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NOME, ALASKA. NOV. 5, 1915.
Now that the last boat has departed
and we are left to our own devices
until the glad warmth of summer re
turns to warm our winter chilled and
sluggish blood to new activity, It la
to be supposed that we will once again
settle down to the same old business
of cussing the coal bill, damning the
weather man and to stirring up all
the meanness and cussedness that is
inherent In natures of the great ma
jority of us. We will probably get out
our little hammer, grown rusty through
the summer, polish It up neatly and
prepare to swing it on something or
somebody. We will also probably
commence to keep a careful eye on our
neighbor to ascertain his little slips
and fallings or lapses from moral rect
itude and In sundry and divers other
ways show that we have lots of time
on our hands to lend to things that
would otherwise be beneath our notice.
Thats the main trouble about the long
winter. We have too much time to
think over the trifles; the little silly
things that are ever apparent but
which wre do not see when the hurry
and bustle of life from the great out
side touches upon our existence dur
ing the summer season. Hemmed in by
the Icy boundaries of our environment
and with little to do that demands our
full and undivided attention, we are
apt to grow Introspective and narrow
minded and to allow the little things
of existence to fasten upon our at
tention to the detriment of ourselves
and others. We become mentally care
less. so to speak, and choose not that
which Is w-orth while for that which
Is not. We are content to feed our
minds upon the chaff of life and to
find great delight In Its very lack of
all that Is noble or elevating. It Is
human nature to be mean and we are
all more or less given to pettiness and
littleness, to fault finding and unjust
criticism, regardless of whether we
know It or not and all of these traits
find their greatest expression when
the long winter comes on. We could
each and every one of us profit If we
Just kept this fact in the back of our
minds for we would then probably
overlook a whole lot of things that
made not only orueslevs but others mis
erable and In addition, bring us down
to a mental level that is anything but
meritous. Whether our station be high
or low, life is too short to busy our
selves with things that have no merit
or value. After all It Is only the big
things of life that count and nothing
that was little or mean ever benefltted ,
humanity either In whole or part. This
is neither a sermon or an admonition
but we can all take Its terms to heart
with considerable profit for we are so
out to forget what a great big beauti
ful world this Is and to overlook the i
good and true In favor of that which !
Is the contrary.
Germany Is again showing that same
masterly efficiency displayed In other !
matters In grappling with the food
i
problem for th© coming winter. Ac
cording to the announcements recent
ly received, a plan has been perfected
whereby the government will assume
a strict supervision of th© distribution !
of all foodstuffs, even to tho extent of
issuing tickets permitting the purchase
of limited quantities of such commo
dities and products as may be found
growing uncomfortably scarce. Through
this form of distribution ^t is hoped
that the German people* will b« able
to pass through the winter without suf
fering or being compelled to pay In
flated prices for such food stuffs as
will be necessarily scarce owing to a
restricted supply. This measure does
not mean that Germany Is facing the
prospects of starvation so fondly antlic
pated by the allies during earlier pe
riods of the war for there Is undoubted
ly ample food supplies within the bor
ders of the empire to enable the popu
lace to subsist in comfort. The falla
cious belief that Germany can he
starved has long ago been dissipated
by Innumerable evidences that he na
tion Is amply able to sustain Itself for
an Indeterminate period on the nat
ural products of the soil even In the
event that all outside sources of sup
ply were completely cut off. The pol
icy of strict conservation means to the
German people an equal dlstrtbulton
and a freedom from the rapacity of
traders In food commodities who might
be Inclined to boost prices because of
a limited supply. There Is little doubt
that in the absence of governmental
regulation the diet of a large portion
of the German people would be reduced
to the most simple elements through
the Inflated prices placing many
classes of foodstuffs beyond the reach
of those of moderate means. It Is not
to be doubted that under ordinary
conditions there would be much suf
fering among the middle and lower
classes were It not that the govern
ment has taken the situation In hand
and at one blow obliterated the pos
sibility of the people being compelled
to pay extortionate prices and assured
them an ample supply of such commo
dities as are obtainable through a sys
tem of equal distribution.
ALASKA SPRUCE SHIPPED EAST.
The Juneau Dispatch says Alaska
spruce lumber Is at last coming into
its own as a wood to be used In the
manufacture of fine furniture and In
terior decorating.
There has been a steadily Increasing
demand for clear Alaska spruce, or
Slti-a spruce, as It Is known in the
trade for some time, but the Alaskan
mills have been unable, or unwilling
to supply the demand to any great
extent.
As one mill man said recently, "My
field Is In Alaska, and if I ship all
»f my clear lumber to the states, where
will I be able to sell my seconds? I
can't ask my trade to buy from me
if I give them my second rate lumber."
The sawmill at Petersburg has made
several shipments of clear spruce to
Boston in late years where It was used
In the manufacture of the best grade
of spoon oars, oars which have been
used in the big rowing races of the
east. Sitka spruce makes the best oars
ns It Is light and tough, oars made
from spruce having nlmum the strength
of the best oars and weigh a great
deal less.
The Worthen Dumber Company of
Juneau has Just made the last ship
ment of an order from Seattle for clear
spruce lumber which Is to be used In
the manufacturer of fine white enomel
furniture, the spruce taking the finest
finish under this treatment.
The mill of the Ketchikan Power
Company at Ketchikan, during the last
summer has shipped several thousand
feet of clear spruce lumber to Boston
to a piano factory, where It will be
used for piano backs, being strong,
light, and an excellent sounding board I
Dumber of this grade Is rapidly replac- I
Ing all others in pianos and is in great
ly Increased demand.
A couple of years ago the Hadley
mill loaded a full ship with Alaska
spruce lumber and shipped It to San
Francisco, where it was eagerly sought
by lumber leaders. At that time the
demand for lumber was very slight
ill over the United States and the mill
company lost money on the experi
ment on account of the low price and
never repeated It.
INCOME OF FORE8TS
1915 I8 $2,500,000.
Washington.—The national forests
turned Into the United States treasury
during the fiscal year ended Juno 30,
1915, nearly $2,500,000, an increase of
more than $40,000 over the receipts of
the previous year, according to a state
ment Just Issued by the forest ser
vice. The timber sales, which amount
ed to $1,164,000, yielded on account of
the depressed condition of the lumber
industry about $79,000 less those of
the previous year, but the gain was
made possible by larger revenues from
other sources. The grazing receipts
which totalled $1,126,000, Increased
$127,000 over last year, and the water
power receipts, which amounted to
not quite $90,000, showed an Increase
of nearly $42,000,
WHERE R. KIPLING FAILS.
New York Evening World.)
"And this bombardment happens
often?” I said.
"It happens always. Would you like
to look at the railway station? Of
course, it has not been so bombarded
as the cathedral.”
This Is not Uncle George personally
conducting Little Rollo over a Belgian
battlefield, but Rudyard Kipling nar
rating his experience In watching a
French artillery bombardment of a
Gorman position. Possibly the brief
extract does not do the eminent author
of "The Light That Failed” and the
"Plain Tales" full justice. It Is mere
!y submitted as a sample of the dull
and disappointing account of actual
war by one who might reasonably be
expected to be the most competent of
all writers to describe modern war
fare.
Why should reporters heat an author
of Kipling's ability and professional
skill In what might be supposed to be
bis congenial field Is It because the
reporter trained to deserthe things as
they are, and forced to curb his Imag
ination by the demands of truth, has
the literary man at a disadvantage
when it comes to narrating actual
events? Facts may w'ell hamper a
writer accustomed to the free play of
hts fancy.
Jules Verne foresaw the airship and
the submarine, hut would he necssarlly
give us the best account of a Zeppelin
raid or a submarine attack? Victor
Hugo rhapsodized over Waterloo after
the event and made literature of It,
hut does It follow that he could have
described the actual battle as well as
a war correspondent?
WHOLE FAMILY OF SMITHS
' ON THIS NEWSPAPER
The Eagle Valley Register, Eagle
Valley, Montana, has arrived at the
axposition, owner, editor, staff and all.
according to a San Francisco paper.
"What are the names?” asked Eu
gene Shelby, chief of the bureau of
asses, pulling out a fresh supply of
blanket!!.
“John Smith.” said the porprietor of
•he Eagle Valley Register.
"John Smith, proprietor." repeated
Shelby, handing out a pass.
"Mrs. John Smith."
“Mrs. John Smith.” said Shelby
magnanimously. '
"John Smith, jr.”
"John Smith, jr.," said Shelby lifting
his eyes.
“A. Smith,” continued the voice of
the Eagle Valley Register, unheeding.
“A. Smith,” suspiciously.
"R. Smith? Why. Mr. Smith, you
know' we don’t issue passes excepting
to members of the staff. T am sorry,
but only those dlerctly engaged on the
newspapers can have passes. These
are all members of your family, I take
It"
“Yes, sir,” answered Smith senior
ofoudly. "Eight of ’em. And all en
gaged on the Eagle Valley Register.
Mrs. Smith, editor: John Smith, jr.,
circualtion manager: second son Is ad
vertising manager, next foreman, next
pressman, next reporter—got ’em all
working down to the office hoy.”
Shelby issued the passes.
TROUSERS IN VOGUE 100 YEARS.
Louisville Chronicle.)
We may, if we be so minded, cele
brate the centenary for trousers this
vear. They were worn before 1815, but
not tolerated "in the best circles.” To
take one's walks abroad in trousers
was to court social ostracism.
Even the Duke of Wellington was
refused admission to Almack’s In 1814
because he wore black trousers and
silk stockings. It appears, however,
that Almack’s capit 'ulated to the new
fashion the following year. And, in any
ease, it might have proved dangerous
to have slammed the door In the face
of the hero of Waterloo.
AT THE NEW EAGLE
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tilled spring 1904*1905, bought in bone
and reduced to 90 per cent, by U. 8
government by the bot*>e ar gallon.
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