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The McCarthy weekly news., 1926-08-07
United States Mineral Monum

United States Mineral Monum ent No. 28 to which reference is here inabove made, is an established Miner al Location Monument. and is sit uated on a high bluff on the East side of Mccarthy Creek, about eleven miles and one-half from the Town of Mccarthy, in the McC Carthy Min. ing District and Recording Precinct, Third Division, Territory of Alaska. It is of stone properly marked and set. It is on high bluff on the East side of said Mccarthy Creek, and bears $. 33 deg. 47 min. E., 2226.- 8 feet from Corner No. of the Big Been Millsite, and s. 5 deg. 23 min. F., from Corner No. 1 of the Big Ben No. 6 lode claim 3O96.O feet. The said Mineral Monument is in latitude 61 deg. 3l min. N. - long 'itude 142 deg. 49 min. w.
 Big Ben No. lode claim is based on a valid location made on the 9th day of July, 1921, and duly recorded on the 9th day of July, 1921; said Big Ben No. }, Big Ben No. 3, Big Ben No. I, Big Ben No. 5, and Big Ben No 6 lode claims are based on valid locations - made on the 1st day of July, 1921, and duly recorded on the lst day of July 1921: said Big Ben Extension No. 1, and the Big Ben Extension No. } lode claims are based on valid locations made on the 18th day of August, 1923, and duly recorded on the 14th day of August, 1923; said Rig Been MiIlsite is based on valid location made on the 9th day of June, 1925, and duly recorded on same day. Each and every of said lode claims and said millsite have been duly SO located and the location certificate thereof duly rec orded in the official records of the said Mccarthy Recording Precinct, in the office of the United States Com. missioner and ex-officio Recorder of said Precinct, at Mccarthy, Alaska.
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Your Baby and Mine
BY HIYRTLE aIEYER ELDRED.

# i ~ Y i =
Little Mother writes my baby Is
is months old and IL not yet weaned.
Do you think 1t would hurt the baby
or me II should so In swimming?
Would II cake the breast?
my baby Is lnischievous and
crawls around and gets into every
thing. Daddy says she should be
spanked, but do you think she Is old
enough II not how can manage
her7'
Answer-The baby should have
been weaned entirely by the tenth
month and you are making great
mistake to continue nursing now.
Get the baby weaned and then 80 in
swimming. The danger usually lies
in getting some infection from the
water.
We disagree badly with daddy.
Instead Of spanking his wee child,
which would teach her nothing At all,
let him busy himself making q nice,
smooth wooden pen to keep her In
when she ID crawling about. She can
be as active an she pleases In an exS.
foot pen, either outdoors or near
mother, and she won't hurt herself or
get into mischief.
Mrs. Il. c. writes: my baby holds
his breath when hurt or angry. The
doctor says 70 give him q smart slap
with q wet rag when he does this.
but 1t does not break him of holding
II"
Answer Sometimes babies cannot
help this habit due to weak heart;
or an enlarged thymus gland. The ef-
feet Of the slap II to distract the
baby's attention and make him cry
out and stop holding his breath. IL
1t Is not effective / should avoid get
ting him hurt or angry and look to.
the above for the cause and cure.
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SUMMERTIME
M .. b. PEATffE.
Quail.

Quail.
From under my feet, as / slsirted
an upland meadow today. 4 brown
and white bird shot with a furry ct
wings, and went protesting and cheeps.
ing away, now running on the
ground, now essayiiag q few weak
fiighta with q limp wing, But the
wing OF the mother quail that 4 had
stas4ied was not broken: II was only
q ruse to lure me away from her
guarded treasure. Z +
4 had no Intention Of molesting
her young ones. but. for fear lest 4
should tranple on her nest. looked
anouts me as prepared to walk on.
And well It was ! did 20. Otherwise
i had trpdden on the eggs. There
were four Of them. and I could not
but admire the way that the nest. was
hidden. 1t was not open at the top,
for every rowing jay to see. but on
the side, like little adobe hut with
q, small doorway facing the sun. The
mound Of grass. seen from above.
was of q piece with the rest Of the
meadow. / hurried on, eager not to
brighten the mother bird permanently.
There Is not q more iorahle bird in
the world than the confiding quail,
that whistles 50 boldly s.Bob.whitens
and "Bob-boh.whlte e al through the
Spring weather. A few OF the birds
that called In vain for a mate last
May will still be heard utterinc the
plant Of homeless bachelor, but In
sadder and uncertain tones Bob
bob white Who
ever has lived where there Is
plentiful supply Of quail has learned
to love them, and II he must shoot,
he empties his lead into clay pigeons.
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$50. YEARS AGO TODAY
By JONATHAN 4. RAwsoN. III.
scopyright 1895
Story Of the U. s. A.

: i 49,
NEW YORK, July s, 1776.-Thte
British army il ercamping on Staten
Island. About 1000 regulars were
marching about there on the 4th, and
more are landing daily from the trans
ports. Gen. Washington has been
advised that they are, ~ ne says,
leaving no arts unaasayed to gain
the inhabitants to- their side, VINO
seem but too favorably disposed. II
Is not unlikely that In little time
they may attempt TO cross to the
Jersey side and induce many TO join
them, either from motives Of interest
or fear. unless there IL q force TO op-
pose them.
IN the meantime the general IL
making every effofa to mobilize the
new living camp ut Amboy, on the
Jersey shore facing Staten Island.
There also the Tories are many and
the arrival of the Britishers has made
them bold to bid defiance TO our sol.
tliers and TO ally themselves actively
with the enemies Of our country.
The British general. Howe. II re.
ported to have said, upon hearing Of
the Declaration OF Independents that
III was too bad that the Declaration
could not have been delayed until ne
had an opportunity to talk with the
members OF Congress. The patriot
leaders do not agree with him. They
see nothing at all in mis- much talked
of peace negotiations, except an en-
aeavor to gain time until he Is ready
to talk peace with his sword rather
than with his pen.
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Summer Cottons.

Usually cotton Goods are all they
are represented 10 be, but do you al
WAYS know what they are represent
ed to be? Summer cottoTls, especially,
are apt to be lighter in weight and
weaye than others, 50 this II good
season to learn caution.
Mercerization adds gloss and
strengthens the yarn. Mercerfzed
cotton is more durable than any
other kind. Be forewarned, however,
against cotton that gets Its gloss Dy
the use Of a paste mixture. You
needn't be told how long It VIII last,
Every woman will be buying novel;
ty cotton fabrics now. and many OF
them are very attractive. But when
paper yarn Is used in them, they
won't wash well. Often we can
put them to uses which don't require
laundering. In that case they are a
good buy, because of their wearing
strength.
Judging cotton cloth is largely a
matter OF judging fibers. Ravel q
niece of material into its original
strands of yarn. Each strand Is COM
posed of many fibers. whose short
ends project. They are delicate and
very easily broken. II paper hassbeen
used, you will see twisted strips of
paper. All cotton fibers are short.
varying from y Of an inch TO IA
inches, but the longer they are the
better. The best cotton fabrics have
the longest f1bers. When the tex
ture of material Is very fuzzy 1t Is
often due to too many short fibers.
Good cloth not only has uniform
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HOW IT STARTED
The Fourth Estate. Z
n JEAN NEWTON.

The power Of the press today lacks
no recognition. IN ali countries its
representatives have the confidence
Of their government, and the news
nauers are acknowledge to re &
ereat power in the nation. But u was
the CONGREGATIONAL meaning Of the
urord estate is a division or class
81 society in which 3 man hnds MN 4
self.S and through which he II part q
the body polite. In olden times p ~
two estates were recognized-tnee
mobiles and the clergy But IL lne
fhirfeehth century. with the CROWN
s,f towns and the formation cf e new
class in the inhabitants ~ these
towns, third estate was ada d--tR1e
commons. s.. !.
III these democratic days the
terninoiogy has become obsolete But
when Edmund Burke rose In Parlia-
ment. excIaffning that In the news.
snapers we had a definite ana i'm
portant element Of society. when ne
InrocIainaed the press the fourth
estate. ne said something that inlnie-
aiately found favor and survived, IL
common speech. the other members
Of the estate family
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WHEN WE GO SHOPPING
By MRS. HARLAND II. ALLEN.

fibers, but is woven Of yarn Of equal
weight as well. The number Of hanks
OF cotton to each pound may vary
from one to so or more, and the quail
fly of the goods varies accordingly.
Pull the fabric totsee IL IL viii slip. "
Scratch it with your finger nall Il
the yarns are easily displaced. the
fabric will fray at the end when used
in a garment.
Weaving in coarser strand at
regular Intervals produces the rubbing
OF poplin material and the stripes in
dimity. In order to have durable ma.
terial It Is necessary to use fine yarn
OF very high grade. Otherwise 2
break viii result from the strain Of
the coarse strand crossing the yarn.
Irregular yarns are bad, too, because
they produce little roughnesses which
wear through in rapid-fire order.
Watch out for fabrics that contain
cords heavier than the adjacent yarns.
They often split after a small amount
of wear and laundering The closer
the weave the more durable the
fabric. Excessive shrinkage is due
chiefly to iooseness of weave.
with the latter point in mind, have
you ever had handkerchief with
a border designed on II by the weav-
Ing OF g. heavy thread through the
fine ones?, Well, you know now why
It developed splits It's just one
example of how knowledge Of the
facts about cotton fabrics will result
in more economical buying. Know
ing the weaknesses Of the various
cloths will enable you to avoid. them,
and to know how to use them, too.
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Pale HANDS
81 HAZEL DEYO BATcHELOR.

The expression on his face was In
solentIy admirlng, and It struck Leila
like the sting Of whip that this was
the type OF man she had known In
the old days, men who had taken her
out to dinner and the theater, men
she had known as equals. Were they
all like this underneath? Were they
all eager to prosecute a woman just
as soon as they felt she was beneath
them in station2
Again she attempted to pass him.
and this time he grasped her by the
arm. She shook of his touch. her
eyes blazing, and as she fled down the
corridor to her room his laugh fol-
lowed her. 1t was an insolent laugh
that made Leila hot with fury, and
yet she was helpless as far as resent,
ing it was concerned. or course, IL
he continued TO bother her she might
speak to Mrs. Kingsley. and yet she
had an idea that Mona would only
laugh. He must be the son of the
house, the one spoken OF as Barry.
CONTINUED in Tomorrow's Starr
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Monkey Face.

The monkey cage at the ZOO always
attracts big crowds, because OF the
fascination OF the almost human ac-
lions III the inmates Of the cage.
However, many monkey antics are
snperhumail--tliat Is. beyond human
for d, monkey can hang by its tall.
pick things ND with its toes. and
iope along from bar to bar OF its
cage without touching the ground.
As we watch them and grin, we may
wonder why II is that monkeys do
all things, even things that are OBJ
Yiously jokes on each other, without
once cracking q smile. That's where
We. 90 the monkey one better. IL
he did try smile, 1t would certainly
crack, or his face would crack. for
the monkey hasn't any smiling
muscles.
Now what do you know about that2
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
1. Carbohydrates are sugars and
starches.
2. Bulk for bulk. fats and oils con-
tain more potential energy and
warmth than any other kind of food.
3. Proteins are the chief food con.
stituents OF cereals, eggs and milk
mot cream.
4. The chief two organs Of diges-
ton are the pancreas and the liver.
5. The engines OF the stomach split
foods up into simpler compounds that
can be absorbed by the system and
rebuilt into human tissue.
8. An antiscorbutfc is food con-
tanning vitamins and hence prevent.
tCopyriEilt. 1885,
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HaIibut Rolls.

Take filet of halibut. cut in pieces
about inches long and sprinkle with
salt and pepper and lemon juice. In
the center of each piece put two
shrimps, roll and tie at the ends and
center with Irvine. Dip in egg and
bread. crumbs and fry in deep fat.
Drain on brown paper. Remove the
Irvine and pour over each Bernaise
sauce and serve with potato dots.
Bernaise Sauce: For this you will
need three tablespoonfuls each of
water and tarragon vinegar, one-half
onion, the yolks of four eggs. one-half
teaspoonful Of salt, little paprika and
four tablespoonfuls of butter. Put the
water, vinegar and onion in small
saucepan and heat to the boiling point.
Beat the yoIks of the eggs slightly.
and pour on gradually the hot liquid.
from which the onion has been re-
moved, then add the seasonings. Place
a saucepan in a larger saucepan con-
aiming boiling water and cook. stirring
constantly until the mixture thickens
slightly, then add the butter which
mas been worked until creamy. one
Ieaspoonful at time, stirring con
SANITY during the entire cooking.
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CHAPTER VIII.
Richard and His Son.

Leila never forgot her first inn
nressio1 Of Richard Kingsley. He
was 4. tan man with dark hair gray
ing q Iiltle at the temples UndeF.
heavy brows his eyes were piercing
" blue, and his mouth and chin were
ike granite in their iniiexible lines.
He seemed not to see her, at least
he did not at first glance n her al
rection. but strobe over to his wife.
Mona, what is this about your or
dering new car"
Mora glanced up at him, her blue
eyes sweetly unperturbed.
eve don't need another car and
I'm not going to pay for 1t. In the
future I should like to be consulted
when you plan something that goes
I'D into the thousands. There seems
to be no limit to your extravagances:
you have no idea of the value OF
money"
! Mona shrugged petuIantly, and at
the same moment Richards eyes
strayed and he saw Leila. Under his
piercing scrutiny her glance wavered
and the hot color rushed UP into her
face. At the same time Mona laugh
ed lightly.
my new lady's maid: Richard.
What do you think Of her2"
Richard did not answer. and Leila
stood there quiyering with humilia-
ton. After a long moment he turned
away and without another word
strobe out OF the room. Mona turned
quickly to Leila,
.sMy husband happens to be In one
OF his moods tonight. He isn't always
so formidable, although his temper is
none too good
| Leila did not answer she felt that
there was nothing to say; to avoid
making any comment she went into
1 the bathroom and turned off the
water, having first made certain that
| the temperature was right. When
she returned Mona had wound her
golden hair about her head.
"I'll have my bath now and then
my nap. There's a pile of lingerie In
1 that basket to be gone over and
mended. You can work on them in
your own room If you like, but wake
me NOT later than $50. I'm going
out TO dinner"
Leila turned down the pink,and-
nnauye taffeta bedspread. arranged
i the pillows and turned on the bed
light Then she took UP the basket
OF lingerie and left the room. She
was proceeding along the corridor TO
| her room when a door opened and a
man came out. Leila was about TO
| pass on when he spoke.
Just a moment.
She stopped and met his eyes with
"a level glance, eyes Of that cerulean
blue like Mona's He had crisp blond
hair and his face, although young,
! showed unmistakable marks of dis
sipation.
Where did you come FROM" he
asked, with grin.
II am Mrs. Kingsiey's maid, .
Leila said, evenly, "Will you let me
i pass. please?''
Whats. your hurry? I hayen't
seen anything so decorative as you in
a long time Mother certainly knew
what she was doing when she picked
i you out. and that's no lie.
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Ny Neighbor Says:

If YOU wish to keep your
oven hot, don't draw on any
hot water, as that sends a
rush Of cold water to replace
1t and coois on the oven.
Squares of cheese cloth or
sugar bags, dipped in kerosene
oil and dried in the sun, make
good busters both for furniture
and automobile.
Pure drinking water ID i'm.
portant to health and one
should drink at least 10 glasses
Of it every day.
When buying tomatoes or
peaches to can always hit
them out of the basket or box.
II they are poured out they are
likely to be bruised.
Fruit stains may be removed
from white material by first
soaking them in vinegar and
salt and then holding them In
water that 10 actually boiling.
In extreme hot weather spe-
cial care is necessary to pre-
vent chicks from being over
heated by exposure to the sun,
confinement where, ventilation
IL bad or overcrowding. The
brooder should be under shell
ter, with good circulation of
air around It. and the mum
Der of chicks should not be
greater than II will accomino-
date comfortably under hot
weather conditions.
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..Puzzl;cks"
RuxzIe.Lin.e,trick

~
A certain old maiden named -
Put on her pa jamas one -;
As she happened to 81
Near large ---4--.
She exclaimed. There's a mani" in
49,.
|, Proper name meaning absence OF
all color.
q After shutdown.
3. Move in front Of.
A. Mirror.
B., Pleasure
Mote: The emancipation of women
has almost abolished this type Of old
maid. but it's possible few OF them
still exist. You'll recognize the type
when you've completed the limerick.
There1l be another "Puzzlick'' to-
morrow. as well as the answer to
this one.l
Yesterdays "Puxzlicl."
There once was a young lady doctor
Who owned a bad parrot that Knocked
her;
He would Likewise blasplleme,
Using language extreme
An of Of which. so the lady said.
shocked her.
f tCopyrighf 1850
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Problem Of Dressing Short Hair
{ BY MARY MARSHALL.

golf clubs for the sake OF pursuing
her favorite outdoor sport: and short
hair fits in with her scheme Of being
suitably clad for sports. With eucn
women the bob has come 70 stay. q
But there are well dressed women
lere-as there are in France--wilc
resist All the efforts Of their short
haired sisters to make them Join the
bobbed brigade. The AuAericau monol-
ogist, Ruth Draper. has recently
been heard in London and the long
haired women have pointed with
some satisfaction to the fact that
here is a. beautiful ana smarsly -
dressed American woman who nas
not been Ibobbed or shingled. You
know. she wears her sleek dark hair
parted severely in the middle with
small chignon at the nape Of the
neck. More than one dark-haired
English girl has already decided to
let her hair grow in order that she
may arrange her tresses "a "a
Draper"
The problem of dressing short hair
suitably for court presentations has
recently perplexed many society
woman here. Part Of every high
class hairdresser's training consists
OF the making OF proper court COLI
fures. Her traditions are hoary with
age. passed on from one generation
OF hairdressers to another-but these
traditions are suited to long hair.
Fortunately court rulings for the
dress of women to be presented have
been greatly modified this year. but
II is still not a very easy matter to
make court plumes look attractive
ON the head of the short-haired
woman. So, according to . fashion.
able hairdresser, compromise had 70
he devised. The hair Is curled rather
more than for ordinary wear and the
plurnes are placed toward the back
of the head at one side. Sometimes
a false chignon Is added at the nape
OF the neck for such stately occasions.
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Our Children By Angelo Patri

who lives in their atmosphere viii be
difiicult to manage and his tennpera-
ment will be uncertain and nagging.
When you fear that your order will
bring on scene or worse, either
there is something wrong with the
order or you are not clear in YOUR
mind as to just what you want done
and why 1t should be done. Think 1T
over well and make sure that YOU
know where you are going and that
the end is good Then when your
faith Is Arm announce your decision
and 60 ahead You Will find the walls
of Jericho fall down at the blast Of
your trumpet. But It must be the
tone of faith and the quality Of un-
derstanding love. That combination
gives one courage OF the right sort.
tCopyriEht. 1929
Mr. Patfi will give personal attention TO
INQUIRIES from parents or school teachers on
the care and Development 81 children. Write
him In care Of this paper. tnclosfng self
addressed, STAMPED envelope for reply.
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The adoption Of the Declaration at
once establishes the colonies as free
and independent States fully qualified
to speak and act for themselves as
one nation with any other. France,
Spain, or any other European power
can now talk TO us as to q nation,
and need no longer regard us as
merely the rebeliious subjects Of Eng.
land. One Of the objects sought In
issuing the Declaration at this time
was TO secure recognition among the
nations Of the earth.
Other great objects were to
strengthen our position at home,
teach the Tories that their hostile
tactics give us no fear. and make II
clear to Gen. Howe that lie his idea
OF talking peace II to say It with sol.
diers, we are ready for him. ready TO
meet him In his own chosen way,
ready as one united people. rather
than as thirteen separate peoples.
some Of whom he might pry away
from allegiance to our great cause.
fCopyright 1921
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Halibut, Turkish style.

Place on the bottom Of a baking
pan two or three slices Of onion,
then a outlet Of halibut, and put a.
tablespoonful OF butter cut In small
bits over the top of the fish. Cut
three skinned tomatoes In quarters,
slice a sweet green pepper in RIB
bons, and put the tomatoes and pep
per on the fish. Put the pan on the
shelf Of the oven 10 cook grst the
vegetables, but DO not let 4 remain
change their shape. Then remove It
% the bottom az the oven, haste II
well, and finish cooking When done
place It carefully on 4 hot dish and
pour over It the juice from the pan.
The fish should retain "a Wilderness
and the vegetables their color. This
Is q very delicious Az well AZ pretty
dish.