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t'OX STAXTrX OPLK
Besieged more Uian thirty time3, |
Constantinople had withstood all |
but three attacks, before the time
»beu the powerful ships of the al-■
1WJ fleets began their bombardweut I
of the Dardanelles.
The strategic position of the [
at.s at the meeting place of two
v atineuts. has exposed it to
attacks since Constantine, Roman
emperor in A. D. 330, founded it as
his ik*w capital on thf Bospho.-us,
.round ancient Byzantium as a
nucleus. Center of the Eastern Ro
man empire, it became gradually the
refuge of Christianity in the East
.<« the Mohammedans took Antioch
'.ad Alexandria, and slowly drew in
«,u the center Itself.
Exposed to the attacks of tue
\vars, Arabs, Bulgars, Venetians
;i'k1 tlw Latin powers of Western
I'urope, aud finally the Turks, Con
Mamluople's strong fortresses have
vwrftstood all but three attacks. It
was taken by the Venetians and Cru
saders ia 1203 and taken again in j
i:<)4, and by Mohammed II, after a :
memorable siege, on May 29, 14D3.
I'lay after play for the city was j
in«tde on the checkerboard of Euro
pean politics, and, in 1878, Rus
sian armies advanced to the fortress
o' the city, but it was saved 1
tlirough the machinations of Euro-j
•'eaii diplomatic jealousy—England J
refusing to permit Slav aggression
:.gainst the Sultan.
From the day that the Russian .
uiray withdrew from its position, th j
Constantinople government devoted |
its efforts to a steady, constant po-1
lie- of fortification.. The most mod 1
em war machinery, including the
:.pavi»-st guns aud the most sturdy j
ioltifications, were placed at the'
I'ardauelles entrance, and at strate
■jic points along the Sea of Marmot".* j
:he Bosphorus and tho Golden Horn. 1
Th»- passage of a hostile fleet j
hrough the Dardanelles has been
considered impossible. Geographi
caily, its attack from the west
seemed impossible, even by the
heaviest guns of modern dread
naughts.
The imposing picturesqueness of
ifs situation is enhanced by,' Con
s'antinopie's peculiar type of mthi
tecture. Viewed from the sea, the
grimy detail and filth of the orient
overcomes the beauty of its mosques
and tombs. Except iu the European
quarters, no serious attempt was
ever made by Turkish administra
tion to clean the streets—countless
dogs have been its scavengers since
•be fall of tho christian rule.
The harbor of Constantinople is
unsurpassed. The Golden Horn af
fords accomodation for over 1,000
vessels of the heaviest draught, and
is divided by two bridges, into the
inner and outer ports of trade and
the port of war.
The city proper. Known as sia tu
bal, •£ entirely Mohammedan, with
quaint, dirty bazaars and a Moslem
population drawn from tlie four
corners of the earth. Its two prin
cipal suburbs, Pera and Galata, are
situated on the northern and op
uosite shoree of the Golden Horn.
Galatn is the business port, and
here a-e the warehouses, banking
houses, customs department and
big shipolnn concerns. Pera, the
foreigners quarter, and n.ost modern
part of Constantinople, lies beyond
Galata. The foreign embassies and
residences of Americans and Euro
peans are at Pera, where the prin
cipal street, the Grand Rue, is
lli:ed with European shops and ho
tels.
The Holy of Holies of Constan
tinople, the abode of the Sultan,
known as the Serai Humayan, is in
reality a little city itself, enclossd
Vy walls and including the mos*%ie,
administrative buildings and gar
dens. It is a mile and a half in
circumference, and of royal grandeu
which begins at its outer gate,
known as the "Sublime Porte."
The population of Constantinople
is today roughly estimated at 700,
uOO largely Mohammedans. In
cluding Pera and Galata, the figure
is increased to 1,200,000.
Democratic Gov
ernment More Fa
vorable to Peace
Than Monarchical
Rule
American Press
Association.
By EUHU ROOT, Former Secretary of State
BETWEEN the Atlantic and tlie Pacific we have two peoples living
under essentially democratic government, stretching along more
than three thousand miles of boundary, and maintaining peace for
»-hundred years, notwithstanding many serious causes of controversy.
On ihe other side of the Atlantic have been all the qualities which
Dc Tooqueville ascribes to "an individual or an aristocrocy"—definite
governmental policies persisting from generation to generation, "per
?everanee in design," "measures combined with secrecy" as "means for
individual peoples to attain predominant positions." The most strenu
ous efforts toward conciliation, good understanding, kindly feeling, be
tween nations have failed to penetrate beneath the surface of things,
dispel national suspicion of each other's designs or prevent the working
out of these different policies into inevitable war.
THE CONTRAST TENDS TO SHOW THAT DEMOCRATIC
GOVERNMENT, FOR THE VERY REASON THAT IT HAS NO
SPECIFIC AND PERSISTENT FOREIGN POLICIES, IS MORE FA
VORABLE TO PEACE THAN THE OLD SYSTEM OF GOVERN
MENT.
It is true that democracy brews is own dangers. Popular prejudice,
misunderstanding, excited feeling impulse, are all liable to threaten
geace in a democracy, but they c-TO be dealt with by education, discus
sion, exposure of the truth, while the qualities of self restraint and con
siderate judgment, which are essential to the successful self government
of a DEMOCRACY, ARE PRECISELY THE QUALITIES WHICH
ARE NEEDED FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATION
AL PEACE: SO THAT, AS A PEOPLE GROWS MORE COMPE
TENT TO GOVERN ITSELF, IT MORE NATURALLY AND
HEADILY KEEPS THE PEACE WITH ITS NEIGHBORS.
DON'T WAIT
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Don't wait until backache be
comes chronic;
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Profit by this person's experience.
Mrs. Alonzo Stevens, S220 Broad
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small of my back and I was unable
to rest nights on account of the pain
through my loins. Often, when I
straightened after stooping, sharp
p.- i.s darted through me. I was
extremely nervous and was bothered
by irregular action o£ my kidneys. I
doctored, but got no permanent re
lief, and finally I decided to try
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left me and now 1 am in good
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Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
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"Jl'ST A (OLD*'
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cold," yet it is so easy for a light,
cold to develop into a serious one.
Ask your druggist for a box of
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and break up the cold at once. Do
it today. Price 25c. Specify "PUR
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
A general municipal election wlli
be held Tuesday, April 6, l'J15, for
the purpose of electing seven coun
cilmen and one member (director)
of the school board
The election will be hold at the
town hall and the hours for voting
wij! be from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m.
Voters for councilmen must be
citizens of the United States, or
ihtse who have declared their in
tention to become cuth; must be
twenty-one years of age or over, who
have resided continuously one year
next preceding the date of elec
tion in the territory of Alaska, and
for six months preceding the date
of olectiou in the town cf Skagway,
and who have been duly registered.
All adults, male and female, who
are citizens of the United States, or
who have declared their intention to
become such, and who are bona
fido residents of the town of Skag
way, are qualified to vote for the
Director of the School Board.
D. McKAY,
3-8-td. Town Clerk.
WAR 19 OVER
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their relief. Satisfaction guaranteed
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and 50c per bottle Specify "PUR
OLA!" Sold by Ke!1-"- Bros. Drug
A most popu
lar and effect
ive remedy for
breaking up a
COLD,
Satisfaction Guaranteed
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cases out of ten aro cauaed by Catarrh.
which Is nothing but an Inflamed condition
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case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
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EXPOSED!
After exposure, when you feel a
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Honey and Tar Cough Syrup. Don't
wait until it ha« developed Into
oronchitig or pneumonia. Does not
contain opiates of any Vlnd. Keep
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your mono* if aot aatafied. Price
25c and 60o Specify -PUBOLA".
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I .axafive Rromo Quinine
Cures a Cold in One Day, GrSpin 3 Dayi
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P. & A. M.
White Pub Lodge
F. ft A. M. No. 113
meet* 2d and 4th
Fit Er'ga. of each
month. Visiting brothers are wel
come Phil Abraham#, Secretary..
Elmer L. Wheeler, W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 431. B. P. O.
E. meets every
TiiurBday wen
VlflUiajr brothers
cordially welcome. Jac. Ksanedy,
Ex R, Geo. Magee, Secretary.
Fraternal Order
Eaglet—
Skagway Aerie
No. 26, Froter
nal Order of
I eagles meets the first and third I
, Wednesday night of each month at
their hall on Fifth aT«nue. Visiting
brothers cordially Invited to attend.
Jhon C. Wood, W. P.^ J. W. Prlt
chett, Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skaew&y No. 1
A. B. meet* every Tuas
day eranlag at 8:00 p
ra. sharp. Visiting brottera cordial
ly welcome. A. J. Acheaon, Arctic
j Chier, \v. R. Hillary, Arctic Re
i corder
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SKAGWAY , • ALASKA
WILLIAM PAL LISTER, K. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist in t(i« treatment of
diseases and deformities of the eye»
oar, nose and throat.
Office; Goldstein Building, Ju
neau, Alaska.
W. IS. STOUT.
Attotaey At Law.
Practio# U all court* ■
In Territory of Alaska. •
Haines ...... Alaska.
Whitehorse
Kluane Stage
Line
The Royal Mail Stage
leaves Whitehoree the
fourth of every month
for Kluane and way
point? and also on the
seventeenth of every
ttionth for Champaigne
Passengers and Freight sol
icited, Rates Reasonable
- and the Service First OlassJ
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OFFICE
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TO"
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Vancouver, Prince Rupert
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
Leave Skaguaay
April 7-18-29
S* S♦ City of Seattle April I -12 - 22
Ami every ten day a following, Hodm eooafortable iWfi
excellent aervlce Connects at Seoul* with through pa—cm
get steamers.
CONGRESS, GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Sailing Tuesday, 10 a. m. and Friday, S p. m.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. LOS ANGELA, SAN DIEGO.
Through ticket* sold and.baggage shocked to all point# In
United States and Canada. For, folder* and. full particular*,
address V. A. PETERSON, Agent
H. BRANDT, G. A. P. D. Phone 80, SKAGWAY
608 Second Ave., Seattle, Wash.
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
JEFFERSON April 1
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WESTWARD
NORTHWESTERN, Harch 28
MARIPOSA, April 3
ALAMEDA, April lo
SOUTHBOUND
NORTHWESTERN April 3
Mariposa April io
, ALAMEDA , : April 17
Passengers will be transferred to Vancover or Victoria
without extra charge.
TEUEPHO.YE NO. 66.
E. J. 8HAYV, Agent, SKAGWAY.
[CANADIAN]
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Twin Screw S. S.
princess May
Will leave I3kagway for
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle
Marcii 24
April 3 14' 24
May 5 15 26
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