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Putnam patriot., 1919-12-05
Toilet Sets

are pleasing remembrances and when they are chosen from these displays. gratifying inexpensive, too. These offerings may be chosen Ill sets or by separate pieces. Come and see them.
 Dressing Cases .. $1 .OO to $35. co Boudoir Clocks -. .$2.39 to $l3.95 Hair Brushes, .$1.95 to S9.5O Bonnet Brushes =. 100 to $1.75
Putnam patriot., 1919-12-05
Fashionable Furs

For the Winter comfort Of the feminine members c. gift list the Store orer Distinctive Furs. In tho of their styling the qLatty of pelts and perfection
 No remembrance will be received with greater pleasur a Fur Coat, Stole Cape, and either b. chosen here with confidence of its reliability and priateness
 Fur Setr s29. .75 to $250 Fur MufYs. $7.5O to s110 Fur Scarfs, S25 to S145 Fur Coats, S129 S75O
Putnam patriot., 1919-12-05
Handkerchiefs

S31 GIETC THAT MEk APPRECIATE ep him
Putnam patriot., 1919-12-05
SilkUnderwear

as Christmas Gift is beloved by all femininity and here are assort- ments that afford you unusually gratifying choice. These Under things, fashioned of glove silk, satin and crepe de ch;re, bespeak good ta<ie and refnemeuG.
 Silk Vests ......, .$2.95 to $5.95 Silk Union Suits $6.5O to $12.OO Crochet Top Lisle Vests 65c to $2.OO Silk Corset Covers $l.75 to $2.90 Silk Pajamas ... $8.95 to $29. 50 Crepe de Chine Underwear,
 $3.5O to $19.5O
Putnam patriot., 1919-12-05
Gloves

Few gifts enjoy the appreciation which is always accorded Gloves on Christmas morning. And, if one is not certain as to sizes, a Glove bond solves the problem happily.
 Chamoisette and Filoset Gloves,
 $1.OO to $2.O0 Fur-lined Gloves $8.25 to 5000 Kid Gloves ...... $2.5O to $6.5O Mocha Gloves -. $3.50 to $5.5O Suede Gloves ...... $2.50 to SAYS Cape Gloves $2.25 to $6.5O Wool Gloves and Mittens,
 89c to $2.25
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-13

them is on a twelve-foot front follow ing the railroad, as the rest of the land is too swampy to do anything during the summer time; but in win ter one can go through the woods, as it freezes all over. From now on it is going to be harder to get at them as they have made boats on the lakes, but we also are getting boats to- gether, also seaplanes and aerOplanes, so there is a chance that there will be plenty of fun later on when we get ready to go after them in earnest.
 Scarcity of Tobacco
 We'll, old sport, will write you again as soon as that Copenhagen shows up, but am afraid it is lost, as up to date it has not put in ap- pearance; but am living in hopes that it may, as I sure would give many rubIe for a taste of that high-pOWer again. Many thanks for your efforts in sending same, but would not ad- wise you to send any more, as I do not think it will ever reach me, as it has to pass through too many hands and tobacco is a scarce article in this Russian country.
 I have not heard from George Scott for a long time. Give him and all the rest of the boys my best regards and also the office force, and MT. Cor ser and MT. DeLeO.
 I suppose that by the time this let ter reaches you it wiN be winter again and may find you on another tieup. That last one was sure a nice one and in a nice place, but as long as you were covered up it was not as bad as being exposed to the wind Wish I could be with you this sum- mer; but no chance. Do not know when we will get out of here, but hope that by winter we will be gone. Am sending you three pieces of Rus sian money and some of our railroad orders we use here. If you want to read them you will have to stand on your head and sneeze them out Tell Brother Murphy that I sent him two postals, one letter and a bundle of papers while in France, and that up to date I have not received a single line from him. Hope lie got the papers, as I sent some very funny French stuff, as also the stars and
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-13
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

 In the United States Commissioners Court for the Territory of Alaska, Third Division, Kayak Precinct. In Probate.
 In the matter of the Estate of James Warddell, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned was duly and regularly ap- pointed by the probate court of the Kayak precinct, territory of Alaska, on the 4th day of August, 1919, ad- ministratOr of the estate of James WarddeIl, deceased Notice is hereby given to the creditors of and all per sons having claims against the said deceased to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers. within six months after the first publication of this mo- tice, to said administrator at his resi- dence or place of business in the town of KataIla. territory of Alaska, the same being the place for the transac- tion of business of said estate in the territory of Alaska.
 Dated at Katalla, Alaska, this 4th day of August, 1919.
 w. H. DUGDEI.L. Administrator of the Estate of James Warddell, deceased.
 Date of first publication Aug. 6, 1919. Date of last publication Sept. 4, 1919. Donohoe & Dimond, attorneys for the administrator.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-13
The New City of Murmansk

The city of Murmansk is situated on the eastern shore of Kola inlet, about 25 miles from the entrance of the ocean; it's population is about 4,000. It is a new town, built out of logs mostly, and was started in the year 1915. It is the terminus of the Murmansk railway, which is about 700 miles long and which connects with the VOlOgda-PetrOgrad line at Zvanka, running west from Siberia. We are only about 450 miles from there, where we are located today, but W are not going to operate the road that far, as I understand it. We are only going to city called PetrOz- avOdsk, which is now operated by the Bolshevicks. It is the southern head quarters of this road and it's only about 40 miles from here. Since l landed here we have taken about 200 miles of railway from the Bolsheviki, but I am getting ahead of my story. We only staid in MHrmansk one day and then took the train to our present headquarters at Saeoka, a distance of 630 miles. We travelled in box cars and it took us three days and nights to make it, and at that we had fairly good trip. We landed in Sa- roka on Easter Sunday, in about two feet of snow and six feet of mud. Our camp is located on rocks on the shore of the White sea, and at pres ent is not a bad place, but she was hell when we first landed. Had to build our own barracks and carry lumber on our backs a good half mile to do it. At present the train engine crews are living in cabOoses which we made out of box cars, and it is not so bad.
 l am running an engine here; it's nothing but scrap heap but it answers the purpose. There are lots of engines here, but most of them
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-13

Stripes. With regards to all, will close hoping that this will find you in the best of health and prosperity, as it is leaving me; and please write again, as that last one, and in fact all of your letters, are very newsy and welcome. Don't think that you can read half of this, but excuse me, for there is no ink in this country and I will run out of pencils pretty soon
 As ever your friend,
 SERG. J. E. KURTZ, Company 167 w. Trans. Corps, North Russia A. E. F. A. P. OL Base No. 3, London, England.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-13

No one should be without an cleo tric plate, especially the kind with 3 different heats. Northwestern Hard ware Company.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-13

It's the flavor and the grain which make the bread at the City Bakery famous. @&a5Si
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-13

Some Time. Saturday. Where? Eagle hall. ll-3
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-13

One of the first Cordova boys to enlist with the engineers force or ganized in Alaska for overseas ser vice was J. B. Kurtz, an employe of the Copper River railroad. He went with the contingent to France and afterward was given service in North Russia. J. A. Nicolet of this city has received the following letter from him, which will be read with interest by all his former Cordova friends and others: t..I j%~,.,
 :-.,, Medvyezhya, Cara, Russia,
 June II, 1919.
 Dear Friend Nick-Your welcome letter, dated April 12, just received the Sth of this month, and sure was pleased to hear from you and Alaska.
 We'll, Nick, old sport, I am still on earth and having one time. I left France on the 10th of March and landed in London, England, the 18th.
 
 there for Russia on the 1st of April. Sailed on the U. s. s. Galveston from Harwich harbor. The U. s. s. Gal .>veton is a second-class cruiser and an old tub or a cradle, you ought to buy her for your next baby; all you would have to do is to show her bucket full of water and she would do the rocking, although am afraid that the baby would die of seasickness. Anyway we had a rotten trip of eight days on her. as she was not fitted out for troop transport. We had to sleep on deck as she had no hunks, and it was some chilly; besides she was too crowded for comfort. We followed the coast of Ireland and Scot land, then passed the Shetland is- lands and up the coast of Norway and Lapland, which we could plainly see. It looked like mountains of ice and snow. We passed mountain ous icebergs and then finally passed the most northerly city in the world, Hammerfest, Norway; then rounded the north cape and headed for Cola peninsula, which we reached on the 8th of April after blowing through ice from two to eight inches thick we came to anchor in the harbor of Murmansk, the only all-the-year-round open port in Russia. At one time on our trip we were only 900 miles from the North Pole.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
Cost Of World War l79 Billions
O&c Estimate Made Public Washington Based Data Hands
Of Federal Reserve Board Secretary Of the Treasury
and Bulletins Of Swns Society Of Banks

Exclusive of expenditures by Belgium Portugal Roumana
Hungary and Bulgaria the total cost of the European fixed
official estimate made public Washington and
the treasury and the bulletins the Swiss Society Banks The table
compiled on estimated expenditures January 81,
Total expenditures of the allies
$119,5s1 100000 exclusive of the loans themselves oed
$1s,375 100000.
The individual expenditures of the nations given follows
Britain, $37 1O000OOOO; France 900; United
States 1o9999e Italy, $OOooooooOO Serbia
Japan and Greece $1OOO,OOOOOO.
The made by these individual
although
follows
Britain, 5OOOOoOO0; France $2O 0OOOOO United
States, $7,S75OOOOOO.
The total expenditures Germany given
and of Turkey making aggregate
for these two members of the Germanic alliance.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
Telescope in California
Is Largest in the World

Another largest thing of its kind In
the world, the great telescope that
has been IL years In the making. has
been set up at the top of Mount Will
son in California. It's mirror required
glass disk 100 inches in diameter.
13 inches thick and Az tons in weight.
The dome that protects 1t and the ma
chinery that enables it to follow the
stars demanded the building of a new
road and the construction Of spe-
cial kind Of mOtOrtruck to get them
up the mountain. Although this latest
astronomical apparatus weighs 400
tons, it moves without vibration or
sound by finger pressure on button.
But what would perhaps even more
astonish, for instance, the ancien.
Chaldeans is that it will do its work
chiefly by taking photographs.-Chrls-
tian Science Monitor.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
Game Laws Summed Up
by the U. S. Government
for the Aid of HuntSmen

To aid trappers and hunters, the
United States department of agricul.
ture has issued Farmers Bulletin 1922
laws Relating to Fur-Bearing Ami
mails" which is summary of legisla-
ton in the United States, Canada and
Newfoundland, relating to trapping,
open seasons, propagation and boun-
ties. Under the stimulus of high prices
there is always danger that trappers
will deplete the trapping grounds and
permanently decrease the number Of
fur animals, the federal specialists
say. Regulations and seasons should
be carefully observed, SO that the fur
supply Of the future shall not be en-
dangered.
For the fiscal year ended June 30.
1918. the foreign trade of the United
States In raw and manufactured furs
reached the largest total in the his
tory of the country. While exports
were only $13,903. .631. as compared
with $15, ,729, ,16O for 1917, the imports
were $3S,3S9,372 as compared with
$21, ,553, 1916 for 1917. The total foreign
trade in furs increased over 40 pei
cent.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
TO A FLOCK OF GEESE

Ye wild. free troopers of the skies
That ride in wedged ranks the blue
And unmarked roads Of Paradise.
Who else but God hud tutored you
That wind beset and tempest form,
To buffet you with mighty sledge,
Ye still sweep onward through the storm
With that unbroken wedge?
Thrill me again. ye serried host,
With that shril challenge which defies
The strength Of whatsoever post
Is set to guard the bending skies
Against such rangers as ye are
That dare with swift and rhythmic
wings
Ihe night unlghted of a star
To guide Gods feathered things.
Ye are the Joy Of being Wild.
The sign and symbol OF a blest
Estate SO sweet and undehled
It breathes its spirit undistressed
Adown the heights to which have scared
Since Eden was our deepest sighs-
Thrill mo again. ye CLAIMANT horde
With your wind-ringing cries.
Clark McAdams
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
Waves Attain a Height of
400 Feet in Stormy Seas

Some of the most terrible storms at
sea are experienced, not in winter, as
might be expected, but during the heat
of summer. Waves at the seaside are,
however. totally different and very
puny compared with those in mid
ocean. A Queenstown steamer report
ed waves 100 feet in height during an
Atlantic gale. Waves of so feet to 70
feet are common to the Atlantic, but
1t is In the Indian ocean that we look
for those Of really gigantic stature.
Cold regions also experience immense
seas. Wasberg, Norway, can claim a
wave Of 400 feet In height. The
Cornish coast was once bombarded
with a wave Of 800 feet.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
Muscular Effort Is Cause
of Nearsightedness, Notes
an Authority on Subject

1t is generally agreed that myopia,
or nearsightedness, is an acquired de-
feet resulting from the elongation of
the eyeball, but its causation has not
yet been determined, the evidence for
the assumption that near work pro-
duces near sight being unsatisfactory.
DIR. Eldridge Green, writing in the Lon
don Lancet, advances the theory that
the primary and essential cause is an
obstruction of the outflow of the
lymph. The obstruction may be pro-
duced by severe muscular effort, e. g..
by lifting heavy weights, when a feel
ing of tension Is always felt in the
eyes, which appear, in extreme cases,
to be starting from the head. This
is more especially the cause of pro-
gressive myopia among warehouse
boys, porters and others whose work
involves excessive effort, while with
those engaged in sedentary occupa-
tiOns the form Of exercise taken may
be responsible, e. g., wrestling, rowing.
digging, and also coughing. Thus
when signs Of commencing myopia ap-
pear anything likely to increase the
intraocular tension should be avoided.
There is no need to avoid reading.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
Some Fellows Who Do Not
Get Along Well With Work

When you find fellows wearing that
down-in-the-mouth expression and in
Quiring for a new job in an nndertone
you can put 1t down that work and
they don't get along well together. The
getting up before breakfast and work
ing between meals gets on the nerve
of a great msny aspirants Of the nickel
aristocracy. But the plain fact of
the matter ts they are just downright
lazy and can't work longer than It
takes to yet few small meal tickets
or passage to the next town. There
they hope to fall into a general man.
agership with nothing to do but draw
pay. Their chief anatomy consists
in a prominent wishbone which ex-
tends where the backbone ought to be.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
ave CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIoo
At ONCE IF BILIOUS OR
coNsTlPATEp.

Look at the tongue, motherl Il
coated, 1t is sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs a gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When peevish, cross, listless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or Is feverish, stomach sour.
breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore
throat, diarrh9a, full of cold, give q
teaspoonful Of california Syrup of
Figs" and in few hours all the foul,
constlpated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out of the
little bowels without gripping, and You
have well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative;"
they love its delicious taste. and 1t
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for bottle Of
california Syrup Of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children Of all
ages and for grown.ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware Of counterfeits sold
here. To be sure you get the genuine.
ask to see that 1t is made by the "Cali-
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
War Boosted
Our Wealth
Amesica's Greatest Danger Now
b Pnde, a Writer Says

Uncle Sam has become the worlds
greatest captain of industry. Here
are the figures, according to writer
in Omaha News:
We have 6 per cent of the worlds
population.
We own per cent of the worlds
land.
But we produce 20 per cent of the
worlds copper.
We produce 66 per cent Of the
worlds oil.
We raise 60 per cent of all cotton
raised.
We produce 33 per cent Of the
worlds silver.
We dig 81 per cent of all coal used.
We mine 40 per cent Of iron ores
and 20 per cent of the worlds gold.
We manufacture IS per cent of all
motorcars manufactured, and operate
We grow 25 per cent Of the worlds
wheat.
Before the war England was, on the
surface, the richest nation in the
world. At that time the United States
owed $4,000, 100000 to Europe.
Now Europe owes the United States
$1O,OOO. 100000.
In two years we shall have passed
England as shipbuilder.
All we have to do to go to the wall
is to become junker nation, with no
other than material ambitions. He
whom the gods would destroy they
first make mad.
But let's mt do that. Let's be SEN
sible and decent and thankful that we
are SO fortunately situated. And let's
try to make the best use of our com
bined wealth SO that everybody will be
prosperous and educated and comfort
able and happy.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
Smallest Bird Is American;
, 400 Species Of Hummers;
Only in Western Hemisphere

The smallest and most brilliantly col
ored of all feathered creatures are the
humming birds, and Of the 400 species
none Is to be found elsewhere than in
this western hemisphere, notes a writ
er in the Arkansas Gazette.
The largest Of these birds are no
more than eight and half inches and
the smallest about two and three
eighths in length. OF these the larg-
est are never seen far north and the
smallest rarely. The ruby-throated
humming bird, called by Audubon "a
glittering fragment of the rainbow"
as far north as Labrador and winters
from southern Florida tc Central
America, remaining with us from May
to october. Its length Is about three
and one-quarter inches. The upper
plumage is metallic green, the male
having ruby red gorget, white col
lar on the throat and deeply forked
tail of brownish violet. The female
is of palmer colorings. The eggs, nev-
er more than two, are white and about
as large as peas.
1t is popular mistake that hum
ming birds feed only on the honey in
flowers. They really for the most part
feed on insects, gathered with their
barbed and sticky tongues from flow
ers and leaves. They are, notwith-
standing their diminutive size, very
pugnacious and will attack birds much
| larger than themselves, so that the
English sparrow, with all his vaunted
courage, dare not intrude on their
nests.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
SPRAINS! RUB PAINS
AND SWELLING AWAY
Don't sufferl Go about your dutIes-
Relief comes the moment you
Apply "St- Jacobs llnIment."

Don't stay crippled Rub this sooth.
ing, penetrating liniment right into the
sprain, ache or strain. and out comes
pain, soreness, stiffness and swelling.
Nothing else penetrates, heals and
strengthens the injured muscles,
nerve. tendons and ligaments so
promptly. 1t doesn't burn or discolor
the skin and can not cause injury.
Don't suffer- Get a small trial bottle
from any drug store now-limber upl
Rub the misery right out. A moment
after est. Jacobs Liniment" is applied
you can not feel the slightest pain or
soreness. and you can go about your
regular duties.
"St. Jacobs Liniment" conquers pain.
It has been used effectively for sprains,
strains, soreness and stiffness for 60
years-six gold medal awards.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
WOMEN NEED SWAMP-RO0T

Thousands Of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Womens' complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result Of kidney or bladder disease.
II the kidneys are not in a healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gsns 70 become diseased.
Pain in the back. headache, loss Of am
bition. nervousness. are often times symp'
toms Of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Klmer's Swamp Root, a physicians pre-.
scription. obtained at any drug store, may
Be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get Q medium or large size bottle i'm
mediately from any drug store.
However, II you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer q Co., Binghamton. N. Y. for .
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
NOSE CLOGGED FROM
A COLD OR CATARRH
Apply Cream In NostrIIs To
Open Up Air Passages.

All! What relief; Your clogged nos
your head are clear and you can
breathe freely. No more hawking.
snufiling, mucous discharge, headache.
dryness-no struggling for breath at
night, your cold or catarrh is gone.
Don't stay stuffed up! Get small
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your
Druggist now. Apply little of this
fragrant, antiseptic cream in your nos
irlls, let 1t penetrate through every air
passage of the head; soothe and heal
the swollen, inflamed mucous MEM
frane, giving you instant relief. Ely's
Cream Balm Is just what every cold
and catarrh sufferer has been seeking.
IT'S just splendid.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
Consciousness Not Lost in Falls.

The popular idea that person
loses consciousness In the course Of n
fall from great height seems to be
refuted by the experience Of avla-
tors. Parachutes, altk Mgh designed
to open after 200 feet, frequently do
not open under 1000 or 100 feet, and
during this drop the men ted to them
are quite conscious.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
Expects to Mine Platinum.

Two years Of prospecting by a geol-
ogise and explorer has established
rather definitely the location Of ex-
tens:ve lands. tributary to the new
Alaska railroad, from which u is ex-
pected that platinum can be mined
probably.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
WITH THE sAcEs

A high intellect is u gin from
Coda pure heart his dwelling
place.-Ruskin.
Thoroughness is one Of the
priceless qualities Of character
and work.
Every man is q volume n
you know how to read him.
Dickens.
Custom Is the plague Of wise
men and the idol Of FOOLS
Novalis.
Let him who would move the
world first move himself.-Soc-
rates.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
Tho cutleura Toilet Trio

Having cleared your skin keep 1t clear
by making Cuticura your everyday
toilet preparations. The soap to cleanse
and purify. the Ointment to soothe and
heal. the Talcum to powder and per-
fume. No toilet table is complete
without them. 25c everywhere.-Adv,
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
Why. Of Course Not.

Sir" she ric
kled, in a voice
that would make
an icicl e seer
like a superheat
ed mustard plaS
ter, II have never
met you"
"Well, I know
it." the fresh guy
with the withered
mustache bubbled
blithely. "If you
had do you sup
pose I'd be going
to all this trouble
to get acquaint
ed"
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
Tho Wise Chief.

Reporter-"What started the blaze,
chief?" Fire Chief Tin a whisper)-
Spontaneous insurance"
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
FOR A SMILE
A Poor cooky Maker,

$50 she had to let her cook got"
"Yes."
Incompetent"
"Very. She made cookies so bat
that even the children wouldn't helr
themselves to them"
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20

II man has neither friends nor en-
emies he has lived In vain.