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The
Route of
Comfort,
Speed,
Service
Safety.
During the winter season of 1914—15 our regular train ser
vice will be maintained North and South bound b-it.vaan
Skaguay and White d>rs;, train lja/inj bj;* tsr.nl.i tls
every Tuesday and Friday.
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operated between White Horse and Dawson, affording al
possible comfort by means of a
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Supt, Mail Service Dep't.,
Whitehorse. V. T.
A. F. Zipf, Traffic Manager,
612 Second Avenue,
Seatde, Wash.
naWhitePass AYukon Route
TIME TABLE No. 34.
Tueadaj and Friday.
No. 2, S. Bounil
1st class
SKAGUAY Arrives 3:2(» p. m.
WHITE PASS Leaves 1:45 p. ui.
LOO CABIN " 12:47 p. in.
BENNETT " 12: Is p. ul
CARIBOU " 10:2."S a. in.
WH1TKHOII-SE *' 8:15 a. in.
^aa^agers must t*s at depots la time is Qare Baggage Inspect e>>
ud checked. Inspectioa Is stopped 30 minutes before leariug time c
rains
ISO counds of baggage will be checked free with each full fur'
Ickei aad TS pousds with each hair fare ticket.
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BELGIAN PRISONERS OF WAR.
Photo By American Press Association.
CURIOUS FIGURING.
It's a Way the Russian Peasant
Has, and It's an Enigma.
A UNIQUE WAY TO MULTIPLY.
It Is Simplicity Itself and Absolutely
Accurate, but the Why and Whore
fore of the Method and Its Besultt
Are a Puzzle to Mathematicians.
j This is not a meaningless. freak}
twister of a puzzle. But it is a puzzle.
It Is the method b.v which Russian
peasants multiply, and as yet tho
boasted mental superiority of America
cannot solve the simple riddle of tbfc
Slav.
Suppose you want to multiply tw
nu in Iters together. Divide one of the
nutuliers by 2. ignoring the frae
tions. Continue the process until the
divided column reaches one. Then dou
j ble the other number and continue the
process uutil it equals in lines the first
I column. Then whenever a number is
i even in the lirst column strike It out.
j together with its corresponding uurn
I ber in the second column Add the see
I utid column, and. lo, the answer! Now.
why does It do ItV There seems to be
! no reason for it. bui what is it'/ Can
I you work it out*/
| It is infallible. It has never been
I known to fail. But what principle of
! mathematics is behind it all': Perhaps
it is some queer treak of numbers,
some one says, but such tliiugs are not
| to be turned aside with such generali
ties. Mathematics is not built upon so
lax a system. There is some rule bo
hind it all.
Take the simple multiple 12 bv 10.
' Obviously ttn- answer Is 120 Try it
| the Russian way I'iace l'J In the first
column and 10 in the second. Divide
| 1'.' by 2 and multiply 10 by 2 and place
the respective answers beneath the
• gums from which they were derived.
It will stand t! and 'JO. Dividing 6 by 2
equals 3. and multiplying 'JO by 2
equals 40 Continuing, 3 divided by 2
and throwing away u 11 fractions will
be I. while 40 multiplied by 2 will be
80. Now strike out all the numbers iu
the first column which are even and
with it their parallels iu the second
column-12 and ti will go out. leaving
the last two parallel results, ignoring
the first column aud adding the num
bers iu the second, the answer will be
the result of 40 and 80. or 120.
The questions are: Who ever worked
If out'; Uow did he start?
Now try working the problem by put
ting 10 in the lirst column and sub
jecting it to the dividing aud 12 to the
multiplying it will result like this:
Ten aud 12 will become 5 nnd 24,
which will iu turn be changed to 2 aud
48 and finally - into 1 and 90. Then,
striking out the numbers 10 and 2 with
their corresponding numbers 12 and
■•8, leaving the second column figures
24 and 90 to lie added—this becomes
120
There is no escaping it No matter
how large the score, it comes out right
with distressing surety Take the odd
ot'Uib"rs I'erhaps tbs>ro Is some twist
In the scheme tluit applies to even
nuiuimps. Take 25 aud 15 Going,
right down tiie column they become 12
aud 'M: then o and f>0: then 3 and 120:
then 1 and 240: 12 and G go out. taking
with them "0 and 00. Add 15. 120 nnd
240. Answer, 37.V Multiply 25 by 15ac
cording to our methods. Correct—375.
Now, why is it that the even numbers
must Im- eliminated ou the right side
i when they do not count at all In tlie
addition}
It Is pluiu to be seen that nil the
| numbers In the second column will be
even, but by what freak of calculation
are those corresponding to the even
□umbers in the lirst column of no con
sequence when the correct sum is to be
obtained?
Where uo even number results In the
first column, as in 15 x 13, there Is no
complication; 15 and 13 iu the process
become 7 aud 20. then 3 s'nd 52 and
'final!.! 1 and 104. Adding 13. 2(5, 52
and 104 equals 105, the correct sum.
There can be uo multiplication In fig
ures which will divide down to a place
where there are uo odd numbers, for
the filial number must always of neces
slt.v t>e 1 In tlie sum 10 x 4, 16
divides itselt into S. 4. 2 and 1 succes
sively. while 4 becomes 8, 10, 32 and
04 All of the pairs are crossed out,
with the exception of 1 and 04. In that
ease the addition of the second column
will he IU
Despite the puzzling nature of this
formula, there Is some mathematical
principle by which it can be explained.
1'bere is some rule awaiting the fertile
minds of the workers by which this
"stumper" can be demonstrated to be
simplicity itself.
Another quizzer: Why must frnc
'ions lie discarded? How Is it thnt the
roiilt will be true when several units
nre east aside? For example, consider
tin- number 47 Dividing by 2 the
resell wil'l be 23 One whole unit is
• brown a way Twenty three becomes
in the same process 11. another unit
dioii-urried. Eleven resolves itself into
m.'ikinu the third unit passed by The
next step results in 2 and then 1. but
why is it that these three units count
tor nothing?
The mere fact that the explanation
i- near. I hat the whole thing Is simple
i« the key '-an be found, is one that
ran nut help but draw attention to this
novel means of adding - Philadelphia
North Americau
The more I study the world the mora
I him convinced of tlie inability of force
ri> ereate anything ciurah'e.—Naooieon
Womipa rte
A BLIND MAN'S
FIGHT
By M. QUAD
Copyright, 1914, by tlie McClure
News-paper Syndicate
Without doubt tlie most singular
duel that ever took place iu the United
States occurred at Santa Fe. N. M.t
many years ago. It occurred several
years previous to the first Pacific rail
road and while yet every pound of
goods going to the far west had to be
hauled across the great plains by
freight wagons or sent around Cape
Horn by sea.
Two men in a Rogers & Rlair outfit
fell iu love with the same girl In .Santa
Fe. One was an American named Jack
Hiiies, and the other was a full blood
ed Mexican, who was simply known as
I Don The girl was a half breed, and
none of us outside the two rivals
thought her worth lighting over.
The affair had gone on for seven or
eight months before the outbreak
came. We were in Santa Fo, making
rc:;d.v for a start cist, when the Mext
' can mi' evei !ng approached a tire be
side which Hiues sat alone and threw
a package of powder on the blaze.
With a leap aside he escaped conse
quences. but Jack Hines was blinded
for life. It was a contemptible thing
to do. and but for the civil authorities
the .Mexican would have been lynch
TURRET FORT AT ANTWLKr.
Photo by American Press Association.
This shows ttie effect of tiie forty-two centimeter siege guns used by the
Germans.
ed. As It was, no wns mrnni CM...
beaten and bounced out of camp. A
day or two later, as the girl had gone
back on him, he tried to carry her off
by force, but had "to let her go when
she stubbed him. Hines depended on
her pity in his misfortune, but she
calmly told him that a blind husband
would be of 110 use to her and laughed
his tears to scorn. IIo had a relative
in the city and was (alien in and cared
for, while the Mexican crossed the 15io
Grande for a time. It was a year later,
and Jack's old outlit and all his friends
happened to be In Santa t'e again
when Don returned. He had grown
uglier and meaner in the twelve
months. We would have picked a fuss
with him and shot him down, but Jack
nines had no sooner beard of his pres
ence than he said:
"Boys, you must arrange for a duel.
I shall never rest content until I have
killed that Mexican!"
"Hut you are blind!-" we protested.
"Never mind that. I must light him
and kill him. blind or net. and Uie
who!< .f Santa Fe shall look on!"
"When we found that be would have
It so we carrird a challenge to Don nnd
aUo asked the authorities to let us
have n public duel. Some weak ob
jections were made, but they yielded
the point. A tight of some sort was
an hourly In* ideut. and duels earne off
two or three times a week
"Yes, I will meet the Americano." he
6a1d. "and I will slice nnd cut and
prick for one hour by the watch before
T give him the grand finish! The crowd
that looks on will see some of tbe finest
knife play ever shown on this side of
tbe river. Tomorrow at noon, eh? I
will be as prompt as the sun!"
You may believe that when the re
port spread about there was n greal.
excitement. It was generally believed
that the blind man would fall an easy
victim, but even his best friends said
that he had better die with a knife tu
his hand than to live In a helpless
state the rest of his life. To three or
four Jack confided his belief that he
would triumph. His hearing had be
come as acute as n fox's, and he
would make his ears see for him. He
was In perfect health, had the nerva
and courage of a lion and he believed
be had a chance.
At high noon of an August day over
VW people, luiui.v vi 11 uv.i.
en, assembled on the smooth lurf to
witness the strange combat. A ring of
ropes was formed, and the spectators
formed another. It was to be a duel
with knives, and seconds and a refereo
were appointed. After each Are min
utes there was to be a rest Foremost
among the spectators was the girl who
bail caused it nil, aud she was free to
say she didn't care who triumphed.
Each man was allowed to wrap his left
arm in a serape or cloak, and all cheer
ing or advising was forbidden. The
blind man was pale faced and nervous
as the fight began, but bis hard shut
teeth told of the determination in his
heart The Mexican was all bows and
smiles and confidence, and as he was
known to be an adept with the knife a
groan went about the circle as the two
stepped forward to open the fight.
That duel was something to be re
membered for all time. From the blind
man's movements no one could have
told that be was sightless. For four
live-minute rounds they fought with
only a few trifling scratches on either
side, but if there was any advantage
it was on the side of the American,
who had the full sympathy of the
crowd. Mexicans and all When they
came out for the fifth roun«! Don wink
ed and chuckled and said It was time
ho began slicing ears off Mines had
located his man in a hair's breadth,
and as they fared each other the Amer
ican leaped forward like a flns-h. caught
the knife on his and threw it to the
left, and the next instant his own blade
had found the heart of the man who
had blinded him. We who were only
five feet away could not follnw the
movement. so swiftly was it made, but
it was a successful one and. of course,
ended the fight flines told me that
during the fight he seemed to see every
move and motion made by the other
and from the first felt sure of victory
A public purse amounting to over n
thousand dollars was raised for him on
the snot, and about five hundred was
subsequently added, and he was sent
eusf to some institution and Is today n
teacher of the blind and a man ton ten
der hearted to kill a fly
Then Charged It.
Mrs. Willers—How did you get this
lovely material for 2!) cents a yard?
Mra Dstus—We mobilized ontside the
store, then marched In wedge forma
tion and surrounded the bargain coun
ter by a flank movement—Judge.
Children's manners are moldj^d more
by their parents than by the «ws at
tbeir nativity.
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Sailing Dates ui Steamer Bub
lect to Change Without Notice
Juneau-Sitka Route
Leaves Juneau for Douglas, Fun
t Hoonah, Gypsum, Tanakee
KlUUuoo, Chatham aid Sitka .
EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 12:01
v m.
• Ju leau-Skagway Route '
Leaves Skagway for Haines, El
dred Itock, Comet, Jualia, Sentl*
el Islaud, Eagle KJyer, Douglai
and Juneau.
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