F. At A. II.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A.M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4th
fri. Ev'gs. of each
uonth. Visiting brothers are *<»
:ome. Ph.il Abrahams, Secretary.
W. C. Wright. W. M.
Fraternal Order
£ Eagles—
' Skagway Aerie
* No. 25, Frater
nal Order ol
Eagles meets the lirst and unra
ft'odnoeday night" o£ each month at
heir hall on Fifth avenue. Visiting
brothers cordially invited to attend.
John Grashel, W. P., J. M. Keller,
secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodg
No. 431, B. P. 0.
E. meet? ever
(hursday night a
S o'clock. Elk
club and readin
iw«m wycu ua.ny irum 1 p. m. \o
la midnight. Visiting brohters cor
iially welcome. W. C Blanchard,
Ex. R. Geo. Magee Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skagway No. 1
A B. meets every Tues
day evening at 8:00 p
a. sharp. Visiting brothers cordial
y welcome. D. J. Rich, Arctic Chief
IV. r. Hillery, Arctic Recorder.
SOth Infantry Lodge, No. 1390.
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE.
Fort Win. H. Seward, Haines, Aiask
Regular Meetings every Thursday
aight at 7:30 p. m. All visiting bro
iiers cordially welcomed.
Any one desiring information
i bout the Lodge will confer a favor
>y addressing
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THE ALASKA RAILROAD.
The passage by the senate yester
day; of '-he Alaska railroad measure
leaves only the signature of the
President to be attached .to make it
effective, and as Mr. Wilson is en
thuiastically in favcr of the pro
ject and has already given public
assurance that the moment Congress
has taken final action he will be
ready to add his signature and make
the enactment complete the ques
tion is as good as settled.
The bill as pissed, places the
amount of money to be expended for
construction and equipment purpos
es at $35,000,000, provides that
all branches and spurB snail be of
standard guage, eliminates the
bond issue and specifies that ap
propriations shall be made annual
ly covering the cost of the work as
the road progresses.
Ever since the measure was
brought before congress the con
struction of a government owned
railway in Alaska has been opposed
and adversely commented upon by
people living east of the Rocky
Mountains, who know nothing of the
conditions existing in the north.
They ca.u\ see why it is necessary
to spend the enormous stun of $35,
000,000 to open up a country that
is practically a wilderness and un
til quite recently considered almost
inaccessible, not stopping to consid
er that if it had not been for gov
ernment aid many of the middle
western states that are now sup
porting a population of hundreds of
thousands of people in comfort and
plenty would today probably be not
mucii further ahead than is Alaska.
The people who made these ob
jections had forgotten, or probably
never knew, that all the great
transcontinental lines which today
I traverse the country from the East
to the West were subsidized by the
United States government with mil
lions of acres of land which at the
time of granting were considered
almost worthless, but which have
since been disposed of for sums
that would make the $35,000,000 ap
propriatioa for the Alaska rail
REGISTRATION NOTICE
Citizens desiring to vote for can
didates for the Common Council of
Skageway, Alaska, *■ the Municipal
election to be held April 7, 1914,
must register.
The Registration books will be
open at the Town Hall from 7:30
to 10:30 o'clock every evening from
Monday, March 16th until Saturday,
April 4th. 1914.
3-2-14td. D. McKay,
Town Clerk.
LADIES OF SKAGWAY!
Don't forget that you cannot vote
unless you register. Look out for
the notice of the opening of the
registration books in the Daily Al
askan. 4t. Sat.
XOriCE OP ELECTION".
A general municipal election will
be held Tuesday, April 7th, 1914,
for the purpose of electing seven
councilmon and one member (clerk)
of the School Board.
The election will be held at the
Town Hall and the hours for voting
will be from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m.
A voter for councilman must be
a citizen of the United States or
who has declared his intention to
become such, twenty one years or
over, who has resided continuously
one year next preceding the elec
tion in the Territory of Alaska and
for six months preceding the elec
tion in the Town o* Skagway, and
who has been duly registered.
All adults, male or female, who
are citizens of the United States or
who have declared tlu-ir intention
to become such and who are bona
fide residents of the Town of Skag
way, are qualified to vote for the
School Clerk.
D. W. McKay,
3-4-14. Town Cleark.
/ - I
road loon like^ mole hill beside a. ;
mountain. In North Dakota 421 ;
miles of railroad were constructed. ;
by government aid, as compared j
witli 286 miles in Washington state
and 227 miles in Oregon. For the
immense land grants lo the com
panies constructing these roads the
government received no return what
ever.
In the case of the Alaska rail
road, however, it is expected that
tfce moneys advanced b" the govern
ment for its construction will all be
refunded in time, as 50 per cent of
all moneys derived from the sale
or disposal of any qf the agricultur
al, coal, timber or mineial lands of
the territory, besides the net
earnings of the railroad above main
tenance and operating expenses,
shall be turned into a special fund
for the purpose of liquidating the
obligations incurred.
The passage of the measure is a
cause for rejoicing to the people of
the whole of Alaska, although there .
is small reason to "oubt that those
of the westward will be the first
beneficiaries, as it is a foregone
conclusion that the tidewater ter
minal will be in the vicinity of
either V«ldez, Cordova or Seward.
Whatever materially benefits our
neighbors to the westward is bound
to help the southeastern section of
the territory to a greater or less
extent, and when v,e ttop to con
sider that the $35,00u,000 already
appropriated is but a tithe of the
amount that will eventually be spent
[by tue government in Alaska- we
can look forward to the future of
the territory with moot optimistic
equinimity. I
BREVITY SERMONS.
Tills U tlK first condition of a
living monthly as well as of vi
tal religion. lli::t the soul shall
find ;i I rue renter out from and
jiltove itself, round which it shall
revolve.—.I ('. Sharp.
We treat C<h1 with Irreverence
by hanishinjj him from our
thoughts. not by referring to his
will on sliulit iHi-nsiiins.—RusUiD.
HYPOCRP
df
Stole Livery cf Heaven to
Serve Dbvil In.
HYPOCRITE IS EVERYWHERE.
Man Loves Gold and Hates to Be Im
posed Upon by Counterfeits—Goods
Shipped In Plain Packages—Many
Local Merchants Deficient In Knowl
edge of Advertising.
[Copyrighted, 19M. by Thomas J. Sullivan.)
The tirst ti.vpucrite was tlie man who
stole the livery of the eourt of heaven
to serve the devil in.
|_ Some people speak as if hypocrites
were confined ouly to religion, but
they are everywhere, people pretend
ing to wealth when they have not a
sixpence, assuming knowledge of which
they are ignorant, shamming a cul
ture they are far removed from, adopt
ing opinions they do not hold and pre
tending honest business roles which
are far from the legitimate.
As a man loves gold, in that pro
portion' he hates to be imposed upon
by counterfeits, and in proportion as
a-man has regard for that which is
above price and better than gold he
abhors that hypocrisy which is but
its counterfeit.
Lying before the writer is the acme
of hypocrisy. It is a catalogue of one
of those mail order houses, and on one
page three sewing machines are adver
tised. The Brst is declared to be the
"most perfect sewing machine on the
market," the second is said to have,
"more good sensible ideas than any
other," while the third is praised as
being "the most superior sewing ma
chine on the market."
i «n
Now, which of these machines really
is the best? Which of them Is as good
us the one your retailer sells and guar
antees? Can any reader of the above
triumvirate of uds. tell? Most assur
edly not.
The lesson should be plain to all who
receive these catalogues. They con
tain glowing descriptions of goods, but
the senders of money do not know
what they are going to get for their
money when they send it to a mall or
der house.
Good* In Plain Packages.
Were It not so serious it would be I
amuslpg to read some of the smooth
arguments the catalogue houses ad
vance to their readers in an effort to
induce them to send in orders. They
say that goods are sent In plain pack
ages because many merchants who buy
of them to sell again object to having
their name appear on the boxes. We
know we are safe In saying there Is
not oue single merchant in'the whole
United Stales who ever ordered any
goods from these concerns. The state
ment Is made In an effort to make the
consumer believe that he can bijy as
cheaply as his local merchant can.
But printed matter that will sell
goods is within the power of almost
any local retailer. Most all the expert
advice is little more thnn empty gen
eralizing about nonessentials. It is not
literature, remember, but advertising,
that you want to write. Knowledge of
words and type and the ability to
write Due Introductory paragraphs and
striking headings are not to be de
spised. of course, but the facts, not
fancy ways of saying them, are what
induce the people to spend their money
in the local stores.
The merchant's knowledge of his
store, his goods and the people Is more
than an offset for any lack of ability to
coin catchy phrases or to use technical
language in telling the printer bow he
■would like to have his advertising
*>ok.
When the merchant sits down to
"write his ad. he should Imagine that
his hardest customer to sell to is seat
ed ou the other side of his desk. He
should write what his talk would be
if he were determined to make a sale
to that customer when In the most ob
stinate of moods. lie should write it
all down, then lock it in bis desk for a
few hours, later cut out ull the super
fluous words and print the facta with
out any trimmings.
Personality Brings Trade,
The nearer the local merchant can
come to makiug his advertising sound
like his talk the more effective it will
be. Personality is what brings and
holds trade: personality secures to your
competitor trade likewise difficult to
wean away from him. "
The modern retail merchant must
make sure that his displays in his win
dows and in the store itself are such as
will interest women A geueral vari
ety ought to be shown, with prices
clearly indicated in plain figures. Make
inspection easy and theu let shoppers
inspect undisturbed, for in this innn
ner many new wants will be developed
In the minds of the shoppers. The
merchant or salesman who stands over
a shopper and attempts to press a sale
invariably annoys the customer and
hastens his or her departure.
The merchant who has not advanced
with the times must come to a full real
iziition at once that many changes are
necessary before he can hope to com
pete resultfully with retail mail order
houses, and the first and principal
change is the manner in which his
slock is displayed, and in the process
of this arrangement he must take into
consideration the fact that men have
aimost completely ceased to figure In
the day to day purchuges of household
nec'-sH.-irt^s.
Bonded WblsKeys—Gibson, Mcun
Virnon an J Belmont. The best of
Beer—Blue Ribbon, Budwelser and
Paie Ranier, at the Mascot, Tele
phone 67 ft
WHERE IS KRISTIAN TUWESON?
Kindly give Information If he is
alive or not, to his mother, Mrs.
Hanna Tuweson, Mellosa, Sweden.
Kt.-5-l4.
FIVE G^OD ONES TO DRAW TO.
Pebble'ord and Gibson Rye. Bud
weiser, T>l«e Ribbon and Pal® Rain
'er Bee at the Board ot Trade.
EASTERN Ol'STERS ON THE
HALF SHELL
Fresh Eastern Oysters on th
halt shell are now to be had at tti
u-k Train Restaurant.
Olympla Beer on draught at the
Board of Trade This famous brew,
both on draft and In bottles is kept
constantly fresh. This la the Board
of Trade Bar where the celebrated
Rainier Beer Is also kept in bot
tles. tt.
You should give "Luxor" toilet
articles a trial. See the "Week
End" sets for men and women, 35
cents. Enough for a thorough trial
Keller Bros. Agents. . tf.
CRAB MEAT COOK TAILS
at
The Pack Train Restaurant
Service a la carte.
EXTRA GOOD PROGRAM.
TONIGHT AT THE
NUGGET THEATER.
Take "Purola" SODIUM PHOS
PHATE and give your liver a shako.
For Sale by Keller Bros. Drug Co.
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S. S..Spokane
March 18, 30
April 11
S. S* City Of Seattle
April 5, 17
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MAIilPOSA /. „ .... March 21
8. S. ALAMEDA * March SI
MARIPOSA .. ..April 16
JEFFERSON March 9 - 21 April 1st.
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Ten Days Service thereafter.
These steamships are the fines! and largest in Alaska service. Have large
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Apr. 1, 11, 22 May 2
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