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NOME. ALASKA. SEPT 14. 1916
Tbe effects eg the modern gospel
have a good time" were never mere
forcibly illustrated than by the folk'* -
mg statement published m the Cr . a.
Herald some weeks ago
The war department has announced
that in the first seventy nine days af
ur congress gave authority to add
tw.nty thousand men to the ranks of
the regular army, thirty nine thousand,
one hundred and fifty four men offered
to enlist.
That is not a had showing, consider
ing the nature of the call. Hut out
oi these thirty nine thousand, one hun
dred ar.d titty four only eight thou
sand, seven hundred and fifty two
were accepted.
i 'ut of each one thousand men who
oft« led. t ight hundred and etrhtv were
lound physically or morally unaccep
table. That looks like a pretty poor
showing for the average quality of
American manhood, even when all al
lowances are made. The results on
their lace indicate some sort of de
generacy, physical if not moral
Where is Itf
The question of what are the causes
oi this condition - what is wrong in
general and in detail—is apparently
not hard to find. In a general sense
may t*- ..tin' uled to that sovereign
inclination of by far the larger por
tion of the people to ‘have a good
lime It requires neither exhaustive
search or extraordinary perception to
discover that among the younger eitl
rens the principal aim and ambition
of life is to have a good time.' As
intimated it the l-eginning of this
article, the desire to have as good a
time as possible has become so all
dominant in the minds of a majority
of our citizens that the phrase may
really be said to have become a rood
«m gospel by which is guided a Urgt
portion of the life and activities of a
i ast mass of the people
Traiel along the highway* and by
ways, no matter where, and tbe little
significant phrase will be heard on
very side. Not alone is it forever upon
t^e i:ps of the young but it may be
also heard emanating with more than
ooeaaicuuU fre- uercy from the months
:i those whe have long arrived at
years of d inert t a*. Throughout tbe
r- g- t. aid breadth o! the land, yoarg
it. middle aged, and not a few eg
those who are d--scene.ng tbe sharp
declining trail that read* into the my-s
tenoos realm* of tbe hereafter, are
adopting as the principal motto of
their existence "have a good time."
Tbe pursuit of pleasure, the desire
to absorb ail of tbe Joy and happiness
that may be drained from the cup of
life, the wish to seise upon ail that
may enhance tbe fighter side of exist
ence has apparently become the pre
dotnmat ng aim of a l.ergt portion of
the masses.
Considering purely in the abstract,
there is little fault to be found with
this inclination. To the major.:v life
u little more thar. a wearying round
of toil and worry of struggle and dis
appointment. of trails and vexatious
At best the- pleasurable hour* enjoyed 1
by most people are scarcely more than ,
evanescent moments scattered through j
long period* of dry and tedious daya j
To'l in unvarying and soul wearying
cycles is tbe sole birthright of the
many and pleasure* are rare and prec- !
lous things.
One can hardly Name them for seek- ,
ing to grasp every pleasurable mo
ment that may be won from their days
of toil. The majority nowadays are
much given to the view that they are
entitled to full recompense of pleasure I
for the trails and worries with which
i life is encompassed from the cradle to
the grave and, as a result, the pur
i suit of pleasure becomes the all ab
sorbing passion of their lives.
This were all well and good were
it not that that pleasure is a deceit
ful creature whose allurements dull
discretion and lead to oftimes bitter 1
ends. Tlu- ruddy cup she. offers to her
votaries contains a I^ethean draught
for those w ho temper not their indulg
ence. l.nke the Siren's of old. she too
often beckons to destruction those who
who listen to her soul entrancing song.
\o on. can be justly blamed for
seeking pleasure when its pursuit is
tempered with moderation and the1
pursuer possesses a proper appreem- |
tion of what constitutes healthy pleas
ure and what does not. The trouble j
is that few stop to consider that even
the most innocent pleasures may be
come exceedingly harmful if permit d
to become a passion, as is all too fre
quently the case. Too many fail to!
observe where the line of demarcation
between healthy and unhealthy pleas- j
ure lies and the result is plainly il- i
lostrated in the tendency to physical
deterioration displayed in the state
ment quoted above. _
JUNEAU MAN INVENTS
UNIQUE WAR WEAPON
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western. - > .-S * ' ;<f ;
a; of - . i. . t.r u> !. -t
two >*inrs a o ren it J menu. Mr
Do* ng ,gi • 0'iomii
era Me renews of .at- i:i.-;ug-t itu in
vention of a she.; for „■*»* .n trench j
warfare, w htcr. - - oompietefy
revolutionise the present w r met .ds.
and make the tren. a. now one cf the
r rt relied upon methods of defense,
obsolete. sa> s the \ ld< x Prospector
ot -vogust i?.
Mr. 'Jknvling's invention is along
entirely new lines, and promises to
supersede the present shrapnel shell
entirely. The shrapnel shell, as now
constructed, consists of a case, tilled
with an explosive and a large number
of bullets, which is exploded by a
time fuse, the bullets scattering over
a w tde area.
In Mr. Howling? invention the she’ls
are tilled with a series of small bombs
which do not explode until they strike
the ground, thus giving the double
effect o f an explosion and a missile.
Mr. Howling has with him a model of
a six inch shell, a description of which
will give an idea of the principle on
which the shell works, .-.nd in fact, this
shell is identical with ail other sixes
with the exception of the number of
bombs contained. In the model shell
are grouped three series of tombs,
each series numbering e ighteen, or a
total of if within the body of the shell.
Through the center ol the shell runs
a circular opening of small diameter
which in practical use is filled w ah ex
plosive. At a pre-determined instant
this explosive is fired bv .» time fuse-, '
rupturing the outer shell and scatter
ing the inner shells over a c. nsider
able area. The rupture of the outer
shell also sets in operation the me- j
chamsm for exploding the inner shells.
These small shells ..re provided with
a tail which causes them to fall point 1
downward, and on striking the ground
thev are exploded by the blow driving
a small plunger against .. percussion
cap. In the event the shells stnke \
m mud or extremely soft ground so 1
that the pian.get fails to explode the
shell a time fuse dev ,ce insures ,ts ;
expkweor..
Th.s sheii is expected to make
trench warfare . m t-r.-te t: on ble. being
far more dostrue tive m its effects than 1
•be ordinary shrapnel, n that when j
the range has c-rce le-t-n established -
the small shells can be dropped into |
the trenches n numbers exploding in
the trenches and nvak.r.g their oceu- ,
patron untenable. The shell also has
a great advantage over the much used |
and most deadly h..nd grenade, as .t |
can be used at any distance within the
Ci r.g. cf lh« modern c-ar.r,uic where .s
the limit of the ordinary grenade when
thrown by hand is but a few yards, j
but with trench mortors a little over j
5Wi yard*.
Mr Dowling has been to the states
recently with his model ant drawings
and has submitted them to several i
ordnance experts who- have procooBc
ed ibe invention a great advance over
the present form cf shrapnel shell,
and the- firing dev ice the most s.tuple
and efficient vet suhmitte-d. He also
submitted the model and draw rg> to
agents of the- warring European na
tion* and has received a great deal
, I
of encouragement from them, and he
has been requested to mak< a test of
the shell before them, which he will
arrange to do in the near future.
GENERAL BRUSSILOFF
MAKINK GOOD RECORD
General Alexis BrussilofT, command
er of the Russian army now sweeping
through Galaciu was litle known out
side of Russia before the present war
In fact, it was not until 19H that he
was given command of an army corps.
His work in the war won him promo
tions. He is almost the only om of the
many prominent social figures 111 the
army who has made good.
General BrussilofT is 63 years old
but looks more like 45. He is alert
and modern. He has d. rk, steady,
searching eyes, and nose with a high,
commanding curved bridge, and a
square jaw. His hair is el- >• cropped,
he wears a long thin gray mustache.
General BrussilofT commanded an
army during the first Galacian cam
paign, when the Russians were ready
to pour down into Hungary, hut were
forced to retreat for lack of ammuni
tion. I'nlike many Russian generals,
BrussilofT had the advantages of an
excellent education and beg n army
life in a fashionable cavalry regiment.
Ability and influence combined to
make his advancement rapid He held
many posit r.s. was a recognised fav
orite «,'urt i.sti&guished :'.i as
a daring rider, encouraged cv. airy of
ficers to go in for polo and era coun
try s'.eepkscKaecs and was • . r m
IV.rograa Mcxty. Then or. •> w .r
' try cat '.hi ajuittr asc. rr.ctors
cif nxn Rruss ofi was ; the
stui.oaa. 7 r.T-ss . 7- , jket
w hr came to :ve first j r i sr Je good.
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take advantage of this ofTer order be- ,
fore the next sailing of the Victoria,
in order to have order arive on lastj
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do cleaning, pressing and repairing.
We appreciate your patronage. Yours
I to please.
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