GAME AND FOOD PLENTIFUL FOR
NATIVES AT NOATAK VILLAGE
School opened October 1st and we
have a total enrollment of 44. The vil
lage has a total population of 1 r>3. The
village people observed Thanksgiving
with the usual feast in 'the village
church. Several visitors from Noatak
river and nearby villages were here
Christmas and all the people enjoyed
greatly the Christmas tree, where
an excellent program was renderd by
the school assisted hy my wife and
Miss Elizabeth Stratton, the missionary
in charge of the church work here.
New Year’s week was passed very
pleasantly by the people who played
games and participated in several rab
bit drives. The New Year was ushered
in with the usual outside style. It was
a beautiful moonlight night with the
thermometer about ten degrees below
freezing and we arranged to have as
many of tlie people come to the school
house as could and they brought every
gun that could be found in the village
and promptly at 12:00, midnight, we
rang the bell and raised the flag and
for about twenty minutes we tiled shots
sang patriotic and religious songs and
made all the noise we could, much to
the enjoyruest of the village people and
ourselves.
January 23rd while we were washing
1 discovered a lire in the llue between
tlie school room and the kitchen. 1
rang the bell and tired three shots and
in about two minutes the village peo
ple came on the run witli buckets of
water and axes and for a half hour we
all fought the tire and after a very
great effort we succeeded in putting
it out and saving tlie building.
on February 26th Mr. Walter C.
Shields, (fur District Superintendent or
Nome, accompanied by Dr. Nicholas, of
Kotzebue, arrived on their annual tour
of Inspection. Their visit was greatl.t
enjoyed by the natives ns well as our
selves. They gave us many helpful sug
gestions and made tts feel that all our
efforts were not in vain.
The natives were very successful in
fishing during the summer and fall
and throughout the entire year they are
able to catch salmon trout—some of
the finest I have ever seen. As winter
came on game seemed to be very plenti
ful and at no time were there any signs
of the lack of food. Because of this
abundance of game and fish and the
supplies sent in by the Government to
barter for wood, I believe our natives
are more fortunate in regard to food
supplies titan any other village in this
district. Many of the natives killed
caribou and one was fortunate enough
to get a mountain sheep which weighed
about 120 pounds.
The people were not as successful in i
trapping as last year, but I believe thls|
was because there was not as much |
effort put forth, as they know their I
catch would be of little profit to them
on account of the low price on skins.
There has been little sickness during
the year. 1 think this is because every
native has a good clean home, good
water and plenty of food. All of the
homes are built of logs and most of
tlie people are very careful about keep
ing them clean and well ventilated. (>ur
village has the best homes of any t il
lage 1 have visited. They have a better
opportunity to build larger and more
sanitary homes as there is an abundant
supply of Umber here
The entire village was very much in
terested in the school work and all who
could possibly come were In atten
dance throughout the year. Instruction
in conking, sewing and manual training
was given during the year The girls
were very pleased to learn to make
nice loaves of bread and to learn to
cook flsh In different wavs After thev
learned to cook flsh they did not care
for their cod flsh and mucky salmon
as before.
Our reindeer camp is about 14 miles
from the village The reindeer Indus
try Is certalnlv growing and our boys
are greatly Interested In It. I have
visited the camps several times this
year and have always found things In
good condition. The deer are in good
condition and the herd contains quite a
number of well trained sled deer. Our
boys have had no opportunity to mar
ket their spare deer this year and they
arc considering sending deer to Nome
lo be shipped outside. I have already
sent the herd to the coast near Rival
ing. Mere the boys will be able to hunt
seal and watch the herd also.
My wife and I will spend about three
months this summer on the coast with
our natives and return with them to
Noatak in August. While on the
coast I expect to hunt seal and enjoy
life as they do.
The year has baen spent most pleas
antly by both of us slid we are looking
forward to another tear of Interesting
work.
CLARENCE ACSLEY.
IT. S. Government Teacher.
THE CZAR COMES
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The following article, translated by
i-.auis St'adie, from the Lustige Blatter,
one of Germany's leading comic papers,
displays an excellent example of the
quaint satirical humor affected by tile
German comic prints in which comedy
is faintly veiled by an appearance of
extreme gravity. The colloquy is sup
posed to occur at the field headquarters
of the Russian army in Poland, the
characters being a Russian commander,
a Grand Duke and the Chief of tlu
Russian secret police whose duty, it
is to keep faithful watch over tlie Rus
sian ruler. The Grand Duke has just
announced an approaching visit of the
Czar to the firing lines:
The General: "By all the Russian
saints, Excellency! Are you joking
with such terrible things.’ You may
tell me that the Prussian Landstrum
comes—then I know that it will cost me
an army corps; you may tell me that
Hindenberg comes—then 1 know that I
shall have to run—but you tell me that
the Czar comes! Really? Is It true?"
The Grand Duke: "ft is only too true!
My exalted uncle and cousin, the old
rogue, is already on his way. In half
.an hour he may be here in the midst of
your headquarters.”
The General: "The devil you say!
What does he seek here?”
The Grand Duke: “He wishes to see
at last a few captured Prussians face
to face.”
The General: "D-n it! I should
like to do that too! Captured Prussians
If I only had a few captured for him!"
Grand Duke: "The Czar further
wishes to see just how the Russian:
wounded are taken care of
The General: “The Czar will lie
astonished! They are excellently well
taken care of of course as soon as
they have fallen into the hands of the
Germans.”
Grand Duke: "And how the troops
are fed. lie wants -
The General (To his aid do camp,
aside* Have some conserve boxes
opened at once, the sand thrown out.
and asparagus put in (hem! Hurry!
Grand Duke: (continuing) "Also to
si:e no killed or wounded enemies His
Imperial Highness cares not to see
such things."
The General: "How fortunate! Where
should we get them if he dhV.'"
Grand Duke: (continuing.) “lie
cares not to see them, hut so far ns
they should happen to lie along the
road, have them covered up with coats
or tarpaulins."
The General: (To his aide do camp,
aside.) "Hurry! Ret three ln.inderd
Cossacks lie down at once along the
road and have them covered up alterna
tely with tarpaulins and coals, coats
and tarpaulins, hut lie sure and tell the
rogues not to move until the Czar has
•passed or by the saints 1 will give them
the knout with mine own hands!”
The Chief of Police appear.": "May I
ask your excellencies to hand over your
arms to me at once?"
All: "Hut why?"
Chief of Police: "The Mighty and
Puissant Czar of All the Russians
comes! 1 have to be responsible for
bis safety you know, to— —. Thank
you gentlemen! Now the Russian
troops must give their arms up to me
a Iso."
The General: "And the Germans
over yonder?"
Chief of Police: “The Germans, of
course, must give up their arms to me
also! How ran I be responsible for
the safety of Ills Majesty otherwise!"
'I'lie General "Ha! The Germans will
do that neither now nor never more!"
Chief of Police: "Honestly, not""
The General: " C tiller no circum
stances will they do it!"
The Chief of Police: "Hew ver.v in
considerate! Then I regret to say that
the Czar must with thanks decline.”
The Grand Duke: "How" And his
Cossacks are so longing to set1 him!”
The Chief of Police: “Tell the Cos
sacks please that the Czar sends them
his kindest regards, but be has been
suddenly attacked with a terrible head
ache and nothing will do him any good
but bis own electric treatment ma
chine, which is. unfortunately, at
.Tarsko-Kclo (near Petrograd) to where
lie is just now preparing to return.
Adieu, Gentlemen!”
Te get the newt read the Nugget.
BURLEY WINS FIRST IN
NORTHERN TOURNAMENT
Frank Burley won the first prize in
the Northern billiard tournament, just
close game. Torrey played HO to Bur
close game. Torey played HO to Bur
ley’s 100 and when Torrey had fifteen
to go and Burley eight the result was
still in doubt. In the middle of the
game a rot set in with Burley, but
the same thing happened to Torrey to
wards the close and beat hint when he
looked dangerous. The following are
the late results.
Torrey beat Evans HO to 49; Burley
beat Whittlesey 100 to G6; Burley and
Torrey tied for 1st and second prize.
Playing off the tie Burley beat Torrey
100 to 125, making Burley first and
Torrey second, Johnston, Koontz and
WEATHER REPORT.
Nome. Alaska, May 18, 1915.
Temperature—Max. 51. Min. 40.
Barometer 29.89.
Weather—Clear.
Wind—North 10 miles per hour.
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Smith are tie for third place, each los
ing three games.—Seward Gateway.
SULPHUR CREEK MINER
FALLS TO HIS DEATH
An unknown Freneh-Canadian fell
sixty feet down a shaft on the Mokie
hust claim, No. 18 below on Sulphur
Creek, near Dawson, recently, and sus
tained injuries from which he died the
next day. He was taken to St. Mary’s
hospital in Dawson in a bed strapped
to a large sleigh drawn by a team of
heavy horses. The man fell while try
ing to tlx a pipe. Both legs were broken
and the spine fractured.
lie did not regain consciousness
after being hurt.- Skagway Daily Al
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