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EDITORIAL
THK SMITHSONIAN
The seventieth auiiivers.tr}- of tlie
founding of tha Smithsonian Instiu
tiou has been celebrated recently. It
is generally looked up<xn. in this
country as a governmental insti
tution, instead, as it is, one found
ed by private fc«aeficeiice, prompt
ed iu some degree by what many
will regard as a perverted pride. It
owed its origiu to a bequest of au
English scientist, James Louis
SniiLhson, who died iu 1S2U and left
his entire estate, after a life inter
est to a nop hey had expired, to
the government of the United States
for the purpose of endowing a scien
tific institution of research, which
was *o bear anil to commemorate
the name of Sithson.
The donor was the illegitimate
sou of Sir Hugh Smithson, a weal
thy baronet of the north of Eng
land. For his political services and
larpe contributions to the party
pursf. Sir Hugh was in 175*1 creat
ed a duke and took the title of Duke
01' Northumberland. He had married
a rmoto descendant of the former
Earls of Xorthuniebrland, includ
in^ •'Hotspur," cf Shakespearean
fame. On receiving this title he
drODt.ed the plebian name of Smith
suu and took that of Percy, which i
retained by all of his legitimate de
scendants.
His illegitimate sou, the donor o
th? fund to the United States, had
uttainei high rank as a scientist
ui.der his mother's name of ".Ma
cle." When his father dropped the
name "Smithson" he prompttly as
sumed it and told the more inti
mate of his friends that he propositi
"to have the name of Smithson re
ju'-inoered long after the Percys and
the Xorthumberlands had been for
so"en." His final will, making the
disposition of his property, was
With this purpcse, long held in
view.
1» do^s not appear that he ever
visited the United States or took
any x>articular interest iu it. He
recognized, however, that there Yvas
a great future before the United
States, and made this country his
legate? in the belief that his object
could be obtained more easily by
founding an institution here rather
than in oldt'r countries. Time has
proved his prescie.tce.—Seattle P.
I.
ABOl'T YOUR BOY
(Milwaukee Journal)
The father and sou movement is
one of the best and most sensible
things have heard of for a long
';me. That is because it proposes
to accomplish results through using
i.a' ural human instincts naturally,
it appeals to the deepest of hu
man feelings—love. It goes about
to remind fathers ot something they
mav have forgotten and to tell
boya something they may net have
known. You can get at this better
if you sit down and talk confiden
tially jvith. some other father's boy.
He will tell you things your own
boy cannot. In his wistful earnest
ness you will discover that there a;^
times when a boy has a real matter
of jrrave importance to him that
finds his father too busy to be both
ered. It will make you stop and
think as you realize that this lit
tle fellow cauldnt come to any other
conclusion than tnat his dad was in
different. Fathers know be'tor;
fathers remember pretty well when
thev were boys, but they don't re
member just how sensitive a boy
is ' t the worst of rebuffs, that of
being thought silly. Nojv, the l>oys
need to be told thte about their lath
ers, <hat they are npt indifferent.
Buf after all the biggest thing is
to tell fathers, for It Is their busi
ness to understand and theirs is the
respt nsibility.
"Ringing For Gofer."
Among the queer church customs In
England Is the one observed at New
ark parish church, called "ringing for
gofer." This custom, which has lasted
for over SOO years, arose Ihrough a
wealthy merchant named Gofer losing
himself one October night in the for
est that then surrounded Newark. He
carried much money, and the forest
was infested with thieves. Suddenly
he heard the sound of Newark bells
and was guided safely home by their
music. To commemorate his escape
Gofer left a goodly sum for Newark
bell ringers on condition that they
•'rang for Gofer" every year on Sun
day nights in October and November.
Protects the Shark's Eggs.
Protective mimicry, that cunning de
vice of nature to preserve animals
from their enemies, is well known in
the eggs of certain fishes, notably the
California shark, known as Gyro
pleurodus franeiscL The shark is of a
sluggish habit, lurking amoug rocks,
and Its dark egg resembles a leaf of
kelp or seaweed folded up spirally. It
is deposited among the beds of kelp
and clings to the leaves by the edges
of the spirals. The young shark bursts
open the end of the egg and swims
away. Another shark's egg of the Pa
cific coast has tentacles which clasp
the seaweed and also Imitate its ap
pearance.
Name of the Poppy.
Quite unusual is themaunerin which
the poppy got Its name. It Is a cor
ruption of the word "papa," which,
though same in form. Is not the same
in meaning as the word which the
child applies to its father.
This particular "papa" was a Celtic
term applied to a soft "goodie" which
the Celts fed their children. The seeds
of the poppy were boiled Into a pap.
to induce sleep In the child, and so
the plant came to be called the "pap
pa" and then the poppy. While the
seeds of our poppy ace slightly nar
cotic, they do not contain the active
qualities peculiar to opium.—Philadel
phia North American.
Forest Fires.
That tfce sun's rays concentrated
through a glass bottle are responsible
for a portion of the forest fires every
season is a theory held by many, but
which the government forest service
shatters by careful records kept for
the last sis years on the causes of for
est, brush and grass fires. They show
that 4.503 fires were caused by human
agencies or carelessness and 2,102 by
lightning. In no one of the G,7S5 in
stances on record has the cause been
traced to the sun's rays concentrated
through a bottle.
Missing Links.
What has become of the old fashion
ed woman who used to start grinding
coffee at 3-30 a. in.?
We have looked in vain for the old
gentleman, with the goal whiskers,
who used to cat peppermints In church.
What's become of the old fashioned
man that used to polish his shoes with
stove blacking just before church on
Sunday mornings? Farm Life.
WOMEN'S WOES
Alaskan Women Axe Finding lteliet
At Last
It seems that women have more
than a fair share of the aches and
paits that afflict humanity; they
muaf "k^ep up," must attend dutjes
'n spite of constantly aching backs,
or headaches, dizzy spells, bearing
down pains; they must stoop over,
when to stoop mean# tortUTe. They
must walk and bend and work withi
racking paing and many aches from
kidney ills. Keeping the kidneys
well has spa-red thousands of wo
men muck misery. Read what one
woman says.
Mrs. M. I. Davis, 296 Weidler St.,
Portland, Ore., says: "For years
I bad a groat dreal of trouble with
my back and kidneys. Sharp pains
would catcb me and it seemed as
if my back was giving out on me.
My kidneys acted too frequently,
causing much annoyance. Doan's
Kidney Pills rid. me of the pains.
My back got strong and well and
my kidneys became normal.- I
have had no severe attacks of that
Uia'1 since."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
set Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
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DO YOUR BEST.
We have no right to be con
tent with ourselv©9 until we
have dona our best to reach tho
highest good possible to us. It
happens often that indolence is
called contentment and weak
ness resignation. We have no
right to bo resigned to any evil
that wo can remedy nor to be
content with any estate that is
not our best.
Platinum.
Platlnuiu, with the exception of Irid
ium, is the heaviest of all the metals.
The name originated with the Span
iards on account of its silver color,
Plata signifying silver. It was un
known in Europe until about 1741.
when its existence was announced to
the world by a Spanish scientist after
a trip to South America.—New York
American.
Acts of the Apostles.
The weight of testimony is in favor
of St. Luko us the author of the Acts
of the Apostles, though some respecta
ble critics claim that the authorship
is quite unknown. There are no sure
data for determining the date of the
Acts. Various dates have been as
cribed. Some think that It was writ
ten about the year SO, while others
hold that it could not have been writ
ten before the second century, about
A. D. 125.—New York American.
Where Eve Is Buried.
Jeddah is a most Important town for
the entire human race, apart from be
ing the principal landing place for pil
grims to the holy cities. Close beside
the city is burled no less a personage
than Eve. The reputed mother of
mankind, like a goad Moslemah, lies
with her feet toward Mecca. Her
grava has gradually grown and is now
of huge dimensions.—Westminster Ga
zette.
Just Indorses the Check.
When you see 2td23, tf31. t2eod, 34pd
xylf, wed-sat. roedtoc and kindred ex
pressions hitched to the tail of a news
paper article. It is a sign that the ed
itor's motives in running the article
were entirely mercenary and he may
or may not indorse the sentiments ex
pressed therein.-Emporia Gazette.
Some Observer.
"I'm very glad yo.i never married,
auntie."
"Why. my dear?"
"Coz If you had a man to look after
like my ma you VouMn't have half so
much time to be jjsod to me."—Detroit
l^ree Tress.
Various Customs.
"In China a line is Imposed when a
train Is lnts. Queer custom, eh?"
"Oh, I don't know. Ever notice what
happens when a boat eome3 in late in
this country?"
"No. What happens?"
"She is promptly docked.Washing
ton Ilerald.
Had Some Help.
Husband—There's one thing I can
say for myself, anyway: I have risen
by my own efforts. Wife—Never In
the morning. John. I notice that it
takes two alarm clocks and ail the
members of the household to get you
up!—London Telegraph.
Explained.
Tommy- Kn titer. what do ^ou mean
by people who are haul to get along
with? Father—We mean, my son, the
people who object to us having our
own way.
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
The Bank of Health.
"No funds.'"
That's the way your check Is
stamped when your bunk allow
ance gives out.
Every good business man taken
care not to overdraw his account.
But how many men give a
■thought to their balance in I be
First Natural Bank of Health?
Not many. They overdraw
when they oversleep in the morn
ing:. when they overeat at noon,
wheu they overwork late in the
day and when they overdrink
uud overplay" at night.
And tlie.v keep on overdrawing,
day in and day out. because the
accounting system in the First
Natural Bank of Health differs
from thai of an ordinary bank.
They are uot brought to a sud
den stop with the warning. "No
reserve."
So they keep 011 until the day
when disease draws a big sight
draft, and then they And their
body bankrupt and uot a phys
ical asset in sight-Cleveland
Press.
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FRATERNAL ORDERS
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1.
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth! Tues
day evening at 8:30 P
m. sturp. Visiting brothers cordial
ly wt-K-cime. W. L. Stevenson, Arc
tic Chief. W. E. Burford, Arctic
Uect rder.
Fraternal Order
Eagle^—
SkagwnyJ Aerie
No. 25, Frater
nal Onler of
lirtglejj ni«et9 the] first and third
Wednesday night of each month) (it
tneli hall on Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothters cwd-Ullly Invitefl to
nttrnd. L. E. Hudson, W. P.,
J. M. Oroisbach, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4th
Prl. Ey'gs, of each
monti:. Visittog brothers are wel
come.
Elmer L. Wheeler, W. M.
Address all commonicatlona to
the Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
8kagTvay Lodge
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday night
at 8:00 o'clock.
Visiting' brothers
cordially welcome.
HENRY FRIEDENTHAL. B. R.
r. J. VAifDEWALL; Secretary.
Plpne«r of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* hi A. B. Hall first Monday in
every month at 8:80 p. m.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
come
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