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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26
WAS IN A HURRY

LONDON, Dec 20 = A Munich dispatch says the eX-Empress of Ger many was allowed only ten min utes in which to pack up her be longings" when expelled from her palace in Berlin Nov. 9. 1918. A company of sailors headed by a non commissioned officer, marched to the palace, shot down four sentries who were guarding the empress, and entered her apartment. She hurriedly gathered photographs of her children and hatless and cloak less proceeded to Potsdam.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26

Mir. Stafansson. smiling. If it be- comes the fashion. Should concrete homes become fashionable. all Es kimOs would soon be living in them over. Let some one introduce the wearing Of furs, as fashion. in the Znlu Islands. and the natives there would wear furs. Women wear furs in California and Florida, where the climate is just as hot as on the Zulu Islands. So you see, you never can tell '"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26
ITALY WlLl RECOVER"

ROME, Italy; Dec 2e.-Senator Wrancesco Ruffini, former minister Of public instruction strenuously de- tended the bourgeois at a meeting Gf Parliament.
 Italy is suffering from an interna, collapse. which always follows great; wars" he said. England was in the same condition after the Napoleonc wars, As England rose, 90 also will Italy rise"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26
BRITAlN's DEBT

LONDON, Dec. 2e.-R. P. Hearne, n the London Sphere, says Britain $ present National debt of S37 ,560,- 000.000 is nearly 12 times greater than before the war. The annual interest is more than half her to- tai debt of 1914. The nation Is spending at the annual rate of $S,- q 2,500, 1000, excluding the interest charges. An excess of imports over exports are now $3.O50, ,000, 900 as against 100000 before the war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26
BRYAN IS HEARD FROM

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-William J. Bryan wires the New York World from Hot Springs: ''Prcss dispatch- os report bullion value of gold dol lar 5 cents less than the bullion -alue of the silver dollar. Are the New York financiers living up their 7laims Of honesty that they made so vocifcrously in 1896? Or are they paying their debts in a cheap gold dOllar?"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26

Constable Benson of the North west Mounted Police made the trip from Rampant House on the Porcu- pine River to Dawson after the freeze up, reaching Dawson Novem- Der 29th. He left Rampant House October 16th and made the trip down the Porcupne to Fort Yukon and up the Yukon River alone, and without mishap, with six-dog team,
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26

f foreign securities, even fter sup plying the government with $3,- i12,970,7 ,745 worth of such securities 0 form the basis of loans in the jnited States to support the pound .teriing. If the British government mould desire again to peg sterling he remaining 5000 ,000,0 ,000 in se-
 urities held there would enable it Q do so for the next Is years, even buying in America should go on t the same heavy rate if did dur ing the war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26
HOTELS WERE CROWDED

The hotels were crowded Christina 5 eve with men from the various near by mines who had come to town to spend Christmas The streets were crowded Christmas eve with visitors and belated shoppers. With very few exceptions all the mines, mills and various departments of all min ing companies were closed 10 give the men a chance to celebrate the day ta@tt
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26
KILLS CHILDREN BECAUSE NO XMAS
 GIFTS FOR THEM

SEATTLE, Dec. William Pot ter, aged 3S years, a salesman for the University District for a realty firm, while delirlous from fever. shot aged five and George, r months old, and wounded a third, Wilson, four years old and then killed himself. He was Respondent because his child ron did not have any Christmas ow- ing 10 his illness.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26
SALE OF BEER AND LIGHT WINES WILL
 BE PUT IN A BILL

NEWARK, x. J., Dec. 26-It be- came known that the constitutional l. ity of the prohibition amendment will be attacked here when Gov. Ed
 ward l.. Edward. Democrat. elected on an anii-pr0hibition ticket. takes his oath of office. He said that a bill declaring beer and light wines were non-ntoxieating and saleable
 would be introduced at the New ter sey Legislature.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26
STYLE SHOPS AFTER CHRIST
 MAS CLEARANCE SALE

We will put on sale Saturday and until January l all our stock of La dies Coats, Suits and Dresses. We are making room for our big Spring 'ine which our buyer has purchased Compare our quality and prices. STYLE SHOP. Merchandise of Mer- # Only Seward St., Valentine Building. &a adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26
WAS A LONG STRIKE

MIDDLETON. Eng, Dee. 23.--A cotton mill strike which lasted four ployees of a spinning mill here quit work in October, 1915. owing to ar alleged grievance. The plant has remained virtually idle since.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26
DINNER IS ENJOYED

Those present report the dinner given my General Manager George T. Jackson to the departmental heads of the Alaska Gastineau Gold Mining Company at Thane Christmas eve q most pleasant time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26
SAYS ENGLAND IS
 MUCH STRONGER TODAY

NEW YORK, Dec 22.-The New York Sun prints a London special saying that England is stronger to- day after five years of war and wealthter than she ever Mas, Brit ish investors holding $s.000.o00,000
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26

The remains of Capt Henry Bailey of the White Pass Steamer Nasutlin, reached Whitehorse. from Dawson. 10 which point they were shipped from Mayo. where Capt. Bailey died The body was shipped to Seattle for burial
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26

Judge Fred M. Brown of the United States District Court in the Third Division. has wired that he expects to leave California for Valdez about the middle of January.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26
WILL CLOSE PLACE

LONDON, Dec. 17.-Reading Gaol in which Oscar Wilde wrote The nllad of Reading Gaol and part Of De PrOfOndisu' is to be closed
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26

minist rator for the estate Of George Mowt who died recently at Skagway
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26

Having troubles with your diges- ion? Try the Alaska Grill-adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26

NOTE: Aka. and and San Francisco D.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-26
FULLER BUNK

itean The Empire want ads.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-01
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect 1t
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root 10
soon realized 1t stands the highest for
its remarkable record Of success
An exapining physician for one of tho
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview Of the subject, made the az.
tonishing statement that one reason why
SO many applicants for insurance are re-
jected is because kidney trouble is 30
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applica-
tions are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease. 1t is on sale
at all drug stores in bottles Of two sizes.
medium and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-01

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultureo
Farm and home work loses drudg-
cry and becomes an interesting game
for boys and girls as result of the
club work organized by the United
States department of agriculture and
the state colleges. These clubs set
standards of achievement in home ac-
tivities and dignity common labor.
Boys and girls. both rural and urban,
in the clubs have their point of view
changed so they want to make fur
Their preparation and study In the
business of farming and home making.
The work Is as permanent as the
public school system because 1t Is
backed by permanent institutions,
state and federal, and is definite
part of the cooperative extension pro-
gram in every state in the union.
Things Club Work Does.
Club work socializes community life
through the boys and girls and gives
young people a real motive In all
their work. They are trained through
1t for community leadership and 60
operative work of every kind and ARE
taught that it is infinitely better to
| be q proprietor of farm land, farm
| animals, machinery, crops or kitchen
| equipment, than to be a mere wage
| Garner. The state and national gov.
| ernments in 1918 employed 9S5 club
| leaders TO superintend the boys and
| girls club work in the counties and
| states. while several hundred more
were employed during the summer. An
average Of ten projects state was
| conducted during the last year under
the supervision of the club organiza.
| ton.
Results for Junior Farmers.
Certified reports were turned in last
year by 744.703 boys and girls in the
clubs. Total quantities produced by
these junior farmers were:
313,77S.7 bushels of corn; 646,5O3
bushels potatoes; 2,9S7,983.7 square
rods Of home garden vegetables, fruit
meat, and, soup canned, 3,471o1s
/ quarts; made 349.587 jars jelly; dried
40,s74 pounds fruit and vegetables
motherdaughter canning, 96,175 quarts
fruits. vegetables, meat and soups
%. 437 Jars jelly; 2,125 pounds driec
nroducts: 22.399 tons sugar beets
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-01
BETTER DISPLAY IS
HELP IN MARKETING
County Agent Shows Farmers
How to Attract Customers.
Bruised, Poorly CoIored and specKeo
Tomatoes Are Removed FROM
Box and Good Ones Sold
Readily at Advantage.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
An assistant county agent in Middle
sex county, Mass noticed that many
farmers selling produce at one Oh the
community markets took no pans 10
make their goods attractive to pur-
cbasers. On several occasions the
agent was able to help farmers make
better displays of products.
An instance occurred at Haverhill.
One morning the agent asked farm
err how his tomatoes were selling ana
was told that practically no sales were
being made. An examination showed
that the, box of tomatoes was parity
hidden by other products and that the
nox showed some bruised, some poor
ly colored, and an occasional
specked tomato. The lot as whole,
however, consisted of well-shaped,
well-colored tomatoes. With the con-
sent of the farmer the agent picked
out six rather unsightly tomatoes and
placed them In another box, properly
arranged the remainder, and placed
the box ia slanting position on the
stand.
Before this box was well placed IN
position customer inquired the price
pound and bought three pounds.
Other customers followed and the box
was quickly emptied. The farmer in
his spare moments began refilling the
box, but before 1t was filed other GUS
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-01

Auto-intoxication can be best
ascribed to our own neglect or
carelessness. When the organs fail
in the discharge Of their duties,
the putrefactive germs set in and
generate toxins actual poisons.
which fill ones own body.
Sleepiness after meals, flushing
of the face, extreme lassitude, bill
iousness, dizziness, sick headache,
acidity Of the stomach, heartburn,
offensive breath, anemia, loss Of
weight and muscular power, de-
crease of vitality or lowering of
resistance to infectious diseases,
disturbance of the eye, dyspepsia,
indigestion, gastritis, many forms
of catarrh, asthma, ear affections
and allied ailments result from
auto-intoxication orse.1-poisoning.
Take castor oil, or procure at
the drug store, a pleasant vege-
table laxative, called DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets, composed of
May-apple, aloes and jalap.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-01
|DOULIM N)TE[
- 1g1z g n n
| \ MSNssssS SSS[ Sakas-AJD

Severe hot weather is hard on little
chicks.
Hastily collected eggs for Matching
are likely to be disappointing.
A turkey gobbler has strong wings,
and strong feet; when he gets cross
he can do serious damage to children.
Never market good, strong, vigorous
pullets, as these will make your early
layers.
A good layer, is more active and
nervous and yet more easily handled
than a poor layer.
Clover and alfalfa hays should be
fed In the mash mixture. Some farm
ers throw forkful or two Of clover
in the henhouse occasionally.
Early broilers are the most profit
able and their production requires the
use Of an incubator and a satisfac-
tory system Of brooding.
Early Matched pullers properly
grown and matured will begin to lay
during the fall and early winter when
fresh eggs are scarce and when egg
prices are at their very highest point.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-01

important the federal aid road These amend
effect of greatly essening the difficulties Of selecting
and constructing needed roads.
funds available for road building on arc
S2 under the law must be matched by at least
making total of $45S0oOoo ncud
inc appxmy from for roads
July S95000000 OF federal funds VIII
general purposes and $O0O0Oo Tor nanona
which, equal contributions from the states VIII poSoe
an additional S19S 100000 aid road work. making an g
gate sum of $343800000 for the calendar year.
the 1919 for federal aid road puhug
greater than any oabudng accomplishments IN TINS
country It SO great the states will undoubtedly oeier
taking up federal funds until 1920 because
tracing engineering organizations must be developed from e stay
conditions of the period.
The states and their subdivisions also will carry on large
amount without federal aid The present indications are
approximately $280000000 will be spent IN this way -
The that larger volume of highway construction WI"
accomplished than previous year IN the history "
nation
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-01
-zg15GEsMERAL
dEARM15fyOTES

The termination test is the only re-
liable test.
Keeping sharp tools means econ
omy in strength.
The rag doll tester is simple; school
boys can operate it.
A good tanning mill is an efficient
tool for weed control.
The tractor does not have to stop at
the end of the row to rest.
Most people start bluegrass pas
ture by seeding clover and timothy
with oats.
Sweet corn is a little more tender
than field corn, and usually is planted
little later.
Why grow crops that rob the soil
all the time? There are profitable
crops that build 1t up.
1t does not pay to put good seed
into wet ground. Wait until the
ground is warm and dry.
Protect the birds from the cat, SO
far as you can. Village cats are espe.
cially notorious as bird eaters.
Don't let scrap iron and worn on,
machinery rust on the farm. Gather
1t up and sell 1t to the junk dealers
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-01

rations. No bad effects have been
noted from this feed, either in the eggs
or in the condition Of the fowls, and
the hens eat 1t freely. The ration fol
lows:
Scratch Mixture Dry Mash
pound cracked corn 2pounds cottonseed
pound wheat meal
pound oats 2pounds beef scrap
pounds bran
pounds middlings
9pounds corn meal
The scratch mixture is fed sparingly
so that the hens eat about equal parts
of this mixture and of the dry mash.
A large per cent of cottonseed meal
in a dry mash without any beef scrap
has not given satisfactory results. Pull
lets fed ration with 33 per cent cot
tonseed meal averaged only 1872 eggs
apiece In one year. A considerable
per cent of these eggs had discolored
yolks, with green or brownish-gree
spots, making them unfit for market.
These results appear to indicate that
cottonseed meal can be fed at the rate
Of about 10 per cent Of the mash, or D
per cent Of the total ration, with an
equal per cent of beef scrap with ex-
cellent results. In sections where cot
tonseed meal Is produced, half Of the
beef scrap in the mash apparently can
be replaced by cottonseed meal with
excellent results.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-01
PROFITABLE TO GULL FLOCK
Nest Virginia Raiser Reduces Number
of Hens One-HaIf and Gets as
Many Eggs.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
That it does not pay to keep poultry
in the winter-that is, some poultry
has been demonstrated to at least one
West Virginia poultry raiser and his
neighbors. Last fall he followed the
advice Of the poultry extension spe-
cialists and culled his flock. From a
flock of 81 hens he culled out 80 and
sent them to the market. TO his sur
prise the remaining AZ birds produced
as many eggs as the original flock and
his feed bill was nearly halved.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-01
BOSCHEE'S SYRUP

will quiet your cough, soothe the In
Illumination of sore throat and lungs.
stop Irritation in the bronchial tubes,
insuring a good nights rest, free from
coughing and with easy expectoration
in the morning. Made and sold In
America for fifty-two years. A won
derful prescription, assisting Nature In
building up your general health and
throwing of the disease. Especially
useful in lung trouble, asthma, Group,
bronchitis, etc. For sale In all civil
tied countries.-Adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-01
Back to the Land! The Nations Duty
and the Citizens Opportunity.
Bv IoHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

When the American years age born the United states
had population Thirty out Of hundred people ea
the cities the other seventy lived in the country Year by year
gained population the the country IN i'
the population 902151 and 463 per cent OF was
The Of 1920 expected to show that we have Po
ao 100000 and that than half live in the cities
In the 1910 whole population increased
2o9 per cent and the rural ill., The city population
nearly fast that Of the whole country ana
that OF the rural districts In SIX SS
there an actua decrease in the rural population
These figures the cities have taken than their snare
Of the immigrants have also lued farmers from the farm
This rapidly increasing dspporton between the foodprodung
population Of the the consuming population OF
the long recognized danger signal the nation
Moreover allow continue reject the greatest opportunity
in the history of the nation
The nation should keep every farmer the farm
to get returning soldier who wants CO. to trans
plant every city who belongs on tho soil
This large undertaking but easily within the power Oh te
nation Certain conditions make the time ripe for it.
Farming business now offers inducements second 10 none anu
better than most with its farm loan board its
experiment state and its farmers bulletins the states
with agricultural colleges the counties with their expert agents ana
stand ready give the farmer service adequate to
his needs
less brains has with farming than with other business
Now with brains modern scientific methods farming is one OF the
be-payng businesses earth.
There are still millions of unoccupied farm lands awaiting
the pow public domain contains S3o6555 acres OF unreerVed and
land which proportion suitable for agcu
tu There arid land Tor irrigation There are
900 swamp and verowed lands which can be reclaimed
There are 200 cutoyer land fit for cultivation
The nations and lawmakers should wake up to the
situation danger and opportunity France and Great
Britain and busy getting their people the SOIL
America gs her that large OF the world must
look for food for year.
Lanes great reclamation for
work and homes The railroad administration should
advertising of farm lands and the work OF colonization agents
Good roads, Of agricultural education beent country
living development of farm labor supply assurance OF fail
of financial these should be the nations immediate
policy
Back to the the farm asset and La
the foundation OF the OF this country
av will be- the fundamental natural from which
the the bulwark of the nation
Narrower farming which of parts
dalobt It is an business The farmer does climb
Iir others has his place the 1t he chance have
on m for beauty miracle of the spring tbs
aoatry Of the Mother Nature likely to throw health
strength and happiness for good measure
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-01
C0TT0NSEED MEAL FOR HENS
Experiments on Government Farm
Show It May Be Fed to Chickens
With Good Results.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
Cottonseed meal in rather limited
amounts has been fed with excellent
results, TO a pen of 30 pullets on the
experiment farm of the United States
department of agriculture. These pull
let's averaged 52.3 eggs each in 20
weeks, from November | to March 20,
which Is practically equal to the best
egg yield received during the year
from any of the other experimental
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-01
Working Alone is Lonesome Job
Clubs Give Many Good Times as
Well as Training.

poultry, 7o.276 laying hens; 437 .43o
chicks hatched; 16o.935 dozen eggs;
baby beef, APO animals managed, 920,-
442 pounds beef produced; pigs, 35,0S4
animals managed, 1,101 pigs raised,
6220,277 pounds pork; bread, 539oo5
loaves baked 7,197 dozen mullins; gar
ment clubs, 291,012 garments made
and repaired; handicraft club, 1890
pieces handicraft; dairy calf club,
3,073 calves raised home economies,
1,297 dishes prepared, GIG menis
served; sheep clubs, S,005 lambs raised;
32,65S pounds mutton; beans, 4,9I4
bushels; rabbits, 26.322 raised.
Work In One County.
The boys and girls in Saunders
county, Nebraska, were unorganized
until last year, and, like any other
unorganzed group, did little work
Eighteen boys and girls there tried
to do club work byNthemselves, but IT
Is not much fun to raise extra large
pumpkins or have your pig make
wonderful gains unless you have some-
body with whom to compare results.
The stimulus is gone unless you can
measure your work up with some one,
and there isn't much fun in any work
unless you can make contest or
game out Of ii. The club organization
supplies this and the rapid way 1t
has spread over the whole country
| indicates 1t has met real need.
In 1918, the fathers and mothers,
! the chamber of commerce, and the
| county agent in Saunders county de-
cided the boys and girls were not get
ing d square deal, that they were TOO
| important to be neglected In TINS way
! and that what they needed was some
one to superlntend their work. Money
| was raised to employ a county cluD
leader who was to work 800 days III
fhe wear with Saunders county's big
gest asset-its boys and girls-and in
/ six months time there were few OF
them who pinned for city life. They
were having a good time In the coun-
try and making money-the two things
that made city life look desirable.
!
In one years time there were il
boys and girls in the county who
were doing club work, although they
were unable to join club; "a boys
and girls working in groups and hav-
ing the benefit and JOY of working to-
gether but without club organization
and most important Of all, % clubs OF
various types with membership OF
1884,
Altogether 256 boys and girls In
Saunders county in 1918 produced
food for the United States and the
allies. They also demonstrated tt
other boys and girls and to some con
servative older people that work Il
drudgery only when there Is no In
terest in it, and that the best enjoy
ment comes from working together II
an intelligent way on job WORT
| while.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-01

toners appeared and bought all his
product. The few tomatoes that had
hindered sales were sold at lower
figure This illustrates how little
attention to small details makes adj
vantageous marketing possible.