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City Official Paper
NOME ALASKA m » ■ ^ ‘
PEACE IMPOSSIBLE.
The announcement from Mexico that
the struggle between the superior fac
tions under the leadership of Villa and
Carranza is fast nearing n crisis does
not mean, in the least, that the troubles
of that unfortunate nation are being
brought to a close, or that a placid
tranquility will follow the triumph of
either of the famous contenders for
supreme authority. It is believed that j
the contrary will be the case, not solely i
because that they aro still some halfj
dozen ambitious would-be leaders who
are hut awaiting the elimination of!
one or the other of the greater factors
to present their own claims, hut rather
that the struggle has endured so long;
the industrial, commercial and social
activities of the country have been
reduced to such chaos; the familiar
conventions have been so completely
obliterated, that few or the. Impulsive
careless and indolent masses will have
the inclination to return to the settled
ways of peace. With the sevearnce from
all restrained conditions the Mexican
peon has found a freedom tlmt has not
been his portion for nearly a fourth of
i century and, to him, the return to
normal conditions means merely a re
sumption of conditions from which he
is only too glad to escape. It was pri
marily to relievo himself of the pitiable
poverty; the exploitation and the hope
less thralldom to those in authority,
that he flung aside the yoke of Porfirio
Diaz. The rebellion in the beginning
was a peoples war in every sense of
the term; a war undertaken in protest
against a bitter present and a hopeless
future. With the die wist and the
bonding shackles torn asunder, war
has been a welcome relief.
Under war conditions tie has found
what his semi-Indian nature, concealed
under a hopeless stoicism, has long
ingly craved, and In addition it has ,
altered in no way, save for the better,
his ordinary condition of life. Accus- ]
touted to a miserable shelter and scant j
food, the war has given him no less (
than was hLs before, and except under t
the most adverse conditions, the j
stipend allowed him by the leader un- (
tier whom he served, has given him in ^
the majority of oases more to eat and
wear titan have ever come within his (
experience. While it is true that his
home ties have become an impossibil
ity. we read that his women ur© with 0
him sharing his rations and his shelter, e
even fighting with him. shoulder to r
shoulder, in the ranks. Under theso f
conditions, as loug its his allowance is d
forthcoming it Is to be doubted if he fl
gives more than passing heed under •
whom he tights.
He is fed all and more than he is:
accustomed to. his shelter la but little
inferior than that which has always ■
been, his wife follows the army, and I
he has a wealth of that freedom fori
which ue has longed. War to him ha.s
become u trade, and one more profit- I
able than is to be found in any condi- >
tion which might be his in times ot |
peace.
Another factor is that the Mexican
is of an indolent and idl«j nature; .
‘ Manana," tomorrow, is ever the;
watchword of today. He loves not:
labor and it is easier to light titan >
work, hence in this stale of mind he
Is. and will, in all probability, continue
to be an easy and willing tool in help
ing to promote the plans of every am
bitious cut-throat who aspires to fame.
Lr authority. In a sense there is noth
ing left him but to light until some do
minant power shall ut last arise out of
the maelstrom of conflict and bring the
icountry to a state ot tranquility and
; peace. It is not believed, howet er,
that this condition will be won in a
month or even a year. A mere change
j uf leadership counts for nothing, Villa
or Carranza may Call but others will
arise to take ihelr places and so the
game will go on indefinitely
The Mexican has awakened to the
realities of life at least and, so long as
i he conditions are agreeable, he will
continue in the present course as long
as he can find a leader, hence, as they
seem to be without end in that forlorn
country, it requires no prophetic eye to
see that In all probability the troubles
in unfortunate Mexico will only come
to an end through the intervention of
some outside power .'end this, in the
logical nature of events will probably
b.- the United States.
1 _ . _
OUR UNSEEN COMPANIONS.
Heal men and women are not the
- only people. Our minds are intiabited
in truly as any oilier country. Every
I child has bis invisible playmate, to
whom he talks more freely than to his
parents, and with whom he goes upon
mange adventures- a tiny Columbus
i with whom he embarks upon the
waters of the bath tub to discover a
new land, or a rosing i>e Kioto with
whom he slips through the garden gate
unattended and unafraid, always before
lie is 3 years old. bent upon an ex
Jeursion into the wilderness which lies
AMdtiVf 'i'f /ou are the father or mother
of this child you never can understand
that—how the timid baby who was
1 never before out of your sight could
have gone eo far alone. Why, when
I you found him. stained with his travels,
] v cry tired, almost nodding, he was still
! confident, preoccupied, and bent upon
u farther pilgrimage into the unknown.
;lt is because he was not alone Ho
1 was accompanied by another whom he
I knows better than he will ever know
I father or mother—one of those com
: panions of his own fancy, about whom
| tic never tells you or any one else.
These people grow up like other peo
I file. The little child tils hU familiar,
jund the young man has his "ideal,” al
ways n woman—not the one ho marries.
|nor even the ono he might have mar
ried. but ouc whom he never saw In
I the flesh; a veiled and inscrutable pre
sence who never forsakes him. And
when he grows old. and the wife ho did
marry grows old. his ideal remains
young, fairer than the Lillies, sweeter
than honey-dew up on the leaves in
June.—Ex.
WOMEN ORGANIZE
LOCAL CIVIC CLUB
Preliminary organization was per
fected recently of the Fairbanks Civic
Club, to be composed entirely of women
of that city. The purpose of tho or- ;
gunizatlon is to promote the social i
betterment of the community
At a meeting to ho held at tho Oeo
C. Thomas Memorial Library, the pnr
mament officers will be elected and
committees appointed The only thing
accomplished at the preliminary or
ganization at its meeting was to agree
on a protest against the use of Intox
icating liquors in the refreshments of
dances given in public halls
HONORS AMERICAN WOMEN.
WASHINGTON.—Official announce
ment of the award of the Grand Cross
of the Order of Elizabeth by Emperor
Front*is Joseph to Mrs. Frederick C.
I’enfield. wife of the American am
bassador to Vienna, was cabled to the
Austro-Hungarian embassy here. Mrs.
Psnfiold has been indefatigable in work
among the sick and wounded soldiers
of the dual monarchy
GETS RUSSIAN ARMY CONTRACT.
NEW HRUNSWJCK. N\ J,—A VL
900,000 contract with the Russian gov
uwnent for tiorseslioe calks was an
nounced here today by a local wanu*
rue luring company, which wilt work
lay and eight forces, in an effort to
311 the order within seven months.
I
INMACHUK ITEMS !
I
Dick lioutfeiuiom ami Johu iutuck
i . i lilt.* U»*VVll I'l \ » 1 lllH'Ugll* .1 IcITlIlC j
MMiin recently.
’I Mill iicyclalcu *U1U ViUM. Aiifeopp
rn.iuc a ii> Jiiy u ip io iown lUc oiucr
Uay.
Ueporte iroiii up-i n or are lo Uie
t-iiect iliai our operating are making
Huuii. Dumps me .stacking up in tine
shape.
&leve l i uceo lias Uoiio Ho Uainu&t.* ;
,\ti wan XUS uttle gun, bui tie lias j
Hopes. iiieie are lots «>1 ruin is aooui. j
All's. Kobiiitton lias roluriied lu liei j
nume in Candle, it was with great I
xegret mui ner many lieinds nore saw
nor ae.puri. We nope she will visit us*
again soon. U liiiky ever goes urok*
%mi*s. Hobmson can Keep a very hungry
puck of wolves away train tneir cabin
vvitif her violin.
our postmaster wonders vvlial i-auses
tne raid «»n one cent potuajj** stamps
v> e will U't Die secret «»ut: We are
sending Nuggets outside to help Nome.
Ouuley Johnson, powder man al Uie
Wallin real untie, having plenty of coal
blokeii «*ut ahead lol Uie muckers,
suirteu lor town recetiUy. several
IV'Kllilo* wiiulli V. ha i ley uaU lalleheo
Vvtih good io«$us .it uiuerent uuies
vscie at me camp c Hurley uui urn
want a riu«' io town, out ne asked the
hMdiaus, ill lei lie had given tnenl a
■s ihsia-Tuini nreuKtaHi, io uuc out witn
• luttU uui, teaiiiK ana give mm a nan
to follow so uuti ha count ifnd me cut
oils uiia tnus Shorten me journey,
iieeimjf secure witn men swat dug
tn**y were loin to start. Assuring
i uaTioy Hull they would gooh catch ilp
wun him ana direct him, i hurley start
cu out alooi. It was buzkurding suine
imu^ uerce, uui uepeiioing on Di iiio
i»tivked up oy me r-skinios aim »t nan
: lined out fur him, in- iorgeu anc%u one
cuioli saving a good many rimes ho was
desirous ol uui missing. The KskUuu
mu lailetl him, in- missed ihui cutulf.
i in- consequence whs that Charley
wallowed about id uie snow till night
IVII.
., _, .ravelling bv compass anil j
lone star he saw in iht- sky for a guide
j < 'liarley finally climbed a hill, fell
down the hither side and saw the light*
of iieerlng. Completely exhausted
lie finally dragged himself into town
where he soon recuperated, under the
influence of good cheer and companion
; ship Charley is on old sourdough,
along in the fifties in years, and as
tough as they make them. Many a
joung nvau would luive succumbed to
his trial. Homo years ago otir store
; here had an enterprising manager who
hoisted a lantern to a masthead evert
night it was « great convenience and
guide to safety to night wayfarers No
freezing cauaaUle# occurred that win
ter within sight of that light, sinci
then our business men appear to have
become negligent of the safety of their
[patrons. We would like to have all cf
them fluid the "Wise gazaboos" storv
in the Jan. 29th issue of the Nugget,
about the "vlllace etc" The Nome
merchants display a truly proper hu
manitarian spirit in keeping up lhai
illuminated cross on Hie Catholic
church iti Nome. Many night way
furors have cause to thank those mer
chant#. Wo wish we had some of the
Nome breed in hero, nut- section would
gel a "move-on"
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. Imported Goeds, Oomeitic Prices [ >
[ Just received a large line or
| I. X. 1. pocket knives from <J
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• Fresh stock Peters ammunition ] >
! Also something new in 22 rifles ] I
! DARLING & DEAN ji
COMPANY
. -a _n. . —i.. .... 11
> Vest, Reindeer and Poultry, also
> Black Cod, Halibut and Salmon |i
| go te the < [
i INDEPENDENT l|
1 MEAT MARKET |
W. H. WEBB. Prop. ]!
Telephone Main 15. < |
I
I
Is nut only a Lenten require
ment but a scientiflcal fact that
fish is a food of great value.
The National Hoard of Inquiry
recommended the use of more
fish to curtail the high cost of
living.
You should come to us and
purchase by the pail or dozen and
save money. Here are a few
suggestions.
OYSTERS
We have eastern and western
packed in one and two pound
tins.
CLAMS
Our S. & W. can not be equal
i ed.
—
SARDINES
We have French, Itulian, Span
ish and S. & W. Sardines smok
ed and in oi).
Thu best brands of Lobster*
and Shrimps.
CRAB
Hesidus Hie regular brunds of
Orab we have McMenumin Crab
meat fur iJeviled Crab with each
, an a paekuge of crab shells are
given free.
SHAD <& SHAD ROE
Are new canued goods. If you
have not tried them, do so.
HERRING
sjmoked, Muuceil ami sour. A
very palatable ami appetizing
vile ft.
Here is where we shine, we
have the bust local herring ever
uttered, tat, large, each herring
especially selected.
Tl IN A
is like chicken, you knuw il is
good any way, salad or saud
w Itches.
SALMON
Wc have it from 10c pet can
In llac; it is all good, but like
everything else, the best if you
want, we have it..
ARCTIC TROUT
Is our own product. Wo t;m
imt praiao it too much
FISH BALLS
Imported from Norway; ask
who know about it, they will toll
you that they are good.
—
PICKLED FISH
SALHON BELLIES
l.urge juicy and fat, when
rightly prepared. Meat is un
comparable, as (here is more
nutriment and food value than
iu twice that amount of meat.
HACKEREL
He sold so many al the last
sale that those who bought the
same will buy more.
BLACK COD
lCvcrybody speaks highly of it
TONGUES <5c SOUNDS
COD FISH
Boneless, in two pound bricks.
SALHON STOKED
This is the best grade of Col
umbia River Chinook Salmon.
1’ine for lunches.
Bl.OATHERS
Yarmouth Bloat hers are a de
licious and appetising dish, not
the kind usually called blind rob
ins, but that kind that are soft,
juley and fat.
Po let’s
Stores
{ W. J. ROWE I
TRANSFER AND FREIGHTING t
T _ 4
! Dealer in all kinds of Lumber \
j Hay and Grain t
l Horses For Sale;
t Hoard of 1 fade {
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X A Resort for Gentlemen *
t dfie £arq«st Blttiard anO Pcet Rosin tn |
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KUSS IJOWNINU, 1 KOI j
KstahlisheU June I MOO
Alaska Banking dim
Sdle Deposit Company
Paid-(lp tdpitdi $125,000
A General Banking Buelneee Trane
eaten
Miners & Merchants
Bank of Alaska
NOMH. ALASKA
Capital • - $100,000
(■old Dust I'urcImHed
and Assayed
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