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The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-06-04
A SAMPLE OF PATRIOTISM.

A dispatch published in the last issue of
this paper told how a Japanese murderer,
condemned to die, was given couple of
dollars wherewith to buy good breakfast
before he was executed. Instead of buying
the breakfast to fortify his body for LIES
final ordeal, he asked that the money be do
mated to his country's war fund.
What do you call such an act Is it
patriotism or was the act one of mere senti
mentality? Did this poor, obscure japanese
murderer expect that his patriotic act would
be spoken of in many languages? Hardly.
Without a doubt he felt that it was the last
act that he could perform for the country
that he loved, and which was undergoing
the stress of war with mighty nation
A recent writeI-we believe he calls him
self NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that patriotism,
vor, is produced by an unhealthy state of
mind. These psychologists mental sci
entists' and others of that ill1 undoubtedly
are learned men and good men, but happily
for the world at large, they do not cOnsti-
tute or represent all of the good and the
wisdom of the earth. The psychologist who
decries patriotism as an unhealthy pastime,
is, without doubt, devoid of it's primary
impulses. In the citizenship of his country
he belongs to the jelly fish order. Country,
or love of it or of it's institutions, it's history
its progress in development, in short, its
growth in all that which goes to make
nations great and their people prosperous,
are as nothing to set of faddists who have
attempted to seek recognition in recent
times. But the recognition accorded, such
will be on par with that which is given to
freaks, The spirit of patriotism exhibited
by the Jap murderer makes nations great,
and respected, as we'll. Where the fires of
patriotism never grow dull there you will
find a happy, prosperous, selfreliant and
contented people-a people who believe in
themselves and their country. Such is the
spirit which the japanese are exhibiting in
their present struggle with Russia.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-06-04

most demoralZing form of gambling, "play-
ing policy" Convictions were few and far
between until Capt F. Norton Goddard en-
and perseverance.
He finally persuaded the legislature to
pass a law making it felony to have know
ingly in ones possession policy slip.
Under this law he promptly secured the con-
victon of the powerful millionaire policy
king" CAT Adams, and sent him to Sing
Sing, where he is now wearing the stripes.
He appealed his case all the way to the
United States supreme court, on the ground
of the unconstitutionality of the law, but
that court of highest resort has just sus-
tanned his conviction.
The court, in its decision, says:
eve think there was no unlawful search
or seizure or compelling of this man to tes-
tfy against himself in the giving of evidence
of what the police officer found in executing
the search warrant for the policy tickets
We think the possession of these tickets
may we'll be prima facie evidence against a
man in order to give him full right and OPP
portunity to show how he came into posses
sion of them, and in any event, it is within
the power of the state in cases of this char
acter to say what shall be prima facie evil
dence in its courts.
This. of course settles the constitution
atty of such statute for all the country.
1t can be made to cover roulette wheels and
balls, faro layouts, chips or any other gam
bling devices just as well as policy slips.
The state would only have to prove the
possession of the article. The defendant
would have to prove that he did not know it
was in his possession-a very difficult thing
or the evidence of the crime would be
complete, and a conviction certain.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-06-04
MEMORIAL POEM.

Composed and delivered by Comrade E.
H. Flynn at Nome Alaska, on Memorial
day, May 30, 1904. Published by request
of the citizens of Nome:
Slowly, yet surely, we vending our way
TO that bourne whence no traveller returns;
We've nothing left now but to watch and to pray
While our life's lamp so dimly burns;
Yet we sadly look back through this valley of tears,
Ger the battlefelds strewn with the dying.
And ponder alone DER the passage of years,
With our comrades in graves quietly lying.
We have fought our last FIGHT, we have finished our
race,
While our flag proudly floats DER nation,
Where freedom and fortune are drifting apace
Ger the broad, placid streams of creation;
Where the blue and the grey now fight side by side
For the freedom of slave-trodden lands:
To our boys from the South it's national pride
To grasp them once more by the hands.
No more shall the bugle call sound reveille.
For comrades have fought their last battle
No more shall their cry on land or
BE heard mid the cannons' loud rattle;
They have passed from this life to a peace in the
grave,
With our flag floating proudly DER them,
Freely giving their lives our country to save,
With the foe lighting madlv before them.
And now that both peace and prosperity rest
Wherever our flag is unfuried
We lay last tribute of love on the breasts
OF those braves who enlightened the world,
And gave to the slave that inherent right
OF freedom DER life's toilsome way,
Bring Millions Of souls from darkness to light,
Mid the dawn of new born day.
May peace and prosperity ever unite
Our country, our flag and our home;
Yet, if we must fight, let it be for the right,
No matter what sorrows may come;
And while the old veteran has fired his last gun
For our glorious stripes and bright stars,
That heroic pride passed from sire to son,
Shall be heard of in ensuing wars
Many years have elapsed since national strife,
When the blue met their fCemen in grey;
Yet they e'er turned back when danger was rife,
Neither waiting to rest pray
Bravey fighting. they died, country to save,
In the midst of that bloody ARRAY
May they peacefully rest in their windowess grave
Awaiting the judgment day.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-06-04
WHY THEY WON'T INVEST.

A well known mining man, a large claim
owner and worker in this section of Alaska,
who spent several months last year in the
mining states of the West, found that he
could not interest mining capitalists of Col
Orado, New Mexico or Arizona in Alaskan
projects. They preferred Mexico instead,
for, they argued, to invest money in the
mines of Northwestern Alaska meant end
less litigation. These capitalists were thor
oughly posted upon the status of mining
litigation in this section. They stated
bluntly that no protection was guaranteed
the miner, and they were not looking for
Investments where the rights of man were
not respected and where the operations of
law were so uncertain and unsatisfactory
1t was stated that these mining men knew
of every move made here in the tide of liti
cation and it's results Therefore they pre-
ferred the Latin republic of Mexico to a
rich mineral portion of their own country.
Surely there must be something radically
wrong when an impression such as this
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-06-04
STOPPING GAMBLING.

Any state in the Union can now stop all
gambling in which any paraphernalia are
used as completely and as soon as it wishes.
From time immemorial the excuse given
for not stopping it has been the difficulty of
securing direct evidence. Hundreds and
thousands of gamblers have had to be set
free when there was not a particle of doubt
as to their guilt, because the prosecution
could not prove that money actually passed
from one man to another, or if it passed that
it was not in payment of debt or some
such nonsense, says Seattle exchange.
In New York city vigorous war had
been waged for years on the cheapest and
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-06-04

The public debt of Russia is 100000,
900; her gold reserve is about $4OO, OOO, 900,
and there is perhaps $40, 900 in gold in
circulation in the empire. M. de Witte said
recently, in meeting of the council of
state "The imposition of direct and indi,
rect taxes upon population has reached the
last possible limit. To lay any further bur-
den upon the tax-paying power will not
only be fruitless of results, but can hardly
be regarded as permissible in the present
economic condition of the country
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-06-04

It takes good lawyer to make good
Judge
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-06-04

One of the worst mOnopoles in Nome is
the telephone company. The service is not
good, and the rates charged are exorbitant.
An exclusive franchise granted by the last
written upon, but the present city council
should repeal it, in the interests of their
constituents, since the fact that such an or,
dinance has been passed might be used to
keep out competition and perpetuate inde6-
nitely the monopoly.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-06-04

When man-no matter what position in
life he occupies, so long as the occupation
man has been bought, or paid to do that
which is wrong, the insinuator is weak,
contemplate coward, and is himself, with
out doubt. venal to degree, small in mind,
and of the stripe of bigots who hanged
witches at Salem
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-06-04

At the beginning of the Russian Japa-
nese war only 100 Russians resided in Japan,
while in Manchuria and Eastern Siberia
there were 5000 Japanese settlers. The
retail trade there was largely in the hands
of japanese and Chinese merchants, and the
Japanese vessels which piled between Japan
and Vladivostok were far superior to the
Russian
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-06-04

The blackmailer always stands on slip
perry places, and sooner or later he gets a
fall that sewers his cervical vertebrae
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-06-04

There should come a time when clique
of men will not be permitted to rob any man
of the fruit of his labor. That time may be
long in coming, but come it surely will
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-06-04

seizes the minds of men who are in every
way able to develop mining country.
Where does the fault lie?
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-06-04

Under Judge Noyes we had the receiver
but not the injunction; now we have both
Thus do matters mend.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-06-04

The New York Evening Post, quasi
Democratic newspaper, calls William r.
Hearst the "unspeakable candidate"
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-06-04

There are strong indications that menta
science causes incipient paresis to bud ant
blossom.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-04

ira Reginald de Koven. conductor. In
view OF the greatly increased attendance
az the last Sunday night concert. owing
10 the return 10 the usual Chase scale
OF prices. It IS confidently expected that
the audience tonight VIII assume record
breaking dimensions. More potent. how
ever, than the prices. il is believed win
be Fraulein Ella Stark. whose Euro
pean fame has preceded her. and as IL
r. probable that she will be heard in
future too seldom in this country. those
VINO are conversant with her repuJa-'
lion VIII not lose this opportunity.
Fraulein Starks playing is said TO be OF
the same brilliant. forcefuI style that
characterizes Fannie Bloomfield Zelsler.
Tier phraZing and technique are cOnsid-
cred the height OF art and 20 these she
adds temperament and power. Mr.. de
hoven VIII deliver his customary short
talk 10 the audience. which has done 50
much to put Washington music-lovers
en- rapport with the orchestra. and the
many who have competed for the cash
prize offered last Sunday night for the
best and most suitable popular program.
WILL al the same time. have their anX-
ious tension relieved by his announce
mcnt Of the successful competitor. Ha
viii also ask FOR separate request
in future, and viii call atten-
tion To the slips provided for the pur-
nose. The advance sale Of reserved seats
viii open az D. M today. az the box
ONCE, and touights program IN iuu Is
as follow.
Overture. Light Cavalry" Suppe
Entr acte, 'tosemunde. schupert'
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At the TheateTs.

NatiOnal-FaveTsham in Lefty"
Lefty" which Charles FrohInm will
show al the National Tbeater tomorrow
night. after q run of three months al
The Hudson Theater ia New York. will
be of unusual interest and Importance
as new Arthur Wing PinerO play
marking the opening Of William Faver-
sham fourth season as a Frohman
star, It VIII pe gwen with q remarkable
east. As the hero. Neviu Letchmere, AIR
Faversham has achieved elsewhere o.
triumph Of acting and Characterization
which theatergoers have rewarded with
nearly "a dozen curtain calls al the end
OF the fourth act.
Besides Mr. FayersLam's contribution
there is "a spread OF excellent acting
by the many players which Charles
Frohman has put into the play. Char
lotta nilsson. Julie OPP. Arthur Play
fair. and Fritz Williams. have scored in
diyidual hits, and there are other fine
performance Of tho minor characters.
The supper scene in the Cafe KeEgnce
ln the third act Is described as very
funny feature Of the production. JuiI.
Ops coclUey miiliuer's assistant.
which may De described as a sort of
English tough girl h. also one of the
luJoyalie features Of the performance.
The story OF the play may De briefly
told as follows. Lefty Is clerk Iu
bucket shop She has made the ac-
quaiutauce of Letchmcre. gentleman
who she hopes is going to marry her.
H. loves her but ice is married. Her
ema oyer Mandeviue. loves her too. and
A. lnls Go marry her. Lefty accepts him
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-04

such hit IL remained at the Shafts
bury Theater, London, Tor I'VE months.
AT the present time two companies are
making tours OF England. Wales. and
Scotland.
Henry W. Savage has always endeav-
ored to maintain a high standard Of ef-
hciency In all companies. The cast this
year OF The Prince Of PiIsen" has been
selected from the companies that have
been appearing in both America and
England. Mr.. Savage engaged only
those players who have shown their eff
nciency for the different roles. and in
consequence il ia easily concluded that
the obvious results are the best pre-
sented production of the comedy seen
i'm this country or elsewhere.
jess Dandy viii assume the role Of
Hans Wagner, the Cincinnati brewer.
Ida stonhope will play the role of the
widow She appeared in this role In
London. lyar Anderson and Arthur
Donaldson, both the originals OF the
Prince OF PiIseu and the naval Heuten-
ant; Almyra Forrest and Jeanette
BagcaTd the former playing the role Of
Edith Adams the Vassar girl. and the
latter Sadonie. the French maid; Marie
WEIGH. who has just finished a three
years engagement at the TivoI The
atCr San Francisco, i'm the part OF Mel
lie Wagner, the brewers daughter.
Stella MARITIME, as the beHbOy, for the
first time James +. Sullivan, as Fran
co.'s. the head waiter, and Percy Ames.
Ass the English lord. complete the cast.
The chorus is as large as usual. and
said "a be as able 20 sing as most of
Mr.. savase's productions. AS is GUS
tomary with MI Suvage's companies
the Prince OF Pilsen' carries its own
orchestra.
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catches an actors eye, even when he
has no use for IL, he is likely 70 buy it
and store il away for future contingent
cies In this way, and by saving his
old costumes. more than one actor has
accumulated a stock Of old clothes that
has fanciful value. Actors lowered
around like bees when there was a ward
robe sale in connection with the clos
ing Of the venerated Boston Museum.
I remember when L was on the hunt
for al outfit with a Ghetto character
10 il, says Mr.. Dandy. II was advis-
ed 10 visit an EGst Side locality. and
there. sure enough. ] came across what
1 wanted on the back and legs Of an
old man. The trousers were marveIs
The very bags in the knees were as pic
turesque as a Swiss landscape. and the
tremendous wrinkles and folds in the
coat would have been the despair OF a
caricaturist In my life / never saw
such character costume
Lost in the Cleaning.
81 could hardly hold myself after I
laid eyes on that old man. 1 should
have been willing TO pay any price
for the OUTFIT, and I was ready TO hold
him up and rob him if he refused 10
sell.
q" How much viii you take for that
suit of clothes you have On?' / asked.
" Five dollars, he said. evidently
thinking he named an exorbitant price.
Il closed with him. and he was TO de-
liver the suit in person at my house
some two hours later
He came as he agreed and handed
me bundle, and I gave him the five.
After he had left 1 opened the package
and nearly tainted. The old man had
cleaned and pressed the suit. All the
picturesque wrinkles and folds were
gone; every characteristic stain was
/ simply had a cheap second
hand suit. Actually. there We're ereases
In the trousers where those marvellous
bags had been.
There was nothing for me 10 do
but TO look for another suit like it. and.
OF course. there wasn't another one like
il in the world"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-04
WORMING NEW TURN
INTO PUBLIC FAVOR
Vaudeville Manager Hestates, Actor Hesates and Thing
Is Done by Timd Degrees

Chris Bruno, of Bruno and Russell at
Chase's this week is the son of that
Chris Bruno who was well known as "a
comedian and dancer i'm the days Of
N, stayer's Tourists" Young Bruno
was here last as "a member of May
Twins company. Then he was engaged
to create the part and dances of the
advance man in the Chicago engage
ment Of Savage's Shotgun" lie re-
manned in il during the run in the
Western city ana then returned 10 polite
va melville. His dancing has enabled
him 10 alternate between the different
dramatic domains In speaking Of him
self, Mr.. Bruno said, recently:
u cannot remember when / could not
sing and dance. MY father was very
well known for his abilities in that line.
and ] inherited the trait-if such it may
be called. But as "a yOungster / never
thought such talents were worth while
Ny ambition was 10 be "a very tragic
actor one day when l was about four-
teen my mother came into my room
ana saw me busy over a suit case.
What in the world are You doing?
she asked in surprise.
Packing up replied briefly,
But Whyg
Going with road company, was
my consequential answer. She tried 10
stop me. but father said, Let him go.
He'll be back before long. Ard 1
think with the expression on his face
that makes so many people laugh when
he assumes it professionally /
was gone just about two weeks, when /
got stranded. The only thing 10 do was
20 telegraph Tor money and go home.
but this didn't shock my concet in
the very least Some time after the suit
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HOW THE FAVERSHAMS
AVERT OUR COOKERY
Britons Porn, They Object-to Things Fried Broled and
Baked-Now hey Revel in Things Boiled

Unlike many stars. both native and
foreign, who hutter over the continent
soJourning in hostelries, William Faver-
sham and ms pretty wife, 5ulie OPP
who are 10 appear next week fin Pin
eros new play. Lefty" an the VA
ucnall viii not dwell in hotels. Mr.
Faversham i8-a Erlton. and although
he has passed many seasons i'm this
country, liketh nOt the cook American.
Coming from the land where they
toll everything il was with no little
Gismay that mr. Faversham learned
that in america we fry and roast and
bake almost everything and bpiI scarce
ly anything but white shirts.
Then there was ham and eggs. Eng
ishmen never eat liam and eggs. Bacon
and eggs are the breakfast OF almost
every Britou, bat ham aad eggs were a
new combination ts the actor. and me
liked il less and less as he worked
Westward, Ter the star OF ham and
eggs. like that Of empire, is much
brighter ana bigger out West than
elsewhere.
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Air, Faversham was no pie eater
lie sighed Tor the good old puddIngs
OF his native land. Time and again
he besicsed the chefs of Anerielu hotels
10 make him "a pudding But. alas.
between the puddings they made and
the buildings they didn't make. Mr.
tuVersham fen into despair
Then there was the coffee. The Eng
Hsh are tea drinkers. Never had the
actor guessed to- what oceanic quanti-
Ties does the American coffee habit run.
lie was disIayed and engulfed
Hence. Mr. Taversham now voyages
with "a cook. and her name IS Ann He
now lives g. dream-lIfe at table. No frys
and roasts Tor him. No big mattress
Ike bcefsteak. No Swiss Family Rob
luson egg. No pumpkin PIE. When Mr..
Fayersham puts his weH-shaped legs
under his OWN mahogany IL is 10 look
at baron Of beef "A bOil.u leg OF NUT
ton. From his former life OF contin-
nous GastrouOmlc adventures Mr. FAY
ersAlm has resumed his erstwhile poetic
Life of tea, toast, Puddings and this and
that. and everything boiled.
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chase,g-Grand Opera Quartet.

The Metropolitan Grand Opera Quartet
win be the feature of Chase's forthcom-
ing bill The quartet Is Il detachment
from the METROPOLITAN Opera Company,
OF New York. The singers comprising
il are Chev a. J. Guile tenor; s
T.. Hartman. baritone, Signora Virginia
Novelli. soprano, and Miss Catherine
HeX coutralto. Handsome costumes
and special scenery will heighteu the
artistic vocal WORK
. "Dooley and the Diamond. is the
name OF "a farce 10 be acted by Eddie
Girard and Jessie Gardner. Dan Sher-
man and Mabel De Forrest are ezpect-
ed 10 form another strong mirthful fca-
tuge in 1.-The Storming Of Port Arthur A"
i'm SavaRe's Shotgun" company here
not long ago, were Chris Bruno and
Mabel Russell. They have been secur-
Cd fOr this week and VIII contribute i
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the Fourteenth Street Theatcr. New
York, this play entered upon "a series
Of engagements through the East, and
so great was its success that return
engagements were demanded by the
atrical managers in many cities through.
out this section. and in severai instances
the attraction has been Obliged To play
return engagements three and four
times in order 60 satisfy the popular de-
mand. Al Leech. the star OF Girls
VIII BE Girls" has created peculiar
style that is all his own; quiet. yet ir-
Tesistibly funny. The Three Rose
buds Misses Snyder, Claire. and Cook
who play the parts of the unsophis-
tioated country girls, are succ"s"'ully
ludicrous. and the others in the large
cast are Lillian Bayer, Mary Harr,
Anna Hoey. Margaret Hastings, John
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case incident was repeated and also
The stranding episode. Another tele-
gram and more money. and a second
stay an home. / was getting experience,
though. and later on, with road com
panics where the apprenticeship was, to
say the least, arduous, 1 got the train
ing that permits Of my being either
Faudevlllian or a member of a straight
comedy organization.
1t is ali the maTager's fault that the
intelligent members Of the craft don't
have new turns or course. there are
lot Of dumb, Indifferent specimens who
viii stick to a sketch until il is worm
eaten from age, but the better class in
this business keep the old standby lust
because managers refuse 10 risk taking
anything else.
For instance, ] write a manager in
reply 20 a bid for my services. that
have very clever act TO put on. He
answers:
Don't know anything about the new
act. Your old one IS all right VIII book
that or none
4 accept-for / need the mOuey-even
actors have TO eat. YOU know-come
ON, and the long suffering public saws.
Why doesn't that stupid man gct some
thing else?' But somebody has 10 do the
suffering
our plan Is 70 introduce IA new turn
gradually by trying Il during ,he en-
gagement OF an old one We NAV nut
IL on for matinee or "a single night
performance In town. If it goes, per
haps 1t entirely succeeds the one We are
billed 10 play at that place. In the next
town We put on the one stipulated. then
ask permission TO try the innovation.
and so until IL has become established
ana managers are no longer unwilling
10 risk II"