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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-28

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 T. Triicy Hraus8u Tucker Chas.
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 PACKAGES. EkIund Gus Engdahl. z. J @ piescth. Jacob Frances. GaIbert Peterson Mrs. j. A.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

Tp W j. Sloan. his heirs. -uero~4ofe "s
 assigns
 You. and each af you. are hereby noe tifed that have expended during the years 1906 and 19o7 one hundred dol lars each year ia labor and improve ments upon the owl bench claim. sit uatcd on the left limit of Gold Run creek opposite Nos II and ll aboye IIaydeu'S discovery. in Port Ct1rcuc Recording District. District of Ala.- ka, loeat'oH notice recorded ia Vel. Ss
 And you are further notified that if you do not vHHm ninety ter1 day from the date of final publication here of. cause to be paid ta tho undersigned your proportiouate share of such ex- pcndtures as co-uWuers your interests in said claim will become the praperty of the undersigned under section 2324 Revised Statute of the United States.
 MRS FANNY l.. GRIMM Tues. Co-own.r
 Date of first pub. Feb. IT, 1908
 Date of last pub. May 1908
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-28
CAlEDONIANS.

Second and fourth Mondays in each month. at s:3O p. m.. Pioneer hall Steadman avenue.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-28

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 o. ogaa. NJ teI pIz=H. David ae4 ojsu. Aueu-t If=ar. Fink
 p. r9rt Frrt Parsons. Fred ruuls,n. Miss AHhm I.#I-sH. o Person r H. rieF-an. Peterson Louis Peterson. N. r Peterson. .. l rrtersoH Lar Pike. Elton W. Powers. F W Paueroy h F pattl". N
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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-28
GERMAN CLUB.

Every first and third Wednesday. A BhaIl.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-28
RAINING AT kATAllA
 IN DECEMBER.

R. E. Milroy has recently received letter from Bob Strauss. who is at Katalla. where he will remain during the winter. The letter was written December IS, at which time it was raining in Katalla
 Mir. Milroy has received word also from his brother. w J. MiIroy. who Is in Seattle.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-28
PIONEERS OF ALASKA,
 IGLOO NO. i.

Fred II. Anderson. Sec. lst and 3rd Wednesdays of each month. Eagle hall
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-28

Sons of the North hall. Thursday. 7:30 D. m. | Kell. sec.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18
A Curious Army Toast.

or all the British regiments the
Welsh fuslleers have the most curious
army toast II forms part OF the cere-
mony of the grand dinner given annu-
ally on St David's day. After the din
vner the drum major. accompanied by
the goat. the mascot OF the fusileers.
bedecked with rosettes OF red and blue
ribbon. marches around the table. car
lrying plate OF leeks. Every officer or
guest who has never eaten one before
Is obliged 10 do so. standing on bis
chair with one foot on the table. while
the drummers beat roll behind his
chair. He Is then considered a true
Welshman. All the toasts are coupled
with the name OF ST. David. IL Is IN
much this why that the toast with
highland honors Is drunk. Each guest
stands with one foot on his chair and
one on the table. and the pipers, a-pip-
Ing. parade the room.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18
sup,rstittocs o. staoe FoIk.

A stock actor Is apt 10 have a
prejudice against decorating CO fixing
up his dressing room. He Is certain
to get his notice shortly after he puts
his pictures on the wall and otherwise
makes the place comfortable and
homeifke. Actors and managers both
have horror OF the witch lines In
Macbeth" and they never will allow
them to be spoken. as II meaps "A fire
IN the playhouse before the twelve
month II over. Sir Henry Irving was
firm believer In this superstition,
and he would never allow the fateful
lines 20 be read when he was playing
the tragedy. | know many players
who fear 10 have any one pass them
on a stairway when they are entering
n theater. There are many actors who
make the sign OF the cross before they
make an entrance.-Chicago Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18
Defective Education.

An old darky in Alabama called
across the fence to his neighbours son.
who Is student at the Atlanta uni
versfty, says writer I'm the Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Look hyar. boy he said. you goes
to school. don't yerY'
Yes, sir replied the boy.
Getting education. Amt yer7"
"Yes, sir"
"Larning 'rithmetic an lingering on
a slate. chr
"Yes, sir"
well. it don TAX two whole days
ter make an hour, do itT''
"why, no." answered the boy.
WAL" said the old man, you was
going ter bring that Ratchet back In
an hour. wasn't yer7 An hits been
two whole days sence you borrered
hit
Whats the use OF yo' education ef
you go ter school whole year an den
can't tell how long hit tnkes ter fetch
back dat hatcher
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18
BULWER LYTToN.
No wtas a orotssque Figure According
70 This Picture.

No Wac q orotssque Figure According
10 This Picture.
The late DR.. Edward Vaughan Ke-
nealy. who appeared as counsel for
the Tichborne claimant, was well ac-
quainted with many Of the celebrities
OF his time. In the memoirs which
his daughter has published there are
some piquant passages Here is what
he had to say In his diary about Bull
wer Lytton:
"Dined tonight with the lord chief
justice. Lord Houghton. Bulwer Lyt-
ton and other senator's and ladies.
Bulwer Lytton Is n clown. He was
stability dressed and sldled into the
room with slouching air and gait. He
held his hat In his hand as though
about 10 drop IL and looked as though
he did not know what 10 do with his
legs. He CAPPED, his eye was lacklus-
tered, and he said nothing. IL Is al
most impossible TO believe he wrote
the works which pass under his name.
His wife says he did not write them.
He has great nose like Fitzball or
Bardolph, but not 50 red as tho lat.
ter's. He has cut OFF his beard, and
the hairs are scnnty and scrubby down
his lank Don Quixote Jaws. l expect
ed fine gentleman. perhaps a fop like
his own DcVereux or like Bollngbroke,
and saw a crapulous fossil. He took
Mrs. Round down TO dinner. but never
spoke a word 70 her. remaining silent
or mumbling to himself. | think Cock
burn was ashamed OF him. and. al
though he asked him especially TO meet
me. he did not venture TO solicit my
opinion Of him. But j told Il 20 him.
And be was ashamed OF his guest"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18

Alice toiled slowly up the stairs pa
per and pencil In hand. ready to ask
questions OF the first person she en-
countered. Being Just six. she was at
the inquiring age and endeavored to
make everysody's life a burden 10
them.
The first person she encountered was
Bridget, the upstairs girl.
''Pwease, Bwidget." she piped, "gif
me We letters OF We alfabit."
Slowly and impressively Bridget
complied.
AN now, Bwidget," proceeded Alice,
''pwease gif me We letters vat Amt I'm
We nfabit"
Bridget thought. Then she thought
again. She was puzzled.
Finally she said:
'TIl tell ye tomorrow" and went
down 10 ask cook.-London Queen
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18

costsssts IN Psapts cod hxnsees b
tho rvo ossat c~pitsis-

ccstsssts IN Psapts ssd hxssses N
tho rvo osssf c~pitsis-
In the streets French trufic all goss
to the right; London coarhmen DRIVE
afways to the left Parisinns rvs 30
gether In large houBe ll2s bamsrrlrs;
Loodoners have one family b q bulss-
The Londoner has a htchhey. the
Frenchman a concierge.
Paris has ifs cafes, London its clubs
Partsiau beds are up In an alco~e In
the wall: Londoners sleep In the mid
die OF the room. Londoners take three
ca four meals day. Partsians two.
Paris dimes. London eats. Paris
loaves are long. London loaves are
square. Paris drinks wine, London
beer. Paris takes coffee. London tea.
Frenchmen while dining talk to their
neighbor and enjoy each others so
ciety: Britons sit alone at table and
don't say much. but enjoy their food.
London workmen work In their ordi-
nary clothes. call each other mate
smoke clay pipes and punch each 9th
er's heads occasionally; Partisan work
men do their business I'm blouses, call
their friends citizen" or sir" smoke
cigarettes. take their hats or TO each
other and do their fighting with their
feet.-London Tit-Bits.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18
THE PALISADES
THEIR ooewts~p~~t Cannot Be Fouwd
In All the World.

rhss~ ooswts~p~~t Cannot Be Fouud
In All the World.
Tho edge OF the world, II such thing
mny be. lies hardly rifle shot away
from Que OF the centsrs OF the world
itself-the city of New York.
The Palisades. those mighty walls
wtereun the annals OF the centuries
are graved- what an edge Of the world
their LIP presents 10 him who comes,
perhaps at night, 10 their rough hewn
eievationl In no other place other than
this near proximity to man and one OF
his greatest cities could Il physical fea-
ture 30 profoundly vast and impressive
be 50 hidden from the world. Their
counterpart cannot be found in all the
world. and yet the Palisades are almost
unexpected and unknown to the globe
circling. sight hunting public that year
ly truverses the continents or seas TO
gaze at things less wonderful in some
distant field OF natures marvellous
achievements. for little does any one
know Of these titanic walls who has
merely seen them from the Hudson.
Were they somewhere OF IN land
comparatively inaccessible. reached by
q transcontlnental thread OF steel. the
guideboOks would be rich IN their pic
tured grandeur and man would rove
far TO explore them.-Philip Verrill
Migilels In Harper's Magazine
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18
A DESERT PERIL.
Tho Deadly Clear Water Of the Death
Valley Pools.


"One Of TIE chief dangers TO travel
ers IN crossing such dreary and arid
wnctes a. tAc far famed Death valley
nrisea from ignorance rs TO the char
actcr OF the infrequent pools OF water
along the route" said mining engi-
nor OF Denver.
'srhe teadorfoot. growing faint I'M
der blazing sun. will want to quench
his intolerable thirst when he comes
10 a shallow hole whose water. clear
as crystal. seems absolutely pure. He
can with difficulty be restrained from
drinking II by some experienced COM
panion. who knows that one draft
VIII probably cause serious II not
fatal illness. This water. for all Its
seeming purity and clearnees, rs loaded
with arsenic. and many a man has lost
his life by It's use.
Cur1ousiy enough. the only water IN
the desert That is safe to drink Is foul
looking and inhabited boy bngs and
snakes. When you come 30 muddy
pool ON the surface OF which insects
are disporting themselves, however re
puisivo II may be. both 20 the eye and
pnlate. you may drink It with fm-
punity. desrsfe It's looks. as man win
VITO IL crazy with thirst produced By
the burning nnIis and merciiess snn."
-Baldmune American.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18
OUR TIME STANDARDS.
The Four Sections That Divide the
United States.

Every nation Ras its own time stand
ard. but the United States has four.
These time sections. as they are called,
were introduced In the year 1883.
chiefly for the benefit OF the railroads.
and are known as the eastern. central.
mountain and Pacific. The eastern
section extends from the Atlantic coast
to an irregular line drawn from De-
troll 10 Charleston. 3. c.: the central
includes all between this line and an
other extending from bismarck. N. d..
TO the mouth OF the Rio Grande river:
the mountain extends from here TO the
western boundary OF Montana, Idaho.
Utah and Arizona. and the Pacific In
clndes oil the remainder OF the coun-
try TO the Pacific coast
The difference In time between ad-
joining sections Is one hour. 30 that
when II Is Il o'clock IN New York city
it Is IL O'Clock at Chicago. 10 O'Clock at
Denver and o'clock at San Francisco.
The true local time OF any place Is
slower CT faster than the standard
time, according as the place rs west
or east OF the time meridian. Thus the
local time ar Boston Is sixteen minutes
faster than eastern standard time.
while at Buffalo Il Is sixteen minutes
slower-Harpers Weekly.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18
N0HHIR AND ALPACA.
Thsss Fabrics Come From Two En-
tirsly Different Animals.


The other day heard a couple OF
men arguing about mohair and alpaca.
one OF them gravely asserting that
they were different names for the same
fabric" said New York importer.
The assertion wns very far out OF
the way. The cloth known as alpaca.
II genuine, comes from the wool of the
animal OF the same name, which
thrfyes only In the Andean regions
OF Peru and Chile In South America.
The alpaca, or pace. which resembles
the llama. looks a good deal like our
domestic sheep and has most beauti-
ful fleece. Great flocks OF them browse
on the highest ranges Of tho Andes
and are the property OF the native In
dams. who shear them once a year
Many efforts have been made TO breed
the alpaca In different parts OF Du-
rope and Australia. but without sue
cess. A cnrso of them was brpusht to
Baltimore some time IN the miidle OF
tho hist century, but tho expcrimsut Of
rsising them In The Unftcd Static vsas
likewise a fRiiprc-
Tho csgth known ~ mohsir- comes
from tho Aneura goat. q very difrkrsnt
snimui from Tho alpaca. Tho snEnra
Ia frxnd In South AfrinA, but the lar
erxf nocks are found m Asia Miuor"--
ExchnnDe.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18
Absolute Obesity.

There Is member OF the faculty OF
certain university who. 10 use the
words of a colleague. IFS as rotund
physically as he is profound metaphys-
ically."
One day the professor CHANGED to
come upon his children, Of whom he
has number. all OF whom were, 20 his
astonishment. engaged in an earnest
discussion OF the meaning OF the word
absolute"
Dad" queried one OF the youngsters.
can a man be absolutely goodT'
NO" replied the fatber.
"Dad,- put In another youngster.
"can a man be absolutely badT"
mo"
Papa" ventured the third child. q
girl, "can a man be absolutely fatr'
Whereupon father fed incontinentiy
Philadelphia Ledger.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18
Property Rinhts.

Private property. In the shape In
which we know 1t today. was chiefly
formed by the gradual Acknowledgements
OF the separate rights Of individuals
from the blended rights Of commune
~ There IL every reason for belicv.
ing that property once belonged not Ia
individuals or even the isolated fam
ilies. but 70 the patriarchal society as
a whole. In other words. property
was Mt first communistlc rather than
personal New York American.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18

A doctor tells Of a note he received
from a woman saying that her hus-
band. who was about TO make him a
professional call. found constant fault
with the dinner she prepared for him.
She appealed to the physician for aid.
The doctor examined bis patient who
had a slight attack OF indigestion. and
told him TO cut out lunches, 10 eat
nothing but slice OF toast and cup
OF tea. The scheme worked excellent
~. or course hubby returns home In
the evening eats everything In sight
and votes his wife's cooking even bet.
ter than mother used 10 make.-Bos-
ton Record.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18

Bohemia Is youth. Youth Il every
where. II is bounded on the north and
east by the barren desert Of middle age
and on the south and west by the steep
and impossible mountains OF success
The true bohemian is drunk on nothing
but ambitions and ideals. and. though
these leave no headache. they frequent
iy leave an emptiness OF the stomach.
The true bohemian has an appetite the
morning after. but there Is often no
breakfast.-Sydney Bulletin
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18

AL through the continent OF Africa
the natives have very perfect system
OF signaling with drums. by which
means they rap out messages from VII
lage to village. and II Is quite wonder
full how swiftly and how far they are
able TO spread news.
The drumming is always done at
night. when sound travels farther, and
as one lies awake on a stil. clear
night the ear is often gently assailed
by the low. musical roll from a drum
In the village near. and one waits with
pleasant expectancy TIL the answering
echo comes. muffied by distance. from
a village sometimes two miles away
Wide World Magazine
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18
MARVELLOUS MACHINES.
Some Of the Wonderful Instruments
Man Haa Invented.

The sensitivcness OF tho human or.
ganism Is gross indeed compared with
that OF the marvellous machines man
has made. A Photographic plate cou-
pied with a telescope discovers millions
OF stars whose light the retina of the
eye does not appreciate. The micro
phone makes the inaudible tread OF n
fly sound like the tramp OF cavalry.
men. The human heat sense cannot
realize difference of temperature be-
yond one-ffth OF degree, but the ha-
rometer, an instrument 100000 times
as sensitive as the skin. notes differ
ence OF q millionth OF degree. A gal
vnnomcoBr 6exes IT'S finger at q current
geDeratcd BY simply defurnfng q drop
o. mercury 10 % to prass II out of q
spherkcal shaps into that OF In egg.
Tho amount OF work done by the wink
o. an eye squals 100000. 00O, 600 OF the
wfukss fnsrhed on the scxle OF delicato
instrument but evan this performance
is enrpsscst by the coherurs OF Branley
or Paris by which the Hertz waxes Of
wfn0isrs tshSraphs are caught In their
puisfnDs thsnngh space The rAnge o.
iuprsssinns which ws set from lifting
an ohtNst h sxcssiinEiy small An or
dinxry shsmtsss hAlance IL spme mil
lion tfmas as sensitive and weights
cnsxn tbs Coo 'hnndrstfhpp part OF mil
nHyxn- wHhotif stIrh instruments as
thoB W. should know far iess about
IN vDrn than thsy place Within our
result Tnry make II evident that oalr
ccuss organs giro as reports OF bat a
curnparaftuly small number OF CON
parntfuH grss stfmuil. = Chicago
Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18

"Once. In the rooms OF the Fabian
society. overlooking the fresh green
slopes OF the Law Court gardens In
London. heard George Bernard Shaw
express his thoughts about English
public schools" said Chicago editor.
HE attacked these schools. He said
you learned nothing IN them He told
OF young peer to whom a certain
master at Elton said:
"T am ashamed OF you, unable TO
work out so simple a problemi Your
younger broth< did It correctly an
hour ago
"T am sorry. SIR the boy replied
but you must remember that my
brother hasn't been at Elton as long as
I have "-washington Star.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18

The Clever erhsme That Was Worked
by q French Thief.

The Clever erhsne That Was Worked
by q French Thief.
A Frenchman had been attending the
Coincide Francafsa, and after the per-
Torrance he took a gloomy byway In
order 20 make a short cut % the Bou-
levard Montmartre. He noticed as he
FASTENED through the dark a slight tug
ON his coattail. but 10 this he paid no
attention When he reached the bright
boulevard, however, be found, 10 his
great modification, that one tail OF his
clawhammer coat had been cut or.
He notified journalist OF his loss. and
the next morning an account OF the
odd theft appeared In the Figaro. That
afternoon man In a blue uniform
called on him.
II come. monsieur" the man said,
from the bureau OF police. We have
captured n suspicious character who
had In his pocket piece OF fine black
cloth. Let me have your mutlated
coat, sir. If the piece fits IL. we will
know that we have apprehended the
man who robbed you"
The other surrendered his coat and
from that day TO this he heard no more
about It. The pretended official was.
OF course, the thief. who had adopted
that aduacious means OF getting the
coat In order to attach TO IL the pur.
Joined tail.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18

He had been counting a girl for
long time. II happened on Sunday
night after church. They were sitting
on the sofa. and she looked with in
effable tenderness into his noble blue
eyes.
'Tom," she murmured. with a tremor
In her voice. didn't you tell me once
you would be willing 10 do any act OF
heroism for my sakeT
Yes. Mary, and l gladly reiterate
that statement now" he replied In con-
ddent tones.
Wen, Tom. want you to do some
thing really heroic for me-"
Speak. darifngl What is itr'
ASK me TO be your wife. We've
been fooiing long enough"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18
Tn. coIOnI.,--In English Eyes.

The average Englishman. and II 10
surprising In what numbers he exists,
has a vague conception OF colonies gen
orally. He has some hazy notions OF
virginian plantations and transporta-
ton settlements and crown colonies
where peppery military man OF the
old school takes up the white mans
burden by holding autocratc sway
over unclad barbarians. The concep-
tons are more often than not nfty
years behind the times.-sydDey Lone
Hand A..
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18
4 DISPLAY OF QUICK W.T..
The American Saved His Pride srd
obssv>ed Russian Etiqu<tte-

The Yankee and the Russian story Il
again on its grand rounds. but as all
attempts 20 name the original Yankee
have failed. says London NJ. A. r..
II Is safe TO pin the anecdote 10 any
prominent American who may have
visited ST. Petersburg.
The Russian has been identified as
the Grand Duke Constantine. younger
brother Of the Car Alexander l.. and
the Incident occurred about 1910.
The Yankee went out for walk In
March. when the snow was melting
after sudden rain. The street was a
maze OF puddles. divided into sections
by narrow lodges Of snow az the cross
ings, over which pedestrians carefully
felt their way.
The Yankee was Just In the middle
OF such a snow bridge when he recog-
nized the Grand Duke Constantine APP
preaching In the opposite direction.
The path being too narrow for two
persons 10 pass. the grand duke being
accustomed 20 every one getting out Of
his way. tho Yankee being too courte-
Gus 20 turn his back ON a brother OF
the car % return whence he came
and too proud TO step serviiely into the
siush for mere prince Of the royal
blood was the contretsmps.
Quick as fash our American
whipped ont his purse. presented IL to
Constantine and asked "Eyen or odd"
Even" replied the asfonished
prince.
ssu- -~s-ss sx A. x-. -
stepped or into puddle half leg
deep.
Constantine. highly piensed bg this
peculiarly American proceeding. men
toned II 10 the car. and our Yankee
was invited TO dine at the palace next
day.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-18

"sir," says tho aggrieved customer.
approaching the bookseller. II have
called TO express my opinion of your
business methods"
"what IL wrongf" deferentially ask
ed the bookseller.
IT bought set OF Shakespeare from
you last year. IL weighed fourteen
pounds. Yesterday I ordered a dupli.
cate set for my sons library. and II
only weighs thirteen pounds and nine
ounces I'd have you understand. sir,
that there Is city ordinance against
short weights" W
Thoroughly humbled. the bookseller
made up the shortage with seven
ounces OF miscellany. Exchange.