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Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

are not adequate for bringing down such a bird we may be sure that inven- ton would not stop with them and that aerial navigation over a hostile ship or camp would be made very unpleasant
 However, 1t is a long way to that crisis, and we may at least acknowledge an indebtedness to the military authorities of the world for the impetus they are giving to the work of the inventors, which may have a decided value in peace if 1t should have none at all In war. If we pursue the parallel of the automobile. the most certain use of the ship would seem to be that of the pleas ure craft. An automobile trip in the air should be far more exhilarating than one on land, but as carriers of freight the advantage would seem to be distinctly with the land machine. If very high rate of speed could be attain ed. however, the airship would be an excellent machine for special delivery service for long distances. Assuming less for it than the military enthusiasts do, 1t might come to have high value as mall carrier. But no living man can foretell the exact course the devel- opments will take. The precedents jus tify us simply in believing that there will be great and rapid progress, that one invention will lead to another, that improvement will be added to improve ment. that needs will be created and supplied until people wonder how the world ever got along without airships
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

called upon defend the individual against the tyranny of the majority. He frequently defy and defeat public opinion by protecting the individual from its reasonable demand
 The lawyer often share with his client public odum He often stand between relentless public opinion and its victim In defending the rights of the individual he must often contrayene the interests of the many. This Is peculiarly of country and of the present time, for with popular passion dashed into fury by frenzed agtators and with great constitutional limitations standing the only barriers popular will by Invoking the sacred guarantles of the constu tion.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07
LAW ABOUT CLOTHES.
Number of Yards in a Dukes Suit
 Regulating Women's Attire.

Regulating Women's Attire.
 "Sumptuary" laws-that Is, laws about clothes-have been unknown in this country for many years, says Lon don Answers Some of these old acts were curious. In the reign of Henry VII. It was enacted that duke should not be allowed more than sixteen yards of cloth to make a suit, while a knight had to be content with six and commoners with an even less amount, irrespective of individual bulk.
 In 1854 another law forbade all be- low the rank of aldermen to wear silk upon their hats under a penalty of f10.
 Charles TX. of France was even bold enough to interfere with the attire of the women of his realm. In 1861 he forbade the ladies to use any bands of embroidery, stitchings or fxings of silk, excepting only bordering the width of a finger or at the most two borderings with chain stitchings."
 But the French king of three and half centuries ago was, after all, not so rash as the Roumanian minister of public instruction. who recently issued an order forbidding the use Of cor sets by any of the girls attending the Roumanian government schools. The head mistresses were made responsible for the carrying out of the rule, but the result has not been all that the minister fondly hoped. The girls have set the edict at defiance, and they are 1t is said, secretly backed up by most of their teachers.
 In most countries there are laws forbidding women to go abroad in the streets attired in mems garments. At Fine and one or two other German health resorts the municipal authori- ties have been waging war against long skirts and dresses with trains. The idea Is that such garments sweep up dust and collect microbes. But, like all others who have attempted to interfere with the vagaries of femin- inc fashion, these city fathers have found their task thankless and not successful.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

had spoken to MT. Smith she would in turn introduce her friend.
 These exercises, trivial as the de scription may seem, the ylce-president of the Confederacy says, were of great use to raw country boys and girls, re moving their awkwardness and conse- quent shyness and the painful sense of being at a disadvantage or the dread of panion.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07
HE WAS DEAD THREE MINUTES
Physician's Experiment Restores
 Consumptivs Patient to Life.

Consumptivs Patient to Life.
 For three minutes last night oscar Culver of 262 South Tenth street, Brooklyn, was dead in the eastern dis trict hospital, says the New York Press. His pulse beat ceased and there was uot the slightest heart action or trace of breath on a mirror held before his lips. Mrs, Culver was at the bedside, and. convinced her husband was dead, she wept bitterly. Dr. Henry Jaffcr de cided to attempt an experiment. He administered six drams of whisky and ten grains of strychnine and resorted to artificial respiration.
 Gradually the heart resumed its beat ing, the pulses fiuttered and the sup posed dead man quivered back to life. He spoke to his wife and for fifteen minutes she sat with him. He was con- sclous at midnight
 "I feel like fighting" said Culver to the physicians after he came back to life.
 The man was too III to understand he was to all appearances dead for three minutes, and his restoration to health Is out of the question. as he Is dying of consumption and inflammatorv rheumatism. The admixture that was given to him to restore the heart ac- tion was sufficient to kill a healthy man, but It's effect Is only temporary.
 Dr. Jaffer requested the supposed widow to retire for a few minutes. Staggering into another room, she flung herself, weeping, into a chair. Then Dr. Jaffer administered the strychnlne and whisky hypodermically to the seem lngly dead man and at the same time resorted to artificial respiration. The staff physicians and surgeons gathered about the bed and watched the result of the experiment.
 Within fifteen minutes there was a slight resumption of heart action. It was only a utter Then the mouth twitched slightly. A few minutes more and there was evidence of resumption Of respiration md the heart beat quick ened Dr. .Tafrcr thus encouraged, re- doubled his efforts to restore life. The other doctors assisted, and half an hour after he had been reported dead Culver opened his eyes and sighed. He apparently became unconscious again, but at the end of an hours work by the doctors his eyes opened again and he spoke.
 The heart was beating evenly, though weakly. Signing deeply, the resurrect- ed patient said. ''I feel like fighting The doctors gave him more stimulant and permitted his wife to enter the room and talk briefly with him. The patients voice was scarcely more than a whisper. His wife was gratifled to hear even that, and she remained at the bedside as long as the doctors would permit her. That was fifteen minutes, but she was not permitted to say much to him. Weeping tears of Joy, she left the hospital, with the promise of the doctors that they would keep her husband alive as long as they could; but they added she must not hope for his recovery. It was thought he would live through the night, and his wife might have another short talk with him to-day, before he passed be yond medical skill.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

There has been considerable discus sion of the part that Is to be played by the airship in war which seems to be based upon the assumption that the limit of offensive tactics would be reached with the use of the new device. That is assuming very much for the airship and against all possible means of resisting 1t. If the guns now made
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

In Pittsburg recently an injunction was secured to prevent young people from dancing at picnic. A precedent has been established. It may now be possible to get injunctions preventing people from taking custard pies to pie nicS
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

MT. Rockefeller's publisher declares that the great oil magnate never cheats himself by neglecting to count strokes when be is playing golf. Has MT. Rockefeller ever been caught cheating himself at anything else?
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

a pound of coffee at the same time who'd have the heart to refuse herr
 These hair-splitting calculations aren't often necessary on account of lack of money, but just because there's no place to keep leftovers.'
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

Dressmakers say that nowadays women Inquire how much gown or any fabric will weigh when made up before they decide to have 1t made. They are no longer willing to wear gowns that are heavy when they can get light ones that are just as becoming,
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

Mrs. George Law, a widow with an Income of S4OO,O00 year, Is said to have declined an offer of marriage from one maharajah, one khedive, one prince, two counts and several barons, and is going to become the wife of an untitled American. Yet an eminent authority informs us that there never has been miracle.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

little than with other girls least, vf their mutual friends certain to imagine matri- monal intent upon his part and still express the suspicion less plainly to the persons cerned
 The probability Is that the young man has no serious purpose; his attentions merely the casual quence of surface admiration for pretty and enter tGinng girl Humanity is gregarous and social inter- course with fellows natural necessity of all normal and
 Undeniably the chances that the other of the couple day will find that friendship has de veoped into something stronger and tenderer than other love on earth Where both step hand in hand the primrose path" all Is well. and the who gradually have grown together become n happy har mony.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

One of the discouraging things about running for the vice presidency Is that few people name their babies after vice presidential candidates.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

In the overthrow of the Sultan, Abd- el-Aziz of Morocco, by his brother, Mu- lai-Hafd, there Is neither gain nor loss to the serious business of the world, for one is as incompetent as the other. But 1t will be a great relief if Alb. is per manently out of the way, so that the humorists may say for the last time, "Abd-el-Aziz as was Is not"
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

We are not surprised at the feat of St. Louis woman who has written a play in sixteen hours. A good many of the current plays might, 1t would seem, have been written in less time than that.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

Somebody is threatening to put .eThree Weeks" on the stage. It might be well to give him about six months if he insists on going ahead.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

The magistrate who told woman to shoot a man spying about her house gave advice that left the innocent by stander out of consideration.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

Could Uncle Russell Sage have known, by auy possibility, that he had a snug fortune invested in worthless securities?
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

The attempted suicide of the head Of an anti-suicide bureau again reminds us that a good many alienists land in the lunatic asylum.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07
sufi cient Ground.

First Young Lawyer-You seem to Do very much attached to Miss Goodcatch.
 Second Young Yawyer-Well, she owns 300 acres of land. That's suffi- cient ground for an attachment, isn't it?-Illustrated Bits.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

At last we have discovered the diff ference The clothes of stylish man are shaped to him, while a stylish woman is shaped to her clothes.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07
WHY NOT LET THE LOVERS ALoNE7
By Helen OIdfeId.

If Johnny Jones walks home from church with Susan Smith two Sundays in succession, he immediately is suspected of a more than friendly feeling for that young woman; tongues begin to cack; John Is rallied on his fancy for Susan, while she is bantered on his attentions to her. If Edwin and Angelina meet half dozen times, and he shows the slightest disposition to talk or dance with her
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

For the number of graduates It turns out the electoral college probably Is the most expensive one in the world
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

Statistics indicate that living eS- penses have been increased II per cent in New York during the past year. In a majority of the cases 1t isn't much or a living either.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

It always makes daughter mad to hear a daughter-in-law "speak" for the future possession of some family heirloom.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07
PUBLISHED WEEKLY

An aeronaut can make any number of flights without being regarded as f1ighty.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

Possibly Artist Earle dumped his soul mates eye because he needed black-eyed model.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07
sEvEN.YEAR PRESIDENTIAL TERM
By U. s. Justice Brewer.

Our executive and legislative officials are rulers, while certain limitations are placed upon them to prevent any injurious results from the exercise and unwise exercise of ruling power. The ruler Is subject to re- moval by impeachment or otherwise. But these are only provisions which the people, In framing the constitution, deemed neces
 sary to limit the extent of his authority as
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

One of the magazines has an article on "The Scarcity of Skunks." Can skunks be too scarce?
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07
WHY LAWYERS ARE UNPOPULAR.
By Attorney James II. Beck.

The chief reason for the unpopularity of the lawyer Is due to the fact that men get their impressions of law and of the lawyer through the medium of fiction and not from any personal observation, and 1t has always been the tendency of the poet, the novelist or the dramatist to select unfayorable and exaggerated types to give dramatic intensity to their productions An honorable lawyer
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

ruler. Take the office of Presldent the highest exec utive office in the nation. His is four years sub ject reelection The idea that fixed short term is preventing permanent injurious results from the arbitrary unauthorized action of ambitious and unprncpled President, if there should be such in office.
 It may not be generally known that the convention that framed the constitution at first prescribed pres dential term of years with prohibition upon election; and only the convention nearing its end and-so far as the record shows-without any discus sion suggestion of therefor, this changed Into fouryears term and without the inelgibty. In the Judgment of many men. among whom one there was a mistake in that change
 In the light of history think 1t would have been bet ter to have left the presidential term of years with accompanying ineligibility.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

is prosaic for literary portraiture The lawyer is the
 great conservative force in nation and is constantly
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

It Is easy to prevent failure; all one has to do is refrain from trying
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
How His Place Wa. Filled.

4 well known divine whose theolog.
zeal diScourses draw crowded houses
in all the principal cities accepted an
invitation to lecture in q small previn-
cial town, but discovered afterward
that he had prior engagement on the
same date He accordingly apologized
and offered to make good any loss the
society might incur through his deIin-
quency-
A few days later he received a letter
from the secretary assuring him that
no harm was done and inclosing
handbilI which the divine is never
tired of reading to his amused friends.
''As the Rev Mr.. - is unable to
give his advertised lecture on Con
science" announced the bill, -four
members OF the B minstrel troupe
have kindly volunteered to perform in
stead a screamingly Iaughable farce
entitled -. Any person who has
bought a ticket for the other enter
tainment may have it transferred to
this on payment of Sixpence EXTRA
London Taller.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
Got Even With Dickens.

When Charles Dickens was in Wash
ingtOn he met one morning on the
steps Of the capitol a young congress
man from Tennessee whom the great
novelist had offended by his bluntness.
That morning Dickens was in great
good humor. al have" said he, found
an almost exact counterpart of Little
NeII.''
Little Nell who?' Queried the Ten
neSSeean.
Dickens looked him all over from
head to foot and from foot to head be
fore he answered, MY Little Nell"
oh said the Tennesseean, q didn't
know you had your daughter with
your
ct am speaking OF the Little Nell Of
my story, The Old Curiosity Shop
sir" retOrted Dickens. flushing.
"Oh," said the imperturbable Ten
nesseean, you write novels, do you?
Don't you consider that a rather tri-
fling occupation for grownup man?''
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
His Good Eve.

It is a curious fact that the loss OF
any one of the FIVE senses is atoned for
80 a considerable extent by a pro-
bounced increase in the efficiency OF
the other senses. The result is some
times astonishing
A man who had lost the sight Of
both eyes trained his hearing until he
could tell by the sound Of his footsteps
on the sidewalks as he made his way
about town whether he was in the
middle of the walk or at one side,
whether he was walking past a brick
or a frame house or a fence or open
ground.
He knew in what part of the town
he was not only by his memory or
sense OF general direction, but by the
difference in the tones OF his foot
steps, and he walked about freely, sell
dom running into anything or any
body.
Some one in his presence once called
in question his total blindness.
which eye do you think can see
withT' he asked the skeptic.
The left one. of course" was the
reply. 81 can see that the right one is
blind"
In reply the blind man merely
opened his penknife and tapped the
left eye with the little blade
1t was glass eye.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13

President Wants His AID.
ministration to End With
Spectacular Contest.

The president has given carte
blanche to Rear-AdmiraI SperTy's Pa
cific feet. returning from its world
girdling tour, to cut loose after leaY-
ing Gibraltar and race across the At
lantic, ship against ship and may the
best boat win" says the New York
World.
This will probably be The last
chance of President Roosevelt, whose
blood runs strong in sporting corpus
cles, to give loose rein to his strenu-
Gus pTOpensities and afford the nation
and the world a spectacle.
This information came out through
a message received from Dorchester
Mass, the home of James 3. ConnoI-
", the sea writer and romancer, who
is a favOrite with President Roosevelt.
Invited by President.
Mr.. Connolly, according to the mes
sage, has been invited, nay urged, by
Mr.. Pre- ident, real head of the navy,
to cross the ocean to the Mediterran-
can and return with the feet as the
yeraciouS chrOnicler of the race
against time and the competition for
glory and records
Mr.. Connolly has not yet decided If
he viii accept the presidents invita-
ton The writer has been invited to
be the guest of Capt w. B. Potter on
board the United States battleship
Vermont. If Mr.. Connolly decides to
write the story of what will prove an
historic even in the annals of war
ship racing he Will probably sail on
the next trip of the Carmania TO the
Mediterranean and board the Vermont
at Gibraltar.
Nr. Connolly. who won his spurs as
a sea rOmaHcer in his stories of the
Gloucester fishing fleet, was desired
by his friend, the president TO enlist
in the navy and remain long enough
to become the present day historian
Of the fleet, writing his experiences,
out the Dorchester man, after a brief
enlistment as paymaster's assistant,
got cold feet
A Pace After RooseVeIt's Heart,
The contest among Admiral Sper-
rvs fighters is to be characterized
with all the fire and go" that is the
peculiar quality of the presidential
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13

ticle XIV, of the state constitution pro
yides for the creation of a state board
of health, with a supervision of all
matters relating to public health" and
with such duties, powers and respon-
sibilities as may be prescribed by
law, but although ratified by the
people at the polls in 1856, no action
had been taken by a succeeding Iegis-
lature to obey the mandate.
To protect life, preserve health, and
TO secure the peace, tranquility and
happiness of the people should be the
first aim and duty of the executive of
any state or nation, and when a great
humane act of an administration
stands out prominently as the first in
the commencement of an official ca
reer of a public official, it is fitting
and proper that attention shall be cali
ed TO this fact, and due honor and
gratitude be paid TO the man while
living, for having made this feature
or his administration of state affairs.
from the possibility of patriotic con-
ceptiOn, to the demonstration of an &C
cOmplished fact. This, Gov Fleming
acquired through the work of the
state board of health, and which dur
ing the past seventeen years has
amply proven the wisdom of the
course he pursued at the time; for it
can hardly be denied that a confidence
in the conditions of health manage.
ment in Florida which the state board
of health has inspired and which did
not exist before the institution of that
body. has largely conduced to an en-
larged immigration, increased growth
of population, and vast monetary in
Vestments.
All EHIo1si.5ianc -hnn15 or1 ho
grateful to the man whose convictions
as to the necessities OF the people at
that time, and whose courage TO act,
Notwithstanding much opposition,
prompted him to call together a Iegis-
ldtUTe two months in advance OF the
regular session, that there might be
in active operation before the next
heated term an organization author.
lied by the constitution, whose duty
it would be TO look after the health :
of the people of the whole state. and
uniformly operate rules for tue pres.
ervation of the same.
Unfortunately, rulers, whether Of
nations, republics, states or munich
palities. concern themselves but little
with the health of the people, so that
when an instance to the contrary
arises so markedly in contrast to the
ordinary, sanitarians and philanthropy
lists delight to make conspicuous men
ton of the fact and 10 do homage to
such distinguished character.
While yet we may, therefore, and
opportunity offers, let all Floridians
crown him; let Us entwine about the
brow of Francis Phillip Fleming, one
of the states very own, gaFlands OF
flowers fragrant with a perfume of
admiration and praise for the distin-
guiShed service which he has rem
dered his state, and place on his
head a wreath woven from tendrils Of
loving gratitude, waiting not ito pay
honor to ashes which should have
been given to the spirit"s
Palmam Qui FeTuit Merat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
A Wise Critic,

Francisque Ssrcey was for forty
years a figure of great prominence in
French literary life. AS a critic Of the
drama he was looked upon as one hav-
ing authority, and praise from him
meant success to the struggling play
wright.
His criticisms were honest, fearless
and independent, and it is rememb ered
Of him that ne refused the honor of
belonging to the French academy lest
he should come under obligation to IA
vor the plays written by other mem
bers.
Sarcey's good sense was often put TO
the test. One day a friend came rush
ing into his room waving a paper.
What is the matterT' inquired the
critic
Here's some one" cried the other,
who has been calling you an fmbe-
Gle IN print! Are you going to chal-
lenge himY'
Sarcey smiled. Certainly not" he
replied. 81 owe him my thanks. The
public will soon forget the word i'm
beetle and will only remember having
read my name"