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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans"
W ALT MAsO\ HAS WLLD DHKAM
ABOUT SKAUWAl
FLAGS
The following communication
re-i*«t yesterday by the I>aily Al
a-uu and we print it because «
are dirtily In accord with the
moral of the story.
KJitor Daily Alaskan:
As 1 was walking down Broadway
1 :uct a man the other day, upon
\vuose face there was a grin from
ear to car, from top to chin.
lUouj,ht him crazed as by h« went,
ho seemed as if on evil bent, for
'O h m^k'if he muttered low: I CL
liJie to know. I d like to know.
Thinks I, he's thirsty; 1 will turn.
aat] following him I'll surely learn
where booze is sold in some resort.
*a± 3ure that place will i report.
1 followed fast and soon »e
slood near by u flagpole made of
w0oJ, upon a business house at
Uan l. v here he had stopped and
raised his hand. "See that flag.
O see that flag: Now its but a
dirty rag: Blown by storms to
smit>ereens—such love of coun
try s not worth beans."
Then to the Court House go d"1
we. (thinks I, in jail's where yon
should be:) With swinging arms
u,,l heaving ch<st the worn out
cloth he thus addressed: O Flag
Freedom on this Hail, where
justice promised is to aH. onCe >ou
were clean and bright and square,
three cornered now is all you aTe.
torn bv months of wind and strain,
ou. every night, in every rain;
3ome one may think he's partiot
while th«re you flap and P
1 scratched my head. "Wise gu>,
is this, there's sense in that round
he 'd of his;" but quick he'd turned,
fast followed I to where a flag
oole pierced the sky.
It leaned to North, it leaned to
West; on top a flag had tried Us
best to guard the children playing
near, and passers-by to daily cheer.
Said he; "O beauteous emblem
Krw>.. said is thy lot, worse is thy
fa to—that City Dad should let you
flv by dar and night at last to
die." ' He siezed the pole, and
sfirlcd, he gazed where meet the
F O E., upon whose pole once
a flag, now hardly worth the name
»<* •«-,
blue; p*?r-oxide kair e . f
hue; its streaming tatters be t
the air through weeks and ™ont#h®
of midnight air." With
iclen he turned around, but ^re
another sight be *ound/hi^r a®
him sigh and moan and swear
♦hat strange flag-pole in the air
I, held a flag both clean and^ ;
but that queer V01*-* |nd
Its back was humped and bent a
brok\ like a Sourdough Whod lost
'VSk- said he, « 'twere *
th« sea a thousand miles *y
an.' me; bent and k.nkrd aud twist
jctk-.ty
Daily Points For
Citizen Soldiers
(Issued by the War Department
Ann all rights to reprint
Reserved).
SOME NATIONAL TRADITION'S
This course should include a
backward glance over the military;
history of the United States. It is
worth while for the soldier to recall
why «nd how. the men before us
fought for American principles and
rights. You are representing today
the same ideals and fighting for
many of the same things they
fougU for in 1776, 1798, 1812,
1861, and 1898.
In 1776 our forefathers refused
any longer to submit to the de
mands of a tyrannical government
and declared themselves independ
ent.
In their attitude they had the sym
Ipathy of a great many Englishmen
who were broad enough to see that
Itha American colonists were really
fighting for the right's of an free
people. In the British Parliament
Pitt and Burke and other great En
glishmen openly defended the Am
erican patriots.
In 1798 we found ourselves in a
state o." war with the French Gov
ernment. This is not usually
tnought Of »s an American war,
slue* there was no fighting except
for x few encounter's on the high'
seas. There was no declaration of
war and it was all settled within
a few months. Yet the fact is that
a stae of war actually exibted. Hera
again we had no quarrel with tha
French people, whom we admiredl
and loved for the help they had
given us during the Revolution.
In 'he War of 1S12 with Great;
Britain, the principal question at
issue concerned tthe freedom of
American ships and the rights of
Amorican sailors on the high seas.
For tne most part the American Ar
my was poorly trained and equip
ped and had little success. It re
deemed itself, however, at the Bat
tle of New Orleans, where Andrew
Jackson led the western militia to
a "'ell-earned victory. The British
Government tactily recognized the
soundness Of the principle for
yhich the Americans fought.
America's next war was with Mex
ico. The Mexicans had not been
very careful of American rights
either in Mexico itself or along the
frontier, and the disagreement as
to the ownership or a certain large
strip of land along the Rio Grand>g
easily led to hostilities. In the
war that followed the armies of
Scott and Taylor won victory after
victory against overwhelming odds
and eventually Mexico sued far
peace.
I^ess than a generation later came
the great Civil War. Never was the
fighting spirit of the citizen-soldier
ed so. why it is there I'd like to
kaow."
I thought him through. He -went
he stopped, his breatji came short,
his eyes they popped, for there
upon the old P. O., another rag
set him ago. What once a flag,
now on that mast was less than
half, worn by the Wast; some "frag
ments past White Pass hurried,
and others to th? ocean hurried.
"What strange flag is that?" he
said; "beneath the blue, stripes
white and red, with just a fringe
of red and white beside the blue
alonp its height? Twice must I
look to see its hue, it's neither red
or white—or blue! Locked out at
night, strung up by day, its life
will soon b© ripped away."
He turned on me, this luny man:
"Now tell me. Sir, of this you can
—Why in this town of fair renown,
such attered flags are daily
flown?" "Sure," I replied; "our
cannon boom beyond the sea to
bring sure doom upon the foes of
LIBERTY: ! ! ! That's Why they
fly—now don't you see? We love
our Country, one and ail, and thus
ou every flag-pole tall we show by
das", we show by night, for our
dear land we'll surely fight" "O,
choke that gas," he then replied,
and gazed on me aa if I'd lied. "If
I should take a flag, brand new,!
wave it in air, tear it in two, soil,
it with soot, with dirt, with grime, I
rio it to rag3, tie to a line and
whipping back and forth I'd go>;
throughout your streets my love to
show—An angry mob I soon would
meet, they'd hang me somewhere
on the street. If I should tell
them who I am they'd say: 'Yourt
lrve's not worth a If yon
der flags could be heard, each one
would say these earnest words:
Each day we'll fly, a cheery sight,
but take us, TAKE US IN AT
NIGHT.' "
and then the alarm clock rang.
Most respectfully yours,
A, Nooymous.
li Maying "the doctor. ~
Should It Be For Curing You or For
Keeping You Well?
Wo haven't yet learned to take ad
rantage of the rcsnutves of civilization
to anything like the extent we might
For Instance, we wait until we get
lick, and then we pay the doctor to
help us get well. It wouid be much
more sensible to pay him to help us
keep from getting sick.
Fantastic Idea, you say. Not at ail
It already Is working in a large num
ber of college communities, right here
In the state universities of Missouri
and Kansas. f< r instance. In both in
stitutions the pupil is charged a fee
which is applied to safeguarding his
health. In the Ur.lverity of Missouri
the plan Is still further developed so
tliat the foe cov.ts medical and sur
gical attendance. The health work In
both schools Is so Interesting, not only
for what It Is d<. In;: for the pupils, but
for the example it is setting other com
munities. that it is only right and
proper to call attention to It.
The lmportunt point Is that these uni
versities and otker schools are proving
that health can be made much more of
a community matter than had been
supposed ami that the wise thing to do
Is for groups to pay 'medical men to
keep them well.—Kansas City Star.
A WATER SOAKED TOWN.
Where Nearly a Foot of Rain rail*
Every Week in the Year.
"It Is a remarkable fait that in In
dia, one of the most arid countries In
the world, there Is one spot that hp.8
the record rainfall of the whole earth,"
said Dr. William Roberts, British agri
cultural expert in India, to a corre
spondent of the Washington Post.
"This place is t'herapunji, lu Assam.
It is in the path of the mousoon and
la a valley, and there Is almost con
stant rainfall.
"The average ralnrt.il is 000 Inches a
year, or fifty feet, which Is nearly a
foot a week. This seems almost be
yond comprehension when it Is consid
ered that the rainfall of the United
States, for instance, ranges from slx
teeu to thirty-five lnchcs. In some
places there have been as high as six
ty-five inches of water in a year, but
this Is the exception.
"During the rainy season in Chera
punji the waterfall is heaviest, but
there Is ruin throughout the year. Not
withstanding this terrific moisture, the
Inhabitants of the district raise vege
tables and grain. They io this by
building terraces which carry the wa
ter off."
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Smooth as Satin, Fragrant as Vlo
le-« Get it a» Keller Bros.,
better 6hown than in this unhappy
and Litter struggle,when Americans
were pitted against Americans. Both
sides were fighting for principles of
Government, the North, for the
principle of union, the South for
the principle of the right Of States
to secede from that Union.
We entered the Spanish War to
put an end to misrule in Cuba.
Again our quarrel was not with the
Spanish, people, but with the Gov
ernment, which W<»s creating condi
tions in Cuba that we could not
endure with self-respect.
In all our previous wars against
foreign powers the American people
have fought for principles, not
for wealth or power, just as they
are fighting today. They have
fought against government.;, not
agains' peoples, just as they are
fighting today. They have fought
Cearlessly and fairly, just as you
and the other American soldiers of
this war will fight.
A Bit of Advice
Fit'st—Don't Delay. Second—Don't
Experiment.
If you suffer from backache;
headaches or dizzy spells; if you
regt poorly and are languid in
the morning; if the kidney secre
tions are irregular and unnatural
in appearance, do not delay. in
such cases the kidneys often tieed
help.
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Read the following iutereoting state
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more misery; if 1 had broken it.
My kidneys were weak and my feet,
ankles and bands became swollen, as
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because my back hurt me so much
Doan's soon strengthened and regu
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went away and I was again well
and had all my former] strength."
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A. B. meats every sec
ond as.tl fourth! Tues
day eTenlog at 8:30 p.
m. sharp. VisitlniK brothers cordial
ly welcome. Edward A. Rasmus on,
Arctic Chief. W. B. Harg raves, Arc
tio Recoixler.
Fraternal Order
Skugway Aerie
No. 25, Frater
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k*gle# rnOets (Jig first Mid third
W eduotdAj night of each month at I
tufJi hall uu Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers coaxlUvlly inviteid to |
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J. V. Sillier, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
White Pasg LodgeJ
P. & A. M. No. 113
meet* 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings
of each months. Visiting Brethren 1
ar» welcome.
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o'clock. Visiting
orotaers cordially welcome.
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PloMfr of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* in A. B. Hall first Monday In
every month at 8:80 p. ni.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
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