ABOUT RIGHT
N >nk; Cartoonist Portrays
Alaskan Sit a ition
(Douglas News)
The cartoonist srldora turns his at
tention to Alaska, but the Nome News
employs *n artist who touches the sore
spots with caustic. A rcctnt effort en
titled: "Will Alaska receive her Val
| entinv? Territorial Government," is
worth framing. It depicts President
Koosevelt as the keeper of the "'Gov
ernment Confectioery." At the door
stands the boy "Trusts" filled with the
sweets, and the little girl Alaska point
ing to l))e stick of candy marked "Ter
ritorial Government" pleads to Uncle
Sam: "If 'ou will set that for me I'll
be ?our valentine." Waskey, a lad in
^hort pants, adds bis petition, "Ah.' get
.4 for her, I'ncle. Don't be so stingy. "
t "Val# says, "She will not be satisfied
' until she icets it." But Gov. Hoggatt,
pigeon-toej and /~>und faced, on whose
head rest the paternal hand on whose
head rest the paternal han I of "Teddy,"
tiles his objection, "Don't you .do it
I'ncle, it will make her sick."
IT IS DARK
Skajjway Without Street
Lights Agaiu
For the first time in several years
Skagw.iy was ia darkness last night,
lu accordance with the determination
of the couucil to cut down expenses the
street lights were turned off yesterday
aud(wdl not appear again until the
council so orders.
It was quite dark in the early part of
the uitrht and the city bad rather a dis
mal appearance. The change was so
marked that it was difficult to remem
ber that there was a time not many
years ago when the town was without
street lights all the year round.
However, the nights will get shorter
for the next six weeks and In a month
the darkness will not be so noticeable
as it was for a time last night.
JIMAli PAPER
PRAISES WICKERSHAM
(Juneau Oispa'ch)
Jud*e Wickersham appears to have
grasped the situation and Is winning
the favorable comment of attorneys
and litigants by his prompt action in
disposing of important litigation which
is retarding the growth of this sectioc.
In the past twenty days be has accomp
lished wonders by his tireless efforts to
clear busl ess. It is hard to conceive
why ?? lew people in Fairbanks could
stir dp such a mountain out of small
ammunition in the tight against his
confirmation. It looks as if Tedd>
knew right from wrong when he
carried the Wickersham banner Into
the face of the face of the enemy and
planted it 011 the bill of re-sppointment.
We are glad that Southeastern Alaska
with few exceptions, stood solid behind
Wickersham. He is certainly making
good in thu section.
Only Oi?? Wirelon Station
The signal corps has decided to limit
the installation of wireless stations on
the A iaskan coast this year to one at
Sitka. It was the purpose to Install
one at Valdez. The latter has been
abandoned.
BUY il.N'i
Start Busy Vear With Good
SS atcli
Do you need a watch? You lo unless
you have one already that is thoroughly |
f reliable. There is nothing so needful :
to the busy man ? workman or business i
man as a watch that will correctly
mark time.
We sell all the leadine makes o
wateats at PRICES THAT ARL
RIGHT, at prices a* low as those which
oo>a:n in New York, Chicago or any of
the other great metropolitan centers.
We sell gold watches, silver watches,
ntcKel watches, and all kinds of watches
^ of a- 1 the standard makes.
We carry the most complete and
roost up-to-date stock of jewelry, China
war^ and cut glassware in Alaska.
Our repair department is the most mod
ern in all its appointments and the
mOi' thorough in the work turns out.
We examine the eyes free of cost and
fit them with the kind of glasses that
scientific tests demonstrate that they
require.
J. Ikuu, Optician and Jeweler.
COLOR COMBINATIONS.
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Hoi* They Were Cleverly Vied I?
KxptMlaj* a Frnutf,
In a Urge factor}' In which vrere em
ployed several hundred persons one of
th? workmen iu wielding his hammer
carelessly allowed It to slip from his
hand. It flew halfway across the room
and struck afellow workman In the
left eye. The 'man afterward averred
that his eye was blinded by the blow,
although a careful examination failed
to reveal any Injury, there being not a
scratch visible.
tie brought a suit In the courts for
coiupeusation for the loss of half ot
bis eyesight, and refused all offers of
compromise. I nder the law the owner
of the factory was responsible for an
Injury resulting from an accident of
this Mud.
The day of the trial arrived, and In
open court au eminent oculist, retained
by the defense, examined the alleged
Injured member and gave It as his
opinion that it was as good as the right
eye.
Cpou the plaintiff's loud protest of
his inability to see with his left eye
the oculist proved liiin a perjurer and
satisfied the court and Jury of the fal
sity of his claim. lie did It simply by
knowing that the colors green and red
combined make black.
He prepared a black card, on which
a few words were written iu greeu Ink
Then the plaintiff was ordered to put
on a pair of spectacles with two differ
ent glasses, the one for the right eye
being red, and the one for the left eye
consisting of ordinary glass. Then the
card was handed to hiui. and he was*
ordered to read the writing on it
through the glasses.
Tbis he did without hesitation, and
the cheat was at onCo exposed. Owing
to the effect which the colored glass
must have had upon the green writing
the sound right eye fitted with the re?
glass could not possibly distinguish
the writiug on the black surface of the
card, while the left eye. which be pre
tended was sightless, was the one with
which the readlug had to l>e done.?
London Standard.
THE SWISS ARMY.
Alwayi Rend) For War Service at n
Moment** Notice.
The total population of Switzerland
is rather less tbau half the population
of Loudon alone. yet the plucky little
republic can throw into the field at n
moment's notice four completely equip
pevl ami trained army corps to tier
mauy's aud France's twenty and Kng
land's nominal eight. In proportion to
her population as compared with Swit
zerland, England should possess fifty.
Every ablel>odied Swiss is. Ipso facto,
a member of the army from eighteen
to forty-four, yet never does one hear
the least complaint made by a Swiss
of whatever social class at the trifling
sacrifice of time that his military
duties demand. To watch a Swiss bat
talion ou its way to maneuvers Id
enwp or on Its return is to watch as
contented, serviceable and cheerful a
lot of men as one could wish to meet.
The only serious tax upon the time
of the soldiers is the first two monthj
of hard training as a recruit. After
ward sixteen days in camp every other
year is all that Is required of him.
Between whiles he shoots with his
comrades? every little village has Its
shootiug range? because he loves It
and devotes a certain amount of time
voluntarily to the physical exercises
he Is taught at school to keep himself
fit. On first Joining he Is carefully
examined as regards his suitability for
this or that branch of the service and Is
drafted luto that for which he Is best
fitted, and he Invariably takes as great
a pride in his regiment, battery or
squadron as could any voluntarily ea
listed man In our smartest corps at
home.
The Swiss nrmy comprises 100 bat
tallons of Infantry and twenty-four
squadrons of cavalry, with the neces
sarv orduanre and departmental corps,
while the artillery Includes forty
eight field batteries, ten batteries of
position and two excellent mountain
batteries. ! '.ill Mall Gazette.
First Thermometer.
Tlie drst thermometer was made Id
1021 by a I>utch physicist named Cor
nelius Van Drebbell and consisted of
a tube tilled with air. closed at Its up
per end aud dipping at Its other ex
tremity. which was open, in a bottle of
nitric acul diluted with water. As the
temperature rose or fell the air in the
tube increased or grew less in volume
and consequently the liquid descended
or rose. This instrument is now known
as^n air thermometer, but as its meas
urements were based on no fixed prln
clple It was of little use.
No KeUulv* of Hli.
Duncan, aged two and a half, had
been naughty. To punish him^hls
mother tied hiin la his high chair and
kept him there for oue hour, by the
clock. His father pot home before the
hour was quite up and asked the
youngster why he was tied up.
"Father," replied Puncan, pointing
an accusing flnger at his mother, "I'ui
completely surprised at that lady."
The Greater Offense.
Professional Hypnotist? Can X get
permission to bury old. Joe Soaker alive
and dig him up after thirty days7
Mayor of Lonely ville? No, ding ye! Ye
ltln bury htm alive if ye want to, but If
ye ever dig him up agMn I'll jug ye!?
I New York Press.
An Artl*t.
She? You said you were going to
marry an artist, and now you're en
gaged to a dentist. Flo ? Well, Isn't be
an artist? K? draws from real life.
When a man lays the foundation of
hia own ruin, others wlU build on it.?
Fielding.
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PERIL IN ATHLETICS
PHYSICAL EXERCISE SHOULD BE
TAKEN IN MODERATION.
Uuole BnlldtDf Is Not Necvsaarr to
Good Health, and Sere re Training
Weaken* the Heart and Nerve* and
Lower* Vitality
Once beyond tbe bounds of modera
tion, physical exercise and physical
training not only weaken the heart for
a lifetime, predispose to pneumonia,
cause puhuumiry tuberculosis and make
extra possible a dozen other Ills, but
they unlit a man from being the Ideal
husband and father.
Dr. Robert E. Coughlln of Brooklyn,
says the New York Times, has been
collecting statistics upon and follow
ing the careers of athletes for years.
He examined tho contestants in ama
teur boxing matches, and the abnormal
development of thoi best of them struck
him. Magulficently developed as to
their muscles, they were far from be
ing men of normal health and strength.
Beyond a certain point the muscular
training was at the expense of their
vitality. It took away from the heart
aud lungs. There was scarcely an or
gan of the system not affected and
made less efficient. It seemed worth
while to explore further Into the cause.
"In regard to the benefit to be de
rived from athletics," says the doctor,
"one has only to remember the physiol
ogy of exercise to become convinced
of the fact that exercise, per se, may
be very beneficial. The point to bear
In mind Is to advise the person to stop
before fatigue becomes evident. We
can do this readily. when the athlete Is
interested in games for the mere exer
cise. but such advice cannot be offered
when his a'rn Is to excel in an athletic
contest. Here Is where athletics do
great harm, and It would be a safe rule
to advise against all forms of athletics
In the nature of a contest.
"Athletics may be said to be bene
ficial until the heart begins to be mark
edly hypertrophied. This Is the dan
ger signal."
Hypertrophied is the medical man's
way of saying enlarged? that Is, the
walls or muscles of the heart lucrease
In sire. Though this Is the "danger
signal," there Is no real danger here,
only a warning. The danger comes
when. In consequence of additional ex
ertion. tbe heart dilates. Its luterlor
grows larger, displacing the delicate
machinery, causing the valves to leak.
Then come "murmurs," aud though a
man may live for years with weakened
valves he may die any day and nny
moment
Does physical exercise, then, build
up the general health and make a
better mau out of a man? There
seems to be a question, with some
scientific men saying today very em
phatically, "Not unless that physical
exercise Is very moderate Indeed."
Health, one of tbe big English au
thorities (Sir Michael Foster) puts It,
does not exist. It Is like happiness.
Each has a goal or limit which, while
seemingly attainable, eludes perfect
possession. The body consists of a
number of mechanisms which hare the
closest and most exact relations, and
as they approximate to harmony there
Is health, but when disordered there I*
Ul health.
Not necessarily does a man by phys
ical training and much exercise be
come a better man, nor does he even
get better health. Here Is the striking
evidence of it In scientific statements
of the day.
To obt.iin good health, muscle build
ing Is not a necessity. One cannot
Judge of a person's health by the size
and hardness of the muscles. We
have seeu that the converse may be
true. To obtain health one must not
be In a perfectly trained condition ow
ing to the effects of severe training on
the nervous system. There Is no evi
dence to prove that athletics aud mus
cle building improve the constitution.
One should always keep In mind the
fact that built up or hypertrophled
muscle has a tendency to degenerate.
The heart, beiug a muscular organ,
shares In this tendency.
But the athlete Is a man who goes
through the severest physical strain
and training. If he boxes, runs. Is a
gymnast, a football player, a wrestler,
an expert at baseball or tennis, any
sport requiring violent exercise and
the coustaut keeping In trim for It, all
the rest of his body Is sacrificed for
the overdevelopment of these special
muscles, and the rest of It must some
bow suffer.
All the body should develop together,
as It were. Body and mind should be
built up evenly. If overathletlcs does
nothing else It produces a wearing and
tearing nervous strain.
When it conies to the actual athlete,
the man who specializes on some form
of physical force and muscle power,
these conditions are greatly aggravat
ed. Severe athletic training and mus
cle building, it Is now an acknowledged
fact of sclencc, are at the expense of
the nervous and glnudular systems.
"An experienced athlete," says one
authority, "gave as his opinion that a
man sacrifices a certain part of his life
every t(me he enters a contest of any
kind. He also saM?that a man when
?fit,' as expressed by athletes. Is In an
abnormally nervous condition. In oth
er words, tic can never remain at ease
for a minute at a time and, like the
caged lion. Is forever on the move dur
ing his waking moments. It has been
noticed by observers that athletes aw
often sickly and particularly suscepti
ble to constipation and appendicitis."
W'bnt He Cleaned Cp.
"Did ywu clean up much In that rail
road deal?"
"No, I washed my hands of It." ?
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
| If rich be not elated. If poor not
j dejected.? Socrates.
I
SPECIAL 5ALES
SPECIAL SALE Ladies Winter hats
Commencing1 Monday 1-2 off.
SPECIAL SALE in Men Overcoats
and Suits 25 per cent. off. For the
next ten days.
SPECIAL SALE in dress goods and
fancy trimmings. We must make
room for our Spring lines.
Martin Conway
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Ninthly rates for water and light service from tho Northwest Light
& P owerCompany:
WATER
First Faucet $ 2.00
Each " additional (except wash basins, free) 25
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses 50
Water Closets^ " " " " '* 50
Urinals " " " " " ? 50
Wash Basins " " " " " 25
Hole's, per room additional 10
Beer Famps 1.00
Restaurants . . 5.00
Steam Laundries 7.50
Hand " 5.00
Motors, special per horsepower, minimum rate 5.00
Hose Connection for Fire Protection 1.00
Families carrying water 1.50
Individuals " " 1.00
Hauling water, per load 1.00
Lawn and Street sprinkling Free
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE _
All Year Winter
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Each 16 cp lights $ 1.00 1.50
Enclosed Arcs 10.00 , 12.50
ALL NrjHT SERVICE
Each 16 cp lights 1.50 2.00
Enclosed Arcs 15 00 jU 50
32 cp '.ights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
EDWIN BROWNE. Manager.