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f . RAILWAY GARDEN'S
A few years ago If anyone with
au eye for the artistic and beauti
ful suggested the planting ami
culUratioa of flower gardens
aiouud tie passenger depots and the
parking of the sidewalks and ay
pro aches thereto wherever practic-1
able and the further parking of
roadbeds between the rails and alon
eide, it would bare slmpljr Taised a
smile of pitying contempt and they
would have been told that tho plan
wag utterly Impracticable and out
of place.
A. Terlflcation of the truth of
this was furnished recently ia the
town of Skagwajr. When President
O. JL. Dickeson asked permission
from the council to park the rail
way track on Broadway, between
Second and Eleventh streets, a
howl of derision went up from cer
tain mctssbacks of the town who
are now aud always have been ini
mical to the railway company and
"fornlnst" anything that It lookel
upon with favor- The improvement
when it was put in, for it was a de
cided improvement notwithstanding
its crudity, was even commented up
cn in a satirical manner by tha
humorist of a neighboring publica
tion, who saw no beauty in it hut
likened its e.ffects upon the appear
ance of the town to those described
in Grey's Elegy of "A Deserted Vil
lage.'«
We do not pretend that Mr. Dii'k
fson was the originator of the idea
of gardens and parking plots fo.
Tailroads, but that Jie should bfi ap
preciative enough of its value as a
business asset In the attracting of
tourists and other travelers is prob
ably all the commendation that h?
■wishes or,anticipates receiving.
That this matter of beautifying as
much as possible that which -would
otherwise be unsightly and uuat
tractive is not confined to th W. P.
& Y. R. is shown by the steps that
are being taken by all the big rail
way lines of the country in th»
samtj direction, most of which
have regularly constituted crews of
railway gardeners who are deem-id
almost as necessary as are the em
ployes In other parts of the system.
President and General Manager \\
O. Besler of the Central Railroad of
New Jersey, speaking at the H°tel
Breulin before a convention or rail
way gardeners, men maintained 1>.V
the railroads to beautify station
grounds and rights of way, and
who are able to make patches of
black cinders blossom with roses
aad Canterbury bells, said that he
remembered the first time he ever
heard of the Idea of beautifying
railroad grounds.
He said ha was private secretary
to a western road official at the
tim^ when a visiting railroad man
told of seeing the grounds about a
certain station In the East laid out
In flower beds. The visitor was a
Boston man and the Idea of a flower
bed In connection with a railroad
was accepted by Mr. Besler and his
associates as being rather toa ad
vanced for western railroading.
"But," said the speaker, "times
chai>ge. There is now no railway
too humble to do something in the
way of beautifying stations and
rights of way."
Sodded banks, green hedges and
flowers, the speaker said, relieved
■train and stress and nothing
brought from the public such ex
pressions of approbation as the ef
fort oa the part of a railway to
beautify its property.
Patrick Foy, chief gardener of the
Norfolk & Western, has lately re
turned from Ireland. Most of the
Irish railways he Bays run between
well-kept hedges, with soided
Blopea and cuts, free from slides.
"THE MAX WITH A GROUCH"
"The Maa with a Gfoucb'* is a
part of ©very :well regulat
ed commualty, though why he
should be so It is hard to
■»- >a nrobably a
wise dispensation of Providence,
however, for were it otherwise it
is mt>re than likely that the same
ness of things would pall upon us
to such an extent that we would
welconio any onQ who chose to dif
fer with us with open amis.
But even though we are prepared
to accept "The Man with, a Grouch"
a« a necessary evil his contrariness
and contumaciousness is regrettable
when it is In misguided opposition
to a movement which is being car
ried forward by public-spirited citi
zens of both Bexes for the welfare,
education and enjoyment of the en
tire community in which ho lives.
SHOULD BE THANKFUL
With a long hard winter before
us, iu which Jt will bo a difficult
matter to dispose of eur spare time,
it is a good thing that a 50c.
"pitch"' game, with a 25c. "set-up"
clause, is not classed as gambling,
neyther "solo" at one cent per. Well
well, well, the world do move, but
the thing to determine is whether
forward, backward, or in a circle.
And husbands are already dis
mally predicting that American iu
genulty -will produce something
just as expensive as any Paris
fashion.
A cannon has been devised in
Europe to bring dowu aeroplanes
and dirigible balloons. Why not im
port a few and train them on the
cost of living?
One great trouble with the war
news is that a man has to wade
through it before he ean consider
himself prepared for the day's
business talk.
The announcement that Edna
Goodrich has become a Red Cross
nurse leaves Anna Held no al
ternative. She must take a sub
marine bath.
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A New liack for aii Old One. How
it Can bo Donp iu Alaska.
The back aches at times with a
dull, indescribable reeling, making
you weary and restless; piercing
pains shoot aeross the region ot the
kidreys, and again the loins are so
lame that to stoop is agony No use
to rub or apply a plaster to the
back if the kidneys are weak. You
cannot reach the cause. AlasKau
residents would do well to profit
by the following example.
John I. Conger, prop, printing
shop, 845 N. Seventeenth St., Salem,
Oregon, says: "My back got weak
and sore and my kidneys did not
act as they should. At times I
could hardly straighten. Doan's
Kidney Pills gavo me relief and it
took them only a short time to
rif* me of kidney trouble. I public
ly endorsed them several years ago
a«-d am glad to do so again."
Priec 60 c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—ge
Doan's Kidney Pills—the same that
Mr. Conger had. Foster-Mllburn Co.,
Prop., Buffalo, N. Y.
Laxative Bromo Quinine removes
the cause. There Is only one
"BROMO QUININE." Look for
signature of E. W. Groves. 25o.
Relieves CATARRH of<
the
BLADDER
and all
Discharges in
I24KOURS
E«<ibc«|VR)1cbcari the i
Bnncrof (MIDV< f
c: ttr.trr/cits, 4
So,'4bj all
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co. I
44THE ADMIRAL LINE"
westbound
S. S. ADMIRAL EVANS Sept. 12
WESTBOUND "
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON Sept. IS
LEAVING SEATTLE ON THE 5th, ISth AND 25th OF
EVERY MONTH AND ARRIVING IN SKAGWAl ON THE VUi, j
19th AND 20U;., WESTBOUND.
RETURNING FROM THE WESTWARD, SHOULD LEAVE
SKAGWAY, SOUTHBOUND, AI'PRt.-XIMATELV ON THE l»t!i, |
10th., AND 20th.
Direct connection ami through service, Seattle to San Fran
cisco, on the Steamship Admiral Farragpt and Adairal Watson,
sailing from Seattle on a five-day schedule.
Special attention to Tourist Bufc.ncss, both west nixl south
bound.
For Information call at Ticket Office, or write.
Pacific^Alaska Navigation Co., Skagway, Alaska
Dr. Percy King" j
The Eminent Eyesigt Specialist
Well known throughout Canada anH the I nit oil St;itc.-s l<;>'
tljio |>ast 18 years. He has cured iiiimd sul'lerw^ of beadachc sj
an»l nervous troubles, mid has straightened more crooked ejus ^
than any specialist in the Wet, He was examiner of the j
Winnipeg ICyo Infirmary, and president of the lloyal Optical
Co., of Winnipeg, fin- seven years Has taught the science. H*t.
lM'en practicing on tho ('oast orer seven years, (jrnduate of ;
the South lleml (Indiana) college, and of the Toronto Opthnl
niic college. lias his own factory, aixl manufactures liis n.\ n ^
glasses. His priees are very moderate. Have your eyes tested ;
scientifically with tlie best instrument*. If you need glasses, •
he makes the hest.
Golden Nor ill Hotel
Here for a Few Days Only Room 3 jc
Hours 1) a. in. to !) p. 111.
HA.VD LAUNDRY— The Jandos
Hand Laundry on Third srteel next
to Goldee North Hotel, does your
washing without shrinking the
clothes. Family work given careful
attention. tf.
Only One "BROMO Ql-LXIXE."
To get tlio genuine, call for full
name, LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN
INE. Look for signature of E. W.
Grove. Cures a Cold in Ouc day.
PUOFKSSIO NTJ « A11DS.
Dentists.
OK. Ii. S. Kl.lJuKR.
Dentist.
Mo«t Modem Methods.
Op€* Evenings.
Office Hours: 9-12 a. n*. 16 p. m.
Alaskan Huildiug - Broadway
SKAOWAY ALASKA
\V. U. STOl'T.
Attorney A i Ii a w.
Practices lu all courts
I'll Territory of Aiaeka
Ha' --3 Alaska.
!■'. & a. M.
Whit© Puss Lodge
> F. & A.M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4th
frl. Ev'gs. of each
mouin. visiiiiig oromeri are
come. Phil Abrahams, secretary.
W. C. Wright, W. M.
Frati'rn.il Order j
\ •f'laglos—
Skagway Aerie
No 25, Frater
ual Order ol I
» mcri# U10 urH UQU uiiru
Wednesday night of each mouth at
their hall on Fifth aveuue. Visiting
brother* cordially lnvi".ed to attend.
Elmer Wbeelor, W. P. J. M. Keller,
secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodg j
No. 431, B. P. O. |
E. meets every |
1st and 3rd Thurs- I
'■ days at S o'clock.
Visiting >roth
era cordially welcome. Jas Ken-1
nedy, Ex. R. Geo. Magee Secretary, j
1 ,j
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skagway No. 1
A. B. meet* every Tues j
day evening at 8:00 p 1
n. sharp. /laltlny brothers cordial-1
iy welcome D. J. Rich, Arctic Chief j
5V. R. Hfllerj, Arctic Recorder.
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| Pack Train |
i Restaurant?
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I TONY STANICH, Proprietor •
■o
>o For 14 Years We Have Served only ®
j* The Best in the Markets J
5 1
U ap'l tc*!ay it is the
5 *•
* Most Popular Eating J;'
to House in the North «
£ New Location *f
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? Broadway, between 3rd and -4th *'
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| The Delmorico of Alaska £
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FIRE PROOF
MANAGEMENT
Stock Rumsey of Nome
Joe Rumseyof Dawson
Reasonable Kates
' Everv Convenience
1408 FOURTH AVENUE
Seattle
"BEN" CULBERTSON
Expressicg and Cartage
Plnne 3-1, day oi night, for
quick service
[Office: The Pool Room,
Wood, Coal and Ice delivered on
Short Notice.
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria
Vancouver, Prince Rupert
Junenu, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
4/v/sv^
Leave Skacjuuay
S*S,City of Seattle, Sept 4,15,27, Oct* 9,21
S*S, Spokane, Sept* 11, 22, Oct 4^16, 28
Aud every six djijft following. Modern comfortable ships, ex
cellent service. Connects at Seattle with through passen
ger .steamers.
CONGRESS, GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Sailing Tuesday, JO a. in. and Friday, 5 p. in.
FOR SAV FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO.
Thcfiugh tickets sold and baggage checked to all points in
United States and Canada. For fqjdera and full particulars,
address V. A. PETERSON, Agent
II. BRANDT, G. A. P. D. Phone 50, SKAGWAY
COS Second Ave., Seattle, Wash.
j ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
FAST TIME TO SEATTLE 31-2 DAYS
Making but two stops (.Tuneau and Ketchikan)
THE OCEAN GOING STEAMSHIPS
S. S. MARIPOSA. Aug. 17, Sep. 4-23, Oct. 11-29
S. S. ALAMEDA, Aug. 23, Sep. 10-29, Oct 17, Nov. 4
S. S. NORTHWESTERN, Sep. 18, Oct. 6-24, Nov. 11
' ALSO THE POPULAR
S. S. JEFFERSON. Aug. 26. Sept. 8-20, Oct. £14-26
S. S. DOLPHIN, Sept. 1-14-26. Oct. 8
Transfcr'lo Tacomn, Vancouver and Victoria, without additional charge.
For Cordova and Westward Points
j S. S. MARIPOSA. ... - Aug. 28, Sep. 16. Oct. 4-22 g
[ S. S. ALAMEDA, Sep. 3-22. Oct. 10-28 I
I S. S. NORTHWESTERN, Aug. 23. Sep. 11-29, Oct. 17, Nov. 4 I
All dates subject to change without notice
TKLKI'H'JXE NO. (JO. Ii. J. SHAW, Agent, SKAGWAV. I
rJig|§^ Famous
T-.Ttrr'X
:p a ® 8
PACific# "Princess" Steamers
\t ItAiLWAY-y
NM^
Leave Skagway Every Thursday
AS ADVERTISED
P. SOPHIA, Sept. 17, Oct. 1-15-29
P. MAY, Sept. 24, Oct. 8-22, Nov. 5
Particulars and Reservations, " Rail or Sail," from
F. F.W. LOWLE, Gen'l Agt. Phone 87 SKAGWAY
Steamship Humboldt'
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP OPERATING TO S. E. ALASKA
Sailings from Skagway to Seattle.
June 27- Julv 7- 18, 29. Aug. 8, 18, 29
$50 Round Trip to Seattle and Return
"Sailing Sates subject to change without notice.
THROUGH TICKETS HONORED
.alio OCfiue: Robert Browning, 5<h & Broadway.
116 Second Ayeuue. Tickets and all Ik/oiniation.
THc.
V1PIAN'
The Train of Luxury
TO
Ili'TTK, MILKS CITY, SIOUX C1TV, MINNEAPOLIS,
AND ST. PAUL, MILWAUKEE, CHICAGO
ALL POINTS EAST, via the
- "MILWAUKEE"
LEAVES SEATTLE DAILY AT 10:15 A. M.
"A TOUR DE LUXE" is an expression supremely fitting in con
nection with a trip to the East on this palatial all-steel
transcontinental train. It combines the enjoyment of rare scenic
beauties with the pleasure of a journey in absolute ease and
comfort. --
NO EVTRA FARE ON* THIS TRAIN
For further information regarding fares, train service, res
ervations, etc, call on or address
E. J. SHAW
Agent, Alaska Steamsliip' Co,
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
City Ticket Office, Chicago, Milwaukeo & St. Paul Railway,
443 Hastings St. West, VANCOUVER, B. C.
SECOND AVE. AND CHERRY ST. SEATTLE.