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. ; • i :z:<* - ^ ^ 'f .y;v ? ~ V >' w * rms *n*ncnrr MAiiwnsALint, mammr, -amr ::&l .a % f»w ^'h1 pllaska "<i;v-$. y' * W' Herd Reindeer WOI Be the Scene of Roundups Like Those of | the Western Ptain% W: * , • USD TOTALS NEARLY 200,000 Industry of the Ninth Is ftrtwlna Rapidly and Thar* la aa f- Insistent Call for Exp«H«oosd y •£,' ; Frontiersmen. Francisco.--From Dm wild comes the call tor tbe sons of d wild Wast. And with his nraxw and trappings maa of the ranges Is preparing to the call. From Montana, Cal- Oregoo, Nevada and the Dacowboys are getting ready to ire th« drive and picturesque roundto "ride henl" on the last frontiers civilisation, th« subarctic barrens Instead of Texas longhorns thAy will Fpunch" the pronghorns of the Beting, the Alaskan reindeer. In place pf flaring chaps and flapping sombrepos, they will wear heavy boots, three pairs of sax, parkas and heavy for They will ride behind swift dogs or hike It on snowsboes. J The call for experienced, seasoned frontiersmen is Insistent, for the reln- Ideer Industry of the north Is pretty closely following the historical develpgnnait of the old western rang*. Herds Total ZOOfiOO. 1 11w 80 scrubby, half-starred retojteer, Imported Into Alaska from Sibeln 1002 by the government as an t In food supply for the nahave grown to neatly 200,000 head at present, valued at approxl- 930 each. It is expected that 15 years the herd will number ten and twenty-flve millions, grazing capacity of Alaska. • Already the Industry is being con* fddered as serious competition for tbe trig meat packers of the United States. |*st year only 1,700 carcasses were stripped, 11,000 will be shipped In 1S20, it Is estimated. Five eola-storage plants, with a capacity of 1.000 to 5,000 carcasses each, are now in operation, with more in contemplation, and refrigerator ships are to be pot oc between Seattle and Alaska immediately. Leaders in the new industry say the hards will increase 126 per cent every three years, so that, In 15 years, 8,000,- 000 carcasses will be shipped yearly. The meat, selling now at 35 cents per pound wholesale, will then sell at 15 cents per pound retail, according to Jafet Linderbeck. largest private owner of reindeer In Alaska. Feed Upon Moecb Reindeer can oe raised In Alaska at little or no cost other than their care. They feed upon the reindeer moss, and one man can care for 2,000 head. Bach year rodeos, similar to the fats oo* old "round-ups" of the .wild West days, are hold. From hundreds st afnt'lMivMi nsMvea jtrivn tm b*j Mod their ealflssl reindeer, head Mrtasen are dhosoa and preparations «aade for the next year's business. For the natives and deer men are looking upon Alaska as the future Texas of the world as a meat supplying center. But if Americans wish this delicacy they must prepare to outbid Europe, saya Llnderberg, who maintains that every pound of reindeer meat, up to the maximum capacity of Alaska, can be sold to Europeans, who are willing to pay any price demanded. Ode Buried the Wrong Husband. Portsmouth, O.--Mrs. George Willis thinks some one else should pay the funeral expenses of a man she buried under the impression that he was her husband. 8he identified a mutilated body along the railroad tracks as that of her husband, who had disappeared several weeks before. Now the husband, who had been working in tbe northern part of the state, has re* turned home, denying that he la dea^ Mrs. Willis is wondering whose hus» I band she buried. Old Subtreasury * Will Be Closed •fUr: •rSis New York Federal Institution, ynked With Financial Hit* ^ r- tory, Is Hit by Law. -:§ HAS HELD BILUOIIS OF DOLLARS Will Cease to Exist st Ind of Yean and Its Functions snd FowiKl • Added to Those of Local Federal Reserve Bank ' York.--Pursuant to an act af congress which provides for the abolition of the various subtreasurles scattered throughout the country, the United States subtreasury In this city will cease to exist at the end of the year, and Its functions and powers will be added to those already delegated to the local Federal Reserve bank. Many of, the employees of the subtreasury, now numbering lees than 100, will be taken over by the Federal Reserve bank, which will occupy the Ke^pg Infected. Rats From Landing M In its effort to prevent an outbreak of bubonic plague In this country, the United States health service has utilised large metal discs placed on hawsers «f ships In port, to prevent Infected rats from landing. treasury building until Its own new home In this city Is completed, and other employees may go Into Ifct jcvstoms service. Linked With History. " The local subtreesuryf^for generations an Integral part of the financial history of the government, occupies a commanding position in the heart of the financial district and Is on the site of the seat of the federal congress where George Washington took tbe oath of office as first President of the United States. Its Grecian facade and broad approech have been the Scenes of some of the mostl Important and Interesting events in thV annals of this city and country. From Its steps, standing In the shadow of the bronze statue of the "Father of His Country," have spoken Borne of the most distinguished statesmen of this and foreign lands. Many political demonstrations of deep significance have taken place there, Including those held during the Blaine and Cleveland campaigns, and Rooaevelt made his first open-air speech from its steps when bs ran for governor of New York. During the World war the subtreasury was the center of numerous Liberty bond rallies and other similar gatherings. Only recently Its steps were thronged while speakers representing various patriotic organizations voiced their protest against the mysterious explosion of September lfl, which occurred within fifty feet of the Washington statue and caused serious damage to the new assay office building next door. Hss Held Bllllone. In Its many years of service the subtreasury has been the repository of well-nigh countless billions of dollars In gold and stiver and paper money, and its chiefs have Included some of the most notable flurea among the financiers of the city, Martin Vogel, now assistant treasurer, will return to the practice of law as soon as he Is relieved of his duties. This will not be possible, however, until ah official count has been taken of the vast sums of money still reposing in the underground vaults ef the Gliding. >at» --: : H, 8laln by a Dog. Greensburg, Ind,--William 8. Smith, aged forty-five, starting on a hunting trip, was shot to death by his dog. The dog pressed the trigger of Smith's shotgun as it scrambled about in tha automobile. Just as the hunting party was starting. \ k! •?l I t t •i-j 0 t 14 4 • 4 4 4 % •4 4 4 5 Hands Cut Off by One Train, Legs by Another One train cut off the legs of Walter Frantz, eleven years old, of Detroit, Mich., and almost at the same instant, a second train, going In the opposite direction, cut off his hands when he fall between two passing cars. The boy was playing on a box car when a switch engine backed down and struck tbe cars, throwing the boy to the ground with his feet under the car on which be bad been playing. His hands fell on the parallel track and the second train went over them. FIGHT FOR PASSPORTS 15,000,000 People Anxious to Come to United States* Paying the Penalty. Lawrenceburg. Ind.--Dearborn and ©Mo county Jury commissioners have been ordered to make no dlatlnctldn -between men and women-in putting -semes in the Jury wheal, for women with the vote must serve* All Nstlbnalltlea and Every Social and Economic Classification Are Represented. New York.--Fifteen million men. women and children, of all social and economic classifications, representing every nationality lnlEurope, are fighting for passage to the United States, according to reports submitted by 17 transatlantic steamship company representatives to Frederick A. Wallls, commissioner of emigration at Ellis island. Every seaport city and town along the western and southern coasts of Europe, they said. Is crowded with persons who in their eagerness to leave for this country have sold their homes and everything they possessed. Passport officers abroad ware reported to be besieged with applicants. ' The steamship representatives also expressed the opinion that 5,000,000 Germans and Austrians are packed up and ready to sail as soon as the United States makes peace with their governments. Commissioner Wallls, who Is going to Washington for a conference with members of the house and sonata Is* migration committee said: "Eighty-seven per cent of immigrants enter the United States through Ellis Island, and there are 2,000 persons there now who are shamefully crowded. There Is no use denying the fact that we haven't enough room. And they are still coming. , "It would amaze one to know that on one particular day the Polish foreign office had 811,000 applications for passports." More Immigrants are arriving from Poland than from any other country, he said. Most of these people are Jewish." : By FRANK H. SHAW. AID Mrs. Hapshott: "You'ft ft te*rd man, Hiram HapehotL X knew it until now--I named you for a kindly husband ashore." "Ashore and at sea are two different places," replied the captain of the Uriah B. Gaster. "When Tin ashore I take things easy; when Tm at sea I act accordingly. Sailormen are dogs, and the more yon beat a dog the better It is. So with sailors. Grind 'em down, rule 'em with an lrpn hand, and they'll not only do their work at the run but they'll come crawling along and ask you for more. That's my experience, and 80 years at sea, nan and boy, hasn't Inclined me to dispute facta ts they stand." "I call It cruelty," said his wife without heat, for she was a woman of sadness. She knew the cause of that sadness, as did her husband, but it was never mentioned between them by a tacit agreement. Twenty-flve years of married life had resulted in a fine endurance of marital affection--the skipper's long absences from home might have accounted for that In soma measure. The two were good friends, and bickering between them was a thing unknown. There had been one child--very many years ago, but it only raised its voice once In the great world and before the mother's heart had quickened In response the voice was stilled forever. The Lord had given; He had also taken away, and Mrs. Hapshott endeavored to say "Blessed be the name of the Lord" with a good grace, though at times the saying was hard. To hide his emotion tha captain throw gruffiness Into his voice. Tm thinking I mAdo n mistake in bringing you to sea, lass," ha said. H Isn't a place for women, least of all softhearted women such as you are. But you be« d and prayed, and the owners seemed willing--j . "It got to be lonely waiting there asU je, Hiram," she said simply. "It was at nights,' »hen-- when the wind howled and the snow fell everywhere-- I saw other women happy and companionable, with their men about them; and It--It was more than I could stand. It would have been easier If--If there'd--if Amos had lived." He understood, and his rough gnarled hand crept out along the rail until it rested on hers with tha pressurs of sympathy. o a o "Hiram, I want to ask you a favor. -It's Christmas day In two days* time. Are you going to give the men a Christmas--a proper Christmas?" Hapshott opened his mouth and laughed, • laugh that was pregnant with cynicism. "Give them a Christmas--a proper Christmas I By which I suppose you mean a holiday and Christmas fare? Why, lass, they wouldn't know what to do with it If they had It Besides, wo aren't fitted for Christmas meals. (There's a brace of chickens In the coop that'll make our dinner that day--I've been saving them up on purpose; but beyond the pig for'ard--" "Give them a proper Christmas, Hiram," pleaded Mrs. Hapshott earnestly. "It's a wonderful day ashore, though a sad one. That is, for me," she amended. "I always get thinking of the Child and of how happy His mother must have been, though she lost Him, too; .she lost Him." She thought the wound was fairly healed, but the liot tears gushed to her faded, pathetic eyes. Hapshott himself turned sway, for ho knew the ache at her heart; It companioned the void at his own. Launching of Puffed Brick Ship at Oakland, CaL A faint whisper seemed to pass through tha ranks. One or two of tha faces lit up suddenly, sloughed off their assumed age, and became young and comely once more. It was Christmas eve, and thoughts flew with lightning speed to long forgotten homes, where Christmas had been a festival of delight In those bygone days before the hnngry sea claimed them as Its own. "You've got to thank my wife for that," went on Hapshott "She's asked me to give you a Christmas--a Christmas you'll have. Make the« most of It There'll be a fresh mesa served for dinner tomorrow, and there'll be grog for all hands at eight bells. That's all--dismiss." The men broke up, walked forward slowly, then, as If moved by a common Impulse, they came back. "Ye vish der lady for to dank,* grunted a German sailmaker, fingering his cap. "Hey, boys, vat you says? Alnd't It rightl" "Yes--Ja--dot's It Hans," came tha replies. Mrs. Hapshott was aware of a strange compression In her throat; her eyes smarted. A stiffening of the crew was followed by something faints ly resembling a cheer; then the men went forward ' slouchingiy. Their tongues were busy and they wondered. o e a * »»» did they wonder Christmas day when, two bells having sounded aft, Mrs. Hop* shott appeared among them, her arms piled high with gifts. From the commencement of the voyage her nimble hands had been busy with pins and wool, and now there was something for them all, warm caps that completely covered a man's head and held him Immune from frostblta ' In the most rigorous weather; mufflers, Jerseys; not one was forgotten. Even tbe greasy cook, a man of foul speech and unclean habits, found himself the possessor of a sleeved waistcoat knitted out of the fleeciest wool. "I hope you'll have a merry Christmas, men," said Mrs. Hapshott and they cheered her--they were gaining practice--until tha Idle yards seemed to swing In answer. Dinner time came round, and stesmlng' kits were passed Into the forecastle, kits that contained savory Joints from the porker killed overnight. The men ate and were thankful, but when a monster plum pudding appeared they stared with awe-struck eyes. "Don't thank me, thank the missus," said tha cook, who brought the duff in person. "She made |t herself--last night; mixed the whole bloomin' thing with her own hands. Ain't it a 'onerT' It was--a very giant among puddings, and aa toothsome as It was vast Came, in the midst of the revels, a call aft, where the steward stood at the capstan with a dipper In his hand. Each man, presenting a pannikin, received a tot of • sterling grog, for Captain Hapshott had resolved to do the thing well now he was embarked upon It; no half-water measures for him. Each man, receiving his allowance, raised his drinking vessel in the direction of Mrs. Hapshott who was watching them from above, and drank a silent toast to her snd to tha memory of Ohrlstmsssa past So the wonderful dsy passed sway and once again night drooped down upon the sea. aAd to walk briskly along the deck until dn', readied the forecastle. 8he could not have «p plained to herself what Impulse took her there; It was something outside herself, some Strang* power working detached, yet compelling her to Obey Its behests. . She crouched up In the bows, watching tha sparkle of water spring gurgling from tha fws» foot, watching the frothing bubbles stream away on either side the black bluff bow. Vainly she shook herself and assured her Ml heart of Its foolishness. Vainly she tried to drag herself away from her self-appointed post Tha atr was chill with the beginnings of the ds0H| > wind; she shivered repeatedly and remained. • lira. Hapshott lifted her eyea and searched tha sea's far rim. Her gase returned, only ts ha lifted again; suddenly she stiffened when As stood, and her ears strained. She sprang upon the rail and stood there erect, her eyes peering intently. Was It fancy or C|a\i , abe actually see something? tc There, in the middle distance--a veritabia <^peck in the waste of waters--was it a shadow, was It the fin of a lurking shark, or was it--was It--T Two seconds she looked, then aha tan affc the men watching her in wonder. "Hiram--out there--what la It what (• 119 Blram, I heard a cry I** *J She was clutching at htm hysterically adS pointing with trembling finger. To humor her ha fetched bis binoculars and focussed them. Maddeningly slow, she thought him. He searched Idly for a moment, then his figure became rigid. "Back the malnyard!" he roared in mighty voice. From the forepeak, whither he had doacended, the mate came aft at a ran; tha m* following fast "There's a raft out there some ono m It,* • • S. % • - > r 'f- % "•hi J-*. .! |^nn/»htwg of Um fttlbd brick hands muster aft* cried Hapshott The men slouched along to the afterdeck and grouped themselves under the poop break. The moon sprang up from the blackening sea, and shone redly upon tliem; a full round ball. It showed sullen, despondent faces, faces without a hope. Mrs. Hapshott drew near to the pinrall and looked down, her heart welled full of pity. She had done something--she had given these overworked beasts of burden one day's rest at least. "It's stand hy till midnight tomorrow," said the skipper in a voice that he fondly hoped betrayed no shame. "There's a holiday from now on. You'll take your wheels and lookouts usual; beyond that--nothing. Understandr Mrs. Hapshott na^ slipped on her clothing and want swiftly out on deck. "Hiram--what was thatr The skipper had awakened and, missing her, had made for tha deck. The faint streaks In the sky showed him a strange figure, clad in a gaudy sleeping suit such as sailors love. Mrs. Hapshott clutched at his arm and held tightly. "What's what?" He had been thinking what a fool he would seem If the story were ever tow of the day now past snd his manner was ungracious. •That I" Her finger was outstretched and turn arihg, but all beyond was still dark.. - _ *A sea bird--your nerves are on edge," he tol as Mrs. Hapshott drew herself to the taffrall and leaned out listening. The wind was walling again; the ship had almost lost her way; she waa only crawling through the water to the accompaniment of flapping canvas aloft "Hiram, It wasn't a sea bird 1" The woman a voice was full of something to which her husband could put no name. "It must have been--what else could It lass?" - To me it sounded like--but no, thafs fooH®. aaes. My mind is playing me tricks, husband." »But she did not leave the rail for fully twenty ^inntwi, and then it was to step down the ladddr •aid Hapshott slowly, his voice almost by the clattefr of the swinging yards. It wss Captain Hapshott himself who sprang hito the boat that was hastily lowered; It was ha who urged the rowers onward. Mrs. Hapshott, now that the thing was done, was possessed by a curious calmness, that yet held expectancy 1 aomethlng strange was happening out there ba» yond the range of her vision; but all waa wor^ Ing together for good. She tried to focus tha binoculars on the boat and on the fragment that floated ahead, but she was all unused to tha and could make out nothing but a blur. The boat turned--bung motlonlei aboard were busy at some task. Then the oars Shot out like the limbs of a gigantic spider; Mr* Hapshott's heart beat faster and faste^-ao fast that only with difficulty could she draw bar breath. v "Shall we haul you up, sir?" hailed the matn, reaching far outboard, and from Captain Hapshott's Hps came a hoarse, unreal cry that Jones took as an affirmative. The boat shot alongside; still the captain's wife did not move from her position hy the mlssw- The tackles were hooked on, men swarmed up them and added their weight to the falls; the boat leaped upward, was swung inboard. "Bear a hand here," she heard her husband say, and then the mists vanished from her eyea nnd she saw clearly. Captain Hapshott waa coming aft talking earnestly to the mate. And la his arms he carried a little child 1 Mrs. Hapshott acted exactly as If she had been expecting this gift from the sea. She held out her arms and took the walling jnlte, hushing It deftly against that broad maternal bosom of herst coaxing it, smiling down into Its crumpled face. It mattered nothing to her how the babe had come--It was there; Its tiny fingers around her linger; its little head nestled against her heart. "A dead woman and a living child--no signs of identification." The words came to her fitfully, forcing themselves through the strange, hallowed joy that filled her being. "No telling what's happened-- must be wife of some skipper--sole saraV\ rivers--who knows? The woman's dead, poor thing--but the child seems strong enough wfli be later." "If we'd been sailing yesterday we'd hava passed It In the dark likelysaid the mate; "we'd never have seen It God I look at lfia Hapshott; she's grown younger." The skipper walked across to his wife. "We'll have to advertise," he said, shakily, toying with the little grasping hands. "But Uke- , -ly t»o one will claim it--It's as much ours as any ' one's--ru tell the steward to make soma milk ready--" -•Unto us a child Is given,'" said Mrs. Hapshott solemnly. "Hiram, this Is God's Christmas present to you and m*" 42 Symbol of Ancient Religion im A great eerpent, foet lon& built of earth and stcme, a symbol of the religion of ancient peoples, stands a few miles from West Union as the most Interesting and important earthwork left by the mound builders of Ohio. . ^ , Situated In a yather secluded spot supposedly selected by the mound •PJ-' their ancient rites, the massive reptile winds gracefully back from a glen to higher land. The serpent's head rests upon a rock platform which presents a precipitous face to the descending sun, and Is about 100 feet high. The Jaws of the mouth are widely extended in the act of swallowing an egg, which is clearly represented by an oval ridge of eartfc ir* As the mound builders shaped the body they caused it to make four large folds as It tapered back to the tall, which Is folded in three complete and close colls. The land about this curious relic of primitive days is low at the head, but gradually ascends toward the taU( There Is ample room on all aides for a gathering of many people, and the belief Is expressed that the Idol worshipers gathered on nil sides of their alter to pour forth praise, or beseech forgiveness and blessings from tha beautifully htdeeoR gtift of thatr vfefe , creation. The eyes of the serpent look eat . over Bush creefe in Adams county and .. on across a beauflful and impressive. ' though not very attractive, landscape. • Looking southward, however, peaks - ten or fifteen mifcp distant may b« * seen which overlook the Kentucky hills and the Ohio river. To the north, = of the highest points in Ohio can be«^y^ observed. Among these Is Fort l|Ul» V3 another ancient stmctwe end the best 1 '