The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-23

never compare with New York
 Paris is noted for it's gayety. but | failed to see any difference from any American city and certainly kept my eyes wide open and took in the "Follie Bergers." the Moulin rouge" noted places Of high life" in the Latin quar- ter
 No. Paris did not make the impress sion that I expected and l soon took train for home, sweet home. Switz- erland. the oldest republic in the world arriving there on Christms eve. What feelings l experienced. to re- turn after an absence of 19 years you may we'll imagine
 Walking the first time through the little country town. after so many years, almost brought tears to my eyes. the same old school house. the same old church the same old streets, but was stranger, nobody knew me and I only recognized few. Little girls. that used to sit on my knees once. have grown up so. Well. that I would not mind to have them sit there again. Most all of my old school and play mates have families and some are dead. The only sign that progress has not of several automobiles on my way to my old mothers house where l arrived about s o'clock on Xmas eve. A funny feeling came creeping over me When I walked up the old fashioned stone steps and knocked at the old door: Come in I heard my old mothers voice and after entering. l found my old mother two sisters and brother in- law busily engaged in fixing up a little Christmas tree for my little nephew, and they were just mentioning how nice it would be if brother John were here from America, when 1 knocked at the door and you can imagine, what a sur prise | was to them all Yes l9 years is a long time and has brought a few changes in my little town. but. some how. it seems so awfully quiet and lonesome to me. could hardly get used to it any more. But 1 must say, I received the most cordial welcome. wherever l passed and before l had been here two days was the talk of the town
 Passing through the main street of the town I can feel them all turning around and looking after me and I can imagine now. how proud a pretty girl feels up in Nome. with everybody rub boring at her when passing in Front street. have about the same sensa- tion here All in all I have enjoyed every minute, since I left Nome
 A trip like this Is great treat and Is really worth while to be away from home so long. just for the pleasure of coming back again.
 Yesterday I had quite little sur prise in store for me. While passing through a neiGhboring town I dropped into a saloon for some little refresh- ments and while talking 10 the pro- prietor recognized him as one of my old custoemrs of the North Pole Bak- cry. Many a time he had his coffee and there Of course he recognized me also. and we had many drink together for old times sake. His name Is Dietheim and he was engaged in mining around Nome and Council but left there in 1905 to visit the old coun- try. Switzerland. where he married soon after and it seems to me that Mrs Dietheim would not let him go to Am erica again and so he is still here. but every time he sees somebody from Am erica and especially Alaska. he gets a touch of the gold fever again. which Is always quickly covered by his very strong and healthy looking better half" So. taken all together the world is not so large after all. when you meet old acquaintance half way way around the world.
 started this letter in Switzerland. but am finishing it at Munich, Bavaria Ie, itciaily the female part If it. [ zee. they're employing some women on the street department here as street cleaners. they're handling a No ? al- most as we'll as a miner up there.
 Munich is a city of about 6Oo.OOo in- habitants. an easy. happy go lucky kind of people.
 We'll. must close for today. Hope that everything is in good order up there and my very best regards to all.
 JOHN T. MEYER