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ESTABLISHED 1893 OLDtST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA
OFFICIAL erne PAPET. L. S. KRIXEK, Publisher.
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EDITORIAL PAGE j
NOT FOB HOME PEOPLE
If It was only the home people
who read the columns of tie Daily
Alaskan we would not question their
intelligence by drawing their atten
tion to an obviously glaring error
which appeared in yesterday s issue
in reference to the temperature in
Skagway; but Inasmuch as the item
may be quoted as true by out con
temporaries, who would have to ac
cept it at its face value, we are
making the correction.
The item referred to appeared as
follows:
It is pretty crimpy in Skag
way today with the thermome
ter at 10 below and a cold
north wind blowing. W e have
the "age" on the interior
weather, a: that, it being 34
below at Whitehorse and 46
below at several points between
there and Dawson, and 40 be
low at the latter point.
In the copy for the above it was
plainly written "10 above" at Skag
wav, but through an error in type
composition anfl an. oversight by the
proof* reader, "10 below" was the
way it appeared in the Daily Alas
kan. ,
up to date the temperature in Skag
way has never gone below SIX
ABOVE during the winter season oi
1914-15.
VILLA'S PRETENSIONS
Now Villa h3s set up a govern
ment of his own, with himself
as its head, wholly distinct from
any authority claimed by the con
vention of Mexican generals and
altogether apart from Zapata or
Garza, the latest "provisional presi
dent" He has come out into the
open, at last, as th? self-appointed
and self-chosen dictator of the part
of Mexico which Is unedr the con
trol of his armies.
This puts the situation in a
clearer light for many Americans
who have been misled by Villa's
professions of disinterestedness.
They cannot fail to see that his
ilaim to be consideied an unself
ish patriot Is absurl and hence
Torth they will jud<;o him rightly
as one of the military chieftains
who are fighting for their personal
ambi ions and enrichment.
Low as Mexico has fallen it is
l.ardiy possible that Villa can
make himself the accepted head of
the Mexican government. Civil war
can scarcely end with a profession
al highwayman in full control of
(he country. The Mexican people
will not be ruled by a bandit with
Villa's bestial record of crime.
Th? higher he places himself in
his own proclamations the sooner
he will fall. The farther his am
bitions lead him the more surely
hey willl prove his undoing.
Villa says he knows h© is unfit
:o be president. But that doesn't
debar anybody in this country.
By refraining from getting full
this month the moon should earn
forgiveness for some of the rough
work it will get in next June.
That Missouri man who says his
wife believes all he tells her had
better keep out of reach of the
gold brick a-rtists.
It is not every winter that big
companies are accused of being un
fair because they are slow about
raising prices.
A Nevada woman received one
hundred proposals of marriage
while on a suffrage campaign tour.
Maybe they knew she vaa married
already.
The people of Kansas City be
lieve they have stopped the odors
from its packing houses. But per
haps they have only educated their
noses.
NOT let TO TAX PAYEKS
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Real estate taxes for the year
1314 are now due and payable at.
the office of town treasurer, U. S
court tioiue, and if not paid on or
before February 27, li»15, tho same
will become delinquent.
MAKT1N CONWAY,
2-10-td. Town Treasurer.
THE LAW H'HJLLU
Tbe manufactureiji of the "PUK
Ui-»A'' jiuo of Houaeuuia KonieUiBo
umi i'ouel freparations art In inn
accord witii tne fUI«. ioou L.aws.
ootiiues tills tneir preparal.0114 ai«
unuer au lron-cluj guaranit's.
Ouctj used, you will u^e no otaei
Vour druggist wUi suppi> you. spe-'
iy "fOKULA!" Sold by K.eile» I
uros. Drug Co.
i CllAB MEAT COCK i tlLS
ai
Tlie 1'ack Train Besiauraiii
Service a la carle.
A bll Uh ADVICE
; First—Don't Delay. Second—Don'
Experiment.
If you suffer from backache;
headaches or dizzy spells; if vou
rest poorly and are lauguid in the
morning; if the kldnay secretions
are irregular and unnatural in ap
pearance, do not delay. In such
cases the kidneys often need help.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especial
ly prepared for kidney trouble—they
sre recommended by thousands.
Can kidney sufferers desire more
convincing proof than the statement
following.
James M. Cahill, stationary en
gineer, 247 Harrison St, Portland,
Oregon, says: "Nothing has occur
red to alter my high opinion of
Doan's Kidney Pills and I confirm
my former endorsement of them
given some years ago. Since then,
I have been helped by Doan's Kid
ney Pills and I believe that they
have no equal far kidney and blad
der trouble."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mr. Cahill had. Foster-Mil
burn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
Hits the Spot;
EVERY TIME -
Stop
that
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NOW! j
Satisfaction
Guaranteed.
KELLER BROS.
A DIAMOND I
RING
Bv M QUAD
Copyright. 1?U. by Associated Lit
erary I Toss
If nny one hr.d told nu friends that
I was possessed nf the slightest spark
>f romance at 'he age of forty live the
nt'ormatlon would have heeu received
is a hase enmtid A bachelor of that
ige. who has drifted ahoui with all
sorts of people and humped up agulnat
ill sorts of adventures, is pretl.v sure
to have had all romance knocked. out
him
Ou a certain Tuesday I took n train
.11 Klmer Junction for l^oudoii. and as
there were but few passengers I had
u compartment to myself. I had been
Liusy with a newspaper for half an
hour when I noticed a small partitive
lying under the opposite seat. I found
It a plaiu pasteboard box and was pre
pared to find a specimen of free chew
ing gum or a new brand of troches in
side It was something different, how
ever it was a lady's diamond ring,
made up of five stones of the purest
water, and ou the inside were the In
itials "I? IV The ring was a double
hoop of gold and had probably been
made to order. It was lying closely In
the Ik».\, and the box had once contain
ed steel pens. I argued that it must
have been sonic careless person who
carried a valuable ring in that fashion.
I am only a fairly honest man. My
first Idea was to keep the ring to my
own protlt. but I remembered that I
was known to the railway porter and
that the propert* inishl lie traced to
me.
If not »trlctl> holiest 1 am pr'idenl.
ind I tlieiefo!'< site n|. She Id-li u'
converting tin- ring I womd hold it
for a reward wnv.-wer Halt an hour
>ator I felt n ti'ious sensation stealing
over me I Pecan lo feel *entiuiental
I began to couuoct that deai little ring
with a deal little blond halrod bine
•»yed trirl I cot ii| jjid kicked myself
three time> and -nihil mtself a fool,
ait the feeling did im-i co nwn> l'o
uy astonishment and itidiciinilon I
""oiind it growina stronc.-i and iietore
' knew It tht* crip ot romance bud c«t
ue bj the neck
I was :i null) 01 leisure. iiiuu^ii ■ u.iu
ao i;ni tiiniiiiiil ot money to my cr»U
it I ivould hum up Hit- owner of Unit
rlii'.;. tui'l if ml things went well 1
would murr.v lu*r I'or a week I watch
ed all the newspapers. hut t!ie ring
was not advertised This seemed to
prove to lite that the owner was either
rich and indifferent to her loss or that
for some reasou the loss had not yet
been discovered Romance made me
anxious, and 1 therefore went to the
gxpeuse of advertising in tive different
rmnnrnui uMir Ueetf'YiVfi'jid'on ii
road train and asked the loser to cor
respond.
Inside of three days I received about
150 letters in reply The If*) writers
were fakers and liars, and the true
loser had not answered me. I was a
bit nettled at this neglect on her part
1 advertised again 1'hts time i ask
ed "B IV" to communicate with me in
case she had losi anything There
were Just 107 "B P answers, out
among tliem I selected one which ap
peared to be genuine This -B I'."
had Inst a double hoop diamond ring
containing live stones It Uad been
lost on a railroad train ami was u
birthday gift from a dead mothei I
was asked to call at the 'hiuibers of
a certain solicitor to have the ring fur
ther identified I was on hand at the
appointed hour So was a stern faced
rind aggressive looking householder. to
gethci with u slick looking villain
whom I had once spotted tor a detec
tive and a young woman whose nalr
was ml instead of blond Hie ring
was speedily Identified by the stern
faceil man and red headed L'lri. "B.
IV was Bertha Perkins, and tier la
ther and her maid were before ine.
Perkins was a country squire, and on
the night previous to my finding the
ring his daughters jewels had been
stolen The hoop rin^ was part ot the
pluudet.
Of course I was ready to hand over
the ring lait it wasn't to stop there.
The red beaded maid was sure she
recognized Hie as itif man who was
;:uugiug about the grounds a feu hours
before the robbery ami that villain of
I detective was only too glad to snap
the handfiiTs on my wrists and hurry
me off to Jail
it iook me three nays to pmre my
<joIf res|M»-table :iikI to establish ho
ijiihi. The.v liiiil l<> irlve im* my illierty.
liUt it was gruiiuiiixly :inil the
dele. live said in- I have an eye on me
•iI! tin- re«t <»l my days The romance
nail rti'it vvlicn I was locked tip I
nmf out of j.:l! determined to secure
reparation Old l"e''kiti« had helped
the riil headed uirl to conclude that
I wiis i In- robber and I went down 10
Uis country scat to receive mi abject
itpolo^.v oi pull Ins uose. lie not only
refused an :ipolosy. hut threatened to
tick me Iiir the grounds. anil the red
beaded girl declared I had a east in
my left eye. and by that cast she
would swear nie In any court as a
man who would not stop at murder.
There was one more tiling to he clear
'd up 1 wanted to tlnd out about
IV" herself Was she the blond
laired, blue eyed girl of my dreams,
ind was she worthy of my love? 1
lad not long to wait I was walking
'rom the country sent to the village
when a dogcart knocked me down and
•oiled me all {>ver the road, and the
Iriver halted to call me a tramp i nd
:hrenten tne with the law. The driver
vas "B P." Her hair whs bleached,
ler eyebrows colored and her nose
Ttrned up She had a big mouth, had
eeth and milky eyes, and «lieu she
Irove on she whistled like a mm
How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollai'i
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENET & CO.. Toledo. O.
We. the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last 15 yean, and b«U«ve
him perfectly honorable In *11
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his nrnt
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE^
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. Testimonials
aent free. Price "5 cents per bottle, fold
' Tn'ke h"!?? Family Pills for constlCattoDi
EXPOSED t
After exposure, when you feel a
cold coming on, take "PUB.OLA
Honey and Tar Cough Syrup. Don't
wait until it ha* develop#* into
iroucliltis or pneumonia. Does not
contain opiates of any Vlud. !£•••
bottle in the house for Mtergeu
cies. Your druggist will refund
your money If not satatled. Price
25c and 60c Specify "PUROLA."
Sold by Keller Bros. Drug Ce.
p. St a. at
Whit* Faaa Lod**
F. & A. M. No. lit
meata Sd and 4tk
Trl ■▼'»». «faa«k
month. Visiting broUw* «x« w«
come Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. Whaeler, W, M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagw&y l*d»*
No 481. B. T. O.
E. n:e«ts tmtj
Thuretfajr «v«a
P lag at I
Vlsitlog brother*
cordially woicomv. jh®. »,uu,,/»
Ex R. Geo. Mag««, S»crttary.
Fraternal Offer
; BiigiM—
SlctLeway AtrU
No. 25, FratM'
nal Ord*r
Eagles meets the flrat and tfclrd
Wednesday night ol eack month at
their hall on Fifth a79nue. Visiting
brothers cordially Invited to attend.
Jhon C. Wood, W. F., J. W. Prft
chett. Secretary.
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Arctic Brotherhood.—
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i *£<|j Camp Skagway Na. 1
A B meet* ertry Tuas
div erenlng at 8:90 p
m. sharp. Visiting brothers cordial
ly welcome, a. J. Ackesen, Aretle
Chier, w. R. Hlllery, Arctic B»
PROFESSIOXAL CARDS
DK. L. 9. KELLER.
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Mont Modern Methods.
Open Evening®.
Office Hours: 9-12 a. m 1-8 p. a.
Alaskan Building - Broadway
SKAGWAY ALASKA
WIl.lil.VM PALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist in the treatment - of
diseases and deformities of th« eye,
nose and throat.
Office: Goldstein Building, Ju
neau, Alaska.
Dr. E. M. BEVIg /
, it .'■»
physician and Surgeon
JUNEAD 1 ALAWCA
• •vArta itfc\
Office—Second street; in ©ffloee
"I •>«
lormmj occupied by Dr. Simpson.
' ~ . h..,i ,i.»
W. B. STOUT. •
Attorney At Law.
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Practice in all courts
In Territory of Alaska.
Haines Alaska.
i Whitehorse
> _ _ _
The Royal Mail Stage
leaves Whitehorse the
fourth of every month
for Kluane and \ray
points and also on the
seventeenth of every
month for Champaigne
Passengers and Freight sol-"
icited, Rates Reasonable
and the Service First Class.
H.CHAMBERS, Prop,
nrcirr
OFFICE
Regina Hotel s Whitehoria, Y. T
; Kluane
h Line
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria
Vancouver, Prince Rupert
juocsu, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
Leave Skaguiay
S.S. Spokane, Feb. 23, Mar. 5,
And every ten
excellent service
gei steamer*. -
CONGRESS,
Sailing
days following. Modern comfortable giiipa,
Connects at fisatUe with through pasaen
GOVERNOR. PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Tuewlaj, io a. m. and Friday, 5 p. m.
FOR SA.N FRANCISCO. LOS ANGELHb, SAN DIEGO.
Through ticket* »ol<] unrl l»axg*ge ciiecked to all points in
United States and C«nuda. For folders and full particulars,
addreas . ... V. A. PETKRHON. Agent
H. BRANDT, G. A- P. D. Phone 50, SKAGWAY
008 Second Ave., Seattle. Wash.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
WINTER SAILINGS
S. S. JEFFERSON
FEBRUARY 3-15-27
. . - MAPOH V -23
' A?} IL 4
Pass^ns^rs wi:i be transferred to
Vai couv! r or Victoria without
extra charge.
TELEPHONE NO. «6. h J. SHAW, Agent, 8KAGWAY.
Twin Screw S. £.
nccss may
Will leave Skagway for
Prince Knpsrt, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle
February 10 24
Marcli 10 24
-April- 3 14 24
May:: • 5 15 26
All infor.nation, Rail, Sleeper, or Ocean Ticket*
To any. part of the world
F. F. W. LOWLE, Gen'l Agt. Phone 87 or 141 SKAGWATf
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