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EDITORIAL
I HE DEAD EMPEROR
Eliding a long reign marked by
many struggles, ami at the moment
when his country, beset by enem
ies, was fighting for its jxisteuce,
'he aged Emperor Francis Joseph
of Austria-Hungary folded his
weary arms and passed away. To
day young Charles Francis, grand
nepaew of the dead sovereign, oc
cauies his place at the head of the
dual monarchy. '
1£ there is any dependence to be
•>Uce upon astrology, the® Francis
Joseph must have been born' under
aa ual tcky star. His sixty-eight
years of royal rule were marked by
'ho murder, suicide, death, by anei
::t, and by mysterious disappear
ance, of those he held most dear.
ii;s only sen was the victim of a
mysterious tragedy; his wife was
brought to an end by the assas
sin's knife. Th«u came 'the assas
sination of his heir, Archduke
Francis Ferdinand, and his arah
tlucte<s, in Bosnia, June 28, 1914,
•he primal cause of the present
great European w-ar.
Francis Joseph, brought on the
final clash of arms, following,' his
vrocUmatitm dated'July 28, 1914,
when he wrote that the "intrgues
of a malevolent' opponent compel
me. iu defense cf the honor of my
monarchy, to grasp the sword, af
t<T long y«ars of peace." 1 Aud
when the old man finally came to
die nearly five million lives had
bt-en sacrificed to his sword grasp
ing. and the'end Is not yet..
Ii /here is life beyond the gTa.ve,
as we must believe, then to this
deceased monarch death, is only
a reunion with those he loved. Af
t r eighty-six long years of life, and
,-:\ly cteht of kinship, he had out
liv- J his family, his old friends and
Ms generation and his thoughts
must lorg have been with those
who had passed, rather than with
♦he strangers of another genera
tic n surrounding him. 4
The romp and power and dignity
cf i arth availed this man nothing.
All cf these beyond the ordinary
were his: yet sorrow and tribula
tion a-;d human misery beyond mea
sure accompanied them. Rather
h he be^n a peasant,'a plowman,
an humble laborer in the fields,
than this kingly man of Borrows
who hrs just passed/— Se-ittle P.I.
1WN.LMA CA.NAL TKOIBLES
General George iV. Goethals, gov
i.;uor of tie Panama canal zone,
is out jvith. ai» official defense
_.iiusi recent criticisms by scien
'isis of the great waterway. (The
ooveraor declares tfcat the earth,
movements ■which have frequently
interrupted traffic through) the
canal finally will bo overcome for
all time.| I- I
Le* us hicpe bo. "Finally" is a
Ions: tim$ ahead. Does General
GoethaJs have iu mind 100 years
cr 1000 years? Whe.n'he says
til a*, in the near future or at a
far 'distant period, the geological
troubles -will be overcome "for all
'ime.'" he starts something that he
may net be able to stop. Primitive
Xa.'ure is still i*n her Job. In
mountainous regions she 'works ac
/ivelv with; every rainfall, | snow
6torm, frost anji thaw. The sun
and the wind ,'are ber busy ' ser
vants who never take a vacation.)
"U"h€n mere man. 'disturbed Na~
ture bv cutting a big gash/ thru
Culebm mountain, she took re
verge. 1X0 one knows hew many
thousand years sbe tcck t? ^ build
I 'lie mountain nor &anv loaijj r.ho
| was engaged. iu fixing its nt.ubility,
anc it is impossible now u> astl
: mate the length of time Bho 'will
require to ad jus* hersglf to new
man-made conditions. It is cer
tain fthat she will take her own
time. ~ j
Whenever engineers make 'a cut
iu a mountain. Bide, adjacent earth,
inevitably will finjdl ,it3 way In
to the cut after tie fret hard rain.
' This^tatement will be'coufirmed' by;
the chief engineer and,' t&a »©erat
ine department of 'every tranacon
tiiiental railroad. Drainage is pro
vided and retaining walls'are built,
but these do not altogether^ prevent
slides. The oldest 'road, the; Cen
tral Pacific, completed! nearly (fif
ty years ago, fcoo no guarantee that
the line will be tied 'up by
slides at the first storm this ;®rin
At nine aciYaiicts auu1
by observation audi asj>erlmeiat the
Jxst means to prevent thg [move
aieu* of earth, 'and rock, wq shall
havt less trouifcle jat ihg Panama
canal. Wq are Inclined tot agree
with General ^etfaala that "final
Ijr" 'we shall is a&le fio fceepi (the
big ditch under control, but *®
should hesitate to fix jtha date
wi'hln the '©resent CQffltU'ry- —
Portland Telegram.
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SOUTH YUKON
MIS BUSY
The Anaconda, now dofira.1 about
'■It v feet, la the main, efhaft, drift
lug and etoping la a jsfx to eight
too* body of rich, ore, nays |the
Wh'feborse Star, shipped a few
weeks a.^f to the ismjelter 150 tons
that it was estimated; would go 8
percent. from whtcfli th.ey hare no'
yet received returns. Om(tlie Prin
cess Ena, wiiea she loft Skagway
on the 13th.|was 125 tons more that
will rua from 10 to |12 per cent.
There is a crew of five minera work
ing on tihis welter ty and. the* own
ers expect to ship ^steadily all win
ter at least 150 tons per month.
Besides the ^development work on
the mine the monagment lias built
cabins, mesa,and bank-houses and
laid in a large supply of wood ^or
the winter.
Tie War Eagle is ^sending ou+
about a carload a day of high,
grade ore and will next 'week in
stall an air-compressor, which/ is
nnw'on the way in. Tile haml from
the mine to _the railroad baa been
shortened about four miles by mak
ing connection, at the "end of the
spur between, her© and Macrae. Th$
next sbSpmnt 'to the Bmellesr will
leaye on the Princess Ena 'on the
i3tm.
The Pueblo and the Grafts' are
makjur their regular large daily
shipments.
The Copper King is also Bhij>
ping some high) grade ojxi. '
ARE YOUR
KIDNEYS SICK?
Mary Alaskaa People; Have Kefpt
Weli 15} tUi^vlng H*eir JK4f>
aeji Well.
The lirgt 'eymptom of kidney
trouble may be only a Bligb* pain
in the back, a Seeling otf gtltfnesa
or soreness in, tna iloin® ',or some
ann'-ying irregularity ot *h® urin
ary ravage®. Urine ip t often. 'dis
colored and perihage eediineat gath
ers upen standing. J\'ext may^ome
a'dull, throbbing backache, sharp,
knife-like palna , be&dachee, | diz
ziness c-nd ia many cases, lame
aes when ariing in tba penning. ;s"o
oue can afford to delay ualii these
♦roubles ^ become serious. Begin us
ing Doan'e Kidney Pills, the tried
and tested kidasy remedy that "Jiae
won the praise o£ thousand. Al
askan readers should ,£lud 'convinc
ing crcof o£ m«ri+ in, the following
s'atement. | 1
O. H. Behake, 323 Lincoln. 6t.,
Portland j, Cre., says: "Kidney
♦rouble clung to me lor sis months
1 had "« dull .steady ache and at
tlmes^haTp pajna lnfmy kidneys. I
bad eorene over my kidneys and I
found ii hard^to tura la bed. Too
frequeu* action ol my kldneyB caus
ed, me *o rise up often at night.
J>oan's Kidney Pills cured ma"'
Prl<fe 60c, at all dealers. Doat
simply ask for a j kidney 'mnedy—
s?et Dean's Kidney PUla—'he same
that cured Mr. Bshuke. j Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
3AN-TOX VIOLET TALOUJI Should
Ba on Your Dressing Table —
Smooth as Satin, Fragrant &a Vlo
le-« Set it af Keller Bros.,
thf Sac-Tox Drug Strm». ^ .
FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS.
Gamt For Which Wa Are Indebted to
Rev. Edward Young.
Among the older English poets sen
tentious quotations from whom have
passed Into the very warp and woof of
our daily speech, the first place, of
course, belongs to Shakespeare. The
second belongs to I'ope and the third
not to Milton or Dryrten. but to the
Rev. Edward Young, whose "Night
Thoughts" lay on the reading tables of
the pious ancestors of those of us who
had them. Young has been called
"Pope in woolen stockings." Perhaps
he would be more accurately described
as Pope in cassock and bands.
To him is due the possession by al
most every one of the knowledge that
"Procrastination Is the thief of time,"
that "we take no note of time but from
its loss," that we should "be wise to
day—'tis madness to defer." that "at
thirty man suspects himself a fool,
knows It at forty and reforms his
plan," thnt none the less "a fool at
forty Is a fool Indeed." that "all men
think all things mortal but them
selves," that "blessings brighten as
they take their flight." that "man
wants but little, nor that little long"
(echoed by Goldsmith), that "by night
aii atheist half believes a God," that
"Death loves a shining mark." that
"pygmies are pygmies still, though
perched on Alps," that "all may do
what has by man been done," that
"the man that blushes Is not quite a
brute," that "too low they build who
build beneath the stars," that "an un
devout astronomer is mad." that "none
think the great unhappy but the
great," and that "fondness for fame is
avarice of air."
"Insatiate arc her, would not one suf
fice?" is a familiar query which he
first propounded. The very first line
of the first Night In which he achieved
his funeral thoughts, "Tired nature's
sweet restorer, balmy sleep!" has of
ten been repeated as Shakespeare's—
no doubt by confusion with Macbeth's
■ eulogy of the sleep lie had murdered.—
Philadelphia Ledger.
VASTNESS OF GREENLAND.
This Ice Crowned Island Is as Big as
Mexico or Alaska.
Greenland is the largest Island In the
world. Its total length from Cape
Farewell, Its southern extremity iu CO
degrees north latitude, to Cape Morris
K. Jesup, its northern extremity In
83',i degrees north latitude, Is iu rouud
numbers 1.500 miles, almost exactly
the same as the length of the United
States on the ninety-seventh meridian,
from the mouth of the Itio Grande to
where our northern boundary crosses
the Red Itiver of the North. The great
est width of Ureenlau'.l is about the
same as the distance from New York
to St. Louis.
In regard to its area the figures of
various authorities vary widely. It
may be sufficient to say that it can be
grouped in size with the United States
east of the Mississippi. Alaska, Mexi
co, Colombia, Persia. Portuguese West
Africa and Turkey iu Asia.
Its interior is i-overed with a great
sheet of ice rising to elevations of
probably 10.000 feet in places and sev
eral thousand feet in thickness. The
available ice free land is a strip of
varying width along the coast. Inter
sected by numerous deep fiords.
When one turns the pages of Ameri
can arctic exploration Greenland is
found more or less lutlma'.ely associat
ed during over sixty years with all
American expeditions, except the
Jeaunette expedition.
Americans have lifted nearly all of
its northwestern and northern coasts
out of the arctic night and fog and
have twice crossed its northern part
American names stud its coasts, and
the name of an American marks its
northern extremity, the most northern
known land in the world.—Hear Ad
miral Peary in New York Times.
His Telephone Number.
"Confound it all!" cried a business
man. "I've forgotten my new tele
phone number. I didn't write it down
because that's an Indication of weak
ness."
"What about forgetting the num
ber?" said the other man. "Isn't that
mental weakness too? Is It the num
ber of your home telephone?"
"Yes."
"Then why not call up your wife
and ask her what it is?"
And without the slightest hesitation
the forgetful man called up the forgot
ten number and asked his amazed wife
what It was.—Chicago News.
Handed It Back.
"TVhy don't you put your mind 011 it
and R.-t a good cook?" demanded Jones
Impatiently of his wife.
"Weil," replied Mrs. .lones sweetly,
"I guess it Is because I don't know
bow. I never seemed to tiave a faculty
for selecting people to live with."—Ex
change.
Brine.
Brine bolls at -'25 decrees F„ and at
this degree fine salt is formed. At 165
degrees F. common salt results and
fishery, or large grained, at 110 degrees
F. The salt crystallizes on the surface
of the brine in the pans, floats a little
and then sinks to the bottom, leaving
it free from fresh crystals.
Changeable.
"He fell In love with a girl whose
*ace he saw on a magazine cover."
"Sounds romantic. Did he follow up
the romance and marry her?"
"Didn't have time. There's another
magazine out this month."—Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Green All Around.
Mrs. Youngbride (In Hsb store)—
Haven't you any lobsters that are
riper? These look so green."—Boston
Transcript
FRATERNAL ORDiSKS
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skngwa-y No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth' Tues
day evening at 8:30 P
m. snarp. Visiting brothers cardial
ly wtKcme. \V. L. Steveaison, Are
na Chief. W. E. Burford, Arotic
Reccrder, '
Fraternal Ordur
Eaglets—
Skagwey1 Aerid
No. 25, Frater
nal Order of
Eftgle$ meets the) first and fchlra
\Veducation nJght of «uh month) »>t
UH'ii ball on fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers cotrtfJUUlj- iuvitejil to
attend. L. E'. Hudson, W. P.,
J. M. Oraisbach, Secretary.
F. & A. M.
Whitfl Pass Lodge'
F. & A. M. N». 113
meets 2d and 4th
Frl. Iiy'gs, ef e&vch
ncats. visiting br»mere &«e wel
come.
Elmer L. Wheeler, "W. M.
Address all commouictitlona bo
Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodg*
No. 421, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday night
' ivt 8:00 o'clock.
ftQYsT Visiting brothel's
cordially welcome.
HENRT FRIEDENTHAL, H. R.
F. J. V A# DEW ALL, Secretary.
Pioneer of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* ta A. B. Hall first Monday in
OTfcry month at 8:80 p. m.
Vteitir.g Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Pre®.
V. T. DORTERO, R«:. Sac.
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(Formerly of Seattle)
Spriallst In. the treafme^it of
disease and deformities of th«[
eye, e<ar, nose and throat.
Offiire i GoldstclD Building, Ju
neau, Alaska.
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Pnutioe In. all courts
In Territory of Alaska
HA IKES ALASKA
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of JnneM Alaska,
Dealers U
RUBBER, COPPER, BRASS
lead, zing, sacks, rags
ROPE, SCRAP IRON
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store.
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Curios, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
China and Cut Glas&
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W. P. & Y. Route
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OUR LARGE FLEET OF MAGNIFICENT STEAMERS
Offers Frequent and Peif*ct Sarvice Between All Parts in
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LEAVE SKAGWAY FOR CONNECTS at JUNEAU FOR
Haines, Juneau, Douglus, i'et- Yakutat, Katalla, Cordova,
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Prince Rupert. N ancouver, Steamers Admiral Evans, Admiral Wat
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