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i; EDITORIAL I
"OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans"
BUS RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
Gevernor J. F. A. Strong has
Issued a proclamation calling: upon
«li Alaskans to joia the American
Red Cross during campaign -week,
December 17 to 24. This is a
Christmas campaign and Bhould be
received 3a the spirit that it is bet
ter to give than to receive.
A Red Cross drive took place in
diagrvay last May when nearlj
urerv person in the city joined the
organization, and Skagway did it
aelf proud. Although, many »ubscrip
Hons to the Red Cross are not yet
utf. the spirit of Governor Strong's
message is that everyone, whethei
■>. member or not, should again joii
1Q* Red Cross this Christmas. Mil
lions are needed to relieve the
•Ufietlng in Europe, suffering ol
our Doys as well as the Allies. It
la only by money that such suffer
ing can be relieved.
Ever* man, woman and child
should again join the Red Cross
next week. Spend one dollar less
on buying unnecessary Christmas
gifts and give that dollar for the
relief of humanity and the cau6e
of freedom. One dollar in Itself is
small but ten million of them are
wcrth while.
3 UK FAULT OF A GERMAN KING
In 1775 the sreatest, wisest and
fairest-minded of British states
men were against the King and
struggled bard in parliament in the
Interests of the American colonists.
I* Is clear enough that the respon
fibillty for the revolution and for
the logs of the colonies lies at the
doore of George III and of the
"King's Friends." Parliament was
not at that time representative of
the great of the English peo
ple. Out of a population of approx
imately eight million only two bun
dred thousand had the right to
Tote. Many of these were cor
rupted by the royal party. The
British Parliament of that day was
•ran less representative of the
people oX Britain than is the Reich
■tag representative of the German
people today. The people of Brit
ain aj a whole were not in 1775
responsible Jor the war upon their
kinsmen la America. But these
tacts the text book# of the United
States brought out very imperfeotly
IX st all during the past century.
Tbey are ahown to be doing better
Ct lata years, but there is still a
gooS deaj lacking in the exact
statement and presentation of the
Isctg.—Morning Leader, Regina.
Ex-Ambassador* Gerard wants all
all oaciflsts to be fed raw meat.
JBat will Hocver stand for it?
People are still talking about the
BOrth wind which blowed in Skagway
(or a 53 day period without ceas
ing. Well, it might have heen
worse, and lets be glad it has on
ly bwa blowing 19 days steady bo
STORIES FROM THE GERMAN
NEWSPAPERS
FAILURE OF GERMAN VEGE
TABLE CROP
An account of the situation of
the regetaoie supply In Germany Is
given, in the Deutsche Tageezeitung.
The paper sava
' The reports on this year's vege
table croo are for the most part
quite hopeless, and one need not
wonder it prices remain high. In the
south and west of Germany a fa
vorable condition of things is in
general reported; but in the chief
producing districts in north, east,
and middle Germany the prospect
j is very melancholy. Probably the
worst reports are from Mecklen
burg and Pomeranla, where almost
the majority of the cultivation con
tiacts cau not be carried out, or at
least can be carried out to only
a email extent. In certain parts of
Bilesla and Brandenburg, where
thunder storms occurred at the right
j Mail Box I
With reference to ua article
which appeared in the SJtagway
Alaskan 011 December 12th I wish
to correct a tew of its details.
la my interview with the Alas
kan's representative I unwittingly
conveyed the idea, that the Stew
art River, 70 miles above; Dawson,
was a good field for the prospect
or .
On the contrary, the creeks on
the lower Stewart have, been, ]
believe, thoroughly prospected. The
oart of the river which I referred
to as a promising field being from
.Mayo landing, which is situated
about 150 miles from the mouth,
up to the head waters.
In the Mayo district there has
been considerable prospecting, and
some good placer deveioped, there
have also been many good quartz
orospects located Bince the Silver
Kin? m'ne commenced producing
If transportation facilities were
better, there is no doubt that the
Stewart and MoQuestion regions
would be a good quartz camp.
During the past summer, higt
grade copper and silver ore was
bi ought in from the headwaters ol
the McQuestiOn and the Beayej
rivers.
Frazer Falls, on both. Tories, is
^radically a virgin, country for
the seeker after gold. The little
surface prospecting that has been
clone proves that coaree gold is dis
tributed over a large area.
The late Dr. Cairn es, gov
ernment geologist, spoke very fa
vorably of the mineral possibilities
of the upiper Stewart, and Its tri
butaries, his geological report, with
map? ani all information can be
obtained from the Minister of In
terior at Ottawa.
With reguijd to the Klaac<j
Dredging company, which has a leas*
an the Highett creek in the Mavo
district I would say, that owing to
mismanagement, and dissension
imong the stockholders the dredge
was not completely assembled and
did not take out any gold last
summer.
At Mayo Landing, the distribut
ing center for the district, there
are two stores and two hotels. Jean
Binet a pioneer of the camp runs
a fine hotel with store in connec
tion.
Although at present the camp is
not booming I have everj confi
dence In a prosperous future for
the upper Stewart country.
A. G. CRISFIBLD.
Why Teachers Go Mad.
Schoolboy answers rejiorted from
Philadelphia:
A deucon is the lowest kind of Chris
tian.
Modern conveniences—Incubators and
dreless telegraphy.
Franklin produced electricity by rub
blng cats backward.
In India a man out of cask may not
marry a women out of another cask.
Louis XVI. was gelatiued during the
French revolution.
Lincoln had a woman make him a
suit of homespun from rails which he
had split. They were hickory rails,
hence hickory shirts.-Kausas City
Star.
The recent order of President
Wilson in decreasing the alcoholic
contents of beer is good but it
does not go far enough. If it is
bad for a man to drink 3 percent
aleonol in beer, it must be bad for
him to drink it at all. Perhaps
tne president is biding his time and
is awaiting action on the national
pi'h'bitiou amendment Monday.
time, a medium harvest may- per
haps be obtained."
RESTRICTIONS ON MILLING
Tne Sohleeische Zeitung, of Bres- j
lau, states that mills and other es
tablish mente, run ou a commercial j
basis, must mill tho coru which is i
supplied to them by the Imperial'
Grain Office or the Communal Un
ion in which they are situated. They I
are required to store and look af
[ ter the corn assigned to them and
the products therefrom, and hvust
| deliver all products, including offal,
t This order has been, extended to
1 faome-milled flour. Accordingly
establishments nuipt retain nothing
! neither bran nor waste; it is also
prohibited to come to an agreement
, with regard to waste o( flour with
I a customer and to retain the sur
Blua, if any. Th« same applies to
the customer. Transgressions will
be punished.
An Historic Battle.
The great battle of ("tvey v,*as fought
on Aug. 24. in 1311. It was here t'ia'
Edward the Black Prince Ruined hon
or. The blind Ui:ijs of the Bohemians
was slain and tlie ornaments on his
sword were stluplfd :is tho ci'flt of nnns
of the princes of Wales, the coat of arms
beinir three ostrich feathers with the
words "kit i'leu." It was at this hat
tie also that cau:.o:i were used for the
first time i'i history.
He LiU'.J Ca:'.-ir.
"Ladies ami Cent I. :;i n !t has nev-r
bwn my lot to face a m re empty head
e<l, silly looUing hunch of people. and I
hope 1 will never lie booked for this
town again. It Is not a pleasure to he
here. and '.lit per cent 01' y»ii won't he
able to understand what 1 am talking
about. We shall now pro e. d with tlie
lecture. Mv sul.jei t is. Truth Candor
-Know Tl'iysel"."" ::Ms:uo.;d Times
PIspahh.
Some Wen Are Brutes.
"Ah." sighed Mrs. Jenkins. "we're nev
er sure of anything in t'l s world.'
"Yes we are," replied her husband.
"Whenever you are (jU'.H for half a
minute I am sure that you'll say some
thing soon or bust, and I've never miss
ed it yet."—Boston Transcript.
Nor For Anything E!s-?.
"That messenger boy i-otild never
make a political success."
"Why not?"
"Because he never could be induced
to ran for office." Baltimore American.
The Leading flivar.
You may not have heard much of the
Aa. but it Is the world's lending river.
| You know* In what kind ':f list - New
I York Tribune.
(Subttrlb® for th« Da41y Al;>8k&n)
A Confirmed
Statement
Evidence Skagwiy Headers Will
Appreciate
■ Doan's Kidney Pills have dona
(Splendid work.
j Have merited the unstinted praise
they have received.
Here's evidence of their value
that uoue can doubt.
It'a testimony that's twice-told
and well confirmed.
Sucn endorsements fire unique in
the annals oX medicine .
Should convince the most skepti
cal reader.
F. 4, Sutton, tents ajid awnings
dealer, 396 Hoyt St., Salem, Ore.,
says: "I had kidney trouble and
rheumatic twinges ten yeans or
more. My back gave me a great
deal of bother and sh-apD pairs ex
tended all through my body. I was
all run down, lost weight and was
in poor health. Doan's Kidney
Pills made me feel like a different
man. My appetite improved and
the aching and pains left me."
tSta-tement given January 31, *06.)
On April 13, 1916, Mr. Sutton
added: "Whenever my kidneys
aren't acting right I take Doan's
Kidney Pills for a few days and the
never fail to overcome the trouble."
Prioo 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney Pillg—the para a
tl at Mr. Suttoax bad. Foster-Mll
burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
—Advertisement.
Piles Cured in 0 to 14 Days
Druggists refund money if PAZO
ointment fails to cure itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Pilea.
First application gives relief. 60c.
♦ FRATEHNAL ORDERS +
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Ska^way No. 1,
A. B. meets every «ec
oud ana fourth' Tues
day eyealng at 8:30 P.
m. 8iu«rp. Visiting brothera oordlal
ly welcome. Edward A. Rasmuion,
Arctic Chief, W. R. Gray, Arctic
Recorder.
Fraternal Order
Eagles—
Slmgwajr Aerie
^ K<>- JHVater
'**' * nal Oidor <rf
E*gle« meet* the, first aiul third
\\ edit ebdaj ulglil of tvM'Ji mouth ut
Uii'li hall 011 Fifth Avenue. Visit
in* brothers cordially luvltfKl to
attrn.l. J. M. (Ji eisbacb, \V. P.
J. V. Miller, Secretary.
my!
P. & A. M.
*
Wliitu i'aue Lodge
P. & A. M. No. 113
meat* 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings
ol each mouths. Visiting Brethren
are welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMBS WALLACE, Secretary.
^ Thursday at 8:30
.'*ui ® p. m. Visiting
brothers cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON, E. R.
r. J. VAWDBWALL, Seci «Uury.
Pion«*er of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
t meet* In A. B. Hal] first Monday In
every month at 8:30 p. m.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
come.
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HKAUWAY ALASKA
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Attorney At Law
Pruitice in all courts
In Territory of Alaska
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J. C. WOOD, Pres.
P. H. Doree, Rec. Sec.
; Alaska Junk Co.
of Jnew Alaska,
Dealers la
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; I BAD, zmo, SACKS, RAGS
I Rope, scrap iron '
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WATCHES&CLOCKS
Curios, IvoJV Carvings
Indian Baskets
China iiid Cul Glass
Official WatcJ Inspector for the
Vt. P. & Y. Koute
Mail Order: iven prompt care
$100 Reward, $100
The readers of this paper will b»
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in nil 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 Bur
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 olter 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, 75c.
—AdYerti&ament.
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SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY FALL 1917
For Seattle and Puget Sound Porta
S.S. JEFFERSON, Dec. 13, 24
Paaaengera transferred to Victoria, Vancouver and Tacoma without extra charge
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December 15th, 29th
Jan. 12th, 26th Feb. 9th, 23rd Mar. 9th, 23rd ;
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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
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Wednesday morning and Seattle at 3 P.M. .Wednesday
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