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SKAGWAY IlliAWS A CIPHKK
Tue new mail contract to the two American steamship companies has
lix^n let and until June 30, 1920. Ketchikan. Wiangell, Juneau. Cordova.!
Seward and Anchorage get at least a ten day uiail service tach way. if
the companies get together on tl.eir schedules—as the government ought
to mane them get together—they will get a live day mail eaci. way. Hot
fckagway gets NOTHING
Skagway asked for NOTHING and got it. as most towns da Skag-j
way sent uo wires to the department and got NOTHING. Sh*» wrote no
letters, and got NOTHING. Ketchinkan. W-angell. Juneau. Cordova and
fi-ward will have fresh vegetables ouce a week, or poslsibly every five
days, while Skagwav will eat out of cans The C.tv Council did not as!,
for any Improved mail service and got it; the various lodges In the towi
asked for no change in the aiail service and got it: the churches and tht
other organisations did not request any improvement and got It. Sup-!
pise Skagway had put up to the department the situation No mail ex
vept as tl ese two line* may happen to call No chance to get green food]
or freight except when some tramp boat may .vine In. Skagwav has lost
one rrsidcnt steamship agent, and is likely to lose another. Why? Be
uum we are so vociferous iu our representations.
Suppose Skagwav had spent live dollars in wires to the postofflce de- j
purlinent Suppose she had represented the tacts as they are. that 500
people in Skagway. 500 p«o"Ie iu Haines, and as many moro along the
Yukon rihutary to Skagway would receive benefit, not only in mail hut
in tie sht service by at least every other boat making Skagway a port o:
>4.1 during t..e winter What would have happened? We would prob
ably i.a^e gotten it. We askej for NOTHING and got It. It was uo
t.>iU business and so NOTHING *.is done and NOTHING was received.
It is ti.a e\pe> u-d that the Toil Office department is going to sit up nights
luoLiiij. ii.to .~kagw.\ s n»-eds. bat if skagway makes tne post office de
part, «-nt sit up a..d lake tiotu e that she sue is on the map. something
will t.o done It's suppiuiiess that euts the lift out of a town. The road
ioiiii. aM.iii had the money for i e bridge up near the shops—Did Skag
*ta« f,.-t a: Iw Why? Ask tue people w:.o know. It's a wonder the
i iidi-e ii d not go out t. is yeat" it would have done so if the ranchers on
i o .. side uad uot pa d (or keeping u it. Does Skagway care? Could
Skagwa. «'l tnat bridge put in right il she went after it? Certainly she1
• ould skagway IsKs Tor NullllM. and <.K'l'S IT. Think about it and [
< ,s uot the truth.
Win l>IS» KIMIVVTK?
i.fpie-e iiaiixe t»utheriand. with commendable courace and wisdom,
! as , ..i alter t!.«• uiitair discrimination in the Jones Marine bill, which
. ..ut.....s a clause whereby the (' H. II. steamship line 1* not permitted to
d t f same t!iin« in Alaska ii Is specifically allowed to do tn the state!)
mi? •iljnd wants the dlscrittriu.t .m removed lie s>*eks to have the
i.-t.-s play (air w.th Alaska w at the states pet in point of serv
u•• \> I Skaitwai spend niii' 01..1 <>n wins to Sutuerlatul commend.115
Litti !••■ ...4 action? Villi sl.a^.v. ike UI... dull to si ...» him that she
. i, re ates » at t.e is iloliif ' Will K. c.\a\ ■ :i«' a v. ire tt> tao marine
a : ciriti riea eonim ttee of the H.vuse and j :k fl at tne discrimination
.e...uVeU? I'ould .-•Ka,.va> si- .:il tc.i doll.11» t^ bctte: Hd\antiiKe than
in 1 is Ttt.uk you the interested American Itiie^ ».11 not spend
w 11 e*_ mi money to l.eep tt>e bill ttnchans't!' Y.'hv? They* can send
fr«"i:-ht when they choose to >ett(i out a bo.M We may fit one. two or
1—. 1. tl ree AntliiitB * at Skitftwrny before the Yukon opens In the
spilas. We set the t anad an boa: twice t'reo litres a month. Hnd if
sue was not discriminated aKattist we colli ' Height on her Is Skag
wmv jeiunt: to do anything about it?
A- j rule. h<i»«vrr, « I"-—»lnust will
<!,. :n or «<.rU with l>>* Umnl» 'luin J
tltr <»1H. t'T ItV lie U«c t«' W ;
all ..(.UIUN! UIlI^" >•"" "I't'l't I
t».. !tilr»N "f your tiiu«- hauiliug it uul j
vinally '
A > that everybody
uis a w erlr iloiible. This rather
tits tiili* ll:e v.eu Ot luauy who have
' r. t»u>: :hn: the fellow who
the retail prices oi«at must
Lave s«)iie help.
The
Clancy Kid
Pi
Znough to Make Any
Kid Houl
By
PERCY L. CROSBY
^ )I lft« XlcCtMf aya4*<4f
Z3T Ai?e yq'l' ckwhs.J
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AR£- r—
FIND RELIC OF OLD LONDON
Arch of Bridge Which Must Have Been
Built Centuriee Ago Just
Brought to Life.
A very Interesting relic of old Lon
don has cwue to light. according to
tlie London Times, an arch of old Lon
don bridge, which was demolished dur
ing the construction of the new Lon
don bridge, which began In 182S. The
arch uow discovered Is I tic second from
the north Hide of the olil bridge, and
Is close to St. Magnus' church. It was
disclosed during some building o|»-ra
tlons now In progress.
Tlie tlret stone bridge over the
Thames was built In 117(1, but the
bridge was innstaitflj ivpiiired and
restored, so that there Is no evidence
of the exact date of this particular
arch. It was apparently medieval, and
Is built of Reigate stone Mth a very
flat trajectory. At the beginning of the
Eighteenth century, however, three flat
wrought-stonc supporting ribs were
put In. and the middle one of these I*
dated 1703. The arch Is no! yet en
tlrely uncovered, but n springer nt e '
-Ide Is Just being disclosed, and the
«pan Is est'inated to be al»>ut 30 foot
Tlie under surface i»f the arch Is ti
slderably waterworn l>etweeii the ad<I
ed ribs. It Is one of the an te- Clow
Co which the mill wheel stood for the
raising of water intu the w.itertoiver
that stood alongside the br'ilw This
arch stood In the river, and Is. there
fore. an evidence of the I tnlts v. I I li
as time has gone on. have lieen Ini
IM«.ed on the Thaille* :I;h river luring
now much nttirower 'Inn It was In
medieval time- It ilti erstood that
this relie .>f Id t.oodon Is to U- care
fully pre«ervod.
CROW Dl\-o V.Z CSA "ERPENT
Ofd Fnend cf the 0.*?an Summc.
Recortf Mikrs Way fo* Pirate
Ch.p rrcrr R'Jk.a.
We befle*. e hut one sea serpent ha*
been sighted s.i frr This *ea-on lVr
haps It Is «till h Jltt'e errly. but the
wear her has been hot eno.j- tn bring
our old friend to the Mtr Siv. anil no i
doubt the fr?shf«*ii *1 <in«l 'lei sbted
v|«lt«»rs lit shore n»sorts and those j
who so out tn se i in bonis fr.r a |
short rtl«*npce will soon bo rewarded )
with a sijfht of h!< ncl> bend or f.i*»ci- i
nated by ihe water churned up by |
• be swishiti:: of his angry Jail. How- j
ever. It is possible. rhn* the sight more |
rulcuhited t" tbrfM will be The p'rate |
ship from Rti*«I«» tl at Is moving In I
such a mysterious way !t* wonders t«» ;
perform If tbN s *«>. we are *-ertain j
that for e\er> view «»f the sea ser- j
»>ei!i rliat is n*CMnl»«d on the part ot
credible witnesses there will be 20
equally "redihl»* witness's who enught
a zlhup"»* of the ne« 'error «»f the
deep. long. low and dark, either just
before If submersed «»r at the moment
It catue to the surface to cast its eye
about for » new ship to capture nnd
sink or t" ilrajfi away the crew in irons
to RoNhevik Russia. T«> the elder!,*
skepfb* who inquired where siirh a
craft »e*nred its nt»«*e*sary fuel th»*
les* critical youn^ wonnti answered
that it probably otn-rated by electric
Ity What could b»» more probable?—
Hartford «Yuront.
Flower Worth Small Fortune.
Ton thousand dollar* is nn extraor
dinary price for a single plain: y>t It
ubs pn'•! liv Kn?llsh horticulturists j
for nn orchid raised tn America. th.
''aiteicya jigii* mini
This ('aiteicya whs flowered In 1910
ami exhibited nt ati orchid show In tlx
United States where It was awarded
a gold medal. The plant was found In
1!*1» Ui a lot' of other specimens of
Caiteleya gigas. It was only hy ch.mo
'hat the plant was not soli! for h do
lar or two. The only reason was that
.ifter most of Its companions had lie-i
disposed i»f this one. with sonic o'lier*
Hint were not In very prod condition
was «et aside. Finally all the speil
mens were |wtted.
To the great surprise of the hortl
rultuiists when, next spring, the plant
"■time up It was with pure white Mow
ers. The plant was sold in London |
for lierhaps the highest figure that an
orchid e\er brought.
The mikado of Japan took the first ]
informal trip through the streets of
Tokyo ever taken hy a Japanese ruler, i
and he liked it. K\en an emperor j
Will enjoy helng human.
The fashion talks that put us on
'lie ropes In midsummer are the fore
, usts and descriptions of fall ami win
tor dresses.
SuhBcrihe for the Pailv Alaskan,
and get (he news while it Is news
1
TEACHING THE CLASSICS.
rv*n West Is rlcht In telllnc tbe
American Classical league at Its Phil*
delphia meeting that there I* more
criticism nowadays ofhr methods of
teaching the classic* tlian of Their
Intrinsic value. Their contact at a
thousand points with niotlern life and :
thought Is not denied; the broad liasl>
they form for culture ts admitted. A
(■ertain reaction in tlieir favor has oc
curred in the educational world.
Teachers of Kngllsh have always lieen
their warm champions. and the teach- i
em of history and the modern 1-a'ln
tongue- friendly. But teacliers of I
mathematics and science now begin ;
to sin-, as I>r l'a ul Sliorey pointed out
years ago, that the besi methods «l
teaching the classics are s. mu<-h like
the liest tuetliods of lea. tunc exact
science that these two branches of a
liberal education should regard each
other with lirui cordiality, says the
New York Post. The s nletit who
comes up to college alter a Ilivirv'Ujrh
studj of l-'itin. liwk, or lio'h. is IkM
ter pro]mreil to take up lelK* than
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less ex::cli; courses.
•"Die youn; mail ei : hit- nes«
at the ace of tweuty-iiii-ee with a
business mjmliii-lration <i p e a. say*
IVati 1 lav id of ihe Harvard bus Hess
school, "will lect'he a salary "f
SI Si*' ai tirsi Tl.is. however, shou'd
not discourage him." tlreat tienvcas!
'1 .me w: x and not so luauy >e:irs ago
when a hov newly oul of college would
have hcen envied by til his class
mate- !.' lie landed an $l.S>*i salary in
Ihe tirsl >ea- sajs Ihe l.owell Courler
illizen. He was more likely to stan
In somewhere at about SI." a week
The pre-cut-day youth. a c<-online to
Mr. 1 »n \ Id. will "within a few
years, if lie is at ali capable. I«e re
ceivlliK $10,tHfci to SV1.IM11." How
many Jslo.!*"*1 1m rio> do you knew of
In this typical American citj that are
o|ien to young fellows a few years
away from collego?
The talent of the |ii«ei is very un
like llmt i>f the general. The gift
of Mil Kdlson is unlike that of a
Padetvwski, liu! If you lake the rec
ord* of those who have achieved fame,
.vou will tind one el.arai'tvristlc alike
In e;'Ch. alone with the innumerable
differences. l*ra<t:call> every great
man is a jrreat worker. Whatever I
other qualities jou inn) have to eu
title you t<> bold an honored |>lace. ;
tlie.\ will not amount to much unless
you jK>s~t s« the faculty for hard «ork.
>.
bound to do - tine hilig < reil 'abie even
If jou fall short ..i greatness. Never
th ~jvi ir n> long a> y< n "-Jin work and
work hard.
\
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oruin. :!••<*. it. hov.ior. remark*
the IIoimoi, r«w. The most inno
eenl u> . w uiaglna oe is an
im.ihlMar* vani|> lion she dons her
t.. i-e! »'!■■ Mie of lniJ»ression
al.le sons of A data.
NeN. nl . i.-s !S limy oo. ;;r to some
4»riCh1 ehii'i Teor thai w 1 < re the high
,s,rn oh$l-iMs j«ie view «J :i in
the road. •: is a good so', e.ue to slow
u|i and Ill's may be the Wiiiins ot
a Ilfsa*lng and carsa\i..g reform
"f n'llflp. till" W'Mnlt x<-:-liriT OS
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I heir • J "1 lir: * y.Uj V11H"
Jli C llivV > |. : i ;,•!! it or It Hi
I:«<1
«'< : !■ "i I v.ji-. Mil n!
•i-.i.-li; t\!«. jmr s"i ..i r is i-l.t ..p mi>l
I.HI Ii'ii.i i« Ho
I\\>n'ii tl»- - ;i.r inisi isml piw fruit
fmps j! r» I* !!•• .. ' n .-i tltf hun
It is iv 1 it 1 rlc Sam's
force in tli' n ' >,m:i' servirr
is noi hit i»ti'>«pK to flie<-ic up the
iTTiir* In tin* iiKiuiii' tux returns That
help h tut of fi'l lulls to keep
ClHll.
■
hot weather Is nuking up in the nlctit
htiiI worrvliie a I unit «hot her or not
you rPiiiciulH'ivil to emptj tlie pan un
«l*-r the hvliox.
GOWN WORN BY JOHN WESLEt j
English wesieyan Body Receives Gift
of Robe That Belonged to Founu
er of Methodism.
Th«* U'lHctayan Methodlm Connexion
lia> j. -i n«ceir(«d from «»ne of lis U-«e
in*; .a.v.ii» ii a gown thai beiot^tM tu
tbf toonmr of Methodism, accord.ng
to the Loudon I*ailjr Nesi. Joi.u Wes
ley died .it 17fti, so that the piruirw
b» tmn* u>»n 130 jtins old.
Time has, of course. left Its marka
uj*»n the Snaii- jiarts «n d.a
colored and others are morn and
patched. The material Is heavy, and
upou it, worked oi black, an* flowers
aud pranmig horses. As the pi vat
preacher mas u llttie man. the go«v
must have liunj: about bis heels.
It is claimed that the go** was a
preaching gvwn, but it u» ver> d^s- ,
similar to the ecclesiastical gunoent
that, according to authentic tvivrdt.
John Wesley »w in tin* pu pi: Thi«
one posses-^?* an ordinary sleeve :*nu
generally sjt-aking. .t s. *-n»~ n. u.vwrd
silb ihf st\ iv ot oi black gown.
Th« don<»; <»i the gown ita> «?>•» pre
sented a |< of aitppers t***i««ug'ng to
Wesley. . are in g«**d tv«: i.tioti,
and are nte kind tliat w ^>uld
wear in »«i> study.
YVcni;\, 4»i coarse, traveled through
out (inui Britain and Ireland m all
weather* on his preaching rotirs. and
li was suggested that he wore This
heavy go*<t a> a protects*! against
htmosplm'-n- conditions.
llie V\ esley museum contains a
lance numln-r of interesting rHIo of
John am! < 'haries Wesley. It jnss.-sse»
the siud> eliMir of John, and presently,
as a gift from the donor of tlie town.
Charles \Wstey'* study chair will he
placed tfiere.
A lat ti proportion of the visitors to
the ntiiM'-im come from the overseas
domln<<u> and the United States, J
when* the interest In all thai re-ates
to the early history oi Methodism Is
very k««w».
BLACKBIRD IN THRUSH'S NEST
Correspondrt cf Scottuh New&paper
Calls Attrition tc Remarkable In
cident hie Has Observed.
I JIM week I discovered In The Ivy
r» h «uiik wnll in tuj pink*!! n nest
which limi nil tin- chann'teristio of «
11 •i-li - in-*; with plastered Hii we
only, and uIII' "h contained IW|1 ecjr*.
I hi h* blue w'lh small Mack s|«t»—llif
of a si.iiu tIini-Ji. h corn
•l«,uil«ii. Ijtter ■« I nuliced n hlrd
Killing on the tn-s|. Italy the bend
«■»» \ Isllile. hut li appeared to mi*
that Hit- turd uas a hen MitckMrd and
» thrush. It \ias «iihiv day* be
fore I found the bird <»IT 'he nest,
w 1 >rn imi looktnc In. I dlsonvered thai
tin- plastered lining of the nrS had
l»e«'ii slightly covered »-!rh dried
{Trusses, und ihat the nest contained
li-ur blackbird's esc*—bluish pwn
wlUi ninlilod ends. Tlx- two thrush'*
had disapiieamd. The\ could not
Ih ioihhI at the tool of tin- «nil below
ll»- nest, hut here was found on a
t'v«, slant' the -..II I tin- broken i'CF
«• *.iii« thn:-h. When 1 discovered
II «■ nesi part of Its outer wall «'•«
xlichti.i torn, as If n oat had dlnM
Hp the i\> !ilrd enrteiiv.ired to cla» ont
ih<- hint then slll.iif Is It possible
that the thnish mux have hem soured
»«ay and lite no~ [a»en over by a
blackbird and adaiccd to her ivqu re
• etit«s Vone of \ Trends versed
In the lull'it< of birds. ever hoard of a
similar ills»* Kdlnhurvt' Scotsman.
Ptcp-e Gene-cut VV th Tip»
Vow York like* l<> nerer to It*
upendJIirlfl millionaire* flip head
wa iter of a maffiiltlwM eatery loUl me
that f««r the honntlfnl rratult) ne pre
ferred the visit It t soil-lmster to 'he
of a millionaire. Thf ymnc man
friim Hohokos limine hi* m:r ua !'■ < l
ha« rend so much nlnnit htico tlj>«
thnt hr think* auythlnc m»<ler a SI"
hill will he tossed hack nl him The
Information volunteered by the heri1
waiter rnnif after a well-known spend
thrift lird depnn<-l with two vntms
ladies HI* dinner cl-erk rs;ne to Si"
»n<I ho cave the waiter K."—the head
waiter nothins. "Andcontinued the
head waiter, ".«ee thnt vounc fellow
over there In lite .wj stilt with *
Inrre Adam's apple. Hp hns Iwn
•st ncklnc off hills to pverj waiter
in the place And hp pavp mp a half
century note. I'm afraid his keeper
will he alons soon and make us elve
It hack."—Kxclmnre.
"In (renenil.™ «said I*n»fe«sor Kin- I
uteln, "my tmpredion of America ]
was most favorable." Then all 1* not
lost.
Th* people mar not know Inst what
they want, hut whatever It may he.
:hev knov tlipy want it.
THE KK \(.W A V
Pioneer L>air>
H. F. SEKMAV Prop.
,nt jAKilM #IU Uf
TV larp^K and hw **»«
ilucifvl flair} In Al«.«ki»
Hail} dhlptwnt". ol port
mflk nnil cream t« all
on While I'nmfc A
\ nU«r Itnalr.
Big Game Guide
Spttrl^ntcti whi» mv iniw^i -
«l in huncni: tHC gantr in i «•
lanrrr Yukon rrmmtiy mre >.
vitrd to cull on »nr. I !»«.«•
i lived for n-nn> In I* «
! lhft roarttt), «.hI <»n lum-:»u <•
liunting put t :< ftw
I I ? iVP n i!<wmI ponit !' :»1
for Uk<- linn ;n • nn>1 »!«v
For Information «*l: or *«!•
!
Tcm Williams
I ATMS I* <
FREVENT
Skin Fnoubles
by Dailij Use of '
Cuticura
Make Cutu .ra Soap
and Ointment you:
every-day toilet prep
arations. Ba'.hewtth
the Soap and ho;
water on rising and
nrtirinR. usinR plenty
of Soap, h *vt applied
with the ' 11.Js.
Smear ar.\ sipns of
pimpies, redness or
rouphncss- with the
Oin.ment ana let it riir.atn nrr
minutes before bathinp Finally
dust on a few prams of the ex
quisitely prrfurr<^ Cu-kura Tal
com. it takes the place of other
perfumes for the skin.
tofvyC* E*rt r-»- h* **!'. * ^Viiri
er»V»-»r. r>ni 66 %l% *»r. • ' •»».. ^ »-r»
whn* S<^( V — '
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