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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
'America For Americans'
Usually -when a popular young
lady passes from, her teens into the
tweuties. she Is offered tlie hearty
greetings of her friends and is foli
ci'ated, and even on specal occa
sion*, such as the one we have in
mind, the party is given a dinner,
or an automobile ride, or even hand
ed a birthday greeting book. But
not 'his year.
The one who _hA« j&w^0i\AxS8t
of Stag-way. In fact was boTn in
Skagway on the morning of Febru
ary 1, 1S9S, and is therefore a na
ti\e of the Garden City, and since
tba' time has taken an active part
in the upbuilding of the town.
Of a gossiping disposition, one
could always get the latest news of
♦he ou'side world from her, and as
to local happenings, she knew all
a»>oat them, and 6he made it her
business to keep all her friends well
informed. Of course there were
times when she kept a secret, but
it was only when she thought that
by so doign she could shield some
ou^'s feelings, perhaps a mother's
or father's who might be away back
home, and she knew that news trav
els fast and far.
She kept well posted on all thing3
that concerned the great north
land, and has done much towards
keeping her frieadg In touch with
doings of other camps.
3*e was the orgiin&l advocate fOT
home rul« for Alaska, and preach
ed it her friends until she al
most became a nuisance, but at
last she partially gained her point
for t^e District of Alaska was
made tie Territory of Alaska and a
Terri'orial form of government was
provided for and her people giv
en a limited form of self govern
ment.
She knew every child that has
Kem born in Skagway, and was
amoLg the first to tell her neigl*1
bcrs oS the advent of the stork.
She seemed to be on Intimate
♦erms with Dan Cupid, for few
couules set forth on the sea of
matr'm«ny that she did not see and
wish them bon voyage.
She ha3 kept close maTk on
Father Time, and each visit of the
Grim Reaper has been chonicled
with exactitude and faithfulness,
and her friends have had her sym
pathies in the hour of their sor
row and bereavment.
She has been an awful gad-about,
calling on almost each person in
Ska<rway every day when she was
sure to find them at home, assum
ing that on Sundays and holdiays
her uresence was not welcome.
She has met every boat calling at
this port and has made it her busi
ness *o ascertain who the arrivals
ou the boat were and What kind,
and how much cargo the boat car
ried She has been equally
as faithful to the tie
parture of the boat?, and few pdo
pie have slipped, pasf her watchful
ga?e aa they waited up the gang;
clank,
She haa been, an ardent worker
for civic improvements, working
hard and late for the betterment of
her friends. She has taken part
in politics, always espousing the
cause which to her seemed the most
just.
Yes she haa done all these things,
and if she haa failed to do those
thing* which she should have done,
it was not through disinclination,
but rather by reason of the fact
tha* somebody had, slipped one
over on her by not letting heT know
of such events. If she has done
some things which she should not
have done, well it was not intention:
al, and she is Barry.
Yes, on February 1, 1917, Made
moiselle Daily Alaskan passed from
her teens into her twentieth year,
and there was not a rining of bells,
nor the tooting of horns, so she will
now have to jvait until she has
reached her majority, and is able
to vote, and then perhaps her
friends may come forward with a
glad handclasp and wishes for a
long life and a merry one.
The Great Expungar.
In 18S4, after an exciting debate ©f
several weeks, congress passed a res
olution censuring President Andrew
Jackson for removing the public de
posits from the old National bank.
The resolution as passed by congress
declared "that the president in the
late executive proceedings In relation
to the public revenue has assumed
upon himself authority and power not
conferred by the constitution and laws,
but in derogation of both." The ac
tion of congress made Jackson and his
friends very angry, and Senator Thom
as Benton of Missouri gave notice that
he would bring forward every year a
resolution to expunge the resolution o<
censure. After a struggle of three years
Benton's resolution was finally passed,
and black lines were drawn around
the resolution of censure, with the in
scription. "Expunged by the order ot
the senate this 16th day of January,
1S37." Senator Benton was nicknamed
"the great exponger." His service to
Jackson on this matter was considered
the more remarkable because many
years before he and Jackson had a
pistol fight in a hotel at Nashville, in
which Jackson was wounded and Ben
ton was pitched headlong downstairs,
Never.
"Never" is a word which is wrongly
defined in the dictionary.
In that book we gather the under
standing that "never" means not at all
forevermore.
But—
Each day in our broad land younj
women vow that they will never for
-'.ntu nit tneir right hands to higt
heaven and swear that they will nevei
take another drink.
Husbands promise never to forget tc
write every day.
Wives promise never to make an
other extravagant and foolish purchase.
Candidates aver that they will nevei
run for office again.
Women say they will never speak tc
some one any more.
In all these cases "never" means any
length of time from one hour to four
days.—Life.
Louis' Compliment to Conde.
One nsed uot overlook the enormous
shortcomings of Louis XIV. as a man
and as a king to admit that In some Im
portant respects ho "tried to do his
duty." He was a hard working: sover
eign both in the sphere of administra
tion and In that social sphere which
was to his mind no less important 80
courteous that he never passed the
poorest woman about the palace with
out lifting his hat, he carried polite
consideration to the level of a fine art
In the way of courteous speech there
are few things nobler than his remark
to the great Conde as the old hero
was slowly ascending the great marble
staircase at Versailles. Conde apolo
gized for being so long in mounting the
steps, at the top of which the king
stood waiting. "Ah. cousin," Louis re
plied, "one moves slowly when one is
laden with laurels."
Little Surprises.
"Mister, here's them five tons of coal
you ordered this morning."
"No, sir, this isn't the real, genuine
olive oil. That's the reason we sell it
so cheap."
"You don't need to waste auy sym
pathy on rue, old peg. I am satisfied
with my job, my boss and my wages."
"Gentlemen, the conductor is asking
us to move forward In the car. Come
on; there's plenty of room."
"Young man, w6 find that we have
not been paying you enough, so we'll
Increase your salary $10 a week, begin
ning today."—Portland Express.
How Easter la Reckoned.
The Christian festival of Easter cor
responds to the Pascha or Passover of
the Jewish faith. Easter day (from
which the rest of religious movable
feasts aro recorded) is invariably the
first Sunday succeeding the fourteenth
day of the calendar moon which (four
teenth day) falls on or next after
March 21. If the fourteenth day should
be Sunday, Easter day would be the
Sunday following.
Goldsmith had to sell his "Vicar of
Wakefield," that masterpiece of Eng
lish fiction, for a comparatively small
sum in order to pay his rent Want
often pinched him to the core.
MetchnHoi'f as a Cook. '
One day eomo distinguished visitors
who had arrived lu Paris and were be- '
ing escorted about by a committee ,
were taken to call upon the late Pro- .
fessor Metebnikoff, the famous scien
tist who believed that the secret of
long life lay in diet, toward the hour
of noon. The laboratory was all but
empty, as most of the workers had de
parted for that sacred meal, the French
dejeuner. But Metebnikoff was there
himself Intent ou a vcasei be was hold
ing over a gas burner.
"It must bo a very Interesting exper
iment tlir.t Leers yc:i engaged even at
this hour," remarked cne of the com
mittee.
"Look for yourself." said Metebni
koff, and. continuing to stir with a
glass tube, held up the dish so that a
delicious fragrance rose to the noses
of the visitors.
"That's what I'm working at," he
laughed, "bauanns ia slices, fried in
butter. They are er.eellent"—World's
Work.
Not trio S^me.
"Look out how you try to fasten the
boat Yon are going to strike against
the pier."
"Don't be afraid. This isn't going to
be a strike if it Is a tleup."— Baltimore
American.
In a Sense.
"Do you get room and board in the
same house?"
"Well, I have a room and frequently
get bored by the other lodgers."—Bos
ton Transcript.
Goethe's Apology.
Goethe once apologized to a friend
for writing a lou-^ letter because he
had 110 time to write a short one.
ORDER AND NOTICE OF SPEC
IAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON TUESDAY. MARCH 6th,
1917..
In the Town ol Skagwfty, Alaska,
First Judicial Division, pursuant
to an order for an election to
fill a Yacancy in the office of mem
ber of the House of Representa
tives from the First Judicial Di
vision of Alaska, made and issued
»u the 31st day of Jaaiuary 1917,
by the Hon. J. F. A. Strong, Gov
ernor c-f the Territory of Alaska,
uuder and by virtue of the authori
ty conferred on him by Bectioai 4,
of the Organic Act, approved March
24, 1912 and in conformity there
with:
Notice is hereby given that «m
election will be held on Tuesday,
M*rch 6, 1917, between the hours
of eight o'clock a- m. and seven
o'clock p. m. of said date.
The Common Council of Skag
wav, Alaska, having heretofore by
Kg"littJ&ncf"oF eald town and the
poliC" place therein the electors re
siding within the boundary of the
8?id Town of Skagway, Alaska,
which are as follows:
Ait cf the platted townsite of
the Town of Skagway, Alaska, will
vote at the Town Hall building
which is located on Lot Three (3)
Block Eigh* (8) situated on Fifth
Avenue between State and Main
streets the same being the duly
des;gnated poling place in and for
the voting precinct of the Town of
Skagway.
Dated at Skagway, Alaska, Feb
ruary 8th, 1917
(Signed) The Common Council of
the Town of Skagway, Territory
of Alaska.
(3eal) D. McKAY, Acting Clerk.
CRYING FOR HELP
Lots of It in Alaska But Daily
Growing Less. |
The kidneys often cry for help.
No» another organ in the whole
boi41- more delicately constructed;
Not cne more important to health
The kidneys are the filters of the
blood.
When they fail the blood be
comes foul and poisonous.
Tb6re can b^ no health where
therp is poisoned Wood.
Backache is one of the frequent
indications of kidney trouble.
It is often the kidneys' cry for
help. Heed it.
Read what Doan's Kidney Pills
have done for overworked kidneys.
Proof of merit in the following
statement:
C. C. White, barber, 1G4G Mis
sion St., Salem, Ore., says: "I
have been taking Doan's Kidney
Pills off and on for a number of
years and they have never failed
to do good work. Standing in one
position so much was hard on my
back and kidneys. At times I
could hardly stand up straight.
After I had taken a boat or two
of Doan's Kidney Pills, my back
felt a3 strong as ever." (
Trice 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy —
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mr. "White had. Foster-Mil
•burn Co., Props., Buffalo, Y, 'J1
fraternal orders
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagw^v No. 1.
A. B. meets every sec
ond and. fourth' Tues
day evenlug at 8:30 p.
m. snarp. Visiting brothers oOtuijj
ly we'i-ctme. W. L. Stevenson, Arc
tic Chief. W. K. Burford, Arctic
Hoot rder.
Fraternal Older
Eagl<$>—
SkagwMy Aerie
No. So, Frater
ual Order of
Kagleu mActs tbq first and third
SV edniwlaj' night of oa<h month at
tnPii ball an Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers coaxLLaJIy invited to
ttttwiJ. J. M- Qieisbacn, W- I'.
J. V. Miller, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
White) Pass Lodge
F. & "A. M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4tli
Prl. Ev'gs, of each
moutc. Visiting brothers are wel
come.
Harold Talbot, W. M.
Address all communications to
the Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday niglit
8:00 o'clock.
Visiting brothers
coruittiiy welcome.
HENRY FRIEDENTHAL, E. R
F. ]. VAWDEWALL, secretary.
Plpnf^r of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* tn A. B. Hall first Monday la
every month at 8:30 p. m.
Visiting Brotljcrs cordially wel
come.
W. L. STFJVEXSON, Pres.
V. T. DORTERO, Rec. Sac.
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la Territory of Alaska
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