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The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-12

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The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-12
FLIGHT OF THE MOSQUITO.
The Malaria Laden Pest Rarely TraVSIs
 More Than q Mile.

More Than q Mile.
 There is a good deal in modern prophylaxis Sn taking care of tho mos quito, but 1t is always feature in tho case to know how much territory must be covered to assure a reasonable do- gree of safety. IT mosquitoes were like birds, capable of outdistancinS Q railway train and for scores of milss, the problem of Oiling tue dltches and ponds would be a very serious one, and the question of careless neighborS would be Il very wide one. The prac- tical limit Of flight of AnOpheles quad rlmaculatus, the insect selected for the trials, proved to be about mile.
 The method uced by these inyestiga- tors in their experiments was to stain mosquitoes and report on their recap ture hitter being l..Gc"a.cd. The species in question was selected for the work from the fact that it Is the most TigoF- ous Gier of its group and Is probably the principal carrier of IHalaria. ghe result of the research suggests that at the distance of mile and little bet ter from a prolific breeding place the individual Is quite safe, and his efforts need be directed only to the nearer pools.
 The mosquito apparently required three days for the journey and in some instances returned to precisely where 1t was caught, for tue specimens were oftentimes carried to common point before being liberated, but were col lected in places where they were quite abundant.-PubIic Service Health Bull letin.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-12

During the winter season ls171s our regular sFan ser vice will be maintained and South Bound between skA way and WhltehOrss leaving both terminals on Tuesdays and Fridays. , ,----4l.--ii .t-ij-I t-'''.' .'
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-12
GOT HIS HAIR BACK
Was Perfectly Bald When He Started
 to Use Newbro's HeEpIe4SS

Frederick Manuel. Maryland block. Butte. Montana, bought s bottle of New bros Herpicide. April 6. 'sS. and began to use It for entire badness. The hair fol- lieles in his scalp were not dead and in 20 days he had hair all over his hOad On July he writes. 'and today my hSlE Is as thick and luxuriant as any one could wish" Newbro's Herpicide works on an old principle and with new dis covery-destroy the cause and you re- move the effect HerpIcide destroys the germ that causes dandruh. failing hair, and finally badness. SO that with the cause gone the effect cannot remain. Stops falling hair at once and 6 new growth starts. Sold by leading druggists. Send i0c. in stamps for sample to Tho Herpicide Co.,. Detroit. Mich
 One Dollar bottle, guaranteed.
 At all Drug SSoEsS. Adv
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-12
A Good Trick

Dashaway-You say your sister will be down in a minute, Willie. That's good news. thought she might refuse to see me, as she did the other day. Willie-Not this time. am mad at her and played trick on her. Dash away-What did you do? Willie tri- umphantly)-I said you were another fellow!-Pearson's Weekly.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-12

Tn Yukon Territory, Atin District. Interior AlaskS
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-12

Perfume aud Toilet Requisites. YOu viii find all the leading lines Imported and American makes at KeIers' Drug Store.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-12
An Undiscovered Best,

Are you getting well paid for your work?"
 No. That's why I'm not doing my best work. Seems to me nobody ever Is willing to pay enough to find out just how good can be-" Detroit Free Press
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-12

No meetings are to be allowed in Germany this winter, to save fuel. Perhaps, also, the govern mAlt does not want assemblages at this time. The people might be- g.n to discuss the war.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-12
Misplaced.

He-At tue club q motion was made to buy a handsome velvet carpet, but 1t was laid on the table.
 She-What a queer place to put velvet carpet!-BaltimOre American.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-12
Small Waiat.

"The idea is for every housewife to make the waste as small as possible" "Well, they can't beat my wife for tight lacing, City Journal.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-12

The boy stood on the burning deck, His father glared, full sore, Aud cTied,. 'This love of bridge I'll
 eheelr.n .-
 And banged him hard the door.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-12
SKAGWAY RED
 CROSS NOTES

There Is no more comfortable place in town than the Red Cross room these cold days. The women are glad to face the weather to spend a few hours there. One worker YVES heard to remark, T wish we met every day-it is so nice and warm here" The classes in sur gical dressings meet Monday and lThursdsY afternoons and Tuesday evenings. The knitting classes meet every Tuesday afternoon.
 At the request of MT. A. Reinert, an officer of the local Red Cross hs- sisted in counting the cash at his store last evening. The sum of $6.10 was given by Mir. Reinert to 1 tbe Red Cross, this being one tenth Of the cash sales for the day.
 1be Red Cross calls upon the women of the country to knit at top speed until after January. The skagway knitters hope to have an- other shipment ready next month.
 The following statement has been issued by Harvey D. Gibson, General Mabsger of the American Red Cross:
 "A story is being circulated to the effect that sweaters, socks, and other articles knitted for the Red Grass are being sold, either to the public in shops or direct to the sol HierS This is emphaticalIy not true. No articles whatever, either knitted or otherwise, made by Red Cross workers and turned into any Red Cross Chapter, Branch, or Auxiliary, or to any supply warehouse, are sold either to the soldiers or in shCDs. .-.-ii.
 Should it transpIre that an actual iustancP of the above character oc- cured wherein an individual sold articles after their having been turned in to the Red Cross, such ac:ion would be clearly in violation of the fundamental law covering the Red Cross, and We would take viz orous steps to prosecute the of- fesdeI.
 There is no way to prevent peo- pl from making the same type of articles as are produced by Red Crcss workers and selling them for their own advantage, thus subject ing the Red Cross to unjust criti- cism. Should they use the name or emblem of the Red Cross in con- neCtion with such sales, however, they will be vigorously prosecuted"
 This is what the Dec. Red Cross Msgsziso says about the Red Cross chain prayer:
 Another constant visitor is a postcard containing 8 short prayer to be said for nine days and sent to nine friends for them to go and do likewise! If this is done some great happiness Is to be expected; but ie 1t is not-well nothing is threateped, but lot left to the imagination.
 What shall l do with this?" writes a subscriber, "and has the Red Cross sanctioned such a chain?H The answer to the first question is easy. Do as we have done-and will continue to do-throw 1t in the W aste paper basket. The answer to the second Is likewise simple. The Red Cross has never sanctioned such chain prayer and no doubt never wiE.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-28
Lord Bryce as = Walker.

4 newspaper correspondent recently
returned from somewhere in France
tells me story Of a visit paid by Lord
Bryce to the trenches. An officer was
sketching out a little trip along the
front which he proposed TO make with
the distinguished visitor the next day,
but, suddenly remembering that Lord
Bryce is seventy-eIght, suggested that
perhaps the program involved too long
walk. Lord Bryce at once answered
that as an old Alpinist he would un-
dertake to walk against his much
younger officer friend, himself, by the
way, an Alpinist Of some distinction.
And when next day the two returned
TO camp, after trudgfng through
trenches for many miles, the younger
man had TO confess that he was very
much more done up than his compan-
'ion--Westminster Gazette.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-28
KNOW LITTLE CARE
sHANTY soATMEN CERTAINLY
LIVE a HAPPY LIFE.
VIII Sometimes Work, Though Pleas
ure Is the Real Business of Exist
ence-Not Bothered About
Rent or Taxes

IF a man were privileged TO choose
his own manner Of living. sorting over
the whole collection of hfe's various
forms Of existence. and choosing the
one lie liked best, no matter what any
body or everybody said, it IS likely that
in all that strange collection he could
find nothing more charming than the
life of the shanty boatman, remarks
the Indianapolis News. The shanty
boatman lives anywhere, according TO
his inclination and the season He
lives, anyway, according to his de-
sires. 1t sets you dreaming of all the
faraway places to think of him. He
moors his little house on the cool
northern streams In the summer, and
drifts down the warm blue southern
rivers during the winter. He is not
averse TO a BIT of work now and then.
enough to keep him in coffee and ba-
con. but he can choose his work as he
goes, and leave it when he grows tired
of it. Work is his avocation, and, as
an avocation, work is not an unpleas-
ant thing. His real business is liv-
ing, smoking, fishing. drifting. He
pays neither rent nor taxes He owns
only a bit of an old shack, somehow
made watertight and balanced so that
it viii float Tt is even possible, you
must understand, for him TO enter into
the life of city men, entering into it,
however, with no sense of necessity or
restraint.
A shanty boatman was not so long
ago a resident of this very town. With
q proper sense of the fitness of things
he tied his boat TO a fence, in line
with the houses on the shore and even
painted a number over the front door.
It was a jolly looking little home, with
the smoke coming out Of the pipe in
the roof and lamplght shining from
the edge of the curtains, and, for all
we know, he may have a regular job
and have taken to city life very con-
tentedly for a while. The advantage
he had over the rest of Us, OF course,
was that to get away to the faraway
places, he had only to unite his boat
and drift, accepting now and then a
bit of a lift from friendly craft.
The thing that is likely to bother US,
however, in choosing this sort Of ex-
istenee, is the question as to wheth-
er we should really be a shanty boat
man, or just pretend to be one. Steven
son was a sort Of shanty boatman. At
least, he did drift about through the
country in boat, and lived very con-
tentedly and lazily on the way. But
Stevenson has written a book about his
wanderings, and he was not really
shanty boatman at all. IT is just the
difference you may say, between art
and vagrancy. Yagrancy has an idle
sound, and art Is a tempting thing.
The very point in being q shanty boat
man, however, is in not having to try
10 be anything else, and. perhaps the
best thing about it is the fact that
it is so far removed from art as TO
be very nearly real
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-28
GREENSBORO

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Black are i'll
with the measles
Harrison Wilson is helping Roy
Young IN sugaring.
Mr.. and Mrs n. Fl. Kaiser visited
IN Stowe last week.
John Burnham of New Hampshire
visited IN town the past week.
Remember to license your dog on
or before April LIST and save 81 fine.
Mrs. George Colby and son, George,
spent the past week in Lancaster, ".
81.
Mrs. Louvisa Aver of Troy visited
at the home of l.. A. Perrin the past
week.
Norman Dufur is having the mea-
sles at the Caspian Lake house and is
quite III.
Miss Julia Kinney has been visiting
the past week at the home of DR.. T.
G. Kinney.
William Darlington is visiting at
the home of his uncle John Barr, at
Bakersfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. AIbee of East
Hardwick spent Sunday at the home
of J. Fl. Darlington.
J. H. Darlington removed two large
mill stones from his grist mill last
week and shipped them to Chicago.
Harold Drown is home from his
school work In Lyndonville Agricul-
tural school for the Easter vacation.
The listers have been canvassing
the town the past week for the mill
tary census ordered by Gov. Graham.
Marjory Perrin and Aida Fair
banks returned to Craftsbury acad
envy Monday after a ten days vaca-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Nj. Wiley and
daughters, Evelyn and Edla, are visit
ing Mr. Willey's mother IN Water
vile.
Miss Mary Wilson, who has been
working in Craftsbury, has gone to
st. Johnsbury and will work for Mrs.
Geroge Stewart.
R. O. Buchanan of the Burlington
agricultural school has been in town
planning to open a garage here IN
June.
Miss Ruth McLaren, who has been
spending the winter in Florida, has
returned and viii work for Mrs. Ar
chic Chase at the Simpson boarding
house.
The Caspian Lake Grange held a
well-attended meeting Thursday eve
ming. After the business meeting
and brief program about so enjoyed
a sugar eat.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-28
THE GREENSBOROS

Miss Merle Harrison and friend,
Miss Jean Homer Of Brooklyn, \. Y,
are spending their Easter vacation
from Mortified seminary at the home
of r. A. Harrison.
Rev. Mr.. Shaw of Montpelier. who
was TO preach at the u. p. church
Sunday, was unable TO be present be-
cause of bad roads and there was no
preaching service.
The c. +. society viii hold social
at the chapel Friday evening to which
all are invited. It is requested that
each person represent the title of a
book during the evening. There viii
be short program and maple sugar,
pickles and doughnuts viii be served.
GREENSBORO BEND
VIII Piper has finished work at the
hotel.
R. A. Richie is in Portland, Me-, on
business for few days.
Joe Demars is working in the
woods for George Colby.
Mrs. Mary Weed is spending a few
weeks with Nellie Caswell.
VIII Rollins has been quite sick
with the measles the past week
Ernest Massey of st. Johnsbury
visited at his home here the last of the
week.
Mrs. Percy Brown of Mortified is
spending a few days here with
friends.
George Hussey is moving his goods
from St. Johnsbury to the farm he
recently purchased.
N. D. Martin has sold his place
known as the John Barr place to
Richard Allen, possession to be given
May l.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Sternburg and
Mr.. and Mrs. R. J. Shurtliff, who have
been spending the winter in Florida,
expect to start home next week.
GREENSBORO-North NeighbOrhood
Miss Mildred Fairbanks is home
from Johnson for two weeks vaca-
ton
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Speir were re-
cent visitors at A. J. Gebbie's in
Hardwick.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Black are i'll
with measles. Mrs. Carrie Weber
is caring for them.
George Palmer who has been in
Virginia for about two years, re-
turned last week.
Blanche Ducklass of Albany has
come to spend few weeks with her
sister, Mrs Allen Hail.
Bessie Fairbanks has finished a
very successful term of school in
District No. 6. They enjoyed a
candy pull Friday afternoon.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-28

What has happened is that out Of
the blacklist, most internal experience
through which, as far as we know,
the race has ever passed there has
seemed 10 come literally TO millions
Of men a redeeming conviction, heal
ing and transferring assurance, that
brotherhood is not delusion; that life
has a meaning; that resolution and
courage and discipline and simple faith
in feIIowmen and loyalty to ideals are
now, as they have always been, with
Il that meaning; that these things are,
as they viii be forever, within mans
heritage, 10 be displayed in war until
the better way is found--E. II. Devine-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-28
ISLE OF SERPENTS
FANTASTIC LEGENDS THAT CLING
AROUND SPOT IN BLACK SEA.
Fido-Nisi, Tomb of Achilles, Guards
the SuIina Mouth of Danube-Onee
Nearly Caused War Between
Russia and Britain.

Less than 80 miles east of Sulina,
the only important Black sea port~re-
naming in the possession of Rouma-
MIA since Field Marshal Won Macken-
sen captured Constanza, is the tiny
Island Of Serpents, around which cling
many fantastic legends as well as sew
eraI historical episodes which at one
time threatened to become Of interna-
tional moment, says the National Geo
graphic society bulletin
Unlike the monotonous reaches of
reed-covered marshland which stretch
for so miles along the Roumanian and
Russian shores to the north and south
of the Sulina mouth of the Danube,
seldom attaining an elevation Of more
than two feet above the level of the
Black sea, the Island Of Serpents, or
Ffdo-nisi, thrusts its precipitOus cliffs
above the water to heights ranging
from 80 to 100 feet.
II is a mere feck OF rock in a sea
whose depth a few yards from the
shore is 70 fathoms. The islet is
scarcely more than a mile in circum-
ference, but il has been a beacon guild
ing ships TO the Danube for many cen
turtles, its elevation being in such strik-
ing contrast to the delta land Of the
great river.
In ancient times Fido-nisi had q va
riety OF names. but Grecian poets and
travellers referred TO il most frequent
Iy as Leuce. or the White island, on
account OF the numerous seafowls
which at certain seasons Of the year
sWarned over its cliffs.
1t was TO this island that Thetis is
supposed TO have carried the ashes OF
her son, Achilles, hence the temple
erected here IN honor Of the hero Of
the Trojan war Another legend re-
lates that Thetis snatched the body
Of Achilles from the funeral pyre, that
he was restored 10 life and that there
after he lived on the island with
Iphigeneia- the daughter Of Agamem-
non, who had been saved from sacrI-
fee by the goddess Artemis.
The name Island Of Serpents grew
out Of the fact that numerous black
snakes from four TO five feet long were
discovered here by mariners. Achilles
was often referred to a. the snake
born" and his mother, Thetis, frequent
u assumed the fora Of a snake
The AEnaz0ns are supposed 10 have
attempted 10 seize this island on one
. occasion. but the ghost Of Achilles APP
peared and 60 terrified The horses Of
the female warriors that the riders
were thrown and severely trampled-up,-
on, whereupon the expedition was
abandoned
Ills meager rock brought England
and Russia 70 the yarge q war -
years 40. following the treaty Of
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-28
The Lowest Office.

Grant Whistlar brings this one to
town:
Boss said Ras Lighfoot, the 9TH
er day. 81 gotta git OF tomorrow"
"Get of tomorrow
ssYessah.''
'.But 1 can't spare you very well"
81 gotta go. It's lodge business"
'aThat new lodge you joined?"
@YeSSah''
''Why are you so badly needed at
the meeing?'
'-Ah am de sublime king"
Sublime kingT
''Yessah.''
s'You have been member Of that
lodge only two weeks and you tell me
you are sublime king already%
-Yessah'
How does that conner"
"You see, sab, in ouah lodge de su-
blime king am de loves Office what
dey is. "-Youngstown Telegram.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-28
peace, which ended the Crimean con-

peace, which ended the Crimean con-
fict.
The island was not mentioned in the
terms Of the treaty and when Turkey
sent party to relight the lighthouse,
which had been dark throughout the
struggle Of 1853 10 1856, Russia at
tempted to take control of the beacon,
which stands as a budapest to the
Danube'S mouths.
England protested, and sent a feet
across the Black sea to enforce her de-
mands in behalf Of her recent ally, the
sultan Russia, after brief threat of
resistance, yielded. The island passed
into ROumanian hands when that ma
ton threw OF the Ottoman shackles in
1877.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-28
ORLEANS LOCAL MENTION
Continued from Page Five)

A meeting of the New England
Milk Producers association was held
at the Valley House Friday after
noon. H. A. Hallett, who is helping
to organize these associations, was
present and addressed the members
on milk producing and the price of
milk E. S. Kelley was elected presi-
dent, and Mr.. Freehart, secretary. The
association is greatly handicapped by
lack of members but as soon as the
farmers realize what benefit this
association viii be to them in selling
their milk and other produce this lack
viii be remedied
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-28

4 sailor who had landed after a long
voyage. and having been paid of,
called a cab, threw his luggage inside,
and jumped on top himself.
BEG pardon. sir" said the aston
ished cabnan, but you should get in
side and put your boxes On top
Steer the craft ahead. sonny Pas
sengers always 20 on deck and lug
gage in the hold was the reply from
the top.-Lond0n Tit-Bits.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-28
He Had Two suits.

a little Columbus girl had never seen
her Uncle Sam, but she had heard Of
him often He came from Indianaps,-
is 70 visit her the other day and she
was somewhat surprised.
Don't you think Uncle Sam Is
nice-IooklSg nans1 her mother asked.
Yes" she admitted. Abuf where are
his red, white ard blue cIothesT-In-
diaaapolis News.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-28

Tie word manager occurs only 81
connection with the birth ~ Christ and
IL IL the second chapter Of Luke. The
word in classical Greek means q crib
or feeding trough Modern authorities
hold thar rs significance IN the New
Testament Is the open courtyard Of an
inn Or khan
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-28
. nanner i ArtihciaI g

Explosion Of their artificial eyes Is
q risk patched up war victims should
hardly expect As the bah Is made up
Of many grades. eolors and tiIscknesses
OF glass proper annealing r. difficult
and il Is found that one eye In thou
SAID flies 70 pieces even On the factory
shelves
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-28

The English are always happy ia
their choice Of sobriquets. They for
merry called the chaInberfnaid Abigail !;
q man servant. d hunky: q soldier Il
lobster. beenHse Of his red coat. They
now call the soldier Tommy The name
Thomas IS a faForite one in Ireland.
and Ia The old array many soldiers
were Of that country. Cri d. Paris.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-28
Simple RuIe for success

The way 70 get ahead is 70 edge
ahead by an inch and hold on to that
inch until you can edge n another.
The man who is a dollar ahead Of his
debts i an independent crItter.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-28
Save Trademarks from
Rabbits Cleanser

Ba6bisf = 1916 Sosp Powder. Babbifis
Best Soap. Bring 50 70 Pierre's Drug
Store for Cedar oil Mop Set ans
other premiums
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-03-23

The friends of the road bonds produce
figures showing that auto license
charges will take care of the interest
on the $6, ,000,00O bonded indebtedness
and retire the principal after twenty
five years. This being so the road tax
as at the present time in force would
be applied to improving the roads in
the outlying districts which heretofore
have been neglected because the trunk
roads absorbed all the funds. The more
the bonding proposition is looked into
and its advantageous features studied,
less cause for opposition is found. The
mere fact that the auto-owner uses
the public highway more than any
other vehicle owner. and that it is be-
cause his machine demands better tho
roughfares. and that he must pay for
this demand and is wiling to pay for
it, precludes any doubt that the bonds
will carry strong at the special elec-
tion in June.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-03-23

perhaps the logical thing to do on the
part of those who recognize the needs
Of a fatatorium in Athena, would be
to take the matter up with the mayor.
There is need for public swimming
pool and Athena alone would not be re-
quired to shoulder the costs if the
money were raised on the subscription
plan. The farming community is inter-
ested as well as the citizens of Athena
and following the methods pursued by
Helix in the construction of her cred
liable natatorium, the cost would be in
finitesimal, compared with the advan-
tages derived. A boost or two, the
circulation of subscription paper,
and the matter is accomplished.