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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-02-18

tEd tteir subsidized appendage. the tshy,ies bureau of the department of commerce, succeeding in their design. Is naturally not an agreeable prospect. To them 1t matters great deal if he filching away of the fisheries taxes adds to the territorial taxes. They are the ones who will have to make up the deficit if the territorial revenues are not equal to the costs of government They realize this and realize also that the fisheries scheme is pretty nearly certain to cause an increase of terri. torial taxes In the event of its being successful, so they are naturally mak- ing a lot of fuss about the matter.
 Indeed they are proposing to put up l most strenuous fight against what they feel to be rank injustice and which also threatens to force upon their own shoulders a taxation burden which they can Ill afford to bear, They Ire going to fight against the passage )f the bill placing the control of the fisheries in the hands of those who will plunder the waters which rightful-
 belong to the people of Alaska with put paying back one cent for what
 hey take away; first, because they are ;ood red blooded Americans who hate lnow that 1t will cost them something extra in the event that they do not
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NOME, ALASKA, FEB. 1s, 1s1s.

Aside from the certainty that they
 themselves, will be compelled to pay an increased amount in taxation knowledge that the citizens of prac
 ucauy all other sections of Alas
 ka are preparing to enter vigorous protest against the plan of the de partment of commerce to take away
 the right of the territory to tax the
 salmon packing industry should be an incentive to the people Of Seward peninsula to lend their aid to circum
 venting a scheme which has as It's base the desire of the fisheries to escape 9 just tax on the immense wealth an nuaIy drawn from the waters of the territory.
 It is true that the matter of taxing the fisheries Is not one that Is vita! to the interests of the people of this section. In the last analysis 1t matters not a great deal to us whether the fisheries are taxed or not. Whatever additional taxes are imposed need con. cern us but little for 1t Is a certainty that, whether they are large or small
 they will not cause us to go into
 bankruptcy. It Is really something that need not worry us in the least when 1t comes right down to facts for we are all able to pay a good bit more than we do. But that Is no. exactly the way to look at the matter
 The taxation of the fisheries admit tedIy affects us In very small degree but We must remember that 1t is matter of considerable concern to other and just as important sections of Alaska as the remote one in which we dwell. To the people of southeast ern Alaska the matter of running the territory Is one of vastly more i'm porance than 1t ls to us for the reason th't they are the ones who have to bear the largest share of the burden of supporting the territorial govern men:. They do not pay more in an individual sense than we do. of course but collectively they pay practically three fourths of all the territorial rev enues. Further. they pay them out of a much smaller annual per capita revenue than that enjoyed by the majority of people in this section. The working man, the clerk. the mechanic or the laborer earn scarcely more than half the salary of those engaged in the same professions on Seward benin sula, Even the average business man down there does not enjoy the income of those following commercial pursuits in this district Hence, to those peo- pie taxes are matter of much deeper concern than they are to us.
 Neither high nor low are so favored of fortune as are we and they cannot | therefore, view the prospect of paying out few more shillings for taxes with | the supreme indifference of the pie thoric pursed ones of this division. A quarter more or less doesn't matter much to us and we naturally do not look upon the prospect of an increase ot taxes with much alarm. But It's with those people. They haven't so much money to pay with md the prospect of having to hand )u. stiIi more In the way of taxes ? the event St the packing ssmhine
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fight. It Is to their credit that they have enough spirit to stand out for their rights in the face of this bureau cratic attempt to deprive them of what is plainly their due. Being true souled Alaskans they are not intending to stand by and see themselves i'm posed upon by the fish pirates and their bureau hsnchmen without offer ing a fight for their rights. VT we are possessed of the slightest quantity of sporting blood we must admire the jpirit that will not stand for being held up and if we realize our duty we will go to their aid with every resource at our command. We don't care, of course, whether we have to pay bit more taxes or not but We should realize that, if we did care, the fight those people are making would be our fight no less than their own.
 Not alone for this should we go to their assistance. If for no other reason we should lend our weight because 1t Is Alaskans who are fighting; because we wish to uphold the credit of the division in which we live stn the eyes of the people of Alaska and because We wish to save ourselves the odium of being stamped as paltroons who re- mained silent when the rest of the territory was fighting for It's rights.
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ALASKA NOTES

nony at the present time, and Alaska
 ust to show what 1t can do to supply he demands of the outside world in he way of raw material for manu
 actures, announces five discoveries of lntimony In the past EIonth. nearly all coated at wide distances. viz: Nizina, Shoups Bay. Port Wells. Fairbanks, Nhitehorse.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-02-18

The last of the cases Of the United States vs. the Prospector will be heard in Seattle this month when the list of coal land cases will come before Andrew Christensen. chief of the field division of Alaska. While to the casual observer 1t might appear from the evidence that Uncle Sam was not getting himself much by these trials. the fact that he almost invariably de- cides in his own favor helps wonder fully to remove the feeling of fraud can be found on the part 2f the pros- pector. AS a result of these trials Uncle Sam Is richer by 2 great many million dollars.
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The Mining and Engineering World says: Plans for listing the Kennecott copper shares on the New York Stock Exchange are making progress The company has been In existence not much over three months. and 1t is probable that returns for the first
 quarter will have to be at hand before application Is made to list the secur- ties It Is also likely that a portion of he report of Engineer Henry Krumb,
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who has been making investigation Of kennecott properties, will be incor' porated in the listing application. Mir. krumbs friends say he still adheres world beater, and that there Is nothing else like 1t under development today
 That the ore continues down to much lower levels is confidently believed.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-02-18

One of the strangest accidents re corded in this district, says the Daw- son News of December 13 occurred when a monster meteorite fell on the Yukon telegraph line. near Nahlin south of Atlin, and killed three dogs being driven by Lineman Andy John- son, and stunning Johnson go severely
 hat he failed to regain consciousness for hours. Johnson was travelling bout fifty feet behind the sled. The neteorite made hole in the earth fifty feet in diameter. The wire was broken and appeared to have been subjected to a terrific heat. Johnson has apparently entirely recovered.
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Shipments of antimony from Fai- banks district Alaska, has resulted from the active demand for that min 9ral the last year. It Is reported that .wo to three hundred tons of the ore was shipped down the Yukon to St. and that on one property on Wild Cat creek at least several thousand tons has been developed recently.
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Entered as second class matter Eel 2t, 1907. at the postoffice at Nome Alaska, under the Act of Congress O: March 1878.
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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-30
LET CLOCK RUN THE RANGE
Electric Cooking Stove That Will
Tighten Work In Kitchen and
Save Cost.

An electric cooking stove that Is con-
trolled by a clock with an oven, INTO
which one can put food with the run
assurance that at the time desired II
will be cooked, is described by the Sci
entif1c American.
"Meals can he cooked automatically
on the new electric range-that Is to
say, the housewife can put the 1oou
in the oven at any time OF the DAY
and set the clock for automaucally
turning on the current, and hence the
heat, at the proper hour, at the saine
time setting the thermostat 10 HULL
tain the proper temperature. BAKING
roasting and boiling can De uone al
this way. When the proper tempera-
ture is reached, which requires Ten
minutes to half an hour, Depending
upon the temperature required 'ie
current automatically cuts on anu
from then on cooking proceeds DIS III d
fireless cooker. The heavy neat insu-
lation about the walls OF the oven
two inches of rock wool-causes the
ovens to retain their heat Tor hours
No attention is required until the hous
arrives at which 1t was determineu
the meal should be ready L
with the new electric range DreaA
fast can be prepared in the way Jus'
mentioned the night before with Ine
assurance that it will be ready exac'i'
on time"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-30

lot Of supposedly smart questions that
night about my new affair with Miss
Evans, but took 1t very scornfully,
even II 1t did hurt. was all messed
up In my mind. Was II possible that
Miss Scroggs didn't care to be both
cred with me? No. 1t wasn't. But
she certainly was discouraging. How
ever, Petey Simmons never was a quit
ter. / didn't want to quit, anyway.
1 would have given lot to sit around
In that college library for a couple Of
hours with Miss Scroggs and have
her sparkle away to me the way she
did to those COMPOUNDED girl friends.
She looked as If she could be perfect
ly delightful If she felt that way.
l found out what church the
Scroggses frequented the next week,
and decided to shift my attack. If
couldn't associate in college with Mar
thai decided that / would call her
that to myself because l liked the
name-I would 60 out and use church
In cold-blooded fashion for the pur-
pose. 1 went to two church socials
and found Martha at the second one.
1t seemed to me she was perhaps one
thirty-second of a degree more cordial
In her greeting-at any rate she bowed
to me before 1 logged her attention
and l made the most of II. 1 trailed
around with her and behind her for
half an hour, fighting my way through
mobs Of girl friends-I never saw a
girl so cursed with girl friends-and
after having gotten two distinct
laughs from her by a line of talk that
would have reduced one of the Brown
Ing hall beauties to helpless mirth.
l came right out and asked her IL /
couldn't walk home with her. NV
knees shook when 1 did 1t.
why, there isn't the slightest use
Of that, Mr.. Simmons" she said kind
ly. Ralph Madison lives next door,
and he'll take care of me-"
Ralph Madison was a town student
"a sophomore whose only prominent
point was his teeth. He was a sissy
and a nincOmpOop, and when he
walked carelessly up and said, Ready
Martha?" l could have bitten him in
two. They went off together like old
and well-worn friends, and 1 went on,
into the night and planned murder and
arson for three hours.
Anyway, that ended it. I'd laid my
pride down before Miss Scroggs, and
she had not only walked on 1t, but
had wiped her feet on 1t. I'd tried
to make a friend and companion out
OF a girl who would probably never
have another chance to mingle with q
real masculine mind. And what was
the result? She had laughed at me
Very well. would giverup my large
minded idea and go bal 6 and daily
TWIN the charming girls of the school
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-30
SPREAD HOG CHOLERA GERMS
Pigeons Carry Infection on Feet From
One Farm to Another and In
feet Neiohborhood.

Unconfned pigeons flying from farm
to farm frequently carry the germs OF
hog cholera on their feet ana ln1ect
a neighborhood. which Is then at a
loss TO understand how the outbreak
of cholera came about.
The same is true of buzzards. on
several occasions when Investigations
of sources Of hog cholera infections
were made by a veterinarian the buzz
zard was found to be to blame. Statis-
tics published show that pigeons are
responsible for about 20 per cent OF
the spread of hog cholera and 1t Is
estimated that they caused In this way
in 1915 about s15,OOO,OUO damage IN
the United States.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-30
KEEP STOCK COMFORTABLE DURING WINTER

Keep the stables clean and well
bedded; bedding helps TO keep the
stock warm and comfortable, II saves
feed and large quantity of excellent
manure is made. The improved steel
tie is the best halter, il gives more
freedom to the animal, it is easy TO
faSten and easy to release tt animal.
Attention to Horses.
Give horses rOomy stalls. bed well,
clean the stables every morning. have
the stables well lighted and ventilated.
Feed according to work required. Bran
and cornmeal, half and half by weight,
is excellent as winter feed, mixed In
cut hay or unthrashed oats. Have head
halterS with weight on the end of each
strop, then there is no danger of horse
being cut in his stall.
Keep road horses well shod with
heavy shoes and thick caulks, that may
be Sharpened whenever il is icy.
Brood sows should not he kept In
small, dirty pens and yards; give
! them small lot to exercise in; they
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-30
TILE DRAIN CHEAPEST
Much Money Wasted in Construc-
ton of Open Systems.
Closed Water Course, If Properly In
stalled, Requires Very Little At
tention as Far as Maintenance
Is Concerned.

CBy e. B. HOUSE, Colorado Agricultural
College. Fort Collins)
Many farmers are laboring under
the mistaken notion that a closed
drain is much more expensive than an
open drain, and are therefore wasting
money in the construction of many
small open drains. The fact of the
matter is, that In the majority Of
cases, especially where tile less than
one foot In diameter is required, the
closed drain is the cheapest. The
slope of the banks Of an open drain
should not be less than / to /, and
the drain should be In most cases,
for irregular lands, at least Az or
8 feet deep. Figuring an open drain
of this size and comparing the cost of
the same with 10-inch tile drain, we
find that they are just about equal.
The cost of the construction, how
ever, is not the only thing to be taken
into consideration, but the main
tenance of the system is also of great
Importance. In the case of the open
drain, we have conditions exactly right
lOI luC 6iOhlh fCbCNat&Oas
and the open drain continually needs
attention. The cost of maintenance
therefore is high. The closed-tile
drain, on the other hand. If properly
installed requires very little attention
as far as maintenance is concerned,
and in the end is cheaper than the
open drain.
Open drains have their place and
serve their purpose well when prop
erly used. but they should be con-
structed for outlets of larger drain
systems where tile would be out Of
the question on account of the large
size necessary. They are, however,
entirely out of place when constructed
as lateral drains for individual
farms.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-30

The cattle should be stabbed;
there is no strength in frosted grass
or fodder. Young cattle do better
when kept in open yards. with deep,
well-bedded sheds to 60 under.
Cows giving milk should he stabbed
and given milk-producing food. one
of the best foods for either milch cows
or fattening cattle is dried sugar beets.
1t comes in 2OO-pound sacks. One-half
peck of ii soaked in water for few
hours, mixed with two quarts Of wheat
bran and one quart of corn and cob
meal makes an excellent mornings
meal for a COW. Some milk farmers
are feeding sugar beets, corn and
cObmeal, ensilage and mixed hay, buy
ing little grain. On this ration the
cows keep in good flesh and give Il
good quantity of milk.
Personal Attention.
Every animal should be Mt least
well looked at by the farmer per-
sonally every day. The more care
fully he can look at his stock the
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-30

opposite part Of Town, but I had lots
of business out thai way. l had neg
lected it all that year, and now it
was pressing. / cru sed dejectedly be-
hind her for two evenings while she
and two of her pestiferous girl friends
e. altered gayly hOmevard. Once l
got q bow from her at her gate, but
that was all. Business was certainly
poor.
Rut in the third week l had a great
stroke of good luck. | wandered into
the library one afternoon and found
Miss ScrOggs reading-alohe. i was
rs excited as if / had discovered the
heroine on the four hundred and
thirty-fifth page. 1 approached stealth
ilv. TO avoid alarming he, and sat
down beside her.
"Working hard?' l asktd, with a
perfectly magnificent smile}
She smiled back. "Veryt" she said.
Anv other girl / knew would have
nut down her books. l felt Slight
| Jolt. But / was there, and L deted
the whole college to remove me. II
wish l could work rs hard as you do"
| said enviOusly. At that moment l
really meant Ii.
She looked around the library and
then at me. I've only got one OF the
books" she said cordially.
This time the jolt was quite decided.
But l wouldn't give up. IF l get
nice. large book, will you straighten
me out on Queen Elizabeths familyT'
l asked. II simply cannot get the
old girls kin untangled."
1--WE got to get my French" said
Miss Scroggs, hastily, but I'll call
Miss Evans over. She's splendid In
English history, and l know she'll be
glad to help you"
Then she went away before / could
object and hauled Miss Evans over to
me. Miss Evans was a peculiar-look'
ing. well-seasoned lady, with thick
glasses and gummy smile that would
have warded off a burglar. She was
delighted to help me, and she did II
while Miss Scroggs went away to
neighboring table and studied French
In which, heaven knows, / needed hell
far more than did in history. 1t wa:
a contemplate trick. / couldn't ge'
away from the Evans lady until class
time, and my mind wandered so tha
l got Lizzie's family more mixed W
than ever, and tipped over big laugh
In class while 1 tried to sort them out
The boys at the house asked me {
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-30

WAS a girl who might be really enter
tanning. / decided 10 talk with her'
TO call on her, and to become her
friend. 1t would be just recognition
of her abilities, anyway. 1t was
shame that so many of the really de-
serving and able young women shoulu
be condemned TO loneliness because
their faces didn't happen TO embelllsh
the college scenery. !, Peter simmons,
wouId not submit to this injustice ana
Martha ScroggS, the brightest girl In
the class. should have n good time II
/ had any say about it.
Full of this fine resolution, L sild
out of history class rapidly one DAY
and fell in beside the young lady as
she trotted off toward the library. BE
lieve me, Miss ScrOggs," / said, lifting
NV hat, you certainly handled old
Henry the wife-cOllector without
gloves today"
She turned quickly and looked al
me. Then / remembered that l hao
never met Miss ScrOggs. OF course
we had been in the same class and al
that. but | realized that | had never
tripped over any chair earlier in the
year fighting for an Introduction. She
looked at me, not in an untrlenul!
way, with sort of curiosity-as II
had been some new kind of bug.
felt my fool face beginning To blush
/ have an awful time with that race
of mine-but / wasn't going to bach
out, and l toddled right along, wait
ing to take whatever she chose Il
hand me.
Miss ScrOggs looked at me some
more with a sort of perpleXed air. SUD
denly her face frightened.
"Oh, yes, / know nOw!" she ex
claimed. you're the little man wh'
hides behind Mr.. Pierce, aren't you?
Huh :" 1 said Indignantly. Pierce
was a football man and broad, and
had lodged a number of flunks by sit
ting very quietly behind him. But
didn't care to have the whole clas
notice it. l stiffened up to my full
height. Miss Scroggs," said l, "yol
know my name and you know yol
know 1t, and you also know / know
you know It,"
"Oh," she said, I've heard you re
ferred to as Mr.. Simmons, but It's 81
much nicer to get information frs
hand and accurately"
MY name is Simmons" l said, bow
ing low, "'Petey' Simmons"
I'm so glad TO meet you, Mr.. Sim