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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-27
Bless Her Heart !

While we have never seen the lady, we are inclined to believe that Belle Wider, of Jackson, Ohio. is a Corn Fed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-27
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke
 -:-- Copyright by Cincinnati En-
 Quirer.
The Wise Fool.

Wealth does not always mean con tentment," observed the Sage.
 No" agreed the Fool But con tentment is wealth."
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-27

The weather works both ways in the Rain in Flanders stops the British but cold in Russia may stop the German advances.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-27
Those Farewell" Tours.

Another round of Madame Iell,
 The famous star. We must endure; In order that she may fare well,
 She'll make another farewell tour.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-27
Suffering Mackerel! !!

We stop the press long enough to an nounce that B. A. Kaiser has a black smith shop in Berlin, Ky.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-27
Our Daily Special,

Wediock Is One Lock That Is Often Bolted.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-27

President Wilson is not only the champion of Poland but of every oppressed people whose rights will be considered the peace conference.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-27
Things to Worry About.

There are l.2o0. .O0O.OO0 bacteria in a plate of ice cream
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-27

Cost of the war to date is estimated about 100 billion dollars. of which 25 billions or one quar- ter has been incurred alike by England and Germany leaving 50 billions the money spent by the other belligerents. France and Russia credited with 20 billions apiece-tMining and Scientific Press)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-27

Whatever else may be said of Bernstorff, we've got to admit that he worked his job to the limit
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-27

Great Britain has increase dits output of steel from 100000 tons per before the war to 10O00000 and facilities are being provided that will admit of a production of 100000 tons next year. (Mning and Scientific Press.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-27

Harry Lauder has to cheer the sol
 dier boys with his Scotch burr.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-27
Patterson Lumber Co.,, White Bldg. Seattle. Wash.

TWO IN oNb-The EMPIRES ads" keeps the housewife informed of all sales and the news columns way for everybody. The EMPIRES are right up to the minute on the lays nova
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-27
(. CARTWRIGHT
 FOR
 Hallowe' en Novelties of all kinds
HAVE YOU SPRUCE FOR
 SALE?

We are in the market for lin. 1A -in.. l F in. and 2-in. No. 1 Shop Spruce, the same thicknesses in No. Clear & Better Spruce, and as much 3-in. to 6-in. by Sin. and over wide, Is 1t. to 40 it. long, Clear Vertical Grain Spruce as you can get out. In replying please give specific details regarding stock you have on hand covering quanti- ties of the different sizes and grades and whether it is dry or green. Can you furnish any Bevel Siding, Ceiling and Finish in No. ? Clear & Better Spruce? Can you surface the Shop and Clear Spruce? Can you accept orders for specified thicknesses and grades? In naming your best price please quote delivered F. O. B. cars, Prince Rupert and aboard vessel Seattle, Wash. We would like to have your price both. ways.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-14

A committee representing the An chorage Bar Association and the Cham Der of Commerce of that place. have drafted a memorial to Congress ask ing for an appropriation of s200,000 for a federal building at Anchorage, and have sent the memorial to Dele gate Sulzer.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-14
THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES AT WASHINGTON
 OFFERS EXCELLENT s SUGGESTIONS TO HOUSE.
 WIVES IN PRESERVATION OF FOOD FISHES

| too large to go into the container, cut them to the proper length. The cheeks and the portion between the jaws, including the tongue, of many 1 large fishes are excellent when boiled, and they may be preserved by remov-
 ing the eyes and gills and packing the heads, after splitting them lengthwise ill the same container with the rest of the fish.
 Slender fish. such as mackerel, whiting, etc.. should be split down the back to one side of the backbone to one side of the backbone for the en- tire length, the belly walls not being cut The backbone need not be re- moved Smaller fish of the same character need not be split but should be carefully eviscerated. Coarse-scal- ed, thick-skinned, spiny filmed fishes like black bass, perch, etc, should be skinned, and unless large and thick meated need not be split.
 Having dressed and thoroughly
 
 washed the fish in water containing little salt, taking particular care to re- move the blood near the backbone, cure them as follows:
 Place a layer of coarse salt on the bottom of tight keg, barrel, or other suitable vessel, and on this spread a layer of fish, one deep, sprinkle salt thickly over these, add another layer of fish, one deep. sprinkle salt thickly !, over these, add another layer of fish, and repeat until the barrel is full or the supply of fish exhausted. The salt and moisture from the fish will make a strong brine in which the fish should be left for a week or 10 days. At the end of that time remove the fish, thoroughly wash them, repack in the barrel and cover with freshly made brine strong enough to float { fresh egg. After a week this brine should be drawn off and the barrel filled with saturated brine; that is, one in which little undissolved salt will remain on the bottom of the ves- sel after the solution has been subject to prolonged stirring. Do not reuse 1 the old brine The barrel or keg should then be headed and stored in a cellar or the coolest place available ! If there should be any leakage, which may be discovered by the sound made when the barrel is struck with stick at various heights, it should be made good by adding strong brine through a bunghole. If the recepticle can not l be filled at once, the fish may be pre- served by placing on top of them a cover made of a barrel head or of pieces of wood cleated together to it i the container and weighing it with a clean stone or other heavy article which will not be affected by the salt. The success of the operation will de- pend on using fresh fish, exercising care in salting and the proper mixing of the brine, and on keeping the bar rel tight and the fish covered with strong brine
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-14

As a measure of economy in the present period of high prices of food stuffs and as contribution to the con servation of the food supply, which is one of the countrys urgent needs, the Bureau of Fisheries urges house wives, particularly sHose living near streams and lakes or the seashore, to preserve fish for home consumption. The fish can be bought when they are cheap, during times of plenty and held for use during the winter, when, or dinarily, prices are high. In many cases waste fishes. which because of prejudice or ignorance are not placed on the market, may be bought for lit tie and sometimes may be obtained from the fishermen for the asking. Practically all fishes are edible, and purchasers should not be deterred from buying them on account of their unattractive appearance. Some of the ugliest are the best Two easy meth ods of preserving namely, canning and salting. are available to housewives. To be sure of success the methods here described should be carefully fol- lowed
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-14
CANN ING

When using coarse-scaled- thick skinned fishes. cut off the fins or make an incision on each side of the fin and pull it out. Make an incision through the skin along the back, an other along the belly, and connect these two by a third encircling the body just behind the head, impale the head on a hook or sharpened nail driv- en through plank take hold of the skin at the angle of the two incisions at the back of the head and remove it by pulling toward the tail. Thin-skin- ned fishes, like herring and alewives, should be scaled, not skinned.
 Cut off the head, remove the intes. tines and other organs. and take out the backbone by making a cut with Q sharp knife on each side, inside of the body cavity. Wash thoroughly, taking particular care to remove the blood along the back.
 Cut the fish into strips to fit the length of the jars to be used and rub with dry salt using a level tablespoon full to each pint jar of fish. Fill the jars with the pieces packed as tightly as possible, put on the rubber rings and place the caps on the jars loosely so that the steam can escape. Put no water in the jars. Cook in a pres sure cooker for one and one-half hours after steam pressure registers 15 lbs or the temperature 250 degrees. Tigh ten the caps of the jars and permit cooling. Use the cooker as directed by the makers. There are several kinds on the market and the Bureau of Fisheries, Washington, D. C., will /, furnish addresses of manufacturers on application.
 SALTING.
 l Large fish having soft fins, small scales, and thin skin should be sealed 1 but not skinned Remove the head i split down the belly to the vent anC remove the viscera. Make a cut or each side of the backbone inside ol the body cavity, cut the bone in two as far back as it can be reached ant remove the cut off portion, then make deep cut along one side of the bacl bone for the remainder of it's lengtt 1 and remove the tail If the fish arc
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03

The amazing activity Of Italian war
riors in the Alps seems to continue the
tradition Caesar set when in winter
campaigns he defied the snow-clad
mountains in order to hold or to extend
the frontiers of the empire. The Caesar
who bridged the Rhine was brother
in-arms to brave Cadorna, says Phila-
delphia Public Ledger. The Ro-
man legioraries who live for US
in the pages Of the Commentaries
seem to have their reincarnation in the
men who station their guns in the
eagles aerie and convey their wound
ed over wire ropes across yawning
abysses. Who said Italians were de-
generate scions Of the ancient heroic
stock? The war has shown the world
no sturdier warriors than these. With
the forces Of nature herself arrayed
against them, they have removed noun
tains, and in their prowess it is as
though Caesar himself were on earth
again to defy and finally subjugate the
German war lord who has assumed
and disgraced the name the great Ital-
ian wore who ruled the world.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03
MELTs IRON IN JIG TIME.

a retired physician Of Clifty,
Ark, DR.. G. P. Mars, has invented
machine by which he has been en-
abled to melt cast iron in five min
utes with the temperature at S5 de-
grees, and to weld cast iron and steel.
This can be done any day in the year
when it is not cloudy and in any lati-
tude. Clockwork holds the sunlight
in focus.
The doctors experimental ma
chine has a lens only Is inches in
diameter, and focal distance of IS
inches, and with this he melts cast
iron in five minutes. The doctor says
heat can be substituted for coal and
other fuel in most of the industries
by means of this device.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03
How a Bullet Drops.

In what position does rifle bullet
return to earth? In order to solve the
problem a special stand was erected
in Germany recently, and experiments
were carried on along the shores of a
lake the surface Of which was frozen,
says the Popular Science Monthly. The
ice was covered with strong plaRks.
1T was shown that an infantry rifle
bullet shot upward in vertical direc-
ition passes downward in the same po-
isition in which it passed upward-in
other words, it came back again to
earth with it's bottom first.
f; Why was it not upset at it's culmi-
nation point? The answer is that the
propelling force ceases to act at the
elimination point. But the twist has
las yet not stopped, and therefore 1t
starts its fall with q twist. Even on
impact the twist has not stopped, as
was indicated by the warping of the
wood fbers in the planking on the ice
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03

The United States is short Of beef
and long on fish. The people Of this
country eat less sea food than those
of any other nation which has avail
able supplies so great as ours. The
problem is to save the beef for ship
ment across the ocean and to consume
here the fish which cannot be econom-
ically shipped. The country must con-
serve wheat, too, and eat instead such
grains as cannot be sent to the
trenches.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03
HUMAN FACE ON CRABS BACK
Queer Legend Is Attached to an Oddi.
ty of Nature Which Is Found In
Japanese Waters.

A crab with q human face is one OF
the oddities to be found in japanese
waters. Not only that, but the face is
surprisingly like that of q Japanese
warrior in the "old, unhappy, far-off
days of the past" This face is formed
by the strange fguration of the crabs
back. To see one of the creatures
crawling on the sand is to see what
apparently is a human face moving
across the beach.
According to Japanese history, the
nation was beset by plague Of piracy
a few centuries ago, says the New
York World. The coasts were ravaged,
vessels sunk and terror spread gener-
ally by marauding sea rovers. Then
the people organized fleet and set
out to exterminate the pirates. A
great battle followed in which all OF
the freebooters were slain.
At this point legend steps in. 1t Is
said that not long after the battle the
first of the crabs appeared. With ad-
ivancing years the crabs increased In
numbers until they are quite common.
And not only do they bear the face Of
a fierce old warrior, but it is strangely
like that of q dead man who had been
drowned. The superstitious among the
natives say that the souls Of the pi-
rates entered into the forms Of the
crabs,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03
NEW PORT. IN PHILIPPINES
improvements Made by Government
Shorten Trip to Islands by From
Three to Five Days.

A new seaport recently built ny
the government on the east side o.
the Island of Luzon will shorten the
voyage to the Philippines from
American ports by from three to five
days. Manila, the destination here
tofore of all army transports and
most of the commerce of the islands,
lies on the west coast of Luzon, and
while convenient for Spanish trade
sailing eastward, it involves an un-
necessary trip around the coast for
American ships.
The new port is located at place
called Hondagua, meaning "deep
water" which is also the terminus
of a new railroad from Manila. The
improvements made by the United
States engineer have laid the founda-
tions for a great modern port, says
Popular Mechanics, from which pas
sengers can reach Manila in few
hours by the new railroad, and the
improved means of transportation
will open up to commerce 200 or 300
miles of coast hitherto practically
isolated and thousands of acres OF
rich agricultural lands, producing
hemp and coconuts in profusion.
The harbor at Hondagua is deep, ex-
tensive and almost landlocked by a
large island lying across its mouth.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03
Doos Must Leave England.

Mans faithful friend, the dog, Is
being driven from England, because he
eats too much, said John Forbes of
this city, who recently returned from
Liverpool, says the Cleveland Press.
With famine threatening the British
Isles, dogs are being sent away, espe-
.cially to the United States.
"Every member Of royalty, who kept
immense kennels, has given up these
dogs" said Forbes. 81 could have had
8 fine blooded Irish setter for S5 if ]
had the arrangements for carrying the
dog home. Members Of our crew pur-
chased some fine dogs, among them
Pomeranians, which they brought to
this country"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03
lN "PRUNE STREET PRISON."
Some WelI-known Men Were Confined
(! In Philadelphia Jail When !n1pris-
onment for Debt Prevailed.

The terms "Prune street prison may
be more readily understood by read
.er if he shall simply bear in mind
that Prune street was once the name
of what is now Locust street from
Fourth to Sixth, the change having
been made about, probably, forty years
ago, says the Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin.
AS to the prison, it existed on the
north side of Prune street and ended
below Sixth and was in the nature Of
an extension of the Walnut street pris-
on at the southeast corner of Sixth and
Walnut streets. At a time when i'm
prisonment for debt was punishment
under the law of Pennsylvania, the
iPrune street prison was used chiefly
for that purpose. In the latter part
of the eighteenth century and the ear
ly part of the nineteenth, it sometimes
contained many we'll known as well as
humble men who were unable to meet
the demands of their creditors. Rob
:ert Morris was one of the prisoners
for several years. During the prolong-
ed period Of his dispenSation in trying
to stave off the swarms of importunate
men to whom he owed money, he would
sometimes speak or write of "Prune
street" as if the Jail loomed up before
him like thing Of dread. While Nor
ris was there, William B. Wood, the
eminent actor, whose long life was af-
terward associated with the first and
the second Chestnut street theater,
was one Of his companions in misery.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03
FALSE SCHOOL OF HuMoR.

The womeni who are running from
one place of registration to another,
rather than reveal their ages to the
gossiping neighborhood in which they
live, have been driven to it by the guf-
flaws of those fun lovers who regard
gray hairs and all other signs of wis
dom and worldly experience as fit SUBJ
jects for ridicule. The great heehaw
school Of humor loves shining mark,
and INDUCES in uproarious mirth over
everything that should not be laughed
at, says New York Herald. In the
midst of the disciples of this witless
cult it is funny to be married, and
still funnier to remain single. 1t is
funny to be fat and equally funny to
be lean. A long-haired man is quite
as funny as one who is bald. The
mother-in-law, who in nine cases out
of ten is the real self-sacRiicing moth
er of her brood Of grandchildren, is
quite as ludicrous in the eyes Of those
jocose ones as the "old maid" who
more than earns her keep by doing the
marketing and relieving her married
sister Of nursery cares. Our national
sense Of humor is in woeful need Of
q reformer who will teach US the differ
ence between sacred things and the
various forms Of vulgarity and pre-
tense that should be laughed out Of
existence.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03
The Nautilus.

The nautilus is fiat spiral shell
four to six inches In diameter which II
the adult shell has two and one-hal1
coils. It is gracefully turned and deli
icately built, pearly within and porcela
neous without. The original specimens
before they have been cleaned and pol
ished, have cross-bands marking thell
exterior of reddish-brown color. Op
posite the opening Of the shell, the
coil bears a large patch of black, and
there is also a narrow band of BLACK
lining the edge Of the opening.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03

Like q good many business men,
Uncle Sam is protecting his borrowings
the bonds issued and sold to his own
people-by lending at the same rate
of interest to his allies. And, to COM
plete the endless chain, the money
loaned to the allies is being largely ex-
pended in this country, so our own
people will get the benefit from it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03

Now we are advised that we mustn't
use any more starch on our shirts,
utilizing it rather for blanc mango and
other so-called food products, and we
have written our washerwoman.asking
if this oughtn't to apply also to our
union suits, feeling that possibly an ap-
peal on broad patriotic grounds may
have some weight with her.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03

Not the least of our contribution to
the allies to excite respectful atten-
ton abroad was the consignment Of
the great American army mule. On
all sides was heard the French equiva-
lent Of the wish that he would have
more power to his kick on the field.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03
Notice of Final DIS.
charge.
To All Whom These Presents May

To All Whom These Presents May
Concern:
Whereas, Mrs, Matte W. Denny
has made application unto this
Court for Final Discharge of .Ad-
ministratrix in re the Estate of T..
R. Denny deceased, on this the 10th
day of September, 10.
These Are Therefore, to cite any
and all kindred, creditors, or parties
interested, to show cause before me
at my office at Edgefield Court
House, South Carolina, on the 9Th
day of October 1917 at IL o'clock
a. M, why said order of Discharge
should not be granted.
W. r. KINNAIRD,
J. P, E. G.
Sept. 10, 1917. =
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03
A Social Leveler.

The vegetable wagon is great lev
eler and we notice when it comes
around in the morning and the neigh
Dor women meet at it that those
whose husbands make $500 year
chat very pleasantly with those whose
husbands make only $10o q month";
Columbus (O.) Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03

Now someone has invented a ma
chine gun unit, the same being de-
vice whereby one man can control q
whole battery Of machine guns. More
and more does war take on the form
of q machine-made thing.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03
Rich Lands a Prerequisite to
Profits.

With cotton at 500 bale, the
difference IN value between our av-
erage yield Of one-tEird of a bale
per acre and a yield of a bale per
acre amounts to ,S66.G6. Even at
$50 bale, the difference is 1888
per acre.
Now since the cost of breaking
the land and planting and making
the crop are practically the same, it
is evident that We have very wide
margin indeed in which to pay for
the extra cost of making the extra
yield. Soil-improving crops and
fertilizers may be used rather law
ishly if they will double or treble
the return.
But, as in everything else, there's
a right way to go about the matter
of getting double the average yields.
The use of commercial nitrogen
will often pay, but the use iof atmos-
pheric nitrogen, supplemented by
plenty of acid phosphate, will pay
better. Moreover, it will furnish US
the humus that 95 per cent Of our
soils so sorely need.
Here, then, is our first and big
gest farm management problem,
and its solution is through the use
Of plenty of velvet beans and peas
in summer and clover and rye in
winter. These mean rich lands
aud prosperous farmers. Progress
sive Farmer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03
FORCE OF HABIT.

'T was sure the old man yonder
was going to be run down by the
speeding automobile. He certainly
is agile for a man of his age"
Il know him; he's a millionaire
who got his agility from lodging
taxes"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03

WeGhave not worried about the mini
mum price theory so far, being conti-
dent that old Max will always get oul
number and the Mini will remain dis.
tant while Max Is around.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03
NATURAL EFFECT.

"Miss Oldgirl gave me such
sharp look"
'What other kind could she give
with that hatchet face|
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03

Americans are asked to raise more
sheep, and the ambitious fiat dwellar Is
looking about for a noiseless folding
sheep.