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EDITORIAL PAGE
A LOOK AT THE OPPOSITION
The enthusiam which the Ai«ska
Democratic machine is trying to
arouao for itj pet candidate to con
gress, has struck no responsive
chord bo far. Only & few expressed
their lika lor Mr. Bunnell, it is
admitted that Air. Bunnell is a nice
"little fellow" and all that; but
that isn't enough, jt requires more
thaa feminine charm* and aiinabili
ty to represent Alaska ia the na
tion's legislative body; It requires
a tried man.
Air. Bunnell is not a tried man in
the sense, that he can inspire con
fidence. On the other hand Dele
gate Wickersham went through every
trial and tribulation that a man
meets with and overcame every ob
stacle. In lighting his way to the
front he has made friends and he
haa made enemies. This fact leads
the Inquisitive mind to take a glanc
orer and examine the character of
the men whose friendship he has
gained and compare with the char
acter o/ the men whose enmity he
haa incurred. His friends are most
ly from the rank of the working
men, men whose ambition is merely
to get their Bhare of this world's
goods, men who have no desire to
grab all and of men whose desire is
to see Alaska developed for the
benefit of the many. On the other
hand his enemies are corporations
and their tool® who depend upon
others for their living. The latter
class includes those men whose
souls are mortgaged to the bosses.
These then constitute Wickersham's
enemies, but as there are
only a few in Alaska, it's
no wonder the chord of
enthusiasm is irresponsive.—Peters
burg Progressive.
OLD WAR NOTION'S STICK
In the time® when armies fought
hand to hand there was a
plain and important advantage in
holding the highest ground on a
Held of battle. Soldiers could use
spears and swords, bows and ar
rows, to better advantage from
above. Often stones and heavy
logs were rolled or thrown down
upon enemies trying to storm
heights.
Because this » was so important
a factor in many battles, through
a very long period, the old notion
still persist that high ground is
alwayg of great advantage in war.
It is a belief which has become
only partly true.
Artillery positions are still bet
ter on elevations than anyw her
else. The guns have a greater
range, and their gunnere can see
better what they are doing and
where to direct their shells. In
lantry also has a marked advan
tage In holding a height, if the
fighting' is hand to hand, with the
bayonet.
But battles are determined
mainly by the rifle • fire of foot
soldiers. The injuries received by
the dead and the wounded, in
modem war, prove that the rifle
is much the most destructive weap
on In the majority of the actions
fought. And with rifles it seems
at least an open question whether
soldiers do not fight better mov
ing np a hill or a mountain than
they do when holding the summit.
The -reason ia that bullets usu
ally go too high in battle. For
every shot aimed too low prob
ably twenty fly too high. This
fault is accentuated when an army
is firing down from a height upon
enemies climbing the slopes below.
It Is greatly diminisljjd when the
shooting is done by men struggling
up a steep hillside and firing upon
the foe on th® crest.
At Spdon Kop, ia the late Boer
war, and at Majuba Hill, in the
war twenty years earlier, the
Dutch marksmen of the South
African republics show«% that
Bteep hills could be captured by
riflemen climbing slopes and at
tacking foes entrenched on tho
summit, and that this could bo
done with losses very small in
comparison with those suffered by
the troops enjoying the supposed
great Advantage af the elevated
position. A similar lesson was
taught in the Civil war when the
"Union troops drove the Confeder
ates off Lookout mountain. At
Mission Ridge, another famous
fight close to Chattanooga, they
proved again that the higher po
sition did not necessarily count for
much in battle.
All of which goes to show that
the success which the French
seem to have gained in forcing
their way to the top of the passes
through the Vosges mountains, on
the borders of Alsace, may not be
evidence that they will do still
better, or even as well, when they
try to drive the Germans down the
eastern slopes of that range.
This is not the day of stone
throwing or spear-wielding in war,
except when cavalry carrying
lances, as the German Uhlans do.
can charge broken or wavering in
fantry or can strike mounted
troops o/ no greater strength and
willing to come to close quarters.
Presumably secretary Bryan
will lose no time in forward
ing one of those offers of media
tion to Japan.
For novelty and variety of
j forms of sudden death, the mov
ies have very little the better of
West Virginia.
Obviously that expected
mense titanic engagement" will be
fought by great gigantic armies.
Those who have stumbled over
Liege aud Aix-la-Chapell© will
scarcely welcome Kiau-Chau aud
other names of that ilk.
At $2,000 apiece, auy French
[soldier who can capture a dozen
| or so German battle flags, will be
set up for life.
Having found it advisable to
stop the sale of absinthe in war
time, Paris may yet conclude to
stop it at all times.
These general prayers that «.'re
being offered for unlv*sal peace
put the efficacy of prayer to a se
vere test.
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Moreover, if Secretary Bryan
fails to land a $40,000 Nobel peace
prize, it will not be because the
competition is keeu.
State of Ohio, City or Toledo, 1
- 63.
Luuls County. \
Frank J. Cheney makes oath thai
he Is senior partner of the firm of F.
J Cheney & Co., doing business in
the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for oa'ih and every case of
Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscrib
ed In my presence, this 6 th day of
December, A. JX 1886.
A. W. GLEASON,
(Seal.) Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Inter
nally, and a< ts directly on the blood
Md mucous surface* of "the system
Send for testimonials free.
Ganong's famous candies, made
in St Stephens, N. B.. now on sale
at Keller Bros. Drug store. This
is positively the best candy ever
offered to lovera of good confec
tionery in Skagway. tf.
Bonded WhisKoya—Gibson, Moun
Vtrnon and Belmont The beet o#
Beer—Blue RIbboH, Budwelser and
Pale Raaier, at the Mascot, Tele
phone #7. » H,
Pacific Alaska Navigation,Co.
'♦THE ADMIRAL LINE"
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WESTBOUND
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON Sept. 19
LEAVING SEATTLE ON THE 5th, 13th AND 35th OF
EVERY MONTH AND ARRIVING IN SKAGWA* ON THE ttUi,
19th AND 29Ui., WESTBOUND.
RETURNING FROM THE WESTWARD, SHOULD LEAVE
SKAGWAY, SOUTHBOUND, APPROXIMATELY ON THE Oth,
19th., AND 29th.
Direct connection and through service, Seattle to Sun Fran
cisco, on the Steamship Admiral Farragut and Admiral Watson,
sailing from _ Seattle on a fiva-day schedule.
Special attentiou to Tourist Iius-noss, both lvost and south
bound.
' For Information call at Ticket Office, or write.
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co., Skagway, Alaska
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Dentists.
OIL L. S. KELLER.
Dentist.
Most M«ilem Methods.
Opci Eveniugs.
Office Hours: 9-12 a. n,. 1-6 p. m.
-Vhiskaa building - Broadway
4KAGWAY ALASKA
TUE PAITERSOX-O'MUEX CO.
—Dealers lu—
DENTAL supplies
229 Walker Bldg. Seattle, Wash.
Orders by mail or cable will receive
prompt attention. Catalogue ou re
quest
W. B. STOUT.
Attorney At L it \r.
Practices lu all tourts
In Territory of Alaska
Hp' ^ Alaska.
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!p \. WhP.o Pass Lodge
H&4 *• * A f:
meets 2d aud 4th
' frl. Ev'gs. ol each
montu. Vlsiuiig brother# are wel
come. Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
XV. C. Wright, W. M.
FraU.-rn.il OnJer
Skagway Aerie
No 25, Frater
nal Order of
Wednesday night of each month at
'■heir hall on Filth avenue. Visiting
brothers cordially Invi'eil to attend.
Elmer ^Vbeelor, W. P., J. M. Kellac,
Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodg
No. 431. B P. O
E. meeta every
1st and 3rd Thurs
days at S o'clock.
Visiting broth
era cordially welcome. Jas Ken
nedy, Ex. R. Geo. Uagee Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood
Camp Skagway No. 1
A. B. meeta every Tues
(lay evening at 8:00 p
m. snarp. /laitim* brothers cord la 1
'y welcome D. J. Rich, Arctic Cliief |
W. R. Hillerj, Arctic Recorder.
Olympia Beer oa draught at th«
Board of Trade. This famous brew,
both on draft ».nd In bottles Is kept
constantly fresh. This is the Board
of Trade Bar where the celebrated
Rainier Beer is also kept in bot
tlea. tf.
^ReHeves'cX T
the
} A BLADDER
and all
Discharges in
24HOURS
Etch cap«nxltf bee r« the
Hetrnre of (mIDY)
euuntrr/rtfs.
Sn'-J St all
A^WVWW
Pack Train
Restaurant
TONY STANICH. Proprietor
For 14 Yeeri We Hare Served only
The Best in the Markets
and today it is the
Most Popular Eating
House in the North
New Location
Broadway, between 3rd and 4th
The Delmonico cf Alaska
Raleigh
Hotel
FIRE PROOF
MANAGEMENT
Stock Rumseyof Nome
Joe Rumseyof Dawson
Reasonable Bates
Every Convenience
1408 FOURTH AVENUE
Seattle
V/hitehorse
Tbe Royal Mail Stage
leaves Whitehorse the
fourth of every mouth
for Kluaue and way
points and also on the
seventeenth of every
month for Chainpaigne
Passengers and Freight sol
icited, Rates Reasonable
and the Service First Class.
H.CHAMBERS, Prop.
OFFICE
Regina Hotel :! Whilehoroe, Y. T
"BEN" CULBERTSON
Expressing and Cartage
Phone 34, day 01 niRl.t, for
quick service
Office: The Pool Room
Wood, Coal aud Icq delivered on
Short Notice.
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and happiness must be very
limited.
So it is the duty of every person
to conserve their strength and
health, and their general appear
ance—in short, to make the most
of all the blessings which Nature
has endowed them.
Have been fou«d by thou
sands to afford the best
means of always keeping
"up to the mark" physi
cally and insuring sound
health which is the founda
tion of real beauty.
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em;: "
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Juneau, Sitka, Petersburg
'Vrangell and Ketchikan
LEAVE SKAGWAY
S.S. SPOKANE, August 29
S.S. CITY OF SEATTE, Sept. 4
And every six days following. Modern comfortable sliips, ex
cellent service. Connects at Seattle with through passen
ger steamers.
CONGRESS, GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Sailing Tuesday, 10 a, m. and Friday, 5 p. m.
FOR SAN FRAN CISCO, LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO.
Through tickets sold and baggage checked to all points in
United States and Canada. For folders and full particular,
address V. A. PETERSON, Agent
n. BRANDT, G. A. 1'. D. Phono 50, SKAGWAY
008 Second Ave., Seal tie. Wash.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
FAST TIME TO SEATTLE 31-2 DAYS
Making but two stops (Juneau ami Ketchikan)
THE OCEAN GOING STEAMSHIPS
S. S. MARIPOSA, Aug. I 7. Sep. 4-23, Oct. 11-29
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S. S. NORTHWESTERN, Sep. 18, Oct. 6-24, Nov. 11
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S. S. NORTHWESTERN. Aug. 23, Sep. 11-29, Oct. 17, Nov. 4
All dates subject to change without notice
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Canadian Pacific Ry.
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SS. PRINCESS MAY or
New SS. PRINCESS ALICE
August 27
September 3, 10, 17, 24
October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
November 5
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Sailings from Skagway to Seattle.
June 27- Julv 7, 18. 29. Aug. 8. 18, 29
£50 Round Trip to Seattle and Return
Sailing dates subject to change without notice.
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nection with a trip to the East on this palatial all-steel
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comfort.
VO.EYTRA FARE OX THIS TRAIN
For further information regarding fares, train service, res
ervations, ptc, call on or address
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> SIfAGWAY, ALASKA.
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443 Hastings St. West, VANCOUVER B. C.
SECOND AVE. AND CHERRY ST- SEATTLE.