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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04
10y Ally.

No wonder President Tafts eyes filled with
tears when he All Augusta to give hts
tribute to Major A. W Butt, his personal aide,
who lost his life on the Titanic.
Never did know how much he was TO me
until he was dead" said the President,
Lacking nothing OF sef-respect and giving up
nothing he owed TO himself, he conducted
himself with singleness of purpose and to
the happiness and comfort OF The President
who vas his chief. To many fine qualities he
added loyalty; aaa WHEN he became ooHe ~
my ian. he was a son or brother"
Mr. Taft never knew how much he was to
me until he was dead" Had the occasion
been such as to justify the statement, he
might have added that he never knew the
quality of LOYALTY for the beautiful thing IT
was In one friend. until he had discovered
the bitterness Of the lrck Of II In another.
archie Butt had been aide 10 President
Roosevelt before he became Identified in the
same capacity with Mr. Taft Mr.. Taft's eyes
I'll with tears as he thinks OF him. II Mr.
Roosevelt has paused in his denuncatlons long
enough TO drop tear flower Of speech TO the
memory OF his old aide. the fact has escaped
attention.
We wonder whether, In the late campaign
in Massachusetts, when one friend Of old
standing was denouncing him to the ear of
whole country. the President did not suddenly
come upon the perfect vision Of Archie"
Butts loyalty and seIf-sacrihce and We
wonder whether the Indifference Of the man to
z.hou1 he had been .guaIly IoyaI was mot hourd
M With the fact that he did not have it in his
rover 10 follow even a Caesar, when Caesar
drew the dagger of a Brutus
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04

land available, bat MeesleHbafe county has ar
Gertaken this drainage scheme in order TO give
a better flow to its meanderng streams and TO
turn them into straight. deep, swift.running
channels.
The quotation, II will be observed. refers to
the incidental saving accomplished by the re-
clamatiou of land. The dredge project is not
thus primarily designed. II. is, on the other
rand, intended 70 render cultivation reasou-
ably certain on lands that are good III them
selves, but subject to overflow, In Virginia
there are many streams which are of the
character which Mecklenburg County has at
tempted to cure OF pernicious influence by
strengthening of course and deepening of
channel Even the James might be brought 20
yield. even at Richmond. to some such course
Of treatment. Eventually. the time when
"sobbed" land was left to remain useless VIII
lie looked back upon as period OF barbaric
waste; in the meantime. a simple aud mex
pensive eApedient 10 enable rivers TO carry off
even the surplus water that comes into their
hannels in tirae OF heavy rain is worthy of
immediate consideration.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04
DRAINAGE BY STREAMS.

One of the most tantaizing incidents TO the
hope Of Southern Development is the fact that
the universal private ownership of land seems
10 preclude the inauguration by the Govern
ment of a drainage policy for the South which
would complement the irrigation system In
vogue in the West. With no Government
lands to be sold subject to assessment in pay
NEXT for, .Gorerun4ent work, is,l rendering
the lands arabic, the reclamation of swamp
lands naturally SINNERS down 10 com
utunity effort at cooperative work. The
system is being tried ant in certain
localities with considerable success. under
sort of permissive State statute. but the
thorough utilization Of the rich soils COM
prised IN great ewamps and lowlands seems
almost hopelessiy distant.
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, has
however. started system supplemental to
IT'S great work for good highways in the dredg-
ing Of narrow and crooked streams subject to
periodic overflow. Such streams have d bed
sufficient to accommodate the ordinary current
but at certain seasons habitually overrun their
hanks. so TO render large areas practically
useless as producing ground, Il adds to the
pity that these lands are naturally the richest
in the country
or what Meckenburg has done under
system of operation between county and
landowners in the purchase and operation Of
dregdes to deepen the channels Of such
streams. The Manufacturers Record says. in
part
1t Is estimated that III Mecklenbure county
enough rich bottom land viii thus be saved to
add Annually more than 100000 bushels to tho
yield OF corn in that county. These lands are
not now workable. except 10 very limited xreut
tor the constant overflow destroys their value
for agricultural purposes This work, upon
which considerable progress has been made set
an example for every county in the country
similarly situated In the overlooked or swamp
lands reclamation operations throughout the
South. where millions OF acres being re-
claimed BY great drainage operations. IN
dertaken solely for the purpose of making the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04
JUSTICE FOR NATIONAL GUARD

We do not believe that there will be either
st or Intervention on the part of the United
States toward Mexico. In this matter the
the country, supported by the conservatism
and real desire for peace OF Mr.. Taft, will
keep away the trouble which could easily
BE- precipitated in the present state OF Mexican
unrest.
At the same time, 1t is worthy of note and
ccngratuation that the War Department has
finally been brought to see reason in its atti-
tude toward the militia.
To spend millions of dollars In Organizing
State troops under the control OF the Federal
Government. in holding schools for the train
ing of officers, In maneeuvers etc, etc, and 10
then declare that the militia In case of war
shall enlist as individuals is merely TO repeat
the folly OF the volunteer farce of 1898
To be effective the National Guard must be
considered and treated as what 1t is. or ought
to DIE. d secondary arm of defense, ready at
emergency call on the part Of the Government.
1t should not only be trained, but it should be
paid The Government should not ask of II an
obligation of service, without feeling itself
obliged. Every consideration of economy and
sound policy tends to this result. Handled
correctly given character and certain indie
pendence. the National Guard renders a large
standing army unnecessary. Treated other
vase, It's maintenance is no more than folly
aud an extravaganza.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04
CURRENT COMMENT
Beaten at Their Own Game.

England and Germany spending all their cash
on ornaments remind one OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Spratt"
The sneaker was Mayor Esterbrook. Of Paw
tucket. He continued. with a smile.
"Cnglyynd and Germany will arm themselves
10 the point OF banhruptcv. to the point of i'm
potence It will be a case of Mr.. and Mrs Spratt
all over again.
Mr. SDratt. know. once told his friends
mat he would attend a certain smoker. and Mrs.
Strait told hers very firmly that he wouldn't.
Wen. non-partsan acquaintance. the evening
~ the smoker in question: dropped in at the
>pr4tts to see who had out.
The visitor found Spratt and his wife fast
ASLEEP in their chairs at the dining table.
Spratt YOU Sec had put sleeping powder IN Mrs.
Spratts coffee SO that he might slip away. ard
she had Out sleeping powder i his to prevent him
from doing so,--MAshngton stnr-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04
: Woman's Self Ana,ysis.

Edltor OF The Richmond Nirgipian:
Slr,-May | say a few words, please? In
this -f1st 1loXing- age-while- in minds
We re debating the question whether not GER
tain things can be done, were aroused
10! we behold the thing complete--it has been
accomplished. While the undertaking seemed
n stupendous thing, the completed thing seems
an easy accomplishment. We women have OF
late been trying to keep pace with the age and
one Of the things in this regime Is Woman
Suffrage In my rural country place the mes
sage Is brought 1T has been done in other
States; 1t ought to be done in ours. VIII you
fon us?" Each time I've found myself nesting
a little closer TO "Ino,' and the answer would
come Mot yet" I've been thoughtful OF
Late. When that great ocean steamer sank
beneath the waters of the great Atlantic q
message was waited homeward to the women of
the universe, which all of us may probably med
Nate upon, In that perious hour when action
alone counted man sacrificed self. money and
fame and lifted woman weak and frail} to a
place of safety. When danger confronted her.
he from sinking vessel. amid the splash and
and children first He realized his God given
self to the bottom Of the sea.
look into his manly face and say
because of all this hue and cry about wom-
ans rights. 'Jno.. r" I've seemingly not appre-
t-tate+i should t-TarE cfTtvaf-v toward warneu
'foder the veil Of Independence I've visib1y
hidden { - my dependence You, from the ro-
14-+At-u f your fe+ft hara Ia tide m. oyer 90
r@fy difficulties II trust you 10 tn : end 20
I'm not a suf'rlsette
P c. II
Highland Park
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04
Housing II, New York and in Paris.

The New Yorker pays. all other things being
equal, no more for his housing than the Partisan
does while he has many more conveuiences and
many more WAYS of reaching the city by the
numerous Transportation lines. Add to this the
"lmoSt unlimited choice and range OF prices pos
sibe in New J ork. ard the balance is very much
against the French. In Paris the apartment hun
ter must take what he find or stay in the
PENSION with the inouisitive spinsters. In New
y ork he car pick and choose according TO street
and light and quarter and convenience dozen
different landlords competing for his tenancy, and
all within whatever limit he sets upon his rent
apnropriatio And that is rhx IL Is easier hss
housed IN New York with the ail-round dignity
Witch has r"gard not onv oneself. but TO those
one comes in contact with in life than IL is in
Paris. all other things being equal.-Review Of
Reviews
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04

Missouri has a three year-old boy who claims
a championship. Ills father Is Harry #. Bell.
editor of the White Hall Register, ana his es-
pecal pride is Richard
This youth his father declares, has knowi-
edge of place geography he Is willing to pit
against that of any child of his age in the
United States.
Richard can name every State in the Union.
ns well the island possessions and the boun-
daries OF the United States.--St Louis Repub-
ic
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04
ANARCHY AND NATIONAL CALM.

Victor Berger. the Socialist Congressman.
aenounces the fiag-trampling incident In Union
Square. New Ycx1 as the work OF anarchists
intent upon bringing the Socialist cause into
disrepute. THE men who did that" he de-
ciares. were fools. They did NOT recognize
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04
Comrades.

Nayor Goetz, Of South Bend. discussing
the sudden political cameraderie of two erst-
while hostile camps
There is something weird about it, he said:
Something CHASTITY and unreal, In fact. It re-
minds OF the insane ASYLUM inmates.
"What brings you here an old inmate asked
of a newcomer one morning at breakfast.
Fits was the reply, i take tits.
"'Why, do II cried the other lunatic. de-
lightfullv Come out and we'll have one
togethertt
"And in n strange. weird cameraderie. the two
men hurried forth into the garden Anew York
Tribune
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04

It 4 Welsh minister who described the
devil 10 little congregation in a remote Welsh
valley. Said the minister:
THE dcril is bound round the middle with
chains. and round the arms with chains. and
round the legs with chains But John Jones. "
ointing 10 a in the front row "he reach
YOU: and YOU. David Evans pointing TO in
the middle row. he can reach YOU, and" point
ing 10 one at the back. John Williams. he can
reach YOU"
And then in the gallery called out.
why. ne might well be loose. london Globe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04

The House of Representatives is not so
economical as To decline 10 increase the salary
allowance for secretaries to $4,000 year.
and to retain the absurd rate of 20 mileage
both ways. Economy evidently goes away
from home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04

The Colonial Danes have presented the por-
trait OF Dolly Madison to the White House
since the time Of Grover Cleveland all White
House mfstFesses have been too busy keeping
up with the long political careers of their hus-
bands 10 qualify in the beauty contests.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04

fyeeof.f- etea and useful men, let
us hope, for the better.
Please give this as prominent n head line
ana position, on the front page of your paper
as was occupied by the article referred To abovc>
Respectfully,
JAMES EDWARD DICKERSON.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04

jeff Davis attacks the employers liability
hill In the Senate. Somewhere rests grave
responsibility for the employment of JEFF as a
Senator.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04

Coal miners deliver ultimatum TO operators.
II the operators deliver an ultimatum to the
miners, there may be another uItimatum
coming to both the ultimaters yerbum sap.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04

The Government is urged to acquire the
Mammoth Cave A good idea 1t could be
probably used for auditorium purposes for
several open mouths.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04

Mr.. Tafts proposed trip TO Maryland or
the trail of the Teddy Bear promises another
bar fight
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04

Mr. Knox defends Dollar Diplomacy"
showing that it increased santo Domingo 3
receipts $40 600, in April Question: Who
got the dollars?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04

Richmond Va, May q 1912.
To the Editor OF The News Leader.
Richmond. Va.
Dear Sir,-The frequent use of my name, In
connection with publications In your paper
containing erroneous statements and tainted
with the foul breath of suspicion utterly failed
IN their apparent purpose evidenced by the
confidence of the large number of voters. ut
the precinct where I presided, in my integrity.
and the vote cast for the candidate who It APP
pears from your action You sought to defeat.
have not the least doubt that those Unjust,
unfair and untrue statements, published In the
News Leader, will recoi and descend upon the
guilty head from which they emanated. I have
10 desire that the head of the author OF those
publications shall be crushed but sincerely trust
II win be restored to saner mind with clean
er, more Christian and charitable intentions
because ! have known both weak and fallen
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04
PEOPLES FORUM
Card From Mfr DfCkerSou

Richmond, Va. May 8, 1919.
Editor of The Richmond Virginian.
Richmond, Va.
Sir,-The enclosed is carbon copy of q
letter delivered in the hands OF the Editor of
the News Leader yesterday, and inasmuch
as no has failed to publish IL | respectfully ask
that you publish the same together with
this request in your paper.
Yours truly,
JAMES T. DICKEESON.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-12
OFFICIAL PAPER.
NOME, ALASKA, NOV. 12, 1912.
GOSSIP.

People who spend winter in m Alaskan camp are sometimes stri V up against it for new things to talk about and ts 4 result are forced itt5 mild criticisms uf each other. No ou" escapes. The man who indulges in criticism one day gets his the next or maybe sooner and the whole th n2 is one round uf pleasure.
 Nobody. after all, should really uo. jrct |" having his CT her merits ur dcmcrits praised or lamhasted because no one as .t rule gets more than wha; Is coming to him. Sometimes the good that k in us is forgotten and th rest gets prominent position in the conversations of polite and other kinds of society. hut then. who g foolish enough to expect that he can wear a halo if his feet are really clOvcn: of course ordinary gossip can sometimes reach that advanced stage of development which the poet so beautifully described as backbiting We seldom pause to analyze that word and bring out it's real perfection. We seldom remember that a synonym for hackbitins would bc a snawine of the spinal column. or. in other words. an occupation which no really refined person of either sex would be likely to aspire to.
 IL seems to he q little too much 10 expect that our sins should never be mentioned, while our virtues should be the constant theme. We cannot expect to have the world listen to the Tapping of our wings while il closes it's eyes to the horns. We cannot ex- pect anything but what we deserve. Criticism kept within bounds is not only permissible but often very use ful. Nor can one be accused of ] crime who criticises behind another's back" If one could only criticise in the hearing of the object the beautiful art would die of innocuous dcsuetude. So. now. that il is proved to demon stration that gossip is virtue the people of Nome can enjoy to the full a lovely pastime without fearing that Peter will bother his head about il. He, himself. by the way. must pos sess quite a facility in the art or how could he he expected to do justice to the many applicants for entrance into the happy hunting grounds.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-12
THE PROSPECTOR.

How seldom do people who are well Orf and comfortably placed permit their minds to dwell on the men who take the rough end of il on the hills. And yet those are the men who have made the United States and made AL aska.
 Prospectors themselves would be the last men in the world to relish any. thing in the shape of "peddling.' They are built of different fibre and framed in a different mould, but when one let's his mind rest on the hardships they endure and the vicissitudes they face the belief is borne home that not all the wealth of Crocsus is too good for any of them.
 Right at this moment there are hun dreds of men scattered all over the wilds of Alaska far from the haunts of their kind. The day is begun by cooking d meal which dainty ladies would never give to their poodles. The sled is loaded while the trees crackle with the frost. and the mush is on. At noon beside q trail side fire the relics of the breakfast make a lunch. As the dark of night comes on with it's hunger and it's cold and exhaustion
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the resting place must be prepared.
 But this. after all. Is only the better part of prospectors life. Worse than it are the lonesomeness. the de- precision and the fear of failure with its prospect of continued slavery. The feeling that all might be for nothing and that nothing would mean the re- turn to the daily wage for all time is far more severe than the blizzard. for such men are constituted of the ele- mcnts of honorable ambitios and the desire to stand up against the fstes.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-12
"TnE HoUN DAWG SONG" AND
 FAME.

Full many flower is born to blush unseen and waste it's sweetness on the desert air" says the poet. The same can almost be said of the nov famous "IIoun' Dawg Song" the cam paign slogan of Champ Clark's fol- lowers
 It appears that the song is not the work of a Missourian. but of a Hoosier lad. who wrote the words un- der dire stress of feeling fifteen years ago. His teacher. now lawyer in Muncie. Ind. vouches for the origin of the verse thus:
 There was a hound that belonged ,o Feb Harris, aged fourteen. The hound came to school to Royerton with Eel and the two loved each other exceed ingly. The dog. beyond an appetite and this love. had nothing to recon mend him, yet the faithful Feb was forever boasting of his prowess as a rabbit hunter.
 When confronted with rabbit the hound would make for home with his tail between his legs. Thus he came into disrepute and a conspiracy result cd, which subjected him 10 sll sorts of annoyance whenever he accompanied his master to town.
 Then Zeb. like Denry the Audacious had an idea His teacher had an nounced that each pupil must recite an original composition. By the light of coal oil lamp Feb shut himself up in his kitchen with the hound at his feet. and there with travail unknowr to the ordinary mortal produced the "Dawg Song" Moreover. he showed his dramatic instinct by requesting that he be allowed to recite last of al the school.
 His effort was received with loud cheers and insured immunity for tho dog for the rest of his life. Zeb s.n: 1 the verse to q magazine. but it was returned with due stamp and .hi terse comment: Unsuitable and with
 out literary merit
 Recognition of genius may he lai' ! but what is time when fame is in .5 | balance?-New York American.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-12
STATEMENT OF THE OWNER. SHIP, MANAGEMENT ciRcULA- TON, ETC,

of Nome Daily Nugget. published daily at Nome. Alaska. required by the act of August 2i. 1912.
 Note.-This statement Is to be r. ds in duplicate both copies to be deliv- cred by the publisher to the postmas. ter who will send one copy 10 tho third assistant postmaster general tdi- vision of classifcation), Washington D. C.. and retain the other in the file. of the po.tofiice.
 Name of editor, John J. McGrath postoffice address. Nome. Alaska. Managing editor. none.
 Business manager. c. E. Divine postofice address, Nome. Alaska. Publishers. E. C. Divine and Geo. s Maynard, copartners doing business under name Nome Publishing Co., Nome. Alaska.
 owners: of corporation. give names and addresses of stockholders holding per cent or more of total oi Sipth.' Ns A(ifhh"' NsNO s. Maynard.
 Known bondholders, mortgages and other security holders. holding per cent or more of total amount O bonds. mortgages or other securities None.
 Average number of copies of eacf issue of this publication sold or dis tributed. through the malls or other. wise, to paid subscribers during ths six months preceding the date of this statement. (This information is re- quired from daily newspapers oniy) 45O.
 F. c. DIVINE.
 Business Manager. sworn 10 and subscribed before me this 9th day of November. 1912.
 O. D. COCHRAN. Notary public for District of Alaska. Seal.)
 My commission expires Aug. F, 1915. Placer Locations at Nugget othes
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RICH CHOCOLATES.

reby has the most delightful eho eoIstes They gre Gunther's ehooo iatss, Varsity chocolates, Victoria eho soiatss.
 He also has the famous varsit Sitter Sweets . full line Of which ar made fresh here every day.
 In addition to those delights he hs ice cream made from fresh cream.
 For all that nakss life worth Twin 90 10 ToeVs CANDY KITCHEN.
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Have you tried the Tuna Fish. jus' like chicken. at Frssdins q oorssn.
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Copy for regular advertisements must be in ty 10 o'clock on the day tf publication.
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PHONE MAIN NO. ts.

Entered as second class matter. Feb .6. tsU1. al the Postoiiice at Meme. Alaska. under the Act of Congress of March 3. 1879
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DO YOU NEED

Bill heads, statements. letter heads and envelopes. Have them printed at the Nugget office.
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FIRE ALARM SIGNALS.

t2. Standard Oil Go. 13. csrstsns Cold Storage 14 John J. sssnon Go. office. 15. Hssdausrtsrs Saloon. 2i. Recorders Office. a. Lawrence Hotel. 25. Fire Department RI. Discovery Saloon. 8. Yorksy's Cigar Store. 41. Pacific Cold Storage Co., sandspit 42. Third Ave. and Lance Wsy.
 Engine houss Phone Main O. Seven Whistles. Water. Three Fire su,
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