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The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-08
City Official Paper
NOME. ALASKA, APRIL 8. 1915.
A REGRETA6LE HABIT.

It was d peculiarly pertinent question asked by Secretary Redfield at din ner some time ago, when, during the course of an address in which he ans wered the public criticism of several of the administration policies he ask ed: Why have We. here in America, the habit of criticising first and get ting the facts afterwards" While it is true that human nature is much the same the world over, it is none the less an indIsputable fact that we, of this country. are prone to the accusation contained in the question.
 Evidences of this predominant trait of the American people are to be seen any day of the week and il is totally unnecessary to search in the high ways and byways to discover it. It is visible on every hand. No matter the relation or circumstance, it is our sim gular failing 10 begin with accusations and then look for explanations Any
 
 cord with our preconceived ideas of merit is immediately subjected to a critical condemnation and il is gen erally not until we have lambasted it to our hearts content that we stop to ask the why or wherefore. Particularly in matters of public interest We are always ready to censure before looking for the underlying causes or conditions. A governmental policy of which we have only the most superficial know ledge will call forth a flood of criti- cism regardless of whether we know anything about it or not.
 In private life we slay character on the slightest pretext without grace or compunction and it is seldom that we ever wait for even a confirmation of q rumor before we are busy with the nefarious task of blasting the name and fame of our neighbors. Daily we thus bring untold misery to our fellows, basing our criticism on the most trifi- ing circumstance and not even waiting to ascertain the facts before launching the besmirching holt beyond recall
 Quarrels and misunderstanding with our friends are of daily occur ence in every community, all because people do not seek for the truth before lifting their voices in protest at what they do not understand Countless heartaches are born within the family circle where love and trust alone should rule. because of this singular failing and it is a regrettable fact that ii is frequently those whom we most cherish upon whom we infiict the most severe and unjust criticism The ma jority of the countless miseries thus engcndered could all be avoided if we but asked one question. for one word which might serve to lift the cloud from our understanding and let in the light of knowledge From the same
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PHYSICAL COURAGE OF RACES.

Macaulay wrote an essay celebrated in it's time on Macchiavell wherein he contended that the Italians of the period of the renaissance were too in- tenectual and refined themselves to wage war and hence to fight their bat ties called in Swiss German. and French mercenares
 No doubt Macauley proved his con tention concerning fifteenth century Florence. Venice. and Milan But the generalization that nations can become too intellectual and refined to fight is denied hy the facts of the battieflelds in Europe today. On them is exhibited n quality of courage that no barbarian ol purely military race has surpassed, while the endurance shown exceeds what any barbarian or semi-harbarian race has ever been capable of.
 The Germans themselves are as in- tellectual race as any. Their physical
 
 Poland today is as high as history wots of. While the physical courage of the French Whom the Germans have charged with degeneracH. as of the British whom the Germans have lerorned as Shopkeepers is demon strated to he not one whit inferior to 1 hat of the Germans
 The fact is, physical courage is near ! lv a common possession of mankind The troops from India which the Brit ish have landed In France have it: 90 do the Africans whom the French are man, brown man. black man. yellow man. all will fight desperately They
 lso all will run. and run speedy under certain conditions, just as under others they will stand and die to the last man rhysical courage is not the exclusive heritage of any one race or group of races. Neither is heroism
 \ Rajput army numbering fifty thousand men which in the eighteenth century was put to rout by five thous- and Britons under q Wellesley or a Give was not a host of towards Their descendants today in France, with modern weapons and under scientific leadership may be trusted to storm q German freDch
 The south before the civil war be- lieved that one southerner could whip three northerners, and especially was she scornful concerning the stomach Of the New England trader for fight But the New England Yankees, that | least military and most martial people on earth" as one civil war general characterized them. gave a good ac- count of themselves.
 Success in war is a matter of su- perior numbers or superior organiza 1 tion and equipment. or superior lead ership. The sheer of any people al any other peoples bravery is not iusti- fled by facts, nor do intellectual develo- ment and esthetic faculty sap courage They may enhant it.-Ex
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Skagway, Seward and Cordova have joined Juneau in cordially inviting President Wilson to extend his pro- posed Pacific Coast visit to Alaska The newspapers of the Territory have generally approved of the action.
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In commenting on the recent mur- der of Louis Schornborn. at Chisana the Dawson News says the fact that our deputy marshals have to telegraph for use of funds to chase a murderer or in fact hunt down any criminal is enough to rouse every lover of law order and excoriates our red-tape sys- tenn as follows: such an egregious state of affairs in a progressive civi- lized land in this day would seem to a stranger scarcely credlable. yet it is a known fact that such Is the ease all throughout Alaska"
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The Admiral line has discontinued it's of11ces at Skagway and will probab- " discontinue making that place a port of call Before the loss of the Admiral Sampson the company had contem- plated making Skagway one of it's regular ports of call, maintaining a three boat service the year around, but with the loss of that steamer it was decided to cut out Skagway. at least for the present
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According to letter written hy Geo. Goshaw. former deputy marshal at Valdez and candidate at the last election for the territorial legislature, to a friend in Fairbanks. which has found its way into a newspaper of that town. there is reign of terror at Chisana. which is apparently in the hands of a band of bad men.
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PHONE MAIN 46.

Entered as second class matter Feb 2t i90; al the Postotflce at Nome Alaska. &nder the Act of Congress of Nurel : }>-S
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ALASKA NOTES

ary superintendent of the Presbyterian church in Alaska, Juneau. Alaska.
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new school house that has a chimney on it.
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JUNEAU-Roland Martin, w B. Phelps and !. A. Wilcox. while sur veyins south of the Alaska Juneau dock and back of Sheep creek road recently discovered trunk containing the skeleton of man. This is the same trunk which caused such stir the first time it was found about a year ago. and which was found to con tain the skeleton of an Indian.
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Gov. J, F. A. strong has appointed the Ninth International Purity Con- gress which will be held in San Fran cisco on July IS to 24. 1915. The dele- gates are:
 Mrs. D. A Thompson, president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Juneau.
 Mrs. Willis E. Nowell, president of the Draper Club of Juneau
 Bishop Peter T. Rowe, of the Epis- copal church in Alaska, of Seattle. Wn.
 Rev. John H. Condit. D. D.. mission
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A mule makes no headway while he is kicking: neither does a man but-"kick in" at the big vaudeville April 18th.
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100 TONS OF FLOUR.

ereas only 90. North Pole Bakery and Anvil Bakery.
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WHY EAT POOR BREAD.
When you can get GOOD. WHOLE SOME Bread at Sc DOT ioat.
 ANVIL BAKERY,
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CANDY

CANDY Easter Novelties and Easter Eggs al the Rose Candy Store.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18
Your Silk Stockings;
How to Treat Them

With little care and attention silk
stockings may be made to wear two and
even three months. II before wearing
they are washed through lukewarm
water they will become more glossy and
also strengthened. as silk takes very
kindly to water.
After each wearing. also. the stockings
should be washed In lukewarm water
and white soap.
If the stockings are white, they should
be put in a dark room to dry. Never
dry white or colored stockings in the
sun. The Japanese are said to put all
white silks in a dark closet to dry. This
will absolutely keep them from yellow
ing. The use of hot water, according to
those who know. is prohibited In the
washing OF silks. Also avoid rubbing.
And now as to the wearing of silk
stockings, They absolutely must not be
worn tight. If the stocking is pulled 10
its full length and caught at the hem
there will be few, II any, runners oc-
curing within reasonable time. Wear
your stockings comfortably. not too loose
OF too tight. One extreme is as bad as
another.
A stocking with Isle top and foot
will wear better than an all-silk one.
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By
ELLEN ADAIR

deigned to offer her his heart and per-
petual meal-ticket She will accept him
because he ls the right man-end for no
other reason.
For the girl who works for her own
living has tasted fully of the Joys OF In
dependence She knows what 1t means to
have her own bank account II she sees
a new gown or a new hat in the stores
that she particularly fancies, why, in she
goes and buys 1t straight away. She de-
pends on nobody.
When girl such as this ma ries. she
certainly gives up a good deal. 81 mus!
be genuinely in love with the man OF her
choice before she will sacrifice this very
delightful economic freedom and tie
equally delightful sense of share In the
worlds work. Yes, of course. plenty OF
work will be waiting for her In the home
But then It Is quiet sheltered sort of work
without the excitement and interest Of
meeting new people daily.
The girl who does not work for her own
marriage as the be-all and end-all Of ex-
lstence. Her parents have probably In
stllled the idea into her from infancy. A
girl of this type had better be warned in
time. The average marriage is not alto
gether a bed of roses. 1t means hn d
work. and unpaid work, and never-eas-
Ing work. There is the old adage;
A mans work is from sun to sun,
But womans work Is never done.
Matrimonially speaking, this Is very
true. Unless there be lots Of love in the
question. marriage is the very hardest
profession girl can enter. 1t offers no
rosy escape from hard work. as so m ny
girls fondly imagine Even where the
husband Is rich and many servants a o
kept there are endless duties and respon-
sibilities that the wife cannot possibly
avoid.
AS cooperative compact founded on
true affection, marriage is ideal and the
best state for everybody. But MARI age
regarded as a profession and an escaTe
from work and self-support will always
prove nothing more nor less than a total
failure.
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There IS n certain type Of girl who re-
CARDS marriage as profession. She used
70 nourish everywhere at one period. Now.
happily. she Is only infreduently to be en-
c9untered. But she is still with us. all
the same.
This sort OF girl fails to comprehend
that marriage is the hardest and the worst
profession that is open to women. More
training and more accomplishments are
required for Il than for any other busi-
ness under the sun. Moreover, once It is
entered upon girl cannot quit II she
doesn't like the job. No. she has to stick
right there to the bitter end; unless. Of
course, che chooses to drag things
through the courts. which always in
wolves great deal of unpleasantness, ex-
pense and endless trouble.
The girl who marrles for the sake Of
. homo makes very poor bid for hap
plness The early Victorian maiden was
a foolish creature with whom have no
sympathy.
Nowadays, however, there need be no
forelorn little Cinderella sitting by the
nre plaintively waiting for some prob
iematical lover to come riding by. Not a
BIT of it, Cinderella gets UP. puts on
the best gown she can lay hands on and
goes out to look for a job. like a sensible
girl When her pay envelope Is coming
regularly to her every week she doesn't
bother about the coming of the Fairy
Prince. for she's having a very excellent
and satisfactory time without him.
As a matter of fact the girl who works
FOR her own living meets men on such n
sane and sensible ground that she has
every opportunity for making very
happy and successful marriage-and this
because she doesn't set out originally with
that purpose at all. Her aim is a useful
and interesting occupation for herself.
Men are Incidental to this II she meets
the right man. well and good. She will
marry him. II he asks her. If she doesn't
meet the right man, then she won't shed
tears OF disappointment over 1t. And one
thing is certain-she won't accept a man
merely because he is man who has
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"The same boat" said Denham, "At
least think So"
Lord Arthur stopped and picked UP
something from the shingle. 1t was an
old briar pipe with a blackened and worn
howl and vulcanite mouthpiece very
much bitten down the left-hand side. He
examined 1t carefully and then handed 1t
to Denham.
You'd better keep that" he said "1t
may provide clue"
The detective nodded and put the pipe
in his pocket
1T think, my lord" he said after a
pause, that we shall have good many
clues after this nights work"
THE motorboat," said Detective In
spector Murray, was built at South
ampton three years ago by Mckenzie
Brothers. 1t was ordered and paid for by
man of the name of Colonel Locker. He
used her for a season and then sold her
to man of the name of Tearle,
stranger. who paid cash and took her
away from Southampton without giving
any address, According to Colonel Locker,
this man was tall and dark, with mus
tache, and might have been Doctor An
derson before the latter grew beard
THAT doesn't get us much nearer to
Anderson" said Lord Arthur Meriet.
THE boat left Harwich." Murray con-
tinued, at IL o'clock that day. We have
found man who saw Doctor Anderson,
but we can get no evidence that there was
any one else on board. Doctor Anderson
came ashore in dinghy and bought some
provisions. The boy may or may not have
been on board. My own opinion is that
they Intended to pick him up somewhere,
or they would not have started for the
island SO early"
HAS the boat been seen before in the
neighborhood?" queried Russell
"Yes-at least three times Once at
Pin Mill, up the Orwell. once in the Wal
ton backwater, and once near the mouth
of the Aidc-Shingle street they call 1t.
believe. All these appearances were with
in the last month"
ANY one else with Doctor Anderson"
queried Lord Arthur.
"The men don't seem certain on that
point, my lord. In any case, they can't
give a description of any one who was
seen on board. 1 particularly asked about
boy. One man-at Walton-said he
thought there was boy, but he wouldn't
swear TO it."
'Is that all the information you have
at present?" queried Lord Arthur.
"Yes-all that refers to the boat. Now
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Across the Counter

me shops are showing wonderful bar
gains IN lingerie Just now, and right
under the heading January white sale
they are selling waists OF every color in
the rainbow.
One attractive style OF pink chiffon,
with stripes or shadow lace running
lengthwise. This had long sleeves. a col
lar cut high In back and V-shaped Ia the
front. closing with the daintisst OF Jet
buttons. II sold for S295
a very striking combination was a
waist made OF eonee-eolorsd lace and
narne- -cOlQred satin. The satin was made
into A sifdle eject at the high waist
line aud Was yeied with the soft. cling
ing lace This also comes IA flesh. pale
Frean aud taupe, and costs Sass.
"A very plain model was made OF pure
Nhiie crepe de chine. with scallops down
E1a front ana around the high collar. The
sleeves were set Ia. also the cuffs. and
Hsra fni5hed on with hsmatitching This
CAME in heavy quality goods and sold
f1r 81
"A patty shade creDe da chine blouse at
lfactsd much attention. Il had long
sI0ae1a and tne front consisted of tiny
baud niaila. with s hqz plalE in mont
IHfc1sf which 4ttls gray pearl RntEens
HtH1 11Il had s comfortable tnsHqesn b
ar a| fae W ea 8 ~ So
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Miss Anne II. Wharton

"Yes, am knitting for the soldiers"
said Miss Wharton, the well-known writer
on Colonial subjects and authoress of
Rose Of Old Quebec" etc. II send every
bit OF wool and material can get over to
the other side. 1 spent my summer in
| England. and I know just how great the
need is for these things. Ali the Ameri-
can women seem to realize this, too. for
they are doing wonderful work toward
relieving the suffering abroad. I really
believe that some of them are doing
without things they need in order to help
others.
"It is the strangest thing, that, in the
face OF this magnificent example. the
American women are accused OF reckless
extravaganza. Why, the majority OF
women can't afford to be extravaganza
II is astounding to know the number of
American women who do their own
housework. Compared with the mass of
plain, ordinary, women. the extravagant
class is only small percentage.
"I always resent the so-called Society
novel which brands our women as use
less and eNtravagant. Now, Edith Whar-
toms books present a unique type, not
the typical woman, by any means. Such
a type is a slur on our American women.
because the extreme is an international
type; she isn't necessarily an American.
You can find the woman who smokes
and wastes her time In any country"
''No. I don't think that uniforms for
women would make us any more demo-
cratic. Besides. they would be terribly
tiresoma, When you count II all up
women don't spend any more on clothes
than the men spend on their clubs and
cigars. Taking It all together. 1 think
the total would be about the same
Just at this moment a sleek. black Wis
hor appeared and began to pull at the
loose strands OF Miss Wharton's wool.
She was the smallest OF cats-not kittens
and she had no tail.
That's Bunty. and we named her that
because she always pulls any strings she
can get hold of. She just came TO us one
day and We have kept her ever since. She
never had tail. even when she was
kitten"
what was the most interesting place
you visited IN Englandr"
Well" answered Miss Wharton remi-
niscently. II was getting data for my
new book. You sea. II is about the Eng
lish surroundings of some OF our famous
Americans. / looked up the homes OF men
like Washington, Ben Franklin. the
Brswsters. and William Penn. and am
writing about them. The Washington an
oestral home, for instance. IL called Sell
grave Manor II Is a wonderful old place.
and was bought by the British Govern
ment to celebrate the lO0th anniversary OF
the peace between England and America
Serooby, the home OF the Brewster fam
Ny Is another interesting place. The Pill
grim Fathers sailed from there. you
know.
mo. this isn't a very good time TO
bring out a book. Every one Is reading
war stories or light things TO take their
minds on the serious things. / don't
blame them. ether they need H.
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silk forget-me-nots on this lac.
does look pretty.
A very high glrdle Of the cbi,ro,
over the bust line, finished bv '' ~.
chiffon bow in front. and the lit,,s h.,, w.
Is OF chiffon. too. laid In double fo,d.
The straight up-and down effect :. (,
little gown is very chic. like ,bo ~, ~
sleeve line, too, and the little fare a, ..'s $
cuff "a
Blinor agrees with me that A tou., /.
black velvet always is necessary n =
the last finishing touch to a eos,,-.
The French always follow this pIan =
Ellnor wears bands OF narrow blaet "a
vet ribbon round her wrists with ~.
gown, finished by a bow at the sid.
have lent her my turquoise ear,...
for her trip, as they exactly match 4.
shade of the chiffon.
She is sure to have a perfectly lava.
time. But then, in any case, ElInor 4.
ways enjoys herself wherever she goa.
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4 Pretty Little Dance Goun

Elinor Is still shopping frantlcally In
preparation for her expected trip to the
South. am acting as guide, philoso-
pher and friend, and have just planned
out very pretty little dance frook for
her.
She bought some yards Of lovely pale
blue satin a year ago, and 1t has been
lying UP in her bottom drawer ever since.
pounced uponitt with delight when
happened to come upon 1t accidentally.
This is the very thing for a dance
frock," / cried, and hshed It UP out of
the depths.
Ellnor looked doubtful. "You can buy
ready-made things so cheaply In the
stores.' said she, that l hardly like to
put money in getting that satin made UP.
Dressmakers charge such a lot nova
days"
but let's make It between us, Elinor."
I insisted. at would be such fun, and
1 have very good idea of Just the style
that would suit you"
drew a little sketch Of the gown-to-be
as 1 saw It and we started to work that
very day.
The foundation is OF pale blue satin,
fitted closely, in the princess style. Over
this comes an overdress of blue chiffon.
set in tiers of founces. There are nine
fiounces altogether and wired the bottom
of EACH SO that each sticks out with the
approved flare"
Just below the waist line is set section
of lace medallion insertion. I worked