rate of 1870 words min
ute
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
Applause at a Concert.

You seem to enjoy the heavy Wag-
merriam numbers or the program" Il
don't Then why do you applaud so
strongly" II want to hear the pretty
little pieces they always play for en-
cores.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
DRAWING the Line.

Tomdix-"Is it true that young
Greenes engagement is cff?" Hoax
Eyes" What was the trou-
ble-did the girl decline to live in a
fiat?' HojaX-"No; with one"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

~ soft answer Viii turn away
wrath les as de Good Rock says. 3D.
served Uncle Eben But toe much
softness is gwiHter .empt somebody
tc hand you a sap, Jes' fob de fun
of it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

Bishop Moreland said that a nagged
married man who does not seek di.
vorce is a true hero-but well dare
anyone Of them to wear a hero medal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

Weather records compiled for more
than quarter of a century indicate
that the atmosphere of London is be-
coming less foggv.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
British Orders of KnIoh.hood,

There are eight orders OF knight.
hood in the British empire. of which
the highest is the Order Of the Gar.
Ter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
When Baby Is Feverish,

Nothing is better than a sponge
bath with eight ounces of alcohol
added to quart OF warm water.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

/. D. 4 Il. D. MENDENHALL
II CIVIL ENGINEERS
lutte 2l9-115 Drane Building
LAKELAND, FLA.
q ,phate Land Examinations and
1t Designs. Earthwork Special
Surveys.
dence Phone 278 Black.
20 Phone 37s Blue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
Guard Against Infection.

The Argentine national health de-
artment has posted signs along the
Principal streets OF Buenos Aires tell
&c what animals and insects should
q avoided to lessen the dangers Of
Infectious diseases.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
Optimistic Thought

Arms are worth little without Wis
dom II home
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-10-25
,DENISON, IOWA

one who has had no experience in the
office and who is seeking his first
term. The voters Of the county should
rally to the support of the man who
is able and willing and even ambitious
to serve their interests. ~.
Another good man and ono whose
experience fits him for the position
he is seeking is Mr.. Edward Lehman,
candidate for the Office of county re-
corder. Mr.. Lehman is a Crawford
county man in the sense that he has
been practically raised here. His
father, Oscar Lehman, is a resident
of Denison. I He formerly lived near
Charter Oak, where young Mr.. Leh-
mann was brought up. He has had ex-
perience of clerical nature, which
especially fits him for the Office He
is clean, upright young man and has
a host of friends in the northern and
western parts of the county where he
is best known. We hope Mr.. Lehman
will be able to meet every voter in
Crawford county because in so doing
he will increase his votes at the COM
ing election. Z. .&.,'1 I ;sjss.
Another good man on the ticket is
Mr.. C. r. Rhodes, of Vail. Mr.. Rhodes
could not do otherwise than help his
candidacy If he would make a thor.
ough canvass throughout the county
and meet the voters. He makes a fav-
orable impression upon all those whom
he meets. It is unnecessary to say
that he will poll a large vote among
his neighbors and those who know
him best. His life has been spent
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-10-25
Everybody's Col.um n
The Review Solcits Communications that
May be of interest to Readers of this Column.

United States would, in reality, be the
strongest nation in the world and
would hold the balance of power
among all nations. % 1t seems hardly
possible that this will be the conclus
ion of the war, but, repeat, it would
be the best possible solution so far
as the material interests OF tho United
States are concerned. @
/ A second ending of the war would
be the; complete victory of the allied
nations and the practical humiliation
of Germany and its allies. What would
be the effect of peace treaty drawn
up on such q basis? In the first place
we would have victorious alliance, &C
mcnted by ties of bloody comradeship
and united into the greatest world
power the globe has ever known. 1t
would be composed of Great Britain
Russia, France, Italy, Japan. Belgium,
Portugal, Servia and Roumania, and
there is no reason to believe that
Great Britain would not be then, as
now, the great dominating factor.
There would be practically no Ger.
many, no Austria-Hungary, no Bulgar.
ia and no Turkey. So far as the Unit.
ed States and the few other weak neu.
trail nations are concerned they would
be absolutely powerless against this
great combinatio on which would act rs
one nation as against the balance Of
the world. Already there has been an
an agreement as to- trade preferences
and tariff alliances among these ma.
lions after the war Against whom
would these discriminations be direct
ed? Not against the defeated nations,
for they would be shorn of power and
would very largely be divided up
among the conquerors. There would
be no reprisals against Turkey or Bull
garia for there would be no such coun.
tries. Their territory would be par
celled out and the new governing coun.
try would be just as anxious for their
material prosperity as for that of any
other part OF their domains. Austria
and Germany might be left as shad.
ows of, their former selves. but even
this is to be doubted. The war debt Of
ali nations is so great that no money
could be wrung from any Of
them in case of defeat. The indemnity
must be in territory. Italy, Servia.
Roumania and Russia would divide
Hungary between them. Eng
land France, Belgium and Russian