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beckoning to us. bit we
WON'T LOOK
From a recent commercial report
issued in Buenos Aires, says the
Portland Telegram, we learn that
German imports have fallen off S4
per cent, Belgium 92 per cent, Aus
tria u VI per cent aud kliiglish • -41
V»r cent. But that is not all we
may learn. Incredible as it may
Beem, during the period to which
?*ese figures apply imports from
the United States were'7 per cent
1-ss than for the similar period
last preceding.
litre is auother fact gleamed
from the sauie report. The busi
ness interests of Buenos Aires have
lioaid a great deal about u, pro
posed trade propaganda to originate
in tar United States for the pur
pose of filling the gap created by
the falling oft of European im
ports. They have been very much
interested in what they have heard;
bur their interest is on the wane
because nothing has materialized, so
far there has been nothing to it but
rumor, ' .
One oiner item from the report
U worthy of ' uote. French en
terprise lias not beej idle in Bra
zil. A group o£ French capitalists
bare formed a. syndicate and es
tablished headquarters at Buenos
Aires. These Frenchmen have be
gun to look after the business that
offtrs in taut city and the territory
tributary thereto. They have been
well received by the .Brazilians; and
their business ventures already are
prospering beyond expectations. It
is intimated that this French eu
terpiise is but the forerunner of a
more largely organized and more
general French effort to get a
good share of the South American
trade
-And yet we of the United States
are smart and great and rich and
at peace. We have been conscious
for years that we need to bring
about closer trade relations be
tween South American nations and
this country. We have witnessed
how Germans and Englishmen and
Freachaieu and other Europeans
havg profited by that trade, which
all of them save the Frenchmen
have now relinquished. But smart
nebs and greatness and wealth
have not done anything for us in
the S">uth American direction. We
know that riches and future com
mercial aggrandizement are there if
we would only go aft-'r them; but
we are like the southern back
woods "hoosier" who is ' bashful
at the stranger's diuntr table —
"wo wouldn't choose any, thank
you." '
There is a screw loose in the
collective intelligence of American
business. Individually there is no
origin?.- or shrewder man on the
face of the earth than the Ameri
can bjsiness man; but when it
comes to concerted action that is
necessary to the invasion of this
South American field, it is either a
case of the American business man
losing his nerve, or is diverted by
6omo proffered enterprise that
seems to him to be of greater im
mediat - promise.
With regard to South America,
American business has shown the
lack cf the pioneering quality; and
L£ the present war should not be
of long duration Americau business
will ha»e failed to profit by the
splendid opportunities offered In
those countries.'
ARTILLERY IN ACTION
ON LOWER Yl'IvOX
Dawson News: Arrivals on the
steamer Alaska, which got iu yes
terday afternoon from tbo lower
river, bring news of a shooting
scrapu which is reported to * have
taken place about July 16 at Beav
er, a DOint below Fort Yukon, near
the mouth of tho Chaudalar. Accord
ing to the story, a prospector
kaowu as "Argo Bill" Henderson
called cu another prospector to
upologUe over somo previous af
fair. Brace was iu his cabin, and
"Argo" knocked. Then, according
to 'he report, Brace opened" the
door, and, seeing Henderson was
there, waited lor no explanation,
but immediatel" slammed tho door.
Then it is alleged, tho "dandor" of
Mr. Argo Bill was riled aud ho for
with drew a howitzer and began a
bombardment' of the Brace castle.
The first shot, it is said, passed
through the door and struck Brace
in the head, but as Brace was wear
ing an old toque or night cap, the
ball in some way glanced aud fol
lowed around Brace's head anil
did no moro harm than scar the
seal;*. Brace immediately opened
the door after tho shot was fired
and grappled with Argo, and took
away tho gun, whereupon hostili
ties ceased.
Henderson, it is said, was intoxi
cated at the time, and possibly-felt
the matter would be allowed to
blow over. But the news of theaf
fa;r was carried down river to the
authorities, and a deputy marshal
w-as sent out by way of Circle with
authority to arrest Henderson. On
arrival of the marshal at Boaver ho
fouu! Headereoun had gone to
Koyukuk,'where, it was said, he
has claims let out on lays. It
was understood be was going there
to collect tho sum duo him.
DREDGE AT CIRCLE
AVERAGES 2.0(H) YARDS
The dredge being operated on
Mammoth creek by the C. J. Berry
Dredse company is Droving a suc
cess. During the month of June,
up to the-night of the'27th, the
dredc-» had handled au average o£
2,000 yards of dirt per day. • With
the dirt running a little less than
a dollar to the foot, that • would
mean a cleanup, for the time that
the dredge worked, of approximate
ly $40,000.
CORONER'S JURY
RENDERS VERDICT
Dawson News: The coroner's
jury in the case of the death of
D. R. McDonald sat today before
Captain Telford and 'found that lie
was drowned owing to the acci
dental slipping of the Canadian
Klondvke dredge No. 2 from its sup
port, and that no was to blamt*.
V/A3M.MG WITHCU . V»A7ER
a Like Trriag to Get Hill of DanilrafJ
Without Hrriiiclcie.
DM you ever see any one trying to
wash themselves without soap or
water?
If you did what would you say of
him?
It la every bit as foolish to try to fret
rid of Dandruff and to prevent Bald
ness by fvidins the germs which causa
It. with Canthrarldes, Vaseline. Glycer
ine and similar substances which form
the principal Ingredients of most so
called Hair Vigors.
Xewbro's TIerpiclde Is successful be
cause It attacks and kills the parasitic
germ which feeds on the hr:Ir roots.
It Is the original and only genuine
scalp germicide manufactured.
Sold by lending druggists. Send 10c. In
stamps for sample to The Herplclde Co
Detroit. Mich.
One dollar T>ottle, guaranteed.
At all drug stores.
People Ask Us **
What is the best laxative? Years of
experience in selling all kind3 leads us
to always recommend
as the safest, surest and most satisfac
tory. Sold only by us, 10 cents.
Wm. Britt.
FALSE HAPPINESS.
False happiness is like false
money. It may possibly pas3 for
a time as well as the true and may
serve some ordinary occasions, but
when it is brought to the touch we
find the lightness and alloy and feel
the loss.
Girl*' Banks In Germany.
There Is n kiud of savings bank for
girls In Germany which might well be
Imitated lu this country. On the birth
of a girl the parents can Insure her In
one of these banks for a sum that will
give the child on the completion of
her eighteenth year a small capital to |
start In life with, to follow her profes
sion or finish her studies or to serve
as a dower In the event of her mar
riage. The annual premium Is a fix- |
ed sum and comparatively light and j
scarcely proves a burden. It certainly
must provo a great help to a girl when
she arrives at the age of discretion to
find herself mistress of a snug little
fuiul of her own. — St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
A Startling Hat.
A lady's hat which would no doubt
create as great a sensation today as It |
did at the time of Its first appearance
In 1352 was that worn by Blanche de
Bourbon, queen of Castile, wife of Pe
ter the Cruel. It cost £35 anil was
made in Paris. The hat Itself was
composed of de chypre and relieved I
with grent pearls, garnets and enamel
work. Children, carved lu the whitest
of Ivory, were depleted picking acorns
of pearls from the oak and scattering
them to the swine below. Birds were
singing in the trees, and at the foot
were bees stealing honey from the
flowers springing up from the verdure.
—London Mail.
Had Learned One Lesson.
At oue school the pupils were re
quested to bring 5 cents each for the
plana Donations were slow In coming
and the teacher was obliged to remind
the class frequently before the total
was collected
A few days later, at the physiology
lesson, the teacher asked, "What are
tlie five senses?"
To which an earnest foreigner re
plied, "Five oentses is for de plana."—
New York Tribune.
Sheppard's Plaid.
Of course everybody knows the pop
ular black and white cheek patterned
cloth "sheppard's plaid," but niuety
ulne people of every hundred ascribe
the origin of this coguomen to some
connection with the pastoral personage
which Is apparently Indicated. Indeed,
the description Is generally written er
roneously by tailors as "shepherd's
plaid." Sheppard was the manufac
turer who first introduced this fabric,
and he exhibited his invention at the
great exhibition of 1831. — London
Scraps.
Phil Abrahams
Fstablishcd 1697
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The readers of this paper will be
pleased to leitrn t!"at tliere Is at least one
dreaded disease that science has beer,
able to cure In all its stapes, and »!utt is
Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being: n constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken In
ternally, actinic directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system, there
by destroying the foundation of the dis
ease. and {riving 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
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any ca«e that It falls to cure. Send
tor list of testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY A CO.. Toledo, a
Sold by all Druggists. "5c.
Take Hall's Family Fills for constipation.
Littlo Fish.
Here Is a bit of good advice to flsh- f
ermcn from the United States flsh com- t
mission: "Always wet your hantk t
when you remove from the hook a fish f
that Is too small to keep. It prevents |
Injury to tho flsh. Dry linnds rub off I
tho slime on the body of the flsh nud |
cause a growth that will kill the flsh ,
In a short time."
He At® His Own Words.
Not long ago the punishment for II- I
bel In Russia was the requirement that 5
the libeler literally cat his own words. 1
A man who published a small volume J
reflecting on tho unlimited power of g
tho sovereign was seized, tried in a '
summary way and condemned to con- t
sume tho objectionable words. In one E
of the public streets tho book was sev- .
ered from Its binding, tho margins cnt j
off, the leaves rolled up one by one nnd >
fed to the unfortunate author. A sur- f
geon was in attendance to pronounce J
upon the number possible to give with- '
out endangering his life, but he is re- 5
ported to have set the limit at some- I
thing like 200.
How Plants Breathe. ,
Plants have two experiences common
to all living things, although they have
aonc of tho senses possessed by ani
mals. They breathe the air nnd per
iplre. The loaves and stems of plants
torrespond to tho respiratory organs of
animals, and It Is by this means the
plants take In the air. Plants are
chiefly water absorbed from the earth.
Of the 25 per cent solid matter the
principal constituent la carbon, nearly
all of which Is absorbed from the at
mosphere by tho action of minute bod
ies contained In the green leaves.
Plants also absorb oxygen, hydrogen
and nitrogen from the atmosphere
through their leaves and also through
their roots. All contribute to building
up the organic structure of the plant.
Used up moisture Is given off by plants
through their leaves. Just as animals
perspire through the pores of their
skins. Calculations made as to tho
amount of water thus perspired by
plants show that the sunflower, only
three and one-half feet high, gives off j
lis much moisture as a man.
Feeding by Law. I
A law to punish by imprisonment per
sons found guilty of overfeeding was
actually promulgated In France during
the reign of Charles IX. when the cost
of living reached an unconscionable |
height It was then ordained that no
person should ent more than three
courses at a meal, the amount to bo
served at each course being also pre
scribed. Heavy fines were imposed for
any breach of thli law.—Pall Mali
Gazette. !
PROFESSION AL CARDS
DR. L. S. KELLER.
DeaU»t.
6Jooi lfodem Method*.
Opes Erealags.
Office Hours: 9-12 a m 1-6 p. m.
Alaskan Building - Broadway
SKAQWAY ALASKA
WIUIAM PALLISTER, M. I>.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist in the (rent merit of
iineases and deformities i.f the eye,
p»r, nose and throat.
Office. Goluslelu Building, Ju
'toan Aliiaka.
W. B. STOUT.
Attorney At Law.
Pr&cU<w Lb Ail <.ourts
In Territory of Alaska
Kalaes Almka.
F. # A. M.
Whlto Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 11S
moots 2d an-: 4th
_ Fri. Ev'gS of each
month. VlBl'int brokers are wel
come Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. Whoeler, W. M.
R. P. O. ELKS
8kagway Lodge |
Vo. 431. B. P. 0.
E. meets first;
and third Thurs-1
day evenings at [
8:30 o'clock. Vis-]
luuf brothers cordially welcome.
HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
F. J. VANDEWALL, Secretary.
Fraiomal Order
Eagles—
Skagway A9rie
No. 26, Frater
nal Order of
Eagles meets the first and third
Wednesday night of each mouth at
their hall on Fifth avenue Visiting
brothers cordially invited to attend.
Jhoa C. Wood, W. P., J. W. Prit
uhett, Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.-—
Camp Skarway No 1
f 7 v B. meets every sec
■ > ti.'l and fourth Tues
day evening at 8:00 p
n ati-irp Vlpiting brothers cordial
ly welcome. A. J. Achesoa. Arctic
hief, \v R. Hlllery, Arctic Re
order ,
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