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The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-10

The railroads are doing a gigantic work for the government They are doing 1t we'll. and all railroad men are working together for one object-the winning of the war.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-10
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. United States Land Office, Juneau,
 Alaska.


 August 25, 1917.
 Notice is hereby given that Nels Hawkinson, of Cordova, Alaska. has filed application under the provisions of Sections 2305-2306, k. &, as as- signee of Joel w. Hevern, to make entry of the lands embraced in U. S. surveys 1216 and 1217, situate on the north shore of Miles Glacier Lake and on the west side of the Copper River & Northwestern Railway at Mile 5O Lat 50 degrees Al minutes "A seconds N, Longitude IA degrees 45 minutes w., and latitude 50 degrees AZ minutes co seconds N, Longitude IA degrees 45 minutes w., and more particularly described as follows, to-wit:
 Beginning at NJ. c. No. 1 on Miles Glacier Lake, whence T.. s. L. NJ. SAH- NH bears s. 3S degrees O5 minutes w. Al chs, thence w to Cor. No. 2 6.18 chs, thence S. 28.97 chs to Cor No. 9, M. C. on Miles Glacier Lake. thence meandering N. 56 degrees 30 minutes E., 6.93 chs; No. 27 degrees 30 minutes E., 4.72 chs; N. degrees 53 minutes E., 5.12 chs; N. 8 degrees 21 minutes w., 1905 chs, to NJ. C.. No. l, the place of beginning, contain h5 dii Ol IJ.ot dCTeS, MdR. V ar. 29 degrees 15 minutes E., and known as U. s. Survey 1216.
 Beginning at Cor No. l, whence U. s. l.. M. SAH-NH bears s. 2 degrees 31 minutes w. 36.14 chs, thence N. 15.O8 chs. to Co. No. 2, thence w. 4.82 chs. | to Cor. No. 3, thence s. 15.0S chs. to Cor. No. 4, thence E. 4.S2 chs. to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning, contain ing an area of 7.27 acres, Mag. Var. 29 degrees 45 minutes E., and known as U. s. Survey 1217.
 c. B. WALKER, Register.
 First publication, Sept. 4, 1917.
 Last publication, Nov. 14, 1917. Don't miss seeing our shoe line. We have a full line of them, as smart as any made, Clayson The CIothfer
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-10
Poverty In Alaska

DOES NOT SOUND NATURAL. HOW MANY YEARS SINCE YOU CAME FROM "sELoW?"
 AND WHAT HAVE YOU TO SHOW FOR THEM?
 WHAT BECOMES OF EACH MONTHS PAY?
 NOW LISTEN: WE WILL HELP YOU PLAN ON HOW MUCH YOU
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-10

CAN PLACE AT INTEREST EACH CHECKS ON THE BALANCE YOU WILL STOP THE LEAKS AND RE- ALIZE ON YOUR EFFORTS.
 OUR BUSINESS is BANKING: WE DEVOTE ALL OUR TIME TO OUR BUSINESS; THAT IS WHY WE WE WANT TO HELP YOU EVEN IN YOUR SMALLEST AFFAIRS.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-10

Don't miss seeing our shoe line. We have full line of them, as smart as any made. Clayson. The Clothier.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16
fIOrlF< TOWN f1[LpS
FENCE COMING INTO ITS OWN
Discarded From One End of Country to Other, 1t Is Now Being Revived
 in Many Suburban Colonies.

The great American fence Is coming again into it's own.
 Time was when every home every where gained a sense of seclusion with the aid of post, picket or pallng, but in recent years these have been con verted into firewood from one end of the country to the other. Suburban development and the broadca sting of the nome beautiful" idea had much to do the evolution.
 In nine cases in ten the change was for the better. The fence had deteri- orated. From work of art, in many instances designed by the architect of the home 1t inclosed, 1t became mat. ter of unsightly "piekets," and finally q solid, forbidding. ugly affair of boards. often unrelieyed by any effort at decoration whatever.
 A new interest in the fence, ho%- ever, is developing. It is manifest in many famous suburban colonies i'll the North 1t has spread westward to wage WAT with the universal hedge.
 The revival grows out of the fact that few appreciated the decorative possibilities of the fence. The white. washed array of piekets, the forbid. ding hideousness of the vertical rows of knotted boards. the equal unloveli. ness of iron spikes were not represen. tative of the idea. They were de generation born of an era of utflitari. anism. They deserved the ban that came to be placed upon them. The fence rejuvenation has nothing to dc with either type. And yet the fence that Is coming into It's own again Is not new. It is q revival from the best era of typical American domestic ar chitecture when the justly famous American Colonial'' type was evolved upon English foundations, but with an ndmixture of originality which still makes the product noteworthy for dis tinetion and beauty
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16

An artificial cork invented in Swe- den is made of cork waste and bind ing paste.
 Pet canaries in this country con sumed total of 3,704625 pounds of birdseed during the last year.
 Last year there were shipped into Los Angeles 100000 pounds of but ter at 24 cents pound in carload lots
 The Puget Sound division of the Northern Pacific railroad has adopted the policy of employing women instead of men wherever women are able to do the work required.
 An Englishman is the inventor of q device for calculating the money val ues of one country in the terms of others and applying the values to vari- ous weights and measures.
 Marseilles, France. is the great cen tral market for peanuts more than 120,000 metric tons of peanuts in the shell and 240,000 tons of shelled nuts being crushed there in single year.
 The ''frontlets" or "phylacteries' of the Hebrews were strips of parchment on which were written four passages of Scripture. Exodus 13:2-10, 11-17 1; Deuteronomy 5 :4-9. 1923 in an ink prepared for the purpose.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16
CONVERSATIONS

A plant in Germany converts 50 tons of peat into nine tons of coke, with gas and tar as by-products.
 A new piano for travelling music ians weighs but 120 pounds and can be packed and shipped like trunk.
 The increase in beet sugar produc@ ton in Sweden has almost caught up with the nations demand for sugar.
 It is estimated that Spain has de- veloped not more than s per cent Of its available hydro-eleetric power.
 AmericaI1 toilet goods are increas- ing in popularity in the Far East. France and England, the former sup pliers, having been unable to make shipments recently.
 A patent has been granted for an alarm clock which, instead of making a noise. releases a stream of cold Wa ter through tube to hit a sleeper wherever he desires.
 The railroad connecting Chile ana Bolivia. which crosses the Andes l4,lo9 feet above sea level, provides oxygen chambers in which passengers can get relief from the rarified air of the high attitudes.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16
DRESS NOTES

The tunic fashion. united to the blouse. is specially useful for children.
 One mother is making little mauve and butcher blue, rose pink and pale tan cotton crepe and easement cloth slip-on blouSeS which are practically tunics as well as corsages, and are very adaptable to skirts of last year. the first freshness of which has been outworn.
 The satehel coat and the satehel frock are two of the most useful pro auctions of the year, because pockets of this shape are really practical. They are always slung upon the belt and have safe fastenings. One girl has made two or three In he worn with one-coat frock. No valuable time WAS wasted in raking these belts for they were conirived out of pieces of em- broidery on hand and ill one case of tooled leather.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16
SOME BIRDS AND THEIR PREY
Thrush Has Been Known to Use Stone as Slaughter Block on
 Which to Break Snail Shells.

In districts where shelled snails come across a stone utilized as q slaughter block by some particular thrush Even if the bird is not caught in the act, numerous broken and empty shells scattered in the neighborhood betray the place where the mollusks have been done to death.
 The method adopted by the thrush is simply that of dropping a snail from q height time and again until the shell is broken and the succulent body within is exposed to the captor's beak. But the anvil is sometimes made use of in a different way, and with diff ferent end in view. In the depths of a Highland birch wood an observer came upon such d Sacrifcial stone. at which thrush was busily occupied. Field glasses made evident that not q snail but a common black slug was middle with his beak dashing it re- peatedly with resounding smacks upon the stone, whence it occasionally re- bounded, only to be caught and ham, mered once more.
 Subsequent examination of the operation had been carried out But what of it's purpose? Here was no shell to be broken. It may be that the thrush simply wished to kill its prey, but the fact that thrushes swal- low wriggling worms without hesita- ton renders this explanation improb- able. It is more likely that the skin
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16
CHICKS ON A GRAIN RATION
Superior Method for Forcing Growth and Maturity of Cockerels-
 Mixture for Mash

Chicks do well on a grain ration. but they do great deal better when once they are started on q wet-mash ration and are fed alternately two feeds of wet mash per day with three feeds of grain. the latter being given morning. noon and night and the wet mash being given about ten in the morning and three in the afternoon.
 For forcing growth and maturing the cockerels for market as quickly as possible such method of feeding is far superior to the ordinary straight grain ration method The following mixture makes q very palatahle mash :: Equal parts hY weight of eernmeaI. bran. middlings, corn gluten feed and commercial meat scrap.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16

go through life with scarcely per knowing that they are legless. Cor poraP James Tanner, former commits stoner of pensions and commander in chief of the c. A. R., would be an ab- soiutely helpless cripple without arti helal legs, having lost both of his legs nearly at the knees after three oper- ationS, yet with his artificial limbs he moves about with perfect dignity. General Dudley, also once commis- sioner of pensions, who had but one leg, walked with only a slight limp and many times in Washington so- ciety gracefully guided a fair partner through the maZes of the waltz in Il room full of dancers. United States Senator NJ. C. Butler, Gen. Wade Hampton. and many other men in pub lie life have worn artificial legs unbe- known to most people. but what is more remarkable. the best makes of artificial limbs will be found in use by the thousand by men engaged in hard horsemen, bicycle riders, house paint CTS, and even railroad engineers and brakemen whose vacations require the display of no little agility, and dog ems of cases are on record where men in all these walks of life have lost not one but both legs.
 The best artificial leg weighs from
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16
If the company has not been formed

If the company has not been formed the division by the command, COUNT OFF" At this. the squads suecessively count off us in the school of the squad. But when by this process the position of No. 4 in the front rank of Il squad is established the corporal assumes it, exchanging whatever man 1t is neces- sary te disnlace.
 The captain, in advance of receiving the report of the first sergeant, places himself 12 paces in front of the center of the company. He returns the salute of the first sergeant, and then draws his saber The lieutennnts. taking their posts behind the company, to the rear of the right and left guides, when the first sergeant has reported, draw their sabers with the captain
 The alignments of the company are executed us prescribed in the school of the squad. The guide however. is established instead of being the flank file The rear-rank man of the flank file keeps his head and eyes to the front and covers his file leader.
 The company executes the "halt, rests, faeings, steps and marchings, manual of arms, loadiHgs and hrings. takes intervals and distances and as- sembles, increases and dimnishes in- tervT.', resumes attention, obliques, re- sumes the direct march and preserves alignments, as set forth in the school of the soldier and the school of the squad. The difference is that the word company" is substituted in com mands for squad"
 The practical value of the instruc- tion and training which the new sol- dier receives in the school of the squad now begins to dawn upon him.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16
A Sculptor's Error.

Whenever there is u military parade in Washington, D. C., and the soldiers or others who have had military expe- rience are in the vicinity of the magni- f1cent statue of General sherman. which stands just south of the treas ury, there is sure to be comment on the blunder which the sculptor made i'll connection with the equipment of the figures at the base of the statue. The blanket roll, which is properly carried over the left shoulder by sol diers, is here shown over the right shoulder, where, us even the small boys know nowadays, it would inter- fere with the gun.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16
Overplantino of Streets.

There is no sort of tree grown that should be planted on streets as close as 9 feet to each other. It is not desirable, in any case. that q green tunnel should be built or that green walls at street sides are desirable or admired by any. The Individuality Of tree is one of it's strongest traits or points of character and 1t should have ample space in which to develop its natural form and outline. Thirty-five feet should be fixed by law as the mini mum distance, and any street will, in a few years, be well embellished if one sort of tree is uniformly planted at distances of 50 feet apart.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16
FORMING THE COMPANY.

The company in line is formed in double rank. The tallest men are placed on the right and the others are arranged, so far as it is practicable, fin order of height The company is formed at the sounding of the ''assem- bly," on the bugle. The first sergeant takes position six paces in front of where the center of the company is to be. The first sergeant, next in con- mand to the second lieutenant, is the only noncommissioned officer who wears saber. AS he takes position. he draws his saber and commands, FALL IN"
 The right guide of the company, who is usually senior sergeant, thereupon places himself on the spot where the right of the company is to rest. This is abreast of the center of the com pany. which is itself six paces back from the point where the first sergeant has taken position. The squads then form In their proper places to the left, successlyely, of the right guide. Squads, like individuals, are graduated In height The falling in Is superintend- ed by the other sergeants. who then take their posts.
 Following the report" or roll call. and inspection arms" conducted by the first sergeant if the company has been formed by squads, the first ser geant salutes the captain and reports. "Sir. all present or accounted for" or gives the name of the unauthorized ab- sentees, and, without command, takes his post.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16
FATAL DISEASE OF TURKEYS
and Close Confinement Are Causes Of Blsckhesd.

Some authorities claim that over. feeding and close confnlng cause the fatal disease If blackhead. and when qouts are crowded in their feeding liver soon eniarges becomes diseased and death Is the only result
 Various other sources gre given ns the causes of the blackhead fin tnr- Keys, and the suggestion IS made that the youngsters he kept oa new ground. away from the other domestic fowls. free from wet and dsmpness. and fed carefully so as no; 70 weaken or strain their digestive 0rears
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16
Suggestions for Home Builders.

Few persons in planning the loca. ton of house take into consideration the necessity of having the rooms SC placed as to make them as comfortable as possible. Little heed is paid as te which way the lot should face and or which side of the house certain rooms should be placed. Careful attention te what are considered for the most part as immaterial points in building loca. tion and design Is very important and results in satisfaction after the house Is built
 The lot should face either south or west and whatever else is done the house must suit the ground on which 1t is built. The dining room is q great factor, worthy of consideration. and il should be so planned as to have soutt or east exposures. If so located if will be warm in the morning sun and al other meals will be sheltered from tn. hot sun.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16

hihited q pen at q New York poultry show. when they attracted attention as utility and fancier's fowl. They have been growing in favor ever since. They are good foragers. excellent lay CTS. and the hens are doeiie and make the best of setters and mothers. though they are not consistently hroody The chicks are very hardy. mature early and begin laying younger than many others. They lay as good all winter when eggs bring high prices.
 The standard weight of the cock Is S1a pounds. the cockerel 71a pounds, the hen 612 and the bullet : pounds. They have long, deep chests, meaty bodies, yellow skins and are free from black pin-feathers. making them good fowls for market or table use. Their meat has fine sweet taste. Their beautiful color and fine carriage make them Il good fanciers fowl.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16

two and a quarter to four and q half pounds, vastly different thing from the solid 'peg-leg," Moreover it is perfectly hinged at the knee and arti- eulated at the foot. The cost of such leg is about $100 but it is guaran- teed for five years. Such leg, which must fit perfectly. cannot be turned must be particularly, personally fitted. Although machinery is used in limb making. there is much exact hand work necessary, for it is said that no two amputations are exactly alike. However, by making plaster cast of ments orders can be satisfactorily han dled by mail.
 The United States government all lows it's legless and armless veterans, in addition to their pensions. new arti- fieial limbs every three years, and since European governments will doubtless carry out a similar policy, it seems unfortunately true that arti- ficial limb factories will be assured of busy times for many long years to come.
 There is one man among the many manufacturers of artificial limbs in this country who ean sympathize with the unfortunate soldiers of the Euro pean war who have lost an arm or a leg. He is Joseph E. Hanger of Wash ington D. C.. Who owes his present success in life te the loss of leg on the battlefield during the Civil war. Most men would have become discour- aged to have to battle their way through life handicapped in this way, but, with keen insight to conditions brought on by that terrible conflict, Mr. Hanger, after making his own ar tificial leg, started into the business in small way.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16
CONSTANT SUPPLY OF WATER
Good Use Can Be Made of Tin Can From Which Tcp Has Been Melted
 Brick Holds It Steady.

Fresh clean water is kept before the chicks constantly. and Is kept clean by using T tin can from which the top has been melted with m opening madc in the open end tbree-fourths inch long (bigh4 and one-half inch wide The can Is flied and inverted in common earfhen dower-pot saul ger (open end downwnrd1. making m automatic fountain which is raised one end one-haIf inches from the fnor of the brooder or eeea If the fountain Is used with hens. some way must be pro- vided to keep the hens from knocking the can over. Overcome this by plac- ing brick on fop of the can.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16
Several North Stars.

In the Known course of history tbere have been several successive north stars. When the great pyramid of Cheops was built Alpha Draconis was north star, and the Egyptian astron. omers made northward. sloping pass age several hundred feet long. from a place deep under the base of the pv. ramid straight through it's vast mass of masonry, and this served them as an immense telescope tube, without q glass, for observing their sentinel in the sky. The present North Star is a huge sun, between fifty and one hun dred times brighter than ours.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16

nuals are used. or perennlals raised from seed. The skillful use of lattfces nnd trellis work is of great aid The pergola requires taste and judgment for effective results. and it easily be comes a failure, from an artistic stand point.
 These are merely suggestions. The subject, discussed in all its phases would fill an encyclopedia. Some very helpful books have been written foi persons interested in flowers, and for I detailed knowledge of the subject. as well as for specific instructions and suggestions, one can with profit turn to these works for guidance and foI avoidance of needless mistakes-anc he beginner in gardening will make alunders enough. at best.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16
Homemade Wells.

The achievement of stenciled em- broidery veil is not beyond the powers of some women. One made of very dark blue Russian net has q deep bor- der-on the upper ed2e-of stencil work carried out in smose gray floss silk. Worn over a black selvet toque, or one of the popular smali hats, q veil of this kind is exceedingly attractive. Stencil embroidery consists of fine runnings of silk in bold design.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-16

The new soldier has been instructed as member of squad. but the com pany is the unit with which he will be permanently identified He may be shifted from squad to squad as the strength of the company varies, but he will in all probability continue to be member of the same company. Owing to the loose and tentative or ganiZatioR of the squad-that IS, so far as> individual members are con cerned-real esprit de corps does not begin with the squad but with the com pany. Even when in camp and mem bers of the same squad are tentmates, change in the formation of the com pany may occur Tt any time which would throw the new soldier into different squad.
 The company is different. 1t is fixed and continuous thing-a going concern. so to speak. It is the new sol dier's military home. even on the march or, to put it another way, 1t is his military class in the regiment. which corresponds to his military col lege Toward other regiments he feels as he would toward rival college.
 The present regiment in the Ameri- can army consists of l5 companies These include 12 infantry companies, authorized to have 100 men and three officers at peace strength, and 150 men and three officers at war strength. The three additional companies which go to make up the 15 are headquarters. supply and machine gun companies.
 The captain is the commander of the company. There are two subordinate commissioned ofFfcers-the first and second lieutenant These command platoons, and, as need arises, in order of rank take command of the com pany.
 Although the war department is con- sdering the organization of companies of 250 men, on the French plan, under the Hay bill the company at peace strength is constituted as follows: One ond lieutenant, one first sergeant. one mess sergeant, one supply sergeant. six sergeants, Il corporals, two cooks, two bugiers. one mechanic. 19 priyates of the first class, and 56 privates of the second claSs-total 103. For war strength there are added two ser geants. six corporals, one cook. one mechanic. nine privates (first class), and 31 privates (second class) 153 men and officers.
 The company. then. Is divided into two three or four platoons, each con sisting of not less than two nor more than four squads. In other words, at full war strength, there would be 18 squads, or 12S men. in the four pla- toons. The remainder besides the off cers has assigned posi .ions such as guides and file closers.
 The sergeants, of whom there may be Il at war strength, will be found to be of more importance in the com pany than the corporal, who has no authority except over the men of his immediate squad. Sergeants are not only in charge of two squads when so grouped, but may be placed in com mand of platoon. In a company of four platoons, two platoons at least must be commanded by sergeants. The new soldier will find that the sergeant is the normal medium between the non- commissioned man and the officer, and that sergeants are the supervisors of all company affairs which relate exclu- sively to enlisted men,