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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans
THE PEOPLE'S RIGHT
Discussing the influences which
give Alaska its officials, the Anchor*
age Democrat 9ays:
"Now that it seems mora than
likely that the political powers who
h ive the naming of federal officers
fr-r Ala0ka, which means so much
toward the good government or bad
government of the territory-, will
more than likely be governed this
year by tho sani0 influences that
have impellod them heretofore in
making appointments, one commenc
es to figure out the time when the
people of this great territory will
have more to do about who ^hall
manage their affairs.
"It is a certaiuty that some of
the men appointed axe just as good
a*- could have been elected, and
more than likely if elections were
held in the First and Third districts
and the gentlemen would consent
to be candidates, there would be no
change in who would be judged in
these districts. Eut, on the other
hand, how long would Stub Irwin
have to live in tut Fourth district
before he would be elected marshal?
iiow long would Spenco have to
live in the Third before he would be
eleaed to the position he now
holds?—and Speace is much more
popular than his assistant. Whar
kind of a vote would Brenneman ge
for the office he now holds if it
was left to the vote of the people?
And, may the Lord save us! how
long would the man who acts au
mayor of Anchorage have to live
here before he could get elected to
tlu office he now administers?
"The privilege of electing the
men who shall represent them is
world-wide nowadays. Alaska is
the last place left, and the day
will come when our wrongs will be
righted, but, like the followers of
.Mom^s, the higher-ups shouldn't be
peeved if we get restive once in a
while. "We've been ovorlong in the
wilderness."
Daily History Class—June 27.
1709—Battle of Pultowa; rout of the
Swedes under Charles XII. by Rus
sian army of Peter the Great
1804—Desperate assault on the Confed
erate lines at Kenesaw mountain,
Georgia, by Sherman's troops.
1873—Hiram Powers, sculptor, whose
"Greek Slave" gave him worldwide
fame, died; born 1803.
1915—General Huerta was arrested by
United States marshals on a charge
of conspiracy against a friendly
power.
1916—Turks repulsed Russians In the
Caucasus and In Persia. Germans
repulsed at Fleury, French at
Thlaumont and Vaux, Verdun.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
East-northeast the length of the cross
formed by constellation Oygnus is near
FIGHTING IN
HAS A BRIGHT SIDE
By CAPTAIN GEORGE. L. KILMER.
There Is less of routine and more
freedom of movement In the cay airy
than In other arms of service. Hence
a man "at home" with horsefleah, not
bored with the tedious care of a mount,
his temper and various equine Idio
syncrasies, may come to himself as a
soldier quickest on horseback. The re
cruit should be a lightweight, whatever
ADDLE
Photo by American Preea Amoclatlon.
AIM !
his stature. Ills horse must cany, be
sides the trooper with his arms, am
munition aud rations, his own fodder
sometimes.
A boy accustomed to horses will
probably have had fun out of certain
"stunts" on horseback which prepare
him for a cavalry recruit. The circus
rider has taught him bareback riding
probably. Jumps off from and springs
upon his horse's back. Equally good
is the fence and ditch Jumping of the
horse with the trooper in saddle. A
cavalryman fights chiefly with his rifle
or carbine. If ulrshipa do the scout
ing the cavalry Is the following up
force. Troopers aro trained to light
on foot as Infantry, to Intrench and
hold a point of vantage until infantry
gets to the front
Hence a cavalryman must be an
all round soldier, not merely * show
fellow In saddle. Every exercise which
develops agility and power of muscle
Is good preparedness for the would be
trooper. He can begin on the ground
In the open with arm and leg swing
ing, bag punching, bar Jumping, vault
ing and tumbling, then take his horse
to the tanbark or meadow and proceed
many laps.
A trooper may get a "spill" In heat
of action, may be trodden on unless
he can roll or scramblo from under
hoofs. Man ngalnst man fighting comes
oftenest Jn cavalry: hence superb self
control and good aim help to make the
Ideal trooper.
"Solid Gold.*"
Commercially speaking, the term
"solid gold" Is a misnomer, since such
gold has not been used for many, many
years. Some of the ancient Roman
Jewelry and some of that of the ren
aissance period was. indeed, made of
pure gold, worked up by hand with the
crudest of tools, but since the old days
there has been a constantly Increasing
employment of alloys, for the reason
that Jewelers found that the harder the
I gold was rendered by good alloys the
greater Its wearing qualities and the |
more secure, therefore, was the setting
of the gems it contained. Nowadays
Jewelry Is of IS, 14 or 10 carats, ac
cording to the design and character of
the article, and It Is much more fre
quently 10 than 18 carats.
Old Time Spelling Reform.
Centuries ago spelling reformers
published whole works lu the "rational
spelling" and left an interested or un
interested public to take them or leave
them, as witness the following, pub
lished in 1585: "AEsopz Fable'z in tru
Orto-graphy with Grammar-notz.
Heryuntoo ar al'so Joolned the short
sentencez of the wyz Cato imprinted
with lyk form and order; both of -which
Autorz ar translated out of Latin intoo
English. By William Bullokar."
Fixed Ammunition.
It is to Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden,
whose reign began in 1611, that history
gives credit for the invention of fixed
ammunition. In his cartridges the bul
lets and the charge were united in a
paper case. It was not, however, until
1S50 that the first successful metallic
cartridge was patented by an American.
He Didn't Mind.
Mr. Hardhead—I hare called, sir, to
ask you for the hand of your daugh
ter. Old Gentleman (with emotion)—
She is the only child I have, and her
mother is gone. Mr. Hardhead (has
tily)—Oh, that's no objection, sir, I as
sure you.—London Telegraph.
Apparently So.
"I can't find that record by Sousa's
band. Do you know what became of
it?'
"No. I guess somebody stole a march
on us."—Harvard Lampoon.
The Egotiet.
She—Who would you rather be If
you were not yourself? He—I can't
say that I have any second choice.—
Boston Transcript
He who guides public opinion moves
the hand that moves the world.—Bufus
PhnatA
Or* DepoaiU.
Men sometimes dream of ehortdOUi
wealth stored deep In tlio earth, below
the reach of miners, but experts aver
that there is little or no ground to be
lieve that valuable metallic deposits
lie very deep in the earth's crust. Such
deposits. It is said, arc made by under
ground waters, and qwlug to the pres
sure on the rucks at great depths the
waters are confined to a shell near tho
surface. With few exceptions ore de
posits become too lean to repay work
lng below 3.00>) feet. Nine mines Id
ten, taking the world as a whole, are
poorer in the t>ecoad thousand foot than
In the first and poorer yet in the third
thousand.
New England's Charms.
"I have sunuaered I'.ie New Engend
ers and wintered them; they wear,"
says Iiolllu Lymle Ilartt lu the Cen
tury. "I have fought with them and
made it up. I h;sve tried Montana
Paris. too—and been willing to return.
Nowhere am 1 freer. Oue can spend
little or much, dress as he chooses,
know whom lie will, devour beans or
spurn them, dig potutoes, clams or
Greek roots, and be 'a man for a' that'
among friends somewhat slow to take
hold, but Incapable of letting go. As
warm hearted as the Montaninns, they
are as liberal; at moments I have come
near saying, 'The further east you go
the further west you get.' I love the
west. I love the south. Accident, not
choice, brought me to New England.
In her own quaint phrase, I like here."
The Great Tropical Belt.
Between the thirtieth parallel of
north latitude, which ruus through
New Orleans, north Africa, northern
India and southern China, and the
thirtieth parallel of south latitude,
which cuts through southern Brazil,
the southern tip of Africa and the
southern part of Australia, is half the
land area of the world outside the
polar regions and one-half the world's
populatlcm. Yot the commerce of this
great tropical belt, with half the land
area and half the world population, is
but one-sixth that of the international
commerce of the world, and it has but
one-sevenfti of the world's railways de
spite the fact that the temperate zones
are anxiously calliug for its products
of food and manufacturing material.
Where We Aim.
William Dean Ilowells in one of his
talks about literature said: "Good lit
erature is always condemned on its
first appearance. Thnt is because, be
ing original, it is new and strange.
Shelley's work was bitterly condemn
ed at first. So was Coleridge's. So
was Wordsworth's. So was Stephen
Crane's." Mr. Howells paused, then
added impressively, "Stones are only
thrown nt those trees which are heavy
with fruit."
Not Melodiously Gifted.
"Don't you love our song. 'The Star
Spangled Banner?' "
"I do," replied Senator Sorghum.
"Then why don't you Join In the
chorus?"
"My friend, the way for me to show
real affection for a soug is not to try
to sing it."—Washington Star.
A Scientifio Question,
"Nothing is ever totally lost or de
stroyed," said the professor of physics.
"In that case," said the simple and
frank person, "how do you explain the
fact that everybody loses umbrellas
and you never meet anybody who has
found one?"
Quite Natural.
"The people in the flat opposite
bought their piano at auction."
"I suspected as much; it's 'going, go
ing, going' all the tlme."-Boston TraD
ucrint.
FEEL LIKE
GIVING UP?
JIany Alaska People On the Verge
of Collapse
A bad back makes you miserable
all the time—
Lame every morniing; sore all day
If hurts to stoof—it hurts to
straighten.
What, with headache, dizzy; spell's,
urinary weakness,
No wonder people are discourag
ed.
Who do not know the kidneys
may be the oausa of 1/t alL
Give the weakened kidneys need
ful help.
Use a tested and proven kidney
remedy.
None endoo'ad like Doam's IOdney
Pills.
Mrs. Louis T. Jarvis, 922 E St.,
Sacramento, Cal./ iayg; "Sharp paind
darted through my loina and betweeq
my shoulders. My back was weak
and lame and It waa an awful ta^Tc
for me to sweep or do any work a
bout the house. I felt tired and
exhaus'ed Headaches and dizzy
spells added to my distress and thfc
action of my kidney annoyed me dajj
and night. The kidney secretions
were unnatural. Doan's Kidney Pllfc
strengthened my kidneys and re
lieved the aches and pains."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy —
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the siame
tha» Mi's. Jarvla had. Foster-Mil
burn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. I
—Advertisement. J
fraternal orders
Aretic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagwary No. 1.
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth.1 Tues
day evenIns at 8:30 P
m. Su*Tp. wrwiuaiu uwiu*—•
ly welcome. J. M. Tsmmer, Arctic
ChJ".f. W. B. Hargraves, Arotic Re
corder.
Fraternal Order
—
Skagway Aoria
No. 26, Frater
nal Order of
jb»gic« mww uiej nrst ana wnni
Wedscfidagr night of ouch month ut
tortr b^ll an Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers cordially InriteKl to
•U4M1J. J. M. Qreiabucii, XV. I*.
J. V. Miller, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
Whit© Pasa Lodge I
F. & A. M. No. 113
meats 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings
iu. uiunms. v loiLiiij^ jDruiureii
ar« welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMES WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 431, B. P. 0.
E. meets every
1st and 3rd Thursl
day -night at 8:30 j
o'clock. Visiting
brothers cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON, E. R.
T. J. VJ&TDEWAIA,, Secretary.
Pten«U;r at Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* in A. B. Hall first Monday in
eWery month at 8:80 p. m.
Vletting Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Pre*.
P. H. Doree, Rec. See.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DR. L. 8. KELLER
Dentist
Most Modern Methods
Office Hours: 0-12 a. m. 1-6 p. m.
AJaelmn Building - - • - Broadway
SKAUWAY ALASKA
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Prartioo In ail courts
In Territory of Alaska
HAINES _ _ ... ALASKA
Alaska Junk Co.
of JomeM Alaska*
Dealers la
RUBBER, COPPER, BRASS
LKAD, ZINC, SACKS, RAGS
ROPE, SCRAP IRON
Rear of Sfickatt'i Postoffice
•toca.
J. IKUTA
MANUFACTURING
JEWELER
WATCHES&CLOCKS
Curios, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
China and Cut Glass
Official Watct Inspector for the
W. P. & Y. Route
MaH Orders riven prompt care
Catarrh Cannot I»e Cured
with LOCAI. APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of 'ho disease. Ca
tarrh ts 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 directly upon
the blood and mitcocs surface. Hall's
Catarrh Cure Is not a quack medicine. It
was prescribed by one ol *he best phy
sicians in this country foi 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 >s r:hat pro
duces such wonderful results In curing
catarrh. S;nd tor est'-ionlals. free.
F. J. CHENEY & ut. . Props., Toledo, O.
Bolt by JjrugKlsts. price 75c.
Take Ball'e Family Pills for constipation,
—Advert i semen t.
THERE IS A. SAN-TOX REMEDY
for every ordinary household ail
ment. There 1b room for San
Tos Remedies In your medMne
cheat. Qet a San-Tox Blue Book
at Keller Bros., The San-Tox
Dru? Store.
Pacific Steamship Co.
ADMIRAL LINE
OUR LARGE FLEET OF MAGNIFICENT STEAMSHIPS
Offers Frequent and Perfect Service Between All Ports in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
LEAVE SKAGWAY FOR
Haines, Juneau, Douglas, Pet
ersburg', Wrangel, Ketchikan,
Vancouver,
SEATTLE and TAG'OMA.
CONNECTS at JUNEAU FOR
Yaku tat, Katalla,Cordova, Valdez
Seward, Seldovia, Anchorage
Steamships Admiral Evans, Admiral Wat
son, Admiral Farragut
S. S. City of Seattle June 23 July 5
S. S. Spokane June 29
CALIFORNIA ROUTE—Leave Seattle Monday's, Friday's.
Saturday's for San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego.
If Your Ticket Rends PACIFIC STEAMSHIP Co. You are Assured the very Beit
San Francisco to Los Angeles Daily except Sunday
For Full Particulars, Address
H. G. WEIR, Agent SKAGWAY, Alaska
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY JUNE I9I7
FOR SEATTLE and PUGET SOUND PORTS
S. S. JEFFERSON June 28. S. 8. DOLPHIN June 22
S S. MARIPOSA June 26
For Anchorage and Westward Ports
S. S ALAMEDA June 28.
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
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June 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
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EVERY SATURDAY P. M.
(AFTER ARRIVAL SATURDAY'S W.P. & Y.R. TRAIN)
—FOR—
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pahsexgehs auriye in Seattle eyeiiy Tuesday p.m.
All Outside Two Berth Staterooms. Hot and Cold Running Water in Every Stateroom
Electric Reading Lamps Both Upper and Lower Berths
Travel to the East Via Prince Rupert It Will Save You Time and Money
Direct connections made at Prince Rupert with the Grand Trunk Pacific
Railway for all points In United States and Canada
Reservations, Tickets and Full Information cheerfully furnished by
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SKAGWAY, ALASKA
Telephone 43
Pack Train Restaurant
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