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Lost=Trass accountable for it, beyond taking ordinary precau- tions, as no safe is furnished you by the company. Let them take the risk, is my advice. Hold-up men tae kill before telling a man to bail up, you <now, But my advice in case you still desire to carry the money is as follows: Get a shotgun, a double barrel, and have the barrels cut off to sixteen or eighteen inches. Carry it loaded in both barrels and cocked. And if any one takes a whirl at you, give him a one-way ticket to I don’t think any permit will be necessary, but if one is, the local chief of police will be glad to fix you up, Lam sure, when he sees this letter and knows the circumstances. Breaking into Alaska ISTEN to an old sourdough and do as he says, and you won’t stick yourselves with an “‘outfit:” Question: —“Myself and buddy have planned a trip to Alaska to prospect for gold. We havea little money; thought we could work some to make our way. We are single, ages twenty-one and twenty, both willing to work and endure hardships if such prevail. Here are some questions I would be very pleased to have you answer: IQI : What part of Alaska would we find prospecting est: Are the Winters severe there? Would we be able to find plenty of work? How are wages there? What means of travel do they use mostly? Also what species of fur-bearing animals can be caught there?”—Howarp Moons, Clayton, N. M. Answer, by Mr. Solomons:—I answer hundreds of letters like yours. Go to Seattle. Talk to people. Decide on what part of Alaska you want to hit first. Take passage on a boat with NO outfit. When in Alaska go to work. Look and listen. When you are wise to things, then prospect or hunt or trap or do any condemned thing you want to. Grow up with the country. . Don’t plan in advance and buy an outfit. Suck- ers do that. The weather is bad sometimes, but the climate is good and not hard on any one. It’s a great country for a he-man, and lots of chances if you are in no hurry. Work is usually plentiful enough for the right kind of fellow—who is not afraid of it in any form. Wages are a little better than in the States, and living good. They use all kinds of means of travel, depending on where you are. Same as United States. ’Most all northern fur-bearers are found there—by those who know how. sh ee ~) w) ‘3 / A, & ua pny A yo Pe ple ; + Tye AC Raa 4 : Da AMID & M we blll \ ' i ‘ 5 ifs “ f i Ri ry sof ! Ve ilies } therefor. NotE—We offer this department of the ‘‘Camp-Fire”’ free of charge to those of our readers who wish to get in touch again with old friends or acquaintances from whom the years have separated them. For the benefit of the friend you seek, give your own name if possible. ing contrary instructions, will be considered as intended for publication in full with inquirer’s name, in this department, at our discretion. right in case inquirer refuses his name, to substitute any numbers or other names, to reject any item that seems to us unsuitable, and to use our discretion in all matters pertaining to this department. We will, however, forward mail through this office, assuming no responsibility We have arranged with the Montreal Star to give additional publi- cation in their ‘‘Missing Relative Column,”’ weekly and daily editions, to any of our inquiries for persons last heard of in Canada. Except in case of relatives, inquiries from one sex to the other are barred. All inquiries along this line, unless contain- We reserve the Give also your own full address. ILLS, CHARLES FOSTER. Brother. Age about twenty-four, blue eyes and light hair. Discharged from Med. Dept. U. S. Army at Vancouver Barracks, Wash., January, 1919. Any information will be appre- ciated.—Address Harry E. MIs, 618 E. 11th St., Cheyenne, Wyo. Please notify us at once when you have found your man. CHERP, WILHELM. About sixty-eight years of age. Came to New York in 1888 from Poland. Worked in Long Island in a cemetery and for a man named Fritz Werner. Any information will be appreciated.—Address JuLius ScHerp, 10 Durham Ave., Middletown, Conn. ANSON, MRS. ANNIE. Sister. Last heard of in Ta- coma, Washington, about twelve or fifteen years ago. Has son by name of Paul Clark—twenty-eight or,thirty years of age. [Any information will be appreciated—Address Mrs. Jutta CROOKS WEBB, 49 Grove St., St. Paul, Minn. TOODLEY, VIRGINIA. Twenty-six years old. Last heard of in Southbridge, Mass., 1900. Black hair and eyes. At that time five years of age. Living with a French family. Any one knowing her whereabouts please notify father. R. V. StToopLEY, Ashfield, Mass. HURLEY, WARNER L. WARNER LAWRENCE. Any one knowing his whereabouts kindly write—Sister. Mrs. JOHN J. Dixon, L. B. 336 Charles Town, W. Va. EEF, HARRY. Brother: Born in Smyrna, Feb. 5, 1866. Went West, and not heard from for thirty years. Was then in Denver, Colo. Heard he was with the ror Ranch Show, later with the H. R. I, Ranch. Any information will be appreciated.—Address 8. EVELYN Leer, 116 N. Connell St., Wilmington, Del. OHNSON, ERNEST LAWRENCE. ‘Last heard of in Hartford, Conn., living on Capitol Ave. Light com- plexion, about five feet eight inches tall, Swedish by birth. Scar in center of forehead. ‘Thirty-six years of age. Mechanic by trade. Any information will be appreciated. —Address sister.} Mrs. RoBERT THOMPSON, 166 Potter Ave., Providence, R. I. Inquiries will be printed three times, then taken out. In the first February issue all un- found names asked for during the past two years will be reprinted alphabetically. ONE HUNDRED| ANDi FORTIETH INFANTRY. Comrades at Argonne or in Vosges. 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