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EDITORIAL
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"America For .Americans
MONEY FOIt WAR
Less til ail one half of the liber
ty war loan of $2,000,000,000 has
J>cen. subscribed, according to Wash
ing ;>n news dispatches. On May
IS. w'.fh only 26 days remaining for
ti'f. receipt of isubscriptions, treasu
ry officials made a statement ot
ill'a effect to counteract the report
ed "widespread belief that the bond
iss'>e has been overscribed."
A larso oversubscription, offi
cials fee., is highly desirable in that
i» would show that the United
States is in the war to stay until Gei
many is defeated and that
•nere will be no stinting of nation
al resources of any kind to bring
about the end of autocracy. Secre
tary McAdoo's trip through, the Mid
dle West is a part of the program,
to arouse the country, especially
the small investor, to the need of
matins: a full and immediate res
ponse to the government's needs.
Uow widespread the opinion is
'bat toe issue already has been ov
ersc-riced is reflected from some
bauus, which state thai, in view of
*ho fact that the writers understand
the issue already has been taken,
r>»£ret that therg would be no use
iu offering their subscriptions.
Duecting beads of tie Joan sut>
scrnmon campaign at the reserve
baulu have iiad th§ real situation,
impressed upon them in. plain lan
guage by treasury and reserve board
officials. They have been told that
there is need of rousing the coun
try te the immediate necessity of
subscribing to the loan.
The first burst of patriotic re
sponse to the announcement of the
issue Drought liberal estimaies from
many banks and numerous inquiries
as to the details of the issue. Be.
cause of the immense amount of
labor involved it was impossible to
anncuncg the chief details until a
few days ago, just prior to the o
p^niug of the formal campaign for
subscriptions.
Proceeds of liberty loan, the treas
ury department announced, will be
deposited in banks and trust com
panies which have qualified as de
jHJsi aries, "which, forward subscrip
tions of at least $100,000. Where
possible other financial institutions
^or^*arding a less amount of sub
scriptions, will be treated similar
ly .atev. The government will re
ceive 2 per cent interest.
The governments' apparent inten
tion to advance approximately $1,
000,0.00.000 to the allies before Ju
.y 1, $670, 000,000 of whioh already
has been paid, is reflected in a re
quest of Secretary ilcAdoo to the
banks to take as large amounts of
•reaaury certificates as possible,
"and at least equa* to 50 per cent"
of tl>e payment .they will have to
make on subscriptions.
Sudan grass yields from one to eight
tons of cured hay an acre.
A small but useful electric railway
runs within a I'aris sewer.
CURIOUS COURTSHIP.
CbJn««« Glrla Allowed No Cholo* In
Pioklng ■ Husband.
As fioou as the Chinese lady la
old enough to be married her father
chooses a husband for her. She Is nev
er allowed to see him herself. Her
father carries on all the courtship for
her. The poor Chinaman does not see
his girl until the day of the wedding.
He does not know whether she Is pret
ty or whether she has a temper.
On the great day the bride Is dressed
In very gay clothes and placed In a
sedan chair, and she Is carried toward
her husband. A crowd of people go
with her, carrying torches which are
lighted even if It be a noon wedding.
A band of drums and flfes precedes
the chair, and, no matter how bard the
bride tried to get away, she could not,
as the chair Is locked, and an old serv
ant carries the key. The key Is then
given t^ the bridegroom, and he is
the only one privileged to open it
When he opens the doors of the se
dan chair he lifts the veil the little
Chinese lady wears over her face, and
If he does not like the face of his fu
ture bride he orders the servants to
take her back to her father's roof, and
he pays the girl a sum of money to
make up for. the loss of his compan
ionship. But if he thinks ho is going
to like the little lady he asks her to
come In, and the chair 1a sent back
empty. Then there is a grand feast
and the Chinaman la married.
Queer, isn't It? Aren't you glad you
live in America and are free to wed
whom you love?—Cincinnati Commer
cial Tribune.
STYLES AND THE WOMAN.
Fashion* In Dress art) Hair In the Ori
ent and Occident.
Styles of oriental dress differ wide
ly. but 1 can safely leave It to any un
prejudiced observer that the American
and European woman Is the most hid
eously. Inefficiently and uneconomlcally
dressed woman on earth. Hie Japa
nese kimono, familiar to all of as and
typical of oriental garb, la made of
straight lengths of material which, like
all the others. Is usable after Its first
freshness Is gone.
We, boasting of our efficiency, cut
garments Into Inconceivable bits, have
them sewed together at great expense,
only to discard them as useless after
a few montls' wear.
And consider hatrdressing. It's all a
matter of taste whether one smooths
each Individual hair with coco butter,
as in India, or with a paste of slippery
elm bark, as In China. Both are to be
preterred to the usual untidy appear
ance of the western coiffure that leads
the oriental to ask, "Do they ever comb
their hair?"
The more you know of oriental wom
en the more you know they are like us.
The seeming differences are largely a
matter of superficialities, like the color
of the skin. Indian women use saffron
to produce a beautiful yellow complex
Ion. Chinese and Japanese women like
a touch of carmine on their sallow
faces, while American women put on
first a carmine coating, then a white.
Each is plainly satisfied with the ef
fect.—Estelle Paddock in World Out
look.
Odd North English Dialect.
A strange set of numerals was used
by the elder generation of farmers in
one of our northern dales, especially
for counting sheep, and the procedure
was as follows:
A gap was made la tne wan jubi
wide enough to admit one sheep at a
time, and as the sheep were driven
through the farmer counted them,
making a notch In bla stick at every
Ufteen.
Phonetically the numerals sound like
"yann, tane, tether, mether, pip, sax,
sane, catterrer, wheeler, dick, yann-er
dlck, tane-er-dlck, tetli-er-dick. mether
er-dlck, boomfit."
"Boomflt" was fifteen. and so a notch
was made In the stick, and the strange
chant began all over again.—London
Chronicle.
Postage Stamps and Germs.
By wetting the gum on the stamp
with the tongue Is the way disease may
be spread by a postage stump. It has
been established by experimentation
In laboratories that postage stamps do
carry genns. In forty-eight tests out
of a total of fifty bacteria were found.
The fact that In only tw<- cases were
the germs of a malignant type does
not lessen In any degret the danger
that l.irks in wetting the gum on the
stamp with the tongue.
Instinotive Action In Death.
The cannon ball which plunged
through the head and tore out the
brain of Charles XII. did not prevent
him from seizing his sword hilt Tne
Idea of attack and the necessity for de
fense were impressed upon his mind
by a blow which we would naturally
suppose to have been too tremendous
and Instantaneous to leave even the
slightest interval for thought.—London
Spectator.
Plays Need Scouring.
"I am literally scouring the country
for plays." remarked the theatrical
manager.
"Why don't yon scour some of those
that you already have?" suggested the
sharp tongued dramatic critic.—Town
Topics.
The Result.
"What would happen if two of the
baseball teams should come out ex
actly even at the end of the season?'
"About 10,000.000 fans would go
plumb crazy."—Exchange.
,
Dignity Increases more easily than It
begins.—Seneca.
la <ba U. B. Gommlssi&iiir'i fcJotirt
tor the Territory; of Alaska, Bkag
wav Precinct at Bkagryray, Alaska.
Ijd Probate.
la the Matter of the Estate of
Fre-i Miller, deceased..
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.
That A. J. Achison, administrator of
too estate of Fred Miller, deceased,
has tiled in the above entitled court
his fiual report of the estate of
the &aid deceased and the hearing
of the sam? has been fixed b/ said
court for the 25th da; of June,
1917. at 10 o'clock la the forenoon
ot saltl day, at the federal court
kouse in Kkagway, Alaska, at the
court room thereof, and all person*
lu'erested In said estate are notified
to tkea ami there appear and file
an* objections they may have to
sa'd account and to show cause, if
any th«r hare, vry said final ao
oo ant should not he allowed.
A. J. ACHISON,
Admlaiatrator.
First publication. May 3, 1917.
Final Publication, May 31, 1917.
6. 3-10-17-24-J1.
Ia tho Commissioner's Court lor the
Territory o* Alaeka, Ska«rway
Preclact, at Skagway, Alaska.
J a Probata.
Iu tlie Matter oX tha E«tate of B.
W. d. Aohieoa, deceased.
NOT1CH
NOTICS IS HBRBBY GIVBN,
That the undersigned has been, by
SUward A. Rasmuson, the Unit
ed Statea Commiaaionar aad Probate
Judge of tb# abor« entitled Court,
by order duly made aad entered, ap
pointed admiaiatratriz of the ae
tata of £1. W. B. Achlson, deceased;
all persona hariag claims agaim*
said estate are hereby notified to
yreaeat them with proper Touchers
la local form within six (8)
moa'ii from the data of this no
tie* tq thf undersigned at heir
realdeice iu the Towa of Skagway,
Alaska.
Dated this 2nd day of May, 1917.
SARAH A CHI SON,
Administratrix.
Firs' publication May 3, 1917.
Final publication May 31, 1917.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE OP
SALE OF REAL ESTATE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That in oursuance of an order of
Edward A. Rasxauson, U. S. Com
missioner for the Territory of Al
aska i Division No. 1, sitting iu
probate in Skagway Precinct, made
ou the 23 day of May, A. D. 1917,
in the matter of th« estate of John
P, Brawand, deceased, the under
signed as administrator of the said
©state, will Bell at public vendue
io the highest and best bidder, and
subject to the confirmation of the
said Frobate Court, on. Friday the
22nd day of June, A D. 1917, at 2
o'clock in the afternoon on the
front steps of the U. S. Court House
In the Town and Precinct of Skag
way and Territory of Alaska, all
the right, title and interest and es
tate of 'he said John P. Brawand at
the time of his death, and all the
right, title and interest that the said
testate has, tty operation of law or
otherwise, in and to all those cer
tain tracts, lots or parcels of land,
situate, lying being In the Town, and
and Recording District and Pre
cinct of Skagway and Territory of
Alaska, particularly bounded and
described as follows, to-wit:
Lots Three (3) and Four (4) ia
Block On»> Hundred and One (101);
Lots Two (2), Three (3), Fout (4),
Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7), Eight
(8), Nine (9), Ten (10) and Eleven
(11) in Block Ninety-five (95) of
the townsite of the Town of Skag
way lu tha Territory of Alaska as
the some is shown and designated
by a survey of the said towns ite and
by a Plat thereof made by HJll &
Wettrick, surveyors, and approved
by the Trustee for said townaite
on. April 29, 1909, and duly filed
ia the office of the District Record
er for the paid Skagway Recording
District.
The terms and conditions of said
sale are. alternatively, as said ad
mlnia'rator shall judge most bene
ficial for the estate, og follows:
To one person for all of the land
and lots herein described; To sev
eral persons, respectively, for the
several parcels or lots herein above
described;
For cash.
For cash and on part credit to oe
paid ia time;
For part cash and on part credit
to be paid In Installments.
P. H. Ganty,
Administrator.
First publication May 24, 1917.
Last publication June 21, 1917. I
5-24,81; 6-7.14,21.
THERE IS A SAN-TOX REMEDY
for every ordinary houaeliold all
meat. There is room for San
Tox Remedies In your medicine
cheet. Get a. San-Tos Blue Book
at Keller Broa., The Saa-Tox
Dru? Store.
fraternal orders
Arctic Brotherhood. — I
Camp S&agwary No. 1, j
A. B. meets every sec
o'nd find fourth' Tues
day evening at 8:30 p.
m. Rtmrp. Visltin* brothers cordial
ly w.e-Vcime. W. L. Steveneon, Arc
tlo Chief. W. K. Burford, Arctic I
Recorder.
Fraternal Order
p&Wlefi—
' Skagway Aerie
► No. 25, Frater
nal Order ot j
aioeu tn«| first and third
^liad»y night ot each month at
Us«h- bAH an fifth Avenue. Vlsit
tr.£ beeCtei* cunibai/ inviUnl to '
Attend, i. M. ftreUbacii, W. P.
J. V, MJtUer, Secretary,
P. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge'
j# P. & A M. No. 113
> meets 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings (
•< each Mentha. Visiting Brethren j
*re welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M. I
IA1CE3 WALLACE. Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodt,7*
NO. 421, B. P. O.
K. m-eets every
Thursday night
^ at 8:00 o'clock.
utMi au.mY Visiting brothers
cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON. E. R.
F. J. VAfJDEWALL, Secretary,
Piyoror of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
nee!* In A B. Hall first Monday in
v*zrj month at 8:S0 p. m.
VtaRtng Brothers cordially wel
cooio.
W. L. STEVENSON, Pree.
P. H. Doree, Kec. Sec.
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