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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24
SWITZERLAND. ALMOST
 CUT OFF FROM OCEAN

: PARIS. Feb. 24.-Cette. the sole sea outlet permitted Switzerland by the. German, submarine note. is abso- luteIy incapable of supplying the oountry's needs, according to repre- sentative, of Le Matin, who went to the port to make an investigation. The traffic of Cette has doubled since the outbreak of the war, but the war space equipment is the same as ill time of peace. The Mathis represen- tative says that Cette might handle enough foodstuffs to keep Switzer- land from starvation but that it would he quite impossible for it to meet requirements of Swiss industries.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24
IN THE MILLENNIUM.
How This Old World Will Was In the
 Good Days to Come.


 Good Days to Come. My gracious, how cheap everything is getting!'
 q understand there hasn't been a case of divorce in the last ten years" "I think our national stability is greatly due to the patriotic spirit of our congress. don't yOu!'
 "Aren't these modest fashions just too cute for anything? I'm so glad they will stay that way"
 Ut certainly is a pleasure to pick up a newspaper these days-always goou news and plenty of it."
 Brown tells me his wife disObeyed him yesterday. Did you ever hear anything like it?'
 "Yes. dear. have to use my car ail day long. I don't know what I'd ever do if gasoline wasn't free.
 II am a poor man: but, thank heav ell. I still have the courts!'
 "Eo. child. there won't be any nor" wars-the rulers of the world are a:, good men."
 How foolish we women were to clailGr for the vote when all We want ed was the millennium
 'Dcar me. what a horrible night mare I had last night! I dreamed l was living in the twentieth century,! Edmund J. Kieier ill Life.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24
STORY OF THE POTATO.
As . Food It Was at First ussd onIS
 For Pigs and Cattle.

FoF Ft8s AHo S&kuss
 The question of where the potato is indigenous and where introduced by man has never been strictly answered. It seems sure, however. that the potato Is native of the mountainous districts of tropical and subtropical America. from Chile to Mexico and even as far north as the southern part of Colorado.
 Data concerning the known use of the potato for food are not very definite. It probably was first taken to Europe from Peru by Spaniards early in the sixteenth century and spread from Spain to Holland, Burgundy and Italy, though cultivated only as curiosity fin few gardens and little known or thought of. In "The Complete Gar. dener," published fin 1719. it is not men. toned
 As a food it was first used for pigs and cattle. Then, on account of its great yield, it was suggested that it might be useful for the poor and pre- vent famine. due to the failure of the grain crops.
 AS early as 16G3 the Royal Society of London adopted measures to encourage its cultivation in England. It spread quickly in Ireland, but not until the middle of the eighteenth century did it acquire any real importance on the continent of Europe. Of its first culti- vation as crop ill North America even less is knOwn.-New York Times.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24
Hoaxed the Naturalist.

One of the most remarkable book; ever published is the ''Lithcgraphia WirceburGensiS." written by Il WurZ' burg naturalist named Behringei i'll 173i. Probably very few copies arc ill existence. as the author destroyed all that he could get possession of soon after the book appeared. He had been victimized by some practical jokerS. who had made a great variety of art tirial fossils" and hidden them ill a quarry. to which they then enticed tho professor. Bchringer was overjoyed by so rich a find and had no suspicion of the trick. although many of the fo; Sils were of a. very grotesuue charaf- ter. He took his treasures home. made elaborate dra wings of them ana wrote a, minute description of each, as well as an exhaustive commentary tille,; with ingenious and plausible theories. When he had published the book the jOkers confessed. and then. of course. the professor did his utmost to sup press the work.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24
TIDE TABLES FOR FEBRUARY.
Compiled for Valdez Bay, by T:.c Prospector:

Prospector:
 Saturday. Feb. 24--. First High Tide 1858 a. m., S.4. Second High Tide 2:19 p. m., S.S. First Low Tide S:O5 a. m., -0.S. Second Low Tide S:1S p. m., -0.3.
 Sunday, Feb. 25-
 First High Tide 2:3O a. m., g.. second High Tide 3:OO p. m., 7.S. irst Low Tide S:52 a. m., --0.6. Second Low Tide S:4S p. m., 0.5.
 Monday, Feb. 26- First High Tide 3:10 a. m., 9.4. Second High Tide $50 p. m., 6.S. First Low Tide 9:42 a. m., -O.2. Second Low Tide 9:25 p. m. 1,5.
 Tuesday. Feb. 27-- First High Tide 3:52 a. m., S.S. Second High Tide 4:4S p. m., 5.S. First Low Tide 10:37 a. m., 0.4. Second Low Tide 1O:05 p. m., 2.4.
 Wednesday, Feb. 2S-- First High Tide 4:45 a. m., S.2. Second High Tide 6:O7 p. m., 5.1. First Low Tide 11:45 a. m.. 10. Second Low Tide 1O:55 p. m.. 3.2.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24
Mortified.

T never WAS so mortified in my life"
 What's the matter nOw!
 You know that little gown l bought for $16.5O that looked as though it must have. cost four times that and was, so becoming to me? never dreamed any one would guess its price or where | bought it.
 Well. did any One?"
 'Yes. I wore 1t for the first time last night at dinner dance. and there were just sixteen other women there with gowns exactly like it."-Detroit Free Press.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24
Steamship Sailings

Admiral Farragut-Due here from
 Seward Saturday night. Aiaska-Due here from westward
 Sunday morning. Northwestern-Saile south Feb. 12. Admiral Evans-sailed south from
 Valdez, Feb. g.
 Admiral Watson-Sailed south from
 Valdez Feb. 12. Mariposa-Sailed south from Valdez to Sc attle, February 15.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24

First Congregational Church.
 Rcv.,R. Domain Nichols. pastor.
 Sunday, February 25, 1917.
 fla. m.. Worship and Sermon, "A Divine Message" 12 noon. Sunday School.
 7:30 p. m., The w. c. T. U. of Val dez will hold a Francis E. Willard memorial service. Brief addresses by members of the Union will include. Early Years and Impressions" ..
 Miss Susie Spence "A Great Leader" ..........,............, !. Mrs, Mae, Harrington Reading Samantha on Prohibition"
 ........-.......... Euniee Snodgrass
 The following music be given by the choir:-
 "A Voice Ringeth Down From the
 Ages" -.......--.-Solo and Chorus 70, Rest in the Lord" (From EMjah)
 ...............-........... MT. Ebey "If Ye Love Me-" Anthem with So-
 prano Solo by Miss Miller. Mot By Might" ......Solo and Chorus
 Thursday afternoon the Ladies' Aid will meet in the church lecture room. Mrs. Frank Willard will be the hostess
 Thursday. 7:30 p. m. The annual election of officers of the church.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24

umbus, the communication base of the punitive expedition ceased to ex- ist today when Col. H. C. Sickle. commander of the New MexiSFbor patrol district. assumed cohmand of the troops stationed here. The twen- .ty-one Mexican prisoners captured by American in Mexico and chargei with complicity in the Columbus raids were delivered to the district com mander today and will be held for the State courts.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24
Douglas. Jsrrold. In School.

O0UUTa~- 1 v tDRH' '" SS"S~'
 Douglas Jerrold wrote Black Eyed Susan" when he was twenty-one and contributed to Punch the immensely popular Caudle Lectures' 'not leng aft erward. But at nine years. ofage young Jerrold had been scarcely; able to read, and 1t was not, until he was sapnrenticel to printer, after serving, for some time as 8 midshipman at sea that he showed either desire. or capacity for intellectual improvement.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24
Peace Before Fall.

LONDON, Feb. 24.-Addressing c meeting in Loadon, John Hodge. Minister of Labor, said he though. he was giving away no secret in say ing that at the recent conference be- tween representatives, of the Entente Allies the determination had been ar- rived at to terminate the war by the end of summer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24

of the United States army, is the de- claration of the New York World to- day. Col. Roosevelt expectes by quick move to convince the entente of the cooperation of this country.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24
Christian Science Society.
Pioneer Hall

Pioneer Hall. Sunday service II a. m., subject, Mind
 Sunday School 12:15. Testimony meeting Wednesday, 8 r. m.
 Reading Room open to the ublic Wednesday from 2 until 5. and 2 till s D. M.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24
Clock Watchers.

Said Boston business man the other day. If there is one thing Fhate more than another it is to see one ofemy em ployees watching the clock"
 "Yes. sir" said the young man wllu had been. called on the carpet. 'TT call the timekeepers attention to wha! you said. sir."- Chicago Herald.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24

Lieutenant Frederick Mears of the Alaska Engineering Commission. was a through passenger on the Alaska for Seward, returning from trip to the National capital.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24
COL. ROOSEVELT.
 IS PLANNING DIVISION

NEW YORK. Feb. 24.-That Theo- dore Roosevelt has laid plans to take an American division to Europe on the declaration of hostilities or that he will organize this force in Canada if it should interfere with the plans
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24
FORD PEACE SHOP
 WILL BE CLOSED

. LONDON. Feb. 24.-A Reuters dispatch from The Hague says that the Ford peace bureau, established b. Henry Ford, the American manufac turer, will be- closed on March 1 or account of the breach of diplomatic relations between the. United Stata. and Germany.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24
Up Against it.

"After all, it's no crime to be poor.
 Maybe not, but no poor man can ai ford to hire a lawyer to prove that h. isn't guilty."-San Francisco Chronicle
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24
Fresh candy at the Emporium.

Rexall stand for par excellence, not alone in drugs, but every article sold under the name. The Owl Drug StcYe. IT
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24

Only a first-claSs drug store cal ccure an agency for Rexall products, The Owl Drug Store, exclusive agents for Valdez. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24
He Named It.

"WhO can name word with an 'I' il, 1t ?' queried the teacher, of the. juvenii, class.
 "Needler' exclaimed bright litti miss-Kansas City Star.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24
Catholic Church.

Mass 8:3O and 1O:3O a. m. Sunday School immediately fol lowing Mass.
 Evening Services D. m.
 Father A. Fletcher, s. J.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24

Rexall Drugs! Absolutely. pure. 0w. Drug Store.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24

Punitive Base Abandoned.
 COLUMBUS, N. M., Feb. 24-Elev- n months after the Villa raid on Col
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-24
DONALDSON SCHEDULE:

Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez S:15 am. 9:45 am. 1:15 pm. 4:00 pm.
 TUESDAYS.
 8:15 am. 9:45 am. 1:15 pm. 2:00 pm. 4:30 pm. $500 pm.
 SATURDAYS. 1:15 pm. 4:00 pm. TO pm. 1O:39 pm. There will be no trip of the launch on the second and fourth Fridays oi each month, these days being used tc clean boilers.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25
Bad Stomachs Business Failures

Record want ads pay.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25

Henry Mcnamara was at Camp
Custer, Battle Greek, on business the
latter part Of last week While there
he visited with Chaplain Mulvey,
EDDIE Johnston and others from here.
L. {. Hull of Ithaca was i'm Alma
Tuesday enroute for northern Mich
igan where he purchased a carload of
feeders Mr. Hull is one of the big
gest farmers and feeders Of stock i'm
+ Gratiot county.
The month is nearly gone, and the
Liberty Loan Bond issue has not yet
been subscribed. DO your part today
in making il success. Better lend
I il to your government than have your
government tax you out Of IT, The
United States is going to get il and
wiz this war. DO your part now.
Mr. and Mrs. James Wells received
word Monday that their son, Archie,
had been seriously injured about the
head in an auto wreck and is now at
the camp hospital at Gettysburg, Pa,
at which place he has been on duty as
g military police. Later word was
received that he was improving
rapidly.
Coach Harry Helmer and captain
Arthur Foote of the Alma college foot
ball team saw Albion college play the
NJ. A. c. Fresh Friday at Albion and
Saturday morning witnessed the
Ypsi-Mt Pleasant Normal game at
Npsilanti. Footc returned to Alma
Saturday night, while Coach iIelmer
went to Parma. where he spent the
weekend with his parents
Or. T. j. Carney. Rev. j. Frank
Jackson. Rev. Duffy. C. III. Washburn,
Clifford Cummings, T. j. Clark and
Dr. Thornburgh went TO Camp Custer
last Friday TO attend the dedication
Of the Y. NJ. c. A. building They
were met there by Rev. Priest and
Nj Walton, who had been attending
the Baptist convention at Benton
harbor. They report a splendid time
al Camp Custer where they met
many Alma boys.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25

in this day Of high efficiency more failure
are due to disordcrcd stomach than TO any
other cause Nothing undcrmincs the body
and mind So quickly as stomach Trouble II
saps tho energy and reduces ambition and
vitality 10 row ebb. Cathaitc, frequently
agefavate the trouble. Overcome quickly your
Stomach. Liver and Intestinal Trouble with
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. as IL reaches the
seat of the disease. Millions have been re-
stored hy Il. Let one dose Of Mayr's Won
derful Remedy convince you today For ale
by Chas. r. Murphy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-25
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Set your watch by Losey's clock.
Adv
| Fatty Arbuckle in oh, Doctor"
, ldlehour-soon. adv
William Wilbur was in Ithaca on
business Monday.
Clinton Nelson was in Ithaca on
business Monday.
olga Petrova in Law of the Land"
Extraordinarily. adv
A. p. Lane Of Ithaca was in Alma
Monday on business.
You will find the best bread in
Butter Cup wrappers 02-tf
p. w Crcaser transacted business
in Mt. Pleasant Friday
Frank l.. Convis of Ithaca was in
Alma on business Monday.
Douglas Fairbanks in Down to
! Earth" Sunday adv
! Attorney J D. Spinney was in
Ithaca on business Monday.
Bryant Washburn in "Skinner's
Bubble Idlehour-F Friday. adv
Simon Messenger was in Mt.
. I ltdSdnt OH business / llQdN.
! Attorney Marcus Pollasky was IN
Ithaca on legal business Monday.
Attorney d. l.. Johnson was in
Ithaca Monday on legal business.
Why not try the Model Bakery's
famous Rye Bread on wheatless days.
A S good as the wheat. adv
: James Beback, one Of Alma's draf-
ted men for the army, was home from
Camp Custer over Sunday
The Royal Circle will meet with
Mrs Alice Hole at her home, 800 Ely
street, Friday afternoon, October 26
Harvey Button of Toledo. Ohio.
visited with relatives and friends in
this city the latter part of last week
/ Mr. and Mrs Marcus Pollasky,
/ who. have been spending the past
two weeks in Chicago and Detroit
returned to Alma Saturday.
/ DR. T. J. Carney and Rev. j. Frank
Jackson of this city attended the ded-
lection of the Y. NJ c. A. building at
Camp Custer, Battle Greek. Friday
! Mrs. Leontine Messenger Netzorg
Of Detroit was a guest Of her parents,
Nj. and Mrs Simon Messenger, over
the week end and the fore part of this
week.
Mrs. Charles Pettyjohn returned
Friday from an extended visit at
Newton. Illinois. where she had been
called by the serious illness of her
mother.
Mrs. n. f. Notcstein left Monday
morning for Wooster, Ohio, where she
will visit her son, Robert, for a few
days. Bob is senior in the College
of Wooster this year.
Alfred Rhodes, the first man out Of
this city called TO Camp Custer to
begin training for the new National
amy, visited with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs VIM. Rhodes, Sunday.
J. NJ Montigel left last Thursday
for Camp Taylor. Kentucky, where he
visited his son, Lawrence, for several
days. Lawrence is a member Of a
hospital corps which is stationed at
Camp Taylor.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12

United States marshal for the Fourth dlvI sion of Alaska for service, and the said marshal having made due return thereon. showing that after making dllgent search he was unable to find the above named de fendaut within the territory of Alaska;
 And it having been shown to the court by affidavit that the said defendant, A. E Rome, is not resident within tine territory of Alaska but has property therein subject to the Jurisdiction of the court, and that a good cause Of action exists in favor Of the plaintilr against the said defendant and the court having considered the matter, did On the 18th day Of April 1917. make all order directing the publicaroh Of the summons In The ldllarod Pioneer, q HeWSt1per of gcn- eral circulation WithIu said territory Of Alaska:
 Now, therefore, you are hereby required to appear in the district court for the ter ritOry Of Alaska Fourth division, within thirty days after the completion of Slld publication of summons, 10 %it' Within thirty days after the 9th day of J1hei A. D. 1917. exclusive Of said day, and a'swrr the complaint Of the plainttff which Is on nlc ln tbe O1ce of the clerk of the atOte entitled court. And unless you so appear and answer. the plaintIn will take judg ment against you for the sun Of one nun drcd fifty one and 47-10O dollars i$151.47f and for the costs and dtsburse- ments Of thls action, and will also apply to the court for ths relief demanded in said complaint
 Witness the Hon. CHAnLEs [. BUNNELL. Judge of said court, tfiis goth day Of April 1917. J. r. CLARK. Clerk
 By G. c. GEEAGHTY, Dcp1ty Cl"rk
 Charles E. Taylor PlaIntIns Attorney.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
SHREWD NATIVE CHIEF
 MAY HAVE BEEN HYPNOTlST

Did Stikwan, high chief and medicine man of the Copper River Indians, have knowledge of hypnotism, and If so, where did he get it and how long have the medl- cine men of the tribe possessed the kno"l- edge? Or is it possible that StlkWan per sonally discovered his own mesmerIc power and kept it a secret, applying 1t AS means of holding his autocratic position among the members of the tribe? These questions are prcpounded by the Valdez Miner, which then relates the following:
 The following tale is told by members of the tribe regarding the power of the great chief, which indicates that hypnotlsm or suspended animation, or some similar power plaved an important part in the ceremony oi the medicine man It is said that once, while in the height of his power and Vlgor' Stjkwan announced to the tribe that hS wife had died There was waillng and moaning. and the members of the tribe were called in to view the body. There It law within the house of death, apparently ii rlgor mortis It was proposed that the women prepare the body for burial, but the big chief said them nay. He announced thgt the woman's spirit had mamooked to 2 far country, and that at the end ot three days she would return and he would call her back to life.
 At the stated time, and in the presence of many members of the tribe with passes and beatings upon the native drums, he
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC
 ONCE CONNECTED NATURALLY

Geologists have long known that the At lantic and Pacific oceans were once directly connected by water that extended across the present site of Panama and adjacent areas in Central America. The continents were thus separated during the Eocene and Ohgocene epochs-not so very long ago, as geologists reckon time. At the end of the Oligocene time however, the surface Of the earth in the region about Panama was :aised by earth movements which closed the mid-Amerlcan passage and established continuous land connection between North and South America-cOnnecton which un- til recently was believed to be destined to remain unbroken until the skill and in domitable pertinacity of the United States army engineers cut the bond at Panama.
 The separation of the oceans caused pro- found changes in their inhabitants, who had been able to wander unimpeded from ocean to ocean but now found themselves restricted in their range. Many species, marooned in an unfavorable environment, soon succumbed to the struggle for exist ence. Thus in Miocene time (the next epoch) the inhabitants of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans gradually became different and they have now become so distinct that scarcely single species IS common to the seas on the two sides of the isthmus.
 The mid-American land barrier is gener- oily thought to have remained intact from Miocene time down to the preesnt day, but this belief is erroneous. T. Wavland Vaughan geologist of the United States Geological Survey, department of the in terior, on critically studying the fossil corals collected on Carrizo creek, in Imperial county, California, discovered that these corals resemble those of the Atlantic ocean that they are closely related to Pliocene and post -Piocene forms that inhabited the waters about Florida and the West Indies. This fact seems to mean that after the At lantic had been separated from the Pacific
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12

commanded life to return to the body ol he woman, and behold within short tune
 he displayed signs of returning consclous ness: and later arose from her couch and walked, living for many years a witness to the miraculous powers Of the hyas 'yee'
 To the natives it appeared that SukWah was possessed of the power to restore lI1e' and this fact added greatly to hls prestige Stjkwan, from the stories told of hlm, must have been 8 native of unusual accomplish ments and his hold upon the natives was absolute. In trade with the white men he was as shrewd as the best of them, and under his rule the tribe was well supplied with food. including many luXures, as tea sugar, flour, clothing and blankets. That he had power over lie and death ls ot course, absurd from white mans point ot view, but not to the native. Some power he did possess that enabled him to put the woman in a trance and then to bring her back to consciousness. That he did not nossess power over death is st once a?- parent when it is stated that in due course of time Stikwan went the way of all flesh and carried his secret with him.
 His son and successor evidently did not possess the power, but he was nevertheless good buffer In the course of time his wife died In this case there was no trance or temporarily suspended animation The woman was dead With his fathers ex- ample before him, and desiring to stand on an equality with his predecessor before the tribe as a chief and medicine man, he sl50 announced that in three days he would re- store life to the woman. When the time came he gathered the tribe about and com menced the mystic ceremonies of hls craft but his passes and incantetions were with out avail for the spirit had departed, and not all his boasted prowess could bring 1t back. Chief he was, and remained so, but he had lost caste, and was never again looked up to by his followers
 Old Stikwan's spirit. the natives say, took un its abode in Mount Wrangell, and when the volcanic smoke wells up above the peaks the natives say his camp fire is burning briStly, and that some day he will return and restore his tribe in numbers. power and grandeur as in the days before the fatal coming of the white man.