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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20

| c;sustIcally. Pray have Il look. then.
Howard. Take your time"
| Mark was searching again. He
stopped as they came TO the last pa
per. which was now the two hundred
and third
Its no use. Colonel Howard" he
cried. 1T has gone out of the win
dow. I was called out. When I came
back the fan was turned on my desk
and the papers were blowing about
the room. Somebody-perhaps the
mechanism slipped. I don't know. I'm
| tired-my God, how tired I ami"
The Colonel was pushing him into
chair. He heard the storming voice
of the Brigadier long distance away.
Howard was expostulating. They were
going through the papers again. A
clerk had been called in. Mark heard
something about searching the streets.
Somebody was telephoning. And,
above all, he was conscious of Keller
man in the next room, long before he
opened the glass door and entered.
He was alone, and struggling back
into the realization of his situation.
Kellerman's threat and his refusal to
consider IL, the visit of Hartley. be-
gan 10 link themselves into the chain
Of the devilish conspiracy. He rose
unsteadily TO his feet, wiping the sweat
from his forehead. Colonel Howard
was coming through the open doorway
from Kellerman's room.
"Sit down. Wallace" he said grave
ly. I've been talking TO the Brigadier,
or. rather, he has been talking TO me.
You must consider yourself under ar
rest in your quarters. Now, how did
this damned thing happen?"
Mark explained as lamely as one
who had heard excuses of all kinds
Srom soldiers brought before him for
various offenses during his term of
service, and waved them aside.
you know what this means, Wal
lace?" asked the Colonel in a kindly,
serious tone.
New plans"
YES but to yOu?'
Il guess SO, Colonel Howard. And
I'd like to hurry 1t through. OF course
| shall want IL over. I'll go home now,
and"
Stop Colonel Howard's chal-
lenge had u triumphal ring to it. He
placed his hands on Marks shoulders
and swung him round, looking straight
into his eyes. Thank God for that,
Mark !" he cried. Il fought the Briga-
der over you, and I'll fight him to the
end of time. 1 told him it was
damned lie. I'll swear TO it,
What do you mean, sir?"
THAT you are a frequenter of gam
bling houses. Wallace. That's the
story that they have been putting over
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20

| live stock with less expensive feed ana
greater profit To the producer has re-
ceived considerable attention ia nearly
all counties. During 1917 the agents
in the Northern and Westerl states
assisted in the organization of $50 live
stock breeders associations II eacour-
age the use of better sires and 1S2
cow-teSting associations To eliminate
Improbable COWS and brine about
more economical feeding. Through
| these associations and those organ
lied with the assistance OF agents IN
previous years, 12T $50 cows were un-
der test, resulting in ut least S.724
cows being discarded as Improbable.
Primarily through these organizations
1886 farmers were induced 10 adopt
balanced rations for their herds, and
the following number of head of regis
tered stock We're secured at suggestion
of agents: Bulls. 3,2S5; cows. 1886;
rams, 1,469, and boars. 2,9T4 The
agent also brought about the transfer
To other herds of 1870 valuable regis
tered sIres by means of information
given to individual farmers or through
exchange lists published by the farm
bureaus.
In order to increase the production
of live stock in the Northern and
Western states to meet the war needs.
farmers were encouraged by personal
conferences, at meetings, and through
circular letters and newspaper articles
to raise more live stock, resulting in
more than 10000 additional head Of
cattle, more than 100000 additional
hogs, and 1921 sheep being raised
or placed on farms. In some states
special effort was made TO save
calves from being slaughtered for vea;,
resulting in 1890 additional calves
being raised. This work was carried
on most extensively in Wisconsin.
from which = 459 head OF calves FROM
high-grade OF registered stock were
shipped for breeding stock 10 Missouri.
Wyoming and other Western ana
Southern states, due to this campaign.
Aid in Control 81 Diseases.
The control of livestock diseases
was considered fully as important as
growing more live stock. and the
agents in the Northern and Western
states We're instrumental in having
36,392 animals, principally COWS. test
ed for tuberculosis; 1917, sos animals
We're vaccinated for blackleE, and 235.-
S66 hogs We're vaccinated for cholera
by farmers or veterinarians at the sug-
gestion of agents, or by agents. for
the purpose of demonstrating methods.
There are 1,G64 counties in the 80
Northern and Western states, and If
these 1,1G2 counties, or 90 per cent of
the entire number, had regularly or
ganized club work during the year.
There were 1916 members of poultry
clubs, who managed 29,541 fowls.
Matched 10635S chicks, and produced
$40 dozen eggs. The pig clubs had
membership Of 1882 boys and girls,
who managed 10.583 animals, produc-
ing 1897, 1876 pounds of pork.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20
HEAVY STRAIN ON HIGHWAYS
Roads That Stand Traffic in Normal
Times Now Called Upon to With
stand Motortrusks.
prepared by the United States Depart
rnent of a gricuIture)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Apparently the point has been
reached where the demands of traffic
have exceeded the strength OF the
average road TO meet them. High
ways designed to- withstand The
pounding of ordinary loads, that have
stood up under imposts they were in
tended TO sustain, no longer appear
TO be adequate to meet the present
day conditions. Congestion on our
railways, possibly more acute in some
sections than in others, has put upon
our roads transportation burden new
er expected and consequently not pro-
vided for by the engineers who design
ed the highway systems of the states.
Roads have been designed with the
same care as given TO other structures
and with the same regard for the pur-
poses for which they were constructed
and the burdens they were called upon
to bear. Widespread failure is dem
onstratiye of the fact that roads can.
not carry unlimited loading Their ca.
pacity is limited. If it is exceeded
habitually and constantly, then they
cannot survive.
The products of our farms and of
our factories must be moved The
wants of our urban jewellers mgst be
met. But the needs of our country in
voiced in this great conflict are para
mount to the needs of single cOmmuni-
ties, and thus when avalancheS Of
freight destined to fill the greater ne
cessity made imperative the partial
closing of our vast system of rail trans
portation to the smaller, the relief APP
peared to be in the motortruck and the
highway. Single light units expanded
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20

A sudden feebleness seemed 20 com.
over the Colonel.
Tell me about il. Wallace Tell me
why you Went there. Tou knew her,
then? Don't you know that she's
Il know nothing about her. sir.
merely ask you not TO go TO the Brig
adler. | shall proceed to my quar-
ters.'
You understand there will be 8
eourt-martial?"
Naturally. sir
1.-The war department hasn't much
superfluous time on its hands TO wash
its dirty linen. We want to get ahead.
We want to forget this. l think il
you Will send In your resignation"
You shall have il tonight, sir"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20
HAVE ROADS I'M GOOD ORDER
Those Needing Surfacing VIII Soon
Pay for Themselves in Improved
Marketing Conditions.

1t costs something to put roads in
order. to surface those that need sur
facing, but they will pay for them
selves In increased land values and
improved marketing conditions. The
bad roads cost is never settled. It
is like shoddy piece of goods bought
at high price on installments and
worn out before it is paid for, only to
be replaced by another of the same
sort on the same plan of payment.
On deal of this kind we never catch
up with our losses.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20


INTO great fleets, then grew into heav-
:er units that, in turn, developed into
long trains. From horse-drawn We
aicles with concentrated loads of prob
rbly three tons at most, travelling at
the rate of four miles an hour, sprung
almost overnight the heavy motortruck
with n concentrated load Of from eight
to u tons, laundering along at
speed of 20 miles an hour. The result?
The worn and broken threads that bind
our communities together. The solu-
lion? That is the problem that con-
fronts the men who will be called up
On to meet the eyer-grOwing demands
upon our highways and to devise reg
ulatiOns fair to those who pay for their
construction and to those who pay for
their use.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20
Quality That Counts.

1t is no greats matter to associate
with the good and gentle; for this is
naturally pleasing to all and every
one willing enjoyetll peace, and low
eth those best that agree with him.
But to be able to live peaceabiy with
hard and perverse persons, or with
the diSorderly, or with such as 90
contrary to US, is a great grace, and
a most commendable and manly thing.
Thomas a Kempis.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20
WALLACE FINDS HIMSELF THE VICTIM OF SOME UNSEEN
AND SINISTER FORCE.

synopsis-Ieut. U. the battle
dead hut Of which little girl playing When he Is
hospital his intention OF
Major Howard tells him that
the who sold department
himself
Howard be allowed
Wallace
q a
declaring that when she eighteen she intends him. More
Wallace
Colonel Howard Wallace a
o a
he who gave
as
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20
SURFACE ALONE APPRECIATED
Public Rarely Notices Drainage and
Hidden Features That Tend to
Conserve Roads.

The public appreciates only repairs
10 the surface and rarely notices the
drainage and hidden features that con-
serve n road. One heavy load of lun-
Der hauled in wet weather viii undo
the work of weeks Of faithful work on
the part of the repair man.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20
Plan for DraooIno Roads

1t is an easy matter to have an
agreement so each farmer viii drag
the road in front of his farm. This
would maintain the road till the regu-
lar hands could be called out at stated
intervals or till the commissioner could
make the necessary repairs.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20
LIVE STOCK NEED

In an appeal recently ad-
dressed to the farmers and agri-
cultural forces of the United
States, Secretary of Agriculture
d. f. Houston says:
For a considerable period the
world will have need particular
" of a larger supply than nor
NAL of live stock, and especially
of fats. We should not fail. there
fore, TO adopt every feasible
means of economically increas-
ing our livestock products. As
a part of eur program we should
give due thought to the securing
of an adequate supply of feed
stuffs and to the eradication and
control Of all forms Of animal
disease"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20
Value Of Good Brood Sow.

1t is hard to estimate the value of
a good brood sow. Take a pure-ared
sow that produces two filters of pigs
a year and at the present prices for
breeding stock and pork you can read
ily see the value OF such an animal.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20
No Eous Eurind Mott.

AS soon as the hen begins to mott
she usually stops laying This is more
particularly true in Leghorns and 9th
er light breeds than in the heavier
breeds, which will continue to molt
ard lay to some extent.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20
Wallace receives a strange Of
fer, which he Indignantly re-
jects, and then-darkness What
happened to him is revealed In
the next instaIIment. Don't
miss it
GRO BE CoNTINUED)

thorization for one of their group to
travel to Egypt to make purchases.
1t is, indeed. on small scale COM
pared with the business l cited on
July 6, but the lesson is the same:
The strongest single answer TO the
cost of living lies in cooperation.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20
Winter work for Horses.

Work can be found for the horses
in winter-worf1 they can do on some
what REDUCED rations. The owner can
get his neighhors to join with him on
some much-needed road repairing.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20
Do Present Work Well.

Some people hunt more important
work to do instead of doing the work
they find TO do. Any work Well dons
opens the way to some task of i'm
portance.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20
Force of Habit.

Ruth. I'm really surprised a,
you, putting out your tongue at PEG
pie" 1T was all right. mother; il was
only the doctor going past
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20
LIVE STOGK]
E~ffse-7Ss fAa ~ I -

Seldom do hogs with plenty of
range show signs of leg weakness
Give the pigs chance to exercise.
1t is best 10 separate the breeding
ewes from the rest of the flock.
.
Don't furnish feed for that scrub
sire through another winter.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20

Keep the draft mares and FLIES iu
good condition now and they ulL
winter more easily.
Hogs are very susceptible to Iuber-
culosis and the prevalence of the dis
ease seems TO be increasing.
A pig raiser makes more profit when
his pigs learn to eat at an early age.
Shorts or wheat bran in self feed
er before the pigs win prevent the
runts.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20

Shinners, Eoreeaets.

During the winter season officers i'm
charge OF nearly all the weather bu-
reau stations issue daily what are
known as shippers forecasts giving
the minimum temperature expected to
occur with a shipping radius Of p
to 30 hours from the station. THESE
forecasts are published on postal cards
and viii be mailed 10 shippers ~ s-u-
tions near the weather bureau office.
Watch the forecast and save losses iu
food shipments.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20

Necessary for Friendship.
There are two elements that go t.
the composition of friendship; Truth
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20
Helping the Meat and Milk Supply
COUNTY AGENTS AID STOCK INDUSTRY.

Agcue)
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23
SALMON THRIVE IN ATLANTIC
Humpbacked Variety From Pacific Coast Retain Their Habits When
 Placed In Eastern Waters.

Many thousands of hunrback sal mon. native to the Puget sound. where they were collected by inc government two years ago. entered Pembroke, Den nyS. PenObscot. St. Croix and other rir- CTS fin eastcrn Maine as part of the fisheries bureau plan of sucking the east with the pride of the Pacific coast catch.
 The bureaus investigation shows that the humpback in its new environ m,.nt retains its Pacific coast habit of proceeding to the ocean shortly after it begins to swim and returning to the rivers to spawn and die when two years old.
 The government has made annual shipments of eggs of the humpbnck salmon across the continent for the last five years. drawing the cOnSign- mrnts alternately from Washington and Alaska.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23
HNE ROUTE 10 sWEtss \
TreIIebera and sassnitx to Be the Ter- mini ef the Prcposed Line Con-
 meeting With Germany.

The following bulletin on Treileb0rg and Sassnitz, the terinini of the pro posed Swedish German airplane route, which assumes special significance in the light of recent developments Ia the diplomatic relations between Ger many and Sweden. has been issued by National Geographic society.
 Between Trelleborg. the most south erly town in the Kingdom of Sweden, and Sassnits. a summer resort on the northeastern shore of the German island of Rugen, express steamers In times of peace make regular trips across this arm of the Baltic in four hours. This ia the chief water link in the 24-hour express service between Stockholm and Berlin. Neither town would be of any importance were 1t not for the fact that they are the termini of this steamer service.
 Trelleborg is quaint old town of some 10000 inhabitants, lying 20 miles southeast of MalmO. capital of Skane. teh most pOpulOus province in all Swe- den. It is only 16 miles from MalmO to the Danish capital. Copenhagen.
 SaSSnitz is one of several popular seaside resorts on the Island of Rugen. the largest insular possession of Ger many. having an area about equal to that of Cape Cod. Only about 2.5OO people make Sassnltz their permanent home. hut during the bathing season in times of peace the village is visited annually by more than 2O,OOO pleasure seekers.
 The water trip from TrellebOrg to Sassnitz is D miles. Thus the rail- and-Steanlrr distance between Stock holm and Berlin Is 415 miles,
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23
Joke Books for Soldiers.

Making joke books for soldiers Is the latest form of patriotic industry on the part of those who stay at home.
 It Is said that the plan originated with Rudyard kipling.
 A blank book. preferably with large pages, Is first obtained. Upon tine pages are pasted the funniest pictures and anecdotes found in current news papers and magazines. Some bright. short stories are also included.
 The books are then sent to army hos. pitals, where they afford great enter tainment to cOnvalrSrrni soldiers. Day after day the books are in steady use until they are worn out.
 Surgeons say nothing is so essentia! in the hospital as to keep the patients fin good spirits. Toward this end the joks books are valuable help.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23
To Boil Eaqs by Telephone.

Telephone operators need sense of humOr to make the petty annoy ances of their occupation bearable. If they have that. they can find endless matter for amusement In the freak ishness of the human nature that ex- hibits itself at the other end of the wire.
 A telephone subscriber asked his operator to ring his bell In three min u+es. and immediately hung up his re- eeiver. At the appointed time the su- pervisor rang on the line. and the subscriber responded merely with 'sThank you" Later he called again to thank the operator, and explained that he had been boiling eggs and wanted to time them. They had been cooked to the queens taste. he said.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23

Second low tide 6:31 p. m.. 10
 Sunday. Jan. 27.- First high tide 0:48 a. m., 7.5. Second high tide 12:1s p. m.. s.4. First low tide 6:16 a. m.. 20 Second low tide 7:01 p. tin.. -0.9.
 Monday, Jan. 28.- First high tide 1:17 a. m., 7.S. Second high tide 12:52 p. m.. s.S. First low tide 6:51 a. m., 1.7. Second low tide 1928 p. m, -0.6.
 Tuesday, Jan. 29.- First high tide 1:45 a. m., 7.9. Second high tide 1926 p. m.. S.S First low tide 7:26 a. m., 1.5. Second low tide 7:54 p. m..-0.3.
 Wednesday. Jan. 30.- First high tide 2:13 a. m., so Second high tide BOO p m., S.3. First low tide 8:02 a. m., 8.3. Second low tide s:20 p. m.. o.1.
 Thursday. Jah. s1.- First high tide 2:39 @. m.. 80. Second high tide 2:s5 p. m.. 7.s. First low tide S:3s a. m.. 1.4. Second low tide S:47 ?. m., 0.7.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23
TIDES FOR JANUARY

Wednesday, Jan. 23.- First high tide 9:18 @ m.. so. Second high tide 10:54 p. m.. S.4. First low tide 2:55 a. n1.. 3.3. Second low tide 4:35 p rn., -0.4.
 Thutsday. Jan. B. First high tide lo:44sa. m.. s.2. Second high tide 11:3S p. m.. 6.S. First low tide 4:o1 .. m.. .i3.1. Second low tide 6:20 p. m.. -0.7.
 Friday, Jan. 25.--
 First high tide lo:6s a. m.. s.4. First low tide 5:5S ?. m.. -1.o.
 SSturdsy, Jan. B. First hiSh' tide o:1s .. rn.. "a. second hish tide 11:l1 |. ni.. s.5. First low tide 6:37 .. m.. 2.s.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23
piece of net, starch it, then iron 1t over the torn part and it looks much better than alarming it.
NEW SCHOOL TEACHER
 SAILS FOR VALDEZ

Miss Anna Jacobs. recently engag- ed by the school board to act as as- sistant principal, will sail on the steamship Victoria, February 1 for Valdez. Chairman of the School Board Dolan states that Miss Jacobs is a graduate of the University of Mime sota and comes highly recommended as teacher,
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23
Cannery Sites

Cannery Sites We have customers for select can nery sites located in the Prince Will liam Sound District. If you have any thing to offer send full particulars. location, description, etc.. to
 BOND & BABSON,
 Field Dept.
 32 Broadway,
 New York City.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23
The Cow Won.

An officlal of the board of health in Massac chusetts town notified a citi- zen that his license to keep a COW Oh his premises had expired. In reply to this letter the official received the fol- lowing contamination:
 "Monsieir Bord of Heit-I just get your notis that my licens to keep my COW has expire. I wish to inform you, Msieur Bord of Helt, that my COW she beat you to it-she expire tree week ago. Much oblige. Yours with respek.
 "PErE."
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23
TOO HEAVY
 FOR WOMEN Women are Tried Out on Mail Routes Won't Do. Says Postmaster
 Work TOO Heavy

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 23.-The St. Louis postmaster declares that wO- men will not do for letter carriers. He has given fifteen women a trial on the routes and announces that their ser vices are no longer required, since the work is proving too heavy for them.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23
FCRS MADE UP

Furs remodeled, also new skins made up in all the latest styles. Prices very reasonable. Special attention paid to Alaska trade. All work guar anteed. Mrs. B. Richmond, 305 Cham Der of Commerce Bldg. Tacoma, Wash. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23
A new line of Johnson's Candy at the Valdez Drug Co. If
Salesmon Wanted

SAlesmon Wanted
 Does your trade use salesboards? We invite correspondence from sales men who are making their trads reg ularly. The most remunerativs tide lins-no sampiss-no e6lisetiSKS- = Commissions due as soon e order is shipped. W4 wSht only irst-class mon. nnqairies to receive attention must state line carried and how long, class of trade called on. territory and how !, often eey.gsa:. .Ts X X As sa,ss Con illinois. '~ ~. 8
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23
1,ekss. xsndlna semaphers.

At Kansas City an electric interur. ban railway has tried out. with srati- fyinR results, a coin-operated sema- phore intended for way stations where cars do not stop unless sisnaled. To operate. the signal. one places . nickel in the slot and presses a lever. This actuates the semathors arm. isHitss l fSd lamp, and issdes | fivs-esnt ticfst' to the pf6spsetivs blsssatsf.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23

The Tillikum Club will give ball tomorrow night in their clubrOoms on Mckinley and Court Streets. This is planned to be big affair. and if it is success the club will it a regular monthly occasion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23

Wm. Callaghan, the well known miner and boatman. is now a motor man on the Seattle Electric Com pany's lines in the above city.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23

Palmer Cook, superintendent of the Granby Consolidated Mining Smelling & Power Company, will be an outgo- ing passenger of the steamship North western.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23

Buy your groceries direct. Save fifteen to twenty-five per cont. The houss that sellA direct to consumers. Randall Grocery ( Brokerage Co.,, Inc, S2 Marion St.. Seattle wn. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23
STEAMER sAILIN0s
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Steamship Northwestern-Sailed west from Juneau, Monday. Jan. 21. Steamship Admiral Evans-sailed west from Valdez, Sunday. Jan. 20, will return to Valdez about Jan. 2S. Steamship Alameds-sailed south from valdeA, Saturday. Jan. s. Steamship Alaska-sailed south for Seattle Jan. II.
 Steamship victoria-Sailed south via the outside passage to Seattle. Jan uary 17.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-23

Seventy eight inches of snow is re- ported by the local weather observer with a minimum temperature of 31. This is the greatest snowfall for years.