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Douglas Island news., 1918-06-07

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Douglas Island news., 1918-06-07
LAST OF TEACHERS TO LEAVE

Miss Eleanor Dickmon, teacher for the past two years in the Douglas school. and Miss M A. Makcns, prin- cipaI Of Che Treadwell school for the past year. will leave Monday on the Prince Rupert for tho South. They will both visit in Sound cities for time. They have been very popular on the Island and it is a cause for regret that neither expect to return to teach the coming year
Douglas Island news., 1918-06-07
SCHOOL CHILDRENs OUTING

The pupils Of the st. Ann schools Of both this place and Juneau went on a picnic to Grindstone Falls on Wednesday of this week, the launch Amy of thc Trcadwoll Company hav- ing been secured for tho occasion. Tho children were accompanied by Fathers OMallcy Of Douglas and Ro- cattl Of Juneau. as we'll as by scy- oral of the Sisters from both places. The day being warm and still, a lovely time was had by all
Douglas Island news., 1918-06-07
IN THEIR OWN HOME

James Christoe and his mother Mrs. A. F. Christoe, after residing for 1G years in the same house at Trcadwcll. have moved Co their own house on II street between Second and Third, in tho northern part of Douglas. where they expect to make their future home.
Douglas Island news., 1918-06-07
LIQUOR CASE TOMORROW

William Schwartzcnburg and wife win appear before Judge Henson to- tomorrow at D. m, and explain before jury why there was liquor found in their house last week and why they were engaged in such un- lawful business.
Douglas Island news., 1918-06-07
DOUGLAS CHURCHES
st. Lnke,s lEpiscopaN Church


 Clergy: The Very Rev. c. D. Christian, Dean; The Rev. Alwyn E. Butcher, Canon,
 Second Sunday after Trinity, June 9. 1918.
 10 a. m.. Sunday School.
 II a. m.. Holy Communion. There will not be any sermon at this scry- Ice.
 7:45 D. m, Evcnsong and sermon.
 The Alaska Lodge, No. 1, of the l.. O. o. F. will attend the evening service. which will take Che form of a memorial service. As some members Of the Juneau branch are expected to attend, the service will not commence until the arrival of the 7:3O ferry from Juneau
 The service will be taken, and the sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Butcher. At this service prayers will be offered for all those of the lodge who have gone forth from this place Co sacrifice for their country, and for those who have died during the past year. The names Of each will be read out during the service.
 A cordial invitation is extended to all Co attend this service.
 For tho best and neatest job print inr come to ths News office.
Douglas Island news., 1918-06-07
INSTRUCTIONS FOR
 KNITTERS OF SOX
DOuglas.Treadwell Chapter Request ed to Furnish 95 Pairs Within
 Next Three Months

Tho Douglas-Trendwell chapter Of thc Rcd Croas has received a request for nlnety-hvc pairs Of socks In the next three months, 80 Tor tho bcno- at Of those who wish to help supply this demand tho following simple directions are given for knitting a sock. tho size and prescribed kind desired for our soldiers wear Ynrn ' for same can be procured from Mrs. IH. A. Finger, Of Treadwell: WARNING: Knots must never be permitted. Always join wool by splicing.
 Socks
 Cast on GO stitches, 20 on each oi three needles. (No. II steel or No. | 8 ccuuloidD f Nsf'f"
 Rib. knitting plain, 2 purl, tor ( inches
 Knit plain Inches, or until your sock measures II inches.
 Heel
 Knit plain 30 stitches on one needle.
 Purl back, always slipping first stitch; repeat for 90 rows or three ncBcs.
 To Turn Heel
 Purl IS stitches, purl 9 together, Ipurl 1; turn.
 Knit back stitches, slip 1, knit ! 1. pogs Che slip stitch over the knit stitch. knit 1. turn.
 Purl back 9 stitches, purl 9 to- gcthcr. purl 1. Continue working back and forth in this manner, al- wa, slipping the first stitch. and having one more stitch between de- crcascs ln every row until the stitch cs are worked in.
 Knit across IS stitches left, and take up I5 stitches on that side Of the heel.
 Knit on the second needle tho re- maining 90 stitches and take up 10 stitches on tho other side Of heel. Divide heel stitches on two needles and knit twice around plain. Knit ! to within stitches on front end of side needle. Knit together, knit 1.
 Knit front needle Of 90 stitches plain.
 Third noedlc Knit 1, slip 1; knit ! pass slip stitch over. Repeat every other TOW until 10 stitches are left on each ot Che two back needles.
 Knit plain until foot measures | lfrom Che back of tho heeD Sh Inches.
 Decrease Toe
 Front necdle Knit I, slip |. knit It. pass tho slip stitch over. Knit |plain to within 8 stitches Of the end of thc needle; knit together, knit l.
 Next ncedle Knit |, slip 1, knit h. pass Che slip stitch over. then plain Co end
 Third Needle: Knit plain to within 8 stitches Of the end Of the needle. Knit together, knit 1.
 Knit rounds plain, decreaso as above: another rounds plain. de crease us above; knit 9 rounds plain. decrease as above; another rounds plain. decrease as above: knit ! round plain. decrease as above; another round plain, decrease a' above: another round plain, de- crease as above. Now decrease ev- cry row until you have 12 stitches on one needle and stitches on each of the other needles.
 Kitchener Stitching To Finish Toe
 Divide stitches, having l2 on each of two needles. Break on wool, lcav- ling Is yard Thread Into alarming needle. knit into first stitch and Itake it on. Purl into second and leave it on. Cross to other needle; purl and take on; knit 1, and leave on. Cross to first needle (be- l ing careful that the wool is taken under the knitting needles each time and not over). Knit 1 and take on; purl I. and leave on. Cross and re- peat until all the stitches arc on.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-12-25
MiSCollQmeOaas

Ladies' Silk Dresses, $2500 value, all colors and
SlylcS, dC - ---- - Sl 10
Ladies' Silk Dresses, $500 value at - - 1896
Mems Socks, all coors 45c value Sale Price, 25c
Mems Knox Knit Hose, soc value Sale Price H5c
Mems Silk Ties, $1OO value, Sale Price - - 29c
Mems Parask Hose, 75c value, Sale Price - 19c
Bleached Bed Sheets, $3.50 value, Sale Price s. 9S
MILDLY Blouses, $150 value - - - - - - 9sc
Oil Cloth, all colors, soc value - - - - .- CSC
Bed Comforts, single size, $500 value - 81 95
Bed Spreads, white, $3.50 value, Sale Price $2S5
Pillow Cases, good quality $1.O0 value, Price SOC
Ladies' Hose black, 35c value, Sale Price - 19c
Plaid Wool Goods in assorted colors $50 value,
Sale Price - - - - -. = - -- .- - - CSC
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-12-25
Clothing Department

Mems Pants, $12 SO value, in grey blue, brown and
assorted coors in worsted, at - - - - $500
Mems Pants $3.50 to 5000 value in all colors $49s
Boys Pants $1.5o to $500 value at - - CSC
Boys Suits $3.50 value, extra sizes 18 to 20 in
fine worsteds in all colors at - - $1,000
Boys Suits, $3.50 to $1,000 value, at - - $3.50
Little Chaps Suits in corduroy, velvet etc. $3.50 to
$1,000 value at - - - - - - -- $3.50
Young Mems Suits, $4,000 to $4,000 value in all
colors and styles at - - - - - - - $21.8 .89
One number of young mems Suits, $2750 value,
in military color, at ----- - - - - $16.45
Mems conservative Suits, $500 to $45 90 value in
all colors and shades at - - - - = $4,000
Mems Overals, SITS value Sale Price - - $1.OO
Mems Dress Shirts $1.50 value, Sale Price - Csc
Mems Work Shirts, $1.50 value, Sale Price - CSC
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-12-25
Shoe Department

500 pairs Ladies' Shoes, $3.50 and $400 value $1.S5
Ladies' Wei Boots stylish heel, $500 value $3.50
Ladies' patent Boots spool heel $3.50 value $3.50
Ladies' Tan Cloth Top, lace spool heel $3.50 value
Sale Price - $3.50
Old Ladies' Comforts $3.50 value - - - Sits
Buster Brown Shoes, $500 value, tan button
8I2 to 2, Sale Price - - - 1925
Buster Brown Shoes, Boy School Shoes, $3.50
value, black elk - - - - - - $500
Misses Buster Brown Shoes tan, button and lace
to 2lA $500 value - - - - - S3.75
Mems tan blucher $125 SO value $50
Hannah Shoes, custom made $500 value - $425
Mems Gun Metal Blucher, $500 value - - $3.50
Mems Army Shoes, $3.50 and $500 values $3.50
Mems Work Shoes, 8-inch top, $3.50 value - So
Mems Work Shoes, $500 value - - - - 81 95
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-12-25
Skirts Qmd Dresses

SKITfS GR1pd DTQSSQS
Ladies' Silk Waists, $1,000 to $3.50 value, in
stripes and checks, all styles, at - - - $l.9S
Ladies Silk Poplins $3.50 value, in all colors $3.50
Ladies' Silk Skirts, $3.50 to $1,000 values, in black
all kinds of material, at - - - - - - $598
Ladies' Grey worsted Skirts, $500 value, extra
sizes, at = - - $8.95
Ladies blue and black Skirts, $12.50 value, in pop
Inns, worsted, etc. at - - - - - - - $6.98
Ladies' Skirts, $500 to $500 value, in all colors,
Sale Price - - - - - - - - - S2.98
Ladies' French worsted Dresses, $16.50 value, in
all colors and Styles at - - - - - - $8.98
Ladies' heavy poplin Dresses, $500 value, in all
cOlOrs, at - - - - - - - - - - - - S745
Ladies' Silk Dresses, $3.50 value, smart Styles
o1U - - pll.J0
Ladies' Silk Dresses, $500 to $4,000 value $11 .98
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-12-25
Goats and Suits

Ladies' long Coats, $4,000 value in broadcloth fur
collars, etc., at - -- - - - $3795
Ladies' long Coats $45.00 value, in all colors and
Ladies' long Coats, $3.50 value in plush, ,,velvets
ETC., all colors at - - - --- - - $21 39
Ladies' long Coats, $4,000 to $25.0O values, in all
colors at - = ~ $995
Ladies short Coats, $500 to $500 values Sale
Price - = - - - $698 and $385
Ladies' Coat Suits $4750 value, very smart Styles
in all colors at - = - - $250O
Ladies' Coat Suits, $4,000 value, in all shades and
colors at : $4,000
Ladies Coat Suits $3.50 value in all colors $3.50
Ladies' Coat Suits, $4,000 value, in all styles and
COlOlS dC - --- --p pI0UU
Ladies Coat Suits $2750 Value all colors at $1,000
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-07
Hoover Aid Clues Message
To Women of State Of IOlUa

periled western front. 1t is frank
attack waged primarily against the
bringing up of the wheat, pork PROD
ucts. meat, fats and sugar, absolutely
vital to the maintenance in the war
of our allies and our own boys.
The food must be available to
send. or we lose the war before we
are fairly in it, and crushing down on
us will come the gigantic organized
power of the central empires. 1t can
only become available if we save 1t.
Think Of the opportunity before eacn
woman to fight with her brains and
daily service the onslaught OF the en-
envy. To fight by her efforts not only
for the soldier that fights for her, the
family of that soldier, but for the
many others who can only receive
food by the unselffsh and genuine ef-
forts Of our women; to fight togeth-
err against arrogant and cruel autoc-
racy to periodically serve our coun-
try; to feed our soldiers; to humane
ly care for those who suffer from
hunger, to save civilization and the
blessings of christianity and to win
the war for freedom and to be able
to do all this in your own home IS
the sublime present duty Of all the
100000 members of the food admin
istration
Was ever such magnificent army
gathered together for such great
purpose?
The publication in several leading
periodicals of form for registra-
ton OF women's service prepared at
Washington for registering the kinds
and amount of work which women
can do has led to some misunder-
standing.
1t is apparent that such registra-
tion with results tabulated and filed
at each county seat would greatly IA
cilitate the re-adustment which must
follow taking SO many hundred thou
sand men from our commercial and
industrial life.
But no registration has yet been
made in Iowa and there is no prov1-
sion for taking care of the scores of
inquiries which continue to come
from those who, with praiseworthy
spirit wish to give themselves in some
form of patriotic service; from those
who have training fitting them for fill
ing the positions sure to be vacant
and also, from many who evidently
think of this as new form of employ
ment agent requiring not even return
postage from the inquirers.
Among all these, there is undoubted-
ly much of ability and willingness to
be of service, that will be Of great
value in supplying the demand sure
to come, in. every department Of COM
merce and industry.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-07
TO
JOIN RED CROSS
M memberships Can be Paid to Howard
w. Wood at keokuk Savings
Bank at Any Time
Keep Flags up.

Members are still being added to
Keokuk chapter American Red Cross.
Memberships are being paid daily to
Howard w. Wood, secretary of the
chapter, at the Keokuk Savings bank.
If you haven't a membership and are
planning to take one out, Mr.. Wood
will be glad to take care of your
membership for you. Many people
think that because the campaign is
over that the Red Cross membership
lists are closed. This is not the casc,
and people will find the door open to
membership in this organization all
of the time.
Some people are asking aDout sery-
ice flags, how long they are to De
kept in the windows. Chairman Nc.
Farland says to keep the flags IN the
window until the war is over. The
Red Cross work goes on like TCniy
sons brook, and it is well TO keep the
flags in the windows.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-07
A slNNER's PRAYER.

zine: One time when Representative
Elston of California, was hunting up
in the mountains of his native state,
he encountered mule driver, with
his team stuck in the mud, who was
the best two-fisted cusser that ever
laid a lip to it. Cussing blue was
nothing for him: he cussed all the
colors of the rainbow, and did il
tremendously, too. Elston went on
up the mountain wondering what
blackened person a man who wouId
swear like that must be.
The following day q tree fell on
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-07
Observations
OLD SETTLER
ANSWERS CALL
James w. Giffin Died Sunday Even.
ing at Home of His Sister In
This City-Was Vet
eran of Civil War.

The death of James W. Gif1n took
place Sunday at 5 p. m, at the home
of his sister, Mrs. VIM. Lucas, 110S
William street. He passed away
suddenly although he had been all
ing for four weeks. The cause Of
death was leakage of the heart.
Mr. Giffln was born May 10, 1S47,
at Pennington, Iowa He was son
Of Isaac and Mary ]. Giffin, who
settled in Keokuk when James was
quite young. Mr.. Giffin had since
made this city his home
He was veteran of the civil war,
being member of the Forty-ffth
Iowa infantry.
He is survived by two brothers
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-07
eoYHooD RETROSPECT.
Some Thoughts Suggested by Memory
of a RAINY Day

SSUIG IuO69HNS oNSSSSAS0 W
of Rainy Day.
Seattle acknowledgements: What
boy, country bred, but has the memory
Of rainy day on the farm? The
memorable one came after season OF
drought. On the hillsides the grass
was crisp and cracked under foot.
The clover heads in the meadow were
yelled in film of fine dust that had
drifted from the highway where the
wagons chuckled their snail-like way.
Dropping leaves Of oak and maple gave
forth a warm, pungent odor like moth
ing else we can remember. The spring
brook ran languidly it's winding course,
shrunken almost to thread of silver.
Along its borders the grass for mar
row margin was still green, and there
Sere occasional wild flowers bending
thirstily to the water.
Before the storm broke the air grew
strangely still. A feeling of mystery
hung over the earth and found reflec-
ton in your own heart. You stood still
in a sort of wonder world, digging
your bare toes into the dry earth, your
eyes on the distant horizon, for exper-
fence told you rain would fall, al
though as yet there was not a cloud
in the sky.
Presently tiny haze spread over
the western sky. 1t grew heavier and
darker. A low rumbling. that seemed
to come from below rather than from
above, thrilled through the atmos-
phere. The heavens grew black with
swiftly forming clouds, few big drops
battered to the dust that spurted up
In gray puffs as If In welcome. Then
the storm broke in earnest. Not on
wings of power like those of March,
but in steady downpour that fairly
flooded the world The hot air cooled
quickly. You drank in the smell of
the damp earth, which was like In
cense to your quivering nostrils. You
ran bareheaded through the flood,
murmuring your satisfaction, or stood
in the shelter Of some big tree, silent
and meditative.
Then the clouds passed, and the sun
shone again in gorgeous splendor. Cat
tie in the reviving pasture lifted their
heads, shook Off the clinging drops
and voiced their gratitude in mellow
lowings. Horses leaped and frisked,
striking their sharp hoofs into the
puddled rain with merry splashings.
Birds preened their feathers among
the damp boughs. and fluttered down
to wet their bills in the new-made
pools. Bedraggled fowls strutted and
clucked about the barnyard, and ner-
vous swallows gathered in crowds
along the caves Of the barn, filing
the air with their sharp twitterings.
There were long, hard days on the
farm for the boy of yesterday. Days
of toll and waiting. But they have
compensation in the memory of that
one hour Of rebirth for the parched
and withered earth--a memory that
has softened many a dark hour of af
ter life, less dark and dreary because
it was shot through and through with
the recollections of that rainy day on
the farm.