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E5TMUMB 1838 OLDEST DAILY NEWSMPER IN ALASKA
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EXTREME OF COMPLAISANCE ?
Hearty congratulations to that
young man of an Eastern slate who,
upon learning from his wife that
*he loved his friend more than she
loved him, turned over to her a
major nortion of t'aerr joint savings,
<>xprfc»ed his willingness that she
cast her lot with the other mau aud
presented them with his -best wish- '
►> as they departed the town.
It was a highly immoral, illegal
..nd irreligious arrangement, to be
sure. But look how decently they
arranged it. "There was no s^nie
or fuss about the affair," the dis-1
patch read, "it being all the most
matter-of-fact transaction imagin
able."
So many people overtaken by
such situation conceive it neces
sary to do some impromptu emo
tional acting. They weep, tear
their hair, wipe their red eyes and
noses and rave of their blighted
uearts. Or they take to drink, get
a gun, do some shooting and call
upon the unwritten law supersti
tion to make them out heroes rather
than scoundrels.
We suppose unlucky husbands
and wives carry on like that be
cause they understand its the pro
per thing to do in the circumstance?,
he correct way of showing them
selves persons possessed of proper
feelings. We suppose they get
that impression from what they
read of like cases in the news
papers. So, by way of rebuttal, we
venture to invite attention to this
modern instance of the better way
—even to hold up to emulation,
with our guarded approval, the
husband who forfeited a wife with
out staging any melodrama or
manslaughter to salve his chagrin
or prove his spirit.
We can all hold our private
cpinion of the wife's judgment and
"ther qualities. All the traditions
«•! honor condemn the friend. The
1 Ian they adopted was unseemly—
:.sage requireB a few formalities
i hat take time. Maybe the hus
band showed himself a dull love.-,
» blind plodder or some other kind
of chump. But he was game and
he had sense eirough to see that
shipping a wife is no reason for
killing anybody.
St'RIXG FEVKR HAS HIM IX ITS
C.RH
Charley Hopp, the Douglas Is
liad N'ewg man. had a serious
case of spring fever last week, but
the disease, instead of acting up
on him as it does upon the ma
jority of others who contract it,
appears rather ta have developed a
heretofore unsaspe^ted strain of
!>oesy in his make-up, surprising ev
en to his most ii-iimate friends. He
speaks of "April showers bring May
tlowers kind of weather," which
we fear is only an opening for
l«im at a later date to quote,_ "For
1 am to be Queen of the May, j
mother: for I an: to be Queen of
the May":
The weatncr for the past
week has beer, perfectly natural
for spring time in Alaska. April
showers bring May flowers kind
of weather. KacU time the Taku
wind tried to blow it became
warmer, and maty people now
firmly believe that the Japan cur
rent has shifted. but Jim Christoe
says that its the Taku wind
that has shift d But it makes
no difference to us; only we are
glad it was that way and happy
that spring Is here, and the grass
showing green and the birds are
singing ia the trees, and Joe
Robertson has quit wearing that
funny old cap, and spring poli
tics is in the air, and the Eagles
are planning a big May carnival
10 be held at the Nat, and the
that doa't like good whls
to fltht the sa
. loons, when the most of them are
just about to die a natural death
for the want of patronage, and
the school house is leaking again
and will need a new roof this
summer. So the winter is over
and gone and the gentle spring
is here, but doa t throw away
your mittens yet.
The anti-climax of the article, in
which Charley advises the people
of Douglas not to throw away their
mittens for a while yet, doesn't ap
peal to Skagwayans, among whom
tanned and dressed bearskins, al
though not superabundant in quan
tity, are nevertheless retailing at
10 cents per.
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CHLOROFORM IN FICTION.
K Act» In a Manner That Surprises
the Medical Experts.
Every now utul then-stories appear
about Individuals aud even whole
households being chloroformed by en
terprising burglars. A report of that
ilnd in New York city induced the New
Vork Herald to interview a unmber of
experts on the subject with the result
of obtaining a verWct that should ef
fectively dispose of that sort of fiction
for-all time, but prolmbly will not. as
previous exposures have failed.
These medical witnesses pointed out
It generally requires the undivided at
tention of two surgeous and several
nurses to induce a willing patient to
yield to the fumes. If. It is suggested,
the burglars have found a more expe
ditious mode of administration the
Biedical world would be glad to hear
of it. Dr. James J. Walsh, an authori
ty on anaesthesia, said that the appli
cation of a chloroform soaked cloth to
a victim's nostrils would produce a
burning sensatiou that would at ouce
arouse the sleeper.
Dr. J. T. Uwatlimey, author of a text
book on anaesthesia, said bluntly that
it is not possible to chloroform a grown
persou while asleep. Another expert
said he could uot see how a person
could be anaesthetized without realiz
ing the fact and iustanees a slight wo
man patient who required four at
tendants to hold her while being put
under the Influence of chloroform on
the operating table.
Tales of wholesale chloroforming, el
ther by saturated cloths or atomizers,
may therefore, in view of this testl
mony, be relegated to the realm of the
Imaginary.
WHY RIVERS OVERFLOW.
Some Streams Make Their Beds Too
Small For Flood Tides.
"A river is not made to order. It is
nothing more uor less than the accl
dental path made by water in follow
ing the line of least resistance," writes
Arthur E. Morgan in an article on
"Why Rivera Overflow," published in
the Scientific American Mr Morgan
goes on to show that the average river
bos found or made a channel that suf
flees for it in ordinary times, but that
in flood tide is not large enough to car
ry off the water. Some of the figures
he gives explain perfectly why certain
rivers are In the tut bit of overflowing
The Coldwater river, where it enters
the flat lands from the hills In north
era Mississippi, has a capacity of infc
cubic feet per second when lull to tin
top of its banks. At maximum flood,
however, 100.000 cubic feet per second
pour down it. and it has to overflow
The St Francis river on the iioun
dary between Arkansas and Missouri
can take care of from f>00 to 0.000 < ubic
feet per secoud. but in flood time It has
IGO.OOO. and the surplus must overflow
The Miami river in Ohio has a norma:
capacity, varying at different points
from 0 per cent to 5 |>er cent of tt>
maximum overflow The Mississippi
near the mouth of the Red river, has
a normal flow of '.iOO.OOO cubic feet a
second; when full to the top of its
banks it can carry about 1.000.000 cu
bic feet When all its tributaries are
in flood it has to carry 2.500.000 cubit
feet a second As its bauks are higbei
than tile surrounding plains, these in
evitably receive the overflow
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REGISTRATION NOTICE
All citizens, male and female, de
siring to vote for candidates for the
common council of Skagway, Alaska
at the municipal election to be
held on April Gth, 1915, must reg
ister.
The registration books will be
open at the town hall from 7:30 to
9:30 o'clock every evening, from
Monday, March 15th until-.Saturday
April 3rd, 1915.
D. McKAY.
3-5-3-13-la. Town Clerk.
NOTICE OF BISECTION
A general municipal election will
be held Tuesday, April 6, 1915, for
the purpose of electing seven coun
cilmen and one member (director)
of the school board
The election will be held at the
town hall and the hours for voting
will be from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m.
Voters for councllmen must be
citizens of the United States, or
:ht'se wbo have declared their in
tention to become euch; must be
twenty-one years of age or over, who
have resided continuously one year
aext preceding the date of elec
tion in the territory of Alaska, and
for six months preceding the date
of election in the town cf Skagway,
and who have been duly registered.
All adults, male end female, who
are citizens of the United States, ot
who have declared their intention to
become such, and who are bona
t'ido residents of the town of Skag
way, are qualified to vote for the
Director of the School Board.
D. McKAY,
3-S-td. ~ Town Clerk.
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White Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meet* 2d and 4th
Frl. Ev'gs. of aoeh
month. Visiting brothers are wel
come Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. Whoeler, W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday even
ing at 8 o'clock.
VMUng brothers
cordially welcome. J as. Kennedy,
Ex R. Geo. Magee, Secretary.
Fraternal Order
Eagles—
Skogway Aerie
No. *5, Frater
nal Order of
Eagles meets the flret and third
Wednesday night of each month at
, their hall on Fifth avenue. Visiting
I brothers cordially invited to attend
Jhon C. Wood, W. P., J. \f. prft
: chett, Secretary.
Arctic Brotfierhood.—
Camp Skagway No. 1
k. B. meets every Tuea
day even lag at 8:00 p
in. Bharp. Visiting brotters oordlal
| ly welcome. A. J. Achesoa, Arctic
Chief, w. R. Hlllery, Arctic Re
corder
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