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The Nome daily nugget., 1918-01-03
NOME, ALASKA, JAN. 3, 1918
THE NEW YEAR

The old year is dead out of the dark rccesscs of Infinity, borne on the wings of Time, has come new year. bringing to mankind new hope ana
 inspiration and adding new savor to oVistcnce.
 It has always seemed to us that the coming of q new year represented something more than a mere division of time, buildcd on a compilation of swift rushing days.
 The dawn of a new year means not only the commencement of new period of time hut it also has the effect of opening new vista's Of speculation to human thought. IL is like the open ing of a door leading into a vast room fllied with new and unguessed won ders where one, may see and learn strange things. Beyond the threshold of a new year lies deep mystery where. m Fate sits in silence at her golden loom waving the warp and wool of things that arc 10 be into the shining fabric of existence One cannot tell what lies beyond the portal What sorrows or joys, what hopes and dis appointments, what achievements or Failures lies shrOudcd from human ken within the dim recess none may guess. Whether the days that press so swiftly lorwad from out the depths of Infinity are to bring good or evil, rejoicing or bitterness. only Time can reveal Yet. somehow, standing on the threshold of new year. looking forwarl into the depths of Time, one feels a strange revival of confidence, of hope and be- lief in the future that is spreadine it's houndless wealth of possibilities and opportunities through the long vista or dIys that must come tO pass before 1 another year shall emerge from out the ! hiiats Of Time. The old year. with Its sum of triumphs and failures lies be- hind, IS dead. and the future beckons with rosy fingers to new inspirations. new desires, new efforts new tolls and new rewards.
 No matter how prosaic one may be.
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PENALTY OF PAClFISM

The changed attitude of many pa-
 cifists is indicated in recent statements of Vice President Thomas R. Marshall [ who was himself inclined to the view
 that America was in no danger what ever and that war preparation invited war A few days ago in appealing for support of the government, he said: We have been rising with solemn icountenances whenever The Star
 Spangled Banner Is played and we
 have been proclaiming to the world our never ending allegiance 10 those great principles of democracy upon which the republic was founded and is now supposed to rest. Now we have reach. ed the point where our faith is being put to the touchstonc of our works. Our young men are laying asiGe all hopes of future years and are going gladly somewhere in France to offer. If need he, their last drop of blood.
 They cannot go half clad, half fed un- equipped or unassured that they will
 be properly looked after if disabled.
 We did not prepare We thought there was no danger And in one year there comes upon us an outlay of cx- traordinary expense, which might have
 been prevented had we exercised fore. sight and courage, little by little. to get ready. It is futile. however. to hold
 post-moatcms The past is the deah and eternal past. This war must be
 fought. and it must be financed in or der to be fought"
 Col. Roosevelt was entrcating and hesecching his fellow countrymcl. for three years before the entrance of the United States into war. to get ready
 for it, and if he were not so good an
 American he might now be making.
 some dro stic references to the delayod
 conversion of the pacifist brcthern.
 Tn" important fact, however is that
 the pacifists have seen the light and as rule are trying 10 make amends
 for their former attitude No private citizen is doing more 10 advance the ''''' purposes or tho rfnited States th?u
 Henry Ford; ". J. Bryan is urging
 hIs followers to patriotic support of the government aud so Cown the line
 with the exception of a deludcd few.
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blways the new year presents the charm of allurement, for mystery lies beyond its portal: and mystery, whcth CT one recognizes it or not, appeals to the soul of almost every mortal.
 And who will say that the coming ot a new year is not a blessing. for that it has power to entice the spirit of man or of his humdrwn. prosatic existence and to lead him forth into the peren. nially blooming fields of Hope tc search for the bright blossoms of de sire, whose subtitle perfume is the in spirotion of all human achievement
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NoTIcE

Pursuant to an oFdcr of Court en- tered on the 11th~'.ay of December. l9tT roticc is hereby given that a General Term of tho District court, Second Division, Territory of Alaska, byiIl be held in the Court House. in Nome, in said Division and Territory Alaska. commencing at the hour of eleven o'clock q. m. on Saturday, Jan ualy r, 1918. and to continue there after according to further orders of the Court Given under, my Htnd and with tho Courts seal affixed this llth day of December, 1917.
 THOS. McGANN Clerk, District Court Second Division.
 Territory of Alaska
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Parcel Post
Postal Rates.

Effective November 1917, the first class letter rate was increased one cent per ounce or fraction thereof making the postage on such mail 3 cents This does not apply to drop or local letters. The rate on all postal and private mailing cards was increased to cents. The rate on lower class mail will not be increased until July 1. 1918
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IF ANYONE HAS DIED
 ELOPED
 MARRIED DIVORCED EMBEzILED LEFT TOWN HAD A FIRE HAD A BABY SOLD 4 FARM COME TO TOWN BEEN ARRESTED BOUGHT A HOME COMMITTED MURDER THAT'S NEWS TELEPHONE MAIN 4e THE NUGGET OFFICE
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If the lessons ot our unpreparedness shall be reflected insIIurc adequate preparation the nat. be recon pensed for its prcaeN dtficultics Seattle r. l.
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WAR TAXES
 NOW EFFECTIVE

In response 10 Q number Of requests for further enlightment regarding the recently imposed war taxes we present :he following summary of the tax i'm positions which directly effect the poo- ple of this section.
 Transportation
 The War Revenue Bill, effective November l 1917, imposes the follow ing taxes on transportation, and are 70 be paid by the person paying for the service:
 Freight
 For transportation by rail or water between points in the United States. a tax of three per cen; on freight charges is assessed.
 Express
 One cent on each twenty cents of express charges paid for transporta- ton between points in the United States
 Telephone, Telegraph, Wireless Mes
 sages, Etc.
 Five cents on each telegraph, tele- phone or wireless message or conver- sations which originate in the United States, for which q charge of 15 cents or more IS made. charge to cover ser vice over all connecting lines.
 Passengers
 Elgh; per cent on passenger charges by rail or water from one point in the United States 10 another or to any point in Canada or Mexico. except: When fare does not exceed B cents and on communication or season tickets for trips of less than 30 miles. Ten per cent on all charges for seots. berths and staterooms on trains or vessels
 Stamp Taxes
 Beginning December l, 1917 stamp taxes were levied on transportation as follows:
 On passenger tickets, one way or round trip, sold in the United States for passage by any vessel to a place not in the United States Canada or Mexico, as follows: On tickets costing slO or less. no tax On tickets costing not exceeding s30 the tax is one dollar On tickets costing more than s30 and not exceeding $G0, the tax is $500 On tickets costing more than s60 the tax is $500.
 Parcel Post
 Beginning December 1, 1917, a tax stamp must be affixed on all parcel post packages transported in the Uui- ted States as follows
 Packages on which postage amounts to 25 cents or more a tax of one cent for each 25 cents or fraction thereof Stamps must be affixed before pack age is mailed
 Postal Rates.
 Effective November 1917. the first class letter rate was increased one cent per ounce or fraction thereof making the postage on such mail 3 cents This doae mt apr1,, +o ,5r0,, or 1ooo1
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Emil Johnson, demented, shot 0. A Lundberg at Candle and later turned gun on self with fatal results.
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Administration announces intention of withdrawing Pcrshing forces from Mexico.
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Germany announced the intention of defying the world and waging rclent- less warfare on land and sea because of allied refusal of Teuton peace prof.
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ONE YEAR AGO TODAY

Germans capture several French po- sitions on Verdun front
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-12

as meat. Apparently no effort had been
made to Gull the scrubs from the hes
7ullcts of the flock. The prof; i'm rails
ing pullet roastcrs to that age woul,
be trilinE compared to what it would
be If such pullcts had been kept for
egg production and then sold for meat
after their profitable laying period was
over. The folly of this kind OF bust
ness cannot be too strongly emphasized
These arc some Of the steps to be
taken by every farmer and poultry
keeper to help win the war. Also they
form the basis of progressive poultry
raising. There is need for intelligent
information On this subject. The call
is for better poultry and more OF il
No agency Is better fitted for this edu-
cational work than the country news
papers. Unless more attention is given
TO the subject OF properly handling and
marketing hens, cockerels and scrub
pullets, the appeal OF President Wilson
and the food administrator will be OF
little avail. The future poultry and
cSE supply OF the United States is at
stake.
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MAJOR J. B. M'CUDDEN
HAD NOTABLE RECORD
British Aviator, Recently Killed, Had
Dowued About Fifty-Two Ma
chimes In About Two Years


LONDON. August ll.-Major James
b. McCudden. recently killed in an
aviation accident. was an extremely
reticent boy. who hardly looked his
twcnty-thrcc years. but who. within a
little more than two years OF flying,
had won a long string of decorations
and had come within two victories OF
being the premier flyer Of the British
and Canadian forces. He was in quest
or these victories when killed.
While with party OF friends in Lon
don one night shortly before his death
he lamcntcd the fact that he soon was
probably would not have another on
portunity to better his record OF fifty-
two Hun machines He connded to
friends. however. that he planned to
slip across the channel soon from a
British acrodrome and attempt to down
two more German machines before he
settled down to the safe instruction
work.
McCudden's flying peer is q Canadian
with record Of ffty-thrce. but who
has been transferred from combat to
instruction work. II was this situation
coupled with the fact that he was so
close TO gaining the highest flying hon
ors that stirred young McCudden to
his last fatal effort.
True TO his plans he drove fast
oatucplanc from n British aerodrome
to France. and was flying toward the
German lines at low altitude, when
his machine crashed 10 the ground.
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Select Seed Corn rhi. Fall.

Seed corn should be selected from
stalks standing where they grew. be-
cause only then. with certainty. can
seed be obtained from:
Stalks that have tendency to yield
we'll as shown by their superiority
over surrounding stalks that grew UNI
der the same conditions. (Such seed
inherits high producing power)
Stalks without suckers. (Such seed
produces fewer suckers than seeds
from suckerbearing stalks.)
Storm-proof stalks with ears at 4
desirable height
Seed corn should be selected soon
as 1t natures because:
Desirable stalks. especially early
maturing stalks with hanging ears
are then most easily found.
Freezing weather Injuries the seed
before 1t becomes dry.
Warm, wet weather may cause kerr
nels to sprout before drying.
II the selection is delayed in the
South tho ears may become infested
with weevils. grain moths and their
eggs.
1t is as easy. more satisfactory and
much more profitable than selecting
from cribs in the spring.
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are SO badly stunted as to be unpro-
ductive Lowland corn suffers the
most and injury Is greatest during
cool. damp seasons. The adult. or
beetle. Is also exceedingly destructive;
not. however. TO corn. but to cucumpcr,
squash. and great variety OF other
truck crops and ornamental plants
Progressive farming methods will
reduce the ravages of this insect. Burn
over waste places to destroy dead
grass. weeds and rubbish In which the
beetles winter. II possible, avoid plant
ing corn in fields which contained corn
the year before. Enrich the soil by
planting lcEum:s so that the corn will
have better chance OF recovering
from rootworm injury. Protect the
bobwhite. This bird destroys many
beetles OF the rootworm BY careful
observations. extending over a period
OF years, find out tho dates between
which the rootworm does the most
damage: then time your planting so
that 1t will fall either before or after
these dates. taking into consideration.
OF course. other important factors in
crop production
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charged" says Sir George. was two
fold: to eniorce tho moral aims COM
mon to the allies and to tell tho part
which Great Britain has taken in the
VIA;
Il found everywhere an enthusiast tic
response to these sentiments and argu-
mcnts. ] know that the American pco-
pic are convinced Of tho justice OF our
common cause. and rcsolute to carry
1t through on these moral Issues which
Germany has forced on the world.
II found good deal OF ignorance OF
the scale on which Great Britain had
been fighting Ind supporting the war.
and naturally OF the details OF our
warfare. Most americana had failed
TO value tho many fronts--on three
which our armies have
been engaged: tho vast numbers OF our
armies which wer,> raised before con-
scription was established: or the ex-
tent OF our sacrifices. supplied them
with concise Information on each OF
these subjects. Many audiences were
amazed at the facts gave them: and
1t would have been we'll worth coming
to America for ,his purpose alone"
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Supplement-. to Corn for Hogs.

Inc Department Of Agriculture has
received report from the Ohio cxpcri
meht station in which attention J.,
drawn to the fact that while corn
growing and pork production are close
~ related industries, for best returns
In feeding. corn must be supplements
with feeds that make up it's defcien-
cics: namely. protein and mineral mat
ter Experiments are reported in which
the supplements to corn used were skim
milk, tankaGe. linsccd meal and SOW
beans.
In an experiment lasting seventy
days with three lots OF pigs averaging
about sixty pounds each, the following
gains are reported: With corn and
'ahkaGe, 81. the average daily gains
per head were 0.S3 pound and the pront
ABOUT the cost OF feed 1894: with corn
and skim milk. IL. a daily gain OF
l.o24 pounds. with a profit Of 5000
In another experiment lasting los
days with seventy pound pigs, the
lot red corn alone made an average
daily gain per head Of 0.SSl pound.
with profit OF 1886: the lot fed corn
and tankaEc, OIL. AN average daily gain
OF 1.709 pounds, with a profit of s2S.31.
while the third lot fed corn and skim
milk. IL. averaged 1885 pounds daily.
with a profit 0. 5000
~ q tHiiu experiment lasting 10J
days with forty-threc-pound pigs. the
lot fed corn alone made an average
daily gain of 0.35 pound and lost Sl02l.
those on corn and tankagc, OIL, gain
OF o.S99 pound daily, and a profit of
{l23S; those on corn and skim milk.
IL. gain OF 0.956 pound daily, and a
profit OF sl4.50; and those on corn and
skim milk, 1.3. gain of 1925 pound
daily. and profit OF s22.07.
Based on two pigs in each lot, the
dressing percentages with the lot re-
ceiving tankage were sucn as to mako
them worth per cent more than the
corn alone lot, and those with skim
milk in the ration 81 per cent more
In an experiment with 145-pound
pigs fed for eiEhty-four days. the fol.
lowing results were noted: With corn
alone the pigs made an average daily
gain OF l.47 pounds per head and a
profit OF sl0.62: with corn and tank.
age, OIL, an average daily gain OF :
pounds and a profit OF $2272; with
corn and linseed meal, 81. an average
daily gain of 1.S5 pounds. and profit
OF 1864; and with corn and ground
soy beans. 81. an average daily gain
OF l.62 pounds and a profit OF $3.50.
The above results were obtained with
the feeds valued as follows: Corn, 81. IS
per bushel: tankage. $50 per ton: skin
milk. $40 per ton; soy beans and lin.
seed meal. s65 per ton, and hogs, 81,
| per 100 pounds
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How TO Anp1y stob,. M,n,,,

The best place to put the manure is
to mix II thoroughly with the top four
or five inches OF soil, and as to whether
IL should be put In furrow or spread
broadcast depends on whether there is
sufficient TO justify broadcastinT. Il.
as much as four tons per acre can be
applied. we believe it should be spread
broadcast and worked into the top four
or five inches of soil.
Stable manure does not give up
more than 80 10 so per cent OF It's
value the first year. and should be used
with the idea OF permanent improve
ment of the soil. The putting OF ma
nure in the drill under row crops Is
associated with the idea OF hand to-
mouth" farming. or for the purpose OF
getting all possible out OF the present
crop. as is generally the case with the
use OF commercial fertilizers.
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Early in the history of fancy poultry
breeding in America an attempt was
made TO produce a Cochin Bantam
with the beautiful lacinEs of the Sea-
brights. a SeabriEht cock was crossed
with Cochin hen. When the size OF
this offspring proved too large to class
as bantam, they were dubbed Sea-
bright Cochins. Other crosses of Silver
SpanSlcd Hamburgs and Cochins were
made and the blood of the two crosses
intcrminGled. The resulting fowls were
mated TO fowl known as the Eureka,
which was the result of cross OF
SILVER Spangled HamburgS on Dark
Brahma females
When these two strains were brouEh.
together more uniform specimens were
produced. The fowls had rose-combs
and their plumagc was much the same
as ii is to-day. The females are beau
tfuiy laced black and white in all
sections and the male laced in the
breast and body and striped in the
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10 lao degrees when the fruit is put in
and the temperature should be kent at
this point until the fruit has lost its
crispness and becomes somewhat
lcathcry. The heat may then be In
creased Sradually-this may he accom-
p!ished by moving partially dried trays
downward in the cvaporator-put
should never exceed $50 degrees. The
trays should be examined from time to
time. particularly when nearly dom.
TO guard against overdrying or
scorching.
The fruit is sufficiently dry when n
handful OF pieces, IL firmly pressed to.
Gether' have an elastic. springy feel
ana separate promptly wnen released
without leaving visible moisture upon
the hands. 1t should not be possible
to press moisture out OF the freshly
torn surfaces Of the pieces.
AS soon rs 1t is taken from the drier
the fruit should be placed in a large
wooden or pasteboard box, lined with
newspapers and covered with muslin
TO exclude insects, and stirred at in
terrals OF day or two, mixing tn.
older portions thoroughly with each
new batch as It is put in. The box
should be placed in n warm, dry. dark
ened room. SO that drying may slowly
continue by loss of moisture to the
warm atmosphere After ten day. to
two weeks of this treatment the fruit
may be placed in permanent containers
for storage.
Pears receive the same general treat
ment as apples. They should be ma
ture but not soft, and may advanta-
Geously be stored for n few DAYS to
ripen after picking. For home use
they are prepared by pairing, splitting
into quarters or eighths. coring ana
removing the stem. II is necessary to
work rapidly after peeling to avoid
discoloration. and all that has been
said as to methods of preventing dark
enins in apples by the use u sal;
water and blanching In steam applies
equally to pears. They should be dried
at the same temperatures recon-
mended for apples. but drying should
be continued until the pieces have al
most lost their elasticity and become
somewhat crisp and brittle After
cure drying by placing In Il box and
stirring as with apples
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AMERICAN WAR SPIRIT
THOROUGHLY AROUSED
Sir George Adam smith Tell. ImpYe..
sion Gathered on Tour


OF states.
NEW YORK, August 1I-After tray-
cling more than 10000 miles and de-
iivering ll9 addresses in every part Of
the United States. Sir George Adam
Smith, the Scottish clergyman who has
been making speaking tour of the
country under the auspices of the ma
tional committee on the churches and
the moral aims OF the war, reported
to the bureau of information Of the
British war mission to-day that the
American people everywhere are fully
aroused and heart and soul in the war
From very wide experience in all
parts OF the country and among all
classes" says Sir George. IL am sure
that the conscience. the heart. the will
and all the boundlcss energies Of the
United States are thoroughly and in
diligently enlisted in the war This
is as true Of the more German CEN
ters as Of the rest of tie country.
mad nowhere a more cordial reception
Tor my message than in ST. Louis Cln-
cinnat and Milwaukee and among men
with German names. My chairmen and
other speakers were frequently men
Of German descent" Sir George came
to America last March
The mission with which was