WEILER WRITES OF AFFAIRS
OH THE BIG OUTSIDE
(.Continued from Yeaterdny.) I
Gene- Winter is now repre- :
senting the semi deoisel engine, i
with headquarters at Seattle, and <
does not expect to return to i
Nome again Capt. Healy is .still l
in command of the Corwin. Capt. 1
Annivek, cmmonly known as f
the “Walrus,” says he is going t
to make a trip to Vladivostok <
and will sign on some Russian 1
steamer. 1 had and opportunity i
to take a wireless job on an Eng i
jlish freighter and make a trip •
t) England and also two chances «
on two big freighters loaded 1
with munitions, “principally '
tynamjtey” bound for Vladivo- f
stok, but life is to short as it is 1
for this little German to take any '
chances like tfjat. I think it is 1
better policy to remain neutral,
and, as John Freyer says, none <
of those "soup” marines or gas 1
pumps can get you. ‘
The Pioneer Mining Co. has (
leased the J. C. Brown ground 1
and will handle same in spring. '
Of course, I met many of the !
Nome bunch out here but as they 1
are not creating any panics or j
committing any crimes there is >
no occasion to comment on them. 1
Gilmore invited me to Gerald’s 1
to lunch the other day and the 1
day was, as it is now called once 1
a year, “salmon day,” when
every who has the price arc com
rnanded to cat salmon, thereby 1
giving the aforesaid edible a <
great boost So Gil arid I order
ed two salmon steaks which were 1
of enormous dimensions and j
very thick and juicy, and must j
say that we did ample justice by i
oblitering them of? the map. We
also had fresh asparagus, toma
toes cucumbers and topped off
the proceedings with some
strawberries and cream. Then
we pondered what you poor old
sourdoughs were eating Of
course wc knew and our sym
pathies went out to you, and
how much many of you would
give to sit down to a feed like
-tjhis just at a period of your
most hungriest discontent.
I would not bring up this pain
ful subject, only that while we
were partaking of the said feast,
Gil admonished me that I must
give you in particular these de
tails and cheer you in your lone
exile.
I attended the electrical exhibit
held at Seattle, and other wares
than electrical were also exhibit
ed. I mention this as it will lpad
up to a surprise 1 met with, t
finally wandered into a depart
ment of stoves and ranges ex
hibited by Lang, and a young
man in charge was doping out
matters for me very carefully,
explaining all thc mysteries of
smoke consuming, also ashes,
etc. Finally 1 looked this young
fellow, over more carefully, and
then told him that he reminded
me of a friend I had at Nome,
as he had resemblance and char
acteristics of yourself—and then
I mentioned your name. He said
that he was guilty of being you;
son and complimented me oil
my Sherlock Holmes method of
deduction. Well you can guess
we. had a long rag chewing
fest. The kid is pretty bright and
havc no fear but that he will
make good.
It is quite interesting to watch
the latest feminine styles- Thc
dresses are much shorter this sea
son than last, and some eminent
divine in the last has publicly an
nounced that the same are very
immodest. But, personally, I
fail to find any fault as the wo
men are able to skip around in
ibetter shape without becoming
entangled in their robes, and
they can go as far as they like
as far as I am concerned. Some
times you will be sailing down
the street and, straight ahead,
what apparently is a trim look
ing yacht will appear. When
you put on more steam and bear
up along side, you will find an
old hull freshly painted with
lower sails furled up and you are
stung You then look away as
fast as you can. The old girl’s
certainly fool many at a distance
but \yhen you get broadside on
i^s good night. TWg old hens
are pretty game and are just as
much up to date as the younger
chickens.
Many of the eastern states, and
particularly Wall street, is out
strong for Roosevelt, and don't
want anyone else, with Root a
close second. I am afraid that
if either gets the nomination that
the republicans are going down
to defeat, as there will be a ‘big -
ger split in the republican vote
than last election. Roosevelt
and Root are now sitting on the
fence and sawing wood and wait
ing the results of the conven
tion, and I don’t think either will
turn down the nominatipn if giv
en to them even if defeat is the
result. Such is my opinion any
way Never in the history of the
United States did the republicans
have a better opportunity to win
with hands down, but we must
have a new deal of some kind.
Wilson with his leap frog poli
cies during the last few months
has certainly lost many of his
close friends and backers and l
doubt very much if he even now
will receive. the nomination at
the convention. He is now con
sidered the biggest misfit that
ever occupied the chair, which
also applies to many of his cab
inet and appointments in other
places. All of which is all bound
to add coals of fire on his poor
head. There is hardly any ques
tion. that hc wanted to get the
United States mixed up in a war,
but congress did sure turn him
down cold, and poor Wilson had
a sure tough time trying to
square himself. Now, as our
army is now engaged in Mexico,
possibly for the next three years,
he will have to keep out of the
,big war and tend to bis own
knitting at home.
If Wilson gets the nomination,
the wise ones say that Bryan
will run also and that he will ger
a bigger vote than Wilson. It
looks as if many surprises will
be sprung in the two big con
ventions and it will not be long
now before the game starts.
According to the papers you
sure are having a very severe
winter up there, but the same
conditions have been general
everywhere. In our village here
the snow never left the ground
for five weeks, and the oldest in
hibitant can’t give any prehis
toric date wherein he_can beat
it, but I only wish they could
indulge in one of our real bliz
zards and get a taste of real
weather and perhaps they would
not bellyache so much and know
when they are well oft'. There
has been about two weeks good
fwcather this spring and when
the sun gets out good and warm
it gets my goat and I beat it for
the shade.
I haven't spent a summer out
here since 98 and would like to
go though the experience of one
just to see if there would be any
thing left of me in the fall or not.
At present I am still taking life
easy taking many auto rides into
the adjacent litfTe towns, and
hardly a day passes that 1 don’t
attend a show of some kind.
There will be here next month a
big opera company consisting of
150 people with Pavlowa the
dancer as a headliner. Also Dam
roch’s big orchestra will appear
the same month and 1 want to
'hear tjhem and see how they
compare with our Nome orches
tra But, at that, I have been to
dances and heard music that we
would not stand for up there,
ancf/Nome was never so slow
after all, not in the old days any
way, when there was plenty of
talent to draw from. Well, when
ever it stops raining am going to
run over to my little farm and
stick there for a few weeks and
see *f I hke that locality o^ not.
It is on North bay ajfjout ten or
twelve miles past McNeil’s isl
and, which Ts close enough for
me, but as I am on the shore line
and the clams are abundant,
there are always supplies for the
table even in case of crop fail
ure and that ought to be some at
traction in itself.
Also want to take a run down
to San Francisco for a couple of
weeks. The Colville reservation
will be thrown open to settlers
in June or July and am anxious
to be out here and be on the job
and don’t know if to take the first
boats to Nome or stick out here.
This land is just north of Wen
atchee and, as an old Spokane
man, you will know all about
the same. Therc will be 750 thou
sand acres thrown open and the
manner of distribution is yet un
determined, whether by drawing
or some other method. It is now
in the hands of the committee at
D C.
I have never seen a line re
garding our Nome dogs that
wcre taken to the French front
but believe they met their fate
by being served as "Ragout en
Casserole” and have died as good
patriots to the French cause, but
have not died in vam. This
would be a sad ending for our
old faithfuls of the north. The
papers are crammed with war
news, columns are devoted to the
allies side and very little to the
German, as it all passes the Lon
don censors first. The allies side
is pictured all to the nx>ie, until
they are forced to concede a few
lines in favor of the Limburgers.
Very few attempt to read all the'
war news as it would be a day’s
work every day and so much of
it is all bull, pure and simple,
that you finally get wised up and
cut it out and content yourself
with thc head lines. The papers
are now filled with news of"7nc
Mexican fiasco. One day Villa is
captured, later he is surrounded,
then he has been shot dead:
finally he has slipped through
thc lines and is hiding in the
mountains, then many columns
are devoted to some of our heroic
officers and their deeds of the
past, and what a slim chance
Villa has got, etc. Do you won
der how impossible it is to read
all of it, and why it gets a fel
low’s goat?
I presume byr this time you
have become wearied of my rav
ings. and wish that 1 would soon
cease and bring this long line of
nd to a close, and will act
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Advertising Is An
INVESTM NT
Not an Expense, and Should be
Treated as Such
Because it has been the habit
, of some merchants to look upon
it as an expense, A WRONG
VIEW HAS BEEN GAINED.
, Perhaps the misconception arose
. fro.m the fact that in bookkeep
; ing it has been the habit to
charge advertising to expense.
ADVERTISING PRODUCES
i NEW BUSINESS.IT SWELLS !
■ THE VOLUME OF BUSI
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FORE fT IS AN INVEST
MENT.
Only the man who looks upon
advertising as an expense, who
is afraid of it, prejudiced against
it, loses money in advertising. I
The man who treats advertis- '
ing as an investment and gives it
the attention an investment re~
[ quires—knows that every dollar
rightly invested in this direc~
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upon the presentiment accord
ingly. if you wish to censure
me, you might add some of your
fury to an unkind providence
which has caused a state of
weather compelling me to stay in
doors, and out of revenge. I
must inflict you with the within
outpourings of a possbly afflict
ed mind. But will ask your for
giveness, as this is, no doubt, the
last offense that 1 will be guitly
of, as the weather will soon be
fine and dandy and my time lim
ited, of which fact I presume
you wll be truely grateful. But
be not too joyful, as I night yet
take anoth r notion and inflict
another episode upon your poor
old unprotected grey head.
I enclose you herewith some
Villa money. Go as far as you
like with it, as I don’t think
Pancho will have any directions.
Remember me to all my friends,
as also my best wishes for a suc
cessful and enjoyable winter.
Trusting that I will so be in re
ceipt of another letter from you,
1 remain as ever
Very sincerely yours,
FRED C. WEILER.
WE CAN DO IT.
For first «»«»• work and prompt de
livory phone Main 161 and the People’s
Steem Laundry will send and gat your
laundry.
W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
NOTICE) TO BARTENDERS.
Pursuant to an order of Local
No. 868, B. I. L. of A. (Affiliated
with A. F\ of L. members are
hereby notified that the summer
wage scale of $7.50 per day of
eight hours and $1 per hour over
time, becomes effective June 1.
Notice is also given that overtime
rates shall apply to all parts or
subdivisions of the full day of
eight hours.
AT.- NICHOLSON, President.
COMPLETE RACE STORY.
A complete »tor\ of the A11 Alas
ka Sweepstakes Dog race, day by
Jay. with the score card was
printed in issue of April 15
Nome Daily Nugget. Extra cop
ies will be on sale at this office.
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sprTng 'medTcne
A good spring tonic taken at this time of the year is of
great benefit to everybody.
; Among the simple and i fticient spring medicines the fol
. lowing are recommended .
CASCARA BARK
SASSAFRAS BARK
SULPHUR AND CREAM OF TARTAR • j
Also
APARIENT POWDER. j
Which contains Snlphur, cream of Tartar and other valua
ble ingredients.
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HILL’S PHARMACY
SOMETHING NEW
Last fall we had a few cases of Ranch Eggs put up in
sealed cans according to the government formula, liquid
glass. They have kept so perfectly that you cannot detect
the difference from Nome laid eggs.
They are $5.00 per can o f nine dozen or 75c per single
dozen.
Telephone White 17 for a dozen.
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