Douglas Island news., 1921-04-29

Che reason INNI n. mn. N'.'
 royc-nors come and 70 ever since ho camc North aud although auI.
 something of cheochoko he ho. lived and kept out of lau dw.n
 Che administrations in Alaska mt Yukon. of no loa cham twelve gov crnor three in Alaako and nino i'm Yukon. Of Che lattcr six were
 cmnrIy appointed by Che Domiu- ion government and thrco wero Of Che variety known oa 'act.us and hcy were good actors. too.
 In Che matter Of governors Alaai" diners from Yukon in that whom @. governor is appointed n Aloaka he| .s reasonably sure of his job until thoro is a change of administration. whucin Yukon at icast during the. early history of government there
 governor was liable t0 lose hs. "eoat" before hc had been in tho| country sufficiently long to dctcr- mrc whore hc best brands of Scotch wcrc dispensed and before hts dog could find hs way homo Ii. he urcI Of wmtur for h.H owner outside one of tbo numerous 'pl.ut stores" which 0ow.shcd thcrc iu. Che haicyon days. Also. if a eoycr- nor in Yukon could withstand thc' pressure brought to bear by Che op- posing pouHcal faction. ho was usually rewarded by tte Dominion covcrumcu, wh something better m Che cym. Chat ho weakened hc. wont back Co Che practice ot law
 which moro of ttom did cham took promotions and thcy made good governors at hat but al ymcs they uere apt io uoeIoet Che s.ro.ior'a ad- mou.uou Co put Q lmrt or lemon in It
 Recalling condition. 1s tHcy cN. IstcI n Che Yukon metropolis nav son. Iu ha our.y days of hat coun- try itsa mater of pr.de witch thc| Stroller uat bc Ia able to say aa| mentioned above Ihat hc managed to tcn out ol IaI during hs many years residence thcrc and tha F moro thm muv who probably didn't need mUne half a. much as thc| Stroller cam sav for tho system ol. enforcing law there n thoso days was to lock mm un ou Che s.leht- o.t complaint and investigate htor True. three Of every four would bc| dismissed and given an apology whom Che charges arHn.t chem wore investigated. lon. Ua, d.I not ohuf-| crate Che fact that .her had ru,' might m iaH Practical iokors would lake up complaints aaa.ust choir boat friends so thcr oorid josh chem about having bcon Iu ial, and encm.c Man. oH Nu' It was a| great place for "eo.lne oyg'
 While Che Stroller has met but. nroc governors of Na.ha he was never asked by any ol thom to uto' drink On hc otbcr hand ho has mot nmc rovcmor of Yukon and hos boon a.koI by an Of thcm to| akc drink ar drinks which hc. invariably d.d It Is na, thot hos ataity has over boon lacking w.th Aasos covcmor bu. hat some mon run more to drinking chan oth- ers I'm ncr It raa from % eovcr- nor Of Yukon tbat tl. Stroller loarn- cd hat man who could correctly pronounce Che word "chryuuthc- mum" could always stand another drink Careful and frequent demon
 auou since has convinced Che Stroller hat he was correctly n-. formed and chat "HH Honor" know whereof ho spoke
 Tho Stroller has not mingled with Yukon eovouou s.ucc ar.dIty -or. partial or.dify struck chat country and ho wonders ust how thoy mako' heir callers feel at home free and nsy They may say "Ave pipe but hat would not be natural. nor. would 10 sayor Of Che old days whom tho "lone e'ow.e" was very much in evidence and ranked high as al promoter Of social uio and hospi- mHy in Yukon tho amo as it| did nearly century ago whom the' governor Of North Carolina made a remark to Che governor of South Carolina thot has since ranked with Che great ny.uu of great men Qf| tbo world Legendary history gives tho following os Che occasion and condition under which Che remark was made. Thcro was a dispute as' to Che boundary between Che Caro- in5s and much U feeling had ou-' roudcrcd. The matter was discussed by Che legislatures Of both states and it was finally asreod upon by| both to leave Che Anal settlement with ho.r respective governors Al ............... anal. ....r.HH Hn hn hold