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City Official Paper
NOME, ALASKA, AUGUST 14, 1915.
The man) evidences of unanimity
ami of a desire to really do something
for the benefit of the community dis
played at the meeting of the Nome
Chamber of Commerce last night, was
not only n most agreeable sight but
also indicates that the body have now
decided that the only way to get any
where is to start. The effect of having
a live Chamber of Commerce in any
community cannot be underrated as
the examples of what such a body can
do to invigorate and benefit the com
mercial and industrial life of a town
are too many to be disputed. Ani
mated by a true civic spirit, a com
mercial body of this nature can verita
bly accomplish wonders in promoting
tlie growth, fostering the industries
and promoting the general prosperity
of the community. Individual action
can sometimes do a great deal under
certain conditions hut in all eases
where the pulling is hard, the efforts
of few individuals will realize results
comparable to the unified and active
efforts of a live body of citizen:, group
ed together for the one purpose of get
ting results. "United we stand,” is a
maxim as old as the hills and has been
proven throughout the history of man
kind. Applied to a civic body, to it the
words: "and progress” may well be
added ns It is a surety that progress
will follow united action under reason
able conditions any where, at any lime,
t w Indeed who have reached the
prime of life who cannot recite in
. •‘dances where the concerted action of
the citizens of a community has re
sulted In Immeasurable benefits
through developing the latent resources
and opportunities of the town or sec
tion in Which they resided. And (here
are also not a few who can tell of a
live body of citizens rescuing (heir
community from n seemingly rertain
oblivion by getting in and hustling,
sometimes under the most difficult con
ditions. and with very little in the way
of advantages on which to base (heir
efforts. The spirit of hustle will go
far to making a bad outlook into a
cheerful one arid the very spirit of op
timism bred of a display of real energy
;annot but have a wholesome effect on
ihc business life of any community. At i
the present time Nome Is seemingly ;
drifting slowly into the dolorums of '
progress and the spirits of the citizens
urc at a very low ebb and this in spite
nf the fact that there is a present out
look at least equal to that of the past
live or six years. True, Nome has not
the superlatively rich resources of the
old days of the beach line and Anvil
creek behind her at present and the
days when men sank a hole to bedrock
one day and were wealthy the next
have vanished probably never to return
but it requires no lengthy examination
to convlne any hut a pessimist or one
who has no active iterest in the com
munity that there are still remark
ble opportunities for profit lying utter- 1
ly neglected in this section of the ter
ritory’ and while Nome is more or less
afflicted with a species of dry’ rot at
present it is more because of a lack of
energy than an absence of opportun
ity. The trouble is largely that we
have to a great extent lost the spirit
of “get up and get,” which is the first
essential to prosperity. We have grown
so accustomed to waiting for some
thing to turn up that it has become
a habit, and now that the time has
come that opportunity is no longer
dumping her treasures Into our laps
but demands that we come a seeking
what she has to offer we are brought
face to face with a condition that we
know not of and cannot grasp. The
surest indication that Nome is lackingl
in the first clement of that live spirit, ^
essential to progress and prosperity, is
Indicated by the attitude of the citi
zens regarding tile malls. We kick and
kick, and have kicked, for the past sev
eral years, at what' we term an "out
rage and an injustice” hut all the
while we have scarcely made an effort
to have changed the conditions against
which wp rail. Spasmodic attempts to
do something have been made from
time lo time, it is true, hut that is all
they were—spasmodic: and there has
never been a concerted effort of any
kind. The sooner we realize that what
we want we must go after, the bet
ter it will he and the sooner we will
again advance on the scalp of civic
progress. Nothing Is to he gained hy
apathetic waiting for no one is going
to hand us anything. If we want to go
ahead, if we want to advance and make
the best of what is in us We must
cease our present policy and get decid
edly busy. Despite the cry of the pro
fessional knocker and the howling pes
simist, there is still a great many op
portunities awaiting development In
this district. One does not need to
either accept or deny our humble word
for it for slight Investigation will dis
close all the convincing evidence that
any one needs. That they will he de
veloped in time cannot he doubted hut
what we of the present want is to
profit by them ourselves and the only
way we can achieve that result is to
get in and help to bring them to the
point where We can profit by what
they may produce. If money or any
thing else is needed, go after it. W>
won't get it by waiting or talking, but
hy action alone. Unanimity of action,
and a belief that we can do something
if we try. will go far toward accom
plishing any result we undertake. The
Chamber of Commerce seems to have
absorbed this idea and. now that they
have made an attempt to start some
thing. let us by all means get in and
help. With the nucleus of action thus
provided Nome ran be rehabilitated if
every one gets in and help to the best
of their ability. While to many it may
appear that Nome is what is termed a
“dead one,” to sueh we will remark
that If they will take the trouble to
drop their preconceived notions and do
a little Investigating, it is believed that :
they will find enough of opportunities
for a profitable reward for the oppli- 1
cation of energy and industry, to at
lenst cause them to refrain from knock
ing the efforts of those who are trying
to do something for themselves and the
community.
Spoiled children, youths humored In
heir young fancies, are sometimes
tandlcnpped with a burden that re
nains with them through life, and Im
)oses its weight on others who come
nto the spoiled one's life. This view
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s laid down by a court that recently
livorccd an ungracious husband from
i patient and long-suffering wife. In
he case under review the husband had
>een humored in his early life to the
>xtent that here remained nothing in
iis horizoh but self, and he was tn
'apahle of fairly meeting the conces
dons necessary to a happy married life.
In their desire to make the way easy
tor the child, and to Indulge Its whims
ind fancies, parents often may inflict
i lasting injury upon the boy or girl in
he fixing of a selfish character incup
ible of adjustment with the needs of
i give-and-take struggle with the
vorld. In the majority of instances,
jerhaps. some native common sensei
»nd contact with the world’s sharpj
■orners restore the coddled one to a
sense of proportion, but It is a handi |
\ip at best nnd n distinct unkindness I
n its effect In after life.
In the difficult struggle of practical
life there is need for courage, and tol
erance, and stout-hearted perseverance
in the face of worldly rebuffs. The
spoiled child has too often the impres
sion that the world revolves about him,
nnd ho must rid himself of this im
pression to enjoy a successful life.
The dictum of the court points to
the conclusion that ’parents may easily
Impose a distinct handicap upon a be
loved child In the mlstnken impression
thnt they are rnntrihnting to its wel
fare.
THE CAPTIVES
OF GERMANY
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It must have puzzled most people to
know how the prisoner of war receive*
communications in the shape of letters,
parcels, and money from his relatives
at home, and hy what means he is able
to send news of himself to his friends
while he is in prisoner's camp of the
enemy,
The work is carried out by the mili
tary postal department, aided hy a few
specially-qualified bilingual sorters,
The French and German government
authorities do not sort any of the pris
oners of war correspondence with their
relatives. Fetters are collected into
bundles at Pontarlier and Frankfort
respectively and forwarded to the of
fice of the Berne "trans-post.” There
letters have previously passed though
the hands of the camp commandant
and are stamped “Approved," Similar
ly, letters addressed to tile prisoner
bear the censor’s stamp from the place
of origin. The letters are all ready
again on their arrival at destination
before being delivered.
The method of dealing with the
transfer of money to prisoners of war
Is a rather more elaborate affair. The
money orders are issued on large-sized
distinctive colored cards. They are not
put in envelopes, hut are simply ad
dressed to the "transit-post” at Borne,
where they are replaced hy a Swiss
order for payment on a yellow card,
which is honored by the postal au-1
thorities of both France and Germany.
The work of transferring the details
from the Ferneh or German original
order to the neutral Swiss is done by
girl clerks.
From September 1 to the end of the
year no fewer than 22F687 money or
ders. representing 3.378.Wilt! francs,
rinssed through the Berne “transit
post” to French prisoners in Germany,
tnd 61,045, money orders, representing
1,195,614 francs, to German prisoners
n France.
On December 1 the Swiss govern
nent extended the same facilities for
he transfer of money to Russian ptia
>ners In Austro-Hungarian prisoners
n Russia.
The neutral Swiss order has* to lie
•eturued to Heme, so that a settle
nent of the sums paid out to prisoners
>f the respective governments may he
•nade, and in this way ft has often
leen the means of discovering whether
i "missing” is alive or dead
Chickens 50c per pounj; also some
lice fryere. Eggs 75c per dozen. Geo.
Broeeer Black 5.
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Our Smaller
sized dredges
with buckets
from V/2 foot
capacity to 5
foot capacity,
lead all others.
We design,
build, Install
and operate for
a period of 30
days.
Dredges de
signed and
built to suit
conditions
under which
they are to
operate
Double Flume, Screen Conveyor, Type of American Gold Dredge.
Manufacturer
of light power
drills capable
of sinking 5 in.
holes 50 feet
deep.
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Our special
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saving devices
installed on
dredges of the
flume type.
Write for
prices and
particulars
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I 503-504 PIONEER BLDG. B. BERNARD, Manager 8EATTLE, WASH
NOW 13 THE TIME.
To come in and see us, as the bright
ninny days are coming on. and have
your clothes cleaned, pressed and re
paired.
We make them look like new.
\\ e clean hats.
We make alterations.
We guarantee first-clasa workman
ship.
Wa guarantee modern methoda.
We guarantee prompt service.
And 'vc will appreciate your patron
age
We also make suite to order.
NOME TAILORING COMPANY,
Between Segerstrom & Hagen and R. B
Zehner’s Jewelry Stores.
I
EAGLE HALL
SUNDAY NIGHT.
2 Part Drama.
THE MISER.
j Kay Beet Film Co.
Educational
FEEDING A GREAT CITY.
Showing the immense Markets
and the food stuff and supplies
consumed by New York’s six
million population!.
MINING COPPER ORE
IN UTAH
Comedy.
GRIZZLEY BEAR TWO STEP
MAKING MONEY.
An interesting program worth
seeing.
OLLIE BOURRET, Pianist
ERNEST BERGGREN, Vielin
ADMISSION, 25 cents
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J > Messrs. Sundquist and England. <
j: Accordion Soloists ;
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jju KRIGEK STORE!
• ; HAS JUST RECEIVED A BIG J
I; STOCK OF LADIES’ AND <
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Wittenberg
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BUTTERICK
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Dealer in all kinds of Lumber
hay and Grain
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Gasoline Engines, hoists
Boilers, Pipe and Pipe
Fittings
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