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The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01

every resident of Fairbanks knows how much of money saving this means to the town, as there has seldom been a year that it has not been either necessary to rebuild the 1t to keep it from being washed away.
 AGRICULTURE.
 Not many people are aware of the fact that during the last season wheat, oats and barley were ma tured by nearly every farmer around town Early last spring J. W. Neal superintendent of the government eX- perimental farm, distributed seed of these grains among the farmers and agreed to thresh the crop in the fall. This seed was to be returned to him out of the crop raised. It was stated yesterday that he has almost finished the threshing, and that fifty per cent of the entire amount of grain raised from the seed distributed was fully matured and on par with that raised in any country That not matured was not a defect of the seed, but was caused by late planting.
 After returning the seed borrowed from MT. Neal, the farmers will have enough to plant large crop next year. And figuring from this years crop, they will at least raise enough fully matured grain for feed during a great part of next winter.
 The success of the efforts of the past year demonstrate that it is only question of a very short time until the interior of Alaska will be raising all of its own feed. And a large part of the credit is due to the untiring efforts of the staff at the government experimental farm. The large crop of potatoes which dication of the amount that can be raised and will probably be market ed this coming year. Demands have been made on the Commercial club for Alaska potatoes to be shipped Outside, and the club is now taking the matter up with a view of sup plying the demand. What is true of Alaska spuds is also true of every vegetable raised in the country.
 GOLD PRODUCTION
 In taking up the probable gold production of the coming season, It was, of course, realized that any definite figures were out of the question, so an effort was made to get approximately the output as com pared with that of the past year. E. R. Peoples was selected as being the man most familiar with this in dustry, as he is known to keep very close tabs on the mining operations carried on throughout the entire dis trict. He very carefully went over the whole district, and while not giving any figures, after allowing for possible emergencies, and noting the decrease in the output of some of the creeks, also taking into con sideration the probable increase of others, he estimates that in the i'm mediate vicinity of Fairbanks dur ing the coming mining season, the producton will very probably equal that of last year He also figures that any possible shortage in the | Hot Springs district will be at least made up by the increased output of the Brooks-Tolovana country And if the new Boulder creek hydraulic | proposition is worked on large | scale during the coming year, the amount taken from this ground will represent a surplus over his calcu- lations.
 These reckonings are not including | the Ester quartz proposition Just what will be done there cannot be stated with any degree of reliability at present. If the ore holds out ac-
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01

PRESIDENT WILSON SIGNS BILL, GIVING THE
 HOMESTEADERS ON ARID, SENII-ARID, NON-
 IRRIGABI,E AND NON-TIMBERED LANDS THE
 RIGHT TO SETTLE ON GAO ACRES INSTEAD
 OF 52O ACRIzS-HOMISTE MUST MAKE
 IMPROVEMENTS
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec 29.-Pres1ent Wilson signed the Ferris homestead bill today, making it law The bill gives homesteaders t right take up homesteads o 04O acres for stock raising and grazing purposes It provides however, that the GAO shall be arid semi arid, nonrrlgabe ntnbered public lands and re qireS homesteaders make improvements of the value Sl20 per the ground before finally proving up on it. Under the old law homcsteaers were allowed to take p only 32O of sei-arid nonirrgable and tim bered lands.
 NePi cSeAldtlNe FelllS ol Oklahona IS the author O the law He says that there 3OO0OOOOO acres of public land in the part of the United States which will come under the and that approximately 375 COOO acres in Alaska also be used for stock raising
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
THE COAL SITUATION.

3SSuEtd.
 THE COAL SITUATION
 The establishment of such con nection certainly means new life to the entire district Local people are going ahead with their plans on the assumption that coal can be hauled 10 Fairbanks next fall. When seen by a representative of The Citizen II. B. Parkin, who is interested in a local concern which has investigated the coal with a view of mining it for local markets, stated that the day railroad service is begun into Fairbanks from the coal fields ship ments of fuel will begin. This one company alone will handle 60,000 tons of coal each year, and it is stated on competent authority that there are several other outfits who will take out permits and ship as soon as possible,
 MT. Parkin also stated that besides shipping to this town, the company is making arrangements to sell the product throughout the entire interi- or of Alaska. Every person in the camp realizes what this cheap fuel is going to do to the mining indus try of this district. Ground hereto fore lying idle because of being too low grade to work profitably with expensive fuel will yield millions of dollars in the next few years. Nor is this the only industry that will be benefited, says MT. Parkin. The em- ployment of workmen in the coal mines will be a large item, but just what number of men will be em- ployed in this work could not be definitely stated. Then there must be built warehouses, coal bunkers, and yards for handling the fuel at this end of the line, all of which means more money spent for sup plies obtainable on the local markets.
 OUR MINING STATION.
 According to Wallace Cathcart, sec retary of the local Commercial club, there is no doubt that the bureau of mines will install an experimental station at this place during the com ing year. He also explained Just what the bureau intends to do at this station. Of course, the man idea Is to be of every possible as sistance to the miners of this dis trict, Minerals that have heretofore been overlooked or ignored because of an inadequate idea of their value, ar the extent of the values they car ried. will be analysed and informa tion given as to their general nature. It is. of course, not part or the intention to make assays in compe- tition with assayers already estab- lished, but as to whether an ore body is valuable enough to work. The mining station also will try to work out method whereby the
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
YEAR OF 1917. WILL
 BE BANNER YEAR
 FOR FAIRBANKS

From all standpoints. the year of 1917 will be the biggest Fairbanks has experienced in the last five. From many points it will be the most important and epochal in the entire history nf the camp"
 The foregoing is a composite quo. tatlon made up from the express sions of the biggest and most con servatiye business men in Fairbanks An effort was made yesterday by a representative of The Citizen to get a line on what might be looked for during the coming year. The great ness of the scale of operations ren- ders difficult a realization of just how much the year of 1917 means, not only to Fairbanks, but to the entire district.
 RAILROAD WORK.
 The work to be done by the Al askan Engineering commission alone would more than supply jobs to every man in the whole surrounding country, In fact, the demand of the commission for labor last sea son was not nearly filled, and at that time nearly all the operators on the different creeks, not only in the immediate vicinity of town, but even in the Brooks-Toloyan district were forced to work with insufficient crews.
 Taking into consideration the fact that the commission had less than a million dollars to devote to their work last season, as against the pro posed allotment of three and one half millions for the coming season, it can very easily be seen what the 'aiIroad work means to labor alone It is very evident that there will not be near enough men to take the jobs hat must be filled.
 J, B. Bickford, chief clerk of the local headquarters of the commis- sion states that there will be ap proximately $500 men employed in he construction work between Fair banks and the Nenana coal fields, and that the commission will be forced to import between one and two thousand laborers. Every effort will be made, if the money is pro yided as needed, to link this city with the Nenana coal fields before next fall and the successful consum nation of such efforts is practically assured
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-23

Alexandre Ribot, new prime minis ter and foreign minister of Franco, in setting up the cabinet in forty eight hours, is understood to have beaten all speed records and his task was not an easy one, for the list changed many times before it be- came permanent. Many men ap- preached by him refused to serve, while others accepted at first, but later withdrew their acceptances.
 M. Ribot Is a statesman of long ex- perience and great fame. Through out all the recent changes in the French government he held the post of minister of finance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-23
CAPTURED U-BOATS NOT YET RAISED, DECLARES
 M'NAB IN HIS LECTURE

An interesting story of how he look ed down, through a tube and saw many captured and wrecked German sub- marine boats off the coast of England was told last night by Alexander Nc Nab, a mechanical expert of this city MT. McNab recently returned from a trip to England and France. His story was given last evening to the Mems club of St. Johns Protestant Episcopal church.
 MT. McNab said the U-boat cam paign of Germany was already fail ure. He said the English could not be starved out by this means. He said many vessels built inl this country are in the service of the Allies and he told of being taken aboard 8 vessel of the English shore and permitted to look through a tube where, at the bottom of the sea, he saw the captur- ed German submarines enmeshed in the nets of steel where they will re- main until the close of the war. MT. McNab said the morale of the German army has been seriously affected by the recent withdrawal to the new line of trenches.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-23

Anyone who cares to do it can accu- na,alate gradually a little picture gal- lerv of this sort in his own head quite inh1enendent of circu1nst tarces of time, place or money.
 One of the leading art critics of our own, John c. Van Dyke, says:
 You must look at pictures studl- ously, earnestly, honestly. It will take years lbefore you can come to full appreciation of it, but when at last you have, you will be possessed of one of the purest, loftiest, and most en- ndbling pleasures that the world can offer you-'
 This collection has been made by experts Every artist who knows how to draw at all has something to give of pleasure and profit, but the greatest even have the most and best to give. What constitutes an artist? He is in the first place one who himself knows how to see, and in the second place one who has a gift for making us see with him.
 One great object of picture study is all around which an artists trained eye perceives, while it is missed by others. This is the essential service of all great men-to draw uS up in so-'-o measure to their own level of insight, enjoyment an7 inspiration.
 These pictures are of interest to both young and old, ands they are ex- petceii to attract and instruct large numbers of people. Everyone should come.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-23
JUDGE LECTURES MAN
 WHO DESERTED WIFE

Harry p. Smith,. who deserted his consumptive wife twice, after courts in New Haven and Renssalaer, N. Y.. had ordered him to pay her fixed sum each week was given one of the severest moral lectures by Judge Frank Wilder, any defendant in a local court has yet had administered to, him.
 Smiths wife, penniless, emaciated and hardly able to walk as result of the inroads of tuberculosis, came to this city from New York and had him arrested. Detective GerritX found Smith living with a girl, who says she is Lydia Clark, of 240 Main street, at his room, 470 Stratford avenue
 His wife has searched months for him in vain and has wandered from
 ast to pillar because of her poverty. She had neither friends or relatives to help her. Judge Frank Wilder stern ly told Smith that jail was the. place for the likes of him and intimated he would send him there but for the fact that his wifes dire necessity made it imperative that he work
 Smth was ordered to pay her $8 a week and put up bond of $20O or SC to jail for six months. The Clark girl who was arrested on statutory charge. was placed on probation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-23
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER
Especial to The Farmer)

Newtown, March 23-The Masonic fraternity of Newtown had a red let ter event in it's history last night at the lodge rooms at Sandy Hook. Be- fore the full membership of Hiram Lodge No. IS, F. and A. M. and of Hiram chapter, No. 1 R. A. M., the full working team of Corinthian lodge of Bridgeport exemplified the work of the Master Mason degree on one candidate. Grand Master. Andrew J. Hallock and the officers of lodges from Danbury, Woodbury, Monroe and Waterbury were present, and the ad- dresses were along commendatory and historical lines. Fully 100 came from Bridgeport.
 Hiram Chapter, Royal Arch Masons holds the first charter under to Scot tlsh rite in the state, and was orga- nized as a chapter nearly a century ago, while the charter of the blue lodge was granted over one hundred and twenty-five years ago.
 After the completion of the degree wofk and exemplifcation of the other work of the order by the offic- CTS of the local lodges, banquet was enjoyed in the banquet room in Ma sonic hall for which plates were laid for 150. All the visitors came and de- parted by autos and fully two score cars packed post office square dur ing the evening, and the groups of head lights made all streets abutting
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-23
DIED.

EsELLY.-In this city, March 22, 1917, Cath crime, wife of Patrick Kelly. Funeral private from her late residence, 201 Norman street, on Monday, March 26 at 8:30 a. m., and from Sacred Heart church at g a. m. with solemn high mass. Interrnent St. MichaePs cemetery.
 s 22 s* NOONAN-In this city, March 21, 1917, Peter Noonan, aged AZ years. Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his brother M. Fl. Noonan, I'll Sixth St. on Saturday, March 24 at 9:15 a. m. and from St. Augustines church at 10 a. m. with solemn high mass. Interment St. MichaeIs cemetery.
 $ 22 b. DOWLING-In this city, March 22, ~ 1917, Eliza A., widow of the late Michael Bowling.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at her late residence No. 1159 Park avenue on Saturday, March 24 at s:30 a., m. and from cr. Augustine's church at a. m.
 Interment at St. MichaePs ceme- tery Automobile cortege.
 s 22 b.p SELLECK-In Norwalk, Match IS, Isaac Selleck, aged 85. JOHNSON-In Winsted, March 19 Lewis L. Johnson, aged 80. WEICHERT-In Danbury, March 20, John Frederick Weichert. aged 81 COLE-In Danbury, March 19, Ho- bert Cole. aged 75 years. SOILEY-In New York, March 19, Mrs. Sarah Augusta Solley, of Bethel.
 DUGDALE[At Stamford Hospital, March 19. Richard Du9d.l~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-23
NORMAL SCHOOL TO
 HOLD ART EXHIBIT

Recognizing the educational advan- tages to Joe derived from opportun1- ties to see good art, the City Normal school, on Wheeler avenue, has ar
 ranged with the E1son Art Publication Co.,, Inc, of Belmont, Mass, for an art exhibition of 200 pictures to- be held in the Assembly hall, March 27, 28, 29, 30.
 This collection, consisting of carbon
 photographs, photogravures and prints in full color made directly from the original masterpieces, is selected py art experts and should attract large
 crowds of persons A small admission
 will be charged, the entire proceeds of which, after dejducing the expense of the exhibit, will be used in the pur-
 chase of pictures for wall decoration in the City Normal school. The pur-
 pose of the exhibition is thus clearly two-fotd:
 First: To give people an opportu- nity to see collection of the world s farrous masterpieces of painting, sculpture and architecture. Second:S To make it possible for the
 public to own a few of these pictures
 in this school.
 Why should this exhibit interest
 you?
 | Because, throughout the country, people are awakening to the impor- tance and value of good art as ere
 ative of a refining influence and in-
 spring atmosphere just so surely as people become familiar with the best in art. just so quickly will the crude in art be displaced through ap- preciation of something better. It is,
 of course. idle to suppose, that one
 shall become a competent judge of art
 simply through studying for a time
 photographs of prints.
 What can and should be obtained is
 Q large measure of appreciation. A
 work of art which is really great will
 bear reproduction, and even though
 this may not possess the pleasure
 giving power of the original in a gal Tlery three thousand miles away, that measure of power which it does pos- seas is well worth taking. Suppose we have po11dered over some master piece until we knew it literally by heart and can see it with our eyes
 shut with all its impressive masses and outlines and all it's harmony of light and shade. Should we not be passing rich? And it can be done.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-23
THE UMPIRE.

GAS Kipling Might lave landed it Wot makes the players blood to boil, 1wOt makes i'm 'ot as fire? It isn't playin' in the sun that fills i'm full of ire But it's everlastin' naggin' of an ever lastin' scourge, For the poor bone-' eaded umpire 'tis that gets the players gorge. o the ump, o the ump, o tho poor bone-eaded ump!
 With is silly eyes a. blinkin', a pretendin' e can see; 'E's just a poor blind jackus, an idiot an a gump;
 Hope to Mike the beggar croaks an leaves us fellers free! Wot makes the pitcher, swear so 'ard when night is drorin' in, An 'e's still out there 'oldin' lem, with a darned good show to win?
 It aint the poor lame-' 'eaded umpire callin' 'arf is good one's wrong! o the ump, o the ump. o the bloom in blarsted ump!
 P ought to be a livin' in a 'ome for poor blind men; 'Twould be a shyme to it i'm, yet is nose l long to bump,
 But even if we clench our fists the geezer fines us ten The bat boy knows above a bit, the magnate's not a fool, The lads who sell peanuts and non don't need to go to school; But the bally blunderin' umpire, WV. when all is said and done, 'E's devil an a tyrant an imbeciln in one. O the urnp, o the ump, O the Ga,gd- forsaken umpi
 E 'asn't got a single friend on the whole b1oomfn' map; Some day I'm goin' to take n chanst an soak m one good bump, An I'll sure get my 1noney's worth when 'and i'm that rap
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-23
BUYS LOT OF CITY

Michael Noonan, a contractor, yes terday purchased for $805, auction the land at Island Brook avenue and Chase street, taken by the city for sSe non-payment of taxes. The plot is about 100 feet square. MT. Noonan owns other property in the vicinity and bid against others who own prop. erty in that section, including Jamea H. Dorus, Frank Munich and others
 Noonan started the bidding at $500 and 1t was raised $S each bid until the figure named. City Clerk Robinson was auctfoneer. Although the land is low and needs filling real estate oper- ators say a purchaser wi'o. paid s1.ooo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-23

A military census of all men in Ohio between the ages of. IS an 45 years may be taken under authority .of an act introduced and passed by the Ohio Senate As an emergency measure. to take effect as soon as it has passed the House.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-23

A mammoth fleet of 5000 standard ized types of aircraft to augment the present aerial forces of the United States Is planned by the National Ad- vfsory Committee of Aeronautics
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-23

One man was fatally burned and 1000 others were compelled to quit work. when two fiues of boiler at the Henry R. Worthington pump works. at Harrison, N. J., blew out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-23
Mayor Kirkpatrick C

Mayor Kirkpatrick of Charlotte, N. C., issued a proclamation calling upon every able-bodied male citizen of Mecklenberg county who will bear arms if the nation becomes involved in war to enroll at the mayors office.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-23

on the square a real white way, through which the villagers passed and repassed during the evening.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-07
EQNEfSSIQHS oEaWIFH
Perfect Happiness.

Young girl gets half the plea5ure
from what she calls falling in love
chat comes 20 woman ~ maturer
years. I was SO genuinely and COM
pietely IN love with the man that TO
even catch his eyes across the crowd
meant JOY unspcakable 20 mc.
"All thru the winter after that
ThankEEi wing day the romance and
glamor OF the light that never was
ON land or sea spread Itself over
everything ] did. THU every thot in
my brain Toward fhc end Of the
next summer 7 noticed that the man
seemed very tired. Life seemed 20 he
bearing down on him with n heavy
hand Tie was not az all well physl-
cally and I know he WAS harassed by
debt aitho he said nothing o. me
about 10.
He had never mentioned his wife
10 me, Mrs Margie. except most cas-
from his friends and from ms own
observation
"Ono night. over a restaurant table
most 81 our good times were i'm
restaurants suddenly asked mo
70 60 away with him. cannot tell you
Mrs. Margie how the proposal AFFECT
ed me. IL seemed that out % life All
that he wanted WAS just rest and me-
DO you mean 20 tell me than
lNoh would give up everything. in
Guiding the very respectable position
you now hold. to 60 away across the
world with me and that you think
YOU would he happy I asked him.
HAPPIER than ] have ever been
in my life. he answered soberly.
fTO be continued
The Detroit times., 1917-11-07

lie looked up with a smile as his
elr rs eyes orcucd continued the
q, d'uan'ss icttor, "and De- got up and
came over 90 me. saying i've b"cn
waiting T. have 1iuncr with YOU.
"'WNeree
"'Au, where they scl dinners. he
answered and NO went out lihe
happv chiIdrpn. Wc ate rnanksgiv-
ing dinner nf turkey and cranberry
sauce ~ N o'clock al night In a
crowded restaurant and toasted eter-
nal love
e wonder what made that woman
write all this 70 you, NarEicf SAID
Dick as / reached this point In the
could perfectly understand her
writing me. littiC'book. I, whom she
popid never soc .sndavh no w6uld-nev
tn nor that you little book. do o.
ms n We could not talk about our
l,ve 10 anyone IL " ould be robbed or
did not say this 20 Dick. how
over. but read on, for IL was gflting
pretty lato and as interested az DICK
seemed 10 hc in the outcome OF the
story be looked tired.
I'VE arrived a. my apartment very
late" th4 letter continued $50 late
that ! said 90 the man, You must
. But I want 10 come up he saE!
on the victrolg. There vas win
ming whimsical quality ia his voice
and the idea struck me as 50 fantas-
10 that 7 made no further objections
neither did ] ask him what ne was
ne did not wait 20 take OF his
overcoat. but went 20 the cabinet
" here / kept my records and placed
one ON the machine Immediately the
strains of 'This ls the End % Per-
fect Day came - ms ears. J turned
and was claspcd IN his arms
And then Mrs Margle VIC laughed
AZ our fooi0hurss That was the
Ioyellest part ~ tive could spth
sec how perfectly sily We were act
ing while an the time We were en-
loving ourselves as only world
weary soul can enjoy itself when the
conventions 90 workaday life hove
been put on and tho weary one has
become little child in living COM
D1eteiy In tho present
The man loft me just as the last
note 81 that much abused ballad. "A
Perfect Day. was ended. ! lay awake
most az tho night revelling in the
iov ~ remembering tho events OF the
day.
Mrs MafEie. don't believe a