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CORDOVA, ALASKA, WKDN KSDAY, DKCKMBKR 2(i, 1917
THE SPELL OF ALASKA.
“The spell of Alaska falls
upon every lover of beauty* who
has voyaged along those far
northern snow-pearled shores
with the violet waves of the
North Pacific ocean breaking
splendidly upon them—or who
has drifted down the mighty
rivers of the interior which
flow, bell-toned and lonely, to
the sea,” Ella Higginson says
in her book about Alaska, and
she goes on to speak of the dif
fering impressions received in
different parts of the country.
Tn some parts “one sinks to a
passive delight and drifts un
resistingly on through a maze
of tender loveliness. Nothing
irritates. All is soft, velvety,
soothing Wordless lullabies
are played by shades of blue,
rose, amber and green; by the
curve of the satin waves; by
the mists, light as thistledown
and delicately tinted as wild
rose petals, into which the
steamer pushes leisurely; bv
the dreamy poise of seabirds
on white or lavender wings
high up in the golden atmos
phere; by the undulating flight
of purple shadow, tiptoe,
through the dim fjords; by the
lap of waves on shingles, the
song of birds along the wooded
shore, the sparkle of the sea.
“The steamer glides through
green and echoing reaches;
past groups of totuns standing
like ghosts of the^ast, among
tln> dark spruce of cedar trees;
through stone-walled canyons
where the waters move dark
and still; into open, sunlit seas.
“Rut it is not until one sails
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of Alaska falls upon one; sails
out into the wild and splendid
North Pacific ocean. Here are
the majesty, the sublimity,
that enthrall; here are the no
ble spaces, the titanic forces,
the untrodden heights, that
thrill and inspire.
“The marvels here are not
the marvels of men. They are
wrought of fire and stone and
snow through centuries un
numbered and unknown. He
that would know Alaska will
sail on ‘to go westward,’ on
to Unalaska; or, he will go
northward, and drift down the
Yukon—that splendid, lonely
river that has its birth within
a few miles of the sea, yet
flows 2,,‘?00 miles to find it.’’
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CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW
A great amount of valuable
and interesting material is be
ing prepared by the govern
ment under the direction of the
1 nited States commission of
education, for the use in all the
schools, public and private,
throughout the country, to aid
in more definite and wide
spread instruction of the essen
tial duties of citizenship, in a
democratic form of govern
ment.
There are three grades of
lessons, one for pupils of the
fourth, fifth and sixth grades;
one for pupils of the seventh
and eighth grades and first
year in high school, while an
other set for the upper years in
bieh ‘"bools. There are tliirty
two pages of lessons for each
grade and the same were given
out to the public on the first of
October.
A similar amount will be giv
en out on the first of each
month, to and including the
first of May, 1918.
The value of the proper
teaching of the above cannot!
be over estimated. It will givej
our boys and girls a better and j
truer knowledge of our coun-i
try, ideals, government and
democracy. What a force this!
will work for a more perfect j
unity. Tn the past, and even
at present, we have tens andj
tens of thousands of children]
in our schools whose parents, I
native or naturalized, are ut-j
terly unable to tell them what
are tin* essentials of good citi
zenship. Tn some of our schools
an attempt has been made to;
give it, but very vaguely. This!
work and scope of the govern-]
ment puts the matter in such,
shape that many teachers here-'
tofore lacking in this regard,;
will be enabled to ground
themselves as well as their pu
pils on what is American citi-,
zenship. A democracy must,
not only know its past,, but,
know likewise whither it is
trending. The future must nev-j
er again see our country’s pa-1
triotism, even momentarily, in
a twilight zone.—Ex.
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EIGHT-HOUR LAW.
On January 1,1918, there be
comes effective and in force, a
general eight-hour law, hav ing
application in and to a'.l lines
of business where men mid wo
men are employed in die terri
tory of Alaska. This includes
every kind and character of
work in the territory, nothing
exempt.
Now it may be of interest to
readers of the News to learn
that just prior to the passage
of the above law the legislature
in session at Juneau, last April, j
was asked bv the council of!
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national defense to include in
the bill, and of course in the
act, a clause allowing the gov
ernor of the territory authority]
to set the law aside and make
it non-operative until after the]
present war if he should be
convinced that it is for the
good of the territory, or that
the operation of the law
would tend to hinder the pro
duction of the salmon pack.
No such action by the gov
ernor has been taken as yet, j
, and unless there is a proclanm.i
tion setting aside the law, for]
the period of the war, issued
by him before the first of Jan
uary, 1918, the law will become!
effective on the first of tin*
year.—Nonana News.
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DOOM OF THE DOUGHNUT
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And among the youths of a
great land there shall be wail-j
ing and gnashing of teeth, and j
strong men standing in the ent-j
ing places shall mourn loudly j
and shall call down maledic-j
tions upon the curse of conser
vation; they shall revile even
their handmaidens, their cooks
and their waiting ladies and
condemn them for denying tin*
food of the hasty. And those
that are given to the drinking
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of coffee shall turn away uu-'
satisfied, for what is the drink
of the gods, yea, even the am
ber fluid if it be not compan
ioned by the doughnut delect
able, by the nut that has nour
ished the hurried of the nation!
For lo, it is written that the
doughnut shall vanish from
among us. On the scrolls of
the cooks it is written, and on
the tablets of the food conserv
ers. And though the voice of
the people shall be lifted in an
guish and the heavens be rent
with the shouts of the protes
tors yet shall the law be fulfill
ed and that which was beloved
among viands shall be ablosh
ed utterly.
And behold punishment is
visited upon the doughnut for
its transgressions, for its temp
tations among the people unto
the sin of gluttony. For it is
made of fine wheat flour of
great price and mixed with
1111/1 U'illi flio fvnif
fowls, also of great price, and
handmaidens prepare it for
the table, broilihg it in fats,
vea, the priceless fat of swine!
so that it is puffed up with
richness and of flavor exceed
ing fine And men do look
upon it pleasantly, rejoicing in
its excess of fatness and de
vouring it with gladness.
So hath it fallen into ill re
pute among the elders, and
taking council with the hand
maidens of the tribe they liave|
conspired against it that it
shall cease. And the hand
maidens rejoice, saying, “Ver
ily, this which hath flourished
among us, consuming the'
stores of our nation, called!
among men the ‘sinker,’ shall
pass and be destroyed forever
lest it be ‘sinker’ indeed and
founder the ship of state.”.
ARE YOU PREPARED, IF NOT?
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■ The progressive firih’ of Finkefflem
& Sapiro with the view of helping, to
make the FIREMAN'S MASK BALL aj
success have had shipped uj frbnn
Seattle about thirty-five suits (ladies1
and gent’s) for rental and the same'
will be on display Monday, Decern-'
ber 24th. You had better hurry for
there is every indication that they
will go fast.
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FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
Hegg’s store has. just received a
shipment of. carnations, violet:, and
chiysantheums from the State? v'/hlch
would make most acceptable Christ
mas presents.
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“BUSINESS AS USUAL”
Cannot be nor could the war be won under normal
conditions. Conservative methods ptre necessary in
the conduct of your business: likewise your domestic
affairs.
Bank of Alaska
therefore wishes patrons, friends, and all others who !
in time at least will be friends, a Merry war Xmas
1 and always remember it could be worse.
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Where We Can Always Find Our
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Alaska.
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BEST GRADES OF STANDARD
BRANDS OF CIGARS.
The Red Dragon
CORDOVA. ALASKA
A club house for everymun.
Recreation, re a d i n g, pool
room, circulating library and
late periodicals.
Founded U^)8 by Episcopal
Church.
Hours 2 p. m. to II p. m.
REV. E. P. ZIEGLER, Supt.
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LOGGERS, ATTENTION!
We pay $10 per thousand foi
spruce logs and $9 for hemlock,
delivered. •
CORDOVA MILL & LUMBER
COMPANY
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Modern Laundr I
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