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NOME, ALA8KA, DEC. 31, 1913.
All over the country the newspapers
are today telling their readers Just
what they should and should not do
about this New Years business. Not
only the newspapers but a good many
earnest men In the ministry of a great
many different denominations are
burning the midnight oil In order that
they may show to their flocks Just how
terribly bad they have all been during
the year that Is about to end.
After the newspapers and the min
isters and all the rest of the good
people have shown their friends all of
the mistakes of the past year, just
how everyone has o.ffended and
stumbled and done a lot of wrong to
themselves and to everybody else.
They will deliver themselves of some
thing like this. “Now is the time of
solve to turn over a new leaf, to re
solve to forgo the pleasures and the
evils of the past and to resolve to
lead a bcliir >'fc In the future
Resolve will he used more than any
one word in the English language to
night and tomorrow, and next to re
solve will come that other hackneyed
Nerw Year expression "swear off."
Of course thoy are good words these
"R&golve" and “swear off." But they
arc worked to death and have Itecome
bo terribly familiar that they have lost
much of their original meaning. This
is especially so on the beginning of
the New Year.
Just to be a little different from
everything that Is expected of a news
paper the NUOOET is not going to
say another word about "swearing off
and b^T'i nii:g all over and resolving
to lead a higher, nobler life."
What's the use? Every man and
every woman Is going to do just as
be or she in v virtually feels about It
anyway anld as a matter of fact al
most every Individual has that right.
Ary way "swear offs" and ‘resolves"
that -have been put off until the new
year arc not worth very much. Tf
•here Is M'yOnng In the life of man
or woman that needs correcting It does
not have to wait until the first of
January' rolls around to be corrected.
If there Is m fault or a habit that
should he discarded, the sixth of May,
or any other arbitrary date when the
■ valuation of the evil or the fault or
habit is bom la the time to "awear off.”
If {One la sincere in the desire to be
bviter, to live better, to turn over that
ntyich worn “new leaf one does not
wait for January first to turn it. The
|i|)#a Is flopped right over the moment
itje. realisation comes that it Is rather
a disgraceful page to be showing to
New Veer's resolutions and Net
[ A ear’s 'swear offs" are not worth muo
«s a general rule. They are merel
the result of a hit of emotion or be
cause "everybody's doing It" or fo
* some other equally absurd reason, Th
man who is sincere in a desire to Hv<
better <|uits his e\ j) way's the motncn
he realizes them and he never doe:
"swear off." He just naturally goei
along a cleaner, smoother path am
tries harder to he charitable to hi!
fellow man and to exhibit a inert
bn therly spirit And this is just at
liable to happen) In July as in Jami
, ary
If it Is any help to a man to "sweat
off’ something while “everybody’s do
ing It" why, go ahead and "swear off.’
( It may last a month or so. but that
kind of n “swear off" Isn't usually
wirth much.
Probthly the NUGGET lo one of the
• few papers In the land that Is not to
1 day advising people to give up some
I thing, to make « set of New Years
resolutions and to turn over a new
leaf. The reason that It Is not doing
I s.. is because it believes In Indivltl
J uality. If thi‘ individual offends
against the laws of God or of nature
the Individual will suffer and will pay.
There is no escape from that and it is
within each man or woman individ
ually to live the life that suits best.
"Swearing off" will not change the
heart or the desires.
But whether there Is any "swearing
oft or not. the Nl’OOET desires to
t.ike this opportunity to wish its ad
vertisers and its subscribers and every
I one else in the community and the
I ci untry a very happy and a very pros
! perous New Year, and it confidently
believes that that is just the kind of
a New Year that is coming to Nome.
This would seem like a good time
t< take a look back over the past
merely for the sake of old times, for
it is not wisdom to look back regret
ting the glories that are gone or the
opportunities missed But It matters
not what the past has been there is
bound to have been some good in it
and Some experience In It which has
leant its strength and taught its lee
s' n For the sake then of these old
times it will not do any harm to glance
tack at the glories which once were
Nome’s and which seem to have de
p.ned from her
1’retly good old picture that past,
up to a certain point, anil one that
those who were here In the good old
days may love to dwell upon, up to i
« ertain point
Well, when that "certain point" Is
reached why look any longer?
The picture begins to grow dim and
i to become rAuddlcd and It hurts tho
eyes to attepmt to make out all of the
causes that brought about the effects
The effects are hero before us plain
cnought, but In the picture they do no’
show up so plainly. Oh well, put the
old eromo of the past away, chuck
it into a corner, or out of the window
of the mind. It has served Us purpose
uni’ has adorned the walls of memory
! long enough.
There is another picture sitting on
the easle in the corner. It is by an
artist whose name is not unknown to
most of us and It is one of his best
works. The title of the picture is
"future prosperity" and the name of
the artist Is Hope.
Let ns take that picture from the
easle and hang it In place of the old
noul irl.vrlou dull IlfiQt Tima
pcrlty that w<* have chucked into tiic
rubbish heap.
It Is a bright picture, full of color,
and \\t mean tlmt both ways, and full
of life and vital energy anil hustle
and the fulfillment of desires. It W
the sort of picture that spurs a man’s
lagging energies on to one more trial,
to one more effort to reach the goal
of his emhltlon. to continue the fight
for the attainment of happiness.
There arc. a number of figures In the
group in the foreground of tho paint
ing and they are all cheerful figures
with smiling happy faces that it
heartens a man up to simply gaze at.
. Development Is there with shovel
and pick, and the strong armed build
er with compass and rod and chain.
There is the Spirit of Immigration
with hand pointing to the long line
of people waiting for the opening of
the country to surge In and rceate
mere opportunity where opportunity
already is. There is the Spirit of Hard
Work and of Accomplishment and of
Overcoming, and weaving in and out
among the group are the fairy* of
Love and Desire. In the background,
over shadowing all. are the heroic
figures of Alaska and Success.
That is the picture which is sitting
in the corner waiting to be hung in
place of the old discarded chromo of
the past and it is the picture that we
would all do well to get fsstenedf to
the wall as soon as possible. It is a
good picture to begin the year 1914
with and to look at and think about
every day until by our united efforts
we have made the profiilse pictured
on the canvass by the hand of the
great artist Hope a reality and the
figures in the painting real, actual,
living spirits of Alaska and of Home.
It has been reported around Nome
* for several daVs that Aspholm, an
' Alaskan, known to many in Nome is
>’ either los( or dead some place In thu
neighborhood or Kliseovich's roml
• house. The man's wife Is at the roitd
‘ house and ll Is said that efforts have
' liven made to tiud or. if he Is dead us
I seems likely from the length of time
11 that he has been missing, to find his
11 body.
I >><( ll i r i.-s have liven made us to
where aid van I*.- procured to cnrrv i
mi the search for a brother human j
lieifig. \\ ho, if dead, should lie found i
end who. if living, must be in sore j
need of assistance. So far it has been j
Impossible to find any department of )
the city or federal government under j
which a matter of this klnld can be j
dealt with.
If, ns It seems, there are nowhere ;
any funds that can be used for the
purpose of saving a brother lost on |
the trail or for the purpose of recov- ;
erlng the body of one who has per
ished on the trail, there Is a very seri
ous lack somewhere in our govern
ment. Certainly there must he relief
sotnewher* for a i.me like this
Ma> git *■ sell i ip< v to in,.
C *iplnos. lion i>.-o i \fiskan
Will llot let lit eillg fe lv. i loss
border. That's light ,\l k. tl • go
l ack and get kihed. It o . .-nd .go
;•*. iiliiTliin si Him i
Call Itoi isotoll hate all' tldn 1 • .|o
tt.11 tile series of ea I I tlipla I. ai I go
out horn lioiuisidi ti
Samoan disturbances .. , »<.;t n
•’em. Itut Alaskan disturbances do
lit seem to lie fip in tV isldngloii
Perhatis Dial is furluigaP lor Wash
ington.
Man mined a million, is now a pan
tier. Well, he hnd"*lho satisfaction of 1
gtlting it. ,
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l*r»sitl«nt Wilson wmiis .1 ••.fimu* '
lir\ for rIn- Filipinos. .<n«I h»-‘s just
nbout mm ••rioiiKh to m*t wh.it h»»
wants
You'll be sorry if you miss i». Base
ball A. B. hall, Friday night.
WHY EAT PJ)OR BREAD.
Whan you can get GOOD. WHOLE
SOME Bread at 5c per loaf.
NORTH POLE BAKERY,
ANVIL BAKERY.
Excitement and pleasure for the
whole family. Baseball in A. B. hall
Friday night.
Professional Cards
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THIS BRACE RESERVED.
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. FRESH KOTZEBUE SALMON \\t
■ 8c per pound. ' 1 J
I Or 7c per pound by the bundle •• j
■ OLD SALMON I ; ]
> 5c per pound at 1,1 ,
Out Banking* By. Mad
i Department ■ mod ere and A
complete. No nutter i
where you live you 004
dcpoilt with ut wrh per*
(ter convenience.
€ Tina Booklet tells you of see
i and esplaina die cueiuiala of aa(cly‘ieseet*
it fcsda. It n arm without eepeete Op
Established Jana 1900
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Alaska Banning jng
Sale Deposit company
Paid-Up Capita; *125.000
A Qanaral Banking Buelnaaa Trana
aetad.
Miners 8c Merchants
Bank of Alaska
NOMH. ALASKA
Capital » - $100,000
(•old I) u s I Pimluisod
and Assayed
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; HAPPY NEW YEAR j
GIRLS i:j
j. If HE doesn’t buy
youLOWNEYShe i;
r doesn’t buy you
the best ■j
i Bills Pharmacy !!
, Front Street at Lanea Way |
!! Nome, Alaaka
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Narks Roadhouse |
THE PLACE TO STOP AT IN ! »
COUNCIL ];
GOOD ROOMS
& CLEAN BEDSI j
PIR8T CLAM MEALS*
R. M. MORRISON, Prop. ! ;
COUNCIL, ALASKA J
“BARREL'-BAT I
HANDLING ; |
OLIVER’S
PRIVATE STOCK !
Bourbon, Maryland Puro Rye, ] |
Straight and double stamp whis* ) [
kies. i i
Sole Agents for ANGELES ' >
; beer. ;;
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"Barrel Bar.” < >
Phone, Mela 44. Front Street, !
WHiiimiiHiiiwimf
|AAhAAAAAAAAhAAAAANMMMV¥Mt
board of trade j
Restaurant !
and
LUNCH COUNTER jl
F. A. Daniels, Prop. !
THE
MECCA
The Best off Everything '
in the line off
Liquors & Cigars
JAB. WEST. Prop.
OLLIE BOURRKT, Mgr. j
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FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.
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\ wi.nl to I he wise is cutnclent.’ ' ’
Tills helna our Inst Xmu in ' ’
.Nome. It will pay you to inspect ' *
. our stock and prices. < »
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P. A. Peterson Shoe Co. '
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The ijfHord in candy
WHITMANS
CHOCOLATES
BUTLER, MAURO
& COMPANY
THE REXALL STORE.
PHONE BLACK 6S
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Chas. W. Reed
| Machinist A Blacksmith
(lasoline Engine*. Holsts
| j (toilers. Pipe and Pipe
! | Hitting*
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! No. 5 Front St.
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FRESH BREAD l
! 5c PER LOAF |
l FRUIT CAKE t
pastry and different cakes at -|
j NOME BAKERY
* AND COFFEE HOUSE I
, ACROSS THE STREET OPP08ITE NUGGET OFFICE
GOAL
AUSTRALIAN HEBBURN
IN vakd delivered
SACKED $20.00 $21.00
BULK $18.00 in yard.
JOHN J. SESNON COMPANY
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A Retort for Gentlemen X
A ■?!“?«»* .°.nA Poot &<*>» «" OtotAa. I
ft RUSS DOWNING, PROH X
i PURE WATER!
+ £
J 16 buckets for $1.00 £
+ or 50c per barrel
a/g,mr * u .—rr—rrm-'s.i
Why is it to your interest to
at the
. Independent meat market
?
W. H. WEBB, Proprietor.
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When you eee your frienda boye, tell them that CHEAP
brooking all p.Mt reoerda in
Ho ia eelling tne loteat atyle
Suite of the latent pattern* ....
Qroat bargain* in broken linee of
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