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"KNOCK" IS BEARING Fit I'IT
The uncalled for "knock" given
Skagway by H. AL Cadell recently
in reporting to the Smithsonian In
stitution of Washington, D. C, his
Studies and investigations of the
Klondike and Yukon goldfield, is
commencing to bear fruit, for we
Sre the article is being reproduced
in the coast papers "and It will
only be a matter of a short time
until it will appear in thosq of the
Middle West and Kast. That the
libelous statement contained in it
will be credited by a great number
of people, to the discredit and
uurt of Skagway, there can be no
doubt whatever.
Skagway is just commencing to
rtcognized as one of the moat
delightful spots in which to spend
.1 summer vacation that can be
found in the whole of the 1,U0O
miles of rugged, magnificent scenic
coaei line extending iroin the Gulf
of Georgia in the south to the head
of I .you caual ia. the north, and
to have its fair name besmirched
and <ls business and residential
improvements belittled by an irre
sponsible and dyspeptic crank travel
ing hurriedly through the country,
■s certainly an aggravation hard to
forgive and impossible to overlook
That Skagway is an up-to-date
rural American town and far ia ad
vance of many places on the Out
side of more pretensions and larg
er ^ovulation wo think will be
vouched for without hesitation by
the people who have enjoyed the
hospitality extended to all strangers
bv the meu, women and even the
children of this community.
The merchants of Skagway do
business in substantial and wall
kept buildings amply adequate in
size to carry tho large stocks of
goo I3 which they handle daily,
monthly and annually, and these
buildings are lighted with electrici
ty ami furnished with the purest
water by systems operated by a
local company.
Tile people of Skagway, almost
without exception, are housed iu
dwellings would be a credit to
any community; that are in ■ all
cases furnished comfortably and iu
many instances luxuriously. They
have their little garden plots whore
they in summer time raise enough
ci the hardier varieties of veget
ables for family-use, basidee straw
berries, raspberries, currants,
gooseberries, etc. There are tasty
aud well kept lawus, flower gardens
that are becoming fatuous for the
beauty, size and quality of their
productions, and that are inquired
for aud visited by crowds of tourists
ever.,- time an 'excursion boat ar
rives iu this port and unloads its
passengers.
That there are unoccupied and
dilapidated buildings within the
town that are unsightly and dis
creditable to it cannot be denied,
but we call in question the right
of any stranger to take these as
a criterion upon which to base un
just criticisms, for they form but
a small part of the town as a whole
and it will 'Only be a few short
months until they will be entirely
eliminated from the landscape.
NICARAGUA'S CHERISHED HOPE
The present may seem an inop
portune time for the consideration
of another isthmian canal project,
bdt if one will turn as one should,
and as one must at intervals, from
contemplation of destruction and
stagnation 'to a period not remote
when the world shall have resumed
its normal activities, 'it will not
be difficult to see that the con
struction of another isthmian canal
| is among the probabilities, if not
the certainties of tho next quarter
: of a century. Maritime industry is
[ almost at a standstill now. Charts
I showing the 'movements of ocean
I vessels exhibit wide gaps. Com
j merce 'has for the time being
i ceased to be a busiuess and be
I cOiiie an adventure. The harbors
of the world are filled with i*ll®
merchantmen.' With tho return of
p=ace there will be a shipping re
vival such as has never beforo bwn
witnessed. Tli Panama canal has
as vet been given no opportunity of
showing what it is capable of doing
j i:i tho line of development. 1 It
•has been denied the traffic that
; would havo laid the foundation of a
new expansion along the Pacific.
The ships laden with "immigrants
i who were to become settlers and
producers on'the western coast of
| the ' Americas from Patagonia to
Behring strait have nover sailed.
| When they do sail, as they yvlll In
good season, the Panama canal
i will have made possible 'the rapid
: growth of a commerce that will
soon establish its own inadequacy.
The Nicaragua routo has at no
time lost its friends. In Nicaragua
tht re has been no abandonment of
J hope in its ultimate utilization. As
l to relative merits, it would be
| fruitless now to return to the ar
guments advanced by the support
ers and opponents of the rival
projects. ' It suffices that with the
Panama canal open and in opera
ties, thought "still turns to the Ni
caragua route and to the prospect
of a revival of the enterprise that
would have been carried through if
thj French :company had had no
uncompleted canal to selL
Thf present generation 'is very
certain to hear a great deal of the
Nicaragua route, and unless all
sirns aTe deceptive, it is vory cer
tain to be 'given a choice of at
least two artificial water routes
between the 'Atlantic and the Pa
cific.—C, S. Monitor. 1
DEAN OF WOMEN
AT "U" IS DEAD
Seattle, Aug. 9—Isabella Aus
tin, for several years Dean of Wo
men at the'University of Washing
ton, died here this morning as the
reoul,' of complications following an
o. tration for appendicitis.
Miss Austin was probably one of
the best known women in educa
tional circles In the Northwest aud
has for the past sis years been
the head of the women of the un
iversity. Before taking up her
work at Washington 'Miss Austin
was a primary supervisor in the
public schools of Tacoma, and was
well known 'throughout the coun
try in that connection. The Wo
man's loague, which has become one
of the chief factors in the stu
dent life at the University jvas
started by Dean "Austin, as were
many other student interests. Wash
ington was admitted to Collegiate
Alumnae largely through her ef
forts.
Miss Austin leaves as her only
near relative her mother, Mrs. L P
.Austin, whose home is in Seattle.
Judge Hoke of
Sandy Bend
By M. QUAD
Copyright, 1815, by th« McClure
Newspaper Syndicate.
When tUo court at Sandy Bend bad
been opened lu due and legal form
Judge Lloke assumed what he con
sidered a proper judicial dignity and
said:
"This ar' a case such as -wo hev nev
er had afore us before, but wo think
we kin straighten out the kinks and
do Jestlce to all. Three dayB ago that
red headed critter over thar, who calls
hisself Tom Jones, come hurnpln'down
the trail from Big Find to as If thar
was any law In this kentry and to
holler fur Jestlce. Ho had a wife up
thar at Big Find. lie went home one
ovenin' to tlnd that she had skipped
with another man. The name of that
man was Abe Skinner, and that's him
over thar with the broken nose.
"What glnerall.v happens out yere in
this land o' gold and hard times when
our wife runs away? If wo ain't
mighty glad of it, which we mostly be,
we git on to her tracks and foller 'em
till we overtake her. If she's alone
wo take her by the ear and lead her
back. If she's with a critter we pop
him over. Thar ain't no law In the
case, but the custom Is purty well
known. The man who steals another
man's wife expects to bo popped by
the lnjoored husband, and he llkewlso
expects to pop that sanio lnjoored hus
barnl If he gits tho chance.
"Tom Jones (lldu't pureoo. TMr wag
tlio brond trail before lilm, nnd he had
suns and knives and n hos.s, but he
hadn't the sand. He Jest comes a
humpln" down yero to holler fur the
law and shriek fur Jestko nnd to git
all men, lncludln' this court, down on
htm fur his doggoneness. His wife,
who ur' that female over thnr with a
mouth ns big as a bav'l, had gone off
with Abe Skinner ns aforesaid and
had hliu headed for this very camp.
As they flies from Big Find they meets
up with Jim Ilope, who's the cusa over
thar with the game leg nnd one eyo
gone. Jim ho stops 'eni and 6ez:
" 'Abe Skinner, what you got thar?'
" 'A female.'
" 'Who is she?'
" 'Tom Jones' wife.'
" 'And what you a-doln* with her?'
" 'A-runnln' nwa.v to Sandy Bend.'
" 'Then you needn't go no further.
I've been wantln' a wife fur the last
six months, and I reckon I'll take her
off your hands!'
"Waal," continued his honor, "Jim
Hope ho had his gun plump on Abe
Skinner and his finger on the trigger,
and Abe had to give In. This yere
court can't l'arn that the woman ob
jected to the change. On the contrary,
thar is evidence that she didn't keer a
continental, as Jim Hope Is a better
looklu' critter than Abe Skinner. The
couple heads this way by the trail,
while Abo Skinner takes a short cut
and arrives fnstly and comes to jne to
Phil Abrahams
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Fire Insurance
Collections])
Conveyancer
Notary Public
Homts for Sale
Fourth Avenue
You make a mistake if
you d<> not stop at
TfiEi
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Electric Lights
Rooms Single or en Suite
Baths on each floor
Famous for its Home Cooking,
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk from otir own d?"v
Fresh Eggs, etc'
Rates $2.50 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted, Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Men.
H. S. PULLEN. Prop.
Skagway. Alaska
$100 Reward, 5100
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
Sreaded disease that science lias b«5
able to cure in all its stages, and tl.At Is
Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only
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disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system, there
by destroying the foundation of the dis
ease. and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature "in doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith In Its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. Sena
for list of testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
yell fur Jrstlce. T liar's Fwo~ fellers
yellln' fur Jestice mid n third one with
the woman. Tho woman gits yere In
Uoo time, along with Jim Hope, and
over by tho creek they meets Joo
Scott, who stops to say:
" 'Jim Hope, I was Jest goln' out to
hunt fur one.'
" 'What you mean?'
I " 'I want a female woman fur a wife,
and you git down and skip!'
"Thar was a gun on Jim, and he had
to give the womnu up. This court
can't l'arn that she shed n tear or did
any klckln', but Jim he comes whoopln*
down to me and wants law and jestlca
and all that That makes three of 'em
a-wantin', and so I tells the constable
to arrest Joe and the woman. Ycre's
four men and one woman, and the law
'pears to be purty badly tangled up.
Fustly, Tom Jones, is this womnu your
wife?"
"Sartln she Is," answered Tom.
"Hev you got the dockyfnents to
proTo It?"
"No, but I married her In tho Injun
Territory a y'ar ago."
"Waal, this court has nothjn' to do
with the Injun Territory, nnd that mar
riage won't stand yere unless the wom
an wants It to. Mrs. Jones, as I will
call you, what made ye ruu away from
Tom?"
"Got tired of him," replied the wo
man.
"Do you prefer Jim Hope or Joe
Scott r
"I ain't pertlekler."
"That makes the case easier. Ilnnk
Willlums, stand up."
Hank stood up and proved to be a
middle aged man of decent appearance.
"Ilnnk, d'ye want a wife?" asked the
court
"I dew," was tho reply.
"Then I'll marry ye to this woman."
"Ilank Williams, will ye take this de
luded woman to be yer lawful wife?"
"You betl"
"And will ye cherish and defend her
and keep all the other critters off?"
"I will."
"Mrs. Jones, ye henr what the critter
flez. Ye may be married, and yo may
not be, but this court ain't n-goln' to run
any chances of any future rows and
klllln's. Will yo take Hank for better
or wuss?"
"Reckon so."
"And will do yer best?"
"Yes."
"Then jine hands. I pronounce ye
man and wife, and dura my hide, which
ar* the hide of this court, I'll turn out
and help hunt down any human critter
as tries to come between you and Hank!
I now consider that Jestice has been
done to all hands and all around, and
It only remains fur the happy bride
groom to head tho pureesslon to my sa
loon and treat all hands over the happy
event and thor won't be no 111 foelin's
and nuthln' to And fault with."
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
OR L. 8. KLXLER.
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SKAGWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM I'ALLISTER, M. I>.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist In tlie treatment of
(•Israses anil deformities of the eye,
ear, nose iuh] throat.
Office; Goldstein Building, Ju
neau, Alaska
W. H. 8TOUT.
itlotii; At Law.
Practlcs la all court*
la Territory of Alaska
Haiiee Aiaaka.
F. ft A. M.
Whlto Pasa Lodge
F. t A M. No. 113
meeta 2d anO 4th
_ Frl. Ev'g3 of each
month. Vlailiflfe brokers are wel
come Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. Whseler, W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
tfo. 431, B. P. 0.
E. meets first
aud third Thurs
^ day evenings at
^TgSO^siT 8:30 .c ciock. vis
um* trotUers cordially welcome.
HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
F. J. VANDEWALL, Secretary.
Fraternal Order
Eagles—
Skagwaj Aerie
No. 25, Frater
nal Order of
Eagles meets the first and third
Wednesday night of each month at
their hall on Fifth nyenue Visiting
brothers cordially isyited to attend.
I ho* C. Wood, W. P., J. W. Prit
chett, Secretary.
i»ji _ Arctic Brotherhood.—
Oamp Skajjway No. 1
* 1 * 7 <j? A, B. meet's every sec
oM and fourth Tues
day evening at 8:00 p
m. sbrirp. Visiting brettera cordlal
ly welcome. A. J. Acbesoa, Arctic
Thler, \v R. Hillary, Arctio Re
corder ' y\ '
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Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Sitka,
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
Leave Skaguuay
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Ai\d every twelve days fol towing. Modem eoaaforUble ship®,
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AND CITY OP PUEBLA
Sailing Tuesday, Thursday nnd Friday, 11 p. m.
FOR BAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELBB, SAN DIEGO.
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address V. A. TETERSON, Agent
B. BRANDT, Q. A. P. D. Phone 50, SKAGWAY
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SEASON 1915
New Steel Steamships
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Sept. 2-9-16-23-30
Oct. 7-14-21-28
Nov. 4
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Aug. 8-20 Sept 1-13-25
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