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EDITORIAL
"OL13 GLORY"
"America For Americans"
BIRTHPLACE OK BASEBALL
In the new IMaware and Hudson
station at Cooper>;own, N. Y.. hangs an
oil painting with an Inscription that
runs thus:
MAJOR GEN ABNER DOt'BLEDAT
1M5MS93
Graduated from >V..-st Point. IS 12: com
tcunded T>Jth N". Y. Civil War Volunteers
fro:n Cooperstown. He originated our
National Oar.ie of Baseball. and I: was
here In l>3s that ha U:J out the tlrst base
ball diamond. do re|«>rted the speeial
Baschali Commission In !>•?.
The decision that Abner Doubled ay
was the lather of baseball ami that
Cooperstown wa' Us birthplace fol- ]
lowed n thorough Investigation of many
t.lew; The comml.->ion. whl'h lium- I
bered anion i its members two United
States senators and several high offl- j
viuls of the National and American
leagues, spent a long time In complet
ing the research.
At the time of the Investigation Al>
ner tlraves. oi.e of the original players,
was a milling engin, cr at I>eliver. Colo
Ue proved t.i I e the only survivor
anio::^ those young Cot-P'TStown l«oys 1
who played so long ano In a village :
field, conveniently near Greene's se
lect school. lie re[>ortcd that he saw
I'oulUduy mark oflf the lines and place
the bases and players virtually as they
are In baseball today.
The came hud previously been noth
Ing tnore than the English rounder*, to
which baseball, its now known, bears as
little resemblance as drafts to chess
Abner Doubleday, who was then twen
ty, received his inspiration one day
while he was playing rounders, and
he lost no time lu marking out a dia
mond with a crooked stick. Later he
blocked out his new scheme on paper,
but it Is interesting to rememtier that
he trte<l it first on Mother Earth.
The diamond he drew was thirty
yards square. Players, amateur and
professional, have come and gone: rule
after rule has t>eeu modified; under
hand throws and curved deliveries have
arrived; a change has come In the size
and weight of the ball, which originally
was two and one half ounces of rubber
covered with yarn and leather, weigh
ing six and one-half ounces aud meas
uring ten and one-half inches in cir
cumference; in the wake of the ball
have followed padded gloves, catchers'
mitts, breast pads and masks, but the
diamond of today still measures ninety
feet along each side.—Yooth's Com
panion.
i ney uy a camel goes eight day*
without water. The arctlsca or water
bear goes six months without It some
times. But he doesn't do so volunta
rily. Ia fact, to every outward appear
ance he dies during the drought This
little creature, microscopic In size, la
an Inhabitant of water troughs and
similar places where moss la apt to
grow. When it rains he la as happy as
a clam In high water, but when there
to no rain his sacklike body and four
pairs of stubby legs dry up, and the
closest examination under the micro
scope falls to show any sign of life.
Bnt tt must be only an exaggerated
form Of hibernation, for when the rain
corns* again he wakes up and starts in
enjoying himself.
Which suggests the wonderful power
of clinging to life shown by some crea
tures. The four legs and tall of a sala
mander. one of the small lizards, hare
been cut off as many aa eUtbt times,
only to grow out perfectly after each
PPcraUotL-glfejiW $I4f.
STAGE SERVICE
STARTS THURS.
j
With the departure of the steam
er C&sca from "Whltehorse the Bea
son of river navigation Northbound
is closed for the year 1917. The B.
Y, N. Co. held the Casca at "White
horse for a daj or two in order to
make a clean-up of the big mails
that arrived in Skagway on the
Princess Sophia, the Jefferson and
the City of Seattle, and for some inn
portant machinery destined for Daw
son.
This week the wheeled thoro
bracee will be back at work on
th.e overland trail, which is ail
practically organized and in readi
ness for the coming winter's work.
Tie feed for the horses ha& been
distributed, 'roadhouse and Stables
put in order and relays of horses
put at the various posts as in us
ual. It is not thought that over
land travel via stage will be at all
heavy this Fall but ample accommo
dations have been arranged at all
of the roadhouses and the stage ilno
itself will be in position to handle
whatever business offers. The work
of trimming jup, shoeing and clip
ping the horses has been going on
for the past two weeks, and it
was noticed from the number of
teams exercising that the majority
of the stock is in A-l condition.
It has not yet been definitely
settled, but it is thought now that
the first overland mail northbound
will leave "Whitehorse on Thurs
day, October ISth, and every Thurs
day thereafter until good sleighing
arrives and the river crossings are
frozen over and safe for crossing,
when practically the same service
will be installed as last year, i.
e. twice a week regularly, and
three times a week if sufficient
business offers to run a tri-weekly
service.
Don't Waste Time
It's a waste of time to experiment
with, liniments and plasters wh«n
you have a dull, throbbing backache
or sharp, stabbing twinges. Get
after the cause! Help the kid
neys with Doan's Kidney Pills. Read
this.
Robert R. Watts, 142 S. Mt. Ver
noa Ave., 3au Bernardino, Calif.,
says: "I suffered untold agony
from pains in my back and could
hardly get out of bed in the morn
ing due to terrific pains across my
kidneys. 1 could hardly sleep and
wag restless and mora nervous
when lying down. I gave up work
for several weeks. I had dizzy
spells also and my sight was af
fected. The kidney secretions were
too frequnt in passage also. The
secretions would b0 profuse and
'hen scanty and I had no control
over them. I had puffy sacs un
der my eyes and my feet were so
swollen I couldn't get my shoes on.
Doana' Kidney Pills helped me
from the first and continued use
entirely cured me."
Price 60c at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mr. Watts had. Foster-Mll
burn Co., Jlfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
—Advertisement.
department of the
INTERIOR
United States Land Offic#
J uncau, Alaska.
September 24, 1917.
Notic* is hereby given that John
Rosene, Jr., of Haines Alaska, has
filed application under the provi
sions of Sec. 2306, R. S. as as
signee of Angellotta Van Buskirk,
widow of John O. Van Buskirk, to
mak entry of the land embraced
in U. S. Survey 784, situate near
Haine*, District Of Alaska, L,at.
59* 14' N., Long. 135° 26' \V., and
moTS oarticularly described fol
lows, to-wit:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence
U. S. L. M. No. 573 bears S. 24°
16' E. 33.46 chs. and Cor. 1,
Surrey 208, bears S. 8.23 chs.
thence N. 10.02 chs. to Cor No.
2, thence E. 1.32 chs. to Cor.
No 3, thence S. 10.02 chs. to
Cor No. 4, thence W. to Cor. No.
1. 1.32 chs. the place of begin
ning. containing an area of 1.33
acres. Mag. Var. 30° 45' E.,
and known as Survey 784.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
First publication, Sept. 29.
Final publication Dec. 8, 1917.
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FRATERNAL ORDERS
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagwary No. 1,
A. B. meets erery sec
ond *afl founth! Tues
day eTonlnz at 8:30 P
m. gn«rp. Visiting brothera oordial
ly welcome. Edward A. R&smujon,
Arctic Chief. W. B. Hargravee, Arc
tic Recorder.
Fraternal Order
i
Skagwwy AorW
No. 20, Vr*te*.
haI Order of
E*gle» meets tbe| first and thinl
\\ c<lnefi(la^- night of each montlt *t
Ui'li hUl on Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers ctxrdiajlj liiviU*l to
J. M. ttreisbacb, XV. P.
J. V. Miller, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
Wblte Pasg LodgeJ
P. & A. M. No. 113
meeta 2d aud 4th
Saturday Evenings
of each mouths. Visiting Brethren
ur« welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMB3 WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagwfcy Lodg*
NO. 421, B. P. O.
E. meets every
1st and 3rd Thure
day night at 8:30
o'clock. Visiting
Drotners cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON. E. R.
r. J. VAWDJEWALA,, Secretary.
1'loiwvr of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
met-u tn A. B. Hal] first Monday In
ewry month at 8:80 p. m.
\ lulling Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Prer
F. H. Doree, R«o. Bee.
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8KAUWAY ALASKA
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Practice In all courts
In Territory of AUt*»
HA1M08 _ _ _ „ ALASKA
Alaska Junk Co.
Of JlUUWC Ahukt,
Dealers la
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•tor#
J. IKUTA
MANUFACTURING
JEWELER
WATCHES&CLOCKS
Curios, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
China and Cut Glass
Official Wntcl Inspector for the
W. P. & Y. Route
Mail Orders iven prompt care
Deafness Cannot iJe Cured
by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseasrd portion of the ear. There la
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an InRamed condition of the mu
cous lln.ng of the Eustachiuu Tube. When
this tube is Inflamed you have a rumbling
sound or Imperfect hearing, and when It Is
entirely closed. Deafm-ss Is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal condi
tion. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which Is nothing but an Inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
ease of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Curs,
fiend for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Cold by Druggists. 76c.
Xake Hall's Family Pills for conitlpatkm.
—AdTertiMmeit.
THERE IS A SAN-TOX REMEDY
for every ordinary household ail
ment. There Is room for San
Tox Remedies In your medicine
clLefit. Qet a San-Toa: Blue Book
at Keller Bro»., The San-To*
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SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
—FOR—
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S.S. SPOKANE
October 16, 28
S. S. CITY OF SEATTLE
October 10, 21, November 2
Connecting at June&a for Cordova, Vtldez and Seward
LOW RATES TO CALIFORNIA POINTS
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SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY FALL 1917
For Seattle and Puget Sound Port»
S. S. JEFFERSON, October 23, Nov. 2
S. S. MARIPOSA, October 20
PaattBf era trantferred to Victoria, Vancouver and Tacoma without extra charge
SAJLINQa SUBJECT TO CHANGE! WITHOUT NOTICE.
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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
"Princes ALICE" "Princess SOPHIA"
EVERY THURSDAY, P.M.
October 11, 18, 25 November 1, 11, 22
—TO—
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October 6th and 20th November 3rd and 17th
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ships tegularly scheduled on the North Pacific, the S. S. "Prince
George" or "Prince Rupert". These steamers operate through to
Seattle, Alaska pasengen arrive Vancouver Tuesday, Victoria
Wednesday morning and Seattle at 3 P.M. Wednesday
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