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TAKE OUR POLITICS CALMLY
The Uoquiaji^-W&shiugtoniaa dis
covers that the people of the | Pa
cific coast are not so mercurial, so
excitable, ua the brethren of the
East and Middle West, and more
ptacefujllr disposed in the discus
sion,'of politic. '
says the Washington! an:"
•'Reports j comes from the^ East
tha» tco closing days of the ,cam
;>.U'Ta are marked by great acrimony;
:i"d b:t:<.rness of feeling. Splits in
hom 3 ;ue recorded because of the
fact 'hat the wife favors one can
didal ,and the husband favors an
ctber. FSst fights are frequent oc
urrences and whole neighborhoods
t0rn up by political strife.
"How different it is 'on this
fair Pacific coast. We have heard
many political ajrguments (during
this campaign, it is -true, but we
do net remember to have heard a
t:'rsL, abusive -or malicious word
spoken, and the only; fight of which
wt have heard as the result of'poli
t ial difierence of opinion; was be
*wft-n two Greeks, ueith)er of whom
■' re naturalized. "We consider thi
a i;reat tribute to the sane p(3ople
of the Pacific coast.
"Tue people of this country may
discuss politics with ■ great free
dom and warmth.'and there may be
many divisions during the political
campaign, but after elect on' they
are uuited -with, on© great purpose
;uid all differences are forgotten."
A HARD DILEMMA
Now that »he election is aver,
:>ifhaps President Wilson may'be
•;!;'.uced to pay some attention to
»ti« petit:«n recently* addressed to
him by American citizens who own
raincs in Mexico, which they- have
bought and whioh they "have de
vf loped at heavy expenditure. One
e* the gi* evances presented in, the
neHt-'cn is the decree of Gen. Car
"3lz:i, which takes effect on Novem
^ r 14, for the actual confiscatLoft
v.' his government -of all £>f the
niir'i: • property to Mexico f which
is not actually ia operation by thai
•late. ' |
Thf-sc mine owners relate : that
whiT- to operate their -properties
vouH be *o incur'burdens of t&xa
♦I* n 'so heavy as toj .confiscate the
Kit>r- profits, they 'would be will
!t'g to stand that loss-rather than
t:ie entire confiscation 'of their pro
Gertie®, 'if permitted to do so.
But they 'point out that f the
state department at Washington has
t.e* the date'the decree was made,
.-.entemher 11 last,'refused to issue
pnv passports 'to Americans now
in this '■ country and desirous of re
turniig 1o Mexico to resfume the op
eration of-thecr mines. They were
waruHl 'In the first instance •' to
Set out of Mexicp'and told 'that
?t-ey cculd expect 110 action on the
part of their govenment for the pro
teet'on of their-treaty rights. If
they now return it ,'will be without
Tir^sports Bhowln® their} stat
us as Amerifcan citizens land, with
full assurance that, 'no matter what
happens to them, otir government
will 'rot concern itself about' the
at?Air. If they do not return, the
Carranza-government assures them
that their property will be 'confis
cated. I
Erchfbly, under stress of the
cam>a'cn necessities, they I have
*hus far received no reply of
nr.y'fcfud from the state department
Less than a week 'remains. Is
there to be any action? |— Seattle
p.i.
KAFFIRS AND HEADGEAR.
How the Natives of South Africa First
Came to Wear Hats.
It was a Boer, Andries de Villlers by
name, who Introduced bead coverings
to tbe South African natives.
Andries was a man of ideas, and
when one morning many years ago he
saw in Port Elizabeth a consignment
of damaged hats offered for sale for a
mere song he bought them on specula
tion.
The hats were principally of the
straw aud derby variety. Andries
loaded them into his wagon and started
for Kafflrland, where hats were totally
unknown. When he arrived iu Tembn
land he unloaded the stock, opened the
kegs of liquor, without which no trade
could be done In those days, and start
ed business.
The natives did not take kindly to
the headgear. They wanted blankets
and beads and looking glasses and
grog. They refused to have anything
to do with hats aud would not boy
them no matter how low the price.
Then another of the bright ideas for
which he was famous occurred to An
dries. He refused to sell anything un
less a hat was purchased also.
When a Kaffir buys anything hd is
going to make use of It, and the unfor
tunate Kaffirs therefore donned the
headgear and returned to their kralls.
Fashion rules the world. It Is the
same In Africa as elsewhere, and when
the stay at homes saw their relatives
and friends wearing this strange cov
ering their desire to do the same was
excited, aud they paid Andries a visit,
and he unloaded the remainder of his
stock on them at a price which brought
him a large profit on the original In
vestment.
Get In Debt. ^
Louis F. Swift, president of Swift
& Co., the great Chicago meat packing
company, has the idea that being in
debt Is the surest way to succeed. He
urges every one of his 33,000 employ
ees to get into debt and to keep In
debt, and he has organized a system
to encourage them in this aud to show
them how to do it profitably.
"Get In debt for something of in
trinsic value and stay in debt," he
says. "As soon as you get one thing
paid up, buy something else and get in
debt again. Stay in debt—never get
out"— American Magazine.
Beauty.
Beaut) is as real a need to the civ
ilized man as anything else. Any ono
who doubts this should reflect what
money and thought he and his expend
on beauty ns he sees it in one form or
another, in their houses, furniture,
clothes, gardens and what not; how
every one. rich and poor, spends ac
cording to his means for these things
and insists on having them as good
and handsome as he can afford and un
derstand.—Nevr York Times.
Bracelets and Lunatics.
Bracelets have been worn from timo
Immemorial, but few wearers of the
golden bands of the present day know
that thev were once used to distin
guish the Insane. Before lunatics were
confined to asylums they wore an
armlet for distinction.
Very Capable.
Mrs. Newlywed—I want a cook, but
she must be capable. Head of Employ
ment Agency—Madam. I have several
on my bocks capable of anything.
Hard Fiats.
Salt, wnter and turpentine form a
solution whi< h Is often used by box
ers to hnrden their hands.
! '
GBNTIEMEN*—We offer you Har
mony .Pipe Blend as the 'newest
discovery In the art of blending
tobaccos. 15c, in-the cream-col
oreU-nut-brown tin. 'Keller Bros.
Dru* Company, Tobacco Counter.
ONE OF NATURE'S PICTURES.
A Green Heron and Something Else No
Artist Could Paint.
1 saw a simple picture of uature's
painting once, which lias returned to
my memory again and a.u.u, aud if it
could be put ou n canvas or fastened
in a poem it would forever remain a
masterpiece of art. And .vei It was
nothing but a rrocn boron standing la
the swift shallow current of n brook
with the diamond brig't wavelets
breaking around its slender legs aud
0,-tuft of water grass trcuibling beside
It 1 was lying, idl.v enough, at full
length on the brood's b.-.nk, so that be
yond the bird, ks I ^azed, opened a
fairy-like landscape, over which a gen
tle breer.e was blowing with nn effect
wholly indescribable, shaking tall flags
ami, tossing the dragon Hies about In
the sunshine. The whole effect was
cooling aud truuqulllzlug. with a subtle
hlut In It of n land somewhere Just
out of reach where one might dream
the lotos dream forever.
Now, a good artist might easily have
painted the little scene so fur us paint
ing usually goes, but it would have re
quired such genius as is yet to be born
to Imprison in the sketch the hint of
what seemed to lie just beyond the
dreamy horizon. None but the most
masterful genius would have been able
to keep up to the sweet, quiet key of
the coloring and yet be satisfied with
tho teuder, wavering outlines and the
soft, transparent shadows. The liquid
tones of sound and color in the brook
came so harmoniously to my senses,
along with the motion of swaying
flags and bubble headed waves, that
the graceful bird, seen through half
closed eyes, uppeared to be a half fan
ciful embodiment of the spirit of calm
delight, knee deep in some tide of
enchantment or romance. — Maurice
Thompson.
One Way to View It.
"'Distance lends enchantment to the
view,' some poet says."
"That's right. At any rate It's easier
to admire a girl when she's well off."—
Boston Transcript.
A STITCH IN TIME
Alaska Pqoplfl Should not Neglect
Thefr Kidneys
No kidney- .ailment 'is unimjport
aa*. Don't overlook th$ slightest
backache or •urinary] Irregularity.
Nature may -he 'warning you of
approaching <1 ropey, graTei or
Bright's 'disease Kidney disease
Is -seldom fatal if treated In t'111®'
hut neglect may-pare the way. Don'
neglect a lame or acting back an
other day. 'Don't lgaore dizzy
spells, irregulaj'or discolored urine,
headaches, wearlucaa or £tepr«*®*0"
If you feel you 'need kidney help
begin using the reliable, time
tried remedy, Doan'a Kidney Pills.
For 60 y^ars, Doan's have been
founi effective. Endorsed by grate
ful pecple.
Mrs. 8. 0. Turner, 608 .Tenth
3t., Sacramento, Cal., Bayb: "I
underwent three operations and this
serere strain, together Wlth< oolds,
affected my kidneys. 1 had P&ln
through my back anid "could hard
ly stoop over for If I 'tried to,
pains caught me. My back and
Umi-e •were so'Etlff I couldn't move.
My kidneys acted too often. 'Doan's
Kldoey Pills have promptly; 'reliev
ed me of every' attack of kidney
suffering."J I " '
Prlc© 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a .kidney 'remedy—
get Doan's KJdney Plll»—the same
tha< Mrs. Turner 'had. Foeter-Mil
bum Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
Re-Creation of Music....
I —IS ONLY ACCOMPLISHED BY—
Edison
"Diamond Disc "
Phonograph
See the splendid new display of late models, and hear the
daily concerts that demonstrate their superior merit
over all sound reproducing machines.
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* FRATERNAL OIIDKIIS *
Arctic Brotfafiriuod. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
A. D. meets every sec
oud and founth) Tues
day evening at 8:30 p.
in. sliarp. Visiting brothers cordial
ly wt.Vcim®. W. L. Stavenson, Arc
tic Chief. W. E. Burford, Arctic
Kecc rder,
©
Fraternal Order
Eaglefj—
Skagwuy* Aerlq
No. 25, Frater
nal Oixlea- of
li-ngiqu mflew tnej nrst aivtl uuru
\VeUap9dcif iii^ht of each mouth, nt
tarii hall on Klftli Avenue. Visit
ing brothers cott-dtolly iavitefl to
att<-ud. It, E. Hudson, IV. P.,
J. M. G-reisbach, Secretary.
F. & A. M.
While Paae Lodge |
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4th
Fri. Ev'gs, of ©ach
| montc. Vleitlflj. "brothers are wel
come.
Elmer h. Wheeler, W. M.
Atidreee all conurniuicatlonu to
the Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 431. B. P. 0.
E. meets ev6ry
Thursday night
ftt 8:00 o'clock.
Visiting brothers
cordially welcome.
henry friedenthal, e. r.
F. J. VAWDEWALL, Secretary.
Plonegr of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* In A. B. Hall first Monday la
©very month at 8:80 p. in.
Vtotting Brothers cordiaUy wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Pres.
V. T. DORTERO. Rec. Sac.
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Office Hours: 9-12 o. m. 1-6 p. ni.
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RKAOWAX ALASKA
WILLIAM PALL1STER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
SprlalUt in. the treajtmepit of
disease and deformities of the)
«ye, ear, ixqpc and tttroat.
OffiJrei Goldstein Building, Ju
u«iu, Alaska.
W. B. STOUT
Attorneiy At Law
Practice) In all courts
In Territory of Alaska
HAINES ALASKA
Alaska JunK to.
, I of June*a Alaska,
< ► Dealers 1*
i> rubber, Copper, brass
!; LEAD, ZING, SACKS, RAGS
!» ROPE, SCRAP IRON
! > Rear of Sfflckett'a Postofflee
]) etore.
¥
J. IKUTA
MAJUFAC TORINO.
JEWELER
WATCH ES&CLOCKS
Curios, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
China aad Cut Glass
Official WatcK Inspector for the
W. P. & Y. Route
j Mail Orders iven prompt care
RAW FURS1
—. WE PAY-:
HIGH - PRICES
FOR FINE FURS
WRITE FOB PRICE UST
Percey's Fur House
Oihkoth, • Witconain
racific Steamship Co.
ADMIRAL LINE
OUR LARGE FLEET OF MAGNIFICENT STEAMERS
Offers Frequent and Perfect Sorvice Between All Ports in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
LEAVE SKAGWAY FOR CONNECTS at JUNEAU FOR
Haines, Juneau, Douglas, Pet- Yakutat, Katalla, Cordova,
ersbu.g, Wrangel, Ketchikan, Valdez, Seward, Seldovia
»Rupert, aDCOUver, Steamers Admiral Evani, Adminl W»t
SEATTLE and TACOMA. J0B) Admiral Farragnt
S. S. CITY OF SEATTLE Leaves Skagway
NOVEMBER 10, 20, 30
CALIFORNIA ROUTE—Leave Seattle Monday's, Friday's,
Saturday's for San Faancisco, Los Angeles, San Diego.
If Your Ticket Reada PACIFIC STEAMSHIP Co. You are Assured the very Beat
For Full Particulars, Address
H. G. WEIR, Agent SKAGWAY, Ala«ka
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
SAILINGS FROn SKAGWAY
SOUTHBOUNP
S. S. JEFFERSON
Nov. 7-19
Navigation to Anchorage closes sailing S.S. Mariposa Oct. 24
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SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
1916 — WINTER — 1917
CANADIAN
PACIFIC cc
S.S. Princess Sophia
Nov. 23 Dec. 7 - 21 Jan. 4 = 18 Feb. 1 - 15
To
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle
REDUCED THROUGH RATES TO EAST
All Information From
L. H. JOHNSTON Agt. Phone 87 or 118 SKAGWAY
FOR SALE
The -West half of lot 9, Block
8, Fourth Avenue, two story
house, range, 'stove, eom^ car
pets, table, chadrs, bedsteads,
Ac. '
Price
l $450.00
PHIL.
ABRAHAMS
Established
1897
624 Fourth Avenue
SKaGWAY, ALASKA
You ma Ice a mistake it
vou dr not stoo at
THE
Fallen House
Electric Lights
Rooms Single or en Suite
Baths en each floor
Famous for its Home Cookiag,
Milk, Cream, Cottage Chaese anJ
Buttermilk from our own deir,
Fresh Eggs, etc
Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted, Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Men.
H. S. Pi ILLEN. Pi op.
Skagway. Alaska (
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THIS FALL? Wggfl AND MONEY
" VIA GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC "
TWIN SCREW STEAMSHIP
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LEAVES 5KAGWAY
EVERY MONDAY at n:oo a. m.
For
Prince Rupert, Victoria, Vancouver Direct
All Two Berth Outside Rooms Through Service - - Ne Change
Hot and Cold Running ^ater in Every Room
TRAVEL VIA
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On The Finest, Surest, Swiftest Steamships on the North Pacific Coast
ON LUXURIOUS TRAINS OVER THE BEST NEW RAILWAY EVER
CONSTRUCTED and SAVE TIME and MONEY
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Trav. Frt 4 Pass. Ap. Phonlc^VrS,,
Juneau, Alaska Stag way, Alaska