The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-24

human stream at Dawson because he
 was able to discern them. He found
 the thrilling in occurrences which
 seemed common place to most others.
 He found humor because he looked for 1t, and humor is only an attitude
 of mind anyway. His fancy found 'n
 the hills and forests of Alaska a stage
 for wonderful advantures and so he chose his characters here end staged
 his play. His women he made beau.
 tiful of body by the urge of his artis- tly which most surely expressed In this way his divlnation of feminine
 line and sacrifice which brought the softer sex to this country of priva-
 ton. The exaltation of spirit which accompanied the flood tide of :he Klondike stampede awoke in him the ambition to use his talents. He be- Ean to dissect human motives. human emotions. and then to reconstruct them again. He lived on the edge of two worlds; the real and a dream world. He took from the real and built his d. cams. His dreams are the tales that iaii'icns have read and that many
 t.hers will read.
 The strength he gathered by the exercise of hls abilities in Alaskan situations called for wider fields. He sought the broad Pacific, the great desert of humanity in the London slums. With the increase In power which followed each effort he nt- tempted more difficult journeys and his imagination went back to the be- ginniIgs of man. In the three or four years preceding his death. as his mind approached maturity. his work show ed more seriousness. He was coming to ponder more and more the meaning of the human soul--its essence, why 1t had come and whlther it would go. His own reading had become philoso- phical and psychological. He began to love the music of the classic masters. Great works of art which in the thoughtless days of rebellious youth had been almost hateful to him be- cause they were mostly enjoyed by the rich now appealed to him as the rich heritage of all people His brusque almost boorish manners of early days. which are supposed by the thoughtless to accompany strength and genuiaeness in man. now gave way to grace and urbanity. Thus 1: may be seen that London was grow ing, broadening and becoming finer all the time.
 If he were to a1alyze his own life and character he would doubtless say, and with truth, that his growth was due to a favorable environment. And his economic viewpoint was such that he could have said that a similar favorable environment can exist and should exist for every human being. The products of mans toll may be so divided that each shall have enough so that culture may be the endow- ment of each one. There were times in his life, as shown by autobiograph- ical sketches, when he nigh. easily q va dno Tod f,.t4 wharf rat. Then came the stimulus of opportunity and the better part of his nature got the upper hand which it continues to hold during life.
 Jack London has gone onto 8 larger life as we believe. He had human faults which he strove to over- come. He was strong, sane and clean. He was not a genuius but he did have exceptional talent. He led his readers, not through peaceful green fields but over the rugged mountains and across tempestuous seas. His people loved the arduous, the insur- mountable and the joy of combat. He has gone. but, in the trite phrase, his works live after him. His memory Is wholesome. pleasant and inspiring. If the next world Is as some think his aspiring soul will not be content to rest in peace. He found his rest in work where 1t can only be found and his sort will never be satisfied to stop while there remains another ascent to be climbed or another soul to be lifted m