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ESTA5U5HED 1898 OLDEST DAILY MEWSPAPEB IH ALASKA __
OFFICIAL CITY PAPEr. L. S. KELLER, Publisher.
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EDITORIAL PAGE j
the distant green field
The Douglas Island News sounds
u timely note of warning to those
who would stampede to the west
ward, lured by the prospective gov
ernment railway.
"The natural Impulse of Ameri
cans is to 'go west," says the News.
" There are men in Douglas wh<
have been 'going west' all theit
lives, and now they are lookin?
with anxious eyes towards the wesl
jgain, and are only waiting for Ch<
announcement of the location of th<
government railway to join th<
tl.roug that will madly rusl
'or the spot. One Douglas man
wno has a very nice business es
'ablished, admitted this morniu;
hat he yearned to go. He want'
to try his fortune in a new country
among new people. He would leavi
all his old friends behind to make ne
ones. And of success there may b'
one chance in hundreds. When th
president announces where the roai
«')! be. there will be a stampede
And when the crowd reaches th
Promised land, they will look a
each other in astonishment and b«
^i:i to feel the pangs of disar
•ointment. We are confident tha
tne promised railroad will brin
boundless blessings to Alaska, bi
!h>*rp will be few bonanzas It wi
bring about the establishment <
permanent industries which will gi
•mploymeut in time to an army <
laborers: but it wi'l take tint
Ton't be in a hurry."
cio an
Aid to Southern
Prosperity
By FAIRFAX HARRISON, Presi
dent ot the Southern Railway
THE agricultural and industria
progress of ihe south, whicl
has been one of the most note
worthy features of the economic
history of th<* United States f»
some years past, has been only tern
porarilv retarded by the Euro peat
war. The world must have cotton
The demand, both for export anc
for American mills. is increasing
and there lias Wen a substantial
advance in price since the low poini
when the depression was at it
worst.
Southern farmers are meeting the
situation confronting them by plan
ning to reduce tiie acreage of cot
ton planted in 1915 and to devote
the land thus released from cotton
to other crops and to live stock.
WITH A LARGER PRODUCTION
OF GRAIN THEY WILL PROFIT
FROM THE INEVITABLE EURO
PEAN DEMAND RESULTING FROM
THE WITHDRAWAL OF MILLIONS
OF MEN AND DRAFT ANIMALS
FROM AGRICULTURE IN THE
COUNTRIES WHICH ARE AT WAR.
TREAT CANCER QUICKLY.
"It It Not Surgery, but Decayed Sur
gery, That Faili to Cure."
That cancer is at first a local growth
and not a general disease of the sys
tem is now clearly established. This
fact is of lb-- utmost Importance, since
lu holds out a high hope of cure if the
malignant t.-rowth is removed before
It has time to spread to other parts of
the body. C'aucer beginning in one spot
later appears elsewhere, because small
particles or cells are carried away
from the first site and start other
growths, not because there exists pre
viously some poison In the blood which
caused the disease to break out In
different parts of the body. The great
hope of cure, therefore, lies in remov
ing cancer entirely from the system be
fore it has a chance to spread from its
first foothold.
The reason why so mauy people
came to Mleve that cancer was a
blood disease is doubtless because it
was observed to come again In the
i&WM or other xvirts of the body after |
'having been apparently cut oilt. it
was natural to assume that when the
disease kept coming back In this man
ner there must be some cause or taint ,
In the blood which led to Its breaking I
out in different places much like cer
tain skin diseases.
The trouble which started this falla
j clous reasoning was that In those
earlier days cancer was not so well
| understood as It now Is. Surgeons
then did the best they knew how, but
without the advantages of modern
methods they were unable successfully
to exterminate the disease. The micro
scope has now shown us the paths by
which cancer cells start their Invasion
. of the body If the tirst and local np
, pearance Is neglected. • Modern sur
geons are, therefore, repeatedly suc
cessful In removing the disease once
for all. As an eminent American
doctor has well said, ''It Is not surgery,
■' but delayed surgery, that fails to cure."
j OUR CALENDAR IMPERFECT.
I Under the Present System a Day Is
» Lost Every 2.500 Years.
: Many people are dissatisfied with the
I | calendar. They propose to take it back
| and change it They would have to go
» back to an act of the British pa-lla
! nieut In 1751—that is. English speak
' i ing folk would—and then still farther
I into the recesses of tiute. it was that
" j statute which later led American
t | schoolboys int'< doubt as to whether
S George Washington was born ou Feb.
t | 22 or Fe*>. 11. Eleven days were lost
1 j between Julius Caesar and George
. j Washington, but that hardly seems ap
| palling enough after all to justify sc
'* j many preachments on the subject of
,f | lost "time, does it? The way things art
* I arranged now it will be 2.300 years oi
more before we lose another day.
The scientist, however, Is never sntis
r *'nahous! bul
nothing has happened yet. Ueform is
sure to get into trouble, anyway, when
It gets into politics. But truth, crushed
to earth, shall rise again, and maybe
the dream of the scientist will comt
true. The first day of every month
will fall ou the first day of the week,
and so forth. The printed calendar
which comes from the Insurance com
pany or the grocery store will be just
as good one year as another, and the
months will be all alike. Probably a
more durable form will be Invented, so
that it will last a lifetime, be moved
from house to house with the rest of
the furniture and be handed down to
future generations as an heirloom.
Time, with such a calendar, wouldn't
seem so flighty.—Philadelphia Ledger.
Wisdom Te;th.
The so called wisdom teeth are the
two last molars to grow and they have
no real connection with the possessou
of wisdom. They take their name from
the time of their arrival, from twenty
to twenty-five years, at which age the
average person is supposed to have
reached years of discretion. Cutting
one's wisdom teeth means simply ar
riving at the point of completeness in
physical equipment and lias no direct
relation to mental equipment The pos
session of these teeth is no guarantee
of wisdom. They grow at about the
same age in people whether they are
wise or not
The Prussian Versailles.
Potsdam Is the Prussian Versailles
and contains four palaces. It was J
founded by the great elector of Bran
denburg. but owes most of its splendor
to Frederick the Great, whose apart
ments. which are shown to visitors, re
main almost exactly as they were |
when he was alive. Among fie most
Interesting treasures is a copy of Fred
erick's works annotated in the hand- J
writine of Voltaire.
> Island Wilderness.
Andotg. Island, among the Bahamas.
Is ninety miles In length and twenty
to forty miles In breadth and most of
its extensive area has never been ex
plored. It Is an unbroken wilderness.
Inhabited solely by about 3.500 negroes
It has great forests, seldom penetrated
by white men. of mahogany, mastic,
ebony, logwood and cedar: swamps,
creeks and bayous teeming with wild
fowl. Including the flamingo, which la
found here In vast numbers. No real
effort has been made to exploit its re
sources. It is said to be the only one
of the Bahamas which has running
streams of water and is surrounded
by a series of barrier reefs which pro
vide sheltered water ideal for yachting.
ALL WRONG S
1
Clio Mistake is Made by Many Al- ^
asknn Citizens. li
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?ause.
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Mrs. Eliza Harris, 813 Emerson
Ave., Hoquiam, Wash., says: "For
several years I was bothered with
kidney trouble, especially in the
winter. The pains ana dull, heavy
rci e in my back were very severe. 1
tad other ailments which showed
that my kidneys ■weren't doing their
work right. Doan's Kidney Pills
relieved the kidney trouble and the
backache left me."
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get Doan'a Kidney Pills—the same
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shape, equipment complete.
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REGISTRATION' NOTICE
All citizens, male a fid female, de
siring to vote for candidates for the
common council of Skagway, Alaska
at the municipal election to be
held on April 6th, 1915, must reg
ister.
The registration books will b®
open at the town hall from 7:30 to
9:30 o'clock every evening, from
Monday, March 15th until Saturday
April 3rd, 1915.
D. McKAY,
3-5-3-13-J5. Town Clerk.
A general municipal election will
be held Tuesday, April 6, 1915, for
the purpose of electing seven coun
cilmeu and one member (director)
of the school board
The election will be held at the
town hall and the hours for voting
will be from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m.
Voters for councilmen must be
citizeus of the United States, or
.'h< se who have declared their in
tention to become such; 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 cf 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 Clerk.
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irs. 2-2 6-61.
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Seward for any case of Catarrh
hat cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure.
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Iransactlons and financially able to carry
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acting directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of tlio system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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After exposure, when you feel a
:old coming on, take "PURGEA"
Honey and Tar Cough Syrup. Dout
wait until it hag developed Into
bronchitis or pneumonia. Does not
contain opiates of any Vlnd. Keep
bottlo in the house for emergen
cies. Your drugglat will refund
your money If not wrtefled. Prise
25c and 60o Specify "PtJROkA"
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F. * X. M.
White Paaa Lo4«*
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d and .
FrL Ev'gfl- «i •£L«h
month. Visiting DrotuwrB
come Plill Abrahams, SeoratAry.
Elmer L. WUoeler. W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skogw&y Lodge
No. 431. B. P. 0.
E. meets rvery
Thursday even
ing at 8 o'clock.
Visiting brothers
cordially welcome. Jm. Kennedy,
| Ex R. Geo. Magee, Secretary.
Fraternal Order
Eagles—
Skagway Aerie
No. 25, Frater
nal Order of
i Elsies wzeis iuo urtsi sua tuiru
i Wednesday night of each month at
their hall on Fifth aranue. Visiting
| brothers cordially invited to att«nd.
I Jhon C. Wood. W. P., J. W. Prlt
I chett, Secretary.
Arctio Brotherhood.—
-Hw Camp 8ka®waJ' No* 1
^ SrW k. B. meet# «T«ry Tuea
r day ayenln* «t 8:00 p
juie. A. j. AcnoBaa, Arctic
Chief, w. R. Hlllery, Arctio Re
corder
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(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist In the treatment of
diseases and deformities of the eye,
car, nose and throat*,
Office; Goldstein BulldiBg, Ju
ueau, Alaska.
W. B. STOUT.
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Practice la all oourta
In Territory of Alaska.
tlaioes Alaska.
Whitehorse
Kluane Stage
Line
The Royal Mail Stage -
leaves Whitehoree 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
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TO
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria
Vancouver, Prince Rupert
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
Leave Skagtuay
S*S* Spokane, Man 16,- 27
And every ten days following. Modern ooatfortable ship*, •
excellent service Connects at Seattle with through passen
ger steamers.
CON GUESS, GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Sailing Tuesday, 10 a. m. and Friday, 5 p. m.
FOR SAJS FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELSb, SAN DUCGO. *
Through ticket* gold and baggage checked to all paints In
United States and Canada. For folders end full particulars,
address V. A. PETERSON, Agent -
H. BRANDT, G. A. P. D. Phone BO, SKAGWAV
60S Second Ave.. Seattle, Wash.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
WINTER SAILINGS'
S. S. JEFFERSON
MARCH 23
APRIL 4
Passengers will be transferred to
Vancouver or Victoria without
extra charge.
TELEPHONE NO. 08. E. J. SHAW, Agent, SKAGWAY.
Twin Screw S. S.
rincess Iftay
Will leave Skagway for
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle
ivibtrcn iu "dA
April 3 14-: 24 >
May 5 35* 26 1
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To any part of the world
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