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ANNOUNCEMENT
!J« ginning tomorrow, the Seward
lidlew^y will be issued as a two
;.is, new papers and thereafter on
.U'jud'-ijs, Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
i:>ars<ia>s and Fridays, but tlie
Witkl) i'ost, with the news of the
v -ek. and much additional news,
■liii t>c issued and distributed in
jew •.id ou Saturdays.
lie^itiaiu^ tomorrow the advertis
«'ig r«tes will be increased 25 per
i.otli of the above condition* are
i-ustu by thy present world war
s'nie. It costs money to publish a
newspaper nowadays and a large
newspaper requires more einplo
e>- tnau a smaller one, and the
jiWerument is asking for a release
mats power which is not Perfectly
essentia' in the operations of vari"
u'i# industries. Another thing
t:iert< is no use fooling one's self a
iiont population and loss of popu
lation means that a newspaper los
es in many ways.
K '^arcmg the aovurice in me »u
v-rtising rates, there is no newspa
, ■ r i:i Alaska, no newspaper in
;li.' states but what advanced adver
si- s r^tes months and months ago
Tl t r.eward Gateway has advanced
t.titlier i:i the subscription price nor
lul-vertising. But news print, the
uaper required in this production
hus advanced from two and three
quartersc ents to seven and one
i;uarters tents to seven and one
i>rice aud does not include freight,
wharfage and drayage. Ink metal,
every article used around a newspa
per ofifce has doubled and in some
cas<*3 trebled.
TV- Gateway hereafter will con
.a all advertising matter only oc*
fipving less space. In the Weekly
Post the advertising space Will be
tiie same as in the present make-up
< ' the Gateway. The Gateway liere
at'tr-r will contain principally the
telegraphic news and such local
news fa can not be held* for the
•Saturday edition.
Don't condemn the new departure
'stitit it has been tried and assist as
h a3 possible in aiding.
The job department, one of the
revenu© producing ends of a newspa
per in Alaska, will be maintained'
as usual and an -work receive
Prompt attention.—Seward; Gateway.
OPEN' COXFESSIO.Y
N'u more striking confession of
the unrepentant attitude of the Hun
can Pe fouud than that which is
coutained in a recent d-enial by a
Germaa newspaper that the subma
rine campaign hag been a failure.
This newspaper, the Deutsche
Ta#res?.eitung. says:'
I.loyd George and Geddes falsify
the losses of ships plying in the
military service, ignoring so-called
naval losses, auxiliary cruisers,
.guarj ships, hospital ships and
probably also troop transports and
munitioug steamers; that is to say,
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prtclScly that shipping hpilbo which,
is particularly Bxpose# ftnd attacked |
by U-boats.
"That is to 8&y," a hospital shitf
is merely so much, shipping Bpace, j
which will require replacement from
•other vessels in band, and, conse- j
quently, will hamper the allies In i
the transportation of men and ma
terial, so it is regarded by the G®r"
maua as entirely legitimate to sink
them. "Shipping space," of course,
takes no account of the humanities
involved. The word goes out to
sink ships, and no ships &re to h®
spared1.
Happily, not many hospital ships
have been sunk. That they have
bet>n to carefully guarded is the on
ly reason. It is a nation with such
a policy as this which presently will I
hold up its hands in virtuous indig
nation and pained protest because It j
enemies desire an honorable peace
It is a curious demonstration of
the state of mind of the Germans
that th» effort to prove the U-boat |
campaign a huge success should' take
the form of insisting that hospital
ships be enumerated among their
victims.—Portland Oregonian.
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I ANTHEM CHOSEN!
I America, My Country, the new naW
tional anthem, words by Jens K.
Gronduhl and music by K. T. Alaet
zold, is being sung all over tlie
tountr>'* ...
It. was written about the tina®
Preside i* Wilson made Ws epoch
asking speech in Congress urging
the Declaration of a state of war
with the Imperial German govern
ment. it was first printed on regu
lar government postcards and sung
iu the halls of Congress on the same
dav upou which th© Declaration of
war came.
It has since beeu recited and
suug in schools and public and Pa
triotic meetings all over the l&nd.
livery line off this wonderful song
is pregnant with thought for every
patriotic American. Read it —
thiuk it—feel it and then commit
it *o memory and be ready »o sing
U right along with "My Country 'Ti3
o' Thee.'' Every child in the
public schools of Alaska and most
of the States o? th© Union is re
quired to know it.
AMKUICA, MY COUNTRY
America, my country, I come at thy j
call,
I olight thee my troth aud I 8ive|
thee my All;
la peace or in war I am wed to |
thy weal—
I'll carry thy flag thru the fire ail(11
the steel.
Unsullied it floau o'er our peace-1
loving race,
On se;i nor on land shall it suffer |
disgrace;
In rev'rence I kneel at sweet lib-1
erty's shrine:
America, my county, command, I um|
thine, 1
CHORUS
America, my country, I answer thy |
call,
That freedom may liv0 and that |
tyrants may fall;
I owe thee my an, and my all will |
I Hive—
I do and I die that America may |
live. i
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America, my country, brave souls |
gave thee biith,
They yearned for a liaveu of free-1
dom on earth;
Aud when thy proud flag to the J
winds was unfurled,
There came to thy shores the op
pressed of the world.
Thy milk and- thy honey flow free- I
ly for all—
Who takes of thy bouuty shall come |
at thy call;
Who quaffs of thy nectar of free
dom shall say:
America, my country, command, 11
obey, j
America, my country, now come is |
thy hour,—
The Lord ol hosts counts on thy
• courag© and pow'r;
Humanity pleads for the strength j
o' thy hand,
Lest liberty perish on sea and on
land.
Thou guardian and' freedom, thou |
keeper of right,
When liberty bleeds V® n:ay trust
in thy might;
[Divine right of kings Or our free-|
dom must fall—
America, my country, 1 oome at tby |
call, .
FOUND—Child's glova. Owner |
mav hay© by calling at Alaskan of"
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Daily ratiou: One ounc« per per-1
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A MISCUE. j
feir P. E. Smith told a queua a tor/
tt a Washington luncheon. I
"There tire so mnny queues In Eng
land now," ho said, "that one Is' apt
to get mixed up.
"A .young American soldier passed
four hours In u very long queue the
other day. His spirits were superb.
He amused everybody with his quips
aud sullies. But he yttered a low cry
of dismay when his turn ut lust cuiue,
and a girl thrust a small greusy packet
In his hand, saying:
" "No tea today, but here's a ntci
half-ounce of margarine.'
" 'Well, I'll be jiggered!' suld tho
American. 'Is this or ain't It the gal
lery entrance to the Frivolity the
ater?' "
Hash Once Upon a Time.
"Where's that old joke about hash?"
luqulred the man who hud just return
ed from the north pole.
"Hash?" repeated the landlord. "Oh,
yes! There was once a time when peo
ple could afford to eat meat and pota
toes and onions all at once."—Loudon
Answers.
SURELY IS.
Jtggs—What Is meant by the "Eter
nal City?"
Jaggs—Hades, I guess.
Preaching Thrift.
To speak on thrift was his delight,
And eloquent lie was, and strong.
And yet. 'twas whispered In his set,
He'd been In debt his whole life long
Makes a Difference.
"The young man 'before marring? Is
light and gay. She's all the world fc
hitu."
"Why does he look so careworn after
marriage?"
"He has the world on his shoulders
then."
May Hrtve Happened.
"This paper tells of a man passing
himself off as a woman fur 20 years.
Now I wonder—"
"What do you wonder?"
"If I ever gave up my seat to that
lobster on the street car."
The Dominant Personality.
"Does your boy Josh anuse you any
worry?"
"Some," replied Farmer Corntossel.
"While he's gone to war we can't help
worryiu' 'bout whether we're runtiin'
the place to suit him."
The Danger.
"The gay young lieutenant having
a good time wiili all those pretty
girls Is taking big chances."
"In what way?"
"Isn't It always dangerous when a
spark gets near too much powder?"
Telling Things.
"You can tell more about a woman
by looking at the man with her than
by looking at her," remarked the wise
Individual.
"And you'd better tell less about
her," countered the silly Individual.
Patience on a Pullman.
"When do you expect to arrive at
your destination?"
"Hadn't thought of that. When I
travel now I simply get on board a
train und wait and see what happens."
Not Quite.'
"It was the sure way the caveman
took to secure his lady love by pur
suing her and knocking her down."
"Oh. I don't know. Even then It
was a case of hit and miss."
WASN'T CAST DOWN.
Mrs. Askltt—And after you rejected
him?
Miss Kidder—Hp married twlca.
Jimmy's Discovery.
Little Jimmy was peculiar.
Jabbed a pin in slsiar Julia;
Sister's yells split mother's ear.
HG«e!" he said, "but aren't girls quetr?"
Both Alike.
Mr. Newgllf—Yes, sir. I started 1*
life a barefoot boy.
Mr. Oldham—I, too, was born with
out shoes. r? -v
MiNtBB OF
iT8 RESIGN
Murdock Michie has returned
fro a a visit of six weeks to the
Mavo district. He wa3 busy all
that time visiting the silver and
placer properties' of the district. He
staked a promising ledge of quartz
on Lookout mountain, and' may do
some development work HTere him
self before long. He says:
"The boys in the Mayo district
deserve credit for doing energetic
work. The charge that many of
•hem are cat stranglers, and simply
livo ofi the skins, is undeserved
I found them among the the most
earnest workers in the prospecting
business in this country, and the
Yukon would get on much faster
if it had a good many more such
energetic prospectors. ,
"For some little time the boys
of the Lookout Mountain group
were busy building the road. About
tweive men were engaged on the
Work. It is just being finished.
"Till Lookout Mountain proper
ty promises well. Considerable ore
is out on the dump, ready for ship
ment, and the boys soon will be
getting out more. Jack , Pickering
and associates are planning an ac
tive winter there. Supplies already
have been landed at Mayo.
"Jack Alverson is going to blaze
25 miles of trail soon to open the
wa? to his properties on Mount Cam
eron this winter.
"Tom Hinton and others are
workiog on a promising silver pros
pect near the Silver King, and are
tappirg what looks like good ore.
"Jack Stewart hag done a re
markable work in the Mayo coun
try. His properties, owned in part
nership with Dr. Catto, may yet be>
eome good producers. Jack has
run at least a thousand feet of
tunnel in the solid rock. If other
claim holders everywhere had as
much to their credit the Yukon prob
ably would' be boasting many times
the paying properties It is able to
show today. '*!!|Q
"The placer operators on Hag
■g'irt and higher are doing a faith
ful work. They have contributed
steadily to the gold yield of the
territory, and are continuing. They
deserve the greatest of credit in
these times when th gold miner is
ud against such a heavy handicap.
"Fisher and others on the schee
lite on Dublin have been busy this
season. The lode and the placer
scheelite both look good, and may
yet add much to the territory's min
eral yield'.
a number 01 euvcr ouu ^uoi
properties in the district which I
liave not mentioned are heing de
veloped steadily, and the outlook
for the Mayo country is good. It
is a promising field for the pros
pector, and those who stay with it
mny yr-f turn the big stakes."
... may love her husband even
though he Isn't rich, but she can't help
wishing that ho was.
In this war otir observation Is that
the gold givers are still n long way
behind the boy givers.
One of the false notions some men
have is that they can be patriotic with
out it costing them anything. They
can't.
There are two kluds of profiteers.
One is making money at his country's
expense, nnd the other Is saving
money at his country's expense.
A woman can get along on bran
bread and corn muffins and all other
sorts of Hoover substitutes, but when
she gets a desire for a new bonnet
only a new bonnet will do.
After a woman has been married for
a fVw years she realizes that it Is Just
as hard for her husband to be good
natured all the time as it Is for her
to be good-looking every minute.
One of the things we are not going
to try to do this year is run a farm
by long distance and twilight. We dis
covered last year that to be a success
ful farmer requires more than 40 min
utes' work Tuesday and Thursday eve
nings.
WE WANT ALL KINDS OF FURS
FOX,BEAR,BEAVER,LYNX.
^B^WIIPCAT,MUSKRAT,
JRML MARTEN,MINK.K
r YfEIL PAYS THE MOST
Remits Quickesl. Pajs Cash
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' WbROS OF WISE MEN.
Style Is the gossamer on which the
seeds of truth flout through the world.
—Bancroft.
The aristocracy of mind and heart
is the only aristocracy that none wish
to destroy.—Anon.
The least error should be humble,
but we should never permit even the
greatest to discourage us. — Bishop
Potter.
It Is a sad thing when a man has
either a reputation beyond his merit,
or an ambition beyond his ability.—
S. Beatty.
Liberty will not descend to a peo
ple; a people must raise themselves
to liberty. It is a blessing to be
earned before It can be enjoyed.—
Tilton.
The flowers within our reach we
tread down without so much as even
looking at them; the tiny exotic,
which Is far less beautiful, we covet
because it is difficult of attainment.—
Anon.
Faith sustains the same relation to
works that lightning does to thunder.
Faith without «vorks is dead—light
ning without thunder is Ineffective.
Works evidence faith; so does thun
der, lightning.—F. W. Robertson.
The greatest thing a human soul
ever does In this world Is to see
something and tell what it saw in a
plain way. Hundreds of people can
talk for one who can think, but thou
sands can think for one who can see.
To see clearly Is poetry, prophecy
and religion, all In one.—Ruskin.
The world is a solemn fact; we are
in it, passing through it, let us try
to understand it, let us grapple with
its mysteries, let us think much of
its responsibilities, let us ponder the
thoughts of the inquiring minds of
past ages, let us prize all the light we
have from man—from God, so that
we may be guided aright amid its
perils and chancing experiences.—
Rev. Dr. Alexander Reed.
CRYING FOR HELP
Lots ol It ill Sloagway But D*tV
Growing Less
The kidneys often Cry for help.
Not another organ in the Whole
bo-'y more delicately constructed.
Not one more important to health.
The kidneys are the filters of the
blood.
Whep they ian the blood he
comes foul and poisonous.
There can be no health where
there is poisoned blood,
Mckache is one of the frequent
indications of kidney trouble.
It is often th^ kidney's cry for
help. Heed it.
Read what Doan's Kidney Pill#
have done for overworked kidneys.
Proof of merit in the following
statement:
Airs. L. M. Woodworth, 903 Al
vord St., The Dalles, Ore., a*ya:
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disordered kidneys for five years.
Finally 1 had such a terrblle apell
of backache that I thought I would
die. Mornings when I got up mf
back was so weak and sore I could
hardly get out of bed'. I tried dif
ferent medicines with no relief, ua*
lil I finally used Doan'a Kldne?
i'ills. Two boxes stopped the back»
ache and made me feel as strong
as ever." •
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