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Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1918-01-04
DANIEL sooNe's LONG SWING
Pursued BY indians, Ne Cut Grapevine
Near Ground and Sailed Far
Enough 70 Break Track

Do you remember reading In one
of the school histories about how the
doughty Daniel Boone. when pursued
by Indians on his way to the unknown
wilderness of Kentucky, cut q grape
vine near the ground so that 1t formed
q swing upon which he travelled
through the air far enough to break
his track? If you read 1t. you prob
ably thought it a bit fishy. writes
Niksah. Unless you live somewhere
in the Allegheny mountains you would
not believe that Wild grapevineS are
long enough or strong enough or hold
onto the frees tight enough to make
much Of swung.
As a matter of fact. there Is no rea-
son to doubt that Daniel made the
swing and got away from the Indians
For In the mountains Of western Mary
land and eastern West Virginia. across
which Daniel took his hazardous way.
the boys are still making such swings
just for fun. And royal fun 1t Is. The
writer WAS driving through the noun
tains near the upper Potomac when he
saw some enormous grapevines droOp-
ing % or 20 feet from the tops Of the
trees. They had been cut close to
the ground. and the hillside above
them was all plowed up by the feet OF
youngsters.
The temptation to try the Daniel
Boone stunt WAS AZ Irresistible. II was
quickly proved that by taking run
ming start down the hill one could
swing most amazing and breath-tak-
Ing distance right out over the creek.
Swings made with ropes were tame by
comparison Hut there WAS no tempta-
ton to emulate Daniel by letting loose
at the end Of the swing. 1t took
pioneering nerve to do that.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1918-01-04
Explaining the Universe.

/ suppose hat We have all had mo
mpntS Of sudden illumination when II
occurred to uS that we had explained!
the universe, and 1t WAS 30 easy for
us that we wondered why we had moi
done 1t before. says s. NJ. Crothers IN
the Atlantic. Some thought drifte'
into our mind and filed ny with vagu
fOrebOdinYs of Omniscience. 1t was
not nm ordinary thought that explained
only a fragment Of existence. 1t ex
planned everything. 1t proved one
thing and 1t proved the opposite Just
as well. 1t explained why things ART
a. they are. and IL 1t should turn ou
that they are not that way at all. II
would prove that fact also. In thu
light of our great thought chaos
seemed rational. Such thoughts usual
~ occur about four O'Clock In tn,
morning. Having explained the uni
verse. we relapse into satisfied slum
Der. When. a few hours later, we rise
we wonder what the explanation was
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1918-01-04

THE END Of this year will prob
ably see a steady stream OF coal flow
ing out of Anchorage to other towns
and to the States. II harbor Is con-
structed there, and we can see no rea-
son why one cannot be, there will be
no difficulty in navigating the inlet
winter or summer, as the ice is badly
broken up most of the year and pres
ents no unsurmountable obstacles for
navigation when compared with many
Russian ports and those of the Great
Lakes, where vessels ride down and
crush ice from IL to 18 feet thick.
Even with her port partly frozen In
Anchorage offers a better haven fol-
vessels than Seward whose harbor If
absolutely unprotected from the
waves that sweep in from the North
Pacific. With her great lead over the
other towns Of the Territory Anchor
age should become a city Of eight OF
ten thousand II the coal fields prove
the bonanza they are believed to be
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1918-01-04
Spiders Ride on Flies.

There Is an aspect Of spider and hy
relations which fabulists and natural.
lists alike have overlooked. A CORE
spondent who has brought the micro
scope to bear on many houseflies, finds
that the parasite upon that hateful In
sect is often an immature spider, says
the London Chronicle. Too weak yet
to spin It's web. 1t makes the ny Its
winged palfrey. and courses from place
to place at the will Of Its captive; 81.
Their until Pegasus perishes naturally.
or, presumably. until the rider IL able
to make meal Of his charges. This,
II confirmed sesms % carry % . stsp
farther II The study a pafaati@ end
eousmenA42. i.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1918-01-04
TIVE VOLUNTEERS.

TIVE VOLUNTEERS.
"|HE volunteers! The volunteers!
dream as In the bygone years.
hear again their stirring cheers
And see their banners shine
What time the yet unconQuersd
north
Pours to the wars her legions forth
For many q wrong to strike blow
With mailed hand at Mexico.
The volunteers! All, where are they
Who bads the hostile surges stay
When the black forts Of Monterey
FroWned on their dauntless line
Where, undismayed amid the shock
OF war, like Cerro Gordos rock,
They stood or rushed more madly on
Than tropic tempest DER San Juan?
On Angostura's crowded neid
Their scattered columns scorned to yield
And wildly yet defiance pealed
Their flashing batteries threats
And echoed then the rife crack
A deadly rs when on the track
OF flying foe Of yore it's voice
Bade Orleans dark eyed girls rejoice.
Blent with the roar Of guns and bombs,
How grandly from the dim past comes
The roll OF their victorious drums,
Their bugles' joyous notes.
When over Mexico's proud towers
And tho fair valleys storied bowers,
Fit recompense for toll and scars,
In triumph waved their flag of stars.
All, comrades of your own tried troop,
Whose honor ne'er to shame might stoop.
OF lion heart and eagle swoop.
But you alone remain.
On all the rest has fallen hush
OF death, the men whose battle rush
Was wild as sun lOosed torrents now
From Orizabas crest Of snow.
The volunteers. The volunteers!
God send US peace through all our years.
But II the cloud Of war appears
Wen see them once again,
From broad Ohios peaceful side.
From where the Maumee pours its tide.
From storm dashed Fries wintry shore,
Snail spring the volunteers once more.
General William Haynes Lyle.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1918-01-04
v AID EZ
n HE TOWN OF VALDEZ
is situated at the head of
Prince William Sound,

is situated at the head of
Prince William Sound,
and is a city of probably one thou
sand population. 1t is the center
of the mining industry on the
Sound, both copper and gold, and
is adjacent to and within easy
hauling distance of the salmon
grounds, many fresh water rivers
and streams in Valdez Bay bring
ing the fish in great numbers to
within sight of the town. The
city has one good cannery, which
will operate two lines the coming
season. employing probably one
hundred and fifty persons.
The city offers good opportuni.
ties for a fish saltery, fertilizer
factory, a glue factory, tin can
factory and box shook factory,
all subsidiary to the fish packing
business. The city owns its own
wharf and the Valdez Dock Com
pany, which also owns a splendid
wharf is willing to give prospec-
tive investors a chance for sites.
VALDEZ has a progressive
citizenry, with good high schools,
churches, free reading room and
library, good clubrooms and many
lodges and organizations. Rents
are very cheap, and living is but
little higher than in the States.
Many gold and copper mines
are contiguous to Valdez, making
this city their Quitting port, and
drawing from its reserve Of labor.
The climate is very healthful, the
extremes of heat and cold being
rarely experienced. The mercury
rarely falls below is in the win
ter and 10 above is the highest
summer temperature. The sum-
mers are delightful and the win
tiers far better than those OF the
Northern Central or Eastern
States.
VALDEZ is the coast terminal
of the government military high
way to the Interior. During the
summer months autos may reach
Fairbanks from Valdez in So
hours running time, over a fine
road, through the most magnih-
cent scenery on the North Amer
lean continent. In winter teams
or dog sleds may be had at all
times.
VALDEZ has a number of first
class hotels and restaurants, and
the traveller and miner can be as
sured of comfortable lodgings a
minimum expense. Parties de-
string to outfit for mining or pros
pecting can do SO ar our stores
far cheaper than in the States
with men of experience to help &C.
lect their outfits.
| If you are coming to Alaska
the Land of Opportunity, and de-
sire a good home town among a
fine class of citizens. buy your
ticket to
| VAL EZ
GATEWAY no TIE .NTEuoH
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1918-01-04
MODERN WORLD CALAM1TIEs

The elements have been most cruel
towards the people of Halifax. One
day the survivors we're Mortified by
the knowledge that the city had suf-
fered one of the greatest of the world
calamities. Two days later an unus-
ually severe storm swept over the ILL
fated city. increasing their miseries
and adding to the already long list
of victims.
Only those who have been eyewit-
nesses to such a community calamity
can realize the awful state of affairs
in that unfortunate city. Relief could
not possibly be secured in time to pre-
vent inexpressible suffering. The ter
TOR of the people themselves makes
them almost helpless. The shock to
their neighbors renders them less
able to succor the unfortunates than
we from a distance can imagine.
Such a visitation of destructive ele.
ments is impossible to describe or to
understand. Even war itself Is not
more terrible.
The Halifax horror will go into
history as one of the worst of mod.
ern times. 1t Is q reminder of the vol
eanic eruption Of Mt. Pelee fifteer
years ago. when 10000 lives were
lost. One year later the Iroquois the
alter disaster took toll Of SIS. Still
another year later the Gen. slocun
sank in the East river. New York
with an excursion party in which
400 were lost.
While it Is not known definitel!
how many persons were lost In thu
San Francisco earthquake and IRE o.
1905, yet official reports Of that cal
amity pdace the number at 1000. Tit
greatest of all modern catastrophe
was in 1908, when the Messina earth
quake in Italy is believed to have cos
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1918-01-04
4 Splendid Xmas Gift

News was received here today that
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Davis, Of Auburn
WASH, are rejoicing over the arrival
of a fine baby girl which arrived on
Christmas day. Prof. Davis was for
merly superintendent and principal OF
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1918-01-04

the Valdez schools. and he and Mrs.
Davis have host of friends who con-
graduate them upon their delightful
Christmas gift.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1918-01-04

LET'S ALL get together now and
plan for q big Fourth of July cele-
bration.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1918-01-04

One hundred years ago today -four
was quoted at $12 per barrel, but
very few of us remember it,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-11-27
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and twenty-one is extraordinarily ac-
tive, ilnpetuous and ardent. Adventure
appeals to him then as 1t never VIII
again. The call of the sea at eighteen
is well-nigh Irresistible.
1t may not be romantic to apply Tor
sea service at drug store, but the
American boy finds 1t effective. In a
very short time he finds himself on
the way to a seaport-at the govern
ments expense land once there an
hour is enough to change him to sea
clothes and to the outward semblance
of sailor.
The moral effect of this change is
greater even than the physical-for
the novice feels that he has entered q
new world in some magical way-as
indeed he has, when all is told.
Old Ways and New.
| OF adventure the new-type Amerl
can lad has plenty, from the moment
he puts on his uniform on the train
ling ship. 1t is not, however, the KNIT
of adventure that he has read about
4 He does not wear the loose duck trous
ers, and ''superabundance of checke'
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-11-27
M'ADOO RET|RES
TO PRIVATE LIFE
eecaerARY OF TREASURY AND
DIRECTOR OF RAILROADS
HAS RESIGNED.
Inadequate Salary is Reason ina. IN. 70
Given by Cabinet Member TOT
Relinquishing Post as 500"
"a Successor is Selected.

i Washington.-Wil Gipps Az.
Adoo secretary of the treasury olrec-
tor general of railroads ana olteh us
cnssed as one of the presldehtia, po
sibilities of 1920, has resigned HIS VI
f;cas to return to private business.
president Wilson has accepted MS
resionation. Mr.. McAdoo will give up
tbe treasury portfolio as soon as ms
successor has been selected. He wisheo
to Law down his work as director gen.
erol of railroads by January !, put win
remain if the president has not theh
chosen a successor
Upon the new secretary OF the treas
urv whoever he may be, Will deVolNe
tho task of financing the nation
through the transition period OF war :,
peace, which probably will include a
least two.more Liberty loans ana poss,
bly also a further revision OF the s!s
TEN of war taxation. -
| Letters between President Wiiso'
and Mr.. McAdoo, made public Noven
her % with the announcement OF I'M
resignation, give Mr.. McAdoo's reasons
for leaving the cabinet solely as ne
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-11-27
PASS SUMMER IN TEMPLES
Picking Custom of Which the OnIv
Merit 10 Assurance Of Absolute
Peace and Quiet.

"Temple parties" constitute a popu.
lar form Of diversion for the summer
months in Picking. The hills to the
westward are dotted with so-called
temples-rambling compounds of one.
story buildings built centuries ago by
emperors in memory of departed an.
cestors. The buildings invariably sur.
round a paved court or often a series
of such courts, shaded as rule BY
century-Old trees. In the temple proper
Is still to be found a gigantic "Buddha"
or idol before whom joss-sticks are
lighted at intervals by priests and
acolytes, of whom there are generally
half dozen all told. occupying por.
ton Of the compound.
1t is quite easy and inexpensive to
secure the use Of one of these temples
| -one OF more of the unoccupied sub
| sidiary buildings-fOr weekend, a
| week or the whole summer. They are
entirely without furniture except inso-
far as a raised platform wherein the
Chinese used to sleep might be called
furniture. Once installed the occupant
enjoys absolute peace and quiet by day.
AS rule he sleeps in the company Of
one of the lesser "Buddhas, who q
hidden behind curtain. The only
intrusion upon HE privacy occurs when
the priest or acolyte brings food and
places 1t before the idol and returns
later to remove what the rats have
left of 1t.
A number of the oldtimers in Picking
have their temple leased year after
year and pass the summer there. For
the novice, owing to the general lack
of everything that makes for comfort
once is enough. 1t is thing, however
that everybody must do once
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-11-27
CONGRESS TAKES RECESS.
lawmakers Have Vacation Unit
December z.

Washington.-The' second session OF
the Sixty-fifth, or 'war" congress,
which began last December 8. ended at
8 D. m. Thursday. November n, under
a resolution which had been adopted
earlier In the day by the senate, Al to
Is, and by the house without objection.
Since the third and final session OF
this congress will begin in eleven days
December 2-the adjournment was
devoid Of many of the spectacular
features usually accompanying the end
ing Of sessions.
President Wilson did not 60 to the
capitol because no legislation requir-
tng his action was passed by either
body, and only small groups OF mem
beers and spectators waited for the fall
lng Of the gavels Of Vice-Presiden
Marshall and Speaker Clark.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-11-27

cessity for replenishing his personal
fortune, and express the presidents
deep regret at losing his son-in-law
from his official family.
Mr.. McAdoo receives $4,000 year
as secretary of the treasury, the uni
form salary of cabinet members, and
nothing as director general Of rail-
roads. His family expenses are known
to have been heavy in the last few
years, although since the war he has
taken almost no part in the little cap
| ital society that remained. Repeatedly
the secretary has referred to small sal
aries of government officials, though
he did not refer, to his own case.
Mr.. McAd0O made the announcement
Of his retirement at one of his weekly
conferences with score Of newspaper
men in his private office at the treas
ury.
The rise of Mr.. McAdOO to a place o
Influence in the administration, whicl
many have declared was second onl
to the president, was very fast. AS
southern lawyer who had been inter
ested In transportation schemes i
southern cities, he went to New YOr
and accomplished the then almost III
believable feat of successfully TUNE
Ing the Hudson river for electr
trains. One of the first men to SUI
: gest the scheme-if not actually IL
: first-was adjudged lunatic, and |
lived to see the project an accomplis
ment.
1t is entirely probable that the pre-
: ident may fill separately the offices
: the secretary of the treasury and
rector general Of railroads,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-11-27
PnIOt Of GERMAN
NAVY sURREN)!E:Rs.
eEvENrY.oNE SHIPS OF ALL
GLASSES GIVEN UP FOR
lNTERNMENT.


London.-The bulk and pride OF the
German navy surrendered fifty miles
of the coast OF Scotland between $50
and 10 o'clock Thursday morning, NO
vember 81. It included seventy-one
ships Of ali classes, including Destroy
ers. The surrender went OFT according
TO plan. British war ships escorted the
German craft Into the Firth Of Forth,
where internment was begun at LAD
p. M.
Three Vessels Lacking
The German -surrendering fleet was
short three vessels, namely. one battle
snip, one cruiser and one light cruiser.
u was explained these Would be de-
livcred Litter.
Among the seventy-One vessels sur
rendered were seven batleships, i've
battle cruisers and seven light cruis-
ers. the remainder being destroyers.
The three vessels that were scheduled
to give up but did not appear are being
repaired, 1t was explained.
King George, the prince OF Wales
ana Admiral Sims were apoard Adj
miral Sir David Beatty's flagship, the
superdreadnaugh Queen Elizabeth, to-
gether with many British and Ameri-
can notables witnessing the impressing
naval display. A line Of, allied war
ships fifty miles long and including
five big American greyhounds, took
mart In the ceremony. Altogether
there were about 500 allied and Ameri-
can war craft In the reviewing
stand
About the same time the big sur
face fleet was delivered, the British
forces from Harwich steamed out e
meet the second batch Of U-bOats. One
OF the German submarines was dis
abled en- route.
The rendezvous between the victor'
and the vanquished took place nea
May island. Rear Admiral Sinclair iet
the German fleet between lines OF tn
British grand fleet and the allied ant
American vessels, which conveyed tn
Germans to their harbor Of internmef.
like armed guards marching convict
to their cells.
The weather was favorable. Man
big airplanes lowered overhead as tn
seyes OF the fleet" The Germans cam
with full crews aboard. It Is undel
stood that Admiral Beatty refused
German request that the German crew
be permitted to stay aboard the ship
at the point Of surrender.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-11-27
CRITICISM MUST BE KINDLY
Nothing Good Can Come OF Methes
Which Does Not "speak the
Truth In Love-"

There Is the story Of contentious
man who said to his pastor, u can
not preach or pray or sing, but
can raise objections" Such men ar
not rare. There is one, at least ID
almost every church, club, lodge o.
society Of whatever kind. The crius
is ever with us. And, candidly' We
need him. We cannot do our DeS
work without him. He Is like tn'
brake In the mechanism OF a mo'Ol,
car. He holds us back when wv
would 60 too fast. If at times ~
delays our progress, he is necessary
to our safety. His conserva1isla
counteracts the possible evils OF fau.
icalism. Much might be said io' 'n'
economy of criticism.
But the method of criticism Is a'.s
important. The brake should W.T..
smoothly. The critic need not W
stroy the organism he proposes s y
reform. Often the effect OF MS CRU
cism is wholly destructive. Some'lu..
his methods remind us of the man W.
set fire to barn to rid 1t OF ra'S ~, :
sensitive spirit who had been nals. .s
treated by a critic retorted' =,
there is a cinder in my eye oo' y,
can't remove it with crowoaf' ~.
/ The apostolic injunction, sp a..
the truth In love-" gives the el. .,s
safe rule of action. No TRUTH How
severe, Is unwelcoma, II II DC ~ ~
in love. 1t takes the spirit o. ~ n
to take the sinner by the naus
while we take sin BY the
Christian Herald.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-11-27
Protection From Live Wires

For the sure protection Oh n ~,
handling live wires pair - .sbl
inside and one outside OF tne n
gloves have been recommends. :, !,
woven fabric inside glove taxes ~ ~
spiration and shields the iuo' s.unb|
the finger nails and leather g.. n
over the rubber glove pro'ec. IA
outside mechanical injury, ~
grasping tools and keeps 'ne
warm in winter.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-11-27
President Smith Laid at Rest.

Salt Lake City.-The funeral services
for President Joseph F. Smith were
held here Friday. Though health condi-
tons would not permit public funeral
service, solemn noon hour was oh
served, not only in Salt Lake, but
throughout the state, by suspension
of business and Industrial activity.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-11-27
CONVERSATIONS
Observation-Disclosures

Bell metal is made Of u parts OF
copper and % of tin.
Scotland's population is 15.411 great
er than that of Ireland. She Is also
nearly twice as rich.
To aid carver, Denver man has
invented a clamp which holds roast
of meat firmly and permits 1t to be
turned over easily.
The gas meters Of the houses In
New York city are now recorded by
cameras, which yield permanent rec
ord Of each Of the regular readings.
A person who renders q false or
fraudulent return with intent to evade
a proper payment Of income tax incurs
liability to a 100 per cent increase o.
the tax and to fine and Imprisonment
besides.
Ladies' silk dresses sometimes con
tain tin to make them rustic. and only
the microscope can detect It," said J
e. Barnard at the British scientin'
products exhibition, Kings college
Strand, London. recently.
The largest thermometer In tn
world, 20 feet high. with figures bi
, enough to be read at 100 feet distance
, was made in Rochester for BostO
!, druggist. The glass tube was 16 fee
, Hong. The instrument registered frO'
IS degrees below to 115 degrees abov'
Il OF the 81 states In which the amour
!. Of compensation is based upon wage
Puerto Rico alone provides IS p'
= cent. Massachusetts, Nebraska, Ne
: York and Ohio provide 66 % per Ger
3 California. Illinois. Kentucky and WI
= consin IS per cent, Hawaii, Kansa
:, Minnesota and Texas 60 per cel
Idaho, Indiana and Utah 55 per eel
T. while q states. or 81 per cent, provi
N only so per cent.
OF the men now sitting In the Tn
- ed States senate % have served
governors of their respective states
a. An Incubator invented by Parisi
,er not only matches chickens, but prote
en- them from microbes until they reacl
MS. certain age.
on The design Of an eagle was at {
In time considered for the national {
t,y of the United States, but the sugg
he ton WIS abandoned
,Sg A large Philadelphia thenter, 1t
she said, ts}to he the first one in the wo
hal to be operated without foot'ights
sut the stage Hluniinations VIII rome Z.
electric Jumps a.uye.