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EDITORIAL PAGE
THK KLJM'TIOX
i'Im- vote at the Skaprway munici
pal election yesterday completely
»'iiUicat-J the suiud u.Wen by the
Uaily Alaskan that the present
rouuc.l, having dime n-ore for the
improvement of conditions witiiiu
the corporal limits than have those
i'f any other beard during any pre
> 10us administration for several
years, should .be returned, ana
shjwtd further thai a majority ot
tii people are appreciative of that
i.ici and have Ju no uncertain man
ner manifested their approval by
it.cir votes.
Of the candidates on the "Tax
and ••Independent" tickets
*e have nothing derogatory to say
they are all good citizens, fougnt
■iiavely for what "hey considered i
the light and went down to i.e
:e;it with thtir colors nailed to
l.n masthead. That they failed ]
o reach the end at which they
..lined is not lo bv taktn as co.i
ceiunation by the people of eithe.
ineir aspirations or their ability to
nil thw position which they
sought: rather, iu the case of the
women candidates, who yesterday
•.or the first time threw their •'bon
nets'' into the ring, their defeat
.-hould serve as at: incentive
tor future action and an
• huniuating lesson on the need
• i a more thorough organization.
Now that the people of Skag
•■ay have by their \otes set the
»eal of approval apon the work done
!■> the present council during the
>a#t year and unanimously con
tinued them in office for another
term, it is up to its member to go
Litiead along the lines they have
napped out.
They have already under conswer
tio:i the expenditure of all til?
iutmey that it will probably be goad
policy to withdraw ftom the town
veasury at the present time, but
'Here is a crying need for quick
utini along another liue—-one
•.vnich will be without expense to
the town—it' we desire to put our
selves in an attractive light before
'.he crowds of visitors to which
-vpi'v judication now points will
arrive during the coming summer,
and thereafter be of increasing or
Uvcreasing ratio, according to the
inducements offered them to ston i
and tarry with us for a time.
The town is full of unsightly
-nid dilapidated buildings—unpaint
•*d, toppling excrescences upon the 1
laudscape—that would disgrace a
native Alaskan village, and which, '
In the business part, are a con
stant menace through danger from
fire to valuable properties, along
side which, they In many instances
stand. These buildings can and
should be condemned by the town
council and ordered torn down and
the debris removed. It may be a
task that will cause some friction,
but the end aimed at will be a jus
tification of the measure, and it is
vrobable the ones who will be the
•uost strenuously opposed to it now
will, when It is accomplished, and j
•.he benefits brought home forcibly I
ia the way of enhanced valuation
in all kinds of property, will fall ;
i line and volco their approval.
In the whole of Alaska there is !
.'.ot another town that has the na-;
iaral advantage of those enjoyed
by Skagway. Located as it is in
- it extremely fertile valley, at the
1 'd of an inland waterway capable
oi accomodating the commerce of
the world, surrounded by the grand
est scenery of mountain, glacier
mi'* snow-covered peaks, with in
i vinerable streams arid lakes close
hand where the fisherman is
;in:oet sure of amole returns for
ais labor, and where in summer,
u;)ou the placid waters of the bay,
<xcept in rare case3 of storm, de
lightful excursions may be arranged
for, and carried out to near by
points of beauty and interest, we
have the nucleus that only requires
time and a sufficient amount of
energy In the right direction to
turn into a valuable and endur
ing :>sset.
if we expect to reap the full ad
vantages from our location and
the magnificent scenery surround
ing us, wo must cniise the town to
be so attractive tha* it will be one
of our chief drawing cards—
good sidewalks, handsome business
house and residence®, well kept
lawns with a profusion ot flowers,
and other things that will show a
spirit of enterprise and progres
siveness.
The election of V. 1. Hahn as
school director was in line with
that of the other candidates on
the Citizens' ticket. Air. Ilahn has
served as school director and is
therefore conversant with the re
quirements of the position, an es
sential at the present stage where
it i.. extremely neressary for the
school board and U achers to work
in harmony together for the gen
eral gtod. .We know that Mr. Hahn
is capable, and l-el'eve lie will fill
the place to the sat It-fact icu of all
concerned.
Lowe.
rro[K>il.\ l> «»hiy «n«i- verb for
love, li i- ii"t "num." It Is not
"aimer." It is n >t the sol'lest Italian
verb. No prinlvd language of man
Knows it I tut tin* violin kuows it,
and the wild bird knows it; even the
sea kuows it. Tlie rose is It. and the
moon is it. and the look ot a man's
eyes into a woman's Is it, and the look
of a woman's eyes buck again Is it
But no man or woman can say it In
any language that endures. — "Love
Letters of the Klug."
The Use of Iron.
Iron has been known to men for a
very long time. In the time of the As
syrians it was extensively used, irou
saws, knives and other tools having
been found bv Layard at Nineveh.
Homer refers to the forging of Iron,
while the hardening and tempering of
steel appear to have l-een operations
In common u<e among the enrly
Greeks. The employment of a kind of
bellows for the forging of tools, pre
sumably of iron, tigures in Egyptian
sculpture of ljUO B. C. Cast Iron ap
pears to have been discovered about
350 B. C. Through the agency of the
Romans the manufacture of irou was
Introduced all over the then known
world.
WAR IS OVEK
The war against coughs, colds,
sore throat, bronchitis, etc., Is
practically over when "PUROLA'
White Pine Expectorant is .used f°>
fheir relief. Satisfaction guaranteed
or your money refunded. Price 25*
and 60c per bottle Specify "PUR
OLA!" Sold by Kell-r Bros. Drut
A most popu
lar and effect
ive remedy for
breaking up a
COLD.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
KELLER BROS..
You -Or No Ono Else
cares to be bald. Yet that is what will
happen if your hair does not stop falliug
out.
HairTonic
in our opinion is the best hair tonic on
the market. Sold only by us—50 cents.
Wm. Britt.
ACKNOWLEDGE IT
Alaska lias to Bow to the Inevit
able—Scores of Endorsements
Prove It.
After reading the l.ublic state
ment of this fellow-sufferer given
below, you must cojue to this
conclusion: A remedy which prov
ed so -beneficial years ago, with the
kidneys can naturally b'< expected to
perforin tho same work in similar
cases. Read this:
Mrs. L. E. Erickson, 21 Second
St., Astoria, Ore., sajs: "About
three years ago 1 began to have
trouble with my kidneys. I went
from bad to worse aud about three
months ago my back began to
trouble me. It ached awfully aud
was very sore. My head ached con
stantly and 1 was right dowu sick.
1 knew 1 had to do something, and
reading that Doan'c Kidney Pills
hn' helped others so much, I got
seme. Four box 's benefited me
wende.'iully."'
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mrs. Erickson had. Foster-Mil
burn Co., Props., Buffalo. N. Y.
Dry Goods Merchants
Do Not Fear Mini
mum Wage
Dy PERCY S. STRAUS, President Dry
Gauds Assoc:Jt:on, New York City j
I'KAKIXG broadly, there are
two possible direct results ol
a compulsory minimum wage.
Kitln-r the increased wage will be
followed by increased efficiency and
the higher wage will be earned in
whole or in |»:irt or the contrary
will result, and there will be no re
j turn for the increased wage, or at
best an inadequate one.
ix tiii: kiissT c ast-; there
WILL r.K NO UI NETTING OF
TF1K I:X IT.XSi: l)I- CONDACT
ING BVSINKSS. Those employees
who do not respond in terms of ef
ficiency to the stimulus of the in
creased wage will fall by the way,
to seek an occupation better fitted
to their talents.
If ilie second be the result and
wc employers receive no adequate
return for the increased wags then
the expense of conducting our
stores w ill rise, and we will have to
! ask our patrons to foot the bill by
paying more for t'>cir merchandise.
AND I AM ONE WHO BELIEVES
THAT THE INCREASE WE WILL
HAVE TO ASK WILL NOT BE
ALARMING.
Caller—A physician says cotil feet are
a sign of tight shoes. Maiden Lady
Weil. inn' sakes. next titue you come
to see me. wear a pair that's comfort
ihic.—Buffalo Kxpress
Worry kills more people than work,
because more p> up agains* it.
She—I'm disappointed in Jack* lie's
tried to pin lti< arm around my waist,
fie—And he couldn't yet it round?—
Baltimore Siui
"Why did your wife leave yon?"
"Force of lialiit. 1 sruess. She was a
cook before I married her."—Detroit
Free Press.
The great secret of making the labor
»f life easy is to do each duty every
■la** — Mnrs.inn.
Naming the Mississippi.
The Mississippi river had more than
it dozen native names, different desig
nations l>einu' given at different points
in its course. The Algonquins called
It the Meehe Sebe. other tribes termed
it Chucagua. Mico. Tnmalasen. Tapala
Iti and other names. The Algonquin
name was finally adopted by the
whites for the whole river. The mean
ing is "father of waters," or "the
whole river." Twenty-seven spellings
are uoted in the writings of early ex
plorers.—Minneapolis Journal.
Old Peppermini Rctnsdies.
Peppermint drops have long beeti
the unfailing comforfw of old ladies—
and others—but In recent times we
seem to have got past needing some of
the medicinal qualities it>r which pei>
permlut oil was held in high esteem
in bygone centurirs Gerj rde in his
Herbale (Iti'Kti advises the use of it
either "poured into the ean-s with
honeyed water" or "taken inwardly"
as a certain specific "against seoiopen
dres, beare-woruis, sea-serpent's, scor
pions aud the bitings of mad do::*!"—
London Chronicle.
Gave Him a Hint.
Disappointed.
Still a Nomad.
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$100 Uewuifd, $100 .
The renders of this „r~
pleased to learn that there l» at least ona
dreaded disease that science hMMeiJ
able to cure In ail Its stages, anO. that Is
Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cttl* to j.MWnlV
positive cure now known to thei WMIcai.
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, recitilres a constitutional treat
ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken In
ternally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces oi 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
er" that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that It falls to cure. Send
for list of testimonials. . . _
Address: F. J. CHENEY A rO.. Toledo, O.
Sold by "11 DniKglots. "Be.
Take Hall's Family rilli (or conrtlpstloa.
EXPOSED I
After exposure, wlien you a |
cold coming od, take "PUROLA"
Honey and Tar Cough Syrup. Doa't!
wait until !t h«"i# developed luto
oronchitia or pneumonia. Does not I
contain opiatea of any kind. Keep
bottle in the house for emergen
cies. Your druggist will refund
your money If mot satsfied. Price
25c and 60c Specify "PUROLA"'
Sold by Keller Bros. Drug Oo.
ONLY ONE "Bromo Quinine," (bat Si
g ^axatSve ftromo Quinine
Cures a Cold in One Day, Crip fa -2 Day*
on 25«.
P. & A. M.
White Pass Ledge
F. t A. H. No. 113
meets 3d and 4th i
Fri. Er'gaofeach
Visiting brothers, are wel
Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. Wheeler, W. U.
11. P. O. HLKS
SUogway Ledge I
So. 431, B. P. O.
E. JteeU every
Thursday even
ing at 8 o'eleek.
Vtailing brothers
lOrtliuiiy welcome.
HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
F. J. VAN'DEWALL, Secretary.
Fraternal Order
Kagieo—
Skajiray Aarie
No. 25, Frater
nal Order of
| Eagles meets the flntt and third
j Wednesday night of each month at
their hal] on Fifth arrant. VWUng
brothers cordially Invited to attend.
Jhon C. Wood, W. P., J. W. Prft
chett, Secretary.
Arctlo Brotherhood.—
('•" Camp Skscvray No. 1
V /> k. B. meet* arery Tuaa
day (iveulag at 8:00 p
ra. sharp. Visiting b rotters cordial
ly welcome. A. J. Achasoa, Arctic
Chief, \v. R. Hlllery, Arctic Re
corder
PROFESSION AL CARDS
OK. L. S. KXLLER.
DoMist
Most Modem Method*.
Opea Erealag*.
Office Hours: 9-12 a. m 1-6 p. m.
Alaskan Building - Broadway
SKAGWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist in the treatment * of
diseases and deformities of the eye,
ear, nose and throat.
Office: Goldstein Bulldlag, Ju
ueaa. Alaska.
W. B. STOUT.
Attorney At Law.
Practice la all ooarts
In Territory of Alaska.
Haines ...... Alaska.
fflhitehorse
Kluane Stage
- Line
The Royal Mail Stage
leaves Whitehorce the
fourth of every month
for Kluane and way
points and also on the
seventeenth of every
month for Champaigne
Passengers and Freight sol
icited, Rates Reasonable
and the Service First Class.
H. CHAMBERS, Prop.
OFFICE
Regina Hotel Whitaher**, f T
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TO
S*S* Spokane,
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria
Vancouver, Prince Rupert
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
Leave Skagcuay
April 7-18-29
S» S* City of Seattle Apr* 12, 22
Am] every ten liaj-a following. Modern comfortable ships,
excellent service Connects at gentile with through passen
ger steamers.
CONGRESS, GOVERNOR. PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Sailing Tuesday, 10 a. m. and Friday, 5 p. m.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELAS, SAN DIEfJO.
Through tlcketi, sold and baggage necked to ail points in
United States and Canada. For folders and full particulars.
address V A. I'ETKRHON, Agent
H. BRANDT, G. A. P. I). l>hone SO, 8KAGWAY
608 Second Ave., Seattle, Wash.
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
JEFFERSON
DOLPHIN
April 14
April 8
WESTWARD
NORTHWESTERN, April 16
MARIPOSA, April 3
ALAMEDA, April lo
SOUTHBOUND
NORTHWESTERN April 3
MARIPOSA April 10
ALAMEDA April 17
Passengers will be transferred to Vaiicover or Victoria
without extra charge.
TELEPHONE NO. 60.
E. J. SHAW, Agent, SKAGWAY. I
Twin Screw S. S.
cess may
Will leave Skagway for
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle
April 3-14-24
May 5-15-26
Subject to Change
All infor.nation, Rail, Sleeper, or Ocean Tickets
To any partjof the world
F. F. W. LOWLE, Gen'l ACt. Phone 87 or 141 SKAGWAY
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