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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03

put thing to your ear and you
 say 'Hellon And some one says | 'Hellon And then you say 'Hoosit.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03

Red Cross kners who think they are not ac complishing much should look at the total of more than 3 900 900 garments to the soldiers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03

"Why, he's so stingy that he's been loafing in the drug store for the last two days hoping that the odor of the drugs will cure his cold"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03

What chance has explorer interest in Arctic Islands these days? Now, if they tropic isles-but then, no transportaton-(New York Her ald)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03

Gen Maurice says that the Germans are trying to bleed the Allies white but lncldentaiiy they are getting a little pale themselves
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03

As highly sensational movie scenario Mir La Toilette knitting socks for soldiers might be worth whe.-(Mwaukee Sentinel)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03

Old Bill Hohenzoen is twentieth century King Canute bidding the tide of democracy and free dom turn back
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03
The Limit.

"They tell me that old Pinch penny is your champion tightwad, said the stranger
 ''He sure is" replied the native
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
Modern Cursery Rhyl

Modern Cursery Rhymes. Big Hun van Raby, Tortured baby, GA Belgian) he poked out it's eyes He hacked off it's feet, Then said with conceit: "Ach, Gott. Vot brave Hun am l.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03
Betcha !!

I'd rather be a doode bug,
 And roll a ball of mud, Than be the Kaiser on a throne Afoat in infants blood
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03

The guns of Emperor Karl may be helping his master now, but he has hopes that the Allies will set him free eventually
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03
Paw Knows Everything.

Paw hnOWS EVeTy CIIIIIg. Willie-Paw, how does love make the world go round?
 Paw-That's when. a spoony cou- pie is blockading the sidewalk, my son.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03
No Inke

No matter what man may say, He always finds out, to his sor-
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03
Our Daily Special.

The Best Sermons Are Preached in Silence.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03
DEFENSE COUNCIL RECEIVES WORD
 FROM REDFiELD

The Juneau branch of the Terri torial Defense Council last night re- ceived a wire from Secretary Will liam C. Redfield that he would be unable to visit Juneau during his present trip.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03

Good Home Cooking. 35 cents . meal. Circle City Cafe.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03

Form in Line, Don't Crowd
 Schemann, All Camp Building, Milwaukee, advertises in the Mil waukee Journal for An ambitious boy, either sex, young or old.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03

Call us for good coal. Femmer and Ritter. Phone IA.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03

He never does so well today
 As he expects to do tomorrow.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03

criticism. It is cinch that you are going to get it anyhow.
Gilpin observer., 1918-10-03
Brave MIX Girl. Of ReIm.

The little milk girls of Reims are
given high rank by Paul Dramas of
that martyred city. In an article he has
written praising the heroism displayed
by the women OF Reims.
''The little milk girls" he writes.
'will never be forgotten at Reims.
MIX was necessity for the children.
the aged and the sick. Thanks to the
little milk girls they never went with
out. The tinkling Of their little bells
announced their arrival and for A
months they traversed all the streets
Of the city. Many time they were
taken by surprise by storm Of shells.
Three of them had to be carried away
on stretchers, yet the others continued
on their route so that the children and
sick should have their milk all the
same. On February % we heard the
tinkling Of their bells for the last time.
The little milk girls were sent out Of
the city. They had filed their mis-
sion to the very end. for after that
there were no longer In Reims either
children, aged or sick. All had left"
Gilpin observer., 1918-10-03
Now It's Bottor,;ess Pie,

When is pie net pie? Is a ques-
tion which will tax the wits of some
wartime Solomon to solve in squarely
facing the issue of "bottomless pies"
rs measure of war saving of food
stuffs in the latest Hooverized innova-
ton Of baking for the nation. The
movement to remove the bottom crust
from pies is being taken hold of by
housewives and bakers generally, and
is gaining wide support. New York is
pie-eating city. 1t is estimated that
an entire pie is eaten between Is per-
sons daily, or a total consumption Of
100000 pies each day in the metropoli.
tan district. In one year the collective
stomachs Of New York's pie-eaters alb
sorb 1S2.OOO,OOO Of the dainties. Some
one with a penchant for large figures
has gone so far even to state that the
bottom crust of those pieces. If rolled
out with large rolling pin across a
40-acre lot. would In a week cover the
surface of the field and lap over the
fence posts. On the basis Of 100000
pies eaten by the entire nation each
day, at the end Of the year the bottom
crust of the pies would form strip
Of crust nine yards wide and long
enough to encircle the globe at the
equator. Some crust.
Gilpin observer., 1918-10-03
STILL HAVE BARN -RAISINGS
Good Old Custom Has Not Died Out,
Though the Conditions Have
Greatly Changed.

The Connecticut Valley Advertiser
tells its readers that on Saturday Of
last week barn-raising was held at
Hadlyme with about everybody in Had
lyme and East Haddon present. That
seems much like the old type of barn
raisings, but something new comes in
the statement that three kinds Of IL
guilds were to be had for the asking,
one being water and another root beer
Formerly there were but two, one be-
ing hard cider and the other West In
dia rum.
From early times up to 40 years ago
dwellers in the country did not have
the knack of erecting a building with
no more timber in 1t than could be car
ried on wheelbarrow hence, to erect
the frame for barn or house was a
work which taxed the strength of all
the men apd boys in the community
and which brought the local carpenter
into place Of proud Importance. 1t
was considered altogether out of the
question to do the work without stimu-
lants, and these were furnished gen.
erously. for, though man might be
"close" about many things, he could
not afford to ration those who came to
the raising If he hoped to spend the
rest of his life in the community.
Having this in mind, he bought rum
literally, while the sour cider was
brought from his own cellar, but,
though its ability was recognized. 1t
was hardly regarded seriously because
everyone had an abundance of it at
home, while drinking rum at the ex.
pense Of another was something alto
gether more important. 1t was hard tc
raise a building without it, and, on
some occasions. fairly difficult to raise
one with it. Not infrequently 1t was
found necessary to continue the work
to n second day because the spirits
from st. Croix had done their work
not wisely but too well. Changing man.
ners have modified the work, for the
Advertisers account says-%hat the barn
was raised in n single afternoon. 1t is
pleasure to know that the work was
done successfully and that this old
form Of communal living survives
Hartford Courant.
Gilpin observer., 1918-10-03
IN MATTERS OF EDUCATION
Question Where Authority for the
Proper Conduct Of Operations
Should Be Rightly Placed.

Fundamentally the determining fac
tor in educational administration be-
comes today one Of finance. The
school superintendents declare them
selves unable to raise more money To-
cally than is already furnished. The
whole question of educational finance
in relation to local taxation has not yet
been adequately considered to deter
mine the validity Of such statements.
Without going further into this prob
lem an agitation has been begun for
securing aid from the federal govern
ment. 1t Is argued that the federal au-
thority today Is in a better position for
levying taxes than is the local author
ity, that the nation as whole is like
ly to suffer unless national measures
are adopted for combating illiteracy,
Americanizing the immigrant, and I'M
proving the physique of the citizens,
and finally that teachers may now be
regarded as performing service Of ma
tional importance-New Republic.
Gilpin observer., 1918-10-03
NEW PORTRAIT OF DICKENS
Engraving Of Noted Author, Rever.
enesd by Lovers Of Literature, Re-
Gently Sold at Auction.

A new portrait of Dickens. hitherto
unknown. not only to his friends, but
even to his family. is surely a rare
discovery, says Christian Science
Monitor. commenting on the fact that
Dlckens,ans had the pleasure Of seeing
its reproduction in a recent issue Of
their paper. The portrait, which Is a
.crayon drawing. is signed w. ]. L., ini-
tialg which are believed to stand for
w. ]. Linton. the famous wood en-
graver. the author Of several pictures
for "A Christmas Carol" and 1.-THE
Chimes"
It was from Mrs. E. Lynn Linton. W.
J. Linton's wife, that Dickens bought
Gadshill place, but there is apparently
no record that Linton ever visited
Dickens there. 1t cannot. in fact, be
determined whether this new portrait
was done from life or not. It evident
ly has been to America at some time
or other. for on the back Of it appears
"New York Transfer Co., Dodd's Ex-
press, 944 Broadway. New York" The
portrait was recently sold by auction
in London, and is now the property of
Messrs. Leggatt Bros. Of Cheapside.
Gilpin observer., 1918-10-03
A Considerable Amount.

A certain little village in the West
stands some distance from the near
est good supply of pure water, and
Patrick is the man who transports bar
rels of drinking water to the homes Of
the village.
One day, says Chicago Herald,
as Patrick halted at the top Of the
river bank, 4 man famous for, his In
quisitive mind stopped and asked:
'How long have you hauled water
for the village, my good mani"
"Tin years, sor."
"Ah, how many loads do you take In
a day2"
"From tin to fifteen, sort"
"Ah. yesi Now. I have q problem
for you How much water at this rate
have you hauled in all2"
The driver Of the water cart jerked
his thumb backward toward the river
and replied:
IAN the water yez don't see there
now, sor." ef@
Gilpin observer., 1918-10-03
Bird Sonoa

It was the morning Of June %
stood at the gate Of the farmhouse
where three roads met, and the air
was full Of bird songs. For a long
time I stood there and tried to note
how many different songs could hear.
Near by were the alto joy-notes Of the
Baltimore oriole. Up from the meadow
where the trout flowed came the bub-
bling, gurgling notes Of the bobOlink.
Robins. wood thrushes. song sparrows,
chipping sparrows, bluebirds, vireos.
gold flnches. chebees. indigo birds.
fiickers, phoebes. red-winged black
birds, scarlet tanagers, catbirds, house
wrens-altogether, without moving
from my place. counted 83 different
bird songs and bird notes.-Samuel
Scoville, Jr., In Atlantic.
Gilpin observer., 1918-10-03
At Works In Demand In Japan.

Fabulous prices, as far as the deal.
ings In works Of art are concerned in
Japan. have been paid for rare master
pieces. At the Higashi Hongwanji
sales q pair Of screens, with iris bios
SONS painted by Ogata Korin. fetched
10000 yen and created quite a sem
sation.
At viscount Akimoto's sale an al.
bum with eight small paintings. rep
resenting eight scenes Of Shosho, by
Keishoki. was sold for 100000 yen, and
. scroll Of Elga Monogatarl, by Nobu-
zone. fetched 10000 yen. But this
record was broken when kakemono
Changing picture) Of snow land
scape, painted by Royokai, was sold
for 10000 yen. This was again broken
when a pair Of scrolls with 80 poems
by Nobuzane. in Marquis Satake's col
lection. was sold for the enormous sum
OF $4,000 yen. This Is the greatest
amount Of money paid In modern times
In Japan for single work Of art.
Gilpin observer., 1918-10-03
Saving Time In shlpbulldInu.


In place Of using rivets to fasten the
plates and the framing Of a ship to-
gether. test Is being made by the
Emergency Fleet corporation, at the
Federal Shipbuliding company's yard
in Kearney. N. J., In the use Of cleo
trio welding. This test is to be con.
Quoted ON 40-fcot length Of a 96OO-
ton cargo steamship. Both spot weld
ing and continuous arc welding win
be used, the spot welding for connect
Ing the frames and plates, and the arc
welding for Joining the seams Of the
plates. The hull to be tested will be
filled with water and subjected to va
rious strains In order to Judge Of the
strength Of the joints. Shsuld the test
prove successful, 1t will result not only
in the saving OF 10 per cent of weight,
but also In q great economy of time.
1t will eliminate a great deal Of work
in marking out. punching. and fitting Of
the members. as well as a reduction In
the railroad transportation from the
rolling mill to the fabricating plant. II
Is believed that the total saving will
amount to about $40 ton of the steel
structure.-Scientific American.
Gilpin observer., 1918-10-03
Launching Seaplanes.

When big seaplane is to be
launched from the deck OF a ship 1t
is first tuned up" on the launching
stage. Then the ship is swung into
the teeth Of the wind and put at full
speed. At signal the pilot starts his
engine full speed, while two me-
chanics braced against cleats on the
deck, hold back the tugging seaplane.
When the stone" Of the engine Is
right. the wing commander brings
down his flag with sharp jerk. falls
on his face to avoid collision, and
the machine freed from the grip Of
the men holding It. jumps away into
space from the launching stage. g,
Gilpin observer., 1918-10-03
MINING APPLICATION No. oess4s
Survey No. 1927.
U. S. Land Office. Denver, Colo

Survey No. 1927.
U. S. Land Office, Denver, Colo.
RADIO, August 10, 1918
Notice is hereby given that Chris
tian Hesselbipe whose POST office is
Central City, Colorado, and Joseph
Huck whose postcftice address is
Denver, Colorado, have made appli-
cation for patent for 1900 linear
feet on the Gertie Lode, bearing
gold and silver, the same being 4S1
feet Northeasterly and 1919 feet
Southwesterly from discovery shaft
thereon, with surface ground 300 feet
in width, situate in Illinois Central
and Central City Mining Districts.
Gilpin County, State Of Colorado, ant
described in the plat and field notes
on file in this office as follows, viz:
Beginning at Cor. No. !, whence
the S. w. Cor. of Sec. Z, T. 3, s. R.
70, w. of the 6thP NJ. bears N. IA
so 25"E. 4940.53 feet Cor. No. Sur.
No. 56S, Gauntlet Lode bears S. 21'
e. 23S.65 feet. Thence S. SAW.
6T.5 feet. Thence s. 4s'W. 872.5
feet. Thence N. 39'W. 300 feet.
Thence N. 4s'E. s72.5 feet. Thence
N. 54'E. 627.5 feet. Thence S. S9'
E, 300 feet to place of beginning.
Containing 1882 acres exclusive
of Sur. No. 80 Big Thunder Lode and
Mill site: Sur. No. 60 Mat France
Lode and Mill site, Sur. No. 56S
Gauntlet Lode, Sur. No. TAG Hayes
and Wheeler Lode, Sur. No 779
Times Lode, Sur. No. 457S Sraugh-
ton Lode, Sur. No. 5151 SkeNy Lode,
Sur. No. s105 Scottish Chief Lode,
Sur. No. 1113O Troric Lode and Sur.
No. 1000 Woodbury., Aunt Jennie
and Loma Lodes, and forming a por-
ton Of the Unsubdivided Township
3, South Range 73 w. OF the 9Th
PRINCIPAL Meridian. said location be-
ing recorded in Vol. 174, Page 567
Of the Records Of Gilpin County. Ad-
joining claimants, The owners Of
Sur. No. SO Zig Thunder Lode and
Mill site, Sur. No. 60 Mat France
Lode and Mill site, Sur. No. 56S
Gauntlet Lode, Sur. No. TAG Hayes
and Wheeler Lode, Sur. No. 779
Times Lode, Sur. No. 4578 Straugh-
ten Lode. Sur. No. 5151 Skelly Lode,
Sur. No. S105 Scottish Chief Lode,
Sur. No. 11130 Tropic. Lode, and Sur.
No. 12o7o Woodbury., Aunt Jennie
and Iona Lodes.
MARY WOLFE DARGIN,
Registe
1s' pub. Azig. 90; last Oct "a, 1918.
Gilpin observer., 1918-10-03
like THEIR DESERT
Bedouin Women the Possessors
of Savage Beauty.
earbarie Ornaments, With Which They
Load Themselves, % Not Seem
Out Of Plaee-Abandonlng An
Client Customs.

All the women of the Bedouin village
came to see U.S., writes Elizabeth Coop
er in Asia. They had magnificent
physiques, tall and supple, and carried
themselves with stately grace. They
were dressed In long. straight cotton
gowns Of blue or black. and a many
colored sash was wrapped around the
waist. The only foot coverings were
the anklets Of silver that fell down
over the instep. Over their hair. which
was braided in many braids, and In
which were plated small gold coins
that clinked musically as they moved
their heads. they wore wells of black
with a colored border, which added to
their dignity and beauty in most
charming manner.
From the lower lip to the neck, and
lost in the coverings of the dress, were
three dark blue lines of tattooing. This
tattooing Is seen now only on the older
women, and is being thrown on the al
tar Of modernity by the daughters Of
the Bedouins who have peeped into the
outer world and are trying to be more
like their city neighbors. The hair Is
straight and black, and with many has
been given tinge of red by washing
it in henna. I saw no gray-haired wom-
en-. because those who have been
touched by the finger of time have
been allowed by kindly custom to dye
their locks, and there were many fam
ing heads above wrinkled faces. Hen
ma is also applied to the nails Of the
fingers and toes. and the under side
of the feet and palms are not forgotten
by the Bedouin woman who has con-
served the customs of her mother and
has not yet relegated the henna pot
to the lumber room along with the tat
tooing ink.
Great masses Of jewelry were worn
by ell, not the diamonds and rubies
found in the cities, but the true orna-
ments of barbaric people. Hoops Of
gold were in the ears-one hanging
from the top of the ear, another from
the lobe. The neck was covered with
chains formed of balls Of gold or Of
coins. and on the arms were many
bracelets. In writing coldly of the Bed
ouin woman, her tattooing, her henna-
colored hair. her kohl-blackened eyes,
and her massive chains Of gold and
anklets Of silver, 1t seems as II she
were still in an age Of barbarism, yet
her ornaments are becoming to her
rich coloring and she is not over
dressed. Ornaments belong to the time
and the place, and are made for these
women. who need strong settings for
their own savage beauty.
Gilpin observer., 1918-10-03
Easily Arranged.

One beautiful summer night. when
the crickets were chirping in the grass
and the caterpiliars were dropping
from the trees. John Henry turned to
the charming girl who was sitting on
the veranda at his 4ide.
Edith" said he timorously. ''there
comes to me a thought. I might say a
fear"
"Well. what is it1' queried the faif
girl. as the other hesitated.
IT suppose" responded John Henry.
suggestively, hopefully. -'that were to
steal kiss you would have me ar
rested1"
Perhaps" was the ready rejoinder
Of the girl. "but you could find some
body to pay your fine. couldn't youf"
Gilpin observer., 1918-10-03

To every person in actual possession
or occupancy of the hereinafter des'
cribed land, lot or premises. and
to the person in whose name the
same was taxed or specially assess
ed, and to all persons having an In
terest or title Of record in or to
the same.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that
on the 14th day Of November, A. d.
1907, the following described prop
erty, situate in the County of Gil
rim ac.d State Of Colorado, to-wit:
Frame Hccse Lots 6 and in Block
so, Central City, was sold for the
taxes fer the year 1906 and purchas-
I'd by Gilpin County.
That the said Gilpin County has
duly assigned the certificate of pur-
chase Issued on account Of such
purchase to Michael Vaughn, who
hath made request upon the Treas
urer of said County for deed.
That the said premises were tax
ed fer said year 1906 in the name
CT Stasia Tierney.
That the time Of redemption OF
said real estate from such tax sale
will expire cn the 11th day Of Jan.
uary A. D. 1919, and unless redeem
ed on OF before said day deed will
be issued therefor
Dated this oath day Of Septembeg
A. d. 1918.
lSeal HENRY P. ALTVATER,
Treasurer of the said County Of Gil.
pin
1st pub. Sept. 26; last, Get. 10, 1918
Gilpin observer., 1918-10-03
Center Of Production.

The center Of agricultural produc-
ton Of the United States, according to
the value Of crop and animal products
for 1917, 10 In west central Illinois. as
shown by diagram Just issued by the
department Of agriculture. The states
of greatest production are: Iowa, 81
320,0OO,O0O; Illinois. $1.255, ,OOO. 900 /;
Texas, $1.O45.000. 900; Missouri. $947.-
100000; Ohio. 1851 .000. 900: Nebraska,
$774. 100000; Indiana. S788,0OO. 900 /;
Kansas. $785. 900 900; New York. $780,
100000; Minnesota. $4,000. 900 Penn
sylvania. $3.50. 100000; Georgia. $685..
O000 900; Wisconsin. $59S. .000. 900; Cal.
ifornia. $4,000 900: Michigan. 1854.
o0O.000. and Kentucky. e629. .V00. 900.
Gilpin observer., 1918-10-03
rry New Preventive for R.bIe,.

The production Of new serum with
which animals and man can be made
immune to rabies may result from ex-
periments recently conducted by a
French scientist. The brain Of rab.
bit which had died Of rabies was treat.
ed with sulphuric ether and then
mixed with special preparation,
forming an emulsion. BY injecting a
weakened solution Of this emulsion un-
der the skin. immunity to rabies has
been produced which appears to be
both lasting and effective. No bad ef-
fects. 1t is said. result from giving the
injection. The serum has, SO far. only
been tried on animals.-Popular Me-
chanics.
Gilpin observer., 1918-10-03
BIRDS ARE VALUED
Carrier Pigeons Do Excellent
Service for Army.
Many Now Being Trained at the Uni
verslty Of Wisconsin Under the
Direction Of the Government
Made Splendid Record.

Carrier pigeons for the army are
now being trained at the University ee
Wisconsin, and special experiments
with the birds are being carried ON
under the direction Of the government.
This new war work has been taken
up under the direction of Prof. L. j.
Cole. head of the department of e1-
per1mental breeding.
Twenty-Five young pigeons have
been received from the signal corps
for use in flying Investigations, and
IA old birds for breeding purposes
have been donated by Cleveland
pigeon fancier.
Lieut.. w. l.. Butler of the central
department Of the signal corps at Chi
cago and Maj. Frank Griffin of the
Washington office were ut the univer-
sity recently making arrangements for
the work.
A warning not to shoot pigeons has
been issued by the bureau of informa-
tion at Washington on account of the
large number Of homing pigeons which
are being trained in various parts Of
the country. Now that the training Is
also being carried on in Wisconsin, the
people of that state are being warned
not to shoot pigeons, and If any bird
is found bearing the label ~. s. A.
O. 49," the mark borne by all govern
the chief signal officer ut Washington.
In the present war homing pigeons
play n large part In the carrying Of
important messages, because they can
fly home when telephones, telegraph
and wireless have been destroyed, and
are rarely hit by gunfre.
The process of training a pigeon for
military purposes consists In first TAX
ing 1t about 1000 yards from home and
loosing 1t so that it can fly back; then
the distance is increased and the di-
rection changed as the training pro-
crosses.
The average speed of homing
pigeon IS from 1.400 to LOO yards a
minute, although many make much
higher speed than this. Important
messages in the army are usually sent
by two birds in order to insure safe
delivery and but few messages are lost.
A small aluminium containeg Is
fastened to the birds legs to carry
messages, or else the bits Of paper are
tied directly on the legs.
Stories are recorded daily In the
war Of life-saving feats accomplished
by hOming pigeons. A crew of a ves-
sci struck by submarine recently had
just time to free homing pigeon be-
fore the ship sunk. Although the bird
was wounded by shots from the Ger
man submarine, 1t flew to another
craft IL miles away and saved the
lives of the men foundering about In
the water.
Men are in great demand in the
homing pigeon operator branch OF the
signal service. No man Of draft age
can be inducted into this service, but
there is call for men below twenty
one and over thirty years Of age for
this work.