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The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-05
RENDERING FIRST AID.

In another column one of the pu- pills of the high school gives her impressions of an address made by Dr. NJ. F. Hall to the Ursa Major society, entitled First Aid to the Injured, or What to Do Till the Doctor Comes" This is the sec ond talk with the school children Dr. Hall has had and the thanks of the parents of the children, as well as those of the pupils themselves, are due him for the interest he is talk ing in their instruction along a very useful line
 The ability to render first aid' in cases of accident should be, in this progressive age, something which almost all should possess, but the reverse is the case and the long tale of deaths from accident that might have been avoided has still every day to be told Any efforts directed to make the younger gen eratlon better able to cope with emergencies, where a little knowl- edge is all that is necessary to ob- viate serious results, are to be com mended. Dr. Hall is engaged in a most worthy cause.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-05

the mediocre. lie may have appear. ed as strong man when serving under some one else, but he Is with. out any particular degree of strength when compelled to rely upon his own initiative. He has been a great disappointment to the people. He is regarded by the country over. as man who is in sympathy with the trusts, and great combinations. or at least as one who has not the strength to oppose them
 In the opinion of a great many he will not be candidate for renomi. nation. He has often expressed himself as not being pleased with the position and Is willing to sur. render 1t at the end of his term. The emphatic disapproval of his ad. ministration by the results of Tues days election would seem to com. pletely eliminate him from the con- test in 1912. The truth is the peo- pie are tired of Mir. Taft. He has deceived them. He has not measur. ed up to the high standard that was expected of him. The Republican party will most likely have to look for another man. The question now is, Will 1t be Colonel Roosevelt? But he, also, has been discredited In his own state. There is Cummins Of Iowa, who seems at the present lime to be the coming man. It will bo we'll to keep in mind Mir. Cum. mins. He Is an insurgent and he is 0n the peoples side.-Helena Inde- pendent.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-05
SMOKING CARS.

If 1t is not possible for the Tan ana Valley railroad company to pro- vide a separate. or partitioned, smok- ing car for its patrons 1t is up to the men who travel on the road to assert their manliness and refrain from smoking when there are ladies in the cars. It Is recognized that it is a pretty tough proposition for a habitual smoker to go without a smoke three or four hours, but most of us will admit that 1t is even harder for a woman who has a hat. red for the weed to be smoked for the same length of time.
 Many complaints have been brought to this office regarding this matter and several instances where ladies and children have become sick on the journey in have been quoted Under the circumstances 1t would seem to be entirely proper, if no other arrangements can be made for the company to prohibit smoking on the cars altogether The journey is not very long one at the worst and no real hardship would thereby be worked on anybody.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-05
Tuesday, November 2e, 1910.

Nov. 2S.-Certilcate of Purchase H. K. Love to First National Bank $4,000. Lot 1, block 2, west, between First and Second avenue; under Dis trict Court No. 1870
 Sept. 13, 1907-Q. c. Deed Etta A. Easel to J. L. McGinn. s1. 5Ox5O feet on Third avenue, of block 1, west, between Second and Third avenues, Fairbanks.
 Aug. 12-Deed c. J. Robinson to J. L. McGinn. $1. One-eighth h. terest in the following: Hoppicker. Paragon and Eureka, all on Cripple creek
 Sept 23-Power of Attorney. A. H. flakes to J. E. Moody. General as to all his interests in Second and third tier benches at left limit Goldstream creek, with consent of J. c. Saver
 Nov. 29-Certificate of Purchase H. K. Love to J. E. Doherty (assig- nee of judgment creditor) $500 All defts Mainville interest in lot 2, block 2, east, between First and Second avenue, under District Court No 1922.
 Wednesday, Nov. 30, 1910.
 Nov. 29-Q. c. Deed. J. c. Saver to A. H. flakes. s1. All his interest in bench, third tier. left limit, Goldstream creek.
 Nov. 3O-Bill of Sale Phryne Williamson to Mrs. Anna Morgan and Mrs. Vesta Goodfellow. $1. All interest In Delicatessen Restaurant on Second Avenue, and contents. Fairbanks.
 Thursday, December 1, 1910.
 Nov. 26.-Bill of Sale. J. F. Myers to Dave Courtemanche. $1 Con- tents of Comet Barber shop on Cush- man street.
 Nov 29-Chattel Mortgage. Dave Courtemanche to First National Bank. $500. Contents of Comet Barber shop on Cushman street. 50 and 40 h. p. automobiles, and con- tents of his residence on Wendell avenue to secure note due June 1, 1911.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-05
Filed for Record During the Week

Nov 29. - Mortgage D. Courte- manche to R. c. Wood. $500. l4x 40 feet, part of Hess lot on Cushman street, and lot 1, block 5, east be- l tween First avenue and Wendell Due June 1, 1911. Nov. 30. - Doed. Ella White to Clyde Lamont. s1. Lot 19, block 66 and furniture. Fairbanks. Dec. 1. - Discharge of Mortgage. J. H. Groves to Ella White. SPA. DischargiDg mortgage No. 321S2. Nov. 17.-Power of Attorney. Hen- rietta Sage to W. F. Whitely. Gen. eral
 Dec. 1-Warranty Deed Henriet- ia to John Booth. s1. Lot 9, block 4S. Furniture and contents, Fair banks
 Friday, December ?, 1910.
 Dec. 10. c. Deed. Max Manager to A. R. Heilig s1 One-eighth inter- est in Alabama on Chatanika.
 June 9.-Power of Attorney. A. J. Ridenough to R. c. Wood Power to discharge mortgage No. 312S9.
 Oct. 23. Bill of Sale Charles Danielson and John Johnson to Ed Jern. s1. 25-horsepower boiler, 8 h. p. hoist, drift pump, etc., on frac- tion at II below Cleary creek.
 Sept. 19.-Lease. Ed Jern and C. J. Ericson to Herman Anderson. Lower 800 feet of Goose, on Goose gulch. tributary of Wolf creek. Ex- pires September 19, 1912 at so per cent.
 Dec. 2.-Discharge of Mortgage. J. c. RidenCur to Max Manger. Dis- sharging Mortgage No. 312S9. $35S.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-05
IMPORTANT QUESTION

This great and grandiloquent gov ernment of ours works in mysteri ous way its wonders to perform Our attention was called particular. ly to this the other day while we were down at the postoffice. There was a pile of mail sacks down there as high as a mans head and two clerks trying to handle 1t all and distribute 1t to a bowling mob who were anxious to hear from home and concerning important business being transacted through the mails These clerks are asked by the great United States government to work for s45 per month while the com mon laborer out on the street gets s10) per month.
 From the postoff1ce We went up to the court room and there saw two or three bailiffs and deputy mar shals sitting around, each of whom Is drawing from $l25 to s15O per month. The court has a crier whose duty. twice day, Is to rise up and say. "Oh yes, oh yes" and then sit down again. and he gets s4 per day. telegraph office and saw two or three men there to do that work not one-fifth as much as the poor fellows at the post office have to do, and they get fair pay. Then we went over to the customs office and the collector has a deputy to answer every call
 After roaming around town We went over to the wireless station and saw one of the boys there to do the work and he had little to do. The other four boys stationed out there were out exercising the launch so that 1t would not forget how to float around the bay All these men receive much larger sal ary than the slaves at the postoffice
 Why Is all this nonsensical tom foolery carried on by the govern ment? The postoff1ce Is the one thing that the people are more inter ested in than any other and yet f has the most beggarly paid employ. ees. Poor pay makes 1t absolutely impossible to procure help and the postoffices all over Alaska are up against it. How the government can ask man to work for forty-five dol lars in postoflce In Alaska and at the same time pay other men three times forty-fve to do almost nothing, Is really mysterious, to say the least
 The question, so far as Cordova Is concerned, Is indeed a serious one for it is absolutely impossible for the clerks to handle the mail even If they were paid a reasonable sal, ary. The question will have to be settled and that soon or we will have mail for people in Alaska piled up mountain high-Cordova Truth
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-05
FIRST MEANINGS OF
 COMMON PHRASES

The phrase Mad as hatter." 'eally means as venomous as vi. per. Mad as natter" Is simply a corruption of an ancient form, Mad IS an alter or adder" Mad in this iase Is synonymous with poisonous.
 Until the day of acquariums it vas a somewhat difficult matter to observe a live herring. It is a fsh that dies instantly on being
 aken from its native element. Among fishermen first arose the ex- oression, Dead as a herring"
 When we say person is Not worth his salt" we are using one of the oldest phrases in the English 'anguage. This expression has come town through the centuries from Ro- an days.
 The origin of the phrase Is the tame as that of our word salary, both having come from the Latin salar- !um, or salt money
 The phrase He's a brick" orl- 5inated from an Eastern ruler, who while visiting a neighboring princi- Dality. asked his host to show him he Notifications.
 waving his hand toward his troops which were drawn up in soldiery array, the prince said to his guest, These are my Notifications; every man is a brick"
 The word "scot-free is a survival from ancient Anglo-Saxon. Scot in his sense comes from the old Eng fish word "sceot," meaning a DOT ion of tribute or taxation, and 1t Is still in use in the Scandinavian Ian ruages to signify treasure. In mod ern English, however, 1t occurs in only two expressions, the legal rhrase. "To pay scot and lot," and he ordinary word "scot-free"
 An official of the Smithsonian In- stitution was speaking of the ori- gin of some well-known phrases, and rointed to a small mounted bird. This bird was Frenck gray on the back, drab breast, black wings, and with a small but conspicuous white spot at the base of the tail.
 That is a wheatear," the official sa'd. "It Is common in Scotland. where 1t is known as the 'clacharan.' It Is from this bird that we get the expression showing the white feath- er.' You will notice the location of he only white feathers on its body they can only be seen when the bird is flying away from you"
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-05
STREET IMPROVEMENT.

Every winter it has been the cus- tom in clearing the roofs of the bus. mess houses on Cushman street, be- tween First and Second avenues, to throw the snow to the side of the street, nc effort being made to leve, on the roadway so that traffic will not be interfered with. This is a practice that should be prohibited, or one of these days there Is go- ing to be nasty accident. With the snow piled up on the side of the road there is no chance for a ve- h1cle to be pulled out of the way fast enough to avoid a runaway team or the fire teams, without consider able danger of overturning. If those throwing down the snow were made to level 1t on the roadway this dan. ger would be obviated at very slight labor cost
 Another matter which could profit ably be corrected by the street com mittee of the council is the habit of throwing heaps of ashes on the Front street. A big pile of ashes is dump ed in the street and the first sled tha. comes along scatters 1t along the highway, making the hauling of loads just so much more difficult With fresh snow falling every few days this burden is not 90 heavy
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-05
Hard for a Foreigner to Understand.

The construction of the English language must appear most formid. able to a foreigner. One of them, looking at picture of a number of vessels, said, See what a flock of ships.' He was told that a flock of ships was called fleet, and that a 1 fleet of sheep was called a flock.
 And it was added for his guidance in mastering the intricacies of our 1 language that "a flock of girls Is called beyy, that a bevy of wolves Is called a pack, and a pack of thieves is call"d a gang. and a gang
 of angels is called a hest. and host Of porpoiseS is called a shoal. and shoal of buffalOes is called a herd, and herd of children is called a troop, and troop of cartridges Is called covey, and covey of beau ties is callJd a galaxy. and galaxy of ruftianS is called a horde and a horde of rubbish is called a heap, and heap of oxen is called drove. and drove of blaCkguards is called mob, and mob of whales is called school, and a school of worshipers is called congregation, and con- gregation of engineers Is called a corps, and a corps of robbers is called band, and a band of locusts Is call ed a swarm, and a swarm of people is called a crowd.-Boston Commer- cial
 You may patch up a quarrel, but the patches nearly always show.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-05
ABOUT THE MAIL.

More frst-class mails have already been received over the trail since the close of navigation than arrived during the open season. They have can be depended on and there is little room to doubt that tn s reg ularity could be maintained through out the summer if it were determined to bring in the frst-class mails over the trail. An organized effort should focus so that there will be no delay in the spring.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-05
UN-AMERlCAN ACTION,

When Attorney General Wicker sham returned to Washington from his Alaskan trip during which he
 was please to inform all Alas kans he met that he was amazed at their intelligence and ideas of progress, he informed
 was amazed at their intelligence and ideas of progress, he informed his master that the appointive com
 mission form of government was ex actly fitted to the needs of the coun- try. In his speech in Fairbanks he skilfully avoided any reference to politics, but 1t Is doubtful if one per cent of his audience thought otherwise than that he entertained he wish to recommend to the presi- dent such measures as would meet with the approval of the vast ma jority of the people he was address ing.
 But Foxy George had no such ideas. He knows on which side his bread is buttered and is quite well aware that 1t is up to him to ac- cord with the views expressed by his august chief. A corporation law yer used to drawing down fat fees for his talks" he decided that the people of Alaska had been more than repaid for their entertainment of him by the few nice speeches he made. Of course, he threw in few promises, for they need not be kept. He could assure the good peo- pie of Alaska that some of the abus- es which he clearly recognized should be corrected and that he would see to 1t that action was taken at once.
 The burden that the care of indi- gents and unfortunates has been to residents of the interior was clear ly pointed out to MT. Wickersham and the injustice of having 10 charge man with crime before he could receive government assistance was impressed on him. He even went so far as to acknowledge it was a shame that because a prospector out on the trail should have the feet frozen he should have the stigma of vagrancy put on him be- fore a move could be made by the proper officials to render him any aid. And he was going to "see to it."
 And what is the result of his "action?" Is this good paternal gov ernment at Washington, as unfortu- nately represented at this time by Messrs. Taft, Wickersham ct al, bestirring itself to alleviate condi- tions for these men they so sym pathize with? Why yes, of course they are! They are figuring out scheme whereby Alaska's use fitness as a dumping ground for political heelers who are persona non grata in the states may be further enhanced. They see glorious opportunity for paying bothersome political debts by creating lot more appointive offices in Alaska at the psychologist al moment when the question of opening the vast resources of the
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-05

The phrase, When you are in Rore, do as the Romans do," is traced to saying of St. Ambrose. He was once consulted by a woman who asked him whether or not 1t was right to feast on Saturday in Milan, since in Rome the day was held as a fast day, and as such strictly observed
 The saint could do no better than to give her the advice which he fol- lowed himself; for" said he. when go to Rome, I fast on Saturday as they do in Rome; but when I am here I do not fast" The good saint might have justified himself with St PauPs decision on a similar point.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-05
A MODEL HUSBAND.

Most wives will end their story with: An, well, men are but human" l long to tell the secret of A truly happy woman. Through all the sunshine-lighted
 years.
 Lived now in retrospection, My husbands word brought never
 tears.
 Nor caused sad reflection. Whate'er the burdens of the day, Cnflinching. calm and steady, To bear his part. the larger half, l always find him ready. House cleaning season brings no
 frown,
 Nor sarcasm, pointed keenly: Through carpets up and tacks' head
 down,
 He makes his way serenely. Our evenings pass in conversation
 sweet,
 Or quiet contemplation. We never disagree except To keep up conversation" And dewy morn of radiant June, Fair moonlight of September, April with bird and brook a-tune. Stern, pitiless December. Each seems to my adoring eyes Some new grace to discover, For he, unchanging through the
 years,
 Is still my tender lover. So life no shadow holds. though we Have reached the side that's shady; My husband? Oh! dream is he, And I'm maiden lady.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-05
FRIENDLY INTEREST.

Before the Taft souvenir was for
 warded to its destination this pa per took exception to that part oi the inscription on it which stated that it was sent as an appreciation of the Presidents friendly interest in Alaska" The objection was made because the vast majority of the people of Alaska are on record to the effect that they do NOT ap preciate MT. Taft's interest in Alas ka; many of them even inclining to the belief that that interest is LIN. FRIENDLY.
 We stated that no few self-serving politicians had the right to put this community on record in such a way as to leave the President to infer that his interference in Alas kan affairs was appreciated, as he would then be perfectly Justified in supposing that the Beveridge bill was indorsed here. That he has drawn this inference is clearly indi. cated in his letter of thanks for the souvenir which Is printed in another column of this issue.
 In this letter the President says: "I shall always treasure 1t, not only for itself, but also because 1t brings with it the assurance that my deep interest in and friendship for the people of Alaska ARE UNDER STOOD AND APPRECIATED"
 Now there are undoubtedly some few men in this town who under stand and appreciate" the friendship to Alaska embodied In Taft's sug- gested military form of government, but they are for the most part syco- plants in whose veins the original red liquid has been replaced by luke warm water. They are such men as would have, had they lived in the days of the Revolution, run to the hirelings of King George with presents and assistance, and assured the masters who treated them like dogs that they like such usage.
 But, thank Heaven, the men who were responsible for the inscription on that souvenir were not represent ing any quantity of tho citizens of the Panama valley. They were men who seized an opportunity to curry a little personal favor with the Pres ident of the United States, knowing that the inscription would not have to be submitted to any considerable of the subscribers to the
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-05

country is to be determined. And of this side of the case Foxy George was undoubtedly able to submit a brief to his chief which was flu mining in the extreme.
 But what of the other side-the story of misfortunes suffered with no relief at hand7 As We have said, Mir. Wickersham was also fully informed in regard to this. What has been the result of his promise to see to" 1t!
 It is we'll told in the story of the Slovenian who Is dying at Fort Gib- bon. destitute, In the last stages of tuberculosis. and refused one parti- cle of aid because Attorney General Wickersham will not even allow of the man being charged with va grancy in the usual manner prior to government aid being extended The case is one which, he says. calls for local charity and Is outside the proper application of the vagran- cy statute AS the officials of the post hospital at Fort Gibbon have refused the care of the man because it has no isolation ward and the case was deemed an infectious one, 1t would appear that the attor- ney general Is crediting Fort Gibbon residents with charity somewhat more expansive than he himself has any comprehension of.
 If Alaska had a form of home rule government of its own 1t could and would attend to such cases as this without making any appeal to Washington; but as congress has undertaken the government of the country 1t is entirely right and prop CT It should also assume the respon- abilities. Given home rule in Alas ka there will never go on record such an instance of selfish cold. bloodedness as has just been given 1 ny <Nttoi ICy bcIcl al lCheI SIdl1l. The slight outlay necessary to al leviate the sufferings of the last days of this poor unfortunate at Fort Gibbon would never have been questioned at Washington and a Christian act would have been re. corded to the credit of the United | States government. Even though 1 the red tape of the department might have been a trife unused up no harm could have been done, and the outlay of the money would have been many times more commendable than Is that of the many thousands that Is wasted every year in Alaska in the trial of picayunish cases in which, although the parties to the case are subjected to immense in- conveniences, there is no chance of conviction. George Wickersham, re- fusing aid to this poor Slovenian has put blot on his escutcheon which years of brilliant service to thieving sugar trust will be pow erless 70 efface
 And, in this connection, what of the few men in this town who re- 1 fuse to sign the petition for home | rule because they say if 1t was thus l secured it would rebound to the credit of the Democratic party? Men who admit home rule is needed but would not subscribe to any but a move ment of their own party to get 1t?
 Of such 1t can truly be said their names would disgrace the cause, for invariably 1t is these men who take hand in politics for the sole pur- pose of advancing their own inter ests. They can we'll be spared for their presence in the ranks of the fighters for independence is more
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-05
THE WEATHER.

Thanksgiving Day Is past there is although no good reason why We should not continue to be thank full for the glorious weather We have enjoyed this winter With the thermometer only reaching 30 below for a few short hours and a mean temperature of above zero the early part of the winter has been one of the very best ever experienced in Alaska. Bright sunny days have added to the comfort and a lack of wind has made the weather ideal
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-05

fund. That they are not represen- tative of this community has been demonstrated on many occasions when they have tried to influence elections here, anC 1t is extremely doubtful that if any of them dared seek election for the most menial office on tho ticket they could mus ter half a dozen votes outside If the Panama Club.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-05
LOST IN FOREST AND DIES.
Body of H. s. Ford, Prominent Van couver Physician Found by Hunters.

VANCOUVER, B. C., Nov. 13. - A Vancouver hunting party returning from a weeks shooting in Jarvis Inlet, 130 miles north of this city last evening brought back the body of pr. H. S. Ford, prominent Van couver physician. who died from ex, posture in the forests.
 He set out with a guide to re- cover a mountain goat he had shot Having obtained its hide the physi. elan, instead of following the guide is believed to have attempted a short cut back to the camp and be, came lost in the vast forest. His body was found two days later.