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EDITORIAL PAGE 1
THE OSTRICH'S WAY
A newspaper correspondent station
ej. in Washington, says the Cleve
land Leader, evidently speaking by
the book, says that very little of
the press criticism of thj national
administration ever reaches the eyes
of President Wilson. It is handled
much as a suspected infernal ma
chine would be—care(uli> inter
cepted by the secretaries of the
outer office and figuratively rele
gated, in a buck* of water, to
the back yard.
This seems to explain some
tilings, among them the severity of
the President's massage to Kug
l:.nd concerning the hclding up of
American ships. The nature of
'.hat protest was such ~s to indi
cate that it dealt with a wrong
great enough to have aroused an
ominous degree of irritation and
resentment among the American
people. But the fact is that it
astonished this country r»s much as
it did England. The American
people are not aware that they
have enough merchant veessels on
the seas to make much difference
one way or another and they are
in total Ignorance of anything
which has transpired to warrant
such a stern warning as he gave.
A protest of that kind is not
expected from the president of the
United States unless It is for grave
reasons 'which are stirring the
iiation to indignation. That no
such indignation exists In this case
Mr. Wilson would have known had
he given proper attention to public
opinion as it is reflected in the
editorial columns of the public
press. The dlsagrec^bl'j suspicion
has been aroused that he has gone
gunning for a straw man.
A certain amount of indifference
to criticism is necessary for the
success of men who do big things.
But he who habitually ignores the
feelings and opinions of his fellow
men is sure to come to grief. And
a president of the Uniteed States
who isolates himself ftom public
criticism is sure sooner cr later to
be at cross-purposes with the
people.
AVE ARE IXVITLD
We acknowledge an Invitation
from the State Press association
and the president and faculty of the
University of Washingtcu to at
tend the third annual Washington
Newspaper Institute to be held at
the Washington University. Seat
tle, on January 14th, 15fh and I6th,
1915.
.M uiy an Alaskan Header Will Fet'l
Crateful for This Infarnuition
I £ your back gives out;
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worth.
Mrs. Martha Kane, 102 Tait Ave.,
Los Gates, Cal., says; "j had
at.tacks of lumbago and slmrp pains
in my back for two years. Once I
was so bad that I fell while going
down stairs and for some time
was almost helpless with my back.
Doan's Kidney Pills acted as a tonic
to my system, strengthened my
kidneys and did me a great deal of
good in every way."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
Set Doan's Kidney PiMs—the same
that Mrs. Kane bad. Poster-Milbur
Co., Props., Buffalo, N. T.
"Cohen on. the Telephone" now
At sale at Keller Bros. l-7-3t.
beware of ointments for
catarrh that contain
MERCURY
As mercury will fauroiy destroy
the sense of smell and complete
ly derange the wholo system when
entering it thruogh the mucous sur
faces. Such articl03 should never
to use! except on orescriptions from
reputable physicians, as the dam
:ige they will do ys t*m fold to the
good you can possilly derive from
them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, man
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ectly upon the blood and mucous
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Sold by druggists. Price 75c per
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Take Hall's Family Pills for con
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The Great Experiences.
It Is Impossible to overstate the an
ihorit.v, the overwhelming validity, ot
the great experiences of life Death
love, birth, work, creative effort, pain
above all. pain—each add: something
definite, precious, enduring, to tin
soul's stork of treasure These are th.
things that shall not tie taken awaj
They are the bricks nv build iuto thi
house of life They are the foundatioi
stones of our eternal eity —Cornelia A
P. Comer in Atlantic Monthly.
The Krakatoa Eruption,
i Perhaps the most remarkable vol
I canie eruption known was that whlcl
took place i'i August, INS*, at the Is
land of iirakatoa. in the strait o'
Suuda. Streams of voleuuic ilust wer.
thrown seventeen miles hfeli. Tin
air waves started by the eruption trav
I eled aronnil the earth seven times
1 Th noise was he::ril at Macassa. !K?
miles away: at Borneo. 1,1 U! miles (lis
tant: iii Western Australia. 1.7<io mile
away, ami even at Uouj>:;ues. dist.in
oiorL- tlun 2.0'K) miles. Tiie dust an
powdered putui.e thrown out of th
crater uir.de the entire circuit of th
earth before "ettllns down and wen
the cause of the sfranse sunsets th.i
were observed for many months
Didn't Divide.
"Will divide to suit purchaser," read
the man.
"Does that si^u go:" he asked th»
real estate agent
"It certainly does," replied the
agent.
"Well, divide the price by four anil
we can talk business."—Buffalo Ex
press.
I ruth Aoout a tsaey.
The truth aliont n baby Is that I'
doesn't resemble anybody in partit'll
| lar.— Exehanse.
Hits the Spot
EVERY TIME
? the Admiral Dticl
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a S. S. Admiral Evans ■
^ January 29 ■
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4. 10th., AND 20th. ■
■ Seattle to Sau Francisco
S. S. ADMIRAL DEWEY 8. 8. ADMIRAL FARRAGUT ■
8. 8. ADMIRAL SCHLEY 4.
Leaving Seattle every Wednesday and Sunday for San Francisco ^
and Southern California porta. Connections at San Francisco
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| For Los Angejefe, San Diego and Southern California joints. 4
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CRAB MEAT COCK JAILS
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Service a la carlo.
THE MOTHER'S CHOICE.
One Five Minutes In the l ife of Her j
Dead Solc'ier Son.
A mother lost her soldier sou. The
news came to her In dispatches from '
the war. He had fallen lighting nobly !
at the head of his. regiment.
She was inconsolable. "Oh.- that I 1
might see him again!" she prayed. "If |
only for Ave minutes- but to see him!"
An angel answered her prnyer. "For
five minutes." the antrel said.
"Quick, quick!" said the mother, her
tears turned to momentary joy.
"Yes." said the angel, "but think a
little. He was a grown man There
are thirty years to choose from. How
won Id you see him?"
The mother paused and wondered.
"Would you see him." said the angel.
"a9 a soldier dying heroically at his
post? Would you see him as he left
you to join the transport? Would you
see him as you first saw him in his uni
form? Would yon see him again as on j
that day at school when he stepped to
the platform to receive tlie highest
honors a boy could have?"
"How did you know?" the mother
asked, her eyes lighting.
The angel smiled. "Would you see
him as a baby at your breast? Would
you"
"No," said the mother. "I would have I
him for five minutes as he was one day
when be ran In from the garden to ask
my forgiveness for being naughty. Ho j
was so small and so unhappy, and ho
was very hot. and thi- tears were mak
ing streaks down his face through the
garden dirt. And he flew into my arms
with such force that he hurt me."—C.
V. Lucas In "Lucas' Annual."
WAR HORSES IN BATTLE.
Cavalry Mounts Revel In the Dash and
Fury of the Charge.
It will probably surprise you. said a
retired colonel of hussars, to learu thnt j
a cavalry horse usually enjoys a battle
at least as much as his rider and dis
plays as much courage in it. He will
chafe and stamp with Impatience while
waiting for the order to charge and at
the signal will dash forward like a
greyhound released from the leash, full
of fire and fury and often neighing
wildly. At the moment of contact with
the enemy he will rear, striking and
biting savagely at the opposing horses
and trampling down the infantry.
When his rider falls he will dash
along with his fellows and crash as
gallantly into the foe. In the famous
charge of the Light brigade scores of
riderless horses swept down the "val
ley of death," thundering through the
smoke on to the Russian guns, md gal
loped back In safety with the shat
tered remnant of the brigade. Five
horses raced neck mid neck with Lord
Alfred Paget, who rode in advance of
the line, so eager were tliev to get at
the enemy.
And not only is the well trained
charger as brave as his rider lie is
often as Intelligent. lie Knows the
bugle calls just as well and answers
them as promptly In fact, I have
known many a case In which a horse
has put his rider right when he has
mistaken an order and has gone fault
lessly through a maneuver in spite of
the efforts nf his mistaken master to
make him do the wrong thing.—London
Tit-Rlts.
How to Become Rich.
"My early difficulties taught me some
thrift," said Mark Twain once, "but I
never knew whether it was wiser to
spend my Inst cent for a cigar t" smoke
or for an apple to devour "
"I am astounded." observed a friend. !
"that a person with so little decision
should have met with so much worldly
success."
Mark Twain bent his head gravely.
"Indecision about spending money,"
he said, "Is worthy of cultivation.
When I couldn't decide what to buy
with my last cent I kept it and so he
came rich."
Wen, wny is itv
Why Is It that if it goes by ship it
is a cargo and if it goes by car it is a
shipment?—Kansas City Star.
1915 CALENDAR PADS
Several sizes and styles of cal
endar pads Just received at Keller
Bros. 12-ll*tf
P. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge j
F. & A. M. No. 113 |
meets 2d and 4th
Fri. Ev'gs. or each
Visiting brothers are wel-1
Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer I/. Wheeler, W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 431, B. P. 0.
E. meets every I
Thursday even-1
ing at 8 o'clock.
Visiting brothers |
cordially -welcome. Jas. Kennedy,
Ex R. Geo. Magee, Secretary.
Fraternal Order]
Eagles—
: Skagway Aerie I
~• ifi § No- 25» Frater- J
n3j Order of
Eagles meets the fli-s: and third
Wednesday jilght of eacb month at
their hall on Fifth avenue. Visiting
brothers cordially Invited to attend.
J lion C. Wood, W. P., J. W. Prlt
chett. Secretary.
Arctio Brotherhood.—
Camp Skagway No. 1
A B. meet* every Tuea
day evening at 8:00 p
Visiting brothers cordial-1
ly welcome. A. J. Acheson, Arctic
Chief, W. R. Hlllery, Arctic Re
corder
m. sharp.
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Practice In all courts
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Whitehorse
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Line
The Royal Mail Stage
leaves Whitehorse the
fourth of every month
for Kluane and way
points and also on the
seventeenth of every
month for Chainpaigne
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and the Service First Class.
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ger steamers.
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JANUARY 11-23
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MARCH 11-23
APRIL 4
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January 13 27
February 10 24
March 6 16 26
April 6 16 26
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