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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09
! Disfranchised Voters. I

Editor OF The Tlines-Dspatch: SF
.ssir.-Pleasc do me the kindness TO print
Iii the column Of your valuable pnperathc
tnumbt,. OF people who have been dsfrail-
.cl,ised in tho soutl.{ i would like Ito
know II you could give INC the number
OF inhabita,ltsswl,o, by certain laws. will
be unable to vote In Tile coming eiectic;s
for president.
5tS w. a. ROBINSON NJ. y. 81
tits manlfestly Impossible to give this
as no State keeps any record
.ofSpersons who are not permitted to vote.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09
Flirtation!.
School Books.

Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
y 1Ir,--Why Is IL that schoolbooks cost 20
much more than other classes OF books
OF thes anie kind OF binding. printing,
&C.? The difference In pricc Is certainly
Very great. There nxe children hera who
cannot 20 to school on account OF their
! suppose that this is The case in other
commit A.ties. An answer will greatly
obllKe SUBSCRIBER.
Our correspondents complaint does not
hold good In ,Rlehinond. Most schools
books sold hero arc cheaper than other
books OF tho same binding, &c, and /
cheaper thea ever before.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09
The Vote Of 1906.

Editor OF The Times y spatch: IL
s Slr,--W1l you kindly answer the fol-
lowing query and obl!ss q constant
reader: "a 81. us ri II Z
What was the total vote cast for al
the presidential nominees IN 1898 What
Is the total attendance Mt tho st. Louis
Exposition eup TO dats OF , tur5 NJ swer3
j. r. JOYNER.
e. Tho total vote In 1926 was 1923. s7s,
4 Tho other question Is a-swercd else-i
where.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09
Il )UERIEs ! ANSWER 81

In Hollywood, IN a. section near to and,
we believe, adjoining that Of the late
Judge William, II. Lyons. When his
monument was erected on the Hermitage
road, they were transferred to and placed
Iii 4 sarcorhagus beneath that monu-
linellt where tloy now arc. we are In
formed that there 4s no doubt whatever
OF tho identity OF his remains.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09
An Actors Name.

Editor OF The Times-Dlt spntsh: 4.t,{ .ss
i Sir,-Will you kindly tell me the .Ispa3
name OF the actor (Morrisag WHO played
Faust In Richmond last yea. 4 ar,A cpiiEc O,
A CONsTANr lsEAl,l;i: 81
Lewis Morrison, 5l3s jF5s 5S5.8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09
Text Books.

Editor of The Times Dispatch:
'Str-Please inform me what book does
N child study when they have finished
public, school, and enter Richmond High
School for first session, and by whom,
Latin, rhetoric. algebra. French, history;
price of each, and obtained at what book
store In Richmond? n
s5ts SUBSCRIBER.
pupil on. entering our High School
will use the following books: Wells Es-
;scntial OF Algebra, Waddy's Composition
and +fR rhetoric. wilson's New 6I,elier.'
Collars a Daniels First Year Latin.
Myers General History. Davis's Ete-
mentary Physical Geography.
S8 He will find use also for clusters
Academic Dictionary, Scott, Ivanhoe
! The beginning classes do not study
French. $5365
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09
\ United States Prisoners.

Editor ,of The Iirnes-1o Dispatch: y. ffi8
Sir,--IIow many Federal prisons are
there In the United states, and. Swl,e 1t
are they located
Very truly, M Z. " 81;
"a ,' a SUBSCRIBER
Two; ono at Fort 1,envenworth, Kan.
sas, ana the other at Atlanta, Ga. "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09
Worlds Fair Attendance.

In response to many tnquiries.b we give
the following table. showing attendance
Mt the ST. Louis Exposition:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09
IN your next Sundays paper With yousl

in your next Sundays paper With your
authority. 3s
a is married. man ana owes B =
belt. gets a salary OF hss than $50
per month. Az wife, however. laH de-
sorted hin, and he no longer supports
her, but they are not divorced. Can .
i by gnrrishment recover from A.
a. REGULAR sUBsCR1Bl1R.
Section 1852 OF tho Code 1857, says.
Wages owing to 4 lAbotine man being
householder, not exceeding nifty dollars
per month, shall be exempt from distress,
levy or punishment
A householder Is the head or master
of family; persois who occupies
house and has charge Of ana provides
for a family therein,
Under the circumstances stated. ws
should say that a was not a households
err, ana therefore that Ills wages could (
be garnisheed.
A person having and providing for q
household is a householder" Tho word
has been defined TO include g. mhn who
kept house and had boarders. although
he was an unmarried man and hired a
woman to tako charge OF his household
AFFAIRS On the other hand, 1t has been
held that a person, adult. residing with
hs step-moti,cr and transacting her bus.
iness. Is not. within the meaning OF
statute excmpting wearing apparel from
execution. II householder. ,s
Filtration.
Editor OF The Times Dlsoa tch. sEs
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22
PESSlMlSM NS. OPTIMISM.

Pessmistic views are heard in some quarters concerning the outlook for the min ing operations on Seward peninsula this summer. A little thought will show the fallacy of indulging in lugubrious forebod ngs. The season has not opened as early as was anticipated a couple of months ago, but still it is earlier than was last year, and last years operations were by no means a failure. The spring cleanup of this year is by far the greatest in the history of this section. Ground has proved to be rich that a couple of years ago was considered to be worthless. The area of producing ground is being constantly enlarged : new capital is being invested which means also that new enterprises are being inaugurated. The investment of capital means confidence, and both combined mean results.
 It is true that the 'hurrah days" are over a mining proposition must have merit before it will command attention. And this is as it should be. Fake mining companies and bucketshop stock peddlers have ever been the curses of mining communities This section of Alaska is not productive of
 
 spin lies only The future of Seward benin sula depends largely upon the efforts of the men who have enough faith in it to work Just that and nothing more. Pessimists never made a country, although sometimes their dyspeptic predictions have stimulated their more sanguine brethren to renewed eXertions
 At least couple of thousand men have come to Nome this spring. Their coming was not heralded by a brass band or fire works. They came quietly, and they scat tered just as unostentatiously to the creeks and hills of this and other mining districts. What more hopeful sign for future develop ment could be asked There is small room for pessmistic foreboding, but there is an ample field for the indulgence of the bright est kind of optimism. Seward peninsula has just entered upon an unexampled era in the production of gold and other metals.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22
JUST WHAT ALASKA GOT.

When the people of Alaska look back to the visit of the senatorial committee last year. we think that sardonic smiles must take the place of snug faced satisfaction over the result of the honorable committees investigations. Foolishly, perhaps, the peo- pie of Alaska really expected something tangible to result from the visit of such distinguished lot of gentlemen. And there was reason for the expectation. AS net result, congress passed bill to allow some private concern or other to build a bridge over the Catella river. We have a vague idea as to the location of the Catella, but we will take it for granted that the bill was a good one and that the bridge will furnish a means of transportation across a turbulent stream for large number of wayfaring men. It is also true that a few other ''dinky' bills and amendments to laws were passed, but not one of the whole bunch (of which there were four) is worthy of more than passing notice.
 Alaska was not considered as being worthy of representation in congress, and the idea of territorial government was tlout ed and secuted it was not thought neces Safy to make any provision TOT tlle cdre ol insane persons while incarcerated in Alaska; the natives and their condition were absO lutely ignored; no amendments wereIthought necessary to the mining laws as applied to Alaska; lighthouse on the bleak barren and dangerous coast of Boring sea was not even referred to- And so we might go on enumerating indefinitely the things which congress might have done, but which 1t failed to do.
 Congress, or the senatorial committee, however, is not wholly to blame. In fact the gentlemen composing the committee showed their good faith by their words and acts but a wicked and gainsaying majority laughed them to scorn when they talked of Alaska and its needs There is wisdom out side of congress, as there are ignorance and perversity narrow -mindedness and devil ishness within. But what boots it to com plain ? Alaskans themselves, or rather al legged Alaskans, are partially responsible for the indifference and dsdain with which the district is treated However, we may still "smie and look pleasant.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22

The Cushman delegate bill, which passed the house but failed to meet the approval of the senate, was entitled "A bill to provide for the election of delegate from the terri tory of Alaska" Perhaps MT. Cushman can explain why, if Alaska is territory, the necessity for the passage of such a bill. Section 1862 of the Revised Statutes pro- vides that "every territory shall have the right to send a delegate to the house of representatives to serve during each con gress," etc. Easing the assumption on the title of the bill, Alaska is therefore terri tory but without organization as such. If MT. Cushman is really the friend of Alaska he professes to be, he should, at the next session, detach his Alaska horse from the rear of his Alaska cart and join either Mr. Sulzer or his colleague, Jones, in an effort to secure such legislation as will provide for the organization of the territory the ex- istence of which his bill assumes, and thus give us not only the delegate he has been striving for, but what is much more to be desired, the popular home government essen tial to responsible delegate representation in congress-
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22
1T IS WELL TO BE WATCHFUL.

Three fire alarms in the space of three days remind one that the danger of d con- iagration is ever present. Nome has enjoyed a great deal of immunity from the ravages of fire due to the alertness of the fire department and the fact that each prop erty owner, as rule, exerts the utmost diligence in seeing to it that the danger of fire starting in his premises is reduced to minimum.
 The announcement made recently that fire insurance may be obtained in Nome is not an unmixed blessing, although it shows that fire insurance companies are not averse to accepting risks in Nome, what though the premiums asked are exceedingly high But the risk is great, and there are many people who cannot afford to pay the rates asked. It will, therefore, behoOve the unin- sured, as well as the insured, to redouble their diligence in taking such precautions that fires shall not originate through any carelessness of ther own. It must be said that it is not at all probable that the danger of the town burning down is enhanced be- cause of a little fire insurance, but it is always well to ''watch out
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22
"FOREIGN BORN'' NOT "FOREIGNERS.' ;

''Edtor Sjoblom of the Minneapolis Tee- gram, who is no mean antagonist when he gets warmed up, illuminated to the extent of five columns last week in reply to an ed- torial, evidently not written in Minnesota, but reproduced here, referring to the 'igno- and 'tainting the character of our popula- tion, says the Minneapolis Journal.
 ''HOwever true such statement might be in some of the eastern industrial centers, it cannot be applied to Minnesota, and the Teegram's rebuke is we'll supported by sta tistcs. From the census of 1900 it is shown that out of 506, ,794 males of voting age in Minnesota, there were only 1O4,5 ,577 native born of native parents There were 137, ,054 born in this country of foreign parents, and 261 ,O26 were foreign born. Yet the percent age of illiteracy in Minnesota is one of the smallest in the United States.
 "Perhaps," says the Telegram" it is be- cause educational advancement comes to a large share of the ignorant foreigners in Minnesota as a sort of second nature, owing to the fact that compulsory education was in vogue in their fatherlands a hundred years or more before the United States was bOrn.'
 "Certainly in Minnesota there is no com plaint justly made of the intelligence, indus try or patriotism of our foreign born citi- zens as class. They have colonized our
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22

farm lands and helped populate our great cities. They lave taken up with our home institutions, sent their children to the pub lie schools, acquired the English language and contributed more than any one can com pute to the wealth and prosperity of our state
 "They have become assimilated quickly to our political system, and they are as act i've in politics as native born Americans, yet they cannot be charged with selfish abuse of the rights of citizenship. With their over whelming numbers they might easily dictate the makeup of party tickets, but no one has set down harder on the national issue in this state than our Scandinavian and Ger man born voters As the article already referred to, points out, only two of Minneso- tas elective state officers come under the category of foreign born, or native born of foreign parents.
 Our Minnesota foreign-b born men and women are not foreigners. They are Americans in spirit, and usually in language. They have brought many traits and habits from the lands of their birth which flour ish in the new soil and make them valuable citizens ''
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22
A MATTER OF JUDGMENT.

An old timer of this section remarked the other day: eff I had stayed in Nome district, and had not gone chasing tickle fortune elsewhere, would have been long way ahead.'' This man came to Nome early in 1899, and he prospered, but the old say ing that the ''green fields are always just over yonder'' was true in his case. He heard of fabulous strikes in more remote regions and he must needs see for himself. The net result is that he satisfied himself that had he confined his energies and di- rected his attention to one particular field he would have continued to prosper. His experience is true of nearly all mankind. There is ever a tendency to scatter-tO leave that which is good enough and to chase the rainbow. There is one consOling thought, however, about this diffusion of ones energies, so to speak-it is the men who are restless and discontented with that which is permanent, and withal substantial, who open new fields of enterprise for their less adventuresome and strenuous con- geners. Therefore, while their labors, so far as tangible results for themselves are
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22

bear but little fruit, they benefit others, what though the pioneer falls by the waysde along the trail which he has bazed It is the men who have sought out new countries who are mainly responsible for the growth and spread of our civiliza- tion. The active man may wear out, but he will not rust out, and it is far preferable to die in the harness than to live life of ig- noble inactivity.
 The man who leaves ''good thing to go in search of better may exhibit the worst kind of judgment but is he to be blamed |? We think not
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22

An amendment to the law authorizing the incorporation of towns in Alaska, passed by congress at it's late session, evidently intends that municipal corporations shall have the exclusive right to pass ordinances providing for the punishment of misdemeanors of whatsoever kind, within the corporate linn it's. Gambling is a misdemeanOr under the Alaska code, and the local city council has recognized the law to the extent that it has passed an ordinance regulating this form of misdemeanOr. Whether the city ordinance shall have precedence, however, is another matter
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22

Copies of the Special "Spring Clean-Up'' edition of THE NUGGET, issued today, can be had at THE NUGGET office, ready for mailing. The price is twenty-five cents per copy You should secure one or more copies of this valuable publication and mail it to your friends and acquaintances in the States, or elsewhere
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22

The advent of some of the old timers who announced last fall that they had left Nome ''for good" and who have returned to re-engage in business, is a hopeful sign. This section of Alaska is young and vigor- ous, and it offers opportunities not found in more favored and older communities
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22

The Boston Globe has discovered the essential difference between "the Boston man. and the Chicago man. The Globe says: In cases where the Boston man ''shvers with apprehension" the Chicago man "throws fit.'
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22

The assiduity with which tin men are going to work, especially in York district, speaks volumes for the class of men who are aiding in the development of the natural resources of Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22

A new process for purifying water is to dope the germs with sulphates and things. That might kill the germs, but it is desira- ble to know that the slaughter would stop there
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22

There is one reason the country would like to see Grover Cleveland rum Of course it is bad one. There is some anxiety to see how MT. Bryan would act under the stimulus of pounded thumb.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22

Vice President Dickson, of the Council City & Solomon River railroad, is hustler one of the kind of men who ''dOes things"
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22

One man may plant and another may water, still will the increase be thorns and thistles.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22

Some one has discovered that the blank cts on the Pullman cars are changed every six months. What for 7?
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22

A naval board is Investigating liquid fuel. Almost any Kentuckian could give the board points as to what he personally uses.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22

The need of a local insane asylum is be ing almost daily exemplified.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22

The NOME NUGGET hereby guarantees circulation the combined circulation of all other papers published in Northwestern Alaska Advertising contracts
 will be made subject to this guarantee,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-09-08

s. We are all clever enough at envying
= famous man willie he y vet alive ana
~ praising him when he u dad
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-09-08
STRENUOUS HOCKEY.

When We used to play at shinney,
In the days Of long ago.
Now and then some blRckened bruises
q On our shins we'd have to show.
There was danger in the pastime.
We were ready 10 admit,
Tor where shinney sticks were whirling
There was risk OF getting hit
But the old time sport of shinney
Was very harmless game
When compared with its successor,
Which has hockey for its name,
For the players in the latter
Often drop all thoughts OF fun
And are swift in making bruises
So that triumph may be won.
There's but little risk of damage
To8the hockey players shins,
For each fellow is protected
On that portion of his pins,
But when mixing in a scrimmagS
Where the little puck has sped
Oft ahockey stick is falling
On some unprotected head.
OFT is played the trick of tripping
L When rival tries to pass,
And at times they are all tumblinE
On the ice in struggling mass.
Some are subjects for the surgeons
Ere the ending of the game,
And quite lucky is the player
Who is neither bruised nor lams
Football hustlers look in wonder
At the rough house" on the ice;
Husky pugilists are saying
They'd not play at any price.
All admit that they're mot in it''
AS to scrimmages or fights
When they once behold mixup
OF the doughty hockeyites.
-Pittshurg Chronicle-Te Telegraph.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-09-08
where Cobra. Are Held to ne sacred

Where Cobras Are Held to BE sacred.
The Hindoos on account of their SUI
perstition are very loath to destroy a
cobra. 1t appears prominently in their
mythology, and it is venerated both as
symbol Of malicious and destruc-
tive power and also beneficent one.
According to Mr.. A. X. Forbes, cobras
are looked upon as guardian angels,
and there is Bengalese tradition that
male infant auspiciously shaded by
cobra will come to the throne.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-09-08
Hens II Curious Animals.

A boy who was required to write an
essay on hens produced the following:
Hens is curious animals They don't
have no nose nor no teeth nor no ears.
They swallow their whittles whole and
chew it up in their crops inside Of 'em.
The outside of hens is generally put in
to PLIERS and into feather busters The
inside of a hen is sometimes filed with
marbles and shirt buttons and sich. A
hen is very much smaller than good
many other animals, but they'll dig up
more tomato plants than anything that
amt a hen. Hens is very useful to lay
eggs for plum puddings. Hens have
got wings and can fly when they get
frightened. ] cut off hens head with
hatchet, and it frightened her to
death"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-09-08
The Par.ee.

The Parsee, untrammeled by his sur.
roundings, is seen in Bombay in all his
wealth Of height and dress. The men
are, without exception, tall, finely
formed and stately and possess ro-
business and beauty quite at contrast
with their Hindoo neighbors.
Their street costume is a peculiar
long white cotton gown. wide trousers
of the same material and color and a
tall inter shaped hat. They have a
general reputation for sobriety, frugali-
ty and sagacity, and they seem to
thoroughly understand the accumula-
ton of fortunes, in this respect resem-
bling the Hebrews. The wealthiest
residents of Bombay are Parsees.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-09-08
Heredity.

They were looking affectionately at
their firstborn in his crib
isn't he a dear?' asked Mrs. Subur-
ba softly. but why do you suppose
he insists on sleeping with his precious
little hands stretched so far above his
head. James?"
That" replied Mr.. Suburba thought
fully, lis easily explained. He comes
Of long line Of street car strappers.''
But Mrs. Suburba refused to see the
joke, because she always gets a seat.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-09-08
All Re Received wa. Advice.

"Sir, I have made up my mind to ask
you for the hand OF your daughter.
Will you give it to me Is
.sYou honor me. young man, but the
only thing can at present give YOU is
ii little advice. Never make up your
mind. It's existence is 80 extremely
doubtful that q little makeup ipiete-
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