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NOME. ALASKA, DEC. 1e, 1917
POOR SPORTS

Tn, annual and perennial howl over taxes is again gong up as the munci- palty goes through the yearly process of attempting to secure the Income needed 10 sustain its existence and pro- vide tue benefits of incorporated gov ernment demanded by the people. A visitor 10 the council chamber during ,he hours the city council sat as Board of Equalization could find consid- erable food for reflection in the sight Of some of Nome's leading citizens and business men protesting with might and main over alleged unjusti. fled taxation imposed by the munici. pality on their property, And if a visitor happened to be aware of the true situation we greatly fear that he would voice sympathetic approval of the quaintly turned remark of our morning contemporary that the tax payers are not proving themselves very good sports"
 Indeed they arc proving themselves mighty poor sports"
 Here is the city up to lts ears in debt and compelled to dispense with all but the most imperatively essential things; forced to struggle along on the ragged edge of financial insolvency during the greater part Of the year; compelled recently to stand off" the school teachers for their small and well earned stipend. thereby imposing upon them to the humiliating necessity of having to borrow or ask credit. al- though working for well to do com munity: driven to the veriest extremes to make both ends meet and often forced to long delays in the payment of it's obligations, and yet the very ones who are receiving the largest benefits from the improvements provided by the municipality are among the num- Der that are raising the most vigorous protests over the sums they are asked to pay to help keep tho city going. If 1t were really true that they are being overtaxed or "unjustly taxed" as most of the protestants like to put it, we would not blame them in the least for
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kicking When person Is being im- posed upon no one can reasonably cen sure them for protesting. If the pro- ltestants who nightly appeared at the city hall were actually being compelled tc pay more than is just and equitable il would be not only justitiable to enter objection but also a bounden duty to the community to do so.
 But the fact Is that none of the merchants or business men of the city are asked to pay one red cent more than they are justly due to pay. And most of them are Lot paying wha: they actually should pay If their property
 were appraised at its real value
 As far as we can see the only tax
 payers who are entitled to legitimately
 protes: against the taxes imposed on
 neir properties are the owners of small | dwellings,, many of whom are assesse~ for one and two hundred per cent more than their property Is actually worth ID the market But i; is seldom tna,
 their voices are heard arising In the lunnual chorus of protests when the tlmt for paying taxes draws around.
 We should perhaps grant them the credi; of being good sports" for most Jf them know that they are being over .axed. But they doubtless feel that ,ney are getting ;he.r moneys worth ID the very excellent fire protection, In the electric lights which brighten the city ;horougntares, and in the paved 5treets and sidewalks and other im- provements provided by the municipal government and are. therefore, content 70 knowingly pay a trifle more than they are rightfully due to pay The only persons who lend their voice 10 he annual tax wall are those who are deriving the largest beneE,s from the improvements maintained by the mu licipal government; who most employ the streets in the delivery of their goods and wares, and who really re- celye the largest share of the psotec- lon afforded ty the fire department md the pumping plant.
 And it is they who are most insIstent n demanding these things and who are he most vigorous in protesting when the hard pressed city council is unable to repair the streets or sidewalks or maintain the fire department at the
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That the good in man arises above all evil is shown by the Red cross->Sin the 1918 class.
 The greatest pleasure in life-Doing good deed-nothlno greater than the Red Cross.
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Get a Red Gross membership ticket or every child and start them with he right idea--To help their Country in the hour of need.
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ONE YEAR AGO TODAY

British government definitely refuse German peace affer but announced will ingness to consider provided German terms were published.
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A daily newspaper is B big thing fol any community, large or smaIl, art you helping to maintain tiff not get busy and telephone your subserlptlee
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Entered as second class matter Eel 26, 1907 st the post office at Nome Alaska. under the Act of Congress O. March 1878.
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Iron Is Greatest cf W Strength
 Builders, Says Doctor 4 Secret of fbe Great Endurance and Poer ef HbefeS

Delicate Nervous, Rundown People lU0 Per Cent. Stronger in Two
 Weeks Time in Many Cases.
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Heavy fighting at Nedun, FrencN retake considerable ground in vicinity Chambrette farm.
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Teuton forces continued progress il Moldavia and lower Gallcia.
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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-18

pressed a button Tor The MAID. But
when Annie came with the paper nap
kin, which was all gay with holly and
Christmas bells, Miss Ruth put all the
mince tarts in it and gave 1t to Amy.
"Oh, thank you so much I" repeated
Amy, thinking how her mother would
enjoy the tarts. Mother sent the
Dress"
my sister Is trying 1t on" said Miss
Beth. ''Wait a moment. Amy, and I
will get the money for you"
She had just disappeared when Miss
Lucy Granger came busting through
the hall. II wonder II you would mall
these little packages for me, AmyT
she said. II am so provoked because
I have used up my Christmas seals"
"Of course will mail the packages,
Miss Lucy" said Amy; then she added
shyly, IL have some Christmas seals
II you would like them"
"You have7 How very fortunatel"
Amy told her about the seals and
how she had been unable to sell even
one Of them. To her great Joy Miss
Lucy bought the whole twenty-five and
put the money in Amy's pocketbook,
together with a bright silver quarter
for herself. II hope you will have a
very happy Christmas. dear" Miss
Lucy said.
The next day Amy took the Red
Cross money to her teacher, and Miss
Smith told her she had done very well
Early Christmas morning the Gran
ger auto car stopped before the Wells
door, and the chauffeur brought In a
great basket for Mrs. Wells. There
was q new dress for Amy, with warm
cloak for her mother. besides cunning
doll. The bottom Of the basket was
filed with good things to eat.
my Christmas week began with
tears" laughed Amy as bright drops
fell on her round cheeks, "and 1t is
ending In tears toop
"Tears of happiness, darling" said
her mother.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-18
<sSe e es e <sesxssEe<eEE
Santa Claus Is Coming
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old Santa Claus is coming
" The time Is very near
Before zoe realize 1t
Old Santa toilI be here.
He'll bring US sIeds and tod0ons,
And nuts and sugar pluns,
And dolls, and furs, and dresses,
And balls, and stoords, and drums
He'll come tohen zoe are sleeping,
Tucked In our beds so tohite,
And all the stars are peeptno
At this, our Christmas night.
Hen come Difh smiles and bIcssingt
Along the milky tooy,
And stop at every dtoeIHn0
Where little children stay.
Hen cornish trees ioIth presents
And, tohtIe the toorId Is stu,
With gifts the children asked for
Edcb stocking he toiH MI
But, better than oil presents.
Hen bring to us again
The heartfelt Chrtstmas toishes
OF Good toiII unto men"
-Aortha Coleman Shermon In CAt
co0o Inter Ocean.
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f1Sed to help the wounded soldiers.
And she had not sold one single, soli-
4xry stamp of her twenty-fvel
How she had trudged around from
door to door, only to meet the same
mind smile and shake of the head Amy
'ss,ad her mother. and when Mrs. Wells
ssfnered to buy all the stamps herself the
Httie girl shook her head.
Il ought to be able to sell them out
'sdde my home, mother, DEAR" she said.
That would be real work"
Mrs. Wells sighed and smiled. She
sceuidn't very well AFFORD to buy even
dAe twenty-five stamps that Amy want
ed to sell, for every penny was needed
In that little household. Mr.. Wells had
died year or two before, and Amy's
another had to sew for a living. She
was very busy, for she was trying to
zdnish some work so as to receive the
money In time to buy something for
Christmas.
kiss me. little daughter" Mrs. Wells
said. with smile, "and then carry this
dress up to Miss Granger on the hill"
The Changers lived In big house at
che top of the hill. 1t was quite the
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-18

NEAR me It's lucky thing Christ
L. mas comes only once a year. I
don't know what we'd do If 1t
came oftener.
1t isn't so much the value Of pres
emit as the spirit In which it is given.
I hang my stockings up just to please
the children. l dread telling them
there's no Santa Claus. Let some one
else do that.
1t never seems like Christmas to me
unless 1t SHOWS.
always try to give sensible gifts
something useful, that will be a re-
hinder all the year.
Money Is always such an acceptable
present. There isn't one Of us who has
so much that he can't take a little
more.
Don't you pity the poor at this time
Of the Year, / do. .
Christmas and New Years come SO
close together. It's too bad they could
not be separated little. Two holi-
days coming right on top Of each other
that way make 1t 80 hard, but then
the children enjoy 1t.
/ never know what to give father.
It's so hard to think Of anything for q
man. And ny rich friends-they have
everything already.-Puck.
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rulIy, That letter VIII go right up the
chimney and direct to Santa Claus"
Edward seemed very much i'm
pressed.
Christmas morning the child was
perfectly delighted with the shower Of
gifts and with the glittering tree.
wasn't 1t good of Santa Claus to
bring me so many more things than I
asked for In my letter." he said at the
breakfast table, clasping his hands In
an ecstasy. After this outburst he
grew thoughtful. then, suddenly jump
ing up, disappeared into the kitchen.
His mother and father looked at each
other and wondered. Then the mother
followed to see what the inspiration
might be.
She found Edward standing In front
Of the kitchen stove pouring out a cup
Of coffee.
"Why. Edward, dear, what are you
doingT his mother asked, coffee being
one Of the child's forbidden things"
Edward looked up appealingly. ut is
such cold morning. mother"
But, Edward, you know never per-
NIT you to take coffee II his mother In
terrupted-
"No, no. mother; / do not wish to
drink 1t. want to give 1t to Santa
Claus. He was so kind to send me
more engines and things than I asked
for. May / give him some coffee and
rolls. mother-may IT.
Before his mother had time to think
of suitable reply the child had put
cream and sugar into the cup; then,
with his little face all aglow with APP
probation and gratitude, he earnestly
poured the steaming coffee into the
fire.
There nowi" he exclaimed, with
satisfaction. "That will go right w
the chimney and direct to Santa Claus
won't 1t? And it will warm up his
little round belly
That shook when he laugh'd like
A bowl full of jelly
won't 1t acknowledgements.
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largest house In Little River, ana the
three ladies lived there alone with
two servants. They were Miss Belle
Granger, Miss Lucy and Miss Beth.
They were not very young, but they
were very kind and sweet.
The maid admitted Amy to the front
hall, all warm and glowing from a
great fire on the hearth.
'How do you do. Amy? Wouldn't
you like one of these little mince
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-18
Christmas Chimes.

Ring out, ring out. o Christmas bells,
Across the starlit. frosty night
Proclaim the message OF good will,
The story OF the Prince Of Light
The centuries roll on and on,
And yet, returning Christmas time
Awakes in each responsive heart
Remembrance of the love sublime.
Then keep the feast with hearty cheer,
The feast OF merry Christmastide,
While faith and hope and love. these
three,
Within the heart of each abide
w. g. Park In Good Housekeeping.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-18
His Gift to
Santa Claus

EDWARD was seven years old and
T. believed, Of course. In Santa
Claus. Just before Christmas he
had proudly written letter (his first)
stating the particular gifts he wanted,
and after his mother had read 1t 1t was
carefully put into the fire.
"Now," said Edwards mother cheer
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-18

mas, and little
Amy Wells was so
happy. The teach
er had given her
some Red Cross
seals to sell, and
when Miss Smith
had distributed
the red and white
and green seals
among her schol-
ars she had ex-
planned to them
ell about the pur-
pose of the Red
Cross society and
how the money
aarned youId no
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-18

Good SO-acre ranch near Moyie
Springs for rent or lease. Address
M. j. Dignan, 1735 Oregon ave-,
Butte, Mont. 4t-Jan2
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-18

Wanted-To contract for the cut
ting and hauling of so cords of cot
tonwood wood from my ranch adj
joining town. Josephine M. De Puy.
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tarts?" And there was Miss Beth
Granger with plate of mince tarts.
''Oh, thank you'll" gasped Amy as she
took one.
'Wait a moment and Annie will
wrap 1t in a paper napkin so you can
carry 1t home" said Miss Beth as she
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-18
Christmas Seals
BY CLARISSA MACKIE

Il was only a few days
before Christ
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-18
Don't Say These Old
Things at Christmas

nEAR me It's lucky thing Christ
IL mas comes only once a year. I
don't know what we'd do II II
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23
ARMY FACTS.

An army corps is $4,000 men.
An infantry division is 10000 men.
An infantrc brigade is $500 men
A regiment of infantry is 5000 men.
A battalion Is 1000 men.
A company Is $50 men.
A platoon Is 60 men.
A corporals squad Is II men.
A field artillery brigade comprises
800 men.
A field battery has 1875 men.
A firing squad is 20 men.
A supply train has 2S3 men.
A machine gun battalion has 296
men,
An engineers regiment has l,O9S men.
An ambulance company has 66 men.
A field hospital has 80 men.
A medicine attachment has l3 men.
A major general heads the field army
and also each army corps.
A brigadier-general heads each infan.
try brigade.
A colonel heads each regiment.
a major heads battalion.
A captain heads "A company.
A lieutenant heads a platoon.
a sergeant is next below a lieutenant.
A corporal is squad officer
\ lieutenant colonel is next in rank
below a colonel.
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The Motor Vehicle i'm Court

Degree Of Care Required nj Railroad
Cr0ssings-The degree OF care which a
traveller approaching railroad cross
ing is required 10 exercise is ordinary
care.--92 =. r. tVaJ 9l3.
Caution In Vicinity Of Schools-Spe.
cial caution on the part Of drivers OF
vehicles Is required for the protection
Of children congregating In the vicinity
OF schoolhouse.-10i A. H'a) "a.
Railroad Track Crossing Highway
railroad track across highway II Itself
proclamation OF danger, and travel
ers approaching such crossing on the
highway must exercise proper pre-
cautions for their own safety.-92 $. p.
Na.) 905.
Guest In Car Must Exercise Care
While the negligence OF the driver OF
an automobile cannot be imputed To a
guest therein, the guest must exercise
such care for his own safety as rea-
sonably prudent person would under Ike
circumstances.--165 u. OreJ 1905.
What Constitutes Ordinary Care The
Ordinary care" required of one who
attempts railway crossing Is such
care ana caution as an ordinarily pru-
dent and reasonable person would exer-
else under the same circumstances. con-
lition and surroundings.-92 :. +. Va)
913.
Failure TO Take Precautions at Cross.
ings-Even though the railroad conf
pany was guilty Of negligence, a traveller
injured at crossing cannot recover II
his own neglect to take proper pre-
cautions for his own safety proximately
contributed to his injury.-92 S. Il. VaJ
905.
Test of Liability Of One Injnring
Child-In action for personal injury to
a child struck by an automobile while
in a highway between crossings the
test of defendants liability was whether
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MEDLEY Of HAPPENINGS OF LIVELY ).
INTEREST FROM OTHER LANDS

"a few machines were used, the work
was sharply done and for the first time
In Japan. The other departure was
the adoption of German tactics for the
concentration Of troops by railways
The attacking army. too. was larger
than the army OF defense. and this was
an unusual feature. The emperor In
his address to the troops pointed out
the necessity for new tactics To meet
changed conditions In Europe.
Toxic. Rec. 12-tBy MaiD.--Breaking
off OF the steel negotiations with the
United States has not created the SEN
sation which had been supposed would
follow. The authorities are able to an.
nounce that the stock OF steel shapes
on hand is unexpectedly large and that
the shipbuiders can. adopt measures
which will enable them to go on with.
out great Inconvenience until the gov
ernment steel works came to their as.
sstance
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IN the exercise Of due care he should
have seen the child In time TO have
avoided injury.--10i A. Pa) n.
Injury Due Solely 10 Negligence ol
DrIver--If plaintiffs injury was due
solely 10 the negligence OF the auto
mobile driver with whom she was rid
Ing as guest. and not 10 the manner
In which defendant. who laid gas pipes
along the highway. had rehlled the
trenches. she could not recover.-i65 u
(Ore) l0v5.
Negligence Of Passengers Barring Re
cOvery-Nhere "A husband and wife
hired an automobile driven by the own
er's chauffeur and made no effort "a
Have the chauffeur drive at proper
speed and on the right side OF the street
they would he guilty Of contrbutory
negligence barring their recovery for in
jurios from colllsion.--l0l a. Pal 20
Abandoned Cr0ssing-In an action
against railroad for injuries nj n cross
inc where the rails were rusty and
level with the highway. vegetation was
growing, and there was no signal board
as required by statute, whether the
negligence OF the road was the proxi
mate cause Of the injury was TO be de.
termined from all the facts and circum.
stances.--92 s. T.. Va) 905.
Failure 10 Protest Over Careless Driv.
ing-When the dangers arising from
the negligent operation OF a hired au'
tomobile In which one is riding as an
invited guest are manifest to a pas
senger having an adequate opportunity
to control the situation. and he permits
himself without protest to be driven 10
his injury. he Is fixed with his own
negligence which bars recovery.-l0l
A. Pa) rs
Verdict for Damages Held Excessive
A verdict of $1,000 for injuries to head,
knees, ribs, etc, resulting from auto
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mobile accident. not permanently inca
pacitating plaintiff from working. held
excessive. and reduced to $1,000. In
view of evidence warranting conclusion
that jury enormously assumed that
plaintiff had suffered serious permanent
injury TO his brain.--165 ". Y. =. sol.
Instruction m 10 Last Clear Chance"
As II appears that the train which
struck plaintiffs automobile was about
I 900 feet away from the crossing when
the motorman saw the automobile stop
upon the track. and the jury must
have found by the exercise OF ordinary
care that defendant could have stopped
its train In time to have avoided the
accidVit, failure In an instruction ON
last clear chance to qualify defendants
duty 10 stop It's train and avoid the
accident by the use OF the words by
the exercise OF ordinary care" or words
of similar import. was harmless error
--e2 :. Il. Nal 9i6.
Accident Due 10 unpacked Dirt in
Street-in an action by plaintin FOR IN
juries alleged To nave been caused ny
the wheels of the automobile In which
she was riding going down into the
loose dirt. refilled into trenches dug
along the highway by defedant, when
turning out To AVOID colliding with an
approaching car, where there was evil
dence that the approachings car was
being driven rapidly and taking the
greater part OF the highway, an instruc'
ton that. II the accident was due to the
negligence OF those In control OF the
other automobile. defendant was not
liable was proper.--165 l.. ,OreJ 1908.
EI Reno Democrat: The hand OF
fate never slaps loafer on the back.
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Cherokee Republican,: With a soh
editor to promote the discord and q
lady advocate to plead the issues in
divorce cases Cherokee should rapidly
become the Reno of Oklahoma.
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Gainesville CTexas) Register: You
J may have noticed that when a man
takes things as they come he hates to
let go of them.
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Toxic. Nov. is-tBy MaiD.--The an
nual army manoeuvres this fall diff
fered from those OF preceding years in
two respects. First. there was some
attempt at air fighting. although only
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London, Dec. l2-tBy MaiD.-The min
istry OF food has formed sector
charged with the organization and en-
couragement of cold storage facilities
IL is intended to arrange that a three
months supply of perishable goods
shall be storable at the various port
of the United Kingdom. The accommo
dation they provide is to be increased
by ten million cubic feet of space.
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El Reno Democrat: The hand OF
fate never slaps a loafer on the back.
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London, Dec. 12-tBy MaiD.-By
screening plants from certain effects OF
sunlight. Colonel II. Il. Rawson an
nounces that he has produced hitherto
unknown purple nasturtium. Narlegate1
flowers spiasned with mauve, brown ana
green were all produced on the same
plant. In one case he cuitVateu
branch of crimson blossoms on a plant
where all the rest of the flowers were
scarlet.