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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07

ment since he was trotting by my side.
| turned back and, as l passed the car
riage, looked up. and there he was
smiling and at ease, sitting in the back
of the wine-colored barouche on the
tufted satin seat.
MAX" / called. ''get down at once
and come alongp
Those massive, self-important lack
eys never winked an eyelash. They
must have seen him get into the car
riage, and certainly they saw him get
out, but they made no sign. And /
am confident that If a kangaroo had
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07

dust. She dashed after him. The
chase led to the top of the building.
Here she flung herself upon the I'M
known person and succeeded In
wrenching from his tightly clenched
fist the box of waters her quick eye
discovered there. He tried TO retake
them but Bertha REINFORCED her and
drove him off.
The most thrilling experience of her
life now befell Pearls fThe masked
man was seen to creep into a seat at
tached TO huge cigorshaped object
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07

ored broadcloth liveries, richly adorned
with silver buttons, and high hats with
silver bands and cockades. Conscious
of their Importance, they looked neith-
er to the right nor the left, but with
proud eyes gazing into space remained
inmovable. Such rnagnificence could
only be the product of an old. pictur-
possibly the carriage of royalty.
Suddenly | missed Max. He seemed
to have disappeared as if by magic,
for he was not on either side of the
street, and yet it had been only mo-
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07

one side the roads initials appear in
living green. while the other sides bear
quaint designs, and vines outline each
ledge. Inside he has window boxes and
ported plants wherever they will not
interfere with business The wee
space around his castle between the
tracks he has fenced with smooth,
whiteWashed stones, and within ii has
done such systematic, intensive farm
ing that he has raised more tomatoes,
potatoes. onions. peas and carrots than
he can use. The sturdy young man
with the spade is a happy specimen of
a thrifty American; certainly he is II
standing rebuke to all lazy neighbors
with Weed-eoVered lots.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
Good Business.

A Los Angeles business man has
transformed the unsightly back yard
of his expensive store by clearing it
of rubbish. planting il with flowers and
vines, placing bright Navajo rugs on
the ground and setting several comfort
able chairs about the place. A victrola
also adds to the attractiveness of the
yard. Thus the owner has, ut small
expense, doubled his available space.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
No Worry; No Weight.

Jim" Rice, popular coach of the
Columbia university crews, has a new
recipe for keeping thin. Rice had
been putting on too much weight to be
comfortable for the last few years.
Recently an old friend met him at a
football game.
you're looking ten years younger
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07

PEARLS Parachute Landed Her Safely.
took in the excitement with quizzical
smile. Major Brent ran up and looked
sharply into his downturned face.
"Have you seen any person pass by
rithin the last minute or twoT
The workman shook his head and
,ame half way down the ladder. Your
.ame's Brent, amt it?'
"What IL it is?" gruffly demanded
he major, looking around and noting
hat they were not observed.
The lamplighter stepped to the
round and slipped note into Brents
la9d. Then he slung the ladder over
his shoulder and coolly departed.
Brent found place where he could
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
'LUNKEYS MADE NO MOTION
Heads When Collie Got Into the
Carriage Behind Them.

About her fine collie. Max Glad
tone O'Connor, Mrs. L. p. O'Connor
ell& many engaging anecdotes in her
'ook, DOG Stars"
All the cabmen at the cabstand.
rites Mrs. O'Connor, had word for
1ax, and hopefully he frequently got
nto a waiting vehicle and sat there
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07

Father, what is abject povertyr
asked the usual questioner.
THAT, son, is the condition in which
every mother-in-law thinks her daugh-
ter is living" responded the usual
source of Information.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
Consideration.

Mrs. Peck-rd be ashamed, if I was
a man, TO let woman order me
around.
Mr.. Peck-Im sure you would, Hem
rietta-and it's considerable OF you not
TO ask me to let you.-Judge.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07

and 20 pounds lighter" said the friend.
I've taken Off IS pounds" said Rice,
..and I'm as hard as nails. Never felt
better"
'How did you get your weight OFF,"
he was asked.
stopped worryin'," he announced
1--WE made up my mind that If l can't
win races without worryin' / can't win
with 1t. So / quit and took on little
exercise, rowing at Saratoga last sum-
mer, and off comes the weight. It's
partly the exercise, but mostly the Lack
of worry"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07

taken flying leap into that opulent
richness he would have been treated
with the same silent. crushing POM
posity.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
 FOR VALDEZ RED CROSS

At recent meeting of the Valde, Chapter of the American Red Cross the following committees were ap pointed by Dr. J. A. Silverman, pres. ident of the Chapter:
 Committee on Civilian Relief
 J. C. Martin. Chairman. T. G Quinn, H. T. Whitley.
 Committee on Military Relief
 Judge F. M. Brown. Chairman. J Lyons. Mrs. Wilcox. Chairman Sur gical Dressings. Mrs. Dolan, Chair man Hospital Garments, Mrs. Dono- hoe. Chairman, Knitting.
 Committee on Membership
 Mrs. Define. Chairman, Russell Hermann. H. F.. F. King, Mrs. Cuddy Mrs. D. F. Willard, Mrs. Ames, Mrs Nichols
 Committee on Publicity
 H B. Selby, Chairman, Mrs. H. E. F, King.1 Rex R. D. NicRAr Mrs McGilvray
 Committee on Finance
 w N. Cuddy. Chairman, George Love, James Patterson, E. B. Wheat
 Committee on Xmas Packages
 Ms. H. T. Whitley, Mrs. Topliff, Mrs. H. Miller. Mrs. Donohoe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06
Why 1881 Was Chosen,

In 1881 a SO called prophecy of Moth CT Shipton's was in every ones mouth:
 The world then to an end shall come
 In eighteen hundred and eighty-one.
 A travelling tailor denied inspiration to this prOsnostic. nor, as now appea rs, was it remarkable for accuracy. But he went further. He demonstrated in the dust of the road why that exact date was chosen. Not only was it ca balistic. 4 multiple of nine. etc, but it was the only date available to Moth CT Shipton which in Arabic numerals was the same backward, forward aud upside down. Eleven hundred and eleven was past, and not till 1881 would the coincidence recur. The next Moth CT ShiptOn will select S0OS, which is not tomorrow or next day. - London Globe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06
B ,5OO WOMEN WORK
 IN GERMANY'S MINES

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. G. The extent to which women are talk ing the place of men in the mines of Germany is disclosed in a government report just issued, During the last quarter of 1916 there were 37,563 women so employed, compared with 2, 265 employed in the same period of 1914. Youths employed in mines also show increases of 31 ,29O in 1914 and 43,O95 in 1916. Wages paid show increases. but have not kept pace with the increased cost of liv- ing.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06
Communicated

Editor Prospector: l wonder if you can spare d little space in your pap er for an overworked and abused dressmaker to appeal to the public. For many months I have sewed for persons in the city, in many instances for whole families. When the first comes around and l present my bills can get no money. This makes it hard for me to live here My bills come due. and I am expected to pay them. many of my customers are receiving good salaries. and are am- ply able to pay their bills. have hun dreds of dollars out and can get noth- ing How l am to live I do not know unless 1 can induce the parties who owe me to settle. l am calling their attention to their debts in this man. ner because can afford no other way of doing it. I need the money badly. and would like to have it.
 k7 A VALDEZ DRESSMAKER
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06

of 200 in twenty minutes. Even the Prussian sacrifice of the Third West phalian regiment at Mars la Tour, in 1871, 1,4S4 men out of 5000, or 49.4 per cent were killed.
 Similar losses were experienced. especially by the inefficiently officer ed British. in the early engagements of the present war. but in open fight ing. not in trenches"
 Col Harvey cited the losses of the French. The casualties in proportion to the mobilized strength were: Bat ties of Charleroi and the Marne. 5.4 per cent; first six months of 1915. 2.39 per cent: second six months of 1915. 1.6S: first six months of 1916. 1.47. second six months of 1916. I .2S. These figures show the casualties dead. wounded and missing to be approximately eleven to every 1000 of mobilized strength.
 According 10 the figures present. ed by the French high commissioner in his letter to the secretary of war. Col. Harvey continues. the high French army was reached early in the war-at the battles of Charderoi and the Marne. The casualties in that period were 5.41 per cent of the mo- bilized strength or 541 men in every 10000 with the colOrs. Military eX- perts in this country agree that the killed in action and died of wounds have never at any time in this war exceeded twenty per cent of the total casualties This gives a figure of 10S.2 fatalities from these causes in every 10000 mobilized strength: or prac- tically eleven men killed in action or died of wounds for every 900 with the colors: ratio of II per cent
 'To say. as we used to say of eros sing the Atlantic, that fighting in France as now conducted is safer than crossing Broadway. would seem ab- surd: and yet the concrete fact is that if the percentage of American fatalities, in an army of 50O,00O, in 1918. should not exceed that of the French last year, more Americans will perish from intentional and acciden tai use of firearms in the United States than in Europe"
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06
HAWAII IS NOW READY
 FOR CONSOLATION

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. G. Provost Marshal General Crowder has received a telegraphic report from Governor Pinkham, of Hawaii. re- porting preparations for carrying out the selective service act completed. The total registration, the report stat ed. is 26,337, of which only S.OS6 are citizens or declarants.
 Hawaii has already furnished by voluntary enlistment nearly twice her gross quota and is not required to furnish men under the present draft, but the governor says there is a steady popular demand for a full territorial representation in the national army.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06
THE "EROICA" SYMPHONY.
A Musical Portrait of Napoleon as Bee
 thoven ldealized Him.

"A Musicai Hortrat of Napoleon as Bee thoven ldeaIized Him. 1 The most notable example of a mas terwork with political origin is Beelhoren's "Eroica' symphony. Gen. eral Bcrnadotte during his residence in Vienna in l19S as ambassador from the French nation suggested to Bee thoren the composition of a symphon, in honor of Napoleon. At that time Napoleon was looked upon as the champion of freedom, the savior of his country. the embodiment of re publican ideals. with which Beethoven was in thorough sympathy, and he willingly accepted the proposal.
 Before the symphony was published Napoleon became emperor. and when the news reached Vienna Beethoven was violently angered. After all then. he is nothing but an ordinary mortal! He will trample all the rights of men under foot to indulge his- ambi ton and become greater tyrant than any One."
 With these words he seized the mu- sic. tore the title page in half and threw it on the ground. He never again referred to the connection be tween his work and Napoleon until news of the latters death reached him Then he said. "l have already com posed the proper music for that catas trophe. meaning. of course. the fu neral march. But the whole symphony with it's essentially revolutionary char acter. is a musical portrait of Napo- leon as Beethoven idealiZed him.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06
SOLDIERS ARE SAFE"

Col. George Harvey, in the North American Review, goes to consider able length to show that the actual dangers that attend the fighting in France are likely to be exaggerated because ones mind is more impressed by the losses than byihe number of <mer unsea1k I'd -iu lh is, he asserts. that the deatn Iurl exact ed by modern warfare is immeasur- ably smaller than ever before in his tory, and has decreased steadily since the fighting began.
 "lnnumerable comparisons might he cited from the days of Alexander in standardization of this assertion, but a few will suffice" says Col. Harvey. '1n the charge of the Light Brigade 113 were killed and 134 wounded out of 673, or 36.7 per cent. In our Civil War. the Ninth Illinois lost at Shil- oh 63.3 per cent, the First Mime sota at Gettysburg S2 per cent. and the SiXty-ninth New York, 1000 out
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06
The Modest Public Virtue.

That patriotism which, catching its inspirations from the immortal God and leaving at an immeasurable distance below all lesser. grOveling, personal in terests and feelings, animates and prompts to deeds of self sacrifice, of valor. of devotion and of death itself that is public virtue; that is the noblest. the sublimest of all public virtues Henry Clay.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06
V nnIEIDT uN ;-~~., e

DOUBLE barrelled irony is found in a case reported at Plymouth, Mass, Benjamin C. Reed, aged 5S, former tax collector and treasurer of Whit man. and widely known as "honest Ben," has just begun two-year term in the house of correction after plead ing guilty to the larceny of town funds aggregating $25,0O0. Honest Ben said he had used the money to pay the taxes of his friends.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06

THE best argument against the es- tablishment of a district court head quarters at Anchorage is coming rap idly. Jack Frost It would be posi- tive crime to compel the court and witnesses at this season of the year to travel over the bleak mountains to that frozen-in port. Now, Seward is open the year around and easy to get to. If there must be division of the district let it go to Seward.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06
STARS IN BASEBALL.
They Are Really Essential to the Sue.
 cess of Club.


 cess of Club.
 It is absolutely ue, essary for each and every major league club to have at least one unusually brilliant per former on it's roster to be a good gate attraction. and more often than not these stars are pitchers.
 Remember the Chicago White Sox of l96: Ed Walsh was the star who did most to place that team in baseball history. thOuSh he received not It. tie assistance from Joe White. Who made the Giants of d few years ago the most talked of team in baseball. Why. ChriSty MathpwSun. to be sure. lie was q star of stars. and in fair or foul weather il was he W whom thp root- CTS paid to sec. Plank. Counhs ami Bender did niore to make the Athletics famous than did all of the ot her great players on the team put together. though the SlW.HU infield, consisting of Mclnnis. Collins. Barry and Baker. was first class attraction in every sense of the word. But few other clubs in the games history ever had any thing approaching this evenly balanced outfit in its best days.
 Bill James in his time came pretty close to making the Braves. and Bill Donovan. Ed Reulbach. Mordecai Brown. Babe Adams. Joe Wood and Grover Alexander all have played lead ing roles as gate attractions
 What would fho Sopo h.,o bnn,, for years without Walter Johnson? Is it the Tigers or Ty Cobb whom the fans want to see at play? Hal Chase featured the Yankees for years. for many seasons Speaker has been the leading figure with the teams with which he played. and Joe Jackson. Marquard and fsjoie all had large in- dividual followings
 Today new crop of stars has just about arrived" and are pulling the crowds. Ed A. Goewey in Leslie's.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06
Ant Strenuth.

An English scientist weighed a small ant and a dead grasshopper which 1t was dragging to it's nest. The weight Of the grasshopper was found to be sixty times greater than that of the ant. The force exerted by the ant in dragging the grasshopper along the road was therefore prOpOrtionately equal to that of a man weighing l5O pounds pulling load of four and one half tons or horse of 1.2O0 pounds a load of thirty-six tons.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06
Enough Cars to Move Crops

CHICAO, Nov. Sufficient cars to move the entire crop of the sugar belt. and enough more in the North west to handle the potato crop, have been properly stationed. it was an- nounced here today on behalf of the railroads war board
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06

WE do not know how far the alien and sedition laws extend in their jur- isdiction. but we are expecting at any time to hear that it is treason to knock the administration town of An chorage
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06

DAN CUPID was flying around the Commissioners office this morning in a mackinaw and pacs. but the cold weather undoubtedly scared him off. IS the young man in question has lot yet secured the license
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06
\ Gentle Word (Rv p Galanpl

A gentle word is never lost,
 Oh never. then refuse one, It cheers the heart when tempest
 tossed,
 And lulls the cares that bruise one. It scatters sunshine OCT our way, And turns our thorns to roses, It changes weary night and day, And Hope and Love discloses.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06
He Knew Better.

Gentleman-Why don't you get out and hustle? Hard work never killed anybody. Rastus - You're mistooken dere, boss. I'se lost fouh wives dat way"-Boston Transcript.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06
She Knew.

Mother-Oh, Mary, why do you wipe your mouth with the back of your hand? Mary-'Cos it's so much cleaner than the front.-I.Opdon Punch.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06

THE Anchorage Times says that squirrels must get busy and prepare for winter. Not beng acquainted in that section we cannot say but from
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06

KETCHIKAN, Nov. 6.-Ketchikan prices at noon November fifth hali- but thirteen and one-half cents; sable fish, three cents; red rock fish one and one-half cents; pickled fish not quoted.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06

Thirty below, the coldest weather
 yet recorded, is reported today at Nc
 Carthy. Nine below is reported ct EaiYhanks.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06

A commonwealth ought to be inmor. tai and forever renew its youth C1cerV
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-06

what We have seen the squirrels will not be able to keep union hours when they do get busy with the nuts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-06
"WAR SCARE SPEEDS
RECRUITING INTEREST
Marine Corps Accepts Six and Army
Takes Two-Many
Applications

The "war scare" continued this morn
ing to have slightly stimulating effect
upon enlistment in the marine corps and
army and the navy.
out of the ten men applying at PIE
marine recruiting station, 1909 Arch street,
six were accepted. All these men We're
from eighteen to twenty-One years old.
The marine corps does not need great
many men and for this reason the re-
qurements are much more eXacting than in
other branches of the service.
The navy recruiting station at 1910 Arch
street is the scene of more activity. Word
of the coming of a batch of recruits from
the subrecruiting stations at Allentown,
Reading. York, Lancaster and Bethlehem
was received this morning Officers at this
station have prepared kilograms to be sent
to all the men on the reserve list of the
navy--those men who have served over
twenty years in the service
While it is not officially admitted that
these reserves are going to be called to the
colors the general feeling around head
quarters is that before midnight word from
Washington will he flashed here and
Immediately the wires will sing with the
summoning kilograms,
At the army eCru.ting headquarters,
1919 Arch street, six applied for enlistment
this morning but out of these only two were
accepted
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-06
THREE OF SHACKLETON'S
MAROONED PARTY DEAD
One Succumbed to Scurvy and Two
Perished in an Antarctic
Blizzard

PARIS, Feb. 6,-Three of the ten MEM
bers Of Sir Ernest Shackleton's antarctic
expedition, who were marooned by storms
while trying to reach the South, have per-
ished, according to a dispatch received by
the Chronicle today from wellington, New
Zealand. The dispatch reads as follows:
"A wireless message from the Aurora, the
relief ship of the imperial antarctic expedi-
tion, which, with Shackleton on board sailed
from Ross Sea on December 22 reached
here today and reads as follows:
Arrived at Cape Evans. All well. Re-
gret to report that during the second year
of the expedition A. p. Spencer Smith died
of scurvy on the Barrier, March g. 1916.
Captain Macintosh and V. c. Hayward
perished on May last, being overtaken by
a blizzard which broke the sea ice when
they were attempting to cross from Hut
Point to Cape Evans"
The Aurora left Mackmurdo Sound on
January 10. The wireless message was
signed by Captain Davis of the Aurora.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-06
COAL FAMINE NEARS
AS COLD GRIPS STATE
Situation Serious in Wilkes.
Barre-Zero Weather Reported
in Many Towns

WILKES BARRE, Pa, Feb. 6.-The co.,
supply in the Wyoming Valley is SO scare
that unless the Wilkes-Barre Connnanv
which supplies steam heat to 10000 person.
In this city. Is able to get a supply bv
today at noon the fires in the boilers vii,
have to be drawn.
Coal companies admit there ia a shor,.
age They say that there js O scarcity a,
cars, and that even though cars could bs
supplied 1t is difficult to get the coal from
the mines to fill them. The supply of ths
heat company Is practically run out, ana
every one of the companies here has been
asked to supply the needs.
ALTOONA, Pa. Feb. 6.--The worst b,,,.
zard in years has gripped this section
causing untold suffering and tieing nm
railroad and trolley schedules. In Altoona
It was 8 degrees below zero. Ten beIo,r
was registered at Roaring Springs ana
Juniata- At Gap fierce wind was blow
ing for twenty-four hours, pilng the snow
in drifts three and fo~r sect deep Pa,.
senger service over the Pennsylvania nain
line was badly crippled. trains running
from one to five hours late. Freight trafnc
was also affected, trains being reduced n
forty-fve per cent of normal.
UNIoNTOWN. Pa, Feb. s.-The south.
ern part of Fayette County supplied nv
the Dunlap Gas Company endured the zero
weather without gas. the pipe-pressura
lines of the gas company having Trojan
Thousands of families have been without
fuel. In attempts to throw out the Gas
lines. several explosions ACQUIRED, result
ing in minor injuries to gas company EN-.
ployes. The temperature in Uniontown was
six below zero.