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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-31
AWAY WITH THE STUMPS.

That extensive, rather than inten
tive farming, is still the great prob
EN- Of the farmer is a fact beyond
argument. The expert observer sees
he evidence on every hand-millions
4 acres going to waste which might
De ridded of stumps, plowed, sowed,
md made the focal points for new
idal wave of farmer prosperity 1t
s no exaggeration to say that most
If our land is rich in agricultural pos
Utilities.
There certainly is nothing new in
he idea of Harvesting forest land to
he pillow. American history makes its
tart upon the clearing in the forest
lpon that first scanty crop of corn
which served for the initial
Thanksgiving dinner of the Pilgrim
Gathers
With up-to-date methods and ma
hinery of stump-pulling at their dis
osal, many modern farmers hesitate
do the very thing which our fore
athers were obliged to do with the
low, painful labor of their hands.
True to the adage that history re
eats itself, the first American land
Tearing has found its counterpart in
lany subsequent feats of daring land
Utilization. For instance, there is the
Interesting story of the three Benedic-
me monks, how some thirty years
go, founded a colony in the wilds of
he Ozark mountains of Arkansas.
They were not equipped with mod
IN methods and machinery. They
ug up the stumps in the most print
i've manner. Yet, today. this colony
as 100 acres of land under a high
ate OF cultivation And this land
as proved its ability to produce bet
r than $13 800 worth Of crops, dairy
7oducts, poultry, etc, in single
ear.
In Arkansas, in Louisiana, in Mon
ma, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Wis
Dnsin and many other states humble
1t wise and thrifty immigrants have
ought hideous, barren stump lands
song and a promise And by pa
ent industry they have redeemed
csc lands and made them blossom
to a sure means OF independence
Id prosperity. Thus they have put
) shame many less progressive ma
We farmer
The clearing and cultivation of for
It lands, which has been an impor-
mt American industry from the day
hat the first white man landed on
he shores Of Plymouth has yet to
AXE on the aspect Of great nation
vide movement. But farmers as a
lass are becoming more alive to the
odd that lies under their stumps than
hey have been. And the next few
ears should witness a much more
arrest and concerted effort on the
art of farm owners to increase their
oldings in good cut-over land, and
repare it with whatever stump-land
hey already possess for the sowing
nd the reaping 1t is the next step
,ccessary to make the average farm a
lotter rounded and therefore a better
aging proposition.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-31

Under the operation of a new
drainage law, Prince Edward Island
is expected to increase in farm values
by $4,OO0,OOO.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24
McCall's S Tries to
 Help Fairbanks

On practically every mail from the Outside residents of Fairbanks receive communications from various publications throughout the United States containing the assurances of those publications that they will do everything possible to alleviate the condition of interior Alaska m regard to the mail service. One of the last to respond to the appea, sent out from Fairbanks is McCaHs magazine.
 The letter states that the manage ment of the publication has been busily engaged in taking up the matter with the postoffice depart ment, but states that there js nothing favorable to report. It also says hat McCall's has been In receipt of numerous letters of the same kind.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24
SEWARD HAS
 SERIOUS FIRE

SEWARD, Jan. 21-The Alaska Northern Dock here burned to the ground last plight. The cause of the fire is unknown. The buildings and their contents burned quickly and for a time it seemed that the flames would reach the business portion of the town, but the wind blowing toward the ocean, kept them from doing so.
 The loss is about $40000. Of this Sl0,000 is in merchandise which was on the docks ready for shipment.
 The docks were the property Ct the government, having been includ- ed in the deal made when the Alas ka Northern railroad was taken over. They were the only docks here and Seward is therefore now without docking accommodations. It is eX- pected, however, that work on new docks will be commenced soon. Whe ther or not the government will rebuild is not stated, but it is sup posed that the burned docks will be replaced as soon as the next railroad appropriation is forthcoming
 Great praise for the work they Chief Horner, of the fire department, and the members of that body, and R, J. Weir, engineer in charge of the local headquarters of the Alas kan Engineering commission, and his dynamtng squad
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24
RU|NAT|ON SALE
 IS B|C SUCCESS

The Animation Sale of the le mains of Hiawatha hall at Fox the building which was crushed by tn weight of snow on its roof durins the big storm. was biz success The lumber in the building Wa sold to A Barbettini for $1o5. Mrs Julian Blaker being the purchaser of the piano, for $55 The sale Wa held last Thursday The bidding was spirited. The money realized from the sale will be used towarI something of public improvement nature at Fox. It has been sug- gested that it be saved as a nucleus for q fund for another hall; that it be used to purchase a Nictrola and number of records for the Fox school and that it could also be put to good use in building a new bridge across Goldstream at FON
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24

Personal Mention


KIEI-Fryd Niel came to Fair banks last eek for d short busi- ness visit from his fox ranch be low Cinema.
 RINGSETTI-Paul Ringseth, tn" Chatanika and Brooks merchant and stage man, was a city visitor dur ing the week.
 HOEY Game Warden Andy Hoey is absent from Fairbanks on an official trip,
 DUKE James Duke. the Nenara trading pos man and his father auiyed Iera carly in tha week
 their way Outside where the former is going in search of health
 zUG-John zug. of the Alaska Road commission, is now visiting at Bowie, Md within a short dis tance of Washington, D. C. He plans to return to Alaska in the near future,
 BLASER- Charles BIaser, pro prietor of the Arctic Greenhouse ar rived in town Monday from the Out side where he spent the past year
 CAMERON Mark Cameron is a recent arrival in the city from the antimony properties of Tom Lloyd and Leroy Tozier in the Kantishn9 country
 HARRAH. Miss Violet Harrah of Fairbanks creek, was city visitor for a few days last week
 CREIGHTON-Dick Creighton, the Little Eldorado quartz man. was q city visitor last week.
 STEEL-R. s. Steel, who was chi ployed as stenographer in the local office of the American-Yukon Navi- sation company last summer, is re turning to Fairbanks from a trip to the Outside
 JOHNSON Ludwig Johnson is in town from No, 21 Goldstream. the claim on which he recently took lease and option.
 MARION--.Tules Marion, one of the Circle mail carriers, arrived at Chat anika Friday after 8 hard trip through the cold weather from Circle.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24
Knights Templar
 Hold Installation

Last Tuesday night at the Ma sonic Temple. Alaska Commandery No. 1. Knights Templar, held it's installation of officers. The core monies were conducted by Past Emi- nent Commander Henry Nash Shoad. assisted by john A Clark as mar shal A good sized crowd Of Ma sons attended the ceremonies, which were concluded by a social session, during which a luncheon was served
 The new officers of the comman- dery are:
 Guy B. Erwin-Eminent Command CT.
 Robert w. Taylor or-Generalissimo
 Paul J. Rickert-Captain-G
 Carl Selberg-Senior Warden.
 Sidney Stewart-JuniOr Warden
 Arthur McGoWn- Treasurer
 Frank B. Hall-Recorder.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24

and perfect men are being wanton r. butchcred and no measures to save their lives are seriously con SidNred
 SOME discussion has been going on in the newspapers regarding the cold weather and what degree of cold is necessary to freeze Perry Davis pain killer Regardless oi this controversy Stanley Hess voice froze up the first day of the coli spell and has not thawed out yet which accounts for his familiar and secretive attitude since that time.
 THE presence of Marshal Erwin in any community always has a chilling effect. but just why his return at this time is heralded by such extremely cold weather is more than the learned ones can explain It is to be hoped that his ten head of stock being herded by Fred Douse. will have better weather for travel ing than fell to the marshals lot. A common. everyday mule cannot exist where a jackass will flourish
 NCTTRAI-: Not siding with any port in dispute: not interested one way or the other; person or nation that takes no part in con test between others, is Webster's definti0n of the word. Some per son will have to coin a new defini- ti0n which will allow the United States fer tho dollars there are in f. t. manufacture ammunition for tn" warning ratlOns and still re m"tn neutral. The present accept ance of the definition is obsolete.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24
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Dave Patterson has filed suit in the office of the clerk of the dis trict court against E A Williams and Roy Rutherford, alleging that they owe him $395 42 for labor and '215.5O for wood. The comp} states that the debts were contract ed when the defendants were ope- rating on Engineer creek
 Andy Strom was operated on last Monday at St. Josephs hospital for an abscess. He is reported to be resting easily.
 Freeman Anderson, the Cinema man who froze his feet during the cold spell in December was operated on during the week and it is thought that unless further complications set in, he will recover nicely.
 Ed Verdin, of Goldstream, is at St, Joseph's hospital suffering from injuries sustained when he fell down 23-foot shaft on No. 8 on that stream. The injuries are chiefly cuts and bruises, no bones being broken.
 Statistics compiled in the clerk of courts office show that s2,26O has been collected from licenses is- sued to people doing business at Brooks. There are, all told, 4S diff ferent businesses being conducted.
 The Daughters of Erin have an ncunced that St Patrick's day dance will be held on the evening of March 17.
 The young moose which P J. Rickert has had at his ranch since last summer is dead, having died of collie after eating particularly large meal of frozen cabbage.
 William J. Keller, a young man well known among lovers of sport in Fairbanks by reason of the fact that he showed promise as a wrest, Ter, is in jail at Panama. He was committed by Commissioner Joseph c. Dehn for six months and given a fine of $500, after he had beer found guilty of assault.
 At Nome, early in December. c. " Waldbloom. an antimony miner, became overcome by gas fumes from a fuse he had just lighted while he was being hoisted from the bot tom of a 40-foot shaft, and fell back into the hole The explosion took place and, after the smoke had cleared away, the partner low cred himself to the bottom of the shaft, expecting to find his partners body blown to atoms, but the man was alive, although unconscious. The partner succeeded in hoisting the man to the surface and then dragged him to their cabin, about one and one-half miles distant from the shaft He then went for help, and it was fully two days before the man was brought to the Nome hos pital. Waldbloom suffered no broken bones, although one of his legs was swollen badly.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24

doubled and trebled their plants General Electric Baldwin Locomo- tive. American Air Brake. Nesting. house. Alis-C Chalmers and many other large companies ordinarily ell gagged in the production of machin- cry and metal goods for peaceful purposes, at enormous cost largely remodeled their factories and equip ped them with special machines. tools and appliances for the making of arms and ammunition. When the war in Europe stops. unless meanwhile a new demand for armor plate. cannon. rifles. shells cartridges and powder has been created, all this vast quantity of fixed capital will become almost worthless junk To keep that capital alive, to con tinue the profits of the Armament { Rims in which t'e Morgan Gn3 Rockefeller groups are deeply in terested. is the first and most press ing reason for the proposal to dou-
 ble the nations military and naval expenditures this year, and increase come.
 Wall Street is looking with greedy eyes at Latin America and the far east. In those regions. where ma tive capitalism is not yet highly developed abnormally large rates of profit are to be made by the invest ment of a part of the surplus, whie Il
 American labor is continually pour
 ing into the lap of American capital. But the people of those countries are beginning to resent foreign eX- ploitation The golden days of Diaz and his like are past. Our neigh
 bors beyond the Rio Grande may still fight furiously among them selves, but every faction raises the cry of Mexico for the MeXicans.
 From Panama to the Horn the Grin go is looked on with misgiving. and the Drago Doctrine is taking the place of the Monroe Doctrine Our sister republics may like the idea of Pan-Americanism, but they put their own interpretation on it-and surely, they have reason. As for the Orient, on the one hand tn Chinese people are becoming much lot floaterS and conces sion hunters, and are proving themselves capable of making revolutions on their own account: on the other hand, if China is still to be footed, the Japanese bourgeoisie thinks it has first claim. So preparation, not for the defense of our own shores, but for imperi alistic expansion in the interest Of our own eXploiters, Is the second great motive for the new army and navy program.
 Finally, the American workers themselves are proving restless. In spite of all the efforts of the Man ufacture1s Association spies and Civic Federation bambooZlers, Orga nized Labor is not only growing numerically, but also becoming wis CT. bolder and more united; and at the same time. even in this un favorable moment, Socialism is gain. ing strength on the political ficld. The masters of our jobs may soon need a large professional army fo' actual use nere at home. Ever short of that they need jingo pa triotism, flag worship, national ha treds and habit of minimizing obedience among the masses to di vert the toilers' discontent and ham per their class action. This is the third, and, perhaps, in the long run
 it is the deepest motive in the cam paign for preparedness. ."-N. Y. Call.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24
PREPAREDNEss-FoR WHAT?

The men with whom President Wilson seems to have thrown in his lot have three obvious motives for desiring an increase of the army and navy. Desire to defend the country from foreign attack is not one of them.
 Within the last fifteen months American capital to the amount of several million dollars has been in vested in the munition industry. Bethlehem Steel, DuPont Powder Remington Arms, Union Metallic Cartridge and like concerns have
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24
Phone 2b& Phone
A HOT SUBJECT.

The cause of tie fife in The Hearsr Boston tuaanaa pant undoubtedly was caused D. our of his scorchin4 editorials
 News-NIiner. Jan 19
 |, l. a ltrle sla~ -'..~- . copy tpda- ae the t"mparafue in this office nece-sjra',~ warm
 n- ena hand over kerosene stove whtla typin- with the other News-Miner Jan 36.
 Why doesn't the editor of f. News-Miner try his hand at writ ing "seorehiEG editorials and | awey with the kerosene -roveo' It might help out soma in fja work and then again his subscribers ajg- like the change
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24

NOT guilty. but don't do 1t again, Dan.
 WHAT is Dan Callahan going to do with that affidavit he is carry ing around in his inside pocket?
 SIXTEEN below zero with a 75- mile wind beats 50 below city block and halfway back. Juneau wins.
 THERE is absolutely no truth in the press report that a California COW ate prickly pears for year, and then gave birth to a calf GOV cred with porcupine Quills.
 LAW prohibiting the sale of wood alcohol should next be passed if those who have been deprived of alcoholic beverages persist in drinking it to appease their thirst
 THE retiring governor of the State of Kentucky pardoned 511 convicts during his term of office, and his predecessor beat his record by for ty-nine. All the native sons were Aot at home either.
 BELGIUM and Holland Get Peace Proposals" says the head writer on the Times The next thing they will tell us will be that the United States as neutral nation has had peace offerings sent her.
 TT is not as long distance 10 TipperaIy as it is to Panama. If you want to send registered pack age to Panama it must first go to Seattle At least that is the eX- perience of Billy Gorham with the local postoffice.
 NOW that the tax payers of tn city have had all their kicks recti- fled, all they have to do is to pay up and look pleasant. It may be painful, but they will have to come through with the dough sooner or later, so why not sooner and save the penalty?
 JUST because Seward had fire one night Valdez endeavored to show her neighbor how to do things up right the very next day and stood good chance of wiping the city out of existence. Rivalry is all right to a certain degree, but all things have a limit.
 EVEN great minds get muddled sometimes. The headwriter of the Times the other morning, in an ef- fort to impart the information that tho staal trusf had declared a diyi- dend, said that they cut the lemon" What they really meant to say was that they cut the melon
 
 SUCH an everlasting racket among the scientists and doctors about the tiny mite of being, born with one eye, no ears. break in it's spine and no brain, while a million sound
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24

Dexter crock, aEe of the streams which made Nome famous in the carly days Of lat camp, is still yielding its quota of gold Late reports ale to the effect that three feet of 2I-eynt o.st has been found there. The 2"a1a4 is very shallow.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24
Making Plans for
 Big Entertainment

Plan. for the big Presbyterian
 oyt mcnth, are now going forward apidly,. according t2 aHnc4r"amcnt made by E. A. Herring, chairman
 i the committee which has the af rangements for the affair in charge Mr Herring has announced that the entertainment. which will be of a continuous performance nature, in musical comedy way, will be siveu at Thoine's theatre on the evening gf Wednesday, February l6
 And there will be- all kinds c! .tnrts, hiefly musical. Nv song but lately imported from the Out side will be featured sung by some of the best known of Fairbanks vocalists. They will De sung be, tween the dramatic acts. of which there will be several
 The District School" which is one of those laugh producers enjoy ing a nationwide reputation. is one of the sketches which will be pro duccd The characters for this sketch have not yet all been secured but the best talent obtainable will be procured in order that 1t may be made as real as possible. All 0f the characters for this sketch will be there, including milkmaids, the school board, and former boys
 In fact, che entertainment is ex- pected to be one of the best seen in Fairbanks for a long time. The proceeds will be given to the church,
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24
WED FOR 76 YEARS.

FREEPORT, Ill, Nov. 14.-After a term of more than seventy-sX years of welded life, believed to be a record Mrs Thomas Slifer, aged 96 years, died at her home in Lanark, III. Her husband, at the age of 97 years, survives her
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24

n- that d.. colonel vii return tN the party but will not seek the
 .p.r.r t.aa. coHtenting himself with working such regeneration as
 since 1912. he has said should come
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24
School Society
 Holds Meeting

The Ursa Major society of the Fairbanks high school held one ot it's regular meetings at the school building Friday afternoon. Sever al important matters of business were discussed and dispatched, and an excellent program, literary, musi- cal and pictorial was rendered.
 The numbers on the program were: Reading Miss Edna Lewis. Piano Solo Miss Alta Porte. Reading ..........-. Everett Dilley. Piano Solo ....... Wilma Carlson, A Trip Through Yellowstone Park. Professor Kalrer with Reflectoscope.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24

the press report that a California COW ate prickly pears for a year, and then gave birth to calf GOV cred with porcupina Quills.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24

SIXTEEN below zero with a 75- mile wind beats 50 below a city block and halfway back. Juneau wins.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24

A LAW prohibiting the sale of wood alcohol should next bc passed if those who have been deprived of alcoholic beverages persist in drinking it to appease their thirst
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24

THE retiring governor of the State of Kentucky pardoned 511 convicts during his term of office, and his predecessor beat his record by for ty-nine All the native sons were not at home either
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24

SUCH an everlasting racket among the scientists and doctors about the tiny mite of a being, born with one eye, no ears. break in it's spine and no brain, while a million sound
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24

BELGIUM and Holland Get Peace Proposals" says the head writer on the Times. The next thing they will tell us will be that the United States as a neutral nation has had peace offerings sent her.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-24

NOT guilty, but don't do 1t again, Dan.
 WHAT is Dan Callahan going to do with that affidavit he is carry ing around in his inside pocket?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-29
Methodist Church.

REV. Lewis Powell, D. D., Pastor)
Sunday School $50 a. m, j. H.
Cate, Superintendent.
Mems Bible Class, Ira L. Smith,
Teacher.
Women's Bible Class, Mrs. Lizzie
Clark, Teacher.
Primary Department, Miss Mary
Walker, Suerintendent.
DR.. Powell will preach at 10:45 a.
m. on "a Centenary of Marching, and
A Hundred Years of Victory"
AT 1880 p. m. the theme will he
''The Temple of the Soul, and Its
Need of Washing"
Epworth League at $50 p. m.
Everybody should go to church
Sunday-the last day and last Sunday
in beautiful April. Plan to put in
the day, and make it the best Sunday
you ever spent. Get ready for May
7th., everybody go to Sunday School
Sunday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-29
WILLING to Compromise.

One evening at the supper table
Johnnie told his father that Willie.
his brother, had used profane Ian
guage at school Willie, of course,
denied it. but Johnnie insisted that he
heard him. The father said. Eat your
supper, William, and then l will set
tie with YOU" Willie sat in silence
for some time. then he looked up and
said, Papa. I'll tell you how TO set
tie this. Just say nothing more about
it,"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-29
NOTHING TO REPORT.

During our first summer in the
trenches there were days, sometimes
weeks, at a time when, in the lam
guage of the official bulletins, there
was nothing to report" or "calm"
prevailed "along our entire front. "
From the point of view of the war
office, these statements were doubt
less true enough. There were no
great battles, there was no wholesale
slaughtering of soldiers. But from
Tommy Atkins point of view,
Hcalm" was putting it somewhat
mildly. Life in the trenches, even
on the quietest of days, is long bat
tie of British resourcefulness versus
German ingenuity. Shippers, ma
chine gunners, artillerymen, airmen,
engineers, signalmen of the opposing
sides, vie with each other in daring
and skill in order to secure that COW
eted advantage, the morale. Tommy
calls it the more-ale, but he jolly well
knows when he has it and when he
hasn't.-James Norman Hall, in
Atlantic.