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The Nome nugget., 1928-12-08
TWO YEAR VIGIL
 IN ARCTIC Is ENDED
Research Workers Return to Ed mOntOn After Investigation of Reindeer Industry.
Usy The Associated Ppss)


 EDMONTON. Alberta. Oct. 3O,-- Covering 1,40O miles of Arctic trail with dogs, canoes and horses during the two years they were blazing new paths acrcss barren lands. A E. and R. T. Porsied ar rived here. completing two year investigation they were undertak- ing for the Canadian government into the chances of eeta blishins the reindeer industry in the nartnland
 The couple are Danes aEd were educated at Copenhagen University T.eir father is in charge of the Da lish Arctic station and scientific observatory at Godhaven Green !anG The youthful explores have brought out thousand photographs fifteen thousand botanical speci- i CTS and mcny gao',... al spec. -tns.
 They declined to reveal their conclusions about establishing station and will make their report to the Dominion Government first. They commented upon the herd of the Lomen Brothers in Northwest Alaska where they saw a roundup of 100000 reindeer with Laplander herders. Exchange
The Nome nugget., 1928-12-08

Any estimate of the number of rats in given community must. of course, be in the nature of an approximation Conservative figures place the rat pc oula,ion in the United States 1t approximately 100000 or one mt per per son. In certain places the ratio is probably mr.h higher. while in localities wh"re rodents are systematically fought the rat population may be reduced to a level at which the animal no long CT menaces. the health and econ omic welfare of he people.
The Nome nugget., 1928-12-08
BISHOP ROWE ENDOWMENT
 FUND IS COMPLETED

The Bishop Rowe Foundation Fund of S10O.00O has been complet- ed. In expressing his approval, the Bishop says: This achievement, by so many dear friends throughout the Church, thrills my heart with a gratitude that seems ineXpressible and feeling of unworthiness for SO great an honor and recognition"
 The suggestion of this fund was hllde by the Rev. Guy b. Christian while Dean of the Pro-Cathedral at Juneau to mark Bishop Rowes 25 years O. service. or the amount, Si6.0O0 Was raised and presented at the 1922 General Convention.
 "rhe fund will belong to the Church lermanently, says .5ishop Rowe, ito be used by our Board of Missions. on behalf of the great cause of Missions, when. please God, cease to be Bishop of Alas ka. While l am active as the the Fund will be at my discretion and disposition, and so far, what help this has already been te me in the way of new buildings, car ing for missionary workers. using Natives IS helpers, relieving blind. indigent old men, women. and the
 i>;
 "I wish all the good friends could know in detail the help this fund has been and will be to me. If they could l know they woull realize my sincere and deep grati- tude"
The Nome nugget., 1928-12-08
CURE FOR "BaCkSEAT1TIS"

A Detroit mechanic, with ner- vous wife and sense of humor. recently found the burden of the formers "back-seat driving too much for his own nerves Conse- quently he purchased an old steer ing wheel and post. mounted the same on a block, to which he also attached a set of brakes, and plac- ed it in the tonneau of his automo- bile. When he drove the car to the front of the house that even ing and helped his wife into the car she looked with amazement at the extra parts, then told him that you can take that junk out He did, and now offers to lend the contraption to others similarly af- fected, as sure cure. ."-Detroit News.
The Nome nugget., 1928-12-08
HOW 10 sux A NEWSPAPER

Men will take the liberty to tell you how to run a newspaper, when they would not think of limiting to a merchant how to conduct his store or tell the preacher what to preach. They pay money for schools and do not know whether Jimmie is learning the rule of three or how to hold cigarette gracefully, but when 1t comes to a newspaper, there's where they all get off
 During the past week friend w1nted to know why we did not try to run a paper little more along the lines of how Christ would run paper. We don't
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When a man goes into hotel and finds something on the table which does not suit him, he does not get up and raise hades with the land lord and tell him to stop his darned old hotel Well. hardly he sets that dish on one side and wades into one of the many dishes that do suit him. It is different with some newspaper readers. They find an article occasionally that does not suit them exactly and without stop ping to think it may please hund- reds of other readers make a grand stand play of their supreme asin- inity and hasten to stop their paper Ira +. Franklin in the Apple ton City (Mo.) Journal.
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know how that would be. In the first place if Christ was back on earth we don't believe that he would go into the newspaper bus mess at all. There is not an ed itor or a preacher that could tell the whole truth for thirty days and stay in the community in which he lived. If our friend has any doubt of this statement let him try telling the absolute truth just one week and see where he lights.-W. A. Fletcher in the Oak Grove tMo.) Banner.
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GIVE TOUR FRINNDS A KICK"
 SOURDOU0H TEMPORARY AT NUGGET OFFI0'
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WHY RE AN EDITOR

Running newspaper is just like running a hotel only different.
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ton City (Mo.D Journal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-03

grass that hung over n lily leaf and
when she got out TO the very end
she jumped down upon the water
lily leaf.
MY, how lovely" she unused. A
wonderful odor filled the air and
Amy Ant followed il until !. brought
her clear over on the other side n
the lily leaf to a very beautiful white
water-lily blossom lazily nodding on
the top OF the water. What harm
can Il do IL | go put and investigate
murmured Amy Ant. and when the
green leaf sailed out against the
fragrant lily blossom. Amy Ant
caught hold OF one OF the water lily's
white petals and climbed into the
lovely blossom.
She had such d good time peeking
into the different hooks OF the lovely
white lily she didn't hear Helen
Hoppy Toad calling her and when
Amy Ant decided 1t must be time 10
be going home she found she
couldn't get back on shore The
lovely water lily blossom had floated
away from the lily leaf and Amy Ant
was held a prisoner.
As the sur began 20 sink I'm the
sky. the snowy white petals OF the
water lily began to close and there
was nothing for Amy Ant to do but
TO cuddle down and go to sleep.
The next morning when Helen
Hoppy Toad found no one home az
Amy Ants house and the children
crying for their mother. she hoped
back to the end OF the lake and
called Amy at the top OF her hoarss
voice.
This time Amy heard and an
swered- But Helen Hoppy Toad
couldn't get the water lily back
towards the bank. and there's M
telling what would have become IN
Amy Ant IL Croaker Green Frog
hadn't heard the fuss and, finding
out what IL was. held the water lily
over near the shore 80 Amy Ant
could drop off on the S
My. wasn't she happy TO get hack
TO her home and family again and
that was the last time anyone ever
heard Amy Ant complaining or trs
meadows or the duties or her little
home. She O N grew TO love rer
work and found no time 10 be disc0l-
tented with her surroundings.
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dLLIAN'S admonition sent me-
TO my bed with a sense az
responsibility weighing me
down.
More than you think may stand
or fall with the ~deciphering or that
code" she had said. and / knew that
she did not speak idly. But l was
too weary TO worry about anything
very long. My nights vigil over the
cryptic characters. my fright at the
approach OF the mysterious men. my
Joy when they revealed their identity
and my terror al my fathers cOndi-
ton had combined 10 exhaust me.
IL was nearly noon when | awak-
ened. refreshed and with a psychic
little conviction that o n or later
/ should be able TO discover the
secret hidden In the characters ! had
copied from the paper hidden In the
miniature Of Princess Dina. ! took
a needle ice shower. dressed and
tapped at Lillian's door.
She opened il instantly and swept
me with an approving glance.
Fit as the well known fiddle"
she pronounced. Had your break
fast?"
mot yet"
IN 20 down with you and drink
another cup OF coffee. I N q
resist katie's fresh coffee Aliens
lurking around there somewhere.
ready to dash upstairs to V IL
a stranger m into the offing.
He'll be good for a cup. too. i never
knew him to fail TO sit up and beg
for n when he smells il brewing.
You two probably are the cham
pion coffee fiends OF the world I
told her. smiling. as che tucked her
arm into mine and we went down
20 the kitchen together.
Katie was royalty accommodating
as she always is ove my breakfast
and beamed at Lilllan's request for
coffee. And then we were in the
dining roc with Allen brakes tall
figure advancing toward me.
He had changed very little in the
years since I had seen him. ! told
myself. as ! held out my hand in
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Three-Minute Journeys
By TEMPLE MANNING
Gunten1nLnn LndinnS Wnrshin RLnck Christ.

I'm the tiny village OF Esquipulas'
in Guatemala there is a beauti-
full cathedral. This cathedral.
quite aside from its beauty and the
fact that II Is a part OF a community
that consists OF but a dozen build
ings. IL famous for its image OF the
Black Christ. And pilgrims travel
from all ove the country to the
church with its dome OF golden vel.
low tiles and its four stately towers
OF white. to worship at his shrine.
Just why the sculptor chose black
hardwood for the medium OF the
Christ Is not known. One OF the
theories is that the Indians would
have moro faith in him II he were
r their own color. Be that
as it may. since 1894 A. D.. when
Quirio Catano finished the statue OF
the Black Christ. the people have
flocked 10 the village year after year
10 worship.
From January ! to January
is Guatemala holds its festival.
And the pilgrims come from all parts
with their household goods strapped
upon their backs. For they believe
that after having been blessed by
the presence OF the Black Christ,
surrounded by holy objects. they. in
turn. will be doubly blessed.
Even the little children are not
exempt from the burdens. They.
too. carry their little toys and cloth
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tease o u HIe. IL Is 1eel DuOydup ndppvp
hopeful, II brightens our eyes, tones up the system, makes our gait
more elastic.
The sun never shines s brightly as after praise.
Give praise as q antidote for the blues! Observe how quickly
1t dispes the cloudsi
II we were as eager and willing to praise as W e are to censure
and blame, our reactions would even up better and the world would
be a happier place to live in
Deserved praise should never be withhold
If an employee does a find piece of work, praise himl
If anyone performs a commendable act, praise him!
If a wife performs her duties exceptionally well, don't take it for
granted, but praise herl
And praise your children, too, when they deserve it.
Let them know you are interested and that you can be pleased!
Encourage and stimulate with praise wherever and whenever you
can!
Often people have an idea that there's a mischievOus and perni-
cfous quality to praise. AS If praise the TRUTH would be the
undoing of both the praiser and the praisedl
But praise must be hearty, spontaneous applause!
1t must be commentator without eXaggerations!
1t must be free from prejudice and designl
Praise must come from the heart to go TO the heart!
Haven't we trials and tribulations aplenty?
Don't we suffer enough?
Praise may not often be deserved, but when it is, why not be
generous and lend q helping hand?
Many a man has been tded over by a little praise.
was wise enough to give a few words of praising cheer.
Children often are encouraged to do better at school, to try to
please their parents and otherwise improve because of welldirected
and judiciouslygven praise.
Stinginess is bad wherever you meet it.
But sunginess in giving praise is the most pernicious variety of all
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important for a growing youngster-
10 have air than IL is for grown-up
persons.
Unless matters like this are given
attention. IL won't be long before
there are symptoms pointing con-
clusively TO serious undernourish-
ment. The child becomes irritable.
The slightest effort tires. There is
no endurance whatever.
Other signs are dark rings around
the eyes. Instead OF that wonderful
complexion we admire in a sweet
baby there may be wa1y pallor OF
the skin. The mouth il open and
the breathing In difficult and noisy.
The glands may be enlarged.
You should weigh the infant reg
ularly. No household is quite COM
plete in it's equipment unless scales
are provided. Without regular weigh.
ing there can be M accurate knowl
edge OF what progress - being made.
There must be steady increase In
weight or there IL something wrong.
III there is serious undernnurish-
ment and no growth whatever. the
condition demands action. A blood
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ZACH country has cakes that
are famous in their own spe-
A cial localities. Tourists meet
only the cakes favored in hotels as
a rule, not those well known 10 the
native population. The following
recipes are found in the homes OF
those who are making America their
adopted home.
Spanish Tarts.
Beat to a cream th~ree-quarters or
n pound OF butter and a pound OF
ugar Add two beaten eggs and
beat well. Sift in slowly a pint OF
pastry flour and a tablespoonful
zach Of cinnamon. cloves and ground
sweet seeds. Knead thoroughly.
then ron out ~one-Quarter OF an inch
thick and cut with fancy cutters. in
diamonds. hearts. ~crescents. rounds
or oblongs. Lay on a buttered pan
two inches apart and bake a delicate
brown in a medium oven. Dust with
cinnamon and sugar as soon as re-
moved from the oven.
Swedish Cookies.
Cream together a cupful each q
butter and sugar. When blended.
add a beaten egg and a tablespoon
Iul OIL EEdlGu DlNltA 0AAAARAAAAt N"1
cupfuls OF sifted flour n n table
spoonful of homemade wine. Put
through a pastry tube, cutting strips
three inches long. Place on a but
tered tin and bake in a hot oven a
delicate brown.
German Apple Cake.
Mix a pint OF sifted flour with a
tablespoonful OF salt and a cupful Of
sour milk, add ar egg that has been
beaten with two tablespoonfuls or
sugar. Add a ~teaspoonful or soda
dissolved in a tablespoonful OF boil
ing water. Mix: then spread half an
inch thick in a creased pan. Have
ready apples pared. cored and sliced
IN rather thick slices. arrange IN
rows slightly overlapping on top ot
the dough. sprinkle with cinnamon
md sugar and dot generously with
little Jumps OF butter. Bake twenty
five to thirty minutes in a Disk
oven.
Simmer together a pint y 4 halt
os honey. two teaspoonfuls or ground
one teaspoonful or cloves.
one tablespoonful OF potash. MIA
three pounds OF flour with a tea
s~noorfnl OF baking soda in n pan,
fnen D0uT III tic 0NAANA
MIX well. knead. roll out thinly.
cut IN three-inch squares and bake
in buttered pans. A little chopped
cstron or candied peel may be added
10 the dough before baking II desired.
when baked keep in alright box.
English Madeira Cake.
Beat a pound OF butter and a
mound OF sugar 10 a cream. add the
grated rind OF one fresh lemon. add
six eggs. one at a time, when al are
beaten in. sift in slowly n and a
haif pounds OF flour. and beat light
and creamy. Divide into three but
tered pans decorate with thin slices
of citron and dust thickly with
surgr Bake in a moderate oven
about an hour. Line the sides Of
the pans with thin. buttered paper
before putting in the dough. a
tesspoosiful OF vanilla added VIII i'm
prove the cake for American taste.
Chinese Sponge Cake.
Beat ten fresh Eggs in a yellow
bowl until creamy. add slowly q
pound OF sugar. beat steadily n In
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greeting 10 the brilliant secret
service agent whose covert criticisms
OF the mental abilities OF women had
50 often aroused me 10 futile wrath
against him. His tall figure was still
straight as an arrow and his keen
well-cut features we're no older in
appearance than they had been when
we had worked together and I had
been torn between intense admira-
ton for his brilliance and resent.
ment for the attitude he took toward
me. that OF a man frankly admiring
my looks. but almost openly con-
temptuous OF nv mentality.
"Ah. Mrs. Graham He bent and
kissed my hand with the indolent
leisurely grace that il his. This
IS indeed a great pleasure TO see you
again. I did not have time to tell
you 81 last night"
II am glad YOU can be here" 7
returned simply. But I am 50
anxious. What do you think or my
father? Lillian tells me that he Is
still sleeping"
II stole into his room not half an
hour ago. AMI he was sleeping
soundly. I do not think you need TO
be alarmed. A rest will set him up
again. ! am sure"
Thanks. Allen" Lillian inter.
posed. Now she can eat her break.
fast"
But I was not destined to finish
II without interruption. AS / was
drinking my last cup OF coffee Katie
told me that someone must see me
I'm the kitchen. and when / went out
there I found Jim waiting for me
with eyes curiously excited.
Please. Mis- Graham. will Won
ONE cut right away to the harn7'
he said. and without waiting for my
reply turned and hurried out OF the
kitchen. There was something so
compelling in the manner OF his
request that ! Immediately followed
him. Upon rounding the corner Of
the harm Jim stopped, and I saw the
red-bearded man from the shack
standing just inside the barn door.
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The Stars Say
For Friday, May A.
By GeneNieve kemhle

HE adverse positions OF impor.
ant planets. particularly the
u opposition OF the LuminaTies to
each other. presages a difficult and
anxious dag generally. Those IL the
employment OF others should be
especially on guard against meritinE
criticism. censure or dismissal. IL Is
o advisable to approach those IN
authority for favors at this time.
Also keep firm reign on tongue and
temper.
Those whose birthday II IS may not
experience a very progressive or sat
isfactory year. unless they manage
their affairs with much discretion
and calmness. Impulse and turbu-
lence will not attain much and may
result In lost property and position.
Safeguard the employment. A child
born on this day may be disposed TO
be quarrelsome and impulsive. there
by endangering its best interests I'm
life. Early training in s~elf-restraint
will assist TO usefulness
Who seeks for kedren 1ione 10
saCe his soul, may keep the path
but UiH not reach the goal.
Van Dyke.
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nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ have been going with a
young mar for several years. His
friends tell me he doesn't care for
me and that I am foolish to con
tinue going with him. When ] ask
him about this he laughs and says
IL isn't true. Please tell whether
I should stop going with him. !
care a lot for him. PEGGY.
Doggy: How silly OF you. my dear.
Il TO listen to this foolish gossip.
Your friend shows you in every way
that he enjoys your company. does
he not? He continues to take you
out. does he not? He laughs at the
silly stories you are taking so
seriously, does he not? Then why
worry? You may be sure that were
he not fond Of you. you would not
continue to hear from him. One word
OF caution. however. III you are not
engaged TO him. accept invitations
from other men. Do not neglect all
your other friends for this n a
All luck to you. Peggy dear.
nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ I am a girl in my teens. I
am a Junior in high school and am
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in love with a boy who Is a junior
also. He says he loves me better
than any one else In the world.
and wants me 70 promise 70 marry
him when he and | finish col.
lege. We are each to 20 on hav-
ing good times with other boys
and girls and no one Is TO know
we have made this promise. Is IL
all right TO make his promise II
both are sure of true love?
WONDERING BLONDE.
WONDERING BLONDE: In the
w first place. my dear. you are
entirely TOO young to be thinking OF
love and marriage. II l were in
your place. | would put this promise
TO your friend In the hack corner OF
my brain. and | would not think of
II again until I had graduated from
college. III. at the end OF hat time.
you decide that you are still in love
with each other, o can then re-
member your old promise. In the
meantime. continue to have a good
time with your other friends. |
think that both you and he will
agree with me that this is the wisest
course TO take.
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Z ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
IL 1 am a girl In my teens and
ain In love with a boy ten years
my senior. | am sure be cares for
me but a girl friend OF mine Is
always telling me that ne cares
for her. II he has told me hat he
loves me and has also asked me
some very serious questions. do
you think he really cares for her
and that | am TOO young for him?
Should | ask him IL he cares for
this girl and II he does. give him
UP or what shall I DO?
BROWN EYES.
DROWN EYES: Don't you think.
ID my dear. that you are really too
young TO be thinking OF love? | do.
and j would suggest that you con-
tinue your friendship with this
young man. disregarding utterly the
silly statements Of your friend. Ger
tainly. II would be ridiculous OF You
TO indulge IN any heroics. such as
asking him If he loves her. and
him up" Try and think OF
him in the light OF a friend alone.
and wait until you are older before
you think Of love.