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CHARITY AM) PRICES
- Enormous quantities of food
are needed ^ fos the relief of
AOBrcombatanta la Belgium, iu ad
>ntHu to the 30,000 tous already
pro tided by the American relief
commiiaaioa and other stores for
warded bjr the Rockefeller founda-,
Uob.. Iu appealing to the Ameri
cas oublic for contributions the
commission suggests that they be
transmitted to it is cash, "to avoid
competition in the purchase of
and the consequent iu
crnii«t la prices."
■®he~ suggestion is doubtless
'but it brings up an unpleas
ant* thought concerning the price
Americans are paying for the Eu
roij»ii war. That price has al
ready Included something of busi
neipt disturbance, interruption of
foreign commerce, diminution of
tazifj receipt*, th© levying of au
• extraordinary- federal tax and the
extending of financial • aid to the
cotton-growing states. Instead of
-compensated in any way, as
bjv prlco reductions consequent
upo^ - diminished exports and in
creased supplies in the home mar
ket, Americana have been called
uOon to pay higher Prices than
uml, "war prices,"' for their own
Xiyd—not imported food articles
a&n», but domestic staples whose
PJSk«» ought to have gone down if
a&ected at all by the war. In ad
sd|^oa to bearing their own bur
dens, the people of the United
States are now asked to undertake
various works of humanity abroad
—with the disconcerting suggestion
that every dollar they contribute
to buy American food "or the Bel
gians will enter Into coinpetitio
with the dollars they must spend
for their own food and send prices
still higher
The fact is curious rather than de
terriug. America has food to spare.
It*' price is unusually high and
doubtless would be If international
charity were not in the market as
a competing bidder. No such con
sideration la the least weakens the
appeal of Europe's innocent suf
ferers—among whom the Belgians
ace are-eminently entitled to sym
pathy. The call Is one that Ameri
ca laust and will heed in generous
measure, regardless of effect on
the home market. it merely em
phasizes the truth that America
must help to pay for Europe's folly
aad pay ia far-reaching, indirect
; ways as yet unimaglned.
0
Turkey ha« formally annexed
• EfcSpt.' (Having thug got its
haSd ia, perhaps it will now for
mally annex Russia.
And any day now we may ex
pect to road some strictly unpreju
diced appeal for fair play from
Turkish-Americans.
Turkey is now more than ever
one of the reasons why we should
be tha&kful In this country on the
lit Thursday in this month.
V ; -
ffHa "buy-arbale" movement has
•trulh Europe. Forty-two thous
and balee have just been bought
there ia one day.
One 0t the drawbacks to the re
publican victory in New York is
that Ex-Hon. Sulrsr claims to have
done it all by himself.
Success is a ireat thing. But
Thorn a* Edison aas to work from
•liteea to twenty hours a day, to
wfji n.
Anyway, the interval of peace
ia Mexico has been Bifflcient to en
able general Villa to poee for sev
eral new photographs.
At least thoGe Missouri mules
being purchased for the armies in
Europe should prove useful in
Cflreriaj a retreat.
Maybe Mr. Carntgie had to give
up his job as lord Tector of Aber
deen. university to give his entire
attention to being the presss agent
of peace.
The impression hereabout ia
that the Turkish army cannot be
'oo careful In selecting a safe place
to invade.
Japan might haul it back to
China much easier than it could
present the world with a uniform
spelling of Kaiau Chau.
GIANT CENTIPEDES.
A Foot Long and Armsd With Forty
Odd Poison Laden Claws.
Ceutipedes buve nowhere a good rep
utation. Some of those iu the tropics
ire terrible creatures indeed. The
giant centipede of Trinidad and Vene
zuela is sometimes a toot long aud can
do very serious harm. its foremost
pair of feet are modified into supple
mentary jaws. which are fanglike and
may iuflict a powerful bite- Further
more, each lias a poison gland at its
base tbat sends into the wound a
venom dcadfy to small creatures aud
very painful even to mankind
Moreover, the sharp claw of each of
the forty-one feet is |>ois'>uoiis like
wise. so that when the nnitnal crawls
aver the soft skin of the human arm
it leaves a trail of red. intlaiued spots.
It is dangerous to knock the centipede
jff. for instantly the creature drives
;he claws more deeply iuto the flesh
ind sends a greater aiuount of venom
into each puucttire. It may also take
Hold with its jaws
When tiie centipede seizes Its prey
>r is itself euugbt by an enemy it coils
itself around its antagonist aud grips
it tenaciously w ith all its Jegs, It is
therefore a very tiulucky object to
tackle. In this connection it is Inter
esting to note that many m.vriapods
ire brightly banded with black and
yellow, contrasting tints that show
conspicuously against the dirk soil of
the forests where they abouud. The
giant centipede is a shining mahogany
brown, with the legs bluish and ringed
with yellow.
A singular fact about centipedes
(which, in spite of the name, rarely
have UK) feet and may Have as few as
I fifteen) is that the number of lees is in
variably odd aud may vary in number
eveu iu specimens that belong to the
same species. All are carnivorous.
The smaller kinds feed on worms and
grubs, the larger on any living prey
they can overcome. They are. there
fore, of service iu destroying many
uoxious insects. Captive specimens
are exceedingly cleaulv in their habits
and go through elaborate toilets, brush
ing their legs one by one and the sides
' jf the body with their jaw feet, which
I are furnished with a mat of hairs
'adapted to this purpose.— Vouth'3 Com
F no ntnn
Even Up.
Snobley-Aw aw it must he very
nnpleasant for .von Americans to be
governed by people aw whom you
wouldn't ask to dinner. American
Belle Well, not mure so. perhaps, than
for yon in England to be governed by
people who wouldn't nsk you to din
ner • Christian Register.
Preferring His Suit.
Cynthia -Oh. Tom. think of coming
to ask papa'* consent in such shabby
clothes! Tom That's right; 1 had one
suit mined Judge.
The surest way not to fail 1? to de
•ermine to sncceed -Sheridan
Boring Thin Glass.
Everybody who has tried under
stands how difficult it is to bore a hole
in a strip of thin glass. The following
method is said to Ik; very successful:
Press a cake of wet clay upon the
glass and then make a hole through
the clay of the desired size, laying
bare the glass at the bottom of the
hole. Then pour melted lead into the
hole, and it will drop through the
glass, making a round aperture. The
explanation is that the sudden applica
tion of heat cracks the glass in a
circle corresponding in size with the
hole in the clay.—New York Tribune.
His Rejoinder.
Stir Boarder (after reaching vainly
for the butteri—Von can see the high
cost of living has struck this place.
Landlady (beaming*—IIow's that? Star
Boarder—Why. every blamed thing is
heyond your reach.—Judge.
the Admiral Cine
Southbound
S. S. Admiral Evans
Nov. 28
LEAVING SEATTLE ON THE Oth, 15th A Nil 23 th OF
EVERY MONTH AND ARRIVING IN SKAGWAk Ofi THE Oth,
10th AND 20th., WESTBOUND.
RETURNING FROM THE WESTWARD, SHOULD LEAVE
SKAQWAY, SOUTHBOUND, APPROXIMATELY ON THE Oth,
10th., AND 20th,
Seattle to San Francisco
S. S. ADMIRAL DEWEY S. 8. ADMIRAL FARRAGUT
S. S. ADMIRAL SCHLEY
Leaving Seattle every Wednesday and Sunday for San:
and Southern California ports. ConP60*lon«;%t San Francisco
PACIFIC NAVIGATION GO- STEAMERS
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For Loa Angeles, San Diego and Southern California point®.
PACIFIC ALASKA NAVIGATION CO.
HUGH P. GALLAGHER. Agent. Skagway. Aiaait*.
MUST STORM THE FORTS.
it Is Not Good Tactics For an Army to
Pass Around Them.
Why not ro nround n fort instead of
trying to storui it? \Yhy not circle the
ramparts and proeeed swiftly onward
with the iiriu.v intact, leaving tiie sol
diers in the I'ort. after a manner of
speaking, holding the sack as well as
the fori 'r
An officer in the cavalry of the Unit
ed States army explained why such
veranda strategy isn't used and why it
cannot he used.
"If it is a mountainous couutry the
fort would he placed in the pass, the
only road through which an iuvading
army could travel," he explained.
"There would he no fortificatiou -on
either side, hut it would he impossible
to move an army with its guns and
supplies over the mountains. A single
uian would have a hard time making
the trip.
"Suppose the country were level and
the forts were forty or fifty miles apart.
In that case it apparently would be
easy fur the army to pass between the
strongholds. The army tries it The
defenders of the country throw up
field fortifications between the forts.
Behiud every rock and roll in the
ground a man with a gun is hidden.
Itifle pits are dug hastily. The invaders
encounter opposition, but perhaps they
sweep on.
"Then tills would happen: The forces
from the fort-s would sweep out across
the rear and cut off the base of sup
plies. The Invaders would be without
food, and the tnen would have no time
for sleep.
"In two days the organization would
be destroyed, and the enemy's cavalry
approaching from the rear would cut
the invaders to hits. Soldiers witlwt
food aud denied sleep can't fight. Men
remember their discipline best on full
stomachs. An army cut off from its
base of supplies would fall apart and
be an easy prey for a tnuch smaller
force.
"It is better to take the fort if pos
sible. The communication with the
rear, where the supplies are. is thus un
interrupted, and most of the opposing
force Is driveu ahead."—Kansas City
Times.
FIVE GOOD ONES TO DRAW TO.
Pebbleford and Gibson Rye. Bud
weiser, Blue Ribbon aud Pale Rain
ier Beer at the Board of Trade.
WANTED to hear from owner of
good farm for sale. Send cash
price and description. D. F. Bush;"
Minneapolis, Minn.
appearing old
Act* u n Bar to Profitable Employ
ment.
Tou cannot afford to trrow old.
In these days of strenuous competition
It Is necessary' to maintain, as long as
possible ones youthful appearance.
It Is Impossible to do this without re
taining a luxurious growth of hair.
The presence o£ Dandruff indicates the
presence of a burrowing germ which
lives and thrives on the roots of the
hair until It causes total baldness.
Newbro's Herplclde Is the only known
destroyer of this pest, and It Is as effec
tive as It Is delightful to use
Herplclde makes an elegant hair dress
ing as well as Dandruff cure.
Accept no substitute—there Is none.
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. In
stamps for sample to The Herplclde Co..
Detroit. Mich.
Cue ilo'Ui mottles guaranteed.
At lil drujf store#.
Don't bother with developing and
finishing your Kodak films. Take
them to Keller's. They 11 do them
25c. " '
Bonded Wh IS Key 8—Gibson, Mouti
Virnoi. an J Belmont. The best of
Beer- >!iue Ribbon, Budweiser and
Pale R mler, at the Mascot, Tele
phone . ft
We rent rods and reels, and have
the finest line of English flies ever
sold in Skagway. A fine line of
fisbing tackle. Keller Bros. Drug
Co. tf.
Let Lewis Help
"Polatcrt for Amateurs" will help y«u to batter
pictures- -ii'« free. Scad us your films for develop
ing and printing. Enlarging. Developing 10c roll,
any tizc; printing, Jc up. Cash with order. You'll
find our .work &ctx«r. Photo supplies. Dept. J.
9100 BEWAJU), fioo
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i The readers of this. paper wlllbt
pleased to learn that there. l» At
least one dreaded disease that
science has, beeq able to cur« la
all Its stages, and that to Catarrh.
Hall's Catarrh Cure to the only
positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity,. Catarrh bolus a
constitutional disease, require^ a
constitutional treatment. Hall's
Catarrh Cure to taken internally,
acting directly upon .the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, ami giving the pa
tient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in
doing its -work. . . Th% proprietor®
have so much faith in its curative
power that they offer One Hondred
Dollars for any vast that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & 'CO./
Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists, 7 Be.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation.
HAND LAUNDRY— The Jandos
Hand Laundry on IhlrdL srteet next
to Golden North Hotel, does y*ur
washing without . shr)*king the
clothes. Family work given earpMl
attention. U.
Many Alaska Readers Have Heard
It and PrsiHed- Thereby.
'Good now a travels fast," and
the bad back sufferers ia this
vicinity are glad to leara where re
lief may b« found. Many a lame,
weak and achlr.g back Ip bad no
more, thanks to Boat's Kidney
Pills. Thousands upen thousands
of people are telling the geod news
of their eiperieac# with this tested
remedy. Here is- an- example werth
reading.
F. H. Wieiand, 1003 ,E. 4l8t St.,
Log ADgeles, Cal., says: "For *
long time I suffered from patn in
the. small of .my back and I eould
scarcely get around. Mjr k^neys
were disordered and tho kidney se
cretions were highly, oelered aod
irregular la passage. ,. Dean's Kid
ney Pills relieved the j lameness
and weakness and remoyd all treuh
le with the, kldneyB. I * have
had no return of the complaint."
Price 60c, at all dealci*. Don't
simply ask for a kidney, remedy—
get Coan's Kidney Pills—th» same
that Mr. Wieiand had.- F«*ter-Mli
burn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
; ? m.
Druggists refundv money If PAZO
OINTMENT falls to cure Itching,
blind, bleeding or prot?u4Ing piles.
First application gives relief, BOO.
ft
Have you seen the Skagway
Hooster Pennants at Keller Bros.
ILey are claasy glassy, sassy pea
nuts. Gv» one for your home.
FWcAir. hire Foo<fT Pure J)rj*£
! arc essential to hfeftlfe ?riv'tn-"
sfaiiiz asEwnre I MMJisG cq I
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And every eleven days following. Modern comfortable ships,
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Dec. 2-16-30
Jan. 13-27
Feb. 10-24
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Sailings from Skagtvay to Seattle.
November 27 Dec. 5
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/■' TO
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v AND ST. PAUL, MILWAUKEE, CHICAGO
AIL POINTS EAST, via (lie
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nection with a trip to the East on this palatial all-steel
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comfort. •.
XO EXTRA FARE OX THIS TRAIN
For further information regarding farea, train service, res
ervations, etc, call on or address
E. J. SHAW
Agent, Alaska Steamship Co.
SIC AO WAY, ALASKA.
City Ticket Office, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway,
443 Hastings St West, VANCOUVER, B. C.
SECOND AVE. AND CHERRY ST. 3EATTLE.
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