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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-18
NOTED PIONEER OF THE YUKON
 BELIEVED LOST
Owner of Once Richest Claim in Nondike Disappears
 -Searchers Out.

Con Van Alstyrie, noted early fu- kon character, disappeared recently from his mining camp near Eagle, and it is feared there that he has ben lost, says the Dawson News of August l. U. s. Marshal John B. Powers and Bob Steele left Eagle several days ago to look for the missing man. The news was brought here by Jack Hillard. Collector of Customs at Eagle, who arrived on the last steamer.
 Van Alstyne had been mining on Mission Creek for some time. He had a tent on his claim. and was there alone recent visitor to the claim found his tent down and ap- bearing as though bears had visited it. possibly after the owner disap- peared. It is believed that Van Alstyne went away on prospecting trip, and that likely he was killed by a bear or fell into some old pros pecting hole.
 Had Many Friends.
 The missing man had many friends at Eagle and Fortymile, where he had lived more than twen- " years, and where he had spent his time prospecting in a small way.
 Strange indeed ahve been the ex- periences and the fate of Van AL tyne in the game of life in Yukon. In the days of the great Klondike strike he staked the richest of all the many rich claims in this fam ous camp. yet realized nothing from it. He was the original locator of claim No. 16 on Eldorado. which yielded more than two million dol lars. Thinking No. 16 not d good chance, he traded 1t to Tom Lippy. then a cheechako who had just blown into the Yukon on one of the early river boats and reached Forty mile in time to be among the carly arrivals at the scene of the new strike
 Claims Are Traded.
 Lippy had staked another claim, and this he traded to Van Alstyne
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-18
Tides Tomorrow
GOING PROSPECTING

George Nelson and William Morris are preparing to leave Juneau for a prospecting trip on Chichagof Island. They plan to remain on the island all fall. They are taking along a quantity of supplies and prospecting equipment In the latter will be a small assay ontit for testing rock picked up by them.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-18
IS IN PORT;
 SAILS SOUTH VERY SOON

The steamer Jefferson, after hay ing been to Skagway and Haines and also loaded a cargo of canned sal mon at Hawk Inlet, arrived ifr~ port late this afternoon and was sched uled to sail South this evening.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-18

The roster of the charter of the Wrangell Igloo. Pioneers. shows . membership of 55.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-18
ON JUNEAU'S
 ss Ag WATERFRONT
EARL M. TAKES OUT ,t.,
 FOUR PASSENGERS

The passenger boat Earl M left for Tenakee and way points at ' o'clock this morning with the feC lowing passengers: For Funter- Charles Ottesen. For Tenakee- Charles Hill, John Harrington. Otto Berg.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-18

Anything of wcod"-Morris Car penter Shop. Phone 62, -ady.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-18
Claims Are Traded.

Lippy had staked another claim. and this he traded to Van Alstyne
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect It
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
aas been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DR.. Kilmers Swamp Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
is remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
An interview on the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re-
iected is because kidney trouble is SO
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applica-
lions are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root is on sale
1T all drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large. However, if you wish
irst to test this great preparation send
ZEN cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bingham.
ION, N. Y, for sample bottle. When
writing be sure and mention this paper.
Advertisement.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
CRATES FOR PRIZE WINNERS
Proper Care Is Of Big Importance In
Arranging and Handling Exibi-
ton Coops.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
Not infrequently improperly built
and unsuitable coops have resulted In
accidents and damage to the fowl in
in such Objectionable surroundings
that they have been neither pleasing
to the general spectator nor to the
judge.
Where fowls are shipped by express,
in order to have them reach their deSti-
nation in the best possible condition,
they should be transported in special
shipping cOOps which should be sub
stantially built and able to withstand
rough handling. Such coop may be
made from waste lumber salvaged from
dry-gOOds boxes or secondhand half
inch material. Boards more than one
half inch thick should not be used, as
they make the coop too heavy and the
express charges excessive. The coop
should be nailed together with the
supports of the Stats or cover on the
top, which should be put on with
screws or hinges and hooks so that it
may be easily opened. This is import
ant, as the top or cover must be opened
each time the coop is used, and If put
on with nails it is soon broken and the
coop spoiled.
There are standard sizes of coops
which commonly are used for shipping
poultry, the dimensions Of these con-
tainers varying according to the num-
Der Of fowl to be transported. The
following dimensions should be used
in constructing the coop: For one hen or
cock, - inches wide, IS inches long,
and "a inches high; for two hens or
one hen and cock, II inches wide, "a
inches long, and "a inches high. In
preparing for shipment, a small quanti-
ty of hay, straw, or dry shavings
should be placed In the bottom of the
coop to absorb moisture, and two cups
or cans should be provided-One for
feed and one for water. The cups
should be fastened securely to the
side walls in opposite corners.
Special exhibition coOps should be
used by pOultry-club members in ex-
hibiting fowls at county and school
fairs or other exhibitions, or by adult
ShOWmen in displaying their champion
poultry. Such coOps should not be
used for shipping poultry, but may be
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
DETERIORATION OF WOODLOTS
There Is Usually Almost No Young
Growth of Tree Species Where
Pastured Heavily.

Heavy pasturing Of farm woods has
been one of the chief causes of their
deterioration, 1t has been found by the
forest service, United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture The severity Of
damage depends largely upon the
number Of stock and the makeup Of
the woods. IN heavily pastured woods
there Is usually almost no young
growth Of the valuable tree species.
Cattle, horses, sheep, or goats eat
young seedlings, particularly the hard
woods, trample them out, or else
break them off. Hogs eat some kinds
Of seed and thus prevent reproduction
from starting or root young seedlings
out Of the ground and sometimes eat
the roots
In those parts Of the southern long
leaf pine region where hogs run wild
they are known TO do a great deal of
damage to the seedlings and often
damage trees several feet In height.
When driven out of the swamps by
high water I'm the late winter and early
spring they root up the long-leaf pine
seedlings and devour the heavy roots.
Observations carried on In Louisiana
have shown stands Of several thousand
long-leaf pine seedlings per acre where
protected against hogs and no seed
lings on adjacent areas which were
unprotected.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
MOTHER! CLEAN
CHILD'S BOWELS WITH
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP

Even a sick child loves the "fruity"
taste Of california Fig Syrup If the
little tongue is coated, or if your child
is listless, cross, feverish, full of cold,
or has collie, give a teaspoonful to
cleanse the liver and bowels. In few
hours you can see for yourself how
thoroughly it works all the cOnstipa-
ton poison, sour bile and waste out of
the bowels, and you have well, play
full child again.
Millions Of mothers keep California
Fig Syrup" handy. They know a tea
spoonful today saves q sick child to-
morrow. Ask your druggist for genu-
inc california Fig Syrup" which has
directions for babies and children of
all ages printed on bottle. Mother!
You must say California" or you may
get an imitation fig syrup.-Advertise
ment.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
An Attractive Show Ring Coop Helps
Wonderfully in Displaying Fowls.

employed to take the birds to the
show, if carried by wagon or motor
car. The floor should be solid and the
framework Of wooden strips, 2 inches
wide and IL inches thick. The top,
back and sides may be covered with
lath, wire netting, or any kind of thin,
strong cloth. The front should be of
pinch wire netting. If it is impossible
to obtain netting, however, laths may
be used, but the strips should be placed
about 212 inches apart, to afford as
much opportunity as possible to see
the birds. The coop should be made in
the form of a 2-foOt cube, and will
accommodate one mature bird or a
pair of chickens. If more than this
are to be exhibited together the coop
should be made larger in proportion
to the number of fowls it is to ac-
commOdate.
Every poultry-club member or other
fowl fanCier, who intends to exhibit
birds, should construct one or more
exhibition cOops of this type, accord
ing to the number of specimens he in
tends to exhibit. Birds can be trained
and conditioned in these coops before
the exhibition, and after becoming
accustomed to them they will appear
to better advantage when being judged.
Furthermore, when birds are shown
in cOOps of this kind that are uniform
in size and type, not only is the APP
pearance Of the showroom improved,
but the individual exhibit is more at
tractive. Training and exhibiting
some of the best specimens of both
old and young birds every fall is an
interesting and important part of boys
poultry-cub work.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
SOUTH SEA ISLANDER WHO
WAS CROOKS EAVORITE SCOUT

Il would rather lose third of my
army than to have Frank Gruard
killed." once declared Gen. Frank
Crook, and when this great Indian
fighter set such a high value on the
services Of scout it meant hat
Frank Gruard was without a peer.
Gruard was born in Tahiti in 1850,
the SOL Of an American trader and
native woman. His father returned
to this country when Frank was but
two years old and at the age of fif-
teen Frank ran away from home and
went to Montana.
Gruard became a mail carrier,
dangerous job in country full Of hos
tile Sioux. They captured him finally
and were preparing to kill him when
u young brave pleaded for his life.
Calling their attention to Franks
swarthy complexion he declared that
the mail carrier must be an Indian
who had been captured by the whites.
This Indian was the renowned Sit
ting Bull. For 10 months Gruard was
guarded closely and, realizing the use
lessness of attempting to escape, he
learned the Sioux tongue and entered
into the Indian life as one of them.
He lived with the Indians six years
before he finally escaped.
One day Gruard was scouting for
an officer who attempted to guide his
command by use OF the compass. They
became lost in binding snow storm.
Frank borrowed the officers compass,
smashed it against a rock, and then,
taking the lead, he guided the soldiers
straight to the place they wished to
go.
Gruards greatest exploit was his
part in the "Sibley Scout in 1876.
Lieut.. S. w. Sibley was sent out on a
scout to find the Indians. He found
them, and in a short time his little
command was surrounded by hun
dreds of Sioux and Cheyennes. After
a desperate fight in which the Chey-
enne chief, White Antelope was
killed, the soldiers were forced to
abandon their horses and attempt es-
cape on foot.
Gruard's knowledge of the country
vas all that saved them. He led
them over unknown mountain trails.
winding through the deep canyons and
around high peaks, until the Indians
we're outdIstanced. The next day he
guided them to high point on
mountain side and pointed down. Be
low them lay Crooks camp.
Frank GTuard was given a lifetime
position as government scout and
ne performed valuable services in the
last uprising OF the Sioux, the Ghosr
Dance war Of 1S9001. In 1894 Frank
saw his father for the first time since
lie had run away from home. Gruard
lied in st. Joseph Mo-, in 1913.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
The Greater Dancer.

"Landslides and the like are not
the only things to be feared in the
Alps" says an American traveller.
IAN American bride and groom were
spending their honeymoon in Switzer-
land. One day, as they were climbing
over the difficult passes, admiring the
scenery, they suddenly came upon a
bear.
"Oh, Henry, look" exclaimed the
terrified wife. Lets run for the val
ley, quick!"
But the young man stood still, I'm,
decided. Impossible" he said.
'ImpossibleT
"Yes, my dear. Why, we'd run right
into the clutches Of the hotel keep
ers l"-Phlladelphia Ledger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
PEA ROOT-ROT FOUND
IN WESTERN STATES
Much of Seed Grown in Montana,
Idaho and Utah.
Survey Indicates That There Are In
ciplent Cases of Disease in Nearly
All of the Most important
Districts.

prepared by the United States Department
of AgriCulture.)
Does pea rOOt-rOt, so destructive In
the pea-Canning sections of the Eastern
and Central states, occur In the impOr-
tant seed-produCing sections of the
West, or is there some basis for the
belief of the growers there that their
climate and soil safeguard them in
some way from loss? Is there any
danger Of the spread Of pea diseases
with western seed.
Answers to these questions have
been made by specialists of the bu
reau of plant industry, United States
Department of Agriculture, who have
studied the pea disease situation dur
ing the past season, which has been
one of heavy loss in some of the older
sections of the country, where pea
root-rOt has now become so common
that many fields are unproductive and
the continuation Of the industry seems
uncertain in some localities.
Much Of the seed used in the East
Is grown in Montana, Idaho, and Utah,
where the industry is relatively young.
A survey of these states, however, in
dicates that there are incipient cases
Of pea roOt-rOt in nearly all Of the i'm
portant districts and that under pres
ent conditions it will be only matter
Of time before this type of trouble is
as widespread as 1t is in the East.
In the same way the western potato
growers, who formerly escaped root
troubles, now find their yields very
greatly curtaled by Fusarium blight,
RhizOctOnia, and other fungus para
sites which have increased with the
longer culture Of the crop. The west
ern climate cannot be depended upon
to keep plants healthy. Growers
should therefore watch carefully for
the appearance of pea root-rot and
practice the longest possible rotations
to prevent its development. The sit
uation IS not one to justify undue
alarm, but these findings should be
taken seriously If the interests of the
pea crop in later years are to be safe
guarded.
The danger of spreading pea dis
eases with the seed is mlnimized by
the department specialists, who point
out that only one disease, the leaf
and pod spot, is carried in this way,
and this is not as general or extensive
as has been believed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
Stories of
Great Scouts
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
To- 1921. Western Newspaper Union-)
YELLOWSTONE" KELLY AND
HIS RIFLE, "OLD SWEETNESS"

HIS RIFLE. "OLD SWEETNESS"
Sioux had surrounded Fort Stevenson,
n. D., and any white man who went
out alone went to his death. When
the mail was sent to Fort Buford, 21S
miles away, full company of sol
diers went along to guard it. One
day, while the troops were out on
scout, important dispatches came
which had to be delivered at once, and
there was no one who would dare at
tempt the hazardous journey.
A young man, named Luther s.
Kelly, learning of this, went to the
commanding officer and offered to get
them through alone. Kelly was a
New Yorker who had come west seek
ing adventure. Because of his youth,
the scouts around the fort had nick
named him The Kid" and now these
men told him he would be scalped be-
fore he was a mile from the post. He
laughed at them.
II guess old Sweetness and l can
take care Of any Sioux who jumps
usW he said. "Old Sweetness" was
his pet name for his favorite rifle.
A few hours later Kelly walked into
Fort Berthold 10 miles from Steven
son. The Mandan, eros Ventre and
Arikara Indians, camped about that
post for protection against the Sioux,
gathered about in admiration Of his
daring, for they lived in terror of the
Dakota warriors.
Kelly stopped at Berthold only long
enough to eat and then pushed on to
BufOrd, 200 miles away. -Four miles
from Berthold he came to timbered
valley. When he reached the bottom,
bullet whizzed past his ears. AS
the scout dropped behind a log, three
Sioux warriors rushed him. "Old
Sweetness" spoke three times and the
warriors dropped in their tracks.
Kelly returned to Fort BerthOld and
told Of his adventure. The friendly
Indians We're wild with joy, and after
that they called Kelly "The Little Man
With the Strong Heart"
The scout started again for Fort
Buford and delivered the dispatches
without further adventure. He be-
came the regular mail carrier, but the
Sioux were so frightened of his
STRONG medicine" that they never at
tackled him again.
Kelly remained in the United States
service as a scout until 1888. He was
a lieutenant of volunteers in the
Spanish-American war and in tho
Philippines the old Indian scout, az
captain of the Filipino scouts, added
further to his laurels Of war before
he retired as a fighting man.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
ERGOT IS CAUSE
OF HUGE LOSSES
Disease of Rye and Occasionally
Found on Wheat and Other
Cultivated Crops.
PRODUCE SPORES IN Spring
AIment Has Become Widely Distrib-
uted Across Contlnent--Ourum
Wheats Seem to Be More Sub
ject to Attack.

Prepared by the United States Department
of Agricuture)
Ergot, a widespread disease Of rye,
and occasionally reported on wheat
and the other cultivated cereals and
related grasses, has this year been OBJ
served in North Dakota as a destruc-
tive disease of wheat. Samples of
thrashed wheat sent to the United
States Department Of Agriculture from
several points in northeastern North
Dakota carry as much as 10 per cent
by weight Of the ergot bodies. This
figure does not fully represent the
probable amount Of ergot produced by
the crop, for an appreciate percent
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
Slow to Learn.

How long have the Gawkers been
rich?"
"Oh, long enough to get used to a
butler"
That's ambiguous"
"How SO"
81 know an old gentleman who made
his pile in the first Yukon gold rush,
Ter catches him sitting around the
house in his sock-feet. "-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08

adjusted to let out as little or as much
feed as desired. The pigs will them
selves raise the outside cover, which
drops down when they are through
eating. This feeder has some advan-
tages over other types. Other types
are described in Farmers Bulletin 9O6
free from Department of Agriculture,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
ADVANTAGES OF SELF-FEEDER
Inverted az" at Bottom of Device Com
pels Grain or Feed to Slide
Out Into Trough.

This self-feeder for hogs as perfect
ed by Director Christie at Indiana ex-
pertinent station, is made as shown by
this cross section. 1t will be seen that
the inverted "V" at bottom of feeder
compels the grain or feed to slide out
into the trough. The side gate can be
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08

Degree in Barley
age of the sclerOtia, or ergOt bodies,
would, Of course, be blown out with
foreign material either as a part Of
the screenings or with the straw
through the blow stacker.
Ergot can be distinguished in ripen-
ing wheat as large blush black bodies,
which in many instances are from
three to eight times as large as the
grain of wheat or rye which they dis
place in the head. Many Of these bod
les fall from the ripe wheat or rye
head during the process of harvesting
and lie on the ground all winter. They
terminate in the spring and produce
spores which infect the wheat or rye
head when it is in bloom.
AS a disease of wheat, ergot has be-
come widely distributed across the
country from New York to oregon and
from the Canadian border to the south
ern limits of wheat production, but not
until within the past three years has it
attracted more than passing attention.
From such observations as have been
recorded there is some reason to be-
lieve that the disease is becoming not
only more prevalent but is also more
widely distributed. The durum wheats
seem to be more subject to attack than
do the common WheatS; at any rate,
reports based on field observations and
on samples Of thrashed grain show a
higher percentage Of ergot in the du-
rum varieties.
Ergot Is Poisonous to Live Stock.
The importance of ergOt as a cereal
to crop yield as it does in its poison
Gus effect upon animals that inviting
ly have been given ration of screen
ings or other feed containing the ergOt
bodies. 1t is now generally accepted
that flour made from wheat or rye is
unfit for food if it contains more than
One-tenth of l per cent by weight of
ergot. Screenings obtained from wheat
or rye affected with ergOt would nat
urally include ergOt bodies, and these
With SlOullu III lllt lieu mn uIt
scarcely recognizable as part of the
grist Such feed, when fed to poul-
try or other live stock, may result in
fatal poisoning
AS a cereal disease, ergot may be
controlled by planting clean seed i'm
medately after any other crop than
wheat or rye in which there was an
outbreak of ergOt.
Winter rye volunteers readily, and
these volunteer plants are almost al
ways badly infected with crgot Sow
ing wheat after rye, therefore is bad
practice, for, regardless Of whether the
ergOt attacks the wheat It's presence
in volunteer rye Is sure to leave a con
siderable quantity Of both rye and err
got in the wheat as 1t comes from the
thrashing machine. This foreign mat
ter Is likely to lower the grade Of the
wheat as well as affect its value for
bread-making purposes.
Freeing Seed Grain of Ergot.
Rye or wheat containing ergot bod
les can be perfectly cleaned by pouring
the grain into a vat or barrel contain
ing 20 per cent solution Of common
salt and stirring thoroughly to bring
the erGot bodies TO the surface The
difference in specific gravity between
this solution and fresh water will bring
oil ergot bodies, or pieces Of such ma
terial, to the surface where they can
he skinned Off. The brine should
then be drawn Off and the grain then
washed In fresh water to remove any
salt remaining on the seed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
Conclusive.

"Algernon, cannot be engaged to
you any longer" "Why not? Some
whim, l suppose" Because yester-
day married Mr.. Flubdub" "In that
case, l guess III have to release you,
kld."-LOuisville COurier-J Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
GRIT is MOST ESSENTIAL

Many poultry raisers gradual
ly begin to slight the Importance
Of grit. Lack Of grit means
poor digestion and impaired
health. Regular poultry grit
should be kept before the fowls
in boxes or hoppers at all times.
In addition, Il load Of gravel
near the chickens home would
improve the health and increase
the egg yield on many n farm.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08

With the antiseptic, fascinating Cuti-
cura Talcum Powder, an eXQuisitely
scented convenient, economical face,
skin, baby and busting powder and
perfume. Renders other perfumes SUI
perfluous. One of the Cuticura Toilet
Trio (Soap, Ointment, Talcum) .--Ad-
Vertisement.