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The Nome nugget., 1921-02-05
BOOSTERS
 WANTED

One poor ignorant pen pusher who is employed on one of the big daily's in Chicago succeeded dn having an ar aicle printed of the death and burial If the Tdrritory ot Alaska. IIe claimed every town in Alaska was fnl, of va cant houses and that the peop were fast leaving the country. Of course the FOOT fish w,s writing ahou. some of the things tha: .'onie of the ers' while boosters for and of Alaska have been spreading broadcast while making speeches which they hoped would ben eft the Territory. Some of our real Alaskans who have gone to the states to try to arouse a heathy interest in Alaska and the future development of the territory are directly irresponsible for the writings of such serbs as those who wIite such rot about the finish of Alaska. These men who are con- sidered smart and possessed of a suf- ticien. quantity of brains to enable
 
 her just wha. is nee led here con- mence their plea with n awful vail about what is sure to happen unless this relief is given and unless th:.. thing corses to pass and while engaged in this vailing they seem to forger that a Not of poor ignorant boobs arx, among those listening to them. They beg for this and that instead of ask ing for it and insisting upon getting conditions that will surely exist in q few more years if this thing is with held and if that thing fails to mater ttlize Good Lord we surely nave enough crepe hangers in Alaska with out picking any of them out to send to the States. We want boosters. We need boosters but for the love of Mike let's select boosters who know how to boost. Until We do such articles as the be published. The towns of Alaska are not all ;epoDulated. The town of Sew aid is one 'hat is not and what is more to the point it is not going to he. We are just commencing to grow in steady, sure manner. New people from the outside are arriving llere contin1- ally. By this time next Wear the town of Seward will increase in population considerably. The same thing can be Territory. The presen. and the future never looked brighter for Alaska than it does right now. Maybe when the people read the article about the vac ant houses they will deoIle that it is a good time to move from the crowded and conses.ed cities and come to Gods Country. We have three saw mills here in Seward and it's safe to het that we can build q house for every new fam fly that arrives. We have received thirty one letters during the past sixty days from thirty one different people scattered turnout the United States from New Jersey to Montana and every one of them informs us That they will arrive in Seward in the early Spring. Possibly every other newspa- per in Alas3ca has received as many or more letters from other people convey ing the same news. If Alaska is dead you will all see the biggest Resurrec- tion festival next w'pning that was ev- poor ignoramus here in Seward with us next Spring we'd show him the CT or of his ways. Until then huff sed - Seward Gateway.
The Nome nugget., 1921-02-05
EUROPEAN RELIEF ENTERTAINMENT
 BIG SUCCESS

The vaudeville entertainment givn Saturday evening by the local Euro pean Relief Benefit Committee to raise funds for the starvation threat- ened children of Eastern Europe prov esi one of the most entertaining amuse- ment events occurring here in long period and attracted a large gather ing The various vaudeville turns were, with few exceptions the best seen here in years. while the chief number, a farce comedy ski. written by Ewen McLennen, formerly of Coun cdl City and entitled King Blizzard, kept the audience in a roar of laughter throughout.
 The program was inaugurated with three groups of folk dances by school interesting and well executed. Tho first of the groups consisted of the "KEnder Polka" "Danish dance of greeting and "Reans and Poqridge" and were given by about twenty little tots fro mthe primary grades. Tha second group. hY twelve boys, com prised the "Bleking' dance and a Rim nish reel The latter was lively affair and created considerable amuse- ment. Six high school efris next pre- sented with charming effect dances entitled. ''T'he Brownies" Coming thru the Rye" and "varsouvienne.
 \ Hawaiian song in custome by N"me's pleasing young songstress. Miss Weda olsen. was the succeeding off.ring and made a most pleasing ir pression on the audience. Miss Olsen was in excellent voice and well desofv- ed the long continued applause whi followed her effort.
 Jas Bogan. whose vocal powers have delighted Nome audiences for years. next rendered the sweet strains of Dear Old Pal" and won for him an enthusiastic encore.
 You'll he Surprised" drilled Mrs. Helen Lovegren who, in bewtching fancy costume of pink and with an excellent display of histrionic ability. next gave the audience something to chuckle over in tellinE hat a boob Johnnie was inhpuhf1 ~nisough whrlwind at love making when you had him alone" Mrs. Lovegren made tte hit of the evening and was com pelled to appear several times in re- sponse to continued applause.
 Next came the piece de resis;aa Ice, ''King Blizzard" described by an nouncer Fred Harrison as "serio chronic tragesty." King Blizzard. al trough and ready monarch of the polar realms with an eye for chicken" was impersonated by Lawrence Kerr in doublet and house. His court attend ants were two rakish appearing in- divitlllals. full of tricks and fancies and concealed W. C. Mcclure and Wm Cameron belrind their grA.esque tfiSgufses. Others In the cast, repre- senting visitors at the court of King Blizzard. were Ralph Lomen. rapre- senting citizen of the Ottoman em- pire. Al Dilg, who made an excellent presentation of an unt2Eled citizen of Scandinavia and O. s. Weaver. who invited the fate that bofell Mary Gar den in Chicago by showing his hanc some knees lmdrapcd, without a blust. in the character of q "Hoot Mon" The feminine element was supplied by None's latest fair chechacoes. Miss Emma Juth, Miss Margaret Kaulum and Miss Weda Olsen, who were duly initiated into the ancient and honor able Order of Sourdoughs, with many local nips and jests to spice the breezy dialogue. The work of tho
The Nome nugget., 1921-02-05
LEARN TO DANCE

School just started at Hunter Hall, for appointment, call Mrs. Waldhelm.
 Class nights, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 8:30 p. m.
The Nome nugget., 1921-02-05
NOME IS
 STILL ALIVE

hN lttLe story entltleu Ine faSSnnS of None" has been nalding the rounds of the Iar~ss of the country. It de- taik the past prosperity and activity of the Alaska camp. and regrets that th- curtains are now prac ctically drawn on its usefulness.
 Concluding the comment. the state ment is made:
 With the sailing away of the stesv1n- ship Victoria. bearing $50 Nome resr- dents. most of whom announced their purpose never to return, the breeding spirit of melancholy came in with the long howl is heard on Onalaskas lonely shore and the little remnant of population is left with memories and disappointed hopes Yet a few will cling to the deserted beach to the last br7;lth of life for such is the un- failing record of every famous camp, to live over again in memory. through the long Arctic nights. the stirring scenes of twenty years ago.
 Resides those Left at Nome to cling to the deserted bruch," several old timers llnve discovered themselves. comfortably out for the winter. who also cling. in affection, to he ''deserted beach," One of these writes q letter of protest, suggesting that the an- nouncsnent of the death of Nome is premature and that it is still good for many q hard Arctic winter. A camp that produced nearly $1 .25O.0O0 of gold last season. gle thinks. should be far hOm inducing such pessimistic obser- vations. The following statistics of the 1920 port business are also cited, which, in view of the shor. season of navigation. are most creditable:
 Ocean vessels arrived ..
 coaxtwise ..... :. 4
 Net tonnage. -. 30,162 Ocean vessels departed ..
 coaStWfse =. =. .. 1SI
 Net tonnage. .. =. :. ao,2so Arrivals from foreign ports c5
 Net tonnage :. .. ... 4.29O Departures for foreign ports 26
 Ne. tonnage .. .. 2.2so Placer tin shipped. lbs ... 7O.100 Reindeer meat shipped lbs. 257,5 ,544 Salmon salted. canned cured
 IDS l.S34.sS5 Herldng. sahed lbs .. .. s4.f70 Geld .. $l.s35. .S35. 20 Merchandise received.
 foreign ports .. .. i37.o70 .O0 Merrha ndise exported.
 Apart from the very heaitry gold GToduction and shipment cerdited to the Nome distldct, the port figures fopeshldow rising industry t1a. will mean something to Nome in the fu- t,ire. the reindeer industry. Reindeer he1l.rss expect their product to take much of the responsibility from the AInterican beef market within few years and q good shate of the reindeer business will flow through Nome.
 The old-tisner is rght; Nome is far from dead. We shall continue to hear fpom it encouragingly, as in the past and perhaps some future development, as the nearest American port to Siber- Gt, may lining Nome new sources of wealth and growth. Seattle P. I.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
PEP"
CHATS

There are no pockets in a shroud.
One of the hardest things in this
world to learn seems to be the proper
use of money.
At one end Of the scale we have
the free and easy spender-at the
other, the miser. Ii is a question
which is other keeps money out of
circulation.
But the spender at least does make
use of his money, which is more than
can be said of the miser.
The happy medium would seem to
be this: To spend enough TO enjoy
life--to save cough to carry through
periods of illness, business depres-
sion and old age.
Spend wisely. Buy things because
you want them--not because the
neighbors have one, or because you
feel that you ought to. IL you cut
out a few of these things that are
really unnecessary, you can afford a
few Injuries that you have been
wanting.
Save wisely. IL you spend wisely,
that will follow as natural conse-
quence. The many drives on Gov
eminent Bonds during the war
taught people how much they really
can put aside if need be. Why stop
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16

saving now? There are several re-
liable houses selling excellent secur-
tiles on the ten-payment plan where
by you can become the owner OF
bonds with no more difficulty than
you paid for Liberty Bonds. Then
there are regular savings accounts,
insurance and q score of ways. But
the main thing is to save the money
and have it where it can be taken
out II necessary, but not too easily.
James j. Hill, once said that it was
very easy to determine whether or
not q man would be a success: Ii
he were spending all he earned, he
would not; If he were saving part
of his earnings, he would. There is
always the tendency to feel that one
will save little later, when one is
earning more money-but it doesn't
work that way. You never can save
if you can't today. When man who
makes $1,000 year and spends
1000, is increased to 81 800, his ex-
pendiures do not remain at $1,000,
with the $500 saved; rather he is
lucky If they do not mount to $1,000.
The budget plan is great help.
Divide your salary, allowing so much
for rent, so much. for food, so much
for clothing, so much for Injuries,
and a certain amount to be set aside.
Then hold your expenditures within
the limits set, and you will use your
money more wisely, and have the
satisfaction of knowing where it has
gone.
But don't go the wrong extreme on
this matter of saving. Enjoy the
good things of life while you still
have the capacity to get the good
out of them. Don't pile up big for
tune. You won't enjoy using the
money as much when you are old as
you can now-you don't want to
leave lot of money to corrupt your
children and rob them of the stami-
ma that comes from carving ones
own career-and as we said when we
started, you can't take it with you
there are no pockets in a shroud
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
OLD PAPERS TELL OF
EARLY DAY HAPPENINGS

NWh.le rummaging around in his
home, shortly before he left for
Grand Rapids, John Essex came up
on several old copies Of the Bedding
Home News, of March and July 1880
The papers are of G X Q inch size
and some Of the names carried in its
columns are of men who are here
today. For instance, in the write-up
which the Excelsior Agricultural So
ciety is given w. C. Spicer, is men,
toned as one of the division superin-
tendents. Another interesting item
is u. Il. Joslin, while on his way
from Smyrna to this place, yester-
day morning, lost his coat and peck
ct book and he wasn't drunk either.
Another item of interest was "Died-
atNhe resi-. ence of M. X. Weter, July
13, Billy, cur darling bird, aged 3
years. He was loved by all who knew
him and the absence of his charming
voice makes his old home lonely.
The paper had an item TO the effect
taht j. McCue had now finished his
wheat harvest and could now be found
at his shoe shop as usual.
Zach Choate and Arthur Conner
followed reaper and took up four
acres of wheat between 100 and 4 80
p. m. according to one item while the
Otisco correspondent headed the
items with the news that "John
Luick's dog is dead" and closed with
Lightning has been playing thunder
hereabouts recently" Some fellow
wished the public to know that the
balloon which was going to go up on
the Fourth was not a hot air affair
but would be inflated with gas. An
other item was to the effect that an
aged man from Greenville came down
and triei to "buck" faro, the day te-
fore and in less than 80 minutes his
cash account was something like $3.50
short. Another item conveyed the
news that j. T. Angel and brother
are busily engaged in buying sheep.
The editor had evidently made q
mistake and had stated in some pre-
vious issue perhaps that A. T. Dem
oret lived on rented farm near
Woods Corners and in one issue
not ce was published where the
editor humbly retracted the former
assertion and stated the truth-that
Mr.. Demorest owned the farm in
stead of renting.
Hunters were just as careful in
those days as they are at present,
Judging from the following item
which the old paper contains, "John
White fired at rabbit and killed a
cow"
A notice of concert was adver-
tised thusly: "Ye old TYNE Singerf
will give a concert of mufic, copfift-
ing of facred fongf and likewife
worldiye fongf of We olden TYNE, at
We Chr titan meetynge houfe with
We high Steeple, on We Friday we 9th
day of We month of July in We year
of our Lord MDCCCLGXX. William
Fifher will open We doorf at of
We clock. Synginge will begin at we
early candle lyte. Ye price to get
it fhall be Is cent? for We grcwne
people and 10 cent? for We children,
of goo.e money, and certayne well
formed younge men will fhow We
people to comfortable fttyngf."
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
FOUND HOME PAPER IN
HEART OF THE ROCKIES
And Through II PeddIer Learned That
Family He Had Known for Fit
teen Years Were His Relatives.

publishing a country newspaper re-
minds me of tossing pebble into
the ocean. We never know how far
The circles which it sets In motion will
reach" said willitson Manley, publish
err ri The Plaindealer of Canton. N.
y. the other day, in speaking OF Sub
scribe for Your Home Town Paper
Week." which is TO be observed the
country over the week of November
7-l2. Il had a good reminder OF this
not long ago" he went on.
''One day there appeared In the
Plaindealer office short. stubby. rO-
f, bust man of probably sixty. l knew
the minute saw him that he had
come In from the big outdoors In some
section. He told me that he had taken
the paper for many years. probably
forty, ever since he had left Canton.
where he was born He told me where
would find the paper going. and
found IL. His post Office was Ia q
little town way out In the Rockies. He
said he had come back to the old town
10 live. He paid what he owed and
year over for good measure. and then
ne sat down and knew something was
coming.
Forty Years In the Mountains.
Say said he, newspapers are
great things. You can never tell what
they are going to do for-you. have
been peddler out In the mountains
for forty years. making my trips. me
and the little burro. about once In
six months. There were lot Of long
jumps between houses. For fifteen
years | had been going Oht Of my
trail, about five miles to one side. to
sell to family that had moved In.
You get rather We'll acquainted with
people II you see them once In six
months for that long, so when / got
there's one afternoon and didn't find
anyone home-just the door unlocked,
as all doors were there-I went In and
made myself comfortable. and when
supper time came 1 didn't hesitate
about hunting around for grub. And
while was doing IL / found a copy
of the Plaindealer on the kitchen shelf,
and one or two more around the
house-the Plaindealer. mind you. the
paper I was taking right from the
old home town! And / wondered who
these fifteen.year-old friends OF mine
were. suddenly realized we had
never talked over our pedigrees any.
"'When the family got home that
evening / asked questions. and what
10 you think THAT wife was sort
of grandniece Of mine. She hadn't
heard of her old uncle of stubbing
around in the rocks Of the Rockies.
and | hadn't ever heard that any
one related to rae had ever mar
rled and was out there living under
another name. Your paper introduced
us 10 each other. just thought you
might like to know about IT."
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
WEDNESDAY. NOV. is. 1921


Princes street. Edinburgh. Is gen.
orally considered 10 he the most pic
tnresque thorouehfare of any city In
the world. With the grim. historic
Pile OF Holyrood palace towering
above the rocky ravine on one side
and the fine row OF stores. with vim
dows decked rut In the hrigllfest tar
fans and the old pattern silverware for
which the Scottish capital y famous.
on the other side. Il makes aricture
that the traveller carries In his mind
for many years afterward. New York
Times.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
DOM Fine at COLLEGE,.

"John writes that he's doin' fine at
college this year." said the old man.
"You don't say!"
YES; writes just as easy In Latin
as he swears in English. other day he
gave Greek dinner in my honor"
."Wuz you thar"
"Oh, no."
swell. whar did you come in?"
"Paid for It In English ''-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
KANSAS FAST: MICHIGAN FASTER

From Kansas comes the report that
ten carloads OF -four are being milled
and will leave Wichita next week for
New Orleans, from which port they
will be shipped by steamer direct to
Constantinople to help feed the starv'
ing millions In Armenia and other
Near East countries.
Michigan wheat and corn -four - be.
ing shipped to the Atlantic seaboard
over the Grand Trunk Railway, free
OF charge. Owing to the shorter haul
It will reach the Near East much more
quickly than the shipments going by
way OF the Gulf The first Michigan
grain that was shipped will be feed
ing the hungry in less than thirty
days.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
GOVERNORS BACK GRAIN PLEA

Governor A. A. Taylor OF Tonnes
see has just accepted honorary mem
bership on the state Agricultural Ad
visory Committee Of Near East Relief
Governor Alex ]. Groesbeck recently
accepted honorary chairmanship OF
the Michigan Committee Of Near Eas,
Relief and ex-officio membership on
its Emergency Grain Board, which ID
asking the farmers Of Michigan foI
100000 bushels OF grain for starving
people in Asia Minor. OF whom les. 00C
are being cared for by Near Eas,
Relief orphanages.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
NOT QuIrs Alone.

Bobbie had been pouring scorn on
girls and their ways till his little sis
ter was ready to cry.
"Ughl" said Bobble. You've no
pluck You daren't go into that dark
room by yourselfi"
81 darel" said the little girl angrily.
IL dare! You Just come with me and
see me do it"-London Weekly Tele-
graph.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
New Cause for Lightning.

An old negro preacher in southern
rural district accounted for the light.
ming In this way:
Ever time Satan looks down an
sees de Lawds work gwine on, fire
flashes FUN his eyes. OATS de-
lightnin'. An, wen he fails ter hit a
church wild 1t he lays back an hollers
OATS de thunder"
But, parson," said an old deacon
"whar is Satan in de winter timer We
don't have no lightnin' den"
The preacher studied a minute and
then said: We'll, hit may be. Br'er
Williams. dat hell's froze over den =
Atlanta Constitution.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
A CousinIy Manner.

"Have you any talented people
among your summer boarders?"
"One." said Mr.. Cobbles..
Whats his speciality"
''Standin' of his board bill. He
hasn't paid us nickel since he's been
here, but his manners are so free aa'
easy sometimes wonder II he amt a
distant relation. "--BirmIngham Age.
Herald.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16

At recent convention of employers
one OF them made the statement that
the efficiency Of his employees had
been increased 800 per cent by the
removal of all clocks from the plant.
There are many employees who pay
more attention TO the clock than to
their owr work.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16

Hubby--You could make me very
happy II you would only exert yourself
q little.
Wifey-But you told me when ac-
cepted you that I'd make you the hap
piest man on earth. How can I inn
prove on that?-Boston Transcript.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16

|nF ALL the sheets from East
~ to West the local paper 10 the
best. Deep 10 our love and deep
our debt to Record, Jeurnsl Or
Gazette. When first ] landed On
this ball, . bit Of flesh wrapped
round . seuaIl. il welcomed nae
with joy and pride my life has
never justified. IL follows me ny
whole life through. with words all
kind and mostly true, and even
after 1 am hearssd twill tell my
best and hide my worst. When -
Oshkosh or Wickiup I wander
homesick a. q pup. or II in foreign
lands l roam, Il brings me plsas-
ant news of home. Across the
sands, across the sea, the old home
paper comes to me. IL 10 . friend
both true and tried, and to il,
gents. l point with pride; yea, I
will hook my Sunday pants to pay
|up six years in advance.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16

The little town of Edgerton, MINI.
with population OF TOO. sends q chal.
lenge to Michigan and America. Al.
ready Edgerton has contributed three
cars OF corn to Near East Relief for
the starving children of Asia Minor,
and It mounts the platform with an
invitation to 100 other American
towns OF its size to do AZ much--or
better.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
PAGE SEVEN

Boxlne Gloves on fIstsaino csssuA
An English farmer was secsntly
hailed into court and nlsa. - tAs
charge Of keeping q. pleca fes tAs
purpose of cock lighting. but Ne maze
the defense that the sport a. iadslssd
In at his place was not an .e6saD
within the law as the birdS fought
with boxing gloves instead OF sper~
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
Ambition.

Every normal man has two great
ambitions. First. TO own his home.
Second. to own car to get away
from his oDe.--Life.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16

Armenia-now stsrvinG-is the old
est Christian race.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16

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