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The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-31
EXPRESS co.
 IS BIG LOSER
MESSENGER DISAPPEARS WITH
 CURRENCY.
Nuggets Special Service.

SEATTLE. March 30.-One of the most baffling cases to be brought to the attention of the local police Is that of the simultaneous and mysterious disappearnce of A. w. Hawkings. a messenger of the Wells Fargo Express Company. and s5O.OOO in currency. which was entrusted for delivery to that concern. Although no further ln- formation concerning the myst4 cry is given out at this time by the police. it is evident that the missing mes- senger is suspicioned in connection with the robbery.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-31
ROB'T PEARY
 IS PROMOTED
MADE REAR ADMIRAL ON RETIR.
 go LIST.
Special Nugget Servies.

WASHINGTON. March 3o.--In rec ognition of the services rendered this country by Commander Robt. F.. Peary, the government today commissioned him as a civil engineer of the navy, with the rank of rear admiral. and placed him on the retired list
 Commander Peary was overcome by the news of his promotion and was unable to acknowledge the great hon ar which had been bestowed upon him
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-31

The loyal Seattle Post Intelligencer Of Thursday. February ?. carries tn" following story which but goes to show | at Nome still has frien' ni mnu. ol1c sT the Spirit city. NOME NOT DEAD
 Is THE MESSAGE
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-31
MARCH 30, 1911.

Temperature-Max s above; minimum l2 below.
 Baroemter-sO55 inches. Weather-Cloudy.
 wind-N. F. light breez.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-31
A. IT. KEEL. GUS BOLTZ,

Date first puhlicatin Jan. 16. 1911.
 Date last publication April r 1911.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-31
MARCH 2s. 1911.

Temperature-Maximum, above: minimum. l7 below. Barometer-3O52 inches. W'eather-CleaT
 Wind-Calm.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-31

Seward Commercial Co. successors to T. J. Nestor Co. carries the best beers fin the market. Blue Ribbon. Olympia and Rainier. Try case. Phone Main 6.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-31
DON'T GET DISCUSSED.

if your watch is out of order. Call on
 c. ShalIit, corner First and streets. Watches cleaned, sf.5o; main springs, sf.oo. Mail orders attended promptly.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-31
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Joseph Sullivan. Jacob Berger Sun
 set Mining Company. your heirs and assigns. successors and personal rep resentatives:
 You and each of you are hereby noti- ed that we have expended In labor and Improvements during the year Of 1910 the sum of one hundred G00) doIlsrs on the Mary P. bench claim of ot No. 2 below Sunset creek
 Said placer mining claim being sit uate in the Cape Nome Recording Dis trict, District of Alaska and Is record ed in the records Of said district also known as the Second Division of the District of Alaska
 And you are further notified that If within ninety days after the last pub lication of this notice. you fall to con tribute your proportion of said expen- ditures. your interest in said claims will become the property of the un- dersigned, your co-owners. under sec ton 2324, Revised Statutes of the UnI- ted States
 A IT KEEL
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-12-29

when friend asks, there ig no TO-.
morrow. Herbert.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-12-29
A THRILLING RIDE.
Flight of a Fast Mail Train to Make Up
Lost Time.

aH
When the first really fast mail be-
tween Omaha and San Francisco reach
ed Evanston, Wyo., at the foot of the
Wasatch mountains, 1t was fifty min
utes late. There 1t. was met by d pow
erful engine in charge of a reckless en-
gineer, Bill Downing by name. Cap.
tain James e, White, ex-superintend-
ent Of the railway mail service, tells In
bis "reminiscences how Bill made up
the fifty minutes.
The distance to Ogden is seventy-six
I miles. Il shall not be happy" said
Downing to one of the newspaper re-
porters who were to make the run on
this first fast mail, 'until | have done
that seventy-six miles In seventy-two
minutes"
When he threw the lever and opened
the throttle the train made start that
settled everybody's dinner. And once
the train was fairly under way 1t
seemed as IL the curves on the line
were all Strengthened out by the tre-
mendous speed.
Going down Weber canyon the pace
was awful. Three miles In two min
utesp' gasped Captain White.
But Downing did not reduce the
speed. Down the winding line of Tap
ioca gnlch the rear coach was swing
| Ing from side to side. You could hear
the wheels grind on the curves and
| feel the continuous striking as they
bore first against one rail aud then
| against the other.
Faster and faster the train swept
along, roaring over bridges, tearing
through tunnels rocking round prom
| ontories. Some Of the newspaper men
| tainted through nervous exhaustion,
and many Of the other passengers had
already succumbed
Suddenly, In rounding the reverse
| loop in Antelope gap. the rear coach
careened till it hung by one wheel on
the rail. AS soon as the moment OF
suspense was over General Manager
Dickinson sprang to his feet and call
ed:
"Pull the bell rope, quick, Brown, and
| run forward and tell Downing to stop
this IL he wants us, to reach Ogden
aliyev'
| Then, not to risk another such Sec
ond, the general manager sprang to
the rear platform and twisted up the
brake with all his might
/ The seventy-six miles Of intricately
curved track were covered in sixty
| five minutes. 1t was a hair raising
record, and several passengers who
went through the experience did moi
recover from the shock for O Iona
time.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-12-29

Strong backed laboring Men take the
place Of moving vans In Mexico. There
are huge 6at trucks with four handles
into which things are piled and lugged
along the city streets. On moving day
the household furniture may be seen
paraded IN full gaze Of the curious
from street to street TO the new destl4
nation. These men are called carga-
dores and combine the usefulness Of
messenger boy and the porter Of the
old world The great burdens borne
thus by the strength Of a single carrier
are amazing. A piano will be carried
along by two men on one Of the strong
trucks.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-12-29
Ianansse Have Fresh Air.

Different from other nations. we. Jap
anese are accustomed TO keep tine
rooms freely opened In order to facili-
tate the cool breeze to invade. Thus
the blind is generally hanged down
from the porch capable to protect
those who occasionally peep In. The
blind or shade is made of split ham
boo or reeds. It Is so fixed that one
who Is in the behind the blind only
could look at one who Is in front place,
or, in other words. those who sit in
darker side could only recognize one
in lighter side. but never wise versa. =
Tokyo Life, the international Review.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-12-29
: AN ALMANAC OF
| YE OLDEN TIME
@ORTUNATELY for our fore
IL fathers, the almanacs had some
claims to literary merits in
fhair dov paodfnr nno{fa,.

&ORTUNAI I0r our Tore
fathers, the almanacs had some
claims to literary merits In
their day. Reading matter
was scarce outside Of the larger towns
Of the colonies. Magazines were prac-
tically unknown. Filled with prog
nostications as to the weather, with
snatches Of wisdom and humor, verse
and essay, the annual almanac became
a compendium of useful knowledge
that was most eagerly awaited and
was hailed as an important event in
many q home, One might say that 1t
( was treated as a household god, for,
hung upon hook In some corner, 1t
always was ready for instant refer
ence. The wise saws and quaint say
ings which ran through its pages were
read over time and again by every
member Of the family.
There were numerous almanacs pub
lished during colonial days in this
country. The popularity Of Poor Rich
ards Almanac, edited by Benjamin
Franklin, went hand in hand with that
of its illustrious maker.
The first Ames Almanac, issued in
1726, was conventional In form and
closely followed other almanacs Of
the period. Its maker was physi-
clan. 1t contained a table of the
movements of the planets and sundry
prophecies concerning the weather.
That the doctor was afraid Of severe
criticism of this first effort is indicat-
ed by the following stanza, which also
Illustrates the style Of his poetry:
Read, then, and learn, but don't all faults
object,
Since they can only judge that can cor
rect
To whom my works appeal, and IL find
The sons Of art to favor them inclin'd
With their propitious smiles 1t shall suf-
flee
To counterpoise the frowns of enemies.
An examination of the files Of the
Ames Almanac shows that nearly
every conceivable subject was discuss
ed by the doctor in its nearly forty
years of publication. Sometimes he
INDUCED in flights of imagery, as in
November, 1870:
Old winters coming, void of all delight
With trembling steps. His head is bald
and white
His hair with robes of icicles is hung.
fc
He makes the rich to spend and poor to
buy
For want of that which would their wants
supply.
In the opening lines Of the almanac
for 1873 Dr. Ames takes a ding at law
yers, priests and doctors and blames
old, oyerburdened Adam for their ex-
istence. Thus:
Had Adam stood in innocence till now
And his blest sons had deign'd to hold the
plow
No labor had fadgu'd nor time had
spoiled
His youth, but spring had ever blooming
smil'd,
No lust for pelf nor heart distressing pain
Had seized the miser nor the rural swain,
Nor vice. as now with virtue ne'er had
We'd.
And heavens omnipotence itself defyd,
Nor lawyers priests nor doctors ne'er had
been
If man had stood against tn assaults Of
SIM.
But, oh, he fell! And so accurs'd we be.
The world Is now obliged to use all three.
Probably the most interesting por-
tions Of these almanacs are the bits
of wisdom and humor which went
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-12-29
go. EST OF SCREWS
They Look Like specks of Dust and
Are Used In Watches.

r.
The smallest screws In the world are
made in watch factory. They are
cut from a steel wire by a machine,
but as the chips fall from the knife 1t
seems as though the operator were
simply cutting up the wire for his own
amusement. No screws can be seen,
and yet screw Is made at every third
operation.
The fourth jewel screw Is next to In
visible, and to the naked eye 1t looks
like a grain of dust. With magnify
ing glass, however, 1t is seen to be o
screw with 26O threads to the inch,
and with very fine glass the threads
may be seen quite clearly
These little screws are four one-thou-
sandths of an inch In diameter. 1t Is
estimated that an ordinary thimble
would hold 100000 of them. About q
million are made In a month, but no
attempt is ever made to count them.
\ In determining tile number 100 OF
them are placed on very delicate bal
ance. and the number OF the whole
amount is calculated from the weight.
All the small parts Of the watch are
counted In this way, probably 30 out
of the 120.
After being cut the screws are hard
ened and put In frames, about 100 to
the frame, heads up. This Is done very
rapidly. but entirely by the sense Of
touch instead OF by sight, 10 that a
blind man could do 1t as well as the
owner of the sharpest eye. The heads
are then polished In an automatic ma
chine. 10000 at time. The plate on
which they are polished Is covered
with oil and grinding compound, and
on this the machine moves them very
rapidly by a reversing motion until the
polish Is perfect. Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-12-29

ALWAYS READY FOR MsTAET RBEERENcE,,
with each calendar month. A few II.
Illustrations will suffice to show the sort
of thing that amused our ancestors;
FEBRUARY, 1873.
Pretty cold, freezing nights. followed
with short storm. Let travellers be upon
their guard to defend their noses.
FEBRUARY. 17i7.
The farmer now's resolwd he will not
freeze
While he has pipes, tobacco, fire. with
good bread and cheese.
OCTOBER. f755.
Those that are husbands good
Should now get in their cider, grain and
wood.
An honest friend is good company, but
good conscience is the best guest
SEPTEMBER. 1853.
Virtue Is praised more than followed,
To some men their country Is their
shame, and some are the shame OF their
country.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-12-29
Love and Time.

'Charm, New Year, Of your good grace,
These sad wrinkles from Loves face.
"Wan and weary now he seems.
Bring him back the dreams. the dreams!
arch above him April skies.
Kiss 10 light into w eyes.
Lead him back to moments fed
Lure Loves roses from the deadp'
Nay" the New Year saith; his day
Hath o'erpast the daisied way.
Though he weareth now the thorn,
Meath the rose leaves It was born.
Now the stem, OF rose bereft,
Love must keep the thorn that's LETT.
Merry Is the wintry morn.
Love Is dead and Love Is bcrnw
--Raitlmege Herald
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-12-29
A Generous Empress.

It is said that one morning Mt break
fast general related to the emperor
the misfortunes Of a brother officer
who, because he had not $4,000 francs.
must be dishonored." While the EN-
peror questioned further particulars
Eugenie few to her room and, return
Ing with package Of banknotes. said.
take them. general, and never tell me
his name" And his name the gener.
Gus empress never knew.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-12-29
Which is Which 2

Above certain cafe there are two
sooms, the one being occupied by a
1omen's Sewing circle" the other be-
ing the dining room Of the cafe. Ont
side the cafe hangs the sign. "Grili
Room UPSTAIRS
The German proprietor Of the cafe
is still wondering why the president
of the sewing circle denounces the
sign as libeious and demands Its re-
moyal.-Judge's Library
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-12-29

Thirteen at dinner is an old Morse.
myth. It was deemed unlucky be-
cause Loki. god of malice. once In
truded. making thirteen guests. and
Baldur, the brilliant god. was slain at
the instieatIon Of Loki. who prevailed
upon Hodur. strong but blind god,
to throw Mistel. the mistletoe. at Bal
dur, perforating the latter aud Iettipg
out bis divine soul
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-12-29

Men of culture are the true apostles
II equality. Matthew Arnold.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-12-29
Reaaon;no n out

81 have calculated that | can't lose
much II pnt my money in electrical
illurnination.H
Why not7"
Because there couldn't possibly be
heavy Joss on light Investment
Baltimore American.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-12-29
Ths onlv Wav.

It's tough upon bard to find there's
no demand for verse. His life becomes
sordld grind. He goes from bad to
worse. The thing for him to do. wis,
when thus the market goes Is to dis
guise his verse like this and work it
10 as prose. Washington Herald.
Barton County democrat., 1911-08-25

Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Blinn OF Great
Bend are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Z. Wright on Fifth avenue east
while on their way home from spend
ing the summer in Colorado. Last
evening number of their friends
surprised Mr.. and Mrs. Blinn in honor
Of their first wedding anniversary. A
very informal evening was spent with
various games and music. Mrs.
Wright was assisted In serving the
dainty lunch by Mrs. J. E. Kelsey and
Mrs. VI. A. Chapel. Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Hausam, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Kelsey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Buck, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gustave Samuelson, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. VI. Stewart, Miss Pearl Car
biener, Miss May Gardener, Miss
Goldie Kendall, Miss Dorothy Miller;
Miss Edna Vorhinger, Miss Edith
Pells, Miss Myrna Colglazier, Miss
Clara Prentis, Miss yelma Parks,
Miss Mignonette Yerkes, Miss Amanda
Miller. Miss Bessie Schurr, Miss
Maude Kelsey, Miss Pearl L'Heur
eux, Of Nickerson, Mr.. John Payne.
Mr.. Gus Thoma, Mr.. Herman Hostut.
Ter, Mr. VIII Yerkes, and Mr.. Charles
Howard Of Newton.-Hutchlnson
News.
Barton County democrat., 1911-08-25

trade went into big figures. Millions
of dollars were spent for the bulbs
and SO long as the demand and the
market continued every tulip raiser
was rich. Finally the reaction came
as it always does to boom, and ev-
ery0ody went broke. A bulb which
sold for $4,000 one year was not
worth 80 cents the next. The govern
ment added to the confusion by de-
creelng that all contracts for future
delivery were illegal. The usual phe-
nOmenOn of a panic followed, every
body losing and nobody gaining. A
hundred years later there was about
The same kind of boom in hyacinths
and the same results. It will be OBJ
served that the Dutch are not so
much unlike Americans when it
comes to booms, only it takes longer
for them to forget and calls for more
experience.
Frans Halls, a great Dutch painter,
almost next to Rembrandt, was born
In Haarlem and a number of his pic
lures are in the city building It was
customary In those days for the may
or and city council to have a group
picture painted and hung in the town
hall. This was the way most of the
Dutch artists got their start for
the officials were always wealthy citi.
zens who were willing to pay more
for their own pictures than for studies
OF nature in allegory-I wonder if the
officials paid their own money or did
they voucher it through the city
treasury and charge it to sprinkling
or street work?
Both Alkmaar and Haarlem are in
teresting because they are intensely
Dutch. Their principal occupations
cheesemaking and flower raising have
been their principle occupations for
centuries. They had nothing to start
with and had to fight for that. Now
tthey are loaning money to the world.
hard as do the Dutch andwere as eco
II the people of Kansas worked as
nomical and saving, in one generation
they would have all the money in the
world. But they wouldn't have much
fun.
The American way Of economizing
may be illustrated by story. Once
upon time in a certain town, which
want to say was not in Kansas for
have no desire to be summoned be-
fore the attorney general to tell all
about 1t, man and his wife were In
the habit Of sending out every night
and getting a quart Of beer for 10
cents. They drank this before rettr-
ing and were reasonably comfortable.
Prosperity came to them and the
Barton County democrat., 1911-08-25
THE PILGRIMS START.
Editorial Correspondence.
Hutchinson News.)

Delftshaven, July %,
This is the town from which the
Pilgrims sailed on the trip which was
to make Plymouth Rock famous.
Nearly hundred Of the congregation
Of Rev. John Robinson at Leyden,
came to this little suburb of ROtter-
dam and embarked on the Speedwell.
The night before the start was spent
by the congregation in exhOrtatiOn
and prayer in a little church which
still stands and has the fact recorded
on big tablet. The Pilgrims went
to Southampton, discovered the
Speedwell was not seaworthy and
transferred to the MayflOwer.
Those English Puritans who had
emigrated from their own country to
Holland were considered religious
cranks' even in those dyas when
fighting and killing for religion was
regarded the proper occupation OF
Christian. The Puritans in England
were strong in numbers and while
Queen Elizabeth had frowned upon
them as dissenters from the church
of which she was the head, she was
politician enough to restrain the per-
secutiOn Of them for they we're useful
citizens and loved to die fighting
Spaniards. But a few extremists who
persisted in preaching in public
places we're senenced to Jail and
some of these skipped 10 Holland.
Queen Elizabeth died and James be-
came king Of England, and he was a
pinhead. He hated non-conformists
as much as Catholics. So more OF the
Puritans who could not pretend to
conform went to Holland and in Ley
den and Amsterdam they founded lit
tie settlements. Holland was a land
Of liberty and the Puritans wanted
the right to disagree, non-conform,
argue and debate over disputed ques-
tons. There we're several congrega-
tons Of them and they did not agree
on important doctrines such as wheth
er John the Baptist's hair was parted
on the side or in the middle. Public
Barton County democrat., 1911-08-25

man bought keg of beer. That night
he drew off a quart and as he sat in
his stocking feet he philosophical TO
his wife and said: See how we are
saving money. BY buying a keg of
beer at time this quart We are
drinking only cost six cents. So we
are saving four cents She looked al
him with admiration and replied:
How fine. Let's have another quart
and save four cents more
w. Y. MORAGN.
Barton County democrat., 1911-08-25

Miss Irene Rogers visited friends
and relatives at Spearvill, this week.
Barton County democrat., 1911-08-25

DR.. H. E. Lindas was in Kansas
City this week.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-12-06

y he finished. and Lee Virginia. with .
girls vague comprehension Of the
mans world. apprehended In Redneld's
speech q large and daring purpose.
Gregg sneered. perhaps you intend
to run for congress- on that line Of
\ talk"
Redfield's voice was placid AT any
rate. intend to represent the policy
that will change this state from the
sparsely settled battle-ground Of a lot
pf mounted hoboes to state with an
honorable place among the other COM
monwealths. If this be treason make
the most of It"
Cavanagh was disturbed, for. while
he felt the truth of his chiefs words.
he was in doubt as to the policy of ut
ytering them. He rose. II must be go
ing" he said. with a smile.
Again the pang Of loss touched her
heart when will you come again?"
she asked in low voice.
1T is hard to say. A rangers place
is in the forest. am very seldom in
town. Just now the danger Of fires Is
great, and I am very uneasy. l may
not be down again for month"
The table was empty now. and they
were standing in comparative isola-
ton, looking into each others eyes in
silence. At last she murmured:
you've helped me. I'm going to stay
little while anyway and do what I
San"
'I'm sorry can't be of actual serv-
ice, but am soldier with work to
do. Even If l were here could not
help you as regards the townspeople.
They all hate me quite cordially, but
Redfield, and especially Mrs. Redfeld,
can be of greater aid and comfort.
He's quite often here, and when you
are lonely and discouraged let him take
you up to Elk Lodge"
He extended his hand, and as she
took it he thrilled to the soft strength
of it. ''Till next time" he said, good
luck"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-12-06

he had said to Mrs. Redfield. 1.-THE girl
must be helped" Afterward he had
said Sustained"
1t was inevitable that the girl should
soon refer to the ranger. and Redfield
was as complimentary Of him as she
could wish. Ross hasn't fault but
one. and that's q negative one-he
doesn't care hang about getting on.
as they say over in England Hes
content just to do the duty Of the mo-
ment He made good cowpuncher
and a good soldier. but as for promo
tion-he laughs when l mention it."
HE told me that he hoped to be
chief forester" protested Virginia.
"Oh, yes. he says that, but do you
know he'd rather be where he is.
riding over the hills, than live in Lon
don. You should see his cabin some
time. It's most wonderful, really. His
walls are covered with bookshelves Of
his own manufacture and chairs Of
his own design. Where the boy got
the skill don't see. Heaven knows.
his sisters are conventional enough!
He's capable Of being supervisor, but
he won't live in town and work In an
Office. He's like an Indian in his love
Of the omen"
fro BE Continued