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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans
FOOD WINS THE WAR
. DON'T WASTE IT
CULTURE HERE BEFORE 1492
Oi<2 America's Pre-Columbian Civiliza
tion Come From Egypt? !s
Now Question.
Prof. Elliot Smith developed la aa
extraordinarily Interesting maimer the
thesis that the pre-Columbian civiliza
tions of America—«>r at least many Im
portant features in those civilizations
—were not truly aboriginal. hut came
In a cultural wave from A-ia across
the Pacific ocean, the original -tarting
point of the most remarkable charac
teristic beiug Kgypt.
Professor Smith believes, says Sci
ence Progress, that tiie extremely pe
culiar culture of Egypt was spreail
eastward by mariners, mainly Phoeni
cians. for several centuries after B. C.
f#JU. To quote the author's own words,
he thinks that "the essential elements
of the ancient civilizations of India
(the pre-Aryan civilizations), further
India, the Malay an bipt hu'o. Oceania
and America were brought in succes
sion to each of these places by mari
ners, whose oriental migrations began
as trading intercourse between the
•astern Mediterranean and India some
time after B. C\. and that the
highly complex and artificial culture
which they spread abroad was derived
largely from Kirypt (imt earlier than
the twenty-first dynasty), but also in
cluded many important accretions
from other sources, and that after tra
versing Asia and * >ceutila and becom
ing modified on the way. the stream
finally "continued for many centuries
to play upon the Pacific littoral of
America, where It was responsible for
planting the germs of the remarkable
pre-Columbian civilization."
Man Has Copied Nature's Work.
Murble, in nature, owes it s crystal
line structure to volcanic heat. But
Ingenious man uses heat to counter
felt the volcanic rocks. By such means,
with suitable materials, he makes
bricks and crockery, which are arti
ficial stones. The prjoesses employed
in the manufacture of china ware are
merely workship imitations of those
used In the laboratory of nature.
Volcanic rock—granite, trap or what
not—Is the very symbol of Imperisha
bility; but the artificial stones (such
as brick and chinaware) produced by
the fusion of particles under the action
of heat are amonr the most enduring
of known substances.
For Those Fond of Parrots.
The Toyajce by steamship is >ery
hard on parrots which are stored in
the hold, cuiutuou'y in close proximity
to the engine room. Consequently they
are apt to reach their tinal destination
la a sickly condition. One should be
careful to make sure In buying an Af
rlcati parrot that it is a healthy bird.
There are hundreds of species of par
rots and the most beautiful of them
all are the cockatoos, native exclusive
ly of Australasia. The giants of the
tribe are the American macaws.
Neither the macaw nor the cockatooo
Is ordinarily much of a talker, but
occasionally specimens are very clover
ft cgiiVersuUoa.
Little Problems
if c/VIarried Life
WILLIAM GEORGE JORDAN
(Copyright)
THE EBB-TIDE OF LOVE.
The saddest thing In married life
Is the drifting apart of those who have
lived uiul loved for years in the sun
shine of each other's presence. It is
just a heart tragedy in the life of two.
The greatest trials of life are not those
which come to us from the world out
side the home, but those from the
world within. With the Inspiring pres
sure of the hand we love held tight
in our own, the battle of life can be
borne bravely, but when the refuge
of love and mutual respect and esteem
Is swept away, the very bulwarks of
the home seein gone.
Occasional discords, misunderstand
ings and little clouds of unhapplness
may not be serious. The sun of recon
ciliation may scatter them, and In the
balmy atmosphere that follows they
may be forgotten. But it is different
when love itself grows cold and re
spect for each other, which is so able
aa understudy to love, goes on a loug
vucation. Then inharmonies intensify
as the days go by; antagonism on the
basic questions of life grows more bit
ter; griui, hopeless silence takes the
place of speech, or the atmosphere be
comes vitiated by hot words of recrim
ination and contempt. There Is some
times an Indignant outburst of anger
at white heat that is not so awful as
It seems. It may be the fierce flame
of protest from the heart that shows
the fire of love is still burning; but
constant, cold dead sarcasm and bit
terness speak only of embers.
This condition is not a matrimonial
duet; It Is a matrimonial duel. When
either husband or wife speaks words
meant to sting, phrases seemingly in
nocent to others hearing thera, hut
which are deftly loaded to annoy or
madden as they relentlessly find their
way through the vulnerable point In
the armor, it Is time for those two
to declare a truce and to hold a speedy
peace conference or there will not he
enough love left to hold an Inquest
over. They may even grow to hate
each other's ways, moods, acts, and
turns of speech. The voice once loved
may now sound shrill and hard; the
step on the stair which was sweet mu
sic may seem a Jarring discord, and
the rippling laughter may strike only
a vibrating dote of vague rebellion.
This surely shows Cupid is getting
ready for a postmortem and a dead
happiness w^l soon be buried.
Sometimes the growing separation
is on one side only, and one still loves
with the old Intensity and the old
heart hunger. As absence Is always
harder for the one left behind, so this
twilight of love is most painful to the
one whose love Is still constant. It is
the dead nerve that carries no pain.
The finer uature suffers most In life,
as variations in temperature that may
disturb the sensitive soul of a violin
are powerless to affect brass cymbals.
There may be a conscious effort on the
part of the one who loves to disbelieve
In the growing separation—not to cred
it it. not to realize it, nor to accept it
for a moment as a possibility. But
sometimes a word, a look, a sentence
or an act makes further self-illusion
folly, as a lightning flash may reveal
to a traveler an abyss at his feet.
The smile that was the light of our
life nn longer cheers us; the caresses
that told of love unstinted are with
held; the tenderness that seemed as
sure as sunrise or sunset has turned
to doubt, ami the one who still loves
may battle hopelessly when all life
around him seems to move In a fog.
At such times despite every wisdom
of heart and mind, one can never say
the right word or do the right thing.
Heart strings of svutiinent, that oncq
vibrated at the slightest touch and
brought out in an instant a flood of
music from the finest memories of the
soul, are now mute. No explanations,
110 pleas, no baring of one's very heart,
no illumination of the subtlest wind
ings of thought and emotion can van
quish that vague something that sep
arates.
We may stand broken hearted by a
wall of separation made up of gossip,
fear, doubt, suspicion, Injustice, and
misunderstanding, with that most help
less of all despairs when we see love
that was our whole life, and still Is
ull that makes life worth living, swept
away as one would watch from a dis
tance a boat carrying a loved one
swept by the rapids over an engulfing
cataract. This is the time when mem
ories of past joy rise like ghosts and
bring only pangs of pain, when love's
dead roses leave us only the thorns.
Love rarely dies a sudden death.
It is usually ailing a long time before
its decease. Little Ills that could read
ily be cured in their early stages are
permitted to run into more serious con
ditions; complications set In and love,
with its vitality exhausted through
loi!g suffering, finally dies. Love's
neglected colds often develop Into con
sumption. Prompt treatment with a
little unselfish cure, tender watchful
ness and cheerful, patient nursing may
restore love to perfect health.
The great things that separate two
who have loved are usually only trifles
grown big and tyrannous through be
ing ignored, basic evils in the charac
ter, temperament or disposition of ei
ther that should be silenced and con
quered In the best interests of both.
Even disloyalty may be only the ell
tuax-form that he-art hunger, neglect
» ,
loneliness, Jealousy, vanity gone toi
•teed, revolt from nn atmosphere of |
■agglng, monotony, unsatisfied longing
, for sympathy, injustice, Idleness, long
I suffering or a dozen other phases may
| ijnall.v assume. Auy of these may fur
nish the soil in which It finds root and
j sustenance. Sometimes it Is the fault
ttf one; sometimes husband and wife
I 'ioth are to blame. The "innocent" one
j is often unknowingly, and perhaps even
recklessly, an accessory before the fact.'
The way to prevent the ebb-tide of
love Is to determine at the very start
of married life that there will bo uo
ebb-tide. Sometimes husband and wife,
really loving each other as of old. wan
! der blunderingly apart through petti
ness, pique, false pride or misunder
standing. Often with hands out
stretched in the darkness, Just hunger
ing for each other, almost touching,
when a motion, a smile, u term of eu
dearment, a love light In the eyes ot
either, would bring them conquered
and submissive In each other's urms,
yet a recklessly Indiscreet word, a
mean taunt, u psychic moment of pos(
slblllty pa&ed by unheeded, or a si
lence that seems cruel, may drive them
still further apart. The siream of
fine sentiment and heart emotion
should sweep them out of themselves;
sometimes It backs water and engulfs
them.
It really seemj that some people do
not want happiness or they woulil not
dodge It so successfully, and begrudge
the trifles It takes to secure it People
who would be shocked at the bare
thought of actually destroying a two
dollar bill often toss Idly aside the
happiness of two for the merest trifle.
Life Is too short and love too great to
sacrifice one hour through pettiness.
What matters it whose the fault or
whose the forgiveness? It is a very
poor brand of personal dignity that
dares to throw Its desecrating shadow
between them and the Joy of recon
ciliation and new bonds of love.
When the realization of the waning
of love comes, the two should seek to
forget for a moment the differences,
the saddening changes, the cemetery of
dead memories and burled emotions,
and try to get back somehow to some
common ground of unity and under
standing. They should seek to gntaer !
together the trifles of sacred things |
not yet lost. In the thought of these j
there may be a vitalizing flame of the j
( old love flashing out from the dull •
gray of the ashes that will burn away i
the dross of discord j&nd mlsunder- j
standing.
Argument itself rarely counts; this j
is but an intellectual appeal; what is j
needed is an emotional inspiration. We I
should recognize conditions fully for j
our own guidance in action, but it Is
not wise to make evident our pain by i
pleas and protests. Cruel words meant
to sting can be neutralized to a de- '
gree by showing no sign of being efTect
ed by them. There is a yellow streak I
of cruelty in love grown cold; It likes
the cringing that shows its power. |
Studied neglect and cool Indifference !
are rarely continued if they are re- j
celved with an innocent absorption or j
preoccupation they cannot penetrate. |
There is really little fun shooting with >
these blank cartridges. An unexpect-.
ed kindness, a note of tenderness in I
speech or act, the regenerating luflu- i
ence of the sweet sentiment, and grace- j
ful attention of the earlier days of
loving, may melt a mood of opposition I
that any argument would solidify as
heat sets clay.
Trying to get back to the fork of
the road where parting came may Il
luminate life and show the Insidious
element that keeps apart two, who
should love each other. In the care
of a garden there Is a twofold duty—
the elimination of the weeds and the
planting of the flowers. In the home
life the dual duty is specially vital;
when discord reigns there should be
at least the negative virtue of avoid
ing subjects of inharmony. of cutting
off those things that intensify differ
ences, of stopping the fire of verbal
grapeshot that stings Uke needles. It
is a time for antidotes, and if you can
not possibly give an antidote, in mercy
give a poultice—not a blister. It is
the hour when two people should work
overtime making allowances for each
other, and pack their sense of wound
ed personal dignity away for the sea
son in tar paper, for it Is in the way
during such a crisis.
in a siorra ai bps everyunug is sac
rificed to save the ship; personal dis
comfort, suffering, trial, hardship—all
count for nothing If the vessel Itself
with Its people be kept afloat. When
the life happiness of two hangs In
the bnlance, when love Is sinking la
a night of doubt, there should be a
supreme effort to save the ship. Throw
over pride, self-will, pique, dignity,
fear, selfishness, all little pet vices It
necessary, sacrifice every wrong and
even minor rights—Just to save the
ship. Love Is the most valuable cargo
on the ship of life. It Is the greatest
thing in this world and the only thing
that will make the next worth the liv
ing. The ebb-tide of love Is the sad
dest thing In a true Individual life. It
is a life's folly to let love die if aught
we can do will keep it real and living.
Maybe There Are Other*.
She was a sweet little thing, with
the most waspy of wasplike waists,
and passersby had nothing but ad
miration In their eyes for her.
But what was that?
She had fainted. Tenderly they car-!
ried her into a chemist's shop.
An Irishman, who had observed the
occurrence, looked in after a few min
utes, and Inquired:
"How Is she now?"
"Oh," was the reply, "she's coming j
to."
"Ah." murmured the son of Erin,
"come in two, has she? Poor thing 1
Bedad, it's just what 1 vu Afraid at,"
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Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
meets every second and
fourth Tuesday evening
at 8:30 o'cldck. Visit
ing brothers cordially welcome.
Kdwnnl A. Rasmuaon, Arctic! Chief.
William R. Gray, Arctic Recorder.
Fraternal Oi der
Eagles—
Skajjway Aerie,
No. ST., Frater
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Kmle* meet the tiist ana thbxl
W'-daesdny night of each muuth at
their IxUl on Fifth Avenue. Visit
in* brothers cordially Invited to
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John M. Keller, W. P.
J. M. Qriesbach, Secretary.
F. A A. M.
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oi eacn montbB. Visiting Brethren,
ar« welcome.
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JAMB 3 'WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
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brothers cordially welcoiae.
W. B. BA.TSON, B. R.
F. J. VAtfDEWAJX, Secretary.
Pioneer of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* in A. B. Hall first Monday la
ewetjr month at 8:80 p. m.
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come.
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