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The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06

TIME remarkable sand dunes of the
l Peruvian desert have attracted
the attention of every visitor to
this arid region. The striking
feature of these formations is that
they slowly but constantly shift their
position, always in the same direction
In the Geographical Journal of London,
w. S. Barclay thus describes and ex-
plains these travelling sand dunes.
Although the majority of the dunes
are to be found in the western half
of the PamDa, the subaerIal weather.
ing of the conglomerate bed from
which they take their origin is no.
tieeabge elsewhere along the Peruvian
coast. One of my most vivid recol-
leetions on the steamer voyage along
the desolate coast from Lima TO Mol
lendo is vision, against the early
morning sun, of great flame-colored
hill that seen through the coast fogs
presented almost the appearance of a
city on fire. This flame effect was, as
l afterwards ascertained, due to sand
and dust blowing across its upper
ridges.
Starting from Mollendo the railway
winds its way up the deeply eroded
TANKS of the coast hills. The hot air
rising from the desert keeps back or
dissolves the clouds which attempt to
make their way across the Andean
crests to the sea, and rain is reckoned
to fall on this coast not more than once
in seven years. When this occurs, how
ever, Its erosive effect on the soft,
loose soil Is striking. Watereourses Is
to 20 feet deep are cut In few hours.
One # these rare phenomena had tn
ken pace a few days before my visit.
1t does not pay the railway, when con-
strueting its track, to allow openings
for these infrequent cloudbursts, and
one sees in consequence solid earth
banks built along the hill TANKS, dam
ming gulleys of great depth extending
sometimes a mile or more on the up
side.
Wind That Forms the Dunes.
On reaching the Pacific fringe of the
Pampa, or Desert, del Sacramento. af-
ter an ascent from the coast of some
1000 feet, one begins to feel the wind
which is responsible for the formation
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06

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The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06

China has established double
standard of weights and measures that
includes the metric system and ma
tive one.
An Ohio man is the inventor Of
device for filling and selling ice cream
cones without touching them with the
hands.
A West Virginian has invented a
touring type automobile from which
the rear portion of the body can be
removed and truck body with a
canopy extending over the front seat
substituted.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06

to the prevailing winds.
On the western border of the desert
the sand remains largely inchoate, but
after about IS or 20 miles dunes begin
to appear, and these increase in num-
Der till on nearing the inland fringe,
some % miles from Arequipa, they can
be observed in serried battalions ac-
eompanying the railway.
Once formed. the dunes take their
typical half-moon shape and proceed
In stately sequence southeast across
the Pampa until they reach some large
obstacle or abrupt change of level. If
the barrier is negotiable they adapt
themselves to cross it, the dune pro-
jecting itself into the easiest passes
and elongating up to the limit of
its sand mass. Once the obstacle is
crossed, the vanguard of the dune
marks time until the rear catches up,
forms once more into a half-moon
shape, and proceeds on its way. These
dunes often attain a considerable size,
The march of the dunes is assisted
by the sand ripples, whose more eX-
posed surfaces are blown onward by
the wind. The sand climbs the steep
back of the dune more slowly than the
low salient wings, hence the half
moon shape. Small particles travel at
relatively high speed near ground level
as far as the projecting points, or
horns, but as soon as they reach them
they are on the lee of the wind and
their farther progress is checked I'M
til the mass of the dune catches up.
Thus the distance the sand travels
along the points is dependent on the
maximum height of the back of the
dune, and this in turn depends on the
force of wind.
Move 100 Yards Year.
Owing to my short stay in the Pam
pa I was not able to check the dunes
rate of march by personal observation,
but l was informed by plate layers
and other railway men, whose duties
necessitate watching them, that the
rate is about 100 yards per annum.
The high hills thanking the desert near
Arequipa are too steep to allow the
dunes to proceed farther. They there
fore pile up in sort of sandy Gem
etery at the eastern edge of the Pam
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
POSTSCRIPTS

The first electric light shone In
1914.
Virginia has the largest vinegar rae
tory in the United States, operated al
most entirely by electric power.
A wire clip has been invented 10
hold the handle of an idle brush out
of the paint in can and keep 1t clean.
q tree the leaves of which yield an
oil from which camphor can be ex-
sracted has been discovered in Aus
tr2lia.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06


with
aon of the dream of his
he will be
fields he will live
Everybody the North end Sonewa Jackson
behind
this
his best friends
bile ambulance will
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Won Papen Still At Il.

Buenos Aires.-Some OF the news
papers insist that Capt. Franz Won
Papen, German military attache at
Washington, is directing the work of
German spies here. Persons whose
veracity is not doubted say the news
papers report having seen Won Papep
many times accompanying German
propagandists, and have so reported
to the British consul.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Trvino To Incite Neoroes.

Washington. - Warning against
German propaganda seeking to stir
up instruction among American ne
groes was given in a statement issued
by the Patriotic Education Society.
Anonymous letters and postcards urg-
ing negroes to rise against the whites
were brought to the attention of the
society by negro leaders.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Pershina Loses First officer

New York-Word of the first cas-
ualty to an officer in General Per-
shing's forces in France was receiv-
ed here in a eablegram announcing
the death in motor cycle accident
of Second Lieutenant Frederick VAIL
strom of the marine corps.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Perfect Draft Record

Louisville.-Larue county Ken
lucky, the birthplace of Abraham
Lincoln, made perfect record in the
draft. Larue's quota was 1872 Onlv
1872 were examined. Not one claimed
exemption and not one failed to mass
the physical examination.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
A NAV IA Test The world

There is one way for every man to
determine for himself whether the
world is growing better or worse. All
he has to do is to ascertain whether
the number Of people who agree with
him is increasing or diminishing
Houston Post.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
UNCLE SAM TAKES !.
KEEN INTEREST IN
1877 APPLE CROP
Our Big Fruit Harvest Must Be
Used to Help Save Wheat
and Meat for Allies.
FOOD ADMINISTRATION PLANS
"consumer Campaign" Throughout the
Land to Aid in Home Consumption
During Autumn, Winter and
Spring of Next Year.


Uncle Sam takes the keenest inter-
est in this years apple crop. For the
fruit must be used to help save wheat
and meats for our allies.
The food administration is planning
consumer campaign of publicity
throughout the country.
This wears ample crop calls for In
teliigent handling. The latest govern
ment reports Indicate crop of about
100 600. 900 bushels. That is a little
below normal. Coed prices are assured
for all honestly packed. first quality
apples, and also for honestly packed,
selected second grades. which govern
ment experts say can be put into stor-
age. When the crop is big it does not
paw to store second grades, but this
year. despite the fact that we cannot
ship our usual 1000, 900 barrels of ap-
pies abroad, because shipp.ag space is
precious, we shouldfb able to get fair
prices for all good apples at home.
Careless paeking of poor affility
fruit has ALWAYS been one of the chief
causesI of market instability and I'M
satisfactory prices to the growers.
This year the whole apple industry is
co-operating to remove this market
handicap. There has never been an
apple year such as this one is going TO
be. Growers have never been able to
get together and engage and finance
NATIONAL educational campaign
among consumers TO increase apple
consumntion. This year the situation
makes 1t necessary for the United
States government. through the food
administration, to conduct a consum-
er's campaign of publicity on behalf of
the apple. This campaign will begin
while the crop is being sent to market,
and will probably continue until the
last apple is eaten up late next spring.
SO the grower has three great ineen-
tives for grading, packing and storing
this crop with especial care.
/. 1t is good crop and calls for
care.
9. The government will encourage
apple eating and apple storage and
will discourage speculation that raises
the price abnormally.
3. We must eat up at home more
than two million barrels of apples,
which would ordinarily be exported.
To get the best of the crop to the
market in prime condition it must be
picked carefully at the time of ma
turity and promptly cooled In tenn
porary storage. and then skillfully
graded and packed. Second-grade
fruit should not go into barrels or
boxes. If 1t cannot be marketed in
bulk in nearby consuming centers,
then it should be worked up into by
products along with the culls.
There has been gratifying i'm
provement in apple marketing the past
two or three years. Western apples
are boxed to strictly honest standards.
by the great cooperative growers or
ganizations in Washington, Oregon,
California, Idaho and Colorado. The
eastern barrel apple has also been
wonderfully improved in New York
and other states. Because apples are
honestly packed and give the best DOS
sible value for the money, there is an
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Germans To Oulethorne

New York.-Orders have been re-
ceived by the United States marshal
to transfer more than dozen Ger
mans considered dangerous to the
United States from the enemy alie,,
detention camp on Ellis Island to Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06


hands
of along
asked Bailey
what fellow lost his lamp replied the policeman
intoxicated Lieutenant harris
of oiT to
TO
he fell
gu of tina window"
his hands
Charles to
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Harvard Men Aid u S.

Cambridge, Mass.-A catalogue
compiled by the Harvard Alumni Bull
letin shows that about $500 Harvard
graduates and undergraduates are
now engaged in some sort of war
work
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Spanish kinq Saves Belgian.

Madrid Premier Dato has an
nounced that, thanks to the interven-
ton of King Alfonso. Count D'Oultre-
mont. a Belgian official who was re-
Gently deported to Germany and sem
fenced to death, has been pardoned.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
One ExnIanafinn

81 like this poem of yours to brook.
1t fairly gurgles. You evidently
wrote 1t by rippling rill." Not
exactly said the poet" but did write
1t with fountain pen. Maybe that
accounts for it."
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Did His Share

"You wouldn't think 1t. but l once
had a happy home"
"Then why didn't you do something
to keep ii happy?"
81 did, mister-I left it."
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06

10 L
corn-husking sections of the country,
it (the trousers) looks as if they would
become popular as feminine decora-
tons. The invasion of women of mems
sacred prerogative has brought about
a strong protest from the humble male.
He can see nothing but his last yes
tige of superiority going by the boards.
And with the death knell for old tradi-
ton sounded he is waiting for the
announcement that he can store his
evening trousers In some safety de-
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Buys Argentine Shins-

Buenos Aires.--The French-Amert-
can syndicate has bought feet be-
longing to the Argentine Navigation
Company for 1e.5O6,O 900 piastres.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06

q udy CTUIst III pun OF tHe fHufI
eaters, reported the capture of three,
which were taken to Mattituck, l.. l.,
by fishermen. One, he said, was Ii
feet long and is believed TO be the
shark that attacked and tore the flesh
of Jonathan Briggs, Mattituck boy.
He also reports that the big school
first sighted has been broken up by
the attacks of the fishermen and by
encounters among the fish themselves,
which are apparently ravenously hun
cry CaDtain Wirth reportS viewing
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06

occupied the garage ten years under
the impression that it was stable,
snorted also. He had been off his
feed for days-ever since George Nc
Card, his driver, had dropped hint
that his hay day was over and his
gasoline day was about to dawn.
Il see my finish," said Stonewall
Jackson to himself in horse language
Then he closed his one remaining eye
in resignation.
There was some basis for his pes
CT y1i Srn Won aannnt avnnot ON nIIar1u
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Free From ANY Such r.;,,

Parson--This eccentricity you
speak of in your daughter, isn't it,
after all. matter of heredity? Girls
Mother-.No. sir. I'd have you know
that there was never any heredity In
our family. boston Transcript.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Dolce After paeifisf

London.-Police have searched the
London office and the home at ST. AL
bans. of E. ID. Morel secretary of the
Union of Democratic Control.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
German Bankers Confer.

Berlin, via London.-German bank
ers are reported to be participating
in Switzerland at a conference of Eu-
ropean financiers, but no information
is available.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Corn Makes Recovery

Topeka, kan.-Corn has recovered
from the effects of the drouth to an
extent that was not believed possible
a few weeks ago.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
bu 600 Made Homeless.

London.-The first detailed account
Of the fire at Saloniki says that 10000
persons are homeless and that the
property loss is enormous.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Faithful Old Fire Horse Makes Way for Auto

LOUISA fine automobile equipment up
arrived police
with much norng it backed into the
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Mans Last Stronghold Is RuthIessy Despoed

NEW YORK-Troues really
for time but that the manufacturers exhibiting models
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Sleeper Lucky in Recovering His Agate Eye

fotfve of 66s Eeke street placed
of
in his suber lie rolled out OF
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Connecticut Fishermen Declare War on Sharks

sharks shot by fishermen whose
Wir the oop Mary and Ann which made port again after
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06

the window. A faII OF 10 rect 10 tHe
pavement awakened him. Then he
found his glass eye was gone. Clad
only in his underwear he crawled
about the pavement looking for the
missing optic.
Policeman William Bailey came
along. Thinking Charles was de-
mented, the officer asked what he was
doing.
II am looking for my glass eye"
replied Charles. 81 lost it when fell
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-21
Benefit Dance FOR BALL TEAMS SATURDAY, MAY 26
 EAGLE HALL
Many Seek HOmeSteadS

GLASGOW, Mont, May 1S.-Many applicants were in line today for home stead lands in the former Fort Peck Indian reservation. the reopening Of 10000 acres to which entry was announced yesterday by the interior department Those who have filed their application here by tonight will cast lots for first choice of claims. after which the choice will be in the order of application. Coal and other mineral deposits on the land open for entry are reserved to the govern ment.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-21
~ WELL ATTENDED,
VALDEZ WOMEN ORGANIZED

The meeting of the women of Val dez last Saturday afternoon for the purpose of organizing branch of the Alaska Women's Patriotic League, was held at the City Hall. The hall was neatly decorated and filled with a crowd of enthusiastic women. Mrs. Mable l.. Smith rendered the solo. "The Star Spangled Banner" in a manner that aroused the patriotism of every woman present. An election of officers was held resulting in Mrs. W. Billings securing the President $ chair, while Mrs. w. NJ: Elliot be- came secretary. It was moved and seconded that a cable of greeting be sent to Mrs. J. F. A. Strong at Jul neau, wife of the governor of Alaska, and president general of the league for Alaska.
 Mrs. Cornelia T. Hatcher. organiz- CT. made stirring appeal in an in- teresting address. "Patriotism' Call to Womanhood" Her remarks were point. They did much in impressing forceful. logical and straight to the upon the members the importance which all women will bear in the present war. The Books are open for membership and every woman in Valdez is invited to join.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-21

the fencing of the gardens does not solve the problem, because there is the menace to the little one remain ing.
 AS we see it. either the children or the dogs must be denied tue liberty of the streets, and as much as we like the dogs. we like the children better, and shall vote in favor of the doIs being kept within the confines of the owners property. That is the way oth- er- Alaska towns have settledthis prob lem-Anchorage Times.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-21
RaIl Player Kills Negro

INDIANAPOLIS, May 21.-Dan Shay, manager of the Milwaukee American association baseball club, who is charged with shooting and killing Clarence Euell, a negro waiter at the English hotel cafe last night, remained in jail today and continued to decline to make a statement. The police were searching for a woman who was said to have been with Shay at the time of the shooting.
 The trouble is said to have started over the amount of sugar in the bowl on the table at which Shay was sit ting.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-21
NHATINVASION MEANS

France is little larger than Cal ifornia, and good deal smaller than Texas. The German invasion at its height covered a little over per cent Inf if The retreat after the battle of the Marne cut it down to half that much. Thus the devastation wrought Inv the German occupation has been practically confined to about 4 per cent of the area of what is. to Amer jeans very small country. At the be- ginning of the present year the Ger mans held only 3.7 per cent of it.
 What has happened to that little slice of invaded territory is prette! we'll known to the American puDnc from the detailed accounts printed in this country of the destructioh found in the wake of the recent Ger man retreat. But the full eXtent-lii fact, is almost unrealizable.
 A technical commission investigat- ing the devastation already accom- nlished in northern France, basing its figures on inventories of definitely ascertained damages in reconquered sections, estimates that up to date they amount to about $3,OOO,0Oo.- 900. What they will total by the time the German are expelled from the whole area is a matter of conjecture
 This is just hint of what would happen if the Germans ever invaded the United States. as they almost cer' tainly would sooner or later 1T We failed to prepare ourselves for a sue cessful defense. Viewed merely as in surance against Prussian army do ing in this great. rich land what Il has done in France, $7, O0O,OO0,OOO for military preparedness is not too high a price to pay. And these figures take no account of all the human horror and suffering of such an inva- sion--EX.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-21
THE DOti PROBLEM IN OTHER
 TOWNS

Speaking of keeping dogs off the streets the other day, brought out many complimentary remarks. Every body favors the idea. and have prom ised to help the movement along; and the chances are that the council will be asked take the matter up. And we don't know but what the council should. If it is unlawful for one com- nunity to keep dogs off the streets. we see no reason why it should not be lawful for the people of Ketchikan to do the same. We believe that an ordinance could be enacted covering the point, enforced and incidentally rid the streets of the biggest nuisance that town is subject to, unless it is a herd of cattle with bells on.-- Tetchikan Miner.
 In our opinion certain Alaska pap CTS are going too far in their attempt to subdue and regulate from sight all dogs. It is a fact that dogs, next to the hardy pioneers themselves, had nlore to do with the development of Alaska than any other agency. True, many dogs are worthless. but nearly every dog is the property of some boy. end to deprive and rob that boy of his friends and pet is inhuman. The trouble with too many men is that they have not forgotten that they were boys, they have forgotten what Hind of boys the were-forgotten that they ever loved dog. Nipe la dog News.
 Like every other Alaska commun- ,ty, Anchorage. sooner or later, Will have to settle the dog problem. And this presents a real problim. too, be- -ause there are two sides to this ques- ton. The problem is, shall dogs be allowed to roam at large in the com munity, or shall they be tied or pen ned up, as the owners may elect? As every Alaskan knows, the dog is a beast of burden in the northland. What the pack horse or the donkey is to the prospector in the western states, the dog is to the prospector in Alaska. If not our most useful anl- nal, the dog ranks as at least one of the most useful and serviceable. teams, and practically all of our Will ter mushing teams, going over roads and trails that the horse could not accomplish. The dog is valuable animal, and one whose services are recognized by Alaskans.
 But in the summer time the'doS mas 10 employment. It lies about the streets. on the sidewalk, in front of the business entrances, and generally makes himself a nuisance to pedes- trians. Not only that, but dog that is part native is liable to be men, ace to small children. If child falls, a pack of these dogs is just as liable as not to attack the little one. These attacks are not numerous. but they occur. and they are as liable to occur in this community as elsewhere. As to gardens, it is quite impossible to think of raising anything unless one builds a fence against the protection of these playful animals. who, just for the fun of the thing, will romp around and ruin the growing plant life.
 Of course, the owner of the dog will say, let the householder fence his garden, and the householder will in sist that the dogs should not be all lowed to invade private grounds. But
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-21
\ Baby Girl

A fine baby girl was born Sunday morning to Mir. and Mrs. H. l.. Sailing at the Valdez Hospital. Dr. Winans reports mother and baby doing nicely.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-21
ArcticH0tel Watch This
 Space PHONE l33 MRS. STRING, Prop
PHONE l33
MRS. STRING, Prop

Bring back the bloom of youth to that sallow mottled skin, by having the Parjsian method for rejuvenating complexion applied at the Vanitie shop. II
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-21

For frst-ciass meals and good serV- ice at reasonable prices try the Mer- chants Cafe. II
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-21

4 pretty line of colored crochet cotton and stamped pillow slips al the Needlecraft Shop. II
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-21

\ full line Of Memo corsets, all sizes at E. Winters II
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-21

Valdez Miner. $500 per year.