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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23

from right to left.
o." r." s. ''T' are again placed
vertically. but the separate parts of
other.
co." "v," "w," tx" slant upward
from left to right, but the separate
parts of the letters do not quite touch
each other.
Two hours practice with the key
will enable any one to read stick
and stone message at night, but with
out the key no one, short of a profess
sional cipher reader, will be able to
gather any meaning from the tumble
of pebbles and twigs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23

there was our white house again, glim-
mering across the river, and we pad
died on, and / went to sleep under
the leaves, and didn't know a thing
till we touched the beach.
But some day Lou says he'll find
another channel. so we can land and
climb the mountains, and wade in the
brooks and play with the Lotos peo-
pie, and when we do, we are to have
a lotos garden all our own, and wen
swim out on still summer evenings
and do our wedding.
Only somehow, / have first got to
make friends again with the bullfrog.
for / hurt his feelings when l laugh
ed. Lou says he's very sensitive.
We are to start on our trip the day
after the first blue moonrise we see.
Lou can't find the passage till then.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23

stones in a vertical position. It will
be an aid in tearing the alphabet to
notice that the sticks and stones in
this second group of letters follow the
same order, in their grouping, that
was used in the first four letters.
"E" is made by two sticks placed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
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To SUPPLANT THE MULE.
The "zebruIa'' Is said to Have Many
superiOrities.
FROM the PhiIadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
German papers says the mule will
probably be replaced in the twentieth
century by a more efficient animal, as
It has been demonstrated. according
to a report Of Consul General Richard
Guenther. that the mule, the cross be-
tween horse and donkey. is inferior to
the cross between horse and zebra.
Formerly the opinion prevailed that
the zebra was almost extinct. The
opening up Of Africa, particularly the
eastern part, reveals these fine animals
In large numbers.
Compared with horses and cattle,
they posses peculiar advantages, as
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23

vertically and touching each other.
"F'' is two stones placed vertically and
touching each other. c. is made
with a stick above and a stone below,
placed vertically and touching each
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23

Then suddenly he fell in love,
Though why, nobody knows,
And wed a red hard tempered girl,
Who leads him by the nose.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23

= ~ Mosr sunn COULD DANoE on THgM MEsB1F."
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25
FROM THE
 yx a: PEOPLE
Miss Towards Protest.

Editor NOME NUGGET: Having just received a copy of the Nome Gold Dig ger of Feb. II, in which 1 find an article published under the heading "Can't Play in Her Yard," and which refers t. me and reflects upon my credit and ,clalacter, wish to state to the public through your paper. that the state ments made in that article are as false as the dishonest, blackmaliiug sheet which published It.
 If. alter the trial which took place on the 1th inst. in l.. $. Commissioner Reed court. there is anyone Who is not thoroughly satisfied that Charles Ehrenfels is not only irreap0ns- iple, but untruthful in trying his best to sander and cheat honest. re- spectable people out of their rent and just dues, who have been kind enough t befrienG him on his bard luck sloI- ies, l can and will, upon the arr val of M. kingsbury. prove to the people of Nome as vel as to the world at large. tat Charles Eh,, nftI, did. ana still q es owe me for rent of the bnil.ing recently occuped b! hiu: thu all tn" statements | have made reglr'ilng Il ; matter are truC: thal 1 have never stolen anything from him or anyone else; that was compelled to t"Ee pos -e si, Il of he budding and {, nltnts to prutect property from such irreSpoa>- ible persons: that l was maiiciOuSly prosecuted on charge of larceny and brought inlo court without 1he slight est foundation for it.
 have further to say that any ire. sponsible newspaper such a- the Nome Gold Digger, which is noted oalv for its cheap, false news, and whose stand. ard IS so low that it will resort to pub. lshing scandalous and false articles ab ut any one, no matter how innocent they are, to fill space in it's columns. ought to be compelled to retire from it's business entirely, for certainly it is not worthy of the respect or patronage oi any honest, decent people.
 Mss E. l. HOWARD. Nome. Feb. p, 1903.
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Got a Gold Ring.

Dawson, Dec l2.-Booker T. Wash ington, the famous colOred educator has received the gold ring sent to him by the colored people of the klondike, and has given his promise that It will remain in his family as an heirloom. Mir. Washington expresses deep ap- preciatiOn of the gift. "n extends sincere thanks to the uaolers ui his race who so happily h"noled him.
 The ring was sent from Dawson to Mir. VI a,hington during the summer. Willis Bury, who forwarded the ring on behalf oi those who contributed to- ward the pr, sent, left durln. the fall for Juneau. N hile theie he received letter Ot thanks from MT. Washing
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25
NOTICE or FORFEITURE.

To Frank 4. Nicholson:
 NOu are hereby notified that we have cX pended during he year 1!O2 four hundred dollar in labor upon the miun" locations in the Cape Nome Recording District of the District of Al aSlu. known and described as "L"hmaun' Mines, or group, on None river. in order tt hold said claims under the provisions of section 3|2i of th" Revised Statutes of the United States and the amendment thereto approved Jan. -. 1880. concerning annual labor upon min ing claims. being th" amount required to be done on sand lOcatioGN during the year ending on the 3l> day of December l"O2. to hold said locatiOuS ana you are notified that if within ninety days after the date of thC final puhiCa- tiun of this notice you fail or r"tuN" to contrib ute you proportion of such expenditure. G> co owner, your interest in the said claims VIII hc come the property of the subscribers. your cO-OWncrS. who have made the expenditure re quircd by tn" terms of said section 2}24 of the Revised Statutes. anu the amendment thereto Da C of first publication January II 1903.
 Date of last publication April h. l!05.
 HELENA LEHMAN,
 JULIUS LEHMANN W CARL DAHLsTROM.
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25
! ! INES ARE
 LIVELY All Along the North Pa' CifiC Coast.
WIRELESS SYSTEM
Or a Land Line Will Surely be COnStructed==The Case of
 Lieutenant KnudSOn.

Nancover, Wash, Dee. 4.-TimeS, generally, are very lively along tn, coast this winter. There are but few strikes on throughout the states, and most of these are ra lrOad strike which seem to be adjusted very quickly. Most of the larger railroad sySter are raising the wages of their empl, yes voluntarily, the freight rates also have been advanced throughout the United States. to meet the demands of wages. Passenger rates have not changed as yet
 As to the wireless system for Alaska, as l stated in my last letter. it would, no doubt, be installed between Nome and St. Michael next summer: but. as yet, there has been nothing done as to letting q contract, and it is impossible to learn whether bids are to be c.lled for; but there is one thing certain, Nome and St. Michael will be connect ed sometime in the near future, either by wireless or land line, The govern ment is Xperimenting on wireless in the Philippine islands and Hawaii.
 In reference to the case of Lieutenant knud>on, who is at pre- ent at the Pre- sidio, San Francisco, it is being inves- tigated at the present date by Major Tutherly. who left for Frisco q few days ago. but no charges have. as yet, been made out a"uln>t him: but. no doubt, in a few days something will happen, and if he iS tried by court mar tial. it will be hcl ] at the Presidio. will k a9 you posted on this.
 The Eighth infantry, now >erving in Alaska, wi!i probably be relieved next summer h> the Seventeenth infantry now al Fort Vancouver. aithuu&h there is no such order to thal effect.
 W. F.. E.
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25

years sS3, 100000, and yet they have many disasters, and lose more ships which are not replaced.
 In the decade between 1890 and l900 the number of ships engaged in the business may be placed at thirty. with annual catches of l6OO barrels of oil and 10000 pounds of bone, and $5Q0e in tread: the total cargo value would be $l29. GOO; for 30 ships, S3,S70,000 This makes the vast total sum of :t2T3, i50 GOO up to the year 1900.
 The steamer Jeane was tender for the Ppcific Steam Whaling Co.'S fleet, while wintering at Herschell island and one season she brought 10 San Francisco over S3,OOO.OOO worth of whalebone, Some of this compsny's whalers stayed there for two winters. and then returned. The Jeanie acted as tender many years, bringing supplies and returning with the catch.
 Add to this the income from the fm seal catch, the sea otter industry and the output of gold from Seward penin- sula, since gold was discovered, and have the people of this district elect a delegate with code of instructions, and let him go direct to President Roosevelt and tell the conditions and needs of the district, and ihe pe"p'e will not only get lghthcu>e on $ edge island, but they will get many other
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25
Copyright, 1903, by Peter Bayne.

xvYHEN the Atlantic and Pacific NA/ became connected by rail
 " roads in lS69-70 the Boring
 sea and Arctic whal leets be- gan coming to San Francisco, and soon the entire fleet, from 80 to loo vessels, were sailing from that port.
 will now give the reader conserv- asIr estimate of the vast wealth that waS taken from Boring Sea and the Arctic annually within the years 1855 and 1880. Approximating the number of ships to be 80. and giving a ship an average catch of 1900 barrels of oil, at $l5 per barrel; 1000 pounds of whale bone at $3 pound. and tread bone, ivOry md belts, make total value for the ships cargo of S75,5cO; and there were so of these ships bringing annu- ally 80 of these cargoes, amounting to the immense sum of $6, 400, ,OO0. During a period of p years they landed the large sum of sl5l ,OOO,OOO. From 1880 to 1890 the-Arctic ice pack decimated the fleet, and tbey have now only 50 ships. One of these ships catches l5OO barrels of oil worth $l5 per barrel: 20, 100 pounds of whalebone worth s5 per pound. and 85O0O in tread, consist. ing of bone, ivory and pelts, giving the ship a cargo worth $l27, 300, or for 50 of .these. ships annually SS,375, 0oO; for ten
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25
NOTICE OF FOR 1 EiTURE.
Q Dennis !. IlOrgan

To Dt nniS !. Horgau:
 You are hereby notified that have expended durinl the year 1909 one hundred dollars ill work and labor upon the mining location III the Cape Nome recording district of the District of Alas ka. known and described uS No. below dis covcry on Sanders creek u tributary of Hast inrS creek. in order To hol said claim under the provisions of section 2;2l of the Revised Stat utrS uf the United States and In" umcudmcrt thereto approved ] Jluuarv 22i. 1880. concerning anuulI labor upon mining cl@imS. Wiug the amount required tO h" done on said location during the year ending on ;hc 3lNt day of De cCmher, lE,,2. to hold said location, and you are hereby notified that if within ninety days after final pub bicatiCn of this notice you fail or refuse to contrbUtc our proportion of such "Xpendi- ture aS a co-OWncr, your interest in the said To- cation will become the property of the sub ScribCr, your CO-OH ncr. who has made the eXpen allure required bV the terms eaiu SCc,.' Il 2i2i of the Revised Statutes, and the said amend ment thereto.
 Date of first publication 1unuary :. 1903.
 Date of last publication April <. 03.
 OLE STENFJELD.
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25

but here in Chicago l got it god. was interviewed by reporter of the Record Herald. to whom ] gave as in- 'telligent account of the north as could, incidentally mentioning the fact that d species of insanity attacked a great many in the north, and iok ; re- makred, "that l saw 1t coming and lodged it"
 The next day, Sunday, to my aston;~h- ment and disgust. found a whole col umn headed "Drivcn Home by Fear, Edwin Barclay llcEowau Hastens From the Ear NCrth to Escape Arctic L Iacl " ''Neit il coming on and was afraid, etc, etc, Then followed such . ..,. tiption of the malady as 1 neNet dreamed But that's what they do to Us in Chicago. wish l was back in Nome.
 F. E. MCGOWAN.
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25
HARMONY
Prevailed in tIie City
 Council.

A strange inc dentl hal pened Non- the city couu, il, whi h was ouc ther than that the four ,ounciln eu presel really were unanimous on one question, and to use Councilman Archer $ eXpres- sion, "at last harmony exists iu the family of the heavenly tWins.' The harmony was on the passage of an or dinance introduced by the law and or dinance committee prohibitin. the throw ng of snow or ice in the streets within the special fire district. pro vuin9 penalty tol SO dCilg. and siv- ing the Chief of office power to act in he matter. The ru eS were Suel euded and the ordinance was passed unanl- mously.
 The finance committee remen bered the remarks made by the mayor at the
 last meeting and submitted their report promptly, The city treasure 's hout 8 have been examined from May ,. l9' , up to Feb :, 1903, and everything was found to be satisfactory and correspond with the books of the other depart- ments. During the period above named warrants an, untipg to S3l. sO4. 54 have heen paid. Tue commi tee recommended that d, there were no more outstanding warrants on the special street fund. and, there remain ed in the lund S2S5 26, that that fund be d vrrted to the general fund of the city. The report was adopted.
 A debate followed the motion of Jourdcn'o that the street committee be instructed to confer with the contrat t. OrS and il warrants were ac eptat,le, make arrangements to haul the >Dow from the street from Hunter Way to Claiin s. Goodrich objected. He said the balance of the prol erty own CTS on Front street had to haul their own snow away and it was no more than right that this section did the same. The motion prevailed, howe CT.
 The funds in the city treasury ale :: general fund SlG0.4O; tre fund SSS.95; tiremen's mess fund $3OO.OU husI ital fund $i50.0u; attorney fund S6o.20: street fund $2S5.26: school fund S25.30.
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25
LIARS IN
 CHICAGO As Wei! as in Parkway
 AIasAa,
SAYS E. B. McC0W !aN
Prosperity in tine States and What It is PrOducing-- --RailrOads
 Raising Wages.

Chicago, H.. November 30.-It seems awfully good to be outside for winter. The whole country is so prosperous. l visited Southern Calf fornia before coming east. In Los An geles business property on the main street which sold for Sl500 front foot one year ago, sold for 5000 while l was there. The Huntingtons have simply gridironed that whole country with standard gauge electric railroads. That is destined to be great country for ever. It's wonderful climate will al- ways attract large crowds of people. l don't know of a safer investment today than in Southern California, where it is not too hot. My old town of Boise, Idaho, is booming beyond my power to understand. Seattle is reasonably quiet. Portland, is doing steady, conservative business, as usual.
 l returned from trip to New York and Washington four weeks ago. It is wonderful the improvements that are tbeing made in every part of the coun- try. The Wabash is building new line to New York, thus becoming the greatest of transcontinental roads Everywhere are to be seen evidences of prosperity. the like of which was never known. But it is benetitting only a few. The commoa people are simply getting more and spending more. There is not dollar more in the savings banks today than there was during the hard times of five years ago. Wages have increased from ten to forty per cent. while living expenses have in- creased fifteen to one hundred. Those who are able, by dnt of economy, to save few dollars, are investing it in stocks. the intrinsic value of which iS very small, and this Is juggled up and down by one or two men. One day since I returned from the east the em- ployes of Swift X Co. lost sl00,00o in q slump in that company's stock and so it goes. In the end MT. Morgan will have all he wants and the common peO- ole will find they have contracted hab- its as result of this partly imaginary, partly real, prosperity, without which they would be far better off.
 have gained world of charity fer Alaska liars since behOsding the en- couragement given them out here. It seems next to impossible that they should tell any truth at all. It is al most impossible to get the truth pub lished about Alaska. while there are columns for fairy tales, pipe dreams and the like. The San Francisco and New York papers treated me all right,
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25

needful things. A port of entry is needed, and l think the president would recommend the erection of light houses from Unimak pass to Point Hope. That several are needed will become evident as shall continue to relate the many sad casualties that have occurred during the last forty years. They are now needed more than ever before. The whalers nearly ali went through the western pass called Amukhts, marked on the charts "best pass.' During the month of Oc- tober with lighthouse at Unimak pass, another on Nunivak island, one on the north east end of St. Lawrence island, which is nearly in direct course to Nome or Sledge island, Boring sea could be naviga'ed all the u.onth of Dece mber: and with powerful steam CTS trips could be made in January wit. reasonable safety. In early winter the Boring sea ice is not heavy. The Russian government has con, tructed a very powerful ice-breaking boat or the Ba tic sea. It appears to nc that Uncle Sam would save money If he would build one for Boring sea, if he used it for nothing else than to carry
 mails. It will be seen that immense wealth has been talk, n from Nurthwe est ern Ala~ka both rom land and sea:
 much more It uain-.t, he taken iron, both sources.
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To John McCarthy:-
 You are hereby notified that we, the under signed have performed work labor and services to above the value of one hundred dollars on the placer mining claim, known us Discovery claim on Iron creek, in kougarok recording dis trict District of Alaska. for the year ending Dec. B. l9J2. and you are hereby further notified that if you do not, within 20 days from the date hereof, pay, or cause to be paid to the under signed, your proportionate share of said eXpend iture. as co-owner your interest in said claim will become the property of the undersigned under section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States
 Date hereof, und of the first publication, Jan :, 1908. w. FIzELLE,
 w. F. SINNOTT,
 Co owners of the aforesaid party l-7 3m w in suid claim.
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25
s cans Carnation Cream S1
 ARCHER, EWING 6 co.
Yukon Council Election.

Dawson. Dec l2. The writ for the Yukon council election is being pre- pared today, and will be issued to-mnr- row Dr. J. N. E. Brown is doing tie under the direction of Acting Cover nor /. T. Wood.
 The date of the election. Ma ior Wood says, will be January l4.
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25
Notice of Forfeiture.

To William Tyner:
 You are hereby notified that I. the under signed. have caused to e performed work, abor and services to the value of two hundred dollars on placer claim No. i0 above Dahl'S Discovery on Quartz creek, kougurok recording district, District of Alaska, for the years 1901 and l!O2, and if you do not within 90 days om the date hereof, pay, or cause to be paid to the under signed, your proportionate share of said ex- penditurc, us co-owner, your interest in said ca i'm will become the property of the under signed under Section 2324 of the Revised Stat uteS of the United States.
 Date hereof, and of the first publication, Jan 2S, 1905.
 PETER BAYNE w Co-owner of aforesaid party
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25

All remain,n. goods are to be pack ed at once ready for shipment from Nome. w. F. HIssner, Coueiynec. at N. (. Co.'S store.
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25

While In Council stop at the Spen- cer. HOme Cooking, New Beds and Warm Rooms.
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25

If you want to have d game of pool or billiards go the Board of Trade saloon. Two fine tables have just been received
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25

Pool anu b liiard tables d, the Board of Trade saloon
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25

Rubber hoof pads just received f' m St. Michael, just the thing Tn sno" :. Save your horses feet. N. C. Co.
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25

w. J. | owe Transfer, 425 Front street. Ftti- ting to creeks. Phone Black B.
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25

Sells Genuine old Crow Bourbon and Old Hunter Rye Whisky at S2.0 q bot tie or l2I cents d drink.
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25

Drinks 12i cents at the Reception sa OUn, Front street.
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25

Centennial Best Flour, "NOrthwes- term"
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25

Discovered at the North Pole Bakery the best bread and pastry: the only coffee house in town.
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25
The Old Reliable Hunter

Bulk Ol l'NeI Non Q i'rahin4 Co.
The Nome nugget., 1903-02-25

F. E. MCGOWAN.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-01-06

and an effort will be made to have
part of the stock taken by the toRS
co farmers of this section.-Ns
Bern Journal.
The truck crop next year will ID
larger than usual. Much preparal
ton has already been made for this
crop. The fall crop of Irish potatoes
is the finest ever known in this sec
tion.-The farmers in this section
of the State are in better condition
than we have ever known them. a
good crop was raised and fair prices
obtained. More debts have been liq-
Undated and more improvements
made than usual. Farm lands are
bringing better prices and town
property brings a hundred per cent
more than it did only a few years
ago.-Washington Progress.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-01-06
seasOnable SUGGESTIONS fOr Planters.
of we Progressive Farmer:


Editor Of The Progressive Farmer:
I am often asked what time to
plant, and if 1 observe the signs of
the moon. Any time when I have
the right condition of soil suits me.
Some seeding periods are longer than
Others Onion sets may be planted
from August to March at any time
\ W land is in proper conditional
time for six months. There are
TO short periods for turnips, fall
Elting from August to October;
ing planting from February to
ri. So with lettuce, parsnips and
riots, must be up before the long
t days. English peas may be
anted from January LIST to April.
f course these are the periods for
his locality.
It is important that a planter have
all of his plans well in his mind long
before the time for active work. And
week by week and day by day all of
his farm mapped out in his mind, and
each crop properly suited to the kind
of land. Most men have brains
enough, but the trouble is in getting
behind or rather starting too late,
which makes them behind all the way
through. 1t is not worth while
shooting when the squirrel is gone.
This is the season of the year when
the farmer should walk over his farm
after every rain and prepare water
ways so as to save land from hillside
washing, and let no place sob or re-
main under water. A little timely
care will add much to the value of
the farm next season.
r. r. MOORE.
Guilford Co., n. G.