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EDITORIAL
A problem: II the Germans have,
50o submarines and expect to starve
Eugland in 60 days, bow long will
Kins George's fried potatoes bold
out if England's 4.000 submarine
chasers destroy two submarines
daily?. . »...
The Weather Man has sent a new
note to the Ground Hog, and the
break with the latter is not posi
tive. it is true that Mr. Hog threat
ened a severance of diplomatic re
lations with Mr. Weather Man, whe
he was made to see his shadow on
Feb. 2, and withdrew, so it is claim
ed by advice received from authori
tative sources at the time the ad
vice statins that Mr. Hog intended
*o remain in seclusion for another
six weeks, but according to informa
tion at hand, and evidence which is
irrebutable, he is making overtures
toward a settlement of the alleg
ed insult offered him by the sun
shining on the day he first ap
peared after his long winter's nap,
ai'U may possibly be reconciled bo
that he may be induced to remain
iu rublic.
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SHOW FIREMEN WE APPRECI
ATE WELL THE GOOD WORK
The Firemen of Skagway will
soon hold their ball and the fire
men of Skagvvav should he shown
by the people of Skagway that their
splendid efficiency is appreciated
to the full. T&ere is one good rea
son why; this city is not visited by
disastrous fires like other cities, an.
that is the skill and energy of the
men who fight the fires, it is, in
deed, a question whether the men
ci the fire department receive what
♦he city owes them. Anyhow, they
cannot receive too much, and when
au event like their dance comes off
it presents a splendid opportunity to
all of us to give a slight manifesta
tion at least of the fact that we
are not unmindful o£ their services.
Not only should we buy tickets for
the dance but we should all make
it a point to be present.
WAK MAKES QUEER CHANGES
IX THE LIFE OF NATIONS
The people eS the. United States
■would probably find one result of
war to be that their liberties would
le curtailed while all indications
are that the masaeg ol the people of
Great Britain will enjoy a greater
measure of liberty and greater so
cial equality as the consequence of
the ordeal through which their na
tion. 's passing. "War brings abou
conditions which, xuake all nations
engage! equal for the time being.
This country is now about to give
thQ President power to take over
manufacturing plants and to draft
the employes into the government
service if such, plants refuse to
give precedence to government or
ders. No monarchy; could do more
iu time of war or could less. All
nations at such a time, whatever th
form of government, must submit
to a discipline of the strictest de
scription. Monarchies and republics
stand on such occasions on the Very
game footing, but how will they
come out of it? Wax is a powerful
leveller and a wonderful melting pot
It is the Iron suoon that stirs stag
nation, and it may be ttuat a# such,
It is not only tolerated but foster
ed by mysterious Providence. — Ju
neau Dispatch. |
GOOD AND BAD -MANNERS.
And tha Brand Ua«d In the Prlvaoy of
the Horn* Cirole.
There are three sorts of manners—
good, bad and the sort that are used
In the privacy of the home circle. The
last named sort are usually the worst
Good manners seldom come naturally
to any male. This Is proved by the
fact that they must generally be ham
mered into small boys with a large, ro
bust cane, the flat of the hand or the
rear side of a hairbrush. As the boy
grows to manhood he displays his na
tive bad manners by telling his wife
what he'd like to say to the tiresome
folk who come to call and the people
who give parties which ho is expected
to attend. His early training, how
ever, prevents him from exhibiting his
bad manners in public. Occasionally a
male child Is blessed with good man
ners from birth, but he usually expires
with exceptional thoroughness shortly
before or immediately after his fifth
birthday.
Men with bad manners are generally
very successful In life because their
competitors and opponents lose their
tempers, thus making it easy for the
persons with the bad manners to de
feat them. Before a bad mannered per
son becomes wealthy he is known as a
selfish boor. Afterward he is said to
be eccentric.
There is grave danger that while a
bad mannered person is still in the
boor class some strong minded and
strong muscled individual may resent
his bad manners and spread his fea
tures hither and yon over his face with
a few brisk and well directed blows of
a pair of So. 11 fists. If one cares to
ran the risk, bad manners are great
things on which to gamble.—Kenneth
L. Roberts In Life.
HIS SMUGGLING TRICK.
A Mexican Trader's Way of Evading
the Custom* Inspector*.
There are ways of evading duty
down on the Rio Grande Impossible to
the port of New York. The Mexican
found a way. He was a merchant Just
oa the other side of the Mexican bor
der. He had two vases which had
caught the fancy of an American cus
tomer, but they were dear, and with
the duty added—not to be thought of.
The customer told the Mexican so. The
Mexican fell $3. But the price was
still too dear. The Mexican fell again.
But still there was the duty staring
the customer in the face. Then sud
denly, without explaining how, the
Mexican guaranteed that the vases
should be delivered free of duty on the
other side of the Rio Grande—next
morning at breakfast time.
"And," the Mexican add In a char
acteristic manner, "I will be there to
collect"
At breakfast next morning, as the
customer was eating leisurely, the Mex
ican appeared.
"Where are the vases?" the customer
inquired.
"In the next room, senor," replied the
Mexican, smiling blandly.
"And the duty?"
"There is no duty, senor."
"How in thunder did you manage It?"
asked the American, amazed.
"I paid a greaser a dollar, senor.
With the vases strapped to his back,
he swam the Rio Grande. See, senor"
—hurrying to bring in a vase from the
next room and touching It gently with
his fingers—"they are whole, per-fect."
—New York Post
Courtesy and Work.
When I want to find fault with my
men I say nothing when I go through
their departments. If I were satisfied
I would praise them. My silence hurts
them more than anything else In the
world, and It doesn't give offense. It
makes them think and work harder.
Many men fall because they do not
see the importance of being kind and
courteous to the men under them.
Kindness to everybody always, pays
for Itself. And, besides, it is a pleasure
to be kind. I have seen, men lose im
portant positions, or their reputations
—which are more Important than Im
position—by little careless discourte
sies to men whom they did not think it
was worth while to be kind to.—
Charles M. Schwab In American Mag
azine.
The Land of the Kurds.
Kurdistan appeals to the archaeol
ogist It was ruled successively by the
Persians, Macedonians, Parthians, Sas
sanians and Romans and Is exceeding
ly rich In antiquarian remains, most of
which are still unexamined. The Kurds
are a wild, pastoral, partly nomadic
people, are mostly Mohammedans and
are very hostile to Christians, their
cruel massacre of the Armenians being
only too well known. Kurdistan be
longs to both the Turkish and the Per
sian monarchies, though chiefly to the
former.—London Chronicle.
Object of the Visit,
"Did the titled foreigner call on you
to ask your cosisent to his marrige with
your daughter?"
"I don't think so," replied Mr. Cum
rox. "My impression Is that he came to
look me over and decide whether I was
sufficiently good form to be invited to
the wedding."—Washington Star.
He Got the Job.
"I understand that you told my clerk
you were seeking employment?"
"Your clerk misinformed you. I told
him I was looking for work."
"Take off your coat."—Houston Post.
Stewards Must Live.
Knlcker—Smith regards himself as
the steward of his wealth. Bocker—
That's just the trouble; he expects tips.
—New York Sun.
I It is well to value people for what
! they are without expecting perfection.
Effective Danger Sign.
A contractor who has observed that
pedestrians pay little attention to signs
has evolved a new plan to guard against
accidents to "innocent bystanders." A
steam shovel working many feet below
the surface of the street attracts scores
of persons daily. They stop, lean over
the board railing around the excava
tion and stare. Sometimes the crowd
gets so large tint there is danger of the
railing giving way and plunging them
Into the excavation. "Danger" signs
don't worry them: hence the new' Idea
of the contractor. He has smeared the
top of the railing with tar and grease.
Now persons who never shudder at the
"danger" sign llee from the grease
menace as if it were poison.—Philadel
phia North American.
Fanny Crosby's Memory.
The blind hymn writer. Fanny Cros
by, who immortalized herself with
"Safe In the Arms of Jesus," was ca
pable of the most amazing exhibitions
of "inability to forget."
On one occasion she contracted to
supply a publisher with ninety hymns.
She composed forty-five of these, sim
ply storing them in her memory with
out committing a word to paper. When
she had finished the forty-fifth she be
gan to dictate theoi, going right through
without a pause. She then did the
same with the other forty-five.—London
Answers.
Him.
"Don't tell me you can't find work,"
said the hard faced housekeeper.
"Well, mum," replied the tramp at
the door, "it's true a man offered me a
Job only las' week, but I couldn't take
it"
"And why not?"
"I wuz paralyzed."
"You seem all right now."
"Yessum. Ycr see, I wuz paralyzed
wid fright"—Birmingham Age-Herald.
ORDER AND NOTICE OP SPEC
IAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON*' TUESDAY, MARCH 6th.
1917.
In the Town of Skagway, Alaska,
Firs» Judicial Division, pursuant
to an order for an election to
fill a vacancy in the office of mem
ber of the House of Representa
lives from the First Judicial Di
vision of Alaska, made and Issued
on the 21st day of Jamuary 1917,
by tb.e Hon. J. F. A. Strong, Gov
ernor c-f the Territory of Alaska,
under and by virtue of the authori
ty conferred on him by section 4,
of the Organic Act, approved. March
24, 1912 and in conformity there
with:
Notice is hereby given that <ui
election will be held on Tuesday,
Mirch 6, 1917, between the hours
of eight o'clock a. m. and seven
o'clock p. m. of said date.
The Common, Council of Stag
way, Alaska, having heretofore by
resolution duly designated the vot
ing precinct of said town and the
polin." place therein the electors re
siding within the boundary of the
sfjd Town of Skagway, Alaska,
which are as follows:
Ail of the platted townsite of
the Town of Skagway, Alaska, will
vote at the Town Hall building
which is located on Lot Three (3)
Biock Eigh* (8) situated on Fifth
Avenue between State and Main
streets the same being the duly
designated poling place in and for
the voting precinct of the Town of
Skagway.
Dated at Skagway, Alaska, Feb
ruary 8th, 1917
(Signed) The Common Council of
the Town of Skagway, Territory
of Alaska.
(Seal) D. McKAY, Acting Clerk.
BACK GIVES OUT?
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terward subject to a dull, tire
some ache across my loins and in
my kidneys. The jawing and jolt
ing from riding oa the engine aggra*
vated the trouble, it was hard for
mo to get up after bending over,
owing to the pain and lameness in
I my back. My fegt and limbs swell
od, which showed that my kidneys
were the cause of the trouble.
Doan's Kidney Pills gave ime prompt
relief. A box or two now and then
keen? me feeling all right." •
Price 50c at all dealers. Don't
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fraternal orders
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagwary No. 1.
A. B. meetB every sec
ond ami fourth! Tues
day evening at 8:30 P
m. sD»irp. Visiting brothers oordiiil
ly wt'ccane. W. L. Stevenson, Arc
t.io Chief. W. E. Burford, Arctic
Kecc rder.
Fraternal Order
Eaglc^—
Skagwayt Aerie
No. 25, Prater
mil Order of
Eagles moots the; first and third
Wednesday night of web month at
turlr hall on Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing bruthtens cwdiflily inviteid to
attend. J. M. Grvisbach, XV. P. •
J. V. Miller, Secnotary.
P. & A. M.
WhltQ Paaa Lodge
V. & A. M. No. IIS
meets 2d and 4th
Prl. Ef'gs, o£ each
month. Visltiag brothers are wel
come.
Harold Talbot, W. M.
Address all oonxmiialcatlo&B to
t&e Secretary.
B.-P. O. ELKS
Skagwcy Lodge
No. 481, B. P. 0.
B. meeta every
Thursday nig lit
8:00 o'clock.
Visiting brotkore
cordially welcome.
HENRY FRIEDENTHAL, E. E.
J\ 3. VAXDEWAIX, Secretary.
Pioneer of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* in A. B. Hall first Monday in
every month at 8:80 p. m.
VteittDg Brothers co nil ally wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Pres.
V. T. DORTERO. Rec. Sec.
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