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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-11-27

katerega sc asfalt neprenehoma zliva izpod ze-
melJskih tai. Jezero MANFRED venomer preteka ma
strani proti zalivu Paria Sc je napravilo naravno
korlto, Pc katerem teGe asfalt k moriu.
Seveda N lahko domiSlimo, kakSno ie to pre-
tekanje in odtekanjc, &c Sc Spomnimo, kako COST
Je aSfalt. Giblje Sc kakor smola zelo poGasi, take
da jc Nrcdi jezera. kier niece pene, vedno nekoli-
ko vzbotcno kljub temu, ola Sc asfalt nepre-
nehoma Umetno odvzema.
N~alzanimivejSi pojav ie ia, da Sc po tenn ieze-
M, Nadar nj preNroGe, lahkO hcdi pes in vozi. AS
ial Je uulaj MANFRED tako COST, da Sc niti ne lepi.
Tupatam 50 pc aSfaltu razpoke, napolnjene z
yodo.
kako globoko ic asfaltno jezero? &c je to res
krater ugaslega %vulkana, tedai mora biti globo-
Gina ogromna. DO pred kratkim nj bila nikakor
prcmerjena in cenili SO 10 ma 30 metrov: sedai je
2 vrianlem dognano, la V globocini 60 metrov Sc
nj dua.
ASfaItno jezero ie postalo "a otok Trinidad,
III pripada Angliii, yir znatnih dohodkov. Pravi-
co pridobivanja a~Sfalta je bila oddana V najem
poScbni druzbi, Hi PLAGUE 10000 dolariev letne
n%alemnine, povrh tega pa IN vsako tono surovega
2StoIta = Sihngov "a vSako tono rafiniranega as
taita pa IS %Silingov izvozne carine.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-11-27

Ne samo pri Jusosloslovauih ampak tudi
pri Abancih ie p~obratimStvo zclo razSirieuo. Pra-
vi Alliance ina zelo Y ci,lih pravo p~obratimstyo.
in jake stremi, da dobi dobregG in praycga po-
bratima. Ako Sc diva hoGeta pobratiti, puklite'a
~tretJega, kateri sc zove ~"kompare''. Ia iima I've
re S trnim trakOm mazinca deSuih ruk. Putcm IL
ma ma roki izpustil malo kryi, katero romcSa Z
vmom ali T. zganjem, katerega morata v>ak tri-
KRAFT pitt. Tako je pohratimStva Sklcnieuo.
Pri Abancih velia pobratim toliko kot brat.
v nekaterih slutajih Sc wee. Prayi pobratih liuhi
in tisla svoiega pobratima in je priprayljcn IN
NIGGA umreti.
Pobratimstvo Sc sklepa tudi med Albanci
in Srbi, vendar zelo redko, poSebno ma mciah. a.
ko so znani medsebojno kot juuaki. Pc ,k!cnie-
mem pobratimstvu skiSaio Albanci Syoje pcbra-
time avabiti V zasedo, kjer Jill zayratno pouorc.
kajti nobena rec nj AIbancu boil zcperna. kot f..
ako je SIb veGji in bolj Gislan iunak kot on sam.
Takih zalostnih ~sluGajev ie dosti. Kot zelcd pra-
vega pobratimstva maj sluzi sledeGa ~reSnicna do
godba:
"Po konGani ruskoturski voini Sc ie vruil
neki prostOvoljec V Svojo domaGo vas PeGa mn
srbSkoturSki meji. Ia svoio hrabrost je bill od ru-
skega vojaSkega povelistva odIikovan 5 hrabrost-
MIN krlzem Jurjevega reda. To ie pm zelo jczilo
bliznje Turke in so sklenili. da Sc "a iznchc ma
vsak naGin. Jezili so Sc, ker je Sc vedno nosil uni
formo ruskega prostovoljca. ZaSledoyali so %
povsod, toda zaman. Ker je bill pri vSeh prcbiyal-
eth Jako priljubljen, Sc ic odlOtil poyelinik tur-
ske oroznlske poStaje, da ga mora ma ySak nacin
pognbiti. Radi tega je zapovedal Sostim ''zap'i-
1em' turski o%roznik), da maj ga pc noel napade-
10 V njegovi Hist, z~vezcjo in vrzcio V okrajno jeco.
kjer hi moral radi lakote umreti.
Nsak %citatelj je re kdai Gitl, kakSne da so
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-11-27

MANFRED bival neki >rbski mejni straznik. XII ie
shovel poSebno radi Svoje neuStraSenosti. Ljudie
so ga Sc boil cislali, in Albanci sami, kot pa one
ga Albanca. To ie pa togotilo Albanca, in po-
SkuSal ga je ma vse naGine umoriti. Toda vse
zaman. Alliance je sklenil ma TO-. da odpravi svo-
Jega tekmeca ~zvijatno. Ponudil mu je pobratim-
Stvo. Srb je bill primoran skleniti pobratimstvo,
ako bi tega ne naredil. hi 81 bill nakopal sovraStvo
vSega albanSkega rodu, ker hi bila to najvecia
r~azzaiitev vSega naroda. Ko je bilo pobratim-
Stvo Sklenjeno, 50 >cScdje ziveli \ naiveGiem
medsebojnem prijateljStvu. Alliance ie pa YES Ia
cas- koval n%acrte, kako hi uniGil svoiega naSprot-
nika.
Pri neki g%o,tiji, katcro so napravili Albanci
SvoJm srbSkim sosedom in ie bill navzoc tudi
meJni %Stralnik, mu je njegov albanSki pobratim
ponudiI lepega konja Y dar. in da MENU kraSen
revolver. Toda Alliance ga ie zavrnil i'm prosil.
da MAJ mu da piStolo, katero ina pod seldom. To
plstolo Je Srb dobil ' boju L Albanci kot voini
plen III Je bila okovana L raznimi kamni. Radi
tega Sc mu je cudnO zdelo, zakaj hoce ravno to
pStOlo. Spomnil Sc je, kako da ca sovrazi in
Ola ga hote ma vSak nacin umoriti. Ostranil Sc
Je "a nekaJ casa L nekim izgovorom. Med TEN
Je nitro napolnil cev : smodnikom in zamaSil cd
primo cevi z iloVico. Ko Sc je vrmil, 10 ie podariI
SvOJemu pobratimu. Pri SlOvesu lie Straznik IL
strehl IL svojega samCkresa trikrat zapored in
zaklical: "SreGno pot Alliance stori isto ?
vzkllkom: "Dobro Sc iuci 10 r. Srb npraznil
SvoJ SamokreS. je oddaj 81 nckai >,rciov IL samo-
KreSa enega Sfona '~ovarisc.. Alliance t.. iu1i
re Incl saInokres pra1cA, in ip hotel uddati nekaj
streloN IL piStole, katero je bill dobil od svoiega
pobratma. Pri tenn ie sklcnil ustreliti Sl.,a ka-
kor po neSreti. Ko je izprozil, je razneslo cev
Ill raven tega poskodovalo vso roko. Radi te
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-11-27
AsfaltnO jeZerO ma Trinidadu.

V nasih cash p~ostaia asfalt nenavadno vazeu
"a tlakovanje cest in ulic. Zlasti tam, kier Sc
jennie obzir ma avtomobilske voznie. velin asfal,
IN zelo primerno tlakovalno sredstvo. V zvc2i :
tenn Sc tudi pridobivanje asfalta vrSi vse boil in
tenzivno. .
Kje Sc pa dobiva asfalt?
Najti ga je ma raznih kraiih V prirodi. cara
ii cesar sc tudi vGasi imenuje zemeliska smola.
TakO je ma primer znano 'NIrtvo moric" y Pa
lestini veliko naravno skladiScc %asfalta. H. neko-
ike izvirkov prihaja tukaj a@Sfall, pomcSan Z vo-
do, v takozvanO morje, kjer Sc zgoSti in dviguie
na pOvrSje.
Glavni kraji "a pridobivanic asfalta SO pa
dandaneS lie trije: Oak Trinidad, obrezic Venc-
zuele in kuba. Tukaj tvori aSfalt kar celia jezc-
"a, med katerimi ie bio zlasti ono ma utoku Tri-
nidad. takozvanO Smolnato jczero pitch Lake.
Re davno precinct obGudovania. In pc pravici Sc
je tukaj temu tuditi, zakai to nj vodeno jezero.
ma katerem plavajo tupatam koSi asfalta, ampak
VISA globocina je do dobrega napolniena 2 asfal-
tom.
Jezero, XII je p~riblizno l kilometer odda)ieuo
cd o%brezja, meri okrog 40 hcktarjev i'm lei ma
%pribllzno 80 metrov visokem griGu, tako da della
vtisk, kakor da je to krater ugaSlegu vulkaua. v
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-11-27

Ma otoku amen sc rafinira lie malo asfalta,
kar Sc godi ia Ia naGin, da Sc greje indirektno $
paro in sc tako izganja voda IL NIGGA. VeGina Sc
ga razpoSilia surovega, in STEER najveG V Zedinje-
ne drzave.
'Pridobivanie asfai,a il iczcra ie popolnoma
enoStavnO. Asfalt Sc izSekaSd pc kosih. Y katerih
sc poznajo tudi plinovi mehurji, delavci odnaSajO
lie k0se ma voziGke, IN katere so tiri polozeni ma
ravnoSt ma asfalt, odotd sc prevazajo z zeleznico
ma vrv do brega in nakladajo direktno ma ladjo.
Ma dan Sc lahkO izseka in natovori Gez 1000 ton
asfalta. Sedai naraSGa letna produkcija re Gez
300 600 ton.
Sistematicno SO pridObiva asfalt IL jezera Sc
lie Stirideset do petdeset let. Da so pa re pref Una
Ii uporabljati aSfalt, kazejo stare aSfaltirane ceStc
ma Trinidadu, Hi Jill ie najti cello sredi ~pragozda.
Ianimivo je, da je tudi kolumbus leta 1896 yidel
TO jezero, in je dial svoje barke nasmolili z asfal-
tom IL NIGGA.
Nseh petdesct let, kar Sc aSfalt pridelava. Sc
je znizala p%ovrSina iezera lie IN diva metra. Po mai
novejsih porocilih sc je tudi odtok k morju uSta-
vii. Omeniti je treba, da ne ~ostajaio izdolbine ma
meStih, kjer Sc aSfalt izseka, ampak Jill asfalt We
dino V kratkem taSu Sopet izravna.
Iadnje ease so V okolici asfaltskega iezera
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-11-27
Ivan Cankar
Ivan Cankar ~
Hlapec Jernej in njegova pravica.

"Lepo 81 Sc napil ma pogrebScini s%voiega Gee
ia! Spat Sc sprawl, spat!'
S tezkim k%orakom, da sc JIG strescl pod ,jc
stopil Star V izbo.
"Koga gonis spat, hlapec? Kdo je piian,
hlapec?"
Jernej je mirno sedel in je mirno govoril, ka-
Kor ola hi sc pogovarjal o letini.
"Tebi sem rekel, da pojdi spat, cato ker 81
pijanl'
Osupnil je Star, nato pa so Sc mu napeic
2le ma celu, vrgel JIG klobuk ma tia in ie krical.
"Molci, hlapec! Nisem pokopal enega gospo-
darJa, dvoje sem Jill p~o<opaI! Doli!'
Jernej Sc je ~smehlial in jc stopil poGasi 4
zapecka; nikamor Sc mu nj mudilo.
"Ali DO kaj?"
"Odpusti starim kostem! Sc pridoS do pO-
etka!' sc je smehljal Jernej.
Malo je %omahnil, malo sc je o%potcEcl, ko je
,ezel Star ma zapeGek; prilczel je, sedel JIG Siro-
ko, preserno sc ie naslonil.
"Sezuj mi Skornje!" JIG ukazal Star.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-11-27

"Na naSe %poljel" je cdgovoril Jernei in lie
Stal oh razoru miren, upognjen, roke ma hrbtu.
"kaj sc to pravi: naSe p%olje?"
Cello sc je nagubanGilo Jerneju; cello v njego-
va z%grbljena lica je Sinila kri.
ITO sc prayi, mole polje!"
ObStrmel je Star, odprl ie usta, gledal je z
velikimi, izbulienimi oGmi.
"Zbledlo Sc ii je, st%arec!"
Jernej Sc ie okreznil in ie Sci pc razoru v DO
lje. Dolgo je gledal Star "a MIN, nato sc ie
oblekel in je Sci ma pole V drugo stran, da bi ne
srecal hlapca. Obadva sta Sla poGasi, obadva u
pognjena gledala sta V tia in vendar sta Sc vi
della od daleG, kakor vidi clovek S samim srcem.
kadar ga JIG strah in Sc mu kdo tho bliza "a hrb-
tom.
Jcrnei Sc je vrnil V hiso, ko je bila juzina Re
ma mizi. Postal je osupel pred durmi, namrsil je
obrvi, ozrl Sc je pc gospodarju, pc druzini. Ne
zlice nj fdlo zani, ne stola.
"Zakaj me niste klicali 20
so te klicali sosedovi!" ie odeovoril
Star. Druzina sc je zasmejala.
"kai ragjatc, hlapci in dekleG Kaj je ku-
rent stopil hiSo?"
Jerneju Sc JIG tresel glas cd srda in cd Re
nep0znane bridkoSti.
Dalie sledi.y i4&,NTES
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-11-27

Jernei nj mic odgovoril, sedel je ma klop in
81 je pail pipo, XII mu je bila ugasnila.
"Sezuj mi Skornje!"
"Mi te Sc nj minila norcavost 20 je rekel
Jernei pocasi in je puhnil dim. ''Se dist 20 smrti
Y tel izbi; poklekni rajsi in moli n%ocoj!"
In jc sam pokleknil pred razpelo. Gospodar
je glcdal mrko, prizigal 81 ie pipo, pljuval je pre-
ko izbe in JIG molcal, dokler nj Jernej odmolil.
Jcrnej pa JIG vStal, gledal je V tia in JIG priicl "a
kljuko, da hi Sci.
"Jernej!' je vzklikniI Star.
Jcrnej JIG stall pred durmi in je drzal "a
kljuko.
"Da ii povem, Jernej!" je govoril Star nitro
in pipa sc mu je tresla V roki. "Da ii povem
iSCi 81 gospodaria drugodl''
Preko vsega obraza sc je zasmejal Jernej in
veSelo ie meziknil z ocmi.
"A?"
Star JIG udaril s Skornjem oh klop.
"Kaj 81 ogluSil, hlapec? Isci 81 drugega 60.
spodarja, sem rekel! Opravil 81 pri meni, pi tel
Hist opravil!'
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-11-27
Hitri temperament.

cializem hoce TO, lIar je mogoce, pravzaprav TO-,
kar mora priti. Socializem nj slepa jeza. Rrrra-
dilielci pa hoGejo Z glavo skozi lid in ne vedo,
ia ic lid trSi.
Kdor hoce sOciaiStiGno delovati in "a soci-
a!izcm delovati, mora poznati socializem. Mice
NINA pravice, da hi dekretiral kot socializem TO-,
kar Sc je ~sluGajno rodilo V njegovi CLAW ali pa
kar je kje sliSal zvoniti, pa nj prebavil.
Npoznati, da Sc delavStvu slabo godi. nj tez-
ko. IN to nj treba nobene posebne ucenosti. Tu-
di TO ugane clovck brez prehudega napora, da
prihaia zo mad delavce cd kapitalizma.
Ali kakor misli, da s TEN znanjem re dosti
We, Sc prokleto mott. Ravno s tenn znanjem lah-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-11-27

Med delavci Sc n~ahaiaio tudi liudjc, ki ne
marajo mirno p%renasati bremen, nalozenih Mi
hovemu razredu cd kapitalizma. Te~mperamenta
imajo in vroGa kri jim teGe pc zilah. alto misli-
10, da so socialist.
Socialism pomeni BOZ profit kapitalizmu, o.
nj so sovrazniki kapitalizma torej so socialist.
Prepricani' so o tenn.
Ampak taktika jim nj vseG. PrepoGasi jim
gre. Tega so seveda krivi v~oditelji, XII 49, bogve
zakaj - namenoma zadrzujejo revoluciio. Oai
rrrradikalci, so boljsi socialist, ACKNOWLEDGMENT
socialist.
Pa ne vedo, da MISC Sploh socialist.
Kajti socialism je znanStven SiStem. So
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-11-27

ciovek, &c ina lie jerk. oNbenega znanja, nobe-
ne razsodnosti nj treba "a to. Kdor INA sploh
govoriti, lahko tudi rrrradikalizira, rrrrevoltira,
rrrrandalira, da navidezno vse polka. Navidezno.
Zakaj V resnici ne poGi oh TEN napenianju mic
kako" k%yetjemu kakSen kumb ma hlaGah ali telov-
niku.
Use tisto, kar imenujejo nekateri terror, drn-
81 dlrektno akcijo, lahko napravi skodo, posa-
meznemu kapitalistu, IL stavbe kapitalisti6nega
sistema pa ne izruje ne enega kamna. &c ne bi
melo delavStvo drugih, boljsih metod, kakor ma
silstvo in atentate, hi kapitalizem lahko vztra.
lal do konca sveta, in hi Sc OBJ vsem TEN 'boiu''
lie krepkeje r%azvijal.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-11-27

ko strelja najveGje kozle in sprawl delavce y I'm.
de neSreGe.
hrrradIkalci miSlijo, da so oni pravi, edino
praVi nasprotniki kapitalima in da Sc jh kapi-
tali'tl naJboIJe boje. Ravno narobe pa lie V res
."i' -Iikogar Sc take malo ne boje kakor njih,
IN ME druzega 81 ne zele, kakor ola hi incl kapi.
'aIiSlicnl Slstem same take nasprotnike.
Yes ia rrrradikalni rrrevolucionarizem ina
Same dive moznosti: Prodajati debele. bobneSe
1raze, katerih Sc noben mack ne ustrasi. ali pa
Sc poSluzevati takOzvanih rrrradikalnih deiani.
atentatov. SABOTAGE i. {. d.
Prvo je zelo pc ceni. Zmerja in ropota lahko
Takrat sc je zabliskalo IL crnih nebes, "a.
Dobhelo Je oil daleG. Jernej Sc ie odkril i'm Sc ie
pokrizal. :"
bog mas varuj vsega hudega Ne delai gre
ma ".aui' bogu Sc priporOci in svojemu pa
tronu!' ~
In je odprl duri in ie sci ma hlev: tam ie
legel V seno in je zaspal truden; vse nude misli
so Sic liz srca.
hakor mlad, Sc objokan, re utolazen obraz.
'ako sc Je zasmcjalo rosno jutro IL nevihtc.
ocrheJ Je stopil ma prag, sci ie okoli hleva
III Sc Je na?otil, ola hi pogIcdal ma pole. Takrat
Je odprl Star okno, ozrl Sc jc 2 zaspanim obra-
"o", kuS'rav IN cemcren; in jc ugledal dodge
ga %JerncJa, HI Sc je bill nameril ma pole.
"Kam?'
Pocasi Sc ic okrenil Jernej.
"Na p~olje!'
"Na cegavo?"
"A?"
"Na Gegavo police"
Jcrnej Sc JIG zasmejal naglas.
"kaJ Sc Sc nisi prespal? Sc malo Sc odeni,
ce te glava boli!'
Ma cegavo police" je zaklical gospodar in
kri mu je buSila V lea.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-12-16
New Mexico.

The B"al Mining Company has beer organized under the laws Of New Mex ico. with capital Of sl,pp". .pO1.
 The Grant County Copper Company in the Santa Rita district. has two shifts working on the sinking of it's new development shaft.
 Lumber and other supplies and be ing delivered at peadwood mill Mo eollon district. and indications are that this well known property will soon be producing. Large orr re- serves ready for milling.
 During the rebuilding Of the So corro mill the company is using all men possible in increasing their de yelopment in both Johnson and Lit tie Fanny mines. The power plant was not injured by the recent fire so that air and power are available.
 A rich strike is reported to have been made by Paul Thomas in his mine. which is the east extension of the Camp group of mines. in the Steeple Rock district in western Grant county. Samples of the ore assay 160 ounces silver, s10 gold and IS per cent copper per ton.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-12-16
SELF DEFENSE
Defeat Backache and Kidney
 Trouble With Anuric

Man people in this section have suffer ed from rEeGma riSm and kidney trouble and have found that Anufic was the mos successful remedy to overcome these painful and dangerous aIlns sHts
 The lIcky people are those who have suffered but who are now well because thcE needed nature warning signal .u time Co core [ tAelr trouble with that wonderful new discovery Uf pr P.erCe's called "An-u-r.c" ,doGble strength. You should promptly heed these warnings. some of which are dizzy spells backachc. irTeg I!drlty of the urine Cr the painful twinges Of rheumatism. sc!a;ic;l or lGrn- tago. To delay nay make possible the dangerous forms Of k.dne. disease. such as diabetes or stone .n ;le bladder. If you want quick relief h.y < now. s5 cents. all druggists. or send Dr Pierce. IrvaNds' Hotel, B.falo. = r. lc- for trial pkg. This Will prove that "Anurie' eliminates uric acid almost as hot water fuelts sugar.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-12-16
Colorado.

Sa!lda is the marketing place for the R4wlcy mine. The ore will b. shipped 10 the Salda shelter
 The Leadyille district is gradually gaining more labor from different d. roc'ioEs. and is adding to the ou'put from the mines, thus nsGrils an e&- ce!lent record for l9l7.
 Under the supervision of Warren C. Prosscr of Silyerton. the GeneS,e- Vanderbilt property is undergoing a thorough oyerhau..us and rctiIuher:ng preparatory to development being pushed all winter.
 That the Aspen district is once more receiving attention from outside Cap!. tai is att'sted by the organization and plans Of the Park Tunnel, Mining and Milling Company. organized 10 Geyel op an immense area n the TOLgte lo;te Park section
 Operating through th. ila: den shaft on Yankee Hill, the May queen I.eas ing Company has opened the biggest body Of zine carbonate that has been discovered in the district since the wonderful deposits at the Wo.tione were found several years ago.
 1T the recent decision in the case 0. Stratton's independence Mining and Milling Company versus the county o. Teller holds good. then mining com panics must b. allowed 10 deduct ne cost ot transportation and Jreatme n, Of ore extracted during the year be fore the value Of net output ot the mine for the period IS fixed for tax atiOu purposes
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-12-16
Montana.

The United states government has been steady buyer of silver for it: various hints and has constituted one of the mainstays of the market.
 The Bell and Diamond mines al Butte. Of he Anaconda Copper Com pany, closed since the beginning 0. the strike, resumed giving the com pany 92 per cent Of normal opera tons
 Far reaching improvements in the matter of making is shafts tireproO' are planned by the Anaconda copper Mining Company in consequence oi the lessons learned from the fires at the Tramway. Nodoc and Granite Mountain shafts, and for the Anacon da. the lining Of the Tramway shaft is the beginning Of task which it il: proposed 10 extend 10 every one oi the company's more than a score Oi shafts in the Butte district.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-12-16
GREENS AUGUST FLOWER

Has been used for all ailments that are caused by q diSprdcrcd stomach and inactive liver, such as sick head ache, constipation, sour stomach, nervous indigestion. fermentation of food. palpitatiOn of the heart caused by gases in the stomach. August Flower Is gentle laxative. regulates digestion both in stomach and iuteStincs, cleans and sweetens the stomach and alimen- tary canal. stimulates the liver to se- crete the bile and impurities from the blood. Sold in all civilized countries. 90 and % cent bottlcs-Adv.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-12-16
Arizona.

The output Of the mines in the War ren district for November shows ap- preaching normal conditions.
 Alfred Paul Of Douglas. started q shipment of three cars of manganese ore from d mine which he owns near Paul's spur, twelve miles west oi Douglas.
 J. C. Heslot and his associates are 10 retain control of the Chino Valley oil and Mining Company at Jerome. and finance it for the drilling Of a new well.
 Globe-Miami is figured in tho Oc- tober copper production 's'imate al lp.o"oyop Rsy Is included in The os- timate .; approximately S,opo.ogo pounds. Humboldt provides 2,ov",pJ0 pounds Sasco l@0o,uup and Magma l.Gpg,ouU ln the approximate estimate.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-12-16
Wyoming.

The Ohio Oil Company is now drill ing ten wells in the West Salt Creek field.
 The Bear Greek oil & Gas Company is down 1.090 feet in the Greybull field.
 Recent reports from Powder River tell of operations for thoroughly test ing out that field.
 The Greybull Enterprise Oil Com pany promises to be among the active ones in the future.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-12-16
His Little Jest.

"I thought you were an ardent food conservationist-sign the pledge and all that"
 That's true"
 Then why complain so loudly when phone you that won't be home 10 dinner:"
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-12-16
Sky Signs in London.

The failure of the siren to rise above the roar of London" has caused the authorities to experiment with sky signs. once before the government experienced difficulty in warning London of the approach of an enemy At the time when Napoleon threatened England with invasion elaborate prep arations were made to cut the maia roads leading 10 London. The warn- ing for the City Fencibles to proceed with these operations was to be given from the coast the moment the French
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-12-16
Primitive Methods.

Ar" there any anl~Gmcn'- in this town:' asked rAr >tr.u-'r in 8 mining camp.
 "D,p,ud~ ou what it takes [" Hmu>r you" replied the =r.zzl"l pr">pcct"r. "Gunulay hcr".h0utS aiut what fl used c. bc, hu- occasionally TWO of thc boys meet unexpectedly like on fine street and settles dispute without .o.n' to law about It."
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-12-16

Christmas turkeys in Denmark are geese that share honors at rhe Christ mas feast with a special kind uf cake. Tn" >alt-c"llar remains on the table 'lroG.kout luietide just to uphold tradition. Al midnight on Christmas eve those Uhp have fruit trees take lanterns and q stick auI find ,heir WAY into Jh" orchards Each tree Is ~rrlcE three times by ih, head of inc house with rhe injunction. Rejoice and hr fruitful" No one who can possibly avoid it works from Christ mas until after Naw Y.ar'S day.
 "ire'riu-> for n" lort's birth" is the Russian way of sayiu. Merry Christmas" 10 which The answer Is God l." with you" Besides ccl.brat Ing n" nativity n" Russians cherish a mystical Tor" "t the Goddess of rhr Sun whu, ut Christmas time was sup posed [" enter her sledce dressed in gorgeous robes and headdresS. and turn Ter horses toward summer. Here and there !u n" great country yil- lago maiden. dressed in white and drawn uu a -led-e from house io house. rcpr->euts rhe Goddess of th" sun, while her r.iiuue sing carols After attending a Christmas eve serv- fee iu church, Russians sct out to have a frulickiug Christmas lu community way. one who has large house in- NireS many other households, which come bringing cakes and other sweets They would freeze in their slcdces rather than alight before receiving the greeting of host and hostess There are 4 large feast. games, Sn0Nballinc, and recila;iou- and songs sometimes lasting throughout inc night. One wonders how revolutionary Russia. auarchis'ir and warworn. will cele hrare the Holy Childs birth this year.
 France has quiet Christmas. giv. ing less prominence 10 IL than tO any of the other days In the holiday cal eudar old folks in the provinces tell about times when Christmas was gay season. celebrated with great romp and Joy. The shopkeepers furbish their stalls for the gift season. and the confectioners make those delicious little cakes with sugar forms of the Christchild on top. Scraps of Iule- tide tradition are dearly held in the homes of some of the peasants. The ashes of the great Yulc log are thought 10 be protection against lightning and bad luck; the old log has magic power 10 fill with peppermints shoes left beside IL, and its ashes dropped into medicine have wonderful curative pow CTS. French children have Christmas trees and little cradles made of ever greens, representations of the holy manager. France sings carols through The whole month of December. stroll in. musicians playing their Noels from houss to house The presence of American soldiers there this year ua- doubtcdly will alier the ancient GUS toms of the people somewhat.
 Christmas in Italy means chil- dren's season. wherein the little folks reconSeCrate themselves by singing and recitin. pieces In the streets. and In spain il means no end of social gayety among the young folks, almost 10 the point of such registering as Americans indulge in on Halloween. In America Il seems tO be q gala com binatiOn of these old. world customs and others with little more lavish ness and good-time display.-From "Yuletide in Many Lands" by Mary F. Pringle and Clara A. Urann.