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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-25
ADJUSTMENTS

Seven Days.

seven Days.
When Wagennals and Ecmper pro.
sent the comedy Seven Days" at the
Metropolitan on Thursday, FEBRUARY
l, 1T will be with their New York
Aston theater cast and production
whose distintion i, is TO have been
identified with the plays third wear
on broadway. This length of time
IN New York is Il telling Endorsement
of Seven Days" Having been longer
in New York than any other plan. it
follows that it drew more persons
than any other. which again proves
thht the public liked it best of all. 1t
is the biggest favorite because il is
the greatest laugh-maker this coun-
try has known. This comedy which
by a quarantine imprisons an oddly
assorted company in n house for n
week, is Il ceaseless hombardment of
fun II an unhroken storm of side
splitting laughter.
ut is cruelty funny" said the New
York Globe. the kind that does not
give You time TO breathe between
laughs. Every situation or incident
that might possibly be expected to
evoke a smile has been seized upon.
tickled and humored until it produces
roar of laughter" The whole idea
OF Seven Days is funny and the au-
thors have developed it with con
sulnmate Skill. until the wonder is
that so much fun could have been put
into the play, fun and laughter that
tumble over each other all the way
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-25

through . To start With there is a
clever play; not a mere hint of a plot
with Il lot Of far fetched stuff thrown
in to make laughs, but a really en-
tertaining story with actual dramatic
strength. There are real persons in
Seven Days" and their tremendous
ly funny adventures might reasonably
happen, which makes it the more
glecful. The entire suggestion is
comicl. Here are extremes of society
shut up for n week in tho same
house. They range from the smart
set TO a burglar. There is a divorced
couple who try t. hide their divorce
from a rich aunt: there is a girl who
to save a situation agrees to pose for
hour as a wife and afterwards
dare not confess the deception; there
is n man who thinks the girl he loves
has thrown him over and there are
the policeman who has to do house
work to eat and the housebreaker
who can't get anything to eat. But
it is useless to attempt a recital OF the
good things in Seven Days. The
telling would take seven times seven
and then fail to convey a sew
enty-seventh of an idea of the merri-
ment that bends people Doubt with
laughter. Seven Days" has to be
seen to be appreciated. and to see it
is to. wish to see it often. for it's
fun grows with repetition. Chicago,
and Philadelphia as we'll as
New York have found that out. The
Chicago Journal called it "a gale of
the Boston Post said II
was "the funniest that has ever come
this city," while the Philadelphia
Press said IF you miss a minute Of
Seven Days you're sure to lose a
of laughter" The coming OF
play to this city offers a chance
to see 1t at its very best. with the
New York Aston theater cast, the
magnificent Broadway production and
ladies. don't overlook this point
gowns fresh from Paris. the most up
10 date affairs in this line that have
the country.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-25

any circumstances this will be a
Democratic year, and hat any candi-
date, ever the three times defeated
Bryan, would be elected. Many have
advanced the opinion that under the
two-thirds rule a sensational surprise
will be given the country in the NOM
nation. In view of the great hope of
the Democrats and the high standing
of all the candidates, it is expected
the convention will be one of the most
exciting of all Democratic conventions
for long years.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-25

The armory where the convention
will be held is probably the finest
building of it's kind in the country. It's
immense walls of rough masonry. but
tressed and embattled, give it the APP
pearance of defenses to some great
medieval castle. 1t can easily be ar
ranged to seal more than 10000 per-
sons. 1t has good street car facilities
and is close to stations of the Penn
sylvania and Baltimore & Ohio rail-
roads and to many of the fine show
places of the city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-25

Driving wheels front and rear"
answered Mr.. Brigg. Driving wheels
with w separate sets Of. pistons and
valves, n in front. one behind, each
on its W independent DOGGY truck.
This would give the long wheel base,
with plenty Of weight forward. and
would prevent such wrecks as those
L have mentioned"
why have locomotive builders adj
hered to the short wheel base 2" was
asked.
Because of the greater ease with
curve at high speed. That is why the
Two sets Of driving wheels I suggest
would have to be mounted on bogey
trucks. l understand the Baldwin
locomotive works are. at my SUCCESS
ton, making some experiments along
these lines.
The short wheel base is especially
dangerous when an automobile is
climbing a hill, for then even more
weight is thrown from front to rear.
ON striking an obstruction the front
wheels go over 1t all right, but as soon
as the rear wheels strike it up go the
front wheels and over goes the car.
For hill climbing purposes there is
much to be said in favor of the front
driving wheel. and a few firms in Eu-
rope are building cars with front driv-
ers today"
Mr.. Briggs room is crowded with
ingenious models by means of which
ne illustrates his theories. Some of
them would make toys to delight any
boy. For example. there is a clock
work propelled model Of the chassis
OF a motor car, with a short wheel
base, which turns turtle the instant
It's rear wheels encounter an obstruc-
ton.
Then there is a series of models of
a man DllIltnQ In tho ot<;f,l1 "
rover. The figure is a jointed wooden
dummy mounted upon a base: q
weight can be attached to him in such
a way as to make him pull a cord
which lifts the indicator of a scale and
measures the strength Of his pull.
Is that no scientific text books contain
ANYTHING about these principles, al
though they are used or violated by
mechanics every day, rule of thumb"
Delng relied on to produce approxi-
mateiy the desired result. At the
meeting OF the British Association for
the Advancement Of Science in 1910
MT. Brigg challenge any engineer to
calculate the mechanical effect of the
draw bar pull upon the wheel base
of a locomotive. and called attention
to the utter lack of scientific teaching
on al these problems Of locomotioI
The principles which Mr.. Brirr ia
demonstrating may be summed up in
q few words. A mechanically driven
oo9ect tends to transfer weight from
the front wheels Cor legs) to the back.
and to get the greatest effect and
least loss from power it must be an.
piled as nearly as possible in a direct
line to the center of gravity. Whiis
thus boldly stated these seem almost
like truisms. but ignorance of them
Or neglect to apply them is RESPONSE
BILE for many fatal accidents and much
unnecessary wear n tear on The
muscles of men and beasts, to saw
nothing of power simply going to
waste.
A political quarrel can be consid-
cred serious unless 1t hangs on after
election.
HlaaAa L.
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A political quarrel can't be consid-
cred serious unless 1t hangs on after
election.
There is frequently some difference
congratulations and an hon.
est opinion.
1t Is sad OF see a beer wagon stop
regularly where the grocer doesn't
deliver much.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18
SOLDIER ATTACKS
 LEAVE MANY DEAD

BERNIE. Sept. IA franzied Swis soldier. Johann Schwartz, ran amucl last evening and transformed the lit tie town of Romanshorn, on Lax, Constance. into a miniature battlefield strewn with dead and dying.
 The soldier Is a native of the town In fit of madness he seized his rif. and shot every one within range O, the windows of his house. killing fouI and wounding six men in a few mo. ments. He then barricaded himself In his home.
 When night fell the house was sur rounded by police and citizens. among whom an hour or so later a panic broke out when they heard a shot The besiegers under the impression that Schwartz had come among them started firing and shot one another down until a dozen of them lay bad ly wounded on the ground.
 During the excitement Schwartz escaped from the house and fled to the forest. where he was captured to- day fin a dying condition as a result of bullet wounds he had received.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18
5oTHA HoNoRED
 BY KING oEoaGs

LONDON. Sept. i.-Kitx George with the approval of his n. ais,, rs has appointed the Right lion. Iou!. Eotha. premier and minlst = of agri- culture of the union of Soutr .:ica o general in the British arnA Inc Hocr commander will nov wear r,t uniform of the British m ary lead CTS whom he outwitted on so many fields in the south African war.
 The announcement came as a com plctr surprise. but It Is received with general satisfaction. Just i2 years ago Louis Botha. al the head of 5000 Eoyrs. engaged the. combined forces of General Sir John French and Sir Reginald Pole Carcw. That was at LydcnbUrg. where the English were badly routed.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18
WANTED.

want to buy ! or ( horse power boiler. must be in good condition. ant cheap. l need cook stoves. I buy fur niture. carpets. sewing machines. offsr bergains in the following: I large basket sled. mining fittings. stoves end ranges. dishes. tents. ivory. hardware.
 New stock of goods on steamship Mackinaw. Watch us grow." Get our prices. We save others money" :" Why not you? We keep everything. We save you 50 per cent.
 HOLTS NEW AND SECOND HAND
 STORE. los E. Front St.
 Tel. Black 70. Strictly cash store
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18
NOME BEATS WORLD IN
 MONEY PER CAPITA

IL Is more than likely that the peo- pie of Seward Peninsula beat tn, people of any other part of the world of equal size for the amount of money its people posses per capita. The amount of money per capita deposit ed in the banks of the United States amounts to $343s. while the amour, per capita on this peninsula Is about ten times that amount. Mir. Thatcher and Mir. Cole of the Alaska Bank and Miners and Merchants bank. respec-
 lively. place the total deposits of their two institutions at N.250.Oo0. They also say that In addition to this
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18
SILVER WAVE
 THE PIONEER
BOAT STILL HERE BROUGHT FIRST PILGRIMS TO SEWARD
 PENINSULA.

Twenty-four years ago the schooner Silver Wave brought 24 white men to Point Hope. The schooner Is still in these waters and still plying her trade.
 Of the 24 she brought there all re- mained and got married to squaws so that the new race of that part of the peninsula oan boast of har iy sires- They engaged In whaling and ether pursuits but gradually they all died away and only one is left to tell the tale.
 This man Is Joe Tuckfield. He s known as Little Joe and he still lives at Point Hope. never once having left since the day nearly . quarter of Q century ago when he landed on the beach there from the Silver Wave.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18
DAVIES LEFT NOME AND
 HIS DEBTS BEHIND HIM

H. Hisr Davies. a well known anS certainly we'll dressed Englishma: who was a resident of Nome som, years ago. was brought to mind to. day when O. s. Larson filed sui hsainst him for the recovery of the sum of sl.2oo due on promissory note executed June :. 1909.
 The money for which Davies gay the note was given by Jafet Linde- berg who assigned 1t to I'M. Larson Davies at one time took a prominen; part In some mining deals near this city and was interested with former
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18
COUNTS JAILED AS
coUNTERF EITERs

ROME. Sept. IA profound sen&,- ton was caused by the arrest today of two prominent leaders of R9Ts h society with five accomplicos ,u a charge of alleged tradicking n cfU'. terfeit bank notes and go.errmer.f stock certificates.
 The chief accused are Count Falzl- cappa and Count Barbiellini. wEo gre charged with having issued illie.t SC. curities on an extensive scale. The organization with which they are said to be connected has widespr ,S rami- fications.
 All the men protested that ;'ey were innocent. but they have 1rz1 '... sarcerated in Reginaeoell.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18
SIX RUSSIANS ARE
 GRABBED AFTER RIDE

Six Russians have been arrested and charged with breaking into 2 cabin on salmon lake and removing therefrom car wheels which they usec for travelling to Nome on the railroad tracks.
 When the alleged act was com mitted Mir. Petersen notified the mar shars office at Nome and just be- fore the Muscovite travellers reached
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18
SEATTLE CHAMBER GIVES
 PREMIUM FOR THE GOLD

A premium of 75 cents on eacl sl 900 of gold from Alaska deposited at the United States assay office fl Seattle. will be paid by the New Seattle Chamber of Commerce. This premium will offset the difference in government and express charges now operating in favor of the United
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18

Snake river bridge. and while travel ing most luxuriously. they were taken into custody.
 The officials declare that quite an amount of similar acts have been committed recently by such people and steps will be taken to put a quick stop to the practice. The crime is a feflony and punishable by imprison- ment in the penltentiary.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18

States mint, and will also give the owner of the gold an advantage of 20 cents in interest on each $l.OO0 be- cause of the difference of time in transit in favor of Seattle
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18
STEAMER ALASKA FOR ST. MICH

The steamer Alaska will sail for St Michael. Sept r.. carrying freight. passengers and the United s'at,s mall For rates and particulars inquire at '. s. Mercantile Co.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18

The schooner Alaska will sail fol kotxebue. Teller and way points. Sep ter1ber IS.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18

Common sense sIeighs No. 4s and No. 5's and hickory for basket slsishs Prosser's Harness Shop. Black 5.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18

We cordially solicit your family trade and deliver ell orders to ysus home fres of charge Seward Com1 Go.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18

Canned enewhaiI cauilAswsr and canned Dill Plekiss new sseds, st FrssdIns q Dorpsn.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18

or. AndrswA dsntisA . nsw hesa la hls e'd seand Ia ths 0sast sS Tsabs building
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18

Remember we are retaiiers as well ss wholesalers. Special bottle sale. Sew ard Commercial O.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18
SEND YOUR LAUNDRY

To the Peoples Laundry where you will receive good work executed by none but white employees. who receive the standard wages.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18

You should see mo dance the polka Wednesday evening-May Roberts Go.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18

All roads lead to tho Eagle Hal Wednesday night.-may Roberts.
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WHAT'S THE UsEf

Every one is bound to learn ssensv or later. Why try ts cheat your .sloh. esrf Tell the truth and let them s,, have . shst st the only musis what b.
 OOB.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18

something like the sum of quarter of a million is in circulation here without having been deposited. AL lowing. say. for a population of 1000 on the Peninsula 1t would mean tn al the wealth in money per capita Is nearer to s4OO than 1t is to s3Oo
 The total wealth, in resources. etc. of the people of Alaska together is placed at about 5000 per capita and this Is said to be the highest in the United States.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18

French Consul Schneider and other, He always made 1t a point to state amongst other things that he had been at one time private secretary 70 Sir Thomas Lipton. the famous mer- chant and yachtman of London. Ep- gland. This claim was not always credited but 1t gave Davies a sort Jf standing.
 e. J. Lomen represents the plain un.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18

Fresh 1912 8. q w. Strawberries ane Raspbsrries at Breeding q borpsn.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18

The homo paper is the Nome Daily Nugget
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18
oUTsIpE BEER AT EAGLE

Fer svtsids bssr bottled CT on draft % te the Eagle, whsrs k cen bs sseursd by the elass, bottle er sssa
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18

Send your iob printing = ths Nvs. pst efies.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18

Nobody's going to miss being ss Eagle Hall Wednesday evening.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-09-18
DREDGING EDITION FOR 1912.

Trip the light fantastic at the social Wednesday nisht.-May Roberts Go.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-01-27
WORDS OUT OF JOINT.
Some Have Completely Changed In
Meaning Since First Ussd.

Some Have Completely Changed In
Meaning Since First Ussd.
The English language, above all 9TH
ers, 10 the most remarkable for the
number Of words that have been COM
pletely changed In their significance
since they first came into use. In
some cases their meaning has been ex-
actly reversed. A conspicuous exam
pie Of this IL the word "let," which
Shakespeare uses several times with
the meaning ITO hinder" says Har-
per's Weekly.
Hamlet exclaims, -Tn make Q ghost
Of him that lets mel" meaning. Of
course, him that stops me-"
The word IL used In the same
n the Bible, as In II Thessalonians II.
7, HE who now letteth viii let until
he be taken out Of the way"
"Ravel" and '~unravel" mean exactly
the same thing. though at n time
to unravel probably meant to reduce
confusion to order. Compare the words
valuable and Invaluable"
Sometimes a comparatively short
time sufices to set a word adrift from
its original and true meaning and to
cause people to forget what its real
significance Is. This Is illustrated in
our word "tumbler." meaning a drink.
ing glass which sets squarely down
upon the table without a foot" as in
the Ease Of a goblet. What a "tum-
bier really is may be inferred from
an extract from a gentleman's diary
written In 1903, which also throws
light upon the social customs Of the
times. The entry is as follows:
Had a few friends to dinner. Tried
my new tumbling glasses. Very sue
cessful. All got drunk early"
These tumbling glasses, soon called
"tumblers'' for short. were made with
a round or pointed bottom. so that
they could not be set down when they
contained liquids without falling owe
and splitting their contents. They were
made as a sort of joke to conduce to
rapid drinking.
But the name was applied to a glass
which had no foot. but was cut Off so
squarely across the bottom that It
stood firmly on the table. 30 that 1t
was really less liable TO tumble" than
an ordinary goblet. A generation suf-
feed to see the change wrought In the
use Of the word and the complete dis
appearance Of the original signif-
canoe.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-01-27
Out of the Grab Bag of Good Fun


Senator Swanson Of Virginia told a
good story on himself about the first
political speech he ever made. He
said:
II jumped up and began: Gentle
men. Herodotus tells US Which tick
cts he onr yelled the nan with the
red short. 'Herodotus tells u.s. I resum-
ed with a gulp. of a whole army that
was put to flight by the braying Of an
ass
THE crowd %applauded. and l felt
fine. Then the mans voice rose above
the din. Young feller.' he called. you
needn't be afraid Of this crowd. It's
been tested Buffalo Commercial.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-01-27
Where Charles Ride Ended
BY BERT LIMESTONE HURLEY

- WAS sitting in my quarters one
evening after retreat when my
friend Charlie st. Clair came in
with a w~oebegone expression on
his face and. throwing himself into an
easy chair. heaved a deep sigh. Char
lie was one Of the h~andsomest men l
over knew and withal the most lovable.
He and I had been classmates and
chums az West Point, had served to-
gether in the Spanish-American war
and were now stationed at the same
post.
whats up, Charlie p / asked. '
1--WE been ordered to take the presi-
dents ride"
"Well."I said alphabetically. don't
you think you'll be able to stand tit"
II know / won't"
Charlie was ~lazy-lazy on drill. lazy
In quarters. lazy in social life, lazy ev-
erywhere except In battle. 1t required
a fight to put energy into him. but 1t
did. His cas- always reminded me Of
a prominent Confederate general IN
this-the general when an engagement
was coming on never could settle down
to the work before him without riding
out to the firing line. Then he would
ride back ready to listen to orders.
Charlie lost all his Incidence under the
rattle of rifles and the boom of big
guns, besides Becoming brave as a
lion.
II tell you what you do, Charlie" |
suggested, put In all your time be-
tween now and the ride exercising.
Get Off some Of your surplus flesh and
harden your muscles"
"Oh. I'm too big!"
That told the story exactly. He was
a big man, and the accumulation of
inertia had got ahead of him. / per-
suaded him to let me train him. and I
worked with him right up to the day
Of the ride. But It was no use. l
never could get him up in the morn
ing. He would eat anything he fancied.
In short, he wouldn't train. The con-
sequence was that when he started on
the ride he was sure to fail. My heart
sank when we left for the starting
point. but / encouraged him so far as
possible. / was TO take the ride my
self and hoped to stimulate him. 1
told him / might find n way TO pull
him through, but he shook his head
despondently.
We hadn't zone ten miles before l
saw the game was up for Charlie.
From the very start he looked tired.
and every mile we rode he lost breath.
The sweat was rolling down his fat
cheeks. and he was the picture of mel
ancholy. We had gone v er about half
the distance when, making an effort,
he spurred beside me, putting, Keeling,
a blush white hue .on his face, and
told me he was going to drop out. We
were riding past a country place at
the time, and l saw him turn in at the
gate. That was the last l saw OF him
on the ride.
On reaching my quarters the next
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-01-27
A Prospective Calamity.

Frederick Townsend Martin, the sat.
irist Of the idle rich," made a witty
speech at a literary dinner in New
York about modern marriage.
Love-" he said, certainly has a
very small place In a marriage a la
mode. I was talking the other day at
a tea to a debutante when a beautiful
bride. a girl Of eighteen or so. passed
with her husband. The husband was
en- old fellow of seventy. and the debu-
tante. nodding toward him. said:
"T suppose Bessie married Millions
for his money
aft she did, said I severely. It was
a very wrong and foolish thing to do
"'Yes. wasn't itr said the debutante.
old Millions looks so healthy. I'm
sure he'll live to a hundred"