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EDITORIAL PAG hi
THE RICH MAN'S PRIVILEGE
Wtj are told, says the Portland,
Oregon, Telegram, that Rockefel
ler raoney will send a shipload of
provisions to the war-stricken Bel
gians; and .w® say to ourselves:
"Good for the Rockefeller money!"
It Is the privilege of American
weultu to relieve the distress of
this people. It is a rare privilege
—we might say a patriotic one.
In European seutimant the Ameri
can has been set down, character
istically t as a money grubber. Eu
rope knows that he spends money
lavishly; but for the most part in
that sort of spending his own com
fort and pleasure are concerned. Eu
rope believes that he is all the
more a money getter, that he may
spend his dollars in just that way.
Here is the chance 'or the men j
possessed of the greater number of
American dollars to prove one na
tional appreciation of the better
use of them. There is never any
lat'k of thejn when disaster comes
among ourselves; and wealth, by
quick response, can bring equal j
credit to this country for charity I
done abroad.
And such charity! Ministering to
the wants of those who are the pov- !
erty-stricken exiles of war; glv- j
ing bread to the starving, clothes
to the naked; comfort to those who
have not even the shelter that man
gives to the beasts of the field.
■Never was there demand on the
American dollar which will win for
it such bigh regard in the world as
this. it is the privilege of those
who have those dolllars iu great
est abuudance to help in a charity
of stupendous import, and in that I
"Jd t0 the luster of the .*nerican
name.
Secretary Bryan has been invited |
to a session of the Baldhead club, j
At the usual place in the front,
row?
President Wilson has sent con
gratulations to the father of seven
teen democratic eons. Probably
s-.nything else would only have
added to his troubles.
At any rate the European na
tions that have allied themselves
with Providence v;on"t have to go
to the trouble of looking for a
1 lace to Put the blame.
Two New York policemen were
suspected of being spies while in
Paris because of their military ap
pearance. Must te they had just
joiued the force.
One of the questions of the hour
is, who took the rocks out of the
Rock island Railroad?
It will be just as well not to en
force the law Against carrying
concealed weapons too rigorously.
A baggage-smasher has been shot
by a loaded revolver concealed in
a trunk.
Slowly but surely the list of Eu
ropean nations not engaged in the
war dwindles toward the vanishing
point.
It is now assured that one item
in the future's history of th© pres
ent war will set forth that TuTkey
also ran.
Four In One.
The youth hati been asked to write
examples of the indicative, subjunc
tive and poteutial moods and an ex
clamatory sentence. This is wbat be
produced:
"I am trying to pass an English ex
amination. If 1 answer twenty ques
tions I shall pass. If I answer twelve
questions I may pass. Heaven help
me!"
LAND OF THE LOOM.
Belgium, In Tapestry Work, Outdid 11»
Oriental Originators.
Belgium lias been called the "Land
•>f the 1.00111," and it was here in the
ninth century that an nrt arose new
to Europe, although familiar for cen
turies in the orient. Tapestries caus
ed stone walls to bloom and brought
prosperity to the cities. Pictured
hangings of linen, wool or silk, writes
Mr. W. E. tJriffs In "Belgium—The
Land of Art." opened commentaries
on the Scriptures and the classics, be
came books for the illiterate, told falrj
tales to the children, served as manu
als of devotion to the pious, increased
personal comfort and brought the tex
tile art to its highest point of perfec
tion.
This "wall clothing" passed through
many styles and fashions and many
revolutions in methods and values.
Beginning in the castle or monastery,
the craft passe 1 into the shops and
factories and formed the basis of the
wealth of the cities and kingdoms.
The manufacture of tapestries came
frnui the east, where it had long been
practiced by the Moors and Saracens.
The tirst imitation by the Belgian—or
Flemish—craftsmen was rude enough.
Gradually, however, through skill and
care, the imitators became originators.
The best artists co-operated with the
weavers to produce pictorial results
undreamed of in the orient. Painters
of the very highest rank, even Kaphael
and Michelangelo, were glad to draw
cartoons for those who could trans
form the black and white designs Into
glorious colors in wool or silk.
In time their fatue became world
wide and their value so great that
they were worth, literally, more than
"a king's ransom." In 1396 the Sultan
Bajazet I. took -is prisoner a son of
Philip the Hardy, kiu^of France. The
Turk stipulated as a fair exchange
"high warp tapestry, worked in Arras,
in Picardy," but they should represent
"good old stories."
It's a Good Letter, After All.
Some one has advanced the opinion
that the letter "e" is the piost unfortu
nate letter in the English alphabet be
cause it is always out of cash, forever
in debt, never out of danger and in hell
all the time. For some reason he over
looked the fortuuates of the letter, so
we call his attention to the fact "e" Is
uever in war and always in peace. It
is the beginning of existence, the com
mencement of case and the end of
trouble. Without it there would be no
meat, no life and no heaven. It is the
center of honesty, makes love perfect,
and without it there could be no edi
tors. devils or news.—Fourth Estate.
Martial Law.
The proclamation of martial law
menus the suspension of ordinary law
ami its replacement by military au
thority. Thus a uii.itary commander
may take action against' any person
who offends without trying him before
the ordinary courts. A proclamation
of martial law also nlmlishes trial by
Jury.—Londou Telegraph.
TVcse Canny Scots!
Passenger—It's curious how these
seagulls follow a steamer. I)o they go
far? noatman—Ave. sometimes, but
they'll not follow her far; she's an
Aberdeen boat.—I-ondon Punch.
Jumped at the Chance.
"You are so clever. Mr. Jean, you
tnlk so well—you rerilly ought to
write."
"Willingly. Will you give me your
address?"—Frou Frou.
Fiery Saturn.
The rings of Saturn are 50.000 miles
wide—a trackway on which, if it were
solid, six earths could roll side by side.
In addition, the planet has ten moons,
which only powerful glasses can de
scry. Saturn is a huge fireball with an
envelope of incandescent gas, its tem
perature being between S00 and 900
degrees F. its density is far less than
that of water, so that it would float
like a cork in the ocean. Owing to its
>eat no life cau exist upon its vast sur
face.
An Army of Dolls.
In the Paris army museum there Is
a "doll army," which contains 19,000
figures of soldiers about two inches
high in five great cases. The armor
and uniform of every military branch
are represented with the utmost exacti
tude. The picturesque work occupied
the lifetime of an old Alsatian who
fought under the great Napoleon.
m Admiral Line
WESTBOUND
S. S. Admiral Evans
Nov. 19
LEAVING SEATTLE ON THE 5th, 13th AND 33th OF
EVERY MONTH AND ARRIVING IN SKAGWAk ON THE 9tb,
19th AND 20th., WESTBOUND.
a RETURNING FROM THE WESTWARD, SHOULD LEAVE
SKAGWAY, SOUTHBOUND, APPROXIMATELY ON THE 9th,
19th., AND liOtli,
Seattle to San Francisco .
S. 9. ADMIRAL DEWEY S. a ADMIRAL FARRAGUT
S. S. ADMIRAL SCHLEY
Leaving Seattle every Wednesday and Sunday for San Francisco
and Southern California ports. conneoMoiui at San Francisco
PACIFIC NAVIGATION CO- Sl'EAMERS
S. S. YALE S. S. HARVARD
For Los Angeles, San Diogo and South am California points.
PACIFIC ALASKA NAVIGATION CO. "•
HUGH P. GALLAGHER, Agent. Skagway, Alaska.
$100 REWARD, $100
I , The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure In
an its stages, and that is Catarrh.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the pa
tient strength by building up the
constitution and agisting nature ill
doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative
power that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case< that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address; F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation.
Don't bother with developing and
j finishing your Kodak films. Take
I them to Keller's. They 11 do them
i 25c. •
FIVE GOO!) ONES TO DRAW TO.
Pebbleford and Gibson Rye. Bud
weiser. Blue Ribbon and Pale Rain
ier Beer at tho Board of Trade.
Only One "BROMO QUININE.**
To get the genuine, call for full
| name, LAXATIVE BROMO QU1N
j 1NE. Look for signature of E. W.
| Grove. Cures a Cold in One day.
Have you seen the Skagway
i Booster Pennants at Keller Bros,
j Ti-ey are classy glassy, sassy pen
j ants. Got one for your home.
We rent rods and reels, and have
i the finest line of English flies ever
I sold In Skagway. a fine line of
' fishing tackle. Keller Bros. Drug
i Co. tf.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
j The assessment books of taxable
; property in tha Town of Skagway.
j (both real and personal) for the
i year 1914, is now in my bands, and
J taxes levied upon same are now
| due and payable.
Taxes will be received at tbe
i office of the Town Treasurer be
j tween the hours of 9 a. m. and 5
P. m.
AH unpaid taxes upon real pro
perty, as sbown by the revised as
sessment book, will be delinquent
at G o'clock p. m. on the lest day
of Februiray next preceding, an
unless such taxes are paid prior
thereto they will become delinquent,
j and twenty per cent of the amount
j thereof will be added thereto, as
j penalty, and interest charged
| at the rate of eight per cent per
annum from date of delinquency un
til paid.
All unpaid taxes upon personal
property, as shown by the revised
assessment book, will become de
linquent on tke last day of No
vember 1914, and unless such
taxes axe paid prior thereto, a pen
alty of twenty per cent will be
added thereto, and interest charg
ed at the rate of eight per cent
per annum, from dato of deliuquenc
until paid:
And that thereafter if said de
linquent personal property taxes, to
gether with tke penalty and inter
est, are not paid on demand from
the Chief of Police, sufficient of
th© personal property belonging to
the person whom the property was
assessed, will be immediately seiz
ed and sold to satisfy said taxes,
penalty and Interest, as provided by
Sec. 19. Ordinance No. G9.
MARTIN CONWAY
Town Treasurer of
the Town of Skagway,
Alaska. ll-5-d2w.
Community Can
Determine Its
Own Death Rate
Ev HEKMANN M BIGGS, New York
State Commissioner of Health
THE state department of health
lias adopted as its motto,
"PUBLIC HEALTH IS
PURCHASABLE." Within natural
limitations any community can de
termine its own death rate. We
hope to be able to convince the
members of the legislature and the
governor that our cause is worthy
of liberal financial support.
IF WE SUCCEED IN TH18 THE
LAST ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF
SUCCESS WILL BE SECURED. WE
HAVE PLACED BEFORE OUR
SELVES THE ACHIEVEMENT OF
ONE DISTINCT TASK—VIZ, THE
SAVING OF TWENTY-FIVE THOU
SAND, LIVES IN NEW YORK STATE
n t;:e next five years.
Bond<*i WmsseyH—Ulbaon, Mouu
Viruon and Belmont. The beet of
Beer—Blue Ribbon, Budwelaer and
Pale Ranier, at the Mascot, Tele
phone <7. ft
HAND LAUNDRY— The Jandoa
Hand Laundry on Third erteet next
to Golden North Hotel, doea your
washing without shrinking the
clothes. Family wort glren carelul
attention. 11.
Many Alaska Headers Have Heard
It and Profited Thereby.
'Good news travels fast," and
the bad back sufferers la this
vicinity are glad to learn where re
lief may be found. Many a lame,
weak and aching back is bad no
more, thanks to Doan's Kidney
Pills. Thousands upon thousands
of people are telling the good news
of their experience with this tested
remedy. Here is an example worth
reading.
F. H. Wleland, 1602 E. 41st St.,
Los Angeles, C'al., says: "For a
long time I suffered from pain In
the 6mall of my back and I oould
scarcely get arc-und. My kidneys
were disordered and the kidney se
cretions were highly colored and
irregular In passage. Doan's Kid
ney Pills relieved the lameness
and weakness and removd all troub
le with the kidneys. I have
had no return of the complaint."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mr. Wielind had. Footer-Mil
hurn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
Druggists refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT falls to cure Itching,
blind, bleeding or protruding piles.
First application givesIrelief, 50c.
JLATTIK.'VAJM.
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria
Vancouver, Prince Rupert
Juneau, Petersburg, W»angell, and Ketchikan
Leave Skacjuuay
D S*S, Gty of Seattle, Nov, 11, 22
And evei'y eleven days following. Modern comfortable ships,
excellent service. Connects at Seattle with through passen
ger steamers.
CONGRESS, GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Sailing Tuesday, 10 a. nl. and Friday, 5 p. m.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, I.OS ANGELHB, SAN DIEGO.
Through tickets sold and baggage checked to all points In
United States and Canada. For folders and full particulais,
address V. A. PETERSON, Agent
H. BRANDT, G. A. P. D. Vlione 50. SKAGWAY
C08 Second Ave., Seattle, Wash.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
/
Jefferson November 14-24 December 5
TELEPHONE NO. 66.
IS. J. SHAW, Agent, SKAGWA-Y.
Twin Screw S. S.
1914 Winter Sailings from Skagway 1915
Alternate Wednesdays
Nov. 4-18 j Jan. 13-27
Dec. 2-16-30 Feb. 10-24
' j (Subject to Change)
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, ect.
All Information " Rail or Sail," from
F.F.W. LOWLE, Gen'l Agt. Phone 87 and 141 SKAGWAY
Steamship Humboldt
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP OPERATING TO S. E. ALASKA
Sailings from Skagway to Seattle.
November 27 Dec. 5
$50 Round Trip to Seattle and Return
Sailing dates subject to change -without notice.
THROUGH TICKETS HONORED
Seattle Olfloe; Hubert Browning, 5th & Broadway.
716 Second Avenue. Tickets and all Ii./oi-motion.
THE
'OLYMPIAN'
The Train of Luxury
TO
BUTTE, MILES CUT, SIOUX CITY, MINNEAPOLIS.
AND ST. PAUL, MILWAUKEE, CHICAGO
AIL POINTS EAST, via Hie
" MILWAUKEE "
LEAVES SEATTLE DAILY AT 10:15 A. M.
• "A TOUR DE LUXE" is an expression supremely fitting in con
nection with a trip to the East on this palatial all-steel
transcontinental train. It combines the enjoyment of rare scenic
beauties with the pleasure of a journey in absolute ease and
comfort.
SO EXTRA FARE ON THIS TRAIN
For further information regarding fares, train s service, res
n ervations, etc, call on or addres3
E. J. SHAW
Agent., Alaska Steamship Co.
(l SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
City Ticket Office, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway,
443 Hastings St. West. VANCOUVER, B. C.
f SECOND AVE. AND CHERRY ST. SEATTLE.