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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-21
Gastineau Gossip
(An Intercepted Letter)

Ahy hOoi
 Forewarned is forearmed, so if you have no time to waste don't read this. Actually, there is nothing in it.
 For all that so many people ard going South, most of the passenger lists are made up of people who have been working at the canneries during the Summer and the Juneau ites who are going below are mostly those who are going down to enlist or for some other reason that has to do with the war and they will be back when it Is over. So when you read about who all are going-don't think the town Is becoming depopu. lated-we are still here.
 Mrs. Malone is going South to- morrow. Won't people here miss her? She has done SO much for the Red Cross and people have come to depend upon her so much when ever there is anything to be done. Dr. Malone will remain here until he receives his orders. You know he has been recommended for . com mission in the Medical Corps by the Surgeon General.
 All the men in town are spending their odd hours securing the woods for sphagnum moss for surgical dressings for the Red Cross. They look as if they were returning from a hunting party or something. when they come back from Douglas Island in their high boots and outing clothes, not that they would be minus the game-if 1t had have been hunting trip.
 Mir. and Mrs. Jackson and their baby have returned to Juneau from Seattle.
 Word received from Gertrude Eug- den Is that she was having . grand and glorius time in Vancouver Just one round after another of teas, dinners, motor parties and theatres" Gertrude Is in Seattle now, where she will visit for short while before returning to Vancouver.
 Mrs. Connors, Lillian Collins and little James Connors will go South on the Princess. Sophia to zee J. 4. Collins, Mrs. Connors' son. who is at the Bremerton Navy Yark.
 suppose you know that Allen Chamberlain has received 'a com mission as a captain in the Ensin- eers' Reserve Corps and that he will train at Camp Humphrey Nwhers those from here who have received commissions in the Engineers' Corp will train? It will be great for all of those Alaskans to get together again.
 The High School social season has started with an M. D. c. Do you remember when we used to 60 to them?
 Miss Kelly of Tacoma and Miss Thomas of Spokane, who had visit. ed here long enough to win the hearts of everybody and for Miss Kelly to charm all with her pians playing and Miss Thomas singing to make a real town hit. have gone. We had all come to regard them as real Juneauites, and we were very sorry that they are not among the permanent stay-at-home residents of the city It pleases us to know that they regretted the tsrmiSation q their visit here. and took tAem . day or two to ret around and cay goodbye to their new-mads frisnAs. It is evidence of what ws have known all the time that Juneau is . pretty good old town after all.
 Isn't this sad? And promised to do better this time! fear Nill have to carry my promise over until next week The few things tkat have happened that are | bit eat of the ordinary-and hence exciting in Juneau-are such that will leave them for someone else to tell you.
 Love.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-21
rHEY'RI aolHo rAsr.

those fresh Tsnakss erahe e thD California Grocerq. Dhoae A7o.
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Attractions Tonight

PALACE - Tonight and Sunday matinee only, Nat Goodwin in The Master Hand" COLISEUM-Tonight for the last time, Fatty ArbucNe in "0ut West" and House Peters in The Heir of the Ages"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-21
|Last Time Tonight tor Fatty Arbackle

uHU HOuSe fGteTS
 Tonight will be the last time to see Fatty Arbuckle in his latest
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-21

comedy. Out West" and House Pet
 CTS in The Heir of the Ages" at
 the Coliseum. The two plays make
 up double bill of especial merit and entertainment
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-21
FIRE ALARM BOXES Correct to Aug. 12, 1918

correct 10 Aug. lI, l01o 1-3-Cor Third and Franklin 1-4-Front of J. R. Wills store. 1-5-Op. Marshal & Newman's, Front Street. 1-6-Opp. Alaska Auto Gar age. Front Street. 1-7-Front Street, opp. City
 Dock.
 1-S-Front Street. below Wor-
 then Mills. 2-1-Cor. Mrs. Germain's store,
 Willoughby Ave. 2-3-Willoughby and 2nd. 2-4-Seward and Front. 2-5-Main and Front. 2-6-Main and 2nd. 2-7-Cor. 9th and Seward. 3-2-Gastineau Ave. and Rawn
 Way.
 3-4-Gold and 2nd. 3-5-4th and Harris. 3-6-5th and Gold. 3-7-5th and East. 3-8-7th and Gold. 3-9-5th and Kennedy. 4-1-9th and Indian 4-2-5th and Calhoun. 4-3-West end Distin Ave. 4-5-9th and Calhoun. 4-6-7th and Main. 4-7-12th St.. opp Northern
 Laundry. 4-S-12th and B St.
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Embroidery and stampIhe ts order Iat Miss wabioreen's. Nesdleersft Shop. f2z Seward et 'phon6 4f7.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-21
Attractions Tomorrow

PALACE = Sunday night, Bryant Washburn in "Skinner's Dress
 Suit" C0LISEUM-Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne in Their
 Compact"
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Nat GoodWin in
 "The Muster Hand" n H1

Ut PdtGce TOH1gNt.
 Nat Goodwin needs no introduc- tion to the patrons of moving pie lures. He ms at his best in "The Master Hand," a drama with all of the elements of comedy als3, which will be seen at the Palace theatre tonight and Sunday matinee only. along with Happy lIooli- gam comedy and Scenic South ern Texas
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ENGRAVING AND emsossima

Engraved visiting cards, wedding Invitations and announcements. and other society and business ststios- cry: monogram dies and mono6rao auirs stamping; and smboGsed O. eiety and business stati0nefy-t8s bsst on the Pacific Coast. Laavo oe- asrs at the oGoe of uNplR0 pRlleTI INC COMPAMY.a u
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21
FOR SUMMER wear
Warm Weather Frock Is of Plain
and Figured Wolfe.
Charming for Afternoon, Garden or
Porch Party ashioning of
Gown Simple Matter.

Plain and figured wolfe are combined
In the dainty little summer frock
shown In the sketch. Simplicity con-
tinues to be the keynote of all apparel
developed, and it is likely that this
ruling will hold good for several sea
sons to come, with fabrics scarce and
rapidly growing more so. The dress
shown would be charming for an after
noon garden or porch party in warm
weather, and it is so plain that no
great effort will be required for its
fashioning. The little gown fastens in
the center back, skirt and waist being
joined all around. Pink wolfe may be
selected for the frock, with the flow
cred fabric harmonizing, and if posi-
BILE the sash should be of navy blue
ribbon.
Yellow is also very much approved
shade this season. Plain-color wolfe
may be selected, with bands or ruff
des OF yell9W aaI bfue, with blue rib
bog sssh. Mute especially the short
sleeves, and lsear IN .aind that sleeves,
elbow length or even shorter, appear
on g great many summer dresses of
the best designers.
The skirt of this frock may be
drawn in at the bottom, in a modified
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21
ARE QUITE ALLURING
Sleeveless Guimpes Appear to Have
Favor for Summer Wear
Should Be Cool

There always seems to be something
hypocritical and of the poseur type
about a sleeveless 'front" which is
only supposed to show one face to the
world at large, but this Spring the
shops abound with these make-believe
blouses-for isdeed one must call
them that, notes fashion writer. At
least they should be cool, and. after
all, there may not be the least occa-
sion to remove ones street jackets
from the time one leaves home to the
time one returns; but, personally, the
scribe admits a prediction for a
blouse that would not embarrass her
if some emergency made it essential
to doff temporarily the jacket. There
is an incomplete sensation somehow
in the wearing of an incomplete gar
ment--a garment that could not bear
the light of day in public if anything
did happen to make it necessary to
remove ones coat. Yet in themselves
these tricky fronts" are quite allur-
ing, particularly one of blue and white
checked organdie with tiny plisse
frills of plain blue organdie up and
down the front and around collar
that turns over the top of the jacket.
There are even the geOrgette and chif-
fon guimpes of the sleeveless sort, and
tucked organdie and batiste models
all designed to look like the same
thing, a really-truly blouse of cOnven-
tonal sort under ones jacket.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21
Fireless Cooker and How to
Get Best Results From Use
of This Convenience

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The time which each kind of food
should stay in the fireless cooker de-
ponds both on the nature of the food
and on the temperature at which it re-
mains inside the cooker, and before
recipes for use with the fireless cooker
can be prepared one must have some
means of knowing how temperatures
are preserved in it. In experiments
made in the Office of Home Economics
a 6-quart kettle was filled with boil
ing water and put into the cooker, the
packing of which happened to be news
paper. The temperature of the water,
which was 212 degrees f. when put
into the cooker, was found to be 172
degrees f. after four hours had elapsed
and 155 degrees. f. after eight hours
had elapsed. This shows the advisable
ity of the common custom Of allowing
food to remain undisturbed in the cook
er for at least six or eight hours, or
In some cases overnight. If soap
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21
Why the Temperature Is Not
Hotter Nearer the Sun Is
Made Plain by Scientific Men

Why is the air generally much colder
mile above the earth than near the
ground? The heat of the atmosphere
comes from the sun, but by a some
what indirect process. The incoming
sunbeams are only slightly absorbed by
the dry air at high levels, and so have
little effect on its atmosphere. In the
lower regions of the atmosphere there
is. always considerable amount of
water vapor (water in the form of
gas), and this substance has a relative
ly large capacity for absorbing heat
from sunshine. Lastly, the earth alb
serbs all the heat that falls upon it, and
then gives it back, by radiation or con-
duction, to the air above it. Thus the
atmosphere is mainly heated from be-
low and not from above. Air heated
near the ground tends to rise, but it
cools rapidly in rising. AS it reaches
higher levels. the pressure upon it is
less; it expands, pushing away the sur
rounding air, and it uses up in this
work some of the energy that it orig
inally possessed in the form of heat.
This process is referred to by scien-
ticts as "adiabatic cooling" This ex-
plains why the heat Of summer often
seems to come up from the ground,
rather than from the boiling sun above.
Popular Science Monthly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21

handing special space privileges.
A good scheme is to cover the screen
frame with a fiat layer of the cretonne
on each side of each section, reaching
TO within six inches of the floor.
Tack the cover on securely with
small brass-headed tacks. Then make
ever so many little pockets of various,
sizes and fasten them securely. They
will hold thread and mending mate
rails and all sorts of sewing parapher-
MALTA.
Larger pockets will be useful for
holding small pieces of work or mend
ing.
The pockets, of course, should be.
cut larger than the space which they
are to cover and be either gathered
or plated on. 1t is wise scheme
to use narrow elastic as running
string for the tops, as that gives a
neater, tidier appearance, especially
when the pockets are well filled.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21

should produce eggs enough, where
used economically, for family of four
or five persons throughout the entire
year, except during the melting period
Of the fall and early winter. BY the
preservation of surplus eggs produced
during the spring and early summer
this period of scarcity can be provided
for. The keeping of pullets instead of
hens also will insure the production
of eggs. Not only will the eggs from
the home flock materially reduce the
cost of living. but the superior fresh
ness and duality of the eggs are in
themselves we'll worth the effort ex-
pended. Eggs are highly nutritious
food and are so widely used as to be
almost Indispensable, and an OCCASION
al chicken dinner is relished by every
one.
Where conditions render it feasible
and cheap small f1ocks of poultry
should be kept to greater extent
than at present by families in vii
lagos and towns and especially in the
suburbs of large cities. The need for
this extension of poultry raising is par
ticularly great in those sections where
the consumption of poultry products
exceeds the production, with the result
that prices are high.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21
HOMEGROWN Sweet Corn Is
BeSt-Good Advice on How
To Grow Your Roasting Ears

To have sweet corn at it's best, says
the U. S. department of agriculture, it
should be on the fire within Is minutes
after being pulled from the stalk. 1t
loses quality very rapidly after being
picked because its sugar changes into
starch. This is a fine argument for
having this crop in the home garden,
if space will allow. Those who wish
to grow their own roasting ears will
find the following adfice useful.
Corn does best in fertile soil, but
is able to adapt itself to all textures
from sand to clay. To grow 1t In suf-
ficient quantities for the average fam
lily requires more space, however, than
for most garden vegetables. 1t should
not be planted until after danger of
frost is past.
The rows should be spaced not clos
err than three feet apart, and for the
larger-growing late varieties the dis
lance had best be three and one-half
feet. Stalks should be thinned to
stand from 10 to IS inches in the row.
In planting, the seed is covered with
one or two inches of soil. Cultivation
must be thorough, frequent, and shall
low.
1t is possible to use the ground occu-
pied by early corn for a fall planting
of such crops as SPINACH, turnips, and
kale. Large, late varieties of corn,
however, will occupy the ground for
practically the whole season.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21
Beef for Soldiers Use Is
Under Official Observation
From the Pens to Mess Tins

Every precaution to prevent an "em-
balmed beef" scandal in this war is be-
ing taken by the war department, 1t
is announced at Washington.
At present the army consumes about
100000 pounds of fresh beef daily
that is to say about 1000 head of
cattle. And it is under inspection from
the time the live stock goes to the
slaughter house until it reaches the
mess tins of the individual soldiers.
It is left to the men themselves to
see that nothing happens while the
meat is en- route from the mess tins
to their mouths.
Beginning with the beeves on the
hoof, an examination is made for phys
ical defects and all questionable ami
mails are rejected. Then the car
casses are gone over, and only those
"sound, healthful and wholesome" are
passed.
Fresh meats marked Inspected and
Passed" go forward to the camps in
regular shipments, but meats cured,
canned or, manufactured into sausages,
etc, are reinspected at each step of
the process.
Fresh meats arriving at the camps
are again twice reinspected, first by
an inspector of the bureau of animal
industry, and second by an officer Of
the quartermaster corps. And after
that there is final inspection by the
organization commander who draws
the ration for immediate use. After
that the company cooks have their
ehance-to make the food palatable.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21
MAKES HANDY SEWING SCREEN
Frame Covered With Suitable Mate
rial, Provided With Pockets for
Various Articles.

A convenient piece of furniture for
the household sewing room is sewing
screen, and if the house is not large
enough to permit of setting aside one
room for sewing activities sewing
screen is a still greater convenience
for the room of the woman who has
her own or the family mending to at
tend to or who just likes to sew.
First of all, unless one has an apti-
tude for carpentry 1t is well to have
a carpenter make the frame. A three
ply screen is convenient size and
1t should be low, so that. all that it
contains may be within easy reach
Of the woman who likes to sit in low
chair to sew.
The screen may be covered with
chintz or cretonne to match the hang
ings of the ROOM Then it will seem
to take up even less space in a small
apartment, for it will fall back into
line with the other furnishings rather
than stand out as an individual de
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21
EFFECT OF LATEST NECKLlNE
Delta Has Superseded the v and White
Collars Seem to Be Doomed,
Writer Asserts.

In the settlement of fashions there
is one predominant feature that inter-
ests the majority as well as the mi
nority. 1t is the new arrangement of
the neckline, observes fashion writer
in the New York Sun.
Those who were not observing fash
ion closely went about with their shirt
waist collars pulled out over the coat
collars or the wide collars of guimpes
pulled out over the bare edge of one
piece frock.
Then suddenly the whole process
seemed to be wrong. The careless pub
lie observed that the. fastidious crowd
had abandoned white collars. They also
noticed that the neckline of a one-piece
frock was not outlined by collar ex-
cept at the back. They noticed that
sailor collars had disappeared from
fashionable garments.
They realized that the neckline In
stead Of being V-shaped was square
and deeply decollete, or shaped
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21
FRILLS AND FLUFFS

The long scarf is an interesting note
of the season. For sports it is emf
nently practical and it makes grace
full and attractive wrap for afternoon
wear developed in more elaborate
style and materials.
Trench sweaters in the delicate pas
tel shades are being worn with plait-
ed white serge skirts.
If the adorable little bolivia or
cashmere velours cape is considered too
expensive and frail, there is wide
choice in full length circular capes in
tweeds and checks made severely
plain and frankly for utility wear.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21
KEEP POULTRY
In BACK YARD
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The department of agriculture has a
campaign in full swing for the estab-
lishment of small fiocks of poultry in
back yards Of city or suburban DWELL
ings. In every household, no matter
chow economical the housewife, there
is certain amount of table scraps and
kitchen waste which has feeding val
ue, but which, if not fed, finds it's way
into the garbage pail. Poultry is the
only class of domestic animals which
is suitable for converting this waste
material, right where it is produced in
the city, into wholesome and nutritious
food in the form of eggs and poultry
meat.
Though the value of the product
from each city flock is small of itself
the aggregate is large. A small flock
Of hens, even as few as six or eight.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21

stone, hot brick, or other extra source
of heat is used, less time will be re-
CURED. Materials which are denser
than water (sugar strip as used in
cooking dried fruit), and therefore can
be heated to higher degree, will keep
up the temperature longer when put
into the cooker. Thus the density Of
the food material, as well as the
amount and the length of time that the
apparatus retains the heat, must be
taken into consideration in determin-
ing how long different materials must
be cooked in the cooker.
The recipes for dishes to be prepared
in the fireless cooker differ somewhat
from those for foods cooked in the or
binary way, chiefly in the amount Of
water or other liquids called for. Less
liquid should be put into the food to
be prepared in an ordinary fireless
cooker, since there is no chance for
water to evaporate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21
Collar That Ties.

That long fold of satin or muslin
that rolls at the back of the neck into.
a collar and ties at the end of the
Wine in front into a loose knot is
decidedly becoming to most women,
and therefore it is in for much favor
1t is easy to make-simply fold bias.
strip anywhere from eight to fourteen
inches wide, and anywhere from a
yard to a yard and half long, length
wise through the center, and stitch the
raw edges in a seam, leaving an open
ing large enough to turn the collar
right side out. Then turn it and press
it, and sew up the little opening -ands
the collar is done.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21

harem silhouette, or it may hang en-
tirely straight.
In the lineup of summer fabrics all
the old-time favorites have appeared
again-dotted swiss, organdie, cotton
and silk wolfe, both in plain color and
in printed designs; ginghams galore
and calico-and for each a great run
is predicted. Considering the fabric
subject, it is interesting to note that
separate skirts, once regarded as
utility garments, are also running the
entire fabric gamut. Charming models
are shown in dotted swiss, organdie
and georgette, three of the sheerest
materials imaginable.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21


wish outlines wish to make
ALLY soldier Che
German soldier does
daily
the 1#
uey the biggest battles
Why
American the chance? Mother couldn't
handle a COrnweH handle a gun
talking this it, This
couldntI Think and then write and
think.
love-
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21
Fecundity of Bacteria.

Bacteria reproduce with almost in
credible rapidity," says George w.
Hunter in "a Civic Biology" 1t is
estimated that a single bacterium,
by a process of division called fission
dividing itself into two parts) will
give rise to over 100000 others in
"a hours. Under unfavorable condi-
tons they stop dividing and form
rounded bodies called spores. These
are exceedingly difficult to injure or
destroy.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21
Boy Scouts Duty in the
Great War Garden Movement

The food production and garden
campaign of the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea is well under way, says Boys
Life, the boy scouts magazine. Every
scout, and indeed every troop and
every local council, according to re-
ports, is definitely interested in some
way. This year every scout is asked
to be responsible for securing one
adult to agree to work with him on
the scouts individual garden or on
the troop garden or on the local coun-
oil garden.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21

billions
the sunken ships be ganed the world by the
is
inside submarine works by
pontoons
which pontoons
and raises the ship The largest pontoon ~
lifting
bell
Sc
rudder the ball lateral
popeers ball
miles hour
In the
thickness
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21

the decolletage that we associate with
Dresden shepherdesses, Dolly Warden
styles, Mozartian opera and Janice
Meredith. This kind of neckline was
accepted only for frocks.
But whatever the garment, its neck
line was no more hidden and enveloped
by white collar. 1t is quite probable
that this somersault in fashions dis
turbed the minds of more women than.
even the incoming of the tight skirt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21
Charm of the Impromptu

"W h a t s your
mules name?"
"He hasn't got
any regular name.
1t sort O. keeps us
both interested for
me to think up
what to call i'm as
t h e provocation
arises"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21
Business Before Pleasure

Never before did so many
Americans spend so much money
in Europe, or for such a good
purpose.
Silence is usually the BEST as
set of a good-looking woman.
Wonder if the cannibals were
informed of the dates OF meat .
less days.
1t is always hazardous for an .
unattractive woman to shoot her
husband.
The man who eats garlic can
always attract attention if not
fame.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21

Bophy complaint
neghbos that had They that
cracking
the bed and that Mrs Nolan watching with
in which profound curiosity She looked
Mr. Nolan
mumbng
the of called evidently its author and the
which Immediately beginnings
Day again. bringing its petty round irritating duties and