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The Nome nugget., 1904-01-06
Forcing the Season.

It would seem to be little early for the liking of slates' for the next mu- nicipal election, which does not occur until the first Tuesday in April. but nevertheless it is stated that thus early a number of would-be politicians and candidates for councilmen are preening their feathers and getting ready to sacrifice themselves upon the ''altar of duty"
 Warm and cold storage freight for Council See C. L. Morris, 4l9 Front st.
The Nome nugget., 1904-01-06
Fire in a Warehouse.

At 3.15 Sunday afternoon fire alarm quickly brought out the fire de- partment. A fire was located in Faget's warm storage warehouse at the rear of the N. A. T. X T. Co.'s retail store. The incipient flames were quickly sub- dued by the chemical engine and the damage sustained was slight. The ex- act cause of the fire is not known.
The Nome nugget., 1904-01-06
A Swift Dog Race.

A six-mile race with dog teams was pulled off last Sunday afternoon be- tween teams owned by H. Spencer, w. team won by about 50 yards, he says. The event caused considerable excite ment,
The Nome nugget., 1904-01-06

pended upon for an indefinite length of time and it is an important adjunct to the fire fighting equipment of the town.
 Councilman Calvin, chairman of the fire committee. Councilman Hill and howe witnessed the test, and Chairman Calvin was especially enthusiastic over the work accomplished by the machine.
The Nome nugget., 1904-01-06
WORK OF
 THE POLICE
Nineteen Arrests Made During the Month of DeCember...S75
 in Fines Collected.

Durin. the month ending Dac. 3l, nineteen arrests were made by the po- lice departments: six prisoners were turned over to the federal authorities: fines were levied to the amount of Sl25, of which $50 was paid.
The Nome nugget., 1904-01-06

Choice beef, mutton, pork, veal and poultry at Pacific Cold Storage com pany's markets.
The Nome nugget., 1904-01-06

For rheumatism and tired mushers, try good hot steam bath, only D cents, at Elite Baths.
The Nome nugget., 1904-01-06
Go to the North Pole

Bakery for the best bread and pastry. The only coffee house in town.
The Nome nugget., 1904-01-06

Fresh beef and mutton at Pacific Cold Storage company's markets, 22s and 344 Front St:
The Nome nugget., 1904-01-06

Steam and shower baths at Elite Baths reduced to D cents.
The Nome nugget., 1904-01-06

Drinks two for 25c, the same as formerly 7Sc each, Board of Trade.
The Nome nugget., 1904-01-06

The family baths of Nome, at the Elite Baths. foot of Hunter way.
The Nome nugget., 1904-01-06

Drink Green River Whiskey, with out a headache, I2tc at Board of Trade Saloon.
The Nome nugget., 1904-01-06

Plain baths, plenty of hot water, 75 cents. at Elite Baths.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-01
When q Man is Poor.

Orison SWEET Marden, In Success
Much of what is called success Is but the
most vulgar kind of prosperity; 1t Is the
success of the brute faculties, at the ex-
pense of the divine. To develop few of
ones brain cells, and these the lowest, by
everlasting digging and grinding for money.
to cultivate one huge gland which secretes
nothing but dollars, and the. exclusive cul-
tiyation of which brushes out of life all the
finer sentiments, all that Is sweet and beau
tiful and worth while, makes man as dry
and barren as the great Sahara Desert
He who follows this course cannot be rich,
no matter how much money he may have.
man is rich when every faculty within
him has been developed to the utmost along
normal lines, when he has followed his
highest ideals. when he has pushed his hori-
ION to its farthermost limit.
man is poor when he has lost the con-
fidence of his friends, when people who
are nearest to him do not believe In him:
when his character Is honeycombed by de-
ceit punctured by dishonesty. He is poor
when he makes money at the expense of
his character, when principle does not stand
clear-cut, supreme in his idea. When this
is clouded he Is in danger of the worst
kind of poverty. To be in the poorhouse
is not necessarily to be poor. If you have
maintained your integrity, If your character
stands foursquare to the world. IL you have
never bent the knee of principle to avarice.
you are not poor though you may be COM
PEELED to beg bread.
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The Russian Wolfhound.
untry Life In America.

From Country Life In America.
Beyond any question. the aristocrat Of the
canine family is the Russian wolfhound.
otherwise the borzoi or barzoi, which is the
Russian name for coursing dog. There Is
refined elegance coupled with the indica-
ton of speed and strength about the Rus
sian wolfhound which no other breed pos
sesses.
In western Europe he is merely the orna-
mental companion that he is in eastern
America. In the coyote section OF our con-
tinent he can be made as useful as he is IN
Russia and to assist in clearing on that
scourge of the cattle ranches. When the
borzoi was first brought to this country he
was hailed as natural-born wolf-destroy-
err. and we started business under the I'M
preston that all one had to do was to let
a borzof see coyote and the ,latters death
warrant was as good as executed me re-
shit was a natural failure. because, ike a
bird dog. the wolfhound must be trained TO
the work American purchasers nave no
occa aston to worry about that, however, Tor
as the dogs high courage Is the result OF
Education and encouragement. without II
they are docile and obedient and MT COM
nanions for the ladies of the house, role
which they are pre-eminently fitted to MI
bv reason of their handsome and unique APP
Dpa rance.
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A Hard-Up Aristocracy.
be Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
1t is unfortunate for the aristocracy of
Great Britain that title does not always
involve sufficient pension from the gov
eminent to support the bearer in the style
to which his ancestors were accustomed
Spendthrift ancestors have left many Of
the nobility with vast establishments which
they are not able to maintain. and 1t has
become their ambition to rent their country
homes to rich Americans. The number of
the latter who care to spend any long time
in England Ia limited. and other means to
extract dollars from aspiring Americans
have been adopted. For example, the lease
of an Enslishman's yacht may contain the
provision that the nobleman and certain of
his titled friends shall visit the vessel at
stated times. This Is the simplest road of
the parvenu millionaire to swell society
To have had as his guests persons of title
is a sure passport to the best circles Of
Newport.
The most recent source of revenue Of
titled people Is the renting Of sporting
rights. Discreet agents in London are au-
thorized to offer to American millionaires
the privilege of shooting over the preserves
of nobleman for one or more seasons
The American may invite his own guests
and by the payment of an additional sum
he may enjoy the presence for time Of
the owner and his friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-01
NOTED NEGRO POET
Paul Laurence Dunbar Tells
of His Rise to Fame.
HIS HUMBLE START
NOW SAID TO BE DYING OF CON-
SUMPTION.
Believes Race Problem Would Solve
Itself if There Were Less Talk
and More Work.

Speaking of the race problem. Paul Lau-
renee Dunbar, the negro poet, now said to
be dying of consumption in Dayton, Ohio,
once said to me:
II believe 1t is one that will solve itself,
and all the sooner If those interested in 1t
will talk and write less and work more. In
dividually 1 should be very unhappy If con-
demned to follow a handicraft, and 1 can
not agree with those who would doom the
race to mechanical occupations. Give the
negro, L should say, thorough industrial
training. and if any among them are able
to get above this let them do it,
Three years ago the poet had all the ap-
pearance of one suffering from tuberculo-
sis. and was even then deploring his prob
able Punishment from Washington.
OF his literary work the poet said:
my pen supports me. At one time I
added to my income by reading in public,
but since my voice has failed 1 have given
that up almost entirely. When / first began
my career 1 sometimes accomplished as
many as 5000 words in day. Now l write
slowly-oh so slowly! l frequently spend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-01
Chase's Theater.

The Orpheum Show will submit its latest
foreign and American novelties for inspec-
ton at Chase's next week. This company.
directed by Martin Beck. includes: Mcintyre
ard Heath, Spessardys Bears and Ponies.
Frank and Jen Latona, Harry Smirl and
Rose Kessner. Clarice Vance. Knight
Brothers and Miss Sawtelle, Jack Gardner
and the Boston Brothers.
The unwaning popularity of the veteran
black face comedians. Mcintyre and Heath.
furnishes the strongest reason for their be-
ing featured For thirty years the public
and it's posterity have laughed at these por-
trayers of the 'befo' de wah darkey." This
time they will give ION Guard" their new
est black face satire. Other acts on the bill
are the famous Spessardy's Bears and Po-
MES a French novelty feature; Frank and
Jen Latona, in THE Musical Slavey," for
which they are famed abroad; Harry Smirl
and Rose Kessner, in a dancing and aero
batic sketch, 1.-The Bellboy and the Waiting
Maid" Clarice Vance, the southern singer:
the Knight Brothers and Miss Sawtelle, in
songs and dances, will compose another
eminent attraction; Jack Gardner mono
logue comedian, and the Boston Brothers.
European gymnasts, in their astonishing
aerial exhibition.
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goal ofmy ambition. but It took nine years
OF EFFORT to reach 1t. ISbegan sending my
contributions to the editor when was four
teen yArs On, and when was twenty
three lie ACCEPTED three poems from me at
once. This exceeded my highest hopes, and
was SO proud and happy.
Moved to the East.
During the. worlds fair went to Chi
cago. rernainfrg several years, when, hav-
ing deeided to devote myself to literature,
I removed to New York. where I wrote q
series H slum stories, contributing to the
daily papers.A
"At u1is time my Lyrics of Lowly Life
appearsd. William Dean Howells writing
the intfoductftn to it. Folks from Dixie
portufty, went abroad, spending six
months In London. There was entertained
by the literary clubs of the city. and my
books were brought out in substantial
British edition.
A poem by Alice Ruth Moore, which APP
peared In Boston magazine. had attracted
his attention, and upon his return to New
York he met the author, then teaching in
public school. After brief acquaintance
they were married. and removing to Wash
ington the poet filled for a short time po-
sition In the Congressional Library.
The couple occupied a house near LIE
Droit Park, which. though simple. was re-
fined. Well filled book shelves, upon which
were authors presentation copies, lined the
of good pictures hung upon the walls. In
the drawing room was piano and guitar
and other indications of culture.
His wife, while continuing her own liter
airy work, was invaluable as an assistant
to him, typewriting all of his compositions,
and frequently taking them down in short
hand. The climate of Washington did not
suit him. however, and he was often alb
sent from home going to Florida, the Jer-
sey coast and Denver in search of health.
At the latter place he improved. but he
was far from his publishers and his stua-
ton lonely and depressing.
His wife is an Episcopalian, and while In
Washington they attended st. Luke's
Church, of which the Rev. Owen M: wal
ler now about to remove to New YORK, was
pastor.
1.-The peal of the organ, the flowers the
DIM restful light, the ritual-all appeal to
me- he said. Most men have at some pc
riod of their lives an attack of agnostlclsm,
as of measles but with me 1t has left no
scars
OF dialect writers he said:
at is difficult to put any name petore
that of Ruth McEnery Stuart who depicts
both the humorous and pathetic side OF tne
race with such fidelity There are In the
writings of Joel Chandler Harris, however,
intimate touches which to me are marvel
Gus He represents the negro in an aspect
in which he does not exhibit himself TO
white man, repeating characteristic speeches.
that he would scarcely give utterance TO
before any except those of his own color
GILBERTA s. WHlTTLE.
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the part of honor in Mr. Alexander's
notable st. James company and. higher.
distinction still, to play the tragic heroine
in 1.-THE Second Mrs. Tanqueray." Since
then her successes have followed each other
with whirlwind rapidity.
TWO BLACKJACK COMEDIANs.-The
present season marks Mcintyre & Heath's
farewell to vaudeville. 1t is announced that
Klaw & Erlanger will offer them as stars
in a mammoth production enlisting more
than sixty supporting players. Mcintyre
and Heath joined forces in 1874 and first
became MINISTRIES. Then they earned the
joint weekly salary of twenty dollars which
in those days was considered worth max
style of dancing now known as buck and
wing. They did not invent it, but learned
1t from having seen the "darkies' of the
levees in the south dance it in their idle
moments. The introduction occurred in
Chicago. and it was an instantaneous hit.
Their salary for the first week was 800,
and they tell 1t themselves that they felt
as proud as multi-millionaires. In 1876 they
brought the new art of dancing to New
York, and there, too, 1t became immensely
popular. being adopted by Birch. Wambold,
Barnard, Backus and other old-time mia-
strels.
CHARLES B. HANFORD'S TOUR
Charles B. Hanford has completed his re-
hearsals in this city, and will open his an
nual tour at Wilmington, Del. next Mon
day night. Mr.. Hanford's repertory will In
clude three special productions. "OthelIo,"
THE Tanning of the Shrew" and Don Gaze
sar de Bazan." Don Caesar L. the latest
addition to Mr.. Hanford's extensive cata-
logue Of characters. He uses the original
English version of the play. and expresses
the belief that it has been harmed much
more than 1t has been helped by subse-
quent attempts at adaptation. His equip
ment for the current season is one of the
most extensive he has ever had. His COM
pany includes Miss Marie Drofnah, whose
success has been remarkable, and who in
private life rs Mrs. Charles B. Hanford.
Miss Drofnah will have the responsible fem
mime roles and Mr.. Frank Hennig will be
the leading man. Edward D'Oize. who was
formerly at the head of his own company,
will also have q prominent place in the
company, which includes so many who
have been associated with Mr.. Hanford
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MUSIC

Despite the industry displayed by sundry
entertainers, 1t must be confessed that the
dramatic season still fingers in the vista
of the future. 1t is true Washington has
had ''The College Widow" which has been
accorded a rousing hoop-la success in New
York city but despite its comical sufficien-
cy, 1t hardly be accepted a dramatic
product The other things that have been
done have not warranted very close atten-
ton. During the current week "A Little of
Everything" proved uninspiring remind
er of the warm weather in New York. 1t
is one of the shows designed for summer
run, and the mental depression incident
to a summer season fingers in its dialogue.
Yet audiences laugh at these familiar fire
side jests and the comedian hearing the
merriment bubbIing about him pricks up his
ears and says within himself, Behold, 1
am vindicated. There are people out there
who have not heard it," Oh. comedian, lay
not that fattering JUNCTION to your soul.
When Reginald has taken Maudie to the
theater, he is eager to have her believe
that the play IS worthy of her-and he is
loath to confess even to himself that he is
not getting the worth of his money enjoy
ment. He grasps at chance to laugh
or applaud even as the proverbial drowning
man grasps at a straw. And Maudie, loyal
and considerate lass that she is, is no less
eager to show appreciation such will
lend FEASIBILITY to her parting assurance
after the play that she has had a perfect
ly lovely time But he quietly passes the
word around to his friends that the show is
not good and she does the same. 1t is this
generous endeavor on the part of auditors
to be amused in the face of difficulties that
lure many a performer and many a man.
ager on, and finally leave him stranded in
the shadows of self-complacency.
A performance like "A Little of Every
thing is a serious occasion. 1t invites to
sermoniZing. 1t proves the vanity of hui
man endeavor. 1t points the mutability of
events, for there was time when the name
of Offenbach was one to conjure with. To
properly produce Offenbach requires a
not afford and the Offenbach review was
little more than melancholy reminder of
glories that have faded.
And If "A Little of Everything was sad
dening, 1.-THE Sambo Girf' was funeral. 1t
should be allowed to pass with as few words
as possible.
Next week brings into view two of the
most resplendent stars in the theatric frma-
ment, remote in their orbits it is true but
each alpha in her constellation. Mrs.
Patrick Campbell is player whose strength
and sincerity are never in doubt, and Miss
Fritizi Scheff is no less certain q quantity
in the domain of song
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New National Theater.

FRITZ Scheff the former grand opera ar
tist. who scored such a great success In
Washington last year. comes to the Ma
tionaI Theater Monday night in her new
comedy opera The Two Roses under thu
management of Charles b. Dillingham; The
new offering Is by Ludwig Engander and
Stanislaus STANCE, and is said to a1ord the
yivacous Viennese singer a role which ex-
hibits to the best advantage those traits OF
nature and gifts of song which have made
Miss Scheff so remarkable figure in the
theatric world. 1.-The Two Roses comes
here with the reputation of having achieved
an emphatic success in Chicago. 1t Is said
to afford abundant scope for Miss Semen s
playful disposition. while the music by MT.
Highlander approaches grand opera stand
ards without sacrificing the popular melody
required in comic opera.
The new opera is based upon Goldsmith's
comedy, She Stops to Conquer, but the
outline alone remains. Mr.. STANCE has
adapted the story into two acts. while MIR.
Highlander has furnished a musical setting
which reflects the simplicity of English
rural life. Miss Scheff has also won new
laurels as an actress. Heretofore she has
been famous only as a singer, but in THE
Two Roses she has scored dramatically by
her performance of a part obviously pat
termed after Kate Hardcastle. Roland Cum
ningham an English tenor new to this
country, will be seen as the bashful lover
while Louis Harrison will have ample OPP
portunities for fun-making In part which
bears a striking resemblance to Tony
Lumpkin. Others in the cast are Clarence
Handyside, Josephine Bartlett. NJ. W. Whit
ney, jr., Ida Hawley, Louise LIE Baron and
chorus of fifty, comprising one of the
strongest singing companies ever heard in
light opera The staging is elaborate and
picturesque. Miss Scheff appears first
French girl. Rose Decourceles. then as
barmaid. known as RoSe-Mare, and finally
as a grand lady of fashion. The opera de-
rives its name from the dual nature of Miss
Scheff's role. There will be a Saturday
matinee 0nlV
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Lafayette Theater.

At the Lafayette, commencing Monday
night, October 8, Harry Beresford will ap-
pear in sour New Man." play sparkling
with humor and dverting situations,
which appeal to the risibilities OF the
audience without shocking them by any
signs of improperly. The story is a some
what complicated one with a plot. counter
plot and a third plot to maintain the in
terest.
Mr. Beresfords personal magnetism does
much to win him the favor of his audiences
and when to this are added his originality
and what might be termed his graceful
awkwardness il is not surprising that he
has achieved a reputation for winning
laugh in every line. 1t Is from the pen OF
Charles T. Vincent who has written
number of successes in this field.
The costumes described as beautiful
and thoroughly Partisan in every detail,
and the staging of the piece as fully ade-
quate to it's many requirements There
will be the usual Wednesday and Saturday
rnatineeS
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Coal Mans Chief Worker.

From st. Nicholas.
Coal has become mans chief worker and
horse labor and human manual labor are
slowly being pushed aside. In the great
transformation it has been brain power that
has triumphed over brute strength. Man
first sought to shift his burden to the backs
of the beasts of the field. and the horse
became his patient friend and assistant:
but now he seeks to harness the elemental
forces of nature to do his bidding. The
burden is thus lightened without cruelty
to any living creature; neither man nor
beast has had his labors increased, but
steadily decreased
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-01
The Way to Get Press Tickets.

From Leslie's Magazine
During the course of his investigations
one New York press agent learned that en-
terprising young men often had hfty or
one hundred letterheads printed, with the
same number of envelopes and with. these
letterheads, which represented them as ed
itors of a paper which had no actual exist
ence. they set about acquiring theater
tickets. over In Jersey City one chap was
found who actually printed few copies OF
a paper at intervals to send to managers
of theaters. He paid his printing bills with
theater tickets and had enough left to pay
him for his trouble. No one ever saw his
duplication except the theater managers to
whom marked copies were sent.
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Cor1INC
Columbia Theater.

The new Sardou play, which will be seen
for the first time in its Anglicized form at
the Columbia Theater Monday evening, is
called 1.-The Sorceress," and will show Mrs
Patrick Campbell in the part of Zoraya, in
which Sarah Bernhardt made SO great a
triumph both in London and in Paris,
Charles Frohman will give this play a
handsome and extensive production, in
which will appear eighty people. costumed
in absolutely correct apparel of the pictur-
esque days of the Moors in Spain during
the early part of the sixteenth century.
Mrs. Campbell Is regarded as the very
strongest and best selection Mr.. Frohman