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The Nome nugget., 1904-06-08
UNCERTAIN AND UNSTABLE.

A couple of months ago people hattered
themselves that we were going to have IAN
early spring. Indeed, such prediction was
telegraphed to the outside. and early in the
season we began turning our eyes seward
and noting from day to day the condition of
the ice pack. The observations and condi-
tions have been most disappointing. Never
since Nome was founded has the ice pack
appeared so strong and defiant at this sea-
son of the year The old sour dough is at
a loss to account for it, and woefully but
heroically he passes it up to the chechako.
AS the wind blow where it lists, so, too, the
Arctic ice pack seems to 90 only when it
gets good and ready"
1t is noted elsewhere in this issue of The
NUGGET that Bering straits have been free
of ice for some time. Indeed, at least one
whaler has entered the Arctic ocean as far
as Point Hope. This fact, too, seems to be
anomalous. The Arctic comparatively free
of ice for considerable distance, and Ber
ing sea full and running over, The peril
nacty with which the pack hugs the shore
breeds discomfort or worse. And yet on
land the days are pleasant-almost balmy.
Most people have grown weary of specu-
lating concerning the meteorological condi-
tons of this section of Alaska Even the
man in whom the gambling instinct is
strong is too Disguised to make a bet as to
the date of the probable arrival of steamer
from the outside. The climate is paradox
ical, and the ice conditions are past the
power of understanding All that we can
do is to summon what patience we can COM
mainland wait The icy letters will be
dissolved after time, but "How long, oh
Lord, how long 20
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-08

The project of taking the Baltic fleet of
Russia by the Arctic ocean route to the Far
East is said to have been discussed at ST.
Petersburg to avoid the Japanese fleet
This is known as the northeast passage"
1t was never made, however, by more than
one vessel, the Vega, carrying the Swedish
explorer, Baron Nordenskjold. The Vega
entered the Arctic by following the Norwe
gian coast and rounded Cape Chelyuskin,
Siberia, the most northerly point in the
Old World, in August, 1878 but when the
mouth of the Lena river was reached, with
in 100 miles of Boring sea, she was held in
the ice and detained through the winter. In
the following summer she escaped from the
ice pack and reached Yokohama Sept. 2,
1879. Whether the passage is feasible to
war ships or not in one season. it is exceed
ingly doubtful that the Russians will run
the risk of failure and the possible loss of
all their ships in the Arctic cepack. If
the Baltic feet sails at all to the Far East,
it will doubtless take the Suez route and
trust to luck to reach Asiatic waters safely.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-08

is so vast, so awful, so obvious, that the
blindness, the indifference, which prevail
argue infatuation, and give room for appre-
hension that we can never rouse ourselves
to those efforts by which alone the danger
can be averted.'
Mr. Brooks says that if the opinion of
twenty of the wealthiest and best known of
the citizens of New England had been asked
at any time during the two administrations
of Jefferson, and probably of Madison as
we'll, it is safe to say that eighteen of them
would have thought the country going to
the dogs.
And so it has been almost lin every de-
cade so it was with Wendell Phillips say
ing in Faneuil hall Il am asked to say
God bless the commonwealth of Massachu.
sets. say God damn the COM
monwealth of Massachusetts, to our own
time when, because of the prevalence of
crime, the spread of political corruption
and the devotion of our people to material
goods, the downfall of the republic is de-
clared to be at hand.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-08
The MALADlES OF WINE.

Among the new maladies that science
has discovered is that of Prof Loir, a
French physician, who believes that the
harmful qualities of wine may be done away
with by pasteurization, or heating to such a
temperature that all harmful germs in it
will be destroyed. Dr. Lor regards the
deleterious effects of wine-as distinguished,
of course, from heavier alcoholic drinks-as
due chiefly to the acids and other substances
which are produced in it when it is ''sick. +"
In other words, wine which is pure &C
cOrding to the ordinary standards is,
free from harmful adulterations-of is
diseased as result of its own fermentive
processes, and contains poisonous toxins
whose effects upon the stomach are, of
course, hurtful. He considers that many
disorders have been Jumped under the gen.
eral head of alcoholism" which are really
due to these toxins, and recommends most
strongly the pasteurization for all Wines
Between the dangers of alcohol, the dan
gers of adulteration and the dangers of the
"diseases of wine" now for the first time
revealed to the average man, it would seem
that the wine cup is, what it always has
been esteemed to be, most unsafe com.
panion. Still, in the view OF science, both
milk and water nowadays are likely to be
unsafe, and so, in fact, is almost every other
article to eat or drink, save those foods that
come to us in Original package like eggs
and oranges. The one course of action left
man is to take all possible precautions and
leave the rest to fate. To the list of things
now demanded by reasonable diligence in
the cause of health the wine consumer must
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-08
PROPHETS OF CALAMITY.

In Chicago, not long ago, DR.. Frank
Lydston said that the Americans were fast
becoming nation of criminals and degen-
crates According to some men, and very
often the best and wisest men of their times,
the world has been growing worse ever
since the beginning of time.
In his interesting book on "The Social
Unrest John Graham Brooks says that
when Jefferson became president ''the en-
tire conclave of scholars, as we'll as the
whole business world of New England, was
Mortified at the prospect of political control
by the common people" At New York
dinner Alexander Hamilton said "Your
people, sir, your people, is great beast -
Fisher Adams said in 1903 that the country
had become "too big for union, too sordid
for patriotism, too democratic for liberty"
President Dwight, of Yale college, said ::
"We have country governed by block
heads and knaves. Can the imagination
paint anything more dreadful on this side
of hell ?" In his last day sermon in 1910
Charming said: "We live in times which
have no parallel in past ages, in times when
human character has almost assumed a new
form; in times of peculiar calamity, thick
darkness and almost despair The danger
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-08

Complaints are being made concerning
the filthy sanitary condition of the town.
The health officer has been busy notifying
people to clean up, but in many cases it
would seem as though he would have to in
woke the aid of the law to enforce compli-
ance with the city sanitary ordinances. 1t
is to the advantage of all that the ordi-
nances be strictly enforced, and no person
should be compelled to suffer because Of the
laxity of his neighbor.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-08

Under the storm and stress of war Rus
STA, it is said, is threatened by the torch of
revolution. 1t would be wise for the rebel
lous spirits to remember, however, that if
the bear is slow to avenge foreign aggres-
sion, he is wonder in preserving peace at
home. Russian authority knows no COM
promise in the severity with which it pun.
ishes domestic unrest.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-08
the REFORMER AND the CLAM.

Mark Twain once wrote delightful
short story entitled, ''Traveling With Re-
former. We suggest gently that the local
bunch of moral reformers hunt up the story
and read, mark and inwardly digest it,
And speaking of reforms and reformers, it
may be said that no reform was ever effect
ed by the use of bludgeon, by blackmail
or lampooning, billingsgate, lying and like
weapons. There must, too, be merit in the
reform advocated, as we'll as merit and sin.
cerity in the would be reformer. And the
reason that so many "reformers' fail to
'reform" is because they should first re-
form themselves before setting themselves
up as public correctors of universal abuses
Martin Luther is credited with having
seized his satanic majesty by the nose with
pair of red-hot pincers, but Luther's imi-
tators in Nome, or elsewhere for that mat.
ter, would probably, in their clumsy, un-
skilful way, be gripped by the devil himself
before they could use Luther's nippers
Surely the path of the reformer is hard,
indeed And:
The men who kick against their lot
Might we'll survey the clam,
For through the tide be ebb or flood,
He doesn't give dam.
When angry pillows DER them roar,
Most men would fret, think;
The clam has not a word to say
He merely takes drink.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-08

Gold dust continues to come in from the
neighboring creeks and hills in goodly
quantities. Many of the dumps are turning
out even better than was expected, and this
springs clean up will be the greatest in the
mining history of Seward peninsula. ~
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-08

If steamers started early for Nome on
the strength of that Nome telegram, it's a
safe bet that somebody is being roundly
cussed these long June days,
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-08

Mr.. F. x. Kings marvellous and success
full encounter with monster grizzly bear,
as told in the last issue of this paper, is
probably without record in the annals of
hunting history.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-08

now add the pasteurization of his wines. To
the connoisseur in cobwebby bottles it may
sound blasphemous, but science has decreed
it and there is nothing more to be said
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-08

They used to put money over dead peo-
pies eyes, but the practice is confined only
to live people now-public officials, for in
stance-so they can't see some things
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-08

That ancient sour dough who said that
"no two seasons are alike in this country"
certainly knew whereof he spoke.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-08

Someone suggests that the weekly con-
temporary take down its sign and put up
one reading Bonded Warehouse"
The oasis., 1904-03-12

man and his versatility of talent and undoubted rectitude. But THE OASIS has always stood for correct methods in governmental affairs, and will ever continue to do so. It expects, and it has right to expect that such men as Chancellor Scott shall support it in its atti- tude. When men so conspicuous and intelligent, even though un- willingly, as admitted, fail to reach the full standard. as in this case, and their illegal action is ignored by this paper, how can it criticise similar illegal practices in other and less conspicuous public posi- tions. by officials of inferior intelli- gence? THE OASIS has called a halt in illegal practices by demo- cratic county officials in Santa Cruz. How can it consistently do so and condone similar infractions of law in territorial officials, of its own party? With this condition palpably apparent, it believes the offending regents of the University and Chancellor Scott should re- lieve the situation by rendering their resignations, failing to do which it is here openly asserted that it is the duty of Governor Brodie to demand them. He can not permit his administration to carry the stigma which will be thrown upon it if he does not.
The oasis., 1904-03-12
The New Oil Fields.

Mention was made in THE OASIS last week of the discovery of new and promising oil field in the inn mediate vicinity of Nogales. This week it is enabled to present the fact that prominent and leading citizens of the line city have all ready located more than 5000 acres of public lands included in the oil bearing area, and have also organized an incorporation to exploit the same. The name of the corporation is the Sonoita Oil Co.,, and its officials are Colby N. Thomas, president; G. E. Futile, vice president; C. R. Brown, secretary; P. E. Murray treasurer. The four gentlemen named with L. w. Jim mic. c. A. Hartman and J J. Teeter form the board of directors. The company has secured as consulting engineer the services of Captain B. Frank Hand, widely known as a competent mining engineer and oil expert, who has enjoyed a wide and extensive experience in all the California oil fields.
 The field is close to the line of the N. NJ. x A. railway, on the east, and extends from a point about four miles northward from Nogales to Sonoita creek, above Calabasas. The area taken up averages two miles in width and is seven and one half miles long.
 Captain Hand has given a period of two months to complete and thorough examination of the area included, and he pronounces it possessing the finest surface indica tions he has ever known. He be- lieves that practical tests will develop oil in greatly paying quan- titles in the depths below. To that end arrangements are in hand to import boring machinery of the latest improved designs to develop and exploit the field by the most and thorough methods. TIE OASIS will closely observe the work as development progresses, and keep the public fully posted.
 The company has set aside 10O,- GOO shares of stock for sale at five cents per share, for purposes of and it is being taken by citizens of Nogales.
The oasis., 1904-03-12

No permits will be granted to any person for use of sprinkling walks and streets in front of their premises until further orders. Please stop sprinkling and avoid the unpleasantness of the discon- tinuance of your water supply.
 MORALES WATER Co.
The oasis., 1904-03-12
Notiee to Water consumers.

Owing to the long and continued drouth causing shortage of supply the directors have instructed the manager to adopt the meter sys- tenn. Meters will be here next week and as soon as they arrive will be installed.
The oasis., 1904-03-12
CHANCELLOR scorT's STATEMENT.

---------
 In another column THE OASIS presents this week statement culled from the columns of the Tucson Post, from Chancellor Scott of the University of Arizona, in the matter of the transaction hereto fore receiving comment in these columns, wherein the board of re- gents of that institution, of which he was then member, sold to the Socorro Mining Company, of which he is alleged to have been president at the time of the sale, an engine and dynamo which had been in service in the school of mines, but was no longer in use. In all fair ness THE OASIS. having expressed disapproval of the transaction, now gives space to the statement of Reverend Scott. It is his due, and the point of view of the gentle man is cheerfully given.
 But the statement is an admis sion of the material allegations,
 viz: that the board of regents did sell to the Socorro Mining Co.,, the machinery described, that Rev erend Scott was then a regent and was at the same time connected with the mining company making the purchase-- but that neither he nor the board of regents were aware that a technical violation of the law was being committed by them. All very well. But it is one of the most plainly stated principles of law that ignorance of the law is no excuse, and it is never permitted to be plead at the bar of justice by the most ignorant when accused of offences of what ever nature. Why then should the same plea be accepted in extenua- tion from men of the highest intel ligence and attainments where they have failed to observe the strict letter of the law in official positions of honor and responsi- bility? The law plainly states that no territorial, county or city official shall be interested directly or indirectly in any contract or furnishing of supplies to the terri tory, county or city, or in the pur- chase of any property of the terri tory, city or county, and that all sales of such property shall be made only after due advertisement and to the highest bidder. By Mr. Scott's admission the board of re- gents violated the law in two inn portant particulars, viz: They sold the machinery without the due advertisement required by law, and It was sold to a corpora ton in which one of their members was a stockholder and ofiicial--an indirect interest in the sale, pro- by law. It Is with sincere regret that TIE OASIS feels con strained to make these assertions, because the editor of this paper and Chancellor Scott are close friends. and the editor is q warm admirer of the genial per sonulity of the reverend gentle
The oasis., 1904-03-12
FOR SALE

Improved ranch of 70 acres in the north end Of town, one of the most desirable residence parts of Nogaes, 5000 Four room house on Terrace Avenue. Lot 96 feet front sSOOO. House and Lot on west St. 5000.
 Inquire oi W. c. ELLIS
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,tMolrl.tgaUo sale.

U NOTICE Is HIEkEBY GIVEN. . ma, stb,ts ce-.
r. WtlliSsaa man, mortgpg al, Is Williann
t Il iii. e ss.a
for record IA ne; o6ee the Register sc Deeds 81
the County M embina and State or North DR-
kots, on 21st dayo March 1902 at fo,clsck p "a.
160, and which Mortgage was ti1ereai.ee assieneas
By the said Mortgagees to A. H. 4 Cakes
ment was filed for record In the office Of said
the 4th day Of Nay. a.. y. 1893, In Book 90 Of
Mortgages, at Page 128. at O'Clock NM. will be
IL sacb Mr;yg. ~ sale Ct the premises
the front door OF the Court House In the City Of
pembtna, n the County Of Pembina. and state Of
North Dakola, ct the hour of I o'clock D. m. on
saturday, the nth day of June, a. d. 1904, to
s satniy ne amount due upon said Mortgage on
The prem. ses described in said MORTGAGE and
which will he sold to satisfy the same Are thOse
certain premises situated in the County OF Pem--
DINA and state OF North Dakota and described
as follows. to.wit: 81 s ,@ -
The Southwest Quarter (sw ~ Of section
T. Twenty Seven 90 Township One Hundre aud
Isixt, Two S1S2 Nor.h Of Range Flfty.Two l5aJ
ll6Ol acres OF 'lAnl, more or less, according "a
the Government survey thereof. =. u
Default having occurred in the conditions Of
s1Sn mortgage; !he Whole principal sum il de-
There will 90 due on such mortgage ct the date
Of sale, including tntsrest 70 the amount Of 42iS-
% paid by this assignee on prior mortgage, the
sum OF Nine Hundred Fifty-Five aud $500
Dollars ($955 a toge ther with the costs Of these
proceedings and statutory attorneys fee :. ~
5ll ID a. 81. CAKES.
Asstgnees Of Mortgage. (
Attorney for Assignee OF Mortgages.
Grand Forks, N. D. 44-49
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Powder
a wonderful powder Of rsse
merit and unrlvaled strength.
BASEBALL

$OSO$OSO$0
Interest in baseball circles is increasing
rapidly. The games between the home
club and their immediate neighbors-
Emerson and St. Vincent-have devel-
oped the fact that our boys are apt to
give good account of themselves in the
scheduled games with the county league
The games with Emerson have been
! very interesting and show the clubs to be
very evenly matched. St. Vincent came
over on Monday and recrossed the ferry
with but 5 scores to their credit, leaving
8 for the boys to retain on this side. On
Tuesday our nine went to Emerson via
the Chico aud won out again. The game
was not as free from errors as the former
game, reported in this paper last week.
but was closely contested and at times
was very exciting. During the first of
the game Pemblna managed to lead off
at3 to l, but later the Emerson boys
tied the score and with additional runs
on both sides they stood at 5 to at the
beginning of the ninth inning. But the
Pembina crowd managed to get in three
runs in this inning and the Emerson peo-
pie drew goose egg. So the score
stood at 8 10 3 in our sides favor. The
game was played in about an hour and
three quarters. Rondeau pitched good
game for Pembina and LaMoure for EN-
erson. A large number OF rooters at
tended from this side OF the line.
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:
debility. spermatonhoea, seminal II
sexual decay failing ,nrmosJ ~
eyes, stunted development, l1Sk ~
energy, overished m,
impediments to marriage: alao 6iopd
and skin diseases, 1yphilIfI.
eruptions, hair falling, bone in.
swelling, sore throat, ulcers, eiiecclis 81
mercury, kidney bladder troubles.
weak b4ck, burning urine, passing urine
too often, gonorrhoea, gle.t, structure,
receive searching treamtent, prompt le.
lief and cure Tor lite. q
Cancers, Tumors. Golfer, Fistula Plies
varicocele and enlarged glands with the
subcutaneous injection method, abso-
luteliswithout pain and the loss ota drop
of blood, is one Of hts own discoveries,
and lothe most really scientific and GER
tainly sure cure Of the nineteenth
century. No incurable cases taken.t Con-
suItation to those interested. Sl.OO.
DIR. REA & co,
H(scv~o14t:e Af;Nc u
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Returning Every Montn. Consult MIN
While the opportunities at hand
DIR. REA has no superior in diagnosing
and treating diseases and determines. He
will give $50 for any case that he cannot
tell the disease and where located in FIVE
minutes.
All durable medical and surgical dis.
eases, acute and chronic catarrh, and
Special Diseases of the eye, ear, Nose
and throat, Lug disease, early con-
sumption, bronchitis, bronchial catarrh,
constitutional catarrh, dyspepsia, sick
headache, stomach and bowel troubles,
rheumatism, neuralgia, scatica, bright's
disease, diabetes, kidney, liver, bladder,
prostate and female diseases. dizziness.
nervousness, indigestion, obesity,
interrupted nutrition, slow growth in
children, and all wasting disease in
adults. Many cases of deafness, Ringing
in the ears, loss Of eyesight, cataract,
cross eyes, ect.. that have been improp-
erly treated or neglected, can be easily
restored. Determines, club feet, curva-
ture of the spine, disease of the brain,
paralysis, epilepsy. heart disease, dropsy,
swelling at the limbs. structure, open
sores, pain in the bones, granular en-.
largements and all long standing diseases
properly treated. Young, middle-aged
and old, single or married men and all
who suffer from lost manhood. nervous
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Totals. .....5 5 u Y 9
Pembina ..........1 OIL l 0OO2 3-8
Emerson ..........O l o. OOO4 los
*Out by batted ball.
Two base hits, Foy. McPhetter; struck
out, by LaMoure, Z, by Rondeau, 5;
bases on balls, Rondeau, l, LaMoure, 1;
hit by pitched ball, Flanagan; left on
bases. Emerson, 5, Pembina, 6; stolen
bases, Pembina, 9. Emerson 2; time Las.
The county league games begin to-day
and will be played according to the fol-
lowing schedule.
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IN COUNTY COURT.

IN COUNTY COURT.
STATE OF NoRfH DAKOTA,
County Of Pembina.
In County Court. before the Hon.J D. wal-
lace, Judge. M g. Al, al
) In the Matter of the Estate Of High 6. Carr,
Or. ]. II. Duncan,
Petitioner,
Hugh Carr,
Respondent.
Citation and Hearing Petition for Appointment
Tho sute d North Dakota TO the aboye named
Respondents and all persons interested In the
YOU and each sea are hereby notified that
County Of Cass and State Of North Dakota,
Court pson e1s hss "a. ns II
administration upon the estate ii Hugh
z. Carr. late Of the Township Of Crystal in the
estate, and tit si tie aid 81 p.ti i
VIII be hssrdsnd duly considered By this Court
On sss'ard;y the 18Th Day OF july o. 1906 ct
Court Rooms OF this Court, in the County Court
House in the City Of Pembina, County Of Penn.
bina, and State OF North Dakota.
: And you the above named respondents. aud
each OF You. are hereby cited to &c and appear
before this court 1t such time and place. and
hsi. prayer & saa pe sdss should
not be granted. ~ r. 50. IS
Dated June 9Th, 1904. IS KS
4 Court s. sass ia d. WALLACE,
lSeal. Judge of the County Court.
Let the service Of the above Citation be made
by publication in the Pioneer Express, q weekly
newspaper printed and published In Pembins,
Pembtnx County North Dakota. and by mail &C.
cording to law. a 7SGs33E 7Ss
III ], BY The Court ~
ISsaIl j. D. WALLACE,
Judge Of the County Court.