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KV.MOlS CHILKAT CHIEF PASS
ES OVER LOXli TRAIL
TO LuVST BEST
W'orJ -was received here Wednes
day cf «he death at Haintjs, Alaska,
cu December 2d, of old "Kasko,"
i'atiit-r in law of Chief Jim Boss, of
the Lake LeBarge tribe of natives.
.—Whiteliorse Star.
The ahovo paragraph, tells of
t' e close of a life of one of the
most irteresting characters in the
Northland. • 1 'I i.;
K.isi-o was a member of the fa
mous Chilkiits .and was renowned
as one ct the greatest warriors of
h:s tribe, having led his people to
•victory in some .of the largest bat
tles tuat were ever fought be
tween his trbie an^ the Stickines
an<l Tcslius.
1»'s did not, however bring the
ol(' warrior into the limelight, and
f<;w people in the nortv today rea
list.- how imi>ortaut this dead Chil
k'it chief was in advertising the
north. Few know that he has tak
en an active part in briugitng to
»l-e north great hordes of tourist®,
»• i Ict people know that it was
he who made the "Swastika" almos
• iie etublem of the north.
Peter E. Kern, was the pioneer
j.".\elor in Skagway, and as the
originator of nugget jewelry in Al
Ivi, and conceived *he idea, in the
pioneer days of tourist travel that
"souvenirs" might attract the eyes
of ;hc visitors. So to this end Mr.
Kern employed a number of Native
workmen in his store and set them
a; w rk making silver and copper
Si'ceu.s pins, paper weights, and
otder articles whichi might be sold
ij «'.e travelers.
Being a close student of econ
omics, Mr. Kern soou realized that
l>v allowing his native workmen to
"o heme for their midday meal,
tiiey of*en took two or three hours,
instead of the usual one hour of
the -abite man. The natives were
not educa'ed up to the value of
the golden moments, and Tvhen they
sot heme, they sometimes forgot to
ci me back. This was not in accord
ance with Kern's idea of labor econ
omv, as he valued their services
more than he did the wages he
raid them. The idea was then con
ceded of providing them with a
room wherein they could eat their
niidt'av meal, and he even wert so
f.ir as to furnish. certain articles of
fuo i, always making a large pot of
tea for them.. This was an innova
tion to the simple minded poeple,
a::d a great mark of hospitality on
t-ic- part of their employer, in re
ccauition o£ which instead of the
hour allowed, fc^ their noon meal,
ai.d rest, they row contented them
selves with half an hour, where
hi'herto they had. been wont to
tike two and three hours.
About this time Petsr Kern con
ceived the idea of making the old
i'-shicced gold, silver and copptfl
tea halls, for brewing individual
cups of tea. Kasko was his best
workman, most skilled in carving,
and i* was before Kasko that Mr.
Kern laid his plans.
Kogko made a tea ball. It was
use! in making tea tho day it was
completed. Then Kasko told Mr.
Kern that ho would make a very
geld tea ball, one that would have
a famous good luck charm in it.
H© asked the silversmith to bring
ex*ra good tea for the next day,
and also asked him to be present
af the noon day meal. Complying
With, the S&Vitatlpii. to take tea with. I
the native When the noon hour or* I
rived, Mr. Kern, went into the
room set apart as a tea room. Here
he found1 all his workmen seated
around the table, and he was mo
tioned to a seat at the heead of *>he
festive hoard. Kasko then proceed
ed make tea. The hot water was
poured into each' cup, the tea hall,
filled with extra choice t^a, which
Mr. Kern had provided for the oc
casion. But what a tea bal), it
was that the old Chilfcat chief had.
It was a beautifully; wrought silver
one, hanging from a finely, linked
chain. The perforations in the hall
were not the usual pattern—that of
s'ars and diamonds and half moons,
and other geometrical designs—no,
»he old craftsman had brought in
to his work a neiw design, one
which had never before been used
in t e work of the native® In their
carvings on gpoons, or other souven
irs—was thg famous good luck
charm, the SWAfiOTKA.
Kasko made the tea with great
care, going from cfup to cup, with
great dignity, carefully] lowering the
sh'njng ball into the water, allow
ing <♦ to remain only long enough
to impart a slight coloring from the
tea leaves to the water He made
the entire round of the table, and
then taking his place beside Mr.
Kern tcld nil present ttiat'wb&ch he
had m&de was the famous good luck
charr« of the natives who lievd In
the Northland long, long ago. When
a huntsman had such an emblem
worked on his hunting bag, he
would always meet with success.
SVJxen the warriors had such an em
blem painted on their spears, they
would easily defeat their enemies
and take many captives, When such
a sign appeared on the front of a
native's shack, no sickness nor
death would enter that shack. It
wag well—ha had given to the whiUJ
man a token w.iich would for all
times mean health, happiness and
olen*» for him.
Acl now, for the first time, this
l't"e story la given to the people
of • he north, and they know why
Peter Kern chose the Swastika as
his sign, and why it was that he
gave the little Swastika pins away
»« the tourists who visited his
store. I
Poor oldi Kasko has been gathered
heme to his fathers, but the re-l
naissance of the Swastika and the
origin of the emblem in the
north, which has always been re
cognize* by civilized nations as
well as a great many of the heath
en r»eopJe oif the world as an omen
o* good luck will continue to be
lookei upon as such/ a fetisch, and
Karkc will be remembered.
THIS IS CERTAIN
The Pi oof T> at Alask.au Renders
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dence of the efficiency of any rem
edy than the test of t;me. Thous
auds of people testify that Doaa's
Kldnev Pills have brought lasting
results.
Grateful endorsements should
prcv. undoubtedly the merits of
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testified to ihe relief they had de
rived from the use of Doan's Kid
ney Pills. They now. confirm their
testimonials. They say that tiem
has completed tne test.
Joseph Wint, retired blacksmith,
tiCS High St., Salem, Ore., says
"My back and kidneys bothered me.
My kidneys >rere disordered and
my back seemed to lose strength.
Short use of Doan's Kidney Pills
soon put me in good conditioa,"
(Statement given December 12 '12.)
On April 11, 1916, Mr. Wint
said: "l haven't had any kidney
trouble now for several years and
I give Doan's Kidney; Pills credit
fcr bringing such, lasting results."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
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8tate of Ohio, City or Toledo. 1
Lucas County. I
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FRANK J. CHENEY.
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my presence, this 6th day of December,
A. D. 1886.
(Seal) A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
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voys, ministers or other persons ac
credited to sovereigns, and charges
d'affaires accredited to ministers of
foreign affairs. Only the great powers
send ambassadors. The diplomatic
representatives of the United States
are: Ambassadors extraordinary and
plenipotentiary, euvo;|, extraordinary,
ministers plenlpoten ▼.ry, ministers
resident, charge d'affaires and special
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diplomatic representatives. Since the
fall of the temporal power, the United
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there is no nuncio or legate at Wash
ington.—Maurice F. Egan, U. S. Min
ister to Denmark, in Youth's Compan
ion.
Work of the Chemists.
A chemist was employed at a large
salary by a well known concern which
had formerly employed none. The very
first day he made a suggestion which
saved the firm enough to pay his salary
for a year.
Out in Hawaii they discovered that
10,000 acres of flue pineapple lands
were useless because of too much man
ganese in the soil. A chemist showed
the growers how to paint the leaves
of the pineapple stalk with a certain
iron preparation which exactly coun
teracts the ill effects of the manga
nese.
A Philadelphia chemist told how he
was asked to give an expert opinion
to a woolen manufacturer about the
use of soap.
"I saved that man $20,000 In a year,"
said he, "and I dldu't even ask for a
fee—it was too simple."
Commercially speaking, chemists are
all MacGregors—they sit at the head
of the table.—Philadelphia I.edger.
You Might Like to Try It
Old English cookery was astonish*
ingly lavish. Yorkshire cooks, for In
stance, seemed to fling about dozens of
eggs and pints of cream. A favorite
pie to send to one's friends at Christ
mas was made like this: Take a tur
key and bone it; take a goose and bone
it, and so on with a chicken, a pheas
ant, a partridge, a pi?enn and a lark;
then put the lark in the pigeon, the
pigeon in the partridge, the partridge
in the pheasant, the pheasant in the
chicken, the chicken In the goose and
the goose in the turkey. The turkey
should then be placed in a dish with a
couple of hares to till up the crevices
and six pounds of fresh butter, cov
ered and cooked. The recipe said this
was "an agreeable pie to eat cold."—
London Tit-Bits.
Concise Information.
A broker was about to write a note
to a man whose initials he had forgot
ten. Rather than look it up he picked
up the phone (he did know the num
ber) and asked the man's stenographer
to give him her employer's initials.
"C. D.," was the answer, but the
broker wasn't certain.
"C. C., did you say?"
"No," she snapped. "C. D.—under
stand? D. for dog."
And rang off.
The inquirer entertains no doubts of
the sentiment she eutertalns toward
her employer.—Cleveland Leader.
Mamma's New Method.
Blondlnc— Mrs. Giddigad has adopt
ed « definite plan for raising her boy
Brunetta—Along what lines?
"She never says 'don't' to him."
"I know It. She Just reaches over
under the table and kicks him In the
shins."—Youngstown Telegram.
Strategy.
Miss nighsee-But It Is time for the
guests to leave. Hostess—Yes; that's
why I want you to slug.—New York
Sun.
German Silver.
German or nickel silver Is an alloy
of copper and zinc with sufficient nickel
to make it white.
S PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT,
I Protect Your Eye».
! "Take care of your eyes; they
' are your breadwinners," Is the
! advice of the national committee
! for the prevention of blindness
' In its latest bulletin. The bulle
! tin says poor eyesight means
! poor wages, discomfort, diseases,
! and is often due to lack of care
I or to improper care of the eyes.
! Good eyesight, on the other
! hand, means a fair chance to
! earn a living, to enjoy life
! healthfully, aud demands good
( care of the eyes."
! It is stated that 50 per cent of
! all blindness is preventable and
! that half of this, or 25 per cent,
I is preventable through babies'
I sore eyes known as ophthalmia
! neonatorum. The other half is
! due to accidents, diseases, de
f fects and negligence. Neglect in
! getting glasses when needed or
! having glasses properly tit ted is
! an important cause of eye trou
! ble. The most important synip
I toms or warnings of eye trouble
; are headaches, eyeacbes, blurred
! vision, watery eyes, sore eyes or
■ puffiness of the lids. Any one of
E these symptoms should demand
E the services of an oculist.
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is we.U-cime. W. L. Stevansom, Arc
tie chief. W. E. Burford, Arctic
Reccrder,
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month. Visiting brothers are wel
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White Pass Lodge
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E. meets every
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Jit 8:00 o'clock.
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cordially welcome.
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