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EDITORIAL PAGE
NEWSPAPER METHODS
The capacity of son.t people for
detfctin? errors in the newspapers
is tu.< rvelous. Also it is singular
how n;auy unexpected meanings
these Deople can find. If the -re
porter writes that the man wore a
cont cf such and such a character,
someone n>ay call up ;>i<u ask 'f
the coat was all the mac had ou.
To satisfy these literi'iists, you
must enumerate item Item the
other articles of attire, or they
will accuse you of making the vic
tim a')')»ar half naked. The reader
who digests his paper on the quiet
at home feels that he has shown
great brilliancy if he detects an
error in grammar or capitalization.
It '* one thing to find mistakes at
your leisure in another man's work,
quite another to turn out a high
dpgre< c! accuracy and precision in
tlie haste of newspaper composi
tion. The accountant n;;ikes mis
taken >n his figures, the lawyer
draws uo incorrect papers and the
business men submits erroneous
b.'ll. Juch blunders are known
only to the few persons whom they
concern. The newspaper is like
the actor on the 'stage whose
slights; t slip is manifest to all and
seems ridiculous.—Exchange.
W AS THE ALAMEDA MAIL
REALLY PLUNDERED
Gateway: Further par
ticulars of the alleged robbery of
the roistered mail 011 the Alameda
on a recti.: outward trip Indicates
that tue registere-'. pouches from1
Seward, Fairbanks, Valdez aud
some othei tovvas were opened and
that several packages of regis- j
tered mail were really stolen, al
though there is still a hope that
some mistake occurred and that the
missing packages may yet be re
covered. It is stated that each
j>oueli was opened in a manner that
suggeests that the opener must have
had a key and knew what he was
3 bout. Kach lock has a rotary !
.lumber and each time this lock is
opened the following number is
registered. The matter is now bein
investigated but has not yet been
cleared up. That there was a rob
terv seems to be certain but a
disposition is evident on the part of
the officials to suggest that there
was simply some mistake. Some
Reward ucople had packages in the
mail Ueorge Mirlach, for instance,
had a containing articles
worth $"t'0 or StJ'.'O which could
not ' e recovered if stolen.
(i<>\ KKNMENT DOCTORS AND
Tilt TEKRIORIAL LAW
Seward Gateway: It lias beeu
rumored. but the membe.s of the
medical board are silent on the sub
ject, that the doctors employed by
•he government on the- railroad
work h.'.ve decliued to arswer the
call to come before the board for
examination. Drs. Romig and Sloan
are thi members of the board, resi
dent 'n Sew?rd and, it is stated,
summoned the government doctors
from Anchorage to come before
them for examination as provided by
an act of the territorial legislature.
An interesting question may now
have t< t>e solved as to whether
the ^cvernement officials can ig-1
nore "J'e territorial law-: o.- not. I
Cheering Him Up.
Scaham—I'm broke again.
Mrs Beuham—Well, we must save
the pieces.—New York Press.
"or Dandruff, we recommend
"93" HairTonic j
Wm. Britu
Who Defended
the Works?
By F. A. MITCHEL
I When the Germans were beseiglng
I Paris in 1871 one part of the force
catne to the very outskirts of the city
i and encountered a portion of the de
fenses, something like a revolutionary
barricade blocking a street There was
only room for a single company, and
its captain before making an attack
stood off and, raising a pair of binocu
lars, examined the works.
They were composed of paving stoues,
pieces of timber and such other articles
ns had been brought together for an
Improvised fortification. But the cap
tain could not see a single man on »he
parapet. This he did not like. There
w is the look of n trap about it. If ho
moved his troops forward he must do
so over a distance of some 500 or COO
yards between two walls not thirty
feet apart and straight as an arrow.
He could not deploy his men by the
think, and us for scattering along the j
street they would be one behind un
other, and a shot would bring down
every man in line.
Moreover, the captain noticed n dark
spot in the works, which Indicated that
a single stone had been removed in the |
wry center of the fortification. lie
assumed at once that the aperture was
for the muzzle of a cannon, which
would sweep the street, doubtless, with
tiKi. scattering projectiles of the period.
That meant that before a force of
eichty men—the number under the cap
tain's command—could reach the barri
cade a large proportion of them would
be killed or wounded.
The captain called hl9 first lieuten
ant, haufled him his glass, directed him
to take a look at the breastworks and
then asked him what he thought about
an attempt to carry them. The lieuten
ant examined the works, then, lower
ing his glass, remarked:
"What are the orders, captain?"
"The orders are to move forward."
"Then we must move forward, but
those who live will have moved back
ward."
The captain's only response was an
order to advance.
Shoulder to shoulder, the men march
ed on—for. as has been said, they could
not scatter—till about a third of the
distance had been traversed. Then a
puff of smoke issued from the dark
spot in tlie center of the works, and a
storm of missiles broke upon the ad
vancing line of Germans. A third of
the company fell, and another dozen
limped or staggered to the rear.
The rest pressed on, but a few min
utes were lost in reforming, or, rather,
closing, the gaps that had been made.
With steady step they marched till
they had covered half the distance be
tween their starting point and the fort
Thero was light where the dark spot
had been, and they knew that the
piece had been retired to be reloaded.
This gave them courage. It was an i
old fashioned muzzle loader, and time |
must bo spent after every discharge i
in reloading. ±ne capuiui guve uw
order to double quick, but before they
had covered a dozen yards there came
another hailstorm, and another twenty
men were put out of the fight
This was terrible slaughter, and
the force recoiled. Some stood ready
to retrace their steps; others started
back. The second lieutenant stood iu
rear and, striking some of the fugitives
with his sword, drove thera back to
ward the enemy. The captain was
among the wounded and lay in a pool
of his own blood. The first lieutenant
cried at the top of his voice "Forward,
men;" and started at the head of some
thirty soldiers to make the rest of the
distance and storm the fort, though
the move was now a forlorn hope, for
he expected that on reaching It he
would find It defended by double the
number of those who were making tho
attack.
When within fifty yards of the bar
ricade there came another storm of
missiles. Half the Germans were laid
on the stones of the street, while the
other half broke and fled. The lieu
tenant called to them In vain. Prefer
ring death to following them in fllgtit,
he turned and ran forward to the fort,
expecting every moment to be shot
down. He reached the barricade and,
with a pistol In one hand, his sword
in the other, climbed to the summit
There he stood, bewildered by the sight
that met his view.
2»\>t a maxuw.aa_ behind. tHe stones.
The gun which tl*e recoil from the last
shot had driven bacmvSM ft few feet
was there, n thin 111m of smoke Issuing
from Us veut Leaning against it was
a girl about twenty years old. She
looked up at the lieutenant as though
expecting instant death. Involuntarily
lie uncovered.
"Mademoiselle," he stammered in
broken French, "where are the men
who have been defending this barri
cade?"
"I have been defending this barri
cade. monsieur," was the reply.
"You—alone?"
"I—alone. Through a blunder the
force that was to have held this work
was ordered elsewhere."
"Mein Gott! Has a whole company
been driven back by a—a girl?"
At this moment a company of French
soldiers came around a corner at dou
ble quick. The lieutenant succeeded
in making good a retreat, hearing
cheers behind him:
"Vive mademoiselle!"
Having joined his commander, he led
them again to the attack and Anally
captured the barricade. Ho looked
for the girl who had defended it alone,
but she was not there.
Hedgehog Fish.
The hedgehog fish is a strange crea
ture. It has a body covered with long
thin spines. When In danger it follows
the custom of the ordinary hedgehog
to a certain extent, but in addition It
puts its nose out of the water and
swallows such a quantity of air that
Its body is blown out Into the shape of
a football, with sharply pointed spines
bristling in every direction. This ma
neuver upsets its balance. Still it
floats contentedly aloug on its back,
quite safe against the attacks of its op
ponents, who are kept at bay by Im
penetrable armor.
The Way of the Cartoonist.
A correspondent notes our Inquiry
as to why a newspaper artist couldn't
make a bos without printing "soap"
on it He adds a few Inquiries of his
own, to wit: "Why can't a cartoonist
draw a barber without a comb stuck
in his hair?" And "Do all drunks hold
themselves up by means of lamp
posts?" Also, "Why does a cartoonist
always depict himself as wearing a
flowing black Windsor tie?"—Cleveland
rialn Dealer.
Education Handicapped.
"How's your son getting on In col
lege?"
"Not at all welL Every time there
are two men on bases and it's his turn
to bat they bench him and give a
pinch hitter a chance."—Philadelphia
Bulletin.
Phil Abrahams
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STONE MEASURE.
There Is No Regular Unit, and It Fairly
Revel* In Variety.
Owing to the variety of uses to
which stone Is put, there Is no regu
lar unit of measurement employed by
the quarrymen, the stone being sold by
the cubic yard, cubic foot, ton, cord,
perch, rod, square foot, square yard,
square, etc. Building and monumental
stone, especially the dressed product.
Is usually sold by the cubic foot or tho
cubic yard, although this unit varies
with the class of utono and with the
locality; a large quantity of rough
stone Is sold by the perch, cord or
ton.
Rubble and riprap, Including stone
for such heavy masonry as breakwater
and jetty work, are generally sold by
the cord or ton. Fluxing stone and
stone for chemical use—as for alkali
works, sugar factories, carbonic acid
plants and paper mills—are sold by
tho long ton. Flagstone and curbstone
are sold by the square yard or the
square foot, the thickness being vari
able and dependent on the orders re
ceived. Granite paving blocks are sold
Invariably by number, but the blocks
are not of uniform size, tho value de
pending on the size of the block and
the labor necessary to cut into the
shape desired. Other paving material
Is sold by various units, such as ton
or cubic yard.
Crushed stone Is usually sola Dy tne
cubic yard or ton, the short ton be
ing more generally used. The weight
of a cubic yard of crushed stone varies
from 2,300 to 3,000 {x>unds, the average
weight being about 2,500 pounds. In
certain localities crushed stono is sold
by the "square" of 100 square feet by
1 foot, or 100 cubic feet. Crushed stono
is also sold by the bushel, 21^ bushels
■^presenting a cubic yard of about
2,700 pounds.—Geological Survey Bui
latin.
Little Fish.
Hero is a bit of good advice to fish
emeu froru the United States fish com
mission: "Always wet your hands
when you remove from the hook a fish
that is too small to keep. It prevents
injury to the fish. Dry hands rub oCf
the slime on the body of the fish and
cause a growth that will kill the fish
In a short time."
Car Windows and Fussy Women.
Every street car window was mado
to puzzle the fussy woman who
doesn't know whether it goes up or
down. All she understands is that if
it is closed she "wants it open and if it
open she wants it closed. Toledo
Blade.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
OR. L. 8. KXXLER.
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Office Houre: fl-12 a. m 1-8 p. m.
Alaska* Building - Broadway
SKAQWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. P.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist In Uie treatment of
diseases and deformities of the eye,
ear, nose and throat.
Office; Goldsteia Building, Ju
neau, Aliuia.
W. B. STOUT.
Attoraey At Law.
PracUc# la *11 court*
Ie Territory of Alaska.
Hal new Alaaka.
F. & A. M.
Whito Faga Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 11S
meet* 2il auO 4 th*
FrL Kr'gs. of each
month. Visiting brothers are wel
come Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. Wheeler. W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
Va 431. B. P. o.
E. meets first
and third Tliurs- j
y °venin6s ii
Aigpa 8:30 .o'clock. Vis
laup- brothers cordially -welcome.
HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
P. J. VANDEWALL, Secretary.
Fraternal Order
Eagles—
Skagway Aerie
!Jo. 25, Frater
ass.1 Order of
Eagles meets the first and third
Wednesday night of each mouth at
their hall on Fifth aTenue. Visiting
brothers cordially invited to attend.
Jho» C. Wood, W. P., J. W. Prlt
chett, Secretary.
Arctic Brotlierhc-od.—
Camp Skagway No. 1
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth Tues
day evening at 8:00 p
Visiting brotters cordial
ly welcome. A. J. Achesoa, Arctic
Chief, W R. Hillary( Arctic Re
corder
m. sh.'irp.
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria
Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Sitka,
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
Leave SJkagumy
S. S. SPOKANE July 7, 19, 31 Aug. 12, 24
S. S. CITY of SEATTLE July 13,25 Aug. 6.. 18,30
And every twelve days following. Modem eoaafortablo ships,
excellent service Coauecto at Seattle with through passen
ger steamers.
CONGRESS, GOVEKXOIt, PRESIDENT, UMOXTLLA
AND CITY OE PUEBLA
Sailing Tuesday, Thursday nnd Friday, 11 p. m.
FOR ban FRANCISCO, LOS AVGELHB, SAN DIEGO.
Through tickets sold anil baggage checked to all point* In
(Jolted States and Canada. For folders and full particulars,
address V. A. PETERSON, Agent
H. BRANDT, G. A. P. D. Fhose 50, 8KAGWAY
808 Sscond Ave., Seattle, Wasft.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
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WESTBOUND
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NORTHWESTERN, July I7 Aug. 4, 23
Passengers will be transferred to Vancover or Victoria
without extra charge.
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SEASON 1915
New Steel Steamships
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July 8-15-22-29
Aug. 5-12-19-26
Sept. 2-9-16-23
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