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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans"
M X KE A GARDEN* AND HELP AVIS
THE WAR
Every American family must do
its utmost this year, not only to
feed itself, but, where possible, to
feed others. Those who cannot help
produce the great staple crops
should do what they can to raise,
in heme patches, vegetables to
supply their own tables in summer
aud to provide a surplus forr cau
uii.g or drying for winter use.
WHAT TO PLANT
riant anything which the soil
of your particular community will
produce. Anything which can be
eaten raw or cooked; canned or
dried; tickled or preserved; but
first of all plant an American flag
;n each garden plot. A small cot
ton • flag will do. Tie it securely
to a strong standard that it thru
the whole growing season flaunt it
self ta the breeee and thus pro
cliim anew each day that America
is in the great world contest to
>t:u-, that democracy has taken up
the challenge of autocracy, and
that young Ala&ka is on the job
uiii means to do his part toward
making the world a decent place in
which to live. •
Wnen we eat garden truck we
a.e saving Wheat, Meat, Fats and
^u.ar which we must send' to Eu
rope,
When we consume the products
t>r our own vicinity we are saving
tae railroads that much transpor
tation.
The more home grown garden
stuff you eat this year the more
food you will put on the dinner
table of a. starving family iu Eu
rope.
The American Red Cross is the
heart of America expanded a hun
dred- million fold. It is your vicari
ous agent on the war torn fields of
Kurope and in every home and plac
where the baleful glare of battle
cn-'ts its hsadows. It is YOURS.
In a sense it is YOU.
Great Apple Industry.
The apple industry in the United
States today represents a stupendous
commercial achievement. It had
grown to 60.0W.0U0 barrels In 1916;
it dropped to -S.OOO.OUO in 1911, and
went up again to 40,000,000 barrels in
1912. From this date forward there is
a continual increase in the production,
for the great cities of the world are
crying for apples, and people every
where are just beginning to apprehend
the actual value of this delicate fruit.
We are turning backward to our heri
tage, for in the days of our great
grandfathers the common adage was:
"An apple a day will keep the doptor
away." Fruit as a part of the diet
represents a most health-giving ele
ment.— Christian Herald.
I'M SO SURPRISED!'
Occasion When Etiquette Ordains
This Expression.
j And Chief Time !• When PtopU Plan a
Vlelt In Korce to Some Neighbor
Who Is Not Supposed to
Expect It
Following upon the first frost each
winter there is a fresh breaking out In
the real old rural districts of what Is
known as the "surprise party fever,"
the disappearance of which comes only
with spring flowers, spring work,,
spring weather, and spring fever. /
Surprise parties have a deeper sig
nificance In the country, where they
are accompanied by sleigh rides, mo
lasses candy pulls, and other side Is
sues, than they have In the city, but
the city neighbor does not escape the
surprise party epidemic altogether.
The most surprising feature of the
surprise party, to the uninitiated, Is
usually that It Is seldom a "surprise."
Some good neighbor, who fears some
other good neighbor will steal her
thunder, conveys the news# of the
much-heralded event to the object of
the plan, who In turn says nothing but
prepares for the occasion—of course,
knowing nothing about It—and thus
the plot thickens.
The bed Is moved from the front
room downstairs. The husband may
suspect something, but he says noth
ing. The broom plies Its way to the
remote'corners of the house, propelled
by one-woman power, and dust, dirt,
and cobwebs disappear from the face
of the earth—or at least from that
Immediate portion of the earth.
Susie's r«om Is fixed up as a place
for the women to store their wraps,
and the upper spare room has the
frost.Urawn ont*bv an oil stove, so the
men will have a place to put their over
coats, overshoes, and hats, and also a
place to smoke.
Arriving on tne scene, me
man and chief Instigator beats a tat
too on the front door. The victim
throws open the door, takes In the
situation, clasps her right hand over
her mouth, utters a much-rehearsed
gasp, and falls hack Into the best
rocker, murmuring a semlaudlble "I'm
so surprised!" The party is from that
moment a good success aud forty
five of the fifty present believe it Is.
In half an hour the husband, who is
the party of the second part in the
scheme, comes down the back stairs,
dressed in his best, having finished
putting out the horses for the visitors.
He now falls in line with the general
plan and admits that, although he had
a sneaking suspicion there was some
thing up, he still was in the dark as
to the time It would happen.
The evening passes and the supper
hour arrives, bringing with ft the
climax of the event. Two or three men
are seen to draw toward the door, at
the same time wearing an embarrassed
grin. They presently return, dragging
In a brand-new table, a present, toward
the cost of which those present have
contributed a dollar each. The minis
ter or the school teacher Is called upon
to present the gift—not bestowed for
Its Intrinsic value bnt for the mark
of friendship it conveys—and this Is
followed by the recipient making
known that she is too affected to re
ply and the climax of the evening Is
passed.
When supper Is over and it Is time to
go home you start on the return trip,
and on the way are told the party was
gotten up by the one who received the
gift, and as you ponder over the work
ing out of a well-planned affair you
are led to wonder, after all. whose
surprise party it really was.—Knicker
bocker Press.
German* Salute British.
"During iny first few days In Lu
cerne I had an experience that was
humorous and seemingly anomalous
until I got an explanation," said a Red
Cross worker who returned recently
to the United States. "The mountain
republic Is filled with Interned sol
diers from both sides, and I went
about a good deal with a British offi
cer in charge of many British prison
ers.
"'Is he a German?' civilians whis
pered to one another as we walked to
our hotels. The Britisher was literally
bombarded with salutes from German
soldiers, and at the outset It became
embarrassing for him. But his em
j barrassment could not continue long,
as the salntes were too frequent. Soon
he was acknowledging them as ine
chanicallj as if he had been walking
through the streets of London.
"The u.atter was made plain to
when later I found out that It Is the
rule In Switzerland that soldiers of
all armies salute officers of all arm
ies. German discipline did the rest."
Profiteering an Old Crime.
Profiteering In necessities, which has
been revealed In all degrees of base
ness since the United States entered
the war. Is one of the world s oldest
crimes, according to the Bible and oth
er ancient writings. Bunyan showed
that It was one of the banes of his
time, and Pepys told of the sacking of
storehouses by the hungry English pop
ulace as the speculators held back sup
plies for higher prices when the peo
ple starved.
Not Much.
"B_> an optimist."
-Hohr
"If they hand you a lemon, make
lemonade."
| "What can you do with Sour
grav-es?"—Louisville Courier-Journal.
WlU niii>»«w*t
Governor Riffgs has received the
.following telegram from Henry P.
.Davidson, chairman of the War Coun
cil o* the American Red Cross:
"President and Mrs. Wilson have
pr^ented to the American Red
Cross the shearings from the White
House sheep with the request that
thjs wool be auctioned hi each state
^lurijg fted Cross War Fund cam
pa^ week for the benefit of the
fund. They have suggested' that
we ask you as Governor to re
ceive mail and telegraphls bijls dur
ing this jveek.
Each stato will receive approxi
mately two pounds of wool to he
kn^.wn as W>hite House wool. In
order to stimulate activity in the
bidding will you please arrange
for We publication in your state
papery each morning of the bids
Iiece.ved during the previous oay
with the names of the bidders. We
are asking the chairman of the Red
■Cross chapter in your capital city
to place the local Ked Cross organ
ization at your service in any way
you raa desire. Wool will bo sent
by special delivery and we hope
will arrive before the end of the
campaign. The total amount se
cured from all states will be turned
into the War Fund as the Presi*
i dent's Fund."
Governor Riggs has decided to di
vide the wool.into four equal parts,
on^ part for each judicial division,
and has appointed J. F. Pugh of Ju
neau chairman for this division. F.
J. Vandewall has been appointed
assistant to the chairman to acceipt
bids in SKagway ami vicinity.
Tha money raised from this auc
tion will be credited to the total
subscription of tho territory but
will be handled under the rPresi
i dent'j orders. It is suggested that
■ each bidder, whether as an indi
! vidual or association, remit his
j his bid ten percent of the amount
| bid aiid- that this ten percent be
; oome part of this fund. Each, day
the highest bid for the day previous
will be wired to Juneau and) at the
close of the contest a full list of
all tidders will be forwarded.
$500,000 for Muskrat Sklnc.
The unniml January fur auction
closed at St. Louis with sales totaling
aproxlmately $.'!.3">0,000.
A lot of 710.000 muskrats brought
550<»,000. Many of the skins brought
$1.50 each, nn average price for good
pelts being 73 cents. A few years ago
muskrat skins sold on the market at
low as five cents each. A collection
of beaver brought $25 per skin and the
small lot of martin from Alaska set a
record price of $57 each.
Extraordinarily high prices paid this
year were said to be due to the high
"juallty of the furs.
More than 350 buyers from all parts
of the world attended the salft
FRiXtAY
owe Uexx.
W&ATLESS
VSL KO sozazx nuatoj.
X^sm Ol BUT AKXMT iOCWf
cdntxisiwo wxzrxr
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
meeta every second and
IoutUj, Tuesday evening
at 8:30 o'clock. visit
Jan brftt.er» cordially welcome.
fi&Mtd A. JUmnnaop, Arctic (We/.
William B. Gray, Arctic iteoorder.
Fraternal Order
Eagles—
8kugway Aerie,
No. Ii5, nFrater
nal Order of
Ea ries meet the tint and third
Wednesday night of each month at
tbeir hall on Fifth Avenue. Vlmlt
lr« brothers cordially Invited to
atteiid.
John 1L Keller, W. P.
J. M. <jrl<ybach, Secretajpr.
P. A A. M
Whit« Paog Lodge
F. ft A. M. No. 113
meet# 2d and 4th
Saturday Ey«nlnga
oX each months. Visiting Brethren
art welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
IAALKS -WALLACE, Secretary.
a p. O. KLKS
Bkacway Lodg«
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meet* every
Thursday sX 8:30
p. m. Visiting
brothers cordially welcome.
OSCAR SELMER, E. R
W. J. VAWDEWAUu, secr*tar>
Plotter of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
inMt to A. B. Hull tint Monday 111
every month at 8:80 p. m.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
' rome.'
W. J. MULVIHIIX, Pree.
J. C. PHELPS, Secy.
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W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Pnu-Uoe In *U oourta
U Territory of AM»
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SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
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SEATTLEj^^TA^0MA^^VAT|IC0UVER^^V1CT0R1A
SEATTLE May 24 June 5, 17, 29
SPOKANE May 30 June 11, 23 July 5
Connecting at Juneau for Cordova, Val<!ez and Seward
LOW RATES TO CALIFORNIA POINTS
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SKAGWAY. ALASKA
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY SPRING 1918 !
For Seattle and Puget Sound Ports
S. S. JEFFERSON, May 15 26 June 7 19
For ANCHORAGE and Westward Points
S. S. NORTHWESTERN May 13,
S. S. ALAMEDA May 20,
S. S. ALASKA May 28
Excursion season opens with sailing of S. S. JEFFERSON from
SEATTLE June 14th and closes with sailing of JEFFERSON
August 25th.
Paaiengert transferred to Victoria. Vancouver and Tacoma without extra charge
Phone 66 E. J. SHAW, Agent Skagway
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
(STEAMSHIP LINES)
^ PRINCESS SOPHIA
LEAVES SKAGWAY P. M.
May 22. June 2, 13
—FOR—
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, Etc,
ALSO TICKETS ISSUED TO ALL. CALIFORNIA POINTS
VIA ANY DESIRED ROUTE
WHATEVER YOUR DESTINATION ALWAYS BUY TICKETS AND
CHECK BAGQAOK THROUGH SAVING MONEY AND TROUBLE
ALL INFORMATION FROM
L R JOHNSTON, Agt. F. F. W. LOWLE
Skagway Gen. Agt
Phones 87 or 118 Juneaa'
GRAND—TRUNK—PACIFIC
RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP LINES
SPRING SCHEDULE 1913
The Largest Finest and Fastest Steamer regularity scheduled on the North
I'acltlc Coast, the
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SOUTHBOUND FROM SKAGWAY
EVERY MONDAY
For Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victora, Seattle
The "Prince Rupert" operates Skagway to Vancouver without change
and connects at Prince Rupert with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
"THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE EAST'
Above Spring Service In effect until June 29th. lftl'ectlve that date "Prince
George" or Prince Rupert arrive Skairway every Friday A. M. and nail south
• EVERY SATURDAY P. M.
Full Information cheerfully furnished by
W. G. Powell
Agent
Skagway, Alaska
Phone 43 .
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