SERVICE. - by Captain R.P.Cook, 7th, Infantry,
Do you covrt distinction? You will never get it by serving yourself.
Do you covet honor? You will get it only as a-servant of mankind. - Woodrow Wil_
The word "service” is the greatest word in the English language. Notthe
service that serves self, far, like lip service, that accomplishes naught. But ser*
ice in the true and intended meaning of the word - the service that labors for the
interest of others, that confers an advantage, that benefits, that avails, Then w.
give the greatest, highest, and most directly profitable service to ourselves.
Take the idea of service on the most realistic basis one pleases; put b'"
of its feet on the ground, as we say, and the true service to others still remains,
the only service that is most profitable to ourselves. Take a soldier in the low
est rank, let him feel the needs of his position simply with his eye on the Corpora
and his ear for Recall and how far does he go? But let him serve that position w: *.
an idea single to what can be done with that position and for his company and his
country, irrespective tof the Corporal and-Recall, and, almost from the moment that
feegins such service, his.head rises above those of his fellow soldiers. It is alwv
the soldier who serves for'his company and his "country who is the one t6 be promotei
Service pays in dollars and cents* It is the most profitable worn in xne
language as well as the greatest* Naturally as one goes up the scale, the word as
sumes a more vital and far reaching import. The greater the influence of the man
who serves,the creator the extent of the service. And so when a man reaches the
point where his life moulds those of others, or the opinions of others, the word ta
on a significance of incalculable value,... Washington served, and in a moment of dis*
eouragement said he would rather be in his grave than endure further the vilificati
that came to him. But he .rallied and served. Abraham Lincoln was the embodiment
of service - service to a cause, service to a people. Theodore Roosvelt served and
was slandered also, but grorified are they all now and by the same people. Service .
seems thankless,yet nothing in lives of men is so fruitful of the largest return to
the server. But the server of the public must not expect, save in rare instances,
to see the f&ikl fruit of his service. He serves one generation to benefit the next
AlasKAN LOCALISES. - by Lieutenant Clyde Grady.
SOURDOUGH (Local slang),in Germany, the leaven9 used in making black
rye bread. It consisted of old dou$i which has been exposed to the air in a moist
condition and has entered upon alcoholic and lactic-acid fermentation. In Alaska ii
is applied to an old timer, or one who has been in the Territory long enough to
witness at least one "freeze up" and one "thaw out”, and more especially one who
has observed this freezing and thawing of the Yukon river. It is presumably deiivc/:
from the dough used by pioneers in making bread, and is sometimes employed locally
with reference to things which originated in the country.
CHINOOK. (American Indian tribal name). A jargon of Indian, French, and
English used in communicating with the native tribes in British America,1 and now
employed especially on the Northwestern Pacific coast, not only between the whites
and the Indians, but also between the Indians of tribes having different languages.
It is similar in character to "Pidgin English", being made of native and foreign
words grossly corrupted, and often fancifully used. (Century Dictionary).
SIWASH, The Chinook name for a male Indian, from the French "sauvage".
CHECHACKO. The opposite of sourdough, and is synonymous with a tendefoot,
or a new arrival in Alaska. It is of Chinook origin, and in general terms is
applied to anything brought into and not produced in the Territory.
TUNDRA. A treeless area in the arctic regions covered with moss and niggc
heads NIGGERHEADS, Clumps or tufts of grass growing up stiffly as tall as three
feet, and three feet apart, and somewhat resembling a black head.
THE NORTH. In general terms it means that region north of the Alaska
range of mountains. (To be continued next week).
Washington has begun to pick out a cabinet for President Coolidge, but
the man is xkxm so obstinate we suppose at the proper time he will insist upon
doing that for himself. - (Houston Post-Dispatch.)