E»t*bli»h«d 1898 O'dtit Daflj is Aluka
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I lO.MESTEADEKS COMING IX
b i ll.Vl) OF (*OU> SEEK
ERS
HiJdeu away in the more intense
lv interesting news dispatches tell
i.;^ of the results of the election
thvjro was on Wednesday a brief
Btory from Alaska, that is strik
ingly siguifcant o£ what may be ex
pected ju that country.
Uriefly, the story was to the ef
fect that several hundred home
s'eaders have arrived and settled in
the section of county through
wire It the United States govern
ment is building its railroad, that
thest settlers are prospering, and
thai indications favor a rapid in
crease of this class of newcomers.
Thiuk 01 that! Homesteaders
going to Alaska instead of gold
i'uuters. it opens an entirely new
concex'tion of that country. It mean
'hat iLsteaU yf stripping ail uawill
iu'- laid of its sole wealth and then
abandoning it, meu are finding that
t^crc is a continuous wealth in
the agricultural possibilities of the
country, and are going there to
cultivate it and make it a continu
ously richer and more prosperous
ofuairy. It givts a notion of a
new Alaska of vastly different
stvle irom that of former days.
1-erhap^ too, there is another aig
niticauee in this movement. i*erhap<j
.s an indcatiou that men are not
t' dav us insunely anxious for sud
dtti wealth as they were in the '49
ui.d Yukon days, but are better eat
'stie.' to be industrious and pros
Ui.rous with certainty, without tak
fi's 'Ue risks and undergoing the
hardships of the usually disap
pointed gold hunter.
Alaska has yielded up many mil
lions in gold; now it may begin to
yield even more millions in even
more valuable products. —JDuluth
lie raid.
IX DKY ALASKA
The Auacortes American falls iut
a inood iu reviewing dry Al
• ka. Says the American:
"OI(i Timer, have you heart! the
news? Alaska's g..ing to cut out
hcoz • aud henceforth will 'hat fro
zen clime subsist on pop and seltz
ered liaie, ;uid miners from the fro
re.i hills in buttermilk will bathe
tntir sills, and Klondike Fete and
Rough-House Liz will quench their
'hi.s' in kiekless fizz, and mush
ers chilled on Arctic trips will drin
b-cf tea and smack their lips.
"The road house will no longer
cheer the train-worn soui with
h.HJtch or beer; tgi.e mining camp
Mill silent be, except for miners
driakinjr tea. No more they'll seek
D. Hum of nlgh's and get lit up
like ucrthern lights, since none
mav buy or s'eal or mooch on
+:ny little shot of hootch. And Yu
kon Ike, the good old soul, will
have to shinny up the pole, and
soon we'll sea Hell-Roarin' Pete,
uion the water wagon's seat.
"The sourdough when he wants
a driuk will amble to the Yukon's
hiluk, and quaff a horn of H20, a
harmless drink as well you know;
i cn g«- his way in search of gold
and sing an od« to water cold, and
when be makes a stake he'll go to
cair.D ond buy a drink or so, of
orangeade, near beer orlime, and
swear he's"-had a ripping time.
"Not like the days of old, not
much; John Barleycorn is now In
Dutch, from Sltka to the Arctic
siiore, and Forty-Red will cheer no
nwjre, the hardy Argonaut for he,
J as climbed the po'e like you and
lae."
V.ALDEZ ENJOYS A
MATRIMONIAL BUREAU
Vaidez has a matrimonial bu-1
real. To be sure it pays a license .
to do business under another name,
but developments have shown that j
it !s a teal, progressive martimonail
bureau, with. many marriages to its j
I crcdir« This organization is in
corporated under the name of the
' Prjice William Sound, Light Power i
aud Telephone Company, and it is
the telephone department of this j
big company; that is responsible
{or many; marriages in Vaidez.
Whether tending switchboard and J
iteming track o£ budding courtships
awakens tender passions in the hu
tr iu breast has never been studied
V psychologists, but the fact re
mains that such is the case, and
so annoying has Cupid become in
that vicinity, that Manager Quinn
is considering offering operators a
>»aus for remaining qix the job long
er than six months. To be sure,
Mr, Quinn has exercised poor judg
ment in bis choice of operators and.
filled the shops with maidens of
rreat charm, but hereafter he will
olck only old maids with cross eyes
and red hair, false teeth and1 a
wen on their nose. This may. work,
Vut a girl with any; attractiveness
whatever lias little chance to
escape the matrimonial noose in
Vaidez. on account of the great
Scarcity of eligible girls and the
hungry craving of the average Al
askan for a home where he caa have
hot biscuit and pie three times a
day.—Vaidez Prospector.
MUCH SNOW IN
eastern STATER
New York, Dee. 27—It has cost
'he city nearly $400,000 to clear
tt-# ilreets of the accumulatioa of
sii<'w that has fallen the last few
days, and today more snow Is fall
ing. The fall of anow this year is
causing considerable suffering.
Ia Boston, nearly nine inches of
3now fell the last few days accom
panied by a fierce wind and has
caused untold suffering.
In Chicago, the report comes that
a fuel shortage is feared, due it is
said to the shortage of coaj cars.
There is much snow in the city and
the cold was intense, until yester
day when it moderated.
An Unique Record
Veiy Few Like It In Our Broad
Republic
Grateful testimony for Doan's
Ej'lnfcy Pills, published everywhere
4 rt itself convincing evidence of
merit. Confrmed testimony forms
still stronger evidence. Yea re ago,
Airs. Mason gratefully acknowledged
the benefit derived from Doan's
Kiduev Pills. The statement is
uow confirmed — the proof more
convincing. Cases of this kind
are plentiful in the jvork of Down's
K'dner Pi'.ls—the record is unique.
Mrs. David Mason, 2715 East C
St, Tacoma, Wash, says: "I had' a
dull, heavy ache in my back and it
wag lame and weak. Severe head
aches and dizzy spells were com
mon. The kidnejr secretions pass
ed too often and I always felt tir
ed and worn-out. Doan's Kidney
Pills rid me of the trouble."
(Statement given Sept. 19, 1913.)
On November 5, 1915 Mrs. Mason
said: "I have used Doan's Kid
ney Pills since last recommending
t'"eai and have found them just
as effective as in the past."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mrs. Mason has twice public
ly recommended. Foster Milburn
Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
A WOMAN TO BE PRETTY
Hut Have Luxuriant and GIomt Hair,
No Matter What Color.
The finest contour of a female facc. the
sweetest smile of a female mouth, loses
something if the head 1:; crowned with
scant hair. Scant and ft Ming hair, it is
now known. Is caused by a parasite that
burrows Into the scalp to the rQot of the
hair, where it saps the vitality. The lit
tle white scales the germ throws up in
burrowing are called dandruff. To cure
dandruff permanently, then, and to stop
falling hair, that germ must be killed.
Newbro's Herpicide, an entirely new re
sult of the. chemical laboratory, destroys
the dandruff germ. and. of course, stops
the falling hrvir, and prevents baldness.
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co..
Detroit. Mich.
Ai all I>rug Stores.
One Dollar bottle, guaranteed.
BIBLE MANUSCRIPTS.
The Sinaitic, Alexandrian and Vatloan
Are the Oidost Known.
Tbe oldest Bible manuscripts now
in existence date from about 800 to
450 A. D. and show us the Bible as it
existed soon after apostolic days. All
the earlier manuscripts were either
lost or destroyed iu the terrible perse
cutions which were directed uot only
against the Christians, but against
their treasured sacred writings, their
enemies thus hoping to stamp out even
the slightest traces of Christianity.
The three oldest manuscripts now in
existence are known as the Sinaitic,
the Alexandrian und the Vatican tnanu
scripts.
The Sinaitic was fouud by the emi
nent Bible scholar Tischendorf in a
convent on Mount Sinai In 1S44. It
coutnlned the Scptuagint, other parts
of the Old Testament, the New Testa
ment complete and some of the apoc
ryphal books The writing, ufter a
lapse of more than 1.500 years, is still
clear and legible.
The Alexandrian manuscript, which
came to light in IC.'JS, is not quite so
ancient ns the Sinaitic. It has the Old
Testament complete, except that ten
leaves are missing, and the New Testa
ment lacks nearly thirty leaves. It Is
In tbe British museum.
Tbe Vaticau manuscript, the most
undent of all, Is u great treasure, con
sisting of about "00 leaves of vellum
bound In book form. Part of Genesis
Is missing and also a number of the
Psalms The New Testament Is com
plete up to Hebrews, ninth chapter.
Other early Bible mauuscripts of
great value, but Inferior to the three
mentioned, are the Codex Kpbraem
and the Codes Begae, besides which
there is a long list of later manuscripts
—Christian lleraid.
Medical.
"The farmer said that one of his lit
tle pigs was sick, so 1 brought it some
sugar."
"Sugar! \"Voat for?''
"For medicine, of course. Haven't
you ever heard of sugar cured hams?"
—Philadelphia Ledger.
A Moc-'est Ambition.
"Working hard these days. I nee."
"Yep."
"Trying to climb the ladder of suc
cess. eh?"
• Just high enough to catch up with
the "ost of living."—Philadelphia Bul
letin.
His Biggest Mistake.
"What was the biggest mistake you
ever made?"
"Thinking I was too foxy to make a
Mg mistake."-Cleveland I.eader.
Not a Representative.
Mrs. English - Is your husband a rep
resentative American?
Mrs. D. S. A No. indeed! He's a
senator! Life.
B.-.ci Subject, (Buy)elogy.
Daughter— Father, can 1 take a post
graduate course in biology? Ilcr Pad
(dubiously!—I don't know, daughter.
I'm afraid you'll be wanting to buy
too many things.—Hcslon Transcript.
Your Fortuno.
We should manage our fortune like
our constitution—enjoy it when good,
have patience when bad and never ap
ply violent remedies but in cases of
necessity.—Rochefoucauld.
JUSTICE COURT FOR TIEE SKAG
%\ AY PRECINCT, TERRITORY
OF ALASKA, FIRST DIVISION.
W. D. HARGRAVES,.
Plaintiff,} _ _
: »ujii.hoiu> For
vs" Publication.
W. L. STEVENSON, \
Defendant. /
To W. L. STEVENSON, Defendant,
Greeting: j '
la tliq name of the United
•States ofi America, you aoie here
by oommanded to be and appear in
tin a Dove entitled court, btoddem at
Skagway in saM Division. an4 Dis
trict and answer the complaint fil
ed against you in the a>ove «u
titlei action j within. thrity (30)
days after the last publication) of
tils fcummons, and if you fail so to
appear, for want thereof the plaint
iff will take judgment against you
'or the eum of Seven Hundred and
Fifty and 00-000 ($750.00) . Dol
lars, founded upon an account, an
will apply to the court for relief
as set out in &e complaint filed
herein. Thie order foir publication
of tjiig summons was made by t,hia
court on the 27th day of .Nov.,
1916.
First publication. Nov. 28, 1916.
Las* publication! Jan. 9, *1917.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto se+'my hand and Beal tihis
27"i dav of Nov. 1916. '
(Signed) EDWARD A. RASMUSON,
United States Commie
sioner and Ex-Officiq
^Justice of the Peace.
(Seal) J
11-2S—12-5,12,19,26-'16—1-2,9.
* FRATERNAL ORDERS *
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Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Sfcagway No. 1#
A. B. metrts every sec
ond and. fourth! Tues
day evening at 8:30 p.
Visiting brothers oo-rdial
ly wtK-cimo. W. L. Steveaisosi, Arc
tic Chief. W. E. Burford, Arctic
Kecc rder.
m. sfcurp.
Fraternal Order
Kagl<$*—
Skagwwy1 Aerie
No. 25, Frater
nal Order of
itngictj mwLS t.net nrst ana uiiin
Wednesday night of each monfchi at
trioii h^ll an Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers cordially tnvitejd to
attend. Ij. E. Hudson, W. P.,
J. M. Oreisbach, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
White Paas Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meet a. 2d and 4th
Fri. tev'aa. of each
montc. Visiting brothers are wel
come.
Elmer L. Wheeler, W. M.
Address all communications to
the Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday night
at 8:00 o'clock.
Visiting brothers
cordially welcome.
HENRY FRIEDENTHAL, E. R.
W. J. VASIDEWALL, Secretary.
Pioneer of Alaska Igloo, No. 13,
roeet* hi A. B. Hall first Monday in
every month at 8:80 p. m.
Vteiting Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Pres.
V. T. DORTERO. Roc. Sec.
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SKAGWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Sp^rialitt In the trea<mc»it oi
disease and deformities of tli<
eye, ear, nose and throat.
Office: Goldstein Building, Ju
neau, Alaska.
W. B. STOUT
Attorneiy At Law
Practice in all courts
In. Territory of Alaska
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December 23, Jan. 3
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Rooms Single or en Suite
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Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up
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