ESTJI3LISHE0IS98 OLDEST Mill NEWSPAPER III /IUSKA
OFFICIAL CITY PAPEI*. L. S. KELLER, Publisher.
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EDITORIAL PAGE
PAYING TAXES
la the United States the revenue
authorities have devoted considerable
attention to the detection of
the tax evaders -who hold from the
treasury annually, some authorities
consider, several million dollars.
That there are also people in the
United Kingdom wiio show consider
able diffidence when called upou to
bear their share of the common bur
den, even if, later reflection brings
repentance, is shown by the appear
ance in British newspapers of such
notices as the following: "Con
science .Money. The chancellor of
:h: exchequer acknowledges the 're
ceipt of 25 pounds." Conscientious
scruples about paying certain taxes
cno can understand; unconscientious
scruples about paying any tax are
; nother matter. Nor can one readi
Iv fathom the very general convic
tion, not coufiued merely to those
v.ao would always avoid paying
their dues if they coulu, that taxes
are an unavoidable but very unpleas
ant necessity.
It may be admitted that in 110
> ountry are systems of taxation per
fect. The collecion of taxes is
vasteful and their expenditure often
at - ariance with the views, if not
with the consciences, of those who
contribute them. Nevertheless tax
es bring a very large return for a
very small outlay, and most people
would be none the worse if they
crave this point some consideration.
Taxpayers are apt to regard the ser
vices cf the comunity to the indiv
:dusl as provided by a sort of na
tural law and the payment of taxes
to be no better than giving some
thing for nothing. To reali.:e
more fully that these services. of
hich the stat® departments are the
machinery, are out of all proportion
to the taxes which pay for them,
would not lessen the perfectly legi
" criticism mreciea at lessen
ing taxation, distributing it more
••venlv. and in other -ways making
the system approximate to a per
tection it has not yet attained.
Xeither would it lead of necessity
to Mark Tapleyism. A pessimist.
rhe cynic asserts, is a man who
has lived with an optimi'ait and. cer
'ainly, nothing is more trying than
:he optimism which sustains itself
by the ignoring of evils rather than
by the destruction of them. A clear
recognition, however, that rates and
taxes are a small return for
considerable benefits received would
imply a clearer mental outlook than
is generally discernible, and this
clearer outlook would mean a more
successful grappling with the pro
blems arising out of the relations of
■ he individual and the state.—Ex.
MEANY BELIEVES SPANIARDS
GAVE US OUR DOLLAR SIGN
Seattle, March 1—The dollar sign,
known the world over a? the symbol
of American money, appeared as the
pillars of Hercules upon the Spanish
milled dollars used by the American
colonies at the time o* the Revolu
tion. professor Edmond S. Mean",
of the University of Washington his
tory department, has one of these
old coins dated "1797." He believes
that the use of the dollar sign
dates back to these coins.
The coin iu the possession of
Professor Meany has on its reverse
the two pillars of Hercules which
were supposed to be 'n the Temple
of Hercules at Cadiz. These two
pillars aTe intertwined with banners
The pillars support the Spanish
i oat of arms, but the banners are
draped in such a way that, if
drawn together, they woul-.l produce
the modern dollar sign.
This Idea is opposed by many,
who believe that the monogram "U.
S.," with the curve of the "U" cut
off, was the origin of the symbol.
Cigarettes at reduced price at
Keller Broe. Drag Co. See display
adr. 2-2 S-6t.
Iu Re Estate of CECIL C. GAI.
VINE, alias BABE KING, deceas
ed.
Notice is hereby given that J.
B. Peterson, Administrator of the
above entitled estate, will be heard
on his final report and settlement of
account on the 25th day of April,
1915, and all parties having objec
tions thereto, are warned to appear
and show cause why said adminis
trator should not bo finally dis
charged on said date.
Given under my hand and seal on
this February 20th, 1015.
J. J. KENNEDY,
U. S. Commissioner
(Seal) and Es-Offlclo Pro
bate Judge.
2-24,-3-2-9-lC-23-'15.
In Re Estate of MYRTLE BUR
LINGTON, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
Bruc<» Brown, Administrator of
the above entitled estate, will be
heard on his final report and set
tlement of account on the 25th day
of April, 1915, and all parties hav
ing objections thereto, are warned |
to appear and show cause why said I
administrator should not be final-!
ly discharged on said date.
Given under my hand and seal
on this February 20th, 1915.
J. J. KENNEDY,
U. S. Commissioner
(Seal) and Ex-Officio Pro
bate Judge.
2-2 4,-3-2-9-16-23-'13.
TESTED AND PROVEN
There is a Heap of Soliu-e in lleinjf
Able to Depend Upon a AVcll
Earnetl Reputation.
For months Alaskan readers have I
seen the constant expression of
praise for Doan's Kidney Pills, and
read about the good work the/
have done. What other remedy ev
er produced such convincing proof
of merit?
Anthony Miller, 4316 S. l'uget
Sound Ave., Tacoma, "Wash., says:
"I had lameness across my kidneys
and headaches and dizzy spells. I
suffered from a constant backache
when on my feet. I tried evorytliin
but got nothing that would remove
tl e trouble, until Doan's Kidney Pi! 3
were recommended to me. They
quickly strengthened my back and
jemoved the lameness. 1 was soon
able to slfep well at night and got
up iu the mciuing feeling refresh
ed, Instead of being more tired
when I went to bed."
Price 50c, »t all dc-alers. Don't
sijiplv ask for a kidney remedy—
grot Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mr. Miller had. Foster-Milburn
Co.. Proos., Buffalo, N. "V.
A most popu
lar and effect
ive remedy for
breaking* iid a
COLD.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
KELLER BROS.
Theater a Valuable
Means of Public
Instruction
By EL'GENE BRIEUX, Member of
the French Academy
' fur ns I 11111 concerned I have
mean.- nil end. 1 wish through
it n«>t only to make people think,
to modify habits and acts, but still
more (and, though I have been bit
terly reproached for this, 1 do not
regret it) TO RR1XG ABOUT
LAWS WHICH APPEARED TO
ME DESIRABLE.
It 1ms happened that my natural
bent of mind allowed me to make
use of this farrenching mouth
piece, the theater. It has been said,
and justly, that 1 have done noth
ing more than to pass through opei
doors. Rut many believe these open
doors were closed, and to those peo
ple I have proved that the doors
were open by passing through
them. 1 have cried nothing new
through this mouthpiece. I know
it; I know i! well.
I HAVE ONLY MADE TO RE ECHO
THROUGH IT. IN A LANGUAGE
WHICH MY CONTEMPORARIES
COULD PE7T r ft UNDERSTAND,
TRUTHS WHICH PHILOSOPHERS
AND WISE MEN HAD DISCOVERED
AND SHUT UP IN 0301'S WHICH
THEATERGOERS WOULD NEVEP
BE TEMPTED TO OPEN. THAT IS
WHY I HAVE BEEN A DRAMATIC
AUTHOR.
Life In the Palklands.
The Inhabit:!!!:* of lis- 1'alkhltld Is
lands an- a | r:i. t*. noted for
their hospitality Living Is cheap In
tile Island rid :• kind* of English
fruits aid vrm-ial-Vs aho-ind there
There are. however. two great draw
backs to life in l!:e I'a!! lands. The
climate is never nally warm and Bres
have to he kept up all tIn* year ruiind
Servants are pro. <i•• ! w • i!i dirlh ulty
Most people i:ii|i>K t tIu-iii iron Ens
land. Imi as Ki:--;• -'t -in- • I'ivi|iient
ly snapped up and loan-ied as si>on as
they laud they have id sj-.:n an agree
ment to remain in service three years.
If they break it in order to marry the
husband has to pay the passage out
from Knglar.il of another servant to re
place his wife.—I.ondou Chronicle.
•ways looked upon the the
; not as n goal, but as a
The Armenians.
Armenia is n country of strong con
trasts, of opposite extremes ot heat
and cold, light and shade, drought nud
moisture, ami contains many mysteries
awaiting solution. The ethnologist is
still In doubt as to what branch of the
great European family the Armenian
peop'e belong to. The philologist has
not yet classified their language. The
antiquarian knows next to nothing ot
their early history.
Cynical D.'F'nitions.
Wife .l"h!i. .leat. ill-line a philan
thropist lhi<l>:tinl A philanthropist
my love, is a man wln> Lives away
other people's money Wife Aod what
Is a phiUwnpher? ttusbaud A philoso
plier i- a m:n who hears with resigna
tIon- the t<-otha< he from which his
neighbor is suiTi-riuy Illustrated Bits
Silk A'.tirc.
The tirst slil; dress was worn by a
lady of the I'rench court in 14.V>. The
first pair of <i!k stockings a (turned the
nnklos of Henry 11 of i'raficc in 1500
The Awful Altjrnstivs.
Kuirker - Jones says hi' is doing
night work. Hoclier \es; lie has to
get the children's examples or else
write their excuses. New Vork Sun.
Know how to give without hesita
tion M"\v in lose without regret, how
*• ai >pilrvr without incnnuess.
OUR WILD PONIES.
•Ming-go Arc ;Se Only Herds We
Have In This Country.
"l/>ok to Mir like .ling-go-tlgs," sftio
the veteran liorsr:v:in :>t a horse sale
at Dur!aud"> hi ii •! hatch of Virginia
ponies, stul>by si-nibi-y :itnl scrnggj,
cauie in'o tho ring to tro under the .
hammer of t?u» amtionocr
•Ming-ijo row ino to me.
What arc tli-y sunr-thing In th" horse
line':'
"Very much- the only wild ponies I
bred In the t'niii-d States so far as 1 !
know, and I've bought horses In about
all ttie markets of the country. A ,l!ng
go-tig heats anything in the world for
a wild, scrawny nt:ddisreputable pony J
But tame eai and they're tine. When
ever you see a pony trap in Baltimore j
Washington, Annapolis or any of the I
towns In Virginia or Maryland it's a
100 to 1 shot they are Jlng-go-tigs |
Driven to the sweilest of turnouts they
are. and yon may oftrn see them in the
parks in Philadelphia and the suburbs
of that city with children driving or
riding them. Just as they do in the rit j
Us farther to the south."
"JIng-go-tigs" happen to be Chinco !
teague3 and come from the long, nnr j
row, sandy and stumpage covered is !
land of that name to the northeast of
the upper point of Virginia where the |
line meets that of the state of Mary !
land. Adjoining It Is the island of As j
sateagne. It Is from the waters off tin
shore of the first mentioned lslnnd that
the famous Chincoteague oysters come
—New York Times.
To Cure «t Cold in 0n« Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
tablets. Stop the Cough and Headache
iind work off the Cold. Druggist# refund
money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's
signature is on each box. 25 cents.
How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
rheney for the lust 15 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his Arm,
.NATIONAL, BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo, O.
Hull's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally,
icting directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
EXPOSED I
After exposure, when y»u feel a
cold coming on, take "PUROLA"
Honey and Tar Cough Syrup. Don't
wait until it hag developed Into
oronchitis or pneumonia. Do«e net
contain opiates of any kind. Keep
bottle in the house X»r emergen
cies. Your druggist will re*ua4
your money II not sateflei. Prloe
25c and 60c Specify •'FUROLA''
j Sold by Keller Brcs. Drug Co.
P. & A. M.
White Pane Lodgs
F. & A. M. No. 113
meeta 2d and 4th
Fri. Bv'ga. of eaeh
mouth, visiting Drotuera wel
come Phil Abrahams, Becr»tftr7.
Elmer L. Whoeler, W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodgo
No. 431. B. P. O.
E. meets ivwy
Thursday ev*u
^ ing at 8 o'clock.
—S^nBS" Visiting brothers
cordially welcome. Jaa. Kennedy,
Ex R. Geo. Magee, Secretary.
Fraternal Order
Eagles—
Skagwaj Aerie
No. 25, Frater
nal Order c f
I eagles meets the first and third
i Wednesday night of eacb month at
| their hall on Fifth avenue, Visiting
brothers cordially Invited to attand.
Jhon C. Wood, W. P., J. W. Prtt
chett, Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhoods—
- ? Camp Skagway No. 1
t *"1 9 ifll
xz£sn*ij} A. B. meets every Tuts
^«§P'r day evening at 8:00 p
ra. sharp. Visiting b rotters cordial
ly welcome. A. J. Achasoa, Arctic I
oilier, \v. R. Hillary, Arctic R«-1
corcler
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DR L. 9. KELLER.
Dentist.
Most Modern Methods.
Open Eveniage.
Office Hours: 9-12 a. m 1-6 *•
Alaskan Building - Broadway
SKAGWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM FALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist in the treatment of
diseases and deformities of th® eye,
car, nose and throat.
Office; Goldstein Building, Ju
neau, Alaska.
W. B. STOUT.
Attorney At Law.
Practice U all courts
In Territory of Alaska.
Haines Alaska.
Whitehorse
Kluane Stage
--—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 Champaigne
Passengers and Freight sol
icited, Rates Reasonable
and the Service First Class.
H. CHAMBERS, Prop.
OFFICE
Rcgina Hotel :: Whltiltorw, Y. T
TO |
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria j
Vancouver, Princc Rupert |
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan |
Leave Skaguaay
S,S, Spokane, Mar, 5, 15, 25
And every ten (lays following. Modern comfortable ship#,
excellent service Connects at Seattle with through passen
ger steamers.
CONGRESS, GOVERNOR. PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Sailing Tuesday, 10 a. m. and Friday, 5 p. in.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGEL Ik, SAN DIEGO.
Through ticket# sold and baggage checked to all point* in
United States and C»n:ida. For folders and full particulars,
address V. A. PETERSON, Agent
H. BRANDT, G. A. p. D. Phone 50, SKAGWAY
60S Second Ave., Seattle, Wash.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
WINTER SAILINGS
S. S.JEFFERSON
MARCH 11-23
APRIL 4
Passengers will be transferred to
Vancouver or Victoria "without
extra charere.
TELEPHONE NO. 69.
E. J. SHAW, Agent, SKAGWAY.
Twin Screw S. S.
litem |1)ay
Will leave Skagway for
Prince Rnpert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle
March 10 24
April 3 14 24
May 5 15 26
All infor.nation, Rail, Sleeper, or Ocean Tickets
To any part of the world
F. F. W. LOWLE, Gen'l Agt. Phone 87 or 141 [SKAGWAY
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