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The Nome nugget., 1901-10-11
A FEW WORDS 10 TIE COUNCIL.

The city council of the city o! Nome is doing everything in its power to forfeit the confidence of the people. It's almost every act seems to be in direct opposition to the public aeoi and to public olicy. When it was elected it had the con idence of the people. The large majority of the people of Nome wished to see the community incor- pcrated and council that would give busine@s-llke administration elected. They the former accom- plished; they that the latter is wanting. We wish to state distinctly that for the individual members of the council we have nothing to say but words of per sonal commendation so far as the individuals them selves concerned But in their collective capacity as city council, just free to state that they have not me, expectations; the government of the city by them a whole has bern disappointing.
 The council does to realize that it is the servant of the p.asle extravaganza in city affairs it has not been afraid of It has conducted civic bus- ness in loose manner and the result is that today there is an almost hopeless entangement It has been unfortunate in it's appointment of city officials. with few exceptions; and 1t seems 10 be determined to pursue to the ultimate it's fatuus course 1t has played batledore and shuttltcock in the matter of street in,ro venents; one man has been favored at the expense of another. Warrants have been issued to lumber dealer, to the exclusion of others whose claims every whit as just and equitable. And all this has been done without apparent reason or just excuse.
 We desire to talk plainly and straightly to the council. Without bias or prejudice speak. Inter- est in the welfare of the community and this section IS sole motive in pointing out to the council what we consider and what we believe the mai orty of the people consider its dereiic,ons. That has plishcd much good. admit; bu, that it has not accomplished more. we regret. Individually, as We have said, the men composing the city council mean we but collectively they seem to be overcome with an inertia which does not promise to innure to the
 interests of the people at large.
The Nome nugget., 1901-10-11
Notice of Public Sale of Unclaimed
 Property.

Notice is hereby given to whom 1t may con cern, that the undersigned will On Saturday, the 23I day Of Noyom.er, l.0l, commencing at the hour ut o'clock D. n. of Said tiuy, i'll t.onJ oI the warehouse of the undersigned in the town of Nome, District Of Alaska, sell tt public auction to the highest bidder Tor cash the erLy came into the possession Of the under same ras Deen in ths possession suiu com pAny for more thun one year4lst past that said sile is Inl;le for the purpose os paying the freight and storage Gnd other charges against the Suid properly, and win De Soid il com pliince and conformity with the provisions of [ hApter 50, Pare ,, Of thc Civil oGe of Al'sl.: tilat the ni.ne and residence of the parties to whom said plck ges, blndicS end parcels were consigned or belonged are not known.
 The following is 8 isa ot sii1 property. with such names and markings GS are found upon the same. viz:
 Walter Burkrnan. one sack groceries: D. E. Curtis, cue sack flour; Cole Dean two boxes, Empire Trans. Co. grip cheek No. f3i; J. Gogges- hlii, one crnte rocker; W. II. Il - one grip; R. Hucfncr, one war bug; C. Johnson, uue bundle rifcs. one wheel: F. N. Ne. gio. olc box vegetable soups; A. E. Pritchard, one box, one tent; J. O. Preston, Cne bedste2d; J. Smith, one war bag; w. Nj. .I. Wilson, one grip; L. $. -, one bundle wood.
 Also the following packages with TO names or markings thereon, viz: One box cooking utensils four barrels, four boxes, one coil 2ntn hose, five boxes filters, one tent one package blankets. one trunk one rocker rithe, one box.
 THs ALASKA EXPI.okATION O.,
 By W. II. DouRMANN.
The Nome nugget., 1901-10-11
LEI Fl. BE WELL DONE.

The district attorneys office is to be commended inits efforts to bring wrongdoer and breakers of the law generally, within the purview of the grand jury We believe in respecting the law and its admins trators and in upholding the constituted authorities in the discharge of their duties. It sometimes hap pens, however that only due diligence is used when that diligence is in accord with the ideas, precon- ceived or otherwise. of the officials whom is en- trusted the duty of fl,ng nformations against per violating the laws of the land Sometimes there is much straining at a gnat, while camel IS swal- lowed with and dispatch Sometimes the ad- ministrators of law sleep while justice lnks her lofty perch.
 The district attorneys office has been inde fatigabe, it is stated in procuring indictments against sundry and divers persons for alleged in fractions of the law and against the peace and dig nty of the Urited States. We sincerely trust that this diligence will wane. but that it will continue to be bold and courageous under all circumstances There is such thing in this little, miserable world of ours as making fish of one and flesh of another ," there is tendency among mundane morals. be they official mortals ryday people, to allow their personal feelings to ntermnge with and tinge their view of public affairs. We assume, of course, that the district attorneys office is far above the reach of such an mputation. Nevertheless there is an old say ing that "hy their works ye shall know then.' One does not expect to gather grapes from thorns, or figs from missiles, but in community where American laws prevail, with competent off, cals to administer them law-abiding and orderly people may be reasonably expected to be found.
 That there have b, en gross and fragrant violations of the law in this section we know; that men have routously and rioousy behaved themselves many time and oft, is doubt true; that here has been ma-adn1inistration of public ofic's. with weak, in- competent and tergiversating officials is perhaps, apparent 10 most; tha: men who are known to have violated the law have been allowed to 90 scot free is charged. All that any good citizen ask is justice to a with special privileges to none. Therefore sincerely trust that the district attorneys office will not allow sleep to come to its eyes s!umher 10 it's cyelids until it has discharged it's whole duty. We that the district attorneys office has the in telligence and the will to perform it.
The Nome nugget., 1901-10-11

whom? Obviously, Chief of Police Jolley. The crooks, etc., hy implication, are afraid for the same reason are the "business men" of Nome, A pretty state of affairs truly. cred.table to Nome and its people, forsoothl
 live are to learn anything from the Gold Digger's article to believe that Chief of Police Jolley is an autocrat, v-rtahe at whose frown word all mus, cover and be still, even the city counc. T who created the chef of police We would like to ask with the permission of the Gold Digger, upon what meat hath this Caesar fed that he is grown great ?,
The Nome nugget., 1901-10-11
SUMMONS.
UNITED STATES or AMERICA.

UNITED STATES or AMERICA. United States District Court,; ~ District Of Alaska, second Division.j Cause No. 40
 Joseph P kierer and S. P. Green, plaintiffs, vs. ". l. Hobns. ". B. McCubbin nnl A. Me Cubbin, John Eoe and Richard Roe, whose true names gre unknown, defendants:
 Action brought in the sgid District Court, and the coinpiuint nicd in the office of the Clerk thereof, ut Nome, in the District o: Alaska Frank A. Steele plaintiffs attorney. The President of the United States Of America
 10 W. l. Hobbs. ". E. McCubbin and A. Mc. Cubhin, John Doe and Richard Roe, whose true names arc uuKnown:
 You are hereby summoned to appear in the United States District Court District of Alaska. Second Division at Nome. in the District of Alaska within thirty days after ttse completion Of service of this S,imnons upon you, exclusive Of the day of service. and defend the above ca titled acticn in the court aforesaid, and answer the complaint of plaintiffs epd in case of your failure 50 to do judgment win be rendered against you. according to the demand of the complaint. now or file n tho office Of the Clerk of suid Court. cof,y oi which complaint is tcre- with served upon you. for five hundred dollars, Int rest, costs and attorneys Tees, and the aad for such other relief as in equity may be meet.
 Witness. The Honorable Arthur II. Noyes, Judge Of the sail United States District Court, and he seal Of Che lid Cours. affixed this isth day oI August in the year of our lord one thous. ence of tho United States the one hundred and twcntysiEth
 IL. C. STEEL. Clerk cf the United states
 District orrt, District of Alaska, tSsal1 Second Division.
 Il. C. GORDON Deputy Clcrs. wst
The Nome nugget., 1901-10-11
AS TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE.

It is understood that the council is perfectly will ing to remove Jolly if evidence be brought uf his unhtness or corruption Unfortunately. however, {, those business men who talk as if they could give valuable evidence against him shrink from giving it because they fear to antagonze the chiefs following and thereby lose htle trade, or else they have n" case and can be claSstd as knockers. Crooks and d+nizens of the tenderoin, when 1t comes to show down. refuse to appear because they afraid. If the chief is unfit hold his oeiIon, 1t Is deorahIe that he should be allowed to reta,n It because people are too timd too sef-interes;ed to give evidence against him.
 The above excerpt is taken from an editorial which appeared in the last issue of the Gold Digger, the organ of Councilman s H. Stevens IT, We re- print the excerpt because we wish to it text. As will be noticed. Councilman Stevens paper states that it ia Understood that the council is perfectly willing to Jolly if evidence can be brought of his un6tness corruption" We have never charged the chief of police with corrupton. because the aver age "business man. to whom the Gold Digger article refers is not detective, and it usually takes detec tive to detect crime, especially such crimes are sometimes laid at the door of chief of police AS to Joys unfitness for the office which he holds, do not think there is wide diversity of opinion We arc, however, ignorant of any investigation having been instituted by the council at any tne as to the "tness of the chief of police for the office which he holds. We will say that in our opron the chief of police does not hold the confidence of the large ma jorty of the people of Nome. This may be the peo- ples fault, and not that of the chief of police. We merely state what we believe to be fact.
 What the Gold Digger says in relation to business men being ayerse to giving evidence against the chief of police, for business reasons. is doubt true. And 1t is pity 1t is true, is it not If man values few nickels that he may receive in trade more than dischargng his duty citizen and an upright man, that class of citizenship is not the mos: de- sirable, is it?
 "Crooks and denZens of the tenderloin. when it comes to showdown, refuse 10 alear because they gre afraid," continues the Geld Digger. Afraid of
The Nome nugget., 1901-10-11

local newspaper, whose 'chief place Of business'' Is i'll Seattle, the other day lged in personal attack upon Dr. Moore late quarantine officer at this port Personal attacks is it's long suit Its chief proprietor set the example and his hired follow 1t. What ehe could be expected? When the abbot plays cards, what can you expect from the friars? Inc unscemly and conenlptible attack upon Dr Moore by l. News hired man was strictly III keeping with the 'persona' policy of the sheet in question.
The Nome nugget., 1901-10-11

Some Of the outside newspapers reproducing old puzzle that is giving ler readers thoughtful moments. It is the problem of the man with 75 cents ill his pocket who compelled to raise $l. He pawned his 75 cents for 50 cents and then sold hs pawn ticke. for 50 cents thus securing the dollar needed Who lost money by the transaction? Of course it's simple, but
The Nome nugget., 1901-10-11

The NUGGET is atall times pea el to receive letters on matters of public interest to the community, but such letters must be accompanied ny the of the writer. not necessarily for publication, but as an evidence of good faith. Anonymous communications are always used to feed the office tire
The Nome nugget., 1901-10-11

The lies circulated about the steamer Oregon the past two weeks have been monstrous. Sensible peo. pie ought to know that the Alaska liar Is the most r-rtnacous individual in existence. When one lie fails of its purpose another is ready to support it..
The Nome nugget., 1901-10-11

Cripple creek mines paid dividends in August amounting to $6Sl ,5O5. There several good pros pects in this section of Alaska that will shortly be developed, that in short time it will be possible to make equally good showing.
The Nome nugget., 1901-10-11

Candle creek is said to have been so namel be- cause of the can!lelike taowy appearance of the willows which line the banks of the stream.
The Nome nugget., 1901-10-11

'One swallow does not mako summer" re- marked an nebriated individual on Front street the other night, but too many swallows make fall," and tine sidewalk up and h.t him ill the face
The Nome nugget., 1901-10-11

The people of Teller need not feel discouraged, although it is but natural that they should feel dis appointed. Teller is the natural entrepot of min. eral district that will yet come to the front.
The Nome nugget., 1901-10-11

We again wish to remind the city council that this is mighty good time to have tie stoyeppes and hues in the various buildings about the city put in good order.
The Nome nugget., 1901-10-11

In the ab-ence of steamers for the outsils the wind tanners are getting in tieir work.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-22
Our Widest
; ) Tribe
Account of the Seri
by Professor MCGEE

and their seeds-the latter eaten twice
in ancient Californian fashion. The
much-mooted question of cannibalism
favored by the blood craze of battle
and presumption that it ends like the
chase it mimics in gluttonous gorging
of raw flesh, and also by other anal
ogies; but the negative may rest pro-
visionally on the dearth of direct evil
dence and the consistent denials en-
tered by the tribesmen themselves.
Throughout Seriland as implied. in
deed, by the proper designation our
great -folk-here" the matron
holds higher rank than even the
doughtiest warrior. The tribal law Is
founded on faith and expressed in
terms of kinship and relative age, the
kinship is traced only in the maternal
line-in fact, it is questionable wheth-
er paternity is recognized-the female
has no word for father, and the term
used by the male to denote his sire
seems of doubtful meaning, and there
are no old men in the tribe. So the
matron is priestess, lawgiver and
judge, while her brothers in order of
age are the appellate executives, and
her spouse merely a perpetual guest
from another clan without voice in do
nestle matters, save perchance in So
cial tuInults attending war. The wom-
an is the prepotent factor in tribal ex-
istence, she is the shaman who brews
the magic arrow poison. the wise one
who casts protecting charms oyer out
going warriors and lays spells on
enemies, she is the shaper of the life
preserving ola, the maker of the
sacred haircorn, she is the lady of the
feast, sharing the portions and keep
ing alive the distributive tabus by
which the rights of the weak are pro-
tected; she is the blood carrier and
the facemark bearer of the clan; and
at death she is buried with ceremony
and mourned long and loud as link
in the tribal lineage. while her war
rior spouse rots where he falls.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-22

Physically, the Seri are cast in
heroic mold. The mean adult stature
is 6 feet for males and feet S1a inches
for females, /. e., with the possible ex-
ception of one or two Patagonian peo-
pies, the Seri are the tallest aborigines
OF America. Both sexes are notable
Tor robustitude of chest and slender
ness of limb, though the extremities
are large. The great chests and huge
launches of the Seri bear witness to
their own naive descriptions of the
chase, in which three or five striplings
partly surround and partly run down
Jack rabbits, and five hunters habitu-
ally capture deer in similar fashion;
and these recitals are corroborated in
turn by dozens of vaqueros who have
seen small bands spring on the with
ers of full-grown horses, break their
necks by jaguar-like twists, rend them
into quarters with teeth and nails, and
then shoulder these and flee over the
sand wastes SO swiftly as to escape
pursuing horsemen. The Seri inhabit
region of hunters, yet they are so far
the fieetest of all and so distinguished
by peculiar collected" or up-step-
ping gait Qike that of thoroughbred
racer or prowling coyotte) as to have
gained their tribal sobriquet-they are
"spry' par excellence, even among the
light-footed Tarahumari and Otomi
and Papago. In their own view, the
glory of the Seri tribe is in their hair;
it is black and luxuriant, and is worn
long by both sexes, who brush and
cultivate it with tireless assiduity; it
is not merely admired, but revered
nearly or quite unto worship and in
terwoven with faith in a Samsonian
cult which throws light on many OBJ
scure customs of various peoples in the
several stages of culture. The tresses
are treasured as symbols of vigor and
of fecundity; the combings are kept
scrupulously smoothed and twisted
into slender strands, wound on skew
ers and eventually worked into neck
laces and belts; indeed, the locks
symbolic shield as well as strength,
even to the engendering of ideas of ap-
pareling along those lines of associa-
tive and emblematic development by
which the primitive mind is swayed.
The chief occupations of the Seri are
food getting and fighting. Their fore
most food source is the green turtle,
which Is taken by means of a light
lip-heao harpoon, broken up with cob
blestones. and promptly gorged from
entrails to flipper bones and sinew-
and even to plastron if the family is
large and the chelonian small. Peli-
cans and other water fowl yield quotas
of food as do all manner of fish and
shellfish; and during the season of cac-
tus fruits the younger folk and even
the elders fatten inordinately on tunas
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-22
The HdGue Proferfs.

The report that the members Of the
arbitration tribunal of The Hague con-
ference are to protest against Joseph
Chamberlain's speech on the employ
ment of Kaffirs against the Beers in
South Africa is the first sign of life
we have had from that quarter in a
long time. 1t is timely. The discov-
cry that Great Britain has been arm
ing savages against the little remnant
of the republican forces is the latest
series of revolving revelations that
have deprived her Of the last spark Of
foreign sympathy.
1t was agreed in the beginning on
both sides that this was to be white
mans war. Had it been otherwise the
Beers could have offered such induce
ments to the huge masses of savages
enveloping the British settlements as
would have turned them loose upon
Cape Colony and Natal. The odds on
q white basis are SO tremendous
against the little republics that the
enlistment Of Kaffirs against them ap-
pears peculiarly mean. Are not the
55,O00,O 900 people of European blood in
the Pritish Empire enough to dispose
of a quarter of a million Beers, with
out having to call in the black barba-
rians Of Africa?-Chicago American.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-22
Poor Mans Friend.

The pipe is the poor mans friend,
and it is low down and contemplate
for fellows in comfortable circumstan-
ces to make play of 1t. Pulling at n
pipe is neither fashionable nor an
agreeable diversion. Cynics, hypo-
chondriacs. disappointees. cranks, pes
simists and lunatics smoke pipes be-
cause they like to be stared at. Phil
osophers past the age of so smoke
pipes because their contents are seda-
tive. But take them all-ln-all pipes
are filthy nuisances. You can easily
detect pipe smoker by the skin OF his
teeth. green-brown with nicotine
lodged there, and by his personal
smell to heaven. But after ALL what
Is more calculated to amuse than
good old Irishman with his dudeen?
Let me quote; at is not the descend
ants of the Mayflower. in short, who
are the representative Americans of
the present day; 1t Is the Micks and
the Pats, the Hanses and tho Will
helms. redolent still OF the dudeen and
the souerkraut barrel" Great Scott
New York Press.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-22
Austrian Peasants Use 1t
So Freely 1t Preserves
Their Dead Bodies

toms of slight arsenic poisoning are
evident, but these soon disappear on
continuing the treatment.
In the arsenic factories in Salzberg
it is stated that workingmen who are
not arsenic eaters soon succumb to the
fumes. The manager of one of these
works says that he had been medically
advised to eat arsenic before taking up
his position. He considered that no one
should begin the practice before 12
years old nor after 80, and that in any
case after so years of age the daily
dose should be gradually reduced since
otherwise sudden death would ensue.
IL confirmed arsenic eater suddenly
attempts to do altogether without the
drug he Immediately succumbs to the
effects of arsenic poisoning. The only
way to obviate this is gradually to ac-
climatize the system by reducing the
dose from day to day. AS another evil
dence of the cumulative properties of
arsenic 1t is interesting to note that
when the graveyards in upper Styria
are opened the bodies of the arsenic
eaters can be distinguished by their al
most perfect state of preservation, due
to the gradually accumulated arsenic.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-22
Arsenic
Eaters

Immense quantities of arsenic are
consumed by the peasants of Styria
and the Tyrol. An Austrian doctor who
examined into this matter found that
arsenic was kept in most of the houses
in upper Styria under the name OF
"hydrach." evidently a corruption of
"huttenrauch,' or furnace smoke. Ar
senic is principally eaten by hunters
and woodcutters, with the object of
warding off fatigue and improving
their staying powers. Owing to the fact
that the sale of arsenic is illegal in
Austria without doctors certificate 1t
is difficult to obtain definite informa-
tion of habit which is kept as secret
as possible. According to a DR.. Lo-
renzo, in that district the arsenic is
taken fasting, usually in a cup of cof-
fee, the first dose being minute, but
increased day by day, until it some-
times amounts to the enormous dose
of ~ or Is grains. He found that the
arsenic eaters were usually long-lived,
though liable to sudden death. They
have a very fresh, youthful appearance
and are seldom attacked by infectious
diseases.
After the first dose the usual symp-
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-22
NctOspapcrs ar Educafors.

Prof w. II. Lynch, of Mountain
Grove Academy. at Mountain Grove,
Mo-. Is credited with reading more
paid-for newspapers than any other
man in the United States. He sub
scribes for 58 newspapers. six of them
dailies. The professor says: II use
the newspapers in my classes. They
are the best instrument in the world
for teaching current history and
geography. The real drama OF life in
its varied forms of commercial, politi-
cal and social relations must be seen
and learned through the mirror of the
world the newspaper. Every Friday
morning in the academy is devoted to
the reading of newspapers