FtfiHwM 1S9S OUett Daly » Akufca
OFFIOlAIi CITY P.VPER
U 8. Keller, PubHaher
A&mlite4 M Moond claaa mall
SMkttw Jvlj i, 1*83. aj til 8X»«.
w»y F. O. .
Tl* IWj AiUtaji charge* lor
•11 patkll«Uosi mo« aol4clt«d, which
hoKia aS mot lefts, other thaa
olmroiMi or eharltabla societies.
■ob»cript*oo Ratn»
Oa« raomtk bj dill _ ._ .75
Cfei maatji fca? eairier _ ... 1.00
Thm nxMthj by nail ... 3.26
SU aioatha bj mail M .. u >
Oca ywlt br call 9.00
Cocj (or ahaaga or advertise
tn«a» moat ha la by 10 o'clock a. m.
*# 1 . ^ar, iaaertloa aasu« day. Ad
Y«rU«l*x ratea oa application.
§itf»rr*r<kmj And Advertisement*
Rccclved By
Baonett News Co., WWtehorae, Y. T.
ft. W4 Oldoo® _ Garcross, Y. T.
ft. U PUlnaa _ _ Atlln. B. C.
EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans"
IXERTIA OK THE RUSSIAN' ARMY
(Cnarle® Johnston in the North. Am
wieaa Review)
The mainspring is broken 60 far
m lhe Russian army is concerned.
The Russian soldier could under
#tiv4 "dying for tie czar"; that wa
bora in the bone of him, and in his
|>o»fr to suffer he was a hero. But
whftt you take away from him the
Inspiration of hia loyalty and sul>.
•tUat« for it self-interest, then
•e'l-imerest instantly says, "Why
s^buid I die at all?
Wfcy i'ot save my o^vn skin?" And
ail i>ia profound passivism and pao
ifUoi iu his nature, out of which
tU loyalty to the czar had partly
dr5kg..»-i him, echoes the plaintive
cry. "Why should I die at an?" So
he aettles back doggedly into his
trench, and there he will sit, held
by his immense inertia, to long as
tts* enemy shell fire is not too gaii
Inr- And, if his officers try too
fea; j to make him fight and call hi:
a coward, he will sulk a while in
•ile»c*; then, if they persist, stir
rU* him up to undesired activity,
ha wili ahoot them and settle back
Jute bis trench once more.
SAYING KOIAN" CAPITAL
The struggle of nine of the war
rlag countries to strengthen their
tuman resources by making labor
conditions tolerable for children
whl must work, aad by providing
•cbooli to teach them how to do
work, are recounted in Chil
La-or In Warring Countries, a
bri*f review of foreign reports just
j«;uni bjr tjxe National Children's
Bureau.
The prospect for better industrial
aduiatlon for England has lately
fc«*n strengthened by.the bill intrc
iu.ed In the British Parliament by
11 IleiDert Fisher, President of the
Botrd of Education. The bill fix
•» tba compulsory school attendance
ft at 14 Tvithout the present ex
•mu'icaa and requires that all
wc.-Hi** children under 18 spend at
!•»*• 320 hsurj a year in continua
tion schools.
I* Italy, as well as in France and
Eugia*d« standards of labor protec
tlou »«re relaxed at the beginning
of the war onlj to be restored and
•tie&tthened as experience showed
ifcat loag bours, night and Sundaj}
nor* vith their evil effects on
fetaltft and efficiency, did not pay.
A*d Russia, according to informa
ti< * received since the bulletin went
I press, ha3 found it necessary to
wttidraw the power given her min
ister cf labor and industry early
la the war to grant exemptions to
toaeerns doine war work from the
lava regulating hours and the em
plcysent of women, and children
cuder 17.
Canada, New Zealand and Aus
tralia have maintained practically
uacftaneed through three years of
ira* atialn their high standards of
for working children.
STORIES FROM THE GERMAN
NEWSPAPERS
THE EPIDEMIC OF
"DYSENTERY" DUE
XO FAULTY FOOD
T.he Leipjlger Xeuesta N'achjichr I
tea records au epidemic of dyeea
terv at Herchenhain, iu Upper j
where seven. persons died of
it suddenly; and trom &£ article ia
tha Berlin LQkal-Aazeiger on the
mea^g to be taken against the di
suse, it appears that there is
"a somewhat extensive epidemic"' at
Bet'in. It is the same disease that
is let'rred to in an account of lnr
ttjt<jiai catarrh, from the Deutsche
iiidiziulsctie Wocheuschriit, as fol
lows:
"The simple Intestine catarrh,
mostlv unaccompanied by ferer, pre
dominates in North Germany; but
ala" 'rom Tubingen several cases
ara re do r ted, whereas hospitals iu
MuUch and Wurzbuig testify to no
increase above the normal. North
German towns (Berlin, Halle, Ueip
zIk. Bonn, Cologne) report a heavy
epidemic-like increase; but whether
dysentery is here in question can
not be ascertained, for lack of
bacteriological data. Jtfoet of the
cases must be considered as a re
sult of war conditions: Indigest
ible or deleterious foodstuffs, or
fruit obtained in a less fresh condi
tio than formerly. Hwever, the
general opinion is that the bread, 11^
milled and ill-baked, is >t fault."
" STRENUOUS COUNTING.
A Cim of Fight or Marry That Had a
Happy Ending.
William Kenrlck. n Berkshire gen
tleman of 1(0 yours ago. left his prop
erty. which was considerable, to an
only daughter. This young lady had a
mind of her own and. finding none of
her suitors to her liking, simply deter
mined to wait until the right gentle
man should come along.
It so happened that one day she at
tended a wedding at Reading, where
she met a young gentleman named
Benjamin Child. He was a poor at
torney. With this handsome young
man the young lady fell violently in
love, but still she was cautious. She
reasoned with herself for several days,
trying to shake herself free of the sud
den passion, but all iu vain.
Then, feeling that something must
be done, but tinnMe from confusion of
uiind to devise a proper course, she
took the extraordinary step of sending
•he young man a letter demanding sat
isfaction for alleged injuries. She ap
pointed a time aud place for the hostile
meeting.
Mr. Child was much surprised and
julte at a loss to conceive who the
challenger could !>e. By the advice of
a friend he divided to go to the duel
ing place. Here he was met by the
young worn:.;: v. '.<o. much to his sur
prise. fold l:i:u he would uuve to tight
her or marry her He naturally chose
the latter, uud. us the saytug goes, they
lived hnppil. ever afterward.
WHEN MEN GROW OLD.
On* Sure Sign la Said to B« an In
ereiii.-.g Waistl na.
When dees a man get oldWhat are
the signs? Sotue will say Instantly
,gray hair, baldness. sti3 knees, short
uess of breath, and so on. An eastern
authority rejo.'ts nil of these as proofs
of age and rites doctors to prove that
there are two invariable signs—an in
creasing waist line and a decrease of
physical agility. These Indications may
uot show themselves until a wan Is
forty or fifty, but they may manifest
themselves at twenty-five. Whatever
the time, the man Is old.
This Is rather aa arbitrary ruling, but
It has a sane basis no doubt. There
are many men. of course, who by force
of natnre rather than any care of their
own, retain a sparvness of figure until
they are far along In life, and usually
with this slunness Is activity of move
ment. But the average man not en
gaged In active physical labor that
keeps superfluous flesh down Is ex
tremely Ukely to develop Increased
girth in comparatively early years, and,
whether or not It classes hlm among
the old or even elderly. It does take him
out of the realm of youth. However
youthful a man may fuel, no one longer
mistakes him for a boy when that big
waist line comes.—Indianapolis Star. J
Famj and Shynaaa.
In his book, "A Soldier's Memories,"'
Sir George Younghusband tells a typi
cal story of Fiudyard Kipling and Cecil
Rhodes.
It was during the Boer war, when
they came to camp and introduced
themselves unconventionally. As tbey
were leaving the soldiers gathered to
see and cheer then).
Said Cecil Ithodes hastily:
"Take off your cap; they are cheer
ing you."
Said Kudyard Kipling:
"No, they are not. They are cheering
you. Take off your cap."
Then some one at their elbow sug
geeted:
"I think they are cheering you both."
Whereupon both, clinging close to
gether for support, shyly took off their
caps.
The same people who can deny oth
?rs everything are famous for refusing
themselves nothing Leigh Hunt.
AUSTRIAN CRITICISM OP
GERMANY
Itte Vienna correspondent of the j
Hamburger. Nachrichten, in an ansr
•artfcle about the renewed activities
o* Austro-Hungarian iwicifists and
democrats in behalf of a speedy
peace, speaks of "an influential po
liti '*] current in Austria-Hungary
tha« caertohes the Illusion of termli>
atti e the war at ahy cost by a
fiprcdv compromise." He refers to
an article in the Neue Freie Presse,
of Vienna, by an eminent jurist.
Prof. Lammarsch, who attacks Dr.J
Miciiaelis, an<l suggests that Aus
ttfa-Hungary should use its in
fluence to procure the entry of her
all.es into ftn association for the
peace'ul settlement of international
convicts and the limitation of
ara'aments. The correspondent al
so refers to an artcle in the Vien
na ficnn und Moutagcsoitung com
plaining that the slownees of the
democratization of Germany pre
renta the conclusion of pe*ce,
anJ asking why the imperial chau
cellar does not unambiguously pro
claim that Belgium shall remlun frt«|
! and independent.
Liberia.
It is generally asserted that Liberia,
the west African republic, lias one of
the hottest climates known on the face
of the globe, aud certainly there aro
few spots on the map which have a
greater rainfall. There are two rainy
seasons, one in June ami July and the
other in October aud November, and
the yearly dowuponr amounts to nearly
thirteeu feet of water.
The country is rather remarkable for
its flora aud fauna. There is one spe
cies of tree that grows to a height of
200 feet and twenty-two species of
trees, shrubs and vines that produce
rubber. Among the animals encounter
ed in the wild districts are the pigmy
hippopotamus, the bay thighed Diana
monkey and the zebra antelope.
Mechanical Genius.
A celebrated engineer being examin
ed at a trial, where !>.>(') the judge aud
counsel tried in vain to browbeat him.
made use of the expression in his evi
dence, "The creative power of a me
chanic," on which the judge rather
tartly asked him what be meant by
"the creative i>ower of a mechanic."
"Why, my lord." said the engineer, "I
mean that power which enables a man
to convert u horse's tall tutu a judge's
wig!"
You will never get on I he sunny side
by waiting for the world to turn round
-Atlanta Constitution.
A Confirmed J
Statement
Evidence Mkagway Rt-atler* Will
Appreciate
Doan'a Kidney Pills have done
splendid work.
Have merited tbe uustiuted praise
they have received.
Here's evidence oX their value
that none can doubt.
It's testimony that's twice-told
and well confirmed.
Sucn endorsements are unique in
the aunals ol medicine .
Should convince the most skepti
cal reader.
F. i, Sutton, tenta aaid awnings
dealer, 396 Hoyt St., Salem, Ore.,
says; "i had kidney trouble and
rheumatic twinges ten years or
more, My back gave me a great
deal of bother and shArp pains ex
tended all through my body. I was
all run down, lost weight and was
in poor health. Doan's Kidney
Pilis made me feel like a different
man. My appetite improved and
the aching and pains left me."
(Statement given January 31, '06.)
On April 13, 1916, Mr. Sutton
added: "Whenever my kidneys
aren't acting right I take Doam's
Kidney Pills for a few days and the
never fail to overcome the trouble."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
tl at Mr. Sutton had. Foster-Mil
burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
—Advertisem en t.
To Core a Cold in One Day
Tako LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN
INE 1 ablets. Druggists f refund
money if it fails to cure. E. W.
SHOVE'S signature Is on each box.
jOe, ( Wed.
♦ FRATERNAL ORDERS ♦
Arctlo Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
A. B. meats every sec
ond and fou/rtk Tues
day eTening at 8:30 p.
m. sDorp. Visiting brothers cordial
1}- welcome. Edward A. Raemu^ou,
Arctic Chief, W. R. Qrey, Arctic
Recorder.
Fraternal order
—
Skagwajr Aerie
No. 25, Frater
nal Uitl«r of
o uicj iii-si Ami tutra
U cdue«l«j sight of each mouth at
tDPli h«Jl uu Mith Avuiiue. Visit
in« brothers coutUallj Invited to
J. JM. Uiviabitcu, W. P.
J. V. Miller, Secretary,
of each months. Visiting Brethren
ar« welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMB3 WALLACE, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
Whltt) Pasj Lodge
P. & A. M. No. 113
meet* 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings
B. P. O. ELKS
Bkagway Lodg*
No. 431, B. P. 0.
E. meete every
Thursday at 8:30
p. m. Visiting
Drotoers cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON, E. R.
F. J. VAttDEWAi-L,, Saci«ury.
Pioneer of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* In A. B. Hall first Monday In
every month at 8:80 p. tn.
V (tilting Brothers cordially wel
come.
J. C. WOOD, Pres.
P. H. Doree, Bee. See.
+ + ♦ + + + + + * + + + + + ♦ +
+ JKOF*;SSIONAL CARDS ♦
* + + +♦ + ♦ + + + + + + ♦ +
DR L. 8. KKLLKR
Dentist
Mtc* Modern MeHJioda
Office Uours: 9-12 a. n». 1-6 p. m.
Ala«bfln Building - - - - Broadway
SKAUWAV ALASKA
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Lair
Practice In all courts
In Territory of Alank*
HAINES _ _ ALASKA
Alaska Junk Co,
of Jimm Ahukt,
Dealers U
RUBBER, COPPER, BRASS
IKAD, ZING, SACKS, RAGS
ROfK, HCRAP IRON
Ro*r ot Bflokelt't Po«toffle«
it or a.
J. IKUTA
MA UK.V TUUINv;
JEW ELE R
WATCH ES&CLOCKS
Curios, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
China a»id Cut Glass
Official Watct Inspector tor the
_ VP- & Y. Route
Mail Order: jven prompt care
$100 Reward, $100
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Hall's
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces of the System thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, giving the
patient strength by building up the con
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith In the curative powers of Hall's
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it falls
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo,
Ohio. Sold by all Druggist. 76c.
—AdYertiB^meat.
r——\ Q /OO A remedy far Infectiona
j n /r^/21 I f\l ot the urinary tract.
I «s V 1/ N I I. _ Painlata. non-polscnoua
|J Jl iVITf V IS I* and "»H no* airictnre.
f \i>J Believe® in 1 to 5 daya.
HOLD MY DRVtitiim
Parcel Poat if deaired—Price £l, or 3 bottlee S2.73.
Prepared by
THE EVANS CHEMICAL CO.. CINCINNATI. 0
ALASKA, WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA
OFFICE—SECOND AND BROADWAY—PHONE 50
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
—FOR—
SEATTLE, TACOMA, VANCOUVER, VICTORIA
S. S. CITY OF SEATTLE
December 17, 29
Connecting at Juneau for Cordova, Valdez and Seward
LOW RATES TO CALIFORNIA POINTS
StiUaft E'W? Fruity Fra Scitlli far So Frudm, L*a A>2tW«, iu
Ditto.—Rill Tickets >• AU P«i«b is tkt Uik*4 SMh uJ CwuU
H. C.WEIR, Agent
SKAGWAY. ALASKA
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY FALL 1917
For Seattle and Puget Sound Ports
S. S. JEFFERSON, Dec. 13, 24
Passenger* transferred to Victoria, Vancouver and Tacoma without extra charge
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Phone 66 E. J. SHAW, Agent Skagway
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
(STEAMSHIP LINES)
^ PRINCESS SOPHIA
LEAVES SKAGWAY P. M.
Dec. 19, Jan. 2, 16, 30, Feb. 13, 27
—FOR—
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, Etc.
ALSO TICKETS ISSUED TO ALL CALIFORNIA POINTS
VIA ANY DESIKKD ROUTE
| ________
I WHATEVER YOUR DESTINATION ALWAYS BUY TICKETS AND
CHECK BAGGAGE THROUGH SAVING MONEY AND TROUBLE
I —
ALL INFORMATION FROM
L H. JOHNSTON, Agt.
Skagway
Phones 87 or 118
F. F. W. LOWLE
Gen. Agt.
Juneau
S. S. PRINCE JOHN
LEAVES SKAGWAY
SATURDAY A.M.
December 15th, 29th
Jan. 12th, 26th Feb. 9th, 23rd Mar. 9th, 23rd
The "Prince John" operates to Prince Rupert only making a direct
connection at that point with the Largest, Finest and Swiftest Steam
ships regularly scheduled on the North Pacific, the S. S. "Prince
George" or "Prince Rupert". These steamers operate through to
Seattle, Alaska pasengers arrive Vancouver Tuesday, Victoria
Wednesday morning and Seattle at 3 P.M. Wednesday. . . , . .
Direct connections made at Prince Rupert with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway fur
ill points In United 8tat«s and Canada. Buy a through ticket via "The Shortest
Line to the East" and save money.
Ticket*, Reservations and Full Information from
W. G. POWELL
Frt and Pass. Agent
SKAGWAY, ALASKA
Telephone 43
Subscribe Now For The Daily Alaskan
Pack Train Restaurant
The Delmonico of Alaska
CHARLEY— JOHN*
Kakaman & (Jlegak
PROPRIETORS^
Where Ton Can Got Wb«* You Desire Cooked u It Should Bv
We Make • Specialty of Banquets and Private Dinner Parties
A IUtflned sad Comfortable place for a Supper After the Show
or dance—Service In Oozy Private Booths If Desired.