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The Nome daily nugget., 1911-01-11
FIGHT PROMOTERS
 QUIT AT MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS. Tcnu.-Aft.r more than year in wfic.' It Is cIaimei sc,era, thousands of dollars were lost trying 10 revive the boxing game here under favorable laws passed by the last leg islature. promoters have thrown the sponge in the ring and the field Is en-
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THREE eARGes SINK
 i7 MEN DROWNED
Special Nugget Service.

Special Nugget Service.
 PROvIDENCETOwN Mass, Jan. 10. Three large coal barges were sunk off of the coast here this morning and seventeen men were drowned The ac- cident occurred during dense fog when the. trio of rafts collidcd.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-01-11
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To T. D. Davidson Alex. Campbell. J. W. Bordon and c. IT. Jennings your executors. administrators and ss- signs:
 You and each of you are hereby noti- fled that the undersigned co o-owner has caused 10 ba expended in labor and improvements during each of the fol- lowing years 1906. 1907 1908. 1898 and 1910 as the annual expenditure reauir- ed by law tn sum Of one hundred uool dcllars for each and every year upon the Bear bench claim. situated on of Mcdonald creek. a tributary to Nome r.ver in the Cape Meme Recording Dis trict. District of Alassl.
 And you are further pctined that it within ninety days aster the last pub lication of this notice. ySu saii to con- tribute your proportion of said expen- ditures your interest In said claim will become the property Of the un- dersisned your co-owners. under sec ton ase+. Revised Statutes of the Uni - ted States.
 R JENSEN.
 F. JENSEN. co-owners. Date first publication Jan. 10. 1911. Date last publication April Il. 1911
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We will seii you four year old pure :Iarst shipped direct tS us from the producer ct $1 pSr gallon. The Eagle.
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20
AAklyG
. II1SRSS,Es 1liT8Ss &
The Spirit nf chaHgc Rae Reuched the
Holy land end lla Famous copltal--
Religious sootafienlam Has Crowded
Holy City With Rival establishments.
n WILLIAM d. ELLia.

Jerusalem l-Cf three holy clues that
SIRE popular places 81 pilgrimage Joru-
salem. Mecca and RenRres fha Turk
ish empire has two within her borders
The Holy Land, as Christendom calls
the litllo strip OF territory along the
Mediterranean coast north Of Egypt
is an integral part Of Turkey ft has
always been famous for the persist
enco Of its ancient customs, 20 that
hundreds og olergymen travel over It
every year, 20 get light on the Bible.
A generation hence. that search viii
not be so successful, for it is patent
that Paleatine is sharing the aWak-
ing Of the ancient east
Not only is there a railway from Bel
rut to Damascus. and from Damascus
% Haifa, and from Damascus to Ne
dina, and from Jana to Jerusalem. but
there is alao projected st the present
time q new railway that win 90 down
the coast from Beirut through sldon,
Tyre, Acre. Haila and Jana. clear to
the Eueg canal
improving on Solomon.
The ancient City Of David has come
under the new influences Of modern
times. Negotiations are at present
pending for several radical and trans
/ forming innovations. The first Of
these 70 be pushed to early completion
/ win probably be the water system
/ Jerusalem still depends on the collect
ed rain supply IN cisterns for its wa
/ ter. The very pools built by Solomon
are stili in use, although tho munici
pal system has greatly deteriorateC
since his day.
Now It is proposed to bring watel
from two sources, in Fara, north O
the Mount Of Olives, snd Fawar, an
other spring in the same valley
has been found that this water Il
pure and sufficient for the city's needs
When this has been put into waite
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

mains, and all the residents have been
compelled to install # In their homes,
Il win mean a revolution in the hab-
It's and the life Of the people, and. It
is hoped. a revolution also IN the mat
ter Of personal cleanliness,
Where Foreign Governments Interfere.
In order to meet the expenses Of
the installation OF the water system,
the government decided to take. as q
special tax, the hides OF the animals
slaughtered within the city. A com
mon sight is a sheep tethered on the
sidewalk outside the butcher shop.
awaiting It's turn. As this bore hard
ly upon the butchers, many Of whom
are registered at the various consul
Rtes as citizens Of foreign countries,
these representatives OF the powers
objected, so some other means OF
financing the new water system viii
have to be found, Men seeking the
concession are on the ground, and
the government seems determined to
carry the project to an early settle
ment-
Allied to the water question is that
OF sewage. Jerusalem has something
IN the way Of an antiquated system of
sewage, but the visitor would never
suspect It. Travellers talk OF the
dlthiness Of the streets OF Jerusalem
and the listeners understand them
IN the terms Of the west, which gives
no inkling OF the real situation. The
proprletes Of western life DO not per
nit one to speak freely on this point.
But the streets Of Jerusalem are as
bad as those OF the Chinese cities, Il
not worse. The marvel Is that pesti.
lence has not swept away the popula-
tion. II, along with the proposed new
system Of sewage. there 90 vigorous
police regulations, most welcome
change VIII be effected ia the sights
and smells Of Jerusalem.
Down David Street BY Trolley,
Until recently It wEs impossible 70
travel anywhere in Jerusalem by wheel.
ed vehicle. but various streets have
been widened, thanks largely TO the
visit Of various royal personages. But
on the whole. the streets OF the city
are narrow and unit for vehicle traf.
nc. Many Of them are yaulted, 50
that they are really tunnels. and while
picturesque 10 the last degree, they
do not lend themselves 70 the purposes
Of modern streets,
Now tho reform government pro
poses 10 install four or five lines Of
electric trolley cars all OF them cen
tering at the Jafia gate They viii
connect the neighboring villages witt
.he city SO that one may 90 10 Beth
lehem for a nickel, and in less thar
hall an hour One ine win INVADE tae
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

Practically all Of these arc supported
from abroad. Concerning the Jewish
organizations and Jewish problems
here I shall write In another article.
At present / deal only with various
Christian churches; The Greek, the
Armenian, the Roman Catholic, the
syriac, the Coptio, and the Protestant.
There are literally hundreds of relig-
ious institutions in Jerusalem. One
sect alone spends 100000 francs
every year for tho upkeep OF its mon
asteries and other institutions.
The Rivalry for Sacred sites.
Every holy sight imaginable has
been posBessed-and many beyond the
imagination of q mere student OF the
Billie. Some have even been manu-
factured, so keen IS the rivalry OF the
old churches to possess the holy places
that attract the pilgrims. The situa-
ton has come TO such a pass that Wis.
itors are scarcely shown the real antiq-
ultes Of Jerusalem, so popular with
the professional guides are tha legend
ary ones. There Is now afoot plan
for an American institution Of popu.
lar biblical archaeology supported and
controlled IN the United States, which
VIII provide visitors from the west
with the information they really de-
SIRE
The OTeElay OF superstition and com.
mercialism and professional eccleslas.
teal rivalry which one finds In Jeru
salem is quite as bad as may be seen
at Benares. It has become necessary
to station Turkish guards IN the
Church OF the Holy Sepulchre and In
the Church Of the Nativity at Bethle
hem, in order to keep tho riyal
churches from coming TO blows. The
incongruity OF Moslems with guns
standing guard IN the birthplace ol
the Prince Of Peace strikes an Amer
ican visitor with greater force thar
any sanctity the spot may possess.
The vast pllgrimages from Europe
and Asiatc Russia are very prohtable
and as they promots national prestige
they are encouraged by the various
governments which have stake in thu
future cf Turkey. Russia maintains (
huge system Of buildings. including I
large hospiee for visitors, There art
also Austrian, German, French and Ital
ian bosDices.
Many OF these pilgrims are ignoran
peasants, who see nothing discordan
in the hanging Of paper flowers an'
gilded glass balls amid the carving
and ornamentation Of the Holy Bepul
ohre Tie simplicity, dignity wor
shiDfulness and real beauty OF th'
Mosque Of Omar whiek Is IN thl
Keeping Of the Moslems. present
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20
HOW BIRTH WAS ESTABLISHED
calFs Birthday Was Recorded, Thus
the Age Of the Human Being
Became known.

DR. Cressy j. Wilbur, chief statist'
clan Of the bureau Of census in Wash.
ington. tells a story taken from court
records which, according to the Wo-
mans Home Companion, fairly typihes
the national attitude toward vital sta.
tistics
Farmer Hadley." he said. 'of In.
diana on dying left his valuable farm
IN trust to bis unthrifty son, 70 be-
come the property Ct hio granddaugh'
ter on her w5n-y-iiTst birthday
"Th8 girl had been told the date Of
her birth and when her twenty-hrst
anniversary, Rs she supposed. came
around, She claimed her Inheritance.
But her father refused TO surrender
tho farm, asserting that she was only
nineteen.
THE dispute was taken into court.
Tho family Bible was appealed to, but
tho page for births and desths was
blank. The father he'd rendered no re-
port to the town authorities the fam
ily doctor was dead. Finally a neigh
Dor remembered that a certain cow
much prizsd by the grandfather, had
given birth to a calf en- the very day
when the girl was born and he could
swear 10 It.
perhaps, the court opined, the
grandfather had recorded the birth OF
tho caifi The old farm book, careful.
ly preserved In the family strong box
sustained the judges theory all the
circumstances Of the oalf's birth were
fully recorded. And thus the birthday
Of the human being was at length es
tablished.
"TallI about the registration Of
births in the United statesf" exclaims
DR.. Wilbur, "why, for not much more
than one-half OF the total population is
there a fairly accurate registration Of
deaths, to say nothing Of births, o.
which we have nowhere in the country
reliable or complete information, and
many Of the states are so little con
cerned about human life that they
make no more account Of the deaths
Of their citizens than of the trees they
burn to make clearings."
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

s6risne contrast to the iemons Chris
llan shrnes
"A Nazareth carpontsrs Views.
The changes tnat are bound iotsoue
forn Jerusalem and Palestine are az
ready 10 be seen 40 work IN the ba.
safs Of al older day are exhibited for
eign styles OF dress. and goods Of
American and Hur0pean mennacinre.
The stream Of tourists from ihp~est
has erected changes in fashions The
economic conditions OF the lnpe have
altered grayely
That this has penetrated % The
smaller towns end Villages I learned
in Nazareth. Here. seated amid the
fragrant chips Of an old fashioned GER
penter'a chop ] talked with the car
benter, at work on the noor hewing
out wooden piow. He complained
bitterly OF the general advance Of
prices % living. 70 that ibe 20 cents =
day, which used to be a Eool wage for
a skilled carpenter. Is now made.
ouate. Some Of his relatives have
solved the prohism by emigratinB to
America. and be inquired concerning
the feasibility Of doing likewise
The wgId currents Of today ara
pouring TIE warm stream Of transform.
ing life against the ancient east All
that csnturiss have failed to d. in
Palestine, the present decade seems
destined ID accomplish. Paradoxicallyi
the Holy Land hes furnished the awak
aning motive that has mado western
civilization; but the land itself has re-
manned largely rn.ouched Now Pat
estine's turn seems TO have cone.
Copyright, isil, by Joseph 3. Bowlesl
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20


old namrs widening me street Of
David carrying passerfors bshi the
MOSQUE of Omar, which ia The site 81
The snciant Iempie % ihe jews lmas
lne lhe woffhipers % the Temple dis
turbed hy TIE olang OF ihe BEN of the
electric carl
At present most of the streetR are
"a narrow as fo0tpalhs when tho
softslepplnR camel comes along. as be
docs every iow minutes. an pedos-
irians must stand aaide 81 the re-
oesaes Of Ne barars, or against tho
walls. co make way for his passage.
Even the ploddlhg donkey, who utin
aH Of yore, Is the favored beast Of bur-
den. takes nearly the whole street
when be Dassea
These electric lines Fill vastly en-
hance the comfort oi The city, but thoy
win play havoc with its historical as.
peot Can sentiment survive The con-
ductor'a call, "Ail out FOR the Holy
sepuicherlr "Thls way for the jews
"waling Place" "Next stop the Tenn.
pie Area" The Damascus Gate" and
''Vih Dolorosal"2
New Lights for Old Streets.
Jerusalem IS not so dark as some
Oriental cities, for the municipality
/ placed thousand kerosene lamps
along the principal highways Now Il
is on the program OF the government
to Install an electric lighting plant fol
the streets. and for the stores and
houses.
A telephone system also is on the
docket At present practically all to,
modern business OF Jerusalem Is don,
outside Of the city walls Messages
can be carried from one part to an
other only, as IN the time Of David
/ by foot messenger. soon the tnkl'
Of the telephone bell wiz rival th,
more musical notes Of the camela
bells.
A Pauperlzed City.
Religion has blighted Jerusalem
The Apostle Paul could repeat her
his famous words: q perceive that Il
all things you are too religious" On
looks IN vain for the smokestacks o
modern industry. and for grea
warehouses, or temples OF business
He sees scores Of expensive moderi
buildings, but all ia the name OF ser
tartan religion.
Old Jerusalem, as viewed from th
hills, presented one outstanding builc
, ing, the Temple Of the Jews. Toda
The approaching traveller is confuse
by the multitude Of the spires and TOW
J ers and noble edihces. Missions 8
all kinds and haspices and convent
/ and monasteries and asylums abounl
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

I've perfected scientific system OF
making people Elad," announced the
man with the high forehead. "By my
method the most depressing attack OF
the blues may be dispelled within ten
minutes, and an cases Of melancholy,
unhaDpiness, and similar aldicuous
can be eradicatcd quickly But the
trouble IS ! don't know what name TO
give my profession. want a word
that win tell the whole story at
glance"
Why not asks the man with the
discouraged whiskers. why not call
yourself eheerupodist3"
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20
HooDoos OF WALL STREET
Men Who for no Apparent Reason
20 Not Make a Success IN
Business.


Wall street people are superstltious.
They win deny It when told so, but II
you ask any one IN the street II he
ever knew hoodoo he viii say, "Yes,
many one.D
Such one was cotton expert who,
highly recommended, applied for a
place with a Stock Exchange house
that had bought a cotton exchange
membership and needed man to
open a new field OF speculation to It's
clients.
The applicant was IN every way de-
slrable save for the fact that three
houses with which he had been con.
nected had failed, though not one for a
dishonest reason. He was rejected as
a hoodoo.
Shortly Rfterward he made q conEsc-
ton with another house to an a SINH
lar want and proved a very valuable
man Ia his sphere, but within e year
the fourth house failed
The hoodoo is often man whom
everybody likes, speaks well Of and
recommends to every one else. with
the one reserYation-he Is a man who
unaccountably has not B1s oeoded.
There is nothing whatever against
him; he IS honest and shrewd and all
that, but--unsucCSssfdl
Once the hooGoo becomes known as
such he must attach himself 70 the
newcomers those who do not know,
have not been warned or who ars 80
new and confident as not to care, Each
connection he makes ID q little less de-
sirable. until he finally reaches the
stage at which he is ashamed Of his
associations
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

tpr. c. T. Dana says that the arfnH a.
women arc becoming anatomical ve8ugeg
ana in time win be absent becauHo of
lack of uSeD
Believe us " au these bowitohing, plumb
arms
which we gaze at so fondly today
Are 20 vanish, alas. then our widest
alarms
Must at once Ger our spirits hold sway,
o. how viii the wooer a century hence
or perhaps twenty aeons from nov
Find a hand he may hold when be wants
TO commence
10 pour out am the warmth OF bis VOW!
Ana tha swain hars accepted. to what
when he hears her sweet voice murmur
''YesY"
When NO finger exists where ho may
piuce tie ring
what win bu balm Tor hts distress
Must the elbows bedimpled fade soon
from the sight3
Evolution our souls greatly grioves.
Though It's true that we'd hall the glad
day with delight
when II brought no more changes in
sleeves.
Yet TIE ohlldren-Ah, how win the chill
with no hands by which they may be
spanked3
Mothers harmlessIy srlnless viii never be
feared
And the prophets OF science be THANKED
And o. how win bridge whist or pianos
he played,
or the husbands deprived OF their halr'
'Tis prospect at which We may we'll
stand dsmaycd
And sink down 10 the depths OF 1e'
spair
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

who is the lady over there with
the purple hat and the costly furs2"
Sizes a prominent actress"
q thought ss much. She seems to
receive a great deal Of attention What
does she play in?"
Well she is in the chorus OF The
Grizzly Umph. but she has line IN
#. She says Why notT during the
second act"
And who is that lady sitting alone
over yonder?"
That? o, that's nobody but Miss
Wuzzit. who used to be- celebrated fot
her rendition OF shakesperean roles
She doesn't cut much ice, nowadays.'
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20
How n Worked.

Yes says the man with the sad
eyes. my wife got a lot OF fashion
papers and patterns and made her owr
spring dress, She figured It all om
that she was going 20 save a lot o.
money"
And dld sheg' asks the man vita
the expectant air.
Did She? Say, ii worked iust tks
building a house by one Of these sets
Of plans and specifications for erecunt
four thousand dollar home FOR i've
thousand"
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

Texan Is 10 forbid tho shooting or
doves. az these gentle and boautifui
birds have been found to be destroy
ere Of pernicious weeds The Audubon
society Is doing q useful missionary
work 10 opening the eyes OF the pub
Ho 10 the great use Of birds IN the
destruction OF weeds and insects and
20 the consequent folly and loss 81
their slaughter This law IN Texas is
an example which otner states Wit
doubtlesB soon follow IN the local
prsssrvafion OF useful birds
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

Billie Burke, after having her ward
robe soaked IN the Carlton FIRE. ar
rived ID New York TO dnd that her
trunks had been forwarded on the
wrong steamer Some women have
wonderful luck In advertising
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

A sidewheel steamer that win carry
5000 people is being built for use on
che Hudson river Even It viii doubt
less be oyererowded on Saturdays
and holidays unless the authorities
watch carefully.
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

Garry an onion IN your pocket" "
says The Memphis Conmerciai-Appeal,
Hand sou VIII not have its." We pass
the advice along to the people who
are looking for a European war over
she Moroccan question.
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

Weren't you indignant when peo.
PIE you didn't know called YOU by
your first name"
"No," replied Senator Sorghum;
but I've worried great deal since
they've shown disposition 70 stop
IL"
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

The center Of population always was
3 wohbly point, anyway. and Union
vile, Ind, should be glad TO lose IT,
The town that has an enterprlsins
population IN, not around Il. is the one
that oounts.
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

Persons who attended wrestling
matches and other bouts in the Colos-
scum Of old Rome did not have field
glasses with which to combat the by
no means inconsiderRble distances Of
that historic inclosure. So the world,
after all, has made progress
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

One hundred and eighty feet Of
b1acksnakes were killed by Connect
cut farmer Ia seven minutes. Now
we do not miss the sea serpent any
more.
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

News thut the 1912 automobiles are
On the market causes us to look with
pity on those unfortunates who have
no homes 10 mortgage
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

The New York milliner who went
broke rather than bother his custom
ers With bills made a fatal mistake
when be allowed his business address
90 be published
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

Considerable fuss is made over the
discovery by a Pasadena woman Of an
unpublished poem BY Bryant Poets
who are complaining because Of their
inability 70 get their poems publish-
ad should make note Of the fact that
Ehere Is nearly always widespread ex-
ritement when unpublished poems of
dead poets are discovered.
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

a New York woman spends 5000 a
Year for face messages. on hand,
without seeing the lady, we'd say Der
face isn't worth It.
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

Boston ia in receipt Of strange
and unidentified sea monster The
ehing came TO the right port to set t.
self named scientifically.
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

Boston ia shocked because a we'll
anown young man married his nurse.
Roston IS the city that BENJAMIN
FTanklin moved away from when he
started TO grow up.
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

and 10 you have come here every
summer for Ave years7" said Harolc
TO Aiyriilla
YES"
But ! should think you would nave
grown tired OF seeing the same hili
and the same trees and The SAINT
lakes and the same bluffs
Well DO Get tired Of the sgms
old bluGs, even II they are made BY
different men each year"
[ILG6-c-N-Rl/ /te-a>6-.T'e-.
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

II New York city has the 100000
inbabitants that the directory publish
ers suggest, Il follows that q good
many OF them are outside Of the 400,
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

1f meeting means disaster in an
aeropiane, we prefer 90 walk and
eneeEe % cur hearts content
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

a New York hack driver ate 50
aars of corn n one sitting, which prob
ably accounts for tho fact that be Is 3
hack driver.
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

New York woman, atured Ia q
nobble skirt. took q kick at q dog
We leave the reader % imagine
the rest
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

sHu. 81 lbe katydid we're infailiblo
C. would incur the jealousy Of the pro
frssoFa Of the weather bureau
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

Some people IKE 20 have a war
scare every once 10 q while just na q
relaxation
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

AS yet science has failed 70 produce
tha bctieaa rhcs meeting
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

Hor the benefit OF those who abhor
dictionaries be II explained that q
Dhilatelist IS a boy stamp collector
hfte5 be grows UP
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

Another mother has entered her ht-
uc boy for perfect child honors. All
children are perfect--to their mothers.
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

Aigreiies arc now Daned 81 New
gofE bui i69eiy woman g hs, ~ 'eS
ciaatiag
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

MANY ot the mems fan bats nced
lawn mower run oyer them.
The Cape County herald., 1911-10-20

After several years ia the ministry
Massachusetts, man has gone into
the coal business, where opportuni-
res fof missionary work are not lack
ine