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NUa«ET MINING AND DREDGING
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Entered as second class matter Feb
29, 1007, at the post office at Nome,
Alaska, under the Act of Congress cf
March 1878.
Copy for regular advertisements
must be In by 10 o'clock on the day of
publication.
NOME, ALASKA, MARCH 10, 1917.
We have 'orce. of marines in at
. .st two An igu republics today,
Cuba at’d Xaa Domingo. They are
inor; to protect the rights of all for
eigners by preserving order. Yet
Mexico the roost disorderly and de
structive of our neighbors has been
allotted to continue in anarchy
Switzerland and Holland, the two
nations closest to the great war with
out actually being in it, are reported
to be preparing for eventulaities. Per
haps they have a good reason for be
lieving that the gteae deacle is com
ing soon. It " pears in the news
iron, all source » 'hat the next few
months, will be momentous m world
hiSiory
A-iu now hwi den is said to be short
of foo.l and itady to do something
about it. The I nited States and other
neutrals are ' ing war prices for food
because of the world shotrage. How
must it be, then, in some of the bel
ligercnt countries where supplies are
Jtduted for lack of toilers and where
poor facilities ex'st for importing?
Many of those who observed the live
stock at the A. H. barn dance may
have noticed that tho chickens were
wide awake throughout the evening.
Some people who noted this may have
attributed it to excitement caused by
the music and presence of so many
strange human beings. This explan
Uon along with the new surroundings
and lack of their accustomed roost
ing place may partially account for
their wakefulness but as a matter of
fact those chickens mistook the glare
of the electric light for daylight.
Anyone who has been about hens
a little knows that they go to roost
at durk and get down from their
perches with the first daylight. This
is enually true of the long summer
days and the short ones of winter.
The hen’s life is chieily occupied in
roosting and eating. In the summer
after protracted feeding the hen will
stand in the shade on one leg and nod
to make up for the short sleep at
night Cut soon she will be scratch
ing ugain for more food. Now, the
more a hen eats the more eggs she
will lay, other conditions being fav
orable And the longer daylight hours
she has for feeding the more she will
eat. It has been proved by many
experiments, and lately by practical
demonstration, that hens knows no
difference between electric light and
the natural light of day. If their
stable is properly wired and provid
Professional Cards
Dr. A. F. Heimlich
OVER HILL’S DRUG STORE.
Hours 2 to 5 and 7 to I p. m.
I*ban. Msin 7.
ed with bulbs and the electric light |
turned on at 3 a, m. ia the month j
of December they will think that day |
has dawned and will hastily hop ot j
flop down and go to picking such t
food as has been provided. And the
more they eat the more they lay.
Generally speaking the longer day
light or working hours they have the
more they w ill eat. One experimenter
raised the average egg yield per hen
for a year from 68 to 189 by the use
of artificial light to stimulate the
birds to gastronomic exertions. In
these days when the winter price of
eggs In the cities east and west is
sixty to seventy cents a dozen it is
of some benefit ot be able to increase
a hen’s laying capacity three fold.
From a business standpoint the uso
of electricity to stimulate egg laying
would depend entirely on whether the
light bill and wear and tear on the
hen were warranted by the proceeds
from the sale o' the eggs. If the t
poultryman has a little water power
available so that the electric light
costs practically nothing the artificial1
daylight scheme would be highly !
profitable but if his light bill was J
excessive the early and unnatural !
exhaustion of the egg capacity of each
hen would not seem to be warranted.
For a hen is capable of laying only ,
l a certain number of eggs in her life
time whether it all be done in two
years or extended over six or seven.
As to the morality of deceiving the
hens in this way it would seem to
be a question for each ma’ns con
science Possibly however, there is uo
I problem here for the hens may like
j the light better than darkness Then
I again they may prefer feeding, with
its orollary of egg-laying, to sleep
ing and (.’.earning.
CHANCE FOR GRAY HAIRS.
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The Portland Forty Five Efficiency
Club, devoted to demonstrating the
capability of men 1 cyond the age of
45, provided a it markable vaudeville
and musical prrgiam by ectei'ainers
between the ages of 15 and 71 years.
A quartet of ni i. past 70 warbled
melid’.fislv , a 70-> t:-old aorabat put
I over some very- complicated athletic
stunts; a 70-year-old grandma put on
a violin solo. It was a great night for
the elder brothers and sisters, and a
strong demonstration that the weight
of years has not weakened their effi
ciency. This Portland organization is
seeking to have the age limit In na
tional and local civil service rules
removed.
In Chicago a committee of business
men has undertak n to remvoe the
handicap to employment that men
past 45 often face. Approximately,
500 places have been found for men
of this age or over, and there are 2000
applications for work pending, all of
which the committee intends shall be
i.flowered with a job.
Tile heads of fifty largo mercantile
ami industrial concerns have written
the committee expressing their desire
to "give gray hairs a ehince.” One
of the great express con panics has
removed its ban against eir ployes over
36 years and has placed I fty jobs at
the committee’s disposal.
There is something reassuring and
hopeful to humanity In the work that
these business men have undertaken.
The} are giving of their time and
means to Improve the conditnio of
their fellow men, without reward ex
cept the satisfaction that comes from
doing good. Beyond that, they are
contributing to the ends of Justice.
There is no reason why a inan beyond
45, and perhaps as far along as 70
years, who has lived temperately and
preserved his mental and bodily pow
ers, should not he able to render good
service to his fellow man.—P.-I.
BENEGIA ARSENAL
EMPLOYES WANT
SALARIES INCREASED
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Pacific Xewj Sen n ■ , Wash. Bureau
W ASHINGTON A petition of em
ployes of ttu t. :i11« .I States arsenal at
Benecia. Cal., urging congress to give
consideration to the enactment of
legislation for increasing the pay of
civil service employes generally and
to increase the pay of the Benecia
arsenal employes in particular and
providing for the retirement of the
aged ami disabled employes incline
with the trend of the times has been
presented to the senate by Senator
Works and to the hones by Represen
tative Baker. The petition was re
ferred to the senate oommtitee on
interstate commerce and to the house
committee on reform in the clvi! ser
vice.
Office and Residence of J. F. McAl
lister, freighter and transfer, Elite j
Baths Phone Red 157.
VERY SPECIAL OFFER.
From now until April 1, we offer |
first class tailor made sutls and over
coats at outside prices. Some extra
fine black and blue serge and wor
sted. Besides 300 of this season's
latest patterns. AH wool material,
fit and workmanship guaranteed.
Please bring us your cleaning, pres
sing and repairing.
Yours to plcas.e
NOME TAILORING CO,.
Next door to Segerstrom & Hagen.
COMPARATIVE
TEMPERATURES
Following are the lowest recorder1
temperatures for this year and last
on the duya teaignated. The minus,
sign before a number means below
zero.
It. S. Weather Bureau.
1916 1917
March 1 . —14 80
March 2 —11 80
March 3 .. . —4 32
March 4 . —14 12
March 5.—15 0
March 6.—19 —15
March 7.—19 — 8
March 8. —17 20
March 9 —17 22
FOR SALE CHEAP.
2 4 H. P. BOILERS.
1 12 H. P. BOILER.
1 16 H P. BOILER.
2 6 H. P. BOILERS.
ALL UPRIGHT BOILERS.
DARLING & DEAN CO.
In the home *r in the camp, there
is no commodity so extensively used
as meat, therefore it is upon that
commodity that you should look to
for economical buying. Following are
a few of our prices:
Beef by the sine.$<19
Round steak. 26
Sirloin steak . 40
Pot Roast. 22
Stew .... . 20
Mutton by carcass . 16
Mutton chops, snoulder . 26
Mutton chops, loin and rib. 36
Mutton legs.. .30
Pork loin chops. 30
Fresh Reindeer from the Lomen
herd, dressed in a skillful and sani'
tary manner.
Sweet Briar Butter 40c per pound
by the ca»e.
PACIFIC COLD STORAGE CO.
i bone White 17.
Celling Carde at the Nugget Office
Classified Ads.
All Classified Ads Must be Paid for
in Advance.
LOST.
LOST—On Feb. 26th, three 3-months i
old pups. Description as follows: 1
male, black, with brown markings;
crown eared. 2 females, greyish brown
long-tailed. Hound strain. Notify ■
Russ Downing.
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form, giving all important happenings of the
world at large, together with local doings and
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patronizing the home merchant.
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NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
BEGINNING MONDAY, 4UNE TTH, THE PRICE OF BREAD
ILL BE f CENTS PER LEAF OR THREE LOAVES FOR 26
CENTS. THE SIZE OF LOAVES NAVE BEEN INCREASED
WHICH INSURES MORE AND BETTER BREAD FOR OUR
PATRONS.
CHAS. CAVEY, Prop,
established June 1900
Alaska Banking M
Sale Deposit dopy
AUTHORIZES CAPITAL ....ftlMM
•AID UP CAPITAL. HM
A Ganaral Banking Bualanea Tran
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Fresh Pork
Every Friday
INDEPENDENT MEAT
■AHKET
W. H. Webb
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LANG AND MOORES MER’
IT STOVES AND RANOEO
COLE’S HOT BLAST HEAT* H
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PLIES AND HARDWARE
310 Front St. Phone flain II
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