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EDITORIAL
MlMTE SEEMONETTE
Uy Herbert Kaufman
You ticked your job and it will
continue to fit you until you grow
ou* of i:
1* you want a better one, show
your better self. You can't bold a
big?er place tlrau you're qualified
*. manage. Your wage is calcuiat
•ed UDOii your ways. Change, and
so will your prospects.
The men who order your ^om
ia% and goings preferred their
hardships at tue outset—fumbled
when it counted least—made one
or two false starts and returnee to
the scratch for a cleaner getaway.
Tiey £ell down before they got up
in «ie world. .Nobody ever learn
ed to jump highl without some pre
liminary bruises. Experiment ;uid
exper'euce teach us how to reachj
uuatta.'ned points.
Bat you welshed from the very
tand choee the easiest
way, mver sensing that the route
wv.uid Pctcme rougher the further
ycu followed it.
You failed through seeking to es
cao»» failuie.
<5:de step-pers are Invariably ov
ertaken ty the responsibilities they
try hardest to avoid.
Yeur character is weak and flab
by from the lack of exercise.
There's no room for development
in a standardized position for which
ever/ contingency has been an
ticipated by a treadquarter'a rule.
You wouldn't trust to your own
■pvWfrs of originality and tenacity
hut elected instead to become a
part of somebody else'a machine
with evtiv action determined by
influences in which you have no
volcj.
Day Vjv day you turn in the same
measured course, unable to as
sert individuality or express per
Fonal preferences.
You didn't manifest enterprise in
all these opportunity-laden years
and now folks have grotwn. accus
tomed to regarding you incapable
of undertakings that involve judg
meut and vision.
If there's a latent spark in your
imagination—coax it, nurse it, fan
it to a flame.
I"c nc-ver too late to demon
strate amtltion.
Bu* prepare for discouragement.
You wouldn't undergo it in your J
you'h and it will be even more dif
fipJlty to assert restrained) ability
with an established reputation! for
insignificance.
You arn't too cm to succeed in
a new field.
Youll stand a bettor chance
among folk 'who havn't set you*
dowu as a nonentity.
Unused faculties will creak for a,
■while; the habit of initiative will
return slowly—you're stunted it by
neglect. i t t 1
But if you are determined! to as
sort yourself and willing to attempt
and fail and attempt over again,
confidence au<i completeness are
Inevitable.
The foremost astronomer of the
nine'eentli century wasted the prim
of his life upon the flute and pick
ed uo a precarious Income in sec
ond class orchestra until he rea
lized that bis fortune lay among
the staia '
Jim Hill wasn't disenthused be
cause he was still a country sta
Japan Harbors No Thought'of War With
the United States
6jr G. KA3A1. Japanae Authot
IT is evident that certain persona and their followers in the United
States are at present doing all they can to create fear and suspicion
of Japan. Notwithstanding that Japan has never acted in any ag
gressive or belligerent manner to give ground for such surmises, these
detractors of Japan keep np their campaign.
Although our relations With the United States during the last ten
years have not been wholly satisfactory, we have nevertheless remained
friendly toward the American people. Our attitude has alwavs been con
ciliatory and sincerely peaceful.
In regard to the California question Japan has amicably eudeavored
to meet America more than halfway, and she etill trusts to tho wisdom,
reason and SENSE OF JUSTICE CHARACTERISTIC OF TIIE
AMERICAN PEOPLE TO SEE THAT JUSTICE IS DONE TO
WARD JAPANESE SUBJECTS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Although, so far aa Japan ia concerned, tho immigrr.tion question
is at rest, certain American politicians are still busy with immigration
bills at Washington, aimed chiefly at still further exclusion of Japanese
subjects.
JAPAN'S ONLY DE6IRE It THAT HER SUBJECTS IN AMERICA
SHALL RECEIVE THE PAIR AND EQUAL TREATMENT ACCORDED ALL
OTHER ALIENS.
tlon. agent when the Northwest
called for leadere. ;
G'adstone •was past seventy when
te took up the study of Greek.
One of the principal counsel of
tbe tobacco interests yrza a family
man when hg was tacking; signs
for the same companies whose le
gal affairs he now directa
William de Morgan was in the
fif'les he started hla first noy
el.
In the long run. we are all what
we choose to be. A maa gets no
more out of this world than he
takes cut for himself.
RAW MATERIAL FOR PRINT
PAPER
'
Frederick J. Heakltfy la telling
the people in the states about the
vast amount of raw material la Al
aska adapted to the manufacture
of prjnt paj?er, which is now eo
much la demand. We don't know
wto Mr. Heeskith Is, but we do
know tha* he knowa what he> Is
talking about, because there are
thousands of acres of oottoawood
forests that may easily be manu
factured into wood pulp. And Cot
tonwood Is what the manufacturers
watt, above all other woods. Print
papers so scarce and so high, that
in o?d Missouri they seeding to
manufacture pulp out o£ corn cobs.
This i>aper| has heretofore had oc
casion to disccuss the presence of
raw material for the manufacture o
print pau.er in this section. Some
are dlspcted to laugty at the Idea,
bu* time will see the estahllsh^
men* of wood pulp plants here
abouts. All that is needed to at
tract men who enga^g la this in
dustry is due publicity of the re
sources available for this pur
pose. II may take time to con
vince them of the possibilities In
this direction, but come they wW
in due course, if not hampered or
hindered by government regulations
maintaining, as much of the cotton
wooj forest is located In a forest
reserves.
It is such Industries as these that
make for the prosperity and de
velopment of the country.
The Art of Optimism.
Live In the active voice, intent on
what you can do rather th:in ou what
happens to you; In the Indicative mood,
concerned with facts as they are rather
than as they might be; In the present
tense, concentrated on the duty In
hand without regard for the past or
worry about the future; in the first
person, criticising yourself rather than
condemning others; in the singular
number, seeking the approval of your
own conscience rather than popularity
with the many. Whoever lives the life
of such unselfish devotion to the good
of others and of all and lives it In the
active voice. Indicative mood, present
tense, first i>erson. singular number, is
bound to find his life full nnd rlob and
glad and free—is bound, in other words,
to bo an optimist-—William De Witt
Hyde.
Feat of a Baseball Pitcher.
Just one1 pitcher In the history of
baseball—that Is. a hurler who was
working In. a league of recognized
standing and class—Is credited with
pitching two complete games in suc
cession wherein the opposing batsmen
failed to register a base hit A big
pitcher sailing uuder the name of
Gene Wright, who hurled for the Day
ton club of the Western association
back in 1001. on Sept. 1 of that season
pitched a no hit. no run game against
Columbus. _IIe followed up this feat
by tnrning the same trick against the
Grand liapids team on Sept 4.—New
York Sun.
Tifcct.
Tibet is all mountains and valleys
There is scarcely n plain worthy of the
name. The mountain passes are at a
high altitude and crossed ouly with
groat difficulty. The valleys arc well
populated, hut the cities are small aud
the houses crude buildings of mud
watts. The streets are narrow aud
dirty. Northern Tibet Is peopled large
ly by nomad tribes, while In the south
there Is a more settled population
Bright Child.
"How long has your daughter been
■tudying art?"
"Five years, and she has made great
progress. She can talk about motifs
and atmosphere and such things in
such a way as to m::ke you think she
k&ows perfectly what slie means."—
Chicago Tribune.
The Kitchen Closet.
Glass Is an ideul shelling for n kitch
en closet, as It can lie kept clean so
easily. If tills Is too costly paint the
shelves white and give a coat of enain
6l This is easily scrubbed and does
away with the necessity of germ catch
ing papers
Wycliffo's Bible.
John WycllfTe completed tbe trans
lation of the whole Bible for the first
time Into the language of tbe English
people. lie was born near Richmond.
In Yorkshire. England, about 1324
KHs Advantage.
"How mnny miles can you go on a
gallon ?" x
"How many enn you?"
* "1 asked you first."—Life.
Making It Easy.
Doctor — Take this medicine after
each meal TatSeut—But my meals
come unreg'lar. due. Doctor—Well, take
It before each meal.
One View of the study e# Latin.
If one does not study things because
they "train the mind," why, then,
should one study them? The answer
is extraordinarily simple. One studies
things bemuse they serve a purpose.
I do not say. mark you. a useful pur
pose, but a purpose—a valid purpose, a
genuine puriose, not a make believe
purpose. • - "
Mental discipline ts not a valid or
,'eiiulne purpose--It's a make believe
Meanwhile the number of purposes, of
genuine, valid purposes. Is dimply la
Suite. Learning to read Vergil Is, of
course, Just as valid a purpose as learn
Ing to play a symphony or learning to
Oake a pumpkin pie. The test Is, how
ever, not. Did the student get mental
liscipline? but Can he read aud en
joy Vergil? Can he play the symphony?
Will some one eat the plie?
And because people rarely care to
read Vergil, because almost none of
the thousands who study Latin ever
can or do read Vergil, therefore, in so
far as thej- are concerned, studying
Latin has no purpose and cannot be
iefended as mental discipline.—Abra
ham Fiexner in Atlantic Monthly
How Leaves Purlf> Air.
It has been calculated ibfct a single
tree Is able through Its leaves to purify
the air from the cnrbdnlt acid arising
'rom the respiration of a considerable
number of men, jierhaps a doxen or
even more. The volume of carbonic
add exhaled by a human being In the
course of tvveuty-fdur hours la put at
about 100 gallons, but by Bousfrfn
gault's estimate a single yard Of lea'
surface, counting both the upper and
the under side of the leaves, can. In
favorable circumstances, decompose at
least a gallon of carbonic acid a day
One hundred square yards of leaf suf
face then would suffice to keep the
air pure for one man, bat tbe leaves
of a tree of moderate size present a
surface of many hundred square
yards. All other forms of vegetable
life act similarly In abstracting the
noxious carbonic acid from the atmos
phere.
Harsh.
Gerald —Coffee keeps me awake.
Oeral(3ine--Me too I always drink
an extra tup when 1 know you ere
coming to call.
There are 4,000,000 tons of stone In
the pyramid of Cheops.
Its Class.
She—T waive all claim to vour piti
ful uu worthy. utterly despicable af
fections. He—Whew, but that was
pan« hat wave.—Baltimore American.
Never at a Loss. f
•Th's la the flat."
'"TV# rooms are rather dark."
'Great for photography," enthused
'J» tfeof.—Louisville Courier-Journal.
For Safety.
JVfc— My stenographer was forever
Baaklng mistakes. I had to discharge
lu? to keep her from marrying me.—
Twwn Topics.
It to mauly to love one's country; It
Ik f«dUke to love the world.—J. W.
Gfestite.
FRATERNAL ORDERS
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Slcagway No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond. an& fourth) Tues
day eveoing at 8:30 p.
m. snurp. Visiting (brothers cordial
ly wc'ocmie. W. L. Stevenson, Arc
tic Chief. \V. E. Burford, Arctic
Uecc rder.
Fraternal Oid,tr
) KagHji—
Skagwttyj Aoriq
No. 25, iVater
nal Older of
Ingles m$ets tlief first and third
Wetbicfatlnj- njglit of each monjthJ at
tiifir linll on, Fifth Aveaiuo. Viait
ir« brothers cotwlipjly iuvitcjil to
attend. L. E. Hudson, W. P., J.
K. McAlijsWSr, Seavtaiy.
P. & A. M.
Whitq Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4th
FVi. liv'gs, of each
montC- Visiting, brothers «iro w©l~
come.
Elmer L. Wheeler, W. M.
Address all communications to
the Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. <31, B. P. O.
E. meets every
1st and 3d TJlui*
day at 8:30 p. m.
Visiting brotU
srs cordially welcome.
HENRY friedenthal, E. R.
F. J. VAWDEWALL, Secretary.
Pioneer of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* in A. B. Hall first Monday in
every month at 8:30 p. m.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Prefi.
V. T. DORTERO, Rec. Sec.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DR. L. S. KELLEIl
Demist
Mo*t Modjern Mettliods
Office Iluurs: 0-12 a. ni. 1-0 p. m.
AMdji Building .... itjloadivay
SKAGAVAY ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLISTEB, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Sp»viallst in. the* treatment of
diseajic and deformities of ll>f(
eye, e>nr, nose and. thlroat.
Office: Goldstein, Building, Ju
neau. Alaska.
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
I'rtutico in, all courts
In Territory of Alflplca
HAINES ALASKA
Alaska Junk Co.
of Juneaa Alaska,
Dealers la
RUBBER, COPPER, BRASS
LEAD, ZINC, BACKS, RAGS
ROPE, SCRAP IRON
Rear of Splokett'a P cutoff ice
store.
J. 1KUTA
MA ,UFACTUKINvi
JEWFI ! R
WATCH ES& CLOCKS
Curios, Ivo y Carvr gs
Indian Baskets
China and Cut Glass
Official Watch Inspector for the
W. P. & Y. Route
Mail Order; iven prompt care
RAW FURS
—. WE PAY
HIGH - PRICES
FOR FINE FURS
WRITE FOE PltlUF LIST
Percey's Fur House
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Vancouver, Prince Rupert
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
Leave Skaguaay
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Connects at Seattle with through passenger *teome».
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Sailing Monday u p. m. and Friday at 11 a. m.
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Tfrrongh tickets sold and baggege checked to all point* tn
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address II. G. WEIR, Agent
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608 Second Ave)., Seattle, Wash,
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September 28, October 5-12-19-26
REDUCED THROUGH FARES TO HAS ERN POINTS
Clc«^ Connections with Daily Tfirough Trains To
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PHIL.
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Established
1807
624 Fourth Avenue
SKaGWAY, ALASKA
You make a mistake if
vou df not stoo at
THE
Pullen House
Electric Lights
Rooms Single or en Suite
Baths on each floor
Famous for its Home Cooking, ,
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk from our own dai'v.
Fresh Eggs, etc
Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted, Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Men.
H. S. PULLEN, Prop.
Skagway. Alaska f
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All Two Berth Outside Bootrs Through Service - - No Change
Hot and C old Burning Water in Every Room
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Phone 43, Broadway
Juneau, Alaska Skagway, Alaska