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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-29

City Attorney O'Neil has prepared the contract for removing the snow from the streets and this morning presented 1t to Mayor Moller for his signature. The contract is with J. A. Swartzell who was the lowest bid- der He is to remove the snow from Front street and Steadman avenue within 4S hours after the subsistence of each storm. The limit to which snow may accumulate on Front street on the level during the winter Is two feet. On Steadman avenue the limit is three and half feet. The contract becomes effective today and MT.
 Swartzell had team at work in the vicinity of the Lobby early this morn ing. The penalty for the non-fulfll- ment of the contract is annulment.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-29

The first thing almost every house. holaer had to do thls morning was to ulg himself out of the snowdrif, which surrounded his house and bar ricaded both doors. Not only did he nave to clear a path to his front door but the back doors had to be freed of snow sufficiently to give the gen. ial and hard-worked delivery men d chance to bring the turkey and othel .hen when he had fixed his own place little, he had to break trial to his diggings if some other fellow hada [ beat him to 1t.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-29
Ov ERSTOCk ED.

To the pupnv.-
 We nave Just finished stock taking and find that se are heavily overstocked so are ma;.;us enormous reductions in Hardware-as mucn as u per cent In certain lines. Notwithstanding immense advances outside. especially in Hard- ware and Metal Goods we are still sell ing on the basis of goods purchased the past two or three years.
 We will sell Tor cash only at these prices. and for a llmite. time. until we bring our stock down to the require ments of the camp.
 If you nave an order to be tilled. let us figure on 1t: we can save you money We have proved fl to others. we can prove 1t to you.
 DAkihNG AND DEAN COMPANY.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-29
ZEPPELIN RAIDS CITY
 AND GETS AWAY
International News Service.

international News Service. (.
 LONDON. Nov. 29.-A single Zep- pelin raided this city this afternoon and dropped six bombs which killed four persons and injured @ number of others.
 The uaexpectedness of the raid caught the airplane fighters unawares and the Zeppelin made it's escape before 1t could be destroyed. This is the first attack in the afternoon by an airship and 1t Is supposed she was searching for the two which were downed yesterday.
 There are reasonse for believing that other Zeppelins are lowering near the coast awaiting a favorable moment to attack,
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-29

Victor E. Anderson who took Con- rad Breeding and family out to Tay- Tor returned on Sunday night after . very hard trip. With two teams of ten dogs each he transported the Breeding party to Taylor in four and a half days. On the trip Mrs. Freed ing who had been troubled with exzema had a recurrence of the dis
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-29
FRENCH SHIP AGROUND IN
 NOVA SCOTIA
International News Service.

HALIFAX, Nov. 29.-The French steamship Patria Is aground not far from Limeburg on the east coast of Nova Scotia. She sent out calls for help by wireless and tugs have been sent to her assistance from this port.
 She went off her course in the heavy fog and brought up an sandy beach according to the message. It Is ex- pected that she will be hauled off successfully.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-29

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Oficial announcement is made by the state department that advices from the from the American consul at Valencia declare that the American steamship Shemung has been sunk in the Medi- terranean. She was attacked by an
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-29

Several outfits are ready to move out to the creeks as soon as the trails are broke out and stakes put up where needed. The unusual snow iall is inteneriag considerably with operations.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-29

A Thanksgiving service will be held tomorrow at the Congregdtional church at Il a. m. Spec4al Thanks giving music will be gwen by tn. ~Ao'r. ana Rev John Parsons is to .reach the sermon on "Ih.ngs to b 4hankIul For" The pubic is invited d the services.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-29

Among those who are soon to go to Dime creek Is Victor E. Anderson who will go on a prospecting trip. He will take all his string of 20 dogs with him.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-29

w. J. Rowe moved a cabin yester- day for John Lindberg and Carl Mint from Dry creek to claim north of the cemetery where they are to do extensove prospecting. Twelve heaG Of horses did the job.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-29
WEST FRONT ACTIVITY
 INCREASING
Inter nstionai News Service.

LONDON, Nov. 29.-The official bulletin declares that the military activity on the west front is extend ing beyond the Somme section.
 A violent bombardment of British positions north of Ypres and in Bel gium was commenced by the Germans. Casualties are declared to have been small.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-29

PARIS, Nov. 29.-The official com- munique says that four violent at- tacks launched at Hill 1050 in the Cerna river region were repulsed with heavy enemy losses.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-29
International News Service.

LONDON, Nov. 29.-The American steamship Shemung is reported to be sunk but no details are given. She is registered in Lloyds as of 2,166 tons burden.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-29

You can always tell the leading merchant in his line by his display of goods.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-29
NOTICE TO PUBLIC OF NOME.

NO 10 PO6LlC Of NUMB. John Feyrer. Ladies and Gents suits made to order. A large stock of Fabrics and Fashions to select front. Suits cleaned. pressed and altered.
 All Work Guaranteed to At and m,t with your approval.
 M. PASCoFF.
 Cor. Lanes way and Front street.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30
CHAPTER |
The Heptaderrn
~ ~

II was not characteristic Of Brouil-
lard-the Brouillard Grislow knew
best-that he should suffer the purely
technical talk Of dams and reservoirs,
bedrock anchorages. and the latest
word in concrete structural processes
to languish and should drift into per-
sonal "reminiscences over their first
evening campfire in the Niauoia.
las you were saying?" Grislow
prompted, stretching himself luxuri-
ously upon the fragrant banking Of
freshly clipped spruce tips. with his
feet to the blaze and his hands locked
under his head. He felt that Brouil
lard was merely responding to the
subtle influences of time. place and
encompassments and took no shame
for being an analytical rather than a
sympathetic listener. The hundred-od
men Of the pioneer party. relaxing
after the day-long march over the
mountains, were smoking. EARNING. or
playing cards around the dozen or
more campflres. The evening, with a
half-growp moon silvering the inverted
bowl of armament which seemed to
shut down, lidlike. upon the mountain
rim of the high-walled valley. was
witchingly enchanting.
Il was saying that the present-day
world slant is sanely skeptical-as 1t
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30
What do you think will be
capitals first move to get con.
cessions for city building near
the Niquoia dam project7
(TO BE CONTINUED
STAMPS IN HISTORY
scrupIes That Seem Amusing Enter.
tained by Royalties Whose Pic -
lures Were Used.

The English post office announce
ment invalidating all the stamps issued
in Queen Victoria's reign affected q
considerable number of varieties. From
a table published not long ago In
L'Echo de la Timbroglogie, the French
philatelic journal. 1t appears that no
fewer than 1913 different Victorian
stamp portraits had been issued up to
the end Of 1909 King Edward figures
upon 1850 different stamps. Outside
the ranks of royalty Bolivar tops the
list with 213 stamps. or nearly twice
as many as Columbus. who has been
represented 119 times.
When postage stamps first came in
to use, some people urged that the
effigy of majesty is too sacred to serve
as a label for letters, the Manchester
Guardian observes. Have you seen
the stamps yeti" wrote one ardent
loyalist in 1910. This is the greatest
insult offered the queen" King Ferdi-
nand of Sicily had a special postmark
manufactured in the shape of frame.
so that stamps could be obliterated
without his portrait being struck by
the postal officials. The smaller the
monarch the more he has to worry
about his majesty.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30
"Elv COMPLAINT"

Summer complaint" is what they
used to call the intestinal infections
that carry on so many thousands OF
babies each summer; but now doctors
often call 1t fly complaint" for they
are frequently caused by common
house flies. which carry the disease
germs to baby's mouth.
The Panama Canal zone was once
SO unwholesome a place that white
men could not live there for any
length of time. The government ex-
terminated flies and mosquitoes and
now the zone is as free Of disease a.
any place.
Screen your house early. Keep out
all the flies you can, swat every ny
that sneaks in, and destroy all refuse
heaps that might be breeding places
for flies.
One doctors bill saved will pay for
screening a house, and may save
life, too.-Kansas City Star.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30
ne CHAPTER II
Z J. Wesley Cfoesus

Brouillard was not what the West
calls "jumpy." Four years Of field
work, government or other, count for
something; and the man who has
proved powder-shy in any stage Of his
grapple with the Land Of Short Notice
is custOmarily q dead man.
In spite of his training. however. the
young chief of construction. making an
early morning exploration Of the site
for the new dam, WINGED handsomely
when the shock Of a distance-muff1ed
explosion trembled upon the crisp
morning air, coming, as 1t seemed.
from some point near the lower end
of the canyon.
The decorating crash reminded him
forcibly that the presence of the tour
ing party was asserting itself. The ex-
plosion was too heavy to figure as a
gunshot. Therefore, 1t must have been
an accident Of some sort-possibly the
blowing up of the automobile.
Between this and a hurried weight
ing of the sheaf of blueprints with his
fieldglass preparatory to a f1rst-aid
dash down the outlet gorge. there was
no appreciate interval. But when he
came to his outlook hating place of
the night before, he saw that there had
been no accident. The big touring car.
yellow with the dust of the Buckskin.
stood intact on the sand fiat where
1t had been backed and turned and
headed toward the desert. Wading in
the shadows of the river with linen
dust robe for q seine, the two younger
men of the party were gathering the
choicest of the dead mountain trout
with which the eddy was thickly dot
ted.
Coming toward him on the upward
trail, and climbing laboriously to gain
the easier path among the pines. were
the two remaining members of the
party-an elderly, pudgy. stockily built
man with a gray face. stiff gray mus
taches and sandy-gray eyes to match.
and the young woman, booted, gaunt-
leted, yelled. and bulked into shape
lessness by her touring coat Brouil-
lard had sudden rush of blood to the
anger cells when he realized that the
alarm which had brought him two
hard-breathing miles out of his way
had been the discharge of a stick of
dynamite thrown into the Niquoia for
the fish-killing purpose. In his code
the dynamiting of stream figured as
high crime. But the two on the trail
had come up, and his protest was fore
stalled by the elderly man with the
gray face and the sandy-gray eyes.
whose explosive Hal" was as much q
measure of his breathlessness as Of
his surprise.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30

should be-" Brouillard went on at the
end Of the thoughtful pause. Just the
same, every man has his little atavis-
tic streak. II you can hit upon 1t. For
example, away back in the porringer
period, In which we are all like the
pin-feathered dickybirds. open-mouth-
cd for anything anybody may drop into
us someone fed me with the number
seven"
"Succulent morsel!" chuckled Girls
low. Did 1t agree with your"
Brouillard sat back from the fire
and clasped his hands over his bent
knees. He was of type rare enough
to be noteworthy-a well-knit figure
of q man, rather under the normal
stature, but bullying athletically in the
loose-fitting khaki Of the engineer;
dark of skin. and owning face which
might have served as a model for
Verge study Of fighting franc-tireur.
Il don't remember how early in the
game the thing began" he resumed.
ignoring Grislow's joking interruption.
but away back in the dimmest dawn
ings the number seven began to have
q curious significance for me. Back in
the pin-feather time somebody handed
me fact about the waste and replace
ment that goes on in the human or
ganism. bringing around a complete
cellular change about once in every
seven years. Are you asleep"
Not yet; 90 on" said the hydrog-
rapher.
up to my seventh birthday was
. sickly child, puny and only about
half alive. 1t came-the change. I
mean-when ! was seven years old.
That was the year of our removal to
Vincennes from the country village
where I was born. Since that time l
haven't known what 1t means to be
sick, or even ailing."
Bully old changed" applauded Girls.
low. rs that all?"
mo. What the second period spent
on my body 1t took out of my mind.
grew stouter and stronger every year
and became more and more the stu
pidest blockhead that ever thumbed a
schoolbook. l was fourteen to a day
when l squeezed through the final
grammar grade; think of it-fourteen
years old and still with the woman
teachers! I found out afterward that
I got my obviously given passport I'd
the high school chiefly because my
father was one Of the best-known and
bestowed men In the old home town
Perhaps It wasn't the magic seven that
built me all oyer new that summer;
perhaps 1t was only the change In
schools and teachers. But from that
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30
Little EdWin's Plan.

Little Edwin's weekly allowance
was one cent each day. provided he
took his codliver oil each morning reg
ularly, and each Sunday the seven
cents which he saved during the week
was put into the contribution box at
Sunday school.
One Monday night Edwin rushed
breathlessly in from school and climb
ing into the cupboard he got the bot
tie Of much despised medicine and
took it to his mother. saying: Ma.
l guess Ill take this weeks physic in
advance. Bill Brown an Ts goin' to
the movies tonight an ! need the
money."-Judge.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30
R-R- R.Revenoe!

Mrs. Owens-John. the butcher from
where we used to live has found out
our address. He called with that last
years bill and was really impertinent.
Owens (hotly) - Impairment. was
he! Well. now. well just let him wait
for his money.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30
Mo lauahlna Matter.

did brother Wack hurt 20. sab.
when he done give yo' dat beatin?"
Hurt mel" returned battered
Brother Bump. 'Uh-well, sah. tell 20
right now, he'd have to beat me dat
uh-way for q solid week befo' I'd laugh
about I'll"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30
Harmless Cheer.

"Bcb," said Coyote Joe. whats one
of these here optimists?"
WELL" answered Broncho Bob. as
near as I kin make out. an optimist Is
a Teller that kin look at a pair OF
deuces an imagine it's as good as
three kings: an still have sense
enough not to bet on the hand"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30

Why Tackle q Bigger Task7
| "Our minister has been called to q
larger church"
| ''1s he going?"
Il think so. but don't see why. He
can't fill the one he has now"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30
Cynical Definition.

Father" said the small boy. what
is q bandit?'
"A bandit, my son. II . man who
holds people up and depends on phys
zeal force instead Of legal talent"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30
Too Personal.

Dolly Footlight-I hear that Brutus
de Fake. the heavy tragedian. got into
q fight with q shoe clerk.
Jack Limelight-Yes; he asked to
see . pair of shoes, and the clerk
0ked him II he wanted walking shoe2
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30

Them same people wants to engage
board fur next summer" said Mrs
Corntossel.
well, We won't take EN-" replied
her husband. II want somebody that
kin tell some new Jokes an play tome
new tunes on the piano."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30

Mrs.. Farmer-Willie has writ that
his money IL runnin' out.
Mr.. Farmer-Tell him T lock II mp
in his room an carry the key In his
rocket.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30

lard's foot and went gathering down
to plunge into the stream the man In
the chauffeur leather reached for the
searchlight lantern and directed its
beam upon the canyon portal. But BY
that time Brouillard had sought the
shelter of the scrub pines and was re-
tracing his steps up the shoulder OF
the mountain.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30
Different In Dialect.

Are you going to stand for this
nomination? asked the Englishman.
"Of course" replied the American.
II don't stand for Il how can
runr
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30

II seems to be the scheme Of
life in all ages and cIlmes that
Just when a man thinks he is
able to stanC on his moral feet,
temptation comes and tries to
trip him up. Do you know the
power Of money to corrupt hon.
esty7 And do you know the
power Of yood woman to
strangIe eorruption7 In this
story you will find these prob
lens working themselves out.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30

He Might Talk. Tpo.
MRS. Blinks has sold her parrot"
What for?"
well. It insisted on talking. and she
was afraid 1t might encourage her hus-
nd."-Judge.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30

Second Lieutenant Arnold Whit
ridge, member of the class Of 1914 at
Yale. and one of q group Of young
American college men who have been
with the British artillery since early
in the war, has received the Military
Cross In q recent presentation OF deco
rations by the division general. Lieu
tenant Whitridge is q son OF y. W.
Whitridge of New York.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-21
NO SETTLEMENT MADE
IN HOSPITAL SQUABBLE

I Meridian, June 21-No settlement
/ has been reached and negotiations
/ for the time being have been dropped,
! in the Matty Hersee charity hospital
controversy. No meeting of either the
trustees or directors was held Mon
day as had been expected. and ii was
learned in the afternoon that no
change has taken place in the situa-
ton.
After today no more charity patients
will be received. at the hospital until
the state funds, under controi of the
five state trustees, is made available
for their maintenance. according to
the directors. There are a number OF
state patients in the hospital and these
will be cared for until they are regu-
larry discharged.
The hospital will continue to receive
city patients and county patients until
July 4. County patients will not be
affected. however, it is believed. as
it is probable that the supervisors will
switch their appropriation and make
it available for the use of the manage
ment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-21
CHILL CON CARNE.

Chopped cold roast beef or raw beef
2 large onions.
u can of tomatoes.
Chop either~cOld roast beef or raw
beef into small squares. Cover with
water and cook until tender When
cooked add one-half can of tomatoes
and boil five minutes. Blend one level
tablespoonful Of ground chill and one
tablespoonful Of flour with water.
Pour over meat and let boil few
minutes. Add small piece of butter
and sal, and pepper TO taste.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-21
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR BACK
YARD.

The average city back yard IS an
excessively ugly and much despised
spot and really on the rare occasions
tuDon which one does see anything at
itractive there one is so surprised that
one Immediately is filed with a de-
sire 70 emulate ones neighbOr ana
turn the family yard into something
trifle less hideous and more orna-
mental than it has hitherto been
The planting of flowers and various
growing things is. of course, the first
step in the Improvement OF the place
Certain flowers. especially hardy'
brightly colored ones. are especially
suited for the yard. They need 10 De
strong and hardy TO Withstand me
Crime and air and adverse conditions
! of the city.
The average city dweller ad0res
flowers, in watching them come up
day by day, in tending them, watering
them and looking carefully after their
growth For flowers are like children
and need the very greatest OF care
and attention if they are really to be
properly trained and to do one credit.
One vine that will withstand any
conditions, even the most unfavorable.
is the Boston ivy. It's leaves are dark
and glossy, and it sends its clinging
tendrils over the entire surface of the
brick wall, covering up all its ugliness
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-21

and turning it into a thing of beauty
and a joy forever And it isn't the
easiest proposition in the world to
turn bleak brick wall into something
eminently attractive.
When spring is over, and summer
well advanced. the Boston ivy will
spread over the house itself. lending
a delightful shade and GOODNESS as il
peeps in at the windows. And when
the autumn comes, its leaves turn the
most glorious shades of scarlet and
bronze.
The Chinese wistaria always looks
enchanting. and will thrive s9lendidly
on any back yard fence. Its blossoms
are exquisite. and it is a rapid grower.
Moreover, it does not require the care
and attention demanded by other
plants. and ii does not demand any
special richness of soil for its growth.
The blooms appear about the middle
of May and there is frequently see
Ond crop late in August.
The English ivy is another most at
tractive climber. II prefers the shady
side of the house and gives a dignified
air TO the humblest dwelling
Roses should be grown in the city
back yard, as they lend such wonder
full coloring to the place Climbing or
rambling roses are equally effective
and by June, should all be one mass
of blooms. Severe pruning i'm early
spring is advisable. The best varie-
ties for city planting are Crimson
Rambler. Prairie Queen, Baltimore
Belle and Dorothy Perkins