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EDITORIAL
"OL13 GI.ORY"
"America For Americans"
FOOD WINS THE WAR
DON'T WASTE IT
Boy Scouts to Ih- Official Messein
gres«j of the Committee on I*ul>
he Information.
President Wilson has sent the
following letter to Mr. Ooliu H.
Livingstone, President, National
Council, Boy Scouts of America;
"My dear Mr. Livingstone:
"1 desire to entrust the Boy
Scouts of America with a new and
Jmi>ortant commission, to make
them the Government despatch
bearers in carrying to the homes
of their community the pamphlets
on the war, prepared by the t'om
mi;ret» v>n Public Information. The
excellent services performed l>> the
Bov Scouts iu the i^'st encourages
m* to believe that this new lask
will be cheerfully and faithfully
discharged.
"lours smcere.v,
"Woodrow Wilson."
The Boy Stout-s v>f America, uum
beung nearly 300,ooo have respond
ed tc the reKiue-st of the President
witii hearty unanimity and will un
dertake, as their firsc despatch
bearing service, a distribution oi
tonus of the President's Fins I>ay
address, published by the Commit
tee on Public Information in pam
ph'.» form oi" September 15, lt»17,
and regarded ;ls the most coni[>ro
hensvie statement that has been
issued by the Government in regard
to the fundamental issues of the
war.
it is the desire of the Adminis
tration that this pamphlet have
careful study by the people of the
country and the Boy Scouts, acting
as despatch bearers directly under
commaaii of the Preidout, will place
thi document in the hands of five
luilllca citizens of every city, town
and hamlet of tha country, with
specific instructions that it con
tents be carefully considered and
that tie reader then make it his per
sonal responsibility to see that at
l^ast otne other citizen of the com
munity also reads tiie copy. By
thtse means a minimum of ten mil
lions of thoughtful citizens will
have had this impotant message im
pressed upon their minds or will
have been refreshed in memory as
to the principles of the war as
expressed by the President on Sep
temur 15.
The panphlets will be sent thru
th» mails to the individual scouts
and ia each, package there will be
a majiuai for tho guidance of these
younjj Government messengers. Act
ing uder the local instructions of
the Scoutmasters the despatch bear
ers will deliver uch printed matter
as may be issued from time to
timo by the Committee on Puolic
Information to citizens, carefully
avoiding duplication. They will
accept signed receipts from the
fiefflQCS yisitsd and R|so their £er
LARGE VESSEL TORPEDOED AND SINKING
i"ungual photograph of a large six-masted sailing vessel sinking in the
north Atlantic r.ftvr being torpedoed by a German submarine. Owing to their
slowness sailing vessels are comparatively easy prey for the I'-boats.
sonal assurance that they will
comply with the requests made,
oarticuiarljr to aid distribution. by
passing the documents to others.
ICach Boy Scout is provided with
an identification card, bearing
his name, troop number, city and
.>t;i"-, and declaring hia appointment
as an aide to the Committee on Pub
lic information to serve as a des
patch bearer for tlio Government
during the period covered by Jiis
registration, under the direction of
tb National Coucil, Boy Scouts of
America. President Wilson's letter
requesting the ervice is reproduc
ed •• facsimile on the reverse Bide
of the i>t ntification card.
Eacli Sccut despatch bearer will
have access to t'ranekd postal cards,
I'ubKc Information, by means of
retuii able to the Committee on
wtilch any citizen may order mailed
to him any of the various war pam-.
!>luets whicn the Committee on
Public Information has published
during the war.
OTHER PEOPLE S AFFAIRS.
Unless You Hjvn fteal Tact Don't Try
to Be the Tl-ird Party.
I la vo you a reputation of being a
tiii:-i 1 party where two persons are
vainly trying i» manage their own af
fairs? It is ot.ly t'n- most tactful sort
of pe;si>: ; who i :n successfully play
the n V of third party without doing
more harm than go;*!.
lK>:i't try ti> ti:. things up between
>;uar: :irg ua : ; i :i!e - you are abso
lutely i- that you r.-.n trust your taet
a.Vtl i: ii: •.! to do i ..»• : iL'lii and only
ihiiu". I t ; .ti ■. :e iu tlio affaire of
: i. ivty « : housi hold. Let the
v.>r _• • v.n:U t'i ' •« o'lt for them
selves. 1 >< :."t try t,< bring np other
peir.Vs ili'i.lreii. They won't thank
yi.u N i'-o '.y th.-u!.« :!ie meddler, no
m iio ell in; 'it: ! *homay be.
No v. h . .:ui' ;.n.: who hates
;» •-• •• th":* * :v \ roiig u ueu a word
>r t • » » • ! :t:!y «*•: th-,:u right,
!lis \ h i .t TOM vtv.;|is most
•tcli'.sli. I'. ;; i( . .i:.v i.Nu'i. it is the
•ims' < ifivtlerale liiing you eau do
*o;nt.::..:i < , > .uur i.vis and let
hit; • : r ilura! course. They
tviii 11..,. i .. . . . 4 i.i tiuu-, and you
will ii >; ji ;.. ..r friendship by
joo 1 : itu. 1 ; M a;:.
It is Imfrer to >tat. l axide than to
get i '■)>• a tU..'<! party in other
pe"; It's fr. Noliruly loves a med
dler.—I'it.s.. :i -;i i
Animals Attack llie Lunas.
Watch uairnal when
it is attucL;.:,- '..s i:vy or watch two
an::u: s LavUi^ a I: - tit to the death.
You will notice < rc::saiUnUe fart,
and t'.::!t i- I'inf they sfike for the
iun.TS. Most people. course, are
well aware where their own lung* are,
luit they haven't il"- slightest idea
about any other lunu's. Animals in
stinctively kieov. however, the position
of the iur.'.'s of a':aost every other ani
mal. Vir.':i a tl;er or a lion attacks a
man it does it j i to ?-'t Just below
the shoulder blades. If it strikes with
out warning you will always find that
its powerful I'jw* have torn right
through t" the U:;i :s. A cut has just the
same instinct. Wat h it stalk a spar
row and you will see how cleverly it
maneuvers no as to Let behind the un
fortunate bird and pounce on its back,
where the luu^s are. -I.ondou Graphic.
Russian Folk Songs.
Concernii.g the telk > ngs of Russia,
Cesar Cui wtvtr in hi* "I-a Musiquc en
Russie:" "Kussian t'oik songs are usual
ly written within a very restricted
compass and only nr. wove beyond
the interval of a tif' !i or a sixth. The
older the son;; the narrower Is the
range of its compass. The theine al
wars is short, sometimes extending no
farther than two measures, hut these
two are repeated as o;'ten as the exi
gewies of the text demand. The folk
sonus arc sun;; either by a single voice
or by a chorus. In tl.e latter case a
single voice loads off with the subject,
aud then the chorus takes It up."
Ca-e jf Sirds.
In an English treatise on the "Hy
giene of Bird Keeping" attention is
called to the thouclitless practice of
hanging birds in cages just above the
level of the sashes of windows aud to
the mistaken kindness of hanging a
cage in a corner of a sitting room or «
kitchen near the ceiling. In the one
case the bird is subjected to drafts and
will in all probability develop catarrh
and bronchitis. aud in the other it lives
' ia a vitiated atmosphere.
WITH MILITARY HONORS
Grave of a oaiiicr wli.ch was
Miried with military honors on the
Sonime battU'lU'hl. The bird was
wounded while llj'injr over lleniKii
trenches, hut returned ti> Its eote,
where It died. The French sohllers
erected the little stone over the grave
| of their wlnsed comrade.
LV TIIB PROBATE COURT FOR
i TIIB TERRITORY OK ALASKA,
DIVISION* NO. 1. AT HAINES
BEFORE J. J. KENNEDY, U. S.
! COMMISSIONER AND EX-OF
FICIO PROBATE JUDGE.
In. »hc Matter of the estate of
J. E. Reynolds, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That the final account G. W. Hlnch
nian administrator of the estate of
J. E. Reynolds, deceased, has been
rendered to said court, for settle
ment, and the 11th. day of February,
191S, at the hour of one o'clock in
the afternoon has been duly ap
pointed as the time when, and the
court room of the above entitled
court ,as the place for the settle
ment theerof, at which time any
person interested in said estate
may appear, and file his excep
tions in writing to said account
and contest the same.
Dated the 8th day of January,
1918.
J. J. KENNEDY,
Ex-Officio Probato Judge.
11-1S-2B—1-8.
Tested And Proven
There is a Heap of Solace ill Being
Able to Depend Upon a Well
Earaed Reputation
For mouths Skagway roadera
have seen the constant expres
sion of praiao for Doan's Kidney
Pills, and read about the good
work they have done, What other
remedy ever produced such con
vincing proof of merit?
Andrew Martin, 721 F Street, Sa
cramento, Calif., says: "Exposure
to dampness and bad weather at
my work brought on kidney trouble
years ago. 4. steady ache in the
small of my back caused mo a great
deal of sufferings .My kidneys act
ed too often a.iu' that broke up my
rest at night. My back was so
weak and painful I could hardly,
stoop over to pick up anything and
it was just as hArd to straighten
afain. Doan's Kidney Tills gave
mo more help than I had ever re
ceived from any other medicine."
(Statement given Jan. 15, 1916.)
On April 10, 1917, Mr. Martin
added: "it has been a long time
since I have needed Doan's Kidney
Pills, but my faith in them hasn't
changed."
Price 60c, at all dfalere. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy'—
get Doan's Kidney Pi lbs—the same
that Mr. Martin had. Foster-Mi I
burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. J
—Advertisement.
fraternal orders
Arctio Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
meets every second and
fourth Tuesday evening
at 8:30 o'clock. Visit
ing brothers cordially welcome.
Edward A. Itasmuson, Arctio Chief.
William R. Ciray, Arctic Recorder.
Fraternal Older
Eagles—
Skagway Aerie,
No. 25, Inter
nal Oixler of
•Invars 1UTO uie MlXt BJUl UliJXl
A\' dnesday night of eiicli mopth at
their hall on Filth Avenue. Visit
in* brothers cordially invited to
atteuO.
John 51, Keller, W. I'.
J. M. (jjriesbacli, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
Whits Pasg Lodge
P. & A, M. No. 113
nieett 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings
or ea-cn mouths. Visiting Brethren,
arc welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMBS 'WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Sk&gw ay Lodg»
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Tluredly 8:30
p. m. Visiting
Drainers cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON. E. R.
F. J VA^DEWAUL, Secietary.
, I'lon^er of AJa^lc* Igloo, No. 12,
| meet* In A. IS. Hall first Monilaj la
rwry month at 8:30 p. m.
J Yfcltlug Brothers cordially wel
| come.
J. C. WOOD, Pres.
P. H. Doreo, Rec. Sec.
moressiONAL cards
DR. L. 8. KELLER
Dent tet
Mi*t Mod<*ru Mettiuxls
Officr Routs: 0-12 ». m. 1-fl p. m.
AlaMka.n Building .... liroadway
t SKAtaVAV ALASKA
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At L » n
I*nt(tloe In *11 courts
In Territory of Al«sk»
BAIN EH ALASKA
Alaska Junk Co.
of J unoM AUska,
Dealer* 1*
RL'RRKR, COPPER, BRASS
IKAD, ZLNC, SACKS, RAGS
ROPK, SCRAP IRON
Sear of Syieksrt'a Poatoffuse
ttor*
! The Totem Store
i J. IKUTA Proprietor
Is temporarily closed, and dur
ing his absence from the city
the large
SAFETY DEPOSIT
VAULT
will be in Kirmse's Store.
For any information see Wm.
Wright, at Kirmscs
State of Ohio. City of Toledo,
Lucas County, ss.
Frank J. Cheney make9 oath that he
Is senior partner of the firm of F. J.
Cheney & Co.. doing business In the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 6th day of December.
A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEASON,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Is taken in
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by all druggists. 75c.
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
—Adrertisemeat.
r v r\ /OO A remedy for Infections
1 r ( l\J of tho «rn»»rr tr»ct.
J: <] f/rj I Painleei. uou-polioaout
! 5) I i. S;-2 I 1»—A and will n»t •tricturo.
A Relieve. in 1 to S da»i.
SOLD BY PRIIGUIITS.
Parcel Post if deeirid-Price 41. or 3 bottle* *J.7».
Prepared by
THE EVANS CHEMICAL CO.. CINCINNATI. <*
ALASKA, WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA
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SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY FALL 1917
i
For Seattle and Puget Sound Ports
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January 27. Feb. 8, 20. March 4
Pauenger* transferred to Victoria, Vancouver and Tacoma withou extra charge
SAJLINGB SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Phon* 66 E. J. SHAW, Agent Skagway
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
(STEAMSHIP LINES)
^ PRINCESS SOPHIA
LEAVES SKAGWAY P. M.
Jan. 30. Feb. 13, 27. March 10, 20, 31
Apr. 10, 21. May 1, 12, 22. June 2
—FOR—
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Via any desired route
WHATEVER YOUR DESTINATION ALWAYS DUY TICKETS AND
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Skagway
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Juneau
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