NORTHERN LIGHT
Published monthly hv tlie Unalakleet
—\j Eskimo School
I nalaklert Alaska
1 v E. Van Ness. .Editor
One Dollar per year
GARDENING
In a former issue we wrote rather
optimistically concerning gardening,
imt did we write too much so?
we never before saw such a prolific
yield of potatoes. We are convinced
there is no reason why hundereds
of bushels of choice potatoes might
not be grown in our village every
season. We cut our potatoes to one
eye on a piece and planted one or
two pieces in a hill. From 180 hills
we harvested 500 lbs. of choice po
tatoes. 36 hills filled a crate which
brought $4.00. Perhaps before this
issue is printed we may hold a fair
and exhibit garc.en products as
an encouragement to the natives.
Turnips rutabagas, beets, parsnips,
hohl-rabi lettuce, radishes, cauli
flower, carrots and cabbage did
splendidly.
The pe.s were planted to close
together to mature real well. The
vines must have been five or six feet
t ill. However, we gathered peas
twice before the killing frost.
Will the Alaska grown potatoes
keep?We can not answer for all sec
tions. Here we have had absolutely
no trouble in keeping in our cellar.
We have grown and planted our
own seed for three years.
Dr.K.C.Joss of the U.S.Bureau of
Agriculture spoke in glowing terms
of the products of our garden.
We are going to make an effort to
have every natives grow an ahun
denee of garden stuff next year.
Our experience of the past two
years convinces us that it is wholly
practical.
Champ Clark when asked cs to the
propriety of young men visiting sa
loons well said:4Not if he is ambitious
to live a cle m, successful life. If he
wishes to excel in crime, rob his men
tal and physical powers,consort with
thugs,theives, prostitutes and black
legs; lie a disgrace to his family,and
a stench to his own nostrils-why,1'c
advise him to frequent the saloons,
ne can learn and be all that in a liquor
saloo 1. in fact, lie cau take a
post graduate course without leaving
the premises.
The saloon is bad mainly because
of what it sells, nut it is also bad
becar.se liquor selling always some
how creates in the premises where
it is sold a most unhealthy atmos
phere. One of the worst phases ol
the saloon life is the treating system.
I have seen a half-dozen choice
American citizens,leaders in their line
of work.line up in front of a bar,and
i.i less than thi ty minutesco.ne out
indecent .jal Leri: g idiots
a hog would feel insulted if any
one of them should call it brother.
You know how it is done. One
threw down a dollar that he said he
could not afford to give his wife two
hours before, and treated the bunch
The others did the sune. And so
on, until the bartender had served six
orders, seventy-six drinks, and had
pocketed the change of six American
sheep. ’ ’