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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans"
SOME town:
The Juneau Dispatch of Nov. 2-)
t&kes ejcetjtlon to a statement by
one rt Jkagway's young men which
*M pul Hshed ia the Alaska thai
be hM been robbed iu Juneau, pro
ducing police records to the con
trary. The Dispatch is undoubted
ly rigb*. however we do not readi
ly accent the inference that Juneau
in folding its hands up in horror
►u the idea.
far from the contrary.
Ia different issues of the sanu
paper ve re>ad ol many small rob
b^rie>, and that the Juneau j>o
Ji»- fit making frantic efforts to
Qheck up all vagrants. AVe read oi
drunk men walking in front doors
oX var'ouu residences, of a man
breaklrg into a trunk on 1 ower
Fro*.' atreef and taking a sum ol
moaej, at the Young float some
one stole a valuable lot of grocer
ies, small robberies on gas boats,
and 1®st but not least, we read
lh«» h< rribie news of a murder
•*hi«li took place on Front street
lu Juneau on the night of Novem
ber 22.
Prrhat)® the Skaprp-ay man wasn't
roi>> ed. We believed his story.
-fill—Juneau is not a model
little town.
THE BUSINESS MAX'S "BIT"
J a war is a great leveler, so it is
• great elevator ami purifier. Out
pt war's fiery crucible comes the
finest croduct of humanity — brave
unselfish devotion to our country
»ad a. high-born spirit of self
eacrifice on the altar of universal
Jibertv. As war hag taught us to
regard witl» more appreciation the
glorious Institutions of our coun
lijp threatened as they are by
the bloody struggle in which the
WOild Is engaged, it has in compen
jwtloa taught us the saving1 grace
jot patriotism and self-denial. "There
Is no sorrojv, <rief or care without
some compensating: grace."
The business men of the United
St*t»s, as well as those of Eng
land, Canada, France and all the
countries engaged in the war, by
their cpaacity for organization* and
efficient leadership are a mighty
ild to the Government.
Much more has been asked of the
buajuesa interests than in past mili
Wr fctrugjjit-s. The war is costing
many millions of dollars each day
■ ud Ihe share of the United States
will snproxim&te $12,500,000,000
fiur'.ag the next twelve months — a
•oa so stupendous that it is al
most leycmd our mental grasp. Tax
m are exceedingly high, and will
continue to mount unless peace
come* soon, of which there are
Yalnt but hopeful signs, as the fin
ancial burdens of the enemy in
crease and his military power dim
inishes. Taxes never are popular,
;t»ut they must be boroe cheerfully
ior the good of all of us. Prices j
of fuel and food, as well &3 other
commodities are being fixed by the I
QoTernment in response to the ex-1
fijbocfrs o< 'he time, and here also
STORIES FROM THE GERMAN
NEWSPAPERS
FOOD OUTLOOK TOR WINTER
In an eddress to the press cor- [
respondents, Herr von Waldow, the
Secretary of the State for the War
Food Ministry, gave an account of
the prospects for the winter, sum
marized In the flamburgischer Cor
respondent and the Muuchner Neu
este Nachrichten.
The conditions of corn and other
fodder were, he admitted, rather dif
ficult. The harvest would fall be
low mat of 1915, and it would re
quire consideration to do justice
to the competing requirements of
the army, of agriculture, of indus
try, and o£ town traffic. In the
first line came, of course, the
needs or the army and the mainten
ance of agricultural production. A
sufficient supply of fodder for agri
cultural draft torses must be se
cured. It seemed probable that
whan tj.is requirement had been ful
fill* J there would not bo fodder suf
ficient for fatteuing Bwine and for
sustaining homed cattle in their
present numbers. Should that
Drove to be the case measures must
be taken in time; that Is, - before
the beginning of the winter, to
1)ring about a systematic reduction
of the numiber of swine nnd horned
cattle. This would, of course,
have an effect upon the meat sup
ply as well as upon that of milk
aaid. 'al. In the ease of milk there
would be a temporary increase of
the ration followed by a subsequent
decrease.
The oreservatlon of the supplies
of mitk and butter during the win
ter would be difficult. It would
ba necessary to extend the system
of collecting plac s to receive the
dairy produce in the districts where
•milk <vas (produced. With this prob
lem 'he imperial fat office was in
cessantly grawilng.
P. I. SNYDER
PIONEER OF
BKAGWAY
On one ol Skagways' recent boata
returned one at' our best known citi
zens and one of the pioneers of
'he city, P. \V. Snyder .
-Mr. Snyder arrived in Skugway in
the boom days Pi 1S97, the year
which was made famous by the
gold rush to the Klondike, lie was
a prominent figuie iai Skagway in
the early days and >vas u member
ol the City Council for two terms.
He was the promoter of the Home
Power company, vv lich furnishes
light an-l water to the city.
He left Skagway in, December
1903 for Klamath Falls, Oregon,
where he purchased a 1920 acre
ranch which he stocked with pure
hred and range Hereford cattle. Af
ter raising a big band and acquiring
the best to be had on the coast,
*ie sold out this fall.
Mr. Snyder, however, kept two of
his best cattle, one Hereford cow
uamed "Rose Doainald," a prize
winner which cost $1800, an-d a
bull •vhich, when i> calf, cost $2500
and named "Patrician the Fifth."
.Mr. Snyder says both these cattle
are kno-wn to be the very finest
on the whole Pacific Coast.
Mr. Snyder says his wife is In
Portland and enjoys very Inuch the
beauty and climate of the Rose
City. "Bill" Thompson, nephew of
Mr. Snyder, and well kno-wn in
Skagwav where h.e resided in the
early days, is in Pendleton, Ore
gon. He is married and the father
of three "kiddies."
Speaking of the annual "round
ups" in Pendleton Mr. Snyder says
it i«j the greatest ehow in the world
and fople come from the eastern
coast just to see it. Western people
do not realize what a gigantic and
spectacuhr show the round-up is .
Mr. Snyder is delighted to be bac '
ia Ska?way and, although. Skagway
is -tot as lively as ia the days of
'97, he says the place still looks
good to him.
Once hjM>»i a time -oid; tislies la tlie
sea were discussing the i« e:in, of which
they had heard. The \\ isost old tishes
dismissed (lie whole subject as ridleu
:uuh, suyiny: "Tlioe i.m't any ocean
around here. We Lav o lived here all our
lives and have never seen a sign of it."
Once ui>on a time the birds 01 the air
were disci!--in;; t!ie s t'iject of atmos
phere. The owl clo.-ed the discussion
by saying positively and with a wise
air: "There ain't 110 such thing! If thera
had been 1 would h.ive come across It
when flying around at ni.^ht. and I have
never seen a traie of it in the daytime."
Mora!.—There is such a thing as be
ing too near a thing to perceive it
Advanced Thoii-'ht.
tt'Ere is need for reviewing the situa
tion with patriotic cheerfulness.
.Unlimited funds for the army and
navj ar.d auxiliary marine and for
a mighty fleet of aeroplanes are
the greatest insurance against dis
aster and hardship for our troops
and s-allors. Unlimited funds are
needei fo- the dependents at home,
and these fund? best can be raised
by bond issues and well organized
subscriptions, such as have been so
successful in Canada and England.
Production of war materials must
te maintained and I have no doult
that the national administration re
cognises the importance of stimulat
ing rather than. retarding great in
dustrial, commercial and transporta- 1
tir forces of the nation.—Samled i
,M- Hastings in American Industries. 1
STAMPS AND THE KAISER
My friend, nlease don't complain
about the> higher postage rate,
That rate was raised to get the
fund to Beal the kaiser's fate.
To wage a war requires much coin,
and we must dig and dig
Till Uacls Sam can see his way thru
projects that are big.
And so my friend, do not object
and Bay that rates are high sir;
For every time you lick a stamp
you help to lick the kaiser..
'Tis but a little thing to ask, a
cent more on each letter,
And when the victory is won, we'll
find affairs much better.
Each penny Bpent to buy a stamp
will help to write the story
That future men will read with
»ride; the luster of Old Glory
Will cheer the people of a world
that's h-ai>pier and wiser;
For every time you lick a stamp
you help to lick the kaiser.
—C. E.'Ruski
Mother of Pearl Work.
Wonderful is tin- *\"ik of the de
signer in iii> iher i■ r' . .m; I. With tiny
segments <>f tliis iriili-t iiki:erial lit*
builds up n beautiful dogn hit by liit.
section by section.
First, ffoui the ml in<-tmaker he re
ceives tin* woiilwork ii)ion which his
design will l.i' f.'ii.i.il. It may lie the
top of a carved chc.t. a portion of a
stool or taMe or sot.,' dainty k'lick*
knack to delight t lady's heart.
Then upon the ivi oil lie roughly
draws the design and jyith.-is together
the crude pieces with wli'ch to foni.
the mosaic i;i t'-i* wot il Selecting a
jili-ce of mother of pe;,rl. lie liis it in a
vice, and then with a tiny tile lie
shapes It t i o'rup.. the r.'i|iiiri il space.
l»eftly he sets the section in the wood,
fixing it with warm | a^te to till the
crevices.
Another piece is then selected, fash
ioned and seemed, and so day after
day till the pie. e is complete. The de
sign Is then rubbed wit'.i pumice stone
to give enhanced color. vuruiMi Is ap
plied. and ti e iln!sh!:i^ ton lies are
given.
Housework Is
A Burden
Woman's lot is a weary one at
best. But with backache and other
distressing kidney ills life indeed
becomes a burden. Doan's Kidney
Pills have made life brighter for
many women. Read what Urs. Roll
Cooksion, oX 1809 E. First Ave.,
Spokane, Wash., says: "The grip
put my kidneys out of order and
I suffered with a heavy dull pain
in the small of my back which kept
getting more &evere. Some days I
could hardly do my work for it was
almost impossible to bend over. My
kidneys w.ere weak and annoyed me
a great deal, too. I was worried
because my feet swelled and because
of the puffiness under my eyes. One
box »/ Doan's Kidney Pills gave me
relief and after I had used two
boxes I was feeling fine In every
way." (Statement given October
16, 1915.)
On June 8. 1917M rs. Cookston
said: i have had absolutely no
troublB with my kidneys since Doan
Kidney Pills cured me and I feel
better than I have in years."
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FRATERNAL ORDERS
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth' Tues
day evening at 8:30 p.
ai. 8ti«ri>. VlsHlus brothers ooidial
ly welcome. Kdward A.. Rasmu^on,
Ar::tlc Chief, W. R. Qiay, Arctic
Recorder.
t'Yaternni Order
tCuglefi—
Skagw-uy Aerie
tfo. 25, Frater
nal Order ot
hrtgU* meets thq first and third
\\ night ot cuch month at
tnt'Ji liiill au Fifth Avenue. Vtalt
ln« brothers ciKixllAllj iuvlUni to
aMejid. J. M. fcji eislmcu, \V. P.
J. V. Miller, Secretary.
of each months,
are welcome.
P. & A. »L
Whitt) 1'asj Lodge
P. & A. M. No. 113
meet* 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings
Visiting Brethren
Harold talbot, w. m.
JAMBS WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Sltagway Lodge
No. 431, B. P. 0.
E. meets every
Thursday nt 8:30
p. m. Visiting
uruiuttrs corcuaiiy welcome.
W. B. BATSON, E. R.
F. J VAis'DEWALi., Seci ataxy.
)Monp<r of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
iiKM-tfe iu A. B. Hall first Monday In
ewrj month at 8:30 p. m.
V felling Brothers cOnlinlly wel
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In Territory of Alaska
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Curios, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
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Official Viatel Inspector for the
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requires constitutional treatment. Hall's
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acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
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the foundation of the disease, giving the
patient strength by building up the con
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