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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
TARIFF REVISION
 REPUBLICAN, PLANK

tion of the tariff is the most import ant before the people of the country today. and that its incorporation in omitted. He believes that the United States mas lost more hy carcIessness in matter of trade between itself and other countries than it lost in all it's wars combined.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
FILIPINO
 FREEDOM
Nuggets Special Service.

Nuggets Special Service.
 WASHINGTON. b. C.. Feb G Senator Stone today gave notice that he will introduce in the senate a resolu- tion in favor of granting independence to the Philippine islands.
 He has already decided upon the date on which he would have freedom granted. Il is December 10. 1903. He believes that the naming of a definite date will have the effect of proving the good faith of Inc United States. and of convincing the natives of the is- lands that preparations for self govern ment will not be wasted.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
TRUST PRESIDENT
 HAS DISAPPEARED

whole ha-iar-~ is badly involved -a that one of thc graatc~r -ma h~s of recent times I- certain ta eeeur
 r. s"ems t" he generally believed that Morse has gpn, tn Europe. to avoid arrest. aad that he tiH never again -s,. Amegiea. uuI-sz brought back by ntiicer~ of the law.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
SECRETARY METCALF WANTS
 TO BUILD BIG NAVY

must be prepared on tho sea to meet any ef the great powers. and must. ia th. event of trouble. suaId thousands uf miles nf coast.
 That the appropriation Will be grant ed without hesitation k the general opinion. and the people and gaveru- meut have come to recognize tho ad-
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
WINNING NUMBER.

The winning number in the rafIle for the s25 basket of candy at Crowley X Porter's is 42. The holder of that num- Der has not shown up. and the second and third places are taken by numbers 4 and 95 respectively.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
Nuggets Spec al Service.

NEH Y4Hk Ean -caarle= N Alea-,- ir..tdept af Tho. icc trust. mas '=F' +i 4Hd =peouia tinus as fn his ss ssHHr.tlaHt- = the teFte pf the A"ua.
 All rh. property of line tsu-t ha4 b-sa attlrs.H be .r.ditof-. aud Inc
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SUSPENDS
 PRINTER
GRAFT CHARGED AGAINST ONE OF THE PROMINENT GOVERN
 MENT OFFICIALS
Nuggets Spec al Service.

Nuggets Spec al Service.
 N.tSHINGTt% D g. Feb c. Printer Stiliing- has been aapended by Pm idcu Roosevelt who uas come to tas conclusion that the charge of ersft s.a ueH fas1deI.
 CaHgres~ata4 I.andis asked the i.-s-id,l.i taa4y- -t4 withhold judgment mtl the charges 1re investigated anA tHe invest igItion Urare eedings aiH probably l-giu imrsdiately
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
Nuggets Special Service.

WASHINGTON. D. Cs Feb c. Secretary of the Navy Metcalf asked today for an appropriation of $73.773.- 000 for the building of four battlcships. ten scout cruisers. ten destravcrs and four submarines.
 He declares that the tuitcd States
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
PRESIDENT NOMINATES
 GEORGE GRIGSBy

delay occurred. which was due ta the issuing of the special presidential mes sage ifA
 The nomination practically means Grigsbys appointment. as all the little complaints made against him have been thoroughly investigated and prov m 10 be groundless.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06

saHs1z# aE , .r-f Ia.r H.- a.efa be divided 70 rhat rH tHd stH-- eta5d b, Hf.I#u#I .H th. Ur.f= HHd the Atlantic aa uaa and Lao same .He
 That SecerHus Hetetf #H1 srhef ueHhef- ef ta. government h,Iesr i. making the Hs=f #s-azs fa usH, x aaH- faiH
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
ENGlAND GETTING
 READY FOR WAR

tended us preparation for the trouble which Is expected in the Pacific. de- spite all statements to the contrary
 The British admiralty K now hasten ing the departure of the war ships d. fast as possible. and once m,rc the war scare has revived.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
Nuggets Special servie ice.

SEATTLE. Feb. s Engineer u8v= fiRs ha= been appaiuted preside at thc kataila company under v H"-t
 auspices h. rtilr08d i- b.iag r1H# streted through thH '.sHpgr river tal= ley. Reg,rs the laie flszidear. ha rendered his resignation sane Ff9#s
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
Nuggets Special Service.

WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb G. The house committee on appropriation has allowed the granting of $250. .OO0 for the building of roads In Alaska for one year The alternative was the
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
EXPOSITION
 GETS s7oo,ooo
Nuggets Special Service.

WASHINGTON. b. C.. Feb. G. The senate today passed a bill pro- viding for the appropriation of the sum of s700.O00 for the Alaska Yu- kon- Pacific exposition.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
Nuggets Special Service.

WASHINGTON. h. C.. Feb G. Congressman Payne declared on the floor of the house today that the re- vision of the tariff will he one of the principal blanks in the republican plat form for the coming year.
 He said he believed that the ques-
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
Nuggets Special Service.

WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. c. All the papers nf this city published thls morning dispatches from London of the British feet at Esquimalt is in
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
Nuggets spec,al Service.

SAN FRANCISCO feh. i. AcenrI
 ing to dispatch received h.r. from an authoritative source. Prr-iaou5 Roosevelt now has in his pe--e=~i"a documents. which. if published NauId let the people of Inc Tinted ~tate=
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06

ta Eelleyiew's ground on the subma- rine beach line. They are certainly on the pay and will begin to hoist a dump as soon as possible.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
HIDING THE TRUTH
 ABOUT WAR FLEET

i,4".y ta.t a. "Iirrf of fH, f.rr- visit ja=fIfa Paejet- lt ua.us.l.= a- aI-a- o.s- ..- it i- new I"iH.aIi. =apfa=..H la LE
 ou th'#PdcI1Ir= ga'.tzI- slz- ,z-EE.r IT tE" Eat. t.e. War .-,stf. Ha- a-4Ia Hld, h. self HIHteut
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
OPERATION PERFORMED
 FOR APPENDICITIS

Mir. Gardiner ea= nf-faf-d upon tad8N IL Ilaly rrus- hospital ral aa- p.uairia- hv Bt Southwark
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
MAIL TOMORROW.

The outside mail will arrive tomor- row evening. according to Charlie Ross
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
SCOTTISH RITE WILL
 DANCE AT A. 8. HALL

The Scottish Rite club of Nome will dance at A. B. hall on the evening of I.ineoln's birthday. February l2.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
Nuggets Special Service,

WASHINGTON. n. C.. Feb G. President Roosevelt today nominated George Grigsby for the office of dis trict attorney at Nome. About ten days or two weeks ago the president promised to nominate Grigsby. but a
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
FOUND.

Pup at Solomon river. some St Ber- nard breed Apply Nugget
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
ANOTHER OUTFIT
 GOES ON SUBMARINE.

George Harrington, Barney o'Reily and Joe Front have moved an outfit
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06

lenp's St. Louis Beer on draugh at The Club.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
Granite Mining Candle. are the best.

lemp's St. Louis Beer on drsught at The Club.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06

Go 10 the North Pole TSe only coffee Houza iu town 6lstz Private Stock at the Bank.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06
ARCHER, EWING
 & co. SPECIALS

'an kinds Of breakf,sl foods. in-
 cludins Pearl af Wheat. a5-eent
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-06

A R C N E R, Ewin no q C O. A R C N E R, EW N . 6 C o.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-25

you'd better marry Peterr'
Isabel studied her shrewdly. Her
mouth had been setting into frmer
lines. Il wish | knew whether YOU
were really in earnest o. not" she
said, wistfully, about my not being
able to make a success of MARRYING
poor man. Don't you think I could
do tiff cared for him-quite
good deal?"
Poor, foolish child" I said enigmat-
ically, with as owl-like manner al
l could assume.
| consider that one of the most tact
tul remarks of my whole career, for
Isabel promptly chose to consider It
Slur upon her heart, soul and mind.
when she might just as well have
taken it to mean any of a dozen other
things. She arose with dignity and
gazed at me pitingly. Il suppose, with
your views, you'll never understand
why | did it," she said, but I'm goi.
ing to marry Dick Bassett, manicured
fingers or mott"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-25

my pockets, taking a package of TO-
baceo and dozen Jumps of sugar that
always carry. Suddenly | jumped up
and Bertha was so frightened that
she never has got over it. She won t
eat sugar any more, either.
The candy butcher in the old freak
room on the main floor began miss
ing his stock and never could catch
the thief. Singer, the tallest of the
CRATES, has a pen next to him, and
when We kept watch one night we
caught him just as he finished devour-
ing $40 worth OF crackeriack, 800 pop
corn balls and ten gallons of lemonade,
l thought it would kill him, but he
never seemed the worse for it.
For long time I was puzzled as to
what the men in charge of the camels
did with their broOms. Each day they
asked for three or four, bringing back
the handles of the old ones, which
they said they found out in the pas
sageway.
l Investigated and caught the ami
mails eating them up. LAS soon as the
straw was devoured they threw the
sticks away. We had to find a new
place for the brOOms after that
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-25
The Man Who Throws the Switch
ass!fla


I they have US handicapped-all we can
do is to take what's coming to US and
| look wise. We get somewhat between
S45 and $50 a month Tor L hours a
day, seven days a week. 1 just had
raise from $3.50 to $50. That was
when the sWitchmen got their last in
crease.
Fifty dollars is mighty little for 8
man with a family. But it comes
tough for those of US who have been
used to twice that sum-and nearly
all Of us MANNED chaps have. There's
Jim, he's the president Of the union
were just forming. Jims getting SIS
and a few years ago out West he was
yard superintendent drawing 5000 a
month. OF course, when the accident
comes, we usually get lump sum set
tlement from the road, but that on'y
makes a nest egg for the time whea
we'll have to quit altogether.
How then do you get these jobs?"
I asked, interested to learn If anything
like bureau for the Handicapped was
maintained by the industry RESPONSE.
Bile for the injuries 1t proved to ex-
list in the human kindness of an indi-
Yidual.
Tom, the yard superintendent, kind
O. has a lookout for us wellers. Ha
knows that if a chap has one arm off
that's no reason why he's not likely
to keep his head on his shoulders even
better than an ordinary chap. SO
the boys know they stand a good show
by just going around to see Tom IN
fact, Tom told me ,sterday if l knew
any Teller that had been up against It,
but who was steady and had had ex-
perienCe in the ways of the road, to
send him around and he would take
care of him
Tint telephone bell rang sharply. "B.
and 0. No 4 is 80 minutes late" re-
peated Griffin in verifcation "Sure
Tom, I'll look out to send her down
the right main"
left the shanty wondering by
what process of divination it was pos,
sible to pick the headlight of NO As"
engine from the maze of lights and
signals in the distance. As 7 made
my way toward the viaduct and its
riclety steps I heard Grifin's voice
call after me, Drop in and see a fell
Ter. whenever you chance to be down
this way"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-25
How to Tan Sheen Skins.

The Country Gentleman gives this
method of tanning sheep skins which
any farmer could easily follow in
tanning the skins wanted for home
use: Wash the hide in warm water,
remove all fleshy matter from the in
er surface and loose dirt from the
hair side. Now wash in strong,
rather warm soapsuds. The oldtime
soft soap made from wood ashes is
best Either rub by hand or gently
on washboard. AS soon as thoroughly
cleaned and rinsed, press as much of
the mixture to the flesh side: Com
mon salt and ground alum, one-fourth
ounce each, and one-half ounce of bor-
ak dissolved in one quart of hot wa
ter. When sufficiently cool to work
with the hand add enough rye meal to
make a thick paste. Spread the mix
ture On the flesh side; fold and let
it remain in a shady, airy place for
two weeks; remove the paste and
wash. When nearly dry scrape the
flesh side thoroughly with a dull
knife; rub with the hands until skin
is soft and pliable.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-25

tons, but they died in the interest OF
science, and as well as We can now
remember, their death was due -
natural cause--that is to say, they
were not killed and eaten. Balloon
ing TO the pole has been tried with
disastrous result. Nevertheless,
Wellman is going to repeat the ex-
pertinent, though he calls his gas
bag an "airship.
These high-fying methods are not
for serious-minded scientists VINO
keep their feet to the ground, and
the projected employment of automo-
billing by one of the expeditions now
under way to the antarctic continent
is equally fantastic. Where are the
gasoline stations at which the tanks
of the auto" can be replenished?
And when a tire is punctured by al
icicle hard as iron sticking up in the
road, where are they going TO get a
new one? Polar problems must be
attacked by instrumentalities native
to the regions Of perpetual ice. Sleds
are all right, and SO are dogs; both
are indigenous and used by the abo-
rig:nal inhabitants as means of 10
comotion and transportation.
Bearing these essential truths in
mind one cannot but be convinced
that Capt .Amundsen, who recently
completed the navigation Of the
Northwest Passage and is planning
polar expedition, is on the right
scent. He smells bear, To be plain,
his purpose is said to be the harness,
ing Of polar bears in the service OF
mankind and Of polar service. One
polar bear is the equal in strength
to a whole pack Of Eskimo wolf dogs.
Instead of Harvesting ten dogs to
sledge the conditions would be re-
yersed, and ten sleds could be at
tached to one bear. 1t was found
necessary by Peary to kill his dogs
one at a time in order to feed the
but ice bears are used to
providing their own food and could
be left to forage for themselves. If
one Of Amundsen's teams should
take a notion to make fodder of his
teamster that would be hard on the
teamster, no doubt; but such an
eventuality would not be without
advantages The fewer
human mouths to feed the smaller
the chance of the expedition dying
of hunger; and if but one should re
main alive to tell the tale after reach
ing the pole the object of its CONS
forth would be accomplished What
ever else would be the outcome Of a
raid on the north pole with polar
bears one may be sure Of a thrilling
story
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-25
Check Export Rush in Argentina at Profit
Of Grain Exchange Quickly Ends. Decentralization
OF the Markets Of the World.

New York, June 21.-Exports OF
wheat from Argentina have dropped
from the stampede gait OF six and
seven million bushels a week 20 $780,
600 bushels a week during the two
months since the grain exchange was
opened at BuenOs Ayres. The effect
upon the prices Of Argentine wheat
has been an advance which, for the
sixty days, is authoritauvely put at
$I,5O000O as the total benefit to the
wheat growers of the La Plata
Grain exporters throughout the
world will never forget the wild
scramble for shipping which followed
the last Argentine harvest. That
country went far beyond all previous
records with a crop Of about 100000
900 bushels of wheat for 19O7-O8. For
a few weeks following harvest, ship
ments were rushed to Europe at
disastrous rate each week because
there was then no means for selling
the grain for delivery later as it might
be needed. Prices at home were
slaughtered in the scramble 20 part
with the great surplus.
Then a body Of grain merchants at
the mouth Of the great La Plate river
had business inspiration. They saw
the huge wheat crop Of their country
sacrificed at low prices, and knew the
cause and remedy. They organized
an exchange modelled very much after
the Chicago board Of trade, and at
once brains and capital we're n
longer helpless in the competition
with the European buyers who Drevi-
ousIy had the Argentine wheat grow
ers at their mercy and had fought the
crop at bargain counter prices.
For every busheI Of grain, every bar
rel of pork or other produce traded in
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-25

course was OVerdOne; yet 1t illustrates
how little is generally known OF the
distinction between legitimate buying
and selling for delivery in the future,
and gambling.
The greater mercantile businesses
everywhere were built up by buying
months and years in advance from
people who did not own what they
sold for future delivery. Cottons,
linens. silks and furs were bought
months before the cotton was even
planted, before the hemp was grown
and before the seals and wild animals
were caught. Every ton of coal
burned in this country is sold fOT fu-
ture delivery before the miners go i'm
der ground to dig for it. The enter
prising Iumberman sees a period OF
higher prices coming and he makes
contracts a year ahead although he
has not closed his deals for the tim
ber-lands from which he expects to
make big profits. The man who sells
(When he does not own them) the
steel, the coal, the furs or the lumber
cannot be clasSed as a felOn.
The members of the great grain eX-
changes reach out on the one hand to
the producers of the west as buyers
and turn to the east and to Europe as
sellers of the haryests of this country.
Their information about growing crops
and about foreign needs is the result
Of constant watchfuIness, expert in
vest; CATION, heavy money outlay and
experienced insight into the worlds
needs. The grain exchange is the
open market of the world for the sur
plus products of the agricultural states.
This field of industry is so broad, the
tnfuer ces which affect prices are so
numerous and yet the whole system
of prices making is so simply based
on natural conditions out of which
grow supply and demand that wide
and constant difference of opinion ex-
lists every trading day Of the year.
Here arises the broad, competitive
speculative market-a necessity to
agriculture as we'll as the distributor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-25

many times have been attacked. M
doubt it Is the Objectionable bucket
shop and irrespons lbIe brokerage firm
features which many Of the critics OF
the exchange nave in mind. 1t is the
idea usually, that such bind attacks
on grain or cotton exchanges VIII
touch a popular chord with the pro
ducers Of this country, but the pro-
ducers knew from experience that the
exchanges and open markets not only
forestalI gigantic trusts among buy
ers, like those in Oil, leather, tobacco,
and the rest, but that they force the
consumers Of Europe to pay what nat
ural conditions Of weather, soil and
crop accident suggest according to the
worlds needs. Producers have
learned that the exchanges, and the
exchanges alone, enable land owners
and tilIers to market as high as so
per cent. Of the years harvest in 80
days after crops are gathered without
any ruinous drop in prices such as a
far reaching and powerful trust among
buyers would engineer for selfish
purposes. Farmers in this country
know what their brother producers
in Germany suffered in depressed
farm values when the bourses Of that
country were closed for a few years.
Some Of the broadsides fired at the
are 50 i'll considered as to
be amusing For instance a plank
was inserted, and later regretted, by
the prohibitiontsts of Illinois in a
state platform. It declared it should
be made a felony for any person on
a board of trade or stock exchange"
or anywhere else" to sell thing he
does not own or buy a thing that is
not delivered to him "for the purpose
Of gambling on its price" This OF
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-25
To Renovate Furniture.

There are many ways of renovating
old furniture. but one Cs the best
methods is the alternate use Of sand
paper and varnish First remove ev.
cry particle of dust, dirt and old
cracked yarnish from: the piece Of
furniture to be treated, getting right
down to the bare wood. To aid In
this work a cabinet scraper or glass
will be necessary and a bottle OF
wood alcohol to soften the varnish.
After tile varnish is removed, sand
paper the wood tC a smooth surface.
At least four coats Of finishing var
nish vii &c REQUIRED, and after each
has become thoroughly dly rub light
Iy with fine sandpaper. After the
last coat of varnish has dried for two
days rub boiled linseed oil on the
trea'ld surFaces with a ~o't cloth
Country Life in America.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-25
Indian Mounds
By Nellie Hobbins.

In the forest dim and oIden
Where the summer sunlight golden
Lightly, softly, falls and f;ckers
With the trembling of the breeze.
Elf-like in its weird dancing;
Hither, thither, swiftly glancing
1T breaketh thru the shadows
Of the mighty spreading trees.
Here where it softly falleth
And the mourning dove low calleth.
Fantastic moundlike figures
OF vanished race are seen.
Rising clothed in fern and MOSES.
Trailing vines and flowers and grasses
Few there are can read the meaning
Meath their tangled garb of green.
Here the mighty bear and eagle.
Dragon. wolf. and giant sea-gulI
Form of serpent, fox and tortoise
In monstrous guise depict
The fame of many a hero,
Of many an Indian Nero
Tho Times destroying harrow
Their forms hath cut and nicked
Out Of all line Of semblance
Till but a vague resemblance
Remains to tell their story
To the present race Of man
Yet here and there ariseth
What he who seeks we'll prizeth
A mound almost as perfect
As tho cycles did not span
For an ancient race whose story
On the ground in pictured glory
Each other deeds Of prowess
With rude art were wont 10 tell
Where the mountain heights are
steepest,
Where the forest shades are deepest,
A world Of war-lke nations
In countless tribes did dwell
Then praise to him whose mission
Restores each wild tradition
In its pristine power, and luster.
In simple justice fair.
His hand it is which traces
The lost arts Of the races
And to the world brings back the past
With patient laboring care
Written by request for the American
Archaeological Magazine, published by
Stephen ID. Peet Ii. D., New York
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-25
MORAL SENSE OF ANIMALS.

Elephant and Monkey Develop Pen
chant for PurIoining Property.
Have animals any moral sense?
Well, I won't go so far as to say they
have, but will say that they know
when they are doing wrong, and when
they are detected they are as ashamed
AGED as a small boy caught in the
jam closet, says a writer in the New
York Mail
The worst. offenders are the mon
keys, of course. And inyerseiy they
have the least compunctions about it
A monkey would rather steal a thing
than have it given him. 1t seems to
be true with him as with his descen
dants, mankind, that stolen sweets are
sweetest.
Next to monkeys, bulIs-elephants,
that i5-are most prone to appropriate
property of others. Bertha, one Of
our younger bulls, is positively d:aboli-
cal in her ingenuity. At night We
used to tie her to a pipe along the
wall, but every morning We would find
her free. At the same time the men
began missing things from the peck
cts of their working coats, which they
left hanging on the walls.
We did not associate the two facts
at first and were puzzled to account
for both. One night l sat up and
watched. When the last light was ex,
tinguished except the one lamp which
is necessary for the bulls are afraid
of the dark, I saw Bertha swing
aroud and tumble with the knot of the
rope with which she was tied. After
five minutes she got free.
AS lay on the floor feinging sleep
she pama over and went +hro11oh all