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EDITORIAL
■Ql'j) U LORY 2
"America For Americans
MARY AND JOHN
The increase o£ domestic infelicity!
as reCec'ed by the growing habit of
divorce, 13 made the subject of in
'eresting observations and good ad
vice by aKthleen N crrris, wbo nas
written a Christmas letter to dis
contented housewives, for the Pic
torial Review.
The la'est national statistics in
dicated that one of every twelve
couples are divorced, and the re
sult of the nest census may bring
this ratio down to one out of every
ten couples.
Mrs. Norris finds that men, en
grossed in business life, endure its
monotony much better than, women
who ''ltd housework and home a
Iotui cf unendurable! punishment,
after sf-Te years of drudgery.
"I snppose most women would
like everything in their lives chang
ed once a year, and I know some
who would tear up all roots often
er than that," writes Mrs. Norris.
"But *he man of the house * *
never chai.ges, nor sees the need
for change. Being a woman, his
wife eyes him patiently or morosely,
or indignantly, as her nature de
crees, and looks forward with a sort
of terror to the long, unattering
years *o come. He has no further
surprises for her, and as the years
go by, his virtures are taken more
and more for granted, and his fault#
are more and more evident. He
is gool, of course; he is kind and
true, Dut he tells jokes she has
heard twenty times; he never touch
es fish, and he is fussy when his
feet got wet. She feels that she
could endure violence and neglect
for a while, anything for a
change."
Life is not the simple, practical
existence of the earlier days, or
of ev»3a fifty years ago, when the
woman who had a home, plenty of
food, and raiment for her comfort,
had all that was attainable. At this
6tage of modern life these neces
sities are only starters. There is a
great, bright world of luxury, of
amusement, of pleasure, all about
us. Then there is the new expan
sion of woman's rights, her grow
ing power of citizenship, her en
trance iuto the activities of modern
life on a plane with man. All these
sometimes make the dead level of
home and housework decidedly irk
some.
People "who undertake to live a
lifetime together assume a great
responsibility. There is need for
charity and. the utmost patience,
and there ia need for man and wife
*o be lusy with wholesome tasks
for heads and hands.
The things that make for inhar
mony arc trifles. In an hour
most o* them are forgotten, yet
many men and women suffer theiT
liyeg to to determined by them. The
GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC AIOUNCE
THEIR fflJM SERVICE
Tilt Grand Trunk Pacific Coast
Steamshio Company have issued a
vers attractive pamphlet for tie
use of their Agents and for Agents
of connecting lines announcing the
second year of operation of the
magnificient twin screw steamers
Prince Rupert and Prince George
in the Alaska service.
The wonders of Alaska Bcenery
are becoming more widely known
every day and both local travelers
and tourists have expressed appre
ciation of being able to take this
trio ou comfortable steamships and
tilidea of this circular is to make
kncwn to the Agents o£ the Com
pany the delightful trips etc that
can be made In Alaska, go that
touris'a will be able to plan their
'-irs. beyond the port of Skagway.
The first sailing in the tourist
season will be the Prince George
fron> Seattle Monday June 11th, ar
riving at Skagway at 7 a. m. Fri
dav June 15th and sailing from this
oor* Saturday p. m. June 16th. The
steamship Prince George or Prince
Rupert will arrive in this port
every Friday and sail south Sat
urday evening so that tourists will
have all Friday aud Saturday at
this port. Both these magnificent
staamsiuos have beeii iu dry dock
this spring and have been thorough
ly overhauled and renovated and
when placed on the run this sum
mer will he able to give seriYCQ of
the same nature as trans-Atlantic
liners.
This circular not onl£ deals with
the service of the Company but half
a nage is devoted under the head
in* of "What to do at Skagway,"
en d no doubt a great number of
tourist? will avail themselves of tb$
many interesting trips around this
ci-y.
As noted above the first sailing in
th« tourist season is June 11th, but
the Local Agent oX the Grand Trunk
Pacific states tha.t the Prince
George will operate weekly on tbe
Alaska run at least two months be
fore the opening of the tourist a©a
Boa.
I
Goldsmith bad t<> ho I l:U "Vicar of
Wakefield," that masterpiece of Eng
lish fiction, for a comparatively small
sum in order to pay his rent. Want
often pinched him to the core.
patent instrument for divorce is the
fluec.*, ready, irritating tongue.
Charity, patience, less argument
ml more thought, might t»e profit
able topics for New; Year resolu
tion.—Seattle P.-I.
The History of a Book.
Following is the story of the first edi
tion of Fitzgerald's celebrated transla
tion of Omar Khayyam:
The book was Issued anonymously
and found no buyers. Accordingly the
author went to Bernard Quarltch's
shop, dropped a heavy parcel of 200
copies of the "Iiubalyat" and said,
"Quaritch, I make you a present of
theso books."
The famous bookseller offered them
first at half a crown, then at a shilling,
and. again descending, at sixpence, but
ao buyers came. In despair he reduced
the book to a penny and put copies
Into a box outside his door with a tick
et, "All these are 1 penny each." At
that price the pamphlet moved. In a
few weeks the lot was sold, and In this
way oue of i ie finest gems of English
literature was dispersed among a not
overdlscerning public.
The legend has it that Dante Gabriel
Rossetti, Swinburne and Burton were
among those who discovered the "hid
den treasure In the penny box." Years
passed, and »he once despised volume
rose in the market, and in 1898 Qua
ritch bought iu for £21 a copy which
forty years before he had sold for a
penny.—London Spectator.
Victoria and Napoleon.
Queen Victoria once pave a remark
able description of her visit to the
tomb of Napoleon I. during the reign
of Napoleon III. "The coffin is not yet
here," she wrote, "but is in a smail
side chapel of St. Jerome. Into this
the emperor led me. and there I stood
at the arm of Napoleon III- his
nephew, before the coffin of Englaud's
bitterest foe. I. the granddaughter of
that king who hated him most and
who most vigorously opposed him and
this very nephew, who bears his name,
being my nearest and dearest ally!
The organ of the church was playing
'God Save the Queen" at the time, and
this solemn scene took place by torch
light and during a thunderstorm.
Strange ami wonderful Indeed!"
Making a Hot Compress.
In the American Journal of Nursing
Elizabeth Kibertson gives the follow
ing directions for making a hot com
press: Wet the compress with tepid
water, then iron it rapidly with a very
hot flatiron. This produces sufficient
steam to hold more heat and obviates
the necessity of wringing out exces
sively hot cloths.
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Typhoid Fever.
A noted English sanitarian has
spld that every time one dies
from typhoid fever some one
shonld be hanged. Aside from
this view and In the light of
modern medical s 'lonee, typhoid
deaths are now admittedly the
result of sanitary blunders or
criminal carelessness. The ex
istence of typhoid fever bears
the stigma of disgrace for two
reasons—first, because we know
more about its prevention and •
its filthy source than most any •
other disease and. second, be
cause Its presence betrays filth,
either as to our food and drink
or as to our personal habits.
Ignorance Is no longer a cloak
under which to hide the disgrace
of typhoid fever. Keep your
home and surroundings absolute
ly clean, keep yourself and your
clothing absolutely clean, keep
your food absolutely clean, and i
you will have no typhoid fever.
ORDER AND NOTICE OF SPEC
IAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON TUESDAY. MARCH 6th,
1917.
In the Town, ol Skagway, Alaska,
Firs' Judicial Division, pursuant
to an order for an election to
fill a vacancy in the office of mem
ber of the House of Representa
tives from the First Judicial Di
vision of Alaska, made and issued
011 the 31st day of January 1917,
b.y the Hon. J. F. A. Strong, Gov
ernor c-f the Territory of Alaska,
under and by virtue of the authori
ty conferred on him by Bectioai 4,
of the Organic Act, approved March
24, 1912 and in conformity there
with:
Notice is hereby given that «m
election will be held on Tuesday,
Mirch. 6, 1917, between the hours
of eight oi'clock a. m. and seven
o'clock p. m. of said date.
The Common Council of Skag
way, Alaska, having heretofore by
resolution duly designated the vot
ing precinct of said town and the
polit" place therein the electors re
siding within the boundary of the
s?id Tcwn of Skagwav, Alaska,
which are as follows:
j Ail cf the platted townsite of
I the Town of Skagway, Alaska, will
! vote at the Town Hall building
which is located on Lot Three (3)
Block Eigh' (8) situated on Fifth
Avenue between State and Main
streets the same being the duly
designated poling place in and for
the voting precinct of the Town of
Skagway.
Dafed at Skagway, Alaska, Feb
ruary 8 th, 1917
(Signed) The Common Council of
the Town of Skagway, Territory
of Alaska.
(Seal) D. McKAY, Acting Clerk.
CRYING FOR HELP
Lots of It in Alaska But Daily
Growing Less.
The kidneys often cry for help.
N01 another organ in the "whole
bof' more delicately constructed;
Not one mare important to health
The kidneys are the filters of the
blood.
When they fail the blood be
comes foul and poisonous.
Th6re can be no health where
therp is poisoned bloo<l.
Backache is one of the frequent j
i indications of kidney trouble.
It is often the kidneys' cry for
help. Heed it.
Re-ad what Doan's Kidney Pills
have done for overworked kidneys.
Proof of merit in the following
statement:
C. C. White, barber, 1646 Mis
sion St., Salem, Ore., says: "I
have been taking Doan's Kidney
Pills off and on for a number of
years and they have never failed
to do good work. Standing jn one
position so much was hard on my
back and kidneys. At times I
could hardly stand up straight.
After I had taken a box or two
of Doan's Kidney Pills, my back
felt as strong as ever."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy —
get Doaa's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mr. White had. Foster-Mil
burn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y,
fraternal orders
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp skagw&y No. 1,
A. B. metfB every sec
ond and fourth1 Tues
day evening at 8:30 p.
m. sharp. Visiting brothers cordial
ly wt-K-ctme. W. L. Stevenson, Arc
tic Chief. W. E. Burford, Arctic
Keoc rder.
Fraternal Order
Kagle^—
Skagway Aerie
' - No. 25, Frater
nal Oitler of
l&gleg moots tlie; first and third
Wednesday night of each month at
tnt'Ji hall on Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing bruthjors cwdtailjr invitenl to
nttwiJ. J. M. CJieisbncii, AV. 1*.
J. V. Miller, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meeta 2d and 4 th
Frl. Ev'gs, of each
montc. Visiting brothers are wel
come.
Harold Talbot, W. M.
Address all communications to
the Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday night
i*t 8:00 o'clock.
Visiting brothers
cordially welcome.
HENRY FRIEDENTHAL, E. R.
r. a. VAtfDEWAJU., secretary.
Plj»a<u;r of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meets hi A. 15. Hall first Monday in
every montii at 8:30 p. m.
Visiting Brotl>ers cordially wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Pres.
V. T. DORTERO. Rec. Sec.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
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SKAUAVAY ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
SprlaUst la the trcajtniffit of
disease and deformities of the|
eye, ear, nose and throat.
Of Ore: Goldstein Building, Ju
ries u, Alaska.
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Practice In all courts
la Territory of Alaska
BA1XES .. ALASKA
Alaska Junk Co.
of Juneau Alaska,
DoiUen is
RUBBER, COPPER, BRASS
LEAD, ZINC, SACKS, RAGS
ROPE, SCRAP IRON
Roar of Spiekett's Poatoffice
•tor*.
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Indian Baskets
China and Cut Glass
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S. S. CITY OF SEATTLE Mar. 5, 16, 27
S. S. Spokane March 10, 21
CALIFORNIA ROUTE—Leave Seattle Monday's, Friday's,
Saturday's for San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego.
If Your Ticket Read* PACIFIC STEAMSHIP Co. You arc Assured the l-cry Bert
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For Full Particulars, Address
H. G. WEIR, Agent SKAGWAY, Alaska
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
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March 7
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May 9-19
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