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OLDEST AND LARGEST BANK IN ALASKA
A consistent policy pursued for more than a quarter of |a
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tial growth until this Bank has now over
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sources and depositors in
every part of the
Territory
The Late James J. Hill
The Great Empire Builder, said
"A man's chancss for success in life are meas
ured by his ability to save money."
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From So to Pocket Book
THE 9KAGWAY
Pioneer Dairy
H. F. SEEMAN, Prop.
the sum mm mwm
tba 'largest and best oon
dactafl tat)« to Alaska.
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rcillc anil oream to *11 »<*ni
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GENTLEMEN—We oI'Qr you Har
mony Pipe Blond 08 tb<a 'newest
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tobacco®. 15c, in-the cream-col
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COMPETENT JUDGES.
Scanty Doctors Endorse Herpidde.
Women who make a business of beau
.Ifying other women come pretty near
.nw'vlnff what will bring about the best
e;ults. Here are letters from two, con
-.lti.ng Ilerpicide:
"I can recommend Newbro's "Herpl
••d*." as It stopped my hair from fallini
•ut: ar.J, as a dressing It has no euper
jr.
"(Signed.) Bertha A. Trulllnger,
"Complexion Specialist,
' 291-j Morrison St.. Portland, Ore."
"After using one bottle of "Herpiclde*
•ny hair has stopped falling out, and my
-caip Is entirely free from dandruff.
"(Signed.) Grace Dodge,
"Beauty Doctor,
"1S0 Sixth St.. Portland. Ore."
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. !n
itamps for sample to The Herpiclde Co.,
Detroit. Mich.
One Dollar bottle, guaranteed.
At all Drug Stores.
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure it you must take In
ternal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is
taken Internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surface. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It
was prescribed by one of "he best phy
sicians in this country for years and Is
i regular prescription. It is composad of
the best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina
tion of the two ingredients is what pro
duces such wonderful results In curing
jatarrh. Sand for esy^ionials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Hair* Family Pills for constipation.
LIFE IK ROUMANIA
A Nation of Peasants, With Curi
ous Customs and Beliefs.
RULED BY SIGNS AND OMENS.
Many Superstition* Enter Into the
Everyday Life of This People, Who
Are Little Given to Money Thrift
The Way a Lad Goes A-courting.
"The great bulk of Roumania's pop
ulation belongs to the peasant class,
for there are comparatively few cities,
and most of them are small," Bays a
bulletin of the National Geographic
society on Roumanian folklore and cus
toms, which gives an intimate insight
Into the home life of that nation. The
bulletin, which Is based on a commu
nication to the society from John Oli
ver LaGorce, says:
"Many of these peasants live on the
great estates, where their forbears for
generations have farmed for the ab
sentee landlords. And an interesting
class these geasants form, with their
peculiar customs, their primitive ways
of looking at things in general.
"The evil of race suicide has never
Invaded rural Roumania. -It is re
garded as worthy of honor to be the
head of a large family. As In all lands
where many of the people are more or
less Illiterate, there is a high death
rate, though the fact that the bottle
fed baby is almost unknown in peasant
Roumania tends to overcome the high
Infant mortality that would otherwise
result.
"The average Roumanian peasant is
not given to the kind of thrift that
leads him often to a savings bank.
The patrimony of his sons and daugh
ters is more often good will, good
health and an honest mind than it is
land or money or houses. So narrow
is the margin upon which a young
couple starts out in life that It has
come to be a proverb among them,
'Married today and out at the elbows
tomorrow,' for children come apace,
and the prices of the things the peas
ant has to sell are even lower than the
prices of those he has to buy, and not
until his own labors are supplemented
by those of his sons and daughters has
he much chance to prepare for even
the shortest of rainy days.
"When a young Roumaulan peasant
lad's thoughts turn to love and his
mind begins to incline toward mar
riage he goes to Lis mother rather than
to his sweetheart with his tale. The
mother acts as an ambassador to the
father, and if he can be induced to
look with favor upon the lover's choice
he calls in two of his best friends In
the village, tells them of his son's
dreams and asks them to accompany
the said son to the house of the ob
ject of love s youncr dreams.
"Mayhap the girl herself has not re
ceived from the youth a single hint
of his love; but, even so, as he and
his spokesmen approach the house she
suspects the object of his visit and
peeps through any crack or cranny
that is convenient.
"If it happens to be winter the fa
ther of the girl invites the company
in and, surmising their mission, gives
some hint as to his attitude by the
way he looks after the Are. If he
keeps it burning brightly they know
that he is favorable, if he lets it die
down a little they understand that he
is only of an open mind on the sub
ject But if he lets it go out entirely
there is no use arguing the question.
"The Roumanian peasant is much
given to superstition, and he has a sign
for everything. If shingles are not
nailed on a roof in the proper sign
they will turn up at the ends; if pota
toes are not rlanted In the proper
sign they will grow on top of the soil
und be a failure; if you have money
in your pocket when you see the new
moon you will not "go broke," at least
not until another new moon has come.
On the other hand, it Is held to be dan
gerous to announce to those In the
house that the new moon has appear,
ed, for in that case all the pots and
pans In the kitchen will be broken be
fore the waning moon passes.
"When a peasant child is christened
all of those present assume the rela
tion of godparents and it is a super
stition that there must be no Intermar
riages between godfathers and god
mothers. The result Is that christen
ings are not widely attended, and those
with matrimonial ambitions eschew
them entirely.
"The utmost care is taken by some
to prevent a child from seeing its im
age In a mirror before it is three years
old, for if it does it will become a vic
tim of the 'falling sickness,' which will
send it stumbling through life.
"There are many customs which still
proclaim the olden time rule and In
fluence of ancient Rome that have per
sisted through the centuries since the
departure of her glory. For Instance,
there is the old Pyrrhic dance, the
robes with bells on sleeves and girdles.
The Roumanians still shout in unison
to prevent Saturn from hearing the
voice of the infant Jupiter, and even
their oxen proclaim the 'glory that was
Rome' In their names, for here yon
may see Caesar and Rrutus as yoke
fellows and there Cassius and Augus
tus."
The Later Education
"Well, how did things come out In
your school contest?"
"Trifle mixed. A girl won the ham
mer throwing contest, and a boy took
first prize for fruit cake."—Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Worry is a blunder that blackens al\
around and makes life a regret.
A STRANGE STOltY
XOLJt) OK ISLAND
When, Miss JSmily McCoy received
her diploma as nurse at .Bridgeport,
Conn, aiut prepard to leave fou: her
country she gave an, interview la
»Mth she bared Pitcalr Islands se
cref to an astonished world. Her
interview, in part foiloiws,
"There is no gia on tlie Island,"
said Alias McCoy, "for the reason
'hat tKc only booh toe. inhabitants
atudv is the Bible,, Mo elopments are
on record and no violations of the
marriage vow have been knowa la
the history of tue island. Nona
o£ the inhabitants ever tasted in
toxicants or used tobacco. There
's iiitle or no illness.
"Thre.e days ft£ each week every
one who is able-bodied works at
building roads and improving the
island. The next three days are
devoted to their homes. Sunday,
alter attending church lor three
hours, the people make calls or
rest.
"The only animals on the island
are several hundred goats, from
which milk is obtained. Everything
is socialistic. AH sharing alike ia
the products that axe raised. The
people have no. money, their motto
being 'all tor pue and. one lor all."
Miss McCoy is the daughter of
Matthew McCoy, sometimes called
"King of Pitcairn."
Pitcairn lieg in, the Pacific, mid
way between Californa and Austral
ia* It is a mountain, of rocks 2,
000 feet high, with an area of
about two miles square, ftp inhabi
tants number exactly 160, including
a clergyman and /his wife.
The natives of Pitcairn are the
direct decendantg of the crew of
HL, M, S. Bounty, which, April 28,
178y, mutinied and seized tha ves
sel after Betting the commander,
Lieut William Blight ,and those of
fne crew who wished to go with
him, adrift in open boata. The
Bounfv put in at Pitcairn, wheu-e
<t remained for several months.
Fletcher Christian, leader, and
fourteen men then went to Tahiti,
where twelve men and. their wives
were taken aboard and the return
♦rip to Pitcairn was made. The,
Bounty jvas then set on fire and de
stroyed.
.No on© except me masters 01
sailing vessels und steamships set
£oot on the island and no one. aver
stouped there moTe th.au a few daysj
until twenty yearg ago, when a
clergyman and his wile went from
Melbcurne on heading that the 11a.
tivts of Pitoairn wore very religious,
but without a minister.
The celrgyman 011 his arrival
found a small hut of branches and
straw built among the trees, which
wag used as a school where the
mothers of the children gathered
each day and gave instructions. He
was so impressed with the piety of
♦he natives that h« has never left
the Island. The result is that all
of the 160 persons know how to
read and write.
Tbfl soil of Pitcairn is volcajiic
and fertile, the climate variable and
Tainy with a temperature ranging
from 70 to 100 degrees. The peo
ple live on fruit and fish and wild
birds. They do not like beef or
cork.
The inhabitants are excellent
uaiuters. The women do the fin
est of needlework, while the men
make th© finest of straw hats.
The ambitioux of the inhabitants
at present is t0 build a schooner
large enough to trade their fruit
for clothing with the inhabitants of
other islands.
Quinine Not a Preventive.
Dr. E. Halford Koss in a letter to the
London Lancet ridicules the attempt to
prevent malaria by administering qui- 1
nine. This cures malaria, but does not
prevent It, just as diphtheria is cured
with antitoxin, but not prevented. He
cites the utter failure of five years of
quinine administration to prevent ma
laria in Egypt and of the marked re
duction in the disease that immediately
followed the enforcement of antl-mos- 1
quito measures.
Public Streets.
Under the Roman-Dutch civil law
the title to a public street was In the
sovereign, and this rule obtained in
New Netherlands until the country
now comprising New York city was
taken over by the English in 1664.
The English common law. on the
other hand, left the title to a public
street in the owner of the adjacent
land, with only "the right of passago
for the king and his people."—New
York Times.
On the Fly.
"So you want to know where flies
come from, Tommy? Well, the cyclone
makes the housefly, the blacksmith
makes the firefly, the carpenter makes
the sawfly, the driver makes the horse
fly, the grocer makes the sandfly, and
the boarder makes the butterfly.—Chi
cago Herald.
For Greasy Woodwork.
Paint or woodwork that has become
greasy should be cleaned with a cloth
dipped in turpentine. Then wipe with
a cloth dipped in water to which a lit
tle kerosene has been added.—New
York American.
..COMFY TIME..
Blankets
and
Comforts
iOFF
RIBBONS
HALF PRICE
OUR CLEARANCE SALE CON
TINUES WITH REDUC
TIONS FROM
^ TO
4 2
THROUGHOUT THE STORE
(Contract Goods Excepted)
L. A. HARRISON Co.
STORE CLOSES at 6 TONIGHT TELEPHONE 55
GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor
Wednesday and Tlijul-sday
Grace Cunaord and Francis F<wd In THE BROKEN COIN, by
Emerson Hough. ■— 7 th episode.
ANIMATED WEEKLY NO. 1078.
SHAVED IN MEXICO.
FIFTY FIFTY
Music by Mis? Genq Ooryell. '
On Broadway near Fourth Inclined Floor
Admission 25c and 10c Begins 8:30
GANG OF SWINDLERS
WILL BE BOUNDED UP
Fargo, N. D., Jan. 13—Officials
of 'lie North. Dakota Bankers' asso
ciation expressed the belief here to
night *hat the organization's crim
inal investigation secton, working in
conjunction! Witty the Minneapolis of
fice, of a private detgctve agency,
ha3 unearthed evidence in this utate
of the oipemtioa of a gang of
swindlers, continuing over the past
three years, and mulcting the farm
era o* over a quarter of a mil
lion dollars.
Bank* in the Northwest part of
the state declare that the swindlers
obtained ¥2,500 from one of their
clients by putting up. bogus collater
al in tbe form of worthless deeds.
T&ey are also declared to have Be
cured contracts to more than 1,000
acres ot North. Dakota lands paying
only a small amount down to get
possession and tfcen shipping all
*•>? stock off tine farms to the Chi
cago markets and allowing heir op
ticus to lapse.
SEATTLE DUE FRIDAY
Agen? "Weir, local agent for the
Pacific Steamship) Company receiv
ed advice from KetcMkan this mom
ing statin# the City of Seattle bad
sailed north from that port at 9:30
o'clock this morning and would ar
rive bere Friday afternoon.
Tbe National independent Fish
eries Company, of Seattle, bas Btart
ed suit in. disfrclt court against the
Juneau Cold Storage Company for
$u,50.0, alleging breach of contract.
It Is claimed by plaintiffs that in
April of last year defendants en
tered into a contract whereby it was
agreed to Bell to them between April
5 and October 1, 1916, 250,000
pounds of No, 1 frozen halibut at 6
cents per pound, and 25,000 to 50,
000 pounds at 6 cents per pound,
ship's tackle, Seattle. It la alleged
that defendant company failed to
deliver any halibut to plaintiffs,
who, In consequence thereof, lost
profits and sustained damages in
the sum sued for.—Ex.
George AnderBoa, piano expert
and factory representative for high
grade pianoB and player pianos will
be ia Skagway la the near future.
The regular weekly eewing meet
ing ol the Koman'e Church Auxil
iary wiU be held at the home of
Mrs. Caskey on Wednesday at two
d. m, We will gladly welcome any
who can ftadl Jt convenient to come.
Mrs. William Batson ia still con
fined to her bed from the effects of
an injury which, she received on
Sunday, Jan. 14, when, she fell on
the icy sidewalk and severely bruis
ed her hip. When seen today, Mr. '
Batson said that he; thought Mrs. !
Batson would be able to be up with
in a few days, £ ^ _ _•/, ; j, : 1
TATITLEK NATIVES ADOPT
THE WHITE MAN'S XMASr
According to the Valdez Prospect
or the natives of the Copper river
country are fast adopting the ways
o' civilization, and in speaking o£
a Chris'mas celebration says:
The natives of Tatitlels arranged
a very wetty Christmas tree at the
Government school house and by a
collection were able to present
pach and every one who attended
wUh a bag of sweets. Santa Claus
was in evidence and presented a
number of presents. One little
dusky maid drew a $15.00 doll.
The na*ives are rapidly taking to
the white maji's way of observing
this holiday. Yet it was somewhat
amusing to find that a bride t>£
ouly a few weeks nlaced a doll up
on *he tree bearing her own name
LAME EVERY
MORNING
A Bud Buck Is Cicfuwaliy WoiSe in
The Morning. Alaska People
Should Bo Finding;
Belief
A back thAt aches all day and
causes discomfort at night is usual
ly worse in th§ morning. Makes you
feel as if you hadn't slept at all.
You can't get rid. of kidney back
ache, until you reach; the cause—
the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especial
ly preoared f.or weakened or disor
dered kidneys—been gratefully re
commended by thousands.
The following statement proves
the merit of Doan's.
Mrs. J, Conneen, 445 Second Ave.,
San Francisco, (Qal., says: "The
first symptom of kidney complaint
In my case was ba-ckachg. X had a
constant lame back and mornings I
could! hardly stoop over, I felt
tired all the time and never seem
ed to have much ambition. I didn't
let myself get in bad shape be
cause I used Doan's Kidney Pills
wd they cured me. The backache
Jisappeared and I felt better all
ircund.'-'
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy —
;et Doan'B Kidney Pills—the game
;hat Mrs. Conneen had. Fost.er-MH
jurn Co., Props., Buffalo^ N. Y,
HSE 3ANTOX STORE IS THE
SAFE STORE IN WHICH TO
TRADE. If it w<»ro not. It could
not eet the San-Tox exclusive
agency. Keller Bros. Drug Store
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days
Four druggist will refund money il
?AZO OINTMENT fails to cure any
:ase of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or
Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days. The
irsf.aoplicatiou gives Ease & Rest. 50c.