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The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-02-24
DEFINITION OF A SLOGAN

Immediately upon his return to Fairbanks Editor Thomp
of the NewMner adopted for the slogan of his
Home Rule for Alaska In facetous editorial explanatory
of his change in attitude territorial government he says
1T perfectly good slogan and are ready to back
against all the old slogans the camp for the speedes
arrival at the finish.
every school child knows what slogan is, but
people do not will explain You receive tip
qure suspicion that something worth having about
the community, and you straghtway begin shout for it.
If it you claim the entire honor for having brought
the great god to the community If doesn't come you get
blame for having fought the fight.
GA slogan is perfectly safe bet for if other Great
Common Good shoves its face above the horizon ahead of
ogan change for the thing and chuck your
into the ash heap You have nothing lose and every
thing to wn and uptodae paper always hoers for the
wnner.''
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-02-24
A P1NcHoT DREAM

Another instance of exaggerated stories that out
Alaska contained in article that appears in the Seattle
Times of week ago. 1t refers to the presumed experience
Peter j. Pancho repued to have been champion ong-ds
ance walker of the world Among other things the Times
says:
Leaving here in the middle of last August he has jus
completed trip that not would to duplicate
Going direct to Boring Sea- he remained there for time
and then farther south to Cordova where he he
peenced the coolest weather that he has seen when
8 below After that he went to Vancouver B. c.
then home stopping route to visit frends.'
We think the Times must have gotten this old fellow Is
incorrect He certainly belongs the Pnchot tribe
Just think of it, IS degrees below at Corov and in this
bamy land when extreme weather the mercury
drops down to would though might
Gle ourselves to expect misleading statements about this north
land 1t will take many years before thetth really told
generally understood.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-02-24
RELIEF FROM HEALYISM

The people of the Chna valley again take
age The government officials who have inmdated them
and used their official positions of persecu
ton about at the end of their string Commissioner Hea
and Marshal Brown have pursued pecous activity against
the whom they could control while extending their ia
to few who awned upon them and did their bidding But
the day far distant when all shall equal rights
the Chtna precinct far it is possible for farminded
and honest public officials determine The blight of Heay
has done almost irreparable wrong section that
otherwise would be prosperous and eontented And the gno
mny of it all that this sneaked into the office without
disclosing the fact that he subject of foreign country
He imposed the appointing power and only confessed
s disqualification when he before the grand jury
feared to commit perjury There possibly has been
similar instance in the United States where held judi
cal position contrary to clause in the constitution During
bis short tenure in office Commissioner has certainly made
record-but, We gods, what record
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-02-24
coRDovA's NEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The new Chamber of Commerce started off with good
feeling last night Everybody seemed to be possessed with the
spirit Of harmony All believed that the time had arrived to
the effort that had been allowed to drag for several
months and to accomplish results beneficial to the town IL
its earlier days the former chamber alert and accomplish
ed much good for the town The necessity for action
necessary than before and there is disposition to
work in unison Cordova destined be important town
The desired end be accomplished much than the
ordinary when systematic and concerted effort is put
forth to achieve results 1t we'll worth while give the
organization trial In selecting R. j. Barry secretary,
efficient enthusiastic industrious could be found
by citizens generally he will undoubtedly prove tower OF
strength to the community Much depends the secretary
and confident that Mr. Barry will do than is
expected of him. But the other members of the chamber have
duty perform and now looks though they would
quit themselves with credit
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-02-24
a pERN1c1ous INFLUENCE

eonle Of Chitina are beginning to lose patience with
he continued existence their midst of man VINO rs permit
Ter to hold responsible government position WINE ne IS m
elf subject of foreign country But Wme ne con.
appears to be the policy of Judge NJ R. Heay to wreak ms
vengeance the various individuals who mad the courage 70
ask the official who IS legay ana
mentally disqualified hold power that has to 90 with the
liberty of American citizens and the prosperity and content
of growing young community Inc perncous 1na
exered by Judge Healy has cast bgnt upon inc
of Chtna His poisonous trail found IN almost every ave
nue. discomfort He feared by who seek to be peace
able and law abiding citizens for they know OF the power
he unscrupulously wed while others who are not SO muc
concerned with the observance law and order fater and
lawn upon him until his shifting eyes fail to see
and his cruel lips refuse to speak the words that would counsel
moderation and respect for law.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-02-24

ocratic state committees being hard put to in the
avoid boarding the wrong band wagon.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-02-24
A FOREIGNERS OFFICIAL PROSECUTIONS;

1t has ever been the way that when faithess public off
cia severely criticised through the public press he
few sympahze however despcabe may be the acts that
he has committed That human And yet those same
men fail to appreciate the great public good that the press
ompshes through its exposure Of corruption And then
instances the fear of exposure upon the part
pendent has restrained many official from wandering
from the path of rectude newspaper seldom finds pleas
in exploiting the weakness of fellow man. and omes
fers too long in reforming what apparent duty In the
Of M R. Heay United States commissioner for the Chit
precinct sufficient facts brought to light at the time
the grand session to warrant any newspaper
handing that he resign from the office which he had desecra
ed Unfortunately for the community, the Daily Alaskan
that time refraned from giving publcityto the many
emptble acts Of this official We believed that only
question of short time until he woul either resign or
removed and that the meantime he would his office
with due regard for the nights Of and in
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-02-24
HOW RECIPROCITY WORKED

statement of the between the United States
and Cuba during the year just closed offers remarkable proof
Of the wisdom of the policy that Established reciprocity be
the countries Since that went into eff
feet eight years exports to Cuba have rebed and
imports doubled IN the same period there has been
table decline in the trade between Spain and Cuba and Great
Britain and Cuba competitors that market the
tendency Being increase at the
expense of Europe tlt
Within few years. it is expected that will sell the Gu
bans as buy from them American food prod
ucts clothing manufactures rapidly monopozng the
Cuban market Yet years. ago there those who did
not hesitate to predict that reciprocal relations with Cuba
would be and who bitterly fought the proposal with
cry means at theirdisposa.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-02-24
OUR NEGLECT OF DUTY

The editor of the Daily Alaskan and the Chitna Leader
luetanty admits that he must take unto himself much OF the
responsibility for the continued existence OF the deporabe
of affairs hta exists in the promising little town OF Chit
In defense of neglect however have to say that
hope that the United States commissioner and the
deputy marshal had proed by their grand jury experience
and giving the people of their precinct reasonably
square DEAL Recent personal investigation convnces us that
the contrary the fact Had presented the facts to the
public the district judge and the attorney general weeks ago
is safe that regime would this have re
stored confidence in the Ghtna valley and created re
spect the integrity and fairness of officials and
the administration of justice by Americans for Americans In
the present foreigners have woefu failure
regards their Interpretation of the rights of citizens of the
United States sad and costly lesson to scores of un
forunates
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-02-24

when the islands first discovered and taken by Rus
sa At the time that Alaska sold to the United States the
nerd estimated to consist of nearly 100000 animals while
there remain today than $4,000 breeding female seal
who resort to the rookeries.
The policy adopted in connection with the seal is precisely
the opposite to that adopted the attempts preserve
animals The attempt has been made penaze the hunting
and killing of seal in the open and to egaze only their
butchy in the sanctuary which they resort for breeding
Of is the contention that only the surplus male
animals slaughtered but it might strike that the
tinued for than forty years. itself alone would be
large contributing the great decrease of the herd AT
all events, the experiment suggested by Prof Elliott well
worth trying.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-02-24
SAVE THE SEAL HERD

Prof Henry Wood Elliott who has given many years
study to the problems by the fur seal herd of the
Prbof Islands, urging upon Congress the passage of act
iofbdding the further killing Of seals in the island rookere
for term of years While he has consistently upheld the
:heo that peagc sealing the primary Of the rapid
dnutan Of the herd he also believes that the butchery Of
on the land has been which
Tar easier to stop than pelagc sealing.
lie is able in support of his contenon to point the
great success which attended the former Russian experiment
yn nat direction The herd which resorts the Prbof Isl
ands Tor breeding became seriously depleted during
ussan ownership Of down almost to present herd
A 1874 It Was Determined to establish definite period
ZOE SEAL continued for ten f The was that the
herd IN that interval attained the fpoporons which it had
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-02-24

PORTLAND Feb 23-One of the biggest colonization
schemes attempted in the west under way The
projectors Louis HILL president of the Great Northern
Railway, and W. Davidson, They have purchased 100000
acres IN eastern Oregon and they will formulate plans
for securing settlers 1t is their purpose work big
scale and to induce settlers by the thousands from the
east and middle west states Big irrigation tches clearing
OF the land and other improvements contemplated Mr.
Hill is greatly interested the project and it is reported that
ne will shortly resign that he give his undivided atten
ton to this work.
Steamers approaching Cape ST. Elias about nightfa are
usually compelled lay for well twelve hours If there
furry thick weather it almost impossible to pick
the cape This will be remeded when the light house is
erected for which the government will likely appropriate
$4,000 at this session of Congress- 1t is only of the
needs of Alaska.
Democratic state committees being hard put to in the
effort to avoid boarding the wrong band wagon
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-02-24
TO INVESTIGATE RAILROAD ROUTES

The dark clouds at last breaking insofar legislative
relief for the Copper River valley is concerned and the sill
lining reflected in the dispatches from Washington
yesterday Chairman Flood of the Territories Committee
roduced bill in Congress providing for the appointment
committee OF three competent engineers to visit Alaska and
investigate the different railroad routes from tewater along
the coast to the interior navgabe waters intelligent ac
on might be taken by the national lawmakers when it
10 taking nal action the construction of
railroad for Alaska. This should be- and Cordova is
Wiling take its chances with the other coast cities being
selected as the terminus for the proposed trunk ne believing
that the route from Chitna to the Maanuska fields the
most feasible and advantageous one.
The appointment of such commission has the hearty APP
prevail OF the Valdez Prospector and residents of that
recent issue the Prospect presents the following logical
gument In favor of the propositions
The railroad should be built for the benefit of Alaska as
ords the shortest distance to Fairbanks via the coal fields
should be selected The of constructing land the annual
expense of maintenance extra miles of railroad as well
the daily of operating trains them will prevent
The residents OF the interior from getting full advantage of
the minimum cost of transportation tariffs It duty of the
government to investigate the different routes an
resignation by competent engineers who absolutely
PARTIAL to adopt the route selected by them
10 select the route to be followed by railroad into the
interior without first knowing all the facts might be bunde
ON the part OF the which would as perpe
na monument to the ignorance of the administration under
which was built Ii the properly presented to the
members OF Congress the fairness Of the attitude the peo
lie OF this district must impress itself upon them We do not
Isl for the adoption of particular We ask that the
government appoint board Of competent engineers to select
the route which will of greatest benefit for the
ent alone but for generations yet to Gomez
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-02-24

H. j. Barry general agent of the Alaska Steamship Com
ny and general freight and passenger agent of the Conner
River Northwestern Railway, has resigned both these posi-
TONS and will retire to engage private business on March
IT, Mr. Barry has been with the Alaska Syndicate companies
tor about two years. coming from the Southern Pacific Rail
road Since coming to Corova he has realized the future
sbes OF the interior country and last December rendered
his resignation that he might take advantage of several
opportunities that presented President H. Young request
ed that he remain during the winter and this he
do Since the organization of the Chamber Commerce.
and the election OF Mr. Barry secretary he anxious
to establish office The matter arranged this
and cable from President Young informs him that Fred
Tracey will be sent to Coova take the position of agent for
the steamship company March IT, Mr. Tracey is popular
known to the people the towns of Southwestern Alaska
as he has for been purser of steam
although his have usually spent on the run
10 Nome AS he has had experience railroad work or
rate making, is not expected that he will have any connec
ton held by Mr. Barry will likely be abolished Mr. Bar
ny will direct his efforts mining broker and general en-
poyment agent He will also be the personal representative
to look after the interests OF couple of big mining companies
nat are operating in the Copper River country He will also
give considerable time to devsng and advance
the interests OF Cordova through the medium the Chamber
OF Commerce The people of Cordova will more than pleas
ed to know that Mr. Barry to remain in the town is
man full OF and enthusiasm who knows conditions
and has wide circle of friends throughout this section of
Alaska who will wish him unbounded all of his new
ventures.
Little Falls herald., 1912-12-27
a NEW YEARS PRAYER.

IN the new year may we keep Oul
reverence Unimpaired for the hum
ble-ninded, and those who have suf
fered much; our humor: alert for ou1
own mistakes and our self-suffi cheney,
and not at any time wreak it upon
the aged, the crippled, the obscure,
May We guard childhood and honor
age, however lnfirm and petulant, be-
cause it has gone a tong way on the
same road that bruises our feet; and
ever seek to prolong the brief moment
of JOY as it visits children and lovers.
May we have the grace to rejoice in
the flow of life as it moves through
from generation to generation, and to
be purified by the mystery in which
we dwell-the night silences and the
wonder of our inner life May we
know that humanity is vaster than
any creed of it's devising, any church
of it's building, any religion of its
shaping. May we look upon the wide.
spread spectacle of human suffering
and, having endured to look upon it,
learn to know our single life-seem.
ingly so unique-as a drop of that in.
finite sea. When it comes our time
to realize that in this earthly progress
we shall not long dwell with happiness
or with success, may we clear our
spirit of bitterness, and in calm
strength continue at the work.-Cok
lier's Weekly.
Little Falls herald., 1912-12-27

the heather god Janus. Yet these
English settlers came from 4 land
where New Years Eve and New
Years Day were second in importance
and in domestic observance only to
Christmas.
No English holiday was Of much
account that was not observed with
flowing bowl. On New Years Eve tha
wassail bowl was filled with spiced
ale and drunk in families, and poorer
folk tied a bowl with ribbons and
begged for money for ale to fill and
refill the bowl, singing:
Wassail, wassail all over the town,
Our toast it is white, our ale it is brown:
Our bowl it is made of q maplin tree,
We be good fellows all, I drink to thee.
In some parts of England the old
year is "swept out" by men and boys
with bkackened faces dressed to rep
resent sweeps, in others it is burned
out" with bonfres. Sometimes it is
rung out with muffled bells that are
unmuffled and rung clear after IL
o'clock
In Derbyshire when the clock struck
II the house door was thrown open
as for an honored guest, and the
Little Falls herald., 1912-12-27
About this Time

q Some men sweat. of tor New
!. Year :<sdhy, andssspzns among the
bills forget the rroh part Of it. :.
g Some men wear suspenders which
=. fair hands have decorated and
thank heaven that tailors invented
waistcoats.
q Some generous women are won-
dering why their husbands new
smoking jacket smells like a singed
boiled dinner.
q Some men are in the cellar fitting
the gay bands of wife's holiday
cigars laboriously upon surrepti-
tious substitutes and 1neditating on
the rubber industry.
g Some girls are wondering whether
he gave her the ring this year, and
whether he considers THAT a
Christmas gift.
q Some neighbors are wishing that
little Willie might wax in strength;
he can't hit the head of the drum
quite hard enough yet. ....
q Some little maids know more
than they did, about the internal
anatomy of dolls and woolly lambs,
and weep amid the sawdust.
Little Falls herald., 1912-12-27
BRIIfit.GING IN The
new YEARS WATER

Perhaps IN 20 part OF the British
Isles is the New Year heralded with
more quaint and curious customs than
in Pembrokeshire. That picturesque
county abounds with strange customs
AID rare superstitiOns, and if you are
a lover OF the curious and picturesque
customs Of bygone days, the day OF
days to be in Pembrokeshire: is on
January l.
You will very probably be awakened
by the strains Of some musical instru.
ment-preferably concertina or &C.
Gordon, but mouth-organ will do
and the singing of children's voices
of the following words:-
Rise up New Years morning.
The cocks are all a-croWng;
And if you think it is too soon,
Rise up and look ct the stars and moon.
If you are enthusiastic enough to
descend you will fHd a group Of boys
of all ages on your doorstep, armed
with little cups Or mugs OF cold water
and spr;gs CT box, cla-noring for
the "NeW Years Nater,' to be taken
in. # you accede to their request, the
sprigs OF box ere dipped into the New
Years water and a tiny shower
sprink,ed over your face.
This is supposed to bring great good
luck to you and your household, but
three things must be carefully OBJ
served-the bearers of good luck must
come inside your door, every member
of the household must go through this
ordeal by water to ensure luck to him.
self, or herself, and the bringers of
the luck must be rewarded in man.
ner suitable to your position. The
well-to-do give small silver, and per.
haps refreshments; others coppers; !;
and some of the poorest sweets, or.
anges, nuts, cake, etc.
Every good Pembrokeshire house.
wife lays in a store of small coins and
good things of the season, in readiness
for the early visits of the youth of her
town or village, and many deny them
selves to do this. To assert that the
bringing of the New Years water
does not bring good luck would be re-
garded as rank blasphemy.
Girls are considered very unlucky to
enter your house first on New Years
Day, and dark persons are preferred
to those of fair complexion as luck.
bringers. To avoid anything so ter
rible as the entry Of girl or won.
an or fair person first on New Years
Day, the doors are kept locked, and
when a knock is heard the caller is
either inspected from window OF
some other coign of vantage, or in.
terrogated through the closed door.
This all may appear very absurd in
print, but if you pay visit to Tenby
or some other place in "the premier
county of, Wales" you will enter into
the spirit of the thing, and feel the de
light of hearing the familiar greeting
"A Happy New Year." accompanied
by tiny jet Of icy water on YOU
-. ISL
Little Falls herald., 1912-12-27
WHENVE'W|| YElARlONIK
WE KNOW BY CALENDAR ~C2x1Hp~
PUZZLE OF MANY AGES&{%58p|

ruary at the end. In 542 B. G. Feb
ruary was given it's present place. At
that time the months had twenty-nine
and thirty days alternately, SO that
the year had 345 days; to make this
more fortunate under the old super.
.stition that luck lies In odd: mum.
bers, one day was added. The moon
makes a revolution in about twenty:
pine and one-half days and twelve lu.
nations form a. period of 354 days. To
get the civil calendar even with the
solar year jNuma ordered an additioa-
al month to be inserted every second
year between the 23rd and 9th Of
February, consisting of twenty-five
and twenty-three days alternately.
Thus four years contained 1,465 days
and the mean length Of the year was
1861 days. This was one day too
much. From an effort to adjust mat
tiers more confusion resulted. :.
Politicians Of that day were no.lesa
prone to manipulate affairs to their
own advantage than they are today.
Every third period Of eight years was
to contain only. three intercalary
months instead of four. This would
reduce the mean length of the year to
1854 days, but the care of the calen-
dar was left with certain officials with
discretion to intercalate more or few
or days. To prolong the. terms of Of
flee or to hasten elections the ques-
ton of the calendar was ignored.
When Julius Caesar came into power
he found the civil equinox differed
from the astronomical by three
months, Winter months had been car
ried> back into autumn and autumn
into summer.
Sostgenes. . an old mathematician
who was more familiar with the stars
than any man Of his time, came to
Caesars rescue and devised a. plan
to put an end to the disorder. The
civil year was regulated entirely by
the sun and was fixed at 365A days,
the quarter day being added TO- each
fourth year aa we have It now. The
original plan was to have thirty one
days each for the first, third, fifth,
seventh, ninth and eleventh months
and the other months thirty, except
February, which was to have twenty
Little Falls herald., 1912-12-27

s Time! bald
hs
cold
and demands the floor
"Once he warn here blows
whistle
swiftly the fe
1t is the rule of this that damaged can't return
timber his dollar Although