CRUDE DRAWINGS OF COWS
GUIDES FOR GERMAN ARMY
PAKIS.—Crude drawings of cows of
varying proportions, some in attitudes
of defense, beligerency, or alarm, and
others of the campaign on the Aisne.
The officers are now convinced that
the system was used by German scouts
to direct the armies that were to fol
low.
There was a great variety in the sizes
of the drawings and In the positions
of the heads and other particulars. By
comparing' notes and dates it was dis
covered that these crude pictures hud
an intimate relation with passing
events
Tlie position of the animal's head was
made to Indicate the direction in which
the French troops were to be found,
and the size of the animal indicated the
Importance of the forces. A small cow
meant that the route was not strongly
guarded: a cow In position of defense
Indicated fortifications In the neighbor
hood. and the size of the animal in
dicated the strength of tlie fortifica
tions, and the pose of the head Its ex
act location.
To keep abreast- of what Is going on
cot the Nugget
NEW WAR TAX
MAY INCREASE REVENUE
WASHINGTON.—Under u ruling by
Solicitor Johnson of the treasury, col
lections from the war tax may be sev
eral million dollars In excess of the
estimates made by congress.
The new ruling will require payment
of the stamp tax on all transactions of
building and loan transactions
throughout the United States. It Is
said to affect more than 6.400 asso
ciations having nearly 3.000.000 mem
bers and handling annually $1.760.000,
000.
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ALASKA NOTES
(From Our Exchanges.)
FAIRBANKS.—A custom quartz mill
will soon be in running order at the
tiead of Fairbanks creek, where It is
being set up by R. E. Heillg. It Is n
portion ol' a sawmill that used to stand
at the mouth of the Tolovanu river
Most uf the machinery can be used for
the purpose to which it is now being
adapted.
The body of Corp. F. Llndhald. for
merly of Dawson, who Joined the Yu
kon contingent to go to France to fight
for England was found floating in the
!St. Lawrence river, Que How he met
his death Is a mystery. Lindbald. when
in Dawson, was always known as
‘'Fount” and was believed to he closely
connected with the royal family of
Norway.
Letters recently received in Seward
from Iditarod convey the information
that travel from the Interior, and es- i
pecially lower Yukon river points, will ]
be heavy during the coming winter. It
is estimated that nearly all of the trav
elers will prefer to come over the trail
to Seward.
The run of caribou, which took place
over the Circle divide during the last
week in September, lasted for five days.
The animals covered the divide be- ,
tween Faith creek and Chatanika river,
it being estimated that there were hun
dreds of thousands of them on their
way to the south.
It Is estimated that fishermen who
spend their summers in Alaska spend
in the neighborhood of $325,000 in
Seattle each year. This does not take
into account the enormous amount of
money’ spent in outfitting the vessels
and the various other sources of reven
ues that comes to the city from the
operation of the vessels.
A. J. Pierce, who hales from Mass
achusetts, tiled on a homestead at
Knik lust spring and the result of his
labors during the summer has convinc
ed him that the land is (he hnest lie
lias ever seen. lie lias hud splendid
success in growing potatoes, cabbage,
carrots, parsnips, peas and lettuce and
Intends to experiment with alfalfa next
summer.
J. E. Kivard has moved the plant of
the Progressive from Petersburg to
Ketchikan, retaining the same name fot
his publication. The Progressive has
been increased to six columns and pre
sents a neat and attractive appear
ance. He found his field too limited in
Petersburg, but evidently retains the
good will of his friends there as the
Progressive continues to carry a num
ber of Petersburg advs.
A Cordova excltange, tinder a three
column head, records the fact that the
commissioner there was fined $10 for
assaulting another resident whose
name is not mentioned Reading be
tween the lines it would appear that
the ocmmissioner had been involved
with the writer of the story and that
the later had been slightly worsted in
the encounter. Attorney for the defense
gave notice of appeal.
The residence of Rev. E. N. Brad
shaw, pastor of the Ruby Presbyterian
church, was damaged to the extent of
$500 by fire. The origin of the fire is
a mystery as the pastor was absent at
the time. Rev. Bradshaw is taking an
active interest in the development of
the district and "in addition to perform
ing tHe duties of his office as pastor he
is prospecting on Deep creek with good
Indications of locating a pnystreak.
A Seattle dispatch states that Mrs.
Edward Strom, a bride of less than a
month, from the lower Yukon country,
was deserted by her husband and left
without funds, shortly after they hud
reached Seattle. The couple were mar
ried In Dawson and the confiding bride
turned all her money over to her hus
band The police are searching for
1 Strom, as It Is believed he has another
wife living The lady will resume her
former occupation.
Claim jumping is being Indulged In
In the Healy river district and the
miners who have spent the past two or
three years In that district developing
the ground are up In arms. The district
was stampeded last summer on the re
port that pay had been found and the
stampeders staked everything in sight
Irrespective of whether the ground was
being worked or not.
A number of homesteads have re
cently been taken up In the Knlk sec
tion. Several former N’omeites are
among the number who are getting In
on the choice locations.
A desperate tight took place at Qlrd
wood lately In which three men and u ,
womun took part One of the men, J j
Sullivan, was so budly beaten up that i
when he arrived in Hewurd for repairs j
few of his friends recognized the re
mains. The deputy marshal located
him In a cabin in Seward and placed
him under arrest.
THE NEW
WAR TAX
Taxing us for Europe’s war is the
heading of an article in the Literary 1
Digest of Nov. 7th, and as a copy of I
the act has just been received by thej
Federal authorities in Nome, excerpts |
will be opportune
The European war has brought many
evils in its train but none of them
strikes the American people in the
pocket nerve as does the war tax. Home
of the taxes went into effect on Oct.
23, others on Nov. 1st and the rest fol
lowed on Dec. 1st. The bill is strictly
a temporary measure and is expected
to raise $90,000,000. All taxes will ex
pire on Dec. 31st, 1915. The Louisville
Times says: "No miscalculation, no
lack of foresight, has created the nec
essity for the taxes, but only a great
j catastrophe, world-wide in its opera
tion and effects.
This war tax is divided into four
schedules: an excise tax on liquors, a
tax on tobacco, flat taxes on certain
special businesses and a stamp tax.
The tax on beer and malt liquors is
raised from $1 to $1.50; the tobacco tax
affects all dealers doing a business of
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' ov< r 60.000 pounds; there in also a
graduated tax on tobacco, cigars and
|cigarette factories, hankers pay $1 on
j each $1,000 of capital, surplus and un
divided profits; security brokers pay
j$30; pawnbrokers $10: commercial
i brokers $20; custom house brokers $10,
! commission merchants $20. proprietors
I of theatres museums pav a tax varying
| with Hie seating capacity: clr us pro
i prletors $100; other public exhibitions
| or shows for profit $10
; The list of articles which must be
i stamped is very long. All bonds
agreements of sale, promlsorv notes
real estate deeds, entries of goods it
I custom houses, insurance policies vot
Ing powers nr proxies and various cer
tificates required by law are taxed
Every telegraph or telephone me*
sage costing over 15c costs the 1<
freight and express packages must
carry a lc stamp: sleeping cars and
parlor cars are taxed lc passenger
tickets hi.- sea to a foreign port irt
taxed
Perfumery, cosmetics and similar
articles, among which the new law
mentions "any essence, extract, toilet
water, cosmetic, vaseline, petrols1 n
hair oil, pomade, hnlr dressing halt
restorative, hair dye tooth wash den
tifrice. tooth paste, aromatic uaolious
are all taxed at Hie rate varying with
the value of the package
(’hewing gum and till substitutes
for chewing gum, and certain wines
not taxed by this law must pay a
stamp tax
THE WAR
The cause" Half a dozen expanding -
empires and only one planet.—Phila
delphia Ledger.
We shall soon have us tnan> peace
treaties us Belgium. \nd look hi her.
—Los Angeles Times.
The only mistake that Andy Carneglm •
made in erecting ids peace palace was .
in not having it fortified Wateiville
Sentinel.
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Having dually got rid of the inch ,
■I
tariff wall, the American consumer
finds that Europe has nothing to sell
this winter—Chicago News
When Kings fall mu peasants fall •
in N. V American. .
Hussia may win pronounced sue- '
cesses, hut we can’t pronounce them. :
—Salt Bake Tribune.
"Russians captured Kulseifa pedi
greed cattle hut his goat still evades
them.—Boston Herald,
What England needs is one of those
Culcbra slides in the Kiel Canal -
Boston Transcript.
Speaking of High Churchmen, an
English parson has just entered the
aviation corps.—Columbia State
There are 23,551 single women in the 1
V. K. paying income tax and all the 1
foreign noblemen tied up in Europe
Wall Street Journal.
The action of the French authorities
in Commandeering nil the taxicabs for
army service was a master stroke,
everybody being acquainted with their
unonqualled propensities for making j
fearful charges Nashville Southern
Lumberman.
How London must envy the Eskimos I
those six month days.-—Columbia State
If England had a land going navy or
Germany n sea going army, things;
might be different.—Chicago News
British-German Friendship Society
in London has dissolved, just when it
was needed most St. Louis Ololve
Demoornl
It’s a long way to Tipperary
It’s a long way to go
It's a long yvay to Tipperary
To the sweetest glt-1 T know
Good-bye Piccadilly
Farewell Leicester Squart
It's a long way to Tipperary
But my heart’s right there.
The marching song of the British
army yvas written in New York by
Harry Williams, a vaudeville artist,
who also is the composer of “I'm afraid
to go home in the dark."
The French have it translated and
are singing it going into battle. Scotch
Highlanders are playing it on their
bagpipes. Canadian reservists, lone
some for the western forests are hum
ming it. Native Bengalese are croon
ing the little song through their very
white teetli as they shiver through the
ehillv nights and wipe their bayonets
dry •
But for all that !' was “Made in the
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