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26, 1807, al Ibe post office at Nome,
Alaska, under the Act of Cougruaa of
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NOME, ALASKA, FEB. 8, 1917.
The election to congress of Miss
Jeannette Rankin of Montana will
m'sc a nice question as to her elegi
blbty. By the constitution the elec
tion of representatives Vs a state right.
But one requirement in a member is
that of residence “in that sva"j in
which he shall be elected.” The Issue
somebody Is sure to raise will hinge
upon the intent behind that “ha."
Some newspaper paragraphers are
beginning to discuss the premium that
will be placed on husbands when the
slaughter incident to the war is ended.
They seem to think that a fine hus
band will be considerable of a pos
session and will have more liberties
allowed him than heretofore. Con
versely It may be 3tated that if there
are fewer men to be made into hus
bands they will have a proportionate
ly larger number of women to choose
their wives from.
A New York restaurant has an
nounced that it will furnish diversion
to Its patrons "between the close ot
the theaters and a reasonable bed
time." This brings up the matter of
the point of view again. In some
parts of the country a reasonable bed
time Is after the stock is bedded down
which is about eight o’clock. Othei
jK-cple consider a reasonable bedtime
Just after they get home from pray
er meeting which is usually at nine
twenty. In NNome a reasonable bed
time is between eleven and twelve
except on such nights as it is not
between three and four. And a uni
versal rule is that a reasonable bed
time has arrived when there is no
other place to go to.
A shaker colony at Shakesrtown,
Ky., which hus been run on the com
munity principle with considerable
success for u number of generations
is now practically at the end of its
career. Only three old people are loft
as the owners of about a million dol
lar*’ worth of property and they have
no heirs. The cuuse of this decline
was the Shaker rule against murry
lng which seems to have been faithful
ly observed. Otherwise their princi
ples were admirable including thrift,
industry, and devotion to Ideals with
a resultant material prosperity be
yond the average. The Shaker idea
of perpetuating their faith was by
adopting children and by proselyting.
Apparently, however, the rule of
celibacy served to prevent tho uddl
Professional Cards
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
Dr. A. F. Heimlich
PHYSICIAN AND 8URGEON.
Office and Ra*tdanco.
OVER HILL’S PHARMACY.
Office hours: 2-8 and 7-t p. m.
Phone Main 7.
tion of many to their rank3 and their
little community Is about to meet the
doom accorued to all things that are
Cuiniai v to tne luws ui nature.
If a man stood over a hole In the
ice Of lie ling Suit ana Was mopping
hamistul of twenty dollar gold pieces
down into the waltz- about as last as
bu could It is absolutely oertaln that
somebody would try id stop tutu, it
is very tuu.u >o protest ugmast U»a
less waste, dins is possioly the reu
se n that some measures hate been em
p t) tu in vui ious American pons to
lake their interned amps away l>Om
the ueruian custodians who were
witck'.ng tue uiacmnery, and wasting
fci no purpose whulever so far as now
appears scores of millions of dollars'
worth of material that will have to
no replaced sometime by somebody.
However, tbe country hus now been
told by the president and the secre*
airy of war that the Germans have
a perfect right to deapetl their own
cisit if they are so imndcu. The
portentous aspect of the matter is that
the Germans are not given to squan
dering their substance, and must be
tuning uuuer orders from high quar
ters with a view to imure events of
wMch we can only suimise the drift.
It seems to be on the caruS that the
Lcilcd buttes will go to war against
Germany and if that is what we are
gt mg to uo we may us well make up
our minus to see punty ot snips sunk
and crippled and we expect mat most
ut mem win oe oi German build.
If ever a fire had a good start with
plrnty of material to work on tlint
tire wus in the Halt establishment ear
ly yesterday morning. Wooden parti
; oi.s, mattresses, chads, papered walls
and a structure that wa3 not too mas
sive were all abiaze and with plenty
of material all around to work on.
Our fire department, however, had the
equipment and the water to douse
the names in short order and did so,
but there is always the possibility of
such a tire becoming a real conflagra
tion. For in3tance bad there been a
fryr cases of gasoline or coal oil with
Ir. reach of the flames yes.erduy be
fore the department arrived it is
quite possible thut the Holt build
ing ana o.ner3 in the neighborhood
would have been destroyed. This
would have been especially likely to
happen if there had been a strong
w‘rd.
In the event of a serious conflagra
tion how would have the great ma
il rity of people of this town l.ut-»
I'tcn warned of the danger? There
was no bell rung or whistle blown
1'eople living only a block away
learned of the fire only when they
ct.me down town in the morning. The
danger from fire in an isolated town
such as Nome Is too great to be
trifled with. This haa been so thor
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Published At Nome, Alaska
< ughly felt all through the recent
years of our city's existence that a
i lie are department lius be. n main
tained ami many stringent regula
te ns enxorceU with the result that
Nome has been freer from tire losses
.ban an otn°r Alaskan town. There
»»-urs to be one further need, howg
ever, huJ that is u luud ringing beli
ox tooling whistle which shall be usau
■ i arouse tuo town when danger from
lire Ihieu.eui. The Nugget Is mov«u
to make this suggestion ^iot in a
laultbmiing spirit but because it ap
pears to be* a real need which in the
last twi-nt out hours has been voitei
Oj many people some of whom have
ecqu-3ie«l this paper to call attention
to the subject.
it is tiue that we have a paid de
pul ernent suU a ge>uc one. Our fi-e
l.ghters are adequate to any ordi
nary need. But in case of an emerg
ency which may arise at any mo
rnent volunteers, many of them, would
be needed. The way to g.t the people
ot the town out is by an alarm that
can be heard by all. Such we have
net at present. Furthermore, If there
13 ever a serious danger everybody
should be warned so that the women
and children could be properly cloth
ed and removed to safety and small
valuables and perhaps other things
placed out of danger.
I
ANOTHER USE.
Fnglish men of war have no let ;
making machines on board, as do oui |
sl ips, and everybody knows how the 1
English fail to understand us on the
subject of the use of Ice especially In
our drinks.
An English officer was aboard one
ot our ships of the Asiatic fleet and,
on being served with an iced drink,
commented on the delights of having
c< ol water aboard. The American
officer responded with an offer of a
small cake of Ice, which was sent the
following morning. Meeting the Eng
lishman ashore a week later, the A
nterican asked him if he enjoyed the
Icc.
"Enjoy it, old top? Why, do you
know, that wa3 the first cold bawth
I'.o had since I left England!”
ROUGHING IT.
"When you refused him my hand,
pupr, did he go down on his knees?"
' Well, I didn’t notice Just where
re lit.”
IT REACHES THE JOKE BELT
John, how Is t that I can never get
ri u up In the morning?”
“My dear, X was a sunrise-slum
ber baby.”
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Wr nave just finished stock ikklns
iiud and mat «re are heavily ovomiookrc ,
wi are making enormous rsdusUoas li
hardware—aa much as e par osnt Ii
crtaln uneo. Notwubstkadmg lmmono.
avarices outside, ospeci&II/ <k Ham
vare and Metal Uoods. we are Mill sell
ns on me basis ol gouda purcniaod ib
as* two or tnree years.
We will sell tor cash only at then
rices, and for a UmUe. time, until w.
•ring our stock down to the roqulrt
men is ot cfce oamp.
it you nave an order to be kited, te
is ngure on tt; we can save you ir.one>
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..rove It to you.
UAHUNU AND LEAN COMPANY.
In th# hem* er in the camp, there
s no commodity so oatoncivoly used
a moat, therefor* it it upon that
commodity that you should leak to
or economical buying. Following or*
j few of cur pnccct
Serf by me eioe.$>16
Sound at*ak. 26
sirloin atoak. *0 '
iJo» React. 2
Stow . 2b
Dutton by careaaa . 1*
'Dutton chops. cnouldor . 26
Dutton chops, loin and rib. S6
Mutton ..
“orb loin chops. **
Fresh Reindeer from the Lemon
hard. dro**od in a skillful and cam
tary manner.
Sweet Briar Butter 40o par pound
by th* ca«e.
PACIFIC COLO STORAGE CO.
f-hono White 17.
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I W. J. ROWE
j TRANSFER AND FREI0HTIN8
1 Dealer in all kinds of Lumber
j Hay and Grain
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