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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30
A eamhoo Eorsst

There are few spots imaginable mort
beautiful than a Japanese bamboo for
est 1t is the most lovely in color, the
most aristocratic and the best behaved
forest In the world. 1t whispers pleas
antly and gently, and the severest
winds cannot make 1t angry. The long,
slim bodies Of its trees are useful long
after death, for they are made into
water pipes, canes, fences, picture
frames, vases. fishing rods, roodngs,
flutes, fans, furniture and poles.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30
Lima and staff Officers.

Broadly speaking, the distinction be-
tween line officer and staff officer
is that between the fighter and the
nonhghter. The staff officer has non
military duties. He may, for example,
be member Of the medical corps, an
Instructor at military institute or
have charge Of some administrative
department Of the army or navy. The
word Is also used for those men at
tached to the staff of the commander
in chief A line officer is literally that;
he is the man In the field or on bat
tleship to do the actual f1ghting.- New
York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30

One of the fastest composers that
ever lived was Trotere, the writer of
songs Some Of the composers feats
verge on the marvellous. 1t Is said, for
example, that he actually wrote the
score of I'm Old Madrid and had
dropped 1t into the letter box within
eight minutes of the time he had taken
up his pen. This would be remarkable
merely as showing his dexterity and
agility, to say nothing Of the labor Of
the composition itself
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30
The Cruel Wolf Spider.

One Of the most unnatural things in
nature, II the expression Is allowable,
Is the manner In which the young Of
the common wolf spider treat their
mother. After the little creature has
laid her eggs she envelopes them in
silken covering, 50 as to make ball
about the size of pea, and this she
carries about with her wherever she
goes and. viii defend It with her life
When the young are Matched they
climb on her back, giving her a mon
strous appearance and ride about until
nearly half grown, and as soon as they
discover their strength they fall to ana
devour their mother.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30

Sir Edward Carson is noted for his
ready Irish wit. On one occasion in
court, when the judge, with whom he
had had more than one passage Of
arms, pointed out to him the discrep-
ancy between the evidence Of two of
his witnesses, one a carpenter and the
other saloon keeper, he answered,
That's so, my lord, yet another case
of difference between bench and bar"
London Standard.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30

Here is the proper way to pop corn.
Put the regular quantity that is,
very small quantity-into the pepper
and hold it under the cold water faucet
long enough to thoroughly saturate the
kernels. Shake the pepper and place It
on the back of the range to allow the
corn to dry, then pop. The kernels win
be very large. and there will be no
hard center.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30
His Time to TAX,

Judge Have you anything to say be-
fore | pronounce sentence upon your
Prisoner Yes, Judge, I certainly have.
But it's dinner time. Let's wait until
after we've had It. / have quite a
reputation as an after dinner speaker
Yonkers Statesman.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30
EnIIomlnn the STYLES.

'sThe average woman spends most
of her time thinking about what to
wear"
Il fear you are mistaken
'Why sop
"She spends most of her time think
ing about what to wear next. Biz
mingham Age Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30
4 CUTTING Retort.

II wish you were more like Mr.
Green. He never has any business en-
gagements downtown at night.
saThat's so. But you dent see Mrs.
Green riding around town In an auto
mobile OF her own, do you Detroit
Free Press
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30
The difference.

He-Of course there's a big differ
ence between a botanist and a florist.
Shells there really2
He-Yes; a botanist Is one who
knows all about flowers, and a florist is
one who knows all about the price
people win pay for them. Boston
Transcript.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30

Wigwag-I can always tell a married
man when meet one Henpeckke-
Oh, don't nowl You might occasion
ally run across bachelor with a
crouch. Philadelphia Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30

Inc CLOCK struck IL.
i wish had enough money to trav-
ell" remarked the young man.
Here's a car ticket" announced her
father, making his appearance at that
point. Louisville Courier-Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30
His snarl.

Come on. Hiraml Don't you want
to see the ossified man2"
NAV. ] kin show you whole tewn
Of 'em. Kansas City Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30
Not II 4.


MONEY inks.
"Tm sorry. then, but you'n have to-
count me out of the debate. Detroit
Free Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30
Mount Holly Lodge Directory


Mount Holly Lodge No. "a, F. & A. M.
Masonic Temple
Meets Mondays or before full moon
James y. Hume, Secretary
Mount Holly Lodge No. 84s, B. P. o. Elxs
Kelsey q Kliie Building
Meets first and third Tuesday in each month
Harry L. Walters. Secretary
Mt. Holly Lodge No. 1877, L. o. o. Moose
Meets every Tuesday al Moose Home
George W. Dading, Secretary
Pocahontas Tribe No. IS, Imp'd o. r. M.
Meets every Monday In Red Mems Hall
John B. Dobbins, @. OF X.
NJ. Lodge No. !, Knights Of Pythias
Meets every Friday In Red Mems Hall
samuel G. stanton. K. OF H. and >.
Washington Camp No. II, P. o. S. of A.
Meets Thursdays in Kelsey 4 Kiilie Building
samuel K. Colder, Secretary
Washington Council No. S. Jr.O UAM.
Meets every Tuesday In Red Mems Hail
Herbert r. smith, Secretary
Marion Circle No. 9, Brotherhood of
America
Meets every Wednesday In Red Mems Hall
John Throckmorton. Jr', Secretary
Mount Holly Camp No IS. Woodmen of
the World
Meets second and fourth Tuesday in Kelsey
Irving c. Gaskili, Secretary
Bright Star Lodge No. IS, Shepherds of
Bethlehem
Meets Mondays in Kelsey q Kiilie Building
Anna M. Rosseli, Scribe
Mt. Holly Court No 4, Imp O. Foresters
Meets second and fourth Tuesday, RED Men
ridden Bidwsil. Recording Secretary
AZ u<ff., 1sa,,,,,la No Maeo,,;c Tie
Meets every Thursday III Red Mems Hall
Mrs. M. 1. Pearson, scroll keeper
Gen. A. E. Sliiras Post No. az. G. A. R.
Meets every Friday IA DilIs Hall
Theodore Nicely, Adjntant
Ladies' Aid Of the G. A. r.
Meets second and fourth Tuesday In DIPS Hall
Miss Lortna Bates, secretary
Ancient Order of Good Fellows, No. IS
Meets every Friday IN Dilrs Hall
Walter Bowker. secretary
Washington Council No. 10, Sr. o. U. A. NJ.
Meets every Thursday IN ptil's Hall
john \. Carly, seer AIRY
Nit. Holly & Unity Lodge M. 10, 100 i.
Meets every Wednesday In Mirror Building
John b. Herbert, Secretary
Lady Marion Home No. 6, Brotherhood
of America
Meets every Saturday in Red Mems Hall
Mrs. Ida Eddleman. Scrollkeeper
Mt Holly Camp No. 50, Patriotic Order
of Americans
Meets wednesda IS IN Kelsey q Killie Building
MRS. J. q. Mount, Secretary
New Jersey Castle No. q, K: OF G: +.
Meets every Thursday in Red Mems Hall
Star of Washington Council No.a9 D. Of A.
Meets Friday IN Kelsey q killie Building
Carrie Dennis Secretary
Court Mckinley No. 4, o. of G. S.
Meets Saturdays in Kelsey Il Kille Building
b. .. Herbert Recorder
Gen. Joseph Hooker Camp No. as, Sons
of Veterans
Meets second and fourth Wednesday in DIPS
Hall
John b. Dobbins, AdJutant
Santa Maria Council No. II7o, K. of c.
saint Mary's Hall
aetts first sunday OF the month at p. m.
95rkf tuesday alter the third Sunday at p. m.
John Layery, Secretary
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30

'l Toying. . fms word and 1
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30

Quality Is more to be desired than
quantity" said the man of artistic in
clinations.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30

mot always replied the practical
person. "a diamond is pure carbon,
but you can't get the action from 1t
that you can from a ton Of COAL
Washington Star.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
PERSONALS

James r. Green of Chicago is in
the city visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. H. S. Mills and Mrs. Charles
Langley and daughter Vera, left this
morning for a weeks visit in Quincy
with relatives.
L. W. Childs left this morning for
Kansas City to meet Mrs. Childs
and daughter Marjorie who have been
visiting relatives and friends for a
few weeks. They expect to return to
Keokuk the latter part of the week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
ANNOUNCEMENT.

There will be no issue of The Daily
Gate City Labor day, Monday, Sep
TENDER Ord. Arrangements have been
made with the United Press to furn-
ish bulletins of any war news OF I'M
usual interest and should such news
he received, will be bulletined at
The Gate City office. Suspending
publication on Labor day has been
a yearly custom with this paper for
a long time as it is a day when the
labor organizations prefer to have
the day to themselves.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
COAL BIDS.

Bids will be received by the board
Of supervisors of Lee county, Iowa, at
the office Of the county auditor at
Fort Madison, Iowa. up to 10 o'clock
a. M, Tuesday, September 4. 1917.
for the furnishing Of lump, 6x2 egg
and mine run coal delivered at the
following places and in the following
amounts, towit:
100 ton, court house, Fort Madison
ESQ tons, court rouse, Keokuk.
250 tons, county home switch.
e. T. HULL,
County Auditor
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
keokuk as a Medical Center.

The first medical college west OF
the Mississippi river was established
in Keokuk. 1t was also the first to
admit women on the same terms
with men. The College Of Physicians.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
TO The PUBLIC.

Because Of the enormous advance
in the cost of materials amounting
to between 40 percent and 80 per-
cent, we are compelled to increase
our prices, effective September 1.
THE HORSESHOERS OF KEOKUK.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30

Keokuk, was conducted successfully
for over half a century, but is now
absorbed into the Iowa state uniyer-
sity at Iowa City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30

Mrs. J. c. Wallis and Mrs. H. c.
Weisemanh leave tonight for Duluth,
Mimi, for a visit with Harry A. Wal
lis and wife,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30

EXTRA SPECIAL SALE LOWITZ.
Wool and silk and shetland sweat
ers, s39S to $500. Also 1000 serge
and silk dresses, suits and coats 20
per cent less than next months prices
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30

Gate City want ads.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-22
MILTON PAYS HONOR
TO ADMIRAL Dewey

MILTON, Ind, Jan. 22-Old Glory
was floating at half mast, at the post.
office, Saturday morning in respect
to the memory of Admiral Dewey. /. {. i.
Mrs. L. M. Gentle of Richmond, came
Friday evening to be the weekend
visitor Of her sister. Mrs. J. A. Brown
and family. Mrs. Elizabeth Kimmel
went to Centerville, Saturday as the
guest Of her son and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leroy Kimmel.. Willard Wiss.
Ter returned Saturday from q few days
stay at Martinsville. /. Mrs. Flora
Ferguson 10 at her daughters, Mrs.
Wellington Swearingen. near Moore.
land. The latter Is suffering from q
deep cold which has settled on ner
lungs. Mrs. Henry Hess and Miss
Blanche Moore made shopping party
and also visited friends at Richmond,
Saturday. MIR. and Mrs. Horace
Hurst, of near Connersville, spent over
the weekend with Mr.. Hurst's sister.
Mrs. Alice Gresh. .Olin Davis, a
senior OF the Milton high school. was
at Richmond Saturday to visit the
Richmond Business college 4. :. The
Twentieth Century club met at the
Boosters hall Friday evening
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-22

In the mill. AS regularly he refuses
and Is led back to the dungeon. He
has been confined there longer than
any other prisoner in the last FIVE
years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-22
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Cutter, cheap. Phone
1895. 2O-2t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-22
DIVORCE YOURSELF
FROM PAIN AND
KIDNEY DISORDER
(By L. G.. Babcock.)

(By L. c. Babcock.)
Simple methods are usually the most
effective ones when treating any disor-
der OF the human system. The mere
drinking of cup of hot water each
morning, plenty Of pure water all day.
and little Anuric double strength
before every meal has been found the
most effective means Of overcoming
kidney trouble. Death would occur if
the kidneys did not work day and
night in separating poisons and uric
acid from the blood
The danger signals are backache, de-
pressions, aches, pains, heaviness.
drowsiness, irritability, headaches,
chilliness, rheumatic twinges, swollen
joints, govt.
II is such q simple matter to step
into your favorite drug store and OBJ
tain Anuric. which was first discover.
cd by DR.. Pierce, of the Surgical Insti-
tute, Buffalo. Every druggist dis.
penses it.
All people in America and especially
those who are past middle age are
prone to eat too much meat and in
consequence deposit uric acid (uratic
salts) IN their tissues nd Joints. They
often suffer from twinges Of rheuma-
tism or lumbago, sometimes from govt,
swollen hands or feet. Such people
are not always able to exercise suffic.
iently IN the outdoor air IN order to
sweat freely and excrete impurities
through the skin. Anuf1c will over
come such conditions az rheumatism,
dropsical swellings, cold extremities,
scaiding and burning urine and sleep
lessness due to constant need Of get.
ting out of bed at night, by carrying
off the uric acid poison.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-22

FOR SALE-Winchester repeating
rifle, %. Call Tom w. Johnson,
Route A, Richmond, Ind. 20-2t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-22
M'NAMARA WON'T
LABOR IN MILLS

SAN QUENTIN. CAL. Jan. 22.-Af.
ter seventeen days spent in the dun.
geon Of the state prison here, James
B. Mcnamara. who is serving a life
term for his confessed part in the
dynamiting OF the Los Angeles Times
building in 1910, continued steadfast
today in his refusal to work In the
jute mill. Every day he is brought
out, and asked If he is ready to work
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-22
JACKSON, MISS, MAN
Tells How to Cure Chronic couqI,

Jackson. Miss.--'1 am a carpenter
and the grippe left me with a chronic
cough, rundown, worn out and weak
took all kinds Of cough syrups with.
out help. read about vinol and
decided to try it. Before / had taken
bottle I felt better, and after taking
two bottles my cough is entirely cured.
and have gained new vim and
energy."-John L. Dennis.
Vinol is guaranteed for coughs,
colds and bronchitis and for all weak,
run down conditions. Glen Thistle
thwaite. Druggist. Richmond, Ind.
Also at the leading drug store in all
Indiana towns.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-22
WANTED
WEATHER STRIPS TO PUT ON /

WEATHER STRIPS TO PUT ON TO
keep out the cold and dust, stoves,
bicycles, baby cabs. sweepers, furni-
ture, everything to repair. knives,
shears, saws to sharpen. Called for
! and delivered. Wesley Brown & Son.
Phone 1886. Aft
HIGHEST MARKET PRICE for raw
furs. Ed Burns. 634 N. 10th. 15-tf
CONTRACT YOUR PAINTING, VAR.
nishing, granting and decorating
| now. c. f. Sims. Practical painter.
Phone 2571. jan. S-120t
WANTED-Competent girl for general
homework. 2009 Main S-tf
WANTEDrTo buy fIrs; highest mar
ket price. liberal gra ing. Glen.
denim & Co. 13-tf
WANTED-Agents to sell the Never
Fail Collection System. Every mer.
chant wants one Cost you SOC, sells
for 5000. Agents making SIS to 500
weekly. American Adjustment Co.,
105 W. Monroe St.. Chicago. 15-7t
WANTED-Old False Teeth. Don't
matter if broken. pay 81. 90 to $50
per set. Mail to l.. Mazer, 2007 S.
Fifth street, Philadelphia, Pa. Will
send cash by return mail. 1S-14t
WANTED - Roomers, 1926 Main.
Phone 1861 12-7t
WANTED-The names of few peo-
pie who want to buy farms. Phone
1928. 2S-tf
WANTED-Men for city Good propo-
sition for hustlers. Apply Atlantic
& Pacific Tea Co. 727 Main st. 19-3t
MEN WANTED u. s. ARMY, 2 or
years service with colors. Is to
q without co1sent OF parents. and up
to IS years Of. age. Opportunity to
learn trade and get an education. Re-
cruiting Office, Cor. 9th and Main.
Richmond. md. mon-wed.sat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-22
WANTED

wANTED--We frame pictures, grind
knives. file saws. We repair every
ching. Called for ana delivered.
l4rown & Darnell. Phone 1896. '2-tf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-22

FOR SALE-Two small bicycles, one
boys, one girls; new tires, rims
and spokes. re-enameled, coaster
brake; just like new; cost $50 each.
Will sell at one-half price. Phone
1886.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-22
BUSINESS CLASSIFIED

Insurance. Loans. Real Estate
Rent Collections. O. B. Tulghum
over 10 Main street. Phone 2233
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-12
UNION PACIFIC PAYS
 FOR MEMS INSURANCE

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.--The insur- ance which the Union Pacific Rail- way system recently announced it had placed on the lives of it's employees covers 10000 persons and amounts to $30,O00,OOO, it was said tonight by the Equitable Life Assurance so- ciety, effective tomorrow.
 The contract, written under the so- called group plan," provides insur- ance equivalent to one years salary rot to exceed $2,500, on each em- ploye who has been in the service of the company one year. The em- ployes are not obligated to undergo medical examination and the Union Pacific pays the cost of insurance.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-12
Billingsleys Give Bail.

SEATTLE, Jan. 12.-The three Billingsley brothers, indicted for al- legged violation of the federal liquor laws, were released today on a joint bond of, $7,50O. Logan Billingsley' who was arrested in San Francisco last week, pleaded guilty two days ago and is awaiting sentence. Fred and Ore Billingsley surrendered today on advice of Logan. Arrangements for their bond had already been made by the Billingsleys before the younger brothers gave themselves up. It is stated that the Billingsleys came to Seattle from North Carolina with the avowed intention of beating the dry law. Up to the present it is stated to have cost them over $175,00O.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-12
In Defense of the Goose.

We sometimes refer to the goose as a stupid fowl by way of comparison with some silly one of the human race When We do so we pay the goose no compliment. because geese, speaking of them collectively, in many ways are much keener intellectually than men Let us take up the case of the wild goose. for example. He and his flock know enough to pull up stakes and pike off to a warmer climate the mo ment coal goes up and to return with the first strawberries and cream of the season. They are better drilled than our idolized West Point cadets and are free from all the ills that man is heir to, nor do they overtax themselves with useless cares. They are better versed in geography, astronomy. gas tronomy and the art of self preserva tion. With these superior endowments the goose cannot be called a fool.-Car- toons Magazine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-12
HIGH COST LIVING
 FIFTY YEARS AGO

The present widespread discussion
 of the high cost of almost all com
 modities, especially foodstuffs, serves
 to recall the fact that high as pres
 ent prices are, they have been exceed-
 ed at various times in the past.
 In the early part of May, 1867,
 spring wheat flour sold at wholesale in the Chicago market at $12.50 to l$15 a barrel and white winter wheat flour at $16 to $18.5O. Retail prices were about $1.50 to $2 a barrel high CT. Winter wheat from Nashville, Tenn, sold at $18.50. During the
 first ten days of May, 1867, spring wheat sold in round lots in Chicago
 at $2.75 to $3. One car on track sold at $3.1O delivered. A Chicago miller sold 10000 bushels of choice milling wheat to an interior Illinois miller for
 which he received a check for $60,- 900. Gold at that time was worth $1.35 to $1.36 in "greenbacks,
 which would make the relative price on gold basis about $2.50.
 In November, 1864, corn sold up to $1.41 1-2 a bushel and in May, 1867, oats sold at 90 cents bushel.
 Hams were staple at 20 to 25 cents a pound. Live hogs at times reached $11.5O to SIS per 100 pounds, and dressed hogs in season at $13.50 10
 $15.5O a hundred pounds.
 On the other hand, there are times when prices ruled decidedly in favor of the consumer-when farm prod lucts were on the bargain counter and farming was unprofitable. In August, 1858, good cattle at Chicago sold for
 $2.OO to $2.25 hundred pounds. A year later spring wheat sold at 4S to 52 cents per bushel; white corn sold at 62 to 63 cents, and oats at 28 cents. In October, 1861, corn sold
 at IF to 20 1-2 cents a bushel, accord ing to quantity. In June, 1861, oats
 sold at 13 cents. In 1895, regarded
 as the year of general depression,
 corn sold at 15 cents per bushe; win
 ter wheat flour at s2.25 and $2.65.
 Wheat sold at low at AS 3-4 cents a bushel, while oats touched low price of IA 3-4 cents. In 1896 mess
 pork declined to $5.5O barred, and
 the range for the year was $5.50 to s1O.SO. Lard declined to $3.05 per hundred pounds. At the present time
 the freight on flour from Chicago to New York is about one-eighth that reported years ago.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-12

THE Cordova Times editorially states that the Ketchikan Miner is au- thority for the statement that Dele gate wickersham has introduced a bill in Congress making Alaska an Absolute Prohibition Territory" and expresses the belief that the state ment is "pipe dream" After read ing the bill the editor of the Times is likely to change his opinion as to the dream" part, for if passed and enforced absolute" won't even begin to express the dryness that will pre- vail in Alaska.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-12
Queer Looking Worms.

New Zealand. Australia. the Samoan and the Solomon islands. as we'll as portions of the Hawaiian group. are the homes of various species of worms with thick, heavy bodies and with a we'll defined neck connecting the body with head that is startling remind CT of that of the monkey. In the Sand wich Islands they are called me-ta-lu- Xii, which means "creeper with a child's head" An old New Zealand legend says that at one time they were of immense proportions and threaten ed the extinction of all human life on the islands.