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without any idea OF copartnership.
How shall we begin with our boys
some may ask. We began by teach.
Ing a small boy the Joy Of usefulness.
He learned early to help mother.
She looked for 1t and he, rising TO
the occasion. helped He did the
errands. keeping account Of expendi-
lures. change and purchases. He
soon became a good shopper. His
mother took him to buy clothing
and taught him something OF goods
and why selections wers made to
come within the economic needs.
The boy was instructed in plain
cooking, the kind a man is often
called upon to do in case Of emer-
sency. Because he knows how to 70
about such things is no reason that
he Is expected to do them all the
time. but he may become an ex-!
pert helper in cas- his helpmats
Is Ill or is holding down a job that
may pay almost as much as his own.
And after all the home is a Joint
possession.
Young men should be taught what
1t means to rush into marriage un-
prepared. They should understand
the are and repair Of modern uten.
sils that represent an outlay Of con.
siderable money. Thetr upkeep In
as much a question OF good man.
agement as the care OF an auto
mobile when once 1t is purchased.
In the school classes the students
r asked to discuss the value OF
woma as . business partner, az q
consumer and her ability to share
the spending OF the family income
and other questions Of as vital i'm.
portance in the making OF a home.
With this attitude abroad among
educators we mothers should be
mors than willing to cooperate in
teaching our boys the Kindergarten
end of their future education, and q
good way to do it is to let them
learn their lessons side by side with
their sisters.
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1.-The early bird catches the worm"
replied Hand.
THERE the robin cried to the
worm. Here 1t is Z o'clock in the
morning and I'm as early as can be.
Now will you come out?"
The worm shook its little head, or at
least tried to. for 1t was held rather
tightly in the robins bill. My
father told ms II was the surlv bird
that catches the worm
You misunderstood him." shouted
the robin. HE meant early not
surly."
"Oh, no. ] heard him very plainly.
He said, The surly bird catches the
worml' The surly bird?' said 7. 'Yec.
the surly bird said ne. So you
see" said the worm. though I'd
love to be eaten by you. / can't dis
obey my father"
You can imagine how the robin
scowled and scolded and screamed
when he heard this. 1t was some.
thing terrible to hear. All at once
Yam exclaimed, why. you r a
surly bird"
AT first the worm looked surprised,
then it smiled.
That's right" It agreed. You
are q surly bird. ! should have
thought Of that" And now since It
didn't have to disobey its father, /.
promptly allowed itself to be pulled
out and eaten.
Anyway" remarked the robin,
after the worm was lodged comfort
ably in its stomach, tits the early
bird that catches the worm" And
the worm didn't say a word, which
wasn't at all odd. considering where
1t was.
1T was q good worm, though"
said Yam.
But a good deal OF a bother" the
robin remarked.
Though it was a bother" said
Flor.
1T minded fts father" added Mi.
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Inc urging 10 SLOOI, SCrdlnlnS ana
other familiar symptoms. are com
mon signs Of diarrhoea.
Increased periStalsis may be eX-
cited by Jumps or other masses OF
~undisested food in the bowel. The
muscular c~ontractions are intended
TO drive out the offending substances.
This form Of diarrhoea is due to
mechanical auses. There may be an
irritation Of the intestine from a
chemical cause. For instance, If fer
mentation occurs in the bowel. the
acidity may be 50 pronounced that
the Intestinal walls are excited into
pronounced rerist2lsis.
The usual cause for fermentation
Is found in the taking OF too much
sugar. There is similar disturbance
due to the failure OF the bowel to
tolerate the fat OF the food, particu-
larry If there is an exces Of the fat.
1t IS difficult to determine whether
tbs dlarrhoea OF the chemical type
is Cue to an excess Of sugar or Of
fat. If fat is the exciting cause OF
the trouble, this fact may be estab
lished at times by the appearance
Of the stools. They are anywhere
from gray to brown in color and oily
in appearance. The stools may have
the consistency OF butter.
No matter what the cause Of the
diarrhoea may be. the mother will
wish to know what should be done
about 1t.
The first thing is to stop giving
food for a whole day. or even two
days. in g eve case. OF course,
this seems pretty severe treatment.
The mother will be fearful that the
child may starve, but certainly it
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GOODNIGHT
STORIES
By Max Trell -
The Shadow Children Stand
By as the "Surly" Bird
Catches the Worm.
BY Max Trell
4 Earring the sound of a loud
quarrel in the garden. Mi
Flor. Hand. Yam and KnalS

Earring the sound of a loud
quarrel in the garden. Mi
Flor. Hand. Yam and Knalf
the five little ACKNOWLEDGMENT
to investigate. :
1T must be the cat fighting with
a mouse" said Yam.
silly" cried Flor. "the cat doesn't
fight with q mouse-it eats it. It's
the hornets fighting with the
wasps-"
-" over a drop o. honey" com
pleted Mi. who was Flor's twin.
Exactly" agreed Flor.
It's only a robin Hand put In,
"quarreling with a worm. I recognize
their voices"
Just then they turned the corner
and sure enough it was a robin quar-
reling with a worm.
"Of course. that's who Il is"
Knarf exclaimed. Anyone can see
that"
1T Is easv enough for you to say
that now" Yam protested. However.
no r heard heE as the robin and
the worm We're shouting at each
other So loudly that they drowned
every other sound out. The robin had
tuggsd the worm half way out az its
hole. 1t refused to allow itself 10
be tugsed u Any further, which
made the bird angrier and angr:er.
Come out" it shouted. pulling
with all its might; come our and be
eaten"
y won't" retorted the worm;
mot for you, anyway"
why not for him." asked Knarf.
Because he's not the bird I'm
supposed to be eaten by"
At this the robin grew quite beside
itself with anger.
Not supposed to be eaten BY"
he exclaimed. who il supposed to
catch the worm" he demanded, ad-
dressing the shadow-children.
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a RE you teaching your son to
IA be q good husband when his
turn comes. It liz q matter
some mothers have not taken seri-
ously into consideration. But now
that schools and colleges are adding
this instruction to their other classes
1t is time TO sit up and take notice.
Our girls have always been taught
the a. B.. and C's OF home-making
by old-fashioned mothers-to cook.
and sew and bake.
Too long society has taken Il for
granted that all a man had to do
was to marry in order to become a
successful homemaker. We find this
Is not true. If he approaches the
problem unprepared he does not
make a success Of his enu OF the
bargain.
Man must learn something about
interior decorating. budgeting and
using his income to the best ad.
vantage, and a general idea OF home
economics. Though he does not have
to do the marketing. still he should
inform himself upon the main points
OF home NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., per.
haps. would BE- a better way Of ex-
pressing it He should know sons-
thing Of the cost Of equipment and
its economic Use and selection.
The man should also know about
buying clothing. not only for him
self but for the family in general.
A maj who has such general knowl-
edge IS much fairer in his judgment
OF others VINO do attend to the buy.
ing. 4 perfectly honest and square
name Of dealing with all these
problems between husband and wife
undoubtedly insures a much happier
home. Partners in home-making are
the same as other business partners,
they are attempting to carry on sue.
cessfully. Il is a tragedy when you
realize how many homes are run
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She hates that, because she is
a sociable little thing and likes
to make friends, and besides, it
is not good for Jacks business
for him to live like a hermit.
But they cannot afford sweet
breads and mushrooms and elab-
crate salads and frozen desserts;
it would take them q whole
month Of scrimping to pay for
these things. So Betty Jane,
like a sensible little woman, has
dropped out Of the bridge club.
/ am not sorry for Betty Jane
at ell. I am not even sorry for
Jack.
l am sorry for the bridge club
and the women who belong to
it. Poor things, they don't know
anything about the real things
that make real happiness, so
they just try to buy happiness
in the market, ike a Jade brace
let-more foods, more clothes,
more parties, and all the time
getting sad results, disconnected
heart beating underneath.
I hope Betty Jane will stick
to her common sense. The first
thing she knows she will find q
few other women who feel Just
as she does, and then they will
have some real evenings.
Show, display, vanity-what
ugly sisters they are. and with
them they always bring their
poor relations, envy. jealousy,
and assimilation.
l would keep the whole crowd
out of my house for good, if I
were Betty Jane. Wouldn't you?
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Answers to Health Queries

MR.. T. Q.-What is the cause Of
a red nose?
A.-Poor circulation, Indigestion
and constipation r usually at fault
for this trouble. Sometimes it is
associated with stoppage Of the nose
from catarrh.
JOHN IS. O.-What should a boy
weigh who is IL years old and 5
feet 5 inches tall?
2.-How can the tobacco habit be
overcome?
A.-For his age and height he
should weigh about 139 pounds.
You must learn to exert a lit
tie will-power. Sometimes painting
the throat with a go solution Of sil.
yer nitrate. and smoking tmmedi-
ately after will help.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-01
By JOSEPHINE HTDDLESTON.

r. II ORE attention to the color ensemble is
Vs being shown now than ever before. Not
alone MUST shoes. hat, purse, gloves and
like accessories harmonic, but the %coiTeur, both
IN color and arrangement must blend with the
eral ~coloring of the skin and frock if the perfect
effect is to be gained.
Many of the newest creations IN beauty fash
ions call for strict attention to the most minute
details. This holds true whether one naturally
approaches a mark of perfection or whether one
is merely clever enough to adapt only the modes
that enhance the general ensemble.
Delightful effects have recently been achieved
by the deft use of cosmetics, newest among
them IS the matching or harmonizing of the
complexion to the frock.
One particularly brilliant young lady Of nv
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will grow weak from lack Of food.

will grow weak from lack OF food,
she will say.
Don't worry about that. The i'm
portant thing is to stop the diar-
rhoea, or there will surely be great
weakness. The only thing to give is
boiled water. Sometimes rice water
may be used. but your doctor will
advise you about this.
When the usual feelings are con
tinued. assuming that tbs child is
bottle-fsd, the amount Of cream in
the milk mixture must be materially
reduced. Some infants do not toler-
ate fat and they must be fed
accordingly.
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child, It is drilled into the mothers mind that
scientific feeding IS essential to its welfare. If
anything happens to upset digestion she is a
nervous wreck until it returns to normal.
| have said a thousand times that the mother
job is the most e~xacting in the world. 1t is a
well-paid job, because there is no othsr reward
equal to the satisfaction of seeing that smiling
baby develop day by day. But it demands
accurate knowledge of many things.
What are the signs of imperfect digestion?
The common symptoms are diarrhoea, con-
vo7citing and loss Of weight. Of course
the last named condition may be associated with
one or more Of the other symptoms.
Suppose we say a few words about the diar-
rhoea Of infants. This is due to IN increased
peristalsis.
By this ! mean that the stripping movements
of the intestine are more noNerful than usual
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dressed in the same manner as when
the wig is worn She covers her skin
with a pale ~flesh-colored liquid pow
der. The violet shadows ara toned
down by the light application of a
pale gray shading. The color effect
gained is a soft. silvery gray. Thus
another beautiful effect is achieved.
Brunette girls, with brown eyes.
whs have g yearning for a bright
red gown. will find the sunhurn hue
equally flattering- When Rold is
worn by the brunette. however, the
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SdW IN CHG SuDuTD3 OF q very IHJEI6sLILS anu
delightful little city. Her cottage is just big
enough 50 she can take care Of it herself. She
has a pretty garden and a hedge around it,
and a kitchen porch and a rail around it, and
a little living room that is a darling-Indian
prints, don't you know, and one or two real
pictures-wedding presents-and some real
books, and, best of all, a real fireplace, with
real wood in it and a real smell Of burning
bark when night comes on.
And Betty Jane has a dog, a police dog, of
course, gray and gaunt and terrifying, and
very, very faithful. Betty James husband
would not think Of leaving her alone in her
little cottage without the police dog, and that
is rather funny, for Betty Jane has been al
over the world alone and looked after herself
all her life, but she rather likes 70 have her
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shoulders and arms to give them q
pale golden hue. With this ensemble
the eyes are shaded a lovely violet,
and a thin film Of cold cream rubbed
e tho upper lids. Altogether a
complete and beautiful picture. No
ms would suspect her Of wearing a
wig. for it IS arranged in soft ring
lets that hang low on ths nape Of
her neck, and the soft curls in front
come cut quite far on her cheeks.
However. when the silver gown Is
worn. the natural hair Is waved and
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Words Of the Wise

Men use thought only to JUS
tify their 1crOa0 dOin1s, and N
plov speech only to conceal their
thoughts. -VoItdire.
Nature has always had more
force than education.
-Voltaire.
As order is heGrenly, toherc
quiet Is had. ~
So error Is he'll, or O mischief
bad. -Tusser.1
Being myself no stranger to
suffering, I have learned to re-
lieve the sufferings of others.
-Vergil.
The nature Of all men IS 50
formed that they see and dis
crtmtndte In the dfoirs OF
others, mach better than In
their oUn. Terence.
Turning the other cheek is a
kind OF moral jiu-jitsu. Lee.
BeUdre as long as you lire, by
judging people by their appear
dnces. la F~ontdine.
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REAL JOY COMES OF
LEADING SIMPLE LIFE
Famous Writer Warns of Heartaches Sure to
Follow "Bluffing" with Fine Clothes and
Parties Which One Cannot Afford.
BY WINIFRED BLACK.

TAETTY JANE is a bride, a pretty bride, a happy bride. She
is dead in love with her husband, and her husband is dead in
love with her, SO the two essentials are there.
Besides that, Betty Jane has the cutest little cottage you ever
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husband worried about her-just a ltde-so She is very fond Of the
police dog.
Betty Jane has flowers in the living room and flowers in the
dining ROOM, and she has pretty dishes and pretty lunch cloths
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INFANTS DIGESTION
DEMANDS GREATCARE'
Feeding Is L Important, Says DR.. Copeland, in
Outlining the Symptoms of Various Disturb
ances-He Tells How to Take Care of Them.
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, Nj. d.
United States Senator from New York.

United States Senator from New York.
Former Commissioner OF Health, Neu0 York City
Z Y VERY mother is concerned about her babys digestion. Indi-
~ gestion and feeding are so closely related that disturbance in
one is always associated with the other.
From the time the baby is born until it becomes q wel-crown
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acqualntance, Who has aShen blonde hair, appears extremely smart
n either gold Or silver evening clothes. There wouldn't be anything
SO extraordinary about this but, when q gown Of gold is worn. she not
only wears q golden-blonde wig. but smooths sufficient golden-tan
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T These movements are due to the contractons of the muscular walls
OF the intestinal canal, rhythmic movements known IS "perstalsis"
n Anything that causes the peristaluc activity to be markedly in
> creased, whether in baby or adult, is likely to be followed by diarrhoea.
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Home-Making HELPS
BY WANDA BARTON.

Are You Teaching Your Son to Be a Good Husband?
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Disappearance fl

A S Mary's frantic cry rang cut, 4
"A I saw that her terror was
- justified. The car upon which
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Copyright. 1928. Newspaper restur. Service, Ins.
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-08

with part of the windlass rope under him and the rest which had run off the windlass along side. Making a rope fast around the body he was hauled up thirty feet. but signalled to be lowered as he had forgotten his hat, but So rapidly was the gas accumulat- ing that already the light was out. and when he reached the sur face he fainted and were it not for the timely presence of Dr. O'Hara, there would probably be another fatality.
 The bodies were all brought to Nome at 2:s0 A. NJ. Friday and an inquest held in the afternoon, at which time Dr. O'Hara stated that carbon monoxide gas was deadly within four minutes and that the action of the gas upon the system. changed the blood cor pGaSieS5' hc CoiOueiS Jury UIot in a verdict that the three men came to their death as the result of enhaling poison gas on Ralph J. Ingraham's claim on Golden Gate Creek, few miles East of Nome.
 Ralph J. Ingraham was born July IS. 1867 in New York state, and came to Alaska and Nome in 1900 and for the last 2S years was located in the vicinity where he finally met his death.
 He was early identified with, the Pioneers of Alaska. was a veteran Of the Spanish American war and was one of the New York regulars in their charge up San Juan Hill.
 His nearest relative Charles M. Ingra ham. is resident of Ranier, Oregon.
 The funeral of the two Paul boys was held this morning from the Catholic church. The funeral of MT. Insraham. will take place Sunday at the Federated church.
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-08
LOCAL N NEWS
TWO LIVES SACRIFICED
 FOR ONE IN MINE

Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John IS. 13
 When Joseph Paul, went down the prospect shaft on Ingraham's claim, east of Nome. to send up the body of his brother, to be himself overcome by the deadly gas, he made the supreme sacri- fee.
 When the boys father wanted to go down the shaft after his son, Ralph Ingraham, owner of the claim put him aside with the remark, know the danger, it may be my death, but 1t is also my privilege. he too made the Supreme sacrifice of love and no nobler death can a man die.
 In all ages or the worlds his tory, men have been ennobled and decorated for deeds of self sacri- HSS auu AaeiAS euC uSduiy tol UOH- monoxide was as daring as many deeds that have been sung and told in story.
 The story of their deaths is practically the same as told in the Daily Bulletin of Thursday. printed on page four of this issue.
 Sometime was lost in cleaning the hole of gas, by the simple means of hoisting and lowering a bucket and pumping fresh air in to the bottom of the shaft. When a candle could burn, Mr. Schroder with a wet towel rapt around his nostri1s and mouth, was lowered down and he found the body of 1ngraham in sitting position.
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-08

at ? PM.
 There is a lesson to be learned through the death of these three men, and should be borne home to every miner. Do not go down in a deep shaft without first test ing it for gas-the test is simple, lower lighted candle or lamp if it burns clearly, alright, but if it goes out beware.
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-08
N o T 10 '

Any person whom I have not called on to straighten out orders lost on s. s. Aleutian, please write me giving subscriptions taken.
 TED SCROGGINS,
 Lincoln. Hotel. Nome, Alaska
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Harry Dobson G A Adams L A White Ben Gillette A H Kell B Wilbur H H Green R K Longnecker K w Green w B McWhitney Ralph Ingram Chris Simeon .Tud Simeon A Hermansen Gus Nielsen Geo Holmes Louis Nashenwing Gaspen F Christensen H J Christensen Leo Kuyer Louis Abraham Martin T. Strand Gus A Head B Mattisa Richard Paul E Webster c Lofbhall E. Hebsin c w Joslin Andrew w White Andrew Johnson Herman Ingola Chas. Becker Gus Utten Otto Hunter Fritz Mabela Julius Henri P N Nelson H c George F krause Norvin Herbert w Wiekland .... Harry Siorgren Fred Carlson c Anderson J R Wall K Henderson W I Erickson J Johnes J Gunderson P Kerwin E. Southerland Philbert c Lawson A Peterson Brian Walter Alvin Berg J s Mcintosh c Bassett H L Stokes Carl Vasland Nelson Johnson Axel Johnson Fred Barnosky Joe Austin Theo. Kinglane Axel Linstrom Nels Nelson H Nelson s1. H G Fishburn L H Fishburn G J Edwards T Lundgren Martin Backstrum Carl Nelson James Sommerville L B Charles G E Pinkham P K Hafner Victor Nelson H Hanson Colman Griffin " Tanhrev William Nelson Dan Kelly ..-..... John Sullivan
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VICTORIA PASSENGER LIST (Continued From Page ODe)
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The "wildernsls" begins imEicli-
ately On the west bsak.
Here also an unsuccessful attempt
was unde 10 coionizafican from the
northern continent far more re-
csnt Ole than Tex Eickard's. ia Al.
%gentins.
lac undertakings author was Fred
Eugen. q Norwegian: was GecaIel .
huge Charo concession from the
PsFsguan government. aud imported
u large number or Lenuonites. from
tine United States and Caanda. %
settle d.
cEly within the last few days
driblcis Of tais hand OF w1uld-bs HIo-
nsera have been arriving N Mes
York on boats from the River Plate.
with horrflc stories VI their suffer
irgs from hsrds hip sad diteas,. T.
Paraguay. The truth undoubtedly IN
that the discouraged element simply
were ursqUal 70 the priystions an
sroi1abiy Incidental 10 starting from
scratch IN q primitive part az the
world, and the few who remain prob
ably wall make a far more faturabie
report some yes.s hsucc.
Between the Argentine and Para
guayan CAaco regions the boundary
IA clearly marked ~ ths F~ilcOrlsvo
river river. but the line between
Paraguay aud Bolivia aad Argentina
and Bolivia Is not 20 plainly in1l-
Gated.
Tie advent az large numbers ~
settlers must have forcsd d daflnits