The Nome daily nugget., 1911-01-06
THE LOOKER-ON

Nome came near tn having d January thaW and We may get it yet if the hild weather continents; but We trust the Chinook wind won't put in an aI- pearance Gntil way toward spr.ns .v,.,,. II Is due Warm spells out of season ar" bad for any community. and a tha,, here in Nome anytime between No. vrmbrr I and March I5 i~ n.thfu. more than a sick wave passing OCT the land
 The recent warm spell ha> created e"nsiderabl" sickness during the short time it has been with uS snd zero cor fen below k th, proper temperature for this neck "r thr woods during tn, winter season
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 Nomeit"s were su we'll supplied with masks during the carnival that u.arI, every person Is going tu take in the Rcd Mems ball tomorrow night which will be d very uuiqu. masquerade af fair This win b, th, first Indian masquerade ball" of tn. s,asor. in fact the only on" ever given in Nome. and many ar" going L" be spectators in tho gallery just to see the Red Men 20 through their various stunts. which they have been drilling tn rerfcct for some time
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 We have now reached that stage where the outside mail will arrive twice week as well as depart. for which all N"mrites should give thanks
 Nome is a well established city and this k one of the blessings which comes to towns of well known populations nr several years standing U'p in the Idit lr"d they ar" receiving one mail , month which k unfortunate for that aamr. but mo doubt Uncle sam .yiu do a little better hl them should th. min. prs develop sufficient territory of gold boaring gravel L. warrant town nf my size being built in that section iS it is towns arc ~rrnginp up "y.r nirht in that section "f Alaska and thor. is Ho telling right now vncr,. rh, main town will be heated
 Reports from ,n, uut-ide ,..s,l reach the Nugget from tmr t, tru, leads Us t" helic>, Chat nur nr.-ii4t, prominent ciri.Mn T. J Ne~tnr i- bn,n ing Ilitarrd city at the cxprus, af N"m". and trying [" get aII or the well earned privileges or this camp switched |" the new camp whrr, hr has -tak..i his all in all
 Reports arc constantly being printed in outside papers about Nome being dcr"rulat,d and e,,rybod, stamprd- ing [" the Idtairod. and giving views of ihe lditarod country with highly c"I"rcd interviews. thon ~'atne that that camp instead nf Nome. uou do serted. should receive th, advantages 2i mail service. rt,
 Tn. boomers for Iditar"d rnmtr, rtaSc s.rinus mistake in trying ta boost that country at th. cNreBse of Nome for with government factz and figures tn go by as the people in Washington have at hand. 1t carries more weight than the "h"t-air' they rm generate by singing tho praises af thch camp. and printing i'm, views H outside pa- pcre
 II is far b.itcr Ia get in and develop. t camp and with the output from the mines backed up by assa> -receirts of tns government assay otiirc ont in tho states go tn Unr.e < St.n andas nila tn do something than ro try to rull the WOO! over the old fellows "y.s h, try ing tn t"u him ths town "l Nome ha- Stomred"d to thc new camp
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 II has often been stated that npboIr rau get something nut of nothing. bur pn, rau got considerable nut uf noth- ine if they mix a g"ndly amount of hard work into what a' n. start se"m- rd nothing
 pur shouldn't s.t lH and stow up world ar knnwlrdge and let 1t go at that. any more than people should ill rI larg. water tank then never s-, if The mere slowing away of knowl rdg" does not amount to much \ inowledg" of th, facts in history. for example. is not half so important of wh"r" to get the facts u hen you want them. and what to do with them after you get them.
 Possession of a wonderful brain may he. a Splendid thing but the man with m average brain who ue.s all of ,t stands better chance Of success than 'h" owner of the abnormal thlukin.: ar- purJtuS.
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