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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans"
DUELS IX THE NAVY
The number of I'nlted States naval
officers killed In duels la the half cen
tury from iTttS to ISIS was two-thirds
the number of officers who lost their
lives lu the naval wars of the United
States lu that same period.
In the eighty-two duels which were
fought In th£t period thirty-sis men
were kltleU. of whom thirty-three were
ntival officers. Of those who were not
killed in those naval duels one-half
were wounded.
In those days of the old navy the
duel was he'.d to be a sort of indis
pensable dit■! : ui for the naval officers.
Men were sensitive as to their honor,
nnd very fnutastic wi re their notions
as to the necessity of its defense.
l>ue!s were fought between officers
high in rank and more often between
the midshipmen. The commissioned
officers denit with toese "affairs of
honor" between t'-e youngsters with
pompous solemnity.
Verses were printed npon their vic
tims in the literary journals of the day,
and their re'ativos iv.uscd epitaphs in
the Johnsonian style t-> i>e piaceJ upon
their tombs. (.> i..si>>nallv duels as
sumed the character almost of on In
ternational incident. and sometimes
they became small wars.
Early in the war with Tiii>oll offi
cers became involved in qnarreis
amun; tU.: cives and with the offi
cers of tl.e British navy who were on
service In the Mediterranean. In 1S11)
the Americans and the British officers
who were c-junected with the garri
son at Gibraltar fought duels so fre
quently that the governor prohibited
the harbor to American ships.
Ttiose old time c iddies were exceed
ingly bellicose. They were very Jeal
ous of their rank. They hud their own
exalted Ideas as to the meaning of the
terms "gentleman" and "officer;" there
fore many a sanguinary duel was pre
cipitated by causes the most trivial.
What nowadays would-be considered
a practical joke then became au affair
of ten paces with pistols.
Once a middy amused himself by
sprinkling a letter that another middy
was writing. Thereupon the letter
writer sprinkled the waistcoat of the
offender with the contents of the Ink
bottle. A few days later the two faced
each other in a duel.
That the number of deaths and serf
ous wounds In these duels was so great
Is not surprising Lu view of the fact
that the distance between the com
batants measured about thirty feet
A marksman of fair ability could hit
his adversary at that distance with
out much trouble If his nerves were
steady. In some cases the distance
■was much less. In the Balnbridge
Cochran duel It was twelve feet In
another duel the pistols almost touch
ed. and both combatants were killed
at the first shot.
The largest number of the duels
which were fought in the United States
took place in the neighborhood of Nor
folk, of New York and of Bladensburg,
which la near the city of Washing
ton. But duels were alto fought on
Castle island. In Boston harbor; at New
Orleans and in various other places.
It was at Weehawken that Commo
dore Oliver n. Perry fought his duel
with Captain John Heath. There were
grounds abroad also which In the na
ture of the circumstances saw many
of these naval encounters — for in
stance, Kio Janeiro, Valparaiso, Port
Xahon and Jn various _plac?s _in the
Photo by American Press Association.
The fighting tops of the lattice masts of the United States navy are found In
no other navy. This shows, one of the masts of the siipertlreadiiaught New
York. The size of the tops may be Judged from the number of men assembled
there.
STANDARD TIME.
The Railroad Confuaisn That Existed
Befsra Ita Adoption.
Prior to 1SS3 time differences caused
especially coufasing complications on
railroads In the United States. It was
formerly customary for a road to use
throughout largo sections of its terrl
tory the locul time of one of the prin
cipal cities through which it passed.
The result was that wbea two rail
roads met in some smaller town it fre
quently happened that they, were run
ning under widely different time sys
tems. As many as five different kinds
of time were thus simultaneously In
use In a single town.
It was the need of an international
staudaid of time that led to the prime
meridian conference at Washiugton iu
18S2. This recommended the use of
the Greenwich civil time, reckoned
from zero up to twenty-four hours.
In accordance with thin resolution
and to remedy the aforementioned dif
ficulty the United States and Canada
selected a series of standard meridians
differing in longitude from that of
Greenwich. England, by exact multi
ples of 15 degrees.
On Oct. 18, 18S3, a convention was
called by W. F. Allen, secretary of the
general railway time convention, which
decided on the IntroJuction of standard
time, to take effect on Nov. 18, 1SS3,
and on that day the change to the pres
ent system was made without any diffl
cuity.—Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
How the Dust Gets In.
When the barometer falls the air
around expands into a large volume,
and the air inside the bookcase, the
clothes closet and the cupboard also
expands and forces itself out at evjry
miuute crevice. When the barometer
rises again the air inside the cupboard,
as well as outside, condenses and
shrinks and the air is forced back into
the cupboard to equalize the pressure,
and along with the air in goes the
dust The smaller the crevice the
stronger the jet of air, the farther
goes the dirt. Witness the dirt tracks
so often seen in imperfectly framed
engravings or photographs. Remember,
whenever you see the barometer rising,
that an additional charge of dust is
entering your cupboard and bureau
drawers.
Mediterranean and in the East Indies
These naval duels were most fre
quent between the rears 1709 and
1S30. The best known of them all
probably was that between Decatur
and Barron In 1820. This year marks
the beginning of the alow decline of
the practice, and the last of the duels
In the old navy of which there Is a
record took place In 1850.
Pistols were not always used, but
the sword was sometimes resorted to—
as, for Instance, In what was practical
ly the first of the duels In the United
8tates navy. This took place In 1770.
The combatants were Captain P. K.
Landais and Captain D. N. Cottlneau,
both Frenchmen, who were In com
mand of vessels under John Paul Jones
at the battle with the Sera pis. Jones
found evidence of insubordination upon
the part of Landais in that engagement
and accused him of firing Intentional
ly into the Bonhomme Richard. There
ensued a bitter quarrel, and In an In
quiry made by Benjamin Franklin
Cottlneau gave testimony that caused
Landais to issue a challenge. The duel
came off in Holland, and aa Landais
was a skilled swordsman he wound
ed Cottlneau severely. — Philadelphia
Press.
Didn't Know McKlnley.
Once when William McKlnley was
governor of Ohio he and Corbett had a
long chat In a parlor of the principal
hotel in Columbus. As they walked
down the steps Into the office a drum
mer standing near said, "There goes
Corbett!" Instantly there was a furore
and another drummer standing near
asked, "'Who Is the little man with
him?"—From "The Fighting Man," by
William Jo-Brady.
Ia <b# U. S. Commissioner'* Court
for the Territory of Alaska, 8kog
war Precinct at Skagway, Alaska.
In Probate.
Ia tke Matter of the Estate of
Fre1 Miller, deceased..
NOTICE 18 HERBB¥- GIVEN,
Th*> A. J. Achieon, administrator of
tn# estate of Fred Miller, deceased,
has filed in the above entitled court
his final report of the estate of
the laid deceased and the hearing
of the same ha* been fixed by said
court for the 25th day of June,
1917, at 10 o'clock iu the forenoon
of said day, at the federal court
house In Skagway, Alaska, at the
ooiirt room thereof, and all persons
interested ia said estate are notified
to thea and there appear and file
aav objection® they may hare to
sa'd account and to ahow cause, if
aay they bare, wy said final ac
count should not be allowed.
A.. J. ACH1SON,
Administrator.
First publication, May 3, 1917.
Final Publication, May 31, 1917.
», 8-10-17-24-31.
Ia tiia Commisaioaer'i Court for tke
I Territory pf Alaska, Skagway
Precinct, at Skagway, Alaska.
■ In Probate.
Iu the Matter of the Estate of £.
W. ^ Achleoa, deceased.
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That the undersigned has been, by
Edward A Rasmuson, the Unit
ed States Commissioner and Probate
Judg» of the above entitled Court,
by order duly made and entered, ap
pointed administratrix of the es
tate of K. W. S. Acbiaon, deceased;
all persona having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to
present them with proper vouchers
la legal form within 6ix (6)
mon'ns from the date of thlg ao
tleo to th« undersigned at her
residence in the Town of Skagway,
Alaska.
Dated this 2nd day of May, 1917»
13ARAH ACHISON,
Administratrix.
!FIrs' publication May 3, 1917.
I Final publication May 31, 1917.
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Visiting brothers
cordially welcome.
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