The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 26, 1915, Page 4

Member of the Sortpps Nerthweet League of Newspapers Published Daily by The Star Publishing Co. Phone Main 9400 RAISING FOOD FOR AMERICANS IN ALASKA E’VE known for some time now that Alaska is supplying Uncle Sam with his gold; for many years Alaskan salmon has helped to feed the people of the United States; Alaskan furs have been a big item of export; we have known that pretty soon Alaska will begin to keep the Pacific coast warm with her coal; and we knew also that her vast mineral, water power, and timber resources are practically untouched and that the future will see an enormous development in those industries, But we had never quite realized that Alaska might be a big storehouse from which the states could draw a large portion of their food supply. Some- how, it hadn’t occurred to us that cattle raising might some day become an important item in Alaska’s industrial development. And so the in- formation which comes from the United States de- partment of agriculture, showing that successful cattle raising of ordinary domestic cattle is even now going on near the Arctic circle, is rather sur- prising. In the fall of 1911, J. A. Reiger, who conducts a road house about 15 miles from the town of Circle, on the road from Fairbanks to Circle, brought in 26 head of young cattle. He believed the stock could be wintered on the native hay or swale grass if he converted it into ensilage. He built a silo of logs, on a small creek near his road house, calked with moss and pointed on the inside with cement. At the head of his creek are large natural meadows. The coarse wild grass was cut, floated down the creek, put into the silo and rammed tight with a small mixture of salt. STAR—MONDAY, JULY 26, 1915. The stock were grazed in the open until Oc- tober 12, after which they were given the fermented grass, which they ate eagerly. They were provided with a log barn for shelter in the extreme winter weather. They were fed on the ensilage alone until April of the following spring, when it was all consumed, and hay had to be imported. They grew fat on the salty food and retained excellent health. At present, Reiger has 45 head of the finest cattle to be found anywhere, and at no time since the first winter has he imported any hay for them. The importance of this experiment lies in the fact that the entire Yukon flats from Circle to Fort Hamlin, nearly 100 miles in width, furnish thou- sands of these natural meadows on which this grass grows! With an enormous reindeer industry already started in Arctic Alaska—and already shipping reln- deer meat to the states; with the introduction of domestic cattle in interior Alaska, and with the breeding stations of the agricultural department proposing to develop a special strain for the coun- try, the future of the meat industry in Alaska looks very promising. QUITE A TRAVELER ILLA is just like those pesky Russians, ap- parently. Just as he is supposed to be down and out, he pops up in a new place as full of fight as ever, Yesterday he was reported in demoralized re- treat on Torreon. Today he is said to be threaten- ing Mexico City, 500 miles away. Ubiquitous Villa! SOME MINNEAPOLIS genius having invented cold Storage bread, we next expect concrete ice cream PAGE 4. SHE DOES REAT SCOTT! Now comes Mrs. Marion Cray Wentworth, authoress, and nationally famous woman, and says that a sex strike, involving one million women of America, is within the range of possibilities. Mrs. Wentworth discloses that “women hold the gift of life in their hands and they have the right to refuse the gift, if life is to be desecrated by war.” "Nuff said. We yield the point and declare ourselves unalterably opposed to all brands of war at home or abroad, CAN’T EVEN HEAR THE SWAT! EDITOR STAR—Please tell a little reader if the files and other Insects can hear? DORA No, the little fly we swat so hard can’t hear a thing—can’t even hear the swatter when he comes his way, but he can see in a great many more direc- tions than we can, and that’s how he dodges his pursuers so successfully. The fly is but one of many insects that cannot hear; in fact, almost all insects are deaf. Men who have studied the senses of animals tell us that the sense of hearing is seldom found in lower forms of animal life, tho many of the deaf little insects have keen sense of sight, touch and smell. They have experimented with the loudest noises but the flies and the bees went on with their own affairs, not the least disturbed by the commotion. A PESSIMIST is a fellow who mourns because it is too hot for buckwheat cakes and sausage until the peach cobbler season is over WE SINCERELY hope Europe wheat for next winter's flapjacks 1 leave us enough WOUNDED TRADE URING the first six months of 191 valued at $4,172,000 were shipy attle to Russia,. as imilar period last year. War goods? No; goods formerly obtained by Ru Germany. And it is confidently believed that this Pacific coast trade with Russia will be permanent, More things than powder are being fired away in this war. argoes *d from Se. worth during a against $93,000 ia from AMONG THE things we don't care a rap about is where Harry Thaw is spending time and money THE MARSHAL of Leba Il k and ape rested himself He sh br to turn himself loose, exposed ab taker and ex. pelled himself from the force for mal YOU WILL observe, however, that th ers have ceased to poke fun at the summer g male jeste S summer THE FOREHANDED man is the one who writes down his fish stories and commits them to memory before returning from his vacation, thus avoiding barrassing lapses of memory NOW IF Nikola Tesla would perfect that device which he intended to signal Mars what would the Mage tisans think of us? GOWNS ARE to button up the back again this fall, rhis is printe a gentle hint to young bachelors who are thinking of taking the fatal step “IT’S SO restful here,” exclaimed Uncle John Rocke feller on reaching Cleveland safely. It was at Cleveland that they couldn't collet those taxes on him. I |A Married Man’s Troubles SAY HELEN, ITS “TEN THIRTY AND OLIVIA STILL HAS THaT” 1 GUY DOWN ‘Wee IN THE PARLOR: 1Ve A 6000 NoTon To Tene HIM ToGo! By Allman Outbursts of Everett True WE MUST BE GLUED ‘TD That SOFA — I'VE A MIND ‘To REACH IM THERE AND TURN “THE. LIGHT OFF AND MAY BE ne’LL MUCH OBLIGED OLD “ToP!! WELL, THAT WAS ONLY THe OPENING OF {THE CAMPAIGN, AND Stella and Gertie t ty a. a [YA SAY GERTIE'S COMIN’ DO’ ? 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Not so loud!” exctaim:| tnd cared not whit for A; oo, Wise ioral én ‘Makers led the dyspeptic. boarder “The | While D loved A, but courted E A comfortable hotel: Tucker | g ind brok: Inn, Pleasant Hill, Mo. ehie et arys4 is ea eee landlady might hear you.” And dared no word to say, eee E wedded F and was adored In Kentucky For two whole years or three, A grocery boy drove up a street|When each with each grew badly one August afternoon in a back-| bored, ie woods Kentucky town. After mak-| 44 F sought balm with G ee | ing & delivery, he ran out to leap] 4 tired of life and gave it back jon his wagon when he found one of} Unto the mother earth: | the village loafers holding a match|E earned her bread and found it|} A want ad in the Chicago Tribune says: “Situation Want- ed—Chauffeur, married, abso- lutely sober; no other bad habits.” —_____- Y' SEE TH IRISHER Was EATIN LUNCH IM THE LITTLE IDAHO STATION. WELL TH TRAIN PULLED out! y IRISHER They Never Learn! To arms! To legs! The tocsin; leaves are sere, I'm tired of chig- . mh sounds. Ten million souls, on|ger stuff! against the wheel of his wagon. cost ibe A veppl if pai wee ied one ° camping grounds, are drilling for eee “What are you up to, Sol?” asked | Far more than it was worth. iq AW RUMS the fray. The enemy, from left to the grocery boy. He was the picture of despair, FER right, pressing forward to the Be Careful “'S all right,” yawned the loafer, | lived alone and grew at last But, like other works of art, “Retouching” part! fight, and fight -we must—today!|,“W®, Were slowly starving to|“I'm just waitin” till All wrinkled, aad and old; Invading hosts their bloody work on every hand and every foot is seen. The foe has found us unprepared, he pene trates our towns unscared, he holds each villaga green. The chiggors charge on flank and rear. They fill our souls with sickly fear, they rack our limbs with pain! The rules of war they have notdearned; The Hague conventions they bave spurned, they fight like ancient Cain, O selentists and grave M D.'s, drag forth your plans and rem- edies, while yet our strength en soon will play a yer waggin are in our land; |‘e#th,” remarked the famous ex-| starts and strikes this match for| But B and C had seven sons plorer at the And tablespoons of gold Eva Dean In Judge Careful boarding house | me!" Hie Way Mr. Hennypeck (peevishiy)—) When you tell me to do a thing, $ like a fool I go and do it. | ; Mrs. Hennypeck—No; y do it like a fool. ‘uck. GEORGIE — YNTOLD WEALTH | SAY way is U | WHY BECAUS! iS THE MONEY WE DON'T |IT LUCKY FOR (res et PUT DOWN ON THE. IN- COME TAX LIST. THE GERMANS) : SF ATuy| DONT CAPTURE MERCHANT! YOU ASK WHY|IONT CA ys THE AVERDUPOIS SYSTEM | [PARIS ? OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES HAS NO SCRUPLES. 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