ESTABUSHEli 1898. _ OLOtbl DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA _ . |'
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MORE SHIPS NEEDED
•American shipyards ought to
bo verjr busy; this winter with
work oa vessels intended for deep
sea traffic. There ought, to be no
fear that the war may end before
such ships could ba made profit
able. _
For after the war theru will be a
vast revival of th8 carrying trade
on tho high seas and before it
conies to its close manv more mer
chant ships will ba blown up by
mines. Others will be sent to the
bottom by hostile warships. A few,
at least, will be wrecked on coasts
where the usual lights have been i
extinguished, as a military meas
ure. And many, it is probable,
will be destroyed in ports bom
barded or stormed.
The inroads of the war upon the
mercantile shipping of the world
are by no means ended. They will
go on until the tonnage of some
cf the foremost maritime nations
is greatly reduced. Alreauy it haa
been cut dowu much more than
most Americans realize.
Scores of large steamers have
been sunk. Hundreds of smaller
craft have been destro>ed. There
is a great lack of vessels available
for the traffic of tho world, even
in these war times, when commerce
is much obstructed and passenger
travel is almost stopped on some
of the most important routes.
It does not seem possible that
American ships, well built and well
managed, could fail to fay under
such circumstances, err in the years
following the return ot normal
conditions and world-w ido peace.
PLANTATION" R1BBEK
In respect to the production of
••ubber on plantations where it
is grown as a crop, an-1 aa regularly
harvested as wheat or cotton, it
appears that it makes all the dif
ference between complete success
and utter failure whether the rub
ber trees are set out in Mexico or 1
on the -Malay peninsula. It' it were
not so the rubber industry of the
L'nited States might now be inde-l
pendent of any source of supply
outside of the western hemi
sphere.
In Mexico the lab?r conditions
are vastly inferior to these which
the British investors in East In
dian plantations are able to ere- i
ate with Chinese wage-earners. In
Mexico competent and reliable su
perintendents proved hard to find
and harder to keep. There was no
lack of men accustomed to live1
and work in the tropics, in the
British poessesions iu Asia. In
Mexico the local government offi
cials were an uncertain Quantity
and not always helpful. In Malay
sia and Ceylon they did their best
to promote the new rubber indus
try. And in Mexico the trees set
out were not, as a rule, of the so
called Para variety, which yields
the finest rubber.
Because of these conditions
much American capital has been
lost in various Mexican rubber en
terprises, some of them on a large
scale, while the plantation rubber
grown under the British flag in
♦he East Indies is the most impor
tant source of supply for crude rub
ber in the world.
Wanted salesmen to sell cigars,
cigarettes, and tobacco to d®&l©rs
Experience unnecessary. Weekly sal
ary and *5 a day trarel'as expens
es. EASTERN TOBACCO CO., Bos
ton, Mass.
1915 CALE-VDAR PADS
Several aizee and styles of cal
endar pads just received at K«ll®r
DISGRACED THE SENTINEL
For Not Killing the Army Chief Who
Had Struck Him.
In France in I tie seventeenth century
the office of sentinel was u very solemn
charge, anj .1 part vt the sentinel's
duty was to resent and punish any af
front. The severity of tliis punish
mont was In proportion to the high Im
portance of his office. A Frenchman
relates an incident Illustrative of tills
fact:
In 102*.' M. <le M aril lac rode away on
horseback from an audience with the
kins 11 is horse stepped on a senti
nel's foot. The man struck the horse,
which leaped forward and shook M. de
Marlllac in his saddle
The rider turned and struck the sen
tinel. The soldier belonged to the com
pany of M de Guns, who when he
heard of this bad liim arrested and tin
prisoned He himself set out, sword
In hand, in search of M. de Marlllac to
demand satisfaction for an insult to his
sentinel
The klriy was informed of the incl
dent and Kent fur M. de Ooas and M
de Mnrlllru;. He reprimanded de Maril
luc severely, told him that the sentinel
should have killed him and forbade
him to exercise his command as chief
marshal for six days
The sentinel was tried before a coun
ell of war and was sentenced as a pen
alty for not killing Pe Marlllac to be
deprived of his arms In the presence of
his regiment and to tie tortured by the
strappado-thai is, to be hoisted by a
rope to a beam and let fall. The king
pardoned the man. but M. de Goas
would not havi> him in his company
again - Washing"!) Star.
Paddled Aivay In a Coffin.
Several men have succeeded In es
caping from Devil's island, where Cap
tain Dreyfus was ecu lined One bold
prisoner escaped from Ills cell during
a dark ulgbt and forced his way luto
a shed where cotiins were made. Se
leetlng a large shell, be nailed the lid
down In such s way that a hole was
left big enough for him to crawl Into
Then tie ruiued a storehouse and stole
a supply ot food, which he placed in
side the cotliii. His nest proceeding
was to drag the coffin and its contents
down to the water's edge. Reaching
it in safety, he launched his sepulchral
vessel, crawled into It and paddled
away l»y means ot his hands. Devil's
Isand never saw him again.
Too Much Push.
"You roust pusb matters a little.
James." said a druggist to tils Dew
boy. "B.v calling a customer's atten
tlon to tills article and that article
yon often effect ft sale."
"Yes. sir." responded the new boy.
and then be hastened to wait upon an
elderly person who wanted u stamp
"Anything • ise. mum?" Inquired tbe
ambitious hoy politely "Hair dye. cos
metle, face powder, rheumatic drops,
belladonna, mole destroyer"
The elderly lad} deals over tbe way
now
Ambiguous
f'ucie Sol threw aside tUe letter De
w:is -ino 'itiered «u esclamu
tioll o! I ill I >:i tlelire
"UosKuue!" ne en.mi "\Vhy cau t
people l<c more explicit V
"What's the matter, pa?' asKea
Aunt Sue
"This letter from liouie," Cncle Sni
answereil. "says linnet tell out or tbe
old npple tree jiiiO broke » limb —
Yotinpstown Telegram
Liks Accepting an Office.
' Do you take this woman to be your
lawful wedded ivifeV' -oiemnlv tn
quired the ortielafltia elormmnn
"Yielding with reliietnn- • ■ to the ear
nest solicitation ot mj m.inj friends. I
do!" sonorously answered the Hon
Howlanil Floopmoiv I'nek
i no rnybiman s uno*
The study of medicine is an entranc
ing subject. Its practice requires an
array of virtues whose mere contem
plation staggers the mind. One must
meet violence with gentleness, ingrati
tude with equanimity, insult with forti
tude. slander with silence. The physi
cian's life is a daily exemplification of
the Goldeu Rule. The very sensitive
ness that inspires sympathy -with pain
and misery is a weapon in the hands of
Ignorance and malice wherewith they
deal dreadful wounds, wounds which
must be endured silently. Resentment
can have uo place in the physician's
mind.—From "Recreation of a Physi
cian," by A. Stuart 31. Chisholm. M. D.
iral Line
Westbound
S. S. Admiral Evans
January 29
LEAVING SEATTLE ON THE 5th, 13th AND 25th OP
KYEKV MONTH AND ARRIVING IN SKAQWAk ON THE 9Ui,
JOtli AND 20111., WESTBOUND.
RETURNING FROM THE WESTWARD, SHOULD LEAVE
SKAGWAY, SOITHIIOI'M), AFPRI.XIMATELif ON THE 9th,
18th., AND 2Mb.
Seattle to iiau Francisco
S. S. ADMIRAL DEWEY 9. 8. ADMIRAL FARRAGUT
S. 8. ADMIRAL SCHLEY
Leaving Seattle ©very Wednesday and Sunday for San Francisco
and Southern California ports. Connexions at San Francisco
PACIFIC NAVIGATION CO STEAMERS
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For Los Angel®, San J)iego and Soutbarn California joints.
PACIFIC ALASKA NAVIGATION CO.
HUGH 1*. GALLAGHER, ApenU Ska^wny, Alaska.
FAIR EXCHANGE |
A New Back for nu Old One. How
it Cim l>e Done iii Alaska
The back aches at times with a
dull, indescribable feeling, making:
you weary and restless; piercing :
i>ains shoot across the re Hon of the |
kidneys, and again the loins are so ■
lamo that to stoop is agony. No j
use to rub or apply a plaster to j
tho back if tho kidneys are weak. I
You cannot reach tho cause. Alas
Kan residents would do well to pro
fit by the following example.
John I. Conger, prop, printing
shop, 845 N. Seventeenth St., Salem,
Oregon, says: "My back got weak
and sore and my kidneys did not
act as they should. At times I
could hardly straighten Doan's Kid
ney Pills gave mo relief and it took
them only a short time to rid me
of kidney trouble I publicly en
dorsed them several years ago and i
am glad to do so again."
Price 50c, at all dealers l)on't
simply ask for a kidney remedy— j
get Doan's Kidney Pi ls—tho same
that Sir. Conger had Foster-Jlil-j
burn Co., Props., Buffalo X. Y.
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOB
CATARRH 1 HAT CONTAIN
MERCURY
As mercury v>-lli burejy destroy j
tlie sense of smell and complete- |
ly derange the wnelo system wUeu
entering it thruogh the mucous sur
faces. Such articles should never j
to use! except on orescriptions from
reputable physicians as the dam- |
age they will do js tvs:i fold to thu ;
good jou can posiii.ly derive from j
them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, O., contains no mercury, |
ectly upon the blood and mucous j
surfaces of the system lu buying I
Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you
gee the genuine. Jt is taken in
ternally and made iu Toledo, Ohio, |
by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials :
free.
Sold by druggists. Prico 75c per j
bottle.
Take Hall's Family Tills for con- |
stipation.
ONLY ONE "Bromo Quinine, that is
[ axative ^romo Quinine
Cures a Cold in One Day, Crip in 2 Days
°n ^°X' ^C
\Q- Sf .
Hits the Spot
EVERY TIME
Stop
that
Cough
NOW!
Satisfaction
Guaranteed.
KELLER BROS.
P. & A. M.
Wliito Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4tli
Fri. Ev'gs. o£ sacli
uiontli. Visiting brotners are wel
come, Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. Wheeler, W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway I/>dge
Mo. 431. B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday even
ing at 8 o'clock.
Visiting brothers
cordially welcome. Jas. Kennedy,
Ex R. Geo. Magee, Secretary.
Fratemnl Order
Eagles—
Slcagway Aerie
No. 25, Frater
nal Order of
r.ugies meets uie xn-s: ana tmra
Wednesday niglxt of eacb month at
their hall on Fifth avenue. Visiting
brothers cordially Invited to attend.
J hon C. Wood, W. P., J. W. Prlt
chett, Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skagway No. 1
A. B. meet* every Tues
day evening at 8:00 p
iu. sharp. Visiting brotters cordial
ly welcome. A. J. Acheson, Arctic
Chier, w. R. HlHery, Arctic Re
corder
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DK. L. S. KELLER.
Dentist.
Most Modern Methods.
Open Evenings.
Office Hours: 9-12 a. m. 1-6 p. m.
Alaskan Building - Broadway
SKAGWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM P.-VLLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist in the treatment of
diseases and deformities of the eye,
car, nose and throat..
Office; Goldstein Building, Ju
neau, Alaska.
Dr. E. M. BEVIS
physician and Surgeon
JUNEAU ALASKA
Office—Second Street; in offices
tormerly occupied by Dr. Simpson.
W. B. STOUT.
Attorney At Law.
Practice In all courts
In Territory of Alaska.
Haines ------ Alaska.
Whitehorse- \
Kluane Stage
Line
Tlie Royal Mail Stage
leaves Whitehorse the
fourth of every month
for Kluane and way
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.
OFFICE
Regina Hotel :: Whitehorse, Y. T
Seattle, Tacoma* Victoria |
Vancouver, Prince Rupert |
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan |
Leave Skagouay
S*S, City of Seattle, Jan, 2U 31
And every ten days following. Modem comfortable ships,
excellent service Connects at Seattle with through passen
ger steamers.
CONGRESS, GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Sailing Tuesday, 10 a. ni. and Friday, 6 p. m.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, EOS ANGEL Ik, SAN DIEGO.
Through tickets gold and baggage checked to all points in
United States and Canada. For folders and full particulars,
address V. A. PETERSON, Agent
H. RRANDT, G. A. P. D. Phone 50, SKAGWAY
608 Second Ave., Seattle, Wash.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
WINTER SAILINGS
S. S JEFFERSON
JANUARY 11-23
FEBRUARY 3-15-27
MARCH 11-23
APRIL 4
Passengers will be transferred to
Vancouver or Victoria without
extra charge.
TELEPHONE NO. 60.
E. J. SHAW, Agent, SKAGWAY.
Twin Screw S. S.
Prlncc$$ Ilk
Will leave Skagway for
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle
Jar nary 27
Ft bruary 10 24
March 10 24
A p: ll 3 14 24
May 5 15 26
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