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EDITORIAL
lOLD GLORY
America ror Americans
l'KKl'ARK FOR NEXT YEAR
The government Itself is making
preparations for a war that -will last
at least another year. The home gar
dener who is aiding his country by
producing much of his own food needs
cannot do less, says a bulletin from
the National Emergency Food Garden
Commission. Therefore, tlie bulletin
continues, in gardening this year the
worker should continually be prepar
ing for next year. One principal asset
wfiich he can store for irext year's
needs Is the experience which will en
able him to get constantly better gar
den results. More concretely, he can
start now making a compost bed for
next year's uses.
Compost is one of the quirkiest forms
in which fertilizer can be applied to
the soil. It can be used prvtitably in
next spring's seed t>eds atad In the
seed boxes which will be used for start
ing plants Indoors ticnr the eiwl of next
winter. It is also valuable for use in
hills of melons or other vegetables
which need warm soil iu the spring
and for top dressings of garden beds
where quick action of fertilizer is de
sired.
Compost consists of fine, thoroughly
mtted manure, vegetable matter and
soil mixed together. As soon as you
start to gather any garden crops you
ciin begin composting the waste por
tions. The pea vines, the turulp tops
ami waste lettuce leaves can all be
thrown into the compost bed. In the
city lawn clippings are especially de
sirable in the compost bed. Street
sweepings—if you are sure they are
free from automobile oil—will help
greatly to increase the fertility of the
compost.
FAR WEST IS EAST
It is a curious l>ut almost unnoticed
fact that San Francisco is three de
grees of longitude east of the geograph
ical center of that portion of the Unit
ed States located iu North America.
San Francisco is closer t<> the extreme
eastern portion of the const of Maine
than it is to the extreme western por
tion of the United States. It is about
7,000 miles from New York to the near
est Asiatic port: it is only twelve miles
from the western end of the United
States to the continent of Asia, for the
western line of the United States must
be measured north and south at the
extreme western portion of Alaska.—
Exchange.
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Daily History Class—June 14.
1777—First form of American flag de
creed !>y congress. The resolution
read "That the flag of the thirteen
United States be thirteen stripes,
alternate red and white; that the
Union be thirteen stars, white In a
blue field, representing a new con
stellation." The present form Is a
star for every state.
1S00—Battle of Marengo. Italy.
1807—Battle of Frlediand. Napoleon
defeated Russia.
1S13—First shots in the Waterloo cam
paign.
1910—Russians, in three columns, were
driving at Lemberg, capital of Ga
llcia.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Procyon, south of west; Capella,
northwest, and Castor and Pollux,
north of west, all low, are conspicuous
early in the evening. Flag day.
A BIG SEASON
FOR PLAYGROUNDS
PfiilaOeiphla Supervisor Expects
Attendance of 5,000,000.
QUAKER CITY A LEADER
Ten Year* Ago Philadelphia Waa With
out Publio Playground*, but Now It
la the Sacond City In the Country In
Number and Equipment of Recrea
tion Center*.
The manner In which the playground
movement Is spreading In popular
favor is exemplified by what has been
done In the city of Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, which ten years ago
was without public playgrounds, is now
the second city In the country In the
number and equipment of her child
recreation centers, the only city su
perior In this respect being Chicago.
Tills was brought out In a recent re
port of Montgomery Harris, president
of the Playgrounds association. He
said the association now had thirty
playgrounds In operation in various
parts of the city and that nine addi
tional ones would be opened this sum
mer. Sites have already been selected
at Twenty-fourth and Jackson streets.
Seventeenth and Fltzwater streets, Six
teenth and AVingohocklng streets, in
Stenton park, Frackford avenue and
Berks street, and Nineteenth street
and Falrmount avenue. Several of
these will be equipped with swimming
pools aud provided with swimming In
structors.
"Our goal Is to open and operate at
least seventy-five playgrounds," said
Mr. Harris. "As yet there are great
sections where we have not been able
to purchase or rent a suitable loca
tion."
If a youn^ter lsnt able to find a
place to play this coming summer It
A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND,
will only be because he doesn't look
around, according to J. L. Mason, new
ly appointed su[*rvisor of recreation
for Philadelphia's playgrounds.
And if there is not a total attendance
of 5,000,000 at the playgrounds this
year, Mr. Mason says, he is a bad
guesser.
Despite the menace of infantile pa
ralysis during the greater part of last
spring and summer, more than 3,500,
oix) were on the city playgrounds. ThlB
year about 100,000 children are expect
ed to be enrolled in classes.
The new supervisor predicts that the
coming season will be the most success
ful In the history of the playground
movement.
Skating Rinka Naxt Wintar.
"Nest winter there will he six new
outdoor skating rinks free to the pub
lic on playgrounds," said Mr. Mason.
"By the use of the sprinkler system we
will have a fresh surface ready for the
skaters every morning during the cold
weather.
"Another facility for recreation for
which there is need and which we will
install as soon as we can, is a running
track. There should be at least one
cinder running track in the city open
to boys and young men who are not
members of any large club. Herman
Meyer, the president of the A. A U. of
the middle states, already has offered
to help the boys who use the play
grounds by securing coaches to give
their services without pay from among
the best athletes in the city."
Mr. Mason is an enthusiastic believer
in the playgrounds as a cure for many
of the ills city humanity is heir to. He
said: "Give the boys and girls and
men and women who have to live and
work under hard conditions the choice
of wholesome recreation, such as our
centers and playgrounds offer, or the
street corner and the saloon, and
there's no question which nine out of
ten will choose. Just give them the
choice.
"It's the same way with the older
folk—they like to come to the play
grounds for a swim on a hot summer's
night or to Join a folk dancing or so
cial dancing class, as many older wo
men do, or to sit on a bench and smoke
a pipe (that is, the men) and just 'take
it easy' after a hard day's work.
"And it's not the poor people only
who come to us. If you want to know
your neighbor, rich or poor, and roll
the years o! your shoulders, it does
not matter whether you are old o.
young, immigrant or native, a power in
the community or 'an unknown'—there
Is common gr< tiad on the playground.'" J
A Surprise.
"The doctor has just told me," said
the friendly neighbor, "that your hus
band cannot recover."
"Oh!" shrieked the troubled wife.
"Now, my dear, the question is, Shall
we break the news to hiin or let death
come as a surprise to him ?"- Detroit
Free Press.
A Handy Signal.
Visitor—So this is the deaf and
dumb ward ! How do you call people
to dinner? I suppose you don't ring a
bell. Superintendent—No; we have a
man who walks through the ward
wringing his hands. -— Boston Tran
script.
Burglary.
Miss Vocolo—I'm never happy unless
I'm breaking into song. Bright Young
Man-Why dou't you get the key and
rou won't have to break in?
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE OP
SALE OF REAL ESTATE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GlVHN,
That ia uursuance of an order of
Edward A. Rasmusoji, U. S. Com
missioner for the Territory of Al
aska | Division No. 1, sitting la
probate in Skagway Precinct, made
on the 23 day of May, A. D. 1917,
in tha matter of the estate of John
P, Brawand, deceased, the under
signed as administrator of the said
estate, will Bell at public vendue
to the highest and b<vt bidder, and
subject to the confirmation of the
said Probate Court, on Friday th.e
22nd day of June, A. D. 1917, at 2
o'clock in the afternoon on the
front steps of thja u. S. Court House
in the Town and Precinct of Skag
way and Territory of Ala-ska, all
the right, title and interest and es
tate of *he said John P. Brawand at
the time of fcis death, and all the
right, title and Interest that the sal
estate iai, by operation of Jaw or
otherwise, in and to all thoso cer
tain tracts, lots or parcels of land,
situate, lying being in the Town and
and Recording District and Pre
cinct of Skagway and Territory of
Alaska, ©articularly bounded and
described as follows, to-wlt:
Lots Three (3) and Four (4) In
Block One Hundred and One (10 L);
Lots Two (2), Throe (3), Fout IS),
Five (5), Six (6), Sevan (7), Eight
(8), Nine (9), Ten (10) and Eleve
(11) in Block Ninety-five (95) of
the townsite of the Town of Skag
way in tha Territory of Alaska as
the same is shown and designated
by a survey of the said towinsite an
by a Plat thereof made by Hill &
Wettrlck, surveyors, and approved
by the Trustee for Baid townsite
on April 29, 1909, and duly filed
in the office of the District Record
er for tho said Skagway Recording
District.
The terms and conditions of »UO
sale are, alternatively, as said ad
ministrator shall judge most bene
ficial for the estate, ua follows:
To one person for all of the land
and lota herein described; To sev
eral persoms, respectively, for th»
several parcels or lots herein above
described;
For cash.
For cash and on part credit to t»
paid in time;
For part cash and on part credit
to he paid In installments.
P. H. Ganty,
Administrator.
First publication May 24, 1917.
Last publication June 21, 1917.
5-24,51; 6-7,14,21.
CRYING FOR HELP
Lots of It Alaska But Dally Grow
ing Less
T->e kidneys often cry for help.
Not another organ in the whole
body more delicately constructed.
Not one more Important to health
The kidneys ore the filters of
the blood.
When they fail the blood' becomes
foul and poisonous.
There can be no health where
there Is poisoned blood.
Backache la one of the frequent
indications of kidney trouble.
It is often the kidney's cry for
help. Heed it.
Read what Doan's Kidney Pills
have dome for overworked kidneys.
Proof of merit in the following
statement:
C. C. White, barber, 1646 Mis
sion St., Salean, Or©., says: "I hare
beea taking Doan'p Kidney Pills
off and on for a number of years
and they have never failed to do
good work. Standing in one posi
tion so much was hard on my back
and kidneys. At times I could
hardly stand up straight. After I
had <aken a box or two of Doan's
Kid«ey Pills, my back felt as
strong as ever."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
sin'ply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mr. White had. Foster-Mll
,bura Co., Prop3., Buffalo, N. Y.
FRATERNAL ORDERS
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Bkagwary No. 1,
A. B. meets every »ec
ond and louath,' Tues
day eTMilng at 8:30 P
m. an*rp. Visit lag brothera cordial
ly welcome. J. M. Taamer, Arctic
ChJif. W. B. Hargraves, Arctic Re
corder.
Fraternal Oixlti"
Bkflgwajt Aerlq
No. 26, FVater
nal Order
unguis ittqpra uic- nrst auu tairu
ttedaqBfry lWgfcr ©t web month at
tatlt bm an Eilttk Aretine. Vteiu
li'-U UrottJorn cwsliajlf Inrltexl to
1. M. «t*i»bach, W. P.
/. V. Mtltar, Socretiwry.
F. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meetfi 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings
of each months. Visiting Brethren
are welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAitEo WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Ska^way Lodge
No. 481, B. P. O.
K. meets every
1st and 3rd ThUrs
day night at 8:00
mfwaa » o ciocjc# visiting
brothers cordially welcome.
W. B. BATOON, B. R.
T. J. VAfJDEWAJLL, Secretary.
Pt^nr^r af Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* In A. B. Hell first Monday In
c*erj montli at 8:89 p. m.
V felting Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. Ll STEVEN80N, Pres.
P. H. Doree, Bee. Sec.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DR. L. S. KELLER
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Most Modfprn Methods
Office Hours: 9-12 ». hi. 1-6 p. m.
AbtobAn Building - - - - Broadway
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Practice in all oourta
In TerriCory of Al*<&»
HA1 N EH _ _ _ _ ALASKA
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ot Jshm AlMkX,
DMhn la
RUBBER, COPPER, BRASS
i had, emc, backs, rags
ROPK, SCRAP IRON
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•tor*.
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JEWELER
WATCHES&CLOCKS
Curios, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
China sad Cut Glass
Official Watch Inspector for the
W. P. 8c Y. Route
Meal Orders 'iven prompt care
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
with LOCAT, APPLICATIONS, as thej
cannot reach the seat 01" the disease. Ca
tarrh Is a blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure it you must take In
ternal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is
taken internally, and acts dlrectlj. upon
the blood and mucous surface. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It
was prescribed by one o'. 'ho best phy
sicians in this country toi years and is
a regular prescription. It Is composed of
the best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina
tion of the two inrredlents is what pro
duces such wonrteifu! results in curing
jatarrh. Sind fur est'^ionials. free.
F. J. CHENEY & «jC.. Props., Toledo, O.
Soli by DruKgUts. price 75c.
Take Hall'* Family Pills tor constipation.
—Advertisement.
there is a san-tox remedy
for every ordinwry houaebolfl all
meat. Thfere is room for San
Tox Remedies to your medicine
chest. Get a San-Toot Blue Book
at Keller Bros., The San-Tox
Dru< Store. t
Pacific Steamship Co.
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OUR LARGE FLEET OF MAGNIFICENT^STEAMSHIPS
Offers Frequent and Perfect Service Between All Ports in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
LEAVE SKAGWAY FOR CONNECTS at JUNEAU FOR
Haines, Juneau, Douglas, Pet- Yakutat.Katalla,Cordova,Valdez
erstburg, Wrange], Ketchikan, Seward, Seldovia, Anchorage
Vancouver, Steamihipi Admiral Etui, Admiral Wat
SBATTLE and TACOMA. Admiral Fwragut
S. S. City of Seattle June 11—23 July 5
S. S. Spokane June 5—17—29
CALIFORNIA ROUTE-Leave Seattle Monday's, Friday's,
Saturday's for Sen Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego.
If Your Ticket Readi PACIFIC STEAMSHIP Co. You are Ataured th«very B«*t
San Fmciaco to Loa An relet Daily except Sunday
Far Full Particulars, Address
H. G. WEIR, Agent SKAGWAY, Ala«ka
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY JUNE I9I7
FOR SEATTLE and PUGET SOUND PORTS
S. S. JEFFERSON June 5. 16, 27. S. S. DOLPHIN June 10.. 22
9. B. ALAMEDA June 14. S S. MARIPOSA June 29 . •
For Anchorage and Westward Ports
8. 9. ALAMEDA June 5, 28. S. S. MARIPOSA June I 7
9. 8. ALASKA June II. S. 3. NORTHWESTERN "June" 23 >
Excursion Season opens with sailing of S.S. Dolphin from Seattle, June 18
and closes with sailing of same Steamer August 19. During
this period Sitka and Taku Glacier will be ports of call. •
Phone 66 - E. J. SHAW, Agent Skagway
CANADIAN PAGFIC RAILWAY
PALATIAL 44 PRINCESS" STEAMSHIPS
-CHARLOTTE" -ALICE" or -SOPHIA"
WILL LEAVE SKACWAY 7 p.m.
June 14, 21, 28. July 5, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30
August 2, 6, 9, 16, 23, 30
—TO—
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, Etc.
Connections with Solid Daily Transcontinental Trains
CHICAGO - TORONTO - MONTREAL
Purchase Through and Save Money
L H. JOHNSTON. Agt. F. F. W. LOWLE
Skagway Gen. Agt.
Phones 87 or 118 Juneau
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SAILINGS
FROM SKAGWAY
S.S. PRINCE JOHN
-10 a m. SATURDAY
June 16 . ■
—FOR—
Priace Rupert Vancouver Victoria Seattle
Passengers leave Slcagway Saturday and arrive Vancouver Wednesday
pja. Hie Prince John operates thru to Vancouver—NO CHANGE
Passengers for Eastern Canada or the Eastern States connect at Prince
Rupert with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway s _
"THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE EAST^
Reservations, Ticket* and Full Information cheerfully furnished by
W. G. POWELL SKAGWAY, ALASKA
Frt. and Pass. Agent . Telephone 43
Pack Train Restaurant
The Delmoiiico of Alaska
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Where Ton Can Get What You Desire Cooked rs It Should B*
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