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EDITORIAL
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'America For Americans
HK.H HONORS RAE ACHIEVED
.Alaska has reosou to fool proud
"ver the fiae record it has achieve'
it; the Third Liberty Loan campaign*
recently brought to an end. The
territory enjoys the distinction of
leading all competitors in this big
itri^e for funds to he employed by
t :e United States in war work, in
the Twelfth Liberty loan district,
which comprises mo6t of the west
ern states. Alaska and the Hawaiian
islands. Alaska exceeded its quota
by 240 per cent, or 46 per cent
more than the Btate of Arizona,
u Irch trained the next highest hon
ors'in the drive.
Furthermore, an Alaska town,
Ketchikan, gained the honor. in
the-Third Liberty loan campaign, of
having more individual subscribers,
per population, than, any other city,
tosrn or village in the whole Unit
ed States. One in every three per
sons residing in Ketchikan purchas
ed Liberty bonds. In passing, we
i Kc this occasion to most warmly
< i ngratulate the residents of Ketchr
k '-a for this marked display of loy
alty and fidelity to their oounrty.
Ou a recent trip to the Btatse,
the editor o£ The Times was of
ten vaskd the question "How does
A! tska stand, on the war question?''
Without hesitation we declared that
the tieople- of this terriory were as
loyal as residents of other parts
of the country; that we could bo
relied upon to do our share, and
more than our shae. The question
ers seemed' to think that we were
so farr removed from war activities,
that we would pay but little heed*,
a j take but slight interest in our
country's cause. The record Alas
w ;• has achieved speaks for itself.
— Anchorage Times.
JUST WHAT BECAME OF POND
Foolish Questioner, It Is to Be Su[»
posed, Was Satisfied With Ex
planation Offered Him.
Spiking at a dinner. Senator J.
Hamilton Lewis of Illinois referred to
th - propensity of some people for ask
ing foolish questions, and told the fol
lowing story:
One day a city man happened in a
country community, and while ram
Wing around he ran across a depres
sion In the earth covering several
Hi-res. Some perplexed, he questioned
a native close by. and was told that
it was the bed of a lost lake.
"You don't really mean It?" returned
the city man. "Whatever became of
all the water?"
"It was this way," readily explained
the native. "There was a picnic out
here last August, and when night came
on they had nearly a barrel of pretzels
left, which they didn't want to cart
back home, so they threw them in the
lake."
"Yes, I see," Interjected the other as
the native paused, "but what had that
to do with It?"
"Everything," answered the native.
"The fish ate them, and the salty diet
made them so thirsty thut they drank
all tfcjj water." • ■ -
"tfAK£* is old institution'
Custom Most Prevalent Today fn Ire-1
land Well Known to the Egyptian*; j
Greek* and Romans.
"The custom of 'waking' the dead,
with the drinking, smoking and con
versation of the large company ol i
neighbors who assemble In the house
of mourning, appears Incongruous and
repulsive to those who are unacquaint
ed with its remote origin or the kindly
and humane motives which underlie
It," says Michael Macdonagh, In the
English Review. "The wake Is a very
old institution. It existed among the
Egyptians, the Greeks and the Romans
Shakespeare and Scott give Instance!
of medieval revels in honor of the
dead. The custom survives In a dif
ferent form, but with somewhat identi
cal motives, among the Irish, almost
alone of the ancient peoples.
"'Waking' means, for one thing,
•watching.' The English way of leav
ing the body shut up In a room, all
alone, would be most repellant to the
Irish nature. It would be regarded as
desertion. The Irish keep close com
pany with their dead until the very
last moment of the burial.
"The body is clothed in a shroud
made In imitation of the habits worn
by certain orders of friars and in
the hands, crossed reverently on the
breast, is placed a crucifix. The walls
near the bed are hung with clean
white sheets on which are pinned
bunches of flowers, laurel leaves and
holy pictures. Lighted candles, seven
in number, are on the table. They are
symbolical of hopes and aspirations
relating to the dead. That he or she
has been cleansed of the seven deadly
sins, possessed the seven gifts of wis
dom, understanding, counsel, fortitude,
knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord,
and the seven principal virtues.
"First entering the room where the
body lies the visitors kneel and say a
prayer for the eterual salvation of the
departed soul. Afterward in the kitch
en. snuff, pipes and tobacco, whisky
and stout are served to the company.
The dead person is in his house for the
last time, and, as host for the last
time, dispenses hospitality.
"Memories of his kindliness and
good nature are revived by the neigh
bors. "Tis he that had the bright
smile and cheery word whenever you
mr him, and no matter what you
might want of him, sure you had only
to say the word to get it with a heart
and a half.'"
He Got a Seat
Speaking of street cars reminds one
of the latest—the very latest—thlug In
wording heard on a local traction line.
This was sprung on an unsuspecting
world the other night—morning, rather
—about three o'clock.
4 The springer told about It to his of
fice mates the nest morning as fol
lows:
"I'm so used to standing up in the
[ street car that I don't know how to sit
down any more, actually," he said. "I
feel more rested standing up than sit
| ting down. We always like what we
grow accustomed to, of course—sort of
force of habit; strong thing, you know,
as all our well-known psychologists
agree.
"The other afternoon I stood up for
two miles, and finally a lady got out,
and a motherly looking woman said
to me, 'Here's a seat,' and I said, 'It's
a pretty seat, all right.'
"But that night I started to tell you
about—believe me, boys. If you want
to get a seat on a Washington street
car go home at three o'clock In the
morning. It Is pretty late, I'll admit,
but the lateness of the hour has its
I compensation. ' - _»
"I got on, and there wasn't anybody
else on the car, but I got a seat, boys;
I got a seat!"—Washington Star.
Meat Is Scarce.
Patrick J. Kennedy, and Thomas
Carr, farmers of Teinpleton, Ind., caiue
to Indianapolis with three carloads of
hogs and cattle, and after waiting all
day at the stock yards were told that
there was no demand for theui, says
the Indianapolis News. The price on
hogs fell off froiu $17.tJy to $17.10 while
they were at the yards and finally they
hud to si-il 12 of the choicest hogs from
one car at $17. They were told that
those hogs were too fat. The razor
backs, comparatively speaking, brought
$17.10. The cattle could not be sold.
After this experience the two went
to a stock yards restaurant nearby and
ordered steak. It was Tuesday and,
therefore, a meatless day.
"We can't buy beef or pork," said the
waitress.' 'Ail we have for you Is fish
and oysters. Meat is very scarce, you
know."
"Yes, we know," said Kennedy, as he
gave In and bought a substitute.
Businesslike and Efficient.
It ts considered worthy of notice la
the papers thut a woman has "held
down" a job as agent it a railroad sta
tion somewhere in the West and that a
woman was agent at a Maine station
for a few weeks. People must have
short memories not to recall that the
agent of the important Grand Trunk
station at Lewlston a dozen years ago
was a woman, who held the Job for
some time. And the writer can testify
that she was businesslike and efficient,
for she once kept him waiting at the
ticket window for ten mluutes by the
clock while she finished the Job she
was doing on the books.—Oxford (Me.)
Democrat
Adding to It.
"I fear you are too pretty & nurse
for this case."
"Why so?"
"The patient already has palpitation
of the heart."—Louisville Courier*
Journal. . ______
GRIZZLY BR00K8 K0
Testimony of Hunters Proves That He
Is Beyond Question Supreme in
His Own World.
Tbe grizzly was once the modarch
of the Western ranges, says Walter
Prichard Eaton. In Harper's Magazine.
Nothing disputed his title till tnan j
came with the ritie. Of man the griz
zly now has a most intelligent fear, ex- |
cept In places where he is protected ]
and fed. Fierce and formidable fighter ;
that he is. he doesn't fight man unless ]
he is driven to It. but with tbe keen
ness of his tribe (the bear Is one of the
most Intelligent of beasts) he evolds
danger so far us possible, and has de- j
veloped much cleverness at It
The testimony of ail Western hunt
ers agrees on the great caution a griz
zly uses before crossing an open or ap
proaching a dead horse or cow put out
for bait, frequently charging all the
bushes around to drive out possible
foes in ambush as a preliminary to
feeding. That the mountain lion Is a
real foe of the bears our hunter de
nied. The mountain cat is a coward, j
Once, he said, he had put out a dead
horse for their bait, and watched from
a tree two lions feeding on the carcass.
A grizzly (called a silvertlp by the
hunters) approached, shouldered In be
tween the lions and began to feed also.
As one fat grizzly can take up consid
erable room tbe lions resented this |
third party at the feast and drew oft
snarling. Then one of them came back
and evidently clawed the Intruder or
hit it. The bear, which had one fore
paw employed, swung with the other,
caught the linn a tremendous blow and
knocked him 50 feet down the slope*.
Then Mr. Silvertlp resumed his repast
as if nothing hud happened. He did
not even look around to see liow far
the lion fell or what he was going to
do when he got up. Evidently the bear
felt quite sure of his position. He was
Justltiefl In this confidence, for the lion
rose and with his mate sulked, snarl
ing, off into the timber.
The man who t.ild this story bad
been a mountain hunter from boyhood,
and he Is, furthermore, an uncommon
ly sharp observer whose knowledge has
been more than once employed by the
federal government. There Is no rea
son to doubt the accuracy of his tale,
which seems to bear out the statements
of other hunters that the grizzly Is su
preme lu his own world, even con
tresptsously so.
Mother never made better ice
cream than that which Is served
bj; Keller Bros, at their sanitary
soda fountain. Have you tried, it?
HAIR NATURALLY ABUNDANT.
Wken It I« Free of Dandruff, It Qroira
l.uiurluntly.
Kalr preparations and dandruff cures,
as a rule, are sticky or Irritating affairs
that do no earthly good. Hair, when not
diseased, grows naturally, luxuriantly.
Dandruff Is the cause of nine-tenths of
*11 hair trouble, and dandruff is caused
by a germ. The only way to cure dand
ruff is to kill the germ: and. so far, ths
only hair preparation that will positively
destroy the germ Is Newbro's HerpJclde—
absolutely harmless, free from grease.
Sediment, dye matter or dangorous drugs.
It allays Itching instantly; makes hair
glossy and soft as silk. "Destroy the
<ause, you remove the effect." Sold by
leading druggists. Send 10c. in stamps for
lamp!# to The Herplcldo Co., Detroit.
Mich.
On* Dollar bottle, guaranteed.
At all Drug Stor»e. Adv. i
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CUHTAlNlNU WHE/i?
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
meeta every second and
fourth Tuesday evening
at 8:30 o'clock. Visit
U| br#n.e» cordially welcome.
EM«A 4U Rubuiod, Arctic Chief.
•WilUatn R. Gray. Arctic fleoorder.
Fraternal Order
Eagles—
Sk&gway Aerie,
No. 25, Frater
nal Order of
En ties meet the first And third
Wednesday night of each mqnth »t
their hall au Fifth Avenue. Vinit
io* brothers cordially invited to
•tteud. .
John M. Keller, W. P.
J. M. Qrleslwii, Secretary.
F. A A. M.
Whlta Paa# Lodge
F. £ A. M. No. 113
meet* *d and 4th
Saturday Er«nlngl
of ea^h months. Visiting Brethren
ar« welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
IAM03 -WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. a ELKS
Bkajwa r Lodga
No. 431, B. P. 0.
E. meets every
Tburtday nt 8:30
p. m. Visiting
brottera oordially welcome.
OSCAR SELMBR, E. R
F. J. VAWDBWALL, secretary
Plonxer at Alwk* Igloo, No. 13,
meet* In A. B. H»U flnrt Monday la
ewrj month at 8:80 p. m.
VblMog Brother* cordially wel
come.
W. J. MUL.VIHILL, Pres.
J. C. PHELPS, Secy.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
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Pnutice In *11 courts
La Territory ot Al«ek»
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SAILINGS FROM SHAGWAY
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Excursion season opens with sailing of S. S. JEFFERSON from
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May 22. June 2, 13
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The "Prince Rupert" operates Slcagway to Vancouver without change
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Above Spring Service In effect until Juno 29th. Effective that date "Prince
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