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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24
The Trysting
Place
A Story of a Mexican
Oil Well
By MAY c. ETHEREDGE

Manuel Perez was Il Mexican peon.
One day Manuel went to Jose Con
tales, who owned a hacienda on which
he grew coffee. and asked for the loan
of $50. Gonzales understood this re-
quest, for it is the common method in
Mexico Of taking on the yoke of slav-
cry. lie lent the young man the mon
ely: and Manuel signed a contract to
work for him til it vas returned.
Now, there was a special reason for
Manuel thus entering Gonzales serv-
ice. The hacendado had a pretty
daughter. Maria. sixteen years old,
whom Manuel had met, and the two
love with each other. Manuel was an
intelligent fellow, and instead of spend
ing the most of what he earned for
pulque. as many poems do, he saved it
and had 500. which for safety he put
in a bank. BY working for Gonzales
he would have many opportunities Of
meeting Maria. If his passion for her
were discovered by her father. Who
was a very Stingy man, he would not
be likely to send Manuel away with
out his repaying the $50 loaned, and
poems are not expected to have the
money to return.
Maria was fond of horseback riding
and went about V 9 the hacienda on
q pony. In her equestrian costume Of
short Jacket bordered With gold lace
and skirt covered with glittcring orra-
ments she was very captivating. Many
a young MAJ Of her own class would
have been glad to marry her, but she
had fallen in love with Manuel and
would listen to none of them.
The lovers contrivcd to see each 9th
er occasionally, though it "a difficult
for Manuel to escape the notice of the
| oyerseer. Manuel. having an appoint
ment with his sweetheart, would dis
appear and when he returned to work
would be punished. But he could en-
dure the punishment since he had rc-
ceivcd his reward in 4 meeting with
Maria.
These absences We're at last reported
by the overseer to the haccndado. and
he gave orders that the next time
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24

\ quaint old law for the punishment
of petty offenders exists to this day il
Middleburg, the Netherlands, and any
thing resembling it is not known to eX-
weeds quickly spring up in the streets
between the paving stones, and here,
under the eye of a none too sever
guard, the offenders are put to work
With q large trowel shaped knife clear
ing away the upspringing blades of
green. Each is provided with a wood
en- stool; hence it may be imagined
that they are not hard driven. Here
men and women alike who have been
convicted work in this manner.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24
lext door-if l can be Of any helE

next door-if l can be Of any helps
Goodbye
My husband and l glanced at that
tray with it's two bowls Of hot soup
and steaming little pot of coffee and
then at each other in dumb surprise.
We had just reached that dreadful
state in moving when nothing is in
place and the things wanted first are
underneath the things wanted last
that awful moment when Il sense Of
hclplcsSnesS. weakness and hOmeSick-
ness combined swoops down upon you.
We had not realized that we We're
hungry and physically exhausted, but
after sitting down at an improvjsed
table and sampling that delicious soup
and drinking the stimulating coffee we
suddenly knew what had been the mat
ter With us. Courage returned.
BLESSINGS on our neighbour cried
Ben.
Yes l answered. She's the jol-
licst caller l ever received. She has
taught me how to Introduce yourself to
new ncighbors and win their evcrlast-
ing gratitude. Whatever happens in
this neighborhood I'll stand by Mrs.
Estabrooks-see if l don't"'-Woman's
Home Companion. \
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24
CALLS TURKS FINE FIGHTERS
Italian War Correspondents Gives Them
Highest Praise.

A%'SS.
a tribute 20 the Turkish soldier for
his bravery. resourcefulness and en-
dnrance ana to the excellent military
system of tle Ottoman empire is given
i'll the Mijnn Stampa by Carlo Scar
fogliO, Italian wa" correspondent now
in ConstartinOple.
'They are fine troops" he says,
sometimes Over medium size, broad
ctlested, p~resevering during the march,
sober and obedient-a splendid instru-
ment III the hands Of Il good COM
mander. During the Balkan war the
Turkish army was Il motley crowd
without hny unity-an army that had
to fight on three fronts against three
armies that We're splendidly organized.
ut is wonderful how well armed
and well uniformed the Turkish SOL
diers are ut present"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24

TIE SAW TIE oIn WAS LOWLY RIsISC.
Manuel uait work without leave he be
Swallowed. One afternoon when Man
uel was missing Il message WAS sent
to Gonzales aplriSing him OF the fact.
and he sent OUT persons in every di
rection TO look FOR him.
Manuel had gone to meet his sweet.
heart at a spot near which :; little
stream boiled and dubbed down a
decliVity to a river below. The place
of meeting was about Il hundred yards
from the stream and surrounded by
thick tropical foliage. The location.
including the stream. was difficult to
penetrate for any one who did not
know Of an opening in the thicket
which Manuel had made and concealed.
Manuel, having quit work, darted
into some bushes and crawled into q
wood, through which he made his way
to the TRUSTING place. There he threw
himself on the ground to wait FOL
Maria, who was to come from Il diff,
ferent direction. But Maria did not
come. She had seer the persons sem
out to learn where Manuel had gone
and p%rudently remained away.
Manuel, lying flat on the ground
smelled petroleum. 1t did not seem tc
him that the oil could have been spilled
in such Il wild place. and it occyrre(
to him that perhaps he was on OF
land. Taking out his knife. he dug ;
little hole in the ground. The deeper
he dug the stronger the smell, and a
last at the bottom of the hole Their.
was q thimbleful of oil.
Manuel arose and stood on his feet
He saw in that little hole a lifelon:
happiness with Maria.
Half an hour after the time that Il
was to meet Maria having passed with
out her coming. he set out on his re
turn. On nearing the edge Of tn
thicket he heard voices and shran'
back. Returning to the stream. b
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24

4 large part of the British force now
fighting on the peninsula of Gallipoli
| the Dardanelles consists of Australians.
According to the reports, the colonists
| with the southern star on their colors
| are making as brave Il showing rs the
Canadians, whose work ut Npres has
covered their maple leaf With glory.
1t is not generally known that Aus
tralia is the first English speaking
community To adopt universal military
training. 1t is, in fact, the only Eng
liSh speaking nation that has done so.
In 1909 Lord Kitchener, at the re-
quest Of the Commonwealth govern
mcut. paid Il visit to Australia to re-
port upon lis defense. and to advise
as to future course Of action. The out
come was the establishments of the
present system. All British subjects
who have resided in thcCommonwealth
fer six months arc liable to serve.
When an Australian boy reaches
twelve years Of age he becomes 4
Junior cadet and continues to be Il
until lie is fourteen. The training
aims ut developing the cadets ply
si0uc. He receives ninety hours train
ing in the wear, consisting OF elcmen-
tary marching drill, miniature rifle
shooting. swimming, running exercises
and first aiQ.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24

One pound maple sugar and one cup
full milk. Bring to a boil and add n
tablespoonful of butter. Cook until it
becomes brittle when tested in cold
water. Remove from the fire, stir Wig
orously until 1t begins to granIlate
around the edge of the kettle and Hlen
pour into n buttered pan.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24
Stands Third on List,

There are In the commonwealth
about G9G.00O Of military age, OF, allow
Ing for those physically unfit and eN-
emDtions, Australia could therefore if
need be find net fewer than half Il mil
lion citizen soldiers ready and able to
help the empire.
Australia stands third among the ma
lions III annual defense expenditure in
times Of peace. Great Britain was first
With S7.T4 for every i%nhabitant, France
second With $G.G22, then Australia with
500, ana Germany fourth with %5.1L.
The United States is ninth on the list.
Her annual outlay on defense being
only $2.SS q head Of the population.
In their training the rich mans son
and the poor IGan's son in Australia
drill together and are treated exactly
alike. In this way, it is claimed by
the Australians. they learn to apprcci-
ate the fact that below inevitable Dill
~1crtnccs there is Il common bond OF
equal citizenship and also Il bond OF
empire under the British flag.
The Australian soldier is very popu.
lar in London. 10 the Londoner the
speech of his own Lancashire, York.
shire OF Somerset man makes him nj
most as q foreigner. But it is not Sc
With the Australian. Britain has ncv
er succeeded In imposing its lingua
pitch on America and still less on The
Scots. But tlIn talk OF the soldier from
the antipodcs is that of London. II
speeeh The Australian is Il CoeElley.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24
Full Soldiers at Eighteen.

On reaching the age OF fourteen the
boy becomes 4 senior cadet. He nov
has to attend forty drills Il Year. He
has Il uniform and Il rifle.
At eighteen years Old the senior ca
Diet passes into the citizen forces,
where he remains until he is twenty
siy-rhat is, for eight years. The citi-
zen soldier has to spend eight days
each year in camp, besides having
eight days (or The equivalent OF eight
days. home training.
After passing the age Of tweuty-six
the citizen soldier has 10 more train
inc. but passes into the reserve.
There are certain excepted classes,
such rs theological students, lighthouse
keepers, and 50 on.
The penalty or evasion Of service
takes the shape of either Il monetary
fine or detention i'll military custody
under enforced training and discipline.
1t is but justice TO Australian lads TO
say they gladly undergo the necessary
training.
Owing to the vast extent of Australia
the system had not got into full work
ing order whoa the war broke out. but
about 11l,CN0 Ncn were receiving mill
tary training.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24
A FRIEND IN NEED.

The Pleasure That Came With a Little
Act of Kindness.
II am one Of your new neighbors,
Mrs. Estabrooks," said a cheerful voice
at our door in the very middle OF our
first attempt at moving. mo, | can't
come in. / just brought you II bit of
lunch, knowing you would be too busy
to fix any. Please call on me-iust
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-11-15

Entered as second class matter Feb 26, 1sOl at the Postotfice at Nome, Alaska. under the Act of Congress of Narrh 8. 1878.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-11-15

The Citizens Insurance Company of St. Louis, the Insurance Company of the state of Pennsylvania; and the Hartford Insurance Company of Hart lord, Conn. all appointed Allen Shat tuck as Alaskan agent.
 The Michigan Commercial Insur- ance Company of Lansing, and the California Insurance Company of San Francisco, both appointed R., H. Shep- ard as Alaskan agent
 The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. appointed charles L. Naghel as Alaskan agents.--yaldez Miner
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-11-15

Nome Weekly Nugget. l month. .s0e
 Nome Weekly Nugget, l year. 5000
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Reports from the Matanpska valley show a total of 250 homesteaders there at the present time. Most of the To- cators have several acres cleared ana cultivated and some splendid crops have been produced. Wheat ripened there this summer, the growth being hardy and of a remarkable size.
 Byron Barthoff raised a turnip meas uring just thirty-two inches in cireum ference. Forty tons of fine large po- tatoes were produced by one man, and sold to the commissary department Potatoes yield ten tons to the acre in this fertile valley.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-11-15

Camp 32, Arctic Brotherhood, at it's annual election of officers on October 6, chose the following named: Arctic chief, Alfred Maltby; vice Arctic chiefs, Hugh F. Crowther and Martin $. Perkins: recorder. Harold Post; trustees, John B. Marshal, Allen Shat tuck, A. E. Maltby. Cha ley W. Car ter, A. A. Humphrey, Nearly 800 mem bers were in attendance. Past Grand Arctic Chief Gov. Strong and Grand Arctic Chief John T. Reed spoke. Ju- neau camp is erecting a hall and club rooms.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-11-15

A petition has been presented to the
 postal department for the establish ment of a postoffice at the Granite mine, Hobo bay. The name of the new office when established will be Granite" with w. R. Willard as post master.
 There are more than one hundred men employed in the Granite mine, and development properties in that district, and the postoffice will prove a great convenience for them. The launch Shamrock, which carries the mail 10 Port Wells and way ports, .alls at the Granite nearly every trip, and the added expense of crossing the bay from Golden will be very small
 Juneau-Two large Diesel engines. with the usual fittings and pumps, were a part of the Sophias freight consigned for Juneau recently and were consigned with instructions to unload u Jualin This machinery was ship ped from England, since a foreign pa tent makes it impossible to manu- fracture them in America. The engines will be installed at the Jualin mines
 md will be used to pump out the water which progress of work at the l aines ever has been d serious hand- cap to the since extensive underground | development
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-11-15
ALASKA

Suit has been filed in Seattle by
 rank C. Adams against the Northern Commercial Company for $12,O00 dam 4ges for injuries which he is alleged to have received by being jolted in the Fairbanks-Chitin stage.
 Adams alleges that the accident oc- cured on April 16 last, and resulted from driving at high speed over rough roads.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-11-15

pardizing of many lives. Factories nave been wholly or partly destroyed Hy fire and explosives. ships have been i nred by bombs set to accomplish their l nefarious purpose at time when no. | only the destruction of the vessel l would be probable but also the lives of the passengers and crew. Attempts | have repeatedly been made to foment diseord among the workers and to suborn their leaders with the view of causing industrial strife which would tend to restrict or destroy. Apparent
 " no effort has been lost. no stone un- turned, which might result in the much ] aesired object of blasting the traffic in l supplies needed by the entent belli- xelents. Without regard to the moral aspects, this traffic, in addition to be- lng exceedingly renumerative, is legi- 4lms.te in every way and has been lacauentIy practicea ip previous years ay me very nations that are at present most active ,protesting against it.
 Neither 0rmany or Austria, de- sp'te their esthet.- md cultural pro
 resslons, have ever lost an oportunity to turn a dollar in supplying anything
 to a belhgerent regardless of its po-
 .entialities of harm to others. Neither
 nation has ever refused to get their ethical inclinations standin way of mak- ing a bargain to their own advantage
 at any time without regard to it's na- ture. Both have at all times displayed
 an entire absence of moral seruples in
 regard to such matters until them selves were the ones threatened with
 danger yet today they are making heroic efforts to prevent the very 1 things which they have sanctioned by
 example, and are apparently willing to E go to any extrem to accomplish the s desired object. We do not blame f them for wanting to do this. That is
 but natural The immense quantities P of supplies now being furnished their
 enemies are perhaps the most tre-
 mendous influence in prolonging the terrible struggle.
 From a strictly moral viewpoint the
 traffic is admittedly wrong Yet it is
 sanctioned by time and custom; is
 therefore legitimate and we are there
 fore licensed in it's pursuit. We will
 coneede to Germany and Austria and 1 their sympathizers full right to stop
 the traffic by moral influences, if pos sible. but, when it comes to such methods as are at present being pur- sued We are within our rights in call ing halt and preventing such acts as are harmful or destructive to our com merce or industries in any manner | available. That the present activities | must be stopped and at once need | hardly be suggested as it is apparent | that if left to grow they will reach | appalling proportions and result in the 1 complete disruption of commerce and i industry. It matters not who may be | at the bottom of the destructive ac- tivities no effort should be spared to effect their suspension. It is a diffl- cult matter to deal with but no scru- pie should be allowed to stand in the | way even though it should be neces- sary to deport all who might be in- clined to such practices. All but the | utterly minimizing will realize that we are facing a desperate situation and | must deal with 1t by applying des- perate measures if relief can be ob- | tained in no other manner.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-11-15

In the presence of a number of bil- lard enthusiasts, W. Grant Johnson recently set a record for Alaska for the 14.2 inch balk line game by mak- ng a run of 104 The century mark is very seldom reached in the amateur .anks and the amateur record for the world is POP, made by Calvin Demarest of Chicago in 1908.-Empire
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City Official Paper
NOME ALASKA, NOV. IS, 1915.

This disclosures of pr. Joseph Cor
 fear relative to the Austro German at
 tempts to cripple and destroy Amer
 ican industries are of a sufficiently startling nature to cause even the most needless American to do some deep thinking as to the possible outcome of the grave condition of affairs at pres ent existing in this country. Dr. Gori- cars statements may or may not be entirely true for there is some little reason to believe that personal animus may be responsible for the revelations as to the activities of the alleged Aus trian and German spies with which, he asserts, the country is infested, but there are nevertheless, many convinc- ing reasons for believing that his story has sufficient basis in fact to war rant full consideration. The expos ure of sundry and divers efforts on the part of Austrian and German sympa- thizers, the Dumba affair and the con- fessions of Lieutenant Fay are more than sufficient to convince one that there is a gigantic conspiracy on foot which has as its object the destruction of what is at present one of the great est of American industries-the man ufacture of war material for the en- tente allies.
 Instances indicative of this have been multiplied so rapidly within the past few months that one can no longer doubt that some one is fostering giant scheme which includes not only an overwhelming destruction of prop erty but also the existence of large numbers of our citizens whose voca- tion causes them to be in positions of danger.
 Whether the German or Austrian governments are directly behind this movement, as pr. Goricar asserts is the case, is difficult to say It must be remembered, however, that the testi- mony of Goricar fully confirms the statements of the German officer, Fay, who has confessed that he gigantic 1 plot in which he was apprehended had the approval of the German military staff This may not mean that his government was the animating cause of his activities but there is hardly a doubt that there is in this case, It. tie distinction between approval and support
 The restriction or destruction of war munition manufacture and shipment is matter so vital to the Germanic allies that none but the most unso- phisticated will doubt for a moment that they would readily lend any pos sible effort to accomplish that end, re- gardless of cost. We may, if we choose. refuse to accept this belief. and hold to the opinion that the destruc- tive activities manifested of late are only expressions of partizanship on the part of sympathizers of the Teu- tons but, even so it is painfully clear that they constitute very grave men ace and that the problem of how to bring such activities to an end is, none the less. a very great and very vital one in view of the immense amount | of destrucion and injury already ac- eomplished.
 Millions of dollars worth of damage has been done to several classes of | manufacturing plants in all parts of the country during the past two or three months, resulting in considera- bls crfppling of industry and the Jeo-
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ATThs NEW EAGLE

Old Lewis Hunter Rye and the Fs nous Atherton Bourbon whisksys, Dis titled spring 1904 1905, bought in bono and reduced to 90 per cent. by U. 8 government by the botsls sr gallon.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-11-15

CUpy for regular advertisements must be 10 by 10 o'clock on the day of publication.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-11-15

Fairbanks-An unknown prospector is reported to have been drowned in the Tolovana river recently by the oVerturning of his boat. Several min CTS, who were on the banks of the occupant coming down the river, and few minutes later the boat was re- ported hanging to a snag in the river md it's occupant missing The body was not recovered.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-11-15

Complying with the laws passed at the last session of the territorial deg lalature requiring all foreign corpora tons doing business in Alaska to ap- point Alaskan agents, all of the in- suranee companies doing business ir Alaska are filing their appointments oi agents The companies are all nam ing Juneau rnen.
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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-28
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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-08-27
HORSES AND MULES FOR WAR
Many Animals Not Particularly Need
ed on Farms Have Been Purchased
by European Nations.

(By E. A. TRoWBRIDGE. Missouri Ex-
pertinent Station)
The European nations now at war
have purchased many Missouri horses
and mules, which are not particularly
needed. or course, they have obtained
some good animals, but many of them
have not been of the best, and most
of the mules bought were full aged.
The older mules were bought because
they could stand the trip across the
Atlantic better than the younger ones.
Some good cavalry horses were OBJ
tanned.
A few horse dealers have predicted
a high market price short time aft
er the close of the war. They are
OF the opinion that most of the horses
now being purchased in this country
will be killed, and that soldiers will
need many animals on returning to
their farms. l believe that the mar
ket will be good, but l do not predict
any exceedingly high prices. This
country will be able to supply any de-
mands. A different situation might
arise, If the war continues for more
than year.
Between 100000 and 100000 horses
and $4,000 and $4,000 mules were
contracted for in this country, and the
loss of these animals to the United
States only means the taking away Of
those produced between January l.,
1914, and January /, 1915. With a
similar increase during the present
year, we would be able to supply a
considerable number of horses and
mules.