WE HAVE THE AGENCY FOR
PALM OLIVE SOAP
And TOILET PREPARATIONS
Bring in your card entitling you to one cake free if you have not done so <
THIS IS GOOD—We will have an
other shipment of that delicious
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OLDEST AND LARGEST BANK IN ALASKA
A consistent policy pursued for more than a quarter of a
century has been rewarded by steady and substan
tial growth until this Bank has now over
one and one-half million dollars re
sources and depositors in
every part of the
Territory
The Late James J. Hill
The Great Empire Builder. mid
"A man's chancss for success in life are meas
ured by his ability to save money."
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CIGARS
and
TOBACCO
aud different articles
Ifon't forget the n. unifier
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Tony Dortero
ALL KINDS OF PIPES
Fron 5c to Pocket Book
THE SKAGWAV
Pioneer Dairy
H. F. SEEXLLX, Prop.
THE SUM MILK RANCH
The 'largest and beet con
ducted dairy in Alaska.
Dailf shipments ot pure
milk and cream to all i>ctjnt
cn White Paen & Yukon
Route.
GENTIEMEN—We offer you Har
mony Pipe Blend as tiie ° newest
discovery in tha art of blending
tobacuoe. 15c, in-the croam-col
ored-nut-brown tin. Keller Bros.
THE POWER OF 8TEAM.
Many May See Bat It Takes Oralna to
Realize.
When James Watt saw the steam
-uusii-g the kettle lid to Jump up and
'mm he said "There must be power in
hat steam that It can lift such a
• eickl."
There was.
Millions prior to him had seen the
a::.o phenomenon and regarded it as
ii unexplained mystery.
Recent scientific research has put its
r.tier on the "cause" of Dandruff. Fall
:i ! air, and consequent Baldness, and
•?s unearthed a tiny germ which eats
tie hfe from the roots of human hair.
Nowhro's Herpicide destroys this
=r*rm r..id consequently restores the
ia1r to its natural state.
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. in
itampa for sample to The Herpicide Co.,
Off-oit. Mich.
One Dollar bottle, guaranteed.
A! all I>rug Stores. |
Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh that Contain Mercury
as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians, as the damage
they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Hall's
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & Co.. Toledo, O.. contains no
mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Hall's
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu
ine. It is taken internally and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Tea
timonlals free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bottle.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Basket p
Bali/
m^No/e&
Iu yesterday's impression it was
stated that George Huth, would
play on the Elks team, and this
statement almost caused a panic
among the other teams. Today It
is announced, that whila Hutb is
an Elk, he lias been signed on with
the Athletics, and will remain with
>iia* team until the final game in
•he Schedule arranged Jms been
played • The line up of the teams
tha* will play tonight is as follows:
ELK3:
Ch.files Durkee
Cocil Cole
Albert Rousseau
Charles Rapuzzi
V'c Sparks
ATHLETICS:
G serge Hutft
Wm. B. Hafrgraves
We Smith
Edward Liddicoat
Gtorge Rapuzzi
This ;s a good line-up .and the
game should be a fast one, as both
t;-ams are anxious to have the boa
tiful silver trophjy for their own.
Ihe games will start prompitly at 9
o'clock, and tjy? band will furnish
music tor an informal dance which
will follow the game.
I' Is insinuated, intimated, hinted
rumored, gossiped that the spectat
ors will be treated to a surprise to
night .when the Elks team will ap
pear in their new suits. These are
some suits, and it iS said they ar
rived 011 the Jefferson, today. WJietlw
or or not they are costumes, uni
forms or suits, has not been stat
ed .but it has been stated that they
are "some classy."
2.-00 POUNDS EDlTAROD
GOLD GOES TO SEATTLE
Two thousand five "hundred
nceunds of gold dust, according to
the Juneau Dispatch, valued at
$oi>0,000 from the Iditarod district,
passed through Juneau to Seattle
on the steamer Mariposa a few
days ago. The treasure was la
charge of Robert Griffith and Cap
tain Haley of the Wells Faro Ex
oresa Company and two assistants.
It was transported on four dog sled
from the Iditarod to Forty-mile Eta
[ tion, on the government railroad,
where it was met and brought to
Seward by a special train. The trip
of 500 miles from Iditaro>d to For
ty-mile station was made in weather
of from 20 to 30 degrees below zerq,
without mishap to any of the party.
Mark Phelps refurned to Skagway
on the Jefferson today after au ab
sence of several months.
NOTICE TO BACKERS
At the store of L. A. Harrison
will be held a cooked food sale la
connection with the Ladies Auxili
ary of the Presbyterian Church, on
Sa'urday, Jan. 20, beginning at 3
o. in. Also homo made chocolate
and candy.
Key of Tibaldo.
The "key of death" is a large key
which is shown among the weapons at
the arsenal at Venice. It was Invented
by Tibaldo. who, disappointed In love,
designed this instrument for the de^
struction of his rival. The key is so
constructed that the handle may be
turned around, revealing a small spring,
which being pressed a very fine needle
Is driven with considerable force from
the other end. This needle is so very
fine that the flesh closes over the
wound immediately, leaving no mark,
but the death of the victim is almost
instantaneous.
Didn't Feel Comfortable.
So great was the indignation of the
American colonists in 17C5 against the
stamp act that the Connecticut etamp
officer rode into Hartford on a white
horse to deposit his resignation, with
a thousand armed farmers riding after
him, and said he "felt like death on a
pale horse with all hades following
him."
His Pat.
Harker—Think I'll try to sell old
Stuffem some pet dogs. Barker—Use
less job. All he thinks about is eating.
Harker — Hasn't any four legged
friends, eh? Barker—Only one, and
that's the dining room table.—Chicago
News.
The best Mid highest thing a man
can do in a day is to sow a seed,
whether it be in the shape of a word,
an act or au acorn.
ONI Y ONE "Bromo Quinine." that b
j^axatjve f^romo Quinine
Cures a Cold in One Day, Grip in 2 Days
on box. 25c.
1917 MAY BE THE
GREAT PUCE YEAR
President Strongly Desires Ces
sation of European War.
MEASURE OF PROSPERITY
End of War Will Show Whether or Not
Good Times Are Due to Conflict.
Frank Statement of High Army Offi
cera Cause Considerable Surprise.
By ARTHUR W. DUNN.
Washington, Jan. 1. — [Special.] —
Nineteen seventeen Is to be a peace
Tear, according to many of the proph
ets. It is certainly the earnest wish
of the Wilson administration to bring
about peace in Europe. President Wil
son desires to be the great peace man,
not only for himself personally, but
because ho is a peace man at heart
More than that, he was re-elected as a
peace president, and he wants to carry
peace abroad as well as maintain it in
this country.
Some of those people who are not as
optimistic as the real peace people are
saying that it is to be hoped that in
case peace is restored in Europe the
same Influences will be used to bring
about peace on the American continent
—to stop the war in devastated Mex
ico.
Will See About Predictions.
One fact which peace iu Europe will
determine is whether or not the pros
perity of this country has depended
upon the European war. In politics
and business it has often been assert
ed that the prosperity which our peo
ple have been enjoying has been tem
porary and would come to an end when
the war closed.
Another thing which peace will mean
is a session of congress to meet with
legislation any extraordinary condi
tions which might arise as a result of
peace. However, the president may
determine that lie can handle every
question which may be presented with
out the aid of congress.
The Independent Paper.
"I hopo you will be able to accom
plish something for tbo country pub
lisher," remarked a veteran journalist,
"for the country publisher is the only
vestige of a free press that is left in
this country."
Then lie went on to explain that he
did nut condemn all newspapers of the
larger cities, but said that there were
certain personal and political interests
which controlled many of them, that
connections controlled others, but that
it was the country daily and weekly
that remained absolutely Independent.
Bold Army Talk.
It was surprising that army otlicers
holding high positions—General Wood,
who has been chief of staff, and Gen
eral Scott, now chief of staff—should
talk out so boldly even to a congres
sional committee about the danger of
the United States from attack. Both
referred to war with Japan and her
ally, England. There waj danger on
our northern border and constant dan
ger from Japan, it was said.
Public utterances from otlicers of
foreign nations of similar prominence
would give our people deep concern.
We might really think there would be
war.
After Big Game.
As usual it is big game which mem
bers of congress are after when they
go gunning. So it appears in the re
cent effort to increase the rate on sec
ond class mail, newspapers and peri
odicals. They see quite a lot of big
fellows apparently prosperous, some
of them making lots of money and
getting the one cent rate of postage.
They want to hit those big fellows If
they can. Meanwhile, however, it is
found that they strike a lot of little
fellows, publishers of trade, fraternal,
religious and other publications which
would be wiped out of business by the
Increase.
Canal In Danger.
Again come our navy officers and
tell congress that the Panama canal is
in danger; that It could be taken by a
hostile fleet. Let us keep steadily in
mind that the main purpose of build
ing the canal was to be an aiJ to the
navy, to allow the transfer of the
fleet back and forth from ocean to
ocean to meet emergencies. Now we
find that it will take a fleet at both
ends to protect the canal in case of
war. And no one says very much
about what some fellow careless of
his own life might do with a stick of
dynamite at one of the big Panama ca
nal locks.
The Panama canal is proving a
mighty big liability. The $100,000,000
it cost would prove n mighty help Just
now with this deficit they are talking
about
Wanted to Save Their Ballots.
Senator Sutherland of Utah, who was
defeated for re-election, going down
with Hughes, explained how it hap
pened that the head of the ticket when
running well ahead carried other can
didates with him. He first said that
the women of the west and particular
ly those in Utah voted for President
Wilson on the issue that he kept us out
of war. He then said that many
women Republicans in his state told
him that after marl»iug their ballots
for president they did not dare at
tempt making further marks for fear
of destroying the ballot, thus voting a
straight Democratic ticket, although
they would have voted for Sutherland
under any other conditions. _ J
Wearever
Aluminum
and
Granite
wear
3 OFF
Bargains Everywhere
Your choice of Gage Hats
worth up to $12.00 for $2.50
R. & G. Corsets sizes 19 to 28
HALF PRICE
Kimona Cloths worth 20c
25c and 30c now 15c
Fancy Cretonne and Curtain Goods
25 per cent. Discount
L. A. HARRISON Co.
STORE CLOSES at 6 TONIGHT TELEPHONE 55
GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor
Friday and Saturday
Nestor Comedy Feature presents ALMOST A KING. — A Royal
Fenst of Fun to two parts, will' Leo Moran, IHllie Rhodes
and Jack Dillon. ! < 1 >
MAN OF THE HILLS.
LADY RAFFLES AND DETECTIVE DUCK. ! ' ; I
v Sunday and Monday
B. A. Rolfe presents the illustrious star in the story of THE
REDEEMED PRIMA DONNA CORA, in five acts.
Music by Miss Gene Coryell. 1
On Broadway near Fourth Inclined Floor
Admission 25c and 10c Begins 8:30
A RIDE ON THE PILOT.
It Was Too Exciting a Railroad Trip to
Ba Repeated.
An eastern man was riding by rail
through the Rocky mountains. A
friend had told him about riding on
the pilot of the engine through some
grand mountain scenery, and the east
erner was eager to have the same ex
perience. At the first opportunity,
therefore, he asked (he conductor
whether his friend:; ir ' he could ride
on the front of (he i * Ina. The con
ductor very promptly said tliey could
not Nothing but n permit from the
superintendent of the line would en
title any one to such a privilege. As
the superintendent was a thousand
miles away, it seemed a hopeless case.
The easterner spoke of his disap
pointment to the Pullman conductor,
who told him that perhaps the affair
could be managed after all. Through
his diplomacy it was arranged some
how or other, and at the next station
four of the party. Including two ladies,
took their places on the pilot.
The scenery was some of the grand
est in the new world, but the easterner
could not enjoy it. The two slender
rails in front held his gaze with a sort
of horrible spell. lie could not look
away from them. lie felt almost the
same sense of insecurity and terror
that a man would feel if he were sud
denly whirled off into infinite space.
Suddenly, as the train rounded a
curve, he saw a hand car on the track
ahead. Ilis companions saw it at the
same instant. A man stood beside it
and was making desperate efforts to
remove it from the rails. lie got the
wheels off; then, as the engine bore
down upon hiui, ho lied.
The engineer did not see the hand
car at once, he was at the moment
looking at his gauges. When he did
see it it was too late for him to check
the speed of the train. lie could only
look on.
The hand car was on the side of the
track nearest the man from the east
He had an awful half minute. He
rose to his feet, not knowing what he
did, and leaned far over in front of the
others. His eyes were riveted upon
the hand car. He saw nothing, realiz
ed nothing except its approach.
The engine struck the hand car with
terrific force, and the pilot lifted it
from the rails. It rolled up, ground
against the very place where the east
erner had been sitting, plowed a deep
groove in the ironwork and then top
pled over at the side of the track.
The frightened engineer set the
brakes and brought the train to a
standstill. Not one of the party was
even touched, but they had had
enough riding on the pilot. And, In
deed, it was the end of such riding
for others. From that time all such
trips were strictly forbidden.
It was two years before the man
from the east could see a hand car
even standing harmlessly beside a rail
way track without turning faint and
dizzy.—Youth's Companion.
Woman's Age.
Indelicacy of mentioning the age of
women is not a modern notion. Wom
en are referred to in large numbers ii£
the Old Testament, yet there was only
one—Sarah, Abraham's wife—whose
age ia recorded.
CARL BROWN
IS PROMOTED
Carl Brown, who it will be re
i membored spent several months in
Skagway during the sumer of
11)16. representing the Northern Life
Insurance Company, whose head
quarters is in Boise, Idaho, has
been recognized by the company by
bavin? been given recognition by
being transferred to the home of
fice field, where he will take, charge
of the company's business there,
accordir? to the Juneau Empire of
January 15, which prints the fol
lowing articles:—
Carl Brown, of Juneau, has been
made district superintendent for
♦he Northern Life Insurance com
pany with headquarters at Boise,
Idaho, and having th§ territory
south of Boise and wesf to the Ore
con line, fie will be under Major A.
E. Ransom, also well known in Al
aska, who developed that field for
his company. Major Ransom has
been transferred from Boise to Salt
Lake, from which city he will in
troduce the Northern Life Insurance
Company into Utah and other con
tiguous territory. Major Ransom
still bias general charge over Idaho,
where Carl Brown, will continue to
work. i
The Capital City; News, of Boise,
contains the following account of
the changes of the Seattle Insur
ance Company la the Idaho and
Utah fields:
"Major A. E. Ransom, general
agent for Ihq northern Life Insur
ance company, who has mad9 hia
headquarters in. Boise for the Ba8t
year, leaves tonight for Salt Lake,
which city will he his hea-dquajters
in the future, although he will still
he in charge o.f the Idaho territory.
Major Ransom has made many
friends in Boise who regret that he
Is being transferred to another city.
Carl W. Brown of Seattle has come
* Boise and will be district superin
tendent for the company for pouth
em Idaho .having the territory west
to the Oregon line. C. P, Myers of
Twin Falls will have the territory
/rom Boise oast to the Utah' line.
Mr. Myers 's an insurance man al
ready quite well known in the state.
Carl Brown was reared in Juneau,
and attended the Juneaui public
schools. He is a son, of Frank
Brown, pioneer of this city. Hi3 ac
tiv't'es here for tho past several
years have been in connection With
the life insurance business and1
newsDaper and. advertising work.
He has many friends here who; will
be pleased '0 learn of his success.