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The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-29
The Future for Youn 2
 Men in the Navy
(B JOHN E. BE MS, CHIEF YEoMAN, U. 8.
 NAyY)

NAVY
 Not many people in civil life are familiar with the oprortuni- ties offered to young men by Un- cle Sam, and the many advan- tages and benefits derived from service in our navy. It would be impracticable to even attempt to enumerate ALL the benefits and advantages of naval service here, so 1 try only to set forth a few details regarding the future held out to young men.
 Much has been said and writ ten regarding the gates of oppor- tunity that have recently been opened so widely for the'enlisted man of the Navy to attain the rank of a commissioned officer, either through appointment to the Naval Academy at Annapolis from the ranks, or by working bis way upward through the va rious grades of petty officers and warrant officers. The opportuni- ties in this respect are practical ly unlimited. A young man is of fered every inducement to study and prepare himself for future positions. Officers and petty off cers are always willing and even anxious to help those under them in their studies,1 and regular classes are formed on board ships to assist those ambitious for advancement.
 Now. in every walk of life there ar" some (there must bel who do not reach the top no matter how great the opportunity. This does not necessarily mean that they do not apply them selves or that they lack ambition. We cannot all become President. We are not all fitted for so high and respon- sible a position. So it is in the Navy as well as in civil life some are not altogether fitted for the highest positions their place is probably somewhere part way up the ladder. What about this element in the Navy? 1 say most emphatically land any other man-o'-warsman will tell you the same) that the Navy of fers men of this kind a far better future than ninety-nine out of any hundred commercial institutions in civil life.
 I will cite my own progress which is not by any means extra ordinary or even unusual-and some of my prospects for the flu ture as an example. 1 enlisted at the age of eighteen with the pay of an apprentice seaman (S1760 a m nth). My present pay. as a chief petty officer on second en- listment, is S84 %, plus all ex- penses except clothing. How many positions in civil life equal such an increase in only six years, beginning entirely with out experience. 1 know my pay is certain, is not affected by by strikes, hard times or sick ness, and case of the latter, doc tors bills do not worry me as I am entitled to free medical at tendance and medicines.
 As to the future I will say first that there is nothing what soever to prevent me from ap- plying for examination for war rant rank at any time I choose to do so, but herein we will consid- CT only my prospects on the SUD- position that 1 do not make even another single advancement. Ev- cry four years lon each reenlist- menu I can expect an increase of S6:62 in pay, besides bonus of four months pay in one lump sum. If I care to remain in act i've service for thirty years 1 will l retire at three-fourths of my to
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-29
Rooms For Rent

My rooms are for rent for general housekeeping after May 1st with privilege of making gar cen now.
 Alt Mrs. Mae Conrad
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-29

FOR SALE, RENT, OR FIX CHANGE, two nicely located corner lots, with house and barn. 45 At J. k. BOgard
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-29
Notice

D. V. Stewart, will stand his Jack at his farm ? miles south east of Carlisle. Service fee $7.O0 to insure living colt. All care will be taken to prevent accident but will not be responsible should any occur. 41-13 tp
 D. V. Stewart.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-29
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Southern states under the age of 25 years, only 6,O00.OOO are mem- bers of Sunday schools.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-02-15

work can practically always be
had by those who wish for it. The
people of this tribe have prospered
under American rule, and to-day
live in better houses, are better
fed, wear better clothes and enjoy
better health than ever before.
The IGoRoTs OF BoNToC: The
Bontoc Igorots are a strong. head
hunting, warlike tribe, numbering
in 1911 about $4,000. They are
almost limited to the very noun
famous region constituting the
sub-province of Bontoc. but a very
few are to be found in the sub
province of Kalinga. For the
most part their territory is separ-
ated from that of neighboring
tribes by mountain barriers.
They are straight haired people,
probable of Malayan origin. Both
men and women are splendidly de-
veloped. / myself consider them
physically superior to any other
Philippine tribe except the
Kalingas. While on the average
they are more muscular than the
latter people, they are at the same
time more heavily, not to say
clumsily, built; but there is notice
able Improvement in this regard.
The dress of the men is usually
a clout, although this is sometimes
replaced by a mere apron. Blankets
are comparatively rare. The men
have long hair banged across the
forehead and rolled into a knot be-
hind, where it is confined by a
jaunty, more or less highly orna-
mented rattan cap.
Continued next week.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-02-15
Live Your Own Life

Everybody's first business is to
live his own life. That takes pre-
cedence Of everything else. 1t must
be his own life, and it must be
life-not a reflection nor a shadow.
1t is obligatory On him also to make
his life true, and to make it as large
as possible. The poverty of time
consists, not in the temporal needs
of the poor, but in the poverty of
real life on the part of both rich
and poor. William E. Russell we'll
said, There is one thing better
than making a living, that is max
ing a life" It's life we need; and
large life comes by large sympathy
and large service; which links this
basic thought to the present Chris
tian Endeavor topic.--The Castle.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-02-15

windows, while near Baguio and
Cervantes a number of individuals
have of late years constructed up
to-date dwellings with galvanized
iron roofs, with chairs, tables,
beds and American stoves. Marked
improvement in house architecture
is one of the results of contact
with Americans. The houses are
usually grouped in small villages,
but sometimes stand singly in very
isolated places.
The Benguet and Lepanto
Igorots have mined gold for CEN
turies and are the only native
miners in the Philippines.
Ancient gold ornaments of un-
known origin are still to be found
among them. At the time the
Spaniards entered their territory
they we're armed with lances.
shields, bows and arrows, and Of
fered resistance to the invaders;
but, so far as is known, they have
never been head-hunters and to-
day they are entirely peaceful.
Like the other tribes of northern
Luzon, they are a music-loving
people. They sing very pleasantly
and sometimes use bamboo flutes
to accompany vocal music. Their
dance music is produced on gansas
and long-barreled wooden drums
with skin heads. The tone of such
a drum is varied by lingering the
head and by pressing the long
barrel with the bare arm. The
sounds produced by these instru-
ments are supplemented by strik-
ing a bit of steel upon a stone.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-02-15

with the steel and stone and two
gansa players march about with
the dancers, while the drum play
ers-usualIy two in number squat
close by. A dance which is abso-
lutely characteristic of this tribe
is the so-called "bird dance," usu-
ally participated in by one man,
wearing blankets over his extended
arms in imitation Of the wings of a
bird, and one woman, who wears a
blanket wrapped closely about her
body. Another common dance is
a circle dance. danced in by line
of men and line of women, who
devote much time to singing and
bending their bodies about, but in
dulge in comparatively little foot
work.
Of late years a number of schools
have been established for these
people. The girls are taught to
weave good cloth, while the young
men have already have been edu-
Gated sufficiently to successfully
serve as secretaries and treasurers
of their towns. Their daily wage
has risen steadily since the Ameri-
can occupation. Opportunity to
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-02-15
An Ode to the Cost of Living
Bv EDGAR II. Guest

Relentless foe to human bliss hear as sng
You've got staggering the punch has lost its
sting
Time stood right you and blow for blow
But IN taking the count, and just before 60
that broke twisted back and bent
Was when the laundry soaked with that percent
You've raised the of everything the price rhyme
The things that nckels to buy requiring dimes
My prncely wages Chats joke lasted me week,
But by Tuesday afternoon loan I'm forced seek.
The referee out, what strength had spent
The laundry cleaned when it grabbed that extra
I've stalled within the ring of life and made my feeble bluff,
I've crched get second wind but Enough
Up the sponge The victoys yours! The title
claim!
I've tried my darnde, but find cannot beat your game,
I've got chance with old pal can't dent,
You got many blows like that laundry's
I've fought the coal off WHILE I've blocked the
The barber boosted me dime and blamed it on to you;
yours who deals in shoes both claimed and got
his bit,
AS every other tradesman did, but today, quit.
find paid for food and clothes and light and rent
I've nothing left with which meet that aundrys
Into my deep financial grave I'm ready 60,
Behind let the walk and wall for what
Keep down the parting Speech pray, would have paidi
Just 'H spent his cash freely when had it,
grave this for my epaph: "Here lies guy who
To ruin when his laundry bills were boosted percent
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-02-15

lands. On Sunday mornings es-
pecially the Baguio dog-market
presents unique spectacle.
The Benquet Igorots raise good
horses in considerable numbers,
and both men and women ride with
skill, differing absolutely in this
respect from the Ifugaos, Bontoc
Igorots and Kalingas, who neither
keep horses nor know how to
use them.
Several different types of houses
are in common use. Of these the
meanest are built of grass. Such
a house usually has a raised plat
form of hewn boards, on which its
occupants sleep. A more preten.'
tious but even less sanitary dwell
ing is that of certain Lepanto
Igorots, which is placed on the
ground but has low board sides and
a high, peaked roof which contains
storeroom. 1t is without win
dows. The occupants have indi-
vidual sleeping-boards which they
lay on the damp ground.
In the vicinity of Kabayan the
Benguet Igorots build good houses.
which have floors and sides of
boards and are even possessed of
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-02-15
CITY OF CHICAGO
Brief Description of the Great Inland Metropolis
of the United States
By Mr.. L. J. w.

athletic sports, such as baseball,
tennis, golf and other amusements.
Many give band concerts in sum-
mer time and public fetes on
holidays. In winter time the play
grounds are flooded and turned into
skating rinks, lighted by electricity
and open day and night. Chicago
recently had more than 800, 900
people living more than a mile
from any park; to-day Fairgrounds
dot the city in every direction,
combining all of the recent
amusements in social settlement
work.
Chicago is noted for the number,
size and height of its public and
business buildings, and for their
handsome and complete interior
fnishings. Among them are the
Auditorium, ten stories high and
containing the largest theater and
opera house in the world, capable
of seating 1000 persons; the Art
Institute. which ranks among the
first museums in the country:
Masonic Temple, nineteen stories
high; Board of Trade building;
Chicago Stock Exchange, thirteen
stories high; the Monadnock
building, sixteen stories high, con-
tanning 1900 Offices and costing
So, 500, 900; the Ashland building,
and many other interesting struc-
lures.
The city has also fine educational
facilities. There are fifteen public
high schools, one public normal
school, one endowed normal school,
fifteen private secondary schools,
st. Ignatious College and the Uni
versity of Chicago. There are
twenty-six training schools for
nurses, mostly connected with
hospitals and sanitariums.
The advance made in the design,
construction artistic effect and
convenience of the modern city
schools can only be understood by
one who contrasts building of
1917 with one of 1870. The schools
are fast becoming social centers,
and the notion of popular educa-
tion has extended far beyond the
three RS" Also, there are
about 800 churches and $50 hos
pitfalls and other charitable institu-
tions.
Chicago is the greatest live
stock and grain market in the
world, and also has great indus
tries of wholesale slaughtering and
meat packing, foundry and ma
chine-shop products, and mems
clothing.
The Worlds Columbian Expo
sition was held in Chicago from
May l to October 80, 1898; the
greatest exposition the world has
ever seen.
The people of Chicago are
planning the construction of
great subway system, which is to
be the largest and best equipped
subway in the world. 1t is to be
completed in the year 1910 at
cost of about $3.50, 100000.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-02-15


city in population in the United
States. 1t is built on the south
west shore of Lake Michigan and
is the center of the western and
Great Lake commerce. 1t has a
water front of thirty miles. Chica-
60 is one of the greatest CONNER
cial centers in the world, and is
connected by steamship and rail.
road lines with all parts of the
country. The lake shore is pro-
tected by breakwaters, forming a
splendid harbor at the mouth OF
the Chicago river. The large canal,
terminating at Buffalo, provides a
means of commercial communica-
ton with the Atlantic ports.
Chicago was built originally on
the fiat prairie, at an elevation too
low to secure proper drainage.
When this became apparent, the
grade of the whole city was raised
about seven feet and the streets
and buildings brought to the new
level.
The Chicago river traverses the
city, and by by its peculiar course
divides it into three sections,
known as the North, South and
West Sides, which are connected
by many bridges. The city owns
an extensive waterworks system,
which is located about twelve miles
out in Lake Michigan, therefore
has an unlimited supply of pure
water.
Chicago's street car system is
one of the best in the world; it has
about 1900 miles of trackage.
Also a wonderful elevated railroad
system which is second to none,
with Boston close second.
Chicago's municipal government
is composed of the Mayor, whose
term in Office is four years, and
seventy aldermen, whose term is
two years. The Board of Alder
men, or city council, ordinarily
has the power to make, amend and
repeal ordinances relating to health,
parks, fires and buildings. The
power of the Mayor extends
to legislative, administrative and
financial matters. He may recon-
mend to the city councilmen, eth.
er in his annual message or as he
may deem expedient. He further
more enjoys the veto power, and
it takes a three-fourth vote to
override an exercise of this power.
It is the duty of the council to
look after the various departments.
There are the department of
health, including hospitals, care of
the poor, scientific studies on
health problems, and different
charitable institutions, and depart
ment of public works, such as
public safety, including police, fire,
building instructions, workhouse,
parks and public grounds.
The Municipal Budget is prob
lem. 1t is estimated to be about
$50, 900, 900 per year.
Chicago has a wonderful police
department, which is divided into
precincts, or wards, in each of
which there is a police station and
a squad of men. The police force
is organized on the mllirary prin-
ciple of graded authorities, rising
upward from patrolman to chief.
Chicago is surrounded by some
of the largest and finest parks and
boulevards in the country. The
park area is of great extent and
the boulevards extend over sixty
six miles. There are six large
parks-Lincoln, Humbolt, Gar
field, Douglas, Washington and
Jackson, all connected by boule-
wards traversing the most beauti-
full section of the city and forming
drives which cannot be excelled.
Many of the parks are made es-
pecially attractive by providing
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-02-15

roarioas. They make an excellent
fermented drink from rice, and on
gala occasions are prone to partake
of it rather too freely.
They have built splendid roads
and trails throughout their SUBJ
provinces, over which Americans
may, and do, ride in perfect safe
ty. Under a continuation of the
present policy the Ifugaos will go
fast and far on the road that leads
to better things. To-day they
show the utmost friendliness to-
wards Americans.
The IGoRoTs: The Igorots who
to-day inhabit the sub provinces of
Benguet, Lepanto apd Amburayan
must be considered as constituting
a single tribe, although they speak
several distinct dialects, of which
Nabaloi and Kankanai are the more
important.
The territory which they occupy
is for the most part very noun
famous. They number to-day in
Benguet, $4,000; in Lepanto,
$1,000. and in Amburayan, "a, 900.
They are a robust and vigorous
people. Both men and women are
as a rule short. heavily built and
strongly muscled, with broad,
spreading feet. Their hair is per-
fectly straight. Many of them
have large and beautiful eyes. As
a rule the men wear their hair
short, although some individuals,
especially in Lepanto, allow it to
grow to a considerable length.
The usual dress of the men is the
clout, supplemented, when the
means of the individual permit,
with a cotton blanket. They are,
however, glad to wear flannel
shirts and coats of khaki, or blue
army cloth when obtainable. They
also take kindly to hats. Indeed,
MANY of them have hats of their
own make.
Neither sex has any very elabor-
ate ornaments. Some of the men
adorn themselves with large bands
of beads or wire, and with ear or
naments of brass or silver. They
often tattoo the backs Of their
hands. Some women have very
elaborately tattooed arms; but on
the whole tattooing is practiced
much less extensively than among
the Ifugaos, the Bontoc Igorots, or
Kalingas.
The women wear similar ear
ornaments and strings of beads as
we'll. A few wealthy individuals
have ear ornaments of solid gold.
These Igorots are supposedly
homogeneous, although the men
sometimes keep concubines. es-
pecially in Lepanto. Parents are
very fond of their children and
bring them up with care. If one
of their boys is prone to be un-
truthful, he is passed upon by a
a committee of old men, and if the
verdict goes against him he is
staked out on the ground and
flogged in a fashion he is not
likely to soon forget.
The people of this tribe are now
peaceful and Industrious agricul-
turists, and never have been head
hunters. They live chiefly on
camotes, but raise some gabi and
considerable quantities of rice,
much of which is grown on ter
races, which would seem wonder
full were they not dwarfed by the
more marvellous ones of the
Ifugaos and Bontoc Igorots. Irish
potatoes and coffee, introduced
years ago by the Spaniards, are
raised for sale. Pigs and chickens
are kept in considerable numbers.
but as a rule eaten only on cere-
monial occasions. Dogs are a
highly appreciated article of diet
and are now brought in large
numbers to BaQuio from the low.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
FIRST IS FINED.
Then is FIRED

On Thursday afternoon Adry Brat
trud of Madison had an experience in
Baraboo which he will not soon for
get and which he can use on pleasant
evenings in relating to his friends.
He came from the capital Of the state
to demonstrate truck and had been
driving about town for day Or so.
The weather bei-g very dry he
thought it best - mix his gasoline
with some Kentucky f1avoring extract.
They did not mix well. Bfattrud came
around the corner at the Warren
house and soon after ran into the rear
of the new car owned by the Misses
Raschein. The new machine was
standing still at the side of the street
and when the truck struck, the occu-
pants of the car did not know they
were in danger. OF course, they were
more or less frightened. The fend-
ers of the new car were damaged and
the cost to make repiars was fixed at
SIG.
Chief Of Police S. A. Pelton was
near and arrested Brattrud on the
charge OF being intoxicated while
driving an automobile.
Connection with the office at Mad
ison was made by telephone and when
inquiry was made as to the identity
of the driver of the truck, the Madi-
son folks claimed they had no such
person in their employ. The driver
of the car had printed cards, and the
chief, to convince the agents they had
a man here, asked Brattrud to step
! to the telephone. The atmosphere
cleared at once. The company paid
| for the damage to the Baraboo car,
Brattrud was fined SO and costs, and
then bounced by the company The
fine and costs amounted to $13.24
! Brattrlld will probably not try mix
ing gasoline and whiskey in Baraboo
soon again
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
REGISTRY DATE
SET FOR JUNE 5,

President Wilson last night issued
the proclamation putting in effect the
selectiye draft army service provided
by the bill passed by congress and
signed by the president Friday.
The proclamation orders the regis
try Of all men in the United States
who have passed their twenty-first
birthday, but who have not passed
their thirty-first birthday. The reg
istration must be made in the election
registration place for the precinct in
which the man is a permanent resi-
dent
The day of registration is Tuesday,
June 5. The only men who need not
appear are those who already are in
the military service of the nation.
either in the regular army, the navy,
the federal militia or naval militia, or
in the officers reserve corps.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24

They came to this country from Al
sace-Lorraine in the early sixties, and
returned to Strassburg in 1866, where
Joseph was raised. He gave the re-
quired service in the German army
and on his discharge returned to
America with an uncle, who was there
on visit from his home in Roches-
ter.
Four of Joe's brothers married Ger
man wives and remained in Lorraine.
Two brothers married French wives
and located in France. When the
war broke out all enlisted, and all
have been killed in battle News of
the death Of the youngest brother
came two months ago to a sister liv-
ing in Waterloo, Ind, the only rela-
tive Joe has in this country, and he
was the last to give his life for his
country. There were three sisters
living in the old country, and their
husbands and sons are in the German
army. One sister conducts a summer
resort hotel at Lauderbach.
Last September the Youngest broth
er saw that the Eighteenth German
infantry was drawn up facing his
line, ready for battle, and he knew
his brother was in that regiment He
got permission to visit the German
line for ten minutes, when he greet
ed his brother and had a short visit
with him before the bugles blew the
blast which separated them, and the
armies began shooting up each other;
brother against brother, and for what
reason they knew not, except that
they were serving their countries and
obeying orders.