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The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23
ST. MICHAEL MILITARY RESERVATION.

The articles published recently by the NUGGET relative to the military dictatorship of St. Michael island, illustrate forcby the necessity existing for the abandonment of the military reservation on the island of St. Michael by the government Ii it ever were necessity, that time has long since passed.
 St. Michael is important commercial Eoint, but it's growth and development have been seriously re- tarded by reason of the military control which has been exercised the past three years With the de- velopment of the great Yukon valley, which is com ing apace, the importance of St. Michael g. com mercal and trading center will increase. But in order that bargoes shall be laid upon these it e of vital importance that the military reservation be abolished. Its establishment has been a leriment rather than an advantage. After trial of three years the military control of the island seems to have accomplished little that is beneficial. Conversely it seems to have been the direct means of curtailing trade and of working uncalled for and unnecessary hardships upon the business people who have resided on the island.
 AS we have stated, if ever necessity existed for 2 military reservation there, which we seriously doubt that necessity is no longer apparent It is not needed for any purpose. Judicial districts have been established and civil officials found in all nhabit- ed portions of the division. Military control is not needed; it is not desirable from any point of view and the government should take immediate steps to confne the jurisdiction of Fort St. Michael to a few instead of the unlimited control of many miles now exercised by the officer commanding the pest.
 This Is duty which the government the people of that locality With military control and censorship removed. there will bo business expan- sion which must, perforce lie dormant until the disa- bilities, under which the people labor. moved.
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23

4 correspondent asks How juries drawn for service in the district courts of Alaska ," 1he regular panel is drawn as oIIowS At the beginning of each term of court the clerk of the court and the jury commissioner, who servc- but term, prepare list of 150 names each, 900 in all, These placed in q ballot box, from which panel of 24 names, usually, drawn by the clerk of the court and the jury commissioner in presence of tie judge of the and the United States marshal. Ii at any time additional jurors are needed they are drawn from the box by the clerk deputy clerk "t the court, special venire is issued and the addi tional jurors summoned from the spectators in court or the body of the district" by the United States marshal. For remuneration the jury commis sioner is allowed the nunidcrnt sum of S. per day for his services which not to exceed three days
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23
N0T!LE OF SALE OF REAL ES.~
 TATE.

'.nitc- k by given that. in pursuance to . hh orl'rt4 ~ ie mate nrd entered by the United
 rtau ua C"pWi~slrHer'S cOurt. for the precinct of .r'.i". District ut Alaska. Second division sit
 li'E dN d pfoo.tN Cp0rt. OH the Sd day of June
 fu-, n the n tier Oi th" estate of John C.
 M"!!oE' G's'IS"u the undersigned, w. k. . H'iHtf, the uafiEistratCr of said estate, wi.L ..l "l F."il' 'utton SIblrct to confirmation n bJ s'ii court. the following described real [. t@,hit -tIdal'I in tlt city of Nome District Of
 @l'NF ',nnu ci,i,iun, tho undl vided one-half
 4"- ci i."d apcfu t1 feet iu widlh. east west,
 't tn. 'D., Ia ut pta, north and soGth and Iy ing
 ca th tuH.E -,,c ut q certain alley running par
 ti-'i r|'h rent street inslid city, and being a
 rIuirlI,jop Ot second street, siid tract being ; J.Nt tO ,c east Of the continuation of the east iihc of certain budding known us the, Grottc saloon, or which was formerly known the t,rutto saloon, and immediately across said alley rom the rear of that certain building in the aiid city of Nome, known as the Board of I raG saloon, and bounded on the westerly side 4 bf Gn alley passage wuy along the front or [ ~trri, side oi TOW Of one-Story buildings, ex- [. .GLiul uUfthWurt or, the north side Of said cllcl. Gtch iSu continuation of. Second street Hud inmedintely in the rcHr of the Grotto sa- . IOpu, and huIn ed on lhe custer!y side by line parallel with the westerly line and about 9 feet 1; Utsi-nt thereirum. Sad sale will be made on :, rri ay, tnC 2Nth uay df July, A. D. 1902. at the, hUar Ci 2u'cIucs in tAeutternoon of sn i'd duy at . lt' court hcusc door of said United States com . riSsioncr court, or Stetfirnnn auanp~ '- ,'Ft
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23
POLITICS IN TIE UNITED STATES.

There is no doubt that President Roosevelt will receive renomnaton in 1904. Roosevelt seems to be the in the saddle indeed ard he will ride 10 victory. Indications not wanting that Repuh- lican political managers do take kindly to the idea of second term for Roosevelt. The president is not clay in the hands of the Republican potters and, therefore, they do not like him He is re- former, breaker of idols, who refuses to be bound down and circumscrbed by political traditions. he is too unconventional to suit the manipuators, too orceful to please them he makes them under derstand that he is the chief executive of this nation and this also displeases them But they will not be able to kill him off; " the people for him. even if the leading politicians of his own party and the gigantic trusts and combines against him. These are confess edy, powerful factors cope with; but the prediction is here made that Roosevelt will ceive the nomination by exclamation. He is to be trusted he is honest to the core, and has the courage of, his convictions. He may be abrupt of sr seoh, an iconoclast but he is honest of purpose and his integrity is without guile
 In the Democratic ranks. there are signs of | recon aisance The old time leaders who split upon the silver rock and who have been separated since 1896. are getting together" Grover Cleveland and David Bennett Hill have clasped hands and swore brothers. Bourke Cochran no longer sulks in his tent, and Robert Pattison, of Pennsy ylvana, is again figure in Democratic national politics, as is also Arthur Pue German, of Maryland, William J. Bryan, who twice led the Democratic hosts to dis astrous defeat, is no longer presidential possibility His political star if it has not finally set, is at least .akinc q rest The silver question no longer be used as term to conjure with.
 Whom the Democratic candidate for the presidency may be cannot even hs eonjectured at this time. It
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

V0 T T. . IIOnr:
 Ton 7" h.rogr notified that l. the under eig""' have cIut,d 10 be performed work, ser. .Ar foIip%lug placer mining claims rfor the year I"t..o "il: Pearl bench, No, 5ta, Lucky Shot on Glacier creek Lotte bou, h. on Rock creek: Nos
 'Hu "n Franklin s1lch: Nos. and on BiatchtnId creek. Nos. 2 and { below discovery on Borg creek. No. ? on Scotch creek in ,ho Cape Nom" mining district; Ben -.' - rt't'; claim a1d NI4Ow RuIch No |, in the tuG. ,il, tlE .i,ulct ell in the District of AI .J. And You are further notified that if Nol Co "oJ NitIin ninety tHO) days from the "at" hereof cuhs" 10 be paid to the under rsigned loHr pr"purtIpnato share of said expenditures as t"-u"hcr sosr interests in SGid, claims will OecuiH" the prOp'rt, Of the uuuerS ,ned. under -'rli"h 2'2l RetSed Statues of the United -tatcS. I. A. BENJAMIN.
 t"OWner of the Aforesaid Properties.
 Date Di il. >t puDic.tiOn July !, lgO3 2
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23

H.la'I defendant. Tn. ;'roGnd on which said .'"'-'a.uE "1a rrrIf" are c.H Himrd is wil:ul de 1' '''' ,h .h' i.tl of the said GctcEdant for the p,ii"I 'i iurn .Iu' iNu - years
 VI adt" ~ tsc l4dotof service of this sum t.uA' D, publication ts Ju!y Sth, A. D. ls02 and lh -S.Nl pr1rr directs thut the service of sum H'"o ht''H uc lnedc b. pISlication thereof oA. Er'N .ur >iA cCnsgc'.tivc weeks in the NOME ~tGHGH newspaper published and r!iutnd n' HCln', in the District of Alaska. tnt La,"ol i1" ir>t publication ot this sum- u"aN iS The @.h laE Of July, X. D. lg02 and the t|'H ot the i"st publication ,f this summons VII he the .oia "dy of Aug It, A. D. isU2, at Nn'rh tune iE" period of publication of this' Ntrff.un, Wi. b. yuuaplcte.
 Witness the iIunur1s.c James Wickersham Jw,8'". tuc >aIt ttilcl States District oourt Iu Ia'. tpr ,he li>3itt of Alaska. Second divi- sion. and th" seal ot Sdid court hereunto affixed iAlr sth uuy ot July, A. D. i!09.
 hARHv q. STEEL
 tl"iI of the United States Dis
 'r.ct ourt for the District of iN'AI Alaska. second Division
 BN Il. (. Coruou Deputy. H. l. Shields. attorney for pldintin. 7s-6wW
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23

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 t'-'' .' ship ar" t-.' n',.e Hrt t.pc.,os of ;t.i3..'t ...' o.. aut l.. .1I..,uI" 70 ln' tualt lHpi .r No. .,l" rg.,ti.u oi g. iu I'iful.,~'r. or u .t .-.., A. latin. ,tjipur ,u!aIu. Alma \. t.+. ..t . .2....;.a ilt.i4 .'tc uuu-t",i'. .n,s q. .u' ,'-tH-' 'i sl.e-.I. .0i it-iac .t V.' 5rut at .,o. n lt.c; Ent' ', ialh.pp Beach. V .->. it .H ..rl".a'. a'r e. ..'rru ,hHt Im, ci'tiJn b" .'rs.. Hio.. yHp. i.4 et. h ,t }ou ond au n' ->"Is a.ra iu -l.l cu "tIGrr'I h. 9 c,ta'r nA .u''.4s..'p ,4,' tdrn ''cto for iJar ,ou~. c.- tive weeks. fu t.'a NOME NEeGEr " uD"-p Der ui -t."t. r.t"ei. ud puul-h hi-Eo,eI. il IAr '-', ut Nou' ;-s,uAt uI.l,."a ul tEr tl@- uiy. ci Ni"-h4, tIu tIa- l copy of ihl> urt"r l' toi,hY i.u iurW,rI..i pN rt tE,.'.t"a u.ai postage p'cr1.'- to tJ.4 (. -I.t rtrtiC~, cI.cul.. to tG' lr I.%t ...a"l 70 ,,cont'c. .p above forth. l1l-U ,u.- -,,. ,,tl oi JuIy. A D. l,k2
 Y. N. kaED
 T.. < Com, ieS .Oucr and Cv-
 DuciD proDttc ,luu-". Thompson, Mdranc G Ihomraou acton eys f.: '..at.. .i,t,-4u.. 7.-o-t",t
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23
SUMMONS.

Ia .br Tinted States District Court in and for
 ta" District of AI,slI Second ntI-ju1.
 Iab.i r Hon plainlit, vN. Charles ". The President of the United States of Amer. 'a. .tr"n's: To Charles V. ii1zcH defendant tu.. .to .so .u .ua fuc the District di A..el. ~ r.ai b.Nje.un. g.. thn court tuoul thereof al H.t.o i, lha ,i~u,r. of A!esi,., within lliri. o..- ter .4" rouplvtill ut ihe p"riw, ut iat- .tuit ul ,ui~ siugiuuS, Hr h't'iu t..l ~.t forth, tU-wit within ihir,g d1gS after lhe 2Dth u,.t of .il gust \. L., i903, InJ answer the com r. tn- oi tu- plNot'u hor5in. or Judgment for Hiuj lC.r'ot will pc ilt"n .-"lart you and t.j .i' tJrjtl.r luliuno that ii Avu lIlI to &H- -Ncr h" '.Loi.ini "i plHjl. her ta within ...-r r.E. .i.. <. euar, loI D relief c' .lautca m - , y.r t..lIi. to.gi,. lor g dr,r @ ,t Che above r''i'itd oourt di~soi1ins th" h9"eS of mari '' g." now ".t,tl.r rctN cen iu" 'no}c named I. 'ltII and the above named defendant. and
 ur ,ha above Hl,hCd ui4ludt divorce from .... .fnvC named tnfrIdu!I. Ih, ground uu .,hl.n n said 4GgWt nj and decree are Cr,im,d wi. 4l dC."r.iul on the part ol tu" said de- .' l..tut for tbC period ui nbr" than two years. The GatC of tho urG"r for service of tEl> Suu- u..'., rN pHplcatiou l> July Jlh \. Y. Ej'. a.tI . -- iu O-otr Uirt 't~ tu't service 'i \ 'i.-l,.4. herein or Uutc by pu1lcUtiou ih"r. oi ORC" Q v,'". for six cou~n;3 3ligc weeks i? tAc SOME Nt,GET. a a"E~pdpfr pLu,l s,."u and PriulCu at N.... Iu lhc Di,lrleu Ot A4is!iI,
 Il. date Oi thG a.> plp4tca,iIn ci ih,- sun n. .-, l- the ath Ehf oi JuiN. \. D. lH2, .ud In" oat. oI ihr iu>t puaj..tlou oi lLiS a...lin"uN Mi ls X ,,. -t .u n, A D. l.u2, at wticA tl uH '.' r.,i... of p.yus..,iJu of lni> saL'!Aui., viii un cciH.Ic-c.
 NI,n'- t.c Honorable James Wichcrshln JGoe. ot ,." ari9 United StaleN Di,,rict CoHrl ju uId for ,ac District Of Auisi:l. second Diyi ~..,. and 'r' seal e. said cUu1. hcruLnlO al1IAcG tLl, otn u.sg ot JuI5, A. U. le03.
 L tt. SrsII.
 Clerk Of the United StHlcS Di--
 tri,ut uLrt, Dlslrisu ot AiJS.ai I~e'Q ~ecCpu Division.
 James r.. Fantou. attorney TOT plriniN. W
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23

Fred Hardy, the convicted murderer of Con Sul- livan, now under sentence of death seems to be a psychological freak. That he does not realize hs awful impending doom is evident by his careless manner. His intelligence is of a low order, and his educational advantages have been extremely limited. He does not look the criminal. yet his face is weak Without doubt he may be classified mental and moral degenerate.
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23
CITATION.

In the United States Comm i-Sinacr's Coart in
 4uo ..r -.,la. 'urclAyt, ,12.uAI l3lsI~..u c,
 IA J. l... ol Alaska. |. lulc tu' iI,u v.
 Al. t. 't.. t. :. commissioner t1.u eA-u.li,4 4o
 l.uo.tc J4 -o.
 In .le n.a..ts If the estate Of ClarcIca A. iJ!il.. ,.D c'.,..,.
 lu" 4'. ~oenl of the United StGtoe to Anna h. t.t .I.u. tf1s1uf .a!lu, Anna A. ltiH aAo -la.l,. CD,,s ljiIu and uU dII other ptl~,a> i- ter, ~,oC ill ic co partnership cS,a C ui .. 4. -A. I..i.t.. u' 'sartt4, sfettiuE: h., U.G,t uf tlr uIU". r.. !l4ru yylTt, Ud4y ana ltE.Isf4N tI. 's" a... catered. you are hereby cited .a f.- q.iI,t Lu ir ..iu appear b. tu.c tIr Jj.at p. - 4 court .l uis office ti4 the AiuAtrtl.lus Ul Some, Nome pfCD Di4tt. ;,t CUuu uiII-Dn ut lhg i4.DstuL Ut hIt-I.l. on the -'th day OI August, A D. isJ-, ul lU u COCK u. h. oi Sald udtc, ana thea uud there oEOw cause, 1T any you have, Why &u Jrucr snuuiu not be m.Lde ulrc,liug AaC4u.rt l.. tIa.i'l. as administrator or the cO-pGrtuer~aip estate of Clarence \. tlIi.iu, Ucccas'd. rO .rII tAC real estate ot said -pal laoI snip. >iu.atcu, l.. ing tuu being in the InuticlpulLA UI AOr-c. iu the C.4G ul1ISlOE Ut tn' Dt>..lct Oi .,Iu,lSd, t.Ilu tta,. ,rlJru Ua iu-IUN1. tD-N,it.
 tuiultcnCluG z at d pOinl WHcrr the west line of C4-ula street iutCi~rtLS the uOrtn IiHH of trunL street Tor a point of U.glunlug: ruuHi4g t4Cucc Nc,-fg.y u.~Lg the uor.A .l4u oi Fiuat .-lecc .J I-Cv L.Ufc o4 4aa tO jle oOLtGwtst tyr..ts of ,he .",., uui,c O. t.aIf- fires. G o.. iEcuyy uor,E- ,T1. tp tCcC nloIC OF !tNS to tht south ine ol rI. s' avenue; thence to,,cr4,. LraclaH the sou,A IlI.t o4 f F!lso avenue jJ .-t. uturc or l. ~ tu thc tracing thc ",ss line ot Ciaiin street uu fs.'i
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23

"notice" published elsewhere in the column, of the NUGGET directs attention to the fact that the nic pslty of Nome is preparing to contest the right cf the Nome-Sinook Mining O. to the greater portion of Nome. Individual property holders invited to become parties the suit instituted by the city to contest the claims of the Nome-Sinook Co. This is an important matter to all property holders, and s worthy their careful attention.
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23

will not be Bryan but it might be Hill, Olney of Massachusetts Pattison, or, possibly Carter Har rison of Illinois, But whomsoever it may be, he can scarcely hope to lead his party out of the wilderness of discontent strife and dssenson which has marked its course for many years.
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23

Judge James Wickersham has been gone week and still the rises and sets with the same old regularity Time wa. when Wickersham looked upon as |" Daniel to judgment" Time dis sipates many Illusions however. Besides there are Daniels and Daniels.
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23
SUMMONS
No. i.jl,
In the United States District Court

In the United States District Court for the Dis.
 tri.L of Alaska, Second Division.
 Chari,> j. Clark pi;;intlh, ys. Caroline Clark Il dalonsunt.
 lha President of the United StG'os cf Amer. i.l. -freetIng. to Caroline Clark, defendant above numCd
 - You are hereby summoned and l.mnanlod tu bn nd app ar in Jhc.aaiti ,'uiteC ruturs District I0mt in altd Tor ths lis rltl "i Aas!,it, .SceonG Ciie Die-rlc, ci .t...a.., G.thih ,hiiJ, t"lJ ua alt-r ,hr 1J.op.ft!uI uI tnt p'GuH If punii- . uCn tt tlis sumWpAs ., hHrvinaf-cr set feril. t1.Hft, Wih'u thirty fsI q gs nff"" tr" N ' uay of Aurl.a t's
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23
iCE.

Notice i' hereby given that all persons ins a' p'Nd tp the Erm ot AShby & Rei. are re Qde~t To Eakc imncuilte settlemenLof their d d'roNht>. All out~tUnairg accounts against. s .l, nr.A .h 't! also be presented immediately as it ih' ilton;ua o1 the firm to retire from U"N'A'N'' o. w. ASHBY
 N C. REID
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23

It is evident that ditches and pumping plants for the purpose of conveying water to bench and creek claims vital necessity to the prosperity of this section. And it is gratifying to know that terprising men ready to supply the want.
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23

Teller people quite confident in the future of their section. It is coming out" all right they con fdenty say The people of Teller evince the right spirit. Croakers and people with chronic cold feet never do much to develop the resources of any country.
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23
gentlenlan.

The Wild Goose Comlanls pumI ing plant will soon be in active operation. The plant is a magnificent one, and its construction excmpltes the faith of thatveter mining man, Charles D. Lane, in this section
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23
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NOTICE Or FORFEITURE.

IT. Gust Nelson:
 1o1 ar. 4ctcoy notified that we tn. under signed. h~v" performed and caused tu b' per loaned work. .c.ttt., U'.. lapoI ut the lHia. ui e.ut fiuyI .iv p.,tr ul4l.I, r..tul known ;~ .,u iu ,tl,Y,t cu ,,l,ius, ere .. lu ,hc tu.I.u ,i,. UIl.IAE district. .orunr4s 4u' a.s.. l.a4.a al- lrltt. H lua Dj~J.jyt ,t AI.a.iu. ma 5or ,lt farther notified that fl lou uo not within ninety yr raiu Lo the uudNr-i-lCd EOlr prcIorl!oua'e ~hII' ci ~t.,h tAI-uut.at.. &, uioIts.iu, ae c.- owner. oar interest Iu said claiin MlI narum t." properly ui iue uErer~tEucu, unuCr S,-uUa 2,-4. Revised Statutes Ut the United States.
 A. 3tUNELL,
 \. ANBI.I.SuN.
 Cu-OV UcrS of Aforesaid IrupcftE. Date oi first publication, eiIy h. I3U2. omS
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23

The recent rains have gladdened the heart of the miner, and as consequence great amount of golden gravel has passed through the sluce boxes in the various sections during the past week.
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23

The departure of Major C. A. Booth, who since since last fall has been in command Fort Day:s is to be regretted. Major Booth has made many trends in Nome, who admire him both soldier and gentleman.
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23

Those people who ready to condemn Candle creek would do well to suspend judgment for time. Give the men who are trying to develop the creek a chance
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23

man or a newspaper is in bad way whe either is compelled to result to the grosaest kind , scurrihty.
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23

The NUGGET is sale at the following towns North western Alaska where subscription, and advertisements will also be received:
 Nome Agency . acc. Aiken Cigar Co. 2lj Front street Solomon O. F. Davis Bluff -.-.....- ChePhacO Mercantile Co Chnik x. (. Co. tPostoilice White Mountain . w, Garrard Wild Guose N. X r. Col Council ..... C. \. Adams Kane House Nome River C. G. IIorafa Dexter Creek ... ... ... Shel Wstt2ch Candle City ]. l.. Mc(iinuiss Teller ..... L. R. Miles Seattle John MCt arthy, PIP Columbia S
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-23
NOME, ALASKA. JULY ., 19o2.

NOME, ALASKA. JULY 9. 1909. Robert T. Chestnut is the authorized collector in
 Nome for the NOME NUGGET. The NOME NUGGET hereby guarantee, double the combined circulation of all other papers published in Northwestern Alaska. Advertising contracts
 will be made subject to this guarantee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-07
How cervera Nearly Escaped.

In the Z. s. S. New York and Brook
lvn and H. NJ S Blake and Blenheim
a method of engine design is used by
which the gain in economy is unques-
tionable. These are all large vessels
with engine from 10000 to 10000 horse
power. and they are designed with two
complete triple-expan engines on
each shaft, the idea being that at any
thing below half power only one set Of
engines on each shaft would be used,
and this is actually the practice in or
binary cruising. Special objection to
this stvpe of engine was developed at the
time of the naval battle at Santiago.
on both the New York and Brooklyn
there was a comparatively simple coup
ling for connecting the two engine
shafts but it required about half an
hour to perform the operation. During
the blockade both the New York and
Rrooxlvn had been kept under hall
1 mower using only after engines. When
fSal~vera's fleet came out so Unexpectedly
i vas not deemed wise to lose half an
hour in coupling up, so that it was pos
sil1le to work the engines up to hall
/ newer only. The poor work OF the
/ cr4anish engineers rendered this lack oil
eff7eiency less important than it Wouic
! have been had the enenyss fleet beer
/ Dossessed of skilled engineers; but the
/ lesson was learned and this. added t
4 other objections already mentioned, rem
! ders it unlikely that this type Of engine
| viii again be used-W- NJ Mcfarland
| in the Engineering Magazine for June.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-07

in early stages of the history Of a com m
munity being as it were, the yardstlck
by which each man was measured La
ter the necessities of the community en-
larged. and men were able to gain dis
tinction and were ennobled for other ser
vices and capabilities than those OF hght-
ing. the names which were given them
being the outward and perpetual signs
Of their achievements
Today. however. a great deal Of that
has changed. When titles We're first be-
ing given there We're not very many OF
them altogether, and the distinction they
carried was propertionateiy greater. To
day they are very large in number n
deed. and the meaning of many of them
has been quite obscured. Still, the habit
Of respecting the possessor Of q ma ne
has become so ingrained in succeeding
generations that an instructive homage
is paid by the average man to the holder
of a title 1t is an unreason1ng homage.
perhaps but it is instructive. and the
i5royerb that IAN Englishman dearly loves
a lord would be just as true # instead
Of the word lord meaning lord of men,
whether titled or not, there we're subStl-
flIfed the word title" which need not
necessarily connote superiority in any at
fainrnent whatsoever. 1t would be true
Of Englishmen, but also of all nations II
which has been established the principle
of comforting hereditary distinctions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-07
LAST OF HIS RACE.
One of the Few College valedictOrians
Left in Kansas.

The College of Enporia is one of the
few Kansas colleges to still select a val
edictorian for the graduating class. The
speaker for this years class was Felix
f. Held. The subject of his Grafton was
..Truth." In part Mr.. Held's Grafton is
as follows:
"a man is great. as his life becomes
the habitual expression Of true, and
therefore great, ideals. Such a man was
Gladstone, who is known not chiefly as
a statesman, or a diplomat, but because
he used his powers in defense of those
principles which are everlasting. Ihey
are everlasting because they are 1ound-
ed on right IN them he found means
for permanently helping the weaker
party. raising the lower classes from
oppressfom and promoting peace.
= braham Lincoln, although thOus-
ands Missed their venom. and the as
sassin sfondled his weapon waiting only
for convenient time, hesitated not 10
put his name to that paper which raised
the black race in America to political
! equality wath their late masters.
Martin Luther, by long years OF pat
/ lent and persistent study, discovered the
truth of Scripture SO long hidden by
prfestfv tradition When he made known
his discoveries churchmen were star
/ lied and he placed himself alone among
/ men. but it was truth he had found anc
4 it made him great, though alone, anc
his cause triumphant.
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