ANECDOTES OF
THE FAMOUS
There was great humor In some of the
sayings of Charles I«anib, the guntle
essayist. Wheh bis intimate friend,
Barton the Qtpiltei* and country bank
. .tributedf bis chronic headaches
and low spirits to his desk labors,
l. imib rallied liim on bis undue alarm
about bis health.
"Believe,” be urged, “the general
sense of tlie mercantile world, whlcn
holds that desks are not deadly. '' It
iN I lie mind, good ii., and not the
limbs, that taints by long sittings.
Think of the patlencg of tailors'—
.mnl. how long the lord chancellor rfits
—think of the brooding hen!"
Barton at one time thought of quil
ting tile bank altogether and trusting
to authorship for u. living, and again
Lamb's sterling sense came fo the
rescue
"Keep to your bank,” be advised,
“and the bank will keep you. Sit
down, good I!.," in the bunking olflce.
What! Is there not from 6 to 11 p.
m. six days In the week, and is there
not all Sunday? Fie, what a super
fluity of man's time, if you could
thing so! Welcome, dead timber of a
desk, that gives mo life"
There is proof, however, that poor
Barton could not altogether overcome
,his dlHlikc| for banking, and that,
although persuaded, he was of the
same opinion still.
"I shall go on making ligures,” he
quaintly complained, “till death
makes me a cipher."
“The late Earl of Cork was a very
pious person, anil extremely solicitous
as to 1 lie future salvation of his fel
low men. One day, finding himself
in a crowded railway Carnage, he
delivered a homily as earnest as it
was undesircd, ' exhorting every one
immediately lo set about insuring his
happiness In u future life. Presently
one or tin- passengers, who had been
listening very attentively lo all that
Cork said, arrived, at his station,"
says Lord Suflield in his memoirs.
When lie had'got out on the platform
lie turned around and, leaning through
the carriage door, said;
"Thank you, sir. One good "'(turn
deserves another. You've put me up
a wrinkle In our profession; now let
me give you one in return. I’m a hat
ter Put a piece of blotting paper
inside the lining of your lint, and It
will last twice as long, (food day"’
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NOTICE. "
Every home in Nome should have
the Nugget delivered to it—Subscribe
sow and keep the househofd enlighten
ed—$2.00 per month by carried. "
NOTICE.
Per first ciuss work and prompt de
livery phone Main 161 and the Peo
ple's laundry will send and get vaur
laundry. W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
THE WEALTH OF
OUR PRESIDEHTS
That two former presidents of the
railed States died ia comparative
poverty, ami that several of them left
estates of from $50,000 to $800,000 is
not generally known. Interesting,
therefore, are figures compiled and
published in the New York Mail. The
Mail says:
"Washington left an estate valued
at more than $800,000; John Adams
died moderately well off leaving about
$75,000; Jefferson died so poor that if
congress had not purchased his library
at $20,000, he would have been a
pauper; Madison was frugal and left
about $150,000; Monroe (Vied so poor
.iht he was buried at the expense
of h|s relatives; John Adajns left
about $55,000; Jackson died worth
$80,000; Van I Suren left some $100,000.
It is said he did not draw his salary
while in olllce, but at the expiration
JUNK IN EUROPE.
Has any one thought of the magni
tude of thh junk business in Kuropc
after the war? There have been squibs
and comic drawings about it, but how
much serious consideration has It re
ceive?
Last j’.ar, In these United states ot
America, $1 ■1(1,000,000' was paid tor
scrap iron. This is a big and waste
ful country, but it eunnot bo using up
inetaf to more than a fraction ot the
rate prevailing in the war zone.
Thousands of tons of iron, not to
mention copper, brass and had. have
been shot i way at i nch of mf ny nar
row strips ( f the battle fine The top
soil in the .*; lient of Vpres, on the iine
mirth of Arras on (lie Somme front,
and above all al Verdun must be so
saturat ‘1 'with metal as to be i sort
or artificial ore. Surely", in the nlttei
'poverty which will be Kur’op porli n
wlirii hli ■ is hu jif-b willi *ic w.n
lords, that 'resources will not be for
'gdtfen. ' '
Vor tKit’filaftef'll mfiy "be that Kr
rope's workers will turn llmmes and
crowns into “scrap'," top. • .
of his term of service drew the whota
$I0o,o00. I'oik left an estate valued
at $150,000; Taylor had saved some
thing from his pay while in the army
and died worth $150,000; Taylor mar
ried a lady of wealth; Filmore was
•always frugal and added to his sav
ings by marrying a woman of wealth,
and was worth about $200,000; Pierce’s
estate was worth about $50,000; nu
clei nan left $200,000; Lincoln was
wealthy, hut lost his fortune in the
Grant & Ward failure; Hayes was
always frugal and added to his for
tune, while Garfield was only moder
ately well off; Harrison died worth
$250,000, while Cleveland's fortune,
was bilge; .McKinley and Taft were
not well off, while Roosevelt had a
substantial competence; Wilson has
oyalties from his books and his sec
>nd wife is a woman of wealth."
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
The best guarantee you can have
for a successful issue of your clothes
is do patronize an old established
house; a house that wants you to
come back and be their permanent
patron.
Such a house Is the Nome Tailor
ing Co., we make alterations.
We do cleaning, pressing and re
pairing. We make suits to order.
We guarantee all work and our
prices are reasonable. We appreciate
your patronage.
NOME TAILORING CO.
Next door Segerstorm &. Hagen
Jewelry Store.
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13 .Curst en# Cold Storage l
14 .J. J. Season Co, office
15 .Headquarters Saloon
21.The Lobby
24 .Pioneer* Igloo
25 .Catholic Church
31 .Polet's residence
32 .Yorkey’a Cigar Store
41.opp. Webb's Market
Kngine House, Phone Main 97.
7 whistles water . 3 Are out
FOR SALE—CHEAP:
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UPRIGHT BOILERS.
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WANTED.
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peating side-line. Write Beamork
Manufacturing Company, Dept. S.,
Richmond Hill. N. Y. City.
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MINES AND MINING. j
MINING PROPERTIES WANTED.
We have buyers for developed and
parly developed mining properties
eonsising of Gold Silver, Copper,
Tungsten Manganese, Molybdenum,
I,cud, Cinnobar, Zinc, Iron and coal!
mines.
M t'NSf )N-EACHAl*ELEE CO.
Mine Brokers.
301 Alaska Bldg. Seattle, Wasli.
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Established June 1900
Alaska Bankinji am
Sale Deposit (ompany
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AUTHORIZED CAPITAL ....*120,000
PAID UP CAPITAL. 10,000
A General Banking Bueineea Tran*
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Miners k Merdidnts
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That’s Our Business
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1 BOSTON LAUNDRY [
444 FRONT STREET Phone Main 53
THE DAWSON HOTEL
(Includes the LINCOLN, GREEN TREE and DAWSON)
The Workingman’s Home
BEST ACCOMODATIONS IN NOME.
ROOMS BY THE DAY, WEEK, MONTH 50 cents and up.
BARNEY GIBNEY, Proprietor. Phone Black 72
NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
BEGINNING MONDAY, JUNE 7TH, THE PRICE OF BREAD
ILL BE tO CENTS PER LOAF OR THREE LOAVES FOR IS
CENTS. THE SIZE OF LOAVES HAVE BEEN INCREASED
WHICH INSURES MORE AND BETTER BREAD FOR OUR
PATRONS
CHAS. CAVEY, Prop.
Fresh Unfrozen Beef
MONDAY
In fact everything In our line will be on sale as soon as the
Victoria and Thomson arrive. Ail new stock.
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