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The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
A FABLE
 (of course)

Bulls of Bashan, having regard for the cries of the Poor and Needy? They despo us of substance; they invoke the aid of the clay god Graft, and of his ravenous ancestor, Loot. Our pockets are empty; our storehouses are plundered appeals to the sect of Hounhymedes are useless, therefore, we suffer exceedingly. We com pelled to deliver our tale of bricks, yet do they not even furnish with straw. Do they not give places to Henchmen that they may thereby dis charge their private pecuniary obligations with money wrested from the people?"
 Then arose one of the Oppressed, who lifted up his voice and said ''Verily it hath been said of old that Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets she crieth in the chief place of Concourse, in the openings of the Gates ; in the City she uttereth her words, saying: How long, ye simple ones, will ye hate simplicity, and the scorners delight in their scOrning, and Fools hate Knowledge? Therefore, ye suffer justly ; ye saw Asses clothed in Lions skins and ye took them for the Real Thing And now are ye get ting taste of it. The Asses have dropped their Skins and ye stand abashed at their Brayng Ye have been brandishng at them an empty sling, and ye have been Despoiled, because they soon found that your sling was only swung in the Air Charge, therefore, your Sling with stones, and ye may work havoc among the Council of High binders; then shall the HOunhymedes know that ye no longer Content to scare, but that ye can show in Earnest what ye can do.
 If words suffice nOt blows must follow. ''
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
Will Close on Sunday.

The Sunday closing movement, men tion of which was made in the last issue of this paper. has become an actual fact, the following firms having agreed to close their places of business hereafter on Sunday:
 Northwestern Commercial Company, Ames Mercantile Company, N. A. T. & T. Co.,, Pacific Commercial Company George L. Fish X Co.,, G. P. Goggin, Archer, Ewing X Co.,, F. s. Lang Co.,, E. w. Shirk X Co.,, Felix Brown, Bursik X Bnswanger, Yette Kracower Nome Trading Company, Knuppe X Browne, G. H. Wintermantle, C. R. Staples, R. Lloyd Eaton, The En- porium, Jacobs & Bristol, Friedman & Siedenberg, Goodfriend's Grocery, J. F. Giese. McGrath & Co.,, J. c. Gaffney x Co.,, Ed Friedman, Lewis Bros., U. $. Mercantile Company, The Nome Bazaar, N. Levine, Alex. Campbell Saunders Sisters, Wood X Jourden, Carlss Bros., Snake River Grocery Company, King & Ince.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
THE LAND OF LOOT .*

~ NCE upon time in the Land of Loot and
 Graft, whose affairs administered by " sect called the Hounhymedes, the local Witenagemote being known and denominated as the Council of Highbinders, it resolved to tax such citizens as had few Shekels in their purses sufficient amount to enable the High
 binders to employ two or three Constables, whose duty it should be to still further oppress the Poor Hold Up the Banks, Plunder the Caravansaries, the large Commercial Companies who carried large stocks of merchantable goods. This thought Desirable, inasmuch as the Scarlet Women, the Macquereaux, and others who had heretofore been well Shaken both before and after being Taken, had left the Land of Loot
 The Chief ,Gasticutus consulted, but for a time he demurred, thinking it lneXpedient to I'm mOlate further the few people who were still in the Land uponi the altar of Greed and Graft which the Council of Highbnders had erected and upon which they worshped, pouring libations of HOotch thereon, first having satisfied their parched throats. These were grievous days for the People, for they Sorey beSet on all sides. The Hounhymede Highbinders ruled them with heavy hand. Being themselves men without sub stance, they, therefore, sought it from the People, and if one dared make protest against their Mis- rule and Oppression they '' winked the other eye and said Ina Ina 7" Therefore the People took Counsel of each other saying, '' How shall we rid ourselves of these Highbinders, who verly are
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
Musical Services.

The musical services at the Congre- gatiOnal church Sunday evening were enjoyed by large and appreclative audience. The praise service, under the able direction of Mir. J. T. Thornquist, assisted by MT. s. Taylor, cornettist, was inspiring, and the solos by Mrs. Loda F. Hays and MT. Moses were very ably rendered. Mrs. Hays has strong voice, of good mezzo-soprano quality, and shows careful training. Mr. Moses sang in his usunl easy and cultured manner.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
GRAF I FRS
Chicago City Council
 Does Things.

Chicago, Oct. 6.-After hearing ar explanation from Mayor Harrison con corning the municipal "graft" charges the Chicago city council last night vot. ed to establish d system of espionage over the city employees. It also ap. pointed committee of nine aldermen to conduct an investigation of the city departments.
 Three confidential agents, or detec. tives, will be employed by the civil ser vice commission to be assigned in diff ferent departments at different times, and to furnish the commission with in. formation which may lead to the detec. tion of dishonest dealings.
 In this way the council proposes tC make discharges for ''graft" possible, even under the present rigid civil serv. ice laws requiring proof.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
ACQU|T TED
The Seven Men Charged
 With Assault.

As told in the last issue of THE NCG- GET J. S. Steinburgen, Peter Berg, c. J. Schlife. G. A. kassen, K. Veldo, B. Jensen and Sam Samson, seven miners, were arrested last Friday on No. be- low, Tripple creek. charged with as- sault upon the person of William Arm strong. The men gave bonds and de- nied the accusation of the complaining witness. The case was tried yesterday morning by a jury in Judge Reed s court, and the defendants were prompt ly acquitted, no evidence having been adduced to show that they had commit ted either an assault or breach of the peace.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
From Fox Creek.

Mir. and Mrs. A. Watson, formerly proprietors of the Fox river roadhouse, reached town yesterday, and will make their home here during the winter, in order to secure school advantages for their children. Mrs. Watson came over by horse team, and she reports the trails as being in excellent condition, the rivers and streams being thorough ly frozen.
 The Halfway roadhouse was de- stroyed by fire recently.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
MINERAL APPLICATION NO. 4.
United States Land Office. Innpan Aluska Sent 2Q lll.

United States Land Ofice,
 Juneau, Alaska Sept. 30, 1902 Notice is hereby given that James OSullivan and J. WilkenS whose poStoffice address is Nome, Alaska, have made application for United States patent for the No Grass gulch placer mining claim, Mineral Survey No 523 situate in the Cape Nome Mining District, Dis trict of Alaska, and more particularly described as follows:
 Beginning at Cor. No 1, pine post fin Gin, 1 feet long, set 20n. in the ground, with mound of earth around, scribed 1928 whence U s. LOG. Mon. No. 4 bears N. 76 deg. Al min. east 40l95 feet distant; thence s. 6l deg. l2 min. w. Mag. Var. 20 deg g min E., 12Ol. 6 feet to Cor. No. 9; thence N. 25 deg IA min. w., Var. 20 deg. 36 min. E., 6462 feet to Cor No. 3: thence N 6l deg 52 min, 30 sec. E Var, 20 deg 30 m E. 12Ol 8 feet to Cor. No. {; thence S. 9 deg. min. E. Var. 20 deg 20 m E 632. 1t to Cor. No the place of beginning, containing an area of 17 60 acres. The notice of location of this claim is re- corded in the office of the recorder of the Cape Nome Recording District, Alaska, in volume B. page 4l and book S5, page 262 Neighboring or adjoining claims are on the N. k. by No. II Dex- ter creek, other claimants unknown.
 JOHN w. DUDLEY,
 Register. It is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice be published in the NOME NUGGET, a news paper published at Nome, Alaska for the statutory period
 JOHN w. DUDLEY,
 Register. Date of first publication, Aug. 18th, 1903. lot w
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
A Town Growing Up.

A small town has arisen near the head of Dry creek. J. B. Wood, who was cut in that section this week, states that all that is needed to give the town the appearance of real mining camp is newspaper and a sa- loon. There will be a great deal of mining activity in that vicinity the present winter Not much has as yet been done, however, owing to a lack of water for the steam boilers.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
AriOnS Elect Officers.

At the meeting of the German-Ameri- can Arion on Sunday evening the fol- lowing officers were elected for the en- suing term:
 President, Leo Lowsnherz; vice presi- dent, J. C. Muther; recording secretary, E. H. Hanson: financial secretary, A. Binswanger; treasurer, Louis Vigelius; sergeant-at-arm, Harry Watson: trus- tees, Charles Ross, w. H. Bard and E. $. Harrison.
 The society purposes to give a num- Der of entertainments during the win ter.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
The NUGGET Delivered Nine Times for S1.o0
NOTICE OF MARSHAL'S SALE.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, END. DIv., DISTRICT OF ALASKA 3D.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, c. END. DIv., DISTRICT OF ALASKA 3D.
 Public notice is hereby given that by virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias Tor execution] dated Sep tember 18th. 1903. issued out of the District Court of the United States for the Second Divi- sion, District of Alaska. on a judgment rendered in said Court on the 29th day of November. 1902, in favor of A. k. Southward, J. B. Kittelson and N. G. TOrrison defendants, and against Hugh McDougal, w. w. Sales and Alexander Watson. plaintiffs. have. on the 18th and 24th days of September, 1903 respectively, levied upon the following described real estate, towit:
 That certain lot or parcel Of land situated in the City of Nome, Cape Nome Recording Dis trct. Alaska, upon which is situated the house on the south side of Third Street, immediately in the rear of the Golden Gate hotel in said city, now occupied by F. H. Ames, being part of Lot I7l Seven, in Block [l49l One Hundred Forty nine, in said City of Nome, together with the building situated thereon and
 That certain placer mining claim known As Claim No. 20 above Discovery on Ophir creek situated on said Ophir creek, in the Council City Recording District District of Aluska; and that will, accordingly, offer all the right title and interest of said w. w. Sales in and to said real estate for sale, at public vendue to the high est and best bidder, for cash, on the 3rd day of November, 1903. at o'clock p.m., in front of the United States District Court House at Nome Alaska
 Dated October 2nd, 1903
 FRANK H. RICHARDS,
 U. s. Marshal, Second Div,
 District of Alaska. First publication October 8. 1903. 1O3-4W
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
Making Good Time.

A telephone message received from Solomon stated that R. H. Gritfis, tho overland mail carrier, who left Nome Sunday morning, with the first outside mail, reached Solomon the same even ing, thus making excellent time. Grif- ifs had about 25 pounds of mail.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
Bound Over.

James Mcconnell on Monday stole a roll of blankets, containing fur robe and other articles, from building on Third street. This morning he was bound over to the grand jury on charge of grand larceny.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
On Bangor Creek.

No. 6, Bangor creek, is showing up we'll. L. Seidenberg & Co.,, who have a lay on the claim, only started to work about Oct. 10 with five men. Although work could be prosecuted only during a portion of the day, on account of frost, in two days they cleaned up s26O. The claim will be worked this winter. Ban- gor creek is tributary of Snake river.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
Notice to Taxpayers.

Notice is hereby given that the municipal taxes for the present year are now due and owing. Any taxes remaining unpaid at twelve o'clock noon on the first day of November 1908 will be delinquent and thereafter an additional one per cent of the assessed valuation will be added to the regular tax as penalty for the non npayment of said taxes before becoming de linquent, to-wit before twelve o'clock noon on the first day of November, 1908.
 J. J. RYAN, st City Clerk.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

Fresh beef, mutton, pork, veal, pOul try, etc., just received by the Pacific Cold Storage company.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
NOtice.

All uncalled for packages of goods left at Gus Browns clothing store dur ing the past year, if not claimed on or before December l, 1903, will be donat- ed to the Quartz creek mission.
 GUS BROWN, Nome, Alaska, Nov. 4, 1903.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
Notice

Mr. c. E. Hoxsie has purchased the interest of MT. J. B. Murphy in the Eldorado saloon, and will collect all bills due and pay all outstanding ac- counts of the above firm.
 J. B. MURPHY. Nome. Oct. 24 1903.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

If you want to have your claim sur veyed and plated go and see Otto halla. He will charge you from SIC up, according to location of claim. You can see him at any time at Eul's, Front street
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

Suter, the jeweler, is here to stay, and with prices as low as the lowest and with the finest stock ever shown in this section of Alaska. Watches and diamonds at outside prices.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

Received by s. s. St. Paul, @6S cases fancy hand.picked fruit This Is the choicest line In town. Now on sale at Ooggins'.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

Fresh cows milk, 25 cents a quart, delivered, or leave orders at w. c. Evans, Steadman ave. Alaska Dairy Company.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

The Nome Trading Co. received by the Oregon Mocha and Java coffee that is perfection.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

Imported salame, olive oil, dried and canned mushrooms, chili peppers and German lentils at Snake River grocery.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

The winter series of dances will start tonight at the Golden Gate. A large attendance is anticipated Good music will be in attendance.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
Notice.

Public notice is hereby given that general fund city warrants numbered from 1885 to l45s, both inclusive, will be paid on presentation at the office of the city treasurer at the Alaska Banking & Safe Deposit Co.
 C. G. CowDEN.
 City Treasurer. Dated Nome, Alaska, Nov. 3, 1903.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

The Pacific Cold Storage company have received large supplies of fresh meats, fresh poultry and live cattle.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

Choice beef, mutton, pork, veal and poultry at Pacific Cold Storage com pany's markets.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
From Soup to Nuts.

Board of Trade from II .. m. to ? p. m., nd from 10 p. m. to l a. ID.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

Received by s. s. St. Paul, large shipment of Hills Br0s.' fancy butter in 1 and 7.lb. cans, at 0oggins
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

Fresh beef and mutton at Pacific Cold Storage company's markets, 228 and 344 Front St:
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

Matt board for mounting pictures for sale at THE NUGGET office.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

Hot lunch from l2 noon to l2 mid night at the Reception.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

Pool and billiard tables at the Board of Trade saloon.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

Premier Mocha and Java Coffee at Nome Trading Co. s.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

Hunter Rye, sl.25 at the Reception.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
Go to the North Pole

Bakery for the best bread and pastry. The only coffee house in town.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

II you want Good Coffee go to 0oi gins for 1t.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

Wall paper. Nome Trading Co.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
FURRIERS

Fur garments remodeled and repair ed; all work guaranteed. Moore x Co Mo- Steadman ave.
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04
4O2 FRONT STREET

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The Nome nugget., 1903-11-04

Nome. Oct. 24, 1903.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22

with red ink one day in a nations cal
endar.
The First Thanksgiving Day.
Alexander Young, the father Of
Judge Young of this city, in his
Chronicles of the Pilgrims quotes a
colonial writer's account Of the first
thanksgiving day ever observed in this
country. The date Of that Thanksgiv-
ing festival was Dec. II, 1921. and it
was held in Plymouth town
"Our harvest being gotten in,' wrote
the eolonist, our governor sent four
men out fowling, that we might, after
a special manner, rejoice together
after we had gathered the fruit of our
labors. They four, in one day, killed
as much fowl as, with a little help be-
sides, served the company almost a
week. At which time, amongst other
recreations we exercised our arms,
| many Of the Indians coming amongst
us, and among the rest their greatest
king, Massasoyt, with some ninety
! men whom for three days, we enter
tanned and Toasted; and they went out
and killed five deer. which they
brought to the plantation and
bestowed on our governor and upon
the captain and others" The govern
| or, of course, was Bradford; the fowl,
| it is needless to state was wild turkey.
The following year no Thanksgiving
festival was observed in Plymouth
town, but in July of 1923, a ship arriv-
ing from England with provisions that
were sorely needed by the colonists,
| the governor again set a day of
| Thanksgiving.
Forgotten for Forty-F Years.
The day was not revived until forty
| five years later. Then it was forgotten
again until June, 1889, when a thanks
| giving service was held in honor of
| the accession of William and Mary to
| the English throne. In 1890 Thanks
| giving was observed in the autumn and
| the next year, Plymouth colony becom-
| ing a part of Massachusetts colony,
the Thanksgiving festival ceased, of
| course, to be connected with the name
| of Plymouth colony.
But various events inspired the other
| colonies to observe the festival and
previous to the revolution it had be-
/ come an annual holiday. An historical
| writer in giving an account of a
| Thanksgiving celebration held in 1875.
| to celebrate the victory over King Phil
| lip states that there were those in
| Church's expedition who had much
] doubt then, and afterwards seriously
| considered, whether burning their enc
mics alive could be consistent with
humanity and the benevolent princi-
| pies of the gospel Which goes to
prove that even if those early Puritans
| lacked a sense of humor some of them
did have sense of the eternal fitness
| of things.
After the revolution Thanksgiving
day became an annual festival in New
York, the governor issuing the procla-
nation. Finally, at the suggestion of
congress, President Washington issued
the first Thanksgiving proclamation
which made the festival an annual hol-
iday.
George Wrote Long Sentence.
One of the noticeable things about
this proclamation was that it contained
one sentence of 269 words. But it was
devout in tone and coming as it did,
directly after the suppression of the
whisky insurrection in Pennsylvania,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22

gether and render sincere and hearty
thanks to the great ruler of nations for
the manifold and signal mercies which
distinguish our lot as nation; partic-
ularly for the possession of constitu-
lions of government which unite and
by their union, establish liberty with
order; for the preservation of our
peace, foreign and domestic; for the
reasonable control which has been
given to spirit of disorder in the sup
preston of the late Instruction, and
generally for the prosperous condition
of our affairs, public and private"-
From the First National Thanksgiving
Proclamation.
Of all the days marked red in this
nations calendar, Thanksgiving day
means the most because it is the most
fraught with memories. There was a
Thanksgiving day one hundred years.
at least before there was Fourth Of
July. Independence day, indeed, marks
a period glorious period in the ma
TONS life, but Thanksgiving day marks
the beginning of that life. 1t is rooted
deep in the soil and it Is indigenous to
the soil. Other nations today celebrate
their Fourths of July, most countries
observe Christmas and Easter pos
sesses a significance in every country
where there are Christian people, but
Thanksgiving day is meaningless to
all nations except this.
Feast Days No Longer Original.
Entire originality in the matter of
feast days, fast days and holidays is
a thing of the past" says a modern
writer.
Practically every day in the year
was pre- empted for anniversary pur-
poses long ago, and should a new ma
,ra1.i,oc i,,fo
and seek to mark the event by the es-
tablishment of general public fes-
t1val, some uneasy bookworm would
rise UP and prove by the production of
a Chaldean or ASSyrian or Aztec CAL
endar, that similar festival was an
nually observed by primeval man some
10000 odd years more or less before
the Christian era"
What this writer says is true enough
but, after all, the strongest argument
that can be brought forward to dis
pute the claim that this nation is the
original Thanksgiving nation is that at
| various times other nations or other
communities, feeling in a thankful
mood. have set aside day for the
chanting of a paean of praise.
| But no other nation has so closely
interviewer with it's history, no other
| nation today is called upon by it's ruler
OF us cnler executive to set apart one
day for thanksgiving, no other nation
feasts annually on roast turkey and
pumpkin pie.
1t is almost three hundred years ago
that the first thanksgiving proclama-
ton was issued in this country. 1t
was issued by a governor, but it was
not dictated to his secretary nor was
1t published in a newspaper. In fact,
no formality at all marked it's issuance.
The governor merely bade four of the
men whom he governed to take their
foWling pieces and go out and shoot
some wild turkey in order that the
people might feast and rejoice after
they had gathered the fruit of their
labor, but that action of the Plymouth
governor was prompted by, something
more than a mere impulse. 1t was an
inspiration and in spite of the infor-
mality of the proclamation, it wrote
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22

Should drive me up a tree.
If 1 were full of thanks. perhaps,
That might explain their way;
But I'm not and never was.
Col darn Thanksgiving day.
The protest is not elegant, but it
appears to be heartfelt. 1t is not
probable, however, that it will disturb
anybody's enjoyment on Thanksgiving
day.
Like Christmas day, Thanksgiving
day inspires most people with desire
to make others happy. Here in st.
Paul it is not only thanks that are