C. W. ASK & SONS
Wish Everyone A Happy New Year
and thanks the people of Skagway
for their very liberal patronage dur
ing the past year.
We have for your New Years dinner
Lettuce, Celery, Cauliflower, Jap Oranges
many other good "eats."
WISHING E VER YONE
A iapjm
AND
frnspmtuH Hnu fpar
DORTERO & SON
THE B M. BEHRENDS BANK
Juaaau, Alaska
OLDEST AND LARGEST BANK IN ALASKA
A 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!
HAPPY
NEW YEAR
(This Bank w ill be closed all day January' 1. 1917)
TO OUR
DEPOSITORS
Your savings account has been
credited with interest at the rate of
4 Per Cent.
on all amounts that have been in
this Bank for three consecutive
calender months. Bring in your
savings pass book and we will
enter the interest up to December
30th. 1916.
witAxaELi. SJV^5«^aY i*OH8*ABE:
"church NOTES
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ST. MARK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Holy Communion at 8:30 a. m.
Mass and Instruction 10:30 a. m.
Sunday School 2:00 p. m.
Evening Service 7:30.
All are cordially Invited.
Ft. P. H. Xurnell, S. I
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday morning' the sermon
theme v-Jll be REDEEMING THE
TIME, and in the evening at
7:30 it will be PAWNING ANOTH
ER'S GOODS. Sunday school at
12:15. Special music by the choir
at the morning and evening ser
vices. 1 h' public is cordially invit
ed to all the services.
L. H. Pederaen, Minister,
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Christian, Science Services will be
held Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock
iu the Alaskan Building.
Subject:—CHRISTIAN' SCIENCE.
The public is welcome.
Sunday School 12 o'clock.
S. J. Weitzman of Haines made
the trip to Skagway today on the
Pe'erson.
Mud Roads of Manchuria.
Northern Manchuria possesses no |
rojids. as they are known In this coun- ]
try—that Is, "made" roads. However, |
there are fairly well defined routes
through the country from village to I
village by which the trade carts travel,
b'rorn April to November these so call
ed roads are practically impassible,
sometimes even for men on horseback,
owing to the peculiar qualities of the
Manchurian mud, and iu this part of
the year nearly all traffic moves by
water. For this reason most of the
inhabitants and nearly all the impor
tant towns nml villages In northern
Manchuria are found beside the large
rivers and their more important trib
utaries. Tbea:ituniu and winter, how.
ever, when the ground is frozen, are
the seasons for moving the great bean
and grain harvests. Then the land
routes are congested with countless
thousands of Chinese two wheeled
carts, drawn by three to nine ponies,
three abreast, taking the products of
the farms to Harbin and returning to
the villages with kerosene, piece goods
aud articles of metal manufacture.
Lightning Conductors.
It Is n popular fallacy that a light
ning conductor on a steeple or chimney
acts by carrying the lightning to the
earth. It would, of course, be com
pletely fused by such a happening.
The fact is that the conductor, so
called, ought to be called a lightning
reducer, or a lightning ncutralizer, or
something like that, for its purpose is,
by forming an easy channel for the
electricity of the earth to join the
electricity of the clouds above, to re
duce their tendency to do this iu a vio
lent hurry.
Have you ever watched a drop of
water accumulate until it Is too heavy
to hold up longer? Splash It goes!
That's what happens In the clouds.
There Is a big drop of llghtniug accu
mulating up above, aud when it Is too
big to hold it comes down splash!
The conductor acts as though a
thirsty breeze were to blow on the
drop and prevent it getting heavier
and eventually dropping.—Pearson's.
The Pilgrimage Steps.
After n journey of eight days on the
hack of n camel from Port Said, the
tourist funis himself at the end of his
sight seeing Jaunt tlirough Sinai, fuc
ins the Stone Gate, halfway to the
summit.
Only two routes lead up the precipl
tous mountain side from St. Catharine's
monastery, and one is unfinished and
seldom attempted by any but the sure
footed Bedouins.
The other is via that Pilgrimage
I Steps, said to have been constructed
by the Empress Helena. The steps are
8,000 in number and lead from a side
portal in the wail of the convent. A
small chapel and a mosque are situ
ated on the plateau at the summit of
Mount Sinai. The view obtained is
wild and imposing. Under cert-.in con
ditions the U«1 sea and the bay of
Akaba arc visible.
Depends.
"Is bolting a refining process, pa?"
"That depends, my son. whether It
is done in Hour mills or at the table "—
Baltimore American.
There's nothing half so good a*
laughing. Never sigh when you can
sing.- W. Xlackwortb Traed.
THE PEOPLE ALL
!n Chorus Cried, Give TJa Newbro'i
Hcrplcide.
This word of lato has been in every
one's mouth, and many are wondering
what the word signifies, though no one
has yet been found, who will deny that
NEWBRO'S HERPICIDE does the wor*.
Well, for the Information of thousands of
people who like to know all about a good
thing, we would say that HERPICIDE
means, a destroyer or killer of "Herpes,"
Now "Herpes" is the family name of a
disease caused by various vegetable par
asites. A similar microbe causes dan
druff, itching scalp, and falling hair; this
is the microbe that NEWBRO'S HERPI
CIDE promptly destroys; after which the
hair grows. Sold by leading druggists.
Send 10c. in stamps for sample to The
Herplcide Co., Detroit. Mich.
A) all Drug Stores.
One Dollar bottle, guaranteed.
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY
I Continued from Page 3)
The Reverend, and Mrs. L. H.
Pedersen entertained PA Christmas
for a number of their friends. The
hostess was assisted by Miss Mar
jorio Brown. Miss Brown prepared
the place cards anil helped with! the
table and room decorations. The
I able was centered by: a pot of
[eras and beautiful with other de
corations of holly and ribbons. A
veritable fe>as* was spread and a
delightful af'erooon and evening
spent in the Pedersen. Wome. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. G. V.
Zlnkan. Miss Elizabeth, Benthien,
Miss Marjorae Brown, Mr. Hermann
Olaon, Mr. Ralph Pedersen, Miss
Ruth PederaeOj Mr. Joe Pedersen,
Masters Willard and Andrew Peder
sen and tho host and hostess, the
Reverend and Mrs. Pedersen.
o—o—o ••
On Tuesday, the young girls' "Tat*
ting Cluib" were invited to spend
the af'ernoon ivith Miss Floris
Clark at Suanyside ranch. The
weather was so inclement that the
youn£ ladies hired an auto to make
the tri") and had a jolly time with1
the family of the young hostess.
Mrs. James Kennedy filled the po
sition rt patroness and gave a few
instructions in fancy loops and perl
ing. After a tempting repast the
jolly carty nut on their parkas and
old Boreas blew them safely home.
Among those who were brave
enough to face the north w*ind were
Miss Frances Kennedy, Miss Maud
Rasmuson, Miss Ruth Pedersen, Mi.li
Vivian Talbot, Miss Bertha Selmer,
Miss Bessie Conway, Miss Pella Col
lison and the chape rone, Mrs.
James Kennedy. Master Willaid
Pedersen accompanied the ladies.
o—0—9
MIT GARDEN AND I
Wha4- does my Garden mean to
me?
Let mo set down some of the
thines I find there, some of the
messages it gives me. What pass
es from mv Garden to me?
The first thing that occurs to
me is Beauty. There are many bea
tiful things in the world, but none
has the intimate and appealing beau
ty of the Garden.
I love the little green shoots
pushing their baby faces up to the
lishr. They are cunning as kit
tens.
I love the colors o£ the flowers,
and the infinite variety of form in
leaf and stem. And I love the
harmony that prevades each spec
ie; radishes, peas, beans—each
have tbeii special uniforms and
etan' in their own rows like well
dressed soldiers.
I love the play of light jn tho
Garden. At dawn it is dew-drenchh
ed and fresh, at noon it responds
'n full vigor to the hot sun, and
at evening it is of all places the
favored nest of the twilight. JSven
at night when tho moon shines,
there is a weird charm here, as if
little ghosts of loveliness danc
ed and whispered in the pale glow.
I love the Garden because the
interes* I feel in it is the oldest,,
the primal interest of mankind. I
am engaged in the most human and
democratic of callings. Before ever
there were any aristocracies, men
tended growing things, and
' From that blue heavem above ua
bent
Tho grand old gardener and his
wife
Smile at tho claims of long de
scent."
I lovo the health my Garden pays
when I bestow my labor on it, the
soundness and euflpleness it pours
into my frame, and the sweet rest
i* earns me.
I love the sense of ownership I
have among my plants. They are
mint, mine by the best right and
title. I have bought them by my
love an^ care and labor. I have
guided their growth determined
their eareer.
I DlucV- my flowers, cut my
fruit;, pull up my roots, and take
the lives of all these my friends,
without cruelty or pain. They need
not suffer, as do animals, to min
ister to me. The rosse are glad
to adorn my desk, and the tomatoes
and currants my table. They are
glad when they pass to my use.
I love the sounds and silences of
my Garden. Very faint and' subtle
are the noises—the wind among
the leaves, the rain, pattering, the
swish of the crimson rambler again
my window, the hum of the bees,
the varied bird not^s.
Even now, in the dead of winter
it is, my Garden grows in my heart.
I am planning, thinking o£ my
beds and the hours I shall pass
among them.
How poor are all they who, have
no Garden!—Dr. Frank Crane's
Editorial, in The People's Home
.Journal for January,
We [Close at Six
By mutual agreement with Albert
Bolnort, Will ClayBon and Dortero
& Son, we WlU close o-ur stare at
six o'clock: every day excpting- Sat
eurday. when wo will pbserve the
usual hour. Thte to be effective
fr:m date to Feb, 28th.
Thin action was taken so as to
permit of a little more leisure time
a' home to compensate for the
necessary long hours we have to
devote to our business during the
summer season.
L. A. HARRISON.
GEORGE"MOWL. Proprietor
Friday and Saturday
L. K. O. comedy feature, UN DKH NEW -MANAGEMENT, jfresent
lng Gertrude BeUcy Alijce Howell, Glen lingers and Ray Grif
fith. In two ports.
ANIMATED WEEKLY NO. 1 02:?0.
TKE FATAL KISS. — A domestic upheaval witftl Max Aslier,
Gale Henry and Win. fVancy.
ii'] i. fcfll * Lil f IJ j Sunday and Monday (
[ j . , Broadway Feature
C..11 Willi Milton Sills, Paul Panzer and
Mary ruller a,as. ogei xu
UNDER SOUTHERN SKIES
On Broadway near Fourth Inclined Floor
Admission 25c and 10c Begins 8:30
HOklDAy GIFTS
AT PEDERSEN BROTHERS STORE
Include Royal albums of all sizes, hand colored enlargements, complete
photo printing outfits, artistic calendars, Christmas cards, films, film al
bums, supplies, etc. STORE OPEN UNTIL 9 p. m.
We thank you for your busi
ness during 1.916 and extend
to you our best wishes
for your
fiappinm is Prosperity
for the
new year
L. S. mid J. M. KELLER
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