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NOME, ALASKA, MAY 28. 1917.
TRADITIONS IN LOST WAR.
Wars work the most surprising re
suits, and the present was 'is no ex
ception, and has resulted in two nota
ble conditions; one 'in England, the
other in Russia.
The daughter of the well-to-do
class in England has from time im
memorial been hedged about with all
manner of restrictions. She has
Known nothing of the freedom of op
portunity which the American girl in
the same social level has enjoyed as a
matter of facL The demand for men
for enlistment in England lias natur
ally been a heavy drain on all kinds
of work which had hitherto been per
formed almost exclusively by men.
This created vacancies in occupations
which were possible to be filled by
women.
And so today in London one
as conductors on the thousand motor
busses, young women, suitably dress
ed for the work, filling the places
made vacant by men who have gone
to the front. The passenger elevators
in most of the cities are operated by
young women. Thousands of mottr
taxicabs through the country aie
driven by young women. Girls from
families of wealth and refinement
have left their schools, corresponding
to our Wellesley and Vassar, to re
turn homo and Like positions as ste
nographers and clerks, who never be
fore in all their lives had ever Seen a
typewriting machine, in cases where the
salary they earn is not needed, they
donate the entire amount each month
to some one of the funds for the re
lief of wounded soldiers or their
families. These girls cannot go to the
front, but they make it possible for
some young man to do so.
To an American girl this stems no
more than the logical, obvious thing
to do, and only those who know from
personal observation of the several
social restrictions in England will
realize what a startling departure
from what was the "correct thing” all
this really is. The probability—and,
from on American viewpoint, the hope
—is that when peace is restored, out
of it all will come a greatly enlarged
life for English women. Indeed, it
seems hardly possible that there can
ever be an entire restoration to the
old order gf things.
The other startling condition was
the ukase which with one motion con
verted a vodka-sodden nation to tem
perance. To take vodka from a Rus
sian peasant was like taking beer from
a German, .although the former drink
was vastly more injurious. The re
sults of this involuntary temperance
are reported as most interesting, one
of which Is a sudden and tremendous
Increase In saving-banks deposits and
accounts, and greatly Increased ef
ficiency 'in the masses. It Is pleasing
and heartening to have these two
pictures, one of patriotism and the
Other of the better life, to hold up In
contrast to the horrible and revolting
aspect of tiro great conflict.
THE MOST POPULAR BOOK
Tito one best seller is the Bible.
5t lias been translated into more than
one hundred languages and it ltas an
annual circulation of about 6,000,000
books, testaments and portions.
How many thousand books about
I tlie Bible have been written no man
knows, and the average reader does
not require the Information, because
the Bilde, whether it is read ns liter
ature or ns a religious guide, carries
its meaning directly to us untrained
fellows as well ns to the student and
preacher.
As tiro days grow longer and tire
evenings shorter the question of what
to read this summer perplexes many
who like to make tho'ir leisure pro
fitable.
Then why not read Ihe Bible? In
It there Is versification which later
poets have not equalled; stirring nar
rative of great adventure, biography
of great men, the word which comforts
the thought which inspires, and n
system of ethics so perfect that man
has not yet compassed It.
Because It fits Into the experience
of all, because It applies to the con
ditions of every age and every land,
the Bible Is recognised as the world's
leading classic. No man can claim to
be educated unless lie has studied the
l Bible.
I These are hard years for the sensi
tive. The agony of Europe scars the
mind. And something of the sadness
of Europe spreads out and encompas
ses the people at the rour corners of
the earth.
Men talk less about the war than
they did in its beginning, but they feel
Us horrors, its wastefulness, its hope
lessness for more. And when the lit
erature of the war proves too appall
ing and they seek relief in books of
another kind, they require the solace
and stability of the classic author
lather than the excitement of the new
and transient wrttcr.
In this mood they can appreciate
the Bible with understanding, for it Is
the one book "wherein for several
thousands of rears the spirit of man
has found light, and nourishment, and
an interesting response to whatever
is deepest in him.”
REVIVAL OF SHIPBUILDING.
After the book had apparently
closed on the lust chapter, and scores
of barnacle-covered hulls had lazily
rubbed for years at still more neglect
ed docks, Old Neptune raises his
trident, and deserted shipyards spring
to life. The old hulls are repaired,
^ spars and rigging swung into place,
1 new sails and fresh paint restore
what seemed a useless derelict to a
thing of beauty and profit. All along
the Atlantic coast this transformation
is going on, for these rejuvenated
craft pay for themselves often with
their first cargo. If shifts have souls,
as poets say, what a thrill of joy must
quiver through each timber as, with
every stitch of canvas set, they head
out to sea once more.
Maine has been a noted shipbbuild
| ing state; a century ago it was her
great Industry; thousands of men
fashioned the craft which flew the
Stars and Stripes on every sea and
ocean. Five years ago the oldest
shipbuilder in the state admitted the
industry was practical)' dead. One
year ago the shipyards were desert
ed, and rapidly becoming a mass of
rotting timbers and junk. Today an
army of men are working to restore
these yards, and already keels are
laid and frames of three and five
masters are taking shape, in some
yards for the first time in fifteen
years. In five towns alone in Maine
39 vessels are either already on the
stocks, or in process of preparation.
And the prospects are that this re
vival is not to be short-lived, for there
is* a great scarcity of ships through
out the world and the contest for ex
port trade with the close of the war
will be terrific. Our poverty of mer
chant marine had not been generally
realized until the war; now that the
condition is felt we are starting to
repair the damage but years must
elapse before wo can take our place
with other maritime nations. When
the ocean liners of Europe ugain re
sume their regular sailings it Is
doutbful if we can successfully com
pete In other than coastwise traffic
without some substantial subsidies
such as other nations extend to their
ship companies. Whatever the cost,
we, with the longest usable sea con; I
of any nation, should assume our
rightful and necessary place on the!
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seas.
VISITED THE SANCTUM
Once upon a time a certain leading
newspaper ran a woman's page. And
this woman’s pago devoted Its col
umns to sage advice to mothers on
how to keep house and beautify the
home and take grease spots out of I
silk waists. Surely, said the lady
renders of the woman’s page, that edi
tress must be venerable and wise and
must have a beautiful home and n I
large crop of children.,
It came about tliat tlie woman’s
page one morning told “Ilow to feed
the tin by,” And some dozen old bux
om mothers grabbed off the advice
like a cat does a canary. And that
same night a dozen odd buxom moth
ers walked the baby up and down the
floor wtiile father measured out the
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paregoric. Wherefore, It happened
that next morning a dozen odd buxom
mothers wore waiting at the door to
welcome the editress of the woman’s
page. She came, and behold! she wore
pants and was a bachelor and boarded
at a slx-dollar-a-week hash house,
and the only home she knew was the
first stop after third base. And a
dozen odd buxom mothers made a dive
for the editress of the woman’s page.
But the editress had been expecting
something of the sort, and ducked un
der and Is running yet.
NOTICE.
Holders of city warrants up to 711
Inclusive nro requested lo present
same for payment.
run, murphy,
City Treasurer.
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We do cleaning, pressing and re
pairing for ladles and gentlemen.
We make suits to order.
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method and prompt service.
We appreciate your patronage.
Yours to please,
NOME TAILORING CO,.
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NOTICE.
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livery phone Main 1B1 and the Peo
ple’s laundry will send and get your
laundry. W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
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BEGINNING MONDAY, JUNE 7TH, THE PRICE OF BREAD
ILL BE 10 CENTS PER LOAF OR THREE LOAVES FOR SI
CENTS. THE SIZE OF LOAVES HAVE BEEN INCREASED *
WHICH INSURES MORE AND BETTER BREAD FOR OUR !
PATRONS.
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PAID UP CAPITAL. 10,090
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Capital • - $100,000
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