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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORV"
"America For Americans"
| FOOD WINS THE WAR j
DON'T WASTE IT }
J _i
WORK FOR EVERYBODY.
The government bus been criti
cise » time and again by men who
bate left their work in the north
land or elsewhere and have gone to
th^ States expectinje to immediatly
t"» «iven work there with bett r
oiy than their previous positions.
The government, however, does
not want men to quit their present
i bs but desires them to enroll so
that it will have a large number
ij' qualified men to s-Iect from. Ap
plications are neither billing on the
Kovcrnment nor applicant. If the
applicant has the proper qualifica
tions he will later be informed when
ami where to report but until noti
V»i should retain his present posi
tion.
Mechanics may en-roll with the
local Enrolling- agency at the cus
tom's house.
la order to fin^ every last man in
'he country and appeal to him to
answer freedom's most urgent call,
our national Department of Labor is
establishing employment exchanges
'u ail great centers and organizing
a great reserve called the V. S.
Puolic Service Reserve, witU a dir
ector in every state, so that all who
hear this voice can have a definite
placn to answer and be immediately
enrolled; that when the shipyards
are ready they can be called to the
yard where they are most needed.
Honor, fair w-agcs and comfortable
living are among the inducements
j roTidcd.
FOOD VALUE CF CORN.
A Series of Comparisons That Is a
Study In Economy.
I have recently made an exhaustive
investigation .>f the comparative food
value of the products of white corn,
and the results show these products to
be so much njfre e '.mimical tliatt
many of the foous 'cininunly used that
1 believe it would interest your read
ers to see the comparison.
The fo<>d value of one pound of corn
meal, grits or hominy, costing 3 cents.
U equal to the food value of any of
the following commonly used foods:
1 pound of wheat t'.'jur. costing.. Scents
1 pound of rice, costing 9 ccnts
l*i pounds of cheese, costing ft) cents
2*4 pounds of round steuk, costing S1.' cents
t dozen eggs, costing 9) cents
H peck of potatoes, costing 45 cents
i pints of milk. costing 3U cents
National prosperity has made us
prodigal of our resources and wasteful
of our substance, particularly in the
matter of food, for which we have
been paying more than is commensu
rate with food values, and I believe It
behooves Americans today to consider
the real nutritive value of the food
which they purchase and to know the
merits of white corn products, which
I believe to be the cheapest nourishing
food wbl< li the housewife can buy on
the market today.
The south knows and appreciates tha j
value of white corn for table use. Why |
not the north, east and west?—A. JT, j
Smith te ^'evv XoiJs tost. _ _ ,
INDIAN TROOPS AT BAGDAD ENJOY RIDE
The British forces that have conquered Bagdad have heen greatly luipea
In their successful campaigns In Mesopotamia by native Indian troops. The
Indians are good fighters and are steadfast In their loyalty to tlu» British
empire. This British official photograph shows a car load of them enjoying a
ride on the Eagdad-Kadhlmnln tramway.
HEAT OF THE SUN.
It* Source of Supply Is a Puzzlina
Prjblem to Science.
Probably the un'st puzzling problem
we have iu connection with the sun is
to account for its tremendous output
of heat, which we are told has varied
no more than a few tenths of a degree
in 50,(KH)MH> yea: s. i!ie period general
ly given by geologists for the duration
of life upon the earth.
If we accept the theory most gener
ally advanced in the past that the sun
was formerly a vast nebula extending
at least as far as the planet Neptune
aud that Its heat was maintained by.
slow contractions, computation shows
us that only 2o.000.00tklimes the pres
ent output would be maintained from
this source—that is. if its heat were
supplied by eontrNCilon alone It would
have lasted only It: If as long as life
has been known to exist upon the
earth.
This is [.laii.Iy impossible, and
thiugh contract!' n undoubtedly sup
plies part of tli" s :ar h.-.-t, there must
be some other source of supply as well.
The tliseowry of radio-.;-, tivity in re
cent years may have mueli to do with
explai.di'.g this iuy:icry
It is interesting to eexwider that if
the suu were composed of ■-«:-<! and its
heat were kept i:;> by ilie process of
combust!;n more tliau a ton of i-oal
would b;1 required p?r s jtiare foot of
surface per I: >ur to supply tlie present
output of heat. The sun would be en
tirely burned up in years If made
of coal.—New York Sua.
OUR UNPAID LABORERS.
| Birds Do Great V.'ork, Yet We Do Not
Proporly Prot«:i Them.
Ortt* form of national waste which Is
far more serious thau the A:j:crli:in
I>e«»i>l«» realize Is a result <>f l bo iiv; U>r
! able neglect to conserve l.itd life in
this heedless au>! t;iura:cful cjuut.'y.
Ornithologists and other intelligent
observers of iiaiU.o \v!u» have r.:-ide a
study of the subject say v. itIi t"i« saue
tiou uf crop c-;.-::s that insects de
stroy one-tenth of tile products of agri
culture in the Uir'ted Slutes. More
than l'JO.OOO kinds cf ins- "ts have been
enumerated iu the fields, orchards,
meadows, pastures, vineyards, gardens
| and woods of this chief agricultural
j country of the world. A very larire pro
portion of these insects are injurious
! to crops. Birds are the insects' worst
enemies.
Nearly all birds destroy iusoct life.
The federal depairtucnt i f Hgrhuliure
has examined the stomachs of forty
kinds of birds to dcteriaiae accurately
what they consume. It was found that
amon? the birds which me.u effectively
aid the farmers tire phoebes. k'ngb'.rds.
catbirds, swallows, bro—n thrashers.
I rose breasjed grosbeaks, house wrens,
I Times, native sparrows, etifkoes, ori
oles, warblers, shore larks, I 'g^orhead
I shrikes and meadow larks. IJvon the
crow and the crow Ufctckbird. which
have rested under suspicion s'> Ion?
do more good than l.arai to the farm
ers.—Chicago Ncr.s.
Tho Indoor and tho Ou'.t'jor
In the Aicericiii; Mugtuluu Oean Her
mail Schneldor gays:
"The. characteristics of men are so
much 011 the .st:ifa< »» tliat a Ueeti ana
lyse usually will uncover I he CMrav;
one in tlie lir.;t interview. They si^nai
the Indoor anil o;it.*cor ty|«e of man.
When a bll;:zard U hi-.itii.: against the
house uu 'indoor' man U-es to hear the
roar of the wlud liecau.e it empha
sizes the coziness of the ingleaoeU
and heightens his sense of protection.
The 'outdoor' mail is straightway seized
by a desire to get out and fight the
storm. Draw u picture of prospecting
or construction work, and the second
man will lean forward with tense mus
cles and radiant eyes. The other will
draw more and more into himself, as
if for shelter."
Expert.
Manager—Yes, we have a vacancy in
our financial department. Have you
had any experience in finance?
"I'm supporting a $10,000 wife on
$5,000 a year.''—Life.
Toilet of tris Ticly Ant.
No creature is n:oro tidy than au
ant, who cannot tolerate the presence
of dirt on its hody, says a writer in
St. Nicholas. These little creatures
actually use a number of real toilet
articles in keeping themselves clean.
A well known authority says their toi
let articles consist oi coarse and tine
toothed com lis, hair brushes, sponges,
and even washes ami soap. Their
com!is, however, are tic* genuine arti
cle and differ frcui ours niaiulv in that
they are fastened to their legs. The
ants have no set time fur their toilet
operations, hut clean up whenever they
get soiled.
It Was Not Her Fault.
Dr. BIacU—1 Mrs. Brown,
that you have given the medicine ac
cording to directions? Mrs. Brown
Well, doctah, 1 done uiy ties'. You said
give Pete one o' dese lieah pills three
times a day ontil gone, hut I done run
out o' pills yistaday. an' he hain't gone
yit.—Christian
IN THE1 PROBATE COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OP ALASKA,
DIVISION NO. 1, AT HAINES
BEFORE J. J. KENNEDY, U. S.
COMMISSIONER AND E^-OF
FICIO PROBATE JUDGE.
In the Matter of tbo estate of
J. E. Reynolds, dec-eased.
NOTlCli IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That the final account G. AY. lliuch
niau administrator of the estate of
J. E. Reynolds, deceased, has been
rendered to said court, for settle
ment, and the lit]], day of February,
191S, at the hour of one o'clock in
the afternoon has been duly ap
pointed as the time when, and the
court room of the above entitled
court ,aa the place for the settle
ment theerof, at which time any
person interested in said estate
may appear, and file his excep
tions in writing to said account
and contest the same.
Dated the Sth day of Jauuary,
1918.
J. J. KENNEDY,
Ex-Officio Probate Judge.
1 l-iS-25—1-S.
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WHEN EVERY
MOVE HURTS
Lame every morning, achy und
stiff all day, worso when it's damp
or chilly? Suspect your kidneys
and try the remedy that thousands
have used and recommended.
Mrs. Ellen F. Jouea, 1517 E.
Fourth Ave., Spokaue, Wash., bays:
"The first sign I havJe had of auythi
tx>in.' wrong with, my kidneys was
a our nine years ago. My kid
neys acted much too often, and blad
der trouble kept me miserable. In
otbfr ways my kidneys showed they
weren't doing their work properly.
Mv back was so painful I could
hardly bear the misery and my
sio'. t was affected, too. 1 got bo
I couldn't walk across the floor
to get a drink of water. Three
boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills en
tirely cured me and I felt strong
and well." (Statement given Oc
tober 18, 1915.).
HASN'T SUFFERED SINCE.
On June S, 1917 Mrs. Jones said:
"1 have felt like a different wo
man since IVoan's Kidney Pills cur
ed me and my kidneys have been in
fine condition."
60c, at all dealers. Foster-Mil
'jurti Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
—Advertisement.
FRATERNAL ORDERS
Arctic IlrotlierhooU. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
meets evory second and
fourti. Tuesday evening
at 8:30 o'clock. Visit
ing brotLers cordially welcome.
Edward A. ltosmuson, Arctic! Chief.
William B. Gray, Arctic Itccordcr.
Fraternal (>;d< r
Eagles—
Skitgway Aerie,
.\<>. 25, Frater
nal Order of
Aavjrs meet uie runt, and third
\Wdnesday night of each month at
tiicir iiall on Fifth Avenue. Visit
iiii, brothers cordially invited to
at'.emi.
John M. Keller, \V. P.
J. M. Qriesbarfi, Secretary.
of each months.
ar« welcome.
P. & A. M.
Whita Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings
Visiting Brethren
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMB 3 WALLACE, Secretary.
—I
^BHCHSEF
brothers norriiallv
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 431. B. P. O.
E. meets every
Tkursday at 8:30
p. in. Visiting
W. B. BATSON, E. R.
F. J. VAilDEWALAi, Secustary.
I . Plonker of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* lii A. B. Hall first Monday in
cwry month at 8:30 p. m.
I Visiting IJrothers cordially wel
come.
J. C. WOOD, Pres.
P. H. Doree, Rec. Sec.
•> I ROMiSSlONAL CARDS +
Dll. L. S. KELLER
Dentist
Most Modlera Methods
Offic*- Hours: H-12 «. m. 1-8 ni.
UasLJvn Building .... Biwdway
8 K AO WAV ALASKA
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Prm-tJce !n *11 courts
In Territx>rj of Alaska
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uj J ur.i-An Alaska.
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RUBBER, COPPER, BRASS
lKAO, ZINC. SACKS, RA(>8
ROPJB, SCRAP IRON
R°*r of 3plcko;t'a Pomoffico
store.
The Totem Store
J. IKUTA Proprietor
Is temporarily closed, and dur
ing his absence from the city
the large
SAFETY DEPOSIT
VAULT
will be in Kirmse's Store.
For any information see Win.
Wright, at Kirmses
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, as ih« y cannot reach
the diseased portion of the «w. There Is
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness,
and that is by a constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an in
flamed condition of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube. Wi.en this tube Is
inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Im
perfect hearing, and when It Is entirely
cloBed. Deafness is the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be rcdurud and this tube
restored to Its normal condition, hearing
will be destroj'ed forever Many cases of
deafness are caused by catarrh, which Is
an Intlamcd condition of the mucous sur
faces. Hall's Catarrh Madlolne acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of tho
system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Catarrhal D« afness that cannot
be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Cir
culars free. All Druggist9. 75c.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Tolodn. O.
—Advert I somen t.
r v r\ /TO A romcilr for Infections
| D I f\l urinary tract.
x V |/T\J I_1 Painlen. noti-pulionum
D )i IICT V '1 »nJ not "ricturo.
> L'V VVU.J Relieve. in I to 5 daya.
SCTiD BY nRl'«6INT.l
Parcel Post il deaired-Price 41. or 3 bottles S2.7J.
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ALASKA. WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA
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January 20 5
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Alaska .Steamship Co
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY FALL 1917
For Seattle and Puget Sound Portg
S. S. JEFFERSON,
January 27. Feb. 8, 20. March 4
Passengers transferred to Victoria, Vancouver and Tacoma withou extra charg<
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Phone 66 E. J. SHAW, Agent Skagwaj
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
(STEAMSHIP LINES)
s.s.
PRINCESS SOPHIA
LEAVES SKAGWAY P. M.
Jan. 30. Feb. 13, 27. March 10, 20, 31
Apr. 10, 21. May 1, 12, 22. June 2
—FOR—
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, Etc.
.ALSO TICKKTS ISSUED TO ALL CALIFORNIA POINTS
VIA ANY DESIRED ROUTE
WHATEVER YOUR DESTINATION ALWAYS BUY TICKETS AND
CHECK BAGGAGE THROUGH SAVING MONEY AND TROUBLE
ALL INFORMATION FROM
L. H. JOHNSTON, Agt. F. F. W. LOWLE
Skagway Gen. Agt.
Phones 87 or 118 Juneau
RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP LINES
S. S. "PRINCE JOHN"
LEAVES SKAGWAY
P. M. SATURDAY
Jan. 12th, 26th Feb. 9th, 23rd Mar. 9th, 23rd
FOR PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.
Steamer "PRINCE RUPERT" operates South from PRINCE RUP
ERT every Thursday Midnight, calling Swanson Bay, Ocean Falls, Van
:ouver, Victoria, Seattle.
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Buy a through ticket to Eastern United States and Canadian points vii
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Agent Telephone 43
or G. A. McNicholl, Asst. Gen. Frt. & Pasgr. Agent, Prince Rupert, B.C.
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rHE B M..BEHRENDS BANK
Juneau, Alaska ,
OLDEST AND LARGEST BANK IN ALASKA
^ consistent policy pursued for more than a quarter of a
century has been rewarded by steady and substan
tial growth until this Bank has now over
one and one-half million dollars re
sources and depositors in
every part of the
Territory