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EDITORIAL
WHAT SHALL WE CALL IT?
The Director of the United States
Mint in bis annual report recom
mends the passage of a law author
izing tlie coinage o* a two-aud-one
half cent piece. lie states that
there is a demand for it through
out the country.
There was a *irae when currency
needs betwegn the 1-cent and the
5c pieces were taken care of. Don't
you remember 'he big round 2-cent
pie*-e of copper that looked as big
as a cart-wheel to childish eyes?
And th«j 3-cent piece of brighter
metal much sought after in the
days of "all-day suckers" and lolly
l>ODS?
Xor have all forgotten the "eliln
pUlster' fractional currency of the
days after the Civil War. A dollar's j
worth of it would fill a pocket and
for a five-dollar gold piece you got
% bundle of "Dlasters" that would
I>aper a room. This good and legal
tender of a generation ago is a
museum curiosity now.
The country can make use of the
proposed coin, though we can see a
need for it in Alaska. It will
doubtless fit in very well >vith our
presnet decimal system of money, as
er of a dime and a tentjj. of a
it will be half a nichel, a quasrt
quarter of a dollar.
It may hurt »he feelings of those
eastern retailers we hear about who
have been making n-any half cents
and collecting the additional half
cents on articles sold at Bo-many- j
and-a-half-cents and collecting the)
additional hal* cen* to the next
even unit.
By all means let us have the new
coin of copper and nichel. But wha*
are we going to call it? — Juneau |
Dispatch.
Why not call i» a "split jitney."
What is the next suggestion?
CllfiMAL
Juueau, Liec. 29—Alagfca'g weath
er bureau, that is the big climato
lo;j;tal statiou to be established in
• he ci'y, will bo a reality within
luacs »haa a mouth. Jtf, B Summers,
meteorologist, o£ Philadelphia, as
swciated Vita, the Department of
Agriculture who arrvied jn Juneau
a lew mouths ago, and who has
jus' returned from an extended trip
♦Irrough tlw Interior o£ Alaska and
ou* to the westward will have
charge of the station in Juneau.
Summers in hia travels visited " in
l>u*ch Harbor and Uaalaska, Valdez
.Cordova, Seward, Chitina, Seldovia,
N en ana. Hot Springs, at which,
places he created sub stations; al
so several stations along the tele
graph line ia the interior.
lu t^e bead Alaska office to be
established in Juneau, will be in
stalled all the modern equipment
used in a weather bureau. Many
of the instrument® &ave arrived. J.
R, Craven, from the Charlotte,
North Carolina station, now in Ju
neau, will be an assistant to Mr.
Summeis.
G. V. Zinkan, Canadian collector
of customs, ia suffering from acute
Indigestion aud h;« been compelled
to remain at his home for the pas*
few d^ys. _ _ _
KNEW TOO MUCH.
Tennyaon'a Father Had to Fly For His
Lifa From Russia.
Shortly after the assassination of
Emperor Paul of Russia. Tennyson, the
father of the poet, dined with Lord St. j
Helens, the British ambassador, in
Moscow. Several Russian officers of
high rank whose names he did not
know were also guests. During dinner
a guarded reference was made to the
emperor's death.
"Why do you apeak so gingerly
about a matter so notorious?" cried
Tennyson Impulsively, leaning across
his neighbor, a Russian whose breast
was covered with orders. "We know
very well in England that the Emperor
Paul was murdered. Count Zoboff
knocked him down, and Renningsen
and Count Pahlen strangled him!"
There was a strained silence; then
the ambassador abruptly changed the
subject As the guests Qled out into an
adjoining room Lord St. Helens drew
Tennyson aside. "Don't go into the
next room," he whispered, "but fly for
your life. The man next you, across
whose breast you leaned, was Count
Pahlen. and Zoboff was also at the ta
ble."
He gave a few hurried directions,
and Tennyson rushed off, threw his
clothes into a portmanteau and fled be
hind fast horses to Odessa, still In
erenlng garb, though the cold was In
tense. He lay hidden for weeks and
at last, in the disguise of a servant,
was smuggled on board an English
frigate. •
A Wise Provision.
Did you ever "otice when a man
smites his thumb •vith a hammer whflo
putting down a < nrpet under his wife's
supervision how nilckly he thrusts the
bruised anrl fhrfhblnp member Into his
mouth? People chink It Is because the
application is soothing. But the move
ment is purely Involuntarily, like wink
ing. The ninn cannot help It. The
fact Is that naturr knows what a man
is apt to say under such circumstances
and so has provided him with an auto
matic stopper. Whenever he hits his
thumb hard enough to hurt—and it
doesn't take a very hard blow almost
to kill a man when be Is doing some
thing he doesn't like to do—by a sort
of Interlocking system his thumb flies
into bis mouth, and for the critical
moment speech Is cut off. _
The Mistake of His Life.
Bliffers -What's wrong today? Too
look blue.
Bluffers—I'll never forgive myself. I
kicked a cntler out of my house Inst
night.
"Dub! 1 kicked many a one. Young
fellow. I suppose?"
"No; past middle age."
"Well, these old codgers have n<>
business coming round sparking young
girls. I kicked out one of that sort
last week."
"Yes. but I've found out that this
man wasn't after my daughter. He
was after my mother-In-law."
Cheering Him Up.
He 'anxiously, after popping the
question! Why do you cry. my love?
Did 1 offend you by my proposal? She
(quietly sobbing)—Ob. no. dear. Mam
ma always said to me. "Lil. you are
such an idiot that you will not even
get a dwkey for a lover." and aow I
have got one after all.—I'hilai'.eipbia
Bulletin.
What (he Cook Was Doing.
Whiie a certain Itichmond family
were in Europe the dusky housemaid
acted as caretaker, und more than once
klie received in tlx1 dining room an ad
mirer in the person of one Henry Mor
gan. cab driver.
One evening us the maid and the
jehu wire making merry there came
from the kitchen a painful scratching
sound.
"What's dat noise in de kitchen?"
demanded the maid's admirer. "Must
be a dawg tryin' to git In."
"Don't yo"' worry," answered the
maid. "Dat ain't no dawg a-scratchin'
at de do'. Dat's de cook a-writin' a
love letter to her honeysuckle."
When Buccaneers Reigned.
The importance of the island of St.
Thomas arises from the fact that the
harbor ou the south side of the island,
on whose borders the town of Char
lotte Aaialie is located, is one of the
finest in all tropk-al America. Ffom
the days of the buccaneers its strate
gic advantage has been realized, for
when the Spanish main was the happy
hunting ground of the gentlemen of
the black flag this harbor was their
headquarters. I?ehiiid its outer hills
the pirate craft found shelter from the
open sea and were screened from the
sight of passing ships until the mo
ment rnme to pounce upon them. In
more receut times it has played the
role of the safe harbor for the thou
sands of vessels bound from Europe to
Panama and surrounding territory, or
vice versa. With a free port, where
repairs, ships' stores and coal might be
had. upon which there had been no
levy of tariff duties, the shipping world
found the harbor of Charlotte Amalie
an attractive way station on most of
Its Caribbeau routes.—National Geo
graphic Magazine.
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THE SWEET SHOP
YOUR OWN ACTS.
How much trouble he avoids
who does not lool< to see what
his neighbor says or does or
thinks, but only to what he does
himself, that it may be just and
pure.—Marcus Atiralius.
Right and Left.
Mr. Flubdub— Tbnt gir! thinks no
man Is good enough for her. Mrs.
Flubflul)—She may be right at that.
Mr. Flubdub-Yes. but she Is more apt
to be left—Detroit Free Tress.
Pessimistic.
His Wife—Oh. dear! I wonder If
there Is any perfect happiness iu this
world! The Cheerful Pessimist—Not
likely! Silver linings are surrounded
by clouds.
Not In Her Set.
He—Do you remember Dora tius at
the bridge? She- 1 don't think I ever
met him. You know, we invite so few
men to our card parties.—Stray Stories
Lyddite Is picric acid melted witb a
little vaseline.
ARE YOUR
KIDNEYS WELL?
Many Alaska People Know the Im
portance of Uoaltliy Kjxluqj-s
The kidneys filter the blood.
They work night and day.
5Vell kidneys remove impurities.
Weak kidneys allow impurities to
multiply.
No kidney ill should he neglect
ed.
There is possible danger in delay.
If you have backache or urinary
troublea,
I' you* are nervous, dizzy or worn,
cut,
Begin treating your kidneys at
onco;
Use a proven kidiiey remedy.
None endorsed like Doan's Kid
ney Pilla.
Recommended by thousands.
Head the following statement.
W. V. Condon, 3S2 H. St., San
Bernardino, Cal., says: "I think
'he jarring and Jolting of the wag
on I ride is wliat weakened my kid
neys ai.d caused backache. I could
hardly get on or off the wagon be
cause of sharp pains in the 6mall
of my back. The kidney secre
tions were too frequent in passage,
causirg mo to arise several times
at nigh*. I had dizzy spells, al
so. Doan's Kidney Pills cured the
backache and regulated the action
of my kidneys."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the game
that- .Mr. Condon had. Foster-Mil
burn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. .
JUSTICE COURT FOR THE SKAG
^ AY PRECINCT, jTERRITORY
OF ALASKA, FIRST DIVISION.
W. B. MARGRAVES,,
Plaftitifl, / _
; s>um.tioji,s For
Ts" Pulilkntioai.
\T. L. STEVENSON, \
Defendant. /
To W. L. STEVENSON, Dofioudant,
Greeting: j
in trio name o£ we unneu
States of America, you are here
by commanded to be and a©(Pftar in
'he above entitled court biolden at
Skagway ia .said Division and Dis
trict and answer the complaia Til
ed against (ypu in the above em
titled action within thirty j (30)
days after the last publication, of
tais bummans, and if you fail 'bo. to
appear, for want thprieof the plaint
iff v'il take.judgment against you
for the gum of KiDe Hundred and
Seven'v five and 00-100 (975.00)
Dollars, founded upon an account,
and will apply to tbe'oourt for
relief as set out in tha complaint
filed herein. jThe order for publi
cation of this simmons was made b
thsi court joa' the 25 day of Nov.
19.'. 6,
First publication 'Nov. 25, 1916. i
Last publication Jan. 6, 1917.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and sieal
this 25 day of Nov. 1916".
(.Signed) EDWARD A. RASMUSON,
United States Commis
sioner and Ex-Offlcio
Justice of the Pe^-co.
(Seal) |
11-25—12,2,9,16,25,30—1,6.17.
FRATERNAL ORDERS
Arctic Brotimbood. —
Camp Sltagwary No. li
A. B. meets every sec
ond and.1 fourth! "'Tues
day evening at 8:§0 p.
m. sharp. Visiting brothera oordial
ly wt-'ocane. w. L. Stevenson, Arc
tic Chief. W. E. Burford, Arctic
Kbcc rder.
FratenuU Owfe*
Eaglets—
Skflgwnyl Aerie)
No. 25, Prater
nal Oixlqr ot
liagleg meets tbe{ first and third
VV eilxittjtlay nJgkt of oocb luontB all
tnpJi hull an Klfth Avenue. Visit
ing brtrthtors cWdlAlly lnvite^l to
attend. It. E. Hudson, W. P.,
J. M. Graisbacli, Secretary.
F. & A. M.
Whitei Face Lodg91
P. & A. M. No. 118
meets 2d and 4th
Erl. Ep'gs, eS ejacfc
nioutc. Visiting brothers are wel
come.
Elmer L. Wheeler, TV. M.
Ad drew ail communications to.
tke Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 421, B. P. a
E. meets every
Thursday; night
at 8:00 o'clock.
Visiting brotfe«re
cordially welcome.
HENRY FRIEDENTHAL, B. R.
r. J. VAKDEWALL, Secretary.
PipiMier of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* in A. & Hall first Monday in
o*ery month at 8:80 p. m.
Vteiting Brothers corfliafljr wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, PreB.
V. T. DORTERO, Rec. Sao.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
UK. JU. 8. ivJc.Liljli.I4
Dentist
Moet Modjera McUicxls
Office Hours: 9-12 a. m. 1-0 p. ».
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SKAGWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist In tke troaftniejit of
disease and deformities of thq
eye, ear, nose and throat.
Office: Goldstein Building, Ju
neau, Alaska.
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Prartioct In all courts
In Territory of Alaska
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Alaska Junk Co.
ot Junran Alukk,
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IEAD, ZLVO, BACKS, RAGS
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JEWELER
WATCHES&CLOCKS
Curios, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
China and Cut Glass
Official Watch Inspector for the
I W. P. & Y. Route
1 Mail Orders • iven prompt care
RAW FURS
—. WE PAY
HIGH - PRICES
FOR FINE FURS
WRITE FOE PRICE LIST
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iqi6 - WINTER - 1917
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Jan. 18 Feb. i - 15 \
To
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REDUCED THROUGH RATES TO EAST
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ON DWELLINGS
AT LOWEST RATES FOB
THREE
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Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up
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