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The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06
NOT HONESTY BUT CONCEPT.

Tactlessness in speech is very often mistaken for honesty by good people that do rot distinguish be- tween plain truth and downright rudencSS One often hears thoughtess blundering, conceited per son saying. "Oh, I'm honest and I say whatever l think do not believe in telling polite lies. I'm all buntness and candor Don't rely on n,e to play the diplomatst. It isn't in to hide my thoughts
 Persons oi this offensive sort are douby offensive because they have prgsish idea of tbeir virtue Most of them. i. must be admitted are women. There are ust as many men who would do the same if they dared, but are restrained by liability 10 be ,hrashed from which women exempt.
 These bold speakers of their mind seldom so bold 10 speak rudely 10 persons from whom they have anything 10 fear. Although mere consider aon for the feelings of others will no: make these heroic hold their tongues, considerations of prudence and profit are more powerful 10 restrain them.
 Generally these tactless persons are b4llies by instinct. They delight in insulting men and women who are not in position to reply. These honest people, moreover, seldom take trouble 10 make sure of their facts before dealing out their criticism. Ii they behold policeman ar resting small boy they $. once begin 10 scold hin, for cruelty and never wait 10 inquire why The boz is being arrested They neddle in other peoples bus ness deiame characters insult people here and there and then fold their arms and thank God that they not the publican. The suspicion that they are very imperfect generally and exceedingly rude, in particular enters their heads. They know hat they are righ; al all times and in all matters. Their religion is the only rgh; ono, their political opinions the only rieh. ones and their way of doing any. thing is the only right one. There is, however, no way oi expressing them. Reason and sarcasm roll oil them for they protected by thick egument oi conceit
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

The system of selecting federal officials for Alaska, under the carpet-hag system, reminds us of q story told of "Unclc Joe" Cannon of Illinois. He was asked why Attorney General Knox did not select two special assistant attor- neys general to enforce the Sherman antitrust law from the classified service. When the attorney gen cral is looking for confidential men," said Uncle Joe' in answer, why should he be compelled to drop a nickel in the slot and get, maybe, one man from Maine and another from Montana? That's all the civil service is."
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06
4 NOME LONGING.

The people of Nome anNiously awaiting the arrival of steamer from the outside Fresh fruit long ago thing of the past and fresh vegetables of any kind almost an unknown quantity, though may still secure few spuds, not strictly first class by any means. But even these are growing short We are told As for the supply of fresh meat, that, too, is becoming limited. Some kinds not to be obtained at all, and anyway most people are tired by this time of the cold storage article and they want change. Eggs of almost any vintage have practically disappeared from the market. and the egseaer especially longs ior some fresh hen-iruit.
 In d few days more seven months will have elapsed since the last steamer headed for the south and dis appeared below the horizon All the others had left several days previously. Seven months is long time to be practically isolated from the "centers of the civilized and therefore, think that il is smal! wonder that people grow restive, especially when to many, that period of isolation means almost complete inactivity.
 Notwithstanding. however. the severity of the past winter the hitherto unusual fall of snow, and attend snt disabilities. we believe that when the spring elean-ups have been finished ii will be found that considerably more gold has been produced than in any previous season of winter mining What the future of winter mining in this section will be, is hard to predict. There are mining men who say that winter mining Is practically just commencing. There others who state that the mining hereafter will be confined largely 10 the summer season. and tkat hydrauhckng Is destined to work a revolution in mining methods. IL may be. Yet the summer season, II seems to Us, iS too short and believe that winter mining, especially in the vicinity of Nome will largely increase. well known operator told the writer short time ago that lie could work his ground 10 more advantage during the winter that when he had thus worked it, he would hy- draulic everything thai remained and still make money. Oi course this applies 10 ground that is comparatively deep and rich. We may ha sure how ever. tha; the gold is in the ground will he taken eut Q! it. whether by working winter or summer or hh.h
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

Professor J. Scott Clarke, of the Northwestern university, Evanston, H.. who has been one of the sever est critics of bad spelling by the students, is the author of a bulletin in which he performs the feat Of spelling government" and mon opley." The professor is trying to explain that he writes 'notoriously poorly" and that he frequently drops d letter; but the students are just laughing. Perhaps the pro- lessor was merely writing the Chi cagoese language.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06
LET US HAVE AN EXHIBIT.

AWo,lds Fair will le held St Louis next wear. H will, in all probability be the equal of, ii it does not eclipse that held in Chicago few years ago This being the eases the Guestiof naturally arises.
 Is this section oi Alaska be represented and II SO
 what kind of an exhibit going 10 make? Ne don't want to send sAlaska curiosH or polar bears
 wslrus tusks aurochs horns even an ice berg or two. Everyone who has heard of Alaska knows tha. produce all these. We should have fine exhibi. of golddust a: least, and this wil n all proba biiy
 ae provided by the bg mining companies. But We should have well large exhibit of ores of this section as 1t IS possible 10 obtain in limited time
 We believe 'ha. this section has future as pro-
 uesr of quartz, and the exhibit in this line should se as complete as possible. Good quartz can be ob- tsined from the Lane mine on Solomon and from other sections we'll Then there are vas. deposits d graphite; and there i> York tin and osnium pla,i- oum and probably many other minerals, samples oi which could be obtained for. exhibition purposes II ve show creditable exhibit in this line the ad- vAxtsins .whiehit will bring will be of ncalculaHe
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

Mayor Rustgard has TO: failed 10 remind the members of the city council of the economy pledges made. Because the city promises to have its resources increased ma teriallv, the principle of practicing economy still holds good. Bu, economy should rot he of the par. simonious kind, that is. it should not be so rigidly applied as to en. danger the public service.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

By the way, has anyone heard anything lately of that eongression- al committee, which early in the winter We were told would visit Alaska this summer? The reports received by TIE NUGGEr throughou: tke winter made no reference to it. and We probably will be denied the privilege of giving the glad hands to number of the congressional finest.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

Certain official hounderings ob- servable in Nom these spring days remind us of a craft in which an ancient mariner put forth: She hove and sot and sot and hove
 And high her rudder flung. ' And every time she hove and sot
 A worser leak she sprung.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06
"Tnere may be newspapers tha

There may be newspapers that are organs for hire and they may be retained in consideration of legal notices but the News is not that kind of paper. Meme News June 15, 1908.
 TIE NUGGET states and without equivocation that the Nome News is just that kind of a paper and it can prove it. The News would sell itself and its opinions, if it have any, any day in the week, for a mess of pottage. Go to, News. % to,
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

TnE NuccEr has published the only detailed reports of the Jolley case, now on trial, and care has been taken not to garb.e them in any way, Alleged reports of this trial published in a weekly paper, have been so misleading as 10 do injury to the cause that its gar bled statements were designed to help.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

The ineffable gall of the harle- quin is seen in the statement mad i, by the Weekly Joke in referring to the election of Col. Shields as mu- nicipal magistrate. In that cleo. lion certainly there were no Hines drawn" and no one but a cheap purveyor of transformation would indulge in such opera boufie antics,
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

Neither of TIE NUGGET's contem- poraries seems to have awakened ,o the fact that steamer from the outside" reached Cape Prince of Wales two weeks ago. If you want the news subscribe for TIE NUGGET.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

A Miss Thaw of Pittsburg, worth $10,OO0,O0O, is 10 marry the Earl of Yarmouth, who the dispatches gravely allege lis without fortune" He seems, however to have thawed out a paystreak.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

The crowds of people vho have filled the court room for the past two weeks would make an interest ing psychological study if one were given that way" and had the time and patience to devote to 1t.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

A New Jersey man kissed wid- ow and rccci ved return caress from her broomstick. Another il- lustration of "the widows might"
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

The ice in Boring sea still hangs on with lestlferocs pertinacity, de- spite the immense quantities of hot air that is generated in Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

Pinto asks: "What is q bench warrant?" A bench warrant is a process issued by court against a person guilty of some contempt or indicted for some offense.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

not to be wondered that past utter ances when quoted in the light of more recent events and acrobatic
 performances, sting somewhat sc-
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

A certain kind of night school" which seems to have hourished in Nome of late, must have had poor teachers and indifferent pupils.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

The spirit that actuated the burn- ing of witches st Salem is no. as yet wholly extinct.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

good as it will tend to promote the speedy dew lop- ment of the mining resources of Seward peninsula.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

The parallel is deadly sort of thing. So are the editorial utter anec cf some newparers, and j. is
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

We'll. it's up to MT. Stevens and his more or less carefully coached
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

The snake" editors seem to have that weary. feeling.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

bowed neck" frequently n1 .,u, a broken vertebrae.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

friend. Usually one stubs his toes quite often while "leaving no stone unturned."
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06
SURVEYING
TELLER STAGE LINE Between Nome, teller, SuiI-
 ivan City and Mary's IgiOO

the above points. Stage leaves Nome about the lst and 10th of each month. NJ. A Mahoney Prop. Nome office: Northwestern Com. G
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06

The NOME NUGGlT hereby guarantees circulation double the combined circulation of all other papers published in Northwestern Alaska. Adve tising contracts
 will be made subject to this guarantee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17
GOSSIP FROM NEW YORK
Men Of the Hcur-Sullys Coup in Cotton-Hawley
- Pulls the Wres-The Resignation of Morris -
BY JOHN MARrHoL.

New York May 1e.-August Belmont's
experience with dishonest servant Ia not
surprising. A man he employed as a
house servant remained twenty-four
hours and departed with silver and jewels
to the value of $4,000. 1t appears the
man was an English thief who had been
only ten days IN this land of the free. He
is now in jail awaiting his trial. Mr..
Belmont secured this man from an intelli-
gence office. 1t Is always presumed by
employers that the character of the ser
want has been investigated by The en-
ployment agency. 1t is for the procure
ment of a servant with an investigated
character the employer pays a fee. Some
idea OF the investigation In vogue in these
establishments Is evidenced by Mr. Bel
mont's experience. With the evidence of
the unworthiness of intelligence offices
before them, 1t Is not surprising that so
many hundred hire men and women of
whom they know nothing and lodge them
under their roofs. Front doors and win
dows are carefully locked and barred
while the possible thief is sent to bed.
Such instances are rare and infrequent.
but they give an unpleasant idea of the
danger every householder runs.
Labor troubles of one kind or another
hang over the Stock Exchange, and the
bears are making the most of 1t. At the
worst these troubles are as summer clouds
Daniel ]. Sully, the young bull leader In
cotton, has won out the princely sum of
six millions. for himself and his syndi-
cate. 1t has been suspected for some
time In financial circles. that Edwin
Hawley was behind Sully, as the two
were often known to have been In con-
ference behind closed doors. Hawley is a
very shrewd and careful flnancier; and is
just the sort of man to inspire and follow
out a campaign as was conducted by Mr..
Sully. Having behind him the Hunting
ton millions as we'll as those of other
great holders, no lack of resources cramp
him. This was proven by the Louisville
and Nashville coup when John e. Gates
was put forward to lead the campaign
Hawley was recently elected a director
of the Greene Consolidated Copper Com
pany w. c. Greene, who has been push
ing the development Of the great copper
mines is now In Mexico and the know
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17

it-alls" prophesy that on his return Haw-
ley will do In copper what he has just
done In cotton.
Speaking of labor troubles reminds me
that Henry E. Huntington, who has just
won a signal victory on the Pacific In
his contest with Edward H. Hartman fpr
the supremacy of the electric railway
business, has never been known to have
had a strike or even an intimation of a
strike. l understand he regards strike
as an evidence of bad management an
outward and visible form of internal
friction, which should not exist. His the
DRY is that labor should be properly treat
ed and properly paid. He contends that
men do not submit to the sacrifices I'M
posed by strike without cause, and that
1t is cheaper and better and more pronta-
BILE to pay good wages and treat men
with consideration and fairness than 1t Is
to pursue a policy which must at some
time result in the shutting down of a
road or a factory. William b. Leeds,
president OF the Rock Island system has
fully recovered his health, and has no In
tention of resigning the presidency as an
nounced. He Is much interested In rae
ing, yachting and other sports, but they
do not interfere with his interests or his
duties Daniel G. Reid, his partner, and
chairman of the executive committee OF
Rock Island is more closely confined to
his office but at the same time, he like
all the younger milionaires, is fond of
the pleasures of life. Mr.. Reds summer
residence up the Hudson is one of the FIN
est on that noble river, and his stable in
this city one OF the handsomest.
few young men have become automo-
bilists Their machines have been named
red devils and blue devils" and white
ghosts" So called by reason of their fur
ious travelling or their swift noiseiess ap-
proach and disappearance. They menace
life and limb Enforcement of municipal
ordinances. fines and threats Of impris-
onment seem to have no effect on these
young men. Before leaving home they
see to 1t that they have the amount Of
fine In their pockets. When caught and
fined they laugh. They feel they resem-
Bile the gay young mobiles in the days of
the French Louis. A frightened mother.
a MANNED child, an injured old man or
woman, are mere episodes In a days
sport. Speed Is the very soul of auto
MODELLING. More speed the only desire.
1t intoxicates like drink. A little more
speed! The automobiist inspired by the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17
A Doubtful Compliment.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Congressman Littlefield of Maine, who
has rare oratorical equipment, tells
this story about himself 1T was up in
Buffalo in the 1896 campaign. A local
lawyer and had been assigned to a biz
meeting. The local man was introduced
first, and proceeded to draw from his In
side pocket a manuscript, from which he
started to read. At the end of an hour
of the worst rot 1 ever heard my ambi-
tious friend closed In what he thought
was blaze of glory. Three cheers for
the speaker for finishing some one
yelled.
Cheers were given, and then I was in
troduced. 1t was a tough proposition, but
l Jollied along with the crowd for fifteen
minutes, ana then launched into what ]
thought was my best line of talk / fin
ished all right and the chairman said
had made hit. In driving to the hotel
after the meeting the local speaker said
to me: Mr.. Littlefield, IL only had your
voice, with what l have to say, should
be a wonder !"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17
REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE.


$42Oo-Dweiling No. 1912 4th avenue; lot
50x140
s4o00-Dwelling No. 242o LIST avenue; lot
50x140
$4000-Corner lot, 100x140 10th avenue and
10th street, south.
$4750-S-room dwelling; large lot; South
Both street, near 10th avenue.
$6S00-South 10th street residence, near
Highland avenue.
1913 so Per Foot-Beautiful lot near 2st
street and Highland avenue.
$S000-50x140; on 4th avenue; close In.
$S500-Choice corner residence on South
Goth street.
$l4,O0o-21s1 Highland avenue; rooms;
corner. 100x190
s12, 5OO-Corner on 9Th avenue, close in;
rents well.
Investors will find Ii to their interest to
call and see our list of business and resi-
dence property.
JOHN @. SMITH & CO.
Phones 49, 212 North 21st Street.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17
TROTWOOD PARK
OPEN NEXT MONTH
John Trotwood Moore VIII
Probably be Here
SERIES OF NIGHT RACES
ehe Club viii Have Great Harness
Meeting in october-lt Will
Last Ten Days or Two
Weeks.
SERIES OF NIGHT RACES
BY J. A. MAcKNIeHT.

The Birmingham Matinee club has now
practically decided to open Trotwood
park about the middle of June with Sc
ries of matinee races, all entries to be
driven by their owners, and grand pub
lie entertainment to which everybody will
be invited free of charge. The club be-
leves that the natural beauties and at
fractions of the park will soon popular
lie 1t as resort. The view from the club
house and grand stand embraces one of
the most beautiful landscapes in Alabama.
Among the invited guests on the opening
day will be John Trotwood Moore of Col
umbia, Tenn, for whom the driving park
was named, and all the members, with
their families and friends, will be there to
enjoy the occasion. There will be some
good music, a few clever addresses and a
general Publication of the al fresco va
riety, which helps to take the cobwebs
out of mems minds and the kinks out of
their bones.
Strenuous Life.
Business men of Birmingham. as rule,
are plying a too strenuous life. They
ought to have little recreation In the
open air at least once week. The mis-
sion of Trotwood park, and of the Matinee
club, Is to supply the place and occasion
for such a spell each week away from
the grinding cares of business routine.
The idea is welcomed with satisfaction
wherever it becomes known.
That the membership of the new driving
club is enterprising and ambitious goes
without saying, but there is one feature
about this fact which is of decided inter-
est, namely, that all the clubs plans are
in the direction of the public welfare and
happiness and yet the club does not ask
a dollar from any source as a gratuity.
The club was organized for the amuse-
ment of it's members, but 1t has decided to
share its most attractive events with all
who desire to attend This determination
is In keeping with similar institutions
elsewhere, but Is entirely out of keeping
with the scope and spirit of a private
club. which is necessarily restricted and
exclusive in its character
Night Races.
One of the big midsummer attractions
which the club Is planning to present at
Trotwood park in July and August, Is a
period of running races at night, under
the glare of electric lights. This PROPOSE
ton has been criticised by some friends
of the Matinee club as impractical and
visionary. 1t is admitted by the men hav-
ing the project in charge that 1t could not
be done right under ordinary circum-
stances, nor with the facilities to be found
on the average race track 1t probably
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17

nominations are carried by thousands and
staked with seeming recklessness 1t Is
also observable that only the COMPARE
lively few are In ignorance of the breed
ing, past performances and general fit
ness of the days entries Weights, PEI
culiarities Of the runners and character
istics of jockeys are also common prop
erty. Some might argue from this that
the lovers Of the running horse have be-
come proficient In race track lore from
the pure love of sport I venture to say
that II betting were prohibited there
would be a falling off OF not less than so
per cent. The race course shows the
American love of gambling in its most de-
veloped form. 1t affords Intellectual rec
reation with an indulgence in the gam
bling mania.
Work along the tunnel has come to a
standstill and the son of sunny Italy is
not drawing pay. Well, what OF It? To
be sure the delays puts OF rapid transit
by as many days as the men are out.
They want two dollars and eight hours.
The legislature of this state fixed eight
hours as the legal work day. and two
dollars as the pay on state and municipal
works. By clever Juggling the great tun-
nels now being built under the public
streets, paid for with bonds issued on the
credit of the city, have been declared pri-
vate property constructed on private
contracts, and financed by a private cor
poration And therefore, the condition
affecting public works did not apply,
Permission to build the tunnel and In
crease the debt limit was awarded by the
voters. In every assembly district In
Manhattan the laboring man. an Ameri-
can citizen, looked for work on the tun-
mel Eight hours and two dollars. What
broken promises; what blasted hopesl
The italian was imported from Italy;
the negro from the south. One dollar and
a quarter and eleven hours. No Ameri-
can citizen can compete with these peo-
pie. And now they strike for the labor
and hours which the native workman has
claimed was his by right.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17
REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE.

T OEe 0tAA4AA.
81, 000-5Ox14O 4-story brick; 3rd avenue,
near 10Th street.
sS6 OOO-45x1OO s-story brick, near Bird ave-
nue. on Goth street.
So 500-50xs21a. Morris avenue, between
end and 23rd streets; improved.
$10OOO-5Ox100 corner End avenue and 2Srd
street; improved.
$10O0O-50x1OO 2-story brick, End avenue
rents $780,
s65OO-1OOx1OO corner 7th avenue and 18th
street; 4 cottages renting to best class
white tenants for $780,
s55OO-SOx100, with cottages renting for
s64S, south 21st street, near e.
S40O0-50x240, 10th avenue, near oath street,
north, with 7-room cottage in front and
house on alley; renting for 5000.
k4O0O-Corner lot with new cottages
renting to white tenants for sA; this
is near In.
$25o0-5Ox190, Avenue E, near 22nd street.
S3500-65x210, corner, with new homes
renting for 1904; room for two more.
k360O-5Ox190, north side of 7th avenue,
near 26th street has nice 7-room cot
tage new, and 4-room house on alley;
splendid home or investment.
We want for a customer a modern or
10-room house on South Highlands, from
June to October l.
tt. ANGLlN & CO.
Both phone 10S. 2o2S LIST Ave.