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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-27
Sour Milk by Violet Rays.

1t has always been commonly be-
Heved that milk. curdles owing to tina
change of Temperature and that by
using ice this difficulty would he over
come, according to DR.. Humbert Buzz
Eoni In the Electrical Experimenter.
but this %pnacaution does not take away
the primal cause. While germs An
hllk remain latent under the sunfayoE-
able environment Of perhaps zero de-
gree, they develop Immediately upon
being brought in contact with light
and a more productive environment.
The moment ultra violet rays coms
in contact with the infinitesima lie
development begins, and while 1t II
true that some microbes are destroyed
BY the ultra violet rays, it has been
found that the inferior organisms gem
orally develop more rapidly under the
influence Of these rays.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-27
BY WILD ELEPHANT.
Carl z. Akeiey, Naturalist, Relates Ea
perience of Being Attacked by Mas
sive South African Bea-.

The hunter and ~taxidermist, Carl II
Akeley, who has spent a great deal Of
painstaking effort in preparing the
Wonderful animal groups at the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History, Il
known throughout South Africa as an
elephant hunter. He has had many
thrilling experiences, n Of which he
describes in the New York Sun as fol-
aows:
Elephants are no more conspicuous
in their own country than jack rabbits
are in theirs. They are the color OF
the shadows in the forest and almost
as indistinguishable. Intelligence and
vindictiyeness are two Of their most
prominent characteristics. When n
knows he is being hunted he will lie in
wait, still as q rock, and looking much
a dog hunts a rat.
/ had cut a big bull out from a herd
and was following his spoor, knowing
we'll enough that he was lying in wait
for me somewhere. The big beast, as
it turned out afterwards, got my wind
as I was stalking him, and was search
ing for me.
must have got within ten or twenty
feet of him, because I remembered
afterward that / heard q swift rush
but did not catch sight of him coming.
The first I knew of his presence was
a quick vision of his trunk as he
knocked me down. Then. I caught one
glimpse of his little eyes as he curled
up his trunk out Of the way and tried
to impale me with his tusks.
I had just time to grasp a tusk with
my left hand and twist myself so that
my body was between the two shafts
Of ivory. l felt the impact of his tusks
as they dug into the ground on either
side of me, and his heavy nose crushed
against my chest. That is all I re-
member.
My hunter fortunately shot him dead
as he was preparing for another
thrust. I was unconscious as they car
ried me to the camp, where I lay for
three months, with my chest so
crushed that it was doubtful whether
or not l should live.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-27

TupLeu Uy inc S0unu OF MHSterS VOICE.
SIT sorter seemed to me, Mr.. Hol-
lis" he was saying, shat maybe 1t
would be best for me to explain these
things before you went into the cabin.
You'll naturally want to know just the
condition before you decide what to
do"
IT have decided, Masters" I an
swered briefly. "There is only one
thing I can do legally, and that is
navigate the Indian Chief to the near
est American port, and surrender her
to her owners. AS a licensed captain
of steam 1 have authority to assume
command to this extent, but no more"
81 reckoned you would look at it
that way, sir. I'm no sea lawyer, but
I sorter figured it out about as you
do. But that amt the situation ex-
actly."
"What isn'tw
"Why, this owner business, sir. You
see, the owner of the Indian Chief, an
every pound O. cargo below matches, is
on board here"
"The owner is ON board!"
"That's the gospel truth; that's why
I took the trouble to keep you here
and tell you what I have, before you
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-27

Went down and met him, sir. 1t gives
You Il chance ia think out your best
course"
"But if the man is aboard, why did
he not appear on deck to give us well
come? Surely our arrival must have
been of interest?"
Likely as not he hasn't even heard
yet that you are aboard. You see,
his cabin is on the starboard side.
astern, and he would see nothing from.
them ports. Besides, Mr.. Hollis, he
is lame, and it is a bit hard for him
to get around or a ship without help.
What do you say, sir? Shall we go
down now, an talk it over below?"
"The sooner the BETTER" I said, with
a, glance over the port rail. "The fog
is t%hickening out yonder, and we may
have a rough night. The steamer
would ride a heavy sea better with
some more of that rifle overheard"
Continued next weekly
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-27
FROM NEAR AND FAR

A automobile spring lubricator
resembles a Ratchet, grease being con-
tanned in the handle and passing
through the blade as it is inserted be-
tween the leaves Of a spring.
To lessen the humming Of telephone
wires when fastened to buildings q
system invented In Europe encioses
them in cement cylinders that are
softer on the inside than the outside.
To facilitate rapid writing there has
been Invented a metal device to be
clamped to the little finger and with a
shelf on which to rest the next finger
and slide over q surface written upon.
For tourists there has been invented
a clothing closet mounted on q wire
frame which a be folded and carried
In a trunk, being extended and hung
on a nail when a hotel room is reached.
After experimenting for several
years, Swedish railroad officials have
decided that peat powder is an eff
cient and practical fuel for locomotives
with q value about two-thirds that Of
coal.
Because locusts are rich in nitrogen
and phosphoric acid, the government
Of Uruguay has appointed q commits.
sion to ascertain II the insects cannot
be utilized In fertilizers. soap and IT.
bricants.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-27
Sea Fish oppose Golfer.

Sea fish of all kinds has been found
10 oppose goiter In communities whess
goiter prevails extensively. Author
tiles have attributed the remark
able prevalence OF goiter and Gre
tinism or myxoedema physical defect
due to failure Of normal thyroid gland
nunchono in Switzerland to the scare
~ OF e food Ia that inland q
Try. And there Is some ground for fsa
Idea that a more frequent use OF "a
fish In the diet tends to prevent y
cure simple. goiter. which is rather
cessively prevalent In the great lakss
basin. Sea fsh contains iodine In -
Hmilabie form, and It Is to this e.
laent that the foods value In cases a.
POTTER Is ascrfbed. 9aa
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-27

..We are passengers from the Ameri-l
can yacht Esmeralda, sunk in collision
two nights ago, and have been afloat
aver since. Can you take us aboard?'
Passengers. you say? All Of yer
passengersY"
Eyes
He turned, and spoke to the man
grasping the wheel, a tall, loose-jointed
fellow in straw hat and pink shirt.
There was a moments argument be-
fore he returned to his position at the
rail:
"I dunno as yer would be much bet
ter off along with us than yer are thar
in the dinghy" he called indifferently.
""For, in a manner o. speakin', we're no
more than n wreck. I reckon. thar
amt no one among yer who knows how
to navigator
I stood up, following my hands to
make my voice carry more clearly.
so'That is not a very sailorlike speech,
my friend" l shouted, yet striving to
conceal anger. "But as you put hui
mainly on those terms, I'll answer you.
I have been in the merchant service,
| and commanded ships"
s'Well? Is that so? Sail, Or steam?'
"Steam-the old Atlas line. Do you
take us aboardY"
He did not answer directly, but had
lost his air of Indifference, stridins
forward to- the end Of the poop, and
giving orders to the men forward. The
black heads adjoining the %forecastle
rail disappeared, and a moment later
the round, red face again appeared.
faye, We'll take yer, sir" he called
down, O touch Of Difference in hi
hoarse voice. "Yell understand thu
trouble once yer come aboard. Yel
all able to climb, I reckonY
eve have a woman with u.s."
''Itll be quite a job to rig up /.
swing, sir"
T turned and looked at her; then VI
the straight steel sides looming befor
us, but before 1 could speak, she hat
made decision.
81 can go up the ladder, MI. Hollis,
she said firmly. st am not afraid"
Gail right" 1 called. "Lower away
and send q man down to steady it be
low"
The little dinghy swept in easily
and, under my directions, McCann anvil
wardly Tended it off from scrapin
against the steel sides. AS the rop
ladder Strengthened, I caught the lowe
!; coil, and held it firmly. Down the IA
|; lines, hand ver hand, until he droppe
SPRAYING into the boat, came II {
| the crcw-a coal black negro. TIL
follow above, standing on IL
rail and clinsing to a backstay, roare
down at him.
"IIaul her in, simras; haul her il
That's more like it. Now hold a
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-27

orNvro,o.
~ efAeNoRTH" rAlo akMe foRE5I.ETc.

3aEH,I.Hr 4erA - -H-Ef
CHAPTER Robert Hollis, one time
sea captain, h tells the story. is a
meralda., It Is supposed to lie q stag
party and. Hollis is surprised on discover
Ing a woman, who evidently wishes to re-
main unknown, aboard.
CHAPTER II-Hollis, the next night,
succeeds in having an interview with the
woman. She merely tells him her name
As Vera.
CHAPTER 1II-Carrington tells his
guests of the coming war, and that he
Is engineering a copper pool.
CHAPTER 1v-The yacht is sunk in a
collision and Hollis saves Mccain, mil
lionaire. and one of the party.
= CHAPTER V-Hollis and Mccain res
u Vera and leave the ship in a small
boat.
CHAPTER vI-Hollis and Vera become
friendly, though he is nawar Of her
identity. 81
CHAPTER vII-McCann refuses to sub
nit to Hollis authority, and the latter
enforces it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-27

ShsS bNOsE a ENStSAGSy SINoRVDA tvtV
Rope Firmly In Her Hands.
taut. Send up the lady first, captain;
there'n be q hand to help her in the
chains.".
She did not hesitate, grasping the
rope firmly in her hands as the negro
and / lifted her high enough to get
foothold.
"You are all right, Miss Vera?"
Yes" she called down. -
"Then go up, but hold tight; the
vessel may roll"
Mccain followed. too glad to thus
escape me to refuse, yet plainly enough
half dead with fear. AS soon asI saw
his legs dangling, while the seamen
above dragged him inboard, + drew
myself up to, the lower ratline, leaving
the negro alone to hold the line.
"Hey, above there" I shouted. "What
shall we do with the boat?'
"Let her go; there is no room to stow
it on deck. Come aboard, Simms."
We went up together, the ladder
swinging dizzily to our movements.
The voice of the man who seemed to be
In command growled down from the
poop:
Haul in the ladder, and stow it;
then go forward and get some O. that
RIFLE overheard afore dark. This way,
captain I'd like a private word with
yer afore yer go below"
There were perhaps a dozen men in
view, q typical freighter's crew, I
judged, mostly foreign faces, two Of
them negroes. They worked silently,
and then shufled forward, without ex-
hibiting the slightest interest ii my
presence, or giving a glance aft. Evil
IDENTIFY something unusual had oc-
Cured, but just what was the nature
Of the accident to the Indian Chief I
was unable to decide. I climbed tb
few steps, and Joined the red-faced
man waiting me on the poop.
II am very glad to welcome you on
board the Indian Chief, captain-Cap-
tain"
Hollis" I answered shortly. "And
your namew
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-27

Continued next weekly
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-27
AROUND THE WORLD

Alaska reports platinum finds. |
Canada is cutting down con-
sumption Of bacon.
British Honduras has a
branch Of the bank of Canada.
American fire losses total \
more than $$20D0,O00,O00 a year. /
United States congressman
send ont seven tons af mail
daily.
Russian duma recently found
n Of its members to be q bur-
glar.
Maine last year raised in two
counties $4,000, 900 worth Of
potatoes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-13
CEDAR CHESTS

SA~@S&S S@A~A@~@
$3.50 Cedar chest ......... .$12.75
$11.O0 Cedar chest .......$ 7.50
Upholstered goods, including Daven-
ports, Parlor Suites, Rockers and Easy
Chairs.
$185.OO 2-piece Solid Mahogany Set,
including Davenport and Chair, sale
price .................. $1,000
$217.0O Overstuffed Velour Set, blue
and grey, sale price ........ $500
$3.50 Genuine Mahogany Davenport
sale price .............. $3.50
$4,000 Solid Mahogany 3-piece Parlor
Suite, upholstered in tapestry .$79.75
$500 3-piece Oak Parlor Suite, genu-
inc leather upholstered ..... $42.50
$4,000 3-piece Solid Mahogany .$24.75
$500 Oak Rocker, leather back and
seat OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $ll.SO
$1,000 Oak Rocker, leather back and
seat ......,.....,...... p S.JU
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-13
Monday, Glorious Brmmng With Bargains
ROYAL VALUES NRUGS
The stock including AngOndan Royal Worcester.
Velvet, Tapestry, Fibers

$3.50 9x12 Anglo Go E0
Persians ............P A%sOO
$3.50 9x12 Anglo Per CT Sn
slams, some at :. ...... ~pOA sOO
5000 59x12 Anglo co OO
Indians ............ pO~"OO
SOL. so 9x12 Royal Wor- CEH M
cester 1850. ..pS1O'OO
$61.5O 9x12 Royal Wor- CE0 00
cester, some at $685.. .pOVSOO
$3.50 s-3x1O-6 Anglo C6EOO
Persian ............. pOO"OO
$5625 8-3x10-6 Anglo ClO00
Persian ..............p T/sOO
$3.50 8-3x10-6 Ak CA ~
minister ....,........,P O Hs ~
$500 s-3x1O-6 Body cal R0
Brussels ...............s - SS>O
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-13
LACE CURTAINS In voILEs


Scrims, Nottinghams and Battenbergs
at greatly reduced prices.
$1.00 lace curtains, pair, sale price 75c
$3.50 lace curtains, pair sale price $1.10
$1.75 lace curtains, pair, sale price $1.25
$1.50 lace curtains, pair, sale price $1.0O
1926 lace curtains, pair, sale price $1.65
$500 lace curtains, pair, sale price 1925
$3.50 lace curtains, pair, sale price 1925
$500 lace curtains, pair, sale price $3.50
Fire Sale Prices on all high grade Lin
oleums, including Wilds, Farr & Bar
ley's and Potter's inlaid and printed
Linoleum.
$1.90 Best A grade, inlaid ...... $1.70
$1.65 B grade, inlaid ............S1.5O
85c best printed Linoleum ....... Zoe
$37. Golden oak china closet .$24.75
$500 Golden oak china closet $3.50
$500 Golden oak china closet .$34.75
$4,000 Golden oak china closet .$31.25
$3I. 90 Golden oak china closet $1,000
$21. 90 Golden oak china closet $18.75
$111.50 American Walnut bed room set,
bed, dresser, chiffonier and dress
ing table ............. $500
$4,000 7-piece Walnut bed room set
................. $1OS.75
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-19
FAMOUS GALLERY
 ADDS PORTRAITS

Pacific News Service. Wash. Bureau
 WASHINGTON. The famous por- trait gallery of the Capitol building a sort of national hall of fame- has received TWO new portraits. Congress has just authorized the acceptance of portraits of Lieut. Col. James Latimer and of Henry Latimer. The former was a soldier in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and the latter was surgeon general of one of the divisions of the same army and was later a senator from Delaware. The portraits were presented by Miss Mary Latimer of Wilmington, DelS- ware, a descendant of the two his- torical characters of the nations first aimy.
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,AEfN5TOCKBD.

To the pubne.
 We have Just finished stock taking and Ind that ~e are heavily overstocked so are making enormous reductions In Hardware-as much as per cent in certain hnes Notwithstanding immense advances outside. especially tn Hard ware and Metal Goods. we are still sell. ing on the basis of goods purchased tn, past two or three years.
 We Will sell Tor cash only al these prices. and for a umite. time, w,tn we bring our stock down to the require ments of the camp.
 If you nave an order to be hlled. let us figure on 1t; we can save you money We have proved II to others. we can prove 1t 10 you.
 DARLING AND DEAN COMPANY.
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which is used to mike the well known linseed oil so necessary for the pro- duetion of good paints and varnshes. Of some three million acres of fax ra .sed in this country In 1915 the department of agriculture estimates . at only two thousand acres were devoted to flax for fiber. The bulk On the straw from the seed bearing plants
 Is burned and used for fertilizer. Ii should be borne in mind, however that lI;tX growing for seed and flax growing fer fiber are separate and distinct in dustries Some flax is grown for both seed and fiber. but decision must be
 nie which is to be he more impor- ts 1t product just as the sheep raiser must decide whether mutton or wool is to be the primary consideration.
 In Europe, the farmer not only
 o.ses the flax but prepares the fiber l for :he spinner. This preparation re- l ouires several processes, one of which l known as "retting." requires consid- ] elable cheap labor and much time and ! - In addition a most disagreeable 1 pl ccess for the workmen. The prob l lem is this country Is to find some l chemical process of retting that can l be carried out at q factory and thus l allow the farmer 70 confne his atten- 1 ten to the agricultural end of the l industry. This is the only condition on
 which the American farmer will take
 to growing flax for fiber. Some prog
 ress has already been mde in chemical 1 rCtting No at least two concerns all ! ready are buying flax stalks from :he ! growers for further treatment. Chem ieal progresses have been tried be- l fore without much success. but one of the new concerns is now selling chem-
 ieally retted fiber to Europe mad the other Is making coarse linens for use
 in clothing and for curtains.
 Even if a good all-Amerlcan linen
 i3 produced in this country. however
 there still remains the great problem
 of finding q market for It. This means that time and effort will be
 re quired to persuade the consumer to
 buy the domestic product instead of he imported. Many people invaria- bty choose the imported article wher
 lt is desplayed alongside of domestic
 products, almost regardless of quality ! The president of a mill now making
 d. cd and bleachedf dress linens from American flax has found that, small
 as is his product. there Is difficulty
 ir getting the jobbers and depart 1 ment stores to handle 1t. The ten
 dcrcy Is to assume that, even though
 it cannot equal the old established linens from abroad. There will never
 DC a better time than the present
 to popularize the domestic product,
 fer the imported article is scarce and l high priced. In normal times our i'm ports of linen goods vary form twcn- ty five to thirty million dollars and
 tic demand had been steadily increas- l ing m fhe If tha xuar
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-19

Interesting news has been received tat Seattle and other capitalists have fntmed a company to prepare flax for the spinner by the tablishment ot mills throughout the northwest where flax is said to grow very well. A Swedish scientist, who has invented new method of retting the flax in a few days instead of many months as was formely necessary. will be in ac- tive charge of the company's business from the producing standpoint. Other companies with like aim have been fclmed in different parts of the coun. try.
 The high prices of linen and of the flax fiber from which linen is made has centered attention on .he neces- sity of establishing a real linen indus try in this country, the greatest con srmer of linen in the world. There seem to be two big problems which must be solved before success Is as- sured. One Is to find straw for :he spinner, thus relieving the flax grower of this task. and the other is to con vince the American public that Am erican- made linen is as good as any other There are a number of minor problems as well.
 The only country in which the pro- dlction of flax fiber has increased con- si5tently in recent years is Russia. h the British Isles and in France the reduction has decreased in spite of ar efforts to keep the industry grow ing, and In Austria JHnngary, Bel gium and the Netherlands, the indus try hs not been able to hold is own. TLe American production has never been of importance. Thanks to liberal government aid and to cheap labor the Russians had gradually been get ting a monopoly of the business up 10 the time the war broke out.
 In the United States flax has been AL~ -ond
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How many male citizens of military age has the United States? The an- swer as given by the eensu bureau is twenty one million. That a part and a considerable part at that. would not prove to be able bodied in the military sense is very probable but the figures are enlightening. nevertheless. Of these. over thirteen milllan are in the northern states, six million in the southern states and two million ia the west. The military age is from IS to 45 years. but this could be extend ed a bit on both ends in a pinch, as has been done in some European countries recently.
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NOME, ALASKA, FEB. 19. 1917.

It is a beautiful spectacle to sec Americans take money across the Mexican border to ransom an Amer ican woman held by Villas bandits. As long as they had the woman it was probably the easie.s and surest way to obtain her release. But why were they allowed to be there? And how long are they going to be allowed to carry on this sort of thing?
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ATTENTION PIoNEERSi

Pioneers and their lady friends are invited to attend the Pioneers anni- vorsary oa Tuesday. February 20. at SEQ p. m. at the fgloo. Cards dua dancing with refreshments.
 THORULF LEHMAN, Pres
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THE BEST PLACE TO GET

Your clothes cleaned, pressed and re . paired.
 We make them look like new. We make alterations. We do cleaning. pressing and re- pairing for Ladies and Gentlemen. We make and repair furs. First class workmanship. ModerL methods and prompt service. once d customer always a customer. Give us your work. Satisfaction guaranteed.
 NOME TAILORING co.
 Jewellers.
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Mr Wilson is announced as having taken personal charge of getting our merchant marine on the Atlantic again. If he did not try to do so much personally but letf more to the proper officials. things might be even better done. What are the navy army, and congress for anyway?
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-19

You should keep posted on the war and International and local news of the day by subscribing for the Nome Daily Nugget. s2.0O per month.
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In the homo CT in the camp, there is no commodity so extensively used al meat, therefore it is upon that commodity that you should look to TOT economical buying. Following are few of our prices;
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TAis IS FOR YOU

You should keep posted on the wal and international and local news oi the day by subscribing for the Nome Oeily Nugget. $2.00 per month.
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COMPARATIVE
 TEMPERATURES

Following are inc Iownst recorded n the days designated. The minus Ign before a aumber means below Zera
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WE CAN DO IT.

For first class work and prompt de- livery phone Main 151 and the Pco- pi~'s laundry will send and get y'u' laundry. W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
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Copy for regular advertisements must be in by 10 o'clock on the day ol publication.
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PHONE MAIN 46.

Entered as second class matter Fet 26. 1907. at the post office at Nome Alaska. under the Act Of Congress ot March 1878.