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" OL.DIG LORY
"America ror Americans
t
JOOD WINS THE WAR j
t DON'T WASTE IT \
GERMANS WILL WK.Ul Ol X
FliiST
The Germans know th"t Napoleon
was right wheu be said that morale
is tbree-fouiths of the essence ol"
success in war.
Thai is the reasm liua ^old is
poured into France, KnglauU, Italy
and the I'nited states to stir up
jncitatora against the war aud to
spread a feeling of disquiet.
In France former high. govern
ment officials are charged with
accepting German money, 6aiU to
have been lavished !ly the millions.
'1 he purpose was to make the
French, believe the jvar is tutile,
and to induce a war weariness that
will lead to separat peace.
In the Allied nations German
agents tave furnished funds to
anarchists so tiiey may cause
"» much trouble us possible. Cer
tain publications lia\e been given
strong support.
The Xaiser recently s-uid the
war might be won iu the last half
Hour. lie is right.
But be will never win it if the
Allies maintain their strength ol
purpose, i'igfli to the end and to
gether, and keep from becoming dis
couraged and dissatisfied.
The thing to do is to allow
fie German to become troubled into
distraction first. The German has
most to make bim weary a;Kl vex
ed. Let things take their course,
&u<l German morale will be the first
to vanish.—Tacoma News.
ALASKA FLOIK
It has taken some time to realize
by actual experiment, that Al
ask* agriculture is likely to prove
a orofitable vocation in the great
aorthera territory, but evidence is
accumulating that practically every
crop produced in the north tem
perate zone may be produced on Al
aska's rich Yalley lands. Pioneers
i»ve beeu producing bountiful
crops oX potatoes for some years,
and the Alaska rutabaga has been
successfully cultivated. Boot crops
l>ayjng proven a success, the experi
moa'ers diverged into small grain
»reduction and harvested some
•mazing crops of oats and barley.
Ia rsceat years the federar agricul
tural station at Fairbanks has been
developing a native seed wheat, and
results obtained last fail indicate
t»-at bountiful wheat crops may be
produced in the north.
A publio-spirited citizen at Fair
banks has installed a small flour
OfJ and is now manufacturing A1
Mka flour out of Alaska wheat prio
ri ucerf ia tie Tanana valley. Withja
recent days the first baking of
bread was made from this flour, and
Alaska Citizen relates that the
product is fully up to standard In
food quality; awl taste, !
Saya tiio Citizen:
"In our opinion, news that wheat!
can bo successfully grown la the I
Fairbanks district will do more than ■
anything else to banish from the
minds of the outsider the imprea-'
8ion that interior Alaska la covered j
with eternal icebergs, and that bear
skins are the accepted form of
dress here. In the years to come
agricultural products may vie wfth
gold and other minerals as leaders
of the wealth producers of the ter
ritory."
There are 64,000,000 acres in Al
aska classed a agricultural or pas
toral land, and approximately 10,
000,000 acree are susceptible to in
tensive cultivation, largely valley
lands possesing a good
soil but requring much, laboir to
clear and prepare for cultivation.
Large crops are produced in Eu
rope on lands much farther n°rth
than the Alaska agricultural lands
There seems no reason to doubt tha
tha confidence of Alaskans in the
farm possibilities of the future is
well founded.—Seattle P.-I.
1 Of INTEREST It) EVERYONE
Food will win tue war, don't j
waste it. i .'
Conserve food, especially beef,'
sugar, fats and waste.
Use less wheats and meat. Serve
just enough.
lie who wastes a crust of bread
prolongs the war.
Save the food and help the fight*
er fight.
Fat is fuel for fighters, save it
Stir well the sugar you put into
your coffee or tea.
Eat wisely and keep the wolf
from the door of the world.
I>o not eat meat more than once
a day. |
SURVEY REPORT ISSUED
The annual report of the super
intendent, United States Coast and
Qeodatic Survey, arrived at the Al
askan office in the last mail.
An extra effort has been, made
'o obtain and incorporate into this
volume the knowledge gained from
the experiences of the beet navigat
ors on the Pacific Coast of the
United States and Alaska, and they
furnish to the stranger the com
bined experiences of these men,
who have obtained at first hand a
knowledge of the difficulties of
i navigation, and methods and pre
cautions which render navigation
safe in spite of difficulties.
The report covers 227 pajges, com
plete with maps and pictures of
the work done on the coasts of the
United States and its pos
sessions.
INFORMATION COXCEBNIXO
WALTER PETERSON SOUGHT
Th« Governor's office has been
appealed to for information con
cerning one Walter Peterson, sup
posed to be located somewhere in
Alaska. Peterson is described
as being al>out 62 years of age, ratb
er heavy set, and usually wears a
mustache which is gray.
Information concerning Peterson's
.vhereabouts should be mailed to
he Governor's office at Juneau.
Other Alaska papers please copy.
One Inning, Si* Hits, No Runs.
Caa six bits be made in n bulf In
niii? without the side making the bits
scoring a run?
Tiiis question was put to the Chicago
News, whose expert says "Yes" and
explains:
The first mau up triples and Is
thrown out at the plate. The second
man triples and is also nailed at the
home pan. The third, fourth a:"' fifth
batsmen single, tilling the sacks. The
sixth man drives tbc bail between sec
ond and third, and the leather hits the
runner coming from second. The man
hit is out. retiring the side, and the
man who bit biui gets a base rap.
This makes six consecutive safe raps
without one run being scored
We Label Everything as Pure.
The word pure is a curious example
of the striving of people after perfla
tion. We have pure olivo oil. pure
candy and pure readint matter Rv
erything that we know is likely to be
adulterated we take pains to label
"pure." We never call pure the things
Tve know to be p'iro. but only those
thinss about which there is an element
of doubt. Only in one particular do
we vary from this rule. If some kind
friend tells us the truth about our
selves we are very likely to refer to
that as pure nonsense. — Woman's
Home Companion.
Long Distance Lecturing.
A pretentious person said to the bur
gess of a country village:
"How would a lecture by me on
Mount Vesuvius suit the inhabitants
of your village?"
"Very well, sir: very well indeed,"
answered the burgess. "A lecture by
you on Mount Vesuvius would suit
them a great deal better than a lecture
by you in this village, sir."—Pitts
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
GEN. ADELBERT CRONKHITE
MaJ. Gen. Adelbert Cronkhite, com-!
mander of Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va. i
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
DIVISION NO. 1, AT HAINES
BEFORE J. J. KENNEDY, U. S.
COMMISSIONER AND EX-OF
FICIO PROBATE JUDGE.
In 'he Matter of tie estate of j
J. K. Reynolds, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That the final account G. W. Hlnch
man administrator of the estate of
J. E. Reynolds, deceased, ha« been
rendered w> said court, for settle
ment, and the lltfcdayof February,
1918, at the hour of one o'clock in
the afternoon has been duly ap
pointed as the time when, and the
court room of the above entitled
court ,aa the place for the settle
ment theerof, at which time any
person interested in said estate
may appear, and file his excep
tions iu writing to said account
and contest the same.
Dated the 8th day of January,
1918.
J. J. KENNEDY,
Ex-Officio Probate Judge.
11-18-25—1-S.
COURT FOR THE TERRITORY
OF ALASKA, D1V. NO. 1, SKAG
WAY PERCINCT.
IN PROBATE
In the Matter of the Estate oi
8. 1L Yeomans, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
TnJi the undersigned has been, by
Edward A Rasmuson, U. S. Com
missioner and Probate Judge of
the above entitled Court, by order
duiy made and entered, appointed
executrix of the estate of S. H. Yeo
mane, deceased. All persons hav
ing claims against said estate are
herebj notified to present Uem
wi'h proper vouchers in legal form
I within six months from the date of
this notice to the undersigned at
hex place of residence in Skagway,
Alaska.
Dated this 8th day of Jan. 118.
ELLA MARY YEOMANS,
Executrix.
First publication Jan. 8, 1918.
Final publication Feb. 5, 1918.
Tested
And
Proven
There Is a Heap of Solace lu Beiny
Able to Depend Vi>on a Well
Earned Reputation
For mouthy Skagway readers
have seen tlie constant expres
siou of pra-iso for Doan's Kidney
Pills, and read about the good
work they have done, What other
remedy ever produced such, con
vincing proof of merit?
Andrew Martin, 721 F Street, Sa
cramento, Calif,, says: "Exposure
to dampness and bad jveatlier at
aiy work brought on kidney; troublo
years ago. 4l steady ache in the
small of my back caused me a great
deal of suffering, Aly kidneys act
ed too often an<* that broke up my
rest at night. My back was eo
weak and painful I could hardly
stoop over to pick up anything and
it was just as hard to straighten
afain. Doan's Kidney Pills gave
me more help than 1 had ever re
ceived from any other medicine."
(Statement given Jan. 15, 1916.)
On April 10, 1917, Mr. Martin
added: "It has fceen a long time
since I have needed Doan's Kidney
Pills, but my faith in them hasn't
changed."
Price 00c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kj Iney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the samp
that Mr. Martin had. Foster-Mi 1
burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, Y.
—AdTertlegment.
FRATERNAl. orders
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
meets every second and
fourth, "Tuesday evening
at 8:30 o'clock. Vislt
ng brotLers cordially welcome.
Bdwflnl A. Kasniusop, Arctlq Chief.
IVillium It. Gray, Arctic Recorder.
Fraternal Older
Eagles—
Sk«gway Aerie,
No. 25, Frater
nal Onler of
Uinws meet mo rii'st aim uujt-u
kYV duesday oiglit of each month at
their liall ooi Fifth. Avenue. Vislt
iuv brothers cordially invited to '
»t: cud
John SI. Keller, W. P.
J. M. (jrlesbach. Secretary.
F. & A. SL
Whitq Pus* Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meeta 2d and 4th
8aturd-'iy Ev«nlnari
ol each months. Visiting Brethren
ar« welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JA5IB3 WALLACE, Secretary.
a P. O. ELKS
Slcagw&y Lodg«
NO. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets every
wvwswv-*:? -nurgaajr at 8:30
^^ES3S£Lr P. m. Visiting
brothers cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON, B. R.
r. J VAWDEWAUL.. Seci 9tary
l'lon*«r uf Alaska Ik'oo, No. 12,
meet* hi A. It. Hall first Monday In
every month at 8:1W p. m.
VLdt'iug Brothers cordially wel
come.
J. C. WOOD, Pres.
P. H. Doree, Rec. Sec.
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DR. L. 8. KKLLER
Dentist
M(*t Modern Methods
Office Hours: 0-12 a. m. 1-fl p. m.
Alaskan Building .... Biwdwaj
KKAUWAV ALASKA
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Pra<1ic« in all court*
In Territory of Alaska
HAINES „ _ „ _ ALASKA
Alaska Junk Co.
Of J UIM Ataabk,
Dealers ta
RUBBER, COPPER, BRASS
IEAD, ZTNG, SACKS, RAGS
KOI'K, 8CRAP IRON
Rear of 3plck«tt'» Pomofflee
ator*.
iThe Totem Store
J ( J. 1KUTA Proprietor
Is temporarily closed, and dur
ing his absence from the city
the large
j SAFETY DEPOSIT
VAULT
will be in Kirmse's Store.
1 For any inform»tion see Wm.
Wright, at Kirmses
State of Ohio, City of Toledo.
Lucas County. 83.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
1b senior partner of the firm of F. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business In the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 6th day of December.
A. D. 3SS6. A. W. GLEASON.
(Seal) Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Is taken In
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all drugrtrists, 76c.
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
—Adrertis«me*t.
r <-v /CI A remedy for Infection*
I D ). J/=n / f\| of the orrntrr
I 1. V If f\J I * Paioiese, noo-polionotte
I D )i ll IT? V IT? ond wi" not "rtetare.
} V_Ji \\£A \*>J KUlevee in 1 to » den.
sold by DBveeun.
Parcel Poet if desired —Price tl, or 3 bottlee 12.74.
Prepared br
THB EVANS CHBMICAL CO.. CINCINNATI, O
ALASKA, WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA
OFFICE—SECOND AND BROADWAY—PHONE 50
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
—FOR—
SEATTLE, TACOMA, VANCOUVER, VICTORIA
S. S. CITY OF SEATTLE
January 20
Connecting at Juneau for Cordova, Valdei and Seward
LOW RATES TO CALIFORNIA POINTS
Stiliaf* I*W7 Mu4>r, Tkcnitj, Sitirdij Fran Seatti* f»: Su Fruciito, Loi AsxeUi, Sui
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Alaska Steamship Co.
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY FALL 1917
For Seattle and Puget Sound Ports
S. S. JEFFERSON,
January 27. Feb. 8, 20. March 4
Pauenser* transferred to Victoria, Vancouver and Tacoma withou extra charge
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
PiiOD* 66 E. J. SHAW, Agent Skagway
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY 1
(STEAMSHIP LINES)
^ PRINCESS SOPHIA ;
LEAVES SKAGWAY P. M. I
Jan. 2, 16, 30. Feb. 13, 27 I
—FOR—
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, Etc.
ALSO TICKETS ISSUED TO ALL CALIFORNIA POINTS
VIA ANY DESIHED ROUTE
t^hateVer your destination always buy tickets and
CHECK BAGOAGB THROUGH SAVING MONEY AND TROUBLE
ALL INFORMATION FROM
I L H. JOHNSTON, Agt.
j Skafeway
, PKon« 87 or 118
F. F. W. LOWLE
Gen. Agt.
Juneau
RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP LINES
S. S. "PRINCE JOHN"
LEAVES SKAGWAY
P.M. SATURDAY
Jan. 12th, 26th Feb. 9th, 23rd Mar. 9th, 23rd
FOR PRINCE RUPERT. B.C. _
Steamer "PRINCE RUPERT* operates South from PRINCE RUP
ERT every Thursday Midnight, calling Swanson Bay, Ocean Falls, Van
couver, Victoria, Seattle.
TRAVEL EAST FROM PRINCE RUPERT VIA THE
GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY
Electric lighted trains. First class dining car service. Marvellous scenery.
Buy a through ticket to Eastern United States and Canadian points via
THE SHORTEST ROUTE.
Full Information cheerfully furnished by
W. G. POWELL
Agent
SKAGWAY, ALASKA
Telephone 43
or G. A. McNicholl, Aist. uen. rrt. & rasgr. A^ent, rnncc Rupert, B.C.
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