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The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-05
o,.rh>rOCKED.

10 the puoilS.-
 We nave Just nnish.-d stock takins and tind tna, ~e are nea vtly 0verstock~, u are making enornous reductions n iardware-as mucn as per cent II ertain lines. Notwithstandlag immens, ,dvances outside. sspeciaiIv in Hard Aare and Metal Goods. We art sttll cell ng on the basis of goods purcn used th' yas, two or three years.
 We will sell Tor cash only a' thes rices, ana for hmiLe. time. w.tii v. ring our stock down to the require nents of the camp.
 Ii you nave an order to be hlled. le' IS ngure on It: we can save you none, ve have proved 1t to others. we cal rove Il to you.
 DARLING AND DEAN COMPANY.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-05

The crazy sporting editor calls at ten:ion to the fact that the ski clubs Of Los Angeles and vicinity this win ter have failed to arouse much in- terest in this great Scandinavian sport. Most of the members seem to prefer sitting on club house verandas and 5ippiag cooling urinks to stepping into their skis and .rayerslng the snowy wastes.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-05

The fashion magazines some months ago made the statement that sk'rls wsre to be worn logger thls M'nter. AS the members or the fair. sex trip ligntiy along our maln thor oughfares the new style IS no. espe- cl&iiy noticeable. anu they have the reputation or bellg up to the mInule in lhe matter of styles. A mIstake somewhere.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-05
Between Friends

Country editor wrote: Brother. dent stop your paper just because you don't agree with the editor. The last cabbage you sent us didn't agree with us either but we didn't drop you flom our subscription list on tha. ac- count
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-05
NOME, ALASKA, FEB. 5, 1917.

Peace hath its victories as well as wal. A s.atIstIci4n has compiled
 figures to show that the reckless aulo- mobll4sLs in Chicago have taken krea ger toll oI ue.ltls uurIng the past twelve mol.ns than all the Zeppelin
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-05

The chef of the Palmer house. Chi ego, says that he remembers the time when eggs sold for tive cents q doHen-and they were considered dear at that price. But that chef is 75 ycaIs old anu his catering to the pub. Ic pala:e began when he was very young.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-05
Economy of Large Leaves.

Because of the high price of flour, bakers in mos. of the eastern States wish to stop baking 5-cent loaves. They say the 5-cent loaf costs more to bake, in proportion to the price. than a 10-cent loaf.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-05

In the homo or in the camp, there no commodity % exssns,vely used , meat, therefore it is ueon that that you should look to or eeonomleal buying. Following are ! few of our prieess
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-05
WE GAN DO IT.

Tor first class work and prompt de- livery phone Main l51 and the Pco- p:,'s laundry will send and gel vsu' laundry. w. J. WILLIAMSON. Prop.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-05
COMP PARAT|vE
 TEMPERATURES

Following are the lowest recorded temperatures for this year and las on the days designated. The minus sign before a aumber means below zero.
 U. s. Weather Bureau.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-05
PHONE MAIN 46.

Entered aS second class matter Feb ss. ts07. al the post 0ttice al Nome, Alaska. under the Act Of Congress Of March 1878.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-05

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The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-05

erssh Rs,ndser from the Iomsn herd, dresssd n . skiiiful ano ss"' tary mannsr.
 Sweet erar Butter 4oe per pound oy the case.
 PACIFIC COLD STORAGE co.
 t.hens White t7.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-05

Copy for regular advertisments must be In by lv oclock on the day of publication
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-05
NUGGET MINING AND DREDGING
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Connecticut western news., 1917-12-13
SORTED POTATOES
Experts Advise Care in Shipment
 at This Time of Year.

Potato experts with the United States Food Administration urge growers at this time to sort all pota- toes going to market. Not only may 6 portion of the frosted potatoes be used to advantage as stock feed, but few frosted potatoes in a sack may ruin the entire sackful during ship ment.
 The license system now in effect and which affects potato shippers prohibits them under penalty of for feiture of their license from shipping or selling for food purposes from points of production potatoes which are not practically free from frost and decay. Practically free' is in- tcrpreted that the potatoes shah not be injured to an extent readily ap- parent upon casual examination and that any damage from the causes mentioned can be removed by the or dinary method of pairing without ap- preciable increase in waste over what would occur if the potatoes were per feet.
 To ship the frosted with the good means an economic loss of potatoes, labor, freight charges and in addition the loss of car space, which inciden- tally is of vital concern in the pres @ ~s @s.@s4s s@ @@M~
Connecticut western news., 1917-12-13
Will Cooperate With Amateur Farmers Who Want to Keep
 Hogs in Their Backyards.
HOPES THAT THOUSANDS
 WILL JOIN IN MOVEMENT
Committee of Food Supply and Con- servation of Connecticut State coun- Gil of Defense in Cooperation With Connecticut Agricultural College Prepared to Assist-To Encourage Hen Culture.

In order to encourage the produc- tion of food in the state the Commit tee of Food Supply and Conservation of the Connecticut State Council of Defense, in cooperation with the Connecticut Agricultural College, Is planning to help thousands of people in the state who wish to keep a flock of hens or a pig in their backyard.
 The opportunities for conserving waste and increasing the food supply through the use of a backyard flock or by growing pig are many. Much food which Is not fit for human con- sumption and which would otherwise be wasted can by this means be turn ed into a form fit for human con- sumption at very low cost. A bull letin dealing with this method of production has been prepared by J. A. Simms, Pig Club Agent, and R. k. Jones. Extension Poultryman for the Connecticut Agricultural College. This bulletin is being printed by the Committee of Food Supply and Con- serVation and will be available to any one interested on application by mail to 36 Pearl street, Hartford. It will give full directions for the housing, handling and feeding of dozen hens or a pig under backyard conditions.
 "The Kaiser has not only chal- lenged our mel of arms, but he has challenged our ability to produce food enough to feed ourselves and our allies. Every person in the state is to be given opportunity to help an swer this challenge" said Samuel Russell of Middletown, chairman of the Live Stock Committee, today.
 Farmers with sows of breeding age may rest assured of g market for all the pigs they are able to raise, for the campaign, will call for many young pigs during the coming months.
Connecticut western news., 1917-12-13
WAGE WAR ON RATS
Rodents Cause Damage Estimat- ed at s2OO, 900, ,OOO a Year.
Spoil Large Quantities of Grain In Storehouses and Barns-Traps
 Are Most Deadly.

On many farms rats and mice waste grain, which if sold would more than pay the owners taxes. To prevent so great loss is we'll worth serious consideration by farmers at all times. In the face of food condi- tions forced upon the nation by war suppression of the rat menace is measure for economic gain as we'll as for national security.
 The common brown house rat, known sometimes as the Norway or sewer rat, is the worst animal pest in the world and in spite of mans in cessant warfare against it has in- creased in numbers and extended its range. Its dominance Is due to re- markab1e fecundity and ability to adapt itself to all surroundings. It breeds from four to ten times year and brings forth an average of ten young at time. Females breed when four or five months old. The species feeds on all kinds of vegetables and animal matter.
 While it Is impossible to ascertain the damage done by rats and mice in the United States, all attempts to cal culate the losses, based upon reason able premises, result in totals that are astoundingly large. The direct loss cannot be less than $200,000, 900 a year and may be far greater.
 A rat, having access to grain, will consume an average of two ounces day, or 45 pounds year. When wheat is worth s2 a bushel this amounts to $1.50. But the grain car ried away and rendered unfit for use is far more than that actually eaten, and the average cost of keeping q rat on the farm or in a warehou-e i2 from s3 to $5 year. Some farms and warehouses harbor hundreds of rats, an appalling tax on the owrcrs of such premises, and grain dealers make it a practice to figure certain per cent. of loss due to "ratage."
 The means suitable for destroying rats include traps, poisons, dogs, cats. ferrets, Immigration and various weap- ons of defense. Traps, however, will account for the greatest numbc- of victims. The guillotine type of trap, which kills by striking the animal with a wire fall driven by a coiled spring, is especially recommended.
 Rat proof buildings and the use of practical devices for keeping the TO- dents from stores of food and mer- chandise are essential factors in food conservation. No single method of keeping rats and mice from build ing is better than the use of concrete
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-05
IOWA COAL
COST is $2.25
This 10 Price Of Production of Fuel
According to Report of
State Mine
Bureau.

1t costs 1926 per ton to produces,
ton Of screened coal ready for ship
ment at the mine or for hauling, ac
cording to estimates made from fig.
ures secured at the state mining de
7artment, says the Des Moines Cap
ital
From the state mine inspectors
report for 1916. just completed, it is
shown that the coal mines of the
state produced 7.217,979 tons of coal
during last year. The total cost OF
labor at the mines, which includes
the labor of miners, leaders, and
other underground and surface EN-.
ployes, was $1O,259 ,0OS The average
cost for mining the coal was sl42
per ton
Monroe county had the largest ton.
mage of any county in the state last
year, with Polk county second. The
total output of the Polk county mines
was 1897 ,O97 tons. The gross earn.
ings of the 1852 men employed al
the twenty-five mines in Polk county
was s2.530,242, or an average cost OF
production of coal at the mine OF
S1.49 per ton.
There were 243 mines in operation
in the state last year, employing 15..
1876 men.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-05
Lemon Juice is
Skin Beautifier,
Also a Whitener

Many women use Just the iuics );
lemons to bleach or whiten the s.4o
but pure lemon juice is acid, thara
fore irritating, and should be- niv,s
with orchard white.
At the cost Of small lar of ord,,
airy cold cream one can prepara !.
full quarter pint OF the most wondes
full lemon skin softener and comnlsr
ion beautifier, by squeezing the iuioa
of two fresh lemons into a bottle GOV
tanning three ounces Of orchard Whit
Care should be taken to strain ths
juice through fine cloth so no LAM
on pulp gets in, then this lotion viii
keep fresh for months. Every woman
knows that lemon juice is used ~
bleach and remove such blemishes a,
freckles, sallowness aud tan. and !,
the ideal skin softener, smoothenas
and beautifier
Just try 1t! Get three ounce, :,
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and mats
up a quarter pint of this sweetly
fragrant lemon lotion and massage 4
daily into the face, neck, arms and
hands. 1t should naturally help "a
bring back to any skin the whiteuess
the sweet freshness and fexibiity .,
which it has been robbed by careless.
ness or trying atmospheric condl.
tions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-05

william l.. Chenery: The recent
refusal of Secretary Lansing to issue
passports to the American delegates
to the socialist peace conference at
| Stockholm was logical result OF
the action of the socialists them
selves. At their ST. Louis confer
ence less than two weeks after the
United States entered the war the
socialists practically seeded from
this country.
They adopted resolution which
professionals in their own group de-
nounced rs near-treason- Further
more, they showed every intention of
living up to their resolution, which,
incidentally, is now being submitted
to referendum vote of the party.
While it is still before the member
ship, however, it has been used by
the majority leaders as the basis for
the expulsion of other members in
good standing.
A. M. Simons, one of the best
known authors in the party, and Win
field r. Gaylord, a former Wisconsin
state senator, were expelled by the
executive committee because of their
criticisms of the st. Louis resolu-
ton. The socialist Headers, those
who stood sponsor for the American
delegates to Stockholm, thus evinced
their determination not only to abide
by terms of their declaration but
also to make it test of heresy.
The Test Resolution.
The character Of the st. Louis pro-
nouncement is revealed by the fol-
lowing quotations, taken from the
Springfield Republicans account:
we brand the declaration Of
war by our government as a
crime against the people Of the
United States and against the
nations of the world.
"In all modern history there
has been no war more unjustifi-
able than the war in which we
are about to engage.
mo greater dishonor has ever
been forced upon a people than
that which the capitalist class is
forcing upon this nation against
its will
In view Of the opinions which it
thus expressed. the majority Of the
conference then declared that I'VE
recopmend to the workers and
pledge ourselves:
Continuous. active and public
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-05
AS TO DUMMY COWS.

Tales have come across the sea of the en-
thusiasm with which the English women are
donning overalls and doing mems work, to-
gether with pictures Of winsome lassies in BIZ
furcate blue jeans, hoe in hand, riding on hay
ricks or engaged in something else that is
truly rural and picturesque. The women pho
tographed are posed with SO much artistry as
to suggest make believe shepherdesses rather
than actual, practical farmerets But it must
be borne in mind that only the more attractive
among them would care to have their pictures
taken, and only III such surroundings as were
calculated to cast glamor over their pastoral
life.
But the most interesting news of feminine
activities in the United Kingdom is unfortun-
ately not authenticated by photographs. We
are told that some young women are learning
to be milkmaids and that to that end are tax
ing a course of schooling with dummy cows.
But that is all we know as yet for neither pic
lures of the madens nor blue prints of the arti-
fetal animal are at hand We are not disposed
to deny that a rubber contraption might be de-
vised, and may have been, by manipulation of
which young women ight acquire the digital
facility the work of milking demands. But the
manual knack of the process of extracting the
tactical liquid is only very small part indeed
of all that q milkmad ought to know.
Does the dummy bossy have to be nudged
and hunched and ''spoken to- before she will
''hoist?' Will this automaton attempt from
time to time to remove fly from her brisket
with her right hind foot or either kick over
or step into the pail? And will she lash out
so adrotly with her artificial tail as to rasp the
right cheek of the mixer with wad of burdock
eight times out of ten7 ,...
We have grave doubts if the art of milking is
to be learned in its entirety from any imitation
animal, and shall have to see diagram or
graphic representation of its operative mechan-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-05

ism in order to be convinced. And besides al
this, a mfikmaid must be something more than
a mere milking machine. All the poets, VINO
are the best authorities, agree that mllkmafd
must be roguish, bonny, comely, shapeiy'
laughing-eyed and cherry checked. And they
must be vocalists, able to sing bhthely when
faring forth in the early morning pail IN hand
none of the bards from Shakespeare down
dissent from that.
It will be interesting to see how efficient the
dummy-cow milkmaids will be IN actual work.
But there is feeling among practical mix
men and milkwomen who learned the art In the
oldtime, regulation way that the new method
must leave as much to be desired as an at
tempt to turn out experienced nursemads by
practice on baby-sized dolls.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-05
SOCIALISTS AND THE WAR

opposition to the war through
demonstrations, mass petitions
and all other means within our
power"
1t is hardly to be expected that the
government at Washington could
permit men who stood behind such
doctrine to go to Stockholm to
participate in conference which
pretended to deal with the peace OF
the world.
A Broken Party.
Men hitherto high in socialist
counsels have pronounced the ma
jority resolution an expression of
disloyaIty to America 1t is, how
ever more of blow at the social
ist party than it is at this republic.
The United States can survive the
shock. 1t is doubtful if the social
lists can
Already the party was losing
strength. In 1912. when the demo-
cratic, the republican and the pro-
gressive parties were all making
active campaigns, the socialist got
approximately 100000 votes Last
fall, when the progressives were
eliminated as practical factor, the
socialists counted some 594,002. The
loss was about one-third.
Socialists themselves said that the
attitude OF the party toward the
war accounted for much OF this
shrinkage. The socialist party was
no longer an American party, said
these critics. It got its Inspiration
from Europe. It's doctrines did not
arise from an adequate conception Of
American problems. 1t was Euro
pean in its loyalty and in its out
look.
Whatever may be the truth Of
these charges the fact is that within
the last two months many Of the
most effective and most idealistic of
the socialists have left the organiza-
ton Divisions have been created
as basic as that which divided the
republican party in 1912. Whatever
it's influence in isolated localities,
the party is not likely to count for
much in national affairs until 1t is
rebuilt. For the experience of the
war has shown that loyalty to the
nation is more compelling than
allegiance to class Or to a party.
When the national loyalty fails
leadership has failed. New men and
better ideals must be had.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-05
Use Maize Instead OF Wheat 10 Ad-
vice From U. S. Departments Of
.Agieuiture to American
Housewives.
CORN MEAL AND HoMINY
These Are Perfectly Good Substitutes
and Contain Much More Nour-
ishment Than White
Breads.

Begin today to eat more corn mea
and hominy grits in place OF wheat
flour and wheat breakfast foods, !;
the message the United States de
partment of agriculture is sending
out broadcast to housewives. Try q
wheatless breakfast tomorrow, and
then extend the wheatless idea to
other days or meals" the dietary
specialists suggest.
To help the public use corn meal as
a wheat substitute, the department
has ordered large editions of Farm
ers' bulletin 565, Corn Meal as a
Food and Ways of Using It," which
will be sent on request to all who
apply for it. This bulletin shows
that corn meal dishes can be made
to take the place of those made OF
wheat, and supplies more than fifty
tested recipes for It's use for break
fast, luncheon and dinner.
Corn, a great natural foodstuff oil
this country, the departments spec
ialists point out, has not been used
for human food nearly as much as
it's valuable nutritive qualities war
rant This is due largely to the fact
that many persons with wheat.
using habit never have taken the
pains to learn to use corn. There Is
no important dietetic difference be.
tween corn and wheat as sources OF
body fuel Bread is convenient as a
source of starch and protein, but in
the ordinary mixed diet 1t makes
little difference whether one gets the
required cereal ration in the form OF
raised or lighx bread, mixed bread
or biscuits, or as much, hominy grits,
or desserts.
To those who wish to try wheat.
less meals, the department suggests
the following:
AS substitute for wheat break.
meal or hominy grits, served with
cream and sugar. butter, syrup, Or
fresh or dried fruit
AS substitute for wheat biscuits,
rolls, or toast, the housewife can EN-.
bread, such as hoe cake, dodgers,
bread, corn meal and rye, Boston
brown bread, zuni Indian bread. etc.
Fried corn meal mush, fried hom-
my, or corn meal pancakes. made
with very little wheat flour, will be
found pleasing variation from
wheat cakes.
Corn meal Goldfish cakes, corn meal
scrapple, corn meal croquettes, corn
meal or hominy cooked with meat,
fish, cheese, eggs or milk, will sup
ply nurishing dishes for the hearty
courses.
Hominy grits and coarse hominy
sometimes called samp) may be
boiled and used like macaroni or
other wheat pastes to serve as side
dishes with meat.
For dessert, Indian pudding, corn
meal and fig or apple pudding, apple
dumplings, corn meal doughnuts, gin
gerbread, cake. fruit gems. etc. will
contribute variety as well as nour-
ishment to the bill OF fare.
The housewife who wishes to sub
stitute corn for some but not all OF
the wheat flour can make excellent
raised or light bread. pancakes,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-05
IMPORTANCE OF COAL.
Complex in its Makeup 1t Gives
Much to Man.

ST. Nicholas: Coal seems to De
rather an uninteresting thing. Who
would imagine that the great ugly
black Jumps could afford any one a
subject of study! And yet this same
coal has given civilization many OF
its greatest possessions. The beau
tiful pink scarf that your sister wears
when she goes to party is colored
with dyes that come from coal. Thai
gas used to illuminate and to hea,
our homes is product of the distil
lation Of coal. Valuable chemicals
such as benzine, napthalene and toll
uene are coal products. The tar used
in paving our streets and protecting
our roofs from the rain is also by.
product of the commercial treatment
of coal; and, finally, .aniline the
basis of aniline dyes and coloring
materials, is one of the valuable chem
icals contained in coal.
Coal is indeed one of the most
complex materials to be found in all
nature. To learn what it Is we mus,
go back to the dim, geological ages
The luxuriant vegetation Of these
past times, untrampled by human
feet and uncut by human hands, year
after year grew, bloomed, faded and
decayed. forming deep beds of rotted
woody fiber. BY degrees certain
gases, such as hydrogen and oxygen,
were partly lost from the mass o.
vegetable material into what we know
as coal.
Only in comparatively recent years
has man discovered the uses Of the
hidden treasure which nature so la.
boriously constructed for him. The
first load of coal brought to market
early In the nineteenth century, was
considered curiosity, so far as its
value as fuel was concerned! Little
by little, chemists learned about the
great forces and the invaluable chem.
icals stored In the great coal deposits
Of the earth.
When coal is heated in alright
iron vessels, Illuminating gas is frs.
driven off by the heat. Then a black
viscous liquid, called coal tar, is dis.
titled and condensed. leaving coke
behind. The coal tar contains valu
able chemicals such as benzine and
toluene, from which are obtained
aniline and other rare compounds
invaluable to the arts and sciences.
SO coal Is indeed great gift to man
kind. A score of volumes could
scarcely begin to tell about its won
derful and varied uses.