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EST4BUSHEfl 1898 OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA
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TONIGHT'S MEKTIXG
The cull by the Citizens' party
of Skagway for the holding of a
nominating convention at the
Fourth avenue hose house of the
Volunteer Fire department at 7:30
o'clock tonight, for the purpose of
placing seven candidates in the
field for the town council and one
member of the public school board
at the election on April 6tb, is one
fhat should be heeded by every one
*ho is interested in the welfare of
fte town of Skarway and the cause
of educetien, far without competent
men or women tQtag the above
mentioned places the affairs in
either of these branches of the
public service may easily go awry,
not by Intentional wrong-doing on
the part of those who have their ad
ministration, but through inability
on their part to grasp details quick
ly and with a full comprehension of
their significance either for or
hgainst the public good.
It appears, so far as w* have
been able to learn, That a majori
ty of the people fa*or the return
of the sis members of the present
council, who are still residents of
Skugway. and the nomination of a
i'e* member, to take the place of
Geo. D. Magee, who will -work in
harmony with them.
It has been an excellent town
council and, profiting by its experi
ence of the past twelve months, will
make a better one if returned this
election, for the members ere busi
ness men of atllty and eharactei
who have worked conscientiously,
untiringly and to a purpose Its
members are familiar with all
!. ranches of the municipal govern
ment and are thoroughly in touch
with the work that remains undone
;uid the needs of the future. There
fore. we believe the town will be
>ve!l looked alter if the present ad
ministration is continued in power.
As for a director of the public
school board, the present member
having positively declined to allow
his name used for re-election, there
will have to be new material select
ed, but wo apprehend that there wil
be no difficuity in getting some
competent and public spirited citi
zen to <x«ept nomination for this
important position at the ronven
tion tonight.
Evrey voter of Skagway should at
tend the meeting, regardless of
whether they are in favor of the
present town administration or not.
and they should participate and ex
press their sentiments either for
or against by both speech and vote,
i'.nd this Is applicable equally to
b th men ar»:l women.
BE MORE INDEPENDENT
Business In the United States
is going to be more independ
ent of foreign countries, before the
war ends, than it has even been.
It will be better able to get along,
if necessary, without the manu
factured products of Europe.
Edison joins Dr. Ritttoac in an
nouncing the discovery of a meth
od—different from Rittman'a—«f
producing, in unlimited quantities,
the benzol which has been import
ed from German! »n time of peace
and has been tfcf ,k»sic ek'uam in
many mauuf^^rvs, such U dyas,
which ha *# riw com# 0 the
United Stataj frogi the grew chem
ical workf of t)»« Rhi## yalloy
He is confident that Aflwica will
soon he perfectly able to «upply
it# own needs in that field.
Lik»^ changes ape taking place
in other lines of bu»Jn«*s. Neces
sity . is orortny the mother of in
vention. as the ol{ raying goes.
War conditions are twine met by
means whkh might not have been
-eaorted to for half a century If
the trade of the world a*d gone on
peacefully. • - •
The ground tfc* gained by the
"••ted State will tw retained. The
■•onditions existing ceiore me w<»
wiu not be restored. American
business iustincts are too well de
veloped to let such gains slip away.
Thus one of the permanent
eliauges wrought by the vast con
flict, to the disadvantage of Eu
rope, will be the firm establish
ment in the United States of in
dustries which would otherwise
have made little or no headway
1 here.
WONDERFUL VACUUM.
Science Can Produce It Almost to the
Point of Perfection.
Scientists have succeeded in getting
{what is practically a perfect vacuum—
[■have succeeded in taking all the air
out of a space except the one hundred
and fifty millionth of it As long as
they had to deal with the old time so
called suction pump very low vacuums
were impossible 011 account of leakage.
The mercury pump was relied on to
give the better vacuums, but that took
a long time indeed. Then the Gaede
pump and before that the Geryck
pnmp Unproved matters somewhat.
The device now thxni is as ingenious
as it Is swift and reliable. Suppose
that we tare a seated tube containing
air. If we place this In liquid hydro
gen the air In a few minutes becomes
a solid ?n the bottom of the tube. If
all the atr were frozen we should have
a perfect vacuum left, but air con
tains what the chemist calls "traces"
of several inert and bnr<l to freeze
gases, two of which are helium and
neon. The tiny amount of these rare
gases found in the air is, of course,
left In the space, ami so a perfect va
cuum does not appear. But helium
has been liquefied also. As liquefied
helium is the coldest thing obtainable,
it will not freeze any more of itself.
To make the vacuum more complete,
however, it was decided to put some
.•harcoal in the tube. It had long been
known that hot charcoal had the ik>w
er to absorb or "occlude" gases, but
ittle was known about its power when
is cold as liquid air. A great surprise
was In store for the first man to try It
lowever. for it was found that it ab
■(orbed a great deal more when very
•old than when warm, in some cases
;even or eis-'ht times as much. So the
•harcoal placed In the space absorbed
i good part of the gases remaining,
md the wonderful vacuum of .000005S
>f a millimeter. the normal pressure of
the air being 700 millimeters, was ob
tained.— Chicago Herald.
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
3o You Know Your Age and the Year
.ind Day of Your Birth?
How old are too ? When were yon
born? See If you really know. See if
your children know how old they are.
Do not laugh at these simple questions
until you try the test
According to a recent Issue of the
United States public health service re
ports, it is a common occurrence to find
school children, even high school pu
pils In the Junior and senior years,
who cannot tell how old they are. or
who. if they know their age, cannot
tell accurately in what year they were
born.
You will need this information when
you apply for a marriage license, or in
registering for voting, or in seeking a
government position, or in case yaa
claim that you are heir to a fortune
that Is going to some other person
fou may have to go under oath as to
your age when you pay your custom
duties upon return from your next
European trip! So you should practice.
In some of our states there is no
birth registration, so you uuiv not tie
able to prove from the records that
you ever were l*>ni. This might t>e
embarrassing to yon if you want to
marry in Europe.
Perhaps the easU-st way to re member
your age Is to form souie jingle or
rime on yonr hirth year. For in
stance. "In 1387 little Johnnie cami
from heaven." or "In 1SS2 little Susit
began to bo*j." Never mind what the
rime is. Just so you remember it. am'
it after reaching the age of forty, yon
want to prove thai you are only txven
ty-three years old. just change t!i"
rime and |K>rbnps people will believe
you when you repeat the Jingle to
prove your youth.
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Several sizes and styles of cal
endar pads Just received at K®ller
8ro* , 12-11-tf
DON'T WAIT
Delay is Often Dangerous
When the back begins to aclie.
Don't wait until backache be
comes chronic;
Till kidney troubles develop;
'Till urinary troubles destroy
night's rest.
Profit by this person's experience.
Mrs. Alonzo Stevens, $220 Broad
way, Everett, Wash., says: "I. had
a terrible, heavy pain across the
small of my back and I was unable
to rest nights on account of the pain
thicugh my loins. Often, when I
straightened after stooi ing, sharp
p.vi.s darted through me. I was
extremely nervous and was bothered
by irregular action of my kidneys. I
doctored, but got no permanent re
lief, and finally I decided to try
Doan's Kidney Pills. After I had
used several boxes, these ailments
left me and ..now- 1 am in good
health."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
S'niply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
tbat Mrs. Stevens had. Foster-Mil
burn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
DANCE TONIGHT!
You -will enjoy danrlng tonight
and ©very night Jf "PUROLA" Floor
Wax Is used. It Is granular, elfta
and oroduces no dust A good floor
doubles the pleasure of dancing and
makes the feet light. Try It today.
25c and 60c cans Specif? "PUR
OLA!" Sold by Keller Bros. Drug
Co.
"JUST A <OLTV"
You may call Jt "just a little
cold," yet It Is so easy for a light
cold to develop Into a serious one.
Ask your druggist for a box of
"PUROLA" Laxative Cold T&blets
and break up the cold at once. Do
It today. Price 25c. Specify "PUR
OLA!1 ' Sold by Keller Bros. Drug!
NOTICE OF ELECTION
A general municipal election will
be held Tuesday, April 6, l'Jlo, for
the purpose of electing seven coun
cilmen and oue member (director)
of the school board
The election 'will be held at the
town hall and the hours for voting
will bo from 7 a. m. to 7 i>. m.
Voters for councilmen must be
citizens of the United States, or
these who have declared their in
tention to become cuth; must be
twenty-one years of age or over, who
have resided continuously one year
next preceding the date of elec
tion in the territory of Alaska, and
for six months preceding the date
of election In the town of Skagway,
and who have been duly registered.
All adults, male and female, who
are citizens of the United States, or
who have declared their intention to
become such, and who are bona
fido residents of the town of Skag
way, are qualified to vote for the
Diiector of the School Board.
D. McKAY,
3-8-td. Town Cierk.
WAR 13 OVER
The war against coughs, colds,
sore throat, bronchitis, etc., Is
practically over when "PUROLA'
White Pine Expectorant is used for
{heir relief. Satisfaction guaranteed
or your money refunded. Price 25c
and 50c per bottlo Specify "PUR
OLA!" Sold by Ke!W Bros. Drug
Can be
used on
new, old or can
vas covered floors
Does not soil delicate
fabrics. Sprinkle it
on the floor and the
dancers do the rest.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Keller Bros.
Deafness CBttflot Blifittld
by local application*. »&>**SE&r".*:
tho diseased PorUptf of th£ ear. Totrt is
only one way to cure dtaftwl#,^3 tliat is ^
by constitutional rem* fmrneas is
caused by an inflamed condition or the mu
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. Whan
this tubo Is inflamed you have a rurabllnf
sound or Imperfect hearing. ana when It la
entirely closed. Deafness Is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to Ita normal condi
tion. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are cauaed by Catarrh,
which Is nothing but an Inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
Wo will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Tuke Hall s Family Pllla for constipation.
EXPOSED!
Aftei exposure, wben you feel a
cold coming on, take "PUROLA"
Honey and Tar Cough 8yrup. Dont
wait until it developed Into
oroncbitis or pneumonia. Does aot
contain opiates of any \ind. Keep
bottle in the houee for emergen-1
ciee. Tour druggist will refund
your money If aot aatafled. Price |
25c and 50c Specify -PUROLA" '
Sold by Keller Bros. Drug Co.
ONLY ONE "Bromo QuMne," that h
| axative firomo Quinine
Cures a Cold in One Day. Cripin 2 Days
F. * A. M.
White Pan Lodge
F. tt A. M. No. US
meet* 3d and 4th
FrL Ex's* of.tach
moaUi. VIolUaK brothers ar« wol
come Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. Wlweler, W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skatmy Lodge
No. 481. B. P. ©.
3. Ke«te •very
Thursday even
ing &t 8 o'clock.
Visiting brothers
cordially welcome. Jag. K.«nu«ay,
Ex R. Geo. Magee, Secretary.
Fraternal Order
£agl«—
Ska«way A«ri«
No. 26, Frater
nal Order of
aagies meets the flrBt and- third
Wednesday night of each month at
their hall on Fifth vr«nu* Visiting
brothers cordially invited to attond.
Jhon C. Wood, W. P., J. W. Prit
chett. Secretary.
Arctic BrattscrbocxL—
Camp Bktcwftj No. 1
1. B. meet* •rery Tuw
day evonlmg at 1:00 p
ra. scarp, visiung brottani soroiai
ly welcome. A. J. A^UesoB, Arctic
Chief, W. R. Hillery, Arctic Re
corder
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DR. L. S. KELLER.
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Office Hours: 9-12 a. m 1-6 p. si
Alaskan Building - Broadway
SKAGWAY * v ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
1- L ■ i-'~ *
Specialist in the treatment of
diseases and deformities of the eye,
e»r, nose and throat.
Office; Goldstein Building, Ju
neau. Alaska.
W. B. STOUT.
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Attoraey At Law.
Praetlc* lx all court*
In Territory if Alaska.
Haines ...... Alaska.
Whitehorse
Kluarie 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.
OFFICF
Regina Hotel it WMlAtlW, f T
TO
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria
Vancouver, Prince Rupert
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, Ketchilun
Leave Skagmay
S.S. Spokane, Mar. 27. April 7-18-29
S. S. City of Seattle April 1-12-22
And every ten days following. Modern eonforUble ship**
excellent service Connects at gentile with through pwicm
ge* steamers,
CONGRESS, GOVERNOR. PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Sailing Tur«i»j, io a. m. and Friday, B p. k
FOR SAA FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELHb, BAN DIEGO.
Through ticket* cold and baggage checked to nil points in
United States and Cwiada. For folden and foil particular*,
address V. A. PErERSON, Agent
H. BRANDT, G. A P. D. Phone BO, 8KAGWAT
•08 Second Ave.. Seattle. Wash.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
JEFFERSON April 1
DOLPHIN April 8
WESTWARD
NORTHWESTERN, Harch 28
MARIPOSA, April 3
ALAMEDA, April lo
SOUTHBOUND
NORTHWESTERN April 3
MARIPOSA April 10
ALAMEDA April 17
Passengers will be transferred to Vaacover «r Victoria
without extra charge.
TELEPHONE NO. CO. E. J. 8BAW, Agent, 3KAGWAY.
Twin Screw S. S.
'rinctts may
Will leave Skagway for
Prince Rupert, Yanconver, Victoria, Seattle
Marcii 24
April 3 14 24
May 5 15 26
All information, Rail, Sleeper, or Ocean Tickets
To any part of the world
F. F. W. LOWLE, Gen'I Agt. Phone 87 or 141 SKAGWAY
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